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$6K raised to benefit children’s hospital

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A Zumba fundraiser at Gold’s Gym in Howard Beach raised $6,000 destined for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where Valentina Allen received treatment for much of her short life. The Howard Beach toddler, inset, will be forever memorialized inside the gym, when a plaque is hung inside the nursery there, which has been renamed for her.

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Queens Village rally slams ACS proposal Planned youthful offender facility under attack by residents, pols and civics

by Andrew Benjamin

the subject of a lawsuit to stop it.

The agency also has facilities with less stringent security requirements, where the teens have more freedom to come and go.

Earl Roberts from Jamaica, president of the 113th Precinct Community Council, was present at Saturday’s rally. He remembers when the school used to be a bowling alley. He also wants to see the juvenile facility struck down and the community spared of the problems that could come with it.

“We don’t know who it will bring,” Roberts said. “You don’t want someone to escape from a jail. We don’t need jails here.”

Some protesters held up signs with a news clip of a New York Times article published last week about three youths who left a Boys Town group home without permission in Brooklyn.

The three teens later were charged in connection with the attack of a 33-year-old woman in Manhattan.

Two of the teens were charged with rape and the third with attempted rape, among other charges.

The ACS has temporarily closed the facility, run by Boys Town, which operates numerous facilities for troubled youth across the country.

A spokesman said the ACS will continue to meet with the organization “until Boys Town demonstrates that it can safely supervise youth continued on page 15

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he anger and outrage from protesters over a proposed juvenile detention facility in Queens Village could not be contained Saturday afternoon.

The city’s Administration for Children’s Services wants to house 18 teenagers who have been referred by the Family Court system in a former school building as part of Gov. Cuomo’s Close to Home initiative.

Residents, civic association members and area politicians stood outside the closed Merrick Academy Queens Public Charter School at 207-01 Jamaica Ave. in Queens Village, where the facility is supposed to be.

Close to 40 people came out to the rally, accusing the city and state of pushing a detention facility proposal behind their backs.

Bob Friedrich, president of Glen Oaks Village, helped organize Saturday’s rally.

“The truth is Close to Home is a politically correct term crafted by Albany and city politicians to keep a neighborhood prison program completely under the radar,” Friedrich said.

Close to Home’s goal is to take juvenile delinquents from the city and house them here, closer to their families. Many are now in facilities upstate. The Jamaica Avenue site, when completed, will be considered a limited secure placement facility. The designation, according

Bob Friedrich, president of Glen Oaks Village, addresses a rally last Saturday that protested the city’s decision to locate a facility for juvenile offenders in Queens Village. The facility is slated to PHOTO BY RICK MAIMAN go into the old Merrick Academy building at 207-01 Jamaica Ave. to ACS officials in recent weeks, would mean that the teens would seldom leave the building, and then would do so only under strict supervision.

The teens will have been recommended by Family Court, not the criminal justice system.

But ACS officials have acknowledged in recent

weeks that the offenses for which the teenagers have been arrested would have been considered crimes had they been at least 18 at the time of their arrests.

ACS is planning six such sites in the city, with Queens Village being one of two in Queens. The second, in South Ozone Park, is

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FHA began renovating Broad Channel lot without NPS notifying officials

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

The Federal Highway Administration two weeks ago started renovating the west parking lot located at the Broad Channel end of the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge — a project the island’s civic association and elected officials hailed, though they lamented the lack of prior notice given to them by the agency that owns the land.

The FHA is doing the work, while the National Park Service manages the land.

“National Park Service, they’re good people and they do good work but they don’t really give much notice or memos when it comes to projects in the area,” state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said.

An FHA spokesman said in an email that the near $1.5 million project consists of “grading, asphalt pavement removal, hot asphalt concrete pavement, concrete curb and sidewalks, cellular confinement systems, drainage improvements, riprap and other miscellaneous work.”

It is expected to be finished by next October, the FHA spokesman added.

Officials in the area said work on the parking lot has been needed for years.

“We’ve been pushing NPS to try to upgrade the lot, given the amount of people who use the park,” Dan Mundy Jr., president

Although Broad Channel officials praised the Federal Highway Administration for doing work on the west parking lot at the end of the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge, they also lamented PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY the agency’s lack of advance notice about the project. of the Broad Channel Civic Association, said in an interview on Tuesday.

The civic president said the parking lot has been “sloping into the bay for years.”

Addabbo and other elected officials — when contacted by the Queens Chronicle on Tuesday, the day before details of the project were sent by the FHA spokesman — did not know details about the project, only that it

was taking place.

An NPS spokeswoman said in an email, “We should have been better at informing the public and politicians that this was about to happen, and apologize for this omission.”

Addabbo wasn’t the only one to not receive notice about the project.

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Pa rk) , Cou nci l m a n Er ic U l r ich

(R-Ozone Park) and Mundy were not notified of it either.

“I think we could do a better job with that,” Mundy said of the NPS alerting the community as to when future projects will begin in the area.

A spokeswoman for Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau) did not respond to an email asking if the federal representative for Broad Channel was given prior notice of the work on the lot.

Addabbo and Goldfeder both said it was important for them to have prior notice about projects in their district so they can answer any constituents’ questions about them.

“It’s our job to give them accurate information,” Addabbo said.

Although disappointed at not being given prior notice about the work, Mundy and the elected officials hailed NPS for doing it.

“So much of the Gateway National Recreation Area has been left to deteriorate over the years,” Goldfeder said of the federal parkland. “This was the same.”

Addabbo recalled that the west side of the bay was the one that “got battered by Sandy.”

“It did seem like the west side parking lot had sustained more damage,” the senator added.

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CB 9 debates liquor licenses for bars Some say there’s too many, want SLA rep to show up at future meeting

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Board member Seth Wellins said he would like to see a representative from the State Liquor Authority come down and explain the approval process to the members, an idea Rampershad said he would try to bring to life at a future meeting.

All four liquor license applications before the board on Tuesday were passed, with some dissenting votes on each.

In other board business: Representatives from the Department of Transportation and MTA presented the plan for a dedicated bus lane along the WoodhavenCross Bay Boulevard corridor.

Responding to questions from board members, a DOT representative said the agency is looking at the possibility of altering its plan to ban left turns onto Jamaica Avenue, after residents and officials criticized that element.

Under the plan for the bus lane, motorists would not be able to make lefts onto not just Jamaica Avenue but several other corridors in an effort to clear up traffic congestion.

The issue of liquor licenses, and what some call an excess of them on certain streets, was a hot issue at Tuesday’s Community Board 9 meeting.

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Those against taking away the left turns have said that would bring heavy traffic down residential streets where motorists would have to drive down to access the commercial corridors.

The board also approved a

resolution banning smoking in multidwelling buildings, with only four saying no to the measure.

That resolution was proposed by CB 7 member Phil Konigsberg and has gotten the OK from seven other Q panels in Queens.

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Community Board 9 on Tuesday revisited the issue of what some members call an overconcentration of bars on certain corridors in the district.

“You’re saturating certain areas with bars,” CB 9 member Maria Thomson said during a hearing on a liquor license application at the panel’s monthly meeting. “I really feel you should vote this down. We don’t need all of these liquor licenses.”

Thomson — who has spoken out against granting establishments liquor licenses before and last September proposed the panel vote all future applications down — spoke on the issue because the four liquor license applications before the board were on two corridors she said have enough bars already: 101st Avenue and Jamaica Avenue.

“It’s something we all know is a serious problem in this community,” Raj Rampershad, the board’s chairman, said.

Jim Cocovillo, the Public Safety and Consumer Affairs Committee chairman, however said all applicants had handed in all the proper paperwork and that the 102nd Precinct had no complaints about the locations.

Cocovillo, a former CB 9 chairman, also said the locations do not violate the 500-foot rule — a provision that prohibits any bars within 50 0 fe e t of t h r e e e x i s t i n g establishments.

He added that although the panel might vote down the applications, the SLA might not if the applicant had done due diligence in trying to get a bar started.

“It’s like you’re resisting a person’s right to do business,” he said.

Ivan Mrakovic, the board’s secretary, proposed creating a map to show existing bars in the panel’s district — which covers Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven and parts of Ozone Park.

“I think we need to do our homework and build a roadmap,” Mrakovic said.

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Cracking down on future wire thieves Phil Goldfeder looks to increase prison sentence for those who disrupt service

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Following in the footsteps of his mentor, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) is proposing harsher penalties for those caught stealing from transportation infrastructure, such as the theft of copper wire that last month caused A trains in his district to come to a screeching halt.

“Every day, our families in southern Queens and Rockaway rely on limited transit options to get to work or school. Criminals who knowingly tamper with our vital transportation infrastructure just to make a buck deserve more than a slap on the wrist,” Goldfeder said in a press release sent out on Monday. “By increasing penalties for this shameful crime, we can help protect our infrastructure and ensure reliable service for the families that depend on it.”

Goldfeder’s proposal would sentence those found tampering with public transportation infrastructure to up to seven years in prison. State law now only carries a maximum sentence of one year or three years probation for such a crime, according to Goldfeder.

But the assemblyman said the law has a loophole that allows those with the intention to steal critical components of subway infra-

Phil Goldfeder, left, is proposing harsher sentences on those found guilty of stealing transportation infrastructure that cause delays to commuters. The bill follows the theft of copper wire along the PHOTO COURTESY NYS ASSEMBLY A train, which he is waiting for in this picture. structure, such as copper wire, to get away with a lighter sentence than if they were just seeking to cause a disruption.

Under the South Queens’ politician’s proposal, tampering with the infrastructure would draw the higher sentence regardless of intent.

“Deterring criminals with this law will

make our transit system safer, more secure and more dependable for our families,” Goldfeder said.

The introduction of the bill follows the theft of more than 500 feet of copper wire from the Howard Beach-JFK Airport A train station, which halted service between Broad Channel and Rockaway Boulevard on

May 27 and forced thousands of commuters to take shuttle buses to a working subway station. Police are still on the hunt for those who took the wire.

Goldfeder’s proposal, which has no companion yet in the state Senate, also comes a week after his former boss, Schumer, introduced a federal law to curb the sale of illegally obtained copper wire.

Under the senator’s bill, those looking to sell scrap metal will have to prove they have permission to do so and will cap the amount of cash sellers are able to give for it at $100.

It would also create “a specific federal crime of stealing metal from critical infrastructure,” according to Schumer’s release.

Goldfeder served as Schumer’s director of intergovernmental affairs before becoming an assemblyman in 2011.

“Every ounce of copper or metal stolen from New York’s critical infrastructure could cause the next big commuter delay, a subway line suspension or even a disaster,” Schumer said in his press release. “That’s why this plan must be enacted — because it takes the cold-hard-cash incentive out of the metal theft equation and would deter metal thieves before they steal.”

Schumer said there have been 12 incidents of copper wire theft along subway Q lines this year so far.

Tensions mount over S. Ozone juvie house Braton slams Carrión’s defense of planned ‘Close to Home’ facility

by Anthony O’Reilly

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Community Board 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton last Thursday remained steadfast in her opposition to a planned juvenile detention center at 133-23 127 St. in South Ozone Park, blasting the head of the Administration of Children’s Services for a letter sent to the board defending the agency’s decision to place the home there.

“Your letter provides nothing that alters our view that it is inappropriate to site [a Limited Secure Placement] facility on a residential block, of one and two family homes,” Braton said in a letter read out loud at CB 10’s monthly meeting, which gained her a round of applause from those present.

Braton’s letter was sent as part of a string of messages between the board, the agency and the mayor’s office.

ACS Comissioner Gladys Carrión in her letter, which was also read by Braton, had defended the controversial decision to place the facility — created under a 2012 state law called “Close to Home” seeking to place youth offenders

closer to their homes rather than in prisons — saying South Ozone Park was below the city and boroughwide average for social service residential beds.

South Ozone Park had an average 4.5 residential beds per 1,000 people, according to Braton’s reading of Car rión’s letter, while Queens had an overall average of 19.9 beds.

The South Ozone Park community has lamented the placement of the proposed facility because the community is host to another Close to Home house, located near the 127th Street site, and the Skyway Shelter, where sex offenders reportedly have been living for years.

Braton dismissed Car rión’s statistics.

“While we understand your analysis of residential facilities in our district, we continue to maintain that your decision to place an LSP in immediate proximity to another, albeit one less secure facility, is a poor decision,” Braton said.

