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It was a week of goodbyes in South Queens. Monday night, Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff found out he will wiill ll be b taking over the 105th Precinct in Queens Village, leaving the 106th Precinct after two and a half years. Capt. James Fey, of the 103rd Precinct, will be taking over the 106th. Earlier on Monday, the Chronicle’s longtime co-publisher Stanley Merzon died. The former Howard Beach resident and Kiwanis Club member was 85.

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Walcott tapped for Queens Library post Former schools chancellor, deputy mayor hired pending state approval

by Michael Gannon Editor

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he Queens Library Board of Trustees has selected former New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott as its new president and chief executive officer.

Walcott, 64, served as a deputy mayor under former Mayor Mike Bloomberg before serving as chancellor from spring 2011 through 2013.

He grew up and lives in Southeast Queens.

“I look forward to working with all the fantastic, creative, dynamic staff and Friends and visiting every community library, meeting and listening to their ideas and participating in initiatives that make life better and richer for their neighborhoods,” Walcott said in a statement issued Tuesday. “I have been a lifelong patron of the Queens Library and wholeheartedly believe in the mission of this great institution.”

If approved by the state Education Department, Walcott will take over in the aftermath of a financial scandal that resulted in the firing of former longtime CEO Tom Galante and the resignations of a number of his close associates in management.

“We are confident that Dennis Walcott has exactly the right skills and depth of experience to lead the Library through the challenging years ahead,” said Board Chairman Carl Koerner and Vice Chairwoman Judith Berg-

Former Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott has been hired to be the new president and CEO of FILE PHOTO the Queens Library pending the necessary state approval. traum, who headed the board’s search committee, in a statement.

Boa rd member a nd for mer Q ueens Supreme Court Justice Agustus Agate said he likes the selection.

“If you are going to run a library in the City of New York, you need a government

background and a political background,” Agate said in an interview. “You have to know that Queens County is unique in the entire country. He is not going to walk in and ask, ‘Where is St. Albans?’”

Borough President Melinda Katz and Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunny-

side), the latter of whom worked for the Queens Librar y system before seeking elective office, issued glowing statements of support on Tuesday.

“At its core, the Queens Library exists to serve its educational purpose as a community hub of learning, literacy and culture for millions of families,” Katz said.

“Queens is grateful to the Board of Trustees for their dedication in convening an extensive search and selection process for the new President and CEO,” she added. “I have full faith in the direction and future of the Library, and look forward to the great things to come under Dennis’ leadership.”

Van Bramer in his statement congratulated Walcott, predicting he will bring a needed steady hand to the library’s helm.

“Mr. Walcott brings to the Queens Library not only the skills gained over an impressive career as the Deputy Mayor for Education and Schools Chancellor, but also his deep personal love for our borough’s library system,” Van Bramer said. “From working with Mr. Walcott and his wife, who was a member of the first board of the Friends of Cambria Heights Library, I know firsthand how much [he] cares about this institution.”

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Pedestrian islands for Rockaway Blvd.?

DOT plans to place refuge space for those crossing the busy corridor

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Two Community Board 9 members expressed their approval this week of a Department of Transportation plan to place pedestrian islands at two Rockaway Boulevard intersections in Ozone Park in an effort to provide some sanctuary for pedestrians crossing the busy, and sometimes dangerous, corridor.

“The DOT’s proposals for Rockaway Boulevard along 89th and 90th streets are sensible,” CB 9 member Alex Blenkinsopp said. “They will improve these intersections and make pedestrians safer without disrupting the traffic flow or dramatically altering these roads.”

According to a Powerpoint presentation shown to CB 9’s Transportation Committee at a recent meeting, the DOT plans to place the concrete refuge islands in the middle of the boulevard at 89th and 90th streets.

The islands are meant to provide a safe space for those who cannot cross the street before the walk signal turns red — at 89th Street, pedestrians have to walk 91 feet to cross the boulevard and 85 feet at 90th Street, according to the DOT. Also at 90th Street, the agency plans to build out a concrete triangle where the road meets Rockaway Boulevard and 102nd Road.

At 90th Street and 102nd Road, the DOT is planning to make one parking spot a “No Standing Any Time” zone to allow for emergency vehicle access.

The project also calls for new or higher-visibility crosswalk markings at both streets — at 89th Street and Rockaway Boulevard, there are no crosswalk markings.

The agency plans to improve the markings at 90th Street and 102nd Road.

The DOT proposed the project because of a fatality that occurred near 89th Street in the fall of 2014, CB 9’s Transportation Committee Chairman Kenny Wilson said.

The proposal will go before the full board at its Tuesday meeting, according to the panel’s agenda.

The Department of Transportation is looking to provide some sanctuary for pedestrians crossing Rockaway Boulevard at 89th PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY Street, seen here, and 90th by placing pedestrian islands in the middle of the busy corridor.

Wilson said the committee will suggest the board vote in favor of the plan and that he foresees no controversy over it.

“There’s the usual red flags that cause bells and whistles to go off in my head, which are usually a loss in parking or street reduction,” Wilson said. “There’s no street reduction and the only parking spot loss is the one for the emergency vehicles.”

Blenkinsopp’s one suggestion is that the agency find a way to beautify the concrete islands.

“I’m among the CB 9 members who asked DOT to investigate the possibility of putting street trees or other

vegetation on these planned pedestrian islands,” he said. “I hope DOT manages to work with other agencies to get it done, because that would be an improvement over a completely barren slab of concrete.”

According to Wilson, however, the islands will not be large enough for the city to place trees or any other greenery on them.

The committee chairman hopes that the DOT can look at the possibility of other safety projects along the rest of Rockaway Boulevard, should this plan be successful.

“Why stop at these two spots?” he asked. “Why not just Q do the whole boulevard?”

Praying for less noise at City Line Ozone Park residents irked at Brooklyn mosque’s use of external speakers

by Anthony O’Reilly

The noise comes from Masjid Al-Aman, located at 203 Forbell St. The mosque’s Google page has several reviews blastA call to prayer is causing hell for some Ozone Park ing it for being “disrespectful” to its neighbors. residents.

The public Facebook group “Ozone Park” has had According to residents living close to the Brooklynseveral th reads about the Queens border, a mosque on mosque posted on it, though the western end of City Line many have been removed due has been using external speaknd that’s because most to inappropriate language and, ers to broadcast Adhan, the mosques in America aren’t a t t i m e s , I s l a m o p h o b i c Muslim call to prayer that is discourse. put out five times a day. centered in a mainly The Chronicle called the According to the house of mosque’s listed phone number worship’s Facebook page, Islamic community.” twice, only to have the phone Adhan can start as early as ring for close to two minutes 6:30 p.m.

— Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council and not go to voicemail on One Ozone Park resident, on American-Islamic Relations both occasions. who wished not to be named, A community affairs officer at the 75th Precinct, told the Queens Chronicle the noise has woken her up on several occasions. A Brooklyn resident, who also which patrols that area in Brooklyn, told the Chronicle wished to remain anonymous, said the same thing has the mosque has agreed to lower the noise of the external continued on page 6 happened to her.

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The call to prayer emanating from Masjid Al-Aman in Brooklyn has become so loud, due to the use of external speakers, that it has started to irk some Ozone Park residents. A spokesman for a national Islamic group FACEBOOK PHOTO called on the mosque to be good neighbors.

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Pol: Let’s take care of vollies Goldfeder calls for law to cover cancer treatments Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) last Thursday joined an increasing number of state legislators who are calling on Albany to provide more health coverage for volunteer firefighters who contract cancer during their service.

“I am proud to stand with my colleagues and the Fireman’s Association of the State of New York in fighting to extend equal cancer treatment coverage to all our first responders, and ensure our vollies are afforded the care they need and deserve,” Goldfeder said in a prepared statement sent out on Tuesday.

Goldfeder and his colleagues are pushing for the passing of Assembly bill A5518, which would extend the Volunteer Firefighters’ Benefit Law to provide volunteers with health coverage for all instances of melanoma, as well as cancers of the digestive, hematological, lymphatic, urinary, prostate, neurological, breast and reproductive systems. The bill unanimously passed the Senate last year, but is stuck in the Local Gover nments Committee in the Assembly, according to the legislative body’s website.

The bill states that to take advantage of the coverage, vollies must have passed a firefighter’s examination that proved they did not have any cancerous condition before entering the department.

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Under legislation being proposed upstate, volunteer firefighters would be covered for FILE PHOTO cancer treatments.

The bill states it would have no fiscal implication on the state and it would take effect immediately upon being passed and then be repealed on June 30, 2020, requiring

lawmakers at that time to extend it should they wish to do so.

According to Goldfeder, there are more than 100,000 volunteer firefighters across New York who expose themselves to carcinogens when rescuing people out of burning buildings or other hazardous situations.

Those volunteers have a higher risk of contracting cancer than the general population, according to statistics cited by the assemblyman. For example, they are 102 percent more likely to develop testicular cancer, 21 percent more likely to develop intestinal cancer and 62 percent more likely to develop cancer of the esophagus.

There are several volunteer agencies in Goldfeder’s district, including the West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department, and others in the Rockaways and Broad Channel.

“Our local volunteer f iref ighters in southern Queens and Rockaway have risen to the occasion during some of our state’s greatest disasters, from September 11th to Superstorm Sandy. With bravery and determination, their self less acts continue to keep our families safe,” the assemblyman said in his press release. “For this and more, we owe it to our vollies to stand with them as they face the greatest challenge of Q their lives.”

— Anthony O’Reilly

Mosque noise continued from page 4 speakers. However, former Queens Community Board 9 member Sam Esposito, who lives in Ozone Park, said the noise has appeared to have gotten “worse.”

“If anything, it’s louder,” he said on Tuesday. “I only hear it when I’m outside. I feel bad for the people on the outer parts of Ozone Park.”

Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, was unaware of the Brooklyn mosque’s use of the external speakers and said it was “very rare” for any Muslim facility in the United States and that the call is usually only heard within the building.

“And that’s because most mosques in America aren’t centered in a mainly Islamic community,” Hooper said. “It’s not been one of the issues we’ve dealt with.”

Hooper said he would reach out to the leaders at Masjid Al-Aman and encourage them to be “good neighbors.”

“We’re not saying don’t do a call to prayer, just be respectful,” he said.

A spokeswoman for Councilman Rafael Espinal (D-Brooklyn), who represents that area, said his office is working on remedying the situation.

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Anti-Semitism on campus

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s City Councilman Rory Lancman relates in an opinion piece running this week in several editions of the Queens Chronicle and online at qchron.com, there has been a frightening rise of blatant anti-Semitism at City University of New York schools recently.

It’s got to stop.

To the best of our knowledge, no disturbing incidents have been reported at Queens College. But one could happen anytime as two movements gain strength among students of a certain political bent.

One is the deplorable BDS movement, which calls for economically boycotting Israel, divesting from companies based there or linked to the government and sanctioning the Jewish State. These actions of course could be crippling to the lone democratic country in the Middle East if followed by enough people, something that BDS proponents are well aware of and would be glad to see.

The other anti-Israeli and, at least in part, antiJewish group is Students for Justice in Palestine. At a recent Hunter College rally calling for school to

be free, SJP supporters chanted “Jews out of CUNY” and “There is only one solution: intifada, revolution.” Intifada, of course, refers to terrorism committed against Israelis, whether by the PLO’s favorite old method of the suicide bomb, or the more recent trend of stabbings on the street.

This is the kind of thinking SJP espouses: “CUNY, along with universities in general, has a specific role in the reproduction of dominant social relations, including reproducing patriarchy and rape culture, and legitimizing settler-colonial ideologies like Zionism.”

Really? Then why attend a CUNY school?, one might wonder.

One student started an online petition calling for SJP to be banned from CUNY schools. It’s got just under 6,000 supporters. That’s not the route we’d advocate, believing the answer to free speech is more free speech. But it’s good to see people waking up to the anti-Semitism espoused by the BDS and SJP movements. It’s time to halt the spread of this poison on college campuses everywhere.

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An offensive word Dear Editor: This is not so much a letter, but rather a brief comment. I am surprised that Associate Editor Christopher Barca used the word “gypped” in his article about burglaries and phone scams (“Burglaries, phone scams hit the 112th,” Feb. 25, multiple editions). This offensive word is only one step away from phrases like “Jewed me down.” Possibly your staff needs to be made aware of the origins of this and similar words before publishing them.

The article was otherwise informative and well-written. People certainly need to be informed about phone scams.

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Aid the disabled Dear Editor: Over the last several years, the state government has eliminated all development of group homes for individuals with intellectual developmental disabilities. The government has only funded new residences for children graduating from out-of-state residential schools and individuals still living in institutions. Any individuals with IDD living with their natural families have very limited opportunities to move into a group home.

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he Daily News revealed that the law firm in which the head of the Civilian Complaint Review Board is a partner has secured more than $1 million in settlements and legal fees from lawsuits against the city and NYPD since he took the CCRB post. Police union officials naturally complained about the obvious conflict of interest in the arrangement.

In response, Richard Emery, the head of the CCRB said the union heads were “squealing like stuck pigs.” It’s hard to believe his use of a well-known slur against cops was an accident.

Emery has since apologized. And he promises that his firm will no longer represent clients whose cases involve his work at the CCRB, which investigates allegations of police wrongdoing. The city’s Conflicts of Interest Board thinks it’s enough that he recuse himself from any CCRB matter involving clients of his firm, Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady.

We’re not so sure of that. Eliminating the direct conflict of interest in which Emery profits from his supposedly unbiased work as the CCRB chairman may seem enough to close out the matter, but it doesn’t change the attitude with which he approaches the job. It would be far better for him to quit, sue the city all he wants, and be replaced at the CCRB by someone without an inherent anti-cop bias.

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Group homes were developed in the community with support staff.

My 22-year-old daughter with autism recently moved into a group home from a residential school. She is thriving. My daughter is developing strong bonds with other individuals, participates in a day program and enjoys community recreational activities. With all these programs, she has the support to grow to the best of her potential and we are living a dream come true.

I also have the comfort of knowing that as my husband and I get older, our daughter will have her own life. I am very scared for my friends who have children with IDD who are still living at home. There are no waiting lists for residential placement in New York State and no new development of group homes.

Another challenge facing families who have loved ones with IDD is the low wages

for direct-care workers. Many of the dedicated staff are earning salaries that are close to or at minim wage. The new law that guarantees a higher minimum wage of $15 per hour for fast-food workers didn’t guarantee a higher minimum wage for direct-care workers. In addition, New York State has not increased funding to help the agencies compensate direct-care workers for their important work. Direct-care workers are vital to programs that support the IDD population. I am very concerned that we will lose many qualified direct-care support staff.

