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RIDING FOR RICHIE Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps member Richard Pearlman, inset, was just 18 when he ran into the burning South Tower on Sept. 11, 2001, saving at least one person before the skyscraper fell on top of him. To honor the young hero and motorcycle enthusiast, hundreds of bikers from across North America descended on Queens last Sunday for the annual ride in his memory.

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Jackson Heights and Woodside last Saturday.

The group spent the afternoon both protesting manda Canjura said while she doesn’t make a lot of MCIs and celebrating new legislation that would money, she brings in enough to pay her $1,200 rent spell the end of them.

The bills — introduced in their respective for a two-bedroom apartment.

But if her landlord succeeds in pushing through a $600 chambers by state Sen. Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria) per month increase, she said, staying there will be a and Assemblyman Brian Barnwell (D-Maspeth) — would allow landlords to apply for a “guaranstruggle.

“My economy is not good to bring in more money,” Can- teed habitability protections tax credit” to help pay jura, a Jamaica resident, said. “So this is going to be a lot for improvements to buildings, rather than rent increases paid for by for me, because I don’t make a lot tenants. of money.”

It would also allow O w ner s of rent- cont rolled e now have an opportunity low-income residents to buildings, like the one Canjura petition the state to repeal lives in, can apply to the state not to reform the MCI, but all rent increases allowed Division of Homes and Communiunder the MCI program. ty Renewal for rent increases to abolish the MCI.” The Senate bill has pay for major capital improve— Woodside on the Move one co -sponsor, st ate ments — also known as MCIs — organizer Ivan Contreras Sen. Tony Avella (D-Baysuch as the installation of new side), while the Assembly boilers or roofs.

For rent-stabilized units, the hikes can be as much as 6 version has none.

Tenants rallied alongside elected officials last Saturday to call for the abolContreras said Woodside on the Move and ishment of the major capital improvement program as a way for landlords percent of a tenant’s rent. That figure rises to 15 percent for rent-controlled dwellings. Critics of the 44-year-old pro- affected tenants from the five boroughs “forced to pay for the installation of new infrastructure.

PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY gram, such as Woodside on the Move organizer Ivan Con- the elected officials to create this legislation” treras, claim, as they have for years, that landlords are through their advocacy. The tenant organizer has been lead- been hit with rent increases through MCIs, a “vast majoriusing them to effectively evict low-income residents across ing protests against MCIs since last year. ty” of those have been from Woodside apartments owned “This is history,” he said. “Something like this, we have by Cosmopolitan Houses. the city.

“The MCIs are being used by landlords to eliminate never had before. We now have an opportunity not to Steve Stadmeyer, a general manager at Douglas Elliman, affordable housing,” said Contreras, who led a crowd of reform the MCI, but abolish the MCI.” which manages some Cosmopolitan properties, told the continued on page 18 He said while people from all over New York City have more than 100 people on a march through the streets of Chronicle Contributor

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Riding to remember a hero gone far too soon Richard Pearlman was 18 when he was killed saving lives on Sept. 11

by Mark Lord Chronicle Contributor

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oward Beach resident Richard Pearlman lived only a short 18 years on this Earth.

Nearly the same amount of time has passed since he lost his life in the South Tower of the World Trade Center on Sept.

11, 2001.

But even today, his memory lives on in the minds of both those who knew him and those who live thousands of miles away.

For the third consecutive year, the beloved Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps member was honored with a motorcycle ride that brings together bikers from across the country — dubbed the “Run for Richie.”

The weather might have kept the turnout down from the anticipated 1,000 participants, according to FHVAC public information officer John Alber.

But despite the cold temperatures and steady rain, hundreds of riders took part last Sunday in the police-escorted trek from Aqueduct Race Track to the World Trade Center and back.

The goals of the event, like in past years, were simple: to raise money for the FHVAC through registration fees and to honor the memory of its slain 18-year-old member who had always dreamed of becoming an emergency medical technician.

On the fateful day in 2001, Pearlman, working as a messenger for the law firm Cooper and Cully, was d ropping off paperwork at 1 Police Plaza in Lower Manhattan when he heard an all-handson-deck call go out on his radio.

Hundreds of motorcyclists descended on Aqueduct Race Track last Sunday to take part in the “Ride for Richie,” the annual trek from Queens to the World Trade Center in memory of Richard PHOTO BY MARK LORD Pearlman — an 18-year-old who died saving lives on Sept. 11, 2001.

Paul “PJ” Marcel came up with the idea of a motorcycle ride in Pearlman’s memory PHOTO BY MARK LORD years ago.

The last time anyone saw Pearlman alive, he was putting his talents and what he had learned at the FHVAC to good use — helping a bloodied woman out of the South Tower.

Once he escorted her to safety, he ran back inside the burning building to help others.

The South Tower would collapse on top of him not long after.

Of the more than 2,500 people who died inside the two skyscrapers that day, Pearlman was the youngest. His body was discovered amongst the pulverized steel and concrete in March 2002.

The ride in Pearlman’s memory is the brainchild of Paul “PJ” Marcel, president of the Punishers Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club’s New York chapter — a notfor-profit organization consisting of current and retired police officers, firemen, EMTs and militar y members, among others.

Quite simply, Marcel said, it was the best way he could think of to honor the

life of his friend and fellow motorcycle buff.

“I don’t want to forget the fallen,” he said as this year’s ride was about to get under way, saying that his goal is to always remember Pearlman and “everyone who perished on that dreadful day.”

He added that some of his fellow Punishers had come from as far away as Washington, Alaska, Canada and Mexico to participate in Sunday’s event.

Mike Miller, whose road name is “Shark,” made the trek from San Francisc o b e cau se “ we h ave love for ou r brotherhood.”

A former member of law enforcement, Miller said he hopes to call attention to the needs of those who became ill from the after-effects of the attack.

Marcel said that police officers, firefighters and EMS workers from around the tri-state region were also invited to participate.

Prior to the run, a ceremony was held on a makeshift stage in the middle of

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Pearlman’s mother, sister and brotherin-law were also on hand and recognized those who were there to participate in the Q event.

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Residents discuss 9/11 and community Dozens show up for memorial to mark anniversary of the attacks

by David Russell Associate Editor

A candlelight memorial service was held Tuesday at FDNY Engine 331 and Ladder 173 in Howard Beach to remember the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

“So many emotions with 9/11,” said state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach). “It runs the gamut. And how normal we were before 8:46 a.m. on September 11 and how our lives changed when the towers came down at 10:28 a.m. Our lives changed forever.”

Frances Scarantino is a staple in the community and owner of Reach for the Stars day care in Howard Beach. She had to miss the ceremony in 2017 because her son, Calogero, came home from the hospital three days after being born.

She was back for the emotional ceremony this year. “It’s really hard to talk about because it means so much to me,” Scarantino said to the Chronicle. “There are three people that I lost on that day and I wanted to make sure that their memory lives on. I wanted for us to heal as a community, to come together as a community like we did that night. That very night when we were together just trying to make sense of it all.”

Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) spoke about how everyone came together

David Malanga and Frances Scarantino with son Calogero. Scarantino helped organize the Sept.

11 tribute in Howard Beach. She had to miss the 2017 ceremony as Calogero came home from PHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL the hospital three days after being born. after the tragedy.

“It’s also a reminder for us that on 9/11, we’re not Democrats and Republicans, we’re not black and white, we’re not Jewish, Catholic or Muslim or nonbeliever, we’re Americans,” Ulrich said. “That’s what brings us together. That’s what makes us great.”

Addabbo had a message for those who lost someone that day. “We’ll pray for you because their death will never be in vain because we came together as a community so that’s why we show that through grief we are a stronger community,” Addabbo said.

Focus was paid to the children at the

event, including members of the Our Lady of Grace Youth Group, who sang several songs.

“For us it was current events,” CB 10 Chairperson Betty Bratton said. “For them, it will be history. The only way that history gets passed along in the sense of our culture, it’s the stories you hear and the memories that you will take with you as grow up and you will pass it to the next generation.”

Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) remembered how her child was 1 year old and how it felt like the world was ending that morning. “When we come together like this, it’s to remember the horror but then we have to remember that we came together,” Pheffer Amato said.

Even 17 years later, there’s more work to do. “We still have 10,000 people diagnosed with cancer,” Addabbo said. “We still have people dying, families still grieving. So 9/11 didn’t end. It still continues. The health issues still continue. Our war on terrorism continues. And that’s why it’s so important that we come together as a community.”

Addabbo also thanked the heroes of that day. “For all those who went running toward a tower that was burning, knowing what was to face them, they still ran forward,” Addabbo said. “Everybody else was running back but they ran forward knowing their fate, Q some of them. We will never forget.”

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A blessing of firefighters outside St. Mary Gate of Heaven Roman Catholic Church in Ozone Park. Hundreds attended the ceremony on the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of PHOTOS COURTESY ST. MARY GATE OF HEAVEN ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH / FACEBOOK Sept. 11, 2001.

9/11 memorial at St. Mary Gate of Heaven Ceremony brings out hundreds to honor those lost on Sept. 11

by David Russell Associate Editor

A 9/11 tribute was held on Tuesday at St. Mary Gate of Heaven Roman Catholic Church in Ozone Park.

Frank Gulluscio, chairman of the St. Mary Catholic Academy board, estimates that there were easily 600 to 700 people at the ceremony.

The church was filled to capacity and there was standing room only in the back.

“It means a lot because I knew so many people who perished,” Gulluscio said.

There was a mix of police officers and firefighters, as well as children from the fourth through eighth grades.

On Sept. 11, 2001, Gulluscio, a Democratic district leader, was with Joe Addabbo Jr. in a car, campaigning on the day of the primary elections. They had just started working the polls and were going from site to site when they saw the explosion at the World Trade Center from Cross Bay Boulevard. As Gulluscio puts it, “When you go over Conduit Avenue you can see the whole city on a clear day.”

Then they heard the news on the radio.

Addabbo would win the rescheduled primary two weeks later and then the general election to win a City Council seat. Tuesday’s ceremony stirred some feelings in Gulluscio, as it did in everybody who participated.

“Very emotional,” Gulluscio said. “It’s still raw. You didn’t know just one person, you know one person who knows one person and it just keeps going. It’s not about the loss of one person, it’s about the loss of 3,000. Everybody knows somebody who has either died or is

dying of cancer.”

Gulluscio also thought about the children who were at this event, as well as other ones around the city.

“They know nothing,” he said. “Absolutely nothing except what they hear from us and what they’re going to read in history.”

Gulluscio also said that the tributes at St. Mary take on special meaning.

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Local groundswell for Trader Joe’s Grocery chain looks like longshot to come to old Empire Buffet location

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Empire Buffet located at 161-49 Cross Bay Blvd. recently closed after its 20-year lease expired.

“At this present time the place is up for rent,” said property owner Stephen Sirgiovanni. “I have some things in the works but nothing definite.”

There are Howard Beach residents who would like to see a Trader Joe’s come to town.

One such resident is Arlene McGrotty, who first posted about the idea in the Facebook group Howard Beach Moms.

“It blew up,” McGrotty said. “I’m getting 200 replies on each post. It’s crazy.”

McGrotty shops at the Trader Joe’s in Westbury, LI, and also has been to the Metropolitan Avenue location in Rego Park.

