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Youths fail to score at well-guarded Queens Center PAGES 7 AND 8 FULL PROTEST COVERAGE PAGES 2, 6 AND 12 A group of young people who descended on the Queens Center mall Monday were not protesters but just looters, according to police, who were ready for them when they arrived. Elsewhere in Queens, as across the city and country — actual protests against racial injustice and police brutality were held, prompted by the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed while in custody in Minnesota.

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Some elected officials refuse cop PAC money Officials re-donate in brutality protest

by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

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ith police brutality protests erupting across the country and neighborhoods across Queens, several officials running for re-election in the city have vowed to redistribute campaign donations from police association groups to protest bail and support other organizations fighting for race equality.

“I am donating all contributions received from police [political action committees] for my re-election to bail funds and mutual aid organizations, and I will not accept them going forward. We need to call out injustice, but most of all we must act,” state Sen. Majority Leader Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria) tweeted the morning of May 31 after sharing a video of a peaceful protest in Jackson Heights the day before. “No more violence. We deserve a police force that acts with empathy. And we deserve a police force that is held accountable for racist behavior.”

According to a rapidly circulating spreadsheet created by Queens resident Aaron Fernando that displays how much funding city elected officials received from police, corrections and court officer associations, Gianaris has returned all $16,650. With information collected from the Board of Elections, the spreadsheet cites only seven other elected officials here as

accepting more money from law enforcement PACs, two being Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, who accepted $31,000 but has not made any pledges to redistribute the funding, and Assemblyman Michael Den Dekker (D-East Elmhurst), who accepted $18,925.

On June 3, Den Dekker announced that he would donate $10,000 donation to Elmcor Youth and Adult Activities, Inc. and $3,000 to Marguerite’s Food Pantry so that “contributions from police associations to [his] campaign will go back into the community.” Despite the declaration, Make the Road New York and community members marched to Den Dekker’s office that afternoon to demand state action for police accountability and to vow never to accept law enforcement contributions again.

Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas (D-Astoria) was the first to publicly announce funding redistribution, pledging to send $5,350 to the NYC Bail Fund and organizations working to end mass incarceration. Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz (D-Corona) and Councilmember Francisco Moya (D-Corona) followed suit, each pledging $1,000.

“I stand with our community, there won’t be peace until we all draw a clear line in the sand and fight for whats right,” Cruz tweeted.

For some elected officials, redistributing donation funds doesn’t seem like a viable response to the protests.

abbo accepted $7,200 from police PACs. “I think PBA represents the officers as well so I don’t view [funding] as bad.”

Addabbo said that he’s been making donations to frontline and essential organizations during the pandemic, which remains his top priority. He said that he does support the protests in their messaging, but believes the violence is getting out of hand.

“The protests are unfortunate. I don’t believe in violence, I believe in justice ...

There was a tragedy — that should not happen to any human being,” he said of George Floyd’s death. “I’m all for peaceful protests with the right messaging ... I’d refrain from doing larger gatherings because of the pandemic ... Keep to the messaging of fair and equitable justice and refrain from violence.”

Elected officials such as Assemblymember Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows), who is recorded as having accepted $750 from police officer associations, have not announced intentions to redistribute the funds, but instead have voiced support for Assembly Bill A3333. The bill, sponsored by Assemblymember Daniel O’Donnell (D-Manhattan), would repeal Civil Rights Law 50-a to allow for the public disclosure of police records relating to alleged misconduct.

“Rooting out systemic racism in our institutions and communities will not be achieved overnight but there is action that can be taken now to move us forward,” Rozic said in a June Q 1 tweet.

State Sen. Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria) shared a video of peaceful protests outside the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights before announcing he would redistribute all re-election funds received from law enforcement groups toward bail for arrested protesters and Black Lives NYS SENATE SCREENSHOT / TWITTER Matter.

“I’ve proven in the past that money cannot influence my vote or my work. I’m not influenced by money so I don’t see myself returning funds,” state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) told the Chronicle Monday. According to Fernando’s research, Add-

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Fighting the good fight against COVID Howard Beach man recovering at home after 46 days in the hospital

by Max Parrott

family took him to Long Island Jewish Medical Center.

After he got a positive diagnosis, Howard Beach resident Giovanni Adamo is slowly learning how to do doctors gave him hydroxychlorosimple tasks: Walk on his own, use quine and azithromycin and decided that he needed to go on a ventilator. the bathroom and drive a car.

While it might be unusual for a Nine days later the doctors attempted 57-year-old man to be relearning to take him off the ventilator, but basic functions, for him it’s all part only a few hours proved that he was of a protracted fight with coronavi- not ready. He was put back on shortly rus. Adamo’s recovery from a chain after.

“I don’t remember getting to the reaction of medical problems that hospital. But then kept him hospitallit tle by lit tle ized for over a month is anything ’m getting there, everything started coming back and it but ordinary. putting up a was like one step “I went through forward, two steps eve r y t h i ng you good fight.” back,” Adamo said. could imagine over Four days later, there, you know?

— Giovanni Adamo Adamo was taken So my goal is to get back to a normal lifestyle, that is to off the ventilator for a second time, say, it’s going to be a long recovery,” but had not recovered mentally. He had accrued ICU psychosis, a form said Adamo.

On March 17, Adamo arrived in of disorientation from the loss of urgent care for COVID-19 testing consciousness that results from intuafter running a high fever, with bation. In a phone call to his family, severe coughing. A few days later, he told them that he was outside the before he could get his results back, hospital waiting for them to pick him his breathing became labored, so his up when he was really still in a hospital bed.

But even after the psychosis wore away, and he was get ting ready to leave the hospital, he was not out of the wood s. Ad a mo came down with a really severe case of pneumonia.

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During his bout of pneumonia, Adamo’s lung collapsed, and he required a chest tube. At the same time he developed blood clots, not from the ventilation, according to doctors, but from the virus.

In response to the clots, doctors put him on blood thinners, but the blood thinners caused bleeding in his brain.

As Adamo faced his toughest battle from a collapsed lung due to pneumonia, blood clots and brain bleeding, the tides began to turn. The antibiotics began to beat the pneumonia and doctors got his brain bleeding under control.

He was finally released from the hospital on May 10 — Mother’s Day. After 46 days of hospitalization,

Adamo finally made it out. He had lost about 30 pounds.

“I guess it’s faith over fear. But I didn’t think about what I had. I just kept moving on. You think about your family and what you want to do when you get out of there. That’s what really kept me going,” Adamo said.

While his recovery gave relief to his family and amazed doctors, it came with a sad reality as well. Adamo’s father passed away suddenly during his battle with pneumonia.

His father was diagnosed with latestage cancer, and suffered cardiac arrest after a week in the hospital and died.

After he was released from the hospital, Adamo still required a 12-day stint at Glen Cove Rehab.

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“He can walk like maybe a few feet. And that’s about it. He gets really, really winded,” said his son Jerry.

According to Jerry, who works remotely in IT for the city Health Department, he, his brother and his mom have all split up the tasks of taking care of Adamo to make it manageable.

Adamo said that he’s just focused on getting back into the rhythm of life.

“I’d like to be able to walk on my own, drive, do things around the house, pay the bills — that kind of stuff,” he said. “It’s gonna be a slow recovery, but I’m getting there, putQ ting up a good fight.”

Upheld cancellation ends Quinn’s BP hopes

by David Russell Associate Editor

Retired prosecutor Jim Quinn announced last Friday that his campaign for borough president is over after failing to have the nonpartisan special election restored in court.

The election was slated for June 23 but was canceled by Gov. Cuomo. A Democratic primary will be held that day, but Quinn is not on that ballot.

Quinn went to court to have the decision overturned but lost, and an appellate judge sided with Cuomo last Wednesday.

“While I strongly disagree and believe this deci-

sion disenfranchised Queens voters who have a right to an elected borough president before January 2021, at this point further legal action would be futile and we must accept the judge’s ruling,” Quinn said in a statement.

Quinn ran on a platform of being tough on crime and was a vocal critic of state bail reform measures and the city’s plan to shutter Rikers Island in favor of four borough-based jails, including one in Kew Gardens.

“In a short time, I saw all of the progress we made unraveling at warp speed in favor of a radical political agenda that put dangerous career criminals

back on our streets and a 30-story jail in the heart of our borough,” he said in the statement.

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Astoria vigil draws crowd to the park In virtually an instant, more than 1,000 show their racial solidarity

by Max Parrott Chronicle Contributor

A hastily called vigil in Astoria Park organized to demand justice for the victims of police brutality and racism brought out over a thousand people on Monday evening.

At a point when tensions between protesters and the police have continued to escalate across New York City, the Queens crowd preached a message of nonviolence, but called for protests to continue beyond the pandemic.

“Let’s remember this energy when we’re not on our couch. When we’re not distracted by our jobs, or the media, or Broadway or whatever is in your life when this isn’t your problem,” said Christian Thompson. “The fact is that it’s our problem every day.”

The vigil originated in the Astoria Mutual Aid chat, according to one of the group’s members. The idea started around lunchtime on Monday and then circulated to thousands on social media within hours. It assembled without a set program or list of speakers.

Community members took the podium as the spirit moved them — many of whom had never spoken at a rally, or ever been to one before.

“I didn’t think I was going to talk. I thought I was just going to be here,” said Oscar Aceve-

do, a Bronx resident who came with his sister.

He said that it was his first ever protest but he was moved by the number of people and other speakers to join in.

“I just couldn’t help myself,” he said.

For the first 15 minutes of the vigil as hundreds of people pooled in the west end of the park near Charybdis Playground, the crowd was filled with a somber silence.

Then suddenly a cell phone ringtone of N.W.A.’s “F--k Tha Police” accidentally went off, and a member of the crowd shouted out, “But it’s safe to say that Astoria, Queens, is for Black Lives Matter.”

