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Contractor walks off Centreville work site PAGE 4 The contractor for the HWQ411B sewer and street project in Centreville has not been in the neighborhood for close to a month — because the workers are at another job site. Area residents are fuming at the mess they left behind.

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Mayoral control fight heats up again No extension unless there are more charter schools, Sen. Flanagan says

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For the third year in a row, Republican Albany lawmakers and Mayor de Blasio are poised to battle over the extension of control of the public schools with Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R-Suffolk) telling reporters last week there will be no extension without a rise or elimination of the cap on charter schools in the state.

“Involving the charters, one of the things that the city has continued to do is basically f lout the law and make sure that charter schools have unbelievable difficulties trying to secure space,” the majority leader told the media. “I’d rather stop playing around.”

Mayoral control is the mechanism that allows City Hall to have oversight of the public school system — it was first granted for a seven-year ter m in 2002 under Mayor Bloomberg and extended for the same period of time in 2009.

But since 2015, de Blasio has only seen it approved for another 365 days, partly due to animosity between him and Senate Republicans. In 2014, the mayor led a charge — by arranging a controversial form of fundraising — to get Democrats elected to the higher chamber in attempt to get the GOP out of power.

The battle between Mayor de Blasio, left, and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan over mayoral control is heating up yet again, with the Long Island legislator demanding an extension be tied FILE PHOTOS to a rise in the charter school cap.

A mayoral spokeswoman said City Hall will fight any attempts to tie control of the schools to charter schools or any other issue.

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If mayoral control were not extended by the end of June, the defunct Board of Education would be brought back.

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While most in New York City sided with de Blasio, at least one charter network is applauding Flanagan’s efforts.

“We agree with Senator Flanagan that the charter cap needs to go. There should not be a limit on the number of great schools families have access to,” said Andrea Rogers, state director for the Northeast Charter Schools Network in an emailed statement. “Tens of thousands of parents in New York City are waiting for their child to have the chance to attend a charter — and those kids don’t have time to wait. There is ample evidence showing charters are producing great academic results for their students. Opening more high-quality schools would be a good thing.”

The Connecticut-based Northeast Charter Schools Network has 16 locations in this borough, according to its website.

A spokeswoman for Success Academy, one of the most prominent charter networks in New York City, declined to comment on this story.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), a member of the Education Committee, disagrees the two issues should be connected.

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No work done in Centreville for weeks Contractors put on other job, area residents furious at mess left behind

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

It only took 35 years to start, what’s another four weeks delay?

Workers at the Albert Road sewer project in the Centreville section of Ozone Park have not been spotted on site for close to a month, because they’ve been pulled for another job elsewhere.

While some area residents joked they’re enjoying the peace and quiet, they’re also fuming because the neighborhood has been left a mess by the workers there.

“People now have to live with the mess for a longer term than they should have to,” said Ozone Park Civic Association Howie Kamph. “It’s not fair to the residents.”

The mess left behind on Tahoe Street.

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A Chronicle reporter on Monday saw streets ripped up and uneven, water mains exposed to the elements, and cones — which looked to be covering a pothole — left in the middle of the street.

“It looks like a third-world country,” said resident Joanne Cutitto. “It’s like there’s no pride in their workmanship.”

The Department of Design and Construction did not respond to multiple requests for comment on this story — including if they’re chasing down the contractor, Maspeth Supply, to finish the taxpayer-funded work in the time laid out in the contract.

A person answering the phones at Maspeth Supply — which, according to city records, has received hundreds of millions of dollars in city contracts for water main and sewer work — said to send an email to the company’s owner, which was not responded to by press time.

The HWQ411B project seeks to place 12 miles of sidewalks, roads and curbs and replace two miles of sewer lines and three miles of water mains within the community.

Representatives from city agencies told Kamph’s civic last month that a majority of the sewer and water mains have been placed in the community.

The anticipated completion date for the entire project is sometime in 2018.

It was first proposed during Mayor Ed Koch’s first term — before the councilman for the area, Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), was born — but was delayed several times, in part due to discussions with homeowners over how much land the city wanted to take

Cones left in the middle of the street and ripped up roads are a common sight in Centreville as workers for a massive sewer and water main project walked off the job four weeks ago. ResiPHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY dents are fuming at the mess left behind. for the work.

At the civic meeting last month, residents fumed at the quality of work and behavior of workers at the site.

“What we’re not delighted with is the daily nuisances and quality-of-life concerns,” Ulrich said at that meeting, echoing his constituents concerns.

Cutitto said she’s seen elderly people fall on the uneven streets, heard of rat

infestations in people’s homes and seen the vermin rif ling through trash cans. Since the work has began, flooding has become worse on rainy days near her home, she said. She’s also had to clean her white dog every time after a walk, due to the tar and other materials left behind by workers.

“It’s annoying for me,” the resident said.

“They should be here cleaning.” continued on page 24

Could SBS still get federal dollars?

Not likely, says transportation expert

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The fiscal 2018 budget proposal unveiled by President Trump earlier this year would drastically cut money available to transportation initiatives — such as Select Bus Service on Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards — across the country.

And while the short-term spending plan that keeps the federal government’s lights on until the end of September retained some of that money, it’s not likely the funds will go to SBS in Queens — according to one transportation expert.

The approved budget for the rest of fiscal 2017 has $2.4 billion for Capital Investment Grants, but the vast majority of that — $1.5 billion

— is for projects with “full funding grant agreements,” the last step in acquiring federal dollars for transportation improvements.

That leaves only $900 million for projects not yet at that stage, meaning SBS will have to compete with the Second Avenue Subway and other proposals across the country for that pot of money.

Larry Penner, a retired official at the U.S. Department of Transportation who oversaw the review and approval of grants, said it’s unlikely lawmakers like U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) would vouch for SBS — which, among other changes, would put dedicated bus lanes along much of Woodhaven Boulevard and have commuters wait on median bus stops — over complet-

ing the Manhattan subway line or the Gateway tunnel project, which would allow Amtrak to run trains under the Hudson River.

“Woodhaven Boulevard SBS is in a horse race against other projects within Queens, New York City, the Metro New York area and others from 49 other states,” Penner said.

Furthermore, the city Department of Transportation is still determining the final “scope and cost of the project,” according to federal documents. It’s been stuck in that phase since 2015, the Federal Transportation Administration’s website states.

“Other projects which have advanced farther along within the USDOT [Federal Transit Adminis-

Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg is still pushing for federal funding for SBS on Woodhaven Boulevard, despite some FILE PHOTO competition outside Queens. tration] New Starts process may be given more favorable consideration,” Penner said in an email.

Despite that, a DOT spokesman said, “We are still pursuing the fedQ eral funding.”

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Electric bikes are still zipping around Due to conflicting laws, confusion and anger remain among riders

by Isabella Bruni Chronicle Contributor

Although illegal in the eyes of the city, electric bicycles remain a prominent mode of transportation for delivery people, among others, in Queens.

According to the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, a motor-assisted bicycle, or ebike, is a bicycle to which a small motor is attached. A motor-assisted bicycle doesn’t qualify for a registration as a motorcycle, moped or ATV and doesn’t have the same equipment— therefore ebikes cannot be registered.

The federal law, however, says an ebike with a maximum assisted speed under 20 miles per hour can be sold as a bicycle, not a motor vehicle.

Due to that confusing overlap, ebikes are legal to sell but remain illegal to ride in New York since they cannot be registered as motor vehicles.

Section 19-176.2 of the New York City Administrative Code says a civil penalty of $500 can be administered to those caught riding, and ebikes may be impounded if one has not paid the previous fines levied for

illegally operating the devices.

On the other hand, section 10-157 of the Administrative Code states regulations for bikes that are unable to be registered. It says a “business using a bicycle for commercial purposes” must provide identification.

A 2013 City Council vote made ebikes illegal on the road, but it has not necessarily stopped the riders altogether, especially deliver y people.

Green Lotus Cafe, located at 17659 Union Tpke. in Fresh Meadows, has been using ebikes since 2010, according to manager Ni Lin. She said that despite the confusion regarding ebike laws, they are vital for the delivery business.

“Over one mile, we don’t deliver, and I always tell the delivery guy drive slowly,” Lin said.

Lin shared that one of her drivers was once ticketed and he later took it to court. “My driver got a ticket, I don’t remember when, maybe 2014, but he went to court and they told him drive slow and see traffic lights. When green go, when red stop,” Lin said.

Lin questioned the validity of the

law after her driver was just told to drive more cautiously. She thought the main issue officers should be looking out for are reckless riders.

Kiki Hadian, the owner of CJ’s Cafe at nearby 177-15 Union Tpke., is tired of the confusion and simply wants a definitive answer. She called the entire situation “unfair.”

“I wonder why they keep selling these bikes if they might be illegal,” Hadian said. “Nobody knows, they need to clarify the legal status. If they’re illegal, take them out.”

Police confiscated 247 ebikes during a Manhattan crackdown on in late March, according to amNY. Commanding officer of the Seventh precinct Capt. Steve Hellman tweeted on March 22, “Electric bikes are illegal.” With the tweet, Hellman included a picture of some of the confiscated ebikes.

Inspector John Cappelmann, commanding officer of the 103rd Precinct in Southeast Queens, said that many of the ebike operators tend to be food delivery personnel.

“We haven’t had many complaints,” he said. “I just think a lot of people don’t realize that they

QEDC wins big at Resorts World NY

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The Queens Economic Development Corp. hit the jackpot at Resorts World Casino when the racino awarded the group a $50,000 grant the StartUP! Business Plan Competition, which aims to support budding entrepreneurs in this borough.

“Because entrepreneurs are the bedrock of our borough’s economy and helping small business owners is a main facet of our mission, we are extremely happy to partner with Resorts World Casino New York City to offer StartUP! this year,” QEDC Executive Director Seth Bor n st ei n sa id i n a pre pa red statement.

Michelle Stoddart, of Resorts World Casino, presents The grant was an nounced at QEDC Executive Director Seth Bornstein, center, with a QEDC’s Queens Taste 2017, a fund- $50,000 check. With them is Bill Singh, a Queensraiser held May 2 at the Hall of Sci- based entrepreneur who has won funding from QEDC. ence in Corona.

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Electric bikes, which are used by delivery for businesses and other purposes, are illegal in Queens. However, not everyone agrees with their status under PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY the law, which can be confusing. are illegal.”

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Something ‘Big’ is coming to SMGH Annual musical to be held May 19, 20

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

St. Mary Gate of Heaven Catholic Academy’s annual musical is always a big affair, but this season the word “big” is taking on a new meaning for the Ozone Park school.

Students, with the backstage help of some alumni, will perform the popular Broadway play, based off a 1988 Tom Hanks film, “Big,” in the school’s gym — located at 101-20 105 St. — on May 19 and 20 at 7:30 p.m.

“What you can expect is a rip-roaring off-Broadway play,” said Frank Gulluscio, its producer and chairman of the academy’s board of directors.

The play tells the story of 12-year-old Josh Baskin, who, after being told he is too short for a carnival ride he wanted to go on with a girl he has a crush on, asks a fortune teller machine to make him big.

His wish is granted, and he finds out he’s been turned into a 30-year-old man — at least on the outside.

“He’s a kid in an adult’s body,” Gulluscio said.

St. Mary Gate of Heaven students rehearse PHOTO COURTESY FRANK GULLUSCIO for “Big.” The play is being directed by SMGH alumnus Vinny Napolitano and alumna Kelly Bojos is coordinating the choreography. The students have been preparing for the show since January, but are kicking rehearsals into high gear as the curtain prepares to rise.

Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. For more information or to buy tickets, call the school at (718) Q 846-0689.

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P The price of bike lanes EDITORIAL

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owever the Wednesday night vote of Community Board 6 went, bike lanes and the loss of space for motor vehicles their installation entails are coming to another stretch of Queens Boulevard.

Many board members are skeptical of the plan to improve safety on the corridor by replacing one lane in each direction with space for cyclists — “Bicycles are exceptionally low volume in Community Board 6,” Chairman Joe Hennessy said a couple months back — but it doesn’t matter. The vote is advisory and the city is hell-bent on making the change. When CB 4 voted for a plan without bike lanes on its stretch of the boulevard, the mayor’s response was to start their installation the next day.

In addition to travel lanes, drivers will see 198 parking spaces disappear in the project area, which runs from Eliot Avenue to Yellowstone Boulevard.

That compares to 88 lost in the CB 4 section, from 74th Street to Eliot, and will be a real hassle for the vast majority of the roadway’s users: drivers.

