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In wake of arrest, Ozone honors hit-and-run victim PAGE 4 Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar, front right, on Sunday gathered civic and religious leaders including District Attorney Melinda Katz, second to left, front, to publicize the news of the charges against the driver who killed Hindu singer Rita Persaud. Members of Persaud’s religious community attended the event.

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DOE’s vax mandate in place for Monday Unions raise staffing concerns, but city dismisses threat of disruption

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fter a week of twists and turns for the fate of Mayor de Blasio’s mandate for all 150,000 educators and staffers to be vaccinated with at least one dose, the policy is slated to go into effect starting next Monday.

The mayor’s plan was delayed nearly a week from its original start date when a federal appeals court granted a temporary injunction against the vaccine mandate extending to nearly all Department of Education staff last Friday.

By Monday a federal appeals court removed the order stalling the plan, thus clearing the way for the DOE to enforce it. In the wake of the court ruling, the mayor clarified that educators and other staff will need to get a shot by the end of the day Friday.

As the vaccine policy worked its way through the legal hurdles in fits and starts, the unions representing teachers and principals warned of staff shortages from employees refusing the inoculation.

De Blasio has maintained that schools will be able to manage any teacher shortages with DOE’s substitute pool.

“We are not hearing, so far, any instance of a school where the numbers of folks who will be out are more than we can address.

agent division, with about 4,400 And I think some people say that officers, had been vaccinated. they are going to leave when this Before the court decision was finally comes into place they’re announced, both the UFT and the going to leave, but they have to principals union, the Council of make a really big decision. Do they really want to give up on their kids School Supervisors & Administraand the school community? Do they tors, had raised alarms that the numwant to give up a paycheck?” de ber of absent teachers would create Blasio said at a Monday press event. larger staffing crunches in some As of Wednesday morning, the schools than others, and called on DOE announced that 89 percent of the DOE to share school-specific all employees — with 92 percent of figures on how many people have teachers and 97 percent of principals uploaded their vaccination cards to — had gotten at least one dose. The the portal that the city has created United Federation of Teachers, for school personnel to do so. which has its own numbers of memAcross the borough, CEC leaders bers who received shots, has cited said that they had not gotten any the level at 95 percent. comprehensive updates on how Su p e r i nt e nd e nt of C e nt r a l many teachers would be missing Queens School District 24 Madefrom individual schools in their lene Chan told parents at a Commu- Parents at a Tuesday CEC meeting in PS 19 raised concerns over district. nity Education Council meeting on teacher staffing.

Some, like CEC 26 President PHOTO BY PHIL WONG Tuesday night that the number of Adriana Aviles, expressed concerns unvaccinated teachers is quickly decreasing court’s decision to allow the mandate, citing about the scattered reports she had heard as the mandate approaches. Parents showed a recent survey of union chapter leaders in from teachers who said that they were planup to the meeting concerned about the which “about one-third believe that as of ning to quit. Others, like CEC 28 President effects of the mandate, and raised questions now their schools can open without disrup- Vijah Ramjattan, were not as worried that on how understaffing would impact students tion,” emphasizing a lack of “school aides their districts were in danger of staff with learning disabilities, who often require and security personnel.” On Tuesday, NYPD shortages.

Commissioner Dermot Shea said about 74 co-teaching.

“We trust that our teachers will do the Q The UFT pushed back on the news of the percent of the department’s school safety right thing and get the shot,” he said.

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Ozone Park honors Rita Persaud’s life After alleged killer’s arrest, electeds hold press conference and vigil

by Max Parrott Associate Editor

After a nine-month investigation, the suspected driver who allegedly fled the scene after killing IndoCaribbean vocalist and Ozone Park resident Ritawantee “Rita” Persaud in a hit-and-run that shook the Queens Hindu community has been charged.

Police announced that they had arrested 23-year-old Cypress Hills resident Jason Liriano, a reputed gang member with a long list of prior charges on his record, last Thursday in connection with the incident.

On Sunday, Assembymember Jenifer Rajkumar (D-Woodhaven) organized a press conference with District Attorney Melinda Katz and various other civic and religious leaders to honor Persaud and publicize the news of the case, which had d raw n rallies f rom advocates demanding the NYPD’s attention last winter.

“Thank you to the police for being an ally of the Indo-American community for working with us, protecting us, informing us. I am grateful for the strong relationship the NYPD has with our South Asian and Indo-Caribbean community,” Rajkumar said.

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Assembylwoman Jenifer Rajkumar gathered civic and religious leaders to publicize the arrest of the man suspected PHOTO BY MAX PARROTT of killing Rita Persaud in a hit-and-run. saud’s family and religious community held a separate vigil in Richmond Hill. When several members of her Hindu temple, Shanti Bhavan Mandir, arrived at the press conference, they raised some outstanding questions they had about the case that had not been answered publicly yet.

“I feel there should be more said about who the other occupants of that vehicle were,” said a woman who identified herself as a member of Persaud’s religious community. “I don’t think we know the full story.”

Persaud, 54, was taking an Uber ride in a black Toyota Camry last Christmas Eve when her vehicle

was hit by a man with a passenger driving a Lamborghini SUV at Rockaway Boulevard and 103rd Avenue at approximately 7:05 p.m.

The Lamborghini driver fled the scene on foot.

Though his passenger remained at the crash site, and the NYPD later confirmed it was able to track down

surveillance footage of the scene in December, the police were not able to make an immediate arrest under persistent pressure from elected officials, religious leaders and IndoCaribbean advocates.

“It’s important to note that the justice system sometimes takes a while to move, but the evidence has to be there, the facts have to be there,” said Katz at the Sunday press conference.

On Friday, Katz announced that Liriano had been arraigned on a four-count indictment charging him with criminally negligent homicide, leaving the scene of an incident without reporting, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the second degree and driving in excess of the maximum speed limit.

At the press conference, Katz made a broader point about car violence, taking specific aim at unlicensed driving — one of the charges that Liriano is facing.

“Driving in the communities in Queens County has become more dangerous and become more reckless,” said Katz. “Having a license is not a suggestion, it’s the law.”

In Rajkumar’s initial statement on the arrest, she shed light on a more grave aspect of Liriano’s history, noting that he is a “suspected continued on page 10

Seal pup hurray! Bay marks milestone Jamaica’s mama-in-residence gives birth

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Jamaica Bay’s resident seal Ruffles has given birth to a pup in what a local environmentalist believes to be the first instance of seal nativity in the area for “perhaps a hundred years.”

“I think it’s one of those milestones. Great to see we’ve made so much progress in the bay, and it’s really something that we’re seeing from the water quality, the amount of fish life and certainly like big marine life coming into the bay, like the seals. It’s just awesome,” said Dan Mundy Jr., of the Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers.

Ruffles, named after the Ruffle Bar, a 143-acre island in the bay where she tends to reside, has been noted by residents for the last couple

of years. Groups of seals are usually seen in the winter and early spring out on the islands, but Ruff les is unique in that she’s made the bay her perennial home.

Environmentalists noticed that she became very territorial over the last few months and started to look bigger than unusual — observations that all clicked into place when they recently saw her swimming around with her pup, “Baby Ruffles.”

“She’s got the baby in here and we’ll see where it goes, but I would imagine the baby might stay as well,” Mundy said.

For Mundy, the wildlife landmark makes the case for an environmental bill that has passed the state Legislature twice only to be vetoed by former Gov. Cuomo on both occasions.

He estimates that the bay’s deeper

areas that were dredged out 50 to 100 years ago have allowed the presence of such large marine life to flourish.

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With a new governor, Mundy is hoping that the bill, which passed the Legislature for a third time in June, might have a chance of being signed into law. Addabbo and Pheffer Amato, Mundy said, have conveyed the bill is a priority and expect to have a meeting with Gov. Hochul on Q the issue sometime in October.

Environmentalists have recently noticed a pup, above, swimming with Jamaica Bay’s resident seal Ruffles — a milestone for a once-blighted enviPHOTO BY DAN MUNDY JR. ronment in recovery.

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Isaias damage persists on Ozone Park streets

Furious residents call on the city to rebuild sidewalks from rubble heaps

by Max Parrott Associate Editor

Shards of cement are scattered in a pile in front of 88-16 102 Road in Ozone Park. The stretch of sidewalk looks like it was attacked by a demolition crew.

Only it’s no temporary construction site.

It’s been like that for a year since a downed tree was uprooted and disposed of in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaias.

Two years ago the city announced that it would no longer charge homeowners for sidewalk damage caused by city trees and promised to ramp up sidewalk repairs in

problem areas.

A year after Tropical Storm Isaias pummeled the borough, collapsing trees and power lines, and hitting especially hard in South Queens, Ozone Park still bears the evidence that the city has not been living up to Mayor de Blasio’s promise about sidewalk maintenance or repair.

In the wake of that storm, the Chronicle documented the widespread instances of poor arboreal health in Ozone Park that led to a large number of downed trees. Now over a year later, the Ozone Park Residents Block Association has begun calling out the city’s failure to replace the sidewalk in the areas where uprooted trees disrupted the neighborhood’s pedestrian fabric.

“In what can only be described as reckless, careless, a dereliction of duty, lack of concern, failing to protect our residents, amongst the many adjectives I can use, the City of NY has dropped the ball on our residents,” wrote Sam Esposito, the civic group’s president, in a press release calling attention to the problem.

The group listed seven sites in the neighborhood where it says trees overturned by Tropical Storm Isaias turned the surrounding sidewalk into a pile of rubble that has

A sidewalk patch in Ozone Park remains in complete disarray a year after Tropical Storm Isaias, above. A tree uprooted the sidewalk last August, left. PHOTO COURTESY OZPKRBA, ABOVE; FILE PHOTO, LEFT yet to be repaired by the city. In five of the sites, Esposito said that he had coordinated with the homeowners, but he ensured that a 311 complaint was filed in each case.

Unfortunately, a long wait time for sidewalk repair is not uncommon, despite recent efforts from the city to correct the issue.

A 2019 audit by the city Comptroller of the city Department of Parks and Recreation found that homeowners waited an average of 101 days after submitting a service request to have their tree-damaged side-

walks inspected, and the average time from inspection to repair of tree-damaged sidewalks during fiscal year 2017 was 419 days.

