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School District 27 had the lowest number of students take the gifted and talented test this year, possibly because there’s only one school for them to attend — PS 108 in South Ozone Park. Community Education Council 27 is calling for more G&T schools in the district.

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2010s see big rise in Queens population: feds Boro leaders rip Trump admin decision to ask about citizenship in 2020 Census

by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

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he latest estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau say Queens experienced a 5.7 percent population rise between April 2010 and July 2017, seeing a total increase of 127,860 residents.

As of last Ju ly, the nu mbers say, 2,358,582 people lived in the borough. The other four also saw population increases, with the bureau estimating that the entire New York City population became bigger than ever at 8,622,426.

But according to an examination by the Department of City Planning, Queens’ population increase during the seven-year period may not have been as sharp as the feds estimate.

The agency says that though the city saw a serious population increase between 2010 and 2017, “it is probably overstated” in the new numbers.

“Brooklyn and Queens likely experienced an undercount in the 2010 Census, the result of misclassifying housing units as vacant,” City Planning said in its analysis of the Census Bureau numbers. “A conservative estimate is that this problem understated the population of the two boroughs by 65,000 persons.”

The federal government also estimated that 115,142 more births than deaths occurred in

People walk down Roosevelt Avenue in Downtown Flushing, a bustling immigrant community.

According to new estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau, the 195,314 immigrants who moved to FILE PHOTO Queens kept its population from declining because of domestic migration.

Queens during the period analyzed.

During the April 2010 to July 2017 period, Census estimates say Queens experienced a net loss of 182,764 people to domestic migration — a higher figure than the one for births.

The same pattern, more people moving out than being born, was true of every borough except Staten Island.

But in Queens, the number is offset by the estimate of immigrants who moved in during the same period: 195,314 people, the highest number for any county in the state.

In its analysis of the Census estimates, the Empire Center for Public Policy think tank pointed out that only two counties in the state — Saratoga and Ontario — did not lose more

residents to domestic migration than they received from it during the years studied.

In terms of migration both domestic and international, Queens and Manhattan were the only boroughs in the period analyzed that in the end did not experience a net loss.

Overall, the estimates said that the Bronx saw the biggest percentage population gain between April 2010 and last July: 5.5 percent, or 86,052. Brooklyn was in second place with 5.8 percent, a 144,071 gain; Queens came in third place. Manhattan — having experienced a 5 percent population increase of 78,854 — was ranked fourth with Staten Island behind it, with 10,728 new residents in the borough accounting for a 2.3 percent increase.

As Queens’ population has increased, the higher number of residents has meant more people using city resources.

“There aren’t enough schools, we’re paving over more land that used to absorb water,” Queens Civic Congress President Kevin Forrestal said.

“If you have more people and more demands you’re going to have to increase the infrastructure,” Forrestal said.

More strain, he added, is placed on the city’s mass transit and roads systems.

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Brooklyn gunman convicted of murder Oscar Morel faces life in prison for 2016 murder of OP imam, associate

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Brooklyn resident Oscar Morel last Friday was convicted of killing Ozone Park Imam Maulana Akonjee and his associate, Thara Uddin.

A jury found Morel, 37, guilty of one count of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder and one count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He faces life in prison without the possibility of parole when sentenced on April 18.

“This was a senseless act of gun violence in the middle of the afternoon and carried out in a close-knit neighborhood filled with families and children,” Brown said in a statement. “The defendant’s actions caused immeasurable grief — not only to the victims’ families, but the slaying struck at the heart of the Muslim com munity of Queens. I am hopef ul today’s verdict will bring some closure to the family and many friends of the two men killed.”

Morel’s defense at tor ney, Michael Schwed, said he plans on appealing the ruling and is “fairly confident” that it will be overturned. The lawyer has said his client was never identif ied as the gunman.

Akonjee and Uddin were walking back from the Al-Furqan Jame Masjid mosque on Aug. 13, 2016, when Morel approached

Brooklyn resident Oscar Morel was convicted last Friday of killing Ozone Park Imam Maulana Akonjee, left, and his associate Thara Uddin on Liberty Avenue in broad daylight. His defense FILE PHOTOS attorney has vowed to appeal the ruling. them from behind and shot them in the head in broad daylight on Liberty Avenue.

Police were able to locate Morel after finding video surveillance of him near the crime scene.

He was also seen on camera hitting a bicyclist in Brooklyn and leaving the scene without stopping.

A person who witnessed the crash took down Morel’s license plate number and

provided it to police.

Cops later found a .38-caliber firearm in Morel’s home, the bullets of which matched the ones used to kill Akonjee and Uddin.

Muslim activists and members of the mosque Akonjee led had called on Brown to prosecute the case as a hate crime, but that was not done.

The murders occurred during the 2016 presidential campaign and many at the time believed the slayings were connected to anti-Islamic rhetoric being spouted by now-President Trump and some of his supporters, causing some congregants of the Ozone Park mosque to demand additional security measures.

Islamic activists later said the shootings may have been related to tensions between Muslim and Hispanic residents in the South Queens community, though no official motive was ever made public.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations in New York said in a written statement that it “welcomes” the conviction.

“We are grateful that Mr. Morel has been brought to justice for this horrific crime. Maulana and Thara came to this country in search of a better life, instead they found Mr. Morel’s hatred,” the group said. “Nothing can ever replace what Mr. Morel took from us, but this verdict helps show that this city will never accept this Q sort of heartbreaking violence.”

Ulrich, Holden talk Forest Park projects Dog run repairs on tap; pickleball at the broken courts?

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C o u n c i l m a n E r ic U l r ic h (R-Ozone Park) last Saturday touted two projects on tap for Forest Park, both of which were funded during previous participatory budgeting sessions hosted by the lawmaker.

The K9 Korral Dog Run closed on March 26 and will remain closed off until the end of July for a $300,000 upgrade and expansion.

“It does receive a lot of use but it did need a significant upgrade,” Ulrich said March 24 at the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association’s meeting.

U l r ich added the Pa rks Department is trying to find an alternative site for dog owners to utilize during the construction.

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the K9 Korral, said on Facebook that she’s “very excited and looking forward to seeing our beautiful new dog run ... Our dogs will be happier with the bigger and safer park.”

But that’s not the only Forest Park project Ulrich has allocated funding to that will undergo changes in the near future.

The councilman said Parks should start work on Lt. Clinton L. Whiting Square “shortly.”

The $250,000 project will consist of adding some green space and benches and some refurbishment to the statue of the famed first lieutenant from Woodhaven, who served during World War I. Meanwhile, Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) told the civic he’s trying to get to work on a long-needed renovation

of Forest Park’s tennis courts.

Seven of the park’s 14 courts were closed to the public years ago due to safety concerns and have since deteriorated.

Holden said he’s pushing for the courts to be repaired, though officials have said that would be difficult because they are located up a hill with a steep slope.

Workers would have to find a way up the hill with equipment, or travel through the working courts.

The councilman said Parks could turn some of the broken spaces into courts for pickleball, a tennis-like sport played on a smaller court, but some residents voiced opposition to that idea.

“They said they’re getting a lot of requests for the pickle,” HoldQ en said in response.

Councilman Bob Holden said the Parks Department could turn some of the broken tennis courts in Forest Park into spaces for pickleball. FILE PHOTO

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South Qns. sees boro’s fewest G&T applicants DOE implements new measures to increase diversity in advanced classes

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test, because even if they scored high enough they may not be able to attend the Every school district in Queens except classes.

“I really can’t see any other reason,” Pratt one saw at least 1,000 students take the test to see if they qualified for a seat in the Gift- said in an interview. “Especially on our end,” she said referring to Rockaway, where ed and Talented program starting this fall.

The exception was School District 27, she lives, “we have kids who are very much which stretches from Richmond Hill to Far meeting the standards but the parents don’t Rockaway and saw only 866 students take want to send their kids out to the other side.”

District 27 once had more than one G&T the exam.

Of that number, only 41 qualified for program, in which students are put through citywide G&T programs — which requires a more rigid and accelerated curriculum than their peers, but scoring in the 97th the others were taken percentile or higher away years ago due — and 104 scored really can’t see any t o d e cl i n i ng t e s t e nou g h t o at t e nd scores in the area. advanced classes in other reason. Especially Many parents face the district, coming on our end, we have kids the difficulty of getin the 90th to 96th t i ng one ch ild to percent ile of test who are very much their G&T classes takers. wh ile d r ivi ng the But it’s unlikely meeting the standards.” other to their school. the 104 that scored — Wendy Pratt, president of CEC 27 “I was speaking to high enough for the one parent on this district will all get a side, she has t wo seat, as SD 27 only has one G&T school, PS 108, the Capt. Vin- kids but only one is qualified,” Pratt said.

“PS 108, that’s the only school they have cent Fowler School in South Ozone Park.

Community Education Council 27 Presi- available to go to.”

CEC 27 has put pressure on the DOE to dent Wendy Pratt believes many parents in the district don’t let their children take the add another G&T school on the peninsula, Editor

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The city recently released the number of children who scored high enough on a test to get into a gifted and talented program. which the agency has said it’s looking into.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), ranking member of the Education Committee, said he would support adding more advanced classes in the district.

“A lot of people would really benefit,” he said. “The new chancellor starts April 2, I would definitely like to talk to him

about this.”

The senator also believes many parents are not aware of the opportunity, both in SD 27 and elsewhere.

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Council wants to tackle overcrowding Strategy seeks to build schools faster and provide public with info

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Chairpersons of influential City Council committees on March 20 released a multifaceted plan to tackle school overcrowding, one that seeks to build institutions quicker and provide the public with more information on the issue.

“To create additional school seats, two major things must be done: we must improve the demographic information we collect, and work with real estate interests to find seats in the most overcrowded school districts,” Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), chairman of the Finance Committee, said in a statement. “While the city has taken measures to create additional school seats over the past four years, more work remains to be done.”

The first part of the plan looks to “make it easier and faster to build schools.”

One aspect of the proposal would require state lawmakers to give the School Construction Authority design-build authorization — which allows agencies to combine design and construction procurement processes into one, instead of carrying them out separately.

The politicians are also seeking to expand the use of eminent domain, particularly in highly overcrowded districts, when looking for sites to build new schools.

They would also like to see the creation of special zoning districts to encourage school construction in high-need districts, which would require public review and a vote by the City Council.

The second point calls on the Department of Education and SCA to “accurately describe the problem.”

That would involve, among other things, creating a neigh-

City Council members on March 20 released a multifaceted FILE PHOTO plan to tackle school overcrowding. borhood-based Projected Public School Ratio using up-todate Census data, in an effort to determine the number of children in a single household that will attend a district public school.

A housing projection model is also sought, to more accurately estimate housing construction in neighborhoods beyond the immediate future.

The officials also want to give the public and decision makers more information, including improving communication with the public about potential new school sites, clarifying how students’ race is incorporated into enrollment projections and more.

Other approaches to reduce overcrowding are also being encouraged, such as having the DOE lead a “comprehensive school rezoning effort” in certain school districts by adjusting boundaries and school zone lines.

“Although this process is often very political, solving localized overcrowding by other means other than new school construction can allow the SCA to build more schools in areas where no other options are available,” the Council members state.

Finally, the group wants the city to explore new funding strategies to pay for future school construction, such as implementing impact fees on new developments that will bring more children into communities, and having developers whose projects create “significant adverse impacts to public school” pay into a school construction fund that would be set up by the city.

The plan is backed by Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan), Zoning Committee Chairman Councilman Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights) and Education Committee Chairman Councilman Mark Treyger (D-Brooklyn).

It’s also supported by Leonie Haimson, executive director of advocacy group Class Size Matters.

“If these proposals are implemented this will help alleviate the chronic overcrowding that deprives our students of their right to an excellent and equitable education,” HaimQ son said in a statement.

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lephants are among the most intelligent animals on Earth, their thoughts and capabilities on a par with the smartest whales and even primates.

Whether it’s analysis of their brains or study of their habits, the more we learn the more we realize they are not at all “dumb animals” motivated solely by instinct.

They use simple tools, manipulating them with their trunks. They dig holes to get water, cover them up to prevent evaporation and return later to drink again.

They learn our words and react to hearing certain ones.

They work together to achieve an objective. Some have learned to undo the shackles they’ve been put in. Some have shown that they can count. Others clearly enjoy the chance to paint abstract art — which ends up looking like the work of people. Others have been trained to paint simple but accurate pictures: of elephants.

They’re also highly gregarious and emotional. One who learned to open her constraints then opened them for others in the same animal park. When an elephant is injured, others in the herd do their best to assist rather than adhere to survival of the fittest rules. When one dies, its friends and relatives hold what can accurately

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be called a funeral. They return to the site of the death for years, pause, gently nudge at the bones. They’ve been known in many cases to help humans in danger.

They cry. They also sometimes get angry and stomp their oppressors to death. Fewer and fewer blame them.

For all these reasons and more, New York City and State have both banned the use of elephants, and other exotic animals, in circuses and other spectacles. Training them to perform has always required techniques now known to be abusive and cruel. Yet today you can go to Roy Wilkins Park in Jamaica and see elephants performing in the UniverSoul Circus. That’s because the state law, enacted in 2017, was written to not take effect until two years later — highly unusual. The city law, due to take effect in January, is simply not being enforced during a “grace period” running until October. UniverSoul insists it treats its animals well. It may.

It will be sad in some ways to not see elephants perform anymore. It will cost some jobs; witness the end of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. But the law is the law, and we’ve learned too much about these animals to keep treating them ... like animals.

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While expanding recruiting outreach, the FDNY is lowering physical standards, notes the New York Post (“FDNY Bean-Counters,” Feb. 12, 2018). Probationary firefighters who fail to run 1.5 miles in 12 minutes can take this fitness test on a StairMaster machine instead. Rebecca Wax became the first woman to graduate the Fire Academy despite failing another crucial fitness test (New York Post, May 3, 2015). The 33-year-old cadet did not pass a training evaluation requiring her to perform vital tasks while wearing full gear.

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resumably there’s no love lost between Mayor de Blasio, the ardent progressive trying to become a leader of the energized movement, and Jared Kushner, the businessman and son-in-law of President Trump, who has a broad but vague role in the White House, tackling issues at home and abroad.