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Regardless, street safety is always a trade-off; otherwise we’d all walk everywhere. Traffic congestion will worsen, just as it has outside our Woodhaven Boulevard offices, where one lane each way is for buses only during rush hour. And businesses on Queens Boulevard, Austin Street and the roads that connect them are sure to suffer from the loss of parking. They pay a big share of the taxes that fund these reconfigurations, but they can just grin and bear it — or close up. A lot of people simply won’t go to a given store if they have to park a mile away; they’ll just order online. Or they’ll have their food delivered; no tips for the wait staff.

We’d like to be wrong on all this. But we doubt it. And we’ll all find out soon enough anyway.

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reporter was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly trying to “breach Secret Service security” and was charged with “willful disruption of governmental processes,” putting him at risk of six months’ jail time.

But all Dan Heyman of West Virginia’s Public News Service really did, witnesses said, was follow Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price through the state Capitol and shout questions at him.

Is this something we can expect in the era of President Trump, as so many in our profession have feared, given his verbal and Twitter attacks on the media? Along with the White House’s stated intent to review libel laws with an eye toward making it easier to sue media outlets?

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This park-like haven with its bucolic atmosphere attracted residents who lived around the courtyard where children played and the elderly passed the time of day. One of these tenants laments, after spending most of her life in the shelter of this urban paradise, “It will never be the same!”

It is one of the meanest and most destructive acts of total disregard for the dignity of the dwellers and the integrity of the site that I have experienced in all my life in the neighborhood.

Frank S. Alberti Kew Gardens Editor’s note: See our report on the tree removal in some of this week’s editions or at qchron.com.

Uber drivers betrayed Dear Editor: For Uber to approve tipping of drivers is no skin off Uber’s back and constitutes a tacit admission that drivers are not making money.

The burden of trying to insure that drivers earn

If Heyman and the witnesses are the ones accurately describing what happened in West Virginia, the First Amendment truly is under direct assault. And this at a time when a strong independent press is needed as much as ever, maybe more, as: • The timing of Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey raises suspicions he did it to thwart the agency’s probe into Russian activity during the election; • Trump’s family appears to be using its newfound political power to make more money; and • he makes other moves like keeping White House visitor logs secret, all while he keeps saying things that aren’t true.

No wonder newspaper subscription numbers are skyrocketing.

a decent income is shamelessly placed on the public, not on the company, where it belongs.

The Independent Drivers Guild supposedly represents Uber drivers, but really is in bed with Uber bosses. This all-too-cozy relationship almost beckons betrayal of drivers. IDG should more aptly stand for Impossibly Duplicitous Gang. It brings to mind General Petain’s Vichy French government, which eagerly collaborated with the Nazi enemy.

William Lindauer Long Island City

High-priced consultants Dear Editor: During his run for mayor in 2013, thenPublic Advocate Bill de Blasio blasted Mayor Mike Bloomberg for spending too much money on consultants. He vowed to “end the consultant class” if elected. Flash forward four years later. Far from ending consultants’ role, he has expanded it and called five of

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them “agents of the city” to shield them from media scrutiny.

Our misguided mayor just hired Kroll Associates at $550 an hour to probe the Administration for Children’s Services in “an open-ended contract that could continue for years,” reported the New York Post (“When will ACS get fixed?,” May 5). This lucrative contract raises some disturbing questions.

Was it competitively bid or awarded on a nobid basis? Why was Kroll picked for this job and what experience does it have in child protection and welfare programs?

Founded 45 years ago, Kroll focuses primarily on corporate security and corruption. It uncovers kickbacks, billing fraud and other malfeasance. But Kroll has no apparent expertise for the new project it will tackle. Did political connections play a role in winning this contract? Our moronic mayor fails to learn from his mistakes. He defends a New York City Housing Authority contract with a Louisiana firm to oversee the repair of housing projects damaged

by Superstorm Sandy, which is now $14 million over budget and way behind schedule.

To re-phrase an old adage: “Those who can, do, and those who can’t, consult.” But not on our dime. Our elected officials must get these high-priced hucksters off the public payroll ASAP. Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

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GOP hopeful pushes for Qns. Vietnam memorial Mayoral candidate in Elmhurst Park

by Matthew Bultman Chronicle Contributor

A Republican candidate for mayor was in Elmhurst last weekend, where she criticized the “red tape of bureaucracy” that has held up the construction of a long-awaited memorial to honor Queens residents who died in the Vietnam War. Assembly woman Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island, Brooklyn) met with a small group of veterans Saturday afternoon in Elmhurst Park, the future site of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Efforts to construct the monument have been underway since 2008. The idea was proposed in 2006.

“They’ve been waiting 10 years for the memorial just to begin construction,” Malliotakis said. “We’re talking about simply getting the shovel in the ground to get the process started. And that I think is very sad, when we don’t prioritize our veterans. And it needs to be changed.”

Queens Borough President Melinda Katz announced last spring that the $2 million project was funded and ready to move forward.

James McCelland, one of those helping spearhead the effort, said the design of the memorial, a semicircle with the names of more than 400 Queens residents who died in the war, is before the Parks Department for approval.

He is hopeful it will be up by 2019.

“It’s a beautiful design,” he said. “Some of the vets even cried when they saw it, that’s how powerful it was. It’s very simple, but still it evoked that type of response from them.”

Malliotakis’ visit to Queens was part of a five-borough tour for the assemblywoman, who represents Staten Island and a small portion of southern Brooklyn. She made official her bid to run for mayor late last month, becoming the third Republican in the race.

Private detective and TV personality Bo Dietl is also hoping to run as a Republican.

While speaking in Elmhurst on Saturday, Malliotakis limited her remarks mostly to veterans issues. Among other things, she called for increased funding for the Department of Veterans’ Services.

Created in 2016 to help veterans find jobs, housing and medical care, the agency was provided $3.9 million in the city budget. Malliotakis said more than two-thirds of that money goes to salaries, leaving just a “miniscule” amount for actual services.

“It’s frustrating to see because the city is spending four times that amount to provide legal services for illegal immigrants,” said Malliotakis, who has in the past called for an end to New York’s sanctuary city protections. “It really is a slap in the face of the veterans to say they’re going to get a small fraction of what individuals who aren’t even citizens are going to get.”

Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, a mayoral hopeful, calls for construction of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial planned for Elmhurst Park. Among those joining her were Marvin Jeffcoat, left, who served in the Persian Gulf War, 2016 Queens GOP congressional candidate and former PHOTO BY MATTHEW BULTMAN Marine Michael O’Reilly and Vietnam veteran Tom Van Etten.

She also spoke about a need for more affordable housing for veterans and expressed support for a bill introduced by City Councilmember Steven Matteo (R-Staten Island) that would provide them with more property tax relief.

“Give these veterans who sacrificed so much to protect our freedoms, to protect our nation, let’s give them something,” she said.

“It’s the least our government can do is make them a priority when it comes to the budget.”

Malliotakis also called for a special classifi-

cation for buildings owned by veterans organizations, like VFW and American Legion posts, which she said are being subjected to revenuegenerating fines from the city government.

“Let’s not go after our small businesses and try to nickel and dime them to generate revenue,” the candidate said. “Let’s not do it to our veterans’ halls either and try to hurt them when all they’re doing is trying to provide events and programs for the community and Q other veterans.”

A South Ozone Park man has been charged in the hit-and-run death of a tow truck driver on I-95 last December after pieces of the suspect’s truck were found at the crime scene and tracked back to him, state police announced last Thursday.

Anthony Mangano, 51, faces one count of leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident, the police said. The case is being prosecuted by the Westchester County district attorney.

State troopers on Dec. 29, 2016, responded to a call of a hit-and-run incident on I-95 in the Town of Harrison and found Salvatore Brescia, 32, dead. Brescia, whose funeral was attended by tow truck drivers from around the tri-state area, was loading a disabled car onto his flatbed when he was struck, state police said.

Troopers found small pieces of broken plastic at the scene from a vehicle’s sideview mirror. Investigators identified markings on the plastic and tracked down the manufacturer of it.

They then contacted auto parts distributors and dealers, obtaining a list of replacement mirror sales, and eventually fingered Mangano as the suspect in the crime.

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The South Ozone Park man was released on $2,000 bail last week and is due back in court on May 16.

“In the end, it wasn’t sophisticated technology that solved this case, it was determination combined with old fashioned police work,” area Troop Commander Major RobQ ert Nuzzo said in a written statement.

An elderly man is in critical condition after being hit by a car on Cross Bay Boulevard in Howard Beach Sunday afternoon, cops said.

The man, whose name has not been made public, was crossing the boulevard at 160th Avenue at 1:15 p.m. when the motorist, making a left turn onto Cross Bay, hit him, the NYPD said. The motorist stayed at the scene

and has not been charged.

The victim was rushed to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, police said, where he remains with critical head trauma.

Cross Bay Boulevard at 160th Avenue was closed to northbound traffic for a short time after the accident, as seen here.

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Debate heats up in Albany continued from page 2 another, it causes a lot of grief.”

State Sen. Jose Peralta (D-Jackson Heights), also an Education Committee member, said the mayor of New York City “whoever he or she is,” deserves to control the school system, but this year is especially important.

“It looks like Mayor de Blasio is on the path to getting re-elected,” he said, adding he should have the ability to determine the fate of the schools after that.

Regarding whether he’d support charter schools if the two issues were separated, Peralta said, “I’d have to go back to my conference to discuss.”

The senator is a member of the Independent Democratic Conference, a group of breakaway Democrats who share power with the Republicans.

Both also wished to separate the politics behind the debate — the Republicans’ dislike of de Blasio — from what’s in the mayoral control bill.

“I hope we get the opportunity to debate this bill on its merits,” Addabbo said. “Politics should be set aside, this is for the sake of our children. You want the best education environment.”

Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), chairman of the Council’s Education Committee and a noted opponent of charters, said “I think this is a political game.

“This is them getting back at de Blasio because he supported the Democrats in 2014,” he added. “Knock it off already.”

But many Queens lawmakers, aside from worrying about connecting the charter and mayoral control bills, said their main concern is where charter schools would be placed.

“There’s very little property available,” Dromm said. “We’re in a very overcrowded district.”

Addabbo, when asked if he’d support a rise in the charter cap if it were not connected to mayoral control, brought up the same issue.

“If we just blow up the cap for charter schools, I’m deeply concer ned about placement,” he said. “Our public schools are getting crowded, it’s a problem. The cap makes it a little more manageable.”

City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, who appeared in front of the Assembly and Education committee upstate last week, said “I think mayoral control is an important enough issue that it should stand alone,” according to The New York Times. “I certainly feel that we’ve proven that we’ve done a great job in the last three years.”

Speaking in front of the higher chamber, Fariña said “when you look at the list of accomplishments that we’ve had in just three years, that I think speaks for Q itself.”

Dangerous roads such as Cross Bay Boulevard, seen here, may get crossing guards under two new pieces of legislation that would require them near every public and private school from kinFILE PHOTO dergarten through high school.

More crossing guards needed for schools?

Albany pols introduce legislation to make it mandatory at all levels

by Anthony O’Reilly

travel back and forth for classes on local streets, and crossing guards are absolutely Albany lawmakers are seeking to pass invaluable to ensuring the safety of these legislation that would require a crossing young people,” Addabbo said in a prepared guard never ever y school — not just statement.

The city has allocated $25 million to hire elementary.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard 300 new crossing guards, 100 supervisors Beach) on Tuesday announced the introduc- and a mobile team to cover absences, but the tion of his bill that would require crossing South Queens lawmakers say more needs to guards near every public and private high be done.

“We must see this bill through to the school. That legislation is being carried in the lower chamber by Assemblywoman Sta- Governor’s signature, because every parent in NYS deserves for cey Pheffer Amato their child to have (D-Rockaway Park). t is something I struggle reasonable protecIt coincides with a tions if they have to bill introduced by with. Yet we’re seeing cross the street to get state Sen. Jose Peralto school,” Pheffer ta (D-East Elmhurst) dangerous conditions Amato said in a writthat would require around our public ten statement. guards at every K-8 Both bills state the public and private schools and parks.” fiscal impact would school in the city, be “none to the state” co -sponsored by — Assemblyman Ron Kim on the fiscal a nd don’t specif y Add abbo i n the impacts of the bills how t hey wou ld higher chamber and a f f e c t t h e c i t y ’s carried by Assemblyman Michael Den Dekker (D-Jackson finances. They also does not specify how many guards would be hired, should the Heights).

The Howard Beach senator’s bill was bills be signed into law.

Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing), a inspired by the loss of one of his constituents, 13-year-old Jazmine Marin, who was member of the Education Committee, said hit by a car while walking across Cross Bay such actions would have to be done in “a Boulevard on her way to school last cost-efficient matter,” but added “I’m leaning towards sponsoring the legislation.”

October.

“Anything that adds more safety, I’m in The 106th Precinct, which patrols that area, will put five crossing guards near the favor of,” Kim said.

Elaborating on the possible fiscal impact site starting September.

