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Richmond Hill blaze sparked by e-bike battery PAGE 4

A two-alarm fire that sent two FDNY firefighters to the hospital with minor injuries on Monday was sparked by an e-bike battery that had been tinkered with at The Kings Electric Scooters repair shop in Richmond Hill. The fi re occurred in the back of the shop and caused damage to the apartment upstairs as well as neighboring businesses.

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Panel backs buses for LaGuardia access

Group says subways, light rail pose cost, engineering issues, runway conflicts

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he panel appointed by Gov. Hochul to study 14 mass transit options to and from LaGuardia Airport is recommending massive upgrades to existing bus service to speed up travel between the airport and Midtown Manhattan.

The three-person panel set up by Gov. Hochul in November 2021 is recommending improved service on the Q70 bus line and establishment of a new shuttle bus service from the Astoria-Ditmars Boulevard terminus of the N/W subway line to the airport.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said in a press release on Monday that the panel sees such a plan as carrying “equivalent ridership” to the former Mets-Willets Point-to-LaGuardia AirTrain project proposed by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The panel included Mike Brown, former commissioner of transport for London and former managing director of Heathrow Airport; Janette Sadik-Khan, former commissioner of the NYC Department of Transportation; and Phillip Washington, CEO of Denver International Airport and former CEO of Los Angeles Metro.

“New Yorkers deserve world-class transportation to world-class airports,” Hochul said in a press release from her office. “Shortly

The Q70 bus, here picking up passengers at Roosevelt Avenue-74th Street in Jackson Heights, is being recommended for upgrades as part of a comprehensive plan to speed up travel between PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON / FILE LaGuardia Airport and Midtown Manhattan. after taking office, I asked the Port Authority to thoroughly examine mass transit solutions for LaGuardia Airport that would reduce car traffic and increase connectivity, while meeting the demand of our customers. I am grateful to the expert panel, the technical consultants, and the Port Authority for providing a

clear, cost-effective path forward with an emissions-free transit solution for customers.

“I accept the recommendations of this report, and I look forward to its immediate implementation by the Port Authority in close coordination with our partners at the MTA, in the City of New York and the feder-

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The panel rejected proposals for light rail and subway line extensions as problematic from cost or engineering perspectives, and sometimes both.

Borough President Donovan Richards praised the end of the AirTrain plan, but wants Hochul and the PA to remain open to multiple options.

“Governor Hochul and the Port Authority are correct in their move to scrap the LaGuardia AirTrain once and for all,” Richards said in a press release. “It has been clear that the proposed line was both fiscally dubious and insufficiently beneficial to the communities surrounding the airport, which are in serious need of more pressing infrastructure improvements. However, there are several other solutions in terms of connecting our city to its newly reimagined airport that are far more practical and worthy of being explored.”

Richards still wants planners to consider ferry service, the establishment of a Bus Rapid Transit system between the Jackson Heights transportation hub and the airport and the potential extension of the N/W subway line.

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Lithium-ion battery sparks R. Hill fire Family displaced and biz damages amid calls for regulation of devices

The Kings Electric Scooters store in Richmond Hill went ablaze Monday after a battery exploded. Neighboring business owner Bab Chung, right, cleared debris on Tuesday.

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Last week, the City Council introduced a bill that would regulate the batteries and enforce the regulations, as well as educate the public.

Earlier this month, top public safety officials met for a briefing and FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh addressed the ongoing dangers posed by the lithium-ion batteries that power e-bikes.

Officials reported then that there were more than 22 fires and 35 injuries so far this year resulting from lithium-ion batteries.

Kavanagh advised people to not charge the batteries while sleeping, to not tamper with them and not leave them blocking hallways or exits.

On Jan. 20, a battery fire killed an East Elmhurst man and injured 10 others, including four firefighters, the Chronicle reported Q at the time.

Michael Shain contributed to this story.

Holi festivities in Ozone Park Ahead of Holi, the Ozone Park community gathered at the Liberty Avenue plaza to enjoy traditional dishes and sweets from area restaurants. Last Tuesday’s event, hosted by the Cityline Ozone Park Civilian Patrol, also featured music and the colored-powder throwing.

Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, marks the arrival of spring and the triumph of good over evil.

Support came from Krishna Bazaar, Bangladeshi American Community Development and Youth Services, Bhavaanee Maa

Mandir, Tridevi Sanatan Mandir, Satya Mandir, the Queens Community Lions Club, US Printing & Design, Hacks Halal, the Deshi Senior Center, An-Noor Pharmacy and Coba. The Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit’s South Asian liaison also joined.

“We’re proud to have participated in this event to celebrate Holi,” said COPCP Executive Director Mohammad Khan in a statement. “COPCP is committed to promoting cultural exchange and strengthening community ties with events like this,” — Deirdre Bardolf he added.

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A recently repaired e-bike battery exploded in the back of a Richmond Hill repair shop on Monday, starting a blaze that sent two firefighters to the hospital, according to the FDNY. The fire started in the back of The Kings Electric Scooters store, which is located at 102-44 Jamaica Ave. and leads out onto 87th Avenue, around 2:30 p.m.

Bab Chung, who owns the adjacent building, was out cleaning up debris Tuesday morning as the snow was falling.

Employees were charging batteries and they exploded, Chung told the Chronicle.

The FDNY received the call for reports of a fire in the e-bike store, which is located in a two-story, mixed-occupancy building, and elevated it to a two-alarm fire about 20 minutes later. It was under control by 3:30 p.m., according to the department.

Twenty-five units responded, including

The flames roared through the first floor 106 fire and EMS responders. Two firefighters sustained minor injuries and were trans- of the building and destroyed at least one residence above it. Carmen Charles, who ported to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center.

On Tuesday, the FDNY announced on lives above the store, told ABC 7 that she has “nowhere to go” Twitter that fire marand that everything is shals determined that gone. the two-alarm fire was The Red Cross was accidental and was nother day, another on the scene to procaused by a repaired vide aid. battery. major fire caused by A spokesperson for “The f ire then the organization said it extended to numerous lithium-ion batteries.” helped one family of other e-bikes and lithi— Councilwoman Joann Ariola two, offering tempoum-ion batteries in the rary lodging in the store,” the agency form of a hotel stay wrote.

Numerous damaged bikes could be seen and financial assistance.

“Another day, another major fire caused by lined up outside of the shop’s back garage lithium-ion batteries,” Councilwoman Joann doors.

Hazardous materials specialists were on Ariola (R-Ozone Park) wrote on Twitter.

“It is well past the time to enforce comthe scene to remove the e-bikes from the store and avoid further damage from them, mon sense legislation regulat[ing] the sale of these batteries,” said Ariola, who chairs the the Citizen app reported.

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Ominious note left on HB school door Man identified after letter spooks parents, sparks police presence

by Deirdre Bardolf Editor

While at the PS 207 playground with his daughter last Sunday, a father came across a threatening note on one of the doors of the school, which she attends.

It read, “I had a dream last night where I was strangling people. Wish I can do it in real life to those who’ve wronged me all my life.”

“My vengeful, sadistic self will finally get sweet revenge for everything that has occurred in my life,” it continued.

Dominick Friscia, who lives around the block from the park, noticed the yellow note stuck on a door that leads to the playground.

“I said, ‘What is this? This really doesn’t sound right,’” Friscia told the Chronicle.

So he called the 106th Precinct, which directed him to call 911, which he did, and then he reached out to PJ Marcel of the Howard Beach Dads Facebook group.

Friscia waited for police to arrive at the location. School safety arrived first, he said, followed by squad cars.

Police confirmed that officers responded to the call around 2 p.m. and vouchered the “suspicious” note, which did not contain a specific threat to the school or students.

Police and administrators reviewed surveillance tape and identified a man, 20 years old, who was brought in for questioning, said Phyllis

Inserillo, co-president of the Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic Association.

When Friscia arrived to the school to drop off his daughter Monday, there were no police present yet but they showed up shortly after, he said. It’s even more alarming, he said, that the suspect is not a student but older.

Police were present at dismissal on Monday and a letter from the administration said they would be present throughout the week.

“The safety and wellbeing of our students and schools is our absolute top priority,” said Department of Education spokesperson Jenna Lyle in an email. “Our diligent school staff immediately contacted NYPD, who responded over the weekend. We are supporting the NYPD in their investigation.”

A letter from the school administration sent Sunday outlined the issue and said that the school was in touch with the borough safety director from the DOE. A later correspondence explained the school’s efforts to stop the spread of misinformation and its legal privacy obligations.

The first notice stated, “All necessary precautions were taken to ensure that this is being handled and we were informed that there is no specific threat against the school.”

Some parents commenting on the post in the Facebook group about the incident said they would not send their kids to the school on Mon-

After a threatening note was found at PS 207 in Howard Beach over the weekend, police investigated and identified a 20-year-old man believed to have left it. PHOTO COURTESY PJ MARCEL day but Friscia differed.

“My kid is not going to live in fear,” he said.

“And, you know, the police are on it. And I have all my faith in the NYPD.” He would like to see greater school safety presence, however. And the playground needs more patrol, especially after sundown, a sentiment that many commenting on the post shared.

“It’s lawless,” Friscia said. “They get the dirt

bikes. They get like, you know, 50 kids in there on Saturday and Sunday night. It’s insanity.”

Friscia and Marcel heard on Monday that the writer of the note had been found but officials did not immediately confirm that.

“It could be an older kid or a mentally disturbed person or it could be a joke,” Friscia speculated about the note, which was written neatly and, aside from some profanities, used relatively sophisticated language. “But you can’t take this lightly because you never know with the sick world we live in,” he said.

The incident comes amid a push for increased school safety measures, including a plan to lock the front entrances of all city public schools. The NYPD youth coordination division is also being ramped up, with precincts now assigning six officers to schools instead of two.

In a civic meeting last week, YCO Peter Paese of the 106th Precinct stated that the unit got the four new officers assigned to it, two of whom had previously been NCOs assigned to Resorts World Casino, Officer Kieran Casey and 35-year veteran Det. John Maderik.

The YCOs were mostly assisting with school dismissals, Paese said.

Additionally, every city public school has, at a minimum, access to a full-time social worker or a school-based mental health clinic, accordQ ing to officials.

Library and lounge updates from CB 9 Rich Hill project on track as club and middle school fights continue

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Community Board 9 will continue its efforts to address many of the same issues it has pursued in the past year, including around the Richmond Hill Library, ongoing nightclub concerns and the need for a new middle school, under largely the same leadership as last year.

Sherry Algredo was re-elected as chair at Tuesday night’s meeting with Sandra Datnarain as second vice chair and John Carter as the treasurer. Kenichi Wilson, who chaired the board before Algredo and was first vice chair under her, was replaced by Faiuze Ali, previously chair of the Transportation Committee.

Algredo dedicated her nomination to Jan Fenster, a former board member who passed away in February. A representative from the office of Councilmember Lynn Schulman (D-Forest Hills) said a street co-naming for Fenster would be proposed.

Algredo’s report to the board included an update on the Richmond Hill Library, for which renovations have been delayed since 2016. Last year, the board called for the city Comptroller’s Office to conduct an audit and investigation into the hold-up.

Algredo said a meeting was held Tuesday with the Queens Public Library and community boards and she was told the library project is on track. It is set to wrap up in 2027, the

Chronicle reported in November. In the meantime, Algredo is pushing for an alternative to temporary trailers or library vans while construction is underway, but budgeting issues stand in the way.

Later on, Seth Wellins, who co-chairs the Education and Youth Services Committee, called proposed city cuts to library funding “very disturbing.”

“I hope that we can craft some kind of a response to that. It’s just outrageous that we’re going to be cutting library funds ... spending a huge amount of money on a lot of nonsense and terrible things like jails, for example,” Wellins said, referring to the plans for community jails to replace Rikers Island. He added that the board is still waiting on a response from the comptroller on the library audit.

Algredo also provided an update on Blend Lounge, which residents have demanded the board address. In November, it voted to send a letter to the State Liquor Authority seeking to have Blend’s license revoked.

An email from the office of state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Woodhaven) also expressed constituent concerns and cited the 102nd Precinct’s reports. A hearing was initiated earlier this month in which the club’s owners allegedly requested to pay a fine and receive a conditional license. The hearing was postponed until later this month, Algredo said, and although

Community Board 9 Chair Sherry Algredo was reappointed to head the board on Tuesday and PHOTO BY DEIRDRE BARDOLF took the time to honor the late member Jan Fenster.

Blend requested the board speak to the senator’s office on its behalf, she said the decision stands and the board will not partake in any further conversations.

In other board news, Education Committee Co-chair Alexandria Sumpter-Delves said a letter of parent testimonials regarding the proposed elementary school for the former Rubie’s Costume Co. site on Jamaica Avenue and the desire for it instead to be a middle school is being drafted. Concerns will be brought to

Schulman, and advocates hope a middle school can be considered “before concrete is poured,” Sumpter-Delves said.

Nina Kilkarni spoke on behalf of her neighbors, one of whom is on crutches after being hit by a car at the intersection of Abingdon Road and Park Lane South in Kew Gardens.

“There’s been a number of people who have been hit or nearly hit at this particular intersection,” she said, adding that they would like to Q see speed cameras installed there.

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Little Bangladeshi Way named in OP Community advocates and area mosques celebrate new co-naming

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The Bangladeshi community in Ozone Park celebrated the acknowledgement of its community with a street co-naming ceremony last Friday to dub the corner of Drew Street and 101st Avenue Little Bangladesh Way. “For 70 years, the Bangladeshi community has been living in the Ozone Park City Line area without much recognition,” said Mohammad Khan, executive director of the Cityline Ozone Park Civilian Patrol. “We have hundreds of homes, businesses, employees and so many opportunities that the Bangladeshi community has been providing here in City Line, Ozone Park. And finally, I must say, we have our own identity with this street naming.”

Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) introduced the legislation in the City Council for the street co-naming.

“There were many things that I wanted to accomplish in my first year as your city councilwoman and one of them was made on the day that we met, if you remember, when I came to each and every one of the mosques within the district, to make sure that the Bangladeshi community knew how much they were appreciated, how much they were valued and how much they meant to me as their representative and to my colleagues in government,” Ariola told the crowd gathered.

A street co-naming event for Little Bangladesh Way was held in Ozone Park last week at the corPHOTO BY DEIRDRE BARDOLF ner of Drew Street and 101st Avenue.

Advocacy for the street co-naming came from COPCP as well as Bangladeshi American Community Development and Youth Services and local mosques, Masjid Al-Aman, AlFurqan Jame Masjid and the Fultoli Jame Masjid and Islamic Institute of Ozone Park, Inc. “I’m actually not seeing anything little about that sign,” said Dr. Mafuzur Rahman,

senior advisor for Al-Furqan Jame Masjid of the Little Bangladesh sign. “Because everything big begins with little steps. This is our first step for bigger futures.”

He thanked the elected officals present as well as Community Board 10 and Chair Betty Braton, who was present, for supporting efforts to expand the mosque.

Sharid Uddin of the Al-Aman mosque, one of the first in the area, spoke as well.

“We have about three or 4,000 congregants who come to the mosque,” Uddin said. “So every day when people pass by, they will see the sign and they will remember this day.”

Also present for the event were Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar (D-Woodhaven), Community Board 9 Chair Sherry Algredo and representatives from Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz’s Office and the Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit.

“Our diversity is certainly our strength,” said Richards. “And the Bangladeshi community plays a major role in that strength, whether it’s through our economy, through the sciences, through engineering. You’ve done so much to move our borough forward.”

Rajkumar stated, “As we stand here at Little Bangladesh Way, we honor the achievements of this great community. We are successful in all fields, as business owners, in medicine, in technology. The sky is the limit for us.”

