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Backers cite history on ‘cease and desist’ Pols and real estate industry both say the facts and past are on their side

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o understand their bills aimed at curbing some aggressive real estate industry practices, state Sen. Tony Avella (D -Bayside) and Assembly man David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows) said this week that one must understand some of the recent and past history of Queens.

Their companion “Cease and Desist” bills, which could next be taken up in January, would let all Queens residents opt out of lists that real estate brokers use for phone calls, mailings, leaflets and in-person visits — often accompanied by alleged high-pressure tactics aimed at convincing residents to sell their homes.

A five-year opt-out list expired last year.

“The original list was a result of the last real estate boom,” Avella said. “People were coming into neighborhoods trying to force people to sell. They’d say things like ‘Your neighbors down the street are selling — you’d better sell before the price drops.’

“The original cease and desist legislation put a stop to a lot of that, and then it slowed down more when the real estate boom went bust,” Avella added. “Then the law was allowed to lapse and real estate has been going up again. And now you’re back to the conditions that necessitated the bill in the

New bills in Albany would allow Queens residents to bar unwanted contact from real estate interests. But an industry spokesman says the state should not take valuable tools away from FILE PHOTO professionals who provide vital services. first place.”

He said seniors in his district have been particularly upset by the increase in contacts.

Weprin said he too has been getting an increase in complaints from a number of neighborhoods. He said he has seen the landscape before, during and in the immediate

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Weprin also is making no apologies for seeking a 10-year ban, saying the facts support it this time out.

“Ten years is better than five years,” he said. “Plus, I think calling for a permanent ban would be a tough sell [in Albany].”

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Avella also acknowledged that 10 years likely was “the best deal we’d be able to get.”

“What we’ve seen in the past was blockbusting,” state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said in voicing his support of the bills. “You’ve had a few unscrupulous brokers and others preying on consumers.” Addabbo’s district was not included in the old list.

Avella feels the problem is larger than just a few bad apples, saying he believes it involves both small real estate brokers and the larger chains.

On the other hand, Michael Kelly, director of government affairs for the New York Association of Realtors, whose organization represents 50,000 members, said the bill is not necessary, and that his members oppose it.

“When the Department of State was reviewing the original cease and desist law, they found no evidence that these no-contact complaints were a problem that warranted an extension,” he said.

Kelly said a renewal would take away some of the basic tools that the real estate industry uses to conduct regular business.

“All licensed real estate brokers are licensed by the Department of State,” he said. “If consumers have an issue with a licensee, they can always raise the issue with the Department of State. If the licensee has continued on page 24

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Ruben Wills says community’s fight against S. Ozone facility is not over

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City Comptroller Scott Stringer on Tuesday registered a contract for a juvenile detention center on a residential block in South Ozone Park — two months after he rejected the agreement between Sheltering Arms and the Administration for Children’s Services for unspecified inconsistencies.

The center is being implemented under the state’s Close to Home program in an effort to house juvenile offenders in residential areas rather than upstate facilities.

According to a lawsuit seeking to block the opening of the South Ozone Park building at 133-23 127 St., it will house “‘seriously emotionally disturbed males’ and youth who have demonstrated fire-setting behavior.”

The lawsuit was filed in April by three residents who live near the proposed center and the South Ozone Park Civic Association West, who claim the placement of offenders there will decrease their property values and quality of life.

An ACS spokesman said on Wednesday the agency is looking to start placing offenders at the location in early fall.

Councilman Ruben Wills (D-South Jamaica), who has led the fight against having the program on a residential block, said

A contract between Sheltering Arms and the Administration for Children’s Services for a juvenile detention center in South Ozone Park has been approved by city Comptroller Scott Stringer.

FILE PHOTO Residents opposed to the facility said their fight will continue. he was not surprised that Stringer approved the contract.

“The process of reviewing city contracts is not infinite,” Wills said in a written statement. “We knew the Comptroller would eventually be compelled to register Sheltering Arms’ Limited Secure contract with ACS. So, we thank him for his due diligence

with respect to that matter.”

But, he added, he and residents will not stop their opposition to the center.

“Nonetheless, our fight lives on,” he said.

Michael Duvalle, vice president of SOPCAW, said he has developed a strategy to continue the opposition to the center.

“It seems like now the fight starts,”

Duvalle said.

His plan involves meeting with city and state elected officials to see if any legislation could be passed to help the community’s cause — adding the area would be “disrupted” by having the juvenile offenders living on a residential block.

“It’s like putting a rotten apple in a barrel,” he said.

Duvalle said his opposition is not against the program itself, it’s against having it “so close to other people’s homes.”

“We have so many other locations where you could put this,” Duvalle noted. “I’m not against the Close to Home program. It’s a good program.”

In a Tuesday interview, South Ozone Park resident Jeysha Ruiz said she was “speechless” after hearing Stringer okayed the contract.

“I know that the comptroller has to do everything according to the law,” Ruiz added.

Ruiz and Duvalle are a part of the Committee to Stop the Prison in South Ozone Park, which formed earlier this year.

South Ozone Park resident Eddy, a member of that committee, said he believes it was not a smart decision to register the contract.

“They have no experience in running a prison,” he said, referring to ACS. Many South Ozone Park residents have called the Q center a “prison.”

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Stringer approves juvie house contract

ACS spending being probed by Stringer City agency improperly used monies for contracting, construction purposes

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

looks forward to bringing additional justice-involved youth closer to home early this fall.”

Close to Home, the program in question, is a state initiative to house juvenile offenders near their hometowns rather than in upstate facilities. It has many opponents in South Ozone Park, where the contract for one was approved, and in Queens Village, where another is being proposed.

C o u n c i l m a n R u b e n Wi l l s (D-South Jamaica), who has been leading the fight in South Ozone Park, said he has “every confidence Comptroller Stringer will conduct a fai r a nd thoroug h investigation.”

Bob Friedrich, who has opposed the Queens Village location and is vying for Mark Weprin’s open Council seat in the 23rd District, said he is pleased Stringer has opened the investigation, but not surprised.

“There are a lot of problems. The city did not hold the proper public hearings. There’s the procurement

City Comptroller Scott Stringer announced on Tuesday that he is investigating the Administration for Children’s Services for alleged improper spending methods for the contracting of construction of Close to Home facilities.

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issues,” Friedrich said. “Then there’s the state comptroller’s investigation that is probing ACS’s ability to safely run the facilities.

There are lot of reasons we need to derail this proposal.”

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Michael Gannon contributed to this story.

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On the same day he announced he would be approving a contract for a Close to Home facility in South Ozone Park, city Comptroller Scott Stringer said on Tuesday he is investigating the city agency in charge of the program for improper spending methods for the contracting and construction of such buildings.

“The city did an end run around procurement rules when they set up, paid for and prepared facilities for use as Close to Home juvenile detention centers,” Stringer said in a statement first sent to the Queens Chronicle, referring to the state initiative behind the facilities. “We are going to investigate this program to determine the financial implications of the breakdown in the contracting process.”

Stringer said the Administration for Children’s Services, along with other city agencies, is improperly using “PON1s,” a payment method “meant to be used for non-procurement expenditures.” PON1s,

according to Stringer’s office, “do not go through the normal oversight and review process.”

The investigation is being led by the comptroller’s newly formed Research and Investigation Unit. It is a separate probe from the audit of Close to Home facilities the comptroller announced in June, as first reported by the Chronicle.

An ACS spokesman said the issue has already been resolved.

“Several months ago, the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services (MOCS) affirmatively raised to the attention of the Comptroller’s Office the issue of payments by ACS to three service providers without registered contracts. Since then, ACS has investigated and corrected its payment practices,” the spokesman, Chris McKniff, said in an email on Tuesday. “The agency is working closely with the Comptroller’s Office to register the contracts of the three non-profit providers, each of which has a long history of providing excellent services to young people. The City

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City Parks is looking to have stables fixed South Queens officials hope for a ‘good neighbor’ to take ownership

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

The city Parks Department last Friday put out a request for proposals for a vendor to renovate and maintain horse-riding operations at the sometimes-troubled Cedar Lane Stables at Gemini Fields in Ozone Park.

In its RFP, the Parks Department seeks a vendor that will repair and repaint stables; level pathways; repair, remove or replace an outdoor manure ramp; improve site drainage throughout and improve ventilation t h rou g hout t he st a l ls , a mong ot he r improvements.

But area officials only have one request: Work with us.

“I think it’s critical that they be a good neighbor,” state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said. “We request it of the Port Authority, we request it of Resorts World, we request it of any larger business.”

The site is operated by the Federation of Black Cowboys, which has been there since 1998. Its license for the area expires in July 2016, a Parks Department spokeswoman said in an email.

A phone number for the Black Cowboys listed on its website has been disconnected.

Betty Braton, chairwoman of Community Board 10, said there have been some issues

The city Parks Department is seeking an operator for Cedar Lane Stables at Gemini Fields in Ozone Park. Officials in the area said whoever wins the right to run the facility needs to work FILE PHOTO with the community. with the operations of the park amenity.

“There are people in the community who have expressed dissatisfaction in recent years about the operation of the stables,” said Braton, who declined to provide any

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The stables border the Tudor Village area of Ozone Park and Lindenwood.

Joann Ariola, president of the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association, said

her organization also has heard complaints about the stables from area residents.

“Whoever wins the RFP has to be a good neighbor,” Ariola said.

The R FP points out that the Parks Department will look favorably upon “proposals that show a commitment to cooperate with and support park administrators, park users, and the community.”

The senator, a Tudor Village resident, said he has been working with the Black Cowboys since he was a civic president there. In 2013, the stables were temporarily shut down after six horses died in as many months of various causes. Drainage has also been an issue by the stables and nearby residents have complained about the smell of manure.

“I can see how Parks wants somebody who’s going to spruce up the place,” Addabbo said about the drainage and odor issues.

Those interested in operating the stables have until Sept. 21 to respond and the Black Cowboys have the opportunity to submit a proposal to continue working there.

Ariola said she’d like to see whoever is picked by the city agency to come to CB 10 and show the panel what changes they’d like to make there.

“They have to come to the community Q board and do it the right way,” she said.

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t’s official: Woodhaven Boulevard now has dedicated bus lanes from Metropolitan Avenue to Alderton Street and Dry Harbor Road, and as they run right in front of this newspaper’s offices, we can tell you firsthand the results are not looking good so far. And we expect worse to come.

Of course traffic is more congested when you have fewer lanes, as drivers now do during both the morning and evening rush hours, in both directions. Only the true believers who want to get people out of their cars would contend otherwise. So we now have a handful of employees who commute home to South Queens from our Rego Park offices stuck in traffic longer than they were before. Their reports as to how bad it is do vary — along with the times they hit the road — but one says her former 45-minute commute has been closer to 90 minutes. She’s actually started taking the Van Wyck Expressway to the Belt Parkway to get back to Howard Beach, a route that looks insane on a map but actually has been eating up less of her time. Others are hitting the side streets to go north and south, surely something the residents on those blocks are not thrilled to see.

But of course a key point of installing bus lanes is to frustrate drivers enough so they either take another route or start

riding public transportation. The advocates of lane reduction surgery generally don’t admit that, but one elected official we recently spoke with did, and that’s someone who supports the bus lanes. Get ’em off Woodhaven and onto the Van Wyck, off Queens Boulevard and onto the Long Island Expressway — that’s the thinking. Or, best of all, get them onto buses. That’s great for those who can or want to take the bus, but many need a car, van or truck for their job; and few like being forced onto public transportation by the anticar crowd whose thinking is taking over the government.

So whereas southbound traffic outside our offices by 62nd Road used to start getting heavy around 4 p.m., we’ve been seeing it back up around 3 lately. Meanwhile buses are often roaring by in the right-hand lane, clearly above the speed limit at times, making things more dangerous for people who are turning, parking or trying to leave a space. Our staff tells us their drivers are also noticeably more aggressive now that they have their own lane, even though you have every right to use it when parking or making a turn.

And things are only set to get worse. The bus lanes we have now are the result of the city’s Congested Corridor study of Woodhaven. But even as they’re being completed,

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Lost books and buses Dear Editor: Re Your Aug. 6 article “BP Katz gives funds for Queens libraries”: While the Queens Public Library system has improved since the firing of Tom (“Greedy”) Galante, much more needs to be done.

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the city is plotting Select Bus Service along the entire Woodhaven-Cross Bay Boulevard corridor, reaching down to the Rockaways and even up to Woodside, via Broadway.

With SBS, not only will we lose a lane each way — a different one than has been lost here in Rego Park, because the city loves nothing more than tearing up a recent project to install a new project — but we’ll have the added insanity of multiple left-turn bans forcing 18-wheelers onto side streets and people waiting for buses on the median. You try driving a 53-foot tractor trailer from northbound Woodhaven Boulevard onto 85th Road and then south on 90th Street just to go west on Jamaica Avenue. Or standing in the middle of Woodhaven on a snowy day as vehicles slide around on both sides of you. Not fun. Yet that’s what the city Department of Transportation intends. No wonder Woodhaven’s civic and business leaders are out collecting signatures in opposition to the planned left-turn ban onto Jamaica Avenue. Expect more dissent to emerge over time.

Meanwhile we can’t wait for school to start, because that surely will reduce the traffic we’re seeing. OK, sarcasm off.

Queens is not Manhattan and should not be treated as if it is. May public opinion limit the damage that’s to come.

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Mr. Giannelli is clearly opposed to the former LIRR right-of-way being used for any purpose. However, his concerns, i.e., crimes and reduced property values, are simply incorrect and baseless. Studies from all over the country have consistently debunked these fears. I am unsure what, if any, research he has performed to support his position, but I for one would welcome the opportunity to peruse said research.

I would also encourage Mr. Giannelli, as well as any others willing to do so, to contact

Community Board 11 regarding the Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, a former roadway converted to a bike/pedestrian path in 1938. It is well utilized, and from what I can tell, residents continue to seek properties abutting the trail at a good market value. The trail is self-policing and connects two parks with several access points. I ride the trail weekly and always see scores of residents walking, jogging, dog-walking, riding and strolling with babies.

Opinions are valuable if said opinions can be supported with facts, rather than fears.

