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Long-awaited NYPD surveillance cameras were fi nally installed in and around Forest Park last week, after nearly a three-year wait. Community activists hailed the installation of the equipment.

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Are ‘mom and pop’ eateries in danger?

Wage increases hardly the only thing putting pressure on diners

by Suzanne Ciechalski Chronicle Contributor

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n New York, advocates for higher pay for minimum-wage workers scored a victory this past spring, when Gov. Cuomo signed a law that will raise hourly pay for most workers incrementally over the next few years to $15 in the city.

For waiters and waitresses, tipped workers, the minimum wage will incrementally increase to $10 over the next few years. For others, such as cooks and dishwashers, it will increase to $15.

But how is the “Fight for $15” affecting diners here in Queens?

According to several owners, they’re under increasing financial pressure, but rising wages are far from the only thing placing a strain on the diner business.

“You either have to become more resourceful in how you operate business, or if you don’t know what you’re doing you’re gonna have to close,” said Chrisavgi Sourgoutsis, co-owner of the Ozone Diner.

According to Sourgoutsis and many other diner owners here, there are a multitude of issues affecting the business.

Several neighborhood favorites have closed in the last decade. Among them are the Scobee Diner in Little Neck, the Palace Diner in Flushing and the Future Diner in Fresh

Queens is known for its local “mom and pop” diners. According to Flagship Diner co-owner Vincent Pupplo, rising wages, real estate taxes and fixed expenses are just some of the factors PHOTO BY RICK MAIMAN threatening local businesses like his.

Meadows, which former President Bill Clinton visited twice.

The New York Post last weekend reported that the popular Del Rio Diner in Brooklyn was closing Monday, citing the rise to a $15 minimum wage as the main reason behind the business’ demise.

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But a phone call placed to the owner by the Chronicle quickly negated the sentiment expressed in the Post story.

According to co-owner Larry Georgeton, the article was blown “way out of proportion” and used to make a political statement.

While he admitted that rising wages didn’t

help his bottom line, Georgeton said neither did food costs, water bills, insurance and real estate taxes. “[The Post] emphasized like we are the bad guys,” he said.

Georgeton said the existing business model for diners is not good in this economy anymore, and several diner owners in Queens expressed worries about the soaring cost of doing business.

Many said one way they’ve tried to keep up with rising costs is by raising menu prices.

Vincent Pupplo, co-owner of the Flagship Diner in Briarwood, says they have no choice but to raise prices in order to stay afloat.

“The customers will decide whether we stay in business or not,” he said.

Chris Kara, owner of the Shalimar Diner in Rego Park, expressed feelings similar to Pupplo’s, using an increase in coffee prices as an example.

He said nobody will want to pay five or six dollars for a cup of coffee.

“I don’t know how long I can last,” he said, alluding to the continuously climbing cost of staying in the diner business.

Kara believes that increases on menu items will deter customers from coming in, making it more difficult to earn a profit.

In order to keep his business alive, Pupplo continued on page 24

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Forest Park gets a visit from Big Brother Long-awaited NYPD cameras are finally installed in W’haven, Glendale

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

After a near-three year wait and countless miles of red tape, surveillance cameras were installed in and around the Woodhaven and Glendale sections of Forest Park last week. Elected officials and community activists from the two communities celebrated the long-awaited safety measures.

“From Dry Harbor Playground to the Buddy Monument, these cameras were strategically installed,” said Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven), who allocated the $250,000 for the cameras in 2013.

“Local residents can rest easy knowing there is an eye in the sky.”

The assemblyman, along with state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), allocated the money for the 14 units following the rape of two women in the park.

Last June, a homeless man was accused of fatally beating a jogger in the park.

Alex Blenkinsopp, of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association, saw the cameras being installed near Myrtle Avenue last week.

“I almost couldn’t believe my eyes,” Blenkinsopp said. “Forest Park is so big and such a popular destination, so security is important and not always easy.”

In previous years, the WRBA had advocated for the expeditious placement of the cameras i n the park, citi ng secu r it y concerns.

The 538-acre area has been the site of frequent car break-ins, especially along Myrtle.

Workers were busy installing cameras in and around Forest Park last Friday, after a more than PHOTO COURTESY ALEX BLENKINSOPP two-year wait for the surveillance equipment.

Gar y Giordano, district manager of Glendale’s Community Board 5, hopes the new equipment will help law enforcement during investigations.

“Considering that Forest Park is such a

large park, containing secluded areas, cameras should enable our dedicated police officers to better safeguard those using this beautiful park,” Giordano said in a statement.

The jubilation felt by civic activists

comes after years of many of them expressing frustration at the amount of time it took to get the equipment to the park.

The state Division of the Budget only approved the request late last year.

As first reported by the Queens Chronicle, the NYPD last month scoped out locations for the cameras after Miller enlisted the help of Queens Borough President Melinda Katz.

Blenkinsopp said “the community’s safety took a backseat for too long, and for reasons we will never know.

“While it’s very frustrating that something like this can take so long in the greatest city in the world, we’re happy that they are finally here,” he added.

Although the new cameras were highlycelebrated, Deput y Inspector Deodat Urprasad, commanding officer of the 102nd Precinct, has said there were already some cameras throughout Forest Park.

“You just can’t see them,” Urprasad said during a recent interview with reporters.

“That’s the whole point.”

Now, residents surrounding the park can sleep a little easier knowing there’s even more protection.

“The safety of park patrons is always our primary concern. Forest Park is one of our city’s largest and most popular parks, and we want everyone to feel at ease when they visit,” Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski said in a statement issued Q

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The 106th reminds you to lock your car Precinct launches safety campaign following spike in vehicle break-ins

by Anthony O’Reilly

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A suspect appears to break into a car parked along Cross Bay Boulevard and take something inside.

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Following a spike in car break-ins along Cross Bay Boulevard, the 106th Precinct is reminding people to lock their car doors and keep valuables out of sight.

A precinct spokeswoman said there have been a “more than usual amount” of cars being broken into along the corridor, but an exact number of incidents was not provided.

In many of the cases, suspects will take loose change or any items laying on the seats inside the vehicle, many of which are left unlocked.

The command has seen a slight uptick in burglaries so far in 2016 as compared to the same time last year. According to the most recent crime statistics, there were 125 burglaries as of July 10 in Ozone Park, South Ozone Park and Howard Beach, compared to 111 in 2015, a 12.6 percent increase.

Joann Ariola, president of the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association, did not know the exact number of incidents either but said the precinct reached out to her group in an effort to raise awareness about it before “it gets out of hand.”

“We’re actively engaging on this,” Ariola said. “We’ve put up the fliers and sent out more than 1,000 emails.”

Last week, the civic on its Facebook page posted a video

of a bicyclist who appears to open an unlocked car door and take something inside the vehicle before quickly taking off again. The whole incident took less than five seconds from start to finish.

Many of the other burglaries have happened the same way, the civic president noted.

“It’s a crime of opportunity,” Ariola said. “I personally haven’t heard of any cases where there’s been a window smashed.”

She commended Capt. James Fey, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, for the work he’s already done regarding the rash of burglaries.

“He’s really upped patrol along Cross Bay,” she said.

Other than remembering to lock their doors, the precinct is also encouraging residents to take advantage of anticrime initiatives.

One such program called Help End Auto Theft notifies the NYPD that a vehicle is not driven by anyone younger than 25 and gives cops the right to stop the car if anyone younger than that appears to be driving it.

Residents can also have their vehicle’s VIN number etched into the windshield, a tactic that discourages thieves from stealing vehicles. Residents of the 106th can take Q advantage of these programs by calling (718) 845-2223.

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Predicting crime before it happens Urprasad credits proactive approach to 102nd Precinct’s historic crime dip

by Anthony O’Reilly

decrease in crime,” the deputy inspector said.

Urprasad is no stranger to the World’s Deputy Inspector Deodat Urprasad, commanding officer of the 102nd Precinct, is Borough — he grew up here.

But it was in Brooklyn and the Bronx not one to wait for a problem to fester.

“I know certain areas in the precinct are where he honed his craft and first utilized prone to robbery. I’ll have my officers go the predictive policing method.

Pointing to a plaque on his office wall, he over there, park their car there and do a walk on all the tours,” Urprasad said in a said he has seen similar success with the approach in the other commands he’s recent sitdown interview with reporters.

The 25-year veteran of the force called overseen.

How does he go about this in the 102nd? this style of enforcement “predictive policUrprasad gave two examples, the first ing,” or, in other words, figuring out where a crime is going to happen and stationing being that he has the same two officers going up and his men and d ow n Ja m a i c a wo m e n i n t h e Av e n u e e v e r y appropriate areas. know certain areas in the weekday.

Another word for precinct are prone to robbery.

“They get to it could be the know the storeCompStat model, I’ll have my officers go over owners and the created by Richp e o ple o n t h e mond Hill native there, park their car there and avenue,” he said. and NYPD legSimilarly, the end Jack Maple. do a walk on all the tours.” precinct has offiJust like — Deputy Inspector Deodat Urprasad, cers patrolling all M a ple’s mo d el commanding officer of the 102nd Precinct of the parks withd rove crime in the command, down for all five boroughs in New York City, Urprasad’s including Forest Park. The 538-acre area has approach has delivered for Kew Gardens, consistently been a source of concern for Richmond Hill, Woodhaven and the north- many residents, as it has been the site of murders, rapes and car break-ins. Last week, ern section of Ozone Park.

At the time of the interview, the four long-awaited surveillance cameras were communities had seen 588 index crimes in finally installed in the park and the sur2016, compared to 756 at the same point in rounding areas. Even before that happened, 2015, a 22 percent decrease. At press time, however, Urprasad had an eye on the park.

“There are cameras in the park,” he said. the precinct was at 614 index crimes com“You just can’t see them. That’s the whole pared to 787, still a 22 percent drop.

The precinct’s reduction is one of the top- point.”

Although his method of policing has five best throughout the entire city.

“We’re look i ng at a n a ston ish i ng stayed largely the same, Urprasad has also Associate Editor

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Deputy Inspector Deodat Urprasad, seen here during one of his first Community Board 9 meetings, FILE PHOTO is crediting “predictive policing” for a drastic drop in crime in the 102nd. embraced new ways of conducting law enforcement.

He, and Community Affairs Officer Eddy Martinez, praised the smartphones issued to the men and women in blue.

Martinez highlighted how the phones allowed one woman to immediately notify an officer of people smoking marijuana in a park, resulting in the confiscation of some of the illicit material.

And although crime may be at historic lows for the precinct, Urprasad is aware that it is sometimes the quality-of-life issues that residents in his command are worried about.

Issues such as double-parking on Jamaica Avenue and commercial trucks staying on residential streets overnight come up at just about every civic and community board meeting.

The commanding officer said this is something his officers are working on, noting the precinct has issued close to 1,900 criminal court summonses.

There are also plans to conduct more heavy-duty towing operations throughout the precinct in the near future. There have already been four under Urprasad’s tenure Q here.

The wheels on the bus annoy W’haven Residents express anger at vehicle depot’s bad relations with community

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Idling buses on Ozone Park and Woodhaven streets were the topic of much frustration at a recent meeting of the Woodhaven Residents’ FILE PHOTO Block Association.

Woodhaven residents at a recent civic meeting continued to express anger at an area school bus depot that they say has maintained a rocky relationship with people in the community.

“Logan Bus is a terrible neighbor,” said one, Neil Gianelli.

The bus depot, located at 97-14 Atlantic Ave. just over the Woodhaven-Ozone Park border, has been the source of residents’ ire for years.

At the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association meeting July 16, community members continued to air their grievances about the company, many of them complaining of vehicles idling on their block in the early morning hours and throwing litter on the ground.

Martin Colberg, president of the WRBA, said his group would work to make sure

Logan Bus does not disturb residents when dropping children to and from school.

“If you want to be in this community, you have to be a good neighbor,” Colberg said.

Calls to Logan Bus were sent to an answering machine and messages requesting comment on this story were not responded to by press time.

Complaints about the depot’s relationship with residents are nothing new.

Some neighbors in the past have come to Community Board 9 meetings, asking the advisory panel to assist them in figuring out a solution to the problem.

In December 2014, a representative for the company told the Queens Chronicle he is aware of the situation and that Logan Bus was working on a solution for it.

Those speaking at the WRBA’s latest meeting said there’s still much to do.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said he is aware of the complaints, but

also pointed out Logan Bus has been a good neighbor in other ways.

“They’ve done trips for senior citizens, they were there for us during Superstorm Sandy,” Addabbo said.

