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Six ex-library trustees lose bid to keep seats Win for Katz, though judge’s decision can be appealed; new member named

by Peter C. Mastrosimone

legal options in light of the ruling.

“The six trustees are distinguished leaders with long records he six former Queens Library trustees who took Borough of service to the community,” Grover said in a prepared statePresident Melinda Katz and state Attorney General Eric ment. “They could not allow the actions by the Borough PresiSchneiderman to federal court in a bid to retain their vol- dent to go unchallenged. They brought this action to assert the independence of the Library and the right of every trustee to act unteer positions on the board suffered a major setback Tuesday.

That same day, the first new appointee to replace one of without political interference. They are understandably disappointed by today’s outcome but remain true friends of the library them was named.

Brooklyn Magistrate Judge James Orenstein recommended and hope for its continued success.”

The case, Arrington et. al. v. Katz et. al., had taken an unexthat their requests for a temporary restraining order and prelimipected turn Monday when the jurist who nary injunction that would nullify their had been hearing it, U.S. District Judge July 23 dismissal by Katz be denied.

Roslynn Mauskopf, recused herself.

Orenstein made the decision in a verbal hey are understandably Mauskopf had learned late Friday of an ruling from the bench, which a source internal investigation at the library that familiar with the case said is rare and disappointed by today’s was prompted by a “whistleblower comdemonstrates the ease with which he outcome but remain true plaint” filed by George Stamatiades, one made his determination. the plaintiffs. The investigation, she “I think it’s worth noting that it’s rare friends of the library ...” of said in announcing her recusal, is being for a magistrate judge to dictate a report conducted by an attorney with whom and recommendation from the bench,” — attorney Douglas Grover she has a “very close friendship.” the source said. “The judge felt strongly That attorney is former U.S. District Court Judge Barbara enough about what he had heard in arguments to render the deciJones, who is now with the Manhattan law firm Zuckerman sion then, and it was unequivocal.”

In federal court, magistrate judges often hear motions and Spaeder.

“The relationship I would characterize is like that of a make recommendations to the judge actually assigned to the case, so the decision is not final. The source said the assigned close relative and of a degree not just with the investigator, jurist, U.S. District Judge Margo Brodie, could make the ruling but the broader family of the investigator,” Mauskopf said, according to a transcript of the proceedings. official within a few days.

The case then went to Brodie.

The plaintiffs have until Aug. 29 to file objections to OrenThe ex-trustees were stripped of their positions shortly after a stein’s decision or they lose the right to appeal.

A spokesman for their attorney, Douglas Grover of the new state law took effect allowing Katz and Mayor de Blasio, firm Schlam, Stone & Dolan, said they are weighing their whose offices together name all board members, to dismiss their Editor-in-Chief

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Borough President Melinda Katz has reason to smile after a preliminary court ruling upheld her firing of six Queens Library trustees over their votes regarding the controversy surrounding PHOTO BY PETER C. MASTROSIMONE the institution. respective appointees at any time. De Blasio fired two more the same day, but they did not sue.

The sextet claims Katz’s action is an illegal power grab and the new law unconstitutional because the library is a private institution. Though it gets about 90 percent of its funding from the taxpayer, the vast bulk of that from the city budget, the library is a nonprofit, state-chartered organization continued on page 20

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Sinkholes a hazard to drivers, but no complaints were filed for months

by Domenick Rafter Editor

A white minivan turns onto 101st Street from 101st Avenue and begins racing up the desolate mainly industrial Ozone Park block. Suddenly the red brake lights, like tiny distant explosions, light up. A screech is heard. The driver stops, then slowly veers right, then accelerates again.

The driver of the white minivan wasn’t avoiding a cat or a child, but a giant hole in

Debris, some clearly from cars, litter one of the holes.

the street, marked by an overturned traffic cone. Several feet south another giant hole hosts a traffic cone, this one standing freely, perhaps because the hole is so deep nearly half of the cone is underground.

The white minivan didn’t get caught up in the two depressions in the street, but one look into the holes shows some others have.

Pieces of painted plastic, appearing to be from car bumpers, and shards of red plastic covers to headlights lie scattered at the bottoms of the holes.

“The smaller one has been filled several times over the last two years,” said one woman who works on 101st Street and made a complaint to 311 on Tuesday. “The big one is huge and is going to swallow a car one of these days.”

The two sinkholes have been there since at least April, and they make 101st Street between 101st and 103rd avenues almost impossible to navigate.

Just steps away, barriers placed in the street due to sidewalk work in front of the Five Star Electric building force traffic to veer left, then right after veering right to avoid the holes.

“It’s a maze,” said Paul Godan, who drives up the street to park to go to the gym.

“It’s like a video game. I always forget the holes are there. I haven’t hit them yet, but I’m afraid I will.”

The holes are in the middle of the street, leaving drivers little room for error.

Kimberly Lathan, who works at Moving Right Along, a moving company that parks its trucks in a lot on 101st Street and operates out of the building next door, said she did not know if her company’s moving trucks have hit the sinkholes and suffered any damage. On Tuesday, several of the firm’s vehicles were parallel parked on 101st Street next to the potholes. The driver of one smirked when asked about the depressions.

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More than bumps in the road on 101st St.

PHOTOS BY DOMENICK RAFTER

What’s surprising about the sinkholes is that they are there, everyone who lives and works on or around 101st Street knows they’re there and they’ve been there for months. Yet until this week, there is no record of anyone complaining.

“I figured someone must have told the city already,” Godan said, noting that the traffic cones were placed in the holes.

“Somebody obviously knows about it if the Q cones are there.”

Baldeo case ends in split decision by jury Ex-district leader acquitted of campaign fraud, but convicted of other charges

by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

agent of change whose representation of the Indo-Caribbean community in Ozone Park, Richmond Hill and South Ozone Park is not welcomed by the political establishment. Many in the South Asian and Indo-Caribbean community there has long complained that it is not adequately represented in all levels of government and that the neighborhoods are purposely gerrymandered to prevent the community from gaining political power.

“The fact that Albert Baldeo lost his election does not excuse his corrupt conduct,” Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, who prosecuted the case. With today’s verdict of guilty, an impartial federal jury has found that Baldeo lied and instructed others to lie to law enforcement agents investigating the source of his campaign contributions, and threatened and intimidated others in order to conceal the truth.

“These practices have no place

in our politics or our justice system, and there should be no doubt that this Office will prosecute such conduct while it continues to vigorously investigate and prosecute political corruption in New York City and New York State.”

Bharara did not address the charges on which Baldeo was acquitted.

Born in Guyana and an immigration law yer by profession, Baldeo came to prominence in Ozone Park and Richmond Hill in his 2005 race for an open City Council seat that was later won by the late Councilman Tom White Jr. He ran for the state Senate in 2006 against former Queens GOP leader and 20-year incumbent Serphin Maltese, losing by just over 300 votes despite Maltese having the support of several local Democratic clubs.

The charges he stood trial for stemmed from his 2010 special election campaign to fill White’s seat after he passed away. Baldeo

Albert Baldeo, former Democratic district leader and political candidate, was acquitted Tuesday of major campaign fraud charges, but convicted FILE PHOTO on seven other counts. was defeated in that election by current Councilman Ruben Wills Q (D-South Jamaica).

Michael Gannon and Domenick Rafter contributed to this story.

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Albert Baldeo, the Ozone Park political activist, former Democratic district leader and candidate for several elective offices, was found not guilty Monday of three counts of campaign-related fraud, but convicted of seven counts of obstructing justice. Baldeo, 54, said he is appealing the convictions.

Baldeo, who was then the Democratic district leader in the 38th Assembly District, was charged in October 2012 for allegations that he used straw donors to fund his campaign for a special election to the City Council in 2010. He previously had run for the Council in 2005 and the state Senate in 2006.

In a statement, Baldeo claims the fact that he was acquitted on the mail and wire fraud charges shows that the government’s case had no merit, and he noted that the jury was deadlocked for two days before the judge “demanded” a unanimous verdict.

“We ... condemn the fact that the hung jury was forced to make a decision ‘one way or the other’ in this case when they specifically reiterated to the Judge that they lacked unanimity, and were deadlocked and had doubts in finding Mr. Baldeo guilty of the obstruction of justice charges,” said a statement issued by People for Baldeo, which is based at his office on Liberty Avenue in Ozone Park.

Baldeo said the Federal Bureau of Investigation had intimidated contributors to the campaign, saying they would be deported if they did not back the government’s claims. Those people then called Baldeo for advice, he said, and when he advised them of their constitutional rights, the government “retaliated” by bringing the obstruction charges. He faces up to 20 years in prison on each of those counts and is set to be sentenced on Dec. 16.

The defendant said the real reason he was charged is that he is an

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First suit filed in Linden-flood The first lawsuit against the city for damages related to the April 30 flood in Lindenwood was filed Aug. 7.

The suit, filed by Brooklyn lawyer Bruce Baron, seeks damages for Lindenwood resident James Noto, whose home was one of dozens damaged on April 30 when a storm bringing 5 inches of rain caused a f lood in the neighborhood.

The city Department of Environmental Protection took the blame for the incident, saying the Spring Creek Combined Sewer Overflow Retention Facility, which controls the release of storm water into Jamaica Bay through Spring Creek, failed, causing the water to back up into the neighborhood.

The suit alleges that the city did not adequately maintain the facility, which led to its malfunction on April 30. It is seeking $1 million in compensation from the city and $5 million in punitive damages for Noto.

He and several other residents say the community’s sewer system is flawed and flooding has occurred several times before, though usually not as serious. The suit includes those Q claims as well.

— Domenick Rafter

Richmond Hill woman murdered in the Bronx Cops say husband stabbed her in car

by Domenick Rafter Editor

A 23-year-old South Richmond Hill woman was stabbed to death this weekend after an alleged domestic dispute on a residential street in the Bronx, and cops say her husband is the culprit.

On Sat urday at 6:14 p.m., police responded to a call of a dispute with a knife in front of 1538 Hone Ave. in the Morris Park section of the Bronx. Upon arrival, police officers observed Amarita Khan lying in front of the location unconscious and un responsive with multiple knife wounds about the body.

EMS responded and transported the victim to Jacobi Hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

Police arrested Nazir Khan, 25, the victim’s husband, at the scene and recovered a knife that they allege is the murder weapon.

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Published reports say Khan was arrested by officers while wearing clothes that were soaked with blood and that the victim’s blood stained the sidewalk and a retaining wall in front of a house on Hone Avenue. The Daily News reported that Khan collapsed while being led away by police in handcuffs.

Nazir Khan was charged with seconddegree murder, first-degree manslaughter and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. A spokesman for Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson said he was arraigned on Sunday and has been remanded. He is scheduled to return to Q court Aug. 15.

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No to Sharpton, yes to the law

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abble-rousing tax cheat and reverend Al Sharpton, a man with blood on his hands from Brooklyn to the Bronx, cannot be allowed to dictate NYPD policy.

Mayor de Blasio never should have given the race-baiting charlatan a seat on a dais between himself and Commissioner Bill Bratton to publicly discuss policing.

There’s some worry, well reported Tuesday by DNAinfo, that de Blasio will soon have to pick whose side he’s on: Bratton’s or Sharpton’s, the law or the lawless — and that he’s likely to go with Sharpton.

The mayor on Wednesday called that claim “ludicrous, idiotic [and] inappropriate.” But what was really ludicrous, idiotic and inappropriate was putting Sharpton on the dais.

That’s also one way to describe de Blasio’s failure to respond when Sharpton said the mayor’s own son could be another Eric Garner (Dante de Blasio doesn’t sell illegal cigarettes, doesn’t have a petty arrest record and presumably wouldn’t refuse an order from cops by telling them he’s had enough and “This ends now.” All that is true of the tragic Garner).

The black community needs advocates but deserves better ones than Sharpton, whose history here is dismal. He helped perpetrate the Tawana Brawley hoax. He helped

spark the fatal anti-Semitic Crown Heights riot. He fueled the anti-Semitism in the Bronx that led to an arson that killed eight people. Sharpton was relatively quiet during the Bloomberg years, but here he is again, holding the city hostage to his whims and talking over the mayor because the death of one unwell man at the hands of police fits his anticop narrative and pro-crime stance.

Yes, it’s a pro-crime stance. Sharpton and his ilk want police to stop enforcing the law on relatively minor crimes and violations like selling loose cigarettes, panhandling, smoking pot and drinking in public, doing acrobatics for money in moving subway cars and who knows what else.

They’re not proposing to legalize these things; they just want police to look the other way.

That’s something to address, sure, but not by ignoring illegal activity. The ongoing attack against broken windows theory policing, if successful, is likely to start dragging the city back to its lawless past. We’re already headed there a little because the city let it be known that suspicious people are no longer being stopped and frisked in high numbers. We can’t afford to let Sharpton and other anti-cop activists accelerate the process. That’s what really must end now.

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Dear Editor: This is in response to the July 31 letter “Legalize loosies” by reader Larry Penner.

The author believes “law enforcement authorities should pursue those who commit real crimes against citizens and property rather than enforcing insane laws outlawing the sale of individual cigarettes.”

Selling “loosies” is a violation of both NYC (unlicensed vending) and NYS (the sale of untaxed tobacco) laws designed to make regulated tobacco products less accessible and less attractive to youth. Every day nearly 3,800 kids try their first cigarette and 1,000 kids become daily smokers. Many will become addicted before they are old enough to understand the risks, and they will ultimately die of tobacco-related diseases.

Although law enforcement resources aimed toward drugs, gang violence and terrorism are obviously higher on the priority list, should the NYPD (and other combined enforcement resources) look the other way while kids continue to become addicted to tobacco products as easily as they can buy a bag of M&Ms? A more efficient, combined agency effort is needed to stop the selling of loosies but more so is the next step up in the pipeline that illegally brings in cigarettes from Virginia and Missouri where taxes are minimal © Copyright 2014 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved.

