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‘WE CAN’T PROTECT OURSELVES’ More than 200 people packed the monthly Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic Association meeting Tuesday to hear 106th Precinct Commander Brian Bohannon provide details on a daylight attack inside a woman’s apartment.

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Ready? Early vote starts next month 15 Queens polling sites will move to digital registration for first time

by Michael Shain Editor

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ne month from today, New Yorkers can go to the polls for the first time on a day that isn’t an Election Day. In-person, early voting, permissible now in 38 other states and the District of Columbia, begins here on Oct. 26, nine days before the Nov. 5 election.

It means that registered voters can go to one of 15 specially designated polling places in Queens and cast their ballots — even on a Saturday or Sunday — as if it were Election Day. Sounds simple, but the logistics of early voting have been a bone of contention between the mayor and the Board of Elections ever since the new law was passed last May, bringing New York State into line with much of the rest of the nation.

“Frankly, we’re all aware that this is an offyear election — some ballot initiatives and some judicial races,” said a spokeswoman for Common Cause, the civic watchdog group.

“That makes this a good test run for early voting here.”

The Board of Elections has designated 15

early-voting polling sites in Queens, including places like Resorts World Casino, the Cross Island YMCA and York College.

The sites were selected from about 200 submitted to the board by the Mayor’s Office, which asked for 100 polling places to be opened for early voting After some wrangling, the board designated 61 city sites in all.

The logistics of early voting are devilishly complicated.

For the first time, New York City poll workers will be equipped with “poll pads,” computer tablets that show voter registration rolls, that can be used to verify voting status.

Voters can also sign in on the pads — rather than the paper books — when they receive their ballots.

The law also means each polling place will need an on-demand printer.

“With 6,000 election districts in New York City, we’d have had to send out all our ballots to each one,” said Valerie Vazquez-Diaz, a spokeswoman for the board.

Instead, she said, each of the 15 polling places will have the ability to print out the

The process of opening 15 early voting sites in Queens next month has been complicated by the introduction of new equipment like the “poll pad,” left, and on-demand printers for each ballot.

RADIO FREE EUROPE PHOTO / WIKIPEDIA, ABOVE; PHOTO COURTESY BOE The pad will verify voter registration. appropriate ballot for the district in which the voter is registered.

Mailers to every registered voter are set to go out next week from the Board of Elections with instructions on early voting, including a personalized card with a barcode that voters can swipe on the pad to verify their registration.

“We’re encouraging voters to save the cards,” said Vazquez-Diaz.

Officials are looking at November’s voting to smooth out the kinks for the next election — the presidential primary in April.

Before then, there is also the prospect of a special election in Queens for borough president, if Melinda Katz is elected DA this fall. Q

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Cops, DA grilled on response to rape With suspect ID’d early, detectives held back info until he was cuffed

by Michael Shain Editor

Word spread quickly that a mother in Howard Beach had been raped in her apartment in broad daylight by an intruder last week.

On Facebook and Citizen — the mobilephone application that sends out crime and accident alerts posted by citizen-users — alarmed residents started asking each other for details of what had happened.

Predictably, there was a lot of speculation in the first few hours after the Sept. 16 attack.

But it took until Wednesday, Sept. 18, when police announced they’d made an arrest, to get solid answers from police and prosecutors.

More than 200 neighbors on Tuesday night packed the cafeteria of St. Helen Catholic Academy, more people than anyone could remember showing up for the regular monthly meeting of the Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic Association in years.

Deputy Inspector Brian Bohannon, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, and Jack Ryan, the acting district attorney of Queens, had agreed to provide a briefing at the meeting, unusual for a case at the very beginning of the legal process.

“I’m agreeing with you that all the information you were looking for was not provided to you and I’m sorry for that,” Bohannon told the overflow crowd.

Investigators identified a suspect “very,

Providing some answers at a meeting of the Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic Association were Deputy Inspector Brian Bohannon, left, executive assistant DA Dan Saunders, acting DA Jack Ryan, senior assistant DA James Quinn and association President Joann Ariola-Shanks. PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN very quickly,” he said.

“So, in order not to hinder an investigation, nothing was put out on social media right away.

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Police still do not know how the rapist got into the Lindenwood apartment, Bohannon said, whether through an unlocked front door or the apartment’s fire balcony.

They also cannot say for sure that the man arrested in the case — a 33-year-old Brooklyn parolee named Joshua Henderson, freed on bail earlier this year after being arrested in four burglaries — was alone because investigators have not yet determined how he arrived or made his getaway.

“Not only is it disconcerting that we don’t know,” a worried resident said during a Q&A with Bohannon, “but we cannot protect ourselves because we think locking our doors is enough.”

Henderson was paroled in 2018 after serving 10 years of a 12-year sentence for burglary.

Within a month of his release, officials say, he was breaking into apartments in Manhattan again.

Arrested last fall, Henderson was being held on $100,000 bail, which he posted earlier this year.

“If there is a mistake in this case,” said Dan Saunders, the executive assistant DA in charge of major cases, “it probably occurred in the January or February when this person made bail.

“In hindsight,” he said, “that would have been the time for a parole violation here,” which could have kept Henderson off the street.

But, for reasons so far unknown, Saunders said, the Manhattan DA never informed state Q parole authorities he’d been freed.

Parolee charged in Lindenwood rape Alleged attacker tried to pass as construction worker, police say

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A 33-year-old parolee from Brooklyn, wearing an anklebracelet locator that could monitor his whereabouts, has been charged with the daylight rape of a Lindenwood mom in her apartment last week.

Joshua Henderson, 33, described by a prosecutor as a “career criminal,” was free on bail on Sept. 16, when he is alleged to have broken into an apartment near 151st Avenue and 88th Street and sexually assaulted a woman after tying up her son in an adjoining room, prosecutors said.

Wearing a yellow safety vest, the assailant posed as a construction worker and knocked on the woman’s door at around 5 p.m., according to prosecutors.

“We are doing work on the roof and you need to keep your curtains down,” he told her. “Keep them closed,” he said and left.

Video surveillance shows the man in the yellow vest walking to the end of the hallway and ducking out an emergency exit, according to the affidavit presented at Henderson’s arraignment.

Shortly after, the woman discovered the same man standing in her bedroom, she told police.

“I have a gun,” he told her. “If you don’t want to be hurt, then don’t do anything stupid. Do what I say.”

Prosecutors said that, after tying up her son, the assailant gave her three choices — he could kill her, she could have sex with him or have sex with her son.

He then went on to rape her, according to court papers, before stealing the woman’s jewelry and some documents.

The woman did not report the attack until several hours later, but police declined to explain her reason.

Police said this week they have not yet determined if the assailant got into the apartment through an unlocked front door or a window off the fire balcony.

Henderson was identified by the victim during a lineup, while the ankle-bracelet — which he was required to wear by the bondsman who posted a $100,000 bail for him last January — placed him in the vicinity of the attack, police said.

Henderson was arrested Sept. 18 by the NYPD’s Special Victims Unit, officials said.

Calls to his defense attorney, Nicholas Justiz, this week were not returned.

Henderson had served 10 years of a 12-year sentence for burglary, the statutory limit, when he was released in August 2018.

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Through the looking glass After long wait, Queens Library opens new branch built for this century

by Michael Shain Editor

It was a difficult birth.

The Hunters Point branch of the Queens Public Library — the culmination of nearly a decade of design, construction work and civic angst, not to mention a cost of $40 million — opened to readers for the first time this week.

By most accounts, the eight-story library — with breathtaking views of Manhattan and a starkly modern look of bamboo interior walls and g ray-metal trim that make the spines of the librar y’s 40,000 books p op of f t he shelves — was worth the wait.

The architecture critic of T he New York Times, Michael Kimmelman, called it “one of the finest public buildings New York has produced this century.”

The building itself is so unusual that, like, say, the Guggenheim Museum or the Flatiron Building, it threatens to overpower the purpose for which it was built.

“Books are at the heart of every library,” said Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), one the prime movers behind the

library. “But libraries are always evolving.”

Organized vertically, the library is designed around an atrium that allows visitors to see the rest of library from wherever they are standing.

It includes a large, 140-seat community meeting room on the ground floor and an open-air event space on the roof.

“This not just a repository for books,” Van Bramer said, but a place that encompasses “technology, communicat ion s a nd fellowsh ip.

This librar y was designed to meet the needs of people today.”

Dennis Walcott, president of the Queens Publ ic Libr a r y, said he viewed the new branch as “a community living room.”

Located on the shoreline of the East River adjacent to Gantry Plaza State Park and the Hunters Point South ferry landing, the library is even expected to be a tourist attraction, Walcott said.

Designed by the Steven Hull Architects, a high-design New York firm, the building was nearly killed at several points along its way from proposal in 1998 to

opening day on Tuesday, Sept. 24.

A strike in Spain held up delivery of the specially made windows manufactured in Germany which delayed construction for eight months, the city Department of Design and Construction said A design change to accommodate the addition of glass guard rails to the tops of suspended walkways and staircases that connect the various sections of the library added almost another year to the timetable, DDC officials said.

“Change orders were always a nightmare,” said Thomas Foley, DDC deputy commissioner for public building.

Lessons learned from the construction of the Hunters Point Library, he said, have brought basic changes to the way the agency — in charge of building everything for the city from new sewer systems to police stations to storage facilities — approaches new projects.

Any alteration of design in midproject used to require the agency to go back to the city for approval and new money, he explained — a process that took months and stopped construction in its tracks.

Since then, regulations and procedures have been changed that now allow the DDC to budget added money for change orders into the original plans, as is routinely done on private building Q projects, he said.

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MTA could reduce bus stops for speed Agency report says fewer of them gets riders to destinations faster

by Michael Gannon Editor

Would you be willing to walk farther to get to your bus stop if it meant your trip would be faster and you could arrive at your destination sooner?

It is a possibility that could be presented to Queens riders next April when the Metropolitan Transportation Authority releases its recommendations for a complete top-to-bottom review of public bus service in the borough.

In its 257-page report on existing bus conditions in Queens, titled “A Better Way Forward: Improving Bus Travel in the World’s Borough,” there are numerous references to consolidating bus stops, or eliminating some existing stops and relocating others in order to increase speed.

It is all in the name of increased reliability, and shorter travel times, things the agency said riders prioritized in a series of public hearings and comments in the last year.

On page 92, the MTA discusses feedback it has gotten from riders about whether some routes have too many bus stops along the way.

“Customers complained about too many, closely spaced stops on their routes,” the report states. “Once aboard a bus, every additional stop the bus makes adds time to their travel. They told us they want fewer stops.”

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This bus stop at the Roosevelt Avenue-74th Street transit hub in Elmhurst wouldn’t likely be elimPHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON inated in an MTA bus redesign, but others might according to a study. are so close together that buses barely leave one stop before they are approaching another.

“A 40-foot-long bus traveling between two stops that are 400 feet apart is already a tenth of the way to the next stop as soon as it pulls out,” the report says. “During the interludes between stops, the bus never picks up any real speed. This contributes to the overall reduction in speed experienced by customers. Some routes have fewer than 500 feet between

stops.” The report adds that fewer stops on a route also reduces re-entry delay, or the time that passes between the bus door closing and the bus rejoining the flow of traffic.

Back on Sept. 19, leaders of the Riders Alliance were in Brooklyn protesting service cuts being proposed to a busy bus route.

But Danny Pearlstein, a spokesman for the group, told the Chronicle last week that bus stop consolidation does not come under their

definition of service cuts.

“Actually, we’ve been asking the MTA to look at spacing between stops,” he said.

Michelle Keller, the Transportation Committee chairwoman at Community Board 12 in Jamaica, was lukewarm to the idea in a recent telephone conversation.

“If school children have to walk a little more, that’s OK,” she said. “If senior citizens have to walk more, that’s not OK.” Pearlstein said that is a concern of theirs as well, and that the MTA must step up.

“We’re well aware of the problems facing Paratransit and Access-a-ride,” he said. “As part of this, those have to be fixed too.”

The Chronicle reached out to a number of senior citizen advocacy groups to see what they might have to say about their bus-dependent clients having longer walks to their buses, but received no replies.

Alpheus Nisbett was waiting for a Q5 bus in Jamaica last week when he told the Chronicle he likes the idea.

“I live in Long Island City,” he said. “The buses take too long. There’s too many stops.”

A woman who gave her name as Stephanie was indifferent to the idea while waiting for the Q54 — the report said it has a 49 percent on-time rating — on Jamaica Avenue.

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Cross Bay pave end draws near

Showing the colors at annual veterans BBQ State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), right, cut the cake last week at his 12th annual Veterans BBQ at the Howard Beach Motor Club.

