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RISING TIDE LIFTS ALL TRASH Howard Beach neighbors beautify Charles Park’s beach PAGE 4

A small group of residents including Jeremy Bucaria, left, Anthony Varricchio and Damien Colmarino, gathered last Saturday to clean the trash-strewn shores at Charles Park in Howard Beach.

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Businesses demand more help from government Nine-point plan outlines initiatives to help owners survive pandemic

by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

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he city’s 73 business improvement districts, along with the five borough chambers of commerce and other city and state associations, have proposed a ninepoint plan aimed at helping small businesses survive the economic hardships of the pandemic and revive their communities.

The call to action, addressed to Gov. Cuomo, Mayor de Blasio and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan), was released July 21 and calls for the officials to take adequate steps to reinforce a sentiment so often shared by the officials: “Small businesses are the heart and soul of our communities and the backbone of our economy.”

“We’ve got to put action behind those words. We need to make sure we’re really giving small businesses a chance,” said Elizabeth Lusskin, president of the Long Island City BID. “There’s got to be a coordinated, holistic approach if we really want to see everybody survive and do better.”

The proposal includes nine points of action that would help small businesses increase revenue after experiencing shrinking customer bases and reduced hours in the time of the pandemic. The first point calls on the government to appoint one senior official in City Hall to oversee and coordinate an all-agency approach

The city BIDs called on the government to implement a nine-point plan that would assist small businesses in the time of the pandemic. One point requests Mayor de Blasio expand the Open Restaurants program, like on Bell Boulevard, to other retail businesses. PHOTO BY KATHERINE DONLEVY to business recovery. According to Lusskin, agencies have not been in good communication as to what the rules and regulations for business operation are, and the owners have suffered as a result.

“I can’t overemphasize how important it is that the city set clear rues that don’t change and

have a clear coordinated response to setting them. We need balance to make sure everything is working together,” she said. “The best thing is to let businesses do what they do best, which is running their business. Don’t overwhelm them by changing the rules on them ... set the rule and let them follow it.”

Lusskin noted that rules for operating in a socially distant manner have constantly changed, making it hard for vendors to keep up. For example, as restaurants were allowed to stretch their dining into the streets, regulations relating to the what the barriers between the tables and traffic must look like altered multiple times, forcing business owners to pay for changes to their spaces. One senior official engaging with the departments of Small Business Services, Transportation, Parks and Recreation, Consumer Affairs, Health and Mental Hygiene, Buildings, FDNY, NYPD and City Planning would eliminate confusion, the letter said.

The plan also asks for Mayor de Blasio to expand the privilege of the Open Restaurants program to other retail storefront businesses.

“There’s models that people can follow, like Stone Street,” said Lusskin, referring to a section of the Manhattan roadway that is always closed to vehicular traffic so businesses can operate outside. Another successful model she pointed to is the city-coordinated Weekend Walks, which are multiblock, multiday events on commercial corridors that promote the use of streets as public space.

“There’s a bias against outdoor sales and retail because you don’t want things to turn into a street bazaar, but we have a good model ... continued on page 12

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Bagging debris in Charles Park Howard Beach neighbors take charge of neglected beach area

by Max Parrott Associate Editor

Just over a week after a group of Howard Beach women cleaned up the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge, another group of residents assembled to take on the trash that has piled up on a beach a few hundred yards away.

Twelve Howard Beach residents gathered on last Saturday to pick up the litter that has recently accumulated in the mounds of dead grass along the beach surrounding Charles Memorial Park.

“The problem is the shoreline.

That’s where the trash is,” said Arciela Derenzo, a science teacher who has been volunteering with the National Park Service. “With the tide, it comes out and it gets pushed out with the wind.”

Mike Scala, a Howard Beach resident and attorney who’s eyeing a City Council race for the seat being vacated by Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) in 2021, took charge in organ i zi ng the clea nup. Si nce he announced it, he said that residents have cued him into other problem areas in Howard Beach, as well as local organizations willing to help.

Scala said that he organized this cleanup because he saw on social media that the park had been

A small group of Howard Beach residents gathered on the beach of Charles Park on Saturday July 25 to pick up PHOTO BY MAX PARROTT trash that has accumulated. neglected during the pandemic.

“I think because of COVID, the cleanup is slow because there were groups that had been coming to do it,” said Scala.

The group found the full range of summer park trash: a nearly full watermelon, a condom, a hypodermic

needle, plenty of bottles and plastic bags, as well as some coconuts and murtis — images of Hindu deities.

The religious artifacts are a perpetual source of the litter that accumulates on the beach from Hindu groups in South Queens that use them as part of their religious ceremonies taking

place on the Addabbo Bridge as well as the on park’s beach itself.

In normal times, Sadhana, a Hindu advocacy group, organizes a cleanup of the deities once a month.

But they have been on hiatus during the pandemic, said Scala.

“Most of the trash doesn’t seem

like it’s from a ritual,” he added.

The way that the garbage mixed into the piles of dead seagrass made it hard to tell exactly where it was coming from.

“I do wonder how much of the trash is coming off the bridge versus just left on the beach,” Scala said.

He pointed out that there are no trash cans on the bridge and suggested that maybe adding some would solve the problem of garbage accumulation, both on the bridge and the mainland.

Putting an end to litter on the bridge would obviate the toil of neighbors like Gina Barillaro and Rachele Ambrosino, two of the women who had been in the group scouring the Addabbo Bridge and again heeded the call to beautify the beach on Saturday.

Derenzo, the science teacher, pointed out that cleaning up natural areas is not just important for aesthetic reasons. It’s necessary to keep the seagrass along the beach healthy.

“You want to maintain these grasses that are helping to hold down the sand. If there’s a storm then the storm surge won’t continue [on shore],” said Derenzo.

At the end of the cleanup, the group wound up with nine bags full Q of trash.

Census problems persist in Queens Corona and Richmond Hill response lags behind the borough

by Max Parrott

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Two Queens neighborhoods stand out as having a far lower rate of Census returns than the borough’s overall rate of 54.4 percent, as of Wednesday.

In Corona and North Corona, 15 Census tracts still had a response rate between 30 and 40 percent.

In the Richmond Hill, South Richmond Hill and Ozone Park nexus, 12 Census tracts had that same response range.

Parallels run through the socioeconomic profile of these two neighborhoods. Both are working-class areas, with a large portion of foreignborn residents. Corona is predominantly Latino.

The greater Richmond Hill area contains large South Asian and Indo-Caribbean communities.

Though the coronavirus has led to an unprecedentedly difficult Census season, the two Queens problem areas are not new. Both neighborhoods have historically been undercounted — a result that is widely thought to be caused by language

gaps, a digital divide and a lack of outreach to immigrants.

But this year there’s another variable thrown in the cocktail of Census obstacles in immigrant communities: heightened government distrust.

Even though the Supreme Court blocked President Trump’s contentious executive order mandating a citizenship question on the 2020 Census, community groups and legislators on the ground both point out that there’s a lingering level of fear especially among udocumented immigrants.

“Even though the citizenship question isn’t on there, there’s still fear that this information can find its way into immigration customs, or homeland security,” said Jagga Singh, a Richmond Hill-based organizer with South Asian and IndoCaribbean advocacy group Chhaya CDC. In Corona, state Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-East Elmhurst) has tried to make the case for why its immigrant population desperately needs the infrastructure spending that will come from a full count. The neighborhood’s status as the COVID “epicenter of the epicenter” serves as a

reminder of its dearth of hospitals and other lacking infrastructure.

She echoed the sentiment that it was fear of the federal government that is partly driving resistance to the Census, and accordingly her staff has made its biggest strides reaching undocumented residents in one-on-one sessions. One way they accomplish those personal interactions is to wait in line at food distribution sites.

In South Queens, where informal housing arrangements like basement apartments and room shares are common, homeowners and tenants’ government skepticism is focused more on city agencies.

A rumor that Singh has had to debunk involves the belief that the Department of Buildings conducts targeted raids on the neighborhoods’ communities. “[DOB] doesn’t do indiscrimatory raids for places they’re not getting 311 complaints from,” Singh said, qualifying that upticks of DOB inspections do happen in the area, but often it’s because of a community board meeting or a

Advocacy group Chhaya CDC has been rallying to increase Census response among the South Asian and Indo-Caribbean populations PHOTO COURTESY CHHAYA CDC in Richmond Hill.

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Unemployment aid up against the clock House, Senate $2 trillion and $400 per week apart on new COVID bill

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outs, presidential pet projects,” Schumer said on the Senate floor on Wednesday, according With the clock ticking down to Aug. 1, U.S. to a transcript provided by his office.

“Some Senate Republicans proposed bilSenate Democrats and Republicans spent Wednesday blaming each other for the failure, lions of dollars for large agribusinesses and as of the Chronicle’s deadline, to reach an defense contractors, but not a dime to help accord on supplemental unemployment support American families stay in their homes,” he continued. “The Republican bill has a tax break for about 30 million Americans.

