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A call to honor the city’s Thin Blue Line NYPD precincts to see candlelight vigils on May 13 for National Police Week

by Michael Gannon Editor

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long-planned press conference outside the NYPD’s 105th Precinct on Monday was tinged with tragic coincidence after Officer Brian Moore of the 105th was shot on Saturday evening.

Though no one present knew for certain, the 25-year-old officer had died shortly after the start of Monday’s gathering, which marked a call for a citywide outpouring of support for police on May 13 to commemorate National Police Week.

“In 2014, 117 police officers died in the line of duty in this country,” said Joseph Concannon, a retired NYPD captain behind the effort.

National Police Week, which runs May 11 through May 17, cenaround honoring The murder of ters fallen law enforcement Officer Moore officers. There are also in WashPages 8 and 18 ceremonies ington, DC, honoring cops from around the country for acts of heroism in the past year.

In New York City, organizers are asking residents to show up at their precincts at 8:30 p.m. Come sundown, there will be candlelight vigils honoring the officers in 2014 who would never return home at end of shift.

“Wear something blue,” Concan non

requested.

All 16 NYPD precincts in Queens can be located online at nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/ home/precincts.shtml.

Four from the NYPD’s 103rd Precinct — rookies Kenneth Healey, Joseph Meeker, Peter Rivera and Taylor Kraft — are scheduled to be in Washington to be honored as a result of the hatchet attack they suffered last October. Healey still is recovering from his injuries.

Ceremonies in the nation’s capital in May 2016 now also will honor Brian Moore.

Concannon, a Republican candidate for the City Council from Queens in 2013, said the vast number of city residents are supportive of the police.

He said officers in New York and across the country are largely victims of a smear campaign by anti-cop activists.

And he said that in New York City, that message comes from Mayor de Blasio himself.

“You have a mayor who has given professional agitators free license to close down bridges, close tunnels and block the streets,” he said. “All while chanting, ‘What do we want? Dead cops!’”

The Mayor’s Office did not reply to a request for comment.

Concannon cited the Rev. Al Sharpton as the poster child for unrest that erupted in

Retired NYPD Captain Joseph Concannon, center, is calling on residents to show their support PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON for the NYPD at precincts throughout the city on May 13.

New York, Ferguson, Mo., and, most recently, Baltimore following the deaths of black men at the hands of police.

“You have people who come in, speak their narrative, walk away and then the town is left in ashes,” he said.

He called for a national boycott of the city of Baltimore following the filing of criminal

charges against six police officers last week in the death of Freddie Gray, who died, Maryland officials say, as the result of a spinal injury he sustained in police custody after being arrested on April 12.

Concannon accused Maryland officials of charging the officers based on political rather Q than legal concerns.

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Patrol leader says editorial won’t keep him from helping out neighborhood

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Howard Beach Civilian Observation Patrol leader Joe Thompson said on Monday he is not going to let an editorial blasting him for posting wrong information on the group’s Facebook page from checking on quality-of-life issues in his neighborhood.

“We can’t let the neighborhood dow n,” Thompson said in an i n t e r v i e w w it h t h e Q u e e n s Chronicle.

Thompson, a longtime Howard Beach resident, had announced last Thursday the group would disband after a note from the publisher of The Forum — a Howard Beach-based newspaper that compet es w it h t he Ch ron icle — slammed him for posting erroneous information about a burglary in Howard Beach last week.

Thompson had posted that a K FC h a d b e e n r o b b e d a n d employees of the store were tied up in the process. He said that less than an hour later, he was told that was incorrect and changed the post to say that nobody was present when the burglary took place.

“As soon as that was brought to my at t ent ion, I cha nged it ,” Thompson said.

The Forum’s column, written under the headline, whose headline advised people to not believe everything they read, said, “This type of misinformation is dangerous on a number of levels.”

The column states the patrol should leave police work to the police and the dissemination of information to newspapers.

“Perhaps it would be best to leave those responsibilities in the hands of those best suited to do them,” the column states. “Let’s have the police take care of our streets and journalists gather the news.”

Thompson said he was upset after reading the piece and three members of his patrol quit after its publishing.

“Our volunteer members got so insulted and disappointed in that read,” he said. “We’re now down to 13 members.”

The patrol leader said it was a flurry of positive comments from community members that later made him decide to keep his nightly rounds of the neighborhood going.

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HB-COP to remain active after column

The Howard Beach Civilian Observation Patrol will remain active, despite this scathing column by the Forum that THE FORUM was published last week.

He also stated that, contrary to the column, he is not trying to play journalist or cop — he’s simply trying to help out his area.

“I made 450 311 and 911 calls in our neighborhood over the winter,” Thompson said of his role.

The subject of those calls ranged from potholes and malfunctioning

overpass lights to litter accumulated on the streets and more.

Thompson said he has had no com mu n ication with Pat r icia Adams, the owner and publisher of The Forum, since the patrol began its surveillance of Howard Beach streets.

Thompson said he will not send

a letter to Adams, adding that the comments backing him and his group on Facebook and on The Forum’s website did the talking for him.

“I thought of it,” Thompson said of writing a letter. “But I said no, I’m too angry. Let the comQ munity speak for me.”

Community leaders skeptical of HB-COP Civics, police say patrol has not completed necessary paperwork

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

“They really didn’t get involved with the question-and-answer session,” Dardani said of the patrol’s presence at the two meetings they attended.

Thompson said he plans on attending Precinct Community Council meetings in the future.

The patrol leader does attend monthly meetings of the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association, but does not get cited by the group when it names notable people in attendance.

Joann Ariola, president of the civic, said the reason for not recognizing the group stems from the patrol’s non-sanctioned status.

“Therefore, the civic has not come out with a formal endorsement,” Ariola said.

Community Board 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton declined to comment for this article.

One Howard Beach resident, who wished not to be identified, said he feels uneasy that the group has not been sanctioned through the NYPD. “That concerns me, why they wouldn’t have,” the resident stated, adding that he’s only seen HB-COP around once or twice since their inception last August. continued on page 13

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After the Howard Beach Civilian Observation Patrol was blasted by a publisher’s note last week, many citizens rushed to the group’s Facebook page to support it.

But community leaders were not so quick to give their endorsements of the patrol.

Many said the group has not filled out paperwork with the NYPD and the 106th Precinct to be recognized as an official patrol group.

Organizations wishing to be recognized by the police must submit members’ fingerprints and have background and warrant checks done on them, according to the NYPD. Recognized patrol groups must also provide a full roster of their members, according to police.

A 106th Precinct source told the Queens Chronicle that HB-COP has not completed the paperwork necessary to be sanctioned.

“We’ve been asking them since day one,” the anonymous police source said.

But Joe Thompson, president of the patrol group, claimed he has put in applications with the 106th Precinct.

“I had various meetings with the inspec- to do the volunteer work he and his fellow tor and we’ve submitted about 15 applica- members are doing. tions,” Thompson said. “They haven’t fol“Why do you need to be sanctioned to lowed up with me.” do quality-of-life issues?” he asked.

A sepa rate police Thompson and others source disputed that with the group patrol a nd said the g roup the Howard Beach area, stopped inquiring including Lindenwood about the sanctioning and Hamilton Beach, and process once it found out notify 311 and police of f inger print and backa ny issues t h at m ay ground checks were a need to be addressed. requ i rement of t he He added that his process. group has created idenTold that, Thompson tification cards that all again said he’s subof the members carry mitted applications to while on patrol. the NYPD and does Frank Dardani, presib a c k g r o u n d c h e ck s o f h i s m e m b e r s The Howard Beach Civilian Observation dent of the 106th Preth roug h a compa ny Patrol, whose logo is seen here, faces c i n c t C o m m u n i t y called IntelliCorp. skepticism from police and civic leaders. Council, said he’s heard The patrol, ThompFACEBOOK PHOTO ver y little about the patrol, besides its lack son stated, includes a minister, teachers, law school students and of paperwork filed with the NYPD. Dardani said the patrol attended two a Wall Street stockbroker.

Thompson added he doesn’t feel like he meetings at the beginning of its services, needs the official recognition of the NYPD but has not been seen in recent months.

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Goldfeder to city DOH: Spray us down Assemblyman calls for West Nile protection as summer approaches

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Swimsuit? Check. Sunscreen? Check.

The only thing left to do before South Queens and Rockaway residents can enjoy the summer is protect against the West Nile virus — according to Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park).

Goldfeder is calling on the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to increases its efforts in fighting the mosquitoborne disease in his district, which he claims is at a greater risk than other areas due to abandoned properties that serve as breeding grounds for the bugs.

“The higher rate of abandoned properties and construction projects throughout the community following Sandy has only increased our potential for mosquito breeding,” the assemblyman stated in a press release sent out on Monday. “That’s why I’m calling on the city to take action and protect the health and well-being of our families as we head into summer.”

He is asking the department for increased spraying across his district, to work with the Department of Environmental Protection to clean out clogged catch basins to prevent mosquitoes from being attracted to still water there, and to collaborate with the Sanitation Department to clean lots that might be at risk.

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder, left, is calling on the city to increase its efforts against mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus. He stands near a clogged catch basin, a common breeding site for the PHOTO COURTESY NYS ASSEMBLY bugs, with Sal Simonetti and Joann Ariola.

The West Nile virus can cause headaches, fevers, disorientation and inflammation of the brain or spinal cord, according to the Mayo Clinic.

According to Goldfeder, four people tested positive for the disease last summer in ZIP code 11414, which includes Howard Beach, Hamilton Beach and Lindenwood.

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“It’s time the city takes proactive steps to combat mosquito breeding and West Nile in the area, instead of just reacting to the problem,” Jonathan Gaska, the Community Board 14 district manager, said in the press release.

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The first reported case was in Queens.

“By being proactive and stepping up our efforts, we can work towards the day when the borough is free from this terrible disease,” Goldfeder states.

When the virus is found in the city, the DOH conducts spraying of larvicide in nonresidential areas in an effort to curb the breeding of the bugs.

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Honoring fallen Police Officer Brian Moore

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n Monday afternoon a staffer at this newspaper standing outside its Woodhaven Boulevard offices saw something he had never seen before: a police convoy with dozens upon dozens of vehicles going by.

There were at least 40, of all kinds, and the number was probably closer to 60 or 70. Squad cars, Emergency Service trucks, massive black SUVs — one after another they rolled north, not all that fast but all with their lights on, while a helicopter kept pace above at an extremely low altitude.

Was it the president taking an alternate route from Kennedy Airport to Manhattan? No, this convoy was far longer than even a presidential motorcade, and Barack Obama was already at Lehman College.

It was the New York Police Department giving all it had to escort the body of the city’s newest martyr to the cause of peace and safety for the people, Officer Brian Moore, from his deathbed at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center to the morgue. Just as Moore gave everything he could to the department in life, it gave him everything it could to show the proper respect upon his death.

Moore was mortally wounded Saturday in Queens Village as he and his partner confronted his alleged killer,

whom they had seen adjusting something in his waistband.

It turned out to be the gun they thought it was, and the man carrying it put it to deadly use immediately, according to the charges he now faces, which could put him in prison for life.

He’s been there before, for shooting at someone in 2000.

Next week just happens to be National Police Week, a time when people go out of their way to honor our protectors in blue. Here in Queens, retired NYPD Capt. Joseph Concannon — also a past and probably future candidate for political office — is calling on residents to show their support for police at candlelight vigils honoring the fallen outside every precinct on May 13. It’s the least we can do.

Moore’s murder comes at a time when police are under attack to a degree not seen in decades. Taking advantage of a handful of cases in which police around the country either did or may have wrongfully killed suspects, firebrands such as the Rev. Al Sharpton have been egging on demonstrations. While many protesters are genuinely out there for justice, others are doing their best to cause chaos. A few have called for police to be killed, and social media and comment threads on established news sites are full of calls for violence, even revolution. None of that is warranted or wise.

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No to bus lanes Dear Editor: I’ve been living in southern Queens for 40 years. I can remember the reconstruction of Woodhaven Boulevard in the early 1970s. The current proposal to install new bus lanes and eliminate left-turns is completely ridiculous.

Woodhaven-Cross Bay Boulevard is already one of the most congested roadways in South Queens, from Queens Center all the way down to the Rockaways. This plan will only create monstrous traffic jams during morning and evening rush hours, not to mention the inconvenience to homeowners and businesses along this route. What should be considered before creating new bus lanes is the complete resurfacing of Woodhaven Boulevard from Jamaica Avenue to Queens Boulevard. This route has been a nightmare for drivers for the longest time. Mayor de Blasio wants to emphasize “safety” by reducing the speed limit; instead he should be concerned with the dangerous road conditions that have never been repaired.

The NYC Department of Transportation has its priorities all wrong. Many times on Woodhaven, I’ve seen three buses at a time clogging up traffic at intersections already overcrowded with cars and pedestrians.

Changing bus routes and schedules would make more sense than creating fewer traffic lanes on such a major roadway.

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Unlike the man who assassinated Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu in December, Moore’s alleged killer does not appear to have acted out of political reasons. He’s just a thug who would rather have shot a cop than be arrested.

What can be done to try to prevent a repeat of Moore’s murder? Three things come to mind. First, the City Council should drop its plan to keep cops from arresting people for relatively minor violations such as drinking alcohol in public and turnstile-jumping. Often they just issue tickets anyway, but as Moore and his partner demonstrated Saturday, sometimes police can tell when they’re dealing with a bad actor, and they need to retain the power to make arrests. Second, City Hall should announce that stop and frisks are going to increase. When they were radically reduced, perps like Moore’s alleged killer likely took advantage by carrying weapons more often. That’s the most logical explanation of why shootings have gone up. Third, better federal tracking of stolen guns like the one used to kill Moore, as Sen. Chuck Schumer called for on Wednesday, should be implemented — along with other gun control measures nationwide.

We can honor fallen officers at vigils, but also must do so by working to avert more murders, of police and civilians.

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You’re wrong on buses Dear Editor: Your factually incorrect editorial, “Select bus plan will endanger people, hamper biz” (April 30), makes me question whether anyone at the Queens Chronicle currently understands the complete streets concept and the needs of all the citizens of Queens that use Woodhaven and Cross Bay ONLINE boulevards every day. Your emphaMiss our April 30 edisis on scare montorial on Select Bus gering and the Ser vice? Want news propagation of an from the rest of “ us vs. them” Queens? Find all that, mentality does br eak ing news and nothing to create more at qchron.com. dialogue on the necessary changes Queens needs on this vital corridor.

