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Pallbearers carry the casket of • Town hall draws hundreds Karina Vetrano following her funeral Mass last Saturday. More than a week after her • A community mourns horrific murder, the Howard Beach community is still on edge and • Reward fund started PAGES 2, 4 AND 8 mourning the loss of one of its own.

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‘The best’ are on Vetrano case: cops Katz announces cameras for Spring Creek; residents want weeds to ‘burn’

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he Rev. Francis Colamaria told a packed St. Helen Church and the crowd listening outside that Monday’s town hall was meant to “shed light” on a time of darkness for Howard Beach.

And while officials touted some progress on the investigation into the Aug. 2 murder of Karina Vetrano and promised the “ultimate result,” some residents still feared for their safety.

“I haven’t gone back to those weeds,” said Jaymie, a Howard Beach resident. “It’s scary.”

Residents at the town hall, held in the church where Vetrano’s funeral had taken place just two days earlier, demanded officials put security measures in place to secure Spring Creek Park and the surrounding areas.

“I’m fearful of them, even when I used to ride with my boyfriend through them on a bicycle,” Jaymie said.

Vetrano, 30, was jogging on a path by the creek when an unknown assailant brutally beat and strangled her to death, said NYPD Chief Michael Kemper, commander of the Queens South Detective Bureau. The woman, who was an avid jogger and frequented the path, may have also been sexually assaulted.

Kemper said 30 Crime Stoppers tips have been submitted so far and the police have inter-

Hundreds of people packed St. Helen Church Monday to receive an update on the investigation into the murder of Karina Vetrano. Police said they have received unprecedented cooperation PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY from the community so far. viewed hundreds of people in the surrounding areas, including registered sex offenders there.

Cops have also viewed surveillance video from a dozen homes surrounding the crime scene — near 160th Avenue and 78th Street.

Kemper said some homeowners have been visited by cops more than once to view the videos and said the community cooperation in the case is unprecedented.

“It’s the best I’ve ever seen,” Kemper said.

There is a $20,000 NYPD reward for anyone who offers information leading to the arrest of Vetrano’s killer. But that’s just the beginning.

Community leaders have also established the Karina Vetrano Memorial Fund, which rapidly has been raising money to offer a separate reward for any information.

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NYPD Chief of Patrol Carlos Gomez, who next month will be promoted to chief of department and is a former commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, promised those at the meeting an arrest will be made in the case.

“We will solve this,” Gomez said. “I promise you.”

Kemper added DNA evidence had been recovered from the scene and that he should have the forensic results in the coming days.

He refused to say what the source of the DNA is and in his explanation for not divulging that information addressed Vetrano’s still-on-the-loose killer.

“Whoever did this may be watching,” he said pointing to TV cameras in the back of the church, “and I will not let you know what I have.”

He did say that evidence recovered from the crime scene indicates there was not more than one attacker and that “every day we are making progress on this case.”

There is also no known threat to the community at large, the NYPD official said. continued on page 24

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Family, community continue to mourn As parents vow justice will prevail, many remember Vetrano as ‘kind’

Hundreds of mourners came to the wake of 30-year-old Karina Vetrano last Friday, three days after her body was discovered in Spring Creek Park. Vetrano’s family, and the rest of the community, is still in mourning more than a week after the horrific act.

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Karina Vetrano had many friends and family members who loved her during her lifetime.

But, as her mother said last week, she has many more on her side following her gruesome murder in Spring Creek Park on Aug. 2.

“Now, it’s the whole entire world against you,” Cathie Vetrano said addressing her daughter’s killer at a press conference outside her home last Sunday. “The whole entire world knows what a pathetic, puny, weak piece of filth that you are. The whole entire world knows that and soon, I know, they’re

all going to know your face.”

In Howard Beach, hundreds attended Vetrano’s wake and f uneral and have adorned the community’s streets with white bows in honor of the 30-year-old woman who was a speech pathologist and a waitress at Vetro on Cross Bay Boulevard. Last year, Vetrano earned a graduate degree in speech pathology at St. John’s University.

The love for Karina has not gone unnoticed by her parents, her mother said.

“I thank Howard Beach beyond words,” she said. “Every single one of you.”

In the hours immediately following the news of Vetrano’s death last Tuesday, her

Mourners lay candles on a platform during a brief vigil held in honor of Karina Vetrano. The ceremony PHOTOS BY ANTHONY O’REILLY was held at Vetro, where the 30-year-old murder victim worked. social media pages were filled with messages from friends who called her a kind and gentle soul.

Howard Beach resident Marge Rosina, who attended Karina’s wake, described her as a “soft” person who was always easy to approach.

“She was always so easy-going,” said Rosina, who lives near the Vetrano family and had her roof done by the father, Philip, a retired firefighter.

Marge’s daughter-in-law, JoAnne, said she could not think of anything to say to the family at the wake, which was held at James Romanelli-Stephen Funeral Home on

Rockaway Boulevard last Friday.

“I said to the father, ‘I don’t know what to say,’” JoAnne Rosina told reporters gathered across the street from the funeral home. “For the first time in my life, I have nothing to say.”

Howard Beach resident Steve Monte described Vetrano as someone who was kind to the children in the community.

“She was great with children,” he said.

The Rev. Francis Colamaria, pastor of St. Helen Catholic Church, said Karina had an infectious personality that touched just about everyone she met. continued on page 24

Karina reward fund gets $100K in hours

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

A fund set up to help find information leading to the killer of Karina Vetrano received more than $100,000 in donations less than 24 hours after it was launched and kept growing rapidly from there.

The “Karina Vetrano Memorial Reward Fund” started on Tuesday and hit the $100,000 mark, with more than 1,000 people donating to it, before 5 p.m. the next day.

The reserve is separate from the $20,000 reward being offered by the NYPD. Police

Community set it up to find the killer officials said Monday at a town hall on the investigation that any private fundraisers could not be used to add to the Crime Stoppers total, but could be awarded in conjunction with it.

The fund was set up along with Cathie and Philip Vetrano, Karina’s parents. A committee of five Howard Beach leaders are watching over the reserve. They are Cathy Napolit a no, Phyllis I nser illo,

Michelle and David Schwartz and Patricia Adams, publisher of the Forum Newsgroup newspaper.

Those looking to donate to the fund can do so by visiting any TD Bank and asking to give money to it or by visiting its gofundme page at gofundme.com/2javwd7g.

The gofundme page had an original goal of $100,000, which, after easily reaching Q that, was extended to $200,000.

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Fighting the DOT’s (S)BS on Woodhaven Advocates rally against bus lane plan, seek to educate general public

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Although close to 200 people last Saturday rallied against the Depar tment of Transportation’s Select Bus Service plan for Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards, advocates on both sides of the issue said the average commuter is still unaware of what the proposal entails.

“I think 85 percent of people don’t know what SBS is,” said Allan Rosen, a former director of bus planning for NYC Transit.

“The DOT hides all this information about SBS on their website so that you need to know about it to find it.”

Rosen spoke on the southeast corner of Woodhaven Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue during the rally, which saw people raise their voices against the plan to put a dedicated bus lane in both directions from Park Lane South to the Rockaway Boulevard /Liberty Avenue corridor and have commuters wait on revamped medians.

“This is the most ridiculous plan,” Patricia Hodges, a Woodhaven resident for 14 years, said.

The public demonstration took place right by a bus stop that sees thousands of commuters get on and off the Q52 and Q53 buses everyday.

The rally was planned in part to educate those people, and others passing by in their cars, of what will happen to the road should the DOT’s proposal go ahead as planned.

“They see something is happening here,” said Alex Blenkinsopp, communications director for the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association. “It’s about public awa re ness. Ton s of p eople a re now informed.”

Another reason for hosting the rally, the civic activist added, was to display the number of opponents who showed up compared to a pro-SBS rally held by transportation advocacy groups on the steps of City Hall late last year.

“We had a much bigger turnout than they did,” Blenkinsopp said. “And nobody here was on any type of payroll.”

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr., with mic, claims the city will not properly clean median bus stops on Woodhaven Boulevard when it snows, just as it failed to clear streets and sidewalks of the white PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY stuff following a historic storm earlier this year.

Speaking of ridership statistics on bus lines, Rosen argued that DOT is misleading the general public by saying ridership on the B44 in Brooklyn, which was made an SBS route last year, has increased when, according to him, it has actually fallen by about 2 percent.

But it wasn’t only those who disagree with the plan who said bus riders are unaware of what SBS is.

Peter Beadle, chairman of Transportation Alternative’s Queens Activist Committee and a supporter of the proposal, said in a Monday interview there is a “sample bias” at town hall meetings on the topic.

“A lot of the people who I have spoken to at meetings were all car drivers who were mad that they’re taking away a lane of traffic and concerned of how the SBS proposal would affect them,” Beadle said. “You don’t have a lot of the average bus riders aware that this is going on.”

The transportation activist noted the DOT has held public meetings on the matter but added the agency and the MTA need to conduct “deliberate outreach” to the people it will affect the most.

“It’s one thing to say we’re having a meeting,” he said. “The people need to be aware of how SBS will benefit them.”

Those at the rally agreed with some parts of the plan — such as paying the fare on the sidewalk before boarding — but continued to blast what they called the more dangerous components.

Charles Jusino, a 25-year resident Ralliers display signs to passersby on Woodhaven of Woodhaven who describes himPHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY self as a regular bus rider, expressed Boulevard.

concern with the median bus stop idea.

“That seems kind of dangerous to me,” said Jusino during an interview.

Concerning that plan, Jusino noted the time given to cross from one side of Woodhaven to another is not enough for the community’s elderly residents.

“There’s not much time,” he said.

The longtime Woodhaven resident also worried about being “totally exposed” to vehicles and the elements of nature on the median bus stops.

Others said making one lane just for buses would force traffic onto the community’s side streets.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) told the crowd they have already made progress in pushing the timeline for SBS back a year, but added that more work needed to be done.

“We will change this plan,” Addabbo

told the crowd.

Woodhaven residents also scored a victory earlier this summer when the DOT announced it would not eliminate left turns from the corridor onto Jamaica Avenue, a plan it previously considered.

However, it is still planning on getting rid of the turn at Union Turnpike, a proposal many at the rally called ridiculous. Drivers looking to access Union will have to turn down 81st Road.

During his speech, the senator pointed out that the city took three days to clear snow from Woodhaven side streets earlier this year and argued it would lag in removing the white stuff from the center medians during future storms.

In an interview after his speech, Addabbo echoed the remarks of the other speakers in saying the event was, in part, an “educational” effort.

“It’s about raising awareness of the plan,” he said.

The senator said the DOT is in the process of “digesting” the community’s input on its proposal.

A DOT spokesman said in an email the agency has already listened to the community’s concerns.

“As acknowledged by the organizers of Saturday’s event, DOT made multiple changes to the original plan after listening to the community and working with stakeholders to address their concerns,” said the spokesman. “This extensive community outreach process yielded alterations asked for by residents such as not banning left turns at Jamaica Avenue (the site of Saturday’s event) in both directions, while still offering safety enhancements along the corridor that will benefit the thousands of pedestrians, drivers, and bus riders who travel, work and shop on the corridor every day. DOT will monitor the impacts of these changes, as it does for all projects.”

Community Board 9, which represents Woodhaven, is set to hold a hearing on SBS at its September meeting and will hold a vote on the matter the following month, Transportation Committee Chairman Kenny Q Wilson told the Queens Chronicle.

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P The memory of Karina Vetrano will not fade away

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arina Vetrano was absolutely beautiful inside and out. Beloved in life, she is still, perhaps even more, in death. Howard Beach and people around the world will never forget her, even those who never met her.

The horror of her Aug. 2 murder struck her hometown like nothing has in at least the 15 months since it lost another angel, 2-year-old Valentina Allen. The circumstances of their deaths, one murdered as she jogged through familiar parkland, one the victim of a heart defect, could hardly be more different. But the way they inspired the community to come together has been similar in some respects — the outpouring of grief, the symbolic memorial ribbons on trees, the jam-packed funeral services, the fundraising for a worthy cause. We could hardly be more proud of the community that this newspaper also comes from than we are now.

In Valentina’s case, the money, more than $127,000 in one online drive, was given to benefit the hospital that did all it could for her in her short life.

In Vetrano’s case, the funds, which at this writing had topped $125,000 and were continuing to rise toward a goal of $200,000, are a reward for information leading to her killer, the less than worthless slug who beat her, strangled her

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and maybe did more near the path she usually jogged with her father but had taken alone that day, not knowing the evil that awaited her even as the sun was still in the sky.

The NYPD is offering its own reward of $20,000. So there is at least $145,000 on the table; almost certainly more by the time you read this. That should be more than enough if you have a suspicion to reveal it. Most likely someone’s roommate, friend, customer, acquaintance — whatever — was seen acting strangely that day, with some excuse for the scratches and bruises he bore. Speak out. Tips are anonymous, and think of what you could do with all that money.

Vetrano was rich in a much more important way, in mind and spirit. A head-turner with stunning looks, she had what they call all that and brains too. She held a master’s degree from St. John’s University and was a children’s speech pathologist. Neighbors say she loved kids and enjoyed playing with them. As the Rev. Francis Colamaria, pastor of St. Helen Church, said at her funeral, “Karina, a bright light, had a smile, an energy, a presence that could light up a room. In fact, one that could light up your very life.”

While that light is gone, its memory remains.

Just one place where it does is on her very touching and

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Dear Editor: (An Open Letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio) I write in strong opposition to your administration’s proposal to turn Maspeth’s Holiday Inn Express into a homeless shelter. It is a shortsighted, fiscally irresponsible and completely inadequate plan for the homeless and for the Maspeth community. Hotel rooms are by no means suitable for anyone who has fallen on hard times. It puts occupants in an unstable environment, and is not the right answer when addressing our city’s homelessness crisis.

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Both you, Mayor de Blasio, and Department of Homeless Services Commissioner Steven Banks have gone on record saying that converting hotels to homeless shelters is the wrong approach to housing families and individuals. This proposal completely contradicts those sentiments.

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beautifully formatted website, karinavee.com, where she showed herself to be a highly intelligent, sensitive and complex person, a prolific and skilled writer of both poetry and prose. If you didn’t know Karina and wish to, you might visit the site. But be forewarned: She doesn’t hold back. She writes about much of the human experience, including its darker elements. It is not a site for children.

In one place, she writes of dying young and wonders how those who knew her would think of her. In another, heartwrenching now, she writes of a man stopping her as she jogs in the park. But they become lovers, not killer and victim.

“I write to savor the moments that I’m terrified will get lost and forgotten somewhere in time if I don’t document them,” she explains in the site’s “Intro.” section. “I write with the deepest intention to create a connection to anyone who takes the time out to read what I have to say.”

Karina, we’re more connected to you than you ever could have guessed. You will leave a multifaceted legacy: at the least, safety improvements that will be made around Spring Creek Park, a website worthy of being turned into a book, a community even more close-knit now than it was when you were a physical part of it. We will never, ever forget you.

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With the additional funding and services for homeless prevention we have seen a 5 percent decrease in the daily population at city shelters since the December 2014 height.

Despite this decrease, homelessness continues to be a serious issue in our city. We must work together to build more affordable and permanent housing. City dollars should go toward safe, clean conditions for the homeless, and not toward converting hotels into temporary housing.