Democrats, led by Minority Leader Chuck for three-martini lunches, but no food assistance for hungry kids ... And if Schumer (D-NY), are supportyou’re one of the 20-30 million ing the Health and Economic of Americans who lost your job Recovery Omnibus Emergency enate through no fault of your own Solutions, or HEROES, Act, a $3 trillion package passed by Republicans and can’t find work, Senate Republicans think you have it the Democrat-led House of think you too good right now. You should Representatives in May. take a 30 percent pay cut, Among its provisions is an have it too Republicans are saying.” extension of a $600-per-week Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand federal unemployment benefit good right (D-NY), in a letter to McConon top of what states pay now.” nell dated Tuesday, called for through next Jan. 31. It also extending current benefits. includes aid to states and — Senate Minority “With 30 million Americans, municipalities among other Leader Chuck Schumer about 1 in 5 working adults, items. The package offered by drawing jobless benefits, the Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) this week totaled $1 extension of the $600 per week unemployment benefit is critical,” she wrote. trillion.

McConnell, writing on Twitter at approxiIt would reduce the federal contribution toward unemployment benefits to $200 while m a t ely 2 p. m . o n We d n e s d ay, wa s preparing a new program that would federally unimpressed.

“The coronavirus does not care that we are subsidize workers to 70 percent of what they divided,” McConnell wrote. “The coronavirus were making prior to the COVID-19 outbreak.

It also contains no state or municipal aid and will not care if Washington Democrats decide nothing for mass transit, which has been deci- it suits their partisan goals to let relief run dry. mated in New York City and across the The American people are hurting and Congress should have their backs.” country.

President Trump has floated the possibility “When Republicans finally convinced themselves they were ready to unveil a plan, instead of extending the $600 benefit in a free-standof presenting a single, coherent bill, Republi- ing bill, though House Speaker Nancy Pelosi cans released several incongruent drafts lit- (D-Clif.) dismissed the idea.

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Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is at ground zero in the battle over extending enhanced unemployment benefits. FILE PHOTO opinion.

Gov. Cuomo, in a letter to members of the state’s congressional delegation, requested that they secure $500 billion in “unrestricted state aid” in any relief package. New York State, he wrote, is facing a $14 billion revenue shortfall this fiscal year and a projected $16 billion next year.

Mayor de Blasio in his daily press conference on Tuesday also critiqued the Senate proposal.

“I have to say to Majority Leader McConnell, not much of a stimulus there,” he said, according to a transcript. “In fact, I would call it a nonstarter. This plan literally provides zero support for state and local governments that are

fighting through this crisis, that are struggling just to keep basic services going, to provide the health support people need, to make sure that our first responders and our health care heroes will still have their jobs to keep serving us. It slashes — literally this stimulus plan from the Republicans, slashes unemployment benefits at a point where people need them more than ever.”

On the New York City labor front, Kyle Bragg, president of 32BJ SEIU, also called for extension of the $600 payments.

“After months on vacation, Senate Republicans came to save the day by shielding corporations, instead of passing the HEROES Act to protect American workers and their families,” Bragg said on behalf of over 175,000 property services workers. “Republicans are forcing millions of Americans off a cliff with just a shredded parachute and leaving essential workers to continue risking their health and lives to keep us safe and our economy running.”

But Tom Grech, president and CEO of the Queens Chamber of Commerce, said some business owners have complained to him that the $600 addition to benefits is hurting them as they attempt to restart.

“They’re telling me it’s hard for them to hire people when people are getting more in benefits to stay home,” Grech said.

Patrick Foye, chairman and CEO of the MTA, said the lack of mass transit aid in the Senate’s bill was shameful.

“This backwards bill will only further devastate our country and economy with no dedicated funding for mass transit — the circulatory system of the nation — and no new support for state and local governments,” he said in a press release. “ ... We need an injection of $3.9 billion in additional emergency federal funding Q just to keep the lights on this year.”

Schools up in air until September

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Mayor de Blasio reportedly said that the city wouldn’t be able to make a final decision about schools reopening until September on a recent appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” Though the mayor unveiled a “blended learning” plan for the city’s 1.1 million public school students earlier in July, he qualified those plans in the Wednesday, July 22, interview.

“We’re going to make that judgment when we get right up on the beginning of school in September,” he said, as reported in the New York Post. “It’s got to be about safety first. So from my point of view, you do everything possible to make the school environment safe, social distancing in the schools, face coverings, constant cleanings and a lot of kids will stay home.”

His office did not release a transcript of the interview as it does with many of his media appearances.

During his press conference last Thursday

De Blasio reserves his final say morning, a member of the press pool pointed out how the mayor’s statement seems to go against Gov. Cuomo, who asserted that determination on school reopenings will be made the first week in August.

“The state is going to make a decision, as I understand August 7th on the broad authorization for schools to move forward. And we respect the State’s role in this obviously. But between August 7th and the first day of school, you’re talking about a month. And a lot can happen in a month,” de Blasio said.

Despite the qualifications, he added that parents should be planning on the reopening of schools because that’s the direction the city is moving toward. Parents will have to make a decision whether to opt for remote-only instruction by Aug. 7.

The mayor’s recent statements indicate that all the public discourse about a staggered schedule and childcare could be for naught.

The tenuous state of the school system has led some parent leaders to take any of de Blasio’s announcements with a large grain of salt.

“I know that they’re just putting this out there for parents to freak out first and then they take all their input,” CEC 26 President Adriana Aviles told the Chronicle in reaction to the city’s plan to institute a hybrid in-person schedule earlier this month.

What’s sure is that the task of reopening schools amid the pandemic is proving to be one of the most complex challenges of the COVID Q crisis.

Mayor de Blasio said that the city wouldn’t be able to make a final decision on whether schools will reopen until September in a recent press appearance. The statement seems to go against Gov. Cuomo’s plan to release a determination the first week of FILE PHOTO August.

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P Our Celebration of Queens finds lights in the darkness EDITORIAL

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t one shopping center in southwestern Queens, the large planters that normally beautify its plaza have been neglected this year, with volunteer plants like mugwort, fleabane and lamb’s quarters thriving where the usual bright garden cultivars were simply never planted.

But also sprouting from the unkempt weeds are signs of hope — literally. Signs with messages such as “With Courage We Prevail” and “Thank You Healthcare Workers.”

That’s how it is in Queens in this year unlike any other, just as it is across much of the country and world. Everything is different, nothing is as we’d want it to be, but unexpected silver linings illumine the edges of the clouds.

It’s those silver linings that we highlight in this week’s special supplement to the Queens Chronicle, our 23rd annual Celebration of Queens special edition: Meeting the Crisis.

Inside the supplement you’ll meet many of the people who’ve remained “Queens Strong” throughout the catastrophe, whether by providing for our neighbors in their time of need or just surviving the horrors of COVID-19 — and, in one case, doing both, as a leading emergency room doctor.

Meeting the Crisis starts with the tale of Franklin Diaz of Corona, who took himself to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens

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hospital and ended up staying there for 37 days. Buoying his recovery were both the healthcare workers who epitomized the concept of tender, loving care during his stay but his family. Diaz got to hear more than 2,000 recordings of his loved ones offering their prayers and hopes for his recovery.

His story represents those of thousands of other survivors.

Next we examine the Richmond Hill-based River Fund, a nonprofit that gave 5.2 million pounds of food to the needy over 16 weeks. Although focused on Queens, its efforts fed people from as far away as Staten Island and New Jersey.

Dr. Teresa Amato, the director of emergency medicine at Northwell Health’s Long Island Jewish Forest Hills, tells us in her own words how the hospital handled the flood of coronavirus patients, and how The Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun” was played overhead every time one was discharged.

A number of seniors talk about how they’ve thrived online as the pandemic has kept them physically isolated.

You’ll learn how the manager of a Key Food in Ozone Park shifted operations to better serve the community as his store became the only grocery in the area to remain open.

Another food aid story goes into detail on the efforts of City Harvest, Citymeals on Wheels, the Food Bank for New

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You’ll meet Arthur Wirth, a teacher who got the virus and came out the other side with a renewed appreciation for life.

Two stories focus in on the business community. One reports on what a variety of retailers and other small shops have been doing to stay afloat as the economy has cratered.

Another looks to the future of the kinds of venues that thrive on crowds — movie theaters, nightclubs and gyms.

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I’m calling on our local Board of Elections and state election officials to take action today.

To ensure a safe, fair election this November, all voters must be able to cast their ballot by mail.

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Silver to jail, at last Dear Editor: Finally former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will go to jail five years after being convicted!

For at least 15 years he abused his office by accepting nearly $4 million in bribes in two schemes, totally illegal.

It is disheartening though that his original sentence was 12 years, but was overturned in 2017 after an appeals court ruled the jury was improperly instructed on how to weigh evidence in light of a 2016 Supreme Court ruling that narrowed the definition of corruption. His final sentence is six and a half years, to be served at Otisville prison in Orange County. He will start his sentence at noon on Aug. 26.

What a joke, a regular Joe Schmo would be in jail that same day, maybe in Rikers after robbing a quart of milk! This is what you call a “double standard” or different strokes for different folks! Thus proving white collar crime pays, as long as you have the money to wait it out.

Lesson learned — keep your eye on whom you elect!

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Dear Editor: Good cops deserve the praise, parades and accolades for their great performance in the communities they serve, but bad cops should not be allowed to bask equally in that laudatory glow. Bad cops bring misery and harm to individuals, families and communities. They also damage the reputation of the NYPD organization, put the careers of other officers in jeopardy and cost New York City taxpayers, on average, $100 million annually in civil suits.

This is not the time to support “business as usual.” The NYPD must use this moment to examine its policies and operational procedures for betterment. The “blue wall of silence” and entrenched NYPD policies that insulate bad cops from disciplinary action for unprofessional and abusive behavior must end. As shown recently, if the NYPD does not police itself, external authorities might.

