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THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2013

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Rockaway train advocates rally for reactivation

Pushing to reopen the old Rockaway Beach Long Island Rail Road line, several activists, mainly from the Rockaways, rallied in Rego Park at the north end of the route last weekend to build support for the plan to bring trains back to the old right of way that has also been proposed for a High Line-type park.

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What do they want? Affordable housing Day after Willets Point rally, Helen Marshall approves proposed mall

by Josey Bartlett Editor

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alliers walking down 126th Street Monday night want relocation for the many auto body shops that call Willets Point home and affordable housing in the complex planned to replace them.

A contract signed between the city’s Economic Development Corporation and the Queens Development Group puts a proposed 1,920 units of affordable housing last on its to-do list.

At the top of the queue would be a 1.4-million-square-foot mall, market-priced housing, shops a nd ra mps of f the Va n Wyck Expressway.

Queens Housing Coalition coordinator Ivan Contreras led the march.

Furthermore the contract takes the developer off the hook from building 875 units of affordable housing slated for the first 23-acre phase of the redevelopment if the city doesn’t build the ramps by 2025 or if the developer pays a $35 million fine.

Activists with the Queens Housing Coalition, a conglomerate of many tenant organizations that led Tuesday’s rally and has pushed for affordable housing for years, say the developers have reneged on their promises.

The original deal, brokered by then-Councilman Hiram Monserrate, was a one-shot redevelopment of all 62 acres of Willets Point, which included nearly 2,000 units of affordable housing.

“It’s something that’s needed,” said Woodside on the Move Executive Director Adrian Bordoni, who marched with about 35 individuals. “In Long Island City and Astoria affordable housing is always a part of the discussion. We are thinking the same thing can happen here.”

The group held many colorful signs and chanted — “What do we want?” echoed by “Affordable housing” — as they made their way from the No. 7 Mets-Willets Point stop to the future construction site.

The day after the rally Borough President Helen Marshall approved the mall project,

Protesters march to Willets Point down 126th Street for affordable housing and relocation for PHOTOS BY JOSEY BARTLETT the businesses who call the future building site home. which if approved by the City Planning Commission and Council could be built on the parking lot south of Citi Field. As with Community Board 7, which also OK’d the development, Marshall asked for local hiring benchmarks and more input as the project plods forward.

The other parts of the plan were approved in 2008 and do not have to go back to the City

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Young Sook Na has lived in Flushing for 15 years and sees more and more people packing into apartments while rent continues to rise.

“Building a mall gets me really mad,” Na said. “We need more affordable housing. They can’t suddenly change that.” continued on page 24

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Train advocates from the peninsula head north seeking public support

by Mark Lord Chronicle Contributor

To revive what has been dead for over 50 years is never an easy proposition, but the Queens Public Transit Committee is determined to do just that with the Rockaway Beach Line of the Long Island Railroad, which went out of service in 1962.

On Saturday, at a rally a couple of blocks from a rail overpass that stands as a reminder of what once used to be, group member Philip McManus addressed a modest crowd that had gathered at the intersection of Woodhaven Boulevard and Metropolitan Avenue in an effort to call attention to the project.

“We support the reactivation of the unused Rockaway Beach Line,” he said. “It makes sense to reactivate this tremendous community asset to enhance Queens transit. We need more trains, buses and tracks. We need to expand the transit system for an expanding population.”

Among those offering support was transportation advocate Ronald Carroll, who said, “There’s no subway close to this spot. You have to go all the way down to Queens Boulevard,” several blocks away.

“All of Woodhaven would benefit,” he added.

During the early part of the 20th century,

Advocates for restoring rail service to the Rockaway Beach line rally at the intersection of Metropolitan Avenue and Woodhaven Boulevard, near the northern end of the route, on Saturday.

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the line ran from Rego Park to Rockaway Beach, stopping at stations in Glendale, Woodhaven, Ozone Park, Howard Beach and Broad Channel. The last day for passengers on the line was June 8, 1962. Six years later,

Carroll said, the MTA considered a plan to restore service, but the city was facing a fiscal crisis and the project was ultimately canceled.

As recently as 2001, the MTA suggested routing the proposed Air Train service to JFK

Airport over the line. The proposal was approved by advocacy groups but area residents worried about rising noise levels and the negative effects it could have on the neighborhood’s aesthetics.

“It can be used in conjunction with the Air Train,” Carroll said. “It could be another route or option to the airport.”

McManus added that there is a need “to reduce air pollution, gas consumption, vehicle and pedestrian accidents and injuries. We need the best alternatives to relieve the current and future traffic delays and congestion to our transportation system.”

He suggested that the “RBL is the right public transit option to address this growing problem. This dedicated right of way will help alleviate the associated traffic problems on the Woodhaven Boulevard corridor and other corridors.

“It would also move more people more efficiently throughout Queens to midtown Manhattan. People would be able to connect to more subways, buses and the LIRR from Queens.”

He also believes that the RBL would “increase business, employment, economic development, property values, tax revenues and educational opportunities for many continued on page 21

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Jamaica Bay geese targeted by feds Resident population a threat to air travel, wildlife, officials say

by Domenick Rafter Editor

tiple geese and three-quarters have an effect on the f light or cause damage.”

Bannerman added that the birds are also harmful to the bay’s ecosystem. According to the National Park Service, the geese have damaged marshland.

At Big Egg Marsh, which Gateway has helped restore with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other agencies, geese ripped out the roots of newly planted grasses, denuding newly planted areas and eroding salt marshes.

But Don Riepe, president of the American Littoral Society’s northeast chapter, said the main reason for culling the birds is air travel safety.

“Air travel is the primary reason for them to get rid of the geese,” he explained. “The effect on the marshland is a secondar y concern.”

The birds live around Jamaica Bay all year round and differ from migratory Canada geese in that they only visit the bay in the spring and fall during their migration.

USDA workers corral Canada geese in Jamaica Bay last July during a culling that rid the area of more than 700 geese. More than 200 of the birds were FILE PHOTO culled this month already.

T he resident populat ion was brought to the bay decades ago from the Midwest for hunters, but have adapted to the area. They often show up on front lawns of

homes in the Rockaways and Howard Beach and can be seen along trails in the wildlife refuge.

The culling was conducted continued on page 18

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Almost a year after hundreds of Canada geese were removed from Jamaica Bay, killed and given to food pantries, federal agencies are rounding them up again.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services staff, assisted by National Park Service employees, removed 231 resident Canada geese from Jamaica Bay, including from inside the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, on July 2, though National Park Service spokeswoman Daphne Yun said the number of birds culled was 262.

The geese were transported to poultry processing facilities and the resulting meat will be supplied to food charities in the area.

About 100 additional geese were observed but not collected.

This is the second year the two agencies removed a large number of Canada geese from the bay. Last Ju ly, a b out 70 0 bi rd s we r e removed.

According to a fact sheet from the NPS, up to 500 geese will be

culled this summer at Jamaica Bay, but between 300 and 500 resident birds will not be killed.

Canada geese are culled in the summer because they molt their feathers this time of year, which prevents them from being able to fly, making it easier for them to be rounded up.

The USDA said the overabundant Canada geese population threatens both air travel into and out of nearby JFK Airport and the salt marsh habitat of Jamaica Bay. Several bird strikes have been recorded at JFK, though none were due to Canada geese. However, a couple of strikes at LaGuardia Airport — including the 2009 incident involving US Airways Flight 1549, which was forced to land in the Hudson River after birds took out both the plane’s engines — was due to the species.

“For aviation, Canada geese are among the most hazardous birds,” said USDA spokeswoman Carol Bannerman in an email. “Although goose-aircraft strikes aren’t common, more than half are with mul-

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Police look for rape suspect The NYPD is looking for the suspect wanted for an attempted rape in Richmond Hill last week.

On Friday, July 5 at approximately 3:15 a.m., a 21-year-old woman was walking in the vicinity of 115th Street and 85th Avenue — a quiet residential part of the neighborhood — when she was approached from behind by the suspect. He grabbed her, threw her onto the ground and attempted to rape her. The suspect was scared off by a car that drove by and fled on foot.

He is described as a Hispanic man, 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds, with a medium complexion.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8447). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.net or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All tips are strictly confidential.

At last month’s community council meeting, the 102nd Precinct’s commanding officer, Captain Hank Saut ner, a n nou nced the preci nct Q received 10 more officers.

Michael Matarazzo, Liberty biz owner, dies

State Appellate Court upholds MTA tax A state appellate court has overturned a 2012 ruling from a Nassau County judge that found a tax to fund t he Met ropolit a n Tra nspor t at ion Authority to be unconstitutional.

The Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax is charged to small businesses in Nassau, Suffolk and all counties that are served by the MTA. It brings in more than $1 billion for the authority annually.

Nassau and Suffolk were among the plaintiffs who argued that the state Legislature had no right to pass the tax in 2009 during an MTA financial crunch, saying that the funds collected do not benefit the entire state, and it therefore was not a state issue.

The four-judge panel ruled that funding of mass transit services is “essential to meeting the basic mobility and economic needs of the citizens of the ... state and the region.”

In response, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano vowed to go to the New York State Court of Appeals.

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charities, including the Muscular Dystrophy Association as well as New York Michael Matarazzo, a lifelong Rich- Families for Autistic Children, and mond Hill resident and community lead- helped them raise money. He also took er who owned his Liberty 1 Hour Photo graduation pictures for Ms. Marie’s Chilshop at 115-07 Liberty Ave. for 24 years, dren’s Hour and the St. Mary Gate of Heaven pre-Kindergardied on Monday. ten program.

Matarazzo, who was 50 In May, Matarazzo years old, g rew up in wa s honor e d by t he South Richmond Hill and Rich mond Hill South graduated from Our Lady Civic Association for of Perpetual Help gramhis charitable work and mar school. for h is com mu n it y Friends say he had sufi nvolvement. He has fered from a number of also been honored by a illnesses recently, but his number of local elected cause of death was not officials for his work. immediately known.

Besides his store in O v e r t h e l a s t f e w Michael Matarazzo last month decades as a busi ness receiving an award from the Richmond Hill, Matarazowner on Liber ty Ave- Richmond Hill South Civic zo also co-owned another FILE PHOTO photo shop in City Line. nue, he was involved in Association.

Matarazzo’s funeral t h e L i b e r t y Av e n u e Development Corp. and helped organize was held Wednesday morning at OLPH in Richmond Hill and he was laid to rest the Liberty Avenue street fairs.

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Trains, a park, both or neither?

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hey come here one after the other, candidates for office, taking the hot seat in our conference room for editorial board interviews and all declaring, among other things, that increasing public transportation is a top priority.

More trains, more express buses, more ferries — they want it all, or however much of it they can figure out a way to pay for. One route we think they should consider taking is the Long Island Rail Road’s old Rockaway Beach line, which runs south to the peninsula from Rego Park and Forest Hills.

Trains haven’t run along most of the line for decades, but the right of way is still there. Reopening the route would take a tremendous amount of work and cost a fortune, but it would vastly improve transportation options for everyone in Central and South Queens, as well as Rockaway itself — not to mention commuters and travelers to and from Kennedy Airport. The idea initially was proposed by state Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder of Rockaway Park and has since been endorsed by Reps. Hakeem Jeffries and Gregory Meeks, who also represent the area.

A competing plan would turn the right of way into a park like the High Line in Manhattan, called the QueensWay. That’s also worth considering. The state agrees, and has given $500,000 to the nonprofit Trust for Public Land to study the proposal’s feasibility.

We’d like to see it also give the MTA at least as much to research what it would take to restart train service.

There’s even been talk that the right of way might be wide enough to accommodate both train service and a Queensway. Sounds a little dicey, but if it could be done safely, wouldn’t that be so cool?

A final idea, endorsed by our friends at the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association, is to do nothing and just let nature continue to slowly reclaim the right of way. We understand people who live up against it don’t want trains or people right behind their houses where none were before, but NIMBYism can’t be the deciding factor here. Security would simply have to be a top consideration in any plan that goes forward.

Let’s study the park idea, study the rail idea, study the park-and-rail idea, present the results and then decide what’s best for Queens and all New York.

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Dear Editor: How refreshing to see last week’s article about the young Forest Hills student and artist Alexander Inagamov’s winning submission in the Anti-Defamation League’s “Imagine a World Without Hate” contest (“Mount Peacemore wins,” multiple editions). His retake on a Mt. Rushmore that includes visages of several renowned figures who took up the cause of peace and justice was so refreshing.

We need more pieces like this. I, frankly, don’t even read newspapers anymore due to their being filled with so much malice and mayhem; but to see this article was a breath of fresh air.

Thanks to you, the Chronicle, and to Alexander!

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Honorable mention Dear Editor: After shopping at the Home Depot on Merrick Boulevard on Friday, July 5, I rolled my cart outside. I thought I had taken everything out, but I left my leather bag containing my wallet, a camera and important papers in the cart.

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Don’t take it out on Weiner

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t was one thing for former Rep. Anthony Weiner to seek a return to public office after resigning two years ago over a sex scandal that existed only in cyberspace, and, of course, lying to the public about it for weeks. It’s another thing altogether for former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who resigned five years ago after a real-life sex scandal involving actual crimes, to try the same.

