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Katz to immigrants: ‘We have your back’ BP promises safety for all; touts boro’s growth in media roundtable

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ith 49 percent of her constituents having been born outside the United States, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz had an important message to the immigrants of the World’s Borough.

“We have your back,” Katz said Tuesday during a media roundtable.

As part of her promise, Katz revealed during the roundtable — held ahead of her State of the Borough address on Friday at York College — that she and U.S. Rep Gregory Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau) have been working to bring U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services back to the borough after a twoyear absence.

Katz and Meeks hope to place it in the Joseph P. Addabbo Federal Building in Jamaica, which has many empty spaces.

“We’re working with them to try to make that imminent,” Katz said. “They’re looking for tenants, we’re looking for immigration services here ... it’s a very good match.”

The borough president said those discussions have been ongoing and were proposed long before President Trump — who has promised swift actions on immigration and some immigration services — was elected.

“It wasn’t a political thing,” Katz said.

“I’m excited we’re just talking about it and

Ahead of her State of the Borough address on Friday, Borough President Melinda Katz spoke to reporters during a roundtable discussion. She highlighted the growth Queens has had since she PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY took office three years ago. we have a location for it.”

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services used to have a Queens field office in Long Island City, but moved to Manhattan in 2015.

Now, borough families need to either travel there or Holtsville, LI, for services.

“My office has helped thousands of con-

stituents with their immigration matters,” Meeks said in a statement issued by Katz’s office hours after the roundtable. “Yet, never before have my constituents shown as much concern about their immigration status due to the incoming administration.

Hearing their well-founded concerns, Bor-

ough President Katz and I are pressing USCIS to reopen its field office to fulfill this clear need. We believe that families should be well-informed and they deserve comprehensive assistance so they have the best opportunity to keep their families together and whole.”

Katz also touted her relationship with different ethnic communities and Queens District Attorney Richard Brown’s prosecution of crimes against immigrants.

She also said her off ice “can be a resource” for immigrants in need.

Answering questions from international media reporters, Katz said there’s a lot in the air right now.

“I think the problem is right now people are fear f ul, r ightf ully so, about the unknown,” she said.

As the borough president looked toward Friday, she said the message of her address will be “Queens: The Borough of Growth, The Borough for Families.”

“It’s about where we are and where we expect to go,” she said.

One of the highlights was that in 2015, Queens brought in $8.3 billion in tourism dollars, the second-highest in the city.

That’s important not only for the borough’s status, but when it comes to calling on continued on page 22

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Welcoming a Pheffer back into politics Dozens look on as Stacey Pheffer Amato is sworn in by her mother

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

It’s been a little more than five years since a Pheffer represented the 23rd Assembly District.

“It just doesn’t feel right without a Pheffer in the office,” said state Sen. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park), later joking, “Phil [Goldfeder] was a great stand-in.”

On Sunday, more than 100 residents and elected officials celebrated the return of the family name to the seat as Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park) was sworn in to her seat by her mother, Queens County Clerk and former assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer.

“People say to me all the time, ‘You must be so proud of your daughter,’” said Pheffer.

“I am extremely proud of this young lady who is going to be, I know, a wonderful, wonderful assemblywoman.”

T he elect ion of Phef fer A mato i n November made state history as it was the first time a woman took the same Assembly seat her mother previously held.

Pheffer was in the Assembly from 1987 until she resigned to become clerk in 2011.

“I am extremely humbled and honored to be your assemblywoman,” Pheffer Amato said. “It is going to be the greatest honor of my life.”

The new assemblywoman took her oath of office at PS 232 in Lindenwood, where her civic activism started as president of the parent-teacher association there.

Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato chats with U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer at her official PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY swearing-in ceremony at PS 232 in Lindenwood.

She’s also served as president of the Scholars’ Academy PTA, a Democratic district leader and a paraprofessional at Waterside Children’s Studio.

Throughout the ceremony, politicians at all levels of government spoke to her passion and dedication.

“The same kind of leadership and dedication that Phil showed and that Audrey showed, Stacey will show,” said U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who previously represented much of the district as its congressman.

Goldfeder, who won the seat in 2011 and

resigned last year so he can spend more time with his family, said “There is no person I could be prouder to be handing the torch to.

“There is no person I’m more confident in the ability to get the job done and continue to fill the heels that I filled, to continue to fill the shoes I had and continue to make sure that every family in this district is repr e s e nt e d a nd r e p r e s e nt e d wel l ,” he continued.

Several other speakers lauded Pheffer Amato and offered words of encouragement — while poking fun at Goldfeder and other dignitaries — including Public Advocate Letitia James, U.S. Rep. and Queens Democ r at ic Pa r t y Ch ai r m a n Joe Crowley (D-Queens, Bronx), city Comptroller Scott Stringer, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx), state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, Sanders and U.S. Rep. Gregor y Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau). Katz, Crowley, DiNapoli and Stringer all previously served with Pheffer in the Assembly and recalled their experiences with her, saying she was a great help to her colleagues.

“Audrey has always put others above herself in her private life, as well as in her public life,” Crowley said. “I have always h a d t he ut most res p e ct for Aud rey Pheffer.”

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Bumpy Woodhaven road to be paved 91st Avenue work slated for spring

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The roller coaster effect motorists experience on 91st Avenue in Woodhaven will soon be a thing of the past.

A Department of Transportation spokeswoman told the Queens Chronicle in a Tuesday email that work on the corridor is scheduled for this spring.

No specific time frame was provided.

Residents have been complaining about the condition of the avenue for months now.

“I know it’s bad. I just drove on it,” said Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) during last Saturday’s meeting of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association. “It’s terrible.”

The meeting was held just off 91st Avenue at American Legion Post 118.

Residents living near 91st Avenue said their streets are also in need of repairs, which may also be completed around the same time, according to Ulrich.

Although there were several complaints about the roads at the WRBA meeting, the

community has some of the best streets in the borough.

The city’s Independent Budget Office ranked Woodhaven’s roads the 10th best in Queens — out of 56 — and 36th out of 188 communities in New York City.

In the neighborhood, 78.15 percent of streets were rated “good” while 21.69 percent were “fair” and only .17 percent were rated as “poor.”

Nearby Kew Gardens was rated as the Queens neighborhood with the worst roads, with 28.21 percent rated good, 66.43 fair and 5.37 percent poor.

Ulrich noted work on roads sometimes takes longer than desired because the DOT has one crew for milling and paving for the entire borough.

“They come one week and do the milling and come back the next week and get the paving done,” the councilman said.

Ulrich, along with Community Board 9, will soon be providing the DOT with a list of Q streets in need of maintenance.

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Wanted: Lindenwood Breaking Ground will smash-and-grab thief phase homeless in Second such incident in a month Police are on the hunt for a man who they say drove his van into a Lindenwood stationery store and stole money and cigarettes once inside.

According to cops, the man drove his white van into the front gate of Village Card and Gift, located in the Lindenwood shopping center at 82-31 153 Ave., and drove away. He then returned on foot and took $750 in cash and an unspecified amount of cigarettes.

He’s described as a 25-year-old Hispanic man, approximately 190 pounds with black hair in cornrows.

It’s the second such incident in the 106th Precinct in a month.

On Dec. 26, a man drove his car into the Marshalls in Ozone Park and stole more than $4,000 in clothing once inside.

He’s described as a white or Hispanic man, weighing between 160 to 180 pounds.

His car does not match the description of the one involved in Monday’s incident.

Anyone with information on either crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477), or, for Spanish, 1

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After looking at alternative sites, Breaking Ground and the Department of Social Services, which oversees the Department of Homeless Services, have decided to slowly phase homeless people into a dropin, transitional shelter on Atlantic Avenue, leaders for both groups told Community Board 9’s executive committee members Tuesday.

“This process has been one that’s like a slow-moving train,” said Matt Borden of the DSS. “We are going forward with this location.”

The location in question is 100-32 Atlantic Ave., the former site of Dallis Bros. Coffee Inc. Breaking Ground, the nonprofit that will operate the Ozone Park site, is in the process of finalizing its lease.

Claire Sheedy, vice president of Breaking Ground’s housing operations, said the group looked at one promising alternative site — and several less promising ones — but the owner of it was not interested in leasing it for the use of providing services

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sked last Friday why she was headed down to the Women’s March on Washington, one Central Queens resident cited a handful of reasons, among them a concern that the presidency of Donald Trump could further a movement against the truth already underway.

She was immediately proven correct as the president and his aides insisted the crowd at his inauguration were bigger than those at President Obama’s in 2009, despite photos and Washington Metro ridership stats showing otherwise. The administration line was later modified to say it referred not only to people at the event but also TV and online audiences worldwide, something that cannot be definitively known.

But it was too late: Thanks to White House counselor KellyAnne Conway, the phrase “alternative facts” already had entered the lexicon as a synonym for lies or disinformation. Conway and White House spokesman Sean Spicer have taken a well-deserved beating from the press ever since.

Trump quickly moved on to claim that so many people voted illegally in the election that he actually won the popular vote, and not just the electoral, when he actually lost the former by about three million ballots.

George Orwell warned in “1984” that “if all others

accepted the lie which the Party imposed — if all records told the same tale — then the lie passed into history and became truth.”

Hitler wrote in “Mein Kampf” that the Big Lie, or “colossal untruth” as he called it, could be effective because the public “would not believe that others could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously.”

The Soviet Union called it dezinformatsiya, disinformation, and used it as a weapon against all enemies.

None of that is to say that Trump and his nascent administration are Big Brother, the Nazi Party or the Soviet Communist Party. For one thing, it could well be that Trump actually believes he drew the biggest crowd and won the most votes — no one can really get inside his head, but to the degree we can, it seems quite possible that his massive ego simply cannot accept otherwise.

Nor is it new for an administration, or the president himself, to mislead the public: think of our great progress in Vietnam, the active weapons of mass destruction programs in Iraq or the guarantee that if you like your health plan and doctor, you can keep them.

Still, neither Trump’s mindset nor his predecessors’ mis-

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Dear Editor: I don’t see that the plastic bag fee will help the environment out that much (“State Senate vote imperils bag fees” and “Bag fee showdown,” Editorial, Jan. 19).

It seems that the stores will benefit the most with the added profits and most people will just pay the extra fee for the convenience.

We can all agree that plastic bags are a big problem for the environment; they can be found from the tops of trees to our waterways, and they last forever and, as such, are a dangerous hazard to nature. Why don’t stores use biodegradable bags? Many people use them for organic kitchen waste to keep their kitchen waste canisters clean, and they are made from natural materials.

Stores should give those shoppers who bring their own bags a discount, which would encourage others to do it. After all, if we bring our own bags or not we are all paying for those plastic bags at the counter and in our taxes as they damage our environment.

There are also cities that are banning plastic garbage bags because of the problem of disposing of the plastic and also the problem of animals, rodents and people who rip open the bags creating unsanitary conditions and encouraging more rats to breed.

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statements are any comfort to the American people or the rest of the world, both of whom put great weight in whatever the U.S. president says. And he is unique in the nonstop onslaught of baseless claims and the rapid-fire nature of his favorite medium, Twitter, in which to deliver them.

Those are the main reasons you now see something you rarely if ever saw before: mainstream, serious news outlets such as The New York Times using the word “lie” to describe politicians’ claims that they used to label as misstatements or something else less blunt. It’s one more way in which Trump’s campaign, and now his presidency, has contributed to a decline in civility and decorum — not that society hasn’t been headed that way for a while.

But the national media appear to be reinvigorating their dedication to the truth in the face of Trump, which is vital given their role. We’ve done the same here when confronting clear mistruths from the city government about, for example, the siting of homeless shelters and the placement of convicted sex offenders within them. It’s all we can do, along with saying, Mr. President, with all due respect, give it to us straight. And accept those things the rest of us already know.

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Boycott was deserved Dear Editor: I strongly disagree with your remarks on Jan. 19 (“The inauguration controversy, Editorial).

The man who was to take office as president the next day demeaned Congressman John Lewis as all talk and no action. I doubt whether Donald Trump ever went to the Pettus Bridge in Alabama as we did and saw the graphic displays there or visited Birmingham where four little girls were murdered by racists. Our American citizens were so badly

treated by white supremacists in government, the police forces and by the majority of Southerners — and many Northerners, too — as if they were less than human. Poor housing, menial work and below poverty-line pay were common ills. The peaceful march in Selma ended in brutal beatings, in which young Lewis was a first victim.

Many years ago, I read his book “Walking with the Wind” and had the pleasure of meeting him in a small Connecticut town a few years ago and buying this book, which he signed.

I happen to agree with him that this is not a legitimate president. His constant lies and denigrations as a candidate appealed to the raw emotions of those left out of a booming economy. How disappointed they will be as all those jobs promised turn out to be just as false as so many other of his mouthings to get free publicity in the media. The changes

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Dear Editor: A thick fog of confusion is rolling over the Trump House. Here are a few reasons why: 1) His family trust may not jive with the U.S. Constitution.

2) Why are his tax returns still a mystery?

3) Will Trump ever evict the press corps from his house?

4) He claims NATO is obsolete — why?

5) He considers Putin and Merkel as equal leaders — really?

6) The “One China” policy has to go — why?

7) We will stop China’s man-made island — how?

8) We will move our embassy from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem — why?

9) Will Trump eliminate debt or add to it?

10) Will his twitter replace press releases?

11) The CIA is acting like Nazi Germany.

12) Who will pay for the Trump wall?

13) Is a “border tax” against Canada and Germany on the horizon?

Let’s see if the first 100 days will lift the fog on these and many other issues.

P.S.: I give Barbara Rizzo an A+ for her Jan. 12 letter, “Deny Trump’s schools pick.”

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Dear Editor: Early signs are that President Trump intends to intimidate or disparage established news outlets as being dishonest or agents of “fake news,” and to denigrate our national intelligence community with his “weapons of mass destruction” excuse.

Americans should reject his prejudicial positions. Otherwise, vital components that preserve and protect our democracy could be threatened: (1) the might of a free press and (2) the critical insight of our intelligence community.

His tactic is very simplistic. He targets his baleful repugnance then waits for those targeted to modify their actions to gain his approval.

This tactic might have worked in raising his children, but those agents representing cornerstones of our democracy should understand that their crucial role is to serve this nation, not to please one person.

Glenn Hayes Kew Gardens

Redo Obamacare together Dear Editor: The Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) has been a disaster. When insurance companies are not leaving the exchanges, they have increased premiums by an average of 22 percent nationwide (not so affordable!). The ACA has to be repealed in its entirety and replaced by something better.

I would also like to review what I wrote in the Sept. 24, 2009 issue about the then-pending ACA (“Public health costs,” Letters).

First, I wrote that it would affect employment as companies hire more part-time and temporary workers to avoid the requirement of providing expensive healthcare. The Congressional Budget Office and the Federal Reserve have since done studies backing me up. That is why, despite the fact that millions of jobs were created during the last eight years, median income growth was nonexistent until 2015.

You can’t blame the Republicans for that.

My second point was that people would lose their health insurance when their plans did not meet the ACA mandates. Current estimates are that five to six million people have lost their coverage. The CBO estimates that if the ACA we r e k e p t i n ONLINE place the number would grow Miss an editorial or a to 10 million by letter cited by a writer?

2 0 21. S i n c e Want breaking news many people from all over Queens? knew what Find the latest news, would happen, I past reports from all ask if President over the borough and Obama was more at qchron.com. lying or ignorant of his own plan when he stated that if you like your plan you could keep it. It is one of the two.

Finally, I predicted the plan would not pay for itself. Many of the taxes to pay for the plan were pushed into the future and I knew that politicians being who they are would react in time. In December 2015 as part of a budget deal happily signed by Obama the Medical Device Tax and the tax on “Cadillac” plans that the unions pushed their Democratic allies to kill were pushed back by two years.

People who think the ACA should remain with a few minor changes are as clueless as Nancy Pelosi was when she said the law should be passed so we could find out what is in it.