Under your new Mandatory Inclusionary Housing zoning requirements, a minimum of 25 percent of the units constructed would be below market rate. There is currently no plan for more affordable housing in Community District 5 in Queens, nor in my council district.

We need affordable housing, not another shelter-hotel. In recent months, two real estate developers who are eager to build residential housing units in Maspeth and Woodside have approached me, looking to start a conversation about a zoning change consistent with MIH. There are already three shelters within

blocks of the proposed Holiday Inn site, greatly impacting the Maspeth community.

The administration’s efforts should be devoted to working with the developers, community boards and elected officials’ offices to build affordable housing in Maspeth and the surrounding area. This is the fiscally and socially responsible method to help those who lack the most basic of life’s necessities — a place to call their home.

Elizabeth Crowley NYC Councilwoman for the 30th District Glendale

Vetrano, safety and dogs Dear Editor: I hope that sometime in the future the powers that be will do something to remember the life of Karina Vetrano, such as naming the path after her and putting lights along the path, and chasing out the people that congregate in the weeded area for drugs and the homeless people making it their home. It may be a park for

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I met a guy name Mike, who was homeless.

He sleeps in the park and never had a chance to sleep on a bed for the last 20 years. His wife, whom he met while homeless, passed away four months ago from a drug overdose. He can’t write or read and he’s 28. This guy is genuine and kind! I hope this program was able to help him at least get a simple job. I felt heartbroken and encouraged at the same time ... that there is hope for him and I hope to provide help for him as much as I can.

We really want to thank our friends at the Queens Chronicle for writing a small article (“Resume assistance available,” July 21, multiple editions) for us to get this program out there. Whoever did it was amazing and surprised us with this great help!

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For example, labor standards in the United States are some of the highest in the world.

Unfortunately, labor standards are much lower in many of the 11 other TPP member countries. This is both a human rights issue and an economic issue: Right now, firms operating in those countries can make their products more cheaply when they pay workers lower wages. They then pass those savings on to the customer and make it difficult for American businesses to compete.

TPP would level the playing field for American businesses. By establishing strong labor standards in the Pacific Rim — from eliminating forced labor and child labor to establishing minimum wage and employment discrimination laws — it will ensure domestic companies in those markets are not gaining an unfair advantage against U.S. companies at their workers’ expense.

With the USITC report completed earlier this summer, Congress has the chance to move forward and vote to pass the TPP. Rep. Gregory Meeks has been a great ally of local small businesses in the past, voting for other international trade policies, and I hope he votes to support TPP too. By reducing barriers to trade, the TPP will help more businesses export, which will create more jobs in our community.

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Bioswale battle Dear Editor: I am writing in response to the July 28 letter entitled “Bioswales work” from Ms. Stephanie DeNicola of Charlottesville, Va. While I appreciate the author stating that bioswales work in the State of ONLINE Vi rg i n ia (a nd probably other Miss an article or a places as well), I letter cited by a writer? represent the Want breaking news people of the 11th from all over Queens?

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Let me make it clear, I am not opposed to the idea of bioswales. I have long been an advocate for the environment and welcome any new, innovative ideas to improve the health of our ecosystem. I understand the importance they can play in collecting stormwater runoff and limiting pollutants from reaching other larger bodies of water.

What I am opposed to is installing a bioswale against homeowners’ wishes and basically telling them, “too bad.” I believe that homeowners should have a right to both optin and opt-out of this program. Until that happens, I will remain opposed to the Department of Environmental Protection installing them as they please.

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nature, but people have more to fear from the two-footed than the four-footed.

In a more perfect world, a woman should not have to worry about where or when she jogs to and from, but this is not that time, so I urge women to think about adopting a dog: to keep them company and protect them as they jog. Especially if women live alone. A dog will always be by your side, and would never desert you!

I know that medium and large dogs are frowned upon, but rental places in all of NYC’s five boroughs should be understanding in this matter. I hope women will think about this.

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Flushing Hospital Feds charge five from Jamaica as child pimps opens lactation room Crew allegedly marketed young girls Six men, including five from Jamaica, have been charged in federal court with sex trafficking involving minors.

David Hightower, 23, Gregory Luck, 20, Tremaine Moore, 22, Corey Roper, 24, and Antwone Washington, 24 all of Jamaica, and Nashean Folds, 20, of Staten Island, were charged in an indictment unsealed on Aug. 4, according to the office of Preet Bharara, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.

Bharara, at a press conference with NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton and Diego Rodriguez, assistant director of the New York Field Office of the FBI, said Hightower and Moore have been in custody since June 13.

Luck, Folds and Roper were arrested on Aug. 3. Washington remains at large.

The government alleges that some of the girls were trafficked as far away as Georgia.

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Authorities claim that from sometime in or around February 2015 and the present, “each of the defendants agreed to engage in sex traff icking of minor female victims” in New York and elsewhere.

At least four girls are believed to have been involved.

Bratton reiterated that pimps typically prey upon victims who are vulnerable and uneducated.

“Protecting child ren is the most important work this department does,” Bratton said.

The men allegedly advertised the victims on adult websites dedicated to escort services and in classified ads.

All six men have been charged with sex trafficking conspiracy, sex trafficking of a minor and conspiracy to use and travel in interstate commerce to promote unlawful activity. Roper also has been charged with kidnapping.

The maximum charges carry maxiQ mum penalties of life in prison.

Mothers will be able to use private space

by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

Flushing Hospital CEO Bruce Flanz and Director of Nursing Maria Demarinis Smilios cut the ribbon for a lactation room at the facility last Thursday.

“We know of the benefits of breastfeeding to both moms and certainly to the babies in preventing infections, preventing hospital admissions, keeping babies healthy,” Smilios said. “And we know of the ability to be able to digest the milk easily.”

The opening of the room happened during World Breastfeeding Week.

“So in an effort to also encourage our community, our visitors, our staff, those people that are breastfeeding and lactating, we now have a lactation room available,” she added.

The space, Smilios said, will be available to use privately for breastfeeding women.

“This is part of a hospital-wide initiative to achieve baby-friendly status, which we hope will occur before the end

Flushing Hospital CEO Bruce Flanz and Director of Nursing Maria Demarinis Smilios cut the ribbon to open a new lactation PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY room at the facility. of the year,” Flanz said. “This component is made possible because of the efforts of our chief operating officer, Bob Levine, our administrator, Cathy Ferrari, our engineering staff and all those others, certainly Dr. George Sylvestre, our chairman of OBGYN and all those others that have made this a priority for our patients Q and for our organization.”

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Pastor Frank Callamaria, you have done your job as Jesus’ representative on earth.

Frankie Russo, you alone are a man of men, a fountain of of pure goodness and kindness and all things that are perfect ...

You have responded as if Karina was your own baby girl.

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No words can adequately express the gratitude we feel towards our outstanding Community, Howard Beach.

The magnitude of your loving energy radiates to us like the bright shining sun ...

And has enveloped us and held us up.

Jack and Nancy Evola, you are our beloved neighbors and the generosity of your Gino’s Family cannot be commended in words.

Nicky from Brother’s, we love you.

Nicky, Joe and the whole crew of Brother’s Ravioli, we love you as much as Karina did.

The Guarino Family, we thank you for your endless generosity, and Superior Limo.

Key Food ... Unbelievable.

And All the countless other Vendors, forgive us if we haven’t personally thanked you, but know that your kindness has not gone unnoticed.

Dorothy ... Our personal Guardian Angel.

Paul Foy at James Romanelli Funeral Home, who has been a guiding light.

Most importantly our gratitude to our Warriors,

THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE! Chief John Cassidy ... No words ...

Chief Robert Boyce, Chief David Beriere, Detective Patrick Roach, Chief Michael Kemper.

The Community Affairs Division, who have held our hands lead us through the darkness, thank you, especially Mark Competello.

All the detectives, as you valiantly and tirelessly live and breathe this investigation ... THANK YOU. Every single officer, each and every one of you, has been tireless, relentless, courageous kind and generous beyond words ...THANK YOU.

And thank you to Phil’s FDNY Brothers, 266, L142, E285, 39th Battalion and 51 Battalion.

Finally, Queens Chronicle, so kind of you.

God has shone through you all.

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Over the last several months, the Police of our Country have been falsely labeled, unappreciated lied about and even killed.

This is unacceptable. This must stop.

They are here to protect us and in times like these it becomes so clear that they are our Protectors.

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Gotti’s grandson in rehab

Man admits to leaving site Authorities nab crime lord’s namesake in year-long sting of fatal crash

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

A Jamaica man is scheduled to be sentenced later this month to six months in jail and five years of probation after he pleaded guilty last Friday to leaving the scene of an accident in which he fatally struck a man with his car in Richmond Hill.

Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced last week that Aftab Safdar, 28, was immediately sent to Rikers Island after admitting to f leeing after he struck 48-year-old Besik Shendelia on 111th Street at 4:40 a.m. on Feb. 28. Shengelia was removing “personal items” from his car when he was struck and was pronounced dead at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center as a result of severe head trauma.

Brow n said t he t er m s of t he guilty plea were agreed to by the victim’s family, who will address the court and Safdar at his sentencing on Aug. 30.

“Having pleaded guilty in the case, the defendant will now be sentenced to time behind bars for his actions,” Brown said in a statement.

The investigation was conducted by the DA’s office in conjunction with the NYPD. The two agencies arrested Safdar after obtaining video of the Q incident.

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AG: Wills trial date Nov. 14 City Councilman Ruben Wills (D-Jamaica) is scheduled to go to trial on corruption-related charges in Nov. 14, according to a spokesman for the office of New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

The AG’s office confirmed the date in response to a phone call from the Chronicle last week.

Messages left with Wills’ attorney seeking comment were not returned.

Wills was charged in May 2014 in a 12-count indictment alleging that he misused $11,500 in campaign funds.

The councilman also has been charged with taking $33,000 from the state’s Office of Families and Children and diverting it to NY 4 Life, a nonprofit entity that Wills allegedly controlled.

Wills relative Jelani Mills, originally charged with him, back in January pleaded guilty to reduced charges and accused Wills of crafting a scheme to take campaign money for personal use.

Wills joined the Council in 2011 following the death of Councilman Thomas White. He was re-elected to Q a full term in 2013.

The namesake and grandson of infamous mob boss John Gotti checked into a drug rehabilitation program last week following his arrest on drug possession and sale charges, according to published reports.

Gotti, 23, spoke with the New York Daily News last Saturday and said he was not severely addicted to painkillers but that the rehab program was “making things easier for him mentally” and blamed his youth for his arrest.

“I was stupid, young and dumb,” he told the tabloid.

He also said his fellow inmates have “all love” for his last name. In Facebook photos, Gotti can be seen wearing a chain that has a picture of his grandfather on it.

Gotti and six other individuals have been charged with selling pharmaceutical drugs in Howard Beach and Ozone Park for the past year, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced. The takedown was part of a 12-month-long sting in which undercover detectives allegedly purchased more than $46,000 worth of oxycodone from the Howard Beach resident and his associates.

“The drug in which the defendants are alleged to have primarily trafficked — Oxycodone — is especially popular with club patrons despite the fact that it poses serious health risks,” Brown said in a prepared statement.

According to prosecutors, investigators used surveillance equipment to discover that Gotti was selling more than 4,200 pills per month, making about $100,000 in illicit drug sales.

Search warrants executed at Rebel Ink Tattoo Parlor, of which Gotti is a business partner, and the residences of three other defendants allegedly resulted in the discovery of $240,000 in cash, 85 oxycodone and Xanax pills, drug ledgers and records.

The other defendants are listed as Justin Testa, Shaine Hack, Steve Kruger, Edward Holohan, Michael Farduchi and Melissa Erul.

Gotti’s girlfriend, Eleonor Gabrielle, was arrested during the execution of one of the search warrants and hit with drug possession charges.

Testa, of Ozone Park, and Kruger, of Howard Beach, are charged with being Gotti’s suppliers, and the others, with the exception of Hack, are charged with working to sell drugs to customers. Hack allegedly served as an intermediary, arranging transactions and storing Gotti’s proceeds and records.

Gotti, Kruger and Testa are being charged with operating as a major trafficker, first-, second- and third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, second-degree money laundering and second-degree conspiracy. They face 25 years to life in prison if convicted of all the charges. Hack, of Howard Beach, is facing

John Gotti, grandson and namesake of the notorious Howard Beach Mafia crime lord, is in a drug rehabilitation program following his FACEBOOK PHOTO arrest last week. second-degree money laundering and seconddegree conspiracy and could be behind bars for 15 years if convicted of all the charges. The rest of the defendants face up to nine years. Q

Driver hits building at JFK National Guardsman hurt when struck by car An Ozone Park woman was arrested and a National Guardsman injured when the woman’s car struck a building at John F. Kennedy International Airport last Wednesday morning.

Ac c o r d i n g t o t h e Po r t Authority Police Department, Tanya Her nandez, 30, was driving south on an air port service road at about 8:15 a.m. when her car jumped a curb, crossed a sidewalk and crashed into Building 111.

T h e veh icle s t r u ck t h e guardsman, who was on duty inside the building at the time.

He was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center with injuries to one leg and one hand, though they were not believed to be serious.

The crash caused no structural damage to the building but did destroy a great deal of glass on the front of the structure.

The PAPD said Hernandez also required treatment for minor injuries. Authorities allege that she made statements about “drinking all night.”

Police added that a quantity

Port Authority police said Tanya Hernandez of Ozone Park injured herself and a National Guardsman on Wednesday when her car crashed into a building at John F. Kennedy International Airport. She was arrested PHOTO COURTESY PAPD on charges that included driving while intoxicated. of what was believed to be a c o nt r ol le d s u b s t a nc e wa s found in her car.

Fi nally, police said her license had been suspended on two separate dates.

She was arrested by Port Authority police officers on charges that included thirddegree assault, criminal possession of a controlled substance, operating a motor vehicle while

impaired, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and criminal mischief.

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A bumpy ride coming to 98 St.

Plans resurface for SOP hotel DOT to finally install speed humps after four-year wait A developer is once again proposing a hotel be built on a vacant lot near John F. Kennedy International Airport in South Ozone Park, according to city records.

Permits filed with the Department of Buildings shows Great Neck, LIbased McSam Hotel Group is planning to build a 102-unit hotel at 132-15 Nassau Expy., which r ight now is a 14,280-square-foot vacant property bordered by 149th and 150th avenues and 132nd Street. The property right now is used to park vehicles.

Permits for the hotel were filed in 2012, according to real estate website YIMBY — which stands for Yes In My Back Yard.

The four-story hotel, if approved by the DOB and all necessary agencies, will be 36,997 square feet and include a fitness center, a breakfast dining area, meeting rooms and storage for bicycles.

McSa m Hot el G roup recently received approval from Marriott International to build five hotels for the company; however, there is no indication what hotel the South Ozone Park Q building would be.

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Blen kinsopp, a Com munity Board 9 member and communications director for the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association, lambasted the DOT at the panel’s June meeting for taking so long to place the hump on the st reet. CB 9 u n a n i mou sly approved the hump in 2012 after residents presented their petitions to the board.

“There’s no good explanation for why a simple speed hump or two should have taken four years for the city to install,” Blenkinsopp said in a Tuesday interview.