Addabbo, a longtime supporter of veterans’ issues and initiatives, has hosted the end-of-summer lunch every year since he was elected to the Senate in 2008.

“With respect, honor and gratitude,” read the large cake made especially for the occasion by famed Sugar Bun Bakery.

More than 100 vets and their guests attended the free BBQ. Addabbo, the former ranking member of the Senate’s Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee, has been

the legislative force behind creating a veterans’ jobs website in New York state; authorizing special vets remembrance license plates; making vets’ facilities eligible for state funding; MTA half-fares and water-rate reductions for vets; and tax credits for small businesses that employ them.

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The asphalt is coming! The asphalt is coming!

The repaving of Cross Bay Boulevard in Howard Beach, which has made the heavily used avenue slow going for nearly two weeks, is set to begin next week.

“Weather permitting, they are going to start laying pavement next week,” said Betty Braton, chairwoman of Community Board 10.

Department of Transporation officials informed the CB head on Tuesday that it was nearly done repaving the side streets that lead into Cross Bay. “As soon as that was finished, they said they’d start on Cross Bay,” she said.

The application of new asphalt is expected to take about three nights, officials said earlier.

The $1.5 million project is the first repaving of the road in more than 20 years, said Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park).

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t’s about time New York State made a serious move toward enabling more people to exercise their right to vote, one of the most fundamental rights we have as Americans — arguably the most fundamental. Without it, there’s no democracy.

Oddly enough for a progressive state whose very name equates to “cutting edge” in so many ways, New York is notoriously bad at enabling people to vote. Deadlines to register when moving here from another state, or when changing parties, are so arbitrary they seem designed to suppress the franchise. And, until now, the state did not allow in-person early voting.

But finally, New York is joining the 38 other states — that’s more than a two-thirds supermajority — as well as the District of Columbia, that allow it. In-person voting for this year’s Nov. 5 elections will actually begin on Oct. 26. That means a lot of people who would not be able to vote because they could not get time off from work, for example, now will be able to.

Couldn’t they just have used absentee ballots?

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you might ask. No. New York is also one of the states that insists voters give a reason when requesting absentee ballots, such as being out of town on Election Day, having a disability that interferes with voting in person or being locked up by the authorities.

The restrictions are doubtlessly one of the reasons, though hardly the only one, that turnout is so low in our elections. Not only does that mean that a very small percentage of people can put someone in office but that the most cynical among us then view that person as having less legitimacy than he or she would have otherwise. That can especially be true in our virtually one-party city, where elections are often effectively decided by small pluralities in crowded Democratic primaries. Republicans today rarely stand a chance outside of a few select areas, even in Queens.

Under the new law, 15 polling places in our borough will open ahead of Election Day. It’s a welcome reform, and one that we hope will drive a trend to reduce other barriers to voting that remain.

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MTA wi$hful thinking Dear Editor: “MTA seeks $51.5B for modern transit” (by Michael Gannon, Sept. 19) to pay for the next 2020-24 five-year capital plan is wishful thinking.

A significant portion is dependent upon a number of taxes and fees including real estate transfer and internet sales tax along with congestion price tolling, which combined equal $25 billion, plus $10.7 billion in anticipated Federal Transit Administration funding.

There is no guarantee of the FTA providing $3.5 billion in New Starts Funding for the Second Avenue Subway Phase 2. Congestion pricing does not kick in until January 2021, or the second year of the five-year capital program.

The final details of who will pay what have yet to be worked out.

Many elected officials and others continue lobbying for exemptions to congestion pricing.

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fter years of worsening subway service, could that be a light we see at the end of the tunnel? We’ve gotten glimpses so many times before as various officials have vowed to get things back on track, but on Wednesday the MTA’s governing board put its money where its mouth is.

The board approved a $51.5 billion capital plan for the next five years, with more than $40 billion — 80 percent — going to projects in New York City. The plan calls for 1,900 new subway cars, improvements to 175 stations that desperately need it — including the replacement of dozens of the system’s notoriously bad elevators and escalators — and the modernization of those 1930s-era signals that cause so many train slowdowns, along with 2,400 new buses. That’s a serious package of upgrades, not cosmetic lipstick-on-a-pig stuff.

And, in another victory in the long fight for equality for all in the subway system, another 70 subway stations will be made fully accessible to those using wheelchairs or coping with other physical handicaps. Alas, only six are in Queens, but it’s a start.

To do all this, however, the funding needs to not only be approved but collected and allocated. That’s up to Gov. Cuomo, state lawmakers and Mayor de Blasio. May they be up to the job.

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A downturn in the economy could result in less revenue from the real estate transfer, internet sales (how will this be collected?) and other tax income sources. The MTA could end up with a shortfall in the billions.

There are many higher priorities than the $7 billion Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 project.

Why not postpone it until the 2025-29 five-year capital plan? Use billions in local funds designated for this project instead to accelerate bringing more subway stations up to a state of good repair and into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act by adding elevators.

Larry Penner Great Neck, LI The writer is a transportation historian, advocate and writer who worked for 31 years for the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.

MTA digital discrimination Dear Editor: Re Richard Heaton’s Sept. 19 article “Few support MTA schedule removal”: Opposition to the MTA’s plan to remove printed schedules at bus stops underscores public pushback against the transit agency’s pattern of digital discrimination.

Expect more protests when the MTA implements its Tap & Go program to replace MetroCards with smartphones and credit cards. How will those lacking either option — including low-income people and seniors — be able to access public transit? Are any provisions for them being made? Tap & Go is a budget blunder, since the MTA spent $645 million to replace MetroCards while subways are falling apart. Debris dropping from No. 7 line tracks is one example.

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Now the political circus even becomes more entertaining, the ring masters being Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Chuck Schumer, and the clown being Rep. Jerrold Nadler. These three people have been pushing all along to find reasons to proceed with impeachment hearings.

Do they really think that these impeachment are actually going to come to pass?

Telehealth for seniors now proceedings This country and the American people are fed Dear Editor: up with all of the political infighting, lack of I am a primary care triage nurse, working bipartisanship and gerrymandering. for a practice that offers telehealth services It is high time to stop all of this unnecessary for allergies, colds and cough, rashes and gas- ballyhoo and allow President Trump to do his trointestinal issues, a great convenience to job even more effectively. He does always those patients with small children at home, speak his mind, sometimes very bluntly, but he with busy jobs or those who travel out of state speaks the truth and gives the American people for work or vacation. the facts as they really are — no fudged-up Although the Institute of Medicine identifies news or fake news from him ever! Also, it is telehealth as “technology that will enhance the high time for both Democrats and Republicans ability to better meet healthcare in Congress to come together needs of the underserved” (Nies, ONLINE and work bipartisanly with each M. A., & McEwan, M. (2018). other as well as to work with the Miss an article or a Community/Public Health Nurspresident to tackle the issues that letter cited by a writer? our country has: gun control, ing (7th ed.). St. Louis, Mo. ElseWant breaking news immigration, unemployment, vier.), these services are not from all over Queens? bringing American jobs and broadly available to our seniors Find the latest news, companies that have gone to as Medicare only allows telemedpast reports from all other countries back to the U.S., icine “in rural areas, under cerover the borough and strengthening our foreign policy tain conditions” (medicare.gov/ more at qchron.com. coverage/telehealth, 2019). and making major improveTransportation is a major issue ments in race relations among all for seniors, especially in our area, which has people of all colors and ethnicities. few options available to commute into ManhatOur country still is the greatest place in the tan. If a patient needs to come in for a medical world to live, and we, as Americans, should visit and does not drive, options like Access-A be thankful that we are able to enjoy the freeRide need 24 hours’ notice, thus making it very doms that we have. Our men and women in difficult for them to get to the office. Our all the branches of the military are constantly seniors deserve better! “The overall burden of risking their lives every day to protect our chronic disease with the aging of the U.S. pop- country; our first responders each and every ulation will necessitate an added focus within day also risk their lives to keep our cities, public health practice” (Erwin, P.C. & Brown- towns and streets safe. son, R.C. (2017). Macro Trends and the Future We as Americans need to also be proactive of Public Health Practice. Annual Review Pub- in local civic organizations in our communities lic Health (38), 393-412). and become more involved overall.

Medicare has stated that in 2020 it may offer John Amato more telemedicine benefits, no matter where Fresh Meadows the beneficiary is located. Telemedicine is a necessary option that should be available to The Supreme Court at risk everyone. Write to your local representatives today — they need to know how important this Dear Editor: Trump has so far defeated the House of Repis for our seniors — and together, let’s change resentatives’ attempts at oversight. The White Medicare’s “may” offer to “will.”

Lou Ann Cettina House has made claims of executive privilege, Bayside applying the exception in unheard-of and The writer is a registered nurse and also sent her extraordinary ways, even to those who were letter to state Assemblyman Ed Braunstein, state never members of the executive branch.

Sens. John Liu and Toby Ann Stavisky and U.S. Trump’s success attacks the basis of our Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer. democracy, which is founded upon three equal and separate parts of government.

Congress has sought adjudication of the disEnd DC’s circus of chaos pute in the judiciary. The courts, unlike the Dear Editor: executive and Congress, are allegedly an indeNow the Democrats are really out to push for pendent branch of government. Trump has a resolution to impeach President Trump. Why appointed two members to the Supreme Court are they looking to cause even more political and seemingly selected Justice Brett Kavanachaos and upheaval? There has been plenty of ugh for his beliefs in the unlimited powers of that going for months and months and months! the presidency.

The road to judicial determination of the conflict between the executive and Congress is Write a Letter! slow, tedious and infuriating. Each ruling will Letters should be no longer than 300 be contested by the loser, removing each claim words and may be edited. They may be to the next higher court. Eventually the emailed to letters@qchron.com. Please Supreme Court will render the final decisions. include your phone number, which will not continued on next page be published.

The MTA wants $51.5 billion for new capital expenses. But how can we expect it to spend this money wisely when it has already made such huge costly mistakes?

Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

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Pols, community rip city over shelter Proposed Cooper Avenue site is criticized at town hall; new suit eyed

by David Russell Associate Editor

PS/IS 119 was so jam-packed for a town hall last Thursday about the proposed homeless shelter for 200 men scheduled to open in early 2020 at 78-16 Cooper Ave. that residents lined the walls, sat in auxiliary bleachers and even had to watch from the stage as politicians spoke.

“We will not accept City Hall dictating what our neighborhood should have,” Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) told the crowd.

He also pointed the finger at whom he believes is responsible for the situation.

“It’s the poverty pimps,” Holden said.

“The people that make money, so-called not-for-profits, off of homeless shelters, which is big business in the City of New York.”

In late August, Holden announced he and other elected officials had received word from the Department of Homeless Services that the agency intends to move forward with the shelter. For years the community has voiced its opposition to the plan. Holden wants to see a District 75 school serving special needs students at the site instead.

He also took aim at Mayor de Blasio for, he said, not wanting to work with the community.

A town hall at PS/IS 119 last Thursday on the proposed Cooper Avenue homeless shelter was so crowded that some residents had to spend the evening on stage and others sat in auxiliary bleachers to listen to speakers including Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi, state Sen. Joe Addabbo PHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL Jr. and Assemblyman Mike Miller.

“He’d rather go around thinking that he could become our president,” Holden said, hours before de Blasio dropped out of the 2020 presidential race.

According to Holden — based on

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LETTERS TO THE continued from previous page The tendency of the conservatives on the court will be to back the executive. To do so, turning its back on the decisions made by the court during Watergate and the Nixon tape struggle would neuter the Supreme Court. It would end its perceived dominance of being the bastion of fairness in a world controlled by partisan politics.

Chief Justice John Roberts will confront the realities that if the court fails to uphold the Constitution the future of the court as a coequal part of government will end. He would also face the reality that when power shifts demands will be made to amend the makeup of the court, ending lifelong appointments and dramatically increasing the number of justices.

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One is the losiest number Dear Editor: Notwithstanding that I am a Democrat and have in the past occasionally voted for a Republican I believed more qualified than a Democrat in a particular race, it is my opinion every one of the persons currently seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, on a scale of one to 10, qualifies as a 10, compared to Donald Trump who is a one.

There is no end to the list of Trump’s

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pathological lies: the absurdity that he is the self-described greatest president in the history of this country; that he knows more than this country’s generals and professional intelligence experts; that there is no necessity for climate control and that not only scientists who believe otherwise are not worthy of belief, but all persons in the presidential cabinet are prohibited from making reference to any scientists in their reports; that he supports Saudi Arabia, run by a person who caused not only the murder of a resident of the United States but the death of tens of thousands of persons that include women and children in Yemen, and the starvation now facing millions in that country.

