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New York lawmakers are eyeing regulations on sports gambling after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled a federal ban on the activity was unconstitutional.

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Supreme Court strikes down sports betting ban Cuomo says a law won’t happen this year, despite legislators’ eagerness

by Anthony O’Reilly Editor

New York lawmakers are eyeing regulations on sports betting after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down a federal ban on placing wagers on professional games.

“New York has been preparing for this moment since as far back as 2013 and we have remained proactive in anticipation of this decision by the Court,” state Sen. John Bonacic (R-Orange County), chairman of the Racing and Wagering Committee, said in a statement. “I am confident that working together with my colleagues in both the Senate and Assembly, we can have a bill ready for the Governor’s signature by the end of the session.”

But despite Bonacic, and others, being eager to pass laws that would permit the activity in New York, Gov. Cuomo doesn’t think it will come to this state this year, because there are too few days left in the legislative session. There are only 17 scheduled session days remaining this year, and Albany lawmakers are expected to end the legislative year on June 20.

“Obviously New York’s competitiveness is very important to us,” the governor said at an unrelated press conference, according to published reports. “We’ll review the ruling. Let’s see what the other states do.”

Gambling on sports games had been illegal in all states but Nevada under the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992, also known as the Bradley Act, though sports lotteries, in which people make multiple wagers at once, are allowed in Montana, Delaware and Oregon.

The Supreme Court on May 14 in a 7-2 vote declared the Bradley Act unconstitutional, siding with New Jersey officials who argued late last year that the law was an unlawful “direct command” from the federal government.

The Supreme Court ruled that a ban on sports betting is unconstitutional, paving the way for states to regulate the activity.

Gov. Cuomo said Monday he doesn’t think New York will permit FILE PHOTO it this year.

“Our job is to interpret the law Congress has enacted and decide whether it is consistent with the Constitution,” the justices wrote. “PASPA is not. PASPA ‘regulate[s] state governments’ regulation’ of their citizens ... The Constitution gives Congress no such power.”

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The law was stopped after several major sports leagues sued, and lower courts deemed the referendum a violation of the Bradley Act. Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor were the two dissenters in Monday’s ruling on the case, Murphy v.

National Collegiate Athletic Association, saying they would rather “salvage” the PASPA than “destroy” it. They suggest the “commandeering” part of the law — the element that directed what the states can and cannot do — be deleted.

“The Court wields an ax to cut down [the law] instead of using a scalpel to trim the statute,” the dissenting opinion read.

Ginsburg and Sotomayor — along with Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who partially dissented from the majority — also claim Congress has the power to regulate any economic activity in states that has “a substantial effect on interstate commerce,” such as sports betting.

“Unmistakably, the foreclosure of sports gambling schemes, whether state run or privately operated, is chargeable to congressional, not state, legislative action,” they wrote.

The Supreme Court did leave the door open for Congress to regulate sports betting.

“Congress can regulate sports gambling directly, but if it elects not to do so, each State is free to act on its own,” Justice Samuel Alito said in the majority’s decision.

U.S. Rep. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) pounced on that opportunity, announcing Monday that he will introduce legislation that would “establish fundamental standards” for placing wagers on games.

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Three assaults on transit cops in 2018 Fraud cases are up in the 106th Pct.; cars with keys inside still being stolen

by Anthony O’Reilly Editor

Three assaults have taken place within the 106th Precinct’s transit system this year — all against police officers, Transit District 23 Commanding Off icer Deputy Inspector Ronald McCall told the 106th Preci nct Com mu n it y Cou ncil last Wednesday.

In one such case, McCall said, an officer tried to stop a perpetrator who committed a robbery and chased him to a subway platform, where a fight ensued. The other cases followed a similar pattern, where cops have tried to arrest someone only to be assaulted by the perpetrator.

There have been four other crimes reported in the transit district — three thefts and one robbery.

The latter was an incident in which a couple got into an argument and the boyfriend took his girlfriend’s cell phone and fled.

“That wasn’t very nice of him,” McCall said.

Speaking of the three thefts, McCall said riders will often fall asleep on the train and wake up to find their property has been stolen.

“These are things that can happen, especially along the A line,” the commander said.

Overall, transit crimes are down year to date with seven reported incidents, compared to 10 at this time in 2017.

All assaults within the command’s transit system have been against police officers. Elsewhere, mail fishing, identity theft and other fraud cases have led to a spike in grand larcenies in the FILE PHOTO 106th Precinct.

Crime is also down in the rest of the 106th Precinct, though some categories have seen a spike. A mong them are assaults, which over the last four weeks are up by four compared to the same time period last year — from 11 to 15. Capt. Brian

Bohannon, commanding officer of the 106th, said the spike in assaults could partially be attributed to domestic violence cases.

“A lot of these incidents are crimes of passion where there can be an argument

and a chair is thrown ... or a bottle is thrown at someone,” Bohannon said. “The assaults we’re taking are very serious.”

Grand larcenies are also up in the 28-day period, 38 compared to 28. Bohannon said the increase can be attributable to fraud cases — such as identity theft and mail fishing.

“It’s a huge thing,” the commander said.

“It’s not just in this precinct, it’s probably countrywide.”

He urged residents to keep a close eye on their bank accounts and credit cards to ensure they don’t become fraud victims.

The last category to see an increase over the last four weeks, when compared to the same time period last year, is grand larceny auto — from six to nine. But drivers aren’t making it difficult for the thieves.

In a pattern seen elsewhere in the borough, people have been leaving their keys in the car — either in the ignition or the glovebox. Bohannon reported that two cars were stolen from one household when the perpetrator realized there was a second car key in the vehicle he had just stolen — which also had its key in the car. The thief returned to the home and stole a second car.

In other news, Bohannon said there have been 466 summonses written so far this year for cars parked on the sidewalk.

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Cameras recently placed along Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards are being used to count the number of cars on the corridor in preparation for the launch of Transit Signal Priority on the road.

“The devices are Miovision cameras and are being used to gather vehicular volumes as part of our TSP data collection,” a Department of Transportation spokeswoman said in an emailed statement.

The spokeswoman said the cameras will take video of the traffic on the corridor and create a database of how many vehicles drive on Woodhaven and Cross Bay and how often motorists stop at traffic lights or turn onto side streets.

Miovision, which makes the cameras being used by the DOT, is a Canada-based company that specializes in traffic analysis products and services, with a focus on helping municipalities create “smart cities.”

Its website shows that Miovision cameras have been used in New York City before in Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx.

On the datalink page, traffic videos and information on different intersections can be viewed — such as what type of vehicles and how many of them at any given time, as well as the number of pedestrians.

The DOT did not say when such information about Woodhaven and Cross Bay might be made public. The devices were spotted by several South Queens residents, prompting them to go to Facebook to ask the Chronicle and others what their purpose is.

The data will help the city determine how to best implement Transit Signal Priority along the Q52 and Q53’s routes from Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights into the Rockaways.

The method uses signals from a bus to time traffic signals along a corridor to ensure buses are not kept at red lights for extended periods, thereby improving travel

times on busy routes.

It is expected to be launched in South Queens by late 2019.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said he has no problems with the cameras, but is concerned there’s no time frame for when the information gathered by them will become available.

“When are we going to get it and will it be shared with the public?” Addabbo said.

Woodhaven and Cross Bay are home to the Q52/Q53 Select Bus Service, which is widely unpopular among many civics and politicians along the corridor.

Addabbo expressed hope that information gathered by the cameras might prove that the median bus lane from Park Lane South to Rockaway Boulevard and the offset one from Dry Harbor Road to Metropolitan Avenue don’t have to be off limits to cars 24/7.

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No flood gates for Hamilton Beach South Queens and boro leaders call on Army Corps to reverse its decision

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tide, my community will still be flooded with upwards of 2 feet of water in the streets and even worse, in some homes,” he said.

Roger Gendron, president of the New Hamilton Beach Borough President Melinda Katz, and Community Board Civic Association, is not giving up on his goal of having 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton, support Gendron in his desire flood gates installed near the shoreline of his community for the tidal gates at Hawtree and Shellbank. despite the U,S, Army Corps of Engineers saying it would “The Borough President agrees with the community that not do so. some form of protective measures — whether tidal gates or And he’s prepared to do whatever it takes. otherwise — are critical for the long-term resiliency of the “If I don’t hear of any progress made towards that end, I Jamaica Bay communities, including Broad Channel, Howwill be looking to hold a community-wide meeting, similar ard Beach and Hamilton Beach,” a spokeswoman for Katz to the Stop FEMA Now rally we held in Broad Channel said. after Sandy,” Gendron said. “That rally forced the Federal The Hamilton Beach civic president pointed to a hurriEmergency Management Agency and the National Flood cane barrier in Stamford, Conn., which is estimated to have Insurance Program to revamp policies that would have prevented $38.4 million in damages as of 2011, as proof such resulted in turning coastal areas into the biggest foreclosure walls would be beneficial to Queens and save millions of market in the country. This is no different. I will bring dollars that would otherwise go to rebuilding people’s together our community and let everyone hear the voices of those most affected by flooding.”

The Hamilton Beach civic president is not giving up his fight for flood homes after storms.

Although Stamford did sustain some damages during The Nature Conservancy in 2015 released a report titled gates at the mouths of Shellbank Basin and Hawtree Creek, seen “Urban Coastal Resilience: Valuing Nature’s Role,” which here, which he says would prevent millions in damages.

FILE PHOTO Sandy, it fared much better than other Connecticut towns because of the barrier. used Howard Beach as a case study on how to best alleviate “I would say a hurricane barrier is a great thing to have,” ments. A storm barrier across the Jamaica Bay inlet — which flooding in shorefront areas. The group found that a hybrid of natural and manmade infrastructure would deliver signifi- would stretch from Sandy Hook, NJ to Breezy Point — is still Ted Jankowski, Stamford’s director of public safety, told the cant protection from high-frequency floods, such as those being looked at under the New York/New Jersey Harbor and Chronicle. “It’s saved us through many events ... it’s a great thing.” caused by lunar tides, and 1-in-100-year storms like Super- Tributaries Feasibility Study.

Construction on the barrier started in May 1965 and was Phone calls and emails to the USAMCE’s press office were storm Sandy. completed in January 1969 at a cost of $14.5 million.

Under the plan, a tidal gate would be placed at the mouths of not returned by press time.

The USAMCE estimates that $2.9 million of the $3.4 milGendron told the Chronicle his main concern with the larger Hawtree Creek and Shellbank Basin to keep out floodwaters. lion in damage the city sustained in 1954, when Hurricane But the USAMCE recently told community leaders during a gate is that he’s not sure it would be closed for smaller floods.

“When a Nor’easter is causing a 3-foot tidal surge at the Carol made landfall, could have been prevented if the wall was meeting at Borough Hall that it would not install the smaller Q flood gates, saying they did not meet cost-benefit require- same time that we are also experiencing our astronomical high up at that time.

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Ulrich is a candidate OP man sentenced to for lieutenant governor 30 years for teen sex Nominating convention is next week

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Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) is being considered for the position of lieutenant governor candidate alongside presumptive Republican gubernatorial nominee Marc Molinaro.

“He’s one of the people being considered for lieutenant governor ... and Eric would be honored to be selected,” Kevin Tschirhart, Ulrich’s chief of staff, told the Chronicle.

“He’ll support the ticket and do anything he can to help even if he’s not selected.”

The GOP nominating convention will take place on May 23 and 24, with the vote for lieutenant governor taking place on the first day.

Joann Ariola, chairwoman of the Queens Republican Party, hopes the state GOP’s Selection Committee will pick an LG candidate that the entire state can get behind.

The Lindenwood resident said she would be sad to see her councilman leave his post, but would support him as the ticket’s No. 2.

“He will do as good a job as lieutenant governor as he does as our representative in the City Council,” she said. “To have someone who is a homegrown Queens boy become lieutenant governor, that just makes

Huskisson’s second stint behind bars the FBI after the girl told officials at her high school that she was in an inapproAn Ozone Park man who traveled to pr iate relationship with him. The Wisconsin to engage in sexual acts with Queens man, whose last known address a 15-year-old girl will spend the next 30 is a 101st Street apartment, has a history years behind bars, the U.S. Attorney’s of sexual assault and is a registered sex Office in Green Bay, Wisc. announced offender.

The state sex offender Tuesday. registry’s website states James Huskisson, 45, he was conv icted i n also k now n as Jason 1999 of two counts of Desantes, initiated an first-degree rape. online relationship with The website states kida minor in Wisconsin napping and unlawful using an online message imprisonment, along with service and began sendphysical violence, were ing photos of his genitainvolved in the offense lia to the girl late last and the victim was a year. Within two weeks “non-stranger.” of contacting the victim, The website does not Hu sk i s s o n a l lege d ly provide the age of the traveled from his Ozone victim in the case.

Park home to Wisconsin Huskisson was senand enticed the victim to tenced to seven years in engage in sexual activity.

James Huskisson will spend 30 prison and had to register He was arrested by years behind bars.

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Councilman Eric Ulrich may become a candiFILE PHOTO date for lieutenant governor. our borough look better.”

Other people being considered for the Dutchess County executive’s running mate are former Nassau County state Sen. Jack Martins, Assemblywoman and 2017 mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island, Brooklyn) and former U.S. Rep. Nan HayQ worth of Westchester County.