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ike U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, and many others, we’d be thrilled to see New York host the 2016 Democratic National Convention at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

But unlike Schumer, we’re not pitching for the delegates to stay in Manhattan hotels and take a lower East River bridge or subway line to the Barclays. We say, stay in Queens!

We’ve got plenty of hotels here, especially in Long Island City, and the delegates could just take the G train down to Brooklyn. Barclay’s is just a short walk from the Fulton Street stop. Convention attendees who insist on driving could cross into the hipster borough via the Kosciuszko or Pulaski bridge.

There’s no need to pay Manhattan hotel rates. Sure, that borough’s got some famous landmarks, but there’s plenty to see and do here too — though delegates would have to book early in Queens, before their choice of hotels is turned into a homeless shelter.

It would be great for New York to host the convention, and it could be great for Queens too.

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compared to NYC. The end result must be to remove kids from having easy access to smokes before they are 21 and become addicted, candidates for lung cancer and a lifetime of misery.

Restricting the sale of loosies is just one facet of an effective tobacco control program that is needed to denormalize smoking and cut down on the 480,000 smoking-related deaths per year in this country. To have an effective program, not only do you need to have a highly visible multimedia education campaign that will reach adolescents in a way to neutralize the $8.4 billion annual advertising campaign of the tobacco industry to recruit their next replacement generation, but a program that is designed to maintain and incrementally increase tobacco taxes on federal, state and local levels, and strictly enforce minimum purchase age and packaging of tobacco products (including the restriction of loosies).

Phil Konigsberg Queens Tobacco Control Coalition Bay Terrace

Hochul must come clean Dear Editor: Re your editorial “James Brady and gun control” and your report “Cuomo running mate’s Main Street campaign” (Aug. 7, multiple editions): I admire your tribute to James Brady’s role in getting a milestone gun control law passed 20 years ago. But you noted that our nation “has largely been going in the opposite direction over the last decade.” Small wonder, since the NRA is the primary force pushing this backward movement. Then why did Gov. Cuomo pick an NRA cheerleader as his running mate?

Cuomo crafted our country’s toughest gun control law — The SAFE Act — reviled by gun lobby lunatics. Kathy Hochul drew support from firearms fanatics when she ran for Congress to represent her upstate New York district. She received the NRA’s highest honor (or dishonor), an A rating, which helped her win. How does this fierce oppo-

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Right is right, left is wrong Dear Editor: Mr. LaRosa repeats Marxism’s “racism” and “war on women” mantras (“Take that, Republicans,” Letters, July 31) as if the words were stamped on a blank sheet of paper.

Hobby Lobby will be paying for 16 out of 20 contraceptives called for in ObamaCare, and no abortions for religious reasons, which can hardly be called a “war on women.”

Our veterans hospitals are an example of what can be expected when ObamaCare kicks in. Soldiers who fought for our country and should have received the best care in the world died waiting to be treated. If your private physician is incompetent, you go to the next step up the ladder for recourse. Whom do you go to for help if government hacks botch your treatment? The next president? If ObamaCare is so great, why are government employees, including the senators who pushed the bill through, exempt?

The election of a black president in a country with a white majority should have put accusations of America’s racism to bed for a long time, but it didn’t. Racism will never be put to sleep because in order for Marxism to triumph, one group has to be set against another and calling someone racist is one of the best tools available. Americans must become not “we,” but, “us” and “them,” the rich against the poor, secularists against the religious, black against white. Race baiters like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton keep the fires going because that’s the way they earn their livings.

Institutionalized (or government) racism ended with the Voting Rights Act. If the U.S. is so racist, why do we have 20 million illegal aliens in this country … with 59,000 unescorted children crossing our borders waiting to get in? Why aren’t blacks and Latinos risking life and limb trying to get out? Why aren’t they living where heaven already exists, in Cuba? What’s stopping them?

Muhammed Ali, on his return to America from a once-famous fight in Zaire, told reporters who greeted him that he had seen Africa and he was glad his great-grandfather had been sold into slavery in the U.S. He knew, even if most socialists don’t, that the opportunities to succeed and quality of life that existed here could be found no where else.

If Mr. LaRosa would “dig deep” he’d find that Ali is black. If he “digs deeper” he’ll learn that blacks were sold into slavery by other blacks and Arabs. “Dig deep” Mr. LaRosa. “Dig deep.”

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Dear Editor: Thank you, Mr. A.G. Pilla, for setting the record straight with facts about how our president has restored the economics of America just before we were going to fall off a cliff that the GOP, Bush 2 in particular, had taken us to (“Obama good, GOP bad,” Letters, Aug. 7).

The propaganda machine of the current GOP has constantly lied to the people through Faux News that Obama has done nothing, but your letter should awaken some people to the reality of the fine job he has accomplished. You forgot about healthcare for over seven million Americans who never had it before. All because of Obama. The GOP is so desperate to get back the White House they will say Obama is a lawbreaker but they never said what laws he’s broken.

Mr. Pilla, your history lessons on ex-presidents of the GOP are excellent examples of what real scandals and lawbreaking in the highest office in America is all about.

All the GOP does is create fear and division with its constant lying and accusations.

One person telling the truth becomes two, two becomes four, four becomes eight, eight becomes 16, etc., etc. Truth always prevails.

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Savings for seniors Dear Editor: (An open letter to the MTA) Your reduced-fare MetroCard has been a great service to our senior citizens; however, during the past several decades, medical science has added longevity to their lives. Many elderly are now living well beyond their 80s.

While this is a blessing, it has also created a financial burden. Since most seniors retire when they reach the age of 65, their fixed income can carry them through those early years. As the years go by, inflation and added medical expenses rapidly deplete their funds.

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nent of gun control reconcile her views with those of her running mate?

Has she “evolved” on this issue, like President Obama did with gay marriage? Will she quit the NRA or remain a member of an outfit that’s hell-bent on kicking Cuomo out of office? Not withdrawing her membership is a huge conflict of interest, like a CIA agent working for Al Qaeda.

Hochul also urged the arrest of all illegal immigrants applying for driver’s licenses during Gov. Spitzer’s reign. Has she changed her views on this issue? Cuomo has kept her under wraps so far, but she must face tough questions from reporters in the fall campaign. If journalists don’t hold her feet to the fire, we risk having a gun nut and bigot holding New York’s second most powerful post.

As Desi Arnaz often said, she has some “splainin” to do.

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Cuomo signs city’s 25 mph bill into law Streets not posted with different limits come under new maximum on 11/9

by Michael Gannon Editor

When Gov. Cuomo last Friday signed a law that will cut the speed limit on many city streets to 25 miles per hour, he, Mayor de Blasio and others all called it a step in the right direction.

Others believe it is far more important.

“Currently, more than half of those killed in traff ic in New York City are people walking or riding their bikes,” said Paul Steely White, executive director of Transportation Alternatives.

“These deaths are preventable, and the shift to 25 mph could cut the annual number of pedestrian deaths in half ... Even when crashes can’t be avoided, they’re much less likely to be fatal at 25 mph.”

“Today’s bill signing is hearten ing,” said Aaron Charlop Powers of Fa m ilies for Safe Streets, whose mother was killed while riding her bicycle in the Bronx four years ago.

As for what the bill actually will do and when, a spokeswoman for the city’s Department of

Transportation said it will take effect on Nov. 9, 90 days after Cuomo took out his pen. She also said not all streets will be affected.

“Unless a st reet is marked with signs for a different speed limit, it will be 25 miles per hour,” she said.

The DOT spokeswoman also said that the law is specif ic enough to give the city the flexibility it needs on major thoroughfares and elsewhere a limit of 25 mph simply would not be safe or practical.

Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton), a major supporter of the law who feels it did not go fa r e nou g h i n some respects, said the leeway is a necessary component.

“We don’t want to shut down traff ic in New York City,” he said. “We want to move traffic, but we want to do it safely. And remember that as Environmental Committee chairman, I certainly don’t want cars idling in front of people’s homes making them breathe in the emissions because the cars aren’t moving.”

Richards said there are areas in his district, such as the stretch of 147th Street in Brookville that bisects two parks and a Little League complex, where the number of people hurt still demand that more be done.

“I still want slow zones,” he said. “I still want the DOT to put in new signs and other trafficcalming devices. And the law leaves us with the flexibility to do that.”

Robert Sinclair, manager of media relations for AAA New York, said that while lower limits certainly are a viable option in troubled areas, the motorist’s organization has some misgivings about the new law.

He said any ser ious effor t must include far more initiatives.

“One, we think visible enforcement is the best way to ensure compliance with speed laws,” Sinclair said. “People say they are having trouble enforcing 30 miles per hour. How are they going to enforce 25?”

He said the city in the past has flooded troubled areas with police much the way CompStat helps

Come Nov. 9 the NYPD will get help in controlling speeders as most streets not already marked will have the speed limit drop to 25 miles per hour.

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deploy resources to high crime areas.

Sinclair also worries that the law will criminalize drivers who might happen to strike careless

or reckless cyclists and walkers.

“When I drive in New York City, I see a lot more bad pedestrians than I do bad drivers,” he Q said.

Pols want federal contracts for women Gillibrand bill would ‘level the playing field’ for female small business owners

by Tess McRae

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New York lawmakers are pressing the U.S. Senate to pass a bill that would create more opportunities for women-owned small businesses seeking federal contracts.

On Monday, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Rep. Grace Meng (D-Bayside) were joined by Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows), state Sen. Toby Stavisky (D-Flushing) and Councilman Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens) at Data Conversion Laboratory — a woman-run business.

“Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and the most powerful job creators we have,” Gillibrand said. “And the fact is, women are the primary income earner for a growing share of homes across America.”

According to the senator, while the number of women-owned small businesses continues to increase, they only receive 1.48 percent of all federal contract dollars.

In fact, 30 percent of Queens firms are owned by women, according to the latest Census data, and yet many have trouble landing federal contracting jobs.

“It’s time to knock down the barriers that for too long have blocked female entrepreneurs from doing more business with the federal government,” Meng, who is sponsoring a partner bill in the House, said. “Women-owned businesses have just as much

Assemblywoman Nily Rozic, left, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Rep. Grace Meng and state Sen. Toby Stavisky announce their support for giving more opportunities to women-owned small businesses, PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE such as Data Conversion Laboratory in Flushing Meadows. right to federal contracts as all other businesses do.”

This is not the first time the federal government has made it a priority to promote contracting with women-owned small businesses.

More than 20 years ago, Congress set a

goal of awarding 5 percent of federal contracts to women-owned businesses. Still, last year only 4.3 percent of contracts were awarded to those businesses.

If the 5 percent goal is reached, New York City women-owned small businesses would grow their revenue by $56 million,

according to Gillibrand.

The legislation, called The Women’s Small Businesses Procurement Parity Act, would expand opportunities for women by providing greater access to sole-source contracts. It would also put women-owned small businesses in contact with groups that can help land them federal dollars.

“When we equip more Queens women entrepreneurs with access and opportunities to achieve their best in the economy, and their best for their family, that’s when America’s middle class will thrive again,” Gillibrand said. “Without a doubt, if given a fair shot, women-owned businesses will help grow our economy.”

According to Gillibrand and Meng, many federal contracts go to the largest companies in the country, which are overwhelmingly owned and operated by men.

The new legislation would promote using smaller businesses with an emphasis in partnering with women- and minority-owned companies.

Amy Williams, the chief operating officer of Data Conversion Laboratory, attested to the struggle women-owned businesses face when trying to obtain federal contracts.

“We have been given a few federal contracts, but never as the sole source,” she said. “This legislation will provide us with Q the tools to level the playing field.”

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DOT, BACDYS will be in attendance

by Domenick Rafter Editor

Community Board 9 will hold a special meeting on Aug. 21 to discuss concerns about a pedestrian plaza in City Line that was constructed less than a year ago, The board voted in support of the plaza — located at Drew Street, 101st Avenue, and Liberty Avenue — at its October 2013 meeting.

But some businesses and residents have complained about the plaza, its effect on parking and whether it’s being maintained adequately.

The plaza was proposed by the Bangladeshi-American Community Development and Youth Service Corps, a group representing the Bangladeshi community that lives in the neighborhood straddling the border of Brooklyn and Queens.

But the proposal met a lot of opposition as well, mainly from business owners concerned about the elimination of parking spaces on 101st Avenue and nearby residents worried that a plaza would become a haven for crime. However, though the

102nd Precinct signed off on the plan and police sources say there hasn’t been a problem there, except for the recent theft of some tables and chairs in the plaza. Public outcry forced CB 9 to postpone a vote on the plaza for a month.

The Aug. 21 meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. in room 213 of Queens Borough Hall.

Dalila Hall, Queens Transportation Commissioner, has been invited to serve as a mediator. Representatives from BACDYS will participate, as will merchants who have complained about the plaza. Everyone who signed petitions for and against the plaza project will be notified of the meeting, which will be open to the public.

“When Community Board 9 voted in favor of the pedestrian plaza, we did so with the understanding that we would monitor the plaza’s local impacts and keep an eye on whether it remained an asset to the community,” said CB 9 Chairman Ralph Gonzalez. “With this meeting, we hope to give all sides of this discussion a seat at the table, and we are aiming to Q arrive at the best resolution possible.”

Raising green on the green Last Thursday, more than 80 golfers came out to the Harbor Links Golf Course in Port Washington, LI, where they enjoyed a day on the links — and helped raise over $30,000 to help children with autism.

The New York Families for Autistic Children Foundation’s 4th annual Anthony J. Cirello Memorial Golf Outing for Autism drew 20 foursomes to play and scores of volunteers.

Golfers enjoyed a day of fun and food, as well as a silent auction and tons of raffle prizes.