Spitzer, who quit in order to avoid being charged with repeatedly hiring prostitutes, a violation of state law, and having them cross state lines to visit him, a violation of federal law, is running for city comptroller. He announced this week, apparently considering the office an easy target because only one other Democrat, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, was running. Also running are Republican John Burnett and Libertarian Kristin Davis, Spitzer’s old madam!

Weiner had wanted to run for mayor for a long time before he stepped down, and knows where he wants to take the city. Spitzer, by contrast, has never shown public interest in the comptroller’s office, and as a former prosecutor doesn’t seem especially suited to the job.

We wonder if Spitzer’s run will give voters some kind of sexscandal fatigue that could harm Weiner’s candidacy. We’re not endorsing anyone yet, but Weiner has ideas worth considering, and shouldn’t suffer just because another hound wants on the ballot.

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When I returned home my wife met me at the door and said “a nice young couple just brought over your bag that they found in the cart.” I was shocked. I never expected to see that bag again.

I am so sorry I did not get a chance to see them. I would like to thank them personally for being thoughtful and honest. Thank God there are still people like them who care about others.

Willie Manning Jamaica

Respect the dead Dear Editor: (An open letter to Parks and Recreation Commissioner Veronica M. White) The Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground on 46th Avenue between 164th and 165th Streets is a 19th-century cemetery where approximately 1,000 souls rest. Many of the dead are children, victims of epidemics. Most are African American or indigenous Americans. The site, which was desecrated by the City of New York in the 1930s in order to make a playground and wading pool, is under the auspices of the Department of Parks and Recreation. I am the co-chairman of the conservancy

that advocates for this hallowed place.

I was shocked during a recent visit to the cemetery to discover that the vegetation planted several years back was overgrown and choked with weeds. The lawn had finally been mowed, but the cut grass had browned and was thick over the site, making it very unkempt looking. Some of the cut grass was scattered over the memorial disk at the center of the site.

A huge limb was blocking one of the pathways.

Another was hanging precariously. There were piles of garden debris all over. There was litter as well, and refuse receptacles had not been emptied. Both plaques detailing what the site is about had been marked with graffiti.

The rock wall, which contains some names of known interred people, had been vandalized and vegetation was beginning to cover up the names. Sections of fencing were missing. Bags of garbage were piled up, some open. I found the appearance of the cemetery unacceptable and disrespectful.

After I made several calls, there was a positive response. On July 2, about two dozen Parks people began to clean up the site.

Things were markedly improved and the conservancy is thankful; however, there is still

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Public transit: a bargain Dear Editor: July 2013 marks the 49th anniversary of federal support for public transportation.

The success of public transportation can be traced back to one of the late President Lyndon Johnson’s greatest accomplishments, which continues benefiting many Americans today. On July 10, 1964 he signed the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 into law.

This has resulted in the investment over time of several hundred billion dollars into public transportation.

Millions of Americans, including many residing in Queens County today, on a daily basis utilize various public transportation alternatives. They include bus, ferry, jitney, light rail, subway and commuter rail services. All use less fuel and move far more people than conventional single-occupancy vehicles. Most are funded with your tax dollars thanks to President Johnson.

Depending upon where you live, consider the public transportation alternative. Try riding a local or express bus, commuter van, ferry, light rail, commuter rail or subway.

Fortunately we have the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and its various operating agencies, including New York City Transit subway and bus, Long Island Rail Road, Metro North Rail Road, Staten Island Rapid Transit Authority and MTA Bus. There are also New Jersey Transit and Port Authority-Trans Hudson trains and the Staten Island Ferry.

MTA MetroCards provide free transfers between the subway and bus. This has eliminated the old two-fare zones, making public transportation an even better bargain. Purchasing a monthly LIRR or MTA pass reduces the cost per ride and provides virtually unlimited trips.

Elected officials and government employees can turn in their taxpayer-funded vehicles and join the rest of us by using public transportation to get around. In many cases, employers can offer transit checks which help subsidize a portion of the costs. Utilize this and reap the benefits. It supports a cleaner environment. Or join a car or van pool to share the costs of commuting.

The ability to travel from home to workplace, school, shopping, entertainment, medical office, library, etc., is a factor when moving to a new neighborhood. Economically successful communities are not 100 percent dependent on automobiles as the sole means of mobility.

Seniors, students and low- and middle-income people need these transportation alternatives.

Investment in public transportation contributes to economic growth, employment and a stronger economy. Dollar for dollar, it is one of the best investments we can make.

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relied on Jimmy to fight to save our afterschool program at PS 150, and he has never disappointed the children and families who rely on this program. I am grateful to him and to other members of the Council who work to protect and strengthen human services.

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It is apparent that this site had been neglected by your agency. We fear that may have been intentional. This must change immediately, not only for the sake of the surrounding neighborhood, but for the sake of all those souls who rest at this holy place.

We are inviting you to visit the Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground at your earliest convenience, to see how beautiful and tranquil it is. We would also like to speak with you about maintenance, signage and the need to restore the headstones willfully destroyed by the city so many years ago. The site must be recognizable as the resting place it is, just as Flushing Cemetery across the street is recognizable as a resting place. The dead must be respected and remembered by us all, no matter where they are buried.

Mandingo Osceola Tshaka Co-Chairman, Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground Conservancy Flushing

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FDNY honors boro heroes from Sandy Bravest saved dozens from floods, infernos on Rockaway Peninsula

by Michael Gannon Editor

M

edal Day is the name given by the FDNY to the annual event honoring those in its ranks who are at their very best when things are at their very worst.

And the 2013 ceremony, which took place in Man hattan last month, prominently featured the members and units who saved dozens of residents from the sea and a firestorm last October when Hurricane Sandy unleashed her full fury on the Rockaway Peninsula.

Lt. Thomas Woods, assigned to L a d d e r C o. 154 i n Ja ck s on Heights, received the James Gordon Bennett Medal — the highest honor given out at the 69th Infantry Regiment Armory — for leading the rescue of more than 25 neighbors along with his own family as fire engulfed first his block and then his home in Belle Harbor.

Accord i ng to the cit at ion, obtained through the FDNY’s website, Woods, off duty when the storm hit, saw the fires coming closer to his home, fanned by 80-mile-per-hour winds.

Leading his own family to safety, Woods, along with his son, assisted neighbors from their homes into kayaks, guided two parents and their three children to safety out of the fire’s path, paddled down a street under more than six feet of water to help a family rescue a wheelchair-bound relative from a burning house, and rescued an elderly couple trapped on their porch between floodwaters and the fire destroying their home.

He led two groups on a sixblock journey through downed trees, downed utility poles and floating automobiles.

The FDNY said Woods is only the third off-duty firefighter to receive the medal since it was first awarded in 1869.

F i r e f i g h t e r T h o m a s Fe e received the Hugh Bonner and Honor Legion medals, and Firef ighter Edward Mor rison, the Brooklyn Citizens Medal/Firefighter Louis Valentino Award for their actions in rescuing 13 people who had been forced by the storm surge to the roof of a building on Beach 114th Street, only to have the roof itself catch fire under a rain of wind-blown embers.

Working from a water rescue boat, Fee helped pull in two men who jumped from the roof, including one who was on fire. He then climbed up the side of the building

and helped lower two people down as the flames closed in. He then used a door as a bridge to an adjacent building, which also was on fire.

Morrison led a team that forced its way into the second building with no protective gear, breathing masks or firefighting equipment.

Retreating into an apartment with their escape path cut off by fire, Fee and Morrison then took another door and used it as a bridge to a room in the first structure before leading the group to safety.

Firefighters Kievon Harper and Paul Patras, normally assigned to ladder companies, found themselves det ailed that n ight to Marine Company 3. Their FDNY citations state that the two battled rising floodwaters and rain being blown sideways by hurricane-force winds as they rescued 12 people from a pair of homes on Beach 44th Street.

Seeing a faint light in a building where people were reported trapped, Patras and Harper swam more than 50 yards to reach the house, where they found a man and two women. They made a raft out of a section of wooden fence and took the women to safety while the boat’s pilot, Firefighter Keith Calabrese, kept a searchlight trained on the man until they could return for him.

The boat, Skiff 3, came back to Beach 44th after the firefighters learned that a pregnant woman in another home was having stomach pains.

Harper and Patras found two women and seven children, including three infants, whom they loaded into the boat and brought to safety on Beach 32nd Street.

Patras received the Bella Stiefel Medal; Har per, the Vincent J. Kane Medal.

Firefighter Joseph Adinolfi III received the Thomas F. Dougherty Medal for risking his life while off duty to rescue nine people and literally turning his Breezy Point home into a port in the storm until it was safe to evacuate them.

Having evacuated his family earlier, Adinolfi decided he would not risk staying there with reports of spreading fires.

As he was leaving with a life vest in his hands, Adinolfi “heard frantic cries for help” from a parking lot behind his house.

Upon investigating Adinolfi found three women hanging on to a submerged SUV. Donning the life vest and entering water above

FDNY Lt. Thomas Woods, center, received the James Gordon Bennett Medal given for valor for rescuing more than two dozen neighbors from fire and rising floodwaters in Belle Harbor while off duty during Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

He is seen here with his family; FDNY Commissioner Salvatore Cassano, third from left; Mayor Bloomberg; and FDNY PHOTO COURTESY FDNY Chief of Department Edward Kilduff, right. his head, he swam about 75 yards to reach the SUV, rescuing each of the women, and gave them refuge in his house, only to go back when they told him a man and a woman were still trapped in the lot with vehicles floating around them.

The department credits Adinolfi with swimming more than 100 yards to reach the two victims, “who were clinging to a chain link fence so they would not be swept away by the rising water.”

Adinolfi would brave the storm once more, this time leading four adults from their homes to his.

His medal citation marks Adinolfi’s final rescue tally at nine adults, four dogs, one cat and a 50-year-old parrot.

Firefighter Brandon Froelich, detailed for that shift to Hook & Ladder Co. 121, was on his way to a reported electrical fire when his crew’s truck was stopped by rising f loodwaters at Beach Channel Drive and Beach 34th Street.

They were then approached by an EMS officer who said two city EMTs and a female patient were trapped a block away in an ambulance that was caught in rising, rushing water. Froelich was part of a group that set out first on foot and then by swimming in what became 7 feet of water before receding to only neck deep as they came within 200 feet of the ambulance, which was steadily filling with water.

As the EMTs attempted to get the patient to safety, Froelich’s group saw the tide sweep the woman away.

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through windswept rain, Froelich spotted the woman clinging to a utility pole about 50 yards away.

“Firefighter Froelich, disregarding his safety and without any kind of flotation device, made his way through almost seven feet of water,” according to the FDNY. Fighting a strong current, Froelich reached the woman and, after telling her to wrap her ar ms around his neck and legs around his waist, carried her three blocks to a safe area and a waiting ambulance.

He was awarded the William F. Conran Medal in June for displaying “courage and initiative under severe conditions.”

Six members of Ladder Co. 137 and eight from Engine Co. 268 also were honored.

Ladder Truck 137 broke down when caught in the storm surge at Beach 108th Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard. Hooking tow straps to Engine 268, both companies were able to get the damaged apparatus back to the Beach 116th Street station shortly before they saw smoke coming from a burning building nearby.

Grabbing Engine 268’s extension ladder, men from both companies trudged through 5 feet of rushing water, eventually rescuing 11 people from three bur ning structures.

With all known civilians safe, 268 was about to head off to an unchecked structure fire when their radio bore grim news — no other companies were available for dispatch to their area, and 137 and 268 would be “on their own” until

further notice.

Ladder 137, now a de facto engine company with the loss of its truck and many of its tools, spent the rest of the storm and well into the next morning using hoses and hydrants to douse buildings in danger of catching fire from blowing embers Personnel with Engine Co. 268 worked their way through the flood along Rockaway Beach Boulevard with portable ladders and forced entry equipment, searching buildings and rescuing more than 20 people who had not evacuated prior to the storm.

They then headed to a raging fire along Beach 110th street and set out to confine the inferno to its existing footprint, with the eight exhausted men getting soaked, experiencing hypothermia and dodging f loating debris ranging from cars and utility poles to sections of the boardwalk.

The department, in awarding them the Lt. James Curran New York Firefighters Burn Center Foundation Medal, credited Lt. Kevin O’Connor and firefighters Michael Arbuiso, Glenn Bubenheimer, Matthew Kempton, Alex Khodai, Stephen Masom, Robert Schiff and William Smith of Engine Co. 268 with successfully stopping the equivalent of a multialarm fire aside from their rescue work.

Lt. Abimael Acosta and firefighters Paul Calvo, Evan Davis, Kevin Dolan, Richard Ferrin and Casey Skudin of Ladder Co. 137 received the FDNY’s Thomas R. Q Elsasser Memorial Medal.

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Borough’s Bravest lauded by the FDNY Fire, EMT personnel honored by the city for lifesaving heroism

by Michael Gannon Editor

Nine members of the FDNY were recognized for extraordinary service in Queens last month at the annual Medal Day ceremony hosted by the department at the 69th Infantry Regiment Armory in Manhattan.