Thomas Chiofolo Richmond Hill

Approve the Iran accord Dear Editor: Reps. Grace Meng and Steve Israel are opposed to the Iranian pact, as is Sen. Charles Schumer (“On Iran pact, it’s two against, six unsure,” Aug. 6, multiple editions). They of course are entitled to their opinions, but one would expect in view of the current unacceptable situation, they would articulate statements setting forth

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Dear Editor: I stopped writing letters to the editor over a year ago due to the nastiness of other letter writers. However, as someone who lost three grandparents in the Holocaust and whose mother was at BergenBelsen, I cannot let Anthony Pilla’s antiSemitic letter “Israel breaks the rules” (Aug. 6) go unanswered.

Mr. Pilla correctly stated that the UN adopted a plan to partition Palestine into Jewish and Arab states. What he left out was that Israel was attacked by the Arabs o n i t s very first day of existence and on other occasions after that.

Since Israel won its wars it expanded its territory in order to bet ter safeguard its securit y. I f t h a t i s w r o ng, m ay b e M r. P i l la w i l l write a letter supporting the U.S. returning territory to Mexico.

If Mr. Pilla wants to see a Palestinian state he should write a letter urging the neighboring countries to recognize Israel’s right to exist. Without it, there will never be peace.

Mr. Pilla is obviously following the lead of President Obama, who is attacking Israel for not supporting his agreement with Iran.

If this agreement is so good how come not one Mideast country has come out in support of it? Why are the Saudi diplomats talking to the Russians? It is their subtle way to voice displeasure with Obama.

Recently, Iranian Quds commander Soleimani traveled to Moscow to negotiate an arms agreement even though there are UN sanctions against his traveling outside of Iran. Yet people like Pilla and Obama believe that Iran will follow all the terms of the new agreement. Sen. Charles Schumer and a few other Democrats recognize that the president is wrong on this issue. Are they aligning themselves with Iranian hardliners like Obama accuses the Republicans are doing?

Mike Huckabee might be guilty of hyperbole for saying that Obama is leading the Jews to the ovens but a nuclear Iran that still advocates for Israel’s destruction might accomplish the same thing.

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Dear Editor: Congress, don’t be on the wrong side of history. Not again. Criticized by many irritated pundits (many of whom have tenuous grasps on diplomacy), the recent Iran nuclear deal Obama has struck is a glimmer of hope for some peace in the region we see as mired by violence and instability every day in the news.

This hard-fought agreement, which will tack stringent inspections on every aspect of Iranian nuclear facilities, is our best bet that Iran does not develop a nuclear weapon. Currently, it will take two months for them to acquire the fissile material to develop such devastation. Under this deal, even if the Ayatollah (stupidly) “breaks out,” it will take two years. This is clearly a strategic advantage for us.

Given the turbulent and violent times in the Middle East, the United States simply cannot stand aside in international diplomacy. We have done so before — I’ve stud-

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ied the League of Nations fiasco for my U.S. History exams — and most likely hastened the coming of another global conflict after the first.

Even if Congress successfully blocks this deal and keeps our sanctions, the lifts from the other five countries, especially those of Russia and China, will go on. And we, still clinging onto ineffective bans and boycotts, will be left in the cold on the international stage, once again.

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reasonable alternatives, without which blanket rejection is meaningless.

If Congress rejects the proposed deal, it is likely Russia and China, and probably Germany, will no longer participate in sanctions, a result that in my opinion would be far more ominous than the deal proposed.

With regard to the proposal there are adequate safeguards to deal with any Iranian deviation. Sanctions initially introduced were with reference to nuclear bomb capability and not with regard to other issues that cannot and should not be introduced at this time and be the basis of opposition.

Those issues can best be pursued at a later date and particularly if the current deal shows promise.

As to those who oppose the deal because they claim Iran cannot be trusted notwithstanding agreement safeguards, it should be noted 60 percent of Iranians are under the age of 35, well-educated, worldly, involved in 21st-century technology and unlikely to be overly concerned about religious fundamentalism. I recall several years ago, while in Turkey, chatting with a young Turkish man, and when I raised the question of Armenia, his response was, that it was his father’s problem, not his or his peers.

It should be kept in mind we are talking about an agreement that would span 10 to 15 years. Ayatollah Khamenei, the author of inflammatory statements, will shortly be 76 years old and his death will herald far different generational thinking. Not to be ignored is that Israel is the strongest military power in the area, possessed of nuclear capability and will always have America’s military support if needed. I think when all is said and done, the deal would be in Israel’s best interests.

The status quo is unacceptable, agreement must always initially deal with compromise and it makes sense to take advantage of an opportunity that may well result in a far better world. We lose nothing by giving it a chance to succeed.

Benjamin M. Haber Flushing

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Letters continued from previous page plan contained shovel-ready jobs. Not true. He then said that if you liked your health plan you could keep it. Not true.

Now he says that the Iranian deal is the best way to prevent Iran from going nuclear. Mr. Pilla puts a new twist on an old adage: Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me all the time, I must be an Obama supporter.

Lenny Rodin Forest Hills

Not just a U.S. deal Dear Editor: It’s most unfortunate that the least productive and least popular Congress in this nation’s history has the task of ratifying the momentous nuclear agreement with Iran.

This deal is not President Obama’s alone; its framework incorporates global concerns and input, as well it should. Already, the pact has been affirmed by top-notch U.S. scientists, the other national powers that were involved in the negotiations, the UN Security Council and most other countries, except for Israel.

Let’s not overlook Iran. The people of that nation had the option of voting for a hard-line extremist or a moderate; they chose the moderate. They had the option of pursuing their nuclear program, but chose to come to the negotiating table.

With sanctions removed, they are expected to get $60 to $120 billion of their money being held by international banks, which is one of the major arguments against the deal. However, even if they use a portion of these funds to support terrorist organizations, as predicted, what impact would that amount make in the world of military and defense spending? The U.S. spent trillions of dollars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and look where we are now.

If the deal is rejected and results in war, then the cost to this nation in blood and treasure will be most regrettable.

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Debate denied Dear Editor: I was waiting all day and hearing on the news that the presidential debate for 2016 would be at 9 p.m. on Fox News. I mistakenly thought that meant Channel 5 on antenna TVs. Was I disappointed and angry.

I tried a friend’s Time Warner, but it doesn’t have the high-level stations that are very expensive.

Do the candidates, including my favorite, Donald Trump, think that everyone has expensive Time Warner programs so they can tune in to this muchadvertised debate? Living expenses are extremely high, and some families can barely afford apartment rents and not be able to add cable TV. Is it possible that the candidates are only interested in reaching the people who can afford high-level cable stations? Couldn’t

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Trump, the GOP and Obama Dear Editor: Janice Wijnen said Trump is not the national embarrassment (“Trump keeps it real,” Letters, Aug. 6). She says it’s Obama badmouthing the U.S. Really?

How very specifically vague of you.

Trump revealed himself to be ignorant, boorish, sexist and smug. Just what the Republicans love about him.

She asks if Trump was able to just tell an Army doctor he had a bone spur and have the doctor “take [his] word for it” to get a deferment? Of course not. That would mean the wealthy could avoid military service. And we all know that has never happened.

ONLINE Just like B u s h n e ve r Mis s an edi tor ial, went AWOL letter or article cited by from the a writer? Want news National from our other editions Guard. When covering the rest of Tr u m p w a s Queens? Find breaking asked which news, past reports and foot the spur more at qchron.com. was on he said, “It’s in the record.” He couldn’t answer the question. You know why? He couldn’t remember the lie.

She says John Kerry gave the U.S. a black eye. How? By being a decorated war hero who has a Bronze Star, a Silver Star and three Purple Hearts? What color is the sky in Ms. Wijnen’s world?

While Obama was “badmouthing” the U.S. he managed to save the country from an economic disaster left him by Duh-bya.

Passed healthcare. Gave equal rights to gays. Ended two wars. Killed Gaddafi.

Killed Bin Laden. Etc., etc. Future historians will deem Barack Obama as one of the country’s greatest presidents for all he was able to accomplish with no help at all from Republicans. In fact, in spite of GOP obstruction at every turn.

PS: Last week’s broadcast of Saturday Night Live was hilarious! But why was it on at 9 p.m. on Thursday night? And why was it on Fox? The spoof of the GOP debate was hysterical; the actors playing the candidates were fantastic. Whether it was the boorish, sexist Trump, the bumbling Carson or that Christie guy answering questions about the Fourth Amendment by saying “I was there on 9/11!”

And though no candidate being asked about the economy, income inequality, equal pay for women, contraception, the Middle East or climate change was very funny, the best part was when they were asked “if any of them have received a word from God on what they should do and take care of first.” Absolutely hysterical!

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Activists want to make sure new business complies with the law

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businesses — so long as 60 percent of the content in there is not “X-rated.�

Besides magazines and videos, the store The appearance of a new store on Jamaica Avenue that sells pornographic material has operating on Jamaica Avenue has private booths in the back. some Woodhaven activists worried.

Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association “This is a family community and that’s not wanted here,� Maria Thomson, executive President Martin Colberg said he is condirector of the Wood haven Business cerned as to how the new business will Improvement District, said in an interview. affect commerce along the corridor. “We want to see “It’s unsavory.� something thrive in T he busi ness is community but operating at 80-30 e want to see something our something better. We Jamaica Ave., the former site of discount thrive in our community want to see the avenue take a turn for store Nexus Place. but something better.� the better, not for the O n We d n e s d a y worse,� Colberg said. morning, the awning — Martin Colberg, president of the “I’m not sure if a for t he store was Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association business like this is largely cut off. Calls something that may to the number listed online for the business’ address seeking attract other ideas and companies to come on comment for this story were not returned by to the avenue.�

Civic activist and Woodhaven resident Ed press time.

Despite the fact some are opposed to the Wendell had similar concerns. “Our avenue right now is vulnerable in a store and the merchandise it sells, it is pernumber of ways and we have businesses that fectly legal.

The city years ago had tried to close simi- are maybe hurting who are nearby that and lar businesses due to the content of their they look at that and say, ‘You know maybe merchandise. An appellate court decision it’s time to pack up,’� Wendell said in an last month, however, ruled that merchants interview. “On the other hand, the courts have the legal right to run these types of have found it to be legal. I don’t know if Associate Editor

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Colberg noted he wants to make sure the business is adhering to city regulations. “There also needs to be a watchdog to make sure they’re not lending to minors and to make sure they’re complying with the 40/60 rule,� he said, referring to the court’s ruling. “That’s definitely something we want

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Council committees OK Centreville school The 500-seat facility proposed for vacant lot near Albert Road

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Two City Council committees approved a 500-seat primary school set for a vacant plot of land in the Centreville section of Ozone Park earlier this week, paving the way for the full body to vote on the proposal today, Aug. 13.

On Tuesday, the Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses unanimously approved the School Construction Authority’s application. It was approved on Wednesday by the Land Use Committee.

“This new school will help alleviate overcrowding and will be a welcome addition to the neighborhood,” Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) said in an emailed statement on Tuesday. “With so many young families in the area with children approaching school age, the new Albert Road school is coming just at the right time.”

If approved by the Council today and OK’d

by Mayor de Blasio, the school would serve approximately 500 students from kindergarten to fifth grade.

One hundred seats would be used for special education students.

The school will also have a playground behind it with a stage for community events and four pre-K classrooms.

It is expected to be finished in September 2017, pending all necessary approvals.

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Free concert on August 20 State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), along with Howard Beachbased law firm Brady & Marshak will be hosting the fifth annual Arnie Mig Memorial Big Band Concert on Aug. 20 at St. Helen’s Parish Father Dooley Hall, located at 83-25 157 Ave. Admission is free.

The event is held every year in honor of Arnie Migliaccio, a big band musician who played shows in Howard Beach for more than 20 years.

“The hundreds of people who attend this event each year in his memory are a true testament to the legacy he left on our community and how much he was loved by those who were reminded of a different time when they heard his music. It is my honor and pleasure to be able to once again, along with Brady and Marshak, bring this memorial concert to the people of Howard Beach,” Addabbo said in a statement about the upcoming concert. “Tunes from the Big Band era are some of the most popular and beloved songs in history and are still listened to today by music lovers of all ages.”

For more information, call AddabQ bo’s office at (718) 738-1111.

A proposed 500-seat primary school for the Centreville section of Ozone Park was approved by two Council committees earlier this week. Officials say the school would serve children who do FILE PHOTO not have an educational facility in their immediate area.

The site — bordered by Albert Road, Raleigh Street and North Conduit Avenue — formerly belonged to the New York Racing Authority but was given to the SCA in 2009 for future school construction as part of an agreement that allowed NYRA to expand its franchise.

No exact cost of construction was given during the Tuesday hearing.

Parents living in Centreville have been forced to bring their children to PS 63, located at 90-15 Sutter Ave. — which requires crossing Cross Bay Blvd. — or PS 146 in Howard Beach, located at 98-01 159 Ave., which is

across North Conduit Avenue.

In an interview conducted before the committee hearings, Community Board 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton said there will be more than enough children in Centreville to fill the proposed school.

“It’s a much-needed school,” Braton said.

“You have more children than we have seats in schools. [Centreville] has more than enough children under the age of 5. By the time the school is built, all those children are ready to go there.”

The proposed school, however, does have one more obstacle to overcome: a capital project to replace sewers and sidewalks in Centreville that has been in the works for 35 years, before Ulrich was born.

The school cannot be built until that project kicks off.

Braton said the Department of Design and Construction is scheduled to update CB 10 on where the project stands.

The project involves the acquisition of private property, which some residents have objected to in the past.

Braton added that CB 10 has requested that the school be named after Art Beroff, a former member of the advisory panel who joined it at age 19 and died in 2004 from cancer at 44. Beroff was also a member of School Board 27 under the now-defunct Q Board of Education.

$8.9 M to help runway repairs U.S. senators secure the grant for ongoing construction

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New York elected officials announced last Friday that an $8.9 million federal grant has been secured to help pay for ongoing renovations to runway 4l-22R at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

“JFK is a major hub for not just New York, but the northeast, and it has to meet the best standards for efficiency and safety,” U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) said in a statement issued by her office.

“Investing in our airport’s infrastructure will make it better for the businesses and travelers who rely on it every day. I will continue to push for funding to help ensure there is timely, safe air travel New Yorkers can rely on.”