I followed up my original letter on Oct. 8, 2009 when I offered alternatives because it is not right to criticize without a proposal (“My healthcare plan,” Letters). The Republicans now have an obligation to step up and offer a replacement. I wrote in my second letter that bills this important should be done on a bipartisan basis. That still holds. Republicans should bring Democrats into the decisionmaking process and Democrats should avoid not wanting to get involved in order to let the Republicans sink or swim with their bill.

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he may decree will hurt those most who believed him.

I was also glad to see 60 other members of the House stay away from last Friday’s event.

They were not forced to attend. Nor were those of us, as displeased, forced to watch the hours of coverage on TV that day. We were not inaugurating an emperor or king. The absentees on Jan. 20 were not catcalling a new president, yelling “liar” or “sexist pig.” I think their action had merit.

It will be up to this new Boss to listen to his opposition and not tweet nastiness about them.

He can fire his cabinet appointees, but not the rest of us.

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Racing officials lament VLT deal Money from Resorts machines go to Nassau OTB, not horse organizations

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

A deal to bring 1,000 additional video lottery terminals planned for Nassau County to Resorts World Casino seemed like a win-win for all parties when it was finalized as part of last year’s state budget.

Those in the horse breeding and racing industry, however, say they and betters may take a big hit because it diverts winnings from subsidizing the multibillion dollar business to Nassau County Off Track Betting.

“It sets a bad precedent by the state that a deal can be made that hurts an entire industry,” said Jeffrey Cannizzo, executive director of New York Thoroughbred Breeders Inc. “It’s essentially going to halt the breeding industry.”

In the deal that allocated the 1,000 machines from Nassau County OTB — which had trouble finding a location to put them that wasn’t objected to by residents — to Resorts World, the latter designated 460 of the machines as belonging to the former. That means winnings from those machines will go to Nassau County OTB, instead of providing funding to breeding funds, gaming operators and purses at racetracks.

“There is nothing equitable, there is nothing fair about this whole setup,” Richard Violette, president of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, said during a hearing

Some of the money from video lottery terminals at Resorts World Casino are going to Nassau County Off Track Betting, instead of the state racing industry, a move leaders say is harmful to FILE PHOTO the multibillion dollar business. in front of the Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee last Tuesday. “This has to have serious review.”

How much money the industry will lose is up in the air and numbers have been disputed.

Cannizzo estimates the damage to the industry could be $20 million and Violette says purses could dip $12 million.

That happened because the 460 VLTs desig-

nated by Genting, which operates Resorts World, are among the highest-winning at the South Ozone Park racino, next door to Aqueduct Race Track.

In November, the average win per machine on those VLTs was $861, compared to the others at $358.

Critics of the plan say the racing industry is helping to bail out the cash-strapped Nassau

OTB while lining the pockets of Genting — which gets to keep 30 percent of the revenue from the higher-winning machines, compared to 22 percent of the lower-winning ones.

“We’ve rewarded failed behavior after failed behavior and racing is going to support this,” Violette said.

Michael Levoff, a spokesman for Genting, said it’s doing everything in its power to increase profits so that all involved parties can benefit.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), ranking member of the racing committee, said he wants to make sure “there is a winwin for the racinos and the racetrack.”

“Let’s look at that percentage rate,” he said.

While Addabbo did not criticize the deal as heavily as the industry leaders did, the senator said their complaints indicate a desire to be represented in discussions such as the ones regarding the VLTs. “Let’s make sure that those that have an interest in the industry actually have a voice,” he said.

There is an opportunity to do that as Gov. Cuomo last Tuesday proposed reprivatizing the New York Racing Association, allowing the body to pick a majority of its board members as opposed to the state doing so, as has been the case since it took over the once-financially continued on page 19

WRBA prez to meet with 102nd officers Sides to discuss area’s parking issues

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NYRA gives big to B&G Club The New York Racing Association is putting its bet on the future of children.

The association last Friday announced it donated the proceeds of its annual “Holiday Stocking Stuffer” fundraiser to the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Queens, providing $8,271 to the Richmond Hill-based group that provides afterschool activities for more than 200 children.

“We are so appreciative of this grant from the New York Racing Association to help support the club’s afterschool programs,” said Jon

DeCristoforo, the club’s executive director, in a statement. “We look forward to partnering with them on future opportunities to help support the children of our community.”

DeCristoforo, third from right, is seen here accepting a ceremonial check at Aqueduct Race Track from Vanessa Rodriguez, left, and Naaja Thompson of NYRA, along with state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr., George Russo, a club board member, and Pat McKenna, director of communications for NYRA.

Martin Colberg, president of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association, will be meeting with officers at the 102nd Precinct to discuss the community’s ongoing issue with commercial vehicles parking on residential streets.

“We don’t mind you doing business here, but you got to respect the area,” Colberg said at the civic’s meeting last Saturday.

Colberg, and others, said there are several dealerships in Woodhaven that park cars for days at a time in front of people’s properties, forcing homeowners to put their vehicles blocks away from where they live.

Trucks have also been spotted on residential streets in the past several months, with the precinct holding towing operations to get them out of there.

He will also be addressing issues of motorists blocking driveways in the neighborhood, something several people at last week’s meeting have dealt with — one resident said she was falsely told by a police

Trucks have been towed in Woodhaven in FILE PHOTO previous months. officer that it’s legal for someone to park in another’s driveway.

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City, Trump in budget, immigration showdown Executive order threatens NYPD funds day after 2017-18 financial proposal

by Michael Gannon Editor

W hen Mayor de Blasio on Tuesday introduced his preliminary budget for fiscal year 2018, the praise and criticism came largely from predictable corners.

But the biggest threat to the $84.67 billion proposal, with its 3.1 percent increase over the current year could come not from Gov. Cuomo, Wall Street or the three Republicans in the City Council, but f rom P r e sid e nt Tr u mp.

On Wednesday, the president, as promised in his campaign, initiated orders targeting federal funding for so-called “sanctuary cities” that officially refuse to cooperate with federal authorities in their efforts to deport illegal immigrants [see separate story].

The nine-page executive order, available on whitehouse.gov, directs “that jurisdictions that fail to comply with applicable federal law do not receive federal funds, accept as mandated by law.”

New York City, which Mayor de Blasio proudly calls a sanctuary city, could have more than $160 million in funding for the NYPD operations involving intelligence, counterterrorism, diplomatic and consular security and urban programs at stake.

De Blasio, f lanked by NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill, U. S. Re p. Jo e Cr owley (D-Queens, Bronx), City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito (D-Manhattan, Bronx), city Corporation Counsel Zachary Carter and others said any effort by Trump, or the U.S. Departments of Justice or Homeland Security would be unwise and immoral.

“This executive order purports to be in the name of public safety,” de Blasio said in a press conference that was live-streamed.

“But here in New York City and other places it could in fact undermine safety and make our neighborhoods less safe.”

De Blasio and O’Neill said attempts to force NYPD officers to become de facto immigration enforcement agents would undermine trust between police and the community, making it harder to deal with otherwise law-abiding undocumented immigrants who have witnessed or been victims of a crime.

“This executive order on its face contradicts its stated purpose,” the mayor said. “Its spirit runs contrary to the values of our city, and, I submit, contrary to the values of the United States.

Mayor de Blasio expected a budget battle with the City Council. But he now is in a staring contest with President Trump over millions of dollars and immigration policy following Wednesday’s executive order from the White House PHOTO COURTESY NYC MAYOR on defunding sanctuary cities.

De Blasio and O’Neill discussed a list of 170 criminal offenses, including violent crimes where, they said, the NYPD works every day with federal law enforcement and immigration officials.

De Blasio and Carter also said the order’s wording is very vague and ripe for legal challenges if the administration seeks to enforce it.

“There’s less here than meets the eye,” the mayor said. And should it come to that?

“That’s when Zack Carter is in court within an hour,” de Blasio said.

The mayor said aside from their belief they and other municipalities are on solid legal ground, Trump should be concerned with losing in the court of public opinion.

He and Carter said first that Supreme Court precedent would not allow Washington to cut off funds for transportation, education, healthcare and other areas — only those funds related to immig rat ion en forcement, wh ich, O’Neill said, means the NYPD and, to a lesser deg ree, the Department of Correction.

Crowley said he was sad but proud to be at City Hall.

“We have seen remarkable changes in just five days that have turned around the focus of the last 75 years of our history,” said the congressman, the son and grandson of immigrants. He also said much of the NYPD money at stake is threat-assessment based.

“This a cheap publicity stunt

that makes us more vulnerable,” he said. “That is immoral and it has to be called out for what it is.”

Following up on a question to O’Neill about federal money being used to protect Tr ump Tower, Crowley said the Manhattan skyscraper is in fact “a threat assessment that didn’t exist three or four months ago.”

On less incendiary fiscal matters, the mayor will introduce his formal executive budget request in April. Negotiations, possibly already underway with leaders of the City Council, will continue through spring. A new budget must be in place by July 1, the start of the 2018 fiscal year.

De Blasio acknowledged Tuesday that there is “deep uncertainty” at the federal level — the city could receive up to $23 billion in varied assistance — and has said from the start of his term that his budget requests will ref lect his administration’s priorities.

The mayor is projecting $5 billion in various reserve accounts and said he will seek an additional $500 million in department cuts before a new budget is adopted.

The administration for the moment is forecasting out-year deficits of $3.3 billion, $2.5 billion and $1.7 billion to be closed in fiscal years 2019, 2020 and 2021, respectively.

Some of de Blasio’s priorities that would impact Queens directly or in part include:

• $11.7 million over the next two years to fully staff all school crossing guard posts in the city; • $10.4 million over the next two years to outfit police cars with bullet-resistant windows; • $1 billion over the next 10 years to repair or replace roofs at NYCHA housing projects over the next 10 years; • $162 million to address flooding in Southeast Queens between 2019; •$317 million over five years for Vision Zero traffic upgrades; • $495 million addition to a $4.6 billion capital fund aimed at adding more than 38,000 K-12 school seats by 2014; • $1.5 billion for the Department of Homeless Services; and • 5,000 new slots in the Summer Youth Employment Program, bringing the citywide total to 65,000.

The Citizens Budget Commission gave t he m ayor m i xed reviews, pointing out first that his proposal represents a 17 percent i ncrease over for mer Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s last budget.

“A significant portion of this growth is consistent with the implementation of the administrat ion’s policy agend a , wh ich includes proposals for expansion of pre-kindergarten programs, affordable housing initiatives, and improved mental health services,” the CBC said in a press release.

“But a substantial portion of the expenditure growth derives

from challenges managing serious problems, notably an inability to stem the growth in homelessness and in the reliance on overtime among city agencies.”

Comptroller Scott Stringer, a Democrat known to have an interest in de Blasio’s job, said the city must proceed with caution.

“The uncertainty surrounding future policy decisions by the Trump administration and the Republican Congress presents real risks to our City budget,” Stringer said. “My office conducted an analysis outlining potential Federal cuts — and I’m concerned many critical areas could be affected. From affordable housing to programs that suppor t at-r isk child ren, ou r social safety net could be fundamentally changed by backwards policies from Washington.”

He said the city must enact a budget that is smart about spending in good times to guard against economic turndowns.

City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), who also is weighing a run for mayor this year, was far less diplomatic.

“Mayor de Blasio’s budget uses smoke and mirrors to mask the real problems facing our city,” Ulrich said in a statement issued by his office Tuesday afternoon.

“The Mayor is obviously more concerned with his re-election and raising his own political profile than addressing the homeless epidemic, tackling the affordable housing crisis, and improving the quality of life in every borough.

“The Mayor’s budget is indeed a ref lection of his values,” he added. “It rewards the special interests at the expense of the taxpayers.”

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), also a frequent and vocal critic of the mayor, said in a statement from his office that the spending proposal “must be examined closely to ensure it’s not a continuation of the wasteful spending we have seen in the past under his administration, such as when dealing with the rising homeless crisis and DHS,” Addabbo said.

Addabbo also seized on de Blasio’s uneasy relationship with the Legislat u re and the mayor’s expressed “uncertainties” in the state budget that could affect the city. “[Yet he] shows no initiative to improve those relations,” Addabbo said, calling on City Hall and Q Albany to work together.

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“We are going to restore the rule of law in the United States,” the president said in front of Department of Homeland Security employees before signing the orders, according to the Washington Post. “Beginning today the United States gets control of its borders.”

“In Queens, we welcome immigrants, documented and undocumented, of all backgrounds and religions,” Majority Leader

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Central Queens scores poorest in road report Independent Budget Office says Laurelton’s streets are the best

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Kew Gardens Civic Association Executive Chairman Murray Berger feels his neighborhood has been getting a bad rap over the last few days.

In a report released last Tuesday, the city’s Independent Budget Office found that the streets in the idyllic central Queens neighborhood were the worst in the five boroughs, with just 28.2 percent of its roadways being rated as in good condition and 5.3 percent being labeled as poor.

According to IBO spokesman Doug Turetsky, the Department of Transportation statistics used to rate the condition of city roadways were compiled in 2014 and 2015.

But over the last calendar year, the DOT has repaved more than 40 miles of lanes in Community Board 9, which includes Kew Gardens.

Many streets in the neighborhood, including busy roadways such as Lefferts Boulevard, now feature new coats of asphalt. And that’s why Berger feels Kew Gardens would be nowhere near the bottom of list if the study were conducted again tomorrow.

“The dated IBO report should not have been released A Mercedes approaches two small but deep potholes on Kew Gardens Road in Kew Gardens last Friday morning. The central without being updated,” Berger said in a Monday email, Queens neighborhood’s roads have been rated the worst in the city by the Independent Budget Office.

PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA “and the press and other media were reckless and much too Three neighborhoods in the Bronx and one in Manhattan neighborhood didn’t top the list. hasty in publishing it without checking.”

“Jesus, I’m shocked we’re not higher,” Rocco said. “We separated Kew Gardens from Edgemere on the city list, with Berger added that other Kew Gardens streets, such as Briarwood placing eighth.

84th Avenue, while troublesome, are due to be repaved have horrible, horrible, horrible roads.”

In a Tuesday email, a DOT spokesperson told the ChroniThe civic leader said he’s been in need of a new car for a soon, pending the completion of underground utility work.

Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz’s (D-Forest Hills) also while, but he refuses to buy one because “it would be cle that repaving has been occurring across the city at a noted in a Tuesday statement that the report is outdated. wrecked in two weeks,” adding the rims on his car are con- breakneck pace and Queens residents should expect it to stantly bent f rom d r iving across continue through end of the fiscal year on June 30.

However, she acknowledged that many “The de Blasio Administration’s historic investments in potholes. roads in her district still need patching He specifically compared roadways road resurfacing and repaving are resulting in increases in up. he dated IBO report like College Point Boulevard near the DOT’s output,” the spokesperson said. “That includes 1,325 “The recent Independent Budget Office report ... confirmed what I should not have been NYPD Academy, 14th Avenue and lane citywide miles in calendar year 2016 and 838.32 lane 127th Street between 14th and 20th miles citywide in the current fiscal year. In Queens, we already knew, that the surface condireleased without paved approximately 391 lane miles in calendar year 2016 avenues to obstacle courses. tions on many of the thoroughfares in “With the police academy coming and 243 lane miles in the current fiscal year.” my district are in poor condition,” being updated.”

When it comes to the best streets in the borough, many of in, we thought our neighborhood would Koslowitz said. “I have numerous get some justice,” he said. “We’re those were found in eastern Queens neighborhoods. requests into DOT for surface repair — Murray Berger, Kew Gardens Laurelton topped the list, with 84.8 percents of its roads pumping millions of property tax dolwork in Kew Gardens, which are still Civic Association Executive Chairman lars into the city and we can’t even get being rated as in good condition. That mark was good for pending.” seventh in the city behind four Brooklyn and two Manhatbasic services.