The civic’s advocacy on the issue has gotten the ball rolling on the repairs, according to Community Board 9 District Manager James McClelland, who said that in a district service cabinet meeting with the city agencies and the Borough President’s Office, Borough President Donovan Richards took interest in following up on the repairs.

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Woodhaven gets festive

The Woodhaven Business Improvement District and city Department of Transportation held an Open Streets festival last Sunday along Jamaica Avenue.

From 85th Street to Woodhaven Boulevard, the strip provided a venue for live music, dancing, entertainment, kids activities, rides and art. The BID’s executive director, Raquel Olivares, right at

top center, said the idea of the event was for businesses to promote themselves.

Among those in attendance were Beat the Clock Printing owner Frank Castelli, near right, Deputy Borough President Rhonda Binda, Councilman Eric Ulrich, his daughter, Lily, and state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. — Max Parrott

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P Lawmakers’ idea to release all from Rikers is nuts EDITORIAL

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n what may be the most stunningly reckless, ignorant and dangerous proposal we’ve ever heard from a group of elected officials, four members of Congress from New York last week called for closing down the jail complexes on Rikers Island and releasing all the prisoners immediately.

You read that right. They’re not looking to transfer the detainees. They want to let them out on the streets. The accused murderers. The gangbangers with rap sheets a mile long. The guys like Jason Liriano, who was charged last week with killing popular Ozone Park singer Ritawantee “Rita” Persaud in a Christmas Eve hit and run last year.

Liriano is charged with criminally negligent homicide, leaving the scene of an incident without reporting, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the second degree and driving in excess of the maximum speed limit.

This isn’t his first rodeo. Since 2017, cops say, Liriano has been charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance (twice), robbery, reckless endangerment, criminal possession of stolen property, criminal possession of a weapon (a loaded gun) and second-degree attempted murder.

These are the kind of people whom these four misguided members of Congress, two of whom represent Queens, want

to let out on your block. They’ll pretend the inmates are a bunch of youngsters who got caught with small amounts of some recreational drug, or maybe were shoplifting to feed their families, but they’re lying to you. Given today’s insane bail laws, a good number of the 5,000-plus detainees on Rikers Island are, like Liriano, charged with some serious stuff.

Never forget that Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Nydia Velazquez, Jerry Nadler and Jamaal Bowman seriously sent official letters on congressional letterhead to Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Hochul, saying, “We strongly believe that those who are detained at Rikers should be immediately released and the facility shut down.” They weren’t trolling.

The situation at Rikers is, as the writers say, a humanitarian crisis that needs to be addressed immediately. De Blasio has been an absolute failure on the subject. His fake tour of the facilities the other day, during which he refused to speak with a single guard or inmate — claiming he already knows everything there is to know — was an embarrassment.

The only thing de Blasio gets right about the crisis at Rikers is the need to change the rules so correction officers are not allowed unlimited sick time. Thousands are calling in every day. Of course, they’re doing this under a contract his

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Towing is a bit harsh Dear Editor: This letter is in response to Steve Pelosa of Howard Beach, who laments someone parking long-term near his house (“Don’t park here,” Letters, Sept. 23).

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administration agreed to, but something has to change. The latest plan to deal with the sickout crisis is to move correction officers from courthouses to Rikers and move street cops into the courthouses. That depolicing would only encourage more crime, adding to the need for jail space.

The disaster at Rikers — filthy conditions, violence committed by and against inmates, the deaths of 11 detainees this year alone — do indeed call for radical measures. Obviously the city is not up to the job anymore. We doubt the state would be; its leaders are also of the soft-on-crime type.

The jail complex is overseen by a federal monitor, but he’s not doing enough either. Maybe a full federal takeover of the island is what’s necessary. Something’s gotta give.

De Blasio pretends the answer is in his misbegotten scheme to close Rikers and build new jails, including in Kew Gardens. We disagree and have always advocated for renovating or replacing the jails on the island instead. But even if he were right, the plan is to close Rikers by 2027. We need answers now. He and the four House reps of the apocalypse should forget their fantasy ideas and get together to make Rikers livable for the crooks locked up there, the innocent few mixed in and the guards who have to oversee it all.

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to confront the “offender” when he or she returns. If the car is towed, it will be an uber stressful moment.

Nat Weiner Bronx

Plastic bag ban is a joke Dear Editor: I am disheartened to see the plastic bag ban continue to be ignored by most delis and bodegas, small grocery stores and food trucks or stands in New York City. It doesn’t suffice to simply enact this ban; the Department of Environmental Conservation must enforce the ban and begin fining these establishments for their failure to follow the rule.

With studies pointing toward the harmful effects of accumulative ingestion and inhalation

of microplastics, and the worrisome amount of plastic that is already infiltrating the natural environment, I believe we must evolve from our overreliance on plastic. Our government needs to step it up before the big petrochemical companies that are producing all this plastic turn the Earth into a toxic trashcan.

Alex Corbett Brooklyn The writer is an NYC nature educator at Wonderforest Nature Preschool.

Your neighborhood HS Dear Editor: As a graduate of Forest Hills High School (class of 1957), I was shocked to learn that 4,000 students now attend my alma mater (New York Post, Sept. 19). That’s nearly four times

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the number when I went there, and many of them live far away from Forest Hills.

Parents complain that students don’t have enough room for the social distancing required

by Covid-19 protocols.

The reason for overcrowding at FHHS and other high schools is a change in admission policy that occurred under Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s administration. NYC students were enrolled in the high school closest to their home for more than a century. That changed in 2004, when the Department of Education introduced a school choice program requiring all eighth-graders to submit a list of 12 high schools they wished to attend, no matter where they lived. The DOE would match student preferences with each school’s attendance capacity. The intent was noble, but the results are a nightmare.

Schools with a high rate of college admissions, like FHHS, are flooded with students, while underperforming schools lose students and funding, which is based on enrollment.

Thus they have fewer resources to improve their capability.

The DOE must restore the zone-based system of high school enrollment, except for the eight specialized schools that require a rigorous admissions test. This will create a fairer balance of enrollment at all NYC high schools and a better education for all of our city’s students.

Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

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It is important to debate whether our democracy is operating in the most efficient way, but what’s even more important is guarding the ideals that make up that democracy through action. I encourage readers to contact their congressional leaders and urge them to ultimately support the human rights of Afghan women and girls as well as their ongoing efforts for equality.

Savannah Algu Queens Village The writer is a student at St. John’s University majoring in government and politics, and an intern with the Borgen Project.

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Dear Editor: As a parent of two adults with disabilities and a retired special educator of 25 years, I was outraged to hear mayoral candidate Eric Adams say, “It was a mistake to close Willowbrook State School for Children With Developmental Disabilities ... a result of overzealous advocacy.” Mr. Adams clearly needs to learn of the horrors of Willowbrook: undernourished children left in their own waste, controlled by aversive methods including withholding of food, the use of restraints and physical abuse. My two children live in supportive housing; my son is an essential worker in supportive employment; my daughter attends a wonderful, innovative day program. They are both happy, productive members of society. All parents want their chilAfghanistan’s future dren to be happy and included in their communities; parents of children and adults with disDear Editor: In response to Richard Reif’s Sept. 9 letter, abilities are no different. Institutions destroy “Biden’s fake ‘success,’” and other recent let- any hope of that.

Since Mr. Adams wants to work with Gov. ters on the topic of Afghanistan: Hochul, he should learn the issues facing the There has been much criticism surrounding the Biden administration’s withdrawal of I/DD population every day in housing, American troops from Afghanistan, and a employment, and in acceptance and inclusion month later much of that criticism has proven in their communities. Shame on him. He has lost my vote, and probably the votes of many to be well-founded. Perhaps the withdrawal did not occur as efficiently as it could have or per- families and friends of people with developmental disabilities. haps the outcome was inevitable. Regardless, Cindy Leahy the Taliban strong-armed their way into the Jackson Heights presidential palace, and what’s past is past.

The writer is a retired special education teacher.

What matters now is the future, and a large part of that future will be the role that Afghan women and girls play in the nation and U.S. going downhill fast abroad. Over the last two decades, U.S. Dear Editor: investments for Afghan women and girls have Since day one of his presidency, Biden’s helped them become leaders, journalists, docgoal was to reverse or cancel everything that tors and innovators. All of this will be lost following the Taliban’s usurpation of power if his predecessor — his archenemy — had the U.S. does not provide support for Afghan instituted so positively. This is a personal women and girls, who are the key to rebuild- vendetta! He doesn’t care whether the average American citizen will benefit or suffer from ing Afghanistan. it. He has started to drag us through the mire That is why I urge our congressional leadand will continue to do so. ers, particularly Sens. Chuck Schumer and The foundation of our American republic is Kirsten Gillibrand, to support Afghan women under attack, not by an outside enemy, but by and girls by investing in women who remain in Afghanistan, providing Special Immigrant one from the inside of our country. Name one of the changes he has made under which any Visas for at-risk women, and distributing hardworking American citizen will benefit.

Certainly, you cannot come up with one!

I don’t recognize anymore the country I Write a Letter! once immigrated to and which I cherished and We want to hear from new voices! Letloved! What are we waiting for? A civil war ters should be no longer than 300 words and total devastation? The call for standing up and may be edited. They may be emailed to and raising your voice is more than urgent. letters@qchron.com. Please include your Heinz Mayer phone number, which will not be published.

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De Blasio vows better storm planning New report details weather strategies

by Max Parrott Associate Editor

Mayor de Blasio promised Monday to upgrade communications strategies and infrastructure to prepare for future extreme weather events in the wake of Hurricane Ida. The city detailed the plan in a report, titled “The New Normal: Combatting Storm-Related Extreme Weather in New York City,” which comes nearly a month after the remnants of Hurricane Ida inundated the city with recordbreaking levels of single-hour rainfall, which resulted in the death of 13 deaths New Yorkers, and 4,000 reports of damage to single-family homes.

In his morning press event, de Blasio described the report as his response to “a whole different kind of weather than we’ve ever known before.” It was put together by the Extreme Weather Response Task Force, a combination of city agencies and climate change experts tasked with creating a new set of protocols and policies.

“This is a brand-new world and so we can’t have business as usual,” de Blasio said.