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P The principles of Principal Kwait

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here’s nothing better to inspire young students to be the best people they can be than a wise, learned, principled and moral leader at the top of their school. It’s vital that they have someone they can look up to every day, and whom their teachers can be proud of.

Take Howard Kwait, who was just transferred out of his job as principal of John Bowne High School in Flushing, where he had served since 2006. He’s got the kind of record that really makes you sit up and take notice.

According to one lawsuit reported in the press, Kwait liked to rub up against a female guidance counselor at the school, and told her that he would perform a sexual favor for her if she managed a higher graduation rate among students. He also said he’d like to see her have sex with one of the teachers, also female, and in an email to the faculty referred to her and

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four other women as the “five star lesbian club.” The guidance counselor sued, and the city settled for $130,000.

An assistant principal said Kwait made repeated sexual advances to her, while another said he discriminated against her after she became pregnant. The city settled their cases for $275,000 all together.

That marked the second time Kwait was accused of discriminating against an AP after she got pregnant. The first time, in 2013, the city settled for $200,000. That same year, he was fined $4,500 and ordered to take sensitivity training. But fired? No. Nor even reassigned.

These days, as Kwait continues to earn his $157,000 salary in a new position with the Department of Education, a pending lawsuit claims he retaliated against yet another AP, this one a man, who questioned his alleged request to alter grades.

What’s Kwait doing? “Administrative

tasks,” according to the DOE. If history and the “rubber rooms” bad teachers who can’t be fired are put in are any guide, he’s probably doing a heck of a lot of nothing.

Of course he can’t just be fired. Union work rules, bureaucratic inertia and all that, dontcha know. Which actually makes the cesspool of Albany look good in comparison on sexual harassment. That’s not easy to do. But Eric “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Schneid” Schneiderman resigned as attorney general as soon as his violence against women was revealed. Ex-Brooklyn Sen. Vito “Gropez” quit over grabbing the interns. And Queens’ own Hiram “Monster Rat” Monserrate was forced from the Senate for beating up his gal pal. Voters rejected his comeback attempts.

Meanwhile Kwait pushes paper for a pretty high salary, five years after the first case against him was settled. How about some #MeToo-era reforms at the DOE?

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he Supreme Court’s decision that a ban on sports betting is unconstitutional is a win for federalism and individual rights. The law barring states from allowing wagers on football, baseball, hockey and other games seems to have no basis in the Constitution and is especially odd given that one state, Nevada, is somehow exempt.

The court did say Congress may regulate sports betting. But if left free to do as it wants, New York State is likely to legalize it. The benefits would include gaining a new source of state revenue given by people on a (mostly) voluntary basis, and offering an alternative to some of the mob’s illegal activity.

The main cost is that more people will turn into problem gamblers. For that reason, any law allowing sports betting should mandate that a share of the revenue go toward prevention and treatment programs. If we get to bet, don’t find yourself in need of one.

and motor skills decline as you age.

New York State drivers must take a vision test to renew their licenses. But that’s not enough. All drivers 70 and older should be required to pass a road test at least every two years. That’s not age discrimination, it’s common sense and vital for public safety.

Those who fail won’t suffer. I’m 78 years old and haven’t driven in the past 46 years because I don’t have to. I can get anywhere I need to go by walking or using mass transit. So can most older New Yorkers. It’s good exercise and reduces air pollution.

Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

be held responsible for issuing a license to someone over the age of 75? The driver in that hit-and-run was 86. We can go back about 15 years and look at all the accidents involving drivers over the age of 75 and see that those drivers should not be behind the wheel of any car. They are not alert and make too many mistakes on the road, some of which cause the death of pedestrians crossing the street like that young boy.

It is way past time for a change in policies for driver licensing when it comes to much older drivers.

Michael Drepaul Richmond Hill

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Dear Editor: It is good that changes are being made by the Department of Transportation on the roads, with signals and stop signs.

Considering the recent tragedy involving a 9-year-old boy in Queens, can the DMV also

Dear Editor: Sanitation Commissioner Garcia’s prescription for a safer commercial waste industry — a zone-based proposal that is generating some discussion these days — falls well short of her rhetorical promises. In fact, the city’s waste

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Using yourself as a standard of behavior by which to measure the behavior of other people reveals that you are clueless about the true measure of success. For that reason, the Bible warns, “When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise.” (2 Corinthians 10:12)

status and power.

All of us are guilty of comparing ourselves with others and then drawing conclusions based upon that comparison. When we denounce evil behavior in someone else, our criticism Hollywood celebrities, living in a usually begins with the first-person singular, relatively-small city that seems to think that “I would never…” it is the center of the universe, fail glaringly in It is only by earnestly seeking to understand understanding true greatness. They all think how God wants to work in our lives and then alike, and each of their self-congratulating aligning ourselves with his purpose that we societies, such as the Academy of Motion will understand true success.

Picture Arts and Sciences, awards its favorite The prophet Jeremiah pinpointed the members, provided they embrace its values. issue, “…Let not the wise boast in his Politicians seem increasingly to promote wisdom and let not the mighty boast in themselves as model public servants. Those his might and let not the wealthy boast in on the campaign trail use vicious smear his wealth, but let him who boasts boast tactics intended to destroy the influence in this: that he understands and knows of their rivals in the light of their own that I am the Lord when I do mercy and strengths. The shredded reputation of one’s justice and righteousness in the earth.” opponent becomes a step-stool to greater (Jeremiah 9:23, 24).

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No respect, no respect Dear Editor: “America is being respected again.” Really?

Let’s examine Mr. 45’s latest fake news.

1) Just about all nations in the Paris Accord were not pleased when Trump withdrew.

2) Our allies the United Kingdom, France and Germany disliked DJT’s pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal.

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New names and Nobels Dear Editor: In the May 3 edition Robert LaRosa made reference to Donald Trump’s original family name and the proposal of a Nobel Prize for the president (“Trump backers stink too,” Letters).

Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama both changed their names, the latter under stillunknown circumstances. So have other politicians (Gary Hart), and myriad entertainers, writers and athletes.

To call out Mr. Trump for what Robert seeds as transgressions and overlook Mr. Obama is the height of hypocrisy. President 44 claimed there are 57 states and, when in Vienna, that he could not speak Austrian. This is third-grade material, and yet when Mr. Obama

The left vs. America Dear Editor: Former Secretary of State John Kerry’s secret meetings with Iranian officials and the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton’s connection to the creation of a phony dossier may have shocked some people but not those who know history. The progressive left has a long record of trying to undermine and sabotage with subterfuge and deception government policies and people with which it doesn’t agree.

Henry A. Wallace was Franklin Roosevelt’s vice president from 1940 to 1945. In a speech in 1943, he expressed his concern that “fascist interests motivated largely by antiRussian bias” were trying to “get control of our government.” In October of 1945, while secretary of commerce under President Harry Truman, Wallace secretly met with Anatoly Gorski in Washington, DC, the chief of the NKGB (forerunner of the KGB). KGB files show that Wallace told Gorski that he wanted to share the secrets of the A-Bomb with the Soviets. He complained Truman was being influenced by an anti-Soviet group that wanted the Anglo-Saxon bloc to have dominance in the world.

In 1983, Sen. Edward Kennedy’s close friend and confidant delivered a message from the senator through confidential contacts to the general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Yuri Andropov. Kennedy’s message proposed an unabashed quid pro quo. Kennedy would lend Andropov a hand in dealing with President Reagan. In return, the Soviet leader would lend the Democratic Party a hand in challenging Reagan in the 1984 presidential election.

Shadow diplomacy, a phony dossier and its use as the foundation for a FISA warrant that allowed spying on Americans is the continuation of the progressive left’s long-standing and ongoing assault on our constitutional republic.

Ed Konecnik Flushing

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Learn English Dear Editor: For the first time, I agree with Ed Konecnik (“Losing America’s identity,” Letters, May 3). But only when it comes to storefront signs being written in all languages but English. Also, the money used printing instructions in multiple languages (especially for elections) could be used in much better ways.

Who decides which countries are deemed worthy of translation?

When my parents came to this country from Italy their instructions for assimilation were simple — learn English! Nobody held their hand and guided them through life. If I moved to France, Germany, Japan or Lithuania and demanded that their governments print signage in English to accommodate me, I’m sure the door would be slammed in my face.

I also agree with Mr. Konecnik that it’s become “unpopular” to identity oneself as American. But that’s only because of the currant occupant of the Oval Office.

Speaking of which, the latest disgrace emanating from the White House is an aide stating that John McCain’s vote really doesn’t matter because “he’s dying anyway.” Was she fired?

Ha! Just don’t be surprised when she is appointed White House communications director.

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was awarded a Nobel Prize, there was virtually no reaction from a media and Democratic Party quick to pounce on Donald Trump.

Mr. Obama did absolutely nothing to earn it, while South Korean President Moon Jae-in has recommended Mr. Trump win the award for his role in brokering peace and a reunion between the two Koreas.

Edward Riecks Howard Beach

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services companies already are deeply engaged in safety-focused efforts with the city — including investing in safe-truck technology like on-board cameras and side guards, continuous safety training and building a culture of safety.

Like the DSNY, our drivers and helpers want to return home safely each morning to their families without incident. Any new system of geographic zones with the city determining companies to operate within them is at least five years away; real concerns can be addressed now instead of betting on a magical solution then.

Ben Velocci Jose Maldonado Jamaica The writers are, respectively, Principal of Avid Environmental Services and President of New Yorkers for Responsible Waste Management; and a former commissioner of the city Business Integrity Commission and advisor to NYRWM.

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City Department of Transportation workers apply the finishing touches to a smooth new ride for PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON residents of 102nd Avenue in Jamaica.

Road repairs in the 28th Dist. on track Adams says city DOT out in force

by Michael Gannon Editor

Bumpy roads resembling moonscapes are nothing new to the drivers, tires and shock absorbers who must traverse many a residential side street in Jamaica.

But Councilwoman Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica) said the city’s Department of Transportation has moved its repair crews into the express lane.

Adams said she raised the issue in an April 5 meeting with Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg and members of the commissioner’s staff.

Trottenberg told Adams that the department was unaware of the extent of problems in District 28 until the councilwoman brought it to their attention.

“There had been a lot of negligence in my district,” Adams said, declining to elaborate further.

That said, Adams told the Chronicle in a telephone interview on Tuesday that with the scope now known, Trottenberg and her staff wasted no time.

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A visit to Jamaica on Wednesday morning found many north-south roads already repaved with others having been graded in preparation in the area bordered by Liberty Avenue, the Long Island Rail Road, Sutph i n Bou leva rd a nd t he Va n Wyck Expressway.

The asphalt spreaders and steamrollers were very active on the bocks to the western end of 102nd Avenue.

Adams said Tuesday there also are multiple projects west of the Van Wyck in South Ozone Park and Richmond Hill either underway or in the pipeline.

A h a n d f u l of Ja m a i c a r e s i d e n t s approached Wednesday morning declined to comment. Adams said the only drawback is that given personnel and funding constraints, somebody’s street will have to be the last one finished.

But Adams said the city, having been made aware of the needs, is making up for lost time.

“I’m giving the DOT a grade of A for Q effort,” she said.

E-recycling in Jamaica on 5/17 Residents looking to rid themselves of broken or unwanted electronic devices can bring them to a free recycling collection scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 19 at First United Methodist Church of Jamaica.

Co-sponsors include State Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) and the Lower East Side Ecology Center. Additional assistance has been provided by Con Edison and the Department of Sanitation.

The group will accept working and nonworking computers, monitors, printers, scanners, keyboards, mice, cables,

televisions, VCR and DVD machines, phones, audio-visual equipment, cell phones, PDAs and other devices. Appliances are not allowed.

City statutes ban the disposal of electronics with normal garbage pickups. The collection occur rain or shine. It will take place in the church parking lot with its entrance from 87th Road and 162nd Street.

Further information may be obtained by contacting the Lower East Side Ecology Center at lesecologycenter.org or by Q phone at (212) 477-4022.

Package thieves wanted The 106th Precinct recently asked for the public’s help in finding two thieves who stole packages from people’s front doors.

The first incident took place on April 21, when a woman, left, took a package from a home on 124th Street between 109th and 111th avenues in South Ozone Park.

The second one took place on May 1, when a man took packages from a home on 100th Street between 157th Avenue and

99th Street in Howard Beach.

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a reminder that China will not stand idle if the U.S. makes military advances against North Korea.

Thirdly, Russia and China are major adversaries of the U.S., and with the Russian haze over this administration and with China’s economic and military expansion, our president should be cautiously skeptical in dealing with North Korea. A thriving economy in that nation will mainly strengthen China’s hegemony in that hemisphere, mainly by reducing North Korean dependency. Hopefully, our nation is not being duped by an orchestrated ploy by our two main adversaries.

Finally, the excitement expressed in using our experts to rebuild North Korea should repulse the citizens of this nation, considering that in Louisiana and possibly other states our seniors might be evicted from nursing homes due to budget constraints, along with our nation’s continued reluctance to invest in its own infrastructure.

Evidentially, the reduced governmental revenues from the massive tax cuts for the ultra rich and corporations are negatively affecting our ability to fulfill our social obligations. Also, we were told that the beneficiaries of those tax reductions would use the improved profits for domestic investments, not for North Korea.