The second-worst streets in Queens, “I have family and friends who visit and the first thing tan neighborhoods. according to the IBO, are found in Edgemere in the RockaBay Terrace slotted in behind Laurelton on the Queens ways, where only 44.8 percent of the roadways are in good they say is, ‘Wow, that’s what your street looks like?’” he added. “I should be able to buy a new car and feel confident and city lists, as 84.6 percent of its streets are in good shape. condition.

Completing the top 10 were Glendale (82.2 percent), Rounding out the top five are Briarwood (49.5 percent), to drive around the neighborhood without wrecking it.”

Rounding out the top 10 for worst streets in Queens was Middle Village (80.7 percent), East Elmhurst (80.5 percent), Rego Park (58.8 percent) —also in Koslowitz’ district — Flushing (60.4 percent in good condition), Sunnyside (62.6 South Jamaica (80.4 percent), St. Albans (80.2 percent), and College Point (60.1 percent).

College Point Civic Association Vice President Andrew percent), Queensboro Hill (63.1 percent), Maspeth (65.1 per- Bellerose (78.7 percent), North Corona (78.5 percent) and Q Woodhaven (78.1 percent).

Rocco said in a Monday interview that he was stunned his cent) and Richmond Hill (65.2 percent).

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MTA board keeps $2.75 bus and subway fares T he Met ropol it a n Tr a n s por t at ion Authority Board on Wednesday voted to keep the base bus and subway fare flat at $2.75 for another two years in approving what it called the lowest fare and toll increase since 2009.

Many had anticipated a hike in the basic fare to $3. Fares last increased in 2015. The MTA is on a schedule on which it attempts to limit increases to 4 percent every two years.

The new fare structure will go into effect on March 19. It reduces bonuses for advance purchases from the current

Unlimited fare cards and tolls going up 11 percent for a $5.50 purchase to 5 percent.

The 7-Day Unlimited Ride MetroCard, which the MTA acknowledged is heavily used by lower-income and frequent riders, will increase a dollar to $32.

The 30-day Unlimited Ride MetroCard will increase from $116.50 to $121.

Both of these options were the same under the two proposals presented to the MTA Board.

Cash tolls on the Throgs Neck, Whitestone and Triborough-RFK bridges will increase 50 cents to $8.50. E-Zpass tolls would increase 22 cents to $5.76.

Tolls were scheduled to increase no matter what the board voted on bus and subway fares.

“The MTA is focused on keeping our fares affordable for low-income riders and frequent riders, and on how we can keep necessary scheduled increases as

small and as predictable as possible,” MTA Chair man and CEO Thomas F. Prendergast said.

“Keeping fares and tolls down was possible because of the continued operational eff iciencies and ways we have reduced costs while adding service and capacity along our busiest corridors, most recently with the opening of the new Second Avenue subway,” Prendergast added.

The Single Ride Ticket remains at $3.

The cash fare for Express Buses remains at $6.50, making the effective fare with Q the bonus $6.19.

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Queens group packs NYC Women’s March 200 from Jackson Heights trek to UN, Trump Tower protesting prez

by Michael Gannon Editor

The Borough of Queens was well-represented last Saturday at the Women’s March in New York City protesting the inauguration of President Trump.

The Queens contingent met at the Roosevelt Avenue station for the No. 7 train in Jackson Heights and traveled into Manhattan for the march from the United Nations to Trump Tower.

Len Maniace, a Jackson Heights civic leader, helped organize the group in his private capacity. He said about 200 people from the Jackson Heights area took the No. 7 train from the Roosevelt Avenue station to Manhattan.

Cit y C ou nc i l m a n D a n ny D r o m m (D-Jackson Heights), who also helped organize the Queens effort, said the total crowd was estimated at about 400,000.

Additional Queens organizers included New Visions Democratic Club President Shekar Krishnan.

Dromm, in a statement issued by his office, said the diverse group included children, seniors, immigrants, Muslims and members of the LGBT community.

“Together we sent a loud and clear message to the Trump administration that we will never stop fighting against their

Councilman Danny Dromm, center, and New Visions Democratic Club President Shekar Krishnan, second from left, joined hundreds of Queens residents on Saturday at the Women’s March in PHOTO COURTESY NYC COUNCIL New York City. hatef u l agend a ,” D rom m said. “We remain committed to working with my colleagues in city government to safe-

guard New York City from any action.”

Maniace, who set up a Facebook page titled “Jackson Heights People against

Tr u mp, a ka the Women’s Ma rch on NYC,” told the Chronicle in an email that the turnout was predictable.

“Many Jackson Heights people turned out for the march because they are very upset with our new President, from the way he chose to campaign, right up to his early actions in office,” Maniace said.

“He’s intentionally divided Americans over race and ethnicity, is moving to take away their health insurance and seems oblivious to issues of ethnics. I think the take away message from the marchers Saturday is this — we’re not going away.”

Maniace too said it was a diverse group, and that members made and gave away about two dozen of the pink protest pussy hats to fellow marchers.

His Facebook page already was up over 200 followers as of Wednesday morning.

Krishnan said he too believes the President himself stoked the turnout because of what he called Trump’s anti-equality agenda.

“It was exhilarating to see everyone unite together in support of human rights.

We will continue push back against any attempt to marginalize or divide us.”

Many Queens residents also took part in the simultaneous march in WashingQ ton, DC.

First poll of ’17 is bad news for Tony Avella State senator comes in last out of five possible primary challengers

by Christopher Barca

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If Quinnipiac University’s first mayoral race poll of the year is anything close to accurate, state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) might need a miracle to upend Mayor de Blasio in September’s primary.

According to the Connecticut school’s survey — which allowed respondents to select one of six possible candidates, including the mayor — Avella has the support of just 1 percent of New Yorkers, good for last place.

As expected, Mayor de Blasio leads the field with 35 percent, with former City Council Speaker and 2013 primary rival Christine Quinn placing second with 11 percent.

City Comptroller Scott Stringer, long rumored to be arguably the mayor’s toughest challenger should he enter the race, came in third with 9 percent, followed by Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn, Queens) at 8 percent and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz at just 5 percent.

Of that list, only de Blasio and Avella, who first ran for mayor in 2 0 0 9, h ave d e cl a r e d t h e i r candidacies.

That year, Avella received just 21 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary, as he was blown out by retiring city Comptroller Bill Thompson.

“New Yorkers aren’t in love with Mayor de Blasio, but they seem to like him better than other possible choices,” Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University poll, said in a statement. “None of the possible contenders has made any real noise or spent any money, so this race could still get interesting.”

Though some reports say former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is mulling a run, she was not included in the survey.

When it comes to Avella, the poll features even more bad news for h i m when broken dow n further.

Of the 1,138 New Yorkers — 738 of whom are Democrats — polled between Jan. 11 and 17, 84 percent said they knew very little

about Avella or his platform.

Of the 16 percent who know of him, 10 percent view him favorably and 5 percent view him unfavorably.

When it comes to Queens voters, 23 percent of respondents have a positive opinion of him compared to the 3 percent who view him negatively. The other 72 percent said they didn’t know enough about him.

In Brooklyn, the city’s most populous borough, 86 percent of voters said they were unfamiliar with Avella, with 91 percent of Man hattan voters saying the same thing.

In a Tuesday email, campaign spokesman Con nor Quin n acknowledged that Avella faces a “difficult” challenge, but said the campaign still has plenty of life.

“Though we have an uphill battle, we wouldn’t have undertaken this if we didn’t believe we stood a chance,” Quinn said.

“The senator has faced, what seemed like, insur mountable odd s before but has r allied enough support to surprise even

State Sen. Tony Avella has a steep hill to climb in his race for mayor, accordFILE PHOTO ing to a new poll from Quinnipiac University. the most inside of political insiders in New York.”

When asked how Avella plans to woo the millions of New Yorkers who may have never heard of him before, Quinn said the senator has been going on under-theradar visits to various neighborhoods since he declared his can-

didacy last month.

“Our first order of business, and what we have done since launch day, is to go into communities and speak to real, hardworking New Yorkers,” he said.

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PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY

City Comptroller Scott Stringer will be the headline speaker tonight, Jan. 26, at a town hall meeting at the Robert Ross Johnson Family Life Center in St. Albans.

The doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

The meeting, co-sponsored by seven city, state and elected officials from Southeast Queens, will give residents an opportunity to engage Stringer — often mentioned as a possible challenger to Mayor de Blasio this fall — on issues af fect i ng t hem a nd t hei r businesses.

The comptroller’s duties include overseeing the city’s budget and spending; directing investments and pension funds; and approving city contracts.

Those participating include Community Board 12, the Queens Chamber of Commerce, the National Action Network and more than a dozen civic g r o u p s a n d b u s i n e s s a d vo c a c y organizations.

The Robert Ross Johnson Family Life Center is located at 172-17 Linden Blvd. It is handicapped-accessible and can be reached by public transportation. Those who require language translation or other accommodations Q are invited to call (212) 669-4315.

VLT controversy

Action inspired by her child Tracey Gallagher has been a lifelong Woodhaven resident — but it wasn’t until her son, Jaron, was born that she started getting involved in the community. “He’s the reason I got involved,� Gallagher said at last Saturday’s meeting of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association.

For her many volunteer efforts, inspired by her son, inset, Gallagher was named the “Woodhaven Resident of the Month.�

Martin Colberg, president of the WRBA,

presented Gallagher, who brought her son up with her later, with a ceremonial plaque and flowers.

In recent years, the mother-son-duo have been involved in the cleanup of a historic cemetery, the block association and have created “Friends of the 102nd Precinct,� a group that brings children to the Richmond Hill-based command and provides officers with snacks. — Anthony O’Reilly

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NYRA Commucations Director Pat McKenna said in an emailed Wednesday statement on the VLT deal. “NYRA is the cornerstone of an industry that is responsible for more than $2 billion in economic impact and 17,000 jobs across the state. As such, we are participating in on-going dialogue to ensure that NYRA, and all relevant stakeholders, remain in the strongest possible position to continue to create jobs and provide economic opportunity for New York.�

State Sen. John Bonacic (R-Orange County), chairman of the racing committee, promised during last week’s hearing he will work toward a solution to the problem. “We will do everything in our power to prevent the governor from taking money from the racing industry and I promise you that we will work to correct this injustice and punitive arrangement that has happened,� Bonacic said.

The senator added that the hearing, which focused on the future of NYRA, was not meant to be a shot at Cuomo. “I don’t want polarization with the governor when it comes to protecting the racQ ing industry,� Bonacic said.

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MULTICULTURAL HS SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT

Students making a difference

Committed to helping the community, students from Multicultural High School’s Community Service Club volunteered at the St. John’s Bread and Life Center in Brooklyn, which has a soup kitchen, food pantry and resource center. Students not only physically lent a hand but also donated some of the vegetables they harvested from their newly built indoor garden/hydroponic Lab, above right. They also had the opportunity to speak with Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams, top left, about their work and upcoming community service events.

Assistant Principal Peter Ng-A-Fook, Volunteer Coordinator Jennifer Stephen, Reading Specialist Maria Verrilli and Sister Marie Sorenson stand right with student volunteers.

Taking action to support the rights of students and families As concerns grow over upcoming policies regarding undocumented immigrants in the United States, Multicultural High School, a transitional bilingual high school for Spanish-speaking newcomers, located right on the QueensBrooklyn border, has taken up the fight in their continued efforts to protect their students and families. This year, in collaboration with Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation, Multicultural HS partnered with the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, Catholic Charities and Fordham University’s School of Law to convene a “Know Your Rights” workshop for all families and professional development for their staff and members of the larger community at the Franklin K. Lane Campus. They also held three legal clinics since the start of this year on immigration where students and/or families from their school and the campus scheduled appointments to meet with paralegals and an attorney to discuss their concerns and if warranted, take their case.

“It was great to participate as a think partner and devise a plan on how to execute these events, which have been successful thus far,” said Peter Ng-AFook, the assistant principal at Multicultural HS. “Students and families felt safe and supported in sharing sensitive information with staff and experts in the field during these uncertain times. Staff members, with a deep rooted interest in the welfare of our students and families, also voiced concerns and asked questions as to how they could provide additional supports and resources.”

With the start of the new year and the uneasiness felt by so many, Multicultural HS will continue to take action to protect the rights of their students and families and keep all members of the school community informed by hosting another workshop and providing professional development opportunities for the staff addressing current shifts on immigration policies in addition to holding two more immigration legal clinics for Multicultural HS and the campus community.

It’s great knowing that public schools like Multicultural HS extend supports beyond academics and offer glimmers of hope to families.

At top left, Community Coordinator Ronald Quimis, stands left, Program Manager for ActionNYC Mirjam Grunenfelder, Director of Community Partnerships at Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation Nolvia Delgado, Mr. Ng-A-Fook and Professor of Law at Fordham University’s School of Law Jennifer Gordon.

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by Henry Euler There has been a lot of discussion arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t more biorecently about the placement of bioswales, swales constructed also known to many as rain gardens, in on highway mediour communities. These structures are ans and along other being placed curbside, along our streets, open spaces like for the purpose of absorbing runoff water parks? They could in order to reduce flooding and to lower be made larger and the amount of water running into our therefore absorb storm drains. The bioswales are con- more water.

Then there are structed, for the most part, between the the concerns about parking by a bioswale. curb and the sidewalk on city property.

Bioswales are permeable areas that How do passengers safely exit vehicles include plantings and a low barrier fence parked next to one?

There also is the thought that there will that take in runoff water and absorb it through a series of special soils and drain- be increased mosquito problems with bioage stones. They are attractive and envi- swales. Fortunately, the bioswales are ronmentally beneficial. Given the amount designed to drain quickly and not give of development in all areas of the city, and mosquitos enough time to evolve in a wet the excessive cementing over large por- environment to cause issues for residents.

People wonder who is legally responsitions of building lots, bioswales are designed to help reduce the amount of ble if someone falls over a bioswale and water that often floods streets and homes gets injured, the city or the adjacent homeowner? One would during storms. assume that the city is Bio s wa le s a l s o responsible when bioreduce the amount of urbside rain gardens swales are placed on water taken in by our city property. i n f r a s t r u c t u r e of are beneficial, but Then there are the storm drains. Many issues of what can be areas have combined also bring concerns d o n e t o i m p r ove sewer overflow syswater runoff in gentems that mix runoff worth addressing. eral, like why doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t water with sewage the city do a better material coming from homes and businesses. When a storm pro- job of keeping storm drains and catch duces so much water that the drains can basins unclogged in order to move more no longer handle the r unoff, huge runoff water? Also, why isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t there more amounts of combined sewage is released effort being made to preserve and protect mature street trees, which absorb huge into our waterways adding to pollution.

Unfortunately the implementation of amounts of water? And also, why doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the bioswale program by the city Depart- the Department of Buildings enforce regment of Environmental Protection has ulations more forcibly that ban the paving caused many concerns and questions to be over of front yards in certain zones, so raised. People do not know enough about that they should remain open and porous bioswales. The DEP needs to do a better to absorb rain water?

Questions have been raised concerning job of educating people as to what biothe homeownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; prerogative to opt out of swales are and do.

There is also the question as to who having a bioswale placed in front of their will maintain the bioswales. The DEP property. Also, many feel that homeownclaims they will come around to do that ers should be given a rebate on their on a regular basis; however, many people water/sewer bills if they have a bioswale placed in front of their home, since they are skeptical of city agency promises. are helping to reduce f looding problems.

These issues and questions can be resolved through community discussion and better education efforts.

In any event, bioswales are beneficial; however, considerations and explanations need to be given to the public by city agencies if this projQ ect is to be successful.

Henry Euler is First Vice President of the Auburndale ImproveA bioswale in front of the Department of Environ- ment Association and a retired mental Protection building in Elmhurst. FILE PHOTO math teacher.