On the other hand, the Department of Transportation has been actively creating open dialogue, seeking input and alternative ideas about their approach to the changes

necessary to make these boulevards safe and productive for all users.

The largest change to these boulevards is implementing Select Bus Service to improve transit services, a long overdue improvement for the tens of thousands that use this corridor everyday. In doing routine workshops and planning outreach the DOT has shown good faith in making their focus on this much needed SBS improvement. I was pleased to attend the first two of the recent workshops, where I was able to learn a great deal about the plans and voice my enthusiasms and concerns in a productive dialogue with staff from DOT, MTA, and the engineering consultants assisting in this undertaking.

While much emphasis has been placed on improved traffic flow, which will benefit bus commuters and auto drivers, the safety improvements for pedestrians can’t be denied. It was very apparent during the workshops I attended that the corridor design seeks to bring pedestrian (and pet)-friendly safety improvements that will enliven the

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He’s wrong on buses too Dear Editor: Living just half a block from Woodhaven Boulevard, my neighborhood and daily commute will be significantly affected by the changes the corridor is soon to experience.

After attending both of the first workshops DOT and MTA hosted, I was surprised to read State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr.’s op-ed, “SBS won’t help motorists on Woodhaven Boulevard” (April 23, multiple editions).

The plan the DOT is proposing for Woodhaven Boulevard will not only greatly benefit bus riders, but also speed up commutes and make the streets safer for motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists. The features Select Bus Service provides, including bus-only lanes, off-board fare collection and improved streetscapes, will make commuting within Queens a more seamless, enjoyable experience, and will improve the lives of the tens of thousands of New Yorkers who commute along the corridor every day.

Tobias Sheppard Bloch Glendale

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It’s wrong for Rockaway Dear Editor: Re “Wrong on buses I,” Letters, April 30: You’re near the end of the SBS bus route, little skin off your nose; for Rockaway Bus riders it means a loss of three stops: at Beach 105th, Beach 101st and Beach 98th streets. There are six 12-story apartment buildings at Beach 105th and two 12-story apartment buildings at Beach 98th.

Total time savings on the total Select Bus Service route will be 10 minutes; add in 10 minutes to walk to the stop and SBS does nothing for us except force a long, cold walk in winter. Meanwhile, those who drive cars should enjoy driving slower on already-congested Woodhaven Boulevard and not be able to make left turns at major cross streets like Jamaica Avenue.

How much smarter it would be to restore the tracks on the dormant remaining portion of the Rockaway Beach rail line, which runs exactly parallel to Woodhaven Boulevard, up to Queens Boulevard.

Stanley Schulman Rockaway Park

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Dear Editor: (An open letter to Queens Department of Transportation Commissioner Jeff Lynch) I am writing to you in regards to the proposed Select Bus Service plan that has many residents concerned. After reviewing the plan, I have several issues with the proposed changes that are being made to Woodhaven Boulevard: First, in the proposed plan, there will no longer be left turns allowed on 1) Metropolitan Avenue; 2) Union Turnpike; 3) Myrtle Avenue; 4) Jamaica Avenue; and 5) Rockaway Boulevard. Although I understand the theory that removing left turns will allow traffic to run smoother, I disagree with the ban on left turns.

After reviewing the most recent proposal, left turns are going to be removed from these major thoroughfares and be diverted into residential streets that are not accustomed to this high-volume traffic. To be specific, in the proposal drivers going Southbound will now be allowed to make a left turn on 86th Road and not on Jamaica Avenue, which will divert traffic into a residential street that is not accustomed to nor suitable for a heavy flow of traffic. These side streets are going to be flooded with drivers and will diminish the quality of life for those residents.

Secondly, the proposal will remove two traffic lanes (or 25 percent) once the project is completed, and my concern is that there is a misconception that drivers will now stop driving their vehicles and start using the new

Select Bus Service. Other than pure speculation, I am not convinced that any driver will change from driving their vehicles to now riding on the bus.

Finally, there are alternatives to decreasing traffic other than this proposed plan. A reoccurring suggestion is that a moveable median be used during the weekdays and it be adjusted according with congestion patterns. For example, under the current structure of Woodhaven Boulevard, a moveable median would allow five northbound lanes for the morning rush hour and five southbound lanes during the evening to adjust to traffic congestion.

Und e r t h is pla n , removable delineators could be used to crededicated bus BATTLE ON THE ate la ne s du r i ng t he BOULEVARD morning rush hour and during the evening rush hour; this would allow both the Select Bus Service on Woodhaven Boulevard and avoid removing two lanes of traffic.

I hope that we could discuss possible alternatives for Woodhaven Boulevard before a proposal is finalized. Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter. I look forward to hearing from you and I am available to discuss this issue further.

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boulevards for all users even while modernizing and improving traffic signaling and transit services.

Despite your agenda of the statues quo, I do hope the wholistic approach being developed by the DOT comes to fruition and brings much needed safety and transit improvements to Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards.

John Maier Ridgewood The writer is a member of Community Board 5.

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Dear Editor: Re your April 30 report: “Boro opt-out rate a good sign: Dromm” April 30, multiple editions: City Councilman Danny Dromm notes that Common Core’s standardized test is “meaningless to children,” as Gov. Cuomo said. But it means huge profits for Pearson, the world’s largest educational publisher and Common Core’s biggest beneficiary.

Critics often call Common Core “Rotten to the Core,” but “Pearson’s Money Machine” is a more precise label. Pearson almost single-handedly created Common Core and aggressively lobbied for its support by the U.S. Department of Education, without seeking input or approval from state and local educators. Pearson is the primary producer of all Common Core print and digital materials, including standardized tests measuring students’ progress and teachers’ effectiveness. This British publisher owns the U.S. testing market, with no-bid contracts in New York, New Jersey and many other states and cities.

Pearson regards all data from its tests as proprietary information and has a paranoid passion for secrecy. It recently monitored social media remarks posted by New Jersey students who took those tests.

As a volunteer tutor at a Queens public school, I saw how standardized tests yield substandard education. The only skill kids gain from them is the ability to fill in bubbles. But students, teachers and parents suffer high pressure generated by these bogus benchmarks for academic progress.

Pearson made huge mistakes in creating and scoring these tests, but its clueless clients, including New York State’s Department of Education, renew contracts rather than seek bids from other educational publishers. Why does Albany give Pearson $32 million for “meaningless” test results?

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by Apollo Global Management. McGrawHill had a lucrative state contract for standardized tests before Pearson took over. Its profits probably funded my pension. I have no ax to grind or skin in the game. But no private enterprise should have a chokehold on public education. If New York’s education bosses want parents and teachers to opt into Common Core, they must first opt out of Pearson.

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Bus terminal needed Dear Editor: It is not “More housing for Flushing” (front-page headline, April 30, Northern Queens edition) that is needed, but transportation improvements such as construction of a Flushing Intermodal Bus Terminal.

In the early 1960s Flushing Municipal Parking Lot 1 was thought of for construction of an intermodal bus terminal. This facility would take hundreds of buses off the surrounding streets, where they discharge and pick up riders. Since that time, generation after generation of public officials on a bipartisan basis for fifty years have failed to secure any funding necessary to support this badly needed transportation improvement.

Since the 1960s, there has been an explosion in the number of commuters riding buses to Flushing and transferring to the subway. This has been complemented by a huge growth of commercial businesses accompanied by the demolition of homes to support construction of apartment houses and multi family homes in the surrounding neighborhood. Just walk in any direction from the corner of Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Downtown Flushing and see. Select Bus Service, Bus Rapid Transit or any other proposed projects to provide additional service to riders from two fare zones will not work without additional capacity to accommodate more buses in Downtown Flushing.

A climate-controlled intermodal bus terminal could assist in improving traffic and pedestrian circulation in and around the intersection of Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue, along with the rest of Downtown Flushing. Tens of thousands of riders would be protected from heat, cold, rain, snow and winds. There could be a smoother transfer between the bus and subway. Opportunities would still be available for air rights above the terminal for parking and joint development of retail, office and residential units, including affordable housing.

How disappointing that no elected official ever stepped forward to honor this commitment from decades ago. Municipal Lot 1 has been lost to developers. Why not combine this project with plans to improve the existing Flushing LIRR station? Use Municipal Parking Lot 3 for building a intermodal bus terminal. Diogenes is still looking for a Metropolitan Transportation Authority board member or public official to add this project to the MTA’s proposed 2015-19 Capital Plan.

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But some members of the Queens delegation to the City Council are calling it just another financial burden on already-strained taxpayers.

The DEP is asking for a 3.24 percent increase, which would take effect on July 1.

Last Thursday, at the annual Queens public hearing held by the New York City Water Board, DEP Commissioner Emily Lloyd said the increase is needed for continued operations, debt payments and the completion of massive ongoing infrastructure projects.

Lloyd, speaking at LaGuardia Community College, said the average bill for a singlefamily homeowner wold increase from $1,025 per year to $1,058. The average hike breaks down amounts to $33 per year, $2.75 per month or 8 cents per day.

“Our rate increase is slightly below the national average,” Lloyd said, referring to an analysis of hikes in 30 big cities including Seattle, the highest, and Memphis, the lowest.

Lloyd also said that compared to the rising cost of things like rent, electricity, natural gas and home heating oil, New Yorkers’ water rate increase would be the only item in which city residents are below the national average for big cities.

The hearing, which started at 7 p.m., was poorly attended. The five speakers from the audience included representatives for Councilmembers Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale)

and Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park); and two women campaigning against the fluoridation of the city’s water supply.

Queens resident Deborah McGirt of Springfield Gardens did speak, and was disappointed by the lack of notice — for both the proposed increase, and the time and date of the lone public hearing held in Queens.

“I’m a student here. I just stumbled across this and came in,” McGirt said. “There was no notice of this on my water bill.”

Ulrich, in a follow-up statement on Friday, slammed the de Blasio administration for the proposal.

“My constituents already pay enough in property taxes, skyrocketing utilities and punitive fines and fees,” Ulrich said. “The last thing we need right now is another water rate increase.”

Ulrich’s representative on Thursday pointed out that while the hike is being billed as the lowest request in 10 years, that span also includes four consecutive years of double-digit increases from 2008 to 2011.

“The proposed water rate hike will only hurt working families and those living on a fixed income, the very same people the mayor claims to care about the most,” he said.

In a letter read by her representative, Crowley said the DEP needs to improve service and find savings before seeking further rate increases. She cited as only one example the routine delays involved in responding to things like 311 calls reporting blocked storm drains.

The water board is scheduled to vote on Q June 12.

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Hamilton Beach man cuffed after chase

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Police last Thursday arrested a Hamilton Beach resident suspected of robbing a store on Cross Bay Boulevard thanks to a 911 call ... from the alleged burglar.

According to police, Keith Kolm made a 911 call on April 30 regarding an officer needing assistance at Linden Boulevard and the Van Wyck Expressway.

That call was bogus, according to cops, and was allegedly placed by Kolm in an effort to lure police away from his home so he could leave without being seen.

Unmarked cop cars had been watching Kolm’s house for a few weeks, police said, under suspicion that he yanked an ATM out of a Key Food on Cross Bay Boulevard.

Officers in front of his house sped away after receiving the fake call but came back shortly after, saw Kolm leaving his house and proceeded to chase him on foot, according to authorities.

After a 40-minute chase, was arrested on a roof, cops said.

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attorney said police recovered two pipes from Kolm, each containing cocaine.

Kolm faces several charges, according to the DA’s spokesman. For the alleged breakin, he is charged with third-degree burglary, third-degree grand larceny and fourthdegree criminal mischief and faces up to seven years in prison if convicted on all counts.

He is also charged with second-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree obstructing governmental administration,

seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and third-degree falsely reporting an incident for the alleged fake 911 call, police chase and possession of cocaine.

Kolm is also facing additional charges for allegedly attempting to cash a forged check, according to the DA’s spokesman.

Kolm allegedly t r ied to cash the $6,990.45 check in March. The check was issued by Peco Pallet, Inc., according to the DA’s spokesman.

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Thompson has said he is not trying to fight crime in the area.

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Each member must wear a vest or a jacket with the name of the patrol.

T hompson’s u n it wears sh ir ts with the group’s name on it while out on patrol, he said.

All patrol members must have an identification card with them, which Thompson said his members carry.

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The guidelines also state patrol members may not take direct action when confronting an incident and must notify police when there is an emergency.

T hompson reiterated that h is patrol simply alerts police of emergencies and calls 311 for any qualityof-life issues in the neighborhood.

He added he has worked with the cops on several issues in the Howard Beach area since his patrol group began a little under a year ago.

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The skepticism over the Department of Transportation’s Select Bus Service project continued onto Cross Bay Boulevard last Wednesday.

Some residents, transportation advocates and transit commuters said it was too early to say how the $200 million plan — which will place a dedicated bus lane for the Q52/53 bus lines along the Woodhaven-Crossbay Boulevard corridor in both directions — would impact traffic, but added that some of the proposal needs to be fine-tuned.

“Overall the plan is great,” said William Horowitz, a Bellerose Manor resident who ran against then-Councilman David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows) in 2003. “But you need to modify it before the finished product comes out.”

Horowitz, a self-described transportation enthusiast, and about 30 other people were shown the DOT’s plan for Cross Bay Boulevard during group presentations at PS 146 in Howard Beach. It was the second to last in a series of meetings the agency hosted, with one in the Rockaways held the next day.

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Avenue and the other at Linden Boulevard, the second replacing the one now at Doxey Place.

Where the DOT ran into trouble was the proposal to ban left turns onto Rockaway Boulevard — a major business corridor that is the home to Resorts World Casino — and have northbound drivers go down 107th Avenue or 103rd Avenue instead, while southbound motorists would use 103rd Avenue.

“You can’t take away that left turn,” Rose-

mary Ciulla-Frisone, Community Board 10’s Transportation Committee chairwoman, said.

“No way.”

Ciulla-Frisone, who recently retired from the DOT, was not the only one to blast that part of the plan.

Horowitz, too, said it is a bad idea.

“That’s not going to fly,” the former Republican candidate said.

Sal Isabella, a Woodhaven resident who fre-

quently takes public transportation, also said the turn ban is “totally uncalled for.”