The park burst into applause. Astoria resident Nattalee Randall impulsively jumped in the center of a circle that was forming to sing a hymn that echoed throughout the park.

From then on, residents of many different races and walks of life took turns to speak and recite poetry on everything from police brutality, civil rights, allyship and how to have conversations about racism to local elections.

“I want to talk to my allies. It doesn’t stop here. You need to have those conversations with your friends. This is something that you have started and you need to finish it,” said Courtney Daniels, a black Bronx resident addressing the many white members of the

Residents attending a vigil demanding justice for the victims of racial injustice and police violence took a knee to symbolize solidarity and lit candles. Featuring a number of speakers, the PHOTOS BY MAX PARROTT event came together in just a matter of hours Monday. crowd.

Astorian Paula Rabinowitz told the crowd she had recently moved back to New York from Minneapolis, where she lived with her husband, David Bernstein, a self-described radical activist who recently died of coronavirus. Rabinowitz described watching continual police violence as a professor in Minneapolis.

“I am so glad to be back in New York to be amongst you. It’s the first time I haven’t felt misery in one month,” she said.

Astorian Nikita Simon argued that the best way to reform the NYPD is through local elections.

“Go vote. You got to go vote. Don’t vote for what benefits your pockets. Don’t vote for what benefits you. Vote for what benefits humanity,” she said.

A group of about seven police officers from the 114th Precinct stood about 20 yards back from the outskirts of the crowd, watching the vigil from afar for its entirety.

“I cannot survive a traffic stop. I cannot

whistle. I didn’t whistle. I can’t walk. I can’t wear a hoodie. I can’t reach for my cell phone.

I can’t carry my legally owned firearm,” recited local poet Joaquin Capehart.

The speeches continued without interruption for another two hours. As the sun set, the crowd turned on their cell phone flashlights to illuminate the space. After the park officially closed at 9 p.m., most of the crowd dispersed but a core group of predominantly younger residents stayed another hour to continue speaking.

“This peacefulness is what we need to keep going. They want us to fight back. They want us to be criminals,” said Michelle Galvan, a 21-year-old Astoria resident, who had never spoken at a political rally before but said that she felt it to be a necessary reaction to the current moment.

Around 10 p.m. the holdouts agreed to end the vigil in time for everyone to get home for the 11 p.m. curfew. Many made calls to gather Q again at the same time another night.

Queens Pride online June 7; details TBA The annual Queens Pride Parade and Multicultural Festival, normally held in Jackson Heights but canceled along with all other large events due to the coronavirus, is planned to be celebrated online June 7.

Details of the event have not yet been posted on the Queens Pride website and its social media pages but are promised.

It is set to run from 12 to 5 p.m.

Back on April 21, when the parade and festival were canceled, City Councilm a n D a n ny D r o m m ( D - Ja c k s o n Heights), chairman of the LGBT Caucus, said the celebration would be held “in a

safe and responsible manner.”

“While I am saddened that the Queens LGBTQ Pride Parade will be canceled for the first time in its history, I know that this decision was made for the good of the tens of thousands of people who celebrate with us each year,” said NYC Council LGBT Caucus Chair Daniel Dromm.

“Pride marches bring visibility to our community and that has always been key to the success of the wider LGBTQ rights movement. This year, we will continue to be visible and celebrate who we are, but will do so in a safe and responsible manner. This will take some creativity and

will look very different from past pride months, but I know we can do it.

“I want to thank Co-Chairs Zachariah Boyer and Mo George plus the entire Queens Pride board for their tireless dedication to the parade. I know that we will once again march down 37th Avenue together next year for what will be an even bigger and more meaningful celebration.”

Queens Pride and the annual parade and celebration are designed to promote awareness and education among and about the LGBTQ community in Q the borough.

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Councilman Danny Dromm at last year’s Queens Pride Parade. This year’s celebration is to be held online.

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Youth just make a mess in failed looting attempt at Queens Center

by Michael Shain Chronicle Contributor

Scores of unruly young people, sparked by the death of George Floyd in police custody last week, stormed through the streets around the Queens Center mall in Elmhurst Monday afternoon, breaking windows in stores and hurling obscenities at police who trailed them.

The group of youths threw water bottles and stones at the police, tossed trash cans into the street and, at one point, broke into the back of a truck stopped in traffic only to discover it was merely carrying bags of redeemable softdrink bottles.

The vandals zigzagged around the mall and into neighboring streets, sometimes jumping on cars, scaling the fence around PS 13 and tossing debris.

Periodically, they shouted “Black Lives Matter” and “Hands up, don’t shoot.”

Unlike peaceful demonstrations over the the weekend in Downtown Jamaica and Jackson Heights, the event at the mall had no speakers, no central gathering spot or signs.

“They’re not protesters; they’re looters, criminals. Period,” said Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village).

Several police cars were vandalized, includ-

ing one driven by Capt. Jonathan Cermeli, commanding officer of the 110th Precinct, Holden noted.

The protesters roamed for more than an hour between the mall at Queens Boulevard and 57th Avenue and the Rego Center mall on Junction Boulevard and Horace Harding Expressway with half a dozen police cars, lights flashing, slowly following them.

“They didn’t have any signs,” Cermeli said.

“They didn’t have any chants. This was just straight-up people that were looking to create disorder. They were rioting. They were just criminals. I would never classify this as a protest.”

Police in riot gear prepared to confront the group in the parking lot behind the Olive Garden Restaurant on 92nd Street, but the young people, believed by Cermeli to be 17 to 20, scattered when the cops began to advance.

“At first we were trying to apprehend people and they would run,” he said. “Some of them ran even onto the Long Island Expressway so we figured it was a little too dangerous to continue after them.”

The windows and doors of Queens’ largest mall, closed to the public since March, had

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Mall rats run rampant but fail to score

NYPD Lt. Sean Dolphin walked with young people who had gathered outside the Queens Center mall in an effort to avoid trouble, but the effort ultimately was unsuccessful. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL SHAIN been boarded up with plywood overnight and store staffers who had been working inside to fulfill online orders were notified by email not to come to work Monday.

The Queens Place mall farther down Queens Boulevard — which houses Target and Best Buy stores — was also boarded up, and workers were turned away at the door by secu-

rity guards.

“The 110th and 112th precincts did a great job of protecting the mall,” said Holden. “The police were not so lucky in Manhattan,” he continued, after another night of looting there.

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s the city continues to fight a hard battle against the forces of lawlessness in the streets, New Yorkers should not forget our great success in another struggle that remains ongoing — the war against the coronavirus.

That conflict is nowhere near over, but we have made tremendous progress. The numbers tell the story. Forty-nine people in New York State died of COVID-19 on June 2. On April 12, the day before Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared, “I believe the worst is over if we continue to be smart. I believe we can start on the path to normalcy,” 671 died. There were 2,978 COVID-19 patients in hospitals statewide on June 2; on April 12 there were 18,825. There were 865 people in intensive care on June 12; on April 12 there were 5,516.

Hospitalizations and the number of coronavirus patients in the ICU are down 84 percent in just 51 days. And on June 2, 61,642 people statewide were tested for the virus, with only 1,045, or 1.7 percent, being positive for it. Overall, 2,229,473 people have now been tested statewide, with 374,085, or 16.8 percent, being positive.

New York had been the epicenter of the coronavirus crisis, with far more cases than any other state in the country.

But now Texas and California both have more daily cases

than we do. And Queens is no longer the hardest-hit county.

We’ve stayed home. We’ve learned to wear masks when outside the home. We’ve made countless sacrifices. Cuomo’s New York on PAUSE — Policies Assure Uniform Safety for Everyone — orders feel like they were issued a year ago.

And it’s now time to swiftly reverse them.

New York City, the last of the state’s regions to begin the reopening process, will do so Monday. Phase one will allow for work previously deemed nonessential in construction and manufacturing, along with wholesale trade and curbside retail service for those stores not already allowed to do it.

As Queens Chamber of Commerce President Tom Grech told us last Friday, “We cannot wait any longer ... The damage may be lasting and permanent unless we reopen the shops and the stores and the restaurants of New York City and Queens in particular.”

We know it’s already too late for many. Grech said half of Queens’ 6,000 restaurants could be gone for good.

The city needs to get to phases two and three as fast as possible. Phase two would allow real estate sales, haircuts and car sales to commence, along with other activities including the operation of businesses that do most of their

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No looters on Lyft Dear Editor: Why did Mayor de Blasio halt Lyft and Uber rides across the five boroughs?

You need an app to get a ride and all rides are recorded on video as well being charged on a credit card. No rioter would be dumb enough to use the service as a way to get to the nearest neighborhood to loot.

Ray Hackinson Ozone Park

Cops not clear on death Dear Editor: As the rage boils over due to the death of George Floyd, I wonder if the Minneapolis Police Department realizes that it might be compounding the problem by a lack of transparency. Given that there is evidence of one police officer’s guilt, via the cell phone video, I doubt that releasing the body camera footage from all of the officers involved would do any damage to the cases against them.

Evidence is evidence, as long as it is factual, and not releasing it gives the impression that Minneapolis police are trying to spin this tragedy. There is a reason police officers have these body cameras, and even if that footage indicates the three other officers played a major part in Mr. Floyd’s death, not releasing the footage is damning to that department. We need better © Copyright 2020 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved.

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work in offices. Phase three would allow restaurants — however many are left — to reopen for sit-down dining.

The contradictions in the state’s rules are now too glaring to ignore — in particular the idea that large stores like The Home Depot and small ones like 7-Eleven can be open while large ones like Home Goods and small ones like a gift shop cannot. This picking of winners and losers, justified back when infection rates and deaths were skyrocketing, has to end. Any store can demand masks and social distancing.

