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Do more to stop bullying: advocates Extra training to be provided to teachers following school stabbing

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

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ollowing last Wednesday’s fatal stabbing at a Bronx high school, education advocates are calling for the city Department of Education to better address bullying — the alleged cause of the first murder in a school in 25 years.

“It remains a huge problem,” said Cou ncilman Dan ny Drom m (D-Jackson Heights), chairman of the Education Committee. “It was well-documented that bullying was a huge problem in this school and the Department of Education did nothing with it.”

Abel Cedeno, 18, allegedly stabbed two classmates at Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation Sept. 27, killing 15-yearold Matthew McCree and seriously wounding 16-year-old Ariane Laboy.

Published reports claim Cedeno was bullied for being flamboyant, and the school’s administration is being accused by some for not doing enough to address the issue.

The Legal Aid Society, which is representing Cedeno, said in a statement, “We are currently meeting with our client and his family

Education advocates are calling on the city Department of Education to better address concerns of bullying in schools, following the fatal stabbing that took place in the Bronx last week. and reviewing the facts and circumstances of this case including the long history of bullying and intimidation Abel has endured.”

The 18-year-old is far from the only one to feel threatened in school – city statistics show 81 percent of students in grades 6-12 reported they had been bullied or intimidated by their peers, up from 71 percent the year before.

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too close to home — as a student in Catholic schools, he was bullied because of his sexuality.

“While I condemn the violence, I completely understand this young man’s rage,” the openly gay councilman said.

And while the Department of Education needs to do a better job addressing bullying overall, he added, hate directed at the LGBT community remains one of the big-

gest problems in schools.

“It’s still as real in children’s lives today as it was back then,” he said.

Another problem, he said, is that LGBT students often are unwilling to explain why they’re being bullied.

“First they have to come out to themselves and second, they have to tell an adult they’ve been bullied because they’re gay,” Dromm said.

“It’s almost impossible to ask kids to do those things, that’s why adults have to take a proactive step to prevent it. The burden should not be on the shoulders of the youth.”

Schools Chancellor Car men Fariña announced Monday during a town hall with school parents that extra training would be provided to teachers to make sure bullying is reported and behavioral issues are addressed.

The Alliance for Quality Education last Thursday urged for such measures.

“Anti-bullying and anti-bias training for educators should be a top priority in New York City and across the state,” the group said in a statement. “Our elected officials must act fast to prevent events like this in the future. Every classroom teacher and

building leader needs to be trained in creating a positive school climate.”

The city has invested $47 million annually to expanded mental health services and other similar preventative measures.

“I have instructed my team to conduct a thorough investigation on all issues, and this is underway,” Fariña said in a prepared statement last Friday. “We have additional safety measures and grief counselors in place and will continue to support the school community.”

But there is also help for students outside of the school system, particularly those in the LGBT community.

Dromm said the Hetrick-Martin Institute is the “best for the young people to call,” but also suggested the New York City LGBT Center on West 13th Street in Manhattan and the Queens LGBT Community Center in Little Neck.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), a member of the state Education Committee, said he’s had success bringing Kiwanis clubs into schools to give “age appropriate” anti-bullying measures.

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Miele ‘built bridges’ in the city and state Pedestrian path renamed in honor of late city commissioner, CB 10 chairman

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Joel Miele Sr. wore a lot of hats while he was alive.

But last Friday, he was remembered most for being a bridge builder — but not the type who constructed paths to carry cars or people over a body of water.

“He was someone who tried to bring people together,” said Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park). “He was someone who tried to find common ground and build consensus ... and work toward a common good.”

Miele, a Howard Beach resident, used that skill in every role he had — whether it was chairman of Community Board 10, or the commissioner of Buildings and Environmental Protection — to better South Queens, the city and state.

“He was one of the people who made this community what it is,” said CB 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton.

That’s why many found it appropriate that the pedestrian bridge connecting Old Howard Beach and Hamilton Beach last Friday was renamed in honor of Miele, whose family still lives a short distance away from the path.

“This is a very fitting location to honor Joel’s memory and his contribution to this city, this community and the state we all live in,” said Braton, who succeeded Miele on the advisory panel.

The Navy veteran was chairman of CB 10 from 1979 to 1990, at which time he was named a member of the city Planning Commission.

Even after stepping down as chairman, Miele advised the board on various issues.

“Nothing much that has been accomplished here throughout the past five decades or so, probably even longer than that, did not in one way or another have his hand in it,” Braton said.

In 1994, then-Mayor Giuliani named him the commissioner of DOB and in 1996 shifted him to the DEP. Vincent Arcuri, chairman of CB 5 who served with Miele on the Queens Library’s board of directors, said his late friend favorite role was DEP commissioner, “Because he

Family and friends of Joel Miele Sr., along with elected officials, stand on the pedestrian bridge that now bears the late community PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY leader’s name. always used to brag ‘I have my own Army, my own Navy and my own Air Force.’”

Arcuri recalled Miele’s service to the city on Sept. 11, working to shut off water to avoid flooding in key locations following the terrorist attacks.

“He knew everything that needed to be known and he would help anyone,” the CB 5 chairman said. “He was a great friend and I miss him.”

Queens County Clerk Audrey Pheffer remembered him as a commissioner who was fair and listened to everyone’s concerns — an attribute the former assemblywoman said is

rarely found in agency leaders today.

“There were so many things about Joel Miele to look at and respect,” Pheffer said. “He was always there, and he was always responsive.”

Miele was later appointed to serve on the Board of Standards and Appeals until he retired in 2005 and returned to his private practice engineering firm on Furmanville Avenue in Middle Village with his longtime partner, Benjamin Leonardi, and his son, Joel Jr. He died in May 2013 at age 78, shortly after becoming Q seriously ill.

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An Ozone Park woman who asked a neighbor to hold onto and pass personal items onto her mother if “anything happened to” her was allegedly killed by her estranged boyfriend, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said Monday.

The defendant, 52-year-old Jerome Rivers, was released from Rikers Sept. 28 and at 6 a.m. the next day, called 911 stating 49-year-old Gia Pender was unconscious in her Centreville Street apartment, according to Brown.

An autopsy allegedly found internal bruising and hemorrhaging to her neck and the Medical Examiner ruled the death a murder by manual strangulation — police arrested Rivers Oct. 2 and charged him with her killing.

According to cour t records, Pender accused Rivers of domestic violence several times between Dec. 4, 2014 and July 29 of this year.

She was granted an order of protection against him on July 30, barring Rivers from communicating with the victim in any way, according to court records.

But while in Rikers on domestic violence charges, according to Brown, Rivers called Pender several times and on the day he was released, allegedly asked if he could stay with her at the Ozone Park apartment.