Last year, a street co-naming for Little Bangladesh Avenue took place at Hillside Avenue and Homelawn Street. As many as 65 percent of the city’s Bangladeshi population reside in Queens, many in Jamaica, Councilman Jim Gennaro (D-Hillside), who sponsored the Q action, said at the time.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr., third from left, celebrated Women’s History Month in Ozone Park on March 10, partnering with EMU Health of Glendale to honor five women for their work in their communities.

Honorees or their representatives at the ceremony included Sherry Algredo, left, chair of Community Board 9; Janet Forte, vice president and secretary for the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association; Gloria

Mahbubani, special projects manager of the Make the Road New York advocacy group, accepting for Arlenis Morel, the organization’s co-executive director; EMU Health representative Giovanni Zammito, accepting for honoree Victoria Tuetonico, the director of revenue cycle management at EMU; and Sookranie Dhanpat, the South Asian community liaison for the Mayor’s Community Affairs Office.

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Addabbo celebrates new digs After 20 years in Howard Beach, state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. has a new home base in Woodhaven following a redistricting year that drew the southern neighborhoods out.

Addabbo held a grand-opening ceremony last Saturday to celebrate the new location at 84-16 Jamaica Ave. The office has been open since the legislative session began in January but the celebration was organized after the installa-

tion of the new front signage.

Addabbo, center, was joined by his staff, Carl Moore, left, constituent liaison; Anthony Giudice, press secretary and special events coordinator; Sean McCabe, deputy chief of staff; Raimondo Graziano, chief of staff; Sandee Doremus, constituent liaison; Kristi Porth, scheduler; John D’Angelo, Middle Village office manager; and Tommy Del— Deirdre Bardolf ano, treasurer.

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irst, do no harm. It’s great advice for doctors and, it turns out, for expert panels charged with finding the best way to get more people to and from airports.

So the triumvirate of transportation experts charged by Gov. Hochul with finding the best improvement to mass transit that would ease traffic congestion around LaGuardia Airport did not pick former Gov. Cuomo’s destructive AirTrain idea. That’s the one that would have run along the Malcolm X. Promenade on Flushing Bay — ruining scenic vistas and a valuable border between the natural and manmade environment, all at the cost of at least $2.45 billion.

And it would have been a failure, because no matter what Cuomo thought, few people would have traveled east from Manhattan all the way to Citi Field in order to catch the AirTrain and double back west to LaGuardia. Look at a map.

The three-member panel, made up of Bloomberg-era city transportation chief Janette SadikKhan and former leaders of Denver’s airport

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and Heathrow in London, and its expert consultants also put the kibosh on any fantasies about extending the subway from Astoria to the airport. That idea might seem the most appealing in a vacuum — resulting in the coveted “one seat” ride from Manhattan to LGA — but it’s an engineering nightmare. Surface or elevated tracks cannot be built due to rules that protect aircraft, and tunnels cannot be delved because of existing underground infrastructure.

So the answer is ... better buses. Great! The roads already exist. The panel recommends improving Q70 service and adding a shuttle from the subway to the airport. Sounds good.

We can even live with losing one mile of shoulder on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway to create a short bus lane, as recommended.

Hochul wants the plan implemented ASAP. Though no magic bullet, it should serve Queens and all travelers well, as they go to and from an airport that itself has been exponentially improved — thanks, ironically, to Cuomo.

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Comrie comes from a good place in writing a bill that would force New York and the state’s four other largest cities to elect their commissioners: He wants to give the people a voice. “The cure for the ills of democracy is more democracy,” he notes in the bill’s text. But he is mistaken in at least two ways: Our system is actually a republic, not a democracy; and having the mayor we elect get to choose a police commissioner is not an illness.

Comrie points to municipalities’ election of sheriffs, coroners, supervisors and tax receivers, for example, as reason we should vote for police commissioner. But on that list, only sheriffs are law enforcement officers, and their duties in any municipality of size are nothing like those of a police commissioner.

It’s true that we now have a commissioner who does not live in the city as she is required to and does not have the full powers she needs to effectively lead the department. The latter is because above her is a deputy mayor for public safety, who’s very close to the mayor, acting as a kind of supercommissioner. But these are temporary problems and not the main issue regarding policing.

The main issue is fighting crime. And turning our top cop into a gladhanding politician making fundraising calls on the job would not help.

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No racing bailout Dear Editor: Re Naeisha Rose’s March 9 report “Hochul bets on horse racing in Elmont, LI” (multiple editions): Gov. Hochul funds commercial sports enterprises with taxpayers’ money. She gained the state Legislature’s vote last year to spend $850 million on a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills in her hometown. Now, she proposes a $455 million overhaul of Belmont Park to replace Aqueduct as a horse-racing venue.

That’s a bad bet for financial and humane reasons. Attendance at Aqueduct and Belmont dropped by over 85 percent from 1978 to the prepandemic year of 2019, notes a report issued by the End Horse Racing Subsidies Coalition.

Horse racing is not only a dying industry, but also a sport that kills horses. Sixty-four horses died from “catastrophic injuries” at tracks nationwide in 2022, and 12 of those fatalities occurred at Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga in New York, notes an animal cruelty watchdog website, horseracingwrongs.org. Why should taxpayers support this cruel sport?

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Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

Bring back state tests Dear Editor: Last week, thousands of NYC eighth-graders received their high school offers. It was an exciting day, but also a sad day for many. While we are grateful for the improvements made to the admissions policy by Chancellor Banks, there are still many flaws in the system — mainly the New York State test not being included as admissions criteria.

Last school year, the lottery pot that students

were chosen from was ginormous and simply ridiculous. How could you group together students with 85 and 99 averages? Thankfully, the pot was made about three times smaller, but it is still a lottery pot that is determined solely by grades.

Grades are not truly an objective way to determine the different levels of students.

Grade inflation is rampant across the city, and it will only grow as more and more schools want their students to make it into the group one lottery — the highest priority group with the highest grades. Moreover, there are different difficulty levels among various schools and even within one school! On paper, a 95 is a 95, but it is much more difficult to be a top-scoring student in an honors class than in a general education class.

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class difficulty. The state test is the same for everyone, and it actually shows where each student stands. At the end of the day, the current system is a lottery, much of which depends on one lucky or unlucky lottery number. How can your high school admission and ultimately the direction of your life depend on this one number? Bringing back the state test scores is vital. They weren’t used during the pandemic, but there is no excuse now.

Kristina Raevsky Forest Hills The writer is a seventh-grader at Stephen A. Halsey JHS 157 and the author of “A Sheep’s Tale: Young Patriot’s Guide to Saving America” and “Fly Me to the Moon and Other Stories.”

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Love and positivity Dear Editor: Let’s get loud! We are wonderful people, strong, talented and brave. Love is here, there, everywhere, and very real.

We can choose to be positive. In any moment, we can choose love. Let’s live a positive life and prosper! Love means luck and prosperity. Love yourself! Love one another. Be brave, talented and bold! I believe in you.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Eva Tortora Staten Island

Legalize prostitution Dear Editor: Remember the goings-on at your bachelor or bachelorette party the night before your wedding? (“World’s oldest profession must remain an illegal one,” Editorial, March 9) Prostitution came out of the closet long ago and is now part of mainstream America.

Attempts at stopping it by both the police and moral majority social police have failed. There are hundreds of “message parlors” with locations in every neighborhood around the five boroughs.

What consenting adults consume, inhale, perform, read or view in the privacy of their home, another person’s home, hotel, private social club or massage parlor isn’t the concern of government. Individual economic and civil liberties prosper best when government stays out of both the bedroom and marketplace.

The free market always provides whatever products citizens desire regardless of government approval. Consumers have voted with their dollars making prostitution, as part of adult entertainment, a multibillion-dollar enterprise.

The world’s oldest profession delivers services on time and within budget. What you see is what you get. Contrast that with elected officials, who represent the second-oldest profession. They seldom keep their promises, can’t deliver within budget and are never on time with their services.

Take prostitution out of the shadows and into the light of day. Imagine the revenue created with a sales tax per transaction. Both the provider and customer could conduct consensual activities in a safer environment.

Law enforcement authorities should be free to pursue those who commit real crimes against citizens and property, and tax dollars would be better used if police and judges spent more time prosecuting them than going after those who engage in prostitution. Citizens have more to fear from murder, arson, muggings, robberies, car and identify theft or home break-ins, along with increasing levels of confiscatory taxation and debt by government.

Larry Penner Great Neck, LI

King knew better Dear Editor: As people of faith, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mother Teresa would pray for divine assistance in helping them make the world better.

Last week, Robert LaRosa wrote that prayers are not garbage since “garbage can be recycled and actually serve a purpose” (“Trashing prayer,” Letters).

When it comes to the value of prayer I agree with Dr. King and Mother Teresa.

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Dear Editor: As a working mom, I’m watching closely to see if state lawmakers take action this session to address New York’s childcare crisis.

I’m a nursing student, a home health aide and a single mom of three, ages 4, 6 and 9. I’ve struggled enormously because I haven’t been able to access the childcare I need to work. So for a long time, we were unhoused. When I applied for childcare assistance three years ago, I didn’t hear back for months, and then they told me my documents were too old. By then, I’d left my job because I didn’t have adequate childcare. I was in a bind because I no longer had a work schedule to submit with my childcare application.

To get help with childcare, you need to be working. But to work, you need childcare. I was stuck. I’ve worked hard to become a nurse, but without childcare, that means taking my baby to class. After three hard years, my youngest finally got a spot in a program, and I have an afterschool care voucher. That’s made a huge difference. I can work and attend class without worrying about my kids.

It never should have been this hard. Quality childcare should be accessible and affordable for every family. To make that a reality, we need to invest in providers. It’s so hard to find programs with availability, especially in Queens. That was a huge barrier for me. We must ensure providers can pay living wages and hire enough qualified staff. This crisis has a domino effect: I was pushed out of the workforce, which contributed to the shortage of home health workers. I hope you’ll join me in calling on the state Legislature to make comprehensive investments in childcare.

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Some trashing new DSNY collection regs Reduced hours aimed at rat control begin April 1; no grace period for fines

by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

New regulations limiting when people can put trash to the curb are coming April 1, and the Department of Sanitation has been making the rounds to remind people that the rules — including escalating fines for violations — are no April Fool’s Day joke.

Some residents and members of the business community are uneasy about the new regulations, which are part of Mayor Adams’ agenda to combat rats.

Community Board 5 heard from DSNY Community Liaison Joseph Ottomanelli at its monthly meeting in Middle Village on March 8.

Regulations for both residences with fewer than nine units and businesses are the same: garbage in a sealed container may be placed at the curb no earlier than 6 p.m. the evening before.

Refuse in bags can be put out no earlier than 8 p.m.

Fines for violations start at $50 and can escalate to $200 within a 12-month period. There will be no grace period, which was among the issues raised at Board 5.

Ted Renz, a member of CB 5 and executive director of the Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District, said the rules will unduly burden small businesses.

“Most businesses on a typical commercial strip like Myrtle Avenue close at, say, 6 or 7 o’clock,” Renz said. “Some of the chain stores and some others are open until 8 p.m., so it won’t be an issue for them.”

Renz also said that similar city programs in the past always have had a grace period for people to adjust to the changes.

“That’s not the case here,” he said. “Come April 1, summonsing immediately.”

Renz also said that if businesses are required to buy covered bins or get them from their carting companies, there will be a supply issue at the beginning.

“And you’re going to start summonsing people right away for not having their garbage out in a container ... I understand why you’re doing it. But there needs to be a grace period.”

Ottomanelli said he would follow up to provide more clarity on the issue.

Board member Patrick Trinchese said he is concerned about homeowners getting fined for missing container lids that may get cast off or damaged by DSNY collection personnel.

“Is the DSNY going to insist on the returning of lids to the cans? Trinchese asked. “Because I’ve given up on replacing lids.”

Ottomanelli said the DSNY knows that is an issue and would try to “see if there’s anything we can do.”

Yvonne Reddick, district manager of Community Board 12 in Jamaica, told the Chronicle her group had a similar presentation in February.

“And, yes, those are some of the same concerns that our residents had — about the containers, about the covers on their containers, and about seniors going out at certain times,” Reddick said.

“In daylight saving time at 6 p.m. it’s still light out,” she continued. “At 6 p.m. in the winter months, it’s dark out. At 8 p.m. in daylight saving time, it’s still light. At 8 p.m. in the winter months it’s very dark out.”

Reddick believes elderly residents who don’t have someone to put their trash out for them may feel compelled to do so early if they do not want to head out in the dark to do it.

Reddick also is somewhat skeptical of the mayor’s rodent argument.

New hours regulating when residents and businesses may place their garbage at the curb take effect April 1. And there is PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN / FILE no grace period for fines.

“Rats come out at all times, day or night,” she said. “There are homes that are in foreclosure or abandoned. You have rats where there’s dumping. You have rats where there’s construction.”

Betty Braton, chair of Community Board 10 in South Queens, chuckled during a phone conversation Tuesday when asked if she has heard any similar complaints from either residents or business owners.

“Not specifically,” Braton said. “But as we get closer to the deadline date, I’m sure I’ll hear it at the civic meetings in Q April.”

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More changes this week as MTA refines added Grand Central Madison service

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A service alert chart on the Long Island Rail Road’s website Tuesday morning had what appeared to be good news the day after more changes were introduced to the schedule.

Ten of the 11 branches, including the City Terminal Zone, were marked on or close to schedule. Only the Port Jefferson line was listed with “some delays.”

Janno Lieber, chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Interim LIRR President Catherine Rinaldi last Friday announced a number of the new ones starting with Monday morning’s rush hour after changes to the schedules implemented on March 6 still left riders and the LIRR scrambling.

Speaking at a press conference last Friday morning, Lieber said the fixes set for March 13 included directing four trains that then served Grand Central Madison to Penn Staton instead. Four morning rush hour trains on the Ronkonkoma line were lengthened and now serve two additional stations.

Lieber said the changes were intended to enhance service and increase the frequency of trains. Previous changes made to accommodate Grand Central Madison, the result of the years-long East Side Access Project, have

MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber, left, and Interim Long Island Rail Road President CathePHOTO BY MARC A. HERMANN /MTA rine Rinaldi address changes to the morning rush hour commute. caused chaos for commuters, especially at the vital Jamaica Station.

“We are pleased with the progress we’ve made this week and we are going to continue to make adjustments as we go,” he said in a press release from the agency.

“From day one, we knew that there was

going to be a learning curve,” he said. “We are especially focused on what we can do to give riders a better understanding of their options, both through the TrainTime app, and also via announcements and signage. We are moving to a place where the system is achieving its goals and is working much better.”

Monday’s changes are in addition to modifications made March 6 and 7, when rushhour service to Brooklyn was increased, reducing time between trains to between seven and eight minutes. Trains serving Penn Station were lengthened. Cars were added to all trains that had exceeded capacity the previous week.

“The Long Island Rail Road team is all over the rollout in terms of looking for trends, what ridership is looking like, what trains are popular and adjusting accordingly,” said Rinaldi. “This is a very dynamic process and we are going to be continuously making adjustments based upon ridership and loading data.

We look at it every single day.”

As of Monday morning the 5:42 a.m. train from Ronkonkoma, LI, to Grand Central Madison shifted to operate to Penn Station, where it now is scheduled to arrive at 6:55 a.m.

The 7:54 a.m. train from Long Beach to Grand Central Madison now serves Penn Station, where it is scheduled to arrive at 8:44 a.m.

The 7:31 a.m. train from Grand Central Madison to Hempstead now originates at Penn Station at 7:30 a.m.

In the afternoon rush hour, the 5:27 p.m. train from Grand Central Madison to Babylon now departs from Penn Station at 5:28 p.m. Q

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Two arrests made in anti-Asian attack Mother, son, Good Samaritan assaulted in Corona to cry of ‘Ugly Asian!’

by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

Two out of three alleged perpetrators of a hate-driven assault against an Asian mother and son in Corona earlier this month have been arrested and arraigned, the authorities said last week.

