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THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2016

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PS 66 getting expansion

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Republican presidential candidate John Kasich, center, chows down on a slice at Gino’s Pizzeria following a taping of an MSNBC town hall at St. Helen RC Church in Howard Beach on Wednesday. The Ohio governor ate lunch with Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), left, and Queens GOP Chairman Bob Turner.

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Kasich makes stop in Howard Beach Presidential candidate says he’ll ‘aggressively’ campaign in New York

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oward Beach resident Nina de Blasio, no relation to the mayor, asked Republican presidential candidate and Ohio Gov. John Kasich how he was going to get her “off the Trump train.”

For Kasich, who appeared at an MSNBC town hall at St. Helen RC Church on Wednesday, the answer was to show her that he’s the best candidate to make sure the country doesn’t drift backwards.

“We won’t drift if I’m there because I know how to move the system,” Kasich told de Blasio. “I don’t like the establishment but I know how to move the establishment.”

The governor touted his ability to balance budgets, reform welfare and create jobs both during the job he has now and the time he served in Congress.

He also said he has the best track record of working with Democrats to accomplish what needs to get done in political office.

“Even though I don’t agree with liberals, I get along with them,” he said.

When asked if Kasich’s answer got her off the Trump train, de Blasio said she’s still supportive of The Donald but added that she likes some of the governor’s ideas.

Kasich’s town hall appearance was moderated by political pundit Chuck Todd and was

Republican presidential candidate and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, right, answers questions from political pundit Chuck Todd during an MSNBC town hall taped at St. Helen RC Church in Howard PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY Beach on Wednesday. taped at the church hours before its 7 p.m. airtime on national television.

Kasich is looking to secure the Republican nomination but trails with only 143 delegates — way behind Donald Trump’s 739 and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) 465. A Republican candidate must have 1,237 delegates to secure the nomination.

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Kasich is hinging his nomination hopes on a brokered convention, which occurs when no candidate has the necessary delegates to clinch the primary race and the party convention has to pick someone to run against the Democratic pick.

“No one is going to have enough delegates going into the convention,” he said at a press

gaggle following the town hall.

When it comes to Queens, Kasich said the borough doesn’t belong to Trump, a native of Jamaica Estates.

“I don’t think it’s anyone’s domain, I think it’s the people’s domain,” he said.

Kasich’s appearance in Howard Beach did little to sway Trump supporters.

Before he entered Gino’s Pizzeria for lunch following the town hall, several people yelled out “Vote Trump” while Kasich answered reporters’ questions.

Howard Beach resident Joe Murgida called the candidate a “spoiler” trying to break the Republican Party.

“Hillary is laughing all the way to the bank,” Murgida said.

He added he doesn’t believe Kasich has the ability to lead the country effectively or protect it from foreign threats.

Murgida said it was “exciting” to see a presidential candidate in the borough, “but I’m not going to give him any points for it.”

Joann Ariola, president of the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association and a district leader in the Queens GOP, however, sides with Kasich and called him “the voice of reason.

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Landmarked school getting an expansion Addition will bring more classrooms, bathrooms to overcrowded PS 66

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Mary Barton, superintendent of School District 27, summed up her thoughts on the planned expansion of PS 66, the Jacqueline Ken nedy Onassis School, in just th ree words.

“It’s about time.”

“This expansion has been sorely needed for many, many reasons,” Barton said.

PS 66, located at 85-11 102 St. in Richmond Hill, is more than 250 percent overcrowded. Its more than 600 students share two bathrooms, some of them are taught in trailers and it lacks a proper gymnasium, among other issues.

The expansion of the elementary school, built in 1898 and declared a landmark in 2011, will allow for 124 more students to be taught inside — allowing for the trailers to be removed form the site — and will add six classrooms and additional bathrooms.

The multimillion-dollar expansion will first have to be approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, due to the building’s historical status.

That process could take several months but Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) is hopeful construction can kick off in the next two years.

Money for the project, Ulrich added, is already allocated in the city’s budget.

Phyllis Leinwand, principal at PS 66, praised Ulrich for working with the School Const r uct ion Author it y i n get t i ng the expansion for the school she’s worked at for 15 years.

“It took only one visit from Councilman Eric Ulrich and Lorraine Grillo, president of the School Construction Authority, to understand our needs,” Leinwand said at a Tuesday press conference at the school.

“Together they moved forward with plans to make our dream for an expansion a reality.”

Ulrich, who didn’t represent the school until 2013 when redistricting made him the legislator for that part of Richmond Hill, told those present he knew as soon as he first visited the school years ago that it needed help modernizing.

“I couldn’t believe my eyes,” he remembered. “I said I have to get Lorraine Grillo down here right away.”

Grillo, Ulrich said, immediately noticed the need for expansion and sent SCA workers to hammer out a solution to the school’s needs.

“She couldn’t believe her eyes,” he said.

The councilman noted Grillo’s visit was the one thing missing from his predecessor’s endeavors to help the school.

“I think the people who needed to see it never actually saw it with their own eyes,” Q he said.

The expansion of PS 66, an architect’s rendering of which can be seen here, seeks to provide relief for the facility that is more than 250 percent over capacity.

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Stamping out mail fishing in South Queens Postal Inspector looking into thefts, will update community next month

by Anthony O’Reilly

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The U.S. Postal Inspector’s Office is actively investigating cases of mail fishing in Howard Beach and will be updating the community on its probe, a spokeswoman told the Queens Chronicle on Tuesday.

Residents reported at last week’s Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association meeting that there have been cases of people using fishing hooks to steal envelopes from mailboxes in the area.

Donna Harris, a spokeswoman for the U.S. postal inspector, said in a telephone interview that her office is aware of those incidents and is working with the NYPD’s Crime Prevention Unit to catch the crooks behind the scheme.

“We have presented the NYPD with our information,” Harris noted.

She did not say exactly how many complaints have been registered with the office, only noting that there have been “a couple” from Howard Beach.

The community will receive a visit from the Postal Inspector’s Office, she said, and be given an update on the investigation.

A date or location for that meeting has not been finalized.

Harris added the U.S. Postal Service is developing ways to stop people from using fishing lines and sticky material to take mail out of mailboxes, but she declined to elaborate on exactly how that is being done.

Mailboxes in Howard Beach have been the targets of thieves using fishing poles to take envelopes out of the mailboxes. The community will be updated on an investigation by the U.S. PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY Postal Inspector next month.

She urged residents to call 911 or the Inspector’s Office — which can be reached at 1 (877) 876-2455 — if they notice a person trying to reach inside a mailbox.

She added that people should not put their mail inside a mailbox if it appears to be overfilled.

The news of the ongoing investigation comes one day after Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) issued a statement urging the federal agency to work with the area precinct.

“Mail fishing is a dangerous practice that not only robs families of their hard-earned income, but can also have serious consequences for their valuable personal information and medical records,” Goldfeder said in the statement issued on Monday. “Our families deserve to know that their mail is safe and their personal information is secure when they drop a letter in the mail box.”

Harris addressed Goldfeder’s statement and a letter he sent to U.S. Postal Inspection Service Chief Postal Inspector Guy Cottrell and reiterated that both law enforcement agencies are working together to combat the problem.

Queens District Attorney Richard Brown last month charged that Queens and Brooklyn gang members fished checks out of mailboxes and forged new amounts and signatures on them.

The assemblyman, in his statement, expressed concern that the same thing could happen in his district.

“It’s like the old expression ‘there’s always more fish in the sea,’” he said. “Except in this case, it’s a matter of assuming that there are many criminals that may still be out there fishing mail. That’s why it’s so important to utilize every possible tool at every level of government to stem this Q dangerous tide.”

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No no-standing sign, no peace on 91 St. Activists urge DOT to create space that would allow buses to unload kids

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Schoolchildren on 91st Street in Woodhaven get to class like most ot he r s i n Q ue e n s — t hey’r e dropped off by a bus. In this case, however, they’re doing so as motorists honk and yell behind them.

“Every morning there’s traffic in front of the house,” Ed Wendell, a civic activist and resident of the street, said. “I hear people honking and sometimes I hear people yelling because there’s two, three, four or five buses lined up in front of them.”

The buses, Wendell explained, are forced to stand in the middle of the street and unload the children because there’s no “No Standing” sign in front of the school — which houses the North Side School and Parsons Preschool at 85-27 91 St. The motorists behind the buses are stuck there until all the children, some of whom have special needs, are safely off vehicles.

Wendell and others have been trying for months to get a “No Standing During School Hours” sign outside the school, which would allow buses to pull over and

unload the children while allowing cars to pass them. Right now, the spot where that sign would be is open for parking and cars are often there while children are being dropped off or picked up.

“All of my other sites have it,” Michelle Pascucci, executive director of the preschool, said of the sign. “I don’t know why this one doesn’t.”

Private and public schools, hospitals and houses of worship typically have a “No Standing” sign outside their building, sometimes the rule is in effect for a short span of time such as school hours.

The DOT’s press offfice did not return requests for comment on why the 91st Street site does not have one and why its application for it has been denied.

Pascucci said she’s been given different reasons why a “No Standing” sign cannot be placed in front of the school.

“One time it was ‘Oh there’s a stop across the street,’” she noted.

“But our contract with the city says curb-to-curb service for the buses.”

Wendell tried to help but was

also turned down, the DOT telling him that there’s a fire hydrant that buses can use to pull over and unload the children.

“But it’s not even in front of the school, it’s in front of my house,” the civic activist responded. “That aside, it’s one hydrant for the seven buses they get every morning.”

This is the first time Pascucci has experienced difficulty in getting a sign outside one of her schools — she has one in Queens Village and one in Jamaica.

“I’ve never had a problem before,” she said.

For her, it’s only a matter of time until one of the angry motorists stuck behind the buses causes a problem during drop-off.

“People are getting upset with my staff and kids,” Pascucci said.

“We’re going to have a problem.”

A s s e mbly m a n M i ke M i l le r (D-Wood haven), who has also asked the DOT to place a “No Standing” sign by the school, said in a statement issued on Monday that the “agency has the obligation to review this location again to ensure safety for these children.” Q

A school leader and Woodhaven activist wants the Department of Transportation to place a “No Standing” sign in front of the North Side School and Parsons Preschool on 91st Street, right, to ensure a safe PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY drop-off point for children.

Service members can get help in Queens Mayor’s Office of Veterans Affairs opens satellite office at Boro Hall

by Christopher Barca

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No matter the service they require, veterans living in Queens will no longer have to schlep all the way to Manhattan.

“It’s been a long time coming,” Borough President Melinda Katz said of the new Mayor’s Office of Veterans Affairs satellite office at Borough Hall, unveiled in a Thursday ceremony. “The members of our a r m e d s e r v ic e s a n d t h e i r f a m i l ie s shouldn’t have to cross a bridge or a tunnel and pay a toll to access government services and benefits.”

The first of its kind outside of Manhattan, the satellite office is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesdays through Thursdays, and will serve as a one-stop shop for veterans inquiring about health services, job training, benefits assistance and more.

The opening comes five months after Mayor de Blasio signed legislation elevating MOVA to a stand-alone city agency c a l le d t he D e p a r t me nt of Vet e r a n s Services.

The move allows both the mayor and the City Council to allocate much-needed funds to the department.

MOVA Commissioner Loree Sutton said there was no better place for the city’s first satellite office than Queens, the borough

Borough President Melinda Katz, center, state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr., Councilman Donovan Richards and dozens of veterans celebrate the unveiling of Queens’ Mayor’s Office of Veterans PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA Affairs satellite office at Borough Hall last Thursday. with the largest population of veterans.

“Now is the right time to realize the dream,” Sutton said. “Let’s say if it’s good for families, veterans and our family of

veterans, it’s great for Queens.”

American Legion Post 562 leader Paul Schottenhamel said Queens had taken the lead when it comes to veterans services

years ago thanks to active groups like Chapter 32 of the Vietnam Veterans of America and its late leader Pat Toro. So it’s only right to open the first satellite office in the borough.

“Queens County is the perfect place to start,” Schottenhamel said. “The veterans in Queens lead the way in the veterans community and we want to continue to do that.”

MOVA will become the Department of Veterans Services on July 1 and the agency will initially cost an additional $335,000 a year, though more money could be pumped into it by the City Council.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) praised the opening of the office, saying elected officials at all levels of gover n ment need to com m it themselves accordingly when it comes to providing veterans with all the services they need.

“When a veteran is there, reaching out their hand and saying, ‘I need help,’ who’s going to be on the other side grabbing their hand and helping them? That’s what we do,” Addabbo said. “To have a place locally where veterans can go to find relief, find assistance, find help and have another veteran to talk to is a great thing. This is day one in which veterans get help here in Q Queens.”

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P Is Austin St. Queens’ Area 51? So why the cover-up?

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id you know there was a meeting Tuesday night among representatives of the Department of Transportation, NYPD and Community Board 6 about how crowded Austin Street is and what might be done to make the strip safer and more workable for all?

You do if you’re reading this week’s Central, Mid or North Queens editions of the Chronicle, or visiting qchron.com. We don’t know if other papers have the story. We do know that if it were up to the DOT, we wouldn’t either.

No, no, no — that department’s press office was not at all happy to hear that we had learned about the meeting and had the gall to ask questions about it. The nerve of the press! In America, no less! True, we already had perturbed the office by contacting an actual decision-making official directly, at the recommendation of a knowledgeable source, so we had to get the old “You must go through us!” speech again. Yawn.

But eventually the DOT press people were quite helpful.

When the Chronicle’s Christopher Barca asked what was discussed at the meeting, whether the agency would study traffic on Austin, and whether it has a plan going forward, we got this detailed response that was more than we could have hoped for in our greatest reportorial dreams:

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“While DOT currently does not have a proposal to adjust traffic patterns on Austin Street in Forest Hills, we are aware of the community’s concerns related to congestion.”

OK, we were kidding. The response answered one of the questions briefly and ignored the other two entirely (and it was given “on background,” meaning the city employee who emailed it to us cannot be named. Another weird, pointless trend among government spokespersons). The agency actually wouldn’t acknowledge a meeting had taken place. A meeting attended by a bunch of people whose salaries you pay for in your taxes. So that they can keep secret from you what they’re up to until they can hold a symbolic planning session, or a dog-and-pony-show press conference on a done deal to congratulate themselves and get their photos in the papers.

What do we get for calling this to your attention? Probably less access and fewer answers. So be it. This keeps getting worse, and it’s damaging to — pardon the drama, it’s true — the entire American systems of government and society.

The DOT is not alone in this by any means. This is rapidly becoming standard for city agencies. So why single out the transportation agency? Because it happened to be the one to try to cover up a newsworthy event this week. Luckily anoth-

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While many of Queens most memorable movie houses no longer exist, two will mark their 75th anniversary next year: The Midway (now a 9-plex), named after the Battle of Midway in 1942, and the Main Street (now a 6-plex), where I discovered the joy of films on the big screen. Although many people now stream movies on digital devices, these two theaters enjoy a steady stream of customers. I hope you will devote ample coverage to their milestone moments in 2017.

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er well-placed source supplied the little information we got about the meeting. Like that it had taken place.

The DOT may also be getting a bit more gun-shy because of the backlash it has received over its Woodhaven-Cross Bay Boulevard Select Bus Service plan. The one that’s facing major opposition, lengthening delays and growing costs.

After all, when DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg admitted the projected bill had doubled to $400 million, one of her own tried walking back the statement immediately. Yeah, right. We’ll believe the commissioner. She was, after all, quite forthcoming in her sitdown interview with us about the plan, knowing we have opposed it from the start.

But most agencies and officials are getting less prone to answer the questions of a free press. That’s why you see so much “said in a prepared statement” in our stories. No interview allowed; take an email. That’s why the New York Press Club periodically writes letters reminding the mayor of the First Amendment, which then run in these pages. And that’s why Barca made a number of calls and sent several emails over two days to confirm that big secret: that a meeting had been held. Among public employees. On a matter of public interest. Expect a follow-up one day ... if anyone will talk.

