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Katz wants hockey, soccer at Willets

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BP says Islanders are a possibility

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hree days before published reports stated the Barclays Center may be looking to boot the New York Islanders, Borough President Melinda Katz proposed putting hockey and soccer arenas at Willets Point during her annual State of the Borough address at York College.

“Just imagine if we, the World’s Borough, hosted the World Cup or the Stanley Cup,” she told a packed auditorium.

In a Tuesday interview, Katz said “of course we’d consider the Islanders.

“Clearly we know the Islanders are a team that folks are looking for and they’re on the move,” she continued.

Bloomberg News first reported Monday that the owners of the Brooklyn arena may kick the Islanders out as soon as the start of 2018 as attendance at home games continues to decline.

While Katz may look to poach the team to Queens, Newsday reported later that day that Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano had met with team owners to try to bring them back to the renovated Nassau Coliseum.

Bloomberg reported last June the team was considering an arena at Willets Point.

At press time, no decision on the team’s future had been made.

Katz, during her State of the Borough speech last Friday, said she would like to see some type of soccer arena built at Willets Point in addition to hockey.

“New York City’s land is not limitless, and with the projected growth in our borough, this highly coveted area of Willets Point needs to be remediated and prepped for a cleaner future,” she said. “... We should be unafraid to think bigger ... bolder ... and more comprehensively.”

Her idea, of which there were very few details, could face significant pushback.

Right now, the nearby parking lot for Citi Field, which is technically parkland, is being eyed for a 1.4 million-square-foot mega mall.

Preservationists, who say any such development would require approval from the Legislature due to the land’s status, have sued to block the project, called Willets West.

Those opponents of the plan, led by state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside), scored a major victory in 2015 when the state Appellate Division ruled the project illegal but the developers, Queens Development Group, successfully petitioned the Court of Appeals to hear their argument. The case remains there.

The developers say the Willets West project is financially necessary in order to move ahead with development at Willets Point itself.

Katz, in her address, said, “... as we await the outcome of the lawsuit, let’s ponder additional options.

“We need to review positioning ourselves for success by thinking creatively about further options that address our changing borough’s

needs — a new school, an eco-recreation center, more parking to accommodate simultaneous big events that we have there now, because all those big events that we have now are wreaking havoc on the soccer fields and grass in Flushing Meadows for parking,” she later said.

“And to help pay for it, let’s consider a soccer stadium, let’s consider a hockey stadium,” she said.

A soccer stadium was previously proposed at nearby Flushing Meadows Corona Park, but that plan fizzled out following massive community opposition.

At the bare minimum, Katz said of Willets Point, the old Iron Triangle, “Let’s clean it up.”

One opponent of the mall project quickly criticized the borough president’s proposal.

“Borough President Katz’s push for yet another stadium in Willets Point on property that was essentially stolen from small businesses for the supposed use of creating a new affordable residential community — a plan that she herself negotiated in 2008 as the Land Use Chair on the City Council! — would be almost comical if it weren’t so disturbing,” said Paul Graziano, an urban planning consultant, plaintiff in the lawsuit and City Council hopeful.

“Law enforcement officials should look very carefully at possible collusion between the Borough President’s Office and the developers in question, as this seems to be yet another

Could the old Iron Triangle host a soccer or PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY hockey arena? attempt at grabbing our city’s public property in order to further enrich a few very already wealthy individuals at our expense,” Graziano, who is running as a primary opponent against Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) in September, continued.

Avella called her idea a “non-starter,” citing the opposition to the failed Flushing Meadows Corona Park stadium.

“I don’t think that will fly with the community,” he said. “I’m sort of surprised the borQ ough president would suggest a stadium.”

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Progress made at OP brownfield site Smooth work by government agency is rarely seen, Sen. Addabbo says

by Anthony O’Reilly

“The expected completion date for this site depends on how quickly the SVE and SSDS The cleanup at the brownfield site along remediation systems remove the remaining the abandoned rail track at 101st Avenue is contamination in the sub-surface soil,” the moving along at a rate rarely seen by a gov- spokesman said in an email. “It could be as ernmental agency, state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. soon as the end of 2017 or mid-2018.”

Most of the major work at the site is done (D-Howard Beach) said Tuesday.

“When you deal with government agencies now, Addabbo said.

The agency has on big projects like finished digging into this, it’s either a lack the ground and is of communication or now in the process of they’re upsetting the ou probably can’t have purifying the soil to quality of life of the a Starbucks there. ensure no containnea rby residents,” ments enter the air.

Addabbo said in an But you can store items “They’re pretty inter view with the much done,” he said.

Queens Ch ronicle. in there.

It could be The senator “But not in this case.” toured the site from The state Departgreat for businesses 99th to 100th streets ment of Environmenthat do auto body work.” last Thursday along tal Conservation in with other governApril 2016 installed — State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. ment representatives equipment at the site and said he will soon to remove toxic materials from the site, a spokesman from the look to address other aspects of the abandoned track, which once carried the Rockaagency said in an email to the Chronicle.

According to the DEC, said the machines way Beach Rail Line.

“We’re going to have to point out the are checked every two weeks and status crumbling infrastructure there,” he said. updates are sent every month.

He’s already worked with the cit y They also provide quarterly system operation and monitoring reports on the vapor and Department of Administrative Services to address deteriorating trestles along the line groundwater.

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Government representatives tour the brownfield site along 101st Avenue between 99th and 100th streets in Ozone Park. The cleanup could be completed by the end of this year, the state PHOTO COURTESY NYS SENATE Department of Environmental Conservation said. at Yellowstone Boulevard in Forest Hills.

“It can be dangerous if there’s pieces of concrete falling from this thing,” he said.

Regarding the stretch in Ozone Park, Addabbo said it may be time to think about placing businesses near the site once it’s been determined there are no containments.

Bright ideas to save energy, a life ConEd going door to door in South Queens

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Officer Mark Competello puts reflective tape on a senior citizen’s cane at PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY the civic meeting.

Tuesday’s meeting of the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association was full of bright ideas from the speakers there.

Community Affairs Police Officer Mark Competello of the 106th Precinct said he and other officers are going around to civic meetings and senior centers, putting reflective tape on canes, walkers and wheelchairs so senior citizens will be more visible when they’re walking at night.

Those wishing to take advantage of the offer can also visit the 106th Precinct’s headquarters, located at 103-53 101 St. in Ozone Park.

Before Competello spoke, the civic was introduced to the precinct’s new executive officer, Capt.

Mike Edmonds. Edmonds formerly served as a lieutenant in the nearby 102nd Precinct and has been with the 106th since late December.

The civic welcomed him in its traditional way — offering him a cake with his name written on it.

Civic members were also filled in on ConEd’s new energy saving program, in which utility workers are visiting homes in the area offering free LED lightbulbs in an effort to reduce energy usage in South Q Queens.

And while opportunities there may be limited, the senator said, it could be perfect for one type of business.

“You probably can’t have a Starbucks there,” he said. “But you can store items in there. It could be great for businesses that do Q auto body work.”

Feb. 10 hearing on familial DNA The state Commission on Forensic Science and its DNA subcommittee will hold a special joint meeting on Feb. 10 to discuss whether to authorize familial DNA testing to be used in cold case murder investigations.

The public meeting will take place on the north side mezzanine, between the first and second floors of 1 Centre St. in Manhattan.

Familial DNA testing is a method in which investigators take a sample found at a crime scene and look to see if it matches that of anyone in criminal databases, providing them with a path to the actual perpetrator.

Many in Queens believe it could be used to find Karina Vetrano’s killer.

The late Howard Beach woman’s parents will today, Feb. 2, call on the state to authorize the practice along with Rockne Harmon, a leading advocate for familial DNA and the senior deputy district attorney who prosecuted OJ Simpson during the former NFL star’s murder trial.

They will be joined by Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park) at 83rd Street and 164th Avenue, where Vetrano’s corpse was disQ covered exactly six months ago.

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Mixed reaction on ‘ban’ stance Eric Ulrich’s Facebook post gets hundreds of comments

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

The only Republican elected official in Queens was blasted by some and praised by others on Facebook Sunday and the days after when he came out against President Trump’s executive order halting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries.

“Once again I find myself at odds with my own party,” said Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park). “We cannot allow history to repeat itself by subjecting Muslims to the same prejudices that Catholics and Jews know all too well ... A litmus test that bans Muslims is fundamentally wrong and I for one will not stand by or remain silent. #MuslimBan.” The post, which as of Wednesday had drawn close to 500 comments, became akin to online political message boards with people offering differing opinions ranging from “Eric’s been radicalized. He’s running for Mayor and needs the Communist Democrats” to “Years from now you could be one of the heroes that had a hand in stopping this monster.”

Several of the commenters said Ulrich was spreading “fake news” by calling the president’s order — which was blocked by a federal judge Saturday as thousands rallied against it at U.S. airports — a ban.

The order doesn’t explicitly ban Muslims, though it does halt any immigration for 90 days from Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Syria, Libya, Yemen

Councilman Eric Ulrich’s Facebook post was the site of political debate. FACEBOOK SCREENSHOT and Somalia. After that, it gives priority to religious minorities, mainly Christians and Jews, from those countries.

More criticized his take on the president’s move, saying it was similar to one issued by former President Obama and that the seven countries were singled out by the Queens native’s predecessor.

However, Obama’s actions were limited to one country and were taken following a specific incident. In 2011, the State Department stopped processing visas for Iraqi refugees for six

months after it was discovered two living in Kentucky were involved in bombing attacks against U.S. troops in the Middle East.

The claim that Obama identified the seven countries in the “ban” most likely came from a 2015 omnibus spending bill he signed that terminated travel privileges for people previously covered under the Visa Waiver Program, which previously allowed them to enter the country as visitors without a visa for up to 90 days.

The comments weren’t all negative, as many praised Ulrich for putting country over party.

“Get your fellow Republicans to snap out of this oppression,” one commenter said. “It’s unbecoming.”

Although its only elected official is against it, the Queens Republican Party in a statement stood behind Trump’s order.

“President Trump was elected on a platform featuring better vetting and scrutiny of our border access procedures. He did just as he promised to do,” the party said in a statement.”

Ulrich did not support Trump during the Republican primary; he backed Ohio Gov. John Kasich. In 2015, the councilman urged Jamaica Hospital Medical Center to take Trump’s name off its pavilion after Trump said U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), another Trump critic, isn’t a war hero merely because he was captured during the Vietnam War. The building in question is not named after the commander-in-chief, but Q for his late mother.

Richmond Hill priest in hot water Pastor shares photo telling Trump protesters to ‘jump’

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In the Bible, it is written that Jesus was tempted to jump off the highest pinnacle of a temple to prove he is the Son of God. On Sunday, a Catholic priest seemingly urged others to jump off a building when he shared online a picture of a man leaping off a skyscraper with the caption “Show your hate for Trump. Do It For So cia l Ju s t ic e,” w it h t h e h a sht a g #JumpAgainstTrump.

The post, shared by St. Benedict Joseph Labre Roman Catholic Church’s pastor, the Rev. Philip Pizzo, has angered many who say it promotes the act of suicide.

“For someone who is charged with the care and pastorship of people, it makes them feel unsafe,” said Liz Gannon-Graydon, a former teacher at the Richmond Hill parish.

Pizzo issued an act of contrition Tuesday in a statement issued by the Diocese of Brooklyn, saying he was not promoting suicide and regretted the post.

“I apologize for the hurt that I have caused over a Facebook post. I never intended it to get this kind of reaction and I regret posting it. I have been a priest for 40 years and my goal has always been to bring Christ to the people. I am prolife and any reference to suicide is contrary to my

beliefs, therefore, making my post completely inappropriate,” Pizzo said. “Again, please accept my sincerest apology.”

The diocese did not say whether the pastor would be disciplined in any way.

“Father Pizzo did share the meme in question on his personal facebook page,” it said in a statement. “He says he intended it as satire only, regrets the offense it has caused, and has deleted it. Suicide is, indeed, a serious subject and this post does not, in any way, represent the view of the church.”

However, it may not be the first time Pizzo has shaken the heavily immigrant parish, mostly Hispanic and Indo-Caribbean, to its core Gannon-Graydon, sister of Queens Chronicle Editor Michael Gannon, said former students have told her parishoners of the church are “increasingly disturbed b y h ow h e’s s p o k e n t o t h e m a s individuals.”

“There’s a rudeness about him,” she said.

Gannon-Graydon said she’s never met Pizzo and has good memories of the priests she dealt with.

“I only had good experiences when I was there,” she said. “But this is not what the parish used to be. That’s why I wanted Q to speak out.”

In Howard Beach a man is found dead The body of a man was found at 97th Street between 164th and 165th avenues in Howard Beach on the night of Tuesday, Jan. 31.

Residents of the neighborhood found the man on the ground and immediately went to his aid.

Even after paramedics performed early CPR and defibrillation, there was nothing more they could do to help the man live and he was later pronounced dead.

Police were unable to provide further information as to why or how the man died because the case was not immediately considered suspicous. His name and age were not immediately Q available.

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Ham Beach resource day A one-stop shop for all community resources will be available to Hamilton Beach residents a day before the Super Bowl when various government agencies and nonprofit groups will visit the area to talk about the services they provide.

The event, a joint effort between the New Hamilton Beach Civic Association and state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), will take place Feb. 4 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Howard Beach Motorboat Club, located at 59 Russell St. “The community resource day is a perfect way to bring together local non-profit organizations, public utilities, civic groups and local government to help provide vital resources for those in our community who may not know where to find them,” civic association President Roger Gendron said in an email.

Confirmed agencies include NYPD Community Affairs, FDNY Fire Safety Education, Con Ed, FloodhelpNY, Neighborhood Housing Services, U.S. Park Police and the West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department.

More agencies and g roups are Q expected to be at the event.

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P GOP leaders oppose Trump’s Muslim ban too

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More than 1,100 people, according to the administration’s own figures, were either prevented from boarding flights to the United States or detained at airports here upon arrival.

Handcuffed. Often held for hours. Many saw their legal status in this country change mid-flight as the order took instant effect upon its signing at 4:42 p.m. Among those affected: doctors, students, translators for our Army, families visiting relatives, all with valid visas — and even many green card holders, legal permanent residents of the United States.

In an instant, Trump created a humanitarian and constitutional crisis. He did it with the assistance of his inner circle, especially advisers Steve Bannon, the right-wing media executive, and Stephen Miller, the former PR guy for U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, likely our next attorney general. Apparently no experienced government hands were involved who could have raised red flags about the order’s obvious flaws; it’s amateur hour at the White House.