Glenn Hayes Kew Gardens

Gardens Hills and I’m a taxpayer.

During Hollywood’s golden age, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby made a series of musical-comedy “Road” movies, including “The Road to Singapore.” Now, NYPD detectives are on the real road to Singapore, and the joke is on all New York City taxpayers.

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Dear Editor: There is no longer any issue of ambiguity.

President Trump has now made it clear to no longer have the word democracy referable to the United States. The word he wants is autocracy.

He sent unidentified federal agents to Portland, Ore., who beat up innocent protesters and hauled them off to unmarked vehicles without even telling them what it is they were doing wrong. Dozens of mothers from across Portland came to downtown wearing yellow shirts and hard hats, locking their arms to form a wall of moms lifting their voices in support of innocent protesters. On the night of July 21, the moms put their bodies on the front line, attempting to shield younger persons from law enforcement violence. The moms were tear-gassed.

Trump has now earned the right to a new appellation: President Adolph Trump. As he now intends to proceed against other cities in the same illegal manner as he did Portland, his surname may well begin with the letter “H,” and the word autocracy be replaced by dictatorship.

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Make that Adolph Trump Dear Editor: Commissioner Dermot Shea says the NYPD is directing its finest resources to halt gun violence. But that’s not true regarding 13 detectives who are stationed overseas under the NYPD’s International Liaison program.

These highly paid and highly experienced investigators work with police in Singapore, Paris, Sydney (Australia), Abu Dhabi and other locations under a counterterrorism program created by former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly after 9/11 and now run by Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence John Miller. (Sources: The New York Times, Aug. 21, 2018 and WNBC.com, Aug. 15, 2018). Miller claims his ongoing operation prevents terrorist attacks but won’t provide any details or explain why these detectives don’t duplicate overseas work done by the CIA and FBI. New York’s explosion of gun violence is homegrown terrorism and we need our top detectives back on the streets. My outrage stems from two factors: I’m a member of the 107th Precinct’s Community Council in Kew

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‘Baghdad Bob’ is back

Dear Editor: At the beginning of the pandemic, the states with the highest numbers of coronavirus cases were New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Michigan and California. And of course, President Trump politicized the situation. He derisively noted that these were all “blue” states run by Democratic governors who didn’t know what they were doing.

Well now everything has changed. All of these states (except California) have flattened and stabilized their curves, and the states that are spiking like wildfire are “red” states: FloriDissing Dinkins disgraceful da, Arizona, Georgia and Alabama. And in a total of 35 states, the number of new cases and Dear Editor: The rioters in Downtown Manhattan who hospitalizations is on the rise. I’m waiting for Trump’s criticism of the Republican governors defaced and g raff itied the of these five states. But of David N. Dinkins Municipal course, there will be none forthBuilding were beyond stupid ONLINE coming. The hypocrisy is stagand should be ashamed of themMiss an article or a geringly obvious. selves. If they really cared about letter cited by a writer?

But it’s even worse that that. civil rights, why would they do Want breaking news During these record-setting this to the government building from all over Queens? spikes of coronavirus cases, named after the first and only Find the latest news, Trump has been giving speeches African-American mayor of past reports from all saying: “We are winning the batNew York City? I am mystified over the borough and tle and we have everything under why none of our elected offimore at qchron.com. control.” In Trump, we are witcials and community leaders nessing the living, breathing has spoken out condemning the reincarnation of “Baghdad Bob.” disrespect that these radical criminal misfits This dangerously incompetent bully must be did. Maybe it is because Dinkins proposed more money for the NYPD through the Safe fired on Nov. 3.

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Protecting domestic violence survivors Unanimously approved bill tackles use of technology to harass victims

by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

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Assemblymember Nily Rozic sponsored a bill aimed at protecting domestic violence survivors from harassment by abusers through smart technology in the home. The bill, and its FILE PHOTO Senate counterpart, were unanimously approved.

The state Senate and Assembly unanimously passed legislation aimed at preventing domestic abusers from harassi ng thei r victi ms th rough remotely controlled technology.

The bill, sponsored by Assemblymember Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows) a nd Sen. Ja m a al Bailey (D-Bronx), aims to protect domestic violence survivors by allowing for restraining orders that prohibit an abuser or harasser from controlling “smart” devices in a domestic abuse survivor’s home, vehicle or other property. Many smart devices, such as security locks, thermostats, doorbells, speakers, sprinklers, cameras and lighting, can be controlled through an app on a smartphone via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and can be used by abusers as a tool for harassment.

“New York needs to get smarter about protecting domestic violence survivors,” Rozic said in a statement.

“No one should fall victim to technology intended to protect them merely because antiquated laws fail to recognize the advances of modern technology. This new legislation would allow

for all New Yorkers to seek restraining orders that take into account smart technology and stop this modern form of abuse.”

Previous court-issued restraining orders did not explicitly include the prohibition of remote control of the victim’s devices by the abuser, providing a loophole for harassment.

“Although these devices can benefit many, the emergence of such technology also has created a de facto loophole in current law as related to orders of protections and victims of domestic violence,” said Bailey. “Survivors of domestic violence can now rest assured that they will be protected by the law from an emerging and often unseen danger — technological abuse.

This bill addresses and closes this loophole.”

The bill, passed by the Assembly on July 21 and the Senate on July 22, comes after the NYPD reported an increase in domestic dispute calls during the pandemic. Data revealed there were 16,899 domestic violence radio runs during the month of March, a 17.3 percent increase from the previous month and a 9.5 percent increase from March of the previous year. Between

February and March of 2020, there was a 4.5 percent increase in reports of domestic felony assault complaints.

Domest ic v iolence r a d io r u n reports stayed essentially the same between 2017 and 2018, only increasing by 0.5 percent, but dropped by 2.1 percent during 2019. Reports for the f irst quar ter of 2020 project an increase in domestic disputes as in previous years — there were 2,088 more radio runs in January, February and March of this year than during the same months in 2019.

Data from April, May and June have not been released at this time.

“To better protect survivors of domestic violence, we must recognize that continued harassment, surveillance or stalking can continue to occur remotely via smart devices,” said state Sen. John Liu (D-Flushing), who acted as the Senate version’s cosponsor. “This bill, which updates protective orders to prohibit control of connected devices by abusers, is a simple step we can take to keep pace with technology and improve safety for survivors.”

The legislation moves to Gov. CuoQ mo’s desk to be signed into law.

Police seek man for attempted rape

State seeks help to monitor a bad bug

Sexual assault occurs in Forest Park

The state Department of Environmental Conservation is once again enlisting swimming pool owners in Queens and elsewhere to help in the fight to eradicate the Asian longhorned beetle from the state.

The invasive insects, first recorded in the United States in 1996, bore holes into hardwood trees such as maple, birch and willow. They are blamed for killing hundreds of thousands of trees in the country since their accidental introduction.

The state every August — the bugs are most active in late summer — asks swimming pool owners to periodically check their filters to see if they contain the remains of the 1.5-inch insects that are black with white spots and long antennae.

They are asked to either email a photo of a suspect insect to state forestry officials at foresthealth@dec.ny.gov, or to mail the insects themselves to the DEC’s Forest Health Diagnostics Lab, 108 Game Farm Road, Delmar, NY 12054, Attn: Jessica Cancelliere.

They are believed to have been eliminated in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island, but are active on central Long Island and in the Northeast.

The NYPD is looking for a male who attempted to rape a walker in Forest Park on July 25.

At arou nd 6:30 p.m. that day, a 51-year-old woman was walking on Orange Trail in in the park, when a male su spect w it h med iu m complex ion approached her from behind, tapped her on the shoulder and struck her in the head.

The individual then pushed her off the trail into the shrubs and brush and pulled the victim’s pants down, causing her to fall to the ground. While on the ground the male placed a piece of clothing around the victim’s neck and began to choke her while attempting to sexually assault her. The woman fought back, calling out for assistance and the suspect fled west toward the parkway underpass.

The victim was taken to an area hospital, where she was treated and released.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, approximately 30 years old, last seen wearing dark shorts and black sneakers.

The male in the attached photos is wanted for questioning in connec tion to an PHOTOS COURTESY NYPD attempted rape.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477), or, for Spanish, 1 (888) 57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577, or by going to @ nypdtips on Twitter. All tips are strictly Q confidential.

The state is looking for help in monitoring the Asian longhorned beetle.

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“Most invasive forest pest infestations have been discovered and reported by members of the public, making citizen science a vital tool for protecting our urban and rural forests,” DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said in a press release.

“Swimming pool monitoring is a simple, economical approach to surveying for Asian longhorned beetles and gives New Yorkers the chance to take an active role in protecting the trees in their yards and comQ munities.”

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The guv caught you drinking and he said no way!

Cuomo channels his inner Beastie Boy in reprimand to party animals

by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

Gov. Cuomo was a Beastie on COVID-19 last Thursday, telling young people not to fight for their right to party as he cracks down on bars drawing crowds amid the coronavirus crisis and tries to get the city to help out more.

“To young people, this is not the time to fight for your right to party,” the stern governor said, referencing the Beastie Boys’ raucous 1986 smash hit “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!),” the track that put the rockin’ rappers from New York on the map. “I respect your right to party. I fully respect it. I would enshrine it into state law if you want to know.

