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MTA seeks $51.5B for modern transit Capital plan would fund new signals, 70 new accessible subway stations

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On Monday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority challenged the state and city to put $51.5 billion where their mouths are.

The agency’s proposed 2020-24 capital plan would earmark more than $40 billion for New York City Transit, calling for 70 more handicapped-accessible subway stations; 1,900 new subway cars and 2,400 new buses; $7.1 billion for subway signal moder nization; and $4.1 billion in station improvements at 175 stations.

The $880 million that would be allotted for bus depots includes the reconstruction of the Jamaica terminal.

NYC Transit President Andy Byford, in a statement issued by the MTA, was very hopeful.

“These proposed investments in our subways and buses have delivered beyond my wildest expectations,” Byford said. “The system has been stabilized and this capital plan offers us an extraordinary opportunity to now modernize it and provide world-class transit options to New Yorkers in an unprecedented time frame, and as we move forward we will rise to that challenge on behalf

The MTA has laid out an ambitious five-year capital plan that it says will modernize the city’s mass transit system and make 70 more subway stations handicapped-accessible. Transit and PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON rider advocates want to know more. of our customers.”

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“[A]nd I will review the details of the plan to make sure it fulfills those priorities,” he said. “ ... For decades the MTA was mismanaged and underfunded — that is why in 2017 we invested $836 million for the Subway Action Plan and $8 billion in State capital funds and $2.6 billion in New York City Capital funds. The success of that plan is inarguable — it led to the recent 84 percent on-time performance rate, a six-year high -— but its implementation was delayed, and that cannot be repeated with this new plan.”

Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers), Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) and Mayor de Blasio all must approve the plan, and all can unilaterally veto it.

John Raskin, executive director of the Riders Alliance, was taking nothing for granted in an email to the Chronicle.

“Governor Cuomo has made big promises to modernize the transit system, and this upcoming capital program is the first big test of whether he is serious about following through,” Raskin said. “The draft plan released today is a big step in the right direction: it’s ambitious in scope and it tackles the big problems like modernizing signal technology and making more subway continued on page 42

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Howard Beach makes the grade Inspection records show areas with the cleanest restaurants

by Michael Shain Editor

Location, location, location.

Turns out the neighborhoods where you eat out may be as important as what yo u e a t w h e n i t c o m e s t o c l e a n restaurants.

An in-depth analysis of city Department of Health inspections by the rentallisting website renthop.com released this week found that Howard Beach has the highest percentage of restaurants rated A, the proverbial clean bill of health issued by New York City.

The neighborhood with the worst track record is right next door, Ozone Park, the analysis found.

Of the 50 eating places in Ozone Park inspected between 2016 and 2019, nine — 18 percent — were rated as B or C, the grade given to passable but less-thanoptimum establishments.

Of the 51 restaurants inspected by the city in Howard Beach and Lindenwood, none were rated below A, the st udy found.

Cit y health inspectors visit ever y licensed restaurant at least once a year.

Any violation found in the kitchen or dining room is given a point value, based on its seriousness.

If the eating place scores less than 13 points, it is awarded an A. A grade of B means the restaurant scored between 14 and 27 points. C is any score over 28.

Restaurants that don’t score an A during the annual visit are given a chance to rectify the violations and get reinspect-

A deep dive into city Department of Health records found that South Queens has the highest percentage of eating places with clean records, in Howard Beach, and the lowest, in Ozone Park.

PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN The rate of violations related to mice and other pests is on the rise. ed, usually within a month, according to the Department of Health website.

Perhaps the most unsettling finding is

that violations related to rodents and other pests are up citywide since 2016.

In Queens, the number of rodent and

pest violations more than doubled — from just under 1,000 in 2016 to nearly 2,400 this year.

“Is the pest crisis in New York getting worse?” the authors of the report asked.

“Or are the inspectors making more regular visits to restaurants after noticing violations and the restaurant operators are not reacting fast enough to the violations?

“We don’t know for sure from the dataset. What we do know, however, is that the number of violations related to roaches and mice has gone up, and it is indeed alarming for people who eat out a lot.”

Word of the bad news spread quickly in Ozone Park, it appeared.

T he Ozone Pa rk Residents Block Association’s Facebook page called the online analysis “inaccu rate” and “outdated.”

The civic group posted its own survey of Ozone Park restaurants, noting there are 117 eating establish ments in the neighborhood and that only 19 have been g raded B or C — or 16 percent — according to the latest list from the city.

Meanwhile, if you want to avoid tummy problems, it appears that neighborhood matters significantly when it comes to ethnic food.

The neighborhood with the highest number of Grade A Chinese restaurants: Flushing with 122.

For Caribbean food, South Ozone Park has 39 Grade A Caribbean restaurants.

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Fixing that sinking feeling Sewer repair ‘should have been done long time ago’

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In the winter, it was a skating rink. After a spring rain, it was a dirty lake.

The southwest corner at 157th Avenue and 79th Street in Lindenwood has been sinking slowly at least since 2013, neighbors say, and runoff rainwater from blocks around collects there after stroms.

“It’s the biggest, chronic flooding location in the community,” said Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park).

Last Friday, Ulrich announced that work would begin next week on a $1.5 million project that will dig up the corner and replace its problematic drainage system.

“It’s something that should have been done a long time ago,” he said last Friday, standing next to the sunken pavement with Vincent Sapienza, the Department of Environmental Protection’s Queens borough

commissioner.

The area is next to the Belt Parkway and adjacent to Spring Creek Park, a shoreline salt marsh — which means the ground there is soft and prone to shifting.

The east side of 79th Street was built on top of a storm drain supported by pilings to stabilize it.

The west side of the street is just asphalt, laid on top of a subsurface of marshland.

“That’s why the street is sinking on that side,” Sapienza said.

The result of years of patchwork repairs around the hole have turned the street surface into a washboard without doing much to stop the ground underneath from giving way.

“This time, we’re going to do it right,” Ulrich said.

Contractors are expected to excavate six to 10 feet beneath the street and sidewalk

before setting a new foundation of concrete to support the asphalt surface, Sapienza said.

The DEP is expected to begin Phase 1 of the project — sonar testing and boring samples to look for voids or other problems underground — next week.

Barring unforeseen problems, the project will take about six weeks to complete once construction begins, officials estimate.

Once the new foundation is laid and catch basins installed, the city Department of Transportation will bring the street up to grade level and replace the sidewalk, Ulrich said.

But Ulrich believes, based on when neighbors began to notice the sinking in 2013, the flooding from Hurricane Sandy may have undermined 157th Street where it runs near the northern boundary of Spring Q Creek Park.

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By candlelight, honor is paid Howard Beach pays tribute at Cross Bay firehouse to fallen of 9/11

by Michael Shain Editor

The fire trucks of Engine Company 331 in Howard Beach were pulled out of the firehouse onto Cross Bay Boulevard last Wednesday to make room for a solemn candlelight ceremony at sundown for the victims and heroes of Sept. 11.

The annual commemoration continues to draw several hundred people from the neighborhood, including the combined children’s choir from Our Lady of Grace and St. Helen Roman Catholic Churches, state Sen. Joe Ad d a bb o Jr. (D-Howard Beach) and Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park).

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Vallone takes aim at car stereo blasters Problem has been a major quality-of-life issue in Whitestone and College Point

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City Councilman Paul Vallone has introduced legislation that would dramatically increase the fines for excessive car stereo noise. This car’s operator, who allegedly was intoxicated and blasting music, was arrested by an NYPD TWITTER PHOTO / NYPD officer earlier this year.

Pimped out with huge sound systems, the automobiles blast music late into the night.

It’s been one of biggest quality-of-life issues for Whitestone and College Point residents in recent years. City Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside), who represents those neighborhoods, said his constituents have filed around 80 complaints to 311 about excessive noise from a motor vehicle so far this year.

After working with law enforcement and community leaders to address the problem, the lawmaker is now trying to fight it with new legislation.

Vallone last Thursday introduced a bill that would double the fines for blasting the stereo. He drafted the bill after a May meeting with NYPD officers and community leaders about the issue.

“Increasing these penalties will give the NYPD a resource to more effectively crack down on this chronic nuisance and pressure these vehicle owners to think twice about being a bad neighbor,” Vallone said in a prepared statement.

First-time offenders would be slapped with a minimum $300 fine, up from $150, if the bill is passed. The maximum would be $1,050, up from $525.

The penalties would get tougher for a second violation: $600 minimum to $2,100 maximum. Third violations would run from $900 to $3,150.

We Love Whitestone Civic Association President Alfredo Centola hopes the bill passes.

“We’re glad that our councilman is taking the necessary steps to hopefully put a permanent end to this,” he

told the Chronicle.

Centola noted that the issue has also been a problem elsewhere in the borough, including Forest Park and Ozone Park, as well as other parts of the city, including the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx.

“It’s happening everywhere,” the civic leader said.

“People in Brooklyn have complained about it.”

Operators of vehicles blasting music late at night in Willets Point, Flushing Meadows Corona Park and the World’s Fair Marina have sometimes been caught by the NYPD. During a May 27 incident, a neighborhood coordination officer with the 110th Precinct heard excessive noise coming from Meadow Lake and arrested the owner of the car, who was also charged with driving while intoxicated.

Music-blasting vehicles in the southeast Bronx, across the Long Island Sound, have also been irritating to residents of Whitestone and College Point. Because people in one neighborhood may be complaining about vehicles in another one, officers coordinate across different precincts to combat the problem.

Centola said the issue has improved in recent months, which he said is largely due to the efficacy of how the police are handling it. Another possible reason for the problem getting better is how the city shut down two roads in Willets Point, he noted.

But the We Love Whitestone leader and other affected residents have said increased penalties are needed to truly solve the problem. Centola said Vallone’s bill would give “the law some teeth and the police officers the appropriate tools needed to Q address” the issue.

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Constantinides enters boro prez race Environment, schools, housing key to his platform

by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

City Councilman Costa Constantinides announced his candidacy for Queens borough president Monday, setting out a platform in which environmental concerns and action to thwart climate change get top billing.

The chairman of the Committee on Environmental Protection, Constantinides noted that he had crafted the city’s Green New Deal and gotten the Climate Mobilization Act, a policy calling for the largest emissions reduction ever mandated by any city, anywhere, through the City Council.

“Queens is on the front lines of climate change. It puts our home, our lives, and our future at risk. We’ve already experienced the threat of extreme weather, when Sandy destroyed huge parts of our beloved borough.

That was now seven years ago, and Queens is still not ready for the next storm — let alone the rising seas, flooding, and extreme heat we’ve already seen,” Constantinides said in his announcement. “To protect Queens, the next Borough President must have a plan to protect every neighborhood and strengthen our economy, schools, and infrastructure. I helped pass a Green New Deal for New York, now we must do the same for Queens. My plan will ensure our sons and daughters inherit a safer Queens with green jobs and a stronger future.”

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His office said estimates show that more than 140,000 jobs will be generated from the Climate Mobilization Act over the next decade, with $20 billion in economic activity.

He also said he would work to make the Borough President’s Office more accessible, proactive and transparent, and cited education, parks and affordable housing as other top

items he would address.

Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) announced for borough president in April, while Assemblywoman Alicia Hyndman (D-Springfield Gardens) has filed to run for the position.

