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Congestion pricing moving at deadline Supporters, opponents ratchet up pressure as state budget vote looms

by Michael Gannon Editor

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he focus on congestion pricing has been moving and changing at the speed of light in the last seven days as the state draws closer to its April 1 budget deadline.

But Mayor de Blasio, who is supporting such a measure in the state budget, was hopeful Tuesday after meeting with state legislators in Albany.

“The meeting I had earlier was with Speaker [Carl] Heastie [D-Bronx] and I won’t go into a lot of the detail of the meeting but I will say I thought it was a very encouraging meeting,” he said in a transcript released by his office. “We all see real progress in the Assembly in favor of the congestion pricing plan. And I think it is a very positive indicator, it’s you know a week before the vote, the Assembly was able to say they had the votes. And I will be talking to Leader [Andrea] Stewart-Cousins [D-Yonkers] as well but I am very hopeful in the Senate also.”

Backers of the plan — whatever the details may be — say the benefits are myriad, including reducing traffic and pollution in Midtown and Downtown Manhattan, and raising $1 billion or more per year to fund subway upgrades.

Opponents have called it nothing more than a tax on people who don’t enjoy subway service or good bus service in the city and must rely on their cars.

Gov. Cuomo, with de Blasio’s support, is

trying to pass the measure in the budget, rather that try and shepherd it through the Legislature as a bill of its own.

Both sides were out in force on Sunday at a press conference at Tramway Plaza at the base of the Queensboro Bridge.

On one side was a group of elected officials including: Assemblymembers David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows) and Rodneyse Bichotte (D-Brooklyn) plus Councilman Barry Groden-

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On the other side were proponents including subway and bus riders affiliated with the Riders Alliance and Transportation Alternatives, who crashed — their word — the press conference. They demanded that elected leaders respond to the needs of their working- and middle-class constituents who rely on public transit “instead of privileging the few who can afford

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Weprin said the state must explore additional options for transit funding and find practical solutions to reduce congestion.

“New York’s struggling middle class cannot afford another regressive tax in the form of a congestion pricing,” Weprin said in a statement issued Sunday. “This debate should not be rushed and we need to look to alternatives that penalize congestion and tax the wealthiest New Yorkers. I look forward to a healthy discussion on alternative solutions that will be fairer to all New Yorkers.”

“Many parts of the city lack accessible and efficient transportation options, and the residents of Eastern Queens would be hit hardest by congestion pricing’s financial burden,” Grodenchik said. “We cannot tax our way out of a transit crisis, and writing the MTA a blank check neither addresses the agency’s longstanding underlying challenges nor sets up a sustainable solution.”

“Fixing the subway helps working people.

Opposing congestion pricing serves the wealthy few and will mean no end to terrible transit for the rest of us,” Daniel Coates of the Riders Alliance said in an email. “The congestion pricing plan under consideration is a progressive way to fund urgent repairs to the transit system so that working people can get to their jobs, pick up continued on page 16

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SBS lanes heading south? Not so fast No money to extend disputed bus lanes down into Howard Beach

by Michael Shain Editor

Plans to extend the contentious Select Bus Service lanes down Cross Bay Boulevard into Howard Beach seem to be fading fast.

On its website, the city Department of Transportation says it plans to finish by 2022 reconfiguring the 2.5-mile stretch of Cross Bay from Rockaway Boulevard to the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge to accommodate the new bus system.

But the Federal Transit Administration, the Washington agency that is slated to pick up about 40 percent of the cost of the $231-million project, did not allocate any money for the controversial SBS route in its 2020 budget proposal, released last week.

A spokesman for the DOT this week told the Chronicle that was not surprising since the agency “is still in the project development phase” for the second half of the plan and it has “not yet requested the full grant agreement.”

But the clock is running out, says a transit expert, and unless the city nails down federal help soon, the plan to extend SBS farther south is in serious jeopardy.

“This year will be make or break for NYCDOT,” said Larry Penner, a retired FTA official and city transit advocate.

The city will have to jump through a halfdozen bureaucratic hoops before it sees any

At spots like the intersection of Cross Bay and Rockaway boulevards, where dedicated Select Bus Service lanes were installed in 2017, traffic buildup has made the new setup very unpopular PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN with car owners. money from Washington, Penner said. “It’s very naive on the city’s part” to think it can start by 2022, let alone finish by then, he said.

Meanwhile, state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), son of the late congressman for whom the bridge is named, intro-

duced a bill in Albany this week to prevent the city from eliminating parking spaces to make room for buses.

The bill would require the city to set aside an equal number of spaces on side streets.

The loss of curbside parking along Woodhaven Boulevard and Cross Bay after the first

phase of the SBS went into effect in November 2017 raised howls from business people and shoppers.

“Since small businesses are the heart of the thriving economy in a community, ample parking must be made available,” Addabbo said.

The bill, if it becomes law, would apply only to future projects, if they happen.

The idea behind SBS was to speed public transit up and down the Woodhaven-Cross Bay Boulevard corridor by building dedicated lanes for extra-long buses and making riders pay at curbside meters before getting on so they could board more quickly.

Studies after the first year of operations seem to show that the new system has cut up to five minutes off the ride that connects South Queens to the Queens Boulevard subway line.

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Resorts World pushes for full casino early Don’t wait until 2023, casino tells Cuomo, let us go Vegas-style now

by Michael Shain

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For a brief moment last week, it appeared that full-fledged casino gambling — the kind with dealers, croupiers and tumbling dice — might become a reality at Resorts World soon.

The owners of the South Ozone Park casino and Empire City in Yonkers, normally competitors for bettors, got together last month to approach Gov. Cuomo with a proposal to allow them to install table games.

In exchange, they promised as much as $1 billion a year more for the state’s budget, which is projected to be as much as $3 billion in the red by 2020.

But when news of the casinos’ offer broke last week, the governor wasted little time shooting it down.

“I am very skeptical about some casino deal put together by casino operators promising billions of

dollars and everybody is happy,” Cuomo told reporters in Albany last Wednesday.

The state has a moratorium on any new full-scale casinos until 2023, when it is scheduled to grant up to three more licenses.

Only four casinos in upstate New York are permitted to have table games now.

Cuomo said he is not ready to jump the gun and will wait another four years before allowing fullscale, Las Vegas-style casinos to open in or near New York City.

Under normal circumstances, that might be the end of it. But Albany is in the throes of finalizing a budget for next year and Cuomo has not closed the door completely on the idea, lawmakers said.

There is also a new player in the casino mix, Sheldon Adelson, owner of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation.

Adelson reportedly has long had his sights set on opening a fullscale casino in the city or nearby — and earlier this year hired former Gov. David Paterson to lobby Cuomo on his behalf.

Eager to keep Adelson out of the city, Resorts officials emphasize they are ready to go now.

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Legal pot is ‘back on table’: Cuomo New guessing game in Albany: Is deal for marijuana alive or dead?

by Michael Shain Editor

Time for pot? Or not?

Gov. Cuomo breathed life back into the push to legalize marijuana for recreational use in New York State this week — two weeks after saying he was giving up on getting it into the budget plan, the path of least resistance for passage.

The question of legalization is a doubleedged dilemma for Cuomo. After years of opposing it, he finally warmed to allowing sales to adults when it promised $300 million a year in revenues to begin rebuilding the subways here, among other projects.

He is also under pressure from some lawmakers to ensure that the legal drug trade is opened up to minority business owners, not just corporate interests that have dominated the distribution systems in states that legalized pot already.

“We’re still trying to get it done in the budget,” Cuomo told WNYC radio host Brian Lehrer. “I think it’s better ... The budget is a decision-making point that stops dialogue and tends to forge compromise.”

It had not been a good week for the forces trying to push legalization through state legislatures on the East Coast within the next few weeks.

On Monday, a similar bill in New Jersey

Trimming buds from a marijuana plant at a legal dispensary in Colorado. Are scenes likes this in New York’s future? The fate of a bill legalizing pot sales here was looking gloomy until Gov. PHOTO BY CANNIBIS TOURS / WIKIPEDIA Cuomo said he was trying to get it back in the budget. was unexpectedly pulled from consideration

by Gov. Phil Murphy, who had campaigned last year on the promise of making pot legal.

Lawmakers there were not convinced that the state had a system in place to keep the drug away from teenagers or prevent adults

from driving under the influence, according to news reports.

Rather than face defeat in the Legislature, Murphy withdrew the bill — a blow to the legalization movement on the East Coast.

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commercial interests backing legalization were already retrenching, putting off their legalization push until later this year.

“While removing legalization from the budget discussion could delay overall passage, getting the program right is more important than getting the bill signed by any given date,” said Michelle Bodner, president of Curaleaf, the company that opened the second medical marijuana dispensary in Queens last spring in Forest Hills.

“We can’t rush this,” she said in an email to the Chronicle.

“The topic was never off the table,” Cuomo insisted Tuesday.

“The revenue wasn’t counted ... because the legislative leaders said they were unsure that it would be done in the budget.

“I can’t do an MTA financing plan based on MTA marijuana revenue if we haven’t passed a marijuana bill,” he told the radio host.

In Albany, more than 200 people rallied outside the Capitol Building Wednesday to urge lawmakers “to get back to the negotiating table” with Cuomo and get a deal into the budget, said Melissa Moore of the Drug Policy Alliance.

“First and foremost, it’s a fiscal bill,” she said. “It’s a new agency, new revenue. It Q belongs in the budget.”

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For selfless work they do Six South Queens women were recognized last week by Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven), top row right, for all they have done to make the way we live better.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), center, helped hand out the “Women of Distinction” honors to: • Sincede Savoca, top row, left, owner of Sincede Hair Studio, which she made into a center of community; • Mary Provisiero, left, who worked 30 years for Catholic Medical Center and a knitter for the cause of veterans; • Kathy Masi, president of the Glendale

Civic Association and longtime champion of public education; • Margie Schmidt, owner of Schmidt’s Candy and Woodhaven business leader; • Angela Nocerino, vice president of the Ozone Park Residents’ Block Association and senior-citizen advocate; and • Sanjita Koiral, not shown, choreographer for the Ridgewood Nepalese Society and advocate of girls’ education in her native country.

The award is “our way of saying thank you to all the recipients for their outstanding contributions,” Miller said.

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by Michael Shain Editor

Work is set to begin this summer on a soccer minifield on the playground of Woodhaven Elementary School, paid for by a consortium that includes the professional New York City Football Club, Addidas and the Abu Dhabi state airlines, Etihad Airways.

It will be the fifth soccer pitch built in Queens as part of the city’s Soccer Initiative, which plans to construct 50 playing fields in the city by 2021.

The pitch will be about one-third the size of a regulation field, have an acrylic playing surface similar to those used on the Parks Department’s tennis courts and be fenced in.

The field will take about three weeks to construct and be ready when school opens in September, said Irfan Ahmed, senior programs manager for the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York, the agency headed by first lady Chirlane McCray to encourage public-private partnership programs.

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P Don’t rush into legal weed EDITORIAL

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verybody’s doing it; why shouldn’t I? That’s the kind of logic a teenager might use to justify trying out marijuana, and it was also the kind of thing our state officials were saying about legalizing it: New Jersey’s going to do it, so why shouldn’t New York?

Well, maybe we should and maybe we shouldn’t. But such a big change in how society approaches an issue is something that should be done carefully, after rigorous study and serious consultation with the public. It shouldn’t be rushed into law the way Gov. Cuomo wants it to be, tucked inside the state budget so lawmakers are more likely to vote for it. He just told WNYC radio host Brian Lehrer that he thinks “it’s better” in the budget, “a decision-making point that stops dialogue and tends to forge compromise.”

Compromise is good. Stopping dialogue?

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The results there seem a bit hazy. But one study, cited by outgoing Queens District Attorney Richard Brown in an open letter late last year, found that marijuana-related traffic deaths jumped 151 percent after legalization. Overall traffic deaths went up 35 percent. The share of people who said they had used it in the past month rose 45 percent and is the third-highest in the nation, 85 percent above the average.

If that study holds up, do really want to go down that road? Even Michelle Bodner, president of Curaleaf, the medical marijuana dispensary in Forest Hills, says the state “can’t rush this.”

And the reality is not everybody’s doing it.

New Jersey just gave up the idea, for now. New York also should look before it leaps into legalizing marijuana, and only do it as a standalone bill.

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Robocalls are already illegal under federal law signed by President Trump last year, but obviously that legislation, spearheaded by Rep. Grace Meng, also of Flushing, hasn’t done enough. People are still getting constant calls from spoofed numbers, ones that often start with the target’s area code and exchange to make them look safe to answer. The person then is told to fork over some money, maybe to get a relative out of jail, to pay the IRS, to pay the FBI — and often to make the payment with gift cards. Some people actually fall for it.

Police try to warn the public. As Deputy Inspector John Mastronardi, the 104th precinct commander, said just two weeks ago: “Ladies and gentlemen, the police and law enforcement does not call you for Google gift cards.”

