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THE LONG GOODBYE • Queens reacts to Cuomo’s fall • Kim demands accountability • Who might run next?

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Plagued by a sexual harassment scandal, Gov. Cuomo announced on Tuesday that he will be leaving office in two weeks, setting up Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul to become New York State’s first female governor.

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Vaccine is the ‘Key to NYC’: small biz owners Many think proof of shot will lead to health and economic recovery

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tarting Monday, everyone is getting carded.

Mayor de Blasio’s latest initiative requires proof of vaccination to get into a variety of indoor public spaces, such as restaurants, gyms and performance venues.

Customers and workers need proof of at least once inoculation shot to be inside, the new mandate outlines. The move, which de Blasio dubbed the “Key to NYC Pass,” is an aggressive switch from the mayor’s previous incentives, which included free museum tickets, free meals and even $100 payments.

“If you want to participate in our society fully, you’ve got to get vaccinated,” de Blasio said Aug 3. “It’s time.”

According to city Department of Health data, about 73.2 percent of all New York City adults have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. Children under the age of 12, who are not eligible to get the shot, are exempt from the new mandate and will be allowed entry into restaurants, gyms, performance venues and more without proof. De Blasio said he expects kids from 5 to 11 to become eligible in the next few months.

That leaves just 26.8 percent of the New York City population, as well as the fluctu-

The “Key to NYC Pass” will require proof of vaccination, either digital or by the original card, to be provided in exchange for admission to restaurants, theaters, gyms and more in New York City FILE PHOTO BY CAPTAIN MARK GETMAN / NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD / FLICKR starting Monday. ating rate of tourists, who would be barred from indoor businesses beginning Aug. 16.

The number is low enough that the mandate doesn’t worry many business owners.

Plenty are actually hopeful that placing restrictions will finally force people into getting the vaccine.

“It’s a draconian measure that has to be

taken,” said Carl Clay, the founder of the Black Spectrum Theatre Co. The St. Albans venue had self-imposed the rule on its workers and customers over a month ago because it was the “right thing to do.”

“Did anybody have a problem? Not at all,” Clay continued. “I think to anybody who has any sense of what’s going on

around them it makes sense.”

Clay equated proof of vaccination to having a driver’s license. You can drive on the road if you have one, but you can’t sit in the driver’s seat without one.

Other business owners believe the mandate may actually result in an increase in business — according to already established Covid-19 guidelines, social distancing within a venue can be eliminated if all customers and workers are vaccinated.

Theoretically, Annette Runcie said, restaurateurs can boost sales by packing their space with vaccinated customers rather than by catering to those who are not.

“There’s a lot of people who told me they won’t be comfortable coming out because the infection rate is increasing, so this will make them feel more secure,” said Runcie, who owns Pa-Nash Eurosoul in Rosedale.

As Delta variant rates rise across the country, another restaurant shutdown is at the top of Runcie’s mind. The new guidelines could prevent that from happening, she noted, which would save her restaurant more revenue than packing unvaccinated customers inside could.

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Slow rent relief raises alarms for advocates Lawmakers, community orgs press OTDA on application glitches, delays

by Max Parrott Associate Editor

In early April state lawmakers approved a rent relief program aimed at helping tens of thousands of New Yorkers, both tenants and landlords, to prevent renters who fell behind during the pandemic from avoiding eviction and massive debt.

The state allotted $2.6 billion — the majority of which comes from federal pandemic relief packages — for the program to be disbursed by the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, an agency that has come under scrutiny for delays in getting the funding out to landlords.

Part of that funding for the project, named the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, went toward outreach efforts through community-based organizations, like Chhaya CDC, a Queens-based group that advocates for South Asian and Indo-Caribbean communities. In addition to the agency’s drawn-out progress in getting out the funding, advocates have said that persistent technical glitches have held up the tenant side of the application process as well.

Rima Begum, a Chhaya housing organizer who has been providing application assistance, told the Chronicle that major problems with the communities she’s serving stem from language access and the lack of a function that would allow applicants to save their progress — a flaw the OTDA said Tuesday that it had fixed, but only after over 150,000 applications had already come in.

Begum said that the save function is cru-

The state’s rent relief application has run into technical glitches and slow turnaround. cial for immigrant communities facing application translation difficulties, who often don’t have all the correct documentation on the first attempt to fill out the application.

That design flaw added to the frustration of persistent website crashes during the peak hours of activity, Begum said. The obstacles have held up tenants in their mad dash to get their applications in and ease their anxiety over being evicted.

At the behest of advocates like Chhaya, the Legislature designed the program so

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those who are still awaiting an agency response or funding cannot be legally evicted. At a state Assembly hearing over concerns with ERAP on Tuesday, Ellen Davidson, a Legal Aid staffer, testified that in New York City, where the right to legal counsel in housing court is guaranteed, the program’s eviction rule should successfully hold up in practice.

But for those caught in application pitfalls, the struggle continues. Nearly three months after the online application went live, Chhaya

received its first response from the OTDA on Tuesday out of 87 completed ERAP applications for tenants and two for landlords.

Another 125 of the 212 applicants that the advocates have begun to assist with need to finish their ERAP applications.

Assembymember Jessica González-Rojas (D-East Elmhurst) pointed out in the hearing that OTDA’s use of Google Translate in the multilingual materials on the website does not provide an accurate translation.

Applications are available online in nine languages: English, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Haitian-Creole, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Yiddish, but the site’s FAQs, which contained critical directions to filling out the application, were not properly translated.

OTDA Commissioner Michael Hein responded that the materials have recently been correctly translated into those languages.

But the lags in the OTDA could result in much bigger systemic problems for the agency, the hearing revealed.

As of Monday ERAP said it had paid out nearly $100 million to landlords on behalf of about 7,000 households — a small portion of the 158,000 applications the state has received. Federal guidelines dictate that states will have some of their rent assistance funding clawed back if they do not administer 65 percent of the money by Sept. 30.

“I don’t know how in God’s name you’re going to get there,” said Assemblymember Michael Lawler (D-Rockland County).

“We are very confident that we will be Q there,” Hein responded.

Queens Resorts World opens Hyatt

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Resor ts World New York City off icially opened the Hyatt Regency JFK Airport hotel to guests last Friday.

The ribbon cutting for the new hotel featured executives from Genting, which owns the hotel and casino, and Hyatt, as well as elected officials and community leaders.

“We are excited to debut the Hyatt Regency JFK Airport at Resorts World New York and invite guests to experience our intuitive hospitality as they relax and recharge after a day of gaming, dining and entertainment,” said Brian Reynolds, senior vice president of Resorts World NYC. The Genting Group made waves when it made clear last year that it planned to push ahead with its plans to open a $400 million, 400-room hotel at the Queens Resorts World location while the hotel industry was in the middle of a bleak market outlook at the apex of the pandemic.

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards

called the opening a huge step forward in Queens’ comeback.

“We couldn’t be more excited to welcome the world-class Hyatt at Resorts World NYC — as well as the job opportunities it’s created — to The World’s Borough. Further proof that Queens is open for business and leading the way,” he tweeted.

According to Resorts World, the development brings the racino’s total investment in its New York City location to over $1.1 billion.

The hotel also features the Sugar Factory Restaurant, a café and sweet shop, which is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and is known for its milkshakes and old-fashioned sundaes. Its grand opening on Aug. 15 will feature DJ Pauly D, reality star of MTV’s “Jersey Shore.”

The hotel’s amenities include a fitness center, conference and meeting spaces and additional gaming areas. The centerpiece of the property is a grand lobby that connects the hotel with the Q casino.

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Now, in Howard Beach, NY, one doctor is helping local residents with knee pain live more active, pain-free lives.

Living with knee pain can feel like a crippling experience.

Let’s face it, your knees aren’t as young as you used to be, and playing with the kids or grandkids isn’t any easier either. Maybe your knee pain keeps you from walking short distances or playing golf like you used to.

Nothing’s worse than feeling great mentally, but physically feeling held back from life because your knees hurt and the pain just won’t go away!

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New research in a treatment called Class IV Laser Therapy is having a profound effect on patients suffering with knee pain. Unlike the cutting type of laser seen in movies and used in medical procedures, the Class IV therapeutic laser penetrates the surface of the skin with no heating effect or damage.

Laser Therapy has been tested for 40 years, had over 2000 papers published on it, and has been shown to aid in damaged tissue regeneration, decrease inflammation, relieve pain and boost the immune system. This means that there is a good chance cold laser therapy could be your knee pain solution, allowing you to live a more active lifestyle.

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Some city schools to ditch 3-foot guidance Principals warn that certain buildings will not be able to accommodate

by Max Parrott Associate Editor

Last Thursday, Councilman Mark Tryeger (D-Brooklyn), chairman of the Education Committee, posted a n email t hat a New Yo r k Cit y pr i ncipals u nion sent out to its members telli ng them that the Depa r t ment of Education recognizes that social distancing may not be possible in some schools.

The city DOE said that all schools will follow the CDC’s 3-foot social disThe e m a i l tancing recommendation “when possible.”

FILE PHOTO ref lects a reality that principals are struggling to balance a have reportedly been raising the issue of full school system reopening with the social distancing as a persistent challenge advice of federal social distancing guide- since June.