The team from Cross County Savings Bank took the outing, at 10 under par with a winning score of 62. They beat the 2013 reigning champs, Team Herb Dallis, by one stroke.

NYFAC Founder and CEO Andrew Baumann, seen here preparing to hit a line drive on the fairway, also announced that the 5th annual Anthony J. Cirello Memorial Golf Outing for Autism has already been scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015.

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9/11 hero seeks help for his son Howard Beach family needs van for child born with severe brain damage

by Domenick Rafter Editor

It was late 2011.

John Morabito and his wife Laura were anticipating welcoming a new life and a new future in Howard Beach. It was just 10 years after the New York City firefighter had nearly lost his own at the World Trade Center.

Morabito was working at Ladder 10, Engine 10 in Lower Manhattan. He was the only one from his unit at the towers that day who got out alive. He would later face tragedy again when he responded to the Deutsche Bank building fire near Ground Zero in 2007 that killed two of his colleagues.

A decade after 9/11, he would face another life-altering crisis.

After a seemingly normal pregnancy, the birth of John and Laura’s first son, Rocco, on Dec. 30, 2011 was anything but.

After being delivered by C-section, Rocco lost oxygen and suffered from hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy — his brain was starved of oxygen, causing massive damage. The situation was not caught for three hours and by the time doctors could respond, the damage to his brain was “catastrophic.” The Morabitos were told their son may not

said. “It makes it very difficult for him to breathe.”

The couple, who have since welcomed into the family a second son, Vince, needs to buy a special handicapped van for Rocco to go to his doctor’s appointments and to a dedicated school he goes to in Bayside.

“It’s hard to get Rocco’s wheelchair into the van we have now,” John Morabito said, explaining that transporting his son into and out of a normal van can be difficult, even painful for Rocco.

A handicapped-accessible van will also allow Rocco’s parents to lock his wheelchair in place and keep his medical equipment close to the wheelchair.

The van costs $ 85,000. They are holding a fundraiser on Aug. 21 to help raise the $30,000 for a down payment on the van.

The fundraiser event will be held from 7 to 11:30 p.m. at Russo’s On The Bay at 162-45 Cross Bay Blvd. in Howard Beach.

There will be prizes, raffles, DJ, dancing as well as dinner.

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survive his first night.

But Rocco did.

He was later diagnosed with spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy and chronic lung disease. Rocco lived in rehab for the first six months of his life. He’s legally blind, will never walk, talk, smile or cry.

He is fed through a feeding tube and breathes with a tracheostomy.

“Taking care of him is extremely difficult,” his father said.

Now, John Morabito, who helped save the lives of countless people on Sept. 11, 2001, is regularly saving his own son’s life.

“There have been several occasions where my wife and myself have had to revive him,” he said.

As if all that was not enough, a few months after Rocco came home to the family’s new house in Howard Beach, Hurricane Sandy hit and f looded their home, forcing them to move into a onebedroom apartment for months.

“It was extremely hard,” Rocco’s mother said. “He needs 24-hour care.”

Then compounding Rocco’s health issues, he developed scoliosis a nd kyphosis, making it impossible for him to sit up straight.

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Maspeth car crash yields drug arrests Bklyn. men face hospital, prison stays

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Steep medical bills aren’t the only expenses staring three Brooklyn men in the face after a car accident in Maspeth over the weekend.

The trio are also facing hefty legal fees and prison terms as a result of the crash.

According to police, a Nissan Maxima occupied by driver Julian Soto, 23, and passengers Josie Taveras, 23, and Anthony Colon, 27, ran a steady red light while traveling westbound on Borden Avenue and

collided with a Mercedes traveling southbound on Hamilton Place around 9:45 a.m. on Sunday.

When emergency medical personnel arrived on the scene, they found the occupants of the Nissan and the driver of the Mercedes, an unidentified 35-year-old male, to be suffering from neck and back injuries, with Taveras also sustaining severe head trauma in the crash, police said.

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In searching through the wreckage, marijuana and approximately 10 glassine envelopes, allegedly containing heroin, were found in plain view on the floor of the Nissan, police said.

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Bill would protect vollies’ regular jobs They would not be subject to firing for work missed during emergencies

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The NYPD is encouraging cyclists to be mindful of their surroundings as well as traffic regulations PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON as part of its Operation Safe Cycle initiative.

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Operation Safe Cycle aimed at keeping riders safe while biking While Vision Zero and the pending 25 mile per hour speed limit have been in the headlines in recent weeks, the NYPD has launched Operation Safe Cycle, a campaign to remind bicyclists and those with whom they share the road to be watchful of each other and to obser ve all cit y t raff ic regulations.

In a statement issued by its Community Affairs Bureau, the NYPD states that while bicyclists have the same rights as a motor vehicle operator, they also are bound by the same regulations under state and New York City laws.

A cyclist involved in a collision that results in an injury or property damage is required to stop and exchange information with the other party. If the collision results in an injury, police must be notified.

Cyclists stopped for a violation must be able to produce a photo identification when requested by police.

Violations for cyclists include disobeying traffic signs and signals; riding against traffic; riding on the sidewalk; riding without a headlight and a red tail light if riding 30 minutes after sunset; riding without at least one hand on the handlebars; clinging to a moving vehicle; carrying more passengers that the bike is designed for; and wearing more than one earphone attached to an audio device while riding.

Children under 14 may ride on the sidewalk and must wear a helmet at all times.

Cyclists are required to use bike lanes

where they are available, unless the lanes are blocked or otherwise unsafe.

As for motorists, they are not permitted to obstruct marked bike lanes, and are allowed to cross over bike lanes only under limited circumstances.

Drivers also are cautioned to look for bike riders before they open their car doors; and to stay alert for cyclists emerging from their blind spots while turning, especially when operating trucks.

When a bicycle is being used for business, the riders are bound by a series of city ordinances passed last year.

The rider’s company and its identification number must appear on the bike. The operator also must wear upper-body apparel with the business name and operating number on the back.

Businesses must provide their riders with helmets. The operator must carry and be able to produce for police a numbered ID card with the operator’s picture, name, home address and phone number.

Motor-assisted bikes are no longer permitted in the city.

In regard to bicycle security, police ask that any bike being left unattended in public be securely locked to a bike rack.

Chaining a bicycle to a city tree or a parking meter is illegal.

Bicycles that are considered tripping hazards, that are blocking pedestrian traffic or thought to become derelict may be removed Q by the city.

Assembly ma n Ph il Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) is proposing legislat ion that wou ld proh ibit e m ploye r s f r o m firing workers who miss time at the job for duties as a volu nt e er f i re f ighter or emergency service provider in state emergencies.

The bill was among the issues Assembly members Phil Goldfeder, left, and Anthony Brindisi speak to concerning volun- Jonah Cohen of the West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department. t e e r e m e r g e n c y Brindisi is chairman of the Assembly subcommittee on volunteer emerservices that Gold- gency services.

PHOTO COURTESY NYS ASSEMBLY feder spoke about Brindisi, chairman of the subcommittee last week during a tour of South Queens vollies with Assemblyman Anthony Brindi- on volunteer emergency ser vices, and si (D-Utica), the chairman of the state Goldfeder toured several volunteer fire Assembly subcommittee that oversees them. houses throughout southern Queens and According to the legislation, members of Rockaway and met with dozens of volunvolunteer fire and ambulance departments teers to discuss their needs from storm prewho activate during state emergencies — pared ness and resiliency measures to such as Hurricane Sandy — would not be r e c r u it me nt a nd a d d it ion a l f u nd i ng subjected to termination by their regular resources. Goldfeder said his upstate colemployers. It would not cover situations league was “shocked” during his visit to South Queens and the volunteer fire houses when state emergencies are not in effect.

Goldfeder said there was no specific in West Hamilton Beach, Broad Channel case that led to the bill’s drafting, but he and Breezy Point, among other places “He said ‘I cannot believe we’re still in noted that the vast majority of volunteer firefighters have regular jobs. During Hur- New York City,’” Goldfeder remarked.

He added that the issues concerning volr icane Sandy, many vollies in South Queens — which has the largest number of lies are key outside the city, as nearly all of volunteer fire and emergency organizations the state’s fire departments are volunteer in the city — missed work due to assisting and 72 percent of all firefighters in the UnitQ ed States are volunteers. in the recovery from the storm.

Cuomo signs bay dredging law Gov. Cuomo has signed into law legislation that seeks to prevent toxic materials from being placed in Jamaica Bay to fill pits dredged for construction.

The law, sponsored by state Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) and state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), was written in response to issues with filling borrow pits in Jamaica Bay — locations where soil was dredged to be used in other construction projects.

The pits were later filled with material dredged from other projects, mostly from New York Harbor, but were not tested to

make sure no toxic materials were in the soil. The new law would prohibit the Department of Environmental Protection from granting permits to fill the borrow pits unless the soil being placed there is tested for toxic substances.

But the law, which passed with little opposition, is only temporary and as of now will expire in 2017. Supporters say it is a good step forward.

“It’s basically an admission that there’s a problem with this stuff and it opens the Q door for more later,” Goldfeder said.

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The overcrowded schools defense Residents, electeds say there’s no room for homeless shelter students

by Christopher Barca Reporter

For months, residents of Elmhurst and Glendale have boisterously expressed their fear and frustration over the Department of Homeless Services’ decision to house more than 100 homeless families in each neighborhood.

Alleged crime spikes, the devaluing of real estate and the indecency of “warehousing” the city’s less fortunate have been the main talking points of those opposed to the plans.

Now, overcrowding in the most congested school district in the five boroughs has taken center stage.

More than 150 people showed up to a special Community Education Council District 24 meeting last Wednesday, Aug. 6, at PS/IS 128 in Middle Village to ask questions and shout demands of city representatives on hand to address the issue of overcrowding.

CEC 24 President Nick Comaianni started the nearly two-hour discussion by criticizing the city for not surveying the area’s overcrowding situation before transforming the Pan American Hotel into a homeless shelter in June and putting forth plans for a 125-family residence in Glendale.

“I think it’s irresponsible for city agencies to try to put any type of homeless shelter in District 24,” Comaianni said. “It’s very selfish to put kids in a shelter where you can’t house them in a school.”

Margaret Rodgers, the executive director of Queens enrollment for the Department of Education, said counselors began interviewing the approximately 180 families at the Pan American Hotel shelter last week to discuss their options with them.

With the first day of school in the city just weeks away, the shelter’s prospective students have the option of either returning to their previous school, regardless of where in the city it is located, or attending schools in Elmhurst such as PS/IS 102.

Rodgers said she expects a number of children to return to their “school of origin,” while the remaining kids will attend school in Elmhurst, to the chagrin of the attendees.

“Some of them will opt to stay, but they do have the option to transfer and some of them will take it,” Rodgers said. “We have to treat these children like we would treat any other child who is coming to us, looking for a place to go to school. We have to see where they live and we would have to find them a seat, either in the school closest or if that school is capped, a school a little farther away.”

Maspeth resident Charlie Vavruska, the first resident to speak at the meeting, captivated the crowd with an

Maspeth resident Charlie Vavruska calls on Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley and state Sen. Joe Addabbo at Community Education Council District 24’s meeting last week to demand a moratorium on homeless shelter construction throughout the city.

PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA

emotional plea for a moratorium on homeless shelters throughout the city before leading those in attendance in call-and-response cries and receiving a rousing applause.

“I’m not saying not in my backyard, not in anyone’s backyard,” Vavruska said. “Do we, as parents in District 24, the most overcrowded district in the city, want more children from all over the city in our schools? No!” To help alleviate overcrowding, Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) and School Construction Authority external affairs director Mary Leas discussed the possibility of building a high school on the site of the proposed Glendale shelter and the surrounding properties.

According to Leas, the SCA would only move forward with the idea of a school there if it was able to acquire the shelter site and the plot of land occupied by the former deli manufacturing business Hansel ’n Gretel.

Buying out the Independent Chemical Co. would also be a requirement.

According to Leas, the SCA sent a survey team to the proposed shelter site two years ago, but the presence of the chemical company next door rendered the site unfeasible for a school.

When the SCA got wind of Hansel ’n Gretel and

Former trustees lose in court continued from page 2 under contract with the city. It was set up that way specifically to avoid political interference, which is what the f ired trustees allege Katz is engaged in.

The law and the firings came on the heels of the financial controversy surrounding the library, especially its president and CEO, Tom Galante. At issue, at least publicly, are the hours Galante works while maintaining a second job, renovations done to his off ice, his nearly $400,000 salary and his contract, which had been automatically renewed every day for another five years.

The members who were let go were part

of a faction on the board that had voted against putting Galante on paid leave while a federal investigation of the library plays out; and also voted against providing to City Comptroller Scott Stringer all the financial records he demands for an ongoing audit.

The library has provided those records dealing with its spending of public funds but not those concerned with the private funds that make up the remainder of its revenue — as per an agreement reached in a court case with a former comptroller.

Stringer, however, insists upon seeing all records in light of the scandal and has taken the library to court to get them.

He issued the following statement

Independent Chemical Co.’s intent to sell their properties, Leas said a school suddenly became a possibility.

The agency’s efforts went so far as to perform an environmental assessment on the Hansel ’n Gretel site, but the SCA has not been allowed on the other two properties, according to Leas.

“I think you deserve to know where we are because I know this is a very important issue in the community,” Leas said. “But I can tell you that if we can’t have all three pieces of property, it’s not going to work.”

Crowley brought up the potential of using eminent domain to acquire the plots in an effort to not let nine acres of property slip through the city’s fingers.

“We have funding to build new schools, but we haven’t found any new sites,” Crowley said. “This opportunity at Cooper Avenue, you can have nine acres. I don’t know where in Queens you can get a space that size that’s available.”

After fielding a question from the crowd about eminent domain, Leas cautioned that it’s not in the forefront of the SCA’s mind at this time.