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New ‘dollar van’ regs strike balance: Miller Council bills increase fines for bad actors, cut red tape for licensed ops

by Michael Gannon Editor

The City Council has passed a handful of bills aimed at reining in the often Wild West world of dollar vans.

Cou ncil ma n Da neek Miller (D -St. Albans) said the bills, which he expected Mayor de Blasio to sign into law as early as yesterday after press time, were aimed at curbing massive abuses by unlicensed, unauthorized operators near transportation hubs such as the Parsons Boulevard-Archer Avenue subway terminus in Jamaica, while attempting to make some existing regulations less onerous for the legal operators who play by the rules.

One of Miller’s bills would change the first-offense penalties for many illegal activities to a minimum fine of $1,000, rather than the current $1,000 maximum with no set minimum.

A second bill would authorize the Taxi & Limousine commission to license up to 735 vans should an ongoing study indicate that such an increase is warranted.

“Since I can remember, commuter ‘dollar’ vans have been a part of everyday life for residents of Southeast Queens,” Miller said in a statement released by his office. “These businesses try to provide a service that the MTA is not, and because they were poorly

Legal dollar vans await passengers outside the Parsons Boulevard-Archer Avenue subway station on Wednesday. Illegal ones that frequently clog streets and MTA bus stops were few and far PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON between as the 103rd Precinct, background left, was out in numbers. regulated, it has created an unsafe environment for commuters and drivers alike.”

Under existing law, even licensed commuter vans are not allowed to work along city bus routes or park at Metropolitan Transportation Authority or NYC Bus stops, though drivers at Parsons/Archer do so as a matter of course.

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BP Katz speaks to reporters continued from page 2 the city and state to invest money here.

“The fight used to be, ‘You don’t bring in as much as the other boroughs,’” Katz said. “Well, now we do.”

She praised the reconstruction projects at LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy International airports, both called for by Gov. Cuomo in recent years.

Katz added that flight numbers have increased in recent years, with 28 million coming in and out of the former last year.

One of the next challenges facing the borough, Katz said, is getting people to stay here instead of heading to Manhattan.

Since she took office in 2014, there have been 18 hotels built in Queens and there are 30 more in the pipeline.

But many of the hotels in Queens have not been used for their original purposes and have instead either been entirely or partially rented by the city to house the record number of homeless people in the city.

Katz said she will address homelessness more in-depth at her address on Friday but told reporters, “You need to keep folks in their homes ... shelter folks when they don’t have a home to go to” and make sure people have economic stability once moved out of the shelter system.

She also said the city will soon be issuing regulations for notifying community members of its plans to rent hotel rooms to

house the undomiciled.

Teasing her Friday speech, Katz said she will address empty apartments in properties managed by the New York City Housing Authority.

Regarding developments in Flushing, Katz said she meets regularly with a task force to discuss the growth in the area.

“I think we’re trying, as it grows organically, to make sure it grows with the families in mind,” she said.

She also revealed that she’s allocated funding for new elevators at the Flushing branch of the Queens Library.

Speaking on education, Katz said borough schools are “No. 1” but face a significant challenge in overcrowding — Queens is at 120 percent capacity.

A spot of good news is that since Katz took office, there’s been a net loss of 44 school trailers in the borough — though some have been added at various schools — with plans for another 44 to be removed in the near future.

Also pertaining to schools, Katz said by the end of her first term she will have bought laptops and Smartboards for every public elementary and middle school in Queens, including special education institutions.

“You can’t learn 21st century technology on 20th century materials,” she said.

The full State of the Borough address Q starts at 10 a.m. on Friday.

Miller, a former MTA bus operator and transit union president, has said that while he considers the unlicensed operators a danger to public safety, they also have been allowed to spring up and thrive because of inferior public bus service in the area.

Miller’s bills are in part a response to a recent court ruling that bars the city from

seizing illegal vans when they are stopped for infractions. A spokesman for the councilman later said that while the court ruling still is in place, the TLC and NYPD have stepped up enforcement in the Parsons/ Archer area.

Councilman Jumaane Williams (D-Brooklyn) authored a companion bill that will, if signed, remove some restrictions on things like record-keeping and the license renewal process for licensed operators.

Williams said his bill has no relation to safety and that his proposed changes would relieve legitimate operators of some unnecessary regulatory burdens.

“Commuter vans are a major source for transportation in my district, and in many other communities across the city,” he said in a statement. “They fill the gap in transportation-starved areas. Unfortunately, commuter drivers often get painted with a broad brush, and are accused of infractions that legal drivers are not committing.

“These bills are about making sure people have the legal opportunity to operate commuter vans, while also stepping up enforcement, and ensu r ing passenger safety.”

Miller’s spokesman said their combined effort “strikes the right balance between Q safety and supporting legal operators.”

Investigation of child’s death widens in scope Reports: ACS knew of abuse history

by Michael Gannon Editor

Autopsy results in Sunday’s death of a 5-year-old South Jamaica boy will not be complete for at least a few weeks, but the city’s Department of Investigation has added Michael Guzman to its list of cases originating with the Administration of Children’s Services.

Multiple published reports cited police sources stating that ACS personnel made 13 visits to the boy’s home and found evidence of neglect or abuse of various children on at least eight occasions.

The NYPD said officers from the 103rd Precinct responded to a 911 call at 145-15 109 Ave. that came in at 4:17 p.m. on Sunday. They found Michael unconscious and unresponsive. EMS personnel transported him to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

The NYPD and the office of Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said Tuesday they were awaiting results from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

A spokeswoman for the department told

the Chronicle Tuesday that a preliminary investigation found no sign of acute injury, and that all other results were pending.

Neither ACS officials nor Mayor de Blasio’s office responded to emails requesting an update on the status of Michael’s case as of the Chronicle’s deadline. De Blasio’s office also declined to comment as to whether the mayor still has confidence in the ACS to function in its current state.

The agency was most recently in the headlines in December, when former Commissioner Gladys Carrion resigned in the wake of a state investigation into the September 2016 death of Zymere Perkins of Harlem.

Zymere was beaten to death, though the ACS had multiple probes into alleged abuse by his mother and her boyfriend.

De Blasio initially said Dec. 13 that he would appoint an independent monitor to oversee the ACS, only to have it come out that Gov. Cuomo had ordered the city to do so the day before. Published and broadcast reports state that the monitor must be in Q place by Jan. 28.

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Besides the actual football, there are three things everyone looks forward to during the Super Bowl: the halftime show, commercials and, most importantly, mounds of food.

The last is perhaps the key to hosting any g reat par ty wor th remembering, regardless of the game’s outcome.

And while we’ve suggested a couple of things you might whip up your- Hungry? Try out some of our favorite restaurants to self [see separate story], Queens has get your grub for the big game on Feb. 5. no shortage of great eateries to order PHOTO BY JEFFRYW / WIKIMEDIA COMMONS out from.

At Sapienza, located at 164-26 Cross Bay You can also get Cap’n Crunch chicken Blvd. in Howard Beach, you can pick sides fingers — finger food coated with the sugary with Falcons or Patriots specials. cereal — for 15 people at a cost of $80.

If you go with the Atlanta side, your order Orders must be placed by Feb. 2 at 4 p.m. comes with a 4-foot American or Italian and picked up Super Bowl Sunday between hero, or half and half, potato salad, macaroni 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. salad, coleslaw, pickles, a full tray of hot or Email queenscomfort@gmail.com for mild wings, a half tray each of ziti with more details. vodka sauce and sausage and peppers and Back to sandwiches, Ozone Park-based one large order of cold antipasto.

Adrian & Rocky’s Catering, at 132-08 Cross Betting on the Falcons, the NFC Champi- Bay Blvd., is offering “The Super Bowl ons, will run you $289, a saving of $52.

Supreme,” which includes a 4-foot hero, pasta The New England order comes with a 4-foot salad, half tray of wings, a dozen mini sausage chicken cutlet hero and also comes with the and pepper rolls, a dozen hot dogs with sauersalads, coleslaw, pickles and full tray of hot or kraut and a dozen mini ham and ricotta calmild wings. This special, however, comes with zones for $179, plus tax and gratuities. a full tray each of ziti with vodka sauce and If you don’t feel like hosting, and theresausage and peppers, along with a case of fore cleaning up the mess, there are also 2-liter Pepsi and the large cold antipasto. plenty of places to go out for the big game.

Siding with the back-to-back AFC Edison Place, at 71-28 Cooper Ave. in champion Patriots will run you $349, a Glendale, is hosting a tailgate party for $50 $60 savings. per person, which comes with an open bar Sapienza also has several heros available, all game long, with the exception of shots, a listing of which can be found at sapienza- along with passed hors d’oeuvres and a halfhb.com or by calling (718) 323-4011. time buffet. Tip is not included.

Just up the road, Brother’s Italian Food Hooters of Fresh Meadows, at 61-09 190 World, 161-10 Cross Bay Blvd., is offering St. just off the Horace Harding Expressway, 3-, 4-, 5- and 6-foot heros with sides for a will be offering $3 shots on various liquors, variety of prices. along with two for one drafts of Budweiser The 6-foot hero with a tossed salad, pick- and Bud Light. They will also be serving up les, potato salad, macaroni salad, coleslaw, their classic wings and other finger foods. olive salad and antipasto with utensils and Vetro Restaurant and Wine Bar, at 164plates will run you $249.99. On the cheaper 49 Cross Bay Blvd., will be hosting a $35 end, the 3-foot hero with pickles, potato per person tailgate with hot dogs, popsalad, macaroni salad and coleslaw will only corn, chicken wings and pizza along with set you back $69.99. a cash bar.

Call (718) 835-7508 for more inforQED Astoria, 27-16 23 Ave., will be mation. showing the game and hosting football trivia If sandwiches aren’t your speed and night from 6 to 10 p.m. you’re in the mood for something cheesy, Austin’s Ale House, at 82-70 Austin St. in Queens Comfort has what you need.

Kew Gardens, will be offering craft and botThe Astoria restaurant, at 40-09 30 Ave., tled beer, cocktails and a halftime buffet for is offering a $65 deal that feeds up to 15 $55. people, on five different variations of the Buffalo Wild Wings, at 107-16 71 Ave. in classic comfort food — bacon scallion, truf- Forest Hills, will be doling out beer and fle mushroom, classic, buffalo chicken and wings while broadcasting the same and their Q barbecued pulled pork. giant televisions.

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• Put meat and vegetables in separate bowls and serve with flour or corn tortillas, salsa, guacamole, sour cream, shredded lettuce, cheese and any other desired toppings.

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Ordering out is quick, easy and a sure-fire way to ensure your Super Bowl party is a hit — that is, if you order from the right place [see separate story].

But if you don’t mind throwing your chef ’s hat on, there are plenty of other ways to make your guests happy.

So put the jarred salsa and frozen chicken wings away, we’re going to show you how you can score a culinary touchdown Feb. 5.

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• Fold in the chicken.

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• A jalapeno or other spicy pepper • Flour or corn tortillas Instructions: • For the meat, saute garlic and onion in olive oil until translucent.

• Add meat and cook halfway, then add your seasonings.

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U.S.-Sino tensions could hurt Flushing Nabe chamber of commerce treasurer says trade war would harm business

by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

The relationship between the United States and the ancestral homeland of Flushing’s Chinese Americans is at a 21st century nadir.

Anxieties include the looming possibility of a trade war between the United States and China, the question of the One China policy’s continued existence and promised American response toward the East Asian power’s aggressive activity in the South China Sea. Trump has said that he will support a 45 percent tariff on Chinese imports to help American manufacturers. He has regularly vilified China for alleged currency manipulation.

The consequences of imposing such tariffs on Chinese imports would be economically disastrous for the neighborhood, according to Michael Wang, the treasurer of the Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce.

“A lot of Chinese businesses, particularly the mom and pop shops that are not restaurants, are importing goods from China,” he told the Chronicle. “If it happened suddenly who knows what would happen. In general, that would just disrupt business. ... I’m pretty sure Flushing would get hit particularly hard.”

Beijing has warned about retaliation to the tariffs. If China imposed tariffs in response, Wang says, that would also be noxious to neighborhood commerce.

“A lot of the business in Flushing build their businesses upon sending U.S. goods back to China,” he said. China has not explicitly said that it would reciprocate with tariffs of its own, though.

Helen Yang of Mugwort Consulting, a Flushing-based enterprise that advises small-to-medium-sized businesses about selling online, does not look forward to a trade war.

“I can’t speak for other businesses in Flushing, maybe they have back-up plans, but it would hurt my own business,” she said, adding that many of the firms she consults have ties to China.

Flushing Chinese Business Association President Peter Tu, a Taiwan native, said that a trade war would not benefit either country.

“We are the top society of economics and China is second,” Tu said. “Both countries have no reason to oppose each other.”

Trump has been repeatedly accused of perfidy with regard to “draining the swamp,” a campaign pledge whose sincerity has been frequently called into question since the nomination of billionaires to cabinet posts.

However, the Jamaica Estates native proved true on his promise to withdraw the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a global trade deal including East Asian countries

(but notably not China) that was popular with House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) and pro-business lobbying groups.

Trump made history when he broke with U.S. policy since the Kissinger era to accept a phone call from the president of Taiwan after election night. Many in Flushing hail from the island nation that split from China in 1949.

Tu was disappointed with the news of Trump accepting the call from the Taiwanese president.

“If you are the people from Taiwan like me and know about the politics very well, you were not happy to see that,” he said.

“That’s very dangerous.”

To Yang, the phone call was a frivolity. “I think that it was more a publicity stunt,” she said.

Tu added that he worried that Taiwan could get hurt by China if the One China policy, under which the United States does not see Taiwan as its own nation, is abandoned. The East Asian power has long said that Taiwan belongs to it. Trump has said that a face-to-face meeting with the smaller country’s president is possible.

Despite his concerns, Tu placed less weight on what Trump said before he was sworn in than what he says after.

“Whatever he likes to say it doesn’t matter until he’s president, then it will become serious,” he said, speaking before the inauguration.

Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson also has said that there will a bellicose response to the regional East Asian power’s activity in the South China Sea, where it has built artificial islands and moved civilians and military units.

According to White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, the United States would stop China from controlling areas in international waters in the South China Sea. “Trump would see what other countries’ reactions would be,” Danny Kao, an accounting manager at the Taiwan Center, told the Chronicle in reference to the U.S. making moves in the South China Sea. “Now that he’s the president, I don’t think he will do aggressive action.”

Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) — a second-generation Chinese American who sits on the House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee and its Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific — declined to comment. And both Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Suffolk, Nassau, Queens), another member of the Foreign Affairs Committee with a large Asian-American constituency, and Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing), a Taiwanese immigrant, did not return multiple requests for comment.

Trump fared poorly among Asian Americans in the presidential election.

“The American-born Chinese pretty much all voted against Trump,” Lois Chin Lee, who works with children at

President Trump has said that he supports a 45 percent tariff on Chinese imports. According to Michael Wang, the treasurer for the Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce, such a manFILE PHOTO date could damage the neighborhood economy.

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Recalling the 1982 murder of Vincent Chin, a Chinese American in Detroit who was killed by people blaming Japan for taking American jobs, former New York City comptroller and Flushing resident John Liu, says that Trump’s belligerent remarks towards China will have repercussions.

“This rhetoric will likely result in more scapegoating of Asian Americans and we often point to a historical case with Vincent Chin, who was killed because he was blamed for Japan taking jobs away from Americans.”

Chin, he added, was Chinese, not Japanese.

“I don’t want people in the U.S. to start treating Chinese people like we’re different,” Wang said. “I would hate for us Q to just be targeted as a race.”

Wholesale furniture biz is Woodside-bound Company relocating from Brooklyn building

by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

Liform Imports is moving to a building at 58-25 52 Ave. in Woodside.

PHOTO COURTESY KALMON DOLGIN AFFILIATES

Liform Imports, a company that sells metal and wooden furniture wholesale, is moving to Woodside at 58-25 52 Ave. A deal to get the company a 18,350square-foot lease for relocation from its Greenpoint location was made with Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates working on behalf of the building’s owner, RHK Associates LLC, and Liform Imports was represented by Harvest International.