The bill in Albany would give new enforcement powers to the state attorney general, authorizing fines of up to $2,000 for each unwanted call. It also would require phone companies to offer their customers call-blocking technology for free, upon request. And it would allow people who get robocalls to sue those responsible for up to $500, with judges able to triple that amount.

Now, this is a bill we can support passing right away. Call your lawmakers.

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Two or three buildings are already built on Queens Boulevard. Two other big empty spaces are on each side of Queens Boulevard down by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway entrance — what is going to be built there?

This has to stop. we have to put an end to these buildings going up because the infrastructure cannot take all of these new buildings and neither can the people who live here. Enough if enough.

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Parks Dept. deception Dear Editor: I am appalled at the idea of the Parks Department trying to ban park visitors from feeding the squirrels and birds, especially on the grounds that parks supply the natural habitat and food sources needed for them to thrive.

City parks are not the wild!

You only have to visit any of the city parks today to see that they have been landscaped to the point of no longer having many of the trees that once supported wildlife habitats. Instead, the parks are now home to many more outdoor restaurants generating excessive amounts of litter and food garbage. Of course, the Parks Department ignores this because it is attempting to divert attention from these profit machines and trick the public into blaming the people who feed the squirrels and birds for their garbage problems. How shameful that the department resorts to this deception!

If this horrible ban were adopted, the moneymaking park outdoor restaurants would laugh

all the way to the bank, while seniors and other residents have to deal with heavy fines and jail time. Despicable!

Harlan Geller Manhattan

Let the animals be fed Dear Editor: It’s a sad day when the government takes away such a small pleasure like feeding birds and squirrels in New York City parks. I have a lovely photo of my husband in Poland with a pigeon in his hand as he fed it. It’s heartwarming.

There should be no ban regarding feeding birds/squirrels in NYC parks. Anyone who agrees should go on change.org and sign the petition against the ban, along with 5,100 other folks with altruistic hearts and good intentions who have so far.

Food is a basic necessity for all of us; it should not be deprived when other sources are limited. Drawing people in to feed local critters

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and encouraging them to clean up any trash seems like a win for all involved.

I’m not from New York but I’m willing to speak out for animals everywhere.

Marielle D. Marne Phoenix, Ariz.

Drivers for congestion fee Dear Editor: I live in eastern Queens and am from a cardriving household. Speaking as a car driver, I can attest that while my family may rely on our cars to travel throughout the borough, we do not drive into Manhattan. Ever. Sitting in traffic all the way to Manhattan only to pay over $80 a day for parking makes no sense, so instead, like most of our neighbors, when we travel into Manhattan, we take the subway.

Right now, our state legislators have the opportunity to pass congestion pricing, and for this to be the first state in the country to do so.

This would have a huge impact on our subway system, and help millions of New Yorkers, especially those of us in eastern Queens who travel for hours on the subway each day. Many of us may be car owners, but we’re subway riders too, and we’re counting on Albany to pass congestion pricing in this year’s budget.

Smitha Varghese Bellerose

Give immigrants licenses

Now is time for Albany to act. Now is the time for Albany to dream bigger. If the legislators of New York State are serious about addressing the rights of immigrant New Yorkers, they must include in the state budget a proposal that is long overdue. It is time to expand driver’s licenses to immigrant New Yorkers.

Chiedu Uzoigwe (Shea) South Ozone Park

Dem hypocrite No. 1 Dear Editor: In the March 14 issue I wrote about the reluctance of Democrats to condemn Rep. Ilhan Omar for her anti-Semitic ONLINE remarks (“Dems and anti-SemiMiss an article or a letter cited by a writer? tism,” Letters).

Now, the farWant breaking news group from all over Queens? l e f t Find the latest news, MoveOn.org has past reports from all p r e s s u r e d a t over the borough and least eight Democratic presidenmore at qchron.com. tial candidates to boycot t the annual convention of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. In the search for votes, it appears that these candidates refuse to face down the anti-Semitic wing of their party. Shame on the people who support those candidates.

I wrote that those letter writers who criticize President Trump and not Omar are hypocrites.

In the March 21 issue, Robert LaRosa could not wait to be hypocrite No. 1 (“Today in Trump is terrible,” Letters). The best reply to Mr. LaRosa comes from Jesus. He said, “For as you judge, so you will be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you. Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own eye?”

Mr. LaRosa does not have a beam in his eye.

He has the whole forest there!

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Although most obstruction cases, the experts say, are every difficult to prove as intent is very difficult to demonstrate without a doubt, that doesn’t impede the aforementioned group from declaring him guilty. Even after questioning 500 witnesses Mueller couldn’t prove obstruction without a doubt.

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Dear Editor: I believe that Albany should amend the Dream Act to allow immigrant New Yorkers to obtain a driver’s license. As Gov. Cuomo and state legislators work to pass the state budget by April 1, they must be mindful of the need to expand the rights of immigrants in a bold way.

While the unanimous passage of Sen. Jose Peralta’s Dream Act gave hope to many by providing educational opportunities to the children of immigrants, it can do so much more for these individuals.

The bill, which will soon be signed into law

by Cuomo, authorizes state tuition assistance programs to be available to undocumented immigrant New Yorkers and establishes a dream fund commission and a dream fund to provide scholarships to children of immigrants.

Over 750,000 New Yorkers are over the age of 16 and are currently ineligible to receive a driver’s license due to their immigration status, according to the New York Immigration Coalition. Expanding driver’s licenses to include immigrant New Yorkers will create a foundation for economic mobility to take place. More opportunities will become available for these hardworking men and women, many of whomhave families that depend on them, and are often denied access to resources due to their lack of this important form of identification.

New York continues to be a state of opportunity, a place where people come from many parts of the world to build their business and send their children to school. Therefore, Albany must recognize the current political climate and send a clear rebuke to the Trump administration. Political stalemates in Washington and an increased presence of federal authorities in immigrant communities will not prevent the State of New York from expanding the rights of immigrants.

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Saluting Vietnam vets just before their day In Ozone Park, those in long war get a ‘Welcome home’ for new holiday

by Angel Adegbesan Chronicle Contributor

Beneath the clock tower of the Medisys Health Network’s Senior Health Center in Ozone Park, a group of Vietnam veterans stood and saluted as the American flag was hoisted on a day dedicated to them and their sacrifice.

Elected officials, police officers and members of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 32 gathered last Friday to raise the flag at the Atlantic Avenue center in honor of National Vietnam Veterans Day. State Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) organized the gathering.

“When realizing that March 29th was the upcoming National Vietnam Veterans Day, I thought maybe not everyone can get to a ceremony out of the community. I wanted to do something in the community,” he said.

In 2012, President Obama signed a proclamation declaring the new holiday, “Every day is Veterans Day, that is what I feel,” Addabbo said. “But as we approach March 29, we’re taking a special moment to acknowledge special veterans — those in the Vietnam War, the over-20-year conflict that saw 58,000 of our soldiers die and saw 300,000 wounded.

“So, we have a lot of work to do for Vietnam veterans and for veterans across this

Just before raising this flag in honor of Vietnam Veterans Day, veterans and supporters including Frank Gulluscio, second from left, NYPD Deputy Inspector Courtney Nilan, Councilman Bob Holden, PHOTO BY ANGEL ADEGBESAN state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. and Assemblyman Mike Miller show it off. great city and state. And that is what today’s ceremony is all about: to take a moment to thank our Vietnam veterans, to give them the respect that they deserve.”

Doug Williams, vice president of Chapter 32, said the honors meant a lot to war veterans and veterans of the era, like him-

self, because they are getting the recognition they did not receive when they came home.

“These guys here, the Vietnam vets, they deserve all the credit,” William said.

“I was actually not in Vietnam. But, Vietnam Veterans Day is the day that we

honor these guys that put their lives on the line,” he said.

“This is finally the recognition they should get and rightly so. Every year, they should get it. I say to the Vietnam vets: ‘Welcome home!’”

Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) and Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) expressed their gratitude for the service of the Vietnam veterans.

Addabbo said his team chose the center’s clock tower because it is so prominent in Woodhaven and Ozone Park.

“To pick this spot that is iconic for the community for our veterans and to see that there is an American f lag proudly f lown there in their honor, it means something more,” Addabbo said.

The center’s clock tower was not really the senator’s first choice for a site, however. His office tried to hold the ceremony at the new Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Elmhurst Park, but the long-awaited site is still not finished.

“There’s so much construction that it was not appropriate to hold the ceremony there.

So, we had to look for something local and we thought about this,” Addabbo said.

“But in future years, the Vietnam Memorial should be the site where people from all over Queens come for Vietnam Veterans Q Day,” he said.

Where is AOC on NY tests?

Lightning-rod lawmaker has fans on both sides

by Michael Shain

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Does Rep. Alexandra OscasioCor tez (D-Jackson Heights, Bronx) like the idea of standardized testing in the public school — or not?

The young congresswoman stirred up a fresh controversy last week when, at a town hall on education in Jackson Heights last week, she said that a “high stakes test” saved her from being assigned to a remedial class.

“As a child I spoke Spanish first. And I went to a school where no one looked like me. I went to a school where teachers thought I needed remedial education because I spoke two languages instead of one,” OcasioCortez told the crowd, according to Chalkbeat, the education news website.

“It wasn’t until I took a highstakes test where I scored in the 99th percentile across the board where they figured out I did not need remedial education,” she said.

“It took a test instead of understanding the child in front of

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke at a town hall in Jackson Heights FILE PHOTO about standardized testing opt-outs. them,” said Ocasio-Cortez.

Those few words at a public forum is all it took for people on both sides of the standardized testing controversy — as well as those for and against the Specialized High School Admissions Test — to claim her as their champion.

Ocasio-Cortez declined an interview request for this story.

But that did not slow down speculation about where she stands on those two hot-button issues.

“AO C G ive s A m m o To School-Choice And Standardized Test Advocates” read a headline on a column on the conservative website Town Hall by Charles Vavruska, a Maspeth education activist.

“Ocasio-Cortez Attends NY Panel Encouraging Boycott of Standardized Tests” read the headline on the Washington Free Beacon about the very same forum.

Even the congresswoman’s supporters seem confused by which side of the testing question she stands on.

“It was a bit jarring to hear AOC say that she was treated in the Yorktown schools as in need of remedial education because she was Hispanic, not mainstream,” Diane Ravitch, a longtime education policy expert and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education, wrote on her popular blog post.

Ravitch pointed out that Ocasio-Cortez was mistaken about the test she’d taken because none of the “high-stakes tests” used in New York a r e g r a d e d by percentile.

“Her teacher must have given her a no-stakes individual test that produces a percentile ranking for diagnostic purposes,” Ravitch said. “Well, she can’t know everything about everyQ thing. None of us do.”

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The 106th Precinct in Ozone Park is holding a blood drive Thursday, March 28, from noon to 6 p.m.

The cold winter has kept possible donors at home since January, causing some severe shortages in the city, Red Cross officials said. So the precinct volunteered to be a donation center to help replenish stocks.

In exchange for a blood donation, the precint said it will give the donor a T-shirt.

The precinct is located at 103-53 101 St. Call (718) 845-2246 for more information.

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Using body’s own stuff to heal joints Howard Beach doc says he’s last stop before replacement surgery Dr. Benjamin Beiber is a physician on a mission.

The Howard Beach physiatrist has been doing something with his patients for about five years now — injecting their sore and injured joints with a mixture made from the patient’s own blood and fat.

It is called stem-cell therapy, sometimes platelet rich plasma therapy. It is, in the medical profession, still a highly controversial type of treatment.

Depending on whom you talk to, stem-cell and PRP medicine is either ineffective — or the cutting edge of orthopedic and regenerative medicine.

Beiber only knows that, for his patients, it works.

“I’m pretty passionate about it,” he told the Chronicle.

The treatment, in a nutshell, is based on the idea that plasma — tiny, clear cells in the blood stream — are the body’s signaling system, traveling to the site of an injury and turning on the switch in nearby cells to begin the healing process.

Stem cells are in every organ in the body and are the substance that provides the building blocks of healing.

The technique is only about a decade old and the doctors who perform it have varying approaches.

Beiber’s treatments start with pulling a small amount of blood from the patient and spinning it in a centrifuge until the platelets are concentrated.

Then he extracts fat from the stomach or marrow from the hip bone. That too is spun until the stem cells are gathered at the bottom of a tube.

Using ultrasound — the same imaging machine used to check on the fetuses of pregnant mothers — to direct the needle, Bieber injects one or both substances into the affected joints.

“I’m using it for injured joints, tendonitis, rotorcuff, mild to severe arthritis of any joint — even bone on bone — and rheumatoid arthritis,” he said.

These techniques are not taught in medical schools and are not covered by insurance. A course of treatment can be several thousand dollars.

“I’m still doing traditional medicine,” said Beiber, who has offices in Manhattan and at 15702 Cross Bay Blvd., Suite 22B in Howard Beach.

“I don’t rush into it. We try other things first,” he said.

The stem-cell treatment works differently on each patient, he explained.