“You have the right to party but let’s be “Chill out, fellas”: Gov. Cuomo is telling young people this is the time to fight the coronavirus, smart about it, right? There is an attitude that not to fight for their right to party, whatever New York’s own Beastie Boys — Adam “MCA” Yauch, young people are immune. You are not. Twenty- left, Michael “Mike D.” Diamond and Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz — insisted in their hit song and one to 30, the virus can kill you, and if it video back in 1986.

DEF JAM / COLUMBIA SCREENSHOT VIA VIMEO, LEFT; FILE PHOTO doesn’t kill you, you can bring it home and give On Thursday he floated the idea of putting it to someone inadvertently and it can kill It’s not hard to understand what is going on. It’s hard to deal with it but it’s not hard to under- his own “Posse in Effect” if the NYPD does not them.”

Worried that COVID could surge again in stand what’s going on. You get groups of young crack down on the crowds of young revelers New York, where it claimed a high number of people, it’s warm, they’ve been locked up for a he’s worried could be spreading the virus.

“You have to enforce the law,” he said, addlives early in the crisis, especially among the long time, we like to socialize — I get it. You elderly, but has since been greatly reduced, don’t socially distance, you don’t wear masks, ing, “If you need help, we’ll get you help with the state police but we have to enforce the law Cuomo last week ordered that bars and restau- the virus spreads and it is happening.”

Long before directly referencing the best- and the local governments have to do it. New rants no longer sell alcohol without food, due to known track from the York City, NYPD has to enforce the law, not crowding around the Beastie Boys’ debut just the Sheriff’s Office. When New York City establishments. album — which came wants to enforce the law, you know who enforcAfter young people out a few weeks before es it? The NYPD. Enforce the law. State Liquor crowded hot spots such dozen establishments in he t u r ned 29 a nd Authority and the State Police are going to step as Steinway Street in Queens had their state became the first rap up their efforts dramatically, but they can’t do it Astoria the weekend to top the Billboard without the local police.” before last, his State liquor licenses suspended LP chart — Cuomo was “State government has gotten more aggresLiquor Authority susalready a real “Paul sive,” he said. “We’ve put together a task force pended the licenses of this week.

Revere” when it comes of the State Liquor Authority and the State two bars and one pizza to war ning people Police. Over Friday and Saturday night, they place in Queens, as well as a club on Long Island. The SLA also against easing up on the fight against the coro- did 105 violations.”

The number rose from there. Over the weekchanged its rules on what constitutes food when navirus. Though not in so many words, he’s it comes to Cuomo’s order, declaring that a bag noted that “She’s Crafty” in spreading from end and into Monday, the task force conducted of chips or bowl of peanuts would no longer cut person to person. But he says transmission rates 1,944 compliance checks, Cuomo said earlier are now “Slow and Low” (his words were “low this week. The agents recorded 132 alleged vioit but a hot dog or salad would.

Cuomo said last Thursday that the virus and steady”). He’s warned that “The New lations over the weekend and another 26 in the infection rate has been flat for the most part in Style” of wearing face masks and social dis- city on Monday.

Twelve more establishments in the city, all in New York State but is rising among people 21 tancing is here to stay for a while. He’s banned the sale of “Brass Monkey” and all other alco- Queens, had their liquor licenses suspended as to 30. And, he said, “We know why”: “You can see it on the news, you can see it in holic beverages at bars and restaurants when a result: Lima, RubiRosa, Mr Pancho’s Café, De La Mora Restaurant, El Patio Bar, El Paisa the newspapers, you can see it in social media. not accompanied by a meal.

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City BIDs call gov. to action continued from page 2 We’ve done it in Weekend Walks and we can do it in other ways. There are rules. Let’s set those rules and set them clear.”

Other points included in the proposal include maintaining existing siting criteria for mobile street vendors and quickly developing new enforcement protocols since the NYPD has been relieved of jurisdiction; easing requirements to allow nonprofit organizations that want to establish open-air markets and pop-ups in city parks and open spaces; the streamlining of the State Liquor Authority’s procedures to allow for quicker approval of temporary and permanent permits; activation

of sales tax exemptions to spur retail activity; and providing rent and mortgage relief to small businesses.

“There doesn’t seem to be any relief in sight. You haven’t seen any viable legislation that helps us out in the struggle to pay rent,” said President of the Sunnyside Shines BID Jamie-Faye Bean. “This is New York City.

Most of our small businesses don’t own their storefronts. Keep in mind they’re paying storefront rent and rent at home, and so many people are behind on residential rent. Imagine shouldering that burden? People are getting desperate.”

Bean said that while some businesses, like

restaurants and bars that can benefit from the city’s pandemic-driven initiatives, have been afforded the opportunity to get creative in adapting to their new normal, many are getting left behind.

“We need to rethink how we’re looking at the relationship between our merchants and the space in front of their store and begin working with them to make sure we’re helping them be more resilient and keeping our corridors vibrant,” she said.

The plan’s eighth point asks that the city “make patrons responsible for their own actions, not the business owner,” a request that came after multiple bars’ liquor licenses were suspended on July 20 as a consequence of rambunctious customer behavior outside.

Cuomo announced that 132 restaurants across

Café and Romanticos, all in Jackson Heights; Blue Angel Lounge and Delicia’s Mexicanas in Corona; The Grand and The Pomeroy in Astoria; and CJ’s Bar and Lounge in Ozone Park.

Separately last Thursday, the governor warned Mayor de Blasio that there’s “No Sleep till Brooklyn” when it comes to cleaning up the graffiti left behind by protesters who had set up an encampment outside City Hall. The camp existed for about a month before police cleared it out early Wednesday. A number of historical buildings in the area were spray-painted with messages ranging from “Black lives matter” to “F--k cops” and “Kill all cops,” along with drawings of pigs’ faces and the anarchist symbol, while the protesters held sway.

Cuomo told the mayor that cleaning it up is important and that the city has to make positive progress and move forward.

“It’s gotta be cleaned,” Cuomo said. “It’s graffiti. Graffiti is not COVID, it’s not. It’s spray paint on a building.”

The administration reportedly has said it will take weeks to clean the damaged structures, which include the Tweed Courthouse, Surrogate’s Court and the David N. Dinkins Municipal Building.

It took the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority one day to clean the graffiti and other damage done to the Brooklyn BridgeCity Hall subway station by the camped-out protesters.

Asked at his own Thursday press event about Cuomo’s comments, including that the amount of graffiti in the city in general symbolizes a return to the 1970s, de Blasio said, “We are never going back to the 1970s. I think there are some people who lived through that time who were deeply affected by it, but it’s just not part of our lives anymore. That was a really, really horrible time in New York City history in some ways, not every way, but in some ways, for sure.

We have left that behind, we’re an entirely different city. We’re never going back.”

Asked again about the pace of the graffiti cleanup on the city buildings, he said, “Again, we’re cleaning up everything around the site down here by City Hall and anything that happens on a public building, we will do the Q same.” the state, including in all five boroughs, faced the same punishment after the weekend of July 24.

“It’s hard to draw a clear line there because business owners don’t want to be the enforcer but they do have to give a little. They do have to be willing to enforce expectations with clientèle, but patrons should be responsible for their behavior. There’s a balance there that needs to be struck,” said Bean.

The final point, for the city and state to continually review and revise outdated and burdensome rules and laws, leaves officials with a question to ask themselves when creating rules and regulations for small businesses to follow during the pandemic: Is this rule necessary to keep our communities safe both right now and, eventually, in the long term? Q

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PHOTOS COURTESY HOWARD BEACH KIWANIS CLUB

The Kiwanis Club of Howard Beach awarded five scholarships to area students who are attending college this fall in an annual tradition.

The students, who will receive a $1,000 award each, are: Benjamin Fox, top left, second from right, graduated from Scholars’ Academy and will be attending Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania majoring in history. He received the Stanley Merzon Scholarship.

Sean Hilgendorf, center, with Kiwanis’ Dino Bono, graduated from Scholars’ Academy and will be attending the University of Pennsylvania majoring in biology/pre-med. He received the Founders Scholarship.

Nicholas Cusumano, top right, center, graduated from Archbishop Molloy High School and will be attending Binghamton University in New York majoring in computer science.

He received the August Sirgiovanni Scholarship.

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Michael Manta, lower right, center, graduated from Xavier High School and will be attending the California Institute of Technology majoring in mathematics and philosophy. He received the Paul Anthony Bono Scholarship.

Lauren Coleman, lower left, center, graduated from Archbishop Molloy High School and will be attending Quinnipiac University in Connecticut majoring in occupational therapy.

She received the Founders Scholarship.

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Where’s the food? Meals left on street Boxes dumped in Middle Village; Sanitation calls it ‘unacceptable’

by David Russell Associate Editor

Many residents in Queens are at risk of starving, but more than 30 boxes of emergency meals were left on the side of an underpass in Middle Village Monday.

The boxes were piled on top of each other along a wall near the Queens Midtown Expressway. A sticker on the boxes labeled GetFood NYC said the boxes were packed July 26 and were to be delivered

by July 31.

Cou ncil ma n Bob Hold e n ( D -M id d le Village) called the incident “inexcusable” and demanded a “thorough investigation” from City Hall.

“This is absolutely inexcusable, no matter how this food got here,” he said. “So many New Yorkers have been desperate for a little extra food to help them get by during this pandemic, so it’s unfathomable to see perfectly good meals go to waste like this.”