The senator noted he also worked with Logan Bus during his days as a city councilman and maintains a working relationship with the company, which also has a location in Jamaica and others in the Bronx and Brooklyn.

The city in 2009 approved a $206 million contract with Logan for several bus routes throughout the city.

Around the same time the city approved the contract, multiple media outlets reported that the company’s owner, Michael Tonabe, admitted to FBI investigators that he bribed city officials to secure more bus routes.

Tonabe reportedly was granted immunity from prosecution for admitting his part in Q the scheme.

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ice as it would be to have another sports team in Queens, don’t expect anyone to be dropping the puck in front of a New York Islanders center at Willets Point anytime soon.

Last week Bloomberg News reported that the hockey team has had talks with the owners of the Mets about moving to the old Iron Triangle, where a massive $3 billion redevelopment is planned. It’ll be built by a joint venture between the Mets ownership and the Related Companies, a large development firm. After years of planning, razing of the existing buildings there began this week.

Nowhere in the Willets Point plans is there a hockey arena, not in the original 2008 scheme or the infamous baitand-switch redesign of 2013, when the City Council allowed the developers to delay the affordable housing that was a linchpin in selling the public on the idea, and approved an illegal mall plan for the Citi Field parking lot. Sure, there’s room for an arena, but it’s unlikely to be financially viable.

Hockey season isn’t long enough for an arena to make money without hosting other events like concerts or the circus. And there doesn’t seem to be a market for another such venue in the metropolitan area. We’ve got the Barclays Cen-

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ter, where the Isles are now. We’ve got Madison Square Garden. There’s the Prudential Center, “the Rock,” in Newark.

The Izod Center at the Meadowlands has shut down. And someday, there’ll be a new Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale.

Even if bonds were floated to build an arena, they likely wouldn’t do well. The bonds for both the Yankees’ and Mets’ new parks are barely above junk status.

Willets Point needs massive soil remediation after decades of toxins being dumped into the ground there. And a related project, the illegal Willets West mall, is still the subject of a court battle. The developers say they need to build the mall first to make the Willets Point proper project financially viable, but if the state Court of Appeals decides correctly, as the Appellate Division did, it will never happen. The space is technically parkland, so the project cannot go forward without state legislative action.

It’ll be years before construction starts at Willets Point, and the Islanders don’t have that kind of time to wait.

They’re reportedly also considering a spot at Belmont Park, just over the border in Nassau. That sounds better — close to Queens but without our government and residents dealing directly with the inevitable hassles that would arise.

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Bioswales work Dear Editor: Re “DEP should need OKs for bioswales: Avella,” July 21, multiple editions: I grew up in Ozone Park and I still read weekly headlines from the Queens Chronicle.

Since my parents passed away it has helped me stay connected to my hometown. So, thank you for that.

Sixteen years ago I moved to Virginia and for the last 12 years I have worked at a local Soil and Water Conservation District. As part of our work, we install swales, rain gardens and bioretentions — which are not all the same thing. They work very well at controlling stormwater with fairly low maintenance.

Aren’t black-eyed Susans (the flower) prettier than a concrete ditch? I think so — and they work better.

Aside from some technical errors, Avella is wrong to say that stormwater management is not the homeowner’s responsibility. It is everyone’s responsibility. That stormwater runoff eventually goes to the Long Island Sound or whatever body of water is nearest to the homes — carrying oils, gas, litter and other pollutants — with it. Increased pollution in the runoff has a direct correlation to water health. Want clams? Crabs? Fish? Oysters? Their populations rise and fall based on the amount of pollution that runs into the water — too much clogs their gills and causes them to suffocate to death. As we say here: Save the crabs — so we © Copyright 2016 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved.

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his week the Chronicle canvassed a number of Queens diner owners about how business is doing in the face of rising costs, following the announced closure of a well-known Brooklyn diner, the Del Rio, due to increasing expenses.

As a group, the eatery owners here were not exactly optimistic. Rising minimum wages, which the Del Rio owner said were one factor in his decision (not the main one as the New York Post implied), were one concern.

So were other cost hikes like rent and taxes, along with regulatory compliance. But no one sounded like he or she would be the next to go under, the way old borough favorites like the Scobee, Palace and Future all did: a good thing, given how much Queens loves our diners.

These independent, local eatery owners need your business. And you know they serve up some great grub at relatively low prices. Supporting your neighborhood diner means supporting your neighborhood. Skip making breakfast and have it there. Meet your clients there for lunch. Wrap up your night on the town there. You know there are always extra fries just for the asking.

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can eat them! Crabs shouldn’t die of suffocation from pollution, they should die in a pot of boiling water for dinner! (It’s a long saying but you get the point.)

Here in the Chesapeake Bay watershed we encourage homeowners to install swales and rain gardens. The less pollution that runs off to the Bay, the less likely EPA is to issue national requirements.

I urge you to talk to the NYC Soil & Water Conservation District in Long Island City. I’m sure they have some demo projects they would love to show you.

If not, take a trip to Culpeper, Va. via the Amtrak if you don’t drive. I would love to show you around. In addition to rain gardens and swales we have vineyards and five-star dining.

Stephanie DeNicola Charlottesville, Va.

Of rails and roads Dear Editor: I take issue with your July 21 editorial, “Expect better subways before any new rail options,” for omitting the potential of improv-

ing bus service, other than rightfully criticizing the proposed Woodhaven Select Bus Service plan, and for too easily dismissing QueensRail, which would connect northern and southern Queens.

You state that the work QueensRail would entail, the trouble it would cause neighborhoods and the cost, all make it unlikely. Please explain. What trouble would it cause? Are you saying the Second Avenue Subway, which is underway has not caused the neighborhoods any trouble? That would be far from the truth.

Any capital project causes some disruption and Queens Rail, where an existing right-of-way already exists, is far more cost-effective than starting from scratch.

The truth is that it is very realistic if there was the political will to do it. Gov. Cuomo will be spending billions, far more than QueensRail would cost, to provide a new transportation link to LaGuardia that will not even save Manhattanites any time. Does that make any sense?

But you are correct in stating when the governor wants something done, it gets done.

As for the buses, a new report by the Transit Center came out this week that highlights ways

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I’m GOP and anti-Trump Dear Editor: Donald J. Trump will pay the price on Nov. 8 for his arrogant and pretentious attitudes, his insults and mockery of rivals and colleagues and his presumption of infallibility. I side with Jeb Bush who called him “a jerk” and Jeb’s mom, First Lady Barbara Bush, who said “He makes me sick.” I missed seeing them at the convention.

I am one Republican who, while I agree with a few of his positions, will refrain from voting for this creep because of his insolent and outlandish gestalt. He is in essence a fascist because of his belief in survival of the fitcontinued on next page

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Park nicer than you think Dear Editor: Your article in the July 21 Chronicle (“The struggle to keep a Kew Gdns. Park Clean,” multiple editions) is misleading, in that it portrays the Cinemas Park as being in much worse shape than it actually is. Attached are some photos to show you how the park looks today, July 24 [The pictures mostly show new garden plants including hosta, senecio and heuchera in large planters and a raised bed livening up the space — Editor]. The photos that accompanied your article were from months ago.

The community has green-up and cleanup committees and the park is in better shape than it has been for a long time. In the future, I suggest you speak with a range of residents to get a more accurate view of how they feel about the park and what is happening there.

Isabel Stein Member, Karing for Kew Gardens Green-up Group Kew Gardens Editor’s note: A follow-up story is in several editions of this week’s Chronicle.

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Reopen W’haven LIRR stop Dear Editor: Your excellent editorial “Expect better subways before any new rail options” missed one idea that could be quickly implemented

benefiting thousands of residents. Why not reopen the still intact underground Woodhaven LIRR Station that was closed in 1976? It would require a minimum amount of work to restore this station including signal modifications to resume service. Restoration of this station on the Atlantic Avenue LIRR branch would cost less, since it doesn’t need to be built from scratch. Perhaps a better deal than reconstruction of the Elmhurst LIRR station for $40 million, which will be built from the ground up.

Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, Ozone Park and other neighborhood residents along with those transferring from bus routes adjacent to the reopened LIRR Woodhaven Station upon reaching the Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn LIRR Terminal could access the Barclays arena. Switching to the subway provides access to employment opportunities, colleges, medical facilities, museums and the theater district, be it in Downtown Brooklyn, the Financial District and Midtown Manhattan.

Reverse commuters wanting access to jobs and colleges in Long Island could transfer at the Jamaica LIRR Station.

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Subway A/C before Wi-Fi Dear Editor: Re your July 21 editorial, “Expect better subways, but not more rail options”: I applaud Gov. Cuomo’s newly announced $27 billion capital program to improve subway service. Open gangway cars, digital updates and countdown clocks are greatly needed. But Wi-Fi & USB chargers are not.

What we really need are air-cooling systems for NYC’s 469 stations, which become underground steam baths during the summer.

Riders often faint from the heat and fall on the tracks. Newer stations like those being built for the Second Avenue line will have climate controls, but so should all underground stations. What’s the point of having cellular connectivity if you can’t breathe? Playing Pokemon in 100-plus-degree heat is no fun.

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local bus service could be greatly improved. The major recommendation is a complete restructuring of the city’s local bus system to correct deficiencies that have existed since the 1930s. Doing that and increasing reliability and providing more efficient service would turn the trend of declining bus ridership around at a time when subway ridership is skyrocketing. The MTA’s piecemeal approach of instituting bus shuttle routes, splitting long routes, expanding SBS and treating revenue separate from operating costs when determining new routes has not worked and will not work.

The report only fails in one area. It accepts the DOT and MTA premise that SBS is a success without questioning their biased and incomplete data. The real numbers show that on most SBS routes, there are fewer riders today than before SBS began, while the increased annual operating costs range from $2 million to $3 million each year per route, not even counting the costs to re-mark worn pavement and replace worn signage. It is not cost-efficient. We can have longer buses and fare prepayment without the added cost of SBS, which requires inspectors to ensure fares are being paid.

Millions of dollars are being invested in new fare machines that will have to be scrapped in only two years when the MTA switches to contactless payment, and we haven’t even discussed the inconvenience to motorists caused by exclusive bus lanes.

We need a balanced transportation policy, one that involves real improvements to the bulk of the bus routes, not the few that could be turned into SBS, not one that relies basically on subways while ignoring the potential of reusing existing rights of way and the needs of motorists.

Allan Rosen Brooklyn The writer is a former director of bus planning for NYC Transit.

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Mixed reviews on discipline policy Plan to ban K-2 suspensions gets a thumbs up in Queens; UFT opposes

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safe and structured,” de Blasio said in a prepared statement.

Nick Comaianni, president of Community As a teacher, Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) saw the effects a suspen- Education Council 24, echoed Dromm’s sentiment that children under the age of 8 don’t sion had on young students.

“They were hysterical,” said Dromm, who necessarily know right from wrong.

“You have to be taught at that age,” Comaiworked as a public school teacher for more anni said. than 20 years and chairman The suspensions will be of the Council’s Education replaced with “age-appropriCommittee. “They didn’t ate disciplinary intervenknow they had done anytions,” a step the CEC presithing wrong or why they dent and Dromm applauded. were being punished.”

“You have to figure out The councilman argued what the issue is,” Comaianchildren should be told why ni said. “Sometimes it has what they did was wrong something to do with what’s and that outright suspending going on at home.” them is not an effective way Educators will now be of doing that. required to document “posi“Unless you work to find tive supports and intervenout what the root cause of the situation is, it’s going to Disciplinary policies in public t ion s prov ided by t he keep happening over and schools are undergoing a change. school” before a principal can suspend any student. over again,” he said.

Add it ionally, ment al The city Department of Education and Mayor de Blasio last Thursday health support services in city schools will agreed with Dromm, announcing the banning receive a $15 million boost, the DOE announced. of suspensions for students in grades K to 2.

“As a lifelong educator, parent and grand“Students feel safest when lines of responsibility and rules are crystal clear. Today’s mother, these are common sense solutions to reforms ensure that school environments are support safe learning environments both inside Associate Editor

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and outside the classroom,” city Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña said.

But not everyone was excited by the announcement.

In an open letter addressed to Fariña, the United Federation of Teachers opposed the move and called for existing safety measures to be enforced so “suspensions are no longer necessary.” Those proposals include the utilization of Pupil Personnel Teams to address the needs of academically struggling students or

Letters continued from previous page test, namely himself.

He boasts that only he is fit to rule because everybody else is either “a loser” or not strong, good looking or rich enough.

