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THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2019

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The largest park in the city is on its own, more or less, with its protectors hoping some signs will keep visitors from tramping through sensitive sections of Gateway National Recreation Area during the federal government shutdown.

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Most crime down, but rape and murder up Queens sees significant drops in burglary, robbery, shooting incidents

by Michael Gannon Editor

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ayor de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill on Jan. 3 proudly discussed record-low crime statistics for New York City in 2018, in many areas surpassing records set only last year. “We’ve just logged the fewest number of murders in New York City in nearly 70 years. Our homicide rate has plunged to a level that was simply unthinkable just a generation ago,� O’Neill said according to a transcript of the press conference at the 67th Precinct in Brooklyn. “I want to put this in perspective,� de Blasio said. “We had in 2017 a record-setting year. We had crime down in ways that no one believed possible previously. And in 2018 the NYPD beat the record again.�

But Queens, unlike the city as a whole, saw an increase in murders, with 62 as opposed to 50 in 2017. While the borough’s 137 shooting victims was exactly the same as in 2017, total shooting incidents dropped in the borough from 122 to 110.

Chief Lori Pollack, who heads the NYPD’s Crime Control Strategies unit, said Queens North drove the borough’s murder numbers, with the 114th Precinct in Astoria going from three in 2017 to 10. “The 114 experienced two unrelated

Most major crime in Queens dropped again in 2018, as it did in the entire city, though murders PHOTO COURTESY NYPD and rapes increased. domestic murder incidents resulting in a total of four victims,� Pollack said.

Those included the July 30 shootings that claimed the lives of three adults and a 5-year-old child in an apartment building on 30th Drive before the gunman is believed to have killed himself.

It also included the death of Regan Smith, 31, and gunman Firon Nelson, 47, at Smith’s home on 77th Street in Astoria in what was believed to have been a love triangle dispute.

Smith’s boyfriend, Yonkers police officer Hewett DePass, was wounded in the attack.

The 109th Precinct in Flushing also saw an

increase in murders, going from one to six.

The 111th Precinct in Bayside fell from 1 murder to zero, while the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills remained at zero for the second straight year.

Other precincts of note were the 102nd in Richmond Hill, dropping from six to two; the 103rd in Jamaica from six to three; the 113th in South Jamaica falling from nine to five; and the 107th in Flushing rising from zero to five.

Overall, major crimes in Queens dropped by more than 500 for the year in the seven so-called “index crime� categories: murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny and auto theft.

Reported rapes in the borough followed the citywide trend, increasing sharply in 2018 to 389 from 217. Burglaries fell more than 14 percent while robberies also dropped by more than 300, a double-digit percentage dip.

De Blasio harkened back to 1990, when the city had 2,245 murders, saying then, the idea that the city could go two years in a row with fewer than 300 was unthinkable. It saw 292 in 2017 and 289 in 2018. “Murders are down 87 percent since 1990,� de Blasio said. “We’re the safest big city in America. We prove it year, after year, after year. This is now a pattern that’s going to Q stick and that’s going to get even better.�

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Sex assaults defy downward trends South Ozone Park rape case latest in scary crime-stat swing

by Michael Shain Editor

Crime statistics in the southern part of Queens are heading down — way down, in fact. But there is one glaring exception, sex crimes.

Turns out that amid the good news of 2018’s steep d rop in crimes like robbery and burglary in the NYPD’s year-end stats report, the instances of reported rapes are on the rise.

The latest case is the manhunt for a suspected rapist named George Persaud, 24, who is being sought by police in the late-night rape of a woman in a remote section of South Ozone Park Dec. 30.

Police declined to say if the victim knew the suspect, but the fact that cops had a name and a photo could indicate the two may have been familiar.

The r ise in rapes in South Queens last year continues a trend that has been going on for some time, the numbers show.

In Howard Beach, Ozone Park and South Ozone Park, covered by the 106th Precinct, rapes are up 60 percent over last year — from 10 incidents to 16.

In Woodhaven and Richmond Hill, covered by the 102nd Precinct, rape is up nearly 16 percent.

The jump over two years is 10 percent and, over the past eight years, a sobering 69 percent.

“And remember, rape is the most under-reported crime in the country,” said Joseph Giacalone, a retired Queens detective and expert on crime stats who teaches at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. “Imagine how bad it really is.”

The rise in rape and other sex crimes has been a hard-to-f it pie ce of t he pu z zle for law enforcement all over the country, where crime is generally on the downturn.

“These kinds of numbers are going up across the board — not just Queens South,” Giacalone said.

As an explanation of the jump.

Mayor de Blasio this week cited the #MeToo movement and a new willingness for rape victims to come forward.

But Giacalone is convinced that #MeToo accounts for only part of the rise in rape reports. “#MeToo started just last year,” he said. “More people coming forward now doesn’t explain five or six years” of upward trending.

“You never see them mention that.”

Police are looking for this man with a distinctive tattoo, left, in connection with a rape in South Ozone Park the night before New Year’s Eve. Year-end stats show crime like robbery and burglary are way down, but rape is a growing PHOTOS COURTESY NYPD category here.

The reasons behind the stubborn rise of sexual assaults are several, he believes.

Most worrisome is that “clearance rates are at an all-time low,” he said. “Lower than 40 percent nationwide.” As a result, “sex offenders are not being prosecuted” and are free to commit more crimes, he said.

Also, the nature of sex crimes may be to blame.

What cops call “stranger rape” is still rare, the stats show. “Overwhemingly, the victim and the perpetrator know each other — 80 percent,” Giacalone says.

Citywide stats show jumps in every variety of sexual assaults.

Rape involving domestic couples,

meaning those living together, went from 511 to 701 year to year.

Acquaintance rape went from 837 cases to nearly 1,000.

A nd st ra nger rape was up slightly too, from 125 cases to 129.

Cit y w ide, t he ju mp i n all reported rapes was up more than Q 22 percent.

Teen spirit shakes up new McDonald’s

by Michael Shain

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The new McDonald’s in Howard Beach has some growing pains.

PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN

When McDonald’s tore down its ’60s-era restaurant — golden arches and all — in Howard Beach last year, the understated block-andmetal place that replaced it was supposed to be upscale and modern.

Instead, neighbors are complaining that the restaurant has become the newest teen hangout in the area — attracting large groups of kids every day after school and well into the evening hours.

The problem of noisy, unruly teens at the new McDonald’s was Topic A at the most recent meeting of cops from the 106th Precinct assigned to the Neighborhood Coordination Officer program.

“We’re there every day,” Officer Michael Petrizzo told a group of about 40 residents at the Howard Beach Library.

The NCOs, members of a newly formed team to walk the beat and field quality-of-life complaints, said they were in touch regularly with the store’s manager. “He calls us asking us to get the kids out of there,” Petrizzo told the group.

But a number of adults who said they live in homes behind the new building on Cross Bay Boulevard complained bitterly that the groups were rowdy and loud. “It’s only a matter of time before someone gets hurt,” one homeowner said.

The restaurant, which reopened late last year, features an automated ordering system and table service, which was meant to attract familes but has been a big draw for middle schoolers instead.

The phone number listed for the restaurant is out of service and a corporate McDonald’s spokesman Q did not respond to emails.

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Who’s watching Jamaica Bay? Government shutdown turns refuge into ghost town — without a sheriff

by Michael Shain

near South Pond last week, in the area just behind the visitor center, Is anyone home at the Jamaica members of his group cleared it out.

Bay Wildlife Refuge?

That people are wander ing The partial shutdown of the federal government as President through the park without superviTrump and Congressional Demo- sion, threatening the habitats of crats wrangle over funding a wall birds and plants, worries Riepe.

“That’s not a good thing,” he on the nation’s southern border is starting to have an impact on said last week from his office overlooking the bay.

Queens’ largest park.

The cold-weather months are The refuge center off Cross Bay Boulevard in Broad Channel has not prime time for the refuge anybeen all but abandoned by the way, though normally classes and U.S. Park Service since the dis- school events are held. Last week, pute cut off funds to scores of fed- there were only two cars in the parking lot of the visitor center — eral agencies last month.

Phone calls are answered with a a hearty bird photographer who recording announcing the park’s says he’s there three days a week popular trails are open but the vis- and an old-model pickup truck itor center is not. There are no that did not appear to have been bathrooms, no classes, no rangers. moved in several days.

The government shutdown has A paper sign taped to the door reads: “Because of a lapse in fed- brought to halt any number of eral appropriations, this national projects at the refuge, says Dan Mundy, head of the park facilit y is Jamaica Bay closed for the safety Ecowatchers. of visitors and park Shoreline cleanup resources.”

This is the first e’re trying p l a n s , s p e c i a l arrangements for the week the 100 or so to pick up A r m y C o r p s o f federal workers — to restore rangers, maintethe slack.” Engineers marshes and t rail nance workers and bu ild i ng for next administrators — at — Jamaica Bay spr i ng a re all on the Gateway Nationadvocate Don Reipe hold, he says. al Recreation Area, Groups like Munof which the Jamaica dy’s and Riepe’s surBay Refuge is a part, vive on grants from will not be getting a private foundations and donors, paycheck.

“We’re trying to pick up the they say. And because the Park slack,” Don Riepe, director of the Service cannot write letters of A me r ica n Lit t or a l So ciet y’s support assuring donors that the Jamaica Bay program and one of groups are qualified and welcome the bay’s best-known eco advo- to perform work within the refcates. He has already led one uge, privately funded projects cleanup effort along the park’s could go unf unded this year, Brooklyn shoreline on New Year’s Mundy said.

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Trash starts to accumulate outside the visitors center at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge because the Park Service’s maintenance crew was among the first to be furloughed. Nature photographer Galen Oettel, below, visits the park PHOTOS BY MICHAEL SHAIN from Manhattan every few weeks and says he rarely sees anyone there anymore. ever yone a rou nd u ses,” said Riepe. “When it snows, those paths are not going to get cleared.”

Snow incidentally is predicted for this weekend.

Someone answering the phones at the office of the Park Police for Gateway says the marine unit, which patrols the bay on boats, is still operating. But he referred all other questions to a spokesman for the police unit.

That spokesman said he could not provide any more information because he too had been furloughed and was not authorized to speak.

Riepe, a constant presence at the park, says he’s seen only once seen a ranger on duty since the shutdown began, during a group cleanup of Plum Beach in BrookQ lyn, on New Year’s Day.

A tree that fell in a recent rain storm, blocking the path along the South Pond, a week ago, above, left, was cut back by a volunteer crew. The closing of the visitor center leaves hikers and bird watchers to their own resources now that the restrooms are locked.

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Security personnel, air traffic controllers working without pay in budget impasse

by Michael Gannon Editor

Hundreds if not thousands of workers at John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports are being affected by the federal government shutdown, with so-called non-essential federal employees being furloughed, and those such as air traffic controllers and agents for the Transportation Safety Administration and Customs and Border Protection required to work with no pay.

The Port Authority, which operates both airports as well as Newark-Liberty in New Jersey, is keeping passengers updated on things like wait times, including for TSA inspection lines, on its website at panynj.gov, in real time.

But beyond that, finding information on just how the shutdown is impacting the airports can be as difficult as retrieving lost luggage.

Aside from information provided on its website, the PA is referring all inquiries to the TSA. But the TSA’s website has not been updated since Dec. 21. An email to the agency’s press office resulted in an automatic reply — from the email of a TSA spokeswoman who has been furloughed as nonessential.

A similar message was left on the voicemail of a spokesman for the CBP. The website for the National Air Traffic

Controller’s Association said classes and training have been suspended, and newer controllers furloughed.

The government ran out of money for services deemed not essential — members of the House and Senate still get paid — when Congress and President Trump could not come to an agreement on a new budget or a continuing funding resolution.

The major sticking point has been the impasse between Trump and Capitol Hill Democrats over funding for a wall along the Mexican border.

Gabriel Pedreira of the American Federation of Government Employees, the union that represents TSA agents, said one thing is completely unambiguous for his members.

“Employees will not receive their checks on Jan. 11, and that is a real problem,” he said.

“The average salary for a TSA agent is about $35,00, and that is not a lot of money, particularly in a high-cost state like New York. Bills are going to start piling up — rent, car payments, credit card payments ... even when you drive to work, that’s gas money. And if it continues, they won’t see their Jan. 25 checks.”