According to KDA, the enterprise needed more space than its current home offers.

While the company plans on moving its current employees to the Woodside location, it is unclear if it will hire people in Queens after the move.

“It’s a little bit hard for us to tell right now because of the transition,” Liform Imports’ general manager, Wendy Sohn, told the Chronicle. “It’s such a major transition for us.

Until the dust settles, we won’t really know.”

But, Sohn added, any company growth

would require that it hire a larger workforce.

“And our goal always is to grow the business,” she said.

As far as the move-in timeline goes, “They probably need about a month,” Vincenzo Amato of Harvest International, who represented Liform for the Woodside lease deal, said.

A company called B&S Fragrances previously used the building’s entire 25,600 square feet, according to KDA spokeswomQ an Lindsay Church.

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While the poll doesn’t include her in a Democratic primary, Clinton, running as an independent, would crush de Blasio in a hypothetical general election.

In that matchup, the former first lady and senator would beat the incumbent mayor 49 percent to 30 percent.

Despite recent media buzz, a number of experts and Clinton confidants have said a potential mayoral run is incredibly unlikely, if not total fantasy.

The poll did not address how potential Republican candidates, such as Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), would Q fare against the mayor.

Lunar New Year parade on 2/4 The Lunar New Year parade in Downtown Flushing will happen on Feb. 4. It will start at 11 a.m. and last for around an hour, according to the Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce.

You can get hot coffee and donuts if you go to the chamber’s office at 39-01 Main St., Suite 511 at 10 a.m. on the morning of the parade. The pre-parade reception is free, although RSVPing at lunarnewyearparade.eventbrite.com is recommended.

“In these times of intolerance and suspicion, it’s important to remember our

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Some pundits have opined that the only way de Blasio may fail to advance to a general election would be if he were indicted at the conclusion of ongoing federal investigations into his fundraising efforts.

But Quinn said Avella doesn’t see that possibility as the only way the Bayside lawmaker could come away victorious.

“Waiting for an indictment might take longer than waiting for a speed bump to be installed in the outer boroughs,” Quinn said, “so that would be poor strategy.”

In a Tuesday interview with the Chronicle, Brian Browne, assistant vice president for government relations at St. John’s University, compared Avella to “a good Queens diner” that is popular locally but unknown by people living outside the area.

“He’s like a solid neighborhood spot, but he doesn’t have citywide appeal. Hipsters in Brooklyn aren’t going to come to Queens,” Browne said. “He’s got a couple specials on the menu, like his mute swan issue. He’s got good service, 24 hours day, but I don’t see the traction citywide.”

While Avella “can only go up” over the next few months, Browne said, the lawmaker — who maintains a paltry $725 in his campaign account — doesn’t appear to be a viable candidate at this point.

“He has a steep hill to climb on his best day just to get traction,” the St. John’s official said. “Tony is that populist from Queens County, but I don’t think there’s an appetite for that kind of candidate here.”

Ironically, the Bayside Democrat is more popular with city Republicans, according to the poll. Eighteen percent of GOP voters said they have a favorable opinion of Avella, compared to just 7 percent of his fellow Democrats and 13 percent of independents.

Jeffries’ favorable rating stands only a bit higher than Avella’s at 19 percent. More than 70 percent of respondents said they didn’t know enough about him.

The third-term member of Congress has reportedly been considering a run for mayor for nearly a year.

Asked by reporters in April 2016 about the possibility, the Jeffries categorically denied he had interest. Shor tly after November’s election, however, he told Politico that his “inclination remains to remain in Washington” but that “all options are on the table.”

In hypothetical general election races where de Blasio takes on Avella or Jeffries, running as independents, the mayor cleans their clocks, according to Quinnipiac.

In Avella’s case, he loses to de Blasio by 25 points, while Jeffries falls by 14 points.

Despite the mayor’s commanding lead over the five potential challengers, the poll showed that 49 percent of voters believe de Blasio does not deserve re-election, compared to just 42 percent who do.

With nine months to go before primary day, de Blasio’s approval rating sits at 48 percent, but 32 percent of Democrats and 53 percent of independents view him negatively, which could imperil his re-election

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Hochul highlights guv’s Qns. priorities Lt. governor gives regional ‘State of the State’ talk to Chamber of Commerce

by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

Gov. Cuomo did not forget his home borough when planning this year’s unconventional set of regional “State of the State” addresses. The Holliswood native’s second-in-command, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, gave one of the presentations before the Queens Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday.

“That is going to have a wow factor that you’re not going to believe” Hochul said in reference to the governor’s plan to add music and lights to bridges in New York City.

She took the stage after some remarks by Tom Grech, the chamber’s executive director, and Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows).

Hochul, who used a PowerPoint presentation, also displayed an image of the Queens-Midtown Tunnel with colorful tiling and LED lights.

“How about just brightening up the Queens-Midtown Tunnel? It’s like you’re going into a cave,” she said. “Look how gorgeous it’s going to be.”

Cuomo’s plans to renovate LaGuardia Airport were also briefly discussed by the lieutenant governor, who mentioned former Vice President Joe Biden’s remarks about the transit hub looking like it belonged in a third-world country.

“Other people would just be offended by that. Our governor used that as a call to action,” Hochul said.

“He said, ‘You know, vice president, you’re right. This is New York. We should not be embarrassed about our airports and our gateway to our city and our country.’”

Cuomo also has proposed a $10 billion overhaul of JFK Airport, part of a larger effort to modernize the state’s transportation infrastructure.

“These are gonna be really transformative, particularly here in Queens,” she said, referring to the airport redevelopments.

“The governor is proposing a Buy American Act for New York State,” she said. The bill would require state agencies to give preference to products made in the United States over foreign-made alternatives.

“This is common sense that we protect and look out for the individuals who made this state and this country their home.”

The Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project, she added, is being done by using only American-made materials.

Hochul, who has spoken at the Queens Chamber of Commerce before, also praised the $10 million Downtown Jamaica redevelopment initiative that many hope will revitalize the neighborhood.

“The governor is so excited about this,” the lieutenant governor said. “This is a game-changer for a place like Jamaica and what they can do is implement all the dreams they’ve ever had. They’ll have the money on the table, but also be a model for other communities.”

The governor’s plan to make CUNY and SUNY schools tuition-free, Hochul said, will be a boon for employers who need skilled workers.

“The employers need this, they need to have people educated,” Hochul, a former congresswoman, said. Q

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul discussed how Queens will be impacted by Gov. Cuomo’s 2017 agenda in a regional “State of the State” address at the borough’s PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY chamber of commerce.

Karlic, Chen are to become SLT co-chairs Jahoda quits as THHS team leader; principal position to be listed by Feb. 1

by Ryan Brady

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It hasn’t been too long since the petition to not make Townsend Harris High School Interim Acting Principal Rosemarie Jahoda its permanent one hit the internet, and those against her are seeing some results.

Jahoda will step down as the chief of the top school’s leadership team, confirming what some anonymous individuals close to the situation told the Chronicle could happen last week. Susan Karlic, the co-president of Townsend Harris’ Parent-Teacher Association and student union President Alex Chen will respectively serve as co-chairwoman and cochairman of the team, a decision that was made by consensus at its meeting last Thursday.

Jahoda said that she would remain a member of the team and “still be engaged in the process.”

When the interim acting principal requested that her successor as the team’s chief be nominated, it didn’t take long for her successors to be suggested.

“I would like to nominate Mrs. Karlic and Alex Chen to serve as co-chairs,” United Federation of Teachers Chapter Leader Franco Scardino, a teacher at the school, said. “I believe they have experience and certainly the support of many others on this team.”

Townsend Harris High School PTA Co-president Susan Karlic and student union President Alex Chen became the leaders of the institution’s school leadership team after Interim Acting Principal Rosemarie Jahoda announced she would step down as its head. PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY, FILE PHOTO Both accepted the nomination and nobody spoke out against them.

“I think both candidates are competent and would do a professional job,” one person on the team said.

The leadership change will be effective at

the school leadership team’s February meeting.

The Jan. 19 SLT meeting was attended by state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing) and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows).

Area lawmakers, students and the PTA have

demanded that Jahoda step down. Critics claim she is hot-tempered and does not make an effort to hear the concerns of her underlings.

Despite the popular demand for her exit, the embattled Townsend Harris chief will be automatically considered for permanent hiring as principal during the school’s “C30” search process.

“It is great to hear that the Department of Education is restarting the C-30 process for hiring a permanent principal at Townsend Harris High School,” Borough President Melinda Katz said in a prepared statement, adding that public input needs to be given during the process. “I have been advised by the Mayor’s Office that the Department of Education expects the listing for the principal’s position to be posted on February 1st.”

According to Department of Education spokesman Will Mantell, the agency will have hired a new principal within 90 days after the posting.

SLTs are bodies that help in the assessment and evaluation of school programs, according to the Department of Education.

Karlic and Chen have been vocal opponents of Jahoda; both spoke at a press conference calling on the Department of Education to restart the hiring process for the school’s principal. The PTA has also passed a resolution in support of Jahoda’s “immediate removal.” Q

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Capt. Robert Ramos, commanding officer of the 112th Precinct, briefs residents on the station’s PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA first reported case of mail fishing in his eight months on the job.

Mail fishing hits the 112th Precinct First such crime seen in the area in at least the last eight months

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If it weren’t for the eagle eyes of one Forest Hills night owl, a number of fellow central Queens residents might have fallen into serious financial trouble.

The 112th Precinct has seen the first reported incident of mail fishing — the theft of checks, money orders and personal information out of sidewalk mailboxes — in at least eight months, according to Alex Avila, a crime prevention officer at the Forest Hillsbased station.

And Avila said at last Wednesday’s 112th Precinct Community Council meeting that three of the four suspects might have escaped if not for the alleged crime’s one witness.

“Somebody saw someone by the mailbox, so right off the bat, they said, ‘Hey, what’s that guy doing? It’s 12:30 a.m.,’” Avila said.

“The caller already knew and said, ‘That’s right. That’s what I heard about, that mail fishing thing. Let me call 911.’”

According to Capt. Robert Ramos, commanding officer of the precinct, four men were seen at the mailbox at the corner of Austin Street and 75th Road just after midnight on Jan. 17.

The 911 caller approached the men, who quickly put their fishing device under the hood of their car and fled.

But before they drove off, one of them dropped a $19.51 check they allegedly stole from the mailbox.

The responding officers caught up to the vehicle two blocks away on Queens Boulevard. Once they spotted the police cruiser, the four men jumped out of the car and fled in opposite directions.

Ramos said his officers busted Brooklyn residents Ronny Luzon Domingez, 21, and Escarlet Nunez, 18, as well as 18-year-old Angel Aristy of the Bronx.

Under the hood of the vehicle, officers discovered the fishing device and an envelope with 10 checks and nine money orders inside

worth a combined $8,245.

The device they were allegedly dropping into the mailbox, according to Ramos, was a black shoelace with a glue-covered juice bottle tied to the end of it.

The three men were charged with thirddegree criminal possession of stolen property, possession of burglar’s tools, petit larceny, third-degree unlawful possession of personal identification information and third-degree criminal tampering.

The fourth man involved in the incident is still at large.

“They have it down to a science,” Ramos said of those who commit mail fishing.

“They’ll bleach the checks and ... they write different amounts of money. So when your check clears, that check you wrote for $50 was for $5,000.”

The commanding officer added that it was the first reported incident of mail fishing he had seen in his eight months as the 112th Precinct’s top cop.

The crime has been a sporadic issue lately in various commands, such as the 110th and 113th precincts, but Howard Beach and the 106th Precinct saw a rash of such crimes last year.

Postal officials told residents of the South Queens neighborhood last April that there were 40 “known” victims of mail fishing.

The spree there has since ended.

To prevent mail fishing from continuing in the 112th Precinct, residents at last Wednesday’s meeting received literature with tips on how to prevent one’s self from becoming a victim, like shredding canceled or voided checks.

Avila backed up those suggestions by imploring residents to either avoid using sidewalk mailboxes or to purchase Uniball 207 gel pens.

The ink in that brand of pen, Avila said, merges with the paper instead of just sitting on top of it, making it much harder for crimiQ nals to remove.

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Stakeholders agree to plaza work deal Construction at Myrtle and Cooper had been hurting area businesses

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

The city, area elected officials and community leaders have reached a deal they hope will alleviate some of the burden pedestrian plaza work had placed on a number of Glendale businesses.

According to Department of Design and Construction representative Ian Michaels and Community Board 5 Chairman Vincent Arcuri Jr., the project at Myrtle and Cooper avenues hit a snag recently, as it was discovered underground Verizon infrastructure had to be moved in order for the project to continue.

But even before the issue with Verizon occurred, a number of area stores had said the restricting of traffic flow and the loss of parking in the area was resulting in declines in sales and customers.

To address the issue, the DDC, CB 5, the Department of Transportation, the 104th Precinct and staffers for Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) and Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) gathered last week to brainstorm ways to at least partially lift the burden on business.

The result has been to extend weekday work hours on Tuesday by three hours from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., suspend alternative side parking from 68th to 72nd streets and request an

Hard at work are these employees digging up underground infrastructure on Wednesday near the corner of Myrtle and Cooper avenues, where the city is planning a pedestrian plaza. The conPHOTO BY STEVE FISHER struction has negatively impacted area businesses.

NYPD traffic agent be posted at the site.

But according to Michaels, the city had asked Verizon “several times” to dig up and relocate their underground infrastructure at night instead of during the day, when businesses are open.

“We instructed Verizon to go in there and relocate the wires under that area so we could come in and install water mains,” Michaels

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said. “Verizon started doing that work a few weeks ago during the day. We requested several times that they work at night and they refused to do so.”

The DDC representative added that Verizon eventually agreed to work extended daytime hours in order to complete the project as quickly as possible, most likely by May. However, a Verizon spokesman denied the

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Former St. John’s top-flight center prospect Zach Brown has decommitted from the Jamaica FILE PHOTO school.

Rebounding and interior defense are by far the least sexiest aspect of basketball. Grabbing a board or altering a shot won’t draw a loud “ooh” or “ahh” from the crowd like a dunk, three-pointer or behind the back pass will, but you can’t compete if you don’t have quality front court play. It’s that simple.

And in my time as a St. John’s student and then a Red Storm columnist, I can’t remember the Johnnies ever having truly solid big men.

Sure, Chris Obekpa was a shot-blocking machine for the Johnnies these last few years.

Yankuba Sima, who transferred earlier this year, was cut from a similar cloth. But when it comes to simply defending the post with consistency or being able to rebound night in and night out, that’s where St. John’s has fallen flat.

Coming into Sunday’s tilt against crossriver rival Seton Hall, the Johnnies were last in the Big East in defensive rebound and last in rebounding differential. So it was little surprise Pirates star big man Angel Delgado carved up the Red Storm’s low post defense to the tune of 21 points and 20 rebounds in a 86-73 drubbing of St. John’s.

For the record, I am big fans of Red Storm forwards Kassoum Yakwe and Tariq Owens.

I love the intensity both of them bring to the floor. But neither of them are skilled enough to slow down a guy like Delgado. There’s no one on this Johnnies team who can truly hang with a player of his caliber.

And that was painfully obvious on Sunday, as St. John’s (9-12) was outrebounded 45-32 and outscored in the paint 46-30. Over the past four games, the Johnnies have been outrebounded by 56, losing three of those contests.

After the loss to Seton Hall, second-year head coach Chris Mullin said he still believes in Owens and Yakwe becoming impact players down low, something that will come as their thin frames continue to fill out.

“Some of that will change over time; some of our guys aren’t strong yet,” Mullin said. “It’s going to take a summer.”