Carrión, in her letter, had clarified that the youth to be placed in the 127th Street location are technically “considered foster care youths

Residents protest the planned juvenile detention center in South Ozone Park. and the facilities are classified under foster care regulations.”

That, too, did not sway Braton.

“The fact remains, that they are in court ordered custody for criminal actions that resulted in their being arrested,” the chairwoman said.

According to a pending lawsuit seeking to stop the placement of the facility, the juveniles who will be living there are “‘seriously emotionally disturbed males’ and youth

who have demonstrated fire setting behavior.”

Carrión stressed the importance of placing the youth offenders in the community and not in prisons.

“Isolating our young people from the community is simply not a viable solution,” she stated.

Still, Braton remained opposed to the commissioner’s statements.

“I had to read it, I don’t have to agree with it,” Braton said of

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Carrión’s letter.

The community board chairwoman read the letter as South Ozone Park residents stood in the back of the meeting hall with signs protesting the center and thanking Braton for her support.

Braton, however, called the signs “unnecessary.”

“It’s our job to represent your views,” she told the residents. “We will continue to fight the battle.” Q

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e may never know beyond the shadow of a doubt, and many factors could have been at play, but it sure looks as though the failings of the city’s court and correction systems led a young man to kill himself last Saturday. And the city must do all it can to prevent such a tragedy — driven by a travesty of justice — from happening again.

Kalief Browder was 22 when he committed suicide at his home in the Bronx. He had been troubled for years, with multiple suicide attempts, partly if not completely due to the three years he spent locked up on Rikers Island — for a minor case that eventually was dropped.

As recounted in a pair of excellent articles by Jennifer Gonnerman of the New Yorker, Browder had been arrested in 2010, when he was 16, for allegedly stealing someone’s backpack. He couldn’t make bail, which was set at $3,000. The high amount was due to the fact that he previously had pleaded guilty to taking a delivery truck for a joyride and was on probation. He said he had not actually stolen the truck, just watched his friends drive off in it, but pleaded out because he didn’t think he had a credible defense. He was given youthful offender status — mean-

ing no criminal record — and probation.

Just as he insisted he had not stolen the truck, Browder said he was innocent of the backpack theft. Yes, it’s an old joke that everyone in jail says he’s innocent, but some actually are — and prosecutors in Browder’s case obviously couldn’t prove the charges. But they jerked him around for three years before admitting they had to drop the case.

Again and again the notoriously incompetent office of Bronx DA Robert Johnson got the court to delay moving ahead with Browder’s case. “The people aren’t ready,” they’d say. The prosecutor had a scheduling conflict, he was on vacation — whatever, it was one excuse after another.

Meanwhile Browder deteriorated on Rikers Island, where he spent much of his time in solitary confinement.

He was abused by inmates and guards alike, with one instance of the latter caught on video.

Mayor de Blasio, admittedly under pressure from the U.S. Justice Department, has pressed for reform at Rikers, including the elimination of solitary confinement for teenagers like Browder. Politicians as varied as Queens Councilman Danny Dromm of Jackson Heights and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul have been leading voices on the issue, and

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Browder’s case highlights the need for such reform.

This is not, as some might say, about coddling criminals.

It’s about protecting their rights, not all of which are surrendered when they’re taken into custody. And it’s about protecting their sanity. The ridiculous amount of time Browder spent in jail for a case that couldn’t hold up is an abomination, something you’d expect in a third-world country ruled by some military junta, not here.

The utterly useless Johnson denies that his office has any responsibility for delayed prosecutions. His attitude is just one more reason criminal cases arising on Rikers should be shifted to Queens, something state lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to do last year. Gov. Cuomo vetoed the bill. The Legislature should pass it again, immediately.

Meanwhile the City Council should pass the bill that would have the taxpayers cover the cost of bail for some defendants who can’t afford it. That would be a lot cheaper, and more just, than keeping them locked up for years.

Kalief Browder was denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial, and as a result the system has blood on its hands. And a family is suffering deeply. Their loss cannot be made up for, but at least some of its causes can be fixed.

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cy, which includes the New York City Housing Authority, the nation’s largest inventory of public housing units.

We have remained unwavering in our efforts in spite of facing some unexpected delays due to stormy days and nights and due to certain board administrative procedures but we are determined to keep showing up to all remaining Queens community boards who have yet to take a position on the proposed smokefree multiple housing and smoking policy disclosure resolution.

Phil Konigsberg Bay Terrace

Rail beats bus Dear Editor: I used to live in Richmond Hill, by Lefferts and Liberty and close to Jamaica Avenue, and while I liked the people and the neighborhoods, I hated the commute. The A and J trains took forever and so did the Q10 to the subway.

I always wondered how come no one ever put that excellent old Long Island Rail Road Rockaway line back into service instead. Not using it anymore never made sense. I would have much preferred taking a short A or J or bus ride to get on a Rockaway line train.

So I scratched my head when I read that some so-called advocates from the Straphangers Campaign, Riders Alliance and the Pratt Center are arguing for a $200 million Select Bus Service, taking up two lanes on that traffic nightmare known as Woodhaven Boulevard, when the Rockaway line is already there (“SBS advocates defend the Woodhaven plan,” May 28, multiple editions). Their plan really helps commuters all right: a slow bus or long walk to a slightly faster bus (if that) and then a change to a train.

Now these “advocates” have been claiming the Rockaway line has been studied. But that’s not the case. There has been nothing for the Rockaway line like the open and indepth study for the Second Avenue subway,

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which examined all alternatives.

And on top of that they want a yuppie bikeway, the QueensWay on the Rockaway Line. Try commuting on that in a thunderstorm, or in winter, or with luggage. And watch out for the muggers. When you add its cost to the SBS you can restore the Rockaway line for close to the same amount of money, and for much less than the cost of a subway, and without delaying drivers on Woodhaven.

Bottom line: If these “advocates” really cared for commuters they would fight to bring back the Rockaway line instead. Just like advocates, notably the New Jersey Association of Railroad Passengers, sought a one-seat ride into Penn Station from where I now live, on the Jersey Shore, and which NJ Transit now provides in rush hours.

Brendan B. Read Belmar, NJ

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Dear Editor: Legislators in Albany are cur rently debating whether or not to raise the cap on charter schools. The existing cap limits options for families who depend on public schools. This hits Queens even harder than other parts of the city because we have fewer charter schools than any other borough. It’s time for the legislature to raise the charter cap, so kids in Queens can have the same opportunities as everyone else.

As a parent of a public school student in Jamaica, Queens, I deal with the challenges of our broken education system every day.

When my son was in elementary school at P.S. 140, he had a teacher who was so overwhelmed that she couldn’t handle her class.

It was so bad that the teacher gave students fake progress reports. She would say my son did well for the day and when my son got home he told me he did not understand anything that was taught.

When people say public school parents don’t get involved in their child’s education, I know they aren’t talking about me. I am an active PTA member and very active with my community tenant association. Here’s what I know about district schools in Jamaica: They are not serving the needs of the community.

I have applied for charter schools in the past and my son was only accepted to ones outside of Queens.

T h is is not ju st about my son, but all the children of Queens, who deserve more quality schools.

Currently, there are 10 schools in Queens that are considered failing by the state of New York. This affects more than 16,000 students who are currently trapped in these failing schools. In our borough, only 7.3 percent of elementary and middle school students meet proficiency rates in math and just 8.6 percent in English Language Arts.

The graduation rate at Queens high schools is 48 percent and our college-and-career readiness rate is just 12 percent.

Despite the need, there are only 14 charter schools in all of Queens. To put that in context, Brooklyn has 87; the Bronx has 59; and Manhattan has 46. Queens has the lowest proportion of charter schools per student of any borough. Queens has one charter school for every 21,703 students while Manhattan has one for every 3,812 kids; Brooklyn has one for every 3,900; and the Bronx has one for every 4,053.

Interest in charter schools among New York City families continues to grow. In 2015 alone, there were 163,000 children on wait lists for charter schools — the longest waiting list in the nation.

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Dear Editor: This is in response to the June 4 letter that Mr. Joseph N. Manago wrote regarding his suggestion to address the public transportation inadequacies in Queens: the expansion of the AirTrain along the Van Wyck Expressway corridor through Briarwood (“Expand the AirTrain”).

He points out that the major source of traffic congestion, air and noise pollution along the Van Wyck Expressway and Woodhaven Boulevard has been the lack of public transit, parallel to these two corridors.

I’d like to add that isn’t the only corridor that has inadequate public transportation.

There is also inadequate public transit along the Kissena/Parsons boulevards corridors, from College Point to Hillside Avenue and along the 164th Street corridors, from College Point to Hillside Avenue, both of which are served by the Q25/34 along Kissena and Parsons and the Q65 along 164th Street. These main sources of transit along those two corridors are not only inadequate, but among the worst. And they’re not the only ones.

While Mr. Manago has very noble suggestions for how the AirTrain can provide clean public transit to underserved Southeast Queens communities, thereby reducing congestion and pollution, his suggestion (1) will not get the backing or financial support needed because transit honchos and politicos will say it’s “too expensive” and (2) will not even get off the ground in this lifetime — for a reason which is too complicated and complex to explain.

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Students in my neighborhood are trapped in failing schools and we don’t have the same choices as other families do. That’s why parents in my community demand that the Legislature take action to raise the charter cap.

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Drivers 70 and older have the highest accident rate of any age group, according to the U.S. Dept. of Transportation. Many lack adequate reflexes, coordination and manual dexterity for safe driving. I know because I’m one of them.

I’ll be 76 in August, haven’t driven for decades and use my license strictly for ID purposes. But the DMV automatically renews my license every six years without testing my skills, making me legally qualified to drive, even though I’d be a danger to everyone on the road, including myself.

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Public $ for public use Dear Editor: Unlike many countries elsewhere engulfed by religious strife, the founders of the United States were clever enough to ensure that would not happen in our country, by mandating separation of religion and state, and it has served this country well.

This is a free country, ONLINE and parents Miss an article or letter who wish to cited by a writer? Want send their news from our other ch ild ren t o editions covering the rest pr ivate or of Queens? Find past parochial r epor t s, new s f r om schools a re across the borough and free to do so, more at qchron.com. but they should be prepared to pay for it and not expect public tax dollars to support their religious beliefs (“Rally for private school tax break,� June 4).

Lest Gov. Cuomo and other elected officials are suffering from memory loss, they are reminded they swore to uphold our Constitution which requires separation of religion and state. Financial sup-

port directly or indirectly for parochial schools would be unconstitutional. Rather than politically pander to the wealthy and those of a particular religious faith, it is elected officials’ obligation to use public tax dollars to enable our public school system to do the job for which it was created in the first place. Failure to do so indicates, in my opinion, officials unfit to hold public office.

Benjamin M. Haber Flushing

Anti-Christian provocation Dear Editor: Recently in Phoenix, a few individuals organized an anti-Islam protest. The protest took place outside a mosque during Friday prayers. The event organizer, a veteran of the Iraq War, posted pictures online of himself wearing a shirt depicting crude slogans about Islam. Individuals at the rally also came armed, likely intimidating many of the men, women, and children at the mosque.

As a 13-year-old Ahmadi Muslim boy, I do not agree with this. The caliph that I follow taught me that a sword can bend someone’s head but not their heart. As Americans everybody is given the freedom of religion as well as the right to bear arms. The right to bear arms was meant for self-protection, not provocation and intimidation. Provoking and intimidating is anti-Christian. Overall, I believe that the protesters should practice the peaceful teachings of their religions before trying to teach Muslims how to be peaceful.

Mirza Ghulam Haseeb Member, Muslim Writers Guild of America Jamaica Hills

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by Congress and signed into law by President Harry Truman in 1949, and the week of June 14 is designated as National Flag Week.

I urge that the American Flag be displayed outside homes, apartments, offices, businesses and stores throughout the United States. We do this to honor all that our great nation represents, which is freedom, equality and justice for all.

These principles and ideas are embodied in the American flag.

We should do this also to show honor and respect for all our brave men and women who are serving our nation today, and also all those who over the years gave their lives to preserve our cherished freedoms.

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For two hours on Monday, people inside Gold’s Gym danced and cycled in honor of Howard Beach’s smallest hero: Valentina Marie Allen, who died on May 12 from several birth defects.

Monday’s event was a successful fundraising effort coordinated by gym Manager Justine Orr and Phyllis Inserillo, a family friend of the Allens.