“It needs to be totally laid out differently,” Isabella said.

Although some put their foot down on not having the left turn banned, they were not ready to slam the entire plan altogether.

“Is it really going to work?” Ciulla-Frisone asked. “I don’t want to say right now.”

Ciulla-Frisone and Horowitz said they like the idea of SBS and wanted to see how the proposals would play out.

Transit rider Pierre Phillippe, who takes the J train to the Q52/53 buses, also wants to wait and see how it’s going to play out but expressed optimism toward the plan reducing his and others’ time on the bus.

Phillippe said the DOT’s proposal is the best out of the three it had been considering over the past few months.

“It’s not removing parking at all,” he said. “I think of the three options it’s the best.”

Farther north on Woodhaven Boulevard, several sections of parking would be eliminated. When asked if his shortened bus ride would come at the cost of thousands of drivers up and down the corridor, Phillippe said that is yet to be determined.

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Assemblyman Michael Miller (D-Woodhaven) is not ready to hop on the select bus bandwagon just yet.

“After reviewing the plan, I have several issues with the proposed changes that are being made to Woodhaven Boulevard,” Miller said in an April 20 letter obtained by the Queens Chronicle.

In the letter addressed to the Department of Transportation’s Queens commissioner, Miller outlines two concerns he has with the $200 million plan to put a dedicated bus lane along the Woodhaven-Cross Bay Boulevard corridor — which cuts through much of the assemblyman’s district — and proposes one alternative to alleviate congestion along the 14-mile road.

The first concern listed in the letter is over the DOT’s plan to ban motorists from making left turns on several roads. The assemblyman points to Metropolitan Avenue, Union Turnpike, Myrtle Avenue, Jamaica Avenue, and Rockaway Boulevard, all within his district.

“Although I understand the theory that removing left turns will allow traffic to run smoother, I disagree with the ban on left turns,” Miller states.

He argues that banning the left turns on

the high-volume commercial corridors, and diverting drivers onto residential streets instead, will affect the day-to-day lives of residents not accustomed to high-volume traffic.

“These side streets are going to be flooded with drivers and will diminish the quality of life for those residents,” Miller states.

Many residents have expressed opposition to the proposed left-turn bans at workshops on the Select Bus Service plan.

Miller also claims “there is a misconception that drivers will now stop driving their vehicles and start using the new Select Bus Service.

“Other than pure speculation, I am not convinced that any driver will change from driving their vehicles to now riding on the bus,” the assemblyman continues.

So what to do if SBS won’t work?

Miller proposes a movable median for the corridor.

“For example, under the current structure of Woodhaven Boulevard, a movable median would allow five northbound lanes for the morning rush hour and five southbound lanes during the evening to adjust to traffic congestion,” the assemblyman states of his proposal.

That alternative, Miller argues, would eliminate the need to remove two traffic lanes, one in each direction, to make room

Assemblyman Michael Miller has laid out two concerns he has with the DOT’s Select Bus Service plan, as seen above. The politician has suggested a movable median as an alternative to the IMAGE COURTESY DOT SBS proposal. for the bus-only lanes.

“This would allow both the Select Bus Service on Woodhaven Boulevard and avoid removing two lanes of traffic,” the assemblyman tells the DOT. The DOT’s press office did not return requests for comments on Miller’s letter or his

proposal for a movable median by press time.

Miller’s colleague to the south, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park), has also expressed skepticism toward the DOT’s plan.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) has also come out against the plan. Q

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The elder Skelos is a longtime Republican member of the Senate and has either led or coled the entire body since his re-election in 2010. He is now the fifth state Senate leader in a row to be charged with corruption. The other four are Malcolm Smith of Jamaica, John Sampson of Brooklyn, Pedro Espada of the Bronx and Joe Bruno of the Albany area.

The charges against the Skeloses come while former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) is facing an indictment for alleged corruption. Silver resigned his speakership but remains an assemblyman.

The elder Skelos allegedly used his position to get money into the pockets of his son, Adam Skelos. Among the allegations made by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are that Dean Skelos got a developer dependent on him for tax breaks to give Adam Skelos $20,000, and an environmental technology company seeking to do business with the state to give him $10,000 a month.

“As the Complaint charges, in six counts, Dean Skelos unlawfully used his power and influence as Senate Majority Leader, repeatedly, to illegally enrich his son, Adam, and indirectly, himself,” U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a prepared statement. “And, more specifically, the Complaint, in multiple places, alleges that Dean Skelos’s support for certain infrastructure projects and legislation was often based, not on what was good for his constituents or good for New York, but rather on what was good for his son’s bank account.

“By now, two things should be abundantly clear. First, public corruption is a deep-seated

State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos could be going upstate for a much longer time than he usually does. PHOTO COURTESY NYS SENATE problem in New York State. It is a problem in both chambers; it is a problem on both sides of the aisle. And second, we are deadly serious about tackling that problem.”

The Skeloses were taken into custody Monday morning. Each faces three counts of extortion under color of official right, two counts of soliciting bribes in connection with a federal program and one count of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud. The extortion and honest services counts carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and the soliciting counts carry a maximum of 10 years.

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Zac Brown concert added Due to popular demand, the New York Mets and Live Nation have announced that the multiple Grammy-winning country music group Zac Brown Band will perform a second show at Citi Field on Saturday, Aug. 22.

Tickets go on sale Friday, May 8 at 10 a.m. online at Mets.com/ZBB and by phone at (718) 507-TIXX. Tickets for the previously announced show at Citi Field on Aug. 21 are on sale now. Zac Brown Band’s new album “JEKYLL + HYDE” was released on April 28.

The album follow The Zac Brown Band’s three platinum-selling albums, “Uncaged,” “You Get What You Give” and “The Foundation.”

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More than 100 Queens sites lack certified gym teacher, fitness space Associate Editor

With more than 20 percent of children in grades K to 8 being obese or severely obese, hundreds of city public schools lack either a certified physical education teacher or a space for students to exercise — according to an audit released on Tuesday by city Comptroller Scott Stringer.

“The Department of Education needs to get in shape and prioritize keeping our kids active and fit, because right now the agency is failing to provide equal access to physical education resources — a shortfall that will have longterm effects on children in underserved neighborhoods,” Stringer said in a statement announcing the findings of the audit.

The study found that 506 of more than 1,500 schools analyzed by the Comptroller’s Office did not have a full-time, certified PE teacher as a staff member. In Queens, that number was 104, more than 30 percent of all the schools in the borough.

School District 26, in Northeast Queens, had the largest percentage of schools without a certified instructor, 41 percent.

It also found that 435 city schools lack a space dedicated to physical education.

There are 66 Queens schools without such a space, according to the audit.

“We know that physical fitness is critical for both academic success and long-term health, which is why it’s so distressing that our schoolchildren, including many in neighborhoods with high obesity rates, lack access to certified PE teachers and spaces for physical education,” Stringer stated.

The findings of the audit, according to a statement from Stringer, violate state education department requirements.

The state requires that children from kindergarten to their senior year in high school participate in a physical education class taught by a certified PE instructor or have one supervise a classroom teacher during physical activity.

Stringer also claims the city is required to submit a District Physical Education Plan every year — but the last time they did was in 1982.

The city Department of Education drafted a plan in 2012 but it was incomplete and had

missing information, according to the Comptroller’s Office.

A city DOE spokesman said in an email that the agency, “will review the comptroller’s recommendations and will support our school communities to continue to improve physical education for all our students.”

“Physical education is an important part of our students’ learning experience and delivers our school children not only physical fitness, but a well-rounded education,” the spokesman

physical education. Stringer also wants the DOE to post data regarding physical education to its website for all parents to see.

“We hope this report will spur the city to improve physical education, and to tackle health and educational disparities among New York City children,” Sascha Murillo, community organizer in the health justice program at New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, and a representative of the PE for All CoaliQ tion, said in Stringer’s release.

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It will be held on May 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Stringer is recommending that the DOE assess its physical education staffing and spaces to encourage schools to have at least one certified PE staffer.

He is also calling on district superintendents to identify places in the neighborhood that could be used to give children access to

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PO Brian Moore slain in the line of duty Decorated cop, 25, to be laid to rest on Friday; career felon faces life in prison

by Michael Gannon and Peter C. Mastrosimone

plainclothes and in an unmarked car when they saw Blackwell in the vicinity of 212th Street and 104th Road.

Editor / Editor-in-Chief They pulled up behind him after seeing Police Officer Brian Moore, who was shot in the head in Queens Village Saturday, him try to adjust an object in his waistband.

“There was an exchange of words, and he died on Monday.

A second-generation cop from Long pulled out a gun and fired into the car, hitIsland working in Queens’ 105th Precinct, ting Officer Moore in the head,” Bratton Moore had been in critical condition at said. He said neither officer had a chance to get out of the car or draw his service weapJamaica Hospital Medical Center.

“For four years, he patrolled the streets of on. Jansen was not hurt.

Officers and special units f looded the that borough and our city,” Bratton said of Moore in a statement issued Monday after- Queens Village neighborhood, combing the noon. “He was decorated for his perfor- area with patrol officers, detectives, officers with blood hou nds mance of duty: 159 and mounted units arrests, two medals as helicopters kept a for Mer itor ious lookout overhead.

Police Duty, two for Jansen was one of E xc e l l e n t Po l i c e the people who idenDuty. He prevented tified Blackwell as crime and disorder. the gunman followHe strove for a safer, ing his arrest about fairer city.

90 minutes after the “He was a cop.” shooting.

T h e lo s s of a Dr. Eli Kleinman police off icer, the of the NYPD had commissioner said, said Saturday that is always tragic. once Moore was out “It taxes us of surgery he would immensely,” he said. be in intensive care, “But as a police and that it could take department, we can 24 to 48 hours to take comfort in Offibegin making a cer Moore’s example proper prognosis.

— in his bravery and Published reports selflessness. And as have said Moore’s Police Commissionfa m i ly ag re ed t o er, I tender to his remove the young family my heartfelt NYPD Officer Brian Moore sorrow, and the conPHOTO COURTESY NYPD officer from life support early Monday solation that his serafternoon. vice mattered, and Bratton said will be remembered.”

Blackwell knew they “During this trage prevented crime were police officers. ic time, New Yorkers He said there was no must come together and disorder. He strove indication that the to support the Moore for a safer, fairer city. suspect had shown family in any way any type of anti-cop we ca n, a nd on He was a cop.” sentiment on social behalf of a grateful media. city,” Mayor de Bla— NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton on the Police have issued sio said. brief life and career of Brian Moore a photograph of the Bratton said the alleged murder suspect, Demetrius Blackwell, 35, has a lengthy arrest record. weapon, which was recovered on Monday.

A Facebook page, Prayers for NYPD Blackwell initially was charged with attempted murder, first-degree assault and Officer Brian Moore, was loaded with best two counts of criminal possession of a wishes for him, his family and the Police weapon, police announced Sunday morning. Department, and had garnered more than With Moore’s death, Queens District 6,200 likes late Monday morning.

The NYPD’s Facebook post on Moore Attorney Richard Brown said his office would present evidence to a grand jury to had nearly 20,000 on Tuesday night.

“Praying for you PO Moore and your upgrade the charges to include first-degree murder, according to a statement issued family,” poster Cecelia Cotton-Richberg said in a comment reflected by many others.

Monday afternoon.

If convicted, Blackwell faces a possible “Be strong 105pct family. Prayers go out to sentence of life in prison with no hope of you as well. God bless the NYPD.” Moore was a Massapequa, LI resident. parole.

He grew up, by coincidence, on the same Speaking with de Blasio at the hospital on Saturday night, Bratton said Moore and his street as Edward Byrne, the 22-year-old rookpartner, Erik Jansen, 30, were working in ie in the 103rd Precinct who was executed by

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Mayor de Blasio, left, NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton and Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, right front, gave a public briefing at Jamaica Hospital Medical center hours after Officer Brian Moore was shot. His alleged killer has been charged with first-degree murder and faces PHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON life in prison with no parole. paid killers in 1988 on the orders of an imprisoned Jamaica drug dealer.

Byrne died protecting a witness in a drug prosecution who had been threatened and whose home had been firebombed.

Moore, like Byrne, followed his father into service with the NYPD. Byrne’s older brother, Lawrence, who now serves as the NYPD’s deputy commissioner for legal matters, told the Chronicle on Monday that he and Moore’s father, Raymond, were a year apart at Plainedge High School on Long Island.

“They are holding a service there tonight on the football field that was dedicated to my brother Eddie after Eddie was assassinated,” Byrne said in an email to the Chronicle.

The Jamaica Branch of the NAACP and Clergy United For Empower ment scheduled a memorial service for Moore th is past Wed nesd ay even i ng at the Major it y Baptist Chu rch Com mu nit y Center in St. Albans.

Tributes to Moore also poured in from elected officials following the announcement of his death.

His wake will be today, May 7, at Chapey & Sons Funeral Home located at 20 Hicksville Road in Bethpage, LI. Calling hours are from 2 to 4:30 p.m. and 7 to 9:30 p.m.

His funeral will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 8, at St. James Roman Catholic Church at 80 Hicksville Road in Seaford, LI. The Q burial will be private.

Members of the NYPD kept vigil outside of the emergency room at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center on Saturday night as surgeons inside battled to save Officer Brian Moore.

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Future inventors show off their work St. Mary Gate of Heaven hosts inaugural invention fair for sixth-graders The Thomas Edisons of tomorrow were gathered in the gymnasium of St. Mary Gate of Heaven last Friday as the sixth-grade students showed off their class’ creations to the faculty, parents and elected officials.

Principal Raffaele Corso said the inaugural event was organized after the class’ science teacher, Joan Sorrerio, tasked the students with coming up with their own inventions.

The assignment was given after the class studied simple and complex machines, Corso said.

“Part of the assignment is the project,” the principal said.

Sorrerio then asked Corso if the machines could be brought to the gymnasium for all to see.

The principal now hopes that, if Sorrerio is willing, the event can become an annual tradition.

While dozens of students showed off their creations, there could only be three winners.

Nicole Morales took the top prize for her “Bucket Trap” idea, which lures mice up a ramp onto a cylinder covered in peanut butter, which then spins them and puts them into a bucket.

Jonathan Ruano was the runner-up with “The Fast Track Abstract,” a complex machine that launches paint onto a canvas, creating a sample of modern art.