So there should be no wink-and-nod backroom nonsense to get in the way of throwing the book at the Kushner Companies for any legal violations it may have committed in pursuit of the almighty dollar while Ivanka Trump’s husband was in charge.

It was recently revealed that the real estate firm had a bad habit of claiming on official forms that it had no rent-stabilized tenants when in fact it did, including for buildings in Astoria. The company may also have played the old trick of using obnoxious construction techniques to drive out tenants to bring in new ones paying higher rents. So now both the Department of Buildings and the City Council are investigating the alleged shenanigans.

Could the tenants be exaggerating and the misinformation on the forms just be mistakes? Sure. That’s what the probes must find out. If the company is guilty, however, penalties including jail time are possible. Tenant harassment and filing false documents cannot be tolerated. Let’s see if the problems went to Jared.

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RIP, Firefighter Davidson Dear Editor: Firefighter Michael Davidson, killed in the Harlem fire last Friday, was such a hero in every sense of the word.

He was a member of Engine Co. 69, as was his retired father, and his brother serves in the FDNY as well. Davidson was a dedicated firefighter and according to Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro was cited for bravery four times in the last 15 years.

He also was a dedicated and proud family man to his wife and four children. His neighbors in Floral Park, LI said he did what he could for his neighbors and that also included snow removal. At 37 years old he died too soon. Why do the good die so young?

We now mourn another one of our Bravest, who did his best to protect the citizens of this great city of ours. It takes a special man or woman to enter a burning building to save lives. Davidson was such a person.

My heartfelt prayers go out to his precious family, friends, neighbors and fellow firefighters who are grieving so now.

Firefighter Michael Davidson, may you rest in peace for all that you have done and have meant so much to others who have depended on you. May God bless you, for you will not be forgotten!

Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks

Late Island Rail Road Dear Editor: When it comes to Long Island Rail Road problems, the buck stops on Gov. Cuomo’s desk. (“The LIRR promises to do better,” Editorial, and “LIRR outlines new performance plans” by Michael Gannon, March 22).

At the end of World War II, there began a decline of our LIRR with a corresponding loss of fare-box revenues. The Pennsylvania Railroad began to reduce financial support as well. This played a part in the LIRR going into receivership in 1949. In recognition of the role the LIRR played in the economy of both Long Island and New York City, New York State began providing

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Payback for NYCHA chiefs Dear Editor: A few things that could be done to the people responsible for the current New York City Housing Authority mess: 1. They should be fired.

2. They should be sentenced to live in the filth they created for one year (no heat in winter, no A/C in summer, rooms infested with ants, spiders, bedbugs, etc. ...).

3. There should be surprise unannounced inspections to make sure this doesn’t happen again.

James Jagiello Forest Hills

A world on edge Dear Editor: With the expulsion of 60 Russian diplomats from our country by President Trump in response to the poisoning of two Russians in England, the stakes are going to be raised even higher, and tensions between our two countries will continue to worsen and certainly not improve in the near future.

John Bolton, coming on board as national security advisor to the president, most probably will take a very hard line with Russia as well as with China, Iran and North Korea. Tensions are running high all over the world, with so many conflicts raging, especially in the Middle East and parts of Africa. North Korea has nuclear weapons capable of destroying the U.S., and Russia and China continue their arms buildups.

Time will tell what will happen over the next several weeks and months, but the international scene is going to be like a powder keg ready to explode if cooler heads and common sense do not prevail.

John Amato Fresh Meadows

Blame both for the debt Dear Editor: One major difference between Republicans and Democrats is that Republicans pretend to care about deficits and Democrats don’t even pretend to care about them. In reality, deficits do not matter to either party.

Obama saw the national debt nearly double during his time in office. Yes, he inherited a recession, but that does not excuse his later budgets and the $500 billion deficit in his last year.

Trump has made matters worse. He oversaw a large tax cut and a $1.3 trillion budget which nobody had time to read. Obamacare was passed without legislators reading the bill, and five to six million people lost their insurance and millions of people saw multiple years of double-digit premium increases. Advocates of Obamacare pretend those two facts never existed. Passing legislation without knowing what is in it is bad governance.

If the government had to pay on average an additional 1 percent on the national debt, the extra cost would be $210 billion. Where would the money come from?

I have not even gotten into the need to reform Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid (a subject for another letter).

One day the country will have to pay the price for its recklessness. I may not live long enough to see it, but it will happen.

Heaven help the younger generations.

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Peralta puts people first Dear Editor: I am writing in support of my state Sen. Jose Peralta.

Much has been written and many protests have been held regarding the senator joining the Independent Democratic Conference. As a constituent and a registered Democrat I was reflexively troubled by this move. I attended the standing-room-only meeting at the Jackson Heights Jewish Center. I was part of the crowd that was outside because there was no room for many of us who needed hear the senator explain his actions.

What I have observed since following Peralta’s actions is his presence in the community.

He’s making sure that issues that affect our daily lives are addressed as best as he can. He has ensured that his staff does outreach to all the

members of his jurisdiction, not just a vocal few.

No one who follows politics is naive enough to think the machines that have been in power are going to concede that power without a struggle.

As long as the senator continues to deliver for us, I don’t care what conference he belongs to. His loyalty should always and only be for the needs of the community — the people above party.

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financial assistance to the LIRR in the 1950s and 1960s.

The “Line of the Dashing Dan,” as it was called, was officially chartered on April 24, 1965 by the State of New York. In 1966, New York State bought the railroad’s controlling stock from the Pennsylvania Railroad and put it under the newly formed Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Authority. The MCTA changed its name to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in 1968 when it took over operations of the New York City Transit Authority.

With MTA subsidies, the LIRR modernized further and grew into the busiest commuter railroad in the United States. Over the past 54 years, several billion dollars in combined county, city, state and federal taxpayer-generated dollars have subsidized both the capital and operating costs for the LIRR. The findings within state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s audit of LIRR on-time performance problems are even worse than he reports. The numbers are rigged. Any train arriving within 100 feet of a Penn Station platform within five minutes and 59 seconds of its scheduled time is considered “on time.” For many LIRR commuters who have to arrive at work on time without being late six minutes or more, I doubt their bosses would be happy. The LIRR definition of “on time” is just like a teacher giving students a passing grade by rigging the results.

Larry Penner Great Neck, LI The writer is a transportation historian and advocate who worked 31 years for the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.

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DOT expands on its W’haven signal plan Agency also working on implementing TSP along the Select Bus corridor

by Anthony O’Reilly Editor

The Department of Transportation last Thursday told the Queens Chronicle that traffic lights along Woodhaven Boulevard were “adjusted” when Select Bus Service was implemented in November, but that further changes should be expected.

“NYCDOT is now currently looking at the corridor for future improvements to optimize traffic signals, including [during] mid-day,” an agency spokesman said.

The Queens Chronicle first reported last week that the DOT will be synchronizing traffic lights on the boulevard, following a request f rom Cou ncilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village). The spokesman did not return a request for comment at that time, but following this paper’s Wednesday evening deadline provided a statement with details on its plan.

The agency said it’s “in the process of mobilizing resources for data collection efforts along the Q52/Q53 Select Bus Service routes. The data we are collecting will play an integral part in NYCDOT’s assessment of traffic operations along Woodhaven Boulevard this Spring.”

Additionally, the data collected will go to help the city launch Transit Signal Priority along the Q52 and Q53’s routes from Roos-

The Department of Transportation provided the Queens Chronicle last week with more details on its plan to synchronize traffic signals along Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards, and said FILE PHOTO Transit Signal Priority for buses is coming to the corridor next year. evelt Avenue in Jackson Heights into the Rockaways. The method uses signals from a bus to traffic lights along a corridor to ensure buses are not kept at red lights for extended periods, thereby improving travel times on busy routes.

According to a July 2017 report by the DOT, TSP is used at 260 intersections along

five bus routes. The same report said the method was being planned for the Q5 along Merrick Boulevard, the Q25 on Kissena Boulevard, Q43 on Hillside Avenue and the Q44 Select Bus Service on Main Street in Flushing, though it did not say when TSP might come to those corridors. The DOT spokesman said Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards

will have it by “late” 2019.

Holden asked the DOT earlier this year to synchronize the lights in an effort to reduce congestion.

“You go two blocks, stop. Two more blocks, a red light,” he said at January’s Borough Board meeting. “If you synchronize the lights at rush hour, we can get the flow of traffic moving again.”

After first saying the signals were fine, the DOT agreed they were not timed properly and that it would look into correcting the issue.

Holden told members of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association last Saturday the signals need to be synchronized at all times, not just rush hour, saying “It has to be during mid-day, too.”

Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) praised his colleague for pushing the agency on the issue, but said the electeds’ work is not over.

“We need to continue pushing the DOT on SBS,” Ulrich said.

The service — which placed commuters on median bus stops along the boulevard from Park Lane South to Rockaway Boulevard — has been unpopular among many civics and politicians along the corridor. Transportation advocates say the changes have made Woodhaven and Cross Bay safer, and improved Q commutes.

A train work to impact riders Project seeks to protect the subway line against floods

by Anthony O’Reilly Two sections of Rockaway will not see A train service from April to September due to a f looding protection project a long t h e l i n e, t h e M TA a n nou nced i n a Ma rch 23 statement.

In an effort to minimize the impact on Rockaway residents, the work will be done in two phases — along the Rockaway Park Branch from April 9 to May 18 and on the Far Rockaway Branch from July 2 to Sept. 3. Shuttle service will be rerouted during those times to service affected riders.

The work seeks to make the line more resilient in the face of future storms, such as Sandy.

Service on the A line was disrupted for months following the Oct. 29, 2012 superstorm and was replaced on the peninsula by ferries to and from Manhattan, which were later canceled only to be brought back by Mayor de Blasio as part of a citywide program.

The upcoming work will

Two sections of Rockaway will see no A train service in the spring and FILE PHOTO summer due to a flood mitigation project. consist of a perimeter f lood wall and gates arou nd the tracks, the MTA said.

“As we have seen time and time again, our subway system is impacted by the forces of nature,” New York City Transit President Andy Byford said in a prepared statement. “Just as

our employees work around the clock to clean up after a storm, we must also proactively protect our infrastr ucture. We thank our customers for their patience while we perform this critical work to provide safe, resilient and reliable service not just today, but far into the

future as well.”

During the first phase, the A t rain will not operate between Broad Channel and Rockaway Park-Beach 116th Street. In addition to the shuttle service, customers can use the Q22, Q35, Q52/53, QM16 and QM17 express buses. The second phase will see no A trains between Broad Channel and Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue. Commuters can use the Q22, Q52 and QM17 express buses to get to and from their destinations.

The work will not impact A train service on the borough’s mainland.

The MTA said it will conduct an “aggressive” customer notif ication prog ram in advance of the project, including signage, brochures and electronic messages.

Riders can get updates on subway and bus service at mta. info, or sign up for email and text nonfictions at mymtaalerts. com, or by downloading the Trip Planner+ app on their Q smartphones.

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Stolen Bass Jamaica’s Miya Bass has lived to sing another day on the hit NBC show “The Voice” Coach Adam Levine on Monday night paired Bass against teammate Drew Cole in the battle round, with them performing a duet of the Bob Dylan classic “Knocking on Heaven’s Door.”

Levine chose Cole as the winner of the head-to-head, allowing Coach Alicia Keys to use one of her two steals to bring the former NYPD cadet to her own team.

“There’s a special energy you bring to #TeamAlicia,” Keys tweeted. “The world will see it unfold soon.”

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As time went on though, many forgot The Rev. Lawrence Edward Lynch was about the priest and his legacy and a sign at one of the most beloved men in Cypress Hills the triangle dedicated to him only reads and wherever he went as a chaplain for the “Greenstreets.”

But Lynch may soon be recognized for Fighting 69th during World War II. Lynch had administered last rites to many his bravery once again.

Ed Wendell, the executive director of the soldiers, even some who were not Catholic — Brig. Gen. Julius Klein said in a 1951 Woodhaven Historical Society, is trying to newspaper article that the priest, who would get a street near the Woodhaven triangle copray over dying Jewish soldiers in Hebrew, named after the priest.

“It ju st seemed wa s h is “ favor it e proper to me to Irish rabbi.” restore that name,” The chaplain, who Wendell said. “Once g rew up nea r t he t just seemed proper to you start reading stoCypress Hills-Woodme to restore that name.” ries about him ... he haven border and was was a very interesting a captain in the — Ed Wendell, executive director of the character and he had Army, was killed by Woodhaven Historical Society a really big heart. He an artillery shell on was a chaplain to all Okinawa, Japan in faiths.”

April 1945.

Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) Three months later, dozens of Catholic priests and more than 4,000 soldiers attended said at last Saturday’s meeting of the Wooda memorial service in his memory on the haven Residents’ Block Association that he will introduce legislation to make the coisland.

A parade was held shortly before a trian- naming official, and it will be voted on along gle at Atlantic Avenue and 81st Street in with other co-naming proposals later this Woodhaven was dedicated for Lynch in 1949 year. Woodhaven’s American Legion Post No. 118 is also in support of the plan. and there were plans to erect a statue of him.

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106th Pct.: ‘Please’ lock your car doors NCO tells community ‘Don’t think we have forgotten about the schools’

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Police Officer Peter Paese, a neighborhood coordination officer for the 106th Precinct, told members of the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association on Tuesday to “please” lock their car doors, as the precinct is seeing more people leaving themselves open to theft.

“Ninety percent of the time, the car doors were left unlocked,” Paese said of recent car break-ins. “They’ll go in, look around and see if there’s anything worth stealing.”

The act has been called a “crime of opportunity,” with many vandals walking along streets pulling on door handles to see who has left their vehicle unlocked.

Paese said he’s checked cars himself and found several left unprotected. Paese, along with his partner Mike Petrizzo, are tasked with covering Sector A in the 106th — everything south of the Conduit, mostly Howard Beach, Hamilton Beach and some parts of Ozone Park.

Addressing recent news reports that NYPD cops have been taken out of schools, Paese said “Don’t think we have forgotten about the schools.

“We make sure that all the principals know us and that all the students are safe,” he said.

