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State moves toward a higher minimum wage Assembly passes bill taking it to $9 from $7.25, with CPI indexing

by Carlotta Mohamed Chronicle Contributor

he state Assembly voted 101-44 to hike the state minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 an hour — a move that Queens lawmakers support as way to help working families get above the poverty line — but whether the increase will pass the Senate and be approved by Gov. Cuomo is an open question.

The bill that passed would also allow for automatic increases tied to the rate of inflation.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (DManhattan) had introduced a bill in January 2012 for an increase to $8.50 an hour with indexing. But a recent bill amended the increase to $9 an hour along with indexing, requiring an increase each year for inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index.

Cuomo has said he would support a hike to $8.75 an hour.

President Obama has called for a national increase to $9 an hour.

Referring to the president, Silver recently said, “I am heartened by his rousing endorsement to raise the wage and tie it to the cost of living. However, New York cannot wait while Washington weighs the pros and cons of a federal shift in the minimum wage. We must act now.”

Lawmakers in Queens agreed that an increase is long overdue.

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only increased 10 cents per hour in the last mum wage is an economic necessity. six years and was raised with the most recent “Doing so would boost consumer spendfederal minimum wage increase from $7.15 ing and stimulate job creation,” Smith said. to $7.25 an hour in 2009,” Assemblyman “New York’s minimum wage is currently Ron Kim (D-Flushing) said before the mea- $7.25 an hour, which means a person worksure was passed. “People deserve an honest ing 40 hours a week for 52 straight weeks wage for an honest day’s work. This is Amer- only earns $15,080 a year. Even for a single ica, where people who play by the rules and person without children that’s barely enough work hard to put a roof over their families’ to cover basic needs or rent. That’s unfair. heads and food on Hard work should be the table deserve to rewarded with a fair here are hardworking be respected with wage.” adequate pay.”

Sen. Toby Stavisky individuals who provide Assemblyman Bill (D-Flushing) agreed Scarborough (Dproviding minifor their families, and an that Jamaica) said he too mum wage earners is in favor of the increase in pay will help with greater compenincrease because the sation for their hard tremendously. existing rate is not a work would help living wage for anystimulate local eco— State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. one or a family. Also nomic growth speaking before the bill passed his house, he throughout the state and lead to the creation said that at this point, the members are will- of thousands of jobs. ing to accept whatever increase they can get.

“For too long over 1.1 million hardworkThe Senate delegation from Queens also ing New Yorkers have been unable to break favors raising the minimum wage, including the cycle of poverty despite having full-time Sen. Malcolm Smith (D-Jamaica), chairman jobs. The state’s minimum wage is too low of the Independent Democratic Conference, and our neighbors are the ones suffering the five-member group that is sharing Senate from continued inaction,” Stavisky said. leadership with the Republicans.

Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) Smith said that given the high cost of liv- said he believes there is a very good chance ing, especially in New York, raising the mini- of the bill being passed.

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“We’ve done it before in the past as a city, state, and country,” said Addabbo. “There are hardworking individuals who provide for their families, and an increase in pay will help tremendously.”

Among the opponents of a minimum wage hike, however, are businesses that say higher mandatory pay means fewer employees.

“The bill passed by the Assembly tonight would add an additional direct cost of nearly $4000 for each full-time minimum wage employee, plus indirect costs caused by ‘wage compression,’ as wages are adjusted for higher earning employees,” Heather Briccetti, president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, said late Monday. “Raising the minimum wage will impact retailers, tourism, small businesses, farms and not-for-profits and reduce job opportunities. To meet these costs, employers will have to eliminate jobs or reduce workers’ hours, raise prices, defer investments or reduce profits — none of which promotes economic growth.”

But more common in Queens is the support expressed by workers’ advocacy groups such as Make the Road New York.

“We at Make the Road support the proposal to raise the wage to $9 plus indexing, which has the votes to pass both the Assembly and the Senate,” said Deborah Axt, coQ executive director of the organization.

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Sandy victims vent tax frustrations Property assessments went up in Howard Beach despite damage

by Domenick Rafter Associate Editor

After what most homeowners in Howard Beach have been through in the past four months since Hurricane Sandy sent an unexpected surge of water into their neighborhood, the last thing these folks want to hear is that their property taxes are going to go up.

And they have made that pretty clear.

Even though nearly every home in Howard Beach suffered some form of damage from the storm — and a few were basically destroyed — the city has assessed most properties there as increasing in value this year, leading many to receive higher property tax bills.

“But how could that be?” many residents are asking. Hurricane Sandy’s damage must have lowered the value of their homes, and houses in this neighborhood, which will likely soon be identified by the federal government as a flood zone, must be selling for lower prices — if at all.

“I think we all know houses that

sold for $600,000 before Sandy are not selling for that amount now,” said Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) at a town hall meeting held on Feb. 27 at St. Helen’s Father Dooley Hall in Howard Beach. Ulrich hosted the meeting with representatives from the city Department of Finance and the Tax Commission, who explained how properties are assessed and why they came up with the numbers they did for Howard Beach.

At times, struggling to keep irate residents in the room calm, Ulrich and Tax Commission President Glenn Newman explained that property values in Howard Beach are assessed in a number of ways, many of which would have been decided before Hurricane Sandy, and those values can and will be reassessed with postSandy factors before the city’s fiscal year ends in June.

He assured residents that the commission can and will reassess property values this year as long as appeals are filed. It is common for the Tax Commission to reassess

properties for any number of reasons and often residents ask for higher assessments, even though it may mean higher property taxes.

Property assessments are done using a number of factors. One, aerial photographs are taken by the city.

While Newman did not specify if the photographs for Howard Beach were taken before or after Sandy, he noted that most of the damage done in the neighborhood was inside homes, not to the exterior, and thus would not have been noticed in the photographs as they might have been in parts of Staten Island and some parts of the Rockaways, such as Breezy Point.

The commission uses comparable sales — the values for which properties of the same type in the same neighborhood are sold. Newman acknowledged that houses have not been selling in the neighborhood since the storm, but that properties were assessed based on pre-Sandy sales, which were high. He added that any sales that take place between now continued on page 18

Representatives from the city Tax Commission speak to Howard Beach residents after their property tax assessments in St. Helen’s Father Dooley Hall in Howard Beach last week. PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER

Pothole patch job problems Residents on 149th Avenue say DOT left a mess

by Domenick Rafter Associate Editor

A pothole in front of 95-11 149 Ave. in the Centreville section of Ozone Park has been filled by the city Department of Transportation, but the asphalt used to fill it is now scattered in the street, leaving residents of PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER the busy residential block concerned.

Cross Bay-Rockaway-Liberty Avenue intersection. Saparata said she can often hear the awful grinding noise made

when cars drive over the gravel.

One of Saparata’s neighbors who also said he hears the noise described it as sounding

like “offroading in the woods.”

Saparata said her husband doesn’t want to park his car in front of the house because it would require driving over the mess. She added that her husband, Ed, called 311 and also filed a complaint with Community Board 10.

According to CB10’s files, a pothole was filled in front of the location, but the patch job was damaged by rainy weather immediately after it was filled.

It is common for that type of situation to arise, especially in summer when sudden storms develop without warning. The complaint from Saparata was received by CB10, and the board notified the DOT of the problem on Feb. 22.

But DOT spokeswoman Nicole Garcia said the agency has not received any complaints about the site since 2010.

“We are planning to inspect the location, and address it, if Q needed,” she said.

Bodies found in brush fire A two-alarm brush fire in a grassy area near Howard Beach led to a gruesome discovery Wednesday morning — two bodies.

Police responded to a call of a brush fire near 159th Avenue and 78th Street in Howard Beach at 4:25 a.m. on Wednesday. The fire was located in a section of Spring Creek Park preserve only a few meters from the Belt Parkway on the extreme western edge of Howard Beach along the Brooklyn border.

The fire was extinguished just after 6 a.m., and police found the bodies of two men in the grass where the f ire was burning. They were discovered facedown and were bound and gagged.

The identity of the two men, both black, and their cause of death will be determined by the medical examiner.

Police are calling the fire suspicious and the investigation is ongoing. They have not yet made any arrests.

Brush f ires in the grassy parts of Spring Creek Park surrounding Howard Beach are fairly common, especially in the summer and during dry spells and Q are often intentionally set.

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Victoria Saparata is happy the city Department of Transportation filled the pothole in front of her home on 149th Avenue in Ozone Park, but she’s not so thrilled with the job it did.

The patch job covered the gaping hole in the street near her driveway, but the asphalt used has now turned to pebblelike pieces and is strewn all over the street like broken glass.

“The street is now just a big mess,” she said.

The small shards of hardened tar are not only scattered in front of Saparata’s home and driveway, but can be found across the street and down the block, almost to Centreville Street. Cars race down the stretch, which is part of an important route often used by drivers heading from Cross Bay Boulevard to Rockaway Boulevard trying to avoid the busy

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Man killed in DWI incident A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a man who police allege was driving while drunk on a busy Woodhaven street in the middle of the day.

On Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 4:29 p.m., police responded to the scene of an accident at Jamaica Avenue and 80th Street in Woodhaven, a block from the intersection of Jamaica Avenue and Forest Parkway — one of the busiest corners in the neighborhood.

After arriving, they discovered a pedestrian, John Eberling, 76, of 88-72 77 St. in Woodhaven, who was crossing Jamaica Avenue, from the south side to the north, when he was struck by a maroon Nissan Pathfinder heading east on Jamaica Avenue. Eberling was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

The driver of the vehicle, Viveshydal Thakoordyal, 47, of Richmond Hill, was given a breathalyzer test at the scene that revealed his blood alcohol level was over the legal limit. He was arrested at scene with charged with DWI and vehicular manslaughter in the Q second degree.

— Domenick Rafter

Two arrested for house fire murder Victim was found shot in apartment

by Domenick Rafter Associate Editor

Police have arrested two men in connection with a murder in Richmond Hill last weekend.

Jason St. Hill, 17, and Stephen Peters, 22, both of Richmond Hill as well, have been taken into custody and will face a laundry list of charges including murder, kidnapping and arson for the death of 43year-old Guyanese immigrant Azeem Ali. Ali was found dead in a rear bedroom of his apartment at 95-06 116 St. after a twoalarm fire gutted the residence in the early morning hours of Feb. 24. He was discovered bound and shot in the head with severe burns all over his body. Police say the fire was started intentionally.

St. Hill and Peters, who both live at 116-11 95 Ave., around the block from where the victim was found, were both indicted on counts of kidnapping, arson in the f irst degree, murder in the second degree, burglary in the first degree, robbery in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.

St. Hill has also been charged with criminal possession of stolen property, while Peters was charged with criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree.

“The defendants are accused of breaking into a man’s home and robbing him before fatally shooting him and attempting to cover up their alleged crimes by intentionally setting fire to his apartment,” Queens DA Richard Brown said. “This case will be vigorously prosecuted to ensure that justice is served.”

According to the charges, Peters allegedly punched and pistol whipped Ali after entering the apartment before the fire, then tied his hands with electrical cord. He then allegedly went to the basement to get gasoline while St. Hill is accused of holding Ali at gunpoint. Peters then allegedly demanded and received Ali’s PIN number and ATM card, then shot him in the head before setting the apartment on fire.

Both suspects are being held without bail and will return to court on March 14. They face 25 years to life in prison if Q convicted.

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Body found in Forest Park A man was found burned and dead in Forest Park on Sunday morning, in a case eerily similar to one last year in which another individual was found dead in the park after police say he accidentally set himself on fire.

The still-burning body of the man — indentified as Paul Bivainis, 42, of 75th Street in Middle Village — was discovered by a nearby resident who was walking his dog in the park on Sunday morning. Another person had called in the fire near Freedom Drive and Park Lane South, which police responded to around 11:40 a.m. When they arrived, they were approached by the man walking his dog, who explained his dog came across the victim, who was declared dead at the scene. According to police, the victim was wearing blue jeans and brown boots.

Police believe he may have accidently set himself on fire while trying to keep warm.

Last May, Zograb Avetisyam, 48, was found dead after FDNY off icials responded to a call of burning garbage in another part of Forest Park near the Seuffert Bandshell. They later found his body severely burned, under the pile of Q garbage bags.

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City must fix the flooding it caused f the city wants residents to think it doesn’t care about the poor, or about minorities, or about the quality of life of those not blessed with drawing room views of Central Park, it sure is doing a great job in Southeast Queens.

That’s where, for the last 15 years, people have been plagued by incessant flooding made worse by the city’s own actions. The problem is multifaceted, but the basics are fairly simple. Much of Southeast Queens has a very high water table. It’s not the administration’s fault that entire sections of the borough are little more than swampland; back in the day you just poured in fill and built in areas where you might not today (take note, Major League Soccer). Given how high the water table is, and how much of the land is paved over and therefore unable to absorb rainfall well, some flooding is inevitable.

But where the city is at fault is in knowingly making the situation worse. It did that when it bought out the old Jamaica Water Company, which had been supplying residents with water from wells in the area, shut down the wells and got everyone on “city water,” which is brought to the five boroughs from reservoirs upstate. Bringing in the clean upstate water was the right move, given all the toxins that industrialization has left in the soil here.

But the mistake was in shutting down the wells entirely, because

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the water table apparently has been rising ever since. According to Assemblyman Bill Scarborough, who’s been leading the fight to get the city to fix the problem, the Department of Environmental Protection itself acknowledges that the water table rose 35 feet between 2001 and 2007. And, Scarborough said at a floodingissue meeting held last week at York College, the agency won’t even say how much it’s gone up since then.

Area residents don’t need to know the exact increase; they just know that every time we get a decent rain, it seems half the streets from Jamaica to Rosedale turn into virtual rivers.

The best answer anyone’s come up with, other than adding more storm drains, is to restart the wells, pump the water out and disperse it. The DEP had started doing that last year, in a joint project with the state Department of Environmental Conservation, but then the work came to an abrupt halt. The agency plans to use the wells in 2018 while it repairs one of the tunnels from the reservoirs to the city, but residents can’t wait that long.

Scarborough is now planning legislation that would force the city to resume pumping now, a bill that Sen. Malcolm Smith is expected to carry in the Senate. It’s too bad it’s come to that, but the residents of Southeast Queens need relief, so unless the city changes its tune immediately, we hope that measure becomes law.

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Stand up, New York Dear Editor: I do not understand what has happened in the “city so nice they named it twice.” We used to be a city of people who stood up for what was what and made no bones about it.

When did that change?

Now here in Queens we have our elected “representatives” (I use the term lightly) selling out the very people they swore to represent. There are three large projects undergoing public review, which would significantly sacrifice acreage of parkland within Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Yet several elected officials are on board with the developers.

They are in effect speaking for the developers instead of their constituents.

They tell us that the theft being perpetrated upon all of us is exactly what we need and want. They speak of “public-private partnerships.” They speak of the wretched conditions of Flushing Meadows Corona Park, yet they do not speak of their incompetence, inability or unwillingness to fund the very same park. They tell local business owners that these projects are a good deal. They do not tell the local merchants that there will be no increase in business. Every stadium has its own restaurants that cater to all types of clients and this one will be no different.

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They also do not tell these merchants that the added traffic, without added roads and parking, will only force a crackdown on parking, possibly eliminating valued parking in front of their establishments. Think about it, Northern Boulevard already has no parking westbound for the morning rush hour, and no parking eastbound for the evening rush. What is going to happen on all the other streets when the roads become blocked!