Only he can fix our problems. Only he has the right to hide his income tax returns and to babble endlessly about how he’ll make America great again without giving substantive details.

After his refusal to submit his tax returns, his refusal to apologize to anyone, his many bankruptcies, his fraudulence in the Trump University case and his sniggering, haughty pronouncements, it is clear he

those having behavioral problems, the creation of a SAVE — Schools Against Violence in Education — room in every school that can be used for crisis intervention, and training staff on how to de-escalate student crises.

“We strongly believe that if the DOE properly managed existing programs, the number of suspensions for students under the age of eight would be greatly diminished,” the union stated in its letter. “Better management would continued on page 32 won’t do anything for the public unless it enriches him or boosts his ego. He is not and never can be a public servant in his present mindset. Aside from which he has no culture other than making deals, nothing in science, history, art, literature, languages or music.

I hope he loses on a grand scale and his son Donald Jr. runs for mayor of New York City. I’ll vote for him. And I’ll befriend his lovely family, given the chance. But daddy Donald, before I support him, he’d have to absorb 100 lessons in humility, ask for forgiveness from a host of people and begin to learn how to serve others.

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Flushing leaders urge FAA to lower DNL Air noise monitor data finds sound levels often exceed regulatory limit

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State Sens. Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing) and Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) joined Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing), quiet skies advocate Susan Carroll and others on Monday to urge the Federal Aviation Administration to lower the day-night average sound level — the amount of airplane noise — from 65 to 55 decibels.

“We all supported the Part 150 study which demonstrates the effect of airplane noise in Queens and the results are startling,” Stavisky said, referring to the Port Authority’s evaluation of air plane noise from LaGuardia and JFK airports. The average DNL on 39th Avenue in Flushing for last year, she added, was 68.5 — 3.5 points higher than the FAA’s threshold, which the agency has had since the 1970s.

“Sixty-five DNL is a 1970s kind of a level and certainly our airplane noise has changed since the 1970s,” Addabbo, whose district is affected by airplane noise from both LaGuardia and JFK, said. “So, changing it from 65 to 55 will certainly benefit many of our constituents, many of our residents, certainly here and in the southern part near JFK.” He signed a letter drafted by Stavisky to U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer (D-New York) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), calling for

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State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. speaks about airplane noise at a press conference with state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky, left, Councilman Peter Koo, quiet skies advocate Susan Carroll and other PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY concerned citizens. the noise threshold’s lowering.

Quiet skies advocates have long been urging that the DNL be lowered to 55, which is the threshold standard of the World Health Organization, Harvard School of Medicine and Environmental Protection Agency. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing), Schumer and Gillibrand have introduced legislation in both chambers of Congress to transfer oversight of airplane

noise to the EPA. Earlier this week, the environmental agency announced that it would regulate pollution from airplanes [see separate story in most editions or at qchron.com].

Stavisky also discussed data from a noise monitor installed on the building that the press conference was held in front of, 138-10 Franklin Ave. The device was installed along with others in Queens because Meng,

who could not attend the event because of the Democratic National Convention, urged the Port Authority to do so. On 32 days throughout March and May, airplane noise went above 65 DNL. “People have to close the windows or stop the conversations whenever this airplane goes by and sometimes you get scared because it looks like airplane is flying right into your window,” said Koo. Since the FAA began regularly using the TNNIS Climb flight path — which was previously used on rare occasions such as the U.S. Open to reroute the flight paths that fly over Flushing Meadows Corona Park — in 2012, Flushing has borne large amounts of airplane noise.

“Day and night, every day, every minute, we are all being exposed to hazardous levels of both airplane noise and pollution,” Carroll, a resident of the neighborhood, said. “We are all part of a community here and it is time that the airports remember that.”

Living near airplane noise has been linked to health issues such as increased risk of cardiovascular disease and exercising less.

“The Federal Aviation Administration supports the reduction of aircraft noise where feasible in cooperation with the aviation community,” FAA spokesman Jim Peters said in an Q emailed statement to the Chronicle.

EPA to oversee plane pollution Agency aims to fight climate change from emissions

by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

The Environmental Protection Agency will regulate pollution from airplanes — an issue that affects many Queens residents, given the presence of LaGuardia and JFK airports — in an effort to curb climate change, the agency announced on Monday.

“Addressing pollution from aircraft is an important element of U.S. efforts to address climate change,” EPA spokeswoman Janet McCabe said in a prepared statement. “EPA has already set effective [greenhouse gas emissions] standards for cars and trucks and any future aircraft engine standards will also provide important climate and public health benefits.”

New emissions standards were not named in the announcement, but according to The New York Times, some who follow the Obama administration’s climate change policies estimate that a draft of the rules could be released in January.

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of all greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. come from airplanes, as do 12 percent of the transportation industry’s emissions.

“I think it’s long overdue,” quiet skies advocate Susan Carroll of Flushing told the Chronicle. “I don’t know why the airline industry was exempt from limits on emissions up to this point and time.”

“Queens Quiet Skies applauds

the decision to regulate aviation air pollution caused by aircraft fuel emissions,” Queens Quiet Skies President Janet McEneaney said in an emailed statement. “Evidence has mounted steadily about the detrimental effects of aviation air pollution on public health, particularly on developing children and fetuses.”

McEneaney added that she believes more needs to be done

in regard to aviation policy.

“But let’s not stop there,” she added. “The EPA should also regulate the already-demonstrated public health hazards caused by excessive aviation noise. We need to set a watchdog on the airlines, so that the skies and our air quality are safe and healthy for all.”

St at e S e n . To ny Avel l a (D-Bayside), who has advocated for the airplane noise burden facing Queens residents to be reduced, had similar remarks about the announcement.

“I was very happy to learn of the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent declaration that jet engine exhaust is a threat to public health and I encourage the agency to act quickly in developing its regulations,” Avella said in a prepared statement. “However, I would be even more elated if the EPA were to acknowledge the significant environmental threat to public health from the ‘noise focusing’ impacts being caused by new departure and arrival Q paths at our airports.”

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Town hall takes on NYPD body cameras Policing Project submits draft regs for when officers must, cannot record

by Michael Gannon

She said the draft regulations shown Tuesday night were the result of body camera footage and consultations with district attorneys’ offices, court officials, defense attorneys, victims’ advocates and others.

An official with the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association who asked not to be named said the union that represents 22,000 officers was not consulted until the recommendations were drafted.

And Hoppock said there are myriad levels of law that must be taken into account when crafting rules for new technology.

“It affects the officers. It affects the public,” she said. “But it also affects you and your privacy.”

Under the proposals, an officer must activate a camera for any use of force; all summonses, searches of people and property and all stop-and-frisk incidents. They also must be used when responding to a crime in progress, patrolling NYCHA buildings or when transporting any prisoner or other person to a police station, jail or hospital.

They may not be turned on for internal police matters; when speaking with an informant or sex crime victim; inside courthouses or medical facilities; or at protests and demonstrations.

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Councilman Ruben Wills (D-Jamaica) hoped aloud Tuesday night that a town hall meeting called to discuss future regulations for NYPD body cameras would not devolve into a gripe session once it got started.

He had no reason to be disappointed when the gathering of more than 80 people at Calvary Baptist Church in Jamaica wrapped up for the evening.

“I think we got a lot of information,” Wills said. “And I think [the NYPD] got a lot of information to bring back.”

Under a court ruling and a federally mandated monitor, the department recently completed a trial program under which officers in five precincts, including the 103rd in Jamaica, had select officers wear body cameras on duty for a year.

New York University Law School’s Policing Project is working with the NYPD to examine the footage taken and has drawn up a draft proposal of rules as to when officers may, may not and absolutely must activate the cameras when they are used on duty.

Panelists for the evening included Nancy Hoppock, an attorney with the NYPD; Maria Ponomarenko from NYU’s Policing Project; NYPD Assistant Chief David Barrere, commanding officer of Patrol Borough Queens

NYPD attorney Nancy Hoppock, left, and Maria Ponomarenko of New York University’s Policing Project, NYPD Assistant Chief David Barrere and Deputy Inspector Frederick Grover were speakers at a town hall meeting on proposed NYPD body camera regulations. PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON South; and Deputy Inspector Frederick Grover, commanding officer of the 113th Precinct in Jamaica.

After each gave a brief talk, the floor was opened up to questions from more than a dozen members of the community.

“The aim is to make policing more

democratic,” Ponomarenko said. “We’re finding a recurring theme. A community should have a say in how it is policed.”

Hoppock said only 54 of the NYPD’s 36,000 officers took part in the initial trial, with a second one scheduled to include 1,000 from 20 precincts throughout the city.

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Capt. Mark Wachter, commanding officer of the 104th Precinct, speaks at a Maspeth vigil last Thursday in honor of the cops slain in Dallas, Baton Rouge, and Kansas City, Kan. this month.

PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA Around 100 people showed up to pay their respects.

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The last thing a police officer wants in 2016 is to be known nationwide.

Being a nameless badge, unknown to the masses outside of the community they protect, is more desirable than the front pages and the evening news.

For in 2016, the officers who earned such media attention are often those who have been targeted by hateful assassins or gunned down by violent criminals.

When the 104th, 108th, 110th precincts — along with the Communities for Maspeth and Elmhurst Together civic group — announced last Thursday’s Maspeth vigil, America only knew the names of the five Dallas officers, murdered by a rifle-wielding assassin at the end of a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest on July 7: Cpl. Lorne Ahrens, Sgt. Michael Smith and officers Michael Krol, Brent Thompson and Patrick Zamarripa.

But in the seven days since the announcement of the vigil for Dallas, tragedy struck Baton Rouge and Kansas City, Kan. Three cops, Deputy Brad Garafola and officers Montrell Jackson and Matthew Gerald, were executed by a radical AfricanAmerican gunman targeting law enforcement just miles from where a seemingly subdued Alton Sterling, a black man, was fatally shot by white officers at point-blank range earlier this month.

On July 17, Capt. Robert Melton was shot and killed after a car chase with a drive-by shooting suspect in Kansas City.

Nine names, nine candles, nine bouquets,

nine police caps and nine empty chairs.

And Capt. Mark Wachter, the commanding officer of the 104th Precinct, fears there may be a need for future vigils as tensions continue to flare up between police departments and communities across the nation.

“The original memorial was much smaller,” Wachter said. “But we’ve seen in a week’s time how it’s grown from five up to nine. And unfortunately, this will probably grow in the next few weeks and years.”

Despite the scorching heat and rising humidity, around 100 people descended on Maspeth Memorial Park to mourn the nine officers alongside Wachter, other NYPD brass and elected officials, some of whom became emotional during their speeches.

“It’s tough for someone like me, with 23 years in law enforcement, to comprehend this,” said Capt. John Travaglia, the commanding officer of the 108th Precinct, with tears welling in his eyes. “But this is what gets us through: the knowledge that our brothers and sisters in blue will never forget us. It is also the knowledge that you the community will embrace and care for the loved ones we leave behind.”

Assemblywoman Marge Markey (D-Maspeth), the mother of a police officer, spoke of the worry every parent feels whenever their child puts on the uniform.

“Everytime when I see John, when he comes to the house, when he’s leaving, I say to John, ‘Be safe.’” Markey said. “As a mother, I think everyone can identify with that.

It’s very important to me as a mother that I still have my three children.” continued on page 20

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Queens prepares to fight crime with fun Find out where your precinct will be hosting its Night Out Against Crime

by Anthony O’Reilly With community-police relations in the national spotlight, New York City and other municipalities across the country are preparing to show everyone that the two sides are not only capable of getting along — but that they can have fun doing so.

This Tuesday marks the annual nationwide “Night Out Against Crime,” an evening that brings neighbors, police officers and officials from across the U.S., and some Canadian cities, together for a night of fun and activities in an effort to deter crime.

Every year, officers and community activists play games, cook food and host free giveaways during the event.

Each precinct offers different activities and while ever yone hosts the event on the same night, times var y in the respective commands.

To find out where and when your precinct will be hosting its night out, check this comprehensive list.

112th Precinct The Forest Hills-based command will have its event at MacDonald Park, at Queens Boulevard between Yellewstone Boulevard and 70th Road, with the Forest Hills Jewish Center as an alternative rain location, from 6 to 9 p.m. There will be free barbecue and kosher food, music, entertainment, a children’s show and you’ll have the opportunity to meet the officers of the precinct, which also patrols Rego Park.