She followed up the Facebook posts by emailing several of the higher-ups at the company. “We thought it would be a great idea to encourage them to consider some of the areas in our neighborhood for a new Trader Joe’s,” McGrotty said.

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Some residents have been hoping for a Trader Joe’s to come into the location of the former Empire Buffet on Cross Bay Boulevard. Unfortunately for them, the location is likely too small PHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL and wouldn’t provide ample parking for customers. real estate and construction at Trader Joe’s , told her that the company is actively looking for sites in the borough and the information will be passed along to the company’s local broker.

“It’s a testament to their customer service and how they value customers,” McGrotty said.

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However, it looks like residents clamoring for a Trader Joe’s might have to wait at least a few more years for the grocery store to make its way to South Queens.

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“No truth at all,” Ariola said of the chances of Trader Joe’s coming to that spot.

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f your marriage is falling apart, do you figure just moving to a new house will fix it?

Of course not. Yet many of the powers that be in New York City seem to think that way when it comes to criminal justice reform. They apparently believe that closing the jail complex at Rikers Island and instead housing inmates in “borough jails” around the city will lead us to a magical world in which muggers, drug dealers, rapists and the like will see the error of their ways and reform — and get along superbly with their guards as they do it.

Oh, and speaking of magic, the number of prisoners will be cut from the roughly 9,000 at Rikers now to the 5,000 the city envisions in these new jails, including one at the former Queens House of Detention in Kew Gardens.

And the facilities’ lower levels will feature shopping! Because there’s nothing like trying on a new outfit while prisoners and correction officers are brawling a floor or two above.

Luckily, the Queens District Attorney’s

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Office has deployed a veteran prosecutor, James Quinn, to inform the public of some inconvenient truths about crime and punishment here. No, Rikers is not filled with guys caught smoking a joint. Only 227 of its inmates last March were there on misdemeanor charges, Quinn said back then. No, it’s not filled with guys who just can’t make bail either. There were about 3,330 of those in March. The other 5,000-plus were parole violators, people remanded without bail or those serving time.

And 1,800 of them were from Queens. That’s four times as many as the old House of Detention could hold. You want a jail four times that size there? Or do you want half those people let out on the streets of the city? We want neither.

If you were designing a city from scratch, you couldn’t think of a better place to house inmates than on an island. Rikers needs reform, sure, and we support that. It doesn’t need to be freed up for developers, and we don’t need to keep our friends close but our criminals closer.

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oday is primary day, with voters choosing their nominees for the November elections. Queens Democrats have a number of races to vote in; Republicans not so much. But in November, everyone will get to vote on amending the City Charter, specifically on three questions that were recently announced following hearings in each borough. We recommend turning down two of them.

One that earns our nay would impose term limits on community board members. Even if some treat the volunteer panels as personal or political fiefdoms, the experience and institutional knowledge long-term members bring to the table is too valuable to discard. As for concerns that the boards don’t mirror their communities ethnically, that will inevitably change over time, and the idea that a person of one lineage can’t represent those of another is kind of offensive anyway.

It’s “E pluribus unum,” not the other way around. Enough with the ethnic division.

We’ll also be voting no on the plan to raise the amount of taxpayer dollars going to candidates for office in the “matching funds” program. Matching? Ha. Candidates already get $6 for every eligible $1 they raise. Hiking that to $8 would just incentivize more illegal schemes, like using straw donors. Some parts of the complex campaign finance question may be good, but this one outweighs them.

The one idea we do back is the plan to create a Civic Engagement Commission. This panel would provide more expertise to community boards, take participatory budgeting citywide, try to improve voter turnout and more. Those are worthy goals. On Nov. 6, let’s OK the CEC and leave the charter as is otherwise.

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Reconnect the N and W trains to the G line as a free transfer at Queens Plaza, dedicate space for bus lanes and improve east-west connectors. That’s a solution that serves the people, not the hunger of public trough-lapping developers and their lackey elected officials.

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Helter shelter politicians Dear Editor: Everybody is on the bandwagon now to stop the 101st Avenue homeless shelter for mentally disabled men.

How did the homeless get into the motels on Crossbay Boulevard and the local politicians said they did not know they were coming?

That is the height of absurdity, trumping even the Enola Gay project.

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Hollywood vs. America Dear Editor: Damien Chazelle’s movie “First Man” is the story of the moon landing. A number of people who have viewed the film have noted that there is no scene that specifically re-enacts the iconic footage of the American flag being planted on the moon. In a movie about the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima, would it be OK to omit the flag-raising scene?

It is impossible to discern the filmmakers’ level of antipathy to American exceptionalism but their reason for the omission is worth noting. In a press conference, the director stated that because the flag planting was a “very famous moment,” he chose to focus on the “unfamous stuff.” Ryan Gosling, who plays Neil Armstrong in the film, stated that the scene doesn’t appear because “First Man” chooses to cast the landing as a “human achievement” and not an American achievement.

No one explained how including the iconic scene of Armstrong planting the American flag on the moon would detract from or diminish the significance of this “human achievement.”

Aren’t Americans humans?

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They got ’em, those pretties Dear Editor: In 2005, a pair of ruby slippers that had been worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” were mysteriously stolen, and only just recently was the FBI able to solve the mystery.

In actuality there were four pairs of those slippers made by the costume department at MGM back in 1939. One pair was put on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, where it still remains. Another pair was purchased by the late actress Debbie Reynolds at the MGM auction in 1970. Of the two remaining pairs, one was purchased by an

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Church must atone Dear Editor: Catholic Church: Isn’t silence and secrecy from our pope, cardinals, bishops and parish priests what got you in the mess you are in right now? I am not sure this is the message that you want to send to your congregation. I believe that transparency and dialogue is the way to go.

Someone has to pay for these offenses and it should not be the people in the pews in church.

Silence is not golden in this situation. Just saying sorry to the victims is not enough for me. I do not believe that the congregation should have to pay for the sins of these priests and higher officials in the church who tried to cover up sex abuse. It should start from above.

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Obama loves ... Obama Dear Editor: I see President Obama is back campaigning again. He says he is trying to get out the Democratic vote by energizing the base.

It looks as though he will try to accomplish that by ripping into President Trump and denigrating the Republican Party, along

Real prez vs. MAGA Queens Dear Editor: How wonderful to see the president speak the other day. Such class, such dignity, such command of the English language. Such a clear, intelligent grasp of the issues facing American citizens.

No, not the orange hemorrhoid. I’m talking about the last dignified gentleman to hold the honorable office of the presidency. Barack Obama. God, how America (and the world) misses his leadership.

Nobody having to steal government papers off his desk, lest he sign them with a crayon.

Or God forbid, use ketchup to finger-paint his next executive order. Or even pay hundreds of thousands to quiet mistresses.

Trump has compared himself to Lincoln — a president who actually had to deal with the worst tribulations our country has ever faced and brought us all together. And now the opposite has happened. We have a president who was handed a country that was together (by a wonderful leader), and now he is tearing us limb from limb, destroying every institution he can.

And now Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court (who should’ve been Obama’s pick, Merrick Garland) will be able to protect Trump from being escorted out of the White House in shackles. Our country is doomed.

But congratulations to the Republican organization “MAGA Queens” on their rally in Maspeth (“Crowd in Maspeth rallies for Trump,” Sept. 6, multiple editions). It was sad to hear that after the rally’s “intermission,” less than a dozen spectators remained.

And it was over by noon even though they had a permit until 4 p.m.

Queens Village GOP Club President Phil Orenstein shouldn’t be discouraged about the low turnout. I’m sure many people had more important things to do, like sort their recyclables.

And if you don’t know Bob Woodward’s new book is coming out. It’s called “All the President’s Men Think He’s an Idiot.”

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Dear Editor: In response to fellow reader David S. Pecoraro (“Trump: Soviet and Nazi,” Letters, Sept. 6), who clearly and obviously is infected with TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome), it is quite true the media complex (TV, radio/ print, literature) helped and enabled him during his 2016 run for POTUS. All the media were killing each other for an interview because, unlike Hillary Clinton, Trump refused no one. With him ratings went through the roof, while behind the scenes the media were saying to each other that this jerk, idiot, clown, didn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of winning the election.

Lo and behold no sooner than that faithful day in November 2016 Donald J. Trump was elected POTUS, it looked like the Hillary camp was going into a Kool-Aid moment. Immediately the media complex and all the opposition became infected with TDS and began a 24/7 campaign to destroy a duly elected POTUS, unprecedented in the history of U.S. politics, along with his family, friends and whoever so much as said hello to him.

All the things he said he would do in all those interviews, he is doing. But that’s meaningless to the TDS crowd, so all that’s left is the name-calling, lies and all around bulls--t.

Good luck with that in 2020.

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with pointing out how much he thinks he did for America.

In a speech — some would call it a scorching critique — on Sept. 7 at the University of Illinois, he referred to himself more than 102 times, all in a 64-minute speech. Well, Barack was always the smartest person in the room. Just ask him. He used the word “I” 87 times and “me” and “my” more than a dozen times each.

Then it was on to California where he drew, according to the George Soros-affiliated website Think Progress, 750 people at the Anaheim Convention Center, where he suggested voting for the candidates he backed.

NPR reported that in the eight years Obama held office, the Democrats lost more House, Senate, state legislative and governor’s seats than under any president in history.

Could it be that President Obama campaigning will only remind the voters why they voted for President Donald J. Trump?

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Middle Village pays tribute to the fallen Emotional ceremony marks the 17th anniversary of Sept. 11 terror attack

by Christopher Barca

seen as one of the largest annual remembrance events in Queens.

As in past years, Tuesday’s ceremony t’s been 17 years since Sept. 11, 2001.

But for FDNY Lt. Johnny Breen of was complete with somber poems, prayers, songs and the reading of the names of all Maspeth, it feels like yesterday.

He was at the World Trade Center that those from the area who perished on Sept.

Tuesday morning, aiding in the rescue 11, 2001.

Some in the crowd could be seen crying efforts. And while he made it out alive, a number of the men he served with lost their or praying as the identities were said aloud.

Others audibly gasped when after one lives, along with nearly 3,000 others in the terror attack that brought down the Twin deceased woman’s name was read, her unborn child was mentioned.

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Leading the invocation was the Rev. He declined to go into detail about what Paul Norman of Our he experienced that Lady of Hope Church day, saying he’s simin Middle Village, as ply a “9/11 survivor.” he asked God to teach But what he did New Yorkers to see talk about glowingly the beauty and value was the annual of each human life remembrance cereand not to look back mony in Middle Vilon the attack in anger. lage’s Juniper Valley “Remind us of the Park, held each year way the true heart of on the anniversary of this nation’s people the attack. was revealed — in Even 17 years later, open doors, open lighting a candle for arms and open the fallen firefighters hearts,” Norman said. and st ar ing at the “May we never forget twin beams of light that on that day, we rising upward in the d id n o t fo c u s o n distance helps him nationality, wealth or heal. educat ion. But we “I come to t h is fo c u s e d o n n e e d , every year. I lost a humanity and love. couple people that “Call us back to day,” Breen said. “It’s FDNY Lt. Johnny Breen, candle in hand, t h a t pl a c e i n ou r the least I can do, just pays tribute to his fallen colleagues. hearts and install in look at all these people. It’s my routine now. I’ll always come us the deepest sense of that call to be those people once again. May we continue to to this.”

