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Melrose, taxis face tough times ahead Credit union pinched by competition for yellow medallion cab market share

by Michael Gannon Editor

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hen Melrose Credit Union broke ground on its headquarters in Briarwood in November 2001, Matthew Daus, then chairman of the Taxi and Limousine Commission, called the company “the backbone of the [taxi] industry.”

“They are recognized as the best credit union to get your needs serviced,” he said.

But it appears that doing so much business with the yellow taxi industry has left Melrose and its investor-owners greatly exposed with start-up, app-based competitors such as Uber and Lyft driving down the value of the medallions and leaving f leet owners at risk of massive defaults.

Melrose does more than just finance taxi medallions. It makes mortgage and home equity loans; has checking accounts and issues credit and debit cards; sells commercial and personal insurance; and offers financial planning. It has given out scholarships to numerous students.

The company, according to its website, employs more than 80 people.

Melrose started in the Bronx in 1922 and eventually wound up in Woodside, where it remained until 2003 when it moved to its current digs at 139-30 Queens Blvd.

Lyft, Uber and other entities have taken an

Melrose Credit Union may have to renovate more than its facade if the 94-year-old lending institution can’t solve the potential implosion of the market for yellow taxi medallions, loans for which PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON make up a vast majority of Melrose’s portfolio. increasingly larger share of the car-for-hire market, where city-regulated taxis had enjoyed pretty much a monopoly since 1913.

A Queens judge last week rejected a complaint from Melrose, Montauk Credit Union, Progressive Credit Union and Lomto Federal Credit Union about the new services.

They named Mayor de Blasio, Taxi and Limousine Commissioner Meera Joshi and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as defendants in a complaint that sought to stop Uber and the others from using apps to get customers.

The credit unions argued that the city has

previously stated that apps are the same as a hail; under city and state regulations, street hails are the exclusive right of yellow medallion cabs.

The exceptions are northern Manhattan and the outer boroughs, where bright green livery cars may take hails.

In his 11-page opinion, Queens Supreme Court Justice Allan Weiss acknowledged that “the use of a smartphone application to obtain a ride has blurred the distinction between a street hail and a pre-arrangement and has disturbed the balance of economic interests within the city.”

But he also found that the TLC was neither ignoring its responsibilities to regulate the industry nor enforcing its regulations arbitrarily or capriciously.

Crain’s New York Business last week wrote that 78 percent of Melrose’s $2 billion loan portfolio is in taxi medallions, and that about $400 million worth is troubled or delinquent.

Melrose off icials did not respond to requests for comment for this story, but their attorney, Todd Higgins, laid out stark numbers in a letter he sent to New York City Corporation Council Zachary Carter shortly after Weiss’ ruling.

In a copy of the letter provided by his office, Higgins wrote that Melrose in January continued on page 31

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Pols seek to address JFK council on workers parking by people’s homes

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

They’re not giving up.

In a statement sent first to the Queens Chronicle, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) and Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) announced they are seeking to bring their concerns about airport workers parking on residential streets straight to a council of airline managers next month.

“With more than 37,000 employees and countless visitors, JFK Airport is as much a neighboring community as it is a transit hub,” Goldfeder said in the joint statement. “That’s why it’s so important that the companies operating at JFK do their part to be good neighbors to our families in southern Queens.”

Since last month, the two South Queens officials have been calling on companies with operations at JFK to make sure their employees are not parking in front of people’s homes in Howard Beach and Ozone Park — as some in the areas have been reporting. Although controversial, the practice is not strictly illegal. Cars are allowed to stay in legal spots for seven days before a tow truck can remove them. But the two politicians say it’s creating headaches for their constituents who find it difficult to find parking spots near their homes.

They’re seeking to bring their concerns to next month’s meeting of the Kennedy Airport

Enough is enough. Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder and Councilman Eric Ulrich are seeking an end to the practice of airport workers leaving their cars on residential streets and then heading to PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY work at the airport.

Airlines Management Council — a panel of station managers of airlines that operate in and out of JFK. The president of that panel, Rodger Recker, said the issue of airport workers leaving their cars on residential streets was news to him.

“I honestly had not heard of this before,” Recker said in a Wednesday telephone interview with the Queens Chronicle.

He added he is “more than open to hear” what Goldfeder and Ulrich would have to say on the issue and would like to know what workers specifically are using the

residential streets.

Meanwhile, the politicians also announced that five major airlines have assured them that on-site parking is offered for all employees. Those airlines are: Delta, Lufthansa, Cathay Pacific, jetBlue and American.

“It is vital that all those employees and travelers at JFK Airport do their part to be good neighbors,” Ulrich said. “I applaud the airlines that pride themselves on being good com mu n it y pa r t ners who have already taken the necessary steps to prevent their employees from parking on residential streets.”

Recker is a general manager with American Airlines and said his company spends a significant amount on providing parking for its employees, including “well over a million dollars” annually shuttling them from their parking spots to where they work.

He added other major airlines and companies operating out of JFK provide similar services, but does not know “what percentage of smaller companies” do the same.

The next scheduled council meeting is for Oct. 14 and the two politicians are still waiting to hear if they will be allowed to speak there.

They had a similar meeting with the Transportation Security Administration, which told them the agency is working on p r ov id i ng p a r k i ng a lt e r n a t ive s fo r Q employees.

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Officials to continue fight on parking issue

JFK runway project coming to an end Construction had caused planes to fly over South Queens homes more often

by Anthony O’Reilly

Howard Beach more often during takeoff and landing. Not only were the planes flying lower — resulting in more noise South Queens may get a lot quieter next week as the brunt in those neighborhoods — but they were also coming more of construction work on a John F. Kennedy International frequently.

Betty Braton, chairwoman of Community Board 10, said Airport runway that caused flights to be redirected near people’s homes will come to an end on Monday, state Sen. Joe at Tuesday’s South Ozone Park Civic Association West meeting that the completion should bring Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) some serenity back to the area. announced.

“Hopefully things will ease up a “While I welcome these improveam thrilled to finally little,” Braton said. ments that will increase the safety of Roger Gendron, president of the air flight at JFK, I am thrilled to see the end to a project New Hamilton Beach Civic Associafinally see the end to a project that that has wreaked havoc tion, emphatically said “Yay!” when has wreaked havoc on my constitasked how he felt about the upcomuents,” Addabbo said in a stateon my constituents.” ing completion. ment. “The redirecting of flights “It’s been a long summer,” Genevery couple of minutes every — State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. dron said. “Even this morning, I was day for several months has pum(D-Howard Beach) up earlier than usual and watching meled this community with an TV and I had to pause it or rewind unsafe and unhealthy amount of airplane noise and pollution, and I look forward to a large every time one flew over because I couldn’t hear it.”

Gendron called the noise “constant” but added there were portion of that being eased when construction wraps up more planes during the beginning of the summer travel seanext week.”

Runway 4L-22R has been closed since late May to allow son. During that time, residents voiced their frustrations with workers to widen it from 150 feet to 200 and add 700 feet of the noise, but have not been as vocal in recent weeks.

“I think people just stopped complaining about it,” Genpavement to its northern end to allow wider aircraft to land dron said. “Between the countless calls to the FAA and makon it, as required by federal law.

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South Ozone civics differ on strategy Some say best way to defeat ‘prison’ is to come to rallies, others disagree

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

South Ozone Park was a community divided on Tuesday as residents forming a homeowners association there criticized the community civic organization for what they called a lack of support in fighting the placement of a juvenile detention center at 133-23 127 St. “We have to stand up as a community and say enough is enough,” South Ozone Park resident Phillip Kinnard told those gathered at the South Ozone Park Civic Association West’s monthly meeting. “We’ve been on the ground.

It would be nice if you could come out with us.”

Kinnard is part of the Stop the Prison South Ozone Park Committee and on Tuesday said he will be the vice president of a homeowners association he will be starting with other residents. The committee has held weekly rallies every Saturday outside of the detention center — a part of the state’s Close to Home program that seeks to house juvenile offenders in residential communities rather than in upstate facilities.

Kinnard and others at Tuesday’s meeting criticized people for not joining in the rallies, saying the plan can only be defeated if the community shows up in large numbers.

At one point, a resident and committee member named Eddy started shouting at Anthony Gellineau, the civic’s president,

Weekly rallies held outside the South Ozone Park Close to Home facility were a controversial topic at Tuesday’s meeting of the South Ozone Park Civic Association West. Some residents said FILE PHOTO it was necessary people come out to them, but some disagreed. because he had said there were some people who physically could not make it to the rally due to work or family obligations.

The two argued back and forth until a fellow committee member brought Eddy to the back of the room.

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Gellineau, also a Community Board 10 member, said he and other residents contribute to the cause in other ways than showing up to the rallies and that nobody wants to see the “prison” opened.

“I don’t think anyone here disagrees with what you’re saying,” he said. “But we cannot stand here and argue.”

Earlier this year, Kinnard was punched in the face as he was video-taping workers building the facility while there was a stop-work order on the property. He told those gathered on Tuesday that he will continue to fight to make sure juvenile offenders do not move in.

“I’m not sitting here waiting,” he said.

The facility is expected to open later this year and the contract between the city’s Administration for Children’s Services, the agency that runs Close to Home, and Sheltering Arms, the nonprofit provider, has been registered by city Comptroller Scott Stringer. However, there is a lawsuit against it seeking to place an injunction on it due to quality of life and property value concerns brought up by three residents who filed it along with the civic.

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Preserve the polling places

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es, the city should follow the law, but the times it chooses to do so and the times it chooses not to do so sure can be perplexing.

For instance, as anyone who reads this page on a regular basis knows, the city has no problem with warehousing homeless families with children in buildings loaded with safety violations, such as the former Pan American hotel in Elmhurst. It claims the power to do so, and to also ignore its own law that says each unit in a family shelter must have its own kitchen, which the Pan Am does not, under the premise that it’s an “emergency” facility.

But the Pan Am needs so much work it doesn’t even have a valid certificate of occupancy. Yet it’s housing hundreds of needy children and their parents as you read this. The only elected official trying to put a stop to the madness is City Comptroller Scott Stringer, who refuses to accept the city’s contract with the group operating the shelter until the violations are cleaned up. Good for him. We hope that happens before some tragedy does.

Contrast the city’s recklessness with the lives of

those homeless families with its Board of Elections decision to shut down two polling places in northern Queens, the Le Havre Club in Whitestone and the Scheuer House in Bayside, because their entrances do not comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, which requires wheelchair accessibility.

Are their entrances reached only by stairs? No. The problem is that the slopes one must navigate to reach them are too steep — one rises all of 7.2 percent and the other 7.6 percent, while the ADA insists on nothing above 3 percent.

Yet back in the real world, most of the senior citizens who are going to be greatly inconvenienced by the BOE decision surely can manage a 7.6 percent slope. So City Councilman Paul Vallone is trying to get the agency to reconsider. May he succeed.

Meanwhile the vast majority of the city’s nearly 470 subway stations violate the ADA, and nobody’s proposing that those be shut down. Of course not.

As Vallone suggests, the city should work with Le Havre and Scheuer to achieve compliance rather than make voting more difficult for the elderly.

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he young alligator that had been running around Flushing Meadows Corona Park was caught Tuesday, thanks to the experience, skill and determination of Joe Genovese, a fisherman and mechanic who works at a business there. We congratulate the park hero, whose efforts saved the gator’s life, as it would have died from the upcoming cold weather if it weren’t killed by some cruel fool first.

As Genovese correctly observed, the animal probably was an illegal pet that got dumped in the park as it got too big for comfort. That’s a problem on several levels and something we urge any of our readers with exotic animals not to do. Find a willing sanctuary instead.

For one thing, cold weather will kill animals from warmer climes, whether the gator or the kinkajou, a tropical mammal, that recently was found near the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. And before a beast such as the alligator would die, it would damage the ecosystem it never should have been in, by killing other animals and who knows what else.

When a non-native creature actually can survive in another habitat, it can cause lasting damage. That’s why Albany wants to rid the state of wild mute swans (we hope it doesn’t). And it’s why you rarely see bluebirds: The house sparrows that arrived here with European immigrants decimated their prettier avian cousins. And they’re here to stay.

At least the alligator will be placed in a good habitat. Way to go, Joe.

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ration of our city’s quality of life. The increase in panhandlers is only surpassed by their ever increasing aggressiveness in begging for money. Anyone who rides our subways or walks our streets knows the threat to their safety by mentally challenged and chemically altered individuals.

The gun violence has hit double digit increases for the first time in years, yet our police commissioner predicts through his “crystal ball” that he believes crime will stabilize if not decline. I guess he forgot to mention that he was also wearing rose-colored glasses.

It’s quite apparent that the purpose of Bratton returning as police commissioner was not to maintain his “broken windows policy” of policing, but to give a false façade so that this current administration would be re-elected.

Now, as he is denigrated to nothing more than a puppet of the administration, even Bratton knows that he can’t take another term of this. He will be leaving an amazing career of law enforcement not on a high note, but as a man who has to watch the castle of protec-

tion he built for New Yorkers be torn down before his eyes.

How sad.

Bill Kregler Elmhurst The writer is a retired city fire marshal and former police officer and firefighter.