Since the 1970s the system has worked to improve the lives of individuals with IDD. A 1999 study revealed that the life expectancy of people with IDD is approaching that of nondisabled peers. Approximately 3.56 million people with IDD live with their families and 25 percent live with caregivers over the age of 60. According to The Arc’s FINDS survey, 62 percent of respondents do not have a plan in place should the caregiver no longer be able to provide care for their loved one with IDD. What will eventually happen to

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GOP’s bad judgment Dear Editor: Congressional Republicans are making a big political mistake threatening not to consider any nominee to the Supreme Court offered by President Obama. Their position contradicts what they purport to be, the more conservative party that upholds the doctrines of the Founding Fathers and adheres to the enduring principles of the Constitution.

Showing past videos of Democrats expressing a similar position is a weak argument against the strength of Constitutional law.

Also, their argument not to consider any nominee until the voters decide is absurd. The voters have already decided twice to give President Obama the responsibility of nominating justices to the Supreme Court, in accordance with the Constitution.

This Congress is one of the least productive in the history of this nation, and their abysmal approval rating reflects the electorate’s discontent with partisan obstructionist politics. As we get closer to the November elections, however, the Republicans will be holding the obstructionist role and will be forced by the media to publicly defend their intransigence to nominees. Since their stance is constitutionally indefensible, they will appear disingenuous and hypocritical. Consequently, they might feel the brunt of voter discontent come November.

Sometimes, in political elections, it’s all a matter of timing.

Glenn Hayes Kew Gardens

Rules for revenue Dear Editor: Allen Rosen spoke the truth regarding the ill-conceived bike lanes, reduced speed limit and select bus service traffic lanes (“Awful bike lanes I,” Letters, Feb. 25). But he left out what I, and many others, believe to be the major reason the city is doing this. Generate revenue.

Many motorists are getting tickets for pulling into the empty bus lanes when they are totally frustrated after sitting in gridlock bumper-to-bumper traffic. And lots of other drivers are getting tickets for exceeding the ridiculously low speed limits, especially absurd to maintain during off-peak hours (for example, 3 a.m. on Queens Boulevard).

If the city truly wants to help reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities, then it should enforce the laws on jaywalking and crossing against the light and encourage paying attention when walking.

Lee Rottenberg Middle Village

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Help fight the current trends by joining us at a rally on March 11 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Gov. Cuomo’s New York City office (633 Third Avenue, between 40th and 41st streets) to demand additional funding for direct-care workers in his proposed budget. Families can also attend the Queens DD Council’s Legislative Breakfast to meet our legislators. The breakfast is on March 4, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Queens College Student Union, at 65-30 Kissena Blvd. in Flushing (check their websites to confirm).

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According to the NYPD, it covers 12.67 South Queens community leaders say one square miles and patrols 354 miles of road.

“I happen to be lucky. My bosses, they of Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff’s greatest qualities was his open-door policy at the believed in me and now they’re giving me a shot at the venerable 105,” Schiff said.

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“He was one of the most accessible com- “That’s a major step in the right direction.”

When Schiff came into the 106th, the manding officers we’ve ever had,” Tony Gellineau, president of the South Ozone com mand had not seen a decrease in cr i me for fou r yea rs.

Park Civic Association West, Crime dropped in 2014 by said. “He was outstanding in 6 p e rce nt , a ccord i ng t o that way.”

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On Tuesday, however, he Schiff came close to walked out of that open door going back-to-back, but the for the last time as the pre106th Precinct saw nine cinct’s commanding officer. more crimes in 2015 than it Schiff, the CO of the did the year before. He South Queens com mand attributed that to an unprecesince late September 2013, dented spike in the theft of was named the new head unattended property. officer at the 105th Precinct Accord i ng to Sch if f, in Queens Village, effective Capt. James Fey FILE PHOTO crime in what is now his March 1.

“Jeff Schiff, he will be absolutely former precinct is down 14 percent year to missed,” Frank Dardani, president of the date.

Roger Gendron, president of the New 106th Precinct Community Council and Ozone Tudor Civic Association, said. “He Hamilton Beach Civic Association, has always rose to the occasion any time we noticed the good work Schiff and his officers have done. asked him for anything.”

“I think it’s rare to have as little crime as His replacement is Capt. James Fey, formerly the executive officer at the 103rd Pre- we do,” Gendron said of his community.

Schiff last month told the civic that only cinct in Jamaica.

Schiff called his time in the 106th a “fan- one crime was reported in that area for the prior month — a domestic dispute. tastic experience.

The commanding officer’s success didn’t “Professionally, it’s been a great place to learn and expand my experience,” he said, come without some challenges.

In March 2014, much of Howard Beach noting the diversity of the area.

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A life in service to his community Chronicle co-founder Stanley Merzon, Navy vet, Kiwanian and animal lover, dies at 85

by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

Even decades after he left the service, Stanley Merzon still kept veterans foremost in his mind.

It was his idea, in 2012, 60 years after he wrapped up his time in the Navy, to launch the Queens Chronicle’s “SitWant” initiative. Militaryspeak for Situation Wanted, the plan offered veterans — especially those recently returned from the Middle East — free ads touting their skills to potential employers.

The Chronicle coordinated the effort with veterans groups and ran articles, editorials and advertisements promoting the measure. No one knows just how many veterans got jobs through it; and the New York Press Association recognized the initiative by granting the paper its Sharon R. Fulmer Award for Community Leadership, one of its most prestigious awards.

The unemployment rate for young veterans at the time was just under 13 percent, compared to 8.2 percent for the entire population.

“I’m sure most people would be happy to hire a veteran,” Stanley said at the time. “Everybody’s got to do their best to say thank you and get these servicemen and women jobs.

It’s the least we can do to help get them employed as soon as possible.”

It was that kind of selfless service to the community, manifested also in his longtime shared leadership of the Queens Chronicle with his wife, Susan Merzon, and in his activism with the Howard Beach Kiwanis Club, that people who knew Stanley recall most immediately.

He died Feb. 29 at age 85.

“Stanley always acted in the best interest of his community, and he guided his newspaper, the Chronicle, in the same manner,” said his fellow Kiwanian Sal Mossa, the retired owner of Mossa Insurance. “As I got to know him more and more, I saw he was always a gentleman and always generous, giving his time to the club. Some people give their money; he gave his time.”

“Stanley always gave you the opportunity to express your opinion and was very fair as a newsman,” said former state Supreme Court Justice Augustus Agate, another Kiwanian, but one who knew Stanley prior to joining the club, going back to when the future judge was active in South Queens politics. “As a Kiwanian, he was very community-minded.

He started the book sale fundraiser and chaired it for many years until he got older and went to Florida.”

In a comment echoed by many, Agate also pointed out that Stanley had a lively sense of humor, peppering Kiwanis Club meetings with his jokes and one-liners.

“He was just a very happy man,” said Queens County Clerk Audrey Pheffer, the former assemblywoman from South Queens. “He was funny, he would make you laugh, he was always positive, he was always smiling and you wanted to be in his company.”

Stanley Merzon was born in Brooklyn on Nov. 18, 1930 to Samuel Merzon and the former Lillian Goldman. He grew up in East New York and graduated from the New York High School of Printing in 1947, soon joining the Navy, where he served until 1951, leaving as a petty

Susan and Stanley Merzon join her son, Chronicle Publisher Mark Weidler and his wife, Kimberly, center, and Kimberly’s parents, Barry and Gail Spring, at the newspaper’s 25th anniversary celebration in 2003.

officer second class.

He married his first wife, Constance Bannon, in 1952 and the couple moved to Massapequa, LI. They had three children, Celeste, Karen and Paul, and later divorced.

After leaving the Navy, Stanley started working as a typesetter at the Long Island Press. Then he moved to The New York Times — where his father worked for 44 years — operating the first computerized typesetting machine, called the photon machine. He also worked at the New York Post.

After that, he joined Bowne Printing, which produced documents like prospectuses for financial institutions, as a proofreader. He also owned a print shop on Long Island.

In 1983 he joined Susan Weidler at The Paper, the weekly paper she founded in Howard Beach, and together they turned it into the Queens Chronicle, covering the entire borough. Over many years they built it into a nine-edition paper with a circulation of 160,000. Stanley served as the general manager, retiring in 2000.

He and Susan married on Nov. 28, 1985.

Outside the office, he was an avid boater, fisherman and handyman, doing many projects around the house. He also enjoyed watching World War II movies and loved animals, always having dogs and cats and keeping his birdfeeder filled.

And he loved the Kiwanis Club, which he joined around 1990 and never left.

“We as a club will miss him,” Agate said. “I’ll miss him. ... He would get up at the Kiwanis Club

Stanley Merzon was always one to have a good time, as he did here at his PHOTO COURTESY SUSAN MERZON granddaughter Erica’s wedding in May 2015. and tell jokes — he had a way of saying a joke that everyone loved. He was great.”

“He was definitely a character,” said Stephen Sirgiovanni, a former president of the Howard Beach club and now governor-elect of the New York District. “He was definitely a character, he always had a good joke and he always looked at the glass as half-full, never half-empty.

“And what he contributed to the community, helping the Kiwanis Club however he could with the Chronicle.” In addition to the annual book sale he started, Stanley also ran the club’s rummage sale.

Even after Susan and Stanley Merzon got a place in Palm City, Fla. in 1990, and moved to Tarrytown, NY in 2008, he’d come back to

The love between Stanley and Susan Merzon, who together grew the Queens Chronicle from a small Howard Beach paper into one covering all of Queens, FILE PHOTOS never waned. Here the two enjoy a Kiwanis Club gala in 2012.

Queens as often as he could for the club’s meetings.

Stanley died after a long gastrointestinal illness and also suffered from COPD. He is survived by two of his children, Celeste Theis and Karen Tornberg, Paul having died in 1984; Susan Merzon; his stepson, Mark Weidler; five grandchildren, Erica and Matthew Theis, Cydney Tornberg and Matthew and Samantha Weidler.

“Stanley has been a part of my life since I was 12 years old,” said Mark Weidler, the Chronicle’s publisher.

“Over the years, he has performed the role of father figure, boss at the Chronicle and eventually partner in business.

“He taught me countless lessons about life and business. I appreciate everything he did for me and will profoundly miss him. I take solace in the fact that he is no longer sick and in pain.”

Stanley will be buried today, March 3, at Sharon Gardens Cemetery in Valhalla, NY. In lieu of flowers, his family requests that donations be made in his name to the SPCA of Westchester County, 590 North State Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. The family notes that he also will be sorely missed by his and Susan’s dog, Baby Doll, and their cat, Bupkis.

Shiva is being observed at the Weidler home in Tarrytown from 5 to 8 p.m. today, 2 to 5:30 p.m. Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Anyone interested in attending should contact the Queens Chronicle at (718) Q 205-8000.

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Coyle Brooklyn-bound from 105th Precinct Schiff from 106th is new commander

by Michael Gannon

groups in Cambria Heights, Laurelton, Rosedale, Springfield Gardens, Bellerose, NYPD Inspector Michael Coyle admits Glen Oaks, Floral Park and New Hyde to some sadness as he leaves the 105th Pre- Park. He was promoted to the rank of full cinct for a promotion to the post of execu- inspector in June.

In a prepared statement issued through tive officer of the Brooklyn South Detecthe precinct to “my extended tive Bureau. family,” Coyle wrote of the “I was CO here for three pride he felt in all his officers years and 10 months, and earlia nd t he com mu n it y had er had been executive officer accomplished, and his gratifor a year,” he said in an intertude toward the residents. view Tuesday. “Even though Back in May Coyle also I’m happy that the department received the call that every CO is allowing my career to move gets in his or her nightmares. up and on, there’s some sadness “Losing Brian ...” Coyle a s we l l a s a s e n s e of said, unable to complete his satisfaction.”

Coyle, 49, has been with the Insp. Michael Coyle sentence referring to the murdepartment nearly 27 years. He FILE PHOTO der of Det. Brian Moore, 25.

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Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff of the back?” was a regular question as he reacquainted himself at meetings and civic 106th Precinct will be taking his place. Q Editor

Schiff heads to the 105th Pct. continued from page 10 area was hit with a pattern of tires and rims being stolen off late-model cars.

The perpetrators behind both crime waves were eventually caught, leading to a decrease in crime.

Schiff didn’t take all of the credit, he said the community deserved a pat on the back for its part in capturing the bad guys.

“I loved how the community responded,” he said. “They’re very passionate about their neighborhoods in every form.

We harnessed that passion, and to the benefit of the community.”

One of the ways the com munity worked with Schiff was by spreading news on social media sites.

“He always gave us stuff to put on our Facebook page to be informative to the public to make them aware of what’s going on in their backyard,” Dardani said. “Every day he would call me up and send me photos or camera work of the bad g uys, which helped apprehend people.”

Schiff’s specialty online, however, was on Twitter. At press time, the 106th Precinct had the most Twitter followers of any command and was the first to reach 5,000.

“He’s the Twitter king of the Police Department,” Dardani said.

Schiff would often post headshots of recidivists in the 106th Precinct, warning

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The “poster child” of that practice was Keith Kolm, a Hamilton Beach resident who was arrested multiple times last year on several charges, the first high-profile one being the alleged theft of an ATM from a Cross Bay Boulevard Key Food.

He said it’s important for residents to know who is causing the crime in their neighborhoods, calling recidivism a “big part of the crime that occurs in most precincts.”

Just like Fey will have to in the coming months, Schiff faced a challenge in replacing the popular 106th CO before him, Thomas Pascale.

“After everything I went through as president of the civic with Sandy and Tom Pascale, I thought no way is this guy going to fill his shoes,” Gendron said.

“He filled those shoes. I think it’s wonderful that he embraced the neighborhoods and the neighborhoods embraced him.”

It’s not just Schiff’s police work that Gendron will miss, but his friendship as well.

“Jeff was just a regular guy who was a cop,” he said. “He was a friend.”

Dardani is looking forward to fostering the same relationship with Fey. “We expect to have another great partQ nership with him,” he said.

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AME Church founder gets stamp of approval Richard Allen, born a slave, honored at Jamaica cathedral that bears his name

by Michael Gannon Editor

Born a slave in 1760, the Rev. Richard Allen of Philadelphia refused to be told no as he worked to aid emancipated blacks such as himself.

On Feb. 26, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled a new Forever stamp in Allen’s honor at a church in Jamaica that he made possible more than two centuries ago.

Diane Curmon of Jamaica proudly displays a sheet of the new postage stamps honoring the Rev. Richard Allen.

The Rev. Floyd Flake, pastor of the Greater Allen AME Cathedral, welcomed community leaders and representatives of the Postal Service as Allen became the 39th person to be honored in the USPS’ Black Heritage Series.