The grant, secured by Gillibrand along with U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), will help pay for the widening of the runway in an effort to accommodate larger aircraft. The runway is also being shifted hundreds of feet farther north and its safety zones are being extended by 1,000 feet to meet federal standards. The runway has been closed since early summer to make way for the repairs, causing planes to fly closer to many South Queens homes.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said the work is a necessary evil.

“We love to see improvements. It means

New York elected officials last week announced a federal grant for ongoing work at a temporarily closed JFK runway. The $8.9 million secured by federal officials will help the runway meet federal FILE PHOTO standards and allow it to accommodate larger planes. jobs and better transportation,” Addabbo said in an interview. “Whenever they talk about work being done on runways, there’s a greater downside, temporarily.”

The brunt of the runway work is expected to be finished in September, allowing for planes to once again utilize it and not Q fly as close to people’s homes.

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A 21-year-old mother has been charged with fatally throwing her 3-week-old baby out of a fourth-floor apartment window in Richmond Hill last Friday, according to police and Queens Dist r ict Attor ney Richard Brown.

Cops said last Sat u rday that they arrested Rashida Chowdhury and charged her with second-degree intentional murder and second-degree murder of a person less than 11 years old.

According to published reports, Chowdhury admitted to throwing her son, Rizwan Ahmad, out the window because she

She believed he was possessed: reports believed he had been possessed by an evil spirit.

Brown said Chowdhury faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted of all of the charges.

She was arraigned in Queens County Supreme Court last Saturday.

“This is a truly horrific and disturbing case of a mother accused of killing her helpless 3-week-old infant son by tossing him out of a window, where he fell more than forty feet to the pavement and died,”

Brown said in a written statement. “The alleged actions of the defendant are totally incomprehensible. She now faces serious charges that could lead to her spending the rest of her life behind bars if convicted.”

Ahmad was found in the courtyard of 85-15 115 St., just off Myrtle Ave., at 4:06 a.m. last Friday.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.

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infant’s death a homicide and said he suffered blunt trauma to the head and torso.

Chowdhur y was r ushed to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center’s psychiatric unit for evaluation while police questioned the infant’s father and four other people, according to published reports.

The mother reportedly admitted to her actions while being arraigned in court, according to several media outlets that also reported a family member in the courtroom fainted upon hearing Chowdhury’s confession.

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The Department of Transportation will shut down single lanes of Woodhaven Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue for hours as part of an effort to clean and repaint the bridge where the two meet, the DOT said in a community notice. The project was to be started on Wednesday.

Lanes will be closed on: • Atlantic Avenue under Woodhaven Boulevard; • Woodhaven Boulevard over Atlantic Avenue; • the northbound Woodhaven Boulevard service road from Atlantic to 93rd avenues.

• the southbound Woodhaven Boulevard service road from Atlantic Avenue to 94th Street.

The closures will be in effect Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. as well as Saturday and Sunday from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.

At least one lane will be open each way during those times, the DOT said.

The project involves cleaning and repainting the bridge, according to the agency.

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Debra DiMeglio, who moved to Howard Beach in February, said the park was one of the reasons she moved into the area but that she is not able to enjoy it as much as she’d like because of the litter Q sprawled there.

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In their continuing effort to clean up Frank Charles Memorial Park in Howard Beach, the DiMeglio sisters announced last week that the National Parks Service has placed new signage alerting park-goers as to the rules of the park, as well as cleaning up the handball courts there.

Sheri and Debra DiMeglio in a Facebook post last Wednesday announced that two new “no barbecuing” signs have been placed around the park. Public barbecuing has been one of the activities that have purportedly contributed to the filthy conditions at the park, leading the two sisters last month to launch an initiative to bring it back to its former glory.

They also announced on their Facebook page, “Two Girls on a Mission for Frank M. Charles Memorial Park,” that the Student Conservation Association worked to clean the handball courts at the park, which is owned by the federal government.

The two have hosted petition drives, calling on the NPS to improve the condi-

Keith Kolm, the alleged “Boulevard Burglar,” was arrested, again, last Saturday for allegedly stealing a power drill and punching a security guard in the face in Brooklyn, according to 106th Precinct Commanding Officer Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff.

Schiff said Kolm was arrested at 7:50 p.m. on Aug. 8 in the 75th Precinct after allegedly carrying out the two acts.

“I thought you all would like to know this little tidbit,” Schiff said in a post shared with community organizations.

Kolm, a Hamilton Beach resident, is no stranger to the justice system.

He first became known to the public in April when he allegedly stole an ATM from a Key Food on Cross Bay Boulevard, earning the name the Boulevard Burglar.

He was arrested days later after a brief chase through his neighborhood, which began when he allegedly tried to lure cops who were watching him away from his house by calling in a false 911 report.

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Last week, Schiff announced Kolm was arrested for reckless endangerment after allegedly driving 100 miles per hour down the Conduit.

He had been avoiding cops because he was wanted for a grand larceny in Nassau Q County, according to Schiff.

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Valentina fundraiser hits $157K A fundraiser to benefit a Philadelphia hospital where a late Howard Beach toddler received care has hit $157,000.

Valentina Marie Allen was treated at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for several birth defects before she died in May. The fundraiser seeks to name a space in the hospital in Valentina’s honor. You can

donate by visiting chop.donordrive.com and searching Team Valentina.

“You inspired during your two years here and are continuing to do so,” Valentina’s mother, Danielle, said in a Facebook post about the amount of money that has been raised so far. Danielle chronicled Valentina’s treatment on the Facebook page.

Unemployment across the five boroughs has dropped in the past year and is at its lowest rate since just before the Great Recession in 2008, city Comptroller Scot t St r inger said in a repor t released Wednesday morning.

“More New Yorkers are working than at any time in the last forty years and that’s a real plus for our economy,” Stringer said in a statement. “But job growth is just one part of the equation: we need to see greater wage growth in the jobs we already have and the ones we are gaining.”

Queens has the second-lowest unemployment rate in the city, 5.2 percent — down from 6.3 percent at the same point last year, Stringer said. Manhattan had the lowest rate with 5 percent, down from 6 percent last year.

Stringer pointed out other factors as to the city’s recovering economy.

In his report, he said that housing sales have risen in Queens even as prices went up, “a sign of high demand.”

According to the report, apartment

sales rose from 2,404 at this point last year to 2,539 now.

The number of one- to three-families sold in Queens went up 11.9 percent — in Brooklyn, the sales of similar houses dropped 19.8 percent.

Across the entire city, the comptroller said, an average of 94,000 more people are commuting via public transportation on weekdays, “which typically reflects a boost i n t he Cit y’s e conomy a nd employment.”

Stringer warned that although progress has been made, measures must be taken to ensure economic growth continues.

“New York City continues to thrive, but even the center of the world financial system is not immune to systemic financial risks,” he said. “We must be prudent and continue our efforts to diversify our economy, improve wages and increase affordability for all New Yorkers.”

The hotel occupancy rate in Manhattan, according to the report, is at 92.3 Q percent — its highest in 35 years.

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Standing his ground on parking his plane Richmond Hill business owner at center of LI aircraft controversy

by Laura A. Shepard Chronicle Contributor

Out in Oceanside, LI, Richmond Hill businessman Hal Guretzky unleashed the ire of his neighbors and received a summons from the Town of Hempstead for parking his airplane in his driveway. Sixty-nine-year-old Guretzky recently lost his medical clearance for flying and figured it would be cheaper to keep the plane at home than at Republic Airport in Farmingdale.

His neighbors are calling the Cessna plane an eyesore and demanding its immediate removal. But Guretzky doesn’t see why he should move the small aircraft when many of his neighbors keep their boats in their driveways. In fact, he’s preparing to fight for his right to park his plane all the way up to the Supreme Court if he has to and 17 lawyers have already offered to take on his case pro bono.

Several airports have offered to let him park his plane for free until his health improves and he gets his student pilot license back, but Guretzky won’t back down on principle. His neighbors had already angered him by signing petitions that eventually forced him to remove a ham radio antenna from his home at a cost of $7,000.

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That was a severe blow to the radio repair mechanic, who runs Land Air Communications in Richmond Hill. The shop, located at 95-15 108 St., is a labyrinth of narrow corridors, shelved and stacked from floor to ceiling with old radio equipment, all labeled and organized.

Guretzky’s workbench area is coated in photos, wires and testing equipment.

At Land Air Communications, a business Guretzky started more than 30 years ago, he and two other seasoned engineers, introduced as Willy from Guyana and Lee from South Korea, buy, fix and sell radios — often to people in the developing world who are on a budget. Guretzky’s philosophy is that “the best thing anyone can do is give someone a chance they wouldn’t have otherwise.”

Guretzky’s affinity for ham radios began when he joined a club dedicated to them at his Los Angeles high school.

He worked at a two-way radio company during his summer vacations. After high school, and obtaining all necessary licenses, he opted not to go to college, but his employer didn’t want him to get stuck so he gave him a list of deadbeat customers and told Guretzky to go start his own business.

From the back of a ’52 Chevy, Guretzky chased down truck drivers and fixed their radios on the spot. His business went well; he obtained corporate clients in New York and sold radios to people in the Philippines.

It was then he got the urge to fly, but Guretzky had trouble with one of his eyes. He had 20/20 in one eye and 20/400 in the other, but an instructor told him that didn’t have to stop him, he just had to work twice as hard and be twice as good.

The instructor put him through rigorous spins and aerobatics that are not normally required of other pilots.

Just as he was ready to take his pilot test, he divorced his first wife.

He cancelled his flight test, shut

Hal Guretsky stands at Land Air Communications, his radio repair store located in Richmond Hill. Guretsky has been making headlines nationwide and beyond for his refusal to take his PHOTOS BY LAURA A. SHEPARD plane out of his Oceanside, LI driveway. down his business and after visiting his sister in Seattle decided to start over in New York, where he had some connections.

He built a new business out of a van he bought. He would drive to Manhattan’s Lower East Side, where he would buy broken imported transistor radios, fix them and trade them for $15 worth of gas. Soon after, he moved into an apartment on Corona Avenue in Elmhurst.

Guretzky obtained a city teaching license and taught electronics at the Academy of Aeronautics and George Westinghouse High School. He was also radio repair mechanic for the city police department where he worked in a room labeled “special projects.”

About 30 years ago, he started his Richmond Hill business. One day, he realized that one of his main regrets was not obtaining his pilot’s license.

So he obtained the necessary medical clearance to fly and got back to it.

Guretzky found the plane he now owns for sale in Virginia and paid the owner to fly it up to New York.

“The plane is a creampuff,” Guretzky said.

“It’s blue and white, well kept and the owner had about three feet of documentation about it.”

He bought the plane, replaced the engine and kept it at Republic. Living in Richmond Hill and driving out to Republic Airport to fly his “little bird” was impractical, so Guretzky bought and renovated the Oceanside house he now lives in.

Now, while going through a bitter divorce and taking on the Town of Hempstead for the right to park the plane in his driveway, Guretzky is obsessed with a new dream: enlisting Capt. Sully Sullenberger — the retired pilot who skillfully landed a plane in the Hudson River after birds got caught in the engine — to take off in front of his house on Yale Street. Guretzky said he would erect bleachers and sell tickets to the spectacle, all proceeds of which would benefit the families of plane crash victims and breast cancer patients.

“Everyone wins,” he said. “This plan will bring the Town of Hempstead to its knees.” Q

NYC students doing better on state tests

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

The number of students in the five boroughs who met or exceeded the proficiency standards on state math and English language arts tests is up slightly compared to last year, according to data released by Albany on Wednesday.

In grades 3 to 8, an average of 30.4 percent of city students in each grade scored a 3 or 4, the “proficiency standard,” on ELA tests and 35.2 percent had that score for the math test — up from 28.5 and 34.3 percent, respectively, from last year’s tests.

ELA, math results show some progress Those results are close to the statewide averages for the exams — 31.3 percent in ELA and 38.1 for math. Statewide averages were also up slightly from the previous year.

“Teachers across the state are working hard to help students reach the high bar we’ve set for them,” state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia said in a written statement.

In Queens, according to state statistics, 37.2 percent of students scored a 2 on ELA

and math, just below the proficiency standard. Close to 36 percent scored a 3 or a 4 and 27.2 scored a 1 on both tests.

New York City held its own against the state’s next four biggest cities — Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers. Compared to the five boroughs’ 30.4 percent proficiency rate in ELA, the other four, respectively, had 11.9 percent, 4.7, 8.1 and 20.3.

In math, the four other cities had a proficiency rate of 15.1 percent, 7.4, 9.4 and 24

compared to NYC’s 35.2.

The state said that 80 percent of eligible students statewide took the exams and the other 20 “did not have a recognized, valid reason for not participating.”

Across New York, many parents pulled their children out of school in an opt-out movement as part of a protest against A lba ny’s use of the Com mon Core curriculum.

Numbers in late April showed that 114 Queens students opted out of the ELA test and 133 did not take part in the math Q exam.

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Gillibrand brings call for real fruits and veggies in schools to Elmhurst Associate Editor

Nutrition was on the menu at IS 5, The Walter Crowley Intermediate School, in Elmhurst on Monday, when Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) stopped by to talk healthy eating in schools.

Gillibrand called for fresh fruit and vegetables for students as the expiration date for the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, or HHFKA, looms at the end of September, when Congress will have to debate childhood nutrition standards and school meals.

The act allowed funding and created policy for a handful of the United States Department of Agriculture’s childhood nutrition initiatives, including those that provide meals for student breakfasts, lunches and summer programs.

“For too many American kids, unfortunately the only healthy meal they have during the school year is a free or reduced price lunch that they get at school,” Gillibrand said to children, educators and parents. “Here in New York, there are 1.7 million children who rely on this school meal.”

Gillibrand, who has advocated for healthy meals all over the state in anticipation of the act’s expiration over the past several months and also visited Brooklyn on Tuesday, said many in Congress look to “water down nutrition programs and standards.”

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, at podium, along with Assemblyman Francisco Moya, Rep. Grace Meng, Deputy Mayor Richard Buery, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and families, pushed for PHOTO BY CRISTINA SCHREIL fruits and vegetables to continue to be served in schools.

She said she’ll be pushing for bigger farmto-table programs and help for professional kitchens that service the child nutrition programs, plus a daily requirement of fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

Gillibrand also pushed her Summer Meals Act, introduced in June 2014. It would expand which communities are eligible for childhood

nutrition programs; reduce required paperwork for government agencies and nonprofits who want a summer meals program; increase access to healthy meals in rural areas by boosting transportation options; and include up to three meals a day, to help children in evening programs whose parents work through dinnertime.