Can it be that with the steady browning of America the powers-that-be have grown pessimistic about our future and are reluctant to invest here?

Glenn Hayes Kew Gardens

continued from previous page Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.

5) USA-Mexico respect is at an all-time low — thanks to the wall!

6) Many UK leaders said they do not want to see a Trump state visit.

7) Sen. John McCain said he did not want the president to attend his funeral.

Enough is enough! I wish we could return to the respect America had for Obama’s family values instead of those held by the “unfaithful” Mr. 45.

Anthony G. Pilla Forest Hills

Don’t help N. Korea Dear Editor: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated that if North Korea denuclearizes, the U.S. will help that nation rebuild its economy to be comparable to thriving South Korea, using the talent of our best entrepreneurs and investors.

Firstly, Russia and, particularly, China should have the wherewithal to rebuild that economy once sanctions are removed. Both nations have the talent; China has the second largest economy in the world, and is soon expected to surpass the United States.

Secondly, these staunch North Korean allies have formidable nuclear arsenals to come to their ally’s aid if needed, so eliminating nuclear weapons in that nation is not that significant. The Korean War should be

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Queens schools win Why the MTA’s bus stop big in safety contest OPINION

elimination idea is bad

by Allan Rosen Three months ago, a new sheriff named Andy Byford rode into town from Toronto promising to turn around the subways and buses. He issued a Bus Action Plan and says he wants to listen to riders. Specific details have yet to be released, but if history is a guide there is much to be skeptical about.

Although the plan promises a modern bus system that will better serve riders, too often words like “better efficiency” and “bus stop consolidation” really mean service cutbacks, or route and bus stop elimination. City Comptroller Scott Stringer recently issued several reports on how to improve bus service. One major point is that local buses are too slow, averaging under 6 miles per hour.

The MTA intends to partially address this problem by wholesale elimination of bus stops. A Village Voice article recently stated bus stops are 750 feet apart and the MTA intends to increase the distance to 0.4 miles apart, or 2,110 feet. Local bus stops vary between 450 and 700 feet, usually every two or three city blocks or one avenue block. Four-tenths of a mile would mean bus stops would be eight city blocks, or three avenues, apart.

In essence, that means all local service would be eliminated and everyone would have to walk as far as they do now on Select Bus Service routes.

If history is a guide, the MTA will pretend to compromise by agreeing to stops every four city blocks or every other avenue, thereby eliminating half the city’s bus stops.

They are testing this idea with a plan in the Rockaways to eliminate 25 bus stops on the Q22, and bus service on Newport Avenue, in the name of “route consolidation.”

On May 23, the MTA will be holding an open house to formally announce its plans.

As usual, all the negatives of the plan are omitted such as the maximum walking distances for those living near Beach Channel Drive, which would be increased from a quarter-mile to a half-mile, violating the MTA’s own service planning guidelines, which state that one-quarter mile is the maximum distance one should walk to a local bus route when possible.

This plan was floated last September to Community Board 14 and was overwhelmingly rejected. Now it will go into effect without any required public hearing.

Solutions aren’t as simple as adding bus lanes, grid systems and bus stop elimination. Bus lanes do not always make sense.

Although grid systems may make travel easier, sometimes they can increase transferring. Every situation needs specific study, and the MTA planning staff has proven they are too lazy to undertake proper analyses.

Bus stop elimination doesn’t necessarily mean buses will travel faster. When bus stops are lightly utilized, as is the case with

the western end of the Q22, buses skip most of the stops anyway.

That means the buses will not save any significant time with fewer stops, but passengers’ trips will become longer with farther walks to bus stops, creating a greater chance of them missing a bus. This change could add more than 20 minutes to someone’s trip, possibly doubling their commute time.

This is not how you encourage bus travel. It is a shortsighted, cost-cutting measure that will only increase costs when some riders switch to Access-A-Ride, costing the MTA more than $50 per trip.

In fact, the MTA suggested seniors use Access-a-Ride instead of bus service.

Bus stop elimination will only speed service when stops are very close together and the usage is moderate. It makes no sense to eliminate stops when usage is very high or low. When usage is high and stops are eliminated, the remaining stops become overcrowded so the bus just spends more time loading and unloading and the amount of time saved is negligible.

The only time saved is from buses not having to accelerate or decelerate at the eliminated stops.

The MTA’s justification for the change is that few riders use the western end of the route. Unless there is a major destination at a terminus, light usage is typical of any route in the city a mile or two from its end.

The B44, one of the heaviest routes in Brooklyn, carries no more than six passengers per bus in the last mile each way.

Mayor de Blasio recently announced an expansion of ferry service, which requires a greater subsidy per rider than local buses, so why has the MTA shown no interest in expanding the bus system to connect new neighborhoods?

It insists that any service addition must be balanced by a service cutback. Travel between Brooklyn and the Rockaways is deficient with only one route.

It takes at least three buses and up to two hours to go between Sheepshead Bay and Rockaway.

Byford has a decision to make. This will be his first test.

Will he exercise leadership to make the MTA responsive to the public or will he continue to trust the same people who have been responsible for the mess the MTA is in now? Like tending a garden, he needs to pull some weeds, so the MTA can flourish.

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Citywide initiative promotes healthy lifestyles and cautious driving habits

by Bre’Anna Grant Chronicle Contributor

The city Department of Transportation announced the winners of this year’s “We’re Walking Here” competition last Thursday — and every one of them is from Queens.

The competition sees schools compete to develop creative public-service announcements that encourage walking and other active lifestyle choices, and is designed to share responsibility when it comes to street safety.

“We are so proud of all the students who put their creative minds Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School received behind the crucial message of the First Place in the Video category. IMAGES COURTESY NYC DOT ‘We’re Walking Here’ campaign,” “Queens is so proud of our students who DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said in announcing the winners. “With more than 100 produced such compelling PSAs that prioritize schools participating, this year’s winning safety and healthy active lifestyle choices for entries have really connected to the critical all New Yorkers,” said Borough President Melinda Katz. “Congratulations to the winning message of Vision Zero.”

As part of the “We’re Walking Here” efforts, entrants, all of whom happen to be from students track the number of blocks they Queens!”

“It’s important to involve students to hear walked over a two-week period and then engage in classroom activities to learn more. The final their perspective on such an integral part of an project is a public service announcement to issue that they should be concerned about,” convey messages the students learned through said MS 226 Principal Rushell White.

The competition, open to all New York City the curriculum. schools, launched last October in conjunction This year’s winners are: • First Place, Video Category: Frank Sinatra with International Walk-to-School Day. ParticSchool of the Arts High School in Long Island ipants download lesson plans developed by DOT’s Safety Education and Outreach diviCity; • Second Place, Video Category: David D. sion. The first-place winners for this year’s competition receive a $1,000 grant, the secPorter in Little Neck; • Third Place, Video Category: Elizabeth ond-place schools receive a $500 prize and third-place schools receive a $250. The prizes Blackwell Middle School 210 in Ozone Park; • First Place, Poster Category: Virgil I. Gris- are given out at school events from May 10 to June 5. som in South Ozone Park; “Most students walk to and from school, and • Second Place, Poster Category: Al-Ihsan now more than ever young students deserve Academy in South Ozone Park; and • Third Place, Poster Category: Nancy safer streets and the ‘We’re Walking Here’ campaign encourages that,” said AssemblyDeBenedittis in Corona; The winners, and information on how woman Aridia Espinal (D-Jackson Heights).

The winning videos are the culmination of schools can enter next year’s competition, can various academic exercises to help students be found out at nyc.gov/walkingschools. recognize the benefits of active transportation and give them the tools to share what they learn with others.

“Every child’s life is precious and we must do everything in our power to ensure their safe commute from speeding motorists to and from school,” said Assemblywoman Michele Titus (D-Far Rockaway). “The loss of even one child is one too many, that is why I applaud every student participating in the ‘We’re Walking Here’ campaign that would not only educate students, but drivers and the general public” about the importance of driving safely in school zones.

The DOT encourages young people to get involved in other great outdoor events it will be Virgil I. Grissom received First Place in the hosting in the next following months, including Q Weekend Walks and Summer Streets.

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Pols: Let unauthorized immigrants drive legally Bill in state Legislature would allow undocumented people to get licenses

by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

Should unauthorized immigrants be allowed to apply for driver’s licenses?

Without question, some Queens leaders say.

Assemblymembers Ron Kim (D-Flushing) and Ari Espinal (D-Jackson Heights) joined advocacy groups last Thursday to call for passage of the Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act — a bill that would let undocumenteds apply for driver’s licenses.

“Having access to a driver’s license is a basic human right and not a privilege,” MinKwon Center community organizer John Choi said.

Along with Washington, DC, 12 other states have passed legislation allowing illegal immigrants to get driver’s licenses.

“This is not just about doing the right thing, it is about everyone’s safety,” Kim said at the MinKwon Center for Community Action’s office in Flushing. “It’s also about our economy.”

More people buying insu rance, he explained, would be good for the economy and generate revenue for the state.

Kim also said the bill would be a win for recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or Temporary Protected Status, two federal programs that protect immigrants and allow them to get licenses but have politically

Assemblyman Ron Kim speaks at a press conference last week in support of legislation that PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY would allow undocumented immigrants to apply for driver’s licenses. uncertain futures.

According to Espinal, the legislation is a “no-brainer.”

“It’s very important and we should ensure safety for all,” she said. “For our kids, mothers and families and friends.”

The legislation would prohibit Department of Motor Vehicles employees from inquiring

about the immigration status of someone applying for a driver’s license. Additionally, the DMV would be banned from releasing information about the applicants to law enforcement bodies unless the agency is presented with a warrant or subpoena.

When unauthorized immigrants are driving now and get pulled over, the assemblyman

explained, the situation can be very different for them compared to U.S. citizens.

“They often self-reflect: ‘Should I stop my car and comply with the police officer or should I try to flee the scene?’” he said.

Many of the city’s unauthorized immigrants are extremely poor. The bill would not provide assistance for them to obtain car insurance.

Kim said he thinks “most people who want to drive are more than willing and able to pay for insurance.”

The New York bill’s author is Assemblyman Marcos Crespo (D-Bronx).

In the upper chamber, state Sen. Gustavo Rivera (D-Bronx) is carrying the measure, but Kim doesn’t expect the body’s Republican leadership to give it much support. Its chances of Senate passage would be strengthened if the chamber were Democratically controlled, the assemblyman said.

“I think by next year, I would hope, I would predict, we’ll be in a much better place to get it on the governor’s desk,” Kim said.

“Having said that, if the governor makes this a priority, if he wants to push this, it will also get done, by the way.”

The office of state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R-Suffolk) did not return a request for comment about the bill prior to Q deadline.

Bill seeks to return freed inmates’ funds Richards, Adams want commissary dollars given back upon release

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The City Council is being asked to help make former inmates’ lives a little easier financially once they complete their sentences.

Queens Councilmembers Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton) and Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica) are co-sponsoring a measure that would require the city’s Department of Correction to make it easier for people to claim any money left over in their commissary accounts when they are being released.

They are being joined by Councilman Keith Powers (D-Manhattan).

The money can be used by inmates to purchase things like personal care items and snack foods. It can be earned through working a job at the jail or donated by family members and friends who want to help a loved one serving time.

Both told the Chronicle in telephone interviews that more than $3.5 million in unclaimed commissary funds have been turned over to an NYPD fund that they go into after sitting unclaimed for 120 days.

Richards said those being released can go to an office where they were incarcerated to claim the money — if they even know they are entitled to take the money with them.

“They may not know,” Richards said. “Or some, who have just been released, may not want to go back to a correction facility and ask for it.”

Richards, chairman of the Council’s Public Safety Committee, wants to require the DOC to notify all inmates in writing about their right to the money prior

to their release, including how much they have accrued and clear procedures for claiming it.

“We want more transparency,” the councilman said.

“It’s their money,” Adams said. “These are unclaimed funds, and like any other unclaimed funds, they should be returned to the owner, not dumped into some general fund account.”

“We want to ensure incarcerated people are aware of money that is rightfully theirs,” Powers said in a statement released by Richards’ office last week.

Richards said former inmates can have family situations or post-release adjustment periods in which even a small amount of money can be vital while a former inmate gets back on his or her feet.

“In many cases, this is money that families have scraped together,” Richards said. “And after being released, they may need it ... Sometimes it can even be a case of being released and not being able to go anywhere because you have no money. You walk out the door — now what?”

“It can be very frustrating if you don’t know the process,” Adams said.

Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) applauded the effort in Richards’ press release.

“The City cannot claim to be appropriately supporting formerly incarcerated individuals and their families when the Department of Correction is pilfering their leftover commissary funds,” Lancman.

“What this bill makes clear is that this money belongs to New Yorkers, not DOC, and efforts must be made Q to ensure that it is returned.”

Inmates who leave city jails often leave behind money in commissary accounts that they are legally entitled to take with them — if they know they can and know how to go about claiming it. The City Council will be looking to make sure both FILE PHOTO are crystal clear.

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The precinct also handed out three annual awards. School Crossing Guard Maria Riggi, second from left above, was named Civilian of the Year, Sgt. Edilio Cruz the Supervisor of the Year and Police Officer Matthew Restaino the Officer of the Year. They’re joined by Lt. Frank DiPreta, left, the precinct’s special operations coordinator, McCall, Bohannon and Dardani.