The DOE has maintained that it continues lines. In boroughs like Queens, which contain some of the city’s most overcrowded to develop unique plans individually taischools, the challenge remains especially lored to each school’s unique space requirement to allow the safe accommodation of all acute.

With only five weeks until students students. Those workarounds involve makreturn to classrooms, what social distancing ing cafeteria and meal service flexible in looks like from school to school remains order to make the space available at various one of several lingering questions in terms points during the day or utilizing outdoor of the health and safety protocols of the space, similar to what many schools had to do to prepare for last fall’s reopening. city’s full return to school buildings.

Reporting from June pegged the number The CDC guidelines for opening K-12 schools recommend maintaining at least 3 of schools classified as Tier 1, or those in feet of distance between students as well as the most dire need of additional space, at staff, but it stops short of making it a 76. Last week class size advocate Leonie requirement, emphasizing that a safe Haimson released a confidentially obtained return to in-person learning, like the one list of the city’s Tier 1 schools that places that the city DOE is embarking on for this 32 of them in Queens, more than any other borough. fall, is a priority.

A DOE spokesperson said that the data “When it is not possible to maintain a physical distance of at least 3 feet, such as has not been verified by the agency but when schools cannot fully reopen while added that it seemed to be f rom two maintaining these distances, it is especially months ago.

United Federation of Teachers President important to layer multiple other prevention strategies, such as screening testing,” Michael Mulgrew, heard in a recording of the UFT delegate assembly on Aug. 3, said the guidance reads.

While Treyger suggested that the princi- the last he had heard from the DOE’s report pals union memo to be an indication that was that it had been able to maintain 3 feet they are planning to “detach” from CDC of social distancing for all but 50 schools guidance, the DOE would disagree. The citywide. Mulgrew added that he was skepDOE has said that it plans to follow the tical of that figure.

For its part the DOE has put together a 3-foot guidance where possible, but in full “space planning team,” a group designated accordance with the latest CDC advice.

“We look forward to having all of our with the task of ensuring each school in the students back in buildings this fall. All our city has enough space to fully reopen in Sepschools will safely serve every student in tember. The team has been meeting with accordance with current CDC guidance,” school leaders since May, the department said, and is in the process of doing walksaid DOE spokesperson Nathaniel Stuyer.

Whether or not the school system’s plan throughs with principals to provide suggesfits the ambiguous guidance, principals tions as schools ready their distancing plans. Q

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Ozone library wins cash prize When book enthusiast and Ozone Park resident Kay Menashe founded a community library on the street, she did it because she wanted to fill the gap left by the city’s pandemic library closures. But her work did not go unnoticed.

Menashe got notified last Friday that she came in first place in a national contest celebrating everyday heroes from across the country. Sparkling Ice awarded her $7,500 as the winner in its “Cheers to Heroes” contest, which rewards community dedication.

Menashe said that when she receives the money in about six to eight weeks she will reward the library community with some prizes of her own. She’s planning to get some custom Ozone Park community library

water bottles to give out and, of course, more books.

Menashe also wanted to thank some of the library’s volunteers, namely Janette Ramos and Franchesca Rothschild, who have stepped up to keep the library going over the summer. Menashe ran into some health problems that made her think she might have to stop the project, but community members have come for ward and offered their time to collectively take on the work of running it.

“Everybody has been saying we’ll volunteer. We’ll help you, whatever you guys need,” said Menashe. “Everybody is banding together to help me, which is awesome.”

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Killer driver gets 3.5 to 10 A judge sentenced the driver in a fatal hit-and-run that happened on Woodhaven Boulevard two summers ago to between three and half and 10 years in prison last week.

David Garcia, 29, of Ozone Park, pleaded guilty before Queens Supreme Court Justice Karen Gopee in May. Garcia killed Dunkin’ Donuts employee Sivananaintha Perumal on July 25, 2019 as he was crossing the street when the driver blew through a red light going over 90 mph, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz.

Perumal, 56, who was known as Shiva, was on the way to his shift at Dunkin’ Donuts when he was struck. The impact killed him, and Garcia drove away from the scene, according to the DA. “The defendant’s blatant disregard of the rules of the road resulted in a family’s tragic loss of a hardworking husband and father. The sentence imposed today by the court brings a measure of justice and punishes this defendant for his selfish choices while driving on the streets of Queens County,” wrote Katz in a press release. Q — Max Parrott

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P What Hochul must to do to clean up after Cuomo EDITORIAL

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s soon as she takes office in less than two weeks, incoming Gov. Kathy Hochul must do one thing: Do what Andrew Cuomo did.

No, not that. Not that either. And certainly not that!

What Hochul must do is what Cuomo did at the beginning of his tenure — act as a strong moderate leader who can get things done while serving as a check on the excesses of his own Democratic Party’s left wing and bringing Republicans on board when possible.

It’ll likely be a tougher job for Hochul than it was for Cuomo. For one, she’s not the cutthroat, authoritarian, vindictive politician he always was and recently was revealed as to those not already in the know. Also, the center of gravity in the Democratic Party has shifted much further to the left since Cuomo came to power. Republicans would stand further to the right today if they could, but they’re so eviscerated they’re hardly even players in the game at this point, certainly in the city, where most of the power lies.

We hope that Hochul won’t be railroaded by the more radical elements of her party into bad policies of the kind Cuomo became more supportive of as his tenure wore on, especially criminal-justice measures such as the insane bail

“reform” law and job-killing tax hikes.

Cuomo, who got a vital property tax cap imposed in the suburbs very early in his tenure, this year agreed to massive spending hikes largely using federal Covid-relief money that cannot be counted on again. Hochul has to reverse course and get spending under control, no matter what the so-called progressives and actual Socialists in the Legislature want.

New York State is losing businesses, people and congressional seats to sunnier climes such as Florida and Texas, largely due to government policies. It looked early on as if Cuomo was serious about stopping the bleeding, but in the end he mostly just wasted money on flawed economic development plans that led to corruption, while hiking spending.

We cannot afford that, especially as inflation quickly grows — something else Cuomo did not face when he started.

One cost-saving move could be made right here in Queens: Kill the planned AirTrain to LaGuardia Airport.

That would save at least $2.1 billion — that’s the current government projection; you know it’ll be much more in the end.

People from Manhattan aren’t going to go all the way to Citi Field so they can double back to LaGuardia. The airport is getting a great makeover that should help with traffic flow

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Masks are a must Dear Editor: Re “No mandates,” Letters, Aug. 5: I understand the author’s argument about the Covid vaccine, if not necessarily agree with it.

But the author’s attitude toward masks reveals what a frightfully cavalier attitude the author has toward Covid.

It’s true that no surgical mask ever made can protect you 100 percent of the time from 100 percent of the viruses or bacteria, or prevent you from transmitting it to others, any more than a condom can protect the male or his partner from STDs or pregnancies. But the mask is excellent protection. It can filter out the larger particles. I’ve been exposed to Covid twice this year and tested negative, which I attribute in no small part to the mask.

I lost one of my best friends in the world to Covid in April 2020, and while I’ve never been one to be consumed with overwhelming perpetual grief, I miss him terribly. I tested positive in that same month and year, although I was fortunately asymptomatic. My son tested presumed positive and for a week sounded as if he belonged in a tuberculosis ward, although it suddenly cleared.

One reason this disease has hung on as stubbornly as it has is due to the foolish behavior of others. Circa June of 2020, when people were being advised to social distance, I was waiting in line at the cashier at a gas station just north of © Copyright 2021 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved.

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(one of Cuomo’s good projects), and as for alleviating congestion on the Grand Central Parkway, run dedicated express buses to the airport. There’s no need to build a counterintuitive train and harm the environment and aesthetics of the recently renamed Malcolm X Promenade on Flushing Bay. It’s not too late to stop the ill-advised project Cuomo pushed.

Nor is it too late to investigate the ill-advised activities he engaged in during the Covid crisis, as state Sen. Ron Kim of Flushing points out. Hochul should encourage the federal probe of the nursing home deaths and cover up, so we can finally get to the bottom of what Cuomo and his health commissioner did and why. She also must make sure the governor’s $5.1 million book deal is fully investigated, especially as it relates to his allegedly using state employees to work on it, for his own financial benefit. That would be a crime.

Hochul promised on Wednesday that she will be a very different governor than Cuomo, running an ethical government and fighting for the people. We hope so. She has the record of a moderate, which is promising. To succeed, and be a viable candidate for governor on her own next year, she’ll have to remain true to both her political proclivities and her principles. That’s more than her predecessor managed to do.

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the Bronx-Westchester border. A woman in line behind me was trying to get inside my body like Patrick Swayze going into Whoopi Goldberg in the movie “Ghost.” Not wearing masks, not social distancing is what has caused this disease to hang on.

I’m not in favor of wearing masks forever.

But for now, wear the mask.

Nat Weiner Bronx

Eatery staff vaxxed?

Dear Editor: Being required to show proof of vaccination when entering restaurants, gyms and theaters means that staff, i.e., waiters, ushers, cooks, busboys, cleaners, etc., should also display proof. Their vaccinations can be shown on the wall like doctors diplomas.

Everyone under any circumstance should be assured his or her health is not compromised.