She allowed him to stay, a criminal complaint shows, but gave her wallet, credit cards and other materials to a neighbor to whom she said, “Jerome is coming over. If anything happens, give this to my mother.”

“This was a senseless killing,” Brown said in a statement. “Domestic violence is a

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Train delays costing the city big bucks 7, A rank in the top three of most costly lines in the five boroughs

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(D-Jackson Heights) have been calling on the MTA to address lead paint falling from the elevated subway tracks and onto residents for months. So far, nothing has been done.

“That definitely also has a detrimental impact on the local businesses,” Dromm said.

Regarding the delays, the MTA in July released an emergency plan to speed up commute times.

“As the City economy continues to grow and outpace the nation which is due largely to our unparalleled mass transit network, we appreciate the Comptroller’s support of Chairman Lhota’s Subway Action Plan and his call for City Hall to commit to paying its fair share to implement the Plan,” Shams Tarek, a spokesman for the transit authority, said in a statement.

Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Cuomo have feuded in recent months over whether the city or state should cough up the dough to make necessary repairs to the subways.

When asked about Stringer’s reports, Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) said the city and state executives share the blame for exacerbating the MTA’s issues.

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Two notorious Queens subway lines are costing workers and business owners tens of millions of dollars per year due to delays on the rails, city Comptroller Scott Stringer revealed in an economic analysis Sunday.

The No. 7 and A trains were ranked the second and third most costly lines, respectively — Stringer estimates anywhere from $24.7 to $57.4 million in productivity and wages were lost each year because straphangers were late to work.

The No. 5 train was at the top of the list, costing the economy anywhere from $12 to $31 million each year.

“What these new numbers show is that the cost of inaction is greater than the cost of action and that subway delays take a massive toll on our economy,” the comptroller said in a statement. “We need to fix our subways both to improve quality of life and our economy.

This isn’t a choice — it’s a must.”

The F line, which originates in Jamaica and carries an average 92,000 riders per day, ranked fourth in the report — its impact on the economy ranges from $11.3 to $26.6 million, Stringer said.

Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), whose district partially lies underneath the No. 7 line, wasn’t surprised by the

Delays on subway lines, such as the A, are costing workers and businesses tens of millions of dollars each year, according to a new economic analysis released by Comptroller Scott Stringer FILE PHOTO on Sunday. figures in the report.

“It ref lects a big problem in New York City, the money we’re losing due to the inefficiency of the MTA,” Dromm said in a Tuesday interview.

The councilman added the delays are not the only thing costing his constituents money.

“[The report] didn’t look at the effect it had on the local businesses underneath the 7 line when it can’t even be painted,” he said, “and what type of economic impact that has when people don’t want to come to a neighborhood because the lead paint is falling on their head.”

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he Department of Transportation has been trying to tell South Queens residents, and this paper, for years that Select Bus Service on Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards would not negatively impact car traffic.

But now there’s no more speculation of what the project will look like — we know the DOT was horribly wrong when they said commute time for drivers would not increase and traffic would not worsen. It’s now taking people much longer to get to work and home — one of our employees in Howard Beach has to leave an hour before work to get here on time — a 5-mile distance that used take 15 minutes.

This shouldn’t come as a surprise to most people.

Reducing the number of lanes on a corridor that carries hundreds of thousands of drivers every day simply does not make sense, but the DOT claims it will reduce congestion by eliminating bottlenecks.

Proponents of the plan will claim those against it are just car drivers upset over the loss of lanes, but just ask Vance Barbour, a Woodhaven resident who

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It doesn’t make sense, he told us.

That’s the same response we got from an everyday man walking near Cross Bay and Liberty, perhaps the most telling example of how the city has managed to take an already bad intersection and made it worse.

As anticipated, this has spilled onto the side streets of Woodhaven and Ozone Park and drivers are doing whatever it takes to get there — even if it means jumping the medians.

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End “mis-matching” Dear Editor: Re. your Sept. 14 editorial: “Defang Monster Rat Now”: The $100,000 in election campaign matching funds received by disgraced City Council candidate Hiram Monserrate is a drop in the bucket compared to other windfalls funded by our tax dollars. This program should be called “Mis-Matching” funds because that’s exactly what it is. Contributions to all candidates who run for city offices are matched on a 6-to-1 basis for up to $175 from each donor. That means candidates get $1,050 for every $175 donation they receive. This invites fraud by creating a cesspool of straw donors pressured to donate. That’s what happened in former city Comptroller John Liu’s 2013 mayoral campaign.

His campaign treasurer, Jia “Jenny” Hou, served 10 months in federal prison for using straw donors to evade campaign finance laws.

Bill deBlasio raised $2.9 million in matching funds for his current campaign, even though he faces weak opposition. The city’s matching funds program was supposed to level the playing field for all candidates, but it has made this field more lopsided than before. Let’s change that by providing campaign funds on a 1-to-1 basis, just like a challenge grant matches donations to charitable entities on a dollar-for-dollar basis. Otherwise, our town’s political corruption will remain “unmatched” by any other city.

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e wholeheartedly condemn the violence that took place at Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation in the Bronx last Wednesday, where a 15-year-old boy was fatally stabbed. There is no excuse for why a parent must now bury their child.

But at the end of the day, the alleged stabber, 18-year-old Abel Cedeno, was failed by the school system.

He was persistently bullied, supposedly for being flamboyant, and on that fateful day snapped.

The school administration was apparently aware of the issue, but did nothing to address it.

Just as parents have a right to know their child will come home at the end of the school day, every student should have faith they will not be intimidated for who they are.

We’re glad Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña is taking steps to ensure teachers will receive proper training on this matter — but it shouldn’t have taken a tragedy like this to make that happen.

Teachers are not in the classroom just to educate — they should also help empower children to prepare them to succeed in life, just like Dolores Beckham, who now has a street named after her, did during her time as principal at IS 45 in Jackson Heights.

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BQX means “big bucks” Dear Editor: Re Michael Gannon’s “Friends of the BQX come back to Astoria” (Sept. 28, multiple editions): BQX proponents originally claimed it could be built for $1.7 billion. Mayor Bill de Blasio said $2.5 billion. Imagine how many more billions it might cost when completed?

What is the cost and funding source for several hundred million more above $2.5 billion to pay for two new bridges over the Gowanus Canal and Newtown Creek? They refuse to deal with the February 2017 internal City Hall memo which revealed that the financing model known as “value capture” which would have paid 100 percent of the project would not work.

Claims that construction would start in 2019 and service begin by 2024 is wishful thinking.