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Overbuilding LIC

Dear Editor: I’m seriously concerned about the overdevelopment and lack of city planning that is happening in Long Island City.

Things change. Thankfully. And we all knew things were going to change in Long Island City. Just not this way.

The high-rise luxury apartment buildings that are shooting up along Jackson Avenue and the waterfront are not helping to build a community, they’re dividing it. We’re being walled in. One building is 11 stories. Another is 28.

Another is 79 stories and is 300 feet taller than the Citibank Building! On and on. Enough.

We need some sort of a responsible development plan. Already the strain on the subways is overwhelming. What about schools?

We can’t allow this to continue. The fate of Long Island City is not inevitable.

Long Island City has long been a neighborhood filled with artists. It is home to not only PS 1 MOMA, the Noguchi Museum, the Sculpture Center and Socrates Sculpture Park, but hundreds of studios with working artists, musicians, dancers and traditional artisan work-

shops of all kinds. Artists have long been backbone of the neighborhood and we’re being pushed out. How about affordable housing?

How about space for artists to create their work?

Please stop destroying what made this neighborhood great.

Pat Irwin Long Island City

Get alarmed Dear Editor: Over the past several months there have been multiple household fires in Queens. The Fire Department of the City of New York reported responding to 1.7 million calls in 2015 and at the same time reported a 17 percent decline in the number of fire deaths. However, the most alarming statistics is that 80 percent of fire deaths in 2015 took place in private homes or apartments where there was no working smoke alarm. The FDNY reported that in the year of 2015 there were 5,298 structural fires and 46,709 nonfire emergencies in Queens. Although the number of citywide fire deaths has decreased, the number of private

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Dear Editor: The president of the Queens Village Republican Club (Phil Orenstein) claims people are painting Trump as a racist (“Democrat nonsense,” Letters, March 17). Trump is the one holding the brush.

Then he talked about history, about what Republicans “did.” What Democrats “were” against. Which laws Republicans once “supported.” Which legislation DemONLINE o c r at s “onc e” opposed. All his Miss an article or a letter cited by a writer? statements perWant breaking news tained to events from all over Queens? f r o m 1865 t o Find the latest news, 1957. My point? past reports from all That was then, over the borough and t h i s i s n o w.

Republicans — more at qchron.com. t he pa r t y of equality? Absolutely hysterical! I’m not even talking about equality for minorities. The GOP is against equal pay for women.

Comparing Trump to Hitler in no way trivializes the Holocaust. Trump’s own words show the similarities without assistance from anyone. Trump is a liar: This past February Jake Tapper asked Donald Trump if he would condemn David Duke and other white supremacists. Trump said, “Just so you understand, I don’t know anything about David Duke.” But in February of 2000, Trump was asked by Matt Lauer, “What do you see as the biggest problem with the Reform Party right now? Trump’s response?

“Well you’ve got David Duke, a bigot, a racist, a problem. This is not exactly the people you want in your party.” My, oh my, what a difference 16 years makes.

Especially when you’re counting on the votes of those bigots and racists. Here’s one small example. Grace Tilly is a 33-year-old woman from Fayetteville, NC. She says she has never voted before; she’s now working for the Trump campaign. On one hand she has a large tattoo of the number 88 (neo-Nazi code for Heil Hitler. H is the 8th letter of the alphabet). On her other hand? A logo for Stormfront — the largest white supremacist website in the world.

As for Mr. Orenstein’s statement that Democrats are giving away “free stuff”: Is he speaking of pensions and Social Security?

Something Americans have “earned”? Or welfare and food stamps? Something the poor use to do the disgraceful thing known as “survive” ? Only a Republican can be against universal healthcare, paid family and medical leave. That is, when they’re not denying climate change.

I must admit that his letter did make me laugh when he said any of the Republican candidates stands head and shoulders above the Democrats. He should seriously consider a career in standup comedy. I forgot, he already is president of the Queens Village Republican Club.

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Dear Editor: Despite Mayor de Blasio’s endless promises of change in the New York City public schools when he took office, the New York City Department of Education continues to be a bonanza for consultants, testing companies and organizations offering poor academic programs that do little or nothing for educators and students.

Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña continues to approve hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to companies offering unnecessary consulting services, products and technology squeezing the budgets of local school districts and schools. As a result, school principals are forced to push out more expensive and experienced teachers. Schools are increasingly becoming a revolving door of new, untenured teachers who are too intimidated to speak out about the wasteful spending their schools engage in.

Through the years, more and more money has been shifted out of the classroom and into the hands of consultants often costing thousands per day and always without the approval of teachers or parents. Teachers often do not have the necessary materials to teach students and everyone suffers as result.

The New York City Department of Education continues to be unaccountable to the school community and most importantly to the taxpayers. It’s the taxpayers who fund these initiatives. So why are they not included in the decision-making? The department seems to be more interested in providing profits for these companies than properly educating children.

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A countless number of people are not aware of the campaign; bringing awareness to it has to take place in order to have a greater positive impact. Advertising the campaign on the subway or even posting signs on the streets is a great way to attract more people. #GetAlarmedNYC is a great first step to combat the issue of private home and apartment fires but there is still a lot of work that has to get done in order to combat the number of fire deaths due to non-working smoke alarms or not having smoke alarms at all.

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Just as I predicted several months ago, both the cost and timetable for completion of the proposed Woodhaven Boulevard Select Bus Service project have grown.

City Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg recently testified at a New York City Council Transportation Committee meeting that the proposed project budget had doubled growing from $200 to $400 million. She went on to announce that completion of all work has slipped from 2019 to 2025. After only several months, the DOT’s postponing progression of the project has now resulted in the estimated cost doubling.

It could also potentially result in loss of U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration New Starts funding for Phase Two of the project. The full-build project costs for Phase Two need to be refined as the plan progresses in final design from 30 percent to 100 percent completion. The FTA completed the environmental review process in July 2015, with the city DOT obtaining a Categorical Exclusion for the project. Depending upon future results of the ongoing additional one-year public outreach process, the FTA might have to revisit the environmental finding determination. No one will really know the full project costs until construction contracts for Phase Two are awarded.

That may not happen until 2019 or later.

Finding $400 million or more is a far greater significant challenge than $200 million. And the actual cost at the end could easily come in millions of dollars higher. Successful completion of the New Starts process, which culminated in the federal government’s entering into a Full Funding Grant Agreement to guarantee the original request of $75 million toward a total project cost of $231 million, averages several years. These dollar numbers come from the most recent FTA New Starts Report published in 2015. Since that time, other numbers called for a project cost of $200 million with a federal share of $100 million. Today, it appears the project costs have doubled.

There is good reason for concern by both taxpayers and riders as to the real cost. Just why did the city DOT appear to be walking back from the $400 million figure within 24 hours of the City Council hearing? You have to ask if the DOT will now be looking for between $100 to $200 million in federal funding to assist with additional project costs. All of the above will be challenging to obtain, as other projects that are closer to being shovel-ready may be given preference for increasingly scarce federal New Starts funding.

Is Mayor de Blasio committed to proceed with the Woodhaven SBS project if

federal assistance isn’t secured? He has pledged $295 million to support development and implementation of 13 new SBS/Bus Rapid Transit systems. Will he reallo c a t e f u nd i ng from other SBS/ BRT projects to support increased costs for Woodhaven Blvd. SBS? Are these dollars 100 percent city or is he counting on a combination of MTA, state and federal resources?

Since Phase One is estimated to cost between $10 to $20 million, the city DOT may need up to $380 million or more in secure funding to be in place before proceeding with advertising and award of Phase Two construction contracts. The DOT has not shared with the public, media and elected officials how many procurements will be required for construction of exclusive BRT bus lanes, new bus stops with shelters, an off-board fare collection system, a customer information system, signal priority improvements, modifications to existing buses, potential purchase of new buses to support increased ridership and other potential project components.

The DOT has not shared the estimated cost for each project component or made clear who will manage each of the multiple procurements — it or the MTA? Does the DOT continue to have the technical capacity to successfully implement this complex project along with twelve other ongoing SBS projects around NYC? The DOT has yet to make public a detailed project budget, implementation schedule with multiple interim milestones for each activity and fully secure funding source(s) available to date to justify the new estimated $400 million budget. The delayed construction start date of 2017 for Phase One may be easier to meet than a start date of 2019 or later for Phase Two, which is more challenging given the far more complex nature of work and multiple contracts. Remember that Ms. Trottenberg said completion of the total project may take until 2025.

Taxpayers, commuters, transit advocates, elected officials and media have to ask if potentially waiting nine more years until 2025 before boarding the full Woodhaven Boulevard SBS is worth the fare. Q Larry Penner worked in transportation for more than 30 years, including as a U.S. DOT Federal Transit Administration regional office director, overseeing the review of transportation grants worth over $2 billion per year. He lives in Great Neck, LI.

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Critics up in arms over rezoning vote Council’s modifications to affordable housing measures not enough, they say

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

The City Council’s modifications to and passage of Mayor de Blasio’s rezoning initiatives to create more affordable housing have done little to sway some Queens critics of the two-pronged plan.

“It’s better than originally proposed, but I’m still against it,” Bob Holden, president of the Juniper Park Civic Association and a Community Board 5 member, said. “How could we be for it?”

For Sherman Kane, co-chairman of CB 9’s Land Use Committee, the legislative body that passed Mandatory Inclusionary Housing and Zoning for Quality and Affordability did little to address his community’s concer ns before passing them 42-5 and 40-6-1, respectively, on March 22. “ T he develop er s a re goi ng t o be champing at the bit to get rezoning done without there being any increase in police, schools or infrastructure,” Kane s a id . “ T hey ba rely eve n a dd re sse d parking.”

The two plans were proposed by the de Blasio administration last year to address the city’s affordability crisis and help accomplish the mayor’s goal of creating or preserving 200,000 units of affordable housing.

MIH will require permanently affordable u nits in new developments and enlargements of more than 10 units.

The Council modified de Blasio’s original proposal to provide another level of affordability for new units and made it so the lawmakers choose how many affordable units a developer will be required to include in the structure.

Some, howeve r, cla i m t h at’s not enough.

Paul Graziano, a Flushing-based urban planner, noted that many people in poorer areas of New York City still will not be able to afford the new units created under de Blasio’s plan, a point brought up by lawmakers representing parts of Brooklyn and the Bronx, as well as Holden.

“Historically speaking, this has always benefited developers,” he said. “It never turns out to provide enough affordable housing.”

The first level of affordability requires 10 percent of the units be affordable at 40 percent of area median income. Before it had called for 25 percent of the units at 60 AMI. The second option has 30 percent of the units set aside at 80 AMI and the third has 30 percent at 115 AMI — with 5 percent of those at 90 AMI and another 5 percent at 70 AMI. The fourth option, the one added by the Council, has 20 percent of the units at 40 AMI. Councilman Bar r y Grodenchik (D-Oakland Gardens), the sole Queens legislator to vote against both plans, said he “isn’t so certain” MIH goes far enough to help those who truly need affordable housing.

Some Queens critics of the mayor’s recently passed rezoning initiatives, such as Bob Holden, FILE PHOTO left, and Sherman Kane, expressed their frustrations with the plans.

But that isn’t his only concern with the plan.

Grodenchik worries that in some parts of the city, including Queens, the income generated from market-rate units in new developments may not be enough to support development.

“I’m not sure whether the 80 could even support the 20,” he said. “In Manhattan, yes, but in other parts of the city it’s questionable. The proof will be in the pudding.”

Another possible issue with MIH is the absence of the 421-a tax abatement, which expired last year. According to published repor ts, real estate exper ts have said MIH is a lost cause without the tax incentive in place.

Grodenchik said he hasn’t heard talk of 421-a affecting the legislation.

Graziano said it’s just another flaw in a plan that, he claims, won’t create the housing needed.

“Add to that the lack of 421-a and large-scale developments as financially structured today, whether affordable or not, have essentially dried up,” he said.

“The reason that there still is massive activity going on is the giant amount of projects which were already in the pipeline before 421-a expired.”

Most of Queens, and other parts of the city, were more concerned in the month leading up to the vote with how Zoning for Qualit y and Affordabilit y might affect their neighborhoods.

The plan will relax or eliminate parking requirements for senior housing in “transit zones” and allow for slightly higher buildings in areas zoned for multifamily dwellings.

The Council modified or eliminated the increase in height proposed by de

Blasio in some zoning districts, but critics still wor ry it could affect already highly populated areas.

Kane reiterated that the greater density would put a further strain on city infrast r uct u re a nd called the cit y’s pla n “unjustified.”

Holden worries residents may soon see one- or two-family homes “right next to a larger building.”

Holden, and many others, argue that phenomenon can undo community-speci f ic r ez on i ng s t h at t o ok ye a r s t o accomplish.

“They felt that all their hard work was undone in one fell swoop,” Grodenchik said.

For areas like Middle Village, which proponents insist the plan will not affect, that would mean the erasing of downzoning passed during the last administration.

“We actually organized 75 volunteers to get that done,” Holden said.

Holden did say he’s happy Middle Village was not included in the transit zone, but did say he is worried about the parts of Ridgewood that are.

The areas of Woodhaven and Ozone Park that Kane’s board represents were not as lucky as Middle Village in that respect.

Portions of both neighborhoods are within the transit zone, maps of which can be found at qchron.com.

“If anything, we need more parking in those areas,” Kane said.

Kane, and others, cited disappointment that the Council voted on the modified plans a week after they were announced.

“They never came back to the community boards,” Holden said. “You’re supposed to have a transparent mayor but he never came back to the people. The plans should have been vetted and discussed.

We didn’t have that opportunity.”

Kane called the “bait and switch” a “violation” of the Unifor m Land Use Review Procedure.

“They changed without any input from the communities,” he said. “And it’s over 400 pages. This kind of change they proposed should be given years to look over.”

Chuck Apelian, Land Use Committee chairman for CB 7, said “the city didn’t listen to us.

“We were opposed to ZQA and MIH because it was a global plan, a citywide plan that went against local input and nothing was changed,” he added.

Grodenchik also noted how he was given “no time to go back to my community boards to see how they felt about it.”

As did all but two community boards in Queens — 1, with the caveat that some parking spots be kept, and 3 saying yes to the entirety of the plans — the four that Grodenchik represents said no to MIH and ZQA. He cited their opposition as just one of the reasons he cast the same vote, in addition to his concerns with the plans.

“I did what I felt was best for the comQ munity,” he said.

Serial 911 caller arrested A Briarwood man is facing serious charges this week after calling 911 three dozen times over the last few months to report fake emergencies.

According to reports, 47-year-old Kenneth Campbell made 36 calls to authorities over the last two months, including one which he imitated a Middle Eastern accent and said he had a bomb.

During that false call, reports said, he told the dispatcher he was sitting with Saddam Hussein — the former dictator of Iraq who was executed for war crimes in 2006 — before speaking in fake Arabic.

He also called authorities repeatedly to report fake gas leaks, medical emergencies and electrical fires at the apartment building across the street from his.

Campbell has been charged with making a terroristic threat, falsely reporting an incident and harrassment.

He was caught after authorities began interviewing neighbors once they caught onto the high volume of false reports coming from someone in the vicinity.

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Library leaders say city must restore $ Advocates seeking $22 million hike to regain 2008 level of funding support

by Christina Cardona Chronicle Contributor

Dennis Walcott, president and CEO of the Queens Library, was nothing if not direct on March 23 when he and other library executives from throughout the city made their case for more city funding.

“Public libraries are the best, most universally recognized places to support New Yorkers in becoming educated, creative and informed, regardless of their preferred language,” Walcott said in front of City Hall.

The Council and Mayor de Blasio are deep into negotiations for the 2016-17 city budget. The text of Walcott’s speech was obtained from the Queens Library along with those of library officials in Brooklyn and Manhattan. They and their advocates want the city to restore library funding to fiscal year 2008 levels and to address a library maintenance crisis at 217 branches in the city.