Ray Hackinson Ozone Park

Covid will co $ t you Dear Editor: There is one indisputable argument for getting vaccinated or wearing a mask during the Covid pandemic, and that is both will cost you far less than what you will pay in medical bills, if you are hospitalized. Medical bills are the greatest cause of bankruptcy in the U.S., and, unfortunately, many of our fellow citizens are facing that burdensome prospect by failing to protect themselves.

Glenn Hayes Kew Gardens

Worse killers than Covid Dear Editor: In Washington, DC, just in the month of July there were 21 murders and eight Deaths from Covid. In Chicago there were 105 murders and 35 deaths from Covid! Why do we hear so much about Covid and so little about murder?

We are told Blacks die more than whites

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The truth about Success Dear Editor: Regarding “Success founder: Cap needs lifting in NYC,” Aug. 5, multiple editions: Charter schools take away limited funding from public schools. While they propose rigorous instruction, they are less likely to allocate funding to all parts of the student population (for example, students who have an Individualized Educational Plan or English as a New Language Learners). Public funding paid for by taxpayers needs to be inclusive of all students.

The right to a good education is a fundamental part of democracy.

Success Academy is no exception to the rule.

While it is a renowned institution, Success Academy’s teachers are closely tracked by administrators. Teachers are expected to produce student results in the form of tests scores and assessments that show high performance.

Teachers may be didactic in their teaching methods as a way to maintain the status quo, and to continue employment with the organization. Students that need diverse ways of learning are less likely to succeed in such an environment.

The Covid pandemic has greatly impacted educational institutions, students, parents and staff. However, the NYC Department of Education deserves its fair chance to rebound. The funding allocated by the city toward public education should be justly distributed. The cap on charter schools in the city should not be raised. Increasing the number of charter schools, such as Success Academy, is not the answer, or at least it is not the equitable answer.

There are current and real opportunities for parents to expand their child’s horizons through education within the Department of Education.

Samantha Tal Astoria The writer is a New York City elementary school teacher.

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Dear Editor: I don’t understand the uproar about Andrew Cuomo’s behavior. Everyone is claiming his political career is destroyed. Doesn’t sexually assaulting numerous women make him eminently qualified to run for president on the Republican ticket? Cuomo allegedly groped, hugged and kissed women. And all Democrats called for his resignation and impeachment.

Trump is accused of raping women and Republicans elect him president. That’s the difference!

Robert LaRosa Sr. Whitestone

Sordid GOP history Dear Editor: Republicans love to call themselves the Grand Old Party. What’s so grand about these GOP gems: Harding’s Teapot Dome scandal; Hoover’s Great Depression; Nixon’s Watergate fiasco; and G.W. Bush’s Iraq War and Great Recession?

Here is the grand gem of them all: “Big Liar” Trump’s orchestrated Jan. 6 Capital Hill insurrection. Is this the way to preserve democracy? I think not!

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Dear Editor: God Bless John Choe for standing up against conflicts of interest and trying to increase transparency on Community Board 7. Now they want to kick him off. He’s been working on our behalf; let’s stand up for him.

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Honor 9/11 and the flag Dear Editor: It is reported that 1,800 people affected by the 9/11 terror attack have asked President Biden not to attend the 20th anniversary, unless he orders the release of documents they claim shows links between the Saudi government and al Qaeda. I totally agree.

There are those who view this to be too extreme and that we need to move on. But I’m greatly troubled by the belief of some who think we need to move on, that there is too much talk of 9/11 20 years later. We lost thousands of good people including 343 firefighters who gave their lives to save the many. Not to mention the many first responders who have died and are dying from the effects of the attacks. A husband lost his wife, a father lost his son, a mother lost her daughter and friends lost friends. How does one forget? Future generations need to know what happened on that day of evil and who was responsible, for when we disregard history, we are doomed to repeat it. To President Biden, I say do the right thing!

Remember this also, in the days and months following 9/11, our country was bathed in American flags. Sadly, those flags have all but disappeared. Our American flag is the fabric of our country. I believe that all Americans should fly the flag year round, but at least fly it on every Sept. 11. I call for this being a veteran of the U.S. Navy in the Vietnam War era, a member of American Legion Post 103, a member of the Queens Village Republican Club, Grand Knight of St. Anastasia Knights of Columbus Council # 5911 in Douglaston and a member of the Catholic War Veterans.

Thank you for your participation, and may God bless you and may God bless America!

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from Covid but no one mentions Blacks are the victims in around 80 percent of the murders in those two cities. We are spending billions on Covid and cutting funding on policing. Does not make sense to me!

Jacques Hakim Bayside

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Queens reacts to Gov. Cuomo’s exit Announcement sparks scorn, relief — and praise for his successor

by Max Parrott Associate Editor

Gov. Cuomo announced Tuesday that he will step down from being New York’s chief executive amid an ongoing sexual harassment scandal, setting in motion a cascade of relief among the majority of Queens Democratic legislators who had been calling for his resignation.

Cuomo’s resignation, which will take effect in two weeks, will give New York State its first-ever female governor, now-Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Cuomo continued to defend himself against accusations of inappropriate conduct in the wake of a report commissioned by state Attorney General Letitia James that corroborated the allegations of 11 women who said he had acted improperly toward them, from making unwanted comments to committing sexual assault. Several district attorneys in the state reportedly are looking into the allegations, and one of the women has filed a criminal complaint.

While Cuomo sought to remind constituents of his legislative accomplishments and called on the state government to resume its focus on pandemic recovery, his resignation does not necessarily put an end to the Legislature’s looming impeachment investigation. The inquiry would potentially look into the allegations by the women and whether his policies early in the Covid19 pandemic contributed to the number of people who died in nursing homes and similar facilities; whether his administration covered up the numbers; and whether he wrongly used state employees to help write his book about his claimed successes during the virus crisis.

The Assembly Judiciary Committee leading impeachment proceedings had previously given Cuomo until Aug. 13 to submit

With Gov. Cuomo’s exit, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will become the FILE PHOTOS state’s the first female governor. evidence in his defense.

Some of the Queens progressives who have often been critical of the governor expressed disbelief that his reign had come to an end.

“I did not think he would ever utter these words,” tweeted Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside).

Others could not be more ready to see him gone.

“Good riddance,” simply read a tweet by Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D-Astoria).

State Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-East Elmhurst) speculated that “the threat of impeachment was too big for Andrew Cuomo to bear,” in her response.

Some on the more moderate wing of the Queens delegation remarked that his resignation was in the best interest of the Legislature.

Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows) sought to

lift up the women who went public with their allegations.

“Make no mistake, this is the result of survivors bravely telling their stories. It was past time for Andrew Cuomo to resign and it’s for the good of all New York,” she wrote in a statement.

“Governor Cuomo made the responsible decision to resign from office today so that state government can continue to function and we can address the multiple crises of Covid-19, rising crime, and economic inequality,” wrote Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar (D-Woodhaven), who got a start in state government after Cuomo appointed her director of immigration affairs and special counsel.

Many reactions focused on Cuomo’s replacement. While Hochul, a former member of Congress from the Buffalo area, Erie County clerk and member of the Hamburg Town Board, will be the first governor from upstate New York in decades, Queens electeds provided an outpouring of support for the incoming governor, who has publicly overseen the administration’s economic revitalization efforts in localities around the state.

“There is still work to be done and we will rise to this occasion as we always do in the face of challenging times. With enthusiasm, I look forward to working with Kathy Hochul and her administration,” said state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach).

Queens Chamber of Commerce President Tom Grech said that the lieutenant governor had come down to Queens too many times to count.

“As someone that has interacted with the lieutenant governor for years, maybe the most in Queens County, I look forward to her governing of the state ... She’s shown her regard for the small Q businesses of Queens County,” Grech said.

Peter C. Mastrosimone contributed to this story.

Will the Dem Party stick with Hochul?

by Naeisha Rose

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In the course of 14 years, the Empire State has had Govs. Eliot Spitzer (2007 to 2008), David Paterson (2008 to 2010) and Andrew Cuomo (2011 to 2021) leave office in scandal.

Now, perhaps more than ever, New York needs someone to steady the ship as it continues to deal with another spike in coronavirus cases because of variants, a homeless crisis, a rise in crime and a lack of affordable housing that could lead to thousands of tenants in the Big Apple and across the state to being evicted from their homes.

After the Briarwood-born and Queens-bred Cuomo resigned from office on Aug. 11, 16 months shy of finishing the end of his third term (Dec. 31, 2022), and losing all the momentum from his early handling of Covid-19, which could have set him up for a possible presidential bid for 2024, because of allegedly sexually harassing 11 women, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will succeed him in two weeks.

But who will take his place in the long term?

Hochul will become the 57th chief executive of New York and the first woman to take on the role, and it seems from her social media response to both the scandal and her new position that she is less interested in being a placeholder than the captain who steers the ship.

“I agree with Governor Cuomo’s decision to step down,” Hochul said in a Twitter post. “It is the right thing to do and in the best interest of New Yorkers.

“As someone who has served at all levels of

government and is next in the line of succession, I am prepared to lead as New York State’s 57th Governor.”

Hochul served as an aide to former U.S. Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY), an Erie County clerk and a U.S. representative (2011 to 2013) for New York before becoming Cuomo’s running mate in 2014.

Most Queens politicians did not want to weigh in on who they would like to see as the next long-term governor, but a few did say what they wanted out of a gubernatorial candidate and have faith in Hochul.

State Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) declined to comment and Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz (D-Corona) said she could not comment because she was a part of the Assembly Judiciary Committee investigating Cuomo.

However, Councilman Robert Holden (D-Middle Village) didn’t hold back.

“George Pataki, because he was the last great governor of New York,” said Holden, who believes that Cuomo only resigned because it was inevitable that he would be impeached. “He must still be held accountable and his alleged victims, including victims of sexual harassment and those of his deadly nursing home policies and their families, deserve justice.”

Pataki (1995 to 2006) was the last Republican governor of New York.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) entered office as Spitzer left office and Paterson transitioned into the gubernatorial role.

“Unfortunately, I’ve seen this before when I got elected in 2008,” said Addabbo. “I’m look-

ing forward to working with Gov. Hochul in getting people back on their feet economically.”

As the chairman of the Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee, he hopes that with this new transition that the state might still hit its deadline for mobile sports betting, which he hopes to establish before next year’s Super Bowl.

“What outweighs everything is someone that tackles Covid-19-related issues,” said Addabbo.

“It’s too early to tell who ... but parochially for me, whoever is good for me and my district.

Whom can I work with?”

Addabbo believes that Cuomo ruled the Empire State in a confrontational manner and whoever leads the state long-term in the future must be more cooperative with the state Legislature.

“I look forward to the enthusiasm in Gov. Hochul,” said Addabbo. “I’ve known her and to me she is very professional ... I wish her well and I think she is very competent. I have the ultimate confidence in her.”

A s s e m bly wo m a n A l ic i a Hy n d m a n (D-Springfield Gardens), who recently met with Hochul at the National Organization for Black Elected Leaders event in Manhattan, says she will not be backing anyone at this time, but is confident in Hochul too.

“I know her resume very well,” said Hyndman. “She was a staunch advocate for the Green Light Bill. She has a hear t for immigrants.”

The Green Light Bill allows immigrants to get a driver’s license regardless of their

immigration status.

Before changing her mind, Hochul, as Erie County clerk, opposed driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants.

Political experts Brian Browne and Michael Krasner were more forthcoming with whom they think would most likely fill the gubernatorial role full-time in the near future.

“I think the first and obvious one is Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who will finish the term and mostly likely would have to make a decision,” said Browne, a political science professor at St. John’s University in Jamaica. “Some of the obvious ones are Tish James, Jumaane Williams and Tom DiNapoli. These people ran and won statewide ... but we should not count out the suburbs.”

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Nassau County) and U.S. Rep. Sean Maloney (D-Newburgh) were some non-Big Apple candidates that Browne thinks may run. Ultimately, he sees someone from downstate as the candidate and sees “the appeal” of a woman running things after the last three scandals.

Krasner agrees and has one woman in mind for the top job.

“Tish James is the one to beat,” said Krasner, an associate political science professor at Queens College and the co-director of the Taft Institute of Government and Civic Education.

“She is a statewide elected official who has been prominent and she is going to get credit doing a good investigation into Cuomo. She is a continued on page 28

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Community boards want to meet remotely

Richards urges Open Meetings Law revision, CB 6 says it will not return

by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

The gover nor’s State of Emergency allowed community boards throughout the city to meet remotely for the past year, but its June 25 expiration requires them to meet in-person again. Many Queens boards are fighting that requirement.

Borough President Donovan Richards submitted an Aug. 5 letter to the state Legislature demanding the Open Meetings Law be revised to allow for a hybrid model rather than completely in-person operations. The amendment, which Richards called a “fair compromise,” would allow each member to make the personal decision to physically or virtually attend the meetings based on his or her comfort.

“Amid the rise of the dangerous Delta variant, Queens’ Community Boards have rightfully expressed concerns about meeting inperson again,” Richards wrote. “Now more than ever, it is imperative we keep Community Board leadership and members safe.”

A spokesperson from Richards’ office said he and the board leaders had been in discussion about pushing against the Open Meetings Law since July. Most boards take the summers off, but wanted to be prepared for the their return in September, whether it would be in-person or virtual.

Community Board 6 Chairperson Alexa Weitzman, left, and District Manager Frank Gulluscio FILE PHOTO agree with Borough President Donovan Richards on keeping meetings remote.

All the borough boards except for CB 5 in the Middle Village-Glendale area and Jamaica-based CB 12 signed on to the letter.

One board chairperson, Alexa Weitzman of CB 6 in Central Queens, said that she and her panel will continue conducting business remotely even if the Legislature rejects their proposal.

“The stakes are too high. The goal posts have been moved so drastically that it’s not

appropriate to have a meeting in person,” Weitzman told the Chronicle.

She sent her own letter to the governor just two days before Richard’s published his, stating that she and her colleagues will meet remotely “until further notice.”

Weitzman said her board is made up of seniors, members with young children not yet eligible for the vaccine and members with compromised immune systems, physical dis-

abilities and more. To meet in-person is to put them at an unnecessary risk, she said, especially when they had been conducting remote meetings so successfully for the past year.

If absolutely necessary, Weitzman is willing to have some in-person meetings, especially for important discussions, such as Uniform Land Use Review Procedure applications, but the majority of meetings should be remote, she said.

Opening up the meetings to a virtual audience also makes them more accessible to the public, Weitzman said. She has noticed an increase in viewership and engagement since the board switched to a virtual platform.

Betty Braton, the chairperson for CB 10 in South Queens, does not feel as strongly as Weitzman on the issue, though she does believe now is an inappropriate time to meet again. If the state requires her board to meet in-person, Braton will comply. Resisting would be illegal, she pointed out.

“My preference is we need to get back to in-person meetings, but following what we see going on now — perhaps we shouldn’t,” Braton said, referring to the rising Delta variant cases.

At press time, the community boards had not received a response from the state on Q their request.

‘Resignation does not equal accountability’

Kim wants probe into power abuse

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Gov. Cuomo is stepping down from office, but Assemblymember Ron Kim (D-Flushing) wants justice for the thousands of victims the governor left in his wake.

“It’s clear to me that resignation or impeachment does not equate to accountability,” the Queens official told the Chronicle in an Aug. 9 interview, just one day before Cuomo finally stepped down.

Accountability extends beyond removal from office, Kim said. He hopes that justice will come in the form of complete accounts outlining the governor’s alleged abuses of power across various scandals.

Kim had been calling for the governor to step down before 11 women came forward with sexual abuse allegations. In February, Kim was pursuing justice for the thousands of nursing home residents who died from Covid-19 exposure, which a state investigation showed may have been a result of Cuomo’s mishandlings.

The Queens official repeatedly chastised Cuomo for allowing sick patients to be placed into facilities with healthy ones, which Kim claimed was a classic case of putting profit over people.

Kim said Cuomo called him personally, berated him over the phone and asked him to lie on his behalf to downplay the elderly deaths.

Instead, Kim went public.

Soon after, former and current female state staffers have come forward with their own stories of abuse from Cuomo.

“It’s a clear pattern and other lawmakers have been on the receiving end of these tactics,” Kim said. “Most have looked the other way and tried to comply because it is a threatening situation where he has the power to ruin people’s lives.”

Cuomo’s Aug. 10 decision to step down from office came as a shock to Kim, who was certain the day prior that the governor would remain in power unless removed. Cuomo’s announcement came as the state Assembly Judiciary Committ e e b ega n w r ap pi ng u p it s r e mova l investigation.

As he announced his departure from Albany, Cuomo has continued to deny the allegations, stating that he never touched anyone inappropriately or made unwanted advances.

He reiterated a sentiment he has continuously made since his first accuser, former staffer Lindsey Boylan, came forward: that his behavior is just characteristic of his affectionate personality, and is in no way predatory. He also blamed “generational and cultural shifts.”

However, Cuomo did admit wrongdoing.

“I take full responsibility for my actions,” Cuomo said Tuesday. “I have been too familiar with people, my sense of humor can be insensi-

Gov. Cuomo, left, resigned Aug. 10 after being accused of sexually harassing at least 11 female staffers. Assemblymember Ron Kim, right, first called on the governor to resign in February amid PHOTO BY MIKE GROLL / FLICKR, LEFT; NYS ASSEMBLY PHOTO / TWITTER the nursing home scandal. tive and offputting. I do hug and kiss people casually — women and men, I have done it all my life. It’s who I’ve been since I can remember. In my mind, I’ve never crossed the line with anyone. But, I didn’t realize the extent to which the line has been redrawn.”

Also, in an Aug. 3 video, he apologized to accuser Charlotte Bennett for exhibiting behavior that made her feel uncomfortable. He claimed he was attempting to help her recover

from a previous sexual assault, but admitted he only made the situation worse.

In Kim’s opinion, whether that justification is true or not is irrelevant. Outcome matters more than intent, he said.

“Charlotte articulated it the best herself. It’s gaslighting. She knows the difference between mentorship and sexual harassment ... He’s playing with logic and trying to vindicate himself,” continued on page 17

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Illegal dumping woes in Southeast Queens In S. Ozone Park, S. Jamaica and Springfield Gardens, garbage piles up

by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

In Southeast Queens, within the neighborhoods of Springfield Gardens, South Jamaica and South Ozone Park, illegal dumping and overgrown grass near and on the roads and partitions of the Van Wyck Expressway have become more than just a nuisance, but a constant plague on everyday life for residents.