Pedreira said about 4,000 of his union’s employees are affected in New York, adding that the union hopes Senate Republicans will back a proposal expected to pass in the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives to

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Airport workers in shutdown dilemma

Want to find out how federal agencies are handling the federal budget shutdown? it will be difficult, with all workers considered not essential to operations and safety on furlough, while others IMAGE COURTESY TSA are working for no pay. restore the necessary funding. Failing that, according to the union’s website, member Albert Viera, stationed in Oakland, Calif., has filed a federal lawsuit stating that requiring employees to work for no pay violates the federal Fair Labor Relations Act.

C ong r e sswom a n C a roly n M a loney (D-Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn) said in an email on Tuesday she will donate her shutdown salary to New York City food banks, including the Hour Children Food Pantry in Q Long Island City.

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P Judge Brown, a great public servant EDITORIAL

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And though his tenure was not without controversy, the man known to many as Judge Brown has done a great job, taking the tough-on-crime approach necessary for a district attorney. At the same time, his office has created innovative initiatives like the Second Chance Program, which gives young people charged with minor offenses the ability to avoid a criminal record and even offers them computer training and guidance in other workplace skills in the hope of keeping them out of trouble. The office boasts more than 30 programs that provide alternatives to incarceration for qualifying defendants such as those caught up in the sex trade.

Brown has served the public for more than 50 years, first in legal positions with the state Legislature and also as an advisor to a governor and of course as a judge — in criminal court, on the state Supreme Court and in the Appellate Division. He could have made a lot more money as a lawyer in private practice than in any of those positions. He is the very definition of a public servant.

As district attorney, Brown has wisely adhered to the brokenwindows theory of law enforcement: that going after relatively minor crimes and infractions like graffiti-making and turnstilejumping helps to prevent bigger crimes and reinforce a sense of security among people. Crime has dropped like a rock as a result.

He’s endured some vicious attacks for doing so but also made the effort to set the record straight. When protesters claimed last fall that he sends people to Rikers Island for nonviolent misdemeanors, he said, “Not a single defendant from Queens currently on Rikers Island is being held solely for a misdemeanor marijuana of farebeating charge — not one,” according to the Daily News.

As those pushing for the closure of Rikers have also claimed people are being held there on the least of charges, Assistant District Attorney James Quinn was making the rounds of civic groups to point out the real facts, such as that of the roughly 9,000 people locked up there last March, only 227 were charged with misdemeanors. Whether Brown deployed him to do so or not, Quinn certainly didn’t go out speak without his approval. Brown also pointed out some inconvenient truths ignored by those hellbent on legalizing marijuana, like the spike in fatal car crashes it brings.

As he nears retirement, we salute Judge Brown for long, honorable service to the people in whose name prosecutions are made.

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Dear Editor: Re your Jan. 3 editorial “Cheers to our letter writers”: Thanks for spotlighting my letters about hyperlocal issues, like a shuttered polling place.

The voting place you cited is PS 164 in Kew Gardens Hills, closed since 2012. It will become an issue again on Feb. 26, when a special election for NYC’s public advocate will be held, as noted by Ryan Brady’s Jan. 3 report “Feb. 26 set as election date for public advocate.”

That polling place was supposed to reopen in time for 2018’s general election, but didn’t, thanks to the bumbling Board of Elections, which I call the Board of Rejections. There’s no valid excuse for another delay, since City Councilman Rory Lancman secured $75,000 in © Copyright 2019 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved.

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LIC beats Flushing, Mr. Kim Dear Editor: I’ve read two articles recently about lobbyist turned Assemblyman Ron Kim criticizing the Amazon-Long Island City deal. Why? I’m a proud graduate of Queens College and I guarantee you that I know more about Flushing than Kim does about LIC. Some of the dirtiest, most noisy and most crowded streets in New York City are in Kim’s district. Let the residents of LIC control their own futures!

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udos to the City Council for standing up for small businesses Wednesday when members overwhelmingly voted for the Awnings Act, in response to a ticket blitz that’s been endangering our mom-and-pop shops.

It turns out that many of the signs and awnings you see on storefronts are illegal in some minor way — maybe a few inches too wide, maybe not installed in complete compliance with the city’s strict regulations. Many business owners aren’t even aware their signs are in violation.

Inspectors recently have gone hard core against shops from Woodhaven to Flushing and all over the city. The Awnings Act, if signed into law, will educate shopkeepers on the law and give them a chance to comply while stopping the summonses.

That’s the right way to treat these vital members of our community, with respect.

Here’s the deal Dear Editor: The ongoing federal government shutdown reminds me of “Stuck in the Middle With You” by the band Stealers Wheel. The words “Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle with you” from the song perfectly sum up the chaos and gridlock in Washington.

Both the president and Congress need to work together, if we are ever going to put our fiscal house in order and end future threats of furloughs. We need to return to the time when Congress held budget hearings for each department during the summer. A real balanced budget, agency by agency, was adopted during an open process. Members of Congress, federal employees, the public, watchdog groups and the media were afforded sufficient time to understand the contents prior to adoption. Full federal budgets were adopted on time prior to

Dear Editor: John Amato’s “Compromise, DC” (Letters, Jan. 3) is a naive approach to a serious political dispute. He calls on all leaders to “compromise” on Trump’s demand for Congress (not Mexico) to pay for his 14th-century wall. Yet, John writes that Trump should stand firm! This “ballyhoo” simplism destroyed his compromise theme.

Anthony Pilla Forest Hills

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Recall better presidents Dear Editor: Our current president can learn some lessons of character and leadership from his predecessors, particularly, Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S Truman, and Dwight D. Eisenhower.

President Roosevelt stated as words of encouragement to the American people during the Great Depression, “the only thing we have to fear, is fear itself,” and he subsequently led this nation to victory in World War II. He would

And Europe will pay for it?

Dear Editor: Some Democrats think that the wall between the USA and Mexico will be “ineffective” and “immoral.” But the European leaders have a different opinion — the European Union funded the construction of a 515-mile wall separating Syria and Turkey. Maybe President Trump can ask the EU to give us some money to build the wall because for many years the USA has been spending disproportionately more money on NATO. Victor Maltsev Rego Park

Correction Due to a production error, the Dec. 27 letter “Go slow on legal weed” misstated Queens District Attorney Richard Brown’s location. He is in Kew Gardens. We regret the error.

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FAITH TALK Pastor Stephen Roser Stephen Roser is the pastor of Howard Beach Assembly of God Church On Saturday, December 29, cancer forced my wife and me to put to sleep our beloved fourteen-year-old female Labrador Retriever, Baby.

The consoling words and expressions of sympathy that we immediately received all came from dog lovers because only they can understand the heartache you feel at such a time.

When you lose your dog, you lose the best friend you ever had. She loves you when the whole world seems to be against you, she trusts you even though you are not completely trustworthy, and she always forgives you because she keeps no record of wrong. She is truly God’s gift to you and a role model of His unconditional love.

thankful we were for the years we had Baby and for her unique, crazy personality. We shared with each other our favorite stories about her, while agreeing that there was only one Baby.

If your family has recently suffered the loss of a pet dog, or a pet anything, I share condolences with you today as you grieve over your loss. And I trust that you’ll also thank God for the happy times your pet gave you and for how she enriched your life. In fact, I hope that you thank Him for everything in your life that helps and inspires you.

The day following Baby’s death, our family held a brief, informal memorial Remember, “Every good gift and every service for her. We told the Lord how perfect gift is from above” (James 1:17).

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Dear Editor: Will the real John Amato please step forward? In a different newspaper Mr. Amato says he is “beginning to have serious doubts about Trump’s capacity to be our commander-inchief.” I have a question for Mr. Amato: What took you so long?

Yet in last week’s Chronicle he blames Democrats for the government shutdown (the one that Trump claimed he would be proud to take ownership of). Trump declined a bill on spending that was put forth and passed by the Republican-controlled Senate!

How is that the fault of Democrats?

Now Trump’s pouting, as over 800,000 government workers go without pay for three weeks (so far). Throwing a petulant temper tantrum for the $5 billion he wants for his wall that he promised Mexico would pay for? His exact words: “I would build a great wall, and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me, and I’ll build them very inexpensively — I will build a great, great wall on our southern border. And I will have Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words.”

How is that the fault of Democrats?

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be appalled at our incumbent president’s use of fear mongering in disparaging Mexicans and using the terms “national emergency” and “invasion” because some “bad guys” might be included in migrant refugees. It’s not in our nation’s character to militarize, quake or cry wolf at every little problem. In fact, for the leader of this nation to spread fear over such a relatively minor infraction, though it might be politically popular with his base, sends the wrong message to our more formidable adversaries.

President Truman displayed on his desk in the Oval Office a sign stating, “The Buck Stops Here.” He would be appalled that our incumbent president blames everyone but himself.

Trump is very generous in passing the buck to others: President Obama, Hillary Clinton, Democrats, Congress, members of his own party, the media, law enforcement, intelligence community, our allies, the United Nations, ecologists, cabinet members, judges, and the Federal Reserve, to name a few. For instance, he blames the Democrats for the government shutdown over his symbolic wall, while rejecting a proposal that would have reopened it. Is this government shutdown the major controversy he needs to divert the new Democrat majority in Congress from pursuing their agenda, including investigating him?

President Eisenhower, a five-star general and supreme allied commander during World War II, warned of the growing influence of the military-industrial complex, and recommended restraint in consumer habits, particularly regarding the environment. He would be appalled that our incumbent president’s excuse for not imposing any sanctions against Saudi Arabia or its prince for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi is, he did not want to jeopardize a military-industrial business relationship. In effect, he traded this nation’s reputation, integrity and values for a business transaction. Also, Eisenhower must be rolling in his grave over Trump’s total disregard of the real threat of climate change.

With this incumbent president’s penchant for exaggeration, diversion and prevarication, Honest Abe Lincoln probably could have been included as another notable role model. He also had a memorable and relevant quote: “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”

Glenn Hayes Kew Gardens

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the start of any new federal fiscal year on Oct. 1. This was a time when there were no furloughs.

But here is one way to “Compromise, DC” (John Amato, Letters, Jan. 3).

Let’s make a deal. Democrats should give Trump $5 billion for the wall. Republicans should give Sen. Chuck Schumer and the Democrats $5 billion toward the $29 billion Gateway Tunnel. Both sides will come away happy.

Why not end bipartisan gridlock? Instead of another in a series of stopgap continuing resolutions to keep the government open, pass a clean spending bill with no attached amendments for the balance of fiscal year 2019, ending on Sept. 30, using fiscal year 2018 numbers.

Larry Penner Great Neck, LI

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Security at teen lockup scrutinized Two escapes from S. Ozone Park detention center bring down heat

by Michael Shain and Anthony O’Reilly Editor and Chronicle Contributor

Pressure is mounting on a juvenile detention center in South Ozone Park to shake up its security operation after two escapes in the past nine montns.

The latest breakout occurred on Christmas Eve when a 16-year-old resident pulled a fire alarm and ran out of the building.

The false alarm automatically opened the locks of the otherwise secure facility.

Sheltering Arms, the operator of the site, has been placed on “corrective action status” by the city Administration for Children Services, which oversees the facility, located at 133-23 127 St., officials told members of Community Board 10 at its Jan. 3 meeting.

“Obviously, we were concerned when it happened,” Stephanie Gendell, associate commissioner for ACS, told the board. “We are taking steps to closely monitor Sheltering Arms.”

As well, Borough President Melinda Katz summoned officials from Sheltering Arms to a meeting at her office later this month to explain what happened last month and what steps are being taken to prevent a repeat.

No date has been set yet but members of the community board are expected to attend

Officials at Sheltering Arms are scrambling to explain the latest breakout from its controversial FILE PHOTO detention facility on 127th Street — a 16-year-old who bolted on Christmas Eve. the closed-door session, officials said.

The detention center, bought two years ago from a Catholic service group, has been a highly controversial presence in the largely residential neighborhood.

It was opened as part of a state program to place house juvenile offenders in lockups closer to their homes. The idea of Close to

Animal cruelty investigation The NYPD is seeking the public’s help in identifying the person or persons wanted for questioning in connection with an animal cruelty case in the 113th Precinct.

A male boxer, about 18 months old, was found on Dec. 13 in the area of 127th Avenue and 176th Street at about 6:30 p.m.

The dog showed visible signs of neglect and abuse. He was malnourished and had open

cuts. He now is being treated and cared for at an ASPCA facility.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1 (888) 57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577. All tips are strictly confidential.

Home is to keep offenders from being cut off from their families and community contacts, a byproduct of housing offenders in facilities upstate.

