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FAREWELL St. Mary Gate of Heaven Principal Patrick Scannell is retiring after 45 years at the Ozone Park school

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As number of sex abuse allegations increase, Queens experts say it is time to fight back – with training and support

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There were 405 sexual misconduct complaints about public school workers during the first five months of this year — a 37 percent increase over last year’s 296 to date.

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As sex abuse plagues city, calls for prevention Queens experts say more training, focus on support for pupils needed

by Anna Gustafson Senior Editor

n the wake of a flood of sexual abuse allegations in the city’s public school system this year, everyone from Queens psychologists to legislators is focusing on ways to better protect children before words like rape and groped are uttered — and lives are shattered.

“This can have serious, serious impacts,” Dr. Elissa Brown, a psychology professor at St. John’s University in Jamaica Estates, said of sexual abuse. “We know kids who have been abused may have post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and aggression. We know those problems can follow kids over time. We know kids who are sexually abused can have problems in adulthood with relationships and problems with keeping jobs.”

There were 405 sexual misconduct complaints about public school workers during the first five months of this year — a 37 percent spike over last year’s 296 complaints in the same time frame, according to the most recent statistics from Special Commissioner of Investigation for the New York City School District Richard Condon.

In Queens, for example, Wilbert Cortez, a former elementary school teacher at PS 174 in Rego Park, has been charged with molesting five young boys, according to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. A grand jury recently cleared Brett Picou, a school aide at PS 52

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Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott addresses the media in February after Wilbert Cortez, a former elementary school teacher at PS 174, was charged with molesting boys at the Rego Park school.

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in Springfield Gardens, on child sex abuse charges, though the DOE said Picou remains suspended without pay and the department is continuing to investigate the matter.

Picou had faced charges that he allegedly touched students’ buttocks through their clothing, according to prosecutors.

As alarm and outrage among the general public grows with each allegation, many of

those who research sexual abuse against children are calling on educators and legislators to work on preventing the misconduct.

Brown, who has a PhD in clinical psychology and runs the Partners program at St. John’s, which provides free mental health services for children who have been through traumatic events, including sexual abuse, is currently working with a partner to develop a

prevention program — called Keeping Every Youth Safe — that would help to train parents and teachers to handle sexual abuse situations, as well as further open dialogue with children about the incidents.

“We want to educate people whose job it is to take care of kids — principals, teachers, school psychologists, janitors, anybody in the school system,” Brown said. “They’d receive training, and, in addition, I feel very strongly, and so do school personnel, that parents need to have a really strong role in the protection of their children.”

As part of the KEYS program, which Brown said they are hoping to implement in schools citywide, mental health professionals would work with parents to “enact behaviors that can keep children safe.

“If you have a child who’s getting private tutoring, are you dropping in unannounced to make sure everything’s OK?” Brown said. “If you have a child working with a teacher, is that door open? Is there a visible window? It’s very important for us to decrease the situations that would feel comfortable for potential perpetrators to groom kids towards sexual abuse — and they do groom them.”

Like Brown, Khushmand Rajendran, who recently completed her PhD in social welfare with a dissertation on “factors that promote resilience among kids who have been abused continued on page 43

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Queens Dems back Jeffries for 8th CD But Barron lands support for bid from other high-profile groups

by Anna Gustafson Senior Editor

With the June 26 primary breathing down their necks, Democratic candidates running for the congressional district that covers Howard Beach and Ozone Park are making last-ditch efforts to lure voters to the polls, crisscrossing neighborhoods and touting endorsements — including those of Queens Democratic heavyweights for Assemblyman

Councilman Charles Barron has landed his own high-profile endorsements, including that of U.S. Rep. Ed Towns, for whose seat he is vying.

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Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn) and that of U.S. Rep. Ed Towns (DBrooklyn) for Councilman Charles Barron (D-Brooklyn).

Jeffries and Barron are vying to replace Towns, who announced a couple months ago that he would not run for the 8th Congressional District after representing the area for about three decades.

Both candidates have landed major endorsements, though highprofile Queens leaders are backing Jeffries, saying the Brooklyn legislator will not forget about the South Queens constituents who make up a small portion of the recently redrawn district, most of which was formerly in the 10th Congressional District.

“Howard Beach and Ozone Park, these will not be forgotten parts of the district,” U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, Bronx), chairman of the Queens County Democratic Party, said at a press conference last Friday outside the Cross Bay Diner in Howard Beach announcing his, and other Queens Democrats’, endorsement of Jeffries.

Jeffries noted the vast differences in the newly drawn 8th District — which, along with Howard Beach

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Queens Democratic leaders endorsed Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, center, at podium, outside the Cross Bay Diner in PHOTO BY ANNA GUSTAFSON Howard Beach last week. and Ozone Park, includes neighborhoods like Bed-Stuy and Coney Island, joking he has “been getting a lot of use out of my GPS.” “But what I’ve found is there are issues that unite people,” Jeffries continued. “… Everybody cares about good schools. Everybody cares about a return to a strong economy.”

Howard Beach and Ozone Park are now situated in the 9th Congressional District, represented by U.S.

Rep. Bob Turner (R-Queens, Brooklyn). During the redistricting process, when state legislators are tasked with redrawing the political lines for Assembly, state Senate and Congressional districts once every 10 years, Turner’s district was one of two in the state to be axed — a byproduct of the U.S. Census reporting New York’s population had not grown as much as in other states.

With both candidates vying for the 8th district hailing from

Brooklyn, and the Queens neighborhoods making up a small portion of the area, legislators and civic leaders have expressed concern about the borough getting the political shaft.

But on Friday, that sentiment seemed to have dissipated.

“He told me he’d represent all the people, all the time,” said Democratic District Leader Frank Gulluscio. “When he said ‘all,’ I knew he was our guy.” continued on page 42

For SMGH principal, 45 years comes to an end Patrick Scannell waves farewell to his beloved school in Ozone Park

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hear from them was at the end of the day.

Today, it’s instant communication. Cyberbullying has become an issue. It’s a different world.”

The curriculum has changed slightly over the years, but Scannell said it is the way the lessons are brought to the students that has progressed dramatically.

“Forty-five years ago you had a chalkboard, a phonograph to play records, and film strip projectors,” he said. “Now you have a Smart board and access to the Internet, where you can take a virtual tour of a museum from your classroom. When there was the tsunami in Japan, students could see the live footage and really recognize the devastation — that would’ve been impossible years ago.”

As Queens’ demographics changed, so did the school’s, and Scannell said he witnessed the population becoming increasingly diverse, going from numerous Italian Americans to, over the past decade, becoming about one-third Hispanic, one-third Asian and IndoCaribbean and one-third from countless other places around the world. His pupils speak an untold number of languages at home, from Punjabi to Tagalog and Spanish.

“The children get along so well,” he said. continued on page 39

Patrick Scannell will retire as principal of St. Mary Gate of Heaven School in Ozone Park this year, ending his 45-year tenure at the institution.

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It was the Friday before Labor Day, 1967.

Patrick Scannell, an Astoria native and the child of Irish immigrants, had recently decided to no longer pursue becoming a priest and was wondering what was to become of a future that had become dauntingly wide open.

He had applied for a job teaching history and geography at St. Mary Gate of Heaven School in Ozone Park, but had yet to hear back. If, he decided, he did not have a job by the Tuesday after Labor Day, he would enlist in the Air Force.

Then the phone call came — he had an interview at St. Mary Gate of Heaven.

Scannell landed the job, and, as thousands upon thousands of students know, the rest is history.

After countless hours of teaching, of mentoring, of pushing students to find out what they love and pursue it, after the student-faculty basketball games and the school plays and the breakfasts with Santa, Scannell is hanging up his hat as St. Mary Gate of Heaven School’s principal once classes end this month. He will, one last time, exit the same doors he held open for his very first class of seventh-grade stu-

dents and bid adieu to the school to which he has devoted the last 45 years of his life.

“I’ve loved it,” Scannell said of his time at the school, which educates about 490 students, hailing from throughout Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island. “I’ve come to know the students, and their parents, who often were students, and even their grandparents. I have a second-grader now whose parents were students, and whose grandfather was a student of mine.”

The school leader will be replaced by Raffaelo Corso, currently the principal of the Notre Dame Catholic Academy in Ridgewood.

Scannell, who grew up in Astoria and now lives in Whitestone, taught history, geography, social studies, and earth sciences before becoming principal in 1984.

“It was an easy transition, because I was known and I knew the families and teachers,” Scannell said.

While the building itself has not changed much over the past half-century, life inside the school has, Scannell said.

“Children can now tune out everybody else because they’re so into their cell phones,” Scannell said. “Years ago, parents dropped their kids off and the next they

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Dems vie for the 7th Congressional seat Velazquez challenged by Dilan, O’Connor

by Anna Gustafson Senior Editor

When Woodhaven Democrats head to the polls for the primary on June 26, they will not be able to cast their ballot for a candidate from their neck of the woods — but the three individuals running for the 7th Congressional District said they will focus on their Queens constituents, no matter how small a sliver of their area the borough constitutes.

U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens), who already represents a small portion of Woodhaven; Councilman Erik Dilan (D-Brooklyn) and Manhattan economist Dan O’Connor are vying to represent the 7th CD, which was recently redrawn during the state’s redistricting process to include such communities as parts of Maspeth, Chinatown and Williamsburg.

Prior to redistricting, most of Woodhaven had been in the 9th Congressional District, now represented by U.S. Rep. Bob Turner (R-Queens, Brooklyn).

Velazquez — who has landed endorse-

ments from President Obama, former Mayor Ed Koch, the New York Post, The New York Times, and the Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club of Queens, among a slew of others — said she is focusing on job creation and securing federal resources for small business, especially those owned by women.

Dilan, who has also landed a number of high-profile endorsements — including those of state Sen. John Sampson (DBrooklyn), Assemblyman Vito Lopez (DBrooklyn) and the city’s construction trades — said he also wants to focus on economic development. At a meeting in Woodhaven last month, Dilan and a representative for Velazquez said they would like to focus on bringing in resources for shopping strips like Jamaica Avenue.

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Veterans: Let us help you find work oo many veterans are coming back from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to danger on the homefront — the danger of unemployment. Nationwide, the jobless rate among young veterans is nearly 13 percent, up from 9.2 percent just a couple months ago. That’s compared to 8.2 percent for the general population. In New York, it’s even worse, topping, for all of last year, 15 percent.

Various government programs have been launched to help returning veterans find work, and more are planned. Just last week the state Assembly passed a bill sponsored by Assemblyman Bill Scarborough of Jamaica that would establish an employment database for veterans. It’s awaiting Senate action. Earlier this month state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. of Howard Beach and Assemblyman Mike Miller of Woodhaven held a jobs fair for vets and their spouses. And these are just three of the many officials who have focused on helping returning servicemen and women find work.

But the numbers show that more needs to be done, so now the Queens Chronicle is launching a new initiative to help connect veterans with employers, utilizing the tools at our disposal — advertising and the news pages — to help.

We’re creating a new Situation Wanted section —

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“SitWant” in military talk — that will offer veterans free ads in which to list their skills and qualifications where area businesses can see them. We’re ready to devote as much of our valuable ad space to the project as necessary — the more veterans who sign up, the better.

“I’m sure most people would be happy to hire a veteran,” said Stanley Merzon, the Chronicle’s cofounder and a Navy veteran from the Korean War era, who came up with the idea.

“Everybody’s got to do their best to say thank you and get these servicemen and women jobs. It’s the least we can do to help get them employed as soon as possible.”

Leaders of area veterans’ groups say it’s a great idea, and one with advantages over job fairs and the like. One is retired Army Sergeant First Class Marvin Jeffcoat, a member of VFW Post 2813 in Woodside and state chairman of the VFW’s Legislative Committee. Jeffcoat served in combat in Operation Desert Storm, the 1991 war against Iraq. He says that among the problems veterans face when they return, some are leery about going to job fairs, and would prefer something like the SitWant project that offers them some privacy at the same time as renewed hope in their search.

Jeffcoat gets a lot of notices for jobs veterans can fill, but

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Vote in English I Dear Editor: According to a report in your latest issue (“Bills would boost Asian voter help, June 14, most editions), state Sen. Toby Stavisky and Assemblyman David Weprin demand that voters be provided information in 3 more languages: Bengali, Punjabi and Hindi, bringing a total of nearly a dozen languages for voting information.

I have a much better idea. Provide voting information in only one language — English.

This is our common language for business, social and political communications. People who refuse to learn it should not have the right to vote, drive or collect welfare benefits or rent subsidies.

One reason for the rising tide of anti-immigration sentiment is that immigrants’ earlier goal of assimilaton — blending into the fabric of America — has been replaced by accomodation (also called multiculturalism) — clinging to their former country’s customs and traditions, including a refusal to learn English. Store signs in Flushing are a glaring example of this.

When my grandparents came here from Europe in the 1920s, they learned English in order to survive. Providing multilingual information discourages new immigrants from learning our nation’s common language.

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they’re mostly either overseas — “in places they don’t want to go back to” — or out of state.

“Young veterans coming home want jobs in New York City,” he said, “but they have a problem matching their skills with local employers. What you’re doing will empower them to put their skills out there while they have some privacy and get to do it at their own pace.”

The Chronicle wants not just our advertisers but all employers to take a serious look at the ads that will be appearing in the SitWant section. They’ll be coming from young men and women with a great work ethic, strong discipline and team-building skills. Many will have experience in areas such as mechanics and high technology. All will have a need to get back into the civilian workforce after a long period of time away from it. They’ll be young, strong and ready to take on the tasks they’re given from day one.

They fought for our country against some of the most ruthless enemies imaginable and endured horrors those of us who never served in the military can only guess at. We’re doing our small part to help them return to normalcy, and ask that you do too. Spread the word about the SitWant section, and help those who have helped all of us remain free and safe.

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the fire on this committment. President Obama will pander to any ethnic group to get re-elected, so don’t waste your time on him.

Government has an obligation to provide English-language instruction for new immigrants.

But it is not obligated to allow them to vote if they refuse to learn English. The Constitution has no provision for this privilege. The ultimatum for immigrants should be clear: Learn English or lose your right to vote.

Richard Reif Flushing Editor’s note: See a follow-up story on the bill in most of this week’s print editions, or at qchron.com.

Vote in English II Dear Editor: “Bills would boost Asian voter help” by Michael Gannon, concerning state Assemblyman David Weprin along with state Senator Toby Stavisky supporting a bill to put Bengali, Punjabi and Hindi on ballots and election material, is disappointing.

Weprin’s grandparents or great-grandparents emigrated to America just like mine. They quickly learned to assimilate by learning English, became American citizens and began participating in our electoral process. This is what has previously united the various immigrant groups to make our nation great.

There are more than 150 immigrant groups in the gorgeous mosaic of New York City. Do Weprin and Stavisky propose that we discriminate against more than 140 of them by not providing them election materials in their native language as well? Can you imagine the chaos and cost to taxpayers for printing ballots — along with hiring language interpreters at all polling places — for every ethnic group? This proposal is nothing more than politics as usual, an attempt to curry favor.

Why don’t lawmakers promote English speaking classes for a new generation of immigrants?

That is the best way to assist our new neighbors and help them participate in the election process, rather than continuing promoting tribal politics.

Larry Penner Great Neck, LI

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To all out-of-towners!

Dear Editor: Summer is upon us. Please travel by cab; stay out of the subways and major bus terminals. The younger population of New York has become friendlier toward out-of-towners, and we realize how important you are to our economy. So we implore you all to take taxis while here. Cabs are here for your protection.

You are not experienced walkers. You screw up the whole rush-hour process.

New Yorkers, with our trained eyes, judge the distance, speed and confidence of others walking toward us. Using very slight eye contact and choreographed toe turns, we miss one another by milliseconds. We do not expect a nod of approval, nor do we get one, but by working together we get safely home to our families. Usually we can spot visitors, and save their rears from being crushed. Sometimes not.

Last month I saw people strewn about in the Port Authority Bus Terminal. I asked a Transit Authority police officer, “Is that stretcher for outof-towners?”

She replied, “Will somebody, anybody, write a warning to all out-of-towners and hammer into their heads the importance of using cabs during rush hour?”

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Dear Editor: The city’s newly announced plans for Willets Point are an outrage — and should be seen as such by every City Council member who voted in favor of the plan that was originally proposed, and by all New York City taxpayers who are being stuck with the bill for what will forever be known as Bloomberg’s Folly.