On July 29, the Queens Chronicle did a walk-through of the area with Aracelia Cook of the 149th Street South Ozone Park Civic Association and state Sen. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park).

Cook and Sanders walked through some overgrown grass to examine the problem areas from Sutter Avenue and the Van Wyck Expressway to 135th Avenue and 140th Street.

“This has been going on, but it has gotten chronic this last year,” Cook said about the illegal dumping that has been taking place near the Van Wyck Expressway for years on end.

“It keeps sticking out to me like a sore thumb.”

Councilwoman Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica) was able to get 146th Street and the Van Wyck Expressway cleaned up by the city Department of Sanitation the week before July 29, but it took her office over a month to get ahold of the agency and to make any progress, according to Cook. A few days later more garbage was dumped near the area.

“The ongoing illegal dumping of garbage along corridors in my district, including the Van Wyck Expressway, is unacceptable,” said Adams in an email. “That’s why I advocated for additional funding in the budget for sanitation services, and will continue to fight for cameras at troublesome hotspots. I remain steadfastly committed to working with civic leaders, businesses, and city agencies to address this chronic issue together.”

However, her office suggested that it might be the state Department of Transportation that is ultimately responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the area.

The state disagrees.

“Removal of trash, litter and illegal dumping from city streets and sidewalks is the responsibility of the city,” Diane Park, a spokeswoman for the state DOT, said, adding that the city DOT is also responsible for maintaining state highways.

As for the garbage on the highway, Park cited the New York Highway Law, which she says leaves the responsibility of state highways to the city’s DOT. “If ... it’s alongside the service

months and will probably be worse,” road rather than right along the highsaid Sanders, who said his jurisdicway, we believe [that] would be tion encompasses only a part of the DSNY.” Van Wyck Expressway. “We need to The DSNY said it is responsible go a step further. We may need to for the service road, but the entrance issue a community cleanup. I do and exit ramps would be the city believe that the people have a responDOT’s jurisdiction. sibility for their community. GovernSanders had also helped with getment should do at the level that we ting parts of 111th and 116th avenues can’t do.” cleaned, according to Cook.

The areas east of Guy R. Brewer, “There were televisions, toilet Farmers and Springfield boulevards bowls, mattresses, tires and a couch are in state Sen. Leroy Comrie’s set,” said Cook. “I think people are (D-St. Albans) purview. West of cleaning out their houses and they are Woodhaven, Cross Bay and Rockadumping at night. It is going on at way boulevards is the jurisdiction of corners like Foch Boulevard, 168th state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-HowRoad, 109th Avenue and Tuskegee ard Beach).

Airmen Way.” “If this is in the back of our Cook doesn’t believe that all the homes, we should not put up with it,” garbage in the area is from homeowners clearing out their houses, but Civic leader Aracelia Cook is fed up with trash on and near the roadways said Sanders. “We should invite all of from the contractors who have been around the Van Wyck Expressway in Southeast Queens. PHOTOS BY NAEISHA ROSE these folks and say, ‘Hey you can’t even get out of your backyard, you’re hired to dispose of the garbage.

“The people responsible for clean- intergovernmental person is to get the City Council (2002 to 2013) there embarrassed. We should all get ing up are not doing that,” said Cook. this cleared,” said Sanders. “First we was a loan available just for the pur- together and clean it.’”

The problem won’t go away with a “Even though they are getting paid to got to see exactly what the Depart- pose of community cleanups.

“Most people don’t want to hear snap of the fingers, but will take put the trash somewhere, they are not ment of Transportation is responsible taking it to a dump. It’s easier for for, but we got to be careful when it the word loan, but it’s better than plenty of building community relationships and will be a long, maybe them to just leave it around here on comes to the garbage on the sidewalk fine,” said Sanders.

On the NYC 311 website, there is a even painful process to get off the the road. They are getting paid, but because we could end up saddling the people that live here with thousands Community Cleanup Tool Loan Pro- ground, clean up and maintain, they are not doing their job.” gram, and volunteer groups, civic according to Sanders, who believes in fines.”

The more H o m e - associations or New Yorkers in gen- the city DOT should still be held complicated o w n e r s eral can rent tools from the city’s responsible for construction materials problem is his is not just a health could end up Sanitation Department like brooms, left on the sidewalk and garbage left figuring out with $5,000 shovels, rakes and other equipment to on the roads. He also believes that which agenhazard, but it’s a safety or more in clean their community three weeks fallen or overgrown trees that are not cy is fines for gar- ahead of the proposed date. on a homeowner’s property, but near responsible issue as well.”

However, an individual or organi- the edge of the sidewalk, should be bage on their for garbage sid ewa l k s , zation must have a project plan that taken care of by the DOT, DSNY or fou nd in — Aracelia Cook of the 149th Street even if they includes an event location, informa- the Parks Department. different South Ozone Park Civic Association are n o t tion about the type of work to be per“We will see this through and get areas of the responsible formed and by how many people, the the proper state or city agency to road s a nd being dumped on sidewalks near for putting it there, but Sanders items to be cleaned, the types of tools make things right,” said Sanders. “In homeowners’ houses, according to believes there has to be a better way needed, a volunteer management plan other communities, I can’t speak for of quietly investigating whether the and a rain date, according to NYC them. I’m not in charge.” both Cook and Sanders.

Cook is in it for the long haul in “To find out who is responsible for city, state or careless or struggling 311.

Community cleanups are a start, keeping her South Ozone Park neighcleaning up this area was a whole big homeowners are responsible for the but may not always be enough, said borhood and the surrounding areas thing,” said Cook. “I thought it was public nuisance.

“If it’s a neighbor, we got to start Sanders. clean. the city, the city says the state and the “What we need is a process. Sure knocking on doors and say, ‘We can’t “This is not just a health hazard, state says it is not them.”

Sanders said “it is not unusual” for go on this way,’” said Sanders. “Some we can have some people come and but it’s a safety issue as well,” said clean, but then they go and this will Cook, looking at the garbage in the city and state agencies “to be point- people don’t want to hear that.”

Q Sanders said that while he was in be here again in two months or three road. ing fingers” as to which one should take charge of an issue, resulting in little or nothing getting done.

“I think it is useful to get both of them into a room,” said Sanders.

“That’s how I sometimes get to a solution.”

The garbage, grass and weeds in the partition separating the northbound Van Wyck Expressway and its service road near Atlantic Avenue is so high that the homeless are able to sleep there almost without being noticed, according to Cook. Oftentimes, they leave their shopping carts filled to the brim on sidewalks Overgrowth and garbage, above, on the embankment between the northbound Van Wyck Expressway and its service nearby. road is used as a spot for the homeless to sleep. Their shopping carts are often left on the sidewalk, blocking it for “We have to find out who the passersby, according to Aracelia Cook. Tree branches, garbage and overgrowth just off the Van Wyck.

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Transit advocates reimagine plan to revive abandoned train line

by Max Parrott

train line would cut through the neighborhoods of Forest Park, Woodhaven and Ozone Near the end of 2019, in the wake of an Park to join the existing A train route to MTA-released study that slapped an $8 bil- Rockaway Park at Liberty Avenue. Lynch lion price tag on a project to resurrect a hopes to add parks in the proposal alongside defunct train line, QueensRail, a nonprofit the existing tracks where the space allows or group dedicated to the plan, quietly gave potentially below them in areas like the birth to a new proposal under a new name: stretch along 99th Street in Ozone Park that sits on top of a viaduct platform.

QueensLink.

Lynch, a transit activist and cartographer, Months later Covid reared its head in the city and siderailed all talk about the rail’s originally got involved in the project after future for over a year. QueensLink stayed reading about the debate between the QueensWay, the name for the park-only proposal for mostly dormant.

But in May, the murmurs over the aban- the tracks, and the QueensRail proposal, and doned Rockaway Beach Rail Line began writing a blog post that argued the two ideas again. Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer should be combined. Shortly after, the executive director of Queens Amato (D-Rockaway R a i l, R ick Hor a n , Park) sent a pre-empreached out to him tive request to the ou’re linking together about helping to reBiden administration envision the project. for consideration in the this borough.”

Together the team i nf rast r uct u re bill. sought to move the Mayoral contenders — Andrew Lynch, QueensLink designer idea away from being a Kathryn Garcia and new express train to Andrew Yang backed a conflicting plan to convert the 3.5-mile track JFK Airport to one aimed at the residents of stretching from Rego Park to Ozone Park Queens whose backyards the train would run into a park similar to Manhattan’s High Line. alongside, Lynch said.

“You’re linking together this borough.

Those events all set the stage for the QueensLink project to make a push against You’re allowing people to get around their the narrative that the project is too expensive. borough in a way that they couldn’t ever The revamped project advocating for a sub- before,” Lynch said.

Lynch and Horan hired a consulting firm, way line is back in the spotlight after releasing a study that counters the MTA’s eyebrow- Transportation Economics and Management raising $8.1 billion cost figure for a new sub- Systems, to review the MTA’s cost estimate.

TEMS’s review did not dispute the MTA’s way with $3.4 to $3.7 billion.

“The MTA sandbagging this thing was $1.8 billion construction cost of the project, really the narrative that needed to cut through but found that the agency’s estimates on escaall the noise,” said Andrew Lynch, Queens- lation and contingency factors were “out of line with industry standards.” Its estimate Link’s chief design officer.

