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Keeping schools safe after Parkland Boro education leaders differ on mayor’s plan, but all dislike Trump’s

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tate Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) tries to visit every school in his district, and has noticed one difference between getting into the private and public institutions. At the private schools, he has to be buzzed in or announced at the door.

But when he goes to the public ones, the front doors are open. On top of that, he sometimes walks a “significant” distance before reaching a school safety agent.

“To me, that is a major problem,” Addabbo said in an interview. “You’re sometimes well into the school before you even come in contact with the security guard.”

His solution? Lock the doors.

“We can do this tomorrow,” the senator, the ranking member of the Education Committee, said.

The issue of school safety has once again been brought into the spotlight following the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in which a gunman killed 17 people.

Dmytro Fedkowsyj, co-president of Community Education Council 24 in southwestern and western Queens, believes public schools are safe but more could be done — like Addabbo’s ideas to lock the doors.

“The message shouldn’t be that we’re not

With school safety on most people’s minds, following the killing of 17 at a Parkland, Fla. high school, state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. and at least one community education council president are calling on the city to lock the front doors of public schools. safe, the message should be that we can be made safer,” Fedkowskj said.

Mayor de Blasio last Thursday announced the city is looking to implement such measures, including a mandate that all schools must hold lockdown drills by March 15. Students will be required to be silent and move out of sight while teachers check outside the

classroom for any suspicious signs before locking the door and turning off the lights.

“Those drills are going to become commonplace in our schools starting immediately,” de Blasio said Feb. 22.

Middle and high schools will also be chosen at random for screening via metal detectors by the end of the school year.

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The mayor’s plans garnered mixed reaction from Queens education officials.

“It’s not going to hurt anyone, as long as we don’t overreact by making people afraid to go to school,” Councilman Bob Holden (D-Glendale), a member of the Education Committee, said last Friday. “These are children, after all.”

Gregory Floyd, president of Teamsters Local 237, the union representing school safety agents, said the metal detector plan is “not just insulting, it’s dangerous.”

“With all that is going on in the nation and in our City —including 18 shootings this year, with one in our schools — to have a random weapons scan in Middle Schools and High Schools once a year is a joke,” Floyd said in a written statement. “Who is the Mayor kidding?”

Wendy Pratt, president of CEC 27 in South Queens and Rockaway, supported the idea of the lockdown drills.

“They need that,” she said.

Deborah Alexander, co-president of CEC 30 in western Queens, said the plan “runs the risk of upsetting kids needlessly” and equated it to “taking your shoes off at the airport.”

Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), a member of the Education Committee and former public school teacher, said continued on page 27

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A name compromise? CEC might consider it PS 377 moniker may have ‘Centreville Leaders of Tomorrow’ and Art Beroff

by Anthony O’Reilly

Naming the recently opened Ozone Park school after Beroff — who died in 2004 — was one of the conditions Community The name games continue.

Community Education Council 27 on Board 10 set before it gave the school a Monday rejected a proposal to call PS 377 thumbs up.

But the CEC’s former president last the “Centreville Leaders of Tomorrow” school, after family and friends of the late March said “a majority” of members were Art Beroff asked panel members to com- against that wish, partially citing a 2002 accusation that Beroff — an investment bine that name with his.

The board almost voted on the proposal banker and financial advisor — violated without any public input, but allowed securities regulations by providing shares speeches after Community Board 10 Chair- of stock to his parents that he paid for.

He paid a $50,000 woman Betty Braton civil penalty, withand Democratic Disout a d m it t i ng or t r ict Leader Lew e was a leader of denying guilt, Simon objected to before his death. not being heard. tomorrow in his day.”

But at the CEC Following testi— Carole Beroff meeting, speakers mony f rom them, had only good and others, seven CEC members voted against “Centrev- things to say about the activist.

“He had an innate sense of community,” ille Leaders of Tomor row,” a nd one Howard Beach resident Michael Galeno, a voted yes.

The panel did not vote on the new sug- close friend of Beroff’s, said at the meetgestion — CEC 27 President Wendy Pratt ing. “If he was here, he’d be teaching the said members must go back to the drawing entrepreneurial classes at the school and board before picking a different name for donating his time in any way.”

Those who knew Beroff said combining the school.

“It takes time,” Pratt said. “We have to his name with Centreville Leaders of Tomorrow would be a good compromise go back to the table with this.”

Carole Beroff, Art Beroff’s widow, said and pay homage to him.

“He was a leader of tomorrow in his in an interview following the board’s deciday,” Carole Beroff said. sion “I’m happy.

The late activist served as a school and “I’m happy because at least the idea to community board member and as the former combine the two names is out there.”

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Community Education Council 27 rejected a proposal to name PS 377 in Ozone Park the “Centreville Leaders of Tomorrow” school, after friends and family of Art Beroff, inset, suggested FILE PHOTOS combining that name with his. brought numerous improvements to district schools.

“His interests were the children,” Simon said. “You couldn’t ask for a finer man who walked this community.”

Braton said it was CB 10’s intent to name a school after Beroff since his death due to cancer, and that without his

leadership the Ozone Park school would not exist.

“Art Beroff died well before PS 377 became reality, but it was his vision to advance his agenda for children that set in motion Community Board 10’s action that resulted in the reality of a wonderful new continued on page 24

Charter school to open HB location Site to be located within the Linden Center mall on Qns-Bklyn border

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The Our Neighborhood Charter School will open its second location within the Linden Center mall in September. The school is looking to sign up students from all over School District 27, which stretches from Richmond Hill to Rockaway.

RENDERING COURTESY MARK CRUSANTE

An Astoria-based charter school network will be opening its second location this September in Howard Beach.

“We were looking at expanding and we looked at School District 27 and we noticed that, at the time, there were many charter schools that were in the Rockaways but none inland,” Mark Crusante, director of external affairs at Our World Neighborhood Charter School, said in a Tuesday telephone interview with the Chronicle.

The school will be located within the Linden Center mall, located at 135-25 79 St. on the Howard Beach-Brooklyn border. It will start with kindergarten and first-grade students next year, and applications are open and available at the school’s website, owncs.org. Anyone will be able to apply for the school but preference will be given to students living within SD 27 — which includes all of Howard Beach, Rockaway, Ozone Park, South Ozone Park, Richmond Hill and Woodhaven.

Those interested in applying can also call OWNCS at (718) 392-3405.

In describing the school, Cr usante said OW NCS is “the total opposite of Success Academy.”

“We are a community-grown organization,” he said. “We were founded by parents.”

He also touted its “holistic” approach to education, meaning teachers don’t focus solely on making sure students pass state tests and equal time is allotted for arts and physical education — programs that may not be available in every public school.

“Our student mission is to educate independent thinkers and lifelong learners,” Crusante said.

“The parents ... want to make sure the students get an education as a whole, and it’s not just we’re going to drill down memorization and make sure you’re doing your homework ... but more or less making sure they’re getting the holistic approach.”

The Astoria location opened its doors in 2002 after the parent founders became discouraged by a lack of chances for parent involvement in schools, and were concer ned about public school overcrowding.

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Lewis’ DNA, confession can be used, judge says Legal Aid Society had tried to get ‘poison fruit’ evidence tossed out

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twice before allegedly copping to the crime.

“The circumstances surrounding the defendant’s statement establish that, after the defendant had initially A Queens Supreme Court justice ruled Monday that invoked his right to remain silent, he voluntarily DNA evidence and an alleged confession can be used to changed his mind and decided that he wanted to speak prosecute Chanel Lewis for the murder of Karina Vetrato the police,” the judge wrote. “Under these circumno, setting the stage for a possible trial in the coming stances, the defendant’s initial statement to the police months. was spontaneously made.”

Attorneys with The Legal Aid Society, Lewis’ The Legal Aid Society said in a statement the Mondefense lawyers, argued the evidence should have been day ruling “does not at all effect Mr. Lewis’s presumpthrown out because it was the “poison fruit” of what tion of innocence.” they called an improper stop of the East New York resi“The police had no probable cause to stop Mr. Lewis dent in May 2016, about two months before he allegedly and then search his name through private sources to strangled and sexually assaulted Vetrano in Spring obtain his address and other personal information not Creek Park on Aug. 2, 2016. The NYPD says Lewis, open to the public,” it said. “We anticipate further litigawho faces life in prison if convicted of murder and other tion on this point.” charges, was seen in May coming in and out of people’s The group also said it disagreed with Lasak’s “legal yards with a crowbar. reasoning” for denying the motion and that they will Legal Aid claims he was stopped because he was a black man walking in a predominantly white community. A Queens Supreme Court judge ruled the DNA and alleged confession of continue to challenge “the accuracy and reliability of But Judge Gregory Lasak ruled that even if the stop Chanel Lewis can be used in a trial. The East New York resident is due Mr. Lewis’ statements to the police, as well as the DNA was not 100 percent legal, prosecutors can still use the back in court on April 11.

FILE PHOTO evidence that purports to connect Mr. Lewis, in preparation for trial.”

DNA and confession.

Vetrano’s parents applauded the decision outside Prosecutors say she scratched at her attacker with her “A defendant cannot ‘invoke the fruit-of-the-poisonQueens County Supreme Court. ous-tree doctrine when the only link between improper police final breaths.

“We are very pleased at the outcome today,” Phil VetraAccording to court records, Lewis admitted to killing the activity and the disputed evidence is that the police learned the no, Karina’s father, told reporters. jogger as she ran along Spring Creek Park. defendant’s name,” the judge wrote, citing case law.

Cathy Vetrano, the victim’s mother, said, “I’m glad we “I am sorry for what I did,” the Brooklyn resident allegCops investigating the Vetrano murder questioned the got one step further towards justice that has to be served. suspect after finding notes on the May encounter in a lieu- edly said. “I lost it.”

Lasak also ruled the DNA swab was voluntary and Lewis’ My daughter must not be disrespected by this and must get tenant’s notebook. They say Lewis volunteered a DNA swab, which showed his strands matched those found on confession was not coerced, despite the defense attorney’s her lawful justice.”

Q Lewis is due back in court April 11. objections. On the latter, Lewis denied to talk to investigators Vetrano’s body and under her fingernails.

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Not just sweeping it under the rug WRBA may clean up as litter bugs W’haven residents; SBS fight goes on

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Sweep the street.

That’s the message from Woodhaven residents who are fed up with garbage not being properly disposed of and lying around sidewalks around the neighborhood.

Several people at the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association’s monthly meeting last Saturday said the problem has become prevalent.

“On many blocks if you walk around it’s horrible, it’s a mess,” WRBA President Steve Forte said. “People don’t sweep their sidewalks, they don’t sweep into the street anymore.”

One resident, who lives along Jamaica Avenue, said it’s not uncommon for people to toss food wrappers and other debris in front of their house after eating at nearby businesses.

An area between Atlantic and 89th avenues, near PS 210, was also singled out as a problem zone.

Resident Tracy Behling said she fills a garbage bag once a week while cleaning her street.

“It’s got to stop,” said Behling, who was honored by the WRBA on Saturday for her efforts to clean up neighborhood streets.

Forte said the civic may be organizing a cleanup event in the spring.

“We don’t want to live in a dirty place,” he said. “We want to live in a nice neighborhood the way Woodhaven used to be many years ago. It’s about time we brought it back to what it used to look like.”

In the meantime, residents were urged to do their part by calling 311 to report problems with trash to the city.

“I think it’s everyone’s job to call, its everyone’s job to sweep their neighbor’s street if they don’t do it,” Behling said. “We all have to live here.”

Forte also urged neighbors to document concerns with another longstanding issue in the area — that of the Select Bus Service lanes on Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevard. The civic president urged those at the meeting to forward any photos of SBS-related problems to the WRBA. “Don’t just keep it to yourself,” he said. “From garbage collection to traffic congestion, anything that you think is wrong with it. Anything that you think is not helping our community.”

Forte said, for example, bus drivers park in the bus lane while on a break, forcing other buses to drive around them and into regular traffic. He said it happens frequently on Cross Bay Boulevard.

Residents in the past have also expressed confusion over the proper place to make a right turn. Last month the Department of Transportation announced it would remove some restrictions and allow drivers to park in curbside SBS lanes on sections of Cross Bay Boulevard at all hours on Saturdays.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said the DOT is also being asked to take another look at the 24-hour bus lanes that stretch along most of Woodhaven Boulevard.

“There is no need for a 24-hour bus lane, yet the congestion backs up on Woodhaven Boulevard,” he said.

Addabbo said the removal of the Saturday parking restrictions illustrates that residents should try to continue working with the DOT. Martin Colberg, a member of the WRBA, said there are additional things that need to be done.

Woodhaven residents said last Saturday that improperly disposed of litter has become a prevalent issue in the community, and the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association said it might FILE PHOTO schedule a neighborhood-wide cleanup event.

“It’s a poor design that we have to continue to fight because unfortunately they have the power to do what they want,” he said. “But they do still have to answer to us. So we have to call out these design flaws that we see aren’t working. And there’s a lot of them.”

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New research in a treatment called Class IV Laser Therapy is having a profound effect on patients suffering with knee pain. Unlike the cutting type of laser seen in movies and used in medical procedures, the Class IV therapeutic laser penetrates the surface of the skin with no heating effect or damage.

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ou can never be more than cautiously optimistic that President Trump will stick to a position he announces and follow through on what he pledges to do. He’s reversed himself often, sometimes within a day, sometimes within a sentence. But after the meeting he held Wednesday with members of the House and Senate on reforming our gun laws, it seems there’s a chance he’s serious about major gun safety and control legislation that could help prevent horrors like the Feb. 14 massacre at a Florida high school.