“I can tell you it’s very premature to talk about eminent domain,” she said. “That’s a long process, as it Q should be.”

Wednesday in response to the court ruling: “The Queens Library trustees who brought this suit acted solely in their own interest and not the public’s. My audit of the Queens Public Library was a direct response to allegations of gross mismanagement, self dealing and worse. Trustees have a fiduciary duty to serve the institution, not themselves.”

“Now that Judge Orenstein has paved the way for new tr ustees to join the Queens Public Library Board, the Board should vote to provide the necessary documents my office needs to complete an audit. Once the books are finally open, my audit will give the public a full picture of the library’s finances and management.”

De Blasio and Katz will now take turns appointing new trustees. The mayor on

Tuesday named to the board Jukay Hsu, a Flushing native and founder of a technology incubator in Long Island City who served on his transition team, according to library spokeswoman Joanne King.

Eight remaining trustees, including Chairman Gabriel Taussig, issued a statement Tuesday pledging to move forward.

“While we are still reviewing today’s action by the court, the Queens Library Board and its committees will be working throughout the months ahead to implement changes to the Library’s by-laws mandated by state law, improve transparency, and adopt best practices of not-for-profit corporate governance,” they said.

“Our focus is not on the courtroom, but in the boardroom and at the branches across the borough that we are responsible for.” Q

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On Jan. 1, 1984, Firefighter Robert Turner II ran from his home into the frigid winter night without his shoes. The barefoot bravest did as he had been trained. He ran into the flames of a burning home in Flushing.

Without any protective gear and acting on his own, Turner rescued three people from the fire and attempted to rescue a fourth.

As a result of the fire, he suffered severe burns on his arms and a year later was honored with the Brook ly n Citizens Medal for his bravery.

Now Turner, who has been a member of the FDNY for 36 years, will be one of the ones handing out the awards.

On Tuesday, FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nig ro appointed Turner, 57, who lives in Flushing and has since risen to the rank of battalion chief, to the position of f irst deputy commissioner, the second-high- Robert Turner II, a 36-year veteran of the FDNY from Flushing, who was honored for responding to a fire while off duty est civilian title in the FDNY. As first deputy commission- in 1984, was appointed First Deputy Commissioner on PHOTO COURTESY FDNY er, he is charged with manag- Tuesday. ing the day-to-day operations and activities of the FDNY across all John Downing and Brian Fahey, were all killed. offices and bureaus.

Most recently, Turner served as the “I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with Bob Turner since he director of the First Line Super visor was a young lieutenant in Manhattan Training Program, overseeing the trainmore than 20 years ago,” Nigro, who is ing of all newly promoted FDNY lieutenalso from Queens, said in a statement. ants, as well as fire officers throughout “For more than three decades he’s been the state. In addition, Commissioner an outstanding firefighter and a strong Turner is a graduate of the FDNY Offileader, and he’s exactly the person I need cers Management I nstit ute, and has to work with me in further strengthening received advanced leadership training and improving the department so that we from University of Pennsylvania’s Wharcan do an even better job protecting and ton Business School.

Tur ner holds a bachelors degree in serving our city.”

Turner began his career in 1978, first public administration from John Jay Colassig ned to Engine 222 in Bedford- lege, where he also served as an adjunct Stuyvesant, and later Ladder 175 in East instructor teaching courses on emergency New York, Brooklyn. In 1986, he was action plans and training f ire safety promoted to lieutenant and assigned to directors.

Born in Brooklyn, Turner was raised in Engine 1 in Midtown Manhattan. Following his promotion to captain in 1992, he Queens. He has a wife, Tamara, and his returned to Bedford-Stuyvesant to lead father, Robert R. Turner, was also a memEngine Company 214. In 1999, he was ber of the FDNY, reaching the rank of promoted to battalion chief and assigned Battalion Chief serving the department for 41 years. to Battalion 46 in Elmhurst.

Turner will be one of the highest rankIn his career, Tur ner responded to some of the city’s worst disasters, includ- ing African-Americans to ever serve the ing the Sept. 11 at tacks. Just a few department, but not the highest. That months before that incident, he responded honor belongs to Robert O. Lowery, who to the deadly Fathers Day fire in Astoria was FDNY Commissioner from 1966 to in which three firefighters, Harry Ford, 1973 in John Lindsay’s administration. Q

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Emergency declaration doesn’t need one

by Christopher Barca Reporter

There is no contract in place at the Pan A me r ica n Hot el homeless shelt e r between the Department of Homeless Services and Samaritan Village, the human services organization tasked with operating the shelter.

According to the DHS, however, that situation is not unusual.

In an Aug. 6 response to a Freedom of Information Request filed on July 25 by Glendale resident Dawn Scala, one of the most vocal opponents of another shelter proposed there, the DHS said that “the agency has not yet awarded a contract for the long term operation of a shelter” at the former Elmhurst hotel-turned-shelter.

When contacted by the Chronicle, a DHS spokesman said a contract is not needed to open a shelter under an emergency declaration, a procedure undertaken when converting the Pan American Hotel into a residence for homeless families in early June.

“We opened the site under emergency

The Pan American Hotel homeless shelter is being operated without a contract between FILE PHOTO the city and Samaritan Village. declaration,” the spokesman said. “We are in a capacity crisis and [are required to] meet our legal and moral obligation to shelter every individual who is eligible.

“While there is no contract, we still negotiate terms and cost,” the spokesman continued, “and there is oversight by the Q Mayor’s Office of Contracts.”

Corona resident found in New Jersey A Corona man wanted in connection to a shooting incident involving police was apprehended in Union City, NJ on a fugitive warrant.

Christian Mosquera, 20, a resident of Westside Avenue, was arraigned on Aug. 6 before Queens Criminal Court Judge Suzanne Melendez.

Mosquera has been charged with several crimes including first-degree attempted aggravated murder, f irstand second-degree attempted murder, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and first-degree reckless endangerment for allegedly shooting at officers on June 21.

According to the NYPD, off icers patrolling the streets heard gunshots and immediately responded.

Upon arrival, Mosquera was allegedly seen with a gun by police chasing an unidentified person along Lamont Avenue i n El m hu rst at 1:45 a.m. t wo months ago.

The police ordered Mosquera to drop his weapon several times.

Allegedly, he did not comply with the officers’ request and instead turned toward the police and fired a single round of shots before fleeing the scene.

According to police, after pursuing Mosquera, officers recovered a loaded .22-caliber Ruger Mark 1 long-arm pistol on the ground near the corner of Lamont Avenue and Gleane Street, as well as two live rounds of .22-caliber ammunition.

When he was ar rested, Mosquera allegedly denied shooting at the officers, saying he only used his weapon against another individual.

“I know this is about that thing in New York,” he allegedly told Union City police officers.

“I saw it on the news. I saw my picture in the paper. I wasn’t shooting at police. I shot one or two times at someone else.”

Mosquera, who faces up to 25 years to life in pr ison if convicted, was ordered held without bail and to return Q to court on Sept. 10.

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Thousands line up for school supplies Sen. Peralta gives away backpacks to students during community event

by Mark Lord Chronicle Contributor

The line with an estimated 3,000 people began to form hours before the official starting time, extending from 98th Place, curving around to 57th Avenue, and making its way over to 99th Street in Corona on Saturday morning with nary a rock star in sight!

The excitement was over the annual backpack and school supplies giveaway organized by state Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst).

As stores begin to inundate the public with back-to-school advertisements for notebooks, calculators and crayons, excited kids and their parents waited — mostly patiently — for their chance to receive one of the 1,800 free supplies-filled book bags.

Adelina Isidro, who lives in the area, was on line with three of her five children “to take advantage of this. We don’t have a lot of money now.” Her daughter, Arisleyda Aguilar, 13, who is about to enter the eighth grade, was hoping to score a binder and a few notebooks, while her son, Rafael Carino, 8, a fourth-grader-to-be who loves writing and coloring, just wanted some pencils.

Isidro was one of many in attendance who complained about the high cost of purchasing school supplies these days.

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Woman dies in apartment fire A one-alarm residential f ire on 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights on Aug. 9 resulted in the death of a woman.

At approximately 3:11 a.m., police responded to a 911 call of a reported fire on the sixth f loor of an apartment building located at 85-10 34th Ave. The FDNY reported to and extinguished the fire shortly after arriving at the scene.

After the building was evacuated, firefighters checked the building and found a 46-year-old woman alone, unconscious and unresponsive in the bedroom of her apar tment on the sixth floor.

EMS removed Sophia Paz from the scene and transported her to Elmhurst General Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

There were no other major injuries reported.

The fire marshal has yet to determine the cause of the fire and the medical examiner is still investigating Paz’s cause of death.

According to the NYPD, the womQ an’s family has been notified.

A few of the many school children who came to pick up school supplies with Adrian Bordoni, left, executive director of Woodside on the Move, Assemblyman Michael Den Dekker, Queens BorPHOTO BY MARK LORD ough President Melinda Katz and state Sen. Jose Peralta. dergarten! She was happy to take advantage of the giveaways. “It helps us to not spend a lot of money,” she said.

Woodside’s Del Johnson, on line with her two daughters, said she spent $200 last year on their school supplies. As a single parent, she said she felt great about being able to cut down on expenses this year.

Even Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, the mother of two including one school-aged son, acknowledged that buying school supplies can be “unbelievably expensive. And it was a lot of work!

“It’s a great thing the senator is doing,” Katz said. “It highlights the fact that people are in need.”

She said that beginning next year she’d like to see an expanded distribution of free school supplies around the borough. “It makes me very concerned that children need more supplies to make sure they’re learning.

It’s something parents shouldn’t have to worry about,” she said.

Peralta’s office has been organizing the event for several years.

“We do this year after year,” Peralta said.

“These supplies are sometimes very costly.

We need to give back. What better way to give back?” Eyeing the crowd around midday, he predicted, “We’re going to run out of backpacks.”

The event was scheduled to get underway at 11 a.m., but the line reportedly started forming around 6:30 a.m.

“We were getting lots and lots of calls from folks all over Queens,” said Peralta’s director of communications, Frank Sobrino.

In addition to picking up their supplies, youngsters had the chance to have some fun as long lines formed for face painting, a bounce house, a rock-climbing wall and other attractions.

Sponsors for the event included Woodside on the Move, Costco, Time Warner Cable, Midtown Office Supplies, Emblem Health, Fidelis Care, Metro Plus, Queens Center, North Queens Homeowners and Civic Organization and the NYPD Community Affairs Bureau. Q

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Glendale residents might not have to worry about a parking vigilante spray painting their cars anymore.

The 104th Precinct announced Wednesday, Aug. 6, that its Detective Squad has arrested a man for allegedly tagging the sides of four cars with black spray paint that he believed were parked incorrectly last month.

According to Det. Thomas Bell, Glendale resident Eric Lutz, 36, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 5, for the alleged vandalism that angered many area residents.

“Learn how to park, S-bag” and “Hey scumbag, park right” were two of the messages emblazoned onto the sides of the cars with black spray paint, all within a few blocks of the intersection of Cooper and Myrtle avenues.

Officer Otoniel Jimenez of the 104th Precinct told the Chronicle two weeks ago that he didn’t believe any of the four cars were parked illegally.

Bell said Lutz has been charged with multiple counts of criminal mischief Q for the spree.

by Tess McRae Associate Editor

After pushback from area residents and community leaders, the FDNY has dropped a plan to relocate the spare and reserve fire engine fleet to 43rd Street in Sunnyside.

According to the original plans, the department wanted to use the site at 39-34 43 St. — a mostly residential area near a playground — as a warehouse and administrative building for the Bureau of Fleet Services.

If the plan was approved, the facility would have held 100 fire engines, tower ladder trucks and other vehicles.

Back in June, when the proposal was brought before Community Board 2 as part of the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, several residents criticized the project.

They cited potential traffic jams and loud noises as a major concern.

In addition to traffic problems, residents said the proposal presented safety hazards for seniors and local children

who utilize the popular Lou Lodati Playground, which sits just north of the property.

In the end, CB 2 approved the application with several stipulations.

Cou ncil man Ji m my Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) had been in talks with the FDNY in hopes of persuading the department to look elsewhere for an appropriate location for the warehouse.

“I am pleased that the FDNY has decided to withdraw its application for the proposed 43rd Street facility,” Van Bramer said “While I support the FDNY and the brave men and women who serve it, this site is not appropriate for this use.

“I want to thank FDNY Commissioner Nigro for meeting with me and listening to the community’s concerns. And I pledge to work with the Commissioner to find a more appropriate site in the future.”

The department officially submitted a request to withdraw the ULURP application via an email sent to the City PlanQ ning Commission on July 29.

— Christopher Barca

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Avella, Liu to Forest Hills music series continues debate Aug. 19 No issues reported as rock bands play tennis stadium The two Democratic heavyweights running for the state Senate in Northeast Queens will debate next week.

Sponsored by a coalition of community-based, advocacy and social services organizations, the debate between incumbent Sen. Tony Avella, and former Councilman and city Comptroller John Liu is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 19 at the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel in Flushing. NY1’s Ruschell Boone will moderate.

T he coalit ion spon sor i ng t he debate include the MinKwon Center for Community Action, the Chinese A me r ica n Pla n n i ng C ou nci l i n Queens, the Flushing Jewish Community Council, Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York, New Immigrant Community Empowerment, the New York Immigration Coalition and the Organization of Chinese Americans in New York.

The race between Avella and Liu is considered one of the most competitive state legislative campaigns in New York. The winner will likely represent the 11th Senate District, which encompasses communities including W h itestone, Bayside, Bellerose, Q Jamaica Estates and Douglaston.

by Christopher Barca Reporter

On Saturday night, alternative rock groups Brand New and Modest Mouse took to the newly constructed stage at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, playing to over 14,000 people.

Despite the throngs of people flowing through the sleepy neighborhood before and after the concert, there were hardly any problems to report.