I’m confident we’ll see bigger and better versions of Owens and Yakwe — and hopefully fellow forward Bashir Ahmed — come the fall, but St. John’s took a big hit last week when top high school center Zach Brown was granted a

DDC’s “puzzling” claims on Wednesday, saying that the agency, not the communications giant, has contracted the work out.

“I’m not sure why the city keeps saying we declined their request to work at night. First off, Verizon is not performing any of this work at all,” the spokesman said in an email to the Chronicle. “Any time there is a city project where Verizon infrastructure needs to be moved out of the way, by rule, we are required to pay the city to perform this work.

The DDC hires their own contractor to do this — no Verizon workers are involved at all — and we foot the bill.

“Second, the scheduling and timing of this work is entirely at the DDC’s discretion,” the spokesperson added. “So it is up to them when and how the work the gets done.”

Crowley said in a Tuesday statement that she was hopeful the new plan would more quickly bring to an end the inconvenience the construction brings to area businesses.

“Construction along Myrtle Avenue has undoubtedly impacted these stores,” Crowley said, “but I am encouraged by various agencies and community leaders getting involved to amend the issue.”

Joe Valvo, the owner of Glendale Bagels at 69-35 Myrtle Ave., one of the business owners who has been most negatively impacted, Q was not available for an interview. release from his commitment to St. John’s.

The elite high school baller was arrested in his native Florida earlier this month after allegedly stealing $135 from a Walgreens cash register.

Brown and his brother were charged with first-degree petit theft, a misdemeanor, while the St. John’s recruit was also ticketed for driving with a suspended license and an expired tag.

A consensus top-50 recruit nationally, Brown originally committed to the University of Connecticut in December 2015. He decommitted last May, however, ultimately declaring his intent to attend St. John’s in July.

Even before Sunday’s alleged thievery, it was unclear whether Brown would ever suit up for the Johnnies, as he is also facing charges of credit card fraud and theft after an incident that spring.

At 7 feet tall and 260 pounds, the freakishly talented athlete has been regarded for years as one of the top center prospects in the nation, and he surely would have been a tremendous boost to a relatively thin St. John’s front court.

Losing out on Brown means the Red Storm will likely struggle again next season when it comes to defense and rebounding, potentially offsetting the continued emergence of star guards Shamorie Ponds and Marcus LoVett.

If St. John’s simply added one or two more decent pieces down low, the Johnnies could certainly make some noise. And now the pressure on the shoulders of transfer forward Marvin Clark Jr. will be a little heavier.

Coming over from Michigan State, the bigbodied Clark will certainly help. But man, one can’t help but think about what St. John’s is missing out on in Brown. For shame.

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Are you applying to a Catholic school?

Here are a few important things you should keep in mind

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

As students and administrators get ready for Catholic Schools Week, many might be thinking of sending their own children to one of the many institutions within the Diocese of Brooklyn, which also oversees Queens. If you are, there are a number of things to keep in mind during the searching and application process.

First and foremost is that any pupil wishing to attend does not have to be a member of the Catholic faith.

“Ou r Catholic schools / academies welcome children of all faiths, and you will find that some are very diverse,” the diocese’s website states. “All can benefit from the educat ion prov ided i n ou r schools / academies.”

There are also opportunities for financial assistance for those wishing to attend a Catholic school.

Futures in Education offers financial assistance for children in grades K-8 through the diocese, Bishop’s Scholarship Program and Be an Angel to a Student.

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Trump’s U.S. Education Secretary nominee, Betsy DeVos, has been a major contributor to the Children’s Scholarship Fund.

More information on financial aid can be found at FuturesinEducation.org.

Parents looking for state test scores of a school may or may not have luck, depending on where they’re looking.

According to the diocese, the decision to publish test scores is made on a school-by-school basis, though aggregated test results for each borough are available.

The diocese also recommends parents of potential pupils ask the administration at schools about the following: class sizes, composition of faculty and staff, religious formation programs, academic programs, enrichment programs, remediation programs, special services, school nutrition programs, transportation services, tuition, registration requirements, uniforms, early drop-off and afterschool programs, extra-curricular activities, sports, facilities, technology, high school and college partnerships and additional tuition assistance.

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Why invest in a Catholic education?

As parents, you want the best for your children. It is because you wish them success in all of life’s challenges. Catholic schools provide an education program based on religious beliefs and values.

Catholic schools promote the education of your children to their full potential; their teacher respect and encourage real learning experiences. Your children acquire knowledge and develop the skills necessary for success in higher educational pursuits and a wide range of careers.

Catholic schools offer a community environment in which your children can discuss and live out the values upon which their education is based. They are encouraged to contribute to society and to assume leadership roles in shaping public at tit udes and programs.

In Catholic schools, young people learn to question, to establish confidence in their own good choices in life and to experience the sense of accomplishment stemming from individual achievement and responsibility.

A Catholic school education is one of the most important investments you can make in your child’s future. Catholic high schools make a difference as follows: • An average of 96 percent of Catholic high school st udents go on to higher education.

• The graduation rate at each of the Catholic high schools is 95-98 percent.

• The attendance rate in Catholic high schools is 95 to 98 percent.

• 100 percent of Catholic school students perform some form of community service.

• More than 80 percent of the students in Catholic high schools take advanced courses beyond the required core courses in the arts, foreign language, literature, social studies, mathematics and science.

• The Catholic schools, whether small, medium-sized, or large, offer an education that is personal; teachers know their students, their strengths and weaknesses and their learning styles.

• All of the schools have programs for tutoring, extra-help or study skills.

• All schools have Advanced Placement courses and programs for college credit with local colleges and universities.

• All of the Catholic high schools are safe places for children to learn; there are security systems and there are rigorous disciplinary and no-tolerance policies regarding violence and bullying.

Whichever school you choose, you can be assured that your child will receive a strong academic education in an environment strucQ tured to have a lasting value.

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Msgr. McClancy Memorial HS 71-06 31 Ave., East Elmhurst (718) 898-3800 Website: msgrmcclancy.org

Cathedral HS 350 East 56 St., NYC (212) 688-1545 Website: cathedralhs.org

St. Agnes Academic HS 13-20 124 St., College Point (718) 353-6276 Website: stagneshs.org

Cathedral Preparatory Seminary 56-25 92 St., Elmhurst (718) 592-6800 Website: cathedralprepseminary.com

St. Francis Preparatory School 6100 Francis Lewis Blvd., Fresh Meadows (718) 423-8810 Website: sfponline.org

Christ the King Regional HS 68-02 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village (718) 366-7400 Website: ctkny.org

St. John’s Preparatory School 21-21 Crescent St., Astoria (718) 721-7200 Website: stjohnsprepschool.org

Holy Cross HS 26-20 Francis Lewis Blvd., Flushing (718) 886-7250 Website: holycrosshs.org

The Mary Louis Academy 176-21 Wexford Terrace, Jamaica Estates (718) 297-2120 Website: tmla.org

Xaverian HS 7100 Shore Road, Brooklyn (718) 836-7100 Website: xaverian.org/admissions

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On January 29, 2017, immediately following the 9:30 AM Family Mass, St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Academy will open its doors to the parish and the greater Woodhaven community for its annual Open House at the start of Catholic Schools Week, and for the 2017-2018 registration period. All who are interested are invited to attend the Mass and our Open House or to contact the school by calling us at (718) 847-3904 or by visiting our website, www.sta-catholicacademy.org and emailing us at admissions@sta-catholicacademy.org.

Archbishop Molloy HS 83-53 Manton St., Briarwood (718) 441-2100 Website: molloyhs.org

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s one of the borough’s largest Catholic Academy opened in 1927 and has remained academies with over 500 students dedicated to the development of Christian in prekindergarten through eighth values ever since. “Our students find God grade, the faculty and staff of our Lady in all things. They are spiritual, disciplined of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy are and compassionate people of integrity. The diligent in their commitment to the spiritual, leaders of tomorrow begin in our Catholic intellectual, physical, social and emotional schools,” says Mrs. DeLuca. growth of each child. This can be witnessed At Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic in the accomplishments of their students Academy, students consistently show outand graduates. standing performance in mathematics, language arts Located in South Ozone and science on statewide testPark, the multi-sensory, ing. All members of the 2015 Common Core curriculum - 2016 class were accepted and cross-curriculum ininto Catholic and specialstruction at Our Lady of ized public high schools.

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111-10 115 S TREET student’s individual needs S OUTH O ZONE P ARK “We really have a great are met. Because all students academy,” says Mrs. DeLuca. are different, the faculty and staff at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic “It isn’t just about what we offer. It’s also a Academy identify and cater to a variety of place where we partner with parents.”

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic different learning styles. Whether students are visual, auditory or kinesthetic learners, Academy is located at 111-10 115th St. in “we help every child find success by includ- South Ozone Park. ing all modalities of learning,” says Mrs. For more information, please visit Frances DeLuca, principal. www.olphcatholicacademy.org or call Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic (718) 843-4184. ©2017 M1P • OLPH-071165

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Ave Maria Catholic Academy, 158-20 101 St., Howard Beach, (718) 848-7440.

Divine Mercy Catholic Academy, 101-60 92 St., Ozone Park, (718) 845-3074. Open house: Jan. 29, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m.

Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy, 45-11 245 St., Douglaston, (718) 631-3153 and 56-10 214 St., Bayside, (718) 225-8795. Open House: Jan. 29, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m; Jan. 30-Feb. 3, 9:30-11 a.m.

Holy Child Jesus Catholic Academy, 111-02 86 Ave., Richmond Hill, (718) 849-3988.

Holy Family Catholic Academy, 74-15 175 St., Fresh Meadows, (718) 969-2124.

Holy Trinity Catholic Academy, 14-45 143 St., Whitestone, (718) 746-1479.

Immaculate Conception School, Astoria, 21-63 29 St., (718) 728-1969. Ongoing registration 8:30-11 a.m. weekdays.

Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy, Jamaica Estates, 179-14 Dalny Road, (718) 7395933. New family registration begins Feb. 2.

Incarnation Catholic Academy, 89-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard, Queens Village, (718) 465-5066.

Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Academy, 13658 41 Ave., Flushing, (718) 961-0246.

Notre Dame Catholic Academy of Ridgewood, 62-22 61 St., (718) 821-2221. Open house: Jan. 29, 12-2 p.m. Registration thru Feb. 24.

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.

Our Lady of Fatima School, 25-38 80 St., Jackson Heights, (718) 429-7031.

Our Lady of Hope Catholic Academy, 61-21 71 St., Middle Village, (718) 458-3535.

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Academy, 92-80 220 St., Queens Village, (718) 464-1480.

Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy, 70-25 Kessel St., Forest Hills, (718) 793-2086.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy, 111-10 115 St., South Ozone Park, (718) 843-4184. Open house: Jan. 29, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Academy, 35-34 105 St., Corona, (718) 426-5517.

Our Lady of the Angelus Catholic Academy, 98-05 63 Drive, Rego Park, (718) 896-7220.

Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Academy, 34-45 202 St., Bayside. (718) 2294434. Open house: Feb. 2, 9-10 a.m., Feb. 5, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy, 79-33 258 St., Floral Park, (718) 343-1346.

Open house: Jan. 29, 1:45-3 p.m.; Jan. 31, 9-11 a.m.

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Academy, 72-55 Austin St., Forest Hills, (718) 263-2622.

Resurrection-Ascension Catholic Academy, 85-25 61 Road, Rego Park, (718) 426-4963. © Diocese of Brooklyn 2017 website

Sacred Heart Catholic Academy (Cambria Heights), 115-50 221 St., (718) 527-0123. Ongoing registration.

Sacred Heart Catholic Academy (Bayside), 21601 38 Ave., (718) 631-4804. Open house: Jan. 29, 12-5 p.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic Academy (East Glendale), 84-05 78 Ave., (718) 456-6636.

St. Adalbert Catholic Academy, 52-17 83 St., Elmhurst, (718) 424-2376.

St. Andrew Avellino Catholic Academy, 35-50 158 St., Flushing, (718) 359-7887.

St. Bartholomew Catholic Academy, 44-15 Judge St., Elmhurst, (718) 446-7575.

St. Clare Catholic Academy, 137-25 Brookville Boulevard, Rosedale, (718) 528-7174.

St. Elizabeth Catholic Academy, 94-01 85 St., Ozone Park, (718) 641-6990.

St. Francis of Assisi School, 21-18 46 St., Astoria, (718) 726-9405. Open house: Jan. 29, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Registration Feb. 8-9, 9:3010:30 a.m.

St. Gregory the Great School, 244-44 87 Ave., Bellerose, (718) 343-5053.

St. Helen Catholic Academy, 83-09 157 Ave., Howard Beach, (718) 835-4155. Open house: Jan. 29, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Jan. 31, 3-4 p.m.; Feb. 2, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

St. Joan of Arc School, 35-27 82 St., Jackson Heights, (718) 639-9020.

St. Joseph Catholic Academy, 28-46 44 St., LIC, (718) 728-0724.

St. Kevin Catholic Academy, 45-50 195 St., Flushing, (718) 357-8110. Open house and registration, Jan. 29, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

St. Leo Catholic Academy, 104-19 49 Ave., Corona, (718) 592-7050.

St. Luke School, 16-01 150 Place, Whitestone, (718) 746-3833.

St. Margaret Catholic Academy, 66-10 80 St., Middle Village, (718) 326-0922.

St. Mary Gate of Heaven Catholic Academy, 104-06 101 Ave., Ozone Park, (718) 846-0689.

Open house: Jan. 29, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

St. Matthias School, 58-25 Catalpa Ave., Ridgewood, (718) 381-8003 St. Mel’s Catholic Academy, 154-24 26 Ave., Flushing, (718) 539-8211. Jan. 29, mass followed by open house: starts 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; Jan. 30, 8:30-9:30 a.m.

St. Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Academy, 80-22 Parsons Blvd., Jamaica, (718) 380-1900.

St. Pancras School, 68-20 Myrtle Ave., Glendale, (718) 821-6721.

St. Sebastian Catholic Academy, 39-76 58 St., Woodside, (718) 429-1982. Open house: Jan. 31, Feb. 2, both 9-10:30 a.m.

St. Stanislaus Kostka School, 61-17 Grand Ave., Maspeth, (718) 326-1585.

St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Academy, 87-49 87 St., Woodhaven, (718) 847-3904. Open house: Jan. 29, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Saints Joachim and Anne School, 218-19 105 Ave., Queens Village, (718) 465-2230.

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What is National Catholic Schools Week?

January 29-February 4, 2017

National Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. This year it runs from January 29-February 4.

The theme for 2017 is “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.” Schools typically observe the annual celebration week with Masses, open houses and other activities for students, families, parishioners and community members.

During Catholic Schools Week 2017, daily themes and celebrations are observed as follows: • Sunday: 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: 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.

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Tuesday: 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: 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: 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

This infographic shares facts and figures about the ongoing excellence and promise of growth represented in U.S. Catholic schools.

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Xaverian now offers Parent Tour Thursdays.

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volunteering in church activities and charities and/or by pursuing a career that makes the world a better place.

Friday: 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, grandparents, alumni, parishioners and school board members who provide volunteer service.

Saturday: 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. Schools acknowledge the role of families in Catholic education and celebrate their contributions to the success of Catholic schools on the last day of National Catholic Schools Week and all year long.

Catholic schools are thriving. They offer academic excellence and faith-filled education for students nationwide. National test scores, high school graduation rates, college attendance and other data show that Catholic schools frequently outperform schools in both the public and private sectors. While some Catholic schools are challenged by declining enrollments and school closures, the good news is that there is a

O A cutting edge, one-to-one learning environment with iPads for every student O Project and problem-based learning through hands-on classroom experiences within the Michael T. Strianese ‘74 STEM Program, Xaverian’s highly acclaimed Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math curriculum in conjunction with Project Lead the Way O College counseling and Internship Program O College credit opportunities available through

VISIT US Spend a day on our campus as a “Clipper for a Day” and experience what life is like as a Clipper numerous AP, St. John’s University, and Syracuse University courses O College placements at prestigious schools such as Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Georgetown University, Macaulay Honors at CUNY, New York University, Princeton University, University of Notre Dame, University of Pennsylvania, US Military Academy at West Point, and US Naval Academy, with the class of 2016 earning $36,880,924 in scholarships!