Several other lawmakers — Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton), Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing) are reportedly considering it — as is former Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley.

A special election for borough president is expected to be held next February if incumbent Melinda Katz wins the post of district attorney in November. Then next year, regular primary and general elections would be held for borough president, with the eventual winner serving the rest of Katz’s term, which will be completed at the end of 2021.

Constantinides grew up in Astoria, the son of a Cypriot immigrant and an education advocate, and is a proud product of the New York City public school system. He worked fulltime as a KB Toys manager on Steinway Street while putting himself through Queens College and Cardozo Law School. Before winning his first term in 2013 with more than 65 percent of the vote, he served as deputy chief of staff to then-Councilman James Gennaro. He still lives in Astoria today with his wife and son. Q

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P Who gets an F at Maspeth HS? EDITORIAL

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e’re glad to know that not only the Department of Education’s Office of Investigations is looking into the allegations of grade-fixing at Maspeth High School, but that the Queens District Attorney’s Public Integrity Bureau also is. We need an outside entity, one with as solid a record of public service as the DA’s office, to examine this. As City Councilman Bob Holden, whose district includes the school, said, having a DOE office investigate the matter is a case of “the fox watching the hen house.”

Of course, the OSI should have been looking into MHS a while ago. The school claims a 99 percent ontime graduation rate, compared to 76 percent citywide. And it says all students earn a Regents diploma, even those in special education. Give us a break. It’s not like this is a Success Academy school run by Eva Moskowitz. There’s no way Maspeth High’s students are doing that much better than their peers.

They know they’re not. “There’s no way I should of [sic] passed that class,” one recent graduate said on Instagram about a course in Mandarin Chinese, according to the weekend report in the New York Post

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that made the allegations public. The student claimed he or she had a 45 average that “magically turned into a 65 when my report card came in.”

Several teachers told both Holden and the Post that they felt forced to pass even the worst students and would face retaliation from the school’s administration if they did not, the paper said. The administrators allegedly enforce what kids call “the Maspeth Minimum,” so that all students get the grades they need to pass or graduate whether they deserve them or not.

The administrators are of course innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, at least as far as any possible criminality. The standards for discipline by the DOE are different. We hope that if the charges are true, those responsible pay a heavy price.

Then again, this is the same DOE that wants to reduce standards at its best schools and, in just one example, is allowing students to take off Friday to rally for more rules to thwart climate change. However worthy the goal, shouldn’t they be in class instead?

Is the Maspeth Minimum just the most egregious result of a broader careless attitude toward education?

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f you needed any further proof that part-time Mayor de Blasio is out to lunch — we know, you didn’t — it came to us over the airwaves and via a transcript from his own office Friday.

Brian Lehrer of WNYC was doing his regular interview with de Blasio when a caller brought up Vision Zero, the mayor’s traffic safety initiative, the results of which are among his top accomplishments. Although we differ with some aspects of it, we have to give the mayor credit for helping reduce the chaos on the streets.

The caller was very supportive of Vision Zero, and Lehrer then asked the mayor about legislation proposed by Brooklyn Councilman Brad Lander that would greatly increase penalties for reckless driving. You’d think de Blasio would be well-versed in the bill.

But no. He said he hadn’t seen it. Lander introduced the bill 15 months ago. Traffic safety is one of the mayor’s signature issues.

His house is in the district Lander represents, the same one de Blasio represented as a city councilman. Yet he couldn’t say anything about the measure other than that it sounds “directionally correct.”

Rest assured your City Council member knows about it. Nine of the 15 in Queens are co-sponsors. They take their jobs seriously and aren’t gallivanting around the country on quixotic presidential quests, as the mayor has been. It’s high time he gets back to work.

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I believe that she was rejected because she was Caucasian, Italian and Catholic, since every statue erected thus far honors only minorities.

There is little room for misinterpretation.

Rejection of Mother Cabrini is a slap in the face to Italian-Americans and Catholics of New York. Her monumental accomplishments to help indigent and needy adults and children of New York are truly worthy of recognition.

Mother Cabrini died while wrapping Christmas presents for New York orphans. She succumbed to malaria contracted while working with the poor in South America.

I strongly urge my fellow Italian-Americans, as well as Catholics and all fair-minded New Yorkers, to contact the office of the first lady of New York and elected officials, to insist that a statue be erected to Mother Cabrini for her many efforts to help the needy of New York.

Paul Livio Rego Park

PS 164 needs traffic light Dear Editor: This fall’s school semester marks the 70th anniversary of PS 164 in Kew Gardens Hills. I was part of the inaugural class in 1949 and the first graduating class in 1951. But when 2019 classes resumed, so did a longstanding problem: high volume and hazardous traffic conditions on 77th Avenue, where PS 164 is located.

As a nearby resident, I’ve witnessed near collisions and road rage incidents during the school’s morning opening and afternoon closing hours. Working with PS 164’s Principal Lisa Liatto last year, I wrote a petition signed by teachers, safety officers and parents to convert 77th Avenue into a one-way street, going east from Park Drive East to Vleigh Place. Community Board 8 rejected it. But we have another option, installing a traffic light at the juncture of 77th Avenue and 137th Road, which has a

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RIP to a rock star Dear Editor: Eddie Money, who just passed away from cancer, will be missed by family, friends and all his fans. He truly has his ticket to paradise.

Eddie as a young man was an NYPD trainee and thought about being a member of the Finest but decided on music instead. That was good fortune for those of us who loved his music.

My wife, Eva, myself and our good friends Marian and Dave saw Eddie Money in concert at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, LI, on Sept. 28, 2013. It was a concert we will never forget.

RIP to a news star Dear Editor: Cokie Roberts was nothing short of a true icon in the world of news reporting. Her more than 50-year career as a news commentator and reporter earned her many well-deserved awards and accolades. She was respected by all of her colleagues at WABC News as well as her rivals at other news outlets. Her frankness and candor, as well as her ability to respect what others were saying even when she did not agree with it, was truly outstanding and very complimentary.

Roberts will be very sadly missed by all of us. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family, friends and colleagues. America has lost a wonderful person who knew how to report a story — with honesty, integrity and respect.

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Dear Editor: Since the Georgia abortion-banning law, there have been discussions about abortion laws everywhere. However, while the topic is described as for or against abortion, few have addressed the unspoken issues surrounding abortions. As a woman, I am worried.

Stripping women away from the rights to their own body is similar to rape; you are forcing women to do something with their bodies they don’t want to do. Anything a woman does with her body shouldn’t be anyone’s business.

Many legislators who voted for the law in Georgia voted on it for religious purposes; when will this country separate religion and politics? The bill did not consider the trauma of abortion.

It is easy to criticize a woman for having an abortion, but we fail to criticize the healthcare system that isn’t accessible to everyone.

Women would be able to avoid abortions if they had access to different types of birth controls.

New York, unlike many other states, has accessible clinics; however, many others do not.

According to pbs.org, 44 million people in the United States do not have health insurance; 11 percent of the 44 million are women between the ages of 19 and 65.

It’s easy to say women are choosing unprotected sex; is rape also a choice? According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, the national rape-related pregnancy rate is 5 percent for woman ages 12 to 45. An average of 30,000 pregnancies result from rape each year and many result in assaults from a perpetrator.

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Dear Editor: It is about time to reactivate Alcatraz.

Recently the San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors declared the National Rifle Association a domestic terrorist organization.

I think that the city of San Francisco now has to allocate some money (the homeless people can wait) to reactivate Alcatraz to “house” the newly minted terrorists.

The NRA claims that its membership is five million strong. This means that about 2 percent of the adult population of the USA are members of the NRA. For San Francisco (with its population of about 885,000) this number could be as high as 13,500.

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That’s because the city’s Department of Transportation recently approved a traffic light for PS 376 in Bayside, which faces similar traffic congestion and accident potential. Bayside City Councilman Paul Vallone and state Assemblywoman Nily Rozic, acting on parents’ complaints and with Community Board 11’s backing, pressured the DOT to authorize the traffic light. KGH residents deserve similar support from our City Councilman Rory Lancman, Assemblyman Daniel Rosenthal and state Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. Lancman’s job is term limited, so he may not care. But Rosenthal and Addabbo face re-election next year. If they ignore our voices, they’ll lose our votes.

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Flavored e-cig ban takes effect in NYS

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Retailers have grace period until Oct. 4 Gov. Cuomo announced Tuesday that New York is the first state in the country to implement an emergency ban on flavored e-cigarettes and nicotine e-liquids, the result of a vote taken by the Public Health and Health Planning Council.

The 90-day ban, which is now in effect, is the latest in a series of actions to combat the increase in young people using vape products, largely as a result of e-cigarette companies marketing flavors that are intended to get children addicted to nicotine.

“It is undeniable that vaping companies are deliberately using flavors like bubblegum, Captain Crunch and cotton candy to get young people hooked on e-cigarettes — it’s a public health crisis and it ends today,” the governor said in a prepared statement.

The Trump administration has said that it intends to ban flavored e-cigarettes across the country.

Cuomo last Sunday directed the Department of Health to convene an emergency meeting of the PHHPC to consider the ban.

He also directed State Police and the DOH to immediately partner to ramp up enforcement

efforts against retailers who sell to underage youth, with the possibility of criminal penalties, in addition to announcing that he will advance legislation to ban deceptive marketing of e-cigarettes to teens and children.

According to Department of Health data, nearly 40 percent of 12th-grade students and 27 percent of all high school students in New York State are now using e-cigarettes, and the increase is largely driven by flavored e-liquids.

High school use in 2018 — 27.4 percent — is up 160 percent from than the same statistic for 2014, which is 10.5 percent. While New York’s high school student smoking rate dropped from 27.1 percent in 2000 to a record low of 4.3 percent in 2016, aggressive marketing strategies promoting flavored e-cigarettes is primed to turn that trend.

The state DOH will provide retailers with an approximate two-week grace period before conducting visits to enforce the flavoring ban beginning on Monday, Oct. 4.

The council will review the 90-day ban again and determine whether it should be Q renewed after it expires.

Cricket task force bill awaits Cuomo’s OK Assemblywoman Rozic sponsored proposal

by Ryan Brady

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In Ozone Park, Pastor Carlos Velasquez blessed the fire trucks during a special 9/11 memorial Mass held at St. Mary Gate of Heaven Roman Catholic Church.

The scores of firefighters from Engine Co. 294/Ladder Co. 143 in Richmond Hill and Engine Co. 285/Ladder Co. 142 in Ozone Park donned their Class A dress uniforms, worn only on honorary occasions, to attend the Mass.

Students from the St. Mary Gate of Heaven Catholic Academy sat in the pews behind the firefighters.

The church on 101st Avenue has held a service on Sept. 11 expressly for members of the FDNY for more than a decade.

The Mass has become one of the bestattended days for the parish, filling nearly every seat in the century-old church.

— Michael Shain

It’s the second-most popular sport in the world. And a new panel focused on growing it in New York State may be created.

Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows) and state Sen. Kevin Thomas’ (D-Nassau) new bill to establish a cricket task force, which would study how the sport can be best promoted, passed in the Legislature earlier this summer and now awaits the signature of Gov. Cuomo. After creating an initial report on its findings about strategies to expand the sport, the group would annually r e p or t on how t hey a r e b ei ng implemented.