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Africa. The administration denied the order is a “Muslim ban” — and it’s true that the vast majority of the world’s Muslims are unaffected — but everyone knows what it is.

Trump confidant Rudy Giuliani, our former mayor, let the cat out of the bag on Fox News. Even while insisting the order is not “religion-based,” he said, “I’ll tell you the whole history of it. So when [Trump] first announced it, he said, ‘Muslim ban.’ He called me up. He said, ‘Put a commission together. Show me the right way to do it legally.’”

Now look at what other Republicans have said about any ban based on religion: “I don’t think any child, whether they are Christian or whether they are atheist or whether they are Buddhist, that we should make a distinction,” McCain said. “My belief is that all children are God’s children. There should be no litmus test. Are we going to differentiate children by their religion? I don’t think so.”

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But the Taxi and Limousine Commission proposed new rules — ostensibly to combat driver fatigue — that could put many of us out of business. And the TLC has no reason or evidence to suggest its proposals will have any effect on reducing accidents — the stated goal of the rule changes.

First, last July, the TLC capped the number of hours a driver could be on the road at 12 per day and no more than 72 a week. Bases, which dispatch drivers, were told to report pickup times and locations.

Now, before even implementing or assessing the effect of those rules, the TLC wants us to start monitoring driving hours, decrease driving time, increase fines for violations, increase our cost of technology and double the reporting data to include drop-off times and locations.

Bases can’t comply with those rules without spending tens of thousands of dollars on new technology, software, and data storage, and even enhancing a driver’s handheld device to include a drop-off feature.

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where we came from.”

— former Vice President Dick Cheney, Dec. 8, 2015 “Calls to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. are offensive and unconstitutional.”

— Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, Dec. 8, 2015 “Freedom of religion is a fundamental constitutional principle. It’s a founding principle of this country. This is not conservatism. What was proposed yesterday is not what this party stands for. And more importantly, it’s not what this country stands for.”

— House Speaker Paul Ryan, Dec. 10, 2015 “I think we need to be careful. We don’t have religious tests in this country.”

— Senate Leader Mitch McConnell, Jan. 29, 2017 “This executive order sends a signal, intended or not, that America does not want Muslims coming into our country.

That is why we fear this executive order may do more to help terrorist recruitment than improve our security.”

— McCain and Sen. Lindsay Graham, Jan. 29, 2017 So, President Trump, even if you didn’t hear all those protesting the order, do you hear your fellow Republicans?

Repeal your order before the courts do.

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of ones that haven’t even been tested yet, will not reduce driver fatigue and will only put small bases out of business, leaving countless communities without a local car service.

We hope our local elected officials will help us oppose these changes and not hurt the people in our neighborhoods.

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Campus vs. Constitution Dear Editor: The New York Post recently reported that a Queens College student filed a federal lawsuit against her school for refusing to give her prolife group official club status. Plaintiff Norvilia Etienne says the school refuses to explain why it rejected the Queens College Students for Life group. She and other students pay over $160 per semester in mandatory student activity fees that

fund 90 other groups, but her organization is denied funds, office space and a faculty adviser.

Ms. Etienne claims she is forced to fund “the speech of groups that support abortion but is denied access to this same funding to share my own opposing message.”

A Queens College rep said the school is reviewing its decision-making process. If the student’s charge is true, this is another example of academic institutions sacrificing free speech on the altar of political correctness.

Queens College alums like me (BA, 1962) and New York taxpayers who fund one-third of CUNY’s budget should voice their concern to our elected officials. College must be an open forum for all views, not just those that meet “acceptable speech” codes.

My grad school alma mater, Northwestern (master’s in journalism, 1964) was cited by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education as one of the 10 worst colleges in the nation for stifling free speech. Will Queens College be

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Use reusable bags Dear Editor: Re “State Senate vote imperils bag fees” (Jan. 19): Plastic bags have clogged up waterways, harmed animals and created some unnecessary litter around our city. We are using up many resources just to make them. There are other cities, and all of Europe, that do not use these bags

GOP vs. Obamacare Dear Editor: Thank God Lenny Rodin and our president are on the same page (“Redo Obamacare together,” Letters, Jan. 26). Obamacare is the No. 1 issue damaging our country! It’s been a disaster!!!

Really? For whom, the more than 20 million Americans who previously had no healthcare at all? Or the insurance companies? After all, they’re the ones who stand to profit most from its repeal. And I’m sure that after Congress tried (unsuccessfully) to repeal Obamacare more than 60 times, wasting millions and millions of taxpayer dollars, they have a plan in place to replace it. No? Of course not. They haven’t gotten the plans from the insurance companies yet. The insurance companies that “care” so much about American citizens. Even those who will die when they’re denied coverage because of “pre-existing conditions.”

Congressmen and senators work for us; they’re our employees! So how come they have a better healthcare plan than we do? Answer me that, please! Shouldn’t all Americans have the same equal access to healthcare?

Mr. Rodin ends his letter by saying, “it is time for all our elected leaders (Democrats and Republicans) to stop grandstanding.” So now that the GOP is in charge we should all work together? But when Obama became president it was OK for Mitch McConnell to say, “The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president”? Not “We all have to work together to improve the economy,” “We need to work on our nation’s infrastructure,” “We need to work together to provide healthcare to all Americans,” “We need to end these two wars based on lies”? How patriotic.

While the GOP was ranting to Americans about Hillary using a different email server, Russia helped a madman talk his way into the White House: President TweetleDumb!

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Editor’s note: Publication of this letter was delayed as the Chronicle sought to determine if Francis Abele is the source’s real name. It appears not to be. Photographs show clear evidence of his claims but his identity should have been verified or he should have been cited as an anonymous source. The online version of the article has been modified and the most inflammatory quote about the Rev. Wilfredo Benitez has been removed. We regret the error.

anymore. There are several ways to go about solving this challenge. We can tax people 5 cents per plastic bag. Or, we, as citizens of our Earth, can voluntarily start bringing our own cloth or reusable bags to the store with us. All it is is a change of habit, and a change of heart.

As a representative of Sacred Heart Parish, and Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish Environmental groups in Bayside, I am asking that Feb. 15 be a day to begin a new habit of bringing our own bags to shop, and change our entire city. The stores and shops are already prepared with recyclable bags to sell us. Perhaps the bigger stores could voluntarily offer one free recyclable bag on Valentine’s Day to each customer to encourage the new trend.

They are on board with the idea. Just ask them.

I will be sending this idea to all the local newspapers and our representatives. Start spreading the word (and maybe a few free bags) to our neighbors. We can make a huge difference!

Remember: Feb. 15, bring your own bags to shop.

Judy Tolan Leader, Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Green Team Bayside

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Our church attacked Dear Editor: I am writing in response to the article in the Queens Chronicle written by Mr. Ryan Brady titled: “Dispute Over Tombstone Damage” (Dec. 29, multiple editions). I find the article unfortunate and slanderous. In the article I am accused of “lying” and I am described as “a devil in disguise.” The person who described me in that manner — claiming to be a parishioner at Saint George’s Church — is unknown to me. In fact, Francis Abele is not listed here as a member of the church. I believe it prudent to verify sources before one is vilified in the public eye.

Here at Saint George’s, our food pantry is run by La Jornada and serves over 600 bags of food to needy families on a weekly basis, necessitating the use of the cemetery grounds and parking lot as a staging area. We line people up in the cemetery in order not to have people blocking the firehouse driveway, and the municipal parking lot driveway on 38th Avenue. As mentioned in your article, a temporary rope barrier is set up to prevent people from coming into contact with the tombstones, and in addition to this, prayers in three languages, English, Chinese and Spanish, are offered for the souls at rest in our cemetery before each food distribution. Plans are underway to create a gravel pathway in the cemetery to beautify the area, and further protect the aging tombstones. These tombstones were already crumbling in the 19th century.

I ask that in the future your reporters ascertain whether in fact someone making slanderous allegations about me as the rector of this historic church is in fact being truthful about his or her identity and connection to the parish.

Many of our people, including myself, feel deeply wounded by this slander.

The Rev. Wilfredo Benitez Pastor, St. George’s Church Flushing

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next? If a federal court rules that Queens College denies First Amendment rights to an anti-abortion group, that policy must be aborted ASAP. No one is free unless everyone is.

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The floor of John F. Kennedy International Airport looked more like a courtroom or a law school classroom last Saturday night, the unexpected battleground between the federal government and dozens of detained immigrants from the Middle East and Africa.

“Frankly, I have never seen such an incredible response,” said Legal Aid Society attorney Sarah Gillman in a Tuesday interview, “by both the public and the many lawyers who mobilized to ensure the rights of individuals who we believed were being unlawfully detained.”

The morning after President Trump signed an executive order banning citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations — Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Syria, Libya, Yemen and Somalia — from entering the United States for 90 days, even if they had previously approved visas or, initially, even green cards, news began to spread that two Iraqi nationals were being detained by customs agents.

As morning turned to afternoon on Saturday, dozens more immigrants, many with valid green cards or visas, were handcuffed and held by customs agents who prepared to put them on flights back to where they arrived from.

That’s when Gillman, an experienced immigration lawyer with the Legal Aid Society, gathered her things and made her way to the airport along with other colleagues.

“Three fellow staffers who had gone there earlier called us and told us to bring our laptops and chargers,” she said. “Our staff did an incredible job.”

As thousands of protesters gathered outside Terminal 4 to demand those detained be released, a small army of lawyers spent hours composing writs of habeas corpus — an order demanding the person in custody be brought before a court to determine if his or her detainment is lawful — on behalf of those being stopped as they deplaned at the airport.

Images quickly spread around the internet of lawyers sitting on the floor of the terminal or at messy cafe tables furiously typing away on their laptops, with Gillman saying it was something unlike she’s ever experienced.

“It was incredible to be sitting inside the terminal and see all these lawyers, some of whom were private lawyers who practiced other subjects,” the CUNY School of Law graduate said. “And to look out the window and see the protesters, it was an incredible scene.”

From 6 p.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday, Gillman and others worked tirelessly to represent those being detained at Kennedy. She declined to comment on individual immigrants she represented citing privacy, but said watching clients reunite with their families

Lawyers sat on the ground at JFK compiling legal defenses of detainees for hours last Saturday night. TWITTER PHOTO / NYC IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS was a gratifying experience.

“It gave me hope and encouragement that there’s going to be a powerful, concerted response to this administration,” she said.

Gillman left the airport about 12 hours after U.S. District Court Judge Ann Donnelly issued an emergency stay, preventing the federal government from forcibly putting any detainees on planes back to their country of origin, but her work wasn’t over.

For the next nine hours, she continued to plug away while “on standby” at the Legal Aid Society’s Brooklyn office. She finally went home at 5 p.m. — 23 hours after first arriving at JFK — once the last detainee she was helping represent had been released.

“I’ve often worked long hours, but what was different this time was the sheer number of lawyers who came to the airport,” she said.

“The rapid response of these attorneys and of the public was remarkable.”

In terms of the executive order’s legality, Gillman said she believed it to be clearly in violation of the Constitution for “all the reasons lawyers argued in court.”

The initial lawsuit brought forth by the American Civil Liberties Union on Saturday accused the Trump administration of violating the Immigration and Nationality Act, which bans discrimination in immigration based on national origin.

Gillman noted that the future of the ACLU’s case is up in the air, as Trump fired Acting Attorney General Sally Yates on Monday for saying she would not defend the executive order as she was “not convinced” of its legality.

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Jackson Hgts. marches against Trump’s order President’s sanctuary city threat sparks fury among immigrants

by Victoria Zunitch Chronicle Contributor

Activist group Make the Road New York responded immediately last Wednesday night to President Trump’s signing of executive orders on immigration by holding a defiant protest march through Jackson Heights.

“No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here,” was the chant as more than 250 people marched from Make the Road’s offices on Roosevelt Avenue to Junction Boulevard and 37th Street through Latino, Middle Eastern and other diverse sections of the neighborhood.

The group also distributed handouts outlining the constitutional rights of people who come into contact with the police.

Natalia Aristizabal, lead organizer at Make the Road, said the president’s plan for dealing with immigration issues is unrealistic and won’t work.

“Unfortunately, the president is not telling the truth,” Aristizabal said. “This would be a huge cost, and it’s money that could go to education [or other issues].

“The right way to do this is to pass immigration reform,” she continued.

Last Wednesday, Trump signed two executive orders concerning immigration. “Executive Order: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States” seeks to punish socalled “sanctuary cities” that don’t use local police to help enforce federal immigration laws.

“Although Federal immigration law provides a framework for Federal-State partnerships in enforcing our immigration laws to ensure the removal of aliens who have no right to be in the United States, the Federal Government has failed to discharge this basic sovereign responsibility,” the order says.

Residents march through the streets of Jackson Heights to protest President Trump’s controversial executive order on funding TWITTER PHOTO / MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORK for sanctuary cities.

It directs federal funds to be withheld from municipal jurisdictions that fail to comply with federal immigration laws, except as mandated by law.

Mayors and other officials of sanctuary cities, such as New York and Chicago, have argued that they have the right to use their discretion to not participate in federal immigration enforcement when their police departments come into contact with undocumented immigrants for alleged legal violations unrelated to their immigration status.

Sanctuary cities take the position that the vast majority of undocumented immigrants contribute to society by working

and raising families, and that such individuals would be unwilling to engage with law enforcement authorities if they fear that could lead to deportation.

Trump also signed “Executive Order: Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements,” which orders immediate construction of a physical wall or “similarly secure” impassable barrier along the Mexican border.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s most recent estimates from 2012 show that 11.4 million people living here are what it calls unauthorized, which includes all foreign-born noncitizens who aren’t legal residents. That’s the lowest number since the 2010 Census was taken and it’s down from the 11.8 million peak estimate made using the year 2000 Census data.

Noting that the most recent immigration reform law was signed in 1986, Aristizabal said Make the Road thinks the right way to handle immigration issues is to pass a reform bill that creates a path to citizenship and to formulate a foreign policy that doesn’t weaken other countries, which produces people who feel they must emigrate from their home countries.

“A lot of the immigrants I know, they work, they pay taxes,” she said. “They probably pay more taxes than the president.”

An immigration reform bill that made it possible for undocumenteds to attain legal status would ensure that businesses wouldn’t be tempted to hire people willing to work for very low wages, she said.

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Queens plays host to international incident Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ snarls scores at Kennedy while thousands protest

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

John F. Kennedy International Airport could have easily been mistaken for the film set of a political thriller last Saturday.

Inside the facility sat numerous foreign nationals — some of them handcuffed — detained by authorities simply for calling one of seven nations their country of origin.