Community Board 6 District Manager Frank Gulluscio said there were no incidents or disturbances brought to the attention of the board. “Last weekend’s concert had no incidents and no major issues that we’re aware of,� Gulluscio said. “The producers are really communicating with us. They’ve been Over 14,000 people descended on the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium to see the alternative rock bands Brand very cooperative. We know they New, above, and Modest Mouse on Saturday night. On Aug. 19, hip-hop superstars Drake and Lil Wayne will don’t want to screw anything up.�

PHOTO COURTESY JONATHAN YEH play the former US Open venue.

Forest Hills resident Jonathan Yeh, 23, who lives just a few blocks from seen in pictures and I really hope this stops in Forest Hills. The two wildly popular the stadium and went to the concert, said becomes a venue everyone wants to play at rap stars should bring a similar-sized crowd to over the next few years. It would be awe- the area, and Gulluscio said he has full confieverything went smoothly. “I thought it was a great show,� Yeh said. some to have a venue like this in Queens dence that the 112th Precinct will continue to keep any incidents in the area around the stadi“This concert series has been awesome. The again.�

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Gillibrand says new campus sexual assault bill promotes transparency

by Tess McRae Associate Editor

As college students begin to head back to school, lawmakers are trying to create a safer experience on and off campus after nationwide criticism of certain colleges’ sexual assault procedures.

The Campus Accountability and Safety Act, a new bipartisan bill co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), aims to put some teeth into previous legislation in order to change the way colleges handle sexual assault reports.

“This bill is very different because it has transparency and accountability,” Gillibrand said in a sitdown with the Chronicle.

There are several layers to the legislation, but most prominent is a new nationwide survey campuses would be required to give all their students.

“All students will have the opportunity to say whether they feel safe on campus, if they’ve ever been assaulted, and if they were, what happened. Were they treated with respect?” Gillibrand said. “So we’ll get a much clearer picture of the problem.”

Though the survey would be circulated by each institution, the Department of Education would be responsible for writing and reviewing the results.

Once the answers have been reviewed, a database listing the responses for every college would be posted online for parents and prospective applicants to view.

“This will give prospective students and parents much more power than they’ve had in the past,” Gillibrand said.

“Now, if it comes down to two schools, a parent can go online and see how safe the schools are and feel more comfortable sending their child to that college.”

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, right, with Rep. Grace Meng, wants colleges to be held accountable for the number of sexual PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE assaults occurring on and off campus.

Many women’s rights and sexual assault activists have openly criticized the way colleges handle reports of rape or harassment. As the rules stand now, Gillibrand said, it works in colleges’ favor to try and suppress assault claims.

In previous legislation, colleges would pay a fine of $35,000 for not reporting sexual assault claims. The new bill would withhold federal funding and fine up to 1 percent of a college’s budget. For a school like Harvard University, that could mean millions of federal dollars lost.

In addition to the survey, colleges would be required to hire a separate advisor who would act as the go-to person for victims looking to learn what their options are.

“She would be the first person a victim would see,” Gillibrand said. “She could lay out all the options and let the student know ‘this is what would happen if you take this road, this is what would happen with that road or what would happen if you did both or neither.’ It would be entirely confidential with no pressure put on the victim.”

College boards responsible for deciding the fate of an accused rapist or assaulter as well as the school’s residential life department would be required to go through training.

“We want more ‘cops on the beat,’ if you will,” Gillibrand said. “We want schools partnering with nearby officers and we want a more proactive take on this epidemic.”

According to the senator, one in five college women are the victim of some form of unwanted sexual contact.

“We don’t want parents to be afraid of sending their child to school,” Gillibrand said. “This legislation will create more transparency than there’s ever been and force Q schools to really look at and address this problem.”

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The dragons set sail in Flushing Meadows 24th annual race brings out hundreds on beautiful August Sunday

An overview of the annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Race as it heads across Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Sunday.

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The day featured live ethnic music.

The rowing teams get into the heat of battle on Meadow Lake.

A closeup of one of the iconic ornate dragon heads on a boat.

The hot August weather means a great time for some cold treats.

A spectator watches the race from a rock on the shore.

Paraders show off the dancing dragon.

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Ignoring the shelter issue? Really?

A collection of eight Mid Queens front pages since the May 29 issue. Four feature Pan American Hotel homeless shelter stories while three more feature articles about the one proposed in Glendale. Shelter stories actually graced the front page of all five July Mid-Queens issues of the Chronicle.

At last week’s Community Education Council District 24 meeting regarding the impact of homeless shelters on overcrowded area schools, one Elmhurst woman accused the Chronicle and other media outlets of not really covering the conversion of the Pan American Hotel into a shelter in June.

“So far at the Pan Am, we’ve had three different protests,” the woman said, addressing the reporters in the front row of a crowd of over 150 disgruntled residents. “And none of the protests have been heard.”

Guilty in ’95 murder

But since May 29, the front page of the Chronicle’s Mid Queens edition has featured coverage of the Pan American shelter four times.

The proposed 125-family homeless residence proposed for 78-16 Cooper Ave. in Glendale has been a front-page story three times, with a story about city Comptroller Scott Stringer chastising the Department of Homeless Services over the mishandling of shelters going on the front page once.

That means homeless shelter articles

A Flushing man was convicted of second-degree murder Aug. 6 for stabbing an acquaintance and then throwing him off a roof back in 1995, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown reported.

Andrew Caballero, 39, formerly of 43-43 Kissena Blvd., the site of the killing, faces up to 25 years in prison for the slaying of 21-year-old Jason Kollman.

graced the Mid Queens edition’s front cover in eight of the past 11 weeks, including all five July issues — and this week’s paper makes it nine of 12.

Additionally, the woman accused the Chronicle and other outlets of hyping up the racial tensions between the residents of the Pan American shelter and those protesting the residence on three different occasions.

CEC 24 member Bill Kregler even asserted to the crowd at the group’s Aug. 9 meeting that the media, including the Chronicle,

Caballero is due to be sentenced Sept. 10.

“Murder cases may grow cold but they are never closed until justice is served,” Brown said in a prepared statement. “Thanks to the determined efforts of police and prosecutors in this case and the emergence of new evidence that day has finally come — nearly twenty years after the victim was brutally murdered. Having

which is distributed free of charge, decided to “play the race card, it always sells papers,” when covering the Pan American protests.

“That was wrong to stereotype a group of people,” he said, pointing at the media members in attendance, “not because of their concern with the issue, but of what they look like.”

Some of the protesters used at least one racial slur, while a few counterprotesters living at the shelter suggested some area resiQ dents should “Go back to China.”

been convicted of the crime, the defendant will now face the consequences of his actions by spending a lengthy time behind bars.”

The killing took place at about 8 p.m. on Feb. 1, 1995, when Caballero stabbed Kollman several times about the neck, chest and back and pushed him off the Q roof. The defendant was convicted in a jury trial.

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Disappointed that their children’s school day is set to begin at 8 a.m. and end at 2 p.m. next year, instead of the former 8:40 a.m. and 3 p.m., parents at PS/IS 78 in Long Island City have started an online petition asking the administration and staff to retain the old start time.

Saying that they “applaud and admire the amazing and wonderful education and care that you provide for our children every day,” the parents say they are “deeply saddened” the decision was made without their being consulted, and that it will take away from valuable family time. They also say it will cost working parents more for after-school care and activities, and note that “interesting research” says earlier start times can have a detrimental effect on elementary and middle school children.

The change is a result of the new contract reached between the city and the United Federation of Teachers. Many parents across the city have voiced similar complaints about changes to school hours.

The parents’ petition says that “on a weekly basis these 3 hours and 20 minutes matter tremendously to our families,” and asks that the start time go back to 8:40 or that a compromise beginninng of 8:30 be Q implemented.

Cuomo slips a little in polling, but not much Democratic Gov. Cuomo has a 32-point lead over Republican rival Rob Astorino in the race for governor, according to a Siena College survey of likely voters released Monday, a small drop from the 37-point edge he had in the school’s last poll.

The pollsters focused on the impact U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara’s investigation into Cuomo’s actions regarding the anti-corruption Moreland Commission in reporting the results. They found that most voters are not

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familiar with the panel, which Cuomo instituted but then, according to press reports, stymied when it came to investigating those close to him.

“Voters say corruption in state government is a serious problem, yet, two-thirds are unfamiliar with the Moreland Commission or its work and nearly two-thirds say they’ve heard little or nothing about Bharara’s investigation,” the survey reported.

“Albany insiders and political junkies are certainly talking lots about Moreland, Bharara, investigations, and the like, but most New York voters are spending their summer not following any of that news,” Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said.

The survey can be found at siena.edu. Q

Ice Jewelry: where the owners can relate to their clients

Den Dekker fire safety bill is signed into law Gov. Cuomo has signed a law written by A s s e mbly m a n M ich a el D e n D ek ke r (D-Jackson Heights) requiring that all new leases contain written, bolded notice to tenants whether or not a residential building is equipped with fire sprinklers, the lawmaker announced Monday.

“It is critically important that leaseholders know whether or not their homes are equipped with sprinkler systems so they are fully prepared to deal with any fire emergencies that may happen,” Den Dekker said in a prepared statement. “I want thank Governor Cuomo for signing this legislation and helping to protect the safety of all New Yorkers, and also give a special thanks to the Kerry Rose Foundation for their work advocating for fire safety.”

Kerry Rose Fitzsimons was a Marist College student who died along with two other students in a 2012 fire in an off-campus housing unit. Her family started the foundation to educate students about fire prevenQ tion and safety.

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WE PROVIDE CASH LOANS FOR AUTOS AND MOTORCYCLES! they treat everything like it’s a one-shot deal and we don’t do that,” Elias said.

In addition to buying gold, silver, diamonds, watches Recently, a woman and her boyfriend went into and coins, Ice Jewelry Buying also offers instant cash an unassuming gold buying and cash loan shop on loans for jewelry and eBay selling services.

Queens Boulevard. She had a $35 offer on her ring Their cash loans program is straightforward and from another area shop, but was looking to get a simple. “It’s a perfect solution for someone who better deal. In what may be viewed as poor business has a bill due and a check on the way,” Goldberg acumen, she told her new prospective buyer what said. “But we make sure they have a game plan to her previous offer was. Still, after examining her buy their jewelry back before the end of the term. piece, he offered her $1,600. He did so, as he says, Sometimes these are people’s heirlooms we’re “...because that’s what it was worth.” talking about and we respect that.”

The plight of the worker who’s hard-up for cash For those who are less Internet-savvy or just don’t in today’s economy is something that Arthur Elias have the time, Ice Jewelry Buying offers a convenient and Edward Goldberg can relate to firsthand, eBay sales service. If what a customer has isn’t an having been laid off from their jobs in jewelry item that Ice Jewelry Buying would purchase, like manufacturing. They understand that people get a handbag or antique furniture, they can help find into situations where they just need a little cash fast a buyer on their eBay store. Elias consults with the to make the bills and Ice Jewelry Buying Service customer to find a target price and hopes to help out in the most STORE HOURS let the Internet auctioneers handle honest way they can. the rest.

“For this, I like to think we’re MON.-FRI. 11am - 7pm For anyone who has ever dealt doing the community a service,” SAT. 10am - 6pm SUN. by Appointment with the hassle of selling and Elias said. “We’re in the business of helping people who are in a tough icejewelrybuyingservice.com shipping an item on eBay — all the forms involved in setting up a user spot. They can come to our store and paypal account, the 10-15 percent fee that Ice and know that we can educate them on what they Jewelry Buying charges to do all the work is really a have and we’ll give them what their items are worth. bargain deal.

When that woman told me her previous offer, it made “At the end of the day, I just want people to feel me wonder how many times this happens — how comfortable doing business with us. People have many people who really need that money get taken this conception of gold buying stores as these slimy advantage of?” places with slimy people, and they’re typically right.

Elias opened his Rego Park shop with Goldberg But we want to be different. I don’t think it’s cool to in 2009, and already they’re seeing a lot of repeat see someone buy a ring for $200 and put it in their customers and referrals. This is a sign to them that counter for $800. We don’t do that.” they’re doing something right — the pawn business Ice Jewelr y Buying Ser vice is located at typically deals in one-time transactions but Elias is 98-30 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park. Hours of operation determined to break that mold, building a reputation are Monday-Friday from 11 am to 7:00 pm and on trust.

Saturday 10 am to 6 pm; Sunday – private “Everyone around here is buying gold these days; appoinments are available. Call for more information you can go into the barber shop down the road and Q (718) 830-0030. sell your jewelry. The problem with all these places is

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Not just back to school, back to life The Fortune Society offers former inmates the tools for change

by Tess McRae

Assisting convicted felons is not something exclusively done by Fortune. There Jim, an English and science teacher, are many private and public groups that stands by the board, looking at his class have the same mission. But at Fortune, it isn’t only about what is being done, but expectantly.

“Does anyone know?” he asks. “What how it is being done.

“We provide a full meal for any of our clido we think?”

His students, eager to please, begin ents here,” Barry Campbell, assistant to the Fortune Society’s CEO, said. “And that’s not hurling out answers. something we get funding to do. The food “Evaporation,” one said. budget is completely in the red, but it’s “Heat,” said another. something we like to do.

A f ter a few more It’s something the cliunsuccessful guesses, ents notice too.” the class silences.

Client satisfaction is “The f irst thing a or nothing, they give the No. 1 priority for hurricane needs, before you everything.” the For t u ne Societ y. anything else, is water,” The fact staff members Jim said as he writes on — Donald Gray are required to call the the whiteboard with a people who utilize the red dry-erase marker. ser vice “clients” The students sigh in frustration, as if to say a hurricane’s need instead of “former inmates” is telling, because, as Campbell said, when the men for water should go without mention.