Elijah Fernandez, 21, of Ozone Park, and Natalie Plaza, 18, of Richmond Hill are each charged with assault in the third degree as a hate crime and aggravated harassment in the second degree, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced last Wednesday.

Fernandez also was hit with five more counts: assault in the third degree as a hate crime, menacing in the second degree as a hate crime, assault in the third degree, aggravated harassment in the second degree and harassment in the second degree.

Despite the variation in their charges, both defendants face up to four years in prison if convicted, according to the DA’s Office. Since the charges all stem from a single incident, prosecutors would expect the court to set concurrent sentences, rather than consecutive ones, a spokesperson for the office explained.

The attack against the mother and son, as well as a Good Samaritan, took place at about 2:30 p.m. March 3 on Junction Boulevard near Roosevelt Avenue, when an SUV containing the defendants and one other person was pass-

ing alongside the victims, according to the DA’s Office. Plaza, who was in the front passenger seat, allegedly yelled out “Ugly Asian!” and threw water onto the woman, 44-year-old Cecille Martinez Lai, who is from the Philippines.

The victims had been in a car that stopped to let them out at the subway station, according to CBS News, which interviewed Lai. The driver of the SUV, a white Acura, honked at them to hurry up and the people in the vehicle started yelling anti-Asian slurs, she told the outlet.

Her son, Kyle, 24, gave them the middle finger, and that’s when three people got out of the vehicle, she said.

Plaza grabbed Lai, pulled her to the ground and punched and kicked her, according to the DA’s Office. A 44-year-old male bystander tried to pull Plaza off the victim and then was attacked by Fernandez and one other male, who has not yet been arrested, the office said — both punched the Good Samaritan in the face.

When Lai’s son tried to help his mother, he too was punched, allegedly by Fernandez.

All three then got back into the SUV, with Fernandez driving. “Before leaving the scene, the SUV swerved and came within inches of the female victim,” the DA’s Office said.

The mother and son were taken to an unidentified area hospital for treatment of injuries to their head, police said.

Katz said there is no place for such a

Jan. 6 tambourine cop guilty on riot charges Rich Hill woman hit DC police, U.S. says

by Naeisha Rose

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A Richmond Hill woman who was assaulting police officers while shouting and shaking a tambourine in Washington, DC, during the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol was found guilty on felony and misdemeanor charges last Thursday.

Sara Carpenter, 53, a former NYPD officer, was convicted of civil disorder and obstruction of an official proceeding, which are both felonies, after a trial in U.S. District Court, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in DC. In addition, she was charged with five misdemeanors, which include entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; impeding passage through the grounds or building; and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building, according to an indictment.

As the U.S. Congress held a joint ses-

sion to ascertain and count the 2020 electoral votes, which was disrupted by protesters who felt that former President Trump was robbed of the election, Carpenter was in the Capitol Rotunda captured on CCTV pushing up against and slapping officers multiple times for 34 minutes as they were guarding a hallway to the Senate chamber, according to DC prosecutors. She then started shaking her tambourine and shouting at them.

“I’m a f--cking animal,” screamed Carpenter, authorities said. Upon exiting, she said, “The breach was made. It needs to calm down now. Congress needs to come out. They need to certify Trump as president. This is our house.”

Carpenter was arrested on March 23, 2021 in Jamaica. A U.S. District Court judge scheduled her sentencing for July 14 back in Washington, DC. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia said that Carpenter could face up to 25 years in prison — the statutory maxiQ mum for the felonies.

Assault victim Cecille Martinez Lai speaks at a rally against hate attended by activists and PHOTO BY JONATHAN RAMPAGOA elected officials including state Sen. John Liu, left. crime in Queens.

“In the most diverse county in the country, perhaps the most diverse place in the world, there is zero tolerance for hate,” she said in a prepared statement. “We will not allow our values to be threatened with violence.”

Fernandez and Plaza both were released on bail, according to city records.

Police did not immediately respond when asked if they know who the third person involved in the assault is.

Queens elected officials also decried the attack, and last Friday several of them joined community leaders and advocates at a Corona Plaza rally to show solidarity with the victims and stand up against hate. “Speakers and attendees expressed solidarity and commended the resilience of the Asian American community as they continue to live through the crisis of anti-Asian hate, which has persisted since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020,” a press release on the rally said.

“I don’t understand why we have hate for each other,” Lai said in a prepared statement in the release. “We have to do more to educate our communities, to teach them to respect different races, different genders, different colors — it’s all about educating people about these hate crimes and teaching

people to spread love instead of hate.”

“The horrific attack Cecille and her son Kyle experienced is a symptom of many failures in our society, which too often paints Asian Americans as outsiders in our own country,” said JoAnn Yoo, executive director of the Asian American Federation. “We are hurting. We need mental health care, resources, and community-based safety measures. Most of all, we need our neighbors from all backgrounds to join us in bringing an end to anti-Asian hate.

The Asian American Federation stands with the Lai family, and we are here to offer all victims Q of anti-Asian hate support and resources.”

The alleged perpetrators of a hate crime are PHOTO COURTESY NYPD caught on video.

Virginia man killed on the JRP Police are continuing to investigate the one-car crash that killed a 28-year-old Virginia resident on the Jackie Robinson Parkway last Saturday.

According to the NYPD, Brandon Peterson of Richmond was driving westbound on the parkway near Exit 4 in Glendale when the crash took place at about 6:30 a.m. within the 104th Precinct.

Police officers responding to a 911 call found Peterson outside a black 2011 Mercedes-Benz E350. He was unconscious and unresponsive, suffering from severe trauma to his head and body.

He was pronounced dead at the scene

by EMS personnel.

In an emailed press release, the city’s Department of Transportation said further investigation by the NYPD’s Highway District Collision Investigation Squad allegedly determined that Peterson was driving “at an apparent high rate of speed” when he lost control of the car.

Investigators said the vehicle crossed the grass median and the oncoming lanes before colliding with a road sign and then struck multiple trees.

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Juan Ardila accused of sexual assault Two women say assemblyman made unwanted advances at a 2015 party

by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

Assemblymember Juan Ardila (D-Maspeth) has been accused of allegedly sexually assaulting two women on the same night in 2015.

One of the victims, who requested anonymity, alleges that Ardila “got handsy” with her on the couch at a small party of Fordham University students and alumni in October 2015 while she was intoxicated. He then proceeded to lead her down a hallway, she said, at which point her friend intervened.

The same woman relayed to the Chronicle a message from a second woman detailing her alleged encounter with Ardila the same night; the account was written with the intention that it would be shared with a journalist. The second woman said Ardila pulled her into a bathroom and started kissing her. When she realized what was happening, she pulled away and saw Ardila had exposed himself and was touching himself.

She immediately ran out of the room.

Only later did the two women find out what had happened to the other.

When first contacted about the allegations on Monday, Ardila said, “I don’t even know what this is.”

That evening, however, several hours after the Chronicle broke the story, Ardila’s chief of staff sent a formal statement to the paper.

“I apologize for my behavior,” the statement reads. “I have spent time reflecting and I hope to prove I have matured since college. I’m committed to learning from this and I am able to demonstrate my own personal growth.”

It was not until last week that the first victim learned Ardila had been elected to the state Assembly in November. Having just moved to Long Island City less than a month ago, the woman, who is not politically active herself, did

Juan Ardila sent a message apologizing to one COURTESY PHOTO of the women in 2018.

not know he is an elected official in a neighbor- told the Chronicle.

Most people at the party were friends or ing district.

She said she discovered an old, unopened acquaintances of one or both victims. Ardila Facebook message from Ardila, who was a year fell into neither category.

“I’d never spoken to him — I think I might ahead of her at Fordham, last week.

“Hey what’s up? Had a good night the other have had one class with him freshman year, but night,” read his message, which was shared I had never ever even met him,” the first woman with the Chronicle last Friday. “Wanna meet up said. “I didn’t even think I had mutual friends with him.” She did not even realize Ardila was some time?”

The message was sent the day after the not in her graduating class until the Chronicle alleged incidents. Reading it prompted the learned otherwise.

Like most at the party, the first victim had woman to Google Ardila and see what had been drinking excessively that night, and become of him.

The 29-year-old progressive lawmaker began described herself as having been inebriated to his first term in Albany this January. After a the point of borderline unconsciousness.

“About halfway through the night, I lost my failed bid for the City Council in 2021, he found himself at the top of a crowded Democratic race memory,” she said. “But I do remember — this for Assembly District 37 last year as longtime is where my memory pretty much cut out — we Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan announced her were on the couch in the living room, kind of away from everyone else, [and] he started retirement.

But the message the victim received the day becoming physical with me.” She added that he after the alleged events was not the final one touched her extensively, and that they did not she got from Ardila. In January 2018, he sent exchange words while that happened.

She said that soon after, her friend — who her a direct message on Instagram. That one does not drink and was sober — caught Ardila she read and responded to at the time.

“Hey ... I hope all is well,” he said, using her dragging her “basically unconscious” friend to name, says a screenshot of the exchange, also the bathroom and intervened before anything further could hapshared with the pen. W hen the Ch ronicle. “We friend recounted met a while ago at was enraged that this person that portion of the a Fordham party. the next Needless to say I was in a position of power in evening day, the victim’s was a jerk (to say memory of what the least) and I my f--king community.” happened on the wanted to reach — One of Ardila’s alleged victims couch became out and apologize more vivid. for t h at n ig ht.

The Chronicle also interviewed the friend, Anyways I hope all is well and that you enjoyed the holidays. I wish you a very happy and who recalled seeing Ardila and the victim on the couch, but said that she was not watching healthy new year!”

“Thanks Juan,” she responded. “That means them “incredibly closely.”

“I would imagine that, yeah, they were a lot. Happy New Year!”

“Of course and sorry for the randomness,” touching to some degree, he was touching her, most likely,” she told the Chronicle. “Because I he replied.

“How’s everything going,” he said in a sub- think that’s what compelled me to stop [him] — I knew what the intentions were, which is why I sequent message.

“LMAO you should’ve just stopped with interceded.”

That part she remembers more clearly. “I your ‘apology,’” she answered.

Asked about the message with his apology, saw him leading her towards, I assumed, the bathroom ... He was definitely taking her from Ardila said, “Definitely no comment.”

The second victim did not receive an apolo- the living room to somewhere else,” the friend gy from Ardila, though he sent her a friend said. “I grabbed her arm along the way, and I said something like, ‘No, she’s drunk.’” request on Snapchat a few years ago.

The friend does not remember Ardila’s reply.

The first woman sought out local media online after learning that Ardila holds public “I remember feeling like, ‘I just don’t like this,’” she said. “I just had a bad feeling that someoffice.

“I think as women, we’ve all had experiences thing bad was going to happen.”

Whether Ardila was drinking is not clear. that we suppress — this certainly isn’t my only one,” she told the Chronicle. “But I was enraged Though she said most at the party were drinkthat this person was in a position of power in ing, the victim’s friend recalled having a short conversation with him in which he was “not my f--king community.”

At the time of the party, she was 21 and a noticeably intoxicated.” Referring to the senior at Fordham, while Ardila had graduated encounter in the hallway, she said, “He was that spring (as the school’s alumni office con- aware of where he was going, he was walking firmed) and had been working in the office of there — [my friend] was not.

“There was a very stark difference between then-Councilman Brad Lander for less than two months, according to h i s how they were carrying themselves in that LinkedIn page. There were about 15 to 20 peo- moment ... He was not stumbling. He was not ple at the party. “We all managed to fit in a New out of his mind. He was very aware.”

The first victim emphasized that she was York City apartment, so it couldn’t have been that many people,” the friend of the first victim very intoxicated even before being on the couch

“I

Juan Ardila was elected to the state Assembly COURTESY PHOTO / FILE in Novemeber. with Ardila. She does not recall how she got on the couch and it “didn’t make sense” to her that she was sitting on it with Ardila. “I have a vivid memory of right before that ... I do remember thinking in my brain, ‘I can’t communicate right now. Like, what is going on?’”

“It almost felt like a dream,” she added.

When the Chronicle asked him about the alleged events of that night, Ardila said, “In 2015 I was in college.” He paused before adding, “Definitely not.”

The Chronicle called him again just before posting Monday’s story online to give him another chance to comment, but he did not respond. Hours later, his office sent its first written statement.

Neither woman reported anything to the police. The first was not sure what good it would do. “I have always been aware that this legal system was designed by men for men,” she said. Nor did they contact the appropriate offices at Fordham; the party had not been on campus.

The first victim was clear — in coming forward, she is aiming to protect other women. “I don’t believe in canceling people, I believe in people growing and changing,” she told the Chronicle. Later she added, “I just know people like that chase power, and then they ultimately unfortunately end up getting it, and they just use it to hurt more people.”

On Tuesday afternoon, the first victim formally called for Ardila to step down.

“I am calling for Juan Ardila to resign from his position as assemblymember,” she said in a statement to the Chronicle. “I would like to see the organizations and elected officials who have publicly supported Juan publicly retract their support.”

When Ardila released another longer statement that evening elaborating on the first, the first victim was not impressed. “I found it disappointing and the only acceptable response at this point is to resign,” she said.

More and more lawmakers have joined her in that call since the Chronicle broke the story Q Monday [see separate story].

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In the days since the Chronicle first shared the accounts of two women alleging that Assemblymember Juan Ardila (D-Maspeth) sexually assaulted them [see separate story] at a party in 2015, area elected officials and groups have called for the lawmaker to resign.

After initially telling the Chronicle “I don’t even know what this is” when asked about the allegations, Ardila’s office shared a written statement Monday night, in which the lawmaker said, “I have spent time reflecting and I hope to prove I have matured since college. I’m committing to learning from this and I am able to demonstrate my own personal growth.”

Still, calls for his resignation began trickling Tuesday before the floodgates opened Wednesday morning. Councilman Bob Holden (D-Maspeth) was the first to make one, and asked those who endorsed Ardila to rescind their support. One of the victims made that call herself later in the day. Holden would ask for a criminal investigation into the allegations Wednesday; the victims have not, at this point, called for that themselves. Holden emphasized to the Chronicle that the allegations, coupled with the New York Post’s 2021 report regarding past racist and homophobic comments Ardila made on Facebook, spoke to his character.

Borough President Donovan Richards called the allegations “deeply troubling” in a statement Tuesday. “If these disturbing accusations against him are found to be true, Assemblymember Ardila should resign,” he said.

A spokesperson for Rep. Alexandria OcasioCortez (D-Bronx, Queens) wrote the Chronicle Tuesday night, “The Congresswoman believes he should step down, and we will be withdrawing his Courage to Change PAC endorsement, which was issued for his 2022 campaign.”

The same night, Ardila posted a second statement on Twitter, elaborating on his first

one. “I fully take responsibility for my actions and I am committed to a process of accountability,” he said. “I believe in second chances and hope to earn one with our community.”

That did not seem to discourage lawmakers from denouncing him. Former Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan, Ardila’s predecessor, told the Chronicle Wednesday, “I think it would be for the best for the district if he was to step aside.”

The state Working Families Party called for Ardila to step down Wednesday after urging from the Queens WPF Steering Committee.

Soon after, state Sens. Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria), Kristen Gonzalez (D-Long Island City) and Julia Salazar (D-Brooklyn), along with Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani (D-Astoria), Councilmember Julie Won (D-Sunnyside) and AD 37 District Leaders Émilia Decaudin and Nicholas Berkowitz issued a joint statement, calling the victims’ accounts “harrowing” and asking for him to step down. “While we believe in restorative justice, this process cannot occur while holding a position of power,” it reads.