Jose Acevedo took home third place for creating “The Eggonator,” a complex egg cracking Q machine.

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One student created a hands-free way to frost and decorate your cupcakes using a pulley.

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T he Rev. Ger ald Fitzsimmons, left, with state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr., Community Board 9 Distric t Manager Lisa Gomes, Assemblyman Michael Miller, Corso and Democratic District Leader Frank Gulluscio.

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Karma Tenzing Nyangmi, an advisor with Heart Beat, stands by the supplies ready for shipment to Nepal at Sherpa Collection in Woodside. Above, members of Queens’ Tibetan community, which PHOTOS BY CRISTINA SCHREIL has also felt the earthquake’s effects, pray in Jackson Heights.

With death toll growing and days passing, Queens groups press on

by Cristina Schreil Associate Editor

Sherpa Collection, a cell phone accessory store at 76-09 Broadway on the Jackson Heights-Woodside border, teems with pancake mix, medical supplies, feminine products and diapers. More boxes with more supplies are on the curb and in the basement below.

As almost two weeks have passed since the 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Nepal, which reportedly killed more than 7,400, communi-

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Karma Tenzing Nyangmi, an advisor at Heart Beat, a 12-year-old organization that helps homeless children in Nepal and has a branch in Queens, said the group is sending essentials to the front lines.

“People still need medical supplies as well as food items,” Nyangmi said, adding that water purification tablets are also at the top of

the wish list. “As soon as things happened in Nepal, a couple days later you had the Baltimore riots, right? I think that pretty much took over, stole some of our thunder,” Nyangmi said. “That’s a concern that we have.”

Heart Beat has made three shipments of more than 4,500 pounds. Nyangmi said more will leave, even with supplies stalled at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport.

“Even our equipment, some of our stuff is stalled at the airport as well, but it’s more due

to the paperwork, not because it is addressed to individuals or things like that,” he said.

Last week, when shipping costs became too much, at $1.50 per pound, volunteers raised money among friends and family.

Pema Chhewang Sherpa said the all-volunteer group wants emergency blankets, ibuprofen, masks, antibiotic ointment, latex gloves, vitamins, sanitizers and soaps. It also seeks wheelchairs and crutches for injured people. continued on page 22

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Honoring New York’s bravest Last weekend, city firehouses opened their doors to welcome the community in commemoration of the department’s 150th anniversary.

All across Queens and the other four boroughs, people of all ages got a chance to see how the city’s bravest work to keep citizens safe.

Above, the Howard Beach Kiwanis Club visited the firehouse on Cross Bay Boulevard, Engine 331 and Ladder 173.

Firefigher Sokol, left, is joined by former Queens Supreme Court Justice Augustus Agate, firefighter Hernandez, Dino Bono, Wayne Sheriff, Tom Savoca, Bobby LoCascio, Steve Sirgiovanni and firefighter McDougall.

continued from page 21 People can drop off supplies at Sherpa Collection but donations are preferred at GoFundMe.com/heartbeatny.

Heart Beat joins many groups in the borough spearheading relief efforts, including Adhikaar, the New York Nepalese Football Club, the United Sherpa Association and the Ridgewood Nepalese Society.

Sampreshan, a YouTube news channel for the city’s Nepali-speaking residents, jump-started a tent drive. Shailesh Strestha, the producer, said that one of Sampreshan’s editors kept getting requests for the shelters from his hometown of Sankhu, Nepal. “I know so many organizations have collected huge chunks of money for this cause but they have not prioritized in these muchneeded areas,� Strestha said.

To help, go to life.indiegogo.com/fundraisers/tents-for-nepal.

A candlelight vigil, prayer and ceremonial offering organized by the Tibetan Community of New York & New Jersey, the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress, the Regional Tibetan Woman’s Association and Dhokham Chushi Gagndruk, a charity organization, took place Monday night in Jackson Heights’ Diversity Plaza. The ground, upon which more than 150 people knelt and bowed their heads in prayer, was still speckled with candle wax left over from a vigil held May 3.

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Gyatso said. “And also close to Nepal is the Tibet border. In my hometown, also, almost 67 percent of houses are collapsed.�

Gyatso said this was the third or fourth prayer session held in the area since the earthquake struck, with an aim of bringing peace of mind to residents here. Monks led the prayer until 8:30 p.m. There was a large offering of food and drinks. Gyatso said it’s an offering to the gods for the deceased. “We believe that until 49 days, the spirits are still hanging around,� Gyatso said.

The organizations involved in Monday’s event have raised around $18,000 for relief efforts and have a goal of around $25,000.

They’re sending money to a branch in Washington, DC, which then distributes it.

The Namgyal Alumni Association, a nonprofit with a branch in Elmhurst, has had members in the plaza for days.

Member Tsetan Ngodup said they collected almost $3,000 to send to a branch in Kathmandu, which will then distribute it. “It’s very positive, the people are very supportive, from every corner. Even the NYPD, they were supporting us,� he said.

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They have renovated the “Welcome to Howard Beach” sign and worked with different area schools and countless residents.

Now, the family is allowing those with a green thumb to take the work into their own hands, opening Lisena Landscape Supply and Nursery at 125 Cross Bay Blvd. in Broad Channel.

There, you can buy plants, trees, other gardening material and more to bring your front or backyard to life.

Freddy Lisena — whose father, Giuseppe, started the Ozone Park-based landscaping business, located at 101-20 99 St. — said the nursery opened on April 18.

“We’ve always thought about opening a place where our customers can buy flowers and gardening supplies,” Lisena said. “It’s a place for the community to come to.”

For Lisena, getting to know the community has been one of the keys to the company’s success.

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Fernando Morales, Freddy Lisena’s nephew, will be managing the nursery along with his wife, Paula Sorenti.

“It’s a family business,” Freddy Lisena said.

Lisena said the nursery will also keep its community-oriented approach to business intact, even if it involves a trip over the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge.

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And what better time to check out the nursery than right before Mother’s Day? Morales said the nursery will have a lot of prearranged potted plants for people to choose from before Mother’s Day. A nd while you’re there, pick up something for yourself to help spruce up your own yard.

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The three winning projects of Council District 29’s participatory budgeting process were revealed on Tuesday night, and area residents of all ages will be able to enjoy the selections.

Ten secu r it y cameras to be placed throughout District 29 by the NYPD was the choice of 698 residents, while 676 people voted to have three real-time interactive subway information kiosks at the 71st Avenue and Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike subway stations and one at the 63rd Drive-Rego Park stop.

The upgrade of the poorly functioning air-conditioning systems at PS 99, PS 139 and PS 175 was also a winning project with 591 votes.

The three victorious proposals will each receive a portion of $1 million allocated in the participatory budgeting process.

Ideas that did not win but received more than 500 votes included the installation of science labs at JHS 157 in Rego Park and PS 220 in Forest Hills and the restoration of the trails around Willow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

A total of 1,346 votes were cast during polling week between April 11th and 19th.

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Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz, left, and Christina Prince, her director of community affairs, reveal the three projects that won a total of $1 million in funding during the district’s participatory PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA budgeting process at a Tuesday party. on Tuesday, Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) thanked the three dozen attendees for participating in the process and for choosing three projects that should benefit residents young and old throughout her district.

“I’m very happy with how it went, I think it was a great process,” Koslowitz said. “It’s nice to see the community be involved in what happens and that’s why I wanted to do this. People were so enthused.”

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The proposals were mapped out further and eventually vetted before being put up for a vote last month.

Christina Prince, Koslowitz’s director of community affairs and participatory budgeting, said despite voter turnout not being the highest in the city as she had hoped, the Central Queens neighborhoods of Forest Hills, Rego Park, Kew Gardens and the northern part of Richmond Hill produced results other participating districts didn’t.

“We were one of two districts to have ballots cast in all four languages that we offered,” Prince said. “What was really impressive was at PS 139, in the first 10 minutes we were there, we had a ballot cast in every single language.”

Of the three winning projects, the school air-conditioning plan was the costliest at $675,000. Second was the security camera project at $350,000 and bringing up the rear was the $91,000 total for the subway kiosks.

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As I have stated before, “This coming weekend, I hope that we have the same warm days especially for Mother’s Day.” If this Sunday is sunny and summery it will be a true tribute to all of our wonderful loving mothers. Our local stores have many nice gifts, flowers and perfume and Schmidt’s will have chocolates for Mother’s Day. Or you can buy her a stylish blouse, a skirt, slacks or a nice bright jacket that she can wear on cool spring evenings.

There are hats, scarves, shoes, stockings and handbags for her day, all conveniently found on Jamaica Avenue.

We hope that you will bring the entire family out to eat as well, or order delivery from one of Woodhaven’s many restaurants.

As I have said before, make every day Mother’s Day for you only have one mother and you should cherish her for you are so fortunate to have her with you and for those of us who no longer have our mothers with us cherish her memory and know that she is always watching over you and always with you.

Mark your calendars for these important dates: The Greater Woodhaven’s sponsored “Small Town” Memorial Day Observance will be on Thursday, May 21, at 7:30 p.m. at the Forest Parkway Plaza area at Forest Parkway and Jamaica Avenue.

This year our ceremony is very important in light of our last year’s wreath being destroyed and our flags desecrated by two individuals.

The WBID is very thankful to Woodhaven’s American Legion Post 118 for replacing the wreath until our ceremony this year.

We will still retain this wreath, but an official one will be laid during this ceremony.

Also the GWDC sponsored Award Winning “Wonderful Woodhaven Street Festival 2015” will be on Sunday, October 18, at noon to 6 p.m. on Jamaica Avenue from 80th Street to Woodhaven Boulevard.

Now to our big event, our honorees for 2015 have been so important to our community for so many years will be honored on Friday, June 12, at the Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation’s “Dance into Spring,” which will also celebrate our 36th anniversary dinner dance.

This year, it will be held at “Woodhaven Manor,” located at 96-01 Jamaica Avenue.

In line with this, the ladies are encouraged to wear warm spring colors.

The honorees for this event will be announced next week.

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Trash, rat concerns at Pan Am shelter Contract between Samaritan Village and DHS comes to comptroller’s desk

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Watch where you step if you’re taking a stroll on the sidewalk near the intersection of Hillyer Street and Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst.

The city’s housing of homeless familes in the 216-unit Boulevard Family Residence shelter, formerly known as the Pan American Hotel, at 79-00 Queens Blvd., isn’t the only grievance area residents have with the Department of Homeless Services.

Now, the upkeep of the building itself has become a major issue.

A Daily News report published April 29 highlighted the alleged failures of DHS and Samaritan Village, the site’s operators, to properly store garbage and rid units of rodents and roaches, with Gov. Cuomo’s administration giving the city one week to clean up its dirty shelters.

Throughout the fall and winter, large black trash bags could be seen piled up along a back fence adjacent to the building, eventually attracting rats and bugs to the building.

According to city records, two complaints were made with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development regarding the presence of bugs in a unit on April 21. Additionally, footage captured by a shelter resident on April 17 showed rats scampering in a rear parking lot.

Within the last week, the building’s operators have been placing trash bags in an opentop Dumpster, while material resembling plastic grass was placed on the fencing behind the shelter, making it difficult to see into the site.

And after nearly stepping on a dead rodent mere feet from the Dumpster during a walking tour around the property’s perimeter with a reporter on Tuesday, Elmhurst resi-

A photograph taken by Elmhurst resident Phil Wong late last year shows trash bags piled high behind the Boulevard Family Residence homeless shelter, formerly the Pan American hotel.

Garbage is now being placed in a Dumpster, but some say the previous trash piles have attracted PHOTO COURTESY PHIL WONG rats and bugs to the area. dents Phil Wong and Anna Orjuela said some of the changes made haven’t made much difference.

“As the weather gets warmer, the rats are coming out more and more in the daytime,” said Wong, a member of the civic group Elmhurst United who lives less than one block from the building. “Nobody here in the community created this problem. [The shelter’s operators] created it themselves.”

“When I walk my dogs at night, I have to walk on the other side of the street because I see the rats running around,” Orjuela added.

“When the hotel was here, they had covered

bins for their trash and we never complained.”

In a statement issued to the Chronicle on Wednesday, a Department of Homeless Services spokesperson said Samaritan Village, which did not respond to an inquiry for comment by press time, did not receive a complaint about rodents until April 27, but “has an on-site exterminator that provides routine and emergency services.”

The spokesperson added that Samaritan Village is in the process of purchasing a trash compactor for the site.

“We are currently working with DSNY, which has provided the specifications for

the compactor and will provide containers with lids,” the spokesperson said. “The garbage will then be compacted. This will be remedied within the month.”

Another city agency was called to the Pan Am early Wednesday morning, as a small fire broke out. The FDNY said it was extinguished within minutes and no one was hurt, but specific details as to where in the building the incident originated were not provided.

In a letter to Comptroller Scott Stringer dated April 29, state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) cited the unsanitary conditions as a reason to not approve the proposed 5-year, $42.4 million contract between DHS and Samaritan Village, which was forwarded to Stringer’s office on April 16.

Eric Sumberg, Stringer’s press secretary, would not confirm whether the contract had come to the comptroller’s desk but said it was being thoroughly reviewed in light of the shelter’s sanitary issues.

“The Comptroller’s office has been in active discussions with community leaders and elected officials over the very serious and pressing issues related to the Pan American shelter,” Sumberg said in an email. “We are closely scrutinizing this contract to ensure the health and safety of shelter residents and its compliance with all relevant laws and regulations.”

The Department of Buildings also issued a violation on May 4 for a 10-foot-wide spot on the structure’s facade where the facade had torn away.

However, the DHS spokesperson said the DOB visited the shelter, determined the condition was not hazardous and rescinded the violation.

The violation was listed as “resolved” on the DOB’s website on Wednesday Q afternoon.

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The practice of smoking hookah has been around for centuries and over those centuries has gained traction.

Although studies have shown that hookah smoking may be just as bad as or even worse than smoking cigarettes.

“Tobacco smoking in any form is very bad for your health and can cause health complications,” said Professor Deb Chakravarti, a York College chemistry professor and also director of York’s FDA Partnership and Pharmaceutical Sciences Program, in an interview.

Hookah is also known as shisha, narghile and hubblebubble. The process involves using a water pipe to smoke flavored or sweetened tobacco.

It is a tradition that is at least 500 years old, originating in northern Africa and southwest Asia. It was mostly done in Middle Eastern countries but is now growing in popularity worldwide and is common in the United States.