Unlike most students, these men and and women step out of the prison gates women are studying every day this sum- and enter the Fortune Society’s facility in mer, because, unlike most students, the Long Island City, they go from being a class is made up entirely of for merly number to a human being.

Donald Gray, 54, may not give off the incarcerated individuals.

The Fortune Society, where they’re vibe of a former felon. The gentle giant being taught, is an organization that seeks spends most of his time reading, playing to make the road back to civilization a lit- c h e s s a n d c r e a t i n g p a t t e r n s o n handkerchiefs. tle easier for those who served their time.

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Donald Gray at the newly renovated lounge at the Fortune Society.

He has a warm demeanor that seems to stick to anyone he interacts with and his motivation to become a better person runs deep into his core.

“I ran the streets for a long time,” he said. “I’d be in and out of prison, but there came a time when I looked in the mirror and I just thought ‘Man, you can’t be doing this anymore.’ I had to take off the mask and deal with the little man on the inside.”

Gray was first arrested at age 15 for drug possession. Now, he is one of several st udents st udying to obtain his high school equivalency diploma.

“When I first came in here, I thought it looked just like a college,” he said, looking around at the library Fortune created for its clients. “It’s just a bright and welcoming place, and all they ask is for obedience and for you to show up on time. For nothing, they give you everything.”

But even with “everything,” much of the work comes from the men and women themselves.

“Having been in their position myself, I can look at someone and say immediately to myself, ‘Nope, he’s not ready,’” Campbell said. “But as our president and CEO says, we’re in the business of planting seeds.

Yeah, he may not be ready now, but there could be a time when he’s sitting in a cell, rethinking his life and wanting to change.

He’s going to think back to a place that made him feel safe and he’s going to remember walking into Fortune and being hugged by the woman at the front desk, being offered a meal and facing no judgement.”

The Fortune Society uses a role-model strategy to get through to the people it serves. Almost all of the staff members, including counselors and administrators, served some amount of time in a state penitentiary.

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Campbell said the facility emphasizes leading by example.

“You know, I may be a new guy and see someone like Donald and see how he has himself together and how he acts and really feed off of that,” he said. “I may never say a word to Donald while I’m here but in my mind, I’ve made the decision to emulate Donald.”

The school semester will continue through the fall months and eventually, Gray and his class will take the General Educational Development exam.

It can be a long road for some of the clients. The Fortune Society has no requirements for the GED program and some people come in barely knowing how to read.

To compensate for that, the program offers tutoring almost every day and provides study lounges and free coffee for anyone who needs a little pick-me-up before hitting the books.

Most clients, including Gray, spend hours at the Fortune Society, trying to memorize their history lessons or work on their writing skills.

For many of them, their high school diploma is just a first step.

Gray, who works in a halfway house, would like to go to college to become a counselor and eventually would like to work for the Fortune Society, sharing the knowledge he learned with the next generation.

“I see the younger kids and I can see where they’re headed,” he said. “It was the same for me. You want to run the streets and that’s all you ever lear n. But the streets don’t give you family or friends.

When I was up to no good, no one wanted to talk to me. My phone never rang.

“Now that I’ve embraced who I am and distanced myself from that old life, I get Q calls all the time.”

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Ribbon cutting for new technology lab Greater Ridgewood Youth Council gets grant from Time Warner Cable

by Christopher Barca

“You can contact your relatives in Poland, you can talk to someone in Santo Domingo.

It’s not just about state-of-the-art tech- It’s so wide open for these kids and that’s nology to Greater Ridgewood Youth Coun- what we can offer them.”

Monahan added that people of all ages cil President Bob Monahan.

It’s about helping better the lives of area will benefit from the technology, from children working on school projects to elderly residents, young and old.

On Tuesday, community leaders joined residents learning how to connect with their federal, state and city elected officials at the relatives over the internet.

“Our adult literacy program will be GRYC building at 59-03 Summerfield St. in Ridgewood to cut the ribbon on the group’s enhanced,” he said. “Our young adult internship program will come in and do new technology lab.

Funded by a $52,000 grant from Time their resumes and prepare their cover letters Warner Cable, the space on the bottom and research job opportunities. Our summer youth employfloor was built spement workers will cifically for the lab, also be in here doing which contains 16 their resumes.” new touch screen I n M a y, R e p . computers, four lapGrace Meng tops and two (D -Flush i ng) was smart-boards. contacted by Time Monahan believes War ner Cable and the space will be a wa s a sked wh ich hit with the approxia rea orga n ization mately 2,500 chilwould be best suited dren the group for a technology lab. serves daily once the At the ribbon cutschool year begins. t i ng, at tended by “It opens the door to the world for these The IS 93 step dance team performs a routine Borough President Melinda Katz, state kids,” Monahan said. at the ribbon cutting.

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Area elected officials, Greater Ridgewood Youth Council President Bob Monahan and others join Rep. Grace Meng at the ribbon cutting for the GRYC’s new learning lab. Time Warner Cable gave PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA the organization a $52,000 grant to create the space.

Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) and Councilmembers Elizabeth Crowley ( D - Glend ale) a nd A nton io Rey noso (D-Brooklyn, Queens), Meng said she knew immediately which organization she deemed fit for the grant.

“To bring it here, it would have the most impact,” Meng said. “So many of us take for granted the electronics that are present in our lives. We have to remember that so many kids don’t have access to them. If we want our children here in Queens to be the Q best equipped ... it’s a great start.”

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ARTS, CULTURE & LIVING

Herbs growing on the museum’s rooftop garden with a view of the Citi building.

share a passion for greens.

As the natural perfume of basil fills your nostrils, it becomes easy to forget the garden sits atop one of the oldest pubic school buildings in Queens.

It is a refreshing transition from the dark halls of the PS1 galleries, and while it is not itself an exhibit, the rooftop garden provides a spectacular view of the Queensboro Bridge, the No. 7 train, the Citigroup building and the Manhattan skyline.

Hammer and Sherman created a drip-irrigation system and used local materials for much of the gardening.

Mulch was made from reused cocoa nib shells from Brooklyn’s Mast Brothers chocolate company.

The shells are a byproduct of chocolate production and are a sustainable resource and breakdown and encourage soil bacteria, while also giving off a pleasant scent.

The soil was brought in from Long Island Compost while Silver Heights Farm, located in upstate Jeffersonville, supplied plans and Hudson Valley Seed Library provided seeds.

After a lot of pruning and watering, the garden has transformed from a mere handful of plants sprouting from boxes to a lush oasis where visitors can pluck tomatoes from the vine for a taste.

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Past the stone walls of the Museum of Modern Art at PS1 and up the gated stairs is a hidden gem.

The museum’s rooftop garden has been revitalized

by Tess McRae with a new salad garden featuring heirloom vegetables and unusual herbs, including salad burnet, savory, saltwort and epazote.

The project is the brainchild of urban farmer Camilla Hammer and blogger Julia Sherman, who operates the site Salad for President, a platform for conversations and collaborations with creative minds who

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W H AT ’ S H A P P E N I N G

EXHIBITS Wayfinding: 100 NYC Public Sculptures by Bundith Phunsombatlert, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, located on the lawn between the Unisphere and the Queens Museum, on view thru November.

THEATER Queens Secret Improv Club, Queens’ only allimprov comedy theater, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. Indie teams: Wed. & Thurs. 7, 8 & 9 p.m., $5.

House teams: Fri., 7:30, 8:30 & 9:30 p.m., $7 for the whole night. Info: secrettheatre.com.

DANCE Amy Cova Dance & TeatoLocal, choreographed

by Joel Sherry, presented by Take Root, Fri., Sept. 12, 8-10 p.m.$15 pp. Fertile Ground New Works Showcase, for emerging and established artists, different choreographers each month, post-performance discussion, Sun., Sept. 14, 7 p.m., $10 pp. Green Space Studio, 37-24 24 St., #301, Long Island City. Tickets: (718) 956-3037, greenspacestudio.org.

MUSIC Central Astoria Local Development Coalition’s 2014 Waterfront Concert Series, The Regulars, Thurs., Aug. 14, 7:30 p.m. Great Lawn in Astoria Park, Shore Boulevard between Hell Gate Bridge and Astoria pool. Free. Info: centralastoria.org.

Music in the Garden: The Ebony Hillbillies, NYC’s only African-American string band, Sat., Aug. 16, 6:15-7:45 p.m., Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free with Garden admission. Contact: (718) 886-3800, ext. 330, dhector@queensbotanical.org.

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“Legends of Ol’ Skool Concert II,” featuring Christopher Williams, Horace Brown and more, Sat., Aug. 23, 9 p.m., Resorts World Casino, 11000 Rockaway Blvd., Jamaica. Tickets start at $25.

FILM

The 16th annual Summer Slam Car Show & Blood Drive, hosted by Maspeth Federal Savings Bank on Sun., Aug. 17, will feature cars like this classic Maverick.

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AUDITIONS Handel’s “Messiah,” Oratorio Society of Queens, fall rehearsal season, auditions at Temple Beth Sholom, 172nd St. & Northern Blvd., Flushing, Mon., Sept. 8 & 15, 7 p.m., for holiday concert, Dec. 21. Reservations req'd. Info: (718) 279-3006, queensoratorio.org.

CLASSES Free English classes for Spanish speakers every Saturday, South Asian Center, 72-26 Roosevelt Ave., Jackson Heights. All levels available, must call (646) 727-7821 to register.

Italian for Beginners, every Tues., 7-9 p.m., 10-week course. $60 pp. Dance with Instruction, every Mon. and Fri., 7:15-8:15 p.m. $10. Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, Contact: (718) 478-3100.

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

“Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: The Cinema of Patrick Lung Kong,” presented by the Museum of the Moving Image & the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York, opening night screening with Patrick Lung Kong and Tsui Hark, MoMI, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria, Fri., Aug. 15, 6 p.m.

DJ classes, Mainline, 218-12 Hillside Ave., Queens Village, 1st & 2nd week of every month. Once a week, four sessions, classes in beat mixing and MC techniques. Call: (718) 479-4848.

Classic Monster Film Fridays, Rufus King Park, Jamaica Ave. at 153 St., Jamaica. “The Thing” (1982): Aug. 15, 7:55 p.m. Free. Info: greg.mays@ abetterjamaica.org, (718) 657-2605.

LP FAM’s youth basketball program, Queens Transition Center, 142-10 Linden Blvd., South Ozone Park, every Sat., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Boys/girls, ages 8-16.

Contact: Mike Glasgow (917) 442-0479.

KIDS/TEENS

Summer fun extended, full day mini-camps for children 5-11, swim & sports, arts & crafts and exciting trips, Mon., Aug. 18-Fri., Aug. 29, 9 a.m.5 p.m. Central Queens YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills. Choose the days best for you or register for the full two weeks. Contact: (718) 2685011, ext. 500, dberman@cgy.org or visit cgy.org/ MiniCamp for complete schedule & fee info.

Tumbling with Autism Program, Team Up with Play4Autism at Triumph Gymnastics Center, 79-41 Cooper Ave., Glendale, Sun., 1:30-3:30 p.m. Child’s first Sunday free; after: $20 for 1 hour, $30 for 2 hours per child, $40 for 2 hours/2 children. Child must be a registered at Play4Autism (play4autism.org).

Info: Greg Vasicek, Play4Autism, (646) 836-4535.

SPECIAL EVENTS Annual Sickle Cell 5K Walk/Run, Queens Sickle Cell Advocacy Network, starts at York College, 160 St. between Liberty & Archer aves., ends at Roy Wilkins Park on Merrick Blvd., Sun., Sept. 7; registration, 8 a.m., walk/run, 10 a.m. Entertainment, health & wellness, zumba, vendors, food, face painting, music, free massage therapy. $20 preregistration, $25 day of walk. Register: qscan.org, sicklecellwalk@verizon.net.

Honey Harvest Festival, beekeeper Urte Schaedle introduces honey harvesting and the lifecycle of bees, experience the different tastes of honey, make some bee-inspired art and enjoy special house punch made with the Voelker Orth garden grapes and other fun activities. Sat., Aug. 20, 1-3 p.m., Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing, $6, $5 members, $3 children, under 3 free. Contact: Lin Wen Ma (718) 359-6227, outreach@vomuseum.org.

COMMUNITY 16th annual Summer Slam Car Show & Blood Drive, Maspeth Federal Savings bank parking lot, 69 St. off Grand Ave., Maspeth, Sun., Aug. 17, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Bob & Carol Widdows honored for their 15 years of service to the community by elected leaders at 1 p.m. Music by DJ Ray, blood drive 11 a.m.-3 p.m. All donations to St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children. Cars $20. Info: Bob (917) 385-2322 or Lou (917) 682-5362.

Wine tasting at Magnanini Winery, Bella Italia Mia, Sun., Aug. 17, 9 a.m., upstate bus trip, $80 ($40 deposit req’d.), inclides six course meal. Contact: Diego Lodico for meeting location: (718) 426-1240.

Blood drive, in memory of APEC educator Eric Zirkel, give a pint, get a pint of ice cream (first 40 donors), Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston, Wed., Aug. 20, 2-8 p.m., free babysitting, app’t req’d. Contact: (718) 229-4000, ext. 214, alleypond.com.

Summer Celebration, Sunday to Remember program, Latin American Cultural Center of Queens, Latin American music interpreted by Francisco Cantilo. Fun with dance, raffles, refreshments and entertainment for the family. Sun., Aug. 31, 2:30 to 5 p.m., El Paraiso Tropical, 102-11 42 Ave., Corona. Reserve: (718) 261-7664, laccq@aol.com.

Greenmarkets — Long Island City: Socrates Sculpture Park, Vernon Blvd. & Broadway, every Sat., thru Nov. 22, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Info: grownyc.org/socratesgreenmarket. Astoria: 14 St., between 31 Ave. & 31 Road, every Wed., July 9-Nov. 26, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Info: grownyc.org/astoriagreenmarket.