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Queens Dinner Club hosts monthly feasts at boro’s best eateries True foodies know that if you want to taste your way around the world there’s only one place to go: Queens.

“Brooklyn, it’s just some hipster white guys doing an interpretation of ethnic food for other white hipsters,” said chef Jonathan Forgash. “As opposed to Queens, which is an ethnic group that lives here, cooking food for their own group, but it’s been discovered by the rest of the world. It’s much more authentic and accurate cooking and I think that’s something to be proclaimed.”

In an effort to introduce people to the culinary gems of the borough, and in turn help other chefs

gain exposure, Forgash has teamed up with food writer Joe DiStefano — who runs the Chopsticks and Marrow blog — and foodie Gabe Gross to create the Queens Dinner Club.

As its name suggests, the Queens Dinner Club is a group of people who travel every month to different restaurants, trying the various specialities each has to offer.

“We’re in it for showing people that maybe didn’t know about these places or maybe weren’t daring enough to try it, but here’s a chef who’s making it safe,” said Forgash, an Astoria resident.

The club has hit some of Queens’ top Asian restaurants, such as Chinese-Indian fusion Tangra Masala, and has also feasted on hundreds of

pounds of barbecued meat by chef Josh Bowen.

This Monday, diners will be treating their palates to plates of shrimp dumplings, dried oyster and pig tongue, stir-fried steak with mango and other delicacies at Asian Jewels, located at 133-30 39 Ave in Flushing, ahead of the Chinese New Year.

Forgash had high praise for Asian Jewels.

“It’s the No. 1 dim sum palace in Queens,” he said. “It’s different, it’s interesting. It’s just a no-brainer.”

Tickets for the event, which are $70, can be purchased at eventbrite.com — just search for Queens Dinner Club.

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Congolese Plantation Workers Art League (Cercle d’Art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise), with sculptures mostly made of cacao by workers in the African nation, many self-representations, highlighting their low wages. Sun., Jan. 29-Mon., March 27 (opening reception Sat., Jan. 28, 6-8 p.m.), SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., Long Island City. $5 suggested; $3 students; free for LIC residents.

Info: (718) 361-1750, sculpture-center.org.

“Sugar Ray,” a one-man show on the life of the boxer widely considered the best ever, starring Reginald L. Wilson. Sat., Jan. 28, 8 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 29, 4 p.m., Black Spectrum Theatre, Roy Wilkins Park, 177 St. and Baisley Blvd., Jamaica. $25; $20 seniors, kids.

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

Act One: One Act Festival, with multiple performances and audience voting on the best ones.

Thru Sat., Jan. 28, various times, The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $15 advance; $18 at door; $55 any four shows. Info/tickets: (718) 3920722, secrettheatre.com.

“Language as Representation,” with visual artworks examining the value and meaning of words, which appear in all the pieces. Thru Mon., Jan. 30, Fisher Landau Center for Art, 38-27 30 St., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 937-0727, flcart.org.

“Chance Encounters: cubism, dada and surrealism,” with 69 works by 23 artists including Georges Braque, Paul Klee, René Magritte and Max Ernst.

Mon., Jan. 30-Sat., March 18 (opening reception Wed., Feb. 8, 6 p.m.), Godwin-Ternbach Museum, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Free.

Info: (718) 997-4747, gtmuseum.org.

“Neither Here Nor There,” paintings, photographs, sculpture and more by eight French artists living in the U.S., sharing a sense of figurative isolation. Thru Fri., Feb. 3, 3-6 p.m., or by app’t, Radiator Gallery, 10-61 Jackson Ave., LIC. Free. Info: (347) 677-3418, radiatorarts.com.

“Self-Inter ned, 1942: Noguchi in Poston War Relocation Center,” works by Isamu Noguchi focusing on his time voluntarily spent in a WWII camp for Japanese-Americans ordered there by the U.S. Thru Sun., Jan. 7, 2018; with related performance

by Kimi Maeda, Sun., Feb. 19, 3-4 p.m. (75th anniversary of the order; free admission that day), Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33 Road, Long Island City. $10; $5 seniors, students; NYC HS students, kids under 12 free. Info: (718) 204-7088, noguchi.org.

“Madagascar,” a musical based on the 2005 animated film about a group of animals’ zany adventures from New York to the titular island off Africa, by Plaza Theatrical Productions. Sun., Feb. 5, 2 p.m., Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. $12. (516) 599-6870, plazatheatrical.com.

It’s like Halloween in January at the Queens Museum’s Boo! York City Spooktacular winter costume party, with families enjoying a supernatural cityscape and all kinds of entertainment this Saturday.

See Kids/Teens.

COURTESY PHOTO scenes images, film retrospective and more. Thru Sun., Apr. 23; Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

“Found and Funky,” mixed-media works made of found objects and paying homage to the jazz term for an art piece achieving its highest form. Thru Sat., April 8, Materials for the Arts, 33-00 Northern Blvd., 3rd floor, Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 729-2007, mfta.org.

“Disarming Geometries,” works using geometric abstraction to address social and political issues and to grapple with the uncertainties of contemporary life. Thru Sun., March 26, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, 11-03 45 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 937-6317, dorsky.org.

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Chinese calligraphy, by artists from a national association, to celebrate Lunar New Year. Thru Mon., Feb. 6, with calligraphy demonstration Sat., Jan. 28, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Resorts World Casino, 110-00 Rockaway Blvd., South Ozone Park. Free. Info: rwnewyork.com.

“Martin Scorsese,” on the iconic New Yorker and director’s intertwined career and life, with production material, childhood artifacts, behind-the-

“Mary Boyle: The Untold Story,” the 2016 documentary by journalist Gemma O’Doherty on Ireland’s longest-running missing child case, unsolved since 1977. Thu., Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m., New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave., Long Island City.

Free. Info: (718) 482-0909, newyorkirishcenter.org.

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MUSIC Sweet Stone Gypsy, playing nostalgic folk-rock fusion. Sat., Jan. 28, 8-10 p.m., Woody & Pete’s Honky Tonk Lyceum, 146-49 Horace Harding Expy., Flushing. $5 suggested. Info: (718) 762-8880, lyceum@ growhome.com, codyannherrmann.com/lyceum.

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“Nikon Small World 2016,” with winning images from the photomicrography competition, such as a zebra fish embryo’s developing face, a butterfly proboscis, a polished slab of agate and dozens more.

Thru Sun., Feb. 26, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $15; $12 students, seniors, kids. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

“Sully,” the 2016 drama about Capt. Chesley Sullenberger’s emergency landing of Miracle on the Hudson Flight 1549. Mon., Jan. 30, 1 p.m., Windsor Park Library, 79-50 Bell Blvd., Bayside. Free. Info: (718) 468-8300.

“Taxi Driver,” the 1976 Robert De Niro vigilante drama about a depressed cabbie in a grittier New York, Fri., Jan. 27, 7 p.m.; “New York, New York,” the 1977 musical drama with De Niro and Liza Minnelli as lovers, Sat.-Sun., Jan. 28-29, 2 p.m.; “Raging Bull,” the 1980 boxing drama starring De Niro, Sat., Jan. 28, 6 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 29, 5 p.m., all part of Martin Scorsese Retrospective. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. Each film $15; $11 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

COLUMBIA PICTURES

Mark Adams Jazzical, with the pianist playing jazz and classical music, part of Wings of Song series.

Sun., Jan. 29, 3 p.m., St. Luke’s Church, 85 Greenway S., Forest Hills. $15; $12 students, seniors, members of groups. Info: (718) 268-7772, gingerbreadplayers. org. stlukesforesthills.org Latin Night, with Cholo Rivera Y Su Salsa Clasica and DJ Ray Paris, dancing, food and more. Sat., Feb. 4, 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m., Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 101-41 91 St., Ozone Park. $25

by Feb. 1; $30 at door. Info: Jim Monforte, (646) 610-3546; Ray Paris, (917) 224-8169.

DANCE Chinese New Year, with the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Co. ushering in the Year of the Rooster with acrobatic moves, musicians playing ancient melodies.

Wed.-Thu., Feb. 1-2, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Colden Auditorium, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. $8; $6 each for 3 or more. Info/tickets: (718) 793-0923, kupferbergcenter.org.

The Series Vol. II by Ballet Inc., with up to 25 choreographers and performers of contemporary dance.

Sat., Jan. 28, 8 p.m., Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $25; $20 students, seniors. Info: ballet-inc.org/the-series-vol-ii.

SPECIAL EVENTS Taekwondo Lunar New Year Festival, with class, board-breaking, raffles, traditional refreshments and more. Sat., Jan. 28, 5 p.m., Korea Taekwondo, 13030 31 Ave., Flushing. Free. Info/registration (req’d): (718) 662-8606, ktkd.nyc.

Lunar New Year Celebration, with traditional Asian cultural performances, tea tasting, dance, calligraphy, prizes and more. Sat., Jan. 28, Queens Center mall, level 2, center court, 90-15 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Free. Info: (718) 690-3222, shopqueenscenter.com.

Book signing: “The War on Cops,” by journalist Heather Mac Donald, on “how the new attack on law and order makes everyone less safe.” Thu., Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m. Queens Village Republican Club meeting (all welcome), Knights of Columbus, 263-15 Union Tpke., Glen Oaks. Free; signed book $26.

Info: (347) 946-1931, qvgop.org.

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Everyone knows how you get to Carnegie Hall — practice! — but how do you get to Lincoln Center?

You head over to the Queens Library.

That’s where you can find Lincoln Center Local screenings, videos from the famed performance venue in Manhattan streamed online. We’re talking high-grade material here: the New York Philharmonic, Broadway, opera, the entirety of Bob Dylan’s “Highway 61 Revisited” performed by the Watkins Family Hour house band and much more.

“Our partnership with Lincoln Center enables our customers to enjoy incredible performances for free and right in their own

Lincoln Center Local When: Various dates, including Fri., Jan. 27 and Sat., Jan. 28 Where: Queens Library locations Entry: Free. (718) 990-0728, queenslibrary.org

communities,” Queens Library President and CEO Dennis Walcott said in an email to the Queens Chronicle. “This program truly is a gift from Lincoln Center and its sponsors to the Queens Library community, and is in keeping with our mission of providing high quality educational opportunities and information services.”

The library has shown more than 350 Lincoln Center Local screenings since July 2014, according to spokeswoman Lisi de Bourbon, with individual branches selecting the performances they want to stream.

Three shows, two featuring the New York Philharmonic, will be screened in just the next couple of days. And more can be found in the library’s January/February program schedule at queenslibrary.org. (One hint: open the Queens Library Magazine, found under the Events/This Month (PDF) tab, and do a search for the word “Lincoln.”)

On Friday, the Glen Oaks Library will screen the Philharmonic’s 2015 New Year’s Eve concert, dubbed La Vie Parisienne (The Parisian Life), and filled with music from France, such as a suite from “Gaite Parisienne,” Ravel’s “Pavane for a Dead Princess” and Saint-Saëns’ “Carnival of the Animals.”

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The New York Philharmonic’s 2015-16 New Year’s Eve concert, conducted by Alan Gilbert and featuring a narration by actor Nathan Lane, will be shown at the Glen Oaks PHOTO COURTESY LINCOLN CENTER Library, with a prescreening discussion, at noon Friday.

That last is noteworthy for its 14 sections’ evocations of various fauna, including the lion, elephant and swan, and features narration by the renowned actor Nathan Lane.

Other performers in the 12 p.m. show, which starts after a prescreening talk that will provide more insight into the music,

include mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and pianists Inon Barnatan and Makoto Ozone.

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Sugar Ray, Chisholm features at Black Spectrum

by Michael Gannon

He defeated seven fighters who later made the Boxing Hall of Fame, and was The Black Spectrum Theatre Co. has himself inducted in 1990, a year after he announced a packed schedule for Black died. He was featured on a U.S. postage stamp in 2006.

History Month.

The musical production “Brother JoomReginald Wilson will star in “Sugar Ray,” a one-man show about former world boo’s Magic History Soup” will have four champion boxer Sugar Ray Robinson, at 8 performances, on Feb. 7, 8 and 9 at 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28 and 4 p.m. on a.m., and on Feb. 10 at 4:30 p.m. Tickets Sunday, Jan. 29. General admission is $25, are $8.

“Tribute to the Sounds of Philly” is a dinwith seniors and children paying $20.

Robinson was the welterweight world ner and concert starring Jean Crane on Satchampion from 1946 to 1951, and held the urday, Feb. 11. Tickets are $47. Dinner middleweight title five times between 1951 begins at 6 p.m. and the concert at 8 p.m.

The Forces of Nature Dance Co. will be and 1960. He fought six legendary battles with Jake LaMotta, beating him five times, featured at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, and is considered by many to have been Tickets are $25.

The play “We Love You Shirley pound-for-pound the best boxer in history.

Chisholm” will run on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24 and 25 at 8 p.m. and on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 4 p.m. Tickets are $25, or $20 for children and senior When: Various dates and times citizens Where: Black Spectrum Theatre, Written and performed by Sharon 119-07 Merrick Blvd., St. Albans Hope, the play is a tribute to the first Tickets: (718) 723-1800, African-American woman to serve in the blackspectrum.com U.S. Congress. Chisholm, then of Brooklyn, served seven terms in the House of Editor

Black History Month events

Boxing legend Sugar Ray Robinson, left, and political trailblazer Shirley Chisholm headline PHOTOS COURTESY LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Black History Month features at Black Spectrum.

Representatives from 1969 to 1983. In 1972 she became the first woman to seek the Democratic nomination for president, receiving more than 430,000 votes nationally, and taking 152 delegates at the national convention in Miami.

Chisholm died in 2005. She appeared on a Black Heritage postage stamp in 2015, and was awarded the Medal of Freedom —

the highest honor accorded to a civilian —

by President Barack Obama in 2015.

The Black Spectrum Theatre is located in Roy Wilkins Park at 119-07 Merrick Blvd. in Jamaica. Further information on these and other events at the theater is available by calling (718) 723-1800, and on the group’s website at blackspectrum.

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Share a meal with the Queens Dinner Club continued from page 39

Forgash said while $70 may seem like a lot, the club is offering its members a great deal for the amount of food they will be eating.

“Our goal is to be affordable,” he said.

Previous events have run closer to $50 or $60, he said.

Forgash once had little to no time to get out and explore the many restaurants of Queens. He was running Starstruck Catering, which cooked for film and fashion events. Now, he operates Servana Care, a catering company that provides cancer patients and pregnant women with a personal chef in their homes.

Queens Dinner Club When: Mon., Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Asian Jewels, 133-30 39 Ave., Flushing Entry: $70, facebook.com/ queensdinnerclub

With more free time on his hands, he wanted to get out and taste his way around the borough again.

He previously belonged to a food club in Astoria and at the suggestion of his wife, decided to once again trek out with a group of equally hungry, and curious, eaters.

“I really like the social side of dining,” Forgash said.

Forgash then teamed up with Gross and DiStefano. The chef described DiStefano, of Rego Park, as “the food maven.”

“Besides knowing a lot about food, he has the touch for language, which I don’t have,” Forgash said.

DiStefano, when he’s not chronicling the best food in Queens on his blog, can be seen hosting different food tours.

As someone who knows the food industry, Forgash wanted his venture to be something that was beneficial to the chefs and restaurant owners, too.

“My goal is twofold,” he said. “One is to introduce our members to something new and interesting, exotic maybe. But on the other side, we’re trying to give a restaurant an opportunity to meet new clientele, make money on an off night and get some press.”