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has done so at some point; more than 50 percent of those students were not cigarette smokers.

“It’s very popular and is seen as a way to socialize,” Elijah Gardner, 20, a York College business major, said. “Hookah smoking is like going to a bar and having a drink with friends, instead the alcohol is replaced with hookah pipes.”

New York University’s Center for Drug Use and HIV Research states that 18 percent of students reported hookah use in the past year. Compared with white students, black students were at lower odds for use.

It has become a social norm, drawing the 18 and over crowd into the cloudy smoke-filled rooms of hookah lounges. According to a recent poll a majority of young adults 18 to 30 who smoke hookah think it’s safe.

“Hookah smoking is seen as harmless to many people because, many people think the toxins are being filtered by the water,” Chakravarti said.

Contrary to popular belief, hookah smoke is no less dangerous than cigarette smoke. A smoke session of hookah of sixty minutes delivers tar, carbon monoxide, heavy metals and cancercausing chemicals equivalent to a pack of cigarettes. Hookah

smokers are exposed to more carbon monoxide and smoke than are cigarette smokers, according to the Mayo Clinic.

“Hookah smoking is cheap and fun,” said Natasha Turner, 21, an aviation management major at York. “It’s also a good way to get friends together. Even though they both are tobacco, hookah is a social tobacco. You’re not just smoking. You’re listening to music, you’re talking and you’re having a good time.”

Many people have a greater understanding of what cigarettes can do to your body. Indoor smoking bans and tobacco product marketing restrictions have increased public awareness. Commercials portraying the outcomes of many cigarette smokers’ lives, as well as upbeat commercials, have decreased cigarette smoking in the United States during the past 45 years.

The use of alternative forms of tobacco, however, is rising, threatening these successful efforts according to JAMA Pediatrics.

“I used to be a smoker,” Chakravarti said. “I quit after I realized I had smoked 80 cigarettes in one day. Hookah Q being a tobacco product is no better for you.”

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continued from page 14 And while most were on the fence about the plan as a whole, CB 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton expressed a negative attitude toward the plan.

“Some of their proposals don’t make any sense,” Braton said.

Braton said many of her questions, such as what the average number of drivers who use the Woodhaven-Cross Bay Boulevard corridor is, were left unanswered. Braton, referring to U.S. Census data, pointed out that many people in her district use their cars to get to work and said she believes they

will continue to do so even after the SBS plan is implemented in 2018.

“The buses aren’t taking them to where they want to go,” she said.

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) also questioned the necessity of a dedicated bus lane in the Cross Bay Boulevard section of the corridor.

“That’s the one stretch of the corridor where there is a minor amount of traffic congestion,” Goldfeder said.

In a sit-down interview with the Queens Chronicle three weeks ago, Goldfeder said he does not think SBS will decrease the number of cars on the corridor.

“I don’t think it’s going to work,” the Q assemblyman said.

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M TA’s pla n t o bring Metro North trains into Penn Station.

Closing the M TA’s b u d g e t shortfall shouldn’t fall on the backs of Queens commuters, who suffer a dearth of public transit options. Most of my constituents don’t live within walking distance of a subway, which for many makes driving the best option to get to work, or to a doctor’s appointment. Further straining the budgets of these residents, who already deal with the highest gas costs in the continental United States, shouldn’t be a part of any transportation policy.

Workers in Queens can’t afford to pay hundreds of dollars more per month to get to work, and they shouldn’t have to. Rather than penalizing drivers to improve traffic flow, we should incentivize alternatives. We should offer incentives like tax breaks for businesses that allow employees to telecommute and increased funds for car pool lanes, and encourage nighttime deliveries to keep trucks off our streets during rush hour.

These kinds of measures reduce traffic without costing commuters hundreds of dollars per month. For people who work in Manhattan year-round, this amounts to a $2,700 per year tax. The advocates behind the Move NY plan seem to think the only way to fund the MTA and reduce congestion is to penalize residents who live in transit deserts. That’s clearly wrong, and it’s why I’m standing with so many of my colleagues in the City Council and state Legislature, as well as the Queens borough presiQ dent, to oppose this plan.

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by Rory Lancman A new plan to increase funding for the MTA and reduce congestion in central Manhattan will further strain the budgets of Queens residents, who are already struggling to make ends meet in the City with the highest housing, food and education costs in the nation.

The plan, called Move NY, aims to increase funding for the MTA by charging tolls each way on the East River bridges, as well as charging commuters for crossing 60th Street in Manhattan. It aims to reduce congestion in lower Manhattan and inject money into the underfunded MTA. The plan is a thinly disguised version of former Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s “congestion pricing” plan, which envisioned keeping the common folk out of central Manhattan by financially squeezing them out of their cars. In both plans, drivers would be required to pay a toll just to enter or leave Manhattan below 60th Street. Traffic would increase immediately north of the tolls.

Congestion would increase in Western Queens and northern Brooklyn, as commuters would drive to the bridges and then park to avoid the tolls. It’s unfair that under both plans, a teacher driving into Manhattan to a local public school would pay the same price as a high-level executive driving in from Long Island.

As with the failed Bloomberg congestion pricing plan, there is nothing in this plan that ties the revenues generated from tolls to specific transit improvements that would benefit Queens residents, which means there is no guarantee that bus and subway service would improve in our borough. In the MTA’s current capital plan, most of the funds would go toward maintaining and improving existing service. Queens neighborhoods that lack transit access won’t be helped by this spending. They also won’t be helped by the construction of the Second Avenue Subway in Manhattan, or by the

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May is Better Hearing and Speech Month Assistive devices can help seniors

by Mark Lord Chronicle Contributor

Have you heard?

May is Better Hearing and Speech Month, and to mark the occasion, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, along with other organizations, is helping to raise awareness of hearing loss and its effects on people’s lives.

An estimated 15 percent of Americans aged 18 and over report some trouble hearing, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.

In addition, the NIDCD reports that about 2 percent of adults aged 45 to 54 have disabling hearing loss. The rate increases to 8.5 percent for those between the ages of 55 and 64. Nearly 25 percent of individuals aged 65 to 74 report disabling hearing loss, with that figure doubling among those aged 75 and up.

However, fewer than 30 percent of adults aged 70 and older who would benefit from hearing aids have ever used them, the NIDCD says.

In 2011, ASHA, a national professional, scientific and credentialing association for its 182,000 members and affiliates, partnered with the AARP, a nonprofit advocate for people age 50 and over,

to conduct a national poll on hearing health that concluded that “hearing difficulties are affecting the quality of life for older Americans.”

According to the poll, 76 percent of those aged 50 and older say their hearing health is of great importance, but 47 percent of the respondents reported having untreated hearing health issues.

The findings in the poll indicate that many of those surveyed reported having problems following conversations in noisy situations.

The poll concluded that while “hearing difficulties can negatively impact relationships with families and friends,” people are “reticent to discuss hearing difficulties with their ... loved ones.”

Older Americans “get a bit defensive when asked about hearing difficulties,” the study said.

“They claim not to be withdrawing from conversations and that hearing challenges do not limit their activities.”

Hearing loss has been linked to other health issues. A Johns Hopkins study of older adults found that hearing loss accelerates the decline in brain function. Some experts believe that hearing aids could delay or prevent dementia.

The Better Hearing Institute has found links between hearing loss and depression, diabetes,

kidney disease and cardiovascular abnormalities. The institute also reports that hearing loss may lead to a higher risk of falling.

According to the BHI, common pain relievers, such as aspirin, have been linked to increased risk of hearing loss.

The good news for those who suffer from hearing loss is that hearing aids today are “dramatically more advanced” than those of just a few years ago, according to the BHI. Deborah Berndtson, associate director for audiology professional practices at ASHA, said “digital technology has enhanced listening capabilities of hearing aids.”

“Hearing aids have become smaller in size and more comfortable to wear,” Berndtson said.

“Hearing aids communicate wirelessly ear-to-ear and via Bluetooth connectors which can be paired

with personal devices such as cell phones, iPads, iPods and televisions.”

ASHA advises individuals who suspect hearing loss to consult with an audiologist to have a diagnostic hearing evaluation.

According to Berndt son, “ASHA certified audiologists are the uniquely educated and qualified health care professionals who can provide information and services to help prevent, identif y, diagnose, and /or treat hearing lo s s , t inni t u s , auditory processing and balance problems.”

As ASHA continues to spread the word through public service announcement campaigns, federal advocacy efforts and grassroots work, Berndtson suggests that this month is the ideal time to raise awareness about hearing loss, promote safe listening habits and encourage people to have their hearing tested — and to seek treatment if necessary to P improve their quality of life.

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Listen up: for better hearing Work with an audiologist during National Hearing Screening Week, May 11-15 When it comes to startling health statistics, here are several you may not have heard: 36 million Americans have a hearing loss, yet only one out of every four people who could benefit from a hearing aid actually wears one, according to the National Institutes of Health’s National Information Center on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Millions of Americans “miss or misunderstand” much of everyday conversation.

“People who experience hearing loss are often like Joni Mitchell’s song “Big Yellow Taxi.” You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone,” says Dr. Kathy Landau Goodman, chair of the Audiology Awareness Campaign. “We often take our hearing for granted until we have difficulty hearing and communicating with our family, friends and co-workers. Yet searching for a quality, cost-effective solution can be confusing.”

The first step for finding the right hearing aid is to see an audiologist.

Audiologists hold doctoral degrees and are uniquely qualified to evaluate hearing

loss and communication needs such as hearing in noisy environments like restaurants, in business meetings, church services, lectures or just listening to the TV or an iPod. An audiologist can prescribe, program, fit and customize a hearing aid’s high-tech capabilities to improve your listening and communication experiences.

“Today’s hearing aids are quite amazing,” Goodman says. “They are natural sounding, fashionable and they work. There is no reason you should miss out on what could be the most important conversation of your life.

Consumers have numerous options for purchasing hearing aids, and an audiologist can help you find the right solution for your communication challenges.”

• No best model or brand. Finding the right hearing aid is not about the model or brand — or even price. While it may not be necessary to pay a lot to find the hearing technology that works well for you, keep in mind that rock-bottom prices often come with poorer quality. It is not

just about a product — being fitted with hearing aids is a process.

Modern hearing aids are sophisticated high-tech digital devices, with capabilities and options that vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. Every ear is unique.

Every brain deciphers sound differently.

There is no “one size fits all.” What works for your friend may not work for you. It’s important to work with an audiologist who can help you select and optimize the hearing aids to meet your needs.

• Finding the right hearing professional. Having a hearing test and getting fitted for hearing aids are the next steps, but it’s also important to get counseling on how to use your hearing aids most effectively in different listening situations. You’ll need adjustments to get the settings just right, and audiologists can manage this for you.

Remember, an audiologist who carries several brands is more likely to help you find the best hearing aids for your communication needs. Your audiologist should have:

• well-established credentials and all applicable licenses; • satisfied clients who are willing to give a recommendation; • courteous support staff; • convenient office hours; • a convenient location; • multiple brands of hearing aids; • hearing assistive technologies such as listening devices for phones or televisions; and • services beyond the sale of hearing aids, such as communication training and auditory training.

The nonprofit Audiology Awareness Campaign, which provides the public with information on hearing loss, is sponsoring the eighth annual “Listen Up America Week, National Hearing Screening Week” May 11 to 15, 2015.

In communities throughout the country, audiologists will offer free hearing screenings. Call ( 888 ) 833-E ARS (3277) or visit audiologyawareness.com P to find an audiologist in your area.

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Once upon a time, before people knew any better, they thought that hearing loss was simply a part of growing older — something not worth doing much about.

They were wrong. Turns out, hearing loss isn’t fussy about age. More than half of us with hearing loss are still in the workforce. And hearing loss is a much bigger deal than we ever imagined.

We need to take it seriously.

As one of the most common chronic health conditions in the United States today, hearing loss affects baby boomers, Gen Xers and every other age group.

And, when left unaddressed, hearing loss affects just about every aspect of a person’s life.

The big surprise is that hearing loss has been linked to other health conditions. Hearing loss can have unwelcome companions — like heart disease; diabetes; chronic kidney disease; depression; cognitive decline, dementia or Alzheimer’s disease; increased risk of falling; increased hospitalizations.

In fact, as studies on the link between hearing loss and other health conditions mount, we’ve begun to see how our ears — and specifically how our hearing —connect to our whole body and health.

Here’s what we know: The very best thing to do for hearing loss is to find out if you have it as soon as possible. Then take it seriously. If deemed appropriate by a qualified hearing healthcare professional, treat it. Hearing aids can benefit the vast majority of people with hearing loss.

Cardiovascular and hearing health are connected.

Studies show that a healthy cardiovascular system positively affects hearing. Conversely, inadequate blood flow and trauma to the blood vessels of the inner ear can contribute to hearing loss. Some experts even believe that because the inner ear is so sensitive to blood flow, it is possible that abnormalities in the cardiovascular system could be noted here earlier than in other less sensitive parts of the body — making the ear a kind of “window to the heart.”

People with diabetes are about twice as likely to have hearing loss as those without it.

Recent studies show a link between hearing loss and dementia, leading many experts to stress the importance of addressing hearing loss. One study found that seniors with hearing loss are significantly more likely to develop dementia over time than those who retain their hearing. Another found that hearing loss is associated with accelerated cognitive decline in older adults, and that those with hearing loss are more likely to develop problems thinking and remembering than older

Most doctors don’t include hearing health as a routine part of annual exams. So ask to have your hearing tested. PHOTO COURTESY BRANDPOINT adults whose hearing is normal.

People who don’t address hearing loss are more prone to depression. Fortunately, studies show that people with hearing loss who use hearing aids often have fewer depressive symptoms, greater social engagement and improved quality of life.

Hearing loss is tied to a three-fold risk of falling. One study found that even people with mild hearing loss were nearly three times more likely to have a history of falling.

A study of older adults showed that those with moderate chronic kidney disease had a higher prevalence of hearing loss than those of the same age without the disease.

Hospitalization is more likely for older adults with hearing loss than for their peers with normal hearing, according to a study by experts at Johns Hopkins.

A 2013-published study found that older men with hearing loss had a greater risk of dying, particularly from cardiovascular causes. But men and women who used hearing aids — even though they were older and had more severe hearing loss — had a significantly lower mortality risk than those with hearing loss who did not use hearing aids.

