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Driven by the coronavirus crisis, on top of already-declining enrollment, four Catholic schools in Queens, including Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy in Howard Beach, above, are being closed for good.

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Clock ticking for renters, Congress Tenants, landlords and officials hope for action before moratorium ends

by Michael Gannon Editor

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ens of thousands of people in theory could be facing eviction proceedings beginning in August as courts continue to open up and a state-imposed moratorium on evictions expires on Aug. 20.

And all eyes now are on the U.S. Senate, which will be returning from its July 4 recess on Monday. By the end of the month the chamber is expected to take up another federal stimulus relief package, following the House-approved Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions or HEROES Act, which contains financial relief for tenants and landlords.

Elected officials and advocates for renters and property owners told the Chronicle this week that Congress is the best hope for keeping tenants in their homes while helping landlords keep current on their mortgages and other bills.

But on Monday afternoon Gov. Cuomo announced a COVID Rent Relief Program which should be at least a stopgap measure until the Senate acts.

“Since day one we made it clear that no New Yorkers should be thrown on the streets because of hardships caused by this pandemic,” Cuomo said. “It’s critically important that people are able to stay safely in their homes as we progress through our data-driven, phased reopening, and the COVID Rent Relief Pro-

gram reinforces that commitment with direct assistance to those in the greatest need.”

Eligible low-income households can benefit from a one-time rental subsidy that is paid directly to landlords and other housing providers. Tenants are not required to repay the money. Information on applying for the assistance is available online at hcr.ny.gov/RRP. Under the existing state eviction moratorium, landlords cannot evict renters who have been unable to pay rent because of COVID19-related economic hardship. It does not cancel rent, and the landlords will eventually be able to recoup what is owed.

Sateesh Nori, attorney in charge for the Queens neighborhood office of The Legal Aid Society, said he is anticipating a flood of eviction proceedings to begin as the moratorium expires. But he said that is not even the first danger.

“Eviction cases that were started before COVID restrictions in March can be continued after Aug. 5,” Nori said in a telephone interview. “What’s up in the air with that is if marshals can start showing up on Aug. 6 or if they will have to serve a tenant and then give them the traditional 14 days.”

He said the society also is getting between 20 and 30 calls per day from renters who are fearful for the future without a moratorium.

The uncertainty, he said, is the most trouble-

Advocates are saying only Congress can provide the clarity — and the funding — to avert a mass eviction of renters who have been unable to pay their bills. PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON some aspect.

“It’s like the two-minute warning in a football game,” he said. “Right now we’re on a pause. Something is going to happen very soon, but we don’t know what.”

Nori also said congressional action is needed

to prevent a massive increase in homlessness across the country.

“There are 40 million renters in this country,” he said. Nori added that mass numbers of evictions would greatly increase the possibility of COVID-19 exposure among residents, movers, maintenance personnel and others.

“When does [COVID] end?” he asked.

Richard St. Paul, executive director of the New York City Small Homeowners Association, said his members — with mortgages to pay — also would like Congress to act quickly.

Just as some tenants can’t afford to pay their rent at the moment, many small landlords who depend on the payments to make a living and to pay the mortgages on their buildings are, by extension, losing income.

St. Paul also said it is vital for Washington to act before the state’s mandated mortgage forbearance regulations expire.

“What we need [in a federal bill] is money that will help landlords,” St. Paul said. “The first bailout had PPP — the Payroll Protection Plan.

We need an RPP, a rent protection program.”

St. Paul said he would like to see a program that would provide the money directly to the renters who then pay it directly to the landlords, who can then pay their creditors and vendors.

“A lot of small landlords don’t have employees, so they weren’t eligible for PPP,” he said. continued on page 12

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Four Catholic schools shuttered COVID-related financial strain shutters the diocesan academies

by Max Parrott

lies find a school for next year. Many of them have been able to transfer to St. Helen CathoThe Diocese of Brooklyn announced last lic School in northern Howard Beach.

“I want the community to know that we Thursday that four Catholic schools in didn’t sit back and let it happen. We fought Queens are permanently closing.

The diocese blamed the economic effects u ntil the moment that they made the of the COVID-19 pandemic on enrollment announcement,” Inserillo said.

D or e e n D e C a nd ia , ch a i r wom a n of for making it impossible for them to reopen.

The trend is not a new phenomenon. Demo- OLG CA f u nd raisi ng, whom I n ser illo graphic shifts have also led to dwindling described as the “breath in the lungs of the enrollment at many of the borough’s Catholic school,” said she was devastated by the closure. schools for years.

“For 18 years, I worked to raise funds to The schools include Our Lady’s Catholic Academy in South Ozone Park, Our Lady of maintain the viability of OLGCA and to Grace Catholic Academy in Howard Beach, improve the academic status of the school. In Holy Trinity Catholic Academy in Whitestone fact, I had secured multiple benefactors to help us implement and St. Mel’s Catholic new programs for the Academy in upcom i ng school Whitestone. e fought until the year,” wrote DeCan“This is an incredidia in a statement. bly sad day for our moment that they made “OLGCA’s closing is Catholic community especially hea r tto have to close these the announcement.” breaking since the schools, but the dev— OLGCA pre-K teacher Phyllis Inserillo diocese pledged to astation caused by the keep us open in Febcoronavirus pandemic is insurmountable. The difficult decisions ruary and offered assistance to help us grow. come after the intense analysis of the financial Then, the pandemic occurred, and that prompicture of each academy,” said Thomas Chad- ise seems to have been forgotten.”

“I’m saddened for the parents, the students zutko, superintendent of schools.

Together the shuttering schools have seen and the school administrators. This is not a a decline of enrollment over the last five positive step for the community,” said state years, but the pandemic served as the last Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), straw. The diocese said registration totals for whose district encompasses Our Lady of the upcoming school year were down signifi- Grace.

“In my time as state senator alone, the cantly, as a result of widespread unemployment. The Queens schools, together with two number of private Catholic school closures more closures in Brooklyn, have an outstand- has been growing at an alarming rate. My ing $630,000 in tuition bills for the past concern now shifts, now that we’ve confirmed OLGCA is closing — what is the fate school year.

Phyllis Inserillo, a pre-K teacher at of that building? How does that building conOLGCA, told the Chronicle that she’s wor- tinue to ser ve the com mu nit y? ” said ried about the timing of the closure on the Addabbo.

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Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy in Howard Beach was one of four religious schools that PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN were announced to close in the fall. grant for each child from a closed school enrolling and attending another Catholic elementary academy or school in Brooklyn or Queens this fall through the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Trust.

Despite the closures, the Diocese of Brooklyn insisted that other parts of its education system remain resilient.

“Our smaller and caring community of schools has many advantages as witnessed by how quickly we adapted to remote learning this spring. In grades K-8, we were nearly one to one, students to devices with data plans, an incredible feat which allowed for distance learning success in our schools,” Chadzutko said.

City Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) issued a statement lamenting the closure of two Catholic academies that fall within his district.

“I am saddened to learn the news that both Holy Trinity Catholic Academy and St. Mel’s Catholic Academy will permanently close this summer due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 crisis. I am concerned to see educational options reduced during such challenging times for our borough and our city, which already suffered from overcrowded schools,” Vallone said.

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Khaleel Anderson comes out on top Young progressive leads AD 31 after absentee count

by Max Parrott Associate Editor

By the end of the absentee vote count on Tuesday at Queens Borough Hall, Khaleel Anderson had secured his place at the top of the heap in the 31st Assembly District.

Anderson, a Far Rockaway activist, ended up with 3,527 votes in the six-candidate Democratic primary race, above District Leader Richard David, who had 2,738.

Anderson’s apparent win in the district, which

stretches over Ozone Park, Rosedale and parts of the eastern Rockaways, would make him the state’s youngest assemblymember at 24 years old. The next step is for the Board of Elections to certify the results. The general election is Nov. 3.

He ran on a progressive platform calling for universal healthcare, a just-cause eviction law and the need to engage young people in the district. To help with his campaign, Anderson enlisted two black Guyanese women from Rosedale and Far Rockaway, respectively, as

his co-chairs.

Four other candidates came in behind the two frontrunners in the race to replace exAssemblywoman Michele Titus, who vacated her seat in January after being elected to serve as a Civil Court judge.

According to preliminary absentee data in Queens, courtesy of a breakdown from the New Reformers, Assembly District 31 had the highest ballot rejection rate of any in Queens with 36.35 Q percent of ballots getting thrown out.

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Neir’s reopens, but faces steep climb

by Max Parrott Associate Editor

It would have been a surprise to Loycent Gordon, owner of the historical Neir’s Tavern in Woodhaven, that when his landlord threatened an impossible rent increase in January, the worst was yet to come.

In response to Neir’s near-closing in January, Mayor de Blasio stepped in and helped broker a deal with the landlord to ensure that the bar will stay open at least another five years.

Three months later when the city locked down, there was no deus-ex-machina solution to save the bar, which celebrated its 190th anniversary in October. When it shut its doors in March to protect its customers and employees from COVID, it seemed to many like it might not open back up.

But with the help of the community, Gordon persevered to revive New York City’s oldest bar – at first doing takeout and delivery and then transitioning to outdoor seating at the outset of Phase 2. The hardpressed owner has found some scrappy solutions, but said that nothing will be sustainable until the city allows for indoor dining.

“We missed the opportunity to have indoor dining, which was a huge blow to finding sustainability. So now we’re just adapting, and restructuring again,” he said.

Outdoor dining has become Gordon’s main driver of business, weather depending. So he’s been trying to maximize that income stream, with some tent-covered picnic tables

in the adjacent street.

When the bar shut down for two weeks, and he could only afford to keep two employees on staff, he hosted a Gofundme as a stopgap before the rest of his staff received their benefits. Though he eventually created a takeout service, Gordon didn’t think it was safe during the height of COVID. That left him in some debt.

“Maybe we could try to rebuild a business, when this is over, but I can’t rebuild a lost life if someone contracted it and passed away,” Gordon said.

Now takeout and delivery are Gordon’s second-string source of income for the bar, which has even created its own app to compete against Uber Eats or others that take 30 percent of the income.

Gordon said that he’s had to pull out all the stops to keep open in his new capacity. While neighborhood historians have claimed that the secret to Neir’s longevity was its hard-to-find location, that isolation is now becoming one of its biggest obstacles.

“There’s just so many burgers you can sell in a location that’s not heavily trafficked. We are an island all our own. There’s no complementary businesses,” said Gordon about the residential neighborhood where Neir’s is located.

Gordon’s more creative solutions involve selling shirts and merchandise as well as recovery boxes, which include Neir’s-branded face masks and gift certificates among other trinkets.

Owner Loycent Gordon has made some creative strides toward building Neir’s back up, but he PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN says that the business is still not sustainable.

He is also planning to start doing outdoor movie nights. At a to-be-determined date, Gordon will kick off the programming by screening “Goodfellas,” which was shot on location.

Now that Neir’s is open seven days a week, Gordon will start drink specials like a $1.90 frozen margarita to celebrate the bar’s 190th

anniversary on Mondays “I don’t want people to get confused that Neir’s has been saved. Neir’s is not saved. This is the start of the recovery. There’s a mountain to climb. I’m glad that we’ve reached the base of the mountain, but now we have to climb,” GorQ don said.

International students allowed to stay ICE policy rescinded after CUNY, St. John’s University join lawsuit

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The Trump administration canceled a policy that would have deported international students enrolled in strictly virtual classes for the fall 2020 semester seven days after it was introduced.

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement rule, announced July 6, would require foreign students to enroll in in-person classes in order to stay in the country. Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology sued the Department of Homeland Security over the policy, arguing that “ICE’s guidance ignores the substantial reliance interests of higher education institutions and their international students.”

The repeal was announced at the start of the lawsuit’s hearing on July 14, at which point it had gained the support of 180 other colleges and universities and 23 American cities through an amicus curiae brief, including the City University of New York system and St. John’s University in Jamaica.

“The news that the administration has rescinded guidance that would have prohibited international students from studying at campuses offering online-only instruction this fall is a welcome relief for all students at St. John’s University,” St. John’s University President Conrado Gempesaw said in a

St. John’s University was the only Queens-based private school to join the amicus curiae brief supporting a lawsuit against a Trump Administration policy that would deport international stuPHOTO BY KATHERINE DONLEVY dents enrolled in strictly virtual classes.

July 14 press release. “Given the ongoing uncertainty of the COVID-19 crisis, international students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities should not have to worry about the impact of a school’s decision to transition to remote instruction.”

The City of New York and its CUNY system joined the amicus brief the day before the policy was rescinded, stating that over

70,000 international students reside in the city, contribute $3.26 billion to the economy and support almost 36,000 jobs.

“We are once again disappointed that our country’s leadership continues to restrict and reduce opportunities for those who seek them in the United States,” Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez said in the days leading up to the policy cancellation, referring to the

rule as a “misguided policy.” “CUNY campuses have thousands of international students whose status is threatened by the new rule. These students are a valuable and a vital part of our community.”

CUNY’s University Student Senate had organized a virtual press conference on July 9 with the chairpersons to their respective legislative chambers’ Committee on Higher Education, st ate Sen. Toby St avisk y (D-Flushing) and Assemblymember Deborah Glick (D-Manhattan), to oppose the policy and pressure the CUNY system to support its international students. The system signed the amicus brief four days later.