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by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

Two blazes in western Queens last Friday morning injured 17 people and killed one, officials said. Most of those hurt were firefighters.

O n e i n Ja ck s o n Heig ht s , wh ich occurred at a three-story home around midnight, critically injured two young girls, the Fire Department said. Four firefighters received minor injuries.

On its alerts-focused Twitter page, the FDNY said the fire broke out on the second floor of 30-46 71 St. and was under control by 12:39 a.m.

Man, 39, found dead in burned up house Hours later, a fire broke out on the se cond f loor of 40 - 46 Ca se St. i n Elmhurst.

The blaze started at about 5:10 a.m. and was under control in around 30 minutes.

The fire hurt four civilians, one of them critically, and it gave seven firefighters non-life- threatening injuries The FDNY acknowledged but did not retur n a Chronicle inquiry about the causes of the fires.

On Saturday, the agency went into the

Case Street house again and recovered the body of a 39-year-old man. According to the Daily News, the man was a student named Golam Sarwar.

On Monday, the FDNY set up a Fire Safety Education Unit tent by the entrance of the Roosevelt Avenue subway station “in response to” the Case Street fire.

In a prepared statement, Councilman Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights) said his “heart goes out” to the victim’s family and he discussed concerns related to the

Case Street blaze.

“The Department of Buildings said this two-family home was illegally converted to add several apartments, which created dangerous conditions for the residents and firefighters,” he said. “Similar illegal conversions are common practice in Corona and Elmhurst. This tragedy might have been prevented if we had stronger laws on the books for absentee and negligent landlords.”

The blog Queens Crap posted a screenshot from the DOB website showing the house on 71st Street in Jackson Heights had Q been used as a single-room occupancy.

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A Brooklyn drug crew leader pleaded guilty last week over a plot to rob a Flushing stash house in 2016, federal prosecutors said.

Joshua Padmore, 35, faces up to 70 years in prison over the charges he admitted to. He’s the last of six defendants to plead guilty in the case. Except for 25-year-old Carlos Welch Jr., a Queens resident, each of the others is from Brooklyn.

Four in the crew, including Padmore and Welch Jr., were planning on robbing the drug stash house in February 2016.

Law enforcement agents learned of the plan from monitoring the crew leader’s phone, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.

While surveilling the stash house, the officials saw a car Padmore had used circle the building. They stopped the car, arrested him and two others, and found a loaded revolver under his seat.

Several days later, Welch Jr. was arrested in Pennsylvania.

Officials said Padmore’s co-leader for the crew — which sold fentanyl, heroin and crack — was Brooklyn man Barrington Diles, who had previously pleadQ ed guilty over the robbery plot.

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PB results a mixed bag in District 29 Most school projects are done or underway, others have yet to start

by Christopher Barca Editor

In announcing the three winning projects of this year’s participatory budgeting process in her district, Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) said last week they represented a look forward at a “fruitful future.”

But have the projects that earned hundreds of thousands of discretionary dollars in city funding since Koslowitz first brought PB to her district in 2015 borne fruit yet?

The answer is both yes and no.

Of the nine proposals that won a share of each year’s $1 million funding pool, five involved school upgrades.

In 2015, it was repairs to the air conditioning at three schools. Bathroom renovations at three more schools won in 2016. And last year, six institutions were chosen to have their bathrooms renovated and nine were tapped to receive new technology.

The Chronicle reached out to all 12 schools this week — some were included in multiple projects — and officials at six of them responded by press time Wednesday.

All six said the participatory budgeting projects their school was a part of have either been completed or are underway.

Monique Paniagua, the principal of PS 101 in Forest Hills, told the Chronicle on Tuesday that two of the school’s bathrooms were renovated thanks to the funding allocation in 2016.

“They were done right away,” Paniagua said. “They’re gorgeous, they’re up-to-date and we’re so excited about them.”

JHS 190, also in Forest Hills, was selected last year to receive new technology, something a school secretary told the Chronicle on Tuesday — without going into more detail — had been completed.

Projects at the other four responding schools have yet to be completed, however.

Karin Kelly, the principal of PS 174 in Rego Park, said getting her facility’s bathrooms upgraded — as allocated in 2016 — has been a “long process” that is finally coming to fruition.

A Chronicle analysis shows that a number of past winning participatory budgeting projects in Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz’s district have either been completed or gotten underway, including the renovation of bathrooms at PS 144 in Forest Hills. FILE PHOTO “The project has a contractor, I’ve had meetings about it, I have the plans and I have a start date,” Kelly said. “We’re very excited and we’re very hopeful we’ll be opening for school in September with the brand-new bathrooms.”

The principal added she’s “quite satisfied” with the participatory budgeting process and that the new bathrooms will also feature uplifting messages written on the walls for students to read.

At PS 144 in Forest Hills, the bathroom renovation project is only halfway done, according to a custodian who spoke with the Chronicle.

“Some of them have been done so far and the others will get

started soon,” he said. “The vast majority of the student bathrooms in the school will be redone. Pretty much all of them.”

When it comes to technology upgrades, officials at both PS 99 in Kew Gardens and PS 196 in Forest Hills told the paper that they will be spending the money on new smartboards and computers, respectively.

Installation of that technology at PS 99 will be completed over the summer.

School officials at PS 175 and PS 220 declined to speak to the Chronicle, while those at PS 139, PS 206, JHS 157 and Forest Hills High School did not respond to a request for comment by press time.

Of the five winning participatory budgeting projects that did not involve schools, two were related to the Queens Library — the creation of an outdoor reading area at the Forest Hills branch and technology upgrades at the four branches within Koslowitz’s district.

Queens Library spokeswoman Elisabeth de Bourbon told the Chronicle on Wednesday that the first project is being lumped into a larger operation meant to improve drainage around the building.

“We are currently working to define its scope timing,” she said, adding she was unsure of the status of the technology upgrades.

Two other projects were transportation-related — the installation of interactive kiosks at the Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike, Forest Hills-71st Avenue and 63rd Drive-Rego Park subway stations and the building of a curb extension at the northeast corner of 71st Avenue and Austin Street in Forest Hills. The kiosks were installed more than a year ago, but the curb extension has not yet been.

A Department of Transportation spokesman said the agency is working with Koslowitz on the latter project, adding that creating an extension at such a high-volume intersection with turn requirements for trucks, buses and emergency vehicles would be challenging.

The last project, 10 security cameras placed by the NYPD throughout the district, has been implemented, according to Q Alex Anderson, Koslowitz’s legislative director.

Katz gets behind Shoppes proposal Borough president says she wants to see some changes made to plan

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Borough President Melinda Katz apparently was not moved by Jackson Heights and Elmhurst residents earlier this month who threatened to “remember” where she stood on The Shoppes at 82nd Street, should she run for higher office in 2021.

Last Thursday, Katz recommended the approval of a rezoning application to allow Sun Equity Partners to build a mixed-use development at 40-31 82 St., near the Jackson Heights-Elmhurst border — a proposal that has drawn the ire of many in the area.

Two weeks ago, the borough president heard hours of testimony from those for and against the 13-story building.

Opponents of the plan said its 120 units — 42 of which would

qualify as affordable housing — would be too expensive for area residents to afford, while also leading to rent hikes in surrounding buildings.

But its supporters said the proposed structure’s retail space — including a 22,000 square-foot Target slated for the building — will be a source of good quality jobs for those in the neighborhood.

In her recommendation, Katz said her support for the plan is not ironclad.

Some of the conditions she laid out included Sun Equity Partners making every effort to “redistribute the bulk of the building to lessen the overall height,” as well as including more units of affordable housing.

Katz also called on the building’s loading docks to be supervised all day in order to help direct traffic and that the developer give

“real opportunities” for area small businesses to move into the additional 20,000 square feet of retail space there.

Her re com mend at ion a lso included a commitment from Target to both conduct multiple job fairs in the immediate community and sell locally sourced items.

The borough president’s support, while conditional, is sure to upset the area activists and advocacy groups that have expressed vehement opposition to the plan.

At Katz’s land use hearing earlier this month, Queens Neighborhoods United volunteer Abigail Aviles said that if the borough president supported the development, her potential 2021 mayoral campaign will be in doubt.

“The community will come for you,” Aviles said, “and that’s a promise.”

Opponents of The Shoppes at 82nd Street protest the plan at Community FILE PHOTO Board 4 in March.

Community Board 4 voted unanimously against the Shoppes plan two months ago, while Councilman Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights)

came out in favor of it in April.

The proposed rezoning will then head to the City Planning CommisQ sion and the City Council.

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Carpenters, residents rip development plan Tower proposal, opponents say, will worsen school overcrowding, traffic

by Christopher Barca Editor

PS 229 on 51st Road in Maspeth has gotten incredibly overcrowded in recent years, as its population of nearly 1,500 elementary school students puts the building at 120 percent of its original capacity.

So in the mind of neighborhood resident Jo Ann Berger, building a pair of residential towers just a few blocks away from the school — which children who live in the new development would be zoned for — is beyond irresponsible.

“I can tell you firsthand that what you’re doing, what you’re proposing to do, is criminal to our children’s education,” said Berger, a member of Community Education Council 24, to loud cheers and applause. “And it should be illegal.”

Berger was one of about two dozen people to speak during a Monday public hearing at St. Mary’s of Winfield — hosted by Community Board 2 — regarding plans to rezone the southern part of the lot at 69-02 Queens Blvd. on the Maspeth-Woodside border in order to build a two-tower mixed-use complex, a proposal that has proven controversial.

According to plans presented by developer Madison Realty Capital, the taller of the two structures — to be located at the southeast corner of 69th Street and Queens Boulevard — will feature 17 stories and rise 181 feet into the air.

The shorter building — across the plot from its counterpart — will feature 14 stories, stand 151 feet tall and sit at the northwest corner of 70th Street and 47th Avenue.

Within the two structures, Madison Realty Capital plans to create 561 residential rental units, including 112 dwellings of affordable housing for residents making 80 percent of the area median income — about $62,000 for a family of three.

Connecting the buildings — which will contain about 5,600 square feet of groundfloor retail space — will be a courtyard to be built atop a parking garage that will contain 242 spots.

Of the approximately 100 people in attendance at the meeting, no one spoke in favor of

At Monday’s Community Board 2 public hearing, NYC District Council of Carpenters SecretaryTreasurer Joe Geiger blasts the plan to build two mixed-use towers at the corner of 69th Street PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA and Queens Boulevard on the border of Maspeth and Woodside. the plan. Most of those who took the microphone to shred it were members of the NYC District Council of Carpenters, all of whom donned green or black union shirts.

Many of them asked if a commitment to use organized labor could be made, but Ross Moskowitz, an attorney representing Madison Realty, and other present officials affiliated with the developer responded by saying that it was too early in the process to decide.

That sparked jeers from some in the crowd, with one man even asking how many people the developer expect to die on the job if it decides to hire nonunion workers.

“Build it union or don’t build it at all!” another man shouted, as others claimed Madison Realty often does not use organized labor during construction work.

Some of the biggest applause of the night was reserved for Joe Geiger, the executive secretary-treasurer of the NYC District Council of Carpenters.

In his testimony, Geiger pleaded with the developers to consider the approximately 1,500 union workers in the district.

“They want good-paying jobs,” he said.

“We must not forget the middle class and Woodside is middle class.”

The union official also pointed to what he called the costly nature of the development, saying that the workers who would build the complex probably couldn’t afford to live there themselves.

“We talk about affordable housing, but a lot of my members who make a good, decent living wage can’t even afford some of this affordable housing,” Geiger said. “That’s ridiculous.”

After a few more speeches, every union member in attendance got up and walked out of the room in unison, some of them grumbling about a perceived lack of answers from the developer.

Another vocal opponent of the development

was Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village), who called on Madison Realty to abandon its plan to build two towers and instead construct one mixed-use building and one school — with union laborers doing the work.

“Cer tainly they can build an 11- or 12-story building on Queens Boulevard asof-right,” Holden said, “but the back lot could be a school and we could actually help the community.”

The lawmaker later told the Chronicle he has “serious reservations” about the project as a whole, adding that he wants to sit down with the developer in hopes of coming up with a better plan.

Joy Prendergast, a Maspeth resident who lives a few blocks away, also asked Madison Realty to build a school.

If 100 kids from the two-tower complex end up going to PS 229, she said, it will make educating children at the overburdened facility impossible.

“How can you promise a community that an amazing school, a school with amazing scores, will not be further burdened?” she said, her voice quivering at times. “You want to help our community? Use that space for a school because we are maxed out.”

Moskowitz responded by saying Madison Realty could not make any promises, but that the testimony from Prendergast and others was being taken to heart.

“We hear you loud and clear. We’re not telling you right now we can do anything about it, but we’re listening,” he said. “We’re taking copious notes and we’re talking through it.”

A number of other people also fretted about what the two towers could mean for parking in the neighborhood, as the development has double the number of units as it does parking spaces.

Moskowitz said Madison Realty has not yet decided how much a residential parking pass would cost. Area resident Raymond Lee hypothesized he will end up competing for street parking with residents of the complex who don’t get a pass.

“Where’s the parking?” Lee said. “I can’t Q find parking now.”

