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Cuomo to lift indoor dining ban Sept. 30 Capacity limited to 25 percent; all must must be closed by midnight

by Michael Gannon Editor

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truggling restaurants in New York City can begin serving customers indoors at 25 percent capacity beginning Sept. 30.

Gov. Cuomo on Wednesday announced that COVID-19 restrictions which had been in place since March would be lifted, bringing the city in line with the rest of the state, where restaurants have been open under strict capacity limitations since June.

City restaurants will have mandated social distancing and personal protective equipment for diners and restaurant staff.

Cuomo, in a media event on Wednesday, thanked New Yorkers for making the next step possible.

“We’ve been speaking with stakeholders, and we are now announcing that we can safely reopen indoor dining in New York City with limited capacity at the end of this month, as long as they adhere to strict health and safety protocols,” Cuomo said in a statement issued by his office. “This is good news and the right step forward, especially for restaurant owners and staff who have been struggling through this time. But it is up to all of us to ensure compliance and the health and safety of those around us.”

New standards also include:

Tom Grech, left, president and CEO of the Queens Chamber of Commerce, Assemblyman David Weprin and John Athanasopoulos, owner of the Atlantic Diner in Richmond Hill, on Tuesday PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON called for plans to allow indoor restaurant dining to start up.

• Temperatures will be checked at the door for all customers; • one member of each party will be required to provide contact information for tracing if needed; • there will be no bar service — bars will

only be used as a source of making drinks and serving them tableside; • masks must be worn at all times when not seated at a table; • tables must be 6 feet apart; • restaurants must close at midnight;

• rest au r a nts shou ld oper ate w it h enhanced air filtration, ventilation and purification standards; and • restaurants must limit air recirculation and allow for outside air ventilation.

The city also will provide a team of 400 enforcement personnel to work with a State Police task force desig ned to ensu re compliance.

The Governor’s Office said guidelines will be reassessed based on data by Nov. 1.

Should infection rates not increase, restaurants could be permitted to go as high as 50 percent occupancy.

Should testing in the city reach the 2 percent positive level the rules will be reassessed immediately.

“Working with the state and public health officials, we’ve achieved a plan that puts health and safety first by including strict capacity limits, a close monitoring of citywide positive testing rates and a coordinated inspection regimen,” Mayor de Blasio said in a statement.

“Science will guide our decision-making as we continue to monitor progress and health care indicators over the next three weeks to ensure a safe reopening. This may not look like the indoor dining that we all know and love, but it is progress for restaucontinued on page 20

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Resorts World Casino set to roll the dice South Ozone Park venue reopens Sept. 9, but with half of its staff

by Max Parrott Associate Editor

When Gov. Cuomo announced last Thursday that casinos and video lottery terminal facilities would be allowed to reopen on Sept. 9 with a 25 percent occupancy limit, the staff of South Ozone Park’s Resorts World Casino breathed a sigh of relief.

They weren’t alone. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) promptly sent out a press release heralding the return of one of South Queens’ biggest economic generators and employment for many of the casino’s workers, over 80 percent of whom live within a 10-mile radius of the facility.

But while the reopening of the casino does mark a substantial return for the leisure economy, one of the most roaring business sectors in the region, it can only bring back about half of its workers under the current restrictions.

A Resorts World spokesperson conf ir med that of around 950 employees that it had furloughed or laid off due to the COVID shutdown that went into effect in March, it would only be recalling 477 total as part of its reopening.

The problem for a company like Resorts World is that even though restrictions around gambling facilities have been lifted, indoor dining and drinking continue to be off lim-

Resorts World Casino reopened Sept. 9 in accordance with Gov. Cuomo’s loosening of COVID restrictions for casinos PHOTO COURTESY and video lottery terminal facilities, which will be allowed to open with a 25-percent capacity limit.

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“Because Queens is in the New York City region and indoor dining is not allowed, we can’t have any food and beverage inside the casino.

So, for example, those employees right now, unfortunately, are not

going to be able to be recalled because we just can’t offer anything,” Meghan Taylor, Resorts World vice president of government affairs and community relations, said in an interview last Thursday, before the dining rules were eased.

The casino’s return is expected to provide a shot in the arm to the area’s economy. The state comptroller’s economic snapshot of Queens in 2018 showed how the opening of Resorts World in 2011 helped catapult the Howard Beach and Ozone

Park area to the fastest job growth in the entire borough, rising by 43 percent, or 4,300 jobs, from 2010 to 2018. Of those gains, leisure and hospitality accounted for more than half the jobs added.

Now, after more than six months of being closed, Taylor said it would be an understatement to say that the company has been looking forward to the chance to open its doors.

“We closed our doors back on March 16, [and] we never anticipated it being this long that we would be closed,” Taylor said, adding that there was a silver lining.

“But it really gave us the opportunity to take a very close look at our operations, and identify those hightouch point areas,” she said.

The first thing that guests and employees will notice is that they will be required to go through a thermal screening upon entry to the facility, whereupon anyone with a temperature of 104 degrees or above will not be permitted to enter. Once inside, everyone will be required to wear a face mask.

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This week the Community Board 10 meeting covered some unfamiliar territory: the connection between a Mediterrannean jazz fusion group and Ozone Park.

CB 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton sounded delighted as she took her board members down a whacky rabbit hole by reading a letter by Giuseppe Chironi, the piano and synth player for an Italian progressive jazz group named Ozone Park, who had written to the board expressing his appreciation for the neighborhood.

Back in 2015 Chironi and three other musicians from Sardinia, a Mediterranean island off the coast of Italy, found themselves in New York for a jazz seminar.

After a few days of grueling musical studies, the group decided that they were so inspired by the beauty of the city that they needed to visit a recording studio to put their feelings to song. They found one in Ozone Park.

“In that wonderful experience the first musical songs were born which then led, on our return to Italy,

to the birth of our musical group to which we gave the name Ozone Park,” wrote Chironi.

Chironi had not stopped thinking fondly of Ozone Park ever since his group’s first album, “Fusion Rebirth,” gained a successful following in Europe and Japan, where the jazz fusion genre has maintained a devoted fan base since the late 1970s. The disc shows the group flexing their collaborative chops, ranging in style from rhythmic funk to bossa nova.

He added that the group had recently released a second album called “Planetarium,” which paints an imaginary journey into space. In return for the inspiration that he and his fellow players found in the neighborhood, Chironi wanted to pay back the favor by sending over two original copies of the latest album as a tribute.

Regretfully, Braton had to decline.

“Although we appreciate it, we cannot accept the gift because we’re a city agency, but if anybody is interested in checking this group out, they are on Spotify,” Q said Braton.

Jazz fusion quartet Ozone Park named their group after the neighborhood since they were so inspired by it during a fateful musical seminar. IMAGE BY OZONE PARK / YOUTUBE

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Living with knee pain can feel like a crippling experience.

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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.

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City pulls the plug on Anable Basin Mayor’s Office says developers’ plans do not meet city, neighborhood needs

by Michael Gannon Editor

City Hall is all ready to move on after last week terminating talks over the developers’ proposal to remake a section of the Long Island city waterfront at Anable Basin.

YourLIC, a coalition of landowners and developers, had been working on a proposal since shortly after Amazon withdrew plans for a second corporate headquarters complex in February 2019 under heated opposition from area politicians and community groups.

Now a mixed-use, 28-acre development with commercial space, affordable housing, parks, improvements to drainage, sewers and sustainability and up to three schools proposed by four major developers and landowners in the Anable Basin area is off the table.

“We remain committed to Long Island City’s future as a thriving mixed use community,” Mitch Schwartz, deputy press secretary for Mayor de Blasio, said in an email to the Chronicle.

“That means supporting proposals that properly account for the development’s critical infrastructure needs and impacts, like open space, transportation and water and sewer,” he continued. “After extensive discussions with YourLIC developers, we are disappointed that the proposed project does not deliver on those requirements ... We’re going to hold private

The city has pulled out of talks with developers proposing to revamp 28 acres on the Long Island City Waterfront. FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN developers accountable to those goals. Queens deserves nothing less.”

The city would have less leverage should the developers and property owners take up socalled as-of-right projects that do not require extensive city approvals.

The proposal included many proposals for open space, water and sewer upgrades, though a spokesperson for the Department of City

Planning said there was disagreement.

“The City asked the developers to invest in infrastructure improvements needed to support their 12 million SF proposed development, which can be directly on site or off site,” she said. “We asked them to commit to those investments which are typically born by developers, but they wanted to place the burden of what could be hundreds of millions on the public.”

On the future of the sites, Schwartz said the city will continue to explore how they can be responsive to the community’s needs.

In an email to the Chronicle last Friday, Plaxall Managing Director Paula Kirby said the company will continue looking out for its neighbors.

“Our family has been part of this community for 75 years and continues to believe in a vision for our Anable Basin property that builds on LIC’s history as a center of innovation, provides workforce and job opportunities, mixed-income housing, and a public waterfront at the Basin,” Kirby said. “Our family remains committed to that vision. And we will continue to work hand in hand with the community toward creating a better future for LIC residents, Queens and New York City.”

A spokesperson for Riverlinc, the formal name of the consortium, was far more direct. “[W]e developed a proposal that would have

brought high-quality permanent jobs, union representation, affordable housing, a sevenacre public park, resilient infrastructure improvements and an ambitious green energy strategy, three new public schools, and more to the ... waterfront. We believe now more than ever that building new commercial developments, especially outside of Manhattan, is critical to New York City’s future.

“It’s incredibly disappointing that when presented with the opportunity to bring 26,000 jobs to Queens that the City failed to do so – again.”

Tom Grech, president and CEO of the Queens Chamber of Commerce, was livid.

“I find the news coming out of City Hall to be incredulous,” Grech said. “The idea that despite the fact that the city and state are both broke, they are not willing to sit down and consider a well-thought-out economic development plan is beyond the pale.

“The age of Dr. No has to stop. And we should be grateful that there are developers that are still interested in investing in the city of New York.”

On the other side, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) last week approved of the city’s decision on Twitter. He also had opposed the Amazon project.

Van Bramer’s office acknowledged receipt of requests for comment from the Chronicle, Q but did not respond otherwise.

Richards tops in fundraising, spending Independent Dao Yin has more left in BP race; GOP’s Ariola trails

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The Democratic candidate for Queens borough president has raised far more money than either of his two opponents but right now has less money in the bank than an independent rival making a third-party run, according to new figures from the Campaign Finance Board.

City Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton), the Democratic nominee, has raised $1,171,563, according to the CFB, and has spent $1,127,210, leaving his campaign with $44,353.

Independent Dao Yin, a Bayside businessman and activist running under his own Red Dragon Party banner, has raised $778,608 and spent $576,285, for an esti-

fundraising is going so far and mated balance of $202,323.

Both candidates have received the bulk of predicted that they “should be their funding from the taxpayers, through able to do pretty well in the next the city’s matching funds program. Richards round” as people respond to the candidate’s focus on improving has raised $309,912 in private funds and nd cca public safety and economhas been awarded $861,651 from city y p cof fers. Yi n has broug ht i n iic development.