Most doctors don’t include hearing health as a routine part of annual exams. So ask to have your hearing tested. Once you reach middle age, it makes sense to include hearing tests as part of your routine annual care.

It seems that the “hearing bone” may be connected to more than we originally thought. So the next time you think you might be having trouble hearing something, listen to your ears. They may be telling you something.

For more information on hearing loss, visit P betterhearing.org.

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The workout that works for seniors of all ages Think you’re too old and frail to work out?

Think again! The health benefits of daily exercise are widely known, but seniors facing health and mobility issues may feel working out is beyond their abilities. Sixty-three percent of people 60 and older don’t engage in daily exercise, according to the National Council on Aging’s The United States of Aging Survey.

But resistance training can help seniors who fear falling or damaging aging muscles and bones while exercising. For seniors with health issues that might make strenuous exercise difficult, resistance training can be an accessible, healthful option that provides both physical and mental benefits, a new study indicates.

“Resistance training — also called strength training — is an especially safe, valuable mode of exercise for seniors,” says Dr. Kevin O’Neil, chief medical officer for Brookdale senior living. “As you age, you lose muscle mass, bone density, strength, balance, coordination and flexibility — all of which can result in higher risk of falls and increased difficulty in performing daily tasks. Resistance training allows seniors to exercise in their own home. They can use items found in their house and they can even exercise while sitting down.”

As the name implies, resistance training relies on the use of resistance to build muscle strength.

Slow, measured movements are easier and more

Sixty-three percent of people 60 and older don’t engage in daily exercise. Engaging in exercise allow seniors to maximize health benefits.

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stable for seniors to perform than the strenuous activity of many types of aerobic exercise. “Smooth, controlled movement gives seniors the benefits of the specific exercise with less risk of injuries or falls,” says Nicholas Swanner, a licensed physical therapist, geriatric clinical specialist and healthcare services manager for Brookdale’s healthcare services division.

Before starting any kind of exercise program, seniors should talk to their doctors. Once they have the go-ahead to begin resistance training, many

forms can be beneficial to seniors, Swanner says.

“Resistance training can include using resistance bands, lifting weights or objects around your home or using exercise equipment. Some of the exercises included in aquatics, Pilates, tai chi and yoga are types of resistance training, and those activities have the added bonus of social interaction when done in groups,” he says. “Seniors can benefit from any type of resistance training as long as it’s done safely and is part of a regular routine.

Pushing up and down from a chair, opening and closing a door, lifting a can of soup or a 1-pound weight are all types of resistance exercises that seniors can easily do in their own homes.”

Swanner recommends that seniors start slow with lower-resistance exercises and listen to their bodies. “As you age, your body changes and this will impact how and what types of exercises you will be able to do safely. There are many ways to modify exercises, routines and individual styles of training to fit a senior’s specific needs.”

Resistance training offers many benefits for seniors, including improved strength, balance, coordination and posture, better bone density, plus lower risks of heart disease, arthritis, osteoporosis and other chronic illnesses, as well as improved cognitive function and mood. A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association also found that resistance training can posi-

tively affect cognitive abilities of seniors with dementia and Alzheimer’s.

Engaging in exercise for 150 minutes a week can allow seniors to maximize the health benefits.

Seniors can exercise in one 30-minute session three or four days a week if they’re able, or if that intensity is too strenuous, they can break their workouts into 10-minute intervals throughout the week and still reap the benefits.

“We always tell our seniors, ‘Start low and go slow’ when they’re beginning an exercise program,” O’Neil says. “Just 10 minutes a day provides health benefits and can feel much more achievable for seniors. Exercise duration can then be increased as endurance improves.”

Resistance exercises should be done two to three days per week for each muscle group with a day of rest in between. This does not mean that other types of exercise, such as aerobic or flexibility exercises, should not be done on rest days. People who exercise daily might do resistance exercises for the upper body on one day and for the lower body on the next day.

“Even if a senior has mobility or health issues that hinder aerobic exercise, he or she can still do resistance training,” Swanner says. “Talk to your physician and physical therapist to design a proP gram that’s right for you.”

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Ice Jewelry: where the owners can relate to their clients

The crown of the Tent of Tomorrow, center, will get a fresh coat of yellow paint, courtesy of two painting associations in the city. Apprentices will begin work soon and it is scheduled for PHOTO BY LIZ RHOADES completion in the fall.

Free paint job for NY State Pavilion Ice Jewelry Buying Service is located on Queens Boulevard in Rego Park.

Free Parking Available or by Train M or R to 63rd Drive Station they treat everything like it’s a one-shot deal and we don’t do that,” Elias said.

In addition to buying gold, silver, diamonds, watches Recently, a woman and her boyfriend went into and coins, Ice Jewelry Buying also offers instant cash an unassuming gold buying and cash loan shop on loans for jewelry and eBay selling services.

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

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

“For this, I like to think we’re MON.-FRI. 11 am - 7 pm the rest.

For anyone who has ever dealt doing the community a service,” SAT. 10 am - 6 pm SUN. by Appointment with the hassle of selling and Elias said. “We’re in the business of helping people who are in a tough icejewelrybuyingservice.com shipping an item on eBay — all the forms involved in setting up a user spot. They can come to our store and paypal account, the 10-15 percent fee that Ice and know that we can educate them on what they Jewelry Buying charges to do all the work is really a have and we’ll give them what their items are worth. bargain deal.

When that woman told me her previous offer, it made “At the end of the day, I just want people to feel me wonder how many times this happens — how comfortable doing business with us. People have many people who really need that money get taken this conception of gold buying stores as these slimy advantage of?” places with slimy people, and they’re typically right.

Elias opened his Rego Park shop with Goldberg But we want to be different. I don’t think it’s cool to in 2009, and already they’re seeing a lot of repeat see someone buy a ring for $200 and put it in their customers and referrals. This is a sign to them that counter for $800. We don’t do that.” they’re doing something right — the pawn business Ice Jewelr y Buying Ser vice is located at typically deals in one-time transactions but Elias is 98-30 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park. Hours of operation determined to break that mold, building a reputation are Monday-Friday from 11 am to 7:00 pm and on trust.

Saturday 10 am to 6 pm; Sunday – private “Everyone around here is buying gold these days; appoinments are available. Call for more information you can go into the barber shop down the road and Q (718) 830-0030. sell your jewelry. The problem with all these places is

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by Liz Rhoades Managing Editor

The New York State Pavilion’s Tent of Tomorrow crown will be getting a $3 million new look with the announcement Wednesday that painters associations will do the work for free.

At a morning press conference outside the pavilion left over from the 1964-65 World’s Fair at Flushing Meadows Park, officials spoke of the rusting, iconic structure and how the paint job will help bring it back to life.

Kieran Ahern, president of the New York Structural Steel Painting Contractors Association, said the idea for the gratis project came from his father, Timmy Ahern, and has been in the works for four years.

“This is a labor of love for us,” Ahern said.

The project will be conducted by union apprentices, who will begin the work soon.

It is supposed to be finished by the fall and will replicate the original color, yellow.

The circular Tent of Tomorrow measures 350 feet by 250 feet and had a 50,000-squarefoot roof. It lost its multicolored Plexiglas roof panels years ago, and it and the pavilion’s three Observation Towers have been allowed to deteriorate for almost 50 years.

Borough President Melinda Katz, after taking office last year, determined that revitalizing the pavilion was tops on her list and last year secured $5.8 million in city funds to begin electrical and structural repairs.

Katz said Wednesday the in-kind contribution from the painters would go a long way to seeing that dream come true. “We want people to come back here,” she said.

“The theme of the fair was ‘Peace Through

Understanding,’ and with 138 languages spoken here, we live the World’s Fair every day in Queens.”

Katz also thanked a volunteer group, The Pavilion Paint Project, which for the last several years has been keeping the exterior walls of the Tent of Tomorrow painted.

John Piro, one of the group’s founders, told the Chronicle that he was thrilled about the $3 million project, even though it will likely keep the volunteers away from the pavilion until the work is completed. “Afterwards, we may have to repaint the lower area to match the new paint,” he said.

The apprentices will not sandblast the rusted crown but rather will scrape and paint.

Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver, who said he remembers visiting the New York State Pavilion as a 4-year-old with his family, called the site “an iconic symbol of Queens” seen from many major roadways.

“Until now, it has not received the treatment it deserves,” he added. “It is beautiful and will become a source of pride when the painting is completed.”

Joe Ramaglia, business manager for the International Union of Painting and Allied Trades Local 806, said his group “is very excited” about undertaking the project, adding, “It’s been an eyesore for years.”

Following the presentation, Timmy Ahern told the Chronicle that he helped paint one of the fair’s other pavilions before the fair opened in 1964 and now drives by the fairgrounds all the time. “I couldn’t stand to see the pavilion rotting away,” he said. “When my son said his group was looking for a project to do for free, I suggested painting the New Q York State Pavilion.”

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n Sept. 11, 2001, Maha Syed, then a young student on Long Island, happened to wear a T-shirt with a printed image of the World Trade Center to school. In the fear that grew throughout the day, following the news of planes flying into the Twin Towers, she panicked, covering the coincidental top with a gym shirt.

That evening, when a candlelight vigil took place on her street, she told her mother: “We are the only Muslim family on this street, we have to show our loyalty.”

Miles away, in Greenville, SC, Kadin Herring watched the towers fall on television. Next to him, his father, who had converted to follow in the footsteps of Malcolm X, said, “As a Muslim, things are going to change from now on.”

In the years that followed the attacks, perpetrated by 19 Islamist terrorists, Amir Khafagy, a self-described “ArabRican from Jackson Heights, Queens,” heard ignorant remarks from his Catholic relatives about Muslims. He wanted to say they’re wrong.

“But I can’t,” he said. “I just feel bad inside.”

“Beyond Sacred: Voices of Muslim Identity,” a performance bridging memoir and theater, initially seems like it looks to blow the hinges off doors some Americans may have kept closed to conversations about Islam since 9/11.

But looking to instead invite audiences to cross-examine what it means to be Muslim in today’s society, the performance, at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center in Long Island City, doesn’t aim to rattle. It beckons audience members into the worlds of the five 20-somethings, who simply tell stories on the vulnerable stage space.

The cast is fascinating in its diversity.

Alongside Syed, Herring and Khafagy, Tiffany Yasmin Abdelghani, who converted to Islam as a young adult and now wears a hijab, and Ferdous Dehqan, a native of Afghanistan who recounts unnerving instances of violence there, also share.

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boro EXHIBITS “Extracts from Silence,” a group art show. Tues.Sat., 2-7 p.m. Thru May 30. ArtistRun Gallery, 36-31 22 St., Long Island City. Free. Info (718) 806-1136, artistrungallery.com.

“NUDE: A figure drawing exhibition,” with the human body as the shared inspiration. Fri., May 15, 6-9 p.m. Thru June 15. Eleventh Street Arts, 46-06 11 St., Long Island City. Free. Info: eleventhstreetarts.com.

Columbia University Visual Arts MFA student thesis exhibition, presenting more than 25 artists. Thurs.-Mon., noon-5 p.m., thru May 18. Fisher Landau Center for Art, 38-27 30 St., Long Island City.

Free. Info: (718) 937-0727, flcart.org.

Magali Reus, Michael E. Smith and Erika Verzutti, three solo shows. Thru Aug. 3. SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 361-1750, sculpture-center.org.

THEATRE Thomas/Ortiz Dance and Indah Walsh Dance Company, set to music by Kronos Quartet and exploring different themes. Fri.-Sat., May 15-16, 8 p.m. Green Space Studio 37-24 24 St., #301, Long Island City. $15. Info: (718) 956-3037, greenspacestudio.org/TakeRoot.html.

“The Wizard of Oz,” by the Andrean Players and directed by Andrew Koslosky. Fri.-Sat., May 8-9, 8 p.m.; Sun., May 10, 3 p.m. 35-60 158 St., Flushing. $18, $15 seniors and children. Info: (347) 2877633, andreanplayers.com.

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“Macbeth,” by the Wombat Theatre Company.

Thru May 10. Thurs. May 7-Sat., May 9, 8 p.m.; Sun., May 10, 3 p.m. The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $15, $20 at door. Info: wombattheatre.org.

“Figures of 8,” a student choreography showcase by the Queens College Department of Drama, Theater & Dance, including solo and group works. Sat., May 9, 7 p.m.; Sun., May 10., 3 p.m. 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Rathaus Hall, Performance Space M11. $7. Info: (718) 7938080, kupferbergcenter.org.

“Shrek The Musical Jr.” Fri.-Sat., May 15-16, 7:30 p.m. St. Mary Gate of Heaven School, 101-20 105 St., Ozone Park. Tickets: $8 adults, seniors/students $5.

Info: (718) 846-0689.

MUSIC Operatic classics, a Masterworks concert: Queens Symphony Orchestra presents selections from operas of the 19th and 20th centuries. Thurs., May 7, 7 p.m. Electrical Industry Center Auditorium, 158-11 Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Ave., Pomonok. Free.

Info: (718) 570-0909, queenssymphony.org.

W H AT ’ S H A P P E N I N G “Temple of Comedy” fundraiser, to support the Astoria Center of Israel. Thurs., May 14, 7 p.m., 27-35 Crescent St., Astoria. $25, $35 at door. Info: (718) 278-2680, astoriacenter.org.

“8 Days of Non-Stop Hip-Hop,” programs to highlight and preserve Queens’ musical legacy.

A Focus on Hip-Hop: Thurs., May 7, 5 p.m., Long Island City Library, 37-44 21 St.; Battle of the Mics: Fri., May 8, 4 p.m., Queensboro Hill Library, 60-05 Main St., Flushing; International Family Day: Sat., May 9, 1-5 p.m., Langston Hughes Library, 100-01 Northern Blvd. Info: queenslibrary.org.

Dinner & Wine event, sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Glendale. Fri., May 15, 7 p.m., Gino’s Trattoria & Restaurant, 1113 Jericho Tpke., New Hyde Park. $70. Info: Joe Vessio (718) 497-2323, jvessio@aol.com, Lou Di Rico, (516) 521-5368, operaman11@aol.com.

Gospel music, Sat., May 9, 3 p.m., Magill Auditorium, First Presbyterian Church, 89-60 164 St., Jamaica. Info: (718) 526-4775.

“Metamorphosis,” by the Big Apple Circus. 47 shows starting Sun., May 17-Sun., June 14. $20.