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Drumming workshop a hit at Flushing Town Hall

by Christa Speranza

Basic to learning to play each was learning how to hold it. The tabla, a two-piece The sun set on a beautiful Sunday eve- instrument, was positioned vertically, ning, transitioning from dusk to nighttime while the naal was placed horizontal to the as an August supermoon rose, in a celestial player. These were also part of the tassa occurrence that happens when the moon is drum collection. closest to the Earth.

Tamborines, garbandi sticks, ghungroo Below Luna’s pale gaze, at Flushing bells, bongos and other simple instruments Town Hall, a gathercreated a spectacular ing of approximately collection of 20 people willing to rhythms and sounds, expand their cultural accompanied by When: Sunday, Oct. 5, 7 p.m. knowledge came Shankar’s vocals and together to experiRoy’s dancing.

Where: Flushing Town Hall, ence an Indian folk “[Typically], the 137-35 Northern Blvd. music drumming whole village joins Tickets: $25, 20 for members workshop led by in,” Roy said. “One flushingtownhall.org master percussionist person star ts, and Babloe Shankar and then ever yone his students, along c o m e s t o g e t h e r. with master dancer Abha Roy. They love the sound.”

All ages and experience levels were welShankar added, “Traditionally, this comed, as instruments of all shapes, sizes group performs at weddings and other and sounds were provided for ever y special events. The location is different participant. each time, so every song is unique from While the group was led by the tassa the last. It’s nice and easy, especially at drums, all of the attendees were given the weddings. People love it.” opportunity to expand their musical horiGabrielle Hamilton, director of educazons with other instruments. tion and public programs at Flushing Town qboro contributor

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Hall, was beaming at the sight of different cultures gathered to create this music and experience something new.

“We had a positive response last year with the Korean and Colombian drum workshop — it completely filled up,” she said. “Our main focus was to create a

hands-on, interactive, educational and cultural experience. Ever yone get s a drum; everyone participates. You aren’t simply watching a drum circle happen.

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Attendees and percussion students play together in honor of the August supermoon on PHOTO BY CHRISTA SPERANZA Sunday.

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The playing space takes over a large porAnyone who saw the original off-Broad- tion of the huge Gregorian Hall. During the way production would be hard-pressed to prologue, cast members welcome the audirecognize it in its current rendering, which ence to the theater, coaxing several to join finds members of the cast tweeting and tak- them on stage. Throughout, actors interplay ing selfies on their cell phones and features with spectators. references to Facebook, Donald Trump, Justin That set, not incidentally, was meticulously Bieberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s near deportation and Pop Tarts. designed by Todd Wilkerson.

But the adaptability of the show, a musical Special mention must be made of a based largely on the Gospel according to St. beautiful gazebo that serves as a platform Matthew, has always for the hardworking been one of its stronmembers of the band, gest attributes. skillfully led by musical Writ ten by Johndirector Gia Gan. When: Aug. 14-16, 8 p.m., Michael Tebelak as a Costume designer Aug. 17, 2 p.m. masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thesis project, Ma r jor ie W ilker son Where: Gregorian Hall, the show features music whipped up a colorful 244-44 87 Ave., Bellerose and lyrics by Stephen array of appropriately Tickets: $18; $15 seniors; $7 kids Schwar t z. It loosely youthful outfits.

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plants, including squash, sweet peppers, The salad garden follows organic gar- cucumbers and ground cherries, and dening principles, including companion salad greens.

Sherman has been documenting her work planting and integrated pest as one of the MoMA PS1 gardeners on her management.

“Selected plant varieties are especially website over the course of the summer.

The blogger has challenged chefs to suited for rooftop and container gardening,” the program’s description reads. compose a salad using ingredients from the garden and the “Our growing medir e s u l t i ng r e c i p e s , um is a mixture of photos and interorganic potting soil, views are shared on compost and perlite her site s a ladforto ensure a wellpresident.com. drained and fer tile When: Thurs.- Mon., One such recipe is garden through the 12 to 6 p.m.

Ryan Foerster’s spicy season.

Where: MoMA PS1, fruit salad, which uses “A wide variety of 22-25 Jackson Ave., LIC ingredients the chef unusual herbs and had available the day vegetables have Tickets: Free with admittance he prepared it. been selec ted for momaps1.org He uses apples, this garden, highgrapes, mint, pea lighting what can be shoot s, shiso and eaten fresh from the ground, unprocessed, sea sona l and spicy pepper, though Foerster notes watermelon would work better than grapes. homegrown.”

In addition, M. Wells Dinette, the resHighlights include four varieties of taurant on the first floor of the museum, mint — chocolate, apple, orange and peppermint — medicinal herbs, fruiting has gotten in on the project. The exotic

Rooftop garden at MoMA PS1

Some of the many wildflowers and herbs growing in MoMa PS1’s summer salad rooftop PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE garden. eatery set up a refreshment station and seating area just next to the garden.

But the project is not only intended to be aesthetically pleasing; Hammer and Sherman designed it with the idea of creating a space where museum visitors and

staff can interact with one another.

MoMA PS1 encourages visitors to take photos and share their experiences on social media by using several hashtags, including: # MoMAPS1, # SaladGarden Q and #SaladonRoof.

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Free lung cancer screenings, Forest Hills Hospital, Weds., 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 102-01 66 Road. Scan takes about five minutes & uses low-dose radiation. App’t req’d. Info: (855) 375-5864.

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.

Farmer’s Market Fridays, Queens Botanical Garden, Dahlia Ave., off Main St., Flushing, thru Nov. 21, every week, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Info: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org.

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.

Team Trivia Night, live host, fast & fun pop culture trivia, Monahans & Fitzgeralds, 21417 41 Ave., Bayside, every Thurs., 8 p.m. Info: gameongameshow.com.

Overeaters Anonymous, for help with weight loss and/or other issues. 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, Thurs. at 11:15 a.m., 91-41 63 Drive. Holy Child Jesus Outreach Center, 11206 86 Ave., Richmond Hill, Tues., 7:30-9 p.m.

Call: (718) 564-7027.

FLEA MARKETS St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, 150-75 Goethals Ave., Jamaica, outdoors every Sat. & Sun. until Nov., 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Richmond Hill, 117-09 Hillside Ave., every Sun., 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Largest flea market in Queens.

St. Benedict the Moor Church, Merrick Blvd. at 110th Ave., Jamaica, every Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Vendors welcome. Contact: (718) 332-0026.

MEETINGS North Shore Chapter of Hearing Loss Association of America, LIJ Hearing & Speech Center, 270-05 76 Ave., New Hyde Park, every third Wed. of month, 6:30 p.m.

AARP meetings: Open to the general public.

Chapter 1405, Flushing, Bowne Street Community Church, 143-11 Roosevelt Ave., 1st and 3rd Mon. each month, 1 p.m. Chapter 2889, Maspeth, American Legion Hall, 66-28 Grand Ave., meets 1st and 3rd Wed. each month, 12 p.m. Contact: (718) 672-9890.

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Senior Theater Acting Repertory group, Queens Village Library, 94-11 217 St. Fridays, 11 a.m. Older adults invited to join STAR and perform theater at the library. Info: queenslibrary.org, (718) 776-0800.

Have a loved one with memory loss? Selfhelp Community Services Inc., 208-11 26 Ave., Bayside. Stimulating program – One, two, three or four days a week; half-days are also available. Call Ellen Sarokin or Cathy O’Sullivan: (718) 631-1886.

Selfhelp Innovative Senior Center (Benjamin Rosenthal-Prince Street Senior Center), 45-25 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, Email & the Internet, computer class for seniors 60+.

Call: John (718) 559-4329.

Pomonok Senior Center, 67-09 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, free SNAP screenings for all seniors 60+. Eligibility check and application help. Info: (718) 591-3377, Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Women’s Support Group, Center for the Women of New York, Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens, Room 325. Thurs. (weekly) 6:30-8 p.m. Registration required. Free. Contact: CWNY (718) 793-0672, centerwny@yahoo.com.

Narcotics Anonymous Drug problem?

Call Helpline at (718) 962-6244 or visit westernqueensna.com. Meeting 7 days a week.

Alcoholics Anonymous, daily meetings around Queens for those with a drinking problem. Info: queensaa.org, (718) 520-5021.

Al-anon, self-help group for anyone affected by another’s drinking: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 82nd St. & 34th Ave., Parish house, 1st floor, Jackson Heights, every Tues. Contact: (718) 457-1511. Resurrection Ascension Pastoral Center basement, 85-18 61 Road, Rego Park, every Sun. 12 p.m.

Gam-Anon is a 12-step program for families of someone with a gambling problem. Call hot line (212) 606-8177.

The Lupus Alliance of Long Island and Queens meets Tue., once a month, 7:30-9 p.m., Flushing. Register/info: (516) 802-3142.

Members $10, nonmembers $15, includes a light breakfast, handouts and lunch. Contact: (516) 826-2058.

Co-Dependents Anonymous (women only) meetings every Fri. from 10 to 11:45 a.m. at Resurrection Ascension Pastoral Center, Father Freely Hall, 85-18 61 Rd., Rego Park.

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Toward the end of the workshop, everyone, including Shankar’s students, performed two songs in harmony, and Roy danced with a few younger members of the group.

In their performance together, the eclectic mix of beats and movements created a story of harmony, which captivated attention from outside Town Hall.

Roy’s happiness comes from seeing all the different faces in Queens, forming unity and producing a harmonious feeling.

Shankar said music brings happiness, as well as healing to those who are sick.

“The main thing is to introduce instruments, to be hands-on, and go on to learn and get in-depth study. There is no age limit,” he said.

Shankar currently teaches 15 students in both drumming and vocals from his home.

Roy runs a school of 40 students and teaches Indian Kathak and Indian folk dance out of the Srijan Dance Center.

Yoga and translation services from English to Hindi and Bengali are also provided at the studio.

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performing on Aug. 16 at the Queensboro Hill library branch.

The next Full Moon Drumming Workshop will feature traditional Brazilian music. The Oct. 5 circle will be led by Afro-Brazilian master drummer Dende, followed by a jam session with the entire group under the Harvest Moon.

Space is limited to 20 people. Tickets will be available on Aug. 25 during a Flushing Town Hall press conference, at which the fall calendar will be Q announced.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: VALVERDE FILMS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/22/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 1521 Concord Pike, Suite 301, Wilmington, DE 19803.

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104-17 MARTENSE AVENUE LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 5/30/14.

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, 15440 21st Ave., Whitestone, NY 11357. General Purposes

ARIA & ADIBA LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/04/2014. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 70-35 Broadway Apt. E18, Jackson Hts, NY 11372.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of formation of 11-52 30th Road LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/7/2014.

Office location, County of Queens. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 11-36 31st Avenue, Astoria NY 11106.

Purpose: any lawful act.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: ARSENAL LIGHTING, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/03/2014. 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 Benjamin Suarez, 98-50 67th Ave., Apt. 2G, Rego Park, NY 11374.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 31-07 ASTORIA, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/20/14.

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, 56-25 215 Street, Bayside, NY 11364. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Ben David Development LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/2/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to c/o Michael David Saidian, 124-15 Metropolitan Ave, Fl 2, Kew Gardens, NY 11415. Purpose: General.

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NOTICE OF APPROPRIATION OF PROPERTY IN THE BED OR BEDS OF A STREAM, LAKE, STREET, ROAD, HIGHWAY, OR RIGHT OF WAY PROJECT : Kosciuszko Bridge Project, City of New York, I-278 MAP NO. 125, PARCEL NO. 177 TAKE NOTICE THAT PURSUANT TO EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEDURE LAW NOTICE is hereby given that there were filed in the office of the Department of Transportation on the 12th day of DECEMBER, 2013, description and original tracing of a map, together with a certificate as to the accuracy thereof, of property which the Commissioner of Transportation deemed necessary to be acquired immediately for purposes connected with the project identified above that; there was filed in the office of the NEW YORK County City Register on the 26th day of MARCH, 2014, a copy of such description and map, whereupon the appropriation by the State of the property described in such description and map became complete and the title to such property vested in the People of the State of New York.

Description and map of property which the Commissioner of Transportation deems necessary to be acquired by appropriation in the name of the People of the State of New York for purposes connected with the highway system of the State of New York pursuant to Section 30 of the Highway Law and the Eminent Domain Procedure Law. There is excepted from this appropriation all the right, title and interest, if any, of the United States of America, in or to said property.

That the following is a description of such property, to wit: PERMANENT EASEMENT FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES A permanent easement to be exercised in, on and over the property above delineated for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing and maintaining thereon a State Highway, together with such bridges and other facilities in connection therewith as may be deemed necessary by the Commissioner of Transportation in and to all that piece or parcel of property designated as Parcel No. 177, as shown on the accompanying map and described as follows: Parcel No. 177 Beginning at a point (P.O.B.), as shown on the accompanying map, and being 165.244 meters (542.14 feet) distant right as measured at right angles from the project baseline, hereinafter designated Baseline, at Station 11+574.181; 1. Thence running northwesterly, N47º54’27”W, a distance of 6.464 meters (21.21 feet) to a point, said point being 161.818 meters (53O.90 feet) distant right as measured at right angles from the Baseline at Station 11+568.700; 2. Thence running northeasterly, N41º44’00”E, a distance of 38.030 meters (124.77 feet) to a point, said point being 129.445 meters (424.69 feet) distant right as measured at right angles from the Baseline at Station 11+588.658; 3. Thence running southeasterly, S48º08’22”E, a distance of 6.791 meters (22.28 feet) to a point, said point being 133.022 meters (436.42 feet) distant right as measured at right angles from the Baseline at Station 11+594.431; 4. Thence running southwesterly, S42º13’33”W, a distance of 38.057 meters (124.86 feet) to the point of BEGINNING. Containing 252.1± square meters (2.714± square feet) or 0.03± hectares (0.0623± acres).