Julissa Ferreras represents the district that will be impacted the most. Most of her constituents use the park on a daily basis during the summer. They play soccer and cricket and have picnics, festivals and a myriad of other events in this park. Yet, she is leading the charge to take the parkland away. Borough president candidates Bar ry Grodenchik, Melinda Katz, Leroy Comrie and Jose Peralta have all remained silent on this issue. They want the seat of borough president, yet remain silent while the borough gets robbed. This is not acceptable!

Raise the wage e’re glad to see the state Assembly has passed a hike in the minimum wage to $9 an hour — and even more glad the bill includes yearly increases tied to the rate of inflation.

The Queens Chronicle is a pro-business newspaper, but we’re also pro-worker, and in this day and age — when the stock market is reaching all-time highs but the recession hardly seems to have ended for working men and women — a hike is warranted. The minimum wage has only gone up 10 cents in the last six years, while the portfolios of millionaire investors have gone up quite a bit more than that, to say the least.

We don’t believe raising the minimum will cause businesses many problems, especially not if they remember that their most important investments are made in people.

We hope the Senate will pass the same bill and that Gov. Cuomo will sign it, soon.

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Are we to stand by and allow our park to be taken from us? Are we to stand by and allow our “representatives” to represent businesses instead of us? Has it become OK to accept whatever it is they give us because they do it with a smile and a nod? They only feign care and concern when we get upset.

Just because they speak to us in a calm manner in the pretense of being civil does not mean they are being civil.

Enough already. The time is now. Stand up, New York. This is our park! There is no deal to be made — our families, our children have rights to this park. Not USTA, not MLS, not Mr. Wilpon and Sterling and Related Companies! This is our land.

I urge you to call your representatives, and tell them “No, to the land theft at Flushing Meadows Corona Park!”

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Dear Editor: Concerning your article “Is anyone, even the USTA, FMCP’s friend?” (Feb. 28) the old question that comes to mind is the renovation or lack thereof of the New York State Pavilion. Considering the fact that in recent years both the Queens Museum and the Theatre in the Park have both been upgraded and the Theatre in the Park is physically connected to the NYS Pavilion, why has this site never been included in any rehabilitation project where the other sites have received monies from various sources. The NYS Pavilion is an eyesore now and it would be a great asset to fix up and get the elevator going to the balconies. The Parks Department is already in control of it and could run the Pavilion for an entrance fee. Just a thought from a native New Yorker and Queens resident.

Martin Wishnewitz Jackson Heights

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You insult Ridgewood Dear Editor: You and Chronicle Contributor Ron Marzlock owe the people of Ridgewood a serious apology. Mr. Marlock’s closing line in his treatise in the Feb. 28 issue of the Chronicle, “Nazis in Ridgewood rallied for Hitler,” smears the hardworking immigrant legacy of Ridgewood when he states: “How many of the new immigrants of Ridgewood today know of its Nazi history?”

This is an insulting, race-baiting denigration of the hardworking people of Ridgewood during the Depression and World War II. Most of those people were loyal Americans and even despised the Nazi movement. Would one be politically correct to accuse our newer immigrants from Eastern Europe of having a “Communist history” or those from the Middle East of being sympathetic to the Taliban? I think not, and an apology is necessary.

Vincent Arcuri Jr. Glendale

Guns, gov’t and me Dear Editor: I’m a veteran with an honorable discharge.

I’ve never been arrested or convicted of a crime, I’ve never been diagnosed as “crazy” or spent any time in the ha-ha hotel. But if I applied for a handgun carry permit, I’m sure I would be turned down. Only the well-connected or rich can get one in New York.

But the president, the mayor and the governor — all ardent anti-Second Amendment activists — don’t need one. They all have security details armed with submachine guns.

My life apparently isn’t worth as much.

Thomas Evans Long Island City The writer served in the U.S. Army’s First Cavalry Division.

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Dear Editor: The Chronicle’s admonition to City Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras to reject the proposed soccer stadium in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, while well intentioned, will in my opinion fall on deaf ears (“Preserve, don’t pervert, Flushing Meadows,” Editorial, Feb. 28).

Ms. Ferreras has stated she would support the USTA’s expansion in FMCP, a Major Soccer League stadium in the park and the Mets owner Wilpon’s proposal to build a huge shopping mall on its current parking lots, which like Citi Field are on parkland, provided these three commercial entities set up a fund for the benefit of the park. In the depths of the Great Depression of the 1930s, New York City did not sell, barter or alienate public ONLINE parkland for economic reasons Miss an editorial or and there is no article cited by a writer? justification to do Want news from our so at this time. other editions covering If it walks like the rest of Queens? Find a duck, quacks past reports, news from like a duck, it is a across the borough and duck. A contribumore at qchron.com. tion to a fund is a sale of public parkland in sheep’s clothing. What Ms. Ferraras fails to understand is that there is a difference between a philanthropic contribution from a civic minded person who seeks nothing from the park other than possibly name recognition and commercial entities who want parkland often free of charge and with taxpayer subsidies. The USTA, MSL and Mets all fall into the latter category and Ms. Ferreras’ proposal simply sanctions another unwarranted sale of precious public parkland and must be rejected. Ms. Ferraras’s proposal makes her a member in good standing with inept politicians who complicit with a disgraceful and unprofessional Parks Department have been abusing FMCP and the public be damned.

If Ms. Ferreras wants to be judged as worthy of her office, she should withdraw her absurd proposal and publicly oppose all further commercial intrusions in the park and that includes the USTA, MSL and a Mets mall. She should

be in the forefront demanding the city and Parks Department stop treating FMCP as real estate and take proper care of the people’s park.

If Ms. Ferreras and far too many politicians prefer to treat FMCP as real estate and not a park, they should own up to it and press the city to de-list it from the municipal park system and turn it over to the city’s real estate department. The city could then sell it on the open market for hundreds of billions of dollars, an amount that would balance our city budget for years. I do not approve of such a drastic measure, but it may in the long run not be any worse than the ongoing gradual desecration of the park.

I take issue that since the three proposals involve portions of FMCP that are in Ms. Ferreras’s council district, her decision carries greater weight. This is nonsense. We are not talking about the corner grocery store that may require a variance, but a city park. The park does not belong only to the residents in Ms. Ferreras’s district, and not just the residents of Queens, but to all the residents of New York City. Any council member who blindly follows Ms. Ferreras is not pursuing his or her sworn duty to all the residents whose taxes pay their salaries and perks.

Benjamin M. Haber Flushing

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The three suspects have committed a dozen grand larcenies all across Queens since last summer.

In each incident, the victim is approached by one of the suspects, who distracts the victim, usually by informing them that their vehicle has a flat tire.

When the victim and one of the suspects inspect the damage, the other suspects remove property from the interior of the vehicle.

Police suspect that the perpetrators may have slashed the victims’ tires before informing Two of the three suspects wanted in connection with a string them of their flats.

The first incident took place of grand larcenies all across Queens in which the perpetrators in Flushing on Aug. 9, 2012, rob a victim after offering to help with flat tires.

PHOTOS COURTESY NYPD when one of the suspects informed the victim that he had a flat tire on College Point Boulevard. As the an unknown substance — possibly shaving suspect inspected the tire, an accomplice cream — on their jackets to distract them.

In at least one case, the suspects did not removed items from the car.

Further incidents took place somewhere in take no for an answer.

In the Feb 21 incident, the victim was Bayside on Dec. 15, 2012; on Cross Bay Boulevard in Howard Beach on Jan. 16 and notified by one of the suspects of her flat Feb. 5; somewhere in Ridgewood on Feb. 1; tire on Review Avenue in West Maspeth on 154th Street on Jan. 19 and Northern near Calvary Cemetery. After declining Boulevard in Flushing on Jan. 22, Feb. 2 and their offer for help, she was followed by the Feb. 28; on Jamaica Avenue in Queens Vil- suspects for more than a mile to the tire lage on Feb. 15; on 131st Street in Richmond repair shop, where she was then robbed.

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The man convicted of shooting an NYPD officer was sentenced last Thursday to 45 years to life in prison.

Lamont Pride, 28, was sentenced to 25 years for burglary in the first degree, 20 years for aggravated manslaughter in the second degree and 25 years to life for murder in the second degree.

Pride’s first two sentences will run consecutively but concurrent to the third, for a total for 45 years to life.

At approximately 2:15 a.m. on Dec. 12, 2011, Officer Peter Figoski and his partner responded to a robbery in Cypress Hills,

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Pride said the shot was accidental and the gun went off when he fell.

Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Alan Marrus presided over the case and allowed Figoski’s family and Pride to give statements.

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But somehow Sammy survived the hit, and managed to travel along in the dark, cold, busy streets of southern Queens for more than a mile. An hour after he went missing, he turned up — in the left lane of the westbound Belt Parkway near 130th Street Sammy, a 1-year-old Jack Russell puppy, had quite the — at rush hour.

Wandering the passing line of one adventure when he escaped from his South Ozone Park of the city’s busiest highways at one home, was hit by a car and later rescued by a Howard of the busiest times would be a death Beach resident on the Belt Parkway on Feb. 25. He is sentence for most men, let alone a now safe and sound at home with his owner, Sangeeta PHOTO COURTESY ADRIENNE LASAPONARA small dog, but the drivers of two Teakram. vehicles whose paths Sammy hobbled and her father had seen him getting struck by into saw the injured pup and hit the brakes.

One of those drivers was Howard Beach the car and couldn’t catch him as he ran. She resident Adrienne Lasaponara, on her way was devastated. “Let’s just say he’s the only one who can home from her job in Lynbrook, Nassau County. She spotted the dog, immediately get me to talk or go outside when I’m sad and in pain,� Teakram said. “Sammy is a part noticed it was hurt, and jumped in to help. “I saw this little white dog running in the of the family. When I lost him, it was my small shoulder in the left lane,� she said. “I worst nightmare.�

She said Sammy not only gives her comimmediately put on my flashers; the truck pany, but has helped her with certain tasks, next to me did the same.�

Lasaponara said she opened her minivan’s even bringing her a hairbrush when she doors and Sammy jumped in . She examined needed to brush her hair.

Lasaponara reached out to Teakram’s parhim and noticed his leg was bleeding and he had road rash. She knew the dog needed ents through Facebook to let them know she had found a similar dog and they met at Lashelp. “There’s really no place to bring your dog aponara’s Howard Beach home last week, where Teakram was reunited with Sammy. at six o’clock at night,� she said. “It was obviously their dog,� Lasaponara Luckily, Lasaponara knew someone who could help. She has done pro-bono work for said.

Teakram said she didn’t know she was Yorkie911, a rescue group based in Suffolk County. She arranged to transport Sammy to going to see her dog. “My dad told me we were going to get a Yorkie911’s Suffolk County facility for treatmusical instrument,� she said. “When I went ment.

In the meantime, she went ahead to try to inside, I saw Sammy. I dropped to the floor. I find Sammy’s owners, posting that she found couldn’t talk.�

As it turns out Teakram and Lasaponara the dog on Facebook. have something in common. Lasaponara said It worked.

A friend of Lasaponara’s read a post from she was diagnosed with melanoma last sumone of Sammy’s owners — 19-year-old mer and immediately understood how imporSangeeta Teakram of South Ozone Park — tant that made Sammy to his owner. “Anytime you hear ‘the C word,’ it’s asking for help in finding their lost Jack scary,� she said.

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Now Sammy is back home with Teakram “We were trying to search for him,�

Teakram said. “We were out on the street and is doing well. “He’s going to live a very long life now,� screaming for him on every block.�

Teakram, who has been battling a painful Lasaponara said. “The connection between Q form of cancer, said Sammy had gotten loose our recoveries — It’s interesting.�

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Did Hurricane Sandy kill our plant life?

Brown shrubs in Howard Beach could be a result of storm surge

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Even as residents begin to rebuild their homes and lives after Hurricane Sandy, residents in South Queens areas flooded by the storm surge on Oct. 29 are noticing something strange and worrying.

Most of the decorative evergreen shrubs that dot the front lawns of private homes are turning brown and some have lost their leaves and died. The question on everyone’s mind is “why?”

The answer may lie in the salty storm surge Sandy sent onshore.

While plants need water to survive, saltwater is very harmful to most of them. The salt left behind by the water when it evaporates or is ingested by the plant can dry out plant cells and kill them, or at least make it more difficult for plants to soak up necessary nutrients. Plants that do not die are often stunted because they shift their energy to fight the effects of the salt.

It is not uncommon for plant life to fall victim to ocean water.

On Little San Salvador Island in the Bahamas, nearly every tree was brown one week after Hurricane Irene. The reason? The saltwater that flooded the entire island during the storm killed them. Similar events were reported in Alaska, Thailand and Japan after tsunamis and in Mississippi and Texas after

hurricanes Katrina and Ike. So did Hurricane Sandy kill Howard Beach’s evergreen bushes? And if so, what will happen next month when spring comes and the neighborhood’s shady canopy is scheduled to return?

“It’s entirely possible that saltwater could

have killed them,” Karl McCoy, a gardener at the Queens Botanical Garden, said of the evergreens. “It could also have affected some of the trees.”

McCoy noted that the city is aware of the effects of salt on plant life. The Sanitation Department is often careful about where it

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A number of decorative evergreen bushes, like the arbor vitae above on 97th Street in Howard Beach, lie brown or dead, possibly as a result of the salt water storm surge caused by Hurricane PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER Sandy in October.

uses rock salt after snowstorms out of concern it could seep into planters on sidewalks and kill or injure trees and shrubs.

And the city says it took action after Sandy.

Immediately after the storm, the Parks Department flushed out some planters in flooded areas to limit the amount of saltwater trees and plants were exposed to.

And trees in affected areas, including Howard Beach, Broad Channel, the Rockaways and Long Island City, are being watched, a department spokesman confirmed, adding that the true nature of the damage to the city’s flora will not be known immediately.

“It’s too early in the season to see damage,” the spokesman said. “Plants and trees are only starting to bud.”

The department said trees and shrubs would have to be monitored through midsummer because some may bloom in spring, but die later.

But McCoy said not every plant is harmed by saltwater, and those common along the shoreline are typically immune to it.

“There are some plants that can survive in that environment along the shore,” McCoy explained.

He added that plant life near the beach can be affected by the salt without being flooded by seawater. Sea breezes can cause salt to Q blow onshore and settle in the soil.

The house in Woodhaven that has been leaking raw sewage into the street for some time has been fixed.

The semidetached home at 80-87 88 Ave. had become a problem for neighbors and pedestrians after sewage leaked from a broken pipe in the rear of the house onto the sidewalk on 85th Street. Besides the foul smell the leak was causing, a dangerous ice situation also developed on the sidewalk, especially after last month’s snowstorm.

But Dorie Figliola, an aide to Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven), said Miller’s office had been working on the problem for some time. Figliola brought the issue to the city’s attention and the city Department of Housing Preservation and Development put a bid out on emergency repairs to the location.

The Queens Chronicle reported on the home last month, while the bid was out.

Figliola said the sewage leak was the result of an obstructed pipe. The house

also had no heat or hot water.

Ed Wendell, president of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association, said he saw the work being done last week and was happy the situation was resolved.

“They had been there during the week,” he said. “Then on Friday, there was a big Dumpster and a ton of stuff that had been pulled out.”

But Wendell wants to meet with elected officials over the city’s response to the issue and a number of problems he saw.

“It ain’t over,” Wendell added. “Why was the 311 complaint closed when it said no work needed to be done? Why are duplicate 311 complaints being closed without any information being available?

But most of all we need to get an answer to how something like this was allowed to be open for two months.”

He said he was understanding of the process it took to bid out the work, but wanted to know why certain steps were not taken while that process played out, including installing barriers to keep peoQ ple off the sidewalk.