Councilmembers Tiffany Cabán (D-Astoria) and Jen Gutiérrez (D-Brooklyn, Queens) made a similar call saying, “It wasn’t until his “third statement that he began to take responsibility.”

City Comptroller Brad Lander also said Ardila, who had been working for him as a City Council staffer at the time of the alleged events, should resign Wednesday.

But Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) has not pushed Ardila to step down, telling reporters Wednesday that while the alleged behavior is “totally unacceptable,” “that’s a decision that Juan and his constituents have to think about themselves.” State Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-East Elmhurst) did not call for resignation either, though she said she was “extremely disappointed” in a statement.

Assemblymembers Catalina Cruz (D-Corona) and Jessica Gonázlez-Rojas (D-East Elmhurst) Q did not respond to requests for comment.

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CB 7 OKs seawall project, new school

BP talks College Pt. sewer project; panel says no to residential building

by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

During a four-hour meeting Monday night, Community Board 7 voted to approve a proposal for a new, 696-seat elementary school in Flushing and plans to redo the seawall and rip-rap along the MacNeil Park waterfront. The panel also voted against a plan for a seven-story residential building in Flushing.

Before the board took up any of those agenda items, though, Borough President Donovan Richards made an appearance, and spoke at length about the state of the College Point sewer project, among other things. Noting that capital projects of the sort are “always painful,” Richards said he and Cou ncilmember Vick ie Paladino (R-Whitestone) have worked to improve the quality-of-life issues the work has caused.

But James Cervino, the board’s environmental chair, was not having it.

“We’ve been asking for the same questions to be answered every week, every taskforce meeting, and nothing gets done — other than the illegal dumping and the illegal transfer station that was operating on a private property,” he said. “Not to mention that if this were in any other neighborhood, Borough President, this would not happen ...

“So yeah, we’re applauding that we’re final-

Community Board 7 on Monday approved a plan to continue improvements to the seawall and PHOTO COURTESY KATHRYN CERVINO rip-rap at MacNeil Park’s waterfront. ly getting the proper stormwater drainage and the proper system put in, but at what cost to the community? ” The work proposed for MacNeil Park is a continuation of the seawall that was recently completed on the western end of the beach; the plan the board approved Monday night will allow for the eastern interior seawall to be built. Some of the stairs to the beach will

also be replaced, all while preserving the look and feel of the existing infrastructure.

Though the plans included improvements to the kayak launch, Parks Committee Chair Matt Silverstein pointed out that the board does “not really have funding” for that. At the same time, given that more work will need to be done on the park’s sewer outfall soon, there was a concern that the improved

launch may be damaged. Members are still looking to find a temporary solution.

The board was less enthused by a proposal for a seven-story residential building at 141-10 and 141-12 32 Ave. in Flushing. Some were concerned that the building’s narrow entrance would make it inaccessible to the FDNY in case of an emergency. The applicant noted, however, that the FDNY had signed off on the plan.

Still, others had doubts about the traffic issues the building might pose. Board member John Park said he passes the site regularly. “Only for four or five cars [each traffic] signal,” he said. “If this building comes out, that’s big trouble.”

There were fewer objections, on the other hand, to a proposal for a new elementary school at 45th Avenue and Colden Street.

The building would be four-stories tall.

There were some concerns about traffic there, too, and some thought a recess for buses and cars on 45th Avenue would be appropriate. Much like in December, when the board discussed plans for a high school in College Point, members expressed concern about the way the School Construction Authority tends to operate. Members insisted that the agency keep them in the loop about this particular project, voting to Q approve it with overwhelming support.

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Councilman Bob Holden (D-Maspeth) will host meetings on public safety and the importance of preparing and securing important personal documents on March 23 and 24, respectively.

The town hall meeting on public safety and quality-of-life issues, held in coordination with the NYPD, is scheduled for 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, at Maspeth High School, located at 54-40 74 St. in Elmhurst.

On Friday, March 24, Holden will host “Planning for Your Future,” a p r e s e nt at ion by at t or ney Pe t e r Kempner, director of the senior law project with the group Volunteers of Legal Service.

Kempner will discuss how people can plan ahead with documents needed to prepare for life emergencies, such as wills, powers of attorney and healthcare proxies.

The talk will include why such documents are needed and how people can complete them.

It will take place at Holden’s district office at 58-38 69 St. in Maspeth.

Information on both meetings can be obtained by calling the district Q office at (718) 366-3900.

The New York Blood Center has declared its first blood emergency of 2023, with school breaks, poor weather and cold and flu season leading to a 12 percent drop in donations from this time in 2022.

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monthly meeting of the Ozone Park Residents Block Association, organized by Sam Esposito and the executive board. Cop of the Month awards were also given for the 102nd and 106th Precincts.

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register to help with forest and wetland restora- information about the festival, assisting at the filmmakers’ lounge and other duties as tion, planting and pruning street trees, harvestassigned. ing and propagating native seeds and monitorVolunteering is beneficial to any communiThe theater operations role entails managing ing wildlife in the borough, by going to the ty, but for seniors the act of being of service lines, ticket and passes, ushering audiences and Upcoming Stewardship Projects section of the comes with the added benefits of decreasing also providing information about the festival webpage and clicking Queens. dementia risk, improving mental health and (this role will require volunteers to be on their Saturday, there is a Kissena Park forest resincreasing longevity because it keeps one physfeet for a significant period of time). toration initiative from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the ically active and the mind sharp, according to If interested go to movingimage.us/join-andintersection of Fresh Meadow Lane and Kisthe National Institute of Aging. sena Boulevard near Booth Memorial Avenue. support/volunteering/.

Queens has volunteer opportunities at nonSeniors can also give back at the DepartOn March 24, people who are interested may profits, women’s groups, art centers, parks, city provide tree care at Newton Road and 41st ment for the Aging. agencies, civic groups, museums, hospitals and “The volunteer opportunities at the DepartStreet in Astoria from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. more. ment for the Aging give New Yorkers, no matThere are also volunteer opportunities at the The Hellenic American Neighborhood city Civic Engagement Commission for anyone ter their age, an opportunity to give back to Action Committee, an Astoria nonprofit that their communities, while staying socially 18 and up. provides social services throughout the city, is The commission is seeking participatory active and engaged,” said DFTA spokesman seeking volunteers, according to Enrique Joyce Matheson, a NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Greg Rose. “There are many activities NYC budget outreach and language assistance proJerves, HANAC’s legal victim assistance provolunteer, creates care and welcome packages to Aging volunteers can do, including packing gram outreach volunteers, along with CEC volgram director. end of life patients and to parents of newborns. food for home delivered meals, helping older unteer leaders.

“People who are interested in volunteering PHOTO COURTESY NY-PRESBYTERIAN QUEENS adults care for their pets, or sign up for the right A participatory budget volunteer will particcan email a resume,” Jerves told the Chronicle. health coverage.” Rose said some of volunteers “They just have to answer questions on why organization as they come,” Kilawan-Narine ipate in community need assessments via canhave been of service for decades and continue told the Queens Chronicle. “We have worked vassing, phone-banking and digital outreach, they are interested in volunteering at a specific hard to cultivate spaces that feel inclusive which will form the basis of project proposals to give invaluable support to residents in every program.” borough.

Jerves said he would need a copy of a photo across all different identities and across differ- that New Yorkers will vote on.

People can sign up at agingvolunteers.cityof For three hours a week, language assistance ID and that people can volunteer at HANAC ent generations too!” newyork.us.

Programming at SQWM spans culturally volunteers will phone bank, create digital flyfor one to three days.

NewYork-Presbyterian Queens is just one “We are open Monday to Sunday from 10 responsive mutual aid efforts to bridge system- ers and support CEC text-info lines to bring hospital in need of volunteers for its programs, awareness to language assistance services. a.m. to 5 p.m., so we are available on week- ic inequities, pop-up food pantries and distribuaccording to its spokeswoman Rachel FriedCEC leaders will train for eight hours a ends,” Jerves said. “We’ve worked with senior tions for essential items and civic mobilization week on how to be an ambassador for the orga- man Packer. efforts, which include voter engagement street volunteers in the past and they are very good.”

“We work closely with AmeriCorp RSVP nization, train and coordinate other volunteers HANAC has coordinated with retired law- outreach and community cleanups. In addition, (Retired Seniors Volunteer Program) that not SQWM also conducts art workshops on gen- and convene meetings. yers who provided free services for its clients, To learn more visit nyc.gov/site/civic only helps connect senior volunteers with said Jerves. It also seeks volunteers to provide der-based violence.

“Volunteers fuel our movement,” Kilawan- e n g a g e m e n t / g e t - i n v o l v e d / v o l u n t e e r- NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, it also edufriendly visits, clerical, technical and adminiscates, provides help and assistance to these volNarine said. “Without them, we could never opportunities.page. trative support, arts and crafts, greeting, teleThe Museum of the Moving Image has vol- unteers,” Friedman said via email. accomplish as much as we do ... Age is not a phone reassurance, music, dance, exercise, To sign up go to nyp.org/queens/volunteer. unteer opportunities for film lovers of any age, computer instruction, event planning and lunch barrier when it comes to volunteering with the The Queens Interagency Council on Aging, South Queens Women’s March. When volun- according to Hayley Brinkman, a spokeswomservice, according to the group’s website. which operates out of Borough Hall at 120-55 an for the Astoria institution.

To volunteer at HANAC email Jerves at teers register for any volunteer opportunity we “We’ve recently restarted our volunteer pro- in Kew Gardens, provides food for those in ejerves@hanac.org or visit hanac.org/about-us/ have, we always ask what roles they may be gram after Covid-19 and look forward to wel- need, and will restart those operations after late volunteer/. People can also call (718) 396-5042 comfortable with to also account for any physiMay since losing people to retirement or death coming many new volunteers, including a few for more details. HANAC is located at 27-40 cal limitations. who are senior citizens, to help us with our due to the pandemic, according to QICA Exec“Different generations stand to benefit so Hoyt Ave. South. utive Director Bruce Cunningham. QICA is in annual First Look festival this week,” she said.

The South Queens Women’s March, a non- much from dialogue with one another and I need of dependable people with past volunteer There are volunteer roles for hospitality and profit group located at 130-01 Liberty Ave. in personally see that play out whenever we are experience, one as a bookkeeper and others as theater operations, and the festival runs until together in community volunteering. Seniors South Richmond Hill, is definitely looking for March 19. MoMI also lists a six-month volun- food servers, as it feeds up to 150 people. volunteers, according to SQWM Founder and the knowledge they bring to the table are City Hall also has a volunteer calendar of teer program with various duties. invaluable assets.”

Aminta Kilawan-Narine. events across the Big Apple at nycservice.org/ The hospitality role includes greeting and To learn more about the SQWM call “I am so proud to underscore that the South Q calendar. directing guests and filmmakers, providing Queens Women’s March is as intersectional an (929) 367-0010.

The Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, a multidisciplinary arts center located at 161-04 Jamaica Ave., does not have an official volunSPECIAL teer program, according to Tyrel Hunt, JCAL’s PRICING for spokesman. However, JCAL is in the process of building one and is accepting inquiries. People SENIOR CITIZENS who are interested can email Patrick Scorese at and FACILITIES pscorese@jcal.org.

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Good health habits are healthy kidney habits

by Michael Gannon

“So when it happens they can go on not knowing about it,” Goldman said “Which is Kidney disease can strike people young or old, and can do why it is so vitally important to so without warning. But with March being National Kidney Month, Dr. Michael Goldman, a nephrologist with Jamaica go on getting regular checkups and, as determined by their Hospital Medical Center, said routine checkups and common-sense care can avoid problems, or at least catch them doctor, when people need lab work. A lot of time, we find early enough to make an important difference. kidney problems and can do “The job of a kidney is to filter blood,” Goldman said. something about it; meaning “They’re vital organs. Most filtration and other things hapbefore it’s become problematic. pen in the liver. But what the kidneys do is generally unique We find it in blood work. Peoto the kidney, so you can’t live without them. ple don’t have symptoms.”

“There happen to be other functions. For example, they’re While blood can be visible in involved in the signaling for making blood, so ... when peourine, trace amounts or excesple get a kidney problem they can get anemic. They also sive protein in the urine can be have to do with the bones in terms of hormonal signaling. detected only through testing.

“When things go wrong, there’s a little bit of a problem.”

Dr. Michael Goldman, left, of Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, says regular checkups and rouGoldman used the example tine tests can detect and arrest kidney problems before symptoms show up. COURTESY PHOTO, LEFT And the elderly, Goldman said, are more prone to kidney of live kidney donors to show disease. can catch it early,” Goldman said. “But we have to slow how a loss of function caused by illness can go unnoticed for “The elderly are more prone to everything,” he noted. some time. He said when the donor gives up one kidney, they down the process of what is bothering their kidneys. So it’s Goldman said hypertension, or high blood pressure, is important for people — young and old — to get checked well-known as “the silent killer.” But it is not the only condi- in effect lose half their kidney function and can still not only out.” survive but be healthy and well. tion that can be insidious. Hypertension and diabetes, he Along with regular checkups, Goldman said, healthy lifeAn asymptomatic kidney condition likewise in some said, are major causes of kidney disease. style habits are healthy kidney habits. cases can reduce a patient’s kidney function considerably “When somebody has appendicitis, they know,” Goldman “In terms of diet and lifestyle, what you have to remember before a problem manifests itself. said. “Their belly hurts and it’s off to the hospital. With the is that the kidneys have one million to two million filters,” ‘The person could lose half the function in their kidneys kidneys, you don’t know.

“Most of the time, when people get chronic kidney disease and we wouldn’t pick it up on a blood test,” Goldman said. he said. “Those filters are basically tiny blood vessels. The things I tell people to do or to avoid are because they’re “The difficulty is by the time we pick up something there’s a or kidney problems, it’s asymptomatic, meaning they don’t heart-healthy. They’re going to be healthy for the kidneys. lot of damage.” feel it.”

“That person can have plenty of kidney in reserve if we Sometimes there are no symptoms at all. continued on page 10 Senior News Editor

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Community Medicaid eligibility is changing! any transfers during the two and one-half (2.5) years prior to fi lling, applicants will be disqualified for a period of time depending on the amount transferred. Disqualifications cannot be more than two and one-half years.

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Rehab not one-size-fits-all, say experts

by Deirdre Bardolf Editor

Having a loved one go to the hospital for surgery, or having to go yourself, can be a stressful time, especially as the patient gets older. Caregivers have an increased responsibility, as do care providers and the needs evolve with age. And what comes next, the transition of care postsurgery, is almost as important as the actual procedure itself.

Discharge planning is key and ensures that patient recovery continues and that they get the care needed to return to health.

The transition of care can include going back to the home, where there is a myriad of ways to be nursed back to health, or being admitted to a residential nursing facility or an alternative: a short-term rehabilitation center, many of which are in Queens.

Hospitals in New York are actually legally obligated to give patients the opportunity to name a caregiver who is willing to be a part of planning for the time following discharge. In 2015, the New York State CARE Act, short for Caregiver Advise, Record, and Enable, was signed into law and requires hospitals to give patients the opportunity to name a family caregiver willing to be part of planning for discharge and providing care at home, according to the United Hospital Fund. New York joined over 30 other states that adoped similar legislation.

“That helps ensure good follow-up, adherence to the plan of care and help, and then we also help with figuring out what is the best place for the patient to go, either home or to a rehab facility,” said Dr. Isabella Park, associate medical director and direct of geriatrics and palliative care at Long Island Jewish Forest Hills. “And when we’re giving options for rehab, then giving choices about which rehab facility they would prefer,” she said.

There are several questions to consider when choosing

Rehab options for seniors after a hospital stay can cater to patients’ specific needs, like at Forest View Center in Forest PHOTO COURTESY MONICA WIEDEMAN Hills, above. between home or a rehab center, she said: “What is home like?

What are your needs? What is already in place?”