RESERVlNG, however, to the owner of any right, title or interest in and to the property above delineated, and such owner’s successors or assigns, the right of access and the right of using said property and such use shall not be further limited or restricted under this easement beyond that which is necessary to effectuate its purposes for, and established by, the construction or reconstruction and as so constructed or reconstructed, the maintenance, of the herein identified project.

The above mentioned survey baseline is a portion of the 2002 survey baseline (NAD 83/96) for the Kosciuszko Bridge Project as shown on a map and plan on file in the Office of the State Department of Transportation and described as follows: BEGINNING at Station 10+000; thence N34º02’25.1”E, a distance of 126.225 meters (414.12 feet) to Station 10+126.225; thence N59º21’10.6”E, a distance of 135.614 meters (444.93 feet) to Station 10+261.839; thence N55º07’32.4”E, a distance of 143.736 meters (471.57 feet) to Station 10+405.575; thence N71º11'26.1”E, a distance of 111.137 meters (364.62 feet) to Station 10+516.712; thence N66º00’27.9”E, a distance of 123.498 meters (405.18 feet) to Station 10+640.211; thence N75º13'15.9”E, a distance of 158.152 meters (518.87 feet) to Station 10+798.363; thence N65º09’02.3”E, a distance of 139.153 meters (456.54 feet) to Station 10+937.516; thence N25º18’37.7”W, a distance of 136.381 meters (447.44 feet) to Station 11+073.897; thence N14º32’03.9”W, a distance of 140.898 meters (462.26 feet) to Station 11+214.795; thence N48º49’39.9”E, a distance of 201.062 meters (659.65 feet) to Station 11+415.857; thence N76º39’17.5”E, a distance of 100.036 meters (328.20 feet) to Station 11+515.893; thence S79º55’15.1”E, a distance of 108.092 meters (354.63 feet) to Station 11+623.985; thence N42º53’07.0”E, a distance of 189.402 meters (621.40 feet) to Station 11+813.387; thence N24º39’57.0”E, a distance of 198.402 meters (650.92 feet) to Station 12+011.789; thence N23º27’01.6”E, a distance of 156.445 meters (513.27 feet) to Station 12+168.234; thence N34º47’31.5”E, a distance of 157.648 meters (517.22 feet) to Station 12+325.882; thence N27º38’14.0”W, a distance of 79.947 meters (262.29 feet) to Station 12+405.829; thence N67º32’38.6”W, a distance of 114.424 meters (375.41 feet) to Station 12+520.253; thence N48º04’04.9”W, a distance of 143.637 meters (471.25 feet) to Station 12+663.890.

All bearings and distances are referenced to the New York State Plane Coordinate System, NAD 1983-96, Long Island Zone.

All bearings referred to True North at the 74’-00’-00” Meridian of West Longitude.

Commissioner of Transportation By: /S/Kathy Mero, Office of Right of Way. DATED : August 6, 2014

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971 CRESCENT OWNERS LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 5/5/14.

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, 149-50 114th Pl., S. Ozone Park, NY 11420. General Purposes.

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SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Index No. 703583/2013 STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF QUEENS CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, -vsSALOME MAZARD, INDIVIDUALLY AS HEIR AND ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HERMAN MAZARD A/K/A HERMANN MAZARD, DECEASED; HERMANN MAZARD, JR., AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF HERMAN MAZARD A/K/A HERMANN MAZARD, DECEASED; ALEXANDRA MAZARD, AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF HERMAN MAZARD A/K/A HERMANN MAZARD, DECEASED; PATRICK R. ETIENNE, AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF HERMAN MAZARD A/K/A HERMANN MAZARD, DECEASED; NATHALIE HERVIEUX, AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF HERMAN MAZARD A/K/A HERMANN MAZARD, DECEASED, if living and if she be dead, and all Persons who are wives, lienors, heirs, devisees, distributees, successors in interest of such of them as may be dead, and their husbands and wives, heirs, devisees, distributees, and successors in interest all of whom and whose names and places are unknown to Plaintiff; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; CITIBANK, N.A.; NYC DEPARTMENT OF FINANCEPARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU PAYMENT AND ADJUDICATION CENTER OF QUEENS; “JOHN DOE” AND “JANE DOE” said names being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, Defendants.

Mortgaged Premises: 88-26 193RD STREET, HOLLIS, NY 11423.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you, unless the Defendant obtained a bankruptcy discharge and such other or further relief as may be just and equitable.

NOTICE: YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. That this action is being amended to include the possible heirs of Nathalie Hervieux, as said individual could not be located.

QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the mortgaged premises.

Dated: April 9, 2014. /s/_________________ Mark K. Broyles, Esq., FEIN, SUCH & CRANE, LLP, Attorneys for Plaintiff, Office and P.O. Address: 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800, Rochester, New York 14614, Telephone No. (585) 232-7400 SECTION: BLOCK: 10457, LOT: 15 NATURE AND OBJECT OF ACTION The object of the above action is to foreclose a mortgage held by the Plaintiff recorded in the County of QUEENS, State of New York as more particularly described in the Complaint herein.

TO THE DEFENDANT, the plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action.

To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. Sidney F. Strauss, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of N.Y., dated May 6, 2014 and filed along with the supporting papers in the Queens County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage.

The premises is described as follows: Beginning at a point on the westerly side of 193rd Street formerly Hollis Park Boulevard, distant 202.56 feet southerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the westerly side of 193rd Street with the southerly side of Hillside Avenue; being a plot 110 feet by 100 feet by 110 feet by 100 feet.

Premises known as 88-26 193rd Street, Hollis, NY 11423.

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To Advertise Call 718-205-8000 QUEENS - INDEX NO.:15214/12 - SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS filed on June 13, 2014. Plaintiff Designates QUEENS County as the place of trial based upon the location of the premises herein described as Block 10187, Lot 23, Jamaica, NY, County of QUEENS. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, FOR NEW CENTURY HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2005-3, Plaintiff, -against- ERROL GRUBER, if living, and if either be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs-at-law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through, or under them and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs-at-law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff, THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE and “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered against you and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. David Murad, a Justice of the Supreme Court, State of New York, dated April 23, 2014 and filed with the QUEENS County Clerk together with the supporting papers thereon. This is an action to foreclosure a mortgage held by Plaintiff on the premises known as Block 10187, Lot 23, Jamaica, NY, County of QUEENS, as described in the complaint on file and commonly known as 168-19 110TH AVENUE, Jamaica, NY 11433. Dated: Syosset, New York, July 10, 2014 Peter T. Roach & Associates, P.C.. Attorney for Plaintiff, 125 Michael Drive, Suite 105, Syosset, NY 11791 516-9383100 P#1103817 7/24, 7/31, 8/7, 08/14/2014

Notice of Formation of BL Advisory Services, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/1/14. Office location: Queens County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Richard P. Weiss, Esq., 155 Willowbrook Blvd., Ste. 300, Wayne, NJ 07470.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

E&R BROKERAGE LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 6/30/14. 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, 69-20 48th Ave., Woodside, NY 11377. General Purposes.

IRONGATE REALTY CAPITAL, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/25/2012. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Jack Neugarten, 63 Woodward Avenue, Ste 2402, Ridgewood, NY 11385.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

J & PAN’S ENTERPRISE, L.L.C., Articles of Organization filed NY Sec of State of New York (SSNY) 06/16/2014. Office location in Queens County. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o J & PAN’S ENTERPRISE, L.L.C., 33-67 154th St., Flushing, NY 11354.

Les Bisous De La Nuit LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/28/14.

Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to c/o Deven Savitri Lall, 115-56 122nd St, S Ozone Pk, NY 11420. Purpose: General.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: MONSTROUS LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/17/2014. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to The LLC, 235-51 147th Dr., 2nd floor, Rosedale, NY 11422. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NEUE DESIGN WORKSHOP LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/26/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC, 21-42 45th Road, Long Island City, New York, 11101.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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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.

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Ozone Park, pvt house, 2 fl, sep Asking $539K. Jerry Fink RE, rm & closet, share kit/full bath & 718-766-9175 or 917-774-6121 lg storage area, female only, $600/ mo, incls heat/hot water & HD Howard Beach, Sat 8/16, 12-2, satellite service. call Dave 97-12 160 Ave. Mint AAA, new construction 2009, all brick Colonial, 4 917-826-2812 BR, 3 1/2 baths, LR w fireplace, 9’ ceilings, full fin bsmnt w/OSE, pvt dvwy, det 1 car gar, IGS, $779K. Howard Beach/Lindenwood, lg 1 Connexion I RE, 718-845-1136 BR, hi-rise co-op, 1st fl. Asking $86K. Connexion I RE, 718-845-1136 OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND. Best selection of affordable rentals. Full / partial weeks. Call for FREE Ozone Park/Centreville, det 2 fami- brochure. Open daily. Holiday Real ly, pvt dvwy, 2 BR apt over 1 BR Estate. 1-800-638-2102. Online apt, 2 full baths, bsmnt, new boil- reservations: www.holidayoc.com er & roof. Asking $435K. Subscriptions are only $19 for a Connexion I RE, 718-845-1136 full year!!! Call 718-205-8000

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SSNY on 12/27/12. 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, 14417 156th St., Jamaica, NY 11434. General Purposes.

Notice of Formation of Willets Point Tower, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/9/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Jiashu Xu, 134-03 35th Ave., Flushing, NY 11354.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

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Goldfeder hangs 10 Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder has traded the pinstriped suit for board shorts.

On Monday, the Rockaway lawmaker joined up with the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance, which runs summer youth programs including teaching kids to surf, grabbed a board and hit the waves.

He posted this photo on his Twitter feed with the caption “I survived! Barely.

Had a great time surfing with @RWA_NYC and so many local kids who have volun-

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Goldfeder grabbed a surfboard to get a sense of the many programs RWA offered and thanked “surf schools for donating their time.”

One Twitter follower of Goldfeder’s responded that the legislator should commute to Albany via surfboard.

“How are the waves in the Hudson River?” the lawmaker asked.

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Mets look to new guys

by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

Mets general manager Sandy Alderson claimed Friday night in Philadelphia that the team is not putting up the white flag in 2014 by releasing underperforming veteran outfielders Bobby Abreu and Chris Young and replacing them with Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Matt den Dekker. Alderson also announced that Wilmer Flores will be getting the bulk of playing time at shortstop for the rest of the season in place of Ruben Tejada, who has been in the organization’s doghouse for the last two years.

I can’t blame Alderson for wanting to take a good look at the three players who have logged a lot of time in the Mets’ minor league system.

If they play well then he’ll have some homegrown inexpensive talent on the 2015 roster. If they can’t, they might as well be dropped from the 40-man roster once the season ends.

My take on both Kirk and Matt is that they are serviceable outfielders who will occasionally get a big hit as well as make some defensive gems but you aren’t going to get to the playoffs with them in your starting lineup. Flores can hit but his glove is a question mark.

The last Mets postgame concert takes place Saturday after the Cubs game. It’s a good one, with Philadelphia vocal group Boyz II Men, who had a lot of hits in the ’90s, performing.

No sports franchise reveres its history the

way the Yankees do. Last Saturday afternoon, Paul O’Neill, who was a key reason why the Yankees won four World Series from 1996 to 2000 and the American League pennant in 2001, received a plaque that will be the latest addition to Monument Park in Yankee Stadium.

O’Neill was known for his intensity, such as slamming his helmet into the turf after a ground out and tossing his bat in disgust after a strikeout. I asked him if he had any regrets about his on-field antics. “In retrospect I wish that the television cameras didn’t catch some of my frustrations. That’s why I loved seeing the on-screen tribute today. They only showed the fans the good stuff!” he said with a smile.

I then asked if any Little League coaches ever wrote to him complaining that they didn’t want their kids to act like sore losers every time they made an out. “Some did write to me about that but others thought that my intensity was a positive for their players,” he said.

The best bargain in professional sports, the US Open qualifiers, gets underway Monday at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park. While you won’t see Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer or Serena Williams playing, there are always a few familiar names as well as talented up and comers competing to get into the Open. Admission is free. Q See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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One of Astoria’s humble homes, located at 45-11 Broadway, in 1930.

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Astoria, up in the northwest corner of Queens, was named after entrepreneur John Jacob Astor — though it is said he never actually lived in the area or even visited it.

Lumber yards sprang up along the East River shore and homes were built in the late 18th century. As late as the 1930s families still lived in houses on busy Broadway, one of the main arteries in the community.

Shown here is a good example of the “feel” of the area, the house at 45-11 Broad-

way. People lived in humble homes, many shielded by nice big trees, making them cozy and attractive. The streets also had attractive names; nearby 45th Street, for one, was known for many years as Luyster Street.

But the old regal names were all changed to numbers by 1930, and eventually the homes gave way to commercial progress.

With the commercialization of Broadway there was no more parking to speak of for homeowners, who sold out and left the area one by one. The area is now home to many Q great stores and restaurants.

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Old-Side- All brick Colonial, 3 BRs, 2 full baths, full-fin. bsmnt w/radiant heat, kit. w/S.S. appl, commercial stove, fireplace, sliding doors to rear deck, built-in BBQ, IGP, boat dock.

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UNIONDALE Package Deal! 2,325 Sq. Ft. Church Building for Up to 210 People & Pvt. Parking for Up To 20 Cars & 2.5 Story Residential Brick Single Family Cape with 4 BRs, 2.5 Baths, Full Bsmnt & a Pvt. Dvwy All Sitting On 18,00 Sq. Ft.

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Brand New, Fully Renovated, Wood Floors, Tap Beer, Wine & Beer Licensed, Central Heat, Brand New Bsmnt. Great Reviews On Yelp, Sales Going Up. Willing To Train New Owner!

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