Asked about her third$155,140 a nd been g r a nt ed place showing in fund$623,468 in public monies. p raising, a spokesman for Trailing both in fundraising is Ariola said in a voice- Democratic City Councilman Donovan Richards, left, Republican candidate Joann Arimail message that her Republican Joann Ariola and Dao Yin, running under the ola of Howard Beach, the chairf u nd r a i si ng h a s b e e n independent Red Dragon Party, each hope to be Queens woman of the Queens County GOP. 2020 “extremely successful.”

Ariola has raised $73,336 and spent borough president.

“She’s qualified for matching $65,781, for a balance of $7,555. She has FILE PHOTOS EXCEPT CENTER, PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN funds and she’ll have them as not received any public funds.

The CFB released the figures Thursday Yin’s campaign manager, Michael Olm- soon as the board disburses them, which eda, said his team is satisfied with how the we expect at any moment,” the spokesman as it issued the second round of matching fund payments. Richards was granted said. “She’s actually doing very well.”

When asked if Yin’s financial position is $26,970, on top of $23,978 he received a concern, a spokesman for Richards said Aug. 6. Yin was given $175,396, all on in an email, “Council Member Richards is Sept. 3. The other matching funds the two Space is limited to 200 people, first- proud to have secured the Democratic nom- candidates have were carried over from come, first-served. Participants can enter ination for Queens Borough President. He their campaigns to win the Democratic priusing the walkway near the school build- is focused on addressing the immediate mary for borough president.

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Howard Beach to host 9/11 memorial The Striving to Achieve and Reach Success Community Center is organizing a candlelight memorial ceremony for the victims of 9/11 at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 11 in the Our Lady of Grace parking lot between 158th and 159th avenues.

The community will come together to remember the events of 9/11 through words and music.

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and it to the city for maintaining a perfect record when it comes to creating thousands of jobs and millions in tax revenue on the land surrounding Anable Basin in Long Island City: two amazingly ambitious proposals put on the table, two proposals left in the trash bin. It’s sad.

First it was Amazon’s plan to build one of its secondary headquarters on the 28-acre site, a collection of lots that run from Vernon Boulevard to the East River, from 44th Avenue to 46th Road, aside from the already built-up blocks west of Fifth Street and south of Anable Basin. It would have provided an estimated 25,000 jobs and $27 billion in tax revenue over 10 years or so, but the city and state would have allowed the firm $2.5 billion in tax breaks and given it another $500 million worth of incentives in exchange. That was enough for so-called progressive politicians led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to spread the lie that Amazon was being handed $3 billion for the pleasure of building in New York.

Resistance grew, the city and state did a poor job of defending the deal, and Amazon, the world at its fingertips, eventually got tired of taking a verbal beating and walked away.

As bad as the loss of the Amazon project was, at least you could understand that the optics of giving the richest man on

Earth any kind of tax break or subsidy are terrible, even if the public gets $9 back for every $1 it gives up. And in the end, Amazon will be taking up a fair amount of space elsewhere in the city, including the entirety of the Lord & Taylor Building on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, the former site of the deceased retailer’s flagship store.

There will be no such epilogue to the latest debacle on Anable Basin. The companies the city brought together in an effort to come up with a redevelopment plan the public could support will not be taking their plans elsewhere — at least not the unique ones crafted for LIC that they were working on. Not the ones they were putting together after hours and hours of meetings with hundreds of people who wanted to take part in what was a remarkably open planning process.

In this case it apparently was the city that pulled the plug, claiming the developers wanted the public to foot the bill for infrastructure improvements both inside and outside the project site that they should have paid for themselves.

According to Politico, however, the cost of those upgrades outside of the development area was $280 million. The players here may be large, successful companies — the site’s biggest property owner is Plaxall, the venerable LIC manufac-

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Dining safely indoors Dear Editor: What is going on at restaurants like Il Bacco is a travesty and is also absolutely criminal (“Restaurant owners sue for outdoor dining,” Sept. 3). Many restaurants are treading water during this time only thanks to delivery services such as GrubHub, Door Dash, Seamless, etc.

Many other restaurants have closed their doors permanently.

The city was mighty magnanimous (he says with sarcasm dripping from his mouth) when it allowed “curbside dining” for certain establishments in northeastern Queens. The problem with that is twofold — first, many restaurants don’t have a wide enough footprint to support curbside dining. Next — what is going to happen when the weather starts to change? Are the restaurants going to have to close again?

My wife and I visited four states recently — Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and Massachusetts. We went to Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon. In all instances, indoor dining was allowed. The establishment owners set up the tables in such a way as to allow for appropriate social distancing, and everything worked fine. Any restaurant that can normally seat 100 or more diners should be allowed to reopen if it can successfully demonstrate that the tables are set up in such a way as to allow for proper social distancing.

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turing firm — but they’re no Amazon. That’s an awful lot of money to force them to invest outside of their own holdings.

So now, instead of a coordinated, commercially focused development that could have been something like Queens’ version of Brooklyn’s MetroTech Center, we’ll have whatever the individual developers decide to put up. In this market, that may well be nothing, for who knows how long. That will be the price of the city’s arrogant overreach. Despite whatever self-congratulatory tweets area Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer may issue, this is nothing to celebrate. Not when the coronavirus and our collective response to it have destroyed the economy. Not when even Mayor de Blasio, who never saw a jobless person he didn’t want to put on the city payroll, is threatening 22,000 layoffs unless a federal bailout covering all his overspending magically appears (it won’t). And not when the loudest voices against considering the concerns of any business bigger than a bodega — the Van Bramers, the de Blasios, the Ocasio-Cortezes — are also the ones demanding more government spending that can only be covered by a tax base that includes many wealthy people. If they keep this up they’ll risk driving a critical mass of the rich to other states while sites such as Anable Basin are left to rot.

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other restaurants included in the class-action lawsuit, much success in their pursuit for justice.

Richard Barry Bayside Editor’s note: The writer penned his letter days before Wednesday’s announcement that limited indoor dining will resume Sept. 30.

Statue for the Queen of Queens Dear Editor: There is nobody more worthy of a statue than Claire Shulman. Her love, care and dedication to the borough of Queens before, during and after her borough presidency are the greatest ever witnessed.

A statue of Claire Shulman should preside in front of Queens Borough Hall. When people stop to marvel at the monument and read its inscription, they will be inspired toward greatness.

David Amsterdam Flushing

Men, get a prostate test Dear Editor: September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and is the time for men ages 40 and over to get the Prostate Specific Antigen test, better known as the PSA test. Prostate cancer is 99 percent curable when caught early. It is estimated by the American Cancer Society that in 2020 there will be 174,650 men diagnosed with prostate cancer, an increase of 6 percent over 2019.

And there will be an estimate of 31,620 deaths, an increase of 7 percent.

I can attest to the value of getting tested. I had a physical five years ago by my doctor, Dr. Doris Berland, who discovered my PSA was high. She sent me to Advanced Urology in Manhasset, where I was retested by Dr. Gary Goldberg, who discovered I had an aggressive prostate cancer and required an aggressive surgery, which I had done, and my prostate was removed. These doctors truly saved my life and my PSA has remained low. I was 65 years old

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when I had it done and now am 71.

I had the surgery at Northwell’s North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset. I would like to give a shout out to the nurses who took care of me there. They were Carolyn, Zerena and Rose, who aided me in the healing process with a mixture of concern, good humor, caring and a polite disposition. I pray that these wonderful nurses are safe and doing well and in good health.

Remember, get tested — you will be glad that you did and your family will be happy you did as well.

Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks

Queen Nancy’s arrogance Dear Editor: So the poster child for term limits got caught flaunting the law, a law that all people in California know including her. But instead of admitting her mistake and saying sorry, hey, let’s open up the salons, keeping them closed is stupid, Rep. Nancy Pelosi blames the salon?

She actually wants them to apologize for setting her up! Can you believe it? How exactly did the salon get her people to bring her in? Did they call her and drag her in?

Stop. Just stop already.

Now the owner of the salon is getting death threats. Hey, Nancy, time to apologize and call for an end to the threats to her and her shop, before something serious happens. Time to grow up and admit your mistake.

You know a smart multimillionaire politician would have the stylist come to her home instead. But oh, wait, then she would have to allow those types of people (you know, regular folk) into her house. And if she did they might touch her stuff or, God forbid, use one of her bathrooms. In her house! So, that ain’t happening.

Tim Austin Astoria

Times are a-changin’

that condition was undesirable. This movement is delving more deeply into this nation’s essence, questioning its inherent quality and fairness of life.

If truly honest, most individuals realize the lingering inequities in the nation, and stifling dissent without rational consideration is a bad idea. Change is inevitable, regardless of intransigent forces, and the nation will be better for it.

Historically, those who wield the wealth and power know it is wiser and less costly to give some, than to risk it all.

Glenn Hayes Kew Gardens

I’m sorry, Trump fans Dear Editor: I want to take this opportunity to apologize to all the Trump supporters I’ve criticized in the past. How could I have been so wrong all along?

What caused me to be so blind?

Sure, he said John McCain wasn’t a war hero, and he was right. Trump could have been captured and also spent time in a prisoner of war camp — if it weren’t for those damn bone spurs.

Even though he doesn’t remember which foot they were on. And who cares that tomorrow is 9/11, the anniversary of Trump inviting the leaders of the Taliban to Camp David? Big deal.

But a president who refers to our fallen soldiers of World War I (who gave their lives to defend our nation) as losers and suckers? Who can resist following a man like that into the deepest bowels of hell?

Robert LaRosa Whitestone

Trump’s the real loser Dear Editor: In a report from The Atlantic, President Donald Trump is said to have called American servicemembers who died in battle “losers” and “suckers.” While Trump denies having said that, his denial has no value when one considers that during his presidency to date, he has uttered more than 20,000 documented false or misleading claims. He has on numerous occasions belittled Sen. John McCain, who spent about five years as a prisoner of war, stating, “He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.” Trump was angry about the lowering of the flag to half mast at the White House, upon McCain’s death.

It should be noted that McCain, his father and grandfather all served as military servicemembers, while there has not been a Trump family member who served likewise. Indeed, Trump himself avoided military service with a purported claim of a foot bone spur, based upon a report from a doctor of little professional value. In seeking re-election, Trump is not entitled to a vote from a single military servicemember, nor indeed from any American.

Benjamin M. Haber Flushing

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Dear Editor: America is in a transitional moment. The younger generations are questioning the untenable life model espoused by earlier generations, and they are not receiving adequate answers.

Patriotic slogans, militaristic “law and order” confrontations and admonitions about the dangers of not conforming to the habits of their predecessors are not working.

They have been crying out and showing signs of despondency for years. They have demonstrated and camped out with the “Occupy Wall Street” movement, protesting income inequality; they have excessive rates of opioid addiction, mental health issues and suicides; they face a life, after college, of inordinate debt, with lower earning potential and fewer prospects than their parents; they have a higher probability of moving in with parents or homelessness; and they have supported and joined organizations that aggressively seek social, political and criminal justice reform.