“This is a well-deserved celebration of a person who had faith in what God wanted to happen,” Flake told a group of more than 100 that included clergy, school children and elected officials.

“This is more than just a stamp,” he said.

A brief biography states that Allen was ordained the first African-American deacon of the Methodist Church in 1789.

Forced out of his church along with other black congregants, he formed the Bethel African Methodist Episcopalian Church in 1794.

He died in 1831.

Elvin Mercado, district manager for the USPS’ Triboro District, said the portrait was taken from an 1876 publication titled “Bishops of the AME Church.”

“His picture was in the center, surrounded by 10 other bishops,” Mercado said.

He said the framed reproduction used in the ceremony will be given to the Greater Allen congregation.

The stamp’s formal unveiling was back on Feb. 2, but that did not quell the enthusiasm

Elvin Mercado, left, district manager for the Triboro District of the U.S. Postal Service, joins the Rev. Floyd Flake, pastor of the Greater Allen AME Cathedral in Jamaica, in unveiling a stamp dedicated to the Rev. Richard Allen, founder of the national AME church. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON of those lining up at a table where Postal Service employees were selling sheets and canceled stamps with last Thursday’s date to interested collectors [see related story in qboro].

Diane Curman of Jamaica was a proud purchaser.

“I buy them any time there is a new Black Heritage stamp and add it to my colQ lection,” she said.

Undocumented can become teachers Queens legislators praise state’s action, CEC president criticizes it

by Anthony O’Reilly

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Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump may want to build a wall to keep undocumented immigrants out of the country, but the state Education Department is welcoming some with open arms and a career opportunity.

The Board of Regents last Thursday ruled that those who entered the country as a child can apply for a teacher’s license, as well as licenses for other professions overseen by the department.

“These are young people who came to the U.S. as children,” state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia said in a prepared statement. “We shouldn’t close the door on their dreams. Allowing these young people to get professional licenses will open up a new world of economic opportunity for them.”

Elia did not define “young people” with any specific age limit.

Like any other applicant, those seeking a professional license must pass all other qualifications for teaching, dentistry, pharmacy, engineering and other professions.

The state Education Department issues more than 50 professional licenses.

State Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) — the prime sponsor of the DREAM

Some undocumented immigrants can apply for a teaching license in the state of New York, something that was applauded by state legislators but criticized by one Queens school parent.

All applicants must pass all other necessary qualifications.

Act, which would grant college financial aid to qualifying unauthorized immigrants — applauded the state’s action.

“In doing this, the State is righting a wrong,” Peralta, a member of the Education Committee, said in a written statement sent out by his office. “This action will no doubt increase the quality of our education system,

as well as provide additional job opportunities for im mig rant-professionals who already happen to pay income taxes in New York State. This is a win-win situation for everyone involved.”

Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing) also praised the department’s initiative.

“These individuals work hard to earn an

education — many of them a college education — and yet are forbidden to receive certification or licensure required to begin a career they are qualified to do,” Kim said in a statement provided by the Education Department. “I am grateful that the Board of Regents has taken measures to end this injustice and allow individuals to fully realize their potential.”

Not everybody was thrilled with the idea, however.

Nick Comaianni, president of Community Education Council 24, blasted the state’s decision in a phone interview on Tuesday.

“I think it’s absolutely ridiculous,” Comaianni said. “How are we going to reward people who broke the law?”

He said the decision takes job opportunities away from people living in the country legally, a trend he’s seen grow over the past few years.

“When I started in the construction business, everyone was here legally,” he noted.

“Now, 75 percent of the people in that industry are here illegally.”

He wondered if the state’s action would lead to a trend that would allow undocumented immigrants to be eligible for other jobs in the state.

“Are we going to allow them to become Q police officers?” he asked.

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Edward Byrne — a promise to be kept Rookie cop, 22, slain protecting a witness 28 years ago in 103rd Pct. Most of the men and women in the NYPD Bratton said Friday morning, in a statement were not on the force —and many not even also published on the department’s Facebook born — when Officer Edward Byrne was page. “His much too short life was one of killed protecting a witness in a drug case on incredible significance.”

NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Legal Feb. 26, 1988.

But as for the past 28 years, nothing would Matters Lawrence Byrne, Eddie Byrne’s older stop hundreds from coming out on a dark, bit- brother, also spoke.

“Twenty-eight years ago, we ter night in his memory. suffered a terrible loss, not just Byrne, who followed his father my family, but the 103rd Preinto the NYPD, had turned 22 five cinct, this com mu nit y, the days earlier. He was in his patrol department and the city,” Byrne car at the intersection 107th Avesaid. nue and Inwood Street in front of “But out of that terrible tragethe home of a witness in a drug dy has come a lot of good and the investigation who had been threatfact that you are all here in the ened, and whose house had been middle of the night on a cold firebombed. night is so much more powerful Four men working for drug than any words I can utter,” he dealer Howard “Pappy” Mason PO Edward Byrne approached the car, with two disFILE PHOTO added.

Mason, convicted of murder tracting the rookie cop’s attenand other charges, is serving life without the tion before another shot him five times.

Byrne would be the first of seven New possibility of parole in a “supermax” federal York City police officers to give his life in the prison in Florence, Colo.

Shooter David McClary, along with line of duty in 1988.

Mason had intended Byrne’s killing to accomplices Philip Copeland, Todd Scott and Scott Cobb, were convicted of second-degree send a message to police and the city.

He instead brought down the full fury of murder and were sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. All have been denied parole since an enraged city on the narcotics trade.

“Eddie Byrne was a cop, his life counted, becoming eligible.

Byrne’s name has been given to a federal his life mattered,” Police Commissioner Bill

law enforcement grant, the Police Athletic Center in Jamaica, a school in the Bronx, the athletic field at his alma mater, Plainedge

High School on Long Island, and the street in front of the 103rd Precinct, where his portrait Q still adorns the main lobby.

Adrienne Adams runs for Sen. Sanders’ seat

Woodhaven mom stole from her daughter: DA

CB 12 chair files paperwork in 10th SD

Mele charged with using funds for LA trip

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An honor guard pays tribute in the early-morning hours of Feb. 26 at the corner of Inwood Street and 107th Avenue, where Patrolman Edward Byrne was murdered in 1988 on orders from an PHOTO COURTESY NYPD imprisoned drug dealer.

extensive background in corporate training, business management and Editor Adrienne Adams, chair woman of marketing.

It said she has worked as a corporate Community Board 12, has filed paperwork to run for the New York State Sen- training professional in human capital ate in the 10th District, a seat now held management with “several Fortune 500 Corporations.”

by Sen. James Sanders Jr. Adams has been chair(D-South Ozone Park). wom a n of C B 12 si nc e “The people of Queens are December 2012, when she a diverse, vibrant community handily defeated then-Chairw it h d i s t i n c t ive n e e d s ,” woman Jacqueline Boyce for Adams said in a statement the post. Her election was issued by her campaign. widely seen as bringing a “Too often we are ignored tumultuous and controversial in Albany,” she added. “We period for CB 12 to a close. need proper economic develSanders has filed paperopment, equal opportunities work to run against incumwith regard to MWBE conb e nt U.S. Re p. G regor y tracts, education equity and Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau). criminal justice reform if we Adrienne Adams He has listed a total of are to thrive and prosper.”

FIILE PHOTO $ 23,681.6 4 i n t h e b a n k “ Fr i e n d s of Ad r i e n n e Adams” is listed as active on the website account of “Sanders for Senate” in docuof the state’s Board of Elections, though ments filed with the state in January.

The senator has not commented on there is not yet any financial disclosure whether he will run for re-election to the data on file.

Q Adams’ statement said she has an state Senate simultaneously.

A Woodhaven mother won’t be winning the “Mom of the Year” award anytime soon — if ever.

Megan Mele, 31, is being charged with stealing more than $65,000 from her daughter’s malpractice lawsuit settlement and using the money for personal expenses, including a trip to Disneyland in Los Angeles and plastic surgery. ‘“The defendant is accused of stealing from her own child, who was disabled at birth and had money set aside following a lawsuit settlement. Instead of safeguarding the money for her daughter’s future needs, the defendant is alleged to have thought only of herself,” Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said in a statement last Thursday announcing the charges. “She allegedly used the child’s bank account as if it were her personal piggy bank — dipping in for money to buy plane tickets, shop online, pay restaurant bills and even splurge on plastic surgery for herself.”

Mele faces second-degree grand larceny and second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument charges.

If convicted, according to Brown, Mele faces up to 15 years in prison.

Brown said that Mele’s daughter was born in November 2004 and diagnosed brachial plexus injury to her right arm, a condition that inhibits movement in that limb. It is sometimes caused during childbirth, resulting in settlements issued to the sufferer, as was the case with Mele’s daughter. The girl was supposed to start receiving payments after her 18th birthday in 2022 from an account at Cross County Federal Savings Bank, the DA said.

Brown alleges that the mother in March 2015 submitted a forged court order to withdraw $47,000 out of the account, a judge had actually denied her request, so the child could undergo surgery at a San Diego hospital.

Mele allegedly used that money to fund a trip to Disneyland and pay for liposuction, airline tickets, Amazon.com purchases and goods bought at retail stores.

Brown further alleges she withdrew another $19,500 out of the account Q between June and August of last year.

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ew York Families for Autistic Children has been helping young adults with disabilities for 18 years — but it hasn’t been able to do it on its own. Last Thursday, it honored some of the people who have helped make its mission possible.

NYFAC presented its Guardian Angel award to Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale), the Lifetime Achievement award to Herb Dallis, Ambassador of Good Will award to Joseph Gulino, Special Friend award to the James Romanelli-Stephen Funeral Home, Community Service award to New York State Kiwanis Gov.-elect Steve Sirgiovanni, Business Partner of the Year to TGI Office Automation, Inspiration Award to Rosanna Zarro and Community Affairs Officer of the Year award to Q Det. Kenneth Zorn of the 106th Precinct.

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Jerry Jackson of TGI Office Automation, left, receives the Business Partner of the Year award.

Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, center, receives her honor from Pamela and Andrew Baumann.

Kiwanis Vice President Bobby LoCascio, left, President Joe DiMarco and New York State Kiwanis Gov.-elect Stephen Sirgiovanni present a $1,000 check to Andew Baumann, PHOTOS COURTESY NYFAC right, CEO of the New York Families for Autistic Children.

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Central Qns. Academy hoping to expand soon The charter is not eyeing the former Abbracciamento’s eatery: school

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

The Central Queens Academy wants building owners with a 25,000-square-foot available space in School District 24 to know that it’s ready and willing to talk longterm leases.

The four-year-old charter school — which serves fifth- through eighth-grade students at locations in Elmhurst and Glendale — is hoping to expand within Southwest Queens to serve high school-age kids in the near future, according to Executive Director Suyin So. “It’s something we’ve wanted to do for a long time,” So told the Chronicle in a Wednesday interview. “District 24 is incredibly overcrowded, to say the least, and we’ve been looking for facility space pretty much continuously since we opened in 2012. We just haven’t found anything yet.”

At a public meeting held last month, residents suggested using an old fitness center near LeFrak City or the former Joe Abbracciamento Restaurant at 62-96 Woodhaven Blvd. on the Rego Park-Middle Village line, but So said the academy has no interest in either location as of now.

“We’re not looking at those,” she said.

“Those were identified in a public hearing as options, so we’ll take it into consider-

The Central Queens Academy said it’s not eyeing the former Joe Abbracciamento Restaurant on FILE PHOTO Woodhaven Boulevard as a possible high school site at this time. ation, but we’re not looking specifically at them right now.”

The Abbracciamento site, which contained the former restaurant and other small businesses until they all closed in 2015, is slated to be developmed into a seven-story, 119-unit apartment complex.

So did note the CQA had discussed sites with numerous landlords recently, including

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Cops release video of Woodhaven shooter Police released surveillance video of a man who shot two people in a Woodhaven restaurant in what authorities are calling a targeted attack.

The video shows the suspect entering Rico Chimi, located at 80-01 Atlantic Ave., on Feb. 20 and firing shots into the establishment.

A 32-year-old man and 40-year-old woman were shot and sustained minor injuries that were treated at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, according to police.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic man with light complexion, approximately 5-foot-7 and weighing 170 pounds.

He was last seen wearing a red mask, a black hooded jacket, black pants and black shoes.

He was spotted on surveillance video leaving the scene in a red four-door sedan.

Police believe the incident was not random, according to one 102nd Precinct officer.

Lt. Estrella told the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association on Feb. 21 that the shooting seemed to be related to a personal dispute or gang matter.

“This was premeditated,” he said at the group’s monthly meeting. “This is not

The suspect

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something for everyone to worry about.”

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

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

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some who own buildings in industrial areas.

The school has even been contacted by people who tried to gauge their interest in moving to other parts of the borough.

But the executive director said staying within District 24 — which extends from Corona to Ridgewood — is crucial, as is finding a building with the right specifications that allows them to offer all the pro-

grams a normal high school does, like gym class and chemistry.

“We’re still really committed to serving District 24,” she said. “We’ve passed on sites where we wouldn’t be able to offer the right science program or the right physical education program.”

So said the school would look to expand on a yearly basis, first offering a high school program with approximately 100 students in the ninth grade, growing by one grade each year While the CQA is governed by an independent board of directors, the State University of New York system must approve any rental or purchase agreement the charter school enters.

If and when the CQA does find a suitable space, So expects the school to be a “very long term tenant.”

“Our students are really incredible and deserving students who do all the right things,” she said. “And they deserve a great building.”

The office of Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) declined to comment on the CQA’s possible expansion “until they decide on a definite location.”

Anyone who has or knows of a possible school site for the academy can contact So at suyin.so@centralqueensacademy.org. Q

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WOODHAVEN EVELOPMENTS The value of community volunteers

by Maria A. Thomson Executive Director GWDC

Every year at this time, I write my original article regarding the value of volunteerism.

Here it is again.

Sometime ago in a letter to the editor, a truly eloquent testament was made to the noblest of unselfish giving: being a volunteer. The individual I quote stated “to show support for some kind of worthwhile cause or organization in your area and also that you should contribute your time or talent.”

All of the local community organizations do need support and involvement to perpetuate what dedicated individuals have worked for and accomplished over the years. In my case, over a quarter of a century, in some cases even more.

When you are a truly committed volunteer you take time from your wives, husbands and families. You postpone trips or vacations and all of your free time is dedicated to community problems and the pursuit of their solutions with other dedicated organization members.

Also, you place your organization and your community’s needs above your own personal interests.

What these long-standing credible organizations do not need are individuals who get involved for the “wrong reasons,” some being personal or professional interests, self-aggrandizement or the furthering of their own agendas or careers.