The five-member task force would have volunteer appointees from Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx), Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb (R-Geneva), Senate Majority Leader Andrea StewartCousins (D-Westchester) and Senate Minority Leader John Flanagan (R-Suffolk).

According to Rozic’s office, there are 60 cricket pitches in New York City and seven parks in Queens where spaces can be

Assemblywoman Nily Rozic, sponsor of a bill to establish a task force on expanding cricket in New York State, is seen playing NYS ASSEMBLY PHOTO the sport. reserved for the sport. Multiple leagues exist for cricket across the state.

“Cricket is already a bona fide American pastime that brings everyone together and should be celebrated for that,” the assemblywoman said in a prepared statement. “As the second most popular sport in the world, cricket brings with it a massive audience and Q economic development opportunities.”

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Class act: 13,000 new seats City plans four new schools, 15 more to expand in Queens by 2023

by Michael Shain Editor

Teachers in Queens have been swapping horror stories for more than a decade about schools that made classrooms out of janitor’s closets and school-supply storage rooms.

Many of the borough’s 359 schools have been overcapacity for so long, it is hard to find a staff member who can recall a time when enrollment and the number of seats available matched up.

This week, the School Construction Authority outlined plans to add more than 13,000 seats in Queens between the opening of the schools two weeks ago and 2023.

In all, construction on 19 schools has either started or is about to start, according to SCA officials who, on Monday, briefed the Queens Borough Cabinet, made up of officials from the borough’s 14 community boards and members of the City Council.

T he m ajor it y of new a nd expanded schools on the drawing boards are in western Queens and Corona, including: • PS 143, the Louis Armstrong School, not far from Citi Field, which will be able to accept nearly 1,000 new students in Corona when its addition is completed next year; • a n a s -ye t- u n n a me d a nd unnumbered elementary school on the waterfront in Hunters Point at 57th Avenue with a capacity for 612 students when it opens in 2021; • a new middle school for 646 students on Astoria Boulevard at 112th Street in North Corona, to be called IS 419, opening in 2021; • a new building for an additional 969 high school students at the Academy of American Studies in Long Island City, which will practically double the current size of the school;

• a new middle school for 725 students in Sunnyside Gardens on Barrett Avenue at the site of a longempty garage built in the 1930s that preservationists had fought unsuccessfully to save; and • a major expansion of Benjamin Cardozo High School in Bayside that will add another 800 spots to the current student body of 3,500, to be completed in 2022.

The biggest project, by far, is the ground-up construction of a mammoth new high school on Northern Boulevard in Woodside at the former site of a Sports Authority store and a car dealership.

HS 472 is planned to accommodate more than 3,000 students by the start of the 2023 school year, though that date is tentative, officials said.

The new high school is still in the design phase, so even its $112 million initial cost estimate is subject to change, SCA officials said.

In all, 15 existing schools are scheduled for expansion and four new schools are planned by 2023.

New additions to three existing schools in Queens opened this month as well as a brand-new school, PS 398, in Jackson Heights — a total of some 1,700 new seats.

Still, the statistics for Queens are grim.

With more than 220,000 students, from kindergarten to high school, attending public schools in the borough, the additional seats represent an increase of just under 6 percent over the next four years.

In a study released last January

by Borough President Melinda Katz, en rollment at Queens’ schools was said to be 106 percent of capacity — some 16,600 students crowded into schools that, at least on paper, do not have seats for them.

Four of the five most overcrowded

To address Queens’ chronic shortage of classroom space, the city’s School Construction Authority has set up a plan for new and expanded schools. Overcrowding is worst in the lower grades and high school, officials say. Additions to PS 206 in Rego Park, above, and Francis Lewis HS, below, are set to start shortly. school districts in the city are in Queens, the report found.

The overcrowding appears to be worst among the youngest and oldest students.

Elementary schools are operating at 111 percent of capacity. High schools are at 115 percent, the report said.

M a n h a t t a n a n d B r o o k ly n schools are both at 85 percent of capacity, it said.

Queens Deputy Borough President Sharon Lee, who chaired Monday’s cabinet meeting, said she was “thrilled” with new plan.

“We in Queens appreciate the the priorities you already have in place,” she told SCA officials.

“Many places are outpacing the Q creation of new seats.”

The Abigail Adams School, PS 131 in Jamaica Hills, left, will finally get a gymnasium when this long, low annex is completed in 2021. Nearly 550 seats will be added to PS 129 in College Point, IMAGES COURTESY NYC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY right, when it is finished next year. Members of the Queens Borough Cabinet were briefed last week on the plans.

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Cheating improved HS stats: report District Attorney’s Office now looking into Maspeth corruption allegations

by David Russell Associate Editor

A 98 percent graduation rate. A 90 percent Regents pass rate. The awarding of the prestigious National Blue Ribbon last October.

Impressive feats to tout for Maspeth High School — until the New York Post reported last weekend that an unwritten “no-fail policy” is the cause of the grades.

As of Monday, seven teachers reportedly had told the paper about passing undeserving students in a policy students call the “Maspeth minimum.”

Accusations include math teachers changing incorrect answers on Scantron exam forms, truant students passing classes and an assistant principal teaching a course where attendance is not required.

City Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) told the Queens Chronicle he had suspicions about the school two years ago when there was controversy about parochial school pupils and Maspeth’s admissions lottery.

He said Principal Khurshid Abdul-Mutakabbir said at the time a clerical error was to blame.

“I suspected something when the principal said to me that parochial students are a problem,” Holden said, noting that students opt out and go to parochial schools, leaving Maspeth with open seats and costing the

Maspeth High School Principal Khurshid Abdul-Mutakabbir, seen here in 2017, has seen his school going from being awarded a National Blue Ribbon last October to allegations of gradeFILE PHOTO fixing and cheating this week. school funding.

A former teacher at the school visited Holden’s office in late July and three additional former teachers joined a week later, the councilman said.

T hough none of the fou r are still employed at Maspeth — they transferred and are still teaching — Holden said he doesn’t doubt their credibility, saying they supplied a “mountain of evidence” from text

messages to exact incidents.

In early August, the lawmaker wrote to Anastasia Coleman, special commissioner of investigation for the city schools.

But eventually he went to the Post and even acting District Attorney John Ryan with the allegations.

“This investigation had to go on the fast track because we were a little over a month away from the start of the school year and I

thought these allegations were so serious,” Holden said.

He didn’t like the idea of the SCI investigating the school, saying “That’s the fox watching the hen house to me.”

Department of Education spokeswoman Danielle Filson told the Chronicle, “We take any allegation of academic misconduct very seriously and there are strict protocols in place to ensure complaints are reported, investigated and addressed. These allegations are currently under investigation.”

The Office of Special Investigations is investigating the allegations that were referred by the SCI, a source said, while the DA’s Office confirmed that its Public Integrity Bureau is investigating the allegations.

Abdul-Mutakabbir directed the Chronicle to email its questions to him but did not respond by press time.

Holden said he would have a problem if the administration remained in place.

“Because somebody has evidence you can’t just get rid of the administration, but I think looking at what I looked at in the way of the mountain of evidence, this is kind of clear cut that this is going on,” he said.

Holden said he’s seen teacher blogs with comments such as, “Yeah it’s all over, however Maspeth High School took it to another Q level.”

$3 million cut from Bayside HS budget Parents, lawmakers rally after city funding plan shorts Queens school

by Michael Shain

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“Unacceptable” was the word heard over and over again last week at a rally outside Bayside High School to protest a $3 million cut in funding to the school this year by the city’s Department of Education.

“We are being penalized by the Department of Education” for the school’s success over the last decade, Paul DiBenedetto, president of the school PTA, told a group of about 20 parents who gathered in the park across from the school..

“Ten years ago, Bayside High School had a graduation rate of 68 percent. Today, that graduation rate is 98.6 percent, third highest of all large high schools in the city” he said, as parents applauded and whistled their approval.

“Three-million dollars is a significant sum to withhold from a school and not expect negative consequences,” he said.

“Excellence should be rewarded, not punished.”

The culprit, according to officials, is the city’s complicated Fair Student Funding program, instituted in 2007 to even out expenditures among schools in well-to-do and needy neighborhoods.

Parents say Bayside is getting 90 percent of the per-student funding budgeted for all

schools while less successful ones as well as elite schools such as The Baccalaureate School for Global Education and Bronx Science, are receiving 115 to 120 percent.

“Are their students worth more than our students?” DiBenedetto asked rhetorically.

The problem of uneven distribution of Fair Student Funding money has plagued other schools in Queens, including nearby Benjamin Cardozo and Francis Lewis high schools.

An analysis by Borough President Melinda Katz’s budget director, Richard Lee, released last winter discovered that Queens schools at all levels — elementary to high schools — are funded at the lowest levels in the city.

The average Queens high school last year received $10,199 per student under Fair Student Funding — $600 less than the fourthranked borough, Staten Island, and nearly $800 less than the citywide average. Multiplied by 220,000 public schools students in Queens, the disparity is “serious,” the report said.

Fair Student Funding money is used, for the most part, to pay teacher and staff salaries.

In years past, more experienced teachers with bigger salaries gravitated to higher-performing schools, thanks to their union seniority.

“Turned out the richest schools were get-

In front of Bayside High School, a call for the city to fully fund the school came from Councilman Paul Vallone, left, Queens Borough Budget Director Richard Lee, state Sen, John Liu, PTA President Paul DiBenedetto, alumni head Greg Sullivan, Rep. Grace Meng, Assemblyman Ed BraunPHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN stein and activist Phil Konigsberg. ting on average $2,200 more per pupil than the poorest schools,” said Eric Nadelstern, a retired professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, who was deputy schools commissioner when Fair Student Funding was instituted.

The budgeting system was intended to help poorer schools retain senior teachers and

encourage richer schools to “balance their teaching staffs” with newer hires, he said.

He also noted that, under the new teachers union contract Mayor de Blasion negotiated last year, salaries got a “significant increase” this year. “The single-most important factor [in budgeting] is the salary of teachers,” Q Nadelstern said.

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Rally blasts booze mega-store proposal Total Wine & More location planned for former Toys ‘R’ Us space in College Point

by Ryan Brady Editor

The proposed Total Wine & More megastore in College Point isn’t going down smooth with the industry’s smaller merchants in Queens.

Around 40 merchants and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 2D members rallied against the plan with Metropolitan Package Store Association Executive Director Michael Correra and Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing) on Monday evening at the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel in Downtown Flushing.

“No to Total! No to Total! No to Total!” the crowd chanted.

Queens has more than 350 liquor stores.

But none are like the operation the 193-store, Maryland-based chain is proposing. It wants to open a 30,000-square-foot location at 30-02 Whitestone Expwy., where it would occupy Toys “R” Us’ former space. Customers would be able to choose from more than 4,500 liquor items and more than 9,000 wines.

The location would create 175 jobs, threequarters of them full-time with comprehensive benefits, the company said. It would actually be two separate stores: one for wine and spirits and one for beer and food.

It would be owned by Michelle Trone, whose father, David, and uncle, Robert, founded Total Wine & More in 1991. David was elected to the House of Representatives as a Democrat for Maryland’s Sixth District.