The first responder was one of about heal and help each other, just as we did Q 200 people to attend Tuesday’s ceremony, that day.”

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Boy Scouts lined the railings near the Sept. 11 memorial garden, with each youngster, most of whom were not yet born in 2001, solemnly holding a candle.

The names of all those from the Middle Village area who died on Sept. 11, 2001 are illuminated by candlelight during Tuesday’s annual remembrance ceremony, one of the largest in the borPHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA ough. More than 200 people attended.

Entire generations of families descended on Juniper Valley Park to mark the 17th anniversary of the terror attack. Some in the crowd cried while others appeared to pray.

Middle Village declares that it will never forget the terror attack that claimed so many lives 17 years ago this week.

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St. Michael’s marks 9/11

Eknoor Kaur Johar talks about some of the stereotypes and biases she and her family has dealt with since Sept. 11, 2001. United Sikhs want people to understand more about who they are.

PHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL They distributed flowers at the 9/11 memorial on Tuesday.

Organization fights prejudice and hate Sikhs discuss some problems the community has faced post-9/11

by David Russell United Sikhs held a discussion at its Lefferts Blvd. headquarters on Sept. 11, with members talking about some of the prejudice they have faced over the past 17 years.

“When I went to school after 9/11, I remember being bullied, being made fun of for my long hair,” Harsimran Kaur Sodhi said.

It wasn’t just those outside of her circle who would make comments.

“People who were my friends would jokingly call me a terrorist, but it’s not funny,” she said. “And I remember it hurting.”

Her sister also shared some of her experiences. “All the men in my family, they all wear their turbans but everyone was so scared to be able to travel maybe two weeks after the attacks because of all the hate crimes that were happening, so we ended up having to miss [a wedding],” Manpreet Kaur Sodhi said.

There was also a turban-tying demonstration as shown by Karandeep Singh. The turban made him a target of strangers when he was growing up.

“In elementar y school I was called Osama, you name it,” said Singh, who recently moved to Long Island City. “All these names. Osama’s cousin, Onionhead, Diaperhead, all these names.”

The turban is the most recognizable feature of a Sikh, and is worn to cover uncut hair. But many associate it with Muslims like those who carried out the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, leading to discrimination and hatred.

“The sad part is the aftermath of 9/11 is still going on today,” Richmond Hill resi-

dent Rajesh Singh said at the meeting.

The first high-profile attack on a Sikh after 9/11 occurred four days after the attacks when a 49-year-old Sikh man was shot and killed outside the gas station he owned in Arizona.

The hate crimes are not limited to remote areas out in the country. In 2003, members of a Sikh family in Woodside were beaten outside of their home.

In a 2007 incident, a 15-year-old Sikh student at Newtown High School had his hair forcibly cut by an older student. The following year, a Sikh student in ninth grade at Richmond Hill High School was attacked by another student who tried to remove his patka, or under-turban head covering.

Jasmir Singh was attacked outside a Jackson Heights grocery store in 2009. The attack left him blind in one eye. Two years later, his father, Jiwan, was attacked while riding the A train.

And there was Sandeep Singh, who was run over by a white pickup truck in Ozone Park in 2014.

The organization would like to see Sikhs recognized as a separate ethnic group in the 2020 Census in order to better monitor hate crimes. Sikhs are included in the broader category of “Asian Indian” by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Until 2015, attacks against Sikhs were classified as “anti-Muslim” or “anti-Arab” by the FBI. Three years ago the FBI started tracking explicitly anti-Sikh discrimination and violence.

On Tuesday afternoon, members of United Sikhs distributed f lowers at the 9/11 Q memorial in Lower Manhattan.

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The annual St. Michael’s Cemetery Sept.

11 remembrance ceremony was held last Saturday in East Elmhurst to mark the 17th anniversar y of the terror attack that claimed nearly 3,000 lives.

Leading of f this year’s event were prayers led by the Rev. Anastasios Pourakis of St. Demetrios Church in Astoria and Rabbi Jonathan Pearl of the Astoria Center of Israel, top.

An essay contest was also held, with area students being asked to craft pieces around the topic, “What does it mean to be an American.”

The grand prize winners, center, were Emiliano Carrizosa of Long Island City High School, fourth from left, and Szymon Baldyea of Academy of American Studies — both students were given a round of applause from the crowd of about 100 people, above.

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Keep Glendale banks open, Tish James says Public advocate tells executives that closures will hurt area seniors

by Christopher Barca Editor

Public Advocate Letitia James is calling on Capital One and Bank of America to keep open branches in Glendale that are slated to close this fall.

James, who is running for state attorney general, wrote identical letters to executives at both companies last week asking them to consider keeping the sites open, citing Glendale’s sizable population of seniors. “Research indicates that seniors are more resistant to online banking and rely to a much greater degree on brick and mortar bank locations,� James wrote. “In a place like Glendale, where there is a higher rate of seniors, the impact of these closures is harder felt.�

The two branches being shuttered are directly across the street from one another — the Capital One location is at 70-24 Myrtle Ave., while Bank of America is at 70-11 Myrtle Ave. Capital One will be the first branch to close, as its doors will shut for good on Sept.

22.

The Bank of America location will not close until Nov. 27, according to the branch’s page on the company’s website.

In her letters, James alludes to the closures being part of larger consolidation strategies for both companies.

The Capital One branch at 70-24 Myrtle Ave. in Glendale will close on Sept. 22, while the Bank of America location across the street will shutter in November. Public Advocate Letitia James is PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA calling on executives of both companies to keep them open.

And in a brief Monday interview, Capital One manager Vladimir Rosario added that the customer base at his branch was not a large one to begin with. “It is one of our slower branches,� Rosario told the Chronicle. “It’s one of our least transactional ones.�

Of the three bank employees, Rosario said

that two are being relocated to other branches while the third is retiring.

A Capital One spokesperson told the Chronicle in a Tuesday email that the branch’s customers were informed of the closure in June, adding that there will be no change to their accounts. “This was a difficult decision and our bank

leaders recognize the effect it has on our customers,� the spokesperson said. “As Capital One continues to evolve and optimize our branch network in response to changing customer banking preferences, and to ensure we’re operating as efficiently and effectively as possible, decisions are made to open, renovate, and in some instances, close or relocate branches.�

A Bank of America source said that its branch’s customers were notified about a month ago, adding that with only a few thousand accounts, the location was among the lowest trafficked in the company’s entire network.

The source added that Bank of America hopes to install an ATM in a store near 70-11 Myrtle Ave. The four employees of the soon-to-close location have been offered comparable positions at other branches.

In a statement, Bank of America spokeswoman Susan Atran said the branch’s customers looking for financial planning or loan services can get them at the company’s 59-01 Myrtle Ave. site in Ridgewood — where everyone’s account will be relocated. “More clients are doing their daily banking outside of financial centers,� Atran said. “We are always reviewing our network to ensure continued on page 22

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Ballot questions put forth by charter group Voters will decide on comm. board term limits, campaign finance in Nov.

by Christopher Barca Editor

The Charter Revision Commission has released its final report, along with the three questions it will be posing to city voters on November’s general election ballot.

On Nov. 6, residents of the five boroughs will make the final decision on adopting the CRC’s three recommendations — creating term limits for community board members, amending campaign finance laws and creating a Civic Engagement Commission.

The recom mendations came af ter a months-long process by the CRC to garner community input about potential changes to the New York City charter through numerous public hearings in all five boroughs.

At the pair of Queens hearings held in the last two months, more than two dozen people — most of them community board members — called for term limits.

Those sitting on the city’s 59 advisory councils can theoretically serve for life, should they be reappointed by the borough president every two years as required.

Many who testified at the Queens hearings said term limits would foster more diversity among its members, allow for new ideas to thrive and break up the fiefdoms that have come to define some boards.

Others, such as Borough President Melinda Katz, warn that term limits would weaken boards, as longtime members with institutional knowledge of their neighborhoods and the workings of city government would be forced off the advisory councils.

The question that will appear on November’s ballot regarding term limits reads: “This proposal would amend the City Charter to impose term limits of a maximum of four consecutive full two-year terms for community board members with certain exceptions for the initial transition to the new term limits system and require borough presidents to seek out persons of diverse backgrounds in making appointments to community boards.

“The proposal would also add new application and reporting requirements related to these appointments; and If Question 2, ‘Civic Engagement Commission,’ is approved, require the proposed Civic Engagement Com-

Term limits for community board members was a controversial topic over the summer at Charter Revision Commission hearings. The CRC will allow voters to decide on that proposal and others FILE PHOTO in November. mission to provide resources, assistance, and training related to land use and other matters to community boards. Shall this proposal be adopted?”

The CRC also recommended a number of changes to the city’s campaign finance system, including lowering the contribution limits for candidates who participate in the matching funds program as well as those who don’t.

Specifically, the group is advocating for decreasing the maximum allowable contribution limit for candidates who get matching funds by more than 50 percent — $2,000 for citywide candidates, $1,500 for candidates for borough president and $1,000 for City Council hopefuls, per cycle.

For candidates who don’t participate in the matching funds program, those limits would be reduced to $3,500, $2,500 and $1,500, respectively.

Other recommendations include: • changing the formula for determining public matching funds to a ratio of 8 to 1 matched on the first $250 of eligible contributions to citywide candidates, and to a ratio of

Tenants, lawmakers hit MCIs continued from page 2 Chronicle last year some tenants are protected from MCI-related rent increases and denied there’s a deliberate effort to kick tenants out of their homes.

“We’re sor r y they’re getting these increases but we feel it’s justified because we need to put some money into the building to get it up to certain standards,” Stadmeyer said at the time.

Both Gianaris and Barnwell said they have received complaints about MCI-related rent increases from their constituents.

“Most of our complaints are housing

complaints, and most of them have been about MCIs,” Barnwell said.

Gianaris said he believes Senate Democrats should win a majority in November and he plans on using his leadership position in the chamber to usher the bill to the governor’s desk.

“I’ll have a lot to say about it,” he said.

Landlord groups have already spoken out against the bill, with a spokesman for the Rent Stabilization Association calling it “ridiculous,” in published reports.

The group claims the tax credits would not guarantee landlords a way to recoup

8 to 1 matched on the first $175 of eligible donations to borough president and Council hopefuls.

• increasing the cap on public matching funds per candidate and per election to 75 percent of the expenditure limit for the relevant office; and • making public funds available to qualifying candidates earlier in the election year.

The question that will appear on November’s ballot regarding campaign finance reads: “This proposal would amend the City Charter to lower the amount a candidate for city elected office may accept from a contributor. It would also increase the public funding used to match a portion of the contributions received by a candidate who participates in the City’s public financing program.

“In addition, the proposal would make public matching funds available earlier in the election year to participating candidates who can demonstrate need for the funds. It would also ease a requirement that candidates for Mayor, Comptroller, or Public Advocate must meet to qualify for matchtheir capital improvement investments.

Barnwell and Gianaris said they’re ready to take on real estate interests in Albany.

“I’m sure it will be intense and we’ll be ready for it,” the senator said.

Barnwell said he’d love to speak to the landlord groups about the legislation, but added, “The bill is what the bill is.”