“During the academic year, the lives of of the bill, Kim said safety is “one of those well over one million New York City school things you can’t shortchange. continued on page 24 children hang in the balance as students Associate Editor

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Report shows income polarization in boro Only those making $25K or less, above $75K grew as groups from 2000-15

by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

Queens became more unequal between 2000 and 2015, data in a recent economic report by city Comptroller Scott Stringer shows.

Surpassing all richer working-age groups in growth, the percentage of Queens residents making $25,000 or less increased by 19 percent between 2000 and 2015, according to the 2017 “Neighborhood Economic Profiles” report, which was released on April 25. Importantly, the report is only a review of individuals between ages 19 and 65. Its economic data is adjusted for inflation.

The borough’s biggest at the turn of the century, demographic grew to more than twice the size of the second-most populous range — earners of $25,001 to $50,000, who decreased by 2 percent — during the period, with 792,843 compared to 366,059 people. The amount making between $50,001 and $75,000 fell by 8 percent.

Aside from earners of $25,000 or less, only the wealthiest group analyzed — people who make more than $75,000 — increased in Queens, rising by 12 percent.

The income polarization pattern found in the report, localized to Queens, is more extreme than the citywide disparity.

Across all boroughs, those making more than $75,000 rose by 18 percent; the report observed a 4 percent decline in individuals taking home between $50,001 and $75,000; a less-than-1 percent rise in earners of $25,001 to $50,000 and a 17 percent increase in earners of $25,000 or less.

Staten Island and the Bronx, with increases of 25 and 30 percent, respectively, saw a larger rise in the $25,000 or less group.

A report by City Comptroller Scott Stringer shows that between 2000 and 2015, the population of people making $75,000 or more in Long Island City, above, has increased by 48 percent.

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Stringer’s analysis, which gives an economic snapshot of New York City’s neighborhoods, found that unemployment in Queens had decreased to 6.9 percent in 2015 from 7.3 percent in 2000. While the citywide jobless rate had a sharper decline — 7.4 percent from 9 percent — the numbers are higher than Queens’.

Median household income in Queens, $60,000 in 2015, also topped New York City’s overall average of $55,200.

The comptroller’s report, which also included demographic data like race and education, also observed that Queens’ Asian diaspora grew by 51 percent during the time period. Although short of the city’s 53 percent average for growth in the demographic, more in the diaspora moved to Queens, driving it to have the largest amount of Asians in the city, with 593,105, during the 2000-15 period than all other boroughs.

But the 656,031-strong Hispanics are the biggest racial group in the borough as of 2015. Their number increased by 20 percent since 2000.

At the same time, the white population dropped by 19 percent during the time analyzed and numbered 594,878 two years ago. The black demographic, which is now 404,330, experienced a four percent drop.

Mirroring gentrification patterns, the report found striking rises in the number of wealthier people living in western Queens neighborhoods. For Astoria and Long Island City, Stringer’s report found that earners in the $25,000-andbelow and $25,001-to-$50,000 range decreased by 12 and 8 percent respectively; the numbers of those making $50,001 to $75,000 and $75,001 or more respectively rose by 14 and 48 percent.

The sharpest increase in any Queens income group was the 72 percent increase in $75,000-and-more earners in Sunnyside and Woodside during the period studied.

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Officials warn a dip in international tourists could hurt cabbies, hotels

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The city will be reimbursed for the costs related to protecting President Trump’s family members living at Trump Tower in Manhattan, but officials are now saying the commander-in-chief may have another significant impact on New York’s coffers.

Donna Keren, the senior vice president of research and analysis at New York City & Co. — the city’s tourism marketing agency — testified in front of the City Council’s Economic Development Committee last month that her group predicts that 300,000 fewer international tourists will visit the five boroughs in 2017 than last year.

The reason? President Trump and his pair of controversial, legally challenged bans on travel from seven Muslim-majority nations in the Middle East and Africa — Iraq, Iran, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Libya and Yemen.

The impact? The city and its businesses, large and small, could lose hundreds of millions of dollars they otherwise would have made from tourist spending.

According to Keren, international tourists spend an average of $2,000 each during their visit to New York City, as they often stay longer and enjoy more activities than domestic travelers.

If the 300,000-person decline actually occurs — marking the first reduction in tourists since 2008 — $600 million in spending in city shops, restaurants and other businesses is on the line.

“They damage the appeal and image of our country and city,” Keren said of the orders, “and make it easier for a potential visitor to look past New York in favor of destinations in other countries.”

According to NYC & Co.’s original projections for 2017, created last fall, 13.1 million international tourists were expected to visit the city. But in the wake of Trump’s travel bans, that number has been lowered to 12.4 million, a swing of 700,000 people.

While Keren noted the city has yet to see a dip in tourism, she said trends like that normally take time to develop, as visitors often plan trips months in advance.

There is some data to indicate a looming tourism decline, however, as

The city is anticipating a 300,000-person drop in the number of international tourists visiting New York City in 2017, compared to last year. Queens lawmakers worry that decline will hurt the taxi and hotel industries — and their many FILE PHOTO borough employees — especially hard. an initial drop has been seen in online f light and hotel bookings made by would-be foreign visitors.

Last year alone, 12.7 million of the 60.7 million tourists visiting New York City were from outside the United States.

Because the five boroughs are such a sought-out destination, the tourism industry is the sixth-largest employer in the city, Keren said, with

more than 375,000 employees tied to travel.

While the countless attractions in Manhattan would lose visitors if international tourism declined, the hotel and taxi industries could also take a hit, Keren said.

Many workers employed by such companies hail from Queens, with Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton), a member of the Eco-

nomic Development Committee, telling the Chronicle last week that is his biggest worry.

“Not everyone takes the JFK AirTrain, so we need to know what the impact could be on the taxi industry,” Richards said, referencing the countless cab drivers who live in his district. “We want to ensure we don’t lose hotel workers too. That’s continued on page 22

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What Our Lady Said on May 13th n May a 13, 1917, Lucia dos Santos, Francisco, and Jacinta Marto were, respectiv i ely ly, ten, nine, and seven years old. The three children liv i ed in Al Aljustrel, a hamlet of the township of Fatima.

Aft f er three ap a paritions of the Angel of Portugal in 1916, the children began to receive visits of a luminous Lady d who later identified herself as “The Lady d of the Rosary. y ” In Catholic language, “Our Lady d of the Rosary” is the Blessed Vi V rgin Mary, y Mother of God made man.

The ap a paritions took place on a small property t belonging to Lucia’s parents called Cova da Iria, a out a mile and a half fr ab f om Fatima.

The three seers were play a ing at Cova da Iria on May a 13, 1917 when they saw a tw t o flashes like lightning, aft f er which they saw a the Mother of God ab a ove a holm oak. She was, according to the description of Lucia, “a Lady d dressed in white, more brilliant than the sun…” Her fa f ce, indescribab a ly l beau a tifu f l, was “neither sad nor hap a py, y but serious,” with an air of mild reproach. Her hands, joined together as if she were pray a ing, were resting at her breast and pointing upward. A rosary hung fr f om her right hand.

The seers were so close to Our Lady d —about a yard and a half aw a ay a —that they stood within the light that radiated fr f om her. r The conversation developed in the fo f llowing manner:

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Our Lady d : Do not be afr f aid; I wi w ll not harm you.

Lucia: Where is Yo Y ur Grace fr f om?

Our Lady d : I am fr f om heav a en–p – oin i ti ting to t th t e sk sky.

Lucia: And what does Yo Y ur Grace wish of me?

Our Lady d : I hav a e come to ask you to come here f r six months in succession on the thirteenth fo day a of each month at this same hour. r Later I will tell you who I am and what I want. Aft f erward, I will return here a seventh time.

Lucia: And will I go to heav a en, too?

Our Lady d : Ye Y s, you will.

Lucia: And Jacinta?

Our Lady d : Also.

Lucia: And Francisco?

Our Lady d : Al A so, but he must say a many n rosaries.

Lucia: Is Maria das Neves already d in heav a en?

Our Lady d : Ye Y s, she is.

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Lucia: And Amélia?

Our Lady d : She will be in purgatory until the end of the world. Do you wish to offe ff r yourselv l es to God to endure all the suffe ff rings that He may a be pleased to send you, as both an act of reparation fo f r the sins with which He is offe ff nded and an act of supplication fo f r the conv n ersion of sinners?

Lucia: Ye Y s, we do.

Our Lady d : We W ll then, you wi w ll hav a e much to suff f r. fe r But the grace of God will be your comfo f rt.

“It was upon say a ing these last words, ‘the grace of God...’ that fo f r the first time she opened her hands, which emitt t ed a most intense light that penetrated our breasts, reaching the innermost part of our souls and maki k ng us see ourselv l es in God, Who was that light, more clearly than we can see ourselv l es in the best of mirrors.

Then, driv i en by a deep inspiration, we kn k elt down and repeated inwardly l : ‘O Most Holy l Tr T inity ty, I adore Thee! My M God, my God, I love Thee in the Most Blessed Sacrament.’

A moment later,r Our Lady d added, ‘Pray a the rosary every day a to obtain peace fo f r the world and the end of the war. r’ She immediately began to rise serenely toward the east until she disap a peared fa f r into the distance.

The light that surrounded her was, so to speak, opening her way a through the starry firmament.”

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Only 38 percent of voters approve of the American Health Care Act — the highly controversial bill passed by the House of Representatives last Thursday — according to a Politico poll released this week.

Count Northwell Health President and CEO Michael Dowling among the 62 percent who oppose the measure that would dramatically overhaul the United States health insurance industry, calling it “disastrous” in a statement issued last Friday.

“This legislation would st r ip health insurance from millions of Americans, weaken federal protections for those with pre-existing conditions and reduce Medicaid spending by an estimated $840 billion, which would result in major reimbursement cuts to healthcare providers,” Dowling said. “While some hospitals and other providers are in a financial position to survive that kind of reduction in revenue, many others — especially those in low- The Affordable Health Care Act, championed by income communities that serve a Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan, has generated large Medicaid population — would a massive amount of controversy since its original face huge financial burdens.”

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The bill, passed by a 217-213 mar“If you cut Medicaid that significantly, it gin, would effectively repeal most of the would drive many hospitals serving large Affordable Care Act, former President Barack Obama’s signature legislative amounts of people on it to financial ruin,” Lynam said in a Friday interview. “It’s just achievement.

Hallmarks of the AHCA include the a matter of simple math.”

The CIO said about 21 percent of patients slashing of $880 billion in Medicaid funding, the creation of age-based tax credits to who visit Northwell’s facilities across buy insurance with in place of income- Queens and Long Island are covered by based subsidies to help pay for premiums Medicaid. If they were to lose their coverand the repeal of taxes levied against age — and Northwell lose a revenue stream investments and individuals making more in the process — the health network would be looking at significant financial distress. than $200,000.

“Guaranteed, we’re talking about tens of The cutting of Medicaid funding has millions of dollars,” he said. arguably been the most contentious part of The ACA, also known as Obamacare, the plan, as about 14 million Americans received coverage specifically through the proved to be incredibly costly to insurance companies, many of which lost millions of ACA’s expansion of Medicaid in 32 states.

Supporters of the AHCA say the cut cur- dollars, while premiums and deductibles for tails reckless government spending and many citizens also rose.

But Lynam fears that if the Senate passes influence over the private sector that has spiraled out of control, while critics say the something comparable to the AHCA and new bill would severely impact the sick, President Trump signs it, legislative provipoor and elderly, while the wealthiest sions in the new bill that allow insurance companies to dramatically raise rates or Americans would receive a huge tax cut.

Staying out of the politics of the health- simply decline to provide coverage for peocare debate, Northwell Health Chief Infor- ple with pre-existing conditions will be mation Officer Terry Lynam said from a ruinous for consumers.

“You have 133 million Americans with medical standpoint, such a slash in Medicaid could be a death blow to not only sick one or more chronic medical conditions,” people who rely on it, but to hospitals that he said. “They account for 86 percent of the rely on Medicaid reimbursements to survive $3 trillion spent on healthcare in the U.S. If continued on page 24 financially.

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Groups to sue EPA over unsafe estuaries Environmental advocates say feds are not enforcing Clean Water Act

by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

Bitterly opposed to the Department of Environmental Protection’s long-term control plans for an amalgam of city water bodies, including several in Queens, a group of environmentalists is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for not enforcing the Clean Water Act. They say that the city is not meeting its responsibilities under the law.

The designs in Queens are for: Alley Creek, Flushing Creek and Flushing Bay. A central concern for the plaintiffs is the metric used by the state Department of Environmental Conservation and DEP for water quality: the presence of fecal coliform. Since 1986, the EPA has tested for enterococcus to measure contamination; the agency has criticized its New York State counterpart — whose standard is used by municipalities — for not using that indicator.