It is truly unfortunate that organizations

needing to recruit new members often are blinded by these individuals that initially obscure their selfish-indulgent goals when they volunteer. Also, due to the dearth in volunteers, these altruistic long-standing members are often duped by these “new members” that use them to their own ends. Let us understand, volunteerism should be rewarded, but as a byproduct of volunteering, not as the reason for volunteering. The highest reward must be that you have improved your community and the satisfaction this brings with it.

So when you do volunteer, if you choose to do so, (and I hope you do choose to do so) do it for the right reasons. These reasons should be to make the organization stronger, to target and pursue the problems in a community and work to solve them with your other organization members and your community residents.

Also, when you are revealed as being a selfindulgent and self-promoting individual involved for all the “wrong reasons,” don’t try to diminish the organization when you leave, for in doing so, you diminish no one but yourself. To all you potential volunteers, please get involved, but do it with well meaning and goodhearted intent.

Volunteerism is rewarding and as someone stated recently “it’s good for the soul.” This is the “Value of Volunteerism.”

May God bless our armed forces, may God bless our disabled veterans, may God bless our Q NYPD and may God bless our America.

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Clearing the smoke at hookah parlors

by Christina Cardona Chronicle Contributor

The war on smoking in New York City is back, and this time the target is nontobacco shisha commonly found in hookah parlors.

The City Council’s Committee on Health last Thursday heard testimony on four pieces of legislation, including one that would add nontobacco shisha to the city’s SmokeFree Air Act, but would allow existing hookah bars to continue operating as long as they meet certain standards.

It would also prohibit the sale of shisha except when it’s sold at hookah bars.

Another bill would require that any restaurant that allows nontobacco shisha to restrict its use to a section of the restaurant, no greater than 5 percent, of its seating capacity.

The last bill would raise the legal age to buy nontobacco shisha, pipes and rolling paper from 18 to 21. It would also make hookah bars post signs warning the customers of the health affects of using nontobacco shisha products in devices lit with charcoal.

Councilman Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan), chairman of the Health Comittee, said according to the Centers for Disease Control, hookah smoke is as harmful as cigarette smoke. He said the way that hookahs are smoked leads to a larger intake of toxins over an extended period of time, in comparison to cigarettes.

“If someone uses a hookah for 40 min-

Under four pieces of legislation, the smoking of shisha at hookah parlors, like Pyramids Hookah & Bar in Flushing, could be restricted. Opponents of the bills claim they will be affected negaPHOTO BY RICK MAIMAN tively if the pieces of legislation become law. utes, that’s equal to 120 cigarettes,” Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez (D-Manhattan) one of the bills’ sponsor, said.

The Council members stressed the fact that hookah smoking is becoming more popular among young people, which is why they want to raise the legal age to 21.

Councilman Antonio Reynoso (D-Brooklyn, Queens) said the city can educate people about the risk of hookah smoke without endangering the business model of many of

Participatory budget ballot set in Dist. 30 Voting starts at the end of the month

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What do you want to spent $1 million on in Southwest Queens?

Residents of Middle Village, Maspeth, Glendale, Ridgewood and northwest Woodhaven will have eight options to choose from this month.

The final list of participatory budgeting options for Council District 30 were released by Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) on Monday after months of neighborhood assemblies and budget meetings.

The final list of options includes: • swing set renovations at Little Bush Park in Maspeth; • basketball court renovations at Little Bush Park; • providing more computers and furniture to the Ridgewood and Maspeth branches of the Queens Library; • laptop carts for classrooms at PS/IS 49, PS 87, PS/IS 119 and PS 153; • installing extra air-conditioning equipment at IS 73;

• bathroom renovations at PS/IS 49, PS 88 and PS 9; • 30 SmartBoards at Grover Cleveland High School and PS/IS 87; and • the replacement of auditorium seats at PS 71 and PS 153.

District residents can vote for up to five projects once polling opens on March 28.

Voting can be done via paper or mobile ballot at to-be-determined polling sites, or online.

In order to be eligible for online voting, voters must pre-register in person at Crowley’s office or with a participatory budgeting volunteer at various neighborhood meetings until the end of the month.

The community can explore the projects in detail at two expos later this month, on March 15 at 6 p.m. at Maspeth Town Hall, and on Thursday, March 24 at 6 p.m. at the Ridgewood Library.

“Now, with project expos and various ways to vote,” Crowley said in a statement on Monday, “we can ensure everyone knows the options available to them.”

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these establishments around the city.

“The health risks are absolutely clear, smoking is dangerous, tobacco is dangerous, we should acknowledge that we should figure out ways to make sure that people are educated on that subject and let them know what the dangers are. The business model is a totally different conversation,” Reynoso said.

Hookah lounges will suffer financially if the proposed bills pass, opponents of the

package claim.

“Honestly, I don’t think that’s right, due to the fact that people come in here at their own will, every individual that comes in here knows what they’re getting into. If they don’t like smoking they don’t have to come in,” a manager at a hookah bar in Queens, who wished to remain anonymous, said.

“What are we going to tell our customers?

That they have to wait until the 5 percent section is done? I don’t think that makes any sense,” he said.

He said his establishment only serves customers 21 and over, for the safety of themselves and for the patrons.

The hookah bar can have more than 100 people at the establishment on a busy Saturday night.

The manager said he doesn’t see a health risk; they use f lavored molasses in their hookahs. He said they also give new, individual mouthpieces to every customer and clean their hookahs after every use.

“We’re running a legitimate business, we put our souls and our life savings into this place, we follow all the rules, we pay all of our taxes, we do everything by the books, we ID everyone who walks in here, “ he said.

This manager believes his business has restricted itself to accommodate the city before, and that if they’re not doing anything wrong they should have the right to continued on page 29

R’wood man dealt in death, but not taxes A Ridgewood man has been charged with illegally distributing untaxed cigarettes and possessing tens of thousands of counterfeit tax stamps, District Attorney Richard Brown announced Monday.

The defendant, Ayad Sharhan, 34, of Cornelia Street, allegedly would have cost the city and state nearly half a million dollars in tax revenue if he had been able to sell the cigarettes in his possession at the time of his arrest, according to Brown.

Sharhan was arraigned on Friday on the charges of first-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, criminal possession of forgery devices, cigarette and tobacco products tax/attempt to evade or defeat tax, cigarette and tobacco products tax and possession or transportation of untaxed cigarettes with intent to sell. He was released on his own recognizance by Judge Peter Vallone Jr. and must return to court March 21.

Sharhan faces up to 15 years in prison.

Brown said investigators executing a search warrant recovered 60,000 fraudulent New York State cigarette tax stamps, all with the same number on them, from a garage on 97th Avenue in Woodhaven that Sharhan allegedly was using. In the garage they also allegedly found an iron, typically

used to glue illegal tax stamps to cigarette packs, 1,382 cartons of cancer sticks — each containing 10 packs — and another 150 individual packs of cigarettes. In all, 279,600 individual coffin nails were allegedly seized, which if lawfully sold would have had an estimated tax value of $493,000, Brown said.

Sharhan showed up at the garage while the police were there and allegedly admitted the items were his, saying, “I have a lot of stuff I’m not supposed to have.”

“Cigarette smuggling to evade sales taxes is a multimillion dollar industry,” Brown said in a prepared statement. “It is a highly profitable tax-free, cash business for those involved in it. But selling untaxed cigarettes cheats taxpayers who must dip deeper into their pockets and pay higher taxes because of these kinds of schemes.

“Each stamp on a lawfully stamped pack of cigarettes represents both excise and sales tax that would have been paid to New York State and New York City. Consequently, in this particular case, the alleged counterfeit stamps and cigarettes seized represent a potential loss of approxiQ mately $493,000 in tax revenue.”

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Blaz talks quality of life at town hall At Clearview Center, mayor speaks about air noise, overdevelopment

by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

More than any other topics at Mayor Bill de Blasio’s town hall at Bayside’s Clearview Senior Center on Monday, quality-of-life issues like overdevelopment and air noise were discussed.

In his opening remarks, the mayor touted his administration’s efforts in the neighborhood, which is not exactly a bastion of support for him.

“We need clean neighborhoods. One of the things we announced is that we’re gonna be adding Sunday and holiday litter basket collections all over this city,” the mayor said to applause at the crowded meeting. “In particular, Bell Boulevard from 46th to 35th avenues will be getting these pickups.”

The mayor added that his administration had “doubled” its anti-graffiti efforts, and that the Cross Island Parkway would be especially prioritized due to complaints about it.

When one person asked the mayor what the city was doing about helicopter noise, the mayor — whose administration reached a deal in January to significantly reduce tourist helicopter flights — had good news to offer.

“We just achieved a new arrangement that’s gonna be a 50 percent reduction in all those tourist helicopter flights,” the mayor said. “Now, that was not done in the past.

Councilman Paul Vallone, left, moderated a town hall at Bayside’s Clearview Senior Center held

by Mayor Bill de Blasio, right. The discussion was dominated by quality-of-life issues facing the PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY neighborhood.

We said the needs of the residents were more impor tant than any other consideration.”

The town hall, the sixth that the mayor has had in his first term thus far, was moder ated by Cou ncil ma n Pau l Vallone (D-Bayside).

When the questions were a bit more chal-

lenging, the mayor did not pretend that his administration is on top of every challenge that Bayside faces.

“Why do we have to have an attached house and all of a sudden next to it, a monstrosity?” Michael Feiner, the president of the Bayside Hills Civic Association, asked the mayor. “Why can’t we do something

with zoning laws to stop things like that?”

The mayor has been criticized for the existence of McMansions in Bayside that are allowed by a high-density zoning code in parts of the neighborhood, which he and the City Council have the power to change.

“I think you’re asking a perfectly fair question, so what I would say is the City Planning Commission should look at what we can do to protect neighborhood quality,” de Blasio responded. “But I don’t want to promise you a rose garden here and say it’ll be easy or that we will get to the point where we decide it is the right policy.”

Hours before the town hall, state. Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) issued a press release criticizing the mayor for sending him and his chief of staff an invite to the event on only Sunday night rather than earlier. Avella — a vocal critic of the mayor — accused de Blasio of doing so with the intention of keeping him from attending.

“With the Senate in session this week, the last minute invitation guaranteed that the Senator would be unable to rearrange his schedule to return back for the Town Hall,” Avella said in a prepared statement.

When asked about Avella’s accusation at a press conference on Monday, the mayor said, “He’s been invited. And certainly we Q welcome all elected officials.”

Queens hoops icon Chuck Granby dies Former Campus Magnet coach was a one-of-a-kind leader: Naclerio

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How do you say goodbye to someone who bettered the lives of hundreds, if not thousands of teenagers struggling to decide between staying in school or slinging drugs on the street?

That’s the dilemma facing Cardozo High School boys basketball coach Ron Naclerio and the rest of the New York City sports world this week, as iconic Campus Magnet hoops coach Chuck Granby died on Tuesday of natural causes.

He was 81.

“There’s a part of me that feels so weird,” Naclerio told the Chronicle on Tuesday. “I remember the last game he coached was against Cardozo.”

The longevity of Granby’s career and the success he enjoyed during the 45 years he patrolled the sidelines at Campus Magnet in Cambria Heights, going back to the days when it was known as Andrew Jackson High School, are nearly unparalleled.

From 1971 until his retirement at the end of the 2014 season — which concluded with a 76-33 loss to rival Cardozo — he racked up 24 Public School Athletic League division titles, seven borough championships and the 1985 city title.

New York Knicks forward Kyle O’Quinn played for him, as did former St. John’s star Boo Harvey.

From 1972 to 1985, Campus Magnet never lost a home game.

Upon his retirement, Granby was the PSAL’s all-time leader in wins with 722, second in city history to the 972 victories late Catholic school coach Jack Curran racked up

at Archbishop Molloy.

But according to Naclerio — who passed Granby for first on the wins list in December — the most important part of his former rival and friend’s legacy has nothing to do with the game of basketball.

“He made sure none of his players fell through the cracks,” he said, referring to many of Granby’s players who struggled to stay clear of gangs and drugs. “I’m sure there has to be 50 to 100 kids that would be dead or in jail right now if it wasn’t for Coach Granby. His biggest legacy is saving the lives of so many kids.”

A strict tracksuit-wearing coach in terms of making sure his players kept their grades up, Granby often lectured them about the importance of graduating high school and attending college with his trademark “ugly life” speech.

“Without a college degree, you will have an ugly life,” he often told his players. “Your job will be ugly,” Granby would say. “Your house will be ugly. Your car will be ugly.

Your wife will be ugly.”

Naclerio, who himself has been touted for helping improve the lives of players in danger of falling into criminal activities, said he’s spent his career trying to emulate some of the things Granby, a two-time cancer survivor, did on and off the court.

“When we first started out, we were arch rivals. Everyone thought we hated each other, but as we each got older, it became a mutual respect,” Naclerio said. “If it’s about winning games and making money, then him and I are idiots. If we’re about helping out kids, then I think we did pretty well.

“He gave his life to that school and I hope that school appreciates it.”

Iconic former Campus Magnet head basketball coach Chuck Granby died on Tuesday at the age of 81. His 722 career wins FILE PHOTO are second all time to Cardozo’s Ron Naclerio.

The New York City Basketball Hall of Famer was in and out of the hospital in recent months due to various health issues, according to reports.

He is survived by his daughter, Robyn, and funeral ser vices had yet to be an nou nced by press time on Q Wednesday.

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A disturbing trend of anti-Semitism at CUNY remarkable degree

by Rory Lancman As a graduate of Queens College, I am of i n s e n sit iv it y. an heir to a proud tradition. Since 1847, Bar uch College’s the City University of New York has president originally enabled thousands of students from low- couldn’t understand income and middle-class families the why Orthodox Jewopportunity to obtain a quality higher ish st udents and education that was not available any- their families were where else. For struggling Jewish immi- upset about a gradgrants who came to New York to escape uation scheduled to from pogroms and the Holocaust, CUNY begin at 5 p.m. on a was their ladder to success. It was Friday, just a few hours before the start CUNY that opened the doors of opportu- of the Jewish sabbath, when observant nity for people like Dr. Jonas Salk, the Jews do not drive or turn on or off elecman who discovered the polio vaccine, tric devices. Public pressure finally Ed Koch, one of New York City’s great- forced the school to move back the start est mayors, and such pop culture stars as of the ceremony.

I don’t know yet how much these inciPaul Simon and Jerry Seinfeld.

That made it all the more disturbing to dents are reflective of CUNY as a whole. read newspaper accounts of several inci- CUNY continues to provide an outstanding education for thousands of Jewish dents on various CUNY campuses.