Cuomo is being too cautious at this point, and that’s even more true after the events of the last several days. Protests involve shouting and people being tightly packed together by definition. Thousands of New Yorkers have shown that their concerns over racial injustice take precedence over their concerns over the virus. They, in a sense, have reopened the city. Note that Mayor de Blasio previously had banned protests, in violation of the Constitution, even when they involved just a handful of people, but now he supports them.

The protesters have not, however, reopened the economy.

And that must be done right away, or the better world the people out on the streets envision will have no chance to ever be. We must move forward now in more ways than one.

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transparency, on the part of all law enforcement agencies, to show they have nothing to hide.

There is a question I haven’t had answered, from the coverage of this calamity. If George Floyd was already in handcuffs and prone on the street pavement, why was it necessary to pin him down, by having multiple police officers on top of him? Why kneel on his neck, a far more dangerous area to put pressure on than his back? One officer, sitting on his legs or hips, could have kept him on that asphalt, immobilized, even keeping his legs elevated.

Finally, the fact that the officer seen kneeling on his neck was charged with multiple crimes, but the other officers involved were not for days makes me wonder. The excuse of it being “an ongoing investigation” makes little sense when one officer has already had charges brought against him. This tragedy is being amplified by the Minneapolis Police Department’s lack of clarity and forthrightness.

SM Sobelsohn Kew Gardens

Tip your servers Dear Editor: In these difficult economic times, it is especially important to patronize your favorite restaurants and honor the employees who make them a success. Join me in a belated celebration of National Waiter and Waitress Day, which is normally May 21, when our restaurants reopen in coming weeks. There are several ways to say thank you. Let your server(s), cooks and owners know how much you appreciate the excellent food and service.

As regular patrons of several local restaurants including Aunt Bella’s, Joe’s Marathon Food Shop and King Wok in Little Neck, along with Fontana Famous Gyro and Pizza in Bayside, we try to tip 20 percent against the total bill including taxes. If it is an odd amount, round up to the next dollar. Why not leave a 25 percent tip in honor of this day? If you can afford to eat out, you can afford an extra dollar tip. When ordering takeout, don’t forget to leave a dollar or two for the waiter or cook. Trust us, it is appreciated.

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Two points on two crises Dear Editor: 1. Get every black American leader, news, sports personality and his own wife and son to tell the rioters — who want us to call them “protesters” — that they are trashing the memory of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. by their actions.

They will accomplish much more by seeing that these rogue cops are stripped of their pensions and benefits, sent to jail and compensate the victim’s families in a meaningful way.

2. Open the city’s beaches immediately. A simple ID sticker can allow a limited group access for a limited time (1 hour?) and returning lifeguards to permit swimming. Get ideas from your City Council.

What happened in Minneapolis once happened in Watts. This sickness of stupid violence spreads as quickly as COVID-19, hurting many innocent people, destroying lives and livelihoods.

BK Brumberg Howard Beach

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Meng needed on Alzheimer’s Dear Editor: The COVID-19 pandemic threatens the health of millions in this country and around the world, but also presents additional challenges for more than 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s, their caregivers, the research community and the nonprofits serving serve these vulnerable populations.

Thankfully, Congress can act to help the Alzheimer’s and dementia community during this crisis, by including provisions to support the community in the fourth economic relief package. We implore Rep. Grace Meng to continue her good work for the Alzheimer’s community by helping to get these policies passed.

During this crisis nonprofits are providing tremendous support to the communities they serve, despite facing economic hardships. Congress must establish an exclusive fund to support nonprofits with between 500 to 10,000 employees, including loan forgiveness to ensure charities like the Alzheimer’s Association can continue to effectively serve the communities that depend on them.

The Promoting Alzheimer’s Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act would require the Department of Justice to develop training materials to assist professionals who support victims of abuse living with Alzheimer’s and other dementia in order to improve the quality of their interactions with this vulnerable population, and help protect them from elder abuse.

The bipartisan Improving HOPE for Alzheimer’s Act would increase the use of the care planning benefit in order to help more families by educating clinicians on the Alzheimer’s and dementia care planning services available through Medicare Please join me, and the Alzheimer’s Association, in encouraging Ms. Meng to include these bipartisan policies that will have an impact on the millions of families affected by Alzheimer’s and other dementia in the fourth COVID-19 pandemic relief package.

Roberta Morris Bayside

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Dear Editor: With nearly 20 percent of all workers in New York State unemployed, why did the Department of Labor outsource 2,000 dataentry jobs to firms in the South and Southwest that pay $9 an hour, compared to New York’s $15 an hour minimum wage?

The New York Post revealed this shocking situation in a May 23 report (“N.Y.S. uses outof-state workers”). Those workers were hired to process two million unemployment compensation claims filed by New Yorkers, noted the Post. Why couldn’t the DOL find enough qualified data-entry specialists among New York’s 19 million residents, with two million of them out of work?

I hope that Queens’ Albany representatives, including Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. and Assemblyman Daniel Rosenthal, investigate and correct this disgraceful mistake.

Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

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host Joe Scarborough of having murdered Lori Klausuitis when she had been a staff member.

At the time of her death while in Fort Walton Beach, Fl., Mr. Scarborough was 800 miles away in Washington, DC, and an autopsy indicated she had suffered a heart attack, fell and hit her head against a desk.

By saying and writing Scarborough had committed a murder without a scintilla of evidence to support it, Trump has committed a civil defamation, for which he would be liable to Scarborough for compensatory and in this case, punitive damages as well. I do not believe such a lawsuit would take more than a few days to try: less than the time Trump takes to play golf during a long holiday weekend. Since we are talking about a civil act, not criminal, and it would not take significant time away from his duties as president, I believe under the Supreme Court decisions in the cases of New York Times v. Sullivan and Clinton v. Jones, Scarborough would have a legal right to pursue a defamatory claim. One hopes Mr. Scarborough pursues his constitutional rights.

Benjamin M. Haber Flushing

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Remember the people who work at your favorite restaurant are our neighbors.

They work long hours for little pay and count on tips, which make up a significant portion of their income. If we don’t patronize our local restaurants, they don’t eat either. Your purchases keep our neighbors employed and the local economy growing. As a show of appreciation, drop off a box of candy, cookies or some other treat for your favorite server or restaurant staff to celebrate their reopening.

Larry Penner Great Neck, LI

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Reopening NYC in a safe and savvy manner Councilmembers Vallone, Richards, Holden express fears and excitement

by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

To the relief of many, Monday, June 8 will mark the beginning of the “new normal” for New York City, with up to 400,000 construction, manufacturing and retail workers returning to work under Gov. Cuomo’s phase one guidelines, but a few City Council members still question whether the process can be done in a way that adequately protects their constituents from contracting the coronavirus.

“Health comes first, but then you have to look at how we get back to an economy that’s basically collapsed — what will it look like if we keep waiting? How do we jeopardize a healthy New York?” Councilmember Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) told the Chronicle May 26. Vallone tested positive for COVID-19 in early April, and understands the “treacherous journey” of contracting the virus. “I know how nervous we are about reintroducing the com- June 8 marks phase one of New York City’s reopening, which allows construction, manufacturing munity and getting back to work.”

PHOTO BY KATHERINE DONLEVY and some retail businesses to resume operations under guidelines.

Mayor de Blasio released basic rules for the According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, across the city, with particular emphasis on June 8 reopening, which include frequent cleaning of shared surfaces, mandatory health residents of Queens County filed approximate- those hardest hit by the virus, to manage, track screenings for employees, the creation of dis- ly 173,840 unemployment claims during the and recall contacts of confirmed COVID-positance markers, reducing occupancy to 50 per- months of March and April. May data is set to tive cases.

“Testing sites are not being fully utilized. cent in confined spaces and providing employ- be released June 12.

“We need to channel our energies to areas The public can’t expect the government to do ees with free face covering.

Phase one is expected to last approximately that we know best — where we shopped, this,” he said. “The public needs to step up and two weeks before phase two can begin, which where we spent our money and time with our get ourselves tested.”

Cou ncil member Donova n R ich a rd s would allow professional services, real estate families — get them healthy, reopened and get and financing businesses to resume. Phase the public back. That’s what we need to do (D-Laurelton) echoed the importance of testwhenever that ing and tracing, especially implementing sites th ree includes magic opening into neighborhoods that have been affected. restaurants and is,” Vallone said.

“You can’t get out of the woods on COVIDh o t el s , w h i le O ne of t he 19 without testing and tracing, without knowphase four, the e need to work hand in hand ways to achieve ing who’s infected and who’s not,” he told the f inal phase, with science, but I think we the reopening, Chronicle June 1. “We know this could flare includes busia c c o r d i n g t o back up anytime, so we need to ensure that nesses concernshould open up businesses.”

Vallone, is for hospitals have extra resources. We have to ing the arts, edut he publ ic t o ensure that affected communities have food cation and — Councilmember Bob Holden a c c e p t t h e i r and security and that proper [personal protecrecreation. social responsi- tive equipment] is available.”

“These f irst Richards, who represents a community businesses are going to be key,” Vallone said, bility to get tested. De Blasio announced on noting that the move is especially important June 2 that universal testing would be avail- largely affected by Hurricane Sandy, said he is for small businesses. “They call me every day able to all New Yorkers through the The Test confident in its resiliency and ability to stay asking, ‘When can I open my doors?’ Saying, & Trace Corps initiative by visiting nyc.gov/ strong in the face of adversity, but still shares ‘I’m out of money, my employees have fami- CovidTest or by calling 311 to find the testing concerns about reopening its small businesses.

“There are things we can do to get crelies to feed.’ We want to get them back, but site nearest them. Additionally, 1,700 contact tracers were deployed from neighborhoods ative,” he said, referring to the Council’s profirst they have to be healthy.”