There is no end to a continuing negative list, which now reduces the United States to the level of a dictatorship. I am referring to Trump’s attempt to tie military funding to the Ukraine to unfounded Joe Biden allegations.That attempt may well fall within a criminal act and again demonstrates a president who does not believe in law and order. It is also clear the reason for what Trump attempted is that Trump is afraid to run against Biden in the 2020 election and created phony allegations hoping Biden would not receive the Democratic nomination.

America, wake up! Trump is unfit to be president.

Benjamin M. Haber Flushing

information from a recent meeting with the Department of Homeless Services, the Mayor’s Office and service provider Westhab — the average length of a stay for a resident in this type of shelter is nine months. If a resident doesn’t find employment he will be transferred to another type of shelter.

There will be dormitory-style living conditions with six, 10 or 12 residents per room, according to information Holden and other elected officials were given at the meeting.

Westhab will have eight case managers and two social workers on staff. An inhouse security staff of 40 guards and six supervisors will work in three-hour shifts to provide security 24 hours a day.

A roving vehicle will patrol the perimeter of the property. If shelter residents are seen loitering, the guards will ask them to return to the building but cannot force them to. Shelter residents a re required to leave their dorm during the day but are not required to leave the building.

Westhab will have 15-passenger vans to take residents to public transportation.

Approximately 20 residents will be moved into the building per week until it reaches capacity. Priority will be given to people from within Community District 5, then other Queens residents and finally others throughout the city.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) also took aim at de Blasio, encouraging the community to try and stop the shelter “to show this mayor, just because he’s king of New York City in his eyes, that he can’t go around the rules that homeowners have to deal with.”

Addabbo said when Michael Bloomberg was mayor, he would look at all five boroughs for shelter sites “without pitting one against the other.”

“We never saw this kind of anger, this kind of animosity, this kind of attrition in our communities,” Addabbo said.

Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills) spoke about his Home Stability Support plan, a proposed supplement for those facing eviction, homelessness or loss of housing due to domestic violence or hazardous conditions.

He noted that he previously couldn’t get the plan through the Republican-controlled Senate but now that the Democrats make up the majority, it’s Gov. Cuomo who kills the bill.

Hevesi pointed out Cuomo started a group called Housing Enterprise for Less Privileged in 1986, and people associated with its board have contributed to previous Cuomo campaigns.

“I understand you’re mad at the mayor, I understand you’re mad at the city and I understand you don’t want this shelter but I’m telling you unless we deal with this bigger problem, this macro issue of the governor ... protecting a select group of people who are making money off of homele ssness,” t he sit u at ion won’t change, Hevesi said.

The assemblyman said he doesn’t like the proposed shelter but won’t oppose it.

“I’m not for it but I’m not going to oppose it because I’m spending all of my time ... to get rent supplements done,” Hevesi said.

Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) criticized city officials saying, “I don’t like the way they operate. They’re not good to the community.”

Miller added, “My issue is with the process, with the deception, with the bait and switch.”

Kathy Masi, president of the Glendale Civic Association and a member of Community Board 5, also spoke against the proposed site.

“If everyone here is scared of what’s going to happen, you should be because this is a real possibility,” she said, adding that the only way to stop it is through strength in numbers.

She recommended every person in the audience bring someone to an Oct. 7 public hearing regarding the shelter at Christ the King High School at 7:30 p.m.

Masi also implored residents to donate to the group to pay for an attorney, who could represent them in a lawsuit against the city to block the shelter.

“What I can do as a lawyer is to hold the city’s feet to the fire and make sure that they follow procedures that they’re required to follow,” said Christopher Murray, who represented the group in a previous lawsuit and was in the audience.

Though the previous case was lost, the suit delayed the opening, according to Masi.

Holden wa nts to stop t he shelter “because we have our families here and we invested our entire lives to buy homes Q and we want a stable neighborhood.”

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Gov. breaks ground in Belmont arena Some Queens residents still have concerns over traffic and parking

by Michael Gannon Editor

The developers and politicians on Monday were singing the praises of the new hockey arena/concert venue, hotel and shopping village on the grounds of Belmont Park just over the Nassau County border.

Gov. Cuomo, who has backed the project from its inception, was on hand Monday morning for the groundbreaking on the site, along with representatives of the Islanders, the state’s Economic Development Corp., and politicians from both sides of the Cross Island Parkway.

The Islanders now play their home games in Barclays Center in Brooklyn and a few at their former environs at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, LI. The team’s ownership is a member of New York Arena partners, a consortium that includes Sterling Equities, owned by the Wilpon family of New York Mets fame.

“The developers will also help fund a new full-time Long Island Rail Road station in Elmont — the first new, full-time LIRR stop in nearly 50 years,” Cuomo said in a text of the event provided by his office. “This new station will allow riders to access the new arena, hotel, and retail village from both the east and west, while providing a new commuting option for Long Islanders.”

Not everyone is as enthusiastic about the plans to build a Belmont Park arena for the NHL’s New RENDERING COURTESY NY STATE York Islanders as Gov. Cuomo and the Islanders are.

The new arena is scheduled to be done in time for the National Hockey League’s 2021-22 season. Cuomo said over the next two years, construction of the arena, hotel and retail village is expected to create 10,000 jobs and generate $2.7 billion in economic activity. By 2024, the project is expected to sustain 3,200 new full-time jobs, produce $858 million in annual economic activity and generate tens of millions

of dollars in new annual tax revenue.

The Islanders played in the Nassau Coliseum from their expansion season in 1972 until 2015; but the team’s relationship with Barclays Center management began to sour almost immediately. The newly renovated coliseum no longer meets NHL minimum standards for seating capacity or other requirements.

The plans are not universally loved in the

neighborhoods abutting Belmont. A number of people at a meeting of Queens Community Board 13 on Monday night continued to express concerns over the potential impact of traffic and off-site parkers from hockey games and concerts on the Cross Island and on residential streets in Queens Village and Cambria Heights [see related story in some editions and online at qchron.com].

Four Nassau County civic associations on Sunday filed a complaint in Nassau County to block further work on the project, according to an email sent to the Chronicle by the Belmont Park Coalition. The Village of Floral Park has its own suit in the courts.

State Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) said he has been promised a traffic study.

“I particularly look forward to the creation of a full-service LIRR station, a comprehensive traffic mitigation strategy for local roads and the Cross Island Parkway and livingwage jobs for our local residents,” Comrie said in a statement accompanying Cuomo’s.

Assemblyman Clyde Vanel (D-Queens Village) also expressed enthusiasm.

“The communities surrounding Belmont Park, especially Easter n Queens and Elmont, have long sought thoughtful economic development and investments in transit — and that is exactly what this project Q will create,” he said.

MTA board approves $51.5B capital plan Six Queens subway stations among 70 slated for elevator installation

by Michael Gannon

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The board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Wednesday voted to approve a five-year, $51.5 billion capital improvement budget that will, among other things, add elevators to six Queens subway stations provided funding is approved by the state and the city.

More than $40 billion will be dedicated to transit in New York City.

“The capital plan of a public agency like the MTA is a concrete manifestation of the agency’s vision and objectives,” said Patrick J. Foye, MTA chairman and CEO in a statement issued by the agency on Wednesday.

“Using scarce taxpayer and customer dollars, the proposed $51.5 billion plan looks forward to a region with dramatically improved accessibility across the MTA system, more reliability and more service on subways, buses and commuter rail, environmental sustainability and resiliency, safety and security across the system, job creation across every region of New York State ...” Foye added.

NYC Transit President Andy Byford also was pleased.

“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 of our customers.”

The budget calls for $5.2 billion to make 70 subway stations handicapped- and wheelchair accessible.

Queens stations on the list include the A train stops at both Rockaway Boulevard in Ozone Park and Beach 67 Street in the Rockaways; the E/F station on Queens Boulevard in Briarwood; Broadway on the N/W line in Astoria; and M/R stations at Woodhaven Boulevard in Elmhurst and Steinway Street in Astoria.

Under an agreement reached last year, funding must be approved by Gov. Cuomo, the Legislature and Mayor de Blasio.

As of now, 121 of the city’s 472 subway stations are handicapped-accessible, including 20 of 81 stations in Queens.

The plan also calls for more than $7 billion in signal modernization for a system where some signals were installed in the 1930s.

The MTA is asking for 1,900 new subway cars, 2,400 new buses and improvements to 175 stations “in need of critical repair.”

The latter figure includes the replacement of 78 elevators and 65 escalators.

“This plan represents an extraordinary investment in the North America’s largest transit network,” said Ronnie Hakim, the MTA’s managing director. “It is ambitious yet sound, and will allow us to make crucial enhancements to the system and improve the experience for our riders daily.”

Details of the projects included the proposed capital program are available online at new.mta.info/2020 Q CapitalProgram.

Subway elevators such as this one in Forest Hills could be coming to six more stations in Queens under a five-year capital plan approved Wednesday afternoon by the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

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Kal Penn stars in NBC’s ‘Sunnyside’ Sitcom centers on disgraced former politician trying to make a comeback

by David Russell Associate Editor

Kal Penn wanted to find a setting that was inclusive and patriotic for his show about a disgraced politician who attempts to help several immigrants who are trying to stay in the country.

“Flushing turns out to be a terrible title for a show,” Penn said Tuesday night following a screening of the pilot episode of “Sunnyside” at the Museum of the Moving Image. The show will premiere Thursday at 9:30 p.m. on NBC. Penn, who in addition to starring is the show’s co-creator and executive producer, finds himself kicked out of office after a video goes viral of him drunkenly trash talking his fellow politicians, vomiting and attempting to bribe a police officer with one billion dollars.

Garrett Modi — named for Mrs. Garrett from “Diff’rent Strokes” and “The Facts of Life,” moves in with his sister Mallory, named for the “Family Ties” character — and schemes to make money and eventually get back into political office. Though the show takes place in Sunnyside, Modi was the councilman in fictional District 53, in order for the show to take more creative liberties.

Queens is no stranger to television. The Bunker family famously lived at 704 Hauser

Street in Astoria in “All in the Family.”

“Dear John,” starring Judd Hirsch, took place in Rego Park. And Kevin James was “The King of Queens” for more than 200 episodes over nine seasons, also in Rego Park.

Though much of “Sunnyside” was filmed in California, there are shots of Penn coming out of the 46th Street-Bliss Street train station and with the Sunnyside arch behind him, which drew applause from the crowd.

Penn first found success with the cult classic stoner comedy “Harold and Kumar go to White Castle” and later played Dr. Lawrence Kutner on “House.”

Speaking about how much representation in media has changed, he noted that some viewers weren’t pleased that his name in the 2002 movie “Van Wilder” was Taj Mahal Badalandabad. But when he played Kutner on “House,” people commented that it wasn’t an ethnic name, though, as Penn notes, that was the name of the role he read for.

Penn, whose born name is Kalpen Suresh Modi, took a break from acting 10 years ago to join President Obama’s administration as an associate director in the White House Office of Public Engagement.

Penn joked that he had to purposely deliver boring speeches.

“The last thing you want to do is ‘Kumar makes hilarious speech about the American

Opportunity Tax Credit,’” he said.

Penn admitted he thought he might be a little rusty when he went back to acting on “How I Met Your Mother” but the director calmed his fears.

Penn has repeatedly said his new show is not political, even as a plot twist in the pilot episode is about someone being taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

He said he had been thinking of this show before President Trump was elected and how controversies with the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigrant program existed under previous administrations, including the one he worked under.

Penn said the show is topical but not political. It’s more about the wild cast of characters surrounding Modi, a disgraced politician.

“It was less about wanting to explore politics and more about wanting to explore a really interesting world of characters,” Penn said.

When it comes to “Sunnyside,” Penn’s name is all over the project but he willingly shares the time on screen.

Fellow comedians Joel Kim Booster, Moses Storm, Samba Schutte and Kiran Deol are given supporting spots. Diana-Maria Riva and Poppy Liu are both given humorous roles as well.

“Every single day that we shoot a scene, these guys will continue to improv and we’ve

Kal Penn, left, speaks with Museum of the Moving Image’s Curator of Film Eric Hynes about the new NBC sitcom “Sunnyside,” in which Penn plays a disgraced politician trying PHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL to help immigrants. gotten so much more material out of that,” Penn told the Chronicle. “I show up every day to the best job ever, making jokes with Q these funny people.”

Addabbo job fair Tuesday

Bill to break gas impasse

More than 100 employers are scheduled to be at a huge job fair Tuesday, Oct. 1, at Resorts World Casino sponsored by state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach).