But that narrative also doesn’t capture the with those factors included is $3.4 to $3.7 bilscope of the QueensLink project either. The lion total.

After releasing the report, Lynch said that name change from QueensRail was meant to signify a new proposal not just for a new now the group’s strategy is to try and build train but for parkspace and biking and pedes- grassroots support for the idea to move forward. trian paths as well.

The MTA denied the study’s conclusions, “People still look at us as the rail project, and we are, but we really do see that as only saying that the estimates are “at the low end 50 percent of it. The other 50 percent is the of likely requirements from the Federal Transit Administration.” park space,” Lynch said.

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“I’m talking to both sides,” Richards said on Gotham Gazette’s “Max Politics Podcast,” adding that he would “love to see a combination. In a perfect world, we figure out how we do both.”

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Jamaica Hospital wins several awards Named among top 100 nationwide in two areas and top 250 overall

by Justin Davila Chronicle Contributor

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center hosted its first-ever award ceremony last Wednesday to celebrate being named one of America’s 250 Best Hospitals along with winning several other prestigious awards, including being named a top 100 hospital in stroke care, a top 100 hospital in coronary intervention, and earning excellence awards in neurosciences, pulmonary care and gynecologic surgery.

The awards were presented by Healthgrades, a company and online resource providing information to the public about healthcare providers across the cou nt r y. Their database is extensive.

After reviewing data at over 4,500 hospitals across the nation, Healthgrades found that JHMC ranked among the top 5 percent of hospitals when looking at two key outcomes for patients, mortality rates and complication rates, earning it the title as one of America’s 250 best.

Dr. Sabiha Raoof, chief medical officer and chairperson of radiology, and one of the recipients of the “America’s 250 Best Hospi-

tals” award, explained that even though staff continue to be faced with a unique set of circumstances at Jamaica Hospital, such as being a safety net hospital and being in a neighborhood surrounded by large academic centers, winning the award for the second consecutive year is a testament to how great their team truly is. “For us to achieve this quality, shows the dedication of our staff, to get us to the point where we are today as a top 250 hospital,” Raoof said.

Also echoing the notion that teamwork makes the dream work, Bruce J. Flanz CEO of JHMC and another one of the recipients of the “America’s 250 Best Hospitals” Award, spoke about the importance of having a strong team and having one that lasts. “It’s all about the team,” he said. “We’re very blessed that we’ve had a team that’s together for a very long time.”

After speaking with two hospital administrators, the CEO and CMO, who lauded their team and staff as being the reason for their hospital’s success and the winning of their awards, the Chronicle spoke with a doctor — a member of that staff — to try and get a better understanding of some of the work that

Celebrating the awards granted to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center are Dr. Aditya Mangla, left, director of cardiology, Dr. Robert Mendelson, chairman of the Department of Medicine; Dr. Shamik Chakraborty, director of neurosurgery; Dr. Craig Thurm, director of pulmonology; nurse Jennie Mandelbaum; Dr. Sabiha Raoof, chairperson of radiology; Bruce J. Flanz, hospital president and CEO; Dr. Amy Lai, associate director of obstetrics and gynecology; Dr. Kenneth Fretwell, chairman of the Department of Surgery; Dr. Hajoon Chun, chairman of OB/GYN; and PHOTOS BY JUSTIN DAVILA William Lynch, hospital COO. At left, the awards the hospital won. they have done in the past year to have earned their awards.

One of the recipients of the Neurosciences Excellence Award, Dr. Shamik Chakraborty, the director of neurosurgery, and a Queens

native, spoke more in detail about some of the work he has done in the past year.

He explained that when he started working at Jamaica Hospital a little over a year ago, he continued on page 28

DOT, police talk bike lanes on Queens Blvd.

City stressing cycling, pedestrian safety in phase four construction

by Michael Gannon

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As the last stage of the redesign of Queens Boulevard has picked up speed, city transportation workers last Thursday swarmed over the Forest Hills intersection where the southeast-bound service road meets 70th Road.

Asphalt was set, accessibility ramps were added to or upgraded at corners and pavement was scored to mark where the green paint soon will be applied for bike lanes.

And within line of sight two blocks to the west, and on the other side of the boulevard, officials from the city’s Department of Transportation and NYPD took the opportunity to promote the new Bicycle Safe Passage plan.

Kim Wiley-Schwartz, assistant commissioner of education and outreach with the DOT, discussed design and education matters, including the city’s goal of adding 30 miles of bike lanes this calendar year.

“It’s about education, enforcement and engineering,” Wiley-Schwartz said.

NYPD Chief Kim Royster, commanding off icer of the Transpor tation Bureau, addressed all matters of enforcement.

The redesign segment runs through Forest Hills from Yellowstone Boulevard to Union Turnpike. The previous three segments were complet ed i n 2015, 2016 a nd 2017,

Chief Kim Royster of the NYPD’s Transportation Bureau discusses stepped-up enforcement meaPHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON sures connected with the ongoing redesign work on Queens Boulevard. respectively.

The new bike lanes and pedestrian path will run along the medians between the service road and the main roadway.

There also will be new and improved crosswalks at intersections and between median malls; new stop controls at slip ramp access points to allow for safer pedestrian and bicycle crossings; and elongated left-turn

bays for simpler, safer turns and better vehicle processing.

From the start four years ago, some business and civic organizations have criticized the scope of the redesign, saying it takes away already scarce parking and limits public access.

Wiley-Schwartz said the project will include new truck loading zones and extend-

ed hours in existing ones in commercial areas. She also said there would be added parking in commercial areas near Ascan Avenue and Austin Street but was not specific.

All the changes are being tied in to the city’s Vision Zero program, which aims to reduce traffic injuries and fatalities.

The new section cuts right across Community Board 6’s jurisdiction. Speaking at the press conference about the new safety measures, longtime CB 6 District Manager Frank Gulluscio recalled Queens Boulevard in the early 2000s, before the city began introducing traffic-calming measures and erecting fences on the medians to prevent people from jaywalking across. “I no longer have to be ashamed about representing the ‘Boulevard of Death,’” Gulluscio said.

Wiley-Schwartz and Royster went into detail about day-to-day and special enforcement measures to crack down on motorists whose actions endanger pedestrians and cyclists.

It was at the very moment Royster was speaking about protecting cyclists that a male rider chose to whiz past the chief and the assembled dignitaries, sailing right through a red light at the intersection with Jewel Avenue.

While Wiley-Schwartz responded with more talk about educating cyclists, Royster said they Q will be subject to enforcement too.

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The National Society of High School Scholars chose Moriah Ramcharran, a rising junior at Townsend Harris High School in Flushing, as a new member.

The society recognizes top scholars who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, scholarship and community commitment. Ramcharran said that she hoped the distinction would provide access to educational opportunities down the road.

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Cuomo’s closest allies had been jumping ship. His top aide, Melissa DeRosa, who stuck by his side throughout multiple scandals, resigned Aug. 8.

“Basically, all of his inner circle of enablers are trying to distance themselves, but they played a role in this toxic environment,” Kim said. “Their resignation doesn’t absolve them from their role.”

Kim wants every detail of the nursing home scandal and Cuomo’s book deal to be brought to light, as well as the forms of control he placed over his subordinates.

Punishment for Cuomo, in the case he is convicted of any crime, should be left to the courts, Kim said. In addition to the state attorney’s probe, district attorneys from Manhattan, Nassau, Oswego, Westchester and Albany announced they are also investigating the governor for sexually assaulting multiple women.

“What’s important for my constituents is we get a full account and that we know those things. That’s what’s most important to me,” Kim said. “I’m more focused on us understanding how we failed, why we failed to protect our seniors and women and how we can prevent it in the Q future.”

Show ID at the door: mayor are finally getting back.”

Despite supporting the new mandate, Maxi Lau will still bar customers from dining inside her restaurant, Maxi’s Noodle, citing public safety concerns.

“The card I have is a piece of paper. I feel like you can fake it,” Lau said, referring to her CDC vaccination card.

It’s a felony to falsify a vaccine card or record, or use the CDC seal without authorization. Those caught doing so could face up to five years in prison or a $5,000 fine, according to the Department of Justice.

The city is encouraging vaccinated individuals to show proof through apps, like the state Excelsior Pass or the city’s NYC Covid Safe, but the card is still a viable form of admission.

The new mandate places enforcement burdens on business owners and does not involve police.

“I’m going to take their word for it because it’s just a piece of paper. It’s just scribbled on paper to show you’re vaccinated. You can make one at home. I feel like it’s just safer outside,” said Lau. The Downtown Flushing noodle joint is small and could only fit two or three tables inside, so Lau is able to serve more customers outside on the sidewalk. She hopes to continue doing so until the weather takes a turn and dining is forced Q back inside.

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That risk of drama does not escape Dian Yu, the executive director of the Downtown Flushing Business Improvement District.

“The mandate is good. It’s the right thing to do,” Yu said, citing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Dr. Anthony Fauci’s concerns over the coronavirus variants.

But Yu expressed worry that the mandate would disrupt the family-style way of life in Flushing, where generations of Asian families enjoy their meals out together. If one of them is ineligible to be vaccinated or refuses to be, it may encourage the entire family to forgo an evening out.

Hopefully, the family in that situation would opt for outdoor dining or takeout instead, Yu said. But with the end of summer about one month away, there will be less demand for outdoor dining.