At Hunter College, at a demonstration students and can boast of quality Jewish for free tuition, Jewish students were studies programs and a vibrant Jewish denounced as “racist SOBs,” “fascists” campus life. But even one incident like those I have menand “Nazis” amid t io n e d wo u ld b e comments such as cause for concern.

“Jews out of The combination of CUNY.” here is no room for them shows a very At Brooklyn Colcomments like “Jews disturbing trend. lege, a faculty meetHate speech ing was disr upted out of CUNY” in the against other groups and a Jewish professor wearing a yarprogressive movement. is r ightf ully condemned as racism mulke was called a and bigotry, and it is “Zionist pig.”

At the College of Staten Island, desks made clear that it has no place at CUNY a nd wa l ls h ave b e e n defa ced by or anywhere else. Yet anti-Semitism is often tolerated under the guise of freeswastikas.

What I find most disturbing is that at dom of speech. This double standard John Jay College, Jewish students have must end. CUNY needs to make it clear been the targets of so many slurs that that anti-Semitism is every bit as beyond three have transferred to other colleges. the pale as any other form of bigotry.

While students have a right to protest, One John Jay administrator responded to these concerns by saying, “What are that right does not extend to disrupting these white kids complaining about?” faculty meetings or taunting other Such a comment shows a complete igno- students.

Progressives who demonstrate for rance of and insensitivity to the long history of anti-Semitism that climaxed with such worthwhile causes as free tuition have a responsibility to see that their the Holocaust and continues to this day.

Some CUNY leaders have shown a movement is not tainted by anti-Semitism. There should be zero tolerance of anti-Semitism in the progressive movement.

An attack on any one of us because of our background is an attack on all of us. CUNY needs to investigate these incidents and, if necessary, take appropriate action to send the message that anti-Semitism will not be tolerated and that CUNY is committed to providing a safe and culturally sensitive educational atmosphere for ALL Q Protesters at a Hunter College rally in November of its students.

Rory Lancman is New York City chanted, “There is only one solution: intifada, revolution,” a reference to armed resistance to Councilman for the 24th District, in CenSCREENSHOT BY MARK APOLLO / YOU TUBE tral and North Queens.

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Konigsberg said.

A report by healthsearchfunding.org states that a lot of harm comes from heating the charcoal necessary to smoke shisha. Charcoal will give out carbon monoxide, different metals and toxins. The light-headed feeling, or the “buzz,” is the start of carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the website.

Russell Murphy, a spokesperson for Rodriguez, said there isn’t a definite date the Council wants the pieces of legislation passed by.

“March is usually when all of the budget hearings take place, so the earliest it can be done is April,” Murphy said.

Murphy stressed that the four pieces of legislation are directed more toward actual restaurants that also sell hookah than hookah bars. Murphy also said that all four counts of legislation would not pass together, to not overly burden hookah bars.

Rodriguez’s colleague and another sponsor of one of the bills, Councilman Vincent Gentile (D-Brooklyn), said at the committee hearing he looks forward to having the bills become law.

“It’s time to clear the smoke about hookah smoking, and deal with the health risks it presents to an unsuspecting public, especially to our youngsters,” he said.

“I look forward to all of us breathing easQ ier very, very soon.”

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“I honestly don’t feel like they have the right to say that to us, they’re not the ones paying our taxes, they’re not the ones paying our employees,” he said. “They’re not the ones that are here day in and day out trying to make an honest living.”

According to the Com m it tee on Health, nontobacco shisha still contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, fine particulate matter, tar and volatile aldehydes.

Exposure to these substances has been associated with cancer, cardiovascular disease, heart attacks, decreased lung function, increased respiratory symptoms and premature death, according to the committee.

Phil Konigsberg, a Community Board 7 member and antismoking advocate, has been pushing for a smoke-free communities for 28 years. He believes there shouldn’t be smoking of any kind.

“Allowing 5 percent of a restaurant to smoke hookah is like trying to make a swimming pool half chlorine and half not,” Konigsberg said. “It just doesn’t work that way.”

Konigsberg stressed how harmful the fumes from nontobacco hookah are, and the dangers of the charcoal used.

“It’s the same reason you do a barbecue outside, and not in your home,”

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A strong focus on international issues GOP candidate David Gurfein on why he’s the best pick to help USA

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Lt. Col. David Gurfein’s daughter, Avery, pulled him into a room where a news broadcast showed the Islamic State terrorizing the Middle East.

“I thought you got rid of all the bad guys,” Avery told her father, a Marine who fought in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Desert Storm. “Daddy, you need to get them. They’re hurting people.”

Gurfein is looking to do something about the international threat, not by strapping on his combat boots another time but by running for Congress.

“There’s only one person who will represent people strongly in the national and international area,” he said.

“My strength is going to be representing us strongly in the national and international realms.”

Gurfein, a Republican, is looking to replace retiring Rep. Steve Israel (D-Suffolk, Nassau, Queens). He will face state Sen. Jack Martins (R-Nassau) and Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci (R-Suffolk) in the June 28 primary before one takes on the Democratic candidate — whoever wins a race consisting of attorney Brad Gerstman, North Hempstead Councilwoman and former Forest Hills resident Anna Kaplan, former Nassau Interim Finance Authority Chairman Jon Kaiman, Suffolk County Legislator Steve Stern and former Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi — in the general election on Nov. 8.

The district mostly consists of Nassau and Suffolk counties, but also encompasses Douglaston, Little Neck and parts of Bayside, Whitestone, Malba and Bay Terrace.

Although he has not held political office, the Manhasset, LI resident has plenty of experience on Capitol Hill. He’s worked with members of both parties on legislation and funding matters regarding the military and international warfare as a congressional liaison for the Pentagon and the supreme allied commander of Europe.

“I’ve flown members over to Iraq and Afghanistan to show them what’s actually going on,” he said. “I’ve been a part of the operational process.”

His experience in the military comes from more than 20 years as an enlisted Marine, first signing up in 1982. He left active duty in 1998 to get his MBA from Harvard Business School, serving as class president, and returned following the Sept. 11 attacks.

Gurfein was one of the first to enter Iraq in 2003 and quickly noticed the Orwellian state of the country.

“There were all these posters of Saddam Hussein everywhere you went,” he recalled. He told the story of how a child was shot for marking up one of the images.

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David Gurfein, who is running for the soon-to-be retired Steve Israel’s congressional seat, is looking to use his military expertise PHOTO BY PETER C. MASTROSIMONE to protect the United States. up on the front page of newspapers around the world — he started tearing the posters down.

That move helped to spark a movement that eventually led to the iconic toppling of the Hussein statue in Baghdad, he said.

Whatever progress that may have been made in the Middle East by that move and others in the ensuing years, however, has been lost since America pulled its forces out of Iraq in 2011, Gurfein said.

Without U.S. fighters there, he continued, the Islamic State was able to grow into the threat it is today.

He argued this was in stark contrast from what the United States did following World War II by keeping soldiers in European countries, thereby not allowing the Nazis to rise back to power.

“Are there still Nazis? Yes. But these Neo-Nazis, they’ve been defanged,” he said. “They’re a joke.”

Gurfein blasted President Obama for not squashing ISIS before it started taking over major cities in the Middle East.

“When you have cancer, you want to treat it as quickly and as early and as aggressively as possible,” he said. “We allowed it to grow.”

He also went after what he called the president’s “incremental

Queens Library taps Walcott continued from page 2 Francis Lewis High School, all in Queens.

He graduated from the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut with a bachelor’s degree and a master’s in education in 1973 and 1974, respectively. In 1980, he received his master’s in social work from Fordham University.

He served as president and CEO of the New York Urban League for more than 12 years. Walcott and his wife, Denise, have four children — Dejeanne, Dana, Shatisha and Timmy — and five grandsons.

Galante’s spending first came under close examination in a series of articles in

the Daily News in early 2014.

The city, FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York all launched investigations into the library’s finances.

It is not known if they are concluded.

Continued questions led the library board in April 2014 to vote on a measure to place Galante on leave.

The proposal failed in a 9-9 tie, with board members seen as Galante loyalists stopping it.

Katz, who had been pushing for the leave and an opening of the board’s books, worked for a state law that would allow the

and ineffective” strategy of combating the terrorist group.

Gurfein worries that America won’t take action before it’s too late.

“My biggest concern, and unfortunately I fear it’s going to come true, is that we aren’t going to take the appropriate actions necessary until we see a horrific attack here in our homeland,” he said.

Regarding presidential politics, the Republican said he couldn’t support either Democratic candidate — Hillary Clinton because she sent and received hundreds of emails later marked classified on her personal account and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) because of his “socialist” ideology.

On his side of the political aisle, he could see any of the remaining candidates in the White House and said Queens native and frontrunner Donald Trump deserves credit for bringing an unprecedented level of enthusiasm to the political realm.

When it comes to more local issues, Gurfein said he would look into ways to mitigate airplane noise from lowflying aircraft — an issue that affects the parts of Queens he would represent.

He added, however, he doesn’t know enough about the issue right now and didn’t want to elaborate on any plans he would set forth in Congress.

Similarly, he said he did not know enough about the Fort Totten Army base in Bayside to say if he would look to put new life into the former fortress.

On healthcare, he favors a privatized system over the Obamacare model.

“We’ve seen time and time again the challenges from a government-run initiative,” Gurfein said, using the problemplagued Veterans Administration hospitals as an example.

If elected, Gurfein would bring something no other candidate in this race has: big screen experience.

While stationed in California, the Marine was encouraged to become an extra in “A Few Good Men.” He ended up being the Marine that stops Jack Nicholson’s character from punching Tom Cruise — well, in the final take that is.

Gurfein told the story of how Cruise had insulted him prior to shooting.

The Hollywood star had taken offense to a joke the actual Marine made of not wanting to be mistaken for him, and Cruise in return told him to “get a real job.” So when Nicholson started charging toward Cruise, Gurfein stepped aside and allowed the two to collide. A furious Cruise ripped into the Marine, who almost walked off the set only to stay after Cruise apologized, because the producers realized multiple Q scenes would’ve had to be reshot if Gurfein left.

mayor and borough president more leeway to replace their own appointees to the board.

The measure was shepherded through Albany by Assembly man Jeff Aubr y (D-Corona), a longtime Katz ally, and state Sen. Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria).

Katz and Mayor de Blasio acted swiftly, replacing numerous board members.

Galante was terminated in December 2014, with Chief Operating Officer Bridget Quinn-Carey assuming the interim titles of president and CEO. Less than a month later a handful of library managers and the general council, all rumored to be Galante loyalists, resigned.

Then last July city Comptroller Scott Stringer issued a devastating audit report

that accused Galante of misspending hundreds of thousands of dollars, saying he “used the Queens Library as a personal piggy bank.” Quinn-Carey also came under criticism in the audit report, though to a far lesser extent.

Galante struck back last November, filing a 50-page federal lawsuit attacking the stated reasons for his firing point-by-point, and seeking more than $2 million severance pay he claims he is contractually owed.

The library board in February filed a suit of its own, seeking to recoup more than $200,000 in improper expenditures, and more than $250,000 that it paid to Galante’s lawyers after he was subpoenaed by the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Q New York.

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Senators seek seniors’ financial protections Paid family leave; credits for insurance, heat; bank account security

by Michael Gannon Editor

A statewide economic survey among senior citizens has prompted the state Senate’s Independent Democratic Conference to propose a package of bills aimed at reducing expenses for high-cost items ranging from heating fuel to in-home care.

The IDC two weeks ago released “New York 2020: Seniors First Initiative,” a 19-page report that calls for up to 12 weeks of paid leave for workers needing to care for family members; establishment of an IRA-type retirement savings plan; creating a heating assistance program for seniors and an Office of the Utility Customer Advocate; establishing tax credits to assist in purchasing long-term healthcare insurance; and giving banks and financial institutions more tools to spot and report those potentially misusing seniors’ bank accounts.

The report states that the intent is to help seniors and their families as the cost of all necessities are increasing while most seniors are living on fixed or reduced incomes.

A source familiar with the proposals said all have co-sponsors in the Assembly, but that they could be folded into an overall budget bill.

The IDC’s Paid Family Leave proposal would establish a fund, operated by the state Department

of Financial Services, that would pay employees a portion of their salaries for up to 12 weeks if they needed to take time off to care for a sick relative, a newborn baby or a newly adopted child.

“The federal Family Leave Act already guarantees people 12 weeks of unpaid leave,” a source familiar with the proposal told the Chronicle. “The intent of the bill is to make sure people in New York can afford to take those 12 weeks.”

The fund would be financed by a “minimal” payroll deduction from every employee in the state at a level that would be determined by the DFS after passage. All employees in the state would be covered and would contribute, regardless of a company’s size.

The bill, S.3301A, states that having a payroll deduction would mean no financial drain on employers.

An Office of the Utility Consumer Advocate would, in theory, give the public a voice when utilities apply to the state for rate increases.

“The state’s support of advocacy for utility customers has substantially dwindled over the last decade, so that New York’s customers, who pay some of the highest utility rates in the nation, lack full and independent representation in major matters affecting the reliability and affordability of

The state Senate’s Independent Democratic Conference is proposing a series of financial benefits and reforms aimed at senior citizens. essential utility services,” the IDC report states.

A state Senior Heating Assistance Program would be modeled on the existing federal one, and would give seniors annual payments based on their incomes and the fuel used to heat their homes, such as oil, gas, wood pellets or other materials.

The IDC also wants to pass tax credits [S.5229] for the purchase of long-term healthcare insurance on a sliding scale based on a person’s age and other factors, saying that the current market catches

many seniors in a bind.

“Due to fewer and fewer individuals buying into long-term care insurance, rates are sky-rocketing ...” the report said. “This is a catch-22, because it results in a vicious cycle: premium costs are obscenely high because fewer people are investing, but fewer people are investing because the premiums are too high.”

Bill S.639 is aimed at curbing elder financial exploitation.

The measure would allow for greater cooperation among financial institutions, law enforcement and social service agencies when any one of them suspect that someone might be taking advantage of a vulnerable senior citizen.

It would give banks greater leeway to refuse to disburse funds from an account to a third party, though it also would require the bank to better document its reasons for refusal and to report the matter to the applicable social service or law enforcement agency.

“The IDC believes that by empowering banks, law enforcement and social services officials with the ability to stop financial abuse as it’s happening, seniors will experience substantial benefits as their bank accounts and financial futures are better proP tected,” the report said.

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“Food nourishes the body and provides necessary fuel to help you thrive and fight disease,” says registered dietitian nutritionist and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics spokesperson Kristen Gradney. “In addition to providing nourishment, food is also a source of pleasure and enjoyment. Take time to enjoy healthy foods and all the happiness they bring to your life.”