In typical Trumpian language, the president called on Congress to send him “one terrific bill,” a comprehensive one that would be “so beautiful” to have. We hope he gets it. And he clashed with his fellow Republicans during the meeting over what it should contain, a hopeful sign given the party’s intransigence on guns. With Trump as the GOP’s leader, maybe something can finally get done. Much needs to: • Comprehensive background checks. It’s so simple: All gun purchasers should have to undergo the same review to help keep weapons out of the wrong hands. Whether someone buys a firearm from a licensed retailer, from a stranger at a gun show, or from Uncle Bob, the rules should be the same.

• Raising the age on rifle purchases. It was one thing to

let 18-year-olds buy long guns when the preferred standard was the bolt-action rifle. Now that it’s the AR-15, which can fire as fast as the shooter can pull the trigger and take highcapacity magazines, that must end. A guy who can’t legally buy a beer shouldn’t be able to buy a semiautomatic rifle.

• Restoring the assault weapons ban. Really no one should be able to buy these close cousins of weapons of war. Sales were banned from 1994 to 2004, and deaths from such guns dropped. Naturally they rose after the ban ended. The feds should also offer a buyback, at market prices, of the millions of them already out there. Buyback, not confiscation.

• Banning high-capacity magazines. Former President Obama tried to limit them to 10 rounds in 2013, but the idea went nowhere. Now is the time to do it. If a hunter needs more than that to take down a deer, he needs a new hobby.

And those who shoot at the range can just bring more magazines. It’s obvious that the best time for people to take down a shooter is when he’s reloading. Make him do it more often.

• Banning bump stocks. The Las Vegas killer wasn’t satisfied with semiautomatic fire; he used these devices to mimic full auto. Allowing sales of bump stocks when automatic rifles are banned except in the rarest of cases is crazy.

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Trump says he can do this on his own, without legislation.

Perhaps the most important thing he can do, especially for a state like New York with strong gun laws and low gun violence, is promise to veto any bill that would allow someone with a concealed carry permit issued in one state to use it in any state. The House has passed such a bill, and Trump must make it clear that he will never sign it if the Senate does too.

And he has to stick to his word. He received $30 million in campaign contributions from the National Rifle Association but must show that won’t sway him on these measures.

Meanwhile, to make schools safer, we should immediately enact state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr.’s idea to keep all exterior doors locked. It’s kind of crazy this isn’t already the rule. It’s also crazy to think arming teachers is the right policy across the land. Let individual districts allow teachers to carry guns if they want, but New York wants no part of that.

Expanding mental health and antibullying programs, and making sure the FBI follows up on tips, are all better ideas.

Thanks to mass shootings, the tide is turning on gun violence. Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart will no longer sell guns to those under 21, or assault weapons to anyone. It’s past time for new legislation too. Get it done, Mr. President.

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Dear Editor: Re “New tax cuts a win for boro commerce?”, Feb. 15: So nice to see fair and balanced reporting.

Kudos to James Cervino for putting his money where his mouth is. Bravo Chronicle and Cervino!

Mark Nahmias San Tan Valley, Ariz.

The writer is a former resident of Bayside and Queensborough Hill.

The board cannot claim surprise in the most recent publicly funded politicization of the museum’s activities since it allowed the former executive director to close the museum on January 20, 2017 in support of protests against the inauguration of President Donald Trump and “in solidarity with the J20 General Strike.”

The Jan. 20, 2017 activity was blatantly illegal, the board did nothing about it then, and the politicization of the Queens Museum will not end until the board is gone.

John O’Reilly Forest Hills

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Dear Editor: Re “Report rips former museum officials,” Feb. 22: The Board of Trustees of the Queens Museum must be fired.

The board has repeatedly failed in its basic fiduciary duty regarding use of public resources in a lawful manner. The board fostered a culture at the highest organizational levels that allowed the museum’s former executive director to think it was OK to utilize publicly funded museum resources for political purposes in the cancellation of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel and in support of a 2017 book endorsing the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, known as BDS, antithetical to the State of Israel.

Dear Editor: I had the pleasure of attending City Councilmember Adrienne Adams installation to that institution at York College in late January. It was a fun and spirited event, with cultural diversity that spans the diversity of the district, and was highlighted by the city and state’s top

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political leaders such as Mayor Bill de Blasio, Public Advocate Tish James, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, Congressman Greg Meeks, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson.

What resonated with me most about Councilmember Adams’ speech was her imploring us, the community, to be involved with our young people. She asked us to be involved with our young people in a very specific way: Tutor to develop literacy proficiency, mentor to develop social proficiency and coach to develop athletic proficiency. What a wonderful and poignant message at this time as we recover and seek answers after the Valentine’s Day tragedy at the Mary Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Let’s heed Councilmember Adams’ message and find a way to tutor, mentor, coach our young people. Let’s stay connected to them, especially as they take on activists’ role to create a more fair and just society.

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Parkland’s young leaders Dear Editor: Kudos to the Parkland students for protesting gun laws full of loopholes. These teens hit the bull’s-eye with their sign: “Shame on you for taking NRA money!”

Why can’t our media secure info on NRA lobby allotments to members of Congress? The public needs to see who and how much they are bribed to enact these NRA-approved watereddown fake gun control laws.

As a retired high school teacher, I urge youth all over America to take part in the March to Save Lives on March 24, 2018 in DC. Let your voices ring loud and clear on Capitol Hill.

Anthony G. Pilla Forest Hills

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Senator for sale Dear Editor: A Florida student suggests that AR-15s be called “Rubios” because they are so easy to buy. She is right.

Stew Frimer Forest Hills

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Dear Editor: A couple of weeks ago a survey of 170 presidential historians put Donald Trump in last place — behind even James Buchanan, whom many historians blame for failing to stop the Civil War. That led me to think about a comment that Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. the pre-eminent political historian of our time, made: “Presidents, serve us as inspirations, and they also serve us as warnings. They provide bad examples as well as good.”

As to the bad examples, the Supreme Court said over 100 years ago, “The nation has no right to expect that it will always have wise and humane rulers, sincerely attached to the principles of the Constitution. Wicked men, ambitious of power, with hatred of liberty and contempt of law, may fill the place once occupied

by Washington and Lincoln.” You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know such a person is sitting in the White House right now.

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Drain Zimbabwe’s swamp Dear Editor: February was African Heritage Month. This year, Zimbabwe should be celebrating the freedom for which its people fought for 17 long and painful years. After 37 years of a one-man circus and several years of economic, social and political gloom, apparent light shone on Nov. 21, 2017 when would-be President For Life Robert Mugabe tendered his reluctant resignation as head of state.

Second only to Independence Day, April 18, 1980, the date of Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017 should be celebrated as Freedom Day. It indeed was the day when Zimbabweans felt liberated from oppression levied by one of their own. However, their hopes were tempered by the realization that the fruit did not fall too far from the tree.

Mugabe’s successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa, launched his administration by pardoning, praising and piling undeserved state blessings on his mentor. In order to attract outside investment and foreign aid, Mnangagwa unbelievably announced that he was putting together a leaner government. His cabinet was reduced by only four members. Mugabe’s cabinet had 22 members and Mnangagwa’s has 18. Consider that the population of Zimbabwe is 14.5 million.

President Trump’s cabinet is just over 20 and the U.S. population is more than 325 million.

Mnangagwa, the “Crocodile,” by way of abjuration, vowed that he would hunt down all the kleptomaniacs who had looted the state coffers. He stated that he had given criminals 90 days to return externalized money. He would drain the swamp. But quite a few of his fellow crocs were left in the swamp including himself, the Mugabes, military honchos and business gurus. It was convenient for him to direct his reign of terror upon his enemies, the G40, a group that promoted the presidential ambitions of First Lady Grace Mugabe.

If the truth be told, the army effected a change of guards from the same stock, and the same swamp in Zimbabwe is still populated by the same crocs. The show goes on.

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Dear Editor: Some people use the Constitution the way they use the Bible. Rather than focus on the major purpose or general theme, they pick, choose and interpret the sections or verses that serve their interests, as segregationists used passages in the Bible to justify enslaving people. Similarly, that’s how some people use the Second Amendment of the Constitution.

To understand the purpose of the Constitution, you first must understand the Preamble, with one of the objectives being to insure domestic tranquility. Currently, the interpretation of the Second Amendment is the source of turbulence, not tranquility. Keeping the general theme of the Preamble to the Constitution in mind, one should conclude that the wise 18thcentury writers, seeking to preserve the security of a free state when drafting the Second Amendment, were not addressing those citizens who were not law-abiding, sane, sober and mature because in times of need, those individuals are unreliable.

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This is crazy. How many people in the U.S. are killed by guns every day? With the amount of guns here you could easily start a second civil war.

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The bell must toll for the Cross Bay bridge fee because they would

by Stacey Pheffer Amato Over the past six months my office have to pay the toll has fielded countless phone calls, emails in both directions.

We should not be and messages on social media regarding E-ZPass violations with the implementa- charged for doing tion of cashless tolling on the Cross Bay ordinary responsibilities such as groVeterans Memorial Bridge.

In response, I called on the MTA to cery shopping, takhelp residents and waive these ridiculous ing our children to fees, which in some cases are thousands school or attending of dollars. I’m happy to report that so far, community events.

The Cross Bay bridge is the only we have seen a noticeable decline in these types of instances, but it still leaves tolled intra-borough or intra-county the question to be asked — why do we bridge in our state.

I’m absolutely certain the cost of endeven have a toll on the bridge in the first place? Removing the toll has been one of ing this onerous toll would be made up several times over with my top priorities for the the freedom and ease of 2018 state legislative access it would bring to session. I took a twoueens has the South Queens and the step approach right out of the gate. In January, I only intra-county Rockaway peninsula.

W hile the “Stop the officially introduced a bridge toll — it’s Toll” issue has been bill that would prohibit long before me, the imposition and coltime to end that. around the time is now to end it. lection of a fare, toll, With the gover nor charge or other fee on promising to fund the MTA, we now the Cross Bay bridge.

I have also submitted a budget letter to have the momentum. We have suffered Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to for far too long.

Economic growth cannot continue to request that the upcoming state budget calls on the MTA to be responsible for be stunted.

Just as residents from the Bronx don’t reimbursing state residents the cost of have to pay to enjoy the natural beauty of the toll when they cross the bridge.

The toll on the bridge was originally City Island, families in Queens should implemented only to cover the cost of not have to pay to enjoy their oceans, building it. Starting at only 10 cents a beaches, parks and businesses.

The world is taking notice — South trip, the toll has since skyrocketed to Queens is a world-class destination. $4.25 a trip.

Our increased popularity has proven The toll is hurting all residents of South Queens, and New Yorkers, who that not only should the Cross Bay bridge are required to pay this toll several times toll be eliminated, but also renews the push for transportation infrastructure we a day to conduct their daily lives.

Q It is also placing a great burden on the desperately need and deserve.

Stacey Pheffer Amato is New York State local economy and the small businesses in the area as many potential customers Assemblywoman for the 23rd District, in do not want to buy goods and services southern Queens and the Rockaways.

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Pass early voting law now

by Carmela Gaines Early voting permits eligible voters to cast their ballots, in person, at a designated polling place, prior to Election Day. Alaska, California, Florida, Kansas, New Jersey, Texas and Utah are just some of the 33 states where early voting is allowed, along with the District of Columbia. New York has been attempting to join their ranks for nearly a decade. The latest attempt is with Gov. Cuomo’s Democracy Project.

“Voting is the Cornerstone of Our Democracy.” This is what Cuomo said when he proposed the Democracy Project in January 2017. The Democracy Project was supposed to enact early voting, automatic voter registration and same-day voter registration in New York State. Cuomo proposed these changes in his State of the State and then failed to allocate any funds for any of these initiatives in his executive budget. Legislation has also been introduced in either the Assembly, the Senate or both that would enact automatic voter registration, early voting and same-day voter registration every year Cuomo has been in office — since 2011. So, why hasn’t it passed?

A few reasons: (1) Cuomo, Sen. Jeffrey Klein and Sen. John Flanagan. Klein is the Independent Democratic Conference leader and Senate coalition leader. The IDC is a group of eight Democrats who have a power-sharing agreement with the Republicans.

(2) Sen. Simcha Felder, who was elected as a Democrat, but caucuses with the Republicans. One plus two makes Flanagan the majority leader of the NYS Senate. (3) Cuomo sits back and enjoys this soap opera.

And (4) Republicans in the state Senate do not want voting reform. Voting reform legislation is proposed but doesn’t make it out of committee. The last time voting reform legislation was introduced in the Senate, it died in the Elections Committee during the 201516 legislative session.

“Voting is the cornerstone of our democracy, and no one should have to choose between exercising their sacred right to vote and going to work, school or their personal commitments,” Cuomo said Feb. 12, 2018.

Cuomo has proposed the Democracy Project again in 2018. This time he has added funding for early voting. The ea rly vot i ng bill would allow for 12 days of early voting up to Election Day and for voters to have at least eight hours to vote on weekdays and five hours on weekends. Cuomo has proposed $7 million of initial funding for early voting.

Early voting has been proven to increase voter participation. During the 2016 presidential elections, New York was 41st in the nation with respect to voter turnout. Only 23 percent participated in New York City’s municipal elections in 2017. When so few people participate in the democratic process, the few decide for the many. Early voting makes the polling place more accessible for people who work long hours or have more than one job. It also alleviates long lines on Election Day. Early voting would benefit everyone — rich and poor, Democrats, Republicans and everyone in between. Early voting needs to be passed into law this time.

It’s time for New York to enter the 21st century with respect to voting.

Cuomo has asked for grassroots support to help him pass early voting legislation this year. Please call the following people and ask them to ensure that early voting is enacted into law this year: Cuomo: (518) 474-8390.

Klein: (518) 455-3595.

Flanagan: (518) 455-2071.

Felder: (518) 455-2754.

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Carmela Gaines is a human resources professional, member of the New York Democratic Lawyers Council, group leader of the Queens Huddle, a voting and healthcare reform group based in Forest Hills, and a Queens Village resident.