She said 31 million students take part in the school lunch program, but only one in seven can access a summer meal.

Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing), one of several Queens officials who also attended the press conference, stressed that with the standards under the HHFKA, children consume 23 percent more fruit and 16 percent more vegetables at lunch.

Critics of the HHFKA have said that children would end up throwing away more food and that families should be the ones to decide their children’s diets.

But officials on Monday stressed that fruits and vegetables — broccoli, lettuce and carrots, not pizza or ketchup, Gillibrand asserted — are key for young minds. Many insisted that a prevalence of working parents and many low-income families in the city result in children not getting the nutrition they need.

“Many of our students come from families that are working two and three jobs just to get by and again, this program helps to keep the school as a community hub,” said IS 5 Principal Kelly Nepogoda. “To be healthy in mind and body is of the utmost importance for all children and especially in the middle school years when there’s lots of growing going on.”

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The group hopes to better aid the 104th Precinct with airborne tool

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Glendale Civilian Observation Patrol President Mark Pearson shows off his group’s new drone on Wednesday in Juniper Valley Park. Despite some privacy concerns voiced by a few area residents, Pearson said the device should be viewed as another helpful policing asset. PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA The drone has a 23-minute battery life and has the ability to rise up to a mile into the air, all while the operator can view footage from the device’s camera on a smartphone through a specific app when connected to the handheld control.

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The Glendale Civilian Observation now has its own winged aircraft to put to use.

The neighborhood watch group, which celebrates its 40th anniversary next year, recently acquired a drone, a small remotecontrolled aircraft with a camera mounted on it, for $1,300.

G-COP President Mark Pearson brought the battery-operated device to Juniper Valley Park on Wednesday morning to show a Chronicle reporter how it works and explain why the group purchased one.

“It’s not recreational. We’re not going to use it because we have nothing better to do,” Pearson said. “We’ll end up using it if there’s a missing kid, a missing person or the NYPD would need help.”

Pearson also said the organization would never use the drone unless the members operating it were dressed in their G-COP uniforms and the 104th Precinct was aware the device was in the air and in active use.

“We wouldn’t fly it if we weren’t dressed appropriately,” he said. “We would also notify [the 104th Precinct] that we were putting it up and using it.”

community,” he added. “We’re not some drone operator that throws it up in his backyard and does something illegal.”

Pearson cited specific past incidents such as suspects trying to evade police at night by hiding along the Long Island Rail Road tracks or children going missing as some of the main reasons why his group wanted to have such a device, as it will simply give G-COP and the 104th Precinct another set of watchful eyes.

He added that both Capt. Mark Wachter, commanding officer of the 104th Precinct, and Assistant Chief Diana Pizzuti, commanding officer of Patrol Borough Queens North, were supportive of G-COP having the drone, although both expressed concerns that some in the community may not be.

Pearson said some residents have either called to complain or posted on social media about the drone, with a handful of people citing privacy issues as their main opposition to it.

However, he believes that when used for good, the group’s drone will be yet another useful tool for G-COP and the police to use.

“After all the grief that people are yelling and screaming about this thing,” he said, “I hope it proves that this technology, in the Q right hands, can be useful.”

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Parents keep up their daughter’s cancer fight Grieving Middle Village couple seek to create, help fund new LIJ program

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Anastasia Kostaris didn’t live long enough to make new friends on her first day of kindergarten, graduate high school, get married or have kids of her own.

Simply put, she was gypped, according to her parents, Angelo and Christina.

But the late Middle Village 19-month-old’s smile, energy and love of life is what drives her grieving mother and father to help other families avoid the heartbreak they’ve been dealing with ever since Anastasia’s death on July 20.

“We always wanted to stay involved even months before we knew there was no cure for her,” the late toddler’s father said in a Monday interview at the couple’s home. “We want to help other families.”

With the memory of Anastasia fresh in their minds, the Kostaris family is aiming to raise enough funds to help create a special neuroblastoma treatment program at Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park, LI, the facility where their daughter died of the disease.

But before she was ever prodded with needles or fed through a tube, Anastasia, a Thanksgiving baby born on Nov. 28, 2013, was a happy and healthy child for the first 11 months of her life.

“She was perfect,” her father said. “She never even had a runny nose or anything.”

But shortly before her first birthday, she stopped smiling and walking around her Penelope Avenue home as she normally did.

Instead, Anastasia spent hour after hour lethargically cuddling with her mother. The once healthy child was also vomiting regularly and having trouble maintaining a proper diet, which her parents said they originally thought was due to a stomach virus.

But on Nov. 26, 2014, after the discovery of a primary mass in her abdomen, a bump on her skull, her spine, her collarbone and masses in her legs and bone marrow, she was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma, a disease that is diagnosed in an average of 700 children in the United States each year, according to the American Cancer Society.

Anastasia was initially given a 50 percent chance of survival, and her parents were cautiously optimistic their daughter would beat the disease despite the grim-sounding diagnosis.

“We really thought she could beat it,” Christina said.

“But when you hear stage four cancer,” Angelo, added, with his voice trailing off.

She star ted chemotherapy a few days later and responded well to initial treatment. Her masses shrunk and she even began smiling and walking again.

“Our doctor always kept us optimistic,” her father said.

“When we saw the results early on, we were optimistic.

Everything had gotten smaller at that point.”

In March, the Kostaris family traveled to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in order to have Anastasia’s cancerous mass in her abdomen operated on, but when she underwent a presurgical scan, the mass on her

Middle Village toddler Anastasia Kostaris may have lost her battle with neuroblastoma, but her parents, Angelo and Christina, are hoping to make the fight against cancer easier for PHOTO COURTESY ANGELO KOSTARIS other kids. collarbone had grown.

With surgery postponed, she underwent her first grueling round of metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) therapy, where liquid radiation is inserted directly into the cancerous masses.

The treatment, which took place in a room lined with lead walls, required Anastasia to be sedated and alone without her parents’ touch for three days, as the therapy left her body too irradiated to come in contact with.

A seemingly healthy Anastasia and her parents returned to Philadelphia in May for another scan, and the results left the family in shock.

“They told us three new spots had emerged,” Christina said. “They were back in the same place, her head, her right tibia and on her spine.

“That was probably the biggest shock to us because she was doing better than ever,” her husband added. “She was running around, eating great, sleeping through the night.

It was a shock.”

With surgery no longer an option, the Kostaris family tried their hand at experimental drugs, to no avail.

“Our doctor said there was no cure for her,” Angelo said. “He said she needed a miracle.”

On July 11, Anastasia was taken to Cohen Children’s Medical Center to receive fluids.

It was the last car ride she ever took, as she passed away at the facility in the early morning hours of July 20.

When asked if she was at all relieved that her daughter didn’t have to endure months of strenuous therapy anymore, Christina nodded her head with tears in their eyes.

“The poking, the needles, the infusions, the sedation,”

she said. “I was relieved she wasn’t going to be bothered anymore.”

While the doctors and nurses at both hospitals where Anastasia was treated at were “outstanding,” according to her parents, both Christina and Angelo also received support from their workplace and community during their difficult time.

A Sanitation Department worker in Jackson Heights, Angelo, whose left forearm now bears a large tattoo featuring his daughter’s name and a yellow ribbon, has been out of work since his daughter’s diagnosis. He hasn’t had to worry about getting paid during his time away from the job, however, as his colleagues all gave him their own paid days off and vacation time in order to allow the Middle Village man to be with his ailing girl every day.

“It was huge because I spent so much time with her that I wouldn’t have been able to,” he said. “I made a lot of memories with her. I’m very appreciative.”

The daughter of the owner of Harry’s Paint and Hardware at 82-03 Eliot Ave. in Middle Village, Christina plans to go back to work at the store in September.

But even when both parents return to their jobs after nearly a year away, their minds will still be on supporting children battling the same disease their daughter did.

In conjunction with the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, the Kostarises have started a fundraising effort in order to fast track the creation of an MIBG treatment program at Cohen Children’s Medical Center.

“Our doctor had told us that they were going to have [the program] eventually,” Christina said. “I said, ‘Wouldn’t it be nice if we could donate to that?’”

Established two weeks ago, the fund drive has already raised $37,100 as of Wednesday morning, with multiple people contributing sums between $100 and $1,000 to the effort.

If it’s successful, the room where Anastasia died in would be converted into the room where the MIBG therapy takes place. Her mother added that the hospital is even considered naming the room after her late daughter.

Dr. Jonathan Fish, the pediatric oncology specialist who treated Anastasia, said in a Wednesday phone interview that MIBG therapy is still looked upon as a last resort treatment by some, but that it has “shown a lot of promise” in recent years.

“On a national level, there’s a lot of movement to bring this kind of therapy up front,” Fish said. “The major holdup in doing so has been a lack of availability. It requires a lot of resources.”

According to Fish, only about two dozen hospitals in the country have such a program because of the high costs surrounding it. But he expects Cohen Children’s Medical Center to launch its own program within a few years, something he sees many facilities across the country doing in the coming decade as well.

“I think everyone’s committed to this,” he said of the hospital’s plan for MIBG therapy. “We’ve already identified the room and laid out the specs for it.”

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Queens man busted in alleged bank scheme A Jamaica man and a Nassau County woman are facing up to seven years in prison after being charged in an alleged banking scam.

In a statement issued by his office, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said Milton Robinson, 27, of 110th Avenue,

and Shaquanaisa Morris, 24, of Freeport, LI, allegedly deposited fake or fraudulent checks into another person’s bank account and withdrew large sums from ATM machines and made debit card purchases before the checks bounced.

Both are charged with second-degree

criminal possession of a forged instrument, fourth-degree grand larceny and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property.

“The man and woman charged in this scheme allegedly victimized not only the banks where the accounts was held, but

also the individuals, who now are on the hook for the cash essentially stolen from the bank,” Brown said.

“Even after the culprits have been prosecuted, the victims will face years of financial adversity and fallout from the Q alleged scam,” Brown added.

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City says it won’t use the site as a Correction officer training facility

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Q u e e n s D i s t r ic t At t or n ey Richard Brown told the Chronicle last week he couldn’t think of a reason why t he cit y was so against his plan to use part of the mostly vacant Queens Detention Complex as new office space.

He has since found his answer and discovered that his hope for the site at 126-01 82 Ave. in Kew Gardens may actually be realistic after all.

After taking heat f rom the Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association over its plan to convert the building into a Department of Correction training facility, the city reversed course and dropped the idea, which was first reported by Capital New York last Thursday.

Under the city’s original plan, a rou nd 20 0 age ncy r e c r u it s would have been sent to the Kew Ga rdens site, i nstead of the DOC’s existing Middle Village facility.

Howeve r, M ayo r’s O f f ic e spokeswoman Monica Klein told

Capital New York the DOC was able to rear range its training schedule in order to accommodate all the recruits in Middle Village.

Norman Seabrook, president of the Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association, ripped the DOC in a statement the day before the city changed its mind, calling the proposal inadequate and impractical for both the recruits and Kew Gardens residents.

When contacted by the Chronicle, district attorney spokesman Kevin Ryan said Brown was not aware of the city’s plan to turn the former jail into an annex until Seabrook released his statement last Wednesday.

A meeting between Brown, staff from Borough President Melinda Katz’s office and city officials scheduled for Aug. 10 was also pushed back a week, according to Ryan.

W hen asked if the District Attorney’s Office lobbied against the training facility plan to the city upon learning of it, Ryan denied it, saying Brown only

released a statement calling the idea an “unimaginable nightmare” as it relates to parking and traffic concerns in the immediate area around the old jail.

As one of the lead investigative groups in a 2012 investigation of banking giant HSBC in the wake of a money laundering scandal, Brown’s office received $116 million in forfeiture funds, and the DA has been hoping to use a portion of the money to renovate the old jail into desperately needed office space.

Brow n said in a statement issued last week that his plan makes much more sense than the city’s old idea.

“It would fulfill the requirements of my office for a modern, consolidated and comprehensive physical plant,” Brow n said, “without burdening the community with increased pedestrian and road traffic.”

While Katz spokeswoman Sharon Lee declined to answer specific questions on the issue, she did confirm the borough president is in favor of Brown’s idea.

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savings for the city.”

A n email sent to K lein on Tu e s d a y m o r n i n g w a s n o t r e t u r n e d by p r e s s t i m e o n Wednesday, and in an email, a s p o ke s p e r s o n fo r t h e D O C acknowledged a request for comment, but did not return answers Q to emailed questions in time.

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Kosciuszko Bridge on budget and on time New six-lane Queens-bound span expected to open by early 2017

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Famed Polish military commander and American Revolutionary War hero Tadeusz Kosciuszko made a name for himself by building fortifications and defenses, such as Fort Clinton in West Point, NY. A structure to defend against a British offensive it is not, but the ongoing $554.7 million project to build a new Kosciuszko Bridge is both on budget and on schedule, according to the state Department of Transportation.

Construction on the new Queens-bound six-lane bridge, which will carry the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway over Newtown Creek, is in its second year, with the span’s estimated completion date set for early 2017.

“The new Kosciuszko Bridge construction project has shifted into high gear,” DOT spokesperson Diane Park said in an email on Tuesday. “Construction activities over the past year have been very impressive.”

According to Park, the relocation of utility lines on both the Brooklyn and Queens sides of the 76-year-old span is almost complete, the realigned Cherry Street in Brooklyn has been opened to traffic and the new bridge’s north tower will rise above the height of the BQE on the current span this week.

Construction on the New York City infrastructure project is also occurring in Virginia, as the concrete beams that will be used to

Something old, something new. Traffic moves over the Kosciuszko Bridge connecting Brooklyn and Queens while construction continues on a new span that will replace the aging 76-year-old PHOTO BY STEVE FISHER piece of infrastructure. support the bridge’s deck are being cast in the Mid-Atlantic state.

Once the first span is complete, both Brooklyn- and Queens-bound traffic, an average of 160,000 vehicles per day, will be transferred onto it, with three lanes going in each direction.

The construction of the Brooklyn-bound

span will begin in early 2018. Once that bridge is complete, the Queens-bound structure will feature five travel lanes.

In between the opening of the first bridge and the construction of the second one will be the demolition of the original 125-foot-tall span, which will take up to 10 months, according to Park.