Gradney offers a few ways you can “Savor the Flavor of Eating Right” this National Nutrition Month: • Enjoy food traditions and social experiences: There is an obvious social component to food. Whether it’s a nightly family dinner, a special occasion or social gathering, food often plays a central role. Enjoy the food at these gatherings while also taking time to appreciate the company around you.

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• Develop a mindful eating pattern: How, when, why and where you eat are just as important as what you eat. Think about where you eat the majority of your meals. Do you eat lunch at your desk or dinner in front of the television?

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A registered dietitian nutritionist can educate you and guide your food choices while keeping your tastes and preferences in mind. RDNs are able to separate facts from fads and translate nutritional science into information you can use.

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Flushing House founders hold 100th anniversary gala United Adult Ministries will hold a gala celebration commemorating the 100-Year Anniversary of the organization which founded Flushing House. Also a fundraiser, the event is on April 21, at The Garden City Hotel, Garden City. The parent company of Flushing House, UAM, will honor three outstanding individuals at the gala with The Rose Kryzak Senior Leadership Award.

This centenary celebration is a story of perseverance by eight Presbyterian women who never gave up on their dream to build a special home for older adults. Their story began on April 12, 1916, when incorporation of the Brooklyn Presbyterian Home for the Aged was approved. Years passed with no construction, due to lack of funds. But the founders persevered — and in 1945 and 1946, the women’s auxiliary was allowed to purchase two brownstones in Brooklyn.

Realizing the need for more space, their board made relocation plans known to the Presbyteries. In 1954 an 11-acre estate in Woodbury was secured. First residents from the brownstone moved into the Woodbury mansion in 1955. The late ’50s and early ’60s saw larger buildings go up on the estate, and mergers with other institutions in need of more space.

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Rose Kryzak Senior Leadership Award also Rose Kryzak was a senior activist who also persevered, dedicating years of service to persevered fighting for older adults. A long- older adults. time Flushing House resident, she died on Bruce Cunningham has been executive June 24, 1999 at 99 years young. To keep her director of the Queens Interagency Council on legacy alive, UAM’s board started the Kryzak Aging since 2002. QICA is the only boroughAwards in 2000. Kryzak’s family has attended wide coalition of over 100 organizations and each gala to honor award winners for their ser- individuals providing vital senior services. vice to older adults. Kryzak was known for QICA speaks “with one voice,” improving spearheading New York’s Elderly Pharmaceuti- communication amongst Queens senior service cal Insurance Coverage plan. organizations. As its “sparkplug,” Cunningham The three honorees who will receive the has created hundreds of QICA programs and has — Advertorial —

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LaGuardia CC to lose EMT training Directors of program warn last week’s graduation may be the last

by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

Although LaGuardia Community College’s grant-funded SAVE-EMT program has helped more than 300 people get livingwage jobs without tuition, its time may be running out.

At its graduation ceremony last week, directors of the program warned that the most recent class may be the last, due to federal disinvestment.

“It’s a program that has been a model for other programs across the state and across the country,” Christine Alvarez, the program’s director at LaGuardia, told the Queens Chronicle. “I get contacted by people every day saying, ‘I want to apply to that program.’ And we have to say, ‘We don’t really have another one right now.’”

In 2010, Alvarez designed the curriculum for SAVE-EMT — Support Adults Through Vocational EMT Training — with Amy Dalsimer, the executive director of the school’s pre-college academic programming department. They wanted to make becoming a medical technician an option to the undereducated and underemployed.

“A lot of these students wouldn’t make it through if they didn’t have the extra help that this program gives,” Alvarez said.

“People need to have a job that will pay a

The class that graduated from LaGuardia Community College’s SAVE-EMT program in February, PHOTO COURTESY LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE may be the last due to a lack of federal funding. livable wage and will have some opportunity to move them forward.”

Each class of the SAVE-EMT program has 27 students, who receive their medical technician license after five months.

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“Almost 100 percent passed on the state certification exam, which is really unheard of in terms of the number of students that are passing,” Dalsimer told the Chronicle.

Though the school currently has no

replacement for the federal funds, an annual Labor Department grant of $6,000 per student, Alvarez and her colleagues are searching for solutions.

“We are currently looking for grants.

Federal grants are always coming out, we’re always looking for opportunities to fund it,” Alvarez said. “We’re hoping that maybe the city will take an interest in it.”

Those who took the program are equally unhappy about the opportunity going away.

“For lack of a better term, it’s a damn shame that they’re not gonna continue this program,” Edgardo Mendoza, who graduated last week, told the Chronicle.

Though there are more medical technician training programs at other colleges in Queens and other boroughs, they charge tuition. In a city with ever-increasing rents, Alvarez said, the need for a free program that provides a gateway to the middle class is as important as ever.

“Frankly, we have people in homeless shelters, people have been living in their cars,” she said. “We put them on a path to self-reliance.”

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ost people look at a postage stamp as a way to get a bill or a birthday card to the place it needs to be within a few days.

Others can look at the small piece of paper with artwork simple or complex and be taken on a trip around the world, or even back through time.

And at the regular meetings of the Queens Stamp Club, what may have started out as a hobby for its members has clearly evolved over decades into a passion.

“I learned so much geography by collecting stamps,” said Sandy Greene of Elmhurst, who began collecting as a boy of about 11.

“My father was a collector,” he said. “You would go to a show and get a big envelope, and there would be stamps from all over the world. I started collecting British stamps.”

The group meets every second, fourth and fifth Thursday of the month at the Forest Hills Library. David Cap of Richmond Hill said their meetings can bring 12 to 15 people.

“We’d love to get more young people involved,” he said. And while he believes younger generations more fond of texting and email than writing letters may not be into stamps, he and other members say they are worth discovering.

Greene said stamps tell the story of history. Cap said in Europe, families augment and pass down collections over generations.

Rudy Kemperle of Glendale began collecting in his native Austria as a child of 8.

“In the 1950s, you would have classes of school children brought to a [stamp] show,” he said. Cap said shows used to be regular occurrences at major hotels in Manhattan.

A glance through some of the collections at a recent meeting showed stamps commemorating great American statesmen, scientists and entertainers; a tribute to the Old West; and a series from the late 1930s linking Presidents and cousins Theodore and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

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WORKSHOPS

“To the Moon and Beyond: Graphic Films and Inception of ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’” rarely seen artwork created for the 1968 epic film, correspondence between its creators and director Stanley Kubrick and a draft of the script. $15; $11 seniors, students; $7 ages 3-17. March 4-Aug. 14. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

Start summer veggies indoors. Sun., March 13, 1-3 p.m., Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Participants create a take-home starter garden. $11.49. Info: (718) 886-3800, info@ queensbotanicalgarden.org. Registration req’d: summerveggieworkshop.eventbrite.com.

COMMUNITY

“Food nostalgia”: art examining contemporary food culture and production in America. Fri. and Sun., 1-6 p.m., or by appointment, thru March 13.

Radiator Gallery, 10-61 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (347) 677-3418, radiatorarts.com.

Black History Month “WEUSI.com,” Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, works by WEUSI Artist Collective members, reminiscent of the Black Arts Movement and highlighting the relevance of African-American imagery in a contemporary context. 161-04 Jamaica Ave. Thru Mar. 24.

Free. Contact: Roseann Evans (718) 658-7400, revans@jcal.org.

“Essence of Queens,” photography by Carlos Esguerra. Thru May 8, Tues., Sat. and Sun., 1-4 p.m. only. Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. Info: (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org.

Art in the Garden — “Portraits of Tall Friends”: A valentine in sculpture and photography, inspired by the amazing, abstract beauty of trees. Thru Thurs., March 31. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free with admission: $4; $3 seniors; $2 students. Contact: Anne Tan-Detchkov (718)8863800, info@queensbotanical.org.

“Hoyeon,” paintings by 15 immigrant Koreans of the Hoyeon Art Association. Thru March 12. GodwinTernbach Museum at Queens College, Klapper Hall, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Mon.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Info: GTMuseum.org

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“Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” Tennessee Williams classic about a Southern family, by Parkside Players.

Grace Lutheran Church, 103-15 Union Tpke., Forest Hills. Fri.-Sat., March 4, 5, 8 p.m. Tickets: $17; $15 seniors. Info: (718) 353-7388.

“Murder for Two,” a comedic two-man homage to old-fashioned mysteries: “the perfect blend of music, mayhem and murder.” March 4-6: Fri., 2 p.m.; Sat., 2 and 8 p.m.; Sun., 3 p.m. Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. South, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Tickets: $42; $35 members; $25 rear side seating. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org.

“Lend Me a Tenor,” Ken Ludwig comedy about a second-rate opera company, by Maggie’s Little Theater. Sat., March 4, 12, 8 p.m.; Sun., March 6, 13, 2:30 p.m. St. Margaret Parish Hall, 66-05 79 Place, Middle Village. Tickets: $18; $15 seniors; $12 kids under 11. Info: (917) 579-5389.

“For the Love of Needlework” group: knitting, crocheting, embroidery, needlepoint. Thurs., March 3 and 31, 2 p.m. Bring needles, threads, materials. $2, includes refreshments. Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd. Info: (718) 459-1000.

The Receiver, brothers Casey, left, and Jesse Cooper, will bring their brand of synth-driven, atmospheric pop to the Shillelagh Tavern in Astoria on March 15.

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MUSIC

DANCE

Lexington Piano Trio, presented by Musica Reginae. Demanding classical and new works, with violinist Cyrus Beroukhim, cellist Arash Amini, and pianist Barbara Podgurski. Sat., March 5, 7:30 p.m., The Church-in-the-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. $20. Info: (718) 894-2178, musicareginae.org.

Ritual de Primavera, a show inspired by Mexican wedding traditions, by the Calpulli Mexican Dance Company and its Mariachi band. March 4-20, Fri. and Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 4 p.m., Thalía Hispanic Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside, $40. Info: (718) 729-3880, thaliatheatre.org.

The Receiver, a synth-driven, atmospheric pop duo on nationwide tour, 9 p.m. Tues., March 15, The Shillelagh Tavern, 47-22 30 Ave., Astoria. Info: (718) 728-9028, thereceivermusic.com.

Smashworks Dance Collective and Roots in Revolution, an athletic, prop-oriented work exploring societal pressure regarding relationships, and an all-female company combining traditional and contemporary dance. Fri.-Sat., March 4-5, 8 p.m., Green Space, 37-24 24 St., Long Island City. $15. Info: (718) 956-3037, info@greenspacestudio.org.

“Yesterday and Today: a Tribute to The Beatles,” live music and dancing, presented by Queens West Kiwanis Foundation. Sat., March 19, 8-11 p.m., St. Pancras School, 68-20 Myrtle Ave., Glendale.

Free parking, hot buffet, cash bar with beer, wine, water, soda (bring your own liquor and snacks). $40; $350 for table of 10. Info/reservations: Hank at (718) 866-5471, hankthek@aol.com; Joe at (516) 622-6758, joa9014@nyp.org.

FILM Queens World Film Festival Family Day: childfriendly animation by adult and youth filmmakers.

Sat., March 5, 12-3 p.m., New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

“Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037,” documentary on how 450 craftspeople build a concert piano out of 12,000 parts, with other Steinway-related footage to follow. Sat., March 5 (162nd anniversary of Steinway’s founding), 1 p.m. Free.

Greater Astoria Historical Society, 35-20 Broadway, Long Island City.

Info: (718) 278FILE PHOTO 0700, astorialic.org.

COMEDY The Irish Comedy Tour, featuring Celtic tunes and humor with Derek Richards, Mike McCarthy, Damon Leibert and Derrick Keane. Sun., March 13, 8 p.m.

Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. Tickets: (718) 631-6311, visitqpac.org.

AUDITIONS Jackson Heights Community Chorus seeks new choir members for April 17 Broadway tunes concert.

Adult singers with experience wanted: sopranos, mezzos, altos, tenors, baritones and basses. Mandatory rehearsals 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Renaissance School auditorium, 35-59 81 St. Info: (917) 200-5779, (917) 686- 2098.

Meditation seminar series: A Study of Meditation and Spiritual Lore. Hollis Library, 202-05 Hillside Ave. 6-7 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 25 and March 10, 17, 24, 31. Info: (718) 465-7355.

Queens Stamp Club: meets every second, fourth and fifth Thurs. each month. Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71 Ave. All welcome. Info: David Cap (718) 441-1519.

SPECIAL EVENTS Empty Bowls hunger fundraiser, to aid area families. Meal of soup and bread in a Potter’s Wheel bowl attendees choose and take home. Tues., March 8: 3, 5, 7 p.m. $15. Austin’s Ale House, 82-70 Austin St., Kew Gardens. Info: (718) 849-3939, potterswheelny.com.

St. Patrick’s Day luncheon,

by Queens Chamber of Commerce. Tues., March 15, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Terrace on the Park, 52-11 111 St., Flushing. Food, Irish dancing, live band, keynote speaker NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton. $80. Info: (718) 8988500; registration: queenschamber.org/events?oe=true.

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KIDS/TEENS Kids’ art classes: Latin American Cultural Center of Queens at ARROW Community Center, 35-35 St., Astoria. For ages 8-16, every Tues. and Thurs., 4:30-6 p.m. and Sat., 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info: (718) 261-7664, laccq@aol.com.

LECTURES

Craft day: Every Tuesday, 4 p.m., South Ozone Park Library, 128-16 Rockaway Blvd. Free. Info: (718) 529-1660.

The 2016 Presidential Election: Issues of Life and Death, a political insider’s view of the campaign season, by former NYS Comptroller Alan Hevesi.

Mon., March 7, 1:30 p.m., Central Queens Y, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills. Suggested donation. Info: (718) 268-5011, cqy.org.

Gym and creative exploration, for children ages 3-5 with developmental disabilities and their families. Each Mon. and Wed., 3-4:30 p.m., Samuel Field Y, 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy., Little Neck. $5 per family.

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The start of 2016 has brought intriguing new exhibitions to SculptureCenter in Long Island City. On view are furniture-sculpture works by Jessi Reaves and “The Eccentrics,” an engaging group show in the center’s main ground-floor space. The latter draws from a term for Russian avant-garde circus performers and explores the beloved folkart form as a space wherein performers push physical limits within a perceived alternate reality. As if bringing our eyes and minds into the perspectives of the show’s subjects, a suspended work of metal pipes, wooden rings and a motor by Tori Wranes evokes sky-high circus

‘The Plastic Thirsty’ When: Thurs.-Mon., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Through April 4 Where: SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., Long Island City Entry: Free. (718) 361-1750, sculpture-center.org

rings. The rings sway back and forth in the middle of the space, also populated by works exploring such topics as magic, spirituality, clowns, magicians and acrobats.