Mike Miller to honor ‘Women of Distinction’

by Anthony O’Reilly Editor

Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) will honor six women who have made a difference in the district during his annual Women of Distinction Awards Ceremony on March 8. The event will take place at the Richmond Hill Block Association, located at 110-08 Jamaica Ave., starting at 7 p.m.

The women being honored are: • Joan Bachert, vice president of the RHBA and program director at the One Stop Richmond Hill Community Center;

• Antonetta Binanti, owner of Rudy’s Bake Shop in Ridgewood; • Charlotte Butler, president of the K9 Korral Dog Run in Forest Park; • Giedra Kregzdys, vice president of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association; • Michelle Cook Lopez, manager of Cooks Crafts in Glendale; and • Capt. Courtney Nilan, commanding officer of the 102nd Precinct.

Miller said the ceremony will also honor the late Maria Thomson, who died Jan. 10.

Thomson was a community activist who led the Greater Woodhaven Development

Corp. and Woodhaven Business Improvement District for years.

A number of lawmakers across the country hold Women of Distinction events during March, which is Women’s History Month.

“Assemblyman Miller thanks all the recipients for their outstanding contributions to help make our community stronger,” the lawmaker’s office said in a prepared statement.

“Throughout time, women have had to work harder, stand up higher and push further than their male counterparts simply to be Q acknowledged and heard.”

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Holden visits memorial for Parkland victims Councilman calls for new gun laws in the wake of Feb. 14’s mass killing

by Christopher Barca Editor

Councilman Bob Holden, with flowers in hand, stares at a picture of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School freshman Gina Montalto. The 14-year-old girl was one of 17 people killed in a mass PHOTOS COURTESY BOB HOLDEN shooting at the school on Feb. 14.

Teenagers huddled around a makeshift cross, quietly weeping as one.

A mother and her three young children stuck 17 colorful cardboard birds attached to small black poles into the ground.

A newly elected City Council member from New York City, Bob Holden (D-Glendale), placed a flower beneath a photograph of a smiling 14-year-old girl.

That was the scene outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. last Thursday — just eight days after a gunman wielding a semiautomatic rifle walked into that same building and ended 17 innocent lives on Feb. 14.

The vicious school shooting, one of the worst in American history, has sparked an intense national debate about gun reform, led by the outspoken students and staff who survived the homicidal rampage.

But outside Stoneman Douglas last Thursday, there was no shouting for change.

No protests against the National Rifle Association or the Republican lawmakers the group donates to.

No shouts of “Never again,” the survivors’ battle cry.

Instead, the warm South Florida breeze carried only the sounds of muffled tears.

“You see things on TV, but you don’t get the entire picture. You get a different perspective when you go to the area firsthand,” Holden told the Chronicle last Friday. “There were so many people there, but the silence was deafening.”

Holden and his wife, Amy, were visiting a relative in Fort Lauderdale last week, but the councilman said he believed it

was his “duty as a legislator” to make the 40-minute drive to Parkland.

Spending a “very eerie and very sad” afternoon there, the couple laid flowers at the makeshift memorial for slain freshman Gina Montalto, a member of the school’s marching band and a family friend of one of Amy Holden’s co-workers.

“I was just overcome,” Bob Holden said. “When you have kids, you always envision what if that was your child? You wouldn’t be able to function.

“It was such an outpouring of grief and compassion,” he added. “But I’m happy I went. It makes you fight even more for common sense gun laws.”

A rare sight in every other major country, the scene of a grieving community outside Stoneman Douglas last Thursday, the lawmaker said, has become far too common in this country.

Movie theaters, churches, concerts and even elementary schools have all been sites of mass killings in recent years, with innocent lives of children and adults alike being extinguished by the dozens.

Holden is a self-described moderate Democrat who ran on the Republican line in last year’s City Council election, but he told the Chronicle he is a vehement supporter of “strict gun control,” saying the status quo in this country is costing lives each day.

When it comes to the AR-15 — the semiautomatic rifle used by many mass shooters, including the Parkland killer, over the years — the lawmaker called for banning them outright, stating that he cannot understand how anyone in government supports their legal status. continued on page 16

Ulrich may run for lieutenant governor

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Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) is “seriously considering” a run for lieutenant governor.

The South Queens lawmaker told the New York Post he’s considering a bid for the state’s No. 2 post because “Andrew Cuomo has just got to go and I’m going to do whatever I can to make that happen.”

Ulrich said he’s been approached by state Sen. John DeFrancisco (R-Syracuse) and another gubernatorial candidate, though he didn’t specify which one.

According to the Post, Ulrich will decide whether to launch a statewide run in April.

Joann Ariola, chair woman of the Queens Republican Party, was optimistic about the councilman’s chances.

“I think Eric has a great chance for getting the nod,” Ariola said Tuesday. “I think Eric is really good at seeing into the future for what’s needed in the party.”

She added that a strong downstate candidate is needed on a gubernatorial ticket to have a chance at winning — and that Ulrich could be that person for the

Councilman Eric Ulrich may run for lieutenFILE PHOTO ant governor.

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Republicans.

It’s not the first time the lawmaker has considered running for higher office.

In 2016, he said he was looking into running against Mayor de Blasio after the city failed to plow much of his district in a timely fashion following a blizzard.

But Ulrich last year elected to run for a third, and final, term in the Council and Q won his race easily.

The Queens Republican Party on Monday nominated some candidates for congressional races taking place in November.

Northport investment banker Dan DeBono, left, was picked to run against Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Suffolk, Nassau, Queens) in the 3rd Congressional District, which is mostly comprised of Nassau and Suffolk counties, but includes parts of northeastern Queens.

St. John’s University professor and Asto-

ria resident Anthony Pappas was nominated to take on Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, Bronx) in the 14th Congressional District.

Joann Ariola, chairwoman of the Queens Republican Party, said Eliot Rabin, not pictured, was picked to challenge Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan).

More nominations will be made by the party in the coming weeks.

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SE Queens means business with JFK Pols, civic leaders say united front needed for jobs and contracts on airport rebuild

by Michael Gannon Editor

In theory, the planned $10 billion reconstruction of John F. Kennedy International Airport should come with ancillary benef its to the sur rounding com munities including contracts, jobs and environmental abatements.

But government, civic and business leaders gathered last week to let Gov. Cuomo know that they intend to take nothing on faith.

The meeting, run by state Sen. James Sa nder s Jr. ( D -Sout h Ozone Pa rk) , brought more than 80 members of the community to August Martin High School in Jamaica, as well as city and state elected officials from throughout Southeast Queens.

Sanders and others said that despite promises and state laws with goals for awarding contracts to minority- and women-owned business enterprises, one needs only to look at the construction already underway at LaGuardia Airport.

“No primary contracts were awarded to people of color at LaGuardia,” Sanders said. “No secondar y cont racts were awarded to people of color.”

The senator and others said a Community Benefits Agreement, stipulating economic, infrastructure and quality-of-life benefits is being crafted, and will rely on the entire community demanding that it be accepted and honored.

“And we have to make sure that CBA is iron-clad,” state Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) told the crowd.

“The key is unity,” Sanders said.

The Rev. Phil Craig, part of a group called the Queens Connection Team, concur red. He said if the state and Por t

Assemblywoman Alicia Hyndman, with state Sen. James Sanders Jr., was among the speakers who said Southeast Queens will not benefit from the Kennedy Airport reconstruction project unless the communities, business and civic leaders are willing to put in the unified effort to PHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON make it happen.

Authority must be compelled to include the communities in the project, that civic leaders and even business owners who normally compete must be prepared to join forces.

“You are not going to get a contract by yourself,” Craig said. “That is not going to happen. You must team up.” And Craig said the communities will not be satisfied by just a handful of construction jobs. He said vendors, restaurants and suppliers should be given a shot at the new airport.

“After the labor jobs are gone, we still want [contracts] at the airport,” Craig

said. “I don’t care if you sell pencils, toothpaste or toilet paper — those are all multimillion dollar contracts.”

Resident Stokely Gordon, who works in construction, said while many businesses in the room might not have the ability to land primar y contracts, there still is money to be made in subcontracting, particularly under MWBE requirements.

“Many of the businesses here might not have the bonding ability or the credit to get a $10 million contract, or even a $1 million contract,” he said. “But you can send your proposal to the company that does, because they need to meet MWBE requirements, so they have to hire somebody.”

Gordon, who is African American, said even MWBE owners who get primary cont racts are required to f ulf ill the obligations.

“If I owned a company that got a contract, I couldn’t count myself,” he said.

Comrie said all MWBE contractors, vendors and other businesses looking to work on or at Kennedy Airport must make sure that they are registered with the city, state and Port Authority — the latter operates both JFK and LaGuardia Airports — as qualified companies.

He said agencies such as the city’s Department of Small Business Services and the New York City Economic Development Corp. can assist business owners Q with the application process.

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Auto inspections The Rev. Phil Craig and others said a Community Benefits Agreement is a must if businesses and workers from Southeast Queens want to be a part of a new, modern John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Officers from New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation joined members of the NYPD’s 103rd Precinct on Feb. 22 in an inspection of auto repair businesses in Jamaica.

Officers visited shops on Liberty Avenue between 170th and 173rd streets, as well as ones on Merrick Boulevard from Liberty

to 105th avenues. The garages long have been the subject of complaints from residents and civic leaders.

According to the 103rd Precinct, six summonses were issued to shop owners by the DEC, with the 103rd Precinct writing an additional three tickets for double-parked cars.

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Holmes honored for Black History Month CO of Queens North is the first African-American woman with a boro command

by Michael Gannon Editor

The commanding officer Patrol Borough Queens North was honored by no less than the police commissioner himself on Feb. 22 at a breakfast celebrating Black Histor y Month at the Greater Allen AME Cathedral in Jamaica.

The function was sponsored by The Press of Southeast Queens.

Assistant Chief Juanita Holmes comes from an NYPD family, and her son has followed her into the ran ks of New York’s Finest. She was the first AfricanAmerican woman in the department’s history to receive a borough command when she took over Queens Nor th in 2016.

Holmes acknowledged that she does not take her achievements lightly. She said the NYPD, founded in 1845, did not appoi nt it s f i r st A f r ica n-A mer ica n patrolman until 1911; the first AfricanAmerican woman, not until 1973.

“I am the f irst African-American woman to have a borough command; of greater significance is to make sure that I am not the last.”

She encouraged others to heed the wisdom of Harriet Tubman, the former slave who led hundreds of others to freedom

NYPD Assistant Chief Juanita Holmes, commanding officer of Patrol Borough Queens North, chats with her boss, Commissioner James O’Neill, in Jamaica on Feb. 22 before being honored PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON at a ceremony commemorating Black History Month. along the Underground Railroad. “‘Ever y great dream begins with a dreamer,’” she said, quoting Tubman.

NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill, the keynote speaker for the event, placed Holmes’ achievement as a borough com-

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continued from page 6 telephone scams targeting seniors.

“It’s sad how many people are falling for these scams every day,” Jose Severino, a community affairs officer with the 102nd Precinct, said.

He highlighted one scheme in which the victim will receive phone call stating he or she owes money to the IRS and is told to purchase thousands of dollars in iTunes gift cards to pay it. The individual is then instructed to read the serial numbers over the phone, giving the caller access to the money. Severino said police will hold a crime prevention event at 12 p.m. on March 7 at the Queens Tabernacle in Woodhaven.

Speakers from the Financial Crimes Task Force will be on hand to discuss IRS scams and ATM skim ming, Q among other things.

continued from page 12 “No one should be able to buy something modeled after the M16 rifle. It’s disgraceful. Why would someone need that?” he asked. “These are weapons of mass destruction.”

New York City and New York State both have some of the strictest gun laws in the nation, and the number of shooting deaths pale in comparison to other cities and states.

But Holden said it’s still too easy to purchase firearms, including semiautomatics like the AR-15, in bordering states with more relaxed gun laws and transport them into New York.

That’s why he hopes both Congress and President Trump step in and quickly enact new nationwide protocols, like stringent universal background checks for all firearms purchases.

“It should be harder to get a gun than anything else. You should have to go through a much more extensive background check, maybe even have a series of interviews,” he said. “You’ll never be able to predict when an unstable person might snap and you’re not going to fully eliminate this kind of event. But you can make it harder to carry out.

“People say it’s not the gun, it’s the person shooting,” he added. “Well, of course.

But they go hand in hand.”

Considering the powerful activism of

‘Walking 101’ workshop The CCNS Howard Beach Senior Center will be conducting a “Walking 101” workshop, given by the New York Road Runners on Friday, March 23 at 1:15 p.m. The senior workshop will focus on the benefits of exercise.

The Howard Beach Senior Center is located at 155-55 Crossbay Blvd., Q across from Stop and Shop.

Amy Holden places a flower on Montalto’s makeshift memorial. the surviving students and staff, change could be on the horizon. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) even said at a town hall last Wednesday that he is considering changing his position on the legality of high-capacity magazines.

But at the end of the day, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School community and the city of Parkland will forever be synonymous with the phrase “mass shooting.” And Holden said that’s a shame.

“It’s such a wonderful area, with its wide, beautiful streets,” he said. “If you were to plan a community, you would plan Q it like Parkland.”

mander and two-star chief into the context of the 36,000-member department.

“If you are a precinct commander, we have 77 precincts; 77 out of 36,000 is pretty good,” said O’Neill, himself a former precinct commander. “How many two-star chiefs do we have? Twenty?

Twenty-two? Out of 36,000 people. ...

You make an impact on people’s lives.

O’Neill also took the opportunity to say that neighborhood policing and other initiatives are driving crime to record lows, a drive that must continue. He also used the most recent numbers to place the city’s efforts to combat opioids into a clear and unmistakable context.