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Cillian Vallely, a uilleann pipes and low whistle player with the Irish band Lunasa. Sat., May 9, 8:30 p.m. New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $22; $18 at door. Info: (718) 4820909, newyorkirishcenter.org.

LaGuardia’s Asian Heritage Celebration 2015: Enjoy a magnificent afternoon of music, song, mime, glorious costumes, martial arts and acrobatics featuring The New York Chinese Chorus and The Qi Shu Fang Peking Opera Company.

Wed., May 20, 2-4 p.m. LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City.

Free. Info: (718) 482-5151, lpac@lagcc.cuny.edu

Kronos Quartet, playing with New York City student musician group Face the Music, kicks off the Queens New Music Festival. Wed., May 13, 7:30 p.m. The Church-in-the-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. Tickets: $25 adults; $15 students; advance sales only; no tickets at door. Info: (718) 894-2178, musicareginae.org.

Scott Joplin concert honoring the ragtime composer at his final resting place. Music by Dan Levinson and his Canary Cottage Dance Orchestra. Free barbecue. Sat., May 16, 2 p.m., St. Michael’s Cemetery, 72-02 Astoria Blvd., East Elmhurst. Info: (718) 278-3240.

“Sacred Songs,” with music by Vaughn Williams, Holst, Britten and Brahms. Sat., May 16, 8-9:15 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church, 31-18 37 St., Astoria. Tickets: $15-$25. Info: Adam Eggleston (917) 539-1122, info@astoriachoir.org.

Bayside Glee Club concert, with show tunes, American songbook selections and folk tunes.

Sun., May 17, 3 p.m. 167-07 35 Ave., Murray Hill. $10 suggested. Info: Henry McDonagh (718) 8356166, baysidegleeclub.org.

Haydn’s “Lord Nelson Mass,” Oratorio Society of Queens. Sun., May 17, 4 p.m., Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. $35, $30 students, seniors, $10 children. Info: (718) 279.3006, QueensOratorio.org.

Rap Latino concert, with Kinto Sol, AKWID and Microphone Killa w/ Famosos Pistoleros. Sun., May 17, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Adults only. La Boom NY, 56-15 Northern Blvd., Woodside. $40. Info: (718) 726-6646, laboomny.com.

AUDITIONS “Mary Poppins” St. Gregory Theatre Group, Sat., May 9, 4-6 p.m. (kids 9-15, adults); Sat., May 16, 23, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (adults). St. Gregory’s Oak Room, 242-20 88 Ave., Bellerose. Info/details: (718) 9892451, sgtproductions@gmail.com.

COMMUNITY “Extracts from Silence,” a new exhibit at ArtistRun Gallery in Long Island City.

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LECTURES Aphasia healthcare symposium, with discussions on stroke recovery. Tues., May 12, 7-9 p.m., registration at 6:30 p.m. Margaret Tietz Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 164-11 Chapin Pkwy., Jamaica. RSVP: Linda Spiegel, (718) 298-7838, lspiegel@centerlight.org.

Queens County Bird Club presentation: “Iceland: Land of Ice, Fire and BIRDS!” Wed., May 20, 8-10 p.m. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 22806 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Free. Info: (718) 225-8064, qcbirdclub.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS Kiwanis Club of Lefferts-Liberty sponsoring Atlantic City bus trip Sat., May 9, 8:30 a.m.

Bus Leaves from Lindenwood in front of Queens County Bank, to the Taj Mahal Casino, $45, cash back $35. Refreshments served on the bus. Call Marie (347) 255-2450 or John (347) 730-9638.

Breakfast/brunch, Sun., May 17, The Sizzler, 100-27 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. All you can eat, $20, pay at door.

Queens business expo and breakfast, with a talk on how industries use tech to enhance their business. Wed., May 13, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Citi Field, 123-01 Roosevelt Ave., Flushing. Free. Info: Jacqueline Donado (718) 898-8500, queenschamber.org /events/Queens-Business-Expo-andBreakfast-1165/details.

Parashat & Haftarat Club, Sat., May 9, 12:30 p.m., Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd. Free.

Contact: (718) 459-1000, rpjc.org.

Candlelight vigil, to support local police. Wed., May 13, 8:30-9 p.m. Wear blue. 104th Precinct, 64-2 Catalpa Ave., Ridgewood.

Computer lab open house, part of a computer literacy program. Thurs., May 14, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Theodora G. Jackson Adult Center, 92-47 165 St., Jamaica. Info: (718) 657-6500, ext. 1673.

Friendly 5K Race around Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Sat., May 16, 10 a.m. Registration begins at north end of Meadow Lake. 8:30 a.m. $30 cash or checks day of race. Kids fun run follows, $5. Info: Suchitra Sugar (516) 710-8084, nyswimrun@srichinmoyraces.org.

NYS Landmarks Sacred Sites Open House, First Presbyterian Church of Newtown, founded 1652 in the first permanent settlement of western Queens. Sat., May 16, 2-4 p.m. Corner of Queens Blvd. & 54th Ave., Elmhurst. Free.

Contact: Marjorie Melikian (718) 897-5668, mmelikian@aol.com, fpcn.org.

St. Benedict the Moor Hall annual wellness fair, Sun., May 17, 2-5 p.m. 171-17 110 Ave., Jamaica, Church hall after Mass. Includes: health practioners, nurses to take blood pressure, aerobic exercise, yoga, natural hair care, fun for the kids and more.

Bible truth study series, Saturdays, 2 p.m. thru June 13. 82-10 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Info: (917) 225-9519, cgi.org. continued on page 00 40

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LIC Arts Open promises a cultural exploration

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It is an exciting time for art fans in New York City.

Though Manhattan and Brooklyn get the most attention from gallery trolls, something wonderful is bubbling up in Long Island City.

Next week, the westernmost area of Queens will once again be home to the annual LIC Arts Open, a celebration spotlighting the wealth of culture that organizers assert is still alive in the neighborhood despite its rising rents and changing landscape.

The five-day event, beginning on Wednesday, May 13 and running through Sunday the 17th, will feature hundreds of paintings, drawings, sculptures and mixed

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A map of the establishments, which include area restaurants, galleries, theaters and community centers, shows the fest’s aim to let participants roam from space to space within an evening, sampling the neighborhood’s artistic range.

As usual, Richard Mazda, founder of the Open and director of the Queens Secret Theatre, and his team kicked off the festivities with a garden party on May 5 where artists, community leaders and elected officials rubbed elbows and celebrated the strides the Long Island City arts community has made.

“Long Island City is becoming or has become what Brooklyn once was,” artist Edjo Wheeler, who lives on the Long Island City-Astoria border, said. “Brooklyn has become so overpriced for artists. But Long Island City will certainly have its own personality because it’s so structurally different from Brooklyn. There aren’t wall-to-wall apartments here; there are still open lots and factories, which allow a metal worker like me to have the space to do work.” continued on page 42 00 continued

The LIC Arts Open will feature pieces, such as “Stepping In,” right, by Edjo Wheeler.

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Raw, gripping and sincere, tales hit close to home continued from from page page 00 33 continued Discussions cover the entire breadth of emotion, sometimes hovering over sweeter memories of family and faith, but also pivoting to more exasperating territory, particularly when remembering ignorance, prejudice or harassment.

“The script is crafted chronologically and sort of interweaves their stories with political history,” said co-writer Sara Zatz, a Jackson Heights resident. “Just having a shared religion doesn’t mean you have a shared experience.”

Zatz added that it was a “happy accident” that those selected happened to all together elucidate what it meant to be Muslim in the past decade.

The project, months in the making, is also the latest in a two decades-long storytelling series crafted by Ping Chong + Company called “Undesirable Elements.” The producers gather real people with intriguing stories, interview them, and form a script. It’s a fresh inspection of the human experience.

“I was interested in giving voice, creating a space for people who were not the majority culture to empower them to speak,” Chong said of the work.

‘Beyond Sacred’ When: Thurs., May 7, 2:30 p.m.; Fri., May 8-Sat., May 9, 8 p.m.

Where: LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, 31-10 Thomson Ave., LIC Tickets: $25, $20 student, senior; (718) 482-5151, lpac.nyc

Amir Khafagy, left, Tiffany Yasmin Abdelghani, Ferdous Dehqan, Maha Syed and Kadin Herring don’t hold back on detailing their life stories. On the Cover: Abdelghani performs.

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Past shows spotlighted teens who endured war and sur vivors of sexual abuse.

At LaGuardia Community College, the per formance is the culmination of a months-long effort to explore Muslim identity through theater, dance and music.

The school was one of six nationwide that received grants to do so.

But the presentation reflects the simple aim to tell stories: five chairs, microphones and scripts are set against a screen, upon which maps and captions flickered.

The effect is arresting. The lives of the

instantly intriguing cast members bloom in new permutations, harnessing pathos in a way that may provoke new perspectives that stick even after leaving the theater, but don’t render the show too saccharine.

Some elements might grate on nerves, such as the cast’s repetition of phrases and claps, which effectively signify new beats in the narrative but may distract and overamplify the drama.

But the overall work is spellbinding, even for the actors, it seemed.

“It was also a journey into my own Q family history,” Khafagy said.

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Trapping worlds of time and light, lasers included

by Victoria Zunitch qboro contributor

Holograms can be a visual challenge.

They seem to be inscribed on a flat surface but have a three-dimensional appearance that changes depending on the angle from which they’re viewed.

People are much more used to photographs. Holograms, however, are structures that record and capture the interference patterns in a light field. When they are lit properly, this light field and the three dimensions of an object are revealed.

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holonomic brain theory of neuroscientist Karl Pribram and physicist David Bohm.

In the theory, memory is encoded holographically, using electric oscillations in the brain’s web of dendrites, the long, fingerlike projections of nerves that receive electrical stimulation.

Leiser created hand sculptures, representing the dendrites’ branches, for some holograms with an added snow effect mimicking the electrical energy that is transmitted.

In his process, he first made a sculpture, placed it on a stand and left it in the dark for about 10 minutes to let the light around it dissipate. Any light energy left over from motion in the room would have blurred when captured by the extremely powerful ruby red laser. Then he used either silverhalide film or a particularly sensitive Agfa film. The laser light bounced off a convex mirror mounted above it on the ceiling to create the light field.

When perceived at extremely close range or at a sharp angle, additional items appear above, behind or to the side. For instance, a sculpture surrounded by water droplets seemingly in motion is discovered to be situated under someone pouring the water.

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The effect is surprising, funny and slightly creepy. Just as the viewer might conclude that a featured sculpture is the only thing in one hologram, another emerges from the background and snaps into view.

One particularly jarring hologram of the artist isn’t part of the exhibit but was displayed on Sunday during a panel talk. Leiser was reluctant to include it in the exhibition, as it was created while he was experimenting with the process. But it’s compelling.

In the hologram, Leiser’s hands are up as if they are against a glass, but it’s obvious that nothing is there. Instead, he’s trapped inside a three-dimensional world that is within a two-dimensional piece of Plexiglas.

He can be imagined as floating through the universe the way General Zod, Ursa and Non were fated to do in 1980’s “Superman II” until a nuclear explosion freed them to wreak havoc on planet Earth.

In “Gold Green Falling,” an amorphous, downward-stretching blob of red, gold and green magma is surrounded by what appear to be chunks of snow.

Leiser sought to address what he says is the unpopularity of accepting holograms as a serious form in the art world.

Eric Leiser appears to be stuck inside this PHOTO BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH hologram.

“If you go back in art history, working with light is an ancient art form,” he said, adding that working with lasers, which artists have done for about 50 years, is the newest iteration of those historical relatives.

“People will eventually catch up,” Leiser Q said. “That’s why I keep making it.”

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Friday Night Teen program sponsored by the Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens. Every Fri., 6-7 p.m. for middle school students and 7-9 p.m. for high school students, Maurice A. Fitzgerald P.S. 199, 39-20 48 Ave., Sunnyside. $10 registration req’d. Info: (718) 728-0946, vbgcq.org.

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

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Knights of Columbus #569, with a blood drive and car show to support autism. Sun., May 17, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 56-37 188 St., Fresh Meadows.

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Zumba for both beginners and continuing students, Tues., 9:30 a.m.; aerobics by SHAPE Up NYC, available to anyone 18+, Fridays at 11 a.m.; Dear Abby discussion group, Thurs., 11 a.m.; movie screenings, Wed., 1 p.m.

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Howard Beach Senior Center, 155-55 Crossbay Blvd., Howard Beach across from Waldbaum’s. “Medicaid Myths,” Tues., May 19, 10:30 a.m. with Medicaid advisors; “Mail-A-Book,” by the Queens Library, Thurs., May 14, 10:30 a.m.; chair aerobics, Mon., 10:45-11:45 a.m.; tai chi: 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.; Project Staywell exercises, Wed., 10:15-11:15 a.m.; art classes, Thurs., 9:30-11:30 a.m.; 12:30-2:30 p.m.; Calypso-cardio, Thurs., 9:15-10:15 a.m.; yoga: Fri., 10:30-11:30 a.m.; computer classes, Mon.Fri., 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Info: (718) 738-8100.

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Wheeler’s work will be at ArtistRun Gallery, located at 36-31 22 St., as part of the venue’s LIC Arts Open exhibit, “Extracts from Silence.� The show is made up of several contemporary artists.

Works will also be on display at smaller shows at various restaurants and cafes, including the Crescent Grill, Riverview Restaurant and Our CafĂŠ.

But the centerpieces of the fifth annual LIC Arts Open are the newly renovated Falchi Building, at 31-00 47 Ave., and The Factory LIC, located at 30-30 47 Ave. “We are placing hundreds of works in two adjacent buildings that represent how our previously ‘tired’ warehouse properties are being given a new lease on life,� Mazda wrote in the festival brochure. “In truth, there really is something for everyone, who will find the scope and breadth of our fifth festival truly amazing.�

Some other venues include the Brickhouse Ceramic Art center, Diego Salazar Art Studios, Reiss Studios, Court Square Studios, Green Space Studio and the Resobox Gallery.

In addition to the open studios and exhibits, the annual Queens New Music Festival will be running concurrently with the LIC Arts Open.

The event is a celebration of the new music genre that also starts on May 13 and

runs through the 17th. Performances will run from the truly abstract to the catchy and innovative.

With the numerous events taking place during the week, it’s almost impossible to adequately describe each one.