This movement is not about a catastrophic shift to economic socialism, as some fearmongers imply. Also, it is not only about jobs, which some feel are the universal solution for all ills; slaves had jobs with zero unemployment, but

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Experts sound alarms over school reopening City Council’s education chair holds a six-hour hearing full of criticism

by Max Parrott Associate Editor

Though Mayor de Blasio reached a deal with labor leaders last week to delay the previously scheduled start date for schools to Sept. 21 in order to provide additional safety precautions and preparation time, he hasn’t been able to squash the concerns of many of the plan’s loudest critics.

Among those critics is Councilman Mark Treyger (D-Brooklyn), chairman of the Council’s Education Committee, who presented a severe diagnosis of the plan in a hearing that he held last Thursday.

What was framed on the Council calendar as a resolution calling on the Department of Education to implement extra safety precautions before reopening schools involved a six-hour hearing expounding on many facets of skepticism around the reopening plan.

Treyger’s Council resolution for the additional safety standards has no force of law, but if passed would serve as a symbolic way for the Council to nudge the state Legislature into action.

“This has been a planning failure on the part of this administration, and schools have been forced to plan for the impossible with inadequate resources, time and information,” Treyger said at the hearing.

That evening, the councilman appeared

City Council Education Committee Chairman Mark Treyger held a six-hour hearing on the school PHOTO BY JOHN MCCARTEN / CITY COUNCIL FLICKR reopening plan last Thursday. on “Inside City Hall” and said he believes that the DOE needs to push back the starting date even further and institute a phased reopening, even though Mayor de Blasio has insisted that this week’s announcement was his final say.

The list of 140 speakers who signed up to testify during the hearing did not include any DOE officials or any representatives from the Mayor’s Office. It did include a litany of

educators, activists and two of the education labor leaders who negotiated with the mayor to push the start date back this week.

It also included Dr. Irwin Redlener, a pediat r ician and exper t in pandemic response, who testified that he had little doubt that the plan would lead to outbreaks of COVID. “I’m pretty certain that we’re going to see a resurgence. There’s too many factors that

we cannot control,” Redlener said.

Redlener stopped short of saying whether those concerns outweighed the need to start the process of getting children to learn in person again, but he said that he thought the potential for infection would put many schools out of commission around the city.

“I’m not betting the ranch that this is going to last for all that long,” he said.

He also raised the need for more largescale plans like those that the city set up to fight infection at the peak of the pandemic.

Why not turn the Javits Center into a massive space for learning? he suggested.

United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew and Council of School Supervisors and Administrators President Richard Cannizzaro talked about two other topics of concern that parents and educators have raised in the wake of the delay: staffing shortages and mandatory testing.

Mulgrew said that epidemiologists told him that monthly, randomized testing would allow the city to keep track of virus spread in the school system. Under the plan more than 10 percent of students and teachers would get a nose swab test once a month.

Cannizzaro reiterated that after the reopening delay principals are still facing staffing shortages, and that’s a problem they Q will have to tackle before the 21st.

Tax lien sale on hold until at least Oct. 3 Cuomo order follows de Blasio’s by minutes; can be extended if needed

by Michael Gannon

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New York City’s planned tax lien sale was delayed for three weeks by Mayor de Blasio last Friday — minutes before Gov. Cuomo appears to have put it off at least somewhat longer via executive order.

The city every year offers delinquent tax accounts for companies to bid on. They then are in line to collect the debts.

The sale originally planned for this past May was put off until Sept. 4 in consideration of the havoc that the COVID-19 outbreak wreaked on people’s lives and the economy.

De Blasio, in a joint press release with city Department of Finance Commissioner Jacques Jiha on Friday, delayed the sale three weeks to Sept. 25, saying the city will continue it s out r e a ch ef for t s t o a f fe c t e d homeowners.

“COVID-19 has hit the pocketbooks of New Yorkers hard, and we’re doing whatever we can to give New Yorkers some relief,” de Blasio said. “Postponing the lien sale will allow New Yorkers more time to work with the City on their best path forward.”

Minutes later Cuomo announced his executive order. Cuomo’s directive order puts the sale off for at least 30 days, but says it can be extended longer, as has happened with other Cuomo measures since

the start of the pandemic.

Cuomo and state Attorney General Letitia James said the stay is intended to protect homeowners as the COVID-19 public health crisis continues.

“As the economic impacts of COVID-19 rage on, the tax lien sale puts an unnecessar y f inancial burden on New York’s homeowners, and especially communities of color,” James said. “It is the responsibility of government to relieve the financial hardships of the people wherever possible, not exacerbate them.”

“COVID-19 caused enormous disruption in the daily lives of New Yorkers, including their ability to keep a roof over their head,” Cuomo said. “The tax and water lien sale was delayed in May in recognition of this hardship, and given the current economic climate it makes sense to delay it again so that homeowners aren’t facing further uncertainty.

This measure is part and parcel with our ongoing efforts to help New Yorkers weather the ongoing public health emergency.”

In an emailed statement, acting Borough President Sharon Lee, state Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans), Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows), and Councilmembers Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica) and Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) thanked Cuomo and James for their intercession on

Gov. Cuomo halted the city’s annual tax lien sale until at least Oct. 3 shortly after Mayor de Blasio pushed it back to Sept. 25. The execuFILE PHOTOS tive order can be extended. behalf of Queens residents.

Lee had written to de Blasio last week reiterating her support for Comrie’s bill in the Senate, S.8921, which would postpone the sale until one year after the COVID-19 state of emergency is lifted, as well as a Council resolution by Adams endorsing the measure.

“It was simply inhumane and unjust to proceed with the 2020 New York City tax lien sale today,” Lee said in her own statement last Friday. “Thanks to intervention by Attorney General James as well as Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order today, thousands of families and homeowners — many of whom are here in Queens — are granted

precious reprieve and will be able to breathe a little easier during this ongoing state of emergency. Without it, the City’s untimely lien sale would have displaced families, destabilized communities and disrupted generational wealth build.”

According to de Blasio and Jiha, more than 80 percent of owners pay the full amount owed, enter into payment plans or obtain an exemption that removes them from the at-risk pool.

The DOF also advertises at-risk properties and conducts extensive outreach to property owners at risk of having their liens sold, often partnering with community groups and elected officials to reach as many property owners as possible.

Property owners who are facing hardships making their property tax payments can take advantage of several existing DOF programs.

Those include exemption programs to lower the amount of taxes owed, standard payment plans or a new Property Tax and Interest Deferral program, for those who qualify.

The DOF also provides a monthly property tax billing service for property owners billed on a quarterly or semi-annual basis.

More information can be found on the agency’s website at nyc.gov/assets/finance/downloads/pdf/20pdf/hardship-programs-pressQ release.pdf.

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by Max Parrott

dergarten to eighthgrader will receive remote learning help, Mayor de Blasio on physical fitness and Tuesday announced ST EM act iv it ies. the timetable for the Me a ls a nd sn a ck s city’s free child care will be provided for program to supplefree. ment the its hybrid Offers to particilearning program. pate in the Learning De Blasio said that Bridges seats will be the Learning Bridges made throughout the prog ram, which is available for students Mayor de Blasio announced a timeta- fall as the programs f rom preschool to ble for the city’s hybrid learning child a r e m a t c h e d t o eig ht h g r a d e who care program on Tuesday.

FILE PHOTO Deparement of Edcuation schools. For the need child care on the days they are not learning in-person, K-8 component, the DYCD will follow will have 30,000 free seats available on up regularly with parents and guardians who have expressed interest.

Sept. 21.

Asked about whether students in

By December the program is aimed to Learning Bridges programs will be able phase in 100,000 seats.

At a press event, Depar tment of to stay within their lear ning pods, Youth and Community Development Haskell said that the goal is to try and Deputy Commissioner Susan Haskell ke e p t he g roups i nt a c t whe neve r explained that for a preschooler, a typi- possible.

“We recognize that not every classroom cal day in the program will include play, social and emotional skills devel- group is going to be a match for a LearnQ opment and physical education. A kin- ing Bridges classroom,” she added.

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Topping off an eventful week for Resor ts World Casino with its reopening d ay on Wed nesd ay, t he venue also presented a plan to significantly change the landscaping around the exterior of the proper ty in a Community Board 10 meeting the night before.

Michelle Stoddart, vice president for public affairs and community relations, The proposed berm at Resorts World will face out along outlined the plan to build a the property’s exterior.

RENDERING BY BOWMAN CONSULTING grassy berm along parts of the Aqueduct Road and the exterior of the digging out the foundation of that buildparking lot, which are now covered in flat ing, the company unearthed mounds of dirt that it is now going to use to beautify grass.

Though the community board doesn’t the exterior of the building.

Bowman, a landscaping consulting have a formal role in approving the landscaping idea, the state does require that group, helped Resorts World design a Resorts World present any major changes plan to build the berms, which will reduce noise pollution in addition to to the body.

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‘TOM TERRIFIC’ SEAVER, THE

by David Russell

Teammates remember ‘The Franchise,’

Associate Editor

Tom Seaver, the baseball Hall of Famer considered the greatest New York Met in League Championship Series. team history, died Aug. 31 at age 75.

“I marveled often,” pitcher Jon Matlack The Hall of Fame reported that Seaver died from complications of Lewy body said, crediting Seaver as a mentor. “Not everyone has that competitive spirit and attidementia and COVID-19.

“We are heartbroken to share that our tude. He was fun to be around and fun to beloved husband and father has passed watch.”

Matlack, a three-time All-Star, said he away,” said his wife Nancy Seaver and daughters Sarah and Anne, in the press would watch Seaver warmup in the Shea Starelease from Cooperstown. “We send our dium bullpen for a start and sometimes love out to his fans, as we mourn his loss worry that he wasn’t sharp — but Seaver would put it together as the game went along. with you.”

“Somewhere in that time frame he would Seaver’s accomplishments include 311 career wins, a 2.86 earned-run average and find the missing piece,” Matlack said. “You 3,640 strikeouts over a 20-year major league wish you could call the other dugout and say, career that spanned from 1967 to ’86, earning ‘Boys, you’re not scoring any more runs.’”

Seaver won a third Cy Young award in 12 All-Star selections. He led the National League in wins three times, ERA three times 1975, and in 1976 he set a record with at least and strikeouts five times and won three Cy 200 strikeouts in nine consecutive seasons.

Yankee powerhouse RegYoung awards. gie Jackson once said of “If you’re old enough to Seaver that “Blind people have watched him pitch, you come to the park just to lishave a notion of what greatten to him pitch.” ness is about,” former teamW hile the fans loved mate Ron Swoboda told the Seaver, his relationship with Ch ron icle. “A nd if you management was not as played behind him you had strong. As contracts started the same notion.” to grow in the mid-1970s, Swoboda had been an outSeaver and M. Donald Grant, fielder on losing Mets teams the team’s chairman of the in 1965 and 1966 but saw board, traded barbs, which things change in 1967, even played out in the city’s as the team continued to newspapers. lose. f you’re old On June 15, 1977, the “When you saw Seaver show up, you realized this is enough to have Mets traded Seaver to the Reds for Pat Zachry, Doug the kind of stuff championwatched him Flynn, Steve Henderson and ships are made of,” he said, Norman. The team also adding, “His confidence was pitch, you have Dan traded slugger Dave Kingpalpable.” man in what came to be The Mets had been “lova notion of known by fans and media as able losers” since 1962 but Seaver changed the attitude. what greatness “The Midnight Massacre.”