An unopened meal box had Pepperidge Farm goldfish with a sandwich and a gra-

nola bar.

The city’s Sanitation Department is responsible for transporting the food.

“This is unacceptable and no driver will be paid for incomplete deliveries,” a DSNY spokesperson said, adding that they distributed over 100 million free emergency meals adding anyone who m i s s e s a d el ive r y should go to nyc.gov/ getfood or call 311.

From t he photos g ive n , DS N Y wa s unable to identify the i ntended recipients but c a l le d s eve r a l dozen households in the area to see if food was delivered, according to DSNY. If someone said he or she didn’t receive the food, it would be redelivered and DSNY would know which driver was responsible.

“It’s supposed to go to people,” area resident Sue Purcarin told the New York Post Monday. “This is horrible. Somebody didn’t want to do their job, and they decided, ‘OK, let me just dump it here.’”

Resident Juan Heno told the Post, “Why

More than 30 boxes of emergency meals were left on the side of an underpass in Middle Village Monday. The Department of Sanitation, responsible for transporting the food for the hungry, PHOTOS COURTESY COUNCILMAN BOB HOLDEN called it “unacceptable.” wouldn’t you give it to people in the streets? ” adding “The city has a lot of homeless right now.”

It was Heno who saw the boxes in the

morning and called 311, according to the Post. He said he was told someone would pick them up, though the boxes were still Q there more than eight hours later.

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Protesters claim measures thus far have not brought real change

by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

One week after the mayor signed the NYPD accountability package into law, protesters in Flushing marched to defund and demilitarize the police, claiming the legislation is not nearly enough.

“It’s definitely mostly for appearance. It’s the same thing with the budget change where they moved $1 billion from the police but they didn’t do anything we asked for,” John Almonte, founder of the recently est ablished N YC Injustice Fighters, said July 23. Almonte created the organization in an effor t to i ncrease Queens’ participation in the Black Lives Matter movement, which he said had been lacking compared to efforts in other areas of the city.

“They were just trying to make it seem like they were doing good, but it’s definitely not done. As people have been saying, this is not a moment, it’s a movement.”

The NYPD accountability package included six measures aimed at cracking down on police misconduct. It included the criminalization of the use of chokeholds and other potentially

deadly restraints by law enforcement as well as the requirement of officers to display their badge numbers while on the job.

The budget that was passed by the City Council on July 1 transferred $1 billion of the NYPD’s funding toward educational and social services, including the Summer Youth Employment Program that employs New Yorkers between the ages of 14 and 24.

Though protesters agreed both the legislation and the funding redistribution will make a positive impact on the community, they said the actions are skirting around what they’ve s p e nt t h e la s t t wo months asking for.

“Even if it’s a year away, these protests make sure that we’re not giving up. Even if it takes a year to defund the police, it gives politicians an opportunity to see that people are still pissed off, even more pissed off because that budget deal was atrocious for a lot of protesters,” said Mobilize Middle Village member Manny Martinez. “[The package] doesn’t end qualif ied immunity, which [doesn’t allow] lawsuits to be brought up against police officers. And there’s a reason

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Protesters marched from Main Street in Flushing to 103rd Street Plaza in Corona on July 23. The demonstration called on the city to defund and demilitarize the police. PHOTOS BY KATHERINE DONLEVY why people of color are more likely to be arrested for drug possession ... We could at least fully decriminalize all drug possession, instead of punishing people who need help ...

We could do better, there’s a lot of things that hasn’t been fixed.”

The group of about 25 protesters traveled along Roosevelt Avenue from Main Street in Flushing to 103rd Street Plaza in Corona, where they met with a larger group and held a

vigil for Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old black emergency medical technician who was killed after three plainclothes Louisville, Ky. officers executing a no-knock search warrant entered her apartment on March 13 and shot her as she slept, and Vanessa Guillén, a 20-year-old Latina U.S. Army soldier at Fort Hood in Texas who was murdered after having been missing for over a month, before continued on page 16

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12th CD in federal court over postmarks Maloney leads by 3,700; Patel seeks to reinstate some rejected ballots

by Michael Gannon

suit by that of Emily Gallagher, who is challenging incumbent Assemblyman Joseph Lentol (D-Brooklyn).

It ain’t over.

At issue is a number of mail-in ballots that With apologies to Yogi Berra, the Democratic primary in New York’s 12th Congressional Dis- were rejected as they were not postmarked by trict between 14-term incumbent Carolyn Malo- June 23 — or at all.

The state sent out paper ballots to voters in an ney (D-Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn) and Suraj Patel entered its second month last week, effort to stem large crowds at polling places in and was scheduled for a federal court hearing on the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak “On June 23rd, nearly 60 percent of New Wednesday as Patel is challenging the rejecc Yorkers in NY12 rejected the status quo Y tion of numerous paper ballots. and a voted for change,” Patel said in a Another milestone came Tuesdayy statement sent to the Chronicle on s when the city’s Board of Elections Tuesday afternoon. “Today, six completed its preliminary scans off weeks later — and with more than w absentee ballots in the race with 12,000 ballots rejected in our single Maloney having added substantialdistrict alone — the Board of Elecly to her 648-vote led at the voting tions’ initial count of the record 95,000 booths on June 23.

2 020 votes in our race has been completed, and Lauren Ashcraft and Peter Harrison while no candidate secured a majority, we finished a distant third and fourth, respectively.

“The Congresswoman is delighted, now that accept the result that has the incumbent ahead the Board of Elections has finished their prelim- by less than 4 percent. Courts have held that you inary scans of absentee ballots, to have a deci- are not entitled to a perfect election, but you are sive winning margin of over 3,700 votes,” said a entitled to a free and fair one.”

Patel went on to assert that thousands of votstatement from the Maloney campaign on Tuesers never received ballots, and that nearly 25 day afternoon.

“Both she and the campaign are thankful and percent of those that were returned were rejected appreciative of all our volunteers and support- by the city’s Board of Elections.

Patel said the rejection rate was 100 times ers, whose hard work and perseverance have greater than that in Wisconsin; and that Georgia, made this possible.”

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The Census continued from page 4 news article, which prompts a rash of complaints from neighbors.

Singh, along with Farzana Linda, Chhaya CDC’s Census director, said that they have partnered with trusted neighborhood people and institutions. Recently they have been visiting Sikh temples, where they have great success convincing residents to fill the Census out, but their reach is limited.

“For us, it’s just like, we have limited capacity. We’re just looking to build kind of that manpower to continue to increase that count from week to week,” said Linda. “It’s really a numbers game, right?

It’s like how many people in this given amount of time where they happen to be can we get to fill it out?”

Linda has actually done the math. She said that in order for there to be a 1 percent increase in Richmond Hill, Chhaya’s fiveperson team would have to access at least 600 people each week.

But residents should not assume, Linda said, that Ramos, Chhaya or a myriad of other community organizations can successfully change the tide in Corona and Richmond Hill.

“This is a collective effort,” she added.

“We really want a big community effort in making sure that they’re telling their parents, are telling their family — they’re not Q keeping it to themselves.”

U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, right, leads challenger Suraj Patel by 3,700 votes with the absentee ballots counted from the June 23 Democratic primary. Patel is now in court seeking to reinstate FILE PHOTOS a large number of paper ballots that were rejected for want of a postmark. sippi all had invalidation rates under 1 percent.

One of the claims in his suit against Gov. Cuomo and the city BOE is that voters have no control over whether the U.S. Postal Service postmarks the envelope with their votes, thus disenfranchising them.

The Chronicle was unable to determine just how many of the rejected ballots were rejected solely for the postmark.

“It shatters any semblance of normalcy,” he said. “ ... My campaign is a co-plaintiff in a law-

Ballin 4 Peace during COVID and protests

by David Russell Associate Editor

Haron Hargrave has always believed that sports brings people together.

“It doesn’t matter who’s on the court with me,” he said. “I don’t care what color you are. We all have a common goal and that’s to win, to unite and come together for the ‘W.’” Hargrave, k nown as H2O on the streetball scene, played at Campus Magnet High School for the legendary Chuck Granby before playing college ball at Sacramento State.

While in college, his close friend Mark Arrington was shot to death in Hollis.

Hargrave, motivated by more shooting deaths, including those of Sean Bell and hip-hop artist Stacks Bundles, started Queens Day, a two-day streetball event, which evolved and became Ballin 4 Peace.

There have been no games during the pandemic but Hargrave has continued voicing protest against inequality in recent weeks as he wants to highlight “what’s been going on.”

His website, ballin4peace.org, has shorts, T-shirts and other apparel avail-

Haron Hargrave uses sports to bring attention to social justice issues, something he has continued to do even during the coroBRIAN JOHNSON PHOTOGRAPHY navirus crisis. able for purchase.

He’s been at peaceful protests, including one at Borough Hall, and posting messages on social media. The lack of tournaments hasn’t stopped Hargrave from getting his message out — but he’s still looking forward to the games.

“I don’t have to have events like that to get my message across,” he said. “Even knowing that, I can’t wait to do it again.” Q

suit to ask a judge to reinstate these ballots. The outcome of our case should be determined as early as this week. These voters are our neighbors, New Yorkers who took health precautions around voting out of a deep love for our City.

They are constituents of New York-12 and their intentions deserve to be heard.”

Given the composition of the district’s population, the winner of the Democratic primary is virtually guaranteed to be elected to the 117th Q Congress in November.