What’s wrong with the plan?

• It gives Willets Point property to the developers, free of charge — property which $410 million taxpayer dollars have been budgeted to acquire, and which is actually worth hundreds of millions of dollars. This giveaway to developers is contrary to what the City Council was told during 2008.

• It purports to delay the affordable housing component of the development until 2025, with a penalty imposed if the housing is not built — however, other developers have completely evaded similar penalties in the past. Thus, the present proposal amounts only to building a gigantic, 1,000,000-square-foot mall.

• It aggrandizes the owners of the New York Mets, who schemed for 20 years to get the property adjacent to their stadium for development.

• The award of development rights to Sterling Equities and Related is based upon a 2011 request for proposals that conveniently omitted the required “living wage” for retail and other workers — a provision labor unions promoted in 2008 as both “historic” and essential to unions’ support for the project, and which then-Deputy Mayor Robert Lieber promised, in writing, to include in the RFP. As concerns the overstated claim that a Willets Point project will result in good jobs for Queens residents, just recall that the $36 million contract for Willets Point sewers was awarded to a firm in Holmdel, NJ. • Per the text of a June 27, 2008 letter from Lieber to Queens Community Board 7, the board was to “participate in developer selection.” However, to the best of our knowledge and contrary to the written promise, CB7 did not participate.

• The project expands the scope of development by including the mall on the site of the Citi Field parking lot — without any environmental analysis of how surrounding roadways and traffic would be impacted.

• It relies on the threat of eminent domain to coerce owners to relinquish their properties— precisely the use of eminent domain which the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed legislation to punish and curtail, and which 44 states other than New York already prohibit.

• There has never been any disclosure of the actual costs to taxpayers of the entire project The new Willets Point plan will eventually go to the City Council, whose members should remember the old adage: Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

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Dear Editor: As someone in the group who Shana Rhodes referred to as a “1 percent wannabe” (“Great Letters!” June 14) I feel I must reply to set the record straight.

First, I have no illusions of ever being in the one percent. However, I do not have the envy of Ms. Rhodes of people who happen to have more money than I do. A few months ago I wrote to the Chronicle directing readers to a website where they could see the full IRS statistics showing that the rich pay more than their fair share.

Obviously, Ms. Rhodes decided to not let facts get in the way of her opinions.

I am 60 years old and will rely on Medicare and Social Security in a few years. Medicare and Social Security are on a course to run out of money in a number of years, and I would like to see the problem fixed even if it means a reduction in benefits. Ms. Rhodes is right that I am an anti. I am anti people who think like the Greeks

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Dear Editor: The always-photographed Assemblyman David Weprin and state Senator Toby Stavisky now want to add some other languages to our cumbersome paper ballots, through legislation they are introducing in Albany.

Aren’t naturalized American citizens supposed to be able to read and write and understand English? When these two legislators go on the stump, promoting their candidacies, do they speak in English or Bengali — or both?

This is America. How come there’s no outcry to add Yiddish to our Election Day nonsense?

Kenneth Lloyd Brown Forest Hills The writer identifies himself as a Yankee Doodle Dandy.

and put their heads in the sand to avoid the reality of the situation. I am also anti people who demonize those whom they disagree with.

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To date, the project has led to the creation of 3,000 new jobs and $540 million in new tax revenue. That is partly based on Aqueduct being a good location for a gaming facility. But it’s also because the state, after a few false starts, used the selection process wisely to find an operator who could add real value and generate real revenue for the taxpayers.

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Two die in S. Qns. crashes An accident in Ozone Park and another in Lindenwood claimed the lives of two men in their 20s last weekend, according to the NYPD. Dominick Bunch, a 24-year-old Sanitation Department employee from Brooklyn, died early Saturday morning when he crashed his car into a number of other vehicles, causing his Toyota to flip over, around 88th Street and Atlantic Avenue, police said. Bunch was allegedly fleeing from a fender bender in Brooklyn when he crashed in Ozone Park, according to the NYPD. A female passenger was in Bunch’s vehicle, but police said she sustained only minor injuries.

The following evening, Jesus Hernandez, 27, of Brooklyn, died when he lost control of the ATV he was riding in Lindenwood, police said.

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Emergency providers took Hernandez to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Q

Chronicle seeking to match vets with work New free ad program announced

by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

The Queens Chronicle this week launched a new program designed to match veterans returning from the conflicts in the Middle East with area employers.

The initiative is called “SitWant” — military-style speak for Situation Wanted, the kind of ad a potential employee takes out, as opposed to a Help Wanted ad from an employer. In the new Chronicle initiative, the SitWant ads are being offered free to servicemen and women returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

And we’re encouraging all potential employers in Queens, and all around the city, to take a good hard look at the men and women who will be posting the ads. These are people used to serving under the most difficult conditions anyone could work in.

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Gene Burch, house chairman of American Legion Post 1424, is among those glad to hear about the initiative. When Burch returned from Vietnam, where he served as a supply sergeant, he went right back to his old job at Woolworth’s. But many then, and now are not so lucky.

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St. John’s lands funding Str uggling in the wake of the Peninsula Hospital’s recent closure, St. John’s Episcopal Hospital was awarded nearly $5.4 million in state funds to help the Rockaways’ only remaining hospital expand services, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (DRockaway) said last week.

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West Hamilton FD rescues baby duck But despite valiant efforts, ‘Donald the Duck’ dies after sewer mishap

by Stephen Geffon Chronicle Contributor

Members of the West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department came to the rescue of a baby duck that fell through a storm sewer grate at the northern edge of Gateway Natural Recreation Area last Thursday afternoon.

Alas, the little fellow didn’t make it — but it wasn’t for the lack of trying on the part of the WHBFD, city officials and some civilians.

Howard Beach resident Dick Tortora said he was on his way home from a Cross Bay Boulevard store when he spotted two baby ducks walking in the middle of 165th Avenue near 84th Street.

“They can’t be in the middle of the street,” Tortora thought to himself.

Concerned for their safety, he attempted to usher them back into the Gateway Preserve.

“The ducks couldn’t jump high enough to get over the curb and back onto the sidewalk,” Tortora said.

He tried to catch the young fowl to get them to safety, but they split and waddled away in different directions.

One duck, on his way toward 84th Street, fell down a storm drain. The other duck, who was eventually able to jump over the curb and into the Gateway grass, peeked out from its

hideout to look for its sibling, but quickly turned around and headed back into the preserve.

Fearing the worst for the first duck, Tortora nervously peered down into the drain.

However, his fears were somewhat alleviated when he saw the duck swimming at the bottom of the sewer.

Still, Tortora knew the duck needed to be rescued — and soon. The Howard Beach man called the West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department, members of which quickly arrived to rescue the duck.

Tortora had also requested the assistance of the city Department of Environmental Protection and Animal Care and Control.

A neighbor contacted the office of state Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D-Howard Beach) and asked for help.

Addabbo’s staff also called DEP and requested help in the rescue.

DEP Supervisor Brendan Quigley and Animal Care and Control Assistant Director of Operations Michael Pastore arrived soon after the firefighters.

A spokesman for the firefighters said that when they arrived at the scene they used a crowbar to lift the sewer grate and, with an improvised net, quickly scooped up the duck

Michael Pastore, of the city’s Animal Care and Control, holds “Donald the Duck,” not long after the PHOTOS BY STEPHEN GEFFON West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department rescued it. and gave him to Tortora, who named him, “Donald the Duck.”

West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department Chief Joe Aldana, and firefighters Fred Grey, John Abouricheh, Lionel Horry and James McCabe participated in the rescue.

“The rescue took about 15 minutes,” said a department spokesman.

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Pastore took the baby duck to wildlife rehabilitators Bobby and Cathy Horvath, who run the nonprofit rescue group “Wildlife in Need of Rescue and Rehabilitation.” Cathy Horvath said that about an hour after the baby duck was brought to her and her husband, a city firefighter, its little heart gave out and he died. Q

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by Stephen Geffon Chronicle Contributor

Capt. Thomas Pascale, left, addresses residents’ complaints about noise at the 106th Precinct PHOTO BY STEPHEN GEFFON Community Council meeting last Thursday.

It was standing room only at last week’s gathering of the 106th Precinct Community Council in Ozone Park, as residents packed the police station’s meeting room to voice their complaints about such issues as noise, scams and exhaust fumes.

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Thomas Pascale, the precinct’s commanding officer, told the audience to be alert to identity theft.

He said that over the past month at bank branches on Cross Bay Boulevard, individuals have installed skimmers and cameras to pick up customers’ PIN numbers from debit cards and bank ATM cards.

Pascale said the crooks often install the skimmers just before the weekend and remove them before they are detected. He noted that putting your hands over the PIN pad while typing often shields the code from prying eyes.

To further lessen your chance of being a victim of identity theft, Pascale suggested not letting your credit card out of your sight.

He also advised shredding personal documents before disposing of them in the trash.

Credit card applications sent to residents should also be shredded, since an identity thief could steal the application, change the address and mail it back to the credit card

company, Pascale said.

The captain also said thieves are hitting South Queens in the early morning hours — usually around 4 a.m. — and stealing car rims.

He said the problem is especially prevalent in Howard Beach, Lindenwood and Ozone Park, and the criminals typically target 2011 and 2012 Maximas, Accords and Camrys.

“We know they mainly hit midweek and usually on a rainy night,” Pascale said.

“We need some crime prevention help on your part,” said Pascale.

He said that car owners should get highquality tire locks from their car dealers to deter the theft of their rims and tires and park in a well-lit spot.

“Do not keep the [tire lock] key inside the car,” he said.

“We take a lot of steps to prevent these rim thefts, but it’s very, very hard,” he added.

The captain also urged residents to lock their car doors and to not leave valuables inside the car — or, if they must, to not leave them in plain sight.

In other meeting news, Council President Frank Dardani warned residents to be on the alert for individuals posing as gas company representatives seeking entrance to their homes.

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On the Republican side, the race pits U.S. Rep. Bob Turner (R-Queens, Brooklyn) against Manhattan attorney Wendy Long and Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, who each are seeking the nomination to run against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) for a full six-year term. Republicans across the state will be voting in the primary.

There are no Republican primaries for House races in Queens, but there are several for Democrats.

Voters should keep in mind that the congressional districts have changed since the last time they voted, due to reapportionment following the U.S. Census. One district, the 9th, which Turner now represents, is being eliminated. Others have been changed, in some cases by quite a lot.

6th Congressional District The new 6th CD covers a broad swath of Queens, running from Maspeth and Ridgewood in the southwest through Forest Hills and Flushing in its central section and northern end up to Bayside and Oakland Gardens in the northeast.

It is based in part on the current 5th CD, held by Rep. Gary Ackerman, who declined to run for re-election.

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The Queens Chronicle has endorsed Rory Lancman in the 6th CD primary.

7th Congressional District The new 7th CD is nearly all in Brooklyn but does include Woodhaven and a section of Maspeth.

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez (DManhattan, Brooklyn, Queens), who now represents the 12th CD, is being challenged by Councilman Erik Dilan (D-Brooklyn) and Manhattan economist Dan O’Connor.

The Chronicle has not made an endorsement in this race.

8th Congressional District The new 8th CD includes Howard Beach and much of Ozone Park and Lindenwood.

The race is between state Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn) and city Councilman Charles Barron (D-Brooklyn). The district is largely based on the 10th CD, now held by Rep. Edolphus Towns, who is not running for re-election.

The Chronicle has endorsed Hakeem Jeffries in the 8th CD primary.

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Meeks is being challenged by Mike Scala, a rapper and recent law school graduate who founded an advocacy group, small business owner Joseph Marthone and former City Councilman Allan Jennings.

The Chronicle has not made an endorsement in the 5th CD primary.

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Redrawing the political lines Queens groups hope panel will give voice to minorities

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After Mayor Bloomberg announced his appointments to the Districting Commission last week, paving the way for the group to begin redrawing the city’s 51 council districts, Queens organizations are calling on the members to give a greater voice to minority communities they say have been ignored for far too long.

Bloomberg tapped seven individuals, including former Republican state Sen. Frank Padavan, of Jamaica Estates, to be part of the 15-member group that is tasked with reshaping the city’s political landscape. Redistricting happens once every 10 years, after the U.S. Census numbers are published, in an attempt to draw political boundaries so they more fairly represent the demographics. The city has until next March to submit a final map.

The City Council appointed its eight members to the panel last month, including two from Queens — former Council Minority Leader Thomas Ognibene, of Middle Village, and Forest Hills attorney Linda Lin. The Asian American Community Coalition on Redistricting and Democracy, which is headquartered in Flushing but operates throughout the city, said it was pleased that two Asian Americans are part of the 15-person panel — especially because none was

selected in the last round of redistricting in 2002-03. The other Asian American in the group is Manhattan resident Justin Yu, chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

“ACCORD considers the appointment of Ms. Lin and Mr. Yu to be a significant first step towards a fairer process, one which recognizes the growing presence of Asian Americans in New York City,” the group said in a prepared statement. “Currently, one in eight residents is Asian American. These appointments are a welcome acknowledgement of our community’s importance and the necessity for diversity on the commission.”

ACCORD urged panel members to take into consideration the needs of various Asian populations.

“Given the rapid changes in our city’s Asian American population, we expect that understanding and respecting the common interests of Chinese, Indian, Korean, Filipino, Bangladeshi and other Asian American communities will be a challenge for the Districting Commission, even with Ms. Lin and Mr. Yu, who are both Chinese American, on board,” ACCORD said.

Members of Taking Our Seat, a Hollisbased group advocating for the rights of South Asians in Queens, said they especially hope the Council redistricting process will help to unify the South Asian community.

Group members noted that Richmond Hill

and South Ozone Park, two neighborhoods with large South Asian populations, are split among four Council districts — the 28th, 29th, 30th and 32nd.

“Current district lines not only split the community, they split the community down major thoroughfares, such as Lefferts Boulevard and 101st Avenue, with significant portions of the community occupying both sides of the divide,” Taking Our Seat said in an emailed statement.

The Council’s process comes on the heels of the state’s newly redistricted maps, which a number of good government groups called the most gerrymandered lines — meaning they were deliberately formed to favor a specific party — drawn in years. Democrats accused Republicans of protecting their majority in the Senate, while Republicans said Democrats did the same in the Assembly.

However, city legislators argue the Council’s process allows for a more nonpartisan debate about the f ive boroughs’ political future.

The Council’s Democratic Caucus, the majority, appoints five members, and the minority caucus selects three. The commission must include at least one resident from each borough.

“I’ve always believed in nonpartisan redistricting, and in New York City — unlike many other places — no party can control

Mayor Bloomberg announced his seven appointees to the 15-member Districting Commission, which will redraw political boundaries FILE PHOTO in New York City. the redistricting process,” Bloomberg said when announcing his members. “The New Yorkers I’m appointing to the commission are Democrats, Republicans and independents who come from different boroughs and backgrounds — and some originally come from beyond our shores. Their diversity, combined with their experience in civic affairs, will help ensure that Council lines are drawn fairly. New Yorkers expect the redistricting process to promote democratic participation and competition — not to proQ tect incumbents.”

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After using space in Sunnyside’s PS 150 on Sundays for six years, Grace Fellowship Church is one of many small churches throughout the city that may be left “homeless” after Sunday.

The ongoing conflict between religious organizations and the Department of Education has left city congregations, including more than a dozen in Queens, in limbo over the right to keep using public school buildings for worship services.

New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn blocked a vote on a resolution that calls on the state to allow houses of worship access to school property. The City Council has no more scheduled meetings before the Albany legislative session ends this week.

Sixteen years ago, the Bronx Household of Faith sued New York City over a school policy preventing churches from holding worship services in public schools.

In December 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in the case. In February, the NYC Department of Education evicted more than 60 congregations.

But after a federal injunction, the churches were allowed to return to the school buildings until June.

As the case continues, pastors are seeking a permanent lift of the ban, as they hope to escape the end-of-June deadline on congregations’ access to public schools.

If the court does not act on extending the injunction, the churches will be forced out of the schools after Sunday, leaving small churches, like Grace Fellowship, unsure of how to proceed.

“There aren’t many other options in Sunnyside for a space with six classrooms and seating for 100,” Pastor Jon Storck said.

“We aren’t trying to become a huge regional church because we

are about the betterment of the Sunnyside community.”

Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) attended a rally on June 13, organized by Councilman Fernando Cabrera (DBronx), the bill’s main sponsor, supporting the “Right to Worship” resolution.

“Religious institutions have been in the forefront of the fight against discrimination, and now they are being discriminated against,” Vallone said. “We are just asking that they be treated like every other group.”

Despite the fact that the resolution has 31 co-sponsors out of a possible 51 members in the City Council, the future seems bleak.

“Right now it is not good. The administration is not going to change it’s mind and do the right thing,” Vallone said.”

“Right now it’s looking like these religious institutions will be homeless.”

Unlike small churches in the borough that are left uncertain about what to do, The Journey Church already made the move out of Forest Hills High School in the beginning of the year as the conflict heated up.

The church, which operates in three different locations including two in Manhattan and one in Queens, now holds its Sunday service at UA Midway Movie Theatre in Forest Hills.

“It’s not as convenient a space. You have to be very creative,” Pastor Kerrick Thomas said. “Schools provide room more conducive to what a church service does on a day.”

More than an inconvenience for the parish known for its ministry work with runaway teens and prison groups has been the cost of renting the space from a private owner.

“The weekly expense jumps dramatically,” Thomas said.

Opponents of the resolution say the church and state are divided by a wall of separation, and Sunday service has no business

being held in public schools.

“It violates the fundamental principles that our country was founded under,” said Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights). “The government is favoring churches.”

Dromm also said that although he is not opposed to a vote he “does not feel the need for that right now.”

Bill supporters, however, point out that the First Amendment provides that Congress cannot establish a state religion or make any law prohibiting free exercise of religion.

Dromm’s specific gripes regarding the issue include the government receiving funds from the churches at a subsidized rate, children becoming confused by people who hand out pamphlets in front of the school and only Christians usually being able to use the buildings.

“Faiths who worship on Fridays and Saturdays can’t use schools,” Dromm said. “Nobody else but Christians on Sundays can use it. That’s preferential treatment.”

Vallone said the issue of confusing school children about religion’s role in public institutions has been manufactured by the DOE. “I challenge anyone to tell me about complaints that they’ve heard from parents,” he said. “I have not heard of any.”

Thomas also said he did not hear of any complaints from his time in the high school.

“The individual schools want us there,” he said. “They love us there.”

The uncertainty still remains as the deadline looms but despite not knowing where service will be held in the near future, Grace Fellowship’s mission will go unchanged.

“We will continue to invest our time, resources and our people for the good of the school and the neighborhood,” Storck said. Q

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Our hometown heroes for 50 years

by Joseph Levy Chronicle Contributor

The early to mid-nineties were not good years for the Mets, as they suffered six losing seasons in a row, including, in 1993, the loss of more than 100 games for the first time since the sixties. The decade would end much better than it began for the team, but it would take a lot of work to get there.

1991 Record: 77-85, fifth in National League East.

After a superb first half (47-34) the club suffers a disastrous second half (30-51) to endure its f irst losing season in eight years. The Amazin’s have both double-figure winning and losing streaks in the same season for the first time ever.

Howard Johnson is the only offensive bright light, leading the National League in home runs with 38 and RBIs with 117, becoming the first Met to lead the league in the latter category.

Dwight Gooden is 13-7 in an abbreviated season; David Cone is 14-14, and strikes out 19 in the final game of the season to tie the club record set by Tom Seaver in 1970. Mike Cubbage replaces Bud Harrelson as manager with just seven games left, going 3-4; Jeff Torborg replaces him after the end of the season.

1992 Record: 72-90, fifth in National League East.

Despite the acquisition of Bret Saberhagen on the mound, and of Bobby Bonilla, Eddie Murray and Willie Randolph in the lineup, the

A New York Mets anniversary special Part X: 1991-1996 Mets are a huge disappointment. Murray leads in RBIs with 93, while Bonilla can only hit 19 home runs and drive in 70 runs.

Cone is 13-7 before being traded to Toronto, while Sid Fernandez, at 14-11, 2.73 ERA, leads the staff. Gooden (10-13) has his first losing season. Anthony Young (2-14) begins a losing streak that will reach 19 in 1993.

1993 Record: 59-103, sixth in National League East.

The Mets lose more than 100 for the first time since 1967. Murray hits 27 home runs and drives in 100 runs, while Bonilla hits 34 homers and drives in 87. Gooden, at 12-15, leads the staff in wins.

The highlight of season comes on July 28, when the Mets score 2 in the bottom of the ninth to defeat Florida 5-4, and finally end Young’s 19-game losing streak. Torborg is replaced early on by Dallas Green.

1994 Record: 55-58, third in National League East.

In the strike-abbreviated season, the Mets improve to third. Bonilla hits 20 home runs and drives in 67 runs in 108 games; Ryan Thompson hits 18 and drives in 59 in 98 games.

Gooden is 3-4 in his last season with the team. He finishes his Mets career with a 157-85 record; his 1,876 strikeouts are second in club history, while his .649 winning percentage is the team’s best.

1995 Record: 69-75, second in National League East.

After “cleaning house” late in the season by trading many veterans and replacing them with younger players, the Mets win 29 of their last 44 to finish second.

Rookie pitchers Jason Isringhausen (9-2, 2.81 ERA) and Bill Pulsipher (5-7) show future promise, while veteran Franco enjoys another fine year with 29 saves. Rico Brogna leads the club with 22 homers and 76 RBIs.

John Franco, seen here at his June 3 induction into the Mets Hall of Fame, was among the brightest lights in a series of dim years for the club, as well as in winning seasons. The four-time All-Star retired with more career saves, 424, than any lefthander in baseball. PHOTO BY SLGCKGC/FLICKR John Franco saves 30 in just 47 appearances; Saberhagen is 14-4, 2.74 ERA and Bobby Jones is 12-7 with a 3.15 ERA.

1996 Record: 71-91, fourth in National League East.

Despite outstanding years for several players, the Mets finish fourth; Bobby Valentine takes over as manager for the last 31 games.

Lance Johnson sets club records with 227 hits and 117 runs scored, while stealing 50 bases and batting .333. Bernard Gilkey ties a another Mets record with 117 RBIs while hitting 30 home runs; Todd Hundley sets one with his 41 home runs, while driving in 112.

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Gov. Cuomo’s proposal to decriminalize the public possession of less than 25 grams of marijuana, which Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly support, faced major opposition from Republicans in the Senate.

Although the proposal was intended to limit the number of stop-and-frisks, many Republicans believed the law would encourage drug possession. On Tuesday, Gov. Cuomo declared his proposal dead “It’s disappointing that the Legislature can’t put politics aside when justice is on the line,” Donna Lieberman, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, said in an emailed statement.

Plan lacked support in State Senate Republicans in the Senate have already seen initiatives, such as same-sex marriage and greater taxes for those with higher incomes, become realities without their support.

Paul Browne, the NYPD deputy commissioner, said, “Commissioner Kelly is supportive of the change. He’s not in the business of handicapping the odds of passage.”

Lieberman said she believes the current policy regarding stop-and-frisk and marijua-

na possession ruins the relationship between the community and the police.

“Arresting and jailing tens of thousands of people each year for marijuana possession does not make New York safer,” she said. “It drives young New Yorkers into the criminal justice system. It strips young men of color of their dignity and saddles them with permanent criminal records.”

Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) said he has not taken an official position on

the resolution in Albany because of concerns he has with the measure. Although he said the proposal was made with good intent, it still has its flaws.

“I agree that people should not be arrested if they empty their pockets,” Vallone said.

“My concern with this law is that it goes too far — 25 grams is a lot of pot to be walking around with.”

“I was hoping the Senate would come to a compromise and make it less marijuana,” he said, but added that one was not made.

“It doesn’t concern me either way,” he Q said.

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Block party in Woodhaven The Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association and the Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Kiwanis are holding a block party at the Picnic Grove in Forest Park on Saturday, June 23. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the grove, which is located near the Seuffert Bandshell.

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Veterans memorial replica in Queens

Sunday School convention in South Ozone Park The New York-Long Island District of the FBH Church will host its annual Sunday School convention from Thursday, July 12 to Sunday, July 15 at Zion Tabernacle FBH Church. The church is located at 105-01 107 Ave. in South Ozone Park.

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A half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC will be on display at Juniper Valley Park for four days, beginning with an opening ceremony on Friday, June 29 at 10 a.m.

There will be a POW/MIA candlelight ceremony at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 29. It will be open to the public around the clock until Monday, July 2, when there will be a closing ceremony at 10 a.m.

For more information, or for those who wish to participate in the events, contact the Queens Veterans Day Parade Committee at (718) 965-7500, or visit the committee’s website at Q www.qvdp.org.

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Queens likes Obama’s immigration policy Pres. directive stops deportation of young undocumented youth

by Josey Bartlett Associate Editor

The Obama Administration isn’t waiting for a stalled Congress to make a decision on immigration policy for youth, and Queens politicians and community groups are applauding the initiative.

President Obama issued a policy directive halting the deportation of illegal students who would qualify for the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act on June 15. Some Republican politicians nationwide, even some who would support the change legislatively, are calling the policy directive a ploy to grab the Latino vote in the upcoming presidential election.

Many Queens politicians disagree, saying the president made the right call.

“For many undocumented immigrants, America is the only country they know. In their hearts and minds they are American. Sadly, Republicans either can’t, or choose not to understand this. By blocking the DREAM Act, they denied millions of undocumented Americans the opportunity to achieve the American Dream,” state Sen. Jose Peralta (D-Jackson Heights) said.

The DREAM Act, if passed, would provide conditional permanent residency to undocumented youth who have a clean record, graduated from high school, arrived in the States as minors and have lived here for at least five years.

The act failed in 2009 and was reintroduced in 2011, but no legislative action has been taken since then, prompting the president to act.

But it is unclear if the president’s support will push Congress to make a decision.

President Obama halts deportation of DREAMers.

“It sends a clear and loud message,” Youth Organizer at Make the Road New York Natalia Aristizabal said. “But we are going to continue to f ight. It’s not going to pass because one person says so.”

She added that many Queens residents have called in the last few days since the announcement to learn more about the presidential directive.

“Creating paths to citizenship makes economic sense and is most certainly good for New York,” said City Comptroller John Liu in a statement.

Liu added that many of these young people’s documentation status is out of their control because they were

E-bikers may face future restrictions But hearing dates on bills are vague

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If City Council members’ bills get passed, electric bicycle riders will have to abide by several regulations, which include completing a “bicycle safety course.”

Andrea Bender, a spokeswoman for Councilman James Vacca (D-Bronx), who is also the chairman of the Committee on Transportation, said the council members were planning a June hearing on the issue, but it is likely to be pushed back to the fall.

Councilman Dan Garodnick (D-Manhattan) drafted a bill that would double the fines for committing a traffic infraction on an electric bicycle.

“These bikes have proliferated all over New York City,” Garodnick said, “and they are presenting new challenges for people who are on the street.”

He said he drafted the bill about a year ago in response to the problem, which he said is significant in the area he represents.

He said he would like to have a hearing as soon as possible, but it is still not scheduled.

Garodnick added that those on electric

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bicycles often run through stop lights and ride on sidewalks. Part of the problem, he added, is the lack of enforcement.

“These bikes are illegal to begin with, so fines regarding their operation should be greater than normal,” he said.

Councilwoman Jessica Lappin (D-Manhattan) introduced a bill to double the fine for operating illegal electric bicycles, her spokeswoman, Michelle Feldman, said. The fine would go from $500 to $1,000.

Because of a City Council law passed in 2004, electric bicycles are considered illegal if they can exceed a speed of 15 miles per hour. Feldman added that there has been no date set for a hearing on that bill either.

Another possible regulation is the requirement for commercial cyclists — including those on electric bicycles — to complete a “bicycle safety course.” Cyclists would have to carry proof of completion of the course at all times while riding.

Bender said the content of the course will not be up to the council members, but left to the discretion of the City Department of Transportation, which has already adminisQ tered bicycle safety courses.

brought here by their parents at a young age.

Congressman Joe Crowley (D-Queens, Bronx) also issued a statement, saying, “This move not only is a significant step forward that will change the lives of young immigrants in New York City and throughout the country, but also illustrates the urgent need for reform of our immigration system.” Crowley added that he hopes the change could expedite immigration reform.

The Reformed Church of Highland Park held an event on Friday asking for Obama to also protect illegal alien parents of documented children. Several undocumented Indonesians are members of the church and have seen increased deportation efforts.

“I am now waiting to see the President to be as reasonable for U.S. kids and for victims of persecution as he was last Friday for DREAMers,” church spokesman Keith Kaper said. “I am deeply thankful for President Obama’s willingness to take a stand for young people who came here to the U.S. as children.”

Daniela Alulema with the New York State Youth Leadership Council, a DREAM Act advocacy group largely made up of illegal students, said the group is excited about the president’s announcement, but still skeptical.

“We hope it’s not only a memo, but also implemented,” Alulema said.

YLC said last year the prosecutorial discretion announcement, which directed immigration to not deport students and people with children, was not enforced.

Additionally, YLC is asking the Obama administration to drop pending deportation cases of students in New York Q City within the next 30 days.

Queens historic spots receive grant money

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to get votes. Based on those reports a committee doled out the remaining $2.1 million.

The Louis Armstrong House Museum, in The five Queens locations that participated in the Partners in Preservation grant Corona, ranking in at No. 13, was awarded competition did not win, but nevertheless $150,000 to restore Louis’ garden. Louis Armstrong celebrated his some money was thrown in 71st birthday in his garden, the borough’s direction late and then passed away two last week. days later.

American Express and Flushing Town Hall, No. the National Trust for His37, received $100,000 to toric Preservation, the restore windows and roofsponsors of the competiing, coinciding with the tion, gave four locations, 150th anniversary celebraout of 40, with the most tion of the building.

Facebook votes the full The Queens County amount they asked for on Farm Museum, No. 25, won May 24. $80,000 to renovate buildThe top three spots are ing exteriors by replacing the Brooklyn Public the roof, windows, clapLibrary; Congregation Beth Elohim, in Brooklyn; Rocket Thrower received boards and exterior wall shingles. and the New York Botani- $10,0000.

FILE PHOTO All remaining locacal Garden, in the Bronx.

Each was awarded $250,000. The fourth tions were given $10,000 for participatplace winner, Bartow-Pell Mansion Muse- ing, including the Astoria Pool Olympic High Dive, No. 30; and the Rocket um in the Bronx, received $155,000.

The other 36 locations wrote a report Thrower statue in Flushing Meadows Q showing what they orchestrated in an effort Park, No. 36.

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Major Unisphere funds are missing Investigation started over at least $90K meant for Flushing Meadows

by Liz Rhoades Managing Editor

Investigations are underway regarding at least $90,000 missing from the accounts of the nonprofit Unisphere Inc., the fundraising arm of Flushing Meadows Park.

The New York Post broke a story Saturday that links former Flushing Meadows Park Administrator Estelle Cooper, 82, with the missing funds. Cooper, who also led Unisphere and was paid $7,500 for her services, resigned in January to head a new political consulting firm in Queens with her grandson, Michael Balsamo.

But insiders said at the time that the real reason Cooper left was because of the embarrassment she caused the Parks Department over a day camp run at Flushing Meadows by her daughter, Ilene Balsamo. It was alleged that Balsamo did not pay some camp counselors and vendors last summer.

In addition, although the tuition ran from $900 to $2,675 for two- to eight-week sessions, the camp reportedly only gave the city $1 per camper. Cooper was advised not to support the camp in the park.

Now emerges even more disturbing allegations about the use of funds for Unisphere.

Phil Ragusa, a CPA who was hired by Cooper to keep the books, told the Queens Chronicle on Tuesday that he noticed problems. “Some

things were out of line,” Ragusa said. “Estelle gave excuses that she couldn’t find bank statements and this was over a two-year period, but once you look at the bank statements, you see the discrepancies.”

Ragusa immediately notified the Unisphere president, Bruce Bendell, and told him to cancel the Unisphere credit card. “2011 was worse than 2012,” Ragusa said. “And I think it’s going to end up way over $90,000 that’s missing.”

Unisphere raised $66,000 at its most recent annual gala and, according to the Post, is supposed to have a balance of nearly $281,000.

Mark Scheinberg, who recently quit the Unisphere board, told the Post that debits were being made multiple times and on the same day, many of them in Atlantic City. He did not return calls, but Ragusa confirmed that withdrawals were made from ATMs, some in Atlantic City and some at Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway.