Last April, two residents hopped the fence surrounding the center’s recreation yard and disappeared into the neighborhood.

One was apprehended a short time later. The

other was caught two days later.

The detention center was st rongly opposed by CB 10, the South Ozone Park Civic Association West, elected officials and residents from the start. The Christmas Eve escape further enraged those people.

“There’s no security in that building,” Dan Brown, a Katz representative, said. “I feel sorry for this community. Who has to be killed, who has to be hurt before someone in that facility will take this seriously?”

Betty Braton, chairwoman of CB 10, reiterated her call for the Close to Home site to be moved elsewhere.

The escape “has proven that there are issues that must be resolved so that this does not happen again,” she said.

Sheltering Arms officials did not respond to requests for comment last week.

Deputy Inspector Brian Bohannon, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, said the 16-year-old was arrested three days later and charged with escape. Police declined to say where the youth was apprehended.

Braton renewed her complaint that there is a lack of communication from both ACS and Sheltering Arms.

Officials also said they would seek to get more neighbors signed up for the facility’s text-message alert system, which notifies Q people of incidents such as an escape.

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Glendale property owners Assemblyman Mike Miller and state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. swore in President Brian Dooley, center, and the Glendale Property Owners Association board last Thursday.

The board for the civic group includes Margaret Kotnik, left, Susan Petchauer, Norbert Giesse, Bob Kozlowski, Chris Kurre,

Dooley, Howard Jaeger, Michelle CookLopez, Clara Sarracco and Tony Hund.

The Glendale Property Owners meet on the first Thursday of every month at St. Pancras Pfeifer Hall, located at 68-20 Myrtle Ave. The group was established in 1911.

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Brown will not seek re-election in ’19 Longtime Queens district attorney announces current term will be last

by David Russell Associate Editor

Queens District Attorney Richard Brown has announced he will not seek re-election after finishing out his current term.

In a statement released Wednesday, Brown, who has held the job since 1991, said, “It has been an honor and privilege to have served the people of Queens County — the most ethnically diverse county in the world — for these many years as district attorney. I am deeply appreciative and humbled to have had the trust and confidence that they have expressed by electing me to seven full terms in office and, in the process, making me the longest serving district attorney in Queens County history.”

Brown was appointed interim Queens district attorney in June 1991 by Gov. Mario Cuomo. He was elected to a full-term that November and was re-elected six times.

According to Brown, one of his goals was “to elevate the standards of professionalism in the office by hiring people on merit, not political connections. Without question, we have overwhelmingly achieved that goal. Whatever success I have attained over the years is due in large measure to the fact that from the very beginning I have surrounded myself with the most talented, capable and dedicated professionals imaginable — men and women of exceptional ability and commitment.”

Richard Brown announced that he will not seek re-election as Queens district attorney after his term ends. Former Supreme Court Justice Gregory Lasak, Councilman Rory Lancman and Queens FILE PHOTO Borough President Melinda Katz, left, previously announced their bids to replace him.

In his announcement, Brown spoke about reductions in violent crime and auto thefts as well as creating specialty courts including one of the state’s first Drug Courts, a Mental Health Court and a Veterans Court.

And there is the Queens Treatment Intervention Program to combat opioid problems. For

misdemeanor nonviolent defendants, QTIP provides clinical assessments, treatment options and the possibility of getting a clean slate with an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal.

On Monday, Brown delivered his year-end message, touting the 2.7 percent decline in serious crime in the borough from the prior

year. There was an 11.4 percent drop in robberies and a 17.2 percent drop in burglaries.

He noted the numbers are a lot different than when he took the job.

“This last year, there were 63 murders,” Brown said. “This is a dramatic change from just over 25 years ago when I became the district attorney. In 1992, there were 341 murders. This astounding decrease in deaths makes a real difference in the lives of the people of Queens.”

Brown was admitted to the New York State Bar in October 1956, four months after graduating from New York University School of Law. He worked in legal positions for the New York State Senate Assembly Leadership and at the 1967 New York State Constitutional Convention. He also served as Mayor Lindsay’s legislative representative in Albany from 1970 to 1973.

Brown was appointed as a judge of the Criminal Court bench in September 1973 and served two years before becoming the supervising judge of the Brooklyn Criminal Court. He was designated an acting state Supreme Court justice in January 1976 and was elected the following year to a full-term on the Queens Supreme Court.

He went back to Albany to serve as chief continued on next page

Smile! Cops getting cameras this month To record nearly all police encounters

by Anthony O’Reilly

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Officers in the 106th Precinct are preparing for the arrival of body cameras by the end of the month.

“They’re drilling holes in my office for the equipment as we speak,” Deputy Inspector Brian Bohannon, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, told members of Community Board 10 last week.

Officers will have to go through intensive training before the program is in full swing, Bohannon said. But cops in the entire Queens South Patrol Borough will be equipped with the cameras ver y shortly.

The cameras must be activated when cops leave the station so that almost all encounters with the public are recorded — including all uses of force, arrests, contacts with suspected criminal activity and searches of a person or property.

Civilians may request an officer turn off the camera, but the cop is not required to do so. And unless it would jeopardize a person or impede an investigation, offi-

Body cameras are coming to several south FILE PHOTO Queens precincts shortly. cers must inform people they dealing with that they are being recorded.

The 106th Precinct encompasses all of Howard Beach and sections of South Ozone Park, Ozone Park and South Richmond Hill.

The first precinct in Queens to get body cameras was the 103rd in Jamaica, where some officers received them in Q December 2014.

Drying up LoCascio Field Every time it rained, LoCascio Field, the heavily used ballfield on Cross Bay Boulevard and the Belt Parkway, would be pretty much unplayable because of the puddles.

But as the baseball season ended last fall, the city Parks Department began an ambitious rehabilitation of LoCascio.

Star ting last September, 400 cubic

yards of excess clay that had spread onto the outfield was removed and drains that had been covered up by the misplaced clay were cleared. The outfield was leveled, graded and new soil added.

“In the spring, we will reseed the outfield to keep it green and lush,” said a Parks Department spokesman.

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continued from previous page legal advisor to Gov. Hugh Carey. Brown then returned to the Supreme Court and in 1982, Cuomo designated him as an associate judge of the Appellate Division, Second Department, before naming him Queens district attorney.

“While it is difficult to say goodbye, I am comforted by the knowledge that I leave a legacy of accomplishment, excellence and government at its best, for which anyone can be proud,” Brown said. “On behalf of my entire family, I offer my best wishes and warmest thanks.”

Queens Borough President Melinda Katz announced her bid for the position in early December. Former Supreme Court Justice Gregory Lasak announced he was running for the office in October. Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) kicked off his bid in late September. All are Democrats.

Lancman tweeted a statement following Brown’s retirement announcement, saying, “Judge Brown has had a long and distinguished career serving the people of Queens and New York State, and I wish him well. Now it’s our responsibility to forge a new criminal justice system in Queens, one that is more fair and less punitive, and focuses on protecting working Q people, women and immigrants.”

3,500 cases of beer stolen Did it taste g reat or was it less filling?

Police are looking for a man who stole $100,000 worth of Corona beer from a freight train car on the Ridgewood/Glendale border on Dec. 19.

According to a tweet from the 104th Precinct, the suspect removed 3,500 cases of beer from the Cody Avenue and Cypress Avenue train station.

T he per pet rator then f led the location.

The suspect is described as male.

As of Wednesday afternoon, there

had been no arrests made and the investigation was ongoing.

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The NYPD’s Patrol Borough Queens South command is once again hosting its annual Prom Drive, and is accepting donations of clean suits, shirts, belts and shoes that can help high school seniors look sharp at their proms.

Those interested in donating are asked to arrange a drop-off at any Queens South precinct’s Community Affairs office, including the 101st in the Rockaways; the 102nd in Richmond Hill; the 103rd in Jamaica; the 105th in Queens Village; the 106th in Ozone Park; the 107th in Q Flushing; or the 113th in South Jamaica.

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The Rotary Club of Southwest Queens will host a Bowling for Vets fundraiser to benefit homeless veterans on Sunday, Jan. 20 at 1:30 p.m. Trophies will be awarded to the top male and female bowlers. Admission is $20 for adults or $10 for children and includes two games and shoe rental. Raffles and refreshments will be available, along with free parking. The event will be held at Bowl 360, located at 98-18 Rockaway Blvd. in Ozone Park.

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Council OKs bill to fight harsh sign fines City’s slapped shops on main Queens corridors with punitive awning penalties

by Ryan Brady Editor

The City Council on Wednesday passed the Awnings Act, a multifaceted bill that would relieve business owners recently hit with tough fines for awning violations.

Forty-six of the 51 members voted in favor. One, Councilman Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), opposed the bill and Councilman Kalman Yeger (D-Brooklyn) abstained.

It now needs Mayor de Blasio’s signature to become law.

The legislation would relieve any stores of outstanding fines, establish lesser permit fees for putting up new signs and put in place a two-year moratorium on the Department of Buildings issuing violations or fines for any awnings.

During the two-year period, any signs that aren’t consistent with the city’s rules can be left hanging without penalty, even if a fine has already been issued for them.

Additionally, the bill would create a task force that would look at existing regulatory practices for awnings and whether the rules governing them should be changed.

It would also look at how the city reaches out to small business owners to make sure they are educated about the awning rules and know how to avoid being penalized before the moratorium period ends.

The Awnings Act also seeks to make the departments of Small Business Services, Buildings and City Planning form an education program for mom-and-pop businesses to teach them about regulations affecting signs and other relevant information. Materials from the program would have to be provided in the 10 most-spoken languages in the city.

“All in all, I think it’s a good step to actually help these small businesses,” Councilman Robert Holden (D-Middle

The City Council passed the Awnings Act on Wednesday, a bill that would help stores that were fined for awning violations. Last year, the Avenue Diner and a litany of other Jamaica Avenue busiFILE PHOTO nesses in Woodhaven were penalized for their signs.

Village), one of the bill’s co-sponsors, told the Chronicle.

Certain commercial strips in Queens recently were hit particularly hard with the violations for unlicensed or improperly installed awnings.

DOB enforcement has radically changed part of Union Street in Flushing. Scores of signs were taken down from

businesses on the street, making it look like almost deserted.

On Tuesday, Councilmen Peter Koo (D-Flushing) and Rafael Espinal (D-Brooklyn), two other co-sponsors of the bill, joined small businesses and the Asian American Federation on Union Street to rally in support of the Awnings Act. They’re happy with the bill’s passage.

“Severe punitive penalties that can force small businesses to close must be handled with great care by the city, but that clearly was not the case with these sign violations,” Koo said in a prepared statement to the Chronicle. “The Awnings Act will allow businesses to fix any outstanding violations without shutting them down. It’s the fair thing to do.”

Other commercial strips hit hard with violations include Jamaica Avenue, Fresh Pond Road and Grand Avenue, according to Holden.

“Many of the fines ... could cost the businesses $10- to $20,000 or more,” the councilman said.

In an interview, Queens Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas Grech praised the legislators from the borough who supported the bill, along with Councilman Mark Gjonaj (D-Bronx), who chairs the Committee on Small Business.

“On behalf of the businesses in New York City and Queens County in particular, we thank them for the realization of the incredible cost this placed on our small businesses,” Grech said, adding that he urges de Blasio to sign the bill.

The business leader also said the Queens chamber would be happy to educate businesses in the borough about future Q changes in the laws affecting awnings.

Tech and business leader gives back Entrepreneurial giant Steve Blank encourages students at his old HS

by Michael Gannon

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Before Steve Blank became the startup business titan of Silicon Valley, he was, by his own description, a nondescript student at Martin Van Buren High School in Queens Village.

“I graduated with four 65s and a 98,” Blank told students Tuesday morning.

“I was voted least likely to succeed in a class of 1,000,” he said.

“Now I teach at Stanford and Columbia.”

Blank, returning to his alma mater for the first time in 50 years, is a pioneer in lean startups, which preaches that small entrepreneurs and innovators have to follow different rules for success than large, established companies.

He was the guest speaker Tuesday at a talk hosted by the Business Technology Early College High School, the charter located within Van Buren. Queensborough Community College, a partner of BTECH, was the primary sponsor.

Students from both schools listened while Blank was interviewed

by NBC News anchor and corre-

spondent Harry Smith about his life, his business career and his model for success.

He grew up in Oakland Gardens off of Bell Boulevard. And he told the students that opportunity is available for those willing to seek it out. He said in the United States, many old barriers are gone, while more continue to fall.