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At left, foodies Gabe Gross, Jonathan Forgash and Joe DiStefano with Peter Lo of Tangra Masala. Right, just some of the barbecue the Queens Dinner Club had courtesy of chef John PHOTOS COURTESY QUEENS DINNER CLUB Bowne. On the cover: Diners dig in at Tangra Masala.

When negotiating prices with restaurants, Forgash said, the club looks to make sure chefs and owners don’t come out of the event at a loss.

They also don’t have to pay high-priced publicity firms to get the word out about them, as some often do.

The Queens Dinner Club will turn a year

old in April and already has a following.

“We notice we have so many repeat customers and they’ll bring someone new,” Forgash said. “It’s a social experiment.”

The event at Tangra Masala, the first hosted by the club, was the second-biggest venture. The barbecue event got more than Q 100 people to come out.

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continued from page 40 “Dating is Hard,” a comedy game show similar to TV’s “The Dating Game,” hosted by Joe Welkie, with three female comedians vying for “one lucky audience member.” Thu., Jan. 26 (every 4th Thu. of month), 9-10:30 p.m., QED, 27-16 23 Road, Astoria. $5 advance; $8 at door. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com.

Draft Environmental Assessment Reconfiguration of Taxiways F and H Project John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), notice is hereby given that copies of a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Reconfiguration of Taxiways F and H at John F. Kennedy International Airport are available for public review at the following locations: The Port Authority of NY &NJ John F. Kennedy International Airport General Manager’s Office Building 14, 2nd Floor Jamaica, NY 11430 Attn: Michael Moran Hours: 08:00 am to 04:00 pm

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The draft EA document for this project will be available at these locations until February 3, 2017. In addition, a copy of this document may be viewed online at: http://www.panynj.gov/about/studies-reports.html The draft EA responds to all of the requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for preparation of an Environmental Assessment under NEPA and also documents compliance with Federal Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management. In accordance with NEPA, The Port Authority is inviting the public to submit, in writing, comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment prepared for the Reconfiguration of Taxiways F and H at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The Port Authority is accepting comments on this Revised Draft EA document until the official comment period for this document closes on February 3, 2017. Comments must be received by close of business on February 3, 2017 in order to be considered.

Comments on this draft EA should be sent to: The Port Authority of NY & NJ, 4 World Trade Center, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10003, Attn: Kathryn Lamond In addition, comments may be emailed to JFKTWFH@panynj.gov with the subject heading “JFK TWY F & H EA COMMENT.” If you have any questions on this notice, please contact Kathryn Lamond at the email address above.

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Dog and cat spay/neuter clinic, by ASPCA mobile unit. Fri., Jan. 27, starting 7 a.m., outside Petland Discounts, at 147-17 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. $125; $5 with proof of public assistance. Info: Amy Eisenberg, (631) 273-6363, aeisenberg@ petlanddiscounts.com.

Night at the Museum, at MoMA PS1, with the entire museum open until midnight, cocktails and food by M. Wells, “special surprises” and the chance to view the open-air work “Meeting” after dark, weather permitting. Fri., Jan. 27, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $15. Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org.

Italian Charities of America dance, with food, drink and more. Sat., Jan. 28, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. $10. Info: (718) 478-3100.

Electronic waste recycling, to dispose of gadgets no longer legal to put in the garbage, like computers, phones and TVs. Sun., Jan. 29, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 886-3800, info@queensbotanical.org.

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Winter Family Programs, with indoor garden activities, nature walk and more, especially for kids 4-10 but all welcome. Sat., Jan. 28, Feb. 4, 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. $10 per class. Info: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org.

Boo! York City Spooktacular, a winter costume party for all ages but especially kids 3-11, with Quaking Queens Photo Booth, Staten Island Ghost Ferry, Circus Amok Band, Savvy Soul Line Dancers, snacks, raffles and more.

Sat., Jan. 28, 2-4 p.m., Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $20 (with specials for group purchases). Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org.

AUDITIONS The Melodians, singing Broadway show tunes to grand opera for seniors around Queens.

Mon., Jan. 30, Feb. 6, 1-3 p.m., Selphelp Austin St. Senior Center, 106-06 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills. Best to bring music but not req’d. Info: Lena, (718) 592-0178; David, (718) 275-0244.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 3PM & 8PM TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE BOX OFFICE, OR CALL 866-858-0008 WHEELCHAIR, COMPANION AND DESIGNATED AISLE SEATS, AND ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES AVAILABLE BY CALLING THE BEACON THEATRE’S DISABLED SERVICES DEPT. AT (212) 465-6085.

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Wed., Feb. 1 and 8, 6-7:15 p.m., Music Building room 246, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Info: Music director James John, (718) 997-3818, qcchoralsociety.org.

LECTURES Book talk: “His Hundred Years, A Tale,” by storyteller Shalach Manot, on his Sephardic childhood in Turkey and adaptation to the U.S., with refreshments, free parking on-site. Sun., Jan. 29, 2-4 p.m., Sephardic Jewish Center of Forest Hills, 67-67 108 St. $5 suggested donation; kids under 13 free. Info/RSVP: (718) 268-2100.

CLASSES English conversation, for intermediate to advanced speakers, held by the Flushing Jewish Community Council. Each Thu., 6:15-7:30 p.m., International Buddhist Progress Society, 154-37 Barclay Ave., Flushing. Free. Info/registration: (718) 463-0434.

MARKETS Winter Treasure, Bake & Book Sale, with clothing, household items, toys, homemade baked goods, lunch and more. Sat., Feb. 4, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; Sun., Feb. 5, 11:30 a.m.3:30 p.m., Church of the Resurrection, 85-09 118 St., Kew Gardens. Info: (718) 847-2649, resurrectionrichmondhill.com.

CLUBS “Hooks & Needles” Crochet & Knit Club, with participants bringing projects, hooks, needles and yarn, or working on charity projects. Every Thu., 6:30-9 p.m., Big 6 Shopping Center, 60-10 Queens Blvd., Woodside (entrance inside shopping center, up one flight, down hall to left of 99-cent store). Info: Lorraine, (917) 817-4037.

Queens Dinner Club banquet, to celebrate Chinese New Year with “a grand feast.” Mon., Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m., Asian Jewels, 133-30 39 Ave., Flushing. $70. Info: Jonathan Forgash, (917) 626-8960; Joe DiStefano, (347) 3661169; facebook.com/queensdinnerclub.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES Queens AARP chorus, seeking retired people to sing at nursing homes and for AARP chapters. Meet each Fri., 1 p.m. starting Fri., Jan. 27; anyone interested should come 12:30 p.m. that day, Clearview SelfHelp Center, 208-11 26 Ave., Bayside. Info: joroosume@verizon.net.

Elder law seminar, on estate taxes, preserving assets and more, by attorney Ann-Margaret Carrozza. Tue., Jan. 31, 10:30 a.m., Catholic Charities Bayside Senior Center, 221-15 Horace Harding Expy. Free. Info: (718) 225-1144.

Scams, fraud and cyber safety meeting, with speakers from the NYPD, District Attorney’s Office and LiveOn NY’s Senior Medicare Patrol on detecting and countering threats, by Queens Interagency Council on Aging. Wed., Feb. 1, 9-11 a.m., Queens Boro Hall, room 213, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens. Info/registration (advised): (718) 268-5954.

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Barber and Andrew Mueller performing songs from “Some Lovers”, a musical by Burt Bacharach and playwright Steven Sater.

Variety magazine said the songs feature “sweet, soaring melodies for past and present incarnations of [the] mismatched pair” whose tale the musical tells.

Also on Saturday, at 2:30 p.m. at the Bellerose Library, the Philharmonic’s 2015-16 season opener featuring flamboyant pianist Lang Lang will be screened.

Of that show, which comprised works of Grieg and Beethoven, a New York Times reviewer said Lang often played with “gripping power and poetic delicacy,” in a piece otherwise largely critical of his flashy style.

Though these three performances are all showing in northeastern Queens, rest assured screenings are held all over the borough, from Sunnyside to Whitestone, Howard Beach to Jamaica and beyond. You can ask your librarian if your branch has any,

or just go to the ones that do, as anyone is welcome at any Queens Library location.

And there’s every reason to believe the Lincoln Center Local shows will go on.

“Lincoln Center is committed to not just presenting the best possible art, we’re committed to making it accessible to everyone,” Russell Granet, executive director of Lincoln Center Education, said in a 2015 statement announcing an expansion of the program.

“With new technology and our ongoing partnerships with New York City’s library systems, we can realize this vision, and develop relationships with new audiences and neighborhoods around our great city.” Q

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A concert featuring pianist Lang Lang will be screened at the Bellerose Library on PHOTO COURTESY LINCOLN CENTER Saturday.

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CARE AND PROTECTION, TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION, DOCKET NUMBER: 16CP0080NP, Trial Court of Massachusetts, Juvenile Court Department, COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, Essex County Juvenile Court, 188 State Street, Newburyport, MA 01950, 978-462-0617 TO: Mark Dolan and any unknown/unnamed father of Gage Dolan A petition has been presented to this court by DCF, seeking, as to the following child(ren), Gage Dolan, that said child(ren) be found in need of care and protection and committed to the Department of Children and Families. The court may dispense the rights of the person named herein to receive notice of or to consent to any legal proceeding affecting the adoption, custody, or guardianship or any other disposition of the child(ren) named herein, if it finds that the child(ren) is/are in need of care and protection and that the best interests of the child(ren) would be served by said disposition.

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Life during wartime in 1940s Jackson Heights

Hall of Fame class of ’17

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

World War II had e nde d a nd R ich a rd “Neal” Carbonara was discharged from the ser vice, ret u r ning home to h is nat ive Jackson Heig hts on Sept. 7, 1945.

However, a lot had happened and a ton had changed in his four The Carbonara House, 70-44 Broadway, Jackson Heights on Sept.

7, 1945, left, and how it looks today. years overseas.

H is pa rent s were immigrants who always rented their lodg- decorated it with ribbons and flags that read, “Neal, this is it. Welcome home.” ings from a landlord.

After he came back home to their new His father Michael, from Italy, designed and manufactured coats. His mother Aure- home, he didn’t stay long. He married Rosemary Ryan in December 1946 and lia was from Spain.

And while he was away, they saved up moved out to East Meadow Long Island.

He was a successful insurance agent enough money and bought their first house and eventually moved to Cuero, Texas at 70-44 Broadway.

His brother and two sisters now had a where he passed away in 2012 only five place of their own. However, Carbonara days short of his 93 birthday.

Today, the once-proud Carbonara house had only heard about it in letters. His famQ ily had professional signs made up and is now home to a CPA business.

CENTURY 21 AMIABLE II

by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

“I can assure you that the Russians did not interfere with this election. The only Vladimir in question was Vladimir Guerrero!” quipped Baseball Writers Association of America secretary-treasurer and longtime Bayside resident Jack O’Connell at the start of last Thursday’s press conference that introduced the Hall of Fame’s newest members: Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez.

Raines was in his tenth and final year of eligibility and he took some funny and welldeserved shots at BBWAA members finally getting it right. Although he played for the Yankees from 1996 through 1998, he was best known for his 13 years as a speedy outfielder for the Montreal Expos.

Raines was a victim of ownership collusion when he decided to become a free agent at the end of the 1986 season. No club made him an offer, so he was basically forced to re-sign with the Expos. He missed spring training thanks to the collusion and was not allowed to play until May 1, 1987 in accordance with the collective bargaining rules at the time. Sure enough, on his first day back, the Expos were playing the Mets at Shea Stadium. Veteran Amazin’s fans will remember how he tormented their team.

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He was diplomatic when I asked him his recollections of being a collusion victim: “Well, I was hoping to test my market value but I always wanted to return to Montreal.”

Former Mets general manager and Newtown High School grad Omar Minaya attended the presser. Rodriguez thanked him for signing him to his first pro baseball contract when he was the Texas Rangers’ minor league director.

Falling just short of the magic 75 percent BBWAA vote this time out were San Diego Padres closer Trevor Hoffman and the aforementioned slugger Guerrero, who should be shoo-ins for 2018. What perplexed me most about the vote was the continued lack of support for one of the best relief pitchers I ever saw, Lee Smith, who tallied only 34 percent.

The most surprising part of the 2017 vote was that former Yankees catcher Jorge Posada got less than 5 percent in his first year on the ballot and thus won’t be on it again. Like Don Mattingly, Posada was a borderline candidate and many pro and con arguments about induction can be made for him. At the very least, he deserved more than a one-and-done deal.

Former Braves slugger and Met-killer Chipper Jones will be Cooperstown-eligible next year. He is certain to be a first-ballot Q inductee.

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1 Family Hi-Ranch - 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, living room, dining room, EIK, boiler, CAC and hot water heater under 4 years old, shed, 1 car garage, parking for up to 4 cars, totally renovated.

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1 fam detached, 7 rms, 3 bedrms, finished bsmt, pvt drive,

2 family, 4 bedrms, 2 full baths, stainless appliances, granite countertops, fin. bsmt,

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Cape 6 rms, 3 bedrms, 2 baths. Gorgeous, all updated, extended 1st fl open floor plan, stainless appliances, full fin bsmt, in-ground pool.

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• Ozone Park • Mint 2 Family in the heart of Ozone Park - 4 car garages, 50 x 100 lot. ©2017 M1P • CAMI-071005

1 Family Dormered Cape 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, living room, dining room, EIK with granite, lots of closets, detached garage, sunroom, finished basement, pavers in yard, ductless AC’s, sprinkler system, hardwood floors, private driveway.

• Middle Village • 1 Family Semi-Detached Colonial 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, living room, dining room, full finished basement, totally renovated kitchen, front porch, detached garage, party driveway.

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Large Studio Co-op for rent in Pembroke, $1,350 all included

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1 Family 4 bedrms, 2 baths, updated kitchen, updated bath, private drive, fireplace, garage.

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Det Colonial, new construction, 3 available, 11 rms, 4 bedrms, 2 baths, gas fire pl, lg lot,

Commercial store for rent approx 800 sq. ft., directly accross from Howard Beach A train.

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Very unique 2 family, 3 floors, renovated fully, 5 BRs, 3 full baths, 2 half baths, porch.

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HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK Mint "All Brick" huge Colonial (32x48) on (40x100 lot), 4 lg BRs, 3 new full baths/new custom EIK w/island, huge formal dining rm, pavers front & back, in-ground heated salt-water pool. All redone brick, windows, kit, CAC, boiler, roof.

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HOWARD BEACH All new totally redone in 2016, stone front, siding, windows, roof.

New kitchen w/SS appliances, granite, 4 BRs, 3 full baths.

Asking $659K

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HOWARD BEACH/ HAMILTON BEACH Brand new mint, 3 BR/2 Bath, 2 stories, detached, granite countertop w/stainless steel appliances.

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Large Ranch (65x27 on 80x100 lot) (Prop. can be subdivided/can build 2 one fam. homes) 3 lg BRs/2 full baths, living room, large dining room, new roof, new appliances, beautiful hardwood fl oors, lg attic, pvt driveway. Owner motivated.

Asking $679K

ROCKAWAY BEACH Very close to beach, hi-rise, Coral House Condo, beautiful large and sunny 1 bedroom featuring updated open kitchen and bath, hardwood fls., terrace, rec room, BBQ area.

Can be sublet.

Asking $209K

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

Lovely Cape on 50x100 lot, 4 BRs / 2 baths, large yard / needs TLC

Hi-Ranch, all redone stucco and brick, 4 BRs, 3 baths, completely paved front and back.

Must see.

Asking $599K

RICHMOND HILL NORTH Lovely det. Colonial/ Original molding, fireplace and banister. 4 BR, 2 full baths, near train.

Asking $489,900

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Totally mint 1st floor garden, 2 BRs, 1 bath, (3rd bed converted). Features magnificent

new open kitchen, granite counters, stainless steel appl., custom island, stained wood flooring, recessed lights, crown moldings and custom blinds.

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