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Some relief comes to grieving Muslims Brooklyn man accused of killing imam and his associate on Liberty Avenue

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he arrest and arraignment of Oscar Morel — the East New York man accused of murdering two Ozone Park mosque leaders in broad daylight last Saturday — has brought some relief to Queens Muslims, but the community says there’s still a lot of work to be done before their minds can be put at ease.

“We still don’t know what the motive is, which is a little concerning,” said Khairul Islam Kukon, a representative for the families of the two victims, shortly after the arraignment of Morel on Monday. “We would really like to know why he did it.”

Sayed Hussain, like thousands of other Muslims, said the Islamic community needs justice in this case, which he said means punishing the accused murderer.

“Justice means we want the person who did this to be punished,” the Ozone Park resident said. “We need justice.”

Morel is facing life in prison without the possibility of parole after he was arrested by police late Monday and charged with the murders of Imam Maulama Akonjee and his assistant, Thara Uddin — both leaders at Al-Furqan Jame Masjid on Glenmore Avenue in Ozone Park.

According to prosecutors and police,

Mourners pray over the casket of Imam Maulama Akonjee during a funeral prayer service in Brooklyn Monday. As people said their last goodbyes, thousands of others took to the streets to PHOTO COURTESY ERIC ULRICH demand justice for their fallen spiritual leader.

Morel approached both from behind just before 2 p.m. at Liberty Avenue and 79th Street on Aug. 13 and shot both of them in the back of the head.

They were both transferred to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where they were

declared dead.

Islamic leaders immediately decried the killings as a hate crime and implored the NYPD and the Queens district attorney to investigate them as such.

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Following terroristic attacks carried out by radical Muslims, Trump has said he would ban people of the religion from entering the country and that he would create a database of Muslims.

Somir Uddin, a leader at Al-Furqan, said many of the congregants have been victims of hate crimes in recent months, even before the Queens native declared his candidacy.

“A lot of people, they don’t like us,” Uddin said.

While Queens District Attorney Richard Brown did not reveal any motivation for the killing, he said the possibility of it being a hate crime is not being taken off the table.

“Crimes motivated by bias or hate are deplorable and can never be tolerated,” Brown said in a statement. “Regardless, however, whether a hate crime was committed in this case, the crime will be vigorously prosecuted and we will seek the most serious penalties that our law allows.”

Prosecutors additionally charged Morel with one count of first-degree murder — before that, he had only been facing two counts each of second-degree murder and continued on page 48

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Standing behind the Vetrano family About 1K people march near Spring Creek demanding justice for Karina

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

With more than $250,000 on the table for any information leading to the arrest of Karina Vetrano’s killer, her parents Tuesday made the murderer an offer.

“Turn yourself in. I will make sure that reward money goes to the person of your choice. Your sister, your mother, your brother. It’s a life-changer,” said Phil Vetrano, Karina’s father. “You will be caught. Take advantage of that.”

Her mother, Cathie Vetrano, had stronger words for anyone who may be protecting the killer.

“Don’t protect him,” she said. “He’s of no use to anyone. He’s an evil piece of s--t.”

The Vetrano parents, who lost their 30-year-old daughter on Aug. 2 to a stillon-the-loose killer, made their remarks shortly before they were joined by close to 1,000 people who marched from their 84th Street home along Spring Creek Park to St. Helen Church.

The walk was held in honor of Karina, who died exactly two weeks before the event was held.

“This was meant to show that we as a community are strong,” said Dorothy McCloskey, a close family friend of the Vetranos who organized the walk. “We’re going to stand behind this family.”

In the parking lot of St. Helen, the hundreds of people who showed up for the walk released white balloons in honor of Vetrano.

White has become the color used to honor the slain woman, with many Howard Beach residents tying ribbons of the

Howard Beach residents, along with Karina Vetrano’s family and friends, let go of white balloons in the parking lot of St. Helen Church in honor of the 30-year-old woman, whose two-week-old PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY murder case has yet to be solved. same color to lampposts and their front doors.

The “Welcome to Howard Beach” sign on Cross Bay Boulevard has two huge white ribbons attached to it.

Karina Vetrano set out for a jog on Aug. 2 and after not coming home for hours was reported missing by her father.

A near-two-hour search ended when Philip Vetrano discovered his daughter’s

dead body in the phragmites of Spring Creek Park. Police say she was brutally beaten, strangled and possibly sexually assaulted.

In the two weeks since the murder, the police have raised their reward for any information leading to the killer from $10,000 to $25,000.

A GoFundMe page set up by community leaders, along with the Vetrano’s,

has raised an additional $251,000 for information.

Although the past two weeks have provided no answers or leads for cops, Philip Vetrano said he is not angry with the police.

Noting the tension that exists between some communities and law enforcement officials across the nation, he urged those listening to have respect for the police.

“Without them, there would be anarchy,” he said.

Police have set up a mobile station by Spring Creek at 160th Avenue and 78th Street — close to where her body was discovered. At the station, there are aerial photos of the park.

Spring Creek has been the topic of much discussion since the murder.

At a town hall on the investigation last Monday, dozens of residents called for the phragmites to be cut down — adding that leaving them there provides vagrants the opportunity to hide.

The Rev. Francis Colamaria, pastor of St. Helen Church, noted at the meeting that Vetrano “loved that park” and a family friend said her father goes there to feed animals in the area.

National Park Service officials have said they’re looking into how they can control the invasive plants species, which can grow back at full strength in about six weeks if not cut down properly.

McCloskey, a longtime Howard Beach civic leader who has repeatedly advocated for a better park, said she’s tired of Spring Creek being the “stepchild” of the NPS. continued on page 22

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Kenneth Schemitz was a longtime resident of Richmond Hill and Ozone Park until a brutal attack claimed his life over the weekend.

Now, one of his brother’s best friends is calling for justice in the case and for anyone with any information about it to talk to the police.

“He’s been in this community so long, he deserves justice,” said Patrick McDonnell.

McDonnell is looking to start a GoFundMe page soon to collect funds for any information that leads to any suspects in the case.

The fund will also be used to help

pay for burial and funeral costs.

The time and location of the services have not yet been set.

Ac c ord i ng t o t he N Y PD, Schemitz and his mother were found with trauma to their bodies at about 2 a.m. on Aug. 14.

Schemitz, 37, a public school teacher who was declared dead at the scene, was found unconscious and with trauma to his head and body. Cops said he was brutally beaten and stabbed by his attacker or attackers.

“He didn’t deserve an end like this,” McDonnell said.

Schemitz’s 68-year-old mother was sent to Jamaica Hospital Me d ica l C e nt e r, whe r e she remained in critical condition

Tuesday. She was found with lacerations to her body and face, according to cops, and as of Sunday could not talk to reporters due to her injuries. McDonnell said he wants to make sure cops pursue this case as urgently as the high-profile murders of an Ozone Park imam and his associate, who were killed hours before Schemitz.

Anyone who has information about the suspect is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577TIPS (8477). The public also can submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting 274637 (CR IMES), then entering TIP577. All tips are Q strictly confidential.

A 15-year-old Kenneth Schemitz, second from right, sits with his friends in South Queens years ago. The longtime borough resident was killed in an apparent home invasion over the weekend, which left his mother severely PHOTO COURTESY PATRICK MCDONNELL beaten.

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SBS funding not in fed transit request Woodhaven Boulevard project out of the money in FTA’s 2017 budget

by Michael Gannon Editor

The Federal Transportation Administration is not including funding for the Woodhaven Boulevard Select Bus Service project in its recommendations for its 2017 Capital Investment Program.

In its 17-page recommendation, the FTA lists several projects from around the country for which it has approved or is suggestion funding.

But all are either under construction or have design plans ready to go out to bid.

Page 8 of the report lists at the top projects that have entered into their engineering phases.

A bit further down, “Woodhaven Select Bus Service” is listed under the heading of “New St a r t s P r oje c t s E nt e r e d i nt o P r oje c t Development.”

A description of the project located farther back in the report places the city DOT’s initial estimated costs at $231 million, while “NYCDOT anticipates requesting more than $75 million” in funding.

“The scope and cost of the project is currently being assessed by the project sponsor,” the report states.

The city’s Department of Transportation has been conducting a massive public outreach program on the proposed project, which would affect the Q52 and Q53 bus lines along Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards.

The project, intended to speed up bus service between Rego Park and the Belt Parkway, has its share of detractors. But supporters believe it will reduce the number of cars and traffic along the route, and provide faster, more efficient north-south bus service.

Larry Penner, a transportation historian and advocate, said it is not unusual that the SBS project is not higher up in the funding process.

“They’re going to give priority to projects that are farther along,” he said. In fact, he added, the feds are unlikely to approve any money without the aforementioned design and cost estimates.

Back in March, DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg used the figure of $400 million in a hearing before the City Council. A DOT spokesman then told the Chronicle that while some things lend themselves to potential increases over time, the final cost “will be signif icantly less than the $400 [million] estimate.”

It was unknown if changes made to the initial plans after residents along the route objected to things like bans on left turns at major intersections would affect the timeline for the project, and, therefore, a future funding request.

City DOT officials did not respond to emails seeking an update on where the agency considers the project to be in its timeline or when Q there will be a new cost assessment.

The Federal Transit Administration has left the proposed Woodhaven Select Bus Service project off its funding priority list for 2017, according to a 17-page summary of budget recPHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY ommendations for the fiscal year.

Home sale prices on the rise across Queens Real estate report shows increase for the fourth time in five quarters

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The median home sale price in Forest Hills and surrounding neighborhoods rose 35 percent during the second quarter of 2016 compared to 2015’s figure, according to a new report from real estate firm Douglas Elliman.

PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA

The average sale pr ice for Queens condos, co-ops and one- to three-family homes rose nearly 17 percent in the second quarter of 2016 as opposed to the same time frame a year ago, according to a new Douglas Elliman Real Estate report.

“After last quarter’s slow start to the year, Queens housing prices and sales moved higher in the spring market,” the report says.

“With more demand and less supply, the pace of the market moved faster.”

In the second quarter — comprising April, May and June — the average sales price in Queens was $526,943, up from $452,304 in those three months of 2015.

T he nu mber of sales also increased by 72, from 2,539 to 2,611, while the average number of days on the market fell from 92 days to 80 days.

The real estate company also reports that the year-to-date average sale price now sits at $501,692, up from $472,432 in 2015.

And it’s not just a rise in one part of the borough that’s driving the increase; nearly every neighborhood in Queens has seen such a sizable bump in the median one- to three-family home sale prices.

In central Queens — defined as the area bordered by Bellerose to the east, Briarwood to the south, Kew Gardens Hills to the north and Rego Park to the west — the median second-quarter sale price rose 35 percent from $311,670 to $420,750.

But the biggest increase was seen in west Queens — defined by Elliman as Maspeth, Middle Village, Glendale, Ridgewood, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights and Corona — where the median second-quarter sale price jumped from $400,00 to $548,000, a 37 percent increase.

Other neighborhoods across western, southern and southeastern Queens saw rises between 16 to 31 percent.

“The Northeast region, which includes neighborhoods such as Bayside, Douglaston, Flushing, Little Neck and Whitestone, jumped 31.7 percent to a new median sales

price record of $630,000 over the same period,” the real estate firm said. “Of the three property types, co-ops and one- to three-families set new median sales price records.”

When it comes to rentals, the median price in Astoria, Sunnyside, Woodside and Long Island City has dropped 8 percent this quarter compared to 2015, according to Elliman’s new report on rentals in Manhattan, Brooklyn and western Queens.

During the second quarter of 2015, the median rental cost stood at $3,016, but that number now sits at $2,768, good news for anyone who viewed the neighborhoods as a bit too pricey last year.

There are dozens more units available for rent as well, the report says, with 534 open listings in 2016 as opposed to 464 in the second quarter of last year.

“Rents ... were softer this year than last year as newly developed inventory continued to enter the market,” the report said. “Median rent moved lower across all unit sizes with bigger declines in the Q larger-sized apartments.”

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An Islamic group is asking for people to donate money to help the families of Imam Maulama Akonjee, left, and his associate, Thara Uddin, who were killed while walking home from daily COURTESY PHOTOS prayers on Aug. 13.

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The Islamic Leadership Council of New York is looking to support the families of the two Muslim men slain in Ozone Park.

The day after Imam Maulama Akonjee and Thara Uddin were shot in the back of the head at Liber t y Avenue and 79th St r e et , t he Isla m ic g rou p st a r t e d a GoFundMe fundraiser to support their two families.

“They were the main breadwinners,” said Khairul Islam Kukon, a representative for both families.

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of New York donated another $10,000 to support them.

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Both men were leaders of Al-Furqan Jame Masjid on Glen more Avenue in Ozone Park. Dressed in traditional Muslim clothing, they were on their way back home from prayers when East New York resident Oscar Morel allegedly approached them from behind and shot both of them in the back of the head.

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outh Queens was still reeling last weekend from the murder of Karina Vetrano when further horrific crimes took place: the assassinations of Imam Maulama Akonjee and Thara Uddin of the Al-Furqan Jame Masjid mosque and the beating death of teacher Kenneth Schemitz and the near killing of his mother.

The latest violence occurred in Ozone Park. Akonjee and Uddin were shot as they walked along 97th Street. Schemitz and his mother were attacked in their home on 113th Street.

The Akonjee-Uddin slayings, like that of Vetrano, have gotten worldwide attention. It would appear that the double homicide was a hate crime against Muslims, since the pair were in religious garb and nothing was stolen from them. The suspect in the case is Hispanic, and there have been reports of tensions between the two groups, with one Muslim telling the Queens Chronicle that some area residents are annoyed by the Islamic community because its members host large processions that block streets. Another leader of the mosque said many of its congregants have been the victims of hate crimes, and that a lot of people “don’t like us.”