The New York Post earlier this month published a story saying the “last” cops assigned

The 106th Precinct is asking residents to “please” lock their car doors after several people’s cars have been broken into. Officers at the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association meeting also touched on mail fishing and school safety. full-time to public schools had been removed from Francis Lewis High School in Fresh Meadows, where the officer had worked for more than a dozen years.

But education officials said during a recent legislative breakfast that school, and two others in northeast Queens, would have permanent cops walking the halls.

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Paese said the 106th often visits private and public schools.

Capt. Mike Edmunds, executive officer of the 106th, warned residents that the command has seen five cases of mail fishing in recent days — with mailboxes on 151st Avenue, Cross Bay Boulevard and 160th Avenue and Linden Boulevard all being hit.

Mail fishing is a crime in which a perpetrator uses a bottle or other object covered in adhesive to steal checks from mailboxes, then washes off the ink on the check and alters it, making themselves the recipients of the money and increasing the amount being taken out of the victim’s bank account.

The United States Postal Service is in the process of changing all bins to newer, theftproof ones but that process will take a couple of months. People mailing checks should drop off envelopes inside a post office until the changes are completed.

Responding to questions from civic board member Maria Asaro, Edmunds said the precinct is coordinating with other agencies to prepare a strategy on how to stop people from riding ATVs throughout the community during the warmer months.

The executive officer said the best way is to find a way to “trap” the riders so they cannot get away from law enforcement, instead of trying to go after them.

“We’re not allowed to chase after them and we won’t chase them,” Edmunds said. “It’s just dangerous.”

Finally, the civic and the Howard Beach Kiwanis will be hosting a free movie night on April 2 starting at 7 p.m. in Father Dooley Hall, located at 83-09 157 Ave. Q Food will be provided.

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Jose Severino, a community affairs officer with the 102nd Precinct, said last Saturday that the command is experiencing an uptick in the number of tires and rims being stolen off “high-end” Honda Accords.

“These people are experts,” Severino said at the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association’s monthly meeting.

Severino did not say exactly how many cases have been reported in recent weeks.

He encouraged all residents to make themselves less susceptible to the theft by equipping their tires with alarms or locks and parking their vehicles in well-lit areas whenever possible. The thieves work in groups, with one set loosening the lug nuts on the tires, another taking them off and the last putting the car on cinderblocks and taking the tires away with them — all done in about three minutes.

But that’s not the only crime trend affecting the area — Severino said mail fishing is still a problem for the command. One Kew Gardens resident recently mailed a $63

The second tower of the TWA hotel at John F. Kennedy International Airport topped out recently, a spokeswoman for the developer said Monday.

Additionally, a seven-layer soundproof glass facade near the north tower is close to completion, which will make the hotel one of the quietest hotel rooms in the world, according to the spokeswoman.

The hotel, which is expected to open in early 2019, will hold a 505-guestroom luxury space around the landmarked TWA Flight Center terminal, which has been in the dark for more than 15 years.

The Eero Saarinen-designed f light center, opened in 1962, will serve as the hotel’s lobby and will be in the middle of two buildings that will hold the rooms.

The terminal, which will be preserved in its original state, will host six restaurants and four bars, with one of the eateries being a food hall for up-and-coming restaurateurs.

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The 102nd Precinct is warning residents of FILE PHOTO tire and rim thefts. check, but the victim later learned a thief took it out of the bin — using a device covered in glue — and altered it, making himself the recipient of the money and changing the amount to $8,000.

The United States Postal Service is in the process of changing all boxes in Queens and Brooklyn to newer, mail fishing-proof ones, but that might take a couple of months.

Severino urged residents to drop any checks off inside the post office, or write checks using a Uniball 207 gel pen — the Q ink of which cannot be washed off.

Both towers of the TWA hotel at JFK Airport PHOTO BY MAX TOUHEY have topped out. lobby through interconnected tunnels.

The terminal closed in 2001 because it was too small to accommodate modern aircraft, and has been unused since. A space will be dedicated for a museum with mementoes from TWA and the Jet Age. The project is expected to generate 3,700 permanent and construction union jobs and is 100 percent privately funded.

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Peter’s Tire & Wheel in Brooklyn, located about three miles away from Howard Beach, has a history of providing excellent service to its customers, many of whom have encouraged FACEBOOK PHOTO others to visit the shop.

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There are a countless number of tire and rim shops in Brooklyn and Queens, and Junior, as he’s affectionately called, knows that.

“The competition is so saturated,” said Junior. “You have to pass so many shops just to get to mine and I appreciate that people come out here to see me.”

So why do people continue driving out to Peter’s Tire & Wheel, located at 1796 Linden Blvd. in Brooklyn?

Two words: customer service.

“They know we’re good and that we’re going to take care of them every time,” Junior said. “We do a good job and take care of the customer.”

But just don’t take his word for it.

The shop has an average 4.5 star rating on Google, the vast of majority of which are 5-star ratings that come with high praise.

“Great, friendly staff and fast service,” customer Victoria said. “Will be returning.”

Daniel Zubieta said, “Great people, great service. You must go.”

Susan T. had rave reviews for the owner.

“Junior was very patient and helpful,” she said. “Great service, even better prices.”

As its name would suggest, Junior and his employees specialize in making sure drivers have the best tires and rims for their cars.

The shop repairs damaged wheels, and also installs new ones for anyone looking for a new set.

And there is no shortage of items to

choose from.

Junior’s store carries a wide range of tire brands, from Michelin to GoodYear and many more.

You could also pick from powdercoated rims, or custom wheels to pimp your ride however you like.

And don’t think you need to be an expert on all things cars before walking into Peter’s.

“We get a lot of first-time customers who come in and say, I know I want a custom wheel,” Junior said. “And then we sit down with them and go over what might be best for them.”

And just as the shop busts the stereotype that car shops are out to rip people off, you also won’t be lounging around for hours here.

Junior said a typical visit, including consultation and the actual work, takes about 60 minutes.

So you can go in and be driving on a new set of wheels in virtually no time.

Don’t expect to break the bank — the wheels and tires at Peter’s are offered at discounted prices.

Peter’s Tire and Wheel is located about three miles away from Howard Beach, where he lives.

It’s open from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Monday to Friday, and 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.

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For more information, you can call them at (718) 257-3160 or visit their website peterstiresandrims.com, where customers can see tires and rim options and see what works best with their vehicle.

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George Subraj was an example of the American Dream, emigrating to the United States from his native Guyana in the 1970s, moving to Queens and building a prosperous real estate business.

But the late founder of Zara Realty also wanted to share his good fortune far beyond the borders of the World’s Borough, and on March 18, some children in India got to say a long distance thank-you in a ceremony at Martin Van Buren High School in Bellerose.

The Subraj Foundation, founded by the family in 1992, was honored by the Indian Diaspora Council International for a $5,000 grant that was used to add technology to a new school in the Village of Napaniya Khijadiya in the Indian State of Gujarat.

“It was a great event,” said Anthony Subraj, George’s son, who was representing the family and the foundation.

“They were honoring people who Guyana Consul General Barbara Atherly, left, Anthochanged people’s lives.” ny Subraj, Vrinda Jagan and Gloria Sabraj attend a The ceremony is part of an ongoing ceremony honoring the late Queens resident, busicelebration marking the 100th anniver- nessman and philanthropist George Subraj. sary of the end of the Indian Indenture PHOTO COURTESY ZARA REALTY system in which people from India were sent around the former British Empire, the community, and he really wanted to give including Guyana, as debt-bonded servants. back to the community, he said of his father.

The practice took place in Guyana from The foundation looks for projects that about 1838 to 1917. promote health and education George Subraj died in 2016. His widow, Subraj said the foundation has taken Gloria, also was present, as were Consul American doctors from institutions such as General of Guyana Barbara Atherly, and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Vrinda Jagan, the daughter of the late Ched- Center in Maryland to various countries to di Jagan, a fellow honoree who was a leader help needy populations. in Guyana’s independence movement and He said that they have sent medical mispresident from 1992 to 1997. sions to Guyana and will be going back George Subraj founded Zara in 1982. The again, the next trip focusing on increasing Jamaica-based company manages more than the availability of cornea transplants.

2.7 million square feet of residential proper“They will do corneal transplants,” Subty. Anthony said the decision to fund the raj said. “But they also will be training local school project was not a difficult one. doctors to perform the surgery; and bringQ “The foundation of the company was in ing 600 pairs of glasses.”

Upcoming Relay meetings Planning for this year’s Relay for Life event in Middle Village this June is underway, and organizers are asking anyone interested to come volunteer.

The second of eight meetings for event planners and team captains will take place on Thursday, April 5 at the Ridgewood Moose Lodge at 72-15 Grand Ave. in Maspeth at 7 p.m.

Future meetings will be held May 3, May 15, May 31, June 19 and June 21 ahead of the annual event to raise money for cancer research at Juniper Valley Park on June 23 and 24.

A final “wrap up” meeting will be held on July 19.

Relay for Life consists of dozens of teams walking around the Juniper Valley Park track during the overnight and early morning hours of June 23 and 24, respectively, as well as a number of special events honoring those who have battled cancer. Last year, more than $220,000 was raised to help find a cure for the dreaded disease.

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Avonte’s Law becomes reality four years later Trump signs omnibus package that includes assistance for caretakers

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A bill that was drawn up after the death of Avonte Oquendo, a mute autistic boy who ran out of his Long Island City school and was found dead months later, was included in the federal omnibus spending package signed by President Trump March 23.

The legislation, called “Kevin and Avonte’s Law,” has been pushed by U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) since 2014.

A program to provide voluntary tracking devices for families who care for someone with autism, dementia or other special needs will be created under the program, which also expands support services.

“Making voluntary tracking devices available to vulnerable children with autism or adults with Alzheimer’s who are at risk of wandering will help put countless families at ease,” Schumer said in a written statement last Thursday. “I am proud to have continued to speak up for those who cannot and to have authored this important bill, which will help Avonte Oquendo’s memory live on, while helping to prevent other children and teens with autism from going missing.”

The law puts children with developmental disabilities into a program originally designed to assist people in locating

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer announced last week that a bill to help caretakers better track people with developmental disabilities was included in the federal omnibus package, which was signed

by President Trump last Friday. The bill was proposed following the death of Avonte Oquendo, PHOTO COURTESY U.S. SENATE whose mother, Vanessa Fontaine, is seen here with Schumer.

Alzheimer’s patients, which will be named the Missing Americans Alert Program.

Under the program, tracking technology will be available to let caretakers know where their loved ones with special needs are at all times. The tracking devices could be wristwatches, anklets or a clip put on belt loops or shoelaces. According to Schumer,

they can also be woven into specially designed clothing.

The measure will also allocate funding for community outreach to create awareness programs to help teach people how to identity children or adults with developmental disabilities who have wandered.

A Schumer spokeswoman said the pro-

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Transportation advocates are calling for a solution to what they say is a lack of consistency from the NYPD in enforcing the city’s Right-ofWay Law. On Feb. 1, traffic safety advocacy group Make Queens Safer tweeted about what it calls the “disparity” of the law, citing two separate but similar incidents when drivers faced different outcomes for failing to yield to a pedestrian, resulting in fatal injuries.

On Jan. 5 in Jackson Heights, 22-year-old Lance Timote was arrested for striking Myriam Nino, 82, as he attempted to turn right onto Northern Boulevard at the intersection on 90th Street. Nino later died of her injuries at Elmhurst Hospital on Jan. 20. Timote was charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to exercise due care.

On Jan. 18, 63-year-old Hung Ngo was hit by a car while crossing the intersection at Metropolitan and 70th Avenue in Forest Hills. The driver of the car, an unidentified woman who was also turning, was issued a ticket but was not arrested.

Cristina Furlong, co-founder of Make Queens Safer, says the disparity between the two incidents is unclear.

“It just doesn’t make sense and it needs to make sense,” Furlong said. “It’s really difficult for loved ones and family members who lose

people on the street to have this not make sense.

That should be a priority of the NYPD and the DA to make clear.”

Furlong says the enforcement of the Right-ofWay Law — implemented in 2014 under Mayor de Blasio’s Vision Zero plan to reduce traffic fatalities — is “faulty at best.”

“It just goes to show that it needs standard regulation throughout the NYPD, rules on how to enforce it,” Furlong said. “It can’t be nominal, there has to be a standard. If you failed to yield to a pedestrian or failed to exercise due care, you have to be issued a ticket.”

The Right-of-Way Law turned failure to yield in fatal crashes into a crime. It was ruled unconstitutional by a Queens judge in 2016, but the city said it would still enforce it regardless.

Laura Shepard, a volunteer with traffic safety advocacy group Transportation Alternatives, also believes the law has not been applied often or consistently enough.

“NYPD is barely enforcing it. We’ve seen a lot of similar crashes resulting in injuries and death and the drivers haven’t been charged; we’ve seen different outcomes,” Shepard said.

“The point of these laws is to discourage reckless driving in the first place; a vehicle is a weapon and all drivers have to operate them safely, cautiously. We should hold them accountable for their actions.”

In an email to the Chronicle, District Attorney Richard Brown said that his office’s Homi-

cide Bureau determines the charges in pedestrian deaths by taking into account factors such as the Right-of-Way Law, and whether “drugs, alcohol or excessive speed” played a role in the incident.

“Our office determines in each incident whether or not the facts meet the elements of a criminal act per the laws enacted by the Legislature and interpreted by the Courts, working in collaboration with the NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad,” Brown said. “We enforce the law on a case by case basis.”

Brown’s office declined to comment about the investigations into the deaths of Ngo and Nino.

An NYPD spokesman said that the investigations are handled by the Collision Investigation Squad, but declined to comment further.

“It’s a bit of a mystery,” Peter Beadle, cochairman of Transportation Alternative’s Queens Committee and member of Community Board 6, said. “It’s really not clear what standard is being applied.

“When you have inconsistent application of the laws it sends a message to drivers they won’t be held responsible. There’s a little bit of a morbid joke in activist circles that the best way to commit murder is to use a car; there’s a chance you’ll walk away without any charges.” Beadle added. “If people feel they can get away with it because they won’t face consequences of crimiQ nality, they won’t police their behavior.”

grams will cost $2 million over the next five fiscal years.