Charter school spin Dear Editor: Re “What’s the secret to success at Success?” and “Mayor should support, not thwart, charter schools” Sept. 10: The political squabbling between Bill de Blasio and Eva Moskowitz is well-known, predating the former’s ascension to citywide elected office, and presently obscures the honest conversation we need to have about charter schools. Success Academy is publicly funded like all charter networks, and Ms. Moskowitz seeks to expand, so the public is perfectly entitled to answers about some serious questions that have yet to be put to her squarely in an

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Dear Editor: On Saturday, July 25, I attended the American SoftbalI League’s All-Star Game. The head coach, Randy Novick, founded this organization for developmentally challenged and handicapped adults. The American league is nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping people and enhances their social skills.

Israel must bomb Dear Editor: Right now Iran is going full speed ahead to develop an atomic bomb. The Iranians have already upgraded their long-range and shortrange delivery systems.

With this Iran deal, the United States will support a country that hates the U.S., that has killed hundreds of Americans over the years and that can’t wait to bomb Israel. The deal will free up Iranian money to finance terrorism around the world, and it will find its way to our shores.

I hope Israel will take it upon itself to bomb Iran’s reactors — the obvious ones, the hidden ones and the super-secret ones. Israel must do this for its own survival. And I’m sure the U.S. will back Israel, though not publicly.

Can we trust Iran? Can we trust Obama?

Are you sure?

Frank Blainey Bayside

The last word on that Dear Editor: In the Aug 13 issue, I wrote that as a child of Holocaust survivors I was offended with Anthony Pilla’s Aug. 6 anti-Israel letter. Last week, Mr. Pilla claimed that mentioning my motivation for writing was a “technique” to garner sympathy. If someone were to write that as an immigrant he is continued on next page

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God’s children know no such desperate quest. Jesus, in representing his people to God the Father, “deals gently with those who are ignorant and going astray” (Hebrews 5:2) and would no sooner cast away one of his children for their failures than a nursing mother would cast away her child because of its crying.

He especially understands the pressure of having to live patiently through terrible, unavoidable experiences because his earthly

journey was filled with them. His compassion for those whose faith is tested never fails because he was tempted in every Stephen Roser is way that we are. the pastor of He understands Howard Beach that sometimes our issue is not that we Assembly of do not know what God Church God requires of us, but that our mind is so consumed by a sin that we are not thinking of the long-range consequences of yielding to it. We all know what it is to fall into anger, greed, or lust, only later to despise ourselves for our lack of self-control.

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Cheers to softball squad

I met up with the team at Kissena Corridor Park in Flushing. Randy and his team meet every Saturday to play America’s favorite pastime, baseball. I was able to experience how Randy puts his heart and soul into making everyone happy and it filled my heart with joy. Everyone is welcoming; I even made a friend by the name of Joey. He urged me and made me feel like I was a part of the team the moment I stepped onto the field.

Joey and his teammates all seemed excited to see a new face on the field.

As the game went on each player was given the chance to swing a bat while teammates cheered them on as they ran from base to base. I could see the joy in their faces as if they were playing in the major leagues at Yankee Stadium. As I watched them play, I became a part of the game. I assisted in cheering, clapping and handing out equipment. It made me feel good that I could help put a smile on their faces.

The American Softball League provides these adults a sense of acceptance and builds their confidence. Randy’s great personality shone over the field. He is a prime example of a community leader. With his ideas he will thrive to make the team one of the most recognizable within the community.

The team’s motto is, “There are no rules when having fun,” and these wonderful adults reminded me of that on the field. In just a few hours I learned there is more to life and a few baseballs can bring a group of people together to enjoy the simple things and learn to exercise patience. The American Softball League will forever have my support.

Karla Kennedy St. Albans

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interview. Most critical is whether charter schools truly perform better than public schools.

Assuming for the moment that the wonkish metrics used by educational researchers genuinely capture what we value in education (which many reputable professionals believe do not), how does Ms. Moskowitz justify the claim that charters are outperforming public schools when the published results do not control for the scores of kids who: • have parents concerned enough about education to register for a charter school lottery, • are reassigned to the district school because they were expelled or repeatedly suspended by Success Academy at rates which are sometimes a multiple of the district, • and are disproportionally underrepresented in special education or English language learners, because many were “counseled out”

by Success Academy, in some cases allegedly even in violation of federal law?

Ms. Moskowitz’s usual tactic is to project the statistics that play in her favor, particularly those of each entering class having similar socioeconomic status to their public school peers. But a charter’s weaker requirements to comply with state level educational due process and with lesser oversight allow it to then shape the student body into one more capable of performing well on certain tests. Those who can’t cut it at Success Academy are of course dumped back into the public system, only worsening the problems there. Geoffrey Canada of the charter network Harlem Children’s Zone, featured in “Waiting for Superman,” is cited for going so far as to have expelled an entire eighth grade. Running schools in this way isn’t some trade secret, managerial prowess, or even the result of good teaching. If you start with a sample of the population biased toward stronger effort in school from self-selection who enroll in the enrollment lottery, and then have unique liberties to further cull this population of its expensive low performers on predictive tests, then you’re not conducting anything resembling social science, and certainly not running a scalable model of education for New York City.

The UFT is not beyond reproach; reforms are a worthwhile conversation. Charter schools probably serve valuable niche purposes, and can inform public education as a small set of innovation laboratories. But some people are earning very handsome salaries that rely on distraction and ignorance of the fact that charter schools are free to operate on a very different set of rules in a zero-sum game with the districts. Voters, don’t drink the KoolAid. Education is the largest line item in the city budget, so start asking questions.

Jon Torodash Kew Gardens

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Letters continued from previous page offended by Donald Trump’s comments or if someone wrote that as a gay man he is offended by people who believe in the concept of traditional marriage, would Mr. Pilla write that it was a “technique”? Of course not! Mr. Pilla, enough of your phony moral outrage.

Mr. Pilla usually writes about Republicans but on Aug. 6 he ventured into foreign policy when he criticized Israel.

Why did he not criticize Russia for invading Ukraine or China for installing military bases on disputed islands far from the Chinese mainland? Why did he not criticize the Palestinians for building tunnels into Israel in order to commit terrorist acts or for firing missiles into Israel? Why did he not write that regional peace would require the Palestinians to recognize Israel’s right to exist? That is why I called his letter anti-Semitic.

Unless Mr. Pilla comes up with a logical answer without his usual spin (like claiming it is only about settlements), I will stand by my charge.

Mr. Pilla wrote that he is not antiSemitic because he has many Jewish friends. My 90-year-old mother read Mr. Pilla’s letters. She told me that many Germans said the same thing right after World War II. It is not an excuse. It is for people like my mother that I write this letter. I do not need sympathy. I was not the one in a concentration camp.

Lenny Rodin Forest Hills

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What transit funding?

Dear Editor: According to a recently released New York City Citizens Budget Commission report, it will take 52 years, or until 2067, for all 468 New York City Transit subway stations to reach a state of good repair. (“CBC: Subpar subway repairs need change,” by Michael Gannon, Sept. 10).

If so, how could Gov. Cuomo previously state that the proposed MTA $32 billion five-year capital plan was bloated by billions? To this day, Cuomo has never identified which projects and programs are “bloated” that he would support being cut. Who has seen the details of what was reduced in scope, cost or postponed to the next 2020-24 five-year capital plan that justifies reducing the program by $5.2 billion to $26.8 billion? Who has seen the source of Cuomo’s proposed additional $7.3 billion contribution over five years to support the program? We will have to wait until the state Legislature reconvenes in January 2016 before any of these dollars possibly become real.

The original NYC Transit proposed 2015-19 capital program request of $3 billion for improvements to many of the 468 subway stations is clearly insufficient to get the job done.

Larry Penner Great Neck, LI The writer is a transportation historian and advocate who worked in the field for 31 years.

Beware landmarking Dear Editor: In its effort to obtain NYC Landmark status, the Broadway-Flushing Homeowners’ Association is again asking the homeowners to express their support in favor of landmark designation. This request disingenuously implies that homeowners have input and can participate in the landmarking process. According to the law, landmark designation is not the subject of a vote by the community or homeowners and notification to homeowners is not required.

In a response to my concerns regarding landmark designation, the Law Department of New York City apprised me that “A formal application process does not exist. The commission considers eligible buildings and districts for designation in response to suggestions from many sources, including groups and individuals as well as the observations of Commission members and staff. While the Landmarks Commission seeks and encourages community and property owners’ participation and support when considering proposed landmark desigONLINE nations, neither is a Mis s an edi tor ial, required conletter or article cited by dition for the a writer? Want news designation of from our other editions a landmark.” covering the rest of The letter Queens? Find breaking continues “… news, past reports and the determimore at qchron.com. nation as to whether a building or a district is to be landmarked is not the subject of a referendum or vote by the community or property owners.” It is clear the wishes and desires of the homeowners are superfluous.

Designation requires homeowners to apply for and receive permits for most work: to paint wood, masonry, handrails a different color, install exterior light fixtures, install new window sash or frames, paint doors and door frames a different color, replace roofing material, install yard lighting, etc.

Invoking landmark laws to resolve problems resulting from un-enforced building codes is neither the intent nor spirit of the landmark laws. The focus should be on improving, updating and enforcing zoning and building codes and not on limiting the rights of the homeowners and creating fertile ground for more bureaucratic corruption. Restricting and regulating homeowners’ property rights may stif le their proclivity to enhance and enrich the “gracious sense of place” they created in the first place.

The character and “sense of place” the association cites that distinguishes our neighborhood consists of many elements.

Among them are the increasing number of local storefront signs, ads and posters that are indecipherable to many residents. In the interest of “preserving our neighborhood,” perhaps the BFHA should instead seek landmarking of the English language.

Ed Konecnik Flushing

Anthony Como says his son, Joseph, who suffers from Down syndrome, has been the rock of his life ever since the youngster was born 13 months ago. The Comos are participating in Saturday’s Buddy Walk at Central Park in Manhattan to raise money and awareness for similar specialPHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA needs children.

Walking with and for the ‘rock’ of his life MidVille man Anthony Como raising funds for Down syndrome kids Sat.

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Even after a terrible week at the office, Middle Village resident Anthony Como knows life isn’t all bad.

He knows his 13-month-old son, Joseph, is at home, waiting patiently for his dad, friend and playmate to walk through the door.

“I can have the worst day at work and my son is always there waiting for me with open arms and a smile on his face,” Como told the Chronicle on Monday. “That will really give you a new perspective on life.”

But if the wishes of he and his wife, Tiziana, were more malleable when it came to their pregnancy, Como said the “rock” of his life would have never existed.

Doctors discovered an abnormality in one of Tiziana Como’s scans in 2014, and after multiple tests, the boy’s father said, a diagnosis of Down syndrome was confirmed.

That’s when a handful of doctors began asking the Comos if they wanted to terminate the pregnancy.

“After the third test came back positive, the doctors just changed their mentality,” the attorney said. “They changed the way they spoke. We were going to doctors and it was kind of awkward.

“I would never say they didn’t have the well-being of the fetus in mind,” he continued, “but the first thing they asked us was whether we wanted to keep it, what our options were.”

As tears streamed from his eyes, Como said there was no way the couple of ItalianAmerican Catholics would ever consider aborting the fetus. They had already invested too much love into their child.

“Abor ting it was def initely not an option,” he said. “Fast-forward to now, we have a beautiful little boy who’s gone beyond what we ever could have imagined.”

Even before Joseph’s birth, Como and his wife knew they wanted to help other families with special-needs child ren, and through a bit of research, the Middle Village couple discovered the Buddy Walk, the National Down Syndrome Society’s premier advocacy and fundraising event.

This year, the Comos have started their own team, the “J” Walkers, who will take part in the one-mile New York City Buddy Walk in Central Park on Saturday at 11 a.m.

According to Como, his son’s group has already raised over $9,000, the second-highest total of any team in the city.

“Every dollar raised goes to a great cause,” he said. “At the end of the day, it’s a healthy competition with the same goal in mind.”

Joseph’s picture will also appear on a video board high above Times Square on the morning of the walk.

To donate to, or join, the “J” Walkers, log onto http://ow.ly/ScVaf. Visit ndss.org for more information on the National Down Syndrome Society and Q the Buddy Walk.

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The property at 128-11 Liberty Ave. will be auctioned off by Shelton Good & Company in Manhattan on Oct. 14. It is just one of seven South Richmond Hill properties that are being sold off PHOTO COURTESY RUBENSTEIN at the event.

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That’s what some developers might be hearing on Oct. 14 starting at 7 p.m. when seven commercial and residential properties in South Richmond Hill are auctioned off by real estate firm Sheldon Good & Company at Le Parker Meridien Hotel in Manhattan, located at 119 W 56 St. Properties in Manhattan and Brooklyn will also be up for auction.

Five of the seven South Richmond Hill properties are located on Liberty Avenue.

They are: 125-13 Liberty Ave., 125-15, 17 Liberty Ave., 125-07 Liberty Ave., 125-11 Liberty Ave. and 128-11 Liberty Ave. The first four are two-story vacant properties and the last is a “fully renovated three-story medical building completely outfitted for a diag-

nostic center with MRI capable space and elevator,” the real estate company advertises.

The other two properties up for sale are zoned for residential use: 104-15 118 St., a three-family house located near the A train, and 103-41 120th St., which is a vacant lot that Shelton Good calls “prime for residential development.” That property is listed as a one-family home on the Department of Buildings’ website.

In a statement, Shelton Good & Company Chairman John Cuticelli said “the potential for each of these New York City properties, both residential and commercial, buildings and pieces of land, is quite notable.

“The seller has amassed these properties over the years, a majority of which have not been traditionally marketed, allowing potential buyers a unique opportunity to purchase Q these assets,” he added.