To plan out your entire LIC Arts Open schedule, visit licartsopen.org, where you can find a full activity guide, a map with complete addresses and transportation suggestions, a calendar and a wealth of information on the Q artists, their pieces and the curators.

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Notice of Formation of Conners/Macintosh LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/13/15.

Office location: Queens County.

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

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GRAND GOELET CONSULTING LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/04/15.

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, 11839 236th Street, Cambria Heights, NY 11411-2325.

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 4/16/2015, bearing Index Number NC-000130-15/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) MEI-LING (Middle) AMY (Last) LIN. My present name is (First) WEI-JEN (Middle) AMY (Last) LIN AKA MEI-LING AMY LIN, AKA MEI LING LIN, AKA MEILING LIN. My present address is One Bayclub Drive, #18U, Bayside, NY 113602912. My place of birth is TAIWAN. My date of birth is October 14, 1966.

Corona N.Y. LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/7/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 102-15 Northern Blvd, Corona, NY 11368.

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JD Produce Maspeth LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/10/15. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to Sheng Bo Dong, 57-45 Rust St, Maspeth, NY 11378. Purpose: General.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: EDP CLEANING SERVICES LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/25/2015. 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 C/O UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC., 7014 13TH AVENUE, SUITE 202, BROOKLYN, NY 11228.

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Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County, on APR 16 2015, bearing Index No. 119-2015, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York, grants me the right to assume the name of JOHN THOMAS MALLILO. My present name is JOHN THOMAS VINCENT A/K/A JOHN T. VINCENT. My address is 3 Point Crescent, Whitestone, New York 11357. My place of birth is New Hyde Park, New York on August 17, 1981.

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Notice of Formation of Pride Jamaica LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/13/15. Office location: Queens County.

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SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Krishna K. Mehta, Penthouse, 100 Ring Road, Garden City, NY 11530.

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S & S Forley Realty LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/16/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to Shi Yu Dong 41-41 Forley St, Elmhurst, NY 11373. Purpose: General.

SAFEWAY PLUMBING & HEATING LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/24/15. 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, 50-23 70th Street, Woodside, NY 11377.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: PLAY TEST MAKE LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/29/2015. 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 TREVOR WATSON, 9240 51ST AVE., APT. 1, ELMHURST, NY 11373.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: PROVINCE THERAPEUTICS LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/24/2015. 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 THE LCC, 227-10 112 AVENUE, QUEENS VILLAGE, NY 11429. General Purposes.

SAFE HARBOUR REAL ESTATE GROUP, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 2/3/15. 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, 154-44 Riverside Dr., Whitestone, NY 11357. General purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: SANFORD EAST, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/11/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shallmail a copy of process to the LLC, 159-16 Sanford Avenue, Flushing, New York 11358.

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24-21 29th STREET REALTY LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/04/15. 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, 1576 Meader Avenue, Merrick, NY 11566. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

8705 Bellerose, LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/5/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to C/O C T Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, New York, NY 10011. Purpose: General.

5-9 GRACE PLAZA LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 5/8/2012. Off. Loc.: Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, c/o Ginsburg & Misk, 215-48 Jamaica Avenue, Queens Village, NY 11428. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of ADM Development, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/23/2013.

Office location: Queens County. SSNY Designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: The LLC, 53-09 97th Place, Corona, NY 11368.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 7232 48TH AVENUE LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/11/2015. 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 THE LLC, 89-12 COOPER AVENUE, GLENDALE, NY 11385. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Bogopa Galasso, LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 3/20/15. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1 Galasso Pl, Maspeth, NY 11378. General Purposes.

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147TH ROAD LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 3/5/15. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Makeda Shaw, P.O. Box 1498, Valley Stream, NY 11582. General purpose.

82-20 250ST, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 3/17/15. 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, 82-20 250 St., Bellerose, NY 11426. General purpose.

CLEARVIEW AND NORTHERN, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 4/14/15. 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, 13401 20th Ave., College Point, NY 11356. General purpose.

147TH AND NORTHERN, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 4/15/15. 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, 13401 20th Ave., College Point, NY 11356. General purpose.

229 NASSAU ON THE PARK LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 3/30/15. Office location: Queens County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to Kestenbaum & Mark, c/o Richard Kestenbaum, 40 Cutter Mill Rd., Great Neck, NY 11021. General purpose.

87-87 LEFFERTS BLVD LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/3/15. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 87-71 Lefferts Blvd Richmond Hill, NY 11418. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of COHEN FASHION OPTICAL STORE NO. 229, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/02/15. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Susan Goldberg, c/o Cohen's Fashion Optical, 100 Quentin Roosevelt Blvd., Ste. 400, Garden City, NY 11530.

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: SETS BY SARA, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/17/2015. 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 THE LLC, 1717 TROUTMAN STREET, STUDIO 241 RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of Sherpa Premium LLC. Articles of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on 4/10/14.

Office located Queens County.

SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to: THE LLC, 50-35 41St ST., Sunnyside, NY 11104. Purpose: Any lawful activity or purpose.

SILVER BIRCH HOLDINGS, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/19/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the Registered Agent: Demetrios Coritsidis 25-61 Steinway St Astoria, NY 11103.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: TMS REALTY GROUP, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/07/2013. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to THE LLC, 149 S. MCDONOUGH STREET, SUITE 110, JONESBORO, GA 30236.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qualification of UrbanSERS Richmond Hill, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/24/15. Office location: Queens County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/16/15.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Thomas P. McNamara, McNamara & Carver, PA, 2907 Bay to Bay Blvd., Suite 201, Tampa, FL 33629. Address to be maintained in DE: National Registered Agents, Inc., 160 Greentree Dr., #101, Dover, DE 19904. Arts of Org. filed with the DE Secy. of State, Division of Corporations, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

NOTICE OF FORMATION of TREE OF LIFE REALTY, LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/4/15.

Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to: 223-01 Union Tpk, Bayside, NY 11364.

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TRICKLING SPRINGS CREAMERY LLC, a foreign LLC, filed with the SSNY on 1/15/15. 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, 2330 Molly Pitcher Hwy., Chambersburg, PA 17202. General Purposes.

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Don’t waver on Wilmer Some actually swam

by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

I guess it’s safe to say that Mets fans have had shortstop issues ever since Jose Reyes was forced to leave the team as a free agent after the 2011 season, as general manager Sandy Alderson failed to make him even a nominal offer to retain his services in spite of winning the National League batting title that year.

Wilmer Flores first arrived in Queens at the end of the 2013 season and then spent roughly half of last year with the Mets. Management felt that he had paid his dues and was ready to be the team’s 2015 Opening Day shortstop. It’s no secret the team’s brain trust had soured on Reyes’ immediate successor, Ruben Tejada.

While Flores has delivered some big hits, he has struggled both at the plate and in the field.

His bobble on what looked to be a tailor-made double play ball against the Washington Nationals last Thursday night changed the complexion of the game. Pitcher Jacob deGrom should have left the fourth inning with a 2-0 lead instead of trailing 3-2. There is no guarantee the Mets would have won the game, but the play and the inning certainly deflated the Citi Field faithful.

The next night was not much better for Wilmer. While he did not make a glaring gamechanging mistake, he did strike out four times while making yet another error.

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from the media, nor has he wallowed in selfpity. “Hey, we play 162 games. You have to have a short memory both for good and bad things,” he told me on Friday.

There is no way of knowing if Wilmer will live up to expectations. Mets fans won’t be helping matters, however, if they make him an object of booing derision. He’s not some highly paid free agent coasting on a big contract. He’s a talented young guy learning to play a tough position in baseball’s biggest market. After six straight losing seasons it’s understandable that Mets fans lack patience, but they should cut him considerable slack as far as 2015 is concerned.

The Mets will be spending this weekend in Philadelphia, which is great news for the Phillies’ accounting department since it’ll be counting on Mets fans to come down the New Jersey Turnpike and buy tickets. The Phillies used to routinely sell out beautiful Citizens Bank Park, but they have been unable to replace their aging stars and a last-place finish appears certain.

That obviously takes a toll on the gate.

Construction is finally done on the New Jersey Turnpike to make it a 12-lane road right up to the Pennsylvania Turnpike extension, making getting to Philly a lot easier from Queens.

And while you’re there you might check out that city’s many great restaurants and museums. Q See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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The Long Island Expressway was on the drawing board of Ole Singstad (1882-1969) as early as 1942.

Singstad is not a household name, but he was the engineer responsible for the Queens Midtown Tunnel.

After World War II was over serious thought of an expressway for Queens moved forward. By 1950 the dream began to become reality with condemnation proceedings. From 1950 to 1955, thousands of residents and businesses along the proposed construction sites in Woodside, Maspeth, Elmhurst, Corona and Rego Park lost their properties to the project.

This section of the new superhighway was originally called The Queens Midtown Highway. In 1959 Robert Moses officially renamed it the Long Island Expressway as it extended fully into Nassau County.

Aug. 30, 1960 was an important day in the history of the newly built LIE, when a rainstorm caused recently completed sections at Springfield Boulevard and 188th Street to flood, forcing the city to com-

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In this photo are two boys, barely visible, who could boast that they actually swam in the Long Island Expressway. They did not, however, know the danger they were in. Shortly after the photo was taken, the retaining wall for the cross bridge came crumbling down, causing more havoc. If that were to happen today, the traffic nightQ mare would be incomprehensible.

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Pavilions, artifacts and dinosaurs still attract visitors around country

by Liz Rhoades Managing Editor

I

t’s been nearly 50 years since the World’s Fair at Flushing Meadows closed, but look around the fairgrounds as well as sites throughout the United States and you will find reminders, from a giant tire to life-size dinosaurs.

Before traveling around the country, you can see plenty of relics left from the 196465 fair at Flushing Meadows, including the Heliport, now Terrace on the Park, and the Singer Bowl, now the Louis Armstrong Stadium at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The stadium, however, is scheduled for demolition as part of upcoming expansion plans.

The NY Hall of Science has expanded over the years and is now getting another interior makeover in its original building scheduled for completion later this year.

The hall’s Rocket Park was upg raded several years ago.

T he New York St ate Pavilion has not fared as well, but the borough president has promised the hulking, rusting structure and its Observation Towers will be restored. Already revitalized is the pavilion’s Theaterama, which became the Queens Theatre.

The city is also looking into doing something with the Pool of Industry’s Fountain of the Planets, which was considered the largest fountain in the world. Most of its spray nozzles are gone and the pool has become a stagnant piece of water.

Another fountain, the Astral, has been drained and the decorative star pattern encasement is long gone. It’s just a concrete circle. Located nearby is the Excedera, a round stone bench that commemorates the

location of the Vatican Pavilion, which Pope Paul VI visited.

Also near the fountain, the Excedera and the New York State Pavilion is a granite monument that marks the spot where the time capsules from the 1939 and 1964 fairs are buried. They are not to be opened for 5,000 years.

The fair’s unpretentious administration building, a prefab structure, is located near the Queens Museum. The former full-service post office is now used for Parks storage, located near the golf course.

The Unisphere, the 12-story-high stainless steel structure that became the symbol of the fair, is a beacon for park goers and visitors to Queens.

Also still remaining are four statues commissioned for the fair and an ancient Roman pillar given by the king of Jordan, as well as an early1900s carousel originally located in the lake amusement area and moved in 1968 near the Queens Zoo. One popular ex h ibit remains from the fair: the Panorama of the City of New York, brainchild of fair organizer Robert Moses and situated in the New York City Pavilion, which was left over from the 1939 fair. It featured a simulated helicopter ride, long gone, but the 895,000 miniature buildings and airplanes remain a favorite for people of all ages.

Walt Disney designed four popular attractions for the fair: Pepsi-Cola’s It’s a Small World, the GE Carousel of Progress, Ford’s The Magic Skyway and an audio-animatronic President Lincoln for the Illinois Exhibit.

After the fair closed, Disney moved Small World, the Carousel of Progress and Lincoln to Disney World.

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The aviary at the Queens Zoo served as the World’s Fair Pavilion and later the Churchill Pavilion.

After the fair closed, it was moved and adapted for the new zoo that opened in 1968.

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at the Queens Zoo began as the World’s Fair Pavilion in 1964 and was transformed into the Churchill Pavilion the following year after the former British prime minister had died.

There were always plans to open a zoo after the fair closed and the pavilion was moved a half-mile west with an elevated walkway added when the zoo opened in 1968. Also new was a mesh netting that replaced the solid tent of the dome.

Traveling farther afield, the Uniroyal Ferris wheel, located at the U.S. Rubber Pavilion, was moved outside Detroit and can be seen along I-94 in Allen Park. At the fair, the 24 gondolas, since removed, took visitors 80 feet in the air for a 25-cent, 10-minute ride. The likes of the shah of Iran and Jacqueline Kennedy and her two children rode the wheel.

The Sinclair Pavilion featured nine lifesized replicas of dinosaurs that were especially popular with youngsters. After the fair closed, Sinclair took them on tour around the country to shopping centers and other public areas. Since then, they have found permanent homes at parks in Indiana, Kansas, Texas, Kentucky, Utah, Wisconsin and Illinois.

The 12-sided Wisconsin Pavilion, which was supposed to look like a teepee, was slated to become a dance hall in Wisconsin, but the plans fell through. It was moved to Neillsville, Wis. in 1967 and became the headquarters of the radio station WCCN. The building also houses a gift shop that sells cheese and other products from the state.

The highly acclaimed Spanish Pavilion is harder to recognize today. It was moved to St. Louis after a $6 million renovation and

opened in 1969 as a tourist attraction. But the venture failed and it is now the lobby and main public area of the St. Louis Hilton.

Towers were built atop it.

Although Michelangelo’s masterpiece, the Pieta, was returned to Rome after being displayed in the Vatican Pavilion, artifacts from the building can be found in Connecticut and right here in Queens.

According to a story in The Tablet, the Catholic newspaper of Brooklyn and Queens, stained glass from the chapel and other fixtures were used in the new St. Mary Mother of the Redeemer Church in Groton, Conn. On top of the church is the gold aluminum cross that topped the pavilion.

And the marble stand which held the Pieta is located at the Immaculate ConcepQ tion Pastoral Center in Douglaston.

The giant Uniroyal tire started out as a Ferris wheel at the fair and now is a landmark outside PHOTO BY GREGORY VARNUM/ WIKIPEDIA Detroit.

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