“How many of you are the children of immigrants?” Blank asked, raising his own hand as the son of Russian Jewish parents. On top of that, his father abandoned Blank, his mother and sister when he was a small boy, but that did not predetermine his future.

“Look around this auditorium,” he said. “Some of you are going to be millionaires. Some might be billionaires ... Someone here might be the [innovator] who shuts down a big company.” He said there is a lot to the adage that 90 percent of success is just showing up.

“I showed up while other people were sleeping or going to a bar,” he said.

He said high school was an unpleasant experience, with the 98 his senior year coming in a new

discipline called computer science.

Teachers and principals alike may have cringed at his next tale.

“I was the first student in the history of New York City Schools to hack my own grades,” Blank said. “Martin Van Buren was the first school in the city to get computers, and they were connected to the [Depar tment of Eduction] mainframe. They didn’t know the power they were exposing us to.”

He spent a grand total of one semester at the University of Michigan before dropping out. Then came would what be his first big break.

“I joined the Air Force during the Vietnam War,” Blank said.

“They taught me a trade — they taught me how to fix electronics.”

Soon after returning to civilian life, Blank moved to what is now Silicon Valley to work for a company that made chips for the military.

“You won’t live your own life until you leave home,” he said.

“You live your own life when you make your own decisions, discover who you are and what you want to be.”

Blank told the students that per-

Martin Van Buren alum and Silicon Valley legend Steve Blank, right, speaks with journalist Harry Smith, sharing his views of business, life and success PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON with students. sonal communication is a skill he wishes he had developed earlier.

“You have to make eye contact,” he said. “In high school, I would look down at my shoes a

lot; sometimes look at your shoes.”

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WOODHAVEN

The differences between the GWDC and the WBID

by Lisa Komninos Executive Director, GWDC

Here we are in the month of January already.

I would like to share an interesting bit of information. Janus, the ancient Roman god, believed that January was sacred. The four-headed Janus preceded over the four seasons. He was known as the god of all beginnings. A very knowledgeable man just happened to mention this to me, and I thought what a great way to start my January article.

January, the start of the new year, brings about all new things but I must include some information from 2018 before starting 2019. We lost a dear friend, our longtime Greater Woodhaven Development Corp. and Woodhaven Business Improvement District Executive Director Maria Thomson, on Jan. 10, 2018, just one year ago now. Running both the GWDC and WBID as she did was definitely not an easy task. After her passing we needed to continue her good work, and in 2018 two new executive directors were hired, myself for the GWDC and Raquel Olivares for the WBID. The reason I mention this is that there are some people who are confused as to who took over Maria’s position as executive director and also what the difference is between the GWDC and the WBID. Maria ran both these organizations for many years almost as one, but in fact they are two separate organizations. The

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GWDC is in charge of community activities for Woodhaven. We organize and run the Wonderful Woodhaven Street Festival every year. We also sponsor a Memorial Day Observance by Forest Parkway Plaza and a Spring Promotion and participate in the Night Out Against Crime every year.

We hold an Annual Dinner Dance gala where we honor fine men and women. Last year we had our first charitable fundraiser, which was very successful, and we plan on doing it again this year. We do our best to help with any community problems and work closely with our elected officials in handling any important issues that arise throughout the year.

The WBID supports the stores, other businesses and property owners on Jamaica Avenue from Dexter Court to 100th Street. Raquel oversees the daily operations of the WBID, including marketing promotions for small business owners and sanitation services. The WBID handles the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, the holiday lights, the Make Music Promotion, Small Business Saturday and several other events that take place during the year. It is Raquel’s role as executive director of the WBID to help the stores and other businesses with any problems they may have.

I would just like to add that even though we are two entirely different organizations we all are working together as one for our community of Woodhaven. I hope that this helps in clarifying some of the confusion and if you have any further questions that you may think of, please do not hesitate to call our office any time or stop by for a visit.

Now on to our annual meeting. The Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation will hold our annual meeting on Jan. 29. We will discuss the year of 2018 along with our ideas and goals for 2019. This meeting will be held at Woodhaven Manor, located at 96-01 Jamaica Ave., at 7 p.m. All are invited. Come and see what the GWDC has in store for 2019 or just stop by to say hello.

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Praise, concerns at Fair Fares rollout Half-price MetroCards for 30,000 to start; single-ride plan in the works

by Michael Gannon Editor

After Mayor de Blasio kicked off the city’s new Fair Fares reduced-price MetroCards last week, critics said the initial pool of 30,000 recipients is far too small, while both the mayor and Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan) said a single-fare agreement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority might not be in place until April.

Some Council members from Queens are praising the move as an important first step, though Councilman Francisco Moya (D-Corona) believes tying the program to public assistance could harm members of the borough’s extensive immigrant population.

Others assert that many low-income residents cannot afford the up-front cost of weekly or monthly cards even with the discount.

The weekly and monthly cards in the beginning will offer half-price bus and subway swipes for those who receive cash assistance or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits from the city’s Department of Social Services.

“These discounted MetroCards will make bus and subway fares more affordable for thousands of low income New Yorkers who rely upon mass transit each day,” said Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) in a statement issued by the Mayor’s Office. Dromm chairs the Finance Committee.

Councilwoman Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica), in an email from her office last Friday, also is calling it a win for lowincome New Yorkers.

“While the first phase of Fair Fares will reach far less people than expected, I am pleased that we have a firm commitment to rollout an expanded program which will include

Though it is not being universally praised, some Queens City Council members are calling the new half-price Fair Fares iniFILE PHOTO tiative a good start. even more vulnerable New Yorkers and single fare cards,” Adams said. “This is a good start that will make a difference in the lives of so many.”

Councilman Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans), a former MTA bus driver and union president, said the cards will blunt a possible fare hike that is being considered.

“Transportation is the great equalizer between communities, and Fair Fares will help to restore the definition of public transit for our working families and other New Yorkers of little means,” he said.

Published reports state that proposed federal regulations would tighten restrictions on immigrants seeking green cards if they receive certain government assistance, becoming what federal rules define as a “public charge.”

Moya, in an email from his office, said that could block

immigrants who otherwise would be eligible from signing up, something the councilman had not bargained for.

“Geography should not be destiny — especially not in New York City where a warren of train tracks can connect anyone with a MetroCard to opportunities outside their zip code. This is the belief that guided Fair Fares,” Moya said.

“At no point during the months of negotiations between the City Council, the Speaker and the Mayor — or the months that followed the Council’s landmark vote — was there ever mention of a show-me-your-papers barrier to entry for this program but that’s exactly how the Mayor has decided to begin this initiative.

“This is New York City, the home of Ellis Island, a town raised from the ground by immigrant hands,” he continued.

“It’s unacceptable to sacrifice the immigrants to whom he claims to be an ally just because his office failed to do its job.”

“New Yorkers shouldn’t have to choose between a ride on the subway or bus and their next meal,” de Blasio said. “Our partnership with the Council for Fair fares will make our city stronger and fairer for low-income New Yorkers whose lives depend on mass transportation.”

De Blasio and Johnson, at the Jan. 4 rollout, were optimistic.

“Fair Fares will open up this city and its promise to people who currently are being shut out because they can’t afford a swipe,” Johnson said. “It will change lives for the better.”

The city set aside $106 million for the program to run it for the first year. A statement from De Blasio’s office said notifications have begun. An additional 130,000 SNAP recipients will be notified in April when the program Q expands.

Guv calls for abortion rights bill’s passage Cuomo wants Reproductive Health Act signed within 30 days of session’s start

by Ryan Brady

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Gov. Cuomo is calling on lawmakers to pass the Reproductive Health Act, a bill women’s advocates have for years been fighting for.

Joined by state legislators and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at Barnard College in Manhattan on Monday, the Holliswood native said he wants to sign the bill in the first 30 days of the 2019 legislative session.

Under existing state law written before the Supreme Court’s historic Roe v. Wade decision, abortion is technically prohibited after 24 weeks of the start of pregnancy unless the mother is at risk of dying.

The Reproductive Health Act would decriminalize abortion in New York by moving laws related to the procedure from the criminal code to the health code. It would also allow abortions to take place more than 24 weeks after the pregnancy’s commencement in cases where the fetus is non-viable or the mother’s health or life, rather than only the latter, is threatened.

Cynthia Nixon, the actor and activist who unsuccessfully challenged Cuomo in a Democratic primary last year, made the measure a major campaign issue.

The bill has passed the Democrat-controlled Assembly in recent legislative sessions but would die in the Republican-controlled Senate.

But with Democrats taking control of the

upper chamber in last year’s midterms, the Reproductive Health Act faces fewer obstacles.

Incoming state Sen. Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers), a supporter of the legislation, joined Cuomo and Clinton at Monday’s event.

New state Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-East Elmhurst), a co-sponsor of the Reproductive Health Act, is glad that Cuomo is pushing for the bill to pass.

“I am happy to hear that the Governor will be taking action and joining us on the right side of New York history,” the senator said in a prepared statement. “Solidifying women’s reproductive rights as an amendment in the New York State Constitution is a great long-term goal and I am focused on passing the Reproductive Health Act immediately so New York’s women get the protection they need.”

Cuomo also said he would work to get the Contraceptive Coverage Act passed. That bill would enshrine into law an Affordable Care Act rule making health insurers in the state to give free coverage for birth control in their policies.

“I will not pass a budget until the Reproductive Health Act and the Contraceptive Care Act is passed,” he said Monday. “Period.”

The governor also said he wants to codify Roe v. Wade into the state Constitution.

“We’ll pass it next year, we’ll put in on the

Gov. Cuomo on Monday called on state legislators to pass the Reproductive Health Act, an aborNYS PHOTO tion rights bill that activists have long fought to make law. ballot, we’ll write it into the Constitution and we’ll be able to say we have protected women’s rights in a way no one has before,” he said.

Cuomo expects the Supreme Court’s conservative majority to overturn the landmark 1973 decision.

“Kavanaugh is going to reverse Roe v.

Wade,” he said. “I have no doubt. Gorsuch is

going to reverse Roe v. Wade. I have no doubt.

So what do we do? Protect ourselves.”

Clinton praised the governor’s actions at the Barnard College event.

“I fiercely believe, as I said more than two decades ago, that human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights,” Q she said.

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Celebrating Catholic Schools Week January 27-February 2, 2019 Since 1974, National Catholic Schools Week has been the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. It starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week, which in 2019 is January 27 to February 2. The theme for National Catholic Schools Week 2019 is “Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.”

Schools typically observe the annual celebration week with Masses, open houses and other activities for students, families, parishioners and community members.

Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides to young people and its contributions to our church, our communities and our nation.

During Catholic Schools Week 2019, daily themes and celebrations are observed as follows: • Sunday — celebrating your parish: Catholic schools benefit all year long from the religious guidance, prayers and support parishes provide. Many parishes join in the National Catholic Schools Week celebration by devoting a Mass to Catholic education.

• Monday— celebrating your community: A central aspect of Catholic education is learning the importance of service to others. When students take part in service activities — both local and beyond — they demonstrate the values and faith they gain through their Catholic education and learn how to make the world a better place. When they observe how others serve the community, they gain an appreciation for how they can continue to serve others their entire lives.

Tuesday— celebrating students: Schools celebrate students during National Catholic Schools Week by

planning enjoyable and meaningful activities for them and recognizing their accomplishments. They encourage students to reflect on the benefits of Catholic education and how the grounding in faith, knowledge and service it provides will help them throughout their lives.

Wednesday — celebrating the nation: On National Appreciation Day for Catholic Schools, students, families, educators and other Catholic school supporters communicate the value of Catholic education to government leaders. They share information with leaders on the significant contributions Catholic schools make to the nation and their role in preparing students to be good citizens. They pray for the nation and recognize all those who serve it.

Thursday — celebrating vocations: By focusing on faith, knowledge and service, Catholic schools prepare children to use their God-given talents to the fullest later in life. National Catholic Schools Week offers an opportunity for students to explore the many life paths that enable them to use their talents well in the service of God and others — by answering the call to a religious vocation, by nurturing a family through sacramental marriage, by volunteering in church activities and charities and/or by pursuing a career that makes the world a better place.