But in your visit, be sure to head in the opposite direction, down into the basement.

There you’ll find the first-ever solo institutional exhibition by Vancouver-born artist Rochelle Goldberg, titled “The Plastic Thirsty.” Ten new “sculptural topography” works by Goldberg, who now lives in New York City, are installed in the near catacomblike basement galleries. One, “Thirsty Bucket,” is on the ground floor right next to stairs leading down to the rest. The effect is at once compelling and eerie, with the same kind of impact as stumbling upon gems in a cave. There’s also an element of mystery and a kind of elusive wonder afoot. For example, one might easily miss “Original Spill,” a curiously glowing work of fiber optic cables, resin, ceramic, an LED illuminator and plastic that looks to be installed in a slim crevasse behind a wall.

Many sculpture works are composed of ceramic and steel. As the exhibition description stresses, Goldberg also often uses ephemeral media in her work, such as crude

“Iron Oracle” by Rochelle Goldberg at SculptureCenter. oil, which ultimately evaporates, and chia seeds, which germinate. She’s also incorporated wood and earth. Goldberg’s blending

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The hard work of comedic mayhem pays off cases of mistaken identities and highly exaggerated reactions.

Being funny is serious business, and the The other players, each of whom has at current production of Ken Ludwig’s now- least one moment to shine, include some of classic farce, “Lend Me a Tenor,” which blew the borough’s most dependable character giddily back onto the local boards courtesy of actors, with the men undeniably having the Maggie’s Little Theater last Saturday night for juiciest roles. a three-weekend run, is seriously funny.

Joe Paciullo is a standout as the manager, Woven into a tightly knit whole by direc- Saunders, a blowhard who is given ample tor Erik Neilssen, the eight members of the opportunity to lose his temper, as is Bernard ensemble do it all during the play’s rather Bosio as the married but flirtatious opera star lengthy two acts: They scream, run, trip, who may have finally gotten in over his head. fall, get up, fall again, scream some more, Monica Barczak is Maggie, Saunders’ sing, dress, undress, daughter and the and make all sorts of on-again, off-again comical facial girlfriend of Max. expressions, rarely Shana Aborn is very When: March 4, 12, 8 p.m.; pausing long enough funny as Tito’s hotMarch 6, 13, 2:30 p.m. to catch their collectempered wife. Alan Where: St. Margaret Parish Hall, tive breaths.

Perkins plays a bell66-05 79 Place, Middle Village And perhaps no hop who also hapTickets: $18; $15 seniors one expends more pens to be a some(917) 579-5389 energy — or proved what obnoxious more endearing — opera fan. Lisa than Donald GorBondi, who calls to manly, who also turns beet red, sweats pro- mind the late Marilyn Monroe, makes for a fusely and appears to be having the time of sexy soprano with theatrical ambitions. And his life as Max, an aspiring opera singer.

Dolores Voyer is the uppity chairwoman of The world of opera provides the backdrop the opera guild, who is dressed in a gown for the play, which first ran on Broadway in that makes her look like a famous New York 1989. But we’re not talking Metropolitan City landmark.

Opera here; no, the major event at hand is a The pacing of the show is generally to be special performance by an opera company commended, though picking it up in a few based in Cleveland, in which world-famous spots would have served the piece well. And, tenor Tito Merelli is to serve as guest artist. it must be admitted, there were a few cases When Tito finally arrives, he is too ill to go of overreacting that came across as forced. on, and Max, the long-suffering assistant to The uncredited set design, depicting the company’s general manager, has his crack adjoining hotel rooms, is delightfully detailed, at stardom. Mayhem, naturally, ensues, com- while Miriam Denu oversaw the appropriate Q plete with the requisite slamming of doors, and witty costumes.

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Queens stamp champs never mail it in continued from page 37 The series depicted settings from the country’s national parks, which Teddy Roosevelt was instrumental in setting up just after the turn of the 20th century. The set may have had just a bit of a boost from the White House.

“FDR was a stamp collector,” Cap said.

A bit of Queens history also is preserved in a block from 1939 issued for the World’s Fair.

Some collectors specialize on date-of-issue stamps, canceled stamps, those of a particular country or subject matter.

Greene said diehard philatelists have no problem with those who collect by subject matter rather than for the stamps themselves.

“Some people might collect one country,

Queens Stamp Club When:

Where: Info:

5 to 6:15 p.m., 2nd, 4th, 5th Thursdays of the month. Free.

Forest Hills Library, 108-91 71 Ave., Forest Hills (718) 441-1519

In 1939, the World’s Fair came to Queens — and to stamps issued by the U.S. Post Office. flowers or tropical fish or baseball or superheroes,” he said. “They’re called topical collectors. They’re good for the hobby.”

Cap does not have as much use for the newer self-sticking stamps.

“They’re very hard to get off an envelope without damaging the stamp,” he said.

He said potential collectors, or parents of children who might be interested, should attend a stamp show or go to a club such as theirs, which welcomes everyone.

“See what you’re interested in,” he said.

“It doesn’t have to be an expensive hobby.”

Some, of course can be a good investment.

Sandy Greene, left, Rudy Kemperle and David Cap of the Queens Stamp Club show off PHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON some of their collections. On the cover: Kemperle delivers.

Greene said many years ago his family collected as many as they could during a special issue event that was organized by the United Nations and wound up selling several of them.

“Then we got the car we had needed for a few years,” he said.

But no one at the library last week owned an “Inverted Jenny,” the 1918 error stamp that depicts a Curtiss biplane upside down.

Blocks of the stamp have sold for more than $1 million. A few years ago, the Postal Service issued commemorative sheets of the famous error — with a twist.

“They deliberately printed a small number of sheets with the planes right-side up,” Greene said. “Very few of those have been found. And one recently sold for Q about $50,000.”

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Della Monica-Steinway Senior Center. Serving adults 60 and over. 23-56 Broadway, Astoria. Exercise classes daily, 10 a.m. Social dancing every Mon. and Thurs., 1 p.m. Daily lunch served 11:45 a.m. Info: (718) 626-1500.

CLASSES

Flushing-Fresh Meadows Jewish Center. Sisterhood sponsors an exercise program for active older adults every Tues., 11 a.m.-noon. 193-10 Peck Ave., Fresh Meadows. $5 per session. Info: (718) 357-5100.

Personal training, by Mike Iozzino, every Mo., 1:30 p.m. Tai chi for beginners, by David Knee, every Tues., 11 a.m. Art, by Art Neshamkin, every Thurs., 1:30 p.m. Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, suite 202. Suggested donation: $1 or $2. Info: (718) 268-5960.

FLEA MARKETS “Treasure Trove” bazaar, Anshe Sholom Chabad JCC, 82-52 Abingdon Road, Kew Gardens. New/ gently used clothing, accessories, housewares, tools, memorabilia. Refreshments for sale. Sun., March 6, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Info: (718) 441-2470.

MEETINGS Guardians of Flushing Bay, discussion on water quality with elected officials, city Department of Environmental Protection, advocacy groups. Sat., March 5, 2 p.m., aboard Skyline Princess, docked at World’s Fair Marina, Flushing. Free. RSVP required. Info: (609) 651-1288, guardiansofflushingbay@gmail.com.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES Medicare specialist consultations, by appointment, Wed., March 9, 16, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Catholic Charities Bayside Senior Center, 221-15 Horace Harding Expwy. Info: (718) 225-1144.

Howard Beach Senior Center, 155-55 Cross Bay Blvd., across from Stop & Shop. Basic beginner computer classes every Fri., 10:30 a.m. New craft class, every Fri., 10-11:30 a.m. Art class with certified teacher, every Thurs., 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-2:30 p.m. Open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Lunch served at 12 p.m. Info: (718) 738-8100.

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SPORTS

The Gold Senior Center at Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke., Flushing, every Wed., 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Cultural and recreational programs, socialization. $3 suggested contribution. Contact: Gloria Davidson (201) 264-9515.

Maspeth Senior Center, 6961 Grand Ave. Free English classes for Chinese speakers, computer instruction, Silver Sneakers, tai chi, yoga and more; breakfast and lunch served. Info: (718) 429-3636.

SUPPORT GROUPS PTSD for veterans and service members: Reach out to a anonymous support group in your area. Info: 1 (800) 273-TALK. Overeaters Anonymous meets weekly for weight loss and other issues. Info: oa.org.

Holy Child Jesus Outreach Center, 112-06 86 Ave., Richmond Hill, Tues., 7:30-9 p.m. Call: (718) 564-7027. Rego Park Library, 91-41 63 Drive, Thurs., 12:15-1:40 p.m. Call: Adele (718) 896-4756. Sat., 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Contact: Marion (718) 937-0163 or library (718) 459-5140.

Contemplating suicide? The Samaritans provide 24-hour confidential emotional support for those feeling suicidal or depressed. Call: (212) 673-3000; samaritansnyc.org.

Bereavement groups for assistance dealing with loss and the process towards healing, with others experiencing similar situations. Central Queens YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills. Call: (718) 268-5011, ext. 160, or email olderadults@ cgy.org; registration required.

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

The St. Lucie auto show

by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

I have to admit that I jumped the gun when I criticized Mets ace pitcher Matt Harvey for drawing attention to himself by driving a Maserati into the players parking lot at the Mets Port St. Lucie spring training camp.

It turns out Harvey is a piker compared to outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, who arrived in camp in a different customized six-figure sports car each day the first week. The cumulative value of his wheels easily exceeds $1 million.

Few, if any, in the media questioned this needless display of ostentation. As I wrote last week, I have no objection with athletes earning as much as they can and being able to enjoy the fruits of their considerable talents. On the other hand, big leaguers should realize that nobody is clamoring for a revival of either “Lifestyles of the Rick & Famous” or “Pimp My Ride.”

Investing in fast cars doesn’t seem to be a very smart use of economic resources. They attract the attention of both law enforcement authorities and criminals. Frankly, I am surprised that team owners don’t place riders in their contracts to forbid athletes from driving these cars. It’s a well-known fact that contractual stipulations prevent many baseball players from skiing, skydiving and partaking in pickup basketball games because of the risk of injury.

Yoenis is also placing needless pressure on

Emotions Anonymous, an emotional support group, will be held Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. at Victoria Congregational Church, 148th St. and 87th Avenue, Briarwood. Call: (718) 938-8869 or (917) 312-7150.

The Lupus Alliance of Long Island and Queens meets Tues., once a month, 7:30-9 p.m., Flushing. Register/info: (516) 802-3142. Members $10, nonmembers $15, includes a light breakfast, handouts and lunch. Contact: (516) 826-2058.

Jamaica Service Program for Older Adults, 92-47 165 St., Jamaica, details its safety program about rent, Medicaid and food stamps. Call (718) 657-6500 for appointment. Free.

GRASP (Grief Recovery After Substance Passing): Find peer-lead grief support for those who have lost a loved one to substance abuse.

Meetings held once a month. Info on date, times and location: nycmetrograsp@gmail.com.

The YIQV Senior Center, with tai chi, yoga, pilates and low-impact exercise and educational programs. Open Mon.-Fri., 141-55 77 Ave., Flushing. Info: (718) 263-6995.

Anxious, nervous, depressed? Recovery International can help. Meetings every Thurs., 2:30 p.m., Fri., 3:30 p.m. Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71 Ave. Info: recoveryinternational.org.

himself to have an MVP season. Mets fans who may now be pleasantly amused by his vehicular bling may become quite grumpy if he struggles at the plate or in the field.

Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark can’t be very happy with Cespedes acting like a full-fledged parvenu. The MLBPA’s collective bargaining agreement with Major League Baseball expires at the end of the 2016 season. The last thing any union wants is for its members to be unsympathetically perceived in the court of public opinion with a big negotiation about to begin.

Turning to management, the media made Yankees Chief Operating Officer Lonn Trost out to be the quintessential greedy sports executive when he made a comment implying that only the wealthy deserve to sit in the premium seats at Yankee Stadium.

My guess is what the impolitic Trost meant to get across was that it is common for corporate execs to bring clients to Yankees games to establish business relationships. They pay top dollar to the team for the privilege of sitting in the best seats. If you were trying to close a lucrative deal by taking someone to Yankee Stadium, the last thing you would want is some buffoon sitting behind you to be screaming epithets over a bad call or at an opposing player. Q See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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Trump’s Queens home

by Ron Marzlock

Queens telephone books show Fred Jr. and family lived there until 1946. Eventually he The Trump family roots are long estab- had five children in all.

Tax records show Edward C. Abel of lished in Queens, going back over 100 years.

Frederick Trump Sr. (born Friedrich 85-26 Midland Pkwy. had two lots, approximately 100 by 183 feet each. Fred Drumpf) emigrated to the United Trump Jr. bought both of them.

States in 1885 at age 16, worked He sold one and on the other in a variety of jobs and ventures 85-14 Midland Pkwy. was erectand eventually settled in Wooded. Upon its completion, the Devhaven, working as a barber and onshire Road home that had been restaurant manager. He and his the Trumps’ for over 20 years wife, Elizabeth, had two sons, Frederick Jr. in 1905 and John in D o n a l d Tr u m p ’s was sold to the Schlansky family.

1907. He started to invest in childhood home, at Their new Midland Parkway building lots and land in Wood- 8 5 -14 M i d l a n d home had 4,158 square feet and contained 23 rooms. haven and Jamaica Estates. He Pkwy.

Neighbors remember them as passed away of pneumonia dura quiet family but young Donald always had ing the 1918 flu pandemic at age 49.

The Trumps moved to Jamaica Estates, a flashy new convertible and zipped past the into a home at 175-24 Devonshire Road. stop signs. Elizabeth Trump (1880-1966) Keeping Frederick’s dream alive, they start- passed away at age 86 and two years later, in ed building homes under the name Elizabeth 1968, Donald, at age 22, entered the family Trump and Son. Frederick Jr. had great inter- business as his father had done before him est in the business, while brother John decid- around the same age.

Fred Trump Jr. passed away in 1999 and ed to go into electrical engineering. Frederick Jr. maintained his offices in a profession- his wife in 2000. The Midland Parkway al suite at 89-31 161 St. in Jamaica for many home was sold. Records show it is owned by decades. He married Mary Ann MacLeod in Michael DAB ROV. Depending which web1936 and started a family while still living in site you consult it is worth anywhere from $1 Q the Devonshire Road home with his mother. million to $1.45 million today.