104th Precinct Residents of Ridgewood, Glendale, Middle Village and Maspeth should head to Juniper Valley Park from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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113th Precinct A family-friendly movie is scheduled to be shown at Baisley Pond Park, at 155th Street and Baisley Boulevard in Jamaica, during this precinct’s event from 6 to 10 p.m. Residents of St. Albans, Hollis, Springfield Gardens, South Ozone Park, South Jamaica, Addisleigh Park and Locust Manor are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs and picnic blankets to the event.

At the 106th Precinct’s Night Out Against Crime last year, community leaders and police officers engaged in a game of Bubble Ball. Fun, food and games will once again be used to deter crime throughout the borough this Tuesday. FILE PHOTO There will be free rides, health screenings, dance classes, food and drinks.

109th Precinct The North Queens precinct will be at PS 20, at 142-30 Barclay Ave., from 5 to 9 p.m. There will be rides, food, raff les and more available for the people of Flushing, College Point, Malba, Whitestone, Beechhurst and Bay Terrace.

106th Precinct South Queens will have its night out at Addabbo Playground, located on North Conduit Avenue between 81st and 82nd streets, from 6 to 9 p.m. Free barbecue, music, games and more will be out in full force for the residents of Ozone Park, South Ozone Park and Howard Beach.

Cop ceremony continued from page 18 The recent shootings in Texas, Louisiana and Kansas occurred just days after the police killings of Sterling and Minnesota man Philando Castile, also an African American — sparking massive nationwide protests and reigniting tensions between ardent pro-police groups and organizations like Black Lives Matter who demand more officer accountability.

And while no one directly addressed allegations of race-based police brutality, Travaglia said the NYPD is a “model” for positive police-community relations.

102nd Precinct T h o s e f r o m Wo o d h ave n , Ozone Park, Richmond Hill and Kew Gardens should head to Victory Field, at Woodhaven Boulevard and Forest Park Drive, from 6 to 9 p.m. There, you can find free food and drinks, raff les, music and entertainment for people of all ages.

110th Precinct The Queens Zoo, located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, will have plenty of activities for children along with free food, drinks and prizes. Last year there was a softball game so residents of Elmhurst and Corona should be ready to play ball.

115th Precinct From 5 to 8 p.m., Northern Park, on Nor ther n Boulevard

“We in this community are a model, a beacon of light in the darkness, for the rest of the country to follow,” he said. “We are a united community which is always striving for better. We understand that great policework cannot be accomplished by the police alone, as great policework is co-produced with you, the community.”

Public Advocate Letitia James also touched on police-community tensions, simply advocating for love over hate and unity over division.

“No more violence. No more retribution,” James said. “Let’s all recognize that we are all part of one human family. Let us pray for their souls and let us pray for Q peace in the land.”

between 93rd and 94th streets, will be the place to be for residents of East Elmhurst, North Corona and Jackson Heights.

Come out for free food and drinks along with fun and games for people of all ages.

111th Precinct T he Douglaston Shoppi ng Center, at 242-02 61 Ave., will be f illed with food, d r in ks and entertainment for the residents of Bayside, Douglaston, Little Neck, Hollis Hills, and Fresh Meadows.

105th Precinct One of the city’s largest precincts will bring out the food, d r in ks and games at Cabbell Park, at 121st Avenue and Francis Lewis Boulevard, also known as Cambria Playground, from 5 to 9 p.m.

103rd Precinct Ruf us King Park, at 150th Street and 89th Avenue, will be filled with food, drinks and rides from 5 to 9 p.m. for residents of Hollis and Jamaica.

107th Precinct The Pomonok-based 107th Precinct will be at the Electchester Shopping Center, at Parsons Boulevard and Jewel Avenue, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. T he precinct pat rols Fresh Meadows, Electchester and Pomonok.

114th Precinct Residents of Astoria, Long Island City, Woodside, and Jackson Heights should make their way to the Great Lawn at Astoria Park, at Astoria Park South and Ditmars Boulevard, from 5 to 7 p.m. for food, music and games.

108th Precinct The Long Island City command will host its event at Torsney Playground, at 41st and Skillman aveQ nues, from 5 to 8 p.m.

Hold’em cards for a cause The Ozone Park Kiwanis Club will host its annual Texas Hold’em Tournament fundraiser on Aug. 20 at the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Queens, at 110-04 Atlantic Ave., starting at 7 p.m.

The annual fundraiser this year will go to support pediatric trauma and autism organizations in New York City. There is an entry fee of $125 per person and registration starts

at 7 p.m. Food and drinks will be provided for all players.

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A scammer is telling people that popular rap artist Trey Songz is performing at Resorts World Casino this weekend and selling people fake tickets to the show, a Resorts World spokesman said Monday.

The spokesman said the scammer has been circulating promotional material touting the supposed concert, which the scammer says will also feature Bahamian singer Julien Believe on July 30 at the South Ozone Park venue. The racino on that day will actually be hosting a “Freestyle Take Over” show featuring several artists.

According to the false flier, advanced tickets to the Trey Songz concert are being sold for $45 and VIP tickets are $100.

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Sometimes the most heroic efforts of doctors, nurses and medical science are not enough.

At Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, that can lead to a referral to hospice care, where the terminally ill and their families receive supportive end-of-life care and counseling.

Now the hospital is seeking to raise $1 million to expand and improve its hospice program.

“As a community-based hospital we have made a commitment to provide the highestquality hospice care services to all those who need it,” JHMC President and CEO Bruce Flanz said in a statement issued last week.

Michael Hinck, director of public affairs at the hospital, told the Chronicle in an interview on Tuesday that JHMC has been offering dedicated hospice care since 2010.

He said the unit’s patients can come from the emergency room, intensive care unit or community refer ral, but that the goal remains the same — to provide medical services and both emotional and spiritual comfort for the patients and their loved ones.

The new Ferrara Family Center for Hospice Care will keep hospice services on the JHMC campus, with construction slated to begin this fall.

A statement from the hospital said the unit’s redesign will provide patients and loved ones with “a home-like environment that promotes privacy and serenity.”

The unit also will offer upgrades and amenities including family meeting rooms as well as a relaxing lounge that offers families a space to gather, decompress or reflect.

“Every detail from the lighting to the tranquil artwork will be carefully considered to offer our patients and families a sense of peace” said the chairman of family medicine and palliative care, Dr. Alan Roth.

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The new EMS Station 50 in Jamaica Hills will allow for 30 ambulance tours per day in Queens.

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Sections of Queens have long had some of the highest response times in the city when it comes to ambulance service.

With the ribbon cutting last Friday on a new Emergency Medical Services ambulance station in Jamaica Hills, both city representatives and elected officials from the borough expressed hope that the response times will be coming down.

EMS Station 50, located on Goethals Avenue, sits adjacent to the Queens Hospital Center complex. FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro and Commissioner Feniosky PeñaMora of the city’s Department of Design and Construction attended the opening ceremonies last week.

Nigro, in a press release issued with Feniosky, said with the opening of station 50, the city has more than doubled the number of stations citywide since the merger of EMS and the FDNY 20 years ago.

“Today our members respond to more calls than ever before, including 1.7 million responses in the last year alone,” Nigro said.

He said the city will continue to invest in paramedics, EMTs, officers and infrastructure to meet the unprecedented need by placing resources “where they can quickly and effectively respond when they

Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows), in a statement from his office, said Station 50 was more than welcome in his district.

“New York City’s Emergency Medical Service response times have been notoriously high — especially in Queens — and every minute matters in a life-threatening situation,” Lancman said. “By investing in our EMS and the FDNY, we’re making sure these dedicated emergency personnel have the resources needed to provide the quick and crucial care the people in our city deserve.”

Cou nci lwom a n El i z abet h Crowley (D-Glendale) is chairwoman of the committee of Fire and Criminal Justice Services.

She has long been a critic of how EMS has allocated resources in Queens.

Reached by her office in Philadelphia, where she was serving as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, the councilwoman issued a statement saying Station 50 is positive, but that more needs to be done.

“Response times to medical emergencies in Queens remain some of the highest in the city, and we have a responsibility to change that,” Crowley said. “An additional station in Jamaica Hills helps but it’s still not enough to aggressively address what is truly a lifeQ or-death issue.”

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Authorities cuff Rego Park heist suspects Three Brooklyn men allegedly made off with over $4M in cash, valuables

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

It may have been a heist seemingly ripped from a Hollywood script. But unlike the crew in “Ocean’s Eleven,” the bandits who allegedly hit Maspeth Federal Savings in Rego Park didn’t get away with it.

NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton and U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announced on Tuesday that three Brooklyn men have been arrested in connection with May’s brazen burglary of Maspeth Federal’s Rego Park branch at 64-19 Woodhaven Blvd.

According to Bharara’s office, Michael Mazzara, Charles Kerrigan and Anthony Mascuzzio were charged with one count each of bank burglary and conspiracy to commit bank burglary, with the trio facing up to 25 years in prison for their role in the alleged heist.

Mazzara, 44, and Kerrigan, 40, were also charged with a second count of bank burglary, related to an April heist in Brooklyn.

At some point during the night of May 21, the trio allegedly broke into the bank through the roof directly above the vault containing safe-deposit boxes.

The trio planned ahead, allegedly cutting a hole in a nearby homeowner’s fence in order to store a ladder in the small space between his garage and the one next door.

The homeowner, John Grecco, said he called

the 112th Precinct to report it, but a patrol car was never sent to investigate.

That night, the crew allegedly used the ladder to access the roof of the bank, where they had constructed a small plywood structure around the hole they used a blowtorch to cut.

The structure was covered with a black tarp to conceal it from view of homeowners along Fitchett Street during the night.

Once inside the bank, the crew allegedly managed to circumvent the alarm system before breaking into the bank’s vault with the blowtorch and ransacking dozens of safedeposit boxes — leaving stacks of them empty on the roof.

According to Bharara, the bandits allegedly made off with $4.3 million in cash, diamonds, stock certificates, coins, baseball cards and other valuables.

They also allegedly escaped with $296,000 from the bank’s vault.

At Tuesday’s press conference, FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge Diego Rodriguez said the trio lived the high life on the dimes of their victims.

“They bought new cars and motorcycles, Jet Skis and boats,” Rodriguez said. “They partied in Las Vegas and took trips to Miami while residents of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, and Rego Park got taken to the cleaners.”

Reports said the FBI had been watching

continued from page 2 said, he’s already made an expansive list of changes including limiting overtime and “I think this is gonna be a negative cutting down on employees. Even with the changes, he says there’s still little profit impact for the workers also,” Singh added.

He argued that as wages rise, restaurants coming in.

With wages increasing, Pupplo said, may start cutting workers’ hours in order to keep up.

“There will be no profit.”

“At the end, it’s not a profitable business Sourgoutsis said businesses must “move anymore,” Singh said. with the change in a High real estate way that makes sense, taxes, increased insuror you close.” ance prices and fixed She said that payexpenses necessary to roll shot up “literally keep diners up and overnight” when the running are just a few minimum wage for more of the challenges tipped workers rose fa c e d by ow ne r s , from $5 to $7.50 in according to Pupplo.

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Bay Diner in Howard Manjit Singh, Beach, was more nonowner of the Jackson D i n e r i n Ja ck s o n Dolphin Diner owner John Babis says the chalant when talking about wage increases.

Heights, agreed that eatery business isn’t what it used to be.

PHOTO BY RICK MAIMAN “As of now we have h igher wages do to deal with it,” he worry him.

“It’s not just rising wages, “he said. said. “What are we gonna do?”

Pointing to franchises, Siddrakis said the “Once the wages go up you have to pay wage increase is an issue for everyone, not more taxes, Social Security, federal taxes.”

Singh added that it isn’t that he doesn’t just diner owners.

“You go with it day by day,” he said. want to pay his workers more, it’s just that Singh said that it’s easier for franchises to it’s increasingly more difficult to be able to find ways to cut costs than it is for locally run afford doing so.

Police on Tuesday released this image of the hole three Brooklyn men allegedly cut into the roof of Maspeth Federal Savings in Rego Park in May, allowing them access to dozens of safe-deposit boxes. Nearly $5 million in cash and valuables were stolen. PHOTO COURTESY NYPD Mazzara’s Brooklyn home since November 2014, when agents placed a surveillance camera on a pole across the street.

The camera supposedly captured the three men returning to the house after the Rego Park burglary, loot in hand.

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Increasing cost to run diners businesses like diners.

Siddrakis added that that he doesn’t know where the cost is going to actually end up going, but that an increase in menu prices is bound to happen.

John Babis, owner of the Dolphin Diner in Fresh Meadows, called the wage increase ridiculous.

“Diners are not busy like they used to be,” he told the Chronicle.