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A 22-year-old Ozone Park man has been sentenced to two to six years in prison following a guilty plea last month to sex trafficking for forcing a 15-yearold girl to work as a prostitute and to turn over all of her earnings to him.

Queens District Attorney Richard Brown identified the defendant as Gary Council, 22, of 91st Street in Ozone Park. Council, who pleaded guilty on Feb. 14 to sex trafficking, was sentenced on Feb. 28 to the indeterminate term of two to six years in prison.

“This was a horrific case in which the victim, a young girl, managed to survive a nightmarish ordeal in which she was forced to work as a prostitute. Fortunately, as a result of the defendant’s guilty plea, the victim will not have to testify at trial and relive her ordeal,” Brown said.

According to the charges, on Feb. 6, 2012, the 15-year-old victim was with a friend in Brooklyn when they were taken to a house on 101st Avenue in Ozone

Park. There, she met Council and several others. When the victim, whose identity is not being released, tried to leave the house with her friend, Council grabbed her by the arm and said, “You’re not going anywhere. You are going to stay here and make my money.”

Between Feb. 6 and Feb. 11, 2012, the victim was forced to have sexual intercourse and oral sex with numerous men inside of the location in exchange for money. All of the money was given to Council. When the victim tried to take a shower, Council grabbed her hair and told her to get back downstairs and make his money.

On another occasion, the victim attempted to leave the location but was grabbed and pulled back inside by Council, who told her that if she tried to leave again she would have big problems. On Feb. 12, 2012, Council told the victim to go across the street and get him something from the store but when the victim left she instead ran away and did not Q return.

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Queens has bred a lot of artists — actors, directors, singers, and even writers.

Jack Kerouac wrote here, as did Jimmy Breslin and Mitch Albom.

Perhaps one day 13-yearold Chantelle Roulston of Rockaway Beach will join that list.

Léman Manhattan Preparatory School — in collaboration with Newbery Award and Printz Honor Award-winning author Jack Gantos — named Roulston Chantelle Roulston, center, pictured with Drew Alexander, head the winner of its inaugural of school at Léman Manhattan Preparatory School, left ,and Jack Gantos Writing Contest. writer Jack Gantos, won a full four-year scholarship to the school “I am extremely honored after winning a writing contest for her Hurricane Sandy-inspired PHOTO COURTESY LÉMAN MANHATTAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL to be named the winner of short story. the Jack Gantos writing contest,” said Roulston, who will receive a four- tos recognizing their participation and year full high school scholarship to Léman accomplishment.

The writing workshop offered Roulston Manhattan Prep — a prestigious college and the runners-up a rare chance to consult preparatory school.

Gantos hand-selected Roulston after read- one-on-one with Gantos about their work.

“In developing characters and driving ing her short story, The Droonovarseen, which reflects her anxieties and fears about plot, in describing action and scenery, these applying to high school after Sandy, while students are cultivating an invaluable skill displaced from her home in the Rockaways set; they are writing creatively, thinking critically and learning to communicate preciseand separated from her family.

An avid writer, Roulston said she fre- ly,” said Gantos, who serves on Léman Manquently writes in her journal and draws hattan’s Advisory Board. “I truly enjoyed inspiration from her sur roundings and working one-on-one with these talented, young writers. I only hope they will inspire experiences.

Roulston and three finalists were honored their peers about the wonders of the written on Feb. 16 at Léman Manhattan during an word.”

Roulston will begin ninth grade at Léman exclusive writing workshop with Gantos. The workshop was followed by a luncheon with in September.

“We are so excited to welcome Chantelle their families and Drew Alexander, Léman Manhattan’s head of school, who presented to the Léman family and are eager to see her Q them each with a certificate signed by Gan- thrive,” Alexander said.

Pilot reports object near JFK Federal authorities are investigating a report on Monday that a pilot on an international passenger flight saw a small, unmanned or remote-controlled aircraft in the sky while on its landing approach to John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens.

In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration said the incident took place at about 1:15 p.m.

Federal officials did not comment on published reports saying that the jet was an Alitalia flight inbound from Rome.

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South Queens vollies honored by City Council Five volunteer fire departments from southern Queens neighborhoods severely affected by Hurricane Sandy were honored with special proclamations from the New York City Council before the body’s Feb. 27 session for heroism in response to the storm last October.

The five departments — Broad Channel, Point Breeze, Rockaway Point, Roxbury and

West Hamilton Beach — were all on duty during the hurricane and responded to calls that the FDNY could not, to reach stranded residents and fires in the flood zones immediately.

The WHBVFD rescued a woman and her mother from a home in Hamilton Beach during the storm and the Point Breeze, Roxbury and Rockaway Point VFDs helped fight the

Breezy Point fire, which engulfed more than 100 homes. The Broad Channel VFD was also on duty during Sandy.

Above, members of the five vollies pose with Councilman Eric Ulrich, second from right with microphone, whose district includes the neighborhoods served by them and fellow members of the Queens delegation.

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“If there are comparable sales in Howard Beach between now and June, we will take that into consideration in our reassessments,” Newman said.

Residents were given forms to fill out and return by March 15 to receive a hearing with the commission to reassess their property values. The form is also available online at nyc.gov/finance or can be requested by calling 311. Hearings will then be scheduled in which homeowners can show proof of storm damage and other factors that will lead to a reassessed value. Hearings will be scheduled for late spring and residents may be able to get hearings in Queens, so that they won’t have to head to Lower Manhattan to argue their case.

Ulrich suggested residents keep an updated file of records, including photos, receipts from contractors and anything else they can use as documentation to prove damage to their homes.

A similar meeting was held in the Rockaways on Feb. 26.

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But while the issues of gun control and mental illness have topped the agenda in the tragedy’s wake, for many parents, administrators and officials, security at schools is a A security camera outside MS 202 in Ozone hot topic.

Locally, the issue was pushed to the fore- Park. A number of new schools under construcfront last month when The Forum published a tion in the borough will have cameras installed story in which a reporter entered PS 146 in and $7.3 million is going toward installing Howard Beach during the school day to find cameras at schools across Queens.

PHOTOS BY DOMENICK RAFTER no security and was able to reach a hallway with classrooms.

The issue led to an array of concerns and schools and non-school DOE buildings.

PS 97 in Woodhaven was one of five city complaints from parents at the school, who felt the story may have exposed the school to schools to take part in the BRT Pilot program last year. The school received intense training danger.

The city Department of Education did not on how to respond to evacuation drills and respond to a request for comment on that story. lockdowns.

“This training def initely raised our Parents and teachers at PS 146 declined to discuss the subject on record, but most said awareness of the possible threat of an emergency and prepared us to the tragedy in Connecticut has react in a positive manner, left them with some concerns. maintaining a calm environ“It’s definitely an issue on ment for the members of your mind,” said one parent our school community,” said who declined to give her Ameila Joseph, PS 97’s parname. “Especially when you ent coordinator. “Our staff, have children the same age students, and parents and [as the Newtown victims].” guardians were involved in The Forum reported that its many of the drills and are reporter was able to access the prepared to respond to an school through an open door, emergency.” though many buildings lock Joseph said the school their doors from the outside — won a Respect for All award but typically not the inside — as well for scoring a high or rig them so that they cannot response in the safety and be opened from outside. respect category on the Most schools — especially high schools where teenagers A sign on a Flushing High DOE’s Learning Environcommute without parents or School door warns the school ment Surveys.

Security concerns are also guardians — have “closed cam- is a “closed campus.” an issue for new schools puses” which ban students from being constructed in the city. leaving the building during the school day.

At the Feb. 12 Community Board 9 meetNick Comaianni, president of the Community Education Council in District 24 — ing, Education Committee Chairman Seth which covers Corona, Elmhurst, Glendale, Welins said there was some concern over Maspeth, Middle Village and Ridgewood — security at a new Ozone Park school under suggested placing armed police officers in construction, specifically whether or not the schools, an idea backed by the National Rifle building would have cameras.

The school, PS 316, is being built on the Association after Newtown.

“I know as a parent with kids in school I former site of St. Stanislaus Bishop & Marwould feel better,” Comaianni told the tyr Catholic School at 90-07 101 Ave. and is expected to open in 2014.

Queens Chronicle in January.

DOE spokesman David Pena said securiHe proposed the idea at a CEC meeting in January and the body unanimously backed it. ty cameras are part of the project. AccordBut the DOE has not expressed support for ing to the November 2012 amendment to the School Construction Authority’s 2010the idea.

Part of DOE’s security procedures in 2014 capital plan, there are 22 projects schools include the implementation of Build- across Queens where Internet protocol suring Response Teams — management teams veillance cameras are being installed at a Q tasked with responding to an emergency in cost of $7.3 million.

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A unified front Seeking to work together for the benefit of their overlapping legislative districts, state Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway), left, and new City Councilman-Elect Donovan Richards (D-Rockaway) recently met at the Sherwood Diner in nearby Lawrence, LI. Goldfeder congratulated Richards on his Feb. 19 victory in the special election to serve the rest of the year in the 31st Council District, previously held by now-state Sen. James Sanders Jr. (D-Rockaway). Richards defeated seven opponents including, by a razor-thin margin, Goldfeder aide Pesach Osina.

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The NYC Districting Commission on Tuesday submitted the final district plan to the city clerk for the city’s 51 council districts, effectively finalizing the new lines that will be in effect for the next decade.

The commission submitted the revised plan to the City Council for its review on Feb. 8, but the Council never voted on it and, according to the City Charter, the maps are deemed approved if the Council does not act for three weeks.

The maps are the third draft the commission has drawn. The initial draft was released last September and a second one in November. Those lines were to be the final ones, but controversy over the drawing of the Ridgewood and Bushwickbased 34th District led Council Speaker Christine Quinn (D-Manhattan) to call for another round of lines to be drawn.

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The two schools the DOE is planning to add to Flushing High School would open in September.

One of the two schools would be open to students citywide, with preference given to those from Queens, while the second would focus primarily on Chinese bilingual education with half of the incoming students English speakers and the other half Mandarin speakers.

The new schools would be phased in, with ninth grade students entering the campus next school year and a new freshman class each year. At the same time, enrollment in Flushing High School — which is operating at nearly 150 percent capacity — would decrease as new students come in to the other schools, but the DOE says would not close completely. All three schools would operate in Flushing’s Union Street campus.

The DOE added that it would not decrease enrollment in Flushing High School should the collocations not be approved.

But students and teachers at a hearing held Thursday both blasted the proposal and lamented the city’s treatment of the 138-year-old high school — the oldest in the city. Inside its Victorian auditorium, which more closely resembles a London theater than a place for high school assemblies, the school community gathered to

listen to the DOE’s plan, not one speaker spoke in favor of the idea and many expressed a variety of raw emotions over the plan and the school’s recent history with the city.

The school was one of seven high schools that were chosen to be phased out last year. It celebrated what was thought to be its last graduation in June, but the United Federation of Teachers took the city to court over the issue, and an arbitrator’s ruling, backed by a judge, halted the phaseout process and the school reopened as Flushing High School in September. This year, only one high school is eyed for closure — Business, Computer Applications and Entrepreneurship High School — one of the four schools at the Campus Magnet Complex in Cambria Heights.

Jessica Dimech, a Flushing High School teacher and School Leadership Team member, chronicled what she said was a history of mistreatment of the school by the DOE, including false hopes of more funding and support, and the phaseout process in 2012, which brought her to tears.

“I did not come here to play cat and mouse with the DOE,” Dimech said.

“Please, let me do my job.”

Dorothy Manning, whose son attends the school, blamed the DOE for Flushing’s troubles and said the school has not been allowed to improve. She accused the DOE of forcing leadership on the school that destined it to fail, noting that former principal Carl Hudson was arrested outside the school after allegedly being found with drugs last August.

Manning added she is also concerned about all three schools sharing the common facilities, such as the gymnasium and the cafeteria. continued on page 29

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A Department of Education plan would collocate a new institution

by Josey Bartlett Editor

The Department of Education would like to collocate an international FILE PHOTO school inside the Newtown High School building.

Newtown High School doesn’t need a separate school that focuses on teaching English as a second language, because the facility already offers such classes, according to parents, teachers and East Elmhurst residents at a meeting on Feb. 27.

Department of Education representatives presented a proposal to add an international school to Newtown, which serves a diverse population of students. Sixty percent of the 2,251 students are Hispanic and 25 percent are Asian.

A DOE report claims the new school would serve newly arrived immigrant students with English language learner classes, but attendees of the meeting weren’t swayed.

According to DOE data as of Jan. 18, about 600 of Newtown’s students already participate in ELL courses.

“We already have these programs,” Community Education Council 24 member Maria Damico said. “We don’t agree. We want to stay one school.”

Queens Borough President Helen Marshall agrees with those sentiments and does not back the proposal.

The plan would eliminate about 300 to 340 seats to create the additional space needed for the new school by 2016.

It would be a gradual scaling back starting in the fall, if the proposal is approved. The two schools would put the building at about 92 to 96 percent capacity.

“The enrollment reduction is intended to provide an opportunity for students currently attending Newtown to improve by narrowing the focus to a smaller number of students, while offering a high-quality option to serve the

ELL population,” according to the DOE proposal.

Last year Newtown was one of seven Queens schools on the DOE’s chopping block. Seniors celebrated what was thought to be its last graduation in June, but soon after the United Federation of Teachers took the city to court over the issue, and an arbitrator’s ruling, backed by a judge, halted the phaseout process and the school reopened as Newtown in September. This year, only one high school is eyed for closure — Business, Computer Applications and Entrepreneurship High School — one of the four schools at the Campus Magnet Complex in Cambria Heights.

Last Thursday at a meeting about a similar collocation proposal at Flushing High School, attendees said the plan is just another attempt to close the school after the DOE’s plan was thwarted last year.

Damico said she didn’t get that feeling at the collocation meeting at Newtown High School. She said one of the main points was that the school continues to improve and that the DOE shouldn’t disrupt its upward path.

Newtown received a C grade on its overall progress report during the 2009-10 school year and dropped to a D grade the following year. However, during the 2011-12 year the school achieved a B. The Panel for Educational Policy is planning to vote on the proposal on March 1l in Brooklyn. Dmytro Fedkowskyj, Queens’ representative on the PEP, said he would introduce a proposal that would ban collocations and phaseouts. But because a majority of PEP members are appointed by Mayor Bloomberg — a condition of mayoral control — it is unlikeQ ly that proposal will pass.

Domenick Rafter contributed to this story

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For USTA plan, money talks at CBs Parks, nonprofit can’t place a value on .68 acre of parkland yet

by Joseph Orovic Assistant Managing/Online Editor

A key question has arisen as the United State Tennis Association’s plan has come before six different community boards: How much is a fraction of an acre of parkland worth?

Two boards tried to answer the question last week, with one slapping a $15 million price tag on .68 acre of Flushing Meadows Corona Park, along with numerous other stipulations.

The USTA’s plan to expand within Flushing Meadows without alienating parkland has begun facing votes before community board committees, being approved by one and denied by the other with hefty stipulations attached in both instances.

Community Board 7’s Parks Committee on Monday night voted 8-3 in favor of the proposed expansion of .68 acre beyond the nonprofit’s already-leased land, but included heavy stipulations: a $15 million capital endowment fund; a $300,000 annual expense fund dedicated directly to the park’s upkeep; all trees that need replacement as part of construction be placed in the Flushing Meadows Corona Park; kids and seniors from surrounding ZIP codes adjacent to the park be given a “substantial discount” on court rentals as well as several other benefits.