According to the agency, a speed hump was almost put on 98th Street in 2014 but a neighbor complained about the proposed location of it. Since then, it has been looking for an appropriate site for the hump.

Blenkinsopp said the yearslong wait was the first time he’s seen the city take so long to install a speed hump.

“To my knowledge, 98th Street is a unique situation and I certainly hope it remains a one-off occurrence,” he said.

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Four years ago, residents of 98th Street between Jamaica Avenue and Park Lane South in Wood h aven pet it ioned t he Department of Transportation to place a speed hump on their block to stop speeding motorists f rom using the st reet as a raceway.

Now, the DOT is preparing to not give them one hump — but two.

An agency spokesman said two locations have been picked for 98th Street and that they will be there as soon as possible.

“This past June, following issues related to curb cuts and other factors on 98th Street, DOT revised its design plans to install two speed humps at this location,” the spokesman told the Queens Chronicle. “DOT has prior it i z e d t h is lo cat ion fo r installation.”

He did not say where on the block the humps will be placed.

The Chronicle first reported on the block’s wait for the humps two months ago when Alex

The city is planning on installing two speed humps on 98th Street in Woodhaven, more than four years after residents on the block requestPHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY ed one.

Febr u a r y approved several speed humps in Woodhaven, which have since been installed by t he cit y. Speed hu mps approved at the same time as the 98th Street one have also been installed. Blenkinsopp hopes the DOT will follow up on its word this time.

“The residents of 98th Street

have waited too long for their street to be made safer,” he said.

Residents who spoke to the Chronicle in June said cars race up the block at all hours of the day, adding they are amazed nobody had been killed there.

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Flagship Diner staying open despite land sale Popular Briarwood restaurant may eventually give way to new housing

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

For nearly 51 years, the Flagship Diner at 138-30 Queens Blvd. in Briarwood has served hungry Queens residents.

But according to city records, another half-century of juicy burgers and steaks may not be in the cards.

Department of Finance documents show the land the eatery sits on was sold to White Rock Management Group LLC on July 14 for $6.125 million, as first reported by real estate website New York YIMBY. And according to Department of Buildings records, demolition permits were filed and approved for the site on July 26 and plans to construct a seven-story, 64-unit residential complex there were filed on Monday.

But in a Tuesday interview, diner co-owner Vincent Pupplo told the Chronicle he expects the Flagship to remain open at least through the remainder of its lease, which expires Oct. 31, 2019.

“As far as we are concerned, we will be here until the lease ends,” Pupplo said, noting the purchasing company has to honor the lease. “We’ll be here right until the last day, whenever that is.”

Pupplo, who owns the restaurant along with Frank Lountzis and Jimmy Skartsiaris, said their landlord has been approached

The plot of land the popular Flagship Diner in Briarwood sits on was sold for $6.125 million last month, but the eatery’s co-owner says its loyal customers can still come in for a bite to eat at PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA least through the end of their lease in 2019. many times in the past with offers for the land, but he always declined. However, the owner, a man in his 80s, appears ready to part ways with the plot, Pupplo said.

The diner co-owner declined to speak on the future of the site as it pertains to possible development, but noted the Flagship Diner will continue serving its loyal customers the same way it has for the last 51 years.

“We’re still going to give the same quality service and the same quality food,” he said.

“That’s not changing.”

An “anchor of the Briarwood community” for a half-century, the Flagship Diner has always been there for Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) whenever he was hungry.

“It’s the end of an era. They’ve been in

existence all 47 years of my living in Queens,” Lancman said in a Tuesday interview. “It’s hard to imagine Briarwood without it. I couldn’t even begin to count the amount of times I’ve been there.”

Briarwood Action Network President Aida Vernon concurred in a Tuesday email, saying she’ll surely miss the diner’s broiled scallops and charitable owners if the eatery closes.

“It’s not just a business; it’s a local institution where people come to be together,” Vernon wrote. “And the owners of this diner are very community-minded and charitable people who have been supportive of the Briarwood Action Network since the organization was founded five years ago.”

According to the DOB plans, the proposed housing complex will stand 70 feet tall, with 43,000 of its 51,000 square feet being residential.

Of the remaining space, 7,000 square feet will be commercial with the rest being set aside for community use.

Lancman hopes the diner will be the entity using the commercial space, saying the preservation of the neighborhood icon would make many in the community happy.

“I don’t think it would be the worst idea,” he said, “if the developer tried to accommodate the diner somehow on the first floor and Q then build above it.”

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A South Ozone Park man is facing sexual abuse charges after he was arrested last Friday for allegedly luring a Richmond Hill girl into his car, police said.

Shawn Sunder, 28, was arrested last week and charged with sexual abuse, luring a child to commit a crime and acting in a manner injurious to a child.

On July 27, Sunder allegedly drove up to the 10-year-old girl on 102nd Street just before 7 a.m.

The girl told Sunder she was on her way to school, to which he responded he was a family friend and that he would drive her there, cops said.

The girl got into Sunder’s car and he allegedly drove away.

The girl’s grandfather saw her get into the vehicle but was unable to get her away from the suspect.

Sunder allegedly sexually abused the girl before letting her out of the car about an hour after picking her up.

Cops said the girl reported what happened to school officials, who then alerted her family and the 102nd Precinct. Q

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By the time you picked up this newspaper or logged onto qchron.com this morning, a gold medal may already have been earned by a proud St. John’s University graduate.

As of this newspaper’s deadline on Wednesday evening, former Red Storm fencer Daryl Homer had qualified for the men’s sabre semifinal match against Iran’s Mojtaba Abedini at 6:30 p.m., with the winner advancing to face either Aron Szilagyi of Hungary or South Korea’s Junghwan Kim in the gold medal match, scheduled for 8:30 p.m.

Team USA’s top-ranked fencer dominated the earlier rounds, cruising by Kazakhstan’s Ilya Mokretcov and Germany’s Matyas Szabo and Max Hartung.

Homer, who finished sixth in the event at the 2012 Olympics in London, was looking to become the first St. John’s University athlete or alum since basketball hall of famer and current Red Storm basketball coach Chris Mullin in 1992 to win an

Olympic gold medal.

Unlike Homer, fellow St. John’s alum Dagmara Wozniak made an early exit in the women’s sabre event on Monday, losing in the second round to rival Vassiliki Vougiouka of Greece in a close bout.

Wozniak’s quest for an Olympic medal isn’t dead yet, however, as she will compete in the team sabre competition on Saturday at 9 a.m.

On the hardwood, Christ the King High School graduates Tina Charles and Team USA captain Sue Bird have made their presence felt for the women’s basketball team in Brazil.

In Sunday’s opening game — a 121-56 evisceration of Senegal — Bird led the team with eight assists while Charles racked up 10 points and two rebounds.

Monday’s 103-63 destruction of Spain saw Bird once again lead the team with five assists while Charles contributed eight points and six rebounds.

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WOODHAVEN EVELOPMENTS Continuing the fight against SBS

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Last Saturday, the Woodhaven Business Improvement District and the Greater Woodhaven Development Corp. co-sponsored a rally against the remaining components of the Select Bus Service proposal for Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards.

The rally also was sponsored by the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association, the Task Force Committee for a Better Woodhaven and groups from Rockaway.

It was very well-attended.

This rally demonstrated our opposition to the designated bus lanes, the loss of parking spaces and most importantly, passengers boarding the buses not from the sidewalks, but from the traffic islands, which we feel places them in danger.

It was also stated that bus stops would be moved and in some instances eliminated.

As if it were a sign, days before the rally there was a crash in which the cars involved skidded onto the traffic island and moved the big planter on the island across the boulevard to the curb.

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It was so uplifting to see our community residents and our police officers interact so warmly on this cool August evening.

The Woodhaven Business Improvement District participated by giving out important information, free American flags, God Bless America flyers and American flag keychains and flag pins.

I was also able to give referrals to attendees and will be contacting many with information about the WBID. We would also like to thank Assemblyman Mike Miller for his perseverance on the Forest Park cameras.

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Gazi Rahman says he was minding his own business on May 8 when a man approached him and asked him for money.

From that time, said attorney Ali Najmi on Monday, Rahman, his client, has been living in fear.

Speaking outside Queens Superior Court in Kew Gardens, Najmi said the man screamed “f--- Indians” and began punching Rahman, who came to the United States from Bangladesh 18 years ago.

Najmi called the press conference as part of his effort to have charges against Rahman dropped, and to have charges against the other man, identified as Christopher Porr, elevated to a hate crime.

“He was a victim,” Najmi said. “But both were arrested.”

Rahman and a witness who came to his aid that evening took turns holding up a photograph that Najmi said was taken from video obtained from a police security camera on Jamaica Avenue. The photo shows Rahman sitting on a bloodstained sidewalk, holding a towel someone gave him to stop the bleeding from a broken nose.

Rahman said he still has pain when walking as a result of the beating.

“I’m afraid to go out,” said the father of two, who works as an exterminator.

Najmi said it is not uncommon for police to arrest both parties in a physical altercation, but a witness said Porr, whom he followed until police arrived, showed no signs of any injury until officers came on scene.

“Then he dropped to the ground,” the witness said.

Najmi said one of his investigators found an NYPD camera in a perfect position to record the entire incident. Obtaining the video and bringing it into court on July 8, Najmi said Monday he expects charges to be

Gazi Rahman outside the Kew Gardens courthouse. He is asking the DA for bias charges in PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON a May 8 incident. dropped against Rahman.

“To be fair, the district attorney’s office hadn’t seen the video until I brought it to court,” Najmi said.

Now, however, Najmi wants the DA to up the charges against Porr, who he said is white and allegedly has made anti-immmigrant statements on social media.

State Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) attended the press conference asking DA Richard Brown to consider bias charges.

Brown’s office said the matter remains under review. The Chronicle could not Q locate Porr or the name of his attorney.

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Brookville’s birds considered a threat to JFK planes; city seeks nonlethal means

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Several people who visit Brookville Park regularly say they are very conscious of the need to protect the planes. “But there has to be an alternative to killing the geese,” said nearby resident Guy Lalanne, an opinion universal to every park user asked. On Tuesday, a city spokesman said that may be coming.

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On June 27, approximately 50 Canada Geese were rounded up from Brookville Park — located blocks north of Kennedy Airport — and killed.

The periodic roundups take place out of concern that the geese threaten the safety of commercial jetliners that leave JFK or come into it directly over the park.

But on Aug. 5, an informal count taken by the Queens Chronicle determined that 40 or more of the birds had returned to the shoreline of the large pond in the park’s center.

“The lesson is that they cleared out Brookville park, and six weeks later, more geese had taken their place,” said David Karopkin, founder of Goose Watch NYC. The jurisdictional overlapping for geese removal from Brookville Park is tremendous, involving the city’s Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport, and the Federal Aviation Administration, which sets airline safety standards.

And all are concerned with avoiding a repeat of Jan. 15, 2009, when simultaneous bird strikes destroyed both engines on US Airways Flight 1549, resulting three minutes later in the Miracle on the Hudson.

Jim Hall investigated numerous airline crashes in the seven years he served as chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board under President Clinton.

“I think the safety of flights is imperiled and the birds have to be taken,” Hall told the Chronicle. “Maybe you could move the geese to other locations. But [aircraft-wildlife encounters are] commonplace around the country, and it isn’t just birds. It certainly is a danger that has to be addressed.”

Karopkin said while relocation of goslings has had some success, adults tend to fly back to their original locations.

He would like to see the airlines, Port Authority and FAA work on radar that helps airports spot flocks of birds like the one that brought down Flight 1549. He said improvement is needed because the system tends to report too many false positives.

Karopkin said a practice known as oiling of goose eggs keeps populations down by preventing the eggs from hatching.

His group’s website lists means that municipalities, airports, golf course operators and others can use to make areas near water unattractive to geese, such as adding plants, grasses and shrubs that are unpleasant to a goose’s senses or block the clear lines of sight they seek to protect themselves Q from predators.

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Community fumes over shelter plan Electeds, civics and businesses slam city ahead of public meeting

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

As expected, the city’s proposal to convert the Holiday Inn at 59-40 55 Road in Maspeth into a 110-room homeless shelter for adult families isn’t exactly going over very well in the area.

“We’re going to fight it, protest it and go all out just like we did with the Glendale homeless shelter,” Ju niper Park Civic Association President Bob Holden said in a voicemail. “But this could be a little bit worse because this is right near homes.”

The cr iticism has been shar p and heavy ever since city representatives met with area elected officials last Wednesday to infor m them of the plan, with nearby businesses, civic leaders like Holden and those same politicians slamming the de Blasio administration for “dumping” on Maspeth.

Under the city’s proposal, the hotel will house 110 homeless adult families — meaning couples or single parents with adult children — and no one under the age of 18 would be housed there.

T he Bron x-based Acacia Net work would operate the shelter, and the city hopes the facility — with a total capacity of 220 people — will open in a minimum of 60 days.

According to a Department of Homeless Services spokesperson, there is no set date for the shelter’s opening, but a community advisory board that will meet monthly will be created once families begin moving in.

Communities of Maspeth and Elmhurst Together President Roe Daraio told the Chronicle last week that city officials informed her that many of the homeless residents being moved into the hotel would have formerly lived in addresses within Community District 5.

But on Tuesday, the DHS spokesperson said in an email that people from all over the city will be housed there.

“Homelessness is a city-wide issue that affects all communities, including this one,” the spokesperson said. “There are approximately 250 DHS clients from Community Board 5 but the shelter will house homeless individuals from all over the Cit y si nce th is is a n issue that requires that we all work together to resolve it.”

A second DHS spokesperson told the Chronicle last week that the hotel will at least temporarily cease to function as a com mercial est ablish ment wh ile its rooms are occupied by homeless families.

Ahead of a public meeting about the shelter tonight, Aug. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Martin Luther School, Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) promised the Chronicle on Tuesday she will do everything in her power to defeat the plan, adding Mayor de Blasio has been unfairly “targeting” her district.

“Ever since he became mayor, he’s

Maspeth residents are encouraged to attend Thursday’s public meeting at the Martin Luther School at 7:30 p.m. to discuss the proposal to convert the Holiday Inn on 55th Road into a PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA homeless shelter. been trying to open up homeless shelters a t a d i s p r o p o r t io n a t e r a t e h e r e i n Queens,” Crowley said. “We’re all concerned where he’s going to try and put one next. And if you have hotels in your d ist r ict li ke I do, you’re cer t ai n ly vulnerable.”

The lawmaker added that city officials denied they’ve been actively eyeing Community Board 5’s jurisdiction for shelters, but she doesn’t believe that for a second.

“Tell us the truth here, you’re targeting our community,” she said. “I thought they were targeting CB 5 when they proposed the Glendale shelter and I think they’re targeting CB 5 with this proposal.”

Holden agreed, saying de Blasio has another thing coming if he thinks the hotel’s conversion will go smoothly.

“He’s t r ying to du mp on Maspeth because he thinks he can,” he said. “But he doesn’t know this community is going to fight hard. I just hope our elected officials do the same.”

A s s e m bl y wo m a n M a r g e M a r k e y (D-Maspeth) added to the community’s indignation, calling the plan a “mistake” in a Monday statement.

“I am concerned about the opportunity for adequate community review of the proposal,” Markey said. “We need time to hear about the job placement and counseling services that will be provided to ensure that the shelter is truly ‘temporary’ for residents.”