The environmental review process just started in 2017. Final design and engineering could take several more years. There are many narrow streets along the proposed corridor. They will have to compete with existing bus, auto, commercial vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians. At a

speed of 12 miles per hour, how many people would ride a street car versus other existing options? No neighborhoods have come forward to accept the two multi-acre operations, maintenance and storage facilities necessary to accommodate 52 or more street cars. Bus stops are normally every one to two blocks. Proposed spacing of street car stops every half-mile will make it more difficult to attract riders. Utility relocation costs, originally estimated to be $427 million, along with relocation of water mains and sewer lines, may be even higher.

Both the city Department of Transportation and Economic Development Corporation have no experience in design, construction or operations of street car systems.

Mayor de Blasio promised riders would pay the same $2.75 fare as those using NYC Transit subway, bus or MTA bus including free transfers. He fails to identify how the city will provide the MTA with subsidies to cover the lost revenues.

A project of this scope can easily take 10-20 years before becoming a reality. Given the uncertainties of project financing and growing

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What “Columbus” means Dear Editor: I was disappointed that no one voiced outrage for the graffiti-laden message mounted on the Columbus statue in Astoria. That statue was hidden during World War II in some basement out of fear it would be melted for bullets in the war. Today, the efforts of a few politicians and individuals to diminish the significance of Columbus and eliminate his importance in history are appalling and disturbing. These people are not historians, researchers or scholars. Their ignorance is equal to their ar rogance.

The meaning of Christopher Columbus is

Puerto Rico is an island Dear Editor: The GOP senators who failed in their attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare should be ashamed. Due to the fact that they were unable to enact the Graham/Cassidy bill, millions of Americans will now be forced to ....

LIVE! But people should stop criticizing President Trump. Thanks to him we’ve learned that Puerto Rico is an island, and islands are surrounded by water, big water, ocean water.

We’ve also learned from the president that Puerto Ricans are lazy and they would rather drink from puddles then help themselves.

That’s why while attending a golf tournament in N.J., Trump dedicated the “President’s Cup” trophy to the lazy people of Puerto Rico. I wonder if he’ll fill it with clean drinking water?

However, Warren G. Harding is widely considered by modern day historians to be the worst president ever. Modern day historians are aware of who the president is right now!

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FAITH TALK Pastor Stephen Roser Stephen Roser is the pastor of Howard Beach Assembly of God Church Joshua’s big moment had arrived and God’s command was ringing in his ears, “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land that I am about to give them” (Joshua 1:2).

fearless trailblazer that this crucial moment required.

He was living in the past, lingering in his grief over Moses’ death, wondering what might have been, But how could he proceed while he was when God abruptly disturbed his backward beating himself up with the memory of a look and startled him to living in the present 40-year-old failure? Following his first foray and the future. “Quit mourning! Moses is into the Promised Land, he and Caleb had dead! Maybe you are no Moses, but I am the failed to persuade God’s people that the God of Moses, and I am with you, and you Lord would empower them to whip the are up to the challenge!” land’s fearsome giants.

In that moment, Joshua began to realize that God was not going to waste the Not only that, but Joshua was laboring enormous potential that He had invested in under a tremendous inferiority complex.

Joshua by the wilderness wanderings.

For the entire trek across the desert, he had played Second Lieutenant to Moses, And because of all that He has invested the man who had defeated the armies of in us, God sees promise in us, and He works Pharaoh. Joshua saw himself as an assistant, to help us experience fully the potential He a servant maybe, but certainly not as the has placed within us.

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Dear Editor: A man drowning in opulence Sits in his office Encrusted and heavily ladened with gold.

He settles in comfort Luxury, his friend.

The weekend begins Perhaps with golf and leisure in mind.

Fifteen hundred miles or so Down south Lies Puerto Rico The beautiful tropical archipelago.

Maria passed, Left its devastation Desperation in isolation Each passing day Worse than the last When will help come?

Puerto Rico is U.S. territory, Puerto Rico is America, Puerto Ricans are Americans But first, Puerto Ricans are humans.

While these humans beg, Beg for food and drink, Beg for life and safety, Their leader scolds them Like a father scolds his children.

“They want everything to be done for them...”, he reprimands.

But how does admonition help?

How does blaming the local government give relief?

How can a father be so blind to the needs of his children?

Perhaps he is no father at all.

Clothed in power, but devoid of empathy The disconnect is staggering!

How has America reached this point?

When the father it chose, forgets his obligations Is America’s current father like one of those dead-beat dads who only takes without giving in return?

Say it isn’t so!

Oh say it isn’t so!

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Oh say it isn’t so!

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simple. It is a message to all immigrants who had the courage and determination to risk it all to come to this great land with nothing but a glimmer of hope and a desire for a better future. Most immigrants fled from oppression especially when it pertained to their religious beliefs. The significance of Christopher Columbus has two core values: religious freedom and hope for a better life.

Of course, like any of us, Christopher Columbus had his flaws. So did many historical figures, whom we still honor, respect and value as they shaped this nation. President Abraham Lincoln was the most memorable — while credited with abolishing slavery, however, he believed that blacks and whites should be separated.

Also, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were slave owners. Should we, then, tear up the paper money that their faces are imprinted upon? Should we take down the White House and U.S. Capitol that was built

by African-American slaves. Should we eliminate Wall Street in Downtown Manhattan which was created to keep away American Indians. Should we eliminate the name York who was a huge slave owner. Should we eliminate the prestigious Fulbright and Rhodes scholarship programs both named after individuals who traded slaves?

Do we eliminate Columbus Avenue in Manhattan, change the name of Columbia University or the District of Columbia in Washington?

These self-proclaimed revisionists should put their intolerance aside and perhaps have a more meaningful conversation with the truth.

Columbus is not just a pride of Italian-Americans, but Spanish-Americans who funded his journey to the Americas. Columbus’ mission was to spread Christianity.

Particularly, in the current situation immigrants finds themselves today, the meaning of Columbus has never been more important. It is the meaning of courage to settle in this land and to be able to practice religion freely. These are the pedestals this country is founded upon.

John J. Ciafone Astoria

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costs for utility, sewer lines and water main relocation, a limited stop bus route along this corridor would make more sense.

Larry Penner Great Neck, LI The writer is a transportation historian and advocate and retired federal transit official.

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Aqueduct Race Track upgrades completed New racing space getting positive reviews ahead of 2017-18 season

by Anthony O’Reilly

probably the biggest challenge and we were able to do it with a staff that was predomiThe New York Racing Association on nantly NYRA,” said Glen Kozak, vice presiSunday announced extensive renovations of dent of Facilities and Racing Surfaces for the Aqueduct Race Track’s main track and the racing association. “We were able to have our installation of a second turf course were own quality control through every part of the complete — and it’s already getting some process and the crew went above and beyond what was required to get this completed.” positive reviews.