“It’s important that we can’t put our students at risk by putting them in that position,” said USS Vice Chair of Legislative Affairs Juvanie Piquant. “I’m happy that we joined and made a statement and ... that CUNY students were part of it. I think it’s really important to acknowledge the impact students had.”

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P Lift de Blasio’s ban on outdoor fun EDITORIAL

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ayor de Blasio is a killjoy. Before the virus came, you’d never see him out on the town — not at a Broadway show, not at a ball game, not at Shakespeare in the Park. He’s a real nowhere man. You just know he’d much rather figure out a way to regulate and tax the good time you’re having than have one himself. That stands in sharp contrast to his predecessors, who, whatever their politics, loved the city and made the most of it.

And that personality trait of de Blasio’s may be part of why the mayor, who only seems to love talking about changing the city into what he thinks it should be, is now banning all large, fun outdoor events for the rest of the summer.

At the same time, he made sure to specify that protests are not banned. So people can stand shoulder to shoulder, maybe with masks on and maybe not, and shout slogans all day, but they can’t stand together and, say, sing along to the music some band is performing on an outdoor stage.

One of course cannot ban protests even during the coronavirus crisis. De Blasio and Gov. Cuomo actually had tried that back in the spring, with the NYPD arresting people just for protesting. The result was a lawsuit filed by the New York Civil Liberties Union (as well as, days earlier, a lesson

on constitutional rights delivered to them in this space).

Then came the massive protests against police brutality and racial injustice, and that was the end of that. De Blasio and Cuomo magically rediscovered the First Amendment.

Allowing demonstrations but not other large events may pass constitutional muster (though even that’s debatable, as it entails unequal treatment of people based on why they want to gather together). But that doesn’t make it right.

People need to get out and enjoy themselves. That’s why it was so important to open the beaches, something else de Blasio was loath to do (again, the beach is fun). And it’s why the city should allow things like concerts and plays in outdoor spaces. Attendees could be masked. Performers would not have to be close together, given amplification.

Opening the beaches did not cause a spike in COVID. Neither did all the protests. It seems as if the virus does not easily spread outdoors. Indoor transmission is the problem.

Thwarting the virus is vital, but the psychological toll of the restrictions has been heavy. People have to be allowed some fun too. We can’t hold outdoor events in the winter, and we don’t know what the future holds. De Blasio should lift his ban on fun, and maybe even try to have some himself.

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Return to lender Dear Editor: While the Queens Public Library is beginning “to step cautiously back into our physical spaces and welcome customers inside” (“Seven libraries will reopen on July 13,” July 2), can it please let patrons return borrowed items they’ve been done with for months via machines that are already built-in on the outside of shuttered branches?

The Hillcrest branch has such a one at the intersection of the Q17 and Q46 bus lines and within a short walk of the Q30, Q31, Q76 and Q88, whose combined routes cover areas of Queens that have much less direct transit access to other reopening branches.

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This one would have seen the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency deport any international student in the United States who planned to take virtual courses next semester. They would have to enroll in at least one physical class just to stay here. It was just another of those foolish things that makes it seem President Trump really does dislike all immigrants (except the one he married), not just the ones who are here illegally, as he claims. Faced with a lawsuit filed by Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ICE repealed its dopey rule.

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almost daily. Surprisingly, when Betty departed the little white girl cried vehemently. This behavior occurred almost every day. Then one day, even more surprisingly, the little white girl did not cry at all when Betty left her. I asked her why she did not cry. She replied in a calm voice that her mother told her not to cry because Betty “is just a n---ger” These words “just a n---ger” have remained ingrained in me without actively surfacing for decades. And then here in 2020, I witnessed along with the entire world the brutal and barbaric murder of an unarmed black man named George Floyd by a white police officer. Suddenly my memory of 1950, my sister Betty and the little white girl resurfaced clearly and powerfully — to the white police officer George Floyd was “just a n---ger” some 70 years later.

Daisy V. Clarke Laurelton Editor’s note: The writer used the actual “n-word” in her letter and its headline; it was changed as per the Queens Chronicle’s style rules.

Criminals commit crimes Dear Editor: Re “Guns are back, and the borough’s got ’em,” July 9: This is what happens when stop and frisk is ended and criminals don’t have to worry about being stopped if suspected of carrying a gun, and when there is no bail for an offender who can just walk right back out on the street. When a criminal with a rap sheet longer than a roll of toilet paper is put right back out on the street to await his hearing, do you really think he’s going to rehabilitate himself voluntarily?

Linda Sperling Forest Hills

Top cop right on crime Dear Editor: So Councilmember Rory Lancman wants NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea fired because the commissioner believes that the

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This neighbor’s no rat Dear Editor: We are accustomed to hearing about negative stories in the paper. I would like to relate a positive story. I recently was driving my car down 158th Avenue and 87th Street when I noticed a sign hanging all the way up in a tree that read, “Beware there are rats on this block.”

I personally have seen some, several blocks away. My point is how thoughtful this person was to go through the trouble of placing it in a

GOPers defend Roosevelt Dear Editor: Thank you to Fox News!

It was the only network that covered the New York Young Republicans’ rally in front of the Museum of Natural History. They were there to defend the statue of Theodore Roosevelt on horseback with a Native American on one side and a black American on the other.

In the frenzy of the moment, there are calls to remove this statue because, according to the Black Lives Matter movement, it strongly supports white supremacy with Roosevelt on horseback, while the other two figures’ stature is diminished and made to look subservient to him.

Nothing could be further from the truth, especially when it’s a known fact that Roosevelt was the first president to have a black man, Booker T. Washington, dine with him in the White House. He also supported Native Americans in his day, as well as the preservation of the land, through his conservation initiatives.

One of the young men from the Republican Club, Gavin Wax, gave a noteworthy presentation, not only supporting Roosevelt and his accomplishments, but also strongly supporting a referendum so that all New Yorkers could vote on any action to dismantle statues in the city and state.

He and others at the rally felt the history of their country should be protected and not casually destroyed to accommodate those whose sole purpose is to destroy our society, not to combat racial injustice.

It was totally uplifting to see so many young people in the crowd representing the Young Americans for Freedom, aka YAF, a group I belonged to many years ago in my youth.

May the preservers grow in number and carry that passion of love of this beloved country and its values to City Hall and the halls of state and federal government.

Constance Dowd Oakland Gardens

Redskins vs. Chiefs Dear Editor: A Tale of Two Logos: It was the best of images; it was the worst of images. It was the best of names; it was the worst of names. The Redskins and their racist image of a Native American should be dumped. The Chiefs, and a dignified image, should stay. In the first case, I would recommend a neutral image — a tepee or a tomahawk? Perhaps “Amerinds” may be more fitting. Why not have some native groups choose a moniker?

As there are so many different Native “tribes” from Algonquins to Seminoles, Athabaskans to Navajo, any two ideas that match could win the name game. Mascots must not be human. A peace pipe would be a nice touch for such a rough sport.

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Dear Editor: Re your July 8 report: “Lancman calls for Shea’s termination” (multiple editions): City Councilman Rory Lancman’s demand that NYC Police Commissioner Dermot Shea be fired is comparable to an arsonist demanding the ouster of NYC Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro.

Lancman is a cheerleader for felons, whose “progressive” policies on criminal justice endanger the safety of his constituents. He recently said that we should “eagerly embrace” the mass release of Rikers Island inmates during the COVID crisis. Should we also embrace the record rise in shootings, murders and burglaries that soon followed that release? His “decarceration” agenda has transformed New York into Dodge City.

Lancman has waged an all-out war against the NYPD ever since he became chairman of the Council’s Justice System Committee, accusing cops of being racist bullies. Does that charge include police assigned to the 107th Precinct in his district? Who will he call if someone tries to break into his home — a social worker?

“Rikers Island Rory,” as I call him, uses his position to pander for ethnic votes in order to build a political base after he’s term-limited out of his current job at the end of 2021. His views on criminal justice closely align with those of Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. He stunned voters last year by suddenly dropping out of the Queens DA Democratic primary race and throwing his support to Katz. Did they make a secret deal to give him a post in the Queens DA’s office after he leaves his current job? I don’t know, but I hope the Chronicle and other news media outlets investigate their political alliance and tell us. Even after Lancman leaves City Hall, Katz will probably perpetuate his perverse policies that trigger lawlessness and disorder.

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upsurge in crime is due to the cash bail reform bill. Shea is right.

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that once the new cash bill reform law (backed

by Lancman) went into effect, crime would go up (which it did).

For City Council people like Lancman, who are anti-police, what did you expect when you defunded the NYPD, for crime to go down?

The good news is that Lancman is term-limited and will be out at the end of 2021. My friends in Fresh Meadows are already looking forward to the new year.

John Lynch Middle Village

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Pol: ‘This shelter is a total disaster’ CB 5 chairman says he’s told men to stop panhandling outdoor diners

by David Russell Associate Editor

During last Wednesday’s community advisory board meeting regarding the homeless shelter at 78-16 Cooper Ave., a man knocked on the door of Councilman Bob Holden’s (D-Middle Village) office.

The man, a resident of the shelter, said he was strung out on heroin, according to Daniel Kurzyna, Holden’s chief of staff.

He was previously at a shelter in Brooklyn, where he was provided methadone to fight his addiction.

“He now does drugs, begs on the street, panhandles and harasses residents in the area when they walk past the shelter,” Kurzyna wrote in an email to Amanda Nasner, Queens borough director at the Department of Homeless Services.

Holden blasted the DHS in a statement.

“Placing this shelter in the middle of our community over our objections has done nothing but increase crime, drug use, and calls to the police, while decreasing the quality of life,” he said Monday.

The lawmaker, a longtime critic of the shelter, said DHS Commissioner Steven Banks should be fired and called service provider Westhab “inept” at operating the Glendale site.

“Hundreds of calls to police this year have

Community Board 5 Chairman Vinny Arcuri said he’s been telling people from the Cooper Avenue FILE PHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL shelter in Glendale to stop panhandling outdoor diners in the area. taken already limited police staff away from the rest of the community,” Holden said. “This shelter is a total disaster for the residents and the surrounding community, as we always knew it would be.”

Glendale Civic Association President Kathy Masi, speaking during last Wednesday’s Community Board 5 meeting, said photos have been taken of people shooting heroin in the stairwell on Cooper Avenue and that a person photographed was seen going in and

out of the shelter. She said DHS said complaints aren’t about residents of the shelter.

“The real issue is their residents attract an undesirable group of people, unfortunately,” Masi said. “So if it’s not their resident, it’s somebody visiting their resident.”

She said she expects things to get worse in a few months when schools in the area open again.

CB 5 member Richard Huber said the gas station owners in the area said the residents

have “worn out their welcome.”

Board Chairman Vinny Arcuri also noted disruptions in the community.

“There’s one gentlemen that I had to remove three days in a row from the Zum Stammtisch beer garden because he was begging from the customers inside the gate,” he said.

Arcuri told the Chronicle Monday he and some community members sit there to maintain the peace and “chase them away,” explaining that they should leave the customers alone. The chairman said the people listen to him.

“I think it’s because they’re afraid of getting in trouble,” Arcuri said.

He said about six residents typically leave the shelter at 10 a.m. and walk to Ridgewood and then head back a few hours later.

“There’s one roaming down the street with a bottle of beer in his hand,” Arcuri said while sitting in his car on Myrtle Avenue.

There are still around 100 men at the site, according to Arcuri.

“We have no idea what the mayor’s doing,” he said during the CB 5 meeting.

The DHS said in May that it will be moving the men out of the shelter due to the coronavirus pandemic, but would not say when. The agency did not respond to multiple requests Q for comment for this story.

102nd sees spike in Child abuser gets theft from last year five years in prison

by Max Parrott

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While a spike in shootings is making national headlines not just in New York, but in Chicago, Philadelphia and Milwaukee, it hasn’t arrived in South Queens with the force of the violence in north Manhattan, the Bronx and parts of Brooklyn.

There has been an uptick in theft from last year, and some rises in violent crime in the beginning of July.

The 102nd and 106th precincts had a total of 65 incidents in the seven major crime categories from July 5 to 12 – up from 39 last year.

The 102nd Precinct, stretching over Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill East, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven and the northern part of Ozone Park, was the center of the trend.

In the 102nd, crimes within seven major crimes tracked by CompStat together were up 130 percent for the week of July 5 to 12, most notably with nine incidents of felony assault. For the week of June 29 to July 5, the biggest jump was in grand larceny and grand larceny auto.

And while the area has not seen a significant spike in shootings, the 102nd was

one of the precincts that had some July gunplay. The precinct’s one incident is not unprecedented during the summer. Last year there was a shooting the second week in July.

The recent 102nd Precinct shooting took place at the Umbrella Hotel on Queens Boulevard around midnight on July 3, when a teenager who was there for a party got into a verbal altercation with a group.

As he was walking away he was shot in the right leg, and required EMS to take him to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center with a shattered femur.

Police did make an arrest of a 15-yearold for the shooting, but have not recovered a firearm.

In the 106th Precinct, the bump in crime from last summer has been more modest, mostly in the form of burglary. For the week of July 6 to 12, there were four more incidents than this week in 2019 – the biggest jump of any crime in the precinct.

There were no shooting incidents, which is consistent with this week last year, although the precinct was the location of two shooting incidents at the end of this Q past June.

by Max Parrott Associate Editor

A 64-year-old man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of sexual abuse in the first degree, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Tuesday.