Sean Dixon, a staff attorney for Riverkeeper — one of the groups that will sue the EPA — says that the federal agency’s studies clearly show the superiority of its standard.

“They all show that this is the better indicator,” he told the Chronicle.

“The long-term control plans are based on an outdated measure of cleanliness.” So are, he added, the DEC’s methods of reviewing the quality of water bodies in general, being that it is based on the detection of fecal coliform.

The agency uses the standard to determine the water quality of Newtown Creek and other bodies of water in Queens as well.

The plaintiffs also pointed to the usage of chlorination for wastewater disinfection in the set of long-term designs for handling sewage, which they bitterly criticized after the state DEC quietly approved it.

Sent to top EPA brass and the U.S. Department of Justice on April 27, a filing by the plaintiffs reveals plans to sue after a 60-day period.

“Their plan right now is to try to address this through chlorination,” Save the Sound Legal Director Roger Reynolds said. “They would try to, as the sewage is coming out of the pipe, put chlorine in it. And then, remove it in time, because chlorine is very harmful to aquatic life and

water bodies.”

Rather, the legal director prescribes a more holistic strategy.

Building storage tanks to limit the effects of rainfall on the sewage system, creating more green space and installing bioswales, he said, is Save the Sound’s preferred solution.

Nitrogen is another chemical of concern. Mitigating the element, Reynolds said, is totally unaddressed by the DEP’s plans. “The sewage has large levels of nitrogen and that’s adding to pollution of the Long Island Sound,” he said, adding that Clean Water Act requirements for putting less nitrogen in waters are ignored by the city’s plans.

Overall, the lawyer added, the waters do not and will not meet the landmark law’s metric of health standards. Nor is the EPA nudging the city or the city and state in the right direction. “[The Clean Water Act] actually requires a clean, healthy water,” Reynolds said. “And that may not be an attainable goal in New York City today, but under the act they have to keep working until they do obtain it.”

Although the EPA has not said the

The de Blasio administration’s long-term control plans for several city water bodies, including Flushing Creek, above, has come under fire from environmental groups, a band of which will sue the Environmental Protection Agency for not enforcing the Clean Water Act, which they say the city is violating PHOTO COURTESY NYC DEP with the designs. long-term control plans violate the Clean Water Act, the agency has been at odds with the DEC before.

The EPA told the DEC in 1986 that its water quality standards were outdated, aiming to get the agency to change them, which never happened.

Aside from joining the plaintiffs

in the lawsuit as an individual, marine biologist James Cervino also would like the restoration group he heads, the Coastal Preservation Network, to become a party to the litigation.

Cervino takes issue with sewage continued on page 22

Amtrak operator will Lead found in some not face charges: DA JH clay pots: DOH 2015 crash killed two Queens natives

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Amtrak train operator and Forest Hills resident Brandon Bostian will not face charges in connection with a 2015 derailment in Pennsylvania that killed eight people, including two Queens natives, as criminal intent or recklessness cannot be proven, according to Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams.

“The evidence indicates that the derailment was caused by the engineer operating the train far in excess of the speed limit,” Williams said in a Tuesday statement. “However, we cannot conclude that the evidence rises to the high level necessary to charge the engineer or anyone else with a criminal offense.”

Shortly before 9:30 p.m. on May 12, 2015, Northeast Regional Train 188, driven by Bostian, derailed in Philadelphia during its trip from Washington D.C. to Penn Station in Manhattan.

The train was traveling around 100 mph — twice the speed limit for the section of track it was on — when it derailed.

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Over 200 people were injured in the wreck. Among the eight dead passengers were Rockaway Beach resident Justin Zemser — a student at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. and former inter n for Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) — and Douglaston native Laura Finamore, a 47-year-old real estate director and Cardozo High School alum. Q

The city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is warning customers to be cautious after clay pottery sold in Jackson Heights and Bushwick, and possibly elsewhere, was found to contain extremely high levels of lead.

The clay pots, cups and dishes were used by Clay pots sold in Jackson Heights, such as the ones seen here, at least three adults to were found to contain high levels of lead.

PHOTO COURTESY NYC prepare and serve food found to have lead concentrations of up to and drinks, the agency 520,000 parts per million. said in a release issued last Friday.

DOH investigators said the items could The three later were found with blood lead levels ranging from 11 to 33 micro- be for sale in other neighborhoods.

“Traditional pottery may have glazes or grams per deciliter — levels should be less than 5 mcg/dL, the DOH said in its paints that contain extremely high levels of lead and do not meet safety standards,” statement.

The agency did not say what stores the Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett items were sold at but said they contained said in a prepared statement. “We urge stickers identifying Mexico as the country New Yorkers to be aware of the dangers of origin and others with instructions writ- associated with these ceramics, avoid ten only in Spanish saying they were using them for cooking or eating and speak with a doctor if you think you have strictly for decorative use.

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Anti-GOP activists recruit in Forest Hills Groups look for new members to fight back against Trump, Congress

by Neglah Sharma

ysis can end up being very harmful to the American people.”

Elisha Medina-Gallagher, a member of House Republicans’ effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act has provided the Women’s Action Group of Forest Hills the impetus for activists to fight back not just — which came together post-election to fight for immigrant, women’s and healthcare on a national level, but right here in Queens.

In response to the new GOP bill and other rights — said that the GOP’s latest assault initiatives — the unpopular American on healthcare and its ramif ications is Health Care Act — Rep. Grace Meng “disturbing.”

“My son has asthma, my other son is (D-Flushing) hosted an activism fair at the Forest Hills Jewish Center on Sunday, with going to have surgery,” said Medina-Gallagher, who herself is nearly 30 grassroots pregnant — a pregroups assembling to existing condition recruit members and insurers can raise c ombat P r e side nt prices or drop coverDonald Trump and age for under the his party.

AHCA. “ We shou ld b e She said she is thinking of ways to “hopef ul,” though make healthcare that the Senate’s take accessible to more on healthcare will be people,” said Meng, more measured. who voted against Women’s March the GOP healthcare Alliance, Jews for bill that barely Racial & Economic passed last week.

Justice, Planned Par“Doing it through a bill without a bud- Meng welcomes attendees to her activism fair enthood and Black Lives Matter were getary score or anal- in Forest Hills last Sunday.

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Organizations like the Women’s Action Group descended on Rep. Grace Meng’s activism fair in Forest Hills last Sunday in an effort to recruit new members willing to fight back against actions PHOTOS BY NEGLAH SHARMA

by President Trump and congressional Republicans. also among the activist groups catering to progressive values, community engagement and strategies for resistance at the fair.

“This is clearly a targeted attack to certain communities — women, women of color, low-income women, undocumented women,” said Clarke Wheeler, a 22-year-old Columbia University student, referring to the AHCA. Wheeler’s position on the GOP healthcare

bill’s passing through the House of Representatives is that it leaves “the vulnerable at risk.”

“It’s really horrific to see that this sort of disregard exists in our elected bodies,” she said, adding she believes building up support on the local level is key. “At this point, the groups that are here are just making sure that they’re continuing to fight and repreQ sent their communities.”

Trump’s ties to NYC tourism

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continued from page 14 something we want the city to look at going forward.”

Richards and Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) both said they find NYC & Co.’s figures to be believable.

“It’s all still very early,” the former said.

“But I think the numbers will eventually show that tourism could take a dip. The more Trump gets on TV and talks about borders and walls, we’re handicapping an important revenue base.”

In an interview with the Chronicle last week, Koslowitz noted she’s heard from constituents who say relatives in foreign countries are afraid to come to the United States because of Trump.

“I come across a lot of people who are just frightened,” Koslowitz said. “They and their families are afraid about what’s happening.”

The lawmaker noted that she also has a large number of taxi drivers in her district, many of them Bukharians who make their living driving tourists either to and from Kennedy Airport or to destinations in Manhattan.

“This president doesn’t care about those people or the middle class,” she said. “He’s not thinking of the average person trying to make a living.”

Queens Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Thomas Grech told the Chronicle on Tuesday that he hopes “cooler heads

continued from page 18 pollution’s nutrient enrichment, and said the city is being myopic in not mitigating it.

“Pathogens are why they’re adding chlorine to kill the bugs that make you vomit,” Cervino, a College Point resident, said, adding that the enrichment issue is as important as the pathogen problem. “But they’re not addressing the nitrates, phosphates and ammonia.”

Large and often harmful algae growths called algal blooms can arise when excessive levels of the three substances coalesce.

According to the EPA, bacterial growth and elevated toxins produced by the blooms can be noxious to humans.

Damage also is done by the blooms to wildlife. “The green algae starts to smother the sand, the shellfish, the seagrasses and all of the life inside the marine ecosystem,” the biologist, who is the chairman of Community Board 7’s Environmental Committee, said. “All the plant life, fish life, shellfish life, seagrass life.”

Despite their diametric opposition to the chlorination and the planned continuation of dumping raw sewage by the billions of gallons, the activists did not criticize every aspect of the long-term control designs. The plan for Flushing Bay includes the building of a combined sewer overflow capture tunnel, which was well-received.

“The EPA does not comment on pending lawsuits,” David Kleusner, chief of public

prevail” when it comes to Trump’s tough talk on immigration, but noted he hasn’t heard any concerns about a decline in customers from any member businesses.

“To date, we have not heard much of anything, if it all,” Grech said. “Things look pretty good.”

When asked specifically about Trump’s impact on the taxi industry and its Queensbased drivers, Grech said cabbies are actually logging more and more miles than ever before.

“More traffic miles are being generated at the airports and we see it getting even larger,” he said. “We see nothing but good things going forward.”

In terms of domestic tourism, which accounts for 80 percent of all New York City tourism, Keren said at last month’s hearing that visits by Americans to the city are expected to increase this year.

“We predict that in 2017, domestic visitation will increase by 1.3 million visitors compared to last year,” she said. “As a result, overall visitation should increase compared to last year, but it is unlikely to reach its full potential.”

To combat a potential decline, Keren said the administration has established a $3 million international advertising campaign, which declares that “all are welcome” in New York City.

The ads will be running in England, GerQ many, Mexico and Spain this spring.

outreach at the agency’s office for the region, said in an email.

In response to the planned lawsuit’s critique of the long-term control designs, the DEP pointed to its improvements in recent years. “Over the last decade DEP has invested more than $10 billion to reduce pollution in New York Harbor and testing confirms the water is cleaner and healthier today than it has been in more than a century,” a spokesperson for the agency said in an email.

During the past year, the DEP has been not too distant from controversy in Queens.

The agency has come under fire from state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) and civic activists over its bioswale installations, drawn the ere of the Coastal Preservation Network for its plan to build a stormwater outfall by an oyster and seagrass habitat, and been the target of another planned lawsuit, announced by former and current agency employees who alleged that it fabricated statistics about the health of Newtown Creek. A lawyer for the accusers could not be reached for comment prior to deadline.

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continued from page 12 “It is something I struggle with,” he added. “Yet we’re seeing dangerous conditions around our public schools and parks.”

The only mention of finances in Addabbo’s statement is that his bill “would not only improve the safety of ou r high school st udents, but would also create jobs. It’s a win-win for our city.”

In northeast Queens, Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) has pushed for pedestrian safety near schools in his district and Tuesday announced a traff ic change near a Whitestone institution.

Asked about the state politicians’ legislation, Vallone said in an emailed statement, “I’m proud to have always stood with our principals, teachers, parents and students in a combined fight for school safety. The safety of our children should be our number one pr ior it y and mandating crossing guards for all schools, not just elementary schools, would provide an enormous boost to pedest r ian safet y throughout the city.”

Peralta and Addabbo’s bills are in front of the Cities Committee and, if approved by both chambers and signed by the governor, would take effect Q immediately.

continued from page 4 State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D -Howa rd Beach) , whose chief-of-staff lives in Centreville, said delays on big projects are not uncom mon but still frustrating and might end up being costly.

“The longer you wait you have labor costs and supply costs going up,” Addabbo said Monday.

I n a follow-up inter view Tuesday, the senator told the Chronicle the city is in the process of redesigning part of the project because the placement of a water main could have interfered with utilities.

The school under construction in Centreville.

“That could delay it another PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY one to two weeks,” Addabbo said.

One of the concerns of the project’s which will first open to kindergarten delay is its effect on a nearby school this year, then first-graders in 2018 and so on until it reaches fifth grade. under construction.

“That school is definitely opening,” “People are mainly wondering what effect it’s going to have on that,” he said. “The city will work 24/7, work Kamph said. “Is it going to be able to around the clock to get it open.”

But for Cutitto, who worked in the open in time?”

The school, to be called PS 377 and school system, the concern is getting expected to open in September, cannot the area to look “pretty” before chilbe functional until all sewer and water dren walk in the doors.