“From Flushing’s point of view, we’re recovering very nicely. We’re moving in the right direction. Takeout is doing well and we’re seeing indoor dining coming back,” Yu said. “But I do have concerns because restaurants

Tips for home buyers during a seller’s market A combination of factors, including low interest rates and a pandemic-driven decision by many city dwellers to look for houses in the suburbs, has created a housing boom for much of 2020 and 2021. That boom has created an undeniable seller’s market in real estate.

Just what is a seller’s market? The financial resource Investopedia defines it as a marketplace in which there are fewer goods for sale than there are interested buyers, giving sellers the ability to dictate prices.

Since mid-2020, there has been an extremely low inventory of homes for sale but a very high interest among purchasing parties.

Data from the National Association of Realtors indicated that, by the end of February 2021, housing inventory fell to a record low of 1.02 million units. These factors have led to a surge in competition from buyers, including bidding wars on homes and all-cash offers to entice sellers. In December 2020, the median listing prices for single-family homes shot up 13.4 percent from the same time the previous year, according to Realtor. com, and it hasn’t slowed down much since. Jeffrey Mezger, a 40-year veteran of the real estate industry and CEO

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These are complicated times and it pays for buyers to have a professional So where does this leave buyers working in their corner. A real estate interested in relocating? Here are agent uses his or her knowledge to make a timely offer and negotiate on some tips. the buyer’s behalf. He or she also will • Consider areas with slower over- provide insight into specific neighall price growth. Experts say the borhoods, amenities and school districts. southern and midwestern United States offer the best value • Eliminate certain contingencies for home shoppers because of their from the equation. Contingencies are m e a g e r p r i c e factors that must be met before a sale growth. ClearCapi- can go through, according to the relotal, which tracks cation site Moving.com. A common housing values, says contingency is the need to sell one’s San Antonio, St. current home before closing on anothLouis and the Dal- er. Asking for extended closing periods l a s / F o r t W o r t h or certain home repairs are some additional contingencies that can make buyareas experienced the least price appreers less attractive to sellers. ciation from 2019 into 2020. of KB Home, says it’s the best seller’s housing market he’s seen in his career.

• Get preapproval or have your funds ready. Speed is the way to go if a buyer is interested in a property and wants to make an offer. Real estate professionals say buyers should be “offer ready,” which means having a mortgage preapproval letter or proof of funds for a down payment ready to go. Failure to have funds in check can slow down the process or compel sellers to reject an offer.

• Make it personal. Buyers can offer a personalized note with the offer that may connect with the seller emotionally and set them apart from others who have made similar offers.

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“Photographs open doors into the past, but they also allow a look into the future,” American photographer Sally Mann once said.

The current exhibit at the Queens Historical Society, “Capturing Queens: Percy Loomis Sperr and Frederick J. Weber,” offers that glimpse into the past, with around two dozen reproductions of photos taken a century ago. Above a mantelpiece in the museum reads Mann’s quote.

“It’s a way for people to see Queens 100-plus years ago, through the eyes of professional photographers,” said Jason Antos, historian and president of the Queens Historical Society.

Percy Loomis Sperr became known as the “Official Photographer for the City of New York” after moving from Ohio to Staten Island. He produced over 40,000 photos for the New York Public Library, in part documenting the changing landscape of Queens.

Sperr’s photos were often used for insurance, appraisal and tax purposes. Transportation and aviation were a common theme, including a shot of an early Flushing Creek drawbridge that is now a Northern Boulevard overpass. The photograph is the only known one depicting the drawbridge raised during the 1930s.

Frederick J. Weber immigrated from Austria to the Rockaways and was once the official photographer for the Long Island Railroad and the Queens Chamber of Commerce. Weber also did portrait photography and had a studio in Jamaica. Photos from Weber on view include a portrait of the Young Women’s Christian Association in 1922 and the suburban street corner of 88th Avenue and 170th Street in Jamaica.

“The two completely different styles of the photographers break up the exhibit so it’s not monotonous,” said Antos. “You can see the difference between the work and the eye of the photographers,” he said.

The Weber photographs are courtesy of the Queens Public Library Archive and the Sperr photographs are from Antos’ own personal collection, which he bought on eBay from a seller in Pennsylvania.

QHS photo show takes you back a century in Queens

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A police funeral with honors was given a year after the attack and a street was named in Hamdani’s honor.

His father passed away at age 56 in 2004, and the family sold the house 2016 for $752,000 and moved to Pennsylvania.

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Mohammad Salman “Sal” Hamdani was born in Karachi, Pakistan on Dec. 28, 1977.

He and his parents left for America when he was 13 months old.

The three settled in Queens in a small home on a 42-by-95-foot lot at 34-31 204 St. in Bayside. Later, two more boys were born into the family. Hamdani’s mother, Talat, taught English at a Queens middle school.

His father, Mohammad Saleem, worked long hours at his convenience store in Brooklyn.

Hamdani, known to friends as Sal, wanted to advance himself in many ways. He studied biochemistry at Queens College and worked part-time as an EMT. He also worked as a research technician at Rockerfeller University, but joined the NYPD as a cadet in case he could not get into medical school.

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Hamdani was on his way to work when he saw the flames. He used his EMT credentials to enter the restricted danger area to assist the victims. Hamdani died in the tragedy.

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In a case of old world meeting new, The Woodside Players of Queens will be presenting — for one time only — a free live virtual event on Aug. 20: “Short American Plays from 1870 to Today.”

According to Johnny Culver, the artistic force behind the troupe and this special performance, the oldest play among the nine to make the final cut is “Private Boarding,” by William Cartright, which dates to 1877.

Flushing resident Martha Morenstein, one of the actors involved in the piece, describes it as a slapstick look at a boarding house and the “nutty guests” who stay there.

Morenstein said she and Culver first met back in 2009 through their mutual involvement with The Gingerbread Players, a theatrical mainstay in Forest Hills. This past year alone, since the advent of Covid-19, they’ve already done three or four virtual performances together because, as she put it, “That’s what you do.”

While admitting that performing on Zoom is nothing like the real thing — “nothing beats the energy of a live audience” — Morenstein is grateful nonetheless.

“It was an outlet,” she said, “something to look forward to, a reminder of old times.”

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Beth Evans, left, wrote one of the plays The Woodside Players will perform Aug. 20, while Mafa Edwards, second from left, Allison COURTESY PHOTOS Fradkin, Helen Yalof, Ann Morelli and Christine Grenier are all acting in them.

Players who will perform is Andrew Dinan of Forest Hills, who will appear in “The Second Hand Man,” which he describes as an “almost in-front-of-the-curtain routine,” a throwback to the vaudeville era.

He and his scene partner, fellow Forest Hills resident Ted Birke, yet another Gingerbread veteran, have managed to squeeze in some in-person rehearsal time and will be performing online together from a single location.

“We’re able to play off each other in a for-real kind of way,” Dinan said.

While these actors are all local, others involved in this project come from as far away as Chicago, Spokane, Wash., Texas and Indiana, Culver said. For the most part, each scene will be presented from the actors’ individual homes.

Culver personally selected most of the plays, he said, culled from many submissions.

Each will have its own director, with Culver helming two, “Private Boarding” and “Jingles the Cat,” which he also wrote, just about one month ago.

“It’s set in a funeral home,” he said. “I can’t give any more away.”

The newest play scheduled to be performed has a rather intriguing title: “Three Sisters Is an Indigenous Method of Agriculture: A Scene for Zoom,” written by Beth Evans just about one week ago, Culver said.

Each piece runs around seven or eight minutes, Culver said. They will be presented in chronological order, beginning with the oldest and ending with Evans’ piece. Among the other entries are “When Johnny Comes Marching Home,” “Doings of a Dude,”

“Swing Time,” “Ski Lovers” and a monologue, “This Isn’t Drama 101, Folks!”

The performance begins at 7 p.m. It’s free and open to all. To make reservations, email woodsideplayersofqueens@gmail.com.

Culver is also involved with a virtual writing workshop for adults, which meets online on alternate Fridays from 2 to 4 p.m. The workshops bring together writers of all locations, genres and experience to share their work and receive feedback.

The public is invited to join the workshops, which are free, and are asked to bring playscripts, screenplays, stories or poems of five minutes or less in length.

Remaining workshops in the series will take place on Aug. 20 and Sept. 3 and 17. To participate, email the same address as above Q or call (631) 898-4205.

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“I love that it gives a glimpse of Queens that people tend to forget about, that transformational period,” said Halfpap. “To have this much documentation of it is pretty fascinating.”

The photographs hold historical significance, including a rare shot of children from the “Black Dublin” community who resided near Roosevelt Avenue in Flushing.

The area was populated by Black and Irish people but was eventually deemed a slum and the houses were demolished for the 7 train and a Robert Moses plan for a parking lot and bus station. The Ebenezer Baptist Church, which is seen in the photograph, as well as the Macedonia African Methodists Episcopal Church, both of which were in the Black Dublin neighborhood, still stand today.

Sperr’s photograph was likely the last taken of the community. Many of his shots captured places just before they were transformed forever.