Marching on continued from page 15 which she had reported being sexually harassed by an unnamed solider.

One marcher, a young white woman named Kristen McManus, had participated in the Bayside march almost two weeks earlier, where she was slapped across the face by a Back the Blue supporter. Despite being surrounded by 111th Precinct officers when she was assaulted, an action that was caught on video, the perpetrator was not detained or punished and was allowed to participate in the pro-police rally.

“It just gives me more of a reason to come out and fight because the police won’t do their job in protecting me the same way they don’t do their job to protect black people in America,” she said.

“Maybe what happened to me can show other white people what they’re not getting when they hear stories ... about the violence at protests that black protesters are experiencing. That maybe when they see a white person experiencing it, it may change their mind.”

Protesters rallied outside the 111th Precinct July 26 to call the officers to action to punish McManus’ assaulter.

Printed pictures of the older white man were pasted across posters that said, “Is it okay to assault another human being if I’m wearing an NYPD shirt? Asking for Q a ‘friend.’”

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MTA adds elevators at Astoria Boulevard But transit officials say five-year plan for 70 stations needs federal support

by Michael Gannon Editor

New York City Transit on Monday morning unveiled the long-awaited elevators at the Astoria Boulevard elevated subway station that serves the N and W lines.

Astoria Boulevard, opened in 1917, is the 117th station to be made accessible out of 472 under the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and the 20th in Queens.

And while interim NYC Transit President Sarah Feinberg said in Astoria that the total would be up to 120 in the coming weeks, its far more ambitious plan of adding 70 in the next five years could be imperiled by billions of dollars’ worth of COVID19-related financial losses — and great uncertainty over what Congress will do to help devastated mass transit systems across the country.

The MTA took the occasion to mark the 30th anniversary of the passage of the U.S. Americans with Disabilities Act. “When we talk about modernizing mass transit, it’s not just about better signals and newer train cars,” Feinberg said in a statement issued by the MTA.

“It’s about making sure all of our customers can use the system with ease.

Make no mistake: we have a long way to go toward accomplishing this goal and today’s anniversary is by no means a victory lap. There is much work that still needs to be done, but this latest package of stations brings us one step closer toward achieving a more equitable and accessible system.”

The R line station at 86th Street in Brooklyn is expected to become accessible this week, with two L train stations, Brooklyn’s Bedford Avenue and First Avenue in Manhattan, joining the roster in August.

Under the MTA’s $51.5 billion Fast Forward capital project plan, ADA work on up to 23 of the 70 stations was to begin this year. But Janno Lieber, the group’s president of Construction and Development, said Monday that it will not work out if the plan’s money is cut because of the pandemic.

“Accessibility must and will always remain a core priority of any Capital Plan, but our ambitious 70 station plan only works if we have a fully funded MTA,” he said in the press release.

A $3 trillion stimulus bill passed by the Democrat-led House of Representa-

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Student fights big tobacco The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids recently recognized a Howard Beach student nationally for her leadership in fighting big tobacco.

Isabell Faydalla, a 16 -yea r- old r isi ng high school junior, Isabell Faydalla has been involved in PHOTO COURTESY tobacco control and TOBACCO-FREE KIDS prevention for one year, including through HOSA-Future Health Professionals. As an ambassador, Faydalla will educate and inform her peers on the dangers of tobacco use and the harmful marketing tactics of the tobacco and vaping industry toward youth.

While the U.S. has greatly reduced youth smoking, e-cigarette use among young people has skyrocketed in recent years. From 2017 to 2019, e-cigarette use more than doubled among high school students and tripled among middle school students, according to the 2019 National Youth Tobacco Survey.

As part of the program, Faydalla took part in a five-day online training Q session.

tives in May includes mass transit funding, including $3.9 billion that the MTA says it needs to make it through just this year.

Republicans in the Senate this week introduced their counteroffer, a $1 trillion measure with no mass transit funding that MTA President and CEO Pat Foye on Tuesday called “shameful” and a “backwards bill” [see separate story in some editions or at qchron.com].

The Chronicle reached out to organizations that represent handicapped riders in their fight for access, but did not hear back from them prior to Wednesday’s publication deadline.

But state Senate Deputy Majority Leader Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria) said in an email he is pleased that the first set of elevators is up and running.

“The long wait for new subway elevators at Astoria Boulevard is finally over,” Gianaris. “While there is more to be done to have a truly accessible subway system, today’s achievement is a st e p for wa rd for a l l t r a n sit passengers.”

Gianaris in 2018 issued a report on the state of accessibility at the MTA, rating it the least accessible major tranQ sit network in North America.

Interim NYC Transit President Sarah Feinberg stands before one of the four new elevators at the Astoria Boulevard N/W station.

But proposed elevators at 70 other stations in the next five years, including the N/W line’s Broadway stop, will depend heavily on federal funding in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.

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FH man indicted in scheme: feds $6.9M allegedly submitted in fraudulent medical claims

by David Russell Associate Editor

A Forest Hills man was indicted last Friday for defrauding a pharmaceutical manufacturer, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York announced.

Arkadiy Khaimov, 37, allegedly submitted approximately $ 6.9 million in fraudulent claims under a reimbursement program.

As alleged in the indictment, the pharmaceutical manufacturer, referred to in the indictment as “John Doe Company 1,” established the co-pay program to reimburse pharmacies for dispensing a prescription medication.

Two of the three pharmacies he ran are in Queens, according to the indictment.

Between approximately February 2017 and July 2018, Khaimov and his co-conspirators submitted claims for approximately $6.9 million in reimbursements under the program, for medications the pharmacies they operated never actually dispensed.

In most cases, the pharmacies that the defendant and his co-conspirators operated sought reimbursements for highly unusual 18- or 21-day supplies of the medication, as compared to the 28-day supply that is commonly used in legitimate medical treatment.

That enabled them to submit approximately two reimbursement claims in the same month. In some cases Khaimov and his co-conspirators fraudulently used the credentials of a Nassau-County based physician to submit the false claims, the a u t h o r it ie s s a id , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e indictment.

Philip Bartlett, inspector-in-charge of the United States Postal Inspection Service, said rebate fraud is not a new crime but what made this case different “is the size and scope of the scheme.”

Jonathan Larsen, special agent-incharge of the Internal Revenue ServiceCriminal Investigation, added, “Fraud schemes that prey on funds intended for the use of those in need in our society, such as the one Mr. Khaimov has perpetrated here, are egregious and a serious concern for law enforcement and the taxpaying public in general.”

If convicted, Khaimov faces up to 20 years in prison.

“It’s utterly discouraging to see people capitalize on any initiative designed to contribute to the greater good, but when the crime is healthcare related, and manufacturers stand to lose millions, nobody wins in the long r un,” said Assistant Director-in-Charge of the FBI New York Q Field Office William Sweeney Jr.

A Forest Hills man was indicted for allegedly defrauding a pharmaceutical manufacturer, with nearly $7 million in false claims submitted under a reimbursement program, accordFILE PHOTO ing to prosecutors.

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op of the whirl T Queensboro Dance Festival

steps onto the web by Katherine Donlevy

showcases 24 different dance companies based in the borough, provides livestreaming performances every Monday and Friday from 4 to 5 p.m. Each session includes new dances, classes, Q&A, fun facts and more.

“In that hour, there’s a lot of different things going on,” said Batan, noting that each company is teased in the days leading up to its respective session. The audience can access photographs of the performers, snippets of their choreography, information on their costumes and other interesting information unique to each troupe.

“We’re one of the few programs that puts traditional and cultural dance forms in the same program as your classical, contemporary, street

forms. Everybody is all on the same platform with the same common thread that we all live in the same borough,” continued Batan. The 24 dance companies hail from 12 Queens neighborhoods, and the tour virtually visits each troupe’s hometown and showcases its unique diversity. “[We do] features about the neighborhood they live in, and we partner with community organizations ...

For example, when we visited Kew Gardens, we had the Queens Economic Development Corp. do an introduction on what Kew Gardens is known for, the history there, things like that. We had Councilmember Danny Dromm introduce Jackson Heights.” continued on page 21

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The Queensboro Dance Festival t ypically spends each summer touring neighborhoods throughout the borough, utilizing venues such as theaters, parks, plazas, libraries and streets to showcase the many dance companies of Queens, but this season looks a little different.

“Because we were unable to do what we usually do, we had to figure out how to do a tour somehow, but do it online. How can we engage our artists and audience in this way and still be actively working as dancers and choreographers?” said Executive Director Karesia Batan on the organization’s switch to Instagram Live performances.

The Queensboro Dance Festival tour, which

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Herman Ganser was born in Austria in May 1909. He came to America with the trade of machinist and married Rita Conrad in June 1936, and they settled in Manhattan.

A short time later a baby boy, Robert, was born. After World War II they decided to move out to Queens and bought a house at 116-19 219 St. in Cambria Heights. The couple was blessed again with identical twin girls born on Feb. 4, 1948, named Mary Ann and Margie. The twins teamed with Mary and Betty Weiss from the neighborhood and formed a singing group called The ShangriLas — named after a restaurant on Merrick Road in South Jamaica.

What set them apart from the goodygoody girls of the day was their tough-girl persona and melodramatic songs of teen tragedies. “Leader of the Pack” skyrocketed to No. 1 on the U.S. charts in 1964.