The outer course now has turf that can “I’ve been very happy with it so far,” said accommodate races Linda Rice, a horse in the fall and spring. trainer who stables at It replaces the winter the South Ozone Park t’s only been a few days inner track, a dirt t rack and a board path that was member of the New but I’m pretty happy with installed in 1975 to York Thoroughbred replace a prior turf Horsemen’s Associathe surface itself.” course at the venue. tion. “It’s only been a — Linda Rice, horse trainer and Rudy Rodriguez, few d ays but I’m NYTHA board member a horse trainer, said pretty happy with the in a statement prosurface itself.”

The main track, according to NYRA, was vided by NYRA, “It looks good right now.

“Everything is new, so you’ve got mainterenovated in a way similar to Belmont Park’s, which was upgraded last year. The nance working all the time and they’re main racing space also has a new, expanded doing a good job,” Rodriguez added. “I draining system and a limestone base, think the more horses that train on them the which allows the track to better handle win- better the track is going to be, but we have ter weather conditions than the prior clay/ plenty of time.”

Rice, in an interview, said “time will tell” silt/sand base.

“Working with 150,000-plus yards of how the course holds up to the winter material, moving it, storing it, and then sched- weather — Aqueduct holds races in the uling everything that had to be done was colder months of the year.

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The New York Racing Association last month completed extensive repairs at Aqueduct Race PHOTO COURTESY NYRA Track, including the installation of a new turf course.

For state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), ranking member of the Racing and Wagering Committee, the renovations are a sign that Aqueduct may be here to stay for the foreseeable future.

“Perhaps this will quell the rumors we always hear that Aqueduct might close,” he

said. “I can’t see NYRA spending this much money on the track just to turn around and then shut it down.”

Addabbo has not yet seen the new track nor heard from horse trainers about it, but said he’s a fan of any improvements to the Q South Ozone Park venue.

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All photos on this page were taken during ongoing construction, but residents fear already-bad traffic tie-ups on Cross Bay Boulevard will be worsened once construction for Select Bus Service is completed next month.

Jose Rios points to what once was a straight path along Liberty Avenue across Cross Bay Boulevard.

He said city DOT safety improvements a few years ago cut the road in two, and now require drivPHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON ers to go several blocks out of their way.

SBS critics: Plan as bad as advertised Residents rip layout, safety precautions as Woodhaven/Cross Bay work continues

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Construction to accommodate Select Bus Service at the confluence of Cross Bay Boulevard, Rockaway Boulevard and Liberty Avenue will not be complete until next month.

But residents and civic leaders are already saying things appear to be as bad, if not worse, then they have feared.

“This,” said a grim-voiced Vance Barbour of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association, “is our ‘I told you so.’”

When completed, what was three travel lanes and a service road headed northbound will become two; bus stops along the curb will be moved across the service road to a median; the travel lane adjacent to the median will become a 24/7 bus lane; and the left turn from northbound Cross Bay to Rockaway Boulevard will be eliminated, along with the turning lane, forcing cars — and trucks — to take more roundabout routes.

Residents worry that new “island” bus stops will require people to cross busy streets to PHOTO BY ANTHONY MEDINA catch their ride.

Bus stops already are being installed on islands on the southbound side, with machines selling SBS tickets not far behind.

Residents long have complained that the intersection forms a bottleneck during rush hour, backing traffic up for blocks.

The city’s Department of Transportation has asserted that reducing the number of lanes will improve traffic by helping create a more uniform traffic pattern along the entire corridor.

A more uniform lane configuration, along with the elimination of some left turns such as the one at Rockaway Boulevard, are designed to reduce the amount of lane merging that is said to be responsible for a great deal of congestion.

The construction is nearing completion, even over the constant and strenuous objections of residents and community leaders such as state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) and Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) “Nothing makes sense,” Howard Beach Resident Joseph Cerbone told the Chronicle.

“We didn’t OK any of this ... They did just what they wanted to do. It was nightmare and they’re making it worse.”

Barbour appreciates the need to rein in traff ic where three major roads come together. But he said the coming layout — particularly when buses are operating regularly at stops on the new traffic islands — is asking for trouble.

“They’re taking away road space, putting in islands and redirecting traffic,” he said.

Barbour and the DOT differ over just why the bus lanes in that section of the corridor will be enforced 24 hours a day, as opposed to peak hours only as elsewhere in the corridor.

The DOT, in response to a series of 10 questions emailed by the Chronicle, said that 24/7 enforcement will be along the entire corridor for so-called offset bus lanes, or ones that are not adjacent to the curb, where enforcement will be 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

Barbour and some officials suspect an entirely different reason.

“Because we’re the community that fought back,” he said.

A number of bus routes traverse the corridor, including the Q7, Q11, Q21, Q41, and both the Q52 and Q53 Limited.

Informal visits by the Chronicle during two consecutive morning rush hours also spotted buses from the BM5, QM15 and QM17 routes. There also were an ample number of school buses.

Cerbone and Barbour both pointed out that school children using public transportation in the neighborhood soon will be forced to cross service roads and in some cases Liberty Avenue to catch their buses.

“Kids are going to run out into the service road,” Cerbone said. “Someone’s going to get killed ... I know you have to have the buses. But there has to be some other way.”

The DOT said that it is working with the NYPD when asked about the need to add crossing guards and at least temporarily increase police presence near the intersection. The department also said lengthening the islands to accommodate larger articulated buses for the Q52/53 SBS routes will ease bottlenecks.

The plan calls for southbound SBS, local and express bus service to pick up and discharge passengers on a roughly triangular island stretching from Rockaway Boulevard to the railroad overpass above Liberty.

Northbound SBS stops will be south of the railroad, with local and express stops running from the southern edge of the blocked-off Liberty Avenue to the southern corners of Rockaway Boulevard.

Barbour contends that with enough traffic, and enough buses arriving at just the wrong time, the buses could almost totally block off northbound travel lanes, making worse the bottlenecks that the DOT is trying to alleviate, and may make drivers attempt dangerous passing moves.

The DOT said the cost of redoing the

Cars and bikes and semis — oh, my! Friday morning rush hour on the northbound Cross Bay Boulevard. entire corridor will be about $10 million.

Northbound truck drivers no longer able to turn left at Rockaway Boulevard are being referred to suggested truck routes on the DOT’s website at nyc.gov/html/dot/html/ motorist/trucks.shtml#routes.

Barbour also said some of the construction is actually undoing work done at the intersection only a few months ago. Jose Rios of Ozone Park, who lives on 95th Street just east of the intersection did not disagree, nor was he terribly surprised.

He was walking across Cross Bay last Thursday where Liberty Avenue used to be a through street before Jersey barriers were put in place to permanently cut Liberty in two for drivers.