The first part of the report details new communication strategies that de Blasio plans to implement aimed at educating New Yorkers about incoming extreme weather. According to the report, the city is developing a plan to enforce mandatory evacuations and travel bans

in which the NYC Emergency Management will work with the Mayor’s Office to pre-emptively declare a State of Emergency and issue a mandatory evacuation of basement apartments, with a goal of acting at least six hours in advance of a storm.

The report promised to create a citywide survey of all basement dwellers that will proceed like the Census through door-to-door canvassing as well as expanding on the city’s basement conversion pilot plan to “aggressively build a program that expands basement conversions to additional New York City neighborhoods, working with homeowners to make basements safer.”

Another part of the communications strategies involves roadways. The Department of Transportation will add signage to warn drivers that an upcoming stretch of road is prone to flooding.

In addition to new storm response, the report calls for new forms of data collection. It outlines a plan for the Mayor’s Office of Climate Resiliency to expand the city’s flood sensor network to provide depth data in high-risk locations.

“There is significant potential in integrating this data into real-time situational awareness, alerts, future forecasting, and long-term planning,” the report reads.

In terms of infrastructure, the report is more

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Kwang Choi, the detective from the NYPD’s Highway Division in charge of the investigation, attended Sunday’s event, although a spokesperson from the NYPD’s

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focused on long-term planning than launching immediate projects. It argues that the complete renovation of the city’s sewer system for storms like Ida would take decades and potentially involve a $100 billion investment dependent on federal funding.

In the short-term, it calls for accelerating “high-level” storm sewer upgrades, including projects in College Point and Southeast Queens.

Other drainage solutions include increasing catch basin inspection frequency in commercial areas, funding efforts for seven NYCHA Green Infrastructure program sites prioritized by Ida’s impact and offering resFlooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida left an idents barriers like quick-dam flood control buckets and sand bags to con- underpass in Glendale submerged in at least 10 feet of FILE PHOTO trol water flow in homes that experi- water. ence chronic flooding.

In the fall, the Mayor’s Office of Climate high volume of rainfall in a short amount of Resiliency will conduct a study to find the time. By the end of 2021, the DEP will select neighborhoods that can benefit most from 10 at-risk neighborhoods to focus on, which backwater valve installations, which could will likely cover areas in Southeast and Central serve to stop overburdened sewer systems from Queens.

In addition, the report raises a number of overflowing into residents’ homes through pieces of legislation like the state-level Green their sink and toilets.

Roof tax abatements and federal bills like the Other long-term infrastructure goals include Ida Relief Package and the American Family incorporating future rainfalls into the Department of Environmental Protection’s drainage Plan that would propose increased storm relief and climate-resilience funding. It also calls on planning by 2025 and providing support for “cloudburst” neighborhoods — those most at FEMA to increase funding for mitigation proQ grams broadly. risk when a sudden, heavy downpour creates a

public information office told the Chronicle that he was not authorized to speak to the media about the details of the investigation.

“My job as an investigator with the NYPD is trying to get the family the most amount of closure. I’m glad there was justice brought,” Choi said.

Beyond providing an update on the case, the event gave members of the Hindu community a chance to share memories of Persaud, who became well-known for her devotional singing and her work teaching music to young people.

International dancer Zaman, an IndoCaribbean LGBTQ rights activist and friend of Persaud’s, called her a vibrant individual with a profound influence on the community’s youngsters.

“She was one of those individuals who taught me the life lesson of balance — being able to be cultured and being in a community representing our Indo-Caribbean people, and showing how rich our culture is,” Zaman said.

“She was a kind-hearted person who shared her life. Her life was made up of helping people,” anothCommunity members mourn the loss of Rita Persaud, a er member of her mandir Q PHOTO BY MAX PARROTT told the Chronicle. popular Hindu singer.

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Dem supports GOPer for City Council

by Michael Gannon Editor

Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of the Diocese of Brooklyn welcomed his soon-to-be successor, Bishop Robert Brennan, at a press conference Wednesday morning.

DiMarzio has served as head of the diocese since being appointed by St. John Paul II, the former pope, in 2003. Upon turning 75 in 2019 he submitted a letter of resignation to Rome as required under church law.

Pope Francis this week accepted his resignation.

Brennan, 59, who is bishop of the Diocese of Columbus in Ohio, will be installed as the eighth bishop of the Brooklyn Diocese on Nov. 30 at a Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Brooklyn.

“I came to know amazing people in the Diocese of Columbus and there is a tremendous sadness in leaving them behind,” Brennan said in a statement issued by the diocese. “As I prepare for a return to New York, I am ready and eager to embrace the people of Brooklyn and Queens as their pastor. Knowing we are loved by Jesus, we will strive to show others his face, bearing the Joy of the Gospel and the Splendor of

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candidate that can deliver for every neighborhood.”

“I am honored to be endorsed Republican City Council canby former Assembly Member didate Joann Ariola scored an Goldfeder,” Ariola said. “Phil is endorsement from across the a dear friend who delivered for aisle Monday when former state his constituents and knows what Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder announced his backing for her in Democrat Phil Gold- it takes to serve this community. the 32nd District race in South feder has endorsed He understands that the chalQueens. Ariola, the county GOP Republican Joann lenges our city faces are much leader and Howard Beach Lin- Ariola.

PHOTO greater than party lines. I will denwood Civic Association presCOURTESY JOANN ARIOLA serve our neighbors in that spirit in the City Council.” ident, is running against DemoGoldfeder was South Queens’ assemblycratic teacher and activist Felicia Singh.

“On the issues that unite our community, man from 2011 to 2016 and now is senior it’s not a question of Left or Right, but right vice president for global public affairs at or wrong,” Goldfeder said in a statement. Cross River, a bank focused on technology.

Singh, asked for comment, noted that “Joann has the experience and skills necessary to fight for the community and make Goldfeder was named one of the top 100 sure this is a district in which our children lobbyists by The Hill in 2020 and said, “My and grandchildren can stay and raise a fami- campaign is proudly centering the workingly. While I was in the Assembly, Joann and I class and I will continue to fight for people fought together for safe streets, reliable over the profits of banks and corporations.”

Singh, via email, also noted that U.S. Sen. transportation, a solid education for our children and resiliency against future storms Chuck Schumer (D-NY), for whom Goldfedand I know that Joann Ariola is the only er once worked, endorsed her this week. Q Editor-in-Chief

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, left. Bishop Robert Brennan, a Long Island native, will be installed to take his place in November.

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Truth. In the end, that’s what it is all about — in Columbus, Brooklyn, and around the world.”

Brennan was born in the Bronx and grew up in Lindenhurst, LI. He earned a degree in mathematics and computer science from St. John’s University.

He was ordained as a priest in the Diocese of Rockville Centre on Long Island in 1989, and was appointed as the 12th Bishop Q of Columbus by Pope Francis in 2019.

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Holden wants a modernized Rikers

De Blasio stays firm on borough jails, has five-point plan for current lockup

by Naeisha Rose

“I dare you find someone at Rikers that is there for noncriminal stuff,” said Holden.

Days after state Sen. Rob Ortt (R-Lockport) “They are in there for felonies and these peoand Councilmen Joe Borelli (R-Staten Island) ple are violent — most of them are violent and and Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) toured they have been accused of violent crime. For Rikers Island last week and decried criminal the other elected politicians that went there, I justice “reform” policies from Democrats in agree, this is not a place you want to be, but the state Legislature, Mayor de Blasio visited you don’t just let people out ... They agreed to the facility Monday in what many critics show up to their parole officer ... whatever it called a “watered-down, sugar-coated” explo- was and they were remanded back into jail.

There’s got to be some accountability. You ration of the jail complex.

“He did not go see any housing areas where can’t let everybody out of jail who are violent inmates are housed,” said Benny Boscio, the offenders.”

The Less is More Act also provides “earned president of the city’s Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association, via Twitter. “You time credits” to reduce parolees’ community supervision time for every 30-day period in could smell the paint.”

De Blasio was more concerned with his which they do not violate a condition of their agenda to reduce the detainee population for parole, according to the Less Is More NY Coalition, the advocacy group that pushed for borough jails, according to COBA. “So, I was looking at the places where that the bill.

In 2019, the state Legislature passed bail reduction is happening, what it is causing in terms of improving the situation for officers reform that removed or limited the use of cash and inmates alike,” said de Blasio. “We have a bail against defendants who were accused of lot of additional actions we’re going to take in misdemeanors and many violent felonies. In the next few days. As I said, our goal is to get 2017, the city committed to closing all jails on the overall population down under 5,000 for Rikers Island and creating smaller boroughbased jails. the jail system very, very quickly.”

Holden said it’s time for de Blasio to reform Holden, who toured Rikers on Sept. 23, had how Rikers is staffed. a different experience.

“He must end triple tours now,” said Holden “The situation on Rikers Island is a fullblown humanitarian crisis, and Mayor de Bla- about correction officers working triple shifts sio has been asleep at the wheel,” said Holden that could be as long as 24 hours. “Hire addiin reference to bail reform, initiatives to close tional correction officers and give those who Rikers Island and most recently the Big Apple protect jails the tools they need to maintain leader encouraging the Empire State’s newly order.”

Boscio accused the mayor of remaining appointed governor to sign the Less is More focused on his own agenda via a five-point Act. The Less is More Act, signed by Gov. Emergency Rikers Relief Plan instead of talkHochul on Sept. 17, is a parole bill that was ing with prisoners or staff.

Part of the plan includes adjusting staffing introduced in 2018 with the purpose of restricting the use of incarceration as punish- by shifting some NYPD officers to help operment for noncriminal technical violations; bol- ate courts to allow some Department of Corstering due process so that instead of automat- rection staff to shift to duty on Rikers and ic detainment in jails, people accused of a non- toughen accountability for AWOL staffers criminal violation will be issued a notice of with 30-day suspensions for correction offiviolation to appear at hearings that are accessi- cers who do not show up to a post.

Queens has approximately 2,490 parolees ble to the public; and requiring speedy hearings that are completed within 55 days instead who are managed by 48 parole officers and senior parole officers, according to the state of 105.

Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. There are approximately 831 parolees on Rikers Island. Of that number, 638 were arrested for new criminal c h a r g e s — 18 8 o n absconder warrants for violating the conditions of their parole and five were technical violators, each with pending felony holds for new crimes. Via the Less Is More Act, 301 parolees have been processed for release as of Mayor de Blasio at a press conference after what COBA President Sept. 29, 201 have been released and the remainBenny Boscio called a “watered-down” tour of Rikers Island.