In terms of community impacts, the DOT said no parking spaces were lost in Queens while $77 million was allocated for small businesses as part of the state’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program.

When contacted by the Chronicle on Tuesday, Community Board 5 Chairman Vincent Arcuri Jr. said community impacts in Queens have been fairly mild, as opposed to Brooklyn.

“Most of the land nearby was fairly empty,” Arcuri said. “But we had to relocate some major businesses on the Brooklyn side. which hurt because some of them moved out of the city.”

Outside of the economic impacts in Brooklyn, Arcuri said he is looking forward to the opening of the new bridges, which will be 30 feet shorter than their original counterpart, as they may alleviate traffic congestion issues caused by trucks driving up the incline on both sides of the span.

“It has a gradient that was so extremely high because it was built to allow vessels to go underneath it,” he said. “It slows truck traffic in both directions to a crawl because of the incline. Now, they’re not going to be slowed down by it.”

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A split on idea for a closed Shore Blvd.

Simotas pitches traffic-free Astoria stretch to DOT; some voice dissent

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A proposal to ban car traffic on a roughly half-mile stretch of Shore Boulevard along Astoria Park has drummed up some opposition.

Assembly wom a n A r avella Simotas (D-Astoria) wrote a letter to the cit y Depar t ment of Tr a n s por t at ion la st T hu r sd ay calling for the popular waterfront corridor to be closed to nonemergency vehicles along the length of the park, from Astoria Park South to Ditmars Boulevard.

“With cars racing up and down Shore Boulevard, families are forced to cross a hazardous barrier in order to fully enjoy this green space,” Simotas said in a press release. “... By closing this superfluous half-mile section to vehicles we can make Astoria Park safer and better with hardly any effect on congestion in the area.”

In the letter, she said she “doesn’t see any downside” to the proposal.

Simotas’ plan mirrors a recent push by officials and community members for better traffic conditions on the streets surrounding

Astoria Park, after 21-year-old Betty Jean Dibiasio was struck and killed on June 27.

City Councilman Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria) also issued a statement Thursday saying he supports Simotas’ fight for traffic safety and said one solution could be a car-free Shore Boulevard.

“We need a comprehensive traffic safety plan for the streets surrounding Astoria Park,” Constantinides said. “The area has long been dangerous for pedestrians and ou r com mu nit y is in need of action.”

He called for working with the community to come up with a comprehensive plan.

But not all are on board.

The Old Astoria Neighborhood Association, which has been vocal about traffic safety since Dibiasio’s death, said it is against a “total removal” of cars.

“The loss of valuable neighborhood parking, plus lack of access for people with disabilities, make this untenable. Also, this has been tried in the past with disastrous results,” the OANA wrote in a letter

to the DOT. “All the vehicles just ended up moving to the local side streets, taking up valuable parking, and whatever noise and partying was created was now in residential neighborhoods.”

In the letter, OANA President Richard Khuzami also noted that NYPD and FDNY vehicles could have trouble accessing the park and that a ban on idling at night has helped with summer noise.

The OANA also asked the DOT and NYPD to study the impact of overnight parking on the boulevard from Nov. 1 to May 1.

A petition started by Astoria resident Peter Argyris over the weekend on the website Change.org had 528 signatures out of a 1,000-signature goal as of press time.

The crux of its message is that closing the corridor would infringe on the area’s daily practices and wouldn’t make things safer.

“The truth is that many residents take their families over there to enjoy the waterfront view,” the petition reads. “The closing of Shore Blvd. will ruin this tradition and decrease the quality of life in

Some debate is brewing over whether it’s a good idea to close Shore Boulevard along the west side of Astoria Park to nonemergency car traffic.

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Supporters cited it as a “wonderful place to drive to” and some also

echoed the OANA in saying that residential streets would see more Q unwelcome traffic as a result.

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Assemblyman Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights) said his district, which also encompasses parts of Corona and Elmhurst, has a high rate of childhood obesity.

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Residents want a break from aggressive realtors

History and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;cease and desistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; continued from page 2 done something illegal there are already remedies.â&#x20AC;? He also said his association takes exception to being the only business or industry specifically targeted by the legislation.

Kelly declined to comment in regard to dealing with activities that while not illegal, still might be considered annoying.

Kelly also declined to comment on allegations of blockbusting. Avella and Weprin used the term, though their definitions are nuanced.

Avella said that in his mind, the bill is aimed at overly aggressive real estate sales and solicitation practices aimed at pressuring people to sell their homes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People who are trying to harass owners into selling,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Weprin believes it also could address so-called redlining, a term that historically has been applied to services of many types that sometimes appear to be less available in neighborhoods with certain racial or ethnic populations.

Redlining is not a far leap from concerns aired by commentators on Queensbased websites, who have expressed concern that older neighborhoods are under attack by new homeowners, often well off financially, who tear down old houses and replace them with new ones â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Avella called some of them McMansions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that many do not consider consistent with the

character of the neighborhood.

Avella does not think his bill would have any impact on the latter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more an issue of land use or preservation,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This bill deals with the real estate threat.â&#x20AC;?

And legislation would be needed, as anyone wanting to tear down an existing house and replace it now can do either legally with the permission of city agencies such as the Department of Buildings.

Even in the case of a neighborhood such as Broadway-Flushing.

Constructed beginning in 1906, the neighborhood is in the national and New York State registries as a historic district.

But under state and federal law, a property owner can legally modify or even tear down and replace a 100-plus-year- old house in such a district, provided he or she is not using federal funds.

The only checks would be city zoning and building codes, and the ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discretion and wallet.

Officials with the Broadway-Flushing Homeownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association could not be reached for comment.

C ou nci lwom a n K a r e n Ko slow it z (D-Forest Hills), whose district has seen its share of new McMansions, said in an email to the Chronicle that â&#x20AC;&#x153;homeowners should have the ability to not be solicited by real estate brokers and agents if they Q so choose.â&#x20AC;?

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If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been deluged with unsolicited phone calls, f liers and knocks on your front door from real estate agents eager for your business, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not alone.

To address the issue, state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside), along with civic leaders and area residents, met with members of the press outside his office on Bell Boulevard on Aug. 6. The senator indicated his desire to provide for a Queenswide real estate non-solicitation zone for residents.

A law, which had protected residents in certain eligible areas from exces- Joined by a number of Queens civic leaders and one ex-real estate sive solicitations, expired agent, state Sen. Tony Avella calls for reinstating and expanding a in August of last year, law aimed at reining in overly pushy home sellers. PHOTO BY MARK LORD making com munit y members vulnerable once again to an influx doors saying, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to turn this place into an Indian village.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; It should be totally of real estate solicitations.

Under the senatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cease and Desistâ&#x20AC;? illegal.â&#x20AC;?

Robert Friedrich, president of the Glen bill, residents in certain neighborhoods were able to petition to be included on a list Oaks Village Owners, Inc., said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am that would exempt their addresses from dumbfounded to try to understand why this unwanted solicitations. Once these neigh- law has suddenly disappeared.â&#x20AC;?

Former real estate agent Angela Augugliborhoods were declared â&#x20AC;&#x153;cease and desistâ&#x20AC;? areas, they maintained that designation for aro suggested, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The real estate lobby is very strong. Agencies make money by having five years.

Avella would like to see the protections houses listed and selling houses. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t under the previous law not only reinstated care who they bother.â&#x20AC;?

She called the practice â&#x20AC;&#x153;an annoyance,â&#x20AC;? but expanded and the process for inclusion adding, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m strongly in favor of a cease and on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;cease and desistâ&#x20AC;? list expedited.

The new legislation would designate the desist law.â&#x20AC;?

Frank Toner, president of the Rocky Hill entire borough as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;non-solicitation zone.â&#x20AC;?

Avella said he found out about a year ago Civic Association and a 38-year homeownthat the â&#x20AC;&#x153;list of homeowners who do not er, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can imagine how many fliers want to be solicited went away, disappeared, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gotten over the years â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and for no expired, is gone.â&#x20AC;? The new bill hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t moved reason.â&#x20AC;?

He suggested, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a nation of marketyet, he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and the situation has only goting. You know when you want to sell your ten worse.â&#x20AC;?

Avella indicated that on the state Depart- house. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need scare tactics telling ment of State website, one â&#x20AC;&#x153;can find no ref- you when you want to move.â&#x20AC;?

North Flushing resident Paul Graziano erence to the cease and desist law, period. related an incident that had occurred a week This is absurd.â&#x20AC;?

Speaking from personal experience, earlier, when it took him a full 10 minutes to Avella said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I get a mailer every day from get an aggressive real estate agent to leave real estate agents at my home. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need his property.

And Henry Euler, of the Auburndale it, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want it.â&#x20AC;?

He added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some people knock on doors, Improvement Association, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some real leaving notes in their screen door. This is estate agents are very responsible. I would think they would be in favor of something harassment.â&#x20AC;?

He compared the practice to â&#x20AC;&#x153;old-fash- like this (the cease and desist law) to stop ioned block-busting,â&#x20AC;? saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is t h o s e r e a l e s t a t e a g e n t s t h a t a r e nothing more annoying to a homeowner irresponsible.â&#x20AC;?

Avella called upon the civic groups and than to be bothered by somebody about â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Do other area residents to help send a message you wanna sell?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; This has got to stop.â&#x20AC;?

More than a half-dozen community lead- upstate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anyone who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want these ers expressed similar complaints. One, Jerry solicitations, mail them to me,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Wind, president of the Bellerose Hillside want to put together a big box â&#x20AC;&#x201D; hopefully, Civic Association, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can remember boxes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and dump them on the Secretary of years ago, we had an individual come into Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office in Albany because I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Q our neighborhood; he went knocking on think Albany gets it.â&#x20AC;?

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• $700,000 to enhance the lawn area, install new walkways, decorate pavers, install new benches and plantings, create a new entry and repair the retaining wall at Newtown Playground in Elmhurst; • $2 million to upgrade the existing benches and equipment in Norelli Hargreaves Park in Jamaica; • $300,000 for a mall enhancement and tree plantings along the Northern Boulevard Mall between 62nd Street and 102nd Street in Woodside/Jackson Heights; • $400,000 to renovate Kingsland Homestead in Flushing; • $3 million for the preservation of the New York State Pavilion in Flushing Meadows Corona Park; • $480,000 to replace the aviary mesh and marsh bridge at the Queens Zoo in Flushing Meadows Corona Park; • $2 million to renovate the asphalt field at the World’s Fair Playground in Flushing Meadows Corona Park; • $800,000 to formalize the picnic grove, add gravel pads and grills, install new fences and benches and upgrade the basketball courts in Rainey Park in Astoria; • $1.5 million for turf and track upgrades at Roy Wilkins Park in Jamaica; • $1.4 million to renovate Sandpiper Playground in Rockaway Beach; • $600,000 to renovate the museum building at Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City; • $500,000 to construct a dog run at Triborough Bridge Playground B in Astoria; • $375,000 for pavers and accent lighting at Tribute Park in the Rockaways; • $250,000 for site acquisition to add to Udalls Cove in Little Neck; • $175,000 to improve the sidewalk and perimeter of Veterans Grove in Elmhurst; • $1.6 million to resurface the baseball field and upgrade the play equipment at Vleigh Playground in Flushing; and • $300,000 to support the borough’s Tree Q Stump Removal Program.

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“Parks are the jewels of our neighborhoods,” Katz said in a statement. “Part of what defines Queens’ trademark quality of life — especially for the 2.3 million residents throughout our diverse communities — is the ample access to beautiful public parks and open space. This substantial capital investment is intended to help enhance our parks to be better enjoyed year-round by millions of children, seniors and families.”

The $32 million for borough parks will be divided as follows: • $500,000 to redesign the playground, relocate adult fitness equipment, install benches, and repair fencing and gates at Astoria Heights Playground in Astoria; • $1.5 million to upgrade the running track and athletic court at Baisley Pond Park in Jamaica; • $150,000 to upgrade the Beach 94th Street performance space at Rockaway Beach; • $150,000 to acquire Brinckerhoff Cemetery in Fresh Meadows; • $400,000 to install plantings and benches at Brinckerhoff Mall Park in Jamaica; • $850,000 to upgrade the youth baseball field at Crocheron Park in Bayside; • $1.2 million to upgrade Redwood Playground in Cunningham Park in Oakland Gardens; • $500,000 to renovate the multi-purpose play area at Evergreen Park in Ridgewood; • $1,040,000 to upgrade the fields at Frank Golden Park in College Point; • $500,000 to install a walking path to the George Seuffert, Sr. Bandshell at Forest Park in Woodhaven; • $300,000 to improve lighting along the shorefront facing Queens in Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island; • $1.5 million to renovate the baseball fields at Glen Oaks Playground in Glen Oaks; • $1 million to renovate Hallets Cove Playground in Astoria; • $975,000 to improve the asphalt field at Hoffman Park in Elmhurst; • $1.3 million to construct a meditation garden and upgrade Rachel Carson Playg rou nd in K issena Cor r idor Park in Flushing; • $322,000 to construct a skate park at Laurelton Playground in Laurelton; • $850,000 to upgrade Lannett Playground in Far Rockaway; • $600,000 to renovate Maple Playground in Flushing; • $1.5 million to install new play equipment and to upgrade the sprinklers and surface at Mauro Playground in Kew Gardens Hills; • $350,000 for landscape improvements along the Mer rick Boulevard Mall in Springfield Gardens;

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New historic society in Corona, East Elmhurst Members hope to preserve the past, prepare for a formal October launch

by Cristina Schreil Associate Editor

With an aim to preserve and promote the past of Corona and East Elmhurst, a new nonprofit historical preservation society is gearing up to formally launch this fall after more than a year of preparation.

“The history has not only been getting lost, a lot of it has been lost,” Carol DrewPeeples, one of the founders, said in a phone conference.

Drew-Peeples, echoing other founders Deborah Tyson, Fearonce La Lande and Evelyn Seabrook, noted that the area now known as Corona and East Elmhurst has always been changing since the 1500s, when Dutch settlers established themselves in the region.

She said that they learned that East Elmhurst was once part of a rather large plantation that enslaved people lived on, worked on and were later buried on as well.

“We are excited about being the first historical society within Corona and East Elmhurst, so that is a challenge within itself but that is also very exciting,” Tyson said, adding they’re eager to introduce themselves.