“Last year we had 292 homicides — in 1990 there were 2,245 — and 225 traffic deaths,” O’Neill said. “And 1,600 overdose deaths. That is a crisis.”

Other honorees included Tanya Cunningham of Local Union #3, IBEW; Diane Gonzalez, CEO of J-CAP, a social service and substance abuse treatment provider; Roger Milliner of Metro-Plus; and Daryl Towns, regional director of government affairs for United Airlines.

Speakers included Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and New York Q City Public Advocate Letitia James.

Tax law town hall in W’haven Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens) will host a tax bill teach-in event in Woodhaven Saturday to let residents know how the federal tax overhaul, signed into law

by President Trump late last year, may affect them.

The event will take place at All Saints Episcopal Church, located at 85-45 96 St., from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The congresswoman, who opposed the tax bill, will talk alongside “invited panelists” about the effects of the legislation.

“The topics will range from federal budget discussions, budget cuts, impacts of the tax cuts on the economy, the state of Medicare & Medicaid, the effects on our seniors and veterans, and more,” the congresswoman’s office said in a prepared statement.

Velazquez argues the law helps out large corporations and hurts the middle class and the poor.

But the Queens Chronicle spoke to several borough business owners last month who said their employees are receiving bigger paychecks thanks to Q the overhaul.

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‘Women’s Ride’ set for Queens Boulevard PHOTO COURTESY FARMINGDALE STATE COLLEGE

Woodhaven student wins big award at Farmingdale college Woodhaven r esident Maris sa Ann Shiwbalak, right, a sophomore at Farmingdale State College on Long Island, was awarded “Best Overall Award” at the school’s recent Student Research Day. Shiwbalak, who competed against more than 60 students, won for her presentation entitled “Long Term Sepsis Survivors Show Lasting Deficit in Place Cell Mutation in

Mice.” She’s seen here with Erica Jane Friedman, from the college’s research aligned mentorship program.

Shiwbalak is a bioscience major and hopes to become an oncologist.

She’s volunteered and done internships at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in Manhasset, LI, and Jamaica Hospital Medical Center.

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Borough women and their male allies will be hitting Queens Boulevard later this month to celebrate female cyclists, all while advocating for the eastward continuation of the street’s bike lanes.

Dubbed the “Women’s Ride,” the Sunday, March 25 trek will get underway at the Queensbridge Park Greenway in Long Island City at 11 a.m.

The 7-mile ride will continue along Queens Boulevard all the way to the Women’s Plaza outside Borough Hall in Kew Gardens. The event will conclude with a brief rally.

The goal of the ride, organizers say, is to celebrate the women, girls, and gender nonconforming individuals who bike throughout the city, highlight the gender gap in cycling and advocate for the continuation of the Queens Boulevard bike lanes beyond Forest Hills.

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Cycling Club, Families for Safe Streets and Mujeres en Movimiento.

The event is free to participate in, but all riders must register at eventbrite.com.

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“The boulevard is iconic, a neighborhood centerpiece, and now a model for streets throughout the city,” the press Q release announcing the ride reads.

B E S M A RT — C H OOOS E K INN D Traditionally speaking, if students are in the principal’s office, they are in trouble — but not at PS 97. The student council was recently in the principal’s office meeting with Mrs. Custodio sharing their plans of how they were going to spread their message of Be Smart - Choose Kind!

The council — Jacob Chavez (secretary) left, Kelvis Reyes (treasurer), Billy Sanchez (vice president) and Kayla Sanchez (president) — proposed to Mrs. Custodio, center, that they would like to host a lunchtime bake sale for students. They began sharing a list of their responsibilities in order to make this a success.

Mrs. Custodio was so impressed, she approved their proposal and the student council went to work. They completed the necessary forms to hold a bake sale, they designed a notice promoting their bake sale, they collected items which were donated by families and staff, and they created a welcoming table for students. They requested and received support from a great staff and wonderful parents.

At their bake sale, they had many wonderful items to offer, including fun school supplies, drinks and treats all served with a smile. They were very happy to see their customers were happy and when all was counted, they had a very big surprise of a profit of $500!

They will be purchasing silicone wristbands printed with their message of BE SMART - CHOOSE KIND for all members of our school community which they will distributed in support of Respect For All! With the money left over after the wristbands are purchased, they will be purchasing board games to be used in the lunchroom during the lunch periods!

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“SOUP”-ER BOWL In celebration of the great game, the “SOUP”-er Bowl, everyone wore their favorite jerseys and collected over 100 cans of soup from the staff and students, which were donated to a local food pantry for those less fortunate.

The school just wrapped up its Lymphoma & Leukemia Pennies for Patients Drive collecting $1,511 in support of this great program! Every class collected over $100 and will receive a Bronze Pennant for their efforts!

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Recently, the Mommy & Me class at PS 56Q in Richmond Hill had an amazing performance for their families.

The Mommy & Me program is conducted every Friday morning from 8:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The program is designed for children between the ages of 18 months to 3-years-old, and it offers opportunities to build socialization skills, learn how to follow directions, be introducted to pre-academics and music, reinforce large and fine motor skills, read aloud and more!

Mommy & Me is a wonderful introduction to the preschool experience with the help and comfort of mommy, daddy or any caregiver. This program is open not only to PS 56 families, but is also open to the community as well.

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Music students from the band, top, and chorus, inset, at MS 202Q, The Robert H. Goddard school in Ozone Park, recently participated in the ninth annual Music Educators Association of NYC AllCounty Middle School Music Festival at Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in Brooklyn.

With the help of MS 202 chorus teacher Kristen Cho and band teacher Justin Wolf, the students stayed after school for two months to rehearse and prepare for the performance.

The students had the opportunity to work with special guest conductors and collaborate with hundreds of talented music students from middle schools all over New York City for a performance to surely be remembered.

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30 years later, Byrne mourned, celebrated Mayor: ‘Eddie Byrne’s life may have ended. But his tour of duty never did’

by Michael Gannon

“Why are we here? ” O’Neill asked. “I was at the 103rd Precinct, The NYPD and officers from the speaking with the third shift, many 103rd Precinct gathered in Jamaica of whom were not born in 1988. just after midnight Monday morn- New York City in 1988 was a very ing as they have every year for the different place than it is today. ... last 30 years to remember Officer Through Eddie Byrne’s sacrifice, lives were saved. That’s the business Edward Byrne. we are in.”

The rookie cop was Byrne had followed protecting a witness in his father, a 22-year veta major narcotics case eran, into the NYPD. His on Feb. 26, 1988 when oldest brother, Lawrence, he was ambushed by is an attorney who now four men and murserves as the departdered on the orders of ment’s deputy commisan imprisoned dr ug sioner for legal affairs, dealer. joining the NYPD after a He had turned 22 long career in private five days earlier. practice.

A mong t hose i n He thanked the thouattendance at the prayer PO Edward Byrne service and candlelight FILE PHOTO sands of officers who have served in the 103rd v ig il were By r ne’s brothers; NYPD Commissioner Precinct in the last three decades for James O’Neill and former Commis- keeping his brother’s memory alive.

He said Byrne, who served for a sioner Bill Bratton; hundreds of police officers both present and year with the Transit Police before retired; and New York City fire- the unit was merged with the fighters from throughout Jamaica NYPD, was elated when he got the call to go back to the Police Acadeand the region. my for additional training, Asked for his preference before assignment, Byrne requested the 103rd Precinct.

“He had his dream job, following our father into the NYPD,” his brother said. “The 103rd was a busy house — one of the highestcrime neighborhoods in the city.

Now it is one of the safest.”

Byrne was in his cruiser that morning, sitting watch over the home of someone whom New York Cit y will on ly ever k now as Arjune, a Guyanese immigrant who had been helping police and prosecutors build a narcotics case.

His family had been threatened and A floral wreath bearing Edward his house firebombed.

Drug kingpin Howard “Pappy” Byrne’s badge number on the corner Mason, imprisoned on Rikers where he gave his life for the city.

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Members of the NYPD on Monday kept a promise made to Edward Byrne’s family and to the city he died protecting PHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON on a cold February morning 30 years ago.

Island, ordered the death of a cop in order to send a message.

It was right around 3:30 a.m. when David McClar y, Philip Copeland, Todd Scott and Scott Cobb drive to the intersection of Inwood Street and 107th Avenue.

One man knocked on the passenger side window to distract Byrne just before McClary shot him five times.

Byrne would die just blocks away at the old Mary Immaculate Hospital.

Rather than being intimidated, a city’s hor ror tur ned to rage directed into a full-scale war against the city’s drug trade.

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with Lawrence Byrne reliving Feb. 26, 1988 every two years as he prepares to testify before the state’s Parole Board.

Mason is serving life without the possibility of parole at the “supermax” federal prison in Florence, Colo.

Later on Monday afternoon, Mayor de Blasio would join in a ceremony outside of the 103rd Precinct’s 91st Avenue station house rededicating that stretch of road in Byrne’s memory.

“For the family, I’m sure it’s impossible not to think about all the joy his life could have brought and all the times that he was missed at family gatherings,” de Blasio said. “For the city, it’s impossible not to think about what he could have achieved, this good young man who followed in a family tradition.

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continued from page 4 and other charters, like Success, is that it teaches out of private spaces and is not colocated within a public school.

“We know that space is tight,” Crusante said.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said he was impressed by the school and supports OWNCS coming to SD 27.

“Parents like to have a choice,” Addabbo said. “The bottom line for me, as I advocate for my parents, is to give them options.”

Joann Ariola, president of the Howard

“Eddie Byrne’s life may have ended but his tour of duty never did. He continued to inspire us.

And when NYPD officers, to this very day, run toward the danger, Eddie Byrne is there by their side inspiring them. When New Yorkers decide that they will join with the NYPD to make things better in their community, Eddie Byrne is there.”

Speaking of Byrne’s passion for the job, Patrick Lynch, president of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, marveled at the size of the crowd, including police officers ranging from retired to those preparing to head out on their shifts.

“When your head hits your pillow ton ig ht , t h i n k of E dd ie Byrne,” he said. “And to those about to go out on patrol, keep your head up. Keep your eyes Q open. And stay safe.”

Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association, said she has no problem with the school coming to the area.

“I do like charter schools,” she said.

But she believes OWNCS will draw from parts of SD 27 other than Howard Beach.

“We have excellent schools, both public and private,” she said. “I don’t think our parents in the 11414 ZIP code area are looking for other options.”

Crusante said interested applicants have come from all over the district, from Richmond Hill to Rockaway.

“We want to get as many School District 27 students enrolled as possible,” he Q said.

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dreds, including neighborhood residents, former Commissioner Bill Bratton, above right, and a small fraction of the legions who have followed Byrne to the NYPD, top right, gathered at the corner where he died as they have every year for the last 30 years.

The witness Byrne died protecting has long since gone, his house at the intersection of Inwood Street and 107th Avenue, far right, was replaced years ago by duplexes.

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When rookie Patrolman Edward Byrne was murdered on Feb. 26, 1988, the men and women of the NYPD’s 103rd Precinct vowed that he never would be forgotten.

On Monday Byrne’s brother, Lawrence, above at mic, was joined by NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill and Mayor de Blasio for the rededication of a section of 91st Avenue outside the precinct in Jamaica in Byrne’s name.

Earlier that day, just after midnight, hun-

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Hevesi says HSS is gaining momentum Anti-homelessness push has new allies, a better chance of passing

by Christopher Barca Editor

When his bid to get Home Stability Support included in last year’s state budget failed, Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills) said at the time that he was “certain” he would get his $450 million anti-homelessness initiative funded at some point in the near future.

The lawmaker told the Chronicle on Tuesday that, while he isn’t certain this is the year HSS passes, it has been clearing key hurdles on the way toward inclusion in the state budget.

“We have a much better shot now,” Hevesi said. “We’re building momentum and we’re going to try to ramp it up over the next few weeks.”

First proposed by the lawmaker in 2016, HSS would replace all existing city and state rental supplements with a single new statewide one. Recipients would be families and individuals eligible for public assistance benefits who are facing eviction, homelessness or loss of housing due to domestic violence or hazardous living conditions.

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Home Stability Support is a $450 million initiative that would replace all existing city and state rental supplements with a single statewide one.

Over the course of a year, Hevesi secured endorsements of the initiative from mayors across the state, more than 115 Assembly colleagues from both sides of the aisle and dozens of advocacy and religious groups.

Funding was originally slated to come from both Albany and Washington, but deep cuts to social services proposed by President Trump forced Hevesi to call an audible, as he amended HSS to be entirely state-funded.

“It definitely doesn’t help. It’s like a partner walking away,” he said. “The Trump admin is so disinterested in helping people. They’re out 100 percent on this.”

The expected loss of federal dollars, combined with what Hevesi called Gov. Cuomo’s reluctance to spend money, effectively ended any chance of HSS being included in last year’s budget.

The $450 million figure hasn’t changed from 2017. Neither has the plan to phase the initiative in over five years — with $40 million being spent in year one — nor who the state’s chief executive is.

But despite the existing challenges, Hevesi said he has reason to believe this year will be different.

“What I’ve done over the last nine months is tour the state to meet with state senators on both sides of the aisle. Every Democrat has been supportive, and three Republicans have even signed on,” he said. “State Sen. Jeff Klein (D-Bronx, Westchester) just committed to putting it in the Independent Democratic Conference’s budget.”

Two of the three elected opposing party endorsers of HSS are state Sens. Joseph Robach (R-Monroe) and Marty Golden (R-Brooklyn) — a third supportive senator, Simcha Felder (D-Brooklyn) is a Democrat who caucuses with the GOP. Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro, a Republican, has also come out in favor of the initiative this year.

Hopefully, Hevesi said, they aren’t the only right-leaning lawmakers who hop on the bandwagon.