Among the companies and agencies listed for the event are the cosmetics firm Avon, the FDNY, Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center, New York City Transit and New York State Park Police, Western Beef, the Port Authority, Berkley College, Animal Care Centers of NYC, Catholic Charities and UPS. “My staff and I get great satisfaction when we hear an individual found employment from one of my Job Fairs,” Addabbo said.

The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Parking is free in the lot across from the entrance of the casino, located at 110-00 Rockaway Blvd. in South Ozone Park. The building is wheelchair-accessible.

Business dress is recommended and Addabbo’s staff encourages job seekers to bring lots of copies of their resumes to give out to potential employers.

For more information, contact the Q senator’s office at (718) 738-1111.

A bill that would require National Grid to provide gas connections to new customers has been introduced in Albany — the latest move by state officials to break a service moratorium by the energy giant.

National Grid, which supplies gas to millions of homes and businesses in New York City and on Long Island, stopped making new service connections last spring after the state declined to approve a proposed gas pipeline across New York Harbor.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), who represents the area where the pipeline would connect to the mainland, is the sponsor.

National Grid’s claims that, without the new pipeline, it will not have enough gas for new customers are trumped up, Addabbo said in a prepared statement.

“Even if the pipeline were to be approved, it would take several years to come online and begin to supply service,” he said. “National Grid’s moratorium on gas service to new and existing homes and businesses is completely unnecessary and unacceptable.”

The utility did not reply to questions. Q — Michael Shain

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That footie feeling State Sen, Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), right, paid a visit to the historic Metropolitan Oval and the director of its academy, Chris Welch, last week to offer a helping hand to the famed soccer complex in Maspeth.

The Oval dates back to 1925, founded by German and Hungarian immigrants in

Queens eager to keep the game alive in their new home country.

Since then, the field has been taken over by a nonprofit group of unpaid coaches and enthusiasts who operate a professional-level development academy at the four-acre site next to the Long Island Rail Road tracks.

— Michael Shain

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Breakfast’s on us: HBL civic They don’t call it the most important meal of the day for nothing.

Members of the Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic Association dropped by unannounced at the 106th Precinct stationhouse last Thursday with breakfast for the day shift, lunch and dinner for later shifts.

“What a great surprise this morning,” the

106th’s commanding officer, Deputy Inspector Brian Bohannon, tweeted along with this photo.

“THANK YOU,” he wrote, all in capital letters.

The civic association does it every year for National Thank a Police Officer Day. — Michael Shain

A 69-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly vandalizing property at St. Gerard Majella Church in Hollis on Sept. 8 and 15.

The Diocese of Brooklyn also has announced that a Gofundme page has been set up in an effort to repair or replace items that were damaged or destroyed.

As of Wednesday morning, the effort has raised $605 of its $20,000 goal.

“We are grateful to the New York City Police Department, especially the men and women of the 103rd Precinct, for their fine police work in solving this case before any further damage was done,” the Rev. Josephjude Gannon, pastor of St. Gerard said in a statement issued by the diocese.

“This incident has not changed the fact that we are a welcoming community of faith,” Gannon added. “We are praying for this woman, and while we desire to forgive her, it is important justice is served for these hateful acts.”

The woman on Sept. 8 is alleged to have ripped down signs and damaged potted plants on church property.

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13 pols flip-flopped on booze mega-store State Liquor Authority to make decision on Total Wine location in College Point

by Ryan Brady Editor

Why did 13 Queens politicians flip-flop on the proposed Total Wine & More megastore in College Point?

The stated reasons vary.

Twenty-three borough lawmakers signed on to or wrote May letters to the state Liquor Authority urging it to approve the proposed 30,000-square-foot chain store planned for 30-02 Whitestone Expwy. at space formerly used by Toys “R” Us. Then, about three months later, 13 of them wrote the SLA again to implore the agency to deny the application, documents show.

“After carefully considering the concerns of residents and business owners in and around the Queens community, it is clear that this application would cause irreparable harm to hundreds of mom and pop liquor stores currently in operation throughout Queens,” City Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) wrote in an Aug. 29 letter rescinding his support.

Also changing their positions were Assemblymembers Catalina Cruz (D-Elmhurst), Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills), Ron Kim (D-Flushing), Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven), Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park), Daniel Rosenthal (D-Flushing), Ara-

Michelle Trone has applied to open a 30,000-square-foot mega-liquor store in College Point on the Whitestone Expressway service road, right. The proposed store, which would be affiliated with the 199-location chain started by her family, has ignited opposition from smaller Queens COURTESY PHOTO, LEFT, AND FILE PHOTO merchants. vella Simotas (D-Astoria) and David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows), as did state Sen. John Liu (D-Bayside) and City Council members Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica), Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria) and Rory Lancman

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DA opens satellite office The Queens District Attorney’s office is adding a new location across the street from the Queens County Criminal Courthouse to house some of its toughest units.

Acting DA John Ryan, right, cut the ribbon last Thursday on the newly renovated, four-story building at 126-06 Queens Blvd. with Jamie LeFrak of the LeFrak Organiza-

tion, the building’s owner.

The DA’s Gang Violence and Hate Crimes and Career Criminal Major Crimes bureaus will be headquartered there, along with the Crime Victims Advocacy Unit.

The site was once the office of the Queens Board of Elections.

— Michael Shain

(D-Fresh Meadows).

The Metropolitan Package Store Association, a group that represents small wine and liquor businesses in the New York City area, has been waging a campaign in recent weeks against the Total Wine & More plan.

State law disallows one person from having more than one license for a liquor store selling beverages to be consumed off-premises. The proposed location on the W hitestone Expressway ser vice road would be par t of the Mar yland-based chain, though it would not technically be owned by the company.

The owner would be Michelle Trone, 31.

Her father, David, and uncle, Rober t, founded the company in 1991. David was elected to the House of Representatives last year to represent Maryland’s Sixth District.

The company says the location would create 175 jobs, three-quarters of them full-time with comprehensive benefits.

The national chain now has 199 locations, not including Total Wine Spirits & More in Westbury, LI, and other stores that are legally separate, as the proposed Queens one would be.

Stores in the MPSA say the College Point proposal would devastate the industry as it exists in Queens, which already has more than 350 liquor stores. They say the Westbury location has seriously damaged their market there.

The SLA has rejected two plans by the chain to expand in New York State, one in Westchester and the other in Stony Brook, LI. It is expected to make a decision on the College Point location in November.

Many of the smaller booze merchants in Queens reached out to their representatives to help block Total Wine & More.

In Downtown Flushing last week, Kim joined small liquor store owners, United

Food and Commercial Workers Local 2D members and Metropolitan Package Store Association Executive Director Michael Correra to rally against the Total Wine proposal.

The assemblyman told the Chronicle that during the last week of the state’s legislative session, he was presented with the application for the store. But it was presented to him as just being from a woman seeking to start a small minority- or women-owned business, he said. Kim changed his stance after learning more, calling Total Wine a “mega-corporation.”

Trone has emphasized that her store will be “operated independently” and is a separate legal entity from the chain.

In his own letter reversing his position, Lancman brought up how Total Wine stores in other states have been caught selling goods below cost in violation of minimum pricing laws, a tactic he noted is seriously harmful to rival companies.

Selling below-cost is legal in New York State, though Trone told the Chronicle that she intends to publicly pledge never to do it.

Correra of the MPSA has said that the chain’s Westbury, LI location has caused nearby stores to lose “50 to 60 percent” of their business, and that the College Point one would cause nearby merchants to close down.

Trone said the “suggestion that Total Wine drives people out of business is demonstrably false.” Research led her to identify multiple Total Wine locations where, after they opened, new liquor stores also opened in the surrounding area. With one of the chain’s stores that opened in Delaware in 1991, at least eight liquor stores did the same after in a six-mile radius, she said.

In his ow n let ter to the SLA, Liu brought up concerns that are similar to Lancman’s, noting that the chain had admitted to purposefully violating Connecticut regulations and said it was an act of “civil disobedience.”

The state senator represents the section of College Point where Trone’s business would be. So does Rosenthal, the Assembly member, who also rescinded his support.

Re p. A lexa nd r ia Oca sio - Cor t ez (D-Queens, Bronx), whose district also includes the location, sent a letter to the SLA urging it to deny the application. She hadn’t previously sent one in favor of it.

A nother law maker who represents 30-02 Whitestone Expwy. — City Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) — wrote a letter of support. Unlike some of the others who did the same, he didn’t flip-flop after.

State Board of Elections records show that David Trone contributed $1,000 to Liu’s re-election campaign in July and the congressman’s wife, June Trone, gave $1,000 to Rosenthal’s campaign account.

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The Cricket Kings of Queens: Adams HS Immigrant-laden school with unlikely sports team subject of documentary

by David Russell Associate Editor

A documentary about the John Adams High School cricket team is making the rounds on the film festival circuit, recently showing in Breckenridge, Colo.

The Spartans are one of the best teams in the city and, given that the Public Schools Athletic League has the only high school cricket league in America, the country.

“There’s literally nowhere else we could have told this story,” Kiran Chitanvis, the film’s producer, told the Chronicle.

She said she earned more respect for the game through making the film.

“I grew up with a cricket-loving father and I, regrettably, always made fun of him for liking a game that went on for days and had tea time,” Chitanvis said.

She said the film’s director, Hannah Keyser, was at the sports website Deadspin when she learned about the only high school cricket league in the countr y. Keyser believed it would make for a cool video.

Eventually, the decision was made to hone in on one team, and John Adams had a track record of winning.

Filmed for three months in 2017, the story focuses on three student-athletes: team captain Richie Balkarran; ultratalented, moderately motivated Alix Husain; and MD

The John Adams Spartans cricket team is the subject of a documentary, looking at immigrants and sports in the only high school cricket league in the country. There were more than 45 hours PHOTO COURTESY DEADSPIN of footage shot for the nearly 24-minute movie.

Abrar, who provides the team with heart and some comic relief.

The movie, clocking in at just under 24 minutes, balances the sports angle with the story of the immigrant-laden school in the era of President Trump.

“To come here was a big opportunity because the way we were living in Guyana, it was not comfortable,” Balkarran said.

Principal Daniel Scanlon says the school has about 2,400 st udents f rom many regions, with approximately one-third of them from the Indian subcontinent and onethird of them Latino.

The Spartans, consisting of many Guyanese and Bangladeshi players, dominated the competition for much of the 2017 season.

Because of the long matches, there were 45

Miller touts private savings plan City would offer Roth IRAs for private employees

by Michael Gannon

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Editor

City officials estimate that more than one million people employed in the city’s private sector lack any sort of retirement plan because none is offered through their employers.

But two bills co-sponsored by Councilmen Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) and Ben Kallos (D-Manhattan) would establish a city-run retirement savings program that would be funded through an after-taxes payroll deduction.

Under the Miller-Kallos plan, companies that have 10 or more employees would be covered if they do not offer some sort of retirement savings program.

Employees at those companies would see a 3 percent deduction from their checks, with the money placed into a Roth IRA. While the city would automatically enroll employees at the affected companies, Miller’s office in an email to the Chronicle said employees can opt out.

“Fulfilling the goal of retirement is fast becoming a lost tradition in America,” said Miller, chairman of the Committee on Civil Service and Labor, in a statement issued by Mayor de Blasio’s office.

“People are working desperately to keep pace with ever increasing living costs, but

lack the means or direction to avoid falling into poverty in their later years,” Miller continued. “Our legislation will help more than half of the working New Yorkers who are currently without a savings plan set aside a portion of their earnings so they can lay a foundation for a stable future, and particularly benefit communities of color who saw their average household wealth plummet for over three decades.”

The city hopes to have it approved and running by the end of 2021.

Miller’s office said having automatic en roll ment with an opt- out f u nction “insures that the greatest number of privatesector workers possible will have the opportunity to save for retirement.”

“Over a million New Yorkers work their whole lives and have nothing to show for it,” said Mayor de Blasio. “Rather than work until the day they die, Universal Retirement Security will allow more New Yorkers to breathe a sigh of relief later in life and truly enjoy the years they’ve earned.”

The savings plans could travel with an employee who switches jobs.

The mayor, at a press conference on Monday, said the options facing many New Yorkers hit very close to home for him.

“My mom had worked her whole life,” he said in a transcript provided by his office.

“For most of my upbringing, she was a single mom. But she always managed to keep it together, she always managed to take care of us, and she retired. And literally out of the blue, one day, no warning, she received a letter. And the letter said that her pension had been cancelled. Private sector company, not a unionized position, and her pension had been cancelled and there was nothing she could do about it.

“And I remember talking to her — someone who had done everything right in her life, and she felt confused, she felt scared, she felt absolutely powerless. And she found a way, going forward to make things work, but it wasn’t easy. And I have to tell you, right now, we have people all over this city who are right now living that fear, living that anxiety. They are retired and they don’t know if they’re going to be able to make it or they are working and they don’t know if they’ll ever be able to retire.”