The New York senator first introduced the bill in 2014 after working with the mother of Avonte. The boy walked past at least one school safety officer and out the door of the Riverview School in Long Island City in October 2013.

His remains washed ashore in College Point the following January. The 14-year-old boy’s body was so decomposed that no cause of death could be determined.

Although Schumer first proposed the law, it was most recently carried by U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), whose state saw autistic 6-year-old Hamza Elmi go missing and found dead in 2015. U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) co-sponsored the measure — in 2008, 9-year-old Kevin Curtis Wills of Jefferson, Iowa died when he slipped into a river and drowned.

The House and Senate approved the $1.3 trillion omnibus package, which keeps the government open through Sept. 30, on Thursday.

Trump signed the package on Friday, hours after saying on Twitter that he was considering vetoing it because it did not include protections for recipients of deferred action and did not fully fund an improved wall on the United States-Mexico border. Q

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State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said at last Saturday’s meeting of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association that he will be pushing for a bill he wrote, which would strip the possibility of parole for those convicted of f irst-degree murder of cops, to be passed after a convicted police killer was set free.

“You should not get parole,” Addabbo said at the civic meeting.

Addabbo first introduced the bill in the 2013-14 session, but it did not get out of the Codes Committee.

It is in front of the same panel right now and is being carried in the lower chamber by Assemblyman Brian Barnwell (D-Maspeth).

A 2005 state law, titled “The Crimes Against Police Officers Act,” requires a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole for those found guilty of k illing any cop, peace off icer or employee of the Department of Correctional Services.

But the legislation only applies to cases brought after its passage. Addab-

bo’s law seeks to close that “loophole.”

It was originally proposed due to the fact that the killers of Police Officer Edward Byrne are put up for parole every two years, forcing his family to “relive the ordeal,” according to the bill.

The senator is again pushing for its authorization after Herman Bell, who in 1971 gunned down NYPD Officers Joseph Piagentini and Waverly Jones, was declared a free man by the state’s parole board earlier this month.

Bell and two accomplices lured the two cops to a Harlem housing project and fired at them, and he later shot Piagentini with his own service weapon as he begged for his life. Mayor de Blasio has urged the panel to reverse its decision.

Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) on March 15 said the parole board members “should be ashamed” for their vote to let Bell out of prison.

“Each and every day, our brave men and women in blue walk with a target on their back, risking their lives to protect our city,” he said. “The decision to release Herman Bell is not only an insult to New York’s Finest — it sets a despicable and dangerous precedent.” Q

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The lawmaker announced the inclusion of the subsidy in a press release last week, calling it “the first step towards truly and effectively helping our homeless population.

“This new subsidy will give recipients a life changing opportunity towards selfsufficiency and stability,” he said.

For more than a year, Hevesi has been pushing his $450 million Home Stability Support initiative, which would replace all existing city and state rental supplements with a single, new, statewide one.

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Pols push bills to save Lefferts Blvd. bridge Legislation would force the MTA to conduct a rehab feasibility study

by Christopher Barca Editor

Nathalie Reid’s late father, Guillaume Gignac, is everywhere inside Thyme Natural Market in Kew Gardens.

Next to the store’s front door, there’s a chalkboard featuring inspirational quotes that he wrote down years ago.

Behind the counter, there’s a decades-old, black-and-white photo of Gignac, a star youth hockey player in his native Quebec, with his teammates.

Atop a tall cabinet sits a wooden chest that Reid said he kept his savings in.

In 2010, Gignac and his wife, Patricia, gave some of that money to Reid so she could buy Thyme Natural Market at 81-22 Lefferts Blvd. — he died not long after.

The store isn’t just hers, Reid said. In a way, it belongs to her entire family.

And that’s why she won’t stop fighting the MTA in order to remain atop the Lefferts Boulevard bridge over the Long Island Rail Road tracks.

“Every day I come in, I give [the chalkboard] a little tap and say, ‘Good morning, Dad,’” Reid told the Chronicle on Tuesday.

“He gave me my work ethic and told me to never give up. I can still feel him in here.”

The entrepreneur is still unsure if her father’s legacy will ultimately live on atop the bridge, but she said she was encouraged by the newest development in the 10-monthlong saga to save it.

State Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) a nd A ssembly m a n Da n iel Rosent h al (D-Flushing) introduced legislation last week that would force the MTA to pay for a feasibility study on the rehabilitation of the idyllic, yet crumbing bridge.

If signed into law, the legislation would require the findings of the investigation to be delivered to the governor, state Legislature and Mayor de Blasio by March 2019.

The study is something area leaders have demanded since last May, when the MTA told the business owners that the bridge would be torn down in 2020 — once the entrepreneurs’ collective lease runs out.

In a Tuesday interview, Rosenthal said the decision to try to codify the request was

State Sen. Leroy Comrie and Assemblyman Daniel Rosenthal have introduced legislation that would require the MTA to study the feasibility of rehabilitating the Lefferts Boulevard Bridge PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA instead of simply demolishing it in two years. made in recent weeks, when it became apparent that the approximately $1 million it would cost to conduct a study would not be included in the state budget.

“As budget season progressed, we started to get worried about the funding not coming through,” Rosenthal said. “This would stop [the MTA] from running out the clock and keep the issue alive.”

A number of Queens Assembly members have since signed on as co-sponsors — including Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills), Brian Barnwell (D-Maspeth), Clyde Vanel (D-Queens Village), Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows), David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows), Vivian Cook (D-Jamaica) and Alicia Hyndman (D-Springfield Gardens) — and Rosenthal said he is looking to get the entire borough delegation on board.

As of Tuesday, Comrie was listed as the only sponsor of the Senate’s version. In a Tuesday interview, he admitted he does not think the legislation stands a “major chance” of succeeding, but said it was just another way to keep the pressure on the MTA.

“We have to try to get the MTA to bite and to understand the historical beauty of the community and the businesses that have long suffered,” Comrie said. “We’re just throwing the kitchen sink at them to be honest. It’s unfair that these owners are stuck in this limbo, unable to make any long-term plans.”

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) — whose district ends at the western base of the bridge — has also gotten involved, as he met with Reid and the other business owners two weeks ago to discuss what actions can be taken.

“Time is not a luxury,” Addabbo said Tuesday. “It’s of the essence.”

He added that Borough President Melinda Katz is finalizing a meeting “within the next week or so” between herself, the bridge business owners, the MTA and representatives of area lawmakers — a gathering that had been planned and canceled a handful of times previously.

While Addabbo expects that meeting to be fruitful, he isn’t so sure that introducing legislation will be the right way to address

the issue — he did, however, say he will sign on to Comrie’s bill.

“If we were to move forward with the legislation and it’s passed in late April, May or June at the latest, the governor could wait until December to sign it,” he said. “By that time, you’ve wasted six months. A study takes time. Before you know it, two years have gone by, the lease runs out and the businesses are gone.”

An administrative solution will be hard to come by, however, as Comrie said neither the MTA nor Gov. Cuomo’s office seems interested in saving the bridge.

“They’re a very difficult agency to deal with when they don’t want to do a project.

And clearly, they’ve intimated this is something they don’t want to do,” he said. “We’re gonna use every tool in the toolbox to keep this in front of the MTA’s face.”

Last year, there was some uncertainty as to whether a potential study would be funded by the state or through money allocated

by Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills).

On Tuesday, an MTA spokesman told the Chronicle that Koslowitz has promised to fund the study, but declined to comment on the legislation proposed in Albany. A spokesman for Koslowitz said Wednesday that the lawmaker is working to secure $500,000 in the Fiscal Year 2019 city budget for it.

While the debate over the bridge’s future continues in Albany, Reid said she’s doing everything she can on her end to survive until at least 2020.

And while business is going well for now, she said she’s reluctantly starting to plan out a life without the market she’s owned for almost a decade.

“I’m even considering, as crazy as it is, getting my dual citizenship again and moving back to Canada,” Reid said. “To think I might have to walk away and the money my father gave me to start this was for nothing, that’s what upsets me.

“But listen, I know it’s going to be a fight,” she added. “If the day comes when I have to hand my keys over to someone, I still will be fighting even if the keys are in my Q hand.”

Boro Hall parking lot opens to the public Includes 302 spaces, four charging ports and more

by Christopher Barca Editor

It’s been more than three years since the 51-year-old, crumbling parking garage next to Borough Hall in Kew Gardens was condemned and demolished.

But as of March 26, the parking lot in the former garage’s footprint is finally open.

The new municipal, metered lot offers 302 parking spaces, including six Americans with Disabilities Act spots, one van-accessible ADA space, seven spots for motorcycles, and four charging stations for electric vehicles.

According to the Department of Transportation, the lot

features state-of-the-art amenities such as new storm water management and sewer systems, sitting areas, ADA ramp access, lighting, security cameras and drought-resistant, low-maintenence plants and trees.

Construction of the site took a bit longer than anticipated, as officials said at a November 2016 groundbreaking that work would take about one year.

The former 400-space, four-deck garage was deemed structurally unsafe in September 2014, leaving Borough Hall and Queens Supreme Court visitors with far fewer places to park in an area where spots were already tough Q to find.

The new, 302-space parking lot outside Borough Hall in Kew PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA Gardens, as seen on Tuesday.

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Bus boss checking Why the ‘not in service’ NYCT service signs OPINION

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by Allan Rosen Have you noticed that increasing numbers of buses are not picking up passengers?

Over the past 10 years a larger percentage of buses are operating “not in service.”

The MTA believes that this practice is more efficient than operating buses in service. A bus driver can complete his trip quicker without picking up passengers, thereby saving the MTA money.

There are legitimate reasons for some buses to operate not in service, but many times they should be picking up passengers.

Many buses that used to pick up passengers for a partial trip, to the point where they leave the route to go to the depot, now operate the entire distance without passengers.

These were once considered “nonproductive” miles and schedulers tried to avoid them. Today, the “geniuses” at the MTA believe the opposite and now sometimes schedule buses to operate halfway across a borough not in service.

Here is the MTA’s rationale: Service is provided according to service planning guidelines so that passengers get a seat during nonpeak hours. A crowding standard is established for peak hours and at no time should buses bypass passengers waiting at a stop because they are too crowded. Therefore, if a bus is scheduled, for example, at every 15 minutes and the crowding standard is met, there is no reason for another bus seven minutes later that operates only along a portion of the route, because it is coming from or returning to the depot, to stop for passengers. If the driver can save time by operating not in service, that equates to hundreds of thousands of dollars saved in the annual budget.

Bus drivers get paid by the hour even if a swing shift necessitates them sitting around for four hours a day doing nothing because union regulations prohibit hiring part-time drivers. They don’t get paid less for arriving back at the depot five or 10 minutes sooner. They are still paid for eight or 12 hours. So how is any money saved?

The MTA also assumes that providing less or more service has no effect on revenue because riders will wait as long as necessary or find an alternative route to meet their needs. Also untrue.

The real fallacy is that scheduling buses to meeting crowding standards uses the assumption that all buses are always on time, and that is where the MTA logic really falls apart. You will have instances when there are 30-minute gaps in service because of delays, but a bus arriving at a bus stop after only 15 minutes is not in service.

Sometimes, the following bus is too overcrowded to pick up passengers because it is late, and passengers will even have to wait longer than 30 minutes for a bus. If some not-in-service buses were in service, some

long waits could be avoided.

Re c e nt ly wh at should have been a 15-minute bus trip took me one hour a n d 10 m i n u t e s because five in-service buses in a row bypassed my stop because the buses were considered “too overcrowded” by the MTA. This occurred in the middle of the day when the guideline is 100 percent seating capacity or no standees! I have been documenting this specific problem to the MTA for 10 years now, having had numerous meetings with high-level personnel.

There has been some temporary relief, but the problem always returns. So, the question is if they are not able to solve a simple problem, how can they solve the complex ones or do they just not care?

These buses that would not stop all carried between 50 and 65 passengers, not terribly overcrowded since a standard 40-foot bus can hold at least 80. However, I learned from a trainer of bus operators that there is no longer a requirement for the bus operator to ask passengers to move to the rear. Bus operators are instructed to bypass all stops as soon as any passenger is standing near the white line. If 40 people are seated and ten are standing in front, this is enough justification for bus operators to bypass or flag bus stops. The MTA also no longer keeps records of bus stops that are flagged.

When I told the bus operator trainer that the two previous buses also would not stop, and this was bus number three on the same route that is refusing to pick up passengers, he thought it more prudent to argue with me for two minutes, delaying the entire busload, rather than ask the passengers to move to the rear so the two waiting passengers could board. He invited me to file a complaint by handing me a bus transfer marking the time, route, and bus number, showing absolutely no concern how long we would have to wait for a bus that would stop for us.

If you are wondering how I was able to speak to this bus operator trainer because the bus would not stop, it was because I stood in the center of the roadway waving the bus to the curb, forcing the bus to stop.

Complaining about the same problem with no results for 10 years will make people do crazy things.

We can only hope that new New York City Transit President Andy Byford can bring some sense to this crazy agency so that it starts caring about its passengers by revising procedures that make no sense. Q Allan Rosen is a former director of bus planning for MTA New York City Transit.

Chronicle column draws attention

by Michael Gannon Editor

Sometimes it pays to go straight to the top.

Allan Rosen, a former director of bus planning for MTA New York City Transit, last week wrote in the Chronicle about the logic, or lack thereof, behind masses of MTA buses zooming past stops with their “Not in Service” signs displayed, the buses either empty or only partially filled.

After laying out some history, logistics and a hypothesis or two about changing frames of mind in management, he still came away unsatisfied.

“We can only hope that new New York City Transit President Andy Byford can bring some sense to this crazy agency so that it starts caring about its passengers by revising procedures that make no sense,” Rosen concluded.

While not casting judgment on the sanity of any person, program or agency, Byford acknowledged to the Chronicle that the column, sent to him by Rosen, did in fact catch his attention, and that he has directed the head of his bus division to look into the details of Rosen’s critique.

“I felt there were some issues that resonated with me,” Byford told the Chronicle in a telephone interview. “I’ve always been determined to provide the best customer ser vice and best perfor mance for the money.”