“We’re picking them up slowly but sure-

PS 377 name games continue continued from page 4 school to serve Centreville’s children,” she said in a statement provided to the CEC. “Absent that vision and Art’s passion to advance it, coupled with his leadership on Community Board 10 regarding educational and youth issues, PS 377 would not be where it is serving the children it serves.”

At the end of the meeting, Pratt said this was the second time the CEC has voted on the school’s proposed name — but that’s not true.

While the matter has been discussed at

prior meetings, there was never a vote before Monday.

The education panel and the community board have clashed over more than just the name of PS 377 — the CEC entertained the idea of making it a nonzoned building, despite CB 10 opposing that.

It was later made a zoned site, but some community leaders disagreed with the boundaries set by the panel, which extend beyond Cross Bay Boulevard.

In other news, several Rockaway residents attended the meeting to voice their disapproval of the city’s plan to shut

ly,” he said. “We’ve had good convos with 20 to 30 Republican senators too. They’re not idealogically opposed, but they’re not sure if they’re ready to make it a priority in their house just yet. I get it’s heavy lip for some senators.”

Hevesi’s bill to establish HSS has 42 cosponsors, including nine from Queens, and has been sent to the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee. Klein has committed to carrying a state Senate version, but such a bill has yet to be introduced as of Tuesday.

The ultimate obstacle, however, would not be navigating the legislative process in Albany, the lawmaker said. Instead, it will be winning over Gov. Cuomo.

“Because it costs the state money,” Hevesi said when asked why Cuomo has yet to back HSS. “He thinks myopically.

He only thinks about this budget cycle. If you don’t spend now, you’re forcing taxpayers to spend more down the road.”

Face-to-face negotiations bet ween Hevesi and Cuomo are highly unlikely, but the assemblyman said the game plan will be for elected officials, civic groups and religious leaders to put so much public pressure on the governor that he will eventually relent.

“There’s a real grassroots movement here. We have close to 200 advocacy groups on the ground writing letters, doing social media campaigns,” he said.

“It’s difficult, but success is possible.”

One potential ally in the fight to get HSS funded is Mayor de Blasio, a divisive figure in Albany but one whose policies are generally supported by Democratic lawmakers.

Hevesi told Community Board 9 in February that de Blasio is “like the kiss of death in Albany,” adding that he hopes the mayor would keep his support of HSS out of the public eye.

The assemblyman walked back those comments somewhat on Tuesday, noting they were made somewhat in jest. Instead, Hevesi said that de Blasio’s support could motivate Democrats to fight a bit harder for HSS. down two peninsula schools.

The Panel for Educational Policy was set to vote Wednesday night, after the Chronicle’s press time, on whether to shut down nine Renewal Schools — including PS 42 and MS 53, both in Rockaway.

The renewal program was implemented in 2014 and directed extra resources to struggling schools.

Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña gave those institutions three years to improve, or face closure.

Some of the schools late last year were g iven a n add it ional yea r to ma ke improvements.

The DOE said it determined which sites will be shuttered by looking at

Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi is optimistic that Home Stability Support, his anti-homelessness initiative, will be included in this year’s FILE PHOTOS state budget.

“The mayor has some opponents up in Albany. He and the Senate Republicans certainly have been at odds,” he said. “But his support carries weight with some people up there and I’m proud to have his support.”

At the end of the day, the assemblyman said he’s willing to work with anyone to get HSS included in the state budget. He’s even willing to scale back the $450 million cost to make it more amenable to Cuomo and anyone else.

“In its full form, the odds [of passage] are lower,” he said. “In some sort of modified form, I think the odds are much better — over 50 percent.”

“Everything’s fluid. I would like to stop the trend of growing homelessness,” he added. “I am open to helping as many peoQ ple as we can.” schools’ test scores, enrollment, graduation rates, college readiness and more.

Parents and Rockaway activists said at the meeting, though, that PS 42 shouldn’t be closed — arguing it’s better off than other renewal schools that will not be closed.

A ssembly wom a n St acey Phef fer Amato (D-Rockaway Park) and Borough President Melinda Katz have come out against the proposed closures.

Simon also spoke out against the proposal at Monday’s meeting.

The CEC has not taken an official position on it, though members signaled support for the some of the statements Q made by the speakers.

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Hallets halt was ‘vindictive politics’ Councilman says Astoria Houses were hurt by de Blasio-Durst feud

by Anthony O’Reilly Editor

A Bronx councilman responsible for Council investigations blasted the Mayor’s Office for withholding money from the developer of Hallets Point, which caused the builder to halt boiler improvements at the adjacent Astoria Houses.

“This has the stench of vindictive politics,” Councilman Ritchie Torres (D-Bronx) said in an interview with the Chronicle Tuesday. “It does appear to me that the withdrawal of funding from Hallets Point was the triumph of politics over merit.”

Torres issued a 91-page report on Feb. 27 that stated the city “knew or should have known” that its decision to pull $43.5 million in funding intended for the Durst Organization — so it could construct a building with 163 affordable units as part of its seven-tower development — would have caused the company not to move forward with promised heating improvements for the NYCHA development.

De Blasio and Douglas Durst, chairman of the Durst Organization, have publicly feuded in recent months, something Torres said “is hardly a state secret.

“And the residents were collateral damage.”

Durst had agreed to pay for improvements to the boilers at the Astoria Houses — but said it could no longer afford to do so after the

money was halted.

According to Torres’ report, there were 1,265 loss of heating complaints made by residents of the western Queens NYCHA development last year.

Many NYCHA residents have complained they’ve been left out in the cold during recent snowstorms — the Mayor’s Office has said it will use federal and city dollars to upgrade all heating systems.

But Torres said the 28-year-old Astoria boilers could have been repaired in time for the 2018-19 winter season had Durst paid for the repairs, instead of waiting three and a half to five years for the city to do it.

“NYCHA has a cumbersome process for design, procurement and construction,” the councilman said when asked why it would take so long.

Jordan Barowitz, a Durst Organization spokesman, said “The report speaks for itself.”

Melissa Grace, a mayoral spokeswoman, argued awarding the money to Durst would come at the expense of other affordable housing projects.

“Besides the fact that this work wouldn’t have prevented heat and hot water outages, we’d be interested to know which of the deserving 100% affordable projects in his colleagues’ districts he would have cut to make room for this developer’s,” Grace said in an

emailed statement.

Torres said the city has awarded money for projects of lesser value than that of the Astoria waterfront project, which would include other affordable units in addition to the 163-unit tower, a space for a new school and more.

“That seems to be a compelling package,” he said.

And while one Hallets Point tower is almost completed, Barowitz told the Chronicle the rest of the project is still on hold due to the money being held back.

Should Durst not complete it, the city would again issue a request for proposals for the land.

Tensions between Durst and Mayor de Blasio came to the fore when the latter, under pressure from reporters, wrote an op-ed last year listing campaign donors who had not received favorable treatment from the city — Durst was one of them.

His company bid on the opportunity to run the citywide ferry system, a contract that was awarded to Hornblower instead.

Barowitz at the time said, “Winter is Coming,” an ominous warning borrowed from the hit TV show “Game of Thrones.”

Durst and De Blasio have also been on opposite sides of proposed developments in Manhattan and the former is helping to pay for a lawsuit challenging the city’s property tax system.

The city should have known its decision to not fund part of the Hallets Point project would FILE PHOTO hurt nearby NYCHA tenants.

Asked what the next steps are, Torres said he will leave the fate of Hallets up to area lawmakers.

But he would like to see a “broader” investigation of how the city issues bonds, such as the ones originally promised to Durst.

“It’s a funding source that lends itself to being hyper-politicized,” he said. “There’s real Q potential for abuse.”

Simotas wants MTA to ‘sign off’ billboard Assemblywoman says digital sign a distraction at hazardous intersection

by Michael Gannon

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The city’s Department of Transportation wants drivers to keep their eyes on the road.

But back in the fall, the DOT advertised its Vision Zero traffic safety campaign on a digital billboard that Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas (D-Astoria) says is a traffic safety hazard — and illegal.

The sign in question is affixed to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s elevated N/W tracks in Astoria where 32nd Street, Astoria Boulevard and an exit ramp from the Grand Central Parkway all converge. It also serves as the approach to the RFK Triborough Bridge.

In letters dated Feb. 21 to Andy Byford, president of the MTA’s NYC Transit Division, and New York City Department of Buildings Commissioner Rick Chandler, Simotas said the billboard is a distraction to drivers at a site that already has “the highest incidence of traffic accidents in our area,” citing records from the NYPD’s 114th Precinct.

“The very purpose of this billboard is at odds with public safety,” Simotas told the Chronicle in an email from her office on Wednesday. “Clearly it is designed to grab the attention of drivers, and that is precisely the problem because the billboard adds a driver distraction to an intersection that is already

The current header photo on the Department of Transportation’s Twitter account features an ad from last fall, advertising its Vision Zero traffic safety campaign on an electronic billboard in Astoria that Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas is calling not only a traffic hazard, but illegal as TWITTER PHOTO / NYC DOT well. complicated and accident prone.”

In her letter to Byford, Simotas said she wants to work with the MTA to resolve the issue.

“While I understand that the billboard brings revenue to the MTA, it should not come with the expense of people’s safety,” she wrote.

Both letters said the billboard itself is illegal

under the Department of City Planning’s zoning regulations.

“The billboard has a surface area of 672 square feet and is located in a C4 commercial district,” Simotas wrote to Chandler, “and Section 32-643 of Article III Chapter 2 of the New York City Zoning Resolution prohibits any illuminated sign exceeding 500 square feet in

these districts.”

A spokesman for the MTA declined to comment other than to confirm receipt of Simotas’ letter. He wrote in an email that the agency intends to respond to the assemblywoman directly.

The DOT and Department of Buildings also said they lack the ability to address the matter, as the sign is on MTA property.

“We have a responsibility under Vision Zero to clearly and concisely communicate with drivers,” a DOT spokesman told the Chronicle in an email on Wednesday. “As a result, we utilized this billboard for six weeks in the fall.

The billboard is located on MTA property and sold through Outfront Media, therefore we’re unable to speak to the size or legality of the property.”

Robert Sinclair Jr., manager of media relations for AAA Northeast, said numbers provided by the state DOT show the site to be a very busy intersection.

“In 2015, you had 26,000 vehicles per day using Exit 45 to 31st Street, plus another 13,000 going through the intersection,” he said.

“That’s nearly 40,000 vehicles per day. That billboard has a lot of eyeballs looking at it.”

Sinclair said any action would have to include an examination of the accident data for the area, including how many have had driver Q distraction as a cause.

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continued from page 2 he understood concerns that the drills might upset students but said, “I think that it is necessary.

“But living in the world in which we are in today ... I think they do need to be prepared.”

Schools are already required to have four lockdown drills per year.

For Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton), chairman of the Public Safety Committee, more needs to be done.

“We need to hear from schools and know, do they feel their kids are being taken care of,” Richards said.

The councilman noted that surveys showed students and faculty at Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation in the Bronx felt unsafe before a bullied student allegedly stabbed a student to death in September.

President Trump’s informal plan to arm certain teachers was FILE PHOTO not well received in his native borough.

“Every day a student goes to school they should feel safe,” he said. “So I think we need to re-evaluate the system as a whole and I think that’s something we’re going to look to do.”

In the meantime, he applauded the mayor for taking steps to “reassure our children and their families that they’re going to be safe.”

Fedkowskyj said while he’s not against the mayor’s plan, he’d like to see Addabbo’s proposal to have the doors locked become official as well.

“We need to do more than just drills,” he said. “We need to create safer environments for our children.”

The senator has been told the doors are kept open so emergency personnel can enter at anytime if need be.

But Addabbo responded there are ways around that.

“If a police officer or firefighter needs to get into a building, they’re getting into it,” he said.

Fedkowskyj said “It’s something I think and am hopeful that, with enough parent pressure, can happen.”

And while Queens leaders had different thoughts on the best way to keep schools safe, all were in agreement on President Trump’s informal proposal to allow certain teachers, those with special or military training, to carry guns in schools as extra protection for students.

On Monday, while meeting with a group of governors, he said “I want highly trained people that have a natural talent, like hitting a baseball, or hitting a golf ball, or putting.”

The idea has not been well received in the president’s native borough.

“Absolutely not,” Pratt said.

“Ludicrous, ridiculous, insane,” Richards said.

Alexander said, “To say I would oppose it wouldn’t possibly convey just how much I oppose it.”

The United Federation of Teachers said in a statement,

“Teachers should be marking papers, not being trained in marksmanship.”

“We need to be preparing our lessons, not learning how to reload a gun.”

Dromm, a former public school teacher, called it “The craziest idea I’ve ever heard” and said if he was told to carry a gun in his classroom he’d “quit the profession.”

He also expressed concerns that some teachers could use it against rowdy students.

“If you had a gun, who knows what the temptation would be to use it,” Dromm said.

The councilman added that he wouldn’t trust his aim.

Holden, a former college professor, said, “I wouldn’t have a firearm in class. You never know the situation. You could miss and hit a kid. I don’t know if that’s the answer.”

Regarding the planned March 14 walkout — in which students across the nation will leave class at 10 a.m. for 17 minutes to honor the Parkland victims — de Blasio said he will not stop anyone from participating.

“I have to be very consistent and straightforward — I see a moment of profound change and I see young people leading the way,” the mayor said on the Brian Lehrer Show Feb. 23. “And I think we need to support them.”

The Department of Education will also be preparing “lesson plans” leading up to that day, he said.

“We are going to make sure that there’s a real educational impact,” the mayor said.

Manhattan will also be home to one of the many marches across the country, in which protesters will call on federal lawmakers to make changes to gun laws.

At press time, there were no Queens-based events sanctioned by March For Our Lives and Never Again, the group Q started by some of the Parkland survivors.

Christopher Barca contributed to this story.