Friday — celebrating faculty, staff and volunteers: On this day, schools honor teachers and principals as well as administrators and staff who support them in their important work and thank the parents,

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Saturday — celebrating families: Families, parents, guardians and other family members play a vital role in Catholic education. Not only do they volunteer at the school, they instill values and expectations for academic excellence in their children at home. We acknowledge the role of families in Catholic education and celebrate their contributions to the success of our schools on the last day of National Catholic Schools Q Week, and all year long.

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Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy, 158-20 101 St., Howard Beach, (718) 848-7440. Open house: Jan. 27, 1 p.m.

Our Lady of Hope Catholic Academy, 61-21 71 St., Middle Village, (718) 458-3535. Open house: Jan. 27, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy, 70-25 Kessel St., Forest Hills, (718) 793-2086. Open house: Jan. 27, 11 a.m.2 p.m.; Jan. 31, 9:30-11 a.m.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy, 111-10 115 St., South Ozone Park, (718) 843-4184. Open house: Call for information.

Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Academy, 35-34 105 St., Corona, (718) 426-5517. Open house: call for information.

Our Lady of the Angelus Catholic Academy, 98-05 63 Drive, Rego Park, (718) 896-7220. Open house: Call for information.

Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Academy, 34-45 202 St., Bayside. (718) 229-4434. Open house: Jan. 27, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Jan. 31, 9-10 a.m.

Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy, 79-33 258 St., Floral Park, (718) 343-1346. Open house: Jan. 27, 1:45-3 p.m., Jan 28, 9-11 a.m.

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Academy, 72-55 Austin St., Forest Hills, (718) 263-2622. Open house: Jan. 28, 8:30-9:30 a.m.

Resurrection-Ascension Catholic Academy, 85-25 61 Road, Rego Park, (718) 426-4963. Open house: Jan. 27, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic Academy (Cambria Heights), 11550 221 St., (718) 527-0123. Open house: call for information.

Sacred Heart Catholic Academy (Bayside), 216-01 38 Ave., (718) 631- 4804. Open house : Jan. 27, 9:30-10:30.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic Academy (East Glendale), 84-05 78 Ave., (718) 456-6636. Open house: call for information.

St. Adalbert Catholic Academy, 52-17 83 St., Elmhurst, (718) 424-2376. Open house: Jan. 28, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

St. Andrew Avellino Catholic Academy, 35-50 158 St., Flushing, (718) 359-7887. Open house: call for information.

St. Bartholomew Catholic Academy, 44-15 Judge St., Elmhurst, (718) 446-7575. Open house: call for information.

St. Clare Catholic Academy, 137-25 Brookville Boulevard, Rosedale, (718) 528-7174. Open house: call for information.

St. Elizabeth Catholic Academy, 94-01 85 St., Ozone Park, (718) 641-6990. Open house: call for information.

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy, 21-18 46 St., Astoria, (718) 726-9405. Open house: Jan. 27, 12:301:30 p.m.

St. Gregory the Great Catholic Academy, 244-44 87 Ave., Bellerose, (718) 343-5053. Open house: Jan. 27, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 a.m.

St. Helen Catholic Academy, 83-09 157 Ave., Howard Beach, (718) 835-4155. Open house: Jan. 27, 10-30-12:30 p.m.

St. Joan of Arc School, 35-27 82 St., Jackson Heights, (718) 639-9020. Open house: call for information.

St. Joseph Catholic Academy, 28-46 44 St., LIC, (718) 728-0724. Open house: Jan. 28-31, 9-11 a.m.

St. Kevin Catholic Academy, 45-50 195 St., Flushing, (718) 357-8110. Open house: call for information.

St. Leo Catholic Academy, 104-19 49 Ave., Corona, (718) 592-7050. Open house: call for information.

St. Luke School, 16-01 150 Place, Whitestone, (718) 7463833. Open house: Jan. 31, 9-10:30 a.m.

St. Margaret Catholic Academy, 66-10 80 St., Middle Village, (718) 326-0922. Family mass: 10:30 a.m. Open house: Jan. 28, 9:30 a.m.

St. Mary Gate of Heaven Catholic Academy, 104-06 101 Ave., Ozone Park, (718) 846-0689. Open house: Jan. 27, 10:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

St. Matthias Catholic Academy, 58-25 Catalpa Ave., Ridgewood, (718) 381-8003. Jan. 27, mass followed by open house, expo and book fair, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Jan. 30, 9-11 a.m.

St. Mel’s Catholic Academy, 154-24 26 Ave., Flushing, (718) 539-8211. Open house: Jan. 27, 11:30-12:30 p.m.

St. Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Academy, 80-22 Parsons Blvd., Jamaica, (718) 380-1900. Open house: call for information.

St. Sebastian Catholic Academy, 39-76 58 St., Woodside, (718) 429-1982. Open house: Jan. 31 9-10:30 a.m.

St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Academy, 61-17 Grand Ave., Maspeth, (718) 326-1585. Open house: call for more information.

St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Academy, 87-49 87 St., Woodhaven, (718) 847-3904. Open house: Jan. 27, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Saints Joachim and Anne School, 218-19 105 Ave., Queens Village, (718) 465-2230. Open house: call for more information.

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Divine Mercy Catholic Academy, 101-60 92 St., Ozone Park, (718) 845-3074. Open house: call for information.

Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy, 45-11 245 St., Douglaston, (718) 631-3153. Open house: Jan. 27, 11 am.-2 p.m.; Jan. 28-Feb. 1, 9-11 a.m.

Holy Child Jesus Catholic Academy, 111-02 86 Ave., Richmond Hill, (718) 849-3988. Open house: Jan. 27, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Holy Family Catholic Academy, 74-15 175 St., Fresh Meadows, (718) 969-2124. Open house: Jan. 27, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Holy Trinity Catholic Academy, 14-45 143 St., Whitestone, (718) 746-1479. Open house: Jan. 27, 12-2 p.m.

Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy, Astoria, 21-63 29 St., (718) 728-1969. Open house: Jan. 28-Feb. 1, 8:30-10:30 a.m.

Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy, Jamaica Estates, 179-14 Dalny Road, (718) 739-5933. New family registration by appointment.

Incarnation Catholic Academy, 89-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard, Queens Village, (718) 465-5066. Open house: Jan. 27, 11:30-12:30 p.m.; Jan. 28, 9-10 a.m.

St. Michael’s Catholic Academy, 136-58 41 Ave., Flushing, (718) 961-0246. Open house: Jan. 27 and March 10, 2-4 p.m.

Notre Dame Catholic Academy of Ridgewood, 62-22 61 St., (718) 821-2221. Open house: Call for information.

Our Lady’s Catholic Academy, 125-18 Rockaway Blvd. (Rockaway Campus), South Ozone Park, (718) 641-0212 and 109-55 128 St. (128th Street Campus), South Ozone Park, (718) 641-1316. Open house: call for information.

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FH resident is prez of Harvard Crimson Junior Kristine Guillaume has had a love of news her entire life

by David Russell Associate Editor

Kristine Guillaume made history when she became the f irst black woman to serve as president of The Harvard Crimson, Harvard University’s student paper.

Growing up in Forest Hills, she and her sister would consume news from a young age.

“When I was a kid, my mom and dad emphasized learning about what was outside of our own personal lives and they did that through encouraging us to watch the news, to read the news all the time,” she told the Chronicle. “We had a rule in my house that my sister and I had to watch the CBS Evening News every evening, which is kind of funny because I actually interned for CBS Evening News last summer.

“And I also was required to read the columns of Paul K r ugman and David Brooks every week in The New York Times to kind of get a both-sides perspective of economics, not that I understood it when I was a kid but it was still interesting to read the paper every week with my dad and watch the news with my mom.”

Neither of her parents worked in TV or in a newsroom but the pair of physicians thought it would do their daughters well

Forest Hills resident Kristine Guillaume is the first black woman to serve as president of The Harvard Crimson, the school’s newspaper. Growing up, she watched the CBS Evening News every PHOTO BY AMY Y. LI / HARVARD CRIMSON night and eventually interned for the show. to consume a lot of news.

“They both find it really important to know what’s going on in the world and

Guilty plea possible in Caughman killing

by Michael Gannon

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The alleged white supremacist accused of the racially motivated murder of a Jamaica, Queens native on Manhattan’s West Side in 2017 could possibly enter a guilty plea as early as his next scheduled court appearance later this month.

James Jackson, 28, of Baltimore, said in a Jan. 4 court appearance that he intended to plead guilty to all charges according to a brief statement issued by the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. He is charged with second-degree murder as a crime of terrorism and second-degree murder as a hate crime for killing Timothy Caughman, 66, with a sword, and allegedly confessed to police that he came to New York City with the intent of killing black men.

“In response to a question from the judge this afternoon, the defendant stated on the record in substance that he intended to plead guilty to all counts of the indictment today, but is not comfortable doing so today because, per the defendant, [he] is on pain medication,” the

taking a step back from your own individual problems and being aware of larger forces at play,” Guillaume said.

She added that Scott Pelley was one of her favorites and that she grew up watching Katie Couric.

Guillaume attended Townsend Harris High School, and when it came to continuing her education a school paper was a factor.

“One of the things I looked for was a good college newspaper and of course I saw the Crimson was the top college newspaper in the country,” she said. “I knew if I was lucky enough to get into Harvard one of the first things I would do is join the Crimson and join the news staff and learn how to be a reporter.”

There was little doubt in her mind about which school to pick.

“It was Harvard all the way,” she said.

Guillaume was on the staff two years, serving as one of the central administrator

reporters, covering the university president before being elected to her position.

She was also one of three chairs on the p a p e r ’s D i ve r s i t y a n d I n cl u s i v i t y Committee.

She said as she worked with so many people she thought about what she could do on a larger scale.

“That’s what inspired me to run for president apart from the fact that I love this organization so much,” Guillaume said.

T here was a month-long process, known as the Turkey Shoot, during which outgoing leadership selects the incoming group through a process of interviews and papers.

She didn’t think she would get the position and focused on schoolwork to take her mind off it.

“I was in my dorm room kind of trying to do my homework,” Guillaume said. “It was kind of working but not working. I was ver y anxious and my roommate was with me, my best friend in the world.”

Then she got the good news.

“It turned out to be a positive call and I just screamed into the phone so loud,” she said. “I think I may have destroyed the eardrums of several people on the other side of the line.”

When Guillaume comes back to New York, she spends as much time in Forest Hills as she can.

“I love Au st i n St reet ,” she said.

“Whenever I’m home on school break, I don’t leave Forest Hills. I very rarely leave. I make all my friends come to Forest Hills and we sort of frequent different places.”

She added, “I literally never leave the neighborhood if I’m in New York.”

One of her favorite places is the Red Pipe Cafe on Austin Street.

“You go for the ambience, not necessarily the coffee,” she said.

Guillaume also misses the Barnes and Noble that was located at 70-00 Austin St. The store closed at the end of 2015.

Q “It was the best place,” she said.

Steve Blank comes back Timothy Caughman was run through with a FILE PHOTO sword in Manhattan in 2017. statement read.

Jackson, on the day of his last scheduled cou r t appearance last month, incurred the wrath of Acting Supreme Court Justice Laura Ward by refusing to come to court, saying he was in too much pain from a broken foot, according to published reports.

Vance’s office said the case has been Q adjourned until Jan. 21.

continued from page 14 “Even people you don’t like,” he added.

Personal responsibility, he said, also is important. In response to a student’s question, he said his most humbling experience came after what was a professional disaster following a long string of successes.

“One of my startups lost $35 million of other people’s money,” he said. “That was humbling, shutting down the company, firing the workers was humbling. It was hubris — I believed my own [BS]. But I owned the failure. I took responsibility.”

He also called his mother to say he had

lost $35 million.

“English was still not her first language ... she said ‘Where did you put it?’ But I also told her the same people whose $35 million I lost had just given me another $12 million, because they knew I wasn’t going to make the same mistakes again.”

He made them $8 billion.

Blank said family and community are at least as important a part of success as financial gain.

“I loved being at work, but I also loved coming home,” he said. “And now I love Q giving back.”

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ARTS, CULTURE CU ULTURE LT UR LT U E & LIVING URE L IIVING LI IVI VIING V NG NG

NYSCI game corrals the undead to teach a math lesson While the seasonal flu continues to threaten the population at large, visitors to the New York Hall of Science in Corona — particularly the young and the young-at-heart — are waging an entirely different battle all their own, fending off an attack during a simulated zombie outbreak.

In an interactive exhibit entitled, “How Many Zombies Are Too Many Zombies?,” youngsters and, in many cases, their equally enthusiastic parents, take on the roles of scientists helping the “Center for Calamity Control” in an effort to prevent the world from being overtaken by the living dead.