Miller’s office said the bills were the subject of a hearing this past Monday before the Civil Service and Labor Committee.

Should they pass they would take effect 180 days later unless vetoed by the mayor.

The city would reach out to the affected employers and employees with information about how the new laws would work and Q how to utilize them.

hours of footage that was cut into less than half an hour. “That was the truly hard part,” Chitanvis said.

Appearing comfortable in front of the cameras, the student-athletes come off as very poised for their ages.

“I’m finding more and more these days, kids are so media literate that they are constantly filming themselves, filming each other ... that they seem way more natural in front of a camera,” Chitanvis said.

She added that when they first saw the film, the students were jostling each other to see themselves on screen.

In fact, Chitanvis is looking to have the movie play in Queens at some point, though nothing is set up yet.

John Adams advanced to the PSAL title game in June 2017, looking to finish off an undefeated season with a championship though the team captain was concerned about overconfidence turning into an upset.

It happened. Richmond Hill stunned the Spartans, winning by a single point to take the title.

“I was devastated and I was crying,” said head coach Alex Navarette. “I was really crying. And I thought maybe this is not for me. I need to walk away. And it’s always the kids that bring me back.”

Q John Adams won the title in 2018.

FHHS receives email threat Police were dispatched to Forest Hills High School on Sunday night after a threatening email was sent t o t h e s cho ol’s web p a ge a nd broug ht t o t he at t ent ion of authorities.

Capt. Jonathan Cer meli, commanding officer of the 112th Precinct, told the Chronicle Monday that the infor mation given was vague but talked about a school shooting. He said the letter is considered to be a false alarm but “Out of an abundance of caution we’re posting more police off icers and we’re having an increased presence in and around Forest Hills High School and all the schools in Forest Hills.”

Police wanted to make sure the school was safe before it opened for classes on Monday.

Cermeli said the source of the email is still being investigated.

A name was used but an interrogation determined that the man was not the one who sent the threat.

The commanding officer said the motive of using the man’s name is Q not yet known.

— David Russell

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Coalition hasn’t decided if it will appeal Judge Esposito’s decision

by David Russell Associate Editor

Queens Supreme Court Justice Joseph Esposito threw out a lawsuit on Monday, ruling that the city’s installation of a bus lane on Fresh Pond Road in Ridgewood was neither arbitrary nor capricious, days after he toured the site.

The Fresh Pond Road Coalition launched the lawsuit against the Department of Transportation, as the group is concerned about the loss of parking negatively impacting area businesses.

In a statement, DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg lauded the decision, saying MTA data indicates that there has been a “dramatic improvement” in travel times for buses in the area since the lane was implemented in late August.

“But we know that our work is not done: DOT will continue to work with the MTA, local merchants, elected officials and bus riders along Fresh Pond Road to monitor and evaluate the new service and make adjustments as needed,” she said.

In July, Community Board 5 voted 28-6 against the bus lane in effect on the southbound side of Fresh Pond Road from Bleecker Street to Putnam Avenue from 3 to 7 p.m. The board’s Transportation Committee had voted in support of the project the

Queens Supreme Court Justice Joseph Esposito threw out a lawsuit brought by the Fresh Pond Road Coalition to stop the bus lane that was installed in late August. The bus lane is in use on PHOTO BY STEVE FISHER weekdays from 3 to 7 p.m; at other times cars can park in it. month prior.

Riders Alliance’s Dan ny Pearlstein believes Esposito’s field trip gave the judge confidence to rule for the city.

“It also helped him understand that even though he was there out on the road several

hours before the bus lane takes effect, the traffic was already getting worse,” he said in an interview.

Pearlstein acknowledged not everyone agrees on the situation but that the city should make the decision.

“Even if intelligent minds can differ about how best to get buses moving, it’s up to the city officials at the Department of Transportation to make the decision because in a city of eight and a half million people, we’re not going to agree on how best to accomplish these goals always and somebody has to decide,” he said.

Pearlstein also said one reason Fresh Pond is so busy is that many workers and shoppers are using buses, even if the business owners are driving.

Geoffrey Elkind, the coalition’s president, said the result wasn’t unexpected because he believes the “arbitrary and capricious” standard is a high bar for communities to meet.

“And a horrendously low bar for city agencies to meet,” Elkind said.

He considers the situation on Fresh Pond Road unique because of the relatively short length of the lane and the fact that there is a bus depot in the middle of the thoroughfare.

“It’s not anti-bus,” Elkind said of his group’s stance. “It’s not pro-car. It’s not antibus rider. It’s not Not In My Backyard and it’s not a bunch of community reactionaries.”

There are 30 days to appeal the decision.

Arthur Schwartz, the attorney who represented the coalition, told the Chronicle a decision has not yet been made regarding Q whether to appeal.

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Citymeals on Wheels: filling the gaps Feeding ‘the hidden hungry’ among New York City’s elderly population

by Michael Gannon

Friday’s run includes a hot meal for that day, plus packaged nonperishable meals for A typical Friday at the Florence E. Smith Saturday and Sunday. There also is a cold Senior Center in Corona sees staffers and vol- pack with milk, condiments and other extras.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture unteers up early in the morning, working in and around the facility’s kitchen with the pre- defines food insecurity as “a lack of consiscision and seriousness of a military operation. tent access to enough food for an active, Most days they serve lunch to seniors on healthy life.”

“In New York City, one in 10 seniors faces communal tables with plastic red-and-white table cloths that resemble those in an Italian food insecurity,” Citymeals Executive Director Beth Shapiro told the Chronicle in restaurant.

Friday mornings are different, as the first an email. “And the homebound elderly who cooling, prep and packing of the day is geared we serve are the hidden hungry — they are to getting three square meals for the coming living behind closed doors. Citymeals weekend to elderly homebound residents who ensures they never go a day without a nourishing meal and a friendly check-in. Often depend on Citymeals on Wheels.

Regular city-funded programs that bring that is all they need to age with dignity in shut-in seniors their meals Monday through their own homes and communities, where Friday don’t deliver on weekends and holidays. they want to be.”

Most residents greet Flores warmly. Some Citymeals on Wheels fills in the gaps.

Teaming with the personnel and delivery just say “Thank you,” and she moves on.

One woman apologizes for not being proptrucks of the Florence E. Smith Senior Center, Citymeals will serve 500 people on Friday. erly dressed to answer the door — she had And that’s just for northeast Queens. The overslept. But Marvin Alweiss always gives group serves more than 4,800 people across an enthusiastic welcome.

“I like the food,” he said. “Their service is the borough every weekend and holiday.

Juliet Fraser is the executive director of the good.” Hamburgers, in Flores’ experience, are center. She believes many do not comprehend the most popular offering she brings clients.

Alweiss has his own favorite. the need right in their own communities.

“I like the beef stew,” he says with a broad Each weekend Citymeals serves 18,400 smile. people in the five borCarmen Fernandez oughs, or slightly more greats Flores with a than the capacity of n New York City, one hug.

Madison Square Gar“She’s like my famden for a New York in 10 seniors faces ily,” Fernandez said, Rangers hockey game. with Flores able to Every weekend and food insecurity.” make a quick visit to holiday.

— Beth Shapiro, executive director, the apartment, which “I think what would Citymeals on Wheels includes a serenade surprise people about from three generations hunger is that it exists right here in this city, that it can exist in this of parakeets.

Fernandez said she first needed the service country,” Fraser said.

Citymeals on Wheels even goes out under a few years ago following a hospital stay emergency conditions such as blizzards or caused by a fall on ice.

She keeps a menu handy, and enjoys the nor’easters that might otherwise leave resituna salad and the cold cuts. But she also said dents without a meal.

“I have clothes for all weather,” said that despite cultural and ethnic changes in the Wanda Flores, shortly after loading her truck neighborhood over the years, Citymeals on Wheels keeps up with her and her background. at the center and heading out on her route.

“I love rice and beans,” she said, pointing Flores has been a driver for 17 years. This day she will deliver to nearly 50 people in the to the menu. “I always know when my rice is coming. I always know when my cold cuts are Whitestone, Bayside and surrounding areas.

The hot meal each day is a lifeline for those coming.” Each meal contains protein, a vegewho might not have the ability to get out to table and a carbohydrate, fat-free milk, a slice of whole wheat bread and a small dessert such the store or cook regularly.

And for others, who might not have family as fruit or applesauce. It is low in salt with no or friends close by, or who just have trouble added sugar.

To qualify, a person must be at least 60 with mobility, the food delivery can also represent their most regular interaction with peo- years old and have a chronic physical condition or mental disability preventing him or her ple outside their home.

The organization considers the check-ins to from shopping for food or preparing meals alone. Those with SNAP benefits or who have be as important as the meals.

“I ask how they’re doing,” Flores said. a home health aide still may quality.

All must be referred for an in-home assess“Sometimes I can tell they’re sick or having a bad day. Sometimes they’re slow answering ment by their area’s case management agency, which can be determined on the Citymeals their bell.”

Sometimes, as happened with Flores website. Those interested in receiving homedelivered meals or making a donation are recently, no answer comes at all.

“I called the center immediately ... Then I asked to go online at citymeals.org, or to call Q (212) 687-1234. waited for the ambulance.”

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At top, Wanda Flores makes a stop along her route to deliver food and a cheerful hello to Queens residents such as Carmen Fernandez, center. Back at the Florence E. Smith Senior CenPHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON ter, a worker prepares “cold packs” for another route.

C M SQ page 23 Y K THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NY & NJ NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY and REQUEST FOR COMMENT DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Terminal 8 Improvements Project John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York

by Ryan Brady

er has pledged to hold four town halls every year throughout the congressional district if Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushelected. ing) now has a second Demo“Town halls are a big part of cratic primary challenger. how I want to represent this Sandra Choi, an economic district,” the candidate said, development expert who hails adding that she wants the from Queens, has moved from area’s constituents to be able to Detroit back to the Sixth Conmake “a direct connection to gressional District to challenge the six-year incumbent. She is Flushing resident San- their representative.”

The district covers Bayside, one of two Democrats running dra Choi is running against Meng — Kew Gardens- against Rep. Grace Elmhurst, Glendale, Flushing, based Democratic Socialists of Meng. COURTESY PHOTO Forest Hills, Fresh Meadows, Kew Gardens, Kew Gardens America activist Mel Gagarin Hills, Jamaica Hills, Maspeth, Middle Vildeclared his candidacy earlier this year.

“I’m focused on running for office lage and Oakland Gardens.

In a statement, Meng pledged to “conbecause I want to make sure I am the type of policymaker that advocates for legislation tinue to fight tirelessly for the people of and policies rooted in the reality people live Queens whether it’s opposing the policies of the Trump administration, ensuring in today,” the Flushing resident said.

Raised by immigrant parents, Choi grew access to affordable healthcare, working up living at different times in Elmhurst, with our labor unions to ensure safe working conditions, fighting for women and Jackson Heights and Rego Park.

She agrees with Meng on some issues, equal pay, helping veterans, standing up for like supporting single-payer healthcare, but underrepresented communities such as said she would take a different approach to working families and immigrants, and Q being a member of Congress. The challeng- being a voice for the voiceless.”

Editor

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), notice is hereby given that copies of a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed Terminal 8 Improvements project at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) are available for public review and comment at the following locations: The Port Authority of NY & NJ John F. Kennedy International Airport General Manager’s Office Building 14, 2nd Floor Jamaica, NY 11430 Hours: 08:00 am to 04:00 pm

The Port Authority of NY & NJ Aviation Department 4 World Trade Center, 18th Floor New York, NY 10007 Attn: Kathryn Lamond Hours: 09:00 am to 05:00 pm

The Draft EA document for this project will be available at these locations until the close of the comment period, which has been extended to 5:00 PM on Tuesday October 1st, 2019.

If you intend to view the document at the JFK Airport or World Trade Center locations, please contact Kathryn Lamond at klamond@panynj.gov to schedule an appointment at least one day before your visit. A copy of the Draft EA may also be viewed online at: http://www.panynj.gov/about/studies-reports.html.

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The Draft EA responds to all of the requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration for preparation of an EA under NEPA. The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (Port Authority) is inviting the public to submit, in writing, comments on the Draft EA prepared for the Terminal 8 Improvements project. The Port Authority is accepting comments on this Draft EA document until the official comment period closes on Tuesday October 1st, 2019.