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Councilman Bob Holden, second left, visited Rikers Island with the Correction Officer’s Benevolent Association Legislative Chairman Herman Jiminian, left, Councilman Joe Borelli and state PHOTOS COURTESY NYC COUNCIL, ABOVE, AND MAYOR’S OFFICE Senate Minority Leader Robert Ortt. ing have legal issues preventing their release.

To date, 128 have been transferred.

On Sept. 24 Holden and Borelli issued a joint statement about the conditions on Rikers Island.

“After years of negligence and lack of investment at Rikers Island by Mayor Bill de Blasio, elected officials of every political stripe can agree that the facilities and conditions at Rikers are unacceptable by any civilized standards, for correction officers and inmates alike,” said the councilmen. “Despite having to wait a very long time and some back and forth with the Mayor’s Office, we persevered long enough to enter the jail and see the nightmar-

“The situation on Rikers Island is a full-blown humanitarian crisis.”

— Councilman Bob Holden

ish environment for ourselves. Yesterday’s unannounced visit of several jail facilities on the island revealed conditions resembling a third world country that no one should have to endure.”

Holden and Borelli waited 45 minutes before they were allowed to tour the jails of Rikers.

“The mayor’s people tried to keep us out ... we couldn’t take our staff,” said Holden. “It was worse than I could ever imagine. It was very stressful on everyone.”

At the Otis Bantum intake center there were 15 men to a holding pen, according to the councilman. Many of the prisoners were sleeping on a wet floor while other inmates were screaming.

“There were several holding pens that were like large jail cells with a lot of people packed in them and they were saying they were in there for several days,” said Holden. “There was one partition behind a toilet and there was a sink, and that was it. No beds, just some seats that people are sitting in. Those who

couldn’t sit are on the f loor ... it was just chaotic.”

There were separate holding pens for other men who were causing fights, according to Holden.

“Mayor de Blasio and his administration have shown disdain for inmates, correction officers, and staff. What we saw yesterday was criminal and should be investigated by federal authorities. Someone must be held criminally responsible for the humanitarian crisis at Rikers Island. A modern facility should be built on the island, rather than community jails.

Letting violent inmates out onto the streets is certainly not the answer. We thank COBA and all of the hardworking men and women who accompanied us on our tour.”

The remainder of de Blasio’s emergency plans addresses some of the problems that Holden witnessed at the jail and others that prison workers have complained about for years.

De Blasio’s other points include additional medical providers to evaluate DOC officers for duty; engaging in emergency contracting to quickly repair broken doors and clean facilities more efficiently; distributing commissary more quickly and scanning mail onto tablets to reduce drugs entering facilities; and moving people through the intake process in 24 hours or fewer by opening two currently closed clinic spaces to allow greater capacity.

Since joining the City Council in 2018, Holden has called for a commission to study the cost of rejuvenating Rikers Island, which runs counter to de Blasio’s initiative to spend nearly $9 billion on borough jails in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens, which won’t reach its initial target fall 2026 date because of Covid-19 and most likely would be completed in 2027, according to the City Planning Commission.

Councilmen Borelli, Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), Paul Vallone (D-Bayside), Mark Gjonaj (D-Bronx) and Kalman Yeger (D-Brooklyn) support Holden’s 2018 bill.

“If we’re going to have taxpayers foot the bill for the city’s jail facilities, we should be able to show them the facts and figures,” said Q Holden in a statement.

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Hotel union scores Council win, but it doesn’t apply to Resorts World

by Max Parrott Associate Editor

The New York City hotel workers union scored a potential win last Thursday when a bill aimed at getting furloughed employees back to work or forcing hotels to provide severance passed in a City Council vote.

That’s cold comfort to the food and beverage workers at Resorts World Casino New York City though, who are also represented by the Hotel Trades Council union but don’t fall under the legislation’s purview, and have been petitioning to get back to work. Furloughed food and beverage workers at Resorts World Though Resorts World opened a Casino have petitioned to get back to work as their Hyatt Regency hotel this year, the employer expands operations.

FILE PHOTO legislation won’t apply to any of its workers because it doesn’t fit within the ty of its staff, but the casino is saying it does not want beverage service on the floor conditions set in the bill.

The measure, sponsored by Councilmem- until it brings back table games, according ber Francisco Moya (D-Corona), would to Nicole Landano-Jenkins, one of the furrequire hotels with 100 or more employees — loughed workers petitioning to get back to where 75 percent or more of workers remain work.

“The casino was built in our community unemployed — to provide severance payments of $500 per week for 30 weeks. It was to provide jobs and they operate with mininot known whether Mayor de Blasio plans to mal staff. Although they have grown, the staff keeps shrinking,” she wrote in a messign the bill into law.

“The point of the legislation is to sage to the Chronicle.

There are still hundreds of employees encourage hotels that have chosen to remain closed to reopen, recall their work- who have not been called back throughout ers because if we’re going to get the tour- the food and beverage department, Landaism economy that begins with getting no-Jenkins told the Chronicle.

Over 800 people signed a petition encourworkers back to work,” said HTC spokesaging the casino to put the furloughed person Austin Shafran.

The casino remained closed until Sep- employees back to work. Meanwhile, Landatember 2020 when it recalled more than no-Jenkins was informed last week that the half of the employees it had furloughed at union is going to arbitration over the issue.

“We are working closely with our partthe outset of the pandemic — over 80 percent of whom live within a 10-mile radius ners at HTC to increase staffing levels as we of the facility. Throughout the past year continue to scale operations,” said a Resorts Q Resorts World has brought back the majori- World spokesperson.

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State grants open to artists Flushing Town Hall will be administering more than $100,000 worth of grants to Queens-based artists this fall.

Funded by the state Council on the A r t s , t he “ St at ew id e C om mu n it y Regrants” program is intended to support artists and organizations in every county across New York. The program was formerly known as the “Decentralization” program.

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Most OK Manhattan tolls in MTA meeting Congestion pricing backers say not soon enough; critics call it a tax

by Michael Gannon

outs for motorcycles, the disabled or city residents.

Among Queens residents who spoke, the The score after the first public meeting on congestion pricing was: most for, some majority again were in favor of the proposal, against and lots of people on both sides want- though opponents also were represented in ing exemptions from the tolls that likely will the borough. Assemblyman David Weprin be charged to drive a motor vehicle into Mid- (D-Fresh Meadows), a vociferous opponent, town and Downtown Manhattan some time in called the current incarnation a Manhattancentric, one-size-fits-all plan.

2023.

“Communities in East Queens, Central The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the state and city Departments of Trans- Brooklyn and parts of the Bronx are transit portation have been hosting public input ses- deserts,” Weprin said. “People have to take sions for the last week, with each one catering two buses before they can reach the subway.

For many, their trip into Manhattan can take to a different geographic area.

The first was Sept. 23, focusing on envi- nearly two hours. Taxing working families ronmental issues in Queens and the other who use a car to avoid a long, tiring commute will only add additional expenses to budgets outer boroughs.

The plan’s two aims are to cut traffic and that are already too tight.”

He said the plan pollution in Manhatalso would impact the tan; and secure anothdisabled who cannot er dedicated source of use public transit and funding for mass tranever once did I think the elderly who need sit. The latter is proit was a good idea to to get to a medical jected as raising $1 appointment fast. billion a year, which take a car.”

“Furthermore, the wou ld b e u sed t o MTA is set to receive secure $15 billion in — Thomas Hujiz on travel to Manhattan $10.5 billion federal borrowing. dollars. What is the State officials have said the law passed in 2019 says that the dedi- MTA doing with that money?”

Weprin also said the state would be better cated money cannot be used for anything but the MTA — a promise that has been made focused on fixing the MTA, which he called “notorious for mismanaging funds. We with other sources of revenue in the past.

The Manhattan Central Business District, shouldn’t have to subsidize their wasteful its boundaries long a subject of speculation, practices ... There are other ways to generate was defined as 60th Street and points south. revenue such as ending the stipulated fine The fee would not apply to drivers exclusively program, restoring a commuter tax, or using the FDR Drive or Joe DiMaggio/West increasing fees on app-based for-hire vehiSide Highway (Route 9A) and the Battery cles,” he said.

But he remained among the minority Park underpass, where they connect.

A PowerPoint presentation at the start of among Queens voices in the first two hours.

Queens native Thomas Hujiz said he had to the outerboroughs meeting said depending on the size of a given vehicle, peak hour tolls commute to Manhattan for school and work.

“Never once did I think it would be a good could be between $9 and $23 per trip for E-ZPass users and $14 to $35 for those paying idea to take a car,” he said. Hujiz and others also called on Gov. Hochul to resist calls for by mail.

Officials are promising that each vehicle carve-outs for various groups.

Danielle Brecker of Dutch Kills said comwould be charged only once per day.

Most of the participants in the first two bined results of reducing pollution and raising hours were pro-congestion pricing, though money to modernize the subways are vital, even some of them wanted their own carve- particularly given concerns about climate Editor

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Mystery incident injures cops An early morning incident Monday sent four police officers to the hospital, officials said.

The 110th Precinct on-duty cops were patrolling Flushing Meadows Corona Park just before 3:45 a.m. on Sept. 27 when they were injured, according to police.

One officer sustained a severe injury to his right hand. Another officer sustained an injury to his right hand, as well as to his right eye. Two additional officers were treated for tinnitus.

The New York Post alleged that one of

the officers brought fireworks to his shift and was playing with them in the Citi Field parking lot near the World’s Fair Marina when the blast left him and the other officers with serious injuries.

Officials would not confirm or deny those suspicions.

“The cause of these injuries and circumstances surrounding this incident are part of an active and ongoing investigation,” an NYPD spokesperson told the Chronicle in an email.

There were no updates as of Sept. 29. Q — Katherine Donlevy

change.

“Ida was not the first storm to flood, overwhelm and shutter our subway system,” she said. “But it must be the last.”

Sheila Shapiro, a member of the Forest Hills Green Team, also said it will be important to get predictable, reliable source of capital money for the MTA. Cha rlie R af fa nello of Queens was among many saying motorcyclists deserve at least a discount if not an exemption, saying they take up less parking space, save wear and tear on the pavement because of their lighter weight and get between 50 and 70 miles per gallon.