But there is a “glim mer of hope,” according to Crowley, as the city has given CB 5 and area elected officials 30 days to search for an alternative site that can house at least 35 people.

That process is expected to begin with

help from the public this week.

While the hotel is immediately surrounded by industrial businesses and manufacturing companies, only the Long Island Expressway sits between it and Frank Principe Park.

The closest homes sit about a block away, while the Martin Luther School and St. Stanislaus School are just four and five blocks away, respectively.

Right next to St. Stanislaus sits the Big Apple Deli, where manager Bashier told the Chronicle that while the hotel’s occupants may bring extra business to the store, he opposes the plan because his loyal customers do too.

“We can’t say, ‘Oh, it’s good for us’ because we make our money from the people in the neighborhood here,” said Bashier, who only provided his f irst name. “So if they say no shelter, then

we’ll say that too. Whatever makes them happy makes us happy.”

Economy Elevator, a maintenance and installation company right next door to the hotel, expressed its annoyance over the plan by parking a truck with a massive “Stop the homeless shelter” sign on it directly in front of the proposed facility’s main entrance on Sunday.

The company’s owner was unavailable for comment when reached out to by the Chronicle this week.

Fliers for Thursday’s meeting like the one on the truck blanket light poles and the sides of businesses like the Big Apple Deli for more than a mile past the hotel, with a cashier at the nearby Russo Bakery saying the sign on their door has made the shelter the sole topic of discussion among her customers in recent days.

“They don’t want it here,” said the cashier, who didn’t want to be named.

“That sign’s been bringing a lot questions and talk in here.”

Questions have also been raised about hotel owner Harshad Patel and the Acacia Network, which operates 25 homeless shelters throughout the city.

One of those facilities is The Verve, a Long Island City women’s shelter also owned by Patel that was plagued by violence and quality-of-life concerns earlier this year.

In February, Capt. Peter Fortune, the commanding officer of the 114th Precinct, asked Community Board 1 to draft a letter to Mayor de Blasio’s Office and the DHS ask i ng for “i m med iate assistance.”

At that month’s board meeting, Fortune detailed two violent assaults that occurred at the shelter — one of which injured a police officer — with neighbors of the facility telling a Chronicle reporter that its residents have harassed them.

W hen the Ch ronicle contacted the Acacia Network on Tuesday, the reporter was put on hold by a receptionist for 25 minutes before he eventually hung up.

Patel did not respond to an inquiry for Q comment by press time.

Queens Boulevard closure If your weekend plans involve driving down Queens Boulevard near the Queens Center mall on the Elmhurst-Rego Park border, be aware you may be stuck in traffic for a while.

The Department of Transportation announced on Wednesday that the heavily used artery will be closed between 57th Avenue and 62nd Drive from 11 p.m.

Friday to 5 a.m. Monday to allow for “important repairs” to the Woodhaven Boulevard bridge, which runs above the roadway.

Single-lane closures on Queens Boule-

vard will be in effect eastbound starting at Grand Avenue and westbound starting at Junction Boulevard. The exit ramp from the westbound Long Island Expressway to Queens Boulevard will also be closed.

In order to maintain two lanes of traffic on the Queens Boulevard service roads, parking will be restricted.

Signs and other measures warning motorists of the impending closure will be installed this week.

The DOT is asking drivers to avoid the Q area or take the subway.

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Violent crime in parks rises by 23 percent Flushing Meadows Corona Park is one of the most dangerous in city

by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

Violent crime in New York City parks increased by 23 percent in the nine months between July 2015 and March, according to NYPD data compiled by NYC Park Advocates compared to the same period a year before.

The statistics for Central Park, which has a police precinct dedicated to it, were not included in that analysis — but the group said it sees more crime than any other city park with Flushing Meadows Corona Park coming in at No. 2.

Queens parks saw 181 reported violent and nonviolent crimes happen in the year between April 2015 and March 31 out of a total of 974 in the entire city, the second lowest of the five boroughs, according to the analysis.

Although overall crime was shown to have gone up by just 2.97 percent in the nine-month period, murders tripled (six compared to two in an earlier period), four more rapes happened in the time analyzed, and there were 33 more robberies and 36 more felony assaults.

The analysis was released days after Karina Vetrano was murdered in Howard Beach’s Spring Creek Park, which is federal, possibly after being sexually assaulted.

However, Flushing Meadows Corona Park saw the highest number of all types of crimes — 49 — happen of the parks reviewed during the year-long period. Seventeen of them were violent. The park was also the highest in the year-long period for grand larceny of motor vehicles with four and burglaries with six. Rufus King Park had the largest amount of rapes during the time frame, which was three.

“I’m not surprised, unfortunately,” state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) told the Chronicle. “I think crime is on the increase across the board even though some of the statistics are not showing it.”

Avella has introduced legislation into the state’s upper chamber to make the NYPD and Parks Department submit reports about crime in all kind of parks — recreation centers, beaches, pools and playgrounds to the City Council.

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“It’s shocking that there’s so much crime in Flushing Meadows Corona Park and it’s actually increasing,” Lancman said.

Rufus King Park in Jamaica had the highest amount of reported rapes — three — between April 2015 and March 31, more than any other park in the city, according to NYPD data compiled by FILE PHOTO NYC Park Advocates.

“On the other hand, it’s not that surprising because the city has ignored and neglected Flushing Meadows Corona Park for decades and this mayor hasn’t chosen to turn things around.”

The councilman has urged the Parks Department to dramatically increase the number of park enforcement patrol officers in Flushing Meadows.

“We don’t have enough park enforcement officers, we don’t have enough general maintenance staff to make the parks look nice and clean and orderly,” Lancman added. “It’s a natural consequence of the administration’s inattention.”

State Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing) said that the crime increase has to do with the outer boroughs being

neglected by the Parks Department. Although it has the most parkland, Queens has the fewest PEP officers of any borough.

“I think it demonstrates the fact that the folks in Manhattan forgot about the parks in Queens,” Stavisky said. “Our parks have always been secondary to Central Park and the Brooklyn parks.”

The Parks Department declined to comment.

“Crime in city parks is less than 1% of all reported crime in New York City during that same period,” an NYPD spokesperson said in an emailed statement.

A spokeswoman for the mayor questioned the accuracy of the violent crime increase over the nine-month period, but the Chronicle verified it.

“Crime across the city is at an all-time low — and crimes in parks remain rare. Just like they do on the streets, NYPD is focusing resources on trouble spots using a model of precision policing that has made our city the safest big city in America,” the spokeswoman said.

NYC Park Advocates President Geoffrey Croft says that the actual level of crime is higher than the reported amount in the NYPD data in the analysis made by his organization.

“Crime is underreported,” Croft said, explaining that violent crimes happen in the parks that NYC Park Advocates are aware of but for which the victims do not file reports with the police.

“Obviously, there’s virtually no enforcement there,” Croft said of Flushing Meadows Corona Park. “It’s very, very, very sporadic. You also have a very large number of people using it.”

According to Croft, it is second only to Central Park in terms of overall crime.

St ate Sen. Jose Per alt a ( D -East El m hurst) criticized remarks made by NYPD spokesman Lt. John Grimpel to the Wall Street Journal in which he which said that less than 1 percent of crime in New York City happens in its parks.

“Explain that to someone who gets mugged, explain that to someone who gets raped, explain that to someone who gets hurt in the park,” Peralta said. “Explain to [Karina Vetrano’s] father how parks are safe.”

Earlier this year, Peralta, Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Bronx, Queens) and Assemblyman Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights) wrote to Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Cuomo urging that a 110th Precinct substation be created for Flushing Meadows Q Corona Park.

Elmhurst civic says graffiti is on the rise

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Graffiti hasn’t been this bad in Elmhurst and Corona for years, according to one area civic activist.

Clara Salas, a longtime member of Community Board 4, told the Chronicle in an interview last week that vandals seem to be

Some tags are massive, spanning a dozen feet or more.

targeting the two neighborhoods more and more as the decade continues, with no end in sight.

“It’s all over Elmhurst but it’s very bad in Corona,” Salas said. “It gets painted over but the graffiti artists just come back and paint over it again.”

Some problematic locations Salas identified are the sides of buildings along Queens Boulevard near its intersection with Broadway and storefronts near the new Elmhurst branch of the Queens Library and along Broadway near Corona Avenue.

Since April, she said she and other CB 4 members have been compiling images and reports and sending them to the Department of Sanitation through the city’s website, but the problem continues.

“We really haven’t had any response yet,” she said. “This kind of work will be continuous until we see some positive change.”

However, state Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) said in an interview last week he hasn’t personally seen an increase in graffiti.

“We find out about issues like this two ways,” Peralta said. “The first is getting complaints from residents and the second is I’ll be driving around and walking around in the neighborhood and seeing things for myself.

“We really haven’t heard about an increase in graffiti,” he added. “We know it’s there but we really haven’t heard of an increase.”

The lawmaker noted he would be willing to work with Salas and anyone else with a similar complaint.

“We would love to follow up here,” he said. “There are city programs we can bring on board if need be.”

In many cases, Peralta said, brief rises in graffiti are caused by newly formed street gangs made up of area teenagers who want to mark their territory.

Salas said she had yet to contact the 110th Precinct — which has an officer dedicated to cleaning graffiti and arresting vandals — or its community council to report the tags but Q that she will in the future.

Graffiti tags like these are becoming more common throughout Corona and Elmhurst, according to one longtime Community Board 4 PHOTOS COURTESY CLARA SALAS member.

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NYPD: The best are on the case continued from page 2 Addressing a question from the audience, the chief said there is no known connection between Vetrano’s killing and that of a New York City woman who was raped and killed after going out on a jog in Massachusetts last week but added that law enforcement agencies are “comparing notes” on the cases.

“We are comparing evidence, we are comparing notes,” he said.

A corpse also washed ashore at Floyd Bennett Field, which like Spring Creek is part of Gateway National Recreation Area, last Friday but officials believe the case is not related to Vetrano’s because that body was badly decomposed and had been in the water for a while.

Prosecutor Bob Masters, of the Queens District Attorney’s office, said DA Richard Brown has put “the best” team on the case and that he, too, will do everything he can to bring justice to Vetrano’s family.

“That is his bond to all of you,” Masters said.

Masters said Brown has visited the crime scene and the prosecutors assigned to the case have “a century” of experience among them.

Several of the attendees called for the “weeds” where the 30-year-old Howard Beach woman was found dead to be burned down or locked up.

“Put a wall up,” another resident shouted, to which the audience applauded.

Borough President Melinda Katz said she has allocated money for surveillance cameras

to be placed on city property surrounding Spring Creek, which itself is federal parkland.

A borough president spokesman said the location and number of cameras will be determined by the NYPD in the near future.

“I wish it was there sooner,” said Katz.

Many of the people at St. Helen refused to call the creek a park.

“I remember when it was ‘The Baha,’” said one man.

People shouted that dangerous animals and vagrants have been known to frequent the area, which is overrun by phragmites, keeping much of it hidden from view.

A resident named Joe said Spring Creek needs to be “locked up.”

“Nobody belongs in there,” he said.

Colamaria, who presided over Karina’s funeral Mass and has been in contact with the family since then, said the woman whom the town is continuing to mourn would not have wanted that.

“Karina loved that park,” Colamaria said. “We need to make it safe.”

A family friend of the Vetranos added that Philip Vetrano, Karina’s father and a retired FDNY firefighter, continues to visit the site where he discovered his daughter’s body as he searched with investigators hours after reporting her missing.

“He feeds the animals there. He was there this morning,” the family friend said.

“There are butterf lies in there, plants in there, bunnies that run around. If you’re in

there you can see it’s beautiful.”

Addressing the crowd’s calls to get rid of the weeds, Gateway National Recreation Area Superintendent Jennifer Neresian said that is something the National Parks Service is looking into.

“We’re not taking a stand to protect the weeds,” Neresian said.

But she noted burning the weeds would not be a simple endeavor, telling the crowd a similar measure was taken in a nearby park six weeks ago and the vegetation there has grown back as tall and thicker than it was before.

Cutting down the weeds could also cost as much as $500,000.

“We want to find a way to fix it for good,” she said.

Spring Creek is also the site of a more than $50 million project to improve the natural barrier, which protects the coastal community from storm surges. It was severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy.

Community leaders have said safety measures can be implemented within the 220acre park as that project progresses.

Others at the town hall suggested making Spring Creek a fully accessible park suitable for children.

Howard Beach civic leader Dorothy McCloskey confronted Neresian and other NPS officials at the meeting and said Spring Creek and Howard Beach’s other federal parkland needs to be given the attention that other national parks get.

“We must be treated like any other national park and not the stepchild of the parks,” said McCloskey, who has spent years advocating

for a better Gateway National Recreation Area.

Responding to that, Neresian said her office was on the phone with NPS staff in Washington, DC and that federal officials will visit the site “in the coming month.”

A U.S. Park Police representative also said additional resources for staffing, security and equipment have been allocated for Spring Creek that will last until December.

“At that time, we can reassess the situation,” the Park Police representative said.

Capt. James Fey, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, said his officers will also be patrolling the park on weekends and that his command has been given additional manpower and vehicles to secure the community and Spring Creek.

“We’re not going anywhere in the near future,” Fey said.

Still, some were not content with law enforcement officials’ responses.

Frank Priegue, a 50-year resident of Howard Beach, said he has had difficulty reaching police for minor issues and wondered if he could get in contact with them if an emergency was going on.

He also expressed concern that the increased police presence will go away once the investigation is finished or slows down, leaving residents at risk.

“Right now this is a hot-button issue. You see police patrols everywhere, you see all these elected officials here,” Priegue said in an interview after the meeting. “What happens in a year from now and this is no longer Q a hot-button issue? That’s my concern.”

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Howard Beach continues to mourn the loss of Karina Vetrano continued from page 4 “Karina, a bright light, had a smile, an energy, a presence that could light up a room,” he said during her funeral Mass last Saturday. “In fact, one that could light up your very life.”

Her father described her as a shooting star that, as Karina did, “burns out at its greatest point.”

“She was so full of life, light, beauty and power,” he told the tearful mourners at the funeral.

Tributes have poured in from everywhere, including from actor Donnie Whalberg, who met Vetrano while filming the police TV show “Blue Bloods.”

“I’ve met thousands of amazing New Yorkers while filming Blue Bloods — none were as kind as Karina Vetrano,” Whalberg said in a social media post, sharing a selfie the two took together.

Messages of condolence could also be seen pouring in on Archbishop Molloy High School’s Facebook page.

Vetrano graduated from there in 2004 and her father 30 years before that.

“God has a special place for Stanners above the clouds,” said one commenter, using the abbreviation for St. Anners — another name for Molloy students and alumni.

In honor of Vetrano, Frank Russo Jr. last week closed Vetro’s rooftop bar and reopened it Monday.

Last Wednesday, the catering hall’s parking lot was filled with close to 300 people who held a somber candlelit vigil.

While keeping Vetrano in their prayers as they placed candles on a platform, those there said the community needed to make sure her family was taken care of.

“We have to come together for this family,” one speaker at the vigil said. “This is a tragedy.”

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Philip Vetrano said the community has gone above and beyond since then, especially thanking his neighbors, the FDNY, Vetrano’s friends and Russo.