More than 100 people showed up to the gym, located at 157-05 Cross Bay Blvd., and through their efforts, more than $6,000 was

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collected to benefit the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where Valentina received treatment for the two years she was alive.

“I think it was the best Zumba event ever,” Danielle Allen, Valentina’s mom, said. “All the red tutus and everything. All the little details were great.”

Orr said the $6,000 mark was much higher than she expected to raise.

“When I first started this, I was aiming for $3,000,” she said. “So we doubled what our goal was.”

Danielle Allen said she was “very surprised” by the amount raised.

As of Tuesday night, more than $78,000 has been raised to go to the hospital.

The gym also renamed their nursery, where members can drop off their children while they work out, in honor of Valentina.

A plaque, donated by gym members Larry and Grace Verasco, with Valentina’s picture on it will hang in the nursery.

Orr said Verasco had the idea to donate the plaque shortly after Valentina died last month.

“So we just decided to have the unveiling last night,” Orr said in an interview on Tuesday.

The gym was decorated with red balloons and participants wore red tutus while dancing.

Larry and Grace Verasco donated a plaque to Gold’s Gym to remember Valentina Allen. It will hang in the gym’s nursery, which has been renamed in Valentina’s honor. Standing with the Verascos, left, are Danielle Allen, Valentina’s mom; her other daughter, Victoria; Danielle’s PHOTOS COURTESY JUSTINE ORR mother, Maria; and Gold’s Gym Manager Justine Orr. Valentina was often dressed in a tutu in the pictures uploaded to a Facebook page that chronicled her fight against hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a defect in which the heart cannot pump blood to the left side of the body.

She also had a birth defect in which organs are not in their proper places when a child is born and did not have a spleen.

Orr and Inserillo said they will be holding a fundraising gala in Valentina’s honor on Feb. 15, 2016 — what would have been her third birthday.

The event will be held at Russo’s on The Bay, located at 162-45 Cross Bay Blvd., and tickets will be $125, Inserillo said.

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Council members Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), Antonio Reynoso (D-Brooklyn, Queens), Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows), Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills), Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton) and Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) either in interviews or through a spokesperson said the law should not have to be revisited in Albany again, as is being done right now.

A spokesman for Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) said he believes in a seven-year extension of the law.

Councilman Ruben Wills (D-South Jamaica) said in an email he only supports “a limited extension of mayoral control for a period lasting no more than two years.

“Though it successfully eliminated the dysfunction and paralysis that existed under the previous Board of Education, for over a decade now, the power of mayor a l aut hor it y h a s t r a n sfor me d t he [Department of Education] into an insular agency that is less responsive to the concerns of teachers, administrators, parents, and other advocates.”

The councilman also advocated for “an independent oversight authority tasked to address the DOE’s utter lack of transparency, and oftentimes arbitrary decision making process.”

A spokeswoman for Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) said she believes in renewing mayoral control but would not say for how long.

The six other Queens Council members

did not return multiple requests for comment on their views of mayoral control.

Ulrich last Wednesday endorsed the idea of making the law, which expires at the end of this month, forever a part of the city’s educational system.

“Mayoral control has produced real results in reforming our education system and has placed the old bureaucratic model of dysfunctional school boards in its proper place — on the ash heap of history,” he said in an op-ed sent to reporters last Wednesday.

Prior to mayoral control becoming law in 2002, the city’s schools were overseen by the Board of Education and local school boards.

If the state does not renew mayoral control by June 30, the BOE would return to oversee schools in the five boroughs.

Many of Ulrich’s colleagues said mayoral control works because it puts the onus of improving the school system on the mayor’s shoulders.

“The mayor will at times be given credit or blame for the performance of the school system,” Koslowitz’s spokesman, Michael Cohen, said in an email.

Miller wrote that it is “vital for city government to be intimately involved with the functions of the Department of Education.”

Lancman, a former assemblyman, said “the mayor needs to be accountable” for schools.

“And the only way to make him accountable is to put him in charge,” he added.

Senate Republicans have offered de Blasio a one-year extension of the law with the condition that Albany would have to approve the city’s education budget.

The mayor last week said he would not agree to the budgetary sign-off.

The Assembly, held by a Democratic majority, passed a three-year extension of Q the law last month.

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But the agency did not respond to the question of just where security apparently broke down at the Park Slope site or how a repeat would be avoided, other than to say that ACS is tightening monitoring at all Close to Home residences in the city.

As to the Manhattan incident’s impact on plans for Queens Village, the ACS said its plans are still being formulated.

As to whether Children’s Village, which will operate the Queens Village site, will get a higher level of vetting than Boys Town, the

ACS answered generally that all of its providers have juvenile justice experience and highly trained staff.

“Multiple layers of oversight and quality assurance mechanisms are in place to promote public safety and high-quality services for young people in placement,” the agency said.

A statement sent to the Chronicle on Wednesday afternoon reiterated past statements that the ACS is dedicated to ensuring the safety of the neighborhoods in which it places the homes.

But Friedrich, like others present on Saturday, isn’t taking anything the agency says on

blasted the facility’s placement — less than 40 feet from the nearest homes on 207th Street and a few blocks from a school.

“This facility is right next to residential houses,” Comrie said. “We want to do anything to work with you to shut this project down. I’m going to work with this community to shut it down.” One resident, however, was furious with the “rhetoric” from elected officials on the issue.

“We’re finding this out two months before the jail opens,” said Chinomso Obaji, who lives on 207th Street. “This is not right. Their primary objective is to keep getting re-elected. They want to come out here and look like they are doing something. This is stopping Q nothing.”

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Fenster previously served on CB 9 but left the board in 2013 after former member Sam Esposito, who resigned from his role on the panel in March, sent an allegedly anti-Semitic letter to her and two other members, who also left the board.

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“There were no public hearings, no land use review,” he said. “Enough is enough. We are here to say loud and clear that we will not accept a prison facility in any of our neighborhoods.”

Tiffany Labissiere, a teacher and mother of two boys, was one of those who was livid when she heard about the facility. Her husband told her the news after he attended a community meeting a few weeks ago.

“I don’t think it’s fair these hardworking families get this dumped into their neighborhood,” Labissiere said. “They should put this kind of facility in an industrial neighborhood where it’s not going to affect people.”

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70K children to get into UPK: de Blasio Mayor says that 70 percent of those admitted will get their top choice

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Close to 70,000 children will be admitted into a universal pre-K program next school year, a new record for the city, and 70 percent of those applicants will be admitted into their top choice, Mayor de Blasio and city Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña announced on Monday.

“Now, for the first time in the history of this city, we will have a full-day, high-quality pre-K seat for every child who needs one — every single child,” de Blasio told reporters at PS 54 in Manhattan. “And we have been adding seats, starting this school year.

We’ll be adding a lot more in the next school year to make sure we can accommodate every child.”

Families seeking to have their child admitted into a UPK program — an initiative de Blasio campaigned on during his run for mayor in 2013 — had to apply for a program and list up to 12 choices.

According to de Blasio, 82 percent of parents will see their children admitted into one of their top three choices and 70 percent will get into their most wanted option.

Deputy Mayor Richard Buery said 15 percent of applicants got a UPK seat for their child but at a school that wasn’t listed on their application.

Mayor de Blasio announced on Monday that a record number of children, close to 70,000, will be in a pre-K program next school year and that 70 percent of them will be going to their top PHOTO COURTESY NYC choice. Only 15 percent will not go to a school listed on their applications.

Buery said those parents are now on a waiting list for the schools they did apply to.

“You’re already on that waiting list and again, as families register — if they preregister, as seats clear up, there’s still a chance to get on one of those, one of your earlier choices,” the deputy mayor told reporters.

Several elected officials in statements

issued by the Mayor’s Office praised the number of pre-K seats available to city parents, up from 53,000 now.

“This year more students will be entering pre-K and more parents will be able to go back to work or school than ever before,” Cou ncil m a n Da n ny D rom m (D-Jackson Heights), chair man of the

Council’s Education Committee, said. “This is an important step for the future of our city. I applaud Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Fariña for hitting this milestone.”

“Through Mayor de Blasio’s vision and the Assembly’s leadership, communitybased u niversal pre-kindergar ten has become a reality in our city,” Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan (D-Sunnyside), chairwoman of the Assembly Education Committee, said.

De Blasio used his Monday press conference to once again stress the importance of extending the law that gives him oversight of the public school system, saying UPK would be impossible without it.

“It was only possible because mayoral control of education allowed our school system to work quickly and efficiently, allowed us to bring all the other city agencies into alignment to get things done,” the mayor stated.

State legislators are trying to hammer out a deal that would extend mayoral control, but Senate Republicans are hinging it on a possible rise in the number of charter schools allowed in the city.

“It’s crucial that Albany renews mayoral control of education and does it soon,” de Blasio said of the law that expires at the end Q of the month.

Officials push for no school on Diwali Comrie introduces new legislation upstate to recognize Hindu holiday

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Each year, thousands of Hindu parents in Queens are forced to pull their children out of school so they can celebrate Diwali.

State Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-Hollis) is seeking to put an end to that.

“We’re asking that in this most diverse state, and this state that has opened its doors to people from all over the world that we recognize Diwali as a public school holiday,” Comrie said last Saturday outside of Shri Surya Narayan Mandir, a Hindu temple in Jamaica.

Comrie on May 13 introduced new legislation that would create a public holiday on Diwali. The bill is in front of the Judiciary Committee.

The Assembly companion to the bill, also awaiting committee review, is sponsored by Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven), whose district has a large concentration of those who observe Diwali, which takes place anywhere from mid-October to mid-November.

A state law already permits the Department of Education to give students Diwali off, as well as Lunar New Year and the Muslim holidays Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.

But only the last two were added as days off on the 2015-16 school calendar, sparking outrage by the Hindu and Asian communities.

Mayor de Blasio during a February press conference announcing the addition of the two holidays, said he and city Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña will work to recognize other religious and cultural holidays.

“What we’ve found in this process is that we are in a

very tight situation, as I said, with the number of days that we have to achieve each year, so it’s going to take more work to get to that,” de Blasio said then.

South Asian leaders gathered with Comrie outside the Jamaica temple last week echoed the senator’s call to have children off during the Hindu Festival of Lights.

“To make Diwali a holiday in New York state would be finally a recognition to all Hindus,” Ram Hardowar, a priest at the temple, said. “We are approaching or maybe have passed a population of one million Hindus in the five State Sen. Leroy Comrie, at podium, stands with religious leaders at Shri Surya Narayan Manboroughs. We think it’s finally dir, a temple in Jamaica, to push for the passing of a state bill that would make Diwali a public time for the Hindus to be holiday in an effort to give students that day off.

PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY recognized.”

Alicia Hyndman — a Democrat who is looking to replace Mohammed Hack, president of the Inter-Faith Council for Community Development, stressed the diversity of faiths in former Assemblyman Bill Scarborough and represent Jamaica in a special election — also pushed for passage of the bill. the city and how each one deserves equal recognition.

“We know that in the public school system we have such a “Our great nation by the Constitution offers us freedom of religion and it is very important that every religion benefit diverse population of children,” Hyndman said.

Comrie said he will have his “fingers and toes crossed” from that,” Hack said, adding that he supported the addition of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha to the school calendar. “We that the Senate and Assembly bills are passed this legislative Q session, which ends in two weeks. can’t offer to some faith and neglect the other.”

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Fishkill comes to Queens NPS spokeswoman says it’s a recurring problem

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Hamilton Beach resident John Fazio has noticed a lack of striped bass and bluefish in the waters near his home, which he said has been leading to a poor fishing season for those in the area.

More troubling than that, however, are dead bunker fish washing onto Charles Park Beach every day.

“There’s not a day that goes by where I don’t see a dozen dead bunkers,” Fazio said.

On a sunny Monday morning, fish could be found dead on the sands of Charles Park Beach as well as by Hamilton Beach Park.

Fazio said he believes the harsh winter had some part to do with the amount of dead fish being found near his home However, a National Park Ser vice spokeswoman said the problem is a recurring one that can be attributed to the water quality in the area.

“Low dissolved oxygen levels in the water, in combination with the poor water quality stemming from the two tributaries, contribute various contaminants and pathogens from their combined sewer outfalls,” NPS spokeswoman Daphne Yun

Dead fish were found washed up on the shore of Hamilton Beach Park on Monday, a recurring problem according to the National Park Service. The fishkill seems to be isolated to the PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY mainland Queens part of Gateway National Recreation Area. said in an email.