When the defendant was first charged with forcing a child to touch his groin in October 2019, it stirred up community tensions over the 101st Avenue homeless shelter in Ozone Park where he had been living.

The man, Luis Olivo, was subsequently released on bail. Two months later, he was rearrested for sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl in a mall in Jamaica.

“Children must be protected from predators at all times. This defendant sought out ways to fulfill his own sick fantasy by taking advantage of children he spotted in public places,” Katz said.

The defendant was charged in two separate indictments and pleaded guilty on March 12 to two counts of sexual abuse in the first degree. He was sentenced to five years in prison, to be followed by five years’ post-release supervision, and must register as a sex offender.

The mother of a 3-year-old who was assaulted sexually stands in the laundromat where it hapFILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN pened.

According to the charges, Olivo was observed on surveillance video tape inside a laundry facility on Jamaica Avenue between 2 and 3 p.m. on Oct. 19, 2019, pulling a child’s head into his crotch.

Olivo was released on $2,000 bail, which was paid by the Bronx Defenders group.

Two months later on Dec. 2, 2019, according to a separate indictment, Olivo was observed putting his hand under the dress of an 8-year-old girl in a mall on Jamaica AveQ nue.

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COVID-19 challenge slams food providers From seasoned pros to neighborhood efforts, Queens looks to feed the needy

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give away both hot meals and groceries, as well as personal protection equipment.

A s s e m b l y wo m a n A l i c i a H y n d m a n (D-Springfield Gardens) and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams also pitched in.

Comrie, in a statement issued by his off ice, said community leaders k new quickly that protecting the city from COVID was just the start.

“Early on in this crisis, my colleagues in government and I teamed up with partners in the nonprofit and business communities to devise grassroots solutions to issues of food insecurity and the lack of access to PPE and disinfectant products,” he said.

Comrie said his office has been able to give away thousands of meals since March.

A number of Queens elected official have hosted giveaways and food pantries, as have groups such as Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens.

“Pop-up pantries are so valuable,” Shapiro said.

She also said that anyone looking to donate to help in the fight can find inforQ mation online at citymeals.org.

Editor

Nowadays, there is no such thing as a small effort to get emergency food to city residents who are struggling It could be a pop-up giveaway of hot meals and groceries at a church in Jamaica on a Thursday afternoon; or Citymeals on Wheels, already a massive, efficient organization, trying to ratchet things up higher to meet with ever-increasing demands in getting food to senior citizens.

“We’re still running at a very fast pace,” said Beth Shapiro, executive director of Citymeals on Wheels. “We’ve delivered over one million meals since March. We’ve also given our more than half a million emergency meals from out warehouse in the Bronx — which is as many as we gave away in all of 2019.”

The group is planning to give out more Like every other provider of emergency food in New York, Citymeals on Wheels is facing the chalthan 624,000 more through the end of lenges of COVID-19 as it fulfills its mission to feed homebound seniors.

PHOTO BY JAKE PRICE 2020. like after Hurricane Sandy,” she said. “The Citymeals’ founding purpose was to get them still further.

She said once a senior starts falling difference is, those ended.” both hot and shelf-stable meals to homeShe also said her organization’s co-presbound seniors on weekends and holidays, short on nutrition, everything else can folfilling in the gaps left by the city’s regular low quickly. “Medicines don’t work as ident, internationally known chef and reswell. Depression can set in.” taurateur Daniel Bousenior nutrition programs.

She said while Citymeals has had to dis- lud, has been preparing Prior to COVID-19 it served 18,000 regular customers. Since then it has added continue extended in-person visits in 1,000 meals a day at his seniors’ homes, it has commissary facility in 3,000 reg ulars, with been making regular the city. emergency cases somephone calls to help their Food giveaways don’t times bringing the total clients combat feelings have to be on a citywide to more than 34,000. op-up pantries o f i s o l a t i o n a n d scale to deliver impact.

“Before March, one loneliness.

The off ice of state senior in 10 in New areso valuable.”

The heightened pace S e n . L e r oy C o m r i e York City was facing — Beth Shapiro, executive director, has also brought out the (D-St. Albans) has been food insecurity,” ShapCitymeals on Wheels best in the agency’s coordinating giveaways iro said. “That has only employees and volun- of food, masks and hand intensified.” t e e r s . Sh a pi r o s a id sanitizer for 11 weeks, “It’s not just homebound seniors,” she added. “Now you 5,000 volunteers alone have given more the most recent one on have people who are healthy but who can’t than 20,000 hours of time. But she also July 9 at First United get their regular meals at senior centers said it is past the early days in March and Methodist Chu rch in which are closed. They can’t go out and early April when workers were able to Jamaica.

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“I wasn’t with Citymeals after 9/11, but gram, as well as area Comrie, second from right, provided hot meals, groceries and more even as the city has begun opening up, many seniors must stay inside, isolating I know what it was like. I saw what it was restaurants and stores to in Jamaica on July 9.

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continued from page 2 U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau) told the Chronicle this week that the HEROES Act contains $110 billion in rental assistance designed to protect tenants and keep landlords whole.

He thinks a number of factors could make the Republican-controlled Senate more amenable to compromise than in the first few relief packages.

“COVID-19 is no longer a red state-blue state issue,” Meeks said. “It is affecting the South, the Midwest, the Southwest. It doesn’t discriminate.”

Meeks also said that time will be fleeting between Monday and the start of the traditional August recess.

“In don’t think Republican senators will want to go home to the voters in August without a deal in place,” he said.

A spokeswoman for U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) said the senator supports the HEROES Act, which would suspend evictions through next March along with providing funding.

She also said Gillibrand is one of the original co-sponsors of the Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2000 introduced by Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) to support both renters and Q landlord.

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Queens parents and teachers weigh in on what’s still missing

by Max Parrott Associate Editor

Last week Mayor de Blasio released plans that began to describe what school schedules could resemble in the fall.

The big announcement hinged on the idea that most students would only attend school one to three days a week. It unveiled several different schedules that stagger in-person attendance to reduce the number of children and staff in buildings and stop the spread of COVID. When they are not in school buildings, students will participate in remote learning.

Principals will now begin the process of carefully examining their school enrollment data and available space to decide which schedules will work best.

In addition to the semi-in-person plans, families will also have an option to pursue a full-time remote schedule next fall.

No matter the model, the schedule options are likely to place a high burden on working families, even more so for those who cannot work from home. While many raised the alarms after learning the city’s plans, others said that there are still so many murky details that it’s too early to get upset.

The Department of Education has not revealed whether educators would be broadcasting live to the students who are working

Since Mayor de Blasio announced that schools would return with hybrid schedules of in-person and remote learning in the fall, parents and teachers have begun to bring up some of the plan’s FILE PHOTO many unanswered questions. remotely on the days that they are not learning in-person. Child-care options for parents who are not able to stay home with their children on remote learning days remain another big question mark.

Though Irene Raevsky, a member of Queens Parents Untied, told the Chronicle

that her job allows her to work from home and take care of her children while they learn remotely, she criticized the Department of Education’s decision to stagger schedules.

Raevsky, of Forest Hills, referenced Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines that recommend either 6 feet of

social distancing or wearing masks if that is not possible. At a virtual Community Education Council meeting last week, she argued the DOE’s decision to enforce both in schools doesn’t make sense to her. Based on the guidelines, it should be safe for children to attend school if they’re wearing masks, she contended.

“They didn’t explain why you have to have both. And they didn’t also correct me and say that I’m wrong,” said Raevsky.

Meanwhile northeast Queens parent and CEC District 26 President Adriana Aviles said that the DOE has to be expecting pushback from parents.

“I know that they’re just putting this out there for parents to freak out first and then they take all their input,” Aviles said.

Aviles added that her dealings with the DOE have clarified how the agency works.

“This whole thing, opening schools, is not about health. It’s not about families. It’s all about money,” Aviles said.

Aviles pointed out that the DOE could receive part of the hundreds of millions of dollars the HEROES Act contains for hard-hit municipal governments if the federal bill were to pass through Congress at the end of the month. She said the agency is going to have a hard time making concrete plans before it continued on page 17

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No big events allowed this summer, except protests Mayor suspends permits for large gatherings through September

by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

Street fairs, concerts, parades and other events large enough to require a city permit are canceled for the summer, Mayor de Blasio announced July 9, though protests such as those for the Black Lives Matter movement are still allowed.

“If you’re just talking about health, we would always say, hey, folks, you know, stay home if you can. But we understand that this moment in history people are talking about the need for historic changes,” de Blasio said on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.” “This is a historic moment of change.

We have to respect that, but also say to people the kinds of gatherings we’re used to — the parades, the fairs — we just can’t have that while we’re focusing on health right now.”

The suspension of events larger than one block, stage or video events that require amplification, street fairs and events in parks that may unreasonably diminish public use, all of which usually require a city permit, will last through Sept. 30. The new rule also restricts events in locations that interfere with the Open Streets or Open Restaurants programs. The executive order, de Blasio said, will help ensure social distancing, allow for greater public use of open space, address traffic flow concerns and allocate city resources

efficiently.

Demonstrations, religious events and press conferences are exempt from the permit suspension. Asked if that applies to all protests or just some, the Mayor’s Office reiterated that demonstrations are exempt.

The city will also continue to grant permits for events that are smaller than one city block and do not conflict with Open Streets or Open Restaurant locations. The mayor’s executive order will require all permit applicants to outline their plan to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission at an event site and clean the space both during and after the gathering, as well as address those concerns without utilizing city services, personnel and resources.

“These are our fellow Americans going through so much. And we know, we went through hell,” said de Blasio. “But we learned — respect the unfortunate power of this disease. Pay attention to the science and the data — take things slow and carefully. Look, we’ve been coming back to these very deliberate stages and the message has been we’re not going to take the next step until we’re sure ...

It’s not time for those outdoor big events. Take one step at a time and make sure to always do it according to the data.”

In accordance with the executive order, the Downtown Flushing Transit Hub Business Improvement District canceled what would

Mayor de Blasio announced that events large enough to require a city permit will be canceled through Sept. 30 as per a new executive order, though protests, religious events and press conferences are exempt. NYC PHOTO / ED REED / FLICKR have been its seventh annual Flushing Street Festival, which was scheduled for three different nights in September on 40th Road between Main and Prince streets.

“I think it’s the right thing to do after seeing what’s happening in other states, like Cali-

fornia,” said Executive Director Dian Song Yu, noting that other areas across the country have suffered increased COVID-19 cases after reopening too quickly. “We came out of the epicenter and we don’t want to go back ... it’s a short-term thing for a long-term gain.”

The executive order puts Flushing businesses at a disadvantage because the area is not included in the Open Streets/ Open Restaurants initiative and the narrow sidewalks and streets limit outdoor space for them to utilize. The Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce has been pushing for the neighborhood to be included in the next round of locations, set to be announced July 17, but for now Yu advises customers to continue ordering takeout from small businesses in order to sustain them.

“We are concerned about the restaurant space — it’s hard to keep that social distance and keep safety but we have to be careful. We can’t afford it,” said Yu. “If we have a second shutdown, we think over 50 percent of businesses will fail ... now more than ever we need people to be careful in Phase 3. We need to remind people not to let their guards down.”

The Bayside Village BID, located just under 4 miles away, hosts the only two Queens locations featured in the Open Streets, Open Restaurants program — Bell Boulevard continued on page 20

Mayor vs. AG, guv on faith in police Where they see rift, de Blasio says people want to work it out

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Mayor de Blasio last Friday denied state Attorney General Letitia James’ claim that many New Yorkers have lost faith in the police, days after she issued a report recommending that he be stripped of his power to appoint NYPD commissioners.

In announcing her July 8 report on interactions between police and protesters during recent demonstrations against police brutality and racism, James had said, “While our investigation remains ongoing, after 30 days of intense scrutiny, it is impossible to deny that many New Yorkers have lost faith in law enforcement. We must bridge the undeniable divide between the police and the public, and this preliminary report, and the recommendations included, is an important step forward.”

The assertion echoed one made by Gov. Cuomo June 12, when he demanded that all local governments statewide that oversee law enforcement agencies come up with plans to reform them, in light of the May 25 killing by a police officer of George Floyd, a man under arrest in Minnesota, and the ensuing nationwide protests.

“Look, it’s simple,” Cuomo said. “This is something that has to be done anyway, because what we know is certainly true is

there is no trust between the community clearly want things to work with commuand the police. That’s what the protests nities and police.”

De Blasio went on to cite several changhave said. There’s no trust.”

De Blasio was asked if he supports es to policing enacted under his adminisJames’ recommendation that an independent tration and then said, “But you cannot have panel be created to hire police commission- the police department be unaccountable in ers, and oversee the NYPD in other ways, on the way that the Attorney General is proWNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show,” where posing. I mean, that doesn’t work.”

He likened the idea of a commission he makes a weekly appearance.

In his question to the mayor, Lehrer quot- overseeing the Police Department to the old ed James on the loss of faith verbatim, Board of Education that ran city schools u n t i l t h e y we r e according to a tranbrought under mayscript provided by oral control. the Mayor’s Office. new report recommends The attor ney “ No, B r i a n , I general’s full report don’t ag ree with stripping the mayor of some — which has a slew her supposition to of r e c om me nd ab eg i n w it h ,” d e powers over the NYPD. tions beyond who Blasio responded, s h o u ld h i r e t h e then saying that he has respect for James, has worked with her police commissioner — is available at ag. for years, is glad she did the report and ny.gov. James said it is a preliminary report and that her office continues to investigate will work with her.