“We’re also licensed , insured and accountable for our actions,” he said.

Many speakers also urged officials to come up with a way to circumvent the federally mandated 16-month environmental study process, though none had specific suggestions as to how to do so Congestion pricing received a mostly favorable reception at a legally. meeting for outerborough residents. FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON Bay Terrace resident Phil Konigsberg, however, said the plan as pro- resident’s costs for congestion pricing would posed is not satisfactory for himself and other be reimbursed.

“Under the MTA Reform and Traffic residents with disabilities who have to drive to medical appointments in Manhattan Mobility Act enacted by the State in April 2019 to authorize the Central Business Disbecause they cannot take mass transit.

“Unfortunately, there are many people in trict Tolling Program, those whose primary the outer boroughs who must drive,” Konigs- residence is within the Central Business Disberg said. “This would be an unreasonable trict in Manhattan (60th Street and below) surcharge on top of tolls and parking.” He and whose adjusted gross income is less than $60,000 would receive a New York State tax suggested reinstating the commuter tax.

Mario Asaro, a retired Queens school- credit for CBD tolls paid,” said Ken Lovett, teacher, said city residents should not all be senior advisor to the chairman & CEO of the taxed for wanting to enjoy the benefits of MTA, in an email.

“The tax credit does not apply to tolls paid Manhattan.

“We pay our taxes” he said. “It is elitist, by a business, only by an individual as a personal expense,” Lovett added. “The New immoral and just wrong.”

A Bronx resident brought up that when the York State Department of Taxation and existing proposal was first introduced, one of Finance will develop how the tax credit is the selling points was that there would be administered.”

Weprin, in an interview with the Chronicle accompanying bridge and tunnel toll reductions for outer borough crossings, though that on Monday, said an eventual tax credit could was not addressed by the MTA in the first be as generous as a full reimbursement for an individual’s out-of-pocket CP tolls. two hours of the meeting.

“The problem is that it is a very limited Harold Moskowitz, who has a service business, suggested planners and Manhattan resi- group of people eligible,” the assemblyman dents who support the proposal are not look- said. “First, you have to live in the zone. Then you have to make less than $60,000. Then you ing far enough down the road.

“I can’t come to you on a bicycle, because I have to own a car. Then you have to drive it. I have 60 pounds of tools, plus materials,” he don’t see why that credit can’t apply to people said. “When your pipes break or your walls in the outer boroughs who live in transit desleak, who’s going to fix it?” He said every erts who make less than $60,000 a year.”

Another outerborough meeting will take service or delivery vehicle will come with place tonight, Sept. 30, beginning at 6 p.m. costs passed on to the consumer.

“And how are you going to get food on this Those who wish to register to speak at that or any of the remaining meetings can do so by island?” he asked. “It comes in 18-wheelers.”

For some low-income residents, there also visiting the Central Business District Tolling is talk of a tax credit, though it is unclear at Program’s web portal at new.mta.info/project/ Q this point what percentage of an individual CBDTP or by calling (646) 252-6777.

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Officials eyeing pop-up functions at old Middle Village hardware store

by Michael Gannon Editor

The old Midville Hardware store at 73-02 Metropolitan Ave. isn’t the only place in Queens where pop-up parties have become a nuisance, but neighbors say it has become a real problem.

“They’re there all night,” said a resident who did not want her name published. “There’s so much noise. There are bad people in there.”

Another woman said her friend has firsthand experience with the problem.

“I didn’t know about it until I read about it on Facebook,” said Lisa Nino, who lives a few blocks away. “But my friend who lives nearby started recording the noise. Neighbors tell me fights have spilled outside into the street.”

Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) said in a statement released Monday that he and his staff are working with the NYPD’s 104th Precinct, city Department of Buildings and State Liquor Authority to “put a stop to the noisy, illegal parties that take place at the former Midville Hardware store location and will not stop until they are gone.

“These dangerous gatherings have brought violence into our district, including a recent shooting and they must be stopped immediately.”

Holden said authorities are aware of other pop-up party venues in the district, especially

Some unspecified work was being done Tuesday morning at 73-02 Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village, where numerous residents have complained about illegal parties. PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON on Metropolitan and Myrtle avenues, and that they are working to shut them down, as well.

“Residential areas are not appropriate locations for these fly-by-night events that intrude upon our quality of life,” he said. “I will not allow this dangerous, disturbing, illegal activity to continue.”

A spokesman for Holden did say, however,

that while the councilman is working on legislation, he also wants to avoid unforeseen consequences that could harm legitimate businesses.

Typically, the spokesman said, one could address the problems with zoning remedies or through the SLA. “But that’s a layover zone, so if you crack

down there you could hurt a legitimate bar, or a legitimate business than hosts children’s parties,” he said.

Alcohol could theoretically be served at a pop-up event by a professional caterer with a liquor license, or at an event that has obtained a one-day permit.

While Holden’s legislative remedy is in its early stages, it could focus on things such as increasing a fine for violations already on the city’s books.

One example given was for an event employing security personnel without the required license.

City tax records say the property is owned by an entity named Rong Hui LLC, which has an address on 72nd Street in Woodside. The Chronicle could not find a telephone number to contact the firm.

Records also state that DOB inspectors visited the building on Aug. 26 and 31 in response to a complaint on the 18th of that month alleging that it was being used for illegal parties.

Both times the inspector was unable to gain access and the rolling security shutter was down.

A visit from the Chronicle on Tuesday found work being done in the 73-02 half of the building. Above the door for 73-04 was a temporary sign announcing that a new hardware store Q soon would be occupying the building.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid NY (“Company”) that it has filed with the New York State Public Service Commission (“PSC”) tariff revisions to its Schedule for Gas Service, PSC No. 12 – GAS, to become effective, on a temporary basis, September 1, 2021.

These revisions have been filed in compliance with the Commission’s Order issued August 12, 2021 in Case 19-G-0309. The table below compares the Company’s current rates (prior to September 1, 2021) to rates effective September 1, 2021 by service classification. Effective September 1, 2021 $2.5 million has been removed from base delivery rates to be collected through the ‘Rate Adjustment Clause’. The Rate Adjustment Clause is a separate surcharge that will be included in the Delivery Rate Adjustment line on customers’ bills.

S.C. No. 1A, 17-1A – Residential Non-Heating Service S.C. No. 1AR, 17-1AR Residential Non-Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates First 3 therms or less $16.25 Next 47 therms, per therm $1.7273 Over 50 therms, per therm $0.7690

09/01/21 $16.25 $1.9845 $0.8835

S.C. No. 1B-DG, 17-1B-DG – Distributed Generation Monthly usage Current Rates First 3 therms or less $32.93 Over 3 therms, per therm $0.1360

09/01/21 $32.93 $0.1885

S.C. No. 2-1, 17-2-1 – Non-Residential Non-Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates First 3 therms or less $37.55 Next 87 therms, per therm $0.6527 Next 2,910 therms, per therm $0.4506 Over 3,000 therms, per therm $0.2704 S.C. No. 3, 17-3 – Multi-Family Service Monthly usage First 3 therms or less Next 997 therms, per therm Over 1,000 therms, per therm

S.C. No. 1B, 17-1B – Residential Heating Service S.C. No. 1BR, 17-1BR-Residential Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates First 3 therms or less $21.55 Next 47 therms, per therm $1.1429 Over 50 therms, per therm $0.4050

09/01/21 $21.55 $1.1710 $0.4372

09/01/21 $37.55 $0.6259 $0.4359 $0.2986

S.C. No. 2-2, 17-2-2 – Non-Residential Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates First 3 therms or less $37.55 Next 87 therms, per therm $0.6949 Next 2,910 therms, per therm $0.5757 Over 3,000 therms, per therm $0.3837

09/01/21 $37.55 $0.6848 $0.6105 $0.4250

Current Rates $39.51 $0.4404 $0.3238

09/01/21 $39.51 $0.4548 $0.3558

S.C. 4A, 17-4A – High Load Factor Monthly usage First 10 therms or less Next 990 therms, per therm Over 1,000 therms, per therm

Current Rates $250.00 $0.2756 $0.2578

09/01/21 $250.00 $0.2718 $0.2718

S.C. 4A-CNG, 17-4A-CNG – Compressed Natural Gas Monthly usage Current Rates First 10 therms or less $250.00 Next 990 therms, per therm $0.2756 Over 1,000 therms, per therm $0.2578

09/01/21 $250.00 $0.2632 $0.2632

S.C. 4B, 17-4B – Year Round Air Conditioning Service Monthly usage Current Rates First 1 therms or less $130.00 Next 199 therms, per therm $1.2139 Over 200 therms, per therm $0.4107

09/01/21 $130.00 $0.8587 $0.4294

S.C. 7, 17-7 – Seasonal Off-Peak Service Monthly usage Current Rates First 3 therms or less $39.51 Over 3 therms, per therm $0.1787 $

09/01/21 $39.51 0.2163

S.C. 21, 17-21 – Rate 1 – Less than 1MW Monthly usage Current Rates First 10 therms or less $235.61 Over 10 therms, per therm (Apr – Oct) $0.0940 Over 10 therms, per therm (Nov – Mar) $0.1200

09/01/21 $235.61 $0.0991 $0.1264

S.C. 21, 17-21 – Rate 2 – Equal to or greater than 1 MW but less than 5 MW Monthly usage Current Rates First 10 therms or less $333.14 Over 10 therms, per therm (Apr – Oct) $0.0940 Over 10 therms, per therm (Nov – Mar) $0.1200

09/01/21 $333.14 $0.0991 $0.1264

S.C. 21, 17-21 – Rate 3 – Equal to or greater than 5 MW but less than 50 MW Monthly usage Current Rates First 10 therms or less $771.69 Over 10 therms, per therm (Apr – Oct) $0.0230 Over 10 therms, per therm (Nov – Mar) $0.0320 Demand charge per therm of MPDQ $4,414.11

09/01/21 $771.69 $0.0230 $0.0319 $4,821.52

S.C. 22 – Non-Firm Demand Response Sales Service – Tier 1 (Commercial & Governmental / Multifamily) Monthly usage Current Rates First 10 therms or less $300.00/375.00 Over 10 therms, per therm $0.3837/0.3238

S.C. 22 – Non-Firm Demand Response Sales Service – Tier 2 (Commercial & Governmental / Multifamily) Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 09/01/21 First 10 therms or less $300.00/375.00 $375.00 $375.00 $0.3837/0.3238 $0.1290/0.1076 $0.1613/0.1346 Over 10 therms, per therm

These revisions have been filed in compliance with the Commission’s Order issued August 12, 2021 in Case 19-G-0309.