Dan Mundy Jr., president of the Broad Channel Civic Association, said the problem has not spread over that island’s part of Jamaica Bay. Fazio said bluefish and striped bass

come to the bay’s region to feed on eggs laid by bunker fish but have not been seen by a r e a f ishe r s due t o t he dy i ng population.

“They’re not catching much of anyQ thing,” he said.

Where is Ralph Gonzalez now?

The whereabouts of former Community Board 9 Chairman Ralph Gonzalez remain a mystery to other members.

Secretary Ivan Mrakovic asked at Tuesday night’s meeting if anyone knew where Gonazlez — who last year was the chairman of CB 9 but has not attended the panel’s last three meetings — was.

Raj Rampershad, the board’s chairman, said he has not heard from Gonzalez and has been looking for him because he is still in possession of keys to CB 9’s office in Borough Hall.

The chairman had mentioned the board is looking to have the locks to the office changed in the near future — something members said Gonzalez did as soon as he became chairman last year.

Gonzalez led the board during its controversial district manager search, which was criticized by Borough President Melinda Katz. Rampershad won a unanimous vote to replace him in March.

Gonzalez still has nine months left on his term as a CB 9 member When a reporter called his cell phone, Q he was hung up on twice.

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Library boss looks to exciting future Quinn-Carey discusses challenges, opportunities for the Queens system

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Bridget Quinn-Carey apparently isn’t afraid of a challenge.

When she became interim president and CEO of the Queens Library in December, the organization was racked with scandal and its Board of Trustees in turmoil. Seven months later she is locked in a struggle to pry $65 million from Mayor de Blasio to restore citywide library funding only to 2008 levels.

And still, she would like to remove the “interim” tag from her name when the board reaches the end of its nationwide search for the permanent replacement.

“I’d like my hat to be in the ring,” Quinn-Carey said last week at a sit-down with the editorial board of the Queens Chronicle. “I’d be honored to be called to serve.”

Quinn-Carey was appointed last December after a radically revamped Board of Trustees voted to replace Tom Galante, whose alleged spending practices launched investigations on the city and federal levels.

The Queens Library’s share of the requested funding increase would come to about $18.2 million, money QuinnCarey said is essential for carrying out a library’s traditional role, not to mention a modern system with the challenges unique to Queens added in.

“People deserve six-day service,” she said, referring to how the library’s numerous branches have been forced to curtail hours and services. She also said many branches in Queens have the challenge of offering the traditional services of a library to an ever-increasing number of people born outside of the United States.

“We have the most diverse borough in the world, and we

offer ESOL [English for speakers of other languages]. We have afterschool programs ... and books — people still read books,” she said.

In her own recent Chronicle interview, Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) was confident that the Council “will get a lot of it back” when asked about library funding in the current budget negotiations.

De Blasio has been far more generous with his capital funding commitments to libraries in the outer boroughs, something for which Carey said the libraries are grateful.

She said that despite an aggressive and ongoing construction program, many of its buildings are old, and that even some of the newer ones are too small to accommodate modern needs. She cited the Rego Park branch as an example.

“A lot of these buildings weren’t designed to allow you to build up,” she said. “We have to look for property.”

Quinn-Carey is excited about how technology is increasingly expanding the library’s reach, thus expanding residents’ access to information and education.

She said the system is on the cusp of digital technology that will allow users of the library’s free e-book program to go from portal to portal no matter what provider is furnishing the book in question, with one tool on the front end.

“It’s going to make things seamless,” she said. “Eventually it will be so much easier to find and deliver e-content.”

In regard to ongoing investigations of her predecessor, Quinn-Carey said only that the administration has hired new auditors and that the new board — loaded with new appointees of the mayor and Borough President Melinda Katz — has been cooperating fully with Q all investigations.

Bridget Quinn-Carey, interim president and CEO of the Queens Library, talked funding, new technology and her hopes for the future of the system last week in an interview with the editorial PHOTO BY PETER C. MASTROSIMONE board of the Queens Chronicle.

74th Avenue named in honor of bishop Rev. Catanello remembered as church, interfaith leader in Queens

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Those who knew Bishop Ignatius Catanello said on Sunday that he was the last person who would want a street named after him.

“He was rather shy,” Rev. Casper Furnari, pastor of Holy Family RC Church, said. “He would be the last person to ask for this.”

But that’s exactly what happened on June 7 as church and political leaders stood outside Holy Family Church to rename 74th Avenue, at Utopia Parkway, in honor of the late leader of the Fresh Meadows parish.

Catanello, who was born in Brooklyn, lived at Holy Family from 1989 until his death in 2013. He was the pastor there from 2007 until his retirement in 2010, having previously served as pastor of Saint Rita in Long Island City and St. Helen in Howard Beach.

He also served as principal of Cathedral Preparatory Seminary High School in Elmhurst from 1991 to 1994, was the chaplain for the New York Mets and taught theology classes at St. John’s University for about 30 years.

Dozens of parishioners stood by the street corner, located near the entrance of the church, as stories of Catanello were recalled by his friends, family and elected officials.

“People contribute to their communities in so many different ways,” Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) said. “But very few people have the impact that Bishop Cata-

A section of 74th Avenue is renamed Bishop Ignatius A. Catanello Way. The bishop, inset, died in PHOTOS BY ANTHONY O’REILLY 2013 after leading the church from 2007 to 2010. nello had on our community.”

Lancman hailed the late bishop’s leadership as the former episcopal vicar for Queens South, serving as the diocesan representative for that area, and chairman of the diocesan Ecumenical and Interreligious Commission, where he fostered discussion with Jewish and Islamic leaders.

“In a time when far too many people turn

inward and close themselves off from other cultures and faiths, Bishop Catanello worked to create partnerships and increase harmony in our community,” Lancman said.

But to many others, Catanello was not just a church leader but a friend.

“Anyone who ever needed him day or night, he was there for him,” Salvatore Lucchese, who knew Catanello during his time at

St. Ann Church in Flushing, said.

Lancman agreed with that statement, adding that the bishop had offered him consultation during his time as an assemblyman.

For Peter Petrino, Jr., grand knight of the Holy Family Knights of Columbus, which advocated for the street renaming, Catanello, “was like a second father to me.”

Petrino is also attempting to rename his KOC chapter after Catanello, who founded and led the group.

Deacon Joe Catanello, the bishop’s brother, said the stories recalled on Sunday are a testament to the person his brother was.

“I think if you really want to assess a person, sometimes it’s not only how much they love but how much they were loved,” Joe Catanello said. “And in this community and everywhere my brother went, he was loved because he was a genuine person.”

Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) marveled at how quickly the street renaming approval process took place. Community Board 8 approved the move in December.

“That’s more of a testament of how much Bishop Catanello affected New York City,” Meng said.

Borough President Melinda Katz said the street renaming is a chance for those who knew Catanello to pass his “traditions and his legacy on to our future generations” Q every time they pass the corridor.

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During the 102nd Precinct’s monthly update at Community Board 9 on Tuesday, Executive Officer Danielle Raia said two “sides” are being eyed for a recent violent incident in the Woodhaven area.

“It is two specific groups who we have identified and we are aware of who they are,” Raia said, without providing any more details.

The executive officer was responding to questions from board members on a shooting that took place last Saturday at Jamaica Avenue and 89th Street.

The victim, who has not been identified publicly, was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and later released, according to police.

Raia initially would not answer any questions from members but made her remarks after some prodding from the panel.

She did not release any further d et a i ls on t he sho ot i ng or t he investigation.

The 102nd Precinct Community Council has its monthly meeting on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Richmond Hill Library, located at 118-14 HillQ side Ave. — Anthony O’Reilly

James Kolm — the father of Keith Kolm, the alleged “Boulevard Burglar” — was arrested last Thursday on “an active open warrant,” 106th Precinct officials announced.

According to Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, James Kolm had a warrant for a “VTL 512” charge — operating a motor vehicle with a suspended registration.

A spokesman for the Queens District Attorney’s office said there are other charges pending against James Kolm.

Kolm was charged with disorderly conduct for an unspecified incident on April 30 — the day his son was arrested on charges of theft, drug possession and making a fake 911 call to lure officers away from his Hamilton Beach house.

Officers had been watching Keith Kolm in the days after he allegedly stole a truck and then ripped an ATM out of the KFC restaurant on Cross Bay Boulevard.

Both Kolms have been released Q from police custody.

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Thank you, Officer Martinez Community Board 9 on Tuesday honored Police Officer Edwin Martinez, a community affairs officer with the 102nd Precinct.

Martinez has been in the NYPD since January 2005 and has been a community affairs officer since September.

“Officer Martinez works diligently with

CB 9,” board member Sandra Datnarian said. “Whenever we need him, he is there.”

Datnarian said the officer has made 172 arrests since becoming one of New York’s finest 10 years ago.

Martinez, left, here accepts the award from Datnarian, joined by 102nd Precinct Executive Officer Danielle Raia.

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SLA revokes bar’s liquor license

New deadline for ferry RFP

Lounge allegedly sold alcohol to minors multiple times

Entities interested in providing ferry service to Astoria and the Rockaways now have until June 24 to submit applications.

The city’s Economic Development Corp. announced the new deadline on Wednesday — extending it from June 12.

The EDC said it was extending the deadline due to the city adding a request to have shuttle buses take Rockaway passengers to and from the dock.

That request was sent out May 27.

“Due to the additional information contained in Addendum #1, NYCEDC anticipates Respondents will need additional time to complete their Proposals,” t he agency said i n it s addendum.

Announced by Mayor de Blasio during his State of the City Address in February, the citywide ferry service seeks to connect the Rockaways, Astoria, South Brooklyn and the Lower East Side of Manhattan to the East River Ferry system, which has stops in Manhattan, Long Island City and Brooklyn.

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A South Richmond Hill bar and lounge was stripped of its liquor license after it allegedly sold alcohol to minors and did not have proper security.

A spokesman for the State Liquor Authority, which determines what establishments are allowed to sell alcohol, said Sparkles Bar and Lounge had its liquor license revoked on May 5.

SLA documents obtained by the Queens Chronicle allege that the bar, located at 125-04 Liberty Ave., sold alcohol to someone younger than 21 years old on at least four occasions starting in 2012.

The SLA has also charged the bar with a number of safety hazards, including blo cke d ex it s , u n l ic e n s e d s e c u r it y guards, having contaminated bottles and refilling the contaminated bottles and purchasing goods f rom unauthor ized sources.

According to the SLA, the bar’s licensee, Mala Jeeta, did not write a letter responding to the charges laid out by the agency.

The SLA also placed a $1,000 bond penalty against Jeeta.

The number on the bar’s sign was not in service as of Wednesday and contact information for Jeeta is not available online.

Calls to the attorney who represented

Sparkles Bar and Lounge, located at 125-04 Liberty Ave. in South Richmond Hill, lost its liquor license last month for allegedly selling alcohol to minors and having several safety and hygiene TWITTER PHOTO hazards at the bar, according to the State Liquor Authority. him in front of the SLA, Hubert Cuniffe, were not returned by press time.

The news of the lounge’s closing was announced by the 106th Precinct on its

official Twitter page last Friday.

In his Twitter post, Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, commanding officer of the precinct, called the lounge “uncooperative.” Q

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No to East River tolls: The cost would crush us

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This route must remain free.

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Ma ny of u s remember years ago being peddled a false narrative that existing Bridge t ol l s wou ld b e removed once the bonds that paid for them were satisfied. Councilman Richards is betting we can be hoodwinked again.

But we’ve been down the same road before and sold the same snake oil.

• First it was the $15 NYC auto use tax imposed on all city-registered vehicles to provide a sustainable revenue stream for the MTA. When that wasn’t enough, • the $30 metropolitan commuter district supplemental registration fee was levied on all registered vehicles in the MTA region to provide a sustainable revenue stream. When that wasn’t enough, • the MTA sales tax surcharge — an addon to the city’s already-high sales tax, was implemented to provide a sustainable revenue stream. When that wasn’t enough, • the MTA metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax was imposed on all self-employed individuals to provide a sustainable revenue stream. When that wasn’t enough, • a 50-cent taxi surcharge on every yellow cab ride was imposed — to provide a sustainable revenue stream for the MTA. Now, we are once again being told, that if we would only toll the free East River crossings, we could create a sustainable revenue stream for the MTA — which these other costly plans, which we’re still paying for, failed to do.