Touch-A-Truck at YMCA The Cross Island YMCA in Bellerose will host its second annual Touch-A Truck fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26.

The event is designed to be a familyfriendly afternoon where children can get up close to and inside cars and trucks that they see on the streets every day, including police cars, fire engines, dump trucks, tow trucks and others.

There also will be food vendors, bounce houses, balloon artists, face painting, music and other activities.

Touch-A-Truck supports the YMCA’s

annual support campaign. Tickets bought in advance at ymcanyc.org/crossislandtat are $10, then $5 per additional child. Tickets bought the day of the event are $15, and $5 per additional child. Adults over 18 and children under 6 months are admitted free.

The event is scheduled to take place rain or shine.

The Cross Island YMCA is located at 23810 Hillside Ave. in Bellerose, and is accessible by public transportation via the Q43, N22 and N26 bus routes.

Further information may be obtained by Q calling the YMCA at (718) 551-9314.

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S. Queens library to get accessibility improvements, new children’s room

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But Wendell will have to wait just a little bit longer. The repairs are expected to be A new day is coming to the Woodhaven completed in three and a half years, King said. One year is for the design phase and branch of the Queens Library.

The library, located at 85-41 Forest another two and a half will be for the conPkwy., is set to receive $2.9 million in struction phase.

A big part of the upgrades, including project is the placeaccessibility feament of an ADAt u res, i mprove c o m pl i a n t r a m p ments to its comt’s a very active community leading to the munity room and entrance and the some minor cosand a very well-used installation of an metic touches. library. It’s a shame not to elevator in the build“It’s a very active ing — an amenity community and a see it in its full glory.� that doesn’t exist ver y well-used there. l ib r a r y,� Jo a n ne — Joanne King, Queens Library’s “The ADA comKing, Queens director of communications pliance features was Library’s director something the of communications, said of Woodhaven. “It’s a shame not to see library needed to put in,� King said.

The lower level will also see a brand-new it in its full glory.�

Ed Wendell — former president of the community room and children’s room, Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association King said.

Other features include restoration work by and still civically involved in the communithe front entrance, as well as touching up the ty — called the upgrades “long overdue.� “The library was hit by arsonists in 1975. building’s windows.

The project is being funded by money It got repaired but it seemed to put it at the end of the list for enhancements or renova- from the Borough President’s Office, which tions,� Wendell said. “We’ve seen other is providing $1.5 million, and $1.274 million from Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley libraries get renovated and fixed up.�

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The Woodhaven branch of the Queens Library is set to receive several repairs, including accessibility features and a renovated community and children’s room in the lower level. The PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY whole project is expected to take up to three and a half years.

(D-Glendale). “Libraries are the lifeblood of our communities. That is why I am so pleased to have secured over $1.2 million for much-needed upgrades at the Woodhaven Library,� Crowley said in an emailed statement about the funding.

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West Nile patient continues recovery William Ryan still running high fever, to visit North Shore for treatment

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

William Ryan — the Howard Beach man who contracted the West Nile virus — is not feeling much better lately, but he’s also not feeling any worse.

“He can’t drive. He can’t focus. He can’t work. This is really not good,” his wife, Janice Ryan, said. “I don’t even know what to say any more. I’m so frustrated.”

William Ryan, called Laddy by his family and friends, has been running high fevers and has had severe headaches and blurry vision since he contracted the disease about a month ago. He told his wife he’d rather be shot in the stomach again — a fate he suffered as an innocent bystander 20 years ago — than deal with the disease.

Two weeks ago, he became the second city resident to be diagnosed with the virus this year. Since then, the city Department of Health has said three more people have contracted it in Queens and another six cases have been confirmed elsewhere — four in Brooklyn and two in Staten Island.

Janice Ryan had planned to bring her husband to North Shore University Hospital on Wednesday, but that appointment was canceled on Tuesday and the next available one is Sept. 30.

“I just don’t know what to do anymore.

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E-cigs now banned: NPS Elect ronic cigaret tes are now banned in all places that tobacco cigarettes are prohibited at national parks across the country, the National Parks Service announced in a statement on Monday.

“Protecting the health and safety of our visitors and employees is one of the most critical duties of the National Park Service,” NPS Director Jonathan Jarvis said in the statement, which put the ban into effect im mediately. “We are therefore extending the restrictions currently in place protecting visitors and employees from exposure to tobacco smoke to include exposure to vapor from electronic smoking devices.”

Gateway National Recreation Area is the only national park located in Queens and covers Jamaica Bay, parts of Howard Beach, Broad Channel and the Rockaways. It also encompasses parts of Staten Island, Brooklyn and northern New Jersey.

“Recent public health studies suggest that ENDS [electronic nicotine delivery system] aerosols can also contain heavy metals, ultrafine particulates, and cancer-causing agents,” the Q NPS added in its statement.

William Ryan continues to recover from the symptoms of West Nile. Seen here with his wife and granddaughter, Ryan is now seeking help from the infectious disease unit at North Shore FILE PHOTO University Hospital on Long Island.

Nobody is helping me out,” Janice Ryan said. “They told me to take him to the emergency room.”

William Ryan was hesitant at first to seek medical attention for his symptoms, his wife said. His family pleaded with him to do so, especially after a New Jersey woman died from the virus on Sept. 9.

“She contracted it around the same time Laddy did,” Janice Ryan said.

Although it is not known where William Ryan contracted the virus, Howard Beach has been a hotbed for mosquitoes — the insects that transmit West Nile — this summer, according to state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach).

“It just seems to be a breeding ground for mosquitoes,” Addabbo said of a large part of his district, which includes Jamaica Bay and several wetlands.

While his constituents “understand the rarity of catching West Nile,” Addabbo said, many are concerned about “the large populations of mosquitoes.”

The senator called Ryan’s case the first he’s seen in his district “in recent memory.”

Howard Beach and surrounding communities were sprayed with insect adulticide on Sept. 1 in an effort to kill mosquitoes possibly carrying the virus, though Ryan started developing the symptoms before then.

Some, including Janice Ryan and Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park), said that was too little, too late.

“Some have even said they’ve seen more mosquitoes since the spraying,” Addabbo added.

Goldfeder had been pressing the DOH to spray his district for months before it did, saying his constituents were susceptible to West Nile due to abandoned homes — left behind after Superstorm Sandy — with standing water in and around them.

Addabbo said he does not know if any of the other three West Nile cases in Queens are within his district.

Q “One is enough,” he said.

Four cases of West Nile in Queens so far Outside of South Queens, mosquito complaints are not heard by pols

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

As of press time on Wednesday, the city Department of Health had reported that there have been four cases of West Nile Virus in Queens so far this year — the same number as was reported in all of last year.

But outside of Howard Beach and Ozone Park, City Council members had not heard many complaints from their constituents about mosquitoes this summer.

According to a map provided by the DOH, West Nile activity — the presence of mosquitoes carrying the disease — has been detected in Zip codes across the borough.

In Northeast Queens, several areas represented by Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) have had West Nile activity but a spokesman for him said they have not heard of any complaints about the insects from constituents.

The same is true of Zip codes represented

by Cou ncil ma n Ji m my Va n Br a mer (D-Sunnyside).

“As of today we have not received one call about this issue,” Van Bramer’s spokesman Jason Banrey said in an email.

A spokesman for Councilman Ruben Wills (D-South Jamaica) also said he had not heard of complaints about mosquitoes or West Nile.

Some Zip codes represented by Wills have had some activity this year.

But the story is different in South Queens.

In Howard Beach and Ozone Park, residents have often complained about an apparent onslaught of mosquitoes.

Of the four human cases of West Nile in this borough, one is Howard Beach resident William Ryan who was diagnosed with it two weeks ago.

Janice Ryan, his wife, said the mosquitoes there have been rampant this year.

“I can’t go outside without getting eaten alive,” she said in an interview with the Queens Chronicle.

The West Nile virus has its history rooted in the World’s Borough. It was first discovered in the United States in 1999 when crows

This map shows where West Nile activity has been detected so far this year, according to the city Health Department. MAP COURTESY NYC started dropping dead in College Point.

In its first year, the Queens Chronicle reported that 45 cases of the virus were confirmed citywide — most of them in Queens — and four people died from it.

No deaths have been reported this year in the five boroughs but a New Jersey woman died from the virus last week, state authorities there reported.

The DOH does not comment on individual cases of the West Nile virus and other than the first confirmed case of it every year, it does not say where human cases have been found. Six cases have been found outside of Queens, four Q in Brooklyn and two in Staten Island.

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A slew of car-related issues was discussed at Tuesday’s 102nd Precinct Community Council meeting with residents saying there has been a rash of tractor-trailers parking on residential streets, rims and tires being stolen and double-parkers slowing traffic.

Deputy Inspector Deodat Urprasad, commanding officer of the precinct, told residents that officers were working on all those issues, noting that 6,819 summons for moving violations and 4,684 parking summons have been issued this year alone. Regarding tractor trailers parked on residential streets, the precinct has towed them before and is planning to do that again in the future.

Continuing on traffic safety, Urprasad showed attendees a 12-minute video of families who have been affected by unsafe driving, in hopes of creating safer roads, especially with children going back to school.

“We’re stressing this, we have to start somewhere to get this message across and this is one of the mediums we’re using, little by little we want the message to get across,” Urprasad said. “Our initiative since school started is to prevent accidents. Our goal was to have kids go to school safely.”

Accord i ng to Ur prasad, the major “index” crimes are down 4.9 percent overall, despite a recent spike in robberies.

“Unfortunately we have a robbery situation in 102,” he said. “Last week we had 9 robberies but we also had eight arrests.

We’re up 28 percent in robbery arrests in the 102, up from last year. So we’re out there.

The robberies are occurring and we’re making arrests. Unfortunately these are young kids making robberies. Ages range from 14

to 16. Criminals commit the robberies and my officers will continue arresting them.”

Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) discussed quality-of-life issues in his district, focusing on graffiti removal and improving lighting on Jamaica Ave. “The graffiti program is up and running again,” Ulrich said. “We have cleaned well over 150 locations on Jamaica Avenue, Atlantic Avenue and Rockaway Boulevard.

We’ve cleaned up hundreds of locations in the last three months since we’ve got the program up and running. It’s so successful we put another $15,000 into the program and it really is part of our overall quality-oflife initiative, which targets illegal dumping, garbage and graffiti on commercial strips.”

The next part of improving Jamaica Avenue will begin next year.

According to Ulrich, he and Borough President Melinda Katz have secured $800,000 to replace all of the lights on the commercial corridor from the BrooklynQueens border to Lefferts Boulevard.

“We’re going to rip out all of the old light fixtures which are those dull yellow bulbs that you see on Jamaica Avenue,” Ulrich said, “many of which are broken and no longer work. And [the Department of Transportation] simply stuck a cobra head on it, which looks even worse.”

The old lights will be replaced with LED lighting, Ulrich said.

“New fixtures, really bright, good looking and modern. It will improve public safety and is more inviting for small businesses.

This will really brighten up Jamaica Avenue and make it more aesthetically pleasing and make it easier for cops to see what’s Q going on.”

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He writes to congressmen in the south Assembly ma n Ph il Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) is seeking bipartisan suppor t for an effor t to refor m the National Flood Insurance Program, which he called “broken.”

The South Queens assemblyman has written letters to five southern Democratic and Republican congressmen whose districts were hit hard by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, similar to the way his was devastated by Superstorm Sandy in 2012, to discuss how they can fix the NFIP, which is $25 billion in debt.

“Families in southern Queens and Rockaway were utterly devastated during Sandy,” Goldfeder said in a release sent out on Monday. “But, the cr ushing bureaucracy and harmful policies of FEMA and the NFIP made us victims two times over. Sadly, few understand this as well as Katrina-devastated communities in Louisiana and Mississippi.

That’s why I’ve reached out to congressional leaders in both states to ask for their support and expertise in fixing the broken NFIP and creating lasting flood

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Goldfeder, right, talks to an aide for Rep. Steve PHOTO COURTESY NYS ASSEMBLY Scalise (R-La.). insurance reform to benefit our families moving forward.”

Letters were sent to Reps. Steve Scalise (R-La.), Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), Cedric Richmond (D-La.), Ralph Abraham (R-La.) Q and Garret Graves (R-La.).

Get ready to celebrate Italian pride.

The 10th annual Howard Beach Columbus Day Parade is set to kick off on Sunday, Sept. 27 at noon.

Floats, dancers and singers will take over Cross Bay Boulevard in a celebration of all things Italian. It will start at 156th Avenue and Cross Bay Boulevard and march down the corridor.

It will be led by Grand Marshal the Rev. Msgr. Jamie Gigantello, vicar for development for the Diocese of Brooklyn, and deputy Grand Marshals Rocco Dir ico, Deputy commissioner of the Department of Sanitation, and NYPD Inspector John Corbisiero. Salvatore Armao, a Long Island-based accountant, will be honored as the Italian-American Celebrating Italian pride.

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A Howard Beach man is accused of dragging a woman and running over her fingers after he snatched her purse in South Ozone Park, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said on Tuesday.

According to Brown, William Oliveri, 38, drove up to the victim late last Thursday at 117th Street and 111th Avenue in a gray SUV and grabbed her purse, which was hanging from her shoulder. Oliveri allegedly dragged her along at â&#x20AC;&#x153;a high rate of speedâ&#x20AC;? as she tried to hold onto the purse, Brown said, and ran over her fingers as she let go of it. She suf fered mult iple i nju r ies, none

life-threatening.