“She did repay a little of it, but she wasn’t authorized to take out money, even if she paid it back,” Ragusa said. “It’s tragic in a way because people trusted her.”

The city Department of Investigation and the Queens District Attorney’s Office are investigating the case.

Cooper’s salary as park administrator was $101,500. She held the position for 17 years.

Ragusa, who also heads the Queens

Republican Party, said it was particularly difficult for him because he’s known Cooper for more than 20 years. Cooper, who lives in Whitestone, is the GOP’s former secretary and ran unsuccessfully for the state Senate in 1978 and for borough president in 1986.

Several insiders said there have been rumors about Cooper for years and not all were shocked at the latest allegations. She did not return calls to the Chronicle.

Greg Godfrey, president of the Flushing Meadows Corona Park World’s Fair Association, said he wasn’t surprised at all. “There was talk that she used Parks Department workers for her garden at home and a lot worse things,” Godfrey said.

Also not a fan of Cooper is Terence Park, a Flushing activist. He said his son attended the day camp at Flushing Meadows and was lost for more than two hours the first day. “It was a nightmare for me and my wife,” Park said. The boy was found on the wrong bus.

Park took his son out of camp, was given the runaround and never received his refund.

Later, he said, the camp office shut down, rent was not paid and other people were still owed money. “What a despicable family,” Park added.

As to her consulting firm, no one interviewed for this article was aware of any clients.

Estelle Cooper, right, with Borough President Helen Marshall at a Queens Theatre in the Park FILE PHOTO event.

Several sources asked to remain anonymous and questioned if Cooper has a gambling problem. She suffered a second stroke several months ago, and others wondered if she is being manipulated by her family.

As one insider said, “You really never know people even though you may be acquainted with them for years. I hate to say Q it, but I think she’s guilty.”

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Willets Point plan raises new issues Mayor announces development in parking lot and on 126th Street

by Liz Rhoades Managing Editor

At a breakfast meeting of the Queens Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, the mayor conf irmed the latest plan for Willets Point which some people are calling a sweetheart deal for the Mets.

In addition, Bloomberg announced a $500 million proposal by the U.S. Tennis Association to update its facilities in Flushing Meadows Park. [See separate story].

Although plans for Willets Point, also known as the Iron Triangle, were leaked last month, Bloomberg outlined a timeline at the Laguardia Marriott Hotel in East Elmhurst for development initially along 126th Street and eventually in the Citi Field parking lot. The first phase of the Willets Point development is expected to take up to 15 years.

“At Willets Point, where others have seen challenges, we have always seen enormous opportunities,” Bloomberg said. “I expect the project to be built.”

He indicated The Related Companies, a developer, and Sterling Equities, the real estate firm controlled by the owners of the Mets, will develop the 23 acres of Phase 1. The project, he said, will “activate significant acreage” on both sides of Citi Field to create “a true center of economic growth for Queens.”

Now home to auto repair shops and located across the street from Citi Field, plans call for transforming 126th Street into an area with a 200-room hotel, 30,000 square feet of retail space and

A rendering of 126th Street, with Citi Field on the left and a revitalized Willets Point on the right. The city has named RENDERING COURTESY EDC developers and the project could begin in three years if all approvals are reached. restaurants and an interim 20-acre surface parking area that can be converted to recreational use when the Mets are not playing at home.

Following completion, the developers will erect “Willets West” on the existing Citi Field parking lot and turn it into a million- square-foot retail and entertainment center with more than 200 stores, movie theaters, restaurants, a parking structure and surface spaces for 2,500 cars.

This is the part of the project that has some in the community scratching their heads. Gene Kelty, chairman of Community Board 7, who attended the breakfast, said he isn’t sure of the plan’s legality. Citi Field and its parking lot sit on public parkland, and

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City weighing livery appeal The city is continuing to weigh an appeal of a June 1 court ruling that has temporarily halted a plan to allow livery cars to accept street hail fares in northern Manhattan and the outer boroughs.

State Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron issued a temporary restraining order against implementing the plan, under which the Taxi and Limousine Commission would g rant 18,000 street hail licenses to livery cabs.

The plan is intended to serve areas where yellow medallion cabs are scarce, and still would allow yellow cabs exclusive rights

to take hails in midtown and lower Manhattan and the two Queens airports.

The suit was filed by the Metropolitan Taxi Board of Trade, which alleges that the Bloomberg administration illegally got the enabling legislation passed by the state Legislature when he could not reach an agreement with the City Council.

The city argued before Engoron that the state does have jurisdiction over a matter that the Taxi Board of Trade said always has been a city issue. Engoron ruled that the plan cannot be put into place while the claim is Q investigated further.

Kelty doesn’t think putting up a commercial shopping center is the proper usage.

Jack Friedman, executive director of the Queens Chamber of Commerce, who organized the breakfast at the mayor’s urging, thinks such a use of the parking lot could be alienation of parkland.

But Seth Pinsky, president of the city’s Economic Development Corp., said following the mayor’s speech that a 1961 agreement with the Mets allows for development.

Nevertheless, Kelty said, the plan “worries me” and he wants to see the 1961 agreement. In addition, he is concerned that the other three developers who sought the Willets Point contract were in a less favorable position with the city than the winner and could not compete with the Mets parking lot scheme. “The others didn’t get something special like the Mets,” Kelty added.

He also said that The Related Companies, which built the 20th Avenue shopping center in College Point, does not have a good record with the community. “The company does not take care of the local community,” Kelty said, pointing to the 10 years it took for the firm to agree to a cut-through on the property to alleviate traffic, one that it didn’t even have to pay for.

Once the proposed Willets West is complete, Bloomberg said, the city will go ahead with the federally approved construction of new Van Wyck Expressway access ramps.

Chuck Apelian, vice chairman of CB 7 who also attended, said he is concerned about lack of egress

to the proposed shopping center.

The site borders Northern Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue, which are already congested on game days.

He noted the plans call for a six-story parking structure on the north end of the Mets parking lot.

“That means everyone will be exiting at one point after a game,” Apelian said. “It will have a huge impact.”

He added that when CB 7 approved the Willets Point plan in 2008, “this is not what we bargained for.”

Phase 1 work will conclude with constr ucting more retail space, offices, 2,500 housing units and a 280-room hotel in Willets Point. The starting date for the residential area is 2025.

Pinsky said he was assured that the city would prevail without resorting to eminent domain for the remaining businesses in Willets Point that do not want to leave.

Later Phase 1 work calls for erecting a small convention center, up to 5,500 housing units and a park, but there is no timetable set.

Dropped from the original plans is construction of a public school in Willets Point.

Pinsky said vehemently that there are no plans to erect a casino at Willets Point.

But before any construction can begin, the city is required to conduct a new environmental review, amend the zoning, hold public hearings and get approval from the City Council. That could take three years.

Then the city will pay $100

million for demolition, remediation and other improvements before work can commence.

Bloomberg said the city now has agreements with 95 percent of Willets Point landowners to complete Phase 1.

But some of the business owners, who are members of Willets Point United, do not want to leave or be relocated. One of those, Jerry Antonacci, whose family has owned Crown Carting for years, called the plan, “a sham from day 1, all for them ,” meaning the Mets.

“At the last hour, the city pulled out of eminent domain because if the judges found out about this plan, they would never have allowed eminent domain, and what a black eye that would have been,” Antonacci said. “That’s why the city must now pay the $1.1 million legal bill of WPU that we have forwarded to the courts.”

Michael Rikon, an attorney representing WPU, said Friday there are a number of problems with the mayor’s proposal, but the bottom line is “it’s not legal.”

Mayor Bloomberg announced plans for Willets Point at a breakfast Thursday.

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He noted that the city does not have an assembled site, meaning it doesn’t own all the land, and “It won’t pass muster on the environmental review since the added traff ic with the shopping center will be explosive. It’s horrendous to put in a mall there.”

He called the proposal “a gift of taxpayers’ money” to the Mets, adding that it’s illegal to build on public parkland.

Rikon expects WPU to f ile more lawsuits against the city over the latest proposal.

“Of course, the mayor will be out of office before the plan can start and a new mayor can drop Q the entire thing,” he added.

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Tennis center seeks an updated look USTA proposal calls for two new stadiums and more parking spaces

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A $500 million project is planned to update and revitalize the U.S. Tennis Association’s Bille Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park with two new stadiums and two parking garages.

Mayor Bloomberg announced the changes Thursday at a breakfast meeting of the Queens Chamber of Commerce at the Laguardia Marriott Hotel in East Elmhurst. Bloomberg said it would allow 10,000 more people a day to attend events at the USTA’s U.S. Open, held for two weeks in August and September.

“The U.S. Open is one of the city’s greatest sporting events and it generates more than $750 million a year in economic activity,” he said. “The city recognizes the crucial need to improve the facility and supports this vision ...”

The project, which is expected to be carried out over an eight-year period and will be paid for by the USTA, will have to go through the city’s land use review process.

Work is not expected to begin until fall 2013.

The biggest change will be the demolition of the Louis Armstrong Stadium, at the northeast corner of the property, to be replaced by a larger stadium holding 15,000 seats, 5,0000 more than now. It was built for the 1964 World’s Fair as the Singer Bowl and used for U.S. Olympic trials, sports demonstrations and folk festivals.

A rendering of what the USTA’s Billie Jean King National Tennis Center may look like in the future.

Plans call for a new stadium and grandstand and relocated tennis courts at Flushing Meadows RENDERING COURTESY USTA Park. The Arthur Ashe Stadium, in background, will remain.

Plans also call to demolish the 6,000-seat grandstand next to the Louis Armstrong Stadium. It was also built as part of the Singer Bowl. A replacement grandstand with 8,000 seats will be built in the southeast corner of the property.

Under the proposal, the transportation center and the northwest parking lot, with

200 spots, would be replaced with an approximately 432-space, two-level parking garage and new transportation hub. The northeast 100-space lot would be replaced with a 370slot, three-level parking garage.

In addition, seven tournament courts would be relocated and a new walkway built and seven other courts will be replaced with

five new practice courts and three new tournament ones. A new, elevated viewing platform would be constructed between the practice and tournament courts.

The 42-acre USTA site would be increased by three-quarters of an acre, according to off icials, to build the new grandstand. It would take in a connector road between United Nations Avenue and Meridian Road, which runs through the leased area.

The main Arthur Ashe Stadium, where the U.S. Open finals are held, will remain.

USTA officials point out that the U.S. Open is the city’s largest annual public sporting event and attendance regularly tops 700,000.

But Chuck Apelian, vice chairman of Community Board 7, said it would have been nice if USTA officials had reached out to the board first to inform it about the major plans. CB 7 will be part of the public review process.

Greg Godfrey, president of the Flushing Meadows Corona Park World’s Fair Association, decried the destruction of the former Singer Bowl. “It’s unacceptable and outrageous,” Godfrey said. “The reason the USTA got started at Flushing Meadows was because of the Singer Bowl.”

He also opposes the tennis association’s getting more parkland, albeit a small piece.

“The USTA is successful as is and they shouldn’t get additional land,” Godfrey Q added.

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Community on alert after 3 attacks The NYPD still is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man wanted on allegations of rape, robbery and sexual abuse attacks in Forest Hills.

Police said Ibrahima Ragis, 20, is a black male, 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighs 160 pounds and has black hair.

He is wanted for three attacks between May 19 and June 3. His picture and description were handed out at a meeting of Community Board 6 on June 13.

On May 19, a 19-year-old woman was entering her home at about 3:30 a.m. when a man armed with a knife pulled her into a walkway and sexually abused her before taking her money and cell phone.

A 17-year-old woman was was attacked outside her house at 3 a.m. on May 28.

Police said a man armed with a knife put his hand over her mouth, dragged her into an alley and raped her. She was treated at a local hospital and released.

On June 3, a 22-year-old woman was

accosted at 2:37 a.m. as she entered her home.

She handed over unspecified personal property before the man was seen by a witness and fled.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800)-577-TIPS (8477).

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One Throgs Neck Bridge approach lane to the Bronx and the Cross Island Parkway ramp to the Bronx will be closed for six weekends now through July 15 to allow for asphalt replacement. A statement issued by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said one Bronx-bound lane and one approach lane on the Clearview Expressway will be closed each weekend from 10 p.m. on Fridays to 5 a.m. on Mondays.

The Bronx-bound Cross Island Parkway ramp will be closed to all traffic from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights, and from 10 p.m. Sunday nights to 5 a.m. on Mondays.

Motorists are being warned to expect delays and to use the Whitestone and Robert F. Q Kennedy/Triborough bridges as alternates.

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Eminent domain for park?

Lancman says St. Saviour property “classic case”

by Michael Gannon Editor

Community leaders and preservation advocates join Assemblyman Rory Lancman at the former site of St. Saviour’s Church in Maspeth.

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Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) brought his campaign for Congress to Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley’s backyard last Thursday.

Standing at the former site of St. Saviour’s Church in Maspeth, Lancman held a press cnference to say eminent domain would be completely justified in an effort to create a park where the old church stood for more than a century.

“This is a classic case for eminent domain,” Lancman said. He called the site, as it is now, with one warehouse on a corner of the property, an eyesore.

Crowley (D-Middle Village) is running against Lancman and party-backed Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) along with Robert Mittman, a Bayside physician, for the Democratic nod in the 6th Congressional District in the June 26 primary.

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Maspeth residents have been trying for years to secure city money to purchase the 2.5-acre lot at 57th Road and 58th Street for a park in a section of Queens that all agree is underserved in terms of green areas.

Civic leaders attending the press conference — including Bob Holden of the Juniper Valley Civic Association, Geoffrey Croft, president of NYC Park Advocates, and Paul Graziano, an urban planner and historic preservation consultant — hope a park can rise on the site, possibly with the reassembled 1847 St. Saviour’s Church.

Lancman, Croft and Graziano acknowledged that eminent domain has been abused by governments across the country in recent years, but that parks, schools and highways always have been considered viable uses for the process.

“If ever a parcel is suitable for eminent domain, this one is,” Croft said.

Holden, a frequent critic of Crowley, noted the building has been sitting disassembled in a pair of trailers since 2009.

Crowley’s campaign declined to comment, but wearing her City Council hat she has said numerous times that eminent domain could be troublesome for a number of reasons, including the fact that the city is authorized to pay no more than the appraised $5 million for the parcel.

She has warned that legal fees, the cost of also acquiring and knocking down the existing warehouse on the site and other things could push the cost millions higher.

Critics at the press conference expressed certainty that Maspeth Development Corp., which has been asking a reported $7 million for the site, intentionally threw up the warehouse in a deliberate effort to jack up the price. The company could not be reached for Q a response.

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Summer camp readied at the Queens Zoo The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Queens Zoo is offering educational camp programs for children and teens this summer. Registration is now open for the summer 2012 season.

Zoo camps offer a variety of animal-themed programs for children ages 2-17. Junior nature lovers can choose the program that is the best fit for them — from Toddler Time for younger kids, to a three-week teen internship that gives older children hands-on experience working with animals.

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by Michael Gannon Crowley said what isn’t right is what would Editor Four candidates for the Democratic nomi- amount to a higher tax on individuals and nation in the 6th Congressional District had small businesses during a recession under one last go-round with each other last Thurs- Lancman’s plan. She said the Social Security day in a debate sponsored in part by the fund will do better as more people get back to work and start paying into it again.

Juniper Valley Civic Association.

Lancman also said raising the capital gains More than 200 attended as Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village), tax rate would reduce the deficit, as it would tax Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh investment income at the same level as earned Meadows), Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D- income. Mittman said that is not enough, and Flushing) and Dr. Robert Mittman from Bay- that there also must be federal spending cuts to side appeared at Our Lady of Hope School in balance the budget. “The deficit next year will be a trillion dolMiddle Village, and fielded questions on sublars,� Mittman said, holding jects ranging from the fedup a sheet of paper with the eral budget deficit to conwritten out. “That’s 12 troversial accusations our candidates vie figure zeroes. We need to cut our against the NYPD. budget. We can’t tax enough for a nomination.

Lancman pressed his to close that.� He specified campaign for increasing taxes on the wealthiest Americans as a way to that foreign aid and the defense department canbring down the deficit and preserve Social not be spared budget cuts.

Answering a question from the audience, Security; and his military background.