Kara said issues also come from agencies such as the city departments of Buildings and Health, and the state Department of Labor, which he says put too many regulations on businesses.

Siddrakis said issues that other owners reported facing aren’t any different for him, but they don’t bother him.

He pointed to the Department of Health specifically, which is responsible for inspecting restaurants in order to ensure that they are keeping up with regulations.

“I like to do what I have to do,” he said, calling the department’s regulations “a good thing.” He said he’s received four “A” grades in a row.

“It keeps customers coming back,” he said.

Sourgoutsis said that labor practices, skyrocketing rents and retention of good employees are also hitting the diner business hard.

“A lot of the charm and the authenticness of New York City and what makes it so great in terms of eateries is dying out,” she said.

“You can’t afford it anymore.”

Citing Mazzara and Mascuzzio’s financial records, Bharara said the brazen crew appeared to have purchased the plywood at Home Depot and the blowtorch used in the Maspeth burglary from a welder prior to the heist.

“Through their brazen bank heists, the defendents allegedly stole not just people’s money, but their memories too,” Bharara said in a statement announcing the charges against the trio. “But these bank jobs also left enough of a trace for the FBI and NYPD, whose good old-fashioned policework led to the charges and arrests announced today.”

In a Tuesday statement, Maspeth Federal said it was relieved the suspects had been caught.

“We appreciate the fine work by the NYPD and FBI that resulted in the arrest,” the bank said. “The burglary was a terrible experience for our customers and the community, and we are glad the arrest part of this is behind us.”

While many Maspeth Federal customers were upset at the financial institution’s lack of communication with them in the hours after the burglary, the bank met with each impacted patron in the weeks following the heist to discuss insurance options.

One month prior, they allegedly used a blowtorch to cut a hole in the roof of an HSBC Bank in Borough Park, stealing $330,000 in Q cash and valuables.

She added that it’s increasingly difficult to please all customers, especially New Yorkers.

“Nothing satisfies us anymore,” she said with a laugh.

Babis added that many diners are beginning to disappear.

The “Fight for $15” began with fast-food workers and has quickly grown into a national movement for hiking minimum wages.

Some workers have been striking for higher pay in order to achieve what they deem to be livable wages. Timing and the rate at which the increases in minimum wage are occurring in New York State varies based on the geographic location and Q size of the business.

The Shalimar Diner faces many of the same struggles as others in Queens, including steepened regulations.

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building he claimed to have lived in told an investigator that the space had been occupied by two other individuals between Sept. 1, 2012 and Aug. 21, 2013. Margaret Poje also allegedly stated that she generated the rental receipts and lease for that apartment.

Brown expressed his disaproval of the couple’s actions in a statement.

“The defendants are alleged to having tried to take advantage of a system established to help people who face real crises

following a natural disaster. The aftermath of Superstorm Sandy on October 29, 2012, devastated many residents of Queens County and beyond, resulting in many homes being damaged and in some cases destroyed,” said Brown. “Those storm victims deservedly needed assistance in rebuilding their homes and their lives. The two defendants in this case are alleged to have lied, fabricated documents and receipts to dupe FEMA into giving them funds to feed their own greed. The

defendants must be held accountable for their alleged actions.”

Department of Investigation Commissioner Mark Peters said the crime was worse because Poje worked for the city.

“As charged, these two defendants tried to turn a disaster into personal profit, stealing public funds that could have gone to those New Yorkers who lost their homes in Hurricane Sandy. That one of the defendants is a City firefighter now charged with bilking the public trust only underscores the troubling nature of this investigation,” Q said Peters.

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A couple from Howard Beach face up to seven years in prison after being charged with grand larceny, forgery and other crimes for allegedly filing fake FEMA claims and collecting more than $25,000 in unneeded Superstorm Sandy benefits.

The defendants, identified as 43-year-old FDNY Firefighter Christopher Poje and 39-year-old Margaret Poje of 86th Street, were each awaiting arraignment in Queens Criminal Court earlier this week.

They each face complaints of third-degree grand larceny and additional charges to Margaret of second-degree forgery, seconddegree criminal possession of a forged instrument and first-degree offering a false instrument for filing.

According to District Attorney Richard Brown, Margaret Poje filed a claim with the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Nov. 11, 2012, in which she stated that her primary residence was 157-32 89 St. But that was allegedly her secondary property, owned by Margaret and her brother, which was not covered under FEMA, aid from which was only available by those whose primary residence was damaged.

Former tenants of the couple’s 86th Street home allegedly verified that the Pojes didn’t live in the damaged house, saying that the couple lived at the 86th Street property before and on Oct. 29, 2012, the day the storm struck.

Margaret allegedly submitted an invoice of $3,800 from a heating and cooling company for home repairs on the property, a document she allegedly altered, as the owner of the heating and cooling company told an investigator that his business did work on their 86th Street property, not the 89th. Additionally, the defendant claimed she had to move to an apartment on West 82nd Street in Manhattan.

She was reimbursed by FEMA with $19,556 in benefits. She submitted a lease agreement as well as rental receipts which had the signature of a realtor co-worker of Margaret, who stated that the apartment did not exist and that he didn’t sign the papers.

Additionally, Brown said that criminal complaints allege that Christopher Poje submitted a separate FEMA claim on Nov. 11, 2012 for reimbursement for temporary housing at an apartment on East 37th Street following Sandy.

He received $6,526 in benefits; however, the manager of the Manhattan apartment

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Learning car dealership lingo makes buying easier Many industries have their own lexicon, and the automotive industry is no exception. Prospective car buyers may visit a dealership and hear an array of unfamiliar terminology.

Familiarizing yourself with such lingo can make it easier to leave a dealership feeling as if you got the best deal possible. Such familiarity also makes it easier to understand your surroundings and what’s going on as you work to get the car you want for the price you want.

The following are some terms you might hear at the dealership when you decide to upgrade to a new vehicle.

Babysitter: Co-signer or co-buyer on a contract, or term used when the primary buyer needs help to make a decision or buy.

Be back: Prospective buyer who promises to return after researching other vehicles or deals.

Bumping: Raising the customer’s offer for a car.

Buy rate: The interest rate that banks or financing institutions will charge on all contracts being financed. It is a “secret” number between the lender and the dealer that is the real amount of the interest rate that the loan starts out at before the dealer increases it for its own extra profit.

Familiarizing yourself with auto dealership lingo can make it easier to understand your surroundings and what’s going on as you work to get the car you want.

Candy store: A dealership with a lot of inventory to check out.

Chisler: A buyer who works the salesman down to the best possible deal on

the vehicle.

Closer: Salesperson whose job it is to “close” the deal with customers who are hesitating.

Demo: A test-drive of the car.

F and I: Refers to the sales department that arranges for financing with a lender.

It stands for finance and insurance.

First pencil: An opening offer from the sales manager.

Flake: Refers to a customer with bad credit. This customer may be referred to as a “roach” as well.

Four-square: A worksheet divided into four squares to represent the four elements of a car deal: selling price, tradein value, monthly payment and down payment.

Gold balls: A customer who has excellent credit and usually an impressive down payment.

Green pea: A novice salesperson.

High penny: To increase a customer’s monthly payment without exceeding the next dollar amount.

Lay down: A customer who says yes to everything.

Sled: A trade-in that is worth little or nothing.

Tower: The floor manager’s office or central location.

Up: A customer who walks onto the ★ car lot or into the dealership.

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Spotlight looks dim for Big Apple Circus Financial woes stop public shows; community work continues for now

by Michael Gannon Editor

The Big Apple Circus may be folding up its tent for good due to financial troubles in the last few years that it has not been able to overcome.

The 38-year-old one-ring circus performed its regular run in Cunningham Park in Fresh Meadows this past spring, and is famous for its Lincoln Center shows.

But it has been affected by a drop in corporate donations since the economic crash of 2007-08, and ran into natural and man-made tragedies on its national tour that have cut into its gate receipts.

A plea for public donations in the last two months fell far short of its $2 million goal.

According to the announcement on the organization’s Facebook page on Tuesday, the fundraiser will allow the group to keep some of its community and charity efforts afloat, including Clown Care, which brings laughter and joy to aid the healing process of hospitalized children and their caregivers at 16 leading pediat r ic hospitals nationwide.

“The spirit of the Big Apple Circus will stay alive through our community programs, and everyone who has supported us over the years can take heart from that,” Executive Director Will Maitland Weiss said on the Facebook post. “We’ll also continue to offer Circus to Go, providing clowns, acrobats, aerialists and other performers for private parties and events.

“We did not reach our total goal of $2 million, and cannot commit to producing a new show in 2016-2017,” he continued. “But your support is being invested in delivery of Clown Care, which will bring joy and laughter to 250,000+ hospitalized children in the year immediately ahead.”

Weiss thanked every person who donated, who shared the campaign on social media and who posted their personal stories about the Big Apple Circus in blogs and on websites in an effort to support the fundraising campaign.

The Big Apple Circus was founded in 1977 by Paul Binder and Michael Christensen, American performers who met and began working together in England.

Their creation consists of one ring under the big top in a smaller, more intimate atmosphere than is possible in grander productions.

It has the standard clowns, jugglers, aerialists and acrobats, though its animal acts are limited to domestic types like dogs and horses.

It also is a nonprofit organization, and with the drop in the economy came a drop in corporate donations and corporate and private bookings for shows.

The Big Apple Circus, which announced that it does not have enough funding to launch its 2016-17 season, will still continue community efforts like Clown Care, above, which brings circus performers to sick and hospitalized children.

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The circus also was harmed on the road by the likes of Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, and ice storms in Atlanta in 2014.

The Chronicle was unable to contact Big Apple Circus officials to determine if a major donation or some other inf lux of financial support in the immediate future would allow the group to salvage some or part of its 2016-17 season.

NYPD body cameras continued from page 14 officers would have the ability to edit or erase the recordings, and Hoppock said that would not be possible.

As to how and when the officer or members of the public could see stored video, and just how long it should be stored, Hoppock said there are a range of legal matters that must be taken into account. For example, use of force videos would be stored longer than so-called “untagged” encounters with the public. People accused of crimes would receive copies of videos as part of routine trial discovery.

Officers could examine videos before

making a sworn statement, but only with supervisor approval.

As for public access, Hoppock said most videos or recordings would be released under existing Freedom of Information laws — when legally permissible.

“Think about footage taken in somebody’s home when children are sitting on the couch in their pajamas,” she said. “We wouldn’t release that to the public.”

She said people wishing to view recordings before filing a complaint against an officer generally would be allowed to do so, unless the video pertains to a crime, at which point it would be turned over to the

The statement on Facebook asked the circus’ fans and supporters to consider supporting its ongoing community programs through its website at bigapplecircus.org join-and-give.

Any donor giving $100 or more will receive a digital copy of this season’s The Grand Tour. Further information on the Big Apple Circus is available at info@big Q applecircus.org.

district attorney’s office.

“Freedom of Information laws didn’t have these cameras in mind when they were written,” Hoppock said. More information for refining regulations better will become available. But two things the NYPD still cannot answer without more time and testing are what cameras will be used, and how much the cameras and storage systems will cost.

Some residents said each officer should have the camera on for an entire shift, but Hoppock said that is not practical with 36,000 members. “The more you want to store, the more expensive it will be,” she said.

Some doubted the efficacy of the cost — or the cameras — in the first place.

“We have cameras out in the community,” resident Meryl Jefferson said. “We have several cases where the video is turned in and no one is held accountable.”

Jefferson was referring to multiple videos such as the one taken in the case of Eric Garner of Staten Island, who died after a struggle with police in 2014.

Resident Patrick Evans suggested that the city should save its money.

“We don’t need cameras,” Evans said.

“We need prosecution of people who commit crimes under the shield.”

A public survey is available online at policingproject.org/nypd-body-worn-camerafeedback/, as well as the 102nd, 103rd, 106th and 113th precincts, and at Wills’ district office. Deadline for submission is Aug. 7. Q

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Queens is rich with can’t-miss music Spend your midsummer night taking in some tunes across the borough

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

W

hether you’re in the front row for an internationally loved megaband like U2 or in the back of a club seeing an underground artist trying to make it big, it’s hard to come away from a concert saying you had a crummy night.

This summer all throughout Queens, many a night from now until Labor Day feature shows that will send people home with smiles on their faces and a guitar riff or bass groove in their minds.

As the brutal heatwave over the last week winds down, the volume is being turned up at Queensbridge Park in Long Island City, as the City Parks Foundation is bringing its popular SummerStage free concer t program back to the borough through Sunday.