In fiscal year 2008, the city spent $378 million on city libraries. Since then, $65 million has been cut from the city’s three library systems, which are the Queens Library, Brooklyn Public Library and the New York Public Library.

Last fiscal year, the city made significant investments in libraries, restoring $43 million of the $65 million that was cut.

Funding is still $22 million below 2008 levels, while demands in libraries keep growing.

“Last year’s investment in libraries has resulted in measurable gains in library use; we must continue the momentum,” Walcott said. “By investing in NYC’s libraries, the Mayor and the City Council will be taking another step toward realizing a fair and equal city for all.” Other library presidents included Tony Marx of the New York Public Library and Linda Johnson from Brooklyn.

City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) was also at the rally. He worked as the chief external affairs officer of the Queens Library for 10 years, from 1999 until he was elected to the Council in 2009.

“I’m proud to have been a champion for libraries for nearly 20 years, and prouder still to have helped lead the fight for the historic funding level achieved last year,” he said. “The $43 million restoration to libraries last year was historic and long overdue.

The mayor should baseline all of the funding restored last year and I support restoring the last $22 million for libraries to bring them back to pre-recession level funding. That is a wise investment for our city.”

This rally launched the “Keep Investing in Libraries” campaign. This is a sequel to last year’s successful “Invest in Libraries” campaign.

“The public has benefitted tremendously from last year’s substantial city funding increase, with more hours, programs and

Queens Library President Dennis Walcott presses for increased city funding along with Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, right, and PHOTO COURTESY QUEENS LIBRARY other library advocates. staff at local branches,” Marx said. “We look forward to working with our partners in government to build on that investment this year so our libraries can further strengthen our city and address the city’s priorities, such as early literacy, immigrant services and digital access.”

The new campaign is a partnership between the three library systems, as well as District Council 37, the city’s largest public employees union, and library supporters across the city.

“Once again, we are here to convince the City Council to restore millions of dollars that failed to be included in the proposed executive budget,” Oliver Gray, associate director of DC 37, said. “This process needs to end. It always leaves the libraries short of their funding needs and creates unnecessary anxiety among library workers, who worry they won’t have enough resources to provide proper services and fear they may face downsizing. An investment in the libraries is an investment in working families and all New Yorkers.”

The historic one-year $43 million funding allocation that occurred last year ensured citywide six-day service, which hadn’t been the case since 2001.

“Six-day library service should be the floor, not the ceiling,” Van Bramer said.

A report came out in March titled “Still Overdue: New Yorkers Need More Funding for Libraries.”

It details how the $43 million increase was beneficial. But they still are not meeting their full potential in fighting inequality and offering opportunities to all New Yorkers due to the crumbling infrastructure and the lingering effects of the $65 million lost since 2008.

According to the report, because of last year’s increase, libraries hired 90 children’s librarians to increase outreach to schools and daycare. The New York Public Library saw a 145 percent increase in outreach to schools and daycares as a result.

About 328,000 people attended early literacy programs at the New York Public Library in fiscal year 2016.

The increased funding this year also allowed libraries to increase free English Speakers of Other Languages class slots to about 15,000. But it still is considered to not be meeting the need in the city with its diversity. These are classes for people who want to learn and improve their English.

The Queens Library expanded the number of seats in their free ESOL classes to 3,200 in fiscal year 2016, but there are still 1,100 people who were turned away due to lack of space.

Also in Queens, 30 percent of materials borrowed last year were in languages other than English, which they say shows the need for expanding the program.

City libraries also offer career help, such as resume coaching and mock interviews. At Brooklyn’s Public Library, for example, there has been a 52 percent increase in job search sessions thanks to increased staff and hours funded by last year’s increase.

The New York Public Library has free coding classes, but 5,000 people are on the waiting list because of a lack of space.

Many of the city’s branches were opened long ago, some approaching 100 years old. Funding for maintenance and upgrades is considered important.

At the 115th Street Library in Harlem, a programming space in the basement has been out of commission for years because of a leaking underground pipe — nearly 100-years-old — that destroyed the floor.

“This is such a loss for the neighborhood,” Library Manager Tequila Davis said. “Our teens have nowhere to go in the branch. We have to hold adult programs on the reading room floor.”

The New York Public Library claims over $112 million in critical maintenance needs, including fixing leaks, air conditioning and heat.

City libraries hope to secure a full $65 million restoration by fiscal year 2017. If they can do this, they say it would allow them to do even more to support city services such as early literacy and immigrant services, and not have to turn people away.

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Two Howard Beach sites sold for $24M

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

2016 has been a big year for real estate sales in Howard Beach.

Two commercial buildings were sold for a combined $24 million earlier this month, city records show.

Gindi Capital, the investment arm of the family who owns Century 21 department stores, purchased 160-10 and 160-36 Cross Bay Blvd. from Bond Realty Inc. The two buildings span 42,055 square feet, the entire block from 160th to 161st avenues. Gap, RiteAid and RadioShack

Century 21 owners scoop up real estate are some of the high-profile tenants there.

The block is the former site of Bond Motors, owned by Tom Abruzzi until the mid-’90s. Abruzzi closed the dealership due to poor sales and high operational costs, according to a New York Times article, and redeveloped the property to make room for retail.

The dealership was built in 1966 by Abruzzi, the Times reported, who was a general contractor at the time.

This is at least the third notable commercial real estate transaction in Howard Beach this year.

In February, the building housing Key Food at 163-30 Cross Bay Blvd. was sold for $12.6 million.

It was announced in January that the Pan-Bay shopping center, the commercial strip previously owned by the Panzarella family that now dons a “Cross Bay Commons” sign, was sold for a whopping $27 million to Urban Edge Properties in the

biggest real estate deal reported in Howard Beach’s history.

Sugar Bun Bake Shop and Danny’s Szechuan Garden are the anchors there.

In both of those cases, the tenants are not being asked to move from their respective locations.

Urban Edge does want to attract some national tenants to the vacant storefronts in the shopping center, as well as do some minor renovations to the building.

No public statement was made on the most recent sale and attempts to reach Gindi CapiQ tal for comment were unsuccessful.

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Now, in Howard Beach, NY, one doctor is helping local residents with knee pain live more active, pain-free lives.

Living with knee pain can feel like a crippling experience.

Let’s face it, your knees aren’t as young as you used to be, and playing with the kids or grandkids isn’t any easier either. Maybe your knee pain keeps you from walking short distances or playing golf like you used to.

Nothing’s worse than feeling great mentally, but physically feeling held back from life because your knees hurt and the pain just won’t go away!

My name is Dr. Robert F. Gucciardo, D.C., owner of Gucciardo Specific Chiropractic and Natural Health Center.

Since we opened seventeen years ago, I’ve seen hundreds of people with knee problems leave the office pain free.

If you’re suffering from these conditions, a new breakthrough in medical technology may completely eliminate your pain and help restore normal function to your knees.

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Before the FDA would clear the Class IV laser for human use, they wanted to see proof that it worked.

This lead to two landmark studies.

The first study showed that patients who had laser therapy had 53 percent better improvement than those who had a placebo. The second study showed patients who used the laser therapy had less pain and more range of motion days after treatment. If the Class IV Laser can help these patients, it can help you too.

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For 10 days only, I’m running a very special offer where you can find out if you are a candidate for cold laser therapy.

What does this offer include? Everything I normally do in my “Knee Pain Evaluation.” Just call before April 10, 2016 and here’s what you’ll get…

• An in-depth consultation about your problem where I will listen … really listen … to the details of your case.

• A complete neuromuscular examination.

• A full set of specialized X-rays to determine if arthritis is contributing to your pain (if necessary).

(If you have films please bring them for evaluation).

• A thorough analysis of your exam and X-ray findings so we can start mapping out your plan to being pain free.

• You’ll see everything firsthand and find out if this amazing treatment will be your pain solution, as it has been for so many other patients.

Until April 10, you can get everything I’ve listed here for only $37. The normal price for this type of evaluation including X-rays is $250, so you’re saving a considerable amount by taking me up on this offer.

Remember what it was like before you had knee problems – when you were pain free and could enjoy everything life had to offer. It can be that way again.

Don’t neglect your problem any longer – don’t wait until it’s too late.

A new treatment is helping patients with knee pain live a happier, more active lifestyle.

Here’s what to do now: Due to the expected demand for this special offer, I urge you to call our office at once. The phone number is 718-845-2323.

Call today and we can get started with your consultation, exam and X-rays (if necessary) as soon as there’s an opening in the schedule. Our office is called Gucciardo Specific Chiropractic and Natural Health Center and you can fi nd us at 162-07 91st Street in Howard Beach. Tell the receptionist you’d like to come in for the Knee Evaluation before April 10.

Sincerely, Dr. Robert F. Gucciardo, D.C. P.S. Now you might be wondering…

“Is this safe? Are there any side effects or dangers to this?”

The FDA cleared the first Class IV Laser in 2002.

This was after their study found 76 percent improvement in patients with severe pain. Their only warning – don’t shine it in your eyes.

Of course at our office, the laser is never anywhere near your eyes and we’ll give you a comfortable pair of goggles for safety.

Don’t wait and let your knee problems get worse, disabling you for life. Take me up on my offer and call today (718) 845-2323. For more information go to www.drgucciardo.com and click on the laser therapy tab.

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New research in a treatment called Class IV Laser Therapy is having a profound effect on patients suffering with knee pain. Unlike the cutting type of laser seen in movies and used in medical procedures, the Class IV therapeutic laser penetrates the surface of the skin with no heating effect or damage.

Laser Therapy has been tested for 40 years, had over 2000 papers published on it, and has been shown to aid in damaged tissue regeneration, decrease inflammation, relieve pain and boost the immune system. This means that there is a good chance cold laser therapy could be your knee pain solution, allowing you to live a more active lifestyle.

Professional athletes like The New York Yankees and team members of the New England Patriots rely upon cold laser therapy to treat their sports-related injuries. These guys use the cold laser for one reason only…

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New E. River toll plan is changing no minds Move NY backers seek Senate sponsor; opponents remain dubious of benefits

by Michael Gannon Editor

A proposal that would place tolls on East River crossings in an attempt to fund mass transportation and infrastructure has been introduced as a bill in the state Assembly.

But any changes than have been made in the past few months appear to have done nothing to change the minds of the plan’s critics in the Queens delegation to Albany.

A09633, also titled the Move New York Fair Plan, was introduced on March 24 by Assemblyman Robert Rodriguez (D-Manhattan). Among his co-sponsors is Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills).

One of the plan’s chief architects is Sam Schwartz, the former city traffic commissioner also known as Daily News columnist “Gridlock Sam.” Summing it up is difficult in just a sentence or two.

Supporters say that in return for tolls on crossings such as the Queensboro, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Williamsburg bridges, tolls on the Throgs Neck, Whitestone, Triborough, Cross Bay, Marine Parkway and Verrazano bridges would be reduced.

Combined with an automatic tolling system that would charge drivers who cross into Manhattan from Queens or Brooklyn below 60th Street, or those who drive north or south across 60th Street into Manhattan’s central business district, proponents say the new structure would reduce traffic and raise billions in dedicated funding to support mass transit and for the upkeep of roads, bridges and tunnels.

Opponents say it is just another tax on outerborough drivers and businesses with no guarantee that reduced tolls would remain reduced, or that the money raised would go where it is intended.

Supporters like Alex Matthiessen, campaign director for Move NY, told the Chronicle that the proposal takes all reasonable concerns into account, while securing money that already has no reliable, dedicated source.

Matthiessen acknowledged that Queens residents have heard promises of dedicated funding before, particularly in areas that lack subway access or plentiful bus routes.

“We’ve listened to concerns from people in

The Queensboro Bridge and other East River crossings could have tolls set up under a bill in Albany. Supporters say it would reduce other tolls and some bus fares while collecting billions in PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON transportation funding. Critics call it the equivalent of another tax.

Queens and other places, and we’ve heard them,” he said.

Among the benefits he said would accrue for the borough are cheaper tolls on the Throgs Neck and Whitestone bridges; more express and Select Bus Service and a $1 reduction in the existing express bus fare; and expansion of the DayTicket program — by which city riders can get weekend discounts on Long Island Rail Road trains — to seven days per week.

Matthiessen also said bonding for a Transit Gap Fund and a New York City Community Fund would make money available for specific areas identified as in need of public transit upgrades.

The bill as yet does not have a sponsor in the state Senate. And it isn’t going to be Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), who said modifications to it have done nothing to

change his opposition that dates back to a plan former Mayor Mike Bloomberg called congestion pricing.

“It’s double taxation,” Addabbo told the Chronicle. “And it would be detrimental to Queens.”

Addabbo said business owners who now use free bridges have told him they would pass on any additional costs of tolls to their customers.

He said there is no lockbox or toll reductions that the Legislature can set up that it also cannot eliminate down the road with enough votes and a governor’s signature.

Addabbo said there are myriad ways the MTA can cut costs or raise revenue that have not been tried in earnest, such as selling or leasing property and corporate sponsorships of stations.

“That’s nothing new,” he said.

Matthiessen said the bill is worded to lock in the reduced tolls at no more than 55 percent of any toll on an East River crossing.

“If the MTA were to violate that, they’d lose the funding,” he said. He also said a lockbox on collected transit funds could be made very strong through procedures in the bonding process, by which the MTA — controlled by the governor — and the state could risk defaulting on bonds if they reduce or remove the money necessary to pay them off.

Addabbo also said “park and ride” drivers looking to avoid an East River toll by parking in Queens could find free parking and a convenient stroll from a $2.75 ride on the subway.

“And not just in Queens,” he said. “Back in my days on the Council I heard about it from people in Manhattan when Mayor Bloomberg was proposing it. People would park just outside of the zone north of 60th Street.”

Hevesi could not be reached for comment, but praised the proposal in a press release issued by Move NY last week, saying it could result in 30,000 new jobs and upward of $12 billion for the city’s transit system.

State Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst), in an email to the Chronicle, said he was the first state senator to publicly endorse the plan.

“As a longtime supporter of the MoveNY Plan, and if I were asked, I would gladly carry the bill in the Senate,” he said. “The [plan] would generate a consistent revenue stream, reduce congestion and fix current inequities, as some New Yorkers are currently paying more than their fair share.”

A spokeswoman for state Sen. Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria) said his position also remains unchanged.

“He is still skeptical of the proposal,” she said.

Assemblymembers Alicia Hyndman (D-Springfield Gardens) and Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows) were contacted for comment but could not be reached.

Borough President Melinda Katz also could not be reached for comment, though she has been a harsh critic of previous incarnations, also citing a lack of guarantees that the funds collected would be used for the benefit Q of Queens residents.

Memorial sought for ‘Phife Dawg’ Taylor Jarobi White, a Queens native and founding member of the hip-hop group “A Tribe Called Quest,” is organizing a facebook petition drive to rename St. Albans Park in memory of bandmate and St. Albans native Malik “Phife Dawg” Taylor.

Taylor, a co-founder of the band in 1985, was 45 when he died on March 22 of complications from diabetes.

“Things I want for Phife,” White wrote on a Facebook page. “Sayers Ave from 180 st to Merrick Blvd renamed Malik “Phife Dawg” Taylor Ave. St. Albans Park renamed Malik “Phife Dawg” Taylor park. ...” He also

A Tribe Called Quest founder was 45 would like to see his friend and bandmate remembered in a mural somewhere in the community.

White is trying to get 2,000 electronic signatures from fans to move the effort forward.

Councilman Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) already is on board with some sort of street co-naming.

“St. Albans, Queens, and the entire hiphop industry has lost a giant in Malik Tay-

lor,” Miller said in an email. “His influence, along with the rest of the members of “A Tribe Called Quest” continues to teach generations of hip-hop fans how to create positive music that starts social discourse in our communities so we can all become better citizens.”

Miller wrote that he fully supports the idea of preserving a piece of hip-hop history for future generations through a street co-naming.