Matlack compared the “When I came to the Mets is about.” feeling he had when Seaver there was an aura of defeatwas traded to the one he had ism on the team, a feeling of — Ron Swoboda when he learned the news of let’s get it over with,” Seaver his death. Matlack was tradtold Sports Illustrated in ed after the season and veteran Jerry Koos1969. “I could not accept that.”

Seaver, who served in the U.S. Marine man was t raded af ter the following Corps and was obtained by the Mets in a spe- campaign.

“Why would you get rid of that nucleus cial draft lottery, was named National League Rookie of the Year in 1967 and even instead of trying to build around it?” Matlack pitched a shutout inning to close out the All- said.

While the Mets went down the drain for Star Game, a 2-1 NL victory in 15 innings.

Seaver won 25 games in 1969, including a several seasons, Seaver continued to roll. In 10-0 stretch in his final 11 starts as the Mets 1978 he made the All-Star team and even pitched the no-hitter that had eluded him in overtook the Cubs to win the NL East.

“A lot of players can’t handle New York New York.

He helped the Reds win the NL West title but he sure handled it, didn’t he?” said 1969 in 1979, leading the league with five shutMets infielder Bobby Pfeil.

Following a sweep of the Braves in the outs, and made the All-Star team for the 12th NLCS, the Miracle Mets, who had never fin- time in 1981.

After the 1982 season, the Mets righted a ished higher than ninth place, stunned the world by winning the World Series against wrong and brought Seaver back to Flushing, making another trade with the Reds. the powerful Baltimore Orioles.

On April 5, 1983, Seaver pitched six shutThe Mets made it back to the World Series in 1973, with Seaver winning his second Cy out innings against the Phillies in his return Young award and beating the Cincinnati to the Mets as Shea saw its biggest Opening Reds in the decisive game of the National Day crowd in 15 years.

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Tom Seaver, the greatest Met ever, died Aug. 31 at the age of 75. Seaver won 198 games in 12 FILE PHOTO seasons with the Mets.

The fans were happy to have him back and the younger players were thrilled too.

“For me it was tremendous,” Walt Terrell told the Chronicle. “He was one of the guys I looked up to. Obviously, the talent level, I would love to say it was a little different but it was a lot different.”

Seaver the jokester would ask to see Terrell’s check on payday and then reach into his pocket.

“Let me cash that for you,” Seaver said.

Terrell tried to sit near him whenever he could and said Seaver would tell him when Terrell was tipping pitches.

“He volunteered to help you, which wasn’t always the case with the older pitchers,” Terrell said.

Terrell did tie Seaver’s team record for home runs by a pitcher in a season with three.

“I figured someone would catch me but I

didn’t think it would be you,” Seaver said.

Seaver went 9-14 in 1983 and though the Mets lost 94 games, a bright future was on the horizon as Darryl Strawberry came up from the minor leagues and the team traded for MVP first baseman Keith Hernandez.

But Tom Terrific would not be a part of it as the Chicago White Sox claimed him in the free-agent compensation pool as the Mets embarrassingly failed to protect him.

“The Mets certainly made a mistake by not protecting me,” Seaver said at a press conference after the stunning events. “You don’t have to be a Harvard law student to figure it out.”

An unhappy Seaver contemplated retiring but went to the White Sox, winning 15 games in 1984. In 1985, at age 40, he went 16-11 with a 3.17 ERA. Though he looked strange continued on next page

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who led the Amazin’s to two pennants

126th Street was changed to Seaver Way in June 2019.

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Former Mets Ron Swoboda, left, Jon Matlack, Bobby Pfeil and Walt Terrell remembered Tom Seaver in interviews with the Chronicle. PHOTOS COURTESY NY METS EXCEPT RIGHT, VIA METSREWIND / TWITTER to be close to his Connecticut home, being traded to the Mets or Yankees in 1986, but instead it was the Boston Red Sox who acquired him in late June.

The Red Sox made the playoffs but a knee injury kept him out of action, sparing Mets fans from seeing Seaver pitch against the Flushing faithful in the World Series.

His career was apparently over but he made one last attempt to pitch in 1987. The Mets rotation was decimated as Dwight Gooden missed two months because of a failed drug test and other starters were sidelined with injuries.

But Seaver pitched poorly in an exhibition

game against minor leaguers and in two simulated games against the Mets. Backup catcher Barry Lyons went six-for-six in one of the simulated games. When a reporter at Seaver’s retirement press conference asked him who the toughest hitter he ever faced was, Seaver replied, “Barry Lyons.”

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continued from previous page in a White Sox uniform, he did win his 300th game in New York, at Yankee Stadium, with a 4-1 victory on Aug. 4.

“Tom Seaver joined the White Sox in 1984 and his class and character immediately impressed all who encountered him,” White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said in a statement. “Tom was respected by everyone in the game and that respect was so well deserved.

He was the consummate professional in everything he did, and at the same time, he had a fantastic sense of humor that reverberated around the clubhouse. Tom was an artist on the mound, who loved and respected the game of baseball with an unmatched passion.”

There were rumors of Seaver, who wanted

Seaver was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1992 when he was named on a then-record 98.84 percent of ballots cast by members of the Baseball Wr iters’ Association of America.

“We are devastated to learn of the passing of Mets legend and Baseball Hall of Famer Tom Seaver,” Mets owners Fred and Jeff Wilpon said in a statement sent out on Twitter.

“Tom was nicknamed ‘The Franchise’ and ‘Tom Terrific’ because of how valuable he truly was to our organization and our loyal fans, as his #41 was the first player number retired by the organization in 1988. He was simply the greatest Mets player of all-time, and among the best to ever play the game ...

Beyond the multitude of awards, records, accolades, World Series championship, AllStar appearances, and just overall brilliance, we will always remember Tom for his passion and devotion to his family, the game of baseball and his vineyard.”

He threw out the last pitch at Shea Stadium in 2008 to Mike Piazza and then the two reunited for the first pitch at Citi Field in 2009. Seaver also threw out the first pitch at the All-Star Game in 2013.

Seaver retreated from public life in recent years and his family announced in March 2019 that he was diagnosed with dementia.

“The game is a lesser place because people like him are no longer in it,” Matlack said. Q Michael Gannon contributed to this story.

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Seaver’s illness is often misdiagnosed Lewy body dementia can mimic Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s diseases

by MIchael Gannon

She said more patients suffer from LBD than cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy and When news of his death came last week, ALS combined.

Loeb said she first noticed trouble with her Tom Seaver’s family announced that the baseball legend, 75, succumbed to complica- mother when she began having trouble keept ions of COV I D -19 a nd Lew y body ing her checkbook straight.

It took three years to get the proper diagdementia.

While COVID-19 has become all too well- nosis. Symptoms include but are not limited to impaired thinking, probknown, many have not heard of lems with motor sk ills and Lewy body dementia, and many m ove m e n t , h a l lu c i n a t io n s , who have know little more than unpredictable f luctuations in actor and comedian Robin Wilcog n it ion , slee p d isorder s, liams was suffering from the disdepression, apathy and changes ease when he committed suicide in blood pressure. in 2014.

The burden on family careThe disease causes protein givers, she said, is tremendous. deposits, called Lewy bodies, to While Loeb’s mother lived for develop in brain cells.

18 years after her diagnosis, Norma Loeb, founder of the most patients last between five Lewy Body Dementia Resource Norma Loeb Center, wasn’t surprised at the COURTESY PHOTO and eight years.

There is no cure. lack of general knowledge.

Loeb said right now there is no typical Even doctors, Loeb told the Chronicle last patient. Just who gets the disease and how week, can still miss it. “It is f requently m isd iag nosed as it is contracted is not yet known. “Generally speaking more men than Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, or a psychiatric disorder,� said Loeb, a Nassau women have LBD. It generally affects peoCounty resident whose mother had it and ple over 60,� she said, adding that it is not died at age 75. “It is not rare. More than 1.4 known if environment or chemicals are million Americans have LBD and we feel contributing factors.

And it is coldly undiscriminating. that number is low due to misdiagnosis.�

Editor

Seaver was a world-class athlete as a young man, a lifetime health and fitness advocate and a vigorous, healthy man into his late 60s before contracting Lyme disease. He also was a millionaire who could afford the best medical care for himself and his family.

Neither made a difference when it came to getting it. “The more physically healthy someone is, the longer they may live with this disease,�

Loeb said. “When you’ve seen one person with LBD, you’ve seen one person. There’s no particular pattern that applies to everyone.

If you don’t have a physician, generally a neurologist, who identifies the disease, it doesn’t matter if you are getting the best of care. [Media mogul] Ted Turner was misdiagnosed, as was Robin Williams.�

Loeb said as in the cases of Seaver and Williams, it is not LBD itself that takes the patient’s life, but underlying conditions such as pneumonia, infection, swallowing difficulties or other dementia-related causes.

Loeb said she did not know that Seaver throughout his career enjoyed a reputation as a cerebral, deliberate, thinking-man’s pitcher — always trying to stay three steps ahead of the hitters.

But she wasn’t surprised, either. “I’ve been running LBD support groups for 13 years, and I hear a lot of ‘My mother was so

New York Mets icon Tom Seaver suffered from a neurodegenerative disorder that still someFILE PHOTO times can trick doctors. brilliant,’ and ‘My husband was always the smartest person in the room.’ I don’t know if it’s connected, but I get a lot of that.�

The Lewy Body Dementia Resource Center has the only live LBD helpline in the country at (516) 218-2026; and more than 8,000 resources are listed on its website at Q lewybodyresourcecenter.org.

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With record numbers of Americans filing for unemployment and many facing income loss, the financial impacts of COVID-19 are far-reaching.

“Times of financial crisis can be overwhelming,” says head of Wells Fargo & Company’s Innovation Group Lisa Frazier, who learned this lesson at a young age when her family struggled to make ends meet on the farm.

“But you don’t need to navigate these waters alone. Numerous resources are available, so don’t be afraid to ask for help.”

To get a handle on your finances, consider these tips and resources from Frazier and the experts at Wells Fargo: 1. Guard against fraud. The Federal Trade Commission and other agencies have warned consumers to watch out for scammers exploiting the crisis. Be suspicious of messages claiming to be from creditors, employers or charities you do not recognize.

Don’t respond to these emails or phone calls directly. Only contact phone numbers or email addresses you know are accurate, like the contact information on a creditor’s or charity’s website.

2. Bank online. As banks and retailers adjust in-person services and hours, consider managing finances online or through mobile

banking. With most digital tools, you can easily check account balances, pay bills and make transfers. Consider direct deposit of your tax refund this year, which is faster than a paper check. Digital banking may also allow you to more easily send money to a family in need or to receive funds from people who may be in a position to ease your financial burden.