Medals were awarded for rescues from fire, water and dizzying heights. Details from the award citations were obtained from the FDNY’s website.

Firefighter John Friedrich of Squad 288 in Maspeth received the Arthur J. Laufer Memorial Medal for the rescue of two workers trapped on a scaffold on Nov. 19 of last year.

The workers were at the old Con Edison building in Astoria, 120 feet above the ground and 80 feet below the roof on a side of the building with no windows.

With Tower Truck 117’s 95-foot ladder falling nearly 30 feet short, Friedrich was lowered down to the two men, battling steady winds and jagged pieces of metal sheeting that had come off the side of the building.

Friedrich, also encountering a language barrier, placed both men in harnesses and guided their ropes as well as his own as they were pulled to safety by Squad 288. He was the last man to leave the damaged scaffold.

Firefighter Brian Levings of Engine

FDNY EMTs Marilyn Arroyo, left, and Jimmy Guailacela were among those honored last month at the FDNY’s annual Medal Day ceremony. They received medals for rescuing three trapped senior PHOTOS COURTSEY FDNY citizens from a flash flood in Glendale last August..

Company 265 received the Firefighter David DeFranco Medal, given for water-related rescues, for actions he took last Sept. 8, the day a tornado hit the Rockaways and the weather made for treacherous surf on the peninsula’s Atlantic Ocean coastline.

As Engine 265 arrived at Beach 36th

Street and the boardwalk, Levings, a certif ied lifeguard and a strong swimmer, grabbed a flotation device for himself and the man reported in the water, whom he saw floating in the surf about 150 yards from shore with no water rescue unit on site.

Levings pulled the motionless, 220-pound

man back through “a hurricane surf,” where his crewmates were battling a powerful undertow in waist-deep water.

Engine 265 personnel also rescued the swimmer that the victim had gone into the water to save.

Emergency Medical Technicians Marilyn Arroyo and Jimmy Guailacela from Station 46 in Elmhurst received the Christopher J. Prescott Medal for their rescue of three senior citizens from a car caught in a flash flood on the Cooper Avenue Underpass in Glendale last Aug. 15.

It is awarded to EMTs or paramedics for service above and beyond the call of duty.

With the car steadily filling with water, Guailacela, an avid swimmer, pulled the first victim to safety and then came back for a second one, whom Arroyo, an admittedly poor swimmer, had pulled through the car’s sun roof. Arroyo then pulled out the third victim and began swimming back with her before Guailacela returned to take her to safety. Arroyo had to unhook her utility belt, which became snagged in the now-submerged car before climbing a fence to safety.

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Queens native shows off his steps Anthony LoCascio presents plaque from tap show in Lenny’s Clam Bar

by Mollie Galchus Chronicle Contributor

As a kid, Anthony LoCascio walked into the Stanford Dance Studio in Lindenwood with his cousin and discovered dance.

He immediately became fascinated with tap dance, something that would become a career for him, and take him across the country and around the world.

His professional dance career started in 1994, as a young and naive kid who had never left the country, when he performed in Monte Carlo.

Not only was it his first time away from home, but he spent his days opening shows for stars like Stevie Wonder, Natalie Cole, and Earth, Wind & Fire.

“Stevie Wonder was one of the coolest people I’ve ever met in my life,” LoCascio said. “I’ll never forget him telling me how cool it was for him to be there while we were tapping because he could visually hear us, even though he visually can’t see us.”

“The first time not being at home — that was a little crazy. Not only was I not at home, but I was not at home and outside of America.” But he was surrounded by great people like musical director Bill Fayne, who still stands out as one of the most important people in LoCascio’s life along with Joe Stanford and Stanford’s dance studio partner Michael Solivan.

When LoCascio returned to New York, he taught for five years at Steps Ahead in Ozone Park. In 1996, he auditioned for Tap Dogs, an Australian show choreographed by Dein Perry and directed by Nigel Triffitt, without sucess.

“I was too much of a teacher, so I was kind of helping the guys I was auditioning with rather than trying to beat the

guys I was auditioning with, but that’s always been in my nature,” LoCascio explained. But the following year, he auditioned again and became the first American to be cast in a role in the show.

“Joining Tap Dogs was like joining a tap dance fraternity — a traveling tap dance fraternity,” he said. LoCascio performed in the Union Square Theater on Broadway, and his autographed poster still hangs on the theater’s wall, as he continues to perform around the world with the show.

“I just tap dance because I love it, because it’s fun, because it’s good energy and I’ve kind of fell into anything I’ve ever done,” LoCascio said. “It’s just something I do — I wasn’t looking to capitalize on it, I wasn’t looking to beat out other people or be the best, I wasn’t looking to get a job from someone else on Broadway — I just did it and kind of ended up here.”

LoCascio’s career has been a combination of performing and teaching, as he currently teaches at Broadway Dance Center in Manhattan and the studio Tip Tap Top in Elmont, LI. “I love teaching — teaching is my addiction. When we do the show, we get anywhere from one to six standing ovations a night and that feels tremendous,” LoCascio said, but added, “When I teach, that’s for them, that’s for the people, that’s for the world, that’s for tap dance, that’s for giving back to what has given so much to me — my art form — so teaching means the world to me.”

He recently moved back to Queens after living in San Jose, Calif. for 15 years.

“I lived by Apple, Google, eBay, Tesla Motors. I watched Tesla Motors become Tesla Motors — by Berkeley, by Stanford University, about 45 minutes outside of San Francisco,

by Facebook. I was in the heart of what I feel is one of the

After touring in South Africa, tap dancer Anthony LoCascio brought back a poster from his show that includes autographs of cast members from Australia, Canada, and Great Britain.

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last great cities of America.”

While in California, LoCascio taught, but also become very engaged in technology, publishing articles about technology in dance.

“Dance studios are one of the last mom-and-pop industries left and I would like to use my knowledge of technology, and continued on page 33

Rockaway ferry service extended Bloomberg continues runs to and from Manhattan through Labor Day

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Rockaway off icials are pleased that Mayor Bloomberg’s directive to extend passenger ferry service between the peninsula and Manhattan through at least Labor Day. Now, they are looking to remove the word “interim” from any discussions with City Hall and the Department of Transportation.

“Our work is not done until the Rockaway ferry service is made permanent,” Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Beach). “The ferry is not only a smart and efficient means of travel, but it will continue to provide much-needed transportation options and assistance to help our communities recover after Sandy.”

The service was initiated last fall in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, which severely damaged the Broad Channel railroad bridge and more than 1,000 feet of track that brings the A train to the Rockaways.

Service was shut down for seven months.

Goldfeder recently delivered a petition with more than 3,000 signatures to city officials calling for ferries as a permanent option.

Shuttle buses and a special H subway line were added along with the ferry until A train service was restored on May 30.

The Mayor’s Office said Manhattan-bound

The Lower Manhattan skyline greets commuters on the ferry from the Rockaways last week.

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runs will continue between 5:45 and 9:20 a.m. from a temporary landing installed by the New York City Economic Development Corporation at Beach 108th Street and Beach Channel Drive.

Riders are taken to Pier 11, and can get a free transfer to East 34th Street in Midtown.

Return trips are available during the evening rush.

The fare will remain at $2.

“Ridership numbers show that this new

ferry service is an important transportation option for Rockaway residents,” Bloomberg said in a statement issued by his office on July 2. “The continuation of service, along with the additional weekend service that we also have added, will allow the Rockaways to keep rebounding from Sandy.”

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) has been an advocate of ferry service in the Rockaways since his years on the City Council.

He also hopes the numbers between now and Labor Day will convince city transport a t io n of f ic i a l s t o m a ke t h e b o a t s permanent.

“For any official, this is a no-brainer,” the senator said. “You are talking about one of the most geographically isolated areas of New York City. The bottom line is this should be permanent, not just extended until Memorial Day and then Labor Day. I want to see full service — and on weekends too.”

Addabbo acknowledged that the service would have to be subsidized with local transportation funds in order to keep it competitive with the subways and buses.

“But in a $70 billion budget, I think the city can find the fraction it needs,” Addabbo said. “Back in my Council days in 2002, the city had one of the worst economies in its history after 9/11; and I still got the rest of the Council to agree to $500,000 for a Rockaway ferry.”

He said the city’s anticipated return on investment is a key to the issue, particularly if it can take advantage of what the senator said are underutilized water resources.

“It’s a two-way waterway,” he said. “People will use it to go to the Rockaways to visit the beaches or to surf; or to go to some of the restaurants. It should be an Q easy sell.”

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The garden is maintained by 24 or so gardeners — all of whom had to submit an application and be interviewed for the volunteer position — and is open to anyone looking for a break from reality. “We are here for everybody,� Gloria Iperante, one of the garden coordinators, said.

Though the garden is beautiful, funding and supplies have been hard to come by and Iperante said they can use every bit of help they can get. Those who would like to donate funds or outdoor furniture may do so by contacting Iperante at (718) 263-5153.

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Spraying for infected mosquitoes starts this week

by Liz Rhoades Managing Editor

With predictions that wet weather will increase the spread of mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus this season, it should come as no sur prise that the city has al ready detected i n fected i nsects i n Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island.

Spraying was set to begin this week at marsh areas in Alley Pond Park, the abandoned Flushing Air port and Edgemere Park. The city will apply larvicide helicopter in the nonresidential locations because they are common breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

On Monday, the city Department of Health further announced that the potentially deadly virus has been detected in mosquitoes in the Pomonok section of Flushing and a neighborhood on Staten Island.

Mid-August to late September is the peak West Nile virus season, when the most varieties of mosquitoes that carry the disease are active. While a majority of people bitten by such a mosquito will not experience any symptoms and only one in 150 will develop a serious illness, health officials continue to take the virus very seriously.

In older people and those with weak

immune symptoms the disease can lead to fatal cases of meningitis or encephalitis.

Weaker cases produce mild flu-like symptoms. There is no cure for the virus and on ly t h e s y m p t o m s c a n b e treated.

What has some health experts concerned this year is the high number of cases already reported throughout the Un ited States by the Centers for Disease Control and Preve nt io n : 5,674.

That is the highest nu mb e r for t h is time of year since 2003.

No cases have been repor ted yet for New York State. Human infections so far are from Texas, California, Mississippi, South Dakota and Tennessee.

Many in the health field are blaming the increased nu mber to climate change.

They say that global warming can create more mosquito breeding grounds and higher temperatures make the insects more

active while others say excess rain actually eliminates the mosquito larvae.

James Cervino, a marine and environmental scientist as well as Community Board 7 environmental chairman, said Monday that increased stor m surges and rain, higher temperat u res, more hurricane anomalies plus lack of education “are the perfect cocktail for [West Nile virus] outbreaks and deaths related to global warming.”

The College Poi nt scient ist expects it to be a very bad year for the v i r u s , “o n e of t h e worst,” and urges residents to use insect repellent whe n out sid e a nd r e move standing water from their property to prevent the spread of mosquitoes.

Dr. Thomas Farley, the DOH commissioner, agrees, noting that “it is important to take simple precautions to protect you and your family.”

Other tips from the agency include making

sure windows have screens and repairing ones with holes; cleaning roof gutters and swimming pools and wearing long sleeves and pants outside, especially when the insects are most active, at dawn and dusk.

Cases of standing water can be reported to the city by calling 311 or visiting nyc.gov.

The virus was discovered in 1999 in College Point when hundreds of dead crows were found throughout Queens. The Queens Chronicle was alerted to the situation and was the first newspaper to write about it.

The birds were an early warning sign because shortly afterward humans got sick.

The specific virus, which had never been seen in the Western Hemisphere, was later identified. Following the initial outbreak in Queens, West Nile spread throughout the United States. There were 47 cases in the city that first year and four fatalities, three of them in Queens. Last year, the city reported its second-highest number of cases at 41 with 10 from Queens and six fatalities citywide.

To deter the spread of mosquitoes this year, the city has increased insect surveillance by setting up additional traps and treating catch basins to kill larvae in the Q Pomonok area.

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Matty, whose partner is MTA Officer Eric Heimbauer, is named in memory of late

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Some animal rights advocates have protested the slaughter, calling it unfair and inhumane, and Riepe said children around Jamaica Bay of ten feed the geese.

“They definitely have their constituents too,” Riepe said. “I’m glad people are concerned about wildlife and holding government agencies accountable, but we understand the danger posed to air Q travel.”

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Spitzer, who stepped down from office in March 2008 after a prostitution scandal, could face his for mer madam, K ristin Davis, in the race as she is running on the Libertarian ticket.

Spitzer, if he gathers the required number of signatures by the deadline of midnight tonight, July 11, will face previously unopposed Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer in the Democratic Primary. The winner of the primary will go on to face Republican candidate John Burnett, as well as Davis.

Current comptroller John Liu is not seeking re-election, instead running for mayor.

Though Spitzer had not released an official statement regarding his candidacy by press time, or even set up a campaign website, he has spoken to several news outlets about his run for comptroller. In one video posted online, Spitzer told reporters “People do get second chances — voters will make that determination.”