“‘A Tribe Called Quest’ is as fundamentally important to the history of Queens as the DJ or the MC is to hip-hop,” Miller added. “I look forward to supporting the introduction of this legislation, and this tribute to these musiQ cal pioneers.”

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After a year’s absence, the popular Phagwah parade came back to the streets of Richmond Hill last Saturday. Thousands of people waited to see the parade make its way from Liberty Avenue and 133rd Street to Phil “Scooter” Rizzuto Park at 95th Avenue and 125th Street.

At the park, parade-goers celebrated Holi — the Hindu holiday that marks the start of spring — with music, dancing and the throwing of multicolored powder at each other. Politicians and Indo-Caribbean leaders attended the event, wishing those present a happy Holi.

The parade is a near-30 year tradition that brings thousands of Indo-Caribbean people to Queens every year, except in 2015 when it was canceled due to an internal strife between two organizing committees that could not agree which side would get the permit. This year, a Queens Supreme Court judge ordered them to get along and host the event together.

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P.S. Art celebrates the creative spirit of all New York City students and is more than a competition but a great opportunity to expand our visual arts community.

If selected his work will be accepted into an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Congratulations to Luke and all students involved in their artistic endeavors!

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This week, the Woodhaven Business Improvement District will again paint over the graffiti on the dilapidated 78-19 Jamaica Ave. building. As I have always thought, wouldn’t it be nice to see senior citizen housing at this site? This way, our local senior citizen homeowners can stay in Woodhaven when they sell their homes.

To be noted: The Woodhaven Senior Center is open so if you are a senior citizen and want to enjoy a nice lunch, good company and fun activities including arts and crafts by the Greater Woodhaven Development Corp’s own Lisa Komninos, call the center at (718) 847-9200.

Meetings are held at the American Legion Hall, 89-02 91 St. They need more members so join today.

In 2015, the 102nd Precinct was down in crime by 8.06 percent from the year before.

The commanding officer of our precinct is Deputy Inspector Deodat Urprasad. Their telephone number is (718) 805-3200. Hit 0 if you wish to reach the front desk. Of course, if you have an emergency please call 911.

In regard to law enforcement, our great Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced that he has created an Animal Cruelty Investigations unit to investigate animal cruelty, abuse and neglect in our borough. As of July 2014, the law enforcement function no longer is under the auspices of the ASPCA, it is

now under the NYPD. Now with the Queens DA’s office involved with the NYPD, enforcement will be even stronger. To the best district attorney in the city, thank you, DA Brown, for protecting our residents and now our animals.

Your gas and electric bills may increase, electric by 5 percent and gas bills by about 8 percent. This is the proposal that, if approved, will take effect in January 2017. I will keep you informed in regard to this proposed increase.

Congratulations to Raj Rampersad, who was re-elected as chairman of Community Board 9, Woodhaven’s J. Richard Smith, who was reelected as 1st vice chairman and Kenichi Wilson elected 2nd vice chairman.

The shopping on Jamaica Avenue where we are “Taking Care of Business” on our “Everything Avenue” is brisk. The Avenue has such bargains and so many choices and we now have a bicycle store and a hobby store. The prices are also very reasonable, especially for New York City, with our high cost of living. So spend your money on Jamaica Avenue and pay low prices, save money and keep it in your community. Mark your calendars for our “Spring into Woodhaven” dinner dance on June 10, where a hot and cold buffet, coffee, cake and an open bar will only cost you $65 a ticket. Please call our office for more information and to reserve tickets 718 805-0202.

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Community Education Council 28 held a special meeting for parents on March 24, a week after students at two schools allegedly brought loaded handguns into their buildings in a 24-hour period from March 16 to 17.

Speakers during the presentation included District 28 Superintendent Mabel Mu n i z Sa rduy a nd A lv is Brown, the borough safety director, and Mark Rampersant, deputy CEO for safety and security for the city’s Department of Education.

Numerous parents of students from PS 40, the Samuel Huntington School, and York Early College Academy, where authorities say the weapons were brought by an 11-year-old and a 15-year-old, respectively, were in attendance.

No shots were fired and no one was hurt in either incident, though in one instance the student was reported to have brandished the weapon at some students with whom he was having problems.

As upset as some were with the notification process, they almost universally praised YECA Principal Noah Angeles and Alison Branker of PS 40

for their handling of the incidents.

Rampersant agreed, saying that the system worked as it should.

“Young people made bad choices,” he said. “We have a protocol. ... We expect our staff to do the right thing.

And they did.”

Published reports indicate that one of the children may have been bullied, leading to an extensive discussion about the DOE’s bullying policies for identifying and dealing with the problem.

One parent, for example, said her daughter was bullied by several students. But when she complained, the DOE’s initial intent was to transfer her daughter.

“That leaves the bullies free to pick on the next child,” she said.

Rampersant also said the DOE would have to look into claims by some parents that bullying at some schools is not addressed at all when it is reported.

“Ever y principal is required to respond,” he explained. “Not responding is not an option.”

He also said it is not DOE policy to transfer the victim when dealing with a bullying case.

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Debbie Lopez, with two children in the York Early College Academy, praised principal Noah Angeles, seated, for his handling of a handgun incident on March 17.

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The paper based its brief report on a newsletter put out by the Queens Village Republican Club, which touted Jeffcoat as the GOP candidate for the seat. It said he would be one of several speakers, including other Republican contenders for office, at the group’s April 7 meeting.

But Jeffcoat is not a candidate for the seat. Though interested in running, as a city employee, he first has to receive a waiver to do so. He has not formed a campaign committee or filed any registration with the state Board of Elections.

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Five projects to help you sell your home The real estate market has improved across much of the country, but homeowners thinking about listing their homes this summer need to stay competitive to attract buyers. Buyers are looking for longterm homes, ones they want to stay in for years while raising their children, or settling down and retiring.

To prepare your home for listing — or simply to enjoy it a few years longer — check out these top five home improvement projects you can do yourself to make your home more attractive to buyers: 1. Give the front door a new look. The front door sets the tone for your home’s curb appeal and security and it signals how well you maintain ever ything else.

Buyers will be walking into your home via the front door, so be sure to give them a good first impression. If your door is in good shape, you might just need to give it a refreshing new coat of paint or new hardware. But if it’s seen some wear and tear over the years, consider replacing it with a steel door — one that will show buyers your home is safe.

2 . Upd ate the most-use d entryway. While the front door needs curb appeal, the garage door is often the most-used door in the home. Old wooden garage doors will start to sag and the paint will peel, giving your home a rundown look. Replacing this door with an insulated steel door will not only improve the exterior look of your home, but also keep the garage space warmer. Finishing off the garage can also be a big draw for buyers, but you probably won’t be able to recoup as much of the expense as you would by replacing only the garage door.

3. Add living space. You might not think about adding a deck as the same thing as adding an extra room to the house, but if you’re selling your home during the warmer months, that’s how buyers will see it. They’ll be able to picture themselves enjoying breakfast and picnic dinners outside, or curling up on a lounge chair with a good book on a summer afternoon. To make your deck a good selling feature, consider usi ng ProWood Dura Color, a

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How to audit your home’s energy efficiency A home that wastes energy can put significant strain on your budget. Extremely cold winter temperatures and scorching summers, together with a poorly performing thermal system will drive monthly heating and cooling costs higher than expected.

So what can you do to cut the waste and the expense? For starters, clean all the filters in your heating and cooling equipment.

This helps to improve the efficiency of your home. However, the best way to tackle your home’s energy inefficiencies head on is to understand your home’s overall performance with an energy audit.

To perform the audit, a certified Home Energy Rater will conduct a series of tests to provide an overall efficiency rating in much the same way that household appliances are rated. Armed with this information, you can make home improvement decisions that further boost your home’s energy efficiency.

One common energy audit test is a door blower, or airflow, test. A large fan is used to pull air out of the house and create negative pressure inside. The higher air pressure outside the home then flows into the home through the unsealed cracks and openings.

To detect where these air leaks are located, the auditor will use a smoke pencil. A wellsealed home should have no air leaks. The

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Is your money going out the window?

One of the largest contributors to a home’s energy efficiency is its windows.

Energy-efficient windows can lower your energy costs and increase your home’s comfort while reducing your carbon footprint and increasing your home’s value.

For example, replacing single-pane windows with Energy Star windows can save between 1,106 to 6,072 pounds of carbon dioxide a year from entering the atmosphere. According to Energy Star that is equivalent to saving 51 to 310 gallons of gasoline. Plus, replacing old windows with new energy-efficient designs can return more than 78 percent of the project cost back to you upon resale, the National Association of Realtors reports.

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Can the Amazin’s win it all this year?

by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

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mazin’ has long been the word when it comes to our beloved Mets. Nowhere is it more apt than in recalling how things looked for the team a year ago and how the season played out.

The Mets had never enjoyed a winning season in Citi Field which had opened six years earlier. The conventional wisdom was that Manager Terry Collins would get the ax before the AllStar break. General Manager Sandy Alderson, who told the media in 2014 that the team could win 90 games that year, a prediction that proved laughably wrong, was reviled by most fans as an out-of-touch penny-pincher.

Yes, the Mets had a lot of talented young pitchers, but fans were understandably wary. Matt Harvey, who was the highlight of the 2013 season, had missed all of 2014 recovering from Tommy John surgery. No one was sure if he would be the same pitcher and all the talk centered around limiting his innings.

Aside from that, longtime fans remembered the “Generation K” hype of 20 years earlier, when pitchers Paul Wilson, Bill Pulsipher and Jason Isringhausen were supposed to be the dominant starting trio in the National League. All three fizzled, though Isringhausen was able to resurrect his career as a very good relief specialist.

But as we all know, the 2015 Mets made it to the World Series, where they lost in five games to the Kansas City Royals.

More painfully, they had leads in all four games they lost.

Going into the 2016 season, Mets fans are understandably setting the bar very high. After all, the Kansas City Royals lost a tough World Series to the San Francisco Giants in 2014 and then won it all in 2015 — at the expense of the Mets. Baseball historians will point to this being the 30th anniversary of the last Mets World Series win. The Kansas City Royals had won it the preceding year, and that was their last world championship until last fall — their 30-year anniversary of winning it all.

While it’s nice to read tea leaves, the reality is that winning a World Series is not easy, and the competition for the Mets will be rather stiff. The Cubs have a very talented young squad and spent more money than any other team on free agents during the offseason. The San Francisco Giants have won the World Series in recent even years, as evidenced by 2010, 2012 and 2014. The Los Angeles Dodgers still have the highest payroll in the majors, and you can never count out the St. Louis Cardinals. In their own division, the National League East, the Washington Nationals still have a very potent lineup and two top-notch starters: Stephen Strasburg and Max Scherzer.

Nonetheless, the Mets have to be considered the National League favorite, and of course that starts with their pitching.

The Mets’ ace is Harvey, who showed absolutely no ill effects from the elbow problems that sidelined him for a year — and fans can hope the same about those blood clots. Harvey is the most exciting Mets hurler since the early Dwight Gooden, though their personalities couldn’t be more dissimilar. Gooden was upbeat, easily approachable, and self-effacing while Harvey is self-absorbed and aloof with most people. As long as he wins, Mets fans won’t care about his personality quirks.

There is not much of a dropoff after Harvey.

Jacob deGrom came out of nowhere two years ago to become a very dependable starter who can match Harvey in the strikeout department. There has been some concern this spring, however, as deGrom has experienced both and back and groin discomfort and his velocity is not up to where it was in his first two seasons — but of course, it’s the spring; no one’s is just yet.

Noah Syndergaard is arguably the hardest thrower on the Mets staff, and while that sometimes leads to walks and wild pitches, he did a better job with his control as last season progressed. The man nicknamed Thor was the only Mets pitcher to get a win in the 2015 World Series as the Amazin’s took Game 3 at Citi Field 9-3.

Taking over the lefthander spot in the starting rotation from the mediocre Jon Niese, who was traded over the winter to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Daniel Murphy’s replacement, Neil Walker, is Stony Brook’s Steven Matz, who came up toward the end

Mets may give Kevin Plawecki a lot of starts and have d’Arnaud move to first base to spell very streaky power hitter Lucas Duda.

Newly acquired second baseman Neil Walker is in a somewhat strange position. He is replacing Murphy, who, next to David Wright, was the longest-tenured Met. Murph was always a tough out but a below-average fielder. He became a largerthan-life folk hero last fall, however, hitting home runs in nearly every Mets playoff game. He came back to earth in the World Series and a key late-inning miscue on a ground ball turned him into a goat. Alderson, the Mets GM, made up his mind to let him leave as a free agent. Murphy signed with the Mets’ divisionrival Washington Nationals. Walker is no slouch, though, as he hits with pop and can certainly field better than Murphy. He is in the last year of his contract and could be replaced in 2017 by, ironically, another ex-Pirate, the up-and-coming Dilson Herrera.

Mets executives were not happy with Wilmer Flores’ shaky defense at shortstop and they clearly were not enamored either Yoenis Cespedes has a heck of a bat but not always the best glove with Ruben Tejada’s so-so bat, even though he had a pretty good glove. During the winter they signed free-agent shortstop PHOTO COURTESY NY METS — fans have to take the bad with the good.

Asdrubal Cabrera, who is a better fielder than Flores but cerof the 2015 season. Matz showed that he could pitch well in big tainly won’t make anyone forget Rey Ordoñez. With Cabrera on situations as he beat the Yankees in September and pitched well board, the Mets released Tejada, who then joined the Cardinals.

Flores will not be riding the bench, as he will be spelling in the postseason.

It’s easy to overlook Bartolo Colon, who will turn 43 on May team captain and third base mainstay Wright, whom Collins 24, because of the young stud starters. In spite of his age and will rest more frequently as a way of managing his spinal stenocorpulent physique, Colon lived up to his hefty two-year, $21 sis. He’ll likely see time at first base, second base and short too.

You could have heard the collective exhaling from Mets fans million contract by winning 29 games over the last two years.

He also has proven to be very durable, as he has not been on the when the free-agent marketplace did not develop as well as centerfielder Yoenis Cespedes had hoped and he re-signed with the disabled list during his tenure with the Mets.

Colon also proved to be a dependable arm out of the bullpen team in late January. Cespedes jumpstarted what appeared to be during the postseason, and there is a good chance that he will a moribund Mets team when he belted 17 home runs and drove return to that role when Zack Wheeler returns to the Mets in late in 44 after coming over from the Detroit Tigers in a trade made June or early July, after his year recovering from Tommy John minutes before the deadline.

Cespedes can hit, but his fielding can be lackadaisical, surgery.

A year ago Collins was penciling in Jenrry Mejia as the despite that Gold Glove, such as when he booted a base hit durteam’s closer with Jeurys Familia handling the 8th-inning setup ing the World Series and took his sweet time retrieving the ball. chores. Mejia tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs Mets fans had better be prepared to take the bad with the good.

Veteran outfielder Curtis Granderson enjoyed a very good early in the 2015 season and was suspended for 80 games. He second season with the Mets as he batpitched well as soon as he returned, but ted .259, swatted 26 home runs, and, then tested positive again three weeks most importantly, cut down on his later and missed the rest of the 2015 strikeouts. Credit has to be given to his t’s aces high for the Mets season. After testing positive for a third old Yankees hitting coach, Kevin Long, time during the winter, Mejia is now as their squad of starters who joined the Mets in the same trade permanently out of Major League Basethe start of the 2015 season. ball, though he has retained Long leads them into what could before Michael Conforto certainly excited Island City-based attorney Vincent Mets fans with his bat after getting White to seek reinstatement. be a great 2016 season. called up from the minors last summer.

Fortunately for both Collins and He belted nine home runs during the Mets fans, Familia proved to be one of baseball’s best closers in 2015. Unfortunately, he was the only regular season and added three more during the postseason. It’s truly dependable arm in the team’s bullpen last year, as Tyler not wise to drop the term “superstar in the making” on him, but Clippard and Eric O’Flaherty, who were acquired from the Oak- nearly every Major League Baseball scout agrees that his upside land Athletics in separate deals around the July 31 trade dead- is very high.