“But I want to disagree first with the police activity during the protests and will assumption about what New Yorkers feel, issue more information and recommendabecause I have been listening to New tions down the road.

Cuomo says local governments, includYorkers for seven years,” the mayor said.

“In fact, we’ve been serving New Yorkers ing the city’s, must enact new laws to constantly in that timeframe to understand reform policing by April 1, the start of the better what they’re feeling about policing. state’s fiscal year, or lose their funding Q And in fact, the majority of New Yorkers from Albany.

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Media jump the gun on city data for 2nd time in 6 weeks, learning naught

by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

The media early this week again touted a day without any reported coronavirus deaths in New York City, but the facts didn’t hold up any better than they did last time.

According to initial city Health Department data released Sunday, there were no deaths from COVID-19 reported to officials on July 11, something that a number of media outlets — CNN, ABC, Bloomberg, USA Today, Fox 5, People and National Public Radio among them — reported without any qualification.

That would have made Saturday the first day since March 13 that no deaths from the virus were reported, the stories noted.

Mayor de Blasio joined in, tweeting that “For the first time in months New York City saw a 24 hour period with no COVID-19 related deaths.”

But neither fact was true. It was not a day of no coronavirus deaths, and it was not the first time such a milestone had been reported.

Back on June 5, a number of outlets including the Queens Chronicle had reported the same thing — that there were no deaths from the coronavirus reported in the city over a single day. That time it was June 3. Some media, again including the Chronicle, did at least note that the city listed three “probable” deaths from the virus that day, but not all did.

A few days later, when the Chronicle looked at the data again prior to publishing its print edition, the number of confirmed June 3 deaths had gone from zero to 26 and the number of probable ones to 12.

Asked over email if those revisions are typical, and “Are the numbers really kind of meaningless for the first couple of days?” a department spokesman said at the time: “As noted, all of the data posted on our data page are preliminary and subject to change.

While I wouldn’t say numbers reported out on the previous day are ‘meaningless’, it can take a couple days before a death is reported to us.”

The same thing happened earlier this week.

When on July 13 the Chronicle saw the media again reporting a zero deaths day, the paper went back to the data. At first, around 12:30 p.m., the figures showed no deaths for July 10 or 11 (at least one media outlet had reported the two “probable” deaths listed for July 10, and most of the stories stuck solely to the July 11 figure).

The Chronicle sent the same Health Department spokesman who had commented in June an email asking a handful of questions, such as whether two-day-old data is any more reliable now than it was six weeks ago.

He did not answer directly but referred the paper to comments made by Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot on Fox 5’s “Good Day

Mayor de Blasio tweeted about the lack of COVID-19 deaths on July 11, even as his Health Department says to be cautious about preliminary data. It turns out at least seven people NYC / TWITTER died of the disease that day.

New York” earlier in the day.

Asked to address the zero deaths, Barbot said, “Well, you know, the numbers are preliminary and they might change within a day or two, but the point is that since the height of this pandemic, the number of deaths has been going down steadily. We’re now in the single digits and hopefully this zero will hold, though again preliminary.”

Within an hour of the Chronicle’s first look at the data Monday, the figures had changed.

Now the city showed four COVID deaths for July 10, still zero for July 11 and a single death for July 12, marking Sunday’s first inclusion in the statistics. The data also showed two probable deaths for the 10th, three probable ones for the 11th and one for the 12th.

By Wednesday afternoon the picture had changed more substantially. Six deaths were listed for July 10, along with one probable. July 11, the day initially touted as having no deaths, had seven listed, along with two probables.

Four deaths and one probable were listed for July 12; two deaths and eight probables for the 13th; and no deaths and one probable for the 14th. Both confirmed and probable deaths had been in the double digits each day prior to July 9 — until one goes back far enough for numbers in the hundreds.

Barbot in her Fox interview credited the people with bringing citywide deaths down from their peak of just below 600 confirmed, and more than 200 probable, on the worst day, back in early April.

“As I’ve been saying all along, you know, New Yorkers have really put in the hard work, and the progress we have seen is simply because of every single New Yorker recognizing the importance of taking care of one another and that we’re in this together,” she said. Q

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Clash between black and blue Black Lives Matter and Back the Blue collided in Bayside

by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

Several people were peppersprayed and one was arrested Sunday, July 12 after a Black Lives Matter march and a Back the Blue event simultaneously occurring in Crocheron Park in Bayside came to a head.

The 111th Precinct stood as a barrier between the easily distinguishable groups — one wearing all black with the other in blue NYPD T-shirts and red MAGA hats —as slurs and insults were passed back and forth, but chaos erupted after the aggression turned physical. It was not clear who initiated the altercation, though both groups blamed the other, but it resulted in the arrest of teenaged Yacin Diallo of Warriors in the Garden, an activist group rallying for Black Lives Matter. An officer grabbed Diallo, pushed him up against a parked car and handcuffed him as another officer pepper-sprayed the rushing crowd, accidentally spraying himself in the process. The Back the Blue crowd cheered as the officers carried Diallo away, which only fueled the bad blood.

Other violent altercations erupted in the following hour, including one Back the Blue man slapping a Black Lives Matter woman in the face, but no one else was arrested.

The Black Lives Matter march, which was organized in response to the pro-police event, began two hours before the Back the Blue rally was scheduled.

“It’s crazy that this community can’t quite grasp why we’re saying black lives matter right now and why cops do not need this extra support,” said Alex Gugliuzza of

Mobilize Middle Village, a group that supports the Black Lives Matter movement. “They’re already suppor ted by the system and marching for them is completely done to take away from the Black Lives Matter movement and it’s appalling that they still don’t understand why we’re marching for black lives.”

Fellow Mobilize Middle Village member Manny Martinez added that it’s important to note the Black Lives Matter movement is calling for justice and an end to police brutality. “White people are also affected but they don’t seem to Officers from the 111th Precinct served as a barricade between opposing Black Lives Matter and Back the Blue grasp the idea that police brutality, groups holding events on the same day at Crocheron Park in Bayside. What had started as peaceful protests turned even though it predominantly violent, as several marchers were pepper-sprayed and one arrested.

PHOTOS BY KATHERINE DONLEVY affects black people, it also affects in the Crocheron Park parking lot identified as Mr. Riddick, adding U.S. code for respecting the flag: their own kind,” he said.

The marchers traveled with a with music, notably “The Star- that the movement isn’t anti-police, The flag should never be used as B a n n e r , but anti-police brutality, which wear ing apparel, bedding or police escort from the park down S p a n g l e d and many American flags featur- includes defunding the department drapery.

Bell Boulevard, sections of which “What is that? Oh, that’s fake were closed off to vehicles for the ing a thin blue line. The pro-police and working toward systemic news,” he responded after reading group had a reform.

Open Streets, “We’re not saying all police are the Cornell Law link himself. noticeably Open RestauThe fighting between the two larger pres- doing a bad job,” added another rants proknow what it is about ence and had marcher, preferring to be addressed groups fizzled out as the Back the g r a m s , been chanting as Dre. “I think it’s important to Blue group began their march along t ow a r d t h e backing the blue, but “ N Y P D ” change the mentality of certain Bell Boulevard to the 111th Pre111th Precinct it’s also about backing w h e n t h e police to have an understanding of cinct, following the same path as before turnBlack Lives the community a little bit better ... the previous march, though ending ing arou nd. up what’s right ...”

Matter group there has to be a way in which they it at the precinct instead of returnSome stopped ing to the park. Some Black Lives returned from operate that has to change.” along the way — Mr. Riddick, former NYPD officer, There were several civil debates Matter marchers had also traveled their 4-mile to write the Black Lives Matter marcher between the opposing groups in to the precinct to protest Diallo’s march. names of peo“Hands up, don’t shoot,” the which they tried to convince the arrest. Arguments resumed — one ple of color who have died at the hands of law enforcement in chalk marchers chanted when they other of their arguments, but nei- incident caught on camera involved ther seemed to sway their stance — a Back the Blue woman calling a on the concrete, and were met with returned to the parking lot.

“I’m a former police officer ... one Warrior in the Garden member Warriors in the Garden woman an some heckling from bystanders I’m obviously black. I worked for named Gaya accused a Back the “Asian b--ch.” The latter organizaalong the route.

“Go back to your mother’s base- the New York City Police Depart- Blue man of disrespecting the flag tion identified the cursing woman as a city schoolteacher and is now ment, so I know what it is about he wore on his shirt. ment!” shouted one woman.

“I’m not saying you can’t have calling for her resignation.

“On a Sunday afternoon, really? backing the blue, but it’s also about According to a Warriors in the You people are a disease,” said a backing up what’s right, and that’s one, but I’m saying you wearing what I’m standing for,” said a Black one is literally disrespecting the Garden organizer, Diallo was man from his 35th Avenue home.

Q The Back the Blue event began Lives Matter marcher, asking to be flag,” she said before reading The released later that day.

“I

Black Lives Matter marchers organized a counter demonstration at Crocheron Park after learning that a Back the Blue event was scheduled for July 12. An NYPD supporter, center, taunted several marchers as they chanted, “If we can’t fix it shut it down,” referring to systemic racism in law enforcement. As the arguments between the groups became more intense, white Black Lives Matter marchers used themselves as a barricade for their black peers against the police and Back the Blue marchers, at right.

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continued from page 13 knows how much federal money it will be getting for education spending.

In its roadmap to school reopening, released days after the city’s announcement, the Alliance for Quality Education touched on money issues. The advocacy group took aim at Gov. Cuomo, arguing that the best way to undergo a safe reopening is to increase the income tax on the ultrarich to yield enough revenue to stave off cuts to public schools.

While United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew said that teachers generally support the plan, one Queens teacher who spoke to the Chronicle under the condition of anonymity said that many have begun to worry about health.

Back in June, the Education Department concluded that up to 20 percent of all teachers could teach from home over concerns of being at higher risk for severe complications from the coronavirus. Those of them with health risks can begin applying for accommodations to work from home.

The Queens teacher said that teachers are also going to need extensive training on how to contend with the new safety precautions as well.

“There definitely are more questions Q than there are answers,” he said.

Blessed Mother statue vandalized Cathedral Prep hit, though graffiti cleaned hours later

by David Russell Associate Editor

A statue of the Blessed Mother at Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary in Elmhurst was vandalized with the message “Idol” on the statue.

“There was a deep sadness,” the Rev. James Kurloy, Cathedral Prep rector and president, told the Chronicle Monday.

Part of the sadness drew from his loss of a sense of security due to the incident.

“Also sadness of the world that we’re in,” Kurloy said. “Clearly somebody who focuses on the differences. And when we focus on differences it very much leads to acts of hatred instead of focusing on what unites us and brings us together.”

He said Catholics view the Virgin Mary as an instrument to make a connection to their faith but some critics see that as idol worship.

“We can judge the action but you can’t judge what’s in a person’s heart and we can’t really know why somebody has done this,” Kurloy said. “But we can say what was done was wrong.”

A few hours later, the graffiti was cleaned off by someone from Catholic Cemeteries. Kurloy saw the cleaning as a positive and noted the incident “brought people together.”

On Cathedral Prep’s Facebook post, someone commented “Our Blessed Mother would pray for them ... I am trying, not very successfully this far, to emulate her.”

Kurloy, who is in his first year as president, has firsthand knowledge of the important place the statue has at the site.

He used to be a student and faculty member.

“It’s the statue that greeted me every morning as a student and very much a reminder of the presence of God in my life as I entered into the building as a teenager, not knowing what to expect,” he said.

Kurloy said there would be good days and bad days.

“But her being there was kind of the consistency, knowing that as I walked in that building, outside the building, it was just that reminder that God remains,” he said.

A prayer service and rededication will be held at noon today, July 16, which can be seen on the seminary’s Facebook and Instagram pages.

“Our faith will always prevail and this incident will only make our love for Mary stronger,” Cathedral Prep posted on Q Facebook Wednesday morning.

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A city still mourns: Aamir Griffin remembered

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Aamir Griffin, 14, would never get a chance to wow a city that loves basketball as much as he did. But New York paid tribute to his memory and his family last Friday during a ceremony at the Baisley Park Houses in South Jamaica.

A bench, inset right, complete with a basketball sculpture, was dedicated in his honor before more than 200 people.

At top left, NYPD Det. Tanya Duhaney, who reached out to the family shortly after he was killed by gunfire, speaks to the gathering. “She never left me,” said Aamir’s mother, Shanequa Griffin, being consoled by family and friends, top right.

Above center, artist and NYPD Det. Herold

Alexis unveils a painting of Aamir playing the game he loved, and of a community mourning his loss.

Above, Randy Hall of the Department of Sanitation, who lost his brother to gun violence, presents the family with a plaque in Aamir’s memory.

At right center, tributes to Aamir still adorn the basketball court where he showed so much joy and promise; and where he died last October.

At right, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz was among those who attended the event. Community leaders, city firefighters and NYPD brass also were in attendance.

— Michael Gannon

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City dedicates memorial bench at Baisley Park Houses to Aamir Griffin

by Michael Gannon Editor

Aamir Griffin’s life and dreams were cut tragically short last October when the 14-yearold was killed on the basketball court at the Baisley Park Houses by a bullet that police believe almost certainly was meant for someone else.