The State Liquor Authority must approve or deny the store application. It told the Chronicle that a decision will likely be made in November.

“If approved, market dominance and market devastation will follow,” Correra said.

Metropolitan Package Store Association Executive Director Michael Correra speaks at a rally in Downtown Flushing on Monday evening against the proposed Total Wine & More location at PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY 30-02 Whitestone Expwy. in College Point.

The College Point store would be Total Wine & More’s first New York City location. One already exists in Westbury, LI, while the SLA has previously denied plans for the chain to set up stores in Stony Brook, LI, and Hartsdale in Westchester County.

The Westbury location had led to nearby merchants reporting the loss of “50 to 60 percent” of their business, Correra said.

UFCW Local 2D Executive Director Tom Baffer said sales representatives are “starving” on Long Island because of the Westbury store.

Kim called Total & Wine a “monopoly” that would economically crush the area’s smaller wine and liquor merchants.

“These folks behind me, they live in our communities,” he said. “Their kids go to school here. These are our neighbors. These are our small business owners. We have to protect them.”

The assemblyman said he expects that the College Point store would sell products at below cost to undercut its competition, and t he n r a ise pr ices af t e r est abl ish i ng dominance.

Like several other Queens elected officials,

Kim had earlier this year sent the SLA a letter in favor of the application but then sent another one rescinding his support. He told the Chronicle on Monday that he’d been presented with the application during the last week of this year’s legislative session in Albany; its ownership was described to him as a woman who was trying to start a small business.

“So, I had no reason to doubt that story,” he said. “But the moment that I came back to my community and started reading about who this person is and who she’s affiliated with, I soon realized that this is not a small business. This is part of a mega-corporation.”

Trone disagrees with that characterization, saying that her store will be independently run despite being branded as a Total Wine & More.

In response to the rally in Flushing, she sent a statement to the Chronicle addressing the arguments of her plan’s opponents.

“It is wrong for some to speculate about how my first store will price its products or what impact this will have on other retail competitors who may choose to price their products differently,” she said.

Trone also criticized the idea that the smaller stores wouldn’t be able to compete with hers.

“This is nothing more than an attempt to discourage or avoid any competition or fair competition — the very principles that our country was founded on,” she said. “When businesses compete, the customers win. ...

Customers will likely come to my store several times a year to stock up, while continuing to shop their local package stores week Q in and week out.”

Mayor doesn’t know ’18 traffic safety bill Lander would target reckless drivers

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Mayor de Blasio last week told a radio audience he hadn’t read a June 2018 bill that would greatly strengthen Vision Zero. FILE PHOTO

Mayor de Blasio, the creator a nd undisputed champion of the city’s Vision Zero initiative, last Friday told a radio audience that he has not seen a bill that would put a lot more teeth i nto h is administration’s traffic safety initiatives.

The legislation — Intro. 971 — was introduced by Councilman Brad Lander (D-Brooklyn) in June 2018.

The Reckless Driver Accountability Act includes provisions that would allow the city to boot or impound vehicles that have received five or more speeding violations or red light camera violations within a 12-month period.

During the mayor’s regular interview on WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show,” Lehrer mentioned Lander’s legislation in response to a caller who said she is an ardent Vision Zero supporter. “ ... I see City Councilman Brad Land-

er has a bill that he calls the Reckless D r iver Accou nt abilit y Act wh ich includes booting or impounding cars that accumulate five or more red-light and speed camera violations within the year, expanding the Dr iver Accountabilit y Program currently offered in Red Hook and on Staten Island as an alternative for drivers who were ticketed for moving violations, also, requiring the city to produce an annual study on dangerous driving,” Lehrer said, according to a transcript provided by the Mayor’s Office.

“So what would you think of the provisions of Brad Lander’s bill?”

“I haven’t seen his bill, but I can tell you that I work closely with Brad,” de Blasio said. “I come from the same community in Brooklyn and we had a horrible tragedy actually it sounds a little bit similar to the tragedy in Brooklyn a few days ago that a driver with a medical condition [sic]. And you remember that

horrible tragedy in Park Slope and the loss of children. You know, when you see something like that, that could have been stopped by better laws.”

De Blasio said some things, like barring people with certain medical conditions from driving, require state action.

“In terms of the items in Brad Lander’s bill, they sound directionally correct,” he said. “Again, we need to see the exact language, but they certainly sound directionally correct. We need to have more accountability ...”

Lander’s bill has a good deal of support in the Queens delegation, with listed cosponsors including Cou ncilmembers Antonio Reynoso (D-Brooklyn, Queens), Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton), Andrienne Adams (D-Jamaica), Jimmy Van Bra mer (D -Su n nyside), Bob Holden (D-Middle Village), Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills), Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria), Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) and Francisco Moya (D-Corona).

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Public reception is lukewarm at best for the MTA’s decision to replace most printed bus stop schedules, left, with information on how to find when the next bus is coming, right — if you have PHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON a cell phone.

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The removals officially began in July throughout Queens, with the MTA saying it would save $500,000 per year. In their place, the agency is posting information on where riders can find bus times, such as the MyMTA app or texting the MTA’s arrival number.

It has some angered riders who use the 3,000 plus bus stops throughout the borough.

“I think it’s a bad idea,” said Passengers United transit advocate Charlton D’souza.

“Sometimes phones don’t tell you the exact times and not everybody has access to a phone or internet, especially in low income areas.”

Soon after the policy was announced, City Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) wrote to the MTA expressing his concerns, urging the agency not to sacrifice service for the sake of money. Fifteen city politicians signed he letter.

Those who signed include Council Members Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans), Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), Robert Holden (D-Middle Village), Paul Vallone (D-Bayside), Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton), Barry Grodenchik (D-Oakland Gardens), Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica) and Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills), along with U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing).

Many riders, like Koo, claim the informa-

tion will be harder to access for some riders.

“By its very nature, public transportation should be available to everyone,” said Scott Sieber, Koo’s deputy chief of staff. “Basic public transportation shouldn’t be inextricably linked to access to tech.”

Some not outright opposed to the removals, showed little interest.

“I’m impartial to it. I don’t use them anymore and most of the time they’re inaccurate,” said Arslan Javaid of Jamaica, who once constantly rode the bus to work and school.

Others were not affected but understood how some might be.

“I use Google,” said Jamaica resident Shanae Harte. “In addition to the time, it even shows you where the bus is, but Google might not be available to everyone.”

Riders in some areas won’t have to worry for a while, as there is no timetable for when the remaining physical copies will be taken out of service. According to the MTA, some may not be removed at all in the near future.

The reason they are so costly is that they are constantly updated, usually quarterly.

This results in a new batch of paper every few months. The physical copies will be removed once a current schedule is changed.

As a schedule stays the same, the route will continue using printed copies.

“The changes don’t particularly affect me but in their place it would be nice to have more of those digital clocks like they have along the Q44,” said South Richmond Hill resident Minhazur Khan.

Even that solution seems unlikely.

“We would absolutely support countdown clocks replacing physical schedules, but that’s Q not what they’re doing,” said Sieber.

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Crime decreasing in 104th Precinct Officers warn of phone scams, car break-ins, Citizen app reports

by David Russell Associate Editor

Crime has decreased year-to-year for both the week to date and latest 28-day period in the 104th Precinct, police said Tuesday.

There was, however, an increase in robberies that Capt. Victoria Perry, commanding officer of the precinct, attributed to three men attacking people from behind and removing the victims’ belongings.

“We have made an arrest to that pattern in which we believe now it’s probably subsided,” she said during Tuesday’s meeting of the precinct’s community council. Perry added that they hope to catch the other two suspects at a later date.

Through Sept. 8, the precinct saw a 12.5 percent decrease in crimes in the week to date and a 2.75 percent drop in the last four weeks compared to the same periods last year. Because of higher numbers in the earlier months of the year, however, there has been a 12.75 increase in crime from 2018.

But the numbers are dropping as of late.

Assistant Chief Martin Morales, commanding officer of Patrol Borough Queens North, gave credit to the men and women in uniform as well as the public.

“A lot of these guys do it at night when we’re sleeping in our warm beds, including me,” he said. “I’m sleeping at midnight when

Assistant Chief Martin Morales, left, commanding officer of Patrol Borough Queens North, swears in members of the 104th Precinct Community Council: President Len Santoro, Vice President Jon Kablack, Sgt. at Arms Dieter Vey, Secretary Alex MacKenzie and Assistant Secretary Joe Aiello. PHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL these guys are out protecting our streets. But they don’t do it alone. They do it with the public. Policing is a shared responsibility.”

As police officials constantly do at community meetings, Perry did warn residents not to leave property unattended as the precinct is still seeing care break-ins.

And there are telephone scams, in which victims are duped into sending money away.

Perry said one area resident was in Aruba when he got a call convincing him to send funds to someone.

“We do not solicit any funds,” Perry said.

“Social Security does not solicit any funds. We don’t ask for your money at all. We don’t want your money. We cannot ask for your money.”

A resident raised concerns about updates she had seen on the Citizen App alert ser-

vice but police warned residents that the updates, often about crime and dangerous ongoing situations, can be wrong.

Capt. Roger Sankerdial, executive officer of the precinct, said a lot of vehicles tend to backfire and that many kids retrofit cars with an apparatus in the muff ler so it sounds like gunfire when the car takes off.

“If you see or hear these things via the Citizen’s app, please do not think they’re automatic or there’s gunfire and have panic go out there,” he said. “Just give us a second because if it’s real, live gunfire you can believe we’ll be on the scene rapidly.”

Jon Kablack, vice president of the 104th Precinct Community Council, encouraged people at the meeting to tell their neighbors who have concerns about crime to attend the monthly meeting and hear directly from the commanding officer.

He also noted that incorrect information can be reported on the Citizen app.

“I tried it first and I found people are just putting things up that aren’t even true,” Kablack said.

Morales also swore in precinct community council officers for their two year-terms: President Len Santoro, Vice President Kablack, Sgt. at Arms Dieter Vey, Secretary Alex MacKenzie and Assistant Secretary Q Joe Aiello.

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Number of students vaping on the rise

by David Russell Associate Editor

The news of a sixth vaping-related death nationwide coincided with a Sept. 10 report that thousands of city middle school students are using electronic cigarettes.

“It’s alarming,” city Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot told NY1. “The fact that high school students are now three times as likely to smoke e-cigarettes than they are tobacco cigarettes is indication that we’re on the verge of losing the gains that we’ve made over the last 10 years in terms of freeing people from a lifetime of addiction.”

In the wake of the news that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating more than 450 cases of lung disease believed to be triggered by vaping — with a seventh death reported Tuesday — politicians are taking action.

President Trump said he would seek to ban the sale of f lavored vaping products. Gov. Cuomo signed into law a bill that will see students warned about the dangers of e-cigarettes, vaping and liquid nicotine as part of its tobacco control and prevention in schools. Cuomo also announced a ban on all flavored e-cigarettes, citing a concern that they lead young people to become hooked on nicotine. The state Public Health and Health Planning Council voted for the ban Tuesday and must renew it in 90 days.

News of six vaping-related deaths coincides with a report that middle and high school students TBEC REVIEW PHOTO VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS are using e-cigarettes and vaping.