The turn-based game, an adaptation of tag, is an outgrowth of ACCESS2017, a program in which

artists work with scientists to create educational museum projects.

In this case, the collaboration was between game design studio Gigantic Mechanic and mathematician Angelika Manhart, who devised a way to physically embody a complex system through simple game play.

The game introduces participants to mathematical modeling and the way it can be used to simulate, analyze and make predictions about real-life situations.

Players control various aspects of the game, such as the number of steps the zombies and humans can each take. In a second round, they may change those numbers, thereby gaining insight into how quickly a particular virus could potentially spread.

“Everybody can play,” explained Erin Thelen, NYSCI’s public programs manager. “Adults and kids have a great time together.” In fact, she added, the game has been played by groups of all adults, too.

It was clear that among those participating this past Sunday some took the potential gravity of the situation much more seriously than others.

Andre Bauer, a 7-year-old second-grader from Long Island, admitted after the game that he doesn’t believe zombies would ever actually attack humanity.

But while he was in the moment, he was not taking any chances: He tried to steer clear of anyone who could potentially “infect” him. On several occasions, his parents had to remind him to calm down, so overcome with excitement he had become. continued on page 25

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together and hearing pieces by Queens residents, led by Barbara Podgurski and Beata Moon of Musica Reginae. Sat., Jan. 19, 11 a.m.-12 p.m., The Church-in-the-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills.

Free. Info: (718) 894-2178, musicareginae.org.

Bayside Historical Society Winter Art Show, the 18th annual, with paintings, photography and more, by Queens-based artists. Sun., Jan. 13 (opening reception 2 p.m.)-Sun., Jan. 27, the Castle, 208 Totten Ave., Fort Totten. $5. Info: (718) 352-1548, baysidehistorical.org.

Chess Day Thursdays, for beginners or experts or anyone in between, ages 10 and older. 5:30-7:30 p.m. every week. Laurelton Library, 134-26 225 St. Free. No pre-registration required. Info: (718) 5282822, queenslibrary.org.

“Jon Brogie: Studies from Rome,” with drawings and paintings of Rome’s most iconic masterworks that the 2017 Alma Schapiro Prize winner created during a stay at the American Academy there.

Thu., Jan. 17-Fri., Feb. 22, by appointment, Eleventh Street Arts, 46-06 11 St., Long Island City. Free.

Info: eleventhstreetarts.com.

“Banu Cennetoglu,” with objects, images, texts and more that contemplate the individual’s place within today’s geopolitics, and “In Practice: Other Objects,” with works by 11 artists and teams probing the interplay between objecthood and personhood. Both Mon., Jan. 14-Mon., Mar. 25 (opening reception Sun., Jan. 13, 5-7 p.m.), SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., Long Island City. $10 suggested; $5 students. Info: (718) 361-1750, sculpture-center.org.

Vet Tech 101, with kids 10-13 (sometimes older) learning about animal health basics and their anatomy and handling live ones. Sat., Jan. 12, 9-11 a.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. $25. Info/pre-registration (required): (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com.

The Bayside Historical Society’s 18th Annual Winter Art Show, with paintings, drawings, photographs and mixed-media works, all by Queens-based artists, opens Sunday. See Exhibits PHOTO COURTESY BHS

“Red Envelope Show,” honoring the Asian Year of the Pig with celebration envelopes like those traditionally distributed in the Chinese community during Lunar New Year, made by professional artists, often with a gift inside. Thru Sun., Jan. 27; weekends 12-5 p.m., weekdays by app’t, Flushing Town Hall, 13735 Northern Blvd. $5 suggested; free students and teens. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

“Elizabeth Atterbury: Night Comes In,” with sculptures that clasp at a rhythmic and repetitive nature, many made during the artist’s pregnancy with her second child, “marking a specific period of mental space during physical occupancy.” Thru Sat., Jan. 19, Mrs., 60-40 56 Drive, Maspeth. Free. Info: (347) 841-6149, mrsgallery.com.

35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17; includes full museum admission. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

THEATRE

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“Four Seasons,” a fusion of classical Chinese poetry, music, dance, opera and puppetry with contemporary shadow theater techniques, by Chinese Theatre Works. Sat., Jan. 12, 2 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $14; $8 kids; free teens. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

“This Bridge Called My A--,” created by Miguel Gutierrez, with “six Latinx performers … map[ping] an elusive choreography of obsessive and perverse action” and exploiting Latin-American cliches. Thu.Sat., Jan. 10-12; Tue.-Sat., Jan. 15-19, 8 p.m. (some dates sold out), The Chocolate Factory Theater, 5-49 49 Ave., Long Island City. $20. Info: (718) 482-7069, chocolatefactorytheater.org.

MUSIC

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“Roadside Attraction,” with marvels and oddities including trade signs, decorative art objects and more that capture the American fascination with the open road, from the 18th thru late 19th centuries.

Thru Thu., Feb. 7., American Folk Art Museum’s SelfTaught Genius Gallery, 47-29 32 Place, Long Island City. Free. Info: (212) 595-9533, folkartmuseum.org.

“Wall-Floor Positions,” with artists making themselves into prop sculptures, moving through various poses in relation to a room, as first done by Bruce Nauman in 1965 California, tied to the “Disappearing Acts” exhibit of his work. Each Fri.-Sat. thru Feb. 23, each hour on the hour 1-5 p.m., MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. Free with admission: $10; $5 students, seniors; free under 16.

Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org.

“A Whole Different Ball Game: Playing Through 60 Years of Sports Video Games,” with more than 30 playable games from 1958, when the first, Tennis for Two debuted, through today, with consideration of various elements of sports gaming. Thru Sun., March 10, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01

p.m., The Church-in-the-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. $20; $10 students. Info: (718) 8942178, musicareginae.org.

FILM Film Noir Classics, part of the Classic Movie Mondays series, with “Out of the Past” (1947), Jan. 14; and “This Gun for Hire” (1942), Jan. 28; both 3 p.m., Sunnyside Library, 43-06 Greenpoint Ave. Free. Info: (718) 784-3033, queenslibrary.org.

Jazzical!, an afternoon of jazz and classical music, with pianist Mark Adams and soprano Hershelle Burton, followed by wine and cheese reception; part of the Wings of Song series. Sun., Jan. 13, 3 p.m., St. Luke’s Church, 85 Greenway S., Forest Hills. $15 suggested; $12 students. Info/reservations: (718) 268-7772, gingerbreadplayers.org. stlukesforesthills.org.

COURTESY PHOTOS An Afternoon of Chamber Music, exploring works of 21st-century Romanticism including the world premiere performance of Gilbert Galindo’s “Sonata for Viola and Piano.” Sat., Jan. 19, 2

First Look 2019, a festival of innovative new international cinema, with more than two dozen programs, some with live filmmaker appearances.

Fri.-Sun., Jan. 11-13; Fri.-Mon., Jan. 18-21, various times, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15 (opening night $20); $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17; includes museum admission; festival pass to almost all events $45. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

KIDS/FAMILIES Let’s Compose!, an interactive community concert for kids 4 and up and their families making music

How Many Zombies Are Too Many Zombies?, an educational game with up to 25 players taking on the role of scientists helping the “Center for Calamity Control” handle a zombie outbreak and learning mathematical modeling. Thru Fri., Feb. 15, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS Tap dance with Omar Edwards, with the entertainer and “Star Search” grand prize winner teaching his moves as part of the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning’s School of the Arts programming. Sat., Jan. 12, 12-1 p.m., JCAL, 161-04 Jamaica Ave. Free (donations welcome). Info: (718) 658-7400, bit.ly/2QrByG0.

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Swing Dancing, with participants of all skill levels shuffling their feet, turning and twirling to Big Band jazz music of the ’30s and ’40s, taught

by Akemi Kinukawa and Lewi Gilamichael of Swing Dance Astoria. Each Mon., Jan. 14-Feb. 4, 7-8 p.m., QED, 27-16 23 Ave., Astoria. $18 each advance; $20 at door; $60 all four classes. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com.

Preparing your garden for spring, a workshop covering soil testing, cover crops, composting and other areas to get a garden going as soon as it’s warm enough, part of the Lunch Hour Learning monthly series. Fri., Jan. 18, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. $6. Info/pre-registration (required): (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com. continued on page 26

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“Unique.” “Interesting.” “Genius.”

Just three of the words used by recent visitors to describe “Bruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts,” the current exhibition at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City, where it remains on view until Feb. 25.

Widely acknowledged as a central figure in contemporary art, Nauman employs a wide range of mediums in his work, from video and film to photography, drawings, flashing neon signs, even immersive, technologically sophisticated installations.

One thing is certain: His work is not always easily understood. But it is consis-

‘Bruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts’ When: Through Mon., Feb. 25 Where: MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City Entry: $10 suggested; $5 students, seniors; free under 16.

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tently fascinating, as a visit to MoMA PS1 will attest.

Perhaps the single-most unusual attraction is an untitled live performance that familiarly goes by the name of “Wall/Floor Positions,” first staged by Nauman in 1965.

A recent trip to the museum found Lydia Adler Okrent, one of several artists who rotate as soloist in the presentation, reenacting Nauman’s original creation.

Clad in simple white top and black pants, her long hair more often than not shielding her face from view, Okrent follows through on a sequence of basic movements: crouching, leaning, lying prone, arms splayed and legs extended.

Each pose is held for a brief time before a transition is made to the next, each change marked by hands and feet striking the wall with an audible thud. A full cycle takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.

What does it all mean? While open to interpretation, it is said that Nauman saw it as a depiction of the direct engagement an individual has to the architecture of a room, suggesting an intimate link between the self and the space it inhabits.

To check it out yourself, performances

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Tight spaces and taut poses at MoMA PS1 show

James Miska, from Salt Lake City, is constricted as he makes his way through “Double PHOTO BY MARK LORD Steel Cage Piece,” a 1974 work by Bruce Nauman. are offered on Fridays and Saturdays on the hour from 1 to 5 p.m.

Throughout his 50-year career, Nauman has been continuously inventive, frequently working on a monumental scale.

Take, for instance, his “Double Steel Cage,” a piece he created in 1974. It con-

sists of the two oversized containers that give it its name, with one, slightly smaller, inside the other.

Guests are invited to become part of the display, making their way along the narrow passageway created between the two cages. continued on page 27

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C M SQ page 24 Y K Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action Supreme Court of the State of New York County of Queens Action to Foreclose a Mortgage Index #: 715188/2017 Nationstar Mortgage LLC DBA Mr. Cooper, Plaintiff, vs Musa Bey As Heir To The Estate Of Carolyn Hailey, Eric Howard As Heir To The Estate Of Carolyn Hailey, Rondel Johnson As Heir To The Estate Of Carolyn Hailey, Rodney Johnson As Heir To The Estate Of Carolyn Hailey, Karron Johnson As Heir To The Estate Of Carolyn Hailey, Kevin Howard As Heir To The Estate Of Carolyn Hailey, Unknown Heirs As Heir To The Estate Of Carolyn Hailey If Living, And If He/She Be Dead, Any And All Persons Unknown To Plaintiff, Claiming, Or Who May Claim To Have An Interest In, Or General Or Specific Lien Upon The Real Property Described In This Action; Such Unknown Persons Being Herein Generally Described And Intended To Be Included In Wife, Widow, Husband, Widower, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assignees Of Such Deceased, Any And All Persons Deriving Interest In Or Lien Upon, Or Title To Said Real Property By, Through Or Under Them, Or Either Of Them, And Their Respective Wives, Widows, Husbands, Widowers, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assigns, All Of Whom And Whose Names, Except As Stated, Are Unknown To Plaintiff, People Of The State Of New York, United States Of America Acting Through The IRS, National Commercial Mortgage, Inc., City Register Of The City Of New York, Queens County, New York City Environmental Control Board, John Doe (Those unknown tenants, occupants, persons or corporations or their heirs, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, assignees, creditors or successors claiming an interest in the mortgaged premises) Defendant(s). To the above named Defendant: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Queens. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. To Unknown Heirs Defendant in this Action.