Copies of the proposed revisions are available for public inspection and can be obtained on the Company’s website at https://www.nationalgridus.com/NY-Home/Bills-Meters-and-Rates/ or the PSC’s website (dps.ny.gov).

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S.C. No. 1A, 5-1A – Residential Non-Heating Service S.C. No. 1AR, 5-1AR – Residential Non-Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 3 therms or less $19.75 $19.75 Next 47 therms, per therm $1.4354 $1.5459 Over 50 therms, per therm $0.3407 $0.3670

S.C. No. 1B, 5-1B – Residential Heating Service S.C. No. 1BR, 5-1BR – Residential Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates First 3 therms or less $21.66 Next 47 therms, per therm $1.2839 Over 50 therms, per therm $0.2938

09/01/21 $21.66 $1.2939 $0.3046

S.C. No. 2-A, 5-2A – Non-Residential Non-Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 3 therms or less $37.66 $37.66 Next 87 therms, per therm $1.7282 $1.8007 Next 2,910 therms, per therm $0.3553 $0.3651 Over 3,000 therms, per therm $0.2132 $0.2346

S.C. No. 2-B, 5-2B – Non-Residential Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates First 3 therms or less $37.66 Next 87 therms, per therm $1.7716 Next 2,910 therms, per therm $0.4370 Over 3,000 therms, per therm $0.2914

09/01/21 $37.66 $1.7779 $0.4464 $0.3082

S.C. No. 3, 5-3 – Multi-Family Service Monthly usage Current Rates First 3 therms or less $74.66 Next 997 therms, per therm $0.4855 Over 1,000 therms, per therm $0.2685

09/01/21 $74.66 $0.4921 $0.2906

S.C. No. 16, 5-16 – Year-Round Space Conditioning Service Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 3 therms or less $230.43 $230.43 Next 497 therms, per therm $1.6650 $1.6932 Over 500 therms, per therm $0.2833 $0.2903

S.C No. 15, 5-15 – High Load Factor Service Monthly usage Current Rates First 10 therms or less $153.35 Over 10 therms, per therm $0.1954

09/01/21 $153.35 $0.2247

S.C. 9, 5-9 – Uncompressed Natural Gas Vehicle Service Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 3 therms or less $38.00 $38.00 Over 3 therms, per therm $0.6422 $0.5645

S.C. No. 1B-DG, 5-1B-DG – Distributed Generation Monthly usage Current Rates First 3 therms or less $33.04 Over 3 therms, per therm $0.1260

09/01/21 $33.04 $0.1772

S.C. 17 – Baseload Distributed Generation – Rate 1 – Less than 1MW Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 10 therms or less $180.61 $180.61 Over 10 therms, per therm $0.1330 $0.1506 (Apr – Oct) Over 10 therms, per therm $0.1710 $0.1935 (Nov – Mar)

S.C. 17 – Baseload Distributed Generation – Rate 2 – Equal to or greater than 1 MW but less than 5 MW Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 10 therms or less $328.22 $328.22 Over 10 therms, per therm $0.1330 $0.1506 (Apr – Oct) Over 10 therms, per therm $0.1710 $0.1935 (Nov – Mar)

S.C. 18 / 19 – Non-Firm Demand Response Sales Service – Tier 2 Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 10 therms or less $375.00 $375.00 Over 10 therms, per therm $0.2914 $0.0600

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These revisions have been filed in compliance with the Commission’s Order issued August 12, 2021 in Case 19-G-0310.

Copies of the proposed revisions are available for public inspection and can be obtained on the Company’s website at https://www.nationalgridus.com/Long-Island-NY-Home/Bills-Meters-and-Rates/ or the PSC’s website (dps.ny.gov).

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S.C. 17 – Baseload Distributed Generation – Rate 3 – Equal to or greater than 5 MW but less than 50 MW Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 10 therms or less $949.35 $949.35 Over 10 therms, per therm $0.033 $0.0373 (Apr – Oct) Over 10 therms, per therm $0.045 $0.0509 (Nov – Mar) Demand charge per therm $6,252.00 $6,252.00 of MPDQ S.C. 18 / 19 – Non-Firm Demand Response Sales Service – Tier 1 Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 10 therms or less $375.00 $375.00 Over 10 therms, per therm $0.2914 $0.0749

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KEYSPAN GAS EAST CORPORATION d/b/a NATIONAL GRID

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by KeySpan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid (“Company”) that it has filed with the New York State Public Service Commission (“Commission”) proposed tariff revisions to its Schedule for Gas Service, PSC No.1 – GAS, to become effective, on a temporary basis, September 1, 2021.

These revisions have been filed in compliance with the Commission’s Order issued August 12, 2021 in Case 19-G-0310.

The table below compares the Company’s current rates (prior to September 1, 2021) to rates effective September 1, 2021 by service classification. Effective September 1, 2021 $2.5 million has been removed from base delivery rates to be collected through the ‘Rate Adjustment Clause’. The Rate Adjustment Clause is a separate surcharge that will be included in the Delivery Rate Adjustment line on customers’ bills.

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Facts about the TACHS

The Test for Admission into Catholic High Schools (TACHS) will test eighth-grade students who are interested in attending a Catholic high school beginning in September 2022. In order to be admitted into Catholic high schools, students must take an admissions examination in November 2021. The results from that examination, along with school records and other information, are then sent to the high school principals to assist them in making admission decisions. Each student’s information will be sent to three high schools of his/her choice. Results also will be sent to the Catholic elementary schools within the Archdiocese of New York, the Diocese of Brooklyn/ Queens or the Diocese of Rockville Centre (Long Island).

ACADEMIC SKILLS TESTED The TACHS measures academic achievement in reading, written expression and mathematics, along with general reasoning skills. The test has been developed with the advice and approval of diocesan representatives.

EXAMINATION FEE A nonrefundable examination fee of $65.00 will include an online Student Handbook, online test materials and the reporting of scores to three high schools of a student’s choice. Duplicate registrations may result in a processing fee.

TEST CANDIDATES The TACHS is for current eighth-grade students only. Students wishing to apply to a Catholic high school for a grade other than the ninth grade should apply directly to that high school. A student may take the TACHS examination only once.

PARENT/GUARDIAN REPORTS A Home Report will be sent to each student’s home address (provided at the time of registration) in January 2021 after high school notifications have been sent. All TACHS test results are final. No reviewing, rescoring or retesting will be done.

SPECIAL TEST ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS The only accommodation allowed will be extended testing time (time and a half). An Eligibility Form and further instructions for students needing extended testing time are located on page 5 of the handbook.

If a student is not approved for extended testing time, the student may choose to take the exam without extended time or request a full refund of the $65 examination fee. Refund requests for Q these students must be received by October 22, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. EST. — info courtes y tachsinfo.com

2021-22 TACHS Calendar of Events Now through–Nov. 5 Enter your HS choices in www.tachsinfo.com.

You may update your choices until the deadline on 11/5 at 5 p.m. (must be registered Failure to complete this information by 11/5 will result in scores to enter HS choices) being unavailable to your high school choices.

October 8 Deadline for submitting request and supporting documentation to diocese for extended testing time accommodation.

(Do not submit the request to the TACHS Exam Office. It will be returned).

October 24 5 p.m. deadline for internet and telephone registration.

Do not miss the deadline!

November 1 Receive an email with your test session date/time/code.

Students will be assigned randomly to a session at 8:30 a.m. or 10 a.m. on their diocese aligned test date (no time preference accepted).

You may also access your test session date/time/code at www.tachsinfo.com. No paper notifications will be sent.

November 2–5 Call 1 (866) 61TACHS, 1 (866) 618-2247, if you are not able to obtain your test session information.

November 5 Deadline for entering your high school choices on tachsinfo.com.

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December 16 Paper TACHS Applicant Records due to students’ three high school choices. (See Student Handbook for more information.)

January 12, 2022 Earliest release of admission notices by high schools; delivery via email, mail, or phone.

February 2022 Response Cards due back to high schools.

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Catholic schools offer a community environment in which your children can discuss and live out the values upon which their education is based.

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society and to assume leadership roles in shaping public attitudes and programs. In Catholic schools, young people learn to question, to establish confidence in their own good choices in life and to experience the sense of accomplishment stemming from individual achievement and responsibility. Take this opportunity to learn about Catholic schools in Queens.

Whichever school you choose, you can be assured that your child will receive a strong academic education in an environment structured to have a lasting value.

Catholic high schools: • build character; • foster community service; • encourage involvement; • develop real-world skills; • shape leaders; • reward achievement; • reinforce values; • allow for spiritual growth; • embrace differences; • raise standards; • empower each student; and • celebrate school spirit.

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Advanced Child Tax Credit deadline soon

Queens Borough Office holds info session to raise benefit awareness

by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

Applications for the Advanced Child Tax Credit will no longer be accepted after Oct. 15, according to a Sept. 20 information session that was held by the Queens Borough President’s Office in conjunction with the Internal Revenue Service.

“Basically it’s a payment of $300 a month for each child that you have under 6-yearsold and $250 a month for each child between the ages of 6 and 17,” said Michael Scholl, a spokesman for Borough President Donovan Richards. “It’s an advanced payment on the tax credit, which was recently enhanced by the Great American Rescue Plan legislation that was approved by Congress and signed

by President Biden in March of this year.”

The purpose of the information session was to raise awareness primarily for people who are eligible for the credit but are not required to file tax returns to learn of the benefit, according to Scholl.

Further highlighting the benefit and eligibility requirements of the Covid-driven tax credit was Linda Henson, the senior stakeholder liaison for the IRS. “The IRS has an education and outreach component that many people are just not aware of,” said Henson. “I’m from the softer side of the IRS.”