Saturday’s march started at Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights and went along Roosevelt Avenue, eventually moving down Queens Boulevard to Cosmopolitan’s headquarters in Woodside. Those in attendance shouted in English and Spanish, with many repeating the chants “No more MCIs” and “Tenants united will never be defeated.”

ing funds.

“The amendments would apply to participating candidates who choose to have the amendments apply to their campaigns beginning with the 2021 primary election, and would then apply to all candidates beginning in 2022. Shall this proposal be adopted?”

Lastly, the CRC called for the creation of a Civic Engagement Commission.

According to the ballot question released by the CRC, the commission would be tasked with, among other things, implementing a citywide participatory budgeting process by 2020, facilitating voter registration initiatives and providing urban planning resources to community boards.

The organization itself would be made up of 15 people — eight chosen by the mayor, two by the City Council speaker and one by each borough president.

The mayor would also choose the commission’s chairperson, while his eight selections would also include one person from each of the two “largest political parties” in the city.

“Commissioners other than the chair, who would serve at the pleasure of the mayor, would serve four-year terms, except that initial appointees, whose terms would commence on April 1, 2019, would serve terms ranging from two to four years,” the CRC’s final report reads. “This ensures that terms of members end in different years, with the purpose of preventing wholesale turnover of the commission and promoting continuity.”

In a statement issued last week, Mayor de Blasio thanked the CRC for its work and urged New Yorkers to approve the three proposals.

“I applaud the Charter Revision Commission for listening to the needs of New Yorkers in developing these ballot proposals. These reforms will go a long way toward strengthening our democracy and limiting the influence of big money in our elections,” de Blasio said. “There’s no doubt in my mind that these measures will help us build a more fair and equitaQ ble city.”

Among those in attendance was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic nominee in the 14th Congressional District who defeated longtime Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, Bronx) in June’s primary.

While MCIs are a state issue, she said there are steps that can be taken at the federal level to assist low-income tenants.

“A lot of what we need to do is work within our tax code,” Ocasio-Cortez said, “so that we shift the investment to truly middle-class and working-class families.”

She also called for increased investments in New York City Housing Authority properties and to make sure housing is treated as a “right, and not a commodity Q for trade and profit first.”

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Lancman, Quinn spar at Rikers debate Councilman stunned when crowd claps after remark about K. Browder suicide

by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

W hen Cou ncil ma n Ror y La ncma n (D-Fresh Meadows) and Senior Executive Assistant District Attorney James Quinn debated closing the Rikers Island jail complex last Wednesday, tension was never far from the room.

Quinn, one of District Attorney Richard Brown’s top lieutenants, has been a vocal critic of Mayor de Blasio’s plan to shut down Rikers and build borough-based jails. In Queens, the city’s plan is to redevelop the old House of Detention in Kew Gardens.

And Lancman, who in the past worked professionally as a trial lawyer and now chairs the Committee on the Criminal Justice System, is an outspoken critic of the jail complex who says the design of its buildings ensures that it cannot be a humane one.

The lawmaker has publicly expressed interest in running for Queens district attorney when Brown leaves the position.

The mood at the debate, which the Kew Gardens Hills Civic Association hosted, became particularly tense during an exchange about Kalief Browder, the former teenage Rikers inmate whose memory is invoked by advocates for the complex’s closure.

He committed suicide after spending two years of solitary confinement at the complex, where he was battered by guards and inmates. Browder could not pay the $3,000 bail that was demanded of him. He was incarcerated there after being charged with stealing a backpack but wasn’t convicted.

Lancman and other criminal justice reform advocates have argued that Browder’s tale is an indictment of the culture at Rikers.

But their version of the narrative, Quinn argued last Wednesday, is misleading.

Senior Executive Assistant District Attorney James Quinn, left, argues with City Councilman Rory Lancman about the closing of the Rikers Island jail complex at a debate hosted by the Kew GarPHOTO BY RYAN BRADY dens Hills Civic Association.

“Kalief Browder did not commit suicide at Rikers Island. He committed suicide two years after he got out of Rikers Island. That is a fact,” the ADA said.

When the crowd started to applaud, Lancman looked shocked.

“I think anybody who clapped should really look at themselves, look in their soul and find out what darkness exists there because I cannot believe that I witnessed that cruelty here tonight by the people who clapped at Kalief Browder’s suicide,” the councilman said, garnering some applause from part of the audience.

Lancman explained that he wasn’t criticizing Quinn, just the people who clapped at his

comment. The ADA stood by his own statement, though, and clarified its intent.

“I brought it up because the narration has always been that he killed himself because he was in Rikers,” he said.

The councilman shot back. “And you dispute that his suicide wasn’t related to his time in Rikers? Oh, my goodness. OK!” The two of them continued to go back and forth about Browder, as they did on other issues.

Days after the debate on Monday — World Suicide Prevention Day — The Legal Aid Society issued a statement blasting Quinn for his remarks about Browder.

“It shocks the conscience that Queens Dis-

trict Attorney Richard Brown has remained silent since last week’s debate where his deputy attempted to downplay the devastating effects that Rikers Island had on Kalief Browder,” Tina Luongo, attorney-in-charge of The Legal Aid Society’s criminal defense practice, said in a prepared statement.

Brown’s office did not respond to a request for comment prior to deadline.

During one part of last Wednesday’s event, a member of the audience said she did not think the debate was really about race and prison reform, which Lancman had argued were central components of why the jail complex should be shut down. She instead said the meeting was instead about how a new jail in Queens would impact the surrounding communities.

The councilman respectfully disagreed with the comment “With all due respect, the issue of closing Rikers and whether it should be closed is about race, is about prison reform,” he said.

“No!” members of the audience shouted.

“And I know that’s painful, fellow white people!” Lancman said. “I know that it is.”

“No!” they again shouted.

Among other issues, the assistant district attorney and the councilman also sparred over how much shutting down Rikers would cost — one of the topics studied by the Lippman Commission, an independent panel formed by then-Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito that urged the closure of the jail system. The commission found it would be cheaper to build borough-based facilities than rebuild the existing ones at Rikers.

Quinn pointed out that sites to build the jails “hadn’t been decided” when the commission did its analysis, a fact he said calls the conclusion about costs into the question. Q

Burglary suspect sought 102nd Precinct says to lock windows after 4 strikes

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There has been a string of burglaries within the confines of the 102nd Precinct, including three that were committed in late August.

“It’s looking like it’s the same person,” Capt. Courtney Nilan, commanding officer of the 102nd Precinct, told the Chronicle.

The individual is described as a black male with a dark complexion and thin build, approximately 18 to 24 years old, approximately 5 feet, 6 inches to 5 feet, 8 inches tall.

“We’re really seeking the public’s help because the video we have is amazing video,” Nilan said, referring to surveillance footage that will be posted on qchron.com today, Sept. 13.

The reports have been similar. In each of the instances, there was no violence and each of the windows the suspect entered

was on the first f loor. “He’s just trying houses to see which ones are going to have the windows open,” Nilan said.

On May 11, in a residential building in the vicinity of 88th Street and Jamaica Avenue, the unidentified male entered and exited through a 49-year-old male’s rear window when he was sleeping at 5 a.m. No injuries occurred and no property was reported missing.

On Aug. 20, in a residential building in the vicinity of 86th Avenue and 96th Street, the suspect entered and exited a 54-year-old female’s rear window when she was sleeping at 11:30 p.m. The individual took $500 from the victim’s purse.

Five days later, in a residential building in the vicinity of 89th Street and Atlantic Avenue, he entered and exited a 29-yearold male’s home at 9:25 a.m. when the complainant was home. No property was reported missing.

On Aug. 27, in a residential building in the vicinity of 89th Street and 85th Road, the unidentified male entered and exited through a 61-year-old female victim’s w i ndow at 11 p.m. T he i nd iv idu a l removed $1,500 in jewelry once inside the house.

At this point, the 102nd Precinct is going the prevention route. There were fliers distributed to ever y house on the impacted blocks as well as surrounding areas, stating that burglaries had occurred and that it is imperative to shut and lock the windows. “In all of these cases, the windows were either open or they were unlocked,” Nilan said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477).

The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577.

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black, 25 to 35-years-old, approximately 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577. All tips are strictly confidential.

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Police are asking for help in identifying a man who is wanted in connection to an Aug. 25 robbery in Ozone Park.

An individual approached a 23-year-old male victim in the vicinity of 80th Street and Glenmore Avenue and displayed a firearm. The suspect demanded money and took $50. The suspect is described as

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Grand larceny pattern Police are asking for help in identifying a man who is wanted in connection to a grand larceny pattern within the confines of the 106th Precinct.

In three separate instances between Aug. 13 and 16, the individual broke car windows and removed the victims’ wallets from inside the vehicles. Two took place

near 127 South Conduit Ave. The man is described as being a heavy set male.

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“Unlike other parts of New York City, Glendale is less dense and alternative banking locations are harder to find. There are only three brick and mortar banking locations, another one of which is slated to close,” she said. “This means residents will have to drive farther to do their banking or change banks altogether, either of which represents a significant inconvenience.”

The Bank of America source said the company has repeatedly tried to contact the Public Advocate’s Office after receiving her letter last week.

However, the company’s calls had not been returned as of Tuesday afternoon, the Q source added.

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In her letter, the public advocate also bemoaned the existing lack of physical bank locations in Glendale and surrounding neighborhoods.

Should the two branches actually close their doors, James said, area seniors who don’t bank online or have smartphones — the public advocate cited research showing only 18 and 40 percent do, respectively —

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Women’s final ends in controversy; men’s champ takes third silver cup

by Michael Gannon Editor

The crowd favorites came up short in the finals of the US Open.

One day after Naomi Osaka won her first -ever grand slam singles title, Novak Djokovic walked off the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium with his 14th, and the 2018 US Open was over — including the shouting.

Osaka, of Japan, was outplaying her idol, crowd favorite and six-time open champion Serena Williams, when the latter was flagged by chair umpire Carlos Ramos for receiving help from the box where her coach was seated.

After Osaka took the first set and broke her serve in the second, Williams smashed her racket to the court. As stipulated for a second conduct infraction, she had a point awarded to Osaka.

Williams then launched into a tirade against Ramos — at one point the tournament director had to be called out. Williams was cited again for abuse of an official after calling Ramos a thief for taking a point away from her. The third infraction automatically gave Osaka the game and a 5-3 lead.

She would serve out the match in the next game, with the crowd booing the result loudly and at length, the noise reverberating through Ashe under a roof that was closed

Novak Djokovic, left, and Naomi Osaka outlasted the weather and all challengers to take the men’s and women’s singles titles at the 2018 US Open. FILE PHOTO, LEFT, AND PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON because of the weather. Osaka was in tears during the trophy ceremony before Williams embraced her.

In the press conference afterward, Williams remained irate at the initial warning for coaching as an attack on her integrity.

“I don’t have to cheat to win,” she said, though her coach said later that he was giv-

ing signals, though he doubted Williams saw them.

Williams also pointed out that she was flagged for conduct that was far less egregious than that for which men on the tour routinely get a pass.

Osaka, 20, said it always had been her dream to play against Williams in the finals

at the US Open.

“In third grade I did a report on her,” she said. “I colored it and everything.”

Williams has a history of receiving controversial calls at the Open. Blown calls against her in the 2004 finals were responsible for the implementation the next year of an automated line-calling system.