Outside, thousands of angry protesters chanted, sang, hollered and screamed, demanding their immediate release.

Guarding the door were dozens of police officers dressed in full riot gear and clutching thick, wooden clubs.

No, this wasn’t the gripping final scene of the next great Hollywood film. This was real life, the eighth full day of President Trump’s administration.

“It was quite a day,” Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens) said in a Monday interview. “In my 24 years in office, I’ve never seen anything like this.”

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Crisis at Kennedy News began to spread on social media Saturday morning of two Iraqi nationals with valid visas being detained by customs agents at JFK, mere hours after Trump signed an executive order banning citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations — Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Syria, Libya, Yemen and Somalia — from entering the United States, even if they had previously approved visas or green cards.

As the day continued, more reports of people being detained poured in, all while protesters by the dozens arrived at the airport to demand their release.

By nightfall, more than a dozen additional immigrants, many with valid visas or green cards, had been detained at Kennedy. And in response, thousands of protesters flooded the parking lot outside the terminal.

The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups responded by filing a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of detainee Hameed Khalid Darweesh with Brooklyn District Judge Ann Donnelly granting an emergency stay a few hours later.

Her ruling prevented the immigrants from being put onto planes and sent back to the nation where they are citizens.

However, two detainees were flown back prior to Donnelly’s ruling.

Before the ruling, protesters spent hours chanting and yelling their opposition to the detainments and to Trump’s order. Some, including Rachael Salazar, her husband, Dino Bjelolpoljak, and their daughter Margot, drove all the way from New Jersey to participate.

Bjelolpoljak, a native of Bosnia and a practicing Muslim, told the Chronicle that Trump’s order was personal, as family members of his were murdered for being Muslim during the ethnic cleansing in that European nation two decades ago.

He still suffers from post-traumatic stress because of it.

“I don’t even like doing this because it revives a lot of my anxiety and trauma,” Bjelolpoljak said as his daughter sat on his shoulders.

As the family chanted, Margot held a sign that read, “Here today because my Muslim father survived genocide.”

“It’s disgusting,” Salazar said of Trump’s order. “It’s Muslims who are being persecuted here and it’s so wrong.

“That’s why we’re keeping Margot up past her bedtime, up in the cold,” she continued, “because as much as it sucks for our family right now, it sucks so much more for the Syrian refugees being denied admission.”

The Hardy family of Brooklyn also braved the cold to protest. Father Sebastian, 49, said one of his young daughter’s best friends is an “incredibly sweet” refugee from Afghanistan.

“It’s so horrifying. This morning, we saw the news that people were detained here so we decided to drive over,” Hardy said, adding his mother is a native of Italy who lives in America on a green card. “It’s incredibly personal.”

While the protest was heated, it was also peaceful, as no arrests were made, according to police on the ground.

There were a few tense moments, however, with the first coming around 7 p.m. After remaining in place for most of the evening, the protesters began marching toward one of the terminal’s doorways, stopping mere feet from the police-guarded entryway.

For about 10 minutes, the group chanted, “No hate, no fear, Muslims are welcome here!” at a near deafening volume before moving along down the sidewalk toward another

Police in riot gear guard one of the entrances to Terminal 4 during Saturday’s protest. No one was arrested, according to authorities.

We will love and protect each other: A simple message from the thousands of protesters outside Kennedy Airport last Saturday who opposed President Trump’s executive order that banned citiPHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA zens from seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the U.S. faceoff with cops dressed in riot gear and wielding clubs.

There was also palpable frustration regarding the AirTrain, which at one point was briefly shut down. That decision was quickly reversed by Gov. Cuomo, who issued a statement ordering train service be restored in order to ensure that people have the “right to peacefully protest.”

Similar protests occurred at airports all across the nation, as travelers were either detained or turned away in places like Philadelphia, Boston, Los Angeles, Seattle, Dallas and San Francisco.

The executive order Effective at 4:42 p.m. last Friday, the executive order signed by Trump indefinitely barred Syrian refugees from entering the United States, suspended all refugee admissions for 120 days and blocked citizens of the seven Muslim-majority countries, refugees or otherwise, from entering the United States for 90 days.

Legal visitors to the United States who are here on visas are also banned from America’s shores. Also included in the original order were green card holders, though the administration later reversed course to remove the ban on their entry to the U.S. Given priority after the 120-day blanket travel ban from the aforementioned countries will be religious minorities such as Christians, meaning approximately 130 million Muslims in those nations will be given lower precedence for entering the United Staes.

The Trump administration did not immediately comment on the judge’s ruling or why, despite invoking the Sept. 11 terror attacks multiple times in Trump’s announcing of the order, none of the nations where the hijackers hailed from were included in the ban.

Officials later said the countries on the list were those cited as nations of concern in the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 and its

2016 update. That law significantly limited access to the visa waiver program for residents of those seven countries.

In defending the order, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Sunday that “we’re only talking about a universe of 109 people” who were detained at airports. However, the Washington Post called that statement false, noting that the Department of Homeland Security reported 348 people had been detained at airports in the 48 hours after the order was signed.

Further media reports estimate the number of people detained or prevented from boarding flights was closer to 1,000. DHS officials revealed Tuesday that 1,134 people were stopped at airports and eventually let in since Friday night. The administration said 1,059 were legal permanent residents while 75 were visa holders.

Some of those people detained for up to 36 hours at airports across the country included an wheelchair-bound couple in their late 80s in Chicago, a 5-year-old boy in Virginia, a Syrian mother and her infant in Los Angeles, an acclaimed doctor in New York and a top Harvard scientist in Boston.

When it comes to the limbo visa holders from those seven nations have found themselves in, the Washington Post reported that about 90,000 visas were issued to citizens of the seven countries last year alone.

According to the CATO Institute, a libertarian-leaning think tank, zero Americans have been killed by a foreigner from those seven Muslim-majority countries singled out by Trump from 1975 to 2015.

“This is a response to a phantom menace,” institute scholar Alex Nowrasteh wrote last Wednesday. “The annual chance of an American dying in a terrorist attack committed by a refugee is one in 3.6 billion.”

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Mass. man charged with JFK bias attack Delta worker, a Muslim woman, accosted; Cuomo calls for stiffer criminal penalties

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A Massachusetts man could face up to four years in prison for the alleged hatecrime assault of a Muslim airline employee at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Thursday. But Gov. Cuomo, in the wake of the incident, is asking the state legislature to greatly stiffen penalties for any future incidents.

Robin Rhodes, 57, of Worchester, allegedly attacked Delta Air Lines employee Rabeeya Khan in her office at the Delta Sky Lounge, according to a statement issued by the office of Queens District Attorney Richard Brown.

Khan works as a cleaner at the terminal, according to a joint statement issued Sunday

by Gov. Cuomo and 32BJ, Khan‘s union.

Rhodes, who had just arrived from Aruba, was waiting for a connecting f light to Massachusetts.

According to the criminal charges, Khan, who wears a hijab, was sitting in her office when Rhodes came up to the door and called out, “Are you [expletive] sleeping? Are you praying? What are you doing?” Rhodes then allegedly punched the door, which hit the back of Khan’s chair.

Authorities allege that when Khan asked Rhodes what she did to him, he stated, “You

did nothing but I am going to kick your [expletive] ass.”

Rhodes then allegedly kicked Khan in the right leg. In an effort to get away she moved into a corner of the office. But Rhodes allegedly kicked the door, stepped into the office and blocked her from leaving.

When an individual came over to the office and tried to calm Rhodes down, he allegedly moved away from the door and Khan ran out of the office to the lounge’s front desk. Rhodes reportedly followed her and got down on his knees and began to bow down in imitation of a Muslim praying and shouted, “[Expletive] Islam, [expletive] ISIS, Trump is here now. He will get rid of all of you. You can ask Germany, Belgium and France about these kind of people. You will see what happens.”

He was arrested by officers of the Port Authority Police Department. Brown’s office said Rhodes was charged with third-degree assault as a hate crime, second-degree unlawful imprisonment as a hate crime, third-degree menacing as a hate crime, firstdegree harassment as a hate crime, thirddegree assault, second-degree unlawful imprisonment, second-degree aggravated harassment, menacing and first-degree harassment.

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Cuomo said he will introduce the Transportation Worker Protection Act, which would make such attacks on airport employees a Class D felony punishable by up to seven years in prison; similar laws now apply in the state to workers such as bus and subway operators and subway station and maintenance personnel.

The union, citing FBI hate crime statistics, said there have been 347 such incidents at air, bus and train terminals in the last five years.

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Thousands protest Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ at Kennedy Airport continued from page 14 unconstitutional act of religious discrimination as it is tantamount to a Muslim ban, a claim the administration denies. More than 40 other nations are Muslim-majority.

In addition to New York, the order was challenged in three other states, Virginia, Massachusetts and Washington. In each location, a federal judge ordered the government to stop removing refugees and others with valid visas. The Massachusetts judge also said the government could not legally detain travelers. Further hearings on the order are scheduled for later this week.

Customs Chaos Velazquez said she learned of the situation at JFK in a phone call from a Make the Road New York official around 10 a.m. before rushing to the airport, where she met up with Nadler.

Together, they made their way to a Customs and Border Protection office inside the terminal, but were stopped in their tracks as soon as they entered.

“They didn’t know we were members of Congress, I guess, because they all started screaming, “Get back! Get back!” she said.

“It was quite tense.”

One of the agents recognized Velazquez, however, and a supervisor soon came over to field questions.

“We said we knew these people came here legally, but she said the executive order superseded all that,” the lawmaker said.

“We went back and forth and she said it was a decision made in Washington.”

After calls to the Department of Homeland Security, Velazquez said she was told the two Iraqis would have their cases “expedited.”

Darweesh, a U.S. military translator for 10 years, was freed first.

“He was so distressed and he was crying,” Velazquez said. “I just hugged him and told him he was out. He hugged us and he was just so grateful.

“He didn’t understand why he was handcuffed,” she added. “It was so emotionally disturbing to him.”

Despite the tense nature of the situation, Velazquez said she didn’t blame the customs agents. Instead, she pointed the finger at the White House, noting the confusing manner the executive order was rolled out.

“I can’t blame the agents,” she said. “The lack of information and guidelines for them was incredible.”

While the members of Congress were going back and forth with customs officials, dozens of pro-bono lawyers flooded into Terminal 4 to compose writs of habeas corpus on behalf of those detained.

Many of them worked through the night in an effort to free their clients [see separate story]. By Sunday, the scene was much less chaotic, as more detainees were released.

That’s when Borough President Melinda Katz, a lawyer herself, made her way to the airport to get updates from the throngs of legal minds still working. She also briefly met with a Sudanese woman who had been held since Saturday before being released.

“The joy that she felt in being allowed into the country, the thankfulness she had,

New Jersey residents Rachael Salazar, her husband Dino Bjelolpoljak, and their daughter Margot at Saturday’s protest. Bjelolpoljak, a Muslim, survived the Bosnian ethnic cleansing PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA two decades ago. her crying at the happiness of seeing her family again; it was a good thing to witness,” Katz said.

There was at least one Queens resident detained at JFK, she added, but the borough president did not have any further information on his or her identity or circumstance.

She did, however, applaud Queens for responding to Trump’s executive order in such a vocal and united manner.

“I’ve never been prouder of the United States, this borough or this city,” she said. “It was remarkable to see people rise up and say, ‘This is wrong.’ It makes me feel really good about where we are as a borough.”

She noted any Queens resident concerned about being detained at an airport during a trip can contact Borough Hall for help.

Class still in session Many of the immigrants and legal residents of the United States swept up in the chaos were students. One high-profile case is that of Brooklyn resident Saira Rafiee, a doctoral student at the CUNY Graduate Center who spent winter break visiting family members in Iran.

The visa holder was told by customs officers as she boarded a plane in the United Arab Emirates that she couldn’t go back to the U.S. She returned to Iran, where she was still as of Monday evening.

A Chronicle poll of Queens colleges and universities found that only two students — both Iranian nationals already in the United States on visas — might be impacted by the travel ban.

An official with the school they are enrolled in asked the name of the university not be named in this story for fear the students could be targeted for their nationality.

In a Monday statement, St. John’s University President Conrado Gempesaw said he signed onto a letter from the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities stating its “strong opposition” to Trump’s order.

“We stand in solidarity with other Catholic and higher education organizations that

recognize the moral obligation of our country to assist migrants,” the ACCU said, “particularly those who are f leeing any kind of persecution.”

Gempesaw added that the school was in the process of contacting members of the St. John’s community to see just how many are impacted by the executive order.

“St. John’s has — and will always be — a place that welcomes immigrants and the children of immigrants,” Gempesaw said. “At St. John’s University, we support all members of the University community, regardless of their country of origin or their chosen faith.”

Democrats respond The minority party in both Congress and the New York State Senate didn’t take long to fire back at Trump, as Queens members introduced legislation on Monday to combat his executive order.

In New York’s upper chamber, Democratic lawmakers unveiled a pair of bills, labeled the “Resistance Agenda,” on Monday.

The Port Authority Resistance Bill, introduced by state Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria), would prohibit the Port Authority, which administers New York’s airports, from utilizing any of its resources in support of Trump’s order.

Gianaris, whose parents immigrated to the United States from Greece, called the executive order “as un-American as it gets” in a Sunday statement.

“The State of New York should not spend one penny in support of this unconstitutional federal effort,” he said, “and I will fight to make sure we don’t.”

The SUNY/CUNY Resistance Bill, introduced by state Sen. Roxanne Persaud (D-Brooklyn), would ban colleges in those systems from asking students about their immigration status “to the extent that such action would assist the federal government in removing immigrant students.”

It would also ban those schools from compiling data regarding the number of foreign students enrolled, their countries of origin

and the programs they are studying in.

In a Monday statement, state Sen. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park) labeled Trump’s executive order as a Muslim ban, calling it unconstitutional and misdirected.

“We must remember that an injury to one is an injury to all,” Sanders said. “The Resistance Agenda bills are necessary to prohibit blanket discrimination against Muslims, and protect those decent, hardworking immigrants who make up many of the communities here in New York.”

On the federal level, Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) put forth the No Funds for Unconstitutional Executive Orders Act, which would prohibit any funds made available by Congress from being used to enforce Trump’s order.

“The decision by a federal judge to temporarily block this unconstitutional and unAmerican executive order was a great victory,” Meng said in a statement. “But we must make sure that it is overturned for good, and this legislation would make that happen. I urge all my colleagues to support this bill.”

U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) introduced similar legislation in Congress’ upper chamber on Monday. The latter’s bill would also declare Trump’s order illegal based on the 1965 Immigration and Naturalization Act, which banned discrimination against immigrants based on national origin.