Asked on “CBS This Morning” why the public should trust him, Spitzer said, “First, I wouldn’t say they should. I want to ask them to, and I think there’s a difference there that’s important. I want to say, ‘Look, I had a long career as a prosecutor, as attorney general, as governor. I sinned, I owned up to it, I looked them in the eye, I resigned.

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According to Carroll, the line would be “a boon to the whole area,” though he admitted that there is “a lot of work to be done.” He would like to see “the best plan at the most affordable cost.”

Carol McEvoy, a resident of Rockaway who attended the rally, said, “For the longest, longest, longest time the transportation system from Rockaway to Manhattan has been a big concern of mine.”

Working in Long Island City meant that McEvoy “was forced to take my car every day.” Now that she is semi-retired, she spends two hours each way getting to her part-time job on the Upper West Side.

Should the line reopen, she said, her daily commute would likely be cut in half.

“I could probably do it in an hour, depending on how many stops” the train would make.

“By the time I get into the city to do anything, I’m too tired to do it,” she added.

McEvoy said the train would not just be helpful for commuters, but for others as well.

“There are a lot of retirees in Rockaway who would like to go to Manhattan to go to the theater. This would help,” she said.

The reactivation of the line has been supported by several elected officials, including Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) and Reps. Hakeem

Jeffries (D-Brooklyn, Queens) and Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica). The three jointly sent a letter in March to then-Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood in which they requested that a portion of the approved federal disaster Sandy recovery aid be allocated to fund the project.

There are those, however, who would prefer to see the weed-covered right of way transformed into a public greenway.

Friends of the QueensWay, a neighborhood advocacy group that supports the latter idea, is of the opinion that the creation of new park space is important to improve the quality of life for the affected areas.

The group believes the green space would serve as a catalyst for the area’s economic development and prove beneficial to local small businesses, in addition to improving environmental conditions.

Community Board 9 is on record as being supportive of the greenway proposal.

No effort has been made to dismantle the railway hardware on the structure, currently owned by the city and known by some as “the forgotten spur.”

For years it has served as nothing more than a haunt for hikers, young people and the homeless.

But for Carroll, a resident of Long Beach, bringing it back to life could have a major effect.

“I might move to Rockaway if the train Q would come back,” he said.

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For example, parents or guardians of students removing their child from a city public school to another country must give a statement to the DOE as well as provide information on the new city and country to the child’s previous school.

The proposal also changes the language regarding parents’ withdrawal of students from kindergarten, as children whose fifth birthday falls within the calendar year of admission are required to attend kindergarten.

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Under the proposal, parents of a child whose fifth birthday falls within the calendar year of admission may choose to voluntarily withdraw their child from kindergarten and elect instead to enroll him or her in first grade the following academic year; such a child may be discharged and must enroll in first grade the subsequent school year.

The new rules would make a distinction between transfers and discharges.

Transfers will be reserved for students changing schools within the system or leaving school for home schooling.

The Panel for Educational Policy, the rule-making body of the DOE, is scheduled to vote on the proposal at its Aug. 21 meeting in Manhattan. Any questions and comments on the proposed regulations should be addressed by phone at 1 (212) 374-6095 or in writing to: Office of Safety and Youth Development NYC Department of Education 52 Chambers Street – Room 320 Q New York, NY 10007

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JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT

Drama students mesmerize with production of ‘Alice in Wonderland’

By Kimberly McIntosh and Prem Persaud The English Department of John Adams HS, Ozone Park, in conjunction with the Media Communication Arts SLC and York College, presented a two-day wonderful retelling of Anne Coulter Martens’ adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s 1865 classic, “Alice in Wonderland.”

The two-act play, directed marvelously by Ms. Novak, was held in the school auditorium on Thursday, May 23 in the evening and on Friday, May 24 at 4 p.m.

For the first time, there was also a morning performance on Thursday, for middle school students who attend Junior High School 210 Elizabeth Blackwell. Besides providing a couple of hours of great entertainment, the objective was also to showcase one of the many impressive things that goes on at John Adams HS, for the the benefit of the junior high school students who will soon be choosing a high school to attend next year.

“Alice in Wonderland” is a story revolving around a young girl named Alice, who falls down a rabbit hole and finds her way into a magical world filled with fantastical creatures: the Mock Turtle, the Mad Hatter, Humpty Dumpty, dancing flower girls, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, just to mention a few.

The performances, the costumes, the creative settings were all beautiful, and kept audiences hypnotized from beginning to end. Humorous moments, radiant colors and superb acting were all present on the stage.

The audience, comprised of fellow students, parents, alumni and school faculty, responded with plenty of laughs, cheers and applause. And it was an equally uplifting event for the actors.

Student Selis Vargas, for example, who portrayed the First Lady, said, “The play was such a great experience. Ms. Novak put everything together so well…Being on stage with people I love was an amazing feeling.”

photos courtesy S. Novak and R. Trotta

Congratulations to Humna Ahmed, a student from the John Adams annex building in South Ozone Park, who recently won the title of ‘precinct commander for a day’ of the 113th Precinct through an essay contest. Humna wrote an essay about how to reduce the appeal of illegal hand guns to teens. On June 5, Humna and her English teacher, Mrs. Kroeger, went to One Police Plaza for a ceremony in which she and other winners from around the city were awarded for their essays. They were picked up by police car and driven to the city for the ceremony. Humna was given a beautiful plaque by Ray Kelly, New York City Police Commissioner. She also had the opportunity to meet the Executive Officer of the 113th Precinct, Christopher Giambrone, the person who holds the position that she won for the day. Pictured are: Mrs. Kroeger (far left), Humna (third from left), Police Commissioner Kelly (third from right), along with some of Humna’s family members. “Humna is one of the top students in the ninth grade. She is a great kid,” stated Mrs. Kroeger. photo courtesy S. Kroeger

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by Tess McRae Reporter

If you have driven around Rego Park, Forest Hills or even College Point this week, you may have noticed large blue trucks drilling into the roads.

These trucks are not repairing street damage or straightening sidewalks, they are being used for geotechnical investigative work in p r e p a r a t io n fo r c it y w id e b io s w a le installations.

Bioswales a re la nd scape elements designed to remove pollution and minor flooding from storm water runoff.

They consist of a drainage course with sloped sides. Vegetation and compost fill in the space.

“Essentially they are a measure of keeping storm water out of waterways,” Department of Environmental Protection spokesman Edward Timbers said. “They won’t solve the problem entirely but are more of an added measure.”

While these installations will improve street drainage, they are not designed to prevent street flooding, a problem many residents of Forest Hills, Maspeth, Glendale face.

With the new system, storm water is absorbed by the sandy soil that sits on the swale surface and seeps into the ground underneath in a process called infiltration

These drilling rigs perform boring and permeability tests to ensure that subsurface conditions PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE are adequate to absorb stormwater. until it reaches a stone layer underneath.

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GOPers back stop and frisk Critics of Council bills say public safety at stake

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Branding themselves as “the new Republican Party,” Republican City Council candidates banded together in opposition to two bills passed by the Council, known as the inspector general bill and the racial profiling bill, which comprise the Community Safety Act. Mayor Bloomberg said that he will veto the bills.

The bills target the NYPD’s use of stop,

question and frisk to police communities with high crime rates. Critics of the policy say the police dispropor tionately stop minorities, infringe upon civil liberties and wreck the NYPD’s relationships with communities.

Scherie Murray, who is running as a Republican against Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton) to represent the 31st District, said the bills, which her opponent

Republican candidates for city council Alex Blishteyn, left, Sunny Hahn, Daniel Peterson, Craig Caruana, Dennis Saffron, Scherie Murray and Councilman Eric Ulrich rallied against the CommuPHOTO BY LAURA SHEPARD nity Safety Act outside of Borough Hall on Wednesday.

voted for are “wrong for the city.”

She called the $3.5 billion cost of creating an inspector general’s office “a waste of taxpayer dollars” and said “the NYPD has enough oversight.

“We need to revisit other solutions that would be better for the city,” Murray said.

Alex Blishteyn, who is running for the 24th District seat agreed with Murray.

“Adding an extra layer of bureaucracy is likely to lead to cronyism, since it gives politicians who are getting term-limited out a way back in.”

While the inspector general bill drew ire from those opposed to increasing government spending and adding another layer of bureaucracy, the candidates and a member of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association claimed the profiling bill would take the city back to the bad old days, before Mayor Giuliani. They insist that restrictions on stop and frisk will impede the ability of officers to do their jobs without fear of lawsuits.

“The homicide rate in Chicago, where they don’t have this policy is four times what it is in New York City,” said Dennis Saffron, the Republican Conservative candidate running for Dan Halloran’s seat in District 19.

Vying to represent Flushing in the 20th district, Sunny Han said that “small busiQ ness communities need protection.”

these swales will be placed throughout the borough. Together, they are expected to reduce the amount of runoff that filters into Flushing Bay. “The areas are within the Flushing Bay drainage area and we are in the midst of installing hundreds of bioswales – or curbside gardens – to absorb storm water, keep it out of the combined sewer system, and improve the cleanliness and health of Flushing Bay,” Timbers said.

Bio s w a l e s m a k e fo r a h e a l t h i e r environment.

“Storm water isn’t just water from the sky,” Timbers said. “We have a combined sewer system and during heavy rains, the storm water mixes with sewage waste water and overwhelms the sewers which causes overflow.”

A similar project done on a smaller scale was completed this past June in Brooklyn.

There were 19 curbside gardens put in place to improve the water quality of Newtown Creek.

Areas surrounding Jamaica Bay and the Hutchinson River also had the green infrastructure installations.

The DEP has deemed each of the projects a success thus far.

An exact date for construction has not yet Q been determined.

Willets point continued from page 2 “It was promised,” Woodside resident Ana Rivera said. “We are still hoping they remember the people.”

A half dozen auto body shop owners marched with the group holding signs saying “Relocation not eviction.”

The city for years has been threatening to move them for the project, but many owners say no one has told them about a concrete plan for where they would go.

Jamie Satti, owner of Discount Mufflers for 10 years, watched the rally from his storefront.

“They want housing, but where will we go?” Satti said.

An employee from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development told Satti on the phone the day before he had one month to move.

“This is serious,” he said.

“We don’t have support,” Satti said.

“There’s no one in front of us and no one behind us.”

“T he worker s a re st r uggli ng,” Queens Housing Coalition coordinator Ivan Contreras said. “They don’t know what is happening.”

State Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst), Councilman and Land Use Chairman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) and Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D-Corona) showed up at Willets Point to support Q the ralliers.

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Milana Larin plans on studying economics at Barnard College

by Domenick Rafter Editor

Milana Larin knew she would need help paying for college, so last fall, at the beginning of her senior year at Benjamin Cardozo High School, she began researching scholarship opportunities.

Larin, who lives in Bayside, found the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the New York Tri-State Area and discovered a program from which she could win a scholarship.

All she had to do was write an essay on her high school experience and fill out an application.

“I was fascinated by it because I read the bios of previous winners,” Larin explained.

“I thought ‘I can do this.’”

Her essay underwent 15 drafts before she finally submitted it. Larin also wrote about her family’s financial hardships. She also said she had to write several more essays as part of her application.

Larin found out she won the scholarship a

couple months ago.

“I was just ecstatic and overjoyed,” she said. “It’s such a big help in paying for college.”

Ronald McDonald House Charities of the New York Tri-State Area Executive Director Christopher Perry said Larin was chosen because of her academics and activities.

She is a member of the National Honor Society and was a tutor at Cardozo. Larin was also a four-year starter for the Varsity

Girls Lacrosse Team at Cardozo and in conjunction with the nonprofit lacrosse organization CityLax, founded the first girls’ NYC CityLax Tournament team.

“Milana’s passion for giving back to her community truly makes her a standout student all around, and she is extremely deserving of this award,” Perry said. “Coupled with her ambitious goals and aspirations, Milana has a bright future ahead of her at Barnard College and beyond.”

Larin is enrolled in Barnard College in the fall, where she will study economics.

As for what wants to do in the future, Larin is still undecided. Her eldest sister is studying to be a dentist, while her second sister is going into finance. Larin said she was interested in pursuing a career in finance, but will take pre-med classes at Barnard too.

“My opinions on where I see myself in 10 years have changed this summer,” she Q said.

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Questions to ask your contractor before replacing windows Summer’s a good time to tackle home improvement projects that will look great, but also save energy. Window replacement is one project that will help increase the energy efficiency of your home and improve curb appeal.

There are often telltale signs a home may be in need of new windows, including air leakage, difficulty operating, condensation between glass panes or exterior paint peeling. Homeowners can check for signs of disrepair by visiting each window and testing operation, checking for air leaks and water collection.

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Installing an extra bath with less cost, noise and mess So, you’ve finally decided to take the plunge and add that much-needed extra bathroom.

Smart idea. According to Cost vs. Value Report in Remodeling Magazine, an added bath will return more than 50 percent of your investment at resale. So what should you do to make sure your money is well spent?

“Take some time to talk to an experienced contractor so you know the best options for your situation,” advises master plumber Mario Rink, co-owner of Mechanical Solutions Unlimited in Culpeper, Va. The basement is one of the most common areas where homeowners want to install an extra bathroom, says Rink, a professional plumber for more than three decades. But mess, noise and high expense come with blasting through concrete to install a drain line. “I always make a site visit so I can listen to what the customer wants and needs, and then find the best solution for them, both cost-wise and convenience-wise,” he says.