The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. Janice A. Taylor of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated the Eighteenth day of December 2018 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens, in the City of Jamaica. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, dated March 6, 2008, executed by Carolyn Hailey by the attorney in fact (who died on September 4, 2009, a resident of the county of Queens, State of New York) to secure the sum of $503,500.00. The Mortgage was recorded at CRFN 2008000130058 in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County on April 1, 2008. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed August 18, 2009 and recorded on October 15, 2009, in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County at CRFN 2009000335512. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed September 2, 2011 and recorded on August 31, 2012, in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County at CRFN 2012000346443. The property in question is described as follows: 143-10 SHORE AVENUE, JAMAICA, NY 11435. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered, and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: December 27, 2018, Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s), 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100, Williamsville, NY 14221. The law firm of Gross Polowy, LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. 60281 Notice of Formation of Dong Qi Property LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/26/2018. 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: DONG QI PROPERTY LLC, 5201 FLUSHING AVE., STE 285, MASPETH, NY 11378. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Musicians from the Ba Ban Chinese Music Society of New York play at Flushing Town PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY Hall at a Tuesday event kicking off the venue’s spring season.

A new season starts at Flushing Town Hall

by Ryan Brady Editor

Get ready for an action-packed season at Flushing Town Hall.

With the venue celebrating its 40th anniversary, folks looking to be entertained there have a long, diverse list of programs to check out.

“We are going to have fun this season,” Flushing Town Hall Executive and Artistic Director Ellen Kodadek said at an event Tuesday officially revealing the lineup for January through June, its spring season.

The audience was treated to performances from musicians who will be playing concerts at the venue later in the season.

Playing first was a hand-drummer from the Indian hand percussion group Talavya, which the venue will host for a full show on Jan. 25. He played tabla drums, an instrument that dates back to the 1700s and is heavily used in classical music from the South Asian country.

Two musicians and one dancer from the Ba Ban Chinese Music Society of New York — which will do a concert at the venue on May 18 — also performed for the crowd. The audience gave the traditional Chinese song played by the group resounding applause, just like it did with the drummer from Talavya.

Like the two preview acts that played on Tuesday, the others that will perform at Flushing Town Hall in the coming

months reflect how diverse Queens is.

One particularly stood out to City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), one of the elected officials who spoke at Tuesday’s event.

“I do want to say: ‘Balkan Punk Meets West Africa.’ That looked so much fun,” he said, referring to a show in Flushing Town Hall’s Global Mashup series scheduled for the venue for May 4.

Coming attractions also include “Underneath a Magical Moon: A Reimagining of Peter Pan” produced by York Theatre Royal and tutti frutti.

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His parents were confident he had fully grasped some of the subtle points being made, among them, the importance of following rules and that life, like the game, has parameters.

Another visitor, Anthony Luan, 8, of Brooklyn, came to realize it would be a bad idea “if humans are trapped in one place. They’re not able to move.”

At the age of 5 1/2, Felix Xie, a recent arrival from Beijing with limited English proficiency, was somewhat at a loss. But his father, Yong Bing Xie, seemed to thoroughly enjoy himself.

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One of the game’s “explainers,” a group of high school and college students employed by the museum, admitted that the youngest participants, those in the one-to-five-year-old category, “don’t really get it. The more mature kids do understand the point of the game.”

She said ideally parents would help their children understand the science involved, suggesting that “parents can learn something, too.”

Rafi Blumenthal of A storia, who brought his two sons, Jacob, 8, and Max, 6, to the museum, said that while the lesson was, perhaps, not as clear as it might have been, “the concept was interesting.”

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Everyone, in fact, seemed to be having a great time. And a brief discussion, involving an examination of projected graphs that detailed population swings, as reflected in the game, followed each round, serving well to tie the pieces together.

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C M SQ page 26 Y K SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS, INDEX NO. 705868/2015, Plaintiff designates QUEENS as the place of trial situs of the real property. SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS, Mortgaged Premises: 95-58 113TH ST. RICHMOND HILL, NY 11419. ONEWEST BANK N.A., Plaintiff, vs. JACQUELINE GRAHAM A/K/A JACKIE GRAHAM, AS HEIR DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF YONG SUK GRAHAM A/K/A YOONG SUK GRAHAM A/K/A YONGSUK GRAHAM, if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SEAN GRAHAM, AS HEIR DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF YONG SUK GRAHAM A/K/A YOONG SUK GRAHAM A/K/A YONGSUK GRAHAM, if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF YONG SUK GRAHAM A/K/A YOONG SUK GRAHAM A/K/A YONGSUK GRAHAM, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; CITY OF NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, in its capacity as creditor by virtue of possible estate taxes that may be, or become, due and owing by the estate of Yong Suk Graham A/K/A Yoong Suk Graham A/K/A Yongsuk Graham; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, in its capacity as creditor by virtue of possible estate taxes that may be, or become, due and owing by the estate of Yong Suk Graham A/K/A Yoong Suk Graham A/K/A Yongsuk Graham, Defendants. To the above named Defendants, YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT. THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $469,342.50 and interest, recorded on September 29, 2005, at CRFN 2005000545736, of the Public Records of QUEENS County, New York, covering premises known as 95-58 113TH ST. RICHMOND HILL, NY 11419. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE: YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. RAS BORISKIN, LLC, Attorney for Plaintiff, BY: HEDVA D. HAVIV, ESQ., 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, NY 11590, 516-280-7675

Haight 4128, LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 11/19/18.

Off. Loc.: 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, 41-25 Kissena Blvd., Ste 108, Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

INWOOD SPRINGFIELD, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/20/18. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o Frank Tolin, Jr., 3713 Bloomfield Lane, Frisco, TX 75033. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Malgorzata Pospiech LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/13/2018. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Malgorzata Pospiech, 2820 37th Str. Apt. A4, LIC, NY 11103.

Purpose for any lawful purpose.

boro continued from page 22 Live Drawing with Models, with participants 20 and over honing their skills while viewing nude models in a relaxing environment. Mon., Jan. 14, 6 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $16; $10 students. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

Drink n’ Draw, with participants of all skill levels figure drawing from a live model and enjoying beverages. Tue., Jan. 15, 8-10 p.m., QED, 27-16 23 Ave., Astoria. $8 advance; $10 day of event.

Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com.

Winter Birds, with participants making simple bird feeders and getting tips on birding and learning about the mid-February Great Backyard Bird Count. Sat., Jan. 19, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. $5; $12 per family. Info: (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org.

Red-Envelope Show Drop-In Workshop, with participants creating art on traditional Lunar New Year red envelopes (see Exhibits) and hanging them up to celebrate; materials provided. Sun., Jan. 13, 1-3 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Free. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

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SOCIAL EVENTS La Bella Italia, the first meeting of a new Italian-American organization formed to promote Italian culture and chaired by Jacqueline Gagliano, with music, prizes, raffles, refreshments, a guest speaker and entertainment. Sun., Jan. 13, 1-5 p.m., Christ the King High School, CNL Center Building 10, 68-02 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village. Free; donations welcome. Info: Jennie, (718) 848-5968, LeeAnn (917) 553-6379.

Bingo, with refreshments and light lunch, by the Sisterhood of the Bay Terrace Garden Jewish Center. Tue., Jan. 15, 12 p.m., BTGJC, 13-00 209 St. $5 includes two cards; more may be bought.

Info: (718) 428-6363.

Israeli folk dancing, with instruction for beginners, in a fun, welcoming atmosphere. Each Mon., 7:30 p.m. (beginners’ instruction); 8:3010 p.m. (intermediate dances), Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows. $10. Info: (718) 380-4145, hillcrestjc.org.

MARKETS Winter Treasure Sale, with used clothing, books, household items, small appliances, toys, unusual items, homemade baked goods, lunch and more. Sat., Jan. 12, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 13, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Church of the Resurrection, 85-09 118 St., Richmond Hill.

Info: (718) 847-2649.

Italian Charities of America flea market, with new and used vintage books, toys, clothing, accessories, household items, and decor, food and more; donations accepted and vendor tables available for $25. Sat., Jan. 12, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Info: (718) 478-3100.

Consider the Birds of the Air: Avian History and Art History, with ecological historian A.W. Cafarelli discussing portrayals of birds in art throughout history, such as 1628’s “Landscape with Birds,” above, and how they reflect different civilizations. Wed., Jan. 16, 8 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Free. Info: (718) 229-4000, qcbirdclub.org.

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Speaking with Spectrum — Martha Reeves, with the Vandellas’ lead singer, famous for hits like “Dancing in the Streets” and “Heat Wave,” also an actress and former Detroit councilwoman, giving insights into her career. Sat., Jan. 19, 8 p.m., Black Spectrum Theatre, Roy Wilkins Park, 177 St. and Baisley Blvd., Jamaica. $25.

Info: (718) 723-1800, blackspectrum.com.

APEC’s Book Circle, a discussion over refreshments, with Catherine Ingelman-Sundberg’s novel “The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules” the book of the month. Wed., Jan. 16, 6-7:30 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Free. Info/ pre-registration (required): (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES Queens AARP Chorus, which sings at nursing homes and AARP events, seeks retired people to join. Meets each Fri., 11 a.m. (new people asked to come 10 a.m.), Clearview Selfhelp Center, 208-11 26 Ave., Bayside. Info: joroosume@verizon.net.

Howard Beach Senior Center, with exercise classes every weekday except Thu., varying times; dances with a DJ and hot lunch every Tue., 12-3 p.m.; art classes every Thu., 9:3011:30 a.m., 12:30-2:30 p.m.; intro to sign language every Fri., 10-11:30 a.m.; karaoke every Wed., 1-3 p.m.; monthly book club; and more, 155-55 Crossbay Blvd. Info: (718) 738-8100.

Ridgewood Older Adult Center, 59-14 70 Ave., Regular weekly hour-long classes: jewelry making, Mon. at 10:30 a.m.; Richard Simmons exercise, Mon. and Thurs. at 10:30; Eldercise, Tues. at 10:30 a.m.; massage therapy, Wed. at 10:30 a.m.; manicures, Thurs. at 12:30 p.m.; yoga, Fri. at 10:30 a.m. Movies every Mon., Tues. and Fri. at 1:15 p.m. MetroCard van, 4th Thurs. of month. Monthly buses to Yonkers.

Contact: Karen (718) 456-2000.

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ACROSS 1 Ref 4 Present 8 Jeans-maker Strauss 12 Seek damages 13 Dunkable treat 14 Mosque bigwig 15 Jogged untogged 17 Baby feeding finale 18 Standing 19 Parched 21 Started 22 Let slip 26 Reservation residence 29 Marry 30 Part of “to be” 31 Unoriginal one 32 Pickle container 33 Thick chunk 34 Grant opponent 35 Plague 36 Coffer 37 Duration 39 Bill’s partner 40 Scooted 41 Turmoil 45 Gujarat garment 48 Vigor 50 Help hoods 51 Unctuous 52 “Holy cow!”

53 Uppercase 54 Untouchable Eliot 55 Agent

DOWN 1 Cold War initials 2 Silent 3 Culprit, for short 4 Small beard 5 Annoyed 6 Retainer 7 Little kid 8 Tripoli’s land 9 Aussie bird 10 Alt. spelling 11 Mischievous tyke

16 Swiss mathematician 20 Scarlet 23 Hardy cabbage 24 Historic times 25 “Pay later” aftermath 26 Lofty 27 Duel tool 28 Hammerhead part 29 Grow bigger 32 Lincoln successor 33 Rid of wool

Nauman exhibit

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36 Rabbits 38 Southern side dish 39 Ringlets 42 Early birds?

43 Flight component 44 Yon folks 45 Pouch 46 Counselors’ grp.

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continued from page 23 James Miska, a resident of Salt Lake City, was among those who recently undertook the challenge. Upon emerging, he said, “It was surprising ... much more constricting than I thought it would be. It seems to be about the necessity to be intentional about one’s movements.”

It’s likely the kind of reaction Nauman would appreciate. By the 1970s, his priorities had shifted from his own physicality to that of the viewers. Faced with interactive works, he has said, one must choose to participate or stand back and watch.

Among his fans are Randall Packer and Phyllis Hecht, who came from Washington, DC, to New York specifically to see the exhibit, the first comprehensive retrospective in 25 years devoted to Nauman’s work.

They were not disappointed. “Look at what’s going on Lydia Adler Okrent per- in social media,” forms “Wall/Floor Posi- P a c k e r s a i d , tions.” PHOTO BY MARK LORD reflected in the

glow of a floor-to-ceiling video projection of one of Nauman’s works. “People are making video clips of day-to-day activities. He was doing that in the 1960s. The genius is that he did this 50 years ago.”

Reiko Fueting of Westchester County, touring the museum with his wife and young son, found the displays “interesting,” offering “lots to think about.”