Also, after the shootings, the suspect allegedly hit a bicyclist with his SUV, the victim believing he did it on purpose. The rider has a bushy beard, like many Muslims. Could the alleged killer have thought, “There’s another one; I’ll kill him too”? Only he

knows, unless investigators have gotten more out of him than what has been reported so far.

The suspect faces two counts of first-degree murder, so whether his case is prosecuted as a hate crime or not, he’s already subject to life in prison without parole. But if the murders were carried out due to animosity toward Muslims, we hope the case is labeled a hate crime to demonstrate our commitment to justice and fairness toward all. We have excellent prosecutors in District Attorney Richard Brown’s team and believe they will make the right call.

It was good to see the Muslim community rally together in the wake of the killings, but it would have been better to see others of different or no faith join them. These slayings should galvanize everyone, not just those who believe they are the end result of hatred of their own religious group.

We also hope the Schemitz case isn’t lost in all the focus on the shootings and the murder of Vetrano. His killer needs to be brought to justice just as much as the others’ do. A GoFundMe page may be set up to help pay for his funeral, though family and friends have been too traumatized to do that yet. If it is, we hope everyone will show their support, as so many have done in different ways for the Vetranos and the Muslim community here. We all need to come together, not just for our own but for everyone.

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Dear Editor: Re Michael Gannon’s Aug. 4 article “Bill Bratton retiring: O’Neill to head NYPD”: Cops must clarify their communications in the post-Bratton era by consolidating their unions to reach us with a single voice, not five.

New York’s Finest are represented by separate unions for patrol officers, sergeants, lieutenants, captains and detectives. New Yorkers don’t know who really speaks for all cops. Is it Pat Lynch, Ed Mullins or one of the other three union chiefs? Firefighters, correction officers and Sanitation workers have one union. Why do cops need five based on rank, pay grade, assignments and dress codes? They win turf battles but lose the war for public support.

During the 1930s, two unions fought to represent workers: the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations. Then they merged to form a more powerful force — the AFL-CIO. Solidarity wins victories. Separatism suffers defeat. One voice speaks louder than five.

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region. These brave men and women in blue put their lives on the line each and every day to see to it that the people of our city are kept safe. They know that when they leave to go to work, there is always the possibility that they may not return.

Many officers have families that they are supporting, and they are entitled to decent, fair salaries so that they can pay their bills like everyone else. A 1 percent raise, which was suggested by an arbitrator, is totally outrageous and unacceptable. PBA President Patrick Lynch has been staunchly fighting to get much better raises for his members and will continue to do so.

This writer supports the work of the NYPD, and is totally in support of a significant wage increase for police officers. All New Yorkers should be behind the NYPD in its quest for better salaries.

To the NYPD, thank you for all of the hard work that you all do. It is most appreciated.

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ust as several families here are trying to cope with the terrible slayings of their loved ones, a tragedy on Staten Island has devastated another one there.

Thirteen-year-old Daniel Fitzpatrick was a sensitive boy who didn’t seem to be rushing to grow up. He was getting picked on at school, probably for that and for being chubby and for getting poor grades.

So he hanged himself.

There could hardly be a more horrible reminder of the damage done to kids by bullying. On this cusp of a new school year, we hope more parents will speak with their children about it — how they won’t tolerate their doing it, and how they must speak up if they’re victims of it.

Daniel did, but his school failed him.

Let his death be a warning to parents and teachers alike to never do that again and to treat bullying as the scourge it is.

SBS bait-and-switch Dear Editor: Re “Fighting the DOT’s (S)BS on Woodhaven,” Aug. 11, multiple editions: The Woodhaven Select Bus Service plan mutated from a set of simple, low-cost, and quickly implementable improvements to fullfledged, highly disruptive and very expensive Bus Rapid Transit.

But BRT will take as long as rebuilding the Rockaway Beach Rail Line and its costs put it in the same league. That’s why BRT and rail are both looked at in transit studies, like they were for Second Avenue, which recommended subway, and for the Staten Island North Shore, which recommended BRT. It is worth noting that the Staten Island BRT would also partially reuse an unused rail right of way like the RBL, which removes pedestrian and traffic safety issues. The MTA should study BRT along with rail for the RBL. It will very likely examine Woodhaven SBS. But the Woodhaven SBS reeks of bait-and-switch to

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get it built by circumventing such in-depth comparative analysis, its promoters knowing that it would not pass muster.

Moreover, rail or BRT on the RBL can include park trails and open space. The berm can be replaced with an above-ground structure that permits ground level paths and public access. Cities like Vancouver, Canada have excellent such trails with rail systems.

As for Peter Beadle’s comments, he does not understand Queens. Queens residents (I lived in Richmond Hill) like their cars and also will use transit. The city Economic Development Corp. reports that most Queens residents, including those in the Woodhaven corridor, own cars. Therefore they rightfully expect high quality roads and transit, which is best achieved by restoring the RBL. Brendan Read Belmar, NJ

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Clinton’s secret speeches Dear Editor: Although a candidate running for president is not required to release his or her tax returns, Hillary Clinton last week released hers. I sup-

pose that is a good thing. However, instead of her tax filings I would much rather have seen her release the Wall Street speech transcripts that Bernie Sanders, at one time, wanted so much for her to reveal.

Now, Mr. Sanders couldn’t care less about this issue, so why should anyone else? Has something changed, Bernie?

Bill Viggiano Williston Park, LI

Travel in pairs Dear Editor: You should be safe walking or jogging in the park; however, we have to be realistic. One should never go into an area not populated, alone, man or especially woman. We have to remember, the world is full of wonderful people, but like beautiful flowers in the garden, there are some weeds.

Bernice Chorzepa Rego Park

Gary Johnson — who?

Dear Editor: In his Aug. 4 letter, “Dems are a mess,�

Lenny Rodin wrote, “I will vote for Gary Johnson. At least he is the one candidate whom we can trust.� It is my view that over 90 percent of your readers have never heard of Gary Johnson.

Gary Earl Johnson is a businessman and the Libertarian Party nominee for president in the 2016 election. He entered politics for the first time by running for governor of New Mexico in 1994, on a fiscally conservative, low-tax and anti-crime platform. Johnson defeated incumbent Democratic Gov. Bruce King.

During his tenure as governor, Johnson became known as “Veto Johnson� and “Governor Veto.� As governor, he set state and national records for use of his veto and line-item veto powers. He vetoed 200 of 424 bills in his first six months in office — a national record of 47 percent of all state legislation — and used the line-item veto on most remaining bills.

In 1998, Johnson ran for re-election against a Democrat, Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chaves. Fielding a strong Hispanic candidate in a 40-percent Hispanic state, Democrats were expected to oust Johnson, but he won by a 10 percent margin, making him the first governor of New Mexico to serve two consecutive four-year terms after term limits were expanded in the state in 1991.

Johnson became one of the highest-ranking elected officials in the USA to advocate the legalization of marijuana, saying the war on drugs was “an expensive bust.� He suggested that drug abuse be treated as a health issue, not a criminal one. On May 29, 2016, Johnson won the Libertarian nomination, and he selected former Republican Massachusetts Gov. William Weld as his running mate.

Hey guys, work hard to get 15 percent of the major polls so you would be eligible to shock the nation by using “Truman’s campaign style� while debating Trump and Clinton.

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Aug. 11, multiple editions: There is an easy fix for airplane safety that the airports refuse to take. My organization, along with David Karopkin of GoosewatchNYC, met with airport officials last year, presenting them with information on upgrading to modern, superior methods such as drones and avian radar for nonlethal wildlife management, which have been used very successfully elsewhere. Airport contracts with USDA Wildlife Services allow for lethal methods as well as such antiquated methods as pyrotechnics. In addition we cited Geesebusters, an effective, guaranteed, less expensive nonlethal method that Wildlife Services refuses to even allow a demonstration of.

See this report about Westchester Airport: http://bit.ly/2btH6wy.

We also presented proof that airports arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t adhering to FAA guidelines mandating open bidding for airport wildlife management. A year later, nothing has changed, and Wildlife Services continues to profit handsomely from airport contracts.

The fact is, according to National Geographicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bloody Skies: The Fight to Reduce Deadly Bird-Plane Collision,â&#x20AC;? Capt. Chesley Sullenberger himself denounces slaughter, favoring modern methods: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sullenberger defers to Yossi Leshen, a senior researcher at Tel Aviv Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s zoology department.

Leshemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research has helped the Israeli Air Force dramatically reduce bird strikes through non-lethal means ... Leshem used avian radar, motorized gliders, and drones ...â&#x20AC;?

For the safety of the traveling public â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and humane treatment of animals who have committed no crime â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we urge every airport to incorporate newer technology that will dynamically benefit all.

Kiley Blackman Founder, Animal Defenders of Westchester Tuckahoe, NY

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JHMC trauma unit gets highest rating Hospital scores Level 1 designation from American College of Surgeons

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services to in-house and community programs based on preventing injuries in the ruce Flanz, now president and CEO first place.

An essential requirement, Flanz said, of Jamaica Hospital Medical Cenfor a big-city hospital that sits near the ter, will never forget June 6, 1975.

“It was my second day at the hospital — convergence of three major highways and I was the administrator in charge of the Kennedy Airport, one of the busiest in the nation. department that ran the emergency room.

Trauma Medical Director Dr. Geoffrey “That afternoon an Eastern Airlines plane landing at Kennedy Airport crashed Doughlin said the hospital’s mission includes doing what it can to prevent the on Rockaway Boulevard.”

The plane, which originated from New causes and conditions that bring people to Orleans, struck approach lights short of the its trauma team in the first place, includrunway in what sources state was the first ing educational programs and embracing plans such as Vision officially recognized Zero, Mayor de Blaincident of a plane s i o ’s i n i t i a t i v e crash caused by a knew that day how aimed at eliminatviolent downdraft in ing traff ic-related a thunderstorm. big a role this hospital injuries and death.

Of the 124 people would play in the “In a perfect world, on board, 113 died, p e o p l e wo u l d n’t including one who treatment of trauma drink and drive or passed away more text while driving than a week after injuries in this community.” or t r y a nd solve the crash. t h ei r d i f fe r e nc e s “The 12 people — JMHC CEO Bruce Flanz on a w i t h v i o l e n c e ,” who su r vived the 1975 crash at Kennedy Airport Doughlin said. crash were all W hen t hey do, brought to Jamaica Hospital,” Flanz said last Friday. “I knew ACS standards require a hospital to have that day how big a role this hospital would the best of the best among emergency medplay in the treatment of trauma injuries in icine; general surgeons and trauma nurses; “prompt availability” of specialties such as this community.”

Flanz was speaking at a ceremony the orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery; anesthehospital held in recognition of its recent siology; radiology; internal medicine; plasdesignation as a Level 1 trauma treatment tic surgery; vascular surgery; oral and center by the American College of Sur- maxiliofacial ( jaw and facial) surgery; geons, a rating based on more than 500 pediatric surgery and critical care services.

Doughlin said proximity to a major rigorous criteria.

A Level 1 trauma center is certified as trauma center is essential for the Queens providing not just skilled emergency and community when someone is injured to surgical care, but every level of care for a the point where the person may die withserious injury, ranging from rehabilitation out prompt treatment.

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Jamaica Hospital Medical Center treats more than 1,700 trauma patients per year for everything from car accidents to gunshot wounds. The hospital’s trauma unit recently received the top designation from the American College of Surgeons.

Dr. Harrison Mu, left, and NYPD Officer Kenneth Healey help Jamaica Hospital Medical Center mark its official designation as a Level 1 trauma center. Mu operated on Healey in 2014 when PHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON the officer was struck in the head by a man carrying a hatchet.

“We refer to the Golden Hour,” Doughlin said. “That is the time in which a patient must be evaluated, resuscitated and treated.”

Flanz said the designation first was up to the city in the mid-1980s, and eventually to the state, both of which gave JHMC their highest ratings for trauma care. This is the first time it has been rated by the ACS. JHMC officials also said the designation is dependent on a facility’s ability to handle a large volume of cases — 1,700 per year according to hospital numbers.

One of the most high-profile patients in recent years was in attendance for Friday’s ceremony.

NYPD Officer Kenneth Healey was a rookie with the 103rd Precinct on Oct. 23, 2014. He was out on routine patrol with three other officers in the retail district on Jamaica Avenue, posing for a photographer’s picture when one of his partners sounded a warning.

A Queens Village man, who was a selfstyled jihadist, struck Healey in the back of his head with a hatchet.

Healey fell to the sidewalk with a serious head wound. Officer Joseph Meeker was struck in his arm fending off the attack. Officers Peter Rivera and Taylor Kraft shot and killed Healey’s assailant and then began performing first aid on their fallen comrade before EMS personnel responded to bring him to JHMC and wheeled him into the emergency room entrance.

“I remember looking up at all the people who were waiting for me,” Healey said Friday, this time at a podium in a hospital conference room.

“I knew I was in good hands.”

Healey was reunited at the ceremony

with the team that treated him that day, including his surgeon, Dr. Harrison Mu. “I’m here today because of Jamaica Hospital,” Healey said.

The officer also credited hospital personnel for treating his family wonderfully in the uncertain hours and days that would be ahead of them.

Speaking in 2014, NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton told the media that one of the first things Healey asked upon regaining consciousness after his initial surgery was if he could still be a cop.

Through surgery and more than a year of rehabilitation, Healey eventually was able to return to duty with the NYPD. In June he received the Finests’ Medal of Honor — the department’s highest decoration — from Bratton.