The legislation was introduced shortly before the vast majority of House and Senate Democrats gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court to vilify Trump.

“We will not let this evil order extinguish that great torch,” Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said, referring to the Statue of Liberty. “We will not let this evil order make us less American. We will fight it with everything we have and we will win this fight.”

The fight against Trump’s order has spilled into the debate over Attorney General nominee, Sen. Jeff Sessions (D-Ala.).

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) repeatedly said over the weekend that Trump’s “Muslim ban” had Sessions’ fingerprints all over it, noting how his Senate colleague has been one of the body’s most staunch hard liners when it comes to immigration.

One of the chief architects of the executive order, Trump senior policy advisor Stephen Miller, was Sessions’ communications director from 2009 to 2015, when he joined Trump’s presidential campaign.

But should he be confirmed, Sessions will not be replacing Acting Attorney General Sally Yates as anticipated.

Despite being respected by members of both parties, Yates, a 2015 appointee of President Obama, was fired by Trump on Monday night after she said she would not defend Trump’s executive order because she was “not convinced” it was lawful.

On Tuesday, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced he was joining the lawsuit filed against Trump by the ACLU and ot her s, calli ng t he execut ive order “unconstitutional.”

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Democracy in action.

Thousands of people from across the Northeast descended on John. F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday to protest President Trump’s Friday executive order banning citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations — Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Syria, Libya, Yemen and Somalia — from entering the United States, even if they had previously approved visas or even green cards.

The impetus for many protesters was the detention of numerous travelers at Kennedy, even though many were already airborne when Trump signed the order preventing them from entering the United States.

The crowd erupted in cheers late Saturday when a federal judge granted an emergency stay, preventing those detained by customs officials from being forced to return to the nation where they are citizens.

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Thousands of people took to the parking lot in front of Kennedy Airport’s Terminal 4 on Saturday to proPHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA test what they called President Trump’s “Muslim ban” on Saturday.

Brooklyn resident Sebastian Hardy, center, and his family take part in the protest. Hardy said one of his daughter’s best friends is an “incredibly sweet” refugee from Afghanistan, making Saturday’s protest personal.

Ben Duarte, left, had a simple message for those detained at Kennedy: You are welcome.

This woman went to the rally as Lady Liberty.

The motto of Saturday’s protest was resistance against the Trump Administration’s policies.

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All parents in attendance received a free copy of the book to enjoy with their children at home.

A few days before the holiday, Mrs. Cunningham, right, and Class 3-310 celebrated Lunar New Year. Mrs. Cunningham, left, shared her passion for “The Lion Dancer” and the celebration for the new year with our parents.

She read “The Lion Dancer” to all sharing the many Chinese cultures and meanings of various items. Apples mean peace and oranges mean good luck.

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FIGHTING OBESITY AT HOME The parents attended a workshop hosted by Ms. Lupita Amadais, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield Health Plus on Fighting Childhood Obesity. Nurse Ryan joined in as well. They shared the importance of adding one hour of physical activity to our day and that children should be limited to one hour of screen time a day. That includes computer use, games and TV. Parents learned new recipes for healthy snacks and enjoyed those prepared for them. All parents in attendance received a free copy of “Choose Good Food!: My Eating Tips,” by Gina Bellisario. These books were received through a wellness grant with First Book.

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Faiths come together in Downtown Flushing Jews, Muslims, Baha’i and Christian sects light ‘candles’ at ceremony

by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

Days after President Trump issued an executive order banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the Untited States, a composite of faiths came together at the Quaker Meeting House in Downtown Flushing.

“We’ve very proud to have this particular event here because this meeting house represents, in the eyes of many people in Flushing and in Queens and the world, actually, the birth of religious freedom in North America,” Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce Executive Director John Choe, who is also a board member of the Flushing Interfaith Council, said during the event’s opening remarks.

“We are on the ground of religious freedom,” Gina Minielli said. “It was born here and every person from Flushing or who lives in Flushing or walks through Flushing should know that. It is never more important than it is right now today.”

Minielli is a photographer for the “Beacon of Pluralism” project, which is part of a Queens College graduate program that looks at the kaleidoscope of religious sects that peacefully coexist in Flushing.

Their friendly relationships, she said, is tied to a larger legacy of peaceful diversity

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Rozic: Boycott wall-builders A lawmaker from President Trump’s home borough wants to ban New York State from contracting with businesses that work on the proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall.

“In New York, we pride ourselves on diversity and this bill is one of the many efforts on the local level to push back against divisive actions that are a stark departure from America’s core values,” Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows) said in a prepared statement. “This project is at minimum a $15 billion disaster. New Yorkers should not have to pay for it either as taxpayers or as consumers facing higher prices on goods.”

The bill will be introduced next week.

The prohibition would not prevent the Empire State from hiring companies that have worked on the existing barriers built by the federal government to prevent entry by undocumented immigrants, according to Rozic spokeswoman Meagan Molina.

The assemblywoman’s office did not immediately answer a question about whether the bill has a sponsor in the Q state Senate.

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Nancy Bruno speaks at the Quaker Meeting House in Flushing, where followers of different faiths came together days after President Trump’s divisive executive order banning entrance to America PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY from seven Muslim countries. in the neighborhood.

“A lot of that has to do with the history that is here,” Minielli said.

The neighborhood could be considered a paragon of religious pluralism. Some say that freedom of worship was born in the neighborhood, due to the Flushing Remonstrance document, which called for free-

dom of religion in response to Quaker persecution.

Electrical candles lit at the ceremony signified the neighborhood’s commitment to and legacy of tolerance.

Pointing out that religion is considered by some to cause violence, one Flushing religious leader discussed how it benefits society.

Protesters get Uber annoyed at taxi app

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

The popular ride-sharing app Uber is under attack after many accused it of trying to undermine a taxi strike and lift its profits at John F. Kennedy International Airport last Saturday.

Thousands have deleted the app after it eliminated surge pricing at the Queens airport following taxi drivers’ leaving their post to join thousands in protest of President Trump’s executive order on immigration.

Many saw it as the company looking to cash in on the protest.

Since then, it’s been deleted en masse.

One of Uber’s major competitors, Lyft, took advantage of the situation as well, saying it would donate $1 million to the American Civil Liberties Union, which won a stay of Trump’s order last weekend, over the next four years.

Many of the protesters have replaced Uber with Lyft.

“Banning people of a particular faith or creed, race or identity, sexuality or ethnicity, from entering the U.S. is antithetical to both Lyft’s and our nation’s core values,” the company said in a statement.

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protest, did not address the outrage against the company but said it would be providing services to drivers impacted by the president’s order, including 24/7 legal support, compensation for lost earnings and the creation of a $3 million legal defense fund to help drivers with immigration services.

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has also been criticized for his relationship with Trump, including joining other business officials on an advisory panel that met with the president Q in December.

“Religion is a necessary good for flourishing communities and a necessary good for those involved with them,” the Rev. Blaine Crawford, the pastor at Church on the Hill Protestant congregation in northeast Flushing, said.

Follows of Judaism, Catholicism, Unitarian Universalism, the Baha’i faith and Islam spoke at the event and “lit” the candles.

“I think all religions tend to focus on light as being pure, being holy in a sense that’s kind of mysterious,” Alan Brava, the executive director of the Free Synagogue of Flushing, said. “And in this time, and I don’t just mean in the United States but I think in our planet’s history, there’s nothing more important right now for us than to bring more light into our lives and the lives of others to hopefully eclipse some of the darkness that we’re experiencing today.”

“I think we all need to support each other and that’s what this event and this project is about,” Adam Carroll, a Muslim who is a member of the Flushing Interfaith Council, said.

The crowd at the meeting house watched a “Beacon of Pluralism” slideshow with photos mostly by Minielli of religious leaders and houses of worship in Queens and Q other parts of the world.

City, PBA get tentative deal The city has reached a tentative agreement on a five-year contract with the union that represents more than 23,000 NYPD police officers.

The wage hikes, retroactive to 2012, total 11 percent, while the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association has agreed to have all officers to be outfitted with body cameras while on duty by the end of 2019.

“This agreement provides the compensation and benefits the world’s finest police department deserves, while outfitting the entire force with body cameras and delivering the transparency and policing reforms at the center of effective and trusted law enforcement,” de Blasio said.

“New York City police officers are no better than anyone else, but we are different,” PBA President Patrick Lynch said. “We perform the most difficult police job anywhere in the world, and the challenges and dangers we face each day continue to grow. The agreement ... recognizes those challenges and continues to move New York City police officers towards a package of compensation and benefits that is equal to our status as the finest police officers in the nation.” Q

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Hate groups show up in Astoria White supremacists and neo-Nazis take over at exhibition for unity

by Isabella Bruni Chronicle Contributor

The “He Will Not Divide Us” exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria has become more a place of political tension rather than peaceful expression.

Neo-Nazis and white supremacists have become recurring visitors to the outdoor space, causing more tension and conflict than its creators and the museum intended. Physical altercations as well as vocal discontent are among the conflict.

“He Will Not Divide Us” opened on Inauguration Day at 9 a.m. and serves as a space where people can stand in f ront of a livestreaming camera, intended to record for the entirety of President Trump’s term, and chant the phrase. The livestream is shown on hewillnotdivideus.us.

Many outspoken right-wingers have felt the need to occupy the space and assert that protesting against Trump should come to a halt since he is now president. Their protests include slogans like “Make America great again,” “Build the wall” and “Hitler did nothing wrong.”

Contrary to popular belief, the exhibit’s organizers say it is not an anti-Trump protest.

The mission is for people of all different ages, ethnicities, races and political positions to connect in productive dialogue and stand in unity, despite one’s opinions on Trump.

People standing in front of the livestreaming camera at the exhibit.

The creators of the exhibition, actor Shia LaBeouf and artists Nastja Säde Rönkkö and Luke Turner, include in its description on the website that the mantra “acts as a show of resistance or insistence, opposition or optimism, guided by the spirit of each individual participant and the community”— therefore proving that this exhibition is neither anti-Trump nor pro-Trump.

City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), along with over 1,000

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Queens residents, rallied at the exhibition on Sunday, Jan. 29 in opposition of such hate groups disrupting the peace.

“Yesterday we gathered to say clearly to the world and our neighbors that we reject hatred, we stand against bigotry, and we embrace diversity,” Van Bramer said in a Monday email.

“This will be a long struggle, but we will never get tired of fighting. This is Astoria, this is Queens, this is New York City. And this is still the United States of America. This is the land of

Jews and black men and women, the land of Muslims and immigrants from all over the world, trans women from Mexico and feminists with great pink hats! We know that he will never divide us.”

LaBeouf himself has gotten into multiple tussles with those stirring up trouble. He was arrested for misdemeanor assault and a harassment violation on Thursday, Jan. 26 after pulling a man’s scarf, scratching his face and pushing him in the process, according to police. He was released and is due in court on April 4.

“Hey, be nice. Everybody be nice down here, man. Just be nice! That’s the only requirement.

Be nice! That’s all I ask. Be nice. Pro this, pro that. Cool. But be nice,” LaBeouf yelled to the camera before his arrest.

Across the street from the exhibition on 37th Street a NYPD officer is now stationed at most times of the day to stop aggressive behavior amongst those by the camera, footage shows.

In a statement, the Museum of the Moving Image described its concern over safety: “There have been some incidents of hate speech. As an institution devoted to inclusion and diversity, and as a site for everyone, the Museum condemns hate speech in all its forms. Out of concern for the safety of all participants, Museum visitors and staff, and the surrounding community, we are monitoring the situation in partnerQ ship with local law enforcement.”

Cops probing cause of W’haven man’s death GoFundMe set up to honor Efrain Vargas

by Anthony O’Reilly

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Lady Jane shuts down Lady Jane Craft Center — which for decades was a fixture on Cross Bay Boulevard as the go-to place to get all arts and crafts supplies — mysteriously shut its doors last week, breaking the hearts of South Queens residents.

“Everyone in my house was so sad when it closed down,” said state Sen. Joe Addab-

bo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), who lives near the now shuttered store.

The Queens Chronicle was unable to get in contact with the managers of the store or find out why the doors were shut.

A yellow piece of paper with the word “Closed” was taped to the front of the store when a Chronicle reporter went there.

A GoFundMe account seeks to honor the memory of a Woodhaven man who was found dead in his home late Sunday night.

The webpage Gofundme.com/justicefor-efrain-vargas seeks to raise $16,000 to help pay for the funeral and burial of Efrain Vargas, 24.

The call for donations is being organized

by Woodhaven resident Angela Rivera, who called Vargas “extremely humble and very loving.

“With his unexpected death we will forever have a void in our hearts. Our collective hearts go out to his mother, friends and all others who were fortunate to know him,” Rivera continued.

Vargas was found dead by police officers in his 91st Street home just after 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 29.

He had trauma to his body and was pronounced dead at the scene.

His death has been ruled a homicide.

Cops continue to investigate what happened.

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Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477), or, for Spanish, 1 (888) 57-PISTA (74782).

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Brian, Greg Moore died a day apart

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Det. Brian Moore of the 105th Precinct and Sgt. Greg Moore of the Cour d’Alene Police Department in Idaho never met.

But they were united as bothers in the blue uniforms they wore — and on a horrifying weekend in May 2015, dying one day and more than 2,000 miles apart protecting the cities they loved: Brian Moore confronting a man he believed to be carrying a gun; and Greg Moore shot while investigating a series of car burglaries by a man charged with stealing his gun and patrol car and leaving him to die. Brian Moore’s alleged killer is awaiting trial.

On Monday, Alan Golub, a graphic artist from Idaho, whose father grew up in Brooklyn, visited the 105th Precinct in Queens Village with two posters he created — one of the two slain officers, and another of Brian Moore that he crafted using photographs he found online.

Golub said he was struck by the sad coincidence. He learned from his local police department that even police departments from around the country — which routinely send representatives to the funerals of officers killed in the line of duty — had to divide their forces. “Their funerals also were a day apart,�

Golub said. “It was tragic,� Golub told the Chronicle on Tuesday. “I wanted them to be remembered.� He also brought copies for Brian Moore’s family.

Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, who took command of the 105th Precinct weeks after Brian Moore’s death, accepted Golub’s gift, and said he and his officers were touched by it. “It goes to show that a police officer’s death goes across states, across America,�

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Burglars strike all over the borough Cops seek hit ‘pattern’ crooks who hit 20 spots over last four months

by Isabella Bruni Chronicle Contributor

Cops are on the hunt for two men who have over the course of four months committed 20 burglaries around Bayside, Queens Village, Hollis, South Richmond Hill and South Ozone Park.