The temporary accommodation SSNs before the due date of the is not new, but was enhanced via return, including extensions and the Rescue Plan in March and be U.S. citizens, nationals or resiapplies to the 2021 tax year only to dent aliens. provide relief for families, who A child, stepchild, foster child, have been receiving the credit sibling or stepsibling or a descensince July, according to Henson. dant of one of those is eligible as “Our targets are those families long as he or she is claimed as a not receiving the credit who are dependent on a tax return; is under eligible because they are not the age of 18 at of the end of 2021; receiving a tax filing requirehas the same principal residence ment,” said Henson. “We just don’t for more than half the tax year; did have them in the system ... Help us not provide more than half of his get this information out.” or her own support for the tax One of the campaign initiatives year; and the child did not file a of the IRS is to reach out to every joint return the same year under superintendent across the country his or her married parents, unless to tell parents about the advanced the return is filed only as a claim payment, which raises the maxifor refund, so no tax liability mum qualifying age (previously would exist for either spouse if 16); increases the maximum credit Linda Henson, a senior stakeholder liaison for the IRS, explained they had filed separate returns. amount (previously $2,000) and who is eligible for an Advanced Child Tax Credit. SCREENSHOT QBPO In addition, the enhanced credit adds an additional income phasealso makes the credit fully refundout threshold (it modifies the adjusted gross $150,000 would receive $1,000 or $1,600 able; removes the minimum income requireincome for the parent or those who are extra for a qualifying children, according ment and provides advance payments, added claiming the credit for qualifying depento the liaison. A claimant must be a U.S. the liaison. dents), according to Henson.

“In times passed, you had to have a miniresident and have a principal abode in the A single individual or married couple U.S. for more than half of the taxable year, mum amount of income,” said Henson, about filing separately making $75,000, a head of have a Social Security Number or Individ- the approximately $24,000 salary requirehousehold making $112,000, or a widower ual Taxpayer Identification Number; and ment. “Now you don’t have to have income continued on page 21 or married couple filing jointly making the children must have been issued valid

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continued from page 20 at all. It is $0 income to be eligible for this credit ... You are able to claim 50 percent of either that $3,000 or the $3,600 in advance from July 15 through Dec. 15.

That is 50 percent of the credit limit. So those are the enhancements.”

Military parents stationed outside the country are an exception and still can claim the credit, according to Henson.

Grandparents providing more than half of the financial support of a child are eligible.

“A permanent address isn’t required ... that extends this credit to the homeless or those who don’t have permanent housing right now,” said Henson. “We’re working with organizations who work with the homeless. They also are eligible for this credit. We are working with them to get them registered in the system so they can have a place where they can receive payment.”

There is an eligibility assistant on the IRS website that will help individuals find out if they are able to get the credit, according to Henson, who says to access it one must visit irs.gov and then go to the search tab to get to the advance child tax credit page.

“The next step is the non-filers tool,” said Henson. “It gives them the ability to go in and basically do a simple, shortened version of a tax return ... it puts you into our system so that we can make the

determination as to whether you are eligible or not.”

Those who use the tool could also receive their third economic payment as a credit if they didn’t receive it earlier this year since the IRS is backed up because of Covid-19, according to Henson.

“We are processing back returns, back payments, back notices and things that have piled up,” said Henson. “You would also get a lump sum payment of the Economic Impact Payment.”

Users can also read Publication 5538, a step-by-step guide on the nonfiler sign-up tool for the child tax credit and the economic payments, according to Henson. There is also a Child Tax Credit Update Portal Tool for people who have had a significant change in their income, marital status or the number of qualifying children.

“Unenrollment” is another purpose of the CTC portal. “There are families who might have a tax consequence of receiving these payments,” said Henson. “For those families, it is better to wait and file a tax return and let IRS determine the credit you are eligible for.”

For more information, readers can reach the IRS liaison at linda.henson@irs.gov.

“Please help us spread the word,” said Henson. “Those families who need us the most, we need to get this money in their Q hands.”

Car series raises $3K for St. Mary’s

by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

A series of classic car shows in Bayside raised $3,000 for St. Mary’s Hospital for Children this summer.

Retro vehicles from the Queens Classic Car Club and enthusiastic members of the community were on display at the Bay Terrace Shopping Center for four days in July and August, accompanied by live music.

Sean Lally of St. Mary’s, left, Queens Classic Car The free events featured a 50/50 Club members James Pringle, Diane Duncan and raffle to benefit the nearby hospital, Jackie DeLuca, Brett Stewart of Cord Meyer and which serves children with special Hugh Kelly of St. Mary’s celebrate a $3,000 donahealthcare needs and medically com- tion to the hospital. plex conditions.

PHOTO COURTESY CORD MEYER DEVELOPMENT Representatives from Cord Meyer After the walk concludes, participants are Development, the owner of the shopping center, and members of the Queens Classic invited to enjoy a day of family fun at the Car Club presented St. Mary’s with the Bronx Zoo’s annual Halloween tradition, donation Sept. 22, and Cord Meyer Boo at the Zoo, which features a plethora of activities including a costume parade, magic announced its intention to donate an additional $10,000 in the form of a sponsorship show, spider maze and more.

Advanced registration for the Big Hearts for this year’s Big Hearts Walk for St. Walk is required, but is not to make a donaMary’s Kids.

The Big Hearts Walk is scheduled for tion or become a sponsor.

For more information about the Big Oct. 17 at the Bronx Zoo at 9 a.m. All proQ Hearts Walk, visit bit.ly/3o0SMhS. ceeds will benefit the hospital.

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Queens Night Market uses powers for good Smörgåsbord raises more than $16K for undocumented Ida victims

by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

For every crisis, the Queens Night Market steps up.

This year, the weekly outdoor smörgåsbord raised over $27,000 to help its neighbors in need who have been affected by both the pandemic and Hurricane Ida. “We want to be the best corporate neighbors we could, to draw some attention to those in need and raise some funds,” said John Wang, the Queens Night Market’s founder.

The market had ticketed the first three weekends of the summer to manage attendance, which at the time was subject to Gov. Cuomo’s capacity limitations, and waived vendor participation fees. The Queens Night Market pledged to donate 20 percent of those proceeds to Covid-19 and racial equity-focused charities, and ended up raising $11,000 for two Queens-based organizations: New Immigrant Community Empowerment and Love Wins Food Pantry.

The market had not planned on hosting another fundraiser before its season ended Oct. 30, but Hurricane Ida ravaged the city the week before the Queens Night Market reopened for its fall season and organizers were prompted into action.

On Sept. 18, the first night back after tak-

The Queens Night Market raised more than $16,000 on the first night of its fall season for neighbors, particularly undocumented immigrants ineligible for government aid, who have been QUEENS NIGHT MARKET PHOTO / TWITTER impacted by Hurricane Ida. ing a break for the US Open, the Queens Night Market raised between more than $16,000.

Wang is working with Queens Borough President Donovan Richards on choosing which Queens-based organization to donate the proceeds to, but Wang said Sept. 27 that they will definitely go to one that prioritizes

undocumented immigrants who were affected by the hurricane.

At the time the money was raised, the $27 million city and state joint fund for those ineligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency aid had not been announced. Wang found that his organization had the opportunity to step in.

“There was no resource for them, for families that can’t get assistance,” Wang said. “It just made sense not to target families who qualified for FEMA.” Wang said he was inspired to help undocumented immigrants because they are a group that is usually the last to receive help for any disaster, including the pandemic.

Additionally, the Queens Night Market lifts up cuisine from cultures across the globe, so Wang said it made sense to lift up the people of those cultures, too.

“They form the entire backbone and story of our event. It makes sense to celebrate immigrants, and help them when they need it,” Wang said.

In one night, the market raised more than $16,000 thanks to the generous donations of guests, who were asked to make a voluntary offering at the door, and from nearly half the vendors, who gifted a percentage of their profits from the night. The Queens Night Market itself donated 100 percent of its proceeds from its first night back.

Wang said he doesn’t foresee the market hosting any more fundraisers in its final weeks, but he can’t promise that there won’t be another. Wang said he and other Queens Night Market participants would never shy away from stepping up to aid their neighQ bors if the need arises.

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Live performances are back on at Green Space in Long Island City and they got started with a bang this past weekend, with a special international performance choreographed by Lebanese dancer Bassam Abou Diab for the Valerie Green/Dance Entropy company.

“We’re kicking off our Take Root series, which is monthly, with the company being a part of it, and having this guest artist from Lebanon,” said studio founder Valerie Green before the show. “We’re making it extra special to kick off the return to inside,” she said, as the series was operating virtually before this month.

Take Root is a monthly curated series that features a paired evening of work, bringing different artists together to perform, network, collaborate and find new audiences. The perfor-

ARTS, CULTURE & LIVING mances this past weekend were unique in that the resident company Valerie Green/Dance Entropy performed and brought in an overseas artist.

Last weekend’s performance began with Diab’s “Eternal,” a powerful and compelling show exploring themes of political regimes in Arab countries and the use of music and dance as a form of rebellion and expression. His performance began with him fully restrained in a

body bag, prompting participation from the audience to transport him and interact with him.

“It was wonderfully symbolic,” said Luigi Gennaro, whose first time it was attending a performance at Green Space.

The second half of the night included a commissioned performance choreographed by Diab for the Valerie Green/Dance Entropy company.

It explored the final phase of “Home,” a global collaboration between VG/DE and diverse choreographers from Sweden, India, Burkina Faso, Colombia and Lebanon. Green has been working on this project for years and it was postponed throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

The performance was the culmination of a 10-day intensive between Diab and seven dancers, in which he approached the idea of “home” from his perspective. The dancers wrote a few

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Charles Vallone was born in the town of Prizzi in the city of Palermo on the island of Sicily on Feb. 8, 1902. He arrived at Ellis Island in 1906 at the age of 4.

Vallone worked his way through law school as a cour t stenographer, determined to become a lawyer. He succeeded and then married Leah Palmigiano on April 20, 1931. The Astoria home of Judge Charles Vallone at 22-07 19 St., as it They soon moved into a looked in 2017. GOOGLE MAPS IMAGE; INSET FILE PHOTO COURTESY PETER VALLONE SR. fou r-stor y apa r t ment building at 22-07 19 St. in Astoria. A son, 15, 1967 at age 65. PS 85 in Astoria has been named in his honor.

Peter, was born in 1934.