Crowley, chairwoman of the council’s Fire Crowley and Mittman said they support the idea and Criminal Justice Services Committee, of voters being required to show photo identification. pressed home her background in public safety. “We have to make sure the people who are Meng stressed her record as a consensus builder in the Legislature, while Mittman scored voting are those who are registered and have the points with the audience on spending cuts and right to vote,� Crowley said.

Meng and Lancman, who said ID is importhe voter photo ID controversy.

The format had two candidates answering tant for things like entering secure buildings and one question and two answering another, bank transactions, were booed upon saying they with time allowed for rebuttal. Candidates oppose such a requirement at the polling place.

Meng also took heat for her stance in supalso took questions submitted by the audience and could pose one question to the fel- port of a failed Congressional vote last month that would have defunded the NYPD low candidate of their choice.

On Social Security Lancman called again of about $100 million over alleged improprifor eliminating the cap on taxable income, ety in its intelligence gathering in the Muswhich now is just over $110,000. He says it lim community. “Of the four candidates here, one said she would balance the fund for 75 years. “If you’re making $200,000 or $500,000 would have voted for that amendment,� Crowor $1 million, you are paying the same as ley said. “That candidate is Grace Meng.� someone making that $110,000,� Lancman continued on page 42

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In addition to buying gold, silver, diamonds, Recently, a woman and her boyfriend went watches and coins, Ice Jewelry Buying also into an unassuming gold buying and cash loan offers instant cash loans for jewelry and eBay shop on Queens Boulevard. She had a $35 selling services. offer on her ring from another area shop, but Their cash loans program is straightforward and was looking to get a better deal. In what may simple. “It’s a perfect solution for someone who be viewed as poor business acumen, she told has a bill due and a check on the way,” Goldberg her new prospective buyer what her previous said. “But we make sure they have a game plan to offer was. Still, after examining her piece, he buy their jewelry back before the end of the term. 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 For those who are less Internet-savvy or cash in today’s economy is something that just don’t have the time, Ice Jewelry Buying Arthur Elias and Edward Goldberg can relate to offers a convenient eBay sales service. If what first-hand, having been laid off from their jobs a customer has isn’t an item that Ice Jewelry in jewelry manufacturing. They understand Buying would purchase, like a handbag or that people get into situations where they just antique furniture, they can help find a buyer need a little cash fast to make the bills and Ice on their eBay store. Elias consults with the Jewelry Buying Service hopes to help out in customer to find a target the most honest way they can. price and let the internet STORE HOURS “For this, I like to think we’re auctioneers handle the rest. doing the community a service,” MON.-FRI. 11am - 7pm For anyone who has Elias said. “We’re in the business SAT. 10am - 5pm ever dealt with the hassle of helping people who are in a SUN. by Appointment of selling and shipping tough spot. They can come to an item on eBay — all the our store and know that we can forms involved in setting up a user and paypal educate them on what they have and we’ll give account, the 10-15 percent fee that Ice them what their items are worth. When that Jewelry Buying charges to do all the work is woman told me her previous offer, it made me really a bargain deal. wonder how many times this happens — how “At the end of the day, I just want people many people who really need that money get to feel comfortable doing business with us. taken advantage of?”

People have this conception of gold buying Elias opened his Rego Park shop with stores as these slimy places with slimy Goldberg less than a year ago, and already people, and they’re typically right. But we they’re seeing a lot of repeat customers and want to be different. I don’t think it’s cool to referrals. This is a sign to them that they’re see someone buy a ring for $200 and put it in doing something right — the pawn business their counter for $800. We don’t do that.” typically deals in one-time transactions but Ice Jewelry Buying Services is located at Elias is determined to break that mold, 98-30 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park. Hours of building a reputation on trust. operation are Monday-Friday from 11am to “Everyone around here is buying gold these 7:00pm and Saturday 10am to 5pm; Sunday days; you can go into the barber shop down private appoinments are available. Call for the road and sell your jewelry. The problem Q more information (718) 830-0030. with all these places is they treat everything

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continued from page 16 “These guys are good at what they do,” Dardani said. “You have to be very careful; don’t be so trusting of people.”

“If you don’t know them, you didn’t call them, don't let them in,” Dardani said.

He also warned residents not to give personal information to complete strangers on the street.

He said he was surprised when a neighbor told him that he had answered many personal questions from a stranger who said he worked for an alarm company.

Lt. Eric Campbell discussed the precinct’s response to last month’s complaints.

In response to complaints from several Ozone Park residents about the noisemakers on weekends at Gemini Field at South Conduit and Linden boulevards, Campbell said that he and his officers went to the location and issued six summonses to the violators.

“We’ll be out there,” said Campbell.

Campbell said the addresses of chronic noisemakers have been noted and the precinct has organized an additional precinct conditions unit to address problems.

Community Affairs Officer Ken Zorn said the precinct issued 122 noise summonses, including 22 for loud parties, last month.

In an effort to stop trouble at large parties before they start, Pascale urged residents to contact the precinct when they see the obvious signs — gigantic speakers, kegs of beer, and large quantities of alcohol being delivered.

“If you see that, you have to let us know immediately,” Pascale said.

Several residents at the council meeting expressed their own concerns to Pascale.

South Ozone Park resident Carmen Miranda, who had complained at a previous council meeting about a racing car parked on the property next door that was giving off fumes, which wafted into her home, drew laughter from the audience when she said she was happy that it had been raining and wished it would continue to rain the whole summer so the owner could not work on his car.

She had reported that her next-door

neighbor had rented her driveway, which is located in the vicinity of 122nd Street and 111th Avenue, to another neighbor, who was parking his racing car in the driveway.

Deacon Joseph Wolf of the Zion Tabernacle Church in South Ozone Park thanked Pascale for his help in correcting an ongoing dangerous condition at the Rite Aid drugstore parking lot at 96th Street and Rockaway Boulevard.

“It’s much improved,” Wolf said.

He said that motorists who do not want to wait for the long red light at that intersection had been taking a shortcut through the Rite Aid lot.

Bernie Rodrigues, of Richmond Hill, said that when the noise level rose from a party on his block he called the police.

When the officers responded, the noise died down, Rodrigues said. But he said that when the police officers left, the noise returned to its original level.

Rodrigues asked if the noisemakers do not adhere to police warnings that their speakers be taken.

Pascale said that although the paperwork required for the confiscation of speakers would take an officer off patrol for a few hours, 106th cops would take the speakers if the noise continued after they issued the initial warning.

Delacie Lewis, of South Ozone Park, complained about a mechanic doing work on cars and blocking her driveway near 132nd Street and Sutter Avenue. She said that he also plays loud music late at night and revs up car and motorcycle engines, making it impossible for her to sleep.

“I need help because I have to sleep at night,” she said.

Pascale asked her to talk to Off icer Blake of the precinct’s Conditions Unit, who was at the meeting, about her problem.

Richmond Hill resident Surren Romotar alleged that underage drinking and loud music go on starting at noon on the weekends near 107th Avenue and 104th Street.

Campbell told Romotar that his complaint would be addressed by the precinct’s conditions sergeant and his team.

The next meeting of the 106th council will be held on Wednesday, July 11 at 8 p.m. at the precinct station house, at 103-53 Q 101 St. in Ozone Park.

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The Moving Wall, a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, will be in Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village from Friday, June 29 to Monday, July 2.

The wall is a traveling exhibit that car ries the names of the nearly 60,000 members of the United States military killed in the Vietnam War. The exhibit is operated by Vietnam Combat Veterans, Ltd. The opening ceremony will be at 10 a.m. on June 29, and the closing ceremony will be July 2 at 10 a.m.

Organizers and area veterans had attempted to bring the wall to Juniper Valley in 2004, but wound up displaying the memorial in Cunningham park in Fresh Meadows when disputes arose over the intention to keep the display open to the public 24 hours a day.

Volunteers are needed 24 hours a day while the wall is in the park.

Many area businesses are donating meals for the volunteers.

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Says she will champion their health, education, jobs

by Michael Gannon Editor

Assemblywoman Grace Meng touted her support of veterans issues last Thursday in a Flag Day press conference at Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village.

Surrounded by a handful of veterans, Meng (D-Flushing) said she has been an advocate for their issues in the Assembly.

“Our nation’s veterans have sacrificed so much for their country and they deserve the best from us,” Meng said. “When I am in Congress, I will be a fierce advocate for the needs of veterans — whether they are health needs, employment opportunities, housing or education access.”

Meng said her record of support includes a measure pending in the Legislature that would help businesses owned by veterans compete for state government contracts.

“We help women- and minorityowned businesses,” Meng said.

“We can do the same thing for veterans, who come back and have the skills and the willingness to start businesses.”

The assemblywoman said approximately 67,000 vets call Queens home, but that right now there is not a list or registry of veteran-owned businesses that could assist them on government contracts.

On the national level, Meng said she would seek more funding for the St. Albans VA hospital.

She also wants more funding for satellite Veterans Service Centers, which she said can help in myriad ways, including cutting red tape for those applying for benefits.

She said that help can be vital for those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with mental health issues.

“Many times they just don’t know that help is available, or where to go,” Meng said.

On related military issues, Meng said she hopes that the military drawdown in Afghanistan will allow reallocation of money from the defense budget. She also said circumstances could possibly arise that would justify some sort of United State involvement to Assemblywoman Grace Meng discusses her record on veterans issues in stop the ongoing massacres in the Assembly and her plans if elected to Congress on Thursday at Q Juniper Valley Park.

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Glendale resident Rene Zupancic has not enjoyed sitting in her backyard for quite some time now because of unwanted and uninvited neighbors who arrive after dark and leave before dawn.

Zupancic said that young people, whom she referred to as squatters, have occupied a vacant building at 80-93 Cypress Ave. in Glendale, near an unguarded lot.

She brought up the issue at the public hearing session during the Community Board 5 meeting on June 13 at Christ the King High School in Middle Village.

“We can’t enjoy sitting in the backyard.

The mosquitoes that come from them are too much,” Zupancic said. “They are heroine addicts and there are animals as well. It is hazardous to our health.”

The occupiers are reportedly narcotic abusers with “needles sticking out of their arms,” according to CB 5 District Manager Gary Giordano, who said he was also informed about the situation by an individual who owns a business nearby.

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continued from page 5 grant about $80,000 to $90,000 in scholar“They accept one another. This is the way ships each year.”

Most of all, Scannell hopes those who the world should be. It’s a really wondernow come after him continue to teach the ful thing.”

But even in a quickly changing world, children what he always has.

“If you work hard, study in school and Scannell said there are some things that have not changed — including the joy of do your best, you’ll never be lost and it’ll having students and teachers who always pay off for the rest of your life,” he said.

“If I were 14, and I knew what I know now, cheered him on.

I would’ve worked “I used to be a much harder in school. marathon runner, and It’s hard to get them to in 2004 I was in the understand that.”

Five-Borough Chalf you work hard, As for his own future lenge,” Scannell said. study in school and — it seems almost as “A couple days before wide open as on that the race, students held do your best, you’ll Friday back in 1967. a pep rally for me. To “I’m not sure what have all of them cheernever be lost and I’ll be doing, but I know ing for me, that was it’ll pay off for the a lot of work needs to very special.” be done around the As for the future of rest of your life.” house,” Scannell chuckthe school, Scannell led. “I’ll relax a little — said he hopes “it will — Patrick Scannell I’m tired.” continue to provide Scannell will likely quality Catholic education,” despite such challenges as limited again visit Ireland, where many of his relatives still live, and where his cousin operfunding and aging buildings.

“The bulk of our funding comes from ates a farm in County Cork that has tuition, which can be difficult,” he said. “If belonged to his mother’s side of the family we raise tuition, there are some families since the 1870s.

“And I’d love to see Australia,” he said. who can no longer afford it. The Diocese thankfully has done a great deal of work “My grandfather’s brother emigrated to Q getting scholarships for children, and we Australia, so I have family there too.”

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Residents mixed on safety as killings rise All precincts in Southeast Queens reporting increases in homicides

by AnnMarie Costella Assistant Editor

he streets of Jamaica are becoming increasingly unsafe with the 113th Precinct ranked fifth worst citywide for shootings this year, and the other two precincts that cover Southeast Queens — the 103rd and the 105th — also reporting an increase in killings. It has gotten so bad that the borough president is shelling out $50,000 to have a one-day gun buyback program along with the NYPD at a church within the 113th’s area.

Even though there were two men shot dead last week in Jamaica, and one assault victim who later succumbed to his injuries, residents of Southeast Queens are mixed on whether they feel safe to walk the streets, if the police are doing all they can to curb crime and whether the stop-and-frisk policy is effective or simply glorified racial profiling.

In the three most most recent deaths, no one was immediately arrested and the police are continuing their investigations into the incidents. The first shooting victim was Euton Christian, 22, of Forest Road in Valley Stream, shot dead on June 13 at around 11 p.m. at 156 Street and 111 Avenue in Jamaica, according to the NYPD. When officers arrived at the scene, they found Christian with multiple bullet wounds to the torso. EMS transported the victim to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Homicides in the 113th Precinct, which is where the Christian shooting occurred, have increased by 80 percent since last year through June 3, according to the latest CompStat report, going from five in 2011 to nine in 2012.

To curb crime, the 113th Precinct has just assigned 40 police officers to monitor Linden Boulevard from Farmers Boulevard to 205th Street from 7:30 p.m. to 4 a.m., according to Vivian McMillan, president of the 113th Precinct Community Council. There are also 30 more cops assigned to cover Guy R. Brewer Boulevard from Linden Boulevard to 137th Avenue, and also all along Sutphin Boulevard from 4 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., she said.

“We are really concerned about all these shootings and getting the guns off the streets,” McMillan said. “These young people have no consideration for human life. We, as a community, have to do something. This violence has got to stop.”

Despite the increase in shootings in the area, Sam Greaves, who has lived near where the Christian killing occurred since 1997, said he is not fearful after the crime. In fact, on Monday afternoon, he was sitting on the front steps of his home casually chatting with a friend who was visiting from Rosedale.

“I don’t feel afraid at all,” he said. ‘Since I’ve lived here nothing like this has happened. If I was afraid, I wouldn’t be sitting out here. It’s a peaceful neighborhood, no incidents.”

Greaves said he was asleep when the shooting occurred and didn’t hear anything. He said he knew something was wrong when he saw police officers taking pictures and questioning himself and his neighbors.

A 36-year-old black man was shot in the upper torso near Liberty Avenue and Remington Street in Jamaica on June 17 at around 4:43 a.m., according to the NYPD. The victim was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he later died, police said. The identity of the man is being withheld pending family notification.

On Monday afternoon, about four blocks from where the crime occurred, Thomas Peterkin was out walking his pit bull.

He said the reason he believes shootings have increased in the neighborhood is because the police are using stop and frisk on innocent people like himself, rather than detaining those who are armed and dangerous.

“I’m not really afraid, but there are definitely a lot of unnecessary shootings,” Peterkin said. “The policemen don’t single out people. They just go for anybody. They aren’t doing anything to catch the people who are really doing the shootings.”

Peterkin, 18, recalled a recent encounter with the police while he was on the way to an area barber shop for a haircut.

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Thomas Peterkin of Jamaica said the police are stopping and PHOTO BY ANNMARIE COSTELLA frisking the wrong people.

“The policemen — one of them was acting like a gangbanger,” he said. “He was like ‘Yeah, what up blood?’ and I was just laughing because I was with my older brother from Staten Island and he’s not used to this. He was like ‘You got any weapons? We’re not looking for drugs. We’re looking for the guns.’”

Peterkin said he told the officers he was unarmed and volunteered to be patted down, which he said the officer did in an aggressive manner. When he didn’t find anything, Peterkin said he was still spoken to in an accusatory fashion.

“Then he was like ‘All right, I’m going to see you.’ What does that mean? I was just going to get a haircut,” Peterkin said.

Anthony Feurtado, a real estate agent with Green Team Realty on Linden Boulevard in St. Albans, had similar concerns, about stop and frisk. He doesn’t believe its effective as evidenced by the increase in shootings in Southeast Queens, and said the policy is only serving to alienate the community and strain its relationship with law enforcement. Feurtado said there are locations where the police congregate and randomly stop people like at Roy Wilkins Park, at Baisley and Merrick boulevards and at Linden and Merrick boulevards.

“My neighborhood is being targeted and it’s a police state,” he said. “When I’m in Forest Hills and other places, that stuff doesn’t happen. The Constitution protects us. I can’t just walk into a neighborhood and just because I think a crime could be committed put you up against a wall and check you for ID and harass you. If you see something going on and there’s probable cause, then yeah, you can do that.”