Tonight, July 28, musically gifted R&B singer Lyfe Jennings will take the stage — bringing with him a career’s worth of songs and stories of perserverence based off his own struggles as a former convict and an artist looking to find his niche.

It will be a night of poetry on Friday, as Queens Poet Laureate Maria Lisella and her predecessor, Paolo Javier, will host the

Queensbridge Park and the rest of the borough is alive with the sound of music, from jazz to rap and pop to rock. The always popular SummerStage concerts, like this 2015 show, are ongoing in PHOTO BY ALAN ROCHE the Long Island City green space this week. as popular Brooklyn dance instructor Karisma Jay will get everyone off their feet and grooving before choreographic artist Stefanie Batten Bland and her futuristic

event, showcasing some of the borough’s best writers willing to share their poignant words with the crowd.

Saturday night will be an energetic one,

jazz ensemble Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Cha mber t a ke the st age to per for m “Patience,” a physical requiem and powerful piece of dance cinema.

The Queens portion of SummerStage’s programming will end Sunday with an afternoon full of top-notch jazz from Marc Carey, Joseph Webb and the WBGO Kids featuring Brianna Thomas and The Jazz Travelers.

Each show will begin at 7 p.m. except for Sunday’s gig, which starts at 4 p.m.

Erika Elliot, the executive artistic director for SummerStage, said in a Monday interview that these performances perfectly embody the physical beauty and the rich musical history of the borough.

“Queensbridge Park is an amazing and beautiful park. Seeing the 59th Street Bridge all lit up as a backdrop feels distinctly Queens,” Elliot said. “Queens has had such a long history with jazz and so many big names come from Queens. So in that way, there’s a musical connection.”

If Queensbridge Park is too far of a hike, there’s no shortage of other free shows planned for many other neighborhoods.

In Middle Village, the Juniper Valley Park Concert Series is in full swing, with continued on page 31

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Try these recipes for your next cook out

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

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othing says summer like an oldfashioned cookout.

And while hamburgers and hot dogs will forever be the kings of backyard festivities, there are also tons of other ways to impress your guests.

While these recipes are big on flavor, they take little to no time to prepare, giving you the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors — or the air-conditioned living room, if that’s more your style.

Trust us, even if you’re a novice in the kitchen you too can pull these off.

MANGO SALSA Ingredients: • 1 peeled, de-pitted mango • 1 small red onion • 1 de-seeded jalapeno • 1/2 red bell pepper • 3/4 tablespoon of fresh cilantro • Juice of 1/2 a lime • Drizzle of olive oil • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions: • Toss ingredients into a blender and pulse until everything is thoroughly combined. If you don’t have a blender, finely

dice the mango, red onion, jalapeno, cilantro and bell pepper and mix with the rest of your ingredients.

• Serve with chips or use it to top grilled poultry or fish. If you like your salsa a little spicier, leave the seeds in the jalapeno.

TURKEY BURGERS Ingredients: • 1 lb. of ground turkey • 1/2 a white onion • 1 garlic clove • Salt and pepper to taste • 1/2 cup of bread crumbs • 1 egg Instructions: • Grate or finely chop onion and garlic into the ground turkey.

• Add salt, pepper, bread crumbs and egg and thoroughly combine. If your mixture is too wet, add more bread crumbs.

• Form individual patties.

• Cook on grill or stovetop for about five minutes per side, depending on the thickness of your patty, or until the internal temperature reaches 170 degrees.

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Try these recipes that take little to no effort, but reward you and your friends with maximum flavor. At top, mango salsa provides a refreshing twist to an old dipping classic. Bottom, turkey burgers are similarly a healthier alternative to the hamburger. You could also use your salsa to finish off your burger.

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the history of women in popular music from Stevie Nicks to Katy Perry on Aug. 11; and Bon Journey will play some of your favorite hits by legendary rock bands Bon Jovi and Journey.

Like SummerStage, jazz will be the main focus of the Live at the Gantries series, with the John Yao Quintet and the Emily Asher Garden Party will take the stage on Aug. 9 and 16, respectively.

But for all you lovers of Irish music, Tony Demarco and his fiddle will provide tunes to jig to on Aug. 2, while Forest Hills native and Jamaica teacher Jonny Meyers will bring his blend of rock, pop and blues to LIC on Aug. 23.

For those who prefer live dance performances, the Jamaica Dance Festival at Rufus King Park is the place to be each of the next three Saturdays at 7 p.m.

India’s rich, historic culture will be on display this Saturday as the Sonali Skandan & Jiva Dance group perform a classical dance called Bharatanatyam, a piece seen as celebrating the eternal universe through the beauty of the material body.

On Aug. 6, the Abakua Afro-Latin Dance Co., led by their nationally known founder Frankie Martinez, will bring their bold moves to Jamaica, while the more contemporary Alpha Omega Theatrical Dance Co. will perform their energetic, uplifting, cultural routine on Aug. 13.

Outside the Queens Museu m i n Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the cultures of Ecuador (July 28), Ethiopia (Aug. 4), India (Aug. 11) and Taiwan (Aug. 18) will be showcased through music, dance and film as part of its Passport Thursday series.

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two free gigs slated for early August.

As part of the National Night Out Against Crime festivities on Aug. 2, classic rock cover band Generations will perform for area revelers. One week later on Aug. 9, Middle Village will feel like a town in Tuscany, as Elio Scaccio and the Tony Valente Trio will perform as part of Italian Night.

Speaking of free, the Katz Concert Series — hosted by Borough President Melinda Katz — has one more show slated for mainland Queens this summer and it should be a good one for those who grew up in the 1950s.

Doo-wop foursome The Devotions, the Astoria group known for their novelty hit “Rip Van Winkle,” will take the stage at McNeil Park in College Point on Aug. 7 at 5 p.m., surely bringing back memor ies for residents who lived through the doo-wop era.

In Sunnyside, Friday’s 7 p.m. concert at All Saints Episcopal Church at 43-12 46 St. will pay tribute to the rich Turkish culture in more ways than one.

Labeled as a “Celebration of Turkey,” Istanbul’s Mustafa Demirci will showcase the beauty and simplicity of Turkish music during the Sunnyside Community Concert Series in honor of the 45 people killed in last month’s ISIS bombing of his home city’s international airport.

Free waterfront shows are also scheduled for the next three Thursdays in Astoria Park and the next four Tuesdays in Gantry Plaza State Park.

With the Manhattan skyline as a backdrop, the Astoria concerts, put on by the Central Astoria Local Development Corp., will have something for everyone.

Motown tribute band Motor City Revue will get the crowd grooving on Aug. 4; Jill Gioia and her band will trace

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Kew Gdns. advocates offer an olive branch Let’s all come together to keep Cinemas Park clean: Lacks, Anker

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Kew Gardens residents Carol Lacks and Grace Anker want everyone to know Kew Gardens Cinemas Park is much more cozy and cared for than some may think.

“We take care of it,” Anker said in a Wednesday interview. “It’s a reflection of who we are.”

In mid-March, Kew Gardens resident EJ Sydell approached the Chronicle and other outlets about the dirty conditions at Kew Gardens Cinemas Park, which was often littered with cigarette butts, food wrappers and personal garbage.

Harvey Elgart, the owner of the park and Kew Gardens Cinemas right next to it, told the Chronicle at the time that that he didn’t have the manpower to properly maintain the park. Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) later enlisted the Association for Community Employment to clean the location after Sydell’s complaints.

But after reading last week’s Chronicle article in which Sydell called on Elgart to donate or sell the park to the city for $1 if he won’t clean it, Lacks and Anker said their fellow resident’s complaints irked community advocates like themselves who have been trying for years to clean and further beautify the space.

Sitting on a newly cleaned bench next to newly planted flowers, Grace Anker, left, and Carol Lacks said they’re ramping up years-long efforts to keep Kew Gardens Cinemas Park clean, PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA something they would love to include as many people as possible in.

“Most of the people here don’t feel that way. We’re happy to have this park, we understand the relationship between this park, the community and Harvey,” Lacks said. “He still keeps it open when he doesn’t have to. We’re very happy there’s a place to sit and people to gather.”

Elgart told the Chronicle last week that he would “never” sell the park for $1, as the

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New discipline, safety plan continued from page 10 also result in more schools developing a positive culture of discipline and respect.”

Families for Excellent Schools, an education advocacy group and de Blasio critic, also came out against the plan.

“Relying on an unproven correlation, that reducing the overall suspension rate cultivates safer school climates, the NYC DOE has now codified misguided school climate policy,” Jeremiah Kitteredge, CEO of the group, said.

Responding to the criticisms of the plan, Dromm reiterated that just suspending children without explaining to them why something may be wrong does not ensure they’re less likely to repeat such an offense.

Drawing on his experience as a teacher, he said children are much more likely to improve their behavior if a teacher shows genuine interest in them.

“The key to gaining success with a child is letting the child know you truly, genuinely care about them,” Dromm said. “And children are really good at reading phonies.

Good teachers know how to get good discipline.”

The city is also preparing to set forth protocols for the removal of security scanners at certain schools, where that is deemed appropriate.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), a member of the Education Committee, opposes that move.

“I can’t support that,” he said.

Addabbo noted that Beach Channel High School similarly wanted to remove security scanners from its entrance after violent incidents there dropped.

“I thought it was inappropriate,” the senator said.

Additionally, parents at the school expressed outrage over the plan, which was ultimately scrapped.

“I never heard any complaints about the scanners when they were there but I heard some when they wanted to take them away,” he said.

Addabbo went on to say the scanners prevent bad apples from “reverting back to bad behavior.”

“People who have bad intentions of doing a bad act will think twice before doing anything if there’s a scanner there,” he said.

The proposal could also call for the addition of scanners in some schools, if deemed necessary.

Comaianni said he isn’t the biggest fan of security scanners in schools, adding he could not think of any in School District 24 and that they generally indicate an unsafe school.

Related to safety in schools, the NYPD will also be expanding its public reporting on school-based arrests, summonses and any instances of handcuffing, including patrol-based data and School Safety Q Division data.

property is valuable real estate.

Lacks and Anker say they see no reason for Elgart to sell the site, as community groups often put on art fairs there or clean the park themselves.

On Saturday, Lacks and a group of volunteers did just that, planting new f lowers, picking up litter and washing the benches and large flower pots.

“We just want everyone to enjoy the movie theater and enjoy the park,” she said.

“We love that people are chipping in ...

Somebody came by and brought us bagels.

We didn’t know him but he said, ‘Thank you for taking care of the park.’”

But instead of holding a grudge against Sydell, Lacks and Anker said they appreciate her interest in keeping the park clean and would love to welcome her into their group of neighborhood activists.

“We’re very used to working in teams and we enjoy it. We talk about things and work them out,” Lacks said. “We’re trying to get EJ on board with that also because it’s hard here to work alone because you start to duplicate services.”

When it comes to new improvements at the park, the duo said they’re working on building a new border around the maple tree in the center of the space, in addition to planting new flowers along the fence.

And Lacks noted she would love to do so with the help of Sydell, who could not be immediately reached for comment by press time on Wednesday.

“It takes a village as well as individuals working together with the same purpose,” she said. “Change can be made if you have a couple of volunteers working toward amazQ ing things.”

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WOODHAVEN EVELOPMENTS How to stay busy and cool in Woodhaven

by Maria A. Thomson Executive Director GWDC

As we enter August, the Woodhaven Business Improvement District is sponsoring a number of events in the area.

The WBID will be sponsoring a free trolley Ride along Jamaica Avenue from 100th Street to Dexter Court on Aug. 7 from noon to 5 p.m. The day before, from noon to 2:00 p.m. there will be a rally at Woodhaven Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue’s southeast corner next to the bank against the Select Bus Ser vice proposal for Woodhaven Boulevard.

Prior to all these August events, on Aug. 2, the 102nd Precinct will host “National Night Out Against Crime” from 6 to 9:00 p.m. at Forest Park’s Victory Field at Woodhaven Boulevard and Forest Park Drive.

Enjoy free food, giveaways, entertainment and meet and talk to the 102nd Precinct’s commanding officer, Deputy Inspector Deodat Urprasad, as well as the other police officers. Also, please keep your porch lights on overnight. These lights will help a neighbor or family member get home safely.

You may have noticed that there has been the installation of pipe on 98th Street between Woodhaven Boulevard and Park Lane South.

This work will go on until Aug. 5.

If you need a way to stay cool during the heat wave, there are two cooling centers in

the Woodhaven area.