Oliveri was caught the following day after police allegedly followed him using the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Find My iPhoneâ&#x20AC;? app on the victimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cell phone, which was in her purse. Oliveri allegedly tried to avoid being handcuffed by twisting his body and kicking his legs when approached by police.

Also in the womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s purse were her wallet, Blackberry, iPod and a pay stub. Police also recovered heroine and cocaine from Oliveri.

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Wallace is honored for that arrest, Lt. DiPreta is also lauded by Schiff

by Stephen Geffon Chronicle Contributor

Lt. Frank DiPreta and Det. Stewart Wallace were honored by the 106th Precinct Community Council last Wednesday, Sept.

9, for their outstanding service to the South Queens community.

Wallace was given the honor of being the precinctâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cop of the Month for his arrest of an alleged gun-toting robber who tried to shoot one witness in the face.

According to Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, the gunmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alleged crime spree began on Aug. 22 at 9 a.m. at 124th Street and Linden Boulevard in South Richmond Hill when he approached a 66-year-old Asian man and pointed a gun at his face, grabbed a gold chain from around the victimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s neck and fled westbound on Linden Boulevard.

Schiff said the victim chased after his robber, but the suspect got away.

The deputy inspector said a witness spotted the chase at 123rd Street and 115th Avenue in South Ozone Park and tried to trip the suspect but was unsuccessful. The suspect then put a gun to the witnessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; face and pulled the trigger â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but the woman was unharmed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fortunately for the Good Samaritan the

The 106th Precinct Community Council last Wednesday honored Lt. Frank DiPreta, left, for his work in the area and Det. Stewart Wallace, right center, for stopping a gun-toting robber. They were joined by Frank Dardani, president of the council, Sarah Hoysain, Wallaceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s girlfriend, and Deputy Inspector Jeffrey PHOTO BY STEPHEN GEFFON Schiff, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct. gun did not go off,â&#x20AC;? Schiff said, adding the perpetrator again fled the scene.

But that wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the suspectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only victim that day, according to the precinct commander, who said 10 minutes before that incident a 73-year-old woman walking on

133rd Avenue and Hawtree Creek Road in South Ozone Park was confronted by the same gunman who demanded her money and fled the scene.

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The next day, however, the woman who had the gun pointed in her face spotted the suspect and flagged down Wallace and his partner and explained what had happened to her and gave the officers a description of the perpetrator.

Schiff said the officers canvassed the area and spotted the suspect at 120th Street and Liberty Avenue in South Richmond Hill and arrested him without incident.

The deputy inspector said the suspect was identified by the Good Samaritan and was charged with first-degree robbery and menacing.

DiPreta was also honored last Wednesday. He was recognized for his work as the precinctâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s special operations commander â&#x20AC;&#x201D; whose responsibilities include overseeing the precinctâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conditions and anti-crime teams, as well as the domestic violence, crime prevention and traffic units.

DiPreta is also responsible for handling community complaints.

Schiff said DiPreta has a wealth of knowledge that will hopefully reduce crime in the area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done a phenomenal job,â&#x20AC;? Schiff said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a valued asset to the 106th, to me Q and to the community.â&#x20AC;?

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106th cop catches gun-toting robber

Crime up in 106th, but so are arrests Identity thefts, robberies a problem for the South Queens precinct

by Stephen Geffon Chronicle Contributor

Returning after their summer hiatus, members of the 106th Precinct Community Council learned that crime in the area is up, but so are arrests.

Speaking at the council’s meeting last Wed nesday, Deput y Inspector Jeff rey Schiff, the precinct’s commander, said the precinct recorded a 2 percent overall increase in crime, up 21 “index” crimes for the year to date through Sept. 6. However, last fall the precinct had seen a 4 percent drop in crime compared to the same season in 2013, a trend Schiff said he is “looking for.”

But so far, robberies in the precinct are “through the roof,” Schiff said, up by 24 cases compared to 15 during the same period last year, a 60 percent increase.

However, there were 27 robbery arrests this month compared to only one the last year, the deputy inspector said.

For year to date, robberies are up by four percent over last year, he said, though the rate is down from two and three years ago, 4 and 10 percent respectively.

“Not so bad,” Schiff said.

The robberies, he added, are occurring on Liberty Avenue in South Ozone Park and in the Coleman Square area in Howard Beach.

“Police resources have been put in these areas,” the precinct commander said.

Schiff discussed a recent arrest of three individuals who allegedly held up five individuals at gunpoint in South Ozone Park and stole their cell phones and wallets and fled. Police tracked the suspects with the use of tracking software in one of the cell phones a nd a r rested t hem i n Whitestone.

The deputy inspector said police allegedly found a gun in the car as well as 19 cell phones.

Schiff said police believe those three individuals are also responsible for two other robbery patterns in the precinct area.

“I’d rather prevent the crime so that it never occurs, but if that doesn’t happen then we have to catch them, and we’re doing that,” Schiff said.

Identity theft and the theft of unattended property is way up, the deputy inspector added, which he said skews the statistics because without including those thefts, the statistics would show a greater decline in crime.

“That’s good news,” Schiff told the audience.

The precinct commander said that police have been chipping away at auto thefts in the area, which at one point had reached a high of a 90 percent increase from the year prior but are now declining, adding that for the 28-day period ending Sept. 6 auto thefts have plummeted 47 percent compared to last year, a fall he attributed in great part to the N Y PD Auto Cr i mes Division’s recent arrest of 13 individuals who were charged with auto larceny and

Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, told the community council that crime in the area is up, but so are the number of arrests being made by officers in PHOTO BY STEPHEN GEFFON the command. enterprise corruption in “Operation Caliente Car Wash.”

The act of fraud, in which an individual who leases a car and finds he can’t afford the payments then reports that his car has been stolen, is also a big factor when it comes to car thefts, Schiff said.

Schiff detailed several other notable ar rests made recently th roughout the precinct.

The gang unit arrested an individual after executing a search warrant at 110th Street and 107th Avenue in South Richmond Hill.

The deputy inspector said the suspect, who had 12 prior arrests, allegedly sold guns to an undercover officer.

A second search warrant executed by police resulted in the arrest of an individual, who had multiple prior arrests, who allegedly had possession of three loaded firearms and ammunition, a high-capacity magazine and a silencer, Schiff said.

A not her i nd iv idu al, w it h 12 pr ior arrests, was allegedly caught in the act of burglarizing a restaurant on Rockaway Boulevard in South Ozone Park after the owner spotted him on surveillance video.

Police responded to the shopkeeper’s 911 call and allegedly caught the culprit taking money out of the cash register and the safe.

Two females who allegedly stole a cell phone from a 14-year-old at 124th Street and 111th Avenue were arrested by detectives on Aug. 27 at 8 p.m. after they tried to sell it back to him for $200.

On Aug. 28 at 9 a.m. at 107th Avenue and 122nd Street two gunmen allegedly robbed a 39-year-old male resident on his way to work of a gold chain and $5,000 in cash.

The victim called police and gave them a description of the alleged robbers, who were later caught by plainclothes officers who also apprehended their two alleged lookouts, Schiff said.

On Aug. 13 at 2:30 a.m. at 111th Avenue and 127th Street, plainclothes officers on patrol saw an individual allegedly rob a 50-year-old motorist sitting behind the wheel of his car of $200. Schiff said the officers rolled up and arrested the

alleged perpetrator.

Two graffiti vandals were caught “red handed” on Aug. 27 at 1:50 a.m. in front of 90-10 Pitkin Avenue allegedly spraying graffiti on the building with cans of red spray paint, the precinct’s top cop said.

An individual coming out of a TD Bank branch on Liberty Avenue and 120th Street on Aug. 11 after withdrawing $2,000 in cash was followed by three suspects, one of whom allegedly simulated a firearm, who later robbed him of his cash and fled in a car.

However, a Good Samaritan spotted the robbery and the vehicle the suspects were driving, noted the license number and called 911.

Officers who were in the area stopped the suspects at the Van Wyck Expressway and Sutter Avenue and allegedly found the cash and the victim’s identification in the car, according to Schiff.

Also recently, a cab driver drove up in front of the 106th Precinct to report that his passenger had refused to pay the fare.

After the suspect’s arrest for fare evasion, police found that he had 13 prior arrests and had an outstanding warrant for an alleged car break-in in 2010 and the theft of $2,000 in electronic equipment, Q Schiff said.

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Remembering September 11 More than 150 Howard Beach residents gathered for a candlelit ceremony last Friday to remember those lost on Sept. 11, 2001.

The ceremony was held at FDNY Firehouse Bay at Engine 331-Ladder 173, located at 158-57 Cross Bay Blvd.

Above, Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct,

left, stands outside the firehouse after the ceremony with Edward Kalanz, second vice president of the Bridges and Tunnels Officers Benevolent Association; Frank Gulluscio, Democratic district leader; Frances Scarantino, founder and director of Reach For The STARS! daycare; and Community Board 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton.

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Cops on lookout for lotto swindlers Duo charged with stealing $90K from elderly woman in Woodhaven

Members of the Queens Public Transit Committee stand on Woodhaven Boulevard to call for better public transportation options, advocating for the restoration of the Rockaway Beach Rail line PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY and opposing Select Bus Service.

Advocates rally for better transit options Restore Rockaway Beach Rail line but ditch SBS, committee says

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

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Members of the Queens Public Transit Committee rallied once again on Sunday at the corner of Hoffman Drive and Woodhaven Boulevard to demand increased options for public transportation — mainly calling for the restoration of the Rockaway Beach Rail line and opposing the Select Bus Service plan.

“What do we want? More buses, more trains. When do we want it? Now,” the seven committee members present chanted at the Elmhurst intersection.

Headed by Phil McManus, a Rockaway Park resident, the committee has rallied at the intersection before to call for better transportation infrastructure.

The group has consistently said the 3.5mile former rail right-of-way should be used

to bring back trains connecting Rego Park to the Rockaways instead of establishing a parkland, to be known as the QueensWay, on the same stretch.

Although calling for more buses, the group is also opposed to designated bus lanes along the Woodhaven-Cross Bay Boulevard corridor — because they say that would give transportation to some but take it away from others, since it removes a lane of traffic for cars in both directions.

“We want transportation for everybody, not just some,” McManus said.

The group earlier that day brought their cause to the opening of the No. 7 train extension on Manhattan’s West Side at 34th Street and 11th Avenue — which was attended by Mayor de Blasio and MTA Q Chairman Thomas Prendergast.

Youth hoops coach sentenced A Jamaica man who coached youth basketball was sentenced to up to 4 1/2 years in prison on Friday for a charge of firstdegree disseminating indecent material to minors.

Robert Walker, 43, of 164th Street, will serve a minimum of 1 1/2 years according to a statement issued by the office of Queens District Attorney Richard Brown.

Sentence was imposed by Acting Queens Supreme Court Justice Stephanie Zaro.

Walker also will be required to register as a sex offender upon his release from custody.

“The defendant took advantage of his trusted position as a basketball coach and violated teen boys he instructed in a disgusting manner to satisfy his own sexual needs,” Brown said. “The victims will undoubtedly be scarred for the rest of their lives as a result of this man’s manipulative actions.” According to the original charges, Walker engaged boys in video chats and on at least four occasions convinced a victim to strip during the session.

He also was accused of taking pictures of boys he got to undress at basketball Q workouts.

An 80-year-old woman was allegedly swindled out of $90,000 by two people in Woodhaven last Wednesday who told her they were trying to cash in a winning lottery ticket, police said in a press release.

According to the cops, the unidentified woman was in front of 80-35 Jamaica Ave. at ab out 2 :30 p.m . whe n she wa s approached by the first suspect, a 40-yearold Hispanic woman, who jumped out of a Jeep Cherokee Latitude.

The suspect had apparently asked the woman if she could help her cash a winning lottery ticket she was unable to claim.

Published reports state the perp’s excuse was that she is an illegal immigrant.

Cops say the second suspect, described as a Hispanic man who was wearing a pink shirt and jeans at the time of the incident, approached the victim and told her what she needed to do to help the first suspect cash in the ticket.

The victim fell for the suspects’ trick, agreed to help them and withdrew $90,000 in cash and handed it to the suspects.

The New York Daily News said the woman was promised a portion of the couple’s “winnings,” which they reportedly told her totaled $167,000.

The duo then drove the woman to her house and asked her to find a utility bill that proved she lived where she claimed, according to police, and later fled with the money when she came back outside with the paperwork.

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.

Community Affairs off icers in the

The first suspect is described as a 40-year-old PHOTOS COURTESY NYPD female Hispanic.

The second suspect is described as a male Hispanic who was wearing a pink shirt and jeans at the time of the incident.

102nd Precinct have said scams of this nature have been reported before, most targeting senior citizens, and that the department is seeking to educate the public so Q nobody falls victim to them again.

Victim IDs suspect before dying A Jackson Heights woman identified the man who allegedly attacked her in a mugging near her home before she died of her injuries last Wednesday, police said in a press release.

According to cops, Celica Londono, 80, was found at 76th Street and 35th Avenue on Sept. 5 with injuries to her “abdomen, arm and face” at about 4:40 p.m. She was sent to Elmhurst Hospital Center for treatment, but succumbed to her injuries on Sept. 9. According to the New York Daily News, which cited police sources, Londono was able to identify her

attacker before she died of apparent complications from surgery to repair a ruptured intestine she suffered during the mugging after the suspect, 32-year-old Brook ly n resident Jordan Vecchio, pushed her to the ground after he cut her purse from her shoulder.