The group conducted research by speaking to community elders to track when families entered the area. They also visited libraries and other historical societies in the city and took advantage of material at Queens Borough President Melinda Katz’s office, which

the members noted has an extensive collection of photographs.

The look back comes at a time when the two neighborhoods may face changes, namely with upgrades in store for LaGuardia Airport.

“It’s not such a bad thing that it’s changing; we just want to make sure that the history remains as the community changes it,” Drew-Peeples said.

She added that the Corona East Elmhurst Historic Preservation Society is also investigating other ethnic and cultural groups, noting that history should be traced from all angles.

The society formally came together in July 2014. There are around 70 members who live within and outside the t wo neighborhoods.

La Lande said the four founders have been residents for years, with roots stretching back into the last century.

“I myself, my grandparents on my mother’s side were born in Queens, my grandmother in Flushing, some 115 years ago,” La Lande said.

Seabrook said her family arrived in Corona in the late 1920s and early ’30s.

An invitation-only launch reception, for elected officials and other community leaders, is planned to take place at the Langston Hughes Library and Cultural Center in Corona on Oct. 9.

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Uber, Walmart win; tolls, Iran lose New surveys poll Queens, city voters on several topics

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Pluralities or majorities of New York City voters like retail giant Walmart and app-based taxi service Uber, but are not so fond of putting tolls on the East River bridges or enacting the nuclear agreement reached with Iran, according to new Quinnipiac University surveys that asked about a variety of issues.

Fifty-five percent of respondents said the city should allow Walmart to open here, while 39 percent said it should not, according to a Quinnipiac poll released Monday. Among Queens residents the figures were 56 to 38 percent.

The retailer has no stores in the five boroughs, and efforts to open one have been defeated by political pressure from anti-Walmart advocates such as unions and elected officials. The company has no current plans to try again, a spokesman said Tuesday, and Quinnipiac did not immediately respond to an email asking why it asked the question, which it has before in February 2006, March 2011 and July 2011.

But the Walmart spokesman, Communications Director Bill Wertz, still welcomed the results.

“The poll clearly validates what we’ve known for years: hard-working New Yorkers value Walmart and the access we provide to a wide range of affordable products that make their lives better,” Wertz said in an email sent by a city public relations firm. “While we do not have any current plans to enter the city, we are proud to serve our customers in the five boroughs through our stores in surrounding areas and through Walmart.com.”

There was no question as to why Uber, the bridge tolls and the nuclear pact were on Quinnipiac’s agenda, as they’re all subjects of discussion now.

Forty-two percent of respondents said they have a favorable opinion of Uber, while 15 percent said they had an unfavorable view of it, and 40 percent said they have not heard enough about it to have an opinion. In Queens, the figures were 39 percent favorable, 16 percent unfavorable and 41 percent not knowing enough.

Voters said they oppose the city’s proposal to limit the number of Uber cars by a margin of 47 to 40 percent. And they said, 53 to 34 percent, that a limit on Uber would not reduce traffic.

In Queens 50 percent said they oppose the limit while 32 percent favor it; and 49

percent said a cap would not reduce traffic while 37 percent said it would.

“Mayor Bill de Blasio was forced to back-track on his plan to limit the number of cars Uber could use, probably a good idea since more voters oppose the cap,” said Quinnipiac University Poll Assistant Director Maurice Carroll.

Asked if they would support a plan to charge tolls on the now-free East River bridges while reducing them on those going to the other boroughs, 44 percent said yes and 49 percent said no. In Queens the results were 44 percent yes and 51 percent no.

On the Iranian nuclear deal, the results citywide were 43 percent opposed, 36 percent in support and 21 percent undecided or not answering the question. In Queens, 49 percent said they oppose the pact while 33 percent support it and 18 percent did not know or did not answer.

Republicans citywide opposed it 70 percent to 15 percent, independents opposed it 51 percent to 32 percent and Democrats supported it 43 percent to 33 percent.

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LGA cabbies bribed, DA says The alleged bribes were only $5 to $10, but seven dispatchers could spend up to a year in jail for participating in a taxi-dispatching scheme at LaGuardia Airport.

Queens District Attorney Richard Brow n said Wed nesd ay t hat t he accused — among them, one Woodside resident, one East Elmhurst resident and a man from Kew Gardens — were found to have accepted bribes to let cab drivers jump lines at the airport and were arrested.

“On busy days, thousands of cabs pass through LaGuardia’s terminals during an eight-hour shift — giving a dishonest dispatcher the opportunity to illegally make hundreds of dollars on a daily basis,” Brown said in a press release.

An undercover operation, wherein investigators pretended to be cab drivers cutting in line, also found that other bribing taxicab drivers were picking up passengers without a proper dispatch ticket.

The dispatchers await arraignment; criminal complaints include charges of second-degree commercial bribe receiving, official misconduct and receiving unlawful gratuities. All are class A misQ demeanors, Brown said.

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A low interest rate is not reason alone to refinance. Conventional wisdom has long suggested that borrowers wait to refinance until interest rates drop 2 percent below their current rate. While a low interest rate is important, there are several other factors to consider.

• Closing costs: Refinancing a home is an expensive undertaking. While it can effectively shave $100 or more off your monthly payments, there is a financial outlay during the process, which includes closing costs. A person can expect to pay anywhere from 2 to 5 percent of the loan’s value in closing costs when ref inancing. Lenders used to enable some to roll the cost of the closing into the mortgage, but stringent rules have changed the way many banks now do business. If the finances are simply not there to cover the closing costs, refinancing may not be an option.

• Credit rating: If your credit rating is better now than it was when you initially earned your home loan, then this might be a good time to refinance. Not only will a person benefit from a low market rate, the interest rate may be even lower because lenders look more fondly on you now than they did years ago. Lenders often base their assessments of borrower reliability and stability on those potential borrowers’ credit scores, so a strong credit score

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

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the routine opening and closing of windows in homes built prior to 1978 can disturb lead-based paint around the windows, causing paint dust and chips to be released into the air. These lead particles are so potentially dangerous that the EPA now requires contractors to be trained and certified before they can perform any renovation, repair or painting projects that may have previously applied lead-based paint.

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

According to Nevin, one of the most important long-term investments a homeowner can make for the overall safety of a family is to replace older windows, using the EPA-approved lead-safe renovation guidelines.

“Replacing older windows is one of the best ways

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

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

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

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

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Buying a condo not the same as buying a home Stringent lending policies and the escalating costs of home ownership have led many prospective home buyers to consider condominiums instead of single-family homes.

Condos are typically less expensive than single-family homes, which makes lenders and borrowers alike feel more comfortable. Lenders feel better because the loans aren’t as large, while borrowers are more comfortable because such loans allow them to improve their standing with lenders, potentially setting the table for a low-interest home loan down the road.

But the differences between buying a condo and buying a single-family home go beyond the bottom line. The following are a few things prospective buyers should know about condos before they view any properties.

• Condos come with fees. Unlike single-family homes, condos come with homeowners association fees. These fees cover the cost of maintenance and repairs to the property, including landscaping and garbage collection, as well as general repairs throughout the condominium complex. Fees vary significantly from community to community, and the best deal is not always the one with the lowest homeowners association fees. Low fees tend to provide less bang for the buck, generally covering only the most basic services. Higher fees often mean the community offers more amenities, such as a private pool and gym for residents. Some people prefer such amenities, while others would rather find better deals on their own. But prospective condo buyers must include fees in their monthly budgets when determining how much they can afford to spend.

• Condos come with rules. Owners of single-family homes can create their own rules for their households, while condo owners must agree to follow rules established by the

homeowners association or the property management firm responsible for maintaining the community and enforcing the rules. Rules may not allow pets or only allow pets of a certain size. Other rules may restrict how owners can decorate their condos during the holiday season or how they can furnish the exterior of their properties, limiting patio furniture to a set number of chairs or tables. Some condo owners are glad such rules are in place, while others might find such stipulations intrusive. Each community has different rules, and prospective buyers should familiarize themselves with a community’s rules before buying any properties within that community.

• Condos often have management firms. Property management firms can be great to deal with, but they can be troublesome as well. A good property management firm produces satisfied community members who speak glowingly of their communities, while a poorly run management firm can frustrate homeowners who feel they are not getting what they’re paying for.

Some property management firms fail to collect homeowners association fees for months at a time, only to send letters demanding back dues down the road. Others simply don’t live up to expectations, failing to make repairs in a timely manner while letting the property fall into disrepair. If possible, speak to current community residents about how the property is managed. If residents are not available, potential buyers should attempt to attend a homeowners association meeting, which can shed light on what it’s like to live within a given community and how accessible the management firm is to community members and how well it tends to those members’ needs.

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• Condos are not as private as single-family homes.

Much like apartment dwellers, condo owners often share walls with neighbors. That means condo owners will have to sacrifice some privacy. Prospective buyers who consider privacy a top priority may want to continue living in an apartment until they can afford to buy a single-family home.

Though condo owners do not always have someone living above or below them, sharing walls with neighbors is still not as private as owning a single-family home.

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If you are human and alive, chances are you’ve seen an online cat video.

And, you’ve likely pored over it with wide, glazed-over eyes while crouched surreptitiously in your work cubicle.

Or, you’ve watched it on repeat in the wee hours of the morning in yet another act of procrastination — on your taxes, your wedding vows, or showering, perhaps.

And, you’ve probably beheld several of the many videos featured in a new exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image.

Yet, the glistening, fur-filled digital menagerie in MoMI’s fun yet intellectual exhibition, which opened last Friday, may feel all-too familiar to today’s viewers, as there has been a boom in the last 20 years in the number of cats online.

The collection of photographs, GIFs — looping video clips — and short films on a big screen almost present a mirror image to any college student’s browser history: A sphinx sports a mohawk, ready to lash claws at the lens; a fluffy kitten crams its voluminous body into a — we hope — unplugged blender; a tabby looks at a can of peanuts; another tries to valiantly defend the realm from the sinister shower curtain, only to dangle in wide-eyed defeat.

We encounter and act on our cat fascination all the time online, curator Jason Eppink said, without a moment to really reflect on what drives it.

MoMI’s offering of that pause may not answer every question about the viral-worthy pizzazz of cats, but there’s a wealth of surprising web statistics and scientific theories behind the furry fanfare.

One, as Eppink explained, revolves around dog parks. For dog owners, expressing enthusiasm for their pet is public.

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Chatpati Mela: Celebrating food and the arts in the South Asian community. Cultural performances, snacks, henna tattoos and more sponsored by Chhaya CDC. Sat., Aug. 22, 2-8 p.m. Pedestrian Plaza at 78 St., between Northern Blvd. and 34 Ave., Jackson Heights. Free. Info: (718) 478-3848, ext. 10, nahida@chhayacdc.org.

“I’m Yellow Exhibition,” featuring Mr. Yellow, a mural artist and musician who will paint murals featuring the color yellow on Resobox’s walls, tables, chairs, and even the ceiling! Opening reception Fri., Aug. 21, 7–9 p.m., thru Sept. 10. Resobox, 41-26 27 St., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 784-3680, resobox.com.

Zumba on the Green with NY Sports Club, Fri., Aug. 14, 5:30 p.m. The Shops at Atlas Park, 8000 Cooper Ave, Glendale. Free outdoor class, event will be inside NYSC if it’s raining. Info: (718) 326-3300.

“Leading the Way: Six Outstanding Women of Queens,” spotlighting the borough’s female icons.

Queens Historical Society, 143-35 37 Ave., Flushing. $5, $3 seniors/students, members free. Info: (718) 939-0647, ext. 17, queenshistoricalsociety.org.

“How Cats Took Over the Internet,” takes a critical look at the online feline phenomenon. Thru Jan. 31. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $6-$12. (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

“Altered Appearances,” images that are not always what they appear to be. Thru Jan. 4. Thurs.-Mon., noon-5 p.m. Fisher Landau Center for Art, 38-27 30 St., Long Island City. Free. (718) 937-0727, flcart.org.

“Landscape and Flower Paintings,” captures close-up views of intimate forest settings. Thru Oct. 25. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. $4 adult, $3 senior, $2 students. Info: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org.

“Viewing Room,” featuring artist Michael Stevenson’s “The Fountain of Prosperity.” Free.

SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., Long Island City. Info: (718) 361-1750, sculpture-center.org.

“Robert Seydel: The Eye in Matter,” a hybrid of the visual and literary. Thru Sept. 27. Queens Museum, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free with admission. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org.

THEATRE “Mary Poppins,” directed by Amanda Dupuy, St. Gregory’s Theatre Group. Thurs.-Sat., Aug. 13-15, 8 p.m.; Sun., Aug. 16, 2 p.m. St. Gregory’s Gregorian Hall, Cross Island Pkwy. North and 87 Ave., Bellerose. $7-18. Info: (718) 989-2451, tickets@sgtg.org.

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“Laughter is the Best Medicine ... Take 2” comedy show featuring Gilbert Gottfried and more — supporting the Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps.

Sat., Aug. 22, 7 p.m. Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Avenue South, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $40-$50. Info: (718) 760-0064, fhvac.com.

MUSIC Queensboro Symphony Orchestra Summer Chamber Music Concert, with Vivaldi’s Bassoon Concerto, Handel’s Passacaglia and more.

Sun., Aug. 16, 7 p.m. St. Ann’s Church, 58-02 146 St., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 359-5996, facebook.com/QueensboroSymphonyOrchestra.

ASPCA mobile unit dog & cat spay/neuter clinics. Petland Discounts, begins at 7 a.m. Sat., Aug 15, 55-52 Myrtle Ave., Ridgewood. Info: petlanddiscounts.com.

The Queensboro Symphony Orchestra will have a summer chamber music concert on Sunday.

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Waterfront concert series 2015: “Spit Fire” (rock ‘n’ roll) Thurs., Aug. 13, 7:30 p.m. Astoria Park’s Great Lawn, Shore Blvd. between Hell Gate Bridge and the pool. Free. Info: (718) 728-7820, centralastoria.nyc.

Summer 2015 Katz concert series, sponsored by Borough President Melinda Katz. “British Dependency” reggae concert, Sat., Aug. 15, 6 p.m., Rockaway Beach Park, Seagirt Blvd. and Beach 17 St.; “Sessions” R&B concert, Sun., Aug. 23, 5 p.m., Springfield Park, Springfield Blvd., 146-147 Aves, Springfield Gardens. Free. Info: queensbp.org/katzconcerts.