And two young girls, one 14 years old, the other 8, on vacation from Paris, could find just one word to describe what they had seen during their visit: unique.

More of Nauman’s artistic creations are on exhibit at The Museum of Modern Art in Q Manhattan through Feb. 18.

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Off. in Queens Co. SSNY desig. as agt. of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 87-32 257th St, Floral Park, NY 11001. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 01-02-19, bearing Index Number NC-000988-18/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) BOIBHOB (Last) ROY. My present name is (First) BOIBHOB (Middle) ROY (Last) TALUKDER (infant). The city and state of my present address are Sunnyside, NY. My place of birth is QUEENS, NY. The month and year of my birth are August 2008.

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 01-02-19, bearing Index Number NC-001152-18/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) MARIAM (Last) ANJAPARIDZE. My present name is (First) MARIA (Last) ANJAPARIDZE AKA MARIAM AMIRANOVNA ANDJAPARIDZE. The city and state of my present address are Forest Hills, NY. My place of birth is TBILISI, GEORGIA. The month and year of my birth are September 1968.

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Notice of Formation of A.M.I.G LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/09/2018.

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

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Notice of Formation of Betwixt Weddings & Events LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/19/2018. 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: WICKSIE TU, 48-17 41ST ST, SUNNYSIDE, NY 11104. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Chrishanna Leadership Development & Safety Consultants LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/14/2018.

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: CHRISHANNA LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & SAFETY CONSULTANTS LLC, 10007 222ND ST., QUEENS VILLAGE, NY 11429 Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Boba Guys Nolita LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/03/18.

Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Eugene Hu, 50-31 175th Pl, Flushing, NY 11365. Purpose: any lawful activities.

DEAN INK, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/4/18. Off. Loc.: Queens Co. SSNY desig. as agt. upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 4441 Purves St. #1105, LIC, NY 11101. General Purposes.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS INDEX NO. 704496/2016 Plaintiff designates QUEENS as the place of trial situs of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 89-15 86TH STREET WOODHAVEN, NY 11421 District: Section: Block: 8968 Lot: 50 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR INDYMAC INDX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-AR5, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-AR5, Plaintiff, vs. CARMEN M. RODRIGUEZ if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; MAURICIO ZAPATA; WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. To the above-named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $280,000.00 and interest, recorded on October 1, 2004, at Instrument number 2004000615862, of the Public Records of QUEENS County, New York, covering premises known as 89-15 86TH STREET WOODHAVEN, NY 11421. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff BY: SAMANTHA FLORES, ESQ., 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust Plaintiff, -against- Norma Brown, Clarence Brown, Cecil Williams if living and if any be dead, any and all persons who are spouses, widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienors, heirs, devisees, distributees, or successors in interest of such of the above as may be dead, and their spouses, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residences are unknown to Plaintiff, New York City Environmental Control Board, New York City Parking Violations Bureau, New York City Transit Adjudication Bureau, United States of America, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Criminal Court of the City of New York, Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC, Queens Supreme Court, Cecilia Tull, Richard Tull, Clara Jones, Jeremy Reid, Mildred Reid, Shavany Reid, Ronald Reid, Margaret Jones, Defendants.

INDEX #: 709027/2017, Filed: 12/13/18, SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial.

Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York; or within sixty (60) days if it is the United States of America. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $32,941.01 and interest, recorded in the office of the clerk of the County of Queens on October 10, 2001 in Reel 6037, Page 1958 covering premises known as 107-53 142nd Street, Jamaica aka Briarwood, NY 11435.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

NOTICE: YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

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YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Bay Shore, New York, December 10, 2018, FRENKEL, LAMBERT, WEISS, WEISMAN & GORDON, LLP BY: Linda Manfredi, Attorneys for Plaintiff, 53 Gibson Street, Bay Shore, New York 11706, (631) 969-3100. Our File No.: 01-073877-F00

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INDEX NO.: 705454/2018, DATE FILED: 04/10/2018 SUMMONS, SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS, NYCTL 2017-A TRUST AND THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS COLLATERAL AGENT AND CUSTODIAN FOR NYCTL 2017-A TRUST, Plaintiffs, -against- NAZARIAN MONROSE; MARY ROYCE MONROSE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; CITY OF NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; “JOHN DOE # 1” through “JOHN DOE # 100”, the last 100 names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiffs, the persons or parties intended being the owners, tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, and if any of the aforesaid individual captioned defendants, if any, be dead, their respective heirs-at-law, next of kin, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by, or through any of the aforesaid individual captioned defendants, if any, if they be dead, whether by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, including any right, title or interest in and to the real property described in the complaint herein, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiffs, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with the summons, to serve notice of appearance, on the plaintiffs’ attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the date of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York), and in case of failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Joseph Risi, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Queens County, entered Dec. 4, 2018 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Queens County Clerk’s Office. THE OBJECT OF THE ACTION is to foreclose a tax lien and to recover the amount of the tax lien and all of the interest, penalties, additions and expenses thereon to premises known as Block 12342 Lot 135. Plaintiffs designate Queens County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject property. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the tax lien holder who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the tax lien holder will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (TAX LIEN HOLDER) AND FILING THE ANSWER THE COURT. Dated: April 9, 2018,LEVY & LEVY, Attorneys for Plaintiffs, 12 Tulip Drive, Great Neck, NY 11021, (516) 487-6655, BY: JOSHUA LEVY, ESQ., File No. 901271 #96161.

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USTA gets award nod OPINION for BJK Tennis Center Mayor must stop delaying the naming of new judges Contest winners will be announced in April The home of the US Open has been nominated in the Urban Land Institute New York’s Fourth Annual Excellence in Development Awards.

The United States Tennis Association’s Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is in the Excellence in Civic Development category, which has only one other nominee: the World Trade Center Cortlandt Street subway station in Manhattan.

Twenty finalists were selected for all of the categories out of almost 50 entries.

The winners will be announced on April 4 at the Awards for Excellence Gala at 583 Park Ave. in Manhattan.

“Our 2019 finalists represent projects that are transfor ming New York in incredible ways and were designed to ensure positive impacts that will be felt for generations to come,” ULI NY Chairman Steven Kohn said in a prepared statement.

The institute’s website where the nominations are listed cites the USTA’s implementation of its transformative “Vision Plan” for the campus in Flushing Mead-

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by Rory I. Lancman On Jan. 1, 2019, in an instant, 11 Civil profound impact on Court judicial seats became vacant. How- people’s lives.

Sadly, this is not ever, these vacancies were not a surprise — they have been pending for months, as the first time the has the mayor’s responsibility for appoint- mayor has delayed ing judges to fill these empty seats. While appointing interim Civil Court judges are elected to serve on Civil Court judges. the bench, should a vacancy arise, state law In 2017, he waited gives the mayor the responsibility of until the end of May appointing interim judges to serve one- to fill eight interim Civil Court judgeships, nearly five months year terms.

There was plenty of time for the admin- after the seats were vacated. It was not istration to identify and vet qualified judg- until after I convened a City Council heares to ensure all the vacancies were filled by ing to examine the judicial appointment the start of the new year. Inexplicably, process that the mayor finally acted.

Last year, the mayor filled nine of 12 Mayor de Blasio has only filled two of the vacancies, leaving nine open judgeships interim Civil Court vacancies by early Febwhere possible replacements have not yet ruary, an improvement from the previous year, but still weeks late. been identified or vetted by the City Bar. In 2019, it is deja The mayor’s failvu all over again, u re to promptly w it h t he m ayor address these judicial acancies leave cases behind on making his vacancies will exacerappointments bate the speedy trial unresolved and people interim to the bench. crisis in New York We cannot accept City courts. Interim stuck on Rikers Island. the mayor’s unhurried Civil Court judges are pace for appointing almost always appointed to Criminal Court, where they interim Civil Court judges as the new norhear cases and help reduce the tremendous mal. It is not acceptable for him to leave these crucial positions open for weeks and backlog that currently exists.

Our justice system cannot function months on end, without a proactive push to without judges. Court delays and backlogs get this done. It is not enough for him to are materially affected by a lack of judges. talk about reforming our justice system It is a serious problem to have a substantial when his own inactivity is undermining its number of vacancies when interim appoin- effectiveness.

I will continue to hold the mayor and his tees could be moving cases through the system and getting people out of Rikers administration accountable for these delays and I won’t stop until every judge we are faster. Instead cases are sitting dormant.

Q As New York’s Chief Judge Janet DiFio- entitled to is sitting on the bench.

Rory I. Lancman is New York City re wrote last month to the mayor, “If the vacancies are not filled on time, court- Councilman for the 24th District, in cenrooms throughout the city will be closed tral and northern Queens, Chairman of the and litigants’ cases will not be heard.” This Committee on the Justice System and a is bureaucratic inefficiency at its worst, candidate for Queens District Attorney.

Louis Armstrong Stadium at the Billie Jean FILE PHOTO King National Tennis Center. ows Corona Park, a nine-year project.

According to ULI NY, the USTA is 85 percent done with the plan.

“The centerpiece of the master plan is the construction of two new stadiums — Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand Stadium — and the installation of a retractable roof over Arthur Ashe StadiQ um,” the institute’s website says.

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The chairman of the City Council’s Environmental Protection Committee has announced a hearing on the arc flash at a Con Edison substation in Astoria on Dec. 27 that caused some service disruptions and lit up the sky over much of the city.

Councilman Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria), in a statement, said the hearing is set for 10 a.m. Feb. 11. Con Edison personnel have been requested to appear.

LaGuardia Airport, Rikers Island and some hospitals were briefly required to switch to backup power systems, and the No. 7 train experienced a service disrup-

tion. One Con Ed worker suffered eye irritation from the flash.

“The people of western Queens, and our entire city, deserve to know what exactly caused this startling phenomenon,” Constantinides said. “Thankfully no one was seriously injured — this time.”

The state Public Service Commission is investigating the cause. Constantinides said the incident should expedite replacement of the equipment with green generating technology, though Con Ed said the incident Q involved distribution equipment.

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The New York Jets are in the midst of their search for their next head coach with the biggest name on the docket being former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy, who was interviewed at the team’s Florham Park, New Jersey headquarters this past Saturday.

His coaching resume is stellar as it includes nine playoff appearances and one Super Bowl.

Until he had a falling out with quarterback Aaron Rodgers this year, which cost him his job, McCarthy was thought of as a QB guru as he was a mentor to both Brett Favre and Rodgers. Considering that the Jets have a very talented young signal caller in Sam Darnold it would seem as if McCarthy would be the ideal hire.

The Jets interviewed ex-Miami Dolphins head coach Adam Gase the day before McCarthy. Gase got the ax from the Dolphins the day after the 2018 regular season ended. Feuding with owner Stephen Ross played a major role in his firing.

The 40-year-old Gase may not be as accomplished as McCarthy, who is fifteen years his senior, but he merits consideration. He knows offense having been the Detroit Lions QB coach and getting the most out of a slew of mediocre Miami quarterbacks with the best being Ryan Tannehill. The educated guess is that he would have a lot of success with Darnold.

Another advantage that would come with the hiring of Gase is that he already has an intimate knowledge of the AFC East, since he was the Dolphins’ head coach for the last three years.

During that time Miami won five of the six games they played against the Jets and it could be argued Gang Green had better players.

Not only was Gase a better head coach than his Jets counterpart, Todd Bowles, he was also better with the press as he showed grace and wit at his press conferences, which was the polar opposite of the tight-lipped Bowles.

Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen has done a good job providing bench depth by signing veterans Rajai Davis and Gregor Blanco. They are a vast upgrade over such scrubs as Kevin Kaczmarski and Matt den Dekker, who spent time at Citi Field during parts of last summer and were pretty much automatic outs.

A deal with the Milwaukee Brewers for centerfielder Keon Broxton, who is known for his defensive prowess, means that Austin Jackson, who did a fine job filling in for a slew of injured outfielders, will almost certainly not return.

Van Wagenen still needs a quality starting outfielder. He should consider free agent Adam Jones, who had a fine career with the Baltimore Orioles. Jones is great with media and is a clubQ house leader.

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LIBERTY BELL

CAR CARE

American Owned and Operated

We’re Your Official

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Station

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89

95

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$

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FREE $

29

95

Regular

$

49

Any Delco Battery

Includes: Valvoline Oil Filter with up to 5 Quarts Premium Bottled Shell Oil

95

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To All Seniors + members

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$

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2295

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