Officials with the FDNY, which operates New York City’s Emergency Medical Services, including paramedics and emergency medical technicians who treat and transport seriously ill or injured patients, could not be reached for comment for this story prior to the Chronicle’s publishing deadline.

NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens Hospital, located on Main Street in Flushing, also is designated by the state as a Level 1 adult trauma center.

Doughlin also said JHMC staff certainly is qualified to deliver emergency care to children. The closest hospital in the city designated as a pediatric trauma center is NewYork-Presby ter ian / Weill Cor nell Medical Center in Manhattan.

He said it is not uncommon for children receiving initial care at JHMC to be transported to Weill Cornell in order to take advantage of far more specialized Q treatment.

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Musical weekend in Baisley Pk. Hip-hop, reggae and gospel music will fill Baisley Pond Park this weekend.

Councilman Ruben Wills (D-Jamaica) and the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation are sponsoring a free classic hip-hop and reggae concert from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20 near 150th Street between 130th and 133rd avenues.

Scheduled performers include Biz Markie, Nice & Smooth, DJ Norie and special guests. The rain date is August 27.

The following day, on Aug. 21, the Southern Queens Gospel Fest, also free, will go from 4 to 7 p.m. at the intersection

of Sutphin and Rockaway boulevards.

Scheduled performers include Dave James, Robin Campos, Rayon Brandt, Jah Pierce, Perth Performing Arts, James Dale, Alia Akili, Natalie Evans and the Kingdom Alliance Band. The rain date is Aug. 28.

The concert on Saturday will be preceded from noon to 4 p.m. by District 28 Day, an afternoon of food, fun and music.

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Gov. Cuomo, center, presents a symbolic check to Assemblywoman Alicia Hyndman, left, Councilman Ruben Wills, state Sen. James Sanders Jr., Borough President Melinda Katz, Councilmen Barry PHOTO BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH Grodenchik and Daneek Miller and Assemblyman David Weprin.

Cuomo is banking on Jamaica’s future Governor awards $10M for economic and neighborhood revitalization plan

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Editor

Gov. Cuomo visited his ancestral stomping grounds on Wednesday to announce that Downtown Jamaica will receive an allocation of $10 million under the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative to help improve the neighborhood and encourage economic development.

“Let’s make Jamaica shine,” said Cuomo, who grew up in the community. The governor made the announcement at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center.

“We all know that Jamaica is on the rise,” said Queens Borough President Melinda Katz before introducing Cuomo.

“We are moving, we are shaking, we are popping,” Katz said, adding “People want to spend money here” in Downtown Jamaica.

The $10 million includes $300,000 in planning funds for private sector experts and a local planning committee to develop a Strategic Investment Plan by early 2017 for spending the rest of the money on development , t r a n spor t at ion a nd hou si ng projects.

The money will be administered by the Department of State and used to finance specific projects that are identified in the planning process.

The initiative was announced during the governor’s 2016 State of the State address and is meant to help local neighborhoods transform into vibrant communities for people to live and work in. The winner was chosen by the state’s New York City Regional Economic Development Council.

Assemblywoman Vivian Cook (D-Jamaica)

said that she will look to bring in more money to help Jamaica grow.

“We’re not going to accept just $10 million,” Cook said.

Both Katz and state Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-Jamaica) emphasized the work done in recent years to lay the groundwork of programs and infrastructure in Jamaica to poise it to win the $10 million allocation.

“We’ve been working, governor, to make sure that you want to invest in Jamaica,” Comrie said. “We’re going to put the investment that you made in us to great use.”

Comrie said Jamaica is now one of the highest-income minority communities in the United States and has money to spend in its own neighborhood, which should attract businesses.

“We don’t have to go outside to other areas to spend our money,” Comrie said.

Katz told the Chronicle that a Jamaica leadership team has been working with her office and the city’s administration in recent years to get LinkNYC Wi-Fi in Jamaica, which is imminent, as well as to attract new hotels and affordable housing initiatives to the area.

Councilman Ruben Wills (D-Jamaica) noted that Jamaica is a crossroads community that hosts several transportation hubs: a Long Island Rail Road station that is a major transfer point for passengers traveling to and from Manhattan, the AirTrain to John F. Kennedy International Airport as well as several subway lines and numerous bus routes.

Wills said the $10 million will position Q Jamaica for greater success.

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by Victoria Zunitch

Fatal accident on Springfield The NYPD is investigating a fatal accident that took place Sunday morning at the intersection of Springfield Boulevard and 113th Street in Queens Village.

Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, commanding officer of the 105th Precinct, stated in an email that the incident took place at about

7:20 a.m. when a 50-year-old male pedestrian was struck and killed by a black Kia Sorento being driven by a 53-year-old operator. Schiff said no criminality was suspected in the preliminary stages of a probe into the crash, and that it is being handled by the Collision Investigation Unit.

RFK-Triborough ramp work One lane will be closed on the Queensto-Manhattan ramp of the Robert F. Kennedy-Triborough Bridge for roadway rehabilitation through early 2018. Construction began this past Monday.

The Met ropolitan Transpor tation Authority has announced that two of three lanes on the ramp will remain open during peak travel hours. An additional lane may be closed during overnight hours as needed, but one lane will always remain open during those periods, with two exceptions: On Thursday, Aug. 18 and Friday, Aug. 19, there will be a series of intermittent full

ramp closures, lasting about 15 to 20 minutes each, as follows: • Aug. 18 from 11:59 p.m. to 4 a.m., Aug. 19.

• Aug. 19 from 11:59 p.m. to 4 a.m., Aug. 20.

All work is weather-dependent. Motorists should expect delays and plan accordingly, or use an alternative route.

Drivers can sign up for MTA email or text alerts at mta.info and check the Bridges and Tunnels homepage or Facebook page for the latest information on this Q planned work.

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

Living with knee pain can feel like a crippling experience.

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

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

My name is Dr. Robert F. Gucciardo, D.C., owner of Gucciardo Specific Chiropractic and Natural Health Center.

Since we opened seventeen years ago, I’ve seen hundreds of people with knee problems leave the office pain free.

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This lead to two landmark studies.

The first study showed that patients who had laser therapy had 53 percent better improvement than those who had a placebo. The second study showed patients who used the laser therapy had less pain and more range of motion days after treatment. If the Class IV Laser can help these patients, it can help you too.

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• An in-depth consultation about your problem where I will listen … really listen … to the details of your case.

• A complete neuromuscular examination.

• A full set of specialized X-rays to determine if arthritis is contributing to your pain (if necessary).

(If you have films please bring them for evaluation).

• A thorough analysis of your exam and X-ray findings so we can start mapping out your plan to being pain free.

• You’ll see everything firsthand and find out if this amazing treatment will be your pain solution, as it has been for so many other patients.

Until August 28th, you can get everything I’ve listed here for only $37. The normal price for this type of evaluation including X-rays is $250, so you’re saving a considerable amount by taking me up on this offer.

Remember what it was like before you had knee problems – when you were pain free and could enjoy everything life had to offer. It can be that way again.

Don’t neglect your problem any longer – don’t wait until it’s too late.

A new treatment is helping patients with knee pain live a happier, more active lifestyle.

Here’s what to do now: Due to the expected demand for this special offer, I urge you to call our office at once. The phone number is 718-845-2323.

Call today and we can get started with your consultation, exam and X-rays (if necessary) as soon as there’s an opening in the schedule. Our office is called Gucciardo Specific Chiropractic and Natural Health Center and you can fi nd us at 162-07 91st Street in Howard Beach. Tell the receptionist you’d like to come in for the Knee Evaluation before August 28th.

Sincerely, Dr. Robert F. Gucciardo, D.C. P.S. Now you might be wondering…

“Is this safe? Are there any side effects or dangers to this?”

The FDA cleared the first Class IV Laser in 2002.

This was after their study found 76 percent improvement in patients with severe pain. Their only warning – don’t shine it in your eyes.

Of course at our office, the laser is never anywhere near your eyes and we’ll give you a comfortable pair of goggles for safety.

Don’t wait and let your knee problems get worse, disabling you for life. Take me up on my offer and call today (718) 845-2323. For more information go to www.drgucciardo.com and click on the laser therapy tab.

Federal and Medicare restrictions apply. Dr. Robert F. Gucciardo Upper, Cervical Chiropractor, Master Clinician in Nutrition Response Testing 162-07 91st Street, Howard Beach, NY 11414 • (718) 845-2323

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

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

Professional athletes like The New York Yankees and team members of the New England Patriots rely upon cold laser therapy to treat their sports-related injuries. These guys use the cold laser for one reason only…

It Promotes Rapid Healing of the Injured Tissues.

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A trash heap grows in a Forest Hills lot Neighbors say the pile outside the closed Sports Authority brings rats

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

A driver in an old sedan pulls up to a tall pile of garbage over 15 feet long outside the shuttered Sports Authority at 73-25 Metropolitan Ave. in Forest Hills.

He gets out of his car, throws a set of old window blinds onto the heap, spits and drives away.

That scene, witnessed by a Chronicle reporter on Tuesday morning, is something that has become all too common this month, according to area residents.

An old television, a mattress and shopping carts can be found in the pile. FACEBOOK PHOTO

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always been stuff over there in that little corner, but I never really noticed it,â&#x20AC;? said frustrated neighbor John Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reilly in a Wednesday interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I went by there a few days after Sports Authority closed and the pile was big. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doubled in size since then.â&#x20AC;?

Since the sporting goods store closed on July 31, Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reilly and others have been demanding action on the growing heap of garbage in the corner of its parking lot, abutting the trees beneath the abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line.

Larger items such as a mattress, an old television and shopping carts are strewn about amongst the black garbage bags and food wrappers. And Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reilly said pools of standing water and rats now call the location home too. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The mayor is making announcements about Zika, but what about getting it where theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re breeding?â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was over there the other day and rats were scurrying around too.â&#x20AC;?

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reilly said he made a 311 complaint last week and got a call from a Department of Sanitation employee who said the agency was investigating it, but the response has been too slow for the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s liking. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If this were in Melissa Mark-Viveritoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s district,â&#x20AC;? he said, referring to the City Council speaker, â&#x20AC;&#x153;it would have been cleaned up

A tall, long pile of illegally dumped garbage sits strewn across the rear of the shuttered Sports Authorityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parking lot, attracting rats and frustrating area residents who say the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA has been far too slow.

10 days ago.â&#x20AC;?

According to DSNY representative Kathy Dawkins, the city is actively attempting to tackle the situation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This area is located in a private parking lot. The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene sent a Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Order to Abate letter to the owner on Aug. 9,â&#x20AC;?

Dawkins wrote in an email to the Chronicle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A compliance inspection will be conducted in approximately one week. If the area has not been addressed by the owner, Sanitation will schedule it to be cleaned.â&#x20AC;?

Dawk ins says the plot is ow ned by

California-based Realty Income Corp.

A spokesperson for the company told the Chronicle on Wednesday afternoon it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t become aware of the issue until this week and the garbage will be removed Thursday.

Community Board 6 District Manager Frank Gulluscio told the Chronicle on Tuesday the combination of the last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scorching hot temperatures and the lotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being private property have made the situation incredibly frustrating. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s taking a little longer to be taken care of,â&#x20AC;? Gulluscio said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the hot weather, Q the issue is only being compounded.â&#x20AC;?

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Senate showdown in the 10th District Sanders and Adams not letting up before Sept. 13 primary contest

by Michael Gannon Editor

So few elections feature a longtime incumbent coming up against a popular insurgent candidate with a credible record of public service.

Voters in the 10th state Senate District will have that choice on Sept. 13 when Sen. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park) faces a primary challenge from Adrienne Adams, a retired business executive and the chairwoman of Community Board 12.

Another unusual twist is that Adams back in May earned the backing of the Queens County Democratic Party.

She has been on Community Board 12 since 2009 and was elected chairwoman in 2012. She sits on the Queens Library Board.

Sanders, a native of the Rockaways, served on the City Council for 12 years before he was elected to the Senate in 2012 — after he defeated embattled incumbent Shirley Huntley in a primary.

Sanders came under fire this past winter when he launched a challenge to Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau).

Adams announced her campaign for Sanders’ Senate seat before he dropped out of the congressional race.

“Since the beginning, we have focused on building a campaign powered by the people

Adrienne Adams, left, is looking to unseat state Sen. James Sanders Jr. when the two square off in a Democratic primary in the 10th state Senate District on Sept. 13. Adams has the party FILE PHOTOS endorsement, but Sanders has retained some of his traditional labor backing. of this district,” Sanders campaign manager Andrey Bystrov said in a statement to the Chronicle.

“Our campaign’s organization is strong, is gaining momentum and is backed by true grassroots support. We look forward to re-

electing Sen. James Sanders Jr. so he can continue to fight for us in Albany.”

The state Capitol has been the problem according to a statement from Adams.

“Albany has failed our seniors, our schools and our community,” she said.

Adams said she is running to bring more resources for schools and senior citizens, and to increase both public safety and job opportunities.

“Ou r com mu n it y deser ves bet ter,” Adams said.

Aside from party backing, which gives Adams an advantage in money and volunteers, her campaign boasts endorsements from Meeks, Borough President Melinda Katz and the Rev. Floyd Flake, pastor of the Greater Allen AME Cathedral congregation in Jamaica and the former congressman.

The Sanders camp touts endorsements from the Communication Workers of America, unions including SEIU 32 BJ; District Council 37; the School Superintendent Association; SEIU 1199; plus the Working Families Par ty and the Progressive Power Coalition.

With just under a month to go before the primary, Adams appears to have a significant financial edge.