Byford said the “Not in Service” complaint particularly caught his attention. He used the term “deadheading” as a reference to the time when buses are rolling in nonrevenue-generating miles, such as an empty bus passing stops on its way back to or heading out from the depot.

“Plus there’s the bad optics of buses passing people at stops, particularly in cold weather,” he said But the new president, who has run transit systems on three continents, did say that for the moment he just wants to get the

information before reaching any conclusions or making any decisions.

“There’s two sides to every story,” he said. “Is it an operational issue? Is it a budget issue forcing us to do this? Is it just because this is the way it’s always been done and it’s procedural?”

He did not mention that it could be a union issue, though Rosen wrote that drivers, under union rules, get paid the same for a given eight- or 12-hour shift and “don’t get paid less for arriving back at the depot five or 10 minutes sooner,” thus countering an argument that there might be savings to be realized.

Rosen’s full article can be found online at qchron.com/opinion/columns.

The MTA also announced Tuesday that Byford will take questions on Twitter from 10:30 a.m. to noon today, March 29, under the hashtag #AskNYCT on the @NYCTSubway Q Twitter handle.

NYC Transit President Andy Byford is planning to take a look at why so many MTA buses are running on the “Not in Service” route. FILE PHOT0

Howard Beach movie night The Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association and the Howard Beach Kiwanis Club will host a free “Easter Movie Night” on April 2.

The event will start at 7 p.m. in Father Dooley Hall, located at 83-09 157 Ave. right next to St. Helen Catholic Academy in Howard Beach.

The Oscar-winning movie “Zootopia,”

which won the Academy Award for Best A nimated Feature in 2017, will be screened. The groups encourage attendees to bring their own blankets, sleeping bags and pillows to the hall — and dressing up in pajamas. Pizza and popcorn will be served to children.

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A new year brings new hope

by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

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t’s Opening Day for the New York Mets, and it’s not surprising that they’ve made some significant changes following the dreadful 2017 season, which they finished with a woeful 70-92 record.

On the last day of the 2017 campaign the Mets announced in Philadelphia that manger Terry Collins would step down after seven years and become a consultant to the team. He was replaced by Cleveland Indians pitching coach Mickey Callaway, a well-spoken Memphian who was on a number of teams’ lists of possible managerial hires.

Even though Callaway is the new Mets manager, he may not be the chief focus of the media and some fans. That honor could go to a guy who won’t even be wearing a Mets uniform.

Jim Cavallini was hired for a new wordy position last fall — the director of performance and sport science.

That’s a mouthful for saying that his responsibility is to make sure that players and coaches are doing all that they can to minimize injury and greatly reduce the number of man-games lost. New Mets trainer Brian Chicklo will report to Cavallini. Chicklo replaces former longtime Mets trainer Ray Ramirez, who, fairly or not, became the focal point of Mets’ fans derision as season-ending injuries started to mount for the team last season and were the key reason for their putrid record.

The Mets’ success has historically depended on strong pitching, and that was probably the chief reason Mets management selected Callaway to be the team’s skipper.

Last year the only starter who stayed off the disabled list from start to finish was Jacob deGrom. The rest of the highly vaunted staff were all recuperating from surgeries or told to stop throwing to avoid future surgical procedures by the time September rolled around. Too many Mets games were started by the likes of Tyler Pill, Chris Flexen and Rafael Montero. To say that they were overmatched by opposing teams’ hitters, and did not measure up to their opposition pitching counterparts, would be a gross understatement.

As luck would have it, deGrom was complaining of a stiff back shortly after the Mets started spring training. There was fear he would miss a number of starts in April, but he is scheduled to start the second game of the season.

Steven Matz has long battled arm issues and there was understandable concern when he got

their Cy Young Award-winning pitcher, shelled in his first three March outings.

RA Dickey, to the Toronto Blue Jays after Callaway downplayed any worries about the 2011 season, d’Arnaud was the key Matz and he proved prophetic, in the acquisition for them and not Syndershort run at least, as the left-hander gaard, who was pitching in Double-A at pitched very well in his last four spring the time. Plawecki was the Mets’ firsttraining starts. round pick in the 2012 amateur draft.

Zack Wheeler was acquired back in Neither player has lived up to what 2011 at the trade deadline from the San was expected of him, though each has Francisco Giants in exchange for possible shown flashes of promise. This is a put Hall of Fame centerfielder Carlos Belup or shut up year for both of them. tran. Wheeler was to have been the Last Labor Day the conventional wiscrown jewel of the Giants minor league dom was that Dominic Smith, who had system at the time. After undergoing come up through the Mets’ farm system Tommy John surgery and enduring other after being chosen by them in the first medical setbacks, Wheeler appears to round of the 2013 amateur draft, was cerfinally be healthy. He needs to show that tain to be their starting first baseman. he can achieve actual success so that fans Smith, however, appeared to be a bit and the media can finally retire the term overweight and didn’t look comfortable at “potential” when describing his abilities. the plate or in the field. Alderson became Unfortunately for Wheeler, he struga bit unnerved and signed 35-year-old gled in the final weeks of spring training, free agent Adrian Gonzalez to a Major including getting lit up by the St. Louis League Baseball minimum salary conCardinals for five runs in two innings littract as a form of cheap insurance. erally one week before Opening Day. Mets management was hoping that Callaway and general manager Sandy Smith would win the first baseman’s job Alderson want Wheeler to be a starting outright in Port St. Lucie but it was not pitcher and not languish in the bullpen, so meant to be. Smith arrived in great shape they demoted him on Saturday to their but quickly injured a quad muscle in his Las Vegas Triple-A team, where they leg and missed most of spring training. hope he can work out his kinks. Expect He’ll start the year for the Mets’ Triple-A him to return to the Mets soon.

In Matt Harvey’s rookie season five Mets Ace Noah Syndergaard threw in the high 90s with no farm team in Las Vegas.

Adrian Gonzalez did not exactly tear years ago, a start from him was tanta- discomfort during spring training, great news after he missed mount to a Mets victory. Fans immediate- most of last season due to an injury. Slugger Jay Bruce, the cover off the ball in March, and the ly gave him the moniker “The Dark below, was reacquired during the off-season and brings wel- odds are that he’ll have a short leash in Knight” and labeled any day that he was come power to the Amazin’s lineup.

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Asdrubal Cabrera balked so much at the idea to tee off at will and he was frequently booed quality starts.

The Mets’ bullpen, which was expected to be of moving to second base from shortstop, where coming off the mound at Citi Field in 2017.

This spring Harvey has looked more like his a team strength last year, was overly taxed in he had spent his entire professional career, that 2013 self than the pale imitations we have seen 2017 because of the inordinate amount of inju- he demanded Alderson trade him last summer. since then. He was dominant against opposing ries to the team’s starting hurlers. Losing closer The irony is that Alderson dealt practically hitters and exhibited good control. Harvey will Jeurys Familia for most of the year because of every veteran player that he could last July and have an extra incentive to pitch well as he is in surgery to repair an artery clot in his right August in order to reduce payroll — except for the final year of his Mets contract and will be a shoulder while trading reliable Addison Reed to Cabrera. Expect TJ Rivera (who is still on the the Boston Red Sox at the July 31 trade dead- disabled list) and veteran Jose Reyes to also see free agent when the season ends. time at second base as the season progresses.

Noah Syndergaard missed most of last sea- line didn’t help matters either.

Alderson sur prised The main reason that son after tearing his right lat muscle in April.

Cabrera got uprooted at The previous winter, without seeking the advice obser vers by signing shortstop was to make fter a year of far too of anyone on the Mets’ medical or training Anthony Swarzak to a way for w u nderk i nd staff, Syndergaard had concentrated on adding two-year, $14 million many injuries, the Amed Rosario. This will muscle through weight training instead of con- deal. Swarzak had a fine be Amed’s first season in centrating on stretching and mobility. He vowed 2017 season pitching in Mets’ outlook is up for the majors and there will not to repeat that mistake this off-season. That relief for the Milwaukee be the inevitable growing decision seems to have paid off handsomely as Brewers, but he had a the 2018 campaign. pains. Mets fans would be he had a great spring. His velocity was consis- rather undistinguished tently in the high 90 mph area and he felt no career prior to that, including a stint with the wise not to fantasize that they have the next Yankees. Mets fans are going to have to hope Derek Jeter just yet. discomfort.

When the Mets signed Todd Frazier to a twoFollowing the old baseball adage that you that he is a late bloomer.

Callaway also surprised folks by saying that year, $17 million contract to play third base, can never get enough pitching, which proved very true for the Mets last year, Alderson he may not give relievers defined roles. Familia they were basically conceding that team captain signed free agent pitcher Jason Vargas in mid- has been Mr. 9th Inning for the Mets for quite David Wright will never play another game as February. Vargas throws left-handed, which awhile and enjoyed a good March in Florida. It his balky neck and back issues continue without is to be seen whether Callaway will give the any indication that things will ever improve. makes him a valuable commodity.

Frazier admits that he wanted to return to the It did not take long for Vargas to have his ini- ball to AJ Ramos, Paul Sewald, Jerry Blevins or Yankees, where he did a fine job after coming tiation ceremony as a Mets pitcher. During Swarzak for the final frame.

Handling the pitching staff on the field will over from the Chicago White Sox in a trade, but spring training he broke a bone in his right hand attempting to catch a comeback line drive in a once again be catchers Travis d’Arnaud and Yankees general manager Brian Cashman wanted to allocate his payroll budget elsewhere. minor league game. He underwent surgery last Kevin Plawecki. continued on page 48 It’s hard to believe that when the Mets traded week and the early word is that he should be

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Shuttering Rikers is a ‘dishonest’ plan: Quinn Assistant district attorney calls mass incarceration in NYC a ‘myth’

by Christopher Barca Editor

The plan to reduce the inmate population of Rikers Island ahead of its eventual closure, according to Assistant District Attorney James Quinn, is more than just untenable.

He told a crowd of more than 100 people at the Juniper Park Civic Association’s meeting last Thursday that it’s also beyond frustrating.

“They keep repeating that phrase over and over and over again,” Quinn said of “mass incarceration.”

“Quite frankly, it drives us crazy.”

In a presentation that lasted more than a half-hour, Quinn blasted the city’s plan to close the incarceration facilities on Rikers Island and move to a system of boroughbased jails — and those who support it — within the next 10 years.

The assistant district attorney’s main message to the JPCA was that the statistics do not support the “dishonest” narrative that thousands of nonviolent offenders are locked up at Rikers for weeks or months at a time on minor charges — such as turnstile jumping — simply because they cannot afford to make bail.

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance even announced last month that his office will no longer prosecute most turnstile jumpers, saying the offense is one of many that low-income people sit at Rikers for extended periods of time over.

Quinn responded by saying such policies pushed by Vance and a number of city lawmakers are based on a “myth.”

“The people who are talking that way are being dishonest,” he said. “We can’t believe what’s being said in this argument.”

Pointing to a number of statistic-filled posters he brought, Quinn said mass incarceration in New York City simply does not exist, as just 194 people per 100,000 residents of the five boroughs are locked up.

In comparison, San Diego, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix and Dallas jail between 259 and 368 people per 100,000 residents, while Philadelphia has

Proponents of closing Rikers Island and replacing it with borough-based jails are peddling a “dishonest” narrative not based in fact, Assistant District Attorney James Quinn told the Juniper FILE PHOTO Park Civic Association last Thursday.

810 people incarcerated per 100,000.

When it comes to the kinds of crimes the approximately 9,000 people are locked up on Rikers for, Quinn said only about 3,330 are actually eligible for bail — the others are either parole violators, remanded without bail while awaiting trial or already ser ving jail sentences of six months or less.

Of the 3,330 individuals, a combined 875 are charged with nonviolent D or E felonies and 227 are facing class A misdemeanor violations. And of those charged with D felonies, E felonies and misdemeanors, 194 are Queens residents.

“Whenever they argue about closing Rikers Island, they say, ‘We just have to get the misdemeanor offenders out of jail,’” Quinn said. “Well, I’m sorry but there’s only 227 of them. Even if you do that, you still have 8,800 people at Rikers.”

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And that’s something District Attorney Richard Brown’s office, he said, simply cannot support.

“If you want to say Rikers is a very dangerous place, OK. If you want to repair Rikers and make it a better prison, that’s fine,” Quinn said. “But if the cost of doing that is releasing 4,000 career criminals onto the streets of New York City, that’s ridiculous. There’s no other word for it.

“The people who are in Rikers belong in Rikers,” he added to a loud round of applause. “That’s not just my opinion.

That’s a fact that not a single one of these people is willing to address or dispute.”

While the push to shutter Rikers has existed in some form for years, calls for its closu re beca me deafen i ng af ter the imprisonment and eventual suicide of Kalief Browder.

In 2010, Browder, then just 16, was arrested for allegedly stealing a backpack containing hundreds of dollars in cash and valuables inside.

His bail was set at only $3,000, but his family could not afford to pay it. Browder was incarcerated at Rikers for the next three years — a period that included extended stays in solitary confinement and physical abuse from guards.

Charges against the teenager were eventually dropped in 2013 over a lack of evidence and witnesses, but Browder committed suicide two years later.

Last March, the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform, led by former Chief Judge of the state Court of Appeals Jonathan Lippman, called for the replacement of the violence-plagued island with a series of borough-based jails in a highly anticipated report.

In the months since, the Queens House of Detention in Kew Gardens has been tapped as the easternmost borough’s jail — the pur pose the building for merly served until 2002.

Quinn called the report “almost laughable” and “disingenuous,” saying to applause that the commission was packed with legal experts and real estate developers who want to see the island closed for a variety of reasons.

“I would love to have our defendants at the Queens House when they’re on trial,” he said. “That would be great. But the Queens House only houses 475 people.

You would have to at least double its size in order to accommodate the 1,800 [people from Queens] in Rikers right now.”

In thanking Quinn for attending the m e e t i n g, C ou n c i l m a n B ob Hold e n (D-Middle Village) — the former longtime president of the JPCA — called the assistant district attorney one of his biggest inf luences during his campaign for office last year.

“All my material during the election was from you,” Holden said. “You are responsible, maybe, for me standing here.