3. Know your credit score.

Many banks and ot he r se r v ic e s a l low you t o access your credit score online.

Take advantage of this feature to ensure the information is accurate and look for areas where you can improve. A financial coach can help you understand which money decisions will impact your score and how to preserve it as best as possible.

4. Use credit wisely. If you need to carry balances or borrow more, make a list of your current credit sources, including current balances, credit limits and annual percentage rates (APRs). Note the end date of any zero percent introductory offers.

If your credit is good, consider requesting higher credit limits, which can soften the impact of higher-than-usual balances on your credit score and reinforce your safety net.

5. Seek free expert help. Feeling uncertain about which bills to pay first? Strug-

As you take steps to protect your health, be sure to also take steps to protect your finances. gling to pay rent and other household needs?

There is help available.

A financial coach can help you tap government benefits and other resources and get on track. This is why the Wells Fargo Foundation is supporting the following nonprofits that provide free, confidential financial coaching over the phone and online to anyone facing financial hardships: • Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education: Sign up to meet with a certified-financial coach at yellowribbonnetwork.org/afcpecovid19.

• National Disability Institute: Visit the Financial Resilience Center at NationalDis-

abilityInstitute.org/financial-resilience-center for accessible financial health resources and to connect with a certified-financial coach with disability-related experience.

• National Foundation for Credit Counseling: Call 1 (844) 865-1971 or visit nfcc. org/locator to connect with a financial counselor for assistance with managing creditors or debt.

• Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund: Visit fecpublic.org/about for a list of locations in cities across the U.S. offering virtual financial counseling as a free public Q service.

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Scandalized principal removed from Bayside Head of MS 158 replaced after school became abuse allegation hot spot

by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

The principal of MS 158 Marie Curie in Bayside, the school that had been at the center of sexual and physical assault scandals in January, has been replaced, the Department of Education announced Sept. 1.

District 26 Superintendent Danielle Giunta alerted the school’s parents via email last Tuesday that four-year principal Henry Schandel would be replaced by Peter McHugh that same day as interim acting principal. The 2020-21 academic year will be McHugh’s 20th year as an educator. He most recently served as the guidance manager/ culture and climate manager in the Queens North Borough Office, a role in which he helped schools, including Marie Curie, implement crisis interventions, therapeutic practices and social-emoN e w l e a d e r : P e t e r tional education, as McHugh, a DOE educator well as to build a of two decades, will be posit ive school interim acting principal culture.

“Mr. McHugh is DOE PHOTO of MS 158.

first to tell you it wasn’t a great an invaluable resource in proschool and it continued going viding care and support for studown hill since,” wrote Tommy dents recovering from trauma Vlahos.

— something our young people “He was used as the scapeneed now more than ever,” goat for DOE policy. He folGiunta said in a separate statelowed the protocol they set,” ment. “He will provide steady, retorted Jodi Serpico Ricupero. professional, and engaged leadThe DOE stated that Schanership to the students, staff, and del is being moved to another families of Marie Curie during school, where he will serve as this transitional period.” assistant principal. Officials The DOE could not confirm also noted that the process for why Schandel was relieved of seeking a permanent replacehis post, or if it related to the ment for Schandel will begin various allegations of assault Sept. 16 in order to allow the between students throughout school community to play a the 2019-20 school year. Multiple sexual assault allegations, The Department of Education announced that four-year principal Henry Schan- role in choosing the next princiincluding an incident where del will be moved from MS 158 following multiple sexual and physical abuse pal of Marie Curie — Thursone student forcibly put his fin- allegations between students throughout the last school year. GOOGLE MAPS IMAGE day is the school’s first day of orientation, followed by its first ger in another’s rectum and the he said he had heard of the assaults and that the repeated sexual harassment of an eighth-grade DOE had hired counselors and social workers day of in-person classes on Sept. 21.

“The young people of Queens and all of New girl by a male classmate, as well as a video for the students. The parents, unsatisfied with depicting one student relentlessly beating the response and lack of action, drove the York City went through so much these past few another in the school’s lunchroom, prompted schools chancellor to leave the building before months and I will support Marie Curie in being a place of safety, structure, and rigorous learnarea elected officials to pen a Jan. 16 letter to the meeting’s end.

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza to inves“The investigations are ongoing,” a DOE ing,” McHugh said in a statement. “As a former District 26 parent myself, nothing is more tigate the reports. spokesperson told the Chronicle Sept. 3.

Later that day, parents of the harassed stuResidents, parents and graduates took to important to me than providing a learning environment that uplifts our students and prepares dents confronted Carranza at a District 26 social media to discuss the announcement.

Q Community Education Counil meeting, where “I was a graduate of 2013 and let me be the them for their next steps in life.”

Unidentified body Fatal holiday weekend found in Betts Creek for motorcyclists No information about cause of death

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Police found a dead woman in the Betts Creek swamp in Lindenwood, within the 106th Precinct, last Wednesday.

At 11:45 a.m. police responded to a call about an unidentified dead body in the inlet near 75th Street and 157th Avenue.

The officers did not find identification on the body. After they received the call, the NYPD entered the creek from the intersection and extracted the body.

Police say that they do not have any information about the cause of death at this time. The Medical Examiner’s Office had not released the results of its examination as of press time.

Officers could be seen in scuba gear at the scene. EMS also responded to the scene and determined the unidentified person deceased. The case is still pending family notification.

The body is one of several to be discovered in the marshland and waters surrounding Howard Beach in recent

EMTs wash the stretcher used to extract a body found in Betts Creek. PHOTO BY RHS NEWS years.

In 2016, the body of Howard Beach resident Karina Vetrano was found by her father in Spring Creek Park. The ensuing murder trial attracted national media attention due to its controversial reliance on a DNA phenotype test.

In 2012, a man’s body was found f loating in the water off Old Howard Q Beach.

by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

Late Saturday night, two motorcyclists collided in Dutch Kills, were ejected from their bikes and taken to nearby hospit als, where one was pronou nced deceased. The accident was one of three fatal motorcycle crashes in Queens over the holiday weekend.

Just before midnight on Sept. 5, Stylianos Berios of Bayside was traveling southbound on 31st Street on his American Iron Horse motorcycle when he was struck by a Kawasaki motorcycle, which was traveling northbound on 31st Street and making a left turn onto 36th Avenue.

Both he and the other operator were ejected from their motorcycles and sustained injuries — the Kawasaki driver, 30, suffered facial injuries, but Berios, 67, succumbed to his head trauma.

The deadly weekend began earlier that morning at around 1 a.m. when Matthew Hester of Hempstead, LI, crashed his 2014 BMW motorcycle into a marked NYPD Highway Unit vehicle that was stopped in the left lane on the westbound Belt Parkway in the vicinity of 156th

Avenue. The police vehicle was tending to another civilian, whose disabled vehicle was also stopped in the left lane.

Authorities determined that Hester, 41, was traveling at a high rate of speed when he crashed into the police car and was ejected from his bike. He was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased. The officer who was sitting in the police car driver’s seat was transported to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, but is in stable condition with neck and back pain.

In the early hours of Labor Day, Carlos Guzman of Woodhaven fatally crashed his Harley Davidson into an SUV in Oakland Gardens.

The NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad determined that Guzman was traveling westbound on 73rd Avenue just after midnight on Sept. 7, and entered the intersection at the same time as a 50-year-old woman operating a Toyota Forerunner, who was heading southbound on 224th Street. Guzman, 37, struck the SUV’s rear left tire and was taken to Long Island Jewish Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased. Q

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All comments must be received by no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, Monday, October 5, 2020.

Comments on the Draft EIS will help FAA in making an informed decision about the proposal. If you choose to include your name, address and telephone number, email, or other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information, FAA cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

The Draft EIS is available for viewing and downloading from the project website at www.lgaaccesseis.com. If hard copies of the document are needed, please contact Maria Bernardez at mgbernardez@ricondo.com.

FAA encourages all interested parties to provide comments concerning the scope and content of the Draft EIS. Comments should be as specific as possible and address the analysis of potential environmental impacts and the adequacy of the assessment of the Proposed Action or merits of its alternatives and the mitigation being considered. Reviewers should organize their participation so that it is meaningful and makes the agency aware of the viewers’ interests and concerns using quotations and other specific references to the Draft EIS and related documents. This commenting procedure is intended to ensure that substantive comments and concerns are available to FAA in a timely manner so that FAA has an opportunity to address them. Matters that could have been raised with specificity during the comment period on the Draft EIS may not be considered if they are raised for the first time later in the decision process.

Following the public comment period, FAA will prepare a Final EIS and Record of Decision pursuant to 40 CFR § 1503.4(c) [CEQ regulations] and FAA Orders 1050.1F and 5050.4B.

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this notice under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, to announce the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed LaGuardia Airport (LGA) Access Improvement Project and its connected actions (the Proposed Action). The Proposed Action would provide direct access between LGA and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Mets-Willets Point Station and the New York City Transit (NYCT) 7 Line Mets-Willets Point Station. FAA is the lead federal agency in the preparation of the EIS, with cooperating agencies including U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), and New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. The Draft EIS was prepared to disclose the potential environmental impacts resulting from the Proposed Action, including real property transactions under the New York State Eminent Domain Procedures Law. This notice announces the beginning of the public comment period to solicit public comments on the Draft EIS and provides notice pursuant to the New York State Eminent Domain Procedure Law (NYS EDPL). FAA plans to hold two public workshops and three public hearings concerning the Proposed Action and information contained in the Draft EIS. The Draft EIS was prepared in response to a proposal presented by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Port Authority). The Port Authority operates LGA under a lease agreement with the City of New York. FAA must decide whether to approve, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §§ 47106 and 47107 relating to the eligibility of the Proposed Action for federal funding under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and/or under 49 U.S.C. § 40117, as implemented by 14 CFR 158.25, to impose and use passenger facility charge (PFC) revenue collected for the Proposed Action to assist with construction of potentially eligible development items shown on the Airport Layout Plan (ALP). FAA approval of the eligibility for federal funding under AIP or to impose and use PFCs is a Federal action that must comply with NEPA requirements.

The Draft EIS presents the purpose and need for the Proposed Action, analysis of reasonable alternatives, discussion of impacts for each reasonable alternative, and support appendices. Pursuant to Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 1502.14(d), the No Action Alternative is also assessed in the Draft EIS as the baseline for comparison purposes. The Proposed Action includes: • construction of an above ground fixed guideway automated people mover (APM) system approximately 2.3 miles in length that extends from the future LGA Central Hall Building to the MTA LIRR Mets-Willets Point Station and the NYCT 7 Line Mets-Willets Point Station; • construction of two on-Airport APM stations (Central Hall APM Station and East APM Station) and one off-Airport APM station at Willets Point (Willets Point APM Station) that provides connections to the Mets-Willets Point LIRR and NYCT 7 Line stations; • construction of passenger walkway systems to connect the APM stations to the passenger terminals, parking garages, and ground transportation facilities; • construction of a multi-level APM operations, maintenance, and storage facility (OMSF) that includes up to 1,000 parking spaces (500 for airport employees, 250 for MTA employees, 50 for APM employees, and 200 for replacement Citi Field parking); • construction of three traction power substations: one located at the on-Airport East Station, another at-grade west of the proposed Willets Point Station just south of Roosevelt Avenue, and the third at the OMSF to provide power to the APM guideway; • construction of a 27kV main substation located adjacent to the OMSF structure on MTA property; • construction of utilities infrastructure, both new and modified, as needed, to support the Proposed Action, including a permanent stormwater outfall into Flushing Creek and a temporary stormwater outfall into Flushing Creek; and • acquisition of real property interests including but not limited to temporary and permanent easements.