In 1968 the group broke up and the members went their own ways. Mary Ann passed away in March 1970 at age 22 of a drug overdose. Margie went to work for NYNEX and passed away from breast cancer in 1996 at

The childhood home of the Ganser twins of The Shangri-Las at 116-19 219 St. in Cambria Heights, c. 1940s.

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The Mrs. gallery in Maspeth has joined the movement to address racial inequity by holding a benefit exhibit, from which all proceeds will help amplify black voices within art and design.

Damien Davis, a new media artist who is known for making Plexiglas collages, created the pieces for the exhibit, which will be on display at the gallery through Aug. 1.

The work consists of 13 large afro comb fabrications, which Davis fashioned in vivid colors with varied textures and patterns running across the surface.

“It’s kind of like an iconic image in my culture — the American black community especially,” Davis said.

Davis’ press materials note that it was not uncommon in the 1970s and 1980s, and still today, for police to confiscate afro combs because of their perceived potential use as weapons. His idea riffs off the black power motif by employing the power button symbol at the top of the comb, referencing “the futurist mode” to the way Davis makes the work.

All of Davis’ output is mediated through some kind of digital means like a laser cutter or a 3-D printer. He aims to “re-humanize” these processes, by making little

embellishments that make the medium more accessible to the viewer.

For instance, on each of the combs, Davis left exposed bolts and wingnuts jutting off the surface. It’s a reference to the mechanical process he used to create the work.

“People can look at it and they understand that it’s hardware and they can imagine themselves sort of assembling it. So it feels empowering in that way,” Davis said.

Davis’ practice also plays with the visual language of black culture. Part of his goal is to create a visual code that might beckon someone who wasn’t necessarily comfortable walking into art galleries.

Davis personally chose all of the organizations that will receive the proceeds of art sales from the show. For him, it was important to identify various organizations that are also doing the work of making the art world more accessible to people of color and from diverse backgrounds.

“So people that are focused on black people in design or curatorial work in arts administration, all of those kinds of things I’m interested in,” Davis said.

The gallery’s curator, Sara Maria Salamone, said that when the protest began in June, she knew that she wanted to organize an immediate response, and turned to

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The proceeds from Damien Davis’ afro comb fabrications will go to organizations PHOTOS COURTESY MRS. GALLERY working to make the art world more inclusive.

Davis for help.

As far as what she’s learned from working with Davis about her role as a curator, Salamone said that it’s important to continuously evaluate where the art world is inaccessible.

“There is always room for improvement,” Salamone said. “Since we’ve opened in 2016, we have really tried to highlight the artwork of underrepresented

artists, that includes people of color, that includes women, it includes minority groups. That doesn’t mean that our work is done.”

Davis echoed Salamone’s call to sustain the attention on racial inequity.

“That’s a big part of the fundraiser. It’s about highlighting organizations that have been doing this work for a long time,” he Q said.

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“Interestingly enough with the Instagram platform, our dance companies have become creative,” Batan added. “Not all the dancers are in the same place because people either went back home or left New York while others stayed behind ... When you can go live with two people at the same time you can do so even in separate places.”

Most of the festival’s programming will remain online, but the tour is gearing up for an in-person pop-up at the Plaxall’s parking lot in Long Island City on Aug. 8. Only a limited audience will be permitted to watch the performance live and reservations are required, but it will be accessible through Instagram Live for those unable to attend inperson. Batan notes that the pop-up may be the only on-site performance of the tour, but remains hopeful that there will be others.

Other than providing the community with a sense of connection, Batan believes that the festival can bring its viewers a break from the monotony of quarantined life in the time of the pandemic.

“With dance and movement, there is so much freedom, joy and expression,” she said. “Part of the reason we were so committed to figuring out how to make it pre-

Queensboro Dance Festival features 24 different dance companies on its virtual summer tour, like Gotham Dance Theater from Sunnyside. On the cover: Urvashie Kissoon PHOTOS BY REIKO YANAGI, ABOVE, AND JOSEF PINLAC, COVER of Forest Hills performs. sentable to an audience is because we felt it was a service for the public to have something like this as an outlet — a way to take care of themselves — as a mental break from the craziness happening right now.”

By participating in the classes, viewers of the sessions also get the opportunity to stay

physically active, which Batan points out is also an important part of taking care of oneself during this time.

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continued from page 19 Though switching to a virtual platform for the 2020 season bars dancers and audiences from gathering in-person to celebrate the art, it provides an opportunity for the tour to reach a wider audience of viewers that might not have been able to access the performances previously, from across the country and throughout the world. By utilizing technology, distance no longer is an issue, which goes for the dancers as well.

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Notice of Formation of Jodon LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05-12-2020. 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: JODON LLC, 23505 120th AVE., CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, NY 11411.

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Notice of Formation of DIAKARD NYC, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/07/20.

Office location: Queens County.

Princ. office of LLC: Endocrine Associates of West Village, 36-36 33 St., Ste. 311, Long Island City, NY 11106.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: The development of novel therapeutic methods to treat diabetes.

Notice of Formation of Kondrat Retail LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07-15-2020. 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: CNS ASSOCIATES, 35-37 36TH STREET, 2ND FLOOR, ASTORIA, NY 11106. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Life On The Up, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/29/2020. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copies of any process served against the LLC to Yasmine Singh 214-03 104th Avenue, Queens Village, NY 11429-1534. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: JASON GRANT, 127-15 157TH ST., JAMAICA, NY 11434. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Art of Org for CranCarrorts LLC was formatted in NYS on March 20, 2020, with the purpose of engaging in legitimate fruity business in NYC. For any lawful inquiry, the mailing address is P.O. Box 520575, Flushing, NY 11352. The registered agent’s address is Registered Agents Solutions Inc., suite 1008, 99 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12260.

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SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail copy to: ECO TAYGETE LLC, 8531 102 STREET, RICHMOND HILL, NY 11418.

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Notice of formation: L.D. INTERNET DESIGNS LLC. Articles of organization filed with Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 04/10/2020. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copies of any process served against the LLC to LLYWELLYN TERANCE DIGGS, 114-23 147TH STREET, QUEENS, NY 11436. Purpose: Any lawful purpose

Notice of Formation of MADvegan, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/17/20. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Randi Seltzer Bonica, 12415 Rockaway Beach Blvd., Apt. 2B, Rockaway, NY 11694.

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Notice of Formation of OLAORI Supply & Service Limited Liability Company Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06-22-2020. 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: GRACE OLAJIDE, 149-56 255TH STREET, ROSEDALE, NY 1422.

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Notice of Formation: ROBINSON RULES CONSULTING, LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/07/2019. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY designated for service of process.

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Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 117-01 127th Street Suite # 338, South Ozone Park, NY 11420. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 07-06-2020, bearing Index Number NC-000297-20/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) ACE (Middle) RICARDO (Last) TAVOLACCI. My present name is (First) ACE (Middle) RICHARD (Last) RODRIQUEZ AKA ACE R RODRIGUEZ AKA ACE RICHARD RODRIGUEZ. The city and state of my present address are Little Neck, NY. My place of birth is STONY BROOK, NY. The month and year of my birth are December 1984.

Notice is hereby given that a license, Serial# 1319877, for liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 39-07 Prince Street, Unit 1H and MH, Flushing NY 11354 for on-premises consumption. The company’s name is Juyang Prince Holding Corp. d/b/a 698 Cafe.

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NOTICE OF CERTAIN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY HELD BY: THE BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY D/B/A NATIONAL GRID, BROOKLYN AND KEYSPAN GAS EAST CORPORATION D/B/A NATIONAL GRID, HICKSVILLE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 402 of the Abandoned Property Law of the State of New York that: a) a report of unclaimed amounts of money or other property held or owing by the above named corporation has been made to the Comptroller of the State of New York. A list of names of the persons appearing from the records of such corporation to be entitled thereto is on file and open to public inspection at its principal office or place of business in any city, village or county where any such abandoned property is payable or by calling the corporation at 800-642-4272; b) such deposits, payments and refunds, together with interest due thereon and less lawful deductions, will be paid by the corporation on or before the succeeding thirtieth day of September to persons establishing to the corporation’s satisfaction their right to receive the same; and

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Notice of Formation of 5807 Van Cleef, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/18/20. 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, 108-18 Queens Blvd., Ste. 404, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Sealed bids will be received at Parsons Preschool at 84-60 Parsons Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11432 until 12:00 pm on August 12, 2020 for meal catering service at our 3 locations.

Parsons Preschool at 84-60 Parsons Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11432 specifications for 80 Breakfasts/Lunches/Snacks. Parsons Preschool at 231-10 Hillside Ave., Queens Village, NY 11427 specifications for 120 Breakfasts/Lunches/Snacks. Parsons Preschool at 85-27 91st Street, Woodhaven, NY 11421 specifications for 76 Breakfasts/Lunches/Snacks.