Comments must be received by 5:00 PM on Tuesday October 1st, 2019 in order to be considered. Written comments on the Draft EA can be sent directly to Kathryn Lamond of the Port Authority, 4 World Trade Center, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10007. Additionally, comments may be emailed to JFKEA@panynj.gov with the subject heading “JFK Terminal 8.” If you have any questions about this notice, please email Kathryn Lamond at klamond@panynj.gov.

L’ Shana Tova Wishing you a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year JOSEPH P. ADDABBO, JR. New York State Senator - District 15 159-53 102nd Street Howard Beach, NY 11414 (718) 738-1111 Fax: (718) 322-5760

Board 5 Chairman Vincent Arcuri presented the citation at a ceremony at the assemblyman’s office.

Tranchina has been staging pasta charity dinners for years, as well as supplying flags at the area’s annual Memorial Day parade.

— Michael Shain

A sweet New Year to you and your family! May this season be a time of renewal and peace for all of us.

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On his 85th birthday, Frank Tranchina, center, retired owner of the contracting firm that bears his name and a longtime resident of Glendale, was honored this week for his years of community service.

S t a t e A s s e m b l y m a n M i ke M i ll e r (D-Woodhaven), right, and Community

Shana Tova!

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Country fun at the Queens County Fair

Carnival rides. Livestock petting. A potato sack race.

Residents headed to the Queens County Fair last weekend for some rural fun. Taking place at the Queens County Farm Museum in Floral Park, the event had something for everyone to love.

In the top row, from left, children ride the Choo Choo Train, students from John Bowne High School showcase its agricultural program and 18-month-old Phoenix Grey stands by the

chicken coop.

In the middle row, from left, folks enjoy the Amazing Maize Maze, kids take part in a potato sack race and the Shinbone Alley Stilt Band performs.

Above, guests at the fair stand by some of the carnival rides.

On the right, Jackson Kiernan, 3, and his brother, Noah, 1, meet a cow. Below them is the greenhouse at the event’s Con Edison ecology exhibit.

PHOTOS BY RUTH MONTESA

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More than $85K raised at annual fundraiser benefiting cancer research

by David Russell Associate Editor

The ninth annual Dribble for the Cure, with the men’s and women’s basketball teams of St. John’s University, raised more than $85,000 last Saturday for the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation.

Participants dribbled basketballs around the campus with members of the teams. “When I look at our players and the women’s team out there interact-

ing with the kids, they have bigger smiles than the kids who they are trying to put the smile on their face,� men’s head coach Mike Anderson said. “I think that’s the gift of giving. When you give there’s a feeling that permeates in your heart.�

Dribble for the Cure at St. John’s has raised approximately $700,000 since its initial event in 2011 to support the work of Dr. Mitchell Cairo, chief of pediatric hematology, oncology and stem cell transplantation

at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Westchester. “About 50 years ago, less than 50 percent of kids were cured when they developed cancer,� said Dr. Jessica Hochberg, who works alongside Cairo. “Through research and clinical trials, we’ve been able to drive that number up to about 85 percent or more now and that’s amazing. We’re still not done.�

Women’s head coach Joe Tartamella said that everyone has been touched by it in some way. “When you talk about children and putting a smile on their faces with the things that we are doing today and have done over the past nine years, you can’t put a price tag on that,� he said.

The coaches were joined on a podium by survivors Dan Mitchell and Marla Milone, as well as King Singh, who has been battling leukemia for most of his young life.

Tartamella said the team kind of adopted Singh last season. “He’s probably one of the strongest kids I’ve ever met, strongest people I’ve ever met from what he’s Q endured,� Tartamella said.

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Above, St. John’s men’s hoops head coach Mike Anderson, left, watches King Singh dribble, along with Jeri Wilson, executive director of the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation, and survivor Dan Mitchell; left, Anderson, Mitchell, PHOTOS BY DAVID RUSSELL Singh and survivor Marla Milone on stage.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Filed: 04/26/19 Index No. 706287/2019 Plaintiff designates QUEENS County as place of trial Venue is based upon County in which premises are being situate SUMMONS WITH NOTICE ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT, Plaintiff, -against- THE UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW, NEXT-OFKIN, DISTRIBUTEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, TRUSTEES, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, AND GENERALLY ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING, UNDER, BY OR THROUGH THE DECEDENT KAY INGOGLIA A/K/A KAY ALBANESE BY PURCHASE, INHERITANCE, LIEN OR OTHERWISE, ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO THE PREMISES DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN; KATHERINE CATALFAMO A/K/A KATHERINE INGOGLIA A/K/A KATHY SAMOTHRAKIS; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (EASTERN DISTRICT); “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10” inclusive the names of the ten last name Defendants being fictitious, real names unknown to the Plaintiff, the parties intended being persons or corporations having an interest in, or tenants or persons in possession of, portions of the mortgaged premises described in the Complaint, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance upon the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the date of service or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. If you fail to so appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. DATED: Elmsford, New York, April 25, 2019 NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Alex Zamenhof Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, Attorneys for Plaintiff, 565 Taxter Road Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523 Phone: (914) 345-3020 NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT IS FORECLOSING AGAINST THE OWNER OF THIS PREMISES. IF YOU LIVE HERE, THIS LAWSUIT MAY RESULT IN YOUR EVICTION. YOU MAY WISH TO CONTACT A LAWYER TO DISCUSS ANY RIGHTS AND POSSIBLE DEFENSES YOU MAY HAVE. NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above-entitled action is to foreclose a reverse mortgage to secure $577,500.00 plus interest, recorded in the Office of the County Clerk/ City Register of the County of Queens on February 12, 2010 as CRFN: 2010000051872 covering the premises described as follows: 97-49 91st Street, Ozone Park, New York 11416. The relief sought in the within action is final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the mortgage described above. The Plaintiff makes no personal claim against any Defendants in this action. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable Rudolph E. Greco, Jr., J.S.C. dated August 16, 2019 and filed August 22, 2019.

Help for Homeowners in Foreclosure New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Sources of Information and Assistance. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at (800) 342-3736 or visit the Department’s website at http://www.dfs.ny.gov. Rights and Obligations YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT THIS TIME. You have the right to stay in your home during the foreclosure process. You are not required to leave your home unless and until your property is sold at auction pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale. Regardless of whether you choose to remain in your home, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY and pay property taxes in accordance with state and local law.

Foreclosure Rescue Scams Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home.

There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS INDEX NO. 711368/2015 Plaintiff designates QUEENS as the place of trial situs of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 145-90 226TH STREET JAMAICA, NY 11413 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. SHARRON SMITH A/K/A SHARON SMITH, AS ADMINISTRATOR AND AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF WINIFRED SMITH A/K/A WINIFRED L. SMITH A/K/A WINIFRED LOUISE SMITH; TREVOR SMITH, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF WINIFRED SMITH A/K/A WINIFRED L. SMITH A/K/A WINIFRED LOUISE SMITH; DEBORAH SMITH, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF WINIFRED SMITH A/K/A WINIFRED L. SMITH A/K/A WINIFRED LOUISE SMITH; PAULINE WILLIAMS, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF WINIFRED SMITH A/K/A WINIFRED L. SMITH A/K/A WINIFRED LOUISE SMITH; ERIC HUGH STEPHENS, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF WINIFRED SMITH A/K/A WINIFRED L. SMITH A/K/A WINIFRED LOUISE SMITH; BALFOUR MICHAEL SMITH, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF WINIFRED SMITH A/K/A WINIFRED L. SMITH A/K/A WINIFRED LOUISE SMITH, if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF WINIFRED SMITH A/K/A WINIFRED L. SMITH A/K/A WINIFRED LOUISE SMITH; any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION BANK; CAVALRY PORTFOLIO SERVICES LLC AS ASSIGNEE OF CAVALRY SPV 1 LLC AS ASSIGNEE OF HSBC BANK NEVADA N.A.; DISCOVER BANK; HILCO RECEIVABLES LLC; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A.; BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY D/B/A NATIONAL GRID NEW YORK; “John Doe #1” through “John Doe #10”, the last ten names being fictitious and unknown to the plaintiff, the person or parties intended being the persons or parties, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the mortgaged premises described in the complaint, Defendants. To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $544,185.00 and interest, recorded on November 12, 2008, at Liber Page, of the Public Records of QUEENS County, New York, covering premises known as 145-90 226TH STREET JAMAICA, NY 11413.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. RAS BORISKIN, LLC, Attorney for Plaintiff, BY: DANIEL GREENBAUM, ESQ., 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675.

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Queens punk rockers

by Anthony O’Reilly

Music can often change how a person feels or sees the world — a fact Bayside frontman Anthony Raneri knows well. A musician, he adds, has a responsibility to use the power he has to be inside someone’s head and shape the listener’s outlook on all aspects of life — from love to coping with childhood difficulties.

For Raneri, he perhaps has not used that power in the best way over the past few years. “I was making music for sad people, and it would just make them even sadder,” he said in a recent interview.

With the band’s upcoming album, “Interrobang,” Raneri hopes to use that responsibility in a more positive light. “I want to be able to say, ‘Yeah, I’m sad but I can definitely work my way through this,’” he said.

Take “Walk It Off,” the album’s ninth track: It tells the story of society’s stereotypical view of boys, and how they should not show much emotion and brush off anything that bothers them (“Shake it off and shut your mouth/Suck it up, make father proud,” Raneri sings in the opening minute).

“That’s an awful way to live life,” he said, explaining the inspiration

behind the song. He seems to acknowledge this in the lyrics, as well.

But there’s more that makes “Interrobang,” scheduled for release on Oct. 4, different from Bayside’s eight other studio albums. Most noticeably, the music is a lot heavier than it was previously (think metalheads headbanging heavily). Fans who have a lready lis t ene d to t h e sing le “Prayers,” released ahead of the album, quickly noticed the change from the punk band’s prior work.

Raneri said the band had always wanted to do something more

“aggressive,” musically speaking, and it certainly shows throughout the 10-track album. “Interrobang” and “Prayers” open up heavy, while songs like “Tall” build up to their pounding guitar riffs.

The process of creating the sound was a collaborative one, in at least two ways. First the band members spent time bouncing ideas off each other. In the end, inspiration was found in three main sources: Bad Religion, early Metallica and System of a Down. continued on page 31

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W H AT ’ S H A P P E N I N G EXHIBITS “The Art of the Brick,” the world’s largest display of Lego art, with more than 100 original sculptures and others derived from known works, by Nathan Sawaya, plus interactive brick building challenges, games and a free play area. Sat., Sept. 28-Sun., Jan. 26, 2020, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. $7 plus admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

“Moana,” the 2016 3-D Disney computer-animated musical adventure about a Polynesian girl chosen to reunite a mystical relic with a goddess, with live music, food, beer garden and more before the movie. Sat., Sept. 28, 5 p.m. (music), 7 p.m. (film), The Plaxall Gallery, 5-25 46 Ave., Long Island City.

Free (food, drinks available for purchase). Info: (347) 848-0030, licartists.org.

“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.

“Sculpture & Textiles by Linda Rettich,” with sculptural scenes made of tiny beads, figures, textiles, culinary delights and more. Through Sun., Dec. 22, Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. $2 suggested. Info: (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.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.

“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, Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $8 suggested; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 5929700, queensmuseum.org.

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Folk Music of Mexico!, an interactive piano performance with Beata Moon and Barbara Podgurski of Musica Reginae exploring Mexican and Latin music; followed by “Coco,” the 2017 3-D Disney-Pixar computer-animated fantasy about a young boy who wants to play music and meets his ancestors in the Land of the Dead. Sat., Oct. 5 , 4 p.m. (concert), 5 p.m. (film), Maple Grove Cemetery Celebration Hall, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. Concert free; film free with RSVP; $5 walk-in. Info: (347) 878-6614, (718) 894-2178, friendsofmaplegrove.org.

“A Piece of Yourself: Gift Giving in SelfTaught Art,” with oneof-a-kind works from the 18th to 21st centuries, such as “Love Token for Sarah Newlin,” left, presented as gifts with an immediate and personal nature. Through Tue., Dec. 31, American Folk Art Museum’s Self-Taught Genius Gallery, 47-29 32 Place, Long Island City. Free. Info: (212) 595-9533, folkartmuseum.org.

ARTIST UKNOWN “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.

“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

Company K of the 67th New York Infantry, First Long Island Volunteers will be marching their way into Fort Totten Sunday, revealing how Union soldiers in the Civil War thought, ate, were clothed, fought and endured the conflict in an interactive day of living history.

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COURTESY PHOTO and more. Through Sun., Oct. 6, Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $8 suggested; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 5929700, queensmuseum.org.

“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.

Through 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.