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posed outdoor dining legislation that requires the city to identify open spaces, such as sidewalks, streets and plazas where restaurants and bars can follow social distancing measures and safely serve customers outside. “We can enjoy the fresh air and have a drink, maybe! At least some good Queens food ...

We as New Yorkers need to get used to a different lifestyle — get your temperature checked, keep your mask on — it’s a new reality, but most importantly to stay safe ...

People should try to enjoy what we historically enjoy, but not to love it too much.”

Councilmember Bob Holden (D-Middle Village), one of the legislation’s 19 sponsors, believes that the city should do everything in its power to open up business if they have the means to do so safely.

“It’s ludicrous to say there’s an exact date [to reopen],” he said. “We could open now if businesses have the means to social distance ... We need to work hand in hand with science, but I th i n k we should open up businesses.”

An example, Holden said, would be that a barber shop would only allow up to two individuals into the facility at a time and that the chairs be separated with a distance of at least six feet. Workers and patrons would be required to wear a mask and items would need to be cleaned thoroughly and frequently.

“There’s so much we can do to open up businesses that we’re not doing,” he said.

“Commercial businesses are the backbone of the neighborhood. Shop mom-and-pop stores — everybody has to spend money in their own backyard.”

On May 28, Cuomo signed an executive order authorizing businesses the right to deny entry to any customer not wearing a face covering, an order Holden believes should be enforced by police.

“If police say wear this, put it on!” Holden said. “We’re fighting a pandemic. If the governor says wear a mask, you must wear a mask. If you can’t practice social distancing, you must wear a mask. It should be enforced.”

“We need to take this seriously,” he continued. “I see some people saying we should go back to normal, but we can’t until a vacQ cine is found.”

Biz can’t wait any more, commerce chief says

by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

As the city nears its planned phase one reopening of some businesses on June 8, Queens Chamber of Commerce President Tom Grech says it can’t happen a moment too soon.

Reached by phone last Friday, after Gov. Cuomo announced the date for reopening to start, Grech said that while Cuomo “has been appropriately cautious over the last nine or 10 weeks” when it comes to the coronavirus, “it’s about time” for a commercial

reopening, with tens of thousands of businesses at risk.

“I wouldn’t say it’s overdue but we cannot wait any longer,” Grech said. “The damage may be lasting and permanent unless we reopen the shops and the stores and the restaurants of New York City and Queens in particular.”

As many as half of Queens’ 6,000 restaurants could be gone for good, he said, adding that the Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to helping both businesses that survive and the employees of those that do not in any

way it can, something it is doing in conjunction with the city’s four other chambers and the Department of Small Business Services.

Grech made his comments before several nights of violence and looting targeted businesses, mostly in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx. The attacks, including on venerable retailers and major companies such as Macy’s and Microsoft, come just as businesses were preparing for phase one.

That phase will allow curbside retail, construction and manufacturing operations that the state government have not considered

essential during the pandemic to do business [see separate story]. According to Cuomo, as many as 400,000 workers will be able to return to the job under phase one.

What impact the riots of recent days will have on the plan is unknown.

Asked about those businesses that already have reopened, in defiance of Cuomo’s orders, Grech said, “I’m a law-abiding citizen, I support the letter and spirit of the law, but desperate times call for desperate measures. I hope the city doesn’t get overzealous Q in ticketing them.”

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LEARN HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND OTHERS AT HOME. WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19?

• The most common symptoms are fever, cough, sore throat and shortness of breath. Other symptoms include feeling achy, loss of taste or smell, headache, and diarrhea.

• Most people with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) will have mild or moderate symptoms and can get better on their own.

WHO IS MOST AT RISK FOR SERIOUS ILLNESS? • People age 50 or older (people age 65 or older are at the highest risk) • People who have other health conditions, such as: Lung disease Kidney disease Asthma Liver disease Heart disease Cancer Obesity A weakened immune system Diabetes

WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I GET SICK WITH COVID-19 SYMPTOMS?

If you or someone in your home is sick: • Create physical distance: Do not have visitors.

WHEN CAN I LEAVE MY HOME AFTER BEING SICK? • If you have been sick, stay home until: You are fever-free for three days without Tylenol or other medication and It has been at least seven days since your symptoms started and Your symptoms have improved • Reminder: New York is on PAUSE. This means that even if you have been sick, you should only leave your home for essential work or errands, or to exercise, while staying at least 6 feet from others.

NEED HELP? • If you are having a medical emergency, call 911.

• If you do not have a doctor but need one, call 844-NYC-4NYC (844-692-4692). New York City provides care, regardless of immigration status, insurance status or ability to pay.

• For more information, call 311 or visit nyc.gov/coronavirus.

The NYC Health Department may change recommendations as the situation evolves.

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If you are sick with COVID-19 symptoms, assume you have it. When you are sick: • If you have trouble breathing, pain or pressure in your chest, are confused or cannot stay awake, or have bluish lips or face, call 911 immediately.

• Call your doctor if you are age 50 or older or have a health condition that puts you at increased risk, or if you do not feel better after three days.

• Always contact a doctor or go to the hospital if you have severe symptoms of COVID-19 or another serious health issue.

• Do not leave your home except to get necessary medical care or essential food or supplies (if someone cannot get them for you).

• If you must leave your home: Avoid crowded places.

Stay at least 6 feet from others.

Cover your nose and mouth with a bandana, scarf or other face covering.

Wash your hands before you go out, and use alcohol-based hand sanitizer while outside.

• Household members can go out for essential work and needs but should monitor their health closely.

Stay at least 6 feet from others.

Sleep head-to-toe if you share a bed with someone who is sick, or sleep on the couch.

Keep people who are sick separate from those at risk for serious illness.

• Cover up: Cover your nose and mouth with a bandana, scarf or other face covering when you are within 6 feet of others.

Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue or your inner elbow.

• Keep it clean: Throw tissues into the garbage immediately after use.

Wash your hands often with soap for 20 seconds, especially after you cough or sneeze.

Use alcohol-based hand sanitizer if you are unable to wash your hands.

Frequently clean surfaces you touch, such as doorknobs, light switches, faucets, phones, keys and remote controls.

Wash towels, sheets and clothes at the warmest possible setting with your usual detergent, and dry completely.

Do not share eating utensils with others, and wash them after every use.

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BP hopefuls spar over police reform Two candidates differ on whether to hire a new class of officers

by Max Parrott

retired President of the Latino Officers Association Anthony Miranda. Since the special Sunday’s online Queens borough president election to take over the rest of now-District forum took place in the midst of several days Attorney Melinda Katz’s term was canceled of national social unrest in response to the due to the pandemic, interim Borough Presideath of George Floyd, and two and a half dent Sharon Lee will continue to occupy the months of quarantine. Needless to say, the office until January.

While all the candidates said that they political landscape has drastically changed believe in the repeal of since the race’s origi50-a, the state law that nally scheduled special makes police personnel election day in March. n this moment, we’re files confidential, they “In this moment, arou nd the we’re battling on two battling on two different tousled question of how else to different fronts. We not meaningfully reform only have the COVIDfronts ... We’re in the NYPD. 19 pandemic that’s hit uncharted territory.”

The biggest gulf us hard. But we also a p p e a r e d b e t we e n have a policing pan— City Councilman Donovan Richards Richards and Crowley, demic that’s hit us who insisted that the hard. We’re in uncharted territory,” said Councilman Donovan Rich- city needs to do everything it can to diversify the ranks of the NYPD, including the hiring of ards (D-Laurelton) in his opening remarks.

In the forum, hosted by the Queens Coordi- “a new class of police officers” and increased nation Council and Queens Community House de-escalation training.

“Each and every class that we’re hiring is on Zoom, the five candidates took the moment to share their thoughts on the ongoing protests reflecting diversity,” she said.

“The problem is not de-escalation and anyand opinions on police reform.

The June 23 Democratic primary ballot will one who says that we need a new police class include Richards, former Councilwoman Eliz- during this moment is sorely misguided,” abeth Crowley, Councilman Costa Constan- retorted Richards, who chairs the Council’s tinides (D-Astoria), entrepreneur Dao Yin and Committee on Public Safety.

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Candidates for borough president, moderators and staffers with the Queens Coordination Council and Queens Community House gather online ahead of a forum held Sunday. ZOOM SCREENSHOT The Southeast Queens and Rockaway councilman said the city needs laws to increase transparency and police accountability. He maintained that the NYPD budget needs to be cut in order to restore the more than $2 billion Mayor de Blasio is proposing to reduce from other municipal services over the next year, such as the Summer Youth Employment

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Constantinides echoed Richards’ call to cut the NYPD’s funding.

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Down to the wire in the 31st District Candidates deal with crowded field and unusual campaigning methods

by Michael Gannon

Anderson said food security, along with healthcare, are the top issues he has been The race for the Democratic nomination hearing from voters.

Lisa George, who is a staffer for state in the 31st Assembly District has six candidates and is taking place under the shadow Sen. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone of a pandemic that has turned normal polit- Park), said she has been seeing both issues up close. ical campaigning on its ear.

Her family and friends have been affected The seat has been vacant since Jan. 1 when former Assemblywoman Michele by the coronavirus. And her campaign has participated in a number of food pantry p Titus was sworn in as a judge. giveaway efforts. David and Anderson g But with the primary on June 23, alll aalso have been active on food pantry contenders reached by the Chroniclee eevents. would probably agree with the George also has been involved sentiment expressed by candidate iin the community response to the Richard David last Friday. death of George Floyd, and said “There are no weekends three she will look for legislation that weeks before the primary,” said she can sponsor or support to deal David, a district leader who is the 2020 with police brutality cases. party-endorsed candidate. “You can’t “My son is 17, and some people look at take anything for granted. If anything, you him for the color of his skin and what he is have to be even more aggressive.”

Khaleel Anderson, a member of Commu- wearing,” she said. “This can’t happen nity Board 14 in the Rockaways, already is again.”