“He has acted as if Karina was a member of his own family and I thank you, Frank, from the bottom of my heart,” Philip Vetrano said.

Philip Vetrano, who found his daughter as he searched for her with investigators hours after he reported her missing, also expressed his appreciation for the NYPD

officials investigating the crime and those who have been with the family since.

“All of the police have been tireless, courageous, kind, generous and helpful beyond words,” he said, adding that police forces across the country are not appreciated enough. “Without their help, we’d be lost.”

After expressing the family’s gratitude at a Sunday press conference, Cathie Vetrano directed her remarks to her daughter’s killer in an at-times profanity-laden diatribe.

“My daughter was a big believer in karma, and as you can see she’s magical,” Cathie Vetrano said. “The whole world knows she’s magical and I guarantee you will pay forever.

“And I guarantee you, you motherf---er, that you will be reckoning with that force, not only for the rest of your pathetic life, but for the rest of eternity as you f---ing burn in hell,” she continued.

Not only have the police offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to the murderer, but the community — in another display of solidarity with the family — has set up the “Karina Vetrano Memorial Reward Fund,” a separate reserve collecting money to offer a reward for any information leading to the killer. The fund was approved by Cathie and Philip Vetrano.

You can make a donation to the fund by visiting any TD Bank and requesting to give money or by visiting gofundme.com/2javwd7g.

At press time, there had been more than $125,000 donated to the fund via the website and TD Bank.

The reward the community set up cannot be added to the NYPD’s amount and both would awarded separately, should anyone provide the tip that ultimately leads to the Q arrest of Vetrano’s killer.

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by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

The United States Postal Service office at 83-30 Austin St. in Kew Gardens isn’t going anywhere.

Ac c o r d i n g t o R e p. G r a c e Me n g (D-Flushing), the USPS renewed the outpost’s lease last Wednesday for another five years, running through July 31, 2021.

The office’s most recent lease expired on July 31, with Meng saying residents had expressed concern in recent months that it would not be renewed.

“The renewal of the lease is a relief for residents in Kew Gardens who had con-

Five-year lease will run until July 2021 cerns about the future of this post office,” Meng said in a statement last Friday.

“These residents said loud and clear that they wanted this facility to remain in their com mu nit y and I’m pleased to deliver the good news.”

“We are grateful to Congresswoman Meng for her efforts in ensuring that the post office lease was renewed for another f ive years,” said Kew Gardens Civic Association President Dominick Pistone in a statement. “We would also like to

work with the congresswoman on a longterm solution for our post office to avoid another last-minute solution in 2021.”

“Knowing that the lease for this post office was set to expire, we were concerned about it being renewed, and contacted Congresswoman Meng to find out if it would be,” added Murray Berger, the civic’s executive chairman. “We’re extremely pleased to learn from her that it will remain in our neighborhood, and we thank her for inquiring with the Postal Service.”

The post office, which opened in April 1951, was the subject of closure rumors in 2005 and 2011, the two most recent times the lease was up for renewal.

Eleven years ago, Berger and other Kew Gardens civic leaders expressed their similar worry to the Chronicle about the future of the post office, but a deal was ultimately reached near the time the lease expired.

Similar concerns were brought up in t he su m me r of 2011, but t he n-Re p.

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Hunters Point will have all the prekindergarten seats it needs come September, City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) and the Department of Education announced Tuesday.

Van Bramer said the DOE had found a spot for 36 more pre-K seats in the area after being pressured by parents and his office. Combined with the 40 new ones announced July 8, they will eliminate the waitlist at PS 78, he said.

The 36 spots will be accommodated in trailers, known as transportable classroom units, set up in an empty lot at 5-14 and 5-16 49 Ave., according to Van Bramer’s spokeswoman, Arielle Swernoff. They will be air-conditioned and have bathroom facilities on-site, Swernoff added, and are expected to be up and running for the start of the 2016-17 school year.

Van Bramer said in a prepared statement that he “will continue to push for these seats to be made permanent.” Adding that he had helped secure $225 million last year to build three new schools in Long Island City, he said he will be a strong advocate for getting them open as Q soon as possible.

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More and better housing is planned Work underway at Marine Terrace site, with an eye toward veterans

by Matthew Bultman Chronicle Contributor

One of the city’s largest private developers has purchased Marine Terrace, an affordable housing complex near the Astoria waterfront, with plans to renovate its units and build two new buildings geared toward veterans.

Related Companies bought the 444-unit Section 8 multifamily property, between 21st Street and Shore Boulevard, near 20th Avenue, for $121 million in June, according to city records.

The real estate firm plans to preserve the units as affordable housing, while also renovating the apartments with new kitchens, bathrooms, flooring and lighting. Related will also develop two new buildings with a combined 53 units, with a preference for veterans.

“Related’s plans for the site will not only keep these units affordable for another 30 years and enhance the amenities for the residents currently residing in Marine Terrace, but will also address a growing need in all of New York City’s communities by making housing for veterans a priority,” the company said in a statement.

The Manhattan-based real estate firm, the same company behind the Time Warner Center, Hudson Yards and the Willets Point and Willets West development plans, has a large portfolio of affordable housing. Over the years, it has developed or acquired more than 55,000 units in cities scattered throughout the country.

Elected officials and community leaders said there is a lot to like about the firm’s plans for Marine Terrace. The seven-building complex sits in the northeast corner of Astoria, an

A major developer is renovating and expanding the Marine Terrace apartment complex in what PHOTO BY MATTHEW BULTMAN the area’s councilman says could be “a real win” for the area. area many said has, at times, been underserved.

“This has the potential to be a real win for this development and the community at large,” said City Councilman Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria).

In addition to in-unit renovations, Related’s plans call for a number of other improvements around the complex.

Windows will be replaced on each building and work will be done on the roofs. There will also be added security features, which will

address what Constantinides said has been a concern in the past.

“This is a big deal for residents who haven’t seen that kind of investment in their building in a long time,” he said.

Some of the renovation work has already begun, according to Related, which expects to break ground on the new buildings next summer. Two sets of parking garages on the northernmost portion of the site will be demolished to construct the buildings, which will be three

and four stories tall.

The new apartments will be rented with a preference for veterans, and 20 percent of vacant units will give preference to eligible people who are homeless.

The project will also include 5,400 square feet of community space, with a fitness center, computer lab and laundry room. The new facility will allow for various events, after-school tutoring and other courses, Related said.

“As we all know, building a home takes much more than bricks and mortar; we have to invest in our community and our neighbors, and that is exactly what we are doing here at Marine Terrace,” said Matthew Finkle, president of Related’s affordable housing division.

“Working with our city and state partners we have been able to develop new amenities and services that will not only enhance the lives of our residents, but will create a larger supportive community for everyone living at Marine Terrace.”

The work is being done as-of-right, which means it complies with the applicable zoning regulations and does not require a special variance. All told, the renovations and new construction are expected to cost around $49 million and be completed by the fall of 2018.

Florence Koulouris, the district manager of Community Board 1, couldn’t comment on the specifics of the plan, which has not come before the board. Generally speaking, though, Koulouris said, there is a need for affordable housing in the district.

“Affordable housing is difficult to come by,” she said. “So, any investment into affordable Q housing is desirable.”

Pol tells business to get out of vacant lot Contractor hit with $4,000 fine from Buildings Dept. for using the space

by Ryan Brady

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State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) called on a business to remove its construction material from a vacant lot at 149-45 24 Ave. in Whitestone on Monday.

“I mean it’s absolutely disgraceful and you can see when you just walk up to it the debris that’s on this site,” the senator said.

According to Avella’s office, Salvatore Valenza Contractors is the company using the site.

Valenza could not be immediately reached for comment.

“Now I just had my staff check with the Department of Finance to see if he’s paying the property taxes and this seems to be off the map,” Avella said. “It just, like, doesn’t exist.

There’s a block and a lot for this but on the Department of Finance site there’s no information. So, is this guy not even paying taxes?”

The Department of Buildings has fined Valenza $4,000 for illegally parking a truck on the lot, which is in a residential district, and the contractor defaulted on it by not showing up to the hearing.

“The case is being referred to our padlock investigation unit,” a DOB spokesman told the Chronicle in an emailed statement.

The senator added that a towing company’s sign — which

warned against parking in front of the lot — was stolen and placed at the site by the street, which anyone can legally park along. When Avella called the towing company about the site, he said, he was told that they were not involved at the location at all. Fading yellow paint and “No Parking” signs can be seen on the curb, which the lawmaker said was done to make drivers think that they cannot park at the site.

“He’s obviously trying to intimidate the people,” Avella said.

The lawmaker was joined at the location Monday by two homeowners who live nearby, both declining to give their names.

“You get a horrible stench this time of year coming out here,” one neighbor said.

“I’m also asking the Department of Health and Sanitation to see what they can do because that’s a health hazard, that’s clearly a breeding ground for mosquitoes and rats, and we need to talk to the precinct because there’s gotta be something to stop him from threatening people [over] parking on a legal city street,” the senator said.

Avella also contacted the 109th Precinct, which told Valenza that he has a few days to remove the “No Parking” signs, according to his office.

There are no records of the address on the Department of Q Finance’s website.

State Sen. Tony Avella is urging Salvatore Valenza Contractors, which he says is storing construction material on the above lot at 149-45 24 Ave. in Whitestone, to remove what it has placed PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY there.

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Another way to look at the above example is that for every $12,000 transferred, an applicant would be ineligible for Medicaid nursing home benefits for one month. In theory, there is no limit on the number of months a person can be ineligible.

A person applying for Medicaid must disclose all financial transactions he or she was involved in during a set period of time — under current regulations 60 months — this is called the “look-back period.” The state Medicaid agency then determines whether the Medicaid applicant transferred any assets for less than fair market value during this period.

Exceptions: Transferring assets to certain recipients will not trigger a period of Medicaid ineligibility. These exempt recipients include the following: • a spouse of the applicant; • a blind or disabled child (offspring of the applicant, disabled and receiving disability payments); • a trust for the benefit of a blind or disabled child (offspring of the applicant); • a trust for the sole benefit of a disabled individual under age 65 (even if the trust is for the benefit of the Medicaid applicant, under certain circumstances).

Special transfer rules for an applicant’s home: In addition, special exceptions apply to the transfer of a home. The Medicaid applicant may freely transfer his or her home to the following individuals without incurring a transfer penalty: • the applicant’s spouse; • a child (offspring of the applicant) who is under age 21 OR who is blind or disabled; • into a trust for the sole benefit of a disabled individual under age 65 (even if the trust is for the benefit of the Medicaid applicant, under certain circumstances); • a sibling who has lived in the home during the year preceding the applicant’s institutionalization and who already holds an equity interest in the home; and • a “caretaker child,” who is defined as a child of the applicant who lived in the house for at least two years prior to the applicant’s institutionalization and who during that period provided care that allowed the applicant to avoid a nursing home stay.

It is very important to note that New York State currently does not apply the asset transfer rules to recipients of home care (also called community care). What this means in practice is that the month following transfer of assets to below the Medicaid financial eligibility limits, a person who needs home care services will be eligible to apply with NO penalty or ineligibility period.

In New York a penalty created by the transfer of assets can be reduced or eliminated in several ways. Legal planning and implementation of a plan to reduce a penalty period will result in significant savings — in some cases hundreds of thousands of dollars. The most important information to take away from this article: If you or your loved one need nursing home care or care at home, you need to seek the advice of an attorney experienced in Medicaid planning and MedicQ aid applications.

This article is intended for informational purposes and is not meant as a substitute for individual legal advice. The attorneys can be reached at (718) 738-8500 if you would like to schedule a consultation.

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If your home was built before 1978 and you still have the original windows, it’s time to seriously consider replacing your windows — especially if you have young children or a pregnant person living at home.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the routine opening and closing of windows in homes built prior to 1978 can disturb lead-based paint around the windows, causing paint dust and chips to be released into the air.

These lead particles are so potentially dangerous that the EPA now requires contractors to be trained and certified before they can perfor m any renovation, repair or painting projects that may have previously applied lead-based paint.

“Research indicates that the everyday activity of opening and closing windows creates friction that then allows invisible lead dust to enter the air,” says Rick Nevin, a consultant to the National Center for Healthy Housing. “Young children, who crawl on the f loor where the lead dust has settled, can be especially at risk. Toddlers put their hands in their mouths ... and after playing on the floor near a window, they can easily transfer the lead dust into their mouths. The ingested lead travels through the bloodstream to a child’s developing brain, causing many types of neurobehavioral damage.”

According to Nevin, one of the most important longterm investments a homeowner can make for the overall safety of a family is to replace older windows, using

the EPA-approved lead-safe renovation guidelines.

“Replacing older windows is one of the best ways to reduce lead risks,” says Nevin. “Make sure to use only a contractor that is certified in lead-safe work practices and strongly consider the use of Energy Star® qualified windows, like the vinyl replacement windows offered by Simonton Windows®. These windows are a healthy choice for replacing older single-pane units. They’re energy-efficient and a good value for the investment.”

“At Simonton, we advocate that replacing older windows coated with lead-based paint with vinyl windows is a sensible step for homeowners who want to create a healthier home environment,” says Gary Pember with Simonton Windows. “We believe Rick’s research substantiates the replacement of all windows coated with lead-based paint as a way to dramatically help reduce lead dust within that home.”

Nevin explains that, according to his research funded by the National Institute of Health, homeowners need to understand there are four key steps to completing a “lead-safe window replacement strategy” for the home.

“First, they advise replacing all single-pane windows with Energy Star qualified windows,” says Nevin. “Second, stabilize any significantly deteriorated paint. Third, perform specialized cleaning to remove any lead-contaminated dust. And finally, perform dust-wipe tests to confirm the absence of Q lead dust hazards after the cleanup.”

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149th Street bridge reopens after delays Area pols and DOT borough commish celebrate with ribbon-cutting ceremony

by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

Murray Hill politicians and community leaders celebrated the reopening of the 149th Street bridge — which had been closed since 2010 — at a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Thursday.

“This has been a long time coming,” Department of Transportation Borough Commissioner Nicole Garcia said. “Today marks the end of construction but as [state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing)] said, we’re reconnecting a community.”

Several of Flushing’s elected officials — Stavisky, Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing), Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing) and Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) attended the event, as did merchants affected by the reopening and Korean American Association of Queens President Paul Yoo. The old bridge was reconstructed after its closure, but the new structure was determined to be unsafe and was never opened to traffic.

Preliminary work to fix the bridge began in November 2015 and construction followed.

The six-year loss affected local businesses.

“Many businesses that used to be here are no longer here and I think we need to be cognizant of that and remember that you know, not all roads lead to Manhattan,” Kim said.

“There are growing communities in the outer

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Assemblyman Ron Kim, left, Councilman Peter Koo, state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky and Korean American Association of Queens President Paul Yoo cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony for PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY the 149th Street bridge. boroughs like this that need our support and we need to continue the support.”

“It would be inconceivable for an average citizen to understand why a bridge only 200 feet long takes almost five or six years to finish,” Koo said.

“I am so happy to finally cross the 149th Street bridge off my list of things to do,” Stavisky said in a prepared statement. “After five years of frustration, countless meetings and phone calls, I cannot tell you how

relieved I am. The Murray Hill business community will no longer face financial struggles because of a damaged bridge and residents will not have to walk past this eyesore again.”