The state banned the sale of e-cigarettes to minors in 2012. Four years later, the federal government did the same.

The CDC reported a heavy increase in the use of tobacco products among youth from 2017 to 2018. In 2018, more than 4 million high school students used tobacco products, a 78 percent increase, according to the Food and Drug

Administration. There were also 840,000 middle school students using them.

Leah Ranney, who works at the University of North Carolina on tobacco intervention programs, wrote that in 2011, 1.5 percent of high school students reported e-cigarette usage in the previous 30 days. In 2018, the number was 20.8 percent.

Michael Blaha of Johns Hopkins Medicine wrote that vaping is less harmful than traditional smoking but still bad for your health, with the highly addictive nicotine the primary agent in both regular cigarettes and e-cigarettes. He also noted e-cigarettes have a lower per-use cost than traditional ones and that vape cartridges are often made with flavors such as apple pie and watermelon, which appeal to teenagers.

People have also been vaping THC, the chemical responsible for most of marijuana’s mind-altering effects, often with cannabis oils instead of e-liquids.

Vaping THC can be done without detection because it does not produce the smell that emerges when smoking it. But when people vape rather than smoke marijuana, they tend to consume even higher concentrations of THC, according to the Center on Addiction.

There’s another danger as well. An Associated Press investigation found some operators are cashing in on the popularity of CBD — a compound extracted from the cannabis plant that can treat ailments without getting users high — by substituting cheap and illegal synthetic marijuana for natural CBD in vapes and even edibles such as gummy bears.

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“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” That popular adage can be applied to personal health, particularly with respect to women’s health screenings.

• Breast cancer: Both men and women can get breast cancer, but women are at a far greater risk than men. According to Breastcancer.org, roughly one in eight women in the United States will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. The earlier a woman finds breast cancer, the better her chance for survival. Cancers caught early are less likely to spread to the lymph nodes and vital organs than cancers caught at later stages. Recommendations on mammogram screening start time and frequency vary with age and risk factor, so women should discuss and develop an individualized plan with their doctors.

• Cervical cancer: Doctors advise that women should receive pelvic exams beginning at age 21, or earlier for women who are sexually active. Pap smears are screenings that help detect the presence of cancerous cells on and around the cervix that may be indicative of cervical cancer. Guidelines continually change regarding the frequency of Pap smear testing, but the general consensus is women age 30 and older may need screening every three years if they have not had any abnormal tests in the past, according to Everyday Health. Women

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Screening for changes in skin markings can help identify melanoma and other nonmelanoma cancers early on. Skin should be checked by a dermatologist or a general health professional during regular physicals.

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Staying active: Push-ups While the thought of doing push-ups might be intimidating, there are plenty of ways to make the exercise simpler while still gaining strength in your arms, chest and back. Try a modification on the classic push-up that could even be done on a secure countertop in the convenience of your home.

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Think on your feet — they matter

Your medical history When visiting a physician for the first time, patients may notice an extensive section on family history on one of the requisite forms they fill out before meeting the doctor. Though it can be hard to remember family members’ conditions, doctors have good reason to ask. Family medical histories can be vital to one’s own healthcare. The National Center for Biotechnology Information states that family history might be one of the strongest influences on a person’s risk for developing cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and more.

While you cannot modify your genetic makeup, knowing your family’s medical history can help you take the steps necessary to protect yourself.

Family history reports can serve as warning signs for illnesses. These clues can help doctors prescribe certain screening tests at earlier ages to catch potential diseases when they are most treatable. For example, the U.S. National Library of Medicine says that healthcare professionals may recom mend more f requent screenings (such as mammography or colonoscopy) and screening at an earlier age for people at an increased risk of certain cancers.

Doctors may recommend biannual checkups to stay apprised of any changes in health that may signal a risk. A thorough healthcare professional will record your family medical history and ask you to update it routinely in an effort to ensure you get the best care possible. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests the following.

• Talk to your family. Make a list of close family members and discuss any conditions or issues they might have had and at what ages.

• Learn about chronic diseases.

Speak to your relatives about chronic diseases like diabetes or high blood pressure, being sure to ask how severe such issues were and if any required hospitalization.

• Plot your ancestry. Learn about your ancestry and if any medical issues are more common among people who share that ancestry.

• Record everything you learn.

Keep the information where it can be easily accessed and updated. Family history plays a key role in how doctors will approach patients’ treatment and Q preventive care.

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2. Stretch, roll, repeat We know we should stretch our bodies after a workout, but we often neglect our feet, even though pounding the pavement or standing on the subway each day can lead to muscle aches and fatigue. Stretching the tops and bottoms of your feet each day can help alleviate and prevent pain. You can also try rolling a tennis ball under your feet to help relieve discomfort, release tension, and ease pain in your muscles and heels.

3. Keep ’em clean This may seem like an obvious tip, but good foot hygiene is essential to overall foot health. You may be making mistakes and not even realize it. For example, you may not know that toenails should be cut straight across to avoid ingrown toenails, or that wearing nail polish on your toes for an extended period of time can increase the risk of yeast and bacteria forming under the nails.

4. The joy of socks As with shoes, socks deserve equal attention in allowing your feet to breathe and remain comfortable.

The right size footwear can go a long way in preventing foot pain, calluses and more.

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To improve circulation, try out compression socks for both protection and increased blood flow. Remember to also change up your socks to prevent foot odor. Protect your feet from infections with clean dry socks, as bacteria and fungi thrive in moist environments like sweat. You can also test out different materials such as cotton, wool or even bamboo!

5. Pamper yourself Self-care is essential to maintaining a healthy relationship with yourself and others around you, so care for your feet as you would any other part of your body.

Soak in the bathtub to soften your skin, use a pumice stone to remove calluses and moisturize your feet regularly. On nights in, give yourself a foot massage with coconut oil before bed to help improve circulation and help you relax.

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Perfectly Artist’s solo exhibit calm exudes balance and

by Victoria Zunitch he imagination of artist Chris Bogia can be found in between these days.

Bogia says he was aiming, as he tends to do in his practice, at a place in between the decorative ar t s and fine ar t s when creating his pieces for “Under the Bonsai Tree.” The exhibit is showing now through Nov. 2 at the approximately t wo-year-old Mrs., an independent contemporary art gallery in Maspeth. He was also seeking relief from the anxiety of the American political and social scene.

“I have this kind of social practice component to my work,” said Bogia, who runs an LGBT art residency on Fire Island, the first of its kind in the U.S.

serenity trees, and it’s off-center the way some naturally grown trees can be. The far-right leaning angle of Big Bonsai’s thick trunk fully offsets the heavyweight fullness of its limbs and leaves that blossom to the far left. In between the two, gravity wins. The center holds.

“His craft is so technical and it’s so precise,” said Ryan Wilde, a sculptor who moved with her family to Maspeth to follow the family of h e r f r i e n d, M r s . c o -fo u n d e r S a r a M a r ia Salamone.

Yet “Big Bonsai” is, in fact, a representation in wo o d, s te e l, p la s t i c , g r a ss c l ot h wa l lpa p er a n d lacquer of a b o ns a i pr uning. continued on page 32

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Bogia wanted to step away from negativity and create “work that’s about balance and peace,” he said.

“It’s really fresh and really fun,” Manhattan artist Michelle Arlos, a painter who doesn’t know Bogia but visited Mrs. for the first time to attend the exhibit’s recent opening with her two kids and husband, said of his work. Bogia is using forms in a very playful and enjoyable way, she said.

“Big Bonsai” is his largest sculpture to date and has inspired Bogia to consider making additional large-scale pieces or even creating outdoor sculpture, he said. His previous sculptures were always small- to medium-sized.

The piece demonstrates the strength of the middlemost. It’s taller than the smallest of real

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“At Sea,” with works by multiple artists in various media using sea imagery to address the idea of being adrift in the face of fraught events, natural and manmade, global and personal. Sun., Sept. 29 (opening reception 2-5 p.m.)-Sun., Dec. 8, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, 11-03 45 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 937-6317, dorsky.org.

See it Big! Ghost Stories, with haunted favorites ranging from “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir” to “Poltergeist” and “Beetlejuice.” Fri., Sept. 20-Sun., Oct. 20, various dates and times, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17; includes museum admission.

Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

“Diplomacy,” with works by 11 international artists responding to the architecture and Cold War history of Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall, along with photos, plans and other ephemera related to it.

Thu., Sept. 19 (opening reception 4-7 p.m.)-Fri., Nov. 22, Dr. M.T. Geoffrey Yeh Art Gallery, Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall, St. John’s University, 8000 Utopia Pkwy., Jamaica. Free. Info: (718) 990-7476, stjohns.edu.

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“Creative Mosaic,” with artists working in multiple media responding to the sounds, flavors, colors and traditions of innumerable cultures that make up Queens. Through Sun., Oct. 13, The Plaxall Gallery, 5-25 46 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (347) 8480030, licartists.org.

“Threads and Pigments,” with works by nine Korean-American artists using bright colors, and materials such as stitched threads that symbolize diversity and a connection between cultures. Through Sun., Sept. 29, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $5 suggested; free students. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

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“Who Takes Care of New York?”, an exploration of NYC civic groups and how they care for their communities, with maps, art and storytelling meant to empower visitors on how to make lasting change.

Through Sun., Sept. 29 (special events on select days), Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $8 suggested; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org.

“Tiffany’s Iridescence: Glass in Rainbow Hues,” exploring the science and artistry behind Louis C. Tiffany’s groundbreaking achievements in iridescent art glass, with vivid colors, hypnotizing patterns and more. Through Sun., Oct. 6, Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $8 suggested; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 5929700, queensmuseum.org.

“Under the Bonsai Tree,” with sculptures and drawings by Chris Bogia that reflect perfection and reference the home, though sometimes with a darker element. Through Sat., Nov. 2, Mrs., 60-40 56 Drive, Maspeth. Free. Info: (347) 841-6149, mrsgallery.com.

“Imaging Women in the Space Age,” with vintage and current images of women as aviators and astronauts from fashion, TV, film, pop culture, toys and more; part of Space Out Summer programs honoring the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. Through Sun., Nov. 3, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $16;

Dancer, choreographer and educator Grant Jacoby, above, will be among those performing this weekend at the Green Space studio and venue in Long Island City, where Valerie Green hosts her monthly Fertile Ground and Take Root series. See Dance.

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“Searching the Sky for Rain,” with works by multiple artists that disregard how the art industry regulates and classifies differences into categories, and “École du soir (The Evening Academy),” with works by Christian Nyampeta concerned with “thinking Africa” and the idea of the evening school, informed by traditions. Through Mon., Dec. 16, SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., Long Island City. $10 suggested; $5 students. Info: (718) 361-1750, sculpture-center.org.

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Great American Songbook, with music from the 1920s to 1950, dedicated to Broadway composer and producer Vincent Youmans, with reception afterward. Sat., Sept. 21, 4 p.m., The Center at Maple Grove Cemetery, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. Free with RSVP; $5 suggested walk-in. Info: (347) 878-6614, friendsofmaplegrove.org.

Tribute artist Lamar Peters, performing favorite oldies by Elvis and more; sponsored by the Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District. Fri., Sept.