Juan Lagares had an off-year with both his bat and glove in line, were very disappointing. I can’t recall O’Flaherty getting a single batter out. Clippard and O’Flaherty won’t be back, and 2015. It’ll be interesting to see how he responds to being a late neither will Carlos Torres, as media-friendly a player as you’ll inning defensive replacement for Cespedes and a fourth outfielder overall. ever find, but one who put too many opposing hitters on base.

Alejandro de Aza, who was signed as a free agent, is another Getting a second chance with the Mets is lefty Jerry Blevins, who was lights out early last season before breaking his arm on outfielder and bat off the bench that Terry Collins can use.

One Mets player who won’t be returning, of his own volition, a line drive hit back at the mound in April. If that weren’t bad enough, he fell and reinjured the arm crossing a street just as he is Michael Cuddyer, who decided to retire at age 36 after having a disappointing season. A lot of Mets fans were giddy because was about to return.

Veteran southpaw reliever Antonio Bastardo pitched very the considerable salary that Cuddyer decided to forego was a well last year for the Pittsburgh Pirates, one of the two National key factor in the team’s ability to retain Cespedes. While that League wildcard teams in last year’s playoffs. The Mets signed may be true, it’s undeniable that Cuddyer provided valuable leadership in the Mets clubhouse and was always a go-to guy for him as a free agent during the winter.

Expect Addison Reed, who pitched OK last year after being the media. Given the length of the baseball season, and the acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks, to get a lot of 8th- invariable ups and downs that every team goes through, those kinds of intangible assets cannot be undervalued. It will be inning work.

Handling the Mets staff will be Travis d’Arnaud, who is one interesting to see who can pick up Cuddyer’s mantle.

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eith Blacknick has been a diehard Mets fan for years. And 2016 looks like it’s going to be a different kind of season.

“In the last few years, you would go to a game and people would check out halfway through because they didn’t have a good product on the field,” Blacknick, who blogs about the Mets at TheMediaGoon.com, told the Chronicle. “So, between the pitching, the hitting — it just seems like everybody’s back into being a Mets fan again.”

After winning the pennant last year, collapsing in the World Series and making some smart off-season trades, the Mets will win it all this year, many fans and analysts are predicting.

Such excitement, Blacknick added, has a catch. “There’s gonna be a lot of bandwagoners now,” Blacknick, the Woodside-based former writer for MetsPolice.com, said. “But as long as the Mets keep winning, who cares?”

Greg Prince, a superfan blogger who wrote a book about last season called “Amazin’ Again: How the 2015 New York Mets Brought the Magic Back to Queens,” is equally pumped for opening day.

“They could go where no Met team since the ’86 team has,” he said. And while some might worry about the effect of expectations on the Mets, Prince — who runs a blog called Faith and Fear in Flushing — is not worried. “They seem to have level heads on their shoulders.”

With a team composed largely of young players, he is interested in watching how the Mets’ up-and-coming phenoms will grow in the coming months.

“I think seeing Syndergaard will be interesting; he has more upside than everybody but he

still hasn’t spent a whole year in the bigs,” said Prince, who plans on going to the first home game at Citi Field.

Like Prince and Blacknick, Woodside resident Nick Giovanniello plans on catching opening day at Citi Field next week.

“The starting five is the best starting five in baseball — hands down, nobody’s even close to us,” Giovanniello said. “Losing Murphy hurts a little bit but his defense was awful, and I think Neil Walker really picks that up.”

Like the signing of slugger Yoenis Cespedes, the deals the team struck with second baseman Walker and shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera are generating excitement among Amazin’s fans.

“Neil Walker, he’s made some great plays already,” said Paul Jones of Glendale, referring to the player’s preseason performance.

“He’s better defensively. He has a little more pop than Murphy.”

Still, many fans will miss the second baseman, who will often play against the Mets this season because he was signed by their main divisional rival, the Washington Nationals.

One part of the team that fans appear confident about is the starting rotation, widely considered among the best in baseball.

The Mets’ relief pitchers, however, are not a source of the same confidence. During the offseason, closer Jenrry Mejía was banned for life from Major League Baseball after testing positive for steroids. And Jeurys Familia, though highly regarded, is alone not considered enough to keep the bullpen strong.

“They need someone other than Familia in the bullpen, inningswise,” Chris Fesler of Middle Village said. continued on page 35

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by Michael Gannon and Christopher Barca Editor / Associate Editor

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ne year after winning their first pennant in 15 years, the New York Mets enter 2016 as a popular pick to return to the World Series.

With arguably the best starting rotation in baseball — led by Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey and Noah Syndergaard — and an offense featuring sluggers like Yoenis Cespedes, Curtis Granderson and Lucas Duda, the Mets have the pieces to make another October run.

However, the road to their first championship in 30 years will not be an easy one to navigate. Here are the eight National League teams, in order, that are best positioned to ruin the Mets’ chance at another pennant.

CHICAGO CUBS In town: June 30-July 3 No team in baseball had a better offseason than the Cubbies, as they signed both prized outfielder Jason Heyward and starting pitcher John Lackey away from the St. Louis Cardinals and landed Kansas City Royals second baseman Ben Zobrist in free agency.

Heyward and Zobrist join an offense already brimming with star power, as third baseman Kris Bryant and first baseman Anthony Rizzo are already two of the game’s best hitters despite their young age.

On the mound, reigning Cy Young Award winner Jake Arrieta leads a staff of solid veter-

ans in Lackey and three-time World Series winner Jon Lester, the former Red Sox ace.

The cursed franchise’s 108-year championship drought could very well end in 2016.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS In town: May 17-19, July 7-10, Sept. 2-4 Pundits were nearly unanimous last year in predicting the talented Washington Nationals would win the World Series, but injuries and poor play derailed their playoff hopes.

However, Washington still boasts an impressive pitching rotation led by stars Max Scherzer — a former Cy Young Award winner — and Stephen Strasburg, with veteran Gio Gonzalez and talented youngsters Tanner Roark and Joe Ross rounding out the staff.

Offensively, reigning National League MVP Bryce Harper continues to strike fear in the heart of opponents, as the 23-year-old phenom should only improve after mashing 42 home runs and batting .330 one year ago.

Second baseman Daniel Murphy, a former Met, and third baseman Anthony Rendon will also provide pop in the order.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS In town: July 25-27 Held up as the model franchise for their pitching, farm system, smart trades and pitching, the Cards could be in baseball’s toughest division in the National League Central.

Losing Heyward and Lackey is bad; losing them to the division rival Cubs is worse. But

star pitcher Adam Wainwright, who has struggled this spring, is back from an Achilles injury that sidelined him most of last year.

The rest of the rotation includes future aces Michael Wacha and Carlos Martinez, Jaime Garcia and free agent workhorse Mike Leake and figures to be the best in the division.

The injury bug has already bitten the Cardinals, though, as starting shortstop Jhonny Peralta is out until mid-year with a knee ailment, and pitcher Lance Lynn will miss the entire season thanks to Tommy John surgery.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS In town: April 28-May 1 It’s an even-numbered year, which means the Giants are set to win it all again, as future Hall of Fame manager Bruce Bochy’s crew won the World Series in 2010, 2012 and 2014.

On the mound, ace hurler and 2014 Fall Classic MVP Madison Bumgarner is one of the game’s best, and the Giants spent big to give him some help this winter.

Johnny Cueto — underwhelming with the Royals in 2015 after coming over in a mid-year deal from the Reds — and the normally solid Jeff Samardzija — who stunk with the Chicago White Sox last season — should benefit from a return to the NL. Aging former aces Jake Peavy and Matt Cain round out the rotaton backed by one of Bochy’s trademarks — a solid bullpen that delivers results without a household name.

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aseball is a sport of story lines. Whether it be Opening Day or the World Series, history is always being made in some fashion.

Look back to just last season, when the Kansas City Royals — who lost the 2014 World Series in heartbreaking fashion — opened the year as the favorites to represent the American League in the Fall Classic for the second straight campaign.

They ended up proving the pundits right, defeating the New York Mets in five games en route to their first World Series title in 30 years, a course the Amazin’s are looking to replicate in 2016 — exactly three decades since their last Fall Classic crown.

That parallel is shaping up to be one of the more intriguing story lines of the 2016 season, along with whether the Mets’ core of young talent will take the same development track their 2015 World Series opponent’s budding title-winning players did last year.

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In 2015, the Mets and their trio of superstar mid-20s pitchers — Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard — suffered the same fate, losing to a Kansas City club who recently added World Series experience to its resume.

And much like the Royals did last year, the Mets will open the 2016 campaign on April 3 as one of the favorites to not only get back to the Fall Classic — thanks to their impressive and experienced young stars — but as the favorites to celebrate the anniversary of the 1986 title-winning team with new championship rings to wear.

The Amazin’s made all the right moves this offseason when it comes to accomplishing that, as they upgraded at shortstop in acquiring veteran Asdrubal Cabrera, replaced bat-first second baseman Daniel Murphy with the defensively capable Neil Walker and resigned slugging outfielder Yoenis Cespedes — who came over from the Detroit Tigers in the trade deadline deal that kickstarted New York’s run to the pennant last year.

But even prior to those deals — which have been widely praised by baseball experts — Royals outfielder Jarrod Dyson, who

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Kansas City to a title in 1985, the Mets have long been one of Major League Baseball’s perennial laughing stocks for decades, finishing with a losing record in 15 of 29 seasons since 1986.

And much like they are in Kansas City, the years of depressing play in Queens are officially over, according to the speedy center fielder.

“They’ve got so many good players and lots of young talent,” he said. “They’re going Q to be really good for a really long time.”

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scored the World Series-winning run in extra innings of Game Five last year, told the Chronicle in the midst of Kansas City’s onf ield championship celebration that the Amazin’s will be a force to be reckoned with in 2016 and for years to come.

“I know they’re upset because they didn’t win the championship,” Dyson said, “but they had a great year. That team is well-respected on and off the field.”

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continued from page 32 Ace Zack Wheeler, he added, could be useful in the later innings when he returns to the team in the middle of the season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d rather see him do one or two innings every once in a while just to see him get back into the swing of the major leagues,â&#x20AC;?

Fesler said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But when it comes down to it, if he can start a game, hell yeah, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to see him in five innings.â&#x20AC;?

But Feslerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friend, Randall Sanabria of Woodside, is less confident about the team, despite being a season ticket-holding fan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see them getting back,â&#x20AC;? said Sanabria, when asked about the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s World Series chances. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Cubs are the biggest hurdle.â&#x20AC;?

But in the National League East Division, many fans said, the Mets will be on top. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Nationals will always self-destroy themselves,â&#x20AC;? Glendale resident Orlando Ortiz said.

A World Series has not been won by the Mets since 1986, despite pennant victories last year and in 2000. On the weekend of May 27-29, Citi Field will honor the 30th anniversary of their last championship win with a ceremony that players from the historic team will attend and fan giveaways. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The 1986 weekend looks like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be fun,â&#x20AC;? Blacknick said.

There will also be a ceremony on July 30 for the retirement of Mike Piazzaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s number.

Piazza was voted into the National Baseball

continued from page 33 castoffs; this year the latter group includes former Mets pitcher Jon Niese.

The bullpen, led by ex-Yankees farmhand Mark Melancon, is tough as any in the NL, but Hurdle may need to count on reinforcements for the starting rotation from its deep minor league pitching crop.

Hall of Fame last year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is so great to have a Mets player that played in my lifetime go into the Hall of Fame as a New York Met,â&#x20AC;?

Blacknick added.

Piazza will only be the second of those.

And, of course, the team winning Edwin Ramirez points the championship is an exciting idea to an ace.

PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY to many. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re taking it,â&#x20AC;? Corona native Edwin Ramirez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One hundred percent.â&#x20AC;?

Blacknick, who has stood by the team through some of its toughest times, thinks it is perfectly possible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If there are no injuries and the Mets play like they did last year, there is no reason why they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go to the World Series,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Overall, the dominant view among the fans appears to be one of tremendous hope and excitement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to go all the way and we want to bring the trophy home to New York,â&#x20AC;? said Andrew Schmitt of College Point. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hungry, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re excited, and the Q team looks really, really, good.â&#x20AC;?

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS In town: Aug. 9-11 In addition to landing heralded young hurler Shelby Miller in a trade with the Atlanta Braves, Arizona handed out the largest contract for a pitcher ever in terms of average annual value when it signed former Dodgers ace Zack Greinke to a six-year, $206.5 million deal in December.

Along with stud lefty Patrick Corbin, the Phoenix squad should field one of the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best pitching staffs in 2016.

Offensively, Gold Glove first baseman and perennial MVP candidate Paul Goldschmidt is an elite average and power hitter, while AllStar A.J. Pollock opened eyes last year by swatting 20 home runs, stealing 39 bases, notching 39 doubles and playing elite defense in center field.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS In town: May 27-29 The Dodgers and ex-manager Don Mattingly agreed to part ways this winter because while he won, he was unable to take a team

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with a quarter-billion dollar payroll over the top in the postseason.

Now, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the job of rookie headman Dave Roberts and Clayton Kershaw, the unquestioned best pitcher in the solar system, to take Los Angeles to new heights.

But Kershaw has lost his sidekick in Greinke, last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cy Young Award runner-up, and the rest of the rotation is mostly guys who have a history of injuries, such as exMet Scott Kazmir.

Their projected starting shortstop, Corey Seager, is rated as the top prospect in the game by Baseball America, but they also have production questions from all three starting outfielders.

MIAMI MARLINS In town: April 11-13, July 4-6, Aug. 29- Sept. 1 The Marlins are a popular sleeper pick this year for good reason. Superstar 23-year-old ace Jose Fernandez and underrated lefty WeiYin Chen lead a sneaky good rotation, while right fielder Giancarlo Stanton â&#x20AC;&#x201D; arguably the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best power hitter â&#x20AC;&#x201D; should have no trouble notching his fourth 30-homer season.

Now under the guidance of Mattingly and hitting coach Barry Bonds â&#x20AC;&#x201D; MLBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all-time home run king â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Stanton, left fielder Christian Yelich, first baseman Justin Bour and second baseman Dee Gordon should make Q for a potent offense.

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Leaders: Small biz in Queens endangered Advocates warn that mom-and-pops of borough are in serious trouble

by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

Despite the lip service often given to them by politicians, the future of Queens’ small businesses may be in question.

Community leaders demanded that elected officials for the borough support legislation protecting the enterprises at a press conference last Thursday hosted by Flushing House.

“There is a tragedy happening in Queens and it’s happening in every community, from the Rockaways to Whitestone to Astoria,” Richard Hellenbrecht, the executive vice president of the Queens Civic Congress, said. “It’s the loss of our long-established small businesses and the great local jobs they created.”

Hellenbrecht was joined by leaders from the Small Business Congress and the MinKwon Center for Community Action and the Korean-American Small Business Service Center of New York.

A primary cause of the small business decline is the lack of rights that commercial tenants have. Landlords unilaterally decide what the rent can be, and often give businesses short leases so that giving a new one to a wealthier client is not a distant possibility.

State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) was praised by the speakers at the event for introducing the Small Business Survival Act in

Queens Civic Congress Executive Vice President Richard Hellenbrecht, left, MinKwon Center for Community Action Executive Director Grace Shim and Small Business Congress Vice President PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY Steven Barrison are concerned about Queens’ mom-and-pop shops. the state’s upper chamber, but could not attend because of a scheduling conflict.

The bill would give small businesses more power when negotiating commercial lease renewals. However, it has not been voted on since it first was proposed in 2013.

In the City Council, a similar bill was introduced in 2014 with many sponsors but

has never seen a vote. Since the bill was first introduced in June 2014, thousands of small business owners have been evicted.

According to data from SBC, 12,363 eviction warrants were issued to small business owners during the first two years of the de Blasio administration.

“The small businesses in your city are the

backbone of New York commerce,” Grace Shim, the executive director of the MinKwon Center for Community Action, said. “And small businesses provide an essential avenue for immigrant communities to integrate into American society.”