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The man who ran over celebrity Forest Hills jeweler Aron “Eric” Aranbayev outside his home three years ago will serve up to 26 years in prison for the crime.

Valley Stream, LI resident Charles Jordan, a 48-year-old former MTA train operator, was given his sentence last Wednesday, a month after being convicted of first-degree manslaughter and felony leaving the scene of an accident.

Shortly after 11 p.m. on July 19, 2015, Aranbayev, 40, got out of a friend’s vehicle outside his home on 71st Avenue near 110th Street when Jordan drove past him

at an extremely high rate of speed.

The jeweler shouted at Jordan, who then drove in reverse toward him. After an argument, the then-MTA worker got back in his car, reversed a short ways up the block and then drove forward toward Aranbayev, running him over.

The Forest Hills resident fractured his skull and suffered brain damage. He died of his injuries the next day, and Jordan was arrested two weeks later.

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OSHA probes death at Jamaica work site Peralta seeks AG, DA investigations of incident that killed Edgar Pazmino

by Michael Gannon Editor

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has, as anticipated, opened an investigation into the March 13 death of a construction worker at the site of the former Mary Immaculate Hospital in Jamaica.

Edgar Pazmino, 34, lived in the Bronx and was a native of Ecuador. He was working for Pete’s Five Star Inc., a manufacturer of metal windows and doors. He died of head injuries sustained in a forklift accident. OSHA records show that the company has no history of ever being investigated by the agency.

“The inspection’s purpose is to determine whether or not there were any violations of workplace safety standards in connection with this incident,” an OSHA spokesman said in an email. “If the inspection identifies violations, OSHA could issue citations to and propose penalties for the employer.”

He said last Thursday that it is too early to estimate a completion date for the inspection but that the agency has up to six months from opening the inspection to completion.

State Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) told the Chronicle last Friday that he has asked the offices of state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Queens District Attorney Richard Brown to open investigations of their own.

Federal officials are in the early stages of their investigation into Edgar Pazmino’s death at the FILE PHOTO; FACEBOOK PHOTO, INSET old Mary Immaculate Hospital construction site on March 13.

Ma r y I m macu late Hospit al closed because of financial trouble in 2009. The site, just across the street from the northern end of Rufus King Park on 89th Avenue, is being converted into 300 apartments. The NYPD was summoned to the site by a 911 call at 10:54 a.m. Upon their arrival they fou nd Pa z m i no u nconscious a nd unresponsive.

The victim had gond to the Universidad Laica Vicente in his hometown of Guayaquil, according to has Facebook page. His

sister, VaNe Iturralde, lamented not having visited him in New York and saying goodbye in person, in a post written in Spanish.

Published and broadcast reports differ on the details of his death. One account stated he was riding on the back of a forklift being driven by another worker when his head struck a low-clearance obstruction. Others said he was caught under windows that fell on him in the aftermath of a forklift mishap.

Records obtained by the Chronicle on the website of the city’s Department of Build-

ings said the site already was under a stopwork order and subject of numerous other violations. In September work was shut down when a floor collapsed and caused a man to fall from the eighth floor to the seventh. The work being done by Pazmino reportedly was not prohibited by the order.

Peralta also is calling on his colleagues in Albany to pass bill S.4373B, legislation that would protect workers from employers who do not comply with safety protocols at construction sites. The bill in known informally as Carlos’ Law in memory of Carlos Moncayo, a migrant worker who was killed in an accident at a construction site.

Under the proposal, which is co-sponsored

by Peralta, fines and penalties will increase when an employer or supervisor “ignores, disregards or fails to comply with workplace safety by protocols or procedures, and that contributes directly to bodily injury, serious physical injury or the death of a worker.”

Peralta said supporters are engaged in conversations with Senate Republican leadership, which wants some questions answered but also, he added, seem amenable to some sort of action. He is running into more resistance in the Democrat-controlled Assembly.

“Any time you want to increase penalties, the Assembly’s Codes Committee has quesQ tions,” he said.

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continued from page 2 announced earlier this year that to ensure that residents of the borough are not undercounted in the 2020 Census, she will be creating a group called the Queens Complete Count Committee.

A Katz spokeswoman told the Chronicle that the Borough President’s Office is “ i n t he p r o c e s s of for m i ng ” t he committee.

The decennial Census count is crucial to ensuring that areas have adequate Congressional representation and funding from the federal government.

The Trump administration announced on Monday that the 2020 Census will have a question about citizenship, a move condemned by many in the city.

“The decision to add this question without any testing at this late stage is deeply troubling and reckless,” Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) said in a prepared statement. “Asking respondents if they are citizens will likely decrease response rates in immigrant communities, and as a result produce an inaccurate and incomplete count that will impact the distribution of federal resources, and the number of Congressional districts that each state receives.”

Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing), Queens Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas Grech and many other borough leaders condemned the decision.

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Meanwhile, the DOE is trying to make those chances available to more students.

In a Tuesday statement, the agency said PS 11 and TAG Young Scholars in Manhattan will participate in the Diversity in Admissions program, which sets aside a portion of its G&T seats for students who qualify for free or reducedprice lunch, are English Language Learners or live in temporar y or public housing.

The program, which has not yet been launched in Queens G&T schools, is meant to increase diversit y in the advanced classes.

Black and Hispanic students make up 27 percent of those in gifted classes, according to city data, a similar disparity seen in the city’s specialized high schools where a little more than 10 percent of those seats go to minority students.

Additionally, a third-grade G&T class will be added to SD 29 in Southeast Queens at IS 109 set to start in the fall.

“G&T programs are one of many highquality elementary school options for students across the city, and we are committed to ensuring these programs best meet the needs of each student,” DOE Deputy Chancellor Josh Wallack said in a prepared statement.

So did Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Cuomo The state of California has sued Washington over the move. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said this week that his “office will lead a multi-state lawsuit” challenging the question policy.

Since 1950, most Census forms have not had the citizenship question.

The 2000 Census used different forms; one short, the other long. The long one — which went to every one-in-six households, according to the Heritage Foundation — included a question about citizenship; the short one, which went to far more people, didn’t.

The 1990 Census also included a question about citizenship in its long form.

For 2010, the Obama administration did not use a long form for the Census, and the citizenship question wasn’t asked.

But the same question has been a feature of the American Community Survey, which the government uses to track population, since its 2005 creation. The ACS is annually given to around 2.5 percent of American households in the country, according to the blog Constitution Daily.

According to the Department of City Planning, the population estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau — like the latest ones for Queens — are made using information from the ACS, in addition to “administrative records from vital statistics, tax Q returns, and Medicare.”

Citywide, 32,516 students took the test and 9,034 qualified for a district or citywide seat — a decrease from 34,902 students who took the test last year.

The DOE said there was a decrease at all grade levels, except the first grade.

School District 30, in western Queens, had the highest number of students take the G&T test — 1,987. Of that, 1,451 were ruled ineligible for a seat, 357 scored high enough for a district spot and 179 for a citywide one, making the 536 who qualified for a seat the highest number throughout the borough.

School District 24, in southwestern Queens, had 1,863 testers, and 1,392 were ruled ineligible, with 359 scoring high for a district seat and 112 for citywide programs.

In northern Queens, 1,795 children in SD 25 took the test and 416 earned a district seat and 136 scored high enough for citywide. Northeast Queens’ SD 26 had the second-highest number of students qualify for a seat — 528, with 370 getting a district spot and 158 a citywide.

School District 28 saw 1,783 kids take the test — 344 scored in the district seat range and 178 got higher than that.

While SD 29 had a higher number of children take the exam than SD 27 did, fewer earned seats — only 38 scored high enough for the citywide programs and Q 103 for the district G&T classes.

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Summer camp offers a safe, nurturing environment There’s no doubt that summer camp is fun.

Kids get to sing silly songs, play funny games, swim in lakes and tell spooky stories around a campfire. This is the image of camp that has been captured and memorialized in films, books and television programs for the past 50 years. But there’s much more to camp than just a good time. In addition to fun, parents should be aware of these five reasons their child needs camp.

1) Camp forever changes your child … for the better — American Camp Association research has confirmed that camps build skills necessary to prepare campers to assume roles as successful adults. Campers said that camp helped them make new friends (96 percent), get to know kids who are different from them (93 percent), feel good about themselves (92 percent)and try things they were afraid to do at first (74 percent).

2) Camp teaches your child to “move it, move it” — Camp provides children the opportunity to try new things and participate in human-powered activities. According to surveys by both the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an American child is six times more likely to play a videogame on any given day than to ride a bike.

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c h i ld r e n u n d e r t h e a ge of f ive a r e already considered obese. According to research conducted by ACA, 63 percent of children who learn new activities at c a m p t e nd t o c o nt i nu e e ng a g i ng i n these activities after they return home.

This leads to continued physical exercise that lasts a lifetime.

3) Camp keeps all that hard work from going to waste — Camps understand the critical role they play in helping young people learn and grow. Many offer programs that help reduce summer learning loss, bolster academic enrichment and socialization, provide opportunities for leadership development and ensure that campers achieve their full potential.

4) Camp allows kids to take a deep breath and “feel the nature” — Camp is a great way for your child to unplug from the smartphone and plug into the world around them. According to a study by two Cornell University environmental psychologists, being close to nature can help boost a child’s attention span. Additionally, a study conducted by the University of Essex in England concluded that nature can help people recover from pre-existing stresses or problems, has an immunizing effect that can protect from future stresses and helps people to concentrate and think more

When children go to summer camp they can feel safe, have fun and always have a healthy expePHOTO COURTESY AMERICAN CAMP ASSOCIATION rience. clearly. In some instances, camp may be the only time a child is in contact with the natural world.

5) Camp is fun — It’s true; kids do sing silly songs and play funny games at camp. Children are allowed to play in a safe and nurturing environment and to just be kids. Play is a powerful form of learning that contributes mightily to the child’s healthy physical, emotional, social and intellectual development. According to an American Academy of Pediatrics report,

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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 conf idence. 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, decision-making 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 flood in from areas near and far. This provides kids with a chance to expand their social circles beyond their immediate neighborhoods and schools.

Camps benefit children in a variety of ways.

Lessons learned in camp can strengthen values, build confidence, develop coping mechanisms when adversity strikes and enable campQ ers to make lifelong friends. — Metro Creative Connection

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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 — summer 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 f ive reasons why su m mer camp might be the right fit this year.

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You spin me right round Two of the borough’s most fun places are finally open for people of all ages to enjoy.

The Fantasy Forest Amusement Park at Flushing Meadows Corona Park opened March 24.

In addition to the carousel, seen at top, children can hop on the Corona Cobra Coaster, the Queens Himalaya, the Corona Choo Choo and more.

In Woodhaven, the Forest Park Carousel last Saturday began its 115th year of operation.

It will be open every day until the fall starting on April 1.

The landmarked ride is not the only fun to be had at Forest Park, as there will be a Frog Hopper and the Woodhaven Express at the nearby Amusement Village.

Planning for this year’s Relay for Life event in Middle Village this June is underway, and organizers are asking anyone interested to come volunteer.

The second of eight meetings for event planners and team captains will take place on Thursday, April 5 at the Ridgewood Moose Lodge at 72-15 Grand Ave. in Maspeth at 7 p.m.

Future meetings will be held May 3, May 15, May 31, June 19 and June 21 ahead of the annual event to raise money for cancer research at Juniper Valley Park on June 23 and 24.

A final “wrap up” meeting will be held on July 19.

Relay for Life consists of dozens of teams walking around the Juniper Valley Park track during the overnight and early morning hours of June 23 and 24, respectively, as well as a number of special events honoring those who have battled cancer. Last year, more than $220,000 was raised to help find a cure for the dreaded disease.

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Hoof it over to an Italian Charities dance, just for kicks

by Anthony O’Reilly If you’re looking for a place to bust a move on Saturday night, then we have just the spot for you.

Saturday Night Live’s Stefon might say Queens’ hottest dance club is Italian Charities of America in Elmhurst, where every other weekend a wide range of music is played and people fill up the floor for four hours.

The event has its faithful followers, such as husband-and-wife duo Judy and Craig Bazelaire

and the Queens Chronicle’s own Walter Karling, but also sees many first-timers come from time to time.

And it doesn’t matter what type of music you’re into — there’s something for everyone to dance to.

DJ Ray Reggio on March 24 played salsa music one moment, a slow Frank Sinatra song the next, batchata right after that and then a hit from the 1970s.

While some people only danced to one type of music, many could be seen changing their moves between tracks and staying with their partners, or finding new ones, for much of the night.

Dominick Gampino, president of the Italian Charities of America, said the dances have been going on for decades.

“From what I hear, when they had these even going up to the 1970s everyone would come fully decked in the finest clothes,” Gampino said. “The men would come in their tuxedos and the women in their dresses and would be wearing white gloves. It was a big event.”

At first, many of the attendees were the club’s members.

“The first people involved were judges and lawyers,” Gampino said. “At one point it was the New York City Columbia Police Association that was involved and running it.”

But that’s changed in recent years, due to many members becoming elderly and not making their way to the hall twice a month.

“It’s less members, and more people from the community,” Gampino said. continued on page 41

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Live Drawing with Models, a chance for those 20 and over to practice with a series of quick and long poses, in a relaxing, nonjudgmental environment.

Each second Mon. of the month: April 9, May 14, June 11; 6-9 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $16; $10 students. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

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

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

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

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

LECTURES/TALKS Herstory, a panel discussion with former Corona Black Panther Party Sisters, poetry and a video of women who helped define Corona and East Elmhurst. Sat., March 31, 1 p.m., Langston Hughes Library, 100-01 Northern Blvd., Corona. Free. Info: (718) 651-1100, queenslibrary.org.

“Peace and Love,” with paintings, mixed-media works and sculptures by several artists, reflecting the African-American experience. Thru., Mon., April 30. Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, 16104 Jamaica Ave. Free (donations welcome). Info: (718) 658-7400, jcal.org.

Nick Doyle: Soft Arrest, with sculptures and painted works that address masculinity and its effects on society and offer insight into a productive male response. Tue.-Sat. Thru Sat., March 31, Mrs., 60-40 56 Drive, Maspeth. Free. Info: (347) 841-6149,mrsgallery.com.