Some return for plasma boosters within a few months, Beiber said. “But I have patients I treated four or five years ago who have not come back.

“We know something is working but we don’t know why.”

Beiber learned the treatment from other doctors who are looking for alternatives to joint-replacement surgery, as well as from working on cadavers, he said.

“A lot of doctors are very traditional,” he said.

“They don’t know that someone can get better without invasive surgery.”

For more information, visit Dr. Beiber’s website at crossbaypmr.com or call (718) 835-0754. Q

Some doctors are still skeptical of stem-cell therapy for the treatment of sports injuries and other orthopedic problems. But Dr. Benjamin Beiber, left, has been giving it to patients for more than five years and says it’s an effective alternative to surgery.

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City to NYers: Don’t feed park animals Plan to ban giving of food to wildlife set to go into effect by summertime

by Angel Adegbesan Chronicle Contributor

The Parks Department is internally reviewing a change to regulations that will prohibit the feeding of all wildlife in city parks, a spokesperson said Tuesday.

The plan has some animal lovers riled up.

The department is expecting that the change go into effect by this summer, according to Meghan Lalor, the director of media relations for the department. The rule change is also expected to be be reviewed by the City Law Department.

The department proposed a change in January to existing park rules that allow for the feeding of squirrels and unconfined birds in city parks. The amendment, if passed, will ban feeding of wildlife in its entirety.

Lalor wrote in an email that the proposed amendment is in line with the agency’s rat reduction efforts, and its endeavor to raise public awareness about coexisting with wildlife.

The penalty for violating the ban is to be a $50 summons, according to Lalor. She claims the agency will only ticket where absolutely necessary.

“Our approach is always to educate the park visitor and correct the problematic behavior,” she added in the email.

The public comment period regarding this amendment is now over, Lalor added. The

department held a public hearing at the Pelham Fritz Recreation Center in Manhattan to discuss the proposed rules on March 1, but many still oppose the change.

The Parks Department has been adamant that wildlife will not be affected because they have over 30,000 acres of parkland to find their own food in, including 10,000 acres of natural areas in New York City.

“They are perfectly capable of feeding themselves the nuts, seeds, and berries that grow in our parks, which is healthier for them than human food,” Lalor wrote.

However, a couple of writers to the Queens Chronicle’s Letters to the Editor section said this week that the parks have been landscaped to an extent where they no longer support wildlife habitats. They are now an urban environment that do not supply sustainable food sources or a reliable source for clean water for the wildlife.

“If NYC parks don’t want people to feed the birds and squirrels, they must provide the wildlife in the park with natural habitat including natural food sources and water,” Roxanne Delgado wrote on behalf of the Bronx Animal Rights Electors group. “Meanwhile, educating the public on the proper food to feed should be the priority, not criminalizing people for taking on the altruistic responsibility of feeding the squirrels and birds as the Parks Dept. refuses to

The city says this little guy or gal and all his or her friends in the parks can forage on their own without any help. PHOTO BY ANDREW MARTIN / PIXABAY accept responsibility for them. Starving animals is not the solution.”

Another letter writer asserted that the Parks Department may be blaming the feeding of birds and squirrels on the rat population to take attention away from the shrinking Parks budget.

“Less money means less attention to parks management — e.g., educating people on what they can offer the birds and squirrels as well as lack of enough park enforcement police (there are 40 citywide) who could educate people on what they can and cannot feed as well as remind them to clean up,” Johanna Clearfield, the director of the Urban Wildlife Coalition wrote.

Clearfield added, “Instead of proposing new programs which would provide clean water, manage appropriate feeding and nurture our precious and diverse wildlife, the city is doing its best to obliterate it. Simple fruit and seed bearing trees could be planted and landscaped into their habitats, other solutions are available.

No one should be forced going to the park with sunglasses and hidden bags of peanuts, looking over their shoulders for the feed police.”

The paper received a number of letters on the subject this week and did not have room to publish all of them.

Photographer Claudia Tan, author of the new children’s book “Crossing the Street with Tyler and Max,” about a pair of squirrels in Forest Hills, thinks the proposed rule and the possibility of a fine is “crazy.”

“I always see people throwing food at them, I put it on the park bench and they come and get it and that is how I take my picQ tures,” Tan said.

Meet the new Parks boro commissioner Michael Dockett, a longtime agency official, succeeds Dorothy Lewandowski

by Ryan Brady

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Michael Dockett may still be settling into his new job as Parks Department Queens borough commissioner.

But the Laurelton resident is as seasoned as Parks veterans come.

He’ll have spent 34 years with the agency come a couple of months. And like his predecessor, Dorothy Lewandowski, he started out as a park ranger and climbed his way up to the Parks Department’s top rungs.

“She was here for 14 years,” he said. “And I plan to have a similar run here in Queens.”

Dockett most recently served as assistant commissioner of the Urban Park Service, a citywide job that had him overseeing emergency management for parks, Parks Enforcement Patrol, communications staffers and sometimes pools and beaches.

He has hit the ground running in his new gig.

“I’ve been making the rounds, meeting the staff, meeting some groups, elected officials, getting to know everyone,” he told the Chronicle.

Dockett wants to make sure that major projects at borough parks are going smoothly.

“Queens has over 250 active capital projects. I think that my role is to make sure those projects ... get completed, done well and on-time and on-budget,” he said. “So, I’m currently meeting with Council members, reviewing their projects and getting familiar with the projects and what state they’re in.”

Officials from the agency have been preparing Queens green spaces for spring, he said, making sure ball fields and other parts of parks are ready for the season.

Dockett is eager to work with the myriad civic groups in Queens dedicated to improving parks in their communities.

“Anyone who kind of wants to pitch in to volunteer and help, I’m willing to meet them at their park and help them in their efforts,” he said.

After living for a time in Suffolk County, Dockett’s family moved to Queens Village when he was in sixth grade, and he spent the rest of his formative years there.

And he got to know the parks of Queens well.

Among his favorites were Wayanda and Alley Pond.

Dockett often went to Rockaway Beach in the summers growing up. He would rollerblade on the Joe Michaels Mile; as an adult, he would teach his children how to ride a bicycle on the Little Neck Bay shoreline path and at Brookville Park in Rosedale.

Does he have a favorite Queens park?

“I like them all,” the new borough commissioner said.

“They’re all like my children, so I love them equally.”

Dockett went to JHS 109, Martin Van Buren High School, York College for a bachelor’s degree and St. John’s University for a master’s degree in business administration.

Back in September 2004, when Adrian Benepe headed the Parks Department for Mayor Bloomberg, Dockett was named Commissioner’s Employee of the Month. The agency praised the official — then working as chief of the Urban Park Service — for his work during the protests of the previous month’s Republican National Convention in Manhattan.

“Each day, he was out in the field with staff, talking to protestors, diffusing issues, and responding to fast-changing needs,” the department said in a newsletter.

The borough commissioner is planning to attend the

Michael Dockett of Laurelton, a longtime Parks Department civil servant, is the agency’s new borough commissioner.

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The Martin Van Buren meeting brought out passionate advocates on both sides. But like Grodenchik, Comrie and Liu said there had been precious few details available with the clock to a vote ticking down.

One example he offered was a statement from a pro-congestion pricing speaker who said a mechanism would be in place so commercial vehicles and private cars that traveled into and around Manhattan multiple times per day would not have to pay more than one toll in a single day.

“That certainly has been in several proposals,” Liu said. “But that has not yet come from the MTA.” Failure to provide for that would slam small businesses, according to Anthony Magliocco, who runs Arrow Linen Supply Co. along with his father, John, and serves restaurants and hotels in Manhattan. He said it already is hard enough trying to compete with larger operations.

“This will hurt small mom-and-pop companies,” he said.

But multiple supporters of a congestion pricing plan told Liu and Comrie that it is up to them in Albany to hold the MTA’s feet to the fire no matter what passes.

“We have to find a way to work with the Legislature to hold them accountable,” said Dan Miner of the Forest Hills Green Team.

Miner said he too would like more details before a vote, but is pushing for the Cuomode Blasio measure regardless, even while acknowledging there could turn out to be details he doesn’t particularly like.

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Thomas deVito of Transportation Alternatives said the Legislature has stalled long enough.

“It is outrageous that they’ve spent over 10 years kicking the can down the road on fixing our transit system, while offering zero solutions of their own. Millions of New Yorkers suffer the consequences of their inaction every day. Enough!”

Nick Sifuentes of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign also put the ball in the Legislature’s court.

“It’s long past time to ask anyone who opposes congestion pricing: What’s your brilliant solution, then?” he said. “The onus is on the lone holdouts in the Legislature to prove that they can fix transit and relieve congestion. Where’s their proposal? So far, they’ve proven only that they don’t have any good answers.”

A lack of answers, or specifically, details on just how much the move would cost and who will pay it, was the subject of a lively meeting on March 21 at Martin Van Buren High School in Bellerose hosted by state Sens. John Liu (D-Bayside) and Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) and Grodenchik.

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Attorney who sued rapper R. Kelly convicted in less than an hour she had a plan that would allow her to keep some of the proceeds of the sales, instead of turning everything over to authorities.

An informant tipped off prosecutors to the scheme and videotaped Hills on a hidden camera taking more than $30,000 in cash for herself and her aunt at the closing on the properties, prosecutors said.

The jury took less than an hour to convict Hills of obstructing an official proceeding and conspiracy, according to a spokesman for prosecutors.

“When the government imposes a restitution and forfeiture agreement in response to a crime that’s been committed, the best course of action is to pay up,” said Richard Donoghue, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York said. “In this case, Lydia Hills master minded a scheme so her client could skir t the system.”

Hills’ defense lawyer, John Wallenstein, argued that she had done nothing wrong because the case was no longer in court, “but obviously the jury did not agree,” he said.

The informant who recorded the closing was Michael Ashley, a former principal in Lend America and a central figure in the FHA mortgage-banking scandals of the 1990s. In 1996, he pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud and was awaiting trial in a 2011 case when he became the star witness against Hills.

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The lawyer for one of rap singer R. Kelly’s alleged sexual-abuse victims has landed in hot water herself.

After a short, three-day trial in Brooklyn federal court, attorney Lydia Hills was convicted of a Queens real estate scam that could end her legal career and send her to jail for years.

As a high-profile entertainment lawyer, Hills represented Faith Rogers, 21, who sued Kelly last year, claiming he’d forced her to have sex without her consent and locked her away in rooms and cars to show her his displeasure.

Hills gained some notoriety last fall when Kelly threatened in a letter to smear Rogers if she did not drop her suit.

Turns out that Hills had unrelated legal problems of her own during the year she was fighting Kelly in court.

According to federal prosecutors, Hills helped Faith Esimai, a convicted Queens bank fraudster, to divert money that should have gone to the government to pay restitution.

Esimai, 73, of Queens Village, is Hills’ aunt.

She had already served a five-year federal sentence in a 2010 multimillion-dollar, bank-fraud scheme that duped homeowners behind on their mortgages into signing over their properties.

When she was released from prison, Esimai was required to sell four homes she still owned and turn the proceeds over to the government. The houses were in the Rockaways, Hollis, Jamaica and Queens Village.

Hills, who is also a real estate broker, told her aunt

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OPINION

Putting a new face on justice at the DA’s office ships with profesby Melinda Katz In the aftermath of President Trump’s sion al orga n i zaelection, we’ve seen a growing wave of t io n s t o r e c r u it shattered barriers and historic firsts in p ot e nt ia l c a nd inew elected officials, from the first d a t e s . T h i s h a s Native American woman and Muslim achieved some sucwomen in Congress to the first-ever cess, but we can do African-American woman leading the better. Beyond this New York State Senate. As Queens looks out reach , I w i l l forward to its first new district attorney engage local uniin 28 years, it is time for those same versities, local law changes to reach deeply into the DA’s schools and historically black colleges and universities in recruitment plans and office.

Queens is richly diverse, and that adopt best practices from neighboring diversity needs to be ref lected in the district attorneys in Brooklyn and the office charged with ensuring safety and Bronx to move even closer to a staff that justice for all of our many communities. better represents our borough. I will also This is vital for building trust and sup- place a high priority on hiring Queens port between the office and the people it residents who know our communities serves, yet as recent press stories reveal, and add the perspective of those who live it is not the case currently. The criminal our uniqueness.

I would also make sure staff at every justice system has historically been unrepresentative of communities of level in the office is aligned with my color, leading them to often feel unpro- mission for progressive reform. Since the tected and even targeted by law enforce- inauguration of President Trump, law schools have seen a m e n t . We s e e t h e sig nif icant boost in results of this inequaliapplicants, with many ty in the mass incarthem citing Trump ceration, arrest disparaking the District of specif ically as their ities and sentencing motivation to use a disparities that have Attorney’s Office career in law to pursue under mined faith in a force for change economic and social the justice system. To Nearly half of create a more equitable will draw a diverse justice. these “Trump bump” system, the prosecuapplicants are people of tors and district attorset of people to color. Positioning the ney staff must reflect work there.