Though Brooklyn and Manhattan small businesses have been hit harder than those in Queens, SBC spokesman Steven Barrison estimates that it is only a matter of time before the mom-and-pops of the World’s Borough face the same level of financial difficulty from property owners.

“Queens is the one that’s going under siege next, I know,” said Barrison, who also works as a lawyer, defending business owners who complain of rent gouging or having to use short-term leases. “I have plenty of clients in Queens.”

In recent months, Barrison has been asking City Council members to support the body’s Small Business Jobs Survival Act. Because Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito (D-Manhattan, Bronx) and the mayor do not back the bill, its passage requires approaching individual lawmakers and asking them to pledge support for it.

“The most difficult borough has been Queens,” he said, adding that he has had more success with Council members in ManQ hattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx.

Pols call for NYPD substation in FMCP Citing flush government coffers, officials ask city and state for funds

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A n old hope for Flush i ng Meadows Corona Park may just have been given new life.

The creation of an NYPD satellite station for the park has long been asked for by advocates for the park, the crime rate of which is second only to Central Park. And now, pointing to the billions of dollars awarded to the government in settlements made by the attorney general, reps for areas of the park say it is now possible.

“This 125-acre green space is what we call ou r back yard,” state Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) said at a press conference last Friday. “We celebrate it. So we ask, we call upon the governor and the mayor to consider funding a new precinct or satellite station at the park.”

From October 2014 to September 2015, 48 reported crimes happened in the park, which has no dedicated police precinct and is w id ely c on sid e r e d t o b e understaffed with park enforcement patrol officers.

The senator was joined by Congressman Joseph Crowley (D-Bronx, Queens), Assemblyman Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights), Community Board 4 District Manager Christian Cassagnol and Public Safety Committee Chairwoman Lucy Schilero.

Peralta also announced that he, Moya and Crowley sent a letter addressed to Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio requesting a new NYPD substation for the park and major renovations to the 110th Precinct’s headquarters.

Now is a good time to create the satellite station, Crowley said, because “city coffers are f lush and there are additional resources to the state Legislature.”

The money, according to Peralta, is from government settlements with major companies that operate in New York.

“There’s been billions of dollars in settlments, from bank settlements from tobacco, from other areas where on the federal level, big companies have settled with the City of New York,” the senator said.

Even if funding is available for the project, questions remain about the construction of a satellite station, such as where it would go. “ We’l l le ave t h a t t o t h e experts in terms of what’s the best location,” Peralta told the Chronicle.

T he of f icials a re also demanding large-scale renovations to the 110th Precinct’s headquarters, which has infrastructural problems and has not undergone major improvements in many decades.

“This precinct needs a facelift,” Crowley said. “More importantly, it needs to be modernized.”

The headquarters for the precinct —which ser ves a large por tion of the park, Queens Center mall and other areas — was constructed in 1940 and has not undergone major renovations since.

Sevent y m illion dollars is thought to be the approximate cost for the renovations to the precinct’s headquarters. According to a Peralta spokesman, a cost for the satellite station has

State Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst), left, Community Board 4 District Manager Christian Cassagnol, Congressman Joseph Crowley (D-Bronx, Queens) and Assemblyman Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights) want an PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY NYPD satellite station in Queens’ largest park. not been estimated yet.

“We have been asking for this for the last five years,” Flushing Meadows Corona Park Conser-

vancy President Jean Silva said later, referring to the potential satellite station. “They have the Q funds.”

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CB 7 voices worries about Flushing West Board concerned about area’s traffic congestion, school overcrowding

by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

Members of Community Board 7 voiced their concerns about the greater congestion and overcrowding that could result from the de Blasio administration’s proposed Flushing West rezoning at a hearing with city planning officials on Tuesday.

With school overcrowding and traffic congestion already heavy in the area, the population increase that would follow the upzoning of the area has many worried.

As the board Land Use Committee Chairman Joe Sweeney pointed out, the No. 7 line station in Flushing is already bustling with people, especially in the morning.

“Not everybody can actually get onto the train,” he said. “So, you have to wait for the next train to come in. It’s in overcrowded conditions.”

Representatives from the Department of City Planning, Federal Aviation Administration and other agencies attended the hearing, which lasted for about three hours.

In addition to the subway system’s burden, the upzoning of Flushing West will likely result in more car owners moving into the neighborhood. The question of whether Downtown Flushing, which is one of the busiest areas in New York City, can handle the increase was raised at the hearing.

Community Board 7 Chairman Gene Kelty, left, First Vice Chairman Chuck Apelian and Land Use Committee Chairman Joe Sweeney preside over a hearing on the proposed rezoning of Flushing PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY West.

“This is a serious issue how transit operates in this important hub,” John Young, the director of the City Planning Department’s Queens office. “And we’re working closely with the MTA to create a survey of the operating conditions which we all know here are under tremendous strain.”

Gene Kelty, the board’s chairman, did not

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indicate high hopes for negotiating with the transportation authority.

“The MTA is not a good agency that doesn’t listen to us,” Kelty said. The agency, he added, ignored CB 7’s request to build an express line for the 7 and instead made an extension to the West Side of Manhattan.

Board members also expressed concerns

about school overcrowding in the area that will receive a population increase.

“Just to give an idea,” said Sweeney, dicussing the growth of students at schools in the area. “With the junior high school increase in population since 2011 to 2015, it’s gone up 43 percent.”

“To be clear, it is being taken into consideration,” Young said. “That is part of our planning process here. We have regular meetings with the [School Construction Authority]. We’re trying to figure out what size, what site, where it might make sense.”

Contamination in Flushing West, a former industrial area, and height limits for buildings in the area proposed for rezoning were also discussed at the hearing.

“Have you ever considered that there is a max capacity for a particular area?” CB 7 Parks Committee Chairwoman Kim Ohanian asked Young. “Like, you can’t saturate the area anymore, this is it? Have you guys ever said that?”

“About New York City?” Young responded, elicting laughter.

The city has completed an environmental assessment statement for the proposed Flushing West rezoning. It has not, however, completed an environmental impact statement, though it has created a draft scope of Q work for one.

Kasich stops in Howard Beach continued from page 2 veered from it at all,” Ariola said. “Every other candidate has moved away from what they said.”

Bob Turner, chairman of the Queens GOP, believes Kasich can have a “very strong showing” during the Republican primary on April 19.

“New York may be up for the taking,” Turner, whose party organization has not endorsed any candidate, said.

Ariola and Turner expressed excitement at the candidate stopping over in Howard Beach for the day.

“Queens is a place of over two million people and it’s not to be forgotten,” Turner, briefly the congressman for the area, said.

Kasich said he’s going to “aggressively” campaign in New York.

“We’re going to do well, you mark my words,” he said.

During his town hall appearance, Kasich took questions on a variety of subjects ranging from national security to whether he would support Trump should the billionaire mogul become the nominee.

“Honestly, I don’t think he’ll be the nominee,” he said of the frontrunner.

Scherie Murray, a Republican district leader, asked Kasich how he would improve relations with the African-American community, to which he responded that he’d look to work with the minority community and provide resources to those

who need it. Still speaking with Murray, he later added that he would be tough on those who break the law.

“If you’re a gangbanger, you’re never getting out [of prison] and we’re going to lock you up for a thousand years,” he said.

Rockaway resident and Community Board 14 member Marty Ingram hit on a local issue: f lood insurance. He asked Kasich how he would respond to skyrocketing premiums.

The governor said he would have to do more research on the topic but said the government has a responsibility to help people “to whatever degree necessary to help them get back on their feet again.” He did add that those living in flood-prone areas should be required to get insurance.

On international issues, Kasich said America needs to “destroy ISIS,” put tougher sanctions on North Korea and “find where the bad guys are.”

On Trump, Kasich said he would “not go there” when it came to saying whether he thinks the businessman is a misogynist or sexist and took a shot at his rival’s “Make America Great Again” slogan.

“Does anyone deny the greatness of our country?” he asked, to which audience members applauded.

When it comes to handling New York pizza, Kasich began eating his slice, topped with peppers, with a fork but transitioned to Q eating it with his hands.

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s mundane were the ways William Gropper’s work typically reached its audience, the first glimpse visitors get of a new exhibition at the Queens Museum packs a punch. A massive and opulent oil painting of a grinning Paul Bunyan looms above visitors.

Gropper, a printmaker, political cartoonist and pictorial satirist whose drawings populated Vanity Fair, The New Yorker and others, was known for highlighting social injustice. Topics he ruminated on included the rise of labor unions, the woes of the working class, the Great Depression, fascism and the Holocaust. But the first works we see highlight a more optimistic view. Below and to the side of Bunyan, a 1946 digital print of Gropper’s illustrated “America: Its Folklore” contains legends and heroes: Jesse James, Huck Finn, John Henry, Davy Crocket, Rip Van Winkle, Ponce de Leon, Johnny Appleseed and more play out their respective mythologies on Gropper’s colorful map.

The detailed exhibit hugs a curve outside the museum’s New York City Panorama. Exploring it gives a feeling of snaking through a canyon. It’s an intimate presentation of such a vast survey of meaty themes and conflicts, but it also can create the impression that Gropper drew inspiration from between the lines of society, filling in gaps wherever he saw a dearth of justice.

Much of the exhibition, entitled “Bearing Witness,” draws from the collection of Harvey and Harvey-Ann Ross. It contains a wealth of objects demonstrating Gropper’s impact on society. Several books he illustrated sit in display cases amid cartoons and newspaper clippings — one says “BEWARE Gropper will get you!” — and photographs of him at work. A birthday greeting from Langston Hughes proclaiming him as a “Great artist and great friend of the people” speaks to the impact of his six-decade career.

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Apr. 7, 5:30 p.m., Steinway Library, 21-45 31 St., Astoria. Free. Info: (718) 728-1965.

“The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,” the legendary detective in a witty, fast-paced production by the Aquila Theatre. Fri.-Sun., Apr. 1-3, varying times. Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $25-42. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org.

Kindershul, interactive program for children ages 2 to kindergarten and parents. Every Sat., 10:30 a.m., Hillcrest Jewish Center Library, 183-02 Union Tpke.

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“Julius Caesar,” the timeless Shakespearean political drama of tyranny, ambition and assassination,

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Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $18. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org.

Singing in the Lanes, bowling and karaoke “funraiser” for Oratorio Society of Queens, with light dinner. Sat., Apr. 9, 7:30 p.m., San-Dee Lanes, 342 Hempstead Ave., Malverne, LI. $35. Info/tickets: (718) 279-3006, info@queensoratorio.org.

“Southeast Queens, A Play with Music,” about “a place with more than its share of history.” Fri., March 25-Sat., May 7, varying times, Black Spectrum Theatre, Roy Wilkins Park, 177 St. and Baisley Blvd., Jamaica. $25; $20 seniors; $12.50 children. Info/ tickets: (718) 723-1800, blackspectrum.com.

“Troll,” about the perils of unchecked free speech in the internet age, anonymity and hate. Fri., Apr. 8-Sun., Apr. 24, varying times. $18. The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. Info/tickets: (718) 392-0722, secrettheatre.com.

MUSIC Concert by two choruses, First Presbyterian Church of Newtown’s Chancel Choir and The Harmonious Chorus, conducted by Victor Lui and Jonathan Breit, with piano accompaniment. Fri., Apr. 1, 8 p.m., at the church, 54-05 Seabury St. (Queens Blvd. and 54 Ave.), Elmhurst. Free but free will offering accepted.

Info: (718) 639-3126, info@fpcn.org.

Folk music concert with Ed and Carl Nicodemi, acclaimed performers with acoustic guitars. Sat., Apr. 2, 1:30 p.m., Flushing Library, 41-17 Main St. Free. Info: (718) 661-1200.

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Ian Kay: A Musical Journey from Doo Wop to Jazz, several groups playing tunes from the ’40s thru the ’80s: swing, Motown, disco and more. Sat., Apr. 2, 8 p.m., LeFrak Concert Hall, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. $35-$40. Info/tickets: (718) 793-8080, kupferbergcenter.org.

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“Ed Sullivan Presents the Muppets,” a compilation of Jim Henson-Muppet moments on the variety show, which showed some of their earliest sketches. Sat., Apr. 2, 1 p.m. $12. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

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No Limits Tattoo Festival, with artists, body pierces, reality TV stars and models. Fri., Apr. 1, 2 p.m.-12 a.m.; Sat., Apr. 2, 12 p.m.-12 a.m.; Sun., Apr. 3, 12 p.m.-8 p.m. $25/$60 weekend pass. Resorts World Casino, 110-00 Rockaway Blvd., S. Ozone Park. Info: (631) 629-6012, newyorktattooshow.com.

It’s elementary that you get over to the Queens Theatre between tomorrow and Sunday to see the Aquila Theatre’s “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.”

PHOTO COURTESY QUEENS THEATRE “Suffragette,” a British historical period drama set in 1912 about women’s right to vote, with Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter (2015). Thu., Apr. 7, 1 p.m., Windsor Park Library, 79-50 Bell Blvd., Bayside. Free. Info: (718) 468-8300.

1-4 p.m. only. Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. Info: (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org.

EXHIBITS

Forest Hills Choir, for June concert featuring Maurice Durufle’s “Requiem.” All ability levels welcome.

Sat., Apr. 2, 3 p.m., The Church-in-the-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. Practices Tue. at the church.

Info: jtyilllian@gmail.com.

“Paint Heads,” featuring nine artists fascinated with the properties of paint and building on the lessons of the past. Fri., Apr. 1-Sun., May 1, Thu.-Sun., 12-6 p.m. Opening reception Apr. 1, 6-8 p.m. Jeffrey Leder Gallery, 21-37 45 Road, Long Island City. Free.

Info: (917) 767-1734, jeffreyledergallery.com.

AUDITIONS

KIDS/TEENS

“Queens County Parks: Urban Landscapes,” photos by Paul Melhado. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Center, 175-10 Cross Bay Blvd., Broad Channel. Thru May. Free. Info: (718) 318-4340, nps.gov/gate/planyourvisit.

Hands on History: For the Birds: Hear stories about birds and make bird feeders out of oranges for King Park, where some trees were planted by its owner 250 years ago. For families with children.

Sat., Apr. 2, 1 p.m. story time, 1:30-4 p.m. drop-in activity. Free. King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. Info: (718) 206-0545, kingmanor.org.

“Uncle Charlie,” black and white photographs presenting a richly textured portrait of a disturbed and complex man, Charles Henschke, uncle and godfather of renowned photographer Marc Asnin. Thru Apr. 10. Queensborough Community College Art Gallery, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. Free. Info: (718) 631-6396, qcc.cuny.edu/artgallery.

Make It: Learn to Solder Wire Sculptures, for kids 7 and up. Sat., Apr. 2, 1-2 p.m., 2:30-3:30 p.m., 4-5 p.m. Also Sat., Apr. 9, 16. $6 adult/child pair plus museum admission. New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

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

“Essence of Queens,” photography of landmarks

by Carlos Esguerra. Thru May 8, Tue., Sat. and Sun.,

Walking Tour of Elmhurst, with “Walking Queens” author Adrienne Onofri, on one of Queens’ oldest neighborhoods, with interesting history and trivia to learn. Sun., Apr. 3, 1-3 p.m. $22.09. Info: elmhurstwalkingtour.eventbrite.com.

The New World of the Number 7 Train Tour, with Borough Historian Jack Eichenbaum. Six walks and connecting rides along North Queens’ transit corridor; different routes than the original. Sun., Apr. 10, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. $45; preregistration req’d. Info: (718) 961-8406, geognyc.com.

LECTURES Baseball Season at the Library, with Greg Prince, on his new book, “Amazin’ Again: How the 2015 New York Mets Brought the Magic Back to Queens.” Thu., Mar. 31, 6 p.m., Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica.

Free. Info: (718) 990-0778.