The Proposed Action also includes various connected actions, including: utility relocation and demolition of certain existing facilities; a temporary MTA bus storage/parking facility; relocation of up to 200 Citi Field parking spaces; demolition and replacement of the Passerelle Bridge; temporary walkway to maintain access between the transit stations and Flushing Meadows-Corona Park; modifications to the MTA LIRR Mets-Willets Point Station, including service changes to the LIRR Port Washington Line; and the relocation of a boat lift, finger piers and connected timber floating dock, Marina office and boatyard facility, boat storage and parking, and operations shed, part of the World’s Fair Marina.

FAA provides the following notices: • Pursuant to 36 CFR § 800.8(c) that it is using the NEPA process to notify the public of FAA’s finding that the proposed undertaking would adversely affect properties listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places and is seeking public comment on the measures proposed to avoid, minimize, or mitigate such effects disclosed in the Draft EIS. A Draft Memorandum of Agreement to resolve adverse effects to historic properties is included in Appendix K.11 of the Draft EIS. • Pursuant to Section 4(f) of the DOT Act, FAA has prepared a Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation (see Appendix I of the Draft EIS).

• Pursuant to DOT Order 5610.2(a), DOT Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, the Proposed Action would have a significant impact on minority environmental justice populations and is seeking public comments on impacts and proposed mitigation disclosed in Chapter 3.14 of the Draft EIS. • Pursuant to Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands, that the Proposed Action would temporarily affect less than 1 acre of jurisdictional wetlands in Flushing Creek and less than 1 acre of temporary and permanent impact in Flushing Bay. Impacts to these aquatic resources are disclosed in Chapter 3.16 of the Draft EIS. • Pursuant to Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management, that the Proposed Action would not result in a significant encroachment on floodplains. Impacts to floodplains are disclosed in Chapter 3.16 of the Draft EIS. • Pursuant to NYS EDPL, the NYSDOT is using the NEPA process to notify the public of the public use, benefit and purpose to be served by the proposed public project; the approximate location for the proposed public project and the reasons for the selection of that location; the general effect of the proposed project on the environment and residents of the locality and other factors considered relevant.

The public comment period on the Draft EIS starts on August 21, 2020 and ends on October 5, 2020. As part of the EIS public participation process, FAA will hold two public workshops on the following dates where information will be presented and interested members of the public can participate in a moderated question and answer session on the Proposed Action and information contained in the Draft EIS with the FAA and the EIS Team: • September 22, 2020 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

• September 23, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

FAA will also hold three public hearings on the following dates where interested members of the public can provide and listen to oral comments concerning the Proposed Action and information contained in the Draft EIS: • September 22, 2020 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

• September 23, 2020 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

• September 24, 2020 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

All speakers who register to give oral comments will be given up to 3 minutes to allow everyone the opportunity to provide oral comments, if they choose to do so. Written comments will also be accepted, as specified below.

Due to the ongoing public health emergency associated with COVID-19 and FAA’s responsibility to protect the health and safety of the community, all workshops and hearings will be virtual. Registration and instructions for the public workshops and hearings will be available on the project website at www.lgaaccesseis.com. Residents without internet access can call the project hotline at (855) 542-3479 to submit formal comment on the project and/or request a dial-in number to listen to a workshop or hearing of their choice. Translation services, including sign language interpretation, can be made available during the public workshops and hearings, if requested 10 calendar days before the sessions, via the online registration process.

Oral comments on the Draft EIS may be presented at the public hearings or by leaving a voicemail at (855) LGA-EIS9 or (855) 542-3479. Written comments on the Draft EIS may be submitted via the following methods: • Online on the project website at www.lgaaccesseis.com/formal-comment • Email to comments@lgaaccesseis.com • U.S Mail to Mr. Andrew Brooks, Environmental Program Manager, Eastern Regional Office, AEA-610, Federal Aviation Administration, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434

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Let’s get physical: Gyms bounce back

‘I think everyone’s sick and tired of working out at home,’ says manager

by David Russell Associate Editor

Residents hoping to burn off calories they put on in quarantine, or just build some muscle, have been heading back to gyms that reopened on Sept. 2.

“So far it’s been a very positive turnout for the gym business,” said Warren DeStefano, owner of Retro Fitness in Glendale and Forest Hills.

He said business is about 80 to 85 percent of what it was before the coronavirus hit, better than he expected.

“Right now, people are not looking at price,” DeStefano said. “They’re looking at, what are you doing to make us safe?”

People would often call asking how much membership costs. DeStefano said he hasn’t been receiving those calls anymore as interested customers now ask about safety.

“When we tell them the protocols, they’re like, ‘OK, I’ll join. By the way, how much is it?’” DeStefano said.

While exercising, people need to stay 6 feet apart and wear masks. DeStefano said older people coming to exercise come at times when it’s less crowded.

Customers need to answer four questions before entering, informing the gym if they have COVID, if they’ve been around someone with it, it they’ve been out of the coun-

Gyms have reopened with customers getting back in shape after months of being at home. One gym owner said many are asking about safety protocols before even finding out the cost, while another PHOTO COURTESY RETRO FITNESS-FOREST HILLS gym manager said people are returning without concern. try and if they have a fever. DeStefano said a nurse was turned away because she had been around people with COVID. “We go by strict guidelines,” he said.

New air filters have been installed and will be replaced every 30 days. Spray bottles and paper towels are all over the gyms, and every other cardio machine is roped off.

DeStefano said nobody has complained about wearing a mask while working out and that when someone lowers one, the other customers will take notice.

“It’s like self-policing,” he said.

Outdoor classes, which began over the summer, are still being held.

Coliseum Gym on Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven hasn’t seen a drop in customers because people are coming in from other gyms in the area that have closed.

Shabeer Rizvi, general manager of Coliseum, said people do not seem too scared to return.

“I think everyone’s a little too excited to go back,” he said. “Definitely not scared.”

Some of the closed locations provided equipment to the Coliseum Gym. Customers need to practice social distancing and wipe the machines down before and after working out.

Rizvi, who described Coliseum as a “bodybuilding and powerlifting gym,” said there has been a fairly even mix of people doing weight training and cardio workouts.

The atmosphere at the reopened gyms is advantageous for exercising, as people can work out in a fitness setting once again.

“It looks like everyone’s sick and tired of working out at home,” Rizvi said. “There’s Q only that much you can do at home.”

Venues sue SLA over performance ban Lawsuit claims updates restricting live entertainment ‘unconstitutional’

by Katherine Donlevy

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As the city slowly returns to a new normalcy, with gyms reopening and a plan for indoor dining resuming, the rules on live performances continue to change, forcing venue owners to take matters into their own hands — the New York Independent Venue Association sued the State Liquor Authority on Aug. 25 for what it says are unconstitutional restrictions that are destroying businesses.

Just a few weeks ago, the SLA allowed restaurants and other food and beverage establishments to offer live entertainment to their customers as long as the venues could accommodate health and safety guidelines and appropriate certification. However, only musical performances were allowed — “All other forms of live entertainment, such as exotic dancing, comedy shows, karaoke, etc., are not permissible currently regardless of phase,” the agency’s website stated.

On Aug. 21, the SLA updated its regulations to further limit what types of performances were permissible during Phase 4, stating that only “incidental music” is allowed, meaning that advertised or ticketed shows were banned.

NYIVA, an industry group that represents approximately 100 food service establishments that largely rely on live entertainment to build a customer base, filed the suit against the

SLA’s changing guidelines in the final days of August as other restaurants sued the city and state to re-establish indoor dining.

“Despite the fact that coronavirus is not transmitted via sound waves, the SLA just decimated Plaintiffs’ already struggling businesses, and Plaintiffs beg the Court for restoration of their right to speak and, hopefully, their ability to generate enough revenue to pay their employees and possibly even some portion of their rent,” NYIVA writes in its lawsuit introduction.

Following the announcement of the lawsuit, the Western Queens Small Business Coalition penned a Sept. 9 letter to Gov. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx), Mayor de Blasio and Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan) to establish a plan to assist the small businesses affected by the SLA’s changing limitations. The coalition asks for rent relief, a plan for continuing operations during winter, the passage of a vacancy tax, legislation that requires insurance companies to pay small businesses what they are owed and remedial, not punitive, checks for bars and restaurants from the SLA. “We know that you do not want your name to be forever synonymous with the collapse of this awe-inspiring city we call home, so we

The New York Independent Venue Association sued the State Liquor Authority on Aug. 25 after it updated its Phase Four restrictions to ban ticketed live performances. FILE PHOTO BY STEVE MALECKI write in the spirit of working together to help be part of the solution by letting you know the challenges we face, and the resolutions we propose,” the coalition wrote. “At this point, however, the issues we face are so pressing and urgent that waiting even one more day to act will ultimately lead to another business closed, another d ream lost, and more people unemployed.”

State Sen. Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria) has been working with members of the coalition as

well as the Governor’s Office on the issue since the weeks before the SLA’s limitations were expanded from comedy shows to all ticketed performances, but has not received word on when they will be allowed.

“It’s important to allow small businesses to open where they can safely do so. Comedy clubs make a compelling case that they should be subject to the same rules as other establishments allowed to operate during this time,” Q Gianaris told the Chronicle in an email.

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two. Her sister sister, 5-year-old two Jessica, was more apprehensive of the stalking cat, and said she preferred the Canada lynx family that were sleeping in the enclosure next door.

“The babies were hiding in the rocks,” she said, adding that she liked the “beards” and pointy ears the felines are famous for.

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After weeks of only being able to catch a glimpse of exotic and wild animals through virtual programming, animal lovers are finally invited to visit the alligators, sea lions and pumas of the Queens Zoo in person once again.

Located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the Queens Zoo exhibits have opened to the public, but with slight changes to accommodate social distancing. Prior to arriving, visitors are required to reserve tickets in advance for specific dates and times, and everyone is required to wear masks and respect a 6-foot distance from others.

Despite the small changes for health and safety, the experience can be just as fun and educational as it always had been.

Upon arriving, guests are instructed to follow

a one-way path th that th t travels t l from f one exhibit to the next. Beginning in the Waterfowl Marsh exhibit, visitors have the opportunity to feed the various breeds of ducks — including canvasbacks, hooded mergansers and redheads — as they swim underneath thee path’s bridges and watch as they dive below elow the surface to chase after fish. Three American alligators and two bald eagles can also be found along the path, though in separate enclosures.