DA’s office as a place the population of our for effecting change diverse borough. a nd i m p r ov i ng t h e Diversity in the District Attorney’s Office can’t alone repair community — instead of just punishing the inequities in our system, but it can criminals — will attract a different and increase public trust. Residents will have more diverse set of people to work in the more faith in our justice system if they office.

In my years of public service, I’ve had see members from their own community shaping it. And staff who better under- the honor of hiring and managing large stand the lived experiences of those who and diverse teams in different levels of come through the doors of the court- government. A public servant’s staff house will be better equipped to make shouldn’t just reflect his or her constituents, it should represent the mission of fair and humane decisions.

District attorneys have considerable the office as well. Swapping one set of discretion to shape their office, and career prosecutors for a more diverse therefore have the power to make a make group would accomplish little without a a meaningful impact on diversity in the broader plan for criminal justice reform. local justice system. As DA, one of my That’s why I’m running on a progressive first priorities would be implementing a agenda for reform, with plans to cut plan to make sure the staff of the office down on gun violence, protect workers best reflects the diversity of our borough. from wage theft and abuse, stand up for Leveraging the relationships that I’ve immigrants to protect them from the built over my 25 years in public service Trump administration and more. Ultican help connect the DA’s office with a mately, the best way to change the makediverse pool of potential staff, while we up of the DA’s office is to change its Q also need to improve the office’s strate- agenda.

Melinda Katz is Queens Borough Presigies for community outreach. The DA’s office currently sends representatives to dent and a Democratic candidate for disminority job fairs and maintains relation- trict attorney.

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Making the Census count for Queens U.S. plans massive outreach effort

by Michael Gannon Editor

In the run-up to the 2020 Census, Queens officials have been stressing the need to get everyone counted.

The pre-kickoff push was on Monday night at the monthly meeting of Community Board 13 in Bellerose.

“Our job is to count everyone, and to count everyone only once,” said Jamal Baksh of the Census Bu reau du r ing a power point presentation.

The Census, under the U.S. Constitution, is taken every year ending in zero. Current numbers, he said, give the country 330 million people living in more than 140 million housing units. He said the count is labor- and information- intensive.

The Census Bureau is expected to hire 13,000 people in New York City alone for various — though temporary — positions that will be open.

“You’ve heard of big companies like Amazon,” he said. “[The Census] is the largest operation in the country, bar none.”

The final information, which he said will be compiled by the end of 2020, will be used to determine New York State’s share of everything from federal spending to seats in Congress “States receive $675 billion,” Baksh said.

“New York receives $73 billion. So it is very important that we get all of you.”

As for Congress, its 435 seats are divided among the states in proportion to their percentage of the country’s total population.

Baksh did not mention that New York State, with 27 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, lost two seats following the 2010 Census. Multiple published reports state that the state as almost certain to lose another seat after 2020 and possibly a second.

Baksh said this year will be the first time the information will be collected largely online, with the government sending out not Census forms but mail with ID numbers that people will use to log into the system.

Jamal Baksh of the U.S Census Bureau spoke before Community Board 13 as part of an outPHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON reach program.

A handful of board and audience members said there is great distrust of government among members of many immigrant communities, particularly those who are in the country illegally.

Baksh said his agency’s one job is to count people.

“Right now the citizenship question is on the form, though that is being challenged in court,” he said, adding that the agency takes privacy and confidentiality very seriously.

“We don’t share personal information with any other agency,” he said. “We don’t ask for your Social Security number or banking information. As an employee of the Census Bureau, I am sworn to confidentiality for life.”

The penalty for breaking that is up to five years in prison, a $250,000 fine or both. He said the bureau will mount an intensive outreach campaign in part to reassure those who might be doubtful that the process is secure Q

HB man stole $600K, feds say Federal agents last Wednesday arrested an accountant who lives in Queens and allegedly misappropr iated at least $600,000 of his clients’ money.

Salvatore Arena, 46, faces up to 62 years in prison.

He lives in Howard Beach, according to the office of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman.

Prosecutors said the money was defrauded between January 2013 and March 2019. The defendant worked at a Manhattan accounting firm during most of that period, getting fired last September.

The clients who lost their money trusted Arena to prepare and pay their taxes, prosecutors said.

They accuse Arena of misappropriating the money in two ways.

One: moving pre-payments of taxes from clients’ accounts to his own and then claiming illegitimate refunds. And two: by taking payments clients wired into a tax account he was in charge of.

Arena was charged with single counts of wire fraud, money laundering, mail Q fraud and aggravated identity theft.

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The Richmond Hill HS Robotics team, called “The HyperDrive Robotics Team 6593,� will compete in the annual First Robotics Competition, in the Hudson Valley, the local region for the national competition.

The competition will continue throughout the United States as a way to stimulate technology development in high schools. Schools each receive a box with the same parts and are tasked to build a robot. This year, the robot has to move large balls which carry cargo such as rocket fuel.

The idea is for the robot to move the balls with a piston from the supply ship to the space station, the way it will actually be done by NASA. The team which scores the most points, completing all the assignments is declared the winner.

The adviser of the team is Information technology specialist Tony Kistoo.

Stories and photos by Bob Harris

STUDENT PROFILE: HASHLEY FERMIN Hashley Fermin is the senior class president at Richmond Hill High School. She is in the Academy of Hospitality & Tourism program, where she learns about business and helps raise money to support a cure for lymphoma and leukemia. In addition, as president of the senior class she works with Senior Advisor and social studies teacher Ms. Doobay to plan senior activities efficiently take place. Her activities include conducting meetings, coordinating events, collecting canned food and dry foods for the needy (which collected $2,000 this year), collecting coats (75 this year were donated), toys for the River Fund and the 2019 Prom.

She is also preparing for an open mic karaoke event for students, where they will perform at an event which is also open to the community to raise money for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, and also coordinate the Pennies for Patients Collection which usually raises $1,000. She is also helping Ms. Doobay, who is leading a cultural event to Italy during spring break. Fermin has been active as a Student Organization representative and junior class secretary, is in the law club, leadership class, talent show, and taught students at P.S.’s 90 and 56 using prepared lessons on government and the community, represented Richmond Hill HS at the high school fair, is on the yearbook staff, is cashier in the school store and is the manager of sales and marketing in her virtual enterprise class.

Academically, she is in ARISTA National Honor Society, has taken Advanced Placement college level classes in English, and Spanish, and is now taking AP economics, took College Now classes through York College in Spanish, world history, and pre-calculus and has applied to the University of Southern Florida, Valencia College and St. John’s University, with the plan of becoming a plastic surgeon.

ATTENTION PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS: SCHOOLS : For School Spotlight info: call Lisa LiCausi, Education Coordinator, at (718) 205-8000, Ext. 110.

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Co-ops, condos cannot Sadly, St. John’s saved afford new energy rules parading th rough

by Bob Friedrich The City Council’s global climate change Times Square wearwarriors will soon parade out a bill with i n g a s a n d w i c h great fanfare that will target every renter board sign proclaimand co-op and condo owner. Leading the ing, “The End is charge will be Councilman Costa Constan- Near,” there is little tinides, who is planning to run for Queens negotiating when it’s borough president and is the main sponsor co-ops versus the of Intro 1253, which will require co-ops and planet.

Co-ops are run by condos to spend enormous sums of money to “fight global climate change” without elected boards and any evidence that they are in any measur- are managed by real estate professionals who continually work with limited resourcable way contributing to the problem.

Recently, the Presidents Co-op & Condo es to improve infrastructure and promote Council, a think tank of 100 co-op and energy efficiency. Nevertheless, they are the condo board presidents met, with Constan- losers in this bill. The winners are one- to tinides, who has long championed a cleaner three-family home owners and rent-stabicity environment, to discuss the fiscal lized tenants who are exempt from the bill’s implications of his bill on co-ops and con- dire cost burden. In addition, the New York dos. Perhaps best described as the “mother City Housing Authority — whose notorious of all unfunded mandates,” Intro 1253 slumlord is the City of New York, which would create carbon emission caps, energy has allowed its buildings to fall into disreperformance requirements and a new pair — incredulously appears to be exempt bureaucratic agency called the Office of from the mandates, although the councilBuilding Efficiency Performance, empow- man claims otherwise.

Intro 1253 was based on a report by the ered to coerce residential co-ops and condos to make substantial and expensive nonprofit Urban Green Council’s “Blueprint modifications to their energy plants regard- for Efficiency,” and is designed to signifiless of their ability to pay. This obscure cantly cut building emissions by the year agency will be empowered to coerce co- 2050. To meet these carbon emission caps, co-ops would have to ops and condos to incur perform major modificadebt to pay for millions tions to their heating and of dollars of new spendbill to cut carbon ventilation plants and i n g fo r “ m a n d a t e d emissions would hot water, electrical and improvements” the bill systems. Installwill require. impose major new lighting ing new boilers even in Like so many other well-meaning, unfunded costs on residents. the smallest co-op building can cost hundreds of mandate proposals, Intro 1253 provides no relief, grants, subsidies or thousands of dollars. The legislation allows incentives from the city or state. With the for some hardship exemptions, but the stroke of a pen, the Office of Building Effi- inability to afford the imposed costs is inexciency Performance will have the power to plicitly not one of them. Although financial force co-ops and condos to spend money help will be needed once these costs are they don’t have for projects they don’t need. imposed, the city has offered none. That The cost burden will again fall on seniors hasn’t deterred the bill’s sponsor, who hopes and families living paycheck to paycheck to see it pass by Earth Day. The inherent unfairness about asking coand renters, who will see their monthly rents increase as owners seek to recoup ops and condos to spend money to fix a problem, without evidence that they are in some of these costs.

The absence of scientific evidence dem- any measurable way contributing to the onstrating that residential co-ops/condos problem, has given rise to concerns about are even marginal contributors of fossil fuel the financial impact this bill will have on pollution is unlikely to stop the push to co-op communities. The mayor always impose these crippling financial burdens on seems to find money to fund his pet projco-op and condo communities in pursuit of ects, yet cannot find the money to pay for saving the planet. When the councilman these unfunded mandates to help workingwas asked to simply allow a 10- to 12-year class NYC citizens living in affordable car ve-out exemption for co-ops, he co-op housing. Only an outcry from the responded that the city doesn’t have 10 or co-op and condo community to their elect12 years left. In fairness to him, many other ed officials urging them to reject this bill or Council members share his dire predictions insist on a co-op and condo carve-out will Q of Earth-ending scenarios, making it diffi- change the trajectory of this bill.

Bob Friedrich is President of Glen Oaks cult to have meaningful conversations about the real-life financial impact of their legisla- Village, a civic leader and a former City tion on families. Like the curmudgeon Council candidate.

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Head coach Chris Mullin, left, and Justin Simon address the media after the Red Storm’s 86-54 loss to Marquette in the Big East Tournament. St. John’s season ended with a loss to Arizona PHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL State in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament.

St. John’s season ended in the First Four portion of the NCAA Tournament, with a 74-65 loss last Wednesday to Arizona State, a game that felt like the Red Storm lost by 29 instead of nine.

Neither team played well as they combined for 21 field goals and 21 turnovers in the second half.

St. John’s, who last won an NCAA Tournament game in 2000, had been the last squad picked in the 68-team field but played like they hardly belonged in the field at all, shooting 31.9 percent from the field. Mustapha Heron was 1-12 from the field and Marvin Clark II missed all five of his shots.

“It was probably one of our worst games of the season overall,” Red Storm coach Chris Mullin said.

And that was coming off an 86-54 loss to Marquette in the Big East Tournament.

So who were the real Johnnies?

The team that started 12-0 against nonconference opponents or the team that finished 9-13? The team that had stirring victories over Villanova and Seton Hall or the team that lost a pair of games each to Xavier, Providence and DePaul?

St. John’s, often undersized against bigger opponents, seemed to run out of gas late in the season, losing five of their last six games.

In four of those losses, the Johnnies gave up at least 80 points.

A memorable moment that may have started the team’s inconsistent streak came at the end of the first Big East game as the Red Storm led Seton Hall 74-73 and looked to secure a game-clinching steal when a controversial (i.e., abysmal) call gave the

ball back to the Pirates, who hit a gamewinning shot at the buzzer.

During the year, St. John’s seemed to spend an inordinate amount of time preoccupied with the officiating. Late in the season, the team was assessed a technical foul in six consecutive games.

Fans would complain about the freethrow disparity in games but it was often a result of St. John’s settling for long jump shots while opponents would attack inside.

Another problem was the lack of depth.

All five starters averaged double-digit scoring, with Shamorie Ponds leading the way with just under 20 points per game, but there was virtually no scoring contributed by the bench.

A Red Storm squad that was predicted to finish fourth in the conference finished seventh and even had to play in the first night of the Big East Tournament for the last four teams once again.

But it would not be fair to call the season a complete failure. After all, they made the NCAA Tournament for the first time in Mullin’s tenure as coach, even if they lost before the Round of 64. Ponds was named All-Big East first team and Justin Simon was named the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year. And LJ Figueroa gave the Johnnies a spark, averaging 14.4 points per game and leading the team with 6.4 rebounds per game.