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Many works seem to have sprung right from SculptureCenter’s floors and walls, prompting inquiries of organic versus manmade or industrial. “Hands Replace the Deck,” another mystical network of ceramic, fiber optic cables, resin, chia, an LED illuminator and plastic, seems like an otherworldly spring seeping right from the ground. Handlike shapes coming from the glowing tendrils add a River Styx-esque quality that may lure viewers in for a closer look. In the exhibition catalog, SculptureCenter Curator Ruba Katrib analyzes Goldberg’s works with engrossing guidance on how the artist ruminates on our “contemporary landscape.” But those not fluent in art speak can still glean a lot from the entire exhibition. There’s an absorbing fusion at work marrying symbols of human ingenuity — train, bucket, hook — with nature — fish, seeds, soil, wood, snakeskin. One can see this in a large pair of fishlike creatures, titled “For every living carcass I” and “For every living carcass II,” positioned in one room. Chia seeds speckle parts of the sculptures, including heads that looks haunting and primordial. Diamond-shaped ribs, made of steel, lead to a textured tail.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Index No. 22266/2013 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FANNIE MAE), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, against MAHMOOD HOSSEINIPOUR, If he be living and if he be dead, the respective heirsat-law, next-of-kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased , by purchase, inheritance, lien or inheritance, lien or otherwise any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the amended complaint, SOFIE DEVELOPMENT, LTD, HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, CONTINENTAL HOMES, LTD, NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU, HOME MORTGAGEE CORPORATION AND FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DIOMERS CORRALES, and AFZAL KAUTMAZADE, Defendants, To the above named defendants: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the amended complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the amended complaint is not served with this supplemental summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the plaintiff’s attorneys within 20 days after the service of this supplemental summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); 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 YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The foregoing supplemental summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Honorable DICCIA T. PINEDA-KIRWAN, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, QUEENS County, dated the 7th day of December 2015 and duly entered in the office of the Clerk of the County of QUEENS, State of New York. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT The object of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $440,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the City Register of Queens County on November 26, 2007 in CRFN 2007000586155, which mortgage was assigned to CitiMortgage, Inc. by assignment of mortgage dated October 22, 2010 which was recorded in the Office of the City Register of Queens County on November 18, 2010 in CRFN 2010000387883, and further assigned to Federal Nation Mortgage Association by assignment dated February 27, 2014 and recorded on March 7, 2015 in CRFN 2014000080290 covering premises known as 95-16 98TH STREET, OZONE PARK, COUNTY OF QUEENS, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK (BLOCK 9044 LOT 14). The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendants, MAHMOOD HOSSEINIPOUR, for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale of said premises, unless discharged in bankruptcy. Premises situate lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens. BEGINNING at a point on the westerly side of 98th Street, 225 feet northerly of the corner formed by the intersection of the northerly side of 97th Avenue and the westerly side of 98th Street; being a plot 68.95 feet by 40 feet by 68.95 feet by 40 feet. BLOCK 9044 LOT 14 Dated: Rego Park, New York February 1, 2016 DAVID A. GALLO & ASSOCIATES LLP. By: Rosemarie A. Klie, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff, 95-25 Queens Boulevard, 11th Floor, Rego Park, New York 11374 (718) 459-9000

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Index No.: 20450/2009. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE At an IAS Part 15 of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, held in and for the County of Queens, at the Courthouse located at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York on the 24th day of February, 2016. HON. JANICE A. TAYLOR, Justice. KEITH SIMMONS, Plaintiff -againstSHAWN CORCAS, PATRICIA CORCAS, PROFIT & PROFIT MARKETING, INC., MUSA ABDUL BEY, CAROLYN L. HAILEY, SHARON BLACK, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, Defendants. UPON the annexed affirmation of Bill Tsevis, Esq., dated February 22, 2016, together with exhibits annexed thereto, and upon all prior pleadings and proceedings heretofore had herein, LET all the parties in the above-entitled action and all persons of interest in the estate of KEITH SIMMONS, the deceased plaintiff, show cause before this Court, at the Centralized Motion Part Room 25 thereof, located at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York on April 20, 2016 at 2:15 p.m. of that day, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard; WHY an order should not be made and entered providing the following relief: (i) Pursuant to CPLR Section 1021, dismissing the above entitled action, with prejudice, for failure to make a timely substitution in place and stead of the plaintiff, KEITH SIMMONS, and the defendant, CAROLYN HAILEY (“Hailey”), who each died several years ago; (ii) Pursuant to CPLR Section 6514(b), cancelling the Notice of Pendency filed on July 30, 2009 in connection with this action; and (iii) Such other and further relief as this Court may seem just and proper. SUFFICIENT REASON APPEARING THEREFOR, let service of a copy of this order and the papers upon which it is based, by service pursuant to CPLR Section 2103(b)(6), upon Robert Prignoli, Esq., 475 Bement Avenue, Staten Island, New York 10310, attorney for the defendants, SHAWN CORCAS and PROFIT & PROFIT MARKETING, INC., and upon Gassler & O’Rourke, P.C., 98 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 462S, Great Neck, New York 11021, attorneys for defendant, PATRICIA CORCAS, and by personal service upon Dawn Jeanty a/k/a Dawn Harper, Mimi Simmons and Keith Samuel Simmons, Jr., the known persons interested in the estate of KEITH SIMMONS, the deceased plaintiff, on or before March 9, 2016, be deemed good and sufficient service; and it is further ORDERED, that service of this Order be made by publication of said Order in two (2) newspapers hereby designated as most likely to give notice to the unknown persons interested in the estate of KEITH SIMMONS, the deceased plaintiff, viz: in Queens Chronicle and Weekly Gleaner, published in Queens County, once a week for four (4) successive weeks, and such service shall be deemed good and sufficient service thereof. ENTER: Honorable JANICE A. TAYLOR.

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INDEX NO.: 707413/2015. Date Filed: 02/11/2016. SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE MORTGAGED PREMISES: 95-33 110th Street, Richmond Hill, New York 11419. BL #: 9412-81. Plaintiff designates QUEENS County as the place of trial; venue is based upon the county in which the mortgaged premises is situate. STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF QUEENS HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR DEUTSCHE ALT-A SECURITIES MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2007-AR3, Plaintiff, -against- CANDELARIA PENA A/K/A CANDELARIA OENA, MARINO SANCHEZ, if living, and if dead, the respective heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignors, lienors, creditors and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and their respective husbands, wives or widows, if any, and each and every person not specifically named who may be entitled to or claim to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the verified complaint; all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown, and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained by the Plaintiff, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION, SYSTEMS, INC AS NOMINEE FOR INDYMAC BANK, FSB, NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU, INDYMAC MORTGAGE HOLDINGS, INC., THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, JOHN PAEZ, JONATHAN PENA, JENEIS PENA, JHONLEYNI PENA, 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 attorneys for the Plaintiff within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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 PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $533,850.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of QUEENS on March 16, 2007, in CRFN NUMBER 2007000141821, covering premises known as 95-33 110th Street, Richmond Hill, New York 11419 - BL #: 9412-81. 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. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendant and for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale of said premises. TO the Defendant MARINO SANCHEZ, the foregoing Supplemental Summons with Notice is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Frederick D.R. Sampson of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated December 9, 2015. Dated: New Rochelle, NY. January 14, 2016. MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, P.C. /s/_________________. Sonia J. Baez, Esq., Attorneys for Plaintiff, 145 Huguenot St., Ste. 210, New Rochelle, NY 10801, p. 914-636-8900, f. 914-636-8901. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE. NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT. YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and nonprofit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department of Financial Services at 1-800-342-3736 or visit the Department’s website at www.dfs.ny.gov.

FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS. Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services.

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CARE AND PROTECTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION. DOCKET NUMBER: 15CP0465WC COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. Worcester County Juvenile Court, 225 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2000 TO: Orlando Gayle and/or father of Orlando Osollivan Gayle. A petition has been presented to this court by the DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (Worcester), seeking, as to the following child(ren), Orlando Osollivan Gayle, that said child(ren) be found in need of care and protection and committed to the Department of Children and Families. The court may dispense the rights of the person named herein to receive notice of or to consent to any legal proceeding affecting the adoption, custody, or guardianship or any other disposition of the child(ren) named herein, if it finds that the child(ren) is/ are in need of care and protection and that the best interests of the child(ren) would be served by said disposition. You are hereby ORDERED to appear in this court, at the court address set forth above, on the following date and time: 4/25/2016, 11:00 AM Report. You may bring an attorney with you. If you have a right to an attorney and if the court determines that you are indigent, the court will appoint an attorney to represent you. If you fail to appear, the court may proceed on that date and any date thereafter with a trial on the merits of the petition and an adjudication of this matter. For further information call the Office of the Clerk-Magistrate at 508-831-2000. WITNESS: Hon. Carol A. Erskine, FIRST JUSTICE. Craig D. Smith, ClerkMagistrate. DATE ISSUED: 2/3/2016

GIVAN2 LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/27/16. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 104-20 Queens Boulevard, Apartment 17V, Forest Hills, NY 11375.

Purpose : Any law ful purpose.

LONG SUN INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LLC. Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State ( SSN Y ) on 03 / 23 / 2015.

Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LI GUOSHENG, 40-26 COLLEGE POINT BLVD., PH1F, FLUSHING, NY 11354.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Hoverla Trucking LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/14/15. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to C/O United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Av Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: General.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: R & R BAKERS MACHINE & OVEN REPAIR LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/14/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Aneshia Chintamani. 115-29 124th St., South Ozone Park, NY 114202503. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

City Lights Travel LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/10/15. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 437 Beach 128th St., Belle Harbor, NY 116941508. General purpose.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 02/03/16, bearing Index Number NC-001056-15/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) ERIC (Middle) ZHIXIN (Last) ZHENG. My present name is (First) YIXIN (Last) JIANG (infant). My present address is 41-34 Frame Place, Apt. #1H, Flushing, NY 11355-4206.

My place of birth is CHINA. My date of birth is February 16, 2009.

John Devlin, Certified Public Accountant, PLLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/20/15. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 75-17 60th Ln, Glendale, NY 11385. Purpose: Certified Public Accountancy.

NOTICE OF FORMATION of 215-03 REALTY LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/6/15. Office location: Queens County.

SSNY designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to: 21503 Jamaica Ave., Queens Village, NY 11428. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILIT Y COMPANY. NAME: DAMES HOCKEY LLC. Articles of Organization (DOM LLC) were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/23/2015.

Office location: Queens County.

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

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to THE LLC, 28-44 35th STREET, APT. B4, ASTORIA, NY 11103.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

FUTURA BROTHERS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/5/16. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC, 116-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11434.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

JOSO REALTY-STILLWATER, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/18/15.

Office: Queens County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 18-60 Corporal Kennedy Street, Bayside, NY 11360.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 10/29/15, bearing Index Number NC-000713-15/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) REBEKAH (Middle) EUN YOUNG (Last) LEE. My present name is (First) EUN (Middle) YOUNG (Last) LEE. My present address is 148-09 NORTHERN BLVD, 6M, Flushing, NY 11354. My place of birth is KOREA. My date of birth is March 24, 1981.

Elizabeth Road By The Sea LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/11/15. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to Glenn Diresto, 173 Schooner St, Arverne, NY 11692. Purpose: General.

Getaway Attache, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/9/15. Off. Loc.: Queens Co. SSNY desig. as agt. upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 5-09 48th Ave #6E, LIC, NY, 11101.

General Purposes.

Kai Hong Realty LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 10 / 3 0 /15. O f fice Location: Queens County, S SN Y designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 86-39 56th Ave., Elmhurst, N Y 11373.

Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

Notice of Qualification of SPG JFK II Office LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 2/8/16. Office location: Queens County. LLC formed in DE on 1/28/16. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Seagis Property Group LP, 100 Front St., Suite 350, Conshohocken, PA 19428, principal business address. DE address of LLC: c/o The Corporation Trust Co., 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

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Two winnable road games. Two losses, including one evisceration.

Not the best way to close out a relat i ve l y p o s i t i ve month that saw the Johnnies win their first game since December and lose tight contests against big-time programs.

Last Thursday, the 8-22 Johnnies failed to knock off fellow Big East bottom feeder DePaul for the second time in a week, falling to the Blue Demons 83-75.

The game wasn’t nearly as close as the score indicated, though, as the Red Storm trailed lowly DePaul by 17 at halftime and by double-digits for a good portion of the second half.

Things didn’t get any easier against the 18-11 Creighton Bluejays, as the Nebraska squad absolutely buried the Johnnies 100-59 in their final road contest of the year.

Center Geoffrey Groselle, who hung 22 points on St. John’s in the first meeting between the two teams on New Year’s Eve, went for 22 points again on Sunday, this time adding 11 rebounds to give himself a dominant double-double.

The Red Storm had no chance from the start, as Creighton shot 67 percent from the field in the first half, including going a blistering eight of 12 from three-point range.

The Bluejays didn’t hit another three for the rest of the game, but they didn’t need to, as they still trounced the Johnnies on two-point shots and at the freethrow line.

After knocking off DePaul at home and playing Seton Hall and Villanova — the top-ranked team in the nation at the time — to the wire, one would hope St. John’s could ride that momentum all the way through the end of the season. But alas, this is what happens with teams undergoing a complete rebuild.

As we head into the final weekend of the regular season — which concludes with the Red Storm’s home tilt with

NCAA Tournament-bound Providence on Saturday — Johnnies fans have to be proud of their squad for the fight they’ve shown this year.

First-year head coach Chris Mullin sure is, saying as much during a conference call with reporters last Friday prior to the Creighton game.

“To sum it up, it’s motivational. We are taking all these lessons, will continue to work hard and [we’re] going to flip the script,” Mullin said. “That’s what the offseason will be focused on.

“All of our young guys have really improved and have had good moments,” he continued. “Good athletes have memories, they remember these times and they work hard to change them. I think that’s going to be the mindset. All these guys have made tremendous improvements, there is no denying that.”

He’s right. Key freshmen such as point guard Federico Mussini and center Yankuba Sima have had rocky roads this year thanks to inconsistent play and injuries, respectively, but they still figure to play important roles going forward.

Forward Kassoum Yakwe had several huge contests while filling in for Sima, who nursed a broken hand for a month.

Guard Malik Ellison has shown the coaching staff he’s got a certain quickness and agility about him that should make him a strong asset off the bench going forward.

Even Mullin himself has proved he’s got the recruiting acumen, passion and basketball IQ to be a great coach in this conference.

Now it all comes down to putting it together once the reinforcements come in the fall.

It’s a shame we have to wait nine more months to see how strong of a foundation Mullin and Co. have built here in Queens.

The Big East Tournament kicks off at Madison Square Garden next Wednesday night, giving the Red Storm their first taste of postseason play. Odds are, Wednesday night is when the St. John’s season ends as well.

I’ll be handing out awards for Most Valuable Player, Least Valuable Player and Best of the Program next week, so keep an eye out!

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