Queens Jazz Greats, with the Quintet of the Americas and three guest artists performing works

by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie and more. Sat., Sept. 28, 2 p.m., Langston Hughes Library, 100-01 Northern Blvd., Corona. Free. Info: (718) 651-1100, quintet.org.

Jazz Jam, the monthly event led by saxophonist Carol Sudhalter, with all musicians and vocalists welcome to join in. Wed., Oct. 2, 7-10 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Free to play or sing; $10 to listen; free students. Info: (718) 4637700, flushingtownhall.org.

THEATRE

DANCE

“Rent,” the hit musical depicting the struggles of NYC life in the early 1990s, with contemporary themes but based on Puccini’s opera “La Boheme.”

Thu., Sept. 26-Sun., Sept. 29; Wed., Oct. 2; Fri.Sat., Oct. 4-5, 8 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 5, Sun., Sept. 29 and Oct. 6, 3 p.m., The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $22; $25 at door. Info: (718) 392-0722, secrettheatre.com.

“(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. 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.

MUSIC

KIDS/TEENS

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.

Hands-on History: Design Your Own 19thCentury Jewelry!, with kids 6 and up learning about 19th-century jewelry like the necklace and hair pin worn by Mary Alsop King in her portrait, right, and making their own pieces; adults welcome too. Sat., Oct. 5, 1-4 p.m., King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. Free. Info: (718) 206-0545, kingmanor.org.

New York Classical Players: Beethoven and Bartok, with a triple concerto celebrating Beethoven’s 250th birth year, Bartok’s “Divertimento” and a new orchestration of “Jupiter” from Holst’s “The Planets.”

Fri., Sept. 27, 8 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Free with RSVP. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

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FILM See it Big! Ghost Stories, with haunted favorites ranging from “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir” to “Poltergeist” and “Beetlejuice.” Through 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.

SPECIAL EVENTS Vegandale Festival, with more than 150 vendors from across the U.S. promoting a world of food without animal exploitation, music, games and more. Sat., Sept.

28, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Randalls Island Park, Randalls Island, Bronx. $12. Info: vegandalefest.com.

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Oktoberfest Flushing Style: Sauerkraut and Kimchi, celebrating the season’s bounty with GermanAmerican and Korean-American foods, music and a raffle, as a museum fundraiser. Sat., Sept. 28, 5:308:30 p.m., Voelker Orth Museum 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. $35. Info: (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org. ¡Coronate! Bailando, a cultural festival celebrating the end of summer with dancing, face-painting, story time and more. Sat., Sept. 28, 1-6 p.m. (certain events at certain times), Corona Plaza, 40-04 National St. Free. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org.

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.

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Now you see it, now you see it differently.

Resting atop a windowsill at the Voelker Orth house museum in Flushing, my favorite sugar-coated old-fashioned licorice candy, Allsorts, beckons from inside a large glass contemporary apothecary jar, a tumbled array of cut licorice circles and chunks coated with candy dots. As I mention to a woman working at the exhibit there how much I remember loving it as a child, she smiles. Turns out the “candy” is part of the art exhibit!

I look closer and see the intricate, dense network of the display, made all of beads.

‘Moments: Sculpture & Textiles by Linda Rettich’ When: Through Sun., Dec. 22 Where: Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing Entry: $2 suggested. (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org

Art that’s indistinguishable from food at a brief distance? I’m all in.

Linda Rettich is a Queens artist whose beaded and textile creations cleverly combine surrealism, perspective-bending and extremely accurate texture and product mimicking. From a beaded black-and-white striped parlor chair to a leather jacket to the aforementioned Allsorts bead candy, Rettich infuses her work with whimsical humor and astonishingly lifelike and in some cases still-lifelike precision.

I spoke with Debbie Silverfine, the Voelker Orth Museum’s director, to find out more about its decision to feature Rettich.

“We feature local artists whose work reflects Queens’ families and cultural heritage, and Linda fit that bill well” she says.

The collection titled “Beaded No Calorie Delicacies” is displayed delightfully in the museum’s dining room cabinet. Atop six beaded petit fours, four beaded mice hold wedges of Swiss cheese while kittens on their hind legs explore the bottom section of the cubes. There’s also a plate of chocolate sprinkled rainbow bead cookies, edibly beautiful even if not technically edible.

In “Thank you ancestry.com,” Rettich’s

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Beaded dioramas in glass boxes depict family scenes from Rettich’s childhood. One

of the most touching pieces, reproduced from a photo and using five figurines, shows Rettich’s family. Her grandmother, wearing a gold beaded dress, holds Rettich’s mother on her lap sitting on a wicker continued on page 33

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Groundbreaking ‘Rent,’ up close and personal

by Mark Lord

“Rent” has, surprisingly, not been performed in Queens as freStep inside Long Island City’s quently as one might have expectSecret Theatre between now and ed, and this incarnation — with an Oct. 6 and you will find yourself energetic, talent-packed cast, a completely immersed in the world crackerjack band and consistently of Jonathan Larson’s “Rent,” the interesting staging — is a fine groundbreaking musical that opportunity to catch up with it ... depicts life in New York City in the again or for the first time.

Those who are not familiar with early 1990s, when many of the city’s denizens were struggling for the show, which is largely sung, will undoubtedly miss many of its their very survival.

Although director Lauren Elder, nuances and, perhaps, even some in a note in the program, describes of its plot developments. But, as the show as “a period piece,” in rendered at The Secret, it is an inmany ways it remains as relevant your-face (literally, in the cozy today as it was when it originally confines of this black box theater) burst upon the theatrical scene experience, and the show’s emotional power remains on display. nearly a quarter of a century ago.

The story, which begins and Helping propel the show into its almost instantaneous legendary concludes on two consecutive status was the untimely death of Christmas Eves, tackles numerous its young creator, who, in a rare heavy issues: AIDS, homelessness, accomplishment, single-handedly romantic involvement, infidelity, wrote its book, music and lyrics, betrayal and, yes, the meaning of basing it to a great extent on Puc- life. But at its core, it’s about love, which is depicted as perhaps the cini’s opera “La Boheme.”

Just as the show was about to strongest emotion human beings begin previews off-Broadway, Lar- are capable of feeling.

At its center are Mark (Evan son passed away unexpectedly at the age of 35. So impactful was Maltby), a budding filmmaker the show that, not long after, it with an overprotective mother, transferred to Broadway, where it his roommate Roger (Kurt Phelbecame one of the longest-run- an), a struggling songwriter, and Mimi (Alex Lugo), a junkie who ning shows in history. lives downstairs. Maltby and Phelan share two of the musical highlights, the title When: Thu., Sept. 26-Sun., Sept. 29; song in which they Wed., Oct. 2; Fri.-Sat., Oct. 4-5, question how they’re 8 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 5, Sun., Sept. “gonna pay last year’s 29 and Oct. 6, 3 p.m. rent,” and the pulsatWhere: The Secret Theatre, ing “What You Own,” 44-02 23 St., Long Island City leading them to the conclusion that when Tickets: $22; $25 at door. you’re living in Ameri(718) 392-0722, ca, “you’re what you secrettheatre.com own.” qboro contributor

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Miriam Pultro as Maureen, Evan Maltby as Mark and Kedrick Faulk as Tom Collins stand above other members of the cast in this number from “Rent” at The Secret Theatre. Below are Kurt Phelan as Roger and Alex Lugo as Mimi, left; Roger and Mark on the table, surrounded by other area denizens; and Jade PHOTOS BY REIKO YANAGI Litaker as Joanne, left, with her on-again, off-again partner, Maureen.

In another musical moment, Phelan and Lugo deliver a powerful “Another Day,” with Roger rejecting Mimi’s advances, as she reminds him that there is “no day but today.”

In fact, it was one of Lugo’s stronger vocals in an admittedly inconsistent performance. Less satisfying was “Out Tonight,” with most of the lyrics rendered unintelligible.

Miriam Pultro is in fine voice as Maureen, Mark’s girlfriend, a role that shot Idina Menzel to fame.

She makes her appearance rather late in the proceedings — in a shocking pink outfit, with bare midriff — and delivers a satirical

song of protest.

Maureen also takes on a new lover, a formidable presence named Joanne, played and sung powerfully

by Jade Litaker. In fact, it is Litaker who delivers the evening’s most consistently satisfying performance.

As their on-again, off-again relationship progresses, she and Pultro share a powerhouse duet, “Take Me or Leave Me.” Not to be overlooked are Jordan Ho, who sings with a limited voice but is loaded with sass and completely embodies the role of Angel, bedecked at times in full drag regalia; Kedrick Faulk as his newfound love, Tom Collins (together they offer a heartfelt

“I’ll Cover You”); and Saidu Sinlah, as Benny, the now-wealthy landlord who betrays his friends.

Also to be commended are the members of the ensemble, who enrich many of the numbers, though, surprisingly, the show’s famous anthem, “Seasons of Love,” fails to blow the roof off, as might have been expected.

Under the musical direction of Justin Baldridge, the four-piece band does full justice to Larson’s pulsating score. The overall effectiveness of the show is abetted by Phelan’s choreography, Cesar Renero’s set design, Jonathan Cottle’s evocative lighting and Antonio Consuegra’s costume scheme. Q

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And the changes don’t just stop with the album. During its upcoming U.S. tour, Bayside will be playing much smaller venues than normal — capacity of a few hundred, rather than thousands. “We wanted to give it a more intimate feeling,” Raneri said.

Additionally, each show will be opened by a local act that will be determined by the fans in a series of online polls. Raneri hopes this will provide a band out there with their big break. “It’s a way to give back,” he said.

There are no shows set for Queens, but the band will perform in Brooklyn Nov. 13 and Huntington, LI, Nov. 17.

Like any musician, Raneri takes inspiration for his songs from many real-life situations. But while he may not sing of Queens, the Glen Oaks native said his upbringing in The World’s Borough shaped him as a person.

“I grew up trying to understand all different types of people,” he said.

Queens also gave the band its name. On their way to a New Found Glory show on Long Island, with the hopes of giving the band their demo CD, the crew had not yet

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Bayside gets heavy and deep on ‘Interrobang’

Bayside is Chris Guglielmo, front at left, Jack O’Shea, Anthony Raneri and Nick Ghanbarian. Above, the guys perform their song “Montauk” in 2014 in Atlanta. On the cover: They’re ready for their closeup. PHOTOS BY MEGAN THOMPSON; SCREENSHOT, ABOVE, VIA YOUTUBE / HANNAH CREEK given themselves one. While on an LIRR train, they passed the Bayside station and decided to write the neighborhood’s name on the CD — and it’s stuck since.

Despite being associated with Bayside,

Raneri admits the neighborhood was not his usual haunt. “I never drank so I avoided Bell Boulevard like the plague,” he joked, adding that he’d frequently serve as the designated driver for his friends who did

imbibe on the boulevard. He spent more of his time on Northern Boulevard and around Cardozo High School, his alma mater.

He still spends time here, though he now lives in Nashville. “I love Queens,” he said. Q

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I HAVE OFTEN WALKED

Bringing up Tony, the Benedettos of 33rd Street

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Giovanni Benedetto, born in Italy in 1896, arrived in New York City on the vessel Berlina on May 27, 1914.

He anglicized his first name to John and, five years later, married Anna Suraci.

Together, they had three children: Mary, John Jr. and Anthony.

When he became a naturalized citizen on May 17, 1929, Benedetto gave his home address as 142 Sullivan St. in Greenwich Village. For occupation, he listed himself as the building’s superintendent.

Not long after, he moved his family to a four-story walk up at 21-15 33 St. in Astoria.

Census records show Anna worked as a sewing-machine operator.

The Great Depression made for tough times, and tragedy struck when John Sr., whose health was never good, died in 1936.

Anna’s brother, Vincent, moved in to help out, working as a chauffeur.

Anthony dropped out of school at age 16 to help support his family, singing in Italian restaurants in Queens.

The entrance of singer Tony Bennett’s childhood home in Astoria, as it looks today.

In 1949, Pearl Bailey invited him to open for her on a club date in the Village.

She invited Bob Hope to see the new singer in her show.

Hope was so impressed, he took him on the road with him but asked him to change his last name to something less Italian.

Young Anthony became simply Tony Bennett.

The 1923 building Bennett grew up in has since been gutted and turned into condos where, now, the least-expensive rental Q starts at $2,100 a month.

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SPECIAL EVENTS Jamaica Bay Monarch and Pollinator Festival, the 2nd annual, with educational presentations on monarch butterflies and other insects, kids’ programs, nature walks, a trip to Fort Tilden to see the monarch migration and more. Sat., Sept. 28, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Center, 175-10 Cross Bay Blvd., Broad Channel. Free.

Info: (718) 318-4340, nps.gov/gate/planyourvisit.