The neighborhood and the city came together last week to make sure his dreams will never be forgotten.

Even without the sometimes torrential rain, there would not have been dry eye at the ceremony.

The memorial bench unveiled in his honor occupies a patch of green looking over to the court where he spent so much time. And it even has a regulation-size sculpture of a basketball in place.

“This is a bench for reflecting,” said Sgt. Johnny Hines III of the Community Affairs section of the NYPD’s Housing Bureau.

Aamir’s love for basketball was exceeded only by his talent. A freshman at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School in Bayside, he had made the junior varsity team as a freshman in the program headed by legendary coach Ron Naclerio.

He was playing on the Baisley court with friends when he was struck by a bullet police estimate could have come from 100 yards away or more. Posters displayed prominently around

A memorial bench at the Baisley Park Houses in South Jamaica was dedicated last Friday in PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON memory of Aamir Griffin, who was taken far too soon by gun violence. the complex offer a $20,000 reward for information leading to a conviction.

Banners with his likeness adorn the fence on the court. A drawing of the smiling teen graces one of the backboards.

Memorial candles are still there nearly nine months later.

Aamir’s mother, Shanequa Griffin, was surrounded during Friday’s ceremony by family and friends as dignitaries including District Attorney Melinda Katz and NYPD Chief of

Detectives Rodney Harrison spoke.

Det. Tanya Duhaney, who organized the ceremony — initially scheduled for this past spring — was with the Community Affairs Unit of the 113th Precinct when Aamir was killed, and now works in the same capacity for Patrol Borough Queens South. Duhaney was dispatched to the Griffin home early the next morning.

“Miss Tanya, she never left me,” Shanequa Griffin said during a brief, tear-filled thank-you to all assembled.

Duhaney said the project was a team effort on the part of the NYPD, the Departments of Parks and Recreation and Sanitation and the New York City Housing Authority.

Plus an auto body shop.

“The basketball is actually a bowling ball,” Duhaney said. “I brought it to a body shop to make it look like a basketball because we wanted that ball to be permanent. Then the Parks Department attached it to the bench.”

Sgt. Marcus Lewis offered an invocation, and Sgt. Dawn Castro and Officer Mikiah Brown of the NYPD honored Aamir and his family in song. Also present were Chief Jeffrey Maddrey of the Public Affairs Bureau and Chief David Barrere, commanding officer of Patrol Borough Queens South when Aamir was killed, and who now has the Baisley Park Houses under his supervision as CO of the Housing Bureau.

The tragedy struck home for Katz, herself the mother of two school-aged boys.

“My sons and I should be able to walk anywhere in this city we want safely,” she said.

“Children should be able to play on a basketball court safely.”

She said law enforcement and community outreach are the combination that is necessary to end gun violence.

Harrison also said it was personal. continued on page 20

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No big events continued from page 14 from 39th to 41st avenues and 41st Avenue from Bell Boulevard to 214th Place are closed to vehicles to allow expanded seating during select hours. Despite its participation in the program, the BID had to cancel its Sunday Stroll, a day of live music, games, outdoor dining and shopping, scheduled for September.

“It’s disappointing news, but safety has to come first,” said Executive Director Christine Silletti. “I’m so proud of the businesses I represent, all of whom are still struggling financially. Everyone shares the goal of creating a safe space for the neighborhood. It’s a difficult process — what helps one business does not necessarily help another, so everyone has had to compromise to make this happen.”

While noting that the Bayside businesses are fortunate to have the opportunity to participate in the city program, Silletti, like Yu, notes that the responsibility to ensure safety falls on everyone.

“Open Streets is one of our few options for socializing safely. [The Department of Sanitation] has been a great partner in rolling this out, but this experiment is also dependent upon our neighbors and customers practicing social distancing and following safety guidelines. Everyone has a part in the success or failure of the program. We Q hope it continues,” she said.

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Aamir Griffin

Randy Hall of the DSNY said his agency also wanted to remember Aamir. He gave Shanequa Griffin a metal sculpture with her boy’s name over a rendering of a basketball. Hall lost his own brother to gun violence.

“He died in my arms,” Hall said.

Also speaking not just to the crowd, but to Shanequa Griffin personally, was Capt.

Christopher Giambrone, commander of Public Service Area 9, which patrols all public housing in Queens.

“I see a lot of heroes here today,” Giambrone told her. “Police, firefighters, I see some state troopers, and the [NYPD] cadets. I pray to Aamir every day. You are Q my hero.”

continued from page 19 “As chief of detectives, I see every crime report,” he said. “I grew up in Rochdale Village, just a block f rom here.” Harrison referred directly to recent shoot i ngs that ser iously wou nded a 14-year-old boy in St. Albans just blocks away to the east of the Baisley Park Houses on July 6; and killed Brandon Hendricks, 17, a talented basketball player who was looking forward to going to college in the fall, on June 29.

“Another basketball player,” Harrison said. “And another 14-year-old.”

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The novel coronavirus is nondiscriminatory in who it infects, but poses a larger risk to those whom are immunocompromised and elderly, making nursing homes and adult care facilities a hot spot for the sickness. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, these homes for the aging have taken a multitude of steps, largely following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state Department of Health guidelines, to keep loved ones safe, especially following the high death toll they faced earlier in the crisis.

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Personal protective equipment Similar to guidelines for entering a restaurant or a retail store, anyone entering a nursing home is required to wear a mask.

“Employees are wearing masks all the time and that goes for patients as well,” said Anna Julien, the director of Nursing at Meadow Park Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, a nursing home in Fresh Meadows, adding that sometimes it can be a challenge to ensure that residents are always wearing a face covering. “It was a challenge so we’d have to have staff keep reminding them and to help them put the mask on.”

In addition to wearing masks, the staff are required to wear complete personal protective equipment, which includes gloves, shields, gowns and sometimes goggles, especially when dealing with someone who is confirmed or suspected to be sick. After visiting a patient, staff are required to take off and dispose of the PPE they had been wearing when inside a resident’s room. The staff member must then don fresh PPE before visiting the next resident.

Temperature checks are also a frequent occurrence for both residents and staff — Julien noted that the vitals for residents at Meadow Park are checked at least three times every 24 hours, or once for every staff shift change. Staff are checked upon entering the facility as well.

“Everybody that comes into the building, including any kind of ambulance driver, would have their temperature checked,” she said. “They have to answer some questions, whether they’ve traveled, had exposure, if anything’s happened.”

Other precautionary hygienic measures have been implemented throughout Meadow Park, such as hand sanitizer dispensers in the rooms and throughout the hallways. The facility also hired an independent contractor that comes in once a week to spray down the entire facility with a CDC-approved disinfectant to kill the virus.

Other adult care facilities, like Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation in Glen Oaks, installed ultraviolet lighting into their heating, ventilation and air-conditioning units to help fight against COVID-19. The UV-lighting system within t h e a i r d u c t s o f P a r k e r J e w i s h’s 340,000-square-foot building aims to kill or stop the spread of COVID-19, as well as a range of other dangerous bacteria and virus-

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Protecting nursing home residents

by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

A Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation resident enjoys a socially distant visit from her loved one, complete with Centers for Disease Prevention and Control-mandated face covPHOTO COURTESY PARKER JEWISH INSTITUTE erings, through an initiative the nursing home offers. es, from E. coli to MRSA. “Parker is investing in UV lighting to add another layer of protection for our residents and our employees,” said President and CEO Michael Rosenblut. “Combined with our Infection Control Patrol and other measures, the UV-lighting system helps protect against transmitting the virus.”

The Infection Control Patrol is a multidisciplinar y team that makes rou nds throughout the facility’s care areas, ensuring that staff members are complying with the Institute’s rigorous standards.

Separating and social distancing Though it could be argued that the residents inside a nursing facility are from the same household, meaning they wouldn’t have to social distance from one another, the CDC recommends that social distancing measures of at least 6 feet be maintained.

“We’re a smaller building, so six or seven people at a time can be in our larger areas,” said Meadow Park administrator Chess Rosenberg, noting that the group size is smaller than the CDC advisory, which recommends that groups be no larger than 10 individuals. “We do, to the best of our ability, take turns to be out of the rooms so they’re not sitting outside together at the same time.”

The rotating schedule to ensure that all residents have an opportunity to go outside or socialize comes at the recommendation of the CDC, though the health advisory also advises that adult care facilities cancel all communal dining and group activities.

To replace the group activities the nursing home had once conducted, such as bingo games and movie nights, Meadow Park has invested in technology, such as iPads, radios and television sets for the residents so they

can remain occupied from the safety of their personal rooms.

Separation measures become increasingly important when staff suspect a resident of contracting COVID-19 — Meadow Park has implemented a three-level system to distance virus-free residents from those suspected or confirmed to be infected.

“We would place the resident in isolation immediately,” Julien said on suspecting or confirming that a resident has fallen ill with the novel coronavirus. “We created three levels of authority: Red level are confirmed, our suspected are yellow level and green are healthy ... We put colors on the door so everyone would know immediately. Every room that had any level of isolation would have PPE and equipment.”

The red, yellow and green level patients are not only separated by room, but by floors — the green residents have their own floor, while red and yellow are in separate chambers of another story of the building.

Catering to residents’ emotional needs One of the most difficult restrictions imposed on residents as a result of the pandemic has been the suspension of visits from loved ones, but the moratorium may soon be lifted according to the DOH. On July 10, DOH Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker announced adult care and nursing homes would be allowed to resume limited visitations if the facility has been without new COVID-19 cases for at least 28 days. If a home can reach the threshold, set by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, residents would be allowed two visitors at a time, who would be subjected to the same precautionary measures as residents and staff, such as under-

going temperature checks, wearing a face mask and maintaining a 6-foot distance.

Additionally, only 10 percent of the residents can be allowed visitors at any time to ensure proper distancing is being observed.

Until the threshold is met, the staff at nursing homes have had to get creative to connect residents with their family members and loved ones, which often includes FaceTime video calls.

“It’s been very successful,” said Meadow Park’s Director of Social Services Leeann McMulkin. “For residents who were cognitively impaired and not comfortable with FaceTime, they’d speak to [loved ones] on the telephone.”

McMulkin noted that staff has also stepped up in this capacity to not only cater to the resident’s physical and health needs, but their emotional needs as well.

“We turned around how we interacted with them. We really did a lot of personal approach,” she said, adding that staff would make social visits to check on their mental health in addition to their regular clinical checks.

Meadow Park established a hotline that family members can access in order to receive information on the nursing home’s procedures and policies, as well as updates on their loved ones health.

“We had constant contact. When [the hotline] was busy ... we would send them an email and every single family got a call back with updates on what was going on,” said McMulkin, who also sends out a weekly newsletter with updated information and encouragement to access the hotline with additional questions.

Parker Jewish implemented a similar procedure — the Family Call Center had a dedicated staff that would facilitate the connection between family members and the residents through their desired platform.

“Our mission goes beyond caring for residents, but doing whatever we can to meet the needs of Parker’s extended family, and we are so glad to welcome them back,” Rosenblut said of the call center.

Parker Jewish also began offering outdoor visits in order to connect residents with their loved ones in a safe and socially distant manner. The initiative required the visitors to remain inside their vehicles, which are parked in front of the facility at pre-arranged times.

Assistance from the community has also helped to lift the spirits of both nursing home residents and staff alike, Julien noted, whether it came in the form of homemade face coverings or donated meals from area resturaunts. Julien said that two nurses from Florida traveled to the Meadow Park facility to lighten the staff’s load, and a sergeant from the 107th Precinct, a registered nurse, donated some of his time as well.

“Ultimately, the message is that ... It’s never enough. What [the staff] continue to do is really great, their constant watching, holding [residents’] hands,” Julien said.

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Remaining active during the pandemic

by David Russell Associate Editor

Even as the number of coronavirus cases decreases in New York, there are still many residents concerned about the spread.

But Rachel Epstein, director of the Kew Gardens Community Center, has a message for seniors.

“Don’t be afraid to go out,” she told the Chronicle Monday. “You can go out. Wear a mask. Stay away from other people. It’s better than staring at four walls and going crazy and getting more depressed.”

Epstein said social isolation creates challenges for a lot of people, especially as many meeting places are closed during the crisis.

Even walking downstairs and sitting in a park is useful, Epstein said — better than solitary confinement.

“Not having stimulation is not good for the mind or the body,” she explained, adding, “When you’re alone it can be very depressing.”

Epstein said some seniors are adjusting.

Some call and sing to each other.

“It really lifts their spirits,” she said.

One woman would go to church every morning and say her prayers outside. Now that the churches have reopened, she goes back inside.

Two men who played chess at the center now play online.

“They say it’s not the same but they’re still playing chess,” Epstein said, adding, “I’m impressed by how a lot of our members are resourceful. They’re coming up with ways to connect with others.”

She said Zoom classes help keep seniors active and they can see their friends on the computer. The phone and the computer have become lifelines, according to Epstein.

“It’s a great invention. Thank God we have it now,” she said. “I think it’s really helped a lot of people to feel connected to their friends and to their exercise.”

The biggest challenge in the age of the coronavirus is on seniors who live alone.

Epstein said wellness checks are made with members to make sure they are getting food and medication.

“There are certain people that I call who have a lot of anxiety and they just need that phone call, reassurance that they’re OK,” she said.