The next night, a joint session of Community Board 3’s Parks, Land Use, Transportation and Business Development committees voted down the plan.

The USTA and the Parks Department, which is a coapplicant for the project, met with CB 7’s parks committee for the third time. Votes were tabled at the previous gatherings because the agency and USTA could not come up with

a dollar figure for the proposed benefits to the park, should the project be approved. Monday was no different.

“The reality is there is not going to be an answer to your question until the end of the [Uniform Land Use Review Procedure] process,” said Joshua Laird, assistant commissioner for planning and natural resources at Parks. “There will be a compensation package.”

“We’d say it’s a park; it’s invaluable.

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The answer, one which Laird repeated a number of times throughout the meeting, did not suit the committees’ members. But when time came to put together a motion, members voting in favor of the project cited what they portrayed as the inevitable approval of the plan, and their subsequent need to have a say in the process.

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“This will go around in circles,” said the board’s first vice chairman, Chuck Apelian, adding the park doesn’t benefit from a sizeable endowment or benevolent individuals pouring money into its conservancy. “I don’t see anybody writing checks. Let’s take 1,200 acres and start making it better. It’s one of these once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.”

Opponents of the plan saw an opportunity to set a precedent, as a proposed Major League Soccer stadium within the park and a mall alongside Citi Field will presumably be presented before the community board sometime this year.

“There is nothing altruistic about [the USTA’s] agenda,” said Parks Committee member Warren Schrieber. “We have an opportunity to send a message and say ‘Enough is enough.’”

CB 3’s committees met in a fog of controversy, as three individuals claimed the board denied the meeting’s existence, calling it an attempt to keep negotiations with the USTA as clandestine as possible. Eventually, all three were able to attend.

“The damage wasn’t as severe as one would indicate,” said CB 3 member Ed Westley. “All three of them ended up going.

I don’t feel like it’s an issue, I think we have a terrific chair person. Sometimes there are mistakes and we move forward.”

The committees’ uniform no vote came laced with a list of issues the USTA and Parks have not addressed.

“One thing we look for is if they have been good neighbors, and they haven’t been,” said Westley, who voted against the project. “They promise to be good neighbors, but they haven’t been so far. The other issue is they have never put anything on the table of their $275 million in revenue continued on page 55

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Tribune boosts affiliate’s political clients

by Sebastien Malo The New York World

Most political candidates in Queens whose campaigns have done business with the political consultancy Multi-Media Advertising from 2009 through 2012 also received the endorsement of the company’s affiliated newspaper, the Queens Tribune.

A New York World review of campaign f inance records and endorsements found that of the 15 candidates who purchased services from Multi-Media in competitive races for amounts exceeding $1,000, 11 also received a public endorsement from the Tribune in that race.

Of the remaining four, two were sitting state senators who ran for re-election in 2010. That year, the paper — as a political statement against “enemies of reform” of the state’s redistricting process — made no endorsements of incumbents in state legislative races, even as its sister company printed literature at the behest of the two campaigns and carried out consulting for them.

The other two who did not receive endorsements found themselves facing off against other Multi-Media clients in the same races. In both cases, the paper’s nod went to the client who ended up spending more money — in one case, seven times as much as his opponent.

In all, since 2009, Multi-Media has collected $460,000 from the 11 candidates who received the Queens Tribune’s endorsement in the same races, and an additional $281,000 from the remaining four clients.

The Queens Tribune is housed in the same building as Multi-Media Advertising, a political consulting f irm owned by the same parent company. Both the Tribune and Multi-Media are properties of a company called Tribco LLC, according to a 2002 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The companies share an office on 14th Road in Whitestone.

In January, the company announced that the paper had been sold to PFH Media Group, an investment firm based in Washington, DC, only to pull out a month later as the Department of Labor investigated payroll practices at another newspaper acquired by the investor.

Support often goes to those hiring Multi-Media Tribune publisher and editor in chief Michael Schenkler and associate publisher Michael Nussbaum declined to comment for this story, following repeated emails and phone calls.

Schenkler has occasionally disclosed the client relationship to readers. In a September 2009 column about the Tribune‘s endorse-

up our aff iliate company, Multi Media.”

Also hiring Multi-Media as a consultant for the primary was another candidate, Debra Markell, running for the same seat as Kim. Kim secured the Tribune’s endorsement, and won the primary election with 2,692 votes — or 553 votes more than his closest rival.

The Queens Tribune is housed in the same building as Multi-Media Advertising, a political consulting firm owned by the same parent company.

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ment of Council candidate Kevin Kim, for example, Schenkler makes this disclaimer: “The Tribune has an affiliated company, Multi Media, which provides print, direct mail, creative and consulting services to business, not-for-profit and political clients.”

“There is no relationship between business with our affiliated company and our recommendations for elective office,” Schenkler continued.

Schenkler detailed his support for Kim as “a gifted and rare individual” whom he believed “will be the first Korean American to leave a significant mark on New York City electoral politics.” (He also noted that Kim worked in community outreach for Rep. Gary Ackerman – a co-owner of the paper “not involved in its operation.”)

“He came to my office; we spent some time chatting and I was sold.

So was Mike Nussbaum who heads

Markell did not get the endorsement and came in last out of six candidates, with just 461 votes.

Kim proceeded to also use Multi-Media’s services in a tough general election, in which he chose not to participate in the city’s public financing system for campaigns.

By the time all was said and done, Kim had spent more than $223,000 on Multi-Media services for his 2009 primary and general runs.

Markell spent much less on her primary run: $29,000.

Markell and Kim did not respond to requests for comment.

Politicians, elected off icials, staff members and political operatives interviewed for this piece, Democrats and Republicans alike, described a system of cash and endorsements that is widely acknowledged among the Queens political elite but hidden from the electorate.

Former state Sen. Ada Smith,

who left office in 2006 after representing Jamaica, Queens, for eight terms, said that she was aware while in off ice that candidates expecting endorsements needed to enlist the services of Multi-Media.

“Basically if you bought ads you would be endorsed. If you did not buy ads, you were not even called in for an interview, usually,” she said, referring to paying for campaign literature. She said that she had never been approached by either the Tribune or Multi-Media, and that she has never purchased their services.

Those include printing, political consultancy, campaign literature production, advertising, office supplies, direct mail and postage.

(Campaign f ilings do not show whether the advertising was in the Tribune or in other venues.)

Numerous interviews revealed widespread fear among political professionals that public criticism of the Tribune would trigger retaliation from the paper. The free newspaper claims a circulation of 146,000, which is not audited.

Among the candidates endorsed by the Tribune in campaigns who did business with Multi-Media in 2012 include newly elected U.S. Rep. Grace Meng; Councilmember Eric Ulrich and attorney John Messer in their unsuccessful bids for State Senate; and defeated Democratic primary runner Yen Chou in her Assembly race.

In the nine months leading up to the Nov. 6 election, the four candidates paid Multi-Media sums ranging from $7,500 to $15,917 for its services, campaign finance records show.

All four were subsequently endorsed in the paper’s pages, either for their primary bid or for the general election, or, in Meng’s case, both.

Other campaigns that did business with Multi-Media between 2009

What is The New York World?

This article is printed under the Queens Chronicle’s partnership with The New York World, which is published by Columbia University’s Journalism School and is named for school founder Joseph Pulitzer’s groundbreaking newspaper. Reporters are

J School graduates on post-grad appointments. Their work is posted at TheNewYorkWorld.com and provided to partners free of charge.

This story was generated and reported without the Queens Chronicle’s prompting or input.

and 2012 and whose electoral bids were sanctioned by a Tribune endorsement include those of City Comptroller John Liu, Assembly member Ed Braunstein, and Councilmembers Peter Koo, Daniel Dromm, and Peter Vallone Jr. Rep. Gary Ackerman, now retired, hired Multi-Media in his cruise to a 15th term in 2010, spending $6,131. That’s not surprising, since he is a co-owner of both the political firm and the newspaper, which he founded in 1970 while working as a public-school teacher. Ackerman did not respond to numerous messages left with Meng’s office, which the retired congressman has designated as a point of contact.

Ackerman’s relationship to Tribco, and the company’s financial condition, are detailed in his annual financial reports to the U.S. House of Representatives, in which he reported holding stock worth between $250,000 and $500,000.

Between 2003, the year Tribco took over the paper, and 2008, Ackerman listed annual income from the property as between $15,000 and $50,000. But in 2009 through 2012, he listed “NONE.” Last year, Ackerman reduced the reported value of his shares to less than $250,000, and Tribco placed the property for sale with a broker at a media mergers-and-acquisitions firm.

Some candidates say they see no tie between the business transactions and the newspaper’s endorsements. In a telephone interview, Peter Koo’s chief of staff, James McClelland, said that the councilmember had not hired MultiMedia in order to receive the Tribune‘s endorsement.

“We did not pay for any type of endorsement. We paid for a printing program and a mail program,” he said. “I don’t think any one of our constituents reads the Queens Tribune.”

The office of Rep. Meng was more blunt. “It’s an outrageous and insulting accusation, absolutely without merit,” wrote Press Secretary Jordan Goldes, who previously served as Ackerman’s spokesman.

The office of Assemblymember Braunstein did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

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Queens Chronicle sales guru reflects A farewell to David Abramowitz after 29 years with our newspaper

by Domenick Rafter Associate Editor

Longtime Queens Chronicle sales manager Dave Abramowitz retired Feb. 28 after 29 years at the Queens Chronicle.

PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER

When David Abramowitz started his first day with The Paper, the Queens Chronicle’s predecessor, in January 1984, the publication’s reach was far more limited. At that time, The Paper was solely focused on South Queens and Abramowitz was hired as a sales manager assigned to Jamaica and 101st avenues.

Now, nearly 30 years, eight editions and one award-winning website later, “Dave” — as he is known around the office — has retired, ending his time at the Queens Chronicle last Thursday while reflecting on the past three decades. He also has a message to both sales representatives and businesses. It comes from the words of automobile magnate Henry Ford and was written on a Post-it note Dave kept on his desk; “The man who stops advertising to save money is like the man who stops the clock to save time.”

Advertising in local newspapers is as important now as it was when Dave stepped into the five-and-dimes and local eateries on 101st Avenue in 1984.

“There are two reasons to place ads: to make money and fear of losing money to the competition,” Dave said. “That is still true today.”

He said there were notable examples of establishments that told him they preferred getting business through word of mouth and have gone under. Those businesses, he said, relied on a constant consumer base, but when the neighborhoods changed, their longtime customers left, and without ads, they couldn’t attract new ones.

Dave’s history with this publication chronicles — every pun intended — its rise from a small, local paper focused

on southern Queens to a borough-wide entity. Dave remembered fondly the street fairs on 101st Avenue and reminisced on helping the newspaper grow beyond its South Queens beginnings.

It was Dave who walked Queens Boulevard when the Chronicle announced it would open its Central edition. It was Dave who walked Northern Boulevard when the Chronicle expanded to Flushing.

For Dave, “the honesty factor” is key. He said he once was told by a few potential advertisers that other publications had higher circulations, but while he was able to prove the Chronicle’s numbers, the others were not.

“Honesty has always been a big thing with me,” he said.

That’s just one of the many traits his colleagues at the office will miss.

“Dave always has a story to make you smile,” said Jan Schulman, the Queens Chronicle’s art director.

“Dave is an excellent, productive salesperson and a great friend and colleague,” said Raymond Sito, the Chronicle’s general manager. “No one can fill the void he leaves behind.

He will be missed.”

“Dave has been a loyal, dedicated employee,” said Mark Weidler, the publisher. “He always did everything ever asked of him. I will certainly miss him but wish him well in his next stage of life.”

“Without you, there probably wouldn’t have been a Queens Chronicle,” the paper’s founders, Susan and Stanley Merzon, said in a message to Dave. “You came along at exactly the right time and throughout the years have proven to be the most valuable asset the Chronicle has. You will be sorely missed but we wish you the happiest of retirements. Good Luck! You’ve Q earned it!”

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Some opponents of the collocation plan said it could bring unwelcome division to the campus.

John Doher ty Jr., president of the school’s PTA, said the plan would divide the campus into rivals, similar to the situation he said occurs at Campus Magnet, where rival schools exist in the same building.

“Now they want to bring that foolishness to Flushing,” he said.

The DOE argued that the new schools, especially the one focused on Mandarin education, would serve the neighborhood’s growing Chinese-American community. But Diane Yi, head of Asian Americans for

Equality’s Youth Leadership Program, said the new school is unnecessary and would only further divide the community by segregating an entire population.

“This would bring division to our community,” she said. “We want unity.”

But perhaps the most notable voice in opposition came from a member of the body the DOE says the plan will help — and opponents say would hurt — students.

Freshman Stephanie Kouboulas, who spoke first, struggled to hold back tears as she pleaded to keep the school as is. At times, Kouboulas seemed to scold the DOE’s representatives at the meeting, telling them that they were destroying the school’s spirit.

“It’s going to hurt morale,” she said. “I love my school.”

The Panel for Educational Policy is planning to vote on the proposal, as well a s o n e wh i c h wo u l d c o l o c a t e a n ew s c h o o l a t N ew t ow n H i g h S c h o o l i n Elmhurst, at it’s March 1l meeting in Brooklyn. Dmytro Fedkowskyj, Queens’ representative on the PEP, said he would introduce a proposal that would ban collocations and phaseouts. The body is also expected to vote on that, but because a majority of PEP members are appointed

by Mayor Bloomberg — a condition of mayoral control — it is unlikely that proposal will pass.

Nevertheless, students and teachers at Flushing are still hoping to convince the Q panel to kill the collocation idea.

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They are asking for small and personal-sized items, such as batteries, pens, pencils, personal-hygiene products and small snacks.

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Donations will be accepted at all Masses during these the weekends of March 10 and March 17 at St. Helen Church, located at 157-10 83 St. in Q Howard Beach.

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Queens’ iconic rust bucket may be getting a spit shine and lead role in a movie.

A gang of local fellas and one curious passerby are looking to raise funds for various projects that would rejuvenate the New York State Pavilion and memorialize its unsung champions in a documentary, all in anticipation of the 50th Anniversary of the 1964-65 World’s Fair.

Only one thing stands in their way: funding.

One group is comprised of a crew of World’s Fair aficionados who have spent the last few years trying to undo the telltale signs of neglect scrawled around the entirety of the historic structure. They’ve gone so far as to repaint the red and white stripes on the Pavilion’s rotunda.

They’re planning to get the paint buckets, rollers and brushes out again this spring, after the Parks Department rubbed out splotches of the striped paint from the Pavilion’s interior while trying to remove graffiti from the landmarked structure.

But they’re looking to raise $2,500 through online donations at gofundme.com/1se3vg to fund the supplies needed to do the job. So far, they have raised $370 from nine donations, but are hoping through a bit of attention and good will to get closer to their goal.

The $2,500 goal is a humble estimate of only some of the cost, Pavilion devotee and fundraiser Mitch Silverstein said.

“I don’t think that that would fund the whole project anyway,” he said. “We just

wanted to set a realistic goal. We don’t want to scare people away.”

The group plans to get to work when the weather warms up, sometime around April.

The key is actual funds. While volunteers are nice — and many of the donors on the gofundme site ask for a heads-up on painting day — there won’t be enough tools to fill every hand offering help, Silverstein said.

The State Pavilion was hit with an array of over a dozen bubble letters in various colors under the remnants of the “Tent of Tomorrow.” The Parks Department followed through on its promise to remove the graffiti.

But now Silverstein, John Piro and several others need to put the stripes back where they belong.

“They basically powerwashed some of the original paint off,” Silverstein said. “That’s the only thing they can do.”