Missing Kew Gdns. teacher dies upstate

by Christopher Barca Editor

A Kew Gardens teacher who went missing almost two weeks ago has been found dead upstate.

According to police, 46 -year- old Keith Johnson — who taught band at PS 29 in College Point — was last seen crossing the Throgs Neck Bridge going north on May 5.

Last Saturday, area police found Johnson’s car near the head of a hiking trail in the Ulster County town of Shandaken,

Keith Johnson taught band at PS 29 about 140 miles north of New York City.

About three hours later, according to reports, first responders searching several miles into the woods came across the teacher and avid hiker, who was dipping in and out of consciousness and sufferi ng f rom seve re hy pot he r m ia a nd exposure.

Johnson would die a short time later.

Published reports citing police sources added that Johnson most likely expe-

rienced some sort of medical episode that left him trapped in the forest.

The man’s brother told CBS on Sunday that Johnson, who normally hiked and camped with a friend, did not have any mental health or substance abuse issues.

Reached on Monday, the person who picked up the phone in the office of PS 29 directed media inquir ies to the Q Department of Education.

Missing Kew Gardens resident and PS 29 teacher Keith Johnson died hiking upstate PHOTO COURTESY NYPD last weekend.

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Ex-principal, five more to be honored

by Christopher Barca Editor

PHOTO COURTESY FRANK GULLUSCIO

SMGH actors wow the crowds Students at St. Mary Gate of Heaven Catholic Academy wowed two crowds with their performance of “The Lion King Jr.” over the weekend.

The young actors, some of whom are seen here during a scene, performed the show last Friday and Saturday at the school.

The performances were directed by Vinny Napolitano and produced by Frank Gulluscio, who is chairman of the academy’s board of directors, with Kelly Bojos coordinating the choreography.

The musical was adapted from the classic movie “The Lion King,” which itself has been turned into a Broadway musical.

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Christ the King High School’s expansive group of Hall of Famers is growing by six this weekend.

Topping the list of honorees for Saturday’s induction is Peter Mannarino, the beloved former principal of the Middle Village school, who served in that role from 2006 until his retirement at the end of the 2016-17 academic year.

The former longtime CTK math, photography and Italian teacher — and past member of Community Board 5 and president of the Ridgewood Property Owners and Civic Association — also serves on the school’s Board of Trustees.

“He has been an instrumental part of the Christ the King family,” school Board of Trustees Chairman Serph Maltese said in a statement, “and we are blessed to have his guidance and experience.”

Other inductees into the high school’s Hall of Fame include: • Enzo Alessandro, a chef, restauranteur and owner of La Ginestra in Glen

Cove, LI., class of 1978; • Laurain Barth, a member of the first Christ the King varsity women’s basketball team, a St. Joseph’s College graduate and the first New York City woman to score over 1,000 career points in a fouryear collegiate career, class of 1968; • T.Y. “Bill” Soo Hoo, who served 31 years as an FBI special agent and directed the agency’s command post after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, class of 1970; • Sharod Tomlinson, the director of the Reach, Inspire, Succeed, Empower Network — an academic support group for black and Latino freshmen students — at St. John’s University and the head coach of Christ the King’s junior varsity girl’s basketball team, class of 2001; and • Salvatore Crifasi, the founder and owner of Crifasi Real Estate, with offices in Middle Village, R idgewood and Williamsburg.

Crifasi is not an alumnus of Christ the King, but he will be receiving a commuQ nity award.

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Mail fishing is taken to another level in FH Bronxite busted for trying to steal an entire sidewalk mailbox May 11

by Christopher Barca Editor

Deputy Inspector Robert Ramos, the commanding officer of the 112th Precinct, has been with the NYPD for more than three decades, serving in four of the city’s five boroughs.

But what happened at the corner of Yellowstone Boulevard and 67th Road in Forest Hills in the early hours of last Friday morning — that was a new one for him.

“It was a funny way to wake up this morning, that’s for sure,” Ramos told the Chronicle. “I had to do a double take when I saw the picture.”

According to the commander, members of the 112th Precinct’s anti-crime unit were patrolling the area when they witnessed three men putting a sidewalk mailbox they had yanked out of the ground into the back of a minivan.

The trio fled on foot when the officers arrived, but the crime fighters managed to chase down one of the suspects and arrest him. The other two escaped.

According to police, the suspect whom officers arrested is 30-year-old Bronx resident Joadin Rodriguez.

He was charged with grand larceny, criminal tampering, criminal mischief, possession of burglar’s tools and criminal

possession of stolen property.

A prevalent issue throughout Queens for years, mail fishing — the use of a bottle or other object on a string and covered in adhesive to steal checks from mailboxes — has gotten particularly bad in the 112th Precinct this spring.

The command received five complaints just this week, according to Ramos.

But the deputy inspector said he couldn’t help but be shocked when he saw the photo of the letter drop in the back of the vehicle.

“This is a first. It’s going to a different level now, it looks like,” he said. “I don’t know what these guys were going to do with it. I don’t know how heavy a mailbox is, but it sure looks heavy.”

USPS spokesperson Xavier Hernandez said such a crime is far from normal in New York City and, yes, the boxes are very heavy.

“A collection box generally weighs about 115 pounds and removing a collection box from the ground is actually pretty difficult,” Hernandez said. “Each leg is bolted deep into cement and sometimes cement is poured over their legs, if sidewalks were recently repaired by the city. This makes them significantly more difficult to yank out of the ground.”

It is the second arrest the precinct has

made on mail theft in as many weeks.

In Rego Park last Friday, the same officers who busted the Bronx man cuffed two residents of Brooklyn — 25-year-old Ron Rosario and 23-year-old Carlos Salazar — who had been allegedly stealing mail from a box at the corner of 63rd Drive and Booth Street.

An eagle-eyed resident spotted them allegedly dropping something into the mailbox and pulling out envelopes at about 1 a.m. and called 911.

“I was kind of hoping the guys arrested last week were responsible,” Ramos said of the recent rise in mail fishing in the precinct. “But hopefully the guy we got this morning is. Hopefully, it will have a positive impact.”

Since the start of April, the commander said the precinct has been “hit pretty hard,” adding that mail fishing isn’t isolated to just certain pockets of Forest Three crooks allegedly tried to steal a sidewalk Hills or Rego Park. mailbox in Forest Hills last Friday, but were “They broke into quite a few mailbox- caught in the act by officers from the 112th Prees last month, and just now, the altered cinct.

TWITTER PHOTO / 112TH PRECINCT checks are just coming back and the victims are finding out,” he said. “We had Ramos declined to name the officers been doing well, but it’s gotten bad.” who made both arrests, but he said there To combat the issue, he is adding offi- could be some awards in their future. cers to the midnight shift, as the crime “They’re going to get something,” he Q mostly occurs in the overnight hours. said. “That’s for sure.”

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to endorse it in order to get the Working Families Party line in the 2016 general election.

On Monday, that staffer sent the Chronicle a photo of a WFP candidate survey question about support raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020, along with Crowley’s response in the affirmative.

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paign spokesman Daniel Bonthius, the Bronxite has officially supported a $15 minimum wage in her capacity as a candidate since December 2016, when she was first recruited to run for office by Brand New Congress.

In order to receive the backing of the nonpartisan organization, hopefuls must include a $15 federal minimum wage in their platforms.

When asked if there was any proof of Ocasio-Cortez’s support for such a pay hike prior to December 2016, Bonthius said the campaign could not provide any documentation. However, he added that the candidate — a former waitress — has backed the national Fight for $15 movement since it began in 2012.

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Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, Bronx) is countering a jab at the congressman’s record taken by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, his opponent in next month’s Democratic pr imar y, in an ar ticle in last week’s Chronicle.

Ocasio-Cortez called herself the prolabor candidate, saying, “I have stood for a $15 minimum wage longer than my opponent has.”

The Crowley camp disputes that. In an email last Friday, an aide to the congressman sent the Chronicle two press releases and two articles to back up its claim that the progressive Bronx activist was not being truthful in her assertion.

Last year, Crowley signed onto the Raise the Wage Act, which would bring the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024.

But the lawmaker’s aide says his support for higher wages goes back years.

The two oldest materials the staffer sent the Chronicle were a 2007 Daily News column bemoaning the death of a federal minimum wage bill and a 2013 Brooklyn Downtown Star stor y about a national “Fight for $15” walkout.

In both pieces, Crowley was quoted by the writer as saying Americans deserved “a long-overdue pay raise,” but he was not quoted in either as specifically supporting a minimum wage of $15 an hour.

However, his words of suppor t are included in a September 2014 press release from the Mayor’s Off ice, issued after Mayor de Blasio signed an executive order to raise the living wage in the city to $13.13 an hour — with the expectation that pay would rise to $15 by 2019.

“Joe Crowley has been fighting for a $15 minimum wage since 2014, has been a cosponsor of the Raise the Wage Act for more than a decade, and has been working to elect more Democrats to the House who will support working men and women,” campaign spokesman Vijay Chaudhuri said.

“His opponent’s disregard for the truth is unsurprising but yet another reason why Joe Crowley will be re-elected.”

The final item the Crowley aide sent the paper was the lawmaker’s announcement of support for last year’s Raise the Wage Act. That bill and others to raise the lowest legal pay to varying rates, but less than $15 an hour, have been pushed in Congress for years.

Crowley has co-sponsored such legislation repeatedly, beginning with the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 1999, which he signed onto one month after taking office.

Last year’s Raise the Wage Act appears to be the first time Crowley signed onto such a $15 wage bill.

But according to Crowley’s aide, he had

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Pols, residents rip school gun violence Elected officials rally with North Shore Towers activist organization

by Neglah Sharma Chronicle Contributor

Amid the nationwide debate over what measures should be taken to protect schools from gun violence, residents of North Shore Towers and Country Club in Floral Park let their voice be heard.

Borough President Melinda Katz, mother to a 7- and 10-year-old, expressed her staunch disapproval of easy access to firearms at a rally last Saturday organized by the North Shore Towers Political Action Committee.

“It leaves a mom and a dad and whoever is taking care of those children to figure out how to have those conversations as we move forward,” Katz said. “And I think the conversations are valid and frank. And as loud as the TV images are, we have to be louder in our opposition.”

While conversations may begin at home, Assemblyman Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside) agreed with the rally’s antigun rhetoric, and he believes that it is the federal government’s job to enact stronger gun control to protect children and families.

“As mass shootings and school violence continue to rise in the United States, it is not enough to simply offer our thoughts and prayers,” said Braunstein, a parent to two sons who will soon be joining public school.

The assemblyman argued that even if

Borough President Melinda Katz sang the national anthem last Sunday at North Shore Towers and Country Club, where she joined residents of the development and elected officials at a rally PHOTO BY NEGLAH SHARMA supporting the victims of school gun violence. sales of certain weapons are banned in New York, people can simply drive down to a different state to purchase them, or high-capacity magazines.

“We need to put pressure on our lawmakers at the federal government, there’s no reason in my mind why anyone needs to have an automatic assault weapon,” Braunstein

said. “What we need to do is change the mindset, and drive out voters who agree with us.”

In school shooting history, attackers have used magazines holding 10 or as many as 75 rounds, believed to compensate for lack of accuracy and maximize the chance to harm.

“I am humbled by the sacrifice of all these

lives, the violence, and mayhem and hatred that have become commonplace in our country” said Joan Perkell, a North Shore Towers resident who supports gun control.

Justin Connor, a field representative for Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Suffolk, Nassau, Queens) at the event, presented North Shore Towers with an American flag in honor of school gun violence victims.

Despite the recent string of school shootings, including last Friday’s at Palmdale High School in California, gun rights advocates believe that gun control laws give too much power to the government, resulting in potential tyranny, a concern of the Founding Fathers.

But some in the private sector have taken action without any new law. In February, for example, Dick’s Sporting Goods Chairman and CEO Edward Stack — son of the chain’s founder, Dick Stack — announced that his stores would refrain from selling handguns to anyone under 21, and that all AR-15 rifles and high-capacity magazines will no longer be sold at the store.

“I’m not saying take guns away from everyone,” said Councilman Barry Grodenchik (D-Oakland Gardens), who emphasized that law-abiding citizens should be able to exercise their Second Amendment Q rights responsibly.

John Bowne principal moved from his post Kwait gets new DOE gig; city’s paid $830K for settlements over his conduct

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Howard Kwait is finally out at John Bowne High School in Flushing.

Discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuits leveled against the former principal had led the city to pay $830,000 in taxpayer funds because of legal settlements.

He wasn’t fired, though.

According to a Department of Education spokesman, Kwait “will be performing administrative duties” at an agency office. An assistant principal — whose name the Chronicle could not get prior to deadline — has taken his place.

The decision to relocate the principal was made by DOE Chancellor Richard Carranza, according to the agency.

Kwait had been the Flushing school’s principal since 2006. He’ll still be collecting his $156,671 salary in his new role, according to the DOE. He was relocated on Friday, and his job change comes as many are criticizing the de Blasio administration for not having an adequate system in place for handling sexual harassment complaints.

In a statement to the Chronicle, Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) said “it’s outrageous that the city allowed this principal to remain on staff and in a position of authority at” the school while he racked up

the hundreds of thousands in public dollars for settlements.

“The city needs to ensure that every sexual harassment allegation is taken seriously and investigated thoroughly,” he added.

The Chronicle could not reach Kwait for comment prior to deadline.