Older patients often do best at home, in familiar surroundings, she said, but that might not always be an option.

Home physical therapy can be useful if patients have trouble getting to a facility, said Dr. Emily Fatakhov, a doctor of rehabilitation and physical medicine and sports medicine at Mt. Sinai Queens, but it can limit treatment options. “Home care, while convenient, is definitely more limiting in terms of the modalities they can use. They don’t have any equipment. It’s a lot of whatever they can do in the confines of their own home,” she said.

“So, it’s good on one level and not great, long-term, on another level.”

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Medicaid is a joint federal and state funded program, run by the state and local counties, providing medical insurance, home-care services (assisting with all activities of daily living) and nursing home medical assistance to the poor, elderly or disabled.

However, individuals requiring home-care services or nursing home medical assistance, in addition to fi nancial requirements, also will need to have a medical need for these services.

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As for rehab facilities, Park recommends reading the reviews online and contacting the centers for a tour.

A private geriatric care manager, who are typically paid by the hour, can also be used to help research and recommend facilities based on the patient’s specific needs, according to the Family Caregiver Alliance. A social worker can also give advice and support.

Every rehab center is different and caters to different needs, beyond just physical therapy. They can be specialized for a patient with complicated wounds, someone with a lung disease on a BiPap machine, or who needs dialysis.

“If they have any kind of skilled needs, meaning requiring nursing care like wound care, antibiotics, drainage care — after surgery sometimes they have drains put in by the surgical team that need to be monitored so they could heal appropriately — they may not need to be in a hospital anymore, like an acute care facility, but maybe a subacute facility,” said Park.

A subacute facility offers a short-term program of care, which can include one to three hours of rehabilitation per day, at least five days per week, depending on the condition, according to Columbis University.

So rehab facilities no longer just do physical rehab, said Park.

“They do complex skilled nursing care ... now insurances are paying for this type of care in the rehab facility.”

That is especially the case as hospital systems have increasingly tigeth requirements to stay in the hospital, she added.

Insurance is a key consideration, then, too.

“What can Medicare provide? What can the managed Medicare provide? Because there are restrictions with managed Medicare. And if they’re eligible for Medicaid too, Medicaid continued on page 10

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Considerations post-surgery

continued from page 6 “A good diet and exercise, and specific to diet, a low-sodium diet. The kidney doesn’t like sodium. Smoking in the long term is not healthy for the kidneys. It can cause progressive damage. Exercise — there’s not a direct link between kidney health and exercise, but it’s part of a group of things that is heathy for all the blood vessels.”

Staying hydrated, Goldman said, also is good advice for anyone.

“I don’t recommend that people drink a certain amount, but they should stay hydrated,” he said. “The young, age 20 or 30 years old, they know ‘I’m thirsty, but I’m busy at work so I’m not going to get a drink.’ Your body has a very sensitive signal for that, which is what thirst is ... the elderly can lose sensitivity to that. Sometimes the elderly don’t drink enough because they don’t get the same signals from their body. Nothing works quite the same way.”

While Goldman does not subscribe to the strict “eight cups a day” regimen, he said the elderly or caretakers should make a conscious effort to get enough water.

Research, Goldman said, indicates that African-American and Hispanic-American patients are more predisposed to kidney disease.

Many men, starting at about 50, can begin experiencing prostate disorders, he

continued from page 8 provides a lot of services, especially for long-term services,” said Park. “So it’s important for for us as well as the patients to work together to really know the ins and outs of what their insurance can provide.”

The CFW Group in Queens operates three specialized nursing facilities in Queens. The short-term rehabilitation and subacute care units are located at Cliffside and Woodcrest, both in Flushing, and Forest View in Forest Hills.

Monica Wiedeman is the regional director of marketing and business development for the centers. She detailed the different focuses of the three centers.

Forest View has short-term capabilities that specialize in physical rehab, following a fall, for example. Cliffside offers rehab for people who need dialysis as well as pulmonary rehab or ventilator services. Woodcrest focuses on bariatric care, for patients weighing between 300 and 500 pounds.

The ultimate goal, Wiedeman said, is for patients to get strong enough to go home.

Each facility has different capabilities and in order to achieve the best results, patients should go to the one that is a good so they do not have to return to the hospital.

“We recently had a patient that came here and she was on a ventilator and we weaned her off and within three months or so, she was able to go home,” Wiedeman said. “And she said that she was given a second chance

noted, which can have the effect of blocking or backing up urine, thus damaging the kidneys. And, he said, many prostate treatments are noninvasive.

“Those with family members with a history of kidney disease or dialysis are at greater risk,” he continued. “They should be aware of that and need to be extra careful. They need to make sure they go to their doctor.”

The elderly also suffer more from arthritis, adding a wrinkle depending on the kind of pain relievers the patient uses, including Motrin, ibuprofen, Aleve, Advil and naproxen, so-called nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs that can damage the kidneys, though not commonly.

“Even patients with kidney problems can take those two or three times a week,” Goldman said. He still is not a big fan, based on those he treats when they do have reactions.

“To be fair, from my lens — to a man with a hammer, every problem looks like a nail — I’m seeing the ones with problems.”

He said balancing medication use is where listening to their regular doctors is vital.

Goldman also reiterated that along with regular medical checkups, early detection and generally healthy habits, there is a new generation of medications available for kidney patients, and another one showing promise that soon could be on Q the way.

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Those are the moments that staff are there for, she said.

There are other considerations following the surgery to consider, too.

Studies have found that improvements in hospital discharge planning can dramatically improve the outcome for patients as they move to the next level of care, according to the Family Caregiver Alliance, a nonprofit based out of California.

Although patients, family caregivers and healthcare providers all are involved in maintaining a patient’s health after discharge, there is a lack of consistency in the quality and process of planning across the health care system, the nonprofit states.

Park says the effort to close that gap is a priority in her departments, as is keeping caregivers engaged in the process.

Patients and caregivers should get a copy of their discharge paperwork to bring to their physician.

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“I am running against Vickie Paladino.”

That’s what former Councilman and state Sen. Tony Avella told the Chronicle in an extensive candidate interview when asked about the upcoming Democratic primary for City Council District 19.

Unlike Councilmember Vickie Paladino (R-Whitestone), Avella has competition in land use expert Paul Graziano and former Queens Assistant District Attorney Christopher Bae as he heads toward the June vote. Asked about his Democratic opponents specifically, Avella dug in his heels.

“I have a primary, but the person I’m running against is Vickie Paladino,” he said last Thursday. “I think most people will agree I have the best shot at beating her. And that is the focus — without question.”

Avella’s latest bid for the Council comes after he narrowly lost to Paladino in 2021. Citing concerns about the councilmember, he announced his 2023 bid last March, saying at the time, “It may be necessary to create an unofficial government in exile in order to show the rest of the City she does not properly represent Northeast Queens.”

Avella portrayed himself as the “moderate Democrat” in the race, saying the progressive wing of the party has gone “too far,” in his view.

“I think the Democratic Party needs to move more back to the center,” he said, adding, “I will never vote to defund the police.”

Relatedly, he said he has “long advocated” for a new NYPD precinct to be added within

the confines of the 109th. He also opposes the plan to close Rikers Island.

Avella spoke at length about transportation issues and traffic violence, advocating specifically for residents to be able to appeal signage and signal application decisions with the Department of Transportation.

Asked about a proposal to allow New York City to lower the minimum speed limit from 25 miles per hour to 20, he said, “I don’t have a problem with reducing the speed limit on narrow streets, especially with residential streets. But I think on the wider streets, which are a means of access from one major road to another, I might have an issue with [that].”

Avella emphasized that local communities know best when it comes to traffic and transportation decisions in their neighborhoods, pointing to bike lane installations as an example.

“I have no problem with bike lanes, as long as they’re done in consultation with the community board and the local community,” he said. “I think sometimes it’s, ‘oh, the bike lane is going here, whether you like it or not’ — I don’t believe in that philosophy from any city agency.”

He took a similar approach when it comes to housing and zoning laws, which have been controversial in the area as Gov. Hochul has proposed granting amnesty for accessory dwelling units and altering zoning without local consent, among other related measures.

He recognized both those concerns and the city’s housing crisis.

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Former Councilman and state Sen. Tony Avella is running for City Council again. He has two primary opponents. PHOTO BY SOPHIE KRICHEVSKY Avella said, referring to the “Not in My Back Yard” school of thought. “Involve people in the solution, and you can get results.”

He added that he supports 421a, the tax break that, until recently, gave developers an incentive to build affordable housing.

Avella was adamant that the city do its part when it comes to lowering greenhouse gas emissions. Paladino’s bill that would delay the 2024 implementation of Local Law 97 — which will require certain nongovernment buildings to cut down on emissions through retrofitting — has sparked discussion in the district recently, as some residents, especially co-op and condo owners, have expressed con-

cern about the cost of those upgrades.

“We shouldn’t push back the deadline, but we should help those co-ops and condos financially, to get it done,” he said. “Climate change is here — there’s no more thinking about it, arguing about it.”

Specifically, he said that a bond act to help fund those upgrades ought to be created.

Because of the growing threat posed by climate change, the need to improve sewer infrastructure was vital to Avella. “[The Department of Environmental Protection] built the storm sewer based upon the one-in-25-year storm,” he said. “Well, guess what? The one-in-25-year storm is now happening every other year. The one-in-100-year storm is now happening once in 10 years.

“So the whole system by which the city has been built is not capable of handling the storms because of climate change.”

Previously, Avella has said that parkland is “sacred.” So when it comes to the future of the “50 acres of asphalt” next to Citi Field, which Mets’ owner Steve Cohen hopes to transform, he has been skeptical, noting last week that he was the lead plantiff in the 2017 state Court of Appeals case that halted a shopping mall proposed for the site because it is parkland.

For any development there to occur, be it a casino or otherwise, he said, “You’d have to get past the parkland issue. There are ways but you’d have to do it.” One way would be for the state Legislature to alienate the site for a specific use and to approve of replacement parkland nearby, though Avella said it does not need to be contiguous.

Were that to happen, though, Avella said he would not be opposed to a casino, per se. “It’s Q a possibility,” he said.

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Choosing sides on Austin St. petitions Chamber of Commerce opposes ‘pedestrianization’

by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

body can debate that there is a serious problem on Austin Street.”

Leslie Brown, president of the Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce does, for one.

The chamber is circulating a petition of its own, accusing those backing the DOT study of wanting to rid Austin Street of cars from Yellowstone Boulevard to Ascan Avenue.

“This seems to be the main agenda hidden among all the other talk and demands,” the chamber states on a copy of the petition emailed to the Chronicle. “Pedestrianizing means NO Cars. The businesses of Austin Street and the businesses on surrounding streets want, need, and cannot exist without parking. The patrons of Austin Street want, need and would in many cases not be able to come to the street if they could not park.”

The chamber is hosting what it called a “high-priority meeting” at 9 a.m. on March 29 at Bareburger, a restaurant at 71-49 Austin St., to update members on the DOT study Q petition.

A proposed study to reduce car traffic on Austin Street in Forest Hills is drawing strong feelings from both its supporters and opponents.

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A battle over the future of Austin Street appears to be in the offing in Forest Hills.

Speaking at the March 8 meeting of Community Board 6, Peter Beadle, co-chairman of the Transportation, Public Transit and Street Safety Committee, spoke of how two weeks earlier he had encouraged those who would like the city to study the “pedestrianization” of Austin Street to make their thoughts known at the CB 6 assembly.

Thirteen did last week, either in person in Forest Hills or virtually.

But the Forest Hills Chamber told the Chronicle in an email it also is rallying for support — to counter any such effort.

Beadle’s committee on Feb. 23 approved a resolution calling on the city’s Department of Transportation to study measures that would reduce automobile traffic along Austin Street and remove cars completely in at least some sections.

During his committee report on March 8, Beadle acknowledged that he had to cede leadership of the portion of the committee meeting dealing with the study as he has worked with a group that is advocating for it.

“I am emphasizing that we are simply calling for a study,” Beadle said at the March 8 meeting. “Some of the comments you heard tonight made it sound like we’re going to pedestrianize Austin Street, but that is not what is happening right now.”

Beadle stated that his committee in February received petitions with several hundred signatures from the organization Neighbors for a Safe Austin Street, which is acting to reduce traffic on Austin, citing accident statistics and personal anecdotes of traffic congestion, noise and near misses. The group said 10 businesses have signed on to support a study.

The group also wants to add widened sidewalks and turn some stretches into busways.

“Obviously there is a lot of support,” Beadle told CB 6 last week. “I don’t think any-

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UFT and Jam. NAACP say no to co-locations There are 171,000 empty seats in public schools: Success Academy

by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

Charter schools were hit on two fronts this month.

The United Federation of Teachers alleged that the city paid $200 million in charter rent to shady developers last week and earlier this month the Jamaica NAACP’s Education Committee announced a resolution in opposition to co-locations and lifting the cap.

Jamaica NAACP Education Chairman Ronald Britt said he is not anti-charter and is pro-parent choice — informed choice.

“We don’t want to siphon funds away from our district public schools to provide to charter schools that co-locate inside of our public schools,” Britt told the Chronicle.

“New York City is treated special — we are carved out in the sense that other schools receive transition aid when charter schools open up in their district and New York City does not receive transition aid.”

A report from the Jamaica NAACP made up of stats from the city Department of Education states that $2.69 billion for fiscal year 2023 was diverted from DOE schools to charters. That number does not account for the space and services that co-located charter schools receive for free, according to the resolution.

Charter schools that are not co-located

received $166 million in subsidies from the DOE in 2023 to rent out private spaces; 60 percent of that is reimbursable by the state.

“That has an impact financially for public schools,” Britt said. “The state realized that, so they put in this thing called transitional aid that provides some funds whenever that happens to the district so that the schools have some support. New York City is the only district in the state that is excluded from that funding.”

New York City is also the only school district in the country that has to provide classroom space to charters, according to Britt.

“I believe New York City was targeted because it has the largest school network and the charter groups have a lot of lobbyists,” he added.

From 2021 to 2022, the city school system had more than 1 million students, which includes 139,752 in charters, according to the DOE. When asked about charter schools having students with better scores on state exams and having waitlists for kids, Britt countered that charter schools focus on students in the general population, not children who are English Language Learners or who have physical or mental disabilities.

“That’s not like comparing apples to apples,” Britt said.

He also stated that there is no transparency on the number of kids on charter school waiting lists, and that there are zombie charters, schools that have had their charter license revoked, which is why he supports a moratorium on creating more charters for schools like KIPP, Uncommon and Success Academy.

Success Academy pointed to its success in School District 5 in Harlem, which has nearly 60 percent of students in charter schools and said those students are primarily minorities f rom economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

“With her proposal to expand charter schools in NYC, Governor Hochul is simply championing the rights of Black and Brown kids and families to access high quality schools,” a spokeswoman from Success Academy said via email.

The cost per student in charter schools is nearly half at $17,626 compared to $35,941 in regular city schools, according to the New York City Charter School Center.

But Britt also believes that city and state comptrollers should audit charter schools so that parents can get a better assessment on their effectiveness.

The UFT shares a similar sentiment with the Jamaica NAACP. “The UFT supports legislation in Albany

to stop using public funds to pay New York City charter school rent in private space,” a UFT spokesperson told the Chronicle via email. “When the law first took effect in 2014 to 2015, the city had to set aside $10.2 million to help charters pay their rent. By fiscal 2022 to 2023, that cost was up to $200 million. That’s money that could have gone to traditional public schools that instead went to the private real estate industry.”

This resulted in developers taking advantage of the law and a boom in charter schools, according to a UFT spokesperson.

Developers will build space out to deliberately market to charter schools to get a guaranteed rental payment. The city will always pay its rent. A space rented to a business might go belly up.