He was quick to add there is no animus against the Parks Department for the work they did. The agency was offered an opportunity to comment for this story, but did not respond as of this writing.

In fact, Silverstein pointed to the on-site staff ’s efforts to seal up the interior of the rotunda, so the vandals cannot repeat the crime, adding two more hinges to a gate to close a cap that previously could have allowed someone to squeeze through.

“They’re making a little bit of an effort,” Silverstein said. “The Parks people [in Flushing Meadows] we come across, they really do like the building. They want to take care of it.”

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The Obama administration plans to cut funding to insurance companies offering Medicare Advantage by 2.3 percent next year as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Supporters say the reductions can be made without reducing the quality of care, while opponents insist that is not true because providers will have to make up the revenue the only place they can — from patients.

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One of the first and most important things to consider now that your new plan is in effect is prescription drug coverage. Perhaps the best way to save on medication costs is to utilize a pharmacy that’s within your Part D plan’s preferred network. Walgreens, for example, is a part of preferred networks with some of the nation’s largest plans, such as Coventry, Humana, SmartD Rx and UnitedHealthcare.

The benefit to beneficiaries is not only convenience, but cost savings. By using a Many Medicare plans work with pharmacies to lower preferred network pharmacy, you can recog- co-pays for prescription medications. PHOTO COURTESY NAPS nize significant savings on prescription copays and medication expenditures.

Medicare covers an annual wellness visit at It’s also important to understand the preventive your doctor’s office, or you can visit Take Care health services you may need, what’s covered by Clinics, which are located at select Walgreens.

Medicare and where you can go for these and You’ll get a personalized plan to help manage your other services. Immunizations, health tests and health and help you make the most informed deciannual medication and plan reviews are all avail- sions with no out-of-pocket costs. able at your local Walgreens, so talk with your Medicare Wellness benefits provide discounts on pharmacist or plan provider if you have questions medications and services including immunizations, on these or other services. screenings for a number of common conditions, as If you take multiple medications, many Medicare well as education and counseling to encourage wellPart D plans will cover face-to-face annual check- ness and prevent disease. However, according to the ups as well. Your pharmacist will review all your Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, only 6.5 medications, vitamins and supplements, see if percent of eligible seniors have utilized this benefit. there are lower-cost alternatives and make sure That’s where your pharmacist can be a great resource you’re taking everything in the right way to get the to help understand what services are covered. best possible results. The pharmacist can then call For more information go to medicare.gov to learn your doctor to discuss any recommended changes, more about how to make the most of Medicare and and you’ll receive a Medication Action Plan that you your Medicare Prescription Drug Plan.

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Sometimes brochures and cards that come in the mail look like something real and legitimate. I received a card that at first glance appeared to have come from Social Security. It invited me to send back the card (postage paid) to receive a free brochure entitled “New Social Security Changes and Benefits.”

It was only when I looked at the very bottom at the fine print (and yes, I had to use a magnifying glass because it was so tiny) that I learned the sender was not affiliated with the government: It was a sales pitch! When I traced down the person named on the card, it turned out he’s selling investments.

I found the same card on a marketing site on the Internet. Marketing companies sell the cards as a direct-mail piece, part of a lead-generation program for salespeople. Somehow they got my

name and address, and hoped I’d fill out even more information on the card (date of birth, home phone number and email address) and mail it back to them. With that information, they could start calling me to push whatever they’re selling.

I found a similar website, one that deals with promotional mailers, with this banner streaming across the top: “Social Security Leads are HOT ... mailers pulling 5 percent-plus.” That means that one in every 20 people who receive the mailing piece will respond.

The lesson in all this is to hesitate before you fill out something you get in the mail, even if it appears to be legitimate. Get out your magnifying glass and look carefully. You might find a P line or two of the truth at the bottom.

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Getting ready for a healthier future As a flood of baby boomers approach 65 years of age, many face health challenges they may not have anticipated — but help may be at hand. Consider this: Thirty-one percent of people who turned 65 in 2011 said their physical health is worse than they thought it would be. In addition, 14 million — or one out of every four boomers — will be living with diabetes by 2030.

As boomers continue to age, it’s important for them to focus on their health and well-being.

Medicare and Medicare Advantage, the private sector Medicare option, can help them prepare for a more healthy future.

The doctor’s advice “Boomers need to realize there is an array of preventive care benefits the federal healthcare system provides for them,” said Dr. Scott Latimer, Central Florida Senior Products Market President of Humana. “It pays to learn what Medicare and Medicare Advantage deliver and how to access these benefits.”

Benefits include preventive screenings, such as blood glucose tests, now offered by all Medicare Advantage plans. In addition, beneficiaries can participate in a comprehensive “Welcome to Medicare” session with their physician, whatever plan they choose. These provide preventive tests

Dr. Latimer explained. “Boomers should start researching Medicare healthcare and prescription drug plans before they enroll.”

Now is the time for boomers to get ready for a healthier future by learning about their health options, including preventive care and regular exercise such as Zumba class, so they can prepare PHOTOS COURTESY NAPS for many more healthy and fulfilling years. and screenings, including mammograms and colonoscopies; a review of medical history; and planning for a healthy future.

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1. Before choosing your Medicare plan, you need to understand your unique needs. How would you classify your overall health? What are your prescription drug needs? Make a list of your current medications and consider which prescription drugs you may use in the future. Talk to your doctor about your current health to get a better overall picture of your coverage needs. Review the past year’s healthcare expenses, including hospital, pharmacy and physician costs, to determine if that year was typical. This will help you make the best estimate for the year ahead.

2. Each of the different parts of Medicare delivers something unique. Make sure you understand them so you can make a confident choice. Use medicare.gov as a resource to help find and compare Medicare health plans and prescription drug plans.

3. For more information visit Family Health Budget (familyhealthbudget.com) for help estimating costs. P — NAPS

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For many Americans, a “baby” aspirin is prescribed — 81 mg — for ongoing preventative care, post-cardiac procedure or even as a precautionary way to help prevent stroke. In fact, the United States Preventive Services Task Force encourages aspirin intake for men aged 45–79 years to help prevent myocardial infarctions (also known as heart attacks) and women aged 55–79 years because of a potential benefit of stroke prevention. Always check with your physician before embarking on an aspirin regimen.

Since it’s known there are potential side effects with aspirin use, particularly stomach upset due to potential bleeding risks, you will want to be sure you are getting the optimal effect with the lowest dose possible. The VerifyNow System is a product that tests for aspirin — providing the physician information on platelet reactivity. Aspirin and drugs like clopidogrel (the generic form of the branded drug Plavix) are anti-platelet medications designed to prevent the blood cells from

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The medications can help prevent a clot, which can lead to a more serious cardiovascular event. Studies show that up to one in three patients’ platelets do not respond appropriately. Only your physician can check to see how your platelets are reacting and make decisions about your care.

As with other medications, some people often wonder if their medications are having the desired effect. Stop wondering, and start asking about a chance to see how your platelets are responding. The next time you visit your doctor, and you are asked for a blood sample to measure your level of cholesterol, or the technician measures your blood pressure, you might want to ask about the VerifyNow Aspirin Test as well. Like those other routine measurements, this test is also available nationwide in hospitals and doctors’ offices.

Your healthcare provider wants to provide the best protection possible to you or a loved one and so anyone on anti-platelet therapy should be tested. To find a physician who can offer the easy-to-administer VerifyNow Tests, including one for aspirin and one called the VerifyNow PRUTest to see how the P2Y12 inhibitors (also known as brand name Plavix or the generic name, clopidogrel) are affecting the platelets, contact the company at accumetrics.com/ P request or call (800) 643-1640.

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continued from page 26 New York campaign finance laws, according to election lawyer Jerry Goldfeder.

Kelly McBride, a media ethicist at the Poynter Institute, said the relationship between the consultancy and newspaper raised questions. “Readers should question the journalism, and whether the journalism is there to serve the community or to serve somebody’s bottom line,” she said.

The newspaper’s ties to political consultancy Multi-Media are many. Management is combined, with the Queens Tribune’s executive vice president and associate publisher, Michael Nussbaum, also acting as president of Multi-Media.

Even when the Tribune has disclosed the relationship, the information is not always complete. For example, the column supporting the Kevin Kim endorsement for City Council stated that only two of the nine Council candidates and one borough president candidate who were doing business with Multi-Media that year would subsequently receive the Tribune‘s endorsement in the primary.

Yet in the weeks that followed the publication of the column, four of the nine Council candidates, running in primaries, general elections or both, were endorsed by the Tribune. Borough president candidate Helen Marshall also received the Tribune’s endorsement that year.

Such disclosures are not consistent, and in other races examined for this article — every story that appears in a search for “Multi Media,” “disclose,” “disclosure” and “disclaimer” — candidates have received endorsements from the Tribune without readers being informed of their payments to Multi-Media for campaign services.

Not every client snagged the newspaper’s support. A handful of campaigns spent modest amounts on Multi-Media services — between $99 and $533 — without receiving an endorsement.

And in 2010, Senate candidates Isaac Sasson spent nearly $144,000 and Shirley Huntley spent $90,000 with MultiMedia without receiving the endorsement.

That year, Schenkler indicated he would withhold endorsements for any state Assembly or Senate incumbent who refused to sign former Mayor Koch’s “New York Uprising,” a coalition advocating for nonpartisan redistricting.

The newspaper put candidates who did not pledge on a list of “enemies of reform.” Sasson and Huntley were included.

Sasson, a rabbi who entered politics after becoming a lottery millionaire, lost in the primary against Toby Stavisky and John Messer. Huntley won but subsequently lost her seat in the 2012 election, while under indictment for alleged misuse of a grant from her office.

In two cases, one Multi-Media client was outspent by another who then received the endorsement. In 2009, despite spending $18,169 with Multi-Media before the primary election, City Council candidate Yen Chou failed to get a Tribune endorsement for that primary, which she won, and the subsequent general election. The general election endorsement went instead to Republican nominee Peter Koo, who spent $126,208 on Multi-Media services solely on the general election.

Koo’s chief of staff James McClelland said of the Trib’s endorsement that it hadn’t been “important to win the election” since the paper isn’t widely read by the majority AsianAmerican electorate in his district.

In the 2009 primary Chou’s opponent, James Wu, received the endorsement instead — one of two instances in which the endorsement went to a candidate who was not a Multi-Media client in a race opposing a Multi-Media client. (The other went to Democratic candidate Joseph Addabbo in the 2012 general election, after the Tribune had endorsed Republican Multi-Media client Eric Ulrich in his primary.)

It’s not unheard of for community newspapers to offer endorsements to candidates who are also advertisers – and in low-turnout primaries, which often decide local races, the paper’s support can be important. Candidates also cite these endorsements in mailers and other materials sent to voters.

Former Sen. Smith says such papers’ local impact is significant. “It had some cachet in the local neighborhood, and people would look at them just as they would look at The New York Times possibly,” she said.

The power of the local press was on full display in the tight 2009 City Council race between Democratic nominee Kevin Kim and Republican Dan Halloran.

Halloran did not allow Multi-Media’s role in the race to go unnoticed. In September 2009, the Tribune ran a story originally headlined “Democratic Victor vs. Pagan Lord” that detailed Halloran’s unconventional religious practices.

Halloran fired back in the pages of the rival Queens Chronicle: “The Tribune has endorsed my opponent. The publishers of that paper also own Multi-Media Advertising, which has been paid over $80,000 by my opponent’s campaign. I am a man of faith – and now my faith is under attack by a newspaper working for my opponent.”

The following month, Schenkler responded to Halloran’s suggestion that the Tribune had gone on the attack because Kim was a Multi-Media client.

“In this column on Sept. 3, we disclosed our affiliate’s business relationship with Kevin. We also disclosed that this paper’s founder Gary Ackerman had encouraged us to help Kevin. Heck, we disclosed that we liked Kevin. In every one of Kevin’s regular campaign filings, he discloses that he does business with Multi Media.

“Nothing contained above or nothing in my relationship or this business’ relationship with Kevin Kim can change the news, the facts, or the secrets that his opponent lives with.

“When we discover something that may be significant about a candidate for public office or an elected official, this Q paper will disclose it. Period!”

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Katz has landed what could be a huge “Melinda was ready, willing and able endorsement in her race for the Democratic then, and I know she is even more so now,” nomination for Flake said.

Queens borough Katz praised president.

Flake as a distinguished leader and The Rev. Floyd public servant, who Flake, pastor of dedicated himself Greater Allen to the spiritual and A.M.E. Cathedral economic power of of New York in the community.

Jamaica and a former five-term con“I am honored g r e s s m a n , to have the support announced his sup- The Rev. Floyd Flake, left, and Melinda Katz. of the Rev. Floyd FILE PHOTO, LEFT, AND BY MICHAEL GANNON Flake, and will port in a joint statement issued by the continue to work Katz campaign on Monday. with him to improve the lives of all who “I proudly endorse Melinda Katz as the live in Queens,” Katz said. next borough president of Queens,” Flake Other Democratic candidates are Council said. “Our borough is at a critical juncture members Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) and right now and Melinda is the kind of steady, Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria); state Senators experienced hand that we need.”

Tony Avella (D-Bayside) and Jose Peralta (DFlake recalled Katz’s work as an aide to East Elmhurst); and former Deputy Borough former Borough President Claire Shulman, President Barry Grodenchik. No Republican Q work he said was instrumental to bringing a has yet announced.

Movie fundraiser in Queens A Queens filmmaker is having a movie screening and fundraiser this month to help put the finishing touches on the story of two friends from the city who take divergent paths to adulthood.

The movie, by writer and director George Cox of Jamaica, is called “Street Choice.”

“It’s about two young men, one who is a ‘have’ and the other who is a ‘have not,’” Cox said. “It’s about the choices the two characters make growing up, with street gangs, struggling with peer pressure.”

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Cox said exterior filming all has been done, and that he now is having the fundraiser to help pay for studio time and technical work still needed to finish the project.

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ublic radio WNYC and WQXR have relaunched their annual “Battle of the Boroughs,” when bands stretch and flex their vocal chords and guitar strings against their neighbors to be the one group to ultimately compete against the other winners from each borough.

Last Friday seven Queens bands, narrowed from 58 applicants, performed at The Greene Space in Manhattan. The audience and judges whittled the group down to five.

Performance footage of these finalists is online at the greenespace.org until Monday. Whichever band has garnered the most votes by then will be crowned the best of Queens and will rep our borough in the final competition on June 21.

Sean Nowell and The Kung-Fu Masters brought their instrumental aptitude to the stage.

Nowell gave his all on the saxophone, saying in a post-performance interview with WQXR host Terrance Mc Knight“ that music reaches across all borders,

by Josey Bartlett all across the world.”

The multimember band was accompanied by Voting open for public radio’s — what to call her — a Battle of the Boroughs — kung-fu master.

Truly. She five bands remain kicked, spun, punched and whirled lime green nunchucks around at a frenzied pace that One Queens band out these five, clockwise from bottom left, the Nicole Zuraitis Group, The Dirty Gems, Gentleman Brawlers, Radio Jarocho and Sean Nowell and scared a few frontthe Kung-Fu Masters, will compete against the winners from the other four boroughs in June. seat guests.

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Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, hosts dance with instructions every Monday and Friday from 7:15 to 8 p.m. and a social dance from 8 to 11 p.m. Call (718) 478-3100. $10.

STAR is now interviewing for a director as well as auditioning senior actors for short classical scenes for upcoming performances for an established senior acting group located in Queens Village. Call (718) 776-0529 for an appointment.