In most situations, there are three choices for a basement bathroom addition: conventional plumbing, sewage ejectors or an up-flush macerating toilet system.

“If there isn’t a drain line, with gravity-fed plumbing, you have to dig through the concrete flooring to create one,” Rink says. “And excavation is messy, can be unpredictable and is expensive.”

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a variety of locations, including underneath a stairway when a customer wanted to take on a renter, but had limited space.

The ease of installation and low cost make this alternative a smart way to deal with any unusual plumbing scenarios.

“Recently, I had a customer whose elderly mother had no bathroom on the ground floor of her home,” Rink says. “Her daughter was worried about her using the stairs and wanted to add a bath. The only sewer connection was in the kitchen, which couldn’t be used, so I decided to put a full bathroom right inside the attached garage,” where he used up-flush plumbing to create the bathroom.

Rink’s clever solution gave the daughter peace of mind and saved her a lot of money.

“With regular plumbing, we would have had to cut and patch the whole garage floor,” he says.

“All that additional labor is costly, but it’s the mess that scares people the most.”

Saniflo CEO Regis Saragosti agrees: “What people seem to like most about up-flush technology is that they avoid the pitfalls of breaking up concrete. No one wants that noise or mess, and they certainly don’t want the high cost associated with it.”

“What you get with these up-flush systems is enormous flexibility,” Rink says, noting they can be used for bathrooms, kitchens, wet bars and even laundry rooms. “And you don’t have to dust-proof the house because you’re running around with jack hammers.

“Up-flush plumbing is a much cleaner solution, and customers should ask for it.”

of the concrete and whether there are rocks, rebar or even a ledge underneath. Any of these can result in delays and even the need to reconfigure the location of the bathroom addition.

And, of course, any time you open up the concrete there is a chance of water seeping through the basement floor.

“Some plumbers will suggest using sewage ejectors as an alternative to conventional plumbing, but there is still major digging involved with those,” Rink adds. Sewage ejectors also require a large (typically 30-inch by 30-inch) sewage tank, which accumulates bathroom waste over numerous flushes before transferring it to the main drain. This storage can also cause odor problems.

When drainage isn’t available, Rink recommends Saniflo macerating, or up-flush, plumbing systems. No digging is required with this clean and simple type of plumbing that is installed right on top of the existing floor.

Waste and water from a toilet, tub and sink are pumped up through small-diameter piping, rather than flowing down like conventional plumbing. And the up-flush system never stores waste like a sewage ejector; it’s moved to the septic tank or sewer with every flush.

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Homeowners planning to remodel a kitchen no doubt considering whether to include a kitchen island in the new design. When the space allows, an island can be a fine way to enhance the look of a kitchen and impart an upscale appeal.

Interest in kitchen islands has grown steadily for the past several decades. Introduced in the 1970s, islands became a popular place for guests to congregate and provided extra counterspace for meal preparation and entertaining. The suburban migration led to bigger homes with larger kitchens. Through the 1980s and 1990s, homes grew even larger, and islands became a popular feature of kitchens across the country.

The increase in food-based programming on television has also contributed to the popularity of kitchen islands. As more people dabble with preparing their own gourmet meals, kitchen islands have become more convenient.

Although there are many benefits to an island in the kitchen, there are also some disadvantages to kitchen islands. Weighing all the options can help homeowners design a kitchen layout that is functional, affordable and practical for the space they have.

• Pros: Arguably the most significant advantage to having a kitchen island is the added space it provides. Many times islands are built with cabinetry that matches the rest of the kitchen design, and those cabinets provide storage space for pots, pans and other

kitchen tools. Islands may double the storage space available in the kitchen.

Kitchen islands are also advantageous when preparing meals. Kitchen counterspace can be easily gobbled up by toaster ovens, rotisserie cookers, microwaves, coffeemakers, and various other countertop appliances.

These appliances can take up valuable real estate that’s sorely missed when preparing meals. An island can be used solely for cooking and preparation, and some homeowners have incorporated cutting boards and a prep sink into the design of the island.

Islands also can be customized according to a homeowner’s needs. Instead of simply having cabinetry beneath the counter, some opt to have a wine cooler or even a bookshelf for keeping cookbooks within reach. An additional small dishwasher or beverage refrigerator may be tucked into the design of the island. For others, the island may be a makeshift kitchen office space.

• Cons: Expense is a leading negative factor with regard to a kitchen island. The additional material necessary and the labor involved in installation may bust some homeowners’ budgets. Stationary islands can cost several thousand dollars to install, and this is money a homeowner may be better off investing elsewhere.

In smaller kitchens, an island may be impractical because of the space limitation.

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Homeowners should question whether a kitchen island is a practicality for their renovation projects. and may interfere with walking space or cause clearance issues when the refrigerator door or cabinet doors are open. For homeowners who find space is at a premium in the kitchen, an island may not be the best idea. However, a rolling island that can be moved into position when needed, then stored in a convenient, outof-the-way location might be a viable option.

Depending on the complexity of a kitchen island, its installation may extend the amount of time required to complete the kitchen renovation. This can prolong the length of time needed to complete the work. Running a gas or electric line and plumbing to the island may require a major overhaul and demolition.

Kitchen islands are popular components of home designs. Before homeowners engage in any kitchen renovation that may include the incorporation of an island, they should know Q the advantages and disadvantages.

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Transportation is key to our successful recovery advocate for the

by Phillip Goldfeder This past year has proven to be one of complete restorathe most difficult and challenging for all tion and rehabilitathe families and businesses in Southern tion of the abanQueens and Rockaway struggling to doned Rockaway recover from Sandy. Now is the time to Beach Rail Line. help rebuild our homes and economy, but Beginning in the more importantly prepare and create resil- early ’60s, parts of ient communities for the future by invest- the railroad located in Southern Queens ing in our transit infrastructure.

It’s unfortunate that it took a natural and Rockaway were disaster for us to finally receive the atten- condensed, sectioned off and eventually tion we desperately need for better trans- closed. However, today the right of way portation alternatives. Community leaders for the rail line still remains intact and and residents have been struggling and could potentially provide residents and fighting for too long and as we discovered visitors with safe, affordable and expediwith Sandy, the severe lack of quick and ent access to other parts of the borough accessible transit options has proven to with 40-minute commute times or less to Midtown Manhattan have detrimental repercussions.

Our coalition has grown to include Utilizing our waterfront for ferry service to create easy and efficient transpor- thousands of residents from every part of tation must continue and be made perma- Queens including Congressmen Greg nent. The economic activity generated by Meeks and Hakeem Jeffries. I have had many conversations fer r y use far outwith the Governor’s weighs the cost of the office and relevant subsidy. I started a agencies and I am petition to urge the e’re not asking for optimistic that we mayor to continue to will soon see invest in our commuspecial treatment progress. nity, and in only a Finally, my first few short weeks it here in southern accomplishment as garnered more than Queens, just equity. an elected off icial 3,000 signatures. I was to bring back want to thank everythe residency rebate one that signed the petition and the community leaders who for the toll on the Cross Bay Bridge, which covers the costs of travel for joined me in delivering them to City Hall.

I am proud that our hard work has Broad Channel and Rockaway families already paid off with a commitment from through E-Z Pass reimbursement. The the mayor to continue our ferry service rebate is only the first step towards through Labor Day, but the fight will eliminating this toll for all Queens resicontinue. The Port Authority in the past dents. We should be encouraging visihas expressed interest in possible trans- tors to our neighborhood stores and resportation initiatives. Resorts World at taurants to grow our economy instead of Aqueduct has also committed to meeting charging a fee.

While Sandy may have slowed us with ferry operators to determine feasibility for their inclusion in the ferry ser- down, it has not deterred our spirit and vice. Our community is not asking for desire to recover and grow. We have a special treatment, but rather fair and long way to go, and investing in Southequitable service comparable to other ern Queens and Rockaway’s transportation infrastructure is the right choice. communities across the city.

In addition to the ferry, we must also More accessible transportation will look at increasing rail options to provide increase public travel options for every transit relief for residents and visitors. I borough and city resident, help our envihave been and continue to be a staunch ronment, boost our struggling economy and increase intra-borough connectivity to create jobs for our residents and increase customers for local businesses.

Now is the time to help rebuild our homes and economy, but more importantly prepare and create resilient communities for the future by investing in Q our transit infrastructure.

Phillip Goldfeder is New York State Assemblyman for the 23rd District, in Riding the ferry to Manhattan.

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Marinos Vourderis, 97, of Jamaica Estates, the Greek immigrant who founded Marinos Italian Ices, died last week at his home.

One of 24 children, Vourderis came to the United States nearly penniless in the 1930s and later ran a construction company. He eventually inherited an ice cream shop he was working on when the owner ran out of money and opened the Olympic Ice Cream Company.

According to his daughter, Margie, Vourderis worked on his recipe for years and in 1964 introduced his Italian ices at the World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows Park. They were an immediate hit.

The founder retired from his successful venture in 2002.

His colorful summer treats are made in a factory in Richmond Hill and sold in stores, restaurants, ice cream trucks and carts across the country.

Vourderis is survived by his wife, Mary; his daughter; a son, Dennis; seven grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. The funeral was held Saturday at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Jamaica and he was interred at Maple Grove Cemetery Q in Kew Gardens.

Howard Beach dance star continued from page 14 of dance and traveling in America, to make my apps eventually be the corporate entity for the dance studio industry without infringing on anyone’s individualit y,” LoCascio said. “Tech nology should be part of our lives — technology shouldn’t define our lives.”

“I’d like to take the knowledge of all the last 15 years of performing, 35 years of being in the dance world and 41 years of my life, and take everything I’ve learned and apply that to doing something beautiful for something that I love, to something that’s given me such a beautiful life. ” Traveling the world made LoCascio a much more spiritual person. W hen explaining his preparation for a solo performance piece, LoCascio said, “You’re sharing a piece of your soul — not because you’re up there dancing for them, but because when you pick certain songs, you pick them for a reason.”

He returned to Queens to spend time with his family, including his 94-year-old grandmother.

“I wanted to be with my parents right now — I didn’t get to be with them as much as I wanted when I was a kid and I wanted to bond with my parents again because of the superstorm.”

Tap Dogs also may return to New York, and LoCascio decided it was a good time to move back across the country.

He has performed on television, but described performing on stage as being more intense and focused on the love of the labor of what you do.

“When you do the show live, at the end of the hour and 20 minutes, people are absolutely electrified and they jump out of their seats and applaud for you,” he said.

“The show is crazy — the show is awesome. It’s definitely one of the best tap shows — it changed tap dancing.” He added that perfor ming in the show requires energy, stamina and camaraderie.

“It’s like joining a tap dance fraternity, but it’s also like joining a tap dance foreign exchange program at the highest levels of ability.”

LoCascio said that he does not want to define himself only as a tap dancer, but it will continue to be a passion of his.

“Tap dancing at its most elite, most beautiful for ms is a stream of consciousness and when it’s really working right, it’s a stream of consciousness between you and the audience, you between yourself, and you between other performers.”

He continued, “You can meet tap dancers all over the world — you’re connected immediately. It’s a very, very small circle.

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On July 7 at 4:31 a.m., Matthew Polashek, 33, was driving his 2003 GMC Yukon westbound on the L.I.E. between exits 61 and 62 near Holbrook, LI. The vehicle, also carrying Polashek’s wife, Stacie, 33, veered onto the right shoulder and str uck a 1997 Dodge pickup truck that was parked on the shoulder of the highway, Suffolk County police said.

Stacie Polashek was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician’s assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. Her husband was tranported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

No other people were harmed in the crash as the Dodge was disabled and unoccupied.

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In addition to buying gold, silver, diamonds, watches and coins, Ice Jewelry Buying also offers instant cash loans for jewelry and eBay selling services.

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

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

STORE HOURS “For this, I like to think we’re doing the community a service,” For anyone who has ever MON.-FRI. 11am - 7pm Elias said. “We’re in the business dealt with the hassle of selling SAT. 10am 5pm of helping people who are in a and shipping an item on eBay SUN. by Appointment tough spot. They can come to — all the forms involved in our store and know that we can setting up a user and paypal educate them on what they have and we’ll give account, the 10-15 percent fee that Ice Jewelry them what their items are worth. When that Buying charges to do all the work is really a woman told me her previous offer, it made me bargain deal. wonder how many times this happens — how “At the end of the day, I just want people to many people who really need that money get feel comfortable doing business with us. People taken advantage of?” have this conception of gold buying stores as Elias opened his Rego Park shop with Goldberg these slimy places with slimy people, and they’re less than a year ago, and already they’re seeing typically right. But we want to be different. I don’t a lot of repeat customers and referrals. This is think it’s cool to see someone buy a ring for a sign to them that they’re doing something right $200 and put it in their counter for $800. We — the pawn business typically deals in one-time don’t do that.” transactions but Elias is determined to break that Ice Jewelry Buying Service is located at mold, building a reputation on trust.