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by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

For many seniors, being physically active is part of staying healthy. And gardening is a terrific reason to get outside and moving.

As the AARP has pointed out, studies have shown that gardening has been associated with a lowered risk of dementia, increased vitamin D intake from sunlight exposure and reduced stress.

Winter may not end until March 20, but Queens’ aging population can still get plenty done in terms of gardening. According to the Urban Farmer website, those in this borough’s plant hardiness zone can put in seeds indoors this month for spinach, tomatoes, broccoli, cabbage, beets, kale, carrots, onions, tomatoes and lettuce.

Perennials — plants that come back every year — may be a good idea for seniors looking to save their energy. Among vegetables and herbs, the category includes chives and asparagus.

Many experts recommend that seniors take certain measures while gardening to make it easier on their bodies.

According to the University of Missouri, elderly people maintaining their plants can keep themselves from frequently squatting or stooping down if they use a chair, bench or stool. Having an elevated bed that has a place for you to sit while tending your garden is also cited by the school as a good

idea for the aging.

The Arthritis Foundation also has some suggestions that gardeners in the borough with that condition may find helpful.

“Stop and smell the roses and have a glass of lemonade,” the organization’s website says. “Wellearned, frequent breaks allow you to appreciate your garden’s beauty, plan your next tasks and get more done before fatigue begins.”

Maintaining proper posture is also recommended by the foundation. So is the usage of tools with long handles that enable seniors to stand while they garden, along with ones that are easy to get a grip on.

Marian Lewek of Services Now for Adult Persons, a group focused on making life better for older adults in the borough, has a helpful tip.

“One suggestion is if you have to kneel, you have to put a mat or a foam pillow, some type of cushion, beneath your knees,” said the SNAP chief operating officer, adding that it reduces how hard the ground feels.

Ergonomics is a factor that gardening seniors may want to consider. Although exercise is positive, elderly Queens residents may want to consider buying tools that make tending a garden less strenuous.

Those with arthritis may like ratchet pruning shears like those from a company called The

Many seniors find that gardening is an excellent way to spend time.

Gardener’s Friend. The device was designed to make pruning easier for seniors who struggle with hand pain. Rather than have two handles that you need both hands to use, only one hand is needed to operate the tool.

Gardening is a fun way to beautify your property or community. And Queens’ aging residents don’t have to live in a single-family home with a yard to

plant. Aside from patio gardening in pots, there are plenty of community gardens in the borough that are kept flourishing by volunteer work.

Project Eden at Yellowstone Boulevard and Kessel Street in Forest Hills is one of them. According to coordinator Gloria Imperante, seniors who want to volunteer at the garden should drop a Ziploc bag with their name and phone number behind the green space’s gate on Kessel. Prospective volunteers are interviewed before they are approved to work on the garden.

Seniors who love horticulture may want to head to the Queens Botanical Garden on Sunday, March 11 at 1 p.m. That’s when the venue is holding “Start Your Summer Veggies”: a workshop focused on beginning the seasonal plants indoors. Those who go and take part in the event get a starter garden.

The workshop runs to 3 p.m. and is hosted by a plant expert at the botanical garden. It costs $10 for QBG members and $12 for nonmembers. Participants have to register for the event online, which they can do at qbgsummerveggies.eventbrite.com.

As far as places to buy gardening supplies go, there are plenty of choices. Bayside residents may want to head to the Garden World store at 46-20 Francis Lewis Blvd. In Rego Park, there is the Florist Hills & Garden Center at 68-19 Woodhaven Blvd. And spread out through different parts of the P borough are locations of Home Depot.

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“It’s not uncommon for sandwich generation caregivers to say it’s more difficult to get their senior parents to eat well than it is their kids,” says Good nutrition is a critical component of overall health for seniors Dr. Kevin O’Neil, chief medical who may be less able to recover from health issues when PHOTO COURTESY BRANDPOINT officer of Brookdale Senior Liv- malnourished. ing and a clinical professor of aging studies at the University of South Florida.

First, O'Neil advises, talk to your loved one Malnutrition in seniors can lead to a host of and his or her doctor about the possible source of health problems, including a higher risk of infec- appetite loss; it’s important to rule out any serition, weakened ability to heal, breathing prob- ous underlying medical issues. If your loved one’s lems, muscle weakness and depression, accord- poor nutrition is linked to one or more common ing to the Caregiver Partnership. Yet it’s a preva- age-related factors, consider these steps: lent problem in the U.S. • Encourage more flavorful but healthful Factors that influence appetite in seniors can food choices to combat a diminished ability to include: taste and smell. Adding herbs and spices to • Decreased caloric needs — A moderately meals can help an elder more enjoy the taste of active woman older than 50 needs about 1,600 food. However, avoid increasing salt intake, as calories a day, and a 50-plus man who is moder- higher sodium levels can be associated with ately active needs about 2,200-2,400, according increased blood pressure. to the Institute of Medicine. Sedentary seniors • Avoid vitamin overload. Only take vitamins will likely require fewer calories, and those who and supplements if you have a demonstrated defiare very active may require more. ciency and then with the guidance of a physician, • Gastrointestinal changes — Age-related nutritionist or dietician. Excesses of vitamins and changes in the stomach and intestines can make supplements may be harmful. seniors feel full sooner and remain feeling full for • Be guided by the USDA’s Food Pyramid longer. when choosing healthy foods. Since seniors need • Loss of taste and smell — As people age, fewer calories, the quality of calories they contheir ability to smell and taste can diminish. Med- sumer is critical. ications may also affect how things taste and • Seniors who eat less due to depression smell to seniors. Both senses are tied to appetite; or loneliness may benefit from a senior living seniors may say they don’t want to eat because situation where they never have to eat alone, nothing tastes good to them. and professionals are on hand to offer guidance • Dental or oral health — Seniors who expe- and nutritious meals. rience oral issues, such as mouth ulcers or ill-fit• Share meals with your loved one. No one ting dentures, may find eating to be uncomfort- likes to eat alone, and sitting down together for a able or even painful. Dry mouth is very common meal — even if you only have a cup of coffee and may be related to medications or an underly- while they eat — can help seniors enjoy their ing medical problem. food more.

• Illness — Some diseases can cause a “Good nutrition is a critical component of decrease in appetite, or medications to treat ill- overall health for everyone, and it’s especially ness or chronic health issues may also affect the important for seniors whose energy reserves may desire to eat. be lower and who may be less able to recover • Depression — Seniors who feel lonely or from health issues when they’re malnourished,” depressed may be less inclined to eat.

O’Neil says. To learn more about senior living • Dementia — If they’re experiencing communities and nutrition for older adults, visit P dementia or Alzheimer’s, seniors may simply for- brookdale.com. get to eat meals.

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The tragic brutality of

‘Medea’

by Mark Lord

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Titan Theatre Co., the resident troupe at Queens Theatre, has enjoyed tremendous success with its presentations of fast-paced, somewhat abbreviated versions of the classics.

As the current season got underway in October, Titan’s co-founder, Lenny Banovez, expressed trepidation over including “Medea,” Euripides’ ancient tale of love and revenge, in the lineup.

Admitting at the time that producing the play would be “a risk,” Banovez forged ahead, adapting the play from a translation by Nefeli Vasiliadou. The world premiere of the new interpretation is now on view at the theater, with the run extended through March 4, the result of a water main break in Flushing Meadows Corona Park which caused the cancellation of the original opening weekend. Reservations are highly recommended as tickets are selling fast.

Banovez ha s direc ted with his customar y creative vision, placing the actors on a bare stage backed by synchronized projections that illuminate the action. And he sees to it that all spectators, seated around the stage in semicircular fashion, have a good view.

His adaptation may prove controversial, particularly among purists who might be shocked to find several plot variances and that several of the characters, originally males, have been reinvented for female actors.

Set in Corinth, the tale, based on the myth of the heroic Jason and his “barbarian” of a wife, Medea, is almost unbearably bleak. At the outset, Medea comes to understand that her husband has been unfaithful and that she is about to be cast aside for another woman, a princess, the daughter of King Creon (here portrayed as a queen). This realization sets Medea on a path to unspeakable revenge.

Medea is an undoubtedly complicated figure, one who would challenge any actress, and Leah Gabriel, one of three Titan resident artists in the cast, immerses herself in the role. She is wellpaired with fellow resident Tristan Colton, who imbues Jason with a smugness that was met with an occasional snicker from the audience.

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EXHIBITS

“The Women’s Balcony,” the 2016 Israeli comedy that starts with the titular space collapsing during a bar mitzvah, with English subtitles. Sun., March 4, 2-4 p.m., Sephardic Jewish Center of Forest Hills, 67-67 108 St. (use parking lot entrance). $5. Info/ RSVP: (718) 268-2100.

“The Costume Art of Imperial Peking Opera,” with pieces from some of the most famous episodes in China’s Imperial Theater. Each Sat. and Sun., 12-5 p.m. (weekdays by app’t), thru Sun. March 11, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $5 suggested; free students. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

AUDITIONS

“Holding Space: The Museum Collects,” with more than 40 works of folk art from the 18th to 21st centuries, including paintings, drawings, sculpture and more. Mon., March 5-Thu., July 5, American Folk Art Museum’s Self-Taught Genius Gallery, 47-29 32 Place, Long Island City. Free. Info: (212) 595-9533, folkartmuseum.org.

“Naeem Mohaiemen: There Is No Last Man,” with a film about a man stranded in an abandoned airport and other works examining the artist’s great uncle’s mistaken hope that Nazi Germany would defeat Britain and liberate India; together imagining a relationship between two lonely narrators. Thru Sun., March 11, MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $10; $5 students, seniors; free under 16.

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

“Waging Peace: 100 Years of Action,” a showcase of stories by those who have fought injustice, with historical artifacts, a print of the Rev. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and interactive media, organized by the American Friends Service Committee. Thru Sat., March 17, Godwin-Ternbach Museum, at Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 997-4747, gtmuseum.org.

“Peace and Love,” with paintings, mixed-media works and sculptures by several artists, reflecting the African-American experience. Thru., Mon., April 30 (reception with artists Sat., March 24, 2 p.m.), Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, 161-04 Jamaica Ave. Free (donations welcome). Info: (718) 658-7400, jcal.org.

Belle’s Players, the Kew Gardens Community Center theater group, seeks new members. Each Tue., 1-3 p.m., 80-02 Kew Gardens Road. Info: (718) 268-5960.

DANCE

Rioult Dance NY will bring an eclectic program of three works — including the surreal “Dream Suite,” above, a modern take on Romanticism inspired by the works of artist Marc Chagall — to the Queens Theatre this weekend. See Dance.

COURTESY PHOTO “World Amigurumi Exhibition vol. 4: Dolls for Daily Life!,” taking the Japanese art of crocheting dolls, stuffed animals and other creatures in a new direction, with items that can be used as everyday objects, by artists from all over the world. Thru Sat., March 31, Resobox, 41-26 27 St., Long Island City.

Free. Info: (718) 784-3680, resobox.com.

THEATRE “Gypsy,” the musical based on the memoirs of striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, focusing on her mother, Rose, known as the ultimate show biz mother. Thru Sat., March 3, varying times, The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $18. Info: (718) 392-0722, secrettheatre.com.

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“Jukebox in Bellerose,” with music from “Jersey Boys,” “Mama Mia,” “Get on Your Feet” and more, by the St. Gregory Theatre Group. Fri.-Sat., March 2-3, 8 p.m.; Sun., March 4, 2 p.m., St. Gregory the Great Church, 242-20 88 Ave. (entrance on 88 Road), Bellerose. $15; $12 seniors, students, kids.

Tickets/info: (718) 989-2451, sgtg.org.

The Game: The Game, a dating simulation video game that flips the script on the world of pickup artists, pitting players against several seduction coaches, with situations based on artist Angela Washko’s research into the PUA community. Thru Sun., March 25, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. Free with museum admission: $15; $11 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

IMAGE COURTESY ANGELA WASHKO “Head,” with depictions of human faces and heads in various media, from painting to sculpture and more. Thru Fri., March 30, LIC Arts Open Gallery, The Factory LIC, 30-30 47 Ave., Long Island City.

Free. Info: (718) 392-0722, tessa@licartsopen.org.

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LECTURES/TALKS

El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, the legendary salsa orchestra that inspires dance fever. Sat., March 2, 9 p.m., Colden Auditorium, Queens College, 153-49 Reeves Ave., Flushing. $39-$89. Info: (718) 793-0923, kupferbergcenter.org.

Literary Sundays Reading Series, with Queens writers Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons and Vaughn Watson reading from their latest works, plus open mic for those attending to read from their own writings.

Sun., March 4, 1-2:30 p.m., Maple Grove Cemetery Victorian Administration Building, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. Free. Info/RSVP: (518) 928-3361, maplegroveliterarysundays@gmail.com.

Newpoli, performing Southern Italian folk music with influences from all over the Mediterranean, with dancing too. Fri., March 2, 7 p.m. dance lesson, 8 p.m. concert, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $16; $10 students; free teens 13-19 with ID. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

Jazz Jam, the monthly event led by saxophonist Carol Sudhalter, with musicians and vocalists welcome to join in. Wed., March 7 (each first Wed. of the month), 7 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Free to play; $10 to listen. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

FILM

“Medea,” a new adaptation of Euripides’ ancient Greek drama of treachery, lust and unspeakable revenge, by the Titan Theatre Co. Thu.-Sat., Mar. 1-3, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Mar. 4, 4 p.m., Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $18. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org.

MUSIC David Holzman Piano Concert and Talk, with the Grammy-nominated, hearing-impaired master pianist playing romantic classical and modern music and speaking about his career; with wine and cheese reception afterward. Sat., March 3, 4-5:30 p.m., The Center at Maple Grove Cemetery, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. Free if RSVP; $5 walk-ins.