This may only be obtained by contacting Maggie Popolizio at Parsons Preschool 8am-3pm (718) 298-6161. All work will be conducted in strict accordance with bid specifications. Bid will be opened and read on

August 12, 2020 at noon.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Woodhaven, furn rm for rent, 1st A must see! Connexion RE, fl, use of backyard. No pets/smok- 718-845-1136 ing. Avail immediately. $925/mo. Howard Beach/Rockwood Park, 347-475-9279 by appointment only. Sun, 8/2, 12:00-1:30PM, 164-26 89 St. Mint Hi-Ranch, 40x100, 4 BRs, 3 full baths, vinyl siding with brick LINDENWOOD, 2BR, 2 bath front, Andersen windows, Hi-Hats, Condo, available in September, tiled floors, new carpeting in BRs, board approval required, applica- security cameras, alarm system, tion fees apply. $2,100/mo. freshly painted, mechanics all WOODHAVEN, 2BR, 1 bath, 2nd updated, heated spa & IGP, brick floor. $2,200/mo. C21 Amiable ll, patio, CAC rollout awning. $899K. 718-835-4700 Connexion RE, 718-845-1136

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Notice of Formation: FIVE STAR 168 LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/12/2020. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY designated for service of process.

SSNY shall mail copies of any process served against the LLC to Five Star 168 LLC, 131-34 41 AVE, FLUSHING, NY 11355 Purpose: Any lawful purpose or activity HAIR TOMTOM BEAUTY LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY

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Formation of 600 Franklin FS LLC filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/27/2020.

Office loc.: Queens County.

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

The address SSNY shall mail process to Jaswinder Singh, 72-20 37th Ave., Jackson Heights, NY 11372. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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c) in the succeeding month of October, and on or before the tenth day thereof, such unclaimed deposits, payments and refunds, together with interest due thereon and less lawful deductions, still remaining will be paid to the Comptroller of the State of New York, and that the corporation shall thereupon cease to be liable therefore.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 07-27-2020, bearing Index Number NC-000315-20/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) JAMES (Middle) HYUKMIN (Last) SONG. My present name is (First) HYUK (Middle) MIN (Last) KWON AKA HYUKMIN KWON The city and state of my present address are Fresh Meadows, NY. My place of birth is KOREA The month and year of my birth are August 1990.

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NOTICE OF SALE MARGARET E. MEYERS, ET. AL. v. ANGELIQUE MAMALAKIS AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF EFSTRATIOS MAMALAKIS, et al. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered March 12, 2020, bearing index no.

709650/2016, I will sell at public auction on Friday, August 28, 2020 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom #25 of Queens County Supreme Court, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, 11435 the premises known as 29-12 172nd Street, Flushing, New York 11358 (Block: 4934, Lot: 11).

Premises sold subject to filed Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale and Terms of Sale. Judgment amount $531,184.38 plus interest and costs.

Lamont Bailey, Esq., Referee.

Harry Zubli Esq., attorney for plaintiff (516) 487-5777.

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Flushing Town Hall wins $20,000 Cultural organization wins nationwide poll

by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

After receiving the most votes in a nationwide poll, Flushing Town Hall won a $20,000 grant to maintain its virtual education programming for children.

CIT Group administered the Acts of Caring online poll, which called on users to vote for one of 10 nonprofits that could benefit from additional funding. Each organization featured in the poll received a $10,000 grant from the bank holding company, but the winning organization’s grant was doubled at the end of voting.

“While the world has changed, our mission has not. People turn to the arts in times of crisis, and Flushing Town Hall is committed to serving the diverse communities of Queens, the larger city, and now through our online programming, audiences across the globe,” Executive and Artistic Director Ellen Kodadek said in an email. “Our team is working tirelessly to adapt to what the community needs as we all navigate the COVID-19 pandemic together. Without the support from CIT Group and other generous funders, we would not be able to continue creating content that reaches thousands of students of all ages.”

Flushing Town Hall faced organizations from Oregon, California, Florida, New Jer-

Funding by CIT Group for Flushing Town Hall will go toward the “Global Arts for Global Kids at Home” series, which provides audiences with daily cultural lessons, such as African drumming led by the organization’s Teaching Artists FTH SCREENSHOT Lisa and Vado Diomande. sey, Illinois and Nevada and won with 29.3 percent of the vote. The second place organization, Mission 22, finished with 22.9 percent of the votes.

The funding will be used to further the organization’s educational series for chil-

dren and families that was created in early April in response to the pandemic — the cultural institution’s Teaching Artists and performers transferred their programming to an online platform to engage their audiences from the comfort of their homes.

Global Arts for Global Kids: Arts Education, Arts Equity is an arts education series available weekdays where participants can enjoy short videos of music and dance from various cultures, such as China, Colombia and India. An at-home activity follows each lesson, and families are encouraged to post short videos of themselves trying the dances and activities in their own homes.

Upcoming programs include the ongoing opportunity to submit artwork to a community art exhibition; Call and Response: Grief, Resiliency and Hope; Virtual World Dance Camp; and the monthly Louis Armstrong Virtual Jazz Jam. “CIT is proud to join with our customers to support the needs of our communities, and the work of Flushing Town Hall resonated the most with our online community,” CIT Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Gina Proia said in a statement. “We are pleased to support their work in offering virtual culture and enrichment programming to families during this time when we need to find innovative ways to stay connected.” Q

BP hosts virtual jobs fair Aug. 5 A virtual jobs fair will be held by the Queens Borough President’s Office Wednesday, Aug. 5, connecting residents to available employment opportunities.

The event, the sixth of its kind held by interim Borough President Sharon Lee, will feature employers and recruiters including the Child Center of New York, Community Capacity Development, the Council for Airport Opportunity, LIFE Camp, Mercy Home, MetroPlus Health Plan, New York Life, NYC Health + Hospitals and others.

The event will run from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Participants and viewers will hear brief presentations from employers and recruiters seeking to fill hundreds of positions in service fields including healthcare, transportation, retail, security and more.

Prospective applicants interested in participating in a live, interactive Q&A via Zoom Webinar must RSVP by Aug. 4 at queensbp.org/rsvp. The jobs fair will be livest rea med at queensbp.org / recruitmentfair.

“With an unemployment rate north of 20 percent in New York City, it is critical that we connect job seekers with available positions in key sectors of our restarting economy,” Lee said in announcing the Q event.

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Jets trade Jamal

by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

The Jets traded All-Pro safety Jamal Adams to the Seattle Seahawks last Saturday, for a treasure trove of high draft picks over the next two years along with safety Bradley McDougald.

Adams has long been vociferous about the lack of Jets leadership in terms of player personnel, coaches and executives. What really irked Adams, however, was that for all the talk by Jets general manager Joe Douglas about making him a Jet for life, it appeared Gang Green was in no hurry to match their verbiage with a long-term lucrative contract that would accomplish that.

Anyone who has ever been promised a raise only to find that it was nothing more than hot air can certainly relate to his frustration.

On the other hand you can’t blame Jets management for wanting to get rid of a disgruntled high-profile player before training camp. They didn’t want a repeat of when the big story was cornerback Darrelle Revis’ holdout. Compounding matters, it was the summer the Jets were featured on HBO Sports NFL training cinema verite weekly documentary “Hard Knocks.”

The Adams trade capped off a bad week for team owner Woody Johnson, who is serving as the United States ambassador to the United Kingdom. Johnson, a major contributor to the Republican Party, was appointed to the post by President Trump almost as soon as he was inau-

gurated. Last Wednesday, news outlets reported that Johnson had made racist and sexist statements in his governmental capacity in 2018. The Jets immediately put out a statement from Johnson denying these allegations.

Even more damaging was a second story in which Trump is said to have asked Johnson to try to land an upcoming British Open for one of his golf course properties in Scotland. While most were concerned about Trump violating the Constitution’s emoluments clause yet again, the amusing part of the story, as is typical of Johnson’s stewardship of the Jets, was his lack of success. I’m surprised Trump didn’t try replacing Woody in London with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.

Mike Francesa surprised everyone last Thursday by announcing he was leaving WFAN for the second time. He said he wanted more time to travel and be with family but stopped short of saying he was retiring for good. Francesa could have more farewell tours than Cher.

Mets closer Edwin Diaz gave up a gametying ninth inning homer Saturday to Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna which tied the game 2-2. The Braves won in 10 innings.

Many Mets fans were secretly happy to be aggravated by Diaz once again. Maybe life is slowly returning to normal.

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Prime Location Two Bedroom, Two Bath Condominium In Middle Village. Includes Deeded indoor Garage parking space and large private storage room. This home is bright, sunny and well maintained. Open flow of living room / dining room space into the kitchen. The master bedroom is 15’ x 15’ with an ensuite bathroom; and there is another full bath outside of the second bedroom. This Building has two outdoor common areas, and laundry in the building. Close proximity to Metropolitan Avenue shopping, transportation, and Juniper Valley Park.

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HOWARD BEACH/ LINDENWOOD Mint 1 Bedroom Garden, 3½ rooms, small dog ok........................... $219K

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

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New bulkhead/new double docks, spectacular view, Must See! all new interior.

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

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accountant, trucking company, etc.

Mint 1 family brick Colonial, 3 BR/1 bath cathedral ceilings, updated kitchen, access to paved pvt yard, pavers front & back, community drive with pvt driveway & 1 car garage, one yr old gas furnace & hot water heater, 7 yr old roof, Andersen windows, ceiling fans, washer/dryer room. Asking $619K

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

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

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

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Colonial 2 BR, 1 bath, 20x100 lot.

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LINDENWOOD Mint condition immaculate first floor corner unit garden co-op apartment with renovated kitchen and bath, stainless steel appliances, wood floors, elegant light fixtures, pet friendly (breed and weight restrictions see co-op rules). Electric and gas currently included in monthly maintenance charge. Shopping center and bus stop 2 blocks away. Shared laundry room. No washer/dryer allowed inside unit.

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