Derrick DeFlorimonte, a member of on the November ballot on the Working Families Party line, yet he also is not look- Community Board 14, also has had his campaign impacted by COVID-19, but in a ing past June 23.

“My main focus now is making sure to slightly different way — a medic in the call people and make sure we get good turn- Army National Guard, he was deployed for out from the base,” Anderson told the several weeks to help deal with the crisis.

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Anderson’s 32-day pre-primary report DeFlorimonte has been getting questions on how to vote in the time of COVID-19, stated that he has $16,134 on hand.

The most recent reports for George and and wants to make sure people know all of DeFlorimonte saw noticeable increases in their options, and how they work.

“A lot of people have never voted by activity since their January filings.

George received more than $9,000 in the mail before,” he said. “We want to make sure people know they can vote by mail. latest cycle, and was able to spend more than The polls also will be open with proper $8,000. She reported $3,178 in the bank.

“I’m new to this,” George said. “As social distancing.” But he also has been I’m get ting bet ter reminding voters versed i n ca mthat they cannot do paigning and buildboth. ing my team, we’ve T he Ch ron icle been getting more was unable to reach here are no weekends support.” candidates Shea three weeks before DeFlor imonte, Uzoigwe, a former after his enforced Sanders staffer, or the primary.” time on the bench, Tavia Blakley, a forr aised more t h a n mer staffer for Titus, — Candidate Richard David $5,700 in the latest for this story. cycle and reported As for fundrais$7,504 left. ing, David has the Blakley reported a closing balance of lead with a reported $58,475 left in the $2,195. bank in his 32-day pre-primary report.

The winner on June 23 will face off “I’m proud that I have raised more money than my opponents combined. And I’m against Republican Joseph Cullina in the proud of where that money has come from,’ general election on Nov. 3, with Anderson he said, including small donations from resi- on the WFP line whether he wins the Democratic primary or not. dents, labor unions and other sources.

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dents. These are people that are having heart attacks. Things we need to get our first responders to.”

After an 90 minutes of seemingly aimless movement, the group broke up and, followed by police, descended into the Woodhaven Boulevard and 63rd Drive subway stations, where they boarded trains headed for Manhattan.

A spokeswoman for the NYPD said 200 people had been arrested citywide on Monday night in protest and looting-related incidents. But she could not say how many if any, were from the mall event.

Holden said he was told by police officials there’d been just one arrest, a man who was said to have thrown an object at police from a passing car.

“It looks like [Mayor] de Blasio has issued a hands-off order for the cops,” he said. “More arrests could have been made had there been enough officers.

“It’s heartbreaking to see this kind of lawlessness. We have never experienced anything like this.”

During the incident, online rumors flew on social media among residents in the nearby neighborhoods of Middle Village, Maspeth and Glendale that the marchers were headed south — which did not happen.

“People were deliberately spreading fear,” Holden said. “Social media was at its Q worst yesterday.”

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disciplinary processes,” Miranda said.

Yin said that the city must do all it can to protect local businesses and infrastructure, and so he supports “our men in blue.” In the course of addressing the question of how to keep the protests safe, he called to open New York City’s economy back up.

The protests were not the sole focus of the forum, which covered a range of pandemic- and infrastructure-related questions including how to increase public hospital capacity, rent and mortgage relief, remote summer school and assistance for undocumented Queens residents.

Watch a video of the whole forum, which was moderated by this reporter, at https:// Q rb.gy/22lw3j.

continued from page 12 Meanwhile Miranda argued that the recent unrest represents a collective failure of those in office to pass reforms. He argued that a spate of reforms to the Civilian Complaint Review Board, some of which passed as part of City Charter revisions in November, could have stemmed police misconduct if they were enacted “long ago.”

“Officers of color have been complaining about the system internally and have spoken up for years. Filed thousands of lawsuits against the NYPD and the city about their

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Lt. Sean Dolphin, one of the ranking NYPD officers at the scene, walked briefly with the protesters at the start of the march, a strategy that had been used successfully at earlier demonstrations in Manhattan and Queens to show police were empathetic to their cause.

But the show of support didn’t last long as some marchers broke from the crowd to kick at the secured doors of the mall, apparently to see if they would give way.

Some marchers were able to pry up a rolling metal gate along the side of the mall exposing a window in the JC Penney store that was soon kicked in by vandals. Police arrived quickly to stop others from gaining entrance to the store.

Compared to incidents of looting that have gripped Midtown and Lower Manhattan this week, the damage from Monday’s mall protest appeared minor and contained to just a few blocks.

The commander said it’s not known how much damage was done to the mall.

“We had to put 100 officers to protect a building when we also have multiple 911 calls going on throughout the precinct, calls for service that we have to get to,” he said. “These are people that need help.

These are people that got into car acci-

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Your primary voting guide: what to know Voter information and a look at who is on the ballot for elections

by David Russell Associate Editor

(D-Laurelton) and Dao Yin. A nonpartisan special election for this race scheduled for the same day was canceled by Gov. Cuomo, a decision that was upheld in court [see separate story].

With primary day less than three weeks away, here are the candidates and information on voting.

Polling places will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on June 23.

Judge of the Civil Court To find your polling site visit Joh n Ciafone a nd Jessica vote.nyc/page/how-vote or call 1 (866) Vote-N YC (868-3692). Earle-Gargan.

Residents can also email their 3rd Congressional District c o m ple t e h o m e a d d r e s s t o Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Suffolk, vote @ boe.nyc.ny.us a nd the Board of Elections will email Na s s a u , Q u e e n s ) , Mel a n ie the cor rect polli ng locat ion D’Arrigo and Michael Weinstock. back. People should write the 5th Congressional District name of their borough in the Rep. Gregor y Meeks subject line.

To apply for an absentee bal- (D-Queens, Nassau) and Shaniyat lot residents must post mark, Chowdhury. apply online, email or fax a 6th Congressional District completed application by June Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flush16. People can apply in person ing), Sandra Choi and Mel in

by June 22.

Gagarin.

G The date to register to o vote in the primary is 7t 7 h Co n g r e s s i o n a l o v e r. A p p l i c a t i o n s District needed to be received Rep. Nydia by the Board of ElecVelazquez (D-Manhattions by June 3. tan, Brooklyn, Queens) To check if you’re and Paperboy Love Prince. registered to vote, visit 2020 vote.nyc /page /a m-i-reg is12th Congressional District tered or call 1 (866) 868-3692.

Rep. Ca roly n Maloney For information on early voting, see the separate story or (D-Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn), Lauren Ashcraft, Peter Harvisit qchron.com.

Here are the candidates for rison and Suraj Patel. the upcoming Democratic pri14th Congressional District maries in Queens, including for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Congress, Assembly and borough president. There are no (D-Bronx, Queens), Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, Badrun Khan Republican primaries. and Samuel Sloan.

Borough president 12th Senatorial District Councilman Costa ConstanSt ate Sen. Mike Gianar is tinides (D-Astoria), Elizabeth Crowley, A nthony Mi ra nd a , ( D - A s t o r i a ) a n d I g n a z i o Councilman Donovan Richards Terranova.

Democratic voters can go to the polls or fill out an absentee ballot for the primary on June 23. Queens residents will FILE PHOTO be able to select candidates for borough president, Assembly and Congress, among other races.

13th Senatorial District St at e Sen. Jessica R a mos (D-East Elmhurst) and Diana Sanchez.

24th Assembly District Assemblyman David Weprin ( D -Fresh Mea dows) , A lber t Baldeo and Mahfuzul Islam.

31st Assembly District Khaleel Anderson, Tavia Blakley, R ichard David, Der r ick DeFlorimonte, Lisa George and Shea Uzoigwe.

33rd Assembly District Assemblyman Clyde Vanel (D-Queens Village) and Oster Bryan.

34th Assembly District Assemblyman Michael Den Dekker (D-Jackson Heights), Joy

Chowdhury, Angel Cruz, Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, Nuala O’Doherty-Naranjo.

35th Assembly District Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubry (D-Corona) and Hiram Monserrate.

36th Assembly District A ssembly wom a n A r avel la Simotas (D-Astoria) and Zohran Kwame Mamdani.

37th Assembly District Assembly woma n Cathy Nola n ( D -Su n nyside) , Da n ielle Brecker and Mar y Jobaida.

38th Assembly District Assembly man Mike Miller ( D -Wo o d h ave n) , Jos e ph D e Jesus and Jenifer Rajkumar.

39th Assembly District A ssembly wom a n Cat a l i n a Cr uz (D-Corona) and Ramon Ramirez.

40th Assembly District Assembly man Ron K im (D-Flushing) and Steven Lee. U.S. President For mer Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, is the only candidate campaigning after his competitors suspended their campaigns. Voters will still see 11 names, including Biden’s, on the ballot.

The state Board of Elections voted to cancel the primary amid concerns over the coronavirus but candidate Andrew Yang challenged the decision, saying it was unconstitutional. A federal judge ordered the primary reinstated. Q

Early voting sites for borough primaries Early voting for the June 23 Democcratic primary elections will take place from Saturday, June 13 through Sunday, June 21. There are no Republican races.