“You used to be able to drive straight through,” Rios said. “Now if I drive, I have to turn right and go down four blocks ...

[The city] should have left it the way it was.”

And Rios’ thoughts on the construction going on in front of him last week? He thinks the DOT has lost the benefit of the doubt.

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A new job, sort of, for Phil Goldfeder

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Former Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder has changed career paths once again.

The Far Rockaway resident, who served in the Assembly from 2011 to 2016, was appointed New Jersey-based Cross River Bank’s vice president of Gover n ment Affai rs, the compa ny announced in a Sept. 20 press release.

This won’t be his first time working for the bank — in 2015, while still in the Assembly, he became the company’s senior director for Government Affairs.

Last year, he took on the role as the assistant vice president for Government Relations at Yeshiva University.

“We are thrilled to welcome Phil back to the Cross River family, where his passion for service, ability to bring people together and effect positive change within the industry will make him an invaluable addition to our senior management team,” Gilles Gade, president and CEO of Cross River, said in a statement. “As our company continues to evolve, Phil’s deep knowledge of government affairs and adroit understanding of the regulatory

Phil Goldfeder will now be working with FILE PHOTO Cross Rivers Bank.

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landscape will enable Cross River to stay ahead of the rapidly moving regulatory environment and establish ourselves as a standard-bearer for compliance and consumer protection.”

Although he’s no longer in government, Goldfeder is still active in the South Queens scene.

Last month, he endorsed Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) for re-election and announced he would serve as cochairman of “Democrats for Ulrich,” Q along with attorney George Russo.

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Joann Ariola, the newly elected chairwoman of the Queens Republican Party, admits it will be difficult to defeat Democrats in city, state and federal elections.

“It won’t be easy,” Ariola said in an interview last Thursday.

Democrats hold a 6-to-1 voter registration advantage over the GOP in the five boroughs and vastly outnumber them in terms of political seats as well — Republicans only have three members in the City Council, including Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), two members each in the New York City delegation of the state Senate and Assembly and just one in the House of Representatives.

But Ariola believes her party is capable of winning seats in the borough, and will look for candidates who appeal to both sides of the political aisle.

“If you have a Republican candidate who is moderately conservative, you can get Democratic voters to cross party lines,” the Lindenwood resident said. “People are not married to their party anymore.”

Ariola will look to carry out that strategy as the head of the Queens Republican Party, a post she won last Wednesday by defeating former leader Bob Turner.

The longtime GOP district leader, who also serves as the president of the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association, was asked to run against the former congressman by party leaders.

“To have them come to me with confidence in my ability to lead, it was overwhelming,” she said.

Turner, an Army veteran and retired TV

executive, did not respond to requests for comment by press time.

He was voted party chairman in March 2015 during a time of turmoil for the party.

Both he and Robert Beltrani in 2014 claimed to have certificates naming them Republican chairman in the wake of the death of former long-time Chairman Phil Ragusa.

And even before Ragusa’s death, there was infighting within the party with a faction led by Ulrich trying to force the late chairman out.

Ariola had only positive things to say about Turner.

“He took county over when it was in a time of need,” she said. “I don’t think anyone can find fault with his leadership.”

Turner was never meant to hold the position for the long term, she added.

“It was never supposed to be forever and I think it was always going to go into the hands of a district leader,” said the new chairwoman.

Although Turner never led a Republican to victory, he was lauded for running candidates across the borough.

“That was the marked shift under the tenure of Bob Turner,” Brian Browne, a political science professor at St. John’s University, said in a Monday interview. “You had more candidates, some might call them sacrificial lambs, running in races.”

In a social media post, Ulrich congratulated Ariola for her victory and thanked Turner for his service to the party.

“Bob Turner was a true champion for the Republican Party and we are greatly appreciative for his service,” Ulrich said. continued on page 27

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The city operates 11 public hospitals, including those on Broadway in Elmhurst and 164th Street in Jamaica.

At issue is federal money that until this week had been allocated under so-called disproportionate share hospital payments, money that in the state goes largely to safety net facilities that provide care for large numbers of low-income and uninsured patients.

The program lapsed on Sunday with Congress failing to renew it for the start of the new federal fiscal year.

In a letter last Friday to Dr. Howard Zucker, the state’s health commissioner, Stanley Brezenoff, interim president and CEO of Health + Hospitals, said the money is months overdue and accounts for about one-third if the system’s budget.

Gov. Cuomo, in a statement the same day, said the state is trying to deflect its share of about $2.6 billion in cuts from the Trump administration, and that the city is in far better financial position to offset the hospitals’ anticipated shortfall.

Brezenoff wrote that NYC Health + Hospitals is facing a $1.2 billion deficit against an operating budget of $8 billion.

“Today we have barely 18 days of cash on hand, which is already less than desirable,” he wrote.

Brezenoff added that the group has in recent months cut its payroll by about 4,300

positions through attrition and reorganization and has “restrained” payment to vendors. “[F]urther restrictions could harm both the ability to implement improvement plans and basic operations,” he wrote.

Cuomo said the state has a projected $4 billion deficit and is not in a position to make up the difference.

“The irony and mean-spirited nature of the cuts is breathtaking,” Cuomo said in a statement issued by his office. “These cuts are specif ically targeted to our most stressed hospitals and neediest populations.”

But he also said that the cuts would ripple throughout the state. He called on local governments, such as the city and Nassau County, to ease the financial hit. “ ... New York City, with a $4 billion surplus, needs to help H+H ...” the governor said.

NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst sits in the district of City Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights).

“This is a very serious issue,” he said.

“Just take Elmhurst Hospital as an example.

They treat an extensive number of uninsured patients. We can’t afford to have those people cast aside.”

The councilman on Tuesday had little interest in trying to diagnose the motives behind decisions in Washington and Albany, and even less patience. “[The hospitals] warned us this was coming in our legislative meetings a few months ago,” Dromm said. “They told us cuts were coming. Now that they’ve arrived, this has Q to be settled — quick.”

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NY Constitution fight alive, well in Queens Supporters, opponents of a 2018 convention speak at St. Albans forum

by Michael Gannon Editor

On Election Day, a question listed on the back of the ballot will ask voters if New York State should assemble a convention next year to reopen and possibly amend the state’s constitution.

A convention can be called only every 20 years, and passionate people in the “yes” and “no” camps — including special interest groups on both sides — have been making their voices heard on broadcast and print advertising, direct mail and social media.

And a debate worthy of such an important decision came to the Robert Ross Johnson Family Life Center in St. Albans on Tuesday.

State Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans), Councilman Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) and Assemblymembers Alicia Hyndman (D-Springfield Gardens) and Clyde Vanel (D-Queens Village) hosted a panel of labor leaders and legal experts before a crowd of more than 200.