In her 32-day preprimary report to the state’s Board of Elections, Adams reported a balance of $63,810.01 in the bank.

Sanders’ coffers had $36,047.52, or just over half of what Adams has to spend in the closing days of the campaign.

Sanders’ total includes a $25,000 loan Q from himself to his campaign.

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A spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said the cause of a false alarm at John F. Kennedy International Airport is still under investigation.

Late Sunday, Terminal 8 at the South Queens airport was evacuated after police received reports of gunshots being fired around 9:30 p.m.

The Port Authority and New York City police departments responded to the scene and found no evidence of shots fired in the area. Terminal 1 was evacuated about 45 minutes later due to calls of additional shots f i red , cops said , wh ich were also unfounded.

Published reports state the 911 calls may have come in after a traveler at the airport mistook applause for Jamaican Olympian Usain Bolt for gunshots.

Joe Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority, said that has not been determined and the investigation is still underway.

While the terminals were being evacuat-

A homeless man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the bludgeoning death of a Flushing man in Forest Park in 2015.

Zoltan Forai, 45, also known as Steven Forai, also received five years of postrelease supervision when sentenced on Thursday by Acting Supreme Court Justice Ernest Hart.

Forai pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter back on June 30 in the death of Diego Piedrahita, 23, who was found dead in Forest Park on June 10, 2015.

According to the criminal charges, Forai and the victim were known to each other. Between June 8 and June 9, 2015, Forai kicked Piedrahita in his head and body and then used a rock to strike him multiple times in his face and head. The victim, who had numerous skull fractures, died at the scene.

“The defendant has admitted to having kicked and used a rock to brutally

JFK travelers are evacuated out of JFK Airport late Sunday. PHOTO BY DAN ARCHER / TWITTER ed, emergency personnel shut down roads leading into and out of JFK and diverted arriving flights to different parts of the state. Departures sat on the tarmac for hours before they were cleared for takeoff, causing some travelers to take to Twitter to express their frustrations with the delays. Q

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“By his actions, the defendant showed a total disregard for human life and the sentence meted out by the Court is justified to keep the public safe and to punish him for this senseless crime,” Brown added.

T he d ist r ict at t or ney sa id t h at , according to the charges, Forai was spotted by police on June 19, 2015, at Woodhaven Boulevard and Myrtle Avenue in the Glendale section of Queens near Forest Park.

Officers observed him drinking a can of beer and arrested him for drinking in public.

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Maspeth erupts over homeless shelter plan Hundreds flock to public meeting, protest to make their voices heard

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he gloves are off.

Maspeth is ready for war.

In protest of the plan to convert the Holiday Inn at 59-40 55 Road into a homeless shelter, over 1,000 furious residents descended on the Martin Luther School last Thursday to tell Human Resources Administration Com missioner Steve Banks where to shove it.

And of the 500 who were able to make it inside the school’s boiling hot gym, none were as colorful as lifelong Maspeth resident Lance Lovejoy, 47.

“Are you aware the city’s about to spend $8 million in repairs to fix that park?” Lovejoy asked Banks of the $6.9 million plan to refurbish the ballfields at Frank Principe Park just a few steps away from the hotel.

“Why don’t you take that $8 million and build a f--king homeless shelter next to de Blasio’s house?”

Before the meeting even began, it was the charismatic Lovejoy who stirred an already angry crowd into a frenzy. Donning a shirt featuring a picture of a baby with the caption “Mayor de Blasio, go f--k yourself,” he paced from one side of the gym to the other, leading the crowd in deafening “No homeless shelter!” chants.

Those chants and other jeers — including “Liar!” and “Impeach Mayor de Blasio!” — forced a frustrated Banks to scream over the crowd and even retreat away from the podium on two occasions, with meeting moderator Randy Gast and Mike LoCascio, a Community Board 5 member who organized the event, having to calm the riled-up crowd.

Lifelong Maspeth resident Lance Lovejoy, at the microphone, shreds Human Resources Administration Commissioner Steve Banks at last Thursday’s community meeting regarding the planned conversion of the 55th Road Holiday Inn PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA into a homeless shelter.

According to Banks, the city plans to begin using the 110-room hotel as an Acacia Network-operated shelter for adult families — couples or single parents with children over 18 — on Oct. 1.

A quar ter of the building’s homeless popu lat ion w ill be employed, he said, while 43 percent will be receiving Social Security disability benefits.

“By looking at clients who are either working or receiving disability benefits through Social Security,” Banks shouted over a bevy of jeers, “we want to give them a better place to be.

“We say if you live in Maspeth

Residents take to the street outside the Holiday Inn to protest the hotel’s planned conversion into a shelter for adult families and couples.

and become homeless, why should you have to go to another borough to get help?” he added, noting 243 area natives live in shelters across the city. “We want to help people in their community.”

The HRA commissioner also commended the attendees of the meeting for coming, saying the city would prefer to have a dialogue with them instead of opening a shelter “in the middle of the night” as it has done on multiple occasions in the past.

Banks’ speech failed to win anyone over, however, as speaker after speaker took to the microphone to emphatically slam him and the city.

“My elderly mother lives four blocks from this shelter,” one animated resident said. “If anything happens to her, I will personally come — not a threat — and sue you and sue Billy boy until I have everything you have” — the latter meaning the mayor.

Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) and state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) also gave unusually fiery speeches, with the former accusing Mayor de Blasio of having her district at the top of his “hit list.”

“Mayor de Blasio is trying to solve homelessness on our backs,” Crowley said. “I will not let the quality of life of Maspeth residents be compromised.”

Despite being heavily booed as she walked to the podium, Crowley earned a standing ovation for her remarks, which ended with the dec-

laration, “It must end here. We’re going to fight until we win!”

Addabbo focused his speech on the “facts” of the matter, citing a lack of public transportation near the hotel and the lack of kitchen units in each room.

“There is a lack of public transportation. That is a fact. It is a fact that emergency shelters aren’t temporary. They become permanent housing,” Addabbo said. “It is a fact that services are lacking for these people in these transitional homes. There will be no services here. It is a fact there are no kitchens in the rooms at the Holiday Inn.” Addabbo went on to say that he knows the city can do better than to push such a proposal down Maspeth’s throat.

“I have been around government a while. I have never seen this kind of animosity toward any mayor,” he said. “You have been around a while and you know how government works. I know you do. Mayor de Blasio knows how government works. It’s not working right now.

Don’t just shut these people out.

Listen to their concerns.”

Assemblywoman Marge Markey ( D -Ma sp et h) , whose d ist r ict includes the hotel and the surrounding neighborhood, did not attend the meeting, something dozens of angry residents expressed fury over both there and at that night’s protest.

According to spokesman Mike Armstrong, Markey couldn’t attend

due to a family emergency.

But Armstrong noted on Monday that she didn’t need to be there to know there is “100 percent opposition” to the shelter in Maspeth or to declare yet again her vehement opposition to the plan.

“This proposal is a mistake. To take a brand-new hotel building here in Maspeth and turn it into a homeless shelter is wrong for us as neighbors,” Markey said in a Monday statement. “It is wrong for the city at a time when we are promoting the tourism industry. It is wrong for the homeless individuals the city is trying to help.”

After speaking inside the gym, Crowley and Addabbo repeated their speeches for the approximately 500 people standing in the school’s parking lot, earning more cheers.

Afterward, the throngs of angry residents marched the five blocks to the Holiday Inn, with dozens of protesters walking up to its front door.

That’s where Maspeth resident Mike Papa admittedly shoved a police officer, leading to his arrest.

He was released late Friday afternoon and forced to pay around $350 in fines, he told the Chronicle on Monday.

After the arrest, police taped off the two ramps leading to the Holiday Inn’s main entrance, with the hundreds of protesters taking to 55th Road to express their anger.

Chants of “Boycott Holiday Inn!” and “Maspeth lives matter!” rang out well past 10 p.m., with some even calling for a “stop the traffic” protest on the Long Island Expressway in front of the hotel the next day at 4 p.m.

A rush hour blockage did not happen.

“We’re going to do this here every f---king night,” one man yelled, “until these scumbags hear us!”

Brian Barnwell, a Woodside resident and Markey’s opponent in next month’s Democratic primary, promised the Chronicle at the rally he would take immediate legal action against the city — should it allow him to review documents pertaining to the plan — the next day.

“If I win the election,” Barnwell said, “I’m bringing a lawsuit the next day.”

CB 5 will host its own community meeting about the plan on Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 7 p.m.

The location was originally slated to be Maspeth High School, but the board alerted the media on Monday that a search for a new venue with a larger capacity is Q underway.

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Hundreds walk along Spring Creek in honor of Karina Vetrano.

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Walking for Karina Vetrano continued from page 4 “We need to be treated like a real national park,” she said.

She also has plans to contact U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N Y) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and ask both to direct resources to the area.

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While people often donate food, clothes and other goods to those living in homeless shelters, Howard Beach teen Ana Bucaria is trying to give disadvantaged women a hand with a need she says is often overlooked — feminine hygiene products.

“It’s not something a lot of people think about,” Bucaria said.

As part of a community service project with her school’s National Honor Society, Bucaria is seeking to give “Power to the Period” — a national campaign — by collecting pads, tampons and liners for these women and now she’s looking for the public’s help.

She’s already collected more than 2,000 products.

“We just have them all stacked up right now,” said her father, Jeremy Bucaria. “Our house looks like a supermarket or a pharmacy at the moment.”

She’s also teamed up with state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), who has agreed to make his district offices in Howard Beach, at 159-53 102 St., and Middle Village, at 66-85 73 Place, drop-off spots for anyone looking to help out Bucaria.

Anyone looking for more information can contact Addabbo’s Howard Beach office at (718) 738-1111 or send an email to Jeremy Bucaria at Jeremy328@gmail.com.

Ana Bucaria, a student at Bronx Latin, came across the campaign while looking for a community service project she could participate in with her NHS that would also help her when applying for collegiate scholarships in the future.

She read about the initiative while searching for ideas on DoSomething.org, a website that promotes several community service projects.

Bucaria has until Sept. 30 to collect as many products as possible for the opportunity to win a scholarship through the website.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has scheduled a LaGuardia Airport public workshop for its Part 150 Noise Compatibility Study in September.

The workshop will be held on Sept. 29 at the New York LaGuardia Airport Marriott between 6 and 9 p.m. The public is invited to the meeting, which will have an open house format.

“Part of Part 150 is to make sure the public has a chance to see this work, provide input to this work,” Steve Alverson, the project manager of the Part 150 studies for JFK, LaGuardia, Teterboro and Newark

Airports, said at Tuesday’s meeting of the LaGuardia Airport’s Technical Advisory Committee for the Part 150 studies.

Technical staff from the PANYNJ will be at the workshop to explain the Part 150 process and “to get input and feedback,” according to Alverson. One public workshop for LaGuardia has already been done.

According to the PANYNJ, Part 150 studies aim to assess airplane noise’s impact, the feasibility of possible flight path and land-use changes and come up with apt measures for noise mitigation. Q — Ryan Brady

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DCA takes business outreach to Astoria Commissioner visits small shops, stores to offer education on rules

by Michael Gannon Editor

Walking in his district on Monday, Councilman Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria) said there is one persistent complaint he gets from small business owners.

“People believe that when the city talked about supporting small business, especially with the previous administration, it was all talk,” he said.

The councilman on Monday joined Lorelei Salas, commissioner of the Department of Consumer Affairs, on a door-to-door walking tour of small businesses in the neighborhood around the intersection of Steinway Street and Broadway.

They were joined by officials with the city’s departments of Small Business Services and Sanitation, all part of an education and outreach effort.

“We want businesses to know about our grace periods,” Salas said. “There are small things, technical violations where we give businesses 90 days before we issue a fine.”

A major and constant complaint during former Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s administration was that city inspectors turned small businesses — particularly in the outer boroughs — into ATMs for the city coffers, issuing fines from numerous agencies, some of which had regulations in conflict

Department of Consumer Affairs Commissioner Lorelei Salas, right, leads city officials including Councilman Costa Constantinides in an education and information tour of businesses in Astoria PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON on Monday morning. with each other.

As a candidate, Mayor de Blasio railed against the practice, though the New York Post reported last week that the city had issued more nonvehicular summonses in the first 11 months of fiscal 2016 than any

year since 2010 — 633,501.

Monday’s tour offered owners and store managers information in multiple languages on consumer protection statutes, licensing and permit requirements and workplace law such as the recently enacted paid

sick leave law.

While Salas said matters of public health, safety and others still can draw immediate violations, there is agreement that businesses sometimes need assistance in ascertaining just what rules apply to them; and that the de Blasio administration is committed to easing up on fines for things that can be remedied at little or no cost to public safety.

A handful of owners and managers visited declined to comment on Monday. But Marie Torniali, executive director of the Steinway Astoria Partnership, agreed that small businesses in the past had some valid complaints about the city’s enforcement process.

“I think that’s partly what this is about,” she said a few minutes prior to Monday’s first visit.

Constantinides said he is in favor of the grace periods for small or technical violations, and that this is not the first time the city has dispatched commissioners to Queens small businesses on such a mission.

He stopped short of saying that city businesses are overregulated, saying that the Council’s Small Business Committee meets regularly and has the authority to review all regulations, tweaking them, abolishing them or leaving them alone as they see fit.

“We are not going to eliminate all regulaQ tions,” he said.

Arborist: Parks not punishing tree abuse Advocate says city has no ‘across the board policy’ when notified of damage

by Ryan Brady

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Carsten Glaeser, a consulting arborist, is not happy. The city, he says, is violating its own code for tree preservation.