The exhibit will be on view through February and tours of the Kingsland Homestead

Several photos by Percy Loomis Sperr, above, that are included in the “Capturing Queens” exhibit at the Queens Historical Society. At right, his shot of “Black Dublin” in Flushing. On the cover: Jeran Halfpap of the QHS with photos at the exhibit, including Frederick J. Weber’s shot of PHOTOS BY DEIRDRE Creedmoor Hose Co. 1.

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They may appear mundane at first, he said, but then viewers may notice details like a Goodyear blimp hangar or a Good Humor ice cream vendor.

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Mayoral hopefuls Adams and Sliwa address issue after Corona gunplay

by Deirdre Bardolf

of about 40 rounds and the other two operated the mopeds, driving onto the sidewalk in August brought a slew of violent shoot- front of Dos Bro’s restaurant on 37th Avenue. ings to New York City, with at least 30 peo- The victims ranged in age from 19 to 72, ple injured across the five boroughs, and 10 according to police.

The shooting brought both New York City were wounded in a gang-related shooting in Corona on the last day of July. Officials mayoral candidates to Queens to reinforce called the violence “bold, “brazen” and their stances on gangs and gun violence.

Democrat Eric Adams and Republican Curtis “coordinated.”

Corona residents held a march for peace Sliwa ramped up their support for police and last Friday, following the shooting on 37th share one promise if elected: getting tough Avenue the weekend before. Two men on foot on crime.

Each candidate has a background in crime fired into a crowd on Saturday, July 31, around 10:40 p.m. They were followed by prevention. One wore a bulletproof vest and the other continues to two men on scooters, wear an unmistakable on which the four red beret. In addition fled the scene. olice release descriptions to being the Brooklyn According to of the four men involved. borough president, police, the suspects Eric Adams spent 22 were described in the following: individual one was seen wearing years in the NYPD, retiring as a captain. He a black hoodie, black mask, gray pants and co-founded 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement black sneakers; individual two was seen Who Care, an advocacy group against police wearing a red hoodie, mask, gray pants and brutality and racial profiling. Sliwa founded black sneakers; individual three seen wear- the Guardian Angels, a nonprofit volunteer ing a gray sweater with an American Eagle organization that patrols cities unarmed in an logo and black pants; and individual four attempt to prevent crime.

At a press conference following the shootseen wearing a black sweatshirt. Photos of them are posted on qchron.com, at bit. ing in Corona, Adams said, “We need a joint gangs and guns task force with federal, state ly/3xG1jbl.

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Jamaica Hospital wins awards continued from page 16 was tasked with revamping the Neurosurgery Department to better serve the local community.

“Central Queens is a pretty underserved community, and one of the things they don’t really have access to is good, advanced, specialty care like neurosurgery,” he said.

Chakraborty said that before he started working at Jamaica Hospital, the neurosurgery needs of patients were hardly being met. “Before me and my partners got here, it was kind of like drive-by neurosurgery, private-practice guys who would only come in if there was someone dying,” he said. “Everything else they just kind of shipped out or didn’t address.”

In the year since he has been there, he said, he and his team have managed to double their neurosurgery volume.

Not only are they seeing twice as many patients, but they also greatly increased their offerings and capabilities regarding what they can now do in-hospital.

“We are doing completely novel procedures, that were previously only done at a handful of places in the country, let alone in the city,” Chakraborty said. “The people of Queens no longer have to go all the way out to Long Island or into Manhattan to get these kinds of advanced procedures.”

Chakraborty credited the hospital administration for supplying him and his

Nurse Jennie Mandelbaum; Dr. Mohsen Nouri, neurointerventionist and cerebrovascular surgeon; and Dr. Robert Mendelson, chairman of the JHMC Department of MediPHOTO BY JUSTIN DAVILA cine with an award. team with the support that they need, not only providing money and equipment but also by hiring new support staff such as nurses and technicians so that they have all the help they can get.

Rattling off a list of new procedures that they are now offering and performing at the hospital, things like “endoscopic pituitary [surgeries], advanced skull-based surgery, cerebral bypasses, vascular neurosurgery,” Chakraborty said, “Pretty much any sort of neurosurgical procedure you would want, we are doing here at Q Jamaica Hospital now.”

Mayoral candidates Curtis Sliwa, left, and Eric Adams each spoke out about crime after 10 peoPHOTOS BY BOB JAGENDORF / FLICKR, LEFT, AND PETER C. MASTROSIMONE ple were shot in Corona. can do information sharing, go after the guns that are on the street, stop the flow of guns and take down these crews.”

“I joined [Councilman] @FranciscoMoyaNY at the scene of Saturday’s mass shooting in Queens and renewed my calls for a joint guns and gangs task force to stop the overproliferation of illegal guns in New York City. We must put an end to this cycle of violence,” Adams said in a statement on Twitter.

“We’re going to make sure [the shooters] get arrested,” said Sliwa at his press conference on 37th Avenue, saying the recent violence has created a “Wild West atmosphere.”

Sliwa called for increasing the NYPD’s active gang list, creating witness protection programs and ear marking money for informants.

“Queens cannot be ignored. Most of the focus is on the Bronx and Brooklyn but don’t go to sleep on Queens,” Sliwa told the Chronicle. “The worst area that gets the least attention is Far Rockaway. That’s the most volatile situation because it’s the most condensed, where you have the project gangs at war with one another.”

The next “lethal” area, he said, is Corona and Elmhurst where gangs “seem to be at war with their own subsets.”

He called for increased NYPD patrol of

NYCHA properties, including the Ravenswood Houses in Astoria and the Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City, where 28 individuals were indicted for gang-related crimes last week by a grand jury under Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz.

Sliwa is a continued proponent of the controversial stop, question and frisk policy.

Adams’ campaign site calls the outdated practice “unlawful.”

Both candidates pledge to bring back the controversial plainclothes anti-crime units of the NYPD. “We need the NYPD,” reads Adams’ campaign website, setting him apart from the Democrats that he ran against who vowed to defund the police. Sliwa called those candidates “spineless” and pledges to restore police budget cuts.

Sliwa said the budget must “tackle the horrific spike in gun violence.” At a press conference, Adams called on Congress to fund intervention efforts with President Biden’s gun violence initiative and agenda.

Sliwa’s campaign is considered a long shot against Adams, who is expected to be the next mayor in the majority Democratic city, where Democrats outnumber Republicans 7-1. Adams’ campaign could not be reached Q for comment prior to publication.

Tish James, future governor? continued from page 10 Democrat, a woman and a person of color and all of those things are going to be in her favor.”

Krasner, however, disagrees with Browne that DiNapoli has the ambition to run and thinks Williams will more likely run for the vacant lieutenant seat, but has more interest in opportunities in the city. He also sees former Republican contender Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro throwing his hat in the ring.

Other potential GOP candidates include U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Suffolk County)

and former Westchester Executive Rob Astorino.

“Republicans will capitalize on the scandal and paint all the Democrats as being somehow corrupt,” said Krasner. “That is harder to do because of Tish James ... she is the odds-on favorite to get the nomination and I think she is still the favorite to win.”

Both agree that Hochul’s performance as governor in the next year could determine if she gets backing by fellow Democrats in 2022.

“What will she do with her short time in Q office?” asked Browne.

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for the Tom Cruise film “Jerry Maguire,” which is marking its 25th anniversary. Steinberg still NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell took a represents athletes across the spectrum, and his hard line with players who refuse to get vacci- latest project is his online academy whose misnated against Covid-19 when he unilaterally sion is to train the next generation of agents.

I asked Steinberg why so many NFL players declared that if an NFL game is canceled because an unvaccinated player caused a team have been slow to get vaccinated. It would seem outbreak, then the team that caused the trouble hypocritical for them to be fearful of the afterwill forfeit the game. In addition, no player on effects since many of these players have taken painkillers and have no clue about their contents. either team will get paid that week.

“There was no group of employees who were The National Football League Players Association will certainly challenge Goodell’s edict. tested for Covid-19 as frequently as NFL players Frankly, the part about the “innocent team” did were last year,” he told me. “If that’s the case,” I seem draconian and unfair. On the other hand, responded, “then if I were a player and was told Goodell is right in feeling those who have done that a vaccine would obviate the need for long the right thing by getting jabbed should not be swabs to be shoved up my nostrils, my immediate reaction would be to ask where can I sign up held hostage to the “freedoms” of anti-vaxxers.

The shockingly low percentage of NFL play- and how long will it take to get my shot?” Steiners who have gotten the vaccine had to have trig- berg agreed with my logic and said he strongly gered Goodell’s reaction. Rookie Jets QB Zach encourages all his clients to be vaccinated.

New York Giants head coach Joe Judge won Wilson did not directly answer whether he took his shots. He replied, “It’s a personal matter,” raves from both players and fans during his which is a euphemism for “Absolutely not and I rookie 2020 season. One reason for his popularihave no intention of ever doing so.” Jets owner ty is his reputation as a straight shooter, which Woody Johnson, general manager Joe Douglas, isn’t surprising for a guy who grew up just outand new head coach Robert Saleh should hold a side of Philadelphia. Judge showed that refreshmeeting with him and explain that being a ing candor when he said vaccine status would be respected team leader means, figuratively and a factor when deciding which players to keep on Q his team’s roster. Amen to that. literally, rolling up your sleeves.

See the extended version of Sports Beat Last month I spoke with legendary sports agent Leigh Steinberg, who was the inspiration every week at qchron.com.

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