The city paid $85,836.10 to guidance counselor Laura Prettitore in September to settle a lawsuit she brought over Kwait’s conduct, alleging that he sexually harassed her and urged school officials to inf late failing grades. The public also paid $44,163.90 in attorney’s fees in the case.

One assistant principal claimed in litigation last year that the former John Bowne chief retaliated against him because he denounced Kwait for urging a teacher to fix grades.

Maria Catenacci, another assistant principal at John Bowne, sued in 2014 claiming he’d made “numerous sexual advances” toward her and “targeted” her after they were rejected. According to the suit, Catenacci stepped down “in a last ditch effort to escape her circumstances.”

The litigation alleged that in addition to yelling at Catenacci and making derogatory remarks to her, Kwait straddled, touched “and simulated sexual intercourse by pressing his fingers against Plaintiff’s leg and body.”

The city paid $125,000 for Catenacci’s settlement on June 12, 2015.

Sally Maya, a former assistant principal at John Bowne, claimed in lawsuit filed in 2014 that the ex-principal made derogatory comments toward her after she became pregnant.

On the same day as the funds were paid for Catenacci’s case, the city doled out $150,000 for the settlement over Maya’s suit.

Another former official at the school, Miriam Zambrano-Lamhaouhi, claimed in a suit that Kwait discriminated against her while she was pregnant. In 2013, the city paid $200,000 to settle in her case.

Plaintiffs claiming damages over the exprincipal’s behavior weren’t limited to DOE officials.

The family of a student at the school sued in 2012, claiming Kwait had falsely accused her of sending threatening emails. Taxpayers footed a $225,000 bill for the settlement.

Kwait was fined $4,500 by the city Conflict of Interests Board in 2014 for going on two trips to Europe that a female aide at the Flushing high school paid for.

Earlier in his career, Kwait had worked at Townsend Harris High School in Flushing.

“John Bowne High School has always been home to some of our best and brightest,” Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows) said in a statement. “I am relieved that the entire community can now move on and keep working to build an environment that keeps our students, faculty, and administrators safe.” Q

The Department of Education has removed Howard Kwait from his job as principal of John Bowne High School in Flushing, giving him a different position within the agency. Prior to that decision, hundreds of thousands in public funds had been spent by the city settling lawsuits brought over Kwait’s conduct. FILE PHOTO

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Christ the King legend Clare Droesch dies Breast cancer claims 36-year-old assistant coach and All-American

by Christopher Barca Editor

Clare Droesch has long been a Christ the King High School legend, going back 20 years to the days when she was a smooth shooting All-American.

But as great as she was on the court, Droesch will be remembered by many for how she stared down adversity off of it.

After more than six years of fighting, the Rockaway native lost her battle with stage four breast cancer last Friday.

The Christ the King women’s basketball

Droesch holding the state title earlier this year.

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assistant coach and former Boston College star was just 36 years old.

The news of her passing left those in the high school and college sports world heartbroken, as condolences poured in from across the city and country.

“It was not the jump shot or the silky smooth passes that made Clare Droesch an All-American at Christ the King and later at Boston College, it was the way she could light up a room with her infectious laugh and piercing blue eyes,” CTK head girls basketball coach Bob Mackey said in a statement.

“She leaves behind a legacy as an outstanding player and coach. She made a difference in the lives of players and coaches.”

During her time at Christ the King in the late 1990s, Droesch was arguably the best high school player in the state, as she helped lead the Royals to an absurd 106 wins compared to a mere 10 losses.

Christ the King also won three state federation championships in her time at the Middle Village school, which ended with an AllAmerican selection in 2001.

Droesch then went on to star at Boston College, where she helped lead the Golden Eagles to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including two trips to the Sweet Sixteen.

“Clare’s passion for helping others as a coach and the courage and grace with which

she faced her battle with cancer are an inspiration to us all,” former Boston College coach Erik Johnson said.

After a brief stint playing professionally in Portugal, Droesch began her coaching career, one that saw her serve in a variety of roles at Vanderbilt and St. John’s.

She came back home to New York City a decade ago to coach on the high school level, beginning with Scholars Academy in Rockaway Park. It was during her tenure as an assistant at St. Edmund Prep in Brooklyn when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

But she never stopped patrolling the sidelines, even as she underwent chemotherapy to battle the disease — which eventually spread to her spine and hips.

“Everyone is crying around me,” she said in 2013. “I’m the one patting them on the back, telling them it’s going to be alright.”

Most recently, Droesch served as an assistant to Mackey at Christ the King. Coaching from a wheelchair in what would be her final season on the sidelines, she helped lead the Royals to a state championship — bringing her basketball career full circle.

“One thing I express to them is that you can’t take life for granted,” Droesch said of her players four years ago. “You don’t know what tomorrow is going to bring. You have to live every day like it’s your last and leave it

Former Christ the King High School and Boston College star Clare Droesch died last Friday after a six-year battle with breast cancer.

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Survived by her parents, older brother, nieces and nephews, the CTK Hall of Famer was laid to rest Wed nesd ay in Q Farmingdale, LI.

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After SCOTUS ruling, NY lawmakers eye sports betting law continued from page 2 enforcement and a patchwork race to the regulatory bottom,” Hatch, one of the original authors of the PASPA, said in a statement. “At stake here is the very integrity of sports.”

The senator did not outline any specific details of the proposed bill, which at press time had not been introduced.

So what comes next for New York?

The Senate Racing and Wagering Committee in March unanimously passed a bill sponsored by Bonacic to regulate sports gambling.

The bill, if passed and signed by Cuomo, would do the following: • prohibit sports betting on high school athletic events; • require casinos to pay a state tax of 8.5 percent of gross sports wagering revenue; • provide a structure for investigations and data sharing between casinos, the state Gaming Commission and sports governing bodies; and • limit potential affiliates of a casino to licensed racetracks, off-track betting corporations, Resorts World Casino and the New York Racing Association.

The bill, which does not have a sponsor in the Assembly, is now in front of the Senate Finance Committee.

State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) also has a bill that would authorize gambling on sporting and athletic events sponsored by universities or colleges. That bill, in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is being carried

Bets could be placed at venues such as FILE PHOTO Resorts World.

by Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows) in the lower chamber.

“I applaud the Supreme Court for restoring common sense on this issue and realizing the limitations that the United States Constitution and the system of federalism places on the federal government in regards to dictating to the States what they can and cannot do,” Avella said in a statement after the Supreme Court ruling.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), ranking member of the Racing and Wagering Committee, said he looks forward to “cautiously” moving ahead with proposed legislation, while seeking to protect the integrity of sporting events.

“I look forward to working with my colleagues in all levels of government to credibly

investigate how we can potentially implement sports betting here in New York to improve the state’s tourism, create jobs and increase revenues,” he said in a statement.

A spokesman for Resorts World Casino in South Ozone Park told the Chronicle in February that it would welcome the opportunity to bring sports betting to Queens. The spokesman did not return a request for comment on the court’s ruling by press time.

Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park) wants to see the racino involved in the discussions on sports betting.

“As a member of the racing and wagering committee, I am supportive of the expansion of gaming in NYS as long as the relevant stakeholders, particularly Resorts World Casino, which is located in my district, are involved in the policy making process” she said.

The New York Racing Association has also expressed interest in having its racetracks offer sports betting sites.

Sports leagues across the country said they’re reviewing the Supreme Court’s decision.

“As each state considers whether to allow sports betting, we will continue to seek the proper protections for our sport, in partnership with other professional sports,” Major League Baseball said in a statement. “Our most important priority is protecting the integrity of our games.”

The NCAA — one of the main defendants

in the case — said, “While we are still reviewing the decision to understand the overall implications to college sports, we will adjust sports wagering and championship policies to align with the direction from the court.”

The Associated Press repor ted that National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver is in favor “of a federal framework that would provide a uniform approach to sports gambling in states that choose to permit it.

“Regardless of the particulars of any future sports betting law, the integrity of our game remains our highest priority.”

The National Hockey League said in a statement, “It’s important to emphasize that the Supreme Court’s decision has no immediate impact on existing League rules relating to sports wagering, and particularly, wagering involving NHL games.”

Jim Maney — executive director of The New York Council on Problem Gaming, a nonprofit that seeks to increase public awareness of gambling addiction and advocate for treatment for addicts — said his group will also review any proposed laws related to sports betting.

“We have to make sure there are more resources available and more help available to folks,” Maney said in an interview. “We need education, awareness, prevention, treatment and resources to educate folks on what this is going to be. Do folks know the warnQ ing signs?”

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So, what causes your seasonal allergies to move from typical symptoms — like nasal congestion, puffy eyes and throat irritation — to that whirling sensation that can knock you off your feet?

The most common spring allergy culprits are pollens from a variety of trees and grasses, as well as mold, according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

Because there can be millions of pollen particles and mold spores in the air, finding allergy relief can seem nearly impossible for some, says allergist Dr. Michael Foggs, ACAAI president. But by knowing what triggers your allergy symptoms and how to avoid these allergens, you can be on your way to a sneeze-free season.

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Queens shapes up well vs. NY State: study

by Michael Gannon Editor

If you think you and your neighbors in Queens appear to be healthier than people elsewhere in the state, you could be right — a financial technology company has run the numbers.

The borough ranked fifth among all 62 counties in the Empire State according to a study released this week by SmartAsset, an company that offers personal finance information in areas of homebuying, taxes, retirement and others.

The study released was connected with information on purchasing the right life insurance policy.

The company, in an email, said factors included each county’s percentage of adult smokers; adult obesity; excessive drinking; the ratio of personal care physicians per 100,000 residents; the rate of people who are uninsured; and “years of potential life lost,” or the number of years lost by residents who pass away before the age of 75.

“Our study aims to find the healthiest places in the country,” according to an email from the organization.

“An individual’s health is key to assessing life expectancy, which is the ultimate determinant of the price one pays for life insurance,” the statement continued. “To find America’s healthiest places we considered three factors: length of life, health behaviors and healthcare access.”

Total combined scores for length of life, health behaviors and healthcare access all were weighted in order to form a combined score.

Downstate dominated the study, with Manhattan — New York County — taking the top spot, just ahead of West-

chester County, followed by Nassau and Rockland counties.

Queens edged out S a r a t og a fo r f i f t h place. Suffolk County at No. 8 and Kings County, aka Brooklyn in New York City vernacular, finished tenth on the list.

T he s u r vey a lso found that 13 percent of all adults in Queens are smokers, and that there is an adult obesi- Queens finished fifth out of New York City’s 62 counties in the results of a survey issued this week by ty rate of 23.8 percent. SmartAsset, a financial technology company. The survey was connected with information on the purBoth figures came chasing of life insurance.

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(139) and Nassau (146) The borough’s rate of 15.4 percent of adults engaging in The years of potential life lost is a metric created to excessive drinking was by far the lowest percentage among quantify and incorporate with the rate of premature death all counties in the top 10. Manhattan, at 23.8 percent, had rates in a given county. the highest rate by far among the survey’s leaders.

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Asthma is the leading cause of chronic illness in children Difficulty breathing can be a terrifying experience for anyone, and especially for parents watching their children suffer. People experience breathing issues due to weather, allergies or illness. But for children and adults who have asthma, breathing troubles can be a regular occurrence.

The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology says children who have recurrent wheezing, chest tightness, cough or shortness of breath may have one or more forms of asthma. Asthma can make it challenging to breathe and typically occurs when the lungs swell, fill with mucus and airways become smaller.

The Kids Health resource says some people have described asthma as feeling like breathing through a straw.

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Asthma is the leading cause of chronic illness i n ch ild ren, affecti ng roughly seven million children in the United States With accurate diagnosis and treatment, children with asthma can alone, and the numbers live healthy lives that include physical activity. are steadily rising, says Testing for asthma WebMD. It can occur at any age, but most Apart from allergy tests, a doctor may children are diagnosed by age 5.

Why people get asthma is generally a recommend a pulmonary function test to mystery, but it tends to run in families. see how air flows through the lungs. Chest Those who have a history of asthma or X-rays may highlight other symptoms, and allergies tend to get asthma. Allergists may doctors may test for inflammation. perform skin or blood tests to see if children Managing asthma have allergies that can trigger asthmatic There is no cure for asthma, but it can be symptoms, advises the American College managed effectively with lifestyle changes of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. and medications. Treatment depends on the severity and frequency of symptoms, Symptoms of asthma Asthma can have multiple causes and advises ACAAI. Quick relief medications symptoms. AAAI says coughing, recur- can quiet the wheezing and coughing that rent bronchitis, wheezing and shortness occurs during an attack. Long-term mediof breath, especially when exercising, are cations help with internal inflammation. common symptoms. Some people may Inhalers and nebulizers are commonly used notice a whistling sound when breathing to deliver asthma medications. ACAAI says out. Also, frequent colds that settle in the that most asthma medications are considered safe when used as directed. chest may be indicative of asthma.

In addition to medications, asthma patients are advised to get flu immunizaIncreasing asthma rates No one is sure why more children are tions, avoid allergy triggers and routinely now developing asthma than before. It could wash their hands to avoid colds and other be because parents are more in tune with respiratory illnesses.