“Let’s get it over with before the mains are finished.

Addabbo isn’t concerned this delay children have to come to school,” she will have any impact on the school — said. “They deserve something nice.” Q

continued from page 16 you start limiting access to care, it’s only going to exacerbate the nation’s public healthcare crisis.”

The Northwell official noted that Obamacare is rife with issues, one of which being the previous administration’s seeming unwillingness to make fixes to the law.

But that doesn’t mean congressional Republicans should “blow up” the Affordable Care Act, he said, and hastily put together a bill that will u ndoubtedly make A mer ica less healthy.

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“Our feeling is that the federal government has an obligation to provide affordable healthcare access,” he continued. “There should be a basic standard of care that’s provided to all Americans.”

Officials from NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens declined to comment when contacted by the Chronicle, while Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, St. John’s Episcopal and Wyckoff Heights Medical Center did not respond to requests for comment by press time. Q

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Moore remembered on 2nd anniversary A life and career so full of promise cut tragically short two years ago

by Michael Gannon

life in prison with no hope for parole if convicted at his yet-unscheduled More than 100 police officers trial.

Moore’s father, Raymond, a gathered on 104th Road in Queens Village May 4 to keep a promise retired NYPD detective, wore a ribmade two years ago when Brian bon adorned with a button featuring Brian Moore’s official NYPD photoMoore gave his life for the city.

The NYPD laid a wreath at the graph. His mother, Irene, wore a gold replica of his detective’s spot where Moore, 25, shield on a necklace. was shot and killed as “It was something a he and his partner were jeweler gave me,” she on routine patrol with said. “I went back and the 105th Precinct’s bought others to give anti-crime unit. people.”

Moore and Officer R ay m o n d Mo o r e Eric Jansen, working s a id h i s d a u g ht e r, i n st reet clothes, Christine, thus far has approached a man they been unable to attend believed to have a gun. the annual memorial for The man fired three her brother. times, striking Moore Det. Brian Moore “T hey were ver y in the head.

FILE PHOTO close,” he said. “She The decorated fouryear veteran would die two days later deals with this in her own way.”

The brief ceremony was attendat Jamaica Hospital Medical Center.

He was posthumously promoted e d by C o m m i s sio n e r Ja me s to the rank of detective by then- O’Neill and Patrick Lynch, presiNYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton, dent of the Patrolmen’s Benevowho in his eulogy spoke of Moore lent Association. Also on hand were Councilman Daneek Miller growing up in a police family.

Moore’s alleged killer will face (D-St. Albans), Queens Borough Editor

A member of the NYPD honor guard lays a wreath on 104th Road in Queens Village, two years to the day since Det. Brian Moore died in the line of duty.

NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill led a contingent of more than 100 offiPHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON cers in attendance.

P resident Meli nd a K at z a nd A s s e m b l y m a n C l yd e Va n e l (D-Cambria Heights).

Katz joined Mayor de Blasio and other officials who attended a closed ceremony at the 105th Precinct’s Queens Village station house an hour

earlier as plaques were dedicated to Moore and Patrolmen Howard Barrows (1930), Clarence Clark (1938) and Victor Cooper (1938), all of whom were killed on duty.

While still grieving, his parents beamed with pride when talking

about how it is almost unheard of that an officer of Moore’s age and relatively few years on the force would be assigned to the Anti-Crime Unit, a cadre of elite, hand-picked officers.

His mother smiled discussing the four medals he already had been awarded for meritorious police work.

Raymond Moore is appreciative of the universal praise his son received from the seasoned men and women who patrolled the streets with him.

“He had a lot of gun arrests,” the elder Moore said, managing to smile with both paternal and professional approval. “Everybody liked him. He was a good cop.”

Also paying tribute were Transit Officer Dennis Grimm and his K-9 partner, a shepherd mix named Moore.

“We were there when they graduated from K-9 training,” Irene Moore said, adding that Brian was a dog person who used to own a German shepherd reminiscent of his namesake.

She added that she has received so much support during the family’s continued on page 28

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NYPD Det. Brian Moore on May 4 received numerous tributes on the second anniversary of his death in the line of duty at age 25.

Two of the officers protecting family members and dignitaries at the Queens Village Service were Transit Officer Dennis Grimm, left, and his K-9 part-

ner, Moore, a shepherd mix. Once the somber ceremony was completed, Moore greeted numerous well-wishers in the crowd, top center.

Above, center, is a new memorial wall dedicated by Mayor de Blasio earlier that afternoon at the 105th Precinct station house on 222nd Street. The wall

also honors precinct Patrolmen Howard Barrows (1930) and partners Clarence Clark and Victor Cooper (1938), all of whom were killed in car accidents.

Immediately following the official wreath-laying ceremony, an NYPD sergeant leaves a single white rose to honor the slain officer.

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Families also had the opportunity to participate in activities. It was a fun day celebrating learning, a fishing station, Kan Jam, arts and crafts, dancing and s’mores making. Teachers were also reading and singing around a “campfire,” above. Families had the opportunity to shop for books and enhance their love of reading. It was a fun night and a great time was had by all!

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Spring Shower for hospital community Families receive baby gifts and info on substance abuse and prevention

by Michael Gannon

Sunday’s topic was substance abuse and its impact on the community. The event was coThe theme is always different, but the aim sponsored by the Laurelton Club of the of the annual Spring Shower hosted by NYC National Association of Negro and ProfesHealth + Hospitals/Queens is the same — to sional Women’s Clubs.

“One year the topic was gangs; another help those who rely on the hospital.

More than 200 people attended the 28th year it was gun violence,” Jane Petrik, associannual event on May 7, which every year has ate director of external affairs at the hospital, speakers on topics of interest to the commu- told the Chronicle. “We want to reach out to nity. But it also serves as a giant baby shower, consumers of the hospital, to members of the with attendees receiving a helping hand in community.”

Previous years’ topics also have included the form of diapers, baby wipes, clothing and other items that can be crucial for those with human trafficking, AIDS awareness and prevention, teenage pregnancy, child abuse, tight budgets. childhood depression. cyberbullying and becoming a foster parent.

The event took place in the auditorium of the hospital, which is at located at 82-68 164 St. in Jamaica.

Speakers included retired NYPD Lt. Darren Porcher, and substance abuse counselors Erica Heinze and Audra Grant, who shared their personal and professional experiences with an audience that included many schoolage children.

Constance Spivey-Whitford, an addiction counselor at the facility, formerly Queens Hospital Center, also sat on the panel, focusPanelists discuss the disease aspects of sub- ing her talk on the disease of addiction.

“Substance abuse is a disease of the brain stance addiction, as well as the social and and body that involves compulsive use of legal consequences.

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Speakers, organizers and guests show off some of the more than 300 baby items that were distributed to families in the community on Sunday at the 28th annual NYC Health + Hospitals/ PHOTOS COURTESY NYC H+H/Q Queens Spring Shower. one or more substances despite the resulting health and social consequences,” she said in a statement issued by the hospital.

Porcher spoke largely on related police and criminal justice matters.

Students from PS 176 performed a variety of musical and dance numbers for the crowd.

“It has always been well-received within the community,” Gertie Brown, director of social services at the hospital, said. “Parents, grandparents, children and babies come together to celebrate the continuation of life, and learn how their lives can be enhanced by making healthier and productive choices.” Q

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Remembering Brian Moore continued from page 26 ordeal, even from people she did not at first even know.

“I’ve made friends who showed support,” she said.

On Thursday, she met another friend she didn’t realize the family had.

The wreath, placed by a member of the NYPD honor guard near the fence on the north side of the street, sat with flowers already on the fence across the sidewalk from the curb where Moore was shot.

Moore’s mother had noticed on trips back to the site that the flowers on the fence were regularly replaced.

On Thursday, she met the woman, a neighborhood resident who said she knows Moore’s alleged killer, who has been replacing wilted flowers over the last two years, and embraced her.

“I always wondered who did that,” she said after meeting the woman.

Lynch vowed that the tradition will continue.

“It’s supporting his family,” Lynch said.

“But it’s also about keeping his memory alive; it’s so children at the school across the street [from the precinct] ask why officers salute when they pass his memorial. It gives Q spirit to the phrase ‘Never forget.’”

The good guys get a gun bust Officer Kevin Hammerschlag, left, and Sgt. James Reilly, second from right, of the NYPD’s 105th Precinct were honored on May 4 by the Queens Village Republican Club for their work on Feb. 13 that resulted in two arrests plus the seizure of nine guns, ammunition, narcotics and cash.

The officers were joined for the presentation by club President Phil Orenstein, second from left, club vice president and

retired NYPD captain Joe Concannon and Capt. Kevin Chan, executive oficer of thew 105th Precinct.

The officers responded to a 911 call reporting a woman being dragged into a yard by a man with a gun. Finding weapons but not a woman, the officers obtained a search warrant. Officers recoverd five handguns, a Tech-9 semiautomatic pistol and an AK-47, among other weapons.

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The ripped up Dale Gardens courtyard used to be a shady oasis where birds chirped, squirrels PHOTO COURTESY RENEE POLGAR frolicked and residents relaxed, tenants say.

A tangled mass of roots and bark, as seen on Tuesday, represents the final remnants of the Dale Gardens courtyard, which previously contained dozens of trees, rose bushes and other plantings.

Residents of the complex are furious the greenery was removed by the landlord without any PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA notice or previous knowledge.

Dale Gardens tenants rage over park removal Dozens of picturesque trees, bushes removed with no warning: residents

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You wouldn’t know you were in the nation’s most populated city if you took a stroll through the Dale Gardens courtyard last Tuesday.

Flowers were blooming. Squirrels were running from branch to branch through the cherry, oak and pine trees. Chirping birds were tending to their nests. Residents who live in the apartments lining the park were moseying through the flora, as they have done for decades, enjoying all their oasis has to offer.

Just one day later, they say, a tornado in the form of heavy machinery and a careless landlord came in and destroyed it all.

“I would have chained myself to a tree if I knew this was coming,” said Renee Polgar, who’s lived in the Kew Gardens complex for the last seven years. “We would have had a sit-in. This wouldn’t have happened.”

According to almost a dozen tenants interviewed by the Chronicle on Tuesday, property owner Benedict Realty Group — which purchased the complex for $25 million last year — posted signs on every front door on May 1.

Those f liers read the company will be starting a four-month “redesign and renovation” of the courtyard — which each home

in the complex faces — in two days.

That notice, which is still posted on many residences, contained no description of the work and gave no warning that dozens of healthy trees, flowers, rose bushes and other plantings would be quickly ripped up.

Polgar said the flora was uprooted and removed in about one day, transforming the shady oasis into a plot of empty land surrounded by orange construction mesh.

On Tuesday, only two trees on the outer perimeter of the courtyard remained, with signs reading “Stay alive” and “Please don’t cut trees” taped to one of them.

“They were like maniacs. Savages,” Polgar said of the speed with which workers removed the plants. “They knew we would fight this.”

The point of the uprooting, according to a design notice posted at the site, is to make way for construction of a new courtyard, which will include a small pond, seating areas, new trees, walkways and a great lawn.

Dale Gardens resident Alex Ruck said the overwhelming majority of the approximately 100 tenants are staunchly opposed to the plan, saying Benedict Realty failed to get any input or feedback from them before uprooting the plants they loved.

He added he doesn’t doubt the new court-

yard will look nice, but it may bring unwelcome guests to their quiet community.

“None of us wanted that,” Ruck said of the plans. “This is going to attract a lot of people that don’t live in the area, who will now be hanging out in our front lawn and right outside my bedroom window.”

Stan Zvenigorodski, who has lived in Dale Gardens since 1993, said the “complete destruction” of the courtyard brought many of his neighbors to tears.

The insult to injury, he noted, is Benedict Realty is moving forward with the renovation despite failing to address maintenance issues in various apartments.

“No one’s fixed anything in my apartment,” Zvenigorodski said, while Polgar noted her bathroom is “falling apart.”

Polgar and another resident named Leah, who did not provide her last name, said their opinion of Dale Gardens reversed quickly last week.

“I hate it here,” Polgar said. “I don’t even want to come home. In one day, I went from loving it to hating it. They ruined the best thing about living here.”

“When those trees came down, I was balling,” Leah added. “This is why I moved here. Now it’s a wasteland.”

In addition to the courtyard’s facelift, Benedict Realty has also asked residents to

remove any personal gardens they have planted in front of their homes.

A number of tenants maintain small plants or flowers, including Polgar, who had just dug up her own small tree in order to bring it to a relative’s house.

“Some people just planted their gardens,” said Frank Alberti, who lives a short distance from Dale Gardens but frequently visits friends there. “This is the season for it.

This was a totally planned and malicious attack.”