The first one is the Woodhaven Library at 85-41 Forest Pkwy., which is open Mondays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesdays from 1 to 6 p.m., Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursdays from 12 to 8 p.m., Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5p.m. The other cooling center is the Forest Park Senior Citizen’s Center at 89-02 91 St., open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. To obtain bus transportation to and from the senior center, call (718) 847-9200.

Also, if you are tempted to open a hydrant to cool off know that if you open a hydrant illegally you can be fined up to $1,000 and imprisoned for up to 30 days or both. The only way that a hydrant can be opened legally is with a spray cap attachment. These spray caps can be obtained by an adult 18 or over, free of charge at your local firehouse. Report any illegally opened hydrants to 311. At this time if you are fortunate enough to have a tree in front of your home or business please water it. A tree is an asset for it adds $10,000 to the value of your home or business.

Fly our American Flag from your home or apartment above all others. May God bless our armed forces, may God bless our disabled veterans, may God bless our NYPD and all of our police officers and may God Q bless our great America.

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A relaxing day in Rockaway

BY MICHELLE KRAIDMAN creations out of sand and running toward and escaping the water as if the current was a monster. With just water and some sand kids have so much room to imagine, they’ll have a great time and less need to keep bugging you.

Put on some sunscreen or a really big hat. Seriously, do it — beach sunburns are the worst; you won’t be able to sleep for days. Then you can start your book, the one you’ve been telling your friend you’d finish and return to them for weeks. Read two chapters as you eat some fruit that you’ve packed for yourself and enjoy the wind off the ocean and the sand on your feet.

Whenever you’re ready, get into the ocean. Even if you’re not willing to spend your day in the water a good dip in the waves is a great way to cool off and make sure you’re not getting overheated, though, it’s no replacement for drinking water.

Once you dry off it’s probably time to eat some lunch. You can pack your own or you can walk to the Riis Park Beach Bazaar on the Rockaway Beach Boardwalk.

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T’S YOUR DAY OFF and you have absolutely nothing planned. You’ve just finished all your Netflix movies and you’re forgetting what it’s like to be off your couch. Looks like it’s time for a beach day! Pack up a book, some fruit, an old sheet or beach chair and lots of water and head to Rockaway Beach.

Get in your car or hop on the A train and start your day off with some relaxation at the Gateway National Recreation Area at Jacob Riis Park, the more relaxed area of Rockaway Beach. With an occupied but quiet number of beachgoers there, there is plenty of room to lounge about.

You could sit behind the last line of laid-out beach chairs — that would be the quietest option, without kids running around or loud speakers playing decades-old music.

However, action can be a fun part of being at the beach, and the water is where the nicest breeze is and where you could comfortably spend a few hours throwing around a Frisbee or bringing out your boards or tubes and getting in the water.

If you have kids with you they will have the most fun by the water too, making

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Broadway in the Boros, with cast and musicians from “Kinky Boots.” Fri., July 29, 12-1 p.m., the Unisphere, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free. Info/ registration: http://bit.ly/2aoG6ea.

“Summer Glory: Indoors and Out,” photographs of the summer garden, with dahlias, sunflowers and more, by Little Neck resident Dora Sofia Caputo. Thru Oct. Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. Suggested donation $2. Info: (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org.

“And Then There Were None,” the Agatha Christie mystery aka “Ten Little Indians,” about a series of murders on an island, by the Gingerbread Players.

Sat., Aug. 6, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Aug. 7, 2:30 p.m., St. Luke’s Church, 85 Greenway S., Forest Hills. $15; $12 students, seniors. Info: (718) 268-7772.

“Rodney McMillian: Landscape Paintings,” 12 abstract paintings on bed sheets and an untitled video, provoking questions about class and identity.

Thru Aug. 29, MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $10; $5 students, seniors; free under 16.

Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org.

“As You Like It” and “Julius Caesar,” Shakespeare classics, one pastoral comedy, one political thriller,

by Hip to Hip Theatre Co. Thru Aug. 28, Wed.-Sun., varying times, at various Queens parks (some dates elsewhere). Free. Info: (718) 729-8567, hiptohip.org.

Works by Cao Fei, multimedia projects exploring the experience of young Chinese citizens in a rapidly changing society. Thru Aug. 31, MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $10; $5 students, seniors; free under 16. Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org.

“Grease,” the musical about life and romance in high school in 1959, by the HCJ Teen Drama Group.

Aug. 4-7: Thu., 7 p.m.; Fri., Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 3 p.m., Church of the Holy Child Jesus Msgr. Murray Auditorium, 111-02 86 Ave., Richmond Hill. $10; $8 seniors, kids under 12. Info: (718) 847-1860, hcjteendrama@ gmail.com, facebook.com/hcjtdc.

“To the Moon and Beyond: Graphic Films and Inception of ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’” rarely seen artwork created for the 1968 epic film. $15; $11 seniors, students; $7 ages 3-17. Thru Aug. 14.

Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

“Grease,” by the JC Players. Fri.-Sat., Aug. 5-6, 8 p.m., Glendale-Maspeth United Methodist Church, 66-14 Central Ave.; and Sun., Aug. 7, 14, 3 p.m.; Sat., Aug. 13, 8 p.m., Community United Methodist Church, 75-27 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village. $18; $15 seniors, kids. Info: (917) 647-7526, jcplayers.com.

“Little Shop of Horrors,” the horror-comedy rock musical about a plant that eats people, by St. Gregory’s Theatre Group. Thu., Aug. 4-Sun., Aug. 14, 2 or 8 p.m. depending on the date, St. Gregory the Great Church, 242-20 88 Ave., Bellerose. $18; $15 seniors, students; $7 kids. Info: (718) 989-2451, sgtg.org.

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Shadow Puppet Slam, “NYC’s first ever,” with puppeteers Spica Wobbe, Hamid Ramanian, John Regan and the People’s Puppets exploring new works in an ancient art form, curated

by Chinese Theatre Works. For adult audiences.

Fri., July 29, 7 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $10. Info/RSVP: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org. If interested in performing: chinesetheatreworks@gmail.com. COURTESY PHOTO

MUSIC A Celebration of Turkey, with kanun player Mustafa Demirci, honoring the victims of the June 28 terror attack on Istanbul’s airport. Part of Sunnyside Community Concert Series. Fri., July 29, 7 p.m., All Saints Episcopal Church, 43-12 46 St. Info: (718) 784-8031, facebook.com/sccsconcerts.

The Queens Museum’s Passport Thursdays: International Dance, Music and Film Series continues, with the Aug. 4 event focusing on Ethiopia (tonight, July 28, the subject is Ecuador).

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DANCE In-Sight Dance Co. Suite Summer Festival, with 15 dance companies performing two programs.

July 29-31: Fri., 6-7 p.m.; Sat., 3-4 p.m.; Sun., 3-5 p.m., Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 956-1819, socratessculpturepark.org.

Sonali Skandan & Jiva Dance, part of Jamaica Dance Festival, Sat., July 30, 7 p.m., Rufus King Park, Jamaica Ave. and 153 St. New performers each Sat. thru Aug. 13. Free. Info/tickets: (718) 657-2605, thejamaicadancefestival.com.

FILM “Big Trouble in Little China,” a 1986 fantasy action comedy with Kurt Russell and Kim Cattrall, part of Asian American International Film Festival.

Thu., July 28, 8 p.m., special performance 7 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Free.

Info/RSVP: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

“2001: A Space Odyssey,” the 1968 Stanley Kubrick-Arthur C. Clarke epic about space exploration and humanity, screened to open the “See It Big: The 70mm Show” series. Fri., July 29, 7 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., July 30, 3 p.m.; Sun. also 7 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15.

Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

“Girl Asleep,” a 2015 Australian coming-of-age drama called exuberant and rapturous, about a teenage girl challenged to find herself. Sundown, Wed., Aug. 3 (prescreening Aussie treats, music by The Hot Rutabagas featuring Jackson Hardaker at 7 p.m.), Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City.

Free. Info: (718) 956-1819, socratessculpturepark.org.

“The Nutcracker,” Tchaikovsky’s ballet based on an 1816 Christmas fable, choreographed by George Balanchine and performed at Lincoln Center. Fri., July 29, 8 p.m., Flushing Meadows Corona Park Festival Lawn, behind Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S. Part of Lincoln Center Local Screenings series, with other shows Aug. 5, 2, 19. Free.

Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org.

Arcade Classics: Video Games from the Collection, with more than 25 games from 1971-’93 on display and available to play, revealing how classics laid the groundwork for today’s gameplay. Thru Oct. 23, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students (18+); $7 youth 3–17. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

EXHIBITS “In Practice: Fantasy Can Invent Nothing New,” works of creative fantasy differentiated by distinct material approaches. Thru Aug. 1. $5 suggested admission; $3 students; free to Long Island City residents. SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., LIC. Info: (718) 361-1750, sculpture-center.org.

“Sanctuaries,” wall-scale reinventions of natural Colombian landscapes by Tatiana Arocha, the works serving as both refuge and warning for the viewer. Thru Aug. 7, Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free with admission: $6; $4 seniors; $4 students, $2 children over 3. Info: (718) 886-3800, info@queensbotanical.org.

“Forty,” celebrating 40th anniversary of MoMA PS1’s founding as PS1 Contemporary Art Center, with many pieces from its first show, “Rooms.” Thru Aug. 28, MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. Free to NYC residents with proof; others $10; $5 students, seniors; free under 16. Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org.

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“Meridian (Gold),” an illuminated water plume whose color shifts correspond to real-time global sentiment about gold. Thru Sept. 25. LIC Landing, Hunters Point South Park, Center Blvd. and Borden Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: http://bit.ly/1X7NJbM. COURTESY PHOTO

SPECIAL EVENTS St. Albans Family Fun Day, with games, rides, BBQ, face painting, community services and more.

Sat., July 30, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., St. Albans Park, Merrick Blvd. between 173 Place and Sayres Ave. Free. Bring blanket, chair. Info: Ms. Denson, (718) 776-3700. ¡Oye Corona!, cultural celebration, with pop-up reading room, art workshop, dance class, music and more, all at different times. Sat., July 30, 1-7 p.m., Corona Plaza, Roosevelt Ave. at National, 104 sts.

Free. New event last Sat. each month thru summer.

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the titular region during World War II, its primary focus being on the romantic With a lush score, a deeply moving story involvement of a naive American nurse and and an assortment of colorful characters, a sophisticated French planter with several Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacif- secrets. A second relationship, between a ic,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning stage adapta- handsome Marine and a young native girl, tion of a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, proves even more heartrending.

Under the direction of An drew Joseph remains a most captivating musical play.

And its message of racial tolerance is per- Koslosky, the action is nonstop, easing through no fewer than 25 scenes over the haps more relevant today than ever.

The current production from Jaben, USA course of a nearly three-hour-long producand The Josephine Foundation, running tion. The time, it should be noted, flies by.

And Koslosky has elicited performances through Saturday at the Theater at the Immaculate Conception Center in Doug- from his talented cast of three dozen that are consistently involving. laston, is a delight for the eyes and ears.

Kelsey Gronda is cute, blonde and petite The tale unfolds on a pair of islands in as the indefatigable Nellie Forbush, underplaying her ever-changing emotions. She sings nearly a dozen When: July 28-29, 8 p.m.; July 30, 2 and 8 p.m. songs, among them “A Cockeyed Optimist,” “I’m Gonna Wash That Where: ICC Theater, 7200-7250 Man Right Outa My Hair” and “A Douglaston Pkwy., Douglaston Wonderful Guy,” with unbridled Tickets: $25; $40 VIP; $30 more for dinner enthusiasm, even turning a cart(5 p.m. July 30 only) wheel for added emphasis.

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‘South Pacific’ makes for an enchanted evening

‘South Pacific’

Isabel Goncalves, second from left, Reagan Stone, Paul Fraccalvieri, Kelsey Gronda, Dany Stravino and Richard Masin, with members of the “South Pacific” ensemble. PHOTO BY MARK LORD unleashes a powerful voice on several of the show’s iconic numbers, including “Some Enchanted Evening” and a particularly heartfelt “This Nearly Was Mine.”

Richard Masin, who also provided the

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that’s farther from the water to listen to music or read more before the craziness of the real world starts again tomorrow.

If you’ve got kids with you that will allow you to be close to the playground and basketball courts, which are closer to the parking lot, and may be attractive if you want them to get dry before it’s time to head back home. You can also bike or walk along the boardwalk and see the sun set over the beach.

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dancing, and those who aren’t familiar with Native American culture need not worry. “There will be a narrator to explain the Get ready to be amazed.