27, 7-10 p.m., 71st Ave. Plaza, Myrtle Ave. between Forest Ave. and Stephen St., Ridgewood. Free. Info: (718) 366-3806.

DANCE

Con Brio Ensemble Twilight Concert, with works

by Franz Mittler, Antonin Dvorak, Krzysztof Penderecki and Augusta Read Thomas performed on piano, violin, viola and cello by Diana Mittler-Battipaglia, left (with oboist Alan Hollander), Anton Miller, Rita Porfiris and Hamilton Berry. Sun., Sept.

22, 4:30 p.m., The Church-in-the-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. $12; $10 seniors, students.

Info: (718) 459-1277, conbrioensemble.org.

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Jane Bunnett & Maqueque, with the Grammy nominee and Juno Award-winning performer and her all-female band, the “new queens of AfroCuban jazz,” opening Flushing Town Hall’s season with dynamic music and vocals. Fri., Sept. 20, 7 p.m. (dance lessons), 8 p.m. (concert), FTH, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $16; $10 students; free teens. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

“(re)Source,” a live danced and spoken work with Maria Bauman-Morales of MBDance performing in an audience-co-created installation, on what it takes to make it in President Trump’s U.S. Wed., Sept. 25; Fri.-Sat., Sept. 27-28, 8 p.m., The Chocolate Factory Theater, 5-49 49 Ave., Long Island City. $20; $15 students, seniors. Info: (718) 482-7069, chocolatefactorytheater.org.

Queens County Fair, the 37th annual, with produce, livestock and arts and crafts competitions, tractor pulls, hayrides, Bavarian beer garden, music, dance and more. Sat.-Sun., Sept. 21-22, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park. $10 per day ($15 at door); $5 kids under 13 ($8 at door). Info: (718) 347-3276, queensfarm.org.

The Story of Archangel Raphael, a professional rendition from The Book of Tobit, an ancient Jewish tale included in the Catholic Bible, by pro storyteller Antonella, right. Sun., Sept. 22, 12 p.m., St. Raphael Church basement (Michael Brennan Hall), 35-20 Greenpoint Ave., Long Island City.

Free. Info: (718) 729-8957.

COURTESY PHOTO National POW/MIA Recognition Day, with all invited to join Queens-based Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 32 in honoring prisoners of war and those missing in action from all U.S. conflicts. Fri., Sept. 20, 7 p.m., Grand Ave. and 69 St., Maspeth. Info: VVA 32 President Manfred Edenhofer, (917) 509-2297, member Paul Feddern, terrypaul@earthlink.net.

Artists in Motion Dance Center Open House, a family fun event with music, dancing, gifts, raffles and more, to celebrate the studio’s grand opening.

Sat., Sept. 21, 12-4 p.m., 62-19 Myrtle Ave., Glendale.

Free. Info: (718) 366-2212, artistsinmotionnyc.com.

Take Root, with EnterArt and Arim Dance. Fri.Sat., Sept. 20-21, 8 p.m. $17; $20 cash at door; $22 credit card. Fertile Ground, featuring multiple dance troupes and post-performance discussion with wine, moderated by Valerie Green.

Sun., Sept. 22, 7 p.m. $15; free teens. Both part of monthly series at Green Space, 37-24 24 St., Long Island City. Info: (718) 956-3037, greenspacestudio.org.

Making Moves Dance Festival, with 11 choreographers and multiple dance troupes performing indoors and out. Thu.-Sat., Sept. 19-22, various times, Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica Ave. $10 each indoor show; otherwise free. Info/RSVP: (718) 658-7400, jcal.org.

Viva La Comida, a festival highlighting Queens’ cultural diversity, with live Latin, jazz and roots bands, art, dancing and more. Sat., Sept. 21, 12-7 p.m., 82 St. between Roosevelt and Baxter Aves., Jackson Heights-Elmhurst border. Free. (718) 3359421, vivalacomida.com.

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Without knowing the artists are KoreanAmerican immigrants, the observer tries to find a common theme to each of the eclectic mix of artwork in the “Threads and Pigments” that opened on Sept. 13 at Flushing Town Hall. Threads and patchworked materials seem to emerge, sidetracked by a few paintings of landscapes and oceans, and huge three-dimensional structures mounted on a wall. But they are all expressions of the artists’ past lives in Korea and their present experiences in America.

Artist Dong Kyu Kim’s clever patchwork of faded receipts in “Shape of Memories #3” is an expression of his desire to record his every

‘Threads and Pigments’ When: Through Sun., Sept. 29 Where: Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd.

Entry: $5 suggested; free students (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org

consumer purchase in America as a way to contrast the poverty he endured living in his hometown in Korea. A fashion designer of young men’s clothing, Kim also saw his observances of the demise of brick-andmortar businesses inspire him to create “Everything Must Go,” a patchwork of Fed Ex and USPS packaging used to ship goods.

For Sueim Koo, her abstract paintings with collages are inspired by her journal of young life in Korea. The titles of her paintings come from passages in her journal that show emotional and traumatic experiences as a teenager living in Korea. One, “My soul is wandering all night in endless thoughts,” dominated by blue hues, was influenced by her insomniac musings. Another shows bright yellows that represent enlightenment and lines that represent permanency.

Jeong Min Park’s paintings, using Korean pigment on canvas, may seem abstract but are created from layers that emerge from her experiences and relationships.

Jake Seo draws mostly from his experiences in America living in an ethnically and culturally diverse city. In “Members,” Seo shows the different ethnicities of his coworkers and the people in his neighborhood,

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Sueim Koo with paintings of hers on display at Flushing Town Hall, in an exhibit feaPHOTO BY RUTH MONTESA turing a number of Korean-American artists.

Chinese-, Spanish-, English- and Koreanspeaking friends, and words associated with them. Similarly in “Community II,” depictions of various bugs embroidered onto a backdrop of plants symbolize different ethnic and cultural groups, coexisting in harmony.

Primarily a sculptor, Kyung Han Kim

decided to contribute “The Drawing.” Its columns of varying lengths of thread, neatly stitched onto a large canvas, are reminiscent of Morse code, but in reality are Kim’s interpretation of words in print that showed his lack of English literacy. continued on page 35

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Mystery author coming to Maspeth Library

by David Russell associate editor

Muriel Adams has given up on love but falls for Marty Benning, a hotshot certified public accountant who has been charged with murdering a rival.

That is the plot of Dina Santorelli’s new mystery, “In the Red,” which follows the police investigation, media coverage and eventual fallout of the situation.

She previously wrote t he “Ba by Grand” trilogy of thrillers — “Baby Grand,” “Baby Bailino” and “Baby Carter” — but this is a different kind of story.

“This is more of a real whodunit, which I’ve never done before,” Santorelli said.

While commuting to her job in Manhattan from Queens in the 1990s, the future author would read mystery after mystery, thriller after thriller.

Author Talk: Dina Santorelli When: Sat., Sept. 21, 3 p.m.

Where: Maspeth Library, 69-70 Grand Ave. Entry: Free. (718) 639-5228, queenslibrary.org

As she read the novels of John Grisham, James Patterson and Michael Crichton she had a thought: “I think I can do this.”

Though Santorelli had done plenty of writing, it was only reading thrillers that prepared her for writing them.

“There’s no class on how to write a thriller 101,” she said. “It was just constant reading.”

Santorelli moved to Nassau County 20 years ago but still has Queens on her mind. Two characters in her new book live in the borough — one in Ridgewood, one in Middle Village, which happen to be areas where she used to live.

“I’ll use places that I know,” Santorelli said. “I’ll use names of people that I know.”

There’s even a scene in the book that takes place in the Queens Library at North Forest Park in Forest Hills.

Santorelli will be giving a book talk Saturday at the Maspeth Library — her first event in Queens. She said she always enjoys her book talks, as well as invitations to book clubs where her work is discussed over wine.

When she was still in elementary school, she would write suspense stories on

Dina Santorelli will discuss her new book “In the Red” at the Maspeth Library on COURTESY PHOTOS Saturday afternoon. construction paper with permanent markers.

Santorelli worked her way up to looseleaf paper, her grandfather’s manual typewriter and then her own electric typewriter.

She noted that fellow Long Island author Nelson DeMille still writes his stories in longhand on yellow legal pads but

with all the cutting and pasting Santorelli does, she considers her computer a “godsend.”

The four-time author admitted to still being nervous as a writer.

“I don’t know if it ever gets easier,” Santorelli said. “I still doubt myself all the time. I think every writer does.” Q

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Artist crafts a serene world, with some surprises continued from page 29 Bonsai is the art of a human molding a tree or shrub into a chosen shape and preventing it from reaching its natural, full size. So we must consider that the imaginary bonsai artist conjured up a vision of an unbalanced tree and may have corrupted what was destined to be a naturally symmetrical member of the forest to create this off-center topiary in all of its unlikely stability.

Nearby is “Pruning Hand,” made of wood and lacquer. The white claw-like extremity is flat on the ground near the tree, as if exhausted, but still holding its tool aloft. As with some of the other bonsai-inspired pieces in the exhibit, the evidence of intrusion is blatantly visible near its product. It feels like we’re challenged to decide between recoiling and laughing g g — and come out closer to a

‘Under the Bonsai Tree’ When: Through Sat., Nov. 2 Where: Mrs., 60-40 56 Drive, Maspeth Entry: Free. (347) 841-6149, mrsgallery.com

happy chuckle — when viewing the overly long, pale and skinny disembodied hands t hat h ove r near the scenes of their manipulative lit tle crimes.

The calmly intricate still life “Archway VI” gives another view of how much fun Bogia must have in his studio. You can see very close-up exactly where he placed colored yarn in the straightest lines and smoothest curves possible, considering he was working with a twisted streak of fibers, to draw on wood. Two armless chairs with tall backs face each other across a table laden with objects.

A rendering of Mr. Fussy, a character created by the children’s book author Roger Hargreaves, requires a good hard laugh.

Artist Chris Bogia, right, speaks with attendees of the opening reception for his exhibit “Under the Bonsai Tree” at Mrs. in Maspeth, with his work “Temple Cherry Blossom” visible behind them. At left, his “Archway VI,” yarn on wood. On the cover: Bogia with PHOTOS BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH “Big Bonsai,” his largest sculpture to date.

Bogia has drawn his left hand hanging straight down by his side, while his right hand, with one very oversized finger, appears to be resting, sans arm, near his groin — but oh wait, that’s not his hand. Ha ha.

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LaGuardia Airport for another of Bogia’s sculptures, which has been placed in what he says is a public and readily visible space. But he won’t name it or give the precise location yet, as it hasn’t been officially announced, so Q happy hunting.

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I HAVE OFTEN WALKED

The Queens man whose son played Archie Bunker

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Edward Joseph O’Connor was born Sept.

4, 1898, the youngest of four children born to saloonkeeper John O’Connor and his wife, Della. As a young man, he graduated from the New York University School of Law and was admitted to the bar. On Jan. 20, 1924 he married Elise Patricia McGrath.

The first of their three sons, Carroll O’Connor, was born on Aug. 2, 1924 in Manhattan. He would years later become the famous actor best known for playing Archie Bunker on “All in the Family.”