Most who spoke encouraged those present to vote no, saying reopening the constitution places many protections available in the state.

“In many instances it is stronger than the Federal Constitution,” said Susan Welber of The Legal Aid Society.

Those looking for a “yes” vote said many things that are caught in Albany gridlock can be addressed, and that previous conventions have been responsible for some of the great gains that opponents are trying to protect, such as voting rights, education rights, environmental gains and labor rights.

“Only a constitutional convention can accomplish this,” said Art Chang of The Sanctuary State Project.

Shaun Francois, president of AFSCME Local 772, makes a point in opposition to the proposed PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON reopening of the state’s constitution with a convention on 2018.

Dermot Smyth of the United Federation of Teachers and Shaun Francois, president of AFSCME Local 372, said they fear pensions and hard-won workers’ rights could be at risk given the number of well-heeled special interest groups that would be looking to influence the 204 delegates, most of whom would be elected w ith others bei ng appointed.

“There’s too much at risk,” Francois said.

But Evan Davis, manager at the Committee for a Constitutional Convention, said

groups that oppose reopening the Constitution include the Republican Party, the National Rif le Association and allies of President Trump.

“Why would progressives want to be aligned with them?” he asked.

Davis also said that the constitution and court ruling after court ruling have decreed that all pensions and benefits for public employees that have been negotiated through collective bargaining are considered to be cont ract ual and therefore

untouchable; future employees have no such guarantees.

Wells, however, said the safeguards Davis mentioned only back his own case for opposition.

“If everything is so good, why re-open it?” he asked.

Comrie, Miller and Hyndman, all of whom voiced their personal opposition to a constitutional convention, said that while three delegates will be voted on from each of the state’s 63 Senate Districts, others will be selected by state Senate leaders, who as of now are Republicans or members of the breakaway Independent Democrats.

Comrie said that could put the interests of residents and business owners in Southeast Queens at a great disadvantage.

“We won’t have the numbers to control this,” he said. Comrie also said the list of other states that have recently amended their constitutions include Kansas, Arizona, Ohio and Wisconsin.

“All now ‘right-to-work’ states,” Comrie said. “You know what that means — more difficult to join a union.”

Miller, himself the former president of a union representing New York City bus drivers, agreed.

“Don’t open that Pandora’s box,” he said.

Hyndman and others said that there are sometimes ways to achieve what proponents of a constitutional convention want th rough the Assembly and Senate in Albany.

She pointed out that another ballot question will ask whether public officials convicted of crimes — future convictions only — be stripped of their pensions.

“That was done through the legislative Q process,” she said.

St. Agnes opens a new health lab It’s brought ‘new life,’ club leader says

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St. Agnes Academic High School in College Point is now giving its students the opportunity to enter a real-life lab, without having to go off campus.

The all-girls high school this year opened a new health science lab in the school, which is right now open to members of the Futures in Medicine club but, the group’s leader hopes, will soon be available for students during class time.

“We’re all about empowering the girls and giving them every opportunity we can for the future,” said Kathleen Gaughan, the school’s assistant principal for Student Life and the health club moderator.

But it wasn’t just the administration, led by principal Susan Nicoletti, who wanted to see the life-like lab brought to the campus.

Students, after seeing similar facilities at other schools, wanted to know if something

could be done at St. Agnes.

The school started developing and building the lab last spring, reaching out to different partners, such as Northwell Health, to help bring the idea to life.

“We want to be able to give the girls some exposure to the medical field and the lab is designed so it looks like a hospital,” Gaughan said. “We had to put a brand-new floor down to make sure it was seamless.”

The club members will be given first aid and CPR lessons, and learn how to gauge blood pressure and vital signs.

The goal, the assistant principal added, is to use the lab in later years for a program where incoming students will be able to take classes and, upon graduation, be certified nurses’ assistants.

“It would give them the edge if they’re applying in the medical field, or even just getting a job right away,” Gaughan said.

St. Agnes students and administrators stand in the brand-new health science lab, which opened PHOTO COURTESY ST. AGNES HIGH SCHOOL last week.

“Right now it’s the exposure, but hopefully it’s going to develop into this program.”

The lab, only open about a week, has gotten rave reviews from students.

“It’s been amazing,” Gaughan said.

“Honestly, I would say it’s brought new life into the building, there’s just so much buzz Q and excitement around here.”

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UFT, Mike Miller Alleged HB loan sharks get trial date endorse Eric Ulrich

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One more Democrat crossed the aisle to endorse Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) Tuesday, at the same time one of the most powerful unions also backed the incumbent.

Ulrich, on 101st Avenue, accepted the endorsement of Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven), whose district overlaps the councilman’s, and the United Federation of Teachers.

“During the recovery efforts of superstorm Sandy, Eric Ulrich reached across party lines to advocate for impacted residents in Queens,” UFT President Michael Mulgrew said in a statement. “Eric has a track record of getting things done for our students, our families and our communities.

He has earned our support.”

“For eight years working together for our shared district I can say there is no better f ighter for this com munity than Eric Ulrich,” said Miller.

The assemblyman is the third known Democrat to back the Republican opponent over his challenger, Howard Beach attorney Mike Scala.

Former Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder and attorney George Russo endorsed the coun-

The members of an alleged loansharking ring run by 10 members and associates of the Bonanno crime family are scheduled to go on trial starting June 25, 2018, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Justice.

The date was set during a Sept. 18 conference on the charges against alleged acting Bonanno capo Ronald “Ronnie G” Giallanzo and nine other defendants.

A judge was notified at the hearing that the defendants and the government have been and continued to be engaged in plea negotiations.

The next status conference is set for Nov. 20 at 10 a.m.

Giallanzo, 46, is the nephew of alleged Lufthansa heist man Vincent Asaro, who beat his charges in 2015. Giallanzo allegedly became acting capo in 2014, after his first cousin, Jerome Asaro, was arrested.

He and the other nine defendants were arrested in March on various charges i nclud i ng loa nsha rk i ng, extor t ion, obstruction of justice and attempted murder. According to the charges, Giallanzo

Bonanno members and associates discuss FILE PHOTO their alleged loansharking. provided money to some of the defendants to give “extortionate loans” to numerous individuals. The DOJ alleges the crew engaged in acts of violence to collect debts owed to them. In one case, Giallanzo allegedly sought to have an individual who robbed one of his crew members murdered. The dispute lasted several months and the two crews often shot at each other on Howard Beach streets, the DOJ said.

Two of the defendants are charged with attempting to lie to a grand jury about the Q alleged operation.

Councilman Eric Ulrich, right, picked up two COURTESY PHOTO endorsements Tuesday. cilman last month — the two are the cochairmen of “Democrats for Ulrich.”