Have you seen these two men, who have committed 20 burglaries? SCREENSHOT COURTESY NYPD

The incidents have taken place within the 103rd, 105th and 106th precincts.

The suspects are reported to either enter unlocked doors or forcibly enter locations and then f lee the scene with electronics, jewelry and money.

The incidents have occurred at: • 116th Street and Van Wyck Expressway — Oct. 17 at 11 a.m.; • 125th Street and 116th Avenue — Oct. 22 at 10:30 a.m.; • 125th Street and 116th Avenue — Oct. 25 at 7 a.m.; • 20th Street and 133rd Avenue — Oct. 28 at 12 p.m.; • 118th Avenue and 128th Street — Nov. 4 at 12 p.m.; • 120th Street and Sutter Avenue — Nov. 5 at 1 p.m.; • 100th Avenue and 202nd Street — Dec. 4 at 5:45 p.m.; • 114th Street and 149th Avenue — Dec. 6 at 12 p.m.; • 100th Avenue and 199th Street — Dec. 17 at 4:30 p.m.; • 94th Avenue and 208th Street — Dec. 17 at 6:05 pm; • 120th Avenue and 132nd Street — Dec. 21 at 12 p.m.; • 111st Street and 103rd Avenue — Dec. 22 at 7:30 a.m.;

• 93rd Avenue and 211th Street — Dec. 22 at 10 a.m.; • 89th Avenue and 207th Street — Dec. 23 at 3 p.m.; • 111th Avenue and 123rd Street — Dec. 23 at 4:30 p.m.; • 189th Street and 99th Avenue — Dec. 30 at 10:50 a.m.; • 205th Street and 100th Avenue — Jan. 2 at 12:05 p.m.; • 124th Street and 152nd Avenue — Jan. 9 at 8:30 a.m.; • 100th Avenue and 202nd Street — Jan. 9 at 10:35 a.m.; and • 133rd Avenue and 122nd Place — Jan. 11 at 7:41 p.m.

From last year burglar y rates have dropped 27.3 percent in the 103rd Precinct, 40 percent in the 105th Precinct and 33.3 percent in the 106th Precinct.

The burglary rates for the entirety of New York City have fallen 9.2 percent from last year, going from 816 to 741.

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BP Katz: Queens is moving forward Economic progress touted at the State of the Borough address

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If one were to look at the Long Island City skyline now and compare it to the same view 10 years ago, it would almost be like looking at two different places.

“The skyline is practically unrecognizable from a decade ago,” Borough President Melinda Katz said last Friday.

The rapid growth of Western Queens was just one example Katz used of the borough moving forward during her annual State of the Borough address at York College.

“We have been through some extraordinary changes,” she said.

Katz, during her speech, also pointed to the repainting of the New York State Pavilion, the placement of a retractable roof on Arthur Ashe Stadium and the overhaul of LaGuardia Airport now underway and the one planned for Kennedy.

“It’s a new day for infrastructure in Queens, and we’re all on our way to creating the best-in-class entry portals befitting of the international capital of the world,” she said.

In addition to the investments in the airports, both have seen $60 billion in economic activity since 2013, when she was first elected to her post.

There have also been significant changes in the borough’s schools, which are among

Queens Borough President Melinda Katz praised the progress the city has made since she took office three years ago, saying its economy is growing while it continues to tackle new and old PHOTO BY WALTER KARLING challenges. some of the best in the city and state.

But with the popularity of the schools come challenges as more and more parents seek to enroll their children here.

Right now, Queens elementary schools are at 119 percent capacity overall and high schools are at 111 percent.

“So naturally, to stay competitive and meet growing demand we’ve been pretty busy building up our schools,” Katz said.

Since she took office, 43 classroom trailers have been removed and 11 new school buildings have been created with even more in the pipeline.

Regarding the rise in homelessness and the city’s reliance on hotel shelters, Katz called for a public assessment through the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure when the city wants to rent rooms or entire hotels in an area.

She said the proposal would “help guarantee community input and allow government to better monitor all hotel growth citywide.

“The impact of this in Queens has been substantial,” she said.

Katz also backed Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi’s (D-Forest Hills) legislation to use state funds to help keep at-risk families in their homes.

Speaking on transportation, she praised the planned restoration of the LIRR station in Elmhurst and renovations to the Main Street stop in Flushing.

Katz later called on the city Department of Transportation to create a boroughwide plan for its proposals to place bike lanes in Queens, saying some of them end in the middle of nowhere.

“Our bike lanes should go somewhere,” she said.

Reiterating a plea she made during a reporter’s roundtable last Tuesday, she called for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to open an office in the Joseph P. AddQ abbo Federal Building in Jamaica.

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Mayor should pay for lawyers: Qns. civics Some against de Blasio relying on NYers to foot defense attorneys’ bills

by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

While many Queens residents were struggling to pay the rent, Mayor de Blasio was racking up millions to pay for defense lawyers counseling city employees as part of the investigations into his administration.

Published reports said that $5.4 million had been spent on the lawyers as of last November and that a total of $11.6 million, outlined in contracts, is projected to be spent on legal counsel.

The New York Times reported that the contracts do not define what the funds are for other than potential legal representation in grand jury hearings. However, according to DNAInfo, a contract with the Debevoise & Plimpton firm says that the funds are for probes “being conducted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, the New York City Department of Investigation, and other entities.”

Although the city’s paying for the lawyers is legal, civic activists in the borough say that the embattled mayor — who has personally hired a lawyer paid in campaign funds to represent himself— should not be relying on public funds to pay for the attorneys.

“It’s another example of the mayor wasting taxpayer money,” Juniper Park Civic Association President Bob Holden told the Chronicle. “He’s done it on so many other issues.

It really seems almost unethical.”

The mayor is being investigated by U.S. Attorney for the Southern District Preet Bharara about whether promises were made to campaign donors during de Blasio’s election year. The Joint Commission on Public Ethics is seeing if lobbyists and their clients gave prohibited gifts to the de Blasio administration. And a probe led by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance is looking into any possible violation of law when the mayor was helping Democrats fundraise in their failed effort to take back the state Senate in 2014. The mayor has spoken with investigators on that case.

It is not clear how the matter of the probes overlaps with the official jobs of city aides.

“City funds are used in connection with the City and its employees’ compliance with probes into City-related work,” de Blasio spokesman Eric Phillips said in an emailed statement.

Grand juries have been convened for Bharara and Vance’s probes. De Blasio reportedly plans to meet with the U.S. Attorney’s Office to discuss his case.

The mayor defended the policy of having taxpayers pay for the lawyers’ fees during an interview with WNYC’s Brian Lehrer, referring to how other public employees are involved with the probes. “They need representation. It is

Some members of civic associations in Queens are not smiling about Mayor de Blasio using taxpayer funds to pay for city employees’ legal counsel related to the investigations of his FILE PHOTO administration. an American right,” de Blasio said. “They need representation and obviously they shouldn’t have to pay for it out of their own pocket in regards to their City responsibilities.”

De Blasio, who has hired his own criminal defense lawyer with campaign funds to represent him as an individual, said the taxpayer money for legal fees is for city employees.

“I can tell you definitively, it only goes in the case of the recent investigations, it only covers city employees who will be asked about things they did as part of their city work,” he said, referring to the $11 million.

His attorney, Barry Berke of Kramer Levin, will also be representing the mayor’s 2013 campaign, a de Blasio spokesman told DNAinfo, which he has done before. He will not be receiving public money.

Queens Civic Congress Executive Vice President Richard Hellenbrecht recalled another scandal-tarnished lawmaker who used public funds on attorneys while he was being probed.

“Look at Chris Christie over in New Jersey, who spent a couple of million dollars in taxpayer money fighting the Bridgegate situation,” he said. Christie, however, had taxpay-

ers foot the bill for his own criminal defense lawyer, unlike de Blasio.

“I think that money should go for things the city needs,” Community Board 8 Chairwoman Martha Taylor, who is also a member of the Jamaica Estates Association, said. She added that the money could go toward “improvement or maintenance” work.

It is possible that the public’s footing the bills in situations like the de Blasio administration’s could be banned eventually. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said he would “look into” legislation prohibiting the practice.

The Queens lawmaker, who will not re-endorse de Blasio for re-election, has heard complaints from constituents not happy about public dollars going to pricey attorneys.

“When we have senior centers which are closing because they can’t get government funds and veterans groups that are in jeopardy, along with after-school programs, and when we look to reduce property taxes for the middle class, it’s hard for my people to understand that and they’ve told me so,” he said.

Addabbo is the co-sponsor of a bill to ban the usage of campaign funds to pay for lawyers’ fees. If passed, the mayor could no longer use donations to his campaign to pay for legal counsel.

“It’s not unusual for the city to use taxpayer dollars to provide legal services to employees who are being investigated but it is a large amount of money,” Dick Dadey of the Citizens Union good government group said. “And since it is such a significant amount of money we should know who this money is being provided to.”

Dadey also warned against assuming guilt on the part of de Blasio.

“We need to be careful not to draw any conclusions because these are just investigations into possible misconduct,” he said. “The jury, so to speak, is still out.”

Still, Dadey said, serious questions have been raised by the allegations.

“The mayor has bent the rules; whether he has violated them remains to be seen,” he said.

De Blasio designated a group of private advisers “agents of the city,” a classification he invented that shielded their emails from being released to those requesting open records.

He later changed the policy to make the emails available going forward.

“He’s created a never-before-seen category of ‘agents of the city,’” he said. “Protecting the communications between him and outside actors is questionable.”

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office declined to comment when asked if de Blasio had been deposed Q under oath.

Pheffer Amato calls for RBL to JFK Airport Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park) is following in her predecessor’s footsteps in calling for the restoration of the Rockaway Beach Rail Line, this time saying it should be part of the expansion and major renovation of John F. Kennedy International Airport announced by Gov. Cuomo last month.

“My predecessor, Phil Goldfeder, relentlessly campaigned for this straightforward upgrade to our transit system,” Pheffer Amato said in a statement issued Monday.

“Currently there is a feasibility study being conducted, likely to be published in June.

Assemblywoman: My district needs this We are calling on the Legislature, the Governor, DOT, MTA, and all other relevant bodies to keep the RBRL a top priority as we implement upgrades to JFK.” The line previously connected commuters from the Rockaway peninsula to Midtown Manhattan in less than an hour. Now, the section of track from Rego Park to Ozone Park remains abandoned, and while Pheffer Amato and others want to see a train on it yet again, others are trying to turn it into a

3.5-mile stretch of parkland known as the QueensWay. The assemblywoman said it should once again connect commuters to and from different parts of the borough, especially in parts known as transit deserts.

“Not a day goes by when I don’t talk to a constituent about traffic congestion and the maddening indirectness of getting to Manhattan from here,” she said. “Queens is a transit desert, badly in need of more options.

The Rockaways in particular are becoming what they once were — a vibrant, affordable, attractive center of population growth.”

Pheffer Amato isn’t the only one considering connecting the old line to the airport.

The influential think tank Regional Plan Association proposed it, along with four other options, to give riders a one-seat way of getting to JFK. “I plan to make sure this simple, crucial support for Southern Queens families, businesses, and air travelers is kept at the center Q of our JFK upgrade process,” she said.

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Borough is perfect market for the ‘customer-friendly’ company: prez

by Anthony O’Reilly

The ribbon-cutting ceremony held Monday was attended by bank officials, as well as the Queens Chamber of Commerce.

Vittorio also commented on the political and economic scene when asked, saying things look up for businesses with Queens native President Trump in the White House.

“Consumer confidence is up,” the bank president said. “This is a much more business-friendly administration.”

Asked his opinion of the commander-inchief, Vittorio said, “Overall he seems good.

“I didn’t vote for him; I didn’t vote for her either,” he continued, referring to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, “but I think he’s off to a good start. I respect the office of the president and I think we should give him a shot.”

Of former President Obama, he said there were some things the two agreed on and some they disagreed on.

“I also didn’t vote for him,” he said.

Vittorio wouldn’t comment on Trump’s Cabinet picks individually, but said “As a whole, I think he’s making some good choices.”

The bank CEO also foresaw less restrictions and regulations on businesses, which could lead to economic growth.

“It appears we will do better under this Q administration,” he said.

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At first, it might sound strange that the First National Bank of Long Island hopes to add seven more Queens branches in the coming years.

But President and CEO Mike Vittorio said the borough is the perfect market for his company.

The bank, which opened its latest Queens branch in College Point Monday, primarily works with small to middle-size businesses along with doctors, lawyers, dentists, accountants and CPAs. “Queens has seen a drastic increase in these types of markets,” Vittorio said in a fireside chat with a Queens Chronicle reporter.

But it’s more than just that.

The First National Bank of Long Island, which in Queens also has branches in Howard Beach — its first in the borough — and Whitestone, is looking to bring the human touch back to banking, he said.

“So as the big banks continue to close branches and as they continue to take people out of the banks, we’re taking a more personable approach,” the CEO said. “While at the same time, we have all the same technology that they do.”

Vittorio pointed to the fact that customers will often feel like they’re “in someone else’s

Officials from the First National Bank of Long Island and the Queens Chamber of Commerce gathered in College Point to celebrate the bank’s latest branch opening. President and CEO Mike Vittorio, fourth from right, is joined by Queens Chamber of Commerce Business Development Manager Brendan Levy, left, the bank’s Executive Vice President Rick Perro, its Assistant Branch Manager Chrissy Pryce, Branch Manager Indira Miller, Ciampa Organization founder Joe Ciampa, Queens Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tom Grech and bank Senior Vice PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY President and district manager Cathy O’Malley. home,” due to the decor and the working fireplaces.

The College Point branch, located at 132-

11A 14 Ave. in the Whitepoint Shopping Center, has been open since late December and has been doing great, the bank’s president said.

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Heart health should be a concern for people of all ages, but especially so for men and women over 50. That’s because, according to the American Heart Association, even men and women who are free of cardiovascular disease at age 50 are at a significant lifetime risk of developing the disease.

But heart disease does not have to be an accepted byproduct of aging. For example, a 2014 study published in the AHA journal Circulation found that maintaining or increasing physical activity after age 65 can improve the heart’s well-being and lower risk of heart attack.

In addition to increasing physical activity as they age, older men and women who understand heart disease and learn to recognize its symptoms have a greater chance of minimizing its affects and lowering their risk of having a heart attack.

What are the symptoms?