The Central Queens YM & YWHA 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills, announces the return of PERC, a club for retirees. Come meet and speak with others about what concerns you Tuesday mornings from 10-11:30 a.m. Free for members of the CQY. Nonmembers free for first session, then $2 per session. Call the Adult and Senior Department at (718) 268-5011 ext.

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THEATRE Marathon Little Theatre Group presents “The Pajama Game” on Saturdays, March 9 and 16 at 8:30 p.m. and Sundays, March 10 and 17 at 3 p.m. $18 for adults and $16 for seniors and children under 13 at 247-37 60 Ave., Douglaston. Call (718) 229-4644 for more information.

Maggie’s Little Theater performs “Godspell” on March 9, 15 and 16 at 8 p.m. and March 10 and 17 at 2:30 p.m. in St. Margaret’s Parish Hall, 79th Place between Metropolitan Avenue and Juniper Valley Road in Middle Village. $15 for adults, $13 for seniors and $10 for children. Visit maggieslittletheater.org to reserve tickets or call (917) 579-5389.

STAR — Senior Theater Acting Repertory will present drama/comedy scenes and musical numbers at JASA Holliswood Senior Center, 86-25 Francis Lewis Blvd., Jamaica, on Monday, March 11 at 1 p.m. Free.

Theatre By The Bay produces “The Wizard of Oz” on Saturdays, March 9 and 16 at 8:30 p.m. and on Sundays, March 10 and 17 at 3 p.m. at Bay Terrace Jewish Center, 13-00 209 St., Bayside. $20 for adults and $18 for seniors, 62 and older and children 12 and under.

For more information or to make reservations visit theatrebythebayny.com or call (718) 428-6363.

FILM Central Queens Y, 67-09 108th St, Forest Hills, will begin its 5th annual NY ReelAbilites Film Festival on Sunday, March 10 at 10 a.m. showing international short documentaries about people with autism, Down syndrome and Tourette syndrome.

Suggested donation is $8. On Monday March, 11 at 1 p.m. a special ReelAbilites event with singer Anita Hollander will be open to the public for $6. Tickets are available for all events at cqy.org/tickets, (718) 268-5011 ext. 151 or pkurtz@cqy.org.

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Green Film Series: “Flow” about the world water crisis will be held at Astoria Library, 14-01 Astoria Blvd. on Thursday, March 21 at 5:30 p.m. Call (718) 278-2220 for more information. Free.

View the premiere of the short film “Product of My Environment” on Saturday, March 16 at 3 and 8 p.m. at Black Spectrum Theatre, 119-07 Merrick Blvd, Jamaica. $15. Call (718) 790-9000 for more information.

MUSIC The Kupferberg Center for the Arts presents the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields with Alisa Weilerstein, cello, and Inon Barnatan, piano, on Sunday, March 10, 3 p.m., at the Colden Auditorium at Queens College off Exit 23 on the Long Island Expressway. Tickets are $32-$54. Call (718) 793-8080 or visit kupferbergcenter.org for more information.

Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke., hosts Dr. Mirele Goldsmith for a lecture entitled Environmental Responsibility in Jewish Tradition and Today on Sunday, March 10 at 10 a.m.

Lamar Peters, Elvis impersonator extraordinaire, performs at the Ridgewood Older Adult Center on Saturday, March 16.

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The Hollis Presbyterian Church Ministry of Music presents “Evensong” on Sunday, March 17 at 4 p.m. at Hollis Presbyterian Church, 100-50 196 St., Hollis. Free.

Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, hosts a flea market on Saturday, March 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call (718) 478-3100 for more information.

The Friends of Maple Grove Cemetery, 127-15 Kew Gardens Rd., Kew Gardens, host The Lautreamont String Quartet on Friday, March 8 at 8 p.m. with a wine and cheese reception at 7:30 p.m. Contact info@friendsofmaplegrove.org, visit friendsofmaplegrove.org or call (347) 878-6614. Tickets are $25, $20 for seniors and $15 for members.

St. Nicholas of Tolentine, at Parsons Boulevard and Union Turnpike in Jamaica, hosts an indoor flea market on Sunday, March 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Homage to Louis Armstrong and Bix Beiderbecke at Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., on Saturday, March 9 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $15/$10 for members and students. Call (718) 463-7700 ext. 222 for more information.

Queens College Chamber Music Live concert series continues with the Calidore String Quartet on Friday, March 8 at 10 a.m. in the QC Opera Studio, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, and the KashkashianArtymiw Duo will perform on Friday, March 15 at 10 a.m. Call the Aaron Copland School of Music at (718) 997-3800 or email Jane.Cho@qc.cuny.edu for purchasing information.

FLEA MARKETS St. Josaphat’s R.C. Church of Bayside holds a flea market plus ethnic Polish bake sale on Sunday, March 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Parish Hall, 35th Avenue and 210th Street. Plenty of free parking. Call Steve at (718) 224-3052 for more information.

There will be a flea market on Saturday, March 16 at the Ridgewood Older Adult Center, 59-14 70 Ave., Ridgewood. Call (718) 456-2000 for hours.

Our Lady of Hope, 61-21 71 St., Middle Village, hosts a spring flea market and craft fair on Saturday, March 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

MEETINGS VFW Post 4787, 19-12 149 St., Whitestone, holds its next monthly meeting on Monday, March 11 at 8 p.m.

Flushing Camera Club meets at 7:30 p.m. in Flushing Hospital, 146-01 45 Ave.; enter at 45th Avenue and Burling Street, 5th floor, on the first, third and fifth Wednesdays of the month. For more information call (718) 749-0643 or visit flushingcameraclub.org.

FOR KIDS On Saturday, March 9 from 2-4 p.m. the HSBC Children’s Garden at Queens Botanical Garden will host a free family day. For more information email rwolf@queensbotanical.org.

CLASSES The JCC-Chabad of Long Island City/Astoria, 10-31 Jackson Blvd., hosts Torah Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m.; Taam Shabbat, Mommy and me, on Thursdays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.; Carlbach Shabbat service and LeChaim on Fridays at 6 p.m.; Shabbat morning service and kiddush on Saturdays at 9:30 a.m..Call or visit (718) 6090066 or jewishlic.com for more information.

Sustain Your Rain workshop on sustainable ways to water plants, collect rainwater and reduce storm water runoff will be held at Astoria Library, 14-01 Astoria Blvd. on Monday, March 11 at 4 p.m. Call (718) 278-2220 for more information. Free.

Watercolor classes at the National Art League, 4421 Douglaston Pkwy., Douglaston. All techniques, beginners to advanced. Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $25 per session. Call (718) 969-1128.

SPECIAL EVENTS B Sharp LI Branch presents the 2013 National Scholarship local competition in organ on Saturday, March 9 at 2 p.m. at Hollis Presbyterian Church, 100-50 196 St., Hollis. Call (718) 723-4626 for more information.

Jewish Meditation and Ahava, Love, two meditations, will be held on Thursday, March 7 and Thursday, March 14 at Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke. Contact (718) 380-4145 or visit hillcrestjc.org.

The 12th annual Eva and Lou Friedman Model Passover Seder will be held on Monday, March 18 from noon to 2:30 p.m. at Machane Chodosh, 67-29 108 St., Forest Hills. $15 for Central Queens YM&YWHA members/ $18 nonmembers. Payment required in advance. Call the Adult Department at (718) 268-5011 ext. 160.

Family board game day at Bay Terrace Library, 1836 Bell Blvd., on Friday, March 29 at 3:30 p.m. Call (718) 423-7004 for more information. Free.

All Saints Episcopal Church, 43-12 46 St., Sunnyside, observes the National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS on Sunday, March 10 at 10 a.m. and noon.

Maspeth Town Hall Community Center holds an Irish Celebration on Sunday, March 10 at 3-7 p.m. at St. Adalbert’s Parish Hall, 84th Street off Grand Avenue in Elmhurst. Tickets are $30 for adults, children ages 6-12 $12 and children under 6 are $7. To reserve call (718) 335-6049.

Afternoon Composting: Weekly Food Waste DropOff at the Broadway Library, 40-20 Broadway in Long Island City on Saturdays at 1 p.m. Call (718) 721-2462.

Human Growth Foundation, a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to help children and adults with disorders of growth and growth hormone, will host its first annual 4.8K Step Up and Walk on Sunday, April 21 from 7 a.m. to noon at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 113-01 Roosevelt Ave, Flushing. Individual and team registration is now open online at hgfound.org/stepupandwalk_event_registration.html

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An elixir from the cookbooks of Japan amazake has a sweet taste.

The drink is part of a macrobiotic diet.

The traditional Japanese drink, amaza- Individuals who follow this Japanese way ke, is usually drunk during the winter. The of eating subsist on mostly grains and B-vitamin-packed beverage that can dou- seasonal vegetables, staying away from ble as a salad dressing or flavoring gives animal products. The seasonal and regionconsumers an extra boost of energy during al aspects make up a main component of gray, cold days. macrobiotic thinking.

“It’s an old-timey, Followers say during Discover Amazake! Japanese the winter someone make you feel good, g r a n d m o t h e r ’s needs the vitamins health food workshop drink,” said Guillerand nutrients preWhen: Saturday, March 9 mo Briceno from sent in food during 7 to 9 p.m.

Resobox Gallery. that season and the Where: Resobox Gallery On Friday macbenefits of a sum41-26 27 St., LIC robiotic chef Natmer vegetable, for Tickets: $15, (718) 784-3680 suko Yamawaki will example, are less resobox.com show workshop needed. goers at Resobox It’s the same with how to make their own fermented, but eating from a home region. Macrobiotic without alcohol, batch of their own. followers say the food grown in the place Amazake is a fermented drink somewhat where a person is eating it protects peolike kombucha, but instead of being clear ple from the germs and diseases that they and acidic, amazake has a smooth yogurt- will face while there. like texture that coats the drinker’s stomMacrobiotic followers also make a point ach. The drink soothes the stomach and to chew their food thoroughly — about detoxes the body at the same time, Briceno 50 chews a mouthful. They also vary the said. Additionally, unlike kombucha, amount something is cooked depending

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Macrobiotic chef Natsuko Yamawaki will lead a workshop on how to make a traditional Japanese drink, amazake.

COURTESY PHOTO/ FLICKR: YOSHIHIRO TAGUCHI on the season, for example eating more raw foods in the summer.

Energetics of food play a role as well. By not cutting into a vegetable extra roughly the chef does not disrupt the electrons and protons of a food that could go toward positive affects in a body.

“Macrobiotics are getting very popular; restaurants like Nobu in the city are using the techniques,” Resobox manager Takashi Ikezawa said. “Amazake is very traditional, but kind of new in New York. We want to continue to have more workshops like this to Q bring Japanese foods here.”

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An interesting combination of the triedand-true and some daringly innovative offerings marks the Queens community theater spring season, which is kicking into high gear. Nearly a dozen productions are scheduled to vie for audiences between now and the end of May, with the number of planned musical productions, for the first time within memory, far exceeding that of straight plays.

Last Saturday night saw the opening of two musical classics, both of which will run for two Maggie’s Little Theater will perform “Godspell.”COURTESY PHOTO more weekends.

Theatre By The Bay presents the perennial favorite, “The Wiz- under. For more information, visit theatre ard of Oz (MUNY Version),” a version bythebayny.com or call (718) 428-6363.

Up and running also is Marathon Little made for the St. Louis Opera House that incorporates a rocket ship, featuring Theatre Group’s rendering of “The Paja“Over the Rainbow” and the other won- ma Game,” a lighthearted look at derful Harold Arlen-E.Y. Harburg songs romance set against the backdrop of a from the motion picture. In addition, pajama factory that features “Hey There” according to director Lawrence Bloom, the and “Hernando’s Hideaway.”

Gary Ducoing and Heather Bilczic star show adds one song that was cut from the final screen version and “a lovely song as, respectively, Sid, the factory’s new called ‘Evening Star’ that gives Dorothy superintendent, and Babe, a member of the union’s grievance committee. Frank another song to sing.”

Devotees of the film will be surprised to Auriemma lends support as Hines, a timefind no flying monkeys. Gone, too, as study expert. Tanya Fiebert plays his longfans have come to know her, is Glinda, time love interest, Gladys.

Direction is by Barbara Auriemma; the Good Witch. But the basic story, adapted by Frank Gabrielson from the musical direction by Rhea Arkin; choreogbook by L. Frank Baum, remains, likely as raphy by Lindsay Levy.

Remaining performances at Marathon ever to delight audiences of all ages.

The multi-generational cast is headed Jewish Community Center, 245-37 60 by young Isabel Robin as Dorothy, along Ave. in Douglaston, are on March 9 and with Jennifer Sanchez as the Scarecrow, 16 at 8:30 p.m. and March 10 and 17 at Jay Gurka as the Tin Man, Joseph Rand as 3 p.m. Tickets cost $18, or $16 for seniors the Cowardly Lion, and Jean Ann Kump and children under 13. For more information, call (718) 428-1580. as the Wicked Witch of the West.

Opening this Saturday for a five-perforMusical direction is by Richard LouisPierre. Jessica McCuiston provides the mance run is another musical classic, “Godspell,” courtesy of Maggie’s Little Theater. choreography.

An early work by Stephen Schwartz, comRemaining performances at Bay Terrace Jewish Center, 13-00 209th St. in Bayside, poser-lyricist of “Wicked” and “Pippin,” the are on March 9 and 16 at 8:30 p.m. and show, being given what has been described March 10 and 17 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $20, as “a modern interpretation,” is based upon or $18 for seniors and children 12 and continued on page 00 43

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The judges liked The Kung-Fu Masters the best saying they should be hired right away as a late night show’s house band and that they felt they got “a proxy kungfu workout.”

Before them Radio Jarocho brought a smile to the audience’s faces with modernized music based on the sounds of southern Veracruz, Mexico.

The five-piece band merrily played while Gabriel Guzmán sang about coffee — “cafe, cafe”— and Julia del Palacio stomped in beat to the music on top of a wooden box, creating percussion without a drum.

An issue for judge Nona Hendryx, the legendary singer in the trio Labelle, whose biggest hit was “Lady Marmalade,” was the language barrier. But Guzmán said Spanish is more accessible than many languages — especially in New York.

Hendryx also took issue with the language barrier for the Japanese soul band Neo Blues Maki, which was eliminated.

The audience didn’t connect to the song, even though the kimono-clad lead singer‘s voice had an amazing range.

A chuckle rippled though the audience

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when bassist Soshi Uchida explained the song was about riding on a rogue M60 bus to the Bronx.

“Maybe that’s a little too late,” Uchida said.

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The next three bands all are in the running along with the Sean Nowell and The Kung-Fu Masters and Radio Jarocho until Monday.

Raycee Jones led the band The Dirty Gems though a tear-jerking ballad. Her

presence was strong with flashy purple hair to match her glittery eye makeup and sky-high heals. This band seemed to be the frontrunner at Friday’s performance.

Nicole Zuraitis brought a taste of India to New York, delivering a sound she fell in love with while working as an animal rights activist there. Zuraitis commanded a Nora Jones sort-of vibe as the lead vocalist and pianist. She was accompanied by two bandmates and a singer who filled in the song with chants — and whose stagnant stage presence yet front-and-center position on the stage confused judges as to who was the frontwoman. This may have come from her joining the band only recently, as Zuraitis explained later.

The last band in the final five is the Gentleman Brawlers from Ridgewood.

They are an eclectic mix of rock, folk and free-form rhythmic dancing. Becca Fox enchanted guests with her dancing, but fell a little short when she pushed her voice to higher notes.

From here on out only online votes will determine who will compete against the top bands from Brooklyn, Staten Island, Manhattan and the Bronx.