“I will continue to fight for our school children and all my constituents regardless of party affiliation in the New York City Council,” Ulrich said in a statement.

In other election news, the councilman on Sunday will open his campaign office at 16238 Cross Bay Blvd. in Howard Beach starting Q at 11 a.m. All are invited to attend.

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Cops on the hunt for K-Bridge hit-and-run gas station robbers crash kills FDNY EMT

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Two wig-wearing men have spent the last week robbing nearly a half-dozen gas stations at gunpoint across Queens.

According to authorities, the dangerous duo hit three locations in the early morning hours of Sept. 24, including the BP station at 59-36 Maurice Ave. in Maspeth at 1:30 a.m., a Mobil station at 69-08 Eliot Ave. in Middle Village 30 minutes later and a Shell at 92-10 Astoria Blvd. in East Elmhurst at 5:20 a.m.

In all three cases, one of the men pointed a firearm at an employee and demanded money.

They fled with $500 in the Maspeth robbery and $1,000 in the other two incidents.

Shortly before 6 a.m. last Saturday, they struck again, this time at the Speedway station at 134-14 Crossbay Blvd. in Ozone Park.

This incident was a more violent one, as one of the men punched a 52-year-old worker in the face before fleeing with just $50.

The next day, they committed two more early morning robberies — at the 7-Eleven convenience store at 224-1 Merrick Blvd. in Laurelton and the Sunoco station at 243-03 South Conduit Ave. in Rosedale.

The two men escaped with about $600 and $1,340, respectively.

The suspects are both black men. During

An off-duty FDNY emergency medical technician was killed by a hit-and-run driver while crossing the Kosciuszko Br idge shor tly before 8 p.m. last Saturday.

According to authorities, 27-year-old Brooklyn resident Kevin Liang was driving his motorcycle eastbound in the bridge’s center lane when he was struck by a vehicle trying to change lanes, causing him to fall off.

The driver of the car, possibly a darkcolored sedan, continued driving across the bridge — which spans Newtown Creek to connect Maspeth and Brooklyn — while Liang laid in the roadway.

One witness told the Daily News he saw the driver of the sedan eventually stop to briefly survey the damage to his car before speeding off.

First responders transported Liang to Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Friends and colleagues of the medic took to social media to mourn, with fellow EMT Sebastian Espinoza expressing his shock on Facebook.

Cops say these men are robbing gas stations PHOTO COURTESY NYPD across Queens. the first three robberies, one of the individuals wore a white long-sleeve shirt, blue jeans, red sneakers and a short black wig while the other donned a white Lacoste baseball hat, a blue long-sleeve shirt, blue jean shorts, black sneakers and a long black or red wig.

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“It’s so surreal knowing that a person you had a conversion with not long ago can be taken from this earth in such an instance,” Espinoza wrote. “Until we meet again, Kevin, rest easy.”

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Kew Gardens hotel housing homeless Koslowitz, civic decry the usage of the Comfort Inn as a new shelter

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

The Department of Homeless Services has rented out 42 rooms at the Comfort Inn at 123-28 82 Ave. in Kew Gardens, just across the street from Borough Hall.

Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) told the Chronicle in a Monday interview that undomiciled men were moved into the hotel on Saturday.

That was just hours after DHS and the Mayor’s Office told her about the plan on Friday afternoon, just before the Yom Kippur holiday began at sunset.

“I asked them how could they do this. They called me right before a religious holiday,” Koslowitz said referring to the one of the holiest days on the Jewish calendar. “You call me right before a holiday that I observe so I can’t do anything about it? That’s not right.

“I’m fighting it,” she added. “My engine is running.”

A n agency sou rce told the Chronicle on Monday that the DHS was only utilizing 19 of the 42 rented rooms as of that afternoon, but it

anticipated using all 42 in the near future.

The agency did not return a request for clarification as to exactly how many homeless men had been moved into the facility.

The source added that there are 333 individuals in the city’s shelter system from Community District 9 — which includes all or parts of Kew Gardens, Ozone Park, Woodhaven and Richmond Hill — but no shelter capacity there, requiring the renting of hotel rooms in the area.

DHS spokesman Isaac McGinn told the Chronicle in a Monday night email that the agency is searching for other locations to house homeless individuals in addition to the Comfort Inn. “With more than 300 individuals from this community currently experiencing homelessness in shelters citywide but no real shelter capacity in Community District 9,” McGinn said, “we anticipate identifying new shelter space within this community for at least 300 individuals so we can offer those New Yorkers who called this neighborhood home the opportunity to be

sheltered closer to their support networks, including schools, medical care, and family as they get back on their feet.”

Koslowitz said she was asked by the city if she could recommend other locations in her district beside the Comfort Inn, something she noted she had no interest in doing.

“They asked if there was another place,” she said. “I said, ‘No, there isn’t.’”

Despite opening in February, the 20-story, $25 million mixed-use building — featuring 84 hotel rooms and 38 apartments — has been the subject of some controversy over the years.

When construction began in 2013, area residents said it didn’t fit with the character of the neighborhood. The structure was completed last spring, a number of months after it was originally slated to open, but sat unused — despite being mostly furnished — until February.

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The Department of Homeless Services has rented out 42 rooms in the Kew Gardens Comfort Inn directly across the street from Borough Hall. The city says only 19 rooms are in use, but it anticipated using all 42 in the near PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA future.

Pols support Kew jail reactivation proposal House of Detention as a Rikers replacement? Civics say no way

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Every Queens member of the City Council, with two exceptions, is officially asking Mayor de Blasio to consider converting the former Queens House of Detention in Kew Gardens back into a jail, should Rikers Island eventually close.

In a letter dated Oct. 2, Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) — who penned the document in her role as the chairperson of the Fire and Criminal Justice Services Committee — called the 126-01 82 Ave. facility “the ideal location to house the borough’s detention population.”

“It is centrally located in a civic center, it is connected to the courts and, with the proper capital investment, it can be functional for this use,” Crowley wrote. “The center was originally built for this purpose and for many years operated with little incident to the surrounding community.”

The request comes months after the mayor first announced plans to shutter the deeply troubled Rikers Island facilities and replace them with community-based jails, an idea put forth by the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform earlier this year.

Financially, the Lippman Commission, as it’s informally known, argued that decen-

Eleven Queens City Councilmembers penned a letter to Mayor de Blasio this week asking him to seriously considering reactivating the Queens House of Detention in Kew Gardens, if and when PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA Rikers Island is replaced with borough-based jails. tralized incarceration will save hundreds of millions of dollars, something borough and city lawmakers have cheered.