“One is dead as a doorknob,” said Glaeser, referring to the trees at 142-47 58 Ave. in Flushing, where he says their roots have been damaged by excavation for building the house at the property. “These others are declining in health.”

According to a Parks Department spokeswoman, the city has never issued fines for harming trees at the property, which has received Department of Buildings violations that were unrelated to trees at the site. Parks foresters inspected the location in 2010 and sent a letter to the builder detailing the requirements for trees; inspected five oaks at the location in response to a 311 service request in 2014 and found them in good condition; and last month, ordered a work order to remove an oak tree found in poor health at the location in response to another 311 service request, which did not result in fines.

The property owner could not be reached for comment.

Glaeser points to one section of the New York City Administrative Code as evidence that the Department of Buildings is breaking the rules. As Title 18, Chapter 1, Section 18-129 of the code says, “It is illegal and pun-

ishable by law for citizens to remove, kill, or damage a street or park tree, whether intentionally or accidentally.”

Glaeser has often been frustrated with the Parks Department’s response to the many complaints that he has filed with the agency.

“It’s such a hit and miss thing,” Glaeser, who is also the vice president of the Kissena Park Civic Association, said. “There’s no across the board policy in terms of the reaction by Parks when they’re notified that damage is in progress.” He estimates that thouands of trees throughout the city have been harmed without the Parks Department enforcing the penalties.

“That these trees remain here considering the risk they pose to the public suggests that Parks Forestry has never effectively responded or even queried as to why these trees had been so abused, harmed and damaged by the builder or whether he was even summonsed for the tree denuding,” Glaeser said in an emailed statement.

He has reached out to Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) about tree conditions at 142-23 60 Ave. and 143-27 58 Ave. and her office has written a letter to the Parks Department on his behalf. Parks Department Borough Com missioner Dorothy Lewandowski responded with a letter detailing how the agency values city trees and urging Glaeser to visit the agency’s website or speak to the

Central Forestry Division for “a detailed explanation of what is required when work is done near or around a city tree.”

According to the conservation nonprofit American Forests, one large tree can provide oxygen for two people and 48 pounds of carbon dioxide can be absorbed by a tree every year.

While the Parks Department has issued fines in response to complaints by Glaeser, he says that more needs to be done.

“The problem remains of their willingness to follow up on the damages so as to preserve the tree, not the denuding that is being observed,” Glaeser said in an emailed statement.

Land use expert Paul Graziano had similar things to say about the Parks Department’s handling of tree denuding.

“I find it very disturbing that under the de Blasio administration, the New York City Parks Department, which has direct oversight over street trees and some trees in f ront law ns th roughout the cit y, has reversed a longstanding commitment to protecting these trees at all cost,” Graziano said in an emailed statement.

The Parks Department detailed how builders who harm trees are handled by the agency.

“Where necessary, we issue summonses to contractors who damage trees during the course of construction,” Parks Department

Arborist Carsten Glaeser says that these trees in Flushing are “declining in health” because a construction project has damaged their roots.

Although the city is legally required to protect public trees, the Parks Department has never PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY issued a fine for the site. spokeswoman Meghan Lalor said in an emailed statement. “In the last fiscal year 74 summonses for tree damage were issued resulting in fines of $18,000 and restitution Q payments of over $400,000.”

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St. John’s student shot and killed in Chicago Journalism major Arshell Dennis was murdered while visiting his ill mother

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

The St. John’s University community is reeling this week after one its students was shot to death in Chicago just hours before he was set to fly back to Queens.

According to reports out of the Windy City, 19-year-old Arshell Dennis III was sitting on his mother’s front porch with a friend just after midnight last Sunday when a gunman walked up to house and opened fire on the pair.

Dennis, who went by the nickname Trey, was shot once in the chest and pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. His friend was also hit in the chest and arm, but survived.

The journalism student and son of a decorated Chicago police officer had flown back to Illinois last Thursday to surprise his sick mother for her birthday. He was set to return to New York to begin his junior year just hours after he was gunned down.

“Our family is deeply saddened by this tragic and senseless shooting. The loss of our son is stunning and painful,” the Dennis family said in a statement. “Tragically, we were going to take him to the airport today at 3 p.m. to return to school.

Now because of this senseless violence, we will be grieving and planning his funeral. Trey was smart, funny and the light of our lives.”

According to multiple media outlets, no arrests have been made and police suspect the shooting may have been a case of mistaken identity instead of a targeted hit on a high-profile cop’s son.

His father is Officer Arshell Dennis, a close friend and former partner of Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson.

CBS News reports the younger Dennis’ slaying is the city’s

St. John’s University student Arshell Dennis III was murdered in Chicago early Sunday morning, just hours before he was set to YOUTUBE SCREENSHOT fly back to New York for his junior year.

436th murder of 2016 and one of nine killings just last weekend.

A cross country runner who placed second in a popular citywide poetry contest in 2014, Dennis said in a video essay called “From Chi to City” he made last year with his St. John’s roommate that he felt lucky to have escaped the rampant violence of the South Side of Chicago.

“It’s kind of bad being a youth there, but it teaches you a lot of stuff,” he said. “I do appreciate the fact that I am where I am. Where I’m from, a lot of people don’t make it out.”

The prospective journalist added that New York’s diversity, his inherent love of writing and the city’s status as “the hub for media” are what drew him to St. John’s, something his hometown couldn’t offer.

“Chicago, as diverse as it is, is very segregated,” he said. “I figured New York is the most diverse place in America, I might as well come here.”

Dennis was also an advocate for positive change when it comes to police-community relations, citing in the video his own experience with being racially profiled by cops who pulled him over “twice in five minutes” over the winter to question him.

“We need a voice,” he said of the African-American community. “A bunch of voices screaming something is not going to accomplish anything. We need one person or a couple of people to be the image for this movement.”

Numerous St. John’s students and alumni, including those who had never met Dennis, expressed shock and sadness over his death on social media, and in a statement issued Monday night, university spokesman Dominic Scianna said it was obvious the Chicago native had so much potential.

“The university community mourns the tragic death of St. John’s student Arshell Dennis III, known to the St. John’s community as ‘Trey,’” Scianna said. “His life was taken much too soon at the age of 19; he was filled with great promise as a journalism major beginning his junior year at our Queens campus in New York. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Q Dennis family during this difficult time.”

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Former SJU fencers claim silver, bronze Queens track stars eye gold while Charles and Bird keep dominating

by Christopher Barca

can, at his training academy in Manhattan in 2000, quickly rising through the ranks to St. John’s University alum Daryl Homer become the first American to medal in the has spent his entire fencing career shattering individual sabre since his coach more than 30 years ago. stereotypes and opening eyes.

But Homer isn’t the only St. John’s alum He did just that on the biggest stage in to return from Rio with a medal this year, as sports last Wednesday.

Four years after placing sixth in the indi- Dagmara Wozniak won bronze in the team vidual sabre competition at the Olympics in sabre event on Saturday.

Alongside Ibtihaj Muhammad — the first London, Homer won a silver medal in Rio this time around, becoming the first Ameri- U.S. Olympian to ever wear a hijab during can to make the podium in the event since competition — the Polish-born 2011 Red Storm graduate helped rout Italy to claim yet Peter Westbrook earned bronze in 1984.

A resident of the Bronx, the St. John’s another medal for Team USA. The team event class of 2012 member went much better for joins Keeth Smart — Wozniak, a New Jerwho led Team USA sey resident, than the to a second-place finindividual sabre comish in the team sabre wanted children all over petition, where she event at the 2008 was knocked out in Olympics — as the the world to look at my the second round by only Red Storm gradrival Vassiliki Vouuate to ever win a performance and see that giouka of Greece in a medal in the sabre all things are possible ...” close bout last week. competition.

“We did it, OlymAn African Amer— Daryl Homer, Olympic silver medalist pic bronze medalican in a sport that ists! ” the pur plefeatures little diversihaired Wozniak said ty in terms of skin on Instagram. “Thank color, Homer cruised through the early rounds of the competition you everyone for the support!”

Queens runners also took to the track this before squeaking past Iran’s Mojtaba Abediweek in Rio, and Cardozo High School gradni to qualify for the gold medal match.

But that’s where Homer finally took his uate Dalilah Muhammad put herself in first loss, as dominant defending Olympic prime position to win gold.

As expected, the Rochdale Village native champion Aron Szilagyi of Hungary easily defeated him en route to a second straight dominated the 400-meter hurdles semifinals on Tuesday with a blistering time of 53.89 gold medal.

“It’s been one long and difficult year. A lot seconds, more than a half-second better than of naysayers. A lot of people said I fell off, any of her other 23 competitors.

Muhammad — who won the state title in but I never lost sight of my goal,” Homer wrote on Instagram after winning the silver. the event as a senior at Cardozo in 2008 — is “I really felt that everything I was going the overwhelming favorite to win the gold through would only make me stronger for medal in Thursday’s final, which gets underthis moment. To inspire. I wanted children all way at 9:15 p.m.

A viewing party will be held inside the over the world to look at my performance and see that all things are possible and that with Rochdale Village Grand Ballroom on Thursthe right amount of passion, hard work, and a day night to cheer Muhammad on.

Meanwhile, fellow Cardozo alum Deajah little bit of luck, you too can be great.”

Homer first began fencing under the tute- Stevens qualified for the 200-meter final lage of Westbrook, also an African Ameri- scheduled for Wednesday night after Associate Editor

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St. John’s University alums Dagmara Wozniak and Daryl Homer are both coming home with their first Olympic medals after the former won bronze in the women’s team event and the latter FACEBOOK PHOTOS captured silver in the men’s individuals sabre competition. recording a time of 22.38 seconds in Tuesday’s semifinal.

Her high school track coach, Gail Emmanuel, told the Chronicle earlier this month that Stevens had a chance to earn a medal in the event, but the Mount Vernon, NY native will likely have to far surpass her personal best of 22.25 seconds to contend for a medal.

Defending world champion Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands, fellow American Torie Bowie and Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson all finished with times under 22 seconds in the semifinals, while Stevens finished fifth.

On the hardwood, the United States women’s basketball team, led by Christ the King High School alumni Tina Charles and Sue Bird, continues to blow teams out of the water.

After dismantling Senegal, Spain and Serbia, Team USA finished off pool play with an 81-51 destruction of Canada last Friday and a 105-62 evisceration of China on Sunday.

Bird, the squad’s starting point guard, didn’t score against our neighbors to the north but she did rack up a game-high nine assists. Charles, a Jamaica native and Team USA’s starting power forward, contributed with 10 points and five rebounds of her own.

Against China, Tina Charles was a onewoman wrecking crew as the WNBA superstar dropped a game-high 18 points in just 18 minutes while Bird recorded a solid sevenpoint, five-assist night.

In Tuesday’s quarterfinal game against Japan, a 110-64 blowout victory, Charles struggled to score and wound up with just four points while Bird left the game early with a knee injury.

The 35-year-old Syosset, LI native said she felt an “alarming” pop in right knee and appeared to be in pain as she sat on the bench alongside team trainers.

Her status is uncertain heading into Thursday’s semifinal game against France at Q 6 p.m.

Six-day library service celebrated in LI City City leaders joined the heads of three borough libraries in Long Island City on Wednesday to celebrate the permanent funding of sixday-a-week libraries throughout the city.

Libraries, which had undergone staffing and service cuts in recent years, last year received funding to open them six days per week, but the money had been subject to negotiations.

Mayor de Blasio and the Council in this year’s budget baselined $43 million for sixday service, meaning that is the minimum amount that will be received by the Queens,

Walcott, Van Bramer tout baseline funding Brooklyn and New York public libraries in future years.

Queens Library President Dennis Walcott, Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) and Councilman Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria) were joined by Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito (D-Manhattan, Bronx) and Brooklyn Library president Linda Johnson and New York Public Library President Tony Marx.

“Libraries are the backbones of our com-

munities,” Van Bramer said in a statement issued by Mark-Viverito’s office.

“They are spaces where adults can learn job skills, seniors can practice using the computer, children can develop literacy, and communities can come together,” he added. “I have always fought for libraries, first as an employee of the Queens Library and now as Chair of Cultural Affairs and Libraries on the New York City Council.”

“The baselined funding has allowed us to

open our libraries’ doors for an additional 20,000 hours a year, to provide everyone who walks through them with more materials, programs, and services, and to reach a record program attendance of 1.1 million last year,” Walcott said.

The Queens Library serves 2.3 million people at 62 locations plus seven Adult Learning Centers and two Family Literacy Centers. It circulates among the highest numbers of books and other library materials in the country. Its services are detailed at Q queenslibrary.org/

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Runs through Aug. 31 at Borough Hall ers, washable markers, glue, erasers, safety scissors and rulers.

Also needed are items for middle and high school students, including one-inch binders, ruled paper, scissors, pocket folders and scientific calculators.

Supplies can be dropped off in the box in the lobby during weekday business hours. Donations are anonymous and not tax-deductible.

After Aug. 31, the items will be distributed to children living in shelters across the city.

“The 23,000 children currently living in homeless shelters face enormous challenges, including keeping up with their education at school,” Coalition for the Homeless Executive Director Dave Giffen said. “With record numbers of New York City families struggling with homelessness, we are proud to partner with Borough President Melinda Katz and people across Queens on Project: Back to School.”

For more information, call (718) 2862627 or email education@queensbp.org. Q

The deadline for the Queens Chronicle’s eighth annual Summer in the Borough Photo Contest is getting close — have you filed your entry yet?

Take your best shots of children playing, workers working, lovely landscapes, birds on the bay — whatever you think best says “summertime in Queens.”

Check out these photos taken by recent winners Jennifer Morrison and Nancy Morelli for inspiration.