Heart disease is a blanket term used to describe a host of conditions, so symptoms vary depending on each individual condition. The following are some of the more widely known conditions and their symptoms: • Hypertension: Also known as high blood pressure, hypertension is a largely symptomless form of heart disease. The AHA notes that the idea that hypertension produces symptoms such as difficulty sleeping, facial flushing, nervousness and sweating is a misconception. Symptoms typically do not alert men and women to the presence of hypertension, highlighting the emphasis men and women should place on routine visits to the doctor’s office, where their blood pressure can be taken.

• Heart attack: The symptoms of a heart attack are different than the symptoms of heart disease that may lead to heart attack. The former can be found by visiting heart.org. Signs that you may be heading toward a heart attack include undue fatigue, palpitations (the sensation that your heart is skipping a beat or beating too rapidly), dyspnea (difficulty or labored breathing),

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Symptoms of arrhythmia can vary greatly, from a single premature beat to a series of premature beats that occur in rapid succession. Arrhythmia that lasts long enough to affect heart function may include symptoms such as rapid heartbeat, fatigue, dizziness, lightheadedness, shortness of breath and chest pain.

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Seniors learn to avoid scams, fraud at QICA event

by Mark Lord Chronicle Contributor

They come to you by mail, on line, sometimes even directly at your front door ... and they are up to no good.

Scams, fraud and cyber safety were at the forefront of the agenda on Feb. 1, as the Queens Interagency Council on Aging hosted an information session at Queens Borough Hall aimed at warning seniors of the pitfalls they need to avoid.

“We all think we’re so smart, but today because of technology — cyber crime — you don’t have to do anything out of the ordinary to get ripped off; you can just go to the bank and find out that your bank account’s depleted,” said QICA Executive Director Bruce Cunningham in welcoming the crowd that filled the large assembly room.

Many seniors live in isolation and are often not technically savvy, making them ideal targets, added the group’s new president Barry Klitsberg.

“It’s critical that everybody become informed as to how they can protect themselves,” he said.

To that end, a panel of experts offered suggestions.

Kateri Gasper, chief of the Computer Crime Unit in the Queens District Attorney’s Office, who specializes in computer crime cases, indicated that a common scam involves calls, emails or computer pop-ups that appear to come from a

Concerned seniors line up to make comments and ask questions in the Queens Interagency Council on Aging’s packed meeting room.

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company such as Microsoft indicating that a virus has been detected in the intended victim’s computer. Offers to fix it often involve a request for personal information.

“I will guarantee you that Microsoft will never, ever call you,” Gasper said.

Another area of concern is online shopping, she said.

While she indicated that “most online shopping is secure,” she advised caution when using

an unfamiliar website and suggested seeking reviews from previous customers.

Scams involving the Internal Revenue Service numbered 290,000 nationwide between October 2013 and January 2015, she said, advising the audience to Google any suspicious phone number.

She warned that if you receive a greeting card online — supposedly from a friend — contact that friend before downloading the card, which could contain a virus.

The bottom line is if something is too good to be true, it is, she said, encouraging everyone to “report it ... don’t just let the person get away with it. When we can identify an individual we do prosecute them.”

She suggested reporting incidents to police or by calling her office at (718) 286-6590.

Police Officer Mark Burger of the 109th Precinct’s Crime Prevention Unit warned against telephone scams.

Most common approaches involve individuals purporting to represent the IRS, Immigration or utility companies, threatening arrest, deportation or cutting off the power. Most such scams, Burger said, involve purchasing prepaid cards used to wire money to the would-be thief.

If you receive any such suspicious calls, hang up, he advised.

He also addressed mail theft and mail fishing, incidents in which mail is stolen from residential

and U.S. postal mailboxes. Thieves take the mail to obtain checks, credit cards and personal information for the purpose of identity theft.

To avoid becoming a victim, Burger offered several suggestions: Pick up your incoming mail from your mailbox as early and as frequently as possible; avoid leaving outgoing mail in mailboxes over Sundays and holidays; drop off mail in mailboxes as close to the last collection time as possible or drop it off at your local post-office.

When writing checks, he recommended using a Uniball 207 gel pen, which has pigmented ink which adheres to the paper, making it difficult to alter the payee and monetary value of the check.

Burger’s partner, PO Anthony LoVerme, addressed what is known as “deception burglaries,” crimes committed by gaining entry into a home by falsely presenting oneself as an employee of a particular company.

Do not allow strangers into your home, verify identification through a peephole, contact the company to verify the employee’s legitimacy. If you feel unsafe or suspect criminal activity, call 911 immediately, he advised.

For further details and information, contact the officers at (718) 321-2269.

Jenna Gladfelter, director of the Senior Medicare Patrol Program at LiveOn NY, indicated that in 2015, a total of $66 billion in Medicare fraud was continued on page 35

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AARP singers want you to add your voice

by Mark Lord Chronicle Contributor

For members of the Queens AARP Chapters Chorus, music is the food of life, and they’re more than happy to share it with the world.

Formed 35 years ago, the group settled into its latest home about four years ago, in the Clearview Selfhelp Center in Bayside, where it is gearing up for its new season — and welcoming new singers to join its ranks.

No auditions or prior experience are necessary.

“We’re just people who like to sing,” said Joyce Thomas, the group’s vice president.

Over the years, there has been a depletion in membership, owed in large part to the aging and relocation of its members down South, Thomas said. More than anything, she added, the group could use a few good men, who, right now, are far outnumbered by the women.

The group’s repertoire is as varied as the reasons its members have for getting involved.

Last season’s program, which included performances in the spring and fall, was performed an estimated dozen times at various nursing homes and AARP centers across the borough and featured everything from Broadway show tunes and popular standards to hymns and even songs in foreign languages.

Rehearsals are just getting under way for the

star ted singing in choirs in elementary school and in church.

And, he proudly adds, he was “one of the top soloists” in the AARP group.

At last week’s first meeting of the new season, several of the ladies, all of whom preferred to remain on a first-name basis, expressed their joy in Members of the Queens AARP Chapters Chorus are hoping you’ll join being par t of the them in entertaining area seniors with everything from show tunes to group.

PHOTO BY MARK LORD hymns and more.

Judy, a retired substitute teacher from upcoming season, with performances beginning in Corona who joined about five years ago, said, “I’m a April. social person and I like being with people. This is a The group’s director, John Thomas, Joyce’s hus- lovely group. I love music and I’ve been told I have a band, was personally appointed about 10 years ago beautiful voice.” by the group’s founder, Isabella Goldberg, when age Aurora, a transplant from Argentina who also began to catch up to her. John Thomas, who lives in lives in Corona, came on board 10 years ago. A forJamaica, is now 89 years young, and admits that mer special education teacher, she said she loves to one of his responsibilities is to “keep everybody in sing — which she does in three languages, English, line.”

Spanish and Italian. She studied music and sang A member of the group for some 20 years, with the Queensborough Community College choThomas began to study music in his childhood. He rus for years.

For Mary, a retired postal worker from Ridgewood, her love of the company is so strong, she takes two buses to get to rehearsals. For performances, she sometimes travels up to two hours each way.

“When I see the joy on the faces [of the people in the audience], it’s wonderful,” she said.

Another member of the group, also named Joyce, comes from East Elmhurst, and also loves the interaction with the audiences.

“They are shut-ins,” Joyce said. “You see the faces. They tap their feet or pat the table to let you know they are aware of the music.” A retired social worker, she added, “I love the elderly.”

The group’s president, Annette Webb, a retired junior high school English teacher, explained that part of the fun is dressing up for performances.

“We are to wear long skirts,” she said of the women members. “The gentlemen wear black suits with ties. We like to look formal for the residents.

We don’t want to look drab and dry, our personalities as well as our clothes.”

Anyone interested in joining the chorus should contact Joyce Thomas at joroosume@verizon.net.

Dues are $30 per year per person.

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Ways you can help stretch your retirement savings Many budding retirees plan to travel, relax and enjoy the company of their spouses when they officially stop working. But such plans only are possible if men and women take steps to secure their financial futures in retirement.

According to a recent survey by the personal finance education site MoneyTips.com, roughly one-third of baby boomers have no retirement plan. The reason some may have no plan is they have misconceptions about how much money they will need in retirement. Successful retirees understand the steps to take and how to live on a budget.

• Have a plan. Many people simply fail to plan for retirement. Even men and women who invest in an employer-sponsored retirement program, such as a 401(k), should not make that the only retirement planning they do. Speak with a financial advisor who can help you develop a plan that ensures you don’t outlive your assets.

• Set reasonable goals. Retirement nest eggs do not need to be enormous. Many retirees have a net worth of less than $1 million and many people live comfortably on less than $100,000 annually. When planning for retirement, don’t be dissuaded because you won’t be buying a vineyard or villa in Europe. Set reasonable goals for your retirement and make sure you meet those goals.

• Recognize there is no magic wealthbuilding plan. Saving comes down to formulating a plan specific to your goals, resources, abilities and skills. Make saving a priority and take advantage of employer-sponsored retirement programs if they are offered.

• Don’t underestimate spending. You will need money in retirement and it’s best that you don’t underestimate just how much you’re going to need. No one wants to be stuck at home during retirement, when people typically want to enjoy themselves and the freedom that comes with retirement. Speak

According to a recent survey roughly one-third of baby boomers have no retirement plan.

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reported. Most scams, she said, involve obtaining a victim’s Social Security number.

To prevent problems, she suggested following the “protect, detect, report,” motto. Protect yourself by never giving your Medicare number to a stranger and only carry your card when you will need it. To detect potential problems, always review your Medicare Summary Notice and Part D Explanation of Benefits for mistakes. Look for charges on your billing statement for something you didn’t get or for servic-

es that were not ordered by your doctor. Report immediately any suspicious activity to your provider or plan or call your local SMP at 1 (877) 678-4697.

Gladfelter had some good news: Medicare beneficiaries will be receiving a new Medicare card with a new identifier that is not tied to a Social Security number. She cautioned, however, that this change will not begin to go into effect until April of 2018.

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Queens pols backing plane mitigation act Meng, Suozzi, Crowley and Jeffries co-sponsoring House legislation

by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

Total Republican control of Washington hasn’t discouraged some Queens lawmakers from pushing a bill to make information about the health effects of airplane noise and emissions available to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The Airplane Impacts Mitigation Act, which was introduced by Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), is co-sponsored by Reps. Joe Crowley (D-Bronx, Queens), Grace Meng (D-Flushing), Tom Suozzi (D-Suffolk, Nassau, Queens) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn, Queens), along with other U.S. lawmakers who are in Congress’ Quiet Skies Caucus.

Airplane noise has become an even bigger concern for many Queens residents thanks to the GPS-based NextGen navigation system, which can save fuel and time for flights by sending them over extremely precise and narrow routes. Although it can increase efficiency, Lynch’s office said, the neighborhoods below the flight paths are burdened with menacing noise and negative health effects.

The AIM Act would require the FAA administrator to make an agreement with a “reputable and independent school of public health” to do a study of the health impacts of airplane noise exposure such as elevated blood pressure, sleep disturbance, asthma

exacerbation and stress.

The health impacts of exposure to large amounts of airplane noise can be serious. A study by Harvard and Boston University public health researchers found that people who live in ZIP codes that experience a large amount of airplane noise are at an increased risk for cardiovascular problems.

The AIM Act study would focus on residents living below flight paths in several cities, including New York.

Even the FAA, whose bureaucracy is a main target for quiet skies advocates, appears aware of the flight system’s noxious effects.

“Using NextGen procedures also sometimes results in changes in flight patterns and noise for communities around airports,” FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said in September. “As a result, we’ve seen an increasing level of public debate, political interest, and even litigation related to aircraft noise.”

Queens Quiet Skies President Janet McEneaney hopes that the AIM Act, if passed, results in a more exact metric for measuring NextGen noise than day-night sound level, which she says does not completely measure the sound produced by the navigation system.

“I think that the AIM Act is a really good idea and I think we need to go a little farther and just study NextGen noise by itself and find out how to measure it,” she said.

Back to high school — free classes available Ulrich teams up with Queens College

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Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), in partnership with Queens College, will be hosting free high school equivalency classes to prepare people to take the test assessing secondary completion and obtain a degree.

“I’m proud to partner with Queens College to help constituents who for a variety of reasons did not finish high school go back and earn their high school equivalency,” Ulrich said in a statement.

“This program will prepare residents to pass the TASC and advance their careers.

Furthermore, by holding the classes on Saturdays, we are minimizing the impact it will have on people’s work and family schedules.”

An open house and registration for the program will take place at St. Helen Catholic Academy, located 83-09 157 Ave. in Howard Beach, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Those wishing to participate in the program, which will take place at St.

“What kind of a metric really captures the intensity of NextGen noise and how far out does it go?”

There is no companion legislation in the U.S. Senate yet, according to a spokeswoman for Lynch.

The bill is not the first recently introduced in the House of Representatives aimed at reducing airplane noise for those who live near airports. Meng previously introduced a bill that would restore the EPA Office of Noise Abatement and Control, a body that would oversee airplane noise and require the DNL to be reduced from 65 decibels to 55.

“The FAA must take the health of those on the ground into consideration when designing new flight paths,” Susan Carroll, a quiet skies advocate who lives in Flushing and supports the Airplane Impacts Mitigation Act, said in an emailed Queens lawmakers are supporting legislation that would statement. make information about the health impacts of airplane Barbara Brown, who represents noise and emissions available to the Federal Aviation communities impacted by JFK Administration to advise its decision-making.

FILE PHOTO Airport on the New York Community Aviation Roundtable’s coordinating com- skies advocates for flight policy.

“It’s always been primarily a federal issue mittee, is also a supporter of the legislation.

“I think that it’s important that those who and the major responsibility lies with the are making decisions understand what the FAA,” Braunstein said.

Bay Terrace Community Alliance President environmental and health impacts are on everyone and particularly the people who Warren Schreiber, Brown’s counterpart for are under the f light patterns and so forth people impacted by LaGuardia flights on the that probably bear the greatest impact,” roundtable’s coordinating committee, supports the bill but acknowledged the challenges to Brown said.

Airplane noise from LaGuardia Airport passing it.

“You would think that [airplane noise] departures has been an extreme annoyance to northeast Queens residents in recent years and would be a bipartisan issue,” he said. “UnforJFK Airport flights have similarly been a seri- tunately, nothing ever is when it comes to ous quality-of-life issue to people in Southeast Congress.”

Airline companies, he added, could try to Queens.

State lawmakers mandated a Part 150 air- stop the bill from becoming law.

“They’re a billion-dollar industry, they plane noise study, now ongoing, by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to ana- have lobbyists that they hire,” said Schreiber, lyze the impact of flights on residents of com- who is also a member of Community Board 7. “They don’t want anything to be done that munities around the airports.