The senator thanked Yoo for his advocacy about replacing the old bridge, which was built in 1924 and goes over the Long Island Rail Road.

“I woke up this morning and I was driving right here on 149th Street,” he said. “I

feel fresh air again.”

Responding to a request by Stavisky, the DOT also installed two-hour metered parking in the area. According to the senator’s office, she made the request after concerns about a lack of parking were expressed to her.

They were installed at 149th Street between 41st and Roosevelt avenues; 149th Place between Barclay and 41st avenues and Barton and Roosevelt avenues; 150th Street between Barclay and Roosevelt avenues, 41st and Roosevelt avenues and Barton and Roosevelt avenues; and 41st Avenue between 150th Street and 149th Place.

Murray Hill Merchants Association President Young Hwan Kim said that he looks forward to the parking meters helping small businesses.

The second plan for the bridge’s reconstruction was announced in November 2015 and the work was done by Perfetto Contracting Co. The contractor whose reconstruction of the bridge was found to be flawed by the DOT, Gandhi Engineering, has been sued by the city.

“Sometimes, as families, as small businesses, we just want to get it done,” Vallone said. “And now you see Murray Hill really changing. Now there’s a request for metered parking to come in, a request for speed Q bumps and stop signs.”

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That’s what Caleb Haines’ “Queens Pavilion Cheeseburger Museum,” one of the designs submitted to the New York State Pavilion Ideas Competition — in which the iconic World’s Fair complex was reimagined — envisions.

More than 250 people from around the world sent their ideas for the building to the competition, and a Queens Museum exhibit is displaying a select group of them.

The exhibit, “Pavilion Futures: The New York State Pavilion Ideas Competition Exhibit,“ was previewed last Thursday, opened the following day and will close on Aug. 28.

Designs were submitted online and through workshops in neighborhoods surrounding Flushing Meadows Corona Park that were organized by People for the Pavilion and the National Trust for Historic Preservation — with support from with RPGA Studio, the Hibridos Collective, the Queens Theatre and the Queens Museum.

“We really wanted to make sure that we focused on engaging people in Queens, we wanted to keep the barriers to entry low,” Salmaan Khan, co-founder of People for the Pavilion, told the Chronicle. “No cost to enter. We were thrilled with what we got, we got an amazing number of submissions and really great, great ideas.”

In addition to the first-, second- and third-place

winners, who received cash prizes, fan favorites were picked, as well as a Queens winner.

Although there are no plans for any of the designs to actually be made, that was not the point of the competition, which was to engage people in imagining what could happen to the buildings. Built for the World’s Fair of 1964–1965, the pavilion was used as a roller skating rink and concert venue in the years after the festival but has not been regularly used for decades.

As Borough President Melinda Katz said at the exhibit’s opening, “it doesn’t necessarily mean that we’re doing it but it means that people are thinking about the grandeur of this great borough and the grandeur of this pavilion.” continued page 37 Continuedonon page

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

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

UnFringed Festival, with 10 plays calling into question how people perceive themselves and the world. Thu., Aug. 11-Sun., Aug. 21, various times, The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $18.

Info/tickets: (718) 392-0722, secrettheatre.com.

“Grease,” the musical about life and romance in high school in 1959, by the JC Players. Sat., Aug. 13, 8 p.m., Sun., Aug. 14, 3 p.m.; Community United Methodist Church, 75-27 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village. $18; $15 seniors, kids. Info: (917) 647-7526, jcplayers.com.

“3459,” with a live-stream connection to Tom’s Etching Studio in London, with dozens of artists, works, performances, connecting people and examining the boundaries physical space imposes. Thru Aug. 15. Flux Factory, 39-31 29 St., Long Island City.

Free. Info: (347) 669-1406, fluxfactory.org.

“Forty,” celebrating 40th anniversary of MoMA PS1’s founding as PS1 Contemporary Art Center, with many pieces from its first show, “Rooms.” Thru Aug. 28, MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. Free to NYC residents with proof; others $10; $5 students, seniors; free under 16. Info: (718) 7842084, momaps1.org.

“Murder at the Camp Reunion,” a new, interactive comedy murder-mystery, with dinner, dessert, dancing and more, by The Killing Kompany. Fri., Aug. 19, 8 p.m., Riccardo’s by the Bridge, 21-01 24 Ave., Astoria. $45. Info: (212) 772-2590, killingkompany.com.

No bag fee here! Artist Nobutaka Aozaki will turn a Have a Nice Day plastic shopping bag into a portrait of you this weekend, for free, in Flushing Meadows or Corona Plaza.

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“Meridian (Gold),” an illuminated water plume whose color shifts correspond to real-time global sentiment about gold. Thru Sept. 25. LIC Landing, Hunters Point South Park, Center Blvd. and Borden Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: http://bit.ly/1X7NJbM. “Rockaway!”, exploring painting in regard to location, condition and possibilities, by Katharina Grosse, in collaboration by MoMA PS1 and Rockaway Artists Alliance. Thru Nov. 30, 12-6 p.m., Fort Tilden. Free.

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

“Summer Glory: Indoors and Out,” photographs of the summer garden, with dahlias, sunflowers and more, by Little Neck resident Dora Sofia Caputo.

Thru Oct. Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. Suggested donation $2. Info: (718) 3596227, vomuseum.org.

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“Summer in Queens,” photos of the season’s festivities in the borough, by Dominick Totino. Thru Labor Day, Red Wall Gallery, Central Park Event Space, Resorts World Casino, 110-00 Rockaway Blvd., South Ozone Park. Free. Info: rwnewyork.com.

“Toys & Games from the Attic and Beyond,” with more than 150 items including Queens-born Mr. Machine, Hess trucks, Lionel trains, Beanie Babies and more, with panels on their histories. Tue., Sat., Sun., 2:30-4:30 p.m. or by appointment, thru June 2017, Queens Historical Society, 143-35 37 Ave., Flushing. $5; $3 seniors, students; under 12 free.

Info: (718) 939-0647, queenshistoricalsociety.org.

“Abandon/ Gain; East-West Artistic Encounter,” paintings by Chin-lung Huang reflecting the theme of abandoning to gain, vis-a-vis two cultures. Aug. 9-27, Tue.-Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Hwang Gallery, 39-10 Main St., suite 303, Flushing. Opening reception, Sat., Aug. 13, 2-4 p.m.

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

FILM Taiwan: A World of Orchids, display with Q-and-A with orchid experts, live music, orchids for sale. Fri.Sun., Aug. 12-14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free with admission: $6; $4 seniors; $4 students, $2 children over 3. Info: (718) 886-3800, info@queensbotanical.org.

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“Aguirre, the Wrath of God,” the 1972 West German dreamlike epic about the conquistadors’ search for El Dorado, the lost city of gold. Sundown, Wed., Aug. 17 (prescreening Peruvian treats from Inti Sumaq and music by Andes Fusion at 7 p.m.), Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 956-1819, socratessculpturepark.org.

“The Shining,” the 1980 Stanley Kubrick psychological horror film based on a Stephen King book, starring Jack Nicholson, finale of Classic “Psycho” Film Fridays Series. Fri., Aug. 12, 8 p.m., Rufus King Park, Jamaica Ave. near 153 St., Jamaica. Free. Info: (718) 657-2605, abetterjamaica.org.

“Minions,” Thu., Aug. 11, sundown (c. 8:30 p.m.), East Elmhurst Playground, 25th Ave. between 99th, 100th sts. Rain date Aug. 13. Part of state Sen. Jose Peralta’s Movies in the Park series. Next up: “Zootopia,” Aug. 25, Travers Park, Jackson Heights. Free.

Info: (718) 205-3881.

“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” the 1986 John Hughes high school comedy with Matthew Broderick. Mon., Aug. 15, 8:30 p.m., Astoria Park Great Lawn, Shore Blvd. between Hell Gate Bridge and Astoria Pool. Part of Central Astoria LDC’s Movies on the Waterfront Series.

Next up: “Jaws,” Aug. 22. Free. Info: (718) 728-7820.

MUSIC Ska Orchestra, an 18-piece band blending jazz, blues, rock steady and reggae. Fri., Aug. 12, 5 p.m., Windmuller Park, 52 St. between 39 Road and 39 Drive, Woodside. Free. Part of Summer Sounds concert series. Info: nycgovparks.org.

Contemporary and American Songbook, by Wishing on Stars and Bethany Wild. Sun., Aug. 14, 4 p.m., Travers Park 78th St. Playstreet, between 34 Ave. and Northern Blvd., Jackson Heights. Free.

Info: 718-565-5344, jhbg.org.

THEATRE “Little Shop of Horrors,” the horror-comedy rock musical about a plant that eats people, by St. Gregory’s Theatre Group. Thru Sat., Aug. 13, 8 p.m.; Sun., Aug. 14, 2 p.m.; St. Gregory the Great

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

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

DANCE Dance at Socrates, with Gleich Dances and Greyzone with Kyle Marshall and Rebecca Kelly Ballet.

Sat., Aug. 13, 4-5:30 p.m., Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 956-1819, socratessculpturepark.org.

Alpha Omega Theatrical Dance Co., final day of Jamaica Dance Festival, Sat., Aug. 13, 7 p.m., Rufus King Park, Jamaica Ave. and 153 St. New performers each Sat. thru Aug. 13. Free. Info/tickets: (718) 6572605, thejamaicadancefestival.com.

SPECIAL EVENTS Tea Party-Slow Flow Performance, a demonstration putting a modern touch on traditional Asian tea culture, with workshop,

by Lin Ceramics Studio. Free gift to first 30 attendees. Sun., Aug. 14, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free. Info: (718) 5929700, queensmuseum.org, oliviasu@moc.gov.tw.

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Smiley Bag Portraits, with artist Nobutaka Aozaki drawing your likeness on the “Have a Nice Day” face on plastic shopping bags. Sat., Aug. 13, 1-3 p.m., Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

Sun., Aug. 14, 1-3 p.m., Corona Plaza, Roosevelt Ave. at National, 104 sts. Free. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org. continued on page 38

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clever creation.

Heading a talented cast are Paul Thomas, who makes for a sympathetic Seymour, and Deanna Mayo, who calls to mind Ellen Greene, who originated the role of Audrey.

Tony Chiarella is believable as shop owner Mr. Mushnick, while Joshua Blount is less than menacing a s Audrey’s sadistic dentist boyfriend.

Caitlin Calio, Kelly Connors and Erin Tappan sing well together as a trio that offers musical commentary on the action.

Carnell Angel (voice) and Will Frenzel (manipulation) bring the plant to Paul Thomas and Deanna Mayo, left, in “Little Shop of Horrors,” and Anthony Faubion, life while remaining unseen until the Angel Vail, Austin Auriemma and Jennifer Cove in “Grease.”

PHOTOS BY MARK LORD curtain calls.

In a variety of walk-on roles, Akeil Davis proves himself a resourceful character actor.

When: Aug. 10-13, 8 p.m.; When: Aug. 13, 8 p.m.; Aug. 14, 3 p.m.

Musical director Jon Riis leads the Aug. 14, 2 p.m.

Where: Community United Methodist efficient three-piece band; choreograWhere: St. Gregory the Great Church, Church, 75-27 Metropolitan pher Rickie Tice and costume designer 242-20 88 Ave., Bellerose Ave., Middle Village Marjorie Wilkerson are responsible for Tickets: $18; $15 seniors, students; Tickets: $18; $15 kids 12 and under the time-appropriate moves and $7 children.

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Nostalgia buffs can satisfy their thirst for a long-lost era with two productions that are bringing crowds to Queens theaters: “Little Shop of Horrors” is presented by the St. Gregory Theatre Group and “Grease” comes via the JC Players, with both running through Aug. 14.

“Little Shop,” an early work by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Howard Ashman, is set in the early ’60s, primarily in a floral shop on Skid Row, where an employee, Seymour Krelbourn, longing for a better life, is secretly in love with his co-worker, Audrey.

But this is no ordinary boy-meets-girl tale. The main attraction here is a strange plant that grows to a humongous size and, eventually, threatens all of humanity.

With its main stage auditorium under construction, SGTG offers the show in a new venue this summer, a smaller space that actually works in this show’s favor, giving it an intimate feel.

Director Kathy Rollo Ferrara takes advantage of the situation, utilizing every inch of set designer Todd Wilkerson’s

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Reflecting the sunset

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stark red Grosse has chosen for it. Closer inspection shows that the red ripples that Few places sound as inviting as a beach cover most of it trade places with curls of house at sunset, but how do you feel about snow white, and both of these are worn atop decaying shoreline military facilities — paint- the tags left by many visits from graffiti artists. The color commands the attention here ed to abstractly resemble a sunset?

“Rockaway!” by German artist Katharina first and foremost over form, even though it Grosse transforms a building at the edge of is the manner in which the red paint folds and Jacob Riis Beach and the Gateway National blends into the white that is reminiscent of Recreation Area at Fort Tilden into a work of the pink and red skies of sunset.

The paint continues on the interior and art by covering most of its surfaces in brilliant even covers the ceiling, roof and the rafters in swirls of red melding into white.

The aquatics building and many like it in between. Parts of these beams have colthe surrounding area were badly damaged lapsed inwards, and it appears the inside of during Hurricane Sandy, which accelerated the building has been cleaned out for this their decay after several decades of abandon- project, as mostly sand covers the floor, save ment. At the end of this year, following the for some debris in the overgrown back rooms.

The surreal image of the shockingly bright exhibition, the buildings will be demolished.

The structure is visible at least a mile in building has proven popular with Queens either direction down the shore thanks to the beachgoers, who flocked by the dozen during a recent Sunday scorcher; many struggled to keep others out of their selfies.

Indeed, there were at least two amateur photo shoots using the building as a When: Dawn to dusk, through Nov. 30 backdrop, and no fewer than six people Where: Shore Road, Fort Tilden, Rockaway inside the main room at any point.

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“Rockaway” puts the swirling reds and violets of a sunset onto a decaying building soon to be gone. PHOTOS BY NEIL CHIRAGDIN Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy, Central Park Conservancy, Rockaway Beach Surf Club and public agencies, “Rockaway!” is part of PS1’s continued presence in the neighborhood and programming with the alliance, which began in 2012 with organizing relief efforts following Hurricane Sandy and continued with the VW Dome 2 and a series of projects under the banner of “Rockaway!”

including ones by artists such as Patti Smith.

Grosse’s “Rockaway!” should prove a fanciful diversion for sunbaked visitors, and perhaps bring more attention to a community Q still recovering and working for renewal.

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For a display of elegant, vividly beautiful flowers check out the Queens Botanical Gardens third annual Taiwanese Orchid Show this weekend. You’ll feel like you’re in a lush jungle decked out with more than 250 orchids of chartreuse, fuchsia, violet, green, white and yellow, while enjoying classical Taiwanese folk music.

“Orchids are important in many many cultures and the symbolism is with the endless beauty of orchids that we can open up and unfold in our lives,” Susan Lacerte, the executive director of the Queens Botanical Garden, said. “They symbolize perfection, abundance, higher growth and prosperity.”

The diversity of orchids mirrors that of Flushing, Lacerte explained, as there are more than 26,000 orchid species, which is more

‘Taiwan: A World of Orchids’ When: Fri.-Sun., Aug. 12-14 Where: Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing Entry: Free with admission. queensbotanical.org

than twice the number of bird species, and four times the number of mammal species.