Vecchio was arrested and arraigned on Sept. 5 after two Good Samaritans chased after him and called 911. The Daily News said he has been charged with robbery, assault, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of Q stolen property.

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Zemsers seeking ‘unspecified damages’

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

PHOTO COURTESY NYS SENATE

Kicking off at CKO Kickboxing Ozone Park just got even tougher.

CKO Kickboxing — a gym that hosts selfdefense classes — held its grand opening last Saturday at 150-13 Cross Bay Blvd.

Above, the ribbon is cut in front of the gym

by Devon Cuadros, administrator, left with black pants and white shirt; Councilman Eric

Ulrich (R-Ozone Park); state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach); Diego Cuadros, owner, center in black shirt and black shorts; Manny Batiz, manager, next to Diego Cuadros; Nicole Molinari, trainer, holding the ribbon in black shirt and black pants; and Miguel Alava, trainer, next to Molinari.

The parents of a Rockaway man who died in the horrific Amtrak derailment in May are suing the rail service over his death for “unspecified damages,” and promise to use any money given to them to set up a scholarship fund, according to published reports.

Justin Zemser, 20, died when the Amtrak train he was traveling in — operated by Forest Hills resident Brandon Bostian — came off the tracks in Philadelphia.

Douglaston native Laura Finamore and six others also died in the crash.

The Zemsers’ lawsuit was filed in Pennsylvania last Tuesday, according to published reports. Their lawyers, the reports state, notes that Amtrak did not install safety equipment that automatically slows speeding trains, as was required of them by Congress in 2008.

The grief-stricken parents have promised to set up a scholarship fund in their late son’s name with any money they receive from Amtrak, which declined to

Justin Zemser

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comment on pending litigation.

Zemser was on his way home from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., to visit his parents on the peninsula.

He had previously worked as an intern for Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Q Park).

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Middle Village honors Sept. 11th anniversary Hundreds flock to Juniper Valley Park to mourn the thousands lost

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

The “Never Forget” motto still rings true in Middle Village even after all these years.

The 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that left 2,753 people dead in Lower Manhattan — and a total of 2,977 people dead, including the attack on the Pentagon in Virginia and the crash of United 93 in Pennsylvania — came upon the city again last Friday, and hundreds of area residents descended on Juniper Valley Park, as they always do, for the annual remembrance ceremony.

“We need to be reminded,” said Woodhaven grandmother Phyllis Lovasz, who attended the ceremony with her daughter, Geraldine Donowski, and her 3-year-old grandson, Connor Poirier. “Sometimes people just forget, so you need something like this.”

As night fell around 7:30 p.m., the event began with the singing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” and the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance, with event emcee Kathy Pellegrino following the patriotic proceedings with a powerful speech about the importance of always remembering that tragic day.

“We gather because we are a great country with freedoms we so often take for granted,” Pellegrino said. “We gather because we embrace the words spoken so often whenever Sept. 11, 2001 is mentioned, never forget.

Hundreds of area residents descended on Juniper Valley Park last Friday to take part in the annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony, with the Tribute in Light shining bright in the distance PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA beyond the treeline.

“Each year that we meet here,” she continued, “serves as means to ensure awareness of the events that changed our world that day and offers us an opportunity to answer the questions of those too young to remember.”

The crux of Pellegrino’s speech was making sure that those who were either too young or

not even born yet on that day go beyond what they’ll learn in a history class and develop a true understanding of the terrorist attacks that rocked the nation.

“It’s a chance to instill in them a sense of patriotism. A chance for us to share with our young ones what we felt, what we did and

where we were on that fateful day,” she said.

“We gather to ensure that Sept. 11, 2001 will be more than just the next chapter in a child’s American history book. We will never forget.”

Next came the reading of the names by a handful of volunteers of the 115 area residents who perished in the attacks, set to a recording of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” played on the piano.

The ceremony continued with a prayer by the Rev. Michael A. Carrano, of Our Lady of Hope in Middle Village, after which the crowd was directed to turn around and take in the Tribute in Light, with the two beams symbolizing the fallen Twin Towers shining between the passing clouds high into the night sky, with Josh Groban’s “You Lift Me Up” playing over the sound system in the background.

After a joyous rendition of Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA (Proud to Be an American),” the crowd filed out of the park.

According to Lovasz and Donowski, they will continue to attend the ceremony every year, and in the near future, Connor, who came dressed as a firefighter, helmet and all, will truly understand the purpose of coming together as a neighborhood every September.

“We’re at the stage where we just tell him it was a bad day and people tried to hurt us,” Donowski said. “And we just say a special Q prayer for everyone.”

Honoring the fallen on the 14th anniversary Juniper Valley Park again hosts Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony

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Hundreds of people descended on Juniper Valley Park last Friday to take part in the annual Sept.

11 remembrance ceremony on the 14th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that left nearly 3,000 people dead in three different states, including Q New York.

The Rev. Michael Carrano, of Our Lady of Hope in Middle Village, delivers a prayer during last Friday’s rememb r a n c e c e r e m o n y.

Patriotic songs, moving speeches and the reading of the names of area residents killed in the attack topped the night’s docket.

Area Boy Scouts hold burning candles beneath a large American flag during last Friday’s Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony in Juniper Valley Park in Claudia Huber holds a candle in front of the flag of Middle Village. Hundreds of residents descended PHOTOS BY on the park to honor the thousands of victims Woodhaven grandmother Phyllis Lovasz, left, takes part in the ceremony with her heroes, with the names of the victims on it.

STEVE FISHER; EXCEPT CENTER BOTTOM, BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA daughter, Geraldine Donowski, and her “firefighter” grandson, Connor Poirier. killed 14 years ago.

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Casting light on melasma

by Dr. Meera Sivendran Melasma is a very common skin condition that affects more than 5 million people in the United States. It is characterized by persistent brown to graybrown pigmentation most commonly on the face. The condition occurs in three types of common facial patterns, including centrofacial (center of face), malar (cheeks) and mandibular (jawbone). The centrofacial is the most common type and it includes the forehead, cheeks, upper lip, nose and chin. It more commonly affects women of Hispanic/Latin, Asian, Middle Eastern, and African American descent; however, it can be present on all skin types. It tends to run in families — people who have a relative with melasma are more likely to also get melasma.

Melasma gets its nickname — “the mask of pregnancy” — because it can often occur during or after pregnancy or even with oral contraceptive use. However, melasma can be chronic and last long afterwards. If you do notice discoloration on the face while taking an oral contraceptive, it’s best to stop the medication when possible. Melasma is a complex skin disorder with many factors and can be frustrating and embarrassing for many people.

One of the biggest factors for the worsening of melasma is sun exposure. The most important treatment for melasma (or any skin problem that causes dark pigmentation) is sunscreen. When looking for a sunscreen, you should pick one with broad-spectrum UVA and UVB protection with at least SPF 30 or higher. The sunscreen should also have a physical blocker in it — one that contains either zinc oxide or titanium dioxide. I always tell my patients that sunscreen should be reapplied every two hours when outside or every hour if you’re sweating or in the water.

Wearing sun-protective clothes and wide-brimmed hats can

also be beneficial. Protection from the sun is crucial in the treatment of melasma. Even if your melasma improves with medications or procedures, it can easily return after being out in the sun for a few hours without sunscreen.

Many patients also use camouflage makeup to cover up their melasma, which can often be helpful. Some brands that offer coverage to even out skin tone and come in a range of shades include Dermablend and Cover FX. The mainstay of topical therapy is hydroquinone, which can be found at lower concentrations over the counter and is also a prescription medication at higher concentrations. When combined with a retinoid such as tretinoin (also a prescription medication) its success rate is even higher. Adding a low-potency topical steroid can also decrease irritation that can occur with a combination of hydroquinone and a retinoid. Combination products can be prescribed that include all or some of these ingredients. Azelaic acid can be used as a second-line agent to hydroquinone. Nonhydroquinone topical agents contain ingredients such as kojic acid, licorice and niacinamide. Again, combining a topical agent with sunscreen regularly can be effective in the treatment of melasma.

It’s important to note, that with hydroquinone there can be an unintended, paradoxical darkening effect that can occur after long term use of the medication. This is rare, though it can happen with both over-the-counter and prescription hydroquinone after a long duration. I typically recommend taking breaks while using the medication. For example, use hydroquinone daily for two to three months but then take a few weeks off before restarting.

Chemical peels, especially glycolic acid peels and laser therapy, can be a useful addition to topical treatment. However, it’s important to recognize that sometimes these treatments can cause an unwanted side effect of worsening darkening of pigmentation.

The same principles of treatment can be applied to post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation — which is a very common darkening of the skin can that can happen after rashes, like eczema, and acne. Sometimes it can even occur after cosmetic procedures or irritating medications, especially in darker skin tones.

The key for treating post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation is also hydroquinone, or other similar agents and diligent sunscreen use. If using hydroquinone, it’s important to remember to apply it with a cotton swab right on the dark mark. Try to avoid spreading the cream around to normal skin, which can cause almost a halolike lightening around the mark.

Melasma and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation are frustrating skin conditions that are difficult to treat and have a tendency to return. There are many medical treatments that can help fade brown spots, but the key to treat and keep the spots away is diligent Q use of sunscreen.

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How to find more time to do exercise Diet and exercise are essential components of a healthy lifestyle. While even the busiest men and women can find ways to eat healthy, finding time to exercise can be more difficult.

According to the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition, regular physical activity can prevent chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer and stroke, which are the three leading causes of health-related death in the United States. In addition, men and women who are not physically active are at greater risk for developing type 2 diabetes.

Regular exercise helps people control their weight while promoting bone, muscle and joint health.

While the benefits of regular exercise are substantial, finding the time for daily exercise is not always so easy.

The following are a handful of strategies men and women can employ as they attempt to make more time in their days to exercise.

• Re-examine your free time. Few adults, and especially those juggling families and careers, have an abundance of free time. But re-examining the ways you are spending your free time may help you uncover some moments for daily exercise. The Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition notes that adults between the ages of 18 and 64 need at least two and a half hours each week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity. While that may seem like a lot, it’s only slightly more than 20 minutes per day. It helps to supplement such aerobic activity with some strength-training activities at least two days per week. Try waking up 20 to 30 minutes earlier each day, using that time to hit the treadmill or jog around the neighborhood. You likely won’t be affected by waking up earlier, and you won’t need to alter your existing schedule for the rest of the day, either. If mornings aren’t

Taking the dog for a walk rather than spending time on the couch is one creative way to find more time for exercise. your thing, make better use of your lunch hour, going for a jog or visiting your company’s exercise facilities if that option is available to you.

• Work while you exercise. Technology has made it easier than ever before to stay connected to the office even when you are nowhere near your desk. Men and women who can’t seem to find time to exercise often cite the

demands of their job as the primary reason behind their inactivity, but those same individuals can use the technology at their disposal, such as smartphones that allow them keep track of work emails or tablets that make it possible to connect remotely to office servers, to work while they exercise. Bring your smartphone or tablet with you when you work out on the elliptical or jog on the treadmill.

• Reduce your sedentary time. A 2008 study from Australian researchers found that people who regularly break up their sedentary time, including the hours they sit behind their desk at the office, with movement had healthier waist circumferences, body mass indexes and triglycerides than those who did not. While hourly breaks to walk around the office might not seem like exercise, such breaks can benefit your long-term health.

• Get creative. Many people associate daily exercise with private gyms, and while gyms can serve as excellent motivators and great places to get full-body workouts, time involved in driving to and from the gym can make it difficult to commit to gym memberships. But you don’t need a gym membership to live a healthy lifestyle. When possible, take the stairs instead of an elevator and park farther away from your office door so you get a small cardiovascular workout on your way into and out of the office. Rather than retiring to the couch after dinner, walk or bike around your neighborhood. Such simple gestures may seem insignificant, but the more creative ways you find to exercise each day, the more beneficial such efforts become.

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced in Queens a five-year $20 million grant for the city’s Department of Transportation to develop and experiment with collision-avoidance technology on up to 10,000 vehicles. He was joined by DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg and PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON Meera Joshi, chairwoman of the Taxi and Limousine Commission.

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Vehicles that “talk” to each other, connect with traffic lights and warn drivers of hazards such as ice and possible collisions with cars and pedestrians are no longer the thing of science fiction novels, according to U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.

And Foxx was in Long Island City on Monday as the city and federal governments prepare to bring it to New York.

The secretary joined city Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg at the DOT’s Traffic Management Center at Queens Plaza to announce a $20 million grant with which the city will design and test “connected vehicle” collision avoidance technology in up to 10,000 vehicles belonging to the city, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, taxi owners and even United Parcel Service.

“This technology could reduce 80 percent of the accidents where the driver is not impaired.” Foxx said. “... This technology is coming. And our goal is to have it [widespread] before the end of this president’s term.”

The technology previously had been tested in Ann Arbor, Mich. Now Tampa, Fla., and the state of Wyoming will be conducting federally funded tests of their own in unison with the Big Apple in order to study technologies under as varied conditions as possible.

Trottenberg said the tests in New York will be conducted in Brooklyn and along busy north-south corridors in Manhattan. They are set to be running by late next year or early 2017.

The first stage will be to develop the tech-

nology, and to decide what it will look like and how it will be attached to vehicles.

The idea is to give operators a 360-degree sensory envelope that would allow vehicles to connect with others that are similarly wired, and with equipment mounted on things like light poles. DOT personnel said it would work in much the same way a smartphone does without wires.