Our main requirement is that the photos be taken in the borough this summer. We also ask that you give us all the details you can, especially the location, the names of any people in the photo, whenever possible, and when it was taken (but don’t use time stamps!). Some entrants give us a whole backstory, and that’s never a problem.

And please tell us where you live and whether you’re an amateur or professional photographer.

The winner or winners will receive tickets to a family-friendly performance in or around the city, such as an off-Broadway show or the circus.

Send your high-resolution digital photos to peterm @ qchron.com, or snail-mail prints to Queens Chronicle Photo Contest, 62-33 Woodhaven Blvd., Rego Park, NY 11374. The deadline is Tuesday, Sept. 6. Good luck!

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Thousands of homeless children face the possibility of going to school in September without a backpack, pencils or notebooks.

The Coalition for the Homeless is asking Queens residents to open their hearts and make sure those kids have the tools they need to succeed in the classroom.

Project: Back to School, the organization’s citywide annual school supply drive is now underway, and Borough President Melinda Katz has teamed up with the coalition to put a donation box in Borough Hall at 120-55 Queens Blvd. through Aug. 31.

“More than 83,000 New York City school kids experienced homelessness at some point in the past year and an average of 23,000 children sleep in the city’s homeless shelters each night,” Katz said in a Wednesday statement. “Every child deserves a strong start to the school year with proper supplies just like their fellow peers.”

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Vaccinations are key to good health worldwide

by Mark Lord

ual contact, as an example. He suggested an improvement in our health as a society, often through vaccinations, would After measles was declared eliminated from this country help prevent needless illness.

There are, however, those who oppose the idea of immuniin 2000, new cases have presented themselves here, with the largest number — 667 in 27 states — reported in 2014, zation, arguing that a person’s own immune system can deal with most infections naturally and that according to the Centers for Disease Control ingredients in vaccines may cause seizures, and Prevention. paralysis or even death in some individuals.

Other cases had been reported in 2008, Some claim that vaccinations have been 2011 and 2013, and from Jan. 2 to July 22 of responsible for triggering autism, ADHD this year, the CDC recorded an additional 48 and diabetes. cases, scattered among 13 states, though In fact, members of the anti-vaccination none in New York. movement, defined by RationalWiki as a While disappointing, the numbers pale “loosely organized conspiracy theorist subcompared to the estimated three to four milculture,” blame the medical practice of lion people who came down with the disease immunization for a wide range of health each year in the United States, of whom an problems. Most scientists who have estimated 400 to 500 died, prior to the mearesearched the issue debunk their claims. sles vaccination program that began in 1963.

In addition, some individuals are All of this comes to mind as August is opposed to mandatory immunization on being observed as National Immunization principle, believing that the government Awareness Month. should not intervene in personal medical Dr. Bruce Hirsch, an attending physician IMAGE COURTESY NATIONAL choices, sometimes infringing upon reliin infectious disease in the Northwell Health PUBLIC HEALTH COALITION gious freedom, as several religions oppose System, indicated that “infectious diseases vaccinations. are contagious by nature; preventable infecStill others fear that pharmaceutical companies, the Food tions cause lots of human suffering and death,” affecting the and Drug Administration and the CDC cannot be trusted to general well-being of the Earth’s population.

Citing an influenza strain that often develops in agricultur- make and regulate safe vaccines.

To the anti-vaxxers, as the opponents have come to be al areas of China and spreads, Hirsch noted that “we live in a known, Hirsch suggested, “We need to be humble and biosphere; we share this Earth. Germs fly around the globe.”

He said people are concerned about new diseases all the respectful of the scientific information that exists.”

While he admitted that a small percentage of individuals time, mentioning Zika, a virus spread by mosquitoes and sexChronicle Contributor

might have adverse reactions, perhaps one in a million, “It’s in all of our interest to make sure we’re keeping everyone healthy.”

According to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, only one infectious disease that affects humans, smallpox, has been eradicated, or eliminated worldwide.

By 1979, another disease, polio, had been eliminated in the United States, according to the institution.

The CDC says this month’s awareness campaign was estabDr. Bruce Hirsch lished to encourage people of all PHOTO COURTESY ages to make sure they are up to NORTHWELL HEALTH SYSTEM date on the vaccinations recommended for them.

The month is sponsored by the National Public Health Information Coalition, which indicates that the campaign includes several suggested themes, with each week of the month focusing on a different stage of lifespan: Aug. 1 to 7 was aimed at adults; Aug. 8 to 14 at pregnant women; Aug. 15 to 21 is aimed at babies and young children; and Aug. 22 to 28 at pre-teens and teens.

The NPHIC stresses that vaccines are very safe; protect against serious diseases, some of which still exist and see outbreaks; and are recommended throughout one’s lifetime.

Without vaccines, Hirsch said, “People would die needlessly. Young, otherwise healthy people would be robbed of their lives. An important part of citizenship in this world is to critically evaluate” the pluses and minuses vaccinations offer. Q

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Immunizations are an integral part of a healthy lifestyle. Physicians and various health organizations advise that children and adults adhere to a specific schedule of vaccinations that can help them develop antibodies to fend off a variety of illnesses. Unfortunately for kids who fear needles, most immunizations are administered intravenously.

Children fearful of needles are typically hesitant, if not petrified, to receive their immunizations. However, failure to receive recommended vaccinations increases a child’s susceptibility to various diseases, and kids who do not receive their immunizations may be running afoul of the law. The American Academy of Pediatrics’ immunization schedule calls for children to get the bulk of their vaccines before age two. However, additional vaccines must be administered later in life. And while many children outgrow their fear of needles as they approach adolescence, some may still resist. To make the immunization process less painful for children, parents can take certain steps.

• Put on a smile. Children take their cues from their parents. If you show nerves or let on that you are nervous about the immunization shots, your son or daughter may take note of your apprehension and become even more scared of needles than he or she already is. Make light of what is going to happen if the child understands what the visit is all about. Downplay any discomfort and resist the urge to say “don’t worry.” It may actually give the child the impression there is something to worry about.

• Be open and honest. Older children may appreciate hearing the truth instead of being told a tall tale about the immunization process. Explain that the needle will only briefly penetrate the skin, meaning the procedure will be done very quickly.

• Don’t make shots a form of punishment. The threat “behave or the doctor will give you a shot” is not helpful at all. It will only compound fears of shots and paint the picture that they are a punishment rather

Parents can employ various strategies to calm kids’ fears about receiving immunization shots. than a necessity.

• Listen to concerns. Let your child speak to you about why he or she is nervous about receiving a shot. Offer your support in a warm, matter-of-fact way.

• Offer a distraction. Let the child hold a video game or incentivize the process by promising a sweet or favorite treat, which can take your child’s focus off of the shot being administered.

• Hold your child. Kids may find that sitting on a parent’s lap assuages their fears. For older children who can’t fit on your lap, let them hug you or hold your hand for comfort.

• Use a topical anesthetic. Ask the doctor or nurse if there is a numbing swab or spray that can be used to take the bite out of the needle.

• Lead by example. Take your child with you when you receive vaccinations, so that he or she can witness that the process is both quick and painless.

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August is National Immunization Awareness Month and the National Public Health Information Coalition and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention want everyone to know that children as well as adults never outgrow their need for vaccinations.

New parents can easily become overwhelmed by the number of pediatrician visits their children need. By the time a child celebrates his or her fifth birthday, he or she has seemingly been administered dozens of immunizations. But even though people get the majority of their vaccinations while they are very young, that does not necessarily mean they can’t still benefit from immunizations later in life.

Although certain vaccinations may no longer be necessary, others may be necessary into adulthood. Certain vaccinations, which can safeguard individuals from long-term illness, hospitalization and even death, are now recommended for all adults. The following are some of the immunizations you may need as you age.

• Influenza — According to the CDC, roughly 226,000 people are hospitalized in the United States due to influenza, while thousands more die from the flu and its complications. Flu vaccines protect against various strains of the flu virus, and the vaccine is recommended for just about everyone between the ages of six months and older, including middle-aged adults. People age two and older are now advised to get the nasal mist version of the vaccination. However, adults age 50 and older should not get the mist. Individuals who are severely immunocompromised, not feeling well or those who have an allergy to eggs should speak to their doctors before getting a flu vaccination.

• Pneumococcal disease is an illness caused by bacteria that can spread from the nose and throat to the ears or sinuses. If the bacteria spreads to other areas of the body, like the lungs, it can cause pneumonia. Pneumococcal disease also can cause meningitis if it affects the spinal column. Adults 65 and

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Pertussis (whooping cough) — The CDC estimates that there are between one and three million pertussis cases in the United States each year. All adults between the ages of 19 and 64 need a one-time whooping cough booster vaccine, particularly if they will be in close contact with infants younger than 12 months. Adults are the most common source of pertussis infection in infants. Whooping cough for adults can last for several weeks or even months, causing unnecessary discomfort and leaving sufferers gasping for breath.

• Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is a common virus spread mostly through sexual contact. Few may know they have the disease, as it rarely produces symptoms. However, certain types of HPV can cause cervical cancer, genital warts and cancers of the penis, anus and throat. New recommendations from the CDC released in early 2016 recommend that the HPV vaccine be given to children beginning at age 11, though the CDC also advises that children with a history of sexual abuse receive their first dose of the vaccine at age 9.

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the female form, much more commonly seen in Western art. SpeakStrong, deliberate brushstrokes meld into airy, ethereal forms.

BY N EIL C HIRAGDIN ing through a translator, Huang said, “Plum blossoms in Chinese culWisps of pink and white curl off the edges of a tree branch.

Is creation an inherently destructive process? When an artist highlights certain ture are an essential topic, and feature drawing in Western culture is also essential, but we don’t usually paint nudes in the Eastern culture — and in fact I would elements of a subject, what is left behind, never portrayed?

A new exhibition at Hwang Gallery in Flushing by artist Chin-Lung Huang, say Eastern painters typically avoid nudes.” a fine arts professor at National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei, poses The plum blossoms in Huang’s work are often portrayed in the midst of a snowthese questions. storm, or otherwise in the dead of winter, because plum trees are among the first to Utilizing a phrase common to Chinese religion, the exhibition is called “Aban- flower in the year. Their portrayal here, rendered most often in oil pigments, is more don/Gain: East-West Encounter” — the central theme being that in order to ele- impressionistic and abstract than surgically precise. Paintings such as “The Promise of vate the level of the work, otherwise important details will have to be left behind. Spring in the Severe Winter” combine sweeping and decisive motion for the storm, The gallery’s two dozen paintings also seek to delineate the meeting between and the faintest brushstrokes around the edges of the frame for the gentle determiEastern and Western culture. nation of the blossoms. This depiction actually makes for a stronger image overall — Huang’s subjects are plum trees, common in Asian art, and nude portraits of Continued on page page39 continued on

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

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

The Moth Story Slam: Back to School, with participants telling stories about lessons learned, mentored enlightenment, etc. Mon., Aug. 22, 8 p.m.

(7:30 p.m. to sign up for chance to read), Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $10. Stories may be broadcast on National Public Radio. Info/tickets: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org, themoth.org.

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

Blood drive, with free babysitting and donors getting a free root beer float. Wed., Aug. 24, 2-6:30 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Walk-ins OK, appointments preferred. Info: (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com.

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

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

Jazzmobile Block Party, featuring Steve Kroon Sextet and Fulanito, with art-making workshops, hula-hoop fun, extended hours at Louis Armstrong House Museum and more. Thu., Aug. 25, 4-8:30 p.m., at the museum, 34-56 107 St., Corona. Free.

Info: (718) 478-8274, louisarmstronghouse.org.

AUDITIONS Queens College Choral Society, a community group for all ages performing Beethoven’s 9th Symphony and more in Dec. Auditions by appointment only: Wed., Aug. 24, 6-9 p.m.; Aug. 31, 6-7:15 p.m.; Sept.

7, 6-7:15 p.m., LeFrak Concert Hall, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing (Reeves Ave. side).

Info: musicdirector@qccsny.org, ejharpist@aol.com.

MUSIC

Warm Up, with various experimental music artists and DJs exploring and combining genres. Sat., Aug. 20, 27, 3-4 p.m., doors open 12 p.m. MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $22 advance; $25 at door. Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org.

DANCE Artist and author Dan Guarino loves his hometown of Broad Channel, “the Venice of New York,” and invites the public to share in its history when he launches his new book about it this Saturday.

FONTHILL PRESS / ACADIA PUBLISHING / THE HISTORY PRESS including the mansion, led by Forgotten New York.

Sat., Aug. 20, 12 p.m., meeting at northwest corner of Steinway St. and 23 Ave., by red brick building. $20. Info: (718) 278-0700, astorialic.org.

“Zootopia,” Aug. 25, sundown (c. 8:30 p.m.), East Travers Park, Jackson Heights between 77th, 78th sts. Part of state Sen. Jose Peralta’s Movies in the Park series. Free. Info: (718) 205-3881.

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“Croke Park Lives,” a documentary going behind the scenes at the 2009 All-Ireland Gaelic Football Championship. Fri., Aug. 19, 7:30 p.m., New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $11; $8 students, seniors, unemployed. Info: (718) 482-0909, newyorkirishcenter.org.

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

Sun., Aug. 21, 8:45 a.m.-4:45 p.m., 611 Little Bay Road, Fort Totten, Bayside. Also $65. Info/registration (req’d): (347) 336-5866, uscgaux1201.org.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” the 2015 installment of the epic sci-fi series, set 30 years after the original trilogy’s end. Part of Movies on the Green family film series. Wed., Aug. 24, 7 p.m., The Shops at Atlas Park, 80-00 Cooper Ave., Glendale. Free.