98-30 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park. Hours of “Everyone around here is buying gold these operation are Monday-Friday from 11 am to 7:00 days; you can go into the barber shop down the pm and Saturday 10 am to 5 pm; Sunday– private road and sell your jewelry. The problem with all appoinments are available. Call for more these places is they treat everything like it’s a Q information (718) 830-0030. one-shot deal and we don’t do that,” Elias said.

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continued from page 12 Paramedics Keith Ahrens and Jason Verspoor of Station 47 in the Rockaways were “in unfamiliar territory” on May 26, 2012, when they were reassigned to Howard Beach. Their citation said they were even less familiar with the swampland near the Addabbo Bridge and Jamaica Bay when they received a call that evening of a 10-year-old boy with his legs stuck in a hole.

Pinpointing the boy’s cell phone to a site near Spring Creek Park, Ahrens and Verspoor began searching through thick brush and tall weeds before they heard a faint call for help.

With fog and the impending high tide, firefighters and police officers combed the area before Verspoor and Ahrens found the child shivering in waist-deep mud. Summoning help they got the boy out and carried him more than a quarter mile to an ambulance.

They were awarded the Jack Pintchik Medal for EMS personnel.

Lt. Jason Ronayne, recipient of the Steuben Association Medal, was on temporary detail with Engine Co. 324 in the early-morning hours of Dec. 11, 2011 when a call came in for a fire in Corona in a seven-story apartment building.

Upon arrival, Ronayne was told by a screaming woman that her elderly uncle who lived on the second f loor had not made it out.

Entering the building without cover from a hose line, Ronayne entered the fully-engulfed apartment and eventually found the unconscious man in his living room, suffering from second- and thirddegree burns. He was not breathing when Ronayne handed him off to an arriving ladder company, but did survive.

Lt. John Crimi of Engine Co. 273 received the Uniformed Fire Officers Association Medal for rescuing an elderly couple from a burning fourth-floor apartment in Flushing on Nov. 12, 2011, after discovering his unit would be alone “for a substantial period of time” until ladder companies better trained and equipped for search and rescue operations could be summoned.

Crimi was credited with pushing his way into the apartment and pulling a

choking man from the apartment to the temporary safety of a stairwell before going back to pull an elderly woman from the burning bedroom, shielding her from the fire with his body. He subsequently supervised fire suppression after the victims were taken for medical attention.

The department said Crimi showed “the initiative, leadership and bravery to aggressively perform the duties normally assigned to others ... as well as his own, which resulted in the rescue of two civilians.”

Fire Marshal Martin McHale, who died of a heart attack last Christmas Eve at age 50, was honored posthumously for an investigation in 2011 that resulted in two arson arrests after the fire department narrowly averted a disaster in a Richmond Hill apartment building.

McHale’s family accepted the Deputy Com missioner Ch r istine R. Godek Medal, awarded for exemplary investigative work with the Bu reau of Fire Investigation.

He received the honor for work connected to a fire in a Liberty Avenue apartment building in Richmond Hill on July 23, 2011.

Firefighters had to rescue a trapped family just after 2:30 a.m. after someone kicked in their door and started the fire.

Through both forensic techniques and the cultivation of sources and witnesses, McHale identified two people who had been involved in a street dispute shortly before the fire was set, and the make and model of the car that one drove.

Both suspects were arrested after surveillance at their homes was sewt up, the second one weeks later after he had left the country and returned.

A Queens grand jury handed up indictments for charges that included attempted mu rder, a rson a nd reck less endangerment.

The department last month praised McHale for his diligence securing the arrest and indictment of the suspects.

“Throughout the course of this investigation, Fire Marshal McHale — committed to excellence — demonstrated the resourcefulness and skill found only in the most knowledgeable investigators.” Q

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Hollywood stars come from all points on the globe, sometimes even from your own backyard. Such is the case with James Bond girl Barbara Bach.

Barbara Ann Bach was the daughter of Howard and Marjorie Goldbach. She was born on Aug. 27, 1947 in Queens. The family lived on a 145-acre temporary vet- Barbara Bach (Goldbach), center, in the Senior erans’ housing tract off Northern Boule- Glee Club getting ready to entertain at the Christvard, at 32-23 71 St. in East Elmhurst. mas 1963 assembly at Dominican Commercial The city rented these units for as low as High School in Jamaica. $15 a month. in love and were married in 1968.

In 1952 it was announced that the vetTheir marriage bore two children but they erans housing program was ending. In 1953, Howard, a New York City patrolman, and his divorced in 1978, a year after Bach appeared family moved east to a brand-new model in the Bond film “The Spy Who Loved Me.” home at 257-08 145 Ave in Rosedale. Four She met former Beatle Ringo Starr while making another movie in 1980. They were more children came along after Barbara.

Marjorie raised their children in the married in 1981 and are still together to this Roman Catholic faith, and Barbara graduat- day. Bach made no more movies after her ed from the all-girls Dominican Commercial second marriage, though she posed for PlayHigh School in Jamaica in 1964. She was boy in 1977, 1981, 1985 and 2008.

She’s one in a million: a Queens girl already modeling at the age of 16 while still in high school. On a modeling trip to Italy in whose dream came true when she actually Q 1966 she met Augusto Gregorini. They fell married a Beatle .

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On June 23, the Steps Ahead dancers from Ozone Park graced the stage at Queensborough Community College for their annual dance recital “DanceScape.”

Once again the show was a huge success.

The amazing dancers showcased their well-crafted talents that could only be taught by the amazing staff at Steps Ahead Dance Studio, a staff that is both knowledgeable and nurturing. From the opening number “Bom Bom” to the closing “Feel Again,” Steps Ahead Dance Studio once again showed that they have what it takes to be leaders in the dance community.

One highlight of the show was the Steps Ahead Dance Competition teams performing their spectacular award-winning numbers, reinforcing why they are headed to Mar yland to compete in Star Power’s National Dance Competition in July.

Another highlight of any SADS recital is the nursery students. These adorable tiny dancers not only stole the show, but are also a true testament to how dedicated and talented our teachers are.

However, the major highlight of the show was a production number entitled “Feel Again.” During this number, students and teachers wore a cause ribbon of their choosing that was near and dear to their hearts.

The inspirational number not only entertained, it made people aware of all the issues that we face in today’s world. This is just another indication of how the SADS dancers are well rounded performers who have poise, discipline, physical strength and confidence.

The show’s finale is when SADS introduces their audience to the teachers and staff, and recognizes all students who have been accepted to performing arts schools. This year was no exception. Some of the SADS dancers and staff this year have been accepted to the following schools: LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts; Frank Sinatra School of the Arts; Mark Twain School for the Gifted and Talented; Long Island University (Dance Major); Marymount Manhattan College (Musical Theater Major); and Adelphi University (Dance Major). The show then ended with all of the Steps Ahead dancers, staff, and teachers on stage performing together this year to the song “Good Time.”

As the curtain closed on another amazing year, the Steps Ahead family is already hard at work planning another great dance season. For more information contact Steps Ahead Dance Studio, 90-55 Desarc Road, Ozone Park, 1 (718) 641-2005, or visit us on Q the web at stepsaheaddance.net.

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case) come while standing around the grill.

Mike McRae (Chronicle reporter Tess McRae’s father) is a Queens Village resident who prides himself on his grill knowledge. Grilling is not just about a pack of Coors (though he does have a unique beer trick) to him.

He means business.

“You have to TLC your barbecue. You have to stand around and watch it, otherwise it will burn,” he said. “Some people will laugh, but you can’t walk away. If you choose to be the grill guy or girl, that’s your job. You can talk afterwards.”

My second insider is Werner Lehner.

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Grill master tips and recipes from our office to your kitchen

I’m not a grill master.

The last barbecue I attended my friend advertised as ribs and salads, but turned into overcooked burgers and Coors Light.

So instead of drawing from my shallow puddle of knowledge, fresh off the Fourth of July holiday, I went out in our fine borough to get tips from grill aficionados on how to cook meat, as well as rounded up recipes from others here at the Chronicle office for the best side dishes.

I wanted to talk to people I knew who knew their stuff.

After all, barbecue is a family-and-friend affair, where the best tips usually (but not always in my

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City, Sundays, July 14, Aug. 11, 11 a.m., Sunday, Sept.

8 5:30 p.m. Call the Yoga Room at (718) 274-0255.

“Bridging the Gap”—Long Island City Artists will be on display at Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., through Sunday, July 14. Gallery hours are Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. $5, members, students and Long Island City artists free. Visit flushingtownhall.org.

Watercolor classes at the National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy., Douglaston. All techniques, beginners to advanced. Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $25 per session. Call (718) 969-1128.

AUDITION Theatre Time Productions in Bayside seeks cast for Agatha Christie’s “A Murder Is Announced.”

Julia Simmons: 20s-30s (lead role), Dora Bunner: 40s-60s (lead role); Patrick Simmons: 20s-30s (lead role); Phillipa Haymes: 20s-30s (supporting role); Mrs. Swettenham: 40s-60s (supporting role); Edmund Swettenham: 20s-30s (supporting role); Rudi Scherz/Sergeant Mellors: any age (two small roles, one actor). Performances are last two weekends in September. Call for an audition, (347) 358-8102.

THEATRE

Coed mixed-level line dancing for adults, Cambria Heights Community Church, 116-02 220 St., Saturdays, July 20, Aug. 3, 17, Sept. 7, 21, 9:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. $10 per session. Call (646) 2290242.

Drama workshop with Scott Klavan at Central Queens YM and YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills, Thursdays, July 18 and Aug. 15, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $10, $8 members. Call (718) 268-5011.

Jamaica Drum Jam performs “Unleash Your Groove” on Saturday, July 13 at Queens Library—Central Libary, Jamaica.

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The Golden Dragon Acrobats special pre-season event, July 17-28, Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations South, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $28.95, family 4-pack $99. Wednesday-Saturday, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m.

Contact: Katha Cato, kathacato@gmail.com, (718) 429-2579, queensworldfilmfestival.com.

The Queens Players, “Macbeth,” July 11-27, Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m. Sundays, 7 p.m., The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $18. secrettheatre.com, (718) 392-0722.

Queens Symphony Orchestra performs: Tuesday, July 30, Verdi selections, St. Johns University, 8000 Utopia Pkwy., Flushing; and Sunday, Aug. 4, a followup performance at the Forest Park Bandshell. All concerts are free. Visit queenssymphony.org.

Maggie’s Little Theater, Fiddler on the Roof, July 13, 19 and 20, 8 p.m., July 14 and 21, 2:30 p.m.; St. Margaret’s Parish Hall, 79th Place between Metropolitan Avenue and Juniper Valley Road. (917) 579-5389, maggieslittletheater.org/tickets. $18, $15 seniors, $12 children 11 and under.

“The Tempest” by Shakespeare, Hip to Hip Theater Company, Sunday, July 28, 8 p.m., Cunningham Park, 196 Street and Union Turnpike, Flushing. Free.

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The work of Jennifer Connelly, Johnny Depp, Slawomir Idziak, Eiko Ishioka, Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze, Ang Lee, Walter Murch, Jeannine Oppewall, Theadora Van Runkle and Julie Weiss, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., through Nov. 10.

“Devil Hunter,” Thursday, July 11, 10:30 p.m., Laughing Devil Comedy Club, 47-38 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. $5. Contact: Daniel Reynolds, devilscience@gmail.com, (407) 276-6724, dst3k. com. For adults 21+.

“Operation Thunderbolt,” about Israeli recovery of hostages in Entebbe, Uganda; Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd., Sunday, July 21, 2:30 p.m. $5 includes coffee and cake. Call (718) 459-1000.

Queens World Film Festival free summer screenings, July 20-Aug. 3, Saturdays and Sundays, 78th Street Plaza at 34th Avenue, Jackson Heights.

MUSIC

Jamaica Drum Jam, “Unleash Your Groove,” Saturday, July 13, 2 p.m., Queens Library—Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica. Contact Julie Sriken, julie@jamaicadrumjam.org, (917) 608-6805, jamaicadrumjam.org.

Villalobos Brothers redefining Latin music, Queens Library at Jackson Heights, 35-51 81 St., Saturday, July 13, 2 and 4 p.m.

NWC concert, Thursday, July 18, 7-9 p.m., Broadway Park at 59th Street, Woodside.

Our Lady of the Angelus, flea market every Sunday in the soccer field at 98-05 63 Dr., Rego Park, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Call (718) 897-4444.

St. Raphael’s Church, 35-20 Greenpoint Ave., Long Island City, outdoor flea market, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Sunday, July 14. Call (718) 729-8957.

Outdoor night market, Wednesday, July 17, 6-10 p.m., Bohemian Hall, 29-19 24 Ave., Astoria. Contact: Astoria Market, info@astoriamarket.com, (718) 274-4925, astoriamarket.com. Free.

Ridgewood Market, art, vintage and handmade items, food, Saturday, July 27, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Greater Ridgewood Youth Council, 59-03 Summerfield St. Contact: Sarah Feldman, contact@ridgewoodmarket. com, (718) 456-KIDS (5437), ridgewoodmarket.com.

HEALTH Astoria health fair and farmer’s market, Wednesday, July 17, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 14th Street through 31st Avenue on 31st Road.