The DOE said that providing funds for charter school rent in private facilities “is a state law. We must comply with state laws.”

Success Academy said the best solution is to co-locate both district and charter schools.

“Two thirds of district schools are co-located — there’s no reason not to use the 171,000 empty seats in public school buildings,” added the Success Academy spokeswoman.

KIPP said that it does not have any schools in Queens and did not further comment on what the Jamaica NAACP or UFT alleged.

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City ‘goal’ to reopen Astoria pool in 2024 Residents hope $19M project doesn’t jeopardize a second summer season

by Michael Gannon

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Astoria residents are resigned to losing the historic Astoria Park pool for the summer of 2023 as it undergoes a $19-million renovation project. Their hope now is to miss only one pool season.

Speaking at the March 8 meeting of the Old Astoria Neighborhood Association, representatives of the city Department of Parks and Recreation said work has been going on since the fall; and that the aim is to reopen for business in 2024.

Richard Khuzami, president of the organization, said the closure is “probably the most contentious issue right now.”

“It’s the largest pool in the city and has a long history going back to the Olympics,” he said at the virtual meeting. “It’s been a big part of my neighborhood. I live here right by the park.”

Khuzami also pointed out that the city has invested millions in other projects in the park in recent years. The pool complex, according to the Parks and Recreation website, opened on July 4, 1936 and hosted the swimming and diving trials for the U.S. Olympic teams in 1936 and 1964.

“As you know, the Astoria pool is an historic pool,” said Meira Berkower of Parks and Recreation. “The proposed repairs will

ensure that this 87-year-old icon will continue to serve future generations.”

Berkower said many of the pool’s systems have simply reached the end of their service life.

“Our goal is to have the pool open for summer 2024,” she said. “I want to emphasize that our goal is to have it closed for just one season. Just the upcoming 2023 season.”

Steven Moltz, the department’s deputy director of engineering, said the plan is not only to modernize the pool but also to bring it into compliance with modern health and safety codes. He used the existing and noncompliant gutter around the pool as an example.

“It does not remove enough material from the surface to keep the surface clean and free of particulates,” Moltz said. “I was out at the pool this week and the wall for the new gutter is already in place. They are pouring concrete this week thanks to unseasonably warm weather, so that work is underway.”

Berkower said the locker rooms are not part of the contract. She did say that the spray shower area adjacent to the pool will remain open, and that a list of public pools in the city is available online at on.nyc.gov/3LpwS3A. Khuzami still had reservations, based on delays at other recent pool projects run by Parks and Rec, such as the one at the Flush-

Residents, civics and even the 114th Precinct hope that repairs to the Astoria Park pool don’t PHOTO BY STEVE FISHER extend the shutdown into summer 2024. ing Meadows Corona Park Aquatic Center. “[The work] at Corona Park was extended many times,” he said. “It was closed for three seasons.”

Earlier in the meeting, Deputy Inspector Kenneth Gorman, commanding officer of the NYPD’s 114th Precinct, expressed similar concerns when he discussed a large number of youth initiatives that the precinct is prepar-

ing. He said the pool is a valuable resource for the younger members of the community.

“I’m very concerned about losing the pool for a year or possibly two years, two summers,” Gorman said.

He added that the precinct will be reaching out to schools and other places that might have space to host youth activities until the Q pool reopens.

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One-house budgets reject lifting regional cap but advocates persist

by Deirdre Bardolf Editor

Gov. Hochul’s proposal to lift the cap on New York City charter schools was omitted from both the Senate and Assembly one-house budgets, which were released this week, as some advocates continue pushing despite little support from lawmakers.

“We’re very disappointed that the state legislators are not really listening to parents, but instead are playing politics again,” said Yiatin Chu, president of the Asian Wave Alliance and co-president of PLACE NYC. The governor’s preliminary budget has proposed eliminating the regional cap on the number of charter schools in the city and would allow licenses for closed-down “zombie charters” to be reissued, which could bring around 100 of the schools to New York City.

“They’re forcing kids that are in failing schools to not have more choice,” said Chu. “These are not affluent families ... the kids that would be zoned for a public school that’s not serving their needs are not from families that have private schools as an option or can move out of New York City,” she said.

She took up the cause because she is looking out for families, she said, and the Asian Wave Alliance got involved because it noticed increased interest and enrollment among Asian families in charter schools.

Advocates rallied outside of the city Department of Education headquarters last week in favor of PHOTO COURTESY YIATIN CHU lifting the regional cap for charter schools.

She chalks that up to a few reasons including a focus on high test scores, “traditional academics” and diverse afterschool options.

Last week, hundreds turned up for two different rallies, including one led by Chu, calling for the cap to be lifted.

State Sen. John Liu (D-Bayside), who has been a vocal opponent of lifting the charter cap, serves a district that includes some of the

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top-performing school districts in the city, Districts 24 and 25, where there is less of a need for alternative options, said Chu. “There’s a constant parroting of waitlists for charters,” Liu said. “There are waitlists for public schools as well.”

It was clear from the get-go, he said, that legislators were not on board with lifting the cap.

“Not only do you not raise a cap simply because it’s been reached, but now it’s actually a totally illogical time to lift any cap when enrollment is down significantly in both public schools as well as in charter schools,” he said.

Despite a growth in charters through the pandemic as district schools declined, enrollment is lagging in the larger charter networks as well.

Liu argues that funding charters takes resources away from traditional public schools.

He denies the fact that charters even are public.

“They are private schools funded with public dollars,” said Liu. “That does not make it a public school.”

Chu says, “Giving families what they want is going to help families stay in the public school system and charter schools are public schools.”

She hopes to see some compromise as intense budget negotiations get underway ahead of the budget due date of April 1, including maybe reinstating just the zombie charters.

Liu said he does not see the charter cap being a topic of upcoming talks.

“For me, the biggest priority is higher education,” he said. “Now that we have at long last met our obligation for public schools implicitly through high school, we now have to recognize the fact that modern day education goes well Q beyond the 12th grade.”

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FORTE PREP HIGH SCHOOL OFFERS A WORLD -CLASS ACADEMIC PROGRAM We are thrilled to announce the opening of Forte Preparatory High School, our brand-new high school in Queens, New York. Building on the success of our award-winning middle school (Forte Preparatory Academy in Elmhurst), Forte Prep will now provide an exceptional education to students in grades 5 through 12, starting with a brand-new ninth grade program in Glendale this fall!

Our middle school has been recognized as one of the best in the state, and we are committed to maintaining that same level of excellence at Forte Prep High. Our experienced faculty and staff will ensure that every student receives a challenging and engaging education that prepares them for success in college and beyond.

At Forte Prep, we believe that every student has the potential to achieve great things. That’s why we offer a rigorous curriculum that challenges students to think critically, communicate effectively and collaborate with others. Whether they are interested in STEM, the humanities or the arts, our students will have access to a wide range of courses and extracurricular activities that will help them explore their passions and develop their skills.

We are excited to open our doors to the community and welcome the next generation of leaders to Forte Preparatory Academy. We hope that you’ll join us starting in fi fth grade as we embark on a new era for education in Queens.

Panel backs buses to LaGuardia continued from page 2 Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce and others, had opposed the initial AirTrain proposal.

“We appreciate and support the Port Authority and its expert panel advancing airport transit improvements with a high ridership bang for the buck that will be quick to implement,” said the coalition in an email on Monday.

“Ridership on the Q70 bus route to the airport was growing rapidly prior to the onset of Covid,” the statement added.

“Further improvements on that route, and the new Astoria airport bus line will provide real transit access improvements to travelers and the airport workforce without a lengthy or overly costly construction process.”

In its executive summary, the report goes into detail of what it called construcability challenges of approaching LaGuardia from the west or southwest by rail or any other so-called heavy infrastructure.

“First, FAA regulations prohibit any new permanent infrastructure at- or abovegrade that intersects with the flight path and safety areas of airport runways,” the report states. Any approach would abut or run through the zone at the southern end of Runway 4-22.

“Since this runway abuts Runway Drive and the Grand Central Parkway, any new at- or above-grade subway or other heavy

infrastructure through this corridor would be prohibited based on current FAA Airport Design Standards,” cording to page 5 of the summary.

“Second, any new tunneled option (for a subway or other heavy infrastructure option) would conflict with major, underground utilities owned by the NYC Department of Environmental Protection, including two combined sewer and stormwater structures that provide critical services to hundreds of thousands of Queens residents,” it continues.

“These structures are 9–15 ft in diameter and were built over 90 years ago on wooden support piles. As part of its preliminary engineering, the study team explored multiple approaches (e.g., going under or reconstructing the utilities); however, it was unable to identify a construction approach that it could conclude with confidence would practicably overcome these challenges.

The underground utilities also were cited in paragraphs dealing with elevated and underground construction of subway extensions along the Grand Central Parkway.

So were the cost and engineering challenges posed by the 90- to 100-foot high trestle for the Hellgate rail bridge that crosses the GCP. The complete report, summary and supporting documents can be read or downloaded on the Port Authority’s website at Q bit.ly/3yFwGWb.

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Ira Glass a hit at Queens College

The ‘This American Life’ host drew crowds from all over last weekend

by Sophie Krichevsky

KCA regularly, and did not want to miss Saturday’s show.

Michelle and Eddie from East Islip, LI, The Colden Auditorium at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts was packed last Saturday said they were “big fans” of “This American night as Ira Glass, host of iconic radio show Life.”

Though the two were not sure what to “This American Life,” took the stage as he presented “Seven Things I’ve Learned.” expect, Michelle said, “We wanted to try Even by the time the doors opened at 7:30 something different.”

As the Chronicle reported in its preview p.m., dozens had already lined up outside of t he eve nt la s t awaiting admittance month, Glass’ set to hear the man KCA included both advice Director Jon Yanofon Yanofsky, the KCA’s for aspiring storytellsky would later call ers and stories he “a t r ue A mer ica n director, called Glass “a found “amusing.” institution.”

He delivered on As the crowd waittrue American institution.” that Saturday night as ed for the show to he shared clips from begin, members of the audience sat in awe as they watched a early on in his career, poking fun at his own short animation on the screen, all of which work and illustrating what he could have involved the number “7.” Whispers could be done differently.

Glass spoke specifically about his love of heard throughout the auditorium as showgoers debated what it could mean. (Glass later interviewing kids. That was infinitely clear revealed it was a reference to the show’s as he shared numerous stories from over the years, some of which included film, but all title.)

Those in attendance were by no means of which left the crowd doubling over with limited to Queens — many came from laughter.

Glass’ voice is unmistakable. Listening to Brooklyn, Manhattan and Long Island, as him speak at the microphone throughout the well — and included people of all ages.

Patty from Bellerose and Charlene from evening therefore had the effect of listening Far Rockaway said they attend events at the to him talk live on the radio (or hearing the Associate Editor

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The fact that Glass mixed the room’s audio live from an iPad onstage, adding music for effect as he went, only added to that. When at times, he would play clips of prerecorded interviews, the audience almost forgot whether Glass’ responses were live or were recorded, as well.

Union jobs in iron or concrete A pair of unions are each seeking 100 new apprentices in recruitments set to start in April, the state Labor Department announced last Friday. The jobs are not for those afraid of heights.

The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for Ironworkers, Local Union 40 and 361, will hold a recruitment from April 3 through June 9 for its apprentices.

Applications will be online. They must be obtained from and submitted to nycironworkers.org by the deadline.

The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for the High Rise Concrete

Carpenters of New York City are recruiting from April 12 through Nov. 8.

Applicants must attend an in-person information session at the New York City District Council of Carpenters Training Center in Manhattan. They then will be able to access an application online.

More details about the recruitments, including all qualifications, are online at dol.ny.gov/apprenticeship/overview. For any further questions, the ironworkers may be reached at (718) 433-4195 and the Q carpenters at (212) 727-2224, ext. 111.

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Jessica J e sss ica and an n d Alba, Alba Al ba, respectively. rre e ssp p ec e ti t iv ve ly. vel ve l y While W h ilile Whil e Guzmán G uzz mán n does not play a specific role, his presence is felt throughout the show as he sits onstage with his guitar, and he is often popping into scenes to banter with the characters.

Jessica, a woman who is in denial of aging and feels young at heart, is a housekeeper of nine years to Alba’s mother, who has been relocated to a nursing home. Alba, an exasperated indie music festival organizer, returns to her mother’s apartment to sell it. In the process, she is convinced by Jessica to create a playlist to bring to her music-loving mother and mend the broken bridges of the motherdaughter relationship Alba has struggled with

her he h e whole life — specificcally ca a l in the past 11 years, in which she has not been in contact with her mother.

“It’s the theater’s 246th production,” shared Angel Gil Orrios, Thalia’s executive director. He produced, designed and directed the show, which was written by Ana Graciani, a prestigious playwright from Spain.

“Mom’s Playlist” is a treat for music fans, featuring a variety of popular Spanish songs.

While Guzmán plays plenty of songs live throughout the show, there are also snippets of the original track recordings that listeners of the genre will recognize, bringing a sense of nostalgia and familiarity. continued on page 39

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A warmly lit apartment with tones of brown and red, sprinkled with vintage furniture, n itt u urr e, e beautiful be ea a ut u if i ul flowers f lo o wers we rs and an old record player, is the set for the bilingual world premiere of “Mom’s Playlist”/“Las Canciones de Mamá,” the newest production at the Thalia Spanish Theatre in Sunnyside. As soon as guitarist and singer José María Guzmán enters the stage, the audience is in for a treat for the next hour and a half.

The show is described as an intimate but universal dramedy with music, starring Soledad López and Kathy Tejada, along with the musical stylings of Guzmán. López (who is also the managing director for the Thalia Spanish Theatre) and Tejada play a variety of roles throughout the show, but primarily appear as

Thalia stages motherdaughter dramedy

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PROPST, TONY PROPST, if living, and if dead, the respective heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignors, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and their respective husbands, wives or widow, if any, and each and every person not specifically named who may be entitled to or claim to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the verified complaint; all of whom and whose names and places of residence unknown, and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained by the Plaintiff, ANGELA PROPST A/K/A ANGELA HENDERSON, if living, and if dead, the respective heirs at law, next of kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignors, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and their respective husbands, wives or widow, if any, and each and every person not specifically named who may be entitled to or claim to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the verified complaint; all of whom and whose names and places of residence unknown, and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained by the Plaintiff, NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, JOHN DOE (REFUSED NAME), JOHN DOE (REFUSED NAME), JOHN DOE (REFUSED NAME), JOHN DOE (REFUSED NAME), JOHN DOE (REFUSED NAME), JOHN DOE (REFUSED NAME), JOHN DOE (REFUSED NAME), JOHN DOE (REFUSED NAME), JOHN DOE (REFUSED NAME), NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, Defendants. To the above-named defendants: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the plaintiff’s attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. This action was commenced to foreclose a mortgage against real property located at 10951 142nd Street Jamaica, New York 11435. You are named as a party defendant herein because you may have an interest in this premises. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, Attorneys for Plaintiff, 1 Huntington Quadrangle, Suite 4N25 Melville, NY 11747. 631-812-4084. 855-845-2584 facsimile HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process.

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I HAVE OFTEN WALKED

Journalist Ifill reported back to St. Albans early on

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Gwendolyn Ifill was born in Jamaica, Queens, on Sept. 29, 1955, the fifth of six children born to Oliver and Eleanor Ifill.

Her father, originally from Panama, proudly became an American citizen on Valentine’s Day 1957. He was a well-known and loved minister of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Queens. Her mother was from Barbados. The family lived at 172-02 Linden Blvd. in St. Albans.

In the 1960s her father’s ministry work required the family to move to Buffalo, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. She graduated with a BA from Simmons College, a women’s school in Boston. She wrote for The Washington Post and The New York Times, covering the White House from 1991 to 1994.