Voting will be done on: • the 13th and 14th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• the 15th from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m • the 16th and 17th from 12 to 8 p.m; • the 18th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m; • the 19th from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m; and • the 20th and 21st from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Here are the locations in the borough

where people may cast ballots: • First Baptist Church of East Elmhurst at 100-10 Astoria Blvd. in East Elmhurst; • Queensborough Elks Lodge No. 878 at 82-20 Queens Blvd. in Elmhurst; • Museum of the Moving Image at 36-01 35 Ave. in Astoria; • Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens at 21-12 30 Road in Long Island City; • Rego Center Community Room at 61-00 97 St. in Rego Park; • Holy Trinity Parish Church at 222-05 116 Ave. in Cambria Heights; • Queens College at 65-30 Kissena Blvd.

in Flushing; • The Boys’ Club of New York - Abbe Clubhouse at 133-01 41 Road in Flushing; • Korean Community Services at 20305 32 Ave. in Bayside; • Rockaway YMCA at 207 Beach 73 St. in Arverne; • LaGuardia Community College at 31-10 Thomson Ave. in Long Island City; • Board of Elections - Queens Voting Machine Facility Annex at 66-26 Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village; • Queens Public Library at Jackson Heights at 35-51 81 St.;

• Creedmoor Hospital at 79-25 Winchester Blvd. in Queens Village; • Helen Marshall Cultural Center at Queens Borough Hall at 120-55 Queens Blvd. in Kew Gardens; • Resorts World Casino New York City at 110-00 Rockaway Blvd. in South Ozone Park; • York College, Academic Core Building at 94-20 Guy R Brewer Blvd. in Jamaica; and • Rochdale Village Community Center Q at 169-65 137 Ave. in Jamaica.

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Ex-con seeks Assembly D24 seat

by Katherine Donlevy

defeated the evil there and now I’m running on the ballot. This is a story that can inspire Albert Baldeo, a lawyer from South Rich- an immigrant .... People see dirty politics. mond Hill, is battling decade-long incumbent Thousands of candidates make the same misDavid Weprin for his 24th Assembly District takes that my campaign made,” Baldeo said, seat in the June 23 primary, as well as Mah- claiming that he was unfairly punished as an fuzul Islam of Queens Village, and said that “insurgent” to normal politics.

Baldeo, a civic leader who served as Demhis 18 months in prison make him the best ocratic district leader for the 38th Assembly candidate.

“My past incidents of the law represent the District at the time of his 2012 arrest, said injustice that needs to be reformed ... I’m a that his perspective will offer a much-needed change of pace for a district that has been cha better leader for it,” Baldeo told the Chronini under the Weprin “monarchy” for u cle May 26. “People see me as a chamdecades— Weprin replaced his d pion because of how I rose againstt brother Mark in 2009, and their b the injustice ... I’m a leading light ffather, Saul, held the seat from and have overcome evil ... I’m 1971 to 1994. equipped to fight and I can cer“We should be asking why he’s tainly fight for others.” still in office ... The freshness of a Baldeo was imprisoned in Febleader is very important,” Baldeo ruary 2015 for attempting to block a 2020 said, calling the Weprins “stale” and federal investigation into whether he used straw donors to fund his campaign for “ineffective.” “They made it a token position his bid in the 2010 City Council special elec- to be paid from our tax dollars.”

Baldeo accused Weprin of misappropriattion. He was acquitted of the fundraising charges, but was found guilty of “repeatedly ing funds himself, and questioned why he instructing certain straw donors to provide was punished but Weprin continues to walk false information to, or not cooperate with, the free.

“He only cares about himself,” Baldeo said.

FBI agents who were investigating contributions to his campaign,” in the words of Preet “He raised $400,000 to run for the Assembly Bharara, then-U.S. attorney for the Southern and used it to spend on a lavish lifestyle ... He uses the money as his personal piggy bank.”

District of New York.

In response to Baldeo’s allegations, Weprin “I was prosecuted, I was sent to prison, I Associate Editor

South Richmond Hill lawyer Albert Baldeo, left, is one of two candidates running against incumFILE PHOTOS bent David Weprin for the 24th District Assembly seat in the June 23 primary. said the statements were, “Absolutely not true.

I’ve never been charged, I’ve never been indicted. He’s spreading lies and its kind of ridiculous. I don’t even want to justify it with a response.”

Weprin believes he touts “a solid record” for his time in the Assembly seat, which proves he’s the better choice of the two.

“I represent an immigrant nation. I’ve been a champion for that population,” he said, citing his successful efforts to provide halal and kosher meals for public school students and for introducing a bill that penalizes employers who refuse to hire or promote workers based solely on their clothes, beards

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Baldeo challenges Weprin ‘monarchy’

or head covering, which was signed into law

by Gov. Cuomo in August 2019.

Weprin also boasted a 2018 anti-hazing bill in fraternities, following the death of a consituent in 2013, and a 2017 bill that allows adult adoptees to apply for the release of their original birth certificate upon turning 18, which had been sealed since 1935.

“The list goes on and on, but I have a solid record. I’ll defend that record,” Weprin said, noting that he also spent eight years in the City Council. “I’ve had hundreds of bills that have been signed into law and I’m looking forward to being re-elected and servicing my Q community at the local level.”

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DOE: No call yet on screened schools Chief enrollment officer says there is ‘robust engagement’ on feedback

by David Russell Associate Editor

There are 195 middle schools and 125 high schools that use screened admissions to give students seats.

But as the coronavirus crisis has thrown schools in flux there are questions about what a new policy will look like.

Sarah Kleinhandler, chief enrollment officer at the Department of Education, said there have been no decisions on what screened schools will look like next year during a virtual parent advisory board meeting last Wednesday.

“We are currently in the midst of robust engagement to hear ideas about what admissions should look like next year given the diverse needs of families,” she said.

Because of the crisis, grading policies have changed with tests and attendance suspended.

She said some groups are asking the DOE to suspend screening, while others say substitute data should be used. The amendment for admissions will be for one year, Kleinhandler said.

Katherine Maro, chief of staff of Policy and Education at the DOE, said “hopefully” the previous grading policy will resume after the one year.

“We want it to be flexible and we want it to be understanding of what families were going through right now but at the same time having a clear way of understanding where students are

The Department of Education said no decisions have been made on what screened schools will look like next year as a result of the coronavirus crisis. QUEENS BOROUGH PRESIDENT VIDEO SCREENSHOT / YOUTUBE and being able to ensure that students are receiving the supports that they need,” she said.

Acting Borough President Sharon Lee noted that there were parents looking for reassurance against the perception that the “pandemic is being used to make some wholesale changes to policies.”

The New York Post reported in May that Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza said to “Never waste a good crisis” in a push to make changes to the system. Carranza and Mayor de Blasio have looked to make schools more diverse in the city, with plans to scrap the admissions test for specialized

high schools and a diversity plan being heavily panned by critics who say the plans harm high-performing students.

Kleinhandler replied that the DOE is in the midst of its engagement. She later said a timeline can be developed after engagement.

Sadye Capoamor, director of Community Affairs for the DOE, said outreach has included individual community education councils, parent advisory councils and Asian-American advocates, among others.

She said the DOE wants decisions to be made on an “even playing field.”

“I think that’s the goal that when we are able to hear from as many families as possible, when we are able to center our most vulnerable students, our most marginal students, marginalized communities, our multilingual learners, our students in temporary housing.

“I think the theory of action is if we’re able to center them and serve them then we will not only have an equitable system but excellent outcomes for all of our students.”

Capoamor said diversity plans in the city, including for middle schools in District 28, are on pause. “There’s no way to do equitable engagement just over Zoom and a lot of people are dealing with so much else, including collective grief of family members,” she said.

Capoamor added the idea is “noble” but “I’m not sure what that looks like going forward.” Q

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Social Security’s online services are ready for you

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Our newest “my Social Security feature,” Advance Designation, enables you to identify up to three people, in priority order, whom you would like to serve as your potential representative payee in the event you ever need help managing your benefits. We have updated our Frequently Asked Questions at faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-10039

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You can also apply for Medicare online in less than 10 minutes with no forms to sign and often no required documentation. We’ll process your application and contact you if we need more information.

Visit ssa.gov/benefits/medicare to apply for Medicare and find other important informaNilsa Henriquez tion. If you’re eligible for Medicare at age 65, your initial enrollment period begins three months before your 65th birthday and ends three months after that birthday.

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Rising food costs Have your food expenses gone up recently? Even if your local grocery isn’t spiking the prices, it’s now costing more to get what we need.

Grocery delivery: Delivery prices are running to $10 and more in most places. Usually those involve a personal shopper who selects your items from your list and delivers them to your door. Sometimes they’ll call while shopping to inquire about alternative items. Typically the store will have a minimum purchase amount.

Pickup: Even if you go to the store to pick up your groceries, there’s a fee, typically between $5 and $10. Also, a store employee has gone around the store picking up the items you chose online, but it does add to the cost. Again, there’s a minimum purchase amount.

There is another option: Meals on Wheels. If you’re having trouble accessing food, Meals on Wheels has received new temporary guidance from the government, and the qualifications have changed. At this point if you’re over age 60 and staying home to avoid the virus, or if you’re under age 60, have a disability and live with someone who receives Meals on Wheels, you may qualify for help.

One of the requirements is being at nutritional risk. If you can’t get what you need from a store or can’t afford the additional costs, you may qualify.

If you’re staying home to avoid the virus and can’t afford food delivery, you may also qualify.

It’s worth asking about, surely. At this point Meals on Wheels groups across the country are receiving cash donations, grants and federal funding, and volunteers are flooding in. So if you ask for help, you won’t be taking away from others who might also need it.

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Hot new hobby: gardening at home Queens nursery centers report increase in vegetable, herb sales

by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

As New York City’s shelter-in-place enters its third month, keeping everyone mostly indoors, garden centers in Queens have noticed that residents seemed to have picked up a new hobby.

“Everyone this year is a gardener,” said Fernando of Lisena Landscaping in Broad Channel. “Folks who never planted anything are now doing herbs, seeds — it’s becoming extremely popular because everyone’s home, they re looking for something to do.”

The garden center employee said the store has had a “flood” of online orders for contactless pickup and delivery, but has also seen an uptick in customers visiting the location, especially novice gardeners.

“A lot of folks realize that now they have the time they can do a lot of landscaping themselves. They’re asking, ‘What can I grow?’