DANCE “Tablao Flamenco” 2015 Summer Finale, LIC-based American Bolero Dance Company presentation. Fri., Aug. 14, 8:30-10:30 p.m. The Chian Federation, 44-01 Broadway, Astoria. Adults $25; seniors (65 yrs & up)/students $20; kids (under 17) Contact: (718) 392-8888, info@ambolero.com

FILM “The Band’s Visit,” a comedy about an Egyptian police band traveling to Israel. Sun., June 21, 2:30 p.m. Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd., $5. Contact: (718) 459-1000.

SPECIAL EVENTS Toys for Tots Cruise Night, East Coast Car Assn., Thurs., Aug. 13, 5-9 p.m. The Shops at Atlas Park, Cooper Ave. and 60 St., Glendale. $10 donation for cars (must pre-register), spectators free. All donations directly to St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children in Bayside. Info: Harold (718) 974-4119, Lou (917) 682-5362.

SUNY Queens Educational Opportunity Center Open House, Sat., Aug. 15, 10 a.m. Given by York College, the Queens EOC will prepare residents with low to moderate income to receive high school equivalency diplomas, college prep and training for employment. 158-29 Archer Ave., Jamaica. Free. Info: (718) 725-3320.

Atlantic City Caesar’s Casino bus trip. St. Josaphat’s Church, 34-32 210 St., Bayside, Thurs., Aug. 20, bus leaves at 9:30 a.m. $30, give back $20.

RSVP: Joy (917) 921-7631.

55+ Singles speed dating, a great way to meet new people on mini-dates. Thurs., Aug. 27, 6 p.m.

Pre-registration required by Aug. 17. Central Queens YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills. $10. Contact: (718) 268-5011, ext., 160, OlderAdults@cgy.org.

Movies on the Waterfront, Every Mon. 8:30 p.m.

Astoria Park’s Great Lawn, Shore Blvd. between Hell Gate Bridge and the pool. Aug. 17: “Ghostbusters”; Aug. 24: “The Incredibles”. Free. Info: (718) 7287820, centralastoria.nyc.

Honey Harvest Festival, with fun, informative and creative activities. Wed., Aug. 19, 12:30-3:30 p.m.

Voelker Orth Museum, Bird Sanctuary, and Victorian Garden, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. $3-$6. Info: Deena Bak (718) 359-6227, education@vomuseum.org.

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Bayside Glee Club is looking for new members for its December concert. No prior music training/ability to read music required. Tues., Sept. 1, 7:30 p.m. All Saints Church, 214-33 40 Ave., entrance on 215 St. Info: (718) 961-6852.

Ridgewood Tree Count 2015, Sat., Aug. 15, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Ridgewood Property Owners and Civic Association is counting street trees on over 400 blocks. Volunteers welcome. Info: Maryellen: (718) 381-3366.

SculptureCenter’s 3rd annual block party, Sat., Aug. 22, noon-5 p.m. Features activities for the whole family. 44-19 Purves St., Long Island City. Free.

Info: (718) 361-1750, sculpture-center.org.

Ridgewood Youthmarket, farmers market every Sat. thru Nov. 21, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Veteran’s Triangle, Cypress Ave. between Myrtle and Putnam aves. Info: twitter.com/nycyouthmarkets.

KIDS/TEENS Games galore: Children and teens age 8 and up play console and board games. 3:30-5 p.m., every Fri., Queensboro Hill Library, 60-05 Main St., Flushing. Info: (718) 359-8332.

Preschool children’s programs: Monday Magic Learn & Play, every Mon., 3-4:30 p.m., Bay Terrace Center, 212-00 23 Ave., Bayside. Gym and Creative Exploration, every Wed., 3-4:30 p.m. Little Neck Site: 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy. $5 per family. Info: Amanda, (718) 423-6111 x242, ASmith@sfy.org.

Play4Autism Martial Arts program by New Beginning Tae Kwon Doe, 64-64 Dry Harbor Road, Middle Village. Program every Sat., 12-1 p.m. $25.

Info: (718) 894-7777, play4autism.org.

CLASSES Free yoga classes, Idlewild Cricket Field in Springfield Gardens 223 St. and 148 Ave., Sat., Aug. 15, 22, 29, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Arrive 15 min. early. Info: Eastern Queens Alliance, (347) 824-2301, easternqueensalliance.org. Astoria Park: Every Wed., 7 p.m., thru Aug. 26. Enter at parking lot and proceed toward the river. The group meets in the grassy area to the right of the path. Info: (718) 545-2550, cityviewpharmacy.com.

Free art classes: Latin American Cultural Center of Queens at ARROW Community Center, ages 8-16, 35-30 35 St., Astoria, every Tues. & Thurs., 4:30-6 p.m. and Sat., 10-11:30 a.m. Info: (718) 261-7664, laccq@aol.com. continued on page 00 38

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A diverse bunch at this year’s Chain Film Festival

by Mark Lord

If there is a drawback to the Chain’s success it’s that, unlike during the festival’s first Serving as a showcase for the city’s film two years, most entries this year are community, the third annual Chain NYC screened only once. Those that draw the Film Festival runs through Aug. 16 in Long biggest crowds throughout the two weeks Island City. By the time it wraps, this year will be shown a second time on the final two will have a record 120 entries, including sev- days, as part of a “Best of Fest” event. eral by area filmmakSeveral films are of ers, according to its particular interest. guiding light, Kirk “Wildlike,” a feaGostkowski. ture length film starWhen: Aug. 13-16, times vary “We had a couple ring Bruce GreenWhere: The Chain Theatre, hundred more subwood, follows a trou21-28 45 Road, missions than la st bled teenager as she Long Island City year,” Gostkowski crosses the last fronTickets: $10-$15; (646) 580-6003, said, attributing the tier in Alaska. It will fes t iva l’s ra pid chainfilmfestival.com be shown on Aug. 13 growth to its “perat 9 p.m. sonal at tention to Aug. 14 will be details. It’s casual. People are comfortable highlighted by “Do You Dream in Color?,” a when they come to our festival.” coming-of-age story of four courageous In 20 07, Gostkowski direc ted and blind high school students. The screening appeared in a film that made the rounds of begins at 6:30 p.m. festivals. From that experience, he learned Later that night, “Late Night Madwhat it takes to make a festival work. ness” takes over at 10:30 p.m. and fea“I saw the landscape,” he said. “Some of tures two horror films, a feature and a short, the bigger festivals don’t really have a sup- which Gostkowski called “pretty eerie.” port system. We really do care.” continued on on page page 39 00 continued qboro contributor

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Extra magic in store with ‘Mary Poppins’

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The world’s most enchanting nanny has at long last landed in our midst, courtesy of the St. Gregory Theatre Group’s “Mary Poppins,” which upholds the group’s longstanding reputation for eye-popping summertime spectacles.

Devotees of the Walt Disney film may find the stage adaptation darker than expected, but connoisseurs of the stories by the character’s creator, P.L. Travers, will be delighted to discover that adventures omitted in the screen version are incorporated.

The scene is London; the time, the turn of the last century. The family at the center of the story, the well-to-do George and

‘Mary Poppins’ When: 8 p.m., Aug. 12-15; 2 p.m., Aug. 16 Where: Gregorian Hall, 244-44 87 St., Bellerose Tickets: $18; $15 seniors, $7 children; (718) 989-2451

Winifred Banks and their young children, Jane and Michael, find themselves in a state of turmoil when into their lives pops the delightful if strict heroine who restores order and assures a happy ending for all.

In the title role, Meghan Gratzer is lovely to look at and a pleasure to listen to. She calls to mind Julie Andrews, singing in a clear, lilting soprano. Less successful musically is leading man Matt DiSiena, a bundle of energy who brings tremendous likability to the role of jack-of-all-trades Bert.

Several other performers create lasting impressions, none more so than a precocious youngster named Ryan O’Connor, a natural performer who imbues Michael with true personality. Lea Frawley, as Jane, is more subdued, but the two play off each other well and sing with assurance.

Their parents are played by an appropriately standof fish John Schule and an endearing Melissa Jillian Corona.

Ensemble member Deanna Mayo stands out in several roles, most notably as a statue that comes to life, while Thomas Laskowski is a quick-change artist, taking on many characters, each with a distinct personality.

As the Bird Woman who beckons all to

“Feed the Birds” in a touching number, Lori Santopetro has moments to shine.

Almost stealing the show is scenic designer extraordinaire Todd Wilkerson, who devised oversized movable set pieces that are at once attractive and extraordinarily utilitarian. The many set changes are handled adroitly by a crew who were choreographed as painstakingly as the show’s dance corps. Wisely, the shifts are in full audience view.

Costume designer Marjorie Wilkerson has filled the stage with a wide variety of colorful outfits. Greg Brown is responsible for the effective lighting scheme.

Amanda Dupuy makes an auspicious directorial debut with this production, keeping the action moving almost uninterrupted, though, at times, the pacing at the premiere was a bit sluggish. She is abetted by Annie Wilkins’ simple but effective choreography.

Several production numbers stand out, particularly “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” which came close to stopping the show.

The musical accompaniment, under the direction of Ron Armani, included a few missed notes. Multiple special effects added to the show’s overall effectiveness.

It would be impossible for any stage

Meghan Gratzer, Ryan O’Connor, Lea Frawley and Matt DiSiena lead a quality cast.

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version to match the magic of the film, which features a terrifically tuneful score by the famed Sherman Brothers and innovatively combines live action performances with top-notch animation.

The show’s creators have unwisely replaced some original songs with lesser efforts by a different songwriting team, but the stage version creates wonders of its own. Even the youngest in Friday’s opening night audience were rapt, despite a nearly Q three-hour running time.

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them, you interact with them and authorship is really blurred there,” Eppink said. “Is the author of that GIF the person who shot that video or is it the person who excerpted it and sort of captured that moment and edited it into a way that more people saw?”

There’s also a look back in time at the “photogenic yet mercurial” pets.

Upon a timeline are clips of cats showing a satisfying array of emotions, from perturbed to coy to murderous.

Eppink notes it ’s a helpful guide to the past for today’s internet users, who tend to have forgotWhen: Thru Jan. 31, 2016; ten what popped up Wed.-Sun., hours vary online in the ’90s.

Where: Museum of the Moving There’s 1995’s “MeowImage, 36-01 35 Ave., chat,” which spawned an Astoria online feline dialect akin Entry: Free with $6-$12 to baby babble, and admission; (718) 777-6888, “Frank the Cat,” a 2002 movingimage.us webcam site where visitors could see an injured

Eppink said the aim was to go deeper into this “vernacular culture” and unfurl the meowing mania that has roared onto the internet, with “celebrity cats” — the “celebrity cat industrial complex,” as it’s referred to — getting book deals after breaking records for web page views. Eppink said that vernacular culture is not precious as some art is; it’s malleable.

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A cat-centric timeline is at the heart of the exhibit, left. Curator Jason Eppink, right center, surveys the space.

On the cover: Two visitors watch “Boots and Cats,” a film by Henry Edmonds and Robert Clouth.

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kitty recover. It’s like a digital memory lane, traveled on paws.

MoMI Executive Director Carl Goodman said the aim is to encourage visitors to “think deeply about things we dismiss as frivolous.”

The exhibit is smaller than one would expect, except for large

projected cat videos culled from the first Internet Cat Video Festival in 2012. There are other elements branching beyond the web.

For instance, there is a map charting animal sensations around the world. Cats are a particular phenomenon only in some nations;

Uganda, China and Mexico have other online fauna fascinations.

Cats were also investigated in the first experiments of moving image technology.

The exhibit is all so detailed that even a dog-lover might admit to Q liking it.

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Howard Beach Senior Center, 155-55 Crossbay Blvd., Howard Beach across from Waldbaum’s. Computer classes: Mon-Fri., 9:30-3 p.m.

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Watercolor classes, National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy., Douglaston, Wed., 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. All techniques, beginner to advanced. Call: (718) 969-1128.

The YIQV Senior Center, with tai chi, yoga, pilates and low-impact exercise and educational programs. Open Mon.-Fri., 141-55 77 Ave., Flushing. Info: (718) 263-6995.

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Jamaica Service Program for Older Adults, 92-47 165 St., Jamaica, details its safety program about rent, Medicaid and food stamps. Call (718) 657-6500 for appointment. Free.

St. Benedict the Moor Church, Merrick Blvd. at 110th Ave., Jamaica, every Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Vendors welcome. Call: (718) 332-0026.

Middle Village Adult Center, 69-10 75 St., offers daily fitness classes for seniors in aerobics to music, lower-body toning, chair yoga, sit and be fit, Zumba, qi gong and tai chi; multimedia and watercolor painting, every Thurs. & Fri.; friendly book, movie and poetry club, Wed., 1-2 p.m. monthly. Center open Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Call: (718) 894-3441.

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Queens Stamp Club: meets every second, fourth and fifth Thurs. each month. Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71 Ave., Thurs. Aug. 13, 27, 5-6:15 p.m.

All welcome. Info: David Cap (718) 441-1519.

Overeaters Anonymous meets weekly for weight loss and other issues. Info: oa.org.

Long Island Consultation Center, 97-29 64 Road, Rego Park, Sun., 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Call: (718) 937-0163. Rego Park Library, 91-41 63 Drive, Thurs., 12:15-1:40 p.m. Call: (718) 459-5140. Holy Child Jesus Outreach Center, 112-06 86 Ave., Richmond Hill, Tues., 7:30-9 p.m. Call: (718) 564-7027.

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Flushing Jewish War Veterans of the USA, Kissena Jewish Center, 43-43 Bowne St., Flushing.

Meets every 4th Sun. of the month, 10 a.m. All vets welcome, breakfast is served.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES Della Monica-Steinway Senior Center. Serving adults 60 and over. Operating hours: Mon.–Fri. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 23-56 Broadway, Astoria. Classes: yoga, Mon., 9:30 a.m.; tai chi, Tues. 9:30 a.m.; Zumba, Wed., 10 a.m.; Latin fusion, Thurs., 10:30 a.m.; aerobics, Fri., 10 a.m. Free. (718) 626-1500.

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Paint Your Own Comic Books: A comic bookmaking workshop by the Queens Council on the Arts. No experience needed. Supplies provided.