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

“Night Regulation, “Storytelling in the Land of Text, Identity and Pictures,” with abstract works in various styles that include letters, words or phrases. Thru Fri., April 6, Radiator Gallery, 10-61 Jackson Ave., LIC. Free. Info: (347) 677-3418, radiatorarts.com.

COMEDY For a look at creations of, by and for the people, check out the American Folk Art Museum’s latest exhibit in its new Queens gallery, which encompasses works done from the 18th to 21st centuries. See Exhibits.

PHOTO BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH Jazz Jam, the monthly event led by saxophonist Carol Sudhalter, with musicians and vocalists welcome to join in. Wed., April 4 (each first Wed. of the month), 7 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 13735 Northern Blvd. Free to play; $10 to listen. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

The Broadway Dolls, with stars of the stage performing show tunes, ’60s girl-group pop songs, rock and more. Sun., April 8, 3 p.m., Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. $35-$45. Info: (718) 631-6311, visitqpac.org.

“Much Ado About Nothing,” the beloved Shakespeare comedy about the courtship of two very different couples, “a saucy and sparkling battle of wits,” by the Titan Theatre Co. Fri.-Sat., April 6-7; Thu.-Sat., April 12-14 and Thu.-Sun., April 19-22, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., April 8, 15 and 22, 4 p.m., Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $18. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org.

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Open mic, with performers chosen on a firstcome, first-served basis; order chosen by lottery; some nights open to acts other than comedy.

Each Wed.-Sun., varying times, QED, 27-16 23 Road, Astoria. Free (purchase of drink or snack suggested). Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com.

FILM

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

“Art in the Garden: Hope,” with intricately detailed pencil drawings of seeds artist Laura Fantini has collected in NYC and Italy, exploring their power, new beginnings and growth. Thru Sun., April 29. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free thru March; then free with garden admission. Info: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org.

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Sun., April 8, 3 p.m., The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $18 advance; $20 at door. Info: (718) 392-0722, secrettheatre.com.

New York Kings of Comedy, with Capone, Talent Harris, Rob Stapleton, Mark Viera and Drew Fraser. Sun., April 1, 8-11:30 p.m., Milton G. Bassin Performing Arts Center at York College, 94-45 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., Jamaica. $40-$60. Info: (718) 262-2840, events.cuny.edu.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS

Liquid Light Lab, a “mind-blowing psychedelic light show” with works in various media by Astoria artist Steve Pavlovsky, whose art has accompanied Grateful Dead side projects, psych rock band The 13th Floor Elevators and more; with items available for sale. Thru June, QED, 27-16 23 Road, Astoria. Free.

Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com.

BodyTraffic, a performance by the Los Angelesbased concert dance troupe named among the 2013 Best in Culture by the LA Times. Sat., April 7, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sun., April 8, 3 p.m., Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $20-$42. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org.

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Rockell and Joe Zangie, two performers of freestyle on stage together. Fri., March 30, 11:30 p.m., Resorts World Casino Bar360, 110-00 Rockaway Blvd., South Ozone Park. Free. Info: 1 (888) 8888801, rwnewyork.com.

“[title of show],” a musical about its own creation as a theater festival entry, and the struggles of its author and composer and their two actress friends.

Thu.-Sun., March 29-April 1; Wed.-Sun., April 4-8; Wed.-Sat., April 11-14, 7:30 p.m.; Sat., March 31 and

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

Evening Cocktail and Craft: Natural Easter Egg Dyeing, with adults 21 and over learning about natural food-based dyes and creating patterns to color their own eggs, while enjoying an adult beverage. Thu., March 29, 6-8 p.m., Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. $18. Info/registration (req’d): (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org.

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“The Tale of the Bunny Picnic,” above, the heartwarming 1986 Muppet bunnies movie about bullying, overcoming fears and the smallest of heroes.

Fri., March 30-Sun., April 8, 11 a.m. “The Muppets Take Manhattan,” the 1984 comedy about Kermit and the gang taking their show to Broadway. Fri., March 30-Fri., April 6, 1 p.m. Both part of Spring Recess Programs, with kids workshops too, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15 each; $11 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17; includes museum admission. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

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SPECIAL EVENTS Easter Egg Hunt, in the garden of a historical home, recommended for kids 3-10 and their families. Mon., April 2, 3:30-5 p.m., Lewis H. Latimer House Museum, 34-41 137 St., Flushing. Free. Info/RSVP (req’d): (718) 961-8585, latimernow.org/events. continued on page 42

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Kids’ activities blossom at the Botanical Garden

by Mark Lord qboro contributor

Hundreds of youngsters got their hands dirty last Saturday afternoon, and their parents couldn’t be happier.

The occasion was the Children’s Garden Open House at the Queens Botanical Garden, an annual event that serves as a sampler of the varied programs this expansive urban oasis, located at 43-50 Main St. in Flushing, offers to kids of all ages.

Among the attractions were several Activity Tables, which will continue on a rotating basis most weekends (both Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m.) through the end of May, providing an opportunity to participate in hands-on educational activities, like planting and garden-related crafts.

A mom who gave her name only as Maria, on her first visit to the site, was with her two daughters, who appeared well on their way to developing green thumbs.

Victoria, 4, and Sophia, 2, stopped by one table where they were given a quick lesson in how to prepare their own individual terrariums, enclosures where small plants are kept. In an unusual twist, the terrariums on this particular day were made of clear plastic

CD cases.

Each visitor to the table was taught how to place the soil in the case and to spread the seeds which, in a couple of days, with proper care, will begin to grow into grass.

Maria, who lives in Flushing, said, “It’s good to engage in outdoor activities and appreciate nature.” Eyeing Victoria, she added, “She’s enjoying it very much. She can’t wait to run from one exhibit to the next.”

A few feet away, an even younger child was having a fun time, too. One-and-a-half year-old Tori, of Kew Gardens, was trying to master the art of leaf rubbing, which involves placing a blank piece of paper on top of a leaf and tracing it with the side of a crayon.

Her dad, Alex, said, “We’re in the middle of a busy city. It’s refreshing to see kids having little adventure experiences.”

Another popular table explored the making of bottle cap magnets. Volunteer Josiah Cox demonstrated how pictures of flowers and insects were hole-punched out of magazines and glued inside bottle caps, to which magnets were then adhered, making them suitable for hanging on one’s refrigerator.

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Sophia, 2, of Flushing gets some help creating her own terrarium out of a CD case as her sister, Victoria, 4, looks on. That was just one of many activities children were PHOTO BY MARK LORD engaged in last Saturday at the Queens Botanical Garden.

Among those following the procedure were Wynter Mabry, 4, and her sister, Sage, 6, who came with their mom, Jillian, all the way from the Bronx for the event.

Jillian explained that the girls had earlier planted in the Children’s Garden and learned

about bees and composting, a process she said Sage has already studied in school.

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The big top awaits you

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UniverSoul Circus, celebrating its 25th anniversary season, is back at Roy Wilkins Park, where it plays most days through April 8. Even after a quarter of a century, it remains as vibrant, as fresh, and yes, as funky as a teenager.

At last Friday night’s opening performance, the big top was filled nearly to capacity with children and the young-atheart swinging and swaying to the rhythms and lights and gasping at the artistry, and, in many cases, the sheer bravery of the multicultural performers.

Leading the festivities and holding the show together are perennial ringmaster Lucky Malatsi, a charismatic bundle of energy, and his pint-sized sidekick Zeke, who has

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The show kicks into high gear with Caribbean Dynasty, an eye-popping display of dancers, stilt walkers and giant puppets, all bedecked in an astonishing array of colorful costumes. A limbo demonstration, with the bar gloriously inflamed is impressive, indeed.

The international flavor of this circus, from which it derives the first part of its name, is apparent from the outset. Entertainers hail from such faraway places as Trinidad & Tobago, Russia and Chile.

Of course, there are some homegrown performers, as well, among them the Flatout Freestyle Riders, a group of amazing motocross daredevils who soar over the heads of the audience.

Other outstanding acts include The Wily Family, Colombian acrobats who perform tricks on the high wire eighteen feet up; Jumping Around, a trampoline act from Cuba that requires tremendous strength and split-second timing; and, in their first appearance in this country, The Nomads, teeterboard acrobats from Mongolia.

Those who prefer tamer acts will find those too. And of course, there are the

It’s a circus, not a wedding, but this performer is feeling hot, hot, hot as he tests how PHOTO BY MARK LORD low can you go during the Caribbean Dynasty part of the show. animal acts, which, this time around, include elephants, horses and a bunch of adorable dogs performing the usual assortment of tricks, including jumping through hoops and dancing on their hind legs.

There’s a great deal of interaction with the crowd. Don’t be surprised if you find yourself joining in on a sing-a-long to tunes like “My Girl,” or stretching your arms out to catch one of the oversized beach balls bandied about in every direction.

The fun doesn’t even stop at intermission, when audience members may pose with one of the elephants or with the entire collection of dogs and purchase a commemorative photograph.

According to the its promoters, “UniverSoul Circus is rated as one of the top two circuses in America along with Cirque du Soleil.” After spending a few hours under the big top with this troupe of seemingly tireless performers, it’s easy to understand why. Q

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That means, just like the community the hall is in, the population of the dance floor is very diverse.

Back when the events first started, Queens Boulevard had many other halls hosting similar events — fraternal organizations, Elks lodges and more.

“Everything was really busy,” Gampino said. “All these clubs, cultural organizations on Queens Boulevard were, even more so than now ... the places would just be packed. It was a big to-do.”

The same still goes for Italian Charities twice a month.

Saturday night dances When: Every other Saturday, 8 p.m. to midnight Where: Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst Entry: $12; $10 for members.

Includes food and coffee, but not beer and wine (718) 478-3100

While there are always a few dozen dancers who make the events throughout the year, more can be expected during the spring and summer months.

“We have a good amount of people who like to come, but depending on the weather we might get a few more or a few less,” Gampino said.

Many of those at March 24’s event were part of the regular crowd.

Judy Bazelaire said she and her husband have been coming for many years.

“We absolutely love it,” she said.

Karling, who takes photos for this paper, joked the only problem with doing a story on the dances is that everyone will want to come and the dance floor will be even more crowded. Gampino said Reggio’s style of playing many different types of music, which included requests from the audience, is typical of the DJs who provide music on other nights.

“We have a couple of other DJs who do the same thing,” he said. “Maybe they play more of one than another type, but it’s always a good mix.”

Attendees will also be fed, though beer and wine are not included in the cost.

Twice a month, the Italian Charities of America building becomes a big dance hall for everyone to enjoy. On the cover: Many couples, or just those dancers who could find a PHOTOS BY ANTHONY O’REILLY dance partner, stayed on the floor as long as possible.

The Saturday night dances are not the only social function held by Italian Charities — it has hosted a New Year’s Eve celebration for more than 30 years.

There are also flea markets held throughout the year and Gampino is plan-

ning a fashion show. The group is also known for its Sicilian language courses.

All events, including notices about the bi-monthly Saturday dances, can be found on Italian Charities of America’s Q Facebook page.

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boro Saturday night dances, with a live DJ playing classics, oldies, Italian and Spanish music, food and more. Sat., April 7 and 21 (and every other Saturday all year), 8 p.m.-12 a.m., Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. $12. Info: (718) 478-3100.

Easter brunch for Alzheimer’s caregivers, to enjoy food and meet with others who care for people with Alzheimer’s disease. Sat., April 7, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Jamaica Service Program for Older Adults, 92-33 170 St. Free. Info/RSVP: Emmi, (718) 657-6500, ext. 1554.

Israeli folk dancing, with instruction for beginners, in a fun, welcoming atmosphere. Each Mon., 7:30 p.m. (beginners’ instruction); 8:3010 p.m. (intermediate dances), Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke, Fresh Meadows. $10.

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Public safety community meeting, on what to do before and during fires, natural disasters, active shooter situations, with the NYS National Guard, NYS Homeland Security and Emergency Services and area NYPD officers, by the Briarwood/Kew Gardens Lions Club. Sat., March 31, 3-5 p.m., Maple Grove Cemetery Celebration Hall, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens.

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Little Makers: Block Printing, with kids 18 months and over carving designs into foam blocks and using colorful ink to make one-of-akind prints. Sun., April 1, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. $6 per kid plus admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

Queens AARP Chorus, which sings at nursing homes and AARP events, seeks retired people to join. Meets each Fri., 11 a.m. (new people asked to come 10 a.m.), Clearview Selfhelp Center, 208-11 26 Ave., Bayside. Info: joroosume@verizon.net.

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Open Studio: Clay, with families with children 2-11 exploring art galleries and then making their own works in response to the experience. Sun., April 1, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (each first Sun. of the month, in different media), Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33 Road, Long Island City. $10 per family up to 4; includes museum admission. Info: (718) 204-7088, noguchi.org.

Bon Appetit, an interactive exhibit teaching nutrition and where food comes from via games and other activities. Thru Sun., May 13, 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.

Storytime, for kids from infancy to age 5 and their parents or caregivers, with songs and crafts too. Each Wed. thru April 25, 10:45-11:30 a.m., Rochdale Village Library, 169-09 137 Ave., Jamaica. Free. Info: (718) 723-4440, queenslibrary.org.

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continued from page 38 Hoppy Easter, a family-friendly event to welcome the holiday and spring, with photos with the bunny, egg-painting contest with prizes and performance by AKF Dance Studio. Sat., March 31, 3-5 p.m., The Shops at Queens Crossing, 13617 39 Ave., Flushing. $10. Info: (718) 713-0880, queenscrossing.com.

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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.

Knitting and crocheting class, to learn a new skill or share an idea for a craft project, by Jamaica Senior Program for Older Adults. Each Thu., 10:30-11:30 a.m., T. Jackson Adult Center, 92-47 165 St. Info: (718) 657-6500, jspoa.org.

Howard Beach Senior Center, new beginner mah-jongg class every Fri., starting April 13 (must preregister). Also exercise classes every weekday except Thu., varying times; dances with a DJ and hot lunch every Tue., 12-3 p.m.; art classes every Thu., 9:30-11:30 a.m., 12:302:30 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.