Epstein noted that many of the seniors have lived through hard times, with some even living through the Great Depression and the Holocaust.

“You’ve been able to handle other things, you somehow develop some kind of a tougher skin and say, ‘OK, I’m going to get through this.’ Then there are others who are more depressed or tend to look at the glass as half-empty and think, ‘This will never be over.’ There are all kinds of reactions and it’s tough to reassure them,” she said.

Are seniors more comfortable going outside than they were at the beginning of the pandemic? Hindy Chanales, director of the Young Israel of Forest Hills Senior League, said it depends.

Seniors still have ways to keep the body moving, even with social distancing measures and COVID precautions in place. People can work out at home, take walks with friends, walk around their building or just sit in the park.

She said some people were comfortable even then and still are. But now with spikes in other states, there is some caution.

“I think people are starting to get a little more concerned and they really are stepping back,” Chanales said.

She has heard from some upset seniors who try to stay careful but go into stores where protocol is not being followed by staff or customers.

“It makes them feel very vulnerable and more nervous,” Chanales said.

One woman complained about customers who would wear the masks on their chins.

“She would’ve been much more comfortable being able to go out somewhere where the actual guidelines were enforced,” Chanales said.

Some seniors have taken socially distanced walks with friends. Chanales recommends people getting out at least once a day.

“Find a time that’s not so crowded around where they live, walk around the block, just get fresh air,” she said. “It’s very important to stay connected with friends.”

Chanales said even if someone is uncomfortable with reaching out and calling, it can be done as a favor to the friend.

“And it ends up being a very big benefit to you,” she said.

Many seniors are not “out and about” and are relying on virtual classes, Chanales said.

There are daily fitness classes on Zoom that anyone over 60 can join. Those with no internet access can call in as many instructors are trained to teach without the video.

“It’s definitely more challenging to take a class audio-only,” Chanales acknowledged.

There are remote classes for fitness, dance, tai chi and aerobics. Chanales said those familiar with basic workouts can adapt at home.

“Your weights are now a bag of beans, a can of tomato paste, a water bottle, depending on what you are comfortable with,” she said, adding, “Movement is always great.

You have to adapt to whatever your level is.

It’s extremely important to stay moving.

You don’t want your body to deteriorate.”

Chanales said she spoke to one woman who does her steps in her building a couple of times a day. She also said with some libraries opening again, seniors can take out a book on fitness.

She said older people know where they stand when it comes to their health.

“People who know they’re at a higher health risk are definitely much more concerned and much more homebound than others,” Chanales said. She noted there are others who are out and about, shopping, doing laundry and sitting with friends in MacDonald Park.

“People should do things safely, especially when it comes to exercise you want to be careful not to strain and stress yourself,” Chanales said.

The National Physical Activity Guidelines recommend engaging in 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity a week, according to the National Council on Aging.

Older adults are also encouraged to sit less during the day, such as getting up during TV commercials and doing chores or marching in place. For those who can’t walk or stand, seated knee lifts, kicks, foot slides, punches or arm circles are recommended.

Another piece of advice is getting out of bed and taking a 20-minute walk before the day gets going.

Seniors can climb steps or dance to build endurance; lift groceries or carry grandchildren for strength; drive or get dressed for

flexibility; and use a chair or wall for support to help balance.

Other strength-training exercises include squats or sit-to-stands from a sturdy chair, push-ups against a wall, the kitchen counter or the floor, and lunges or single-leg stepups on stairs.

Moderate-intensity physical activity can boost the immune system though highintensity, high-volume training may suppress immune function, especially for those unaccustomed to it.

The NCOA also has safety tips while exercising. People should be in reach of a counter, back of a couch or a sturdy chair pushed up against a wall in case someone loses balance and needs something to hold onto. Seniors working out should drink water before, during and after exercising even if they don’t feel thirsty.

The National Institute on Aging also has tips for exercising with chronic conditions.

For people with arthritis, exercise can reduce joint pain and stiffness and can help with losing weight. Flexibility exercises such as upper- and lower-body stretching and tai chi can help keep joints moving and relieve stiffness. Strength exercises such as overhead arm raises will maintain or add muscle strength.

Walking and other exercises can help improve glucose levels in older people with diabetes. People can walk around while talking on the phone or take more steps by parking farther away from a destination when driving somewhere.

Another factor is staying motivated to exercise. The NIA said exercise is more likely if it’s a convenient part of the day.

People can combine physical activity with a task that’s already part of the day such as walking a dog or doing household chores.

If someone doesn’t have 30 minutes to be active, the person can look for three 10-minute periods throughout the day.

There are also exercises for seniors to improve brain health.

John Morley, co-author of “The Science of Staying Young,” recommends a number of exercises to sharpen mental skills.

People can test their recall by making a list and memorizing it. An hour later, they can try seeing how many items they can remember.

Seniors can also try doing math in their heads and can even walk at the same time.

Learning a foreign language helps as listening and hearing stimulates the brain.

When eating, seniors can try to identify individual ingredients in a meal, including herbs and spices.

Another activity is creating word pictures — visualizing the spelling of a word and then trying to think of any other words that begin with the same two letters.

Drawing a map from memor y after returning home from a new place is another exercise.

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Scams target seniors under cover of COVID

by Mark Lord Chronicle Contributor

It didn’t take long after the world became fully aware of the medical threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic for another threat — of a totally different kind — to rear its own brand of ugliness.

It was on April 28 that AARP, the nation’s largest nonprofit dedicated to empowering Americans 50 and over, announced on its website that an individual had been charged with a federal crime for allegedly peddling a fake cure for the virus while promising big returns to his investors.

It’s but one of a number of virus-related scams that have come to light in recent weeks, many of them setting as their targets the most vulnerable segment of the population — unsuspecting senior citizens.

The man at the center of that particular case is an actor, Keith Middlebrook, perhaps best known for his roles in various action films including “Thor” and the “Iron Man” series.

“Middlebrook spun a web of lies and boastfully hawked a cure for the respiratory disease,” according to an affidavit from an FBI special agent. Middlebrook allegedly promised his targets that for an investment of $300,000, he could guarantee a return of $30 million, claiming he had developed a serum that would cure a person within 24 hours and a pill that would prevent contracting the virus.

After Middlebrook was charged, Nick Hanna, the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, said in a statement, “During these difficult days, scams like this are using blatant lies to prey upon our fears and weaknesses.”

While Middlebrook was courting upscale clientele with deep pockets, others of his ilk have been preying upon ordinary citizens.

“Scammers have taken advantage of the pandemic and developed new hoaxes that prey on fears of the virus,” a statement on the Visiting Angels Living Assistance Services website says. “Older adults — especially those who are experiencing cognitive decline and are isolated from loved ones due to social distancing — are at higher risk for falling victim.”

According to the site, one scam that targets older adults involves the attempted sale of home test kits. Scammers call or text the intended victim in an effort to collect credit card or banking information. They often pose as officials from U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and ask the seniors to verify their Medicare or Social Security numbers.

A related scam involves efforts to sell bogus products and services, among them fake drugs, vaccines and devices that claim to prevent or cure COVID-19.

The site indicates that some scammers also claim to belong to a government agency, such as the Social Security Administration. A common line has them informing seniors that their benefits will be suspended or decreased due to COVID-19 unless they provide payment or personal information.

Insurance scams are also common, according to Visiting Angels. They may involve offers of low-cost health and life insurance, often in conjunction with at-home COVID-19 tests or

The computer is one vehicle scammers use to reach their prey. other products presented as “free gifts.”

“Fake Corona virus health coverage and other insurance schemes are beginning to surface as scammers continue exploiting the pandemic for personal profit,” warned the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud as early as March 24.

According to CAIF, robocalls, along with text and email phishing attacks, can pitch false insurance deals, sometimes asking consumers to pay insurance premiums without delivering any coverage. The coalition warns against offers of low-cost corona insurance. It says to beware of bogus calls warning you that your health insurance was canceled.

It also cautions that scammers peddle fake vaccines, drugs and “all-natural” or “organic” medicines, claiming they are insured and paid for by your health policy.

In addition, it warns against offers of free virus tests at senior centers, health fairs or in your home, as well as pitches for travel insurance that claim to cover coronavirus-related trip cancellations.

Stimulus-related scams are another trick sometimes played on unsuspecting victims, who, according to Visiting Angels, are asked to provide bank information so funds can be “released” or loan applications can be approved.

And then there are charity scams, which prey on the good nature of many older adults by aiming to collect money for bogus COVID19 relief efforts.

To combat those and other schemes, the Federal Communications Commission recommends that no one should answer telephone calls or respond to text messages from unknown or suspicious numbers. The agency reminds the public to not share personal infor-

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mation by telephone, email or text.

The FCC suggests you should be suspicious if pressured to make immediate payment or to share information. And it cautions to refrain from clicking on suspicious links.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources cautions against scammers pretending to be COVID-19 contact tracers, individuals hired to identify people who have come in contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus.

Along those lines, the Federal Trade Commission indicates that scammers are sending spam text messages that ask an individual to click on a link, unlike legitimate text messages from a health department that may only want to let you know someone will be calling.

“Don’t take the bait,” the FTC warns, explaining that clicking on the link will download software into a person’s device, giving access to personal and financial information.

“Ignore and delete those scam messages,” it says.

Bayside resident Helen Elaine offers similar advice to her fellow seniors: “I don’t answer the landline. Be careful of calls about helping with Medicare plans. Most likely it’s a scam to get your information. I check the phone number on the computer if I’m not sure.”

The IRS.gov site indicated early in June that there were already a variety of Economic Impact Payment scams.

Criminals are continuing to use the COVID19 Economic Impact Payment as cover for schemers to steal personal information and money, the site cautions.

As the pandemic continues to rage, the U.S. Department of Justice suggests that “criminals will likely continue to use new methods to Q exploit COVID-19 worldwide.”

FTC tips to avoid coronavirus scams • Don’t respond to texts, emails or calls about checks from the government.

• Ignore offers for vaccinations and home test kits. Scammers are selling products to treat or prevent COVID-19 without proof that they work.

• Be wary of ads for test kits. Most test kits being advertised have not been approved by the FDA, and aren’t necessarily accurate.

• Hang up on robocalls. Scammers are using illegal robocalls to pitch everything from low-priced health insurance to work-at-home schemes.

• Watch for emails claiming to be from the CDC or WHO. Use sites like coronavirus.gov and usa.gov/coronavirus to get the latest information.

And don’t click on links from sources you don’t know.

• Do your homework when it comes to donations. Never donate in cash, by gift card or by wiring Q money.

SOURCE: FTC.GOV/CORONAVIRUS/ SCAMS-CONSUMER-ADVICE

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By Donna Furey, Esq. Major changes were made to Community Medicaid with the passage of the 2020 NYS budget in April. Currently, in order to qualify for Community Medicaid, which provides home care aides, an individual may only have $15,750 in total assets and income up to $875 per month and there is a one month “look back” period on the transfer of assets in order to get down to the $15,750 limit.

Starting October 1, 2020, there will be a 30-month (or 2.5 year) “look back” period for people applying for Community Medicaid. That means that Medicaid will “look back” at financial transactions made during the 30-month period before the date of application, and impose a penalty for any gifts and unexplained large asset transfers made during that period.

sisted living program services and Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Programs which allow hiring of family members will be increased. Under the changes, a Medicaid applicant must have limited assistance with physical maneuvering in connection with three or more activities of daily living (ADLs). However, individuals with a diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer’s must need at least supervision with two or more ADLs. ADLs include bathing, personal hygiene, dressing, walking, transferring to the toilet, incontinence, eating, etc. Medicaid Level 1 housekeeping, which provides assistance to disabled individuals with chores such as shopping, laundry and meal preparation, will be eliminated. People already receiving these services will be “grandfathered in.”

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OZANAM HALL OF QUEENS NURSING HOME, INC.

Show your love with a bear hug at Flushing House

“The difference is love.”

OZANAM HALL OF QUEENS Shared Commitment is demonstrated NURSING HOME, INC., has been by a team spirit that has a shared sense serving the Bayside, and surrounding, communities since 1971. Administered by the Carmelite Sisters of the Aged and Infirmed it is governed by the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Service. We welcome everyone who meets the criteria for admission to our geriatric care. We pride ourselves, and are recognized for our outstanding SHORTTERM REHABILITATION Program along with our LONG-TERM Care and CALVARY HOSPICE CARE at Ozanam Hall.

As a fi ve-star facility, Ozanam Hall is predicated on the Core Values of Hospitality, providing a welcoming, personcentered environment and atmosphere of a “Home”; Compassion – in the words of Venerable Mary Angeline Teresa, we strive to be “kinder than kindness itself.” All life is sacred, and we advocate especially on behalf of the elderly through our belief in the Sanctity of Life. Our

of achievement, accountability, ideas, insights and the commitment to the wise stewardship of resources.

Our affiliation with local and far-reaching hospitals, central location, ease of transportation, and focus on self-centered care allow us to say that with Ozanam Hall, “the difference is love!”

Located at 42-41 201st Street, Bayside, NY 11361. Call us and come in for a tour: 718-971-2620/1/2 or visit us online at www.ozanamhall.org

Flushing Hugs is a program introduced to Flushing House by Rev. Marjory Roth.