Rego Park Senior Center, 93-29 Queens Blvd., 12:45 p.m. Info: Irina Sarkisova, (718) 896-8511.

Yoga and tai chi, thru Sep. 27, Saturdays, 9:3010:30 a.m.; 11 a.m.-noon. Sundays, 10-11 a.m.

Free. Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. Info: socratessculpturepark.org.

St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, outdoors, Union Tpke. at Parsons Blvd.-150 St., Jamaica, every Sat. & Sun. until Nov., 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

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Free help with Medicare enrollment/Rx drug plan advice, with open enrollment, advocacy and low income help with trained expert. MonFri., 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Bayside Senior Center, 221-15 Horace Harding Expwy. Call: (718) 225-1144.

Learn Microsoft Powerpoint; a 5-week program for Seniors 60+ at the Selfhelp Innovative Senior Center, 45-25 Kissena Blvd, Flushing NY 11355. Class meets on Mondays, from 10 to 11:30. Learn how to use this graphics program to make cards, e-cards, slide shows and presentations. Info: John (718) 559-4329.

Job placement assistance, ANIBIC, 61-35 220 St., Bayside, a nonprofit organization serving children and young disabled adults in the community with job, apartment placement.

Bereavement groups for loss of a spouse, facilitated by a licensed social worker. Central Queens YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills.

Call: Lisa Elhanyi, (718) 268-5011, ext. 621. Services Now for Adult Persons, Inc., SNAP, 80-45 Winchester Blvd., Bldg. 4, CBU 29, Queens Village, eight-session group, Mon., 2:15 p.m. Contact: Marion (718) 454-2100.

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continued page 00 35 continued from from page The 13-minute-long “Violets” focuses on two reclusive sisters involved in a secretly twisted plan. The longer “Death: A Love Story,” is an anthology of loathsome tales, hosted by a psychotic clown.

Perhaps the festival’s most anticipated event happens on Aug. 15 at 7 p.m., an evening dedicated to all things “Oz.” The cult classic, “Return to Oz,” will be given a rare big-screen showing, celebrating the film’s 30th anniversary. Also on tap will be the original 1910 silent film based on the famed story. Live musical performances from various Oz adaptations will complete the bill.

Encores of sold-out screenings will take place on Aug. 15 and 16, with an awards ceremony to take place on the latter date.

Deven Anderson, 32, an actor and Astoria resident since 2008, wrote and stars in “The Righteous,” a five-minute short he said he “designed as a way for me to send a clip to casting directors.”

Telling a story in such a short amount of time proved “very challenging” for Anderson, who discovered after a while that the film “took on its own life.” According to Gostkowski, the film is a sure bet for the “Best of Fest” line-up.

A n ot h e r l o c a l f i l m ma ker, T h o ma s Emmet Ashton of Woodside, contributed

a 15-minute short to this year’s festival.

Entitled “Permission,” the film, which will be shown at 8:40 p.m. on Aug. 14, could have been ripped from recent headlines, focusing as it does on a high school history teacher who shows a film to his class and is threatened by parents who want to see him fired. Ashton, 21, shot much of the film at his alma mater, Archbishop Molloy High School in Briarwood.

“Twenty to 25 kids from the drama club took part,” said Ashton, who plans to pursue a career in filmmaking.

“It’s reassuring to know there’s a community to appreciate the film and support Q it,” he said.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: BREATHE ART LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/17/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to C/O UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC., 7014 13TH AVENUE, SUITE 202, BROOKLYN, NY 11228.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: CCL GROUP LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/12/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to YI CHUN CHEN, 185 COLONIAL AVE., UNION, NJ 07083. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 05/14/2015, bearing Index Number NC-00029815/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) ELISHA (Last) LANDAU. My present name is (First) ELISHA (Last) SZOJCHET. My present address is 138-44 76TH AVE., Flushing, NY 11367. My place of birth is BROOKLYN, NY. My date of birth is September 01, 1992.

GLENRIDGE PROPERTIES LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/18/15.

Office: Queens County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 7607 79th Street, Glendale, NY 11385. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Laura NG, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 6/10/15. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 68-56 Groton St., Forest Hills, NY 11375. General purpose.

ANNIE’S HOUSE OF HSUS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 07/01/2015.

Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 173-24 Fairchild Ave., Flushing, NY 11358, which is also principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Brown International, LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/15/15. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to Miriam Brown, 13912 34th Rd Apt B6, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: General.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: CSY VENTURES LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/06/2015.

Office location: Queens County.

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

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to CHRISTINE SERDJENIAN YEARWOOD, 24-51 38TH STREET, APT. B5, ASTORIA, NY 11103.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

First LIC LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 7/13/15. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 35-16 154th St., Flushing, NY 11354. General Purposes.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: HABU LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/04/2015.

Office location: Queens County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to HABU LLC, 3083 CRESCENT STREET, SUITE #2B, ASTORIA, NY 11102. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of MP Horizon, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/19/15.

Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o the LLC, 42-01 235th Street, Douglaston, NY 11363.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: ANTAI LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/08/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to ANTAI LLC, 47-38 160TH ST., FLUSHING, NY 11358. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the New York Civil Court in Queens County, on the 30th day of June, 2015, bearing Index No. 372-2015, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York 11435, in room 357, grants me the right, to assume the name of Catherine Yiwei Huang.

My present address is 139-10 28th Road, Unit 6C, Flushing, New York 11354. My place of birth is China.

My date of birth is Dec. 21, 1978.

DUMBO FLAT LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/07/15. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o Jacob Sebag & Associates P.C., 21-50 44th Drive, Long Island City, NY 11101.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 06/15/2015, bearing Index Number NC-000381-15/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) GEORGE (Last) CODY. My present name is (First) GEORGE (Last) COLON (Seniority) JR AKA GEORGE CODY. My present address is 67-89 223rd Place, BAYSIDE, NY 11364-2639.

My place of birth is BRONX, NY. My date of birth is May 17, 1961.

Island Interiors Group, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 5/4/15. Office location: Queens County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 119-50 Metropolitan Ave., Ste. 1B, Queens, NY 11415. General purpose.

PARK ASH 1630 LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/11/2015.

Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 17214 89th Ave., Jamaica, NY 11432. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 402 of the Abandoned Property Law of the State of New York that: a) a report of unclaimed amounts of money or other property held or owing by the above named corporation has been made to the Comptroller of the State of New York. A list of names of the persons appearing from the records of such corporation to be entitled thereto is on file and open to public inspection at its principal office or place of business in any city, village or county where any such abandoned property is payable or by calling the corporation at 800-642-4272; b) such deposits, payments and refunds, together with interest due thereon and less lawful deductions, will be paid by the corporation, on or before the succeeding thirtieth day of September to persons establishing to the corporation’s satisfaction their right to receive the same; and c) in the succeeding month of October, and on or before the tenth day thereof, such unclaimed deposits, payments and refunds, together with interest due thereon and less lawful deductions, still remaining will be paid to the Comptroller of the State of New York, and that the corporation shall thereupon cease to be liable therefore.

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LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF CERTAIN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY HELD BY: THE BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY D/B/A NATIONAL GRID, BROOKLYN AND KEYSPAN GAS EAST CORPORATION D/B/A NATIONAL GRID, HICKSVILLE

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SeaWatch Plantation Owners Association, Inc. v. Estate of Stephen Leigh Markman, Stuart Preston Markman, Scott L. Markman and Ronni Lynn Foster.

Civil Action No. 2015-CP-26-2253 Court of Common Pleas, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Horry County, South Carolina TO: Scott L. Markman YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above referenced Civil Action within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Summons and to serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff’s attorney at the following address: Butler Law, LLC Attn: Dan V. Butler, Esq. 1293 Professional Drive, Ste 224 Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 For your information, the Complaint was filed March 25, 2015 with the Clerk of Court for Horry County, South Carolina. You can obtain a copy of the Complaint from the Office of the Horry County Clerk of Court located at 1301 2nd Ave, Conway, South Carolina.

If you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Answer must be in writing and signed by you or your attorney and must state your address, or the address of your attorney if signed by your attorney.

BUTLER LAW, LLC Dan V. Butler, Esq. 1293 Professional Drive, Ste 224 Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 Ph: (843) 855-3157 Fax: (707) 348-1560 Email: dbutler@butlerlaw.net Attorney for the Plaintiff

EQUAL HOUSING. Federal, New York State and local laws prohibit discrimination because of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, marital status, familial status or disability in connection with the sale or rental of residential real estate.

Queens Chronicle does not knowingly accept advertising in violation of these laws. When you suspect housing discrimination call the Open Housing Center (the Fair Housing Agency for the five boroughs of New York) at 212-941-6101, or the New York City Commission of Human Rights Hotline at 212306-7500.

The Queens Chronicle reserves the right to alter wording in ads to conform with Federal Fair Housing regulations.

PIAZZA DELLA EDGECOMBE, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/8/2015. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 65-11 Fresh Meadow Ln., Flushing, NY 11365, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: RK ROCKAWAY, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/24/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to MARC STEINBERG, 880 FIFTH AVENUE, APT. 4B, NEW YORK, NY 10021.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Legal Notices Notice of Formation of SEAVIEW C DEVELOPMENT, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/29/15.

Office location: Queens County.

Princ. office of LLC: Douglaston Development, 2nd Fl., 42-09 235th St., Douglaston, NY 11363. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity Notice of Formation of SELECTSTARFROM SOLUTIONS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/13/15. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 4-74 48th Av, Apt. 17L, Long Island City, NY 11109. The regd. agent of the company upon whom and at which process against the company can be served is Theodora Drakopoulou, 4-74 48th Av, Apt. 17L, Long Island City, NY 11109. Purpose: Any lawful activity

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I HAVE OFTEN WALKED

In Maspeth, a wall of separation

Counting on Cuddyer

by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

During the 1920s and ’30s much construction was done by the City of New York, building schools for the wave of new homeowners throughout the Borough of Queens.

Sometimes conflicts arose with neighboring property owners and damage settlements had to be paid out.

One such case involved the O’Hare house located at 60-20 60 Ave. in Maspeth. Augusta O’Hare recently had been widowed by the death of her husband, Patrick, who was a schoolteacher at PS 71 in Ridgewood.

In this case a retaining wall had to be put next to her house, as well as those behind it on 60th Road, to protect what became the schoolyard of PS 153, which was at a lower

The wall built alongside what became PS 153 and rowhouses next to it on 60th Road.

The O’Hare house, at 60-20 60 Ave. in Maspeth, on Oct. 14, 1930. grade. Since her residence was there first, O’Hare was awarded $5,000 to cover the damages and potential loss of value to her property. Paying that amount saved the city a considerable amount of money, as raising the schoolyard to the neighboring properties’ level would have cost much more.

On the day this photo was taken O’Hare was visited by carpenter Frank Hahn of 66-71 74 St., whose name appears on the truck. His son, Frank Hahn Jr., continues to live in Middle Village.

Public records show that one Zbigniew Wojtowicz now owns the O’Hare house.

The wall still stretches from 60th Avenue to 60th Road, and the house never did slide Q into the schoolyard.

It seems like a million years ago but it was only last December when the Mets’ big acquisition was outfielder Michael Cuddyer who signed a two-year, $21 million contract. There was some question why the Mets, with their supposedly limited resources, would sign a good hitter but one who was 36 years old and had racked up a lot of time on the disabled list.

While he has not had a great season by his standards, batting .250 with eight home runs as he came off the disabled list Monday, Cuddyer shouldn’t be thought of as a Jason Bay-like bust. (Although to be fair, Bay played hard and probably never achieved his offensive potential because of numerous concussions.)

Michael has certainly been a leader in the Mets clubhouse and he’s always been gracious to media outlets of any size. Many younger Mets need to learn how to handle themselves and he has been a great role model and mentor.

As the Mets head into their first pennant race in years, having Cuddyer on their roster could pay big dividends down the homestretch.

As long as he stays healthy of course.

The Mets will face a strong test about how good they really are this weekend when they take on the National League wild card-leading Pittsburgh Pirates at Citi Field.

Both the Phillies and the Braves held Old-

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Timers Day celebrations recently, while the Yankees held theirs back in June. It’s been years, however, since the Mets hosted one.

Publicly honoring a team’s alumni is a great way to link different generations of baseball fans with the organization. It also tells current players that the team will value their service after they retire. Old-Timers Days are expensive due to the travel costs and that’s probably why the Mets don’t do them and that’s a shame.

The benefits clearly outweigh the costs.

Derek Jeter has been on the cover of nearly every sports periodical imaginable but he may be most thrilled about getting on the cover of this week’s The Hollywood Reporter. The entertainment trade mag profiles his publishing deal with Simon & Schuster as well as his most public post-baseball venture, The Players Tribune. TPT’s mission is to have athletes (through the Tribune’s staff of ghost writers) converse with the public directly via first-person articles, thus bypassing traditional media.

The Players Tribune has gotten big names to write articles but I have always been more intrigued about the players who have been on the bubble and their thoughts. Somehow I don’t think that “The Captain” will want to publish articles from the Eric Campbells or Garrett Q Joneses of the baseball world.

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Plymouth House Mint All Brick Split-Level Condo, one-of-a-kind, Colonial, 40x110 lot, 4 open concept with 2 Large BRs, 3 new full bedrooms, 2 full baths. baths. Custom kit w/ Terrace, granite island island, FDR. Totally redone kitchen/wood cabinets.

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Old side. Legal det 2-Family. Mint AAA. 2 BR apt + terrace over 3 BR apt.

Top floor features all new island kit, granite & S.S. appl, terrace off BR, new washer/dryer. All new electric & walls on 2nd fl and bsmnt. All new fin open bsmnt. Pavers in front, cameras, shed in yard. Dvwy has room for 3-4 cars.

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HOWARD BEACH

3-Family detached. Close to Roosevelt Avenue Rockwood Park. Charming 3 BR Colonial. Great corner train. Garage. Great income. Large rooms. lot 100x40. 3 BRs, 1.5 baths. Large sideyard. 7 blocks to Asking $1.299 mil Crossbay Blvd. In-ground sprinklers. $599K

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The Newly Renovated Woodhaven Manor Features 4 beautifully appointed rooms which can be connected to create a larger space for 100 to 900 guests. Amenities include free self-parking with a valet parking option, 6 dressing rooms, buffet or sit-down menu options, a diverse International Cuisine menu, spacious dance floors, and much more.

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