More than 40 Indian nations will be repre- types of dancing, the regalia, the significance sented at the 38th Annual Thunderbird o f t h e d r u m m i n g a n d c h a n t i n g ,�

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Grand Mid-Summer Pow Wow, which is That narrator is Louis Mofsie, the festival’s coming back to the Queens County Farm Museum for three days between July 29 and artistic director and master of ceremonies.

31. According to the museum’s executive During the dances, Mofsie explains what director, Amy Boncardo, the festival draws an they represent and where they are from. A couples group dance and a Thunderbird average of around 15,000 people each year. “It’s one of the largest powwows in New hoop dance have been featured at the powYork City,� Boncardo told the Chronicle. The wow before, as have caribou, grass and shawl dances. event is held in the farm’s apple orchard. “We invite the audience to come and The tribes at the event will be from as far away as Canada and Central and South dance with us as part of the activities,� MofAmerica, she added. There will be plenty of sie, an original Thunderbird member, said. “We’ve always had a wonder ful turnout.�

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Hillside Theatre went burlesque, but not for long

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

In December 1965 the Loew’s Hillside Theatre, which seated 2,653 patrons, went burlesque.

Beverly Schecter, a mother of three beautiful teenage children, was the only woman burlesque producer in the United States.

Aside from being a mother and producer, she was in show business public relations for more than 30 years and had the know-how needed for this new venture at the old movie theater.

She arranged special promotional prices for groups for fundraising. Whether dude or prude, in the pink or with a mink, the livein-the-flesh entertainment was very well received. The theater was filled mainly with couples, who outnumbered the singles.

Schecter was flooded with requests from all over the world but she wanted to keep the image of what burlesque was in the days of Minsky. There was a new show each week with well-known favorites like Virginia Bell, Georgia Southern and Linda Lavell.

Schecter also brought back old-time favorite vaudeville stars like Red Buttons and Henny

The Loew’s Hillside Theatre, at 90-25 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, in April 1966 after it went burlesque.

Youngman. Merchants in the surrounding area increased their business due to the reopening of the theater.

Sadly the area became dangerous with drug dealers a few years later, and the crowds stayed away. The theater closed sometime in 1972, forever ending an era.

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TOURS Corona Circuit, strolling an area always welcome to the working class of many ethnicities, where Latin American food abounds, led by Boro Historian Jack Eichenbaum. Fri., Aug. 5, 6-8 p.m.

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Long Island City: Queens Cool Uncovered, including the arts scene, eateries, a microbrewery and more, with great views of Manhattan too.

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World’s Fair history by bike, seeing a dozen sites and relics in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, led by docent volunteers. Sun., July 31, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Meet at Unisphere. Bring own bike, water, sunscreen. Free. Info/registration: (718) 7606437, vickie.karp@parks.nyc.gov.

FLEA MARKETS St. Raphael Church, with vendor spots still available. Sun., Aug. 7, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (setup 8 a.m.), 35-20 Greenpoint Ave., Long Island City. Vendors: $35 for 10-foot-spot; $45 if borrowing 8-foot table. Info: (718) 729-8957.

St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, outdoors, with 150 vendors. Every Sat.-Sun. until Nov., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Union Tpke. and Parsons Blvd.-150 St., Jamaica. Info: (718) 969-3226.

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Providing much of the show’s comic relief are two featured players: Dany Stravino is the nonstop conniver Luther Billis, who joins Nellie at center stage in the show’s biggest production number, “Honey Bun,” which allows the dancing ensemble to completely turn loose; and, nearly stealing the show, Reagan Stone, with piercing blue eyes and orange-tinged skin, brings Tonkinese merchant Bloody Mary to memorable life, landing the laugh lines and singing in a fullthroated voice.

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2 South End 5N, LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 3/10/16.

Office: Queens County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Grace Wu, 136-18 39th Ave, 12th Fl, Flushing, NY 11354.

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– NOTICE OF SALE – SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF QUEENS. Index No.: 6246/2012 M & T BANK s/b/m MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY, Plaintiff, Against JOUNG SUK SHIN a/k/a JOUNG S. SHIN, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated 4 /11/ 2016 and entered thereafter in the Queens County Clerk’s Office, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Queens County Supreme Court, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY in Courtroom #25 on 8/19/2016 at 10:00 am, premises known as 83-84 Dana Court, Middle Village, NY 11379, and described as follows: ALL that tract or parcel of land, situate in the Borough of Queens, County of Queens, State of New York, and designated on the tax maps of the Queens County Treasurer as Block 3000 and Lot 14.

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $ 253,291.71 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale and Terms of Sale; Index # 6246/2012 Donald L. Clarke, Sr., Esq., Referee. SCHILLER, KNAPP, LEFKOWIT Z & HERT ZEL, LLP, 950 New Loudon Road, Latham, NY 12110 Dated: 6/8/2016. 11-0876-0

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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT MILWAUKEE COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION, PUBLICATION SUMMONS Case No. 16 CV 003872, Honorable Stephanie Rothstein, Case Code No. 30404. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 3476 Stateview Blvd., Fort Mill, SC 29715, Plaintiff Vs. VAUDREY HASKINS, 9707 32ND AVENUE EAST ELMHURST, NY 11369; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF VAUDREY HASKINS, 9707 32ND AVENUE, EAST ELMHURST, NY 11369; CURRENT OCCUPANTS OF 2618 N. 17TH STREET, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53206; CITY OF MILWAUKEE, 200 E. WELLS ST., STE. 205 MILWAUKEE, WI 53202, Defendants. THE STATE OF WISCONSIN To each person named above as Defendant: You are hereby notified that the plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. Within 40 days after July 21, 2016, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is John Barrett, Clerk of Courts, Milwaukee County Courthouse, 901 North 9th St., Room 104, Milwaukee, WI 53233 and to Cord J. Harris, Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC., Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125, Chicago, IL, 60606. You may have an attorney help represent you. If you do not demand a copy of the complaint within 40 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property. Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC. Attorney for Plaintiff __________________ Cord J. Harris, State Bar No. 1096301, Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606, Ph. 312-541-9710, Fax 312-541-9711. Dated: July 1, 2016. Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692), we are required to state that we are attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose.

Notice of Formation of Ashforth UA Astoria LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/3/16.

Office location: Queens County.

Princ. bus. addr.: 707 Summer St., 4th Fl., Stamford, CT 06901.

Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Deurali Technologies, LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/26/16. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to C/O United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Registered Agent: C/O United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7015 13th Ave Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: General.

DC COMMONS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 9/16/15. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design.

Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to C/O Hong-Jun Chen, 136-20 38th Ave., #7A Flushing, NY 11354.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of formation of E CAPITAL FUNDING LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/31/16. Office in Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

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EDC Management & C o nsul t ing, L L C, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 5/5/16. Office location: Queens. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 151-57 17th Rd., Whitestone, NY 11357.

General purpose.

Shilun82 Property LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY ) on 6/17/16. Office location: Queens Count y. S SN Y desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 227-17 56th Ave., Oakland Gardens, NY 11364 Purpose: General.

Notice of Qualification of SOFTWARE PARADIGMS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/13/15. Office location: Queens County. LLC formed in Georgia (GA) on 01/22/08. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. GA addr. of LLC: Five Concourse Pkwy., Ste. 500, Atlanta, GA 30328. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Corps. Div., 313 W. Tower, #2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Atlanta, GA 30334-1530. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

KDF Realty LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 7/8/16. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Hector B. Florimon, 102-11 Roosevelt Ave., Corona, NY 11368. General purpose.

Notice of Petition for Termination of Parental Rights G.L. c. 210 § 3. Docket No. N O16A0 042CW. Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court. In the matter of: Natalie Grace Velez To: and any unknown or unnamed father, parent(s) of the above named child. Norfolk Probate and Family Court, 35 Shawmut Road, Canton, MA 02021, (781) 830-1200. *A putative father will not have standing as a party to this case without a voluntary acknowledgement of parentage or an adjudication of paternity. A petition has been presented to said court by Bethany Christian Services of Franklin, MA 02038 representing that the parent(s) of the child lack(s) current ability, capacity, fitness and readiness to assume parental responsibility for the child; that the petitioner’s plan for the child will serve the child’s best interests; and, requesting that this Honorable Court enter a decree under the provisions of the General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 210, Section 3, that shall have the effect of terminating the rights of the person(s) named herein to receive notice of or to consent to any legal proceeding affecting the custody, guardianship, adoption or other disposition of the child named herein.

IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEAR ANCE IN SAID COURT AT: CANTON ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON: AUGUST 31, 2016. YOU ARE ENTITLED TO THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ATTORNEY IF YOU ARE AN INDIGENT PERSON. An indigent person is defined by SJC RULE 3:10. The definition includes but is not limited to persons receiving AFDC, EAEDC, poverty related veteran’s benefits, food stamps, refugee resettlement benefits, Medicaid, and SSI. The Court will determine if you are indigent. Contact an Assistant Judicial Case Manager/ Adoptions Clerk of the Court on or before the date listed above to obtain the necessary forms. WITNESS, Hon. John D. Casey, First Justice of this Court. Patrick W. McDermott, Register of Probate. Date: July 7, 2016

Notice of Formation of Melissa Weitner Occupational Therapy, PLLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/17/2016. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to United States Corporation Agents, Inc, 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228 Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NB EASTERN GLASS LLC, Arts of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/11/2016.

Office loc: Queens County. SSNY had been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 9-08 129 Street, College Point, NY 11356. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

THE PIERRO LAW GROUP PLLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/17/2016. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 42-40 Bell Blvd., Ste. 300, Bayside, NY 11361, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: To practice Law.

Notice of Formation of Merci Bisous, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/18/16. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: InCorp Services, Inc., One Commerce Plaza– 99 Washington Ave., Ste. 805-A, Albany, NY 12210, also the registered agent upon whom process may be served.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

OPTIMA CARE LITTLE NECK, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/26/2016. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, C/O Central Assisted Living Attn: Eric Mendel, 1509 Central Ave, Far Rockaway, NY 11691.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

URBAN EQUITY PROPERTIES I LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/18/2016. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Randi E. Taub, Esq., C/O Golden, Wexler & Buatti, P.C., 50 Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Ste 608, Uniondale, NY 11553.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of Help Me Help You, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/01/2016. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 12254 Nellis St., Springfield Gardens, NY 11413, also the registered agent upon whom process may be served.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

NOTICE OF FORM ATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: THE GATES PRESERVE, LLC. Articles of Organization (DOM LLC) were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/29/2016. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to THE LLC, 172-24 133rd Ave., Apt. 13F, Jamaica, NY 11434.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of 93-04 LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/10/2016.

Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Mursheda Khatun, 61-29 Alderton St., Rego Park, NY 11374, also the registered agent upon whom process may be served.

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Mike Piazza’s big week will culminate on Saturday night when the Mets retire his old uniform number, 31. No other Mets player, coach or manager will ever wear that number again.

While the Yankees have retired so many uniform numbers that it’s a wonder they haven’t had to resort to triple digits for their players yet, the Mets have retired only three numbers by their own volition, Casey Stengel’s #37, Gil Hodges’ #14 and Tom Seaver’s #41. Former baseball commissioner Bud Selig decreed that all teams had to retire Jackie Robinson’s #42 as a way of paying tribute to the man who integrated the major leagues.

I am not being facetious when I write that it can be argued that the Mets’ retiring a number is even more prestigious than being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, which of course Piazza was last Sunday. Jeff Idelson, the president of the Hall of Fame, is fond of saying that only 1 percent of all major leaguers gain entry to Cooperstown. Considering that the Mets have had just over 1,000 different players and 20 managers, less than half a percent have had their numbers retired by the team.

Piazza easily should have been elected in 2013, when his name first appeared on the Baseball Writers Association of America ballot.

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Mets Chief Operating Officer Jeff Wilpon, who has taken his blows in the media, including from me, deserves a ton of credit for helping Mike get his richly deserved honor in Cooperstown. When Mike received only 58 percent of the BBWAA vote in 2013, Jeff decided the Mets would induct him into their Hall of Fame. It was Jeff’s way of telling the world that the Mets did not believe the PED allegations and that no one else should either. While it took another three years for Mike to clear the 75 percent hurdle, the percentage increased every year and there’s no doubt Jeff’s actions helped turn the tide.

Mike Piazza is one of the brightest men whom I’ve ever met. It’s not surprising that his 28-minute speech was superb as Mike called the 9/11 first responders “true heroes”; thanked many former teammates, managers, coaches and family members; and quoted both Theodore Roosevelt and Pope Benedict the XVI. Oh Q yes, he also gave a shout-out to Queens.

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