According to Zvenigorodski, the tenants are trying to officially organize a resistance to the plans. In addition to the Benedict Realty fliers on the doors, taped next to them are advertisements for a residents meeting scheduled for Wednesday night.

“We want them to give us input,” Polgar said. “That’s what we want.”

Benedict Realty did not return requests for comment by press time Wednesday.

The impact on the animals that frequented the courtyard is already evident, according to a handful of tenants, who noted some squirrels were killed when the trees came down and the area has far fewer birds than before.

“The birds and squirrels would come to my window every morning and I would feed them,” Polgar said. “It was absolutely magiQ cal here.”

Library, school safety on CB 9’s agenda During a meeting that only lasted just over an hour, Community Board 9 Tuesday talked about the impending closure of the Richmond Hill branch of the Queens Library and the safety of schoolchildren.

Seth Wellins, the panel’s Education Committee chairman, expressed concerns over the library, located at 118-14 Hillside Ave., closing for a year and a half — to allow

major renovations to take place — saying the mobile units that will be placed outside the building are often “tricky” to get in and out of. Board members suggested inviting Queens Library officials to a future meeting to discuss the planned gut renovation.

Wellins’ committee also proposed a resolution, which passed the full board unanimously sans one member who abstained

from voting, that calls on the Department of Education to mandate all schools have a communication plan to disseminate information in case of an emergency. The same resolution was passed by Community Education Council 27 in March following some brief hysteria over a Howard Beach school that a stuQ dent falsely claimed he was going to “shoot up” the place.

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SJU alum’s horse wins the Kentucky Derby Brooklyn native Anthony Bonomo bought Always Dreaming in 2015

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Anthony Bonomo doesn’t have to dream of Derby glory anymore.

The Brooklyn native and St. John’s University alum is riding high this week as Always Dreaming, the horse he acquired in 2015, won the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby last Saturday.

The 3-year-old colt — ridden by horse racing Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez and trained by legend Todd Pletcher — went into the iconic race as the favorite to win and he did just that.

Heavy rain prior to the race had turned the

Always Dreaming, ridden by legendary jockey John Velazquez dashes toward the finish line NBC SCREENSHOT last Saturday.

track into a mud pit, but Always Dreaming dashed out to the front right out of the gate, trading the lead with State of Honor. Always Dreaming stormed ahead during the final turn, eventually crossing the line more than two lengths ahead of Looking at Lee. “It’s been done thousands of times in my mind,” Bonomo said of winning the Kentucky Derby at the postrace press conference. “But to have it happen in reality, it’s amazing.”

A 1980 graduate of St. John’s University and pitcher on the school’s baseball team, the Manhasset, LI resident and Always Dreaming co-owner Vincent Viola — who, as kids, would frequent races at Aqueduct and Belmont Park and pay other attendees to place bets for them — partnered in 2015 to run the former’s Brooklyn Boyz Stables.

That year, Bonomo’s son, St. John’s University Law School student Anthony Bonomo Jr., helped broker a deal to buy Always Dreaming for $350,000, thousands of dollars over the price limit his father set for him.

A number of St. John’s University figures are happy the younger Bonomo did just that, as they took to social media after the Kentucky Derby to congratulate the family.

“Congrats, Anthony!” university athletic director Anton Goff wrote on Twitter. “St. John’s Red Storm Nation is behind you.”

“Big day for St. John’s!” posted RedZone,

the school’s official student fan group. “Congrats to Always Dreaming and Anthony Bonomo, a St. John’s University alum, on their Kentucky Derby victory!”

Even rival Jay Wright, the head coach of Villanova University’s men’s basketball team, gave his friend a shoutout.

“One of life’s good guys!” Wright said on Twitter. “We’re so proud.”

With the first leg of the famed Triple Crown under its belt, Always Dreaming will race in the Preakness later this month, Bonomo announced.

If the horse wins that race, Bonomo and Viola will return to their native New York in June for the Belmont Stakes, the last leg of the Triple Crown.

In 2015, American Pharoah became the first horse since 1978 to accomplish that historic feat. Ironically, he and Always Dreaming have the same grandfather, 2003 Belmont Stakes winner Empire Maker.

The former chairman of the New York Racing Association and chief executive of Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers, Bonomo made headlines in 2015 when he testified that he gave former state Sen. Dean Skelos’ son, Adam, what amounted to a no-show job out of fear for retribution from the former.

Both Skeloses were later convicted on corruption charges and sentenced to prison time.

New park coming to Maspeth in 2020 ‘Destination’ planned for foot of new Kosciuszko Bridge

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Efforts are underway to build a “destination park” in Maspeth at the foot of the new Kosciuszko Bridge.

State and city officials presented their initial plan for the park last week at Community Board 2’s monthly meeting, emphasizing the project was still in the early stages. Construction wouldn’t be completed until 2020, they said, and most of the details, including what ty pe of activities would be available, are unknown.

“What we want to stress is this is probably one of the earliest points of a process you’ll ever hear about a park,” Jonathan Landsman of the city Parks Department said.

The first of two spans of the new Kosciuszko Bridge, which connects Maspeth to Greenpoint, Brooklyn, opened in late April. The 2020 opening of the park would coincide with the completion of the second span, which will be for Brooklynbound traffic and will include a

Gov. Cuomo arrived in style to the April 27 opening of the new Kosciuszko Bridge’s first span, behind the wheel of President Franklin Roosevelt’s PHOTO BY ISABELLA BRUNI 1932 Packard with its custom tags. bicycle and pedestrian path.

As part of the project, the state Department of Transportation would like to build the park where the path touches down in Queens, at the intersection of Laurel Hill Boulevard and 54th Road, near First Calvary Cemetery. Members of Community Board 2 on Thursday voted in favor of using the proposed site

as a park.

“We’re looking at it as more of a desti nation park, just because it’s probably going to be a reference to having access to the bridge itself,” Jim Lau of the state DOT said. “We want it to be something that people would want to go to. So, it’s more of a magnet kind of park.”

State officials said the space

will include a comfort station and likely some sitting areas.

Beyond that, not much has been decided. Officials plan to host a series of meetings and conduct a survey to gauge residents’ interest in potential amenities.

On the Brooklyn side of the bridge, Sgt. William Dougherty Park includes things like a skate park, handball courts and basketball courts, which are also possibilities. The idea of an adult workout station in the new Queens park was also mentioned.

“We’re just throwing some ideas around right now to see what would work best for this space,” Community Board 2 chair Denise Keehan-Smith said.

In other news, the board voted in favor of an application for an enclosed sidewalk café for the Crabhouse LIC in Long Island City. The Borden Avenue eatery underwent a change in ownership after the original Waterfront Crabhouse closed in 2015 following the death of its Q longtime owner.

St. John’s University alum Anthony Bonomo holds the Kentucky Derby trophy high after the TWITTER PHOTO / JAY WRIGHT famed race.

Viola, a billionaire military veteran, is the owner of the Florida Predators NHL franchise and, most recently, was President Trump’s original nominee for Secretary of the Army before withdrawing his name from Q consideration in February.

Child safety event in HB Every parent wants to ensure his or her child is as safe as possible — and on May 20, multiple groups will attempt to make them even safer.

The Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association, Howard Beach Kiwanis Club and New York State Freemasons will host a child safety event on that day from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at St. Helen Catholic Academy, located at 83-09 157 Ave. At the event, parents can sign up for the Masonic Safety ID program, which provides ID cards and CDs to parents with their child’s photos, fingerprints and physical description.

The information can be used in the event a child goes missing.

The event is free and open to the general public.

Police Officer Gary Maher, of the 106th Precinct, will also be registering the serial numbers of electronics, and other items, which can be tracked and used to return the items to their proper owner in the event of an arrest of a thief.

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Projects that are sure to spruce up your home out any debris that may keep spring rains from f lowing freely through your downspouts.

Along with replacing damaged gutter or downspout sections, you’ll also want to make sure you have added downspout extenders to ensure water is draining far away from your home’s foundation. Extenders should reach at least five feet into your yard.

Gutter covers can also be added to minimize debris from gathering in gutters throughout the year.

Warmer weather and sunnier days are on their way and many homeowners are itching to begin home improvement projects. If you are one of them, consider these areas of your home when prepping for spring.

Windows and doors From a full window replacement to a simple coat of paint, updating your windows and doors can have a big impact on your home.

If your windows felt drafty this winter, it may be time for replacements. Replace your old single-pane windows with energy-efficient double-pane windows. Double-pane windows can help you save on heating and cooling bills; they help keep the temperature in your home consistent year-round and help protect your furniture, carpet and window treatments from the sun’s fading rays.

Need to bring some fresh color into your home but don’t want to paint? Try updating your blinds or shades. From different styles to colorful fabrics, blinds and shades can add a pop of color to your room. Motorized blinds and shades with Pella Insynctive technology come in more than 300 style and color options so you can find the right fit for your home’s decor.

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Looking for something even easier? A new coat of paint to your existing door is a quick and easy way to give your home a fresh, new look. Give Pantone’s Color of the Year marsala a try, or get inspired by

your favorite Pinterest collection of favorite front doors.

Gutters and downspouts Excess water near your foundation can cause thousands of dollars in damages.

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Eco-friendly tips to help save you money Demand remains high for energy-efficient, eco-friendly home features, according to a survey by the National Association of Home Builders. In fact, the majority of builders now put energy-efficient windows, heating and cooling systems, thermostats and appliances in their construction, the survey says. If you’re selling your home and hope to compete with new construction — as well as set your house apart from other resales — making green improvements could significantly pay off. “Updating your home with green features can attract more buyers and even increase your home’s sale price,� says Geoff Lewis, president of RE/MAX, LLC. “Buyers are not only looking for cosmetic upgrades, they also want improvements that will help save them money for as long as they live in the home.�

Some green projects you can easily accomplish yourself, like replacing less efficient light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs or LEDs throughout the house, or installing a programmable thermostat. Other improvements may require professional expertise but can result in even bigger payoffs.

Here are five popular green home improvements that could help boost your home’s resale value, and save you money until you’re ready to sell: • Windows: Replacing older windows with Energy Star-rated high-efficiency windows

Replacing older windows with Energy Star-rated windows could lower your energy bill and may PHOTO COURTESY BRANDPOINT qualify you for a tax credit of 10 percent off the cost of the windows. could lower your annual energy bill as much as 12 percent, according to the United States Department of Energy. What’s more, Energy Star-rated windows may qualify for a tax credit of 10 percent off the cost of the windows. • Insulation: Most homes in the U.S. don’t have enough insulation, according to energystar.gov. Adding insulation and sealing air leaks could reduce annual energy bills by 10 percent. At the time of resale, adding fiberglass

insulation in the attic could recoup 107 percent of the cost, according to Remodeling Magazine’s Cost vs. Value report. • Front door: It’s a key part of your home’s curb appeal and the last exterior feature homebuyers see before entering your house. However, a front door needs to do more than look good.

Replacing an older, wooden door with an energy-efficient, secure steel door recoups more than 90 percent of its cost when you sell your

home, according to the Cost vs. Value report. • Landscaping: With warm weather approaching, it’s a great time to think about landscaping that has green value as well as cosmetic appeal. Adding trees in addition to flowers can provide shade that will help keep the home’s interior cooler in summer months.

In fact, according to the National Association of Landscape professionals, planting five shade trees can return up to 100 percent of the project cost when you sell your home. • Water: Most water heaters last about 10 years, so if your home is older, a new water heater could be a big selling point. A tankless water heater could be even more appealing; because they only heat water when it’s needed, rather than consume energy to hold gallons of water at a set temperature for hours, tankless water heaters use far less energy. Energy Star says a tankless water heater could save you up to $1,800 over its usable life — which is twice as long as the lifespan of traditional tank water heaters.

When you’re thinking of selling your home, you’ll probably invest a lot of time and energy into staging. Consider saving some additional budget for energy-efficient home improvements that may help boost your home’s value. A knowledgeable real estate agent can advise you on which green home improvements can get you the biggest return on investment. Visit remax.com to find a real Q estate agent near you. — Brandpoint

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In the 2017 housing market, those who choose to pursue the dream of owning a home face several important decisions, such as how much to put toward a down payment. Twenty percent down is typically recommended by most lenders.

While 20 percent is not a requirement, paying less can have a big impact on the amount you pay monthly. It is important for home buyers to know that when seeking a conventional loan with less than 20 percent down of the sales price or appraised value of the home, lenders will often require Private Mortgage Insurance.

This article takes a deeper look at PMI by answering the most common questions on the topic.

What is PMI? PMI is a type of mortgage insurance.

Like most other types of mortgage insurance, it protects the lender in the event the borrower is unable to repay the remainder of the loan. In many cases, PMI is required on conventional loans when the buyer has a down payment of less than 20 percent.