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Overeaters Anonymous, for people who want to lose weight or have any eating disorder. Every Tue., 7:30-9 p.m., Holy Child Jesus Outreach Center, 112-06 86 Ave., Richmond Hill; every Thu., 12:15-1:40 p.m., Rego Park Library, 91-41 63 Drive. Info: (347) 433-5876, (718) 564-7027 (Richmond Hill), (718) 4595140 (Rego Park).

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In addition to the ongoing short-term activities, the Garden offers more extensive educational programs, each geared toward a particular age group.

Among these are Garden Buds, classes that let 2- and 3-year-olds explore the wonders of nature through hands-on work and play; Forest Explorers, a program for children ages 2 to 6 designed to nurture their selfconfidence and deepen their connection to the Earth; Children’s Garden, which creates an immersive environment designed to allow youngsters from pre-K to fifth grade to express their natural curiosity; and Junior Naturalists, a program which challenges middle schoolers to discover how local ecosystems are part of their everyday life.

Garden entry is free until April 1, when the cost until October is $6 for adults; $4 for seniors 62 and over and students with ID; $2 for children 4 to 12; and free for children 3 and under. Activity Table activities are included in price of admission. Some classes and other events have fees. For further information, including updates on Activity Table schedules, visit queensbotanical.org or call Q (718) 886-3800.

Tori, 1 1/2, of Kew Gardens makes a good impression with her work on leaf rubbing at the Queens Botanical Garden, which boasts PHOTO BY MARK LORD activities for all ages.

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 03-19-18, bearing Index Number NC-000216-18/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) ARIANNE (Last) ALDECOADE LEON. My present name is (First) CRISTINA (Middle) CASTOR (Last) ALDECOA AKA CRISTINA C. ALDECOADELEON AKA ARIANNE ALDECOA AKA CRISTINA C. ALDECOA. My present address is 137-04 253RD STREET, Rosedale, NY 11422. My place of birth is MANILA, PHILIPPINES. My date of birth is February 24, 1988.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 02-08-18, bearing Index Number NC-001282-17/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) SABRINA (Last) BOTEA. My present name is (First) SABRINA (Last) BOBES (infant). My present address is 38-07 21 AVE, APT 2B, Astoria, NY 11105. My place of birth is QUEENS, NY. My date of birth is August 07, 2002.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 03-07-18, bearing Index Number NC-00020918/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) TAYYIBAH (Middle) HOSSAIN (Last) KAZI. My present name is (First) KAZI (Middle) TAYYIBAH (Last) HOSSAIN (infant). My present address is 8760 113TH STREET, APT 4E, Richmond Hill, NY 11418.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: QUEENS COUNTY MOREQUITY, INC.; Plaintiff(s) vs. CENTENNIAL INSURANCE COMPANY; et al; Defendant(s) Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on or about January 9, 2018, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the QUEENS COUNTY SUPREME COURT, located at 88-11 SUTPHIN BOULEVARD, JAMAICA, NEW YORK, IN COURTROOM # 25, on April 13, 2018 at 10:00 am. Premises known as 158-11 96TH ST, HOWARD BEACH, NY 11414 Block: 14166 Lot: 55 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, known and designated as and by lot numbers 55 and 56 in Block Number 51 on a certain map entitled, “Revised Map of Lots of Howard Beach Estates, Fourth Ward, Borough of Queens, New York City, surveyed March 1916

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First IC Bank, a state banking association headquartered at 5593 Buford Highway, Doraville, G A 30340, plans to submit an application to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and to the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance for authority to establish a full service banking office at 20408 Northern Boulevard, Bayside, NY 11361. Any person wishing to comment on this application may file his or her comments in writing with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 10 Tenth Street, NE Ste. 800, attn.

Michael Dean, Regional Director, Atlanta, Georgia 30309 and to the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, 2900 Brandywine Road Ste. 200, Atlanta, Georgia 3 0 3 41- 5 5 6 5 , a t t n. M ur a li R amachandr an, Super visor y Manager. Comments must be received by April 7th, 2018. The comment period may be extended or reopened by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for good cause. The non-confidential portions of the application are on file in the Atlanta Regional Office of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and are available for inspection during regular business hours. Photocopies of the application file will be made available upon request

The NYC Board of Standards and Appeals has scheduled a public hearing on the following application: Variance (§72-21) to permit the legalization of a Physical Culture Establishment (Body By Fitness) within the cellar and first floor of an existing building contrary to ZR §32-10. C1-3/R4 zoning district. Address: 245-01–24513 Jamaica Avenue aka 245-13 Jericho Turnpike, Block 8659, Lot 1, Borough of Queens.

BSA Calendar Number: 20164472-BZ Applicant: Sheldon Lobel, P.C., for Marino Plaza 63-12, LLC, owner; Body By Fitness Health Club 1 Inc., lessee. Community Board No.: 13Q This application has been calendared for Public Hearing *Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 1:00 P.M. session, in Spector Hall, 22 Reade Street, Borough of Manhattan. Interested persons or associations may appear at the hearing to present testimony regarding this application. The referenced application may be reviewed by appointment at the BSA’s office, Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. To schedule an appointment or to obtain subsequent information regarding additional hearing dates, please call 212-3860009 and reference BSA Calendar Number.

L & K KERIM LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/28/17. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 118-21 Queens Blvd, Ste 515, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Little Chef Little Kitchen LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/02/2018. 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: Little Chef Little Kitchen LLC, 4-74 48th Avenue, 30e, Long Island City, NY 11109. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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CASSAR INSURANCE SERVICES, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/4/17.

Off. Loc. :Queens Co. SSNY desig. as agt. upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 2128 81st St, East Elmhurst, NY 11370. General Purposes.

Notice of Formation of MARY RAYMOND, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/23/18. Office location: Queens County.

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Koo bill targets smoking pedestrians Proposal seeks to prohibit puffing while walking on city sidewalks

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Throngs of cyclists descended on Queens Boulevard last Sunday, biking down the busy thoroughfare from Long Island City to Kew Gardens to call for safer streets and the closure of the cycling gender gap.

Dubbed the “Women’s Ride,” the event saw participants pack the bike lane on the eastbound Queens Boulevard service road

before taking over an entire travel lane as they arrived in Forest Hills for the last leg of their journey to Borough Hall, where a brief safety rally was held.

Some riders even had a bit of extra fun on their trek, such as this man, above, who used his oversized bicycle as an advertisement for his magic business.

Previewing the 2018 NY Mets continued from page 26 Frazier can hit for power and is a fine clutch hitter. He strikes out a lot, however, so don’t expect a high batting average from him.

He does field his position very well and has a commanding presence in the clubhouse, as he is a go-to guy for sportswriters.

The big bopper in the Mets’ lineup is outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, who has a knack for both exciting and inciting the fans. He hits mammoth homers but can often look a bit too distant and nonchalant on the bases and in the field. He also has missed a lot of time with various leg ailments. Cespedes did say that he

would give up playing golf during the season.

And like Syndergaard, he is now eschewing weight training in favor of stretching and yoga exercises.

The Mets reacquired hard-hitting outfielder Jay Bruce as a free agent during the off-season. Like Frazier, Bruce is a leader in the clubhouse and a total pro in every sense of the word.

Michael Conforto was the Mets’ lone representative at the All-Star Game last year, and he is the best offensive player to come up through their farm system since Wright. The Mets are hoping that he will be fully recov-

While walking on the sidewalk on Main Street in Downtown Flushing, it’s often hard not to get a whiff of a cigarette burning as a smoker passes you.

But there could be a new law on the books that makes people think twice before strolling while smoking on the sidewalk. If a new bill introduced by Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) is passed and signed by Mayor de Blasio, New Yorkers won’t legally be able to smoke and walk on a city sidewalk simultaneously.

“If you want to smoke, stand off to the side. People can easily walk past you. But if you’re smoking and walking down the sidewalk, you’re forcing the people behind you to breathe it in,” Koo said in a prepared statement. “I’ve seen too many mothers with strollers, and parents holding hands with their children, walking behind smokers who are blowing clouds of smoke behind them.”

The bill was introduced last week. All sidewalks under the purview of the Departments of Transportation and Parks are included in the proposal. So are Parks Department parking lots, as well as malls and medians next to traffic that are pedestrian paths.

The legislation, which would take effect 120 days after being signed, wouldn’t make it illegal to smoke while standing in one spot on the sidewalk.

“We live in a city of over 8 million people, and we all share the same sidewalks,” the councilman added. “One person’s actions impacts everyone around them.”

Were the bill enacted, those caught violating it would be hit with a $50 civil penalty fine.

According to an advocate for smokers’ rights, the legislation seeks to unfairly target those who light up. ered from his shoulder surgery and be on their roster by May 1. Until then Brandon Nimmo, who has proven to have a great eye at the plate and showed that he could be a very tough out in 2017, will get to start in the outfield.

The future is a bit murkier for centerfielder Juan Lagares. He is a fantastic fielder but a streaky hitter at best. He has also been injuryprone. There were reports throughout spring training that Alderson was trying to trade him.

Where do the Mets stack up with their National League East rivals? The Washington Nationals are still the cream of the crop until proven otherwise. The Miami Marlins, under the new ownership of Bruce Sherman and Jeter, traded almost all of their recognizable

“In a civil society people cope with the innumerable momentary nuisances around them every day,” NYC Citizens Lobby Against Smoker Harassment fou nder Audrey Silk said in an emailed statement.

“Councilman Koo’s ‘perfect world’ appears to be the abuse of his power to exact a personal vendetta.”

Others have very different views of the proposal. Bayside Smokefree Housing Alliance founder Phil Konigsberg is a big fan of the bill.

“I’m going to be contacting Koo and his chief of staff to offer my support,” he said.

“I just hope there’s enough support in the City Council,” added the activist, who lives in Bay Terrace and is involved with the Queens Tobacco Control Coalition.

In terms of places in Queens where smokers strolling on the sidewalk are common, Konigsberg pointed to Main Street in Downtown Flushing and the area around the Queens Center mall in Elmhurst.

Many people, he added, “light up during the period of time that they have to get from one nonsmoking place to another, whether it’s the subway, a store or an off ice building.”

C o u n c i lwo m a n Ad r i e n n e Ad a m s (D-Jamaica) is among the lawmakers cosponsoring the legislation.

Some of Koo’s other colleagues aren’t supporting it, though. At last Saturday’s meeting of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association, a couple of councilmen who represent Queens neighborhoods didn’t exactly give the bill a ringing endorsement.

“Peter Koo is a great guy, but on this one he’s politically off the wall,” Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) said.

“It’s a nanny-state bill,” Councilman Bob Q Holden (D-Middle Village) remarked.

Editor Anthony O’Reilly contributed to this story. players for very young talent in order to conserve cash. The Atlanta Braves are also in a rebuilding mode.

The most unpredictable division rival for the Mets is located 100 miles southwest of Queens as the Philadelphia Phillies are no longer doormats. The Phillies have a lot of young talent as exemplified by Rhys Hoskins, JP Crawford, Maikel Franco and Odubel Herrera.

Joining them will be slugging first baseman Carlos Santana who was acquired as a free agent. Also signed as a free agent was topnotch starting pitcher Jake Arrieta who will be leading a talented staff that includes Aaron Nola, Jared Eickhoff and Vince Velasquez.

No matter what, this season should be a Q better one than the last was at Citi Field.

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I HAVE OFTEN WALKED

A theater, bowling alley and a club turn into a church

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

In 1923 the 134 -by150-foot building Citizens Community Building was e r e c t e d a t a c o s t of $ 275,000. It housed a movie theater designed by a rch itect R. T homas Short that seated 1,070 patrons, complete with a Midmer-Losh theater pipe organ. A modern bowling alley was u nder the building.

Records show it was owned by EM and AR The Citizens Community Building movie theater and bowling Corp., and later Century alley, 215-32 Jamaica Ave., Queens Village, fall 1924.

Theaters. It tried to stay made it the new home of the Greater open as it was split into a twin theater.

Later it became the Casablanca Bethel Church congregation. As the Disco. But by 1990 it had experienced home of the congregation, the buildviolence and murder as the Feeling ing’s growth and significance to the International Social Club. The Rev. community has grown and blossomed John Boyd Sr., who had started sharing over the years ever since.

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Mets Manager Mickey Callaway used the last week of spring training to let everyone know there is a new sheriff in town, as he demoted starting pitcher Zack Wheeler and reliever Hansel Robles to the Mets’ AAA team.

Wheeler was practically a lock to be the fifth starting pitcher in the team’s rotation, over both Seth Lugo and Robert Gsellman barring injury, which is not something one can take lightly.

The good news for Zack was that he stayed healthy. The bad news was that he pitched atrociously in recent weeks.

The straw that broke the camel’s back was his performance last Thursday, in which he gave up five runs to the St. Louis Cardinals in two innings. Yes, he wasn’t helped by the Mets porous defense that made a couple of errors, but a quality pitcher has to pick up his team up by getting out of those situations with minimal damage. Robles has been a Mets bullpen mainstay for the past two seasons. While he possesses a good fastball and his strikeout-to-walk ratio is a decent two-to-one, Robles has a tendency to give up hits in key situations His mediocre pitching was on full display during spring training.

My guess is that if Terry Collins were still the Mets manager both Wheeler and Robles would have started the season in Flushing. I can

easily picture Collins telling the media during a pregame press conference “We have to find a way to get Zack and Hansel going!” and then talk about how his pitching coach, Dan Warthen, would be working with them.

Warthen may have been a good pitching coach, since a lot of the Mets’ starters have always spoken very highly of him, but he wasn’t a miracle worker. It’s kind of strange to refer to a pitcher who is going to miss the entire season due to career-threatening Tommy John arm surgery as lucky, but that may be the best way to describe Rafael Montero’s fate.

In his four-year career with the Mets, during which he was sent down to the minors many times, he compiled an undistinguished 6-16 record with a miserable ERA of 5.38.

Needless to say, he would more often than not get booed by the Flushing faithful.

Rafael stunk up Port St. Lucie this past March and since he was out of options the Mets would have had to release him because a trade seemed unlikely, since the odds of another MLB team being interested in his services were slim. He was diagnosed with a muscle tear in his right elbow last week and will be paid for the entire season as well as getting a year of service credited to him for his Major League BaseQ ball pension.

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