In 2009, being outplayed at the time by eventual winner Kim Clijsters, Williams, again feeling she had received bad rulings on discretionary calls, launched into a tirade during which she threatened a line judge.

At the time, even John McEnroe — yes, that John McEnroe — called her conduct unacceptable.

Williams on Sunday was fined $17,000.

In taking his third US Open, Djokovic, of Serbia, moved into a tie with Pete Sampras for third place all-time with 14 majors among the men, winning a three-set slugfest.

As popular as “The Joker” is with fans, Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina appeared to be the sentimental crowd favorite. Del Potro has had his career sidetracked by four wrist surgeries since capturing the US Open title in 2009. He outlasted defending men’s champion Rafael Nadal when Nadal was forced to retire from their semifinal after a series of brutal matches in sauna-like weathQ er over two weeks.

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TFCU acquires assets in Melrose liquidation Teachers Federal says MCU members’ accounts in place, services expanded

by Michael Gannon Editor

Officials at Teachers Federal Credit Union are assuring members of the former Melrose Credit Union that their accounts remain active and insured in the wake of TFCU acquiring the troubled Briarwood financial institution on Aug. 31.

The National Credit Union Administration liquidated Melrose, which was sinking in recent years beneath a mountain of delinquent loans secured by taxi medallions that have been cratering in value in the last few years.

The New York State Department of Financial Services placed Melrose in conservatorship on Feb. 10, 2017 and named the NCUA as conservator. The NCUA is a federal agency that oversees and regulates credit unions.

TFCU, established in 1952, with its headquar ters in Suffolk Count y, has 300,000 members and 27 full-service branches throughout Long Island, according to the company’s website.

Robert Allen, president and CEO of TFCU. PHOTO COURTESY TFCU

The Long Island-based Teachers Federal Credit Union has taken over the accounts and most of the assets of the former Melrose Credit Union. The 96-year-old Briarwood institution was liquiFILE PHOTO, LEFT, AND PHOTO COURTESY TFCU dated by federal regulators on Aug. 31.

In a statement sent to the Chronicle, Rober t Allen, president and CEO of TFCU, said the move represents opportunity for both his group and former Melrose members. Even the existing MCU building at 139-30 Queens Blvd. will remain open.

The emergence of ride share companies such as Uber and Lyft has devastated the once-bulletproof medallion taxi industry.

As riders gained more options, cabbies have been making less money and have had a harder time making their loan payments as medallion values dropped in some cases by 80 percent.

The city last month passed a one-year moratorium on the issuance of new ride share licenses while a study is conducted on their physical and economic impact.

“MCU members that have become TFCU members will have uninterrupted access to their accounts and credit union services,” Allen said. “These new TFCU members will eventually be transitioned onto T FCU’s ba n k i ng platfor m a nd system.”

He added that Mel rose members’ deposits remain federally insured up to $250,000. The new members will be able to access services at any TFCU branch.

The NCUA, in a statement on its website, said while TFCU has taken on some of Melrose’s debts and secured loans, it has not and will not assume the taxi medallion debt. The agency said Melrose, char tered i n 1922, had 19,864 members.

Allen said the NCUA wanted a finan-

cially stable credit union to acquire Melrose’s assets, while TFCU saw the move as an opportunity.

“TFCU has always wanted to expand to New York City and this is the first step,” he said. “In addition the credit union is always looking at options and locations for new branches. The MCU branch on Queens Blvd. in Briarwood is TFCU’s first location in New York City.”

He added that even without a physical presence until last week, TFCU has been doing routine business with people in all boroughs of New York City for years.

“With the acquisition, TFCU will have a presence in New York City and more staff to serve members,” Allen said.

Melrose had 70 employees when the liquidation was announced.

Allen said 27 already have been hired

by TFCU and approximately eight have been retained on a contractual basis until MCU members have been completely transitioned to the TFCU platform.

TFCU has information for members on its website at teachersfcu.org. Members also can call for information at (631) 6987000 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern time on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays; and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays.

The Chronicle reported in September 2015 that Melrose had about 78 percent of its then-$2 billion portfolio tied up in taxi medallions, leaving the credit union overexposed as medallion values plummeted with more and more drivers and owners running the risk of default on their loan payments.

The State Department of Financial Services took Melrose into conservatorship in February 2017 “because of unsafe and unsound practices at the credit union.” Q

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$26,000 in cash, property taken The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating two men who are wanted in connection with more than two dozen car break-ins and thefts that took place in southeastern Queens between June and August. All of the 28 reported thefts were committed in the 105th or 113th precincts throughout Springfield Gardens and Jamaica.

The NYPD said the men have stolen an estimated $26,000 worth of electronics, cash, jewelry, and credit cards from vehicles.

A surveillance video, which can be seen online at qchron.com, shows one of the men entering a CVS drug store in Valley Stream, LI on July 22, where he allegedly used a stolen credit card. The two men were seen leaving that location together in a dark-colored minivan.

One suspect is described by police as a

black male, between 20 and 25 years old, standing 5 feet, 8 inches to 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighing approximately 240 pounds. He has brown eyes and is shown in surveillance photos to have a chin strap beard and a heavy build.

The second subject is also described as a black male between 20 and 25 years old, standing 5 feet, 8 inches to 5 feet, 10 inches in height. He weighs approximately 150 pounds and has black hair, brown eyes and a slim build. He was last seen wearing lightcolored glasses.

Anyone with information on their identities or whereabouts is being asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477).

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Van Bramer, Miller and Walcott talk $110 million budget hike

by David Russell Associate Editor

Last Thursday, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) celebrated record funding for the city’s public library systems in the fiscal year 2019 budget.

The budget increased funding for public libraries by more than $110 million. It included $95 million in new capital for the three library systems to make needed repairs and facility upgrades so that the libraries can stay open six days a week.

The expense budget for New York City public libraries saw a $17 million increase in funding. That includes $10.3 million that was baselined in the budget.

Thursday’s announcement was made at the Queens Central Library in Jamaica. Also there were Queens Library President and CEO Dennis Walcott, Councilman Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans), Queens Library Guild Local 1321 president John Hyslop, Urban Librarians Unite and library workers.

“I fight like an animal for libraries,” Van Bramer told the Chronicle. Chairman of the Committee on Cultural affairs and Libraries, he worked for the Queens Library before winning office. “I really am very proud of what we do for our libraries and the money is well spent. Whenever you invest in libraries you are spending the money well and you

Councilman Daneek Miller, center left, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, union leader John Hyslop, rear, and Queens Library President Dennis Walcott celebrate record funding for city libraries with PHOTO COURTESY NYC COUNCIL library workers last Thursday at the Queens Central Library in Jamaica. are getting a good bang for the buck.”

As chairman of the committee, Van Bramer has oversight over 200 libraries and thousands of cultural programs.

“I am proud to have led the effort to secure the record levels of funding allocated to NYC public libraries,” Van Bramer said in a statement. “Libraries are more than just

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a place to borrow books, they are vital community hubs and the most democratic of our institutions, where everyone is welcome to seek tranquility and enrichment. This historic funding will allow our libraries to expand its invaluable and essential services to reach more New Yorkers than ever before.”

Walcott added, “We are grateful to Council Member Van Bramer, Speaker [Corey] Johnson and the New York City Council, and Mayor de Blasio for providing muchneeded financial support to make sure our libraries continue to grow and meet our mission of transforming people’s lives.”

Hyslop saw how the mayor and the City Council invested in the libraries and was encouraged.

“The whole process with getting the necessary funding was obviously productive and successful,” Hyslop told the Chronicle.

“Working with my fellow counterparts at Brooklyn Public and New York Public, Locals 1482, 1930 and 374 and the three library systems, advocating for the libraries budgets was good. And I’m glad, I’m very happy, that the City Council and Mayor de Blasio heard us.”

Miller said, “The work done at the negotiating table by Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer and the Queens Delegation of the City Council is remarkable, seen firsthand at our local libraries. From the extended service hours to the implementation of new programming, Queens Libraries are in great shape. This has much to do with the leadership of Dennis Walcott and the ability of the entire staff at the Queens Library to make Q each dollar benefit our local residents.”

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LGA AirTrain: All sides prepping for the plan Environmental study starts in coming weeks; opponents say prove the need

by Michael Gannon Editor

With environmental studies of three proposed routes for an air train between Willets Point and LaGuardia Airport set to get underway later this year, the Federal Aviation Administration is moving with all due care in preparation for the work.

So too are environmental groups and residents who would prefer a fourth option.

“We would like to see all options weighed evenly,” said Rebecca Pryor, program director for both Riverkeeper and the Guardians of Flushing Bay. “Including a fourth option — no train at all,” she said.

LaGuardia, in the midst of a $4 billion makeover, is the only major East Coast airport without a rail link, though it is served by the Q47, Q48, Q70, Q72 and M60 bus routes.

Gov. Cuomo back in June signed authorization for the study, allowing for “multiple potential alignments” for a train.

The three routes most discussed are along the Grand Central Parkway; through the Flushing Promenade adjacent to the waters of Flushing Bay; or over the bay itself.

Should the environmental studies clear the way, construction would begin in 2020

A rendering shows what the Willets Point AirTrain terminal could look like if the rail spur is PHOTO RENDERING COURTESY NYS approved to link Manhattan with LaGuardia Airport. and take two years to complete.

While the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ultimately would operate any kind of air train, the Federal Aviation Administration is in charge of the environmental study.

Parker Towers sold for $500M: reports Complex put on the market in March

by Christopher Barca

dential buildings in Manhattan.

There have been a number of issues at Parker Towers over the last year, beginning with a small outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that killed one resident and sickened another last September.

In March, eight tenants sued the Jack Parker Corp., claiming units that are supposed to be rent-stabilized were instead leased at market rates, allowing the comQ pany to illegally pocket tax breaks.

The massive Parker Towers residential complex on Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills has been sold for $500 million, according to published reports.

Bloomberg News reported Tuesday the Jack Parker Corp., the longtime owner, had come to an agreement with Blackstone Group LP regarding the 1,300-unit, three-tower property.

Real estate website The Real Deal also reported the sale on Tuesday.

A s o f We d n e s d a y morning, no documents detailing the sale had been listed in the city Department of Finance’s database.

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RHBA hosts 45th Park Fair The Richmond Hill Block Association will host its 45th annual Park Fair from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15 in Forest Park at Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South.

The day’s family-friendly festivities will include food, games, music, entertainment, arts and crafts, raffles, numerous vendors and activities for both children and adults. Admission is free and the fair will take place rain or shine.

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“We are currently in the pre-planning phase and working with lining up potential cooperating agencies,” an FAA spokesman said in a statement emailed to the Chronicle.

But Pryor said her groups also are getting organized, working where they can with residents and mass transit advocate groups.

New Yorkers have talked for years about a rail link between Manhattan and LaGuardia, and an air train stop at Willets Point would link the airport with the No. 7 train and the Long Island Rail Road.

Residents and environmental groups are floating alternatives such as expanded bus service with dedicated lanes; ferries, which have been proposed before for the western edge of the airport grounds near the Marine Air Terminal; and even the previously considered extension of the N train from its existing terminus in Astoria.

Pryor wants to see ridership studies to help determine the best way forward.

“We don’t know for sure if [an air train] is even needed,” she said.