Foxx said Detroit already is working on several types of connected-vehicle technologies for eventual wide-spread use.

DOT experts said that several vehicle manufacturers are working on radar-inspired devices that eventually will let drivers detect stalled cars or dangerous objects in the road.

They said pedestrians too will be able to benefit from apps that are on the drawing board, features that would let their cell phones notify wired-in drivers of their presence as they approach or cross intersections — provided the person’s phone is on.

Mohamad Talas, deputy director of system engineering for the DOT, said that even a large system could avoid being affected by the large-scale power grid failures that have struck the city numerous times.

“The systems would have batteries,” he said, referring to the hardware on both vehicles and public infrastructure.

Trottenberg said no private vehicles would be among the 10,000 participating.

She and Joshi acknowledged that a major concern will be to come up with systems that vehicle owners can afford.

“We want affordable, dependable service,” Trottenberg said.

“We want there to be no financial burden,” Q added Joshi.

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Higgins told Carter that Melrose has 471 loans maturing in the next six months, with 190 valued at nearly $83 million coming up for payment in December alone.

“Given the dramatic acceleration in delinquencies and troubled debt restructurings, widespread foreclosures are a near certainty,” Higgins wrote. That, he said, could further drive down medallion prices as the foreclosed ones are resold.

“To put it bluntly, the imminent risk of cascading medallion foreclosures, followed by the collapse of the medallion market, and, by extension, the entire taxicab industry, is no longer a threatened harm,” he wrote.

“It is a reality that is already unfolding.”

Higgins also accused Carter’s office of ignoring the law in its arguments.

In a statement to the Chronicle he vowed to appeal Weiss’ ruling. “[We] are confident that the rule of law will eventually prevail, as it must,” Higgins added in a separate statement.

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“HUD’s decision to waive the ‘duplication of benefits’ policy for so many Superstorm Sandy victims—and the promise that even more could be free of a claw-back—represents a sensible resolution, but more importantly, the right thing to do,” Schumer said in a statement.

Schumer said this policy will affect most homeowners who received financial assistance after the Oct. 29, 2012 storm because most did not receive more than $20,000.

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The mayor earlier this month had blasted HUD for the “duplicate benefit policy” and called on them to change it.

The senator also an nounced that FEMA has extended its deadline for homeowners to have their assessment claims reviewed if they believe they were cheated out of money by 30 days. The deadline was Sept. 15.

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Rockaway buzzes for honey It was a sweet Saturday in the Rockaways as the fifth annual Honey Festival came back to Rockaway Beach.

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Above, festival-goers had the opportunity to purchase a vast variety of honeythemed treats and jars of the sweet stuff during the eight hour event.

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Open Opening the show is a local jazz organ combo featuring drummer Vin Scialla, saxophonist Eric Schugren and organist Brian Ch Charette, whose sound recalls the classic organ-based combos of the late ’50s, best heard in their 2014 release “Wake Up!” o Following that style of cool, subdued jazz is another take on the genre courtesy of the Queens-based Street Beat Brass Band, whose New Orleans-inspired numbers have frequently been heard throughout the borough, including at Sunnyside b SShines’ summer concert series “Third Thursdays in Bliss Plaza” this past July. za Th The main attraction for the evening will be an hour-and-a-half viewing of classic cartoons dating back to the early 20th century.

Stathes is providing these antique reels and the lineup includes “The Automatic Moving Company” (1912), “Spring Antics” (1932), “A Colour Box” (1935), “Polar Pals” (1939) and “Me Musical Nephews” (1942).

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Old cartoons and live music, anyone? or The fifth annual Flicks & Jazz in the Garden — an outdoor event wherein live musicians perform tunes alongside projected animated films from times past — returns on Saturday, Sept. 19 to Sunnyside Gardens Park.

Queens residents will get a chance to watch and admire vintage cartoons and hear live music, courtesy of the group The Flushing Remonstrance, unfold right alongside it.

For the first time at Flicks & Jazz, a selection of cartoons provided by Queens-based early animation collector, curator, and historian Tommy Jose Stathes will be presented.

“It’s a completely new twist on what we’ve been doing,” Stathes athes said about plans for this year’s event.

He said that the festival’s selections will focus on more abstract cartoons with experimental animation while the later half of the accompanying musicians’ set will have a more seasonal-based theme.

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Free art classes: Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. Every Sat., thru Sept. 26, noon-3 p.m., For ages 5-13 and their families. Info: info@socratessculpturepark.org.

Latin American Cultural Center of Queens at ARROW Community Center 35-30 35 St., Astoria.

For ages 8-16, every Tues. & Thurs., 4:30-6 p.m. and Sat., 10-11:30 a.m. Info: (718) 261-7664, laccq@aol.com.

Queens Art Intervention, a collaborative event with local artists displaying art to the communities of Queens. Sat.-Sun., Sept. 19-20, 12-8 p.m. Various locations. Free. Info/map locations: Yvonne Shortt: (917) 597-3089, regoparkgreenalliance.org.

“Conceived Without Sin,” wherein artists have transformed the space into a modern day sanctuary, governed by communication laws and open thought. Opens Fri., Sept. 18, 6 p.m.–9 p.m. Thru Oct. 23. Radiator Gallery, 10-61 Jackson Ave., Long Island City, (347) 677-3418, radiatorarts.com.

Dance classes open house, Central Queens YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills. Sun., Sept. 27 sample classes: Zumba kids (4-10 years), 12-12:30 p.m; creative movement (3-4 years) and pre-ballet (3.5-5 years), 12:30-1 p.m.; dance dynamics/ballet (6-12 years), 1-1:30 p.m. 10-month program, begins Wed., Sept. 30. Contact: Dale Stark (718) 268-5011 ext. 501, cgy.org.

Watercolors by Christine Yost, until Nov. 24.

Voelker Orth Museum, Bird Sanctuary, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. Suggested $2 donation. Info: Deborah Silverfine (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org.

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

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“The Jews of Persia/Iran,” documenting their rich history. Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center and Archives, Queensborough Community College, 22205 56 Ave., Bayside. Info: (718) 281-5770.

Queens Secret Improv Club, Queens’ only allimprov comedy theater, Indie teams: Wed. & Thurs.

7, 8 & 9 p.m., $5. House teams: Fri., 7:30, 8:30 & 9:30 p.m., $7 for entire night. Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. Info: secrettheatre.com.

“October Waves,” a photographic exhibition of Rockaway Beach seascapes. NY Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Thru Oct. 31. Info: (718) 6990005, sandragottlieb.com, nysci.org.

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“Altered Appearances,” images that are not always what they appear to be. Thru Jan. 4.

Thurs.-Mon., noon-5 p.m. Fisher Landau Center for Art, 38-27 30 St., Long Island City. Free. (718) 937-0727, flcart.org.

The Oratorio Society of Queens, auditions for Handel’s “Messiah,” Mon., Sept. 21, 7 p.m. Reservations are required. If you pass the audition, go directly into rehearsals that night. Rehearsals every Mon., 7:45-10 pm in Temple Beth Sholom (in the FSG Hall) at 172 St. and Northern Blvd., Flushing.

Info: (718) 279-3006, queensoratorio.org.

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

Community Singers of Queens is looking for new members for their Winter Concert, especially tenors and basses. Every Mon., 8 p.m. Messiah Lutheran Church, 42-15 165 St., Flushing. Call: Ruth Amsterdam (718) 658-1021.

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“East Meets West“ Hannah Hsu Wang and Raymond Karl Malone perform Western classical and Asian traditional music. Sun., Sept. 20, 2 p.m. Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. $12, $10 members. Info: (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org.

“Kings,” part of the Irish film series “From Stage to Screen.” Fri., Sept. 18, 8:30 p.m. New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. Info: (718) 482-0909.

Con Brio Ensemble twilight concert, featuring works by Schumann, Reinecke, Fuchs and Toch. Sun., Sept. 20, 4:30 p.m. The Church-in-theGardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. $12 pp, $10 seniors/students. Info: (718) 459-1277.

Queensboro Symphony Orchestra, Sun., Sept.

27, 7 p.m. Mary’s Nativity Church, 46-02 Parsons Blvd., Flushing. Freewill donation. Info: Paul Joseph (516) 766-8116, pauljoseph.com.

COMMUNITY Tuesday Night Bingo, Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd. Thurs., Sept. 17 & 24, opens at 6 p.m., early game at 7 p.m., regular games at 7:15. $4 includes 12 games. Cash prizes, 18+ only.

Info: (718) 459-1000.

Poetry writing workshop group: Explore the craft of poetry writing, enrollment is free and open to all.

Every Tues. 1:30-3 p.m., Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road. Sponsored by Queens Community House. Info: (718) 268-5960, queenscommunityhouse.org.

Atlantic City bus trip, from Kiwanis Club Lefferts/Liberty to Taj Mahal Casino. Sat., Sept. 19, bus leaves Lindenwood parking lot, 8:15 a.m. $45, get back $35. RSVP to Marie (347) 255-2450 or John (347) 730-9638.

Play4Autism Martial Arts program by New Beginning Tae Kwon Doe, 64-64 Dry Harbor Road, Middle Village. Program every Sat., 12-1 p.m. $25. Info: (718) 894-7777, play4autism.org.

Preschool children’s programs: Monday Magic Learn & Play, every Mon., 3-4:30 p.m., Bay Terrace Center, 212-00 23 Ave., Bayside. Gym and Creative Exploration, every Wed., 3-4:30 p.m.

Little Neck Site: 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy. $5 per family. Info: Amanda, (718) 423-6111 ext. 242, ASmith@sfy.org.

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Participatory budgeting informative workshops, for constituents of Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley.

Sat., Sept. 19, 2:30 p.m. Ridgewood YWCA, 112 Oak St., 1:30 p.m.; Thurs., Sept. 24, PS 87, 67-54 80 St., Middle Village, 6:30 p.m. Info: (718) 366-3900.

Family Fun Day, Kevin Spann and Sons Allstate Agency, Fri., Sept. 18, 2-4:30 p.m. 64-77 Dry Harbor Road at Furmingville Road, Middle Village.

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Blood drive, Sun., Sept. 20, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. St. Adalbert’s Church gym, 52-40 84 St., Elmhurst. Info/ eligibility: (800) 688-0900.

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Sun., Oct. 4, 1:30 & 4 p.m. The Community House, 15 Borage Place, Forest Hills. A Brothers Grimm tale reimagined by the Brothers Knable, about 50 minutes without intermission. $15 cash only. Info/ tickets: musicareginae.org.

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Maspeth Federal Savings Bank parking lot, 69 St., off Grand Ave. $25 cars, trucks, motorcycles. Raffles, trophies and more.

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Rain or shine. 238-10 Hillside Ave., Bellerose. $10 in advance ($5 each additional child). $15 day of; adults and children under 6 months free. Enjoy all types of trucks, food vendors, bounce houses, pumpkins and more. Info: ymcanyc.org/crossislandtat.

19th annual Italian heritage luncheon celebration, honoring Dylan J. DeFrancisci, Salvatore A. Dalessandro and Christine Caruso. Thurs., Oct. 1, 12-5 p.m. Russso’s on the Bay, 162-45 Cross Bay Blvd., Howard Beach. $40. Info: Phil Maddalena (516) 791-2958. continued on page 00 38

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For several individuals involved in the Variations Theatre Group’s mounting of Martin McDonagh’s gripping play, “The Pillowman,” the produc tion marks a return to a piece that first impacted them during its initial 2005 Broadway run.

Astoria-based actor Deven Anderson, 32, said he recalled seeing the play then, when he waited to meet the actors afterward at the stage door. He talked to all of them, and he got a ll their auto graphs, he said. p

‘The Pillowman’ When:

Sept. 18-Oct. 3; 8 p.m. Wed-Sat; 2 p.m. Sat. and Sun. Where: Chain Theatre, 21-28 45 Road, Long Island City Tickets: $15-$20 (646) 580-6003 variationstheatregroup.com.

“It was in my head that I had to do this play,” Anderson said, during a break in a recent rehearsal. “This was a bucket list play for me.”

Starting tomorrow at the Chain Theatre in Long Island City, the play centers around Katurian, a writer in an unnamed totalitarian state who detec tives are interrogating about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a series of actual child murders.

Anderson, who plays Tupolski, one of two detectives in the play, described the story as dark “with underlying humor, such a hard thing to succeed in,” and c a l l e d M c D o n a g h “a n i n c r e d i b l e playwright.”

“The writing is just brilliant,” Anderson said. “It creates an unnerving sense in the audience.”

Kyle Kirkpatrick, 29, finds himself alongside Anderson, a former ac ting school classmate and current roommate, in the play, which he said was his first since moving to New York from south Jersey.

Kirkpatrick said it was a memorable performance for him in more ways than one.

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Kirk Gostkowski, left, Paul Terkel and Deven Anderson in rehearsal for “The Pillowman.”

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“A man in the audience had a heart attack and I didn’t know if it was part of the show,” he said.

As for the play itself, he was attracted to it, at least in part, because “it questions the place of art in our lives. It made

me think so much I had to see it again.”

A decade later Kirkpatrick said “It’s an honor to be part of it.”

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Poetry-inspired paintings envelop art show she feels it shares a temporal aspect with painting; that is, when one appreciates a qboro contributor A woman has taken a pause; her gaze painting, it is digested all at once as a stands fixed in the middle distance and whole. In a similar fashion, she describes her hand hangs over her navel on its poetry, whose every word is carefully way to some half-forgotten task. Her chosen in context with one another, as mind is elsewhere. Colorful clouds of “all coexisting at the same time.” Said people enshroud her: a grandmother, a Hosmer-Dillard, “You have to look at a mother, a brother, a sister and two Finn- painting for a certain amount of time, like eyes adjusting at night.” ish women.