With accurate diagnosis and treatment, symptoms and seeking treatment. Others surmise that increased time spent indoors children with asthma can live healthy lives being exposed to indoor air pollution, dust and that include physical activity. School-aged secondhand smoke may be to blame. Oversani- children can control symptoms both at home tation, or not enabling children to be exposed and at school with the help of parents and Q to enough bacteria and viruses to boost their school administrators. — Metro Creative Creation immune systems, is another theory.

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Smart shopping tips for people with asthma and allergies A stuffy nose. Scratchy throat. Difficulty breathing. It’s bad enough when spring allergy season reaps its ugly head, but when the things in your home trigger your asthma and allergies too, you feel like you’re in an endless battle to feel healthy.

“Many household goods are hidden sources of asthma and allergy triggers,” says Dr. Cary Sennett, president and CEO of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. “Fortunately, you can breathe easier by shopping smarter.

By keeping a few tips in mind, you’ll be able to select products that reduce the likelihood of flares or attacks.”

Dr. Sennett and the experts at AAFA offer these shopping tips to limit asthma and allergy triggers in your home.

1. Look for the Asthma & Allergy Friendly mark. By being selective in what you purchase, you can dramatically impact asthma and allergy triggers in your home. The first step when shopping is to look for AAFA’s Asthma & Allergy Friendly certification mark. This strict scientifically based program was created 10 years ago to test products from cleaning supplies to toys and more to ensure they’re suitable for families with asthma or allergies. Feel confident when you look for the mark in stores or online. For a full list of products and where to find them, visitaafa.org/certified.

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levels while sanitizing the water. For air cleaners, look for independent testing that proves the device reduces allergens from the air by removal and not just redistribution.

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Vacuuming once a week is important for reducing allergens, but if you don’t get a good vacuum you may simply be redistributing those irritants throughout your house. A certified vacuum will have a high-quality air filtration system that captures even microscopic particles. Furthermore, the vacuum should not release irritants when you have to change the bag, either.

6. Give toys that inspire smiles rather than cause sniffles. For children, a favorite teddy should provide comfort, not sniffles and sneezes. Unfortunately, doctors often recommend removing stuffed toys from children with asthma and allergies. Because stuffed toys are similar to filled bedding products, they can house dust mites and other allergens as well as contain dyes that could irritate a child’s sensitivities. Look for toys that earn the certification. This means that the toy can easily be cleaned to remove allergen accumulation, contains no chemicals known to trigger allergies or allergens, plus the colors will not bleed from rubbing or saliva.

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exhibit highlights Songs sung blue Dorsky the world of water

by Victoria Zunitch

Although L’Heureux grew up around water on Cape Cod, she said the exhibit emerged more out of her interest in the science-art connection, including artists

because it included too many works that were too large for the space. She then returned with a beautifully curated plan that was exactly sized, Noah Dorsky, one of the gallery’s directors, said at the exhibit’s opening reception May 6.

who employ science in their art. “And how the science community can use art to educate the public,” she said.

Some of the works directly address climate change and others draw us into more abstract themes of water. continued on page 35

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“Water is taught by thirst,” Emily Dickinson wrote in the poem of the same name.

The poem inspired artist Naoe Suzuki to create two pairs of frighteningly contrasting art works. One depicts in blue and brown the doused landscapes of the Adirondacks and Boston, and the other imagines a catastrophic brown-andwhite mud drought in both regions.

The lush colors of the first pair, “Water, is Taught by Thirst (BLUE),” were made with watercolor and mineral pigment on tea-stained paper. The crusty brown curling and brown edges of the second pair, “Water, is Taught by Thir s t (WHITE),” which evokes dried and peeling mud, were an accident, Suzuki said. An assistant failed to leave flat and unrolled the paper tracings she had used for the BLUE pair, so they curled and singed under the heat of a laser she used to remove the spaces where the blue rivers had been.

Suzuki insists that the separate pairs always be displayed at a distance from each other, as they represent two distinctly possible worlds, saturated landscapes or droughts, some caused by rising sea levels that infiltrate freshwater sources.

“I didn’t want people to read [them] as ‘a before and after,’” Suzuki said.

Reflections on water, its importance and its attendant perils, are on display now through July 15 in a deceptively beautiful exhibition, “Wake,” at Dorsky

Gallery Curatorial Programs in Long Island City.

Curator Michele L’Heureux had proposed an exhibit about water several years ago that wasn’t accepted

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EXHIBITS

p.m., thru May 26, Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 30-44 Crescent St. $18 advance; $12 seniors, students; $2 more at the door. Info: (718) 706-5750, apacny.org.

“Queens Selects,” with works in various media chosen by Queens College faculty and students from the Godwin-Ternbach Museum collection, dating from 1000 to 1500. Thru Thu., May 31, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing.

Free. Info: (718) 997-4747, gtmuseum.org.

DANCE Anthem, a work choreographed by Milka Djordjevich that questions contemporary dance’s predilections toward neutrality, authenticity and the desexualization of the female form. Wed.-Sat., May 16-19 and 23-26, 8 p.m., The Chocolate Factory Theater, 5-49 49 Ave., Long Island City. $20. Info: (718) 482-7069, chocolatefactorytheater.org.

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

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

FILM

“Dutch Masters,” with works by multiple artists in various media exploring marijuana at a time of increasing recreational legalization and the backlash to that. Thru Sat., June 2, Mrs., 60-40 56 Drive, Maspeth. Free. Info: (347) 841-6149, mrsgallery.com.

“Wilder LIC,” with works in various media that highlight wild nature to encourage new ideas about ecological and cultural diversity, plus performances, artist talks and other special events, by the Flux Factory. Thru Sun., June 17 (closing reception 6 p.m.), Windmill Community Garden, 39-22 29 St., Long Island City. Free. Info: (347) 669-1406, fluxfactory.org.

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

MUSIC

Anthem, a contemporary dance performance questioning some of the genre’s predispositions, will be presented May 16 to 26 at The Chocolate Factory Theater. See Dance.

PHOTO BY GEMA GALIANA Choral Evensong for the Feast of Pentecost, a family-friendly concert with live organ music and pro choir, with all welcome; reception to follow. Sun., May 20, 3 p.m., All Saints Episcopal Church, 85-45 96 St., Woodhaven. Free. Info: (718) 849-2352, allsaintswoodhaven.org.

Wings of Song: Music for a Sunday Afternoon, with works by Bach, Handel, Wagner and SaintSaens, by organist William J. Stokes, mezzo-soprano Olivia Smith-Grugan and tenor Michael Protacio.

Sun., May 20, 3 p.m., St. Luke’s Church, 85 Greenway S., Forest Hills. $15 suggested; $12 seniors, students. Info: (718) 268-7772, gingerbreadplayers.org. stlukesforesthills.org.

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Global Mashup #3: Mexico Meets Guinea, with music of each style played by separate bands and then a jam of both, with open dance floor. Fri., May 18, 8 p.m. (dance lessons 7 p.m.), Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $16; $10 students; free teens 13-19 with ID. More mashups every other Fri. thru June 15. Info/RSVP: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

Benjamin Britten’s “War Requiem,” the musical call to peace combining the Latin Requiem text with the poems of Wilfred Owen, slain in World War I; performed 100 years after the conflict’s end, by the Queens College Choral Society, Orchestra and Choir. Sat., May 19, 8 p.m., Colden Auditorium, Queens College, 153-49 Reeves Ave., Flushing. $20. Info: (718) 793-0923, kupferbergcenter.org.

A Tribute to Scott Joplin, with Dan Levinson’s Canary Cottage Dance Orchestra and the Victorian Vaudeville Quartet, honoring the King of Ragtime, plus lecture and BBQ. Sat., May 19, 2 p.m. (lecture by Ed Berlin 1:15 p.m.), St. Michael’s Cemetery, 72-02 Astoria Blvd., East Elmhurst. Free. Info: (718) 278-3240, stmichaelscemetery.com.

The New York Cantors, with three singers, from synagogues in Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Hamptons, known for performing both sacred and secular music, backed by a chamber orchestra and choir.

Wed., May 23, 7:30 p.m., Free Synagogue of Flushing, 136-23 Sanford Ave. $75. Info: (718) 961-0030, freesynagogueflushing.org.

Oratorio Society of Queens Spring Concert, featuring “Chichester Psalms” and other works by Leonard Bernstein, to honor his 100th birthday. Sun., May 20, 4 p.m., Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. $35 advance; $30 seniors; $10 kids under 13; $40 day of show; $10 kids. Info: (718) 279-3006, queensoratorio.org.

The Caan Film Festival, with several movies featuring Sunnyside native James Caan. Fri., May 18; and Sun., May 20; certain films at certain times, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15 each; $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17; includes museum admission. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

Panorama Europe 2018, the 10th edition of a festival of new European films, both fictional and documentary. Fri.-Sun., May 18-20, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15 each; $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17; includes museum admission (more films Tue. and Thu., May 22, 24, 29 and 31 in Manhattan). Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

THEATRE

Americans in Paris and Back Again, with music

by George Gershwin, Aaron Copland, Quincy Jones and more, by the Quintet of the Americas, as part of Music in the Garden series. Sun., May 20, 4-5:30 p.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.

PHOTO BY ARTHUR MOELLER “Tango & Flamenco fusion,” a world premiere production blending the “two most important Hispanic manifestations in music, song and dance from Spain and Latin America.” Every Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; every Sun., 4 p.m., thru July 1, Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside. $40 advance; $45 at door; $37 students and seniors; $40 at door. Info: (718) 729-3880, thaliatheatre.org.

“Bring It On: The Musical,” a show loosely based on the 2000 film about the competitive world of cheerleading, with music by Tom Kitt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, directed by Broadway star Tonya Perkins. Thu., May 17, 11:30 a.m.; Fri., May 18, 11:30 a.m. and 8 p.m.; Sat., May 19, 8 p.m., Black Spectrum Theatre, Roy Wilkins Park, 177 St. and Baisley Blvd., Jamaica. $25. Info: (718) 7231800, blackspectrum.com.

“Carmen,” a modern adaptation of Bizet’s beloved opera of doomed love and violent passion, with popular and familiar music, by the Queens Opera Theatre. Sat., May 19, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., May 20, 2 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $16; free teens 13-19 with ID. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

“Follies,” the James Goldman-Stephen Sondheim musical about showgirls in an old revue, especially two in unhappy marriages, reuniting at an old theater set for demolition, by the Astoria Performing Arts Center. Each Thu.-Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 2 and 8

“The Wizard of Oz,” the 1939 musical fantasy about a farm girl’s adventures, based on a children’s book by L. Frank Baum, one of America’s most beloved movies; first in series of summer screenings. Fri., May 18, 7-10 p.m., Hunter’s Point South Park, near 48 Ave. and Center Blvd., Long Island City. Free. Info: hunterspointparks.org.

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AUDITIONS St. Gregory Theatre Group for “Sister Act,” to be performed in August; requirements at facebook.com/sgtgproductions. Tue.-Thu., May 22-24, 7-9:30 p.m. (May 24 by app’t only), St. Gregory the Great Church Oak Room, 242-20 88 Ave. (entrance on 88 Road), Bellerose. Info: (718) 989-2451, sgtgproductions@gmail.com. continued on page 36

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As depicted in the show, cheerleading is far from the fun-filled pastime it’s generally Between “In the Heights” and “Hamil- made out to be. Here it takes on far greater ton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda contributed to meaning for those who get involved, as the creation of another musical, “Bring It they build friendships, romances and, most On,” a look at the cutthroat world of com- dramatically, fierce rivalries with each other.

The story revolves around Campbell, petitive high school cheerleading based on who has just been named cheerleading capa film of the same name.

The show, which had a five-month run tain at Truman High School, only to discovon Broadway in 2012 and remains popular er that redistricting means she must spend on college and high school campuses, is the her senior year at nearby Jackson High, an current attraction at Black Spectrum The- inner-city school. True to life, she has trouble fitting in, and finds herself at odds with atre in Jamaica, running through May 19.

Under the direction of Tony Award-win- Danielle, the headstrong leader of the new ning Broadway actress Tonya Pinkins, the school’s dance crew.

An assortment of identifiable characters show is a slick and fluid entertainment. provide the twists and turns that will eventually lead one of the schools to become the national cheerleading champions.

When: Thu.-Fri., May 17-18, 11:30 a.m.; Though set in this particular milieu, Fri.-Sat., May 18-19, 8 p.m. the show, at heart a tale of betrayal and Where: Black Spectrum Theatre, forgiveness, provides a much more uniRoy Wilkins Park, 177th Street versal theme: One should never give up and Baisley Boulevard, Jamaica on one’s dreams.

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“Bring It On” is about cheerleading but has a deeper message. adept as dancers and tumblers than as vocalists — though, it must be admitted, that singing while engaged in the show’s physical demands would be a challenge to almost anyone. And while some of the individual voices were weak, the ensemble numbers were much more assured.

And each member of the company

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brought something special to the stage.

Nearly stealing the show last Saturday night was pint-sized Caitlin Sheppard as Bridget, the spunky perennial outcast who is relegated to playing the role of mascot, hidden behind the head of an oversized parrot. She provided many of the evening’s laughs. continued on page 37

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The world’s most famous orphan and all her friends are back for another musical goround as “Annie” is brought to life by The Andrean Players. Four performances remain on May 18, 19 and 20.