The free East River crossings remain the only affordable option for many of us living outside of Manhattan, that don’t have the same transit options as those living inside of Manhattan. We have no subways, no nighttime bus service, no weekend bus service and only limited evening service. Yet, Councilman Richards touts this plan as beneficial to Queens.

I say, enough is enough. The well is dry and the taxpayers are tapped out and have no more to give. This confiscatory tax tolling scheme must be stopped, and the East Q River bridges must remain toll-free!

Bob Friedrich is President of Glen Oaks Village and a Candidate for the NYC Council 23rd District.

Editor’s note: While some editions of last week’s Chronicle ran Councilman Donovan Richards’ op-ed, others ran one by former Department of Transportation Commissioner and Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Lee Sander, also touting the Move NY plan. Both are posted at qchron.com.

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Councilman Donovan Richards got it all wrong in last week’s Queens Chronicle opinion piece “Move NY Fair Plan is the Smart Way To Toll Bridges.”

This toll plan should be a wakeup call to all New Yorkers asleep at the wheel. It is being orchestrated by the group Move NY, which is financed by “high-rollers” at the Ford and Rockefeller foundations and is just another heavy-handed tolling scheme being foisted upon the motoring public. But Councilman Richards has bought into it hook, line and sinker.

Imposing $16 roundtrip tolls on the East River crossings that have remained free for 100 years is a crushing expense that families and seniors on a fixed income cannot afford.

The tolling shakedown doesn’t stop at the bridges and tunnels. An invisible toll booth using license-plate reading scanners will be erected along 60th Street in Manhattan, from the East River to the Hudson. Every time you cross it you will be socked with a hefty $8 toll — until, of course, the toll is raised again.

Councilman Richards touts the plan’s proposal to lower tolls on a few of the city’s less-traveled bridges; sadly, we all know that those tolls will soon rise again and surpass pre-existing levels. Only then, we’ll be trapped with higher tolls and no free East River crossings.

Outerborough residents and particularly seniors will be harmed by this proposal each time they venture into Manhattan seeking medical care or a doctor’s appointment.

Let me give you an example: Travel into Manhattan on the Brooklyn Bridge to get to work or a doctor’s appointment and you’re hit with your first $8 toll. Head north and cross 60th Street for lunch or dinner or to visit someone and you’re hit with your second $8 toll. Reverse direction, crossing 60th Street as you head Downtown to your doctor’s appointment or simply to visit a friend or relative in the hospital, and you’re hit with your third $8.00 toll. And if that’s not enough, as you leave Manhattan to go home, crossing one of the East River bridges you’re slammed with a final $8 toll, bringing your single-day total to $32. Easy to see how this adds up for those on a tight budget.

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American Pharoah wins the Triple Crown Over 90,000 people witness history at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

T

he upper deck was shaking. The collective roar of over 90,000 people was deafening. Even former President Bill Clinton couldn’t help but jump for joy.

Horse racing fans had waited 37 long years to see a thoroughbred gallop down the home stretch at Belmont Park with a sizable lead en route to capturing the exceedingly rare Triple Crown.

But 13 times since 1978, history had been denied at the Belmont Stakes. Some in the crowd on Saturday wondered if such a feat, known as the hardest in sport to accomplish, would ever happen again.

That question was emphatically answered by a sizable five lengths. The sport of kings crowned a new American hero.

American Pharoah galloped to victory at the 147th running of the 1.5-mile Belmont Stakes on Saturday, becoming the first thoroughbred since Affirmed in 1978 to capture the elusive Triple Crown of horse racing.

The thoroughbred, trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert and ridden by legendary jockey Victor Espinoza, also won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes last month, the first two legs of the Triple Crown.

“It’s very emotional,” Baffert told NBC after the race. “I didn’t know how good it was going to feel. Now I know.”

American Pharoah took the lead right out of the gate and maintained it all the way to the finish line without truly being threatened by any of the other seven horses in the field.

He finished with a time of 2:26:65, the sixth-fastest time in Belmont Stakes history and the quickest since 1992.

Frosted, seen as the biggest threat to American Pharoah, f inished in second

while Keen Ice finished third.

Saturday was the fourth time a Bafferttrained horse came to Belmont with a chance to win the Triple Crown, but all three of his previous thoroughbreds, Silver Charm in 1997, Real Quiet in 1998 and California Chrome just last year, fell short of the historic feat.

“I was prepared to see someone coming because I’ve been through it so many times,” Baffert said in the postrace press conference. “But credit the horse. He deserved it.”

Baffert added that he had a heightened level of confidence in American Pharoah in the week leading up to the race.

“There’s something about this horse. He brought it every time.” he said. “What a feeling. It will probably take a few days to sink in. I’ll never forget this.”

Thirteen horses since 1978 won both the Derby and the Preakness but failed to win at Belmont Park, with California Chrome, also ridden by Espinoza, being the most recent.

Espinoza also rode War Emblam to victory in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes in 2002.

“It’s special, it’s special,” Espinoza told NBC. “The third time is the charm.”

The jockey added in the postrace press conference that he wasn’t thinking of kissing the t rophy just yet as A mer ican Pharoah rounded the final turn and headed for home.

“I was thinking, ‘This hasn’t happened yet,’” he said. “When I crossed the wire, I couldn’t believe it. It’s just an amazing day.”

American Pharoah becomes the 12th Triple Crown winner ever, joining iconic horsQ es such as Seattle Slew and Secretariat.

History at the Belmont Stakes. American Pharoah crosses the finish line in first place, winning PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA both the race and the first Triple Crown since Affirmed in 1978.

Woodside resident Krystal Campbell, right, and friends Kerri Conroy, Aisling Conroy, Lisa Conaghan and Regina Tunney, all of Sunnyside, made sure to dress sharply for the race.

Guess who Erin Daly, right, who saw Affirmed’s Triple Crown in person, her fiance, Carlo Spano, and his son Vincent were rooting for?

Longtime former Maspeth resident Justin Blair, left, takes in the Belmont Stakes with a large group of friends on Saturday afternoon.

American Pharoah leads the pack coming out of the final turn of the Belmont Stakes as the crowd of over 90,000 fans go ballistic at Belmont Park on Saturday. The horse would cross the finish line first, becoming only the 12th Triple Crown winner in thoroughbred racing history.

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Firefighters, paramedics who went above and beyond the call in 2014 They stor med into bur ning buildings and cars in f lames on the side of the road, or submerged in an icy East River, all to help people never met and did not know.

Six members of the FDNY in Queens were among 71 honored by the city on June 3 at the Fire Department’s 146th annual Medal Day for actions du r ing 2014.

While most of their charges did not survive, the honorees did not hesitate to risk their own lives in doing their utmost to save them. “It’s part of what makes us proud as New Yorkers,� Mayor de Blasio said at the ceremony held outside City Hall. “This extraordinary department ... It epitomizes the strength, the resiliency, the bravery, the professionalism, the sense of innovation — all of which we see is part of what is great about New York City, what we are proud of as New Yorkers — the very characteristics that make us proud to say this is our home.�

Information on all the following citations was provided on the FDNY’s website.

Elderly woman trapped Fi r ef ig h t e r M i c h a el O b e r received the American Legion Fire Department Post 930/Mark M. Wolhford Memorial Medal for his actions on March 3 at an apartment fire in Ridgewood.

Ober, of Ladder Co. 124 in Brooklyn, had been assigned to vent the building from the outside, when a man told him his elderly mother was trapped in a first-floor bedroom.

Fire and heavy smoke were billowing out of a kitchen window as Ober made his way in through a window in an adjacent room. Complicating matters still further was the fact the one engine due on the scene was out of service and another had encountered a frozen f ire hydrant, reducing the amount of water available.

Ober searched a bedroom in zero visibility with fire and smoke outracing him to the living room.

After searching the living room he came to a second bedroom, where he found the woman on a bed.

Their escape route cut off by the advancing fire, Ober had to lower

the woman out of a window to members of Ladder Cos. 140 and 135 before resuming his search.

Firefighters and EMS personnel were unable to revive the woman.

High-rise fire Lt. James Cashin was awarded the Police Honor Legion Medal for his actions in the early hours of July 4 when he signaled a message all firefighters dread — 10-77, or a conf ir med f ire in a high-r ise dwelling.

Cashin and Firefighters Stephen Barongi and Brian Levings had crawled down a long, smoke-filled hallway before they located the apartment where the fire originated. They were notified just before going in that a hose line would be delayed in reaching them.

Cashin posted Levings at the door to the apar t ment and advanced inside with Barongi operating a water fire extinguisher, the lieutenant inching his way along the kitchen f loor on his stomach when he heard slight moaning and ca me ac ross a n u ncon sciou s woman.

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The thrills of yesteryear returned to Flushing Meadows Corona Park last Sunday, when the city celebrated the 50th anniversary of the second year of the 1964-65 World’s Fair at the site of the beloved expo.

There was something for everyone, starting with the music, provided by a number of acts including the Hollis Brown Band, top left. Clockwise from the top right are: • the crowd at the SummerStage concert; • Jonathan, 5, and Jax Nevarez, 3, of Middle Village and their Dowel Structure; • the Haiku Guys, Daniel Zaltsman and

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Erick Szentmiklosy, crafting the short poems on request on vintage typewriters; • some of the World’s Fair memorabilia on display at the Queens Museum; • May Lines, 4, of Elmhurst, working on her animal mask; • a classic ’60s Chevy convertible with a World’s Fair licence plate up front; • a fair pennant at the museum; • and just two of the many attendees driven to dance.

Talk about a ’65 love affair! Queens will never forget its World’s Fairs.

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Feinberg, longtime Parking for proposed DOE press aide, dies gym worries CB 10 Fariña remembers an ‘industry star’ Margie Feinberg, a longtime deputy press secretary with the Department of Education, died last Thursday. She was 59.

“Margie was a DOE institution — building a legacy as a deputy press secretary for six Schools Chancellors, beginning with Rudy Crew in 1999, placing countless positive stories and deftly averting and responding to heartrending crises,” schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña said in a statement. “Principals, superintendents, teachers, agency colleagues, DOE staff and reporters all relied on Margie, who was patient, calm and worked swiftly to ensure the safety of all students.”

Feinberg, in addition to being a DOE spokeswoman, had coordinated efforts with the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting to find schools at which to film movies and TV shows.

She was named the September 2010 “Industry Star of the Month” for her efforts in bringing the lights and cameras to educational facilities.

Fariña, in her statement, recalled a time when she personally relied on Feinberg’s service as deputy press secretary when a story she feared would be “less than complimentary”

Lack of spots cited by some members

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Margie Feinberg

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was about to hit the newsstands. “I was frantic, but Margie calmly walked me through what I needed to do and say, and the next day went smoothly,” she said.

Feinberg previously had been a reporter for the New York Post, which said she died of breast cancer. Her funeral was held at RiverQ side Memorial Chapel on June 8.

— Anthony O’Reilly

A lack of parking spots near a proposed Ozone Park gym was a cause of concern for some Community Board 10 members last Thursday.

“I really have a big concern with the parking,” member Margaret Finnerty said.

“I go to the precinct meetings; so do the members of my civic. We can’t even find parking right now unless we get there an hour early.”

Finnerty was speaking on an application to place a gym at 102-16 Liberty Ave., which would be named Blink Fitness.

Todd Dale, an attorney representing the owners of the gym, said there would be workout space on the first floor and in the basement of the property.

The building is under construction.

If approved by the Board of Standards and Appeals, the gym would be opened Monday to Saturday from 5:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. and on Sunday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

He added the business usually hires “from the local community” and there

would be 30 workers hired by the company to staff the location.

There would also be a retail store on the first floor of the building.

“But we don’t know who the tenant is going to be,” Dale told the board.

John Calcagnile, the board’s first vice chairman and Land Use Committee chairman, said the gym’s owners are not required to provide parking because the area’s zoning doesn’t require it.

Calcagnile said he would still like the owners to try to find a way to provide spots for those driving to the facility.

“We ask you to look into, if Blink as tenant, would look up and down the avenue or in the vicinity to try to provide something,” he told Dale, who said he would talk to his clients about that.

All gyms need a special variance for a “physical cultural establishment.” The board unanimously approved Blink’s application, with the condition that it be updated at the Buildings Department to show that people will be using the basement, which Q the paperwork does not say now.

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Look at this tiny deer!

The Queens Zoo has a pint-sized new addition.