‘What’s easy to grow?’” Fernando said, adding that regular customers are excited to see a growing interest in at-home gardening. “They understand how good it is. The self-benefit of learning how to take care of something and to nurture, and it’s a good way to spend time outside.”

The downside to the sudden spike is the store’s inability to keep certain items, particularly parsley and tomatoes, in stock.

“The hottest items are all the vegetables and herbs. Everybody this year is into gardening,” Fernando explained, stating that the store has begun limiting the number of items one can purchase in a visit to ensure that there is enough to go around. “Even growers are having a hard time keeping up with the demand ... everybody is home doing this.”

Garden World in Auburndale reported similar activity since the pandemic began, also stating that tomatoes and herbs are the most popular items. Additionally, the store is struggling to keep potting soil on the shelves. Similarly to Lisena Landscaping, Garden World has begun limiting individuals in the number of products they can buy.

“Everyone’s home and everyone has discovered gardening,” said James, an employee of the Francis Lewis Boulevard location. “We get people who come in and flood the gates. People that come from Long Island come in ...

They say they come because the shop near them doesn’t have anything, so they come all the way into Queens. There’s not enough to serve the whole neighborhood.”

Though James said he’s noticed an increase in sales of gardening items, he’s noticed a decrease in the professional landscaping services that the location offers.

“We usually get a lot of people asking for landscape work, like a gardener but everyone

With Queens residents spending more time at home, garden centers, such as Lisena Landscaping in Broad Channel and Garden World in Auburndale, have reported an increase in activity, particularly in their sales of vegetables and herbs. prefers to do it themselves now,” he said, noting that he and other employees find themselves giving out gardening advice to novice growers on a frequent basis.

“We get [questions] every day. I go home exhausted because they all need a helping hand and I try to give the best advice as I can,” James said.

Despite the jump in patrons, James said the store is lucky enough to have a large outdoor space that can accommodate social distancing.

“We barricaded the front of the store so there’s only one entrance and one exit,” he explained. “We have signs painted on the floor and signs up on the walls and remind customQ ers to keep a distance.”

Elmhurst hospital winning the battle CEO says doctors are keeping eye out for a possible second wave

by David Russell

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NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst was considered the “epicenter of the epicenter” at the height of the coronavirus crisis.

Now the hospital is back under its 545bed capacity and has around 40 COVID patients, the lowest number since the pandemic began.

“We definitely are more confident in what we can provide and what we can survive,” hospital CEO Israel Rocha told the Chronicle Wednesday.

As the number of cases decrease, there’s always an eye being kept on whether there will be a second wave as the weather warms up and more residents go outside.

“I think that’s what everybody’s watching right now throughout the country,” Rocha said. “We’ll see what unfolds but we hope that that doesn’t happen. But a lot of that is in our power. We continue to practice social distancing and wear a mask.”

He added that the hospital is planning for every contingency it can and that it is prepared in case there is a surge.

In late March, Rocha said, he was nervous about a possible supply shortage but the hospital never ran short of what was needed.

These workers at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst put on brave faces in early April during the height of the coronavirus crisis. Hospital CEO Israel Rocha said there are now around 40 COVID FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN patients, the fewest since the pandemic began.

He noted supplies have become more available throughout the country and that Elmhurst’s hospital also has a pandemic response service with a supply outside its

normal inventory, which is now being rebuilt.

“So we have an additional stockpile on top of our normal one to make sure we

have what we need,” Rocha said.

He also noted the positive effects of Helping Healers Heal, an employee wellness program that began in 2018 to address emotional stress among providers.

The program, which has peer-to-peer support, mental health expertise and teamdebriefing sessions to staff members following traumatic events, was expanded during the crisis so workers could immediately access emotional support.

Supervisors and managers were encouraged to activate it for employees during the crisis, which saw 13 people die at the hospital in one 24-hour stretch.

Rocha said getting through the crisis would have been tougher without the suppor t of the community, including the applause residents give essential workers each night at 7 p.m.

“I think the most amazing part has been the suppor t from the community and around the country and people coming together to be able to support our hospital during an unprecedented event,” he said.

“I think that has been something that has really brought encouragement and support to our team and staff.”

Rocha added, “We were in it together.

As one city, one community, one country Q and one people.”

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New online exhibit highlights Louis and Lucille Armstrong’s life at home

by Michael Gannon

Lucille Armstrong’s efforts, the house became a museum that opened in 2003.

And while people have not been able to visit the Louis Arms trong House Museum since March, even those stuck in their homes can take a virtual tour of the museum.

“That’s My Home,” which can be seen at vir tualexhibit s.louisarmstronghouse.org, let s fans see his family photographs; hear hours upon hours of his recorded music and conversa-

tions; read his personal correspondence; see the trumpets that were the tools of his trade; and even browse through his extensive and eclectic record collection.

Riccardi told the Chronicle “That’s My Home” would not have been possible without a $2.7 million grant from the Fund II Foundation, founded by billionaire businessman and philanthropist Robert Smith. continued on page 21

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Ja zz legend Louis Armstrong traveled the world, and one day in 1943, had finished a tour and a sked a cab driver to take him to the address his wife, Lucille, had given him for the house she bought while he was on the road.

He thought something was amiss when the car pulled up in front of a stately brick home with a huge backyard at 34 -56 107 St. in Corona.

“He had never really owned a home,” says Ricky Riccardi, director of research collections at the Louis Armstrong House Museum. “He started arguing with the driver.”

Armstrong couldn’t quite believe that this could be the house — his house — until Lucille came out the door to welcome him home.

Riccardi tells the story on a virtual tour of the Armstrongs’ house in a feature titled “That’s My Home,” a new offering on the museum’s website on which the public now can see the entire collection of the museum.

There’s even a handwritten letter from Satchmo telling the story of seeing the house for the first time — including the argument with the cabbie.

Armstrong died in 1971 and, largely through

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I HAVE OFTEN WALKED

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Exceptionally handsome and well-built, he became a professional wrestler under the names Jack Bell and Comancho Cortez. From 1935 to 1954 he competed in 154 matches. On June The childhood home of Ellen Michaels, who went on to 18, 1948, he married Judith become a model, at 211-35 23 Ave. in Bayside, as it appears GOOGLE MAPS IMAGE; INSET PHOTO VIA ELLENMICHAELS.COM today.

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Titan brings Shakespeare and Wilde to the web

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While many theaters have been paralyzed as of late by the coronavirus pandemic, Lenny Banovez, co-founder and artistic director of Woodside-based Titan Theatre Co., has seized an opportunity to explore new horizons in an effort to help keep the cultural scene alive.

From humble beginnings at a Tex-Mex bar and restaurant in Long Island City, the company has blossomed into one of the borough’s performing arts mainstays.

With a mission to breathe new life and clarity into classical works of theater, the troupe has been doing that for more than 10 years now, regularly drawing crowds as the resident acting troupe at Queens Theatre.

Now that the theater is dark, the company is in the midst of the Titan Shakespeare Festival, a free online series of performances that run periodically through June 13.

Calendar Special Notice The Queens Chronicle will not be publishing What’s Happening — our Community Calendar for the time being. We look forward to resuming publication as soon as possible.

“We must move forward, we must adapt,” Banovez said. In keeping with Titan’s tradition, he said, “We will always take risks.”

It’s a medium in which Banovez had never worked before. “Everybody is learning as we go,” he said.

“Zoom readings will only get us so far.

That’s not the future, but it’s not safe to be inside [a theater] for a while. We’re very proud of what we’ve been able to do in a short period of time,” he said.

What he and his fellow artists have done is to prepare three virtual readings of plays that are near and dear to Banovez’s heart: Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” and Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Henry V.” Banovez was quick to point out that, while Titan has presented staged versions of the plays in the past, the performances do not feature archival footage; they have been created specifically for this online programming.

Of course, as Banovez pointed out, while viewers “don’t get the palpable emotions of being there, the plays are so amazing. They were meant to be heard, like radio plays, but now you can see them, too.”

Banovez was understandably saddened for having to cancel the remainder of the troupe’s live season and its Shakespeare on Demand tour, which was to bring programs

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Leah Gabriel, top left, Annalisa Loeffler, Devri Chism, Ali Bourzgui, left, and Noah Cornwell as the Rude Mechanicals in Titan Theatre’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” one of three shows the troupe is performing online. SCREENSHOT COURTESY TITAN THEATRE CO. into school settings. But through Titan’s education component, classes are being offered online for young people as well as adults. A support group is also available online for artists who need a place to share their concerns over the current state of things.

Perhaps most exciting of all for Banovez was the opportunity to work with a wide variety of acting talent. Seeing the silver lining in a very dark cloud, he said, “I’ve been able to bring people in from across the coun-

try that I’ve wanted to work with all my life.”

And, while the performances are free, all the actors involved get paid. Donations are happily accepted.

In an effort to “replicate a true Shakespearean Festival experience,” all viewers must reserve “e-tickets.” They will then receive information as to how to tune in.

Remaining dates and times for each presentation, along with other information, may Q be found at titantheatrenyc.com.

Louis Armstrong welcomes folks home

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Queens College and current interim director of the museum, said the idea came from weekly online sessions involving all the major arts organizations in the city, where they brainstorm ideas to keep their groups active during the enforced COVID-19 shutdown.

“A lot of organizations decided on virtual tours,” Rosenstock said in an interview with the Chronicle. “We realized with people stuck in their homes, why not show them a museum that was the Armstrong home? He was performing on the road 300 nights a year ... We want to show people how important home was to him.”

Riccardi said even years later when Lucille suggested moving to a bigger, nicer place, her husband never wanted to leave, but he was more than willing to compromise by letting her totally redecorate every few years.