Rev. Roth explained the importance of hugs and programs like this by saying, “Hugs instantly decrease stress hormones and heal feelings of loneliness, anger and isolation. Hugs build trust and a sense of safety as well as lift one’s serotonin levels, elevating mood and creating happiness.

This is the perfect way to give a hug while remaining socially distant!”

F lushing House has offered programs allowing residents to connect with their loved ones through video messaging, e-mails and social media. Flushing Hugs is one more way to connec t and show you are thinking about such an isolated population during this time.

This program has shown the residents of Flushing House that they are still very much connected to the world outside of the community and they are valued and cherished.

This program allows friends, family and loved ones to send a hug to a Flushing House resident in the form of a giftwrapped teddy bear. After receiving orders, the Flushing House staff hand-delivered the Hugs to residents who were delighted to receive the surprise. Proceeds from the Flushing Hugs program went directly to the COVID-19 Heroes Fund at Flushing House.

Contributions to the COVID-19 Heroes Fund go directly to the frontline workers who have been working at Flushing House throughout the entire COVID-19 pandemic. These workers have provided security, meals, cleaning services and support this whole time. These contributions support Flushing House employees with any extra expenses they have taken on during this time, from transportation to childcare. Because of this, our staff are able to provide for our residents and allow them to Celebrate Living Every Day™.

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the chipped paint looks to be in the image of two women.

“Everything is kind of like not what it appears to be ... Everything looks like something different,” he said.

Lacks and Mavilia came up with the idea to lift the spirit of the neighborhood while maintaining social distance.

There’s a wide range of work, which includes digital photos, watercolor, acrylic on paper and more.

Grace Anker, the owner of The Potter’s Wheel in Kew Gardens, showed an image of her sculpture “Dreaming of Venetian Remembrances.” The buildings on the head look like the town in the Adriatic that her father comes from.

The land has been continuously inhabited for thousands of years and was once part of the Venetian Empire and is in present-day Croatia.

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One of her photographs, “Friends for the s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s Journey, Friends for the Road,” shows two s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s monks walking at a monastery in Hawaii.

Anthony Mavilia, the project’s art director, s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s has a photo composite displayed. “Women of s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s Burano” was taken at the Venice Art House. s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s Mavilia took a picture of a wall — a pipe and window are visible — and manipulated the s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s image to create a work similar to a skyscape. s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s The shutters give the impression of a roof and

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I HAVE OFTEN WALKED

King Crossword Puzzle Before he was fired by Fox, Ed Henry grew up here

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1 Give a darn 5 IOU, e.g.

9 Trip to Mecca (Var.) 12 Like 28-Across 13 Top-notch 14 Chicken-king link 15 The Swedish Nightingale 16 Hold sway 17 Cartoonist Chast 18 Creche trio 19 Auto grille cover 20 “For cryin’ out loud!”

21 Id counterpart 23 Personal question 25 Beckon 28 Vast sandy expanse 32 Leafy shelter 33 Release a deadbolt 34 Trolley sounds 36 Present from birth 37 Common Mkt. 38 Pigpen 39 Pre-swan 42 Puncturing device 44 It gets in the whey 48 Seek restitution 49 Neighborhood 50 Quite eager 51 Historic time 52 Read bar codes 53 -- good example 54 Press for payment 55 Cattle group 56 A bit unclear

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DOWN 1 Tranquil 2 Bocelli solo 3 Peal 4 “Two Tickets to Paradise” singer 5 Diamonds, essentially 6 Session with a shrink 7 Extended family 8 Shirt shape

9 Tortoise’s opponent 10 Lotion additive 11 Satchmo’s genre 20 “I Walk the Line” singer 22 Canyon 24 Obsess 25 Pouch 26 Surfer’s destination 27 Biz deg.

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Edward Michael Henry Jr. was born in Astoria on July 20, 1971. His father was a dairy manager and his mother, Christine, was a bookkeeper.

They lived in a postwar apartment building at 32-56 41 St. in Astoria. A sister, Colleen, was born in May of 1973. Edward started school at St. Joseph’s Grammar School in the neighborhood four blocks away. In 1976, his father received a promotion and they all moved out and purchased a home on W 12th Street in Deer Park, Long Island.

While going to high school at St. John the Baptist in West Islip, LI, Ed was chosen to go to Washington, DC, during the summer to work for the legendary investigative journalist Jack Anderson.

Henry began providing political analysis for radio shows in the DC area and covered Capitol Hill for the Roll Call newspaper.

He rose up the ladder with CNN and later became the Fox chief W hite House correspondent.

Henry married Shirley Hung in 2010 and they had two children. In 2016, it became

The childhood home of Ed Henry, 32-56 41 St. in Astoria, as the building appeared c.

INSET FOX NEWS VIDEO VIA VIMEO 1950s. public knowledge that he had a 10-month sexual affair with Natalia Lima, a Las Vegas stripper and hostess. Henry took a fourmonth leave of absence.

Fox fired Henry two weeks ago after the network received a complaint of sexual harassment from years ago.

Henry denied the allegations and his attorney said Henry is confident that he will be Q fully vindicated.

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A new exhibit by LaGuardia Communtiy College searched no further for its subjects than its own LGBTQ+ faculty to illuminate what it means to be queer in academia.

“It’s breathtaking how candid and insightful our faculty and staff were,” said LaGuardia and Wagner Archives historian Stephen Petrus, the co-curator of “Rainbow LaGuardia.”

“It speaks volumes for these individuals to speak and put their lives online ... They were very intimate and open and they made themselves vulnerable, and when you make yourself vulnerable you show your strength. It’s a very admirable quality.”

“Rainbow LaGuardia” now features 16 members of the college’s staff who identify as LGBTQ+, but will eventually include 31 — the photography portion, conducted by students, of many subjects was halted by the pandemic, but will

continue once it is safe to do so.

The subjects all share their personal experiences as queer individuals from childhood, through adolescence, to adulthood and into the professional realm. Each of their stories is captured through oral history, video and photography, all of which is available virtually.

The exhibit, funded in part by the New York City Council, focuses on the subjects’ experiences working in educational institutions as members of an underrepresented community and the struggles they faced — “Rainbow LaGuardia” references that countless professors lost their jobs during the McCarthyism era of the 1950s and contrasts that to June 2020 when the Supreme Court ruled that gay, lesbian and transgender workers are protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and cannot be discriminated against in the workplace.

“It’s empowering when people share stories about their experiences. When you talk about coming

Recent LaGuardia Community College interim president Paul Acario is one of 31 subjects featured in “Rainbow LaGuardia,” an exhibit on being LGCC SCREENSHOT queer in academia. out and receiving support from your family or not receiving support from your family, it’s very personal, but many people have gone through this,” said Petrus, noting that homophobia is still prevelant today, though more subtle, which makes the featured stories even more compelling, especially to

those still in the closet. “This project increases awareness and fosters empathy. It builds community.

Everybody has a story to tell that’s worthwhile to listen to.”

Rainbow LaGuardia wa s launched in honor of Pride Month, but is an ongoing project. Originally scheduled to be displayed in the

College’s E Building, the exhibition is currently strictly online. As the college returns to campus and inperson operations, however, the exhibition will appear as planned, across the hall from a similar exhibit that features stories of LaGuardia’s queer students.

“With the students ... they’re part of Generation Z. They have a particular way of talking about gender identity. Many were casual and nonchalant and talking about it being fluid, reject traditional binaries of male and female. They’re on the cusp of a major cultural change.

They’re talking in ways that their predecessors are not,” said Petrus.

“The faculty and staff are older — in their 50s, 60s, 30s, they’re a wide range of ages. Some remember the AIDS crisis vividly, they remember the ’70s clearly when homosexuality was considered a mental illness.”

Rainbow LaGuardia is accessible at laguardiawagnerarchive.lagcc. cuny.edu/EdPrograms/Shades_ Q Landing.aspx.

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Here, there and everywhere: Art in Kew Gardens

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South” and “The Church in the Gardens.”

On the Kew Gardens Arts website, Mo says “painting is in fact my intimate conversation with the outside world. To my mind, so is the action of viewing an artwork.”

Laraine Fletcher took a photo more than 15 years ago when she was in Taos Pueblo, NM of a door with handprints all over it and an American flag in the window. It’s good she got the shot. “I went back, I was there a few years later and they painted over the door,” Fletcher said.

The New Mexico site was popular with photographers and the door was even in Shutterbug magazine, according to Fletcher.

Lynne Muchinsky has two very different pieces of art, “Amsterdam” and “Lilly Girl,” the latter of which shows a dog running in a park. Muchinsky moved to Kew

Anthony Mavilia, the art director for the Kew Gardens Arts project, and Carol Lacks, the project coordinator, display their work. Grace Anker, far left, owner of The Potter’s Wheel, submitted the image of a sculpture, “Dreaming of Venetian Remembrances.” On the cover: Laraine Fletcher’s work shows a door with handprints and a flag behind the window in PHOTOS BY DAVID RUSSELL New Mexico.

Gardens in 1992 and the view from her window is of Forest Park.

“On many occasions the park has given me inspiration for a painting,” she said on the Kew Gardens Arts website. “I see something new and wonderful each time I sit on a bench or walk on a trail.”

There is also a group banner as 22 artists

ages 4 to 14 sent artwork. The pieces include self-portraits, landscapes, COVID19 precautionary messages, depictions of fictional characters and abstracts.

The art will be displayed through Sept.

21. “I hope at the very least it puts a smile on their face because it’s been pretty dark times we’re living through,” Jackson said. Q

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continued from page 31 William Jackson’s work depicts a Kenyan Cricket Warrior. The Maasai Cricket Warriors team has drawn attention over the years as they advocate for ending the practice of female genital mutilation.

Victor Shemper has a watercolor of a home, “Passage of Summer,” displayed.

His mother, Liana, a private art instructor, worked on a sidewalk scene, “Autumn Walk Through Forest Hills Gardens.”

There are a few familiar sites on the posters for area residents. Two oil-on-canvas works from Weimen Mo are “Park Lane

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Celebrating black and brown lives with art Organization emphasizes unity

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“Just as important as it is for us to be out showing and protesting the violence against us, it’s also important that we’re out here feeding each other ... to give people art and food because that’s what’s important in these times — building a community because we obviously can’t count on cops to protect us. We have to protect each other, we have to keep each other safe, we have to keep each other fed.”

Trasonia Abbott, one of t he fou nd e r s of t he Queens Liberation Project, spoke in the shadow of the Queens Museum as fellow organizers played music, read poetry and passed out art supplies and food to the crowd July 9. The recently formed community activist group teamed up with art collective Kaleidospace to organize the art event in honor of Breonna Taylor and Vanessa Guillén, two black and brown women “who were sense-

lessly murdered because of the state-sanctioned violence in this country.”

Taylor, a 26-year-old black emergency medical technician, was killed after three plainclothes Louisville, Ky., officers executing a noknock search warrant entered her apartment on March 13 and shot her as she slept. Guillén, a 20-year-old Latina U.S. Army soldier at Fort Hood in Texas, was murdered after having been missing for over a month, before which she had reported being sexually harassed by an unnamed solider.

“I don’t want the conversation to only be about the tragicness of their death when they lived such beautiful life before that,” said Manuela Agudelo, creator of Kaleidospace and Queens Liberation Project founder.

“It is horrible and tragic and cruel what happened to them, but I want to commemorate them and the way that we do that is by breaking bread together, by making art together, by breathing together — with our masks on — and by creating community in these times where every-

The Queens Liberation Project hosted an evening of art, left, music and more in an effort to PHOTOS BY KATHERINE DONLEVY honor the lives of Breonna Taylor, above left, and Vanessa Guillén. body wants to pull us apart.”

The food, drink and art supplies were provided as a result of donations from previous events organized by the Queens Liberation Project, and all performers, such as professional artists, musicians, poets and a dancer who led salsa lessons, volunteered their time and gear to the initiative.

The Queens Liberation Project has organized several demonstrations, including a march from Gantry Park to the Long Island City Courthouse and an anti-Christopher Columbus statue rally in Astoria, but Abbott

noted that the goal of the artistic evening was to remind the attendees that “black and brown joy is important.”

“When we come together as a community it’s way stronger than when they come together to harm us,” she said.

“Our love has been so much bigger than the hate of all the cops and all the police brutality and white supremacy. With art, with music, reminding them that we’re going to keep on breathing, we’re going to keep on being joyful and happy because black joy is revolutionary,” Q added Agudelo.

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590 Lorimer St., Williamsburg 3 Family w/ Backyard in the heart of Williamsburg. $2,649,000 info@CapriJetRealty.com www.CapriJetRealty.com

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CENTURY 21 AMIABLE II 82-17 153 RD Ave., Suite 202, Howard Beach, NY 11414

Training days

by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

Major League Baseball is hoping to salvage something from COVID-19-plagued 2020 by starting a 60-game season next week. Teams have been using their ballparks for a second “spring training” the last two weeks.

Media coverage has changed because of the pandemic. The only access for the press has been Zoom teleconferences with players and team officials. During the season the press box will be limited to 35 people.

Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo had an interesting take when asked what he found most different about baseball life in 2020. “Everybody is used to talking to each other in the players cafeteria. Now we’re 12 feet apart and everyone is quiet. Our meals are brought to us in wrapped packages,” he said last week.