The poems the ar tist selected are This is one of the paintings of Mollie Hosmer-Dillard, whose work will mark widely within the canon, but the poems the first time in its 86 years that the themselves, and her visual interpretations of them, paint their Ridgewood Public own pictures. In her Library will host an work, Hosmer-Dilof ficia l ar t show. lard seems to pay Each painting was great attention to When: Thru Sep. 25th, during inspired by a poem, the world of the including the one library hours mind and the cond e s c r i b e d a b ove, Where: Ridgewood Public Library, nections therein. which is the paint20-12 Madison St. Mustafa Ziyaer’s interpretation Entry: Free lan’s poetry series of Emily Dickinson’s “Letters to Distant “This World is Not Cities” evokes in Conc lus i on,” a nd the poet’s talent for bringing to life the painter a question: How do we see “intangible worlds that run parallel to the places that we have never been to?

Hosmer-Dillard painted her sister, surour own.”

For the librar y, the installation of rounded by potted plants on a windowpaintings offers a new opportunity to sill, and Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia, at once position itself as a cultural center of the looming in the distance but also melded neighborhood. The Queens Librar y into the windowsill itself. The effect is branch already of fers yoga cla sses, such that it’s impossible to tell where musical performances and career-build- one place begins and the other ends.

Here is there, and the scenes are an ing programs.

For Hosmer-Dillard, the project began inextricable singularity.

This meditation on the mind presents last year with a grant from the Queens Council on the Arts, which has funded itself again when Hosmer-Dillard speaks this set of paintings in part, with public of a favorite poet, Rainer Maria Rilke: funds from the Department of Cultural “He has an incredible sense of interioriAf fairs in par tnership with the City ty and his solitude is enormous.” For this painter, thought s present rare Council.

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“What I really admire is how the children respond to these older cartoons because the assumption might be that they wouldn’t find them very interesting, but actually they find them very charming and entertaining,” he said before recalling a favorite memory from a previous year’s event.

Flicks & Jazz in the Garden When: Sat., Sept. 19, 5:30-9 p.m.; rain date: Sun., Sept. 20, 5:30-9 p.m.

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“I think we were showing a black-and -white ‘Felix the Cat’ cartoon. It has very simple line drawings and shapes with very basic-looking characters and most of the children up front were sitting very patiently and enjoying it. But one child was kind of running around and making noise and a group of 5- or 6-year-old children actually got up and shushed the other kid and told him to sit down and pay attention to the cartoons — that was awesome.”

Stathes also plans to show an old Popeye cartoon, a character he feels hasn’t seen a lot of light in recent years, as well as cartoons from lesser-known studios.

“We have quite a few things that are more obscure this time around: classic thirties and forties animation with great music and some rubber hose, fluid, bouncy characters,” he said.

Soon jackets and warm clothing will make their reappearance and community events in the park will have to hold out until spring, which makes Flicks & Jazz in the Garden one of the final moments to appreciate the season before the summ er wa r mt h a nd outdo or-f r iendly Q weather are gone.

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34 Impales 36 Charged bit 37 Keg contents 39 Kuznetsova of tennis 41 Cancel 43 To be (Fr.) 44 “Family Guy” daughter 46 Glorify 50 Vaudeville star 55 Past 56 Satanic 57 Astringent 58 WWW address 59 Copenhagen native 60 Spiders’ creations 61 Earl Grey, for one

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continued from page page 00 35 a long line of challenging roles, this one finding him inhabiting the writer himself as well as many of the characters he created. The fourth leading role, Ariel, the other detective, is filled by Paul Terkel, a Variations veteran.

As evidenced at the rehearsal, each member of the quartet has strong acting chops. Particularly effective was Kirkpatrick, whose character is described as being “slow to get things,” following years of abuse at the hands of his parents.

“I approach him more as a child,” said Kirkpatrick, who admitted that he “usually plays generic white boys.”

Playing Michal “has certainly been a challenge,” he said. “You don’t want to make a mockery of the special-needs community.”

The character offers an actor “a lot to work with,” Kirkpatrick said. “I welcome the challenge.”

Similarly, Anderson has enjoyed digging his teeth into his character.

“I have a tendenc y to get ca st a s a - - - - l e ro l e s , c ha r ac t e r s wh o s e e m t wo - d i m e n s i o n a l ,” h e s a i d . “I l i ke rounding them out. This was the biggest challenge.”

The play was directed by Greg Cicchino,

an Astoria resident who said he admires the way it “explores the dark side of humanity so eloquently and elegantly. It traces the true human story.”

While the play was already in terrific shape some 10 days before opening night, Cicchino suggested the remaining finishing touches would add dimension to the production. He was particularly excited about the planned use of projections featuring original animation.

He promises audiences will be unable Q to look away.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 2856 48TH STREET REALTY LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/21/2015.

Office location: Queens County.

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Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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REAL ESTATE CLOSINGS Buy/Sell/ Mortgage Problems. Expd Attorney & R.E. Broker, PROBATE/CRIMINAL/BUSINESS- Richard H. Lovell, P.C., 10748 Cross Bay Blvd, Ozone CASH FOR DIABETIC TEST Park, NY 11417. 718-835-9300 STRIPS. Up to $35/Box! Sealed & www.lovellLawnewyork.com Unexpired. Payment made SAME DAY. Highest Prices Paid!! Call Jenni Today! 800-413-3479. wwwCashForYourTest Strips.com ORDER FOR SERVICE AND LOOKING TO BUY Estates, gold, NOTICE OF HE ARING BY costume jewelry, old & mod furn, PUBLICATION. Vermont Superior Cour t, Bennington Probate records, silver, coins, art, toys, Division, 207 South Street, oriental items. Call George, Bennington, VT 05201. Docket 718-386-1104 or 917-775-3048 Number: 8-8-12 Bnpr. To: PLEASE CALL LORI, Tosha Hawkins. WHEREAS, the 718-324-4330. I PAY THE BEST, following petition has been made to the Vermont Superior Court, MOST HONEST PRICES FOR Probate Division, Bennington Unit: ESTATES, FURNITURE, CHANDE- Adoption Petition and Petition LIERS, LAMPS, COSTUME JEW- to Terminate Relationship ELRY, WATCHES (WORKING OR Between Parent and Child; and NOT WORKING), FURS, COINS, WHEREAS, the Court has assigned POCKETBOOKS, CHINA, VASES, the 13th day of October, 2015, at GLASSWARE, STERLING SILVER- the Probate Office at 207 South WARE, FIGURINES, CANDLE- Street, Bennington, Vermont, at STICKS, PAINTINGS, PRINTS, 1:30 P.M., to hear and decide RUGS, PIANOS, GUITARS, VIO- upon said Petitions, and ordered LINS, FLUTES, TAG SALES, that notice thereof be given by publishing this notice for one CLEANOUTS, CARS week in the Queens Chronicle, a newspaper circulating in New York, New York. Service by publication to be complete at least Howard Beach/Rockwood Park, 14 days prior to the day assigned Sat 9/19, 9-4, 89 St betw 160 & for hearing. THEREFORE, you are 161 Aves. MULTI-FAMILY. Tools, hereby notified to appear before clothing, housewares. Something said Court, at the time and place assigned, to make objections, for everyone! if you have cause. This is the Richmond Hill, Sat 9/19 & Sun first action in this proceeding.

9/20, 10-6, 114-25 Lefferts Blvd. If you wish to receive notice Varied items, multi-family. ALL of future events in this matter you must formally enter your PROCEEDS TO CHARITY! appearance with the court. Dated Having a garage sale? Let every- on Sept. 3rd, 2015. D. Justine one know about it by advertising Scanlon, Probate Judge. Name of in the Queens Classifieds. Call newspaper: Queens Chronicle.

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489 ATKINS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/11/15.

Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC PO Box 604561 Bayside, NY 11360. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

89-22 Gettysburg St. LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/24/15. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to C/O Carmen Franco-cino, P.O. BOX 260389, Bellerose, NY 11426. Purpose: General.

AAPP LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/10/15.

Office: Queens County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 53-63 65th Place, Maspeth, NY 11378. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, QUEENS COUNTY, Petitioner, THE TRUSTEES OF LIGHTHOUSE DELIVERANCE CHURCH OF CHRIST HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD (Petitioner), a religious corporation, will move this Court for judicial dissolution.

Index No. 9562/2015 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE LIGHTHOUSE DELIVERANCE CHURCH OF CHRIST HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD, you are hereby ordered to show cause before the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Queens, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York 11435, at CMP, Room 25 of this Court on the 1st day of OCTOBER, 2015 at 2:15 PM, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, why an Order of Judgment should not be made: (i) Finding that Section 18 of the Religious Corporation Law of the State of New York is applicable to the dissolution of Lighthouse Deliverance Church of Christ Holiness Unto the Lord; (ii) dissolving Lighthouse Deliverance Church of Christ Holiness Unto the Lord in accordance with Section 18 of the Religious Corporation Law of the State of New York; (iii) directing the Trustees of Lighthouse Deliverance Church of Christ Holiness Unto the Lord to sell the vacant land located at 131-09 Farmers Boulevard, Springfield Gardens, New York 11434; (iv) directing payment of legal fees, publication costs and other expenses associated with this proceeding; (v) directing and authorizing the Trustees of Lighthouse Deliverance Church of Christ Holiness Unto the Lord to donate any remaining proceeds to CHURCH OF CHRIST HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD, INC., a religious corporation located at 176 Saratoga Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11233; (vi) Authorizing the Trustees to take all steps necessary to effect the Dissolution, Sale and Distribution of assets of Lighthouse Deliverance Church of Christ Holiness Unto the Lord; (vii) Granting any other and further relief that the Court deems just and proper. Papers, if any, shall be served on NARISSA MORRIS, ESQ., 229-02 Merrick Boulevard, Laurelton, New York 11413. Dated: Queens County Supreme Court of the State of New York, the 14th day of AUGUST, 2015. ENTER HON. FREDERICK D. R. SAMPSON Justice Supreme Court

Legal Notices NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN ORDER ENTERED BY THE CIVIL COURT, Queens County on 08/13/2015, bearing Index Number NC-000515-15/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) BETH (Middle) ESTHER (Last) SUMMERS. My present name is (First) BETH (Middle) ESTHER (Last) KUHR AKA BETH E. KUHR. My present address is 147-07 75th Avenue, Flushing, NY 11367.

My place of birth is BALTIMORE, MD. My date of birth is June 20, 1990.

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Burning Hammer Productions LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/3/15. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to Matthew Kaplowitz, 21702 75th Ave, Bayside, NY 11364. Purpose: General.

PROBATE CITATION. File No. 2015-1948. SURROGATE’S COURT – QUEENS COUNTY CITATION. The People of the State of New York, By the Grace of God Free and Independent. To: The Public Administrator of the County of Queens, The heirs at law, next of kin, and distributees of MAY M. HOLLBURG a/k/a MAY HOLLBURG deceased, if living and if any of them be dead to their heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, legatees, executors, administrators, assignees and successors in interest whose names are unknown and cannot be ascertained after due diligence. A petition having been duly filed by GERALD M. FLEISCHMAN and ANDREW T. NELSON who are domiciled at 12 Marlene Drive, Syosset, New York 11791 and 10 Jean Terrace, Red Bank, New Jersey 07701, respectively; YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County, at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, on 22nd day of October, 2015 at 9:30 A.M. of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of MAY M. HOLLBURG a/k/a MAY HOLLBURG lately domiciled at 64041 73rd Place, Middle Village, New York 11379 admitting to probate a Will dated June 25, 2009, a copy of which is attached, as the Will of MAY M. HOLLBURG a/k/a MAY HOLLBURG deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that [x] Letters Testamentary issue to: GERALD M. FLEISCHMAN & ANDREW T. NELSON. PETER J KELLY, Surrogate, August 27, 2015, Margaret M. Gribbon, Chief Clerk, Gerald M. Fleischman, Esq., Attorney for Petitioner. Telephone number: (718) 894-4111, Address of Attorney: 73-30 Metropolitan Avenue, Middle Village, N.Y. 11379 {Note: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.}

Busy Bee Playcare LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/16/15. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 10-21 44th Dr, Long Island City, NY 11101. Purpose: General.

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

Office location: Queens County.

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

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

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Emil Marketing, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State ( SSNY ) on 8 /4/15. Office location : Queens Count y.

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

S SN Y shall mail copy of process to S tephanie Flanagan, 40-01 28th Ave., Apt. 2L, Astoria, NY 11103.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

NOTICE OF FORMATION of CDZZ, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/02/15. Office in Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 163-10 NORTHERN BLVD. RM 305 FLUSHING, NY 11358.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose

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

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

GMG INTERNATIONAL LLC, Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY ) 7/6/2015 as GIMA INTERNATIONAL LLC. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 18-58 Steinway St., Astoria, NY 11105, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

COSMOPOLITAN ASSOCIATES III, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/20/15.

Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o Cosmopolitan Associates, LLC, 58-47 Francis Lewis Boulevard, Suite 201, Bayside, NY 11364.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

EAZZY CONSULTING LLC, Ar t. Of Org. filed NY Sec. of State ( SSN Y ) 08 / 20 / 2015. Of fice in Queens Co. SSNY design.

Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 8612 Whitney Avenue, 2FL, Elmhurst, NY 11373. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Hill Plaza LLC Arts of Org. filed with NY Sec. of State ( SSN Y ) on 11/25/08. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 168-47 Hillside Ave., Jamaica, NY 11432. General Purposes.

Notice of formation of INTELISTAX GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on September 1, 2015. Office is located in Queens. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC c/o United State Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Enterprise Content Management and Business Architecture Solutions.

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

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

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK -COUNTY OF QUEENS SUMMONS AND NOTICE - Index No. 2017-14, Borough: Queens: Block: 3107, Lot: 178. NYCTL 1998-2 TRUST AND THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS COLLATERAL AGENT AND CUSTODIAN, Plaintiffs, v.

The heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-in-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through MARGARET HORAN A/K/A M. HORAN, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective husbands, or widowers of hers, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiffs; CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK; PETRO, INC.; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU The heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-in-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through JAMES M. HORAN, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective wives, or widows of his, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiffs; LOIS JEAN HORAN, if living, or if she be dead, her husband, heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-in-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said LOIS JEAN HORAN, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective husbands, or widowers of hers, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiffs; JAMES HORAN, JR. and “JOHN DOE #4” through “JOHN DOE #100,” the names of the last 97 defendants being fictitious, the true names of said defendants being unknown to plaintiffs, it being intended to designate fee owners, tenants or occupants of the liened premises and/or persons or parties having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the liened premises, if the aforesaid individual defendants are living, and if any or all of said individual defendants be dead, their heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, committees, devisees, legatees, and the assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest of them, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by, through, or against the said defendants named as a class, of any right, title or interest in or lien upon the premises described in the complaint herein, Defendants.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in the above-entitled foreclosure action, and to serve a copy of your answer on Plaintiffs’ attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal service within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Queens County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject premises. Dated: July 9, 2015.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an Order of Honorable Timothy J. Dufficy, a Justice of the Supreme Court, dated August 10, 2015, and filed with supporting papers in the Queens County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a tax lien covering the property known as 87-40 62 Road, Borough of Queens, New York and identified as Block 3107, Lot 178 (the “Tax Parcel”). The relief sought is the sale of the Tax Parcel at public auction in satisfaction of the tax lien. In case of your failure to appear, judgment may be taken against you in the sum of $47,750.31, together with interest, costs, disbursements and attorneys’ fees of this action, and directing the public sale of the Tax Parcel.

PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP, by: Anthony J. Iacchetta, Attorneys for Plaintiffs, Attorneys for NYCTL 1998-2 Trust and the Bank of New York Mellon as Collateral Agent and Custodian, 28 East Main Street, Suite 1400, Rochester, New York 14614 Telephone No. (585) 238-2000, email: aiacchetta@phillipslytle.com

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ASTORIA-LIC DEVELOPMENT LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/26/15.

Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 35-11 36th Street, Long Island City, NY 11106.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

MD REVENUE MANAGEMENT LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/23/15.

Office: Queens County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 61-25 75th Street, 2nd Floor, Middle Village, NY 11379.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF WYSM, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/05/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process may be serviced and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 39-01 MAIN STREET, SUITE 203, FLUSHING, NY 11354. Principal business address: 39-01 MAIN STREET, SUITE 203, FLUSHING, NY 11354. Purpose: any lawful act.

Otis & Finn LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/4/14. Off. Loc.: Queens Co. SSNY desig. as agt. upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 25-42 37th St #1R, Astoria, NY 11103. General Purposes.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Name: Karmic Indulgences, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/15/2015.

Office Location: Queens County.

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

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Grace Fung, 4749 44th St. Apt. 1F, Woodside, NY 11377.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Luxury Development LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/30/15. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 82-40 189th St, Hollis, NY 11423. Purpose: General.

Notice of formation of Prep 4 Kids LLC. Articles of organization filed with the secretary of state of New York SSNY on 08/03/2015.

Office located in Queens.

SSNY has been designated for service of process served against the LLC, 69-21 164th Street, Flushing, NY 11365.

Purpose: any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: M-CODE, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/05/2015.

Office location: Queens County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to MEE YANN TAN, 69-06 198 STREET, FRESH MEADOWS, NY 11365. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Quality For Queens LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/24/2015.

Office location: Queens County.

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

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Al-Ameen Kabba, 146-43 221 St., Springfield Gardens, NY 11413.

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Pa. authorities claim attempted coverup in alleged hazing fatality

by Michael Gannon Editor

A Pennsylvania grand jury has recommended criminal charges against 37 people — including the brother of Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) — in connection with the alleged fraternity hazing death of an Oakland Gardens teenager in 2013.

Chun Hsien “Michael” Deng was a student at Baruch College when he collapsed during what law enforcement sources have called a brutal ritual in which he was requ i red to r u n bli nd folded w it h a 30-pound backpack while being tackled and beaten by members of the Pi Delta Psi Fraternity.

Five Baruch students face charges of murder, according to numerous published and broadcast reports.

The Associated Press, New York Post and other sources report that Andy Meng, who was serving as national president of the fraternity in December 2013, has been charged with lesser felonies in connection with his alleged role in an attempted coverup.

The exact charges against Meng were not available from the office of Monroe County District Attorney E. David Christine Jr., which did not respond to messages left by the Chronicle.

Prosecutors allege that Deng collapsed under the punishment he suffered, which

Andy Meng, left, a Bayside resident and the brother of Queens Congresswoman Grace Meng, is facing criminal charges in Pennsylvania in connection with the 2013 death of Chun Hsien “Michael” Deng of Oakland Gardens, right, during an alleged hazing incident involving a fraterniFILE PHOTOS ty at Baruch College. authorities say took place on a fraternity retreat away from the Baruch campus.

Reports state that the grand jury was told that fraternity members waited more than 90 minutes before seeking medical

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assistance for Deng, during which time it is alleged that they called Meng rather than emergency medical personnel.

Authorities are alleging that Meng directed the members to hide or get rid of any-

thing that bore the fraternity’s name or logo.

The Chronicle was unable to contact Forest Hills attorney Todd Greenberg, who represents Meng, or Douglas Fierberg of Washington, DC, who represents the Deng family.

Congresswoman Meng issued a statement through her office.

“This young man’s death was a tragedy and our deepest condolences and prayers continue to go out to his family and friends,” she said. “I love my brother very much and as his sister I’ll be here for him as he goes through the legal process.”

Ba r uch College P resident Mitchel Wallerstein, in a statement issued Monday, said Pi Delta Psi has been permanently banned on campus, and that a ban on pledging for all fraternities and sororities on campus remains in effect.

“While we cannot comment on the disciplinary status of any individual student due to privacy requirements under federal law, Baruch conducted its own internal judicial review of students involved in the incident and brought disciplinary proceedings against all of them, except for those who voluntarily withdrew from Baruch College,” Wallerstein said. “We owe it to Michael and his family to hold accountable those who were responsible for the senseless death of this promising Q young man.”

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I HAVE OFTEN WALKED

Where the narrow old Conduit met Cross Bay Blvd.

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

The old streetscape shown here is completely unrecognizable today, with the roadway having been enlarged, expanded a nd i m prove d m a ny times over the years.

Plan ning began as early as July 1934 to acquire more land for Conduit Avenue looking east at Cross Bay Boulevard in Ozone North and South Conduit Park, March 1935. avenues to make them a great route through South Queens. The this photo, called “Shepherd’s Bridge.” roadway varied from a mere 30 to 40 feet Then in ’49, after a truck hit the span, in different sections, and increased traffic damaging it beyond repair, a new steel demanded more. By way of New York’s bridge was built. Another bridge also was eminent domain laws, properties were approved nearby, at Linden Boulevard and seized to accomplish this project. Private the Conduit.

The planning and configuration for the homeowners and commercial businesses dotted the conduit landscape and were all Belt Parkway system were approved and overseen by Robert Moses, the master compensated fair market value.

Up until 1949, those crossing the Belt planner who held multiple government Parkway via Cross Bay Boulevard into or positions and, unlike many other politiout of Howard Beach would travel over a cians who just talked, had a knack for Q small wooden span, located to the right of actually getting things done.

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Closing out the Open

by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

The 2015 US Open will undoubtedly best be remembered for the fact that Serena Williams lost in the women’s semifinals last Friday to unseeded Roberta Vinci from Italy in one of the greatest upsets in sports history. Vinci then lost in the final the next day to countryman Flavia Pennetta, who announced her retirement following the greatest victory of her career.

This was the first US Open in which ESPN had the exclusive domestic TV broadcast rights. For the prior 46 years CBS showed all the big matches. You have to believe thoughts of hara-kiri must have crossed the minds of ESPN execs after Serena lost. Had she made it to the finals, it would have been a ratings bonanza, as she’d going for one of tennis’ rarest feats — winning all four legs of the Grand Slam (Wimbledon and the Australian, French, and US opens) in the same calendar year.

Last Tuesday more people watched the quarterfinal showdown between Venus and Serena Williams on ESPN in the New York area than either the Mets-Nationals on SNY or the Yankees-Orioles on YES even though both teams were fighting for their respective division titles.

At least ESPN honchos could console themselves that they got the men’s final they most wanted when Roger Federer met Novak Djokovic. Novak prevailed in four sets Sunday.

As per custom, there wasn’t much American presence on the men’s side, but there was some minute progress. Last year there wasn’t an American male left standing after the sixth day.

This year both John Isner and Donald Young made it to Day 8 before getting bounced.

Although he never won a Grand Slam event, James Blake, who retired two years ago, remains one of the most popular American tennis players of all-time. Blake grew up in Westchester, attended Harvard and, as he frequently made clear at many a post-match press conference at the US Open, is a big Mets fan.

It was a major embarrassment for New York when Blake, who was waiting in front of his hotel for a car to take him to the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, was manhandled by an NYPD officer in a case of mistaken identity for an alleged cyberspace crime.

It was a great idea on the part of the United States Tennis Association to host a free day last Thursday so more people could experience the Open and fill the seats for the usually sparse doubles matches at Louis Armstrong Stadium as well as the side courts. One suggestion I’d make to the USTA is to switch Queens Day, in which performers from our borough show off their talents, from the week of the qualifiers to Q the Thursday before the Open wraps up.

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Spectacular Det 1 Fam. Totally Renovated W/ Attractive New Brick Front, LR, DR, New Kit W/Granite Countertop, Stainless Steel Appliances, 5 BRs, 2.5 Baths, Hardwood Floors, Full Fin. Bsmt, Pvt Dwy & Garage. Conveniently Located Close To Transportation & All Other Amenities.

JOHN DIBS Broker/owner

QUEENS VILLAGE Excellent Home Near All ! Fully Det, Pvt Dvwy Featuring A Det Gar. Spacious Yard & Beautiful Front Yard, Inside Features Large Rooms, Excellent Layout & Great Family/Recreation Space For Indoor Gatherings.

Call Anthony Fernandez For More Info 646-881-4165

S. OZONE PARK CYPRESS HILLS 2 Family Home Being Completely Renovated.

4 BRs, LR, 3 Baths, 2 New Boilers, All New Plumbing, Electric, Roof & Walls. Asking: $489K For More Info. Call Pedro or Cecilia Duarte 646-552-4422

Mint Condition 2 BR Townhouse Condo w/New Bathroom, New Hardwood Flooring, W/D In Unit. Won’t Last!!

Call Carolyn Defalco For More Info 917-208-9176

Call Ali Rashid For More Info 646-981-3829

GLENDALE Beautiful 2 Fam. Brick, 2 Car Garage, 7 BRs, Near Everything Asking: $749K

Call Gladys Martinez 917-443-0097

RICHMOND HILL

S. OZONE PARK

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WOODHAVEN Nice Single Fam. 4 BR Townhouse W/Nice DeckedOut Fenced-In Backyard. Full Bsmnt W/High Ceilings.

All Separate Entrances. Gutted Out 2 Years Ago, Fully Insulated. High-Efficiency Forced Hot-Air Boiler, Separate Hot Water, Digital Thermostat. Walk To Subway & Schools. Call Rene Rose 718-810-0293

Spectacular 1 of A Kind Huge 1 Family Home Is Totally Renovated W/Attractive Brick & Stainless Steel Fence, On 50 X 100 Lot, LR, New Kit W/Granite Countertop, Stainless Steel Appliances, 7 BRs, 3 Baths, New Hardwood Floors, Full Fin. Bsmt, Huge Pvt Dvwy & Gar. Conveniently Located Close To All Amenities.

Call Ali Rashid For More Info 646-981-3829

HOWARD BEACH Mint Condition, 3 BR, 2 Bath Townhouse Condo, Skylights In Kitchen & Bathrooms, W/D In Unit.

Must See!!

Call Paul Deo For More Info 718-848-4700

Call Carolyn Defalco 917-208-9176

RICHMOND Hill Commercial Property.

Property & Business For Sale.

OZONE PARK 1st Floor Office For Rent.

Fully Furnished. 350 sq. ft.

Call Tom Dusi 917-804-3106

OZONE PARK 2 Family Att Brick Home, LR/DR, Kitchen Combo, 3 BRs, 2 Full Baths, Close To Transportation and Much More.

Asking: $575K

Call Valerie 646-533-8142

Call Paul Deo For More Info 718-848-4700

S. OZONE PARK House In Excellent Condition on a Quiet Block Close To All. Owner Very Motivated.

Call Subhas Ramroop For More Info 347-581-5596

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