Rioult Dance NY, with performances of three “sensual, articulate” works by choreographer Pascal Rioult. Sat., March 3, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sun., March 4, 3 p.m. (final show followed by reception with Rioult and the dancers), Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $20-$42.

Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org.

See it Big! Best Cinematography, with classics that won a cinematography Oscar back when they were awarded in separate color and black-and-white categories, including Hitchcock’s 1940 romantic psychological thriller “Rebecca,” above. Each Fri.-Sun. thru March 11; certain films at certain times (“Rebecca” Sat., March 3, 7 p.m.), Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17; includes museum admission. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

UNITED ARTISTS

World War I: Free reading & discussion program, several sessions on readings from books about the conflict, led by Jo-Anne Raskin. Each Sat. thru March 17, 10-11:30 a.m., Maple Grove Cemetery Victorian Administration Building, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. Free. Info/registration (req’d): (347) 878-6614, friendsofmaplegrove.org.

“111 Places in Queens That You Must Not Miss” stories and book signing, with author Joe DiStefano and photographer Clay Williams, on their new guidebook of interesting locales both famous and obscure. Sun., March 4, 5-7 p.m., Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free with admission: $8 suggested; $4 seniors; free students, children (books available for purchase). Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org.

Great War, with “World War I: New York” author Kevin C. Kirkpatrick discussing NYC’s ties to the war, with a section devoted to western Queens. Mon., March 5, 7 p.m., Greater Astoria Historical Society, 35-20 Broadway, Long Island City. $5. Info: (718) 278-0700, astorialic.org.

Robert Moses and Reshaping the Bay, last in a series of talks on Jamaica Bay history. Thu., March 1, 7-8:30 p.m., Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Center, 175-10 Cross Bay Blvd., Broad Channel. Free. Info: (718) 318-4340. continued on page 36

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It used to be thought that artists were dominated by the visually oriented right side of the brain, while word- and logicoriented people were dominated by the left. But a new age of understanding has complicated these gray matters.

Science has retained the view that right and left have characterizing tendencies, but now knows that the left hemisphere actually handles some visual-spatial tasks and the right brain processes some elements of language. The emphasis now is on the gestalt of the brain and their interdependent, cooperative relationship.

The contemporary art world has also g iven up on o l d di c hotom i e s a nd

‘Night Regulation’ When: Through April 6 Where: Radiator Gallery, 10-61 Jackson Ave., Long Island City Entry: Free. (347) 677.3418, info@radiatorarts.com

embraced interdependence and interaction.

“Night Regulation: Storytelling in the land of text, identity and pictures” aims to capture the contemporary artists’ treatment of the touchpoints between words, text and pictures at the Radiator Gallery at RadiatorArts in Long Island City, now through April 6.

“The aesthetic coexistence of words and pictures dates back to ancient cultures and reached a high-water mark with Conceptual Art of the sixties where linguistics sought to elevate idea over form,” the gallery notes say. In “Night Regulation,” curator Patrick Neal, who also paints and writes, has selected works of “our more permissive art climate of the twenty-tens.”

Form is once again elevated to interact with textual ideas.

RadiatorArts founder Tomasz Veszi said the gallery — located on the third floor of a walk-up but with call-ahead elevator service available — had a pre-existing relationship with Neal when he came up with the idea.

“The way he approached the show about text and art, which is always diffi-

“Untitled” by Andrew Prayzner has a duality about it, as do the other works in “Night Regulation.” PHOTO BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH cult, and not new, but [asks] ‘How do artists deal with it right now?’” Veszi said.

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The optimistic thought and the pessimistic one occupy the same sentence while each retains its unique integrity.

Attached, bonded but not merged, each is undiluted.

This kind of “both/and” thinking, contrasted with an “either/or” mindset, tracks with the contemporary school of thought known as post-post-modernism, or metamodernism. Modernism’s rules broke from tradition, post-modernism broke from rules and meta-modernism reacts to and deploys what came before. It mediates between modern and post-modern, values dialogue, takes paradox in it arms. “Transitional” interior design is a concrete example, blending, borrowing and balancing classical, postmodern and other styles in a single room. continued on page 37

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Queens theater groups ready to spring onstage mances beginning March 2.

With a cast of about a dozen, A bit of something for everyone: almost all featured in earlier SGTG That’s the forecast for the next productions, this original producseveral weeks in the Queens com- tion culls hit songs from shows munity theater scene, with musi- including “Jersey Boys,” “Beauticals, comedies and a revue all rev- ful,” “Movin’ Out” and “American Idiot.” Direction is by Kathy Rollo ving up for their opening nights.

Already up and running — with Ferrara, with musical direction by only two performances to go — is Jon Riss.

Performances in the Oak Room Agatha Christie’s parody of detecof St. Gregory the Great Church, at tive thrillers, “Spider’s Web.” The cast of the Parkside Players 242-20 88 Ave. in Bellerose, are on production, directed by Mark March 2 and 3 at 8 p.m. and Dunn, is headed by Virginia Har- March 4 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15; mon as Clarissa, the newly married or $12 for seniors, students and wife of a diplomat who likes to spin children. More: tickets@sgtg.org or tales of adventure, but finds real- (718) 989-2451.

Laughs aplenty are likely in store life drama — a murder in her drawing room — much more difficult to as Theatre By The Bay offers James Sherman’s heartwarming comedy handle.

The intricate plot also involves “Beau Jest.”

The play centers around Sarah the police, drug addicts, invisible ink, hidden doorways and secret Goldman (Nili Resnick), a schooldrawers, all combined with sus- teacher who is romantically involved with a young man named pense and humor.

Other important roles are filled Chris Cringle (Kyle Cheng), whose

by Tim Reifschneider, Mark York, only apparent flaw is — oy — that Sarah O’Hare, Lauren Snyder and he’s not Jewish. This does not please Sarah’s family. The only senJim Haines.

Remaining performances at sible thing for Sarah to do is to hire Grace Lutheran Church, at 103-15 an actor (Stephen Kalogeres) to Union Tpke. in Forest Hills, are on play her new beau, while she March 2 and 3 at 8 p.m. Tickets secretly continues to see Chris.

The cast, filled out by Amy are $18; or $15 for seniors and students with ID; and $10 for children Goldman, Robert Budnick and Rob under 12. More: parksideplayers. Gold, is under the direction of Patrice Valenti. com or (718) 353-7388.

Performances at the Bay Terrace “Jukebox In Bellerose” is a musical revue featuring Broadway Garden Jewish Center, at 13-00 songs that originated in pop cul- 209 St., are on March 4, 11 and 18 ture, presented by St. Gregory’s at 3 p.m. and March 10 and 17 at Theatre Group for three perfor- 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $22; or $20 for seniors 62 and over and children 12 and under. More: theatreby thebayny.com or (718) 428-6363.

April brings a couple of highly recognizable titles to the borough, beginning with “Little Women,” courtesy of The Gingerbread Players of St. Luke’s Church.

Based upon the classic Louisa May Alcott novel of the same name, which follows the lives of the The Goldman family in Theatre By The four March sisters, this Bay’s “Beau Jest” will be played by Nili musical adaptation is an Resnick, left, as Sarah, Robert Budnick as original by Dolly Guinther Abe, Amy Goldman as Miriam and Robert of Forest Hills Gardens, PHOTO BY DINA ANTONUCCI with period songs (the Gold as Joel.

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Members of the cast of The Gingerbread Players’ original musical “Little Women” pose in their period costumes: Madeleine Epstein, left, as Amy, Jessie Fairbanks as Beth, Lauren Snyder as Marmee, Shannon PHOTO BY MARK LORD O’Rourke as Jo, Joanna Friedman as Narrator Jo, and Jim Chamberlain as Mr. March. story is set during the Civil War) compiled and arranged by Beatrice Grant.

According to the show’s director, Louise Guinther, “It would be hard to find anything more timely — a story of an American family struggling with economic hardship in a time of civil and racial strife.”

Playing the free-spirited Jo at different stages in her life are Shannon O’Rourke and Joanna Friedman. Amy is brought to life by Madeleine Epstein and Grace Reynolds. Beth is portrayed by Jessie Fairbanks; Meg is played by Jordana Keller. Lauren Snyder is their mother, Marmee.

Gingerbread favor ites Jim Chamberlain and Andrew Dinan are also part of the large intergenerational cast.

Performances at St. Luke’s, at 85 Greenway South in Forest Hills, are on April 22, 23, 28 and 29 at 2:30 p.m. and April 22 and 27 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15; or $12 each for groups of six or more. More: gingerbreadplayers.org or (718) 268-7772.

Based on the movie of the same name, the musical “The Wedding Singer” takes over the stage at Royal Star Theatre, later

in the month.

The year is 1985; the place, New Jersey. A wannabe rock star, Robbie Hart (Giovanni Marine), is left at the altar and ultimately changes his tune.

Alex Jameson is Julia, the waitress who wins his affection. Danny Stravino and Jeremy Melendez are Robbie’s bandmates and best friends. Other major roles are played by Tara Mangione, Ellen Armet and Thom Harmon.

The show is directed by Amanda Montoni; the musical director is Paul L. Johnson; choreography is provided by Gabriella Marchese.

Performances at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy auditorium, at 179-14 Dalny Road in Jamaica Estates, are on April 27 and 28 and May 4 at 8 p.m. and April 29 and May 5 at 3 p.m.

Tickets are $18; or $15 for seniors 65 and over and children 12 and under; at the door, add $2 per ticket.

More: royalstartheatre.org or (516) 376-5552.

Neil Simon’s comedy of sparring ex-vaudevillians, “The Sunshine Boys,” comes to Douglaston Community Theatre beginning May 4.

The cast, headlined by Frank

DiSpigno (who also directs) and Gary Tifeld, also includes Matt Stashin, Donna Morales and the ubiquitous Rob Gold.

Performances at Zion Church Parish Hall, at 243-01 Northern Blvd. in Douglaston, are on May 4, 5, 11 and 12 at 8 p.m. and May 6 and 12 at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $19; or $17 for seniors and students.

More: DougCommThtr@gmail. com or (718) 482-3332.

May will also see the arrival of The Andrean Players’ mounting of the ever-popular musical “Annie,” set for a six-performance run.

Featuring the hit song “Tomorrow,” as well as other favorites, the show is directed by Andrew J. Koslosky. Patrick White is musical director and Rich Masin choreographs. Casting was still underway at press time.

Performances at Andrean Hall of St. Andrew Avellino Roman Catholic Church, at 157 St. and Northern Blvd. in Flushing, are on May 11, 12, 18 and 19 at 8 p.m., May 19 at 2 p.m. and May 20 at 3 p.m.

Tickets are $18; or $15 for children and seniors.

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Betrayal, then bloodbath continued from page 31 Completing the trio is Alyssa Van Gorder, as Aegeus, friend to Medea, and here depicted as queen rather than king of Athens. Gabriel and Van Gorder have a particularly effective moment as they enter into a mutually beneficial pact.

Lindsay Nance as Glauce, Jason’s royal intended, and Molly Thomas, as Creon, put in brief but effective appearances.

Rachel Schmeling, nanny to Medea’s two children, comes into her own during a long, beautifully delivered monologue late in the proceedings. Silas Wade and Ella Taylor remain focused as the young son and daughter (originally two sons).

‘Medea’ When: Thu.-Sat., March 1-3, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., March 4, 4 p.m.

Where: Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. South, Flushing Meadows Corona Park Tickets: $18. (718) 760-0064, titantheatrecompany.com

But the most memorable performance comes unexpectedly from an actress in a relatively minor role: Ellen Fiske, as Medea’s loyal (it might be said to a fault) serving woman. Whether speaking at center stage or silent off to the side, she remains the most consistently believable and realistic character onstage. Her heartbreak over her mistress’s situation is etched all over her face. Her agony is palpable.

Costume designer Leah Smith has provided an attractive array of period outfits; Alan Piotrowicz’s lighting scheme is appropriately atmospheric; Chris Kateff was responsible for the effective projection design; and Jessica McIlquham provided the finishing touches with her sound design.

While not as emotionally impactful as it might have been, this production benefits greatly from its accessibility. It tells this complex tale in a tight, gripping 90 minutes. While there were several youngsters in the audience at a production last weekend, it is not necessarily recommended for children, especially those experiencing live theater for the first time.

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Medea hugs her daughter, but with a knife in hand. The scorned woman conjures the gods, right, after her husband’s betrayal.

On the cover: She is determined to enact PHOTOS BY MICHAEL PAULEY bloody revenge.

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Onderdonk House Candlelight Tours, guided walks through the oldest Dutch Colonial stone house in NYC, with mulled cider, sweets and live jazz and R&B by The MackSings Band. Sat., March 3, 6-9 p.m., 1820 Flushing Ave., Ridgewood. $5.

Info: (718) 456-1776, onderdonkhouse.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS 11th Annual Panorama Challenge, with players in teams of 10 getting quizzed on NYC trivia while clues are highlighted on the Panorama model, with refreshments available for purchase. Fri., March 2, 6-9 p.m., Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $15 advance; $20 at door.

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Taste of the World OLQM International Food Festival, with sample plates of entrees and desserts from area eateries. Sun., March 11, 2:30-5 p.m., Our Lady Queen of Martyrs school auditorium, 72-55 Austin St. (enter at rear of parking on 72 Road). $25 advance; $30 at door.

Info: (718) 268-6251, ext. 12 (Mon., Tue., Fri., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. only), ourladyqueenofmartyrs.org.

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CLASSES/WORKSHOPS Compost Mania, a hands-on look at the decayed organic material that helps plant s grow, with worm bin exploration, viewing of microbes, making of potting soil to take home and more. Sat., March 3, 12-4 p.m. (specific workshops 1 and 3 p.m.), Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org.

Defensive driving, to improve skills and reduce insurance premiums and points on a license.