According to Assemblyman Ed Braunstein would interfere in anyway with their busi(D-Bayside), the support of the FAA will be ness model or that would cause them to go to Q crucial to securing the reforms sought by quiet extra expense.”

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Helen, must bring valid state ID. Classes will take place from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every Saturday.

To RSVP or for any further information, you can contact Maricela Cano at Ulrich’s district office by calling (718) 738-1083 or emailing her at mcano@ Q council.nyc.gov.

A Maspeth man accused of stealing from Home Depot stores has pleaded guilty to one charge, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced last Thursday.

“In pleading guilty, the defendant has admitted to going from store to store and intentionally taking merchandise without paying for it,” Brown said in a prepared statement. “As a result of his actions, he will go to jail and will be monitored following his incarceration.”

Kevin Marmolejo, 21, pleaded guilty to third-degree burglary for going to two Long Island Home Depot locations by fill-

ing up the orange shopping carts with construction material and taking them without buying them earlier this month.

Queens Supreme Court Justice Stephanie Zaro, whom Marmolejo pleaded guilty before, indicated that he will be sentenced to six months’ jail time and then probation for five years after his release, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

According to the criminal complaint, the defendant stole from the stores with another individual, identified as Armando Diaz of College Point. His case is pending, Q Brown’s office said.

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Queens and De Niro in ‘The Comedian’ In the 1983 film “The King of Comedy,” Robert De Niro played a wannabe standup comic named Rupert Pupkin whose dream was to host a late-night talk show and would go to any means to accomplish that. Although the Martin Scorsese-directed satire flopped at the box office, it did become a cult favorite, and Pupkin wound up being one of De Niro’s best-remembered roles in his very long film career.

Thirty-three years later, De Niro is back snapping off one-liners in the new Taylor Hackford film, “The Comedian.” Whereas Pupkin was a wet-behind-theears nebbish, his character in this film, Jackie Burke, is probably what Lenny Bruce would be like had he survived until today.

Burke is bitter because he is best known for his role as a grumpy security guard on what was a popular TV show in the late ’80s, “Eddie’s Home,” and for screaming “Hey Arleeeeeen!” at the top of his lungs in every episode. He is tired of being known for one catchphrase and one role, and of people in the street calling him Eddie instead of Jackie.

His agent books him a “nostalgia night” gig at Levittown’s legendary Governor’s Comedy Club, and the emcee that night is Jimmy “JJ” Walker, who in real life has experienced what the fictional Jackie is going through. A heckler gets on him for his refusal to recite any lines from his old television program, and when Jackie sees that he is taping his act,

which is generally a comedy club no-no, he winds up in a physical altercation with the man. A judge orders Jackie to spend 30 days in the Nassau County Correctional Center in East Meadow, LI, (scenes were actually filmed there) and then perform community service.

Ironically, Jackie, who previously couldn’t get arrested, to use the old showbiz term for someone famous whose career now seems to be in the toilet, is even hotter than he was as the star of “Eddie’s Home,” thanks to the video of his melee at Governor’s going viral on social media. He suddenly becomes the darling of the college-age crowd but quickly discovers there is a cost to that newfound fame.

“The Comedian” works when the film spends time examining the world of comedy from an insider’s viewpoint. In the early scene at Governor’s, Jackie thinks aloud to himself that he could have been a doctor or lawyer but his pathetic need for applause led him to the world of standup and trying to make drunks happy. That kind of self-loathing is apparently common in the comedic world.

With Lewis Friedman and Jeff Ross responsible for a lot of the screenplay, it’s not surprising that the Friars Club and its infamous celebrity roasts form a pivotal scene. While the lay public is always assured of a lot of laughs, as anyone who has ever watched a roast on Comedy Central will attest, there is a lot of politics and pressure on the performers behind

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“The Comedian” may be kicking off a 2017 entertainment trend. CNN is set to launch a “History of Comedy” series this spring, while Showtime will be adapting William Knoeldelseder’s book about the LA comedy scene in the ’70s, “I’m Dying Up Here,” into a Jim Carrey-produced series beginning in Q June.

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the scenes. There apparently is some serious politics behind who gets to be part of the dais and the order in which the comics are called up to hurl the insults to the guest of honor. The importance “to kill” (comic lingo for making peers laugh) at roasts can make or break a career. The thorny topic of comedians stealing material from each other is also broached.

The filmmakers behind “The Comedian” would have been better off had they stuck to its core theme of peeling back the curtain on the world of creating laughs. Unfortunately, the movie meanders off into needlessly becoming a relationship film by having Jackie get involved with a flaky woman, Harmony (Leslie Mann), he meets while performing his community service sentence. Their interplay doesn’t feel authentic and it just foolishly pads the film’s running time to two hours.

One good thing is that there is a lot of Queens in “The Comedian.” The iconic Rego Park deli Ben’s Best is featured prominently in the film. Although Danny DeVito plays its proprietor, its owner in real life, Jay Parker, is given a cameo and is mentioned by name. Unlike when Martin Scorsese changed the name of the Shalimar, also in Rego Park, to Kacandes Diner when filming “The Wolf of Wall Street,” Hackford wisely keeps the Ben’s Best name here. A key wedding scene was shot at the Elmhurst catering hall Da Mikele Illagio. Political activist and former CUNY trustee Jeff Wiesenfeld, who grew up

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C M SQ page 38 Y K Even the best players go through the occasional slump.

Remember the time a certain Yankees shortstop went 31 at-bats without a hit and got booed in the process? It really can happen to anyone.

It’s been all quiet on the western front for Red Storm guards Shamorie Ponds and Marcus LoVett over the last few weeks, as St. John’s has alternated close wins and both tight and big losses.

Sure, they’ve each had a few good games since the calendar flipped to 2017, but it’s been on a more inconsistent basis compared to earlier in the season.

One of the best ways to measure star players — and that’s what Ponds and LoVett are well on their way to becoming — is how they respond to that inevitable slump.

St. John’s assistant coach Matt Abdelmassih clearly loves Shamorie Ponds, as does the rest of the staff. PHOTOS COURTESY ST. JOHN’S ATHLETICS

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Do they let it get to their heads or do they respond by bearing down and getting back to what made them successful in the first place?

Both last Wednesday on the road against Providence and Sunday against 24th-ranked Xavier at Madison Square Garden, we got our answer.

Now Providence isn’t the same team it was last year, as superstars Kris Dunn and Ben Bentil have moved onto the professional level.

But there’s something about that trip to Rhode Island that’s always made road games there tough, and Wednesday was no different.

The Friars and coach Ed Cooley threw a number of defensive schemes at the Johnnies, with the teams trading the lead a remarkable 15 times. But in the end, it was Ponds and LoVett who willed St. John’s to a mighty impressive 91-86 road victory.

The two guards combined for a blistering 48 points — more than half of the Red Storm’s total as a team — seven rebounds, six assists and five steals, as Providence proved completely incapable of hanging with the dynamic duo.

With Providence leading 79-78 entering the

final five minutes, Ponds and LoVett took their game to a different level, as we’ve seen a number of times this year.

Defensively, it was the latter clamping down, that helped make the difference, as the Friars failed to make a shot attempt over the game’s final four minutes.

On the offensive side of the ball, Ponds took over, stealing the rock three times and driving the lane with a purpose.

Three times, he found himself at the free throw line with an opportunity to either give his team the lead or extend the advantage. And all three times, he converted both shots.

Shamorie strikes again.

Against Xavier, the roles were a bit reversed but for the most part it was more of the same, even though the Johnnies came up just short in the 82-77 loss.

The Red Storm came out of the gate flat — something that happens far too often with this team — and trailed the Musketeers 32-25 at the half. But in the second stanza, it was Ponds, not Xavier stars Edmond Sumner or Trevon Bluiett, who was the best player on the floor.

He dropped 16 of his game-high 23 points in the second half, helping lead a furious Red Storm comeback in the game’s final minute despite Xavier’s overwhelming advantage in the rebounding column.

It was his free throws that cut the Musketeers’ lead to two with four minutes left and it was Ponds’ bucket that made it a one-possession game with 17 seconds left. If the game was 42 minutes long instead of 40, the Johnnies could have very well come out on top.

So it was a shock to exactly no one when, on Monday, Ponds was named Big East Freshman of the Week for the second time this season, becoming the third player to win the honor multiple times this year.

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Marcus LoVett helped quiet the Providence faithful in last Wednesday’s 91-86 impressive road victory.

Mary Tyler Moore had Flushing roots Television legend, pioneering producer died last Wednesday at age 80

by Michael Gannon

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Mary Tyler Moore became a household name portraying a housewife from New Rochelle, and a star as a young, up-and-coming television news producer in Minneapolis, Minn.

But the Brooklyn-born Academy Awardnominated actress and pioneering television producer spent her early childhood in Flushing.

The winner of seven Emmy awards died in Connecticut on Wednesday at 80.

Moore, in a 1996 letter to The New York Times, said her family moved to Flushing when she was very young and moved back to Brooklyn when she was 6.

The letter was written in response to criticism in the newspaper that she might not be an appropriate homecoming queen for that year’s Welcome Back to Brooklyn Day. In a People Magazine article from 1995, Moore spoke of unhappy years in “a big old house in Flushing,” with an alcoholic mother and a cold, distant father. Moore would write and speak openly later in life of her own bout with alcoholism. Her Aunt Bertie and grandmother Mabel Hackett lived in the Flushing house, providing the love and warmth to her and her younger brother, John, that their parents never did. The Daily News said the family moved to California when Moore was 8.

Joe Brostek, a longtime Flushing resident, told the Chronicle that he hadn’t known of Moore’s Queens connection. But the board member of the Queens Historical Society said her impact on television and entertainment history was undeniable.

“I was a fan,” Brostek said. “She spent her early career revolutionizing the perception of women in our society.”

Moore won her first two Emmys as Laura Petrie opposite Dick Van Dyke on “The Dick Van Dyke Show.” Most episodes had her reacting to some crazy situation with the line “Oh, Robbb!”

Laura Petrie also earned Moore a Golden Globe award before she went out on her own with the “Mary Tyler Moore Show” from 1970 to 1977.

The show was created by MTM Enterprises, which she created with her then-husband, television executive Grant Tinker and where she worked extensively behind the scenes in the business end of Hollywood.

Moore’s Mary Richards was a young career woman in the WJM television newsroom.

Brostek, like many fans, fondly remembered perhaps the most famous episode of the show, involving the death of Chuckles the Clown, the host of a children’s show on WJM, in a bizarre accident with an elephant.

Moore’s Richards is aghast throughout the episode at twisted jokes made in the all-male

newsroom about Chuckles’ demise.

“Then, at the funeral, she begins laughing, and the priest conducting the ceremony said it was OK to laugh,” Brostek said. “And at that instant, she breaks out crying.”

He particularly loved the comic interplay between Moore as the bright, perky Richards opposite her boss, Ed Asner’s gruff Lou Grant.

The show made stars of supporting players Asner, Gavin McLeod, Valerie Harper and Ted Knight, and also featured established actresses Betty White and Cloris Leachman. Asner’s “Lou Grant” and Harper’s “Rhoda” were spun off into successful series of their own.

Moore also received acclaim playing serious drama.

She appeared on Broadway in 1980 in “Whose Life Is It Anyway?” as a woman who becomes a quadriplegic in a car accident and is determined to be allowed to die, a role where her only movements were limited to changes of facial expression.

She also was nominated for an Oscar as Best Actress for her dark turn in “Ordinary People” as the embittered mother in a family breaking apart following the death of her favorite child.

Moore was a longtime advocate for combating juvenile diabetes and for animal rights.

She got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Q Fame in 1992.

Mary Tyler Moore spent her early childhood living in Flushing. The television pioneer died Wednesday at age 80. PHOTO BY DAVE WINER / FLICKR

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Corona native Scorsese

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Scorsese movies in its theater, and will be screening them throughout the duration of the exhibit.

Movies currently are scheduled through Feb. 5, but the calendar will be updated on MoMI’s website. Schwartz said each of the films, including “Mean Streets,” Scorsese’s first feature film, “Who’s Knocking on My Door” — “which I think is underrated,” Schwartz said — “Taxi Driver,” “Raging Bull” and “The King of Comedy” contain some, if not all, of Scorsese’s trademarks — fast pace, crisp editing, complex characters, New York set tings and an almost documentar y-st yle presentation, all the result of detailed preparation, all the way down to the music chosen for a particular scene.

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If director Martin Scorsese’s movie credits were limited solely to those where New York City served as the background, or, in some cases, a supporting character, the list would be impressive enough.

“New York, New York,” “Taxi Driver,” “Raging Bull,” “Goodfellas,” “Gangs of New York” and, more recently, “The Wolf of Wall Street” all take place at least in part in the Big Apple — not a stretch as the filmmaker celebrated around the world spent his childhood in Corona before his family moved to Little Italy in Manhattan.

Now the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria is the first North American venue to host the first major Scorsese exhibition.

“Martin Scorsese,” which originated in Berlin and has been to other European cities, features props, scripts, production notes and photos as well as personal memorabilia from Scorsese himself.

The exhibit runs through April 23.

And if per chance you have seen the exhibit in Europe, David Schwartz, chief curator at MoMI, said the museum has a few things the original exhibit did not.

“We have props and artifacts from ‘Silence,’” Schwar tz said, referring to the film now in theaters about two Catholic monks who risk their lives going to 17th-centur y Japan; a movie Scorsese had been trying to make for more than two decades.

The museum is also showing a number of

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Alligator in the Sewer Day, with Manhattan Boro Historian Michael Miscione, on the urban legend (?) that such reptiles dwell below, with Queens trivia quiz by Forgotten NY founder Kevin Walsh. Thu., Feb. 9, 7 p.m., Greater Astoria Historical Society, 35-20 Broadway, Long Island City. $5. Info: (718) 278-0700, astorialic.org.

“Cabaret,” an “intimate, immersive” production of the hit musical set in a seedy Berlin nightclub during the Nazis’ rise to power. Thu.-Sun., Feb. 2-5; Wed.-Sun., Feb. 8-12, 15-19, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Feb. 12, 19, 2:30 p.m., The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $20. Info/tickets: (718) 392-0722, secrettheatre.com.

How We Create and How We Cope: Intersections of Art and Mental Health, panel discussion, Q&A and performance led by poet/ curator Audrey Dimola, on mental illness and the creative experience. Fri., Feb. 10, 6:30 p.m., Queens Council on the Arts, 37-11 35 Ave. (entrance on 37 St.), Astoria. $5. Info/RSVP: queenscouncilarts.org.