Info: shopatlaspark.com.

SPECIAL EVENTS LIC Block Party, with live shows, family-friendly art activities, artists’ market and more. Sat., Aug. 20, 12-5 p.m., Purves St. at Jackson Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 361-1750, sculpture-center.org.

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The Beats, playing rock from the ’50s to today, Sun., Aug. 21, 4 p.m., Travers Park 78th St. Playstreet, between 34 Ave. and Northern Blvd., Jackson Heights. Free. Info: 718-565-5344, jhbg.org.

TOURS Noshwalks, with visits to various food purveyors and historic landmarks. Flushing: Fri., Aug. 19, 2:30 p.m., meeting at Al-Aziz Market, 43-27 Main St. Rego Park: Sun., Aug. 21, 1 p.m., meeting at Rokhat Kosher Bakery, 65-43 Austin St. Each $57. Info: (212) 222-2243, noshwalks.com.

Steinway Village, with homes, churches and businesses associated with Steinway piano factory,

Dance at Socrates, with Ephrat Asherie Dance, Aaron McGloin Dance, Nora Gibson, RudduR Dance.

Sat., Aug. 20, 4-5:30 p.m., Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 956-1819, socratessculpturepark.org.

Laurie Berg and Boomerang, part of Beach Sessions Dance Series, with post-performance beach cleanup, after-hours beers. Sat., Aug. 20, 6:30 p.m., Rockaway Beach at Beach 86 St. Free (beer extra). Different performers Aug. 27. Info: beachsessionsdanceseries.com.

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“Jaws,” the 1975 Steven Spielberg thriller about a killer shark with a killer cast, based on a book by Peter Benchley.

Mon., Aug. 22, 8:30 p.m., Astoria Park Great Lawn, Shore Blvd. between Hell Gate Bridge and Astoria Pool. Last of Central Astoria LDC’s Movies on the Waterfront Series. Free.

Info: (718) 728-7820.

UNIVERSAL PICTURES

Queens International Night Market, outdoor food bazaar with no item over $5, merchandise too. Sat., Aug. 20, 6 p.m.-12 a.m., New York Hall of Science parking lot, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Info: queensnightmarket.com.

Annual Honey Harvest Festival, with samples, educational and creative activities for all ages, all focusing on bees. Tue., Aug. 23, 12:30-3:30 p.m., Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. $6; $3 kids. Info: (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org.

“Broad Channel Through Time” book launch, with author Dan Guarino, signed copies for sale, historical memorabilia displayed, held by Broad Channel Historical Society. Sat., Aug. 20, 1-4 p.m., Grassy Point Bar & Grill, 18-02 Cross Bay Blvd. Free. Info: Barbara Toborg, (718) 474-1127, abtoborg@verizon.net.

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

“Summer in Queens,” photos of the season’s festivities in the borough, by Dominick Totino. Thru Labor Day, Red Wall Gallery, Central Park Event Space, Resorts World Casino, 110-00 Rockaway Blvd., South Ozone Park. Free. Info: rwnewyork.com. continued on page 40

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He’s got an eye for ‘Summer in Queens’

by Rick Maiman qboro contributor

Putting aside the somewhat miserable bouts of heat and humidity that have held the city in their uncomfortable grip for what future recollection will recount as a blistering summer season, life has gone on. Baseball, barbecues and festivals have kept their dates, and participants have flocked to attend some of our borough’s many wonderful annual events.

One man with a zeal to record the boisterous as well as the quiet times of summer in Queens is photographer Dominick Totino.

He runs his own independent photo studio and attracts a fair number of contract assignments, but also has found time to

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invest his ample and diverse talent in the quiet, the personal and the public recording of moments that give this most joyous of seasons its unique outdoor flavor.

Resorts World Casino in South Ozone Park has paid tribute to Totino’s artistry by hosting an exhibit of dozens of his framed, museum-quality prints on its Red Wall Art Gallery multifloor viewing promenade. On display through Labor Day, the exhibit is aptly titled “Summer in Queens: A Photographic Exploration.”

The vast display of subjects — from feather-festooned tropical dancers to oneoff portraits, Little Leaguers and Mr. Met doing his best pop-up cameo at a crowded, fan-filled game — are indeed testament

Whether it’s a Queens landmark, sports or entertainment, Dominick Totino is there to PHOTOS BY RICK MAIMAN photograph it. that Mr. Totino does get around.

His documentary skills are balanced by some beautiful expressions of nature and even desolation. It was hard to find a favorite of my own as I stood in concentration while busy gamblers rushed by to the escalators on their way to the gaming floors.

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New or old, big movies are classics at MoMI

by Michael Gannon qboro contributor

In an age of digital recording, CGI special effects and cell phone videos appearing regularly on the evening news, movies shot on 70mm have all but gone the way of double features and drive-ins.

But fans of the films, many of them classics, will be flocking to the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria through early September to partake in MoMI’s annual “See It Big!” film festival.

Movies already completing their runs in this year’s festival include “Spartacus” with Kirk Douglas (1960); “Khartoum” (1960); science fiction epic “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968); and “The Wild Bunch” (1969), Sam Peckinpaugh’s classic shoot-’em-up Western.

And MoMI’s intimate Sumner M. Redstone Theater is a prefect setting for movies designed to engulf a viewer both visually and with their sound track.

Last Friday, Chris Butler and Michelle Erickson of Brooklyn came to Queens to see “The Hateful Eight,” Quentin Tarantino’s 2015 Western that is one of only a handful of 70mm films shot in recent years.

And for $15 for nonmembers of the museum, a price in line with the cost of a regular movie ticket in Queens, they got the show they were hoping for.

“I wanted to see it when I was living in Los Angeles, but very few theaters were running it in

70mm,” Butler said. “And I was working with a woman who is a member [of MoMI] and what she told me about it made me want to come here.”

David Schwartz, chief curator at the museum, said Tarantino, aside from going back to film, had to adopt the old techniques and equipment.

“He had to use a kind of lens that probably hadn’t been used in 50 years,” he said. Schwartz and Tom Avitabile, who ran the projector on Friday night, said most movie theaters across the country have converted completely to digital projection.

Avitabile said it is rumored that Tarantino’s backers spent millions of dollars to retrofit a number of theaters nationally in order for them to show “The Hateful Eight” as the director intended it to be seen — bringing audiences almost physically into the frozen, forbidding, snow-covered plains and mountains of late-19th century Wyoming Territory, and ultimately to a cramped stage coach station where eight people must gather in one room to ride out a whiteout blizzard.

Schwartz said aside from Tarantino, Christopher Nolan, director in recent years of “Inception,” “Interstellar” and two Dark Knight movies in the Batman franchise, also has an affinity for 70mm film.

“It’s wider than widescreen,” he said. “And it’s not just the picture — the sound too.”

Quentin Tarantino on location of “The Hateful Eight.” The 2015 Western is one of the featured films in the annual “See It Big!” festival at the Museum of the Moving Image. PHOTO COURTESY THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY “It’s easy to get immersed,” Avitabile said.

Particularly in the frontmost rows.

Schwartz said the annual “See It Big!”festival takes five to six months to set into motion.

The selection of feature films is more restrictive than that of a typical festival.

“There are only about 100 movies that exist on 70mm,” he said.

“You can find lists of them on websites. Every year we look around and see what films will be available.”

But there is one movie that they always have back without fail by popular demand.

“We always show “2001: A Space Odyssey,” he said. “It fits in with our architecture here, especially our theater. And every

Quentin Tarantino went back in time to 70mm film, which he prefers to PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON 35mm or even modern digital technology.

Thomas Pynchon novel and directshowing sells out.”

The museum and the festival ed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It have gained new fans in Butler and also is showing on Sept. 3.

Erickson, who said they would try Anther film with showings to come back at least once more remaining is the musical “Star!” before the series ends on Sept. 4 with Julie Andrews (1968) on Aug. with a 7 p.m. showing of “Inherent 27 and 28.

Vice” (2014).

“Hamlet” (1996), the Shake“I’d like to come back and see speare adaptation starring Kenthe Rolling Stones,” Butler said, neth Branagh and Kate Winslet referencing “Let’s Spend the Night and directed by Branagh, shows at Together,” Hal Ashby’s film docu- 7 p.m. on Sept. 2 and has been menting the Stones’ 1981 North moved to 2 p.m. on Sept. 3 and 4 American tour, including footage to accommodate the addition of Q shot at the Meadowlands in New “Inherent Vice.”

Jersey. It has showings on Aug. 26 and 28.

“The Hateful Eight” has showings at 3 and When: Various times through Sept. 4 7 p.m. on Aug. 20.

Where: Museum of the Moving Image, “Inherent Vice,” a 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria late addition to this Tickets: $15 for nonmembers year’s offerings, is a Info: (718) 777-6800, movingimage.us detective story from the 1970s based on a

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Samuel L. Jackson, left, in “The Hateful Eight.” At right, Kenneth Branagh, with Kate Winslet, plays the title role in the 1996 adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” a movie that Branagh also also PHOTOS COURTESY THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY AND WARNER BROS. directed.

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continued from page 35 somehow, with less detail, the work is not only more beautiful, but more easily understood.

The nudes Huang ha s painted depic t women of both Eastern and Western descent in a variety of poses. Many of the paintings are watercolors, but some also are oil paintings with more heavily contrasting colors. The forms here, while less impressionistic than the plum blossoms, retain a softness to their edges, and lines take on a dreamlike quality.

“In the nude paintings, you can see the same techniques employed as in calligraphy,” according to Huang.

By his careful choice to leave out certain details in his subjects, Huang is able to capture their essence more accurately. This exhibit is a fine showcase of concepts not often portrayed in the Western art more familiar to most New Yorkers, and presents a good opportunity to Q see some refreshing work.

Chin-Lung Huang greets visitors to his show, where “New Oriental Rhythm,” above, “Calligraphed Plum Flowers,” near right, and “Plum Blossoms in Severe Winter” are among the works on display. On the cover: Huang’s “Harbor PHOTOS BY NEIL CHIRAGDIN (Sanary Sur Mer).”

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Lionel Maunz, dystopian sculptures made of rugged, brutal materials such as cast iron, concrete and steel. Thru Aug. 29. MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $10; $5 students, seniors; free under 16. Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Meridian (Gold),â&#x20AC;? an illuminated water plume whose color shifts correspond to real-time global sentiment about gold. Thru Sept. 25. LIC Landing, Hunters Point South Park, Center Blvd. and Borden Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: http://bit.ly/1X7NJbM. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rodney McMillian: Landscape Paintings,â&#x20AC;? 12 abstract paintings on bed sheets and an untitled video, provoking questions about class and identity. Thru Aug. 29, MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $10; $5 students, seniors; free under 16. Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Toys & Games from the Attic and Beyond,â&#x20AC;? with more than 150 items including Queensborn Mr. Machine, Hess trucks, Lionel trains, Beanie Babies and more, with panels on their histories. Tue., Sat., Sun., 2:30-4:30 p.m. or by appointment, thru June 2017, Queens Historical Society, 143-35 37 Ave., Flushing. $5; $3 seniors, students; under 12 free. Info: (718) 939-0647, queenshistoricalsociety.org.

KIDS/TEENS Tween/teen yoga, leading kids out of busy schedules into serenity and strength, for all levels. Sat., Aug. 20, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. $16. Info/pre-registration (reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d): (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com.

Little Makers: Adobe brick making, teaching how to use mud, clay, sand and other materials to make bricks, for kids 18 months and up. Sun., Aug. 21, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. $8 per family plus admission. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

SOCIAL Saturday night dance, with refreshments.

Sat., Aug. 20, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. $10.

Info: (718) 478-3100.

FLEA MARKETS St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, outdoors, with 150 vendors. Every Sat.-Sun. until Nov., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Union Tpke. and Parsons Blvd.-150 St., Jamaica. Info: (718) 969-3226.

Richmond Hill, 117-09 Hillside Ave., every Sun., 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Largest flea market in Queens. Info: (347) 709-7661, richmondhillfleamarket.com.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES Knitting and crocheting class, to learn a new skill or share an idea for a craft project, by Jamaica Senior Program for Older Adults. Each Thu., 10:30-11:30 a.m., T. Jackson Adult Center, 92-47 165 St. Info: (718) 657-6500, jspoa.org.

Howard Beach Senior Center, 155-55 Cross Bay Blvd., across from Stop & Shop. Basic beginner computer classes every Fri., 10:30 a.m. Adult coloring classes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the latest craze,â&#x20AC;? shown to lower blood pressure, reduce stress. Materials provided, every Wed., 10:30-11:30 a.m. Karaoke, every Fri., 1 p.m. New craft class, every Fri., 10-11:30 a.m. All seniors invited to join in the fun. Open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Lunch served at 12 p.m. Info: (718) 738-8100.

Works by Cao Fei, multimedia projects exploring the experience of young Chinese citizens in a rapidly changing society. Thru Aug. 31, MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $10; $5 students, seniors; free under 16. Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org.

SNAP of Eastern Queens Innovative Senior Center for adults 60+. 80-45 Winchester Blvd., Queens Village. Classes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Exercise every Mon.: advanced, 11 a.m.; beginners, 1 p.m. Every Tue.: magic and ABC computer class, 10 a.m. Every Wed.: armchair yoga, 9 a.m.; Zumba gold, 10 a.m.

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Woodhaven/Richmond Hill Senior Center, with arts and crafts, knitting, Wii bowling, education and more. Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., lunch at 12 p.m. Strength/stretching exercise class every Mon., 1 p.m.; yoga class every Thu., 10 a.m.; Zumba every Fri. starting July 1. 89-02 91 St., Woodhaven. Info: (718) 847-9200.