And since those plans were made public, the Queens House of Detention has been rumored as a possible Rikers replacement,

considering the building’s history and its location down the street from Queens County Criminal Court.

Until its closure in 2002, it housed hundreds of prisoners who were on trial. Since then, it has served as a popular venue for

television and movie production. Just in the last few years, jailhouse scenes for shows like HBO’s “The Night Of” and Netflix’s “Luke Cage” have been shot there.

District Attorney Richard Brown also attempted to acquire extra office space in the building to no avail.

But when it comes to the structure’s future, every Queens councilmember who signed onto Crowley’s letter, except Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) and Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), hopes to see it revert to its former purpose.

“By committing to closing Rikers and replacing it with this more equitable borough-based solution,” the letter reads, “we can ensure that New York continues to serve as a beacon of justice and progressive values for the country and world.”

In a Monday interview, Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills), who represents Kew Gardens, said while she supports the reactivation plan, there are a number of challenges ahead.

“It certainly needs renovation and it’s not big enough to hold, say, 1,000 people,” said Koslowitz, who toured the site for the first time last week. “There were only 450 prisoners in there when they moved out in 2002. They would have to either renovate it continued on page 26

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continued from page 24 being branded as the Queens Savoy Hotel and then as Hotel Louie.

A woman who answered the phone at the hotel on Tuesday told a Chronicle reporter there was no one available to speak with the media.

Some in the community had openly wondered whether the venue — as with other hotels in Queens — would eventually house homeless people.

Kew Gardens Civic Association President Dominick Pistone is among those people, and the community leader told the Chronicle on Monday that he is “not too happy about it, that’s for sure.”

“I’m annoyed we weren’t told about it.

We had to learn it from Karen,” Pistone said. “All we’ve had is r u mor and suspicion.

That suspicion began to really ramp up in recent weeks, when Pistone and his colleagues noticed all the online apartment listings for the building were suddenly taken down.

“It gave credence to those rumors,” he said. “Now we have fact.

“As soon as the hotel went up, I figured there may be problems,” he added. “I don’t know why a hotel would be so desirable here anyway. I always had my doubts about its viability.”

The civic leader expressed more and more annoyance with the plan as the

continued from page 24 or knock it down and start from scratch.”

The city has not off icially said it anticipates using the facility again in the future, nor has it given a cost estimate whe n it c ome s t o r e novat i ng t he building.

But Eric Phillips, Mayor de Blasio’s press secretary, tweeted on Monday that his boss is intrigued by the possibility.

“The Mayor likes the idea and has launched a review of its feasibility,” Phillips said. “This is an important step in the path to closing Rikers Island.”

In a Tuesday statement, Crowley said she was “encouraged” by de Blasio’s interested in the idea.

“I hope the mayor takes this opportunity to fully commit to not putting jails in residential neighborhoods,” she said. “I look forward to hearing his plan and a timeline.”

In terms of community reaction, Kew Gardens Civic Association President Dominick Pistone said in a Monday interview that while he isn’t thrilled about the idea, he understands the neighborhood is the unique position of having experience hosting a jail.

“We sort of got used to it. No one I knew ever had a problem with it,” Pistone said. “Me personally, I could live with it again. But that’s me personally.

“I don’t know how they’re going to fix it

interview progressed, eventually labeling the call to Koslowitz hours before Yom Kippur a “scummy thing to do.”

While noting he wasn’t speaking for Kew Gardens as a whole, Pistone said he’s sure many in the neighborhood hope the commandeering of the hotel is of the temporary variety.

“It’s supposed to be temporary, but I’ll believe it when I see it,” he said. “I’m sure this is not going to thrill a lot of people.”

The renting of rooms in borough hotels

by DHS has led to an avalanche of opposition in Queens, most notably in Maspeth, where months of protests eventually turned to lawsuits as it related to the 55th Road Holiday Inn Express.

Lawmakers and residents alike have also blasted the commandeering of hotels in Corona, Sunnyside and Ozone Park in recent months.

The agency source told the Chronicle that the DHS acknowledges that utilizing hotels is “not the way to move forward,” but it is sometimes a necessary bridge between sleeping on the street and finding longer-term housing.

“We are using this location as a bridge to shelter homeless New Yorkers who would otherwise be turned out into the streets while we increase more effective highquality capacity citywide that will enable us to completely phase-out all commercial Q hotel use,” the agency source said.

up,” he added. “We don’t know the details.

Pistone’s civic group, however, was much more firm in its stance against the proposal, as Pistone told the paper on Wednesday that there’s almost uniform opposition among the neighborhood residents he contacted this week.

In a joint statement issued Wednesday, the civic and the Kew Gardens Improvement Association said they are “united in their strong opposition to the plan offered

by Elizabeth Crowley.”

“In just the two days since the Crowley letter was made available, we have received numerous replies from our members, all of whom are opposed to reopening the House of Detention,” the statement reads. “If community opinion is to mean anything, this project should be shelved.”

When asked about safety concerns, Koslowitz said that she isn’t exactly enamored wth the idea either — “the ideal situation is to have no prisons in your community.”

But her recent tour of the site, which she took with Crowley, helped calm some of her worries about just how much prisoners and area residents would interact.

“They showed us how they go from the prison to the courthouse,” she said. “It’s direct and they don’t interact with the community,” she said, noting the presQ ence of an interior walkway.

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The homeless man who burglarized a handful of churches in Queens because he was “mad at God” plead guilty last Wednesday to a trio of charges.

According to District Attorney Richard Brown, 24-year-old Joseph Woznik is facing up to four years in prison after copping to third-degree burglary as a hate crime, fourthdegree criminal possession of stolen property and second-degree bail jumping — with the first two counts stemming from his two-week ring of church break-ins earlier this year.

Sentencing scheduled for Oct. 13 The final one is in regard to an outstanding 2016 burglary and grand theft warrant Woznik faces in Florida.

Woznik first hit the Bangladesh Hindu Mandir Temple in Elmhurst on March 21, when he stole an undetermined amount of money from three donation boxes His first of three heists from the St. James Episcopal Church in Elmhurst happened three days later, when he broke in and stole $1,600 from a lockbox stored in a file cabinet.

On April 3, Woznik ransacked the same church’s office and stole a Canon digital camera.

His final St. James burglary came on April 10, when he lifted three checks from the church’s checkbook.

That same day, he attempted to break into St. Mary’s Open Romanian Orthodox Church in Woodside, but fled after setting off the alarm.

Later on April 10, Woznik managed to

sneak into the Blessed Virgin Mary Help of Christians in Woodside. He unsuccessfully tried to open the donation box with a hammer but stole $20 from underneath a statue of the Virgin Mary.

At the time of his arrest, two checks from St. James were found in his possession, as well as a receipt from the pawn shop