Some lenders may offer conventional loans that require a smaller down payment without PMI, but the tradeoff can typically be a higher interest rate.

How does PMI affect your loan?

PMI can affect your loan in several different ways depending on the loan type and the lender. In some cases, the PMI will be required in a lump sum at the time of closing. This PMI payment type is called an upfront premium.

Other PMI plans call for monthly payments where the total value of the PMI is divided and factored into your monthly mor tgage payments. The PMI can generally be cancelled under certain conditions once 20 percent of the amount borrowed has been reduced from the principal balance, or amount borrowed.

Finally, the lender may also opt for a plan that requires both upfront and monthly PMI payments. In this case a portion of the PMI is paid at the time of closing, and then the remaining PMI is paid as part of the monthly mortgage payment.

Alternatives to PMI Some government-backed loans offer alternative options to buyers paying less than 20 percent down on a home loan.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS NEW YORK & ATLANTIC RAILWAY WASHINGTON AVE (43rd St) PROJECT MILE POST 2. LOWER MONTAUK SECONDARY MASPETH, Queens, New York Notice is hereby given that sealed cost proposals are being sought by the New York & Atlantic Railway Company (NY&A) for railroad track, Queens New York including the following.

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Bids will be received until Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 2:00 pm EST at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Bid Forms should be submitted to the following address: Attn: James Bonner, NYAR, 68-01 Otto Road, Glendale, NY 11385 Questions relative to this project should be directed to Paul Victor or J. Robert Clark (NYA) at (718) 928-2319.

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ARTS, CULTURE & LIVING

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Artist’s stylized visions of nature are on display on the bay

by Victoria Zunitch

exhibit’s opening reception last Saturday.

Minkalis pointed out “Wisteria,” a rectangular painting that immerses the eye in the clumps of lavender and pink flowers that droop from climbing wisteria vines.

Levine’s next-door-neighbor Madeline LoPiccolo, who considers herself to be “a very dear friend” of the artist, wore a sc a r f wit h a Denise Levine pattern on it.

“She’s an amazing artist and she has a beautiful spirit, and it shows in her work,” said David Kroening, another friend.

Levine said the l ove of nat u r e entered her ar t during an outdoor childhood of gardening, visit ing Manhattan Beach and Rockaway

Beach and camping upstate for weeks on end.

“My work is a tribute to Nature and is inspired by her elements — vivid colors, flowers, greenery, sun and wind, the earth and sky,” she said in an artist’s statement.

“As a youth I did a lot of camping in upstate New York and going to New York beaches, so I fell in love with the beauty all around me — mountains, the earth, the stars and marine life inspire me.”

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The striking and realistic beauty of the city’s nature at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is ever more beautiful when paired with the paintings of Denise P. Levine now on display in the gallery at the visitor’s center.

The show, “Elements of Nature: Paintings by Denise P. Levine,” which is on display now through the end of June, is the first nonphotographic exhibit at the

gallery in about five years, said curator Charles Markis.

The paintings are clearly based in the reality of nature but take flight from there, consistently exuding joy even when rendered in dark colors.

The show came as a surprise to the artist, who has a substantial internet presence but wasn’t at the time looking to show her work.

Levine shares a friend online with curator Mar kis.

“And I saw her work there on the internet, on Facebook,” he said.

“Each piece represents what she was thinking at the time she created it,” said Annette Minkalis, a friend of Levine’s who attended the

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DANCE TangoMenaje: “La Cumparsita,” celebrating 100 years of the popular tango, with a live band, dancers, singers and chance for the audience to dance too.

Fri.-Sat., May 12-June 24, 8 p.m.; Sun., May 14-June 25, 4 p.m., Thalia Hispanic Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside. $40; $37 students, seniors; $5 more at door. Info: (718) 729-3880, thaliatheatre.org.

Fertile Ground, the monthly new works showcase with several choreographers and post-performance discussion with wine. Sun., May 14, 7 p.m., Green Space, 37-24 24 St., Long Island City. $12. Info: (718) 956-3037, greenspacestudio.org.

Michelle Boulé-The Monomyth, a solo show illuminating the transformation of the feminine/ feminist hero. Wed.-Sat., May 17-20, 24-27, 8 p.m., The Chocolate Factory Theater, 5-49 49 Ave., Long Island City. $20. Tickets/Info: (718) 482-7069, chocolatefactorytheater.org.

THEATRE “The Miracle Worker,” the powerful true story of blind and deaf Helen Keller and the teacher who reached her, Annie Sullivan. Fri.-Sun., May 12-14; Thu., May 18; Sat.-Sun., May 20-21; varying times, Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $25$42. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org.

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“Rent Control,” a “wild but true” one-man show with nearly 30 characters about an actor, Evan Zes, running an Airbnb scheme. Thu.-Sat., May 11-13, 8 p.m., Greek Cultural Center, 26-80 30 St., Astoria. $25; $15 students. Info: (718) 726-7329, greekculturalcenter.org.

“Over There!,” a cabaret event with live pop songs of the World War I era, period food and drink, marking the 100th anniversary of U.S. entry into the conflict. Sat., May 20, 7 p.m.; Sun., May 21, 2:30 p.m., St. Luke’s Church, 85 Greenway S., Forest Hills. $25 (includes “generous” food, drink). Info/reservations: (718) 268-7772, gingerbreadplayers.org.

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EXHIBITS “Rewoven: Innovative Fiber Art,” with painted, woven, assembled and installed works by Taiwanese artists exploring innovation, social justice and art history, in two locations. Thru Fri., May 26, GodwinTernbach Museum, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Thru Sat., June 10, QCC Art Gallery, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. Free. Info: (718) 997-4747, gtmuseum.org; (718) 631-6396, qcc.cuny.edu.

“Elements of Nature: Paintings by Denise P. Levine,” works meant to reflect nature and “provide a calming, restorative and healing message.” Thru end of June, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Center, 175-10 Cross Bay Blvd., Broad Channel. Free. Info: (718) 3184340, nps.gov/gate/planyourvisit.

“Flushing’s Changing Landscape: From Agricultural to Urban Community,” on Flushing and the Bowne family, also connecting them to major events in NYC history, by the Bowne House Historical Society. Through the end of May, Flushing Library, 41-17 Main St. Free. Info: (718) 661-1200, bownehouse.org.

“Marinella Senatore: Piazza Universale/Social Stages,” multimedia works by the Italian artist that refer public spaces where different communities meet and an ideal space where the future can be envisioned collaboratively. Thru Sun., July 30, Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Suggested $8; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 5929700, queensmuseum.org.

“A Body in Places: Queens Edition,” photos from visits artist Eiko Otake and photographer William Johnston made to “Light Spectrum,” a the Indian Point nuclear sculpture made of energy center, left, and repurposed lampirradiated areas in Fukushade frames shima, Japan. Thru transforming Sun., May 28, Topaz natural light Arts, 55-03 39 into all colAve., Woodside. ors of the Free. Info: (718) rainbow, 505-0440, demontopazarts.org.

Bring your dancing shoes to the Thalia Hispanic Theatre for strating the “Self Por- a performance celebrating the 100th anniversary of “La science of trait,” with Cumparsita,” one of the most popular tangos of all time — light and 27 contem- with live music, singing and an audience participation seg- color. Thru PHOTO COURTESY THALIA HISPANIC THEATRE Aug. 6., porary realists ment. See Dance.

Lewis H. celebrating a practice dating to the Renaissance, helping keep Latimer House Museum, 34-41 137 St., Flushing. the legacy of great Western art alive in a world Free. Info/RSVP: (718) 961-8585, latimernow.org. of shifting artistic values. Thru Tue., June 20, by appointment, Eleventh Street Arts, 46-06 11 St., “Charlotte Prodger: Subtotal,” with sound, video, Long Island City. Free. Info: eleventhstreetarts.com. works on paper and more linking disparate topics and sites; “Teresa Burga: Mano Mal Dibujada,” “Resistance and Memory in Belgium, 1940-1945: with drawings and sculptures by the Peruvian femiMultiple Narratives,” with wartime and recent nist artist; and “Sam Anderson: The Park,” with photos and testimonies of those who resisted the sculptures and videos that capture particular characNazi occupation, by professor Anne Griffin of The ters in mid-gesture, all as part of a larger network.

Cooper Union. Thru Fri., May 26, Queens College Thru Mon., July 31, SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves Art Center, Rosenthal Library, 6th floor, 65-30 Kis- St., Long Island City. $5 suggested; $3 students. Info: sena Blvd., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 997-4803, (718) 361-1750, sculpture-center.org. kupferbergcenter.org.

“Toys & Games from the Attic and Beyond,” with “Self-Interned, 1942: Noguchi in Poston War more than 150 items including Queens-born Mr. Relocation Center,” works by Isamu Noguchi Machine, Hess trucks, Lionel trains, Beanie Babies focusing on his time voluntarily spent in a WWII and more, with panels on their histories. Tue., Sat., camp for Japanese-Americans ordered there by the Sun., 2:30-4:30 p.m. or by appointment, thru June, U.S. Thru Sun., Jan. 7, 2018, Noguchi Museum, 9-01 Queens Historical Society, 143-35 37 Ave., Flushing.

33 Road, Long Island City. $10; $5 seniors, students; $5; $3 seniors, students; under 12 free. Info: (718) 939NYC HS students, kids under 12 free. Info: (718) 0647, queenshistoricalsociety.org, bit.ly/2nBaJ8M. 204-7088, noguchi.org.

“Lorna Simpson: ‘Hypothetical?,’” a sound instalKelly Franké drawings, with works by the lation including text, photographs and mouthpieces Astoria artist and Long Island native featur- from wind instruments, inspired in part by the coning Queens, NYC and LI, on display and for straints of spoken language. Thru Mon., Aug. 7, Fishsale. Thru May, QED, 27-16 23 Road, Asto- er Landau Center for Art, 38-27 30 St., Long Island ria. Free. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com. City. Free. Info: (718) 937-0727, flcart.org.

MUSIC Quicksilver: Off the Beaten Track, with the baroque ensemble playing chamber music from all over Europe. Fri., May 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m., King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. $10$15. Info: (718) 206-0545, kingmanor.org.

Queens College Choral Society, performing Haydn’s dramatic, uplifting “The Creation” in its 76th annual spring concert. Sat., May 13, 7:30 p.m., Colden Auditorium, Queens College, 153-49 Reeves Ave., Flushing. $15-$20. Info: (718) 793-0923, kupferbergcenter.org.

Queens Symphony Orchestra, performing Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” and overtures by Mozart and Rossini. Sun., May 14, 3-4:30 p.m., LeFrak Concert Hall at Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. A Night at the Opera, with works by Verdi, Puccini and Rossini, Mon., May 15, 7 p.m., Russo’s On The Bay, 162-45 Cross Bay Blvd., Howard Beach. Both free. Info: (718) 570-0909, bit. ly/2phDmo6, bit.ly/2ntggx8.

The Dream Unfinished: Black Excellence, with the activist orchestra using classical music to engage audiences on racial and economic justice. Sun., May 14, 4-5 p.m., Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org.

“From My Mother’s Mother,” a chamber opera about the Korean tradition of giving new mothers seaweed soup prepared by their own mothers, with one rejecting it. Sat., May 13, 7:30 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $10; free for all mothers. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

AUDITIONS “The Little Mermaid,” this summer’s production of St. Gregory’s Theatre Group. Adults roles only.

Tue., May 16, 7 p.m., St. Gregory Church, 242-20 88 Ave. (entrance on 88 Road, red door), Bellerose. Info: (718) 989-2451, sgtg.org.

FILM

“Some Like it Hot,” the 1959 romantic comedy starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, about musicians dressed in drag to evade mobsters; with discussion afterward. Wed., May 17, 2-5 p.m., Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free with admission: suggested $8; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 5929700, queensmuseum.org.

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Movin’ on up is easier said than done

by Mark Lord qboro contributor

The tale is simple and, by now, wellknown: A poor black family in a segregated Chicago ghetto in the 1950s, struggling to survive, is torn over the possibility of moving into a new neighborhood where they are not likely to be met with open arms.

The family, the Youngers, first came to life in Lorraine Hansberry’s award-winning play, “A Raisin In the Sun,” in 1959. Their story reached a wider audience when it was transferred to the big screen two years later, and, in 1973, an adaptation opened on Broadway that nabbed the Tony Award for best musical for the ’73-74 season.

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It is the musical version that has made a rare return appearance, this time thanks to the Astoria Performing Arts Center. The limited engagement runs through May 27.

Under the direction of the center’s artistic director, Dev Bondarin, the latest incarnation gets off to an intriguing start — a pulsating, wordless dance-filled introduction to the denizens of the city: its workers, its hookers, its drug addicts.