He said they also are trying to add a few new things per week. One of those are the weekly “Hanging with Hyland” videos that feature Hyland Harris, manager of the museum’s gift shop and frequent tour guide for more than a decade, discussing the museum and various aspects relating to

A letter from Louis Armstrong, left, tells of seeing his Corona house for the first time.

A collage on the box for a tape he recorded combines two of his favorite hobbies. On the cover: Satchmo and Lucille Armstrong in the living room of the home they fell in PHOTOS COURTESY LAHM, AND, COVER, BY YUZO SATO, LAHM love with in 1943.

Armstrong’s life, history and legacy.

Prior to her death in 1983, the former Lucille Wilson went to great lengths to plan the future museum and both preserve and share her husband’s legacy.

The home is now a national landmark, and construction is nearing completion across the street on the Louis Armstrong Home Museum Education Center which Q serves all from students to researchers.

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continued from page 19 “We were able to digitize the entire collection,” he said. “Every photograph, every collage, every recording, every piece of sheet music — everyone can see what we have in the archives. We now have 60,000 digitized assets ... We want to tell the story.

This rejuvenated us, allowing us to tell our stories in new ways.”

Jeff Rosenstock, assistant vice president for external and governmental relations at

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by Bob Brody Finally, after numerous false starts, ideology and party close calls and dead ends, I landed an affiliation. I favor exclusive interview last Tuesday afternoon free markets but also on Austin Street with that notoriously support some reguubiquitous pathogen, the coronavirus lation. People who itself. As luck would have it, I scored the take a few minutes scoop through a friend of a friend in Park- to get to know me — er Towers who knew someone whose third really know me — cousin knows the virus personally. Here’s will quickly realize that underneath it all the result: Q: So how are you feeling about your- I’m actually a pretty decent pestilence.

Q: So you feel you deserve a break? self right now?

A: I never asked for this gig. Given my A: On the one hand, pretty popular. I’ve finally learned how to mingle at parties in druthers, I’d much prefer to be an antibody Kew Gardens. I’m generally really bad for or some heroic infection-fighting bacteria. business. And if you’re talking global But these are the cards I got dealt. It’s so influence, I’m definitely your go-to muta- unjust. I mean, I have nothing against tion. Much cooler than cooties, which, face Queens. I really like Queens.

Q: What’s your long-term outlook for it, was only make-believe.

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A: Eminently. The understatement of could act all bad-ass and brag about how no the millennium. Maybe I’m too sensitive one in the five boroughs is safe from me for my own good, but I get the impression and nobody’s putting me out of business any time soon and I’m that every one of the going to run my course planet’s 7.8 billion peoonly as soon as I’m good ple wants me gone, and ’d much prefer and ready. nowhere more so than in Q: So what’s stopping Elmhurst, Queens. That to be an antibody you? hurts my feelings. or some heroic A: Reality. Have you Q: What’s being overseen how everyone is looked or disregarded or infection-fighting ganging up on me? Peogiven short shrift about ple are cooperating and you that you would like bacteria.” coordinating and collabthe world community to — the coronavirus orating! It’s crazy! All understand and perhaps the hand-washing and even appreciate?

A: So glad you asked! Here’s the social distancing and disinfecting and upshot: I’m a microbe. That’s how I was locking down! All the masks being donatraised. That’s my training. Wreaking ed and ventilators built and hospitals set up havoc on your autoimmune system to and clapping every night at seven! Even spread contagion was my major in college. Andrew Cuomo is suddenly acting all So I’m just doing my job here. This is presidential.

Q: So what’s next for you? what plagues do. Killing is how we make A: Fact is, my number is up. The our living. It’s like that song by doctors and scientists and nurses Sammy Davis Jr. I’ve just gotta and pharmaceutical compabe me. nies are going to whack me Q: Do you feel you’re yet. Six months from now, being persecuted? everyone will be asking, A: Big-time. My repucorona-who? Coronatation is in the toilet. what? I’ll go back to being Democrats on the City just another nobody who Council claim I’m worse flew too close to the sun. than Russian election And guess what? I’ll be so interference. Republicans embarrassed about losing out accuse me of being a Deep on my once-in-a-lifetime opporState conspiracy. And what’s tunity to make a splash that I’ll be the deal with this Fauci guy? Why is he giving me such a hard time? What did I too ashamed ever to show my face around Q this borough again. ever do to him?

Bob Brody is an executive and essayist Q: To your critics you would then say in Forest Hills and the author of the memwhat?

A: As infectious diseases go, I’m apoliti- oir “Playing Catch with Strangers: A Famcal. Strictly nonpartisan. That’s my dirty ily Guy (Reluctantly) Comes of Age.” CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL FILE IMAGE little secret. I’ll enter any windpipe, any

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QC creates commemorative booklet

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With commencement ceremonies across the cou nt r y post poned or switching to virtual conduction during the pandemic, Queens College took the extra step to celebrate its 2020 graduates by creating a special digital booklet, complete with speeches from prestigious alumni and community figures.

“Since we are not able t o p h y s i c a l l y ‘c o m e together’ this month, we are providing all of you — t h e 2020 G r a d u a t i ng Queens College created a digital booklet to commemorate its Class — with a special graduating class of 2020 since a physical ceremony wasn’t possidigital book that recog- ble this year.

QUEENS COLLEGE PHOTO nizes your achievements.

It will serve as a keepsake and provide well- U.S Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and state deserved recognition for what you have Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul. Rep. Adiano Espailaccomplished,” a special message from lat, an alumnus of the college, also shared a interim President William Tramontano message, stating, “During these challenging reads on the first of the 58-page booklet. times, the innovation and industriousness of Tr a mont a no s a id t h at h e joi n s t h e your generation will revitalize our commu9,904-member class in graduating from the nities and economy. Your education at college this May as his time as interim pres- Queens College prepares you to thrive in the ident comes to a close — former Howard next steps of your lives — be it in a new University professor Frank Wu will assume career, a role in public service, or the beginnings of higher education.” the permanent role effective July 1.

The booklet was released May 28, the “Always remember the motto of Queens College, ‘We learn so that we may serve,’” date the physical commencement was Tramontano continued. “You now join the scheduled to have taken place. Additionally, wide circle of Queens College alums who the college hosted its annual Senior Toast have come before you and contributed much through its Instagram account, which shared to our greater society. Now it is your turn. graduates’ favorite memories from their Given ever y thing you have overcome time at the school.

“I almost dropped out twice. I laughed a already, I know you’re fully prepared to lot, I cried a lot, and I learned a lot. School meet the challenges that lie ahead.”

The names of all the graduates were is a vehicle to reach one’s goals,” shared printed in the booklet, as well as congratula- graduate Rasheed Morshed, thanking the tory videos from City University of New college for the knowledge and experience Q York Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez, he gained.

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LEGAL NOTICE BY PUBLICATION is hereby given to Ahmad Bostani a/k/a Arman Rezayar Bostani a/k/a Ahmad Reza Bostani a/k/a Ahmadreza Bostani (collectively referred to as “Bostani”), of an action commenced in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Queens, entitled Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company v. Islam, et al., Index No. 702988/2015, the object of which is, among other things, to recover damages against defendant Bostani in an amount of no less than $430,000.00 and expenses in an amount of no less than $7,288.01, plus interest from the date of April 14, 2014, costs, disbursements and expenses, for his role in the improper transfer of a certain piece of real property and for failure to repay a loan in a principal amount of $472,000.00 borrowed by Bostani in connection with said transfer of real property. Pursuant to its obligations under a policy of title insurance, plaintiff Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company (“Commonwealth”) paid the above sum and incurred the above expenses to quiet title to the property.

BARRETO PLUMBING LLC JOSE BARRETO Art. of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 4/29/20.

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Notice of formation KIMBERLY ROSE LLC. Articles of Organization (Dom. LLC) filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 03/10/2020. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to: Kimberly Rose Stabile, 4-75 48th Avenue, PH 3708, Long Island City, NY 11109 which is also principal business location.

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Notice of Formation of Shakti Devi, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/26/2020.

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Notice of Formation of BrenNic Family First Ventures, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/12/2020. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Nicole Blair Barzey, 169-06 Foch Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11434.

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Notice of formation of Naturally Becoming LLC. Filed with SSNY on 05/27/2020. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail copy to: Naturally Becoming LLC, 118-55 224th Street, Cambria Heights, NY 11411.

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Notice of Formation of The Ninja Base LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/21/2020. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: THE NINJA BASE LLC, 33-07 91ST ST., APT 1B, JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY 11372.

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Notice of formation of FYEH Kitchen LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/12/2020.

Office located in Queens County. SSNY is designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to Ross Pineda, 2808 35th St., #1L Astoria, NY 11103. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of PRISON MOVIE PRODUCTIONS CONSULTING, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/06/2020.

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Legal Notice by Publication is further given that the Court has denied Commonwealth’s request for damages, by Order dated April 23, 2020 and entered by the Clerk of the Court on April 27, 2020.

Notice of Formation of JEREMIAHS TRUCKING LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/28/2020. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O MESACHA SMITH, 21919 143RD RD, JAMAICA, NY 11413. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Resort Realism, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/16/2020.

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SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: WILLIAM A. SCOTT III, 2026 Stanhope Street, RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

JOSEPH TURCIC PHYSICAL THERAPY PLLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/29/2020. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to 4750 59th St., Apt #8A, Woodside, NY 11377, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: To practice Physical Therapy as well as any activities necessary and incidental thereto.

Notice of Formation of Seeing Things, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/23/2020. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: STEPHEN MAYES, 2-01 50TH AVE, APT 3P, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Legal Notice by Publication is further given that Commonwealth has filed a Notice of Appeal dated May 21, 2020 and appeals from the above referenced Order to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

Copies of all papers are available by contacting the attorneys for Commonwealth: Fidelity National Law Group, 105 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 103, Roseland, New Jersey 07068, (973) 863-7017.

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