In 1925 the family moved to an apartment at 87-15 Britton Ave. in Elmhurst. Edward worked as the attorney for the newspaper The Irish Advocate at 53 Park Row. In 1932, the growing family moved to its own home on a large 75-by-100-foot lot at 69-41 112 St. in Forest Hills. Residents of 112th Street still clung to its original name of Seminole Avenue at the time.

According to ancestry.com, Edward was arrested at his home for first-degree grand larceny for selling phony promises of jobs as a motor vehicle inspector. Convicted and

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The Carroll O’Connor house, 69-41 112 St., Forest Hills, winter 1940. sentenced to two to four years, he entered Sing Sing in Ossining, NY on March 3, 1937 and was paroled in June 1938.

Edward O’Connor passed away in May 1970 shortly before his first-born son made television history in the role of Archie Bunker. In real life the younger Carroll was a highly educated man with strong liberal politics, unlike the character he played. The house on 112th Street still appears to be in its original condition today with the owner in public records listed as Annie Swanson. Q

Noah’s bark

by Lloyd Carroll

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New York Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard has had a mediocre season and is understandably frustrated. According to NY Post Mets beat writers Joel Sherman and Kevin Kernan, Syndergaard went to manager Mickey Callaway and general manager Brodie Van Wagenen last week to request that catcher Wilson Ramos no longer be his battery mate.

With the Mets having their first meaningful September in three years, Syndergaard’s timing couldn’t be worse as the last thing that the Mets need is this conflict. The fact that Ramos’ bat is a key reason why they are in position to make it into the postseason, as evidenced by a recent 26-game hit streak, also indicates that Syndergaard is somewhat tone-deaf.

Syndergaard is upset that his earned run average is higher when Ramos catches him than when backup backstop Tomas Nido calls pitches. His complaint is that the stocky Ramos has trouble catching pitches that break low.

To their credit, Callaway and Van Wagenen denied his request. Callaway told me back in June that he has seen where this kind of situation can destroy a team. If a pitcher can start making demands about catching preferences, what’s to stop him from demanding other input?

Speaking to the media before Friday’s game which Syndergaard started as Ramos did

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104th Precinct Civilian Observation Patrol BBQ Fundraising Party, with food and beverages to benefit G-COP. Sat., Sept. 28, 1-4 p.m., 20-29 Himrod St., Ridgewood. $20. Info/RSVP (by Sat., Sept. 21): (718) 497-1500.

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The Mets lost 9-2 to the Dodgers as Syndergaard surrendered four runs in five innings.

The big blow was a three-run homer by LA rookie Gavin Lux. Afterward, SNY reporter Andy Martino said Syndergaard wanted to throw a slider but was concerned that Ramos would have trouble catching it and didn’t want to risk a wild pitch. A curveball that didn’t break was whacked by Lux. Syndergaard would have been better off keeping that to himself.

Rookie first baseman Pete Alonso made sure that Mets players properly marked the gravity of the 18th anniversary of 9/11 by purchasing special cleats that honored first responders as well as the memory of those who perished on that fateful day. He not only had to get each teammate’s shoe size but he also had to contact a number of shoe companies since ballplayers have different endorsement deals.

Alonso deserves high praise but it’s high time that Major League Baseball allow the Mets and Yankees to wear special caps on 9/11.

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Spirits Alive, a self-guided walking tour of Maple Grove Cemetery’s Monument Park section, with more than 20 presenters in period costumes relating the lives of some of the famous or remarkable people interred there. Sat., Sept. 28, 2:30-4:30 p.m., 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. Free; donations suggested. Info: (347) 878-6614, friendsofmaplegrove.org.

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Mid-Autumn Moon Shadow Play, with kids 6 and up learning how to make a shadow puppet and stage, telling a moon story using an ancient Chinese art form. Sun., Sept. 22, 2 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $10; $5 students, kids; free teens. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

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ers, the “Baby Grand” trilogy and “In the Red,” her newest book, hosted by the Friends of the Maspeth Library. Sat., Sept. 21, 3-4 p.m., Maspeth Library, 69-70 Grand Ave. Free. Info: (718) 6395228, queenslibrary.org.

Defensive driving course, for better skills, insurance and point reduction; and to cut down on accidents, by the National Safety Council.

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Life drawing, with a live nude model, free drinks, music, no judgments, no skeptical eyes. Each Thu., 6:30 p.m., The Plaxall Gallery, 5-25 46 Ave., Long Island City. $10. Info: (347) 848-0030, licartists.org.

Kew Gardens Road. Free. Info: (718) 268-5960.

CLUBS Alley Eco-Club — a Citizen Science Club for Adults, a new group with participants making and recording their observations about the natural world and discussing them at meetings.

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Knit & Crochet Club, with participants meeting up to share techniques and patterns and bringing their own supplies. Each Fri., 10:30 a.m., Howard Beach Library, 92-06 156 Ave. Free. Info: (718) 641-7086, queenslibrary.org.

SOCIAL EVENTS Saturday night dance, with a live DJ playing classics, oldies, top 40 Italian and Latin music, food and more. Sat., Sept. 21 (and every other Saturday all year), 8 p.m.-12 a.m., Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. $12.

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MARKETS Kew Gardens flea market and craft sale, with giftware, tote bags, costume jewelry, toys, games, bric-a-brac and more, to benefit Jamaica Hospital Medical Center’s Pediatrics Dept. Sat., Sept. 28, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., LIRR north parking lot, 82-60 Austin St., Kew Gardens. Info: (917) 3590541, kewgardensflea@gmail.com.

St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Flea Market, outdoors, with 160 vendors. Every Sat.-Sun. until Nov., 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Union Tpke. and Parsons Blvd.-150 St., Jamaica. Info: (718) 969-3226.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES Queens AARP Chorus, which sings at nursing homes and AARP events, seeks retired people to join. Meets each Fri., 11 a.m. (new people asked to come 10 a.m.), Clearview Selfhelp Center, 208-11 26 Ave., Bayside. Info: joroosume@verizon.net.

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Lawrence Woodmere Academy—A School Where Students Can Excel in Academics, Athletics and Performing Arts and Be “At Home with the World”

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Jayoung Yoon’s “Cleansing the Memories” is a series of 100 drawings, of which four were chosen for this exhibit, all involving an 8-inch black circle on the center of the paper with black charcoal. Different white materials: thread, ink, fabric, tape, are used to cover or remove the black, which represents purifying the memory in the past.

Flushing Town Hall says the “Threads and Pigments” exhibit “will help viewers to understand diversity and reach audiences to engage with multi-cultural aspects, both tradition and contemporar y without boundaries.”

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areas of STEM—science, technology, engineering and math. LWA also partners with the worldrenowned Project Lead the Way. A highly trained LWA teacher provides students with STEAM opportunities using the PLTW curricula. Students who participate in PLTW may receive college credits for this work.

LWA is the premier school for the arts on the Long Island. Students who have an interest in the performing and visual arts pursue their talents starting in lower school where students take music or visual arts classes every day of the week. As they move on to middle and high school, they can train in both music and the performing arts with nationally award-winning faculty members. Students may participate in drama, theater, choreography and acting classes.

Students perform in school productions in the newly renovated theater and learn and practice their talents in its dedicated practice rooms. For those students interested in music, the school offers chorus and instrumental music with students performing, competing and winning at the county and state levels.

Students who wish to learn about staging, costume, sound and lighting learn and work in these areas as they help to stage school productions. The visual arts are not forgotten about in secondary school as students may take classes in painting, drawing, graphic arts and fashion design.

The athletics program at LWA has a long and rich tradition. Students participate in a variety of sports including basketball, soccer, baseball, volleyball and cross country. Student teams compete against other independent schools, starting in middle school and continuing through high school. LWA has a winning tradition in basketball with several state championships won in recent years by the varsity team. A new director of soccer has been hired and students can opt to receive one-on-one coaching as well as participate on the soccer teams. Students can hone their talents on a dedicated outdoor field on the school’s campus as well as in the newly renovated gymnasium.

If you are interested in an affordable private school education which enables students to receive an exemplary educational experience along with superior extracurricular activities, please contact the LWA Admissions office at 516-394-1827 or email admissions@lawrencewoodmere.org.

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continued from page 31 In Sui Park’s own words, her “work involves creating three-dimensional organic forms mostly in generic and biomorphic shapes.” Her work “Hidden Gem” features large, colorful structures mounted in a scattered pattern on a wall, appearing as if moving in an amoeba-like manner. Each is made with black and colored cable ties. She created them as her interpretation of how she viewed different grains of sand under a microscope and their unique characteristics.

The exhibit’s curator and contributing artist Stephanie S. Lee’s “108 Thoughts-54 Tigers & 54 Gems” draws from the traditional Korean folk art (Minhwa) from the Joseon Dynasty, the “idiot” tiger being a popular subject in Korean art. Lee intersperses drawings of gems among them, “not to criticize materialism, but to symbolize and bring awareness to what we truly seek in life beyond the materialistic substances.”

According to Wonju Seo, “Through My Window: Peace and Freedom” is a quilting of colorful fabrics that “mirrors the window from where I used to gaze and imagine the outside world as a child.” Seo said, “I was born in a city therefore, I had never had the chance to experience the vast wilderness, beyond what a city offers, that was beautiful yet mysterious and frightening.”

21 Specter 23 Blue cartoon character 24 Japanese pond carp 25 Conclude 26 Teensy 28 Multipurpose truck 30 Khan title 31 Egos’ counterparts 32 Margery of rhyme 33 “-- Little Teapot” 36 Lummox

awrence Woodmere Academy is a prekindergarten through grade 12 nonsectarian, college preparatory school.

LWA is committed to educating the whole child and offers students the opportunity to become global citizens “at home with the world” in its safe, welcoming and diverse environment.

LWA currently enrolls students from the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. Located on a 10-acre campus in nearby Woodmere within Nassau County’s Five Towns, LWA is a short drive from all parts of Queens.

Bus service to and from school is available as well as merit scholarships for qualified students.

Students learn cooperatively through hands-on experiences and inquiry. Students can meaningfully engage in deeper learning since LWA does not administer mandatory New York State ELA, math and Regents testing. Small classes are taught by teachers, 90 percent of whom have advanced degrees, which allow students to receive personalized, differentiated instruction.

Students have advisors who monitor their progress every step of the way and enable students to track their own goals around each subject area, which enables them to be leaders of their own learning. LWA’s unique Global Scholars program, one of only 25 schools in the United States to have such a distinction, allows students to be informed, action-oriented agents of change in the world, fostering their leadership and critical thinking skills. Students also can take Advanced Placement courses in 10 different areas also with LWA’s rigorous and varied course offerings. LWA boasts a 100 percent four-year college acceptance and attendance rate.

LWA students have been accepted and attend Ivy League schools as well as the nation’s top liberal arts colleges and universities. Students also attend top colleges and universities with specialized programs in computer science, business and engineering, to name a few.

LWA also enables students to pursue learning using 21st century tools with an emphasis on problem solving and discovery, which opens the world to students. Students use Chromebooks in classrooms across the school’s divisions. The brand-new, state-of-the-art STEM lab allows students to use computers under the guidance of a dedicated technology teacher.

Students participate in projects across all the

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On the same schoolyard basketball courts where he grew up, Royal Ivey — an all-city champion at Benjamin Cardozo High School, with a decade in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers and the Oklahoma City Thunder among others, now an assistant coach with the New York Knicks — returned for his long-running basketball camp.