In fluid cinematic style, the scene shifts with ease, courtesy of the dancing ensemble, to the rundown, nearly bare home of the central characters and various other places.

The cast makes for a cohesive unit, with everyone — not always to the benefit of the script — underplaying their roles, sometimes in scenes when there needs to be a bit more fire burning from within.

But along the way, there are several powerful moments, both dramatic and musical, mostly in the show’s second half, which still manage to pull at the heartstrings despite the story’s familiarity.

Anchoring the family is the matriarch, Lena, a woman of tremendous warmth and wisdom. Though slight of figure, unlike many of her predecessors in the role, Ebony

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Marshall-Oliver creates a character of great strength, filled with steely resolve, despite a gait that would suggest a hard lifetime.

She sings with heart two of the show’s memorable numbers, “A Whole Lotta Sunlight,” an uplifting paean to her straggly potted plant, and “Measure the Valleys,” which

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Tap to the rhythm at the Rockaway Boardwalk

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Howard Beach native Anthony LoCascio remembers the ridicule he suffered because of his love of tap dancing.

“People pushing you into bushes, calling you names in a derogatory fashion,” LoCascio said. “Putting mud on the back of your pants so they’d be dirty all day.”

Now, LoCascio — an accomplished tap dancer who has performed across the world — is bringing his act back to the place where he once felt unsafe, but now feels welcome, to invite everyone to celebrate the art. #TapLife Company, of which LoCascio is the artistic director, will be dancing to songwriter Frank Perscio’s “Lucky to be Alive” on the Rockaway Boardwalk on May 25 —

‘Lucky to be Alive’

Anthony LoCascio, center, and his troupe will be celebrating all things tap at Rockaway PHOTO COURTESY #TAPLIFE COMPANY / BY ROBERT NAUTA Beach on National Tap Dance Day. Cousert, like her colleague, started dancing at a young age in Kansas City, Kan. and owes her success in life to it.

“Everything that came into my life came out of dance,” she said.

The two, in lessons at their studio, look to instill an air of confidence in their students who may not believe they’re good enough to succeed in dance.

In addition to the Rockaway event, LoCascio will bring tap back to his hometown with #TapJam! on June 22.

The three-hour event, which starts at 7 p.m., will feature live music and New Jerseybased dancer Hillary Marie as the host.

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When: Thursday, May 25 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Where: Rockaway Boardwalk, Beach 94th Street Entry: Free. thetaplife.com

National Tap Dance Day. Attendees of the free event will be able to dance along with the performers by following a tutorial — available for beginners to advanced dancers — found at taplife.com.

Can’t make it to the boardwalk? No problem — “Lucky to be Alive” will be streamed via Facebook Live on #TapLife Company’s page.

Not a tap aficionado? Other forms of dancing are invited as The Pastry Dance Crew will be on the boardwalk as well. #TapLife’s performance will be just one of many held across the country to commemorate National Tap Dance Day, signed into law by former President George H.W. Bush in 1989 in honor of film star Bill “Bojangles” Robinson’s birthday.

Japan has celebrated its own National Tap Dance Day for more than 50 years but marks the date in April.

LoCascio and Staci Cousert, the group’s manager, said the performance will also aim to let people know what tap is all about.

“People don’t know what tap is,” said the artistic director. “It’s about the rhythm ... it’s art. We’re going to bring a positive awareness to tap.”

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At age 19, Levine said, Native Americans taught her more about nature when she volunteered in the Taos Pueblo community and visited other reservations in that area.

Levine said there’s no particular school of art that influences her work, but when asked, she can see the inspiration of other artists.

Impressionism? “There’s some of that in there,” she said.

A hippie aesthetic? She sees some Peter Max in her “Green Sea,” “Fireworks” and other pieces. She remembers noticing Max in 1968, when she was 12. He appeared on “The Tonight Show” that year.

Markis sees Jackson Pollock in her

‘Elements of Nature’ When: Through the end of June Where: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 175-10 Cross Bay Blvd., Broad Channel Entry: Free. (718) 318-4340, nps.gov

“New Year’s Eve.” Levine considers herself to be selftaught, but not quite in the group of untrained creatives known as “outsider artists.”

“I wasn’t an art major,” Levine said. “I remember just taking art classes and sometimes I was just drawing doodles, and they would want me to do other stuff.”

Levine did study welding and how to work with clay and wood and create sculpture.

“It’s my own style,” Levine said. “When I was, like, 5, I would fall asleep and I would see designs.”

There is one aspect of Levine’s art that comes from someone else’s creativity. Her friend of 35 years and fellow private-practice therapist, Sue Epstein, came up with the names for most of the works.

“She named at least 80 percent of the pictures, and she yells at me when she doesn’t like the names I come up with,” Levine said.

But her friend certainly appreciates the works, whatever their names.

“She’s phenomenal. An eclectic creativiQ ty,” Epstein said.

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Taking nature’s beauty in her brush’s direction

The crowd at the “Elements of Nature” opening reception enjoyed dozens of works including “Flowers Meet the Sun,” near right, and “Inner Light.” On the cover: Artist Denise P. Levine, right, friend Sue Epstein, curator Charles Markis and three more of Levine’s PHOTOS BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH paintings.

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boro continued from page 40 The Caan Film Festival, with 12 movies celebrating Sunnyside-raised actor James Caan, including “El Dorado,” “Brian’s Song” and “Misery.” Fri., May 19-Sun., May 28, varying dates and times, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

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Bird Walks with NYC Audubon, spotting and identifying our feathered friends with the experts. Sat., May 13, June 3; Sun., May 21, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free with admission: $6; $4 seniors; $4 students, $2 children over 3. Info: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org.

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Have a Happy (Two) Hours Walking from Ireland to Cuba, examining Irish, Thai, Filipino, Mexican, Cuban and other immigrant influences on Queens from Woodside to Corona, with Boro Historian Jack Eichenbaum. Wed., May 17, 6-8 p.m., starting at The Cuckoo’s Nest, 61-04 Woodside Ave. $20. Info: (718) 961-8406, geognyc.com, jaconet@aol.com.

LECTURES/TALKS Ridgewood, Glendale and Richmond Hill Before the Automobile, with author James Greller, commemorating the extension of the elevated subway through Richmond Hill, for the community’s historical society. Sat., May 13, 1:303:30 p.m., Leonard Center, 86-13 112 St. Free.

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You and Your Thyroid, all about the gland in the neck and its impact on the individual, led

by Dr. Daniel Lorber, director of endocrinology at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens hospital. Mon., May 15, 12-12:30 p.m., NYPQ Lang Lobby, 56-45 Main St., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 670-2000, nyp.org/queens.

President Trump in the Middle East: Where Are We Headed?, on new U.S. policies on Israel and the Palestinians, Iran’s nuclear program and more, by Queens College professor Mark Rosenblum. Mon., May 15, 1:30 p.m., Central Queens YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills. $8 suggested. Info: (718) 268-5011, cqy.org.

Becoming a Neglectful Mother: Looking Inside the Brain of Avian Brood Parasites, on why evolution led to some birds leaving their eggs in the nests of other species, by assistant professor Kathleen Lynch for the Queens County Bird Club. Wed., May 17, 8 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Free. Info: (718) 229-4000, qcbirdclub.org.

Healthcare Decision-Making Day, with attorney Debby Rosenfeld of the Ronald Fatoullah &

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KIDS/TEENS Dinosaur Day!, with museum exhibit, interactive show, face-painting, crafts and activities for kids of all ages; attendees encouraged to wear dinosaur costumes or shirts, by Flushing MeadowsCorona Park Conservancy. Sat., May 13, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Jurassic Playground, west shore of Meadow Lake, FMCP. Info: (718) 544-7436, fmcpc.org.

CLUBS Flushing Camera Club, on “compositions outside the camera” by Barbara Shea and “replacing backgrounds” by John Bruno. Wed., May 17, 7:15-9 p.m., Flushing Hospital Medical Center auditorium, 5th floor, 146-01 45 Ave.; free parking in Burling St. lot. Free. Info: (718) 358-1103, flushingcameraclub.org.

SOCIAL EVENTS Italian Charities of America dance, with food, drink and more. Sat., May 20, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. $10. Info: (718) 478-3100.

Israeli folk dancing, with instruction for beginners, in a fun, welcoming atmosphere.

Each Mon., 7:30 p.m. (beginners’ instruction); 8:30-10 p.m. (intermediate dances), Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke, Fresh Meadows. $10. Info: (718) 380-4145, hillcrestjc.org.

MEETINGS Queens Interagency Council on Aging, with City Councilman Paul Vallone, Department for the Aging Commissioner Donna Corrado and more, on legislative accomplishments and goals for the senior community. Wed., May 17, 9-11 a.m., Queens Borough Hall, room 213, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens. Free; limited seating.

Info/pre-registration (req’d): (718) 268-5954.

MARKETS Italian Charities of America flea market, with tables available for $25; food and drinks included. Sat., May 13, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Info: (718) 478-3100.

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

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Among other touches, a church scene with a rousing gospel number is played among the audience and proves a highlight.

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Sarita Amani Nash as rebellious daughter Beneatha and Cartreze Tucker as her African-born inspiration share a couple of touching scenes together. Playing 10-yearold Travis, Chinua Payne seemed a bit uncomfortable at the first preview performance last Thursday night, though his cuteness had audience members sighing upon his entrance. Marcie Henderson had a few moments to shine as a busybody neighbor.

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Montero gives Mets zero Engine Co. 4’s home

by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

Before knowledgeable Mets fans ever heard of Matt Harvey, Jacob DeGrom, Steven Matz or Noah Syndergaard, they were very much aware of Rafael Montero, who scouts extolled as the best pitcher in the team’s minor league system in 2011 and 2012. There were comparisons to Dwight Gooden because of his blazing fastball.

The hype never matched the reality at the big league level. Montero was wild and major league hitters weren’t fooled when he did get the ball over the plate. As other Mets pitchers got promoted from the minors and achieved far more success, Montero was pretty much forgotten about. A 1-5 record with a 5.51 earned run average in the majors will help do that.

Montero missed most of the 2015 season with a rotator cuff injury. His return last year to the Mets’ Las Vegas AAA team was dreadful.

While most teams would have released him, the Mets — always renowned for great pitching in their pipeline — discovered that their minor leagues were suddenly threadbare when it came to quality arms. They calculated that they had little to lose by keeping Montero around.

When Syndergaard was placed on the disabled list, joining both Matz and Seth Lugo on it, Mets GM Sandy Alderson understandably figured that desperate times called for desperate measures. He announced that Montero was

still stands to this day

once again promoted to the Mets and would start against the Miami Marlins Friday night.

If Montero could eat up, say, six innings and not get bombed, then it would be cause for celebration. To quote a line that actor Stacy Keach uttered when playing Mike Hammer in the 1980s CBS series based on the famed fictional Mickey Spillane character, “I expect nothing and I still come back disappointed!” Sure enough, the pitcher couldn’t make it through four innings as he gave up five runs and was lucky that he did not give up more. The Mets managed to come back and beat the Marlins, 8-7, which of course was no thanks to Montero.

His ineffectiveness was practically forgotten about roughly 36 hours later when the Mets announced Harvey’s suspension for a mysterious violation of team rules and thus missed his Sunday start against the Marlins. His teammates didn’t appear to show up for the game either, getting one puny hit in a dreary 7-0 loss.

There was a report that Harvey was suffering a migraine as the reason for his failing to come to Citi Field on Saturday. I have found him to be unfriendly but he deserves the right to defend himself concerning this suspension.

On Tuesday night, Harvey apologized to his teammates and fans. It did not appear that he would be filing a grievance against the Mets. Q See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

The oldest firehouse in Maspeth — itself one of the oldest neighborhoods in Queens — was called Eng i ne Co. 4 a nd manned by an all-volunteer force on Grand Avenue near 64th St reet, beginning in 1888.

They soon moved to another building at 61-57 Engine Co. 4, was stationed at 61-57 Maspeth Ave., as seen in Maspeth Ave. in 1895.

When Queens became 1906. The building still exists today. a borough of New York City in 1898, the volunteers of Engine Co, they still had two holdovers from the vol4 were informed they could apply for unteer days — Capt. Alexis Lavigne and employment by the city if they were fireman Edward E. Sinnott. Engine Co. 4’s old building later found new life as the interested.

The architectural firm of Morgan and Ataleka Democratic Club.

In the early 1950s, the former Maspeth Trainer built 10 sturdy, state-of-the-art brick firehouses almost identical and Avenue home of Engine Co. 4 became Maspeth received one of them located at The Frank Kowalinski Post for Polish Veterans.

Borden Avenue and 68th Street.

That building still proudly stands The new name was Engine Co. 288.

Q When they moved in on Oct. 1, 1914, today.

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