A male southern pudu fawn, the world’s smallest species of deer and a native of Chile and Argentina, was born at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Queens Zoo on May 12 to the zoo’s two other pudu. This is the third year in a row that the duo has raised a fawn successfully.

The new male, which is speckled with

temporary white markings, is now nursing but will soon begin eating fresh goods such as leaves, grain, kale, carrots and hay.

Pudu are great jumpers, which helps with their small stature; they are only 12 to 14 inches high at the shoulder.

The zoo breeds pudus as part of the Species Sur vival Program, which aims to enhance the genetic viability and demographic stability of certain animal species.

Lynch prepares to run in 23rd Council District Democrat to seek Mark Weprin’s seat

by Michael Gannon

Lynch said if elected that her first preference would be to sit on the Education ComThe Democratic field for the soon-to-be mittee. As to where she might disagree with vacant seat of City Councilman Mark Weprin Mayor de Blasio, she said parts of Vision Zero, “however well-inten(D-Oakland Gardens) has tioned,” have affected drivpicked up another contestant, ing-dependent neighborwith Rebecca Lynch of Glen hoods in ways it hasn’t Oaks Village announcing her others. candidacy on Tuesday.

Barry Grodenchik, a forLynch, 27, is stepping mer assemblyman and an down from her City Hall post aide to Borough President as an assistant commissioner Melinda Katz, also is a canin the Community Affairs didate. Grodenchik already Unit. has assembled a campaign Weprin is leaving to take a team, is raising money and post in Albany with the has name recognition in Cuomo administration.

Queens County Democratic “I grew up in the neighcircles. borhood,” Lynch said in a Rebecca Lynch Lynch could not take the telephone interview with the COURTESY PHOTO preliminary campaign steps Chronicle. “I care about Eastern Queens. I can be a strong representa- until after her last day in City Hall, which was tive who can make sure Eastern Queens Wednesday.

But she does not consider Grodenchik’s remains a great place to live.”

She said her previous experience working head start to be a disadvantage, saying her with the Teamsters Union gives her the neces- campaign will rely on “people power.”

“It’s going to be an interesting summer,” sary insight to meet the needs of working Q she commented. families in the 23rd District.

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FDNY honors Queens heroics continued from page 25

Birthday party tragedy On April 4, five young adults had celebrated a friend’s birthday when the car they were in was accidently driven into a creek off of 19th Avenue in Astoria. The driver escaped and called for help.

Firefighter Brian Browne, a scuba diver with Rescue Company 3, was among more than 60 f iref ighters who responded.

T he veh icle was upside dow n i n about 15 feet of cold water. The creek also is near a sewage treatment plant and a sunken barge, and is littered with large debris such as shopping carts.

Brow ne made h is way dow n t he embankment and into the water, getting his tether line snagged on underwater debris. He eventually made his way to the vehicle by feel and removed the first victim, heading right back after passing him off to rescue workers on shore.

Coming back with a second victim, Brown learned that a third victim had been recovered by another diver, and determined he had enough air in his tanks for one more dive.

He located the fourth victim, forced to take the hazardous course of almost completely entering the vehicle to do so. Medical personnel were unable to revive any of the four victims.

Browne was awarded the David J. De Franco Medal for water-related rescue.

Never off duty Firefighter Kevin Mohr was driving to work at Ladder Co. 138 in Corona the mor ning of Oct. 12. He was on the Clearview Expressway in Bayside when he saw a car overturned and on fire.

Pulling over to investigate, he saw that the driver was trapped and that the fire from the engine had begun burning its way into the passenger compartment.

He called 911 and immediately went to the driver’s aid. The driver was suffering from head trauma and broken bones, and Mohr determined that the car had to be repositioned to get him out.

Mohr at that point had been joined by of f- d u t y f i r ef ig ht e r Joh n R i h a of Engine 222 in Brooklyn and retired

firefighter Hector Rivera, formerly of Engine 316 in East Elmhurst.

The three were able to move the vehicle from the guardrail and reposition it to allow Mohr to get inside the nowburning passenger compartment.

With no protective gear, he unbelted the driver and lifted him out of the car, where the men administered first aid before an ambulance arrived. The victim survived.

Mohr received the Emerald Society Pipes a nd D r u m s Med al g iven for heroism.

Holiday horror As more than 150 firefighters battled a New Year’s Eve blaze at LeFrak City, EMS Lt. Thomas Schulz and Paramedic Silvana Uzcategui were evacuating and treating a victim, one of three who was in cardiac arrest by the time firefighters arrived.

The fire began in the kitchen of a n i nth-f loor apa r t ment. Members of Ladder 136 in Elmhurst were able to evacuate one of the patients to the seventh f loor, where they handed off the victim to Schulz and Uzcategui and assisted them into an elevator.

But the elevator malfunctioned, trapping the patient, f iref ighters and the paramedics for 25 minutes while personnel from Ladder 136, Engine 287 and EMS scrambled to find their exact location before effecting the unplanned rescue.

Uzcategui and Schulz, aided by firefighters, continued medical treatment and CPR the entire time. But their patient was one of three who would die that night.

Their citation for the Chief James Scu llion Med al read s i n pa r t , t hat “although the patient outcome was not what rescuers hope for, this patient was given the best opportunity for survival, even under the extreme circumstances.”

The medal is named for a for mer FDNY chief considered a trailblazer in the effort to deliver basic and advanced life suppor t to the front lines of the New York City emergency medical sysQ tem in the 1970s.

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Family fun in Flushing Meadows Hall of Science played host to food talks and kids games on Saturday

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Flushing Meadows Corona Park was the site of one giant family reunion last Saturday afternoon, except most of those enjoying the day didn’t even know each other.

Celebrity television hosts, filmmakers, performers and even politicians joined city residents on Saturday for the Global Family Reunion, an event at the Hall of Science aimed at connecting as many “cousins” with each other as possible through interactive talks, exhibits and games.

Among the long list of presenters was Ted Allen, the host of the Food Network show “Chopped,” who spoke about the relationship between families and food.

Satellite reunions will be taking place all over the country this year.

A documentary a b out t he eve nt made by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Morgan Spurlock is also in Q “Chopped” host Ted Allen. production.

Pickup soccer games were a hit with some of the kids in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

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SPOTLIGHT ON ELDER LAW

by Linda F. Marshak, Esq. Social Security is a retirement plan most for which most American workers are eligible. The Social Security system taxes employees’ wages throughout working years and credits are earned towards retirement benefits. If you were born in 1929 or later, the requirement is to have 10 years of work which is equal to 40 quarters of employment. That is the minimum number of quarters required to collect social security retirement benefits on your own earnings. You are able to start and stop working and still accrue the 40 quarter requirement across the span of your entire working career.

Age 62 is the earliest age for Social Security eligibility for retirement benefits. At this age, however, benefits will be the lowest. For each year thereafter, benefits will increase up to 8 percent per year until age 70. Another factor that will have a positive monetary effect on a Social Security award is the continuance of work after full retirement age.

Additionally, if one of the pair of a married couple dies, the surviving spouse may be eligible to collect on the deceased spouse’s wages and earned credits. An example of how this rule can affect senior citizens is as follows: A husband works his entire adult life and the wife remains at home or works part-time. When the husband dies, the wife can collect on the spouse’s greater Social Security record rather than on her lesser Social Security lifetime contributions.

A divorced spouse is eligible for a former spouse’s earnings if the marriage was at least 10 years in duration, is age 62 or older and not remarried. These benefits will not affect the benefits a present spouse will receive.

Lastly, Social Security retirement benefits may be available to certain family members if work requirements are met: 1. Children up to the age of 18 or age 19 if they are a student and they have lost a parent;

2. disabled children, even over age 18; 3. surviving spouses age 62 or older; and 4. surviving spouses younger than age 62 who care for a disabled child or a child younger than age 16 who is not disabled.

To learn more about Social Security benefits or to apply online visit socialsecurity.gov or call 1 (800) 325-0778. A Social Security’s decision with regard to your benefits may be appealed.

Some things to keep in mind with regard to Social Security benefits: 1. benefits may be taxable; 2. receipt of some federal and other government or civil service employment may reduce your benefits under the Social Security program; and 3. a U.S. citizen may retire outside the United States and receive Social Security retirement benefits by mail except for a small number of countries throughout the world.

MEDICARE BENEFITS Best defined as a federal health insurance program, Medicare is provided to United States citizens at age 65 years and to those qualified for Social Security benefits after two years.

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Ice Jewelry: where the owners can relate to their clients

Astoria resident Chona Raskin pulls no punches in expressing her concerns over a Western PHOTO BY MARK LORD Queens ferry system to Andrew Genn of the Economic Development Corp.

Astoria talks ‘game changing’ ferry plan Ice Jewelry Buying Service is located on Queens Boulevard in Rego Park.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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As there’s a new ferry route planned for Astoria by 2017 as part of a citywide system, around 75 area residents spoke on the project at a town hall last Thursday night, offering support and multiple concerns.

City Councilman Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria), who hosted the event with the city Economic Development Corp., said the ferry service “is going to be a game changer here for this neighborhood,” providing what he called “vital transportation options.”

The ferry, he said, would better connect Western Astoria to Manhattan, cutting the commute time from Hallets Point to 25 minutes, as well as shaving the time it takes to travel to Brooklyn and other parts of Queens.

Some said ferries fill the gaps between waterfront communities and subways.

James Wong, the EDC’s director of ferries, indicated that traveling in this way would save a daily commuter to Wall Street two and a half hours a week in travel time.

He projected that by 2025, there would be 600 ferry riders a day from Astoria, with fewer than 10 people expected to drive and park. Ninety percent of regular riders, he said, would likely walk or bike to the ferry landing.

Attention has been paid to nearby walking paths as well as bicycle routes, Wong added.

“We do care about how people are getting places and where they’re coming from,” he said. “Bicycles and ferries are very good friends.”

He suggested that people bring their bikes on board the ferries to solve what is known as the “last mile problem,” the portion of a

commute following disembarkment.

Wong indicated that pedestrian safety has also been taken into account, namely around heavily traveled Vernon Boulevard.

Following the presentation, the audience broke up into small groups where many expressed concerns.

Wong addressed several of the concerns from those who would be most affected by the presence of a ferry in their community.

“They’re underestimating the amount of cars that will drive to the ferry,” said Jean Marie Dalleva, a Community Board 1 member. “People in the Ditmars area and other areas will want to take advantage of the ferry system.”

She said the area has a parking shortage.

Longtime area resident Chona Raskin was concerned about the possible increase in people who would use the public esplanade behind Shore Towers, where she lives, to get from Astoria Park to the ferry.

Another Astoria resident, who identified herself only as Stacey, worried about the impact the project’s construction would have on noise and air quality.

“We’d be better off with more train service,” she suggested.

Resident Dominique Perrot agreed.

“Improve the quality of public transportation; they all seem to be linked together,” she said.

For Jean Cawley, who lives in Dutch Kills, the main concern was the possible danger for kayak enthusiasts, such as herself.

“There’s going to be kayakers coming and going and out on the river,” she said. “I don’t dislike ferries ... I don’t want there to be a Q Vision Zero for the river in 20 years.”

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ARTS, CULTURE C ULTURE & LIVING IVING

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oward Rose began with gentle strokes of lavender to set the tone of the painting. Using a photograph of a house as a guide, he began to reinvent the image in oils, employing precise outlining, dark shades and contrasts and yellows and greens for the foliage and surroundings. He gave the sky a clouded feel.

A lot of Rose’s artwork is inspired by nature, he said at his recent Friday night oil painting demonstration at the National Art League in Douglaston.

He added that his favorite part of nature to portray are the sand dunes at the beach.

The National Art League, housed in a two-story brick building on Douglaston Parkway, is well-known for its array of classes and demonstrations of artwork. by Dorna Aprin

Many young artists are seasoned here, as the nonprofit organization is a gateway for the talented youth in the community to truly thrive in their passion.

The league was founded in 1930 by Alice Chase Sullivan, daughter of the famous artist William Merritt Chase. By 1955, the league had established quite a name for itself as a prestigious organization and continued providing the community with an outlet for painters, drawers and sculptors to explore their true interests.

Now, more than 300 members are frequently attending its events and displaying their artwork.

Many young artists go on to receive scholarships.

Classes and demonstrations are held weekly through the month of July.

Rose’s demonstration attracted 35 members who avidly observed his ability to transform the photograph of a house into a masterful painting.