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Can’t Find Me! about how animals survive by using camouflage, with a game, story, hike and craft. Ages 3-6. Sun., Apr. 3, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. $21. Vet Tech 101, on how to check pets’ eyes, teeth, gums, ears to keep them healthy. Ages 10-13. Sun., Apr. 3, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. $25. Both at Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Registration req’d. Info: (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com.

“The NeverEnding Story” screening, about a boy, a book and a fantasy world. Read the book, see the 1984 movie and decide which you like best. Thu.,

Underground RR in Queens, about how the underground railroad freeing the slaves ran through NYC, with the Bowne House in Flushing reportedly a stop. By Richard Hourahan, Queens Historical Society. Mon., Apr. 4, 7 p.m., Greater Astoria Historical Society, 35-20 Broadway, 4th floor, Long Island City. $5; free to GAHS members. Info: (718) 278-0700, info@astorialic.org.

U.S. Corporations Prior to the Civil War, by economist Nathan Tankus, co-star of the movie “Boom, Bust, Boom.” Sat., April 2, 1:30 p.m., Atria Forest Hills, 112-50 72 Ave. Presented by Queens Community for Cultural Judaism. Free for first-time attendees, with suggested $5 contribution for others. Refreshments. Info: (718) 380-5362. continued continued on on page page 00 44

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Human frailty, in crisp black and white

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Great photographs have a way of capturing moments in time. Put together a few dozen of them, and they can capture a lifetime.

Such is the case in an exhibition on view for just a little longer at Queensborough Community College’s Art Gallery.

“Uncle Charlie: A Photographic Essay,” a series of some 60 black-and-white photographs by Marc Asnin that documents the artist’s relative who has struggled with mental illness, runs through April 10. It’s free and open to the public.

“My uncle was born into dysfunction and

‘Uncle Charlie’ When: Through April 10, Tue.-Sun.; varying hours Where: Queensborough Community College Art Gallery, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside Entry: Free. (718) 631-6396, qcc.cuny.edu

he bred dysfunction throughout his life,” Asnin informs visitors via a quotation printed on a wall near the entrance to the exhibit.

“Much like his father, Uncle Charlie has ended up by the window, a shell of himself, looking out into a world that never had a place for him,” he adds.

To be sure, such a subject makes for a depressing if insightful look into human frailty.

According to Faustino Quintanilla, the gallery’s executive director and curator of the exhibit, Charlie “never managed to get up in life because of mental health. He fell into the trap of poverty and welfare and whatever goes with it.”

Over time, Charlie’s problems “had a domino effect,” Quintanilla said. “He got in trouble with the law. It affected the whole family.”

The photos, which line the walls of several rooms in the gallery, have been arranged, more or less, according to various phases in Charlie’s life: his personal early years, his wife and children, his daily life at home, his religious life and various ceremonies that constitute a lifetime, including birthdays, graduations and deaths in the family.

A vulnerable Uncle Charlie, flanked by church and state.

Together, the photos offer “a sense of how they lived,” Quintanilla said.

Perhaps most telling is a brief audio presentation that features Charlie’s own voice in a recording made specifically for the exhibit.

PHOTO COURTESY QCC

“Being alone has always been the hardest and heaviest baggage I’ve had to carry,” says Charlie, in a voice that is slightly hoarse and obviously timeworn. continued on page 45

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C M SQ page 42 Y K SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Index No. 14239/2015., Salete F. Grullon, Plaintiff, -against- Hermogenes Andres Grullon, Defendant. Date Summons Filed: 30th day of November, 2015. Plaintiff designates: Queens County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is: Plaintiff resides in Queens County. SUMMONS WITH NOTICE. Plaintiff resides at: 84-40 153rd Avenue, Apt. 5C, Howard Beach, N.Y. 11414, County of Queens. ACTION FOR A DIVORCETo the above named Defendant: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the notice set forth below. Dated: November 20, 2015. Yours, etc., Attorneys for Plaintiff: Simon & Gilman, LLP, 91-31 Queens Blvd., Suite 411, Elmhurst, New York 11373, 718-459-6200. NOTICE: The nature of this action is to dissolve the marriage between the parties, on the grounds of DRL Section 170 subd.

7- Irretrievable Breakdown in the Relationship for at least 6 months. The relief sought is a judgment of absolute divorce in favor of the Plaintiff dissolving the marriage between the parties in this action. The nature of any ancillary or additional relief requested is: a) Awarding Plaintiff reasonable and suitable spousal maintenance to be paid by Defendant; b) Directing Defendant to provide health insurance coverage, medical, dental, hospital and major medical insurance coverage for the benefit of the Plaintiff, and life insurance upon Defendant’s life naming Plaintiff as irrevocable beneficiary, and directing Defendant to make payment of any and all uninsured medical expenses incurred by Plaintiff; c) Awarding Plaintiff a declaration of the marital property of the parties and granting unto Plaintiff an equitable distribution and/or distributive award thereof; d) Awarding Plaintiff a declaration and grant of title to Plaintiff’s separate property; e) Awarding Plaintiff sole title to and sole and exclusive possession, use and occupancy of the marital residence and title to the furniture, furnishings, and other personal property contained in the marital home; f) Directing Defendant to pay the monthly mortgage payments, real estate taxes, insurance, maintenance, fuel, utilities, telephone charges, repairs and all carrying charges for the marital residence located at 84-40 153rd Avenue, Apt. 5C, Howard Beach, New York 11414; g) Directing Defendant to make payment of all debts, credit card debts, charge card debts, and loans in the name of Plaintiff and/or Defendant, individually or jointly; h) Directing Defendant to pay Plaintiff’s appraisal fees and accountant fees and other professional and expert fees, litigation expenses and expenses for services rendered on behalf of Plaintiff; i) Directing Defendant to pay Plaintiff’s counsel fees for legal services rendered on behalf of Plaintiff; j) Granting each party the right to resume the use of any maiden name or other pre-marriage surname; and k) Granting such other and further relief as to this Court may seem just and proper in the premises, together with the costs and disbursements of this action. -NOTICE CONCERNING CONTINUATION OF HEALTH CARE COVERAGE (Required by section 255(1) of the Domestic Relations Law) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that once a judgment of divorce is signed in this action, both you and your spouse may or may not continue to be eligible for coverage under each other’s health insurance plan, depending on the terms of the plan. -NOTICE OF ENTRY OF AUTOMATIC ORDERS (D.R.L. 236) Rev. 1/13- FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE ORDERS MAY BE DEEMED A CONTEMPT OF COURT- PURSUANT TO the Uniform Rules of the Trial Courts, and DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW § 236, Part B, Section 2, both you and your spouse (the parties) are bound by the following AUTOMATIC ORDERS, which have been entered against you and your spouse in your divorce action pursuant to 22 NYCRR §202.16(a), and which shall remain in full force and effect during the pendency of the action unless terminated, modified or amended by further order of the court or upon written agreement between the parties: 1) ORDERED: Neither party shall transfer, encumber, assign, remove, withdraw or in any way dispose of, without the consent of the other party in writing, or by order of the court, any property (including, but not limited to, real estate, personal property, cash accounts, stocks, mutual funds, bank accounts, cars and boats) individually or jointly held by the parties, except in the usual course of business, for customary and usual household expenses or for reasonable attorney’s fees in connection with this action. (2) ORDERED: Neither party shall transfer, encumber, assign, remove, withdraw or in any way dispose of any tax deferred funds, stocks or other assets held in any individual retirement accounts, 401K accounts, profit sharing plans, Keogh accounts, or any other pension or retirement account, and the parties shall further refrain from applying for or requesting the payment of retirement benefits or annuity payments of any kind, without the consent of the other party in writing, or upon further order of the court; except that any party who is already in pay status may continue to receive such payments thereunder. (3) ORDERED: Neither party shall incur unreasonable debts hereafter, including, but not limited to further borrowing against any credit line secured by the family residence, further encumbrancing any assets, or unreasonably using credit cards or cash advances against credit cards, except in the usual course of business or for customary or usual household expenses, or for reasonable attorney’s fees in connection with this action. (4) ORDERED: Neither party shall cause the other party or the children of the marriage to be removed from any existing medical, hospital and dental insurance coverage, and each, and each party shall maintain the existing medical, hospital and dental insurance coverage in full force and effect. (5) ORDERED: Neither party shall change the beneficiaries of any existing life insurance policies and each party shall maintain the existing life insurance, automobile insurance, homeowners and renters insurance policies in full force and effect. IMPORTANT NOTE: After service of the Summons with Notice or Summons and Complaint for divorce, if you or your spouse wishes to modify or dissolve the automatic orders, you must ask the court for approval to do so, or enter into a written modification agreement with your spouse duly signed and acknowledged before a notary public. Dates of Publication: March 24, 31, April 7, 2016.

Kazan hits QPAC just after ‘Wedding 2’ opens

by Mark Lord qboro contributor

From Broadway and motion pictures to television, recordings and nightclubs, Lainie Kazan has done it all in the world of show business. But coming home to her native New York City seems to stir up special emotions within her.

“New York audiences get me,” she said in a recent telephone interview.

“They just know me. They care about me. It’s a comfortable feeling.”

She came here for two special events, the March 25 premiere of her latest film, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2,” and an upcoming concert at Queensborough Performing Arts Center, set for April 3.

Her fans will likely be delighted to see Kazan back on screen in the new film, in which she reprises her role as Maria Portokalos, mother of leading Lainie Kazan will be joined by Dick Capri for a lady Nia Vardalos, and perhaps even big fat performance at QPAC. more thrilled to see her live on stage PHOTO COURTESY CHASEN & CO. right in their own backyard.

The original film grossed an estimated Based in Los Angeles these days, Kazan was born in Brooklyn in 1940, and admitted $368 million worldwide, making it one of the to having ventured into Queens only on rare all-time top money-makers. Kazan is optimisoccasions, one of which found her and her tic the sequel will prove just as popular.

With a career that spans more than five band of musicians taking the elevated train decades, Kazan describes herself as “a comic back to Brooklyn following a performance.

“The sun was coming up,” she recalled. “I actress who sings,” saying, “I’m funny on never had known where Queens was. It was film. When I sing, I have a chance to release sad things in my life. I have a lot of pain an interesting ride. It was so much fun.”

For her concert at QPAC, where she will stored up.”

She attributes her be joined by comedistaying power to her an Dick Capri, Kazan ability to constantly said she will perform reinvent herself. standards as well as When: Sun., April 3, 3 p.m.

“I went from some new material Where: Queensborough Performing Arts being a sexy chorus written specially for Center, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside girl to the mother her, including “The Tickets: $42-$48. of all mothers,” she Last Time I Saw (718) 631-6311, qpac.org said.

Jimmy,” which she Kazan is particudescribed as a wonlarly proud to be an derful song in which the title character represents all men. She also adjunct professor at UCLA, where, for the promised a couple of numbers associated past five years, she has taught a class called Acting for the Singer. She finds the work with late fellow chanteuse Peggy Lee. In the new film, a family secret brings the “very fulfilling” and said, “My mother would characters from the 2002 original back be so proud.”

And over the years she has supported such together for what is being promoted as an charities as the AIDS Project, B’nai B’rith and even “bigger and Greeker” wedding.

Reuniting on screen with most of the origi- the Young Musicians Foundation.

After all she’s accomplished, Kazan said nal cast was simple, Kazan said. “We’re very now she’d “like to do something that’s valugood friends. It was easy to adjust.”

As for the role of Maria, Kazan said, “I fell able for me.” She has her sights on producright into her. I knew her. It was very interest- ing a play some day and playing the one part ing.” It was the first time she had ever revisit- that has so far eluded her: Mama Rose in a Q stage production of “Gypsy.” ed a role.

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That attention wasn’t always peaceful; in creating a cartoon series for Vanity Fair in 1935, Gropper drew “unlikely historical situations” and one depicted Japanese Emperor Hirohito receiving a Nobel Prize for Peace.

The Japanese government demanded an apology, which the U.S government granted — while allowing the drawing to receive lots of coverage.

Gropper was also a target of Sen. Joe McCarthy, who declared Gropper’s playful digital print of American heroes — which may come off as harmless as children’s book illustrations today — as too communist. The following “Caprichos” series of lithographs

‘Bearing Witness’ When: Through July 31; opening reception April 10, 4-8 p.m.

Where: Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park Entry: $8; $4 seniors; children free (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org

portray what it was like to be accused and blacklisted. In “Informers,” terrifying figures point long fingers at a man whose face twists with fear.

Many of Gropper’s works undeniably carry a passion to give voice to the voiceless.

He had a clear point of view; a leftist liberal born to poor immigrant parents on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, he witnessed the hardships of urban life. What he saw in the coming decades, from day-to-day working class struggles to the strife brought on by the Great Depression to even Nazi-era Germany, lent to powerful creating. His work in the exhibition’s “Anti-Facism and Holocaust” section is especially alarming.

Curators note how Gropper almost predicted the horrors to come, as he was “attuned to the impending dangers of Fascism” as Mussolini, Hirohito and Hitler all grew more powerful. Next to an ink-onpaper work titled “Lynching, Night and Day” is a quote from Louis Lozowick’s biography of Gropper. It frames the exhibition well: “I have to face the world in the most brutal way that I can and let it out and then I feel better,” it reads in part. “ ... I become involved.

For example, if the Mexicans in Los Angeles

Among the items on display in “Bearing Witness” are photos and drawings, above, including “Cost of Living, Low Wages and Black Markets,” right, an inkon-paper work from the mid-1940s. On the cover: The mighty Paul Bunyan in a 1945 oil painting, from a William Gropper series on folklore. PHOTOS BY CRISTINA SCHREIL were mistreated, I would feel Mexican. I react, just as Negroes react, because I have felt the Q same things as a Jew, or my family has.”

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ESL: Practical English for Employment and U.S. Citizenship. Language and cultural lessons and U.S. Citizenship Test preparation, designed to be taken together. Free from the Latin American Cultural Center of Queens. Mon. and Fri., thru June 27, 6-8 p.m., PS 13, 55-01 94 St., Elmhurst. Info: (718) 261-7664, laccq@aol.com.

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

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

FLEA MARKETS Spring rummage sale, Fri.-Sat., Apr. 8-9, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., United Methodist Church, 112-14 107 Ave., S. Richmond Hill. Drop off clean, salable items at the church Tue., Apr. 5, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Info: (718) 843-4841.

Italian Charities of America, Sat., Apr. 2, 9 a.m-4 p.m. 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, $25 per table. Refreshments served. Call (718) 478-3100.

MEETINGS AARP: Open to the public. Chapter 1405, Flushing, Bowne St. Community Church, 143-11 Roosevelt Ave., 1st and 3rd Mon. each month, 1 p.m; Chapter 2889, Maspeth, American Legion Hall, 66-28 Grand Ave., 1st and 3rd Wed. each month, noon; contact: (718) 672-9890. Chapter 4163, Ozone Park, Living Word Christian Fellowship Church, 132-05 Cross Bay Blvd., last Tue. each month, noon.

SUPPORT GROUPS

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

Overeaters Anonymous meets weekly for weight loss and other issues. Info: oa.org.

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

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

Have a loved one with memory loss? Selfhelp Community Services Inc., 208-11 26 Ave., Bayside. Stimulating program – One, two, three or four days a week; half-days are also available. Call Ellen Sarokin or Cathy O’Sullivan: (718) 631-1886.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES

All caregivers, facilitated by social worker Marcia Friedlander for Services Now for Adult Persons.

2nd and 4th Mon. each month, 2-3:30 p.m., Howard Beach Library, 92-06 156 Ave. Info: (718) 527-5380, caregiversfirst@aol.com.

Karaoke, every Fri., 1 p.m. All seniors invited to join in the fun. Howard Beach Senior Center, 155-55 Crossbay Blvd. Contact: Rosalie, (718) 738-8100.

Hospice care seminar, on what end-of-life care can do for you and your relatives. Tue., Apr. 5, 10:30 a.m., Howard Beach Senior Center, 155-55 Crossbay Blvd. Contact: Rosalie, (718) 738-8100.