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111 Basi LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/12/16.

Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to Steven P. Sanders, 166-25 Powells Cove Blvd.

Apt 9F, Whitestone, NY 11357. Purpose: General.

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

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

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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

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

Purpose: any lawful activities.

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

Purpose: any lawful activities.

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

Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

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

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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

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

Purpose: General.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: June 6, 2016 RAS BORISKIN, LLC. Attorney for Plaintiff BY: JOSEPH J. KARLYA III, ESQ., 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106, Westbury, NY 11590, 516-280-7675.

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

Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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

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

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

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

Notice of Qualification of SOFTWARE PARADIGMS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/13/15. Office location: Queens County. LLC formed in Georgia (GA) on 01/22/08. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. GA addr. of LLC: Five Concourse Pkwy., Ste. 500, Atlanta, GA 30328. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Corps. Div., 313 W. Tower, #2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Atlanta, GA 30334-1530. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of formation of Sweet Coz Productions, LLC of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/21/16.

Office in Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to C/O United States Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Avenue, Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228 Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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

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

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

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Broadway-Flushing homeowners group save has sold 95 bronze decorations

by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

The Broadway-Flushing Homeowners Association has sold 95 plaques honoring its designations of historic status by the New York State Register and the United States Department of the Interior since it started doing so four years ago.

“It’s been a wonderful program and it’s been very well received,” Maria Becce, who founded the initiative and is on the association’s executive committee, told the Chronicle.

Many members of the homeow ne r s a ssociat ion , such a s Joseph Brostek, the group’s second vice president, have the plaque in front of their houses.

“I put it on the brickwork,” he told the Chronicle.

The 95 people who have purch a s e d t h e pl a q u e s i n clu d e Assemblymen Ron Kim (D-Flushing) and Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside), Councilman Paul Vallone (D -Bayside), and Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing). They also have been donated to St. Andrew Avellino Roman Catholic Church

and the Church on the Hill.

Despite its recognition by the state and federal governments, the neighborhood has not been designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

“Historic districts must represent a period or style of architecture typical of one or more eras in the City’s histor y and have a coherent streetscape,” an LPC spokesman said in an emailed statement. “The agency’s research department performed a house by house survey of 2,300 buildings in Broadway-Flushing in 2007 and found that 70 percent of the buildings were non-contributing or significantly altered.”

Janet McCreash, the president of the homeowners association, does not think that the LPC will grant them the status under the current administration. However, she says that a bill introduced in Albany by state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) would be a “perfect remedy for this neighborhood.”

The bill, which would mandate the LPC to create “architectural districts,” a category that Broad-

way-Flushing would f it which would help preserve it against from development. Although the neighborhood has strict R1-2A and R2A zoning, the homes in it are often torn down.

“The neighborhood is being destroyed. We have these beautiful houses being torn down and being replaced by these brick boxes,” Mel Siegel, a member of the association, said. “If we don’t get landmarking soon, it may be too late for this neighborhood.”

A large part of the neighborhood also has a deed restriction, the Rickert-Finlay Covenant of 1906, which prevents the homes from being used for apartments or by multiple families. The homeowners group has had to use its own money to enforce the covenant with lawsuits because the Department of Buildings doesn’t.

Kim, who displays a plaque in his district office, has one to both support the homeowners’ mission of preservation and to dispel the notion that there is a racist component to it.

“I want to send a strong mes-

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Joseph Brostek of the Broadway-Flushing Homeowners Association displays this plaque, which honors the area’s designations of historic status by the U.S. Department of the Interior and the New York State Register, on the PHOTO COURTESY JOSEPH BROSTEK brickwork in front of his house. sage that that’s not the case,” Kim said, mentioning the McMansions built by newer developers unpopular with preservationists. “These

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Queens Muslims continue to mourn slain imam and his associate continued from page 2 them due to the traditional clothes both second-degree criminal possession of a were wearing at the time.

“I had to tell my father to take it easy weapon — based on the alleged “intentional killing of two individuals during the with wearing Islamic clothing for a little bit,” said one congregant. same transaction.”

Akonjee was a beloved figure in Ozone Some published reports state the murders may have been the result of an ongoing feud Park and in Islamic circles.

“To me, he was the best,” said Somir between Hispanics and Muslims in the area.

Johnny Patwary, another family repre- Uddin.

Hundreds would come to the mosque sentative, alluded to that a day before five times a day to pray with him and Uddin Morel’s arrest.

“A lot of people don’t like us because and many looked forward to every Friday, we have large processions and we some- when he would talk about the community’s times block streets,” Patwary said outside duty as Muslims.

“He was always motivational and gave the mosque Sunday.

He urged his fellow Muslims to keep pol- great advice,” said Roka Hasan, a teen worshiper. “I always liked his advice.” itics out of the investigation.

Hasan recalled that in one speech Akon“Let’s let the police do their work and try jee told his congregation to “have patience” to keep politics out of this,” he said.

Still, many spoke of the crime as if it when they’re going through personal probwere motivated by hate with many politi- lems and that “God will take care of cians, including those from outside of everything.”

The imam moved to Queens from his Queens, expressing their sadness over the native Bangladesh less than two years ago. murders.

“The senseless murders of Imam Maula- Many who attend services at Al-Furqan are ma Akonjee and Thara Uddin are heart- also of Bangladeshi descent.

He was described as an easygoing man breaking. This kind of heinous act has no place in America,” said Democratic presi- who had no enemies.

“He never told us to hate anybody or had dential nominee Hillary Clinton. The tweet was signed with an “H” at the end, meaning a hateful bone in his body,” Ozone Park Nazrul Islam said.

Clinton herself A new imam will wrote and posted be appointed to the the message. mosque in the comCouncilman Eric n attack on one New ing days, said Somir U l r ich (R- Ozone Yorker is an attack on Uddin.

Park), who repreThara Uddin sents the area, was every New Yorker. All served as his assisamong the first on tant and the two the scene and has New Yorkers need to were close friends. continued to stand see justice served here.”

Islam said the with the Muslim family of the imam community since.

— Mayor de Blasio was so heartbroken The councilman, it took them hours whose district contains a large concentration of Muslims, did after his death to notify his wife.

“They just didn’t know how to tell her,” not say if he thought the crime was a hate said Islam, shortly after speaking to his act but condemned it nonetheless.

“When a religious leader is killed in friend. “Now, she’s very emotional.”

Kukon said Akonjee’s wife is still very broad daylight on the streets of Queens, we must come together as a community and emot ional, even follow i ng Morel’s arraignment. demand justice,” he said.

“She’s in tears,” the family representative At the funeral prayer service of Akonjee and Uddin, many thanked Ulrich for his said. “Yes, they’re happy he’s off the streets but it doesn’t do anything to bring him support.

“He has been with us from the very back. They’re all heartbroken.”

Morel was originally arrested in conbeginning,” said one speaker.

Both victims were walking back home in nection with a hit-and-run in Brooklyn, traditional Muslim clothing when they were not too far from where he allegedly shot shot. Some said they believe Morel targeted the two men.

Police scoured the area for video surveillance, looking for any clues that might crack the case.

One Ozone Park resident, who declined to have his name or the street where he lives published, said officers knocked on his door Monday morning and saw the car a short distance from his house on video.

“They were able to match it to the description that they had,” the resident told the Chronicle.

Morel allegedly sped away from the crime scene, later hitting a bicyclist.

According to police, he hid the revolver The revolver Morel allegedly used to kill he used in a wall in his basement, which PHOTO COURTESY NYPD Akonjee and Uddin.

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Sayed Hussain, center, leads chants of “We Want Justice” at the funeral prayer service of PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY Imam Maulama Akonjee and his associate, Thara Uddin. was found when they executed a search warrant there Monday afternoon.

Morel has yet to comment on the case, keeping silent during his booking and arraignment even as reporters pestered him with questions.

A police source with direct knowledge of the investigation said police had an idea Morel was their man when they arrested him for the hit-and-run late Sunday night, but held him as they worked to build a stronger case.

As Morel was being questioned, Muslims at the two men’s funeral called for better protection of mosques in New York City.

In Arabic and English, they demanded NYPD surveillance cameras be placed outside all Islamic houses of worship.

Public Advocate Letitia James echoed that cry.

Mayor de Blasio, speaking at the funeral, did not address that demand but did say there would be a heavier police presence outside mosques for the foreseeable future.

Speaking before Morel’s arrest, he said he wanted justice to be served in the case because the attack affected more than just Muslims.

“An attack on one New Yorker is an attack on every New Yorker,” said the mayor, who received a warm reception from the crowd. “All New Yorkers need to see justice served here.”

Addressing the hate speech sometimes directed toward Muslims, de Blasio said the five boroughs would not give in to it and will continue to stand behind their Islamic residents.

“New York City is a better place and a stronger place because of our Muslim communities,” he said. “We’re not going to listen to the voices trying to divide us.”

As the funeral prayer service ended Monday, thousands left the Grant Avenue Municipal Parking Field and marched to the murder site, where bloodstains could still be spotted on the sidewalk.

On their way, the crowds repeatedly

yelled “We Want Justice.”

The march became raucous at times and one man tried to bring some calm to the situation.

“We are Bengali Muslims,” said the man.

“Let’s act in a civilized manner. We don’t need to be animals.”

That didn’t stop the crowd from shouting their demands for justice in the case.

Tarek Mohammed cried out that Muslims are unfairly represented by politicians and the media, saying everyday worshipers of Islam are compared to the Islamic State terrorist group.

“ISIS has nothing to do with Islam,” Mohammed said to the accolades of hundreds of people surrounding him.

Mohammed went on to say many Muslims, including himself, are “hard-working people who pay taxes.”

Morel is due back in court today, Aug. 18, for a hearing on the charges. He is being held in custody without bail.

Meanwhile, the Muslim community will continue to hold rallies at the murder site. On Wednesday, the Islamic Leadership Council of New York held an emergency meeting of imams in Jamaica to disQ cuss the killings.

Mayor de Blasio speaks at the funeral of the PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY two men.

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The Savoia, steeped in the tradition of great Italian restaurants and superior cuisine, served everyone from monsignors from Rome to Willie Mays of the New York Mets.

The building it was in, on Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights, started out in life as the Hong Hand Laundry. In 1939 The Savoia was born and started serving visitors to the World’s Fair. The el out front was a familiar reminder of the Third Avenue El for Manhattanites.

Inside, the skillful wood paneling and partitions created an intimate atmosphere to seat 200 diners. Original paintings decorated the walls, adding charm. It was open from 12 noon to 2 a.m. every day. Most important of all, the cuisine was cooked fresh and made to order as you liked it.

Adding to the atmosphere was the handsome host, Frank Falgiano of Bayside, who loved horses and could talk racetrack language to anyone. He raced his own horses for years. From jockeys to Supreme Court judges, all found him entertaining, funny and amusing.

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The Savoia Italian restaurant, at 80-13 Roosevelt Ave. in Jackson Heights, summer 1965.

Sadly, by the mid-1970s business had dropped off due to the great influx of immigrants into the area who did not have the disposable income to dine out and were just trying to make ends meet. The Savoia was sold in 1977 and became the AN-VIR Restaurant, which quickly folded up.

The building became home to The Yun Hong Corp. in the 1980s. Today The One Stop General Store is located there, selling household utility items. Public records show the building is now owned by The Trading Realty of Queens Inc. Sadly, Falgiano passed away in 2010. The name Savoia lives on in an Italian restaurant on Smith Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn, which may or may not be connected to this Q once great Queens restaurant.

The US Open gets underway officially on Aug. 29, but savvy tennis fans know the action truly starts this Monday at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park as the wild card qualifiers tournament runs through Friday. While most of the players on both the men’s and women’s sides are young and generally not well-known, there is always a sprinkling of veterans who may have slid in the rankings during the past year. The best part is that qualifying week is arguably the best sports bargain around as admission is free and many of the food court vendors will be open.

Attendees during qualifying week will get the first look at some of the capital improvements that the United States Tennis Association has made to the NTC, which according to its chief operating officer, Daniel Zausner, cost nearly $500 million. There are wider walkways, a new grandstand stadium that seats over 8,000, and a new food court area near it.

Of course the key expenditure was the retractable roof on Arthur Ashe Stadium, which had its unveiling to the media on Aug. 2. It takes approximately six minutes for the roof to either close or open entirely. The USTA showed a sense of humor by playing The Doors’ “Riders on the Storm” to demonstrate how the roof would close in case of rain and U2’s “Beautiful

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Unlike some baseball stadiums that have retractable roofs, such as Marlins Park in Miami and Chase Field in Phoenix, the Ashe Stadium roof will only be closed if it’s raining and not if it’s a hot, humid day like we’ve had quite a bit in New York this summer. “The elements should still be part of the challenge with which players have to deal,” USTA Executive Director Gordon Smith explained to me.

Fans should make it a point to watch a match at Louis Armstrong Stadium since it will be knocked down as soon as the grand slam event concludes. Baby boomers will recall that the structure was built for the 1964-65 World’s Fair as the pavilion for the Singer Sewing Corp., and for years it was known as the Singer Bowl.

Shifting from tennis to golf, the 2016 Barclays gets underway next Thursday at Bethpage State Park. Nearly every major PGA star including St. John’s University alum Keegan Bradley will compete. The Long Island Rail Road will run extra trains to Farmingdale, where you can catch a free shuttle to the course.

Besides watching the best golfers, there inevitably are sponsors’ booths where you can get free golf tips. Northwell Health will have a tent where you can get your cholesterol tested and Q have your blood pressure checked.

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