Rose’s personality had the audience laughing and in great spirits, as he delivered a detailed analysis of his painting process with wit and comedy.

It was clear that the crowd was carefully following the demonstration. The brilliant part of the whole display was that Rose didn’t just give a comical Continued on page page39 continued on

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boro EXHIBITS “Leading the Way: Six Outstanding Women of Queens,” spotlighting some of the borough’s female icons. Opens Sat., June 27, 2-4 p.m. Queens Historical Society, 143-35 37 Ave., Flushing. $5, $3 seniors/students, members free. Info: (718) 9390647, ext. 17, queenshistoricalsociety.org.

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

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

“Art in the Garden: Nature & Science in Dialogue,” with collages by Emily Barnett. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Thru July 19. Free with Garden admission. Info: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org.

THEATRE “Dancesanity Stars IV”: An annual dance show.

Fri., June 19, 8-10:30 p.m. Tony Bennett Concert Hall, 35-12 35 Ave., Long Island City. $35.

Info: Sol Dance Center (347) 935-3955, sol.dancecenter@gmail.com.

MUSIC Make Music New York concert, Wed., June 17, 2 p.m. Queens Crossing 2F Banquet Hall, 136-17 39 Ave., Flushing. Free. Info: Wesley Sin (718) 713-0261.

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“Jazz Up in the Sky”: An evening of entertainment with world-famous vocalists on the roof of the Flushing House. All proceeds go to house residents. Fri., June 19, 7-11 p.m. 38-20 Bowne St. RSVP by June 15. $100. Info: (347) 532-3025.

“Louis Armstrong’s Wonderful World 2015,” featuring Lauren Hill, Rebirth Brass Band and more, by Kupferberg Center for the Arts. Sat., June 20, 12-8 p.m., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. DJ sets at Queens Museum, special exhibit from the Armstrong House, family activities, food trucks and more.

Register/info: armstrongswonderfulworld.com.

LECTURES “World of the No. 7 train,” a tour with Jack Eichenbaum. Sat., June 13, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. $42. Info: (718) 961-8406, jaconet@aol.com.

Learn How to Enter Film Festivals, presented by Queens Council on the Arts. Wed., June 17, 6:30-8 p.m. 37-11 35 Ave., Astoria. $10.

Info: (347) 505-3010, queenscouncilarts.org/ attention-filmmakers-how-to-enter-film-festivals/.

W H AT ’ S H A P P E N I N G p.m., doors open at 6 p.m., regular games at 7:15 p.m., $4 includes 12 games. Cash prizes, everyone 18 & over. Info: (718) 459-1000.

Queens County Bird Club presentation, Wed., June 17, 8-10 p.m.

Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston.

Free. Info: Nancy Tognan (718) 2258064, nancy.tognan@gmail.com, qcbirdclub.org.

AUDITIONS “Cliffhanger,” by James Yaffe, produced by Douglaston Community Theatre. Mon.-Tues., June 22-23, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Performances will be in November. Zion Episcopal Church Hall, 243-01 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Info: (718) 482-3332, Queens residents can enjoy free yoga and tai chi classes on Saturdays and dougcommthtr@gmail.com.

Sundays at Socrates Sculpture Park. See “Community” for more details.

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“Footloose The Musical,” HCJ Teen Drama Group seeks actors, dancers, singers, set designers and stage crew. Auditions Mon.-Tues., June 22-23 (callbacks June 25), 7 p.m. Church of the Holy Child Jesus Monsignor Murray Auditorium, 111-02 86 St., Richmond Hill. Info: (718) 847-1860, hcjteendrama@gmail.com.

SPECIAL EVENTS Queens Art Intervention Kickoff, highlighting art projects. Fri., June 12, 6:30-8 p.m. Queens Council on the Arts, 37-11 35 Ave., Astoria. Free.

Info: (347) 505-3010. queenscouncilarts.org/ queens-art-intervention-kickoff.

8th annual Walk/Run Health Forum, Sickle Cell Awareness Foundation. Sat., June 13, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Roy Wilkins Park, Merrick & Foch blvds., Jamaica. Registration: early bird fee $25 before June 7 ($30 afterwards). Info: (718) 6573173, scacorpint.org.

Family strawberry festival, with live music, crafts, classic cars and a pie-eating contest.

Sat., June 13, noon to 4 p.m. Onderdonk House, 18-20 Flushing Ave., Ridgewood. $5 adults, children $1, toddlers free. Info: (718) 456-1776, onderdonkhouse.org.

“Metamorphosis,” by the Big Apple Circus. Cunningham Park, Union Tpke. at 196 Place, Fresh Meadows. Shows thru Sun., June 14. Starting at $20. (888) 541-3750, bigapplecircus.org.

Summer solstice festival, celebrating the summer solstice by making ice cream the old-fashioned way, with sun-inspired crafts and historic games. Sat., June 20, noon-4 p.m. King Manor Museum, 150-3 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. Free. Info: (718) 260-0545, ext. 13, kingmanor.org.

Friends and fun dinner, hosted by the BFF (Best Female Friends) Club. Tues., June 23, 6 p.m. Atlantic Diner, 111-16 Atlantic Ave., Richmond Hill. For 30-year-olds and older. Info: (516) 835-1433.

Bridging the Creek workshops, a project to unite Queens and Brooklyn residents living along Newtown Creek. Wed., June 17, 6:30 p.m., New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave., Long Island City; Wed., June 24, 6:30 p.m., Ridgewood Democratic Club, 60-70 Putnam Ave. Info: greenshoresnyc.org.

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Amid drought, pieces resurrect a shrinking bounty

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The saffron-hued spheres, inherent with the same warm glow that emanates from amber, pop from the painting. A verdant crush of leaves, rendered with delicate yet deliberately loaded brushstrokes, cushions them in artist Todd B. Richmond’s orange grove world.

Yet amid the wealth of color in the piece, one of several in a new exhibit at Topaz Arts in Woodside, which Richmond and Paz Tanjuaquio have run for 15 years, there are pockets of blank white space.

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The piece, on the right-hand wall upon entering the gallery, is one of several the artist recently created while in Southern California over a few months. The exhibit, “Mind Field: Oil and Oranges,” presents several pieces containing a bevy of textures, colors, contrasts and mesmerizing depth.

Approaching the project, Richmond returned to memories of his youth, when he’d hitchhike around the region as if plucked from a Steinbeck novel. He said the large-scale paintings, created upon linen, allow him to plunge viewers into captivating worlds, mimicking being inside a grove.

He also mixed tar from the famous LaBrea Tar Pits, one of the first materials to pave the developing streets of Los Angeles, into all of his black paint. Appropriately, striking images of oil fields, with their giant looming structures, are also a big part of the exhibit and create a bold juxtaposition with the colorful bounty of the oranges, which look like ornate fabric from afar. The groves and fields prompt viewers to assess how we reap resources from the land and what we sow by doing so.

In a graver focus, what was a former golden abundance of crops, Richmond said,

Topaz visitors enjoy Todd B. Richmond’s pieces. has since fallen away to drought. In several pieces, deliberate swaths of vacancy punctuate Richmond’s lush landscape. In some, blank circles sit in a natural scene.

Richmond said that this sense of contrast has long been present in the region, particularly in the Ventura Valley.

“Just west of Santa Clarita one quickly falls back in time where a few dusty roads

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lined with crates of citrus of beautiful orange, lemon and avocado orchards sit between two craggy and Mars-like mountain ranges; the Ventura Valley is an almost overlooked paradise in the midst of ever-expanding Southern California development,” Richmond wrote in an email following the exhibit’s opening. continued on page 00 continued 41

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A newly formed musical group, Joy Through Music, is set to make its debut later this month, at a benefit for the Bay Terrace Garden Jewish Center.

From there, it’s on to senior centers, hospitals and anywhere else their music might be appreciated.

The group is the brainchild of Isabel Robin, a 16-year-old Bayside resident, who attends Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and the Performing Arts in Manhattan. She approached a few of her fellow students about putting their shared

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A performer since early childhood, Robin has been a mainstay at Theatre By the Bay, a stage group, since the age of 11.

“We would always do community outreaches,” she said. “As I grew older, I started to understand I could make a difference.”

So, it’s appropriate that the temple where she starred in such productions as “Annie” and “Oliver!” (Yes, she played the title role in both) should be the first beneficiary of the new musical collaboration.

And active temple member Martha Stein, a past president who was influential in booking the group, couldn’t be happier.

“We’re very proud of Isabel,” Stein said.

“We’ve seen her grow up. Then to see she wants to give back to the temple and the community says so much about the girl.”

Sofia Luetich of Flushing and Marisa Noon of Little Neck, both 15, are among other members, as is Robin’s younger sister, Tess, 13, who will be in the debut performance.

Luetich, who has performed in nursing homes on school outings, said, “It’s really nice to see someone smile and know we’re there for them.”

The first concert is billed as “A Cabaret Brunch” and will also feature consumable goodies. It will present a musical journey through the American songbook, Broadway show tunes and other classic favorites.

According to Robin, the numbers will include “Over the Rainbow,” “Someone to Watch over Me” and “Where the Boys Are.” Accompanying the group on piano will be Alan Baboff, Theatre By the Bay’s musical director. And audience members shouldn’t be surprised if, at some point, they will be asked to sing along.

The aim, Robin said, as the group’s name suggests, “is about spreading joy. Every time I’m on stage I love it more. To do it for other people is an amazing thing.”

Stein said she is thrilled to have the group perform as a benefit for the temple, though she said, “We have no concept whatsoever” as to how much money it might raise.

“We want to be able to offer Isabel this opportunity to fulfill what she has in her head,” she said.

The group is booked for a senior center this summer, with other gigs planned.

“People who can’t come to see shows, Q we’re coming to them,” Robin said.

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continued from from page page 00 37 continued Richmond’s study with the famed artist Richard Artschwager, known for his unique pop-art style, also comes through, especially with the incorporation of aluminum, as do hints of influence from other artists such as Edouard Vuillard, Carla Accardi and Rene Magritte.

There’s also an apparent grid-like structure to his work, with several canvasses composing one piece. He said this evokes the presence of farm crates or plots. It can also emphasize the human tendency to piece apart nature’s resources, rendering them incomplete, yet still beautiful.

At Topaz, Richmond had never had a show dedicated to just his work. It has been well worth the wait.

One piece, composed of five canvasses on the left side of the gallery, immediately after the entrance, is especially intriguing.

Contrasts and popping colors abound. In one section, a ladder, tucked into the thick canopy of a cluster of orange trees, ascends into the fertile unknown, no doubt butting heads with clusters of ripe citrus. The shadows Richmond created come together to render a hazy world of late-afternoon shadow, which may send viewers even somewhat familiar with the agricultural scene slipping into recollections of summer.

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147TH AND NORTHERN, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 4/15/15. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 13401 20th Ave., College Point, NY 11356. General purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: DANA TORRES-BURNS, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST, PLLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/30/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to C/O UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC., 7014 13TH AVENUE, SUITE 202, BROOKLYN, NY 11228.

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ALL PAID BENEFITS JOB DESCRIPTION: Community Board #9 is seeking a Community Service Aide in the district office for flexible part-time hours. The applicant must be interested in the community and government service. Prior work experience, administrative and office support, excellent phone & computer skills. Duties include fielding telephone calls, word processing, and filing, etc QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 1. High school graduate, associate degree preferred.

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4. Knowledge of city and governmental procedures is preferred.

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TO APPLY, PLEASE SUBMIT RESUME TO: All résumés must be sent via mail. Certified Return Receipt is required to: Community Board 9Q- Application Submission 120-55 Queens Blvd., Room 310A Kew Gardens, NY 11424 (No Phone Calls Please) Please reference job posting number on resume.

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CITY OF NEW YORK Queens Community Board #9 CITYWIDE JOB VACANCY NOTICE Civil Service Title: Community Assistant Title Code No: 56056 Division/Work Unit: Community Board #9, Queens Positions: 1 Hours/Shift: Full-Time Salary: Commensurate with experience and hours.

ALL PAID BENEFITS JOB DESCRIPTION: Under direct supervision of the District Manager, with some latitude for independent initiative and judgement, this position will require the following: Performs administrative and office support activities for multiple projects. Duties include fielding telephone calls, word processing, creating spreadsheets and filing. Extensive software skills are required, as well as internet research abilities and strong communication skills.

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QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 1. Associate Degree Preferred.