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Ice Jewelry: where the owners can relate to their clients

boro SPECIAL EVENTS St. Pancras School, 68-20 Myrtle Ave., Glendale, will host its annual St. Patrick’s Day fundraising dance on Saturday, March 9 from 7-11 p.m. Proceeds will go to smartboards for the school. The Boston Burglars will play Irish hits and a buffet will be served. Tickets are $50. Call (718) 821-6721 or (347) 853-9348.

The Glendale Chamber of Commerce will be hosting Fun with the Easter Bunny on Saturday, March 23 from 2-4 p.m. at 69th Street and Myrtle Avenue in Glendale. Parents should bring their children and their cameras for photos with and a gift from the bunny, face painting, a coloring table and fun for everyone. Free.

The Ridgewood Older Adult Center, 59-14 70 Ave., has a food pantry Tuesdays-Thursdays from 13 p.m. Next bus trip to Yonkers and AARP Defensive Driving class both on Monday, March 18. The MetroCard van is at the Center on the fourth Thursday of every month. Movies are held every Monday or Tuesday at 1:15 p.m. Art classes are held every Monday at 12:30 p.m. Call Karen at (718) 4562000 for more information.

The Samuel Field Y has two weekday programs for preschool children ages 3-5 with developmental disabilities and their families. On Mondays from 3 to 4:30 p.m. there is Monday Magic: Learn and Play at the Bay Terrace Center, 212-00 23 Ave., Bayside.

On Wednesdays from 3-4:30 there is Gym and Creative Exploration at the Little Neck Site, 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy. Contact Amanda at (718) 225-6750 ext.

262 or email asmith@sfy.org for more information.

The Brooks Senior Center, 143-22 109 Ave., Jamaica, hosts a healthy lunch from noon to 1 p.m., activities such as Wii sports, bowling, bingo, laptop classes, exercise, ceramics, cards and board games, blood pressure checks, trips, monthly nutrition presentations and monthly birthday celebrations and theme parties. Suggested contribution is $1.25. For more information call (718) 291-3935.

SUPPORT GROUPS Ice Jewelry Buying Service is located on Queens Boulevard in Rego Park.

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In addition to buying gold, silver, diamonds, watches and coins, Ice Jewelry Buying also offers instant cash loans for jewelry and eBay selling services.

Recently, a woman and her boyfriend went into an unassuming gold buying and cash loan shop on Queens Boulevard. She had a $35 offer on Their cash loans program is straightforward her ring from another area shop, but was looking and simple. “It’s a perfect solution for someone to get a better deal. In what may be viewed who has a bill due and a check on the way,” as poor business acumen, she told her new Goldberg said. “But we make sure they have a prospective buyer what her previous offer was. game plan to buy their jewelry back before the Still, after examining her piece, he offered her end of the term. Sometimes these are people’s $1,600. He did so, as he says, “...because that’s heirlooms we’re talking about and we respect what it was worth.” that.”

The plight of the worker who’s hard-up for cash For those who are less Internet-savvy or in today’s economy is something that Arthur Elias just don’t have the time, Ice Jewelry Buying and Edward Goldberg can relate to firsthand, offers a convenient eBay sales service. If what having been laid off from their jobs in jewelry a customer has isn’t an item that Ice Jewelry manufacturing. They understand that people get Buying would purchase, like a handbag or antique into situations where they just need a little cash furniture, they can help find a buyer on their eBay fast to make the bills and Ice Jewelry Buying store. Elias consults with the customer to find a Service hopes to help out in the most honest way target price and let the Internet they can. auctioneers handle the rest.

STORE HOURS “For this, I like to think we’re doing the community a service,” For anyone who has ever MON.-FRI. 11am - 7pm Elias said. “We’re in the business dealt with the hassle of selling SAT. 10am 5pm of helping people who are in a and shipping an item on eBay SUN. by Appointment tough spot. They can come to — all the forms involved in our store and know that we can setting up a user and paypal educate them on what they have and we’ll give account, the 10-15 percent fee that Ice Jewelry them what their items are worth. When that Buying charges to do all the work is really a woman told me her previous offer, it made me bargain deal. wonder how many times this happens — how “At the end of the day, I just want people to many people who really need that money get feel comfortable doing business with us. People taken advantage of?” have this conception of gold buying stores as Elias opened his Rego Park shop with Goldberg these slimy places with slimy people, and they’re less than a year ago, and already they’re seeing typically right. But we want to be different. I don’t a lot of repeat customers and referrals. This is think it’s cool to see someone buy a ring for a sign to them that they’re doing something right $200 and put it in their counter for $800. We — the pawn business typically deals in one-time don’t do that.” transactions but Elias is determined to break that Ice Jewelry Buying Service is located at mold, building a reputation on trust.

98-30 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park. Hours of “Everyone around here is buying gold these operation are Monday-Friday from 11 am to 7:00 days; you can go into the barber shop down the pm and Saturday 10 am to 5 pm; Sunday– private road and sell your jewelry. The problem with all appoinments are available. Call for more these places is they treat everything like it’s a Q information (718) 830-0030. one-shot deal and we don’t do that,” Elias said.

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A leisure group meets every Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Hillcrest Jewish Center, Prince Room, 183-02 Union Turnpike, Flushing. Cost is $6 for lunch. The program includes yoga instruction, discussion groups, card games, bingo, birthday celebrations, guest speakers and holiday celebrations. For info., call Dr. Roz Gold at (718) 229-7511.

The Lupus Alliance of Long Island and Queens meets once a month on Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Flushing. To attend and for more information, Alliance members can register by calling Paula Goldstein at (516) 802-3142. Anyone with Lupus and family members are invited to attend Education Days on Saturdays, March 23 and June 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration is required in advance. A fee of $10 per person for members and $15 for nonmembers includes a light breakfast, handouts and lunch. Call (516)826-2058 for more information.

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

Nar-Anon is a self-help support group for anyone affected by a loved one’s use/abuse of drugs. The group meets every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the basement lounge at The-Church-In-The-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. For information, call 1(800) 984-0066, or go to nar-anon.org.

Free caregiver support groups at Queens Community House, Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road. Call (718) 226-5960 Ext. 226 for details.

Drug problem? Call Narcotics Anonymous Helpline at (718) 962-6244 or visit westernqueensna.com.

Meetings are held seven days a week.

The Selfhelp Clearview Senior Center, 208-11 26 Ave., Bayside, hosts: Qi Gong, Mondays at 10:45 a.m.; Wii time, Mondays and Thursdays at 12:45 p.m.; Music with Dee, Mondays at 1 p.m.; beginners drawing, Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m.; health education, Tuesdays at 10 a.m.; aerobics, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 a.m.; yoga, Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.; mind, body and soul, Wednesdays at 11 a.m.; bingo, Wednesdays at 12:45 p.m.; jewelry making, Wednesdays at 1 p.m.; stay well exercises, Thursdays at 9:30 a.m.; reminiscing group, Thursdays at 10:45 a.m.; Scrabble, Thursdays at 12:45 p.m.; dance fitness, Fridays at 10:45 a.m. and AARP chorus, Fridays at 1 p.m.., shopping trips, computer classes, lunches and more. Call (718) 224-7888 for further information.

Lamar Peters, Elvis impersonator extraordinaire, performs at the Ridgewood Older Adult Center, 59-14 70 Ave., Ridgewood, on Saturday, March 16 from 3-5 p.m. $10, $5 for those over 60. Call (718) 456-2000.

The Rockaway Boulevard Senior Center, 123-10 143 St., South Ozone Park, offers service programs Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Lunch is at noon with a suggested donation of $1.50. Exercise programs include: tai chi stretch, dance groups, choral group, ceramics, camera class, computer classes, trips, birthday parties and more. For more information, call (718) 657-6752.

Activities at the Clearview Senior Center, 208-11 26th Ave., Bayside, are held Monday-Friday. For more information, call (718) 224-7888.

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Items for the Community Calendar must be sent two weeks before the date of the event. Listings should be typed, from a nonprofit organization, either free or moderately priced, and be open to the public. Keep the information to one paragraph. Because of the large number of requests for the free calendar listings, we cannot include every event submitted. Send to: Queens Chronicle, Community Calendar, P.O. Box 74-7769, Rego Park, NY 11374, fax to (718) 205-0150.

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the Gospel According to St. Matthew, and includes the hit tune “Day by Day” and the delightful counterpoint “All for the Best,” among many rhythmic songs.

The cast of 10, under the direction of Joe Anese, includes Kevin McAuley as Jesus and Caleb Gaillard as John the Baptist. Musical direction is by Frank Auriemma, with choreography by Hilary Goldman.

Performances at St. Margaret’s Parish Hall, 66-05 79 Place, Middle Village, are on March 9, 15 and 16 at 8 p.m. and March 10 and 17 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets cost $15; $13 for seniors and $10 for children 11 and under. For more information, visit maggieslittletheater.org or call (917) 579-5389.

With the opening of The Gingerbread Players’ production of “Bye Bye Birdie” on April 13, more memorable tunes, including “Put On a Happy Face,” “Kids” and “A Lot of Livin’ to Do,” will be pouring forth.

A loving take-off on the rock ’n’ roll craze of a bygone era, the show stars David Duryea as music publisher and prospective English teacher Albert and Lori Feren as his faithful secretary Rose. Also featured prominently are Suzanne Schick as Albert’s domineering mother, Mae; Devin Smith as singing idol Conrad Birdie; and

Becki Santana and Shannon O’Rourke, who alternate as small-town girl Kim MacAfee.

Velma Adams is musical director; Nim Paquin and Terri Matassov choreograph.

Performances at St. Luke’s Church, 85 Greenway South in Forest Hills, are on April 13, 14, 20 and 21 at 2:30 p.m. and April 13 and 19 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $12 and $10 for groups of six or more. For more information, visit gingerbreadplayers.org or call (718) 268-7772.

The rest of the season’s shows will be listed in part two of this article in the March 14 Q edition of the Queens Chronicle.

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Finding the right banquet hall for your big day Planning a wedding is no small feat, as couples are faced with many decisions seemingly from the moment they get engaged right up until they walk down the aisle as man and wife. One of the biggest decisions a couple will make is where to host the reception.

Couples must consider a variety of factors when looking for the right banquet hall to host their reception. The wedding is a celebration, and the banquet hall is where the couple and their guests will let their hair down and hopefully enjoy a festive and memorable night. Because the reception is typically the most lengthy portion of a couple’s wedding day, it’s important to find a place where everyone can be comfortable and enjoy themselves. The following are a few tips for couples looking to find the ideal banquet hall to host their wedding reception.

• Ask around. Word-of-mouth is a great way to find the right banquet hall. Ask friends or family members who got hitched in the same town where your ceremony will be if they can recommend a reception site. These friends or family members can provide a behind-the-scenes look at a reception hall, from how accommodating the staff was to how flexible the banquet hall was with regard to pricing to how open the staff was to suggestions. Wedding planning isn’t easy, so if friends, family members or coworkers recommend a hassle-free banquet hall, that recommendation can remove a lot of the stress from planning a wedding.

• Consider the size of the facility. Some couples prefer an intimate affair with relatively few guests, while others will desire a large wedding party with lots of guests. Couples can find a banquet hall that’s capable of catering to small or large

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wedding parties, but find one that fits your party specifically.

If your wedding party is small, then avoid a larger facility that will appear empty. If the party is large, make sure there’s adequate room so guests won’t feel like they’re sitting on top of one another during dinner and dessert.

• Don’t downplay decor. A banquet hall with an attractive decor is not only aesthetically appealing but can appeal to a couple’s finances as well. Such a hall likely won’t need any additional decorations, while a banquet hall that’s unadorned and lacks embellishments will, and those decorations can dip into a couple’s overall wedding budget. Compare the costs of the more decorated banquet hall with the one that’s more plain in appearance, factoring in the cost to decorate the latter, and you might just realize the one with more aesthetic appeal is more affordable in the long run.

• Prioritize privacy. Few couples would be open to strangers having easy access to their wedding reception. When shopping for a banquet hall, look for one that gives you and your guests all the privacy you need. Many couples have taken to hosting the entire ceremony at a hotel, which may handle the bulk of the planning and remove the hassle of transportation for out-oftown guests. However, couples considering a hotel should look for one that can promise privacy from other guests at the hotel who aren’t there for the wedding. The reception room should be secluded from the rest of the hotel so other guests walking by aren’t tempted to walk in on the festivities.

The banquet hall is where couples can expect to spend most of their time on their wedding day, so couples should exercise their due diligence to ensure they find an inviting Q and festive facility.

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When a child receives his This way the preparation is minimal and the or her First Holy Communion, clean-up is easy. it is an important rite of pasFor those individuals who prefer to host the sage within the Christian party at home, some advance set-up might be faith. Particularly in the necessary so guests can simply come right Catholic church, First Holy back to a house that is already decorated and Communion is a day with significant mean- ready for the festivities. Cold food platters, ing and one worth celebrating. which can reduce waiting time for hungry After the child partakes in the Communion friends and family, might be a good idea. Or ritual of preceding down the church aisle and simply schedule with a caterer to have prereceiving the “Body of Christ” for the first pared dishes delivered when the family is liketime, he or she often goes ly to return from the ceremony. home or to another location Due to the religious nature of for a Communion party. the event, decorations and Many families choose to theme items can be simple. make the Communion party a Think about bud vases with lavish affair. Oftentimes, white carnations placed on the friends and family from far tables with a silver cross charm and wide are invited to attend tied around the vase. White the festivities in recognition of crepe paper or tulle can be the day’s significance. strung on fencing (for outdoor Since the Communion party parties) or attached to walls for will likely fall directly after the a little decorative flair. church ceremony, expect to For the cake that will be have a luncheon event. In genserved, ask the bakery if it can eral, the sacrament of Holy be baked in a book shape and Communion is received on a decorated to look like a Holy Sunday morning, either during Bible or feature a crucif ix. the regular Mass schedule or A child’s First Holy Communion Other bakeries can airbrush directly afterward. Therefore, ceremony is often followed by sugar “praying hands” or do invitees will travel straight a party with family and friends. intricate detailing. from the ceremony to the party.

The Communion attire is Keep in mind that the celebrant is around 6, defined by the church and generally features an 7 or 8 years of age, so his or her food prefer- all-white dress for girls and white suit or white ences should be taken into consideration when and navy suit for boys. Thanks to children’s planning the party. There should be plenty of tendency to get dirty quite quickly, it may be a kid-friendly options available as well as foods good idea to have the celebrant change into a party outfit afterward so that the religious garb that will please adult palates.

Due to the number of people invited to the is not soiled. Then the outfit can be preserved party and the fact that it takes place right after and saved, either to be passed down to another Q church, many families choose to host a Com- child or kept as a memento. munion party at a restaurant or banquet hall.

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Communion gift ideas Communion, as boys rarely receive jewelry as a gift. But a cross or crucifix make a great First Communion gift for boys, and such a gift can and often does last a lifetime.

Another gift idea is a four-way medal, which is four medals in one, with the Sacred Heart, St. Christopher, a Miraculous Medal and St. Joseph. Parents can even inscribe these medals to commemorate the significance of their son’s First Communion.

Some gifts are great for both girls and boys. Books, for example, that further explain the Catholic faith in kid-friendly terms can help children learn more about their religion as they move on and prepare to grow as Catholics. Another gift idea is a First Communion photo album or frame that ensures a child’s memory of this special day will last forever.

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Unlike birthdays or holidays, however, First Communion gifts are more in line with faith than fancy. When it comes to gifting kids for their First Communion, the following ideas can make great gifts that kids will cherish for years to come.