Meanwhile, nearly every nationality and about 200 languages are represented in Queens. While there are many types of orchids, primarily prized for their dramatic flowers, the family also includes vanilla, which goes by the scientific name Cattleya.

The exhibit focuses on Phalaenopsis, commonly known as “moth orchids.” Carl Linnaeus, the father of the scientific naming system, thought they looked like moths in flight.

Though they typically flower in winter or early spring, the ones on display come from United Orchids, a greenhouse in Middletown, NY, where they bloom year-round.

The event, organized in collaboration with Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York, celebrates the natural beauty and culture of Taiwan, the world’s largest orchid exporter.

“We’re delighted with this partnership that brings the beauty of Taiwan and the people right here all together at this oasis in Queens,” Lacerate said.

She explained that Flushing’s horticultural roots predate the American Revolution. The Prince Nursery was founded there in 1737 and received special protection during the war, as preserving plants for food and profit was crucial for survival.

The cultural connections between Flushing and Taiwan run deep, as Taiwan was the first country to break ground on a pavilion for the 1964-65 World’s Fair and shortly after, when immigration laws changed, an influx of Taiwanese immigrants made Flushing their home.

“It’s an exceptional partnership synergy,” Walter Sanchez, a member of the QBG advisory board, said. “The botanical garden is all about celebrating cultures through gardening, through flowers and through plants.”

Pauline Huang, the event organizer and a QBG trustee, said the worldwide popularity of orchids draws many residents and visitors to the garden. Last year more than 3,000 people attended the orchid show.

“Taiwan is not only good for plants, but for many things: the people, the culture, the arts,” Huang said.

Musicians Winnie Yang, Kevin Shue, Chieh-fan Yiu and Oliver Hsu will play folk music as a piano quartet. Their selections are popular tunes tied to everyday life in Taiwan, including one about hot rice dumplings.

Students from the Children’s Orchestra Society will also perform throughout the weekend.

Experts from the Long Island Orchid Society will be around to provide advice for caring for orchids. Orchids require good

Certain orchids reminded one key scientist of moths in flight. PHOTO BY LAURA A. SHEPARD drainage, as they typically grow epiphytically, meaning they grow suspended from rainforest canopies or along vines.

Orchids were once incredibly rare and valuable, attainable only by wealthy collectors or daring explorers, but thanks to modern horticultural practices, the orchids on sale in the gift shop range from $12.50 to $25.

The display orchids will also go on sale at the exhibit’s conclusion on Sunday evening.

Orchids are common in Taiwanese homes and often used as decorations for weddings and other celebrations, Huang said, mainly because they are elegant and believed to Q bring good luck.

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The borough president, who was a sponsor of the competition and has allocated $13 million to renovate the pavilion, added that the Parks Department has told her that lights will be placed on it within a year.

The winners of the competition — which was judged by a group that included architectural experts and policymakers — were announced on the day of the opening. A design called “Hanging Meadows” by Aidan Doyle and Sarah Wan, which envisions the pavilion as a base for a suspended green space, came in first place. The second-place design is

‘Pavilion Futures’ When: Through Aug. 28 Where: Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park Entry: Suggested $8; $4 for seniors; free for kids, NYC students (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org

“Civic Hub” by Javier Salinas, which shows it as a space to host public programming and community groups. And “Pavilion for the Community” by Rishi Kejrewal and Shaurya Sharma, which features solar panels and a children’s play area, came in third place.

Queens residents Alida Delaney and Cesar Juarez made “Pavilion Park,” the winning entry from “The World’s Borough.” Their collaboration shows the Tent of Tomorrow as a park with stadium seating and a stage.

“We were really inspired by the original structure. It was important to us to keep it intact as much as possible,” Delaney said. “One of our main focuses was to kind of have a continuation of the park and the surrounding environment, to keep that open flow. And hence, we removed the walls.”

“Coming up to the building, we noticed that it has such a nice oculus. It frames the sky, it looks upward. We wanted to invite people to come inside and view the sky, filter in from the park,” Juarez said. “So, taking away the first encounter with that wall will allow people

Visitors to the Queens Museum check out designs reimagining the Tent of Tomorrow, including “Pavilion Park,” right, by Alida Delaney and Cesar Juarez, the competition’s top Queens entry. On the cover: “Hanging Meadows,” the overall winner. PHOTOS BY RYAN BRADY to really filter in, come in, enjoy the park, enjoy their surroundings and to look up Q and look around.”

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Trip to Atlantic City, sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Lefferts-Liberty. Leaving Sat., Aug. 13, 8:30 a.m., from Queens County Savings Bank, 82-10 153 Ave., Lindenwood; going to Taj Mahal. Refreshments, movie, raffles on bus. $45; $35 cash back. Info: John, (347) 730-9638; Marie, (347) 255-2450. ¡Oye Corona!, cultural celebration, with pop-up reading room, art workshop, DJ and more, all at different times. Sat., Aug. 13, 3-7 p.m., Corona Plaza, Roosevelt Ave. at National, 104 sts. Free.

New event last Sat. each month thru summer.

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Celebration of the life and art of Nikos BelJon, the mid-20th century metal muralist, with talk by Brittany Reilly of Design Nation, presentation of one of Bel-Jon’s early works by his family. Sat., Aug. 13, 2 p.m., Maple Grove Cemetery Celebration Hall, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. Free. Reservations (req’d): (347) 8786614. Info: friendsofmaplegrove.org.

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Book signing for “Red September,” a comingof-age novel about a young woman growing up on a Caribbean island, by Marita Berry, with reading and discussion. Sun., Aug. 14, 1 p.m., Lewis H. Latimer House Museum, 34-41 137 St., Flushing.

Free. Info: (718) 961-8585, latimernow.org.

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CLASSES NYS Safe Boating Class, taught by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary instructors from Flotilla 12-01.

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WORKSHOPS Resume assistance, with one-on-one sessions with volunteers, creation of a LinkedIn profile, pro photographer to take LinkedIn photo, by City Mission. Sat., Aug. 13, 20, 1-4 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church, 84-07 Broadway, Elmhurst.

Appointment preferred, no guarantees for walkins. Free. Info: facebook.com/citymissionnyc.

Make your own wind chime, using found objects, led by artist Skip LaPlante. Sun., Aug. 14, 2-3:30 p.m. for families and kids over 7; 4-5:30 p.m. for adults, Flushing Town Hall, 13735 Northern Blvd. $10. Info/RSVP: (718) 4637700, flushingtownhall.org.

AUDITIONS Queens College Choral Society, a community group for all ages performing Beethoven’s 9th Symphony and more in Dec. Auditions by appointment only: Wed., Aug. 24, 6-9 p.m.; Aug. 31, 6-7:15 p.m.; Sept. 7, 6-7:15 p.m., LeFrak Concert Hall, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing (Reeves Ave. side). Info: musicdirector@qccsny.org, ejharpist@aol.com.

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“Grease,” which at one time held the record as the longest-running show in Broadway history, dips a little further back in time to depict the teenage lifestyle of the ’50s, focusing on the romantic attraction between Danny, leader of a greaser gang, and Sandy, an unusually wholesome young lady.

The version presented by the JC Players, a hybrid that combines elements of the stage production and the better-known and wildly popular screen adaptation, is slow to get started, with short scenes and frequent blackouts that affect the pacing.

The show picks up speed with an energetic “Greased Lightnin’,” the guys’ paean to a hunk-a-junk of a car, and comes on strongest with the second act opener, “Shakin’ at the High School Hop,” a rousing production number.

The cast is, on the whole, mature to be playing high schoolers, but everyone on stage is game.

Austin Auriemma exudes self-confidence as Danny and Jennifer Cove sings sweetly as Sandy. Anthony Faubion brings

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PRO TOUCH CONSTRUCTION SERVICES Start The Summer Off Right With a Woman’s Touch 25 Years Experience In Renovation

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CERTIFIED TEACHER IN (B-2) NEEDED for Queens Childcare Center $45,000 - $50,000 yearly and $10/hr as P/T (12-6) for an assistant Call 646-670-7582 or Send resume:

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1 (888) 595-3282 X-28 TLC LICENSED DRIVERS WANTED FOR CAR SERVICE IN REGO PARK IMMEDIATE CASH MUST HAVE TLC LICENSE CASH PAID DAILY DAY & NIGHT SHIFTS DRIVE OUR HOUSE CARS MINIMUM 3 YRS EXPERIENCE OR MORE RETIREES WELCOME Call 718-490-3064 or 718-459-0314

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OFFICE HELP WANTED for filing, phones, light data entry. Will Train!! $500 per week, Medical, Dental, 401K. Unlimited overtime.

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Start at $22.57* (Bus), $19.70* (Van) Equal Opportunity Employer Free CDL Training 5 to 7 Hrs. per day Guaranteed FULL BENEFIT PACKAGE

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VALET DRIVERS WANTED Queens Catering Hall NOW HIRING! Must be 18 years of age, must be legally employable and must have a clean driver’s license.

Email information to

info@villarussocatering.com Caretaker—Live-in or Live-out PT fit women to care for 9 yr old nonambulatory disabled girl in Queens for night shifts $10 hr. Gary at 917-916-4681 or gavriael@aol.com

Help Wanted

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Housekeeping & Nursery Positions Available!

Please email resume to: goldsgym.howardbeach@gmail.com or fill out application on site.

PLEASE CALL LORI, 718-324-4330. I PAY THE BEST, MOST HONEST PRICES FOR ESTATES, FURNITURE, CHANDELIERS, LAMPS, COSTUME JEWELRY, WATCHES (WORKING OR NOT WORKING), FURS, COINS, POCKETBOOKS, CHINA, VASES, GLASSWARE, STERLING SILVERWARE, FIGURINES, CANDLESTICKS, PAINTINGS, PRINTS, RUGS, PIANOS, GUITARS, VIOLINS, FLUTES, TAG SALES, CLEANOUTS, CARS

P/T assistant needed to work with patients & front desk.

8:30am-1:30pm on Mondays, 2:30pm-7:30pm on Tuesdays, for busy Chiropractic Office in Howard Beach. Willing to train the right person. Call 718-848-1575 Mon-Thurs, betw 10:00am & 12:00pm only.

Cars Wanted

Cars Wanted

Garage/Yard Sales

Tow Truck Drivers needed, F/T & P/T, new equipment, salary and/ or commission. Call Jay, Howard Beach/Rockwood Park, Sat 8/13, 9:00-2:00, 160-49 97 St. 917-579-3190 Rain date Sat 8/20. Too much to Hunting, our hunters will pay top $$$ to hunt your land. Call for a mention! free base camp leasing info packet Old Howard Beach, Sat 8/13, & quote. 1-866-309-1507 Certified Teacher will tutor in 9:00am, 162-12 95 St. Moving www.BaseCampLeasing.com Math, Science, Reading & SATs, sale, contents of house must go! very reasonable, 718-763-6524 Old Howard Beach, Sun 8/14, Ph.D. provides Outstanding 9:00-2:00, 159-11 96 St. Tutoring in Math, English, Special Household items, clothing, some111 Basi LLC Arts of Org Exams. All levels. Study skills thing for everyone! filed with Secy. of State taught. 718-767-0233 S Ozone Park, Sun 8/14, 9:30am, of NY (SSNY) on 5/12/16.

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Tutoring

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Cars Wanted

SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to Steven P. Sanders, Howard Beach, Sat 8/13, 166-25 Powells Cove Blvd.

Merchandise For Sale Old 9:00am, 162-12 95 St. Huge sup- Apt 9F, Whitestone, NY KILL BED BUGS & THEIR EGGS- ply of plumbing equipment, com- 11357. Purpose: General.

Donate your car to Wheels For Wishes, benefiting Make-A-Wish.

We offer free towing and your INDOOR SALE! Howard Beach/ donation is 100% tax deductible.

Lindenwood, Sat 8/13 & Sun Call (855) 376-9474 8/14, 10am-5pm, 156-32 76 St.

Moving Sales

Buy Harris Bed-Bug Killer/Kit Complete Treatment System.

Available: Hardware Stores. The Home Depot, homedepot.com

Merchandise Wanted

pany going out of business.

Ozone Park, private moving sale, Sat 8/13 & Sun 8/14, 11:00-6:00, everything under $10.00 except furniture. Call for address, 718-986-0912 FINAL WEEKEND!

CASH FOR DIABETIC TEST STRIPS. Up to $35/Box! Sealed & Unexpired. Payment made SAME ESTATE AUCTION, Jamaica, Sat DAY. Highest prices paid! Call 8/13, 81-23 189 St. Google: JENNI Today! 800-413-3479 Auctions by Wendy www.Cash For Your TestStrips.com

Estate Sales

LOOKING TO BUY Estates, gold, costume jewelry, old & mod furn, records, silver, coins, art, toys, oriental items. Call George, 718-386-1104 or 917-775-3048

Classified Ad Deadline is 12 Noon Subscriptions are only $19 for a on Tuesday for Thursday’s paper. full year!!! Call 718-205-8000

Services

Responsible, honest, reliable cleaning lady. I will clean your apt or house. I have exp. Call anytime, 718-460-6779 Call 718-205-8000 to place your classified ad NOW!

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

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

Purpose: any lawful activities.

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

Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

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

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 142-30 ROOSEVELT AVE 2FL FLUSHING, NY 11354.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose

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Notice of Formation of EVSS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/24/2016. Office location is Queens County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to C/O United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Invesmart LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/28/16.

Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to Meng Li and Yan Li, 15439 59th Ave, Flushing, NY 11355.

Purpose: General.

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 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.

The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid One MetroTech Center Brooklyn, New York 11201

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF QUEENS. Index No.: 6246/2012 M & T BANK s/b/m MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY, Plaintiff, Against JOUNG SUK SHIN

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

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

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

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

Purpose: any lawful activities.

a/k/a JOUNG S. SHIN, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated 4 /11/ 2016 and entered thereafter in the Queens County Clerk’s Office, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Queens County Supreme Court, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY in Courtroom #25 on 8/19/2016 at 10:00 am, premises known as 83-84 Dana Court, Middle Village, NY 11379, and described as follows: ALL that tract or parcel of land, situate in the Borough of Queens, County of Queens, State of New York, and designated on the tax maps of the Queens County Treasurer as Block 3000 and Lot 14.

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

Notice is hereby given that a License, number 1296346 for an On-Premises Liquor License has been applied for by L’CALA BAR LOUNGE CORP., the undersigned to sell alcoholic beverages at retail in Bar/Lounge under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 33-02 36th Avenue, Astoria, NY, 11106 for On-Premises consumption.

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: MURPHY’S RETREAT, LLC – Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on July 22, 2016. Office location: Queens County. SSNY Designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 36 Point Breeze Avenue, Breezy Point, New York, 11697.

Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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

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

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

PR Professional Home Improvement LLC Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/29/16.

Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to The Limited Liability Company, 93-23 202nd Street, Hollis, NY 11423. Purpose: General.

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Summons and notice of object of action Supreme Court of the state of New York County of Queens.