The rest of the Animal Trail wraps around various other enclosures, where visitors can visit a lynx family, grazing Roosevelt elks, running coyotes and more.

“He’s my favorite because he gets close. He’s looking at me!,” 7-year-old Alana Neal said of one of the pumas pacing just a few inches away with nothing but a glass window between the

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Although Tom Seaver had been in ill health in recent years because of battles with both dementia and Lyme disease, the news of his death was a shock for most since there weren’t any reports of him being critically ill. Like many with pre-existing conditions, Seaver was susceptible to COVID and it appears the coronavirus robbed him of at least a couple of years of life.

Mets fans know all of his accomplishments on the diamond, so there’s no need to rehash them here. What is overlooked is how much of a pop culture icon he was. He was a pitchman for top-tier brands such as Phillips 66, Sears and Royal Crown Cola. Few baseball players have had that kind of Madison Avenue portfolio.

Seaver transcended baseball so much that when his death was announced last Wednesday night, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell dropped their usual anti-Trump banter to reminisce about him.

The first time I spoke with Seaver was in the dugout at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia in 1983. I realized there wasn’t anything I could tell him he hadn’t heard millions of times, so I said as much to him and added my dad and I always enjoyed watching him work. He seemed appreciative and shook my hand. In 2002, the Mets held a press conference to announce position by position who the greatest players were in team

Max Ryklansky was born Aug. 12, 1897 in Russia. At age six, his family of six children immigrated to America via Antwerp, Belgium on the ship Kroonland, landing in New York on Oct. 14, 1903. At immigration their name was changed to Rickles. Max Rickles married Etta Feldman, 23, in Manhattan on June 17, 1924. On May 8, 1926 they welcomed a baby boy they named Donald Jay Rickles.

Max, a successful clothing salesman, moved the family out to a new apartment building at 32-05 The childhood home of comedian Don Rickles at 32-05 81 St. in Jackson Heights. After 81 St. in Jackson Heights as it appeared in 1941.

INSET PHOTO VIA WIKIPEDIA graduating Newtown High School in 1944, young Don joined the Navy and was honorably discharged in 1946. than the prepared joke material.

In 1965, at age 39, the longtime bachelor He wanted to become a serious dramatic actor. Frustrated by not getting many married Barbara Sklar and they had two roles, he worked as a standup comic in kids. Don rocketed to fame as an insult clubs to pay the bills. His for t u nes comedian: the “Merchant of Venom.” He changed when responding to hecklers in died April 7, 2017, four weeks short of his Q the audience. His insults got more laughs 91st birthday.

history. Seaver obviously was named the greatest right-handed starting pitcher. I jokingly asked him if he was worried Jack Fisher, a decent pitcher in the 1960s, would edge him out.

Aware of his reputation for being arrogant, he sternly pointed to his Hall of Fame ring. He waited before dropping the wrestling heel persona by giving me a knowing wink and smile.

He spent the past 20 years tending to his vineyard in Calistoga, Calif., where he produced GTS cabernet sauvignon. Unlike many celebrities who merely lend their name to a wine brand, Seaver worked hard at being a vintner and was widely respected in Napa Valley.

A few years ago I ran into him at Citi Field and told him I wasn’t a big fan of California reds and preferred pinot noir from Oregon. He wasn’t the least bit offended and understood why I liked pinot noir and started discussing the varietal.

“The problem is pinot noir requires a very finicky grape,” Seaver said. “You can’t get consistency from one year to the next because it depends on so many different factors such as the amount of rainfall, sunshine, temperature, the composition of the soil and even its slope.”

I’ve discovered, to my chagrin, he was right.

The same pinto noir brand can be great one year and terrible the next.

Q Rest in peace, Tom Terrific.

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Indoor dining back on Sept. 30 continued from page 2 rant workers and all New Yorkers.”

Tom Grech, president and CEO of the Queens Chamber of Commerce, has been one of the more vocal critics of the indoor dining ban in recent weeks, particularly after restaurants in the adjoining counties of Nassau and Westchester began opening within sight of shuttered city eateries.

New Jersey began allowing indoor dining last Friday.

On Wednesday he said businesses are calling New York’s announcement a win.

“Finally, some common sense has come into the equation,” Grech said Wednesday during a telephone interview. “And using science that we have been using all along, New York City restaurants can now open.

We are totally thrilled, as this was long overdue. Twenty-five percent on Sept. 30 is just fine with us.”

Like Grech, Andrew Rigie, executive director of the NYC Hospitality Alliance, believes the move is necessary to save struggling restaurants.

“The New York City restaurant industry has been financially devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic and a safe return to indoor dining is critical to help save these vital small businesses and jobs,” he said in an email to the Chronicle. “We’re t h a n k f u l t o G ove r nor C uomo for announcing a return to indoor dining with a blueprint for future expansion.

Restaurants are essential to New York’s economic and social fabric, and indoor dining is a key component to the industry’s recovery.”

Grech’s comments came a day after he stood with Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows) at a press conference outside the Atlantic Diner in Richmond Hill, where they joined owner John Athanasopoulos in calling for the city and state to reach some sort of agreement on regulations allowing city restaurants to reopen for limited indoor dining.

Athanasopoulos said while takeout traffic and the outdoor seating in his parking lot have helped a little, they were not enough for him to keep his entire staff employed.

“I had 50 employees,” he said. “Right now I have 15. I’d like to bring the other 35 back.”

Grech said Tuesday that without some immediate form of relief, up to 3,000 Queens restaurants might not be able to survive as long as 45 more days.

Last week the owners of Il Bacco, an Italian restaurant in Little Neck, filed a $2 billion class action lawsuit naming Cuomo and de Blasio, among other parties. They hoped to attract more than 300 other businesses to sign on.

Published reports said a group of restaurant owners in Staten Island filed a Q lawsuit Tuesday.

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COVID has made the Festival of Cinema NYC a drive-in event instead of one in a movie theater, but the show must go on.

Film fans can drive to St. John’s University from Oct. 1 to 4 to see 28 movies.

The first night will see 11 short films made from filmmakers around the city.

Richard Kind, the character actor familiar to TV and movie audiences, is in “The Reception,” in which two men discuss the deaths of their sons as a dystopian war rages above ground. Kind called it a “stunning piece of writing,” and added that the film is “lovely and quick and heartfelt.”

Kind also joked about his extremely extensive resume. “You never think you’re going to get in heaven unless you have enough keys,” he said.

Sean Sakamoto wrote the script after

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seeing the riots in Charlottesville, VA and “feeling acutely powerless.”

The idea of the movie, which Sakamoto described as existential, is “What do you do when you don’t know what to do?”

The men note that it was too early to pick up a gun and then it became too late, and now they’re two guys discussing the situation in a basement with a war above.

Veteran TV and movie actor Skipp Sudduth co-stars with Kind.

“Ninety percent of my job was to get out of their way and let their talent take over,” Sakamoto said.

Nicola Rose’s “Gabrielle” is loosely based on experiences she had as a ballet dancer as a young teenager.

“You’re in there with little kids who are starting with younger kids who may have an eye for doing this seriously,” she said.

Ballet serves as a backdrop for the story of an abusive teacher.

“I wanted to tell a story that focused on a child who’s being bullied by an adult and then look a little later into the child’s life to see how she turned out given that this was a shaping event,” Rose said.

She also liked the juxtaposition of telling “a story that looked lacey and frilly and pink but actually has this really hard edge underneath that has to do with resilience

over something really toxic.”

“Anonymous,” directed by Forest Hills’ Michael Cutrone, deals with recovering drug addicts getting out of Narcotics Anonymous and trying to live a clean life before running into another addict they knew from their meetings.

“He takes them down a dark path,” Cutrone said.

A fight scene in the film was carefully choreographed.

“We wanted to have a bit of frenetic energy to the fight scene but to actually be able to see what’s going on for the audience to really feel it,” Cutrone said.

The second night will consist of crime capers and late-night thrillers, including “Stealing Chaplin,” in which two petty criminals dig up and attempt to ransom Charlie Chaplin’s body.

“Mosley,” an animated movie, is the highlight of the third night. Featuring the voices of Lucy Lawless and John RhysDavies, the film follows a species of creatures known as “thoriphants” who rebel against their life of servitude and embark on a journey to find the fabled city of Uprights. Seven short films from around the world will also be screened.

Highlighting closing night is “Higher Love,” a documentary about a blue-collar

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Character actor Richard Kind stars in “The Reception,” part of the Oct. 1-4 FesCOURTESY PHOTO tival of Cinema NYC. father trying to rescue his pregnant, heroinaddicted girlfriend from the streets of Camden, NJ. Vehicles will enter through St. John’s University Gate 4 on Union Turnpike and 175th Street. The 28 movies will be shown in six “blocks,” with each one costing $35 per car with a limit of five guests per vehicle.

“It’s nice to have film festivals again,” Q Cutrone said.

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Though the sea lion feedings are temporarily canceled, visitors are still afforded the pleasure of watching the marine animals swim and dive around their tank and possibly witness them jump on top of the outer edge of their pool.

“They’re funny animals,” said 10-yearold Danny Conforti, pointing to one sitting underneath the waterfall and chomping at the falling water. “They’re fast because they have [flippers] ... I wish I could swim with them.”

Other animals featured along the Animal Trail include owls, bison, pronghorns, pudus, Chacoan peccaries and Andean bears. Also along the way is the Extinct Species graveyard, which displays on headstones the names, photos and origins of animals across the globe that no longer exist. Though not as fun as seeing live animals in their enclosures, the graveyard serves as an educational tool for visitors on the threats of wildlife endangerment.

After completing the loop around the Animal Trail, visitors can cross to the other side of the zoo, which hosts domestic and farm animals, many of which the guests are encouraged to hand feed.

Sea lions and bald eagles are just two of the many animals one can visit at the Queens Zoo. On the cover: Visitors are invited to hand feed the goats, which live in the zoo’s PHOTOS BY KATHERINE DONLEVY domestic animals exhibit.

“He’s tickling me!” giggled Ryan Wardle, 8, as he fed one of the goats. “They came over to me right away and ate out of my hand so fast I had to get more.”

The domestic animals exhibit also features the belted Galloway cow, Jacobs fourhorned sheep, Texas longhorn cattle and

horses. For 5-year-old Sam Pinsky, the Flemish Giant rabbits were her favorite.

“They look just like my bunny but a hundred times bigger,” she said of the 20-pound white rabbits. “But I want Leo to stay small.”

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continued from page 19 thickbilled parrots, bobwhite quails, cattle egrets and more. A rising bridge located in the center of the enclosure offers a bird’seye view, where guests can get a closer look at the loudest birds in the enclosure: the large green, red and yellow macaws.

Though they mostly prefer to stay up in the trees or down in the water, the birds can be found occasionally perching on the nearby path handrails.