Sat., March 3, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., St. Margaret RC Church, 66-05 79 Place, Middle Village. $45. Info: (718) 326-1911.

Stargazing Wonders — Astronomy Night, led by seasoned professor Mark Freilich, with Q-and-A, info packet and viewing session, for adults and kids 9 and up with an adult. Attendees may bring telescope or binoculars. Sat., March 3, 7-9 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. $16. Info/pre-registration (req’d): (718) 2294000, alleypond.com.

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Art Makers Group, with novice and pro artists at all levels bringing their sketchbooks, small projects or works in progress and a snack to share, in a supportive meet-up. Wed., March 7 and 21; April 4 and 18; May 2, 16 and 30; June 13 and 27; 6-9 p.m, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $10; $5 students;

free 13-19 with ID. Info/RSVP: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

Beginner’s Spanish, so you too can say, “Yo hablo el Español.” Each Tue., Fri., 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road. Free. Info: (718) 268-5960.

Live Drawing with Models, a chance for those 20 and over to practice with a series of quick and long poses, in a relaxing, nonjudgmental environment. Each second Mon. of the month: , March 12, April 9, May 14, June 11; 6-9 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $16; $10 students. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

KIDS/TEENS Hands-on History: Make Your Own Bandbox, with kids 3 and up and adults making decorative containers 19th-century style with pieces of fabric and wallpaper; and visiting the rest of the museum afterward. Sat., March 3, 1-4 p.m., King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica.

Free. Info: (718) 206-0545, kingmanor.org.

Scrabble and Board Game Night, “free fun for families,” with refreshments available for donation. Sat., March 10, 6-9 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Queens, 147-54 Ash Ave., Flushing. Free; donations welcome. Info: (718) 353-3860, uucq.org.

SOCIAL EVENTS St. Patrick’s Day Dinner and Dance, with corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, Irish soda bread and more, by Nativity Father Nosser Knights of Columbus Council #12675. Sat., March 10, 7-11 p.m., Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church Hall, 101-41 91 St., Ozone Park. $30. Info: Don Curran, (718) 843-1046.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES Howard Beach Senior Center, computer classes thru March 14. Basic class for beginners, 1-2:15 p.m.; beyond basics class (includes social networking and online shopping), 2:303:45 p.m. Also, 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., 9:30-11:30 a.m., 12:30-2:30 p.m.; intro to sign language every Fri., 10-11:30 a.m.; karaoke every Wed., 1-3 p.m.; and more, 155-55 Crossbay Blvd. Info: (718) 738-8100.

SUPPORT GROUPS Alzheimer’s Caregivers, for those taking care of loved ones with the disease. Sat., March 3 and 17, 11 a.m., Jamaica Service Program for Older Adults, Friendship Center, 92-33 170 St. Call-In support every Thursday at 6 p.m. Info: Emmi Michel,(718) 657-6500, ext. 1554, jspoa.org.

PTSD for veterans and service members: Reach out to a anonymous support group in your area. Info: 1 (800) 273-TALK.

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continued from page 33 “Untitled” by Andrew Prayzner is a favorite of Neal for its sensational foreground and prosaic background. The text “Frog & Scorpion” meanders across both the dramatic foreground, red-gauze curtain and flame and the banal corporateoffice background: dropped ceiling, fluorescent lighting.

“All of these works have that kind of duality,” Neal said.

The text may reference the parable of the scorpion who stings a frog mid-river while riding its back, having explicitly promised not to do so. Before both drown, the frog asks “Why? ” The scorpion answers, “Because it’s in my nature.”

Other searing answers are often substituted to elucidate agonistic modern paradoxes, as in: “Because this is the Middle East.”

These stories came to mind amid the imagined humming of a failing fluorescent tube.

JF Lynch’s “20 Letter Maquettes,” three-dimensional clay figures collected in an old breadbox, give body to alphabet letters. One appears to be scrambling out of the box. A unibody lower-case “i” with an integrated dot reclines on a ledge as a dominant feline would.

Loren Britton, who explores transgender issues and uses the pronoun “they,” has

created irregular paper pulp canvases and populated them with references to primitive communication. Their “Come to the Water” includes a figure that’s instantly recognizable as a reference to the late artist Keith Haring, who is considered to have created his own artistic language with visual forms and no text. “Train-s” mimics a written language, its symbols connected by curved lines.

“It’s almost like Lascaux,” Neal said, referencing the famous French complex of multi-generational storytelling cave paintings dated to around 17,000 years ago.

“What is early communication? Is it a picQ ture or a word?”

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Notice of formation of MAMMOTH & MINNOW LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on DECEMBER 7, 2017.

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SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC. 7014 13TH AVENUE, SUITE 202, BROOKLYN, NY 11228.

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 02-20-18, bearing Index Number NC-000110-18/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) ANA (Middle) CHRISTINE (Last) ANAYA. My present name is (First) ANNA (Middle) CHRISTINE (Last) ANAYA AKA ANA C. ANAYA AKA CHRISTINE ANAYA AKA ANA CHRISTINE ANAYA. My present address is 51-55 Van Kleeck St, Elmhurst, NY 11373. My place of birth is QUEENS, NY. My date of birth is July 19, 1980.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 06-28-17, bearing Index Number NC-001196-16/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) LEE (Middle) JOVILLAR (Last) ENRIQUEZ. My present name is (First) LEE (Middle) ENRIQUEZ (Last) LEGASPI AKA LEE MAXIMA ENRIQUEZ AKA LEE LEGASPI. My present address is 19825 FOOTHILL AVENUE, Holliswood, NY 11423. My place of birth is QUEENS, NY. My date of birth is July 28, 1978.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 01-22-18, bearing Index Number NC-000957-17/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) REBECCA (Middle) DEVERS (Last) MAZUMDAR. My present name is (First) REBECCA (Middle) ALLISON (Last) DEVERS AKA REBECCA A. DEVERS. My present address is 5015 39th St, Apt 6B, Sunnyside, NY 11104. My place of birth is VERSAILLES, KENTUCKY. My date of birth is April 02, 1978.

NESH HOLDINGS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/01/2018. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 02-16-18, bearing Index Number NC-000032-18/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) MIRABELLE (Middle) NOVA (Last) CHU. My present name is (First) ELEANOR (Middle) ROSE (Last) CHU (infant).

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 02-09-18, bearing Index Number NC-000023-18/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) MAYTHE (Middle) MARCELA (Last) JIMENEZ. My present name is (First) MAYTHE (Last) JIMENEZ. My present address is 87-07 35TH AVE, APT 1C, Jackson Heights, NY 11372.

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 01-24-18, bearing Index Number NC-001106-11/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) VLADIMIR (Middle) ALAIN (Last) ACRA. My present name is (First) ZLADINERALAIN (Last) ACRA AKA VLADIMIR ACRA AKA ZIADINERAI ACRA AKA VLADMEIR ACRA. My present address is 150-29 122nd Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11434-2305. My place of birth is BROOKLYN, NY. My date of birth is September 20, 1984.

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Notice of formation of 14748 GARDEN LLC Articles of Organization Filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 02/08/2018. Office located in Queens. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY Shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC 147-48 ELM AVE FLUSHING NY 11355. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

ISMAEL AND ASSOCIATES LLC Art. of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 10/31/2017.

Off. Loc.: Queens Co. United States Corporation Agents, Inc designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, c/o USCA Inc, 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of 150 BEAVER ROAD, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/17/18. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State Street, Albany, NY 12207-2543.

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Notice of Formation of JAMAICA CHIROPRACTIC & PHYSICAL THERAPY, PLLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/29/18. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of PLLC: 144-31 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica, NY 11435. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the PLLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Practice the professions of chiropractic medicine and physical therapy.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS. Plaintiff designates QUEENS as the place of trial situs of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 86-16 122ND STREET RICHMOND HILL, NY 11418 Block: 9275 Lot: 47 INDEX NO. 710248/2015. CIT BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. FRANK GRAY, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY M. GRAY; BRIAN GRAY, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY M. GRAY; JOHN GRAY, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY M. GRAY, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, "JOHN DOE #1" through "JOHN DOE #12," the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.

To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff's Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $750,000.00 and interest, recorded on January 8, 2010, at Instrument number 20100000007455, of the Public Records of QUEENS County, New York, covering premises known as 86-16 122ND STREET, RICHMOND HILL, NY 11418. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: April 27, 2016 RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff BY: JOSEPH J. KARLYA III, ESQ., 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106, Westbury, NY 11590 (516) 280-7675

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File No.: 2017-608/A CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE AND INDEPENDENT To: Attorney General of the State of New York. The unknown distributees, legatees, devisees, heirs at law and assignees of James Mchugh aka James McHugh, deceased, or their estates, if any there be, whose names, places of residence and post office addresses are unknown to the petitioner and cannot with due diligence be ascertained. Being the persons interested as creditors, legatees, distributees or otherwise in the Estate of James Mchugh aka James McHugh, deceased, who at the time of death was a resident of 69-12 67th Place, Rego Park, NY 11373, in the County of Queens, State of New York. SEND GREETING: Upon the petition of LOIS M. ROSENBLATT, Public Administrator of Queens County, who maintains her office at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Queens County, New York 11435, as Administrator of the Estate of James Mchugh aka James McHugh, deceased, you and each of you are hereby cited to show cause before the Surrogate at the Surrogate’s Court of the County of Queens, to be held at the Queens General Courthouse, 6th Floor, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, City and State of New York, on the 12th day of April, 2018 at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon, why the Account of Proceedings of the Public Administrator of Queens County, as Administrator of the Estate of said deceased, a copy of which is attached, should not be judicially settled, and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow a reasonable amount of compensation to GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., for legal services rendered to petitioner herein in the amount of $86,303.30 and that the Court fix the fair and reasonable additional fee for any services to be rendered by GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., hereafter in connection with proceedings on kinship, claims etc., prior to entry of a final Decree on this accounting in the amount of 4.5% of assets or income collected after the date of the within accounting; and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow an amount equal to one percent on said Schedules of the total assets on Schedules A, A1, and A2 plus any additional monies received subsequent to the date of this account, as the fair and reasonable amount payable to the Office of the Public Administrator for the expenses of said office pursuant to S.C.P.A. §1106(3); and why each of you claiming to be a distributee of the decedent should not establish proof of your kinship; and why the balance of said funds should not be paid to said alleged distributees upon proof of kinship, or deposited with the Commissioner of Finance of the City of New York should said alleged distributees default herein, or fail to establish proof of kinship, Dated, Attested and Sealed 9th day of February, 2018 HON. PETER J. KELLY Surrogate, Queens County, James Lim Becker, Clerk of the Surrogate’s Court GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ. (718) 459-9000 1981 Marcus Avenue, Suite 200, Lake Success, New York 11042 This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not obliged to appear in person. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested unless you file formal legal, verified objections. You have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you. Accounting Citation

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The Crystal Manor Hotel was built in 1914 on the cor ner of Woodhaven Avenue — now Boulevard — and Jamaica Avenue, and billed as a refined hotel with accommodations for men only. It served a businessman’s lunch every day.

The manager was William F. Strauss. The Crystal Manor Hotel, corner of Jamaica and Woodhaven Avenue The three-story hotel (now Boulevard) on the Fourth of July in 1915. was successful for a brief time until Prohibition banned the sale there are apartments.

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The building, at 92-20 Jamaica Ave., building recently sold for $3 million. housed a succession of businesses over Public records show it is now owned by the years, including a florist, drug store David and Yonathan LLC. The brick exterior hasn’t changed and 60-minute photo shop. Today, it is occupied by Popeyes Louisana Kitchen much, and aside from lots of signs, looks Q and several other shops. Above them, as it did more than 100 years ago.

One of the more intriguing stories out of the Mets’ spring training camp is how Mets manager Mickey Callaway might use Zack Wheeler.

Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson signed a veteran free agent starting pitcher and brief one-time Met, Jason Vargas, just as the team was opening camp in Port St. Lucie, Fla. last month. Alderson, and everyone else affiliated with the Mets, learned the hard way last season that the old baseball adage about never having enough pitching talent was all too true.

The Mets are expecting that their key four starters — Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey and Steven Matz — will be healthy and ready to contribute. The fifth starter slot will fall to either Robert Gsellman, Seth Lugo or the aforementioned Vargas. In an ideal world the Mets would love to see Wheeler be either their fourth or fifth starter, but the injuryprone Wheeler has spent more time on the disabled list than any other Mets pitcher.

Mickey Callaway would be smart to keep Wheeler in the bullpen for at least the first month of the season. The April weather in New York is generally cold and damp, which can only aggravate old injuries. Letting Wheeler pitch in short spurts may allow him to regain confidence and, most importantly, stay healthy.

Not surprisingly, Wheeler was not very

happy about either the Mets’ acquisition of Vargas or the notion of starting the season in the bullpen.

MLB.com Yankees beat writer Bryan Hoch has written “The Baby Bombers,” which is the most comprehensive book about the team since George Steinbrenner passed away in 2010. Yes, the Yankees still sign free agents and get big name players in trades but the primary focus for team General Manager Brian Cashman and his boss, Yankees CEO Hal Steinbrenner, has been developing a minor league pipeline that is the jewel of the big leagues. The farm system has borne fruit as evidenced by Gary Sanchez, Aaron Judge, Luis Severino, Ronald Torreyes, Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar. Hoch gets insights from all of the homegrown Yanks.

He doesn’t shy away from discussing former manager Joe Girardi’s surprise dismissal last October. Hoch claims that Girardi’s public frustrations with Sanchez’s defense behind the plate may have been his Waterloo. Cashman was also concerned that Girardi’s old-school tight-lipped ways, which used to be an ideal trait for a Yankees manager, was becoming increasingly ineffective with today’s younger players. Steinbrenner is quoted as saying that even if the Yankees had won the 2017 World Series, he would Q have axed Girardi.

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