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history, and led his team to the city’s PSAL basketball championship.

Some 60 kids between the ages of 6 and 13 signed up for the clinic last weekend which emphasizes life skills as well as hoop dreams.

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first year in the pro ranks.

The camp, called Royal Skills, has always been held on the courts of his former middle school, IS 192.

Every inch the hometown hero, Ivey grew up in Hollis — the son of professional artists Rod and Jennifer Ivey — before attending Cardozo.

At the Bayside high school, he played for coach Ron Naclerio, the winningest scholastic coach in New York State

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MTA: $51.5B capital request continued from page 2 stations accessible. If all of this work happens as proposed, the transit system will truly be on the road to repair.

“In the next phase, all of our elected leaders will have to step up to ensure that these promises become reality,” he added.

Raskin said Cuomo will have to lay out a detailed time line for the work and pressure the MTA to stay on time and on budget.

He also wants the governor to find the funding “without taking shortcuts or forcing the MTA into more debt.”

He said the Legislature must make sure the MTA is accountable for all funding that is approved.

The Legislature will have to cooperate to fund these much-needed transit repairs, as well as to ensure that the capital plan is fully vetted and approved and that the MTA is accountable to the public for the money being invested.

Jaqi Cohen of the Straphangers Campaign said in an email that things like modernizing the signal system — some signals still in the system were installed in the 1930s — increased accessibility and newer cars are directly in line with the priorities of riders.

She too put the onus on Albany.

“New York’s state Legislature and Governor must ensure that the MTA has the full funding necessary to turn this

plan into reality, one that doesn’t borrow funds on the backs of riders,” she said.

“We look forward to reviewing the full plan once it is released.”

Kathryn Wylde, president and CEO of the Partnership for New York City, said businesses like what they see.

“Today the MTA has laid out a clear agenda for the capital investment over the next five years that is required to achieve a world-class transit system,” Wylde said in a emailed statement.

“The business community is heartened by what is clearly an acceleration in upgrades of services, equipment and accessibility and will put its expertise and resources to work in support of this plan,” she added.

Andrew Rein, president of the Citizens Budget Commission, was somewhat more reserved in his statement, saying the MTA must determine if it is spending money on the right things and just how sound the financing is.

“The plan assumes $3 billion in funding from New York State and $3 billion from New York City; neither the State nor the City has authorized these commitments,” Rein said in an email.

He also asked if the MTA would be able to implement a plan of its proposed size, which he and the agency both said is 70 percent greater than the agency’s 2015 Q capital plan.

Construction worker killed in Elmhurst

by David Russell Associate Editor

A 59-year-old construction worker fell to his death early last Thursday in Elmhurst after a truck hit the cherry picker he was working in, according to police.

Jose Polanco, who was employed by Welsbach Electric Corp., was working on a traffic light at the intersection of Goldsmith Street and Grand Avenue when he fell nearly 20 feet to the ground around 2:45 a.m.

Polanco, a Woodhaven resident, was transported to NYC Health + Hospitals/ Elmhurst, where he was pronounced dead.

Police say the 56-year-old driver of the 2018 Hino box truck remained on the scene. The New York Post reported the truck belonged to Bake Well NYC. The driver passed a breathalyzer test and was released. The investigation remains ongoing.

The reports do not say if any tickets were issued.

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OPEN HOUSE • SUN. 9/22 1:00PM-2:30PM • 151-44 80TH Street

Beautiful Low Ranch. 3 BRs, 2 1/2 bths, pavers front and back, French drains, in-ground sprinklers, new front Andersen window, x-lg. bath w/shower & Jacuzzi, granite tiles in liv. rm., 40x100, lg. fin. bsmt., move-in.

One-of-a-kind Janet Ann Duplex Condo, 2 BRs, 1 1/2 bths. Renovated, granite, SS appliances, washer and dryer, terrace.

Asking $370K

HOWARD BEACH ROCKWOOD PARK

HOWARD BEACH ROCKWOOD PARK

HOWARD BEACH ROCKWOOD PARK

Mint (all redone Low Ranch), new stoop, 42 x 100 lot, 3 BRs, 2 full baths, newly open kitchen, SS appl., granite counter, vaulted ceiling, skylight, Mitsubishi AC unit, full fin. bsmt., Andersen windows.

Mint AAA Hi-Ranch. 3 BRs/2 full bths. 3 zone radiant heat, porcelain tiles in 1st floor, gas Heat Glo fireplace, quartz countertop, top floor all GE Cafe series kitchen, SS appl., granite counter. All new kitchen and bath, 2 separate electric 220 boxes, tankless water heater, sec. cameras, hi-hats throughout, ductless AC, Pella sliding doors, no Sandy damage.

Mint Low-Ranch (All brick). 3 BRs, connected to 2-3 full bths. Updated kitchen with skylight, 3 new baths.

Updated kitchen with skylight, 3 new baths, living room with cathedral ceilings and skylight, oversize formal DR, granite kit., hardwood floors in BR. Full fin. bsmt., large den, CAC, 1-year-old roof, updated windows, pvt. dr., no water from Sandy!

HOWARD BEACH ROCKWOOD PARK

HOWARD BEACH

Beautiful Hi-Ranch. Top floor features 3 BRs, 2 all new full baths, new mint kitchen with granite countertops, SS appl., custom granite island, tiled kitchen floor, walk-in apt., central air, in-ground pool, solar panels fully paid for, minimal electric cost. Asking $849K

Beautiful Townhouse, 2 terraces, 3 BRs, 2 full baths, 2 half baths. Kitchen with SS appl., granite counters and table. Deck, AG pool, tiled floors, all renovated, 2 car driveway, garage, view of water from front balcony.

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Stunning Huge All Brick Colonial on 80x100. House totally gutted and redone last 3 years, 5,000 sq. ft., 3 level house, 49x45. 5 BRs, 5.5 bths. Legal maid's quarters, 3 new kit, oversized 2 car garage (900 sq. ft.). In-ground heated pool, 2 balconies, sun room & 600 sq. ft. private deck.

New roof, solar, parking for 7 cars, woodburning fireplace, Pella windows, new electric. Exclusive New Listing.

HOWARD BEACH / ROCKWOOD PARK

CONR-076491

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GLENDALE 3 bedroom 2 bath home. Fully finished basement as well as well as your own garage, cozy yard and large dining room.

PRICE: $749,000 Contact Marco LaPadura for more information 917-846-0433

OZONE PARK

OZONE PARK

Totally gutted renovation. Enclosed porch, 2 Full Bath and 3 Bedrooms. Finished Basement ideal for recreational use & Pvt. Driveway.

PRICE: $618,000 Contact Fardeen Hamid for more information 347-218-2168

Large commercial space, Basement and first floor span approximately 3500-4000 sq ft. No tax apportionment and negotiable lease length.

PRICE: $5,700 Contact Wesley Antos for more information 347-631-0403

1st floor apt of 2 family home in old Howard beach. Updated kitchen and bath, large living room, dining room, 3 bedrooms, full bath. Tenant has use of yard and parking in driveway.

PRICE: $2,300 Contact Carolyn DeFalco for more information 917-208-9176

BROOKLYN

4 bedrooms 3 baths Newly Expanded Driveway, Central Air, Inground Sprinklers and Many More Upgrades and Updates.

PRICE: $680,000 Contact Glenda Alvarado Ostrow for more information 917-647-7348

WOODHAVEN

JAMAICA

Legal 2 family 2BR over 3BR/Den. Open living with original hard woods and high ceilings. Full basement adds 800sf.

PRICE: $760,000 Contact Angela Orlando for more information 516-669-6119

Beautiful fully renovated, 6 bedrooms and an impressive 5 bathrooms, 2 family, now available in St. Albans.

Come take a look! PRICE: $849,749 Contact Steven Pratt for more information 929-400-1063

OZONE PARK,

GLENDALE

Detached 2 family home features 6 bedrooms(3/3) & 2 full bathrooms. New boiler, solar panels and a camera system.

PRICE: $799,000 Contact Tara Persaud for more information 917-200-8907

3 bedroom, 1 bath nestled within a thriving community; this home sits on a 21 x 110 lot in a r4-1 zoning.

Quiet street, PRICE: $725,000 Contact Raymond Camara for more information 347-397-6319

Excellent 2 family, 7 bed, 3 bath. New boiler, hot water tank and roof. Close to all. Owner very motivated.

PRICE: $789,000 Contact Subhas Ramroop for more information 347-581-5596

OZONE PARK 2 bedroom, 1 bath home move in condition.

PRICE: $479,000 Contact Rene Rose for more information 718-810-0293

HOWARD BEACH

WANTAGH Approximately 1,000 Square Feet Of Office Or Retail Space On Busy Wantagh Avenue, Ground Level, Great For Any Use. Available Immediately.

PRICE: $2,500 Contact William Ostrow for more information 516-225-7279

WANTAGH

JAMAICA Single family home. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Rear parking.

PRICE: $540,000 Contact David Owoeye for more information 718-848-4700

KEW GARDENS 1 bedroom, 1 bath Co-Op in a Pre-War building.

PRICE: $265,000 Contact Max Levy for more information 917-254-5420

SOUTH OZONE PARK Totally renovated 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with hard wood floors, new kitchen with granite countertops heated floors and garbage disposal, second floor bathroom very modern with heated floors. PRICE: $779,000 Contact Paul Deo for more information 347-581-9863

NEPONSIT 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, Great open concept, driveway for five cars and a world of possibilities. If you've been waiting for a home in a beautiful, quiet neighborhood with excellent schools and a relaxing beach lifestyle at an affordable price, good news, your search is over. PRICE: $764,900 Contact Cass Boggiano for more information 702-332-9776

JAMAICA 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, Dining Room PRICE: $280,000 Contact Chatter Singh for more information 718-848-4700

OZONE PARK 3 family, 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, PRICE: $925,000 Contact Valerie Shalomoff for more information 347-730-3347

S. OZONE PARK 3 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, Living room, Dining room, Semi finished basement, 1 car garage PRICE: $379,000 Contact Devon Singh for more information 646-597-217

CAMBRIA HEIGHTS

BROOKLYN

Remodeled and well maintained 2 family home with 6 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Hard wood floors. Basement has huge recreation area with toilet and sink, boiler.

PRICE: $989,000 Contact Beeshan Persaud for more information 570-982-0246

Two family home. both units feature spacious 3 bedrooms w/a huge living room, lots of natural lighting and access to a private balcony on the 2nd flr. This home has a private driveway and a garage. PRICE: $799,000 Contact Karla Cires for more information 347-397-6319

JAMAICA Beautifully renovated 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom apartment conveniently located near the Van Wyck Expressway.

PRICE: $2,100 Contact Rayhan Ramzan for more information 917-200-5341

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JAMAICA

Single Family 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom w/ EIK PRICE: $700,000 Contact Raj Pardal for more information 509-438-3853

3 family, 6 bedroom, 3 bathroom home PRICE: $1,350,000 Contact Teodoro Navarrete for more information 917-513-6621

3 bedroom, 1 bath home PRICE: $439,000 Contact Indira Persaud for more information 917-509-2874