The apples of this family don’t fall far Charles maintained a lucrative law practice at 1 East 42 St. in Manhattan in the old from the tree, as his son Peter went on to Corn Exchange Bank Building. In 1955, become speaker of the New York City Counnewly elected Mayor Robert Wagner cil. A grandson, Peter Jr., served in the appointed him to the Queens County Civil Council and then became a judge in the same Court as a judge. He passed away in his court his grandfather worked in, while Q judge’s chambers at Kew Gardens on March another, Paul, is a councilman today.

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Charles Dana Gibson was the most popular American illustrator at the turn of the 20th century and his drawings informed fashion, culture and social commentary of the time.

His family moved from Boston to Flushing when he was a child and he grew up on 149th Street, attending “Not Worrying About Her Rights” is one Flushing High School, back work on display at the Queens Historical when the town was rural, Society’s exhibit focused on the Gibson Girl.

PHOTO BY DEIDRE BARDOLF; DRAWING COURTESY QHS “with woods, water and plenty of open spaces,” his and New York was the center of it,” said 1944 New York Times obituary reads.

Now, the Queens Historical Society is fea- Uruburu, who was born in Queens Village.

Gibson trained under sculptor Augustus turing an exhibit, “Charles Dana Gibson: The American Trendsetter,” with prints, photo- Saint-Gaudens and attended the Art Stugraphs and rare books of his illustrations, dents League in New York City. He was highlighting his legacy and connection to hired for his satirical depictions of uppermiddle-class life for magazines like Life, ColQueens.

“When he was starting his career at the lier’s Weekly and Harper’s Weekly.

“One theme he illustrated was making turn of the century, New York was undergoing this amazing transformation,” said Paula fun of the upper class and people trying to Uruburu, a professor at Hofstra University climb the social ladder,” said Jeran Halfpap, education and outreach coordinator at the and author of “American Eve.” “You had this explosion of everything that Queens Historical Society. “He’ll illustrate was going on culturally and economically the relationship between men and women.

He liked to joke that men are the weaker sex and that t hey ’re s lave s to t he ir emotions.”

Uruburu’s book tells the story of model Evelyn Nesbit, the most sought-after model of the Gilded Age. Nesbit became the face of the “Gibson Girl,” Charles Dana Gibson’s embodiment of the “New Woman.”

She was discovered by famed architect Stanford White, whose commissions included Madison Square Garden. White insisted that she only model for the best, starting with Gibson. Gibson’s wife, Irene Langhorne, was the original muse for the Gibson Girl before Nesbit.

The Gibson Girls played sports, rode bicycles and did what “liberated, independent women could do,” said Uruburu. They were tall, athletic and beautiful. Gibson’s obituary described her as “pretty in all her Victorian furbelows, attractive, a trifle arrogant and aloof.”

“We see them as being cultured and educated and not the mousy Victorian types,” she said, “The Gibson Girl was breaking all

those rules from the past.”

Gibson’s iconic pen-and-ink drawings include “The Eternal Question,” depicting a woman on the cusp of adulthood. Once a girl turned 16, she would traditionally tie her hair back. But some locks still fall in the picture, with one in the shape of a question mark, begging the question “what does a woman want?” explained Uruburu.

“It perfectly captures what Gibson was doing and what was happening in New York at the time,” she said. “It’s like this transition between the old world and the new world.”

Although progressive for the time, Uruburu points out that it was still an “elitist” point of view. “There are no people of color, there’s just this very rare group of young, beautiful and almost always rich women.”

Gibson had the power to set the social attitude of the time as Collier’s Weekly was read by people with money, said Halfpap.

His ideals and style lived on through the 1920s, setting the stage for the flapper trends to come. Gibson proved himself as a painter later in life and even held stake in Life magazine for a time.

The exhibit will be on through November at the Queens Historical Society’s Kingsland Homestead location. Visits may be booked Q in advance on the QHS website.

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Green Space restarts live shows with look at ‘home’

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selves in the dance moves, like a beating of the chest that symbolized beating oneself up with guilt. “This part was the one that dancers really had to dig in and we spoke about what makes us feel guilty,” said Chuki. Dancers dressed in flowing white skirts whirled in synchrony, punctuated by fierce solos that were largely improvised and expressive.

The night wrapped up with a questionand-answer series with the audience and live Lebanese music from Richard Khuzami of Astoria and Maurice Chedid.

“I’m certainly excited, and so is the company,” Green said of finally being back to in-person performances. “We do need to move forward and move on with our lives, move on with providing opportunities and performances, and I’ll do the best I can in this strange time,” she said.

Take Root is planned to continue for one weekend each month through June and takes place on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; more information is posted online at greenspacestudio.org.

On Oct. 15 and 16, dancer and choreographer Aya Jane Saotome, through her project “Who Knows,” will debut a live perfor-

Gathering after their performances at Green Space are, standing, Richard Scandola, left, Kristin Licata, Artistic and Executive Director Valerie Green, Bassam Abou Diab, Sara Pizzi and Fumihiro Kikuchi, and, in front, Karma Chuki, left, Erin Giordano and Whitney Janis.

Diab began his solo performance by being dragged onto the floor in a bodybag. On the PHOTOS BY DEIRDRE BARDOLF AND, COVER, ALEX LOPEZ cover: The group performance. mance as part of the split bill for Take Root, followed by partners Nattie Trogdon and Hollis Bartlett. The upcoming performances

will also fit the theme of “Home,” highlighting unique perspectives, culture, poliQ tics and identity.

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continued from page 23 words on what the theme meant to them as well, explained Karma Chuki, an artist and dancer from Bhutan.

“It took time to break our walls and get that out from us, and just be OK with our emotions, so I think that brought us closer,” she said.

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CARE AND PROTECTION, TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION, DOCKET NUMBER 19CP0229HO, Trial Court of Massachusetts, Juvenile Court Department, COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, Clerk Magistrate’s Office, Hampden County Juvenile Court, 121 Elm Street, Holyoke, MA 01040 TO: Melvin Andres Colon Rodriguez father of Melvin Andres Colon Rodriguez, Jr., born on 5/9/2010 to Christian Lee Machado in Pawtucket, RI: A petition has been presented to this court by DCF Holyoke, seeking, as to the following child: Melvin Andres Colon Rodriguez, Jr., that said child be found in need of care and protection and committed to the Department of Children and Families.

The court may dispense the rights of the person(s) named herein to receive notice of or to consent to any legal proceeding affecting the adoption, custody, or guardianship or any other disposition of the child named herein, if it finds that the child is in need of care and protection and that the best interests of the child would be served by said disposition. You are hereby ORDERED to appear in this court, at the court address set forth above, on the following date and time: 10/27/2021 at 09:00 AM Other Hearing. You may bring an attorney with you. If you have a right to an attorney and if the court determines that you are indigent, the court will appoint an attorney to represent you. If you fail to appear, the court may proceed on that date and any date thereafter with a trial on the merits of the petition and an adjudication of this matter. For further information call the Office of the Clerk-Magistrate at 413-322-6700. WITNESS: Hon. Lois M. Eaton, FIRST JUSTICE, Donald P. Whitney, Clerk-Magistrate, DATE ISSUED 09/15/2021

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accounts, asset-backed debts, & securities of every kind, character, & nature attached to the DEVON GARTH GORDON, Estate. The said Estate is located in NASSAU County, Laurelton, NEW YORK, originally located in the District: Linstead. Parish: St. Catherine. Jamacia. If anyone has an ownership interest in it, or a claim against the said Estate, provide documentary evidence of ownership, & state your claim so that it may be resolved by a counter oath or affidavit, sworn under penalty of perjury, & deliver it to Affiant at: 229-19 Merrick Boulevard, Suite 430 | Laurelton. New York Republic. [11413] within 30 days. Upon failure to provide state a claim, and/or show documentary evidence of a ownership in, and/or a debt owed by the Estate, any/ all parties, by acquiescence, tacitly agree to the following: (a) Affiant is the sole owner of the DEVON GARTH GORDON, Estate in its entirety, (b) upon failure to state a claim, or prove ownership their percentage in the Estate assets were in fact abandoned property, (c) the abandoned property is hereby claimed & owned by Affiant, and (d) that the matter is settled, and forfeited, and no one can later bring forth a challenge to this claim, as it is hereby irrevocable by default, & this instrument will then become permanently affixed to my Last Will & Testament. “I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct”, [28 U.S. Code § 1746]. By: Gordon: DevonGarth, Owner

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It was clear from the start AEW wanted to put Rhodes’ job to sell Black to the public. The its best foot forward. There was little doubt CEO wrestling parlance for this is “put him over.”

Maxwell Jacob Friedman, who grew up 20 Tony Kahn wanted to send a message to his WWE counterpart, Vince McMahon, that he has miles east of the Billie Jean King Tennis Center a formidable competitor for the first time in at in Plainview, LI, has generated a lot of buzz because of his great athleticism and rapier wit. least a generation by coming to Queens.

To drive that point home, the first match had Friedman beat Brian Pillman Jr. in a very physiAEW champion Kenny Omega taking on former cal match that displayed the great stunt work of WWE belt holder Bryan Danielson, who was both men.

Unfortunately, AEW producers did not let known back then as Daniel Bryan. They put on a classic 30-minute match. It was the kind the Friedman address his hometown fans, which was WWE has shied away from for at least 40 years. the biggest disappointment of the night. They Shortly after that, Dr. Britt Baker, who has a instead chose to let CM Punk (real name: Phil dental practice in Florida, defeated Ruby Soho in Brooks), who was a big star in the WWE a another lengthy match to retain her women’s decade ago, get the allotted microphone time. championship title. Both matches would head- Punk became massively popular for his Don Rickles in which he broke down the fourth wall line a typical WWE pay-per-view card.

Cody Rhodes, who is the son of the late by insulting the WWE corporate culture. CM wrestling legend Dusty Rhodes, and his wife, Punk is still a dynamic speaker, but his role now Brandi, are the most prominent faces of All is to be a cheerleader for the upstart AEW and Elite Wrestling. They star in a new TNT serve as a mentor to younger grapplers, so his Wednesday night 10 p.m. series, “Rhodes to spiels aren’t quite as funny as they once were. Q See the extended version of Sports Beat the Top,” which looks at the couple’s private lives. Both are AEW executives in addition to every week at qchron.com.

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