James Carriero, an attorney who represents the Ditmars Boulevard Block Associa-

tion, said his group has not seen any studies to suggest that authorities have even considered alternatives to a train.

DBBA President Frank Taylor said the association, like the Guardians and Riverkeeper, is trying to inform and link up with anyone who might have a stake in the outcome.

“A lot of people don’t understand what’s going on,” Taylor said, noting that East Elmhurst already has to deal with the traffic, noise and air pollution associated with living by a major airport.

“For us, it’s a life thing,” he said. “We live here.”

Taylor and his neighbors also are not thrilled with the prospect of two years of major construction that would be required to run an air train route to LaGuardia via the median of the Grand Central Parkway.

W hile that would mimic the J FK AirTrain that runs along the median of the Van Wyck Expressway between the airport and the LIRR’s Jamaica station, Taylor said the work would force some traffic off the highway into the surrounding neighborhood; and that the construction itself, which would include pilings for an elevated line, would be far too disruptive.

In a conversation with the Chronicle in July, Rebecca Bratspies, who has taught environmental law at the CUNY School of Law for 14 years, said the Grand Central Parkway route likely would be the easiest for the state to get approved as it or the city owns most of the land. She said it also would be the toughest to contest on environmental grounds.

Running a rail over or through the Promenade would be somewhat more difficult, though Bratspies said the legislation specifically empowers the Legislature to invoke eminent domain and to alienate parkland — such as a portion of the Promenade — if necessary.

Building infrastructure to ride over the water in a federally recognized tidal wetland would require involvement of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; compliance with the Clean Water Act; wetlands mitigation Q and other challenges.

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While spring is typically the busiest period in real estate, particularly for families looking to get into a new home before the school year starts, the fall months have become increasingly active for those who have more flexibility or are looking for a good deal.

With increased competition in many cities around the country, finding ways to simplify the home buying process while saving money is top of mind for potential home buyers.

Many consumers are seeking real estate brokerages that make the home buying process less st ressf ul by providing access to tech-based tools, data and the guidance of smart, local agents.

“Buying a home is typically the most expensive purchase most people will make, and people are choosing brokerages that offer the right tools and data to help inform their decisions and make the process more efficient,” said Dario Cardile, vice president, Growth Marketing at Owners.com.

“Savvy home buyers are utilizing technology and data to inform their home search, but are also demonstrating that they value working with an expert local agent who can offer onthe-ground expertise and help them get the best deal.”

Cardile offers these tips for ways potential home buyers can utilize technology to simplify the real estate process.

• Ensure that your finances are in order.

To purchase the home of your dreams you’ll

need the right loan. So before you begin your search, request a free annual copy of your credit report from the government-authorized AnnualCreditReport.com. Pay attention to the scores in your report, as the better your scores, the more likely you are to receive favorable terms and interest rates on your loan.

• Narrow your housing search. Searching for homes on the internet is easy, but finding the one that is just right for you can be more difficult. Fortunately, Owners.com can help, as it leverages data and technology to connect you to homes matching your personal preferences and ranks those homes based on the features you highlight as being most important. The platform also notifies you of regular updates on the properties of your interest, and suggests similar properties based on your preferences. You will have access to local listings from the Multiple Listing Service and for-sale-by-owner properties, so you don’t miss out on a potential home.

• Explore the area before you get there.

Whether it’s a local dog park, fun shops to visit on the weekend or a quaint bistro for a night out, your neighborhood needs extend beyond the walls of your home. Fortunately, hyperlocalized data such as walk scores, neighborhood and school information and modern mapping solutions can give you insights into the entire community before you even start your search. And don’t be afraid to

The fall real estate market won’t wait for you, so start your planning now and begin your housing search with the power of technology. Your dream house is there for the taking. PHOTO COURTESY BRANDPOINT look up area attractions on social media and read some reviews. It’s a great way to learn what everyone is saying about your potential neighborhood.

• Find the right agent. A great real estate agent can help you save time and money in the real estate process. While many consumers are self-informing their search with online data, a recent survey from Owners.com of more than 1,000 recent home buyers nationwide found that the majority (83 percent) worked with an agent to purchase their home.

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Fall maintenance tips for a lush lawn next spring The days are getting shorter and the nights are cooling off. The kids are back in school.

Yes, fall is in the air, and that means it’s time to start thinking about prepping your lawn for winter.

“Many homeowners see spring as the most critical season for lawn care,” says Bryan Ostlund, executive director of Grass Seed USA, a coalition of American grass seed farmers and turf specialists, “but in reality, at least in the transition and cool zones of the U.S., fall maintenance can have just as much impact — if not more — on the year-round health and appearance of your lawn. Once temperatures are consistently below 60 degrees, your lawn will start storing up nutrients in preparation for winter. That’s when you should start your fall lawn care regimen.”

Following are three proactive measures you can take in the fall to ensure lush green grass come spring.

• Reseed thin or bare areas. At the end of a long, hot summer with lots of outdoor activity, it’s not unusual for lawns to show signs of wear. By reseeding after the summer’s heat subsides and before the first winter freeze, you can repair the damage and give your turf an eight- to nine-month jump start on root growth.

The longer and stronger the grass’s roots are, the less water your lawn will require during drier months and the more resistant it will be to disease and weeds. A thick lawn also helps reduce erosion, which can be particularly

important in regions that experience rainy winter weather.

Before you reseed, mow your lawn and remove the clippings and then prepare the soil by raking with a straight rake. This will remove dead organic matter and loosen up the top half-inch of soil to improve contact with the seed. Then apply a high-quality seed that is appropriate for your local climate conditions and is resistant to currently prevalent pests. You’ll want to use fresh seed, so check the label to confirm that the seed was tested within the past 12 months. After planting, water the reseeded area lightly and regularly to keep it damp until the new grass is established.

Although new warmseason lawns are best planted in the late spring or early summer, if you live in the warm zone you might consider overseeding your warm-season turf with cool-season grass seed in the fall. The cool-season grass will thrive until the warm-season grass turns green again in the spring, ensuring year-round color.

• Aerify. Aerifying your lawn combats soil compaction and thatch buildup and enables water, nutrients and oxygen to reach the grass’s roots more easily. You can hire a professional to aerify your turf for you, or you can rent a core aerator that uses hollow tines to pull up small plugs of soil at regular intervals throughout the lawn. If you’re reseeding, aerify right before you apply the new seed.

Investing a bit of time and effort in fall maintenance will pay off next year, with greener grass earlier in PHOTO COURTESY BRANDPOINT the spring that will stand up to the rigors of summer wear and tear.

• Apply fertilizer. Cool-season grass should be fertilized in the fall — even if your lawn looks perfectly healthy and has no bare patches — to promote good root development, enhance the storage of energy reserves and extend color retention. Most of the benefits of fertilization will be seen the next spring and summer, with earlier green-up, improved turf density, greater tolerance to spring diseases and reduced weeds.

Note that new grass and established lawns need nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in different proportions. So if you’re reseeding,

apply a starter fertilizer at the time of planting and then follow up with a second application, this time using standard fertilizer, four to eight weeks after germination. Your extension office can help you determine which fertilizers are best for your type of grass and local conditions.

Investing a bit of time and effort in fall maintenance will pay off next year, with greener grass earlier in the spring and a thicker, healthier lawn that is ready to stand up to the Q rigors of summer wear and tear.

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ARTS, CULTURE ARTS C ULT CU T U RE E & LIVING LIIVING IV

EXTREME MAKING:

by Mark Lord

Visitors to the event will be allowed to slip their hands into the glove and revel at their newfound superhuman capabilities.

Among the other promised new displays are the Tiny Homes Village, featuring resourceful design and architectural elements that will make city apartments look like mansions in comparison; hand-hewn steel kinetic sculptures by celebrated

local artist Adrian Landon; artist Danny Scheible’s Tapigami, a contemporary art form that uses masking tape to create entire cities; an exhibit hall devoted to light-driven, interactive projects and immersive art; and a cosplay contest that promises to bring out creative do-it-yourself costumes.

According to the event’s managing director, Sabrina Merlo, visitors oftentimes “leave inspired to go home and tackle that idea or project they’ve always wanted to try.”

Walking around the Faire, she said, attendees “often report a sense of inspiration, but also empowerment.”

The event will showcase folks who tinker in areas running from robotics to the future of food, electronics, tools and materials.

Elliot Lobell, 29, a Queens native who works in the film animation industry, visited the Faire a few years ago and is anxious to return.

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From a 26-foot-long hydraulically actuated human hand and forearm to innovative concepts in tiny homes, all things creative and curious will be on view at the World Maker Faire New York, coming to the New York Hall of Science on Sept.

22 and 23.

More than 800 makers, presenters and exhibitors from the New York area and around the globe will be showing off their projects and creations at the ninth annual showcase event, billed as the East Coast’s biggest celebration of the wide world of inventions.

One of the most eagerly anticipated attractions, the Hand of Man, from the imagination of artist Christian Ristow, is an interactive sculpture controlled by a glove device and capable of picking up and crushing cars. This show marks its New York City debut.

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W H AT ’ S H A P P E N I N G EXHIBITS “From the Desert to the City: The Journey of Late Ancient Textiles,” with decorative cloths from 3rd- to 7th-century Egypt, Coptic pieces and contemporary works inspired by them. Thru Thu., Dec. 13, Godwin-Ternbach Museum, at Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 9974747, gtmuseum.org.

TOURS/HIKES Osprey Watch Guided Walk, a tour of the West Pond Trail with info on the large bird of prey’s long migration and recovery from drastic population declines decades ago. Sun., Sept. 16, 23 and 30, 10-11:30 a.m., Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Center, 175-10 Cross Bay Blvd., Broad Channel. Free. Info: (718) 318-4340, nps.gov/gate/planyourvisit.

“Flushing Bound,” with paintings, photography, works on paper and mixed-media assemblages, by the Long Island City Artists group. Thru Sat., Sept. 29; Sat. and Sun. only except by app’t, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $5 suggested; free students. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

“Fever,” with various artists’ take on climate change; “Unnatural Selection,” with works highlighting species endangered by human activity and “My White Dress,” inspired by the Brides March Against Domestic Violence. All thru Sun., Sept. 30, The Plaxall Gallery, 5-25 46 Ave., Long Island City.

Free. Info: (347) 848-0030, licartists.org.

“Tony Vaccaro: ‘Orphan to Photographer,’” the world-renowned lensman’s first exhibit near his home in Long Island City after more than 275 international shows over 50 years, with images available for sale. LiC-A @ The Plaxall Gallery, 5-25 46 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (347) 8480030, licartists.org.

“Handstitched Worlds: The Cartography of Quilts,” with quilts as works of art from the 19th to 21st centuries. Thru Wed., Oct. 3, American Folk Art Museum Self-Taught Genius Gallery, 47-29 32 Place, Long Island City. Free. Info: (212) 595-9533, folkartmuseum.org, qchron.com/qboro/stories.

“Winged Jewels of the Forest,” with impactful images of birds taken in Rockefeller State Park Preserve in Pleasantville, NY, by 10 photographers who are birders. Thru Sun., Oct. 28, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

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“Hidden History of Queens” book talk, with author Richard Panchyk on his new book about historical people, places and events in the borough. Sat., Sept.

15, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Queens Historical Society, 14335 37 Ave., Flushing. $5; $3 students, seniors. Info: (718) 939-0647, queenshistoricalsociety.org.

“A Whole Different Ball Game: Playing Through 60 Years of Sports Video Games,” with more than 30 playable games from 1958, when the first, Tennis for Two debuted, through today, with consideration of various elements of sports gaming. Fri., Sept.

14-Sun., March 10, 2019, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17; includes full museum admission. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

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The traditional culture of Mongolia will spring from the steppes of Asia to Flushing Town Hall this Saturday, with a performance featuring music, song and dance. See Music. COURTESY PHOTO

MUSIC La Patronal, a Peruvian brass band whose performances encourage the audience to get up and dance; a kickoff to the fall/winter 2018 season at Flushing Town Hall. Fri., Sept. 14, 6 p.m. launch party; 7 p.m. dance lesson; 8 p.m. concert, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $16; $10 students; free teens. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

“A Voice for the Voiceless,” a series of musical vignettes in various genres focused on social justice, created by composer Landon Knoblock, above with guitarist Pavel Rivera and drummer Bryan Bisordi, and a group of homeless NYC schoolchildren. Fri., Sept. 14, 7 p.m. reception, 8 p.m. concert, Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free/RSVP req’d. Info: (347) 5053018, queenscouncilarts.org.

Inner Mongolia Performing Arts Troupe, with musicians, singers and dancers bringing the culture of the Asian grasslands to life in an evocative and energetic performance. Sat., Sept. 15, 1 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $10; free students and teens. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

Doo-Wop in the Park, a free musical performance.

Sun., Sept. 16, 3 p.m., Springfield Park, near 145 Road and 183 St., Springfield Gardens. Free. Info: Jessica Luina, (718) 471-7014.

AUDITIONS Oratorio Society of Queens, under Maestro David Close, to sing Handel’s “Messiah” and traditional holiday songs at the OSQ’s holiday concert on Sun., Dec. 16. Mon., Sept. 17, 7 p.m. (those who pass then rehearse until 10 p.m.), Temple Beth Sha-

lom, lower level, 171-39 Northern Blvd., Flushing.

Rehearsals each Mon., 7:30-10 p.m. Info: (718) 279-3006, queensoratorio.org.

Daylight Loft Buildings in Long Island City, a look at the structures that modernized warehousing and manufacturing around the start of the 20th century, with many now converted to other uses; led

by Boro Historian Jack Eichenbaum. Thu., Sept. 20, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., meeting at northeast corner of 21 St. and 44 Drive. $20. Info/registration (req’d): (718) 961-8406, geognyc.com, jaconet@aol.com.

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THEATRE “Hamlet (What Dreams May Come),” a new take on Shakespeare’s tragedy about a prince seeking to avenge his father’s murder. Thu.-Sat., Sept. 13-15, 20-22 and 27-29, 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Sept. 15 and 29, 3 p.m.; Sun., Sept. 16, 23 and 30, 3 p.m.; Wed., Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m., The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $22 advance; $25 at door. Info: (718) 392-0722, secrettheatre.com.

“Federico y el Publico,” a play with music based on Federico Garcia Lorca’s “The Audience,” in Spanish with English subtitles. Thu.-Sat., Sept. 13-15, 8 p.m.; Sun., Sept. 16, 4 p.m., Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside. $35; $32 students. Info: (718) 729-3880, thaliatheatre.org.

LECTURES/TALKS Birdsong and Vocal Learning, with professor Ofer Tchernichovski of Hunter College’s Laboratory of Vocal Learning discussing the effect singing has on the brains of birds such as these zebra finches, how birdsong culture changes and more. Wed., Sept. 19, 8 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Info/pre-registration (req’d): (718) 2294000, www.qcbirdclub.org.

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¡Viva Kid Flicks!, with about 74 minutes of various films from the 2018 International Children’s Film Festival, including “A Hole,” above, all related to Mexico, in Spanish with English subtitles or no dialogue. Sat.-Sun., Sept. 15-16, 11 a.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17; includes museum admission. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

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DANCE Queensboro Dance Festival, with several troupes performing as part of ongoing tour, raffles and more.

Thu.-Fri., Sept. 13-14, 5 p.m. (VIP happy hour with open bar, appetizers, gift bag and more, 4 p.m.), Hunter’s Point South Park, 51 Ave. and Center Blvd., Long Island City. Free ($25 for VIP happy hour). Info: (929) 282-0620, queensborodancefestival.com.

Making Moves Dance Festival, with more than 15 choreographers and 40 dancers performing indoors and out; and a day of workshops. Fri.-Sat., Sept. 21-22, 6 p.m. outdoor performance; 7:30 p.m. indoor show; Sat., Sept. 22, 12-5 p.m., workshops and showcases, Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica Ave. $10 each indoor show; otherwise free. Info/RSVP: (718) 658-7400, jcal.org. continued on page 36

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Art: from LIC with love

by Victoria Zunitch qboro contributor

An expansive exhibition of art created by a broad range of Queens artists, in moods that run the gamut from exuberant to pensive, is now on display at Flushing Town Hall.

“I just played with the shapes and the colors and I loved it,” said artist and fabric designer Ping Ping Lin of her printed and painted piece, “Lazy Sunday.”

“In my work, it could be said to be about releasing energy,” said Eric Friedman, who has a studio in Long Island City. His unframed 2007 acrylic on canvas painting “Yellow Tulips” emits a dominating burst of bright yellow.

“Sometimes I have to resist the urge to

‘Flushing Bound’ When: Through Sat., Sept. 29 Where: Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd.

Entry: $5 suggested; free students.

(718)463-7700, flushingtownhall.org

just do pretty things. I want them to be a little more surreal and a little more connected,” said artist and exhibit curator Nancy Gesimondo, who has ties to Flushing, Sunnyside and LIC. Her 2018 piece “Wishes,” an assemblage of mussel shells and peacock feathers, gives the impression of dainty butterflies flitting through the grass. The perspective is such that one can imagine a tiny child on a carefree weekday innocently observing the flapping of wings.

The artists spoke at the opening reception for “Flushing Bound,” an exhibition curated

by Gesimondo and designed to introduce the artists of Long Island City Artists to the Flushing community, and to encourage both them and the viewing public to speak to each other and increase understanding of the creative process. The exhibit includes figurative and abstract painting, photography, works on paper and mixed media assemblages.

LICA was founded in 1986 by and for artists who worked in the then-nascent art community in the neighborhood. While its physical home is at the Plaxall Gallery in LIC, the area where many of its artists still work or reside, the group has grown to include artists across Queens and even a bit beyond.

The crowd at the “Flushing Bound” opening reception included exhibit curator and participating artist Nancy Gesimondo, far left rear, artist Elsie Apacible, center left, and collector Hal Banco, center.

“Now, we want to show the art in various venues,” Gesimondo said. In addition to the Flushing show, LICA is planning a show in cooperation with the Rockaway Artists Alliance at its Studio 7 Gallery in Fort Tilden.

One angle to the exhibit’s diversity is the means by which the various artists learned their craft and make their way in the world.

The exhibition includes “NYC” by Lou continued on page 37

Mary Eng and daughter Claire, 4, take in Apacible’s “Koi.” PHOTOS BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH

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Have some rural fun at the Queens County Fair

by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

Pig races. Bands playing country music. Livestock contests.

Once a year, part of the borough becomes a different world completely. With its countrylike atmosphere, the Queens Count y Fair brings to mind places far from the urban sprawl.

Held every year in Floral Park at the Queens County Farm Museum, the 36th annual fair is set for Saturday, Sept. 22 and Sunday, Sept. 23, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.

T h e f a m i l y f u n Racing pigs are among the many attractions to see at the includes hayrides, carni- Queens County Fair, which you can check out on Sept. 22 val rides, corn-husking and 23.

FILE PHOTO and pie-eating contests and other cool attractions. Also on the Adriance Farmhouse on the museum’s menu is the fair’s yearly blue ribbon compe- grounds and witness medieval combat tition, with a plethora of categories. You can demos.

Adults can kick back at the event’s beer see all of them in the application for the contests, which is online at tinyurl.com/ garden, where the Shannon Breeze Irish y97zwb8m. Members of the public are Band will perform Saturday and the Spitzbaum German Band will perform Sunday. encouraged to enter.

At the county fair’s main stage, the “[The fair is] great for all ages we will have lots of performers, acrobats, — stilt Savannah Sky Country Band and the Somewalkers,” Queens County Farm Museum thing Special Big Band will have sets.

Folks who’ve checked out the Queens Director of Communication and Sales Sarah Meyer told the Chronicle. “There will be live County Fair in past years may be familiar with the Shannon Breeze Irish Band. music.”

Folks in Queens who’ve hit the county According to the group’s keyboardist, Marty fair in years past will see at least one new Dolan, it’s been performing at the event annually “for at least the past 10 years.” attraction that kids are sure to enjoy.

Although Irish music lovers will be “This year, we have one new special that we’re featuring: Peanuts the Elephant,” pleased by the band, people who love other genres are also likely to enjoy it s Meyer added.

A puppet, Peanuts is the size of a real-life performance.

“We do singalongs, dance music, rock baby elephant.

There is also the other fun stuff that music,” said Dolan, who lives in Bayside. people come to the fair every year to “We take requests. ... It should be a lot of Q check out, like the petting zoo, carnival fun for everybody.” games, pony rides and hayrides, each of which costs extra.

The weekend of the county fair is also the first one the Amazing Maize Maze, When: Sat.-Sun., Sept. 22-23, which will be available at the farm museum 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends through Oct. 27, is open.

Where: Queens County Farm Museum, Entering the vast labyrinth requires a ticket 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., in addition to the cost of general admission Floral Park to the fair; it’s $10 for adults and $5 for Entry: $10 per day; $5 kids under 13. kids 4 to 11 years old and free for young(718) 347-3276, queensfarm.org sters who are 3 or less years old.

Guests can also check out the historic

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continued from page 31 “It’s the kind of thing you have to see to understand clearly,” he said. Lobell spent an entire day at the Faire his first time around.

“There’s a lot to see and do. It’s fun. I’d be curious to go back,” he said.

He recalled being particularly impressed seeing 3-D printing up close for the first time, adding, “Technology has come a long way since.”

He also appreciated the opportunity to meet many of the creative types on a personal level. “You could go up to them and talk to them,” he said.

Another area resident, who neglected to give his name, has been at the Faire each of the past four or five years, saying, “It’s quite

World Maker Faire When: Sat.-Sun., Sept. 22-23, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Where: New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona Tickets: $40-$80; $25-$50 students.

(718) 699-0005, nysci.org

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extensive. They make it quite the experience.” He plans on being there again this year.

According to a press release for the event, Maker Faire was founded in 2006, inspiring the future of creative souls with a “showcase of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness.”

It’s an opportunity for people of all ages and backgrounds to show what they’re making and share what they’re learning.

Besides the exhibits, the event will feature workshops, hands-on making and learning opportunities, 85 talks on four stages and performances.

Sessions are scheduled to include Getting Started with Building Your Own Phone;

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Nothing new under the sun? Not so at Maker Faire

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I HAVE OFTEN WALKED

A Cypriot’s restaurant on Jamaica’s Hillside Avenue

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Born in 1879 on the island of Cypress in the Mediterranean Sea, James Constantine was four days from his 23rd birthday when he immigrated to the United States, ar med with only an eighth-grade education.