In 2011, 685,724 city residents were stopped by the police, according to the New York Civil Liberties Union. Of those, 605,328, or 88 percent, were innocent. Some 350,743, or 53 percent of those stopped were black, 223,740 were Latino and

61,805 were white. However, 90 percent of shooting suspects and victims are black or Hispanic, according to the Police Department.

The violence isn’t just happening in the evening and early morning hours. George Ayala, 35, was assaulted in broad daylight in Jamaica and later died, according to the NYPD. The incident occurred at around 10:50 a.m. on June 10 near 161st Street and 89th Avenue, an area where several homeless shelters are located and police presence is usually high.

The officers found Ayala, of 89th Avenue, lying on the ground with severe head trauma. EMS transported him to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he died from his injuries on June 16. The medical examiner will determine the cause of death.

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in identifying the four suspects wanted in connection with the incident. The first assailant is described as a black man, 6 feet tall with a medium build and short black hair. He was last seen wearing a polo shirt with yellow and blue horizontal stripes, black pants and a black baseball hat with a yellow brim.

The second suspect is a black man, 5 feet 9 inches tall with a thin build and short black hair. He was last seen wearing a black button down collared shirt, black pants and a black baseball hat.

The third suspect is a black man, 6 feet 2 inches tall with a medium build. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, dark colored pants and a red baseball hat.

The fourth suspect is described as a Hispanic man, approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a medium build, who was last seen wearing a black T-shirt with white writing on the front, green cargo shorts and a black baseball hat turned backwards.

Homicides within the 103rd Precinct, which is where the second shooting and the Ayala beating occurred, have increased by 20 percent for the year to date through June 10, according to the latest CompStat report, going from five in 2011 to six in 2012.

“We are very concerned,” said Donna Clopton, president of the 103rd Precinct Community Council. “Hopefully we can get other people in the community riled up, and we can finally get these guns off the street.”

Homicides within the 105th Precinct have increased by 100 percent for the year to date through June 10, according to the latest CompStat report, going from two in 2011 to four in 2012. Rose Funderberk, president of the 105th Precinct Community Council, could not be reached by press time.

Arthur Broadbelt, who has owned an insurance business on Farmers Boulevard in St. Albans since 1971, said he is so used to the neighborhood, having evolved along with it over the decades, that he hasn’t noticed an increase in crime, but when he hears about violence occurring, he tries to be more alert. And he thinks residents should be doing their part to stop the killings.

“I think it’s a community thing,” he said. “Policing can only do so much. I’m critical of the police when it’s time to be critical of the police, but there comes a time when you feel that the community has to do something.”

Broadbelt said he believes if parents spoke with their children more and had a closer relationship with them, it could prevent some of the violence, because then youngsters would be less likely to join gangs. He is also a proponent of youth mentoring programs and volunteers with one at his church, the Brooks Memorial United Methodist Church in Jamaica.

“The police’s job is to catch you and lock you up, so I don’t know what they could do as far as prevention,” Broadbelt said.

“Prevention, I think, is a community thing. The police do their job. They do what they are trained to do. They are not trained for prevention.”

Anyone with information about the shootings or assault is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering Q TIP577. All tips are strictly confidential.

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continued from page 5 State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said he needs a “federal representative I can work with” on issues that his constituents routinely come to him with, such as immigration and citizenship.

Calling Jeffries “an inspiration,” Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Ozone Park) also agreed that the Brooklyn politician would “really focus on all parts of his district.”

And Community Board 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton said Jeffries, upon learning of the new district lines, “immediately reached out to find out what our issues are and how we can work together.”

Barron, who recently landed Towns’ endorsement, has said in interviews with the Queens Chronicle that he too would focus on Howard Beach and Ozone Park, though his background as a former Black Panther who has made racially incendiary comments has drawn concern from residents in the area. In a 2008 Daily News article about a Queens jury dropping charges against a white Howard Beach man who had allegedly threatened to torch his black neighbor’s house in 2007, Barron was quoted as saying, “there are enough racists in Howard Beach already — they don’t need a signal from the DA to think it’s okay to hate black people.”

Crowley said Barron did not seek the endorsement of the Queens County Democrats.

“People in Queens need the same things people everywhere need — safe communities, economic development, job creation, better healthcare,” Barron said in a previous interview with the Queens Chronicle.

“Those are the same issues around the district … And I’m open to hearing what people in these new parts of the district need.”

Towns, who has long had a contentious relationship with Barron, endorsed the councilman in a move that surprised political insiders, who noted the congressman once called Barron a “bomb thrower,” while the councilman has accused the representative of being “missing in action.”

“Let me begin by saying, so there is no question — I’m endorsing Councilman Barron for Congressional District eight,” Towns said. “One might ask the question ‘why?’ Well I’m glad you asked the ques-

tion. We need a strong voice in Washington DC. A person that’s independent and is going to tell it like it is.”

The New York Times and the New York Post — two papers whose editorial boards do not often see eye to eye — both endorsed Jeffries, as did the Daily News, while the Amsterdam News backed Barron.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) recently came out against Barron.

“Any candidate who is anti-Israel does not share Sen. Gillibrand’s values,” Glen Caplin, a spokesman for Gillbrand, wrote in an email to the Weekly Standard.

Over the years, Barron has made comments questioning the state of Israel, and, according to a 2010 article from usariseup.com, said Jewish residents “only make up 20 percent” of Crown Heights, “but they’ve always walked these streets as if they owned them, and acted as if they are the only ones in the community that matter.”

Democratic District Leader Lew Simon and Gulluscio both said they hope Jeffries will focus on landing federal funding for Charles Park, located in the Gateway National Park.

“It’s a huge issue here, and it’s been neglected,” Gulluscio said. “It’s a stepchild.”

The addition of Howard Beach and Ozone Park to the 8th Congressional District brings new demographics to a political landscape that has been predominantly black and often perceived as more liberal than the two Queens neighborhoods.

“I think there’s an opportunity to show how far we’ve come in New York City, that we can have a district with Bed-Stuy and Howard Beach,” Jeffries said, responding to a reporter’s question about “racial tension” in the area. “… I’ve represented every single group, regardless of race.”

Crowley emphasized that the “incident” to which the reporter was referring — the 1986 altercation that began on Cross Bay Boulevard in Howard Beach between three black men and a group of white teens and resulted in the death of Michael Griffith, 24, who was hit by a car while trying to escape — “took place a quarter of a century ago.”

“Our city and country have changed,” Q Crowley said.

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trying to restrict trash trains; Lancman spoke of his recent press conference touting a measure he said would utilize existing federal jurisdiction over railroads.

“I’ve already written the bill,” he said.

All but Mittman favored reimposing a commuter tax on suburbanites coming into New York City to work.

Crowley said as a congresswoman she would abstain from any vote on which she was not afforded an opportunity to read the bill involved. Mittman and Meng said they would cast official objections.

Lancman said, absent a mammoth bill presented in the late hours, the solution is easy.

“I would read the bill,” Lancman said.

Q “It isn’t rocket science.”

continued from page 35 Meng did not answer a question on what NYPD programs she would advocate cutting had the measure gone through. She called the amendment, offered by Congressman Rush Holt (D-NJ), a “resolution.”

“It wasn’t binding,” Meng said after the debate. “I don’t think anyone wants to see the NYPD cutting programs.”

Both Lancman and Crowley said they would fight a cross-harbor rail freight tunnel that would force more trains through Crowley’s backyard in the Glendale area.

The councilwoman cited her long record

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continued from page 2 or neglected,” has found in her research that parents play a crucial role in ensuring a child’s well-being, particularly after allegations of sexual abuse have surfaced.

“When there’s the suspicion of abuse or neglect, especially in a school setting, it’s really, really important the parents take the child seriously,” Rajendran said. “There might be a sense of shame or guilt that the child has — thinking maybe they did something to invite it — and if they get the impression from adults of, ‘Oh, what did you do?’ that would be really detrimental.”

Terri Miller, president of the national Stop Educator Sexual Abuse, Misconduct and Exploitation, emphasized the need for a support system of caring adults for a child who has reported being sexually abused.

“Students are told to mind their teacher, respect their teacher, and when the teacher crosses the boundary of pedagogy and goes into the element of abuse, the student doesn’t know what to do with that,” Miller said.

Legislators too have been working on ways to decrease sexual abuse in the schools, and Mayor Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott are calling for the state to pass legislation that would give the city the final say on whether a not a teacher accused of sexual misconduct will be fired. Currently, arbitrators chosen by the city and the teachers’ union make rulings on misconduct cases.

“If a school employee is found to have engaged in sexual behavior or made sexual comments towards students, the chancellor should have the final say on what action to take, and the legislation we are proposing would provide that authority,” Bloomberg said in a prepared statement. “Every child deserves a safe learning environment, and every parent has the right to know that his or her child is safe while at school.”

City officials argue that they have been prevented from terminating teachers in cases where Condon, the city’s special commissioner of investigation, found instances of

inappropriate sexual conduct. For example, the SCI recently found a teacher had inappropriately touched a number of female students’ buttocks, breasts, waists, stomachs and necks, but the hearing officer determined that the perpetrator had hugged one student and tickled another. The officer then imposed a 45-day suspension and permitted the teacher to return to the classroom. The DOE said it is now preparing to file new charges based on other allegations.

United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew recently called on the City Council to “conduct an oversight hearing on the Department of Education’s screening and hiring practices” in light of the spate of sexual

real problem — your protection of teachers who engage in inappropriate sexual behavior with students.”

The chancellor rattled off a litany of examples in which teachers faced serious sexual accusations, but received little more than a metaphorical slap on the hand from the arbitrator.

“Rather than calling on others to take action, make the decision that is right for our schools and our students,” Walcott wrote. “A teachers’ union should never protect those in its ranks who would dare to harm our children.”

Miller said SESAME has thrown its support behind Bloomberg’s legislation, saying “New York’s laws don’t go far enough in protecting students against Q offending teachers.”

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misconduct allegations.

The UFT “believes in zero tolerance on this issue, which is why our contract already allows the immediate removal of accused teachers from the classroom and their removal from payroll if there is a finding of probable cause, and mandates their termination if they are found guilty of sexual misconduct,” Mulgrew wrote in a June 15 letter to Councilman Robert Jackson (D-Manhattan).

Mulgrew went on to say that the recent cases have “raised serious questions about the Department of Education’s screening and hiring practices.”

Walcott slammed Mulgrew’s statement in a letter to the UFT president, calling the request to review the DOE’s hiring process a “disingenuous shell game to fool the public from the

Residents can air concern at senior center

Bridge games The Howard Beach Senior Center, 156-45 84th St., offers a variety of bridge playing experiences. From 9:3011:30 a.m. on Wednesdays, the center hosts beginner’s bridge. From 9:3011:30 a.m. on Fridays, the center offers supervised bridge and from 12:45-2:45 p.m. on Fridays, duplicate bridge can Q be played.

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A representative from state Sen. Joe Addabbo’s office will be at the Howard Beach Senior Center on the second Tuesday of every month. The official will address constituent concerns, problems and questions. Everyone is welcome to attend. The senior center is located at 156-45 84 St. The entrance is Q on 85th Street.

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King Kullen: the first supermarket

Be wary of Willets Pt. deal

by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

The man credited with starting the first supermarket — right here in Queens — was Michael J. Cullen (1884-1936).

An early directory listed him as living with his wife on 169th Street in Jamaica, with his occupation as “butcher.” But that all changed when he launched his first supermarket venture at 171-06 Jamaica Ave. A second store, in Long Island City, followed shortly. At the time, that was a mere drop in the bucket compared to Cullen’s Brooklyn-based rival grocer, Henry C. Bohack, who had more than 100 locations.

But King Kullen survives today, while Bohack disappeared in the ’70s.

Cullen’s first headquarters and warehouse were at 210-10 Jamaica Ave., followed by a move to 178-02 Liberty Ave., where the company was stationed for nearly 30 years.

After the death of Michael J. Cullen in 1936, his widow became head on the company on paper, but it was their son James A. Cullen who advanced King Kullen to a whole new level. He recognized that people were moving to Long Island and that

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Forest Hills photo exhibit There will be a Forest Hills photo history exhibit opening reception from 5 to 11 p.m. on Sunday, July 1 at Jade Eatery and Lounge, located in the Forest Hills Inn at 1 Station Square. All are welcome to come Q and enjoy the reception.

One of the best pitchers in Mets history, Jerry Koosman, was at Citi Field last week to help pack potatoes as part of the joint effort by the Mets and Citibank to aid City Harvest.

Koosman has always been involved in farming in his home state of Minnesota so it was natural to discuss agriculture and its importance to America’s well-being. “Farming would be more efficient if government stayed out of things and simply let the marketplace decide,” the 1969 World Series star said, echoing core Tea Party beliefs.

Jerry shook his head in disbelief when I told him how Mayor Bloomberg had used taxpayer funds to have the city purchase a good chunk of the land just east of Citi Field so that Sterling Equities, the real estate company run

by Mets CEO Fred Wilpon, and Related Companies, the commercial realty behemoth owned chiefly by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, could develop Willets Point.

The mayor did not even try to pretend there was competitive bidding in this land grab. So much for transparency in government.

I am still trying to figure out why Sterling and Related couldn’t buy up the property directly from the owners without Bloomberg’s intervention. Twenty years ago Tribeca was a neighborhood of warehouses and printing

plants. The free market was responsible for the area becoming home to the city’s priciest apartments and trendiest restaurants. As far as I know, Tribeca redevelopment never received any nudging from City Hall.

Wilpon and Ross want to use the land across from the Mets’ home for a parking lot and shopping mall, and apartment buildings that would not be built until 2025. Why the housing would lag badly behind the parking lot and mall is a mystery.

There was talk before the Madoff scandal that the Wilpon family was interested in acquiring a soccer team and building a venue like Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ. Another rumor was that a hockey arena would be built at Willets Point for the Islanders. A third possibility was a convention center to compete for smaller trade shows now going to the Meadowlands Expo or the Nassau Coliseum. Any of the aforementioned are better uses for Willets Point than what was announced last week.

Forget Occupy Wall Street. New Mets minority owner, and host of HBO’s popular “Real Time,” Bill Maher should try to organize Occupy 126th Street. This is a clear case of one percenters scratching each other’s backs at the taxpayers’ expense. There is something that stinks about the Willets Point development plans and it’s not the stench of Q Flushing Bay on a hot, humid day.

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by Josey Bartlett Boarders Surf Shop employee Bethany Scott, left, festival co-founder Walker Hornung and store manager Melanie Reichman look forward to the surf contest and music concert on Saturday.

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or the last six years, and behind the scenes long before that, cousins Walker Hornung and Jimmy Dowd have worked to show that the Ramones were right — it really is “Rock, Rock, Rockaway Beach.”

Thousands of people agree and will flock to the Rockaway Boardwalk on Beach 90th Street on Saturday for the free RockStock and Barrels surf competition and music festival.

“It’s a good, family-friendly, free event,” said Hornung.

As for the creators — Dowd brings the barrel and Hornung brings the rock.

Dowd is a semi-professional skateboarder and

shares ownership of Boarders Surf Shop with the Stathis family. He lives within walking distance of the boardwalk skate park and is a staple of the surf community. Hornung calls him the Mayor of Surf, and added he is “very representative of that culture.”

As for the rock, Hornung is a South Queens professional musician whose Soca beat cover of the U2 song “With or Without You” with Caribbean music star Machel Montano helped sell out two shows at Madison Square Garden. His 1990 CDs were No. 1 hits in Trinidad and other Caribbean countries. After the festival he will perform at The Theater at Jones Beach on July 8.

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Joseph LoGuirato’s sketched collection of historic structures around the city will run through June 30 at the Poppenhusen Institute, 114-04 14 Rd., College Point. Call for hours: (718) 358-0067.

The Queens Botanical Garden presents the Jamaica Estates Association Art Show “The Artist Within: The Urge to Create” on view through Sept. 30, Tuesday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Gallery of the Visitor Center and Administration Building, 43-50 Main St., Flushing.

A children’s art exhibition will run through June 30 at the National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy., Douglaston. Exhibition hours: Monday through Thursday and Saturday 1-4 p.m.