Civil War Living History at Fort Totten, an interactive event with Company K of the 67th New York Infantry, First Long Island Volunteers setting up camp to demonstrate the life of a Union soldier. Sun., Sept. 29, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Bayside Historical Society, the Castle, 208 Totten Ave., Fort Totten. Free. Info: (718) 352-1548, baysidehistorical.org.

St. Raphael Church flea market, with vendor spots still available. Sun., Oct. 6, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (setup 8 a.m.), 35-20 Greenpoint Ave., Long Island City. $35 for 10-foot vendor spot. Info: (718) 729-8957.

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.

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Douglaston and Little Neck Historical Society Garden Party, with light hors d’oeuvres, refreshments and music, as a fundraiser, at the home of Jim and Maura Wynn, above, c. 1925, with its “cat slide” roof and other elements meant to blend with the landscape, typical of area houses from the era. Sat., Oct. 5, 7-9:30 p.m., 8 Hillside Ave., Douglaston. $75. Info/RSVP: (646) 642-4827, dlnhs.org.

PHOTO COURTESY DLNHS Trip to Resorts Casino, in Atlantic City, NJ, sponsored by the Sisterhood of Forest Park Jewish Center. Mon., Oct. 7, departing Lindenwood Shopping Center, 84 St. and 153 Ave., 9 a.m.; also Woodhaven Blvd. at Forest Park Drive, 9:15 a.m. $50 with $25 giveback. Info: Sharon, (917) 292-8732; Phyllis, (917) 601-2234.

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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.

LECTURES/TALKS Empowering the Next Generation of Women, a wine and cheese social toasting the success of “Your Daughters, Our Future Leaders,” with three guest speakers. Thu., Oct. 3, 7 p.m., St. Agnes Academic High School, 13-20 124 St., College Point. Free. Info/RSVP: (718) 353-6276, ext. 11, stagneshs.org, denise.fetonte@stagneshs.org.

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.

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

SNAP: Services Now for Adult Persons, a full-service neighborhood center with exercise classes, line dancing, table pool, hot lunch daily, sewing, jewelry, quilting classes and more. 13333 Brookville Blvd., suite LL5, Rosedale. Info: (718) 525-8899, snapqueens.org.

Middle Village Adult Center, 69-10 75 St., offers daily fitness classes for seniors:aerobics to music, lower-body toning, chair yoga, sit and be fit, Zumba, qi gong and tai chi; multimedia and watercolor painting, every Thu. and Fri.; friendly book, movie and poetry club, Wed., 1-2 p.m. monthly. Center open Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Call: (718) 894-3441.

Medicare specialist consultations, by appointment, every other Wed., 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Catholic Charities Bayside Senior Center, 221-15 Horace Harding Expwy. Info: (718) 225-1144.

SUPPORT GROUPS Free peer-led community mental health group, held by Recovery International. Each Thu., 6-7:45 p.m., Howard Beach Library, 92-06 156 Ave. Info: Certified Peer Specialist Holly Weiss, (347) 906-1260.

Alcoholics Anonymous, daily meetings around Queens for those with a drinking problem. Info: (718) 520-5021, queensaa.org, nyintergroup.org.

PTSD for veterans and service members: Reach out to a anonymous support group in your area. Info: 1 (800) 273-8255.

Gam-Anon is a 12-step program for families of someone with a gambling problem. Call hot line (212) 606-8177.

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“Some people working in beads like to make their work appear like a mosaic. I like mine to appear like a textile,” Rettich says.

Her ability to seamlessly (pardon the pun) create the visual illusion of real fabric, textiles and desserts of all kinds is memorable for its perspective and cognition-bending qualities. The pieces are a labor of love for Rettich and aren’t for sale.

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In “Coming Home,” a bandaged World War II soldier convalesces under a glass dome, his crutches at his side.

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Notice of Formation of Respect Auto Queens III LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/16/19. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Telos Legal Corp, 99 Washington Ave., Ste. 805A, Albany, NY 12210. Purpose: any lawful activities.

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Notice of Formation of APS Auto Group LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/29/2019. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: OLEKSANDR VYSHNEVSKYI, 90-61 PITKIN AVE., OZONE PARK, NY 11417. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Jenna Kantor Physical Therapy, PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/6/19.

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Notice of formation of Masterpiece Entertainment LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State Of New York SSNY on 05/01/2019. Office located in Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC 10402 227 Street, Queens Village, NY 11429.

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Notice of Formation of ZIMPOL LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/16/2019. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: MIGUEL ANGEL SANCHEZ MORALES, 5064 42nd ST., Long Island City, NY 11104.

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DRINI RIDGEWOOD LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/26/2019. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 3725 56th St, Woodside, NY 11377. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

JESALU LLC, Arts of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/13/2019. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION of MZN LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/20/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: MOSHE NATANOV, 82-14 DONCASTER PLACE, JAMAICA Howard Beach/Lindenwood, 3 BR. Ozone Park, Sun 9/29, ESTATES, NY 11432. Purpose: No smoking, no pets. By owner. 1:00-3:00PM, 103-12 92 St. Brick 718-521-6013 3 family w/ gar. $1,239,000. any lawful purpose.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 08-08-19, bearing Index Number NC-000544-19/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) AARON (Middle) COLLIN (Last) MUI. My present name is (First) WILL (Middle) MINGWAH (Last) MUI AKA WILSON MUI AKA WILSON KA WAH MUI. The city and state of my present address are Rego Park, NY. My place of birth is MANHATTAN, NY. The month and year of my birth are March 1990.

Notice of Formation of ELLORUS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/10/19. Office location: Queens County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

JPA ATLANTIC AVE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/26/19. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 104-65 Atlantic Avenue, Richmond Hill, NY 11418. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of NOORAN LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/17/2019. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: OMAR ABEDALRHMAN, 5032 43RD ST, WOODSIDE, NY 11377. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

200-01 34TH AVE. LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/03/2019.

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SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 11-05 154th St., Whitestone, NY 11357. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of HEAL WELL ACUPUNCTURE PLLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/08/2018. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: THE LLC, 41 17 VERNON BLVD. APT 4A, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101.

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Notice of Formation of Kids Grow, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/06/2018.

Office location: Queens County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Monette Stuart, 104-40 Queens Blvd., Apt 18N, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of PhotoMedia Diaries LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/25/2019.

Office location: Queens County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: PHOTOMEDIA DIARIES LLC, 24005 MAYDA RD., ROSEDALE, NY 11422. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Houses For Sale Howard Beach/Rockwood Park, mint (all redone low Ranch) new stoop, 42x100 lot, 3 BR, 2 full baths, newly open kit, S/S appli, granite counter, vaulted ceilings, skylight, Mitsubishi AC unit, full fin bsmnt, Andersen windows.

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Middle Village, 1 BR w/yard, pvt Corona, Sun 9/29, 2:30-4:30PM, entrance, utils incl. No pets/smok- 42-14 111 St. 2 family, X-LG lot, 3 ing. $1,600/mo, 917-251-4857 car gar. $1,795,000. Capri Jet Rockwood Park, 1 BR plus utili- Realty, 718-388-2188 ties, terrace, no pets. $1,700/mo.

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Howard Beach, Commercial Space for rent. Cross Bay Blvd, 850 sq.ft.

Woodhaven/Howard Beach, furn All new tiled office w/bath. Good rooms for rent, all utilities for commercial use, insurance office, personal trainer, etc. Asking included. Call, 718-772-6127 $2,750/mo. Connexion I RE, 718-845-1136

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Houses For Sale Howard Beach/Rockwood Park, Beautiful Hi-Ranch, top floor features 3 BR, 2 all new full baths, new mint kitchen, granite countertops, SS appli, custom granite island, CAC, IGP, walk-in apt, solar panels fully paid for.

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FOR RENT WHITESTONE OFFICE SPACE 14TH AVENUE 1,100 SQ. FT. ~ SECOND FLOOR HEAT, AIR CONDITIONING & ELEVATOR INCLUDED $3,400/MO PARKING AVAILABLE Tel: 718-767-5777 Cell: 917-680-6651 Email: TZED@aol.com

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CENTURY 21 AMIABLE II 82-17 153 RD Ave., Suite 202, Howard Beach, NY 11414

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718-835-4700 69-39 Myrtle Ave., Glendale, NY 11385

by Lloyd Carroll

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• Rockwood Park • Beautiful Custom Solid Brick Colonial.

Features fireplace, master bedroom suite with terrace, 3 additional bedrooms, full and 1/2 baths thru-out. Custom woodwork, in-ground heated saltwater pool, full finished basement, gourmet kitchen for entertaining, alarmed and cameras.

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Large Updated L-Shaped Two Bedroom, Two Bath Cooperative With Terrace; In Prime Lindenwood Section. Laundry room on every floor. Intercom & buzzer vestibule entrance, park benches thru-out grounds. Low flip tax only $5.00 a share /355 shares.

Monthly maintenance is $1129.33 plus $14.00 for security; total: 1143.33. Includes heat, hot water, cooking gas, security, and real estate taxes. Ideally located near shopping center, public transportation, express bus to Midtown, airport and highways.

Renovated Dog-friendly Garden Co-op set back in courtyard. 3 bedroom, 1 bath unit; converted to open concept 2 bedroom with formal dining room. Features new kitchen with granite countertops; renovated bathroom, new windows; intercom system; stackable washer/dryer in unit; and double insulated flooring to name a few. Maint. is $849.00.

Flip tax is $25.00 per share / 306 shares. Down payment is 33.3%.

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This is a spacious unit that with lots of TLC can be a wonderful place to call your home.

Chronicle Contributor

New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso punctuated his superb rookie season by smacking his 50th home run. No player in the 58-year history of the team had ever reached that mark.

Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen deserves credit for making the decision to not have him start the season in the minors in order to delay the time he could become a free agent.

Mets management refused to call up Alonso from their Triple-A team for that very reason last September. Alonso made it to Citi Field but only to accept the Sterling Award given to the top players in the various Mets farm system teams from the just-completed season.

Alonso showed the same poise at the Sterling Awards media session last year that we’ve all come to know. “Given all that I’ve read about you, it sounds like we’re going to be seeing the second coming of Babe Ruth next year,” I joked with him. Alonso, well aware of the hype, laughed and said, “I can only do what I can do.”

While Alonso has become synonymous with lots of long homers, he also has shown that he can hit for average and to all fields. And he’s worked hard on his defense so he’s now an asset and not a liability in the field.

The Babe would be proud of him.

I spoke with former New York Yankees outfielder and current YES Network broadcaster

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Absolutely one of the best waterfront homes to hit the market. Stunning bay front views, gorgeous sunsets, all from inside, or outside this home on your deck or balcony. Open floor plan, radiant heat, sliding doors throughout this home, 2 ductless air-conditioning & heating units, sky lights, boat lift. Walk to library, tennis, Express bus, train & Gateway National Park.

15 minutes to JFK.

Lovely 2 Family Home In Middle Village North. Minutes to PS/IS 128, Our Lady of Hope and Juniper Valley Park. 1st floor has access to backyard and pool. Front parking spot. Near M train and local and express buses. Walk to Eliot Avenue. Ideal for extended family-Bring Mom!

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Paul O’Neill last Friday, the day after the Yankees clinched the American League East title.

O’Neill certainly enjoyed a lot of clubhouse celebrations during his career, and I asked him if it would be difficult for the Yankees to play out the rest of the regular season.

He articulated the company line of how the Yanks needed to keep winning in order to finish with the best record in baseball and thus have home field advantage in the postseason.

“Having home field advantage is a big deal for fans, media and obviously a team’s accounting department, but is it really important to major league players?” I asked him. O’Neill showed great political skill in not answering my question but his knowing grin confirmed that it isn’t.

Ron Swoboda, Ed Kranepool and Art Shamsky were panelists at the Paley Center for Media’s salute to the 1969 Mets last Thursday.

Swoboda surprised many by saying that he considered Jerry Koosman and not Tom Seaver to be that team’s leader. He also complained that the ’69 National League Championship Series with the Atlanta Braves, the first in MLB history, gets short shrift.

I asked Kranepool if he’s worried about a letdown come 2020. “Nobody’s going to want to Q talk to us!” he laughed.

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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

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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.

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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.

Mint AAA. Completely renovated large 2 BRs, 2 baths, bright corner unit, kitchen has custom wood cabinets with cabinet underlighting and granite countertop, SS appl. and high hats, 2 new baths, Bali wood blinds, lg. foyer w/3 closets. Lg. master BR w/walk-in closet and en-suite. Lg. 2nd bedroom.

Recently renovated lobby and new elevator. (Agent will meet you in lobby/vestibule to escort Asking $310K you to unit.)

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