Knowing how to cook, Constantine opened his first restaurant in 1908. But his real passion, aside from food, was real estate.

When commercialization took off in Jamaica during the early part of the 20th century, the Cypriot invested wisely and constr ucted the Constantine Building at 153-33 Hillside Ave. in 1923, moving his restaurant there.

Around that time, he married a German woman named Munio “Minnie” Kroncke, with whom he had two sons, James Jr. and Thomas, and a daughter, Anna.

During World War II, James Jr. was a decorated major in the Marine Corps and a source of great pride to the family. Shortly before Christmas 1946, Min-

Constantine’s Bar and Grill at 153-33 Hillside Ave. in Jamaica in summer 1937. nie died at just 55 — a great blow to the family and business, with Greek restaurateur Louis Coufos taking over as the maître d’hôtel. Following years of demographic change in the neighborhood, Constantine’s closed in 1987 after almost 80 years in business.

The Constantine Building sign is still there — serving as a reminder of what once was — but the structure itself has since been broken up into a handful of Q different storefronts.

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Viva La Comida Festival, with food from area eateries, multiple musical acts, kids’ entertainment, the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus and more, all to promote culture and entrepreneurship. Sat., Sept. 15, 12-7 p.m., Roosevelt Ave. and 82 St., Jackson Heights. Info: (718) 335-9421, vivalacomida.com.

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New New Yorkers Art Opening Reception, with works in various media by immigrant adults, book talk, film preview, dance performance and more. Sun., Sept. 16, 1-4 p.m. (certain events at certain times), Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free with admission: $8 suggested; $4 seniors; free students, children.

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Antique Motorcycle Show, the 38th annual, with bikes of all kinds that have been out of production for at least 10 years, trophies, live music, hayrides, farmhouse tours, food and more. Sun. Sept. 16, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park. $7. Info: (718) 347-3276, queensfarm.org.

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World Maker Faire New York, the 9th annual, with more than 800 exhibits, performances and hands-on events celebrating arts, crafts, science, technology, music and more. Sat.-Sun., Sept. 22-23, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. $40 per day advance; $10 more at door; $25 kids and students with ID; $5 more at door; $70 weekend pass advance; $10 more at door; $40 kids and students with ID; $10 more at door. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

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‘Flushing Bound’ continued from page 33 Corredor of Flushing, who was born in Colombia and works in design in Manhattan.

His visual loves include typography, Italian Vogue magazine and the city’s streetscapes.

“NYC” seems to incorporate nearly self-conscious references to the design elements of color, line and shape.

“A lot of it has to do with buildings, shapes, letters,” Corridor said.

“I actually am a self-taught artist,” said Elsie Apacible, whose “Koi” was created specifically for the exhibit on LICA’s request.

“When I was in high school, I actually repeated my drawing classes twice.”

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“It has a wonderful sense of dimension,” Banco said. “It takes you in to explore.”

Christine Karapetian’s 2012 “Water from Stones,” mixed media on wood with paint, fabric and paper, is a subtly mystical piece that draws you in with gentle references to familiar iconography, including a central cross. Karapetian considers herself a painter who produces mostly collage because her work is “really intuitive,” as with “Water from Stones.”

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One of legendary journalist HL Mencken’s most famous quotes was “When somebody says it’s not about the money, it’s about the money.”

I immediately thought of it last Friday afternoon after hearing de facto acting Mets General Manager John Ricco verbally twist himself into a pretzel explaining to the media that the Mets are in no hurry to activate their captain David Wright because they want to make sure that he is 100 percent ready to contribute to the team as a starting player. Ricco claimed that was the Mets’ only concern.

The tone of Ricco’s voice made it clear that the Mets were not exactly rolling out the red carpet to welcome back their captain and franchise face. Wright has been unable to play the last two years because of a variety of back and neck issues and some of them are chronic.

To his immense credit, David has worked hard against all odds to resume his baseball career. Major League Baseball team rosters can expand up to 40 players in September so you’d think that the possible return of one of the most popular players in team history would make Mets executives ecstatic. That’s not the case, however, because the Mets have been recouping tens of millions from their insurance policy on Wright’s lucrative long-term contract which runs through the end of 2020. The moment that

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the Mets place David Wright on their active roster the insurance checks stop coming.

Mets ownership fears that they’ll be financially on the hook over the next two years for a player who may be a shell of himself. Wright is now 35 and hasn’t played since early in the 2016 season so those worries are not unfounded. Of course Mets CEO Fred Wilpon knew that Wright would be on the downside of his career at this juncture even if he had stayed healthy.

Ricco looked like a deer in the headlights when I asked him if the insurance company had the right to have their own physicians examine Wright. “Normally that happens before the policy goes into effect,” he told me. He added that he was unaware if the insurance company had inquired recently about Wright.

I then asked Ricco if Wright had told him that he was ready to play for the Mets at this point. Ricco demurred and said that he hadn’t spoke to him recently.

All of this places David Wright in a rather untenable situation. He has always had a great relationship with the Wilpon family and he certainly doesn’t want to put them in an economic bind. On the other hand, David has always been a straight shooter and if he feels like he can play again then he will not hesitate to state that.

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HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

HOWARD BEACH

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

Beautifully renovated, new kitchen wood cabinets, wood floors. 2 bedrooms on second floor with new bath. 1st floor family room, new full bath. 30x106.

Reduced $699K

Mint High Ranch, 4 BRs, 2 full baths. Stucco exterior, granite countertop, pavers front and back, triple driveway, new fencing.

Asking $1.050 Mil.

Mint extended Cape. Updated brick & stucco, 3/4 BRs, Andersen windows, Pella doors, 1st fl den, tile fls, full bth, kitchen, W/D, 2nd fl, lg LR, FDR. Lg master BR, 2 walk-in closets, HW fls, new EIK w/SS appl. (kit with radiant heat floors). Top floor 2 bed/deck off, DR w/Trex decking, paved double driveway, 1 car garage. Heated in-ground pool.

Asking $829K

Custom large Colonial, huge MBR w/luxury bathroom, premium floors, radiant heat and CAC unit on each floor, gourmet kitchen w/high-end appl., 3 more BRs, 3 baths, study 41x107. Reduced Asking $969K

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

Large Brookfield (26x52) on 40x100 lot.

Total 5 BRs, 3 full baths. Top floor has 3 BRs, 2 full bths, large living room, formal dining room, EIK and walk-in large living room, 2 bedrooms, dining area, kit, full bth, updated Asking $ 859K windows, 4-year-old roof.

Exclusive Listing. Lovely corner, Colonial, 4 BRs, 2 full baths, 40x100, MB w/ balcony, family room w/woodburning fireplace.

Reduced Asking $739K

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

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Brookfield style Hi-Ranch.

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(TUDOR VILLAGE) Mint "All Brick Colonial" redone 4 years ago. 3 BRs, new full bath upstairs, new half bath being put in on 1st fl. Lg LR, large formal DR, new kit w/SS appl., with quartz countertop, new windows, heated floors 1st fl. and upstairs bth. New heating, instant hot water, new CAC, hi-hats, det. brick garage, 9' ceilings 1st & 2nd flrs. Asking $649K

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Colonial. Being sold "As Is." Renovated after Sandy, 3 BRs, 1 bath.

Reduced $485K

One-of-a-kind Janet Ann duplex condo, 2 BRs, 1 1/2 baths, renovated throughout, granite, S/S appliances, washer and dryer, terrace.

Asking $375K

HOWARD BEACH LINDENWOOD Co-ops & Condos For Sale • 1 Car garage for sale. ...........................$29K • Hi-rise, 2BR, 1 bath & terrace Co-op, move-in cond., 1st fl., parquet wood fls. ............ Asking $229K • Hi-rise, 1st floor Co-op, 2 BR/2 baths, HW fls. ........... Asking $249K • 2 BR/2 baths and terrace. ........... Asking $249K • Hi-rise (move-in condition), 2 BR/2 baths and 17 ft. terrace. New lobby, beautiful building. ............ Asking $259K • Hard to find Hi-rise, 3BR, 2 full baths Co-op, totally redone building. ........ Reduced $262K • 2 BR/2 baths and large terrace, needs TLC. ............ Asking $272K • Hi-rise, 2BRs/2 baths, Co-op, mint condition. ........... Asking $325K

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DUPLEX CONDO

MINT UNIQUE home in great location.

Large 4 level split home, featuring 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, large master bedroom with large dressing room and 2 walk-in closets. Beautiful kit & baths, finished basement, and many extras.

Reduced Asking $889K

Det. 2 family, 2 story Colonial, 2 car garage, pvt. drive, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, basement.

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Lovely Cape on 50x100, featuring 4 BRs, 2 full baths, basement, 2 driveways, garage & large yard.

Asking $785K

RIDGEWOOD 2 family in the heart of Ridgewood, newly remodeled first floor, new windows, new front door, new hot water heater, 2 blocks from Fresh PondRd.

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

Beautiful custom Colonial. Open concept with 23 ft. ceilings, 2 custom fireplaces, tinted UV windows. Beautiful kitchen with high-end SS appl. with wine refrigerator.

FDR with den with fireplace, patio off den, granite countertop and 1/2 bth, custom staircase to 2nd flr. with 3 BRs, 3 full bths. Balcony in master bedroom.

Also 3 more rooms, laundry area.

Asking $1.250 Mil.

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OPEN HOUSE • SAT., 9/15 12-2pm • 156-04 78th St. Totally Renovated ThreeLevel Cloverdale with 6 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, 3 kitchens, hardwood floors throughout, granite countertops, with stainless steel appl. Huge backyard. Extra driveway.

OZONE PARK One Story Commercial Building Suitable For Office Space or Possible Retail. Finished basement for storage with access from inside. Layout is reception area, work area, kitchen setup, bathroom, and three private offices plus small yard. Located in busy area off Cross Bay Blvd. surrounded by other commercial establishments. Great investment! Call Natalie 347-935-7064

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Totally Renovated 2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom With Terrace.

Extended kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. 2 updated bathrooms. Crown and chair molding throughout, new electric wiring 6 years ago and new high hats and ceiling fans.

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A Corner Four Bedroom Cape On A 50x100 Lot. Needs some TLC.

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RIDGEWOOD/BUSHWICK A 3 Family Colonial With A Full Basement.

1st floor has 3 bedrooms, living room, full bathroom, eat-in kitchen. 2nd floor- 4 bedrooms, living room, full bathroom, eat-in kitchen and 3rd floor- 4 bedrooms, living room, full bathroom, eat-in kitchen.

OZONE PARK Location! Location!

One family home generating double income with extra adjacent lot with private driveway and enough parking for 8 vehicles w/additional 3 car garage! Combined taxes for both lots is only $3,797. Make this your new investment property!

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OZONE PARK Totally Renovated Duplex Condo with 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, one half bathroom, stainless appliances with granite countertops and a terrace.

Crown molding & hardwood floors throughout.

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LINDENWOOD

Hi-Ranch On A 50x100 Lot, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, updated kitchen and bathrooms, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, hardwood floors throughout, high ceilings in living room, beautiful landscape lot, huge family room on first floor, lots of closets and garage with private driveway!

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