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PREFERRED SKILLS 1. Command of English is required. Fluency in Spanish, Bengali, Punjabi, and other languages a plus.

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6. Knowledge of city and governmental procedures is preferred.

7. Ability to work without supervision when necessary.

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TO APPLY, PLEASE SUBMIT RESUME TO: All résumés must be sent via mail. Certified Return Receipt is required to: Community Board 9Q- Application Submission 120-55 Queens Blvd., Room 310A Kew Gardens, NY 11424 (No Phone Calls Please) Please reference job posting number on resume.

The Queens Community Board #9 and the City of New York are Equal Opportunity Employers.

POST DATE: 5/28/15 POST UNTIL: Filled JVN#: 2015-013-0036

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Notice of Formation of HWL Management LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/25/13.

Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 35-19 150th Street, Flushing, NY 11354.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: NOLS LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/04/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to NOLS LLC, 8009 35 AVE., D12, JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY 11372.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: SOFTWARE STUDIOS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/13/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to THE LLC, 1717 Troutman Street, #329, Ridgewood, NY 11385.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: INTEGRAL HEALTH ECONOMICS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/23/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to TSU-YU TSAO, 6861 YELLOWSTONE BLVD., APT. 14, FOREST HILLS, NY 11375.

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SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, POB 770429, Woodside, NY 11377.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: TOGGLE WEB MEDIA LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/31/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to TOGGLE WEB MEDIA, 16405 GRAND CENTRAL PKWY, HILLCREST, NY 11432.

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 05/20/2015, bearing Index Number NC-000310-15/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) JAYDEN (Last) MENG. My present name is (First) FAN CHEN (Middle) JAYDEN (Last) MENG (infant). My present address is 39-27 FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD., Bayside, NY 11361.

My place of birth is QUEENS, NY. My date of birth is January 23, 2015.

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 04/23/2015, bearing Index Number NC-00017315/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) TUNCAY (Middle) MIKE (Last) SAK. My present name is (First) TUNCAY (Last) SAK. My present address is 21-04 144th Street, Whitestone, NY 113573432. My place of birth is TURKEY. My date of birth is March 03, 1960.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: LIDINE LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/10/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to LIDINE LLC, 66-35 HULL AVENUE, MASPETH, NY 11378.

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PRECISION SHIPPING LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 3/23/15. Office location: Queens County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 8613 134th St., Richmond Hill, NY 11418. General purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: WSB FLUSHING 58 GROUP, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/26/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to THE LLC, 43-17 220TH STREET, 2ND FL., BAYSIDE, NY 11361.

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Mason Law PLLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/23/15. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to C/O Dwayne Christopher Mason, 45 Kew Gardens Road Apt 2G, Kew Gardens, NY 11415. Purpose: Law.

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Ticket vendor strikes back at his accusers Jamaica man and his employer say they are targeted for legal activity

by Michael Gannon Editor

The Jamaica man who was linked to alleged fraudulent Staten Island Ferry tickets last week is taking legal action, according to the lawyer representing him.

Attorney Kareem Vessup, speaking at a press conference outside his Jamaica office on Thursday, said Gregory Reddick and SJQ Sightseeing Tours have pending legal action against the city “and no less than 11” members of the NYPD and city Parks police.

Reddick and Corey Lashley, founder of SJQ Tours, also were at the press conference.

They allege that the company and its workers are the targets of a vendetta by law enforcement and city officials who do not want them plying their trade near the water on Lower Manhattan.

Vessup also said they are examining the possibility of legal action against news organizations they say published false accusations that Reddick tried to sell tickets to the free Staten Island Ferry for as much as $200 each.

The complaint against Reddick from the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. claims that he was vending tickets illegally near Pier 15, and that he pushed a Parks enforcement officer to get away when challenged.

The complaint said he led officers on a

Gregory Reddick, center, joined by supporters and coworkers, said he intends to fight charges PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON brought against him that he considers harassment by law enforcement. chase and resisted arrest before being hit with pepper spray. He has been charged with second-degree obstructing government administration, resisting arrest, unlawful vending and disorderly conduct.

None of the charges are related to previously published accusations that he sold nonexistent tickets to the Staten Island Ferry for an exorbitant price.

King Koz: Koslowitz voted delegate chair She will head Qns. City Council group

by Christopher Barca

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It’s official, Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) is the new queen of Queens City Councilmembers.

The District 29 representative was unanimously elected chairperson of the City Council’s Queens delegation last Thursday, replacing Councilman Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens), who will leave the legislative body for Gov. Cuomo’s administration on June 15.

“I will do my utmost to maximize the effectiveness of my fellow Queens legislators in advocating for the interests of Queens,” Koslowitz said in a statement issued last Thursday. “I am both humbled and gratified by the confidence that they have placed in me today.”

Some of her responsibilities as delegation chairperson include submitting the borough’s annual budgetary priorities to the Council speaker, holding public hearings in Queens to allow for organizations to request funding and serving as the delegat ion’s spokesperson for va r ious

Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz, bottom right, was elected by her Queens colleagues as the borough’s City Council delegate TWITTER PHOTO chairperson. budgetary matters.

Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) tweeted his congratulations to his colleague after Thursday’s vote.

“Congrats Councilmember Koslowitz on being elected new chair of the Queens Delegation!” Vallone wrote. “Goodbye, Q Mark Weprin. We miss you already!”

Lashley said the group sells tickets for boat rides that go around certain sites in New York Harbor, such as the Statue of Liberty and Governor’s Island.

All who spoke said the company does not sell tickets to the ferry as it was first alleged Reddick did.

“And they are clearly marked $28,” Lashley said, holding up a copy of a ticket that

Vessup earlier had handed the Chronicle for examination.

Lashley also said his company and his workers have been subjected to “borderline harassment” from law enforcement over vending permits that he said courts and administrative law judges say are not needed.

“Parks has given us more than 150 tickets, summonses and citations worth $250 to $1,000,” he said. “And every time, they have been dismissed.”

Reddick said he has been hurt by the release of his past criminal record, which he did not detail.

“The charges against me are false,” he said.

-“My rap sheet is real. But I’ve spent more than nine years turning my life around. I have a job. I pay taxes. It’s better than McDonald’s money. It’s better than Burger King money.”

He said authorities were impressed enough to end his parole period early.

Vessup does not believe that the appearance of Reddick’s record in the press was by luck or by accident.

Reddick was joined by more than two dozen others. And Lashley acknowledged that some of his employees are ex-convicts; he said one of his goals when starting the company was to provide second-chance opportunities for those who, like himself, have been Q through the criminal justice system.

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WOODHAVEN EVELOPMENTS Come dance into spring on June 12

by Maria A. Thomson Executive Director GWDC

Last call for the Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation’s “Dance into Spring” event on June 12 at the Woodhaven Manor, located at 96-01 Jamaica Ave. at 7:30 p.m.

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

This event will also be celebrating the GWDC’s 36th anniversary.

To add to this swinging party, performing for us will be Perry Martin, lead singer of the Paragons, singing doo-wop songs for us.

We will also honor several people at the event.

The honorees are: “Woman of the Year 2015” Christine “Chris” Ward, a teacher who recently retired after 28 years at the Forest School (PS 97) and 12 years as a parochial school teacher.

“Man of the Year 2015” is Frank Castelli, owner of Beat the Clock Printing, located on Jamaica Avenue. This is in recognition of his support of the GWDC and the WBID as a small Woodhaven business owner; “Community Activist Award 2015” Eleanor P. Errante, a well-known perennial activist and supporter of our GWDC and the WBID and our good causes; “Special Recognition Award 2015” NYPD Sergeant Joseph D. DeMarco, of our 102nd Precinct, a local man who has patrolled Woodhaven for more than 15 years as one of “New

York’s Finest.” ; and “Special Recognition Award 2015” NYSD Deputy Chief Keith J. Maisel, formerly of Queens Borough 9, who has supported Woodhaven through the years before his promotion, truly one of “New York’s Strongest.”

For their dedication to Jamaica Avenue’s commercial strip and the Woodhaven Business Improvement District and for the commitment that they have shown on behalf of the GWDC, we are proud and privileged to recognize these honorees.

Tickets for this great party are priced at $65 for a wonderful evening of enjoyment with good food, good music with doo-wop and good company.

Please call (718) 805-0202 for reservations and ticket purchases for this fundraiser.

Attend and enjoy!

Did you ride the free trolley on Saturday, June 6? If you did wasn’t it great? This trolley sponsored by the Woodhaven Business Improvement District was held on June 6 f rom 1 to 4 p.m. for your shopping convenience.

Now make sure we continue to fly the American f lags above all others and also wear your lapel pins.

You can secure free lapel pins from our office by calling (718) 805-0202.

May God bless our armed forces, may God bless our disabled veterans, may God bless our NYPD and may God bless our America. Q

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Bayside: land of stars, land of cars

Hail, Pharoah!

by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

American Pharoah winning the Triple Crown at Belmont Saturday elicited the same euphoric feelings for spectators that Johan Santana’s no-hitter against the Cardinals at CitiField three years earlier had. The Mets faithful had to wait 50 years to see their team on the upside of a no-hitter while thoroughbred racing fans endured a 37-year drought.

Since Affirmed won the Triple Crown in 1978 there had been a dozen horses, including California Chrome last year, who won both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness but fell short in the toughest race of them all, the Belmont Stakes. There was some concern that many race fans and TV viewers might be indifferent to yet another contender for what was starting to look like an unattainable Holy Grail.

The New York Racing Association benefited from American Pharoah’s success even before Saturday’s revenue bonanza. The Wednesday before the race NYRA officials announced that NBC had agreed to extend their contract to cover the Belmont Stakes as well as other key NYRA events. Draft Kings, which competes with Fan Duel in the fantasy sports gaming business, recently signed a sponsorship deal with NYRA. General Cigar, which makes such premium brands as Macanudo and Cohiba, rented a sizable booth at Belmont Park’s beauti-

ful backyard for the big weekend.

The trick for NYRA officials is to get spectators to show up at Belmont and Aqueduct on regular racing days. Belmont hosted concerts in its backyard area by name acts in the 1970s and early 1980s but then stopped. Attendance dropped precipitously and the crowds never returned, the Belmont Stakes notwithstanding.

NYRA had the ’90s band OAR perform late Friday afternoon and then had the Goo Goo Dolls play after the race. That was a particularly smart idea as it prevented a stampede of people from leaving Belmont Park as soon as American Pharoah crossed the finish line.

I asked NYRA President Chris Kay if he planned to bring back post-race concerts on ordinary race card weekends. Kay shook his head no. “We think that marginal fans want to come out for big events and not for a regular day. It’s like baseball fans who turn out for a playoff game but not for a midweek Tampa Bay Rays-New York Yankees game,” Kay told me.

No one is asking that NYRA contract Taylor Swift or Katy Perry to play at Belmont, but there are plenty of affordable name acts out there. Based on personal experience, one winds up betting on and developing an interest in the ponies even if the main purpose of a trip to Belmont Park is to enjoy the entertainment. Q See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Bayside can trace its roots back at least to 1798, when the name f irst appeared on a recorded deed, spelled Bay Side.

The area was in the hands of only a few landowners. Among them was the Lawrence family, The Motoright Inn Garage, at 212-19 Northern Blvd. in who have their own personal Bayside, August 1926. cemetery in the area. For more than 200 years, the Lawrence family pro- gas stations and auto dealerships. Seen here duced statesmen such as governors, mayors, is Sol Reutlinger’s Motoright Inn Grage, which later became Ruddy’s Service Stajudges and a naval hero.

They kept the area exclusive to their own tion, and eventually, in the 1950s, Ted Kelkind of wealthy, upscale people. Then movie ly’s Sunoco Service Station.

Not much has changed. Today the properstars crashed the area in the 1920s. Actors who worked in the Astoria studios chose to ty houses a Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram make Bayside their home. Sports figures auto dealership. The automobile business is including boxer Jim Corbett and pitcher still booming here along the Northern Boulevard strip.

Tom Seaver of the Mets moved in too.

And Bayside got another taste of HollyNorthern Boulevard was zoned early on as a commercial business strip. All auto- wood just this week when resident Gregg motive needs were met here. Because Bay- Sullivan brought in a few of his actor friends side had no subway and the residents were to promote their new play [see “‘Dinner with affluent, there were a lot of automobiles in the Boys’ stars dine in Queens” in some ediQ the area giving work to a string of garages, tions or at qchron.com].

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