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Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action Supreme Court of the State of New York County of Queens Action to Quite Title Index #: 701103/2020 FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION Plaintiff, vs UNKNOWN HEIRS OF GEORGE MITCHELL, 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, HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO EAST BROOKLYN SAVINGS BANK, CAPITAL ONE, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO THE GREEN POINT SAVINGS BANK, NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU, CITY REGISTER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK Defendant(s). Mortgaged Premises: 116-28 201st Street, St Albans, NY 11412 BL #: 11072 - 44 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 Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental 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 UNKNOWN HEIRS OF GEORGE MITCHELL Defendant In this Action. The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. Robert J. McDonald of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated the 18th day of August, 2020 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 quieting title as to any interest in the subject property held

by HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as successor in interest to East Brooklyn Savings Bank, Capital One, N.A., as successor in interest to The Green Point Savings Bank and New York City Transit Adjudication Bureau; directing the City Register of the City of New York to reform the Land Records in the Clerk’s Office to reflect that the mortgages recorded June 26, 1959 in Reel 7604 Page 89, Page 470 and October 31, 1991 at Reel 3224 Page 1766 are extinguished and HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as successor in interest to East Brooklyn Savings Bank and Capital One, N.A., as successor in interest to The Green Point Savings Bank no longer have any interest in the Subject Property; directing the City Register of the City of New York to reform the Land Records in the Clerk’s Office to reflect that the TAB liens recorded December 18, 2013 in TAB Violation No. 061-746-291, December 18, 2013 at TAB Violation No. 061-378-736, December 19, 2013 in TAB Violation No. 070-163-134, December 19, 2013 in TAB Violation No. 061185-951, December 17, 2013 in TAB Violation No. 058-092-522, December 18, 2013 in TAB Violation No. 061-063-512, December 17, 2013 in TAB Violation No. 056-741-906, and June 22, 2015 in TAB Violation No. 109-434-638 are extinguished and New York City Transit Adjudication Bureau no longer has any interest in the Subject Property; quieting title as to any interest in the subject property held by Unknown Heirs of George Mitchell; directing the City Register of the City of New York to reform the Land Records in the Clerk’s Office to reflect that the Unknown Heirs of George Mitchell no longer have any interest in the Subject Property; enjoining the defendants from taking any action that is adverse to the Plaintiff’s lien position or its related rights; and such other and further relief that the Court may deem is just, equitable, and proper. The property in question is described as follows: 116-28 201st Street, St. Albans, NY 11412 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 quiet title proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered. 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. DATED: August 26, 2020 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. 69177

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Not so fast — city reduces speed limits Ten miles from mid-Queens to Nassau affected for Vision Zero

by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

The city is reducing the speed limit of nearly 10 miles of roadway across Queens in an effort to reduce dangerous driving.

“Speeding is a leading cause of traffic fatalities,” Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said in the Sept. 1 announcement. “We are reducing speed limits on some of the city’s most crashprone corridors, and growing our speed camera program at a rate that will make our system the largest in the world.”

As part of Mayor de Blasio’s Vision Zero initiative, speed limits will be reduced by fivemiles per hour for 25.7 miles of streets across the city. Of the five boroughs, Queens touts the largest amount of affected roadway: • Two and a half miles of Rockaway Boulevard, from 150th Avenue in Brookville to the Nassau County border at Third Street, will see its speed limit cut from 40 mph to 35 mph; and • seven miles of Northern Boulevard from 114th Street in Corona to the Nassau County border at Glenwood Street will see its speed limit cut from 30 mph to 25 mph.

The speed limit alterations will go into effect as the DOT posts new signage over the next four to six weeks, though some have already been implemented.

As part of Vision Zero, the city reduced the speed limit for a seven-mile stretch of Northern Boulevard. The alteration, as well as the addition of speed cameras, has already been implemented PHOTO BY KATHERINE DONLEVY in Bayside off the Clearview Expressway.

Northern Boulevard had gained a reputation for being dangerous especially in the last few years, with Transportation Alternatives representatives deeming it the new “Boulevard of Death” — in January, Ok Kang, 74, died after she was struck while crossing the boulevard in Flushing, and in June, 35-year-

old Nancy Tituaña was pinned to the back of her SUV parked on Northern by another car while she was loading food donations into it, though she survived with two broken legs.

With eight schools directly on the road, and many more on nearby side streets, as well as outdoor dining seating areas creeping

onto the pavement, area officials believe the speed reduction is a must.

“Lowering the speed limit does induce most drivers, even those who exceed the limit, to slow down. Particularly since there is now curbside dining even along major thoroughfares like Northern Blvd, this is likely a measure necessary to further overall safety,” state Sen. John Liu (D-Flushing), who sits on both the Education and Transportation committees, told the Chronicle in an email.

The city said the speed limit changes are coupled with the implementation of 950 speed cameras across 750 school zones. The city hopes to reach a total of 2,000 total active cameras by the end of 2021.

The city reported that the increase in cameras has deterred speeding in school zones by over 60 percent, although many cameras installed in July 2019 showed decreases in speeding violations of over 70 percent by the end of the year.

“New York City’s children deserve safe, livable communities — and Vision Zero’s groundbreaking work will protect them in their streets,” de Blasio said in the initiative’s announcement. “Slower speed limits, speed cameras, and increased enforcement will save lives and keep New York City the safest big city in America for the next generation.” Q

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The Queens Chamber of Commerce is hosting three webinars in the first half of September that could appeal, respectively, to business owners looking to reopen safely, first-time homebuyers and anyone looking for happiness, whether in the workplace or life in general.

Each event will be held online via Zoom and is free to join. Participants do not have to be chamber members.

“Reopening Your Business: From A Health, Legal and Protected Prospective” will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. today, Sept.

10, with a panel of legal, financial and

medical experts passing along their knowledge of “what’s needed legally to reopen the doors” in today’s environment.

“Increasing Your Happiness” will be held from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sept. 15, and is designed to help participants “engage in unique and helpful ways to increase their happiness” to improve their lives.

“Home Buying Made Simple” will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Sept. 15, and will be conducted by Dahiana Genao of the TD Bank Charitable Foundation.

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Resorts World Casino reopens continued from page 4 the capacity restrictions.

The casino has put several social distancing measures into place. It mounted Plexiglas panels in between many of its slot machines and electronic table games, in addition to adding antibacterial wipe stations that will allow patrons to disinfect machines to their own liking, even though the cleaning team will have increased sanitizing schedules.

All HVAC air filters have been upgraded to hospital grade, and signage will remind guests to wash their hands and maintain

social distancing.

After touring the facility on Tuesday, Addabbo, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering, and Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) gave it their blessing.

“This is a big day for the casino, and I fully believe they will be able to face all the challenges ahead and keep their staff and customers safe as they begin to reopen. We look forward to the day when they can be at full capacity and offer all of their amazing amenities again,” Addabbo wrote in a stateQ ment.

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19X141, Low Taxes - $1,703.96 R3-A Zoning allows 1 to 2 family dwellings plus water rights

RICHMOND HILL

HOWARD BEACH Pristine/Stucco unique contemporary Colonial, 3/4 BRs, 3 full baths, 2 half baths, open floor concept on first floor & winding S.S staircase to second floor master bedroom en suite w/ Jacuzzi and bidet, 2 other BRs & full bath, fin. bsmnt, storage rm. den, ping, pong rm or 4th BR, fences front & backyard has I.G. saltwater heated pool, Jacuzzi (seats 8) Cabana, full bath, storage rm, S.S. gates, 2nd flr balcony granite & awning.

HOWARD BEACH/ ROCKWOOD PARK

OZONE PARK

Lovely High-Ranch (well taken care of) 5 BRs, 2 full baths, on 40x100.

Priced to sell. $789K

Det. 1 Family, 3 BRs, 2 baths, basement, pty driveway and 1 car garage

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

$610K

HOWARD BEACH “BOATERS DREAM”

Mint Cape on 50X100. Featuring 4 BRs, 3 full baths. Partial dormer, extended family room, finished bsmt. and garage.

$899K

Mint 1 family brick Colonial, 3 BR/ 1 bath cathedral ceilings, updated kitchen, access to paved pvt yard, pavers front & back, community drive with pvt driveway & 1 car garage, one yr old gas furnace & hot water heater, 7 yr old roof, Andersen windows, ceiling fans, washer/ dryer room.

Asking $619K

1 Fam Colonial 3 BR/ 2 full bath, 20x100 lot, 9 ft ceilings, skylight in bath, tall kitchen wood cabs, basement inc LG storage room, LG patio off Asking $588K kit w/entry.

Mint Hi-Ranch on 40x100 lot, 4 BRs/3 full baths, Vinyl siding with brick front, Andersen windows, Hi-Hats, tiled floors, new carpeting in BRs, security cameras, alarm system, freshly painted, mechanics all updated, heated spa & in-ground pool, brick patio, CAC, rollout $899K awning

New bulkhead/new double docks, spectacular view, $850K Neg. all new interior.

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Commercial Building (101st Ave.) 2 blocks off Cross Bay Blvd./25x100 lot, 25x46 building/ 2nd flr., Dental Office $2,200 per mo./ 1st floor gutted to studs & vacant / basement clean with new furnace / zoning R6B / building K2

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Arthritis is a degenerative joint disease causing severe pain, inflammation and disability.

One of the main recommended treatments for severe arthritis pain is invasive joint replacement surgery with its possible severe complications. It is best to seek out a non-surgical solution for arthritis before undergoing surgery. The best non-surgical treatment to avoid an invasive joint replacement is Platelet Rich Plasma and Stem Cell treatment.

Platelet Rich Plasma Platelet Rich Plasma is a high concentration of the patient’s platelets concentrated by a special type of centrifuge. The platelets contain a significant number of proteins and growth factors that accelerate the healing process and decrease inflammation. They are also known to multiply and cause migration of stem cells to the site of injury.

Stem Cells Adult stem cells remain in an individual after birth in a “neutral” state. When activated they can differentiate and aide in cartilage repair, tendon defects and ligament tissue. Also, they have the ability to control inflammation. Stem cells can be found in all the tissues of the body with major reservoirs in adipose (fat) tissue and bone marrow.

Procedure ➤ Platelet Rich Plasma is beneficial for mild to moderate arthritis. Blood would be drawn from the patient and placed in a specialized centrifuge. Subsequently, the platelet rich plasma is injected under ultrasound guidance to the exact location of injury. ➤ Stem cells are derived from your own body and concentrated into a specific solution.

The stem cells are then combined with platelet rich plasma. They are beneficial for moderate to severe arthritis. Subsequently, an ultrasound guided injection would be performed for 100% accuracy.

The success rate is high, extremely safe and can have you back into action in very short time.

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If you desire to be free of pain, return to your enjoyable sport activities, take long walks with your loved ones and avoid invasive joint replacement surgery ...

Contact our office today at (718) 835-0100 or text us at (347) 680-8268 or email us at frontdesk@crossbayregenerative.com or visit us at www.crossbayregenerative.com

Benjamin Bieber, MD, FAAPMR Clinical Assistant Professor, New York University School of Medicine Diplomate of the American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Cross Bay Regenerative 157-02 Cross Bay Boulevard, Suite 202B, Howard Beach, NY 11414 CRBP-078043