In conjunction with Queens College’s Year of Turkey, the Queens College Art Center is presenting a group show in which 27 contemporary artists look at the evil eye through June 29. Gallery hours are Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fridays, 9 a.m.4:40 p.m. Closed weekends and holidays. Free and open to the public at Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library, college entrance at 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing.

AUDITIONS The Forest Hills Symphony Orchestra has openings in oboe, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and bass sections.

Auditions will be held during the regular rehearsals of the orchestra on Wednesday from 7:30-10 p.m. at the Forest Hills Jewish Center, 106-06 Queens Blvd. Interested players should contact the conductor, Franklin Verbsky at (718) 374-1627 or (516) 785-2532.

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and be at least 16 years old. For information call Amy at (718) 591-6060.

(718) 353-4553 for more information or to reserve your placement exam seat.

FLEA MARKETS

Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, teaches ballroom dancing every Monday and Friday night from 7:15 to 8 p.m. followed by a social dance. Cost is $10.

The Richmond Hill flea market held at the old RKO theatre, 117-09 Hillside Ave., is open every Sunday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit Richmondhillfleamarket.com or call (347) 709-7661 for more information and directions.

The Flushing Camera Club meets at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Flushing Hospital, enter at 45th Avenue and Burling Street on the first, third and fifth Wednesday of the month. For information, visit flushingcameraclub.org.

The Greek Cultural Center, 26-80 30 St., Astoria, offers classes in Greek folk dance for adults and teens every Saturday from 10:30 a.m.-noon. The fee is $20 monthly or $150 for the whole year. Bouzouki lessons are also available every Saturday from 12:30-2 p.m. Registration is open to beginners as well as advanced players of all ages. Students are recommended to bring their own instruments to class. The fee is $40 to enroll and $60 monthly. For more information, call (718) 726-7329.

24 at 2:30 p.m. at El Paraiso Tropical, 102-11 42 Ave., Corona. Classical guitarist David Galvez and violinist Romulo Benavides will perform. To RSVP call (718) 261-7664 or email laccq@aol.com.

The AARP Queens Chorus performs at Queens nursing homes and rehab/senior centers. If interested in joining call (718) 523-1330 for audition dates.

Church of the Resurrection, 85-09 118 St., Richmond Hill, will hold its summer treasure bake and book sale on Saturday, June 23 from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 24 from 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

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“La Callas & Medea,” a new play by one of the most celebrated contemporary playwrights from Spain, Jaime Salom, will be presented through June 24 at Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside. Performances in English: Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m. Performances in Spanish: Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 4 p.m. Tickets are $25/students and seniors $22. For tickets call (718) 729-3880. or thaliatheatre.org.

Community Board 8’s second annual health fair will be held on Thursday, June 28, rain or shine, from 26 p.m. at Cunningham Park’s parking lot, 196th Street and Union Turnpike.

FILM Thursday Night at the Movies in Idlewild Park Preserve presents “Deconstructing Supper” on June 28 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Seating is limited. To preregister call (347) 824-2301 or email info@easternqueensalliance.org. It will be held at the Idlewild Park Science Learning Center Trailer, 149-20 Springfield Lane, Springfield Gardens.

MUSIC The Latin American Cultural Center of Queens will hold a free Father’s Day concert on Sunday, June

MEETINGS AARP Chapter 2889 meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month at noon at the Elks Lodge, 82-20 Queens Blvd., in Elmhurst. New members are welcome. Music by Tony Grant on June 20.

CLASSES A defensive driving course for insurance and point reduction will be given at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church, 34-24 203 St., Bayside, on Saturday, June 23 from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. For information and registration call (631) 360-9720. The cost is $45.

The Queens Community House, Pomonok Center, 67-09 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, is offering Zumba with Nando Zee on Thursday nights at 6 p.m. for $10 per person. Participants must wear sneakers

The Parks department is sponsoring free Zumba classes through June 27 at 5:30 p.m. at the Little Bay Park roller hockey rink, 212 Street and Bell Boulevard, Cross Island Parkway Service Road intersection in Bayside.

The Jackson Heights Art Club offers art classes, all mediums. Daytime and evening adult classes are offered Monday-Friday; daytime children’s classes are offered during the weekend. Classes are held at St. Mark’s Church, 82nd Street and 34th Avenue. Cost: $75 for adults, for four sessions, $75 for children for eight sessions. Membership available. For information, call Geraldine at (718) 446-4709.

A one-hour auto clinic for women is held the third saturday of every month at 3:30 p.m. at Great Bear Auto Repair Shop, 164-16 Sanford Ave., Flushing.

Call to reserve at (718) 762-6212.’

Ongoing drawing class every Wednesday 1-4 p.m. at the National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy, Douglaston. Instructor, Marc Jasloff. Call (516) 2237659. Fee: $25 per class.

The YWCA of Queens, 42-07 Parsons Blvd., Flushing, has expanded its GED preparation program to include free adult classes. Tracks vary in length from 10 to 20 weeks depending upon entrance test results. Contact the YW and sign up for the next placement examination. Call Stacy McKelvey at

Dance with instructions at the Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, every Monday and Friday, 7:15 to 8 p.m., followed by a dance social. Music by Sal Escott. Admission $10.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, will hold a Saturday night dance on June 23 at 8 p.m. Cost is $10.

The Wednesday Night Singles Group of the SFY Adult Center, 58-20 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck, invites you to social evenings with special guest speakers on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 7-9 p.m. Fee: $7 Adult Center members, $9 nonmembers.

SPECIAL EVENTS Join the American Littoral Society for a special threehour narrated tour of Jamaica Bay aboard the Golden Sunshine out of Sheepshead Bay, on Sunday, June 24 at 2:30 p.m. Tour is led by noted naturalists Mickey Cohen and Don Riepe. Meet at Pier 4, Emmons Avenue and Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn. Cost is $45 which includes a narrated tour of backwater marshes, wine and cheese, fruit, drink and snacks. For children 16 years and under, cost is $20. To purchase tickets by check send to: American Littoral Society, 28 West 9th Road, Broad Channel, NY 11693.

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Caribbean culture intersects at 3 museums

by Kori Tuitt Chronicle Contributor

More than 500 works of art are showcased at the Queens Museum of Art in Flushing Meadows Park, El Museo del Barrio and The Studio Museum in Harlem to celebrate June, Caribbean American Heritage month.

The exhibit, dubbed “Caribbean: Crossroads of the World,” includes books, paintings, sculptures, photographs, historic artifacts and videos, which span more than 400 years of history, deriving from countries in the Caribbean, Europe and North America.

“It really examines the full Caribbean basin,” David Strauss, director of External Affairs at the Queens Museum of Art, said.

‘Caribbean: Crossroads’ When: Through Jan. 6 Wed.-Sun., 12-6 p.m Where: Queens Museum near Queens Theatre at 14 United Nations Ave. South Flushing Meadows Park Tickets: Donation, (718) 592-9700 queensmuseum.org

A 1940 oil painting by Colombian artist Enrique Grau Araujo uses warm, comforting hues to depict a young mulatto woman sitting outside among plants with a placid expression. The piece is showcased in El Museo del Barrio, located near Central Park.

Another painting, by Jaime Colson, shows people of various shades in the Dominican Republic dancing the merengue in 1937.

That painting can be seen at the Queens Museum of Art. At The Studio Museum, a more modern piece of art by Ebony Patterson, a Jamaican artist who lives in New York, shows a man from his chest up, with pink lips and purple shades while the rest of the piece is gray-scale.

“Caribbean: Crossroads” is diverse in that it represents a large part of the Caribbean.

Strauss said the exhibit is not restricted to the islands everyone thinks of, but other countries like Panama, Nicaragua and Colombia.

The scenes analyze how aspects of the nations’ economies, race relations, geography and interactions with other countries affected their history and development.

The exhibit is divided into six scenes, two for each museum, that highlight different events in Caribbean culture and history. The “Shades of

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The top section of a painting, showcased at the Queens Museum of Art, which shows people PHOTO COURTESY QUEENS MUSEUM OF ART of the Dominican Republic dancing the merengue.

History” scene, showcased at The Studio Museum in Harlem, highlights more than 200 years of artwork that embodies the history of the Haitian Revolution. The two scenes featured at the Queens Museum of Art are called “Fluid Motions” and “Kingdoms of this World.” “‘Fluid Motions’ addresses the significance of water in the history of the Caribbean and how new developments in transportation have

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The excitement in his voice is obvious as Jolley, who just finished a run in a Long Nick Radu, a Kew Gardens resident and Island production of “Annie” where she veteran community theater actor, talks played an orphan coincidentally named about the upcoming staged readings of a Molly, is excited over her first leading role. play he wrote.

“It’s going to be very fun,” she said.

Called “Imaginary,” the comedic drama And, she pointed out, “It’s a lot of lines, will have its debut in Manhattan on June 29, especially for a 9-year-old. I practice every with a second performance in Richmond Hill day with my mom.” on July 1. The performances will be followed The pressure will be somewhat relieved in by audience talk-backs with the creators. the upcoming performances as the actors “Imaginary” is set in an apartment over- will carry their scripts as they make their way looking Central Park and focuses on a street- around the stage. wise young man named Monica Barczak, accusJack Cartwright who is tomed to appearing on killed in a car accident. local stages in musicals, Before passing to “the takes on the more serious When: July 1, 2 p.m. other side,” he must role of Jack’s wife, who Where: Once Upon a Time, become the imaginary tries to find her place in 87-61 111 St., friend to a spoiled little girl life without her husband.

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Brett Anderson, a Flushing native who Radu, 33, began writing the play five met Radu in college and has since gone on years ago while he was working as a to a professional career in theater, plays venue director at the annual NYC InternaJack, and a precocious 9-year-old actress tional Fringe Festival. named Melanie Jolley appears as Molly.

“I was around these cool people who “I’ve never worked with a young co-star were writing and this one came to me,” he before,” Anderson said. “It keeps me on my said. “Even on the train I’d have my toes. It refreshes my love for the art. It is notepad. I was always jotting things down.” totally rewarding.”

Since 2007, the play has undergone a couAnd playing a ghost poses additional ple of rewrites, and the budding playwright, challenges. “It’s interesting,” he said. who had already written several prior pieces, “Normally you’re reacting to everybody” continues to tweak throughout rehearsals. on stage, but, having to create a sense of 52 continued on page 00

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“They are dope,” Hornung said. “I was once a On Saturday a big attraction will be the surfers who will compete for a hefty $3,000 prize sponsored 14-year-old in a rock band.”

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by H2O Generation. skate athletes. (There will also be “The festival gets bigger When: June 23, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. jewelry and massage chair booths and bigger each year,” BoardWhere: Beach 90th St. and the as well as a few T-shirt vendors.) ers Surf Shop manager and Boardwalk, Rockaway Beach “I’m really psyched about it,” Dowd’s partner Melanie Reichsaid Bethany Scott, who works at man said from behind the Tickets: free, nynjsurf.com Boarders Surf Shop. “We get a counter of the boardwalkreally good crowd and it kicks off located yellow shop on Monday afternoon. Bikini-wearing beachgoers pass by and the summer for the kids.”

In addition to the vendors and the surf competition banana-scented sunscreen wafts through the air.

Many of the people who come into the shop are there will be lots of area musicians. Hornung will be a major presence, playing his hits along with members of friends who are involved in the festival.

Steve Stathis, whom Dowd partnered with to the band he previously played with, Q South.

Another front runner on the music stage will be operate the surf shop dropped in to talk about the festival. Another friend, the father of a musician in veteran punk band Exit Verona. The group has also the punk-rock, teen girls’ band Toy Sugar, also rocked out at places like the CBGBs, The Lion’s Den Q stopped by to chat while walking his dog. Toy Sugar and Acme Underground.

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SPECIAL EVENTS The Queens Alliance Baseball League and the Queens Kiwanis Baseball League have combined to provide recreational baseball, as well as tournaments in the RBI, Pony, Federation and Greater N.Y. Sandlot. Any teams or players looking to play baseball in a local competitive league can call (718) 3667717 or (718) 821-4487 for more information.

TOURS Join a historic tour through College Point and Whitestone on a vintage trolley on Sunday, June 24 at 12:45 p.m. at the Poppenhusen Institute, 114-04 14 Rd. Departure time is 1 p.m. Tickets are $10, $8 seniors, members and students. Pre-registration is required. Call (718) 358-0067 or poppenhusen@juno.com.

SUPPORT GROUPS A bereavement group will meet this summer at the Bayside Senior Center, 221-15 Horace Harding Expwy.

Pre-registration is a must. Call (718) 225-1144.

Co-Dependents Anonymous (women only) meetings are held every Friday from 10 to 11:45 a.m. at Resurrection Ascention Pastoral Center, Fr. Freely Hall, 85-18 61 Rd., Rego Park.

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Nar-Anon is a self-help support group or anyone affected by a loved one’s use/abuse of drugs. The group meets every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the basement lounge at the Church in the Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. For information, call 1(800) 984-0066, or go to nar-anon.org.

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Co-dependents Anonymous (women only) meets every Friday at 10 a.m. at Resurrection Ascension Pastoral Center, 85-18 61st Road, Rego Park.

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SENIOR ACTIVITIES An exercise class for seniors. meets Saturdays at 9 a.m. at the SNAP of Eastern Queens Senior Center, 80-45 Winchester Blvd., Bldg. 4 on the Creedmoor Community Campus, Queens Village. For more information call Kathleen at (718) 454-2100.

The Woodhaven Senior Center, 78-15 Jamaica Ave., announces free exercise classes at the center. Stay Well on Monday includes stress reduction; yoga on Thursday includes meditation time. The center is open five days a week from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Peter Cardella Senior Citizen Center, 68-52 Fresh Pond Road, Ridgewood, welcomes all seniors age 60 or above. Enjoy a daily healthy meal at noon. On Fridays there is a free lunch. They offer an array of activities such as bingo, movies, exercise, oil painting, yoga, line dancing classes, dancing to a live band, sing-alongs, health presentations, blood pressure checks, and monthly birthday celebration and theme parties.

Suggested contribution is $1.25. Meals-on-Wheels program is offered also. Call (718) 497-2908.

A leisure group meets every Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Turnpike, Flushing, for area seniors.

The Ridgewood Older Adult Center, 59-14 70 Ave., is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The center offers a variety of activities and exercise classes including Wii sports, billiards, bingo, computer classes and monthly bus trips. For information, call Karen at (718) 456-2000.

The Howard Beach Senior Center invites seniors aged 60 and older to become members. The center offers exercise, yoga and tai chi classes, billiards, creative writing, crafts, weekly dances with a DJ, painting and sketching classes, bingo, ballroom and line dancing, Wii bowling and computer classes. The center also takes many trips, including a monthly excursion to Atlantic City. It is located at 156-45 84th St., use the 85th St. entrance, open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Lunch is served at noon. For more information, call (718) 738-8100, or visit their new website at\ howardbeachseniorcenter.org.

Activities at the Clearview Senior Center, 208-11 26th Ave., Bayside, are held Monday-Friday. For more information, call (718) 224-7888.

The Rockaway Boulevard Senior Center, 123-10 143 St., South Ozone Park, offers service programs Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. lunch is at noon with a suggested donation of $1.50. Exercise programs include: tai chi stretch, dance groups, choral group, ceramic, camera class, computer classes, trips, birthday parties and more. For more information, call (718) 657-6752.

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‘Imaginary’ continued from page 00 48 “We’ve cut, we’ve added, we’ve fixed,” he said. “I cut a character.”

Radu, who was a drama/theater/dance major at Queens College, referred to one of the important lessons he learned as a writing student.

“The delete key is your best friend,” he said.

Another cast member, Paulie Philip, who plays multiple roles, appreciates having the play’s author in the room. “You can ask the source, ‘What do you mean by this?’ It’s eye-opening to him and us. Hearing the words helps him understand his own story.

“It’s nice to play out someone’s imagination. We’re Nick’s mind on stage,” he said.

To help delineate the play’s different locations, a narrator (Laura Packer, who also doubles in the role of a self-proclaimed witch) will read aloud the stage directions.

The company, rounded out by Renee Delio and Paul Morisi as Molly’s parents, had their read-through, generally the first step in the rehearsal process, at the beginning of April and have been rehearsing sporadically since.

Following the July 1 performance, Radu said, “I’d like to get it produced in Queens community theater or in the city.”

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Malini Singh McDonald, one of a group of investors in the current Broadway revival of “Godspell.”