Girls typically love to receive jewelry, and First Communion can be a great opportunity to give young girls jewelry that symbolizes their faith. Items such as a cross, crucifix or locket can be worn at all times and give girls a constant reminder of their faith and what each item symbolizes. A sacramental charm bracelet can also make a good gift that girls can wear every day and proudly display. A decorative rosary can also be hung in her room.

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Common sense and personal preference should rule the day When children enter school their circle of friends expands. This means that when their next birthday ar rives, there may be requests to invite the entire class to the party. Parents facing the prospect of 20 or more children may wonder what to do in this instance.

Parents and children have no doubt heard the tales of extravagant parties. Reality shows follow families who throw Sweet 16 parties that rival weddings or those who spend thousands on their kids’ party regardless of the child’s age. The average family may feel torn over what to do to celebrate important milestones.

Smaller parties are typically best for younger kids. The children won’t be overwhelmed or overtaxed by smaller parties with less guests. However, some parents fret over which classmates to invite and which to leave off the guest list.

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• Check with the school before making any concrete plans to see if they have any policies regarding birthday parties. Some schools require that all students from the class be invited or none at all. Others suggest inviting either all of the girls or all of the boys.

Knowing the regulations can make the process easier.

• Think about having a class party and a separate party for the family and close friends. Many schools will allow parents to bring in snacks so that the class can celebrate. If this is likely to disrupt the class, consult the teacher to find out if lunch can be donated to the class or supplies in honor of the birthday child.

• If only select students from the class are on the guest list, mail invitations home or personally deliver them to the parents.

Offer an explanation as to why all kids in the class cannot be invited. Budget and available space are often the culprit.

• If the entire class is invited, include a note about gifts on the invitation. Suggest a book exchange so that the birthday child is not left with 30 gifts. With a book exchange,

each child brings a wrapped book, including the birthday girl or boy. Then the kids swap and each take home a present. Another idea is to let parents know that gifts will be donated to charity.

• When inviting the entire class, keep in mind not everyone will be able to attend. Perhaps 30 to 50 percent of the class may show up. Plan accordingly using these numbers.

• Use the space and the locale to determine the guest list. If the child wants to have the party at a spa or a craft store that limits the guest list, this will make it easier to enforce a smaller guest list.

• Look at locations that can accommodate a big crowd if you cannot pare down the list. Parks, pools, restaurants and party places can often fit a crowd. The more you do yourself, the less expensive the party will be.

Confusion typically reigns when navigating the etiquette of having a birthday party for school children. While there are no hardfast rules, common sense and personal preference can rule the day when planning the Q party.

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Notice of Formation of 9505 41ST AVENUE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 2/11/13.

Office loc: Queens. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 147-27 21st Ave., Whitestone, NY 11357.

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TKF 168 REALTY LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 1/28/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

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Notice of Formation of Forum 343 East 74, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/25/13. Office location: Queens County.

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Notice of Formation of Teddy Bear Breads LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/3/13. Off. loc.: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

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Articles of Organization filed with the Sec. of State of NY (“SSNY”) on 2/22/13. Office location: Queens Co. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to the LLC, 57-52 49th Place, Maspeth, New York 11378. The LLC does not have a specific date of dissolution. Purpose: all purposes permitted by the LLC.

Notice of Formation of 163-165 BEACH 96TH STREET, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/13/13. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 24-30 85th St., Jackson Heights, NY 11370. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Steven Danza, 884-04 Astoria Blvd., Jackson Heights, NY 11370.

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Notice of Formation of S. Falco Enterprises, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/18/13.

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GOLDEN AU T UMN INVESTORS LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 1/9/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: SPEAKYOURMINDNY, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/24/13. 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, 158-23 Riverside Drive, Beechhurst, New York 11357.

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Notice of Formation of 230 10th STREET BROOKLYN LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/26/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 167-41 147TH Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11434.

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Notice of Qualification of SWISSPORT LOUNGE, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/01/13. Office location: Queens County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 02/13/12. Princ. office of LLC: JFK International Airport, Terminal 5 (Unit 3NC), Jamaica, NY 11430.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

HUI FAMILY COMPANY, LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/5/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

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Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: LAW & JOHN, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/17/2012. Office location is Queens County.

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AMENDED CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE AND INDEPENDENT TO: Leon Knutti, Leticia Knutti, Arturo Knutti, Pedro Juan Knutti, Nils Holder Schutzenberger, Alexander Rudigier, Maximiliano Knutti, Ingrid Knutti, Ivonne Knutti, Alejandro Knutti, DCM Services, American Infosource, Weltman, Weinberg, & Reis, NYC Human Resources Administration, Attorney General of the State of New York The unknown distributees, legatees, devisees, heirs at law and assignees of ELIZABETH KNUTTI A/K/A ELISABETH KNUTTI , deceased, and unknown “male” Knutti, or their estates, if any there be, whose names, places of residence and post office addresses are unknown to the petitioner and cannot with due diligence be ascertained.

Being the persons interested as creditors, legatees, distributees or otherwise in the Estate of ELIZABETH KNUTTI A/K/A ELISABETH KNUTTI, deceased, who at the time of death was a resident of 150-24 HILLSIDE AVENUE JAMAICA, NEW YORK, in the County of Queens, State of New York.

SEND GREETING: Upon the petition of LOIS M. ROSENBLATT, Public Administrator of Queens County, who maintains her office at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Queens County, New York 11435, as Administrator of the Estate of ELIZABETH KNUTTI A/K/A ELISABETH KNUTTI, deceased, you and each of you are hereby cited to show cause before the Surrogate at the Surrogate’s Court of the County of Queens, to be held at the Queens General Courthouse, 6th Floor, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, City and State of New York, on the 28th day of March 2013, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon, why the Account of Proceedings of the Public Administrator of Queens County, as Administrator of the Estate of said deceased, a copy of which is attached, should not be judicially settled, and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow a reasonable amount of compensation to GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., for legal services rendered to petitioner herein in the amount of $17,573.35 and that the Court fix the fair and reasonable additional fee for any services to be rendered by GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., hereafter in connection with proceedings on kinship, claims etc., prior to entry of a final Decree on this accounting in the amount of 6% of assets or income collected after the date of the within accounting; and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow an amount equal to one percent on said Schedules of the total assets on Schedules A, A1, and A2 plus any additional monies received subsequent to the date of this account, as the fair and reasonable amount payable to the Office of the Public Administrator for the expenses of said office pursuant to S.C.P.A. §1106(4); and why the claim to New York City Human Resources Administration in the amount of $127,543.35 should not be paid; and why the claim to DCM Services in the amount of $1,040.08 should not be rejected; and why the claim to American Infosource in the amount of $8,534.89 should not be rejected; and why the claim to Weltman, Weinberg, & Reis Co in the amount of $1,333.44 should not be rejected; and why each of you claiming to be a distributee of the decedent should not establish proof of your kinship; and why the balance of said funds should not be paid to said alleged distributees upon proof of kinship, or deposited with the Commissioner of Finance of the City of New York should said alleged distributees default herein, or fail to establish proof of kinship, Dated, Attested and Sealed 8th day of February, 2013 HON. PETER J. KELLY Surrogate, Queens County Margaret M. Gribbon Clerk of the Surrogate’s Court GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ. (718) 459-9000 95-25 Queens Boulevard, 11th Floor, Rego Park, New York 11374 This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not obliged to appear in person. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested unless you file formal legal, verified objections. You have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: PARSONS TERRACE LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/14/13. 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, c/o Ciampa Organization, 136-26 37th Avenue, Flushing, New York 11354. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

J V Vlahos Transport LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 1/10/13. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 2229 48th St., Astoria, NY 11105. General Purposes

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The house has been on the market since 2010; proposal for museum

by Josey Bartlett Editor

Some Astoria residents have stepped up their several-yearslong effor ts to buy the landmarked property once owned by the neighborhood’s pioneering piano family by forming a friends group last week.

The Friends of Steinway Mansion wish to garner state support for public money as well as raise private funds with which to purchase the home. The mansion would then be turned into a museum, according to Bob Singleton, executive director of the Greater Astoria Historical Society.

“Awareness is the first thing,” said Singleton. “The campaign will go from one end of the borough to the other actively looking to raise money.”

Assemblywomen Aravella Simotas (D-Astoria) and Margaret Markey (D-Maspeth) met with the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation last summer in an effort to pique state interest.

“The plan won’t be successful if there isn’t public funding,”

Simotas said.

Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) has been pushing for the preservation of the mansion for years. He said the city will not contribute to the project until a private organization has committed to maintaining the museum after the purchase.

“The reason they won’t contribute is not the initial capital investment, but they require a private entity that will commit to maintaining the premises,” Vallone said. “I don’t agree. I think it’s the city’s job to preserve historic spots, but they claim they don’t have money to do it anymore.”

A museum in Astoria would be an economic driving force not only for the neighborhood, but for the state as well, Simotas added.

Another museum would draw more people to New York who could shop at local businesses as well as employ workers, she said.

The plan is not far enough along, but eventually the group sees the area becoming an off icial Business Improvement District, Simotas said.

As for the neighborhood, the group believes a museum could reinvigorate the swatch of Astoria and bring additional businesses to the largely industrial area.

“It would spur the local economy,” Simotas said. “The grounds are absolutely stunning. The location needs to be preserved.”

The mansion was built in the 1850s and then bought by German immigrant William Steinway, the first president of Steinway & Sons, in the 1870s. After Steinway’s death, the house was eventually sold to the Halberian family, who has owned it since the early 20th century.

The 27-room house, located at 18-33 41 St., has been listed several times since 2010, when its for mer owner, the late Michael Halberian, put it on the market. His daughter, Michele Kazarian, is now the executor of the property.

“The plan sounds wonderful,” Kazarian said. “I hope to work with them.”

Her father’s home was last priced at $3.495 million with Sotheby’s International Realty. The

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Friends group forms to buy Steinway Mansion

The Steinway Mansion was put on the National Register of Historic Places FILE PHOTO in 1967. A friends group would like it to become a museum. house is now listed without a price with Greiner Maltz Real Estate, described as an ideal corporate headquarters, community facility or warehouse.

Whatever the place becomes, because it was listed on the National Register of Historic

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The St. John’s Red Storm men’s basketball team is not known for the ability to hit outside shots, so it was a jolt to learn last Friday morning that head coach Steve Lavin had suspended his team’s leading scorer, D’Angelo Harrison, for the rest of the season. Even stranger, no reason for Harrison’s removal from the team was given in the press release issued by the St. John’s sports information department.

There was speculation the next day that Harrison, who has a reputation for occasional attitude flare ups, had shown disrespect to one of Lavin’s assistant coaches.

There was also a report that his teammates were upset with him for not taking part in a team huddle during a game timeout.

The timing of Harrison’s suspension could not come at a worse time for Red Storm fans. The Big East Tournament gets underway next week at Madison Square Garden, and St. John’s, under the best of circumstances, would need a deep run in it to merit even remote consideration for the prestigious and lucrative NCAA Tournament.

Lavin can be praised for his willingness to risk a quick and ugly end to the Red Storm season in order to make a point that no individual, no matter how talented and

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On the other hand, Harrison was one of Lavin’s first big recruits, and you have to wonder if the coach was willing to overlook character flaws in order to reignite a moribund basketball program.

South Jamaica’s own Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has had an interesting life to say the least, going from preteen drug dealer to surviving nine bullets being pumped into him to being discovered by hip-hop legends Dr. Dre and Eminem and quickly becoming a platinum-selling artist. In recent years he has become a well-respected movie actor.

Curtis is now branching out to the world of boxing, managing a small stable of fighters. Last week he held a press conference in Manhattan with boxing promoter Lou DiBella to promote the fact that Billy Dib, an Australian fighter under his aegis, will challenge Russian Evgeny Gradovich for the International Boxing Federation’s featherweight title last Friday night at Foxwoods.

These days, 50 Cent is far removed from his childhood roots, living in a mansion in Connecticut’s tony Fairfield County. I asked him if he would drive Dib through his old haunts. Jackson laughed, saying the neighborhood might be too tough for his fighter.

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Ronald “Christopher” Walken playing with his cocker spaniel at home in Bayside in 1953. attention with gripping portrayals in “Annie Hall” in 1977 and “The Deer Hunter” a year later, and has continued to impress the critics ever since with his remarkable versatility.

Though often cast in unsmiling roles, he’s also done great comedy — think of his hilarious demand for “more cowbell” on the April 8, 2000 “Saturday Night Live” spoof of Blue Oyster Cult.

The bakery later moved to 29-17 Broadway, and the family opened an eatery, the Walken Cafe, at the old location. Walken’s brothers eventually turned to other careers.

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continued from page 30 of plans to spruce up the Pavilion ahead of the World’s Fair’s 50th Anniversary. Their efforts might end up on film.

As Silverstein and the gang get to work on the anniversary celebration, Middle Village native and Suffolk County resident Matt Silva is working on a documentary about the Pavilion and its many protectors.

The 27-year-old self-confessed novice filmmaker has undertaken the ambitious task of recounting the story of the Pavilion and its many protectors since the 1965 World’s Fair ended.

His motives are two-pronged: While he admires the efforts of Silverstein and those who came before him, he also wants to register the disrepair that has befallen such an iconic structure while in the city’s hands.

“I’m a little disgusted that the city let an iconic structure and an iconic person’s structure fall into that state,” Silva said.

But he needs a bit of fiscal help, with his own online funding site at gofundme.com/275u6g. The site went live just a week ago and had yet to receive a single donation as of writing.

Silva easily recounts the times he’s driven by the Pavilion, not really knowing what it was. An architecture authority by calling and design teacher by trade, his curiosity caused him to dive right into the

icon’s history.

“I don’t have many connections to the Fair,” he said. “I did not grow up with many stories from the Fair. I certainly haven’t done anything regarding any sort of advocacy for Queens, the park, or the Pavilion.”

The fledgling f ilmmaker has now begun the difficult task of digging into the Pavilion’s activist history, with the likes of famed characters like Frankie Campione and David Oates emerging.

But he needs the funding to move the project along. He has already foot the bill for most of the equipment he needs. His quest to interview all interested parties has him traveling to Chicago and Phoenix.

Silva promises, through sheer willpower, his documentary will be finished in time for the 50th Anniversary celebrations. He hopes the dilapidated state of the Pavilion will come to light and incite a new generation of activists.

“My feeling is just that it’s a tragedy,” he said. “It’s a shame. It’s a disgrace in a way. The structure is an iconic symbol. It’s a natural landmark. It’s a no-brainer, it being like a tourist attraction. And the fact that it’s just neglected.

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• PHILLY CHEESE STEAK HERO ....... $8.95 • MANHATTAN SPECIAL ................... $8.95 • MONTE CRISTO ............................... $7.95 • INSIDE OUT GRILLED CHEESE .......$5.95 • GRILLED MEATLOAF MELT ............. $7.95

With coupon. Expires 03/20/13.

Not to be combined with any other offer.

• THE CLASSIC REUBEN ................... $7.95 • TRIPLE DECKER REUBEN .............. $8.95 • REUBEN’S BROTHER ...................... $7.95 • TURKEY REUBEN ............................ $7.95 • GRILLED & LOADED POTATO KNISH ....$5.95

OUR OWN OVEN BAKED TURKEY

7

$

99

LB.

With coupon. Expires 03/20/13.

Not to be combined with any other offer.

INCLUDE S SIDE SAL AD & PICKLE

DELUXE HAM

799 LB.

$

With coupon. Expires 03/20/13.

Not to be combined with any other offer.

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