Medicare specialist consultations, by appointment, every other Wed., 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

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

Al-anon, self-help group for anyone affected by another’s drinking: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 82 St. and 34 Ave., Parish house, 1st floor, Jackson Heights, every Tues. Contact: jacksonheightsalanonon@gmail.com. Resurrection Ascension Pastoral Center basement, 85-18 61 Road, Rego Park, every Sun. 12 p.m.

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continued from page 41 “Any vehicle that would soften the burden was acceptable until it wasn’t acceptable,” he says. “Loneliness and being alone are two vast, different things. You could be in a 500-people bar and you can feel loneliness. But when you’re alone, you know you’re alone.”

Quintanilla noted that although Charlie is still alive, he has not been up to visiting the display that pays tribute to his life.

But plenty of others have. Quintanilla estimated that some 2,000 individuals have passed through the exhibit since it opened in February.

“Every day we have a trail of people,” he said, including groups of the college’s students studying a wide range of subjec t s, such a s photojourna lism and psychology.

The exhibit serves as a teaching tool, Quintanilla said.

“The only way I knew how to photograph my uncle was head-on,” Asnin has said. “Neither Charlie nor I shrunk from the hard truths. The images convey the complexity of my Uncle Charlie: vain, hopeless, cruel, vulnerable, forgotten.”

The “photographic essay” that he compiled over 30 years has become both “an intimate documentation and the source of

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my separation from my family,” Asnin said. “Ironically, I now find myself on the outside looking in.”

A hardcover publication, available at the gallery for $40 plus tax, serves as a companion piece to the exhibit.

The book, Asnin said, has given his uncle “the dignity to tell his own story in his own words, a chance to step up onto an imaginary stage before an anonymous audience and be heard. He has always considered his life an untold tragedy. He got the chance he always wanted: to be Q heard.”

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255 AUDUBON AVENUE LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/24/12. Latest date to dissolve: 12/31/2082.

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, 31-10 37th Avenue, Suite 500, Long Island City, NY 11101.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of EMPIRE FOUR SEASONS DISTRIBUTION LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/18/16.

Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: PO BOX 800008, Elmhurst, NY 11380.

Purpose: any lawful act.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: KUTTING EDGE BARBERSHOP LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/05/2016. 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 Oksana Aminova, 9834 63rd Dr., Apt. 5C Rego Park, NY 11374. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

39-23 213 St. LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 1/14/16. Office location: Queens County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Frank J. Didero, 47-14 158 St., Flushing, NY 11358.

General purpose.

Gabor HJH LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 1/20/16. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 85-45 89th St., Woodhaven, NY 11421.

General purpose.

Leonardo 106-57 160 St. LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 3/1/16. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Edmundo Roman, Esq., 505 59th St., 2nd Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11220.

General purpose.

Notice of Formation of 61-02 RIDGEWOOD LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/08/16. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Jeannie Cohen, 61-02 Woodbine St., Ridgewood, NY 11385.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NO FEAR COMICS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/4/2015.

Office location: Queens County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Oneil Gordon, 144-20 225 Street, Springfield Gardens, NY 11413. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1292846 for beer, wine, and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 675 Woodward Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385 for on premises consumption. Brisas del Mar Restaurant NY Corp.

Kai Hong Realty LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 10 / 30 /15. O f fice Location: Queens County, S SN Y designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 86-39 56th Ave., Elmhurst, N Y 11373.

Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

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

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

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF KAYA CLOUDS LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/18/2016.

Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Charles Robert Haas, 3911 220th Street, Bayside, NY 11361-2347 Purpose: any lawful activity.

ROB & ALAMO REALTY, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/07/16.

Office: Queens County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 172-31 Victoria Drive, Jamaica, NY 11434. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK – COUNTY OF QUEENS, INDEX# 17187/2014, SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE, Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises are situated. CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, against SOFIA CHIODI, If she be living and if she be dead, the respective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the amended complaint, BOARD OF MANAGERS OF GENERAL APARTMENT CORPORATION CONDOMINIUM, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE and NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOU CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorney within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may appear within (60) days of service thereof and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT: THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose on a Mortgage to secure $105,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the City Register of Queens County on May 2, 2008 in CRFN 2008000177658, which mortgage was assigned to CitiMortgage, Inc. by assignment of mortgage dated November 26, 2012, which was recorded in the Office of the City Register of Queens County on December 6, 2012 in CRFN 2012000479146, which mortgage was modified by a Loan Modification Agreement dated October 10, 2013, to modify said mortgage to an amount of $100,462.75 (said Loan Modification Agreement is not in a recordable form and the taxes will be duly paid under 258(a) of New York State’s Tax Law), covering premises known as 84-29 153rd Avenue, Unit #3N, Howard Beach, NY 11414. (Section 50, Block 11431 and Lot 2313).

The relief sought within this action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt described above. To the above named Defendants: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. Timothy J. Dufficy, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, and filed along with the supporting papers in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens on March 04, 2016. This is an action to foreclose on a mortgage. ALL that plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being a part of “General Apartment Corporation Condominium”, designated as Unit #3N, in the Fourth Ward, Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, together with a .538% interest in the Common Elements, Section 50, Block 11431 and Lot 2313, said premises known as 84-29 153rd Avenue, Unit #3N, Howard Beach, NY 11414. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. By reason of the default in the payment of the monthly installment of principal and interest, among other things, as hereinafter set forth, Plaintiff, the holder and owner of the aforementioned note and mortgage, or their agents have elected and hereby accelerate the mortgage and declare the entire mortgage indebtedness immediately due and payable. As a result of the Defendants’ failure to pay the obligation under the Note and Mortgage, there is now due and owing to Plaintiff on the principal of the Mortgage the sum of $100,410.57 together with accrued interest from November 1, 2013 at the present rate of 5.875% as stated in the Note and Mortgage, and such other payments as are set forth in the Note and Mortgage. UNLESS YOU DISPUTE THE VALIDITY OF THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER YOUR RECEIPT HEREOF THAT THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, IS DISPUTED, THE DEBTOR JUDGMENT AGAINST YOU AND A COPY OF SUCH VERIFICATION OR JUDGMENT WILL BE MAILED TO YOU BY THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR. IF APPLICABLE, UPON YOUR WRITTEN REQUEST, WITHIN SAID THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD, THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED A DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT, YOU ARE NOT PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR THE UNDERLYING INDEBTEDNESS OWED TO PLAINTIFF/CREDITOR AND THIS NOTICE/DISCLOSURE IS FOR COMPLIANCE AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the Summons and Complaint in this foreclosure action, you may lose your home. Please read the Summons and Complaint carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney or your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid, there are government agencies, and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the tollfree helpline maintained by New York state Banking Department at 1-877-Bank-NYS or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS: Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services.

Section 1303 NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving the copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you may lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the Summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING AN ANSWER WITH THE COURT. SHELDON MAY & ASSOCIATES, Attorneys for Plaintiff, 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570 Our File # 29784

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CB 13 welcomes DI Schiff to 105th Pct. New commander vows a continued partnership with the community

by Michael Gannon Editor

Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, the new commanding officer of the NYPD’s 105th Precinct, paid a courtesy call Tuesday night to the regular monthly meeting of Community Board 13.

“I was born in Brooklyn, but I grew up in Rosedale and Glen Oaks,” Schiff said.

“I never thought I’d be commanding officer of the 105th Precinct. I’m very happy to be here.”

Speaking at St. Clare Roman Catholic Church in Rosedale, Schiff said he long has been an advocate of bringing modern technology to both the crime-fighting and community relations aspects of police work.

Schiff said he was an early advocate within the NYPD of using Twitter, Facebook, other social media and email to keep the community informed — and get its help in keeping the streets safe.

He hopes to have a new email address — 105precinct@ nypd.org — operating soon in order to collect information.

He used the example of a house or block where there might be suspicious comings and goings on a regular basis, something which might not require a 911 call, but could indicate ongoing criminal act iv it y where t ips about t i mes a nd descriptions of people and vehicles might

be helpful.

“If you see something suspicious, we want to know,” Schiff said. “This is not for 311 problems or for 911 emergencies — you still call 311 and 911. ... This is intelligence gathering.”

He also said that such a system can let concerned residents contact police quickly and with less danger of reprisal from criminals.

Schiff solicited email addresses from as many in the room as possible to establish an open line of communication for disseminating everything from photos of wanted suspects to those of officers who have made good arrests or major seizures of weapons or narcotics.

He also wants to send out information and photos to help look for suspects or keep tabs on known felons.

“Some m ig ht be on probat ion, on parole or just recently released,” he said.

“And I’m not talking about people with one or two arrests. I’m talking 30, 40, 50 — people who have committed serious crimes.”

He said 911 can be warranted for something as simple-sounding as a person going down the street trying door handles on every car; or someone who is knocking on every door on the block and leaving immediately.

Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, the new commanding officer of the 105th Precinct in PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON Queens Village.

“Or maybe not leaving,” he said.

Schiff, who will be marking his 20th anniversary with the NYPD this summer, began his career in the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica at the relatively late age of 29. His most recent post was as commanding officer of the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park.

He said that he expects all off icers under his command to act professionally, and that members of the public should expect no less. The remark was prompted by a comment from a member of the board who said he was treated with great discourtesy during a recent visit to the 105th’s Queens Village station house.

Schiff said the diff iculty can come when a member of the public does not lodge a formal complaint, such as with h i m or even the Civilian Complai nt Review Board, often with the explanation “I don’t want to get the officer in trouble.”

“How can I address the problem if I don’t know who it is?” he asked. “I’m not looking to chop an officer’s head off.”

Asked about increasing foot patrols, Schiff said he understands the desire, but that he also has to take response time into consideration and create just the right balance.

“I know everyone wants a cop on their block,” he said. “But with a foot patrol, you can have slower response times.”

He also said quality-of-life issues, such as noise complaints, are ones he takes very seriously.

“If we’re get ting noise complaints about the same location from five different sources, or 10 different sources, that’s Q a problem,” he said.

DOE agrees to delay in IS 109 charter hearing Comrie, Grodenchik back working parents

by Michael Gannon Sometimes you can fight City Hall — or in the case of parents from IS 109 in Queens Village, the city’s Department of Education.

The DOE on April 14 will host a public hearing at IS 109, the Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School, on a proposal to co-locate a charter high school in the building this coming September.

As angry as some parents are at the plan, they and elected officials were incensed by plans to start the meeting at 6 p.m., and have sign-ups for parents wanting to speak run only from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m.

But Councilman Barry Grodenchik (D-Oakland Gardens) and state Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) have been successful in getting the DOE to delay the starting time by one hour in order to accommodate parents who work during the day and need time to get to the school from their jobs.

Comrie told the Chronicle last Thursday that he and Grodenchik had written a

letter to the DOE asking for the delay.

“Parents who work outside the neighborhood can’t get there,” Comrie said on March 24 at a special meeting of Community Council 28 that was dealing with an unrelated topic.

On Tuesday, Grodenchik confirmed that parents requiring travel time have gotten an extension.

“They’ve pushed back the start to 7 p.m.,” the councilman said in a telephone conversation. Both officials are opposed to the co-location, citing among other things the 90-year-old school’s need for massive renovations.

Parents are concerned with the idea of their children sharing common areas and facilities with high school students.

Sign-ups for parents wishing to speak on April 14 now are expected take place from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m.

IS 109 is located at 213-10 92 Ave. The Panel for Educational Policy is scheduled to vote on the co-location proposal at 6 p.m. on April 20 at MS 131 on Q Hester Street in Manhattan.

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Alleged thief ‘tired’ out An accused car thief was left feeling a bit flat on Easter Sunday when he allegedly tried to steal a vehicle from the Hertz rental lot at LaGuardia Airport.

According to the Port Authority Police Department, Jose Cabreja, 36, of Queens drove a Blue Cooper Mini — allegedly stolen — and asked to rent a car, saying he had just been released from Rikers Island.

When he was refused, Cabreja allegedly jumped into an Infiniti QX80, above, that

had just been returned with the keys inside.

Leaving the lot, however, he allegedly drove over security spikes in the pavement that flattened all four of the Infiniti’s tires.

He continued to drive out of the airport.

Police said the vehicle was located at the corner of 83rd Street and Astoria Boulevard using its GPS device.

Cabreja was arrested at 83rd Street and 23rd Avenue on charges of grand larceny, burglary and criminal trespass.

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by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

In 1921 the Kew Gardens Inn was constructed at what is considered the midpoint of Queens, perfect for all travelers to reach it. By 1939 it was renamed The Kew Gardens Hotel and served visitors to the 193940 New York World’s Fair, a stone’s throw away.

In 1941 Russian-born Benedict Lurie (1899-1990) with several other shareholders took control of the swanky New Englandstyle hotel, uninhibitedly tore out the insides and created The Kew Gardens Hospital.

The facility drew patients from a fivemile radius. Originally with 132 beds, it got an additional wing that brought the total to 214 and employed a staff of 300, along with 351 doctors licensed to practice there. It was the only private hospital in Queens that had a 30-bed psychiatric ward.

The hospital pharmacy was open all night to accommodate the general public. Hospital administrator Lurie stressed he did not want to compete with drug stores but had the pharmacy to accommodate emergencies that couldn’t wait until a drug store opened.

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Kew Gardens Hospital, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens in the 1940s.

In 1950, after the horrific Long Island Rail Road crash in Richmond Hill, the hospital within minutes was treating 86 patients. Also, 800 to 1,500 babies were born there each year.

But the maternity ward shuttered in 1972, and in 1977 Gov. Hugh Carey announced the entire hospital would be closed. Lurie, along with Queens lawmakers, tried to keep it open, but it closed in 1978 and was torn down in 1982. The property remained barren for years until the shareholders and heirs hammered out a settlements.

In 1987 it was announced that a 12-story building would be built on the site, marring and changing the community forever. The tall black facade resembles Darth Vader, and the building’s been called that ever since. Q

by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

The New York International Auto Show, which is run by the Whitestone-based Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association, got underway at the Javits Center on Good Friday and will go until this Sunday.

There are the usual toys of the rich and sometimes famous from such makers as Lamborghini and Rolls-Royce. Unfortunately, the best you can do is gape at them because they are fenced off from the public. The good news for sports car buffs is there are plenty of Porsches and Corvettes you can sit in and tap the pedals. That makes for a fun selfie, anyway.

Chevrolet is capitalizing on its endorsement deal with Major League Baseball by printing Topps baseball cards of Auto Show visitors who pose in front of its green screen. Toyota, which is the official car of the New York Yankees, exhibited its Bronx Bombers model, which a company representative said is available for purchase. Nearly every auto manufacturer showed at least one car used on either the NASCAR, Indy Car or Grand Prix circuit.

Former Mets pitcher and current team SNY broadcaster Ron Darling has written a new book titled “Game 7, 1986” (St. Martin’s Press).

In what is the first of probably many books whose release coincides with the 30th anniversary of the Mets’ last World Series win, Darling

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Ron publicly discusses for the first time the notorious incident in which he and three of his teammates were arrested for a disturbance in a Houston bar during the summer of ’86. He also doesn’t sugarcoat his poor performance in Game 7 of the World Series against the Red Sox, when he was removed in the fourth inning.

He admits that nerves got the best of him. If you’re a fan and want a behind-the-scenes look at that memorable team, this book is for you.

Interest in the ’86 Mets is undoubtedly helped by the fact that our Flushing heroes made it to the World Series last fall. Greg Prince is as fanatical a Mets fan as you’ll find, as evidenced by faithandfearinflushing.com, the literate website devoted to their beloved team that he and his buddy Jason Fry created.

Prince revisits the Mets somewhat surprising return to relevance with his new book, “Amazin’ Again” (Sports Publishing). Yes, it’s a solid recap of the 2015 season, but what makes this book a fun read is Prince’s obsession with trivia. Did you know that outfielder Michael Conforto is the 1,000th player to wear a Mets uniform? Can you name all of the opposing players who made the last out in a game that sent the Mets onto the postseason?

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