In 1999 she started hosting “Washington Week in Review” for PBS, becoming the first Black woman to host a national political show. She was the co-moderator of the 2016 Democratic primary debate between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.

But that November she passed away of

One childhood home of journalist Gwen Ifill was at 172-02 Linden Blvd. in St. Albans, seen as it looked around when she was born in the 1950s. INSET VIA WIKIPEDIA / PBS NEWSHOUR breast cancer at age 61.

Ifill was honored in 2020 on a U.S. postage stamp. The ground floor of the site of her childhood home is now the popular Q Blue Dolphin Fish Market.

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Every month is Women’s History Month at Q.E.D, the only independent, womanowned and operated venue for the arts in Astoria.

“This is the status quo, which is really great, especially in comedy, where women and LGBTQ are vastly underrepresented,” said owner Kambri Crews. “That has been changing over the last few years, which is great, but Q.E.D. has always been part of that movement ... and not even by design. I think it’s just the fact that I’m a woman means that I book more women.”

More than half the shows there are produced by women, Crews added, making it not just March that is dedicated to them.

And, as usual, the community space offers much more than just comedy. A packed schedule for the coming months includes movie screenings, lectures, workshops and meetups for board games, crafting and learning Spanish.

Every Friday and Saturday at 9:30 p.m. at Q.E.D. is the All Pro Comedy Showcase, an ongoing series of house-booked national headliners. Those tickets are $15 each.

After a rocky few pandemic-stricken years, those shows have been selling out once again. Crews’ busiest season is usually

winter, and this one didn’t disappoint.

“We were bumping, sold out every Friday, Saturday night and tons of private events. It felt as normal as it could, all things considered,” she said, adding that ticket sales are generally up for comedy.

Last weekend, Crews held her 23rd annual Oscar watch party. She has held the event across the city for years and then at Q.E.D. in its past nine years of existence.

The venue can also be rented out at an affordable rate for events, compared to other options.

Free open mics occur throughout the week. Events are often free with a one-item purchase. Q.E.D. serves beer, wine, coffee, tea, soda, snacks and hot pub food.

New to the schedule is the On the Rise showcase, featuring up-and-coming comedians. Tickets go for $10.

“They’re basically comedians that I haven’t had a chance to watch on the stage in front of a paid audience,” explained Crews. “I see them at open mics or I see them on an alt show, and I want to see them in front of a regular audience ... some of them are just comedians that I really like and I want to give them an opportunity to get on a house show.”

Jokes aside, Crews is excited for the return of slapstick film showings, but not

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Q.E.D. in Astoria offers more than just laughs

Q.E.D. Astoria, founded by Kambri Crews, right, offers comedy and more. COURTESY PHOTOS nearly as excited as the movie buffs the event draws. The next one, curated by Queens-based film historians Nelson Hughes and Tommy José Stathes, will pay tribute to Wanda Wiley, a slapstick star from the 1920s. Much of her work did not survive but rarities from the Library of Congress will be shown at Q.E.D. on Sunday, March 26.

A Mother’s Day lecture will highlight true stories of “magical mothers” who practice witchcraft and fortune telling.

Free-with-purchase events also include Shut Up & Write, Drink & Draw and Work-

n-Sip. Q.E.D. offers designated work areas, with electrical outlets and free Wi-Fi. All the info on upcoming events can be found at qedastoria.com.

“For anybody who’s interested in producing an event or having a private party or teaching, all of the info is on our website,” said Crews.

“I pride myself in being very transparent and making sure that you don’t need to have some sort of secret handshake to take part at Q.E.D. ... Accessibility is very important to me and affordability is very imporQ tant to me.”

Mending broken bridges for mom and daughter

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nally written in Spanish, the English translation was done by Iride Lamartina-Lens.

“Mom’s Playlist” covers the different types of mother-daughter relationships — from the closest kind to the most complicated ones. While the main storyline is something truly unique and emotional, mothers and daughters are sure to find a version of themselves in the short mother-daughter skits between López and Tejada, which provide a hefty dose of comedic relief between the heavier moments. Seeing these genuine familial relationships reflected onstage makes a performance of this show an ideal mother-daughter date, especially for Women’s History Month.

Other highlights include the captivating musical stylings of Guzmán with beautiful vocals and guitar, the brilliant comedic timing of López and a scene-stealing emotional performance by Tejada, in which Alba reflects on her tumultuous upbringing. The show also includes a few audience sing-alongs to some familiar songs, and projections displayed around the stage during scenes that are sure to tug at your heartstrings.

“Mom’s Playlist”/“Las Canciones de Mamá” is running at Thalia Spanish Theatre

“Mom’s Playlist”/ ”Las Canciones de Mamá” features Kathy Tejada, above left, José María Guzmán and Soledad López.

On the cover: López and Tejada play mulPHOTOS BY SEBASTIAN GIL-LOPEZ tiple roles. through March 26. English performances are scheduled for Fridays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 3 p.m., while Spanish performances are scheduled for Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 4 p.m. For tickets and more information, visit thaliatheatre.org. Q

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continued from page 37 “There are two different versions of the production that are alternated. One in English and one in Spanish,” Orrios explained.

The same cast is used for both versions, which means the cast had to memorize two separate scripts — one in each language. “It feels like two separate plays sometimes. The English show and the Spanish show get laughs in different places — the jokes resonate differently.” While the script was origi-

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF QUEENS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIZATION TRUST SERIES 2006-A9CB MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-I, Plaintiff, Against CAROLYNN CITRIN, ET AL. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 11/23/2022, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the Courthouse steps of the Queens Supreme Court located at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY, on 4/14/2023 at 11:00AM, premises known as 77-13 Ditmars Blvd., Unit 1 a/k/a Unit A-1, East Elmhurst, New York 11370, And Described As Follows: ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Unit Known As Apartment No. A-1 In The Building Known As And By The Street Number, 77-13 Ditmars Boulevard, Jackson Hts., In The Borough And County Of Queens, City And State Of New York. Together with an undivided .1384 percent interest appurtenant to the apartment unit in common elements of the property (herein after called the “common elements”). Block 973 Lot 1009 The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $471,240.48 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index #710963/2015 Stephanie S. Goldstone, Esq., Referee.

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46-04 VERNON BOULEVARD, Howard Beach/Rockwood Park, LLC. Arts. of Org. fi led with Sat 3/18 & Sun 3/19, 1-3:00pm, 164-18 90 St. 40x100, Hi-Ranch, the SSNY on 01/19/23. Offi ce: unique 5 BRs, 2 full baths, 3 BRs, Queens County. SSNY desig1 bath, top flr & 2 BRs on walk-in level, new kit, HW flrs & new baths. nated as agent of the LLC upon Cement & pavers front & back. Full Apts.For Rent whom process against it may 1 car gar, sep ent to walk-in. be served. SSNY shall mail Gravesend, 2351 82nd St., #LL. 2 Reduced $965K. Connexion Real Estate, 718-845-1136 copy of process to the LLC, BR/1 bath apt. $2,200/mo. open kitchen, new stove, full bath. Heat 430 Maspeth Avenue, Brooklyn, & hot water inc. Avail NOW. Call Legal Notices NY 11211. Purpose: Any lawful Michael Bifalco, 917-704-5147.

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Ridgewood, 60-02 Catalpa Ave, Org. fi led with the SSNY on 6901 REGO LLC. Arts. of Org. #3F. 1 BR, 1 bath apt—$1,850/ 02/21/2023. Offi ce: Queens mo. Beautiful 1 BR w/ full LR, EIK, fi led with the SSNY on 01/30/23. HWF, windows in every room. County. SSNY designated as agent of WCA TRADING LLC Offi ce: Queens County. SSNY Heat & hot wat incl. Avail April 1.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT QUEENS COUNTY COURT QUEENS COUNTY MOREQUITY, INC., Plaintiff MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P., against CENTENNIAL IN- Plaintiff against MICHAEL SURANCE COMPANY, et al WILLIAMS, et al Defendant(s) Defendant(s) Attorney for Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Knuckles, Plaintiff(s) Knuckles, Komosin- Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, ski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY Elmsford, NY 10523. Pursuant 10523. Pursuant to a Judgment to a Judgment of Foreclosure of Foreclosure and Sale entered and Sale entered June 6, 2022, January 29, 2018, I will sell at I will sell at public auction to public auction to the highest the highest bidder at steps of bidder at steps of Queens County Supreme Court, 88-11 Queens County Supreme Court, Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, NY 11435 on March 31, 2023 Jamaica, NY 11435 on April 14, at 12:45 PM. Premises known 2023 at 11:45 AM. Premises as 158-11 96th Street, Howard known as 133-14 146th Street, Beach, NY 11414. Block 14166 Jamaica, NY 11436. Block 12091 Lot 7. All that certain Lot 55. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the build- plot, piece or parcel of land, ings and improvements thereon situate, lying and being in the erected, situate, lying and be- Borough of Queens, County of ing in the Borough and County Queens, City and State of New of Queens, City and State of York. Approximate Amount of New York. Approximate Amount Judgment is $559,996.46 plus of Judgment is $356,888.84 interest and costs. Premises will plus interest and costs. Prem- be sold subject to provisions ises will be sold subject to of filed Judgment Index No provisions of fi led Judgment 706699/2021. Cash will not Index No 705317/2021 f/k/a be accepted at the sale.

12717/2009. Cash will not be The foreclosure sale will be accepted at the sale. The fore- conducted in accordance with closure sale will be conducted 11th Judicial District’s Covid-19 in accordance with 11th Judicial Policies and foreclosure auction District’s Covid-19 Policies and rules. The Referee shall enforce foreclosure auction rules. The any rules in place regarding Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial cover- facial coverings and social ings and social distancing. Ref- distancing. Referee will only eree will only accept a certifi ed accept a certified bank check bank check made payable to the made payable to the referee. referee. Autrey Glen Johnson, Joseph Defelice, Esq., Referee 3000-000376 Esq., Referee 2296-002975

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BULLY DRIVELINE PARTS LLC. Arts. of Org. fi led with the SSNY on 09/23/22. Offi ce: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o Joseph, Terracciano & Lynam, LLP, 2 Roosevelt Avenue, Suite 200, Syosset, NY 11791.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

L42kathill LLC, Arts of Org.

Daisuke Osanai Dental, PLLC, Arts of Org. fi led with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/15/2023. Cty: Queens.

SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 4705 Center Blvd., apt. PH1, Long Island City, NY 11109. Purpose: Dentistry

MPACIFIC 2435 LLC, Arts. of Org. fi led with the SSNY on 03/06/2023. Offi ce loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 48-02 25th Avenue, Suite 400, Astoria, NY 11103. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of EAT ME NYC JEWELRY LLC Arts. of Org. fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/13/23. Offi ce location: Queens County. Princ. offi ce of LLC: 33-46 160th St., Flushing, NY 11358. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Sara Klimavicius, Attn: Sara Klimavicius at the princ. offi ce of the LLC. Purpose: Designing, carving, casting, manufacture, sale and distribution of jewelry.

QML Meters LLC, Arts of Org. fi led with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/24/2023.

Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Queens Medallion Leasing, 21-03 44th Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101. General Purpose

Notice of Formation of GLOBALPRIMEENTERPRISESLLC Articles of Organization were fi led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/19/2023. Offi ce 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: RAMON CANDO, 87-30 JUSTICE AVENUE, APT 6G, ELMHURST, NY 11373.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of RENTALS BY SANTOS LLC Articles of Organization were fi led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/04/2023. Offi ce 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: MATTHEW SANTOS, 4337 216TH STREET, BAYSIDE, NY 11361. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qualifi cation of Kasada, LLC. App. For Auth. fi led with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/20/23.

Offi ce location: Queens County. LLC formed in Louisiana (LA) on 10/10/16.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: Capitol Services, Inc., 1218 Central Ave, Ste 100, Albany, NY 12205. LA address of LLC: 910 S. Acadian Thruway, Baton Rouge, LA 70806. Arts of Org fi led with LA Secy of State, 8585 Archives Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70809.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of Soho City LLC. Articles of Org. fi led with Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/27/16. Offi ce location is Queens County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 10712 90th St, Ozone Park NY 11417. Purpose: any lawful activity.

fi led with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/11/2023. Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 26 Bow St., Forest Hills, NY 11375. General Purpose

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Supreme Court Of The State Of New York County Of Queens Index No.: 707048/2018 Date Filed: 05/07/2018 Summons Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial venue is based upon county in which the premises are situated: 107-49 155th Street, Jamaica, NY 11433 a/k/a 10749 155th Street, Jamaica, NY 11433 HSBC Bank USA, National Association, As Trustee For Fremont Home Loan Trust 2006-B, Mortgage-Backed Certifi cates, Series 2006-B, Plaintiff(s), against Unknown heirs at law of Julia C. Taveras, and if they be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specifi c lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff, Lisandra Taveras A/K/A Lisandra C. Lovelace A/K/A Lisandra C. Lovelage, Hilda Rodriguez, The Caledonian LLC, New York City Parking Violations Bureau, New York State Department Of Taxation And Finance, City Of New York Environmental Control Board, City Of New York Transit Adjudication Bureau, “John Doe #1” through “John Doe #12,” the last twelve names being fi ctitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises described in the complaint, Defendant(s).

To The Above-Named Defendants: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the state of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until sixty (60) days after service of the summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $395,250.00 and interest, recorded on October 5, 2005 at CRFN 2005000556035 at the Offi ce of the City Register covering premises known as 107-49 155th Street, Jamaica, NY 11433 a/k/a 10749 155th Street, Jamaica, NY 11433. The relief sought in this action is a fi nal judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above, and to reform the Mortgage to add Hilda Rodriguez as a mortgagor.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who fi led this foreclosure proceeding against you and fi ling the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. You must respond by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the plaintiff (mortgage company) and fi ling the answer with the court. Dated: May 3, 2018 Armonk, New York LEOPOLD & ASSOCIATES, PLLC BY: Michael J. Kenney, Esq., Attorneys for Plaintiff, 80 Business Park Drive, Suite 110, Armonk, NY 10504 914-219-5787

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THE BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY d/b/a NATIONAL GRID NY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid NY (“Company”) that it has fi led with the New York State Public Service Commission (“PSC”) tariff revisions to its Schedule for Gas Service, PSC No. 12 – GAS, to become effective, on a temporary basis, April 1, 2023.

These revisions have been filed in compliance with the Commission’s Order issued August 12, 2021 in Case 19-G-0309. The table below compares the Company’s current rates (prior to April 1, 2023) to rates effective April 1, 2023 by service classification. Effective April 1, 2023, $2.5 million has been removed from base delivery rates to be collected through the ‘Rate Adjustment Clause’. The Rate Adjustment Cla use is a separate surcharge that will be included in the Delivery Rate Adjustment line on customers’ bills.