Irish concert, Thursday, July 26, Windmuller Park, 7-9 p.m., 52nd Street and 39th Drive, Woodside/Sunnyside.

Queens Community House’s Pomonok Community Farmer’s Market opens Friday, July 12, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., through November, 67-09 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Call Amy Tam-Liao (718) 591-6060.

La Piccola Opera, Carmen (abridged), Queens Library at Forest Hills, 108-19 71 Ave., Saturday, July 20, 2 and 4 p.m.

MEETINGS

Music events at Cunningham Park, 196 street and Union Turnpike, Flushing: New York Philharmonic, Thursday, July 11, 8 p.m.; and Mitch Kahn celebrates the American songbook, Thursday, July 18, 7:30 p.m. Both free. Friendsof cunninghampark.org.

AARP Chapter 2889 meets on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at noon at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 69-60 Grand Ave., Maspeth.

Howard Beach Metal Detecting Club, VFW Hall, 102-17 160 Ave., Howard Beach, Thursday, July 18, 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Contact: Keith, keithprez12@aol.com, (917) 599-6674.

FLEA MARKETS

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Richmond Hill flea market is held on Sundays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 117-09 Hillside Ave. Call (347) 709-7661 or visit richmondhillfleamarket.com.

Free hour-long yoga classes at: Astoria Park, 21 Hoyt Ave. N, Saturdays, July 20 and Aug. 24, 10 a.m.; Gantry Plaza State Park, 4-09 47 Rd., Long Island

Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston, hosts: Star Safari astronomy adventure, Saturday, July 20, 8-10 p.m. Adults and children ages 7-12. $16, $7 children. Astronomer Mark Freilich discusses the stars while star gazing. Scientifically Speaking: Fruit and flower dissection, Saturday, July 27, 1-3 p.m., adults and children 9-12. $24. An introduction to the study of life and plants, concentrating on flowering plants.

Preregistration required for all programs. Call (718) 229-4000 or visit alleypond.com.

Instructors from Flotilla 12-01 of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, “America’s Volunteer Guardians,” About Boating Safety class, Fort Totten, Bayside, Sunday, July 21, 8:30 a.m. $65. Call Mike Kaff (917) 952-7014 or Ralph Traub (347) 3365866, 12-01@verizon.net.

FOR KIDS Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston, hosts: Animal Care Trainee, Saturday, July 13, Sunday, July 21, 10 a.m. to noon, ages 8-12. $21. Children will have hands-on experiences and learn all about the needs of the APEC’s animals. Storytime Safari — Fish Fun, Saturday, July 13, 1:30-3 p.m., ages 3-7. $18. Listen to a story about Fish Fun followed by craft/activity time. Snack, meet animals and take a trail walk. Adventure Hour — Fish, Sunday, July 14, 1:30-2:45 p.m., ages 18-36 months. $16 per child (parent included). Socialize and learn about fish, live animals, art projects, outdoor play, trail walks and music. Young Chefs — Strawberry Banana Bonanza, Saturday, July 20, 10:30 a.m.noon, ages 8-12. $24. Prepare “strawberry banana snakes” and healthy fresh fruit smoothies. Fun in the Sand, Saturday, July 27, 1:30-3 p.m., ages 5-7. $18. Children play in a sand table, create colored sand pictures, meet sand-dwelling animals and have a snack. Young Discoverers Club — Radical Rainforest, Saturday, July 27, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., ages 8-12. $24. Meet animals, plants and people of the rainforest, make a rainforest animal and plant a rainforest plant. Preregistration required for all programs. Call (718) 229-4000 or visit alleypond.com.

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You’ll want to dance in Cunningham Park

by Mollie Galchus Chronicle Contributor

Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and the Gershwins may have written their masterpieces decades before rock ‘n’ roll and Motown came along, but to entertainer Mitch Kahn, all are cornerstones of music history in America.

The singer and pianist will perform at Cunningham Park in a concert called “Mitch Kahn Celebrates the American Songbook,” a night of music to showcase songs from the musical construct that encompasses the most popular works penned by twentieth century American composers.

Joined by Elysa Sunshine on bass, Jim Mola on drums, and Rob Taube on guitar, Kahn will offer the audience a wide collection of American classics.

“What we’re going to be doing at the concert is mixing a lot of stuff — that’s why I gave the show a very broad

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title,” Kahn explained. “We’re going to probably start with songs from the ’30s and go right through to the ’90s.”

Last year, Kahn performed songs that had won an Academy Award, but this year he deliberately chose a more general theme to appeal to everyone in the audience.

Although Kahn performs songs made famous by other performers, he does not try to copy the originals.

“Everything we do is our own, our own interpretation, our own version,” Kahn said. “We may include original riffs or intros from the songs, but speaking for myself, I do a lot of material that Sinatra covered but I don’t try to do a Sinatra sound-alike, and that goes for quite a bit of what we do.”

Each member of the four-piece band is a singer, and each member will choose 10 songs to perform at the two-hour show.

Though the ensemble will have a set list, they are flexible and will be ready to respond to the audience’s reception.

“Sometimes people actually get up and dance, so if we’ve got people dancing we might decide spur of the moment to segue into something else,” Kahn said, explaining that the mood of the concert all depends on the specific audience for the day.

“It’s going to be a feel-good evening, and there will be something for everybody — whatever style or genre of music you particularly like. We’ll be covering many Q bases, so we’re out to give everyone a good time.”

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His family opened the German restaurant Zum Stammtisch in Glendale 40 years ago. Two years ago they expanded, opening Stammtisch Pork Store and Imports, a store chock full of steaks, brats and salads (not typical healthy salads, but delicious potato and pasta salads and one cucumber salad using German vinegar).

“Always put bratwursts on a lower flame,” Lehner said, but “I’m not going to tell you my currywurst recipe.” Then he divulges it’s a typical brat recipe mixed with curry and turmeric, finely ground and then double-mixed with a curry and ketchup sauce. *** “Barbecuing is about each individual’s taste,” McRae said.

When getting ready for the grill McRae starts by seasoning the meat overnight.

The next day before the first cut hits the first flame, he trims the fat off the meat to prevent dripping grease from igniting flames and charring the meal.

For ribs, steaks and large cuts he prefers charcoal grills that give meat a smoky taste, while butane is just fine for hot dogs and hamburgers.

His secret with large meat cuts is his tenderizing method.

“I use beer,” he said.

Pick a cheap beer, a Coors or Budweiser, regular not light, and before the meat really starts to cook pour a little beer on it. Then shut the lid.

Let it a cook a little. Then add more beer. Repeat the process about two or three times, turning the meat over between each hoppy splash.

Another tip is with barbecue sauce.

“I cannot emphasize this enough,” McRae said. “Do not put sauce on the meat while it’s cooking.”

“It’s going to burn,” he said. “I guarantee it.”

He uses Sweet Baby Ray’s barbecue sauce. Again he says, it’s up to the individual, but he likes to add water to it to thin it out.

But always baste it after the meat comes off the grill.

“I cannot emphasize that enough.”

Lehner is in agreement with many of McRae’s tips.

“It’s really a personal thing,” Lehner said. “Everyone does it a little differently.”

Barbecue sauce doesn’t belong on the grill, he agreed, but he doesn’t mind his teriyaki sauce getting a bit charred.

“You want to put teriyaki on the grill,” he said. “It gets caramelized.”

His barbecue sauce is all homemade.

“It’s a little of all three: spicy, smoky and sweet,” he said.

He adds brown sugar and molasses for the sweetness and then tosses in bacon and onions.

“You can never have enough onions,” he said. “Then add sauteed and finely chopped bacon.”

Sometimes he combines the ends of kassler, a German cured and smoked pork.

“You can save it because it doesn’t really go bad,” Lehner said.

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Salsa, cornbread, pesto, tequila and more • Salt and black pepper In the bowl of a food processor, blend together first seven ingredients until smooth. With the machine running, gradually add the olive oil. Place mixture into a medium-sized bowl.

Place beef in the bowl with parsley sauce. Toss until well-coated. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours.

Place pan over medium-high heat or preheat a gas or charcoal grill. Thread the skewers starting with a piece of pineapple, then a cube of beef. Grill the skewers for 2 to 3 minutes each side until medium rare or for desired doneness. Season with salt and pepper.

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Now on to some easy side dishes.

LIZ’S CORN BREAD • 1 box Jiffy corn muffin mix • 1 8 oz can creamed corn • 1 egg • 1/3 cup milk Mix corn muffin mix with milk and egg.

Add in creamed corn. Bake in a greased pan for 20 to 25 minutes at 400 degrees.

Liz Rhoades is the managing editor at the Chronicle, focusing on North Queens.

She likes this recipe, which she bakes for her family while on the Jersey coast for vacations, because the creamed corn makes the dish less dry.

TESS’ WATERMELON SALSA • 1 watermelon, chopped • ½ cup of fresh mint • ½ cup of fresh cilantro • 2 jalapeno peppers, minced • The juice and zest of 2 limes • 1 cucumber, peeled and diced Mix all ingredients in a bowl and stir.

Add lime juice and scrape zest on top.

Serve chilled with tortilla chips.

Strawberries, tequila and Jell-O make a great over-21 mix. Watermelon salsa, right puts a sweet spin on a spicy standby.

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Tess McRae, our reporter focusing on Forest Hills, Ridgewood and Middle Village, adapted this recipe from Rachel Ray. “It’s delicious,” the vegetarian, who finds it hard to resist a bimonthly cheeseburger, said.

THE McRAE PESTO KEBABS

Parsley pesto • 2 cups of fresh flat-leaf parsley • 2 cloves garlic, peeled (jarred minced garlic will suffice) • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

• 1 teaspoon crushed chili flakes • 1 teaspoon sugar • 1 ½ teaspoons salt • ½ teaspoon black pepper • ½ cup olive oil

For beef pops • 1 ½ pounds beef fillet, cut into ¾-inch cubes • 1 pineapple, cut into ¾-inch pieces • 20 wooden skewers soaked in water for 3 minutes

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DOMENICK’S SPICY HONEY-GLAZED CHICKEN • 8 skinless, boneless chicken breasts • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil • ½ cup “hot” honey • 1 teaspoon lemon juice • 2 tablespoons soy sauce • salt and pepper Mix honey, soy sauce and lemon juice in bowl. Heat olive oil in a skillet on medium heat and cook chicken until slightly browned. continuedononpage page421 continued

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FOR KIDS Mario the Magician, magic and music, Queens Library at Cambria Heights, 218-13 Linden Blvd., Saturday, July 27, 3 p.m.

Children’s workshop, Cunningham Park, 196 Street and Union Turnpike, Flushing, Sunday, July 28, 7:30 p.m. Free.

SPECIAL EVENTS Putting the Kidz into Action fundraiser, Saturday, July 13, 7-midnight, 73-13 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village. Contact: Greg Vasicek, greg@play4autism.org, (718) 894-3400, play4autism.org.

Free, 21 and over.

Open sew at “The Castle,” Saturday, July 13, 1-4 p.m., Bayside Historical Society, 208 Totten Ave. Contact: Susan or Alison, info@baysidehistorical. org, (718) 352-1548. $12, $10 Meetup members with advance RSVP, $8 BHS members.

Pet advocacy day, Forest Park Bandshell parking lot, Saturday, July 13, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. License your dog, $8.50 with vet certificate of spay or neuter, $34 without.

Comics share experiences as former teachers, Sunday, July 14 at 8 p.m., the Laughing Devil Comedy Club, 47-38 Vernon Blvd., contact@laughingdevil. com, (347) 913-3845. $10.

An evening with former NY Yankee Roy White, Monday, July 15, 7 p.m., La Bella Vita, 106-09 Rockaway Blvd., Ozone Park. $50. Call (718) 835-6161.

Oakland Little Neck Jewsh Center, 49-10 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck hosts: Shabbat lunch and learn, Saturday, July 13, 11:30 a.m.; monthly Shabbat morning experience, Saturday, July 27, 9 a.m., breakfast and a Torah discussion.; Tot Shabbat, Saturday, July 27, 10:45 a.m., Shabbat service for 3-6 year olds.; Tisha B’Av, Monday, Tuesday, July 15, 16, 8 p.m.

NY Surf Week, July 17-21 at National Blvd. Beach in Long Beach. Surf and skateboard competition, art show, movie premiere and concerts. nysea. com/nysurfweek.

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Screening of “Hands of Steek,” at Devil Science theatre, an interactive event where the audience plays drinking games and makes fun of terrible movies, Thursday, July 18, 10:30 p.m., Laughing Devil Comedy Club, 47-38 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. Call Daniel Reynolds (407) 276-6724, devilscience@gmail.com. $5.

Municipal Art Society sponsors a walk with Jack Eichenbaum: Flushing’s Chinatown, Saturday, July 20, 4-6 p.m. A destination and commercial center to rival its Manhattan antecedent. Taiwanese at its core, host to a variety of Chinese groups. See office buildings, hotels, condos, specialty shops, cultural institutions and malls. Restaurant tips distributed. $20; $15 MAS members. Registration required: mas. org. Information: (212) 935-3960.