As is the case with training camps, there was the usual amount of inane press blather. Ace pitcher Jacob deGrom, who has won the last two Cy Young Awards, was asked if winning a third consecutive would mean as much to him. After acknowledging he would enjoy it if it were to happen he candidly replied that he would have only a dozen or so starts instead of his traditional roughly 32 so it wouldn’t be as meaningful.

Given the brevity of the season, assuming it makes it to completion (COVID-19 may not be a sports fan), the Baseball Writers Association of

America should suspend all of its awards since they’d have virtual asterisks anyway. Newcomers who play in 2020 should be allowed to compete for the 2021 Rookie of the Year Award.

One sign summer training camp is similar to its traditional spring counterpart is the appearance of overly optimistic pieces written by otherwise down-to-earth columnists. A case in point was the New York Post’s Steve Serby wondering last week if Mets infielder Jeff McNeil can hit .400 during a short season. The last player to hit for that hallowed average over a full season was Ted Williams, who batted .406 in 1941.

Electronic sports gamers are almost as wellknown to Gen Z as superstar athletes. Fresh Meadows resident George Adamou recently won $12,500 for being named EA Sports best FIFA 20 player in North America. The 20-yearold was bestowed that honor after winning the eMLS Cup Championship representing the New York Red Bulls. MLS Commissioner Don Garber, who grew up in Bayside, tweeted out his congratulations on his accomplishment.

When I asked Adamou the secrets of becoming a top video gamer he quickly replied “Confidence and concentration!” Adamou is a Benjamin Cardozo High School alum and is entering his senior year at Adelphi University as a busiQ ness administration major.

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Backyard area for entertaining.

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HOWARD BEACH “BOATERS DREAM” New bulkhead/new double docks, spectacular view, Must See! all new interior.

HOWARD BEACH

RICHMOND HILL 1 Fam Colonial 3 BR/ 2 full bath, 20x100 lot, 9 ft ceilings, skylight in bath, tall kitchen wood cabs, basement inc LG storage room, LG patio off kit w/entry.

Asking $588K

OZONE PARK/LIBERTY HEIGHTS

Commercial Space For Rent

$869K

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

HOWARD BEACH Cross Bay Blvd., 2nd fl., 350 sq. ft. ............$1,500/mo., plus heat & electric Both good for attorney, mortgage company,

$975K

Mint Hi-Ranch on 40x100 lot, 4 BRs/3 full baths, Vinyl siding with brick front, Andersen windows, Hi-Hats, tiled floors, new carpeting in BRs, security cameras, alarm system, freshly painted, mechanics all updated, heated spa & in-ground pool, brick patio, CAC, rollout awning $899K

accountant, trucking company, etc.

Colonial 2 BR, 1 bath, 20x100 lot, updated siding & windows, gas furnace, 1/2 block from Crossbay Blvd., 5 blocks to Liberty Ave. & A train, full bsmnt, backyard can accommodate parking for 3 cars Owner Motivated! ............................ $518K

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Fabulous Mint 2 Family in the lovely area of Old Howard Beach, 3 BRs/1 bath over 3 BR/ 1 bath, unfinished bsmnt, 40X100 lot, pvt driveway

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Updated Expanded Ranch on 50x100. New brick front, new stoop, 4 BRs, 2.5 full bths. Large walk-in with separate entrance, roof and PVC fencing 2 yrs, windows 5 yrs, paved driveway, large yard.

$818K

Lovely High-Ranch (well taken care of) 5 BRs, 2 full baths, on 40x100.

Priced to sell. $789K

Lovely all brick, very well-maintained home. 3 BRs, 2 full baths, formal dining room, EIK. Hardwood floors throughout, handicapped accessible, finished bsmnt., w/ outside rear entrance, covered patio off dining rm., det. 1 car garage w/ 1 pk. space. Close to express buses to Manhattan.

Asking $789K

Mint Garden 3½ RMs, 2nd Flr ............................ $219K Garden 3 BRs, 1 bath, Needs TLC ...................... $224K Hi-Rise Mint 2 BRs, 2 baths, terrace .................................................................. $305K Mint Garden 3 BRs, 1 full bath, dogs allowed under 35 lbs., washer dryer & dishwasher........................................................ $319K Deluxe Mint Garden 3 BR converted to 2, granite & S.S. Appliances, wine fridge, hi-hats, claw ft. tub, parking spot available immediately ......... Asking $359K

CONDO FOR SALE Duplex Condo 2 BRs, upstairs and a half bath, main level new kitchen with granite counter-tops, stainless steel appliances, outside front entrance no stairs, large storage space, W/D, wood floors, custom ornate hand railing. $355K

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Mint AAA Corner High-Ranch, 4 BRs, 2 new full baths.

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HOWARD BEACH Cross Bay Blvd., commercial space for rent, 2nd fl., 850 sq. ft., all new tiled office w/bath. .............................. $2,500/mo., plus electric

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Just a few steps away from small shops, restaurants, & public transportation including the 2 & 5 trains via Newkirk & Flatbush Ave station. This home features a newly renovated kit, 3 BRs, 2½ baths, & a full bsmnt w/separate entrance. The formal D.R. & spacious backyard are perfect for entertaining family & friends.

PRICE: $600,000 Contact Simone Robinson for more information 347-586-1523

OZONE PARK Great income property, turnkey no start-up cost with a vacant lot in the back 4 BR apartment with Terrace that overlooks the courtyard. Two all-new bath w/new fixtures on the 2nd floor. The commercial is multi-use and ready for business w/open flr plan, has new kit, male & female baths, space is also equipped w/central A/C. The bsmnt is fin with open flr plan, washer & dryer, & all new heating & hot water tank system. The property is totally renovated with new plumbing, electrical, wiring and new roof.

PRICE: $1,495,000 Contact Rose Deo for more information 917-496-1819

BROOKLYN The dental office is located in a great, well-kept, building with parking in a desirable professional and residential area.

This spacious office is around 800-850 square feet.

With an option to purchase the business as well.

PRICE: $299,999 Contact Ariel Rahmanov for more information 212-470-6888

RIDGEWOOD Welcome to this spacious 2 BR apartment with a kit/dining room combo, living room & two open rooms. Oversized windows allow plenty of daylight into your life. This unit comes with a brand new stove & refrigerator. Located in a desirable neighborhood of Ridgewood, with a quick commute to the City, walking distance to the L & M trains.

PRICE: $2,000/Mo Contact Malinda Perovic for more information 917-620-6676

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JAMAICA Location! Location! Location!

Spacious 1- BR, updated co-op in the Westwood Terrace building on Sutphin Blvd. Very large Master bedroom, LR & Kit w/4 closet spaces. Courteous doorman, laundry room, gym & party room in the building. A few steps and you'll be on Jamaica Ave. with access to the subway, bus, shopping, restaurants, etc.

Perfect location!

PRICE: $200,000 Contact Tara Persaud for more information 917-200-8907

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This is a package deal opportunity for 33-24 Fulton St & 33-26 Fulton St. Financial profile shall be provided upon when-disclosure form is signed by any interested parties. Properties are fully occupied.

All information deemed reliable and must be re-verified by purchaser(s). Properties sold as is.

Mint Condition 1 fam Colonial featuring beautiful parquet flooring in L.R., & formal D.R., New Kit, w/Cherry Cabinets, laminate floors, 3 nice sized BRs, New bath, Full Fin. Bsmt, Nice yard, Pvt dvwy, 1 Car Gar, near Jamaica Ave. "J" Train, schools, shopping, & houses of worship nearby, buses- Q55, Q56, Q37, Q10, QM18 to Manhattan

Single family Colonial home fully det corner property with 2 BRs & 2 baths. The home has a living area and an Eat-in kitchen. Nice backyard for relaxing & events. Full fin bsmnt w/separate entrance. A moments walk to Liberty Ave., multiple forms of public trans. All within a 10 minute commute to multiple shopping, stores, entertainment.

PRICE: $1,910,000 Contact Wesley Antos for more information 347-631-0403

PRICE: $620,000 Contact Carolyn DeFalco for more information 917-208-9176

Don’t miss the opportunity. PRICE: $568,888

HAMPTON BAYS

1.2 acre fully covered w/16 stations underground sprinkler system, large frontyard giving the house privacy & quietness. Upper level w/ master suite, 2 extra BRs & full bath. Lower level w/ 2nd master suite,& half guest bath.

New appliances, French door fridge w/lower freezer, gas stove, garbage disposal system & pot filler above the stove. Granite countertop w/ breakfast bar. Central air heating & cooling on the three levels, fin bsmt w/2 rm & full bath sep stairs to backyard

One Family home set up as two units. Was ready to be converted to legal two family house, basement is finished with legal full bath with separate entrance. House totally renovated and passed inspection.

PRICE: $539,000 Contact Ahmed Elsammak for more information 509-438-3853

PRICE: $599,000 Contact Max Levy for more information 917-254-5420

CYPRESS HILLS

Contact Anthony Johnson Freeman for more information 310-993-6787

NESCONSET

Beautiful second floor 1 BR Unit. This unit has an updated kitchen with granite countertops, updated bathroom, great sized bedroom with 2 Closets! Located in a Cul-De-Sac. Wonderful built-in wine fridge included! Low maintenance, pet friendly, & parking spot included!

Western Facing waterfront 1 bedroom apartment, centrally located 5 minutes away from town and ocean beaches

PRICE: $230,000 Contact Lauren DiNovi for more information 917-847-2349

PRICE: $240,000 Contact Dino Liso for more information 917-685-8001

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BRONX Fully det 2 fam. home is move-in ready, updated & perfectly situated on the corner of tree-lined streets in desirable Pelham Bay. Polished hardwood flrs & open floor plan w/large & airy living & dining areas accented w/crown moldings & recessed lighting. Upstairs hosts the master bedroom, full bath, & an additional BR. The rental unit has a pvt covered entrance, L.R. area, 2 BRs, & full kit & bath.

PRICE: $699,000 Contact Balfour Denniston for more information 917-699-0183

OZONE PARK Single family house- fully det with private driveway and 1 car garage. Walk to subway. Full basement & nice backyard. ½ bath on 1st floor. Say hello to a good buy.

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OZONE PARK

Beautiful massive 4 BR Colonial comes equipped with more than meets the eyes, with over 33,000 sq ft of land and plenty of romance, this home offers more than the average home

PRICE: $630,000 Contact Rene Rose for more information 718-810-0293

PRICE: $599,995 Contact Steven Pratt for more information 929-400-1063

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This 2 family property has ton of potential. It’s located to main roads with easy access to amenities.

This property won’t last! PRICE: $799,000

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BROOKLYN

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Commercial/ Mixed Use Property for Sale PRICE: $625,000

Decent spacious 2 apartment.

Great Location.

PRICE: $1,800/Mo

Contact Valerie Shalomoff for more information 646-533-8142

Contact Sandra Torres for more information 347-432-7696

Newly renovated 1 BR garden style Condo in Baldwin with parking.

Brand-new stainless steel appliances and hard-wood floors.

Close to Supermarket, Post office, Restaurants, Banks, LIRR & Highway.15 minutes from Nautical Mile.

BROOKLYN Two family brick with 5 BRs & 3 full baths.

Private driveway, in excellent condition, in the Bushwick area near everything. A must see!

PRICE: $1,300,000 Contact Gladys Martinez for more information 917-443-0097

QUEENS VILLAGE

Move right into this Charming 4 BR or 3 BR with home office, plus 2 Baths. This Expanded Cape is Located In Prime South Baldwin, Blocks From The L.I.R.R. This Home Features a wood Burning Fireplace, Wood Floors, Full Finished Basement 1 Car Det Garage 4 car dvwy seconds away from Milburn Park. 10 min drive to the nautical mile/ 20 mins to Long Beach priced to sell this home will not last long.

Beautiful All Brick 2 Fam Home Nestled In The Heart Of Flushing.

It Features 5 BRs, 3½ Baths, Wood Floors Throughout, A Fully Fin Basement With A Sep Entrance, Sep Meters & Pvt Dvwy With A Garage. Close To L.I.R.R, Northern Blvd., Buses, Shopping, Schools & Houses of Worship.

PRICE: $495,000 Contact Marco LaPadura for more information 718-938-1298

Will Not Last!!! PRICE: $1,089,888 Contact Sher Singh for more information 347-257-9475

JAMAICA

ROSEDALE

Newly Constructed Multi-Family house. New kit, L.R., Baths & Bsmnt.

Property features new roof, arched shaped windows, painted insulated walls, Gas fired heating system with extreme high-power water heater, stainless steel appliances, Each floor has a separate Electrical panel, thermostat- for individual temperature control on each floor and Gas system. Pvt gar & a 3 Car Dvwy Call today to schedule a showing

Spacious 1st floor 3 BR, 2 bath apartment.

Hardwood floors throughout, open concept L.R. D.R., Eat-in-kitchen.

Stainless steel appliances.

Shared backyard with upstairs tenant.

PRICE: $988,000 Contact David Owoeye for more information 347-870-7555

PRICE: $2,800/Mo Contact Joseph Raia for more information 516-652-4698

PRICE: $2,000/Mo Contact Keisha Smith for more Information 917-524-6853 ©2020 M1P • JOHD-077855

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FRANKLIN SQUARE Big beautiful Cape in Rath Park section of Franklin Square. Updated with brand-new fin bsmnt, new roof, updated electric, foundation resealed, new boiler + water heater, windows + much more.

PRICE: $589,000 Contact John Dibs for more information 718-848-4700