S.C. No. 1A, 17-1A – Residential Non-Heating Service S.C. No. 1AR, 17-1AR Residential Non-Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/23 First 3 therms or less $16.25 Next 47 therms, per therm $2.0347 $2.2581 Over 50 therms, per therm $0.9523

$1.0568

S.C. No. 1B-DG, 17-1B-DG – Distributed Generation Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/23 First 3 therms or less $32.93 $32.93 Over 3 therms, per therm $0.1913

$0.2069

$0.6679 $0.4651

S.C. No. 2-2, 17-2-2 – Non-Residential Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/23 First 3 therms or less $37.55 $37.55 Next 87 therms, per therm $0.7025 Next 2,910 therms, per therm $0.6263 $0.6582 Over 3,000 therms, per therm $0.4361

S.C. No. 3, 17-3 – Multi-Family Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/23 First 3 therms or less $39.51 $39.51 Next 997 therms, per therm $0.4628 $0.4839 Over 1,000 therms, per therm $0.3621 $0.3786

S.C. 4A, 17-4A – High Load Factor Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/23 First 10 therms or less $250.00 $250.00 Next 990 therms, per therm $0.2696 Over 1,000 therms, per therm $0.2696

S.C. 4A-CNG, 17-4A-CNG – Compressed Natural Gas Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/23 First 10 therms or less $250.00 $250.00 Next 990 therms, per therm $0.2643 Over 1,000 therms, per therm $0.2643

$0.2759 $0.2759

S.C. 4B, 17-4B – Year Round Air Conditioning Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/23 First 1 therms or less $130.00 Next 199 therms, per therm $0.8797 $0.9252 Over 200 therms, per therm $0.4400 $0.4627

S.C. 7, 17-7 – Seasonal Off-Peak Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/23 First 3 therms or less $39.51 $39.51 Over 3 therms, per therm $0.2074

$0.2242

S.C. 21, 17-21 – Rate 1 – Less than 1MW Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/23 First 10 therms or less $235.61 $235.61 Over 10 therms, per therm (Apr – Oct) $0.1011 Over 10 therms, per therm (Nov – Mar) $0.1289 $0.1349

$0.1058

$0.4769

$0.7383 $0.4583

$0.2815 $0.2815

$130.00

S.C. 21, 17-21 – Rate 2 – Equal to or greater than 1 MW but less than 5 MW Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/23 First 10 therms or less $333.14 $333.14 Over 10 therms, per therm (Apr – Oct) $0.1011 $0.1058 Over 10 therms, per therm (Nov – Mar) $0.1289 $0.1349

S.C. 21, 17-21 – Rate 3 – Equal to or greater than 5 MW but less than 50 MW Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/23 First 10 therms or less $771.69 $771.69 Over 10 therms, per therm (Apr – Oct) $0.0229 $0.0256 Over 10 therms, per therm (Nov – Mar) $0.0319 $0.0356 Demand charge per therm of MPDQ $4,927.82 $4,927.82 No change for the delivery rates for S.C. 22 & 18-22 – Non-Firm Demand Response Sales and Transportation Service.

These revisions have been fi led in compliance with the Commission’s Order issued August 12, 2021 in Case 19-G-0309.

Copies of the proposed revisions are available for public inspection and can be obtained on the Company’s website at https://www.nationalgridus.com/NY-Home/Bills-Meters-and-Rates/ or the PSC’s website (dps.ny.gov).

THE BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY d/b/a NATIONAL GRID NY

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S.C. No. 2-1, 17-2-1 – Non-Residential Non-Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/23 First 3 therms or less $37.55 $37.55 Next 87 therms, per therm $0.6369 Next 2,910 therms, per therm $0.4435 Over 3,000 therms, per therm $0.3037 $0.3185

$16.25

S.C. No. 1B, 17-1B – Residential Heating Service S.C. No. 1BR, 17-1BR-Residential Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/23 First 3 therms or less $21.55 $21.55 Next 47 therms, per therm $1.2092 $1.2772 Over 50 therms, per therm $0.4515

C M SQ page 45 Y K NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by KeySpan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid (“Company”) that it has fi led with the New York State Public Service Commission (“Commission”) proposed tariff revisions to it s Schedule for Gas Service, PSC No.1 – GAS, to become effective, on a temporary basis, April 1, 2023.

These revisions have been fi led in compliance with the Commission’s Order issued August 12, 2021 in Case 19-G-0310. The table below compares the Company’s current rates (prior to April 1, 2023) to rates effective April 1, 2023 by service classification. Effective April 1, 2023, $2.5 million has been removed from base delivery rates to be collected through the ‘Rate Adjustment Clause’. The Rate Adjustment Clause is a separate surcharge that will be included in the Delivery Rate Adjustment line on customers’ bills.

S.C. No. 1A, 5-1A – Residential Non-Heating Service

S.C No. 15, 5-15 – High Load Factor Service

S.C. No. 1AR, 5-1AR – Residential Non-Heating Service

Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/23

Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/23

First 10 therms or less $153.35 $153.35

First 3 therms or less

$19.75

$19.75

Next 47 therms, per therm

$1.6089

$1.6275

Over 50 therms, per therm $0.3926 $0.3971

Over 10 therms, per therm

$0.2231

$0.2243

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Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/23

S.C. No. 1B, 5-1B – Residential Heating Service

First 3 therms or less $230.43 $230.43

S.C. No. 1BR, 5-1BR – Residential Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/23 First 3 therms or less $21.66 $21.66

Next 497 therms, per therm

$1.7227

$1.7319

Over 500 therms, per therm

$0.2953

$0.2969

Next 47 therms, per therm $1.3435 $1.3528 S.C. 17 – Baseload Distributed Generation – Rate 1 – Less than 1MW

Over 50 therms, per therm $0.3163 $0.3185

Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/23 S.C. No. 2-A, 5-2A – Non-Residential Non-Heating Service

First 10 therms or less

$180.61

$180.61

Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/23

Over 10 therms, per therm (Apr – Oct)

$0.1506

$0.1517

First 3 therms or less $37.66 $37.66 Next 87 therms, per therm

$1.8332

$1.8441

Next 2,910 therms, per therm $0.3717 $0.3739 Over 3,000 therms, per therm

$0.2390

$0.2404

Over 10 therms, per therm (Nov – Mar) $0.1934 $0.1949 S.C. 17 – Baseload Distributed Generation – Rate 2 – Equal to or greater than 1 MW but less than 5 MW

S.C. No. 2-B, 5-2B – Non-Residential Heating Service

Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/23

Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/23

First 10 therms or less $328.22 $328.22

First 3 therms or less $37.66 $37.66

Over 10 therms, per therm (Apr – Oct) $0.1506

Next 87 therms, per therm

$1.8319

$1.8428

$0.1517

Over 10 therms, per therm (Nov – Mar) $0.1934 $0.1949

Next 2,910 therms, per therm $0.4600 $0.4627 Over 3,000 therms, per therm $0.3175 $0.3194

S.C. 17 – Baseload Distributed Generation – Rate 3 – Equal to or greater than 5 MW but less than 50 MW

S.C. No. 3, 5-3 – Multi-Family Service

Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/23

Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/23 $74.66

$74.66

Over 10 therms, per therm (Apr – Oct)

Next 997 therms, per therm $0.5025 $0.5053 Over 1,000 therms, per therm

$0.2968

First 10 therms or less $949.35 $949.35

$0.2985

$0.0373

$0.0376

Over 10 therms, per therm (Nov – Mar) $0.0509 $0.0513 Demand charge per therm of MPDQ $6,252.00 $6,252.00

S.C. 9, 5-9 – Uncompressed Natural Gas Vehicle Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/23 First 3 therms or less $38.00 $38.00 Over 3 therms, per therm

$0.6133

$0.6165

No change for the delivery rates for S.C. No. 1B-DG, 5-1B-DG – Distributed Genera on & S.C. 18 / 19 – Non-Firm Demand Response Sales and Transporta on Service.

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Copies of the proposed revisions are available for public inspection and can be obtained on the Company’s website at https://www.nationalgridus.com/Long-Island-NY-Home/Bills-Meters-and-Rates/ or the PSC’s website (dps.ny.gov).

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decision was not his. That was confirmed when Syracuse sent out a press release that same day The start of the college basketball postseason announcing one of his assistant coaches, Adrian was not kind to three well-known men’s hoops Autry, would be replacing him immediately.

The least surprising coaching news last week head coaches.

When St. John’s Red Storm guard Posh Alex- was Georgetown University’s decision to give the ander’s three-point shot at the buzzer hit the front ax to the greatest player in its history, Patrick rim, thwarting an upset of Marquette at the Big Ewing. For years, Ewing complained about being East Tournament on Thursday, you had the feel- passed over for NBA head coaching positions. I ing it marked the end of the line for Head Coach thought it was because he was known for his surMike Anderson. The next day, St. John’s gave liness with the media. He was more approachable Anderson, who had four years and $10 million late in his playing career but seemed to be a clasleft on his contract, the boot. Clearly, the admin- sic case of an athlete learning to say hello when it istration, like the fan base, was frustrated with the was time to say goodbye. The Hoyas went 2-37 futility of not making it to the Friday of the Big in the Big East in the last two seasons. NBA execs knew what they were doing.

East Tournament for 23 straight years.

My former Chronicle colleague and Red The Red Storm’s best player, Joel Soriano, had threatened to transfer if Anderson was no longer Storm columnist David Russell pointed out the coach. My guess is Soriano will stay at Uto- how things came full circle for Ewing: “Villapia Parkway and Union Turnpike if Rick Pitino or nova finished off his Georgetown playing career by beating them in the 1985 NCAA another big name is hired to replace Anderson.

It was ironic that Anderson watched the break- championship game. This year, Villanova fining news on television in Madison Square Gar- ished off his Georgetown coaching career by den that Syracuse Orangemen Head Coach Jim trouncing them 80-48 in the first round of the Big East Tournament.”

Boeheim was stepping down after 47 years.

Another irony for Ewing was that his ultimate The Syracuse administration must have informed Boeheim this would be his last season, coaching embarrassment took place at Madison barring a miraculous March Madness run. The Square Garden, the site of some of his greatest school hoped he would take the diplomatic route moments as both a college and an NBA star. Q See the extended version of Sports Beat of saying he was retiring. Boeheim, who is known for not mincing words, made it clear the every week at qchron.com.

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Lovely top fl oor rental in The Gardens of Merrick with 4 BRs and 2.5 baths with a dining room with Forest Hills. CO-OP development. This unit ample space to have incredible tasty holiday meals with features an updated kitchen, spacious living room, family and guests and a backyard to have your BBQ on a nice day with your friends! big bedroom and updated bath.

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Located on the fi rst fl r, this elevated apart has two exposures with a Imagine building long-lasting memories with your family & dramatic view to a well-manicured courtyard. The apart was recently friends in this beautiful Splanch in the heart of South Merrick renovated & is in move in condition. No work is needed. The modern with 4 BRs and 2.5 baths with a dining room with ample space kit offers an open layout with a splendid marble island, ample cabinets to have incredible tasty holiday meals with family & guests and a backyard to have your BBQ's on a nice day with your friends! & counter space. All appliances are modern with stainless fi nishes.

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List Price: $399,000 Contact William Ostrow 516-225-7279

Very convenient location, Close to the F train.

1 BR apartment.

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Welcome to this 5 BR, 4 bath home w/potential of a Mother Daughter w/appropriate permits. This property offers a fi n bsmnt, 2 primary BRs, offi ce space, powder rm & rear deck on a sprawling lot. Much to offer and too much to list. Schedule a showing now!

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FOREST HILLS 1 BR in Valeria Arms Development on Austin St. Includes hardwood fl oors, cedar closet, oversized galley kitchen with pantry, dishwasher and renovated bath.

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Beautiful 3 BR, 2 full bath 1 half bath house.

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WOODHAVEN

Huge Garage For Rent Rental Price: $1,000/Mo Kira Patton 586-382-2669

Close to Bus, Close to Park, Close to Railroad, Close to School, Close to Shops List Price: $310,000 Michael DeFalco 347-223-2442

Beautiful bright airy unit with high ceilings in pre-war building. Freshly painted.

Immaculate hardwood fl ooring throughout. Large living room, 2 large BRs, kitchen dining area, 2 full baths. Close to shopping, railroad, subway, buses & schools.

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List Price: $469,000 Contact: Carolyn A DeFalco 917-208-9176

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SPACIOUS CORNER DUPLEX WITH ADORABLE PATIO IN BACK! Parking right near back entrance. Set in a quiet courtyard No sublet, 5% fl ip tax paid by seller, LOW maintenance includes all except electric! AWESOME school district #26 and location close to all, bus, highway, schools, parks, shops! Come see today!

Rental Price: $2,650/Mo Contact: Kevin Paulk 347-915-4139

This commercial space is roughly 450 sq ft, with all utilities being included in the price and lease terms being fl exible Rental Price: $1,600/Mo Contact: Vaclav Antos 347-631-0403

BUSHWICK Close to Bus, Close to Park, Close to School, Close to Shops, Near Public Trans 6 family building (frame) close to all. 20 minutes to Manhattan.

List Price: $1,175,000 Contact: Teodoro B Navarrete 917-513-6621

BALDWIN

Welcome to this Pristine 5 BR, 3.5 bath, Split Ranch in Baldwin Harbor.

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The showcase Kit is equipped with Thor appliances which includes a custom chef's stove & hood that is complemented by the apron sink stocked with a workstation, a beverage cooler, Custom cabinets & Cliff Cambria Quartz countertops. The list goes on. Multiple entrances on the ground fl r allows great accessibility & natural illumination. Custom built in laundry, an ensuite designed as a high end Hotel suite with a custom jetted tub that can be used as a primary bedroom or a guest room. Family room overlooks dining room, & leads up to its 2nd ensuite, 3 additional bedrooms, and a bath. With a view of the Bay. Access tothe water, water view park, near all necessities, commute to NYC, makes this a great opportunity to have the best of both worlds.

Price: $789,888 Contact Sher Singh 347-257-9475

OZONE PARK

OZONE PARK

Best priced mixed use anywhere around. Store was vacant at closing. 2nd Floor front has LEGAL COMMERCIAL USE. Great location right across the street from the US Post Offi ce, and close to every conceivable convenience. As per public records Zoning R6B with a C2-3 commercial overlay, FAR is 2, for over 2,000 buildable SF.

List Price: $925,000 Contact Ariel C Rahmanov 212-470-6888

Welcome to this Magnifi cent Once in a Lifetime Opportunity 4-Story, All Brick, & Custom Built, Mixed-Used Commercial Property Offered for Sale. This features 2 Commercial Units & 3 Residential Aparts.

The 1st Commercial Unit is being used as a Doctor's Offi ce. The 2nd Commercial Unit is being used as an Offi ce. Apartments 1 & 2 Are Identical featuring 2-BRs, Two Full Baths, & a Bonus Room w/Tile Flooring & Central Air Conditioning & Heating. The 3rd Apart is located on the 4th Flr which Features a Custom Chef-Style Kitchen, 1 Large BR, a Bath with a Jacuzzi, Tile Flooring, Central Air Conditioning & Heating, and a Private Terrace with Scenic Views. On the 5th fl , you have an Enclosed Rooftop Recreational Space with Stunning Views and a Half Bath with an Additional Terrace. Convenient to all Public Transportation, Shopping, Restaurants, Schools, & Houses of Worship. More Information Available Upon Request. Shown By Appointment.

List Price: $3,499,888 Contact Sher Singh 347-257-9475

OZONE PARK 2 fl oors for rent, 2 Offi ce spaces available each for $1,100 or as a whole for $2,200. Credit & fi nancial requested by landlord for an application.

3 securities plus 1st months rent.

Rental Price: $2,200/MO Contact Vaclav Antos 347-631-0403

HOWARD BEACH

Mint condition 3 BR 2 bath end unit. Brand new kitchen with quartz counters, S.S. appliances, crown molding, recessed lighting all newly fi nished hardwood fl ooring throughout.

Close to shopping, parks, schools, houses of worship.

Buses to Queens Center Mall and Jamaica, close to Belt Pkwy, Kennedy Airport and the Q-14-15 to Manhattan.

List Price: $389,000 Contact Carolyn A DeFalco 718-848-4700

OTEGO 4.97 acres of beautiful natural woodland with trees on the fi rst 4 acres approx. & a meadow in the last acre approx. Perfect for a primary home or a vacation home.

Close to tourist attraction Cooperstown.

List Price: $100,000 Contact Vanessa DeLise 347-263-7546

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Stunning Detached 2 Fam Brick Colonial w/Balcony. This Customized Home Features 5 BRs, 4 Full Baths, Fin Bsmnt with Sep Entrance, 3-levels of living with over 3,100 Fin Sq Ft, Updated Heating System, 3-Zone Heating, Det 2 Car Gar, Pvt Dvwyy, Fenced Paved Patio.