35th annual Thunderbird American Indian Mid-Summer Pow-Wow, Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park, Friday-Sunday, July 26-28. Friday, 6-10 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Adults

— $5, all weekend pass $15; children 12 and under, $5, all weekend pass, $7. Contact: (718) 347-3276, queensfarm.org, info@queensfarm.org.

Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association, 84-20 Jamaica Ave., hosts a free poetry workshop every third Tuesday, until Monday, Dec. 16. Email cabbz@aol.com.

Afternoon Composting: Weekly Food Waste Drop-Off at the Broadway Library, 40-20 Broadway in Long Island City on Saturdays at 1 p.m. Call (718) 721-2462.

Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd., hosts a singles social and dance for singles over 45 from 2-6 p.m. on Sundays, July 21 and Aug. 18. $10. Call (718) 897-6255.

Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston, hosts: (Knot Only) Knitting Circle, Mondays, July 15, 29 August, 12, 26, September 9, 23, 6-8 p.m. Adults. $5 per session. All knitters, crocheters or crafters welcome.

For adults who know how to knit. Call (718) 2294000 ext. 214 or visit alleypond.com.

North Flushing pool Club, August 31, 141st Street on 32nd Avenue, 1:30-4 p.m.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES Six-session series of coed line dancing, starts Tuesday, July 23, Robert Couche Adult Center, 13757 Farmers Blvd., Jamaica, 1:40-2:50 p.m., $20, (718) 978-8352.

55+ singles social, Wednesday, July 17, 7-8:30 p.m., Central Queens YM and YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills. $5, free for members. Contact: (718) 268-5011 ext. 160, olderadults@cqy.org.

The Selfhelp Clearview Senior Center, 208-11 26 Ave., Bayside, hosts: Qi Gong, Mondays at 10:45 a.m.; topical club, Mondays through Fridays at 12:30 p.m.; Wii time, Mondays and Thursdays at 12:45 p.m.; Music with Dee, Mondays at 1 p.m.; beginner’s drawing, Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m.; aerobics, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 a.m.; drawing and painting, Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.; yoga, Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.; bingo, Wednesdays at 12:45 p.m.; tai chi, Wednesdays at 2 p.m.; dance fitness and “You Be the Judge,” Fridays at 10:45 a.m. Plus music appreciation, current events discussions, card playing and more. Call (718) 224-7888.

Jamaica Service Program for Older Adults, 92-47 165 St., details its safety program about rent, Medicaid and food stamps. Call for an appointment at (718) 657-6500. Free.

The Ridgewood Older Adult Center, 59-14 70 Ave., hour-long classes: jewelry making, Mondays at 10:30 a.m.; Richard Simmons exercise, Mondays and Thursdays at 10:30; free computer classes, Mondays at 12:30 p.m.; Eldercise, Tuesdays at 10 a.m.; massage therapy, Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.; manicures, Thursdays at 12:30 p.m.; yoga, Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Movies every Monday, Tuesday and Friday at 1:15 p.m. MetroCard van, 4th Thursday of month. Call Karen (718) 456-2000.

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Sprinkle salt and pepper. Pour honey mixture over chicken and continue to cook until chicken is no longer pink and sauce has thickened.

Domenick Rafter, our Howard Beach and Ozone Park Editor, realizes that chicken isn’t a traditional side dish, but prefers more meat to greens.

LISA’S STRAWBERRY JELL-O SHOTS

• 25-30 strawberries • 1 box strawberry Jell-O • 8 ounces tequila • 6 ounces Cointreau • Salt for garnish Cut the bottoms of the strawberries flat to get them to stand upright. Make sure you do not cut off so much that there is a hole at the bottom. Use a huller or apple corer to empty out the strawberry.

Use a towel to pat the outside of the strawberries dry.

Margarita mix Boil 1 cup of hot water in a saucepan, add Jell-O powder and whisk until powder is completely dissolved, about 2 minutes. Set aside. Measure out ¼ cup of cold water and set aside.

Combine tequila and Cointreau in

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SQ page 48 NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND FOR TAXES Having made lawful demand for the payment of taxes due me as Tax Collector of the Town of Sharon, Connecticut, and payment having been neglected and refused, I WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION the following properties to satisfy taxes due thereon as of April 30, 2013: 1. Douglas Road, Sharon, CT. Property assessed from October 1, 2005 through October 1, 2011, presently in the name of APRIL LI QINQIN to satisfy taxes, interest and other charges in the amount of $522.86, on property descdbed as Douglas Road, property unique ID number 00108600, as more fully described in the Sharon Land Records, Volume 175 at Page 130.

Said sale will take place in the Meeting Room of the Sharon Town Hall, located at 63 Main Street, Sharon, Connecticut on Thursday, August 15, 2013, beginning at 11:00 a.m.

NONE OF THE PROPERTIES BEING SOLD IS GUARANTEED BUILDABLE UNDER CURRENT ZONING REGULATIONS. ALL PROPERTIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS, COVENANTS, AND APPURTENANCES AS OF RECORD. The town of Sharon makes no representation concerning the suitability or character of any property. All properties are subject to taxes, interest, fees and other charges authorized by law accruing subsequent to the date or this notice. Such will be added to the amounts indicated above as due and owing.

TERMS OF SALE: This is a public auction and property will be sold to the highest bidder on each individual property. All interested bidders must preregister and have a $1,000.00 deposit in cash, bank or certified check or money order payable to the Tax Collector of the Town of Sharon on the day of the sale. Bid registration will begin at 10:30 a.m. on August 15, 2013.

The balance of the purchase price is due by 4:00 p.m. Thursday, August 29, 2013, or the purchaser shall forfeit the deposit and the right to purchase the property.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: TICKLE THE DRAGON LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/24/2013. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to C/O UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC., 7014 13TH AVENUE, SUITE 202, BROOKLYN, NY 11228.

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Transit retiree gives his home a makeover, thanks to Housing Rehabilitation Assistance be finished. Formerly a bit drab, it now features new granite countertops and complementary floor tiles in soft, eye-pleasing earthtones, rich real-wood cabinets, a ceramic brick backsplash and wall treatment, a gleaming stainless steel stove, new lighting, energy-efficient windows and a new door.

“I love these cabinets; they still smell like wood,” Soto said as he made himself dinner one recent night. “These are not the cabinets you buy in your local Home Depot.

And the ceramic brick is beautiful; it’s a beautiful selection.”

It’s not just the parts you see that have been upgraded, though.

The HRA-approved crew removed and replaced all the walls, the floor, the joists below it and the ceiling.

Because the home had settled over the years, when they replaced the rafters they also had to raise the floor. To make up for the difference, they then lifted the ceiling a little, allowing those new wood cabinets to fit as well as they do. Since the kitchen juts out of the rear of the house, and none of the secondfloor rooms are above it, they were able to make the adjustments without causing any other issues.

That’s how it is with the contractors HRA suppor ts — they respond to whatever unique needs a client has.

The only thing Soto decided to change after the kitchen was done was the color of the door, so he was repainting that when he received a visitor recently. Soto just couldn’t resist getting in on the work somehow. “I love projects,” he said.

In the foyer, which looks out over the hilly street, the crew removed the old ceiling, walls and front windows. They replaced any beams that had rotted because of the

Soto’s HRA-approved contractors replaced inefficient windows in the foyer with a beautiful new bay window, adding tremendously to his home’s curb appeal.

Soto enjoys his cozy new kitchen, but decided to repaint the door.

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Rich wood cabinets, granite countertops and ceramic brick make Tito Soto’s kitchen more inviting than it’s ever been. leak and put in a beautiful new bay window that gives the home’s curb appeal a major boost.

Since there’s nothing like a first impression, that window alone will have a big impact on prospective buyers.

“It’s a tremendous, tremendous difference,” he said. “Without a doubt, just seeing it adds value to the house.”

Like many HRA clients, Soto found out about the program through a card that came in the mail. Deciding it was worth checking out, he called and met with HRA representatives, who explained how the program works.

“T hey were ver y amiable,”

he said. “They make you feel comfortable, because it is a big investment.”

He received financial assistance for the window treatments and help with getting the loan that covered most of the project, and has remained in touch with his HRA representative as the work continues.

“I would recommend them to anybody,” Soto said.

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

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HRA-approved contractors are done to the homeowner’s satisfaction.”

Soto cer tainly is. “I’m quite pleased with the work and would definitely recommend them to anybody interested in spending a little money to fix up their house,” he said.

Soto’s home, built in 1920 in a hilly section of the Bronx, provides a perfect example of how utilizing HRA can help the homeowner.

Though solid overall, it had a roof that leaked for years, a drafty foyer, some bad floor joists and a small kitchen that needed a modern makeover.

It wasn’t that Soto wanted to upgrade the home he’s lived in for 27 years just for himself. With his daughter and his grandchildren having moved out for a place in the suburbs a few years ago, he’s decided it’s getting near time to sell. So he needed more curb appeal and a more inviting interior, one where the kitchen and foyer matched the quality of other rooms he remodeled himself over the years.

He will miss his home, but Soto has been retired for nearly 23 years and says it’s time to move to an apartment where someone else can take care of the maintenance.

“I’m fixing it up for the next owner,” he said. “It’s cozy and I love it, and if it wasn’t for the snow and the grass and everything else, I’d stay here. But I don’t need a house.

It’s just me; the kids are gone, and it’s time to move on.”

Until he does sell, Soto’s enjoying a new level of comfort and style provided by those HRAapproved workers he’s so glad to be employing.

The first thing they did was replace the roof, taking care of the leaks. On the inside, the kitchen was the first part of the project to

Tito Soto likes to see people working, especially in these difficult times. So when he decided it was time to do major renovations on his house — more than he could do himself, though he’s always working on some project or another — he was glad to hire the crew of construction workers that has been doing the job.

“They’re hardworking guys, very hardworking guys,” said Soto, who learned something about hard work during his 32 years as an electrician for the MTA. “I’m happy to be putting people to work with the way the economy is. I told them every day, ‘I’m glad to see you guys working.’”

Soto didn’t select the crew all on his own, however. The company was prescreened for him by the group that helped make the entire project — and the jobs it created — possible: Housing Rehabilitation Assistance.

HRA is the organization that’s helping homeowners all over the city and on Long Island do the home renovations of their dreams, by not just screening for the best contractors but working with banks to get the loans for major projects, finding extra financial assistance for clients who qualify, explaining the tax breaks that come with energy-efficient door and window treatments and new insulation — and ensuring that the job is always done right by holding contractors’ payments in escrow until clients certify that they’re absolutely satisfied.

“The services offered by the HRA extend beyond just financial assistance for home improvement projects,” an administrator with the program explains. “We have implemented numerous processes to ensure that projects completed by

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Last year Mets general manager Sandy Alderson quipped, “A city of 800,000 people outvoted that of 8,000,000,” after the Giants’ Pablo Sandoval beat out David Wright to be the National League’s starting third baseman in the 2012 All-Star Game.

The stakes were certainly higher for the Mets, Wright, and yes, even Major League Baseball this year, since the 2013 All-Star Game will be played at Citi Field on Tuesday.

David has been MLB’s All-Star Game ambassador ever since it was announced that baseball’s midsummer classic would be played in Flushing this year. It would have been embarrassing for all parties if Wright had not been voted the NL’s starting third baseman this time.

Wright’s failure to win the popular vote last year certainly led to a more organized “get out the vote” drive that would have made the late mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley, proud.

A member of the Mets marketing department contacted an older woman-younger man social hookup site, CougarLife.com, to assist in the team’s efforts to get David selected since he has long been a favorite of this demographic.

Sure, the Mets took some ridicule for this offbeat approach (though not from me) but the end result is that it made more people aware of the All-Star Game voting process, helping Wright.

Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton, co-hosts of WFAN and MSG Network’s very popular morning drive program, “Boomer & Carton,” spent a number of shows imploring listeners to vote early and often for David and even hired some attractive models to punch ballots for him in the station’s SoHo studios.

The Yankees are in the midst of their annual high profile community outreach, Helping Others Persevere & Excel. Started five years ago by the team’s media relations director Jason Zillo, HOPE Week recognizes individuals who give a lot of their time and energy to those less fortunate without seeking any glory in return.

This past Monday the Yankees recognized the achievements of former Benjamin Cardozo High School physical education teacher Joe Featherston, whose work with the Special Olympics in 1996 led him to want to help other children with disabilities in his community of Rockaway Park. Featherston started a weekly recreation program at the St. Camillus-St.Virgilius Parish. Superstorm Sandy severely damaged the parish’s gymnasium but the neighboring St. Rose of Lima School graciously offered its facilities in the meantime. The St. Camillus gym is expected to reopen in September.

Mets catching legend Mike Piazza will take his first ever at-bat at Citi Field this Sunday afternoon in the Taco Bell Celebrity All-Star Q Softball Game.

Steven Pacchiano honored by LIBOR Steven Pacchiano, associate broker from and an honest, no-nonsense approach.

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Pacchiano has been a realtor for almost a referrals and repeat clients.”

Pacchiano being a very unique broker with decade and works for Connexion I Real Estate in Howard Beach, which has been a fresh approach is now listed as one of the serving Howard Beach and the rest of Top 20 Under 40 Rising Stars in Real Estate.

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