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“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.

MUSIC 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.

Percussia: world premieres by Queens composers, with the modern classical ensemble performing “Immigrant Dreams” by Carlo Nicolau and “International Express” by Quentin Chiappetta, both of Jackson Heights. Sat., Feb. 11, 2-3:30 p.m., Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free with admission: suggested $8; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org.

Guy Davis: American Blues Ambassador Family Show, with the musician and son of Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis playing blues, jazz, funk and more. Sat., Feb. 4, 2:15 p.m. (family workshop 1 p.m.), Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $13; $8 kids. Info/RSVP: (718) 4637700, flushingtownhall.org. PHOTO BY JOSEPH A. ROSEN

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DANCE Dancing the Art, with performer Lauren Hale Biniaris and musician Ben Kutner in a playful improvisation inspired by the Mierle Laderman Ukeles exhibit “Maintenance Art.” Sat., Feb. 4, 12-1 p.m., Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free with admission: suggested $8; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org.

FILM Harry Belafonte celebration, with “The Strolling ’20s,” “Kansas City,” “Carmen Jones” and a conversation about the artist and activist. Sat., Feb. 4, various times, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15 each film or event; $11 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

Learn all about that urban legend (or is it?) regarding alligators living in city sewers at a talk Manhattan Boro Historian Michael Miscione will deliver in Astoria on Feb. 9, “Alligator in the Sewer Day.” Trivia too! See Lectures/Talks.

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AUDITIONS Queens College Choral Society, for spring season, featuring Haydn’s “The Creation” oratorio.

Open to all; no connection to college req’d. Wed., Feb. 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.

KIDS/TEENS Young Writers Workshop, using prompts to work on creative writing process in a fun, encouraging atmosphere, for kids 5-12; bring notebook and writing utensil. Sun., Feb. 5, 12:30-1:15 p.m., Astoria Bookshop, 31-29 31 St. $5 suggested. Info: (718) 278-2665, astoriabookshop.com.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS Hands-On History: Natural Dyes, teaching kids, families how to create homemade pigments using berries, plants, as in the 1800s. Sat., Feb. 4, 1-4 p.m., King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. Free. Info: (718) 206-0545, kingmanor.org.

COURTESY PHOTO Valentine’s Cocktails and Crafts, making nostalgic, simple Valentine’s Day crafts with Astoria’s Crafty Lumberjacks, now on HGTV’s digital channel. Tue., Feb. 7, 9 p.m., QED, 27-16 23 Road, Astoria. $15. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com.

Fused glass jewelry, with attendees creating dichroic heart pendants, with all materials provided, refreshments. Sat., Feb. 4, 2-4 p.m., Maple Grove Cemetery Victorian Administration Building, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. $25. Info (req’d;

seating limited)/preregistration: (347) 878-6614, friendsofmaplegrove.org.

Rooster shadow puppet-making, with participants using stiff paper and other materials to make roosters inspired by Chinese techniques as the lunar year of the birds associated with the sun and fire dawns.

Sun., Feb. 5, 1 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $10; $8 kids; free teens 13-19 with ID. Info/RSVP: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

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SPECIAL EVENTS 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.

Lunar New Year Celebration, with puppet shows, crafts, scavenger hunt, calligraphy workshop and more. Sat., Feb. 4, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (all events at specific times), Queens Zoo, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Info: (718) 271-1500, queenszoo.com/events/7.

LECTURES/TALKS Genealogy Research 101 — Discover Your Past, on basic techniques to research a family and tricks to find ancestors in old books, newspapers, with expert Leslie Wickham. Time allotted for specific family questions; bring info, laptop. Sat., Feb. 4, 1 p.m., Greater Astoria Historical Society, 35-20 Broadway, Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 278-0700, astorialic.org.

EXHIBITS “Science Fiction, Science Future,” on how science-fiction ideas might become science fact tomorrow, with hands-on exhibits incorporating robots, holograms, augmented reality. Sat., Feb. 4-Sun., April 30, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona.

Free with admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, college students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

Chinese calligraphy, by artists from a national association, to celebrate Lunar New Year. Thru Mon., Feb. 6, Resorts World Casino, 110-00 Rockaway Blvd., South Ozone Park. Free. Info: rwnewyork.com.

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. Thru Mon., March 27, SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., Long Island City. $5 suggested; $3 students; free for LIC residents.

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

“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.

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

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People from all over the world come to New York City to see the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building and Grand Central Terminal.

But there are two other staples of the city that are widely sought after by tourists from all over: bagels and pizza.

It seems that New Yorkers every day celebrate having the best bagels and pizza anywhere, but next Thursday they’ll have the opportunity to celebrate with the other, inferior, 49 states on National Pizza and National Bagel Day. Yes, there is a day dedicated to everyone’s favorite forms of round dough.

That is according to the National Day Calendar — which keeps track of nationwide celebrations of just about everything — and Thomas’ Bagels.

The well-known bread com-

pany will be celebrating the day by releasing a limited edition pizza bagel.

“This ultimate food mashup features the classic Italian flavors of tomato, garlic, onion, basil and oregano,” the company said in a statement.

Pizza Day and Bagel Day When: Feb. 9, all day Where: Your favorite area bagel store or pizzeria.

The English Muffin makers will also be releasing Party Cake mini bagels, “a sweet, sprinklefilled treat to delight fans on this ‘hole’–iest of holidays.”

The origins of the joint food day are unknown.

Feb. 9 was once known as Bagels and Lox Day — celebrating

the succulent combination of bread, cream cheese and smoked salmon. It was later changed, however, to honor all bagel varieties.

The day is also one of four in which Americans everywhere celebrate pizza.

While Feb. 9 celebrates all types of pizza, Nov. 12 marks National Pizza With Everything Except Anchovies Day, Sept. 5 is National Cheese Pizza Day and Sept. 20 is National Pepperoni Pizza Day. So if you miss out next Tuesday, don’t fret — you’ll have plenty of other opportunities to chow down.

But ask owners of some of the borough’s best bagel establishments and it seems like that day is celebrated all the time.

“We don’t really do anything special for that day,” said John Benderhem, manager at Fresh Meadows-based Bagel Oasis.

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The four best friends, who have been spoiled by their upbringing and remain unaware of the realities of life in the wild, have distinct personalities: Alex (to be played by Giovanni Marine) cherishes his role as king of the zoo but also loves his fellow escapees; Marty (Andrew McCluskey) is the zebra who becomes aware that old age is creeping up on him; Melman (Charlie McGrath) is a neurotic giraffe who represents the voice of reason — especially when it’s convenient for him — and Gloria (Akilah Etienne) is a hippo known for her surprising grace.

While the movie runs an hour and a half, the stage version is a tight 60 minutes. Among the songs left intact are “Best Friends” and “I Like to Move It.” The show’s direction and choreography are provided by Kim Dufrenoy. The musical director is Emma Harrington.

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What they might not know is that there is a live stage show featuring the same characters and many of the songs from the film — and it’s coming to the borough this week for one performance only.

Plaza Theatrical Productions’ rendition of the piece will be the attraction at the Queensborough Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Feb. 5 at 2 p.m. While Plaza has been presenting stage versions of popular children’s stories for years, this marks the first time this particular show has been added to the repertoire.

The film was a box-office hit and won several prizes, including Favorite Animated Movie at the Kids’ Choice Awards, and, proving its wide appeal, it was named Best Cartoon at the MTV Movie Awards — in Russia!

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“He does a lot of research,” Schwartz said. “And he doesn’t waste a single shot.”

The exhibit itself is broken down into several of the themes identified with Scorsese — brothers, flawed, lonely heroes, the city, the editing process and music.

Walking through the exhibit, which begins on the third floor of the museum and works downward, is a treat for movie fans and history buffs alike.

There are hundreds of photos taken on movie sets, some of Scorsese and others of stars including regular collaborators Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel and Leonardo DiCaprio; storyboards; and scripts,

‘Martin Scorsese’ When: Through April 23; film screenings each Fri.- Sun. Where: Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria Tickets: $15; $11 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17. (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us

the latter with voluminous handwritten margin notes, attesting to Schwartz’s mention of Scorsese’s attention to preparation and detail.

Other artifacts include the New York City cabbie’s license, complete with photograph, that De Niro — a notoriously disciplined method actor — obtained to drive a cab in preparation for the role of Travis Bickle in “Taxi Driver”; plus the Mohawk wig he wore in the film’s closing scenes; the gold evening gown worn by Cate Blanchett in her Oscar-winning turn as Katherine Hepburn opposite DiCaprio’s Howard Hughes in “The Aviator”; wall decorations from De Niro’s prison cell in “Cape Fear”; and religious medals and other props carried by Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver — the current Spiderman and the evil Kylo Ren in the new Star Wars saga, respectively — in “Silence.”

Some of the film clips in the display contain graphic language and imagery.

Several items are of a more personal nature — including the dining room table and chairs from the Scorsese family home; letters from renowned directors ranging from Stephen Spielberg to Frank Capra;

A treasure trove of movie history from Martin Scorsese’s personal archives on display at the Museum of the Moving Image. The exhibit is open until April 23. On the cover: A young Scorsese, left, and Robert De Niro on the set of “Taxi Driver.”

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(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) 2047088, noguchi.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 (curator/ artists tour Sun., Feb. 5, 3-4:30 p.m.), Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, 11-03 45 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info/RSVP for tour: (718) 9376317, dorsky.org.

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TOURS Onderdonk House candlelight tours, examining the city’s oldest Dutch Colonial stone house, with live music, mulled cider and treats. Sat., Feb. 10, 5-8 p.m., 1820 Flushing Ave., Ridgewood. $5; kids free. Info: (718) 456-1776, onderdonkhouse.org.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES Queens AARP chorus, seeking retired people to sing at nursing homes and for AARP chapters.

Meet each Fri., 1 p.m. started Jan. 27; anyone interested should come 12:30 p.m. that day, Clearview SelfHelp Center, 208-11 26 Ave., Bayside. Info: joroosume@verizon.net.

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

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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.

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.

Richmond Hill, 117-09 Hillside Ave., every Sun., 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Largest flea market in Queens. Info: (347) 709-7661, richmondhillfleamarket.com.

SUPPORT GROUPS Gam-Anon is a 12-step program for families of someone with a gambling problem. Call hot line (212) 606-8177.

Diabetes, for patients, family and friends, with dietitian, nurse, pharmacist and other professionals. 5 p.m., each 3rd Wed. of month, Flushing Hospital Medical Center auditorium, 5th floor, 146-01 45 Ave. Free. Info/RSVP: (718) 670-8834.

GRASP (Grief Recovery After Substance Passing): Find peer-lead grief support for those who have lost a loved one to substance abuse. Meetings held once a month. Info on date, times and location: nycmetrograsp@gmail.com.

Al-anon, self-help group for anyone affected by another’s drinking: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 82 St. and 34 Ave., parish house, 1st floor, Jackson Heights, every Tue. Contact: jacksonheightsalanonon@gmail.com. Resurrection Ascension Pastoral Center basement, 85-18 61 Road, Rego Park, every Sun. 12 p.m.

Alcoholics Anonymous, daily meetings around Queens for those with a drinking problem. Info: (718) 520-5021, queensaa.org.

Caring for a loved one with dementia? Sunnyside Community Services, 43-31 39 St., Sunnyside. English speaking caregivers suppport group, every Tue., Spanish speaking caregivers suppport group, 2nd & 4th Wed. of every month. Contact: Shyvonne Noboa (718) 784-6173, ext. 440.

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“I would say we’re the best,” he said.

But he’s got some competition.

“I come from Brooklyn and that’s where the best bagel used to be. But since I moved here, I’ll put myself against any bagel out there,” said Utopia Bagels manager Scott Spellman. “I doubt you’re going to find a better bagel out there.”

Spellman’s store recently underwent renovations to expand its size, allowing it to better handle the out-the-door line that he sees on an almost daily basis.

“It seems like it’s every day here,” he said of National Bagel Day. Spellman’s bagels are so good, he’s partnered with Fresh Direct to provide them with tens of thousands of the goods every month.

On the pizza side, national pizza chains such as Domino’s or Pizza Hut typically offer deals on the doughy day — though details of any such promotion had not been released as of press time. But in any event, any New Yorker worth his salt knows his corner spot is better than those places.

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The building at 153-26 Hillside Ave. was always a troubled one, passed from owner to owner without having long-term success.

The 50-by-100 foot building was originally The Monument Garage and auto repair run by Sylvester Keiser. It was upgraded to a classic Packard dealership in 1940 by the famous Koppel automobile family, which is still in business today.

Ironically the building was then owned by Charles and Victor Breitfeller, who owned a Pontiac auto Koppel Packard Dealership, 153-26 Hillside Ave., dealership themselves and leased it Jamaica, summer 1940. to Koppel.

When World War II broke out, Koppel in 1965. He later sold American Motors and immediately switched to selling the more Volkswagens there with only mild success. affordable Nash. By the end of the decade He eventually passed away in 2004, 16 years Nash was not selling and the company was after attempting suicide like his brother.

A Subaru dealership tried to make it a go going out of business. Koppel quickly switched to selling Lincoln-Mercurys. By too. Eventually the City of New York bought now Koppel owned the building but turned the property and leveled it in 2009. Since it over to Morton Manes, twin brother of 2010 a new four-story school — Samantha Queens Borough President Donald Manes Smith School PS 182 — occupies the site. Q

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The latest in the series, which debuts tonight, “This Was the XFL” continues that tradition.

The “worldwide leader in sports” is showing a sense of humor by recollecting pro football at its worst a few days before the two best NFL teams meet in Super Bowl LI. In the spring of 2001, World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Vince McMahon created an eight-team spring pro football league called the XFL, whose games were broadcast on NBC and the now-defunct TNN. McMahon promised the public that the XFL would not be “sissy football” and to drive that point home, fair catches were not allowed on punts.

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The documentary makes it clear that NBC was smarting at its recent loss of the NFL and that was a key factor in their decision to invest in this doomed football startup. Ebersol was able to get both his dad and McMahon to go on camera and issue mea culpas. He also made sure that there was a ton of humorous material here.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who is interviewed extensively in the documentary, admits that he was a closet fan of the league and admired how the XFL broke a lot of new ground.

In terms of technology, the XFL used both real cameramen on the field and suspended sky cameras over it well before the NFL. Sideline reporters interviewing coaches before they ran back into the locker room, which is de rigeur today on TV broadcasts, first happened in the XFL. I still chuckle when I recall the horrified look of Rusty Tillman, the head coach of the NY/NJ Hitmen, trying to get away from sideline reporter, Jesse “The Body” Ventura.

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