“When I attended the first reading [of “Imaginary”] and heard how natural the lines flowed out of the actors’ mouths, I realized there was something very special in this play,” she said.

“The audience that sees these two readings will be a part of the life of this play,” she said. For her, the greatest challenge in producing a new work is “creating the buzz around it. I do hope the end result Q can be a Broadway run.”

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Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: TANDY’S DISTRIBUTION CENTER NA LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/16/2011. Office location is Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to C/O UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of RHR Distributor, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/1/12. Office location: Queens County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 61-12 70th St., Middle Village, NY 11379.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: HEAVEN HOSPITALITY, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/13/2012. Office location is Queens County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 137-08 REDDING ST., OZONE PARK, NY 11417. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of WHITESTONE COMMONS REALTY, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/25/12. Office location: Queens County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 12-40 Clintonville St., Whitestone, NY 11357.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE is hereby given that a license number 1263926 for an on premises Beer/ Wine has been applied for by B10 LLC under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law for premises located at 42-38 Bell Boulevard, Bayside, New York 11361, County of Queens, for onpremises consumption.

MOE’S ASTORIA LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 4/10/12. 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, 30-33 Steinway St., Astoria, NY 11103. General Purposes.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: MONU REAL ESTATE LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/14/10. 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, c/o Law Office of Michael J. Mondschein, 1684 Remsen Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11236.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of T4D Lab LLC, a limited liability company.

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/30/2012. Office location: Queens County.

SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: T4D Lab LLC, 2253 24th Street #2, Astoria, NY 11105.

Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of ACO BAKERY 32ND, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/21/12.

Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 5-37 51st Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: ROCKAWAY BLVD. BASEMENT LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/23/12. The latest date of dissolution is 12/31/2050.

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, 195 East Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06855.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: DOUGLAS PIPING AND HEATING LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/18/2012.

Office location is Queens County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 216-59 113 Drive, Queens Village, NY 11429. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of limited liability company.

Name: WORDSMITH PUBLISHING LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/02/2011.

Office location is Queens County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to C/O UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF COOPERATIVE APARTMENTS

The NYC Board of Standards and Appeals has scheduled a public hearing on the following application: Variance (§72-21) to permit the construction of a single-family semi-detached residence on a vacant lot contrary to floor area (23-141) and side yard (23-461).

R3-2 zoning district.

Address: 24-47 95th Street, east side of 95th Street, between 24th and 25th Avenues, Block 1106, Lot 44, Borough of Queens.

Applicant: Sheldon Lobel, P.C., for Savita and Neeraj Ramchandani, owners.

Community Board No.: 3Q This application, Cal. No. 147-11-BZ, has been calendared for Public Nearing on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, 1:30 P.M., session, 40 Rector Street, 6th floor Hearing Room “E”, Borough of Manhattan. Interested persons or associations may appear at the hearing to present testimony regarding this application. This application can be reviewed at the Board offices, Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

This notice is published by the applicant in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Board of Standards and Appeals.

Dated: June 21st & 28th, 2012 Sheldon Lobel, P.C., Applicant

BY VIRTUE OF DEFAULT, by LEONARD LOMBARD (the “Shareholder”) under his Proprietary Leases, for the 11 Apartments listed below (the “Apartments”), which are located at 1 Station Square, Forest Hills, New York, 10 Station Square, Forest Hills, New York and 2 Dartmouth Street, Forest Hills, New York, between Station Square Inn Apartments Corp. (the “Cooperative”), as Lessor, and the Shareholder, as Lessee, which default resulted in the termination of the Proprietary Leases on December 21, 2009, and the cancellation of the common stock of the Cooperative (the “Shares”) appurtenant to the Apartments.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Cooperative, as the holder of the first lien on the collateral hereinafter described, will sell the collateral at public auction on July 10, 2012, by William Mannion, Auctioneer, D.C.A. #796322, subject to the conditions set forth in the terms of sale which will be available, upon request, from the undersigned, and such revisions thereto which may be announced at the start of the auction.

Said public auction will commence at 2:00 p.m. and will be held at the offices of the undersigned, at which time the Shares attributable to the Apartments together with the respective Proprietary Leases appurtenant thereto, will be sold as individual units with the sales of the individual units (the “Individual Sales”) to be held consecutively. The Individual Sales, however, shall not be final and are expressly made conditional upon the sale of the Shares and Proprietary Leases as a single unit (the “Bulk Sale”), which Bulk Sale shall occur immediately following the Individual Sales on the same date, time and place. In the event that the amount bid for the Shares and proprietary leases at the Bulk Sale is higher than the aggregate amount bid for the Shares and Proprietary Leases attributable to the Individual Sales, then the Individual Sales shall be null and void and of no force and effect and the Shares and Proprietary Leases shall be sold to the highest bidder at the Bulk Sale.

The Cooperative reserves the right to reject any and all bids that are for an amount that is less than the amounts due from the Shareholder to the Cooperative, including maintenance, assessments, late fees, attorneys’ fees and expenses, administrative fees, and other charges or amounts due to the Cooperative. The approximate amount due to the Cooperative, in connection with each apartment is set forth below.

The collateral consists of shares of capital stock in the Cooperative attributable to the following Apartments, together with all right, title and interest to the appurtenant Proprietary Leases:

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Public Notice PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, PURSUANT TO LAW, that the NYC Dept. of Consumer Affairs will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, July 5, 2012 at 2:00 p.m., at 66 John Street, 11th floor, on a petition from Pandbakery, Inc., to continue to maintain and operate an unenclosed sidewalk café at 22-85 31st Street, in the Borough of Queens, for a term of two years.

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1 Station Square 1 Station Square 1 Station Square 1 Station Square 2 Dartmouth Street 2 Dartmouth Street 10 Station Square 10 Station Square 10 Station Square 10 Station Square 10 Station Square

APARTMENT NUMBER 202 213 214 601 M33 M37 R33 R35 R36 R43 R45

NUMBER OF SHARES 26 48 25 31 19 23 21 19 21 18 18

APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF LIEN $12,323.15 $17,468.93 $12,089.22 $13,492.65 $10,685.84 $11,621.46 $11,153.60 $10,685.84 $11,153.60 $10,451.96 $10,451.96

The collateral will be sold “as is” without representation or warranty and is subject to, among other things, the rights of any rent-stabilized or rent-controlled tenants to occupy certain of the Apartments pursuant to applicable laws and regulations.

The Cooperative reserves the right to bid, to become the Purchaser at the sale and, without deposit, to credit against the purchase price bid all sums due to it from the Shareholder and to adjourn, delay or terminate the sale.

WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER FREEMAN & HERZ LLP Attorneys for Station Square Inn Apartments Corp.

270 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 (212) 545-4600 Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company. Name: One AIM Holdings LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/13/2012. Office location is Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to C/O UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC., 7014 13TH AVE., STE. 202, BROOKLYN, NY 11228. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS THE BASIS OF VENUE IS THAT THE PROPERTY IS SITUATED IN QUEENS COUNTY U.S. BANK, N.A, Plaintiff, -againstMOHAMMED MOLLAH; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE AND MORTGAGEE OF RECORD; ADVISORS MORTGAGE GROUP LLC; TARIQ REZA; AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION BANK; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; BANGLA ESTATE, INC., BASHIR RAHMAN, “JOHN DOES” and “JANE DOES”, said names being fictitious, parties intended being possible tenants or occupants of premises, and corporations, other entities or persons who claim, or may claim, a lien against the premises, Defendants.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Amended Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer, or, if the Amended Complaint is not served with this Supplemental Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the State, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the amended complaint.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND

BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The following notice is intended only for those defendants who are owners of the premises sought to be foreclosed or who are liable upon the debt for which the mortgage stands as security.

YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. The amount of the Debt: $437,092.38 consisting of principal balance of $417,000.00 plus interest of $14,998.93, escrow/impound shortages or credits of $3,202.06; Broker’s Price Opinion, inspection and miscellaneous charges of $471.35; attorney fee $925.00 and title search $495.00.

Because of interest and other charges that may vary from day to day, the amount due on the day you pay may be greater. Hence, if you pay the amount shown above, an adjustment may be necessary after we receive the check, in which event we will inform you.

The name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed: U.S. BANK, N.A. Unless you dispute the validity of the debt, or any portion thereof, within thirty (30) days after receipt hereof, the debt will be assumed to be valid by the herein debt collector.

If you notify the herein debt collector in writing within thirty (30) days after your receipt hereof that the debt, or any portion thereof, is disputed, we will obtain verification of the debt or a copy of any judgment against you representing the debt and a copy of such verification or judgment will be mailed to you by the herein debt collector.

Upon your written request within 30 days after receipt of this notice, the herein debt collector will provide you with the name and address of the original creditor if different from the current creditor.

Note: Your time to respond to the supplemental summons and amended complaint differs from your time to dispute the validity of the debt or to request the name and address of the original creditor. Although you have as few as 20 days to respond to the supplemental summons and amended complaint, depending on the manner of service, you still have 30 days from receipt of this supplemental summons to dispute the validity of the debt and to request the name and address of the original creditor.

TO THE DEFENDANTS: MOHAMMED MOLLAH: If you have obtained an order of discharge from the Bankruptcy court, which includes this debt, and you have not reaffirmed your liability for this debt, this law firm is not alleging that you have any personal liability for this debt and does not seek a money judgment against you. Even if a discharge has been obtained, this lawsuit to foreclose the mortgage will continue and we will seek a judgment authorizing the sale of the mortgaged premises.

Dated: December 19, 2011 s/Mitra Paul Singh, Esq. Mitra Paul Singh, Esq. ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., Attorneys for Plaintiff 51 East Bethpage Road, Plainview, NY 11803, Phone: (516) 714-2585 The original summons was filed on 9/24/08.

THIS IS AN ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE ENCUMBERING THE REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS 1 BROADWAY, HOWARD BEACH, NEW YORK AND FOR UNJUST ENRICHMENT.

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MARIA ORSIC LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/19/2012. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 47-21 47 St., Woodside, NY 11377, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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1 Fam. Det. 3 BRs, 2 F/Baths, Full Fin. Bsmt w/OSE, Pvt. Drwy w/1 Car Gar. Many upgrades! Great starter home!

What an anniversary present!

Happy couple is remodeling their home and saving money too, thanks to the HRA program Iris Escobar is a coupon clipper, proud to be frugal. But you don’t usually clip coupons for home improvement, so when she and her husband, Victor, decided to remodel their home, she had to find another way to save.

But Iris didn’t have to look far. The answer arrived in her mailbox one day last summer: a card advertising the Housing Rehabilitation Assistance program.

Thanks to the HRA, the Escobars are getting a world-class makeover to their kitchen, dining room and downstairs bathroom, along with a new roof and energy-efficient windows — all without spending a dime in cash, and without increasing their mortgage payments a penny. Taking advantage of the program is letting them save thousands of dollars on a project that would have cost $103,000, and thanks to refinancing, they’re making the same monthly payments they were before on their Baldwin home — but now $200 each month is going toward the principal.

They couldn’t be happier — not about the savings, not about the work that’s being done, and especially not about the full range of services HRA is providing as their home is transformed.

“It’s been a great ride,” Victor said.

“I can’t say enough about the HRA program. I can’t say enough about everybody involved with the program.”

His wife agrees. “I’m excited, I’m very excited,” she said. “I’m glad I met this team; they’re great!” Speaking to Carlos Fontanez, the couple’s HRA representative, she added, “I told my sister about you, I told my coworkers about you — I tell everyone about you.”

What Iris is telling everyone is how the HRA guides clients through every step of the home remodeling process, from helping decide what

work should be done to how it will be financed, from securing financial assistance to overseeing the work and making sure the contractors are not paid until the homeowner is satisfied.

A fan of “The People’s Court,” where she sees a lot of irresponsible contractors sued over jobs that weren’t done correctly, Iris said she was especially glad that the HRA holds clients’ money in escrow until they certify that they’re satisfied.

Carlos described how he starts a project with clients like the Escobars: “I explain to them what HRA does and show them the different options for how we can accomplish what they want to do to reach their goals, help them get financing and a reduced interest rate on their mortgage.”

“Af ter t he f i rs t 10 m i n u tes speaking to him, I was sold on the program,” Victor said. “All through this, he’s been great.”

An HRA administrator explained the program’s basic approach: “The services offered by the HRA extend beyond just financial assistance for home improvement projects. We have implemented numerous processes to ensure that projects completed by HRA-approved contractors are done to the homeowner’s satisfaction.”

Just take a look at some of the program’s requirements for contractors. They all must be: • licensed, bonded and insured for at leas t $100,000 per incident; • registered with the Better Business Bureau, with a rating of an A or higher; • in business for at least 10 years; • able to provide the names and addresses of eight clients they have done home improvement projects for in the past year; and • able to perform four test proj-

ects for the HRA prior to working for any clients.

With that kind of screening, it’s no surprise that only the best contractors get to do HRA-sponsored jobs.

At the Escobars’ house, it’s a big job that’s underway. First the roof and windows were replaced, and new gutters and leaders installed. The couple is thrilled with the result. There’s a stunning new bay window in the dining room that measures about 8 feet wide by 5 feet high. The kitchen features a garden window, an especially deep one with a glass shelf so their plants can be surrounded by light from all sides.

Next the interior of the kitchen and bathroom were completely gutted, with everything from new gas lines and plumbing to new Sheetrock and insulation going in. The door to the basement was moved from one wall to another to make room for all the cabinetry surrounding the garden window.

The new kitchen is going to feature only the best equipment and materials, including a six-burner stove with a pot-filler faucet, double sink with pullout faucet, beautiful real-wood cabinets, granite countertops and floor tiles.

A new two-level peninsula with a granite top will serve as a bar, or just another place for family and friends to gather.

There will even be a tilt-out drawer for sponges and brushes in front of the sinks.

“I’m a hoarder,” Iris said. “They’re giving me lots of drawers and shelves to put away my stuff.”

Even more of her and her husband’s “stuff” will go in the new pantries that will be built in an area just off the kitchen. Those will be done in the same deep finish as the kitchen cabinets, and feature modern conveniences like pullout drawers

Iris Escobar shows off the new tiling that will be going in her bathroom. behind the doors.

The bathroom also will be allnew. The shower will feature a bench and a modern rain shower head. The tile walls will be accented by a mosaic design running around the whole room. The hardware will be bronze, and the contractor even found a toilet in Mexican sand, a cream-like color, that will complement the decor perfectly.

I n t h e f r o n t o f t h e h o u s e, the contractor replaced all the windows in the foyer and added insulation. Not only will the Escobars earn tax credits for energy ef ficiency, but Iris says she felt the difference immediately. Drafty for years, the foyer is now cozy, she said.

After all the interior work is done, the project will go back outside, as a new deck and patio get installed.

Iris likes to entertain, but for the last three years hadn’t bothered because she wasn’t happy with how the house was looking. But now she’s looking forward to holding a big bash in June, to show off the renovations made possible by the HRA program and to celebrate the couple’s 10th anniversary. The timing couldn’t have worked out better.

To find out if you qualify for the Housing Rehabilitation Assistance program, just call the HRA toll-free at 866-791-6302. Tell them you read about the Escobars’ job, and they’ll give you the same level of excellent service.

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Iris and Victor Escobar are getting rich wood cabinetry in the kitchen and bathroom, and got to see how various colors would look on their walls before choosing. The bathroom will get a carved stone sink.

Carlos Fontanez, the couple’s HRA representative, has become a friend as well — they’ve invited him to a party they’re planning to celebrate their 10th anniversary — and their newly remodeled home.

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The man who police said stabbed and killed his estranged wife on June 11 in Elmhurst was arrested three days later.

At about 7 p.m. Maximilliano Lozada, 34, allegedly stabbed Luz Paulino, 33, multiple times in the body with a kitchen knife, according to the criminal report filed by the NYPD. Police followed a trail of blood up an apartment stairwell to the seventh floor of Hampton Street near Baxter Avenue. Officers of the 110th Precinct found Paulino inside. Surveillance cameras show Lozada entering the building twice, once with an

open wound on his right hand, the report said.

Lozada is the leaseholder of the apartment. The two were married, but Paulino has been living in the Bronx.

EMS responded and took the victim to Elmhurst Hospital. She was pronounced dead on arrival.

Lozada was arrested on 43rd Avenue and 95th Street. He was charged with murder in the second degree and two counts of criminal possession of weapon. He is being held without bail. His next court date is on July Q 27. He could face 25 years to life.

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