Action to foreclose a mortgage. Index #: 713174/2015. Mortgaged premises: 116-19 141st Street Jamaica, NY 11436 Bl #: 11999 - 20. HSBC bank USA, national association as trustee for Ellington trust series 2007-2. Plaintiff Vs Pampata Cato as heir to the estate of Millicent Cato and as administratrix of the estate of Millicent Cato, Ayodeji Cato as heir to the estate of Millicent Cato if living, and if he/she be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated are unknown to plaintiff, Owen Cato as heir to the estate of Millicent Cato if living, and if he/ she be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated are unknown to plaintiff, Nyasanu Cato as heir to the estate of Millicent Cato, people of the state of new york, city register of the city of New York, queens county, capital one, n.a. Successor by merger to north fork bank successor by merger to Extebank fka bank of Suffolk county, Jamaica division of neighborhood housing services of NYC, Inc., Capitol Discount Corp, New York City Parking Violations Bureau, New York City Environmental Control Board, Empire Portfolios Inc., New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Onemain Financial, Inc. Fka Citifinancial fka the associates fka Avco Financial Services, Inc. Fka Avco Security Corp., United States of America Acting through the IRS, John doe (being fictitious, the names unknown to plaintiff intended to be tenants, occupants, persons or corporations having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the property described in the complaint or their heirs at law, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, assignees, creditors or successors.) Defendant(s). To the above named defendant: You are hereby summoned to answer the complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the state of new york). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. The attorney for plaintiff has an office for business in the county of erie. Trial to be held in the county of queens. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the mortgaged premises. To Ayodeji Cato, Owen Cato defendants in this action. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of hon. Carmen r. Velasquez of the supreme court of the state of New York, dated the twenty-seventh day of July, 2016 and filed with the complaint in the office of the clerk of the county of queens, in the city of Jamaica. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by mortgage electronic registration systems, Inc. Dated the January 2, 2007, to secure the sum of $327,000.00 and recorded at instrument no. CRFN 2007000085062 in the office of the queens county clerk, on the February 13, 2007; said mortgage is to be assigned by an assignment to be recorded in the office of the queens county clerk. The property in question is described as follows: 116-19 141st street, Jamaica, NY 11436. Notice. You are in danger of losing your home If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. You must respond by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the plaintiff (mortgage company) and filing the answer with the court. Dated: July 28, 2016. Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney(s) for plaintiff(s) 1775 Wehrle Drive, suite 100, Williamsville, NY 14221. The law firm of Gross Polowy, LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Plaintiff designates QUEENS as the place of trial situs of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 9410 FORBELL STREET, OZONE PARK, NY 11416 Block: 8995 Lot: 9 INDEX NO. 702752/2016 CITIBANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. JOSE SORIANO, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ROSEMARY MINENA SORIANO; JOHN MINENA, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ROSEMARY MINENA SORIANO; MARY MINENA COLLADO, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ROSEMARY MINENA SORIANO; LINDA MINENA, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ROSEMARY MINENA SORIANO; WENDI-ANN SCHWALBACK, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ROSEMARY MINENA SORIANO, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. To the above named Defendants: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $544,185.00 and interest, recorded on October 15, 2007, at Instrument number 2007000498720, of the Public Records of QUEENS County, New York, covering premises known as 9410 FORBELL STREET, OZONE PARK, NY 11416. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND

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Professional tennis’ return to the venue brings the relic full circle

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

In just three years, the refurbished Forest Hills Stadium has managed to attract music megastars like the Who, Bob Dylan, Dolly Parton, Paul Simon and Van Morrison — along with tens of thousands of fans — to the idyllic neighborhood.

And while the venue’s speedy transformation from an abandoned sports arena to a popular concert hall has been a blessing beyond anyone’s wildest dreams, according to West Side Tennis Club President Angela Martin, something has always been missing.

Professional tennis.

“It’s what we’ve talked about for ages and ages,” Martin told the Chronicle in a Monday interview. “It was always, ‘Wouldn’t it be nice?’ But to finally have it happen, the members are ecstatic.”

Home to the US Open from 1924 until 1977, the Forest Hills Stadium is one of the sport’s most hallowed grounds.

On that very court, Arthur Ashe became the first African-American player to win the nation’s most prestigious tennis tournament.

All four of tennis icon Billie Jean King’s US Open victories were won at the Central Queens venue. Jimmy Connors bested everybody there in 1974, capping off one of the greatest seasons in tennis history.

While major tennis tournaments have been played at the club ever since the US Open left for Flushing Meadows Corona Park in 1978, the stadium itself slowly started losing its shine.

After two more decades of hosting concerts, the then-crumbing venue was essentially abandoned in the mid 1990s, but the return of music in 2013 re-established the

Tennis has finally returned to Forest Hills Stadium after years of inactivity. West Side Tennis Club officials say the presence of some of the sport’s greats like Andy Roddick and Billie Jean King PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA has created a palpable buzz throughout its members. new look stadium as one of the city’s premiere entertainment halls, lauded by the media and many in the neighborhood.

But it’s this month’s arrival of the New York Empire — Mylan World Team Tennis’ newest team — that truly represents the stadium’s rebirth as a tennis stadium first and foremost, according to Martin.

“We are a tennis club. It’s wonderful that we have the concerts but we are a tennis club at heart,” she said. “It’s so nice when you honor something that was built nearly

100 years ago, allowing to be a part of what and who you are.”

The New York Empire, coached by Patrick McEnroe — the brother of legendary player John McEnroe — and led by former superstar Andy Roddick, began play on July 31, squaring off against tennis great Martina Hingis and the Washington Kastles.

Aug. 1 saw the Empire take on Caroline Wozniacki, one of the best female players in the world, and the Philadelphia Freedoms, with play continuing at the stadium

on Aug. 3 and Aug. 9.

The final two matches in Forest Hills are slated for tonight, Thursday, and Friday, with the former being “Salute to Strong Women Night,” featuring speeches by Billie Jean King, Olympic gold medalist figure skater Sarah Hughes and other sports stars.

The World Team Tennis finals will be played at the stadium on Aug. 26 at 5 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN2.

Martin said the West Side Tennis Club’s members are overjoyed at having legends like King and Roddick grace the grounds they use every day.

“They’re playing in our home,” she said.

“This is our home and people are coming to play in our home. It’s such a wonderful feeling.”

WSTC General Manager Mario DiPreta said in a Tuesday interview the buzz surrounding the return of tennis has been palpable.

“It’s great to see the club alive like this,” DiPreta said. “Club membership is up. We don’t know if this is the exact reason but it looks like this is the place people want to be.

You want to be at the home of tennis.”

That feeling has been four years in the making, Martin said, noting that plans to bring professional tennis back to the stadium had been in the works a year before Mumford & Sons played the inaugural concert there in 2013.

After debating whether to raze the stadium in favor of condominiums for years, negotiations began in 2012, with the official announcement coming earlier this year.

“It’s just magical,” DiPreta said. “This is hallowed grounds. You’re walking on histoQ ry every step you take.”

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Forest Hills Stadium: finally whole again

Design for Triborough Playground C finalized Procurement set for January 2017 our community. We look forward to enjoying the improved basketball court and the brand new dog run,” Astoria Dog Owners Association Chairman Robert Kirby, Borough President Melinda Katz, state Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria), Constantinides, Community Board 1 Chairman Joseph Risi and the Old Astoria Neighborhood Association Vice President Kevin Hernandez said in a prepared statement.

“The innovative design includes a variety of play areas for dogs, a new color scheme with a dog bone focal point, and an improved basketball court. We’re pleased with the design plans and look forward to an on-time completion of this communityawaited capital project.”

The project, which will feature the first designated dog run in Astoria, is set to go into procurement next January, according to Constantinides’ office. The year-long construction process for the project is tentativeQ ly scheduled to begin next summer.

The design plans for Triborough Playground C in Astoria has been finalized. The project, which is scheduled to go into procurement in January, will include the first designated dog run in the PHOTO COURTESY NYC COUNCIL neighborhood.

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The renovation design plans for Triborough Playground C in Astoria have been finalized, according to the office of Councilman Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria).

The project, which was a winning participatory budgeting proposal, has a spray fire hydrant feature, a variety of rocky mounds and different play areas for dogs. The play areas, one of which is for large dogs with another for small dogs, will be separated.

There will also be a water source for a hose hook-up to support cleaning maintenance and a locker for supply storage, as well as a new bright color scheme with a dog bone-shaped focal point and new seat benching.

Triborough Playground C’s basketball area is set to receive new seating, new hoops and rims as well as improved court paint markings. It will be separated from the dog run area by a tall fence.

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Social Security finds a big new home in Queens

Cespedes mishandled

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

It was 50 years ago this month that the U.S. Social Security Administration left its home of many years at 250 Hudson St. in Manhattan and moved to Corona with its 2,500 employees.

Sam LeFrak, of the LeFrak Organization, usually identified with apartment houses, built the first large-scale federal building in Queens at 96-05 Horace Harding Expressway in the summer of 1966.

Designed by architect Jack Brown (19252007) of Whitestone, longtime apartment house architect for LeFrak, the six-story buff-colored brick building was to harmonize with the LeFrak City apartment towers.

Set back 12 feet from the sidewalk, with 7-foot strip windows wrapping around the entire building on all floors, the centrally air-conditioned structure contained 250,000 square feet of usable space with floors of 40,000 square feet apiece.

Four self-service elevators and a freight elevator were complemented by two spare elevator shafts. The building allowed for the addition of two floors, which were anticipat-

The Social Security Administration comes to Queens, 96-05 Horace Harding Expressway, Corona, July 1966. ed with the liberalization of Social Security in 1965 to cover more groups and raise the age limit for dependent children from 18 to 21. They were never built, but with the explosion of Social Security benefits, Queens now has three offices — Rego Park, Flushing and Jackson Heights.

This grand structure has been leased by the Department of Environmental Protection. Public records show that since 1999 it has been owned by LSS Leasing Corp., which may or may not be connected with the Q LeFrak Organziation.

CENTURY 21 AMIABLE II

by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson has been a forthright guy. At press conferences he shows a self-deprecating sense of humor and frequently admits the team’s foibles, such as the chronic failure to get a hit with men on base, which drives both him and the fan base crazy.

Last week Alderson issued a mea culpa for a serious blunder: how the Mets mishandled Yoenis Cespedes’ quadriceps injury. Cespedes pulled a muscle tracking down a fly ball against the Washington Nationals at Citi Field just before the All-Star break. He was forced to miss the All-Star Game in San Diego where he was slated to be the starting centerfielder but the Mets did not place him on the disabled list.

Since Yoenis is the big bopper in their lineup, the Mets were feverishly hoping that day-today rest would solve the problem instead of losing him for 15, days which would happen if they had to place him on the DL. In fairness to the Mets, I watched him effortlessly hit ball after ball out of Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia during batting practice the first game back from the All-Star Game break.

He told me in Spanish that while he wasn’t playing that night, he was feeling better.

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pedes downplayed his discomfort. He did not give up his daily golf game, which in all likelihood did not further aggravate his quad injury despite the outcry it created in many quarters. It may, however, have fooled Mets execs into thinking he was feeling close to 100 percent.

Playing golf or hitting baseballs does not use the same leg muscles as running, and that was the problem. The Mets tried to reduce the pressure on Cespedes by moving him out of centerfield into one of the corner outfield slots so that he would have less ground to cover. Mets Manager Terry Collins wisely kept him out of the lineup for some games to provide more rest.

Alas, nothing was helping.

On July 31, following the passing of the trade deadline, Alderson met with the media, at which time he admitted that he should have placed him on the DL but was reluctant to do so since the Mets lineup was performing so feebly.

While I am sure Sandy wasn’t being Machiavellian, he decided to put Cespedes on the DL a few days after he acquired power hitter Jay Bruce from the Cincinnati Reds. Also helping matters was the fact that backup centerfielder Alejandro de Aza, whom he signed as a free agent during the off-season, had started playing very well after looking like a complete bust for Q the first half of the season.

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HOWARD BEACH ROCKWOOD PARK Ranch Huge 80x100 corner, radiant heat, 8 rms, new heat & hotwater, 3 BRs, den, sunroom, 2 car garage, just painted. One of a kind home!

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METICULOUS. MINT HI-RANCH.

40 x 100 LOT. 4 BRs, 2½ baths, private driveway, can accommodate 3 cars.

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Asking $419K

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HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK Brick custom Colonial on 45x100 lot, top floor features 4 BR, 2 full baths, master is huge with walk-in closet and master bath with Jacuzzi, terrace overlooking yard. 1st floor large formal dining room, mint kitchen, granite countertops, cherry wood cabinets, subzero frig, S.S. appliances. Full fin. bsmnt, magnificent yard with in-ground pool

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69x155, 4 lots altogether .......................................Asking $129K

• 80x100 LAND (Waterfront Property) ............Asking $390K

HOWARD BEACH/LINDENWOOD Co-ops & Condos • High-Rise Co-op – 1 BR, needs TLC ................ Asking $99,999 • 1 Bedroom Co-op in High-Rise – Very large living room and bedroom.............................................................. Asking $103K

Asking $689K

COMMERCIAL RENTAL Howard Beach/Rockwood Park • 1400 sq. feet, open area w/ 2 baths. Available now ...... $ 2,500

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Large Ranch (65x27 on 80x100 lot) 3 lg BRs/2 full baths, living room, large dining room, new roof, new appliances, beautiful hardwood floors, lg full bsmnt, pvt driveway. Owner motivated.

Asking $679K

Semi-detached 2 family, 3 BRs over 3 BRs, 1 full bath on each floor, hardwood floors, private driveway in front, large full basement, 2 new gas boilers and 2 new hot water heaters

Asking $739K

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CharmIng Cape on 50x100 lot, featuring a large back sun porch, 4 BRs, 2 baths, IGS, new boiler & water heater.

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HOWARD BEACH/ HAMILTON BEACH • Large Waterfront Property, Located on canal, property is

Colonial/stucco corner, 1 family on 100x40 lot.

Setup now is doctor’s office on 1st floor – 4 exam rooms + reception area, 2nd floor – 2 Bedroom apt + extra room + 3.5 baths, private driveway, CAC.

and dining area – 4 bedrooms/2 full baths – Huge family room, full finished bsmnt, paved yard with above ground pool

With updated kitchen, 4 BRs, 2 full baths, screened-in sunroom, large deck off DR to an in-ground pool, fin bsmnt, windows are 8 years old.

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RICHMOND HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK Very well maintained split-level home, spacious HILL NORTH kitchen with large island, large open living room

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Legal 2 family on 45x99 – 6 over 6 –open floor plan, formal LR & DR on each floor. Full unfinished-highceiling bsmnt with sep. entrance, new hot water heater/ boiler/electric panel/ waterproofed, PVC fence & skylight.

(Corner) Top floor unit, skylight in kitchen, 2 large balconies – one overlooking courtyard, updated kitchen and bath, garage, private driveway, low maintenance.

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MINT, DETACHED 2 FAMILY Being used as a 1 family, 3 bedrooms/2 baths, 20x100

HIGH RANCH.

EVERYTHING NEW: Insulation, Sheetrock, doors, walls, electric, plumbing, moldings, floors, condenser, hot water tank, humidifier, in-wall wiring, HDMI cable, alarm system w/ cameras, Venetian plaster, marble & granite throughout, brand new 12'x18' Agpool, new Andersen windows, wood floors throughout, sliding doors to yard.

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