Based on the comic strip “Little Orphan Annie,” with a book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin, the show tells a well-known tale: The ever-optimistic 11-year-old with a mop of curly red hair wants nothing more than to find her parents and (spoiler alert) winds up as the adopted child of tough-talking but soft-hearted billionaire businessman Oliver Warbucks.

As the show opens, we’re at the orphanage, where Annie (pint-sized Emmy LiuWang, who sings in a voice at least three times her size) longs for the day her parents will come to claim her.

The facility is also home, in this production, to more than two dozen other orphans including girls and boys of all shades and sizes, each of them adorable. Together, they sing of their hard-knock life, executing choreographer Richard Masin’s basic movements with precision. (They really cut loose later in the infectious “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile.”)

The moment everyone waits for at any rendering of this show is its anthem, “Tomorrow,” and Liu-Wang sings the hell out of it.

In fact, the entire cast is vocally powerful — this production’s strongest asset, though some of the show’s comedic moments are not always fully realized.

Masin, doing double duty, is a steadfast, no-nonsense Warbucks and bucks tradition

by appearing with a full head of hair, with no detriment to the ordinarily shiny-domed character.

Reagan Stone has fun with the child-hating, man-chasing, booze-guzzling Miss Hannigan, who runs the orphanage with an iron fist. A musical highlight comes when she is joined by Dany Stravino (as her good-fornothing brother, Rooster) and Danielle Fleming (in full comic mode as his gold-digging girlfriend, Lily St. Regis) as they imagine life on “Easy Street.” Stravino and Fleming provide the show with much of its humor.

Monica Maddock as Grace Farrell makes for a devoted assistant to Warbucks, and Peter Carrozzo brings to life President Franklin Roosevelt, who even gets a brief solo of his own.

As Bert Healy, a radio announcer who broadcasts Annie’s search for her parents, Giovanni Vittozzi makes a memorable impression, displaying versatility with his crooning, tap dancing and, yes, puppeteering.

Under the direction of Andrew Koslosky, the show moves along steadily, with even the youngest performers taking to the stage with assurance. Musical director Patrick Q White leads an exemplary band.

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Artist Nancy Cohen had a more intuitive experience in creating sculptures with metal, glass and other “materials that transform.” Cohen makes her own paper, which starts as a liquid, and glass, usually encountered as a solid, can be manipulated in a liquid state or as a solid powder.

Matthew Cusick also crafts his own media, carefully cutting up pieces of maps and using them as brushstrokes in his works “Three Horses #4/20” and “Procella Crisium,” which evoke water’s beauty — and its power.

When Ellen Driscoll created “Untitled, 2015,” she was in mind of the devastation wrought by Superstorm Sandy on Red Hook. Viewers see the piece while standing inside a gallery, and what they see is a room with a view of a tree. She said she added ambiguity with “windows” in the room placed here and When: Through Sun., July 15 there, looking not exactly down or up Where: Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, but just outward, to somewhere, into 11-03 45 Ave., Long Island City nature.

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“My work deals with climate change and nature,” said Resa Blatman. She has incorporated more activism into her life as an artist since learning about fracking, plastic pollution and other threats to the water supply.

“The Breaking,” in oil on wood panels, depicts birds swaying in small wheelshaped near-nests on precariously thin sticks in an angry sea, one an owl with a nearly panicked uncertainty not usually associated with the customarily serene and self-confident bird. The wheel shapes were inspired by turning wheels, instruments of torture that appeared in the work of the 16th-century painter Pieter Bruegel.

Blatman’s “Shrouded Reef” depicts a coral reef, a natural p phenomenon under

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Attendees at the opening of “Wake,” standing before Resa Blatman’s large works “The Breaking,” left, and “Shrouded Reef.” On the cover: Matthew Cusick’s “Three Horses #4/20, top, and “Procella Crisium,” works made with an unusual technique. PHOTOS BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH densely urbanized before a volcano buried it, with virtually all of the trees in the city cut down. Indoors, however, it was a fashion to paint windows overlooking gardens on the walls, to replace that which was no longer there. Her “Untitled artist’s book (Water Tower)” shows a landscape where everything is flooded, but it includes high

ground, “where you can pitch your tent.”

Driscoll is one artist who doesn’t mind doing what she happily labels “artsplaining,” and telling you what her pieces mean, at least to her.

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by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Bor n i n Ru ssia i n 1890, Jacob Sedrish found himself in Queens as a 20-year-old, spending his days toiling as a box maker and a chauffeur alongside his younger brother, David.

They would soon discover the craft of tiling, and the siblings moved to Jamaica in 1921 to open up their own business — Nemo Tile Co. at 177-02 Jamaica Ave. Early on, their work was so lucrative, they opened up another branch at 10802 Northern Blvd. in Corona.

When the Queens building boom had paused during World War II, the Corona branch closed. However, the Jamaica office continued its tile work, as its manufactured material was used in federal, city and state projects.

Jacob Sedrish had two sons, Louis and Paul. David also had two sons, Murray and Arthur.

By 1953, the elder Sedrish had spun off into dress manufacturing.

David’s son Murray took over the

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TOURS/HIKES Nemo Tile Co. at 177-02 Jamaica Ave. in Jamaica, seen here around 1945. day-to-day operation of the tile company and also brought in a new partner, Maurice Jerome “Jerry” Karlin.

The Sed r ish brothers event ually moved to Florida and retired, selling their stakes in the company to Karlin.

Jacob passed in 1978 and David in 1987.

Today, Nemo Tile is still at the same location in Jamaica, with new offices having opened in Manhattan and HicksQ ville, LI.

World’s Fair Remnants: Flushing Meadows, with visits to artifacts of the 1939-40 and 1964-65 events, both well-known and lesser-known, such as the Whispering Column of Jerash, right. Led by Forgotten New York, followed by a walk to Corona for lunch. Sun., May 20, meeting at 12 p.m. on boardwalk ramp south of the Mets/Willets Pt. 7 train station. $20. Info: (718) 278-0700, astorialic.org, forgotten-ny.com.

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Spring History and Community Festival, with demos, educational programs, hands-on activities and more, focused on Flushing’s unique heritage. Sat., May 19, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Weeping Beech Park, Bowne St. and 37 Ave., Flushing.

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Traditions Festival, the 3rd annual, with food, music, art, hands-on activities and more, from the 1700s to today. Sat.-Sun., May 19-20, 12-4 p.m., King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. Free. Info: (718) 206-0545, kingmanor.org.

LIC Arts Open Festival, the 8th annual, with myriad activities, events and open studios, all celebrating the Long Island City arts community. Thru Sun., May 20, varying times and locations. Free. Info: licartsopen.org.

Mind Your Business Networking and Business Card Exchange, with local business owners and entrepreneurs, wine, beer and appetizers. Tue., May 22, 7-10 p.m., Party Solvers, 79-74 Cooper Ave., Glendale. $20 advance; $25 at door; RSVP by Fri., May 18. Info: Sonia, (347) 495-2595; margaretbruce7@gmail.com.

St. Josaphat’s casino trip, to Sands Casino in Bethlehem, Pa. Leaving from the church, 34-32 210 St., Bayside, Thu., May 24, 8:30 a.m. $30; get back $30 in slot reservations. Info: Joy, (917) 921-7631.

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Horseshoe Crab Festival, with attendees watching hundreds of the primordial creatures that predate the dinosaurs come ashore to mate during peak shorebird migration season. Sat., May 19, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., meeting at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Center, 175-10 Cross Bay Blvd., Broad Channel. Free. Info: (718) 4740896, donriepe@gmail.com.

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

It’s My Park Day, hosted by the Briarwood Kew Gardens Lions Club, with volunteers cleaning up the Hoover-Manton Playgrounds under the Partnership for Parks program. Sat., May 19, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Manton St. between 83 Ave. and Main St. Info: facebook.com/ BKGLions, lionsbkg@gmail.com.

SNAP of Eastern Queens Innovative Senior Center for adults 60+. 80-45 Winchester Blvd., Queens Village. Classes — Exercise every Mon.: advanced, 11 a.m.; beginners, 1 p.m.

Every Tue.: magic and ABC computer class, 10 a.m. Every Wed.: armchair yoga, 9 a.m.; Zumba gold, 10 a.m. Every Thu.: creative writing, 11 a.m.; painting, 1 p.m. Every Fri.: fall prevention, 10 a.m.; women’s discussion group, 11 a.m.

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Community Health, Education and Employment Fair, the 5th annual, with no-cost mammograms, blood-pressure screenings, job opportunities, info from public and private agencies, games for kids, crafts, music and more. Sat., May 19, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (11 a.m. puppet show “The BIg Good Wolf”), IS 59, 13255 Ridgedale St., Springfield Gardens. Free.

Info: sleverett@schools.nyc.gov.

E-waste recycling, with electronics that no longer can be put in the garbage being accepted: computers, TVs, cell phones, accessories and more (no appliances), by the Queens Pride Lions Club and Lower East Side Ecology Center.

Used eyeglasses and clothes also accepted for donation. Sun., May 20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., outside Jackson Heights post office, 78-02 37 Ave. Free.

Info: (212) 477-4022, lesecologycenter.org.

Woodhaven/Richmond Hill Senior Center, open Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; with lunch at 12 p.m.; strength/stretching exercise class each Mon., 1 p.m.; yoga each Thu., 10 a.m.; Zumba each Fri., 10 a.m.; arts and crafts, knitting, coloring for adults and educational presentations other times. Info: (718) 847-9200.

Rego Park Senior Center, free benefits application assistance for older Queens adults, Lost Battalion Hall, 93-29 Queens Blvd. Tue., Nov. 17, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. LiveOn NY Specialists available to provide information and help with paperwork for SCRIE, SNAP, HEAP and more.

Info: (347) 815-5930, benefits@liveon-ny.org.

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in confidence, manipulates her way to a much-coveted position. Both Gregory Lawrence Gardner and Xavier McKnight have memorable musical moments.

Choreographer Nicholas Leichter incorporates more than enough dancing, tumble routines and aerial stunts to impress, assuring that everyone on stage gets a good cardio workout at each performance.

Jerome Brooks served as musical director, infusing the varied score with unending energy. Costume designer Zhou Xiachen provided a wide assortment of colorful outfits and set designer Harlan Penn was responsible for the simple but utilitarian Q multi-tiered locker room set.

Scott Joplin, the King of Ragtime, died in 1917 and was interred at St. Michael’s Cemetery. His grave remained unmarked until 1974 when ASCAP — the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers — responding to the immense popularity of Joplin’s music due to its use in the award-winning film “The Sting”, installed a plaque. St. Michael’s Cemetery has been honoring this great composer every May for many years with free, outdoor ragtime concerts on its grounds. The concert, to be held on May 19th at 2 p.m., will feature Dan Levinson’s Canary Cottage Dance Orchestra, an ensemble that recreates the style of the late ragtime years. The concert will include a barbershop quartet. The Victorian Vaudeville Quartet will sing a special number at Scott Joplin’s grave.

Ed Berlin will present a lecture at 1:15 p.m.

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Isis Bruno, as Danielle, shares one of the show’s more affecting numbers, “We’re Not Done,” a paean of sorts to the importance of friendship, with Sarah Wolff as Campbell.

Melanie Narcisse is a strong presence as Nautica, the third member of the Jackson dance crew.

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Things were certainly bleak for the Mets before they took the field at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia last Friday. The team had won only one game in May and had been reeling over the last three weeks.

To make matters even more dire, the Mets dropped two out of three games to the lowly Reds in Cincinnati earlier in the week. That would have been bad enough but the Mets were guilty of a clerical lineup error in Wednesday’s rubber game when they were called for a rarely seen double play for having hitters come up out of order. Apparently the handwritten lineup card that Manager Mickey Callaway had was different from the official one submitted by computer to the umpires and to Reds manager Jim Riggleman. That embarrassing snafu wiped away a Mets runner on second base and was a factor in their 2-1 loss. Needless to say, it made the Mets a national punch line.

It sure looked like deja vu for most of the Friday night game with the surprisingly good Phillies. The Mets’ offense looked even punier than usual against one of baseball’s best pitchers, Phillies starter Jake Arrieta, who had no trouble shutting them out in seven-plus innings of work. His Mets counterpart, Steven Matz, allowed just one run in five innings, but that was misleading as he was constantly behind in

the count on nearly every hitter. He threw 95 pitches in five innings and so Callaway had to remove him before the sixth inning got underway. Fortunately their bullpen kept the Phillies off the scoreboard for the rest of the game.

With one out in the top of the ninth inning Wilmer Flores singled off of Phillies closer Hector Neris. Up stepped Michael Conforto who has been in a season-long slump. He slammed Neris’ first pitch down the left field line but it just curved foul. Two pitches later, Conforto hit it clean into the stands to give the Mets a 2-1 lead. Newly acquired catcher Devin Mesoraco homered on the next pitch to give the Mets an insurance run. Mets reliever Jeurys Familia then closed the door on the Phillies.

Conforto’s heroics couldn’t have come at a more opportune time for Callaway, who admitted that his team badly needed this kind of jubilant comeback win.

Callaway handled the lineup debacle with humor, joking with the media that he was relieved to see that the sun did come up the next day. He chuckled when I told him that I thought that he’d have to wear a scarlet letter on his uniform given all of the attention that the miscue received. Mickey told me he used the needed off-day before to walk around Independence Q Hall to help clear his mind.

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