Now the hope is for some consistency instead of rebuilding like the team had to do after making the tournament in 2011 and 2015. A lot depends on whether Ponds returns for his senior season, but indications are that he will decide to go pro Q instead.

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Holden holds town hall at his office Nothing new at 78-16 Cooper Ave; talk of congestion pricing, crime

by David Russell Associate Editor

Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) addressed a number of topics in his town hall-style meeting with area residents at his office last Thursday.

“This is why I got this kind of office,” he said, “to have community meetings,” adding that it’s a way to keep the neighborhood together.

Regarding the on-again/off-again proposed homeless shelter or school at 78-16 Cooper Ave., “There’s nothing new to report.”

There has been no contract signed for any shelter and Holden said Department of Social Ser vices Com missioner Steven Banks promised to tell him if anything is signed but he’s still working on bringing a school to the site instead.

“We were at a point where it was 90 percent sure from the School Construction Authority that we would get a school at 78-16,” Holden said. “And that’s what I’m still fighting for. So we’re 90 percent there.

We just have to get the mayor to OK it. But there’s five city agencies that are involved.”

He added that the five would have to get together but it hasn’t happened yet.

“But once that happens, I’m hopeful we’ll get a school rather than a homeless shelter,” Holden said.

He recalled meeting with Mayor de Blasio in March 2018 during a snowstorm, sitting in Metro Diner in Middle Village and taking him out in the snow to show the one- and two-story buildings and homes.

Holden said he told the mayor, “You see why a large homeless shelter would stick out like a sore thumb and never work in this neighborhood.” According to the councilman, de Blasio agreed.

Holden said he is working on faith-based homeless shelters, which would house 12 to 15 people as showers would be installed, the basement built up and the kitchen upgraded.

“We’ll take care of our own,” he said.

Councilman Bob Holden speaks to constituents during his town hall meeting in his office on Dry Harbor Road. Holden spoke about a variety of topics including 78-16 Cooper Ave., congestion NYC COUNCIL PHOTO / FACEBOOK pricing, mental health and gang violence.

“Like the mayor said, he wants to keep homeless in their own neighborhoods so their kids can go to the same schools they go to and they can have neighbors that they know. And I agree with the mayor on that.”

He said that he would not want homeless people right out of Rikers Island or who have never lived in the area. Holden said there are 287 homeless people within Community District 5, including some who live under a train line in Ridgewood. One of the homeless men died in November after freezing.

Holden also addressed property taxes.

“How many people had much higher taxes? You don’t have to raise your hands because I know it’s everybody,” he said.

Holden noted the city doesn’t have a cap on the taxes and that he used to pay $900 a year on his house and now it’s $9,000.

Do you know him?

Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a person of interest in the death of Hector Fernandez, 40, of Jackson Heights.

Paramedics found him dead in his 93rd Street home on the morning of March 18. The city Medical Examiner’s Office said the cause of death is “pending” determination, but the Daily News reported Hernandez had suffered a major wound to his leg and, walking into his house shortly before his death, left a path of blood.

The NYPD says the person of interest, above, is a Hispanic man in his 20s with a medium build last seen wearing black pants, white sneakers, a gray baseball cap and a dark jacket and carrying a green coat.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1 (888) 57-PIS TA (74782). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers. com, or by texting 274637

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He said de Blasio pays $4,000 on a house that’s worth three times Holden’s, and that the mayor said there would be no rebate this year.

“It’s not in the interest of the mayor to actually cut off his money that he’s getting on the backs of us,” Holden said.

There was also the issue of congestion pricing, as the city is close to becoming the first in the country to put new tolls in place for drivers much of Manhattan.

Holden said that residents in the area need to drive to Manhattan for whatever reason, including to see a doctor, and that taking a bus or train isn’t as feasible.

“We’re paying $8.50 to get through the Midtown Tunnel,” he said. “Why should we pay to go to another borough, to go to travel around our city when we don’t have great or even adequate or even nominal public transportation?”

In addition to slow MTA service, he said that bike lanes and Select Bus Service have cut down on space for cars.

Holden said he told the Council, “I might go along with congestion pricing if you give us an express bus for Maspeth, if you give us an express bus for other neighborhoods and if you get better service.”

He said he believes everyone in the city should be exempt from congestion pricing fees because residents already live and pay taxes here. Holden recommends exempting residents for three years and seeing how much money is raised as drivers from outside the city and state pay the higher fees.

Holden also said another option is to consider giving tax breaks to businesses that do night delivery because a lot of congestion is a result of deliveries.

“That needs to be discussed,” he said.

However, the legislator believes the

congestion pricing will only add to the affordability problem in the city.

“If anybody thinks that congestion pricing won’t push up the cost of living in New York Cit y, t hey’re delu sion al, because who’s going to pay? Businesses pay — they’re going to pass along to who?

The consumer. That will just further push out the middle class,” Holden said.

He also spoke about mental health concerns in the city. The city’s ThriveNYC initiative has reportedly spent more than $850 million but Holden said the organization couldn’t tell him how many mentally ill residents had benefited.

“I like the idea of putting more money into mental health because we do have people running around that shouldn’t be out there,” Holden said. “They shouldn’t be living on the streets and they certainly should not be taking over subways.”

Saying that everybody who rides the trains has come across mentally ill riders who can scare passengers, he noted there was an 8-year-old autistic boy allegedly punched on a train several weeks ago as well as an attack on an elderly woman within the past week.

Holden added that his wife won’t take the subways at all, instead opting to use the express bus to Manhattan.

His daughter won’t take the 7 line, after a shooting on the platform involving rival gang members.

Holden voted against undocumented immigrants getting driver’s licenses, saying that Oregon voted to do it and then opted out because of the amount of fraud.

He recalled a conversation he had years ago with a friend who wanted to go back to his country and was having some difficulty. He asked how the man was able to drive around and was told that he paid for a fake Washington State license.

Holden said two years of tax returns should be needed to prove someone has been living here.

He also noted he was the only member of the Council to visit with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, though he invited a number of colleagues.

“ICE keeps us safe,” Holden said. “ICE takes criminals off the street.”

The MS-13 gang member charged with shooting a man on the platform at 90th StElmhurst Ave. is an undocumented immigrant with multiple arrests on his record.

City police are limited in how much they can cooperate with ICE. Holden said Suffolk and Nassau counties cooperate, and gang members are moving to the city, “where they’re getting free legal advice, free legal representation and they’re shielded from ICE.” He said other politicians are looking ahead to future elections and jobs and don’t want to be criticized by immigrant groups.

“I don’t care if you’re progressive or conservative but you should not want Q criminals living here,” Holden said.

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Hospital teams with LegalHealth to assist those who might be in need

by Michael Gannon Editor

As chairman of family medicine and ambulatory care at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Dr. Alan Roth has spent his career seeing how outside financial and social issues can harm his patients.

Since January, JHMC’s Ambulatory Care Center has been teaming with LegalHealth, a division of the New York Legal Assistance Group, to help clear up issues that might affect people’s health or in some cases, make them avoid seeking necessary medical help.

Available to patients who are in the JHMC system, the service is meant to assist people with things like government benefits eligibility, insurance, Medicare and Medicaid and even immigration issues.

“We’ve needed something like this for years,” Roth told the Chronicle in an interview on Monday. Roth and Michael Hinck, the hospital’s director of public affairs, said the attorneys handle many avenues of immigration and family law, benefits eligibility and other areas, though not criminal matters.

Roth said a patient in JHMC’s hospice program, for example, might not have set up all the necessary legal paperwork in advance.

“We could have a patient who has been admitted and stays for a long time,” Roth said. “They could have problems paying bills

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is teaming with LegalHealth to help its patients whose healthcare might be improved with legal help on family law, immigration and other matters. FILE PHOTO or are facing eviction.”

“People who are undocumented might be afraid to try and access the system,” Hinck said.

The hospital pays a portion of the cost, with the program open only to the JHMC system’s patients.

Roth said assisting people with large ancillary concerns can help both the patients and the hospital’s caregivers.

“Many of our patients can have mental heath or substance abuse problems, which are very stressful,” he said. “It you get a diagnosis of cancer or heart disease, that brings a great deal of stress. And if you have the added stress of serious legal or financial problems, you are never going to heal.”

He said just as staffers are trained to look for signs of domestic abuse, child abuse and other conditions, looking for red f lags to

direct people to legal assistance now has become part of the hospital staff’s training.

Nurses, doctors and other employees who suspect a patient might be in need notify hospital social workers, who determine if the person might benefit from the available service.

Roth said a major obstacle for undocumented immigrants can be their lack of understanding that medical records are privileged under the law.

“We don’t ask immigration status,” he said. “We don’t share charts or other [medical] information with the lawyers. They don’t share legal information with us. We just provide the space.”

Roth and Hinck said a community hospital in Queens by necessity must be ready to deal with patients who can be more comfortable with staff who look and speak like they do.

“Our staff speaks 100 languages,” Hinck said. Roth said the hospital actually has a full-time language department.

“Including a full-time staffer in American Sign language,” he said.

When all else fails, they have a telephone system that can offer translations in real time.

“That can be hard, talking to two people at once,” Roth said. “It can take away the personal connection that is helpful. But it’s betQ ter than nothing.”

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Lessons and skills learned at summer camp Summer camp may be over in August, but the lessons and skills learned last a lifetime. Here are just a few ways summer camp can change your child’s life: • Friendship — If you ask any adult about the summer camp friends they made, many will tell you that those friendships were among their truest and deepest. It shouldn’t surprise you if they are still friends today. The reason is because doing just about everything together forces kids to bond and get to know each other for who they really are. They play sports, dance, make bracelets, go camping and sleep in the same cabin. They sit at a campfire singing, planning color war strategies, sharing stories in their bunks and can be silly without the threats of peer pressure. These are the friends whom you can rely on in 20 years when you need them the most.

• Self-confidence – Camp activities are planned to encourage kids to try new things and step out of their comfort zone. It’s done in a noncompetitive environment where trying is rewarded more often than winning. Kids often find that they like something they didn’t think they would.

They also learn new skills and see their potential. As the summer progresses, they will be less reluctant to climb the tower that scared them when they first saw it. They will jump into the lake without worrying if something lurks beneath or care if it’s cold. They will want to keep learning new skills and improving on others. These achievements will fuel the knowledge that they can succeed.

• Social skills – Meeting new people and making friends can be scary for some kids. At camp, they find they aren’t the only ones who feel that way. They are guided by counselors, but more importantly, they end up helping each other. They are around other kids their age the entire time they are at camp and need to learn how to get along and resolve con-

flicts. Camps take bullying very seriously. It is simply not tolerated. Kids learn that everyone’s opinion matters and that it’s not a bad thing when it is different from their own. Having an open mind and accepting others will help kids throughout their life when they are in situations that require patience and understanding.

• Independence – Kids are given a lot of responsibility at camp. They may have chores like cleaning their cabin or cooking a meal. Some camps have uniforms kids are required to wear. Kids need to be on time. They are expected to adhere to the conduct rules. They are responsible for following a schedule. Many camps offer activity choices so kids can decide how they want to spend their time. All of this will be valuable when they go away to college or live on their own for the first time. When they get a job, they will have the discipline to help them succeed.

• Physical activity – With no computer games or cell phones, kids keep busy with physical activity. They go from soccer to swimming and then off to archery or a hike in the woods all in the same day. There are no buses or cars to take them around the facility. They walk, run or skip to get there. They are also fed wholesome meals to help keep them going. Both physical activity and eating well contribute to a healthy lifestyle.

• Stress relief – At every age we need to find ways to decompress, rejuvenate our spirit and work through the stress in our lives. At camp, kids learn different methods of relieving stress. It may be found in the freedom of running around outside playing. Hiking through a natural forest listening to the sounds of the river below is calming. Trying a yoga class and learning how to breathe can slow or eliminate anxiety.

Focusing on the upcoming talent show can take your mind

At summer camp kids know that they are happy and not stressed and this is a feeling they want to hold on to throughout their lives. off what is causing the stressful feelings. At camp these tools are taught in such a way that kids don’t even realize the connection. They just know that they are happy and not stressed.

This is a feeling they want to hold on to so they continue doing it throughout their lives.

— National Camp Assoc., summercamp.org

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Summer vacation offers students a respite from lessons and the routine of school. Children might once have eagerly awaited those final days of classes so they could lounge poolside, skip rocks across ponds and spend the long days of the season playing with friends. But many of today’s youngsters spend much of their summer vacations indoors playing with their digital devices.

Perhaps that’s why one of the last vestiges of the classic summer vacation escape — sum mer camp — remains such a viable option for parents who want their children to get outdoors once the school year ends.

Although kids needn’t be in camp all summer long, a week or two can benefit campers of all ages. The following are five reasons why summer camp might be the right fit this year.

1. Explore talents. Summer camps help young people explore their unique interests and talents. Under an organized, yet often easygoing, camp schedule, kids can dabble in sports, arts and crafts, leadership, community support and so many other activities that may not be fully available to them elsewhere.

2. Get physical. Lots of camps build their itineraries around physical activities that takes place outdoors. Campers may spend their time swimming, running, hiking, playing sports, climbing and so much more. This can be a welcome change for kids accustomed

to living sedentary lifestyles. Regular physical activity has many health benefits and can set a foundation for healthy habits as an adult.

3. Gain confidence. Day and sleepaway camps offer campers the opportunity to get comfortable in their own skin. Camps can foster activities in self-esteem by removing the academic measures of success and fill in with noncompetitive opportunities to succeed. Campers learn independence, decisionmaking skills and the ability to thrive outside of the shadow of their parents, siblings or other students.

4. Try new things. Camp gives children the chance to try new things, whether that’s learning to cook, exploring new environments or embracing a new sport or leisure activity. Opening oneself up to new opportunities can build character and prove enlightening for children.

5. Make new friends. Camp is a great place to meet new people and make lifelong friends. Campers f lood in from areas near and far. This provides kids with a chance to expand their social circles beyond their immediate neighborhoods and schools.

Camps benef it children in a variety of ways. Lessons learned in camp can strengthen values, build conf idence, develop coping mechanisms when adversit y st r ikes and enable campers to make lifelong friends.

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Notice of Formation of MARK INTERNATIONAL LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/26/2018. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: MARK INTERNATIONAL LLC, 40-04 QUEENS BLVD., SUNNYSIDE, NY 11104 Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Miscellaneous No. 2172024 UNDER THE REGISTRATION OF TITLES LAW OFFICE OF TITLES P.O. BOX 494 KINGSTON MARCH 13, 2019. WHEREAS I have been satisfied by Statutory Declaration that the duplicate Certificate of Title for ALL THAT parcel of land part of PATRICK CITY formerly part of WATERHOUSE PEN in the Parish of SAINT ANDREW being the Lot numbered NINETEEN on the Plan of Patrick City aforesaid deposited in the Office of Titles on the 11th day of April, 1969 of the shape and dimensions and butting as appears by the said Plan and being the land registered at Volume 1057 Folio 362 of the Register Book of Titles in the name of JEAN HUIE, JACKULYN BAILEY, LESLYN MITCHELL – HAS BEEN LOST:- I HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that I intend at or after the expiration of fourteen days after the last appearance of this advertisement to cancel the said Certificate of Title and to register a new Certificate in the duplicate in place thereof.

Meeker 545, LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 12/18/18. Off. Loc.: Queens County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 41-25 Kissena Blvd., Suite 108 Flushing, NY 11355.

Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

Notice of Formation of MY KITCHEN A&P, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/07/2018. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: MY KITCHEN A&P, 106-17 METROPOLITAN AVE., FOREST HILLS, NY 11375. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF QUEENS, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007AR3, V. MOHANIE BISHU, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated April 12, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-AR3 is the Plaintiff and MOHANIE BISHU, ET AL. are the Defendants. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the QUEENS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 88-11 SUTPHIN BLVD. COURTROOM #25, JAMAICA, NY 11435, on April 5, 2019 at 10:00AM, premises known as 92-24 175TH STREET, JAMAICA, NY 11433: Block 10214, Lot 17: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE 4TH WARD, BOROUGH AND COUNTY OF QUEENS, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 705689/2016. David H. Sloan, Esq. - Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

Notice of Formation of MPS TWO, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/12/2018.

Office location: Queens County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: GEORGE XU, 35-06 LEAVITT STREET, STE. CF-A, FLUSHING, NY 11354.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of NONNABELLA 52, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/15/19. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 4532 171st St, Flushing, NY 11358.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of PINAY SPRING, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/13/2018. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Lyn Chin 31-48 Steinway St., Apt. 4, Astoria, NY 11103.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Premier Care NP Services L.L.C. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/21/2018.

Office location: Queens County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Geralda Pelissier, 112-06 Witthoff Street, Queens Village, NY 11429. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NVISION CONSULTING LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY 01/29/2019. Off location in Queens Co. SSNY desig. as agt. of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Nardeo Singh, 258-20 86th Avenue, Floral Park, NY 11001. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU Index No.: 610507/17 SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO., -againstLINDEL RUTTY, et. al. TO THE FOLLOWING NAMED DEFENDANT: LINDEL RUTTY: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear and answer the summons and complaint of STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO. (“Plaintiff”) in the declaratory judgment action filed against you as defendant and to serve a copy of your answer within 30 days after service is complete, 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. TO THE DEFENDANT NAMED ABOVE: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order, dated March 13, 2019, of the Hon. Sharon M.J. Gianelli, Justice of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York.

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Notice of Formation of LAILA PROPERTIES LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/04/2019. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: HECTOR JEAN-GILLES, 24-31 95TH ST., EAST ELMHURST, NY 11369.

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Krall Creative LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY 12/06/2018. Off location in Queens Co. SSNY desig. as agt. of LLC whom process may be served.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS INDEX NO. 715120/2018 Plaintiff designates QUEENS as the place of trial situs of the real property. Mortgaged Premises: 111-74 145TH STREET JAMAICA, NY 11435 District: Section: Block: 11960 Lot: 77 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT, Plaintiff, vs. LYNDA MICHEL if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff, THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. To the above-named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $261,000.00 and interest, recorded on November 29, 2007, at Instrument number CRFN 2007000590608, of the Public Records of QUEENS County, New York, covering premises known as 111-74 145TH STREET JAMAICA, NY 11435. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND

BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. RAS BORISKIN, LLC, Attorney for Plaintiff, BY: VERONICA M. RUNDLE, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, NY 11590. 516-280-7675.

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by David Russell

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There was a joke in the 1960s that man would walk on the moon before the Mets won the World Series.

It turned out to be true but only by a few months as the Mets, the laughingstock of the sports world since 1962, won the title with a massive upset against the Orioles.

“All of our lives changed on October 16, 1969,” said Art Shamsky.

Shamsky is the author of “After the Miracle: The Lasting Brotherhood of the ’69 Mets” (Simon & Schuster) along with Erik Sherman.

To tell the stor y of the Miracle Mets, Shamsky and Sherman, along with Jerr y Koosman, Bud Harrelson and Ron Swoboda, went to visit Tom Seaver, the star of the team, in his California home.

Shamsky had written “The Magnificent Seasons” in 2004, about the Jets, Mets and Knicks all winning their first championship

“I just j t wanted t d to t do d something thi diff different,” he told the Queens Chronicle.

The book has received a lot of interest in the wake of the news that Seaver, known as “The Franchise,” is suffering from dementia.

“In some ways it’s bittersweet because a lot of the publicity came out when the announcement of Tom Seaver was made,” Shamsky said.

Shamsky said when the group went out to California, Seaver’s wife, Nancy, told them that he has good days and bad days. Fortunately, Seaver had one of his good days when the former teammates were in town to reminisce.

“It turned out to be an incredible day,” Shamsky said.

The book captures moments from that championship season and talks about what happened to the team after the title.

“It really is a book about friendship, about love to some extent, about dependency on your teammates, respect and aging,” Shamsky said.

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W H AT ’ S H A P P E N I N G EXHIBITS “Dichotomies,” with mixed-media works by Carol Crawford that combine photography, painting and more on wood, and investigate the socio-political moment via visual metaphors. Through Fri., April 19, LIC Arts Open Gallery, The Factory LIC, 30-30 47 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 361-7633, licartsopen.com.

“Shrek: The Musical,” about the beloved ogre with abandonment issues, his friend Donkey and their quest in a fairy-tale world, by The Gingerbread Players. Sat., March 30, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.; Sun., March 31, Sat., April 6 and Sun., April 7, 2:30 p.m.; Fri., April 5, 7:30 p.m., St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 85 Greenway S., Forest Hills. $15; $12 each for groups of six or more. Info: (718) 268-7772, gingerbreadplayers.org.

“Gluteus Maximus,” with works by Omari Douglin that contemplate the female posterior with outlines of its shape in caulk lines that provide a thematic take on figuration and double as stick figures at play. Through Sat., March 30, Mrs., 60-40 56 Drive, Maspeth. Free. Info: (347) 841-6149, mrsgallery.com.

“Florilegium,” with more than 45 paintings, illustrations, sculptures and more of plants and flowers, exploring the textures of life in nature and art.

Through Thu., April 25, weekends or by appointment, with workshops at various dates and times, Eleventh Street Arts, 46-06 11 St., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 392-5164, eleventhstreetarts.com.

“Distance,” with works on paper by dozens of alumni of the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture related to physical or metaphysical distance. Through Sun., Apr. 7, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, 11-03 45 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 937-6317, dorsky.org.

“Bringing Steel to Life,” with large-scale figurative sculptures, table-top works and drawings by Jack Howard-Potter. Through Fri., April 26, LIC Arts Open Gallery at The Factory LIC, 30-30 47 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 392-0722, licartsopen.org.

“Women in Art 2019,” with works by 30 artists; “Dream Again,” running concurrently with and serving as the backdrop for a production of “The Tempest”; “Inside/Outside,” with works reflecting the experiences of mental illness by dozens of artists; and “Rebirth,” a mini solo exhibit by Luzia Castaneda, with a related four-part workshop.

All through Sun., April 7 (except “Dream Again,” through Sun., March 31). The Plaxall Gallery, 5-25 46 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (347) 8480030, licartists.org.

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Plaxall Gallery, 5-25 46 Ave., Long Island City. $23.50 advance; $25 at door. Info: (718) 3920722, licartists.org.

“Bionic Me,” a multifaceted, interactive exhibit that lets participants fly a virtual jetpack, use the mind to move a ball, use gestures to control a robot arm, look through an infrared camera and more, all exploring technologies that “enhance the human experience.” Through Sun., May 5, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

MUSIC Electronics-heavy acts, with petra (aka Kristina Warren) and Jonathan Zorn of Gold Bolus Recordings and Paula Matthusen and Philip White and Chris Pitsiokos of Anticausal Systems all performing.

FILM

Take a powder! The 39th annual Phagwah parade celebrating the Hindu Festival of Colors, complete with the tossing of bright powder called abrack at the end, is set for Sunday.

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COURTESY PHOTO Sat., March 30, 7-11 p.m., H0L0, 1090 Wyckoff Ave., Ridgewood. $10. Info: bit.ly/2UdYSwX. Here Are My Roots, with jazz musician and composer Bayo Fayemi leading his group in a sonic landscape that explores his identity via his homeland and his neighborhood of St. Albans. Fri., March 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m., King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. $15; $10 seniors, students.

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

Joe Kye: Migrants, a blend of violin looping, electronics, singing and humorous storytelling about Kye’s life as an immigrant, with three special guest performers.

Fri., March 29, 7 p.m. (workshop), 8 p.m. (performance), Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $16; $10 students; free teens. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

COURTESY PHOTO Queens Jazz OverGround Spring Jazz Fest, a daylong series of performances and workshops, with student bands and six professional Queens-based ensembles. Sun., March 31, 12-10 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Free with RSVP. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

Jazz Jam, the monthly event led by saxophonist Carol Sudhalter, with all musicians and vocalists welcome to join in. Wed., April 3 (and each first Wed. of the month), 7-10 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Free to play or sing; $10 to listen; free students and teens. Info: (718) 4637700, flushingtownhall.org.

DANCE “Las Bacantes Flamencas,” a flamenco music and dance adaptation of Euripides’ “The Bacchae,” an ancient Greek play about the rational and instinctive sides of human nature, by Danza España. Fri.-Sat., March 29-30, 8 p.m.; Sun., March 31, 4 p.m. Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside. $45 advance; $48 at door; $42 advance, $40 at door seniors and students; $40 advance Fri. only; $37 students, seniors. Info: (718) 729-3880, thaliatheatre.org.

Take Root, with a performance by Azul Dance Theatre. Fri.-Sat., April 5-6, 8 p.m. $17 advance; $20 cash at door; $22 credit card. Fertile Ground, featuring multiple dance troupes and post-performance discussion with wine, moderated by Valerie Green.

Sun., April 7, 7 p.m. $15. Both part of monthly series at Green Space, 37-24 24 St., Long Island City. Info: (718) 956-3037, greenspacestudio.org.

“Olympia,” the 2019 documentary about the Oscar-, Golden Globe- and Obie-winning “Moonstruck” actress Olympia Dukakis, followed by a talk with her and film scholar Foster Hirsch. Sun., March 31, 3 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17; includes museum admission. Info: (718) 7776888, movingimage.us.

Queens World Film Festival, the 9th annual, with independent films of all kinds, from shorts to feature-length, from Queens and around the world.

Through Sun., March 31, various times, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria, and Kaufman Astoria Studios Zukor Theatre, 34-12 36 St. $15 per film or block of films; $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17. Info: (718) 429-2579, queensworldfilmfestival.com.

“Alice’s World,” the 1975 documentary about Alice Austen, one of America’s earliest female photographers, with filmmaker Stuart Hersh in person and light refreshments; for Women’s History Month. Thu., March 28, 6 p.m., Pomonok Library, 158-21 Jewel Ave., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 591-4343.

KIDS/FAMILIES

THEATRE “Welcome to La Misa, Baby,” a one-man show with Migguel Anggelo swirling through “a gallery of characters found in the most sacred of places in queer culture: The Gay Disco.” Fri.-Sat., March 29-30, 7 p.m.; Sun., March 31, 2:30 p.m., LaGuardia Performing Arts Center Little Theatre, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City. $15; $5 students; $10 each groups of five or more. Info: (718) 4825151, migguelanggelo.com.

“The Tempest,” Shakespeare’s tale of magic, illusion, love and power set on an exiled wizard’s island, in an immersive show with audience movement, presented by The Secret Theatre and LIC Artists. Fri.-Sun., March 29-31, 7:30 p.m., The

“B-The Underwater Bubble Show,” an interactive musical that uses technology to create a magical bubble kingdom, with dance, juggling, contortionism and more. Fri., March 29, 8 p.m., Colden Auditorium, Queens College, 153-49 Reeves Ave., Flushing. $29$42. Info: (718) 793-0923, kupferbergcenter.org.

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Brick Fest Live, with huge attractions made of Legos, chances for kids to add to them and to build their own creations and more. Fri.-Sat., March 30-31, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona.

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by Victoria Zunitch qboro contributor

The delicate beauty of a white bird cage evokes the Victorian love of nature and animals. Carol Crawford uses it as a frame to contain photographs of precious children.

The specific children seen sleep in foil wrappings at the McAllen detention center in Texas, which was opened in 2014. Crawford has Photoshopped in a scenic backdrop, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Buffalo, NY for children and families detained at America’s southern border. Above, about at the height a pretty parakeet might perch, she has mounted archival photos of children of the Holocaust at Auschwitz.

‘Dichotomies’ When: Through Fri., April 19 Where: LIC Arts Open Gallery, The Factory LIC, 30-30 47 Ave., Long Island City Entry: Free. (718) 361-7633, licartsopen.com

“Do we take responsibility for what has been allowed to happen?” Crawford asks in her gallery notes for the piece, entitled “Are These Children Yours?”

Repelling opposites shout, argue or ignore each other while dwelling together in “Dichotomies,” an exhibition of some of Crawford’s art on display at the LIC Arts Open Gallery at The Factory LIC, now through April 19. Crawford is also president of LICA and a designer, and she has taught art and been involved in numerous art education projects throughout her career.

A dichotomy represents two items that are entirely opposite and divided from each other. But Crawford makes it clear that opposites dwell together in the same universe at the same time.

The mixed media constructions are primarily visual displays of photographs behind glass, often with the glass layer painted to add content. The disparate photos have been woven together via Photoshop to appear as if they were part of a single scene with incongruous images that surprise you. After some concentrated viewing, the brain goes “Clash!”

Crawford is an artist who likes to talk and

The title of Carol Crawford’s “Boy On The Shore” refers not to the one crouched in the foreground, but to one in the middle ground, seen in a detail of the work at right: Alan Kurdi, the 3-year-old Syrian migrant whose body washed ashore in PHOTOS BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH Turkey in 2015. think about her work.

“I like my work or I wouldn’t hang it,” she said. “I work it over. I put it aside.”

“I had almost two years of intense emotional upheaval doing the work for this” exhibition, Crawford told the Chronicle at the opening viewing late last week. She

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Clashing images and ideas, seamlessly melded

thought a lot about how dramatically different events can be happening at the same time on the same planet.

In “Boy On The Shore,” a little boy crouches at the shoreline, as people do, and families wade and bask in the sun. The piece continued on page 33

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C M SQ page 30 Y K SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Index No. 716541/2017 Date of Filing: 3/14/2019 Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon County in which premises are situated. Tax Lien Foreclosure Block: 11064; Lot: 74 a/k/a 116-28 194 Street NYCTL 1998-2 TRUST and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON as Collateral Agent and Custodian, NYCTL 2015-A TRUST and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON as Collateral Agent and Custodian, NYCTL 2016-A TRUST and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON as Collateral Agent and Custodian, Plaintiffs, - Against - GERARD DALY, MARGARET I. DALY, if living, and if he/she be dead, his/her representative heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendants who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the amended complaint herein, DAWN LYNETTE WILLIAMS, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION & FINANCE, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, “John Doe No. 1” through “John Doe No. 100” inclusive, the names of the last 100 defendants being unknown to plaintiff, it being intended to designate fee owners, tenants or occupants of the tax lien premises and/or persons or parties having or claiming an interest in or a lien upon the subject property, if the aforesaid individual defendants are living, and if any or all of said individual defendants be dead, their heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, committees, devisees, legatees, and the assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest of them, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by, through, or against the said defendants named as a class, of any right, title, or interest in or lien upon the premises described in the complaint herein, Defendants. To the above named Defendants: You are hereby summoned to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) 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 of Nature of Action and Relief Sought. The Object of the above entitled action is to foreclose the following Tax Liens: 1) A Tax Lien in the original Tax Lien Principal Balance of $3,541.30 as described in a Tax Lien Certificate dated August 16, 2012 and recorded in the Office of the City Register for the Borough of Queens, County of Queens, on August 28, 2012 in City Register File Number (“CRFN”) 2012000341199, which was assigned by Tax Lien Certificate Assignment dated May 31, 2015 and recorded in the Office of the City Register for the Borough of Queens, County of Queens, on June 18, 2015 in CRFN 2015000207875 (the “2012 Tax Lien”). 2) A Tax Lien in the original Tax Lien Principal Balance of $9,074.46 as described in a Tax Lien Certificate dated August 15, 2013 and recorded in the Office of the City Register for the Borough of Queens, County of Queens, on September 12, 2013 in City Register File Number (“CRFN”) 2013000371680, which was assigned by Tax Lien Certificate Assignment dated May 31, 2015 and recorded in the Office of the City Register for the Borough of Queens, County of Queens, on June 17, 2015 in CRFN 2015000207551 (the “2013 Tax Lien”). 3) A Tax Lien in the original Tax Lien Principal Balance of $21,851.56 as described in a Tax Lien Certificate dated August 13, 2014 and recorded in the Office of the City Register for the Borough of Queens, County of Queens, on August 20, 2014 in City Register File Number (“CRFN”) 2014000278035, which was assigned by Tax Lien Certificate Assignment dated April 30, 2016 and recorded in the Office of the City Register for the Borough of Queens, County of Queens, on May 11, 2016 in CRFN 2016000162669 (the “2014 Tax Lien”). 4) A Tax Lien in the original Tax Lien Principal Balance of $29,986.44 as described in a Tax Lien Certificate dated August 12, 2015 and recorded in the Office of the City Register for the Borough of Queens, County of Queens, on August 25, 2015 in City Register File Number (“CRFN”) 2015000295054 (the “2015 Tax Lien”). 5) A Tax Lien in the original Tax Lien Principal Balance of $3,812.22 as described in a Tax Lien Certificate dated August 10, 2016 and recorded in the Office of the City Register for the Borough of Queens, County of Queens, on August 24, 2016 in City Register File Number (“CRFN”) 2016000292387 (the “2016 Tax Lien”). upon premises described as follows: ADDRESS: 116-28 194 Street BLOCK: 11064 LOT: 74 COUNTY: Queens The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Tax Liens described above. Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the county where the Property being foreclosed upon is located. 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 Plaintiff who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you may 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 complaint and protect your property. Sending a payment to the Plaintiff will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: New York, New York, March 12, 2019 THE LAW OFFICE OF THOMAS P. MALONE, PLLC By: Thomas P. 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Carl Clay, center, is joined at the screening of his new film, “Soup,” by members of the PHOTO BY MARK LORD cast including leading actor Travis Raeburn, fourth from right.

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In an effort to get young people, particularly underserved urban teenagers, to engage in dialogue about the choices they face in their lives, Carl Clay took matters into his own cinematic hands.

A filmmaker perhaps best known as the founder and executive producer of Black Spectrum Theatre in Jamaica, Clay recently wrapped his latest film project, “Soup,” which he wrote and directed and which he describes as an “edutainment” film, one he hopes will be shown in upper-grade elementary schools, as well as middle and high schools.

In approximately 60 action-filled minutes, “Soup” tells the story of a young man named Seff, who finds himself caught in a dilemma — whether to pursue a high school diploma or life on the mean streets.

Power fully brought to life on the screen by Travis Raeburn, who has lived in Queens since the age of 9, Seff has a troubled past and, on the verge of adulthood, often seems unreachable.

Interweaving vignettes from the present, past (where historical figures such as Booker T. Washington and Billie Holiday help teach some new lessons), and even the future, the film, like Black Spectrum, espouses the importance of education. At times realistic, at times taking on a mystical tone, the film is based on a

stage production, also written by Clay, called “Brother Jumbo’s Magic History Soup,” which he said has undergone multiple incarnations, as both a musical and a dramatic work.

“We want to engage students,” Clay told the audience following the film’s screening at the theater last Sunday afternoon.

Toward that end, he explained, a facilitator’s guide will be available to teachers for pre- or post-film discussions.

In attendance at the screening was Bob Law, the theater’s board chairperson emeritus, who hopes the film will serve to counteract the “insidious campaign that romanticizes ... violence against black people and black women in particular.”

In addition to children, he suggested, the film needs to be shown to adults, who “have to become part of the campaign that reduces violence in our community.”

According to Clay, the film was shot in Southeast Queens during the summer of 2018. Most of the multigenerational cast are natives of the borough, including several Black Spectrum alumni, he said.

Clay indicated that additional screenings are being planned for both educators and the general public. Any educators interested in presenting the film at their schools are encouraged to call the theater at (718 ) 723-180 0 or email Q info@blackspectrum.com.

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continued from page 27 The Mets won at a time when not only had the team been a perennial loser but the country was dealing with the Vietnam War as well as the moon landing and Woodstock, not to mention a mayoral race in which John Lindsay lost in the primary but ran again in the general election, reportedly winning in par t because of the good feelings caused by the Mets. “For us to win a championship having seen where that team had come from, I think made it that much more fulfilling,�

Shamsky said. “And then you put it in the context of what was going on in the city with all the problems the city was having, and the country. The war in Vietnam was tearing this country apart and we were all exposed to all of it.�

New York lost Game 1 of the World Series with Shamsky making the last out, an at-bat he said he still thinks about every day. But then they beat Baltimore in four straight to take the title, including memorable moments such as Tommie Agee’s two catches in Game 3 to save five runs, Ron Swoboda’s diving

catch in Game 4 and Al Weis hitting a home run in Game 5 though he had never hit one at Shea Stadium.

The Mets became celebrities in victor y, appearing on “The Ed Sullivan Show,� and a trio of players, Rod Gaspar, Ken Boswell and Wayne Garrett, were contes tant s on “The Dating Game.� “All three of those guys had no personality,� Shamsky said. “If I was the girl I would’ve just said, ‘I can’t pick anybody.’�

For the record, Gaspar won.

The Miracle Mets would not become a dynasty as the franchise has only won one championship since, in 1986.

With each passing year, the mythical figure of the 1969 team seems to grow. “Even people who weren’t born know about that team,� Shamsky said.

The Mets found their way into pop culture as George Burns, playing God in the 1977 movie “Oh, God,� was asked if he performs miracles. “The last miracle I did was the 1969 Mets,� he replied. “Before that, I think you have to go back to the Red Sea.�

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Art Shamsky pens book about the Miracle Mets

Bud Harrelson, left, Jerry Koosman, Erik Sherman, Art Shamsky, Ron Swoboda and Tom Seaver reminisce about the 1969 Mets team that shocked the world and won the World Series. On the cover: Shea Stadium, longtime home of the Mets, in ’69, and the cover of ERIK SHERMAN COLLECTION, ABOVE, AND, COVER, PHOTO BY PETER MANZARI / WIKIPEDIA Shamsky’s book.

And a dog on “Everybody Loves Raymond� was named Shamsky. “To this day I still get people coming up to me and thanking me for making their lives a little bit better when they

were either down financially or in the war in Vietnam,� Shamsky said. “We made people feel better about their lives and they have passed that on to generaQ tions after that.�

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by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

John Doby McClester was born in Camden, SC on Feb. 2, 1891. His father, James McClester, was a farmer. John had two older sisters, Elizabeth and Marilee, and a younger brother, Herbert Leonidas McClester. Seeing more for themselves in New York, they moved to the city in 1924 and settled on West 136th Street in Manhattan.

Herbert got a job on a passenger train with Pullman cars and John went to mortuary school. In 1931 John and wife Mattie built a 2,500-square-foot building and opened a funeral home at 109-52 New York Blvd. in South Jamaica. It was a huge success and affordable to area residents in the largely black neighborhood.

The business grew so rapidly that he brought in a nephew from Canada named Horace Mays to work at it.

John, whom Census records listed as “mulatto,” now a dated term, passed away at age 56 in May 1947. His wife, Mattie, and Mays carried on the running of the funeral home. After Mattie’s pass-

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The St. John’s Red Storm were among many teams on the proverbial bubble when it came to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, but the fact that their home is in New York City, the biggest American television market, had to have been a major tie-breaker in their favor. TruTV, Warner Media’s lowest-rated cable network, was the beneficiary, getting much-needed attention here.

While Red Storm players did hear their team’s name get called by Greg Gumbel on CBS’s “Selection Sunday,” it can be argued that there should be an asterisk placed next to this accomplishment. Many think of the NCAA Tournament as consisting of the 64 teams that began to play last Thursday. St. John’s had to settle for being one of the teams that took part in the “play-in” games held in Dayton.

It was a quick trip to southern Ohio as the Red Storm lost to Arizona State University, 74-65, in one of the poorest played games you’ll ever see. Both teams had trouble making passes, hitting outside shots and making free throws; and committed countless dumb fouls. It was a shame that one of them had to win.

Former Red Storm head coach Steve Lavin, currently a broadcaster working the NCAA Tournament, poked fun at the number of networks that were televising “the big dance.”

LECTURES/TALKS Book talk and signing: “After the Miracle: The Lasting Brotherhood of the ’69 Mets,” an “inside baseball” look at the team, with player Art Shamsky and co-author Erik Sherman. Sat., March 30, 2 p.m., Book Culture LIC, 26-09 Jackson Ave. $28 for book and ticket.

Info: (718) 440-3120, bookculture.com.

Behind-the-Scenes at Fort Totten, a look at the fortress that dates to the Civil War with the New York Adventure Club, led by an urban park ranger. Sun., March 31, 12-1:30 p.m., meeting at the visitor center, Lee Road, Bay Terrace. $32. Info: nyadventureclub.com.

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The McClester Funeral Home, 109-52 New York Blvd., South Jamaica, circa mid-1940s. ing, Mays continued his work.

With the building having been sold by the funeral home decades, ago, a newer owner in 2002 filed a successful application to have the property converted into a two-family house.

In 1982, New York Boulevard was renamed Guy R. Brewer Boulevard in honor of an assemblyman who representQ ed Jamaica.

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Knit & Crochet Club, with participants meeting up to share techniques and patterns and bringing their own supplies. Each Fri., 10:30 a.m., Howard Beach Library, 92-06 156 Ave. Free. Info: (718) 641-7086, queenslibrary.org.

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“There is probably a game on Animal Planet right now!” he joked. There probably would have been if Animal Planet were owned by Warner instead of Discovery Communications.

The New York Mets are using the MoviePass model to help boost attendance. The Amazin’ Mets Pass will allow customers to attend 78 home games (everything but the home opener and the two Subway Series games in Flushing) for $234. The catch is that you don’t get a seat.

Still, it’s a good value because you get all the promotional giveaway items and access to Citi Field’s restaurants where you can sit down. My guess is if you give an upper deck usher a few bucks you’ll be able to get a seat for most games.

Speaking of Citi Field dining, nearly all of the old favorites — Catch of the Day, Blue Smoke, Pat LaFrieda and Shake Shack — are returning while a number of a new dining establishments, Destination Dumplings (Korean), Pizza Cupcake and Emmy Squared (Italian) and Stuf’d (American sandwiches), are coming on board. If you want vegetarian dishes try Marty’s V Burgers (the plant-based Beyond Burger looks and tastes pretty close to the meat kind) and Mikkeller NYC, the brewpub located on the 126th Street side of Citi Field, which has Q a delicious falafel avocado salad.

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From WC Fields to “Goodfellas”: The History of the Motion Pictures in Queens, with author Jason Antos discussing the borough’s role in film, which predated Hollywood’s, and included Rudolph Valentino, here with Gloria Swanson in “Beyond the Rocks,” making his home here.

Sun., March 31, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Queens Historical Society, 143-35 37 Ave., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 939-0647, aqueenshistoricalsociety.org.

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CLASSES/WORKSHOPS Jade Toastmasters Club, teaching how to become a better speaker in regular conversation, job interviews, work presentations and more.

Wed., April 3 (and the 1st and 3rd Wed. each month), Century 21, 188-13 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows. Free for guests. Info: (347) 885-8579, jadetoastmastersclub@gmail.com.

Defensive driving course, for better skills, insurance and point reduction; and to cut down on accidents. Sat., March 30, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., St. Mel’s Church of Flushing, 26-15 154 St. $45. Info/ registration: (631) 360-9720.

SPECIAL EVENTS Stop ’N’ Swap, with people bringing clean, reusable, portable items to donate and taking home something that’s new to them, by GrowNYC. Sat., March 30, 12-3 p.m., PS 97, 85-52 85 St., Woodhaven. Free. Info: (212) 788-7900, grownyc.org/swap.

Phagwah Parade, the 39th annual, celebrating the Hindu holiday of Holi with floats, costumes and the throwing of colored powder at the end.

Sun., March 31, 12 p.m., from Liberty Ave. and 133 St., Richmond Hill, to Smokey Oval Park on 125 St. Info: (347) 624-7200, phagwahparade.us.

Trip to Resorts Casino, in Atlantic City, NJ, sponsored by the Sisterhood of Forest Park Jewish Center. Departing Mon., April 1, Lindenwood Shopping Center, 84 St. and 153 Ave., 9 a.m.; also Woodhaven Blvd. at Forest Park Drive, 9:10 a.m. $50 with $25 giveback. Info: Sharon, (917) 292-8732; Phyllis, (917) 601-2234.

Giant indoor flea market, with clothes, household items, books, games, jewelry, toys, snack bar and more. Sun., April 7, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Nativity of the Blessed Mary Church Hall, 101-41 91 St., Ozone Park. Info: Marge, (718) 843-4680.

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

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

Woodhaven/Richmond Hill Senior Center, with arts and crafts, knitting, Wii bowling, education and more. Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., lunch at 12 p.m. Strength/stretching exercise class every Mon., 1 p.m.; yoga class every Thu., 10 a.m.; Zumba every Fri. 89-02 91 St., Woodhaven. Info: (718) 847-9200.

SNAP: Services Now for Adult Persons, a full-service neighborhood center with exercise classes, line dancing, table pool, hot lunch daily, sewing, jewelry, quilting classes and more. 13333 Brookville Blvd., suite LL5, Rosedale. Info: (718) 525-8899, snapqueens.org.

SUPPORT GROUPS Monthly bereavement group, for anyone dealing with the loss of a loved one, with informative handouts and light refreshments provided. Wed., April 10 and each second Wed. of the month, 2:30-4 p.m., Maspeth Town Hall, 53-37 72 St. Free. Info: (718) 335-6049, maspethtownhall.org.

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

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continued from page 29 is named after a character in the photo, but no, not that boy.

Suddenly, you see him. Alan Kurdi. He was the 3-year-old Syrian migrant whose body washed ashore near Turkey’s Bodrum resort on Sept. 2, 2015, after his family’s raft capsized. You can also spot in the distance an overturned refugee boat, its former passengers trying to swim toward safety.

“It means that at the same time you’re doing this lovely thing, elsewhere on beaches, people are fighting for their lives,” the artist explained.

Crawford has observed patients experiencing her work. They might look for a long time and then have an emotional reaction, suddenly showing wet cheeks.

“I didn’t expect that to happen,” she said.

S o m e of the works get their The artist Carol Crawford, drama from right, at the opening of her joy instead of tragedy. exhibit “Dichotomies.”

“The Secret PHOTO BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH

Life of Flowers” depicts the dichotomy of water-growing flowers, their blooms above the drink but their roots submerged. A fish, born to live only underwater, goes about its business. Nearby, a baby happily inhabits the liquid, possibly experiencing a joyous return to its prebirth environment.

“We know that both babies and fish can swim underwater! I imagined this fantastic scene while gazing into a glass vase of flowers,” Crawford writes in the gallery notes.

The space showing her exhibit is technically open 24 hours a day on the ground floor of The Factory, an office building that seeks to draw in the community, said Gallery Q Talks Coordinator Gabriella Mazza.

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BY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED OUT OF THE SUPREME COURT, QUEENS COUNTY, in favor of ISMAT JAHAN, against MD MOSHARAF HOSSAIN, ROBIN’S HEAVEN INC, ET AL, to me directed and delivered, I WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION,

by Dennis Alestra DCA# 0840217, auctioneer, as the law directs, FOR CASH ONLY, on the 8 day of May, 2019, at 2:30 pm O’clock in the Afternoon, at: THE QUEENS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE 30-10 STARR AVENUE, 1st Floor, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101 in the county of Queens all the right, title and interest which MD MOSHARAF HOSSAIN, ROBIN’S HEAVEN INC, ET AL, the judgment debtor(s), had on the 12 day of April, 2017, or at anytime thereafter, of, in and to the following properties: 37-18 76TH STREET, JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY 11372 (BLOCK 1286, LOT 45) ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York. Approximate amount of judgment $77,780.96 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 700156/2011.

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E-TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/6/19.

Office location: Queens Co. LLC formed in Ohio (OH) on 4/7/1993 SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporate Creations Network Inc. 15 N Mill St Nyack, NY 10960. OH address of LLC: 119 E Court St Cincinnati, OH 45202. Arts.

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“You asked, we answered,” read the tweet from the NYPD’s 113th Precinct.

Seemingly every precinct commander in Queens hears at every meeting about residents’ frustration with illegally parked commercial trucks.

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Mint AAA Hi-Ranch. 3 BRs/2 full bths. 3 zone radiant heat, porcelain tiles in 1st floor, gas Heat Glo fireplace, quartz countertop, top floor all GE Cafe series kitchen, SS appl., granite counter. All new kitchen and bath, 2 separate electric 220 boxes, tankless water heater, sec. cameras, hi hats throughout, ductless AC, Pella sliding doors, no sand damage Asking $899K

Rare, totally unique, mint 2 fam. on the water, 41x110. Featuring 3 floors, walk in mint 1 bed apt. with granite kit, custom island, SS appl., wine fridge.

Gorgeous bedroom, tiled throughout. Middle floor boasts a huge custom kitchen, granite counter, new cabinets, SS appl., double wall oven and much more.

Spacious living room, bedroom and sliders to huge terrace for beautiful sunsets. Master suite and mint 1/2 bath on top level. Dock to 4 boat slips.

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Mint High Ranch, move-in-cond, 3 BRs, 2 full baths, 1st floor, 2 large rooms, full bath, laundry room and heating system, central air, sliding glass doors to lg. yard with in-ground pool. 2 1/2 ft. to 5 1/2 ft. shed w/ elec. Garage, 2nd fl, 3 BRs, 1 bath. Large mint kitchen, cathedral ceilings in living room with hi-hats, dining area, living room, beautiful arched Andersen windows in front.

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WANTAGH, LONG ISLAND Nestled across from Duckpond Drive Park this is a lovely (move-in condition) mint large expanded Cape. 4 BRs/2 full bths on 80x92 lot. Large extended den with sliding glass doors to a beautiful park-like yard with pool. 1st floor, 2 BRs, 1 bath, 2nd floor 2 BRs, 1 bth, attic for storage.

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HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

Legal 2 fam., SD, 4 BRs, 2 full baths, 1st floor, living room, kit, 2 bedrooms, full bath, 2nd fl., living room, kit., 2 bed, full bath, with full fin. basement, 8' ceiling. Pvt. dr. for 2 cars in front. Asking $729K

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OZONE PARK 1 family SD, 2 BRs, 1 full bath.

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Asking $437K

Beautiful custom Colonial. Large open concept with 23 ft. ceilings, 2 custom fireplaces, tinted UV windows. Beautiful kitchen with high-end SS appl., granite counter, FDR, den with Fplc, patio off den, custom staircase to 2nd flr. with 3 BRs, 2 full bths, balcony off MB, total 4 BRs, 3 1/2 bths, 42x100.

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Mint Hi-Ranch, (all redone), 4 BRs, 3 baths.

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Lovely Cape on 50x100, featuring 4 BRs, 2 full baths, basement, 2 driveways, garage & large yard.

Reduced $775K

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Co-ops & Condos For Sale • Hi-Rise Co-op. 1 BR/1 bath, washer/dryer on each floor. ......................................................................Reduced $159K • 1 Bed Co-op. MINT. ....................................... Asking $189K • Hi-Rise Co-op. Large unit in totally redone building. 3 BRs, 2 baths, living room w/L-shaped dining room. .........................................................................Asking $262K • Hi-Rise Mint AAA. 2 BRs/2 full baths, plus terrace, mint granite & SS appl. kitchen. 2 new baths. .......Asking $299K

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DUPLEX CONDO One-of-a-kind Janet Ann duplex condo, 2 BRs, 1 1/2 baths, renovated throughout, granite, S/S appliances, washer and dryer, terrace.

Asking $375K

Mint High Ranch, 4 BRs, 2 full baths Stucco exterior, granite countertop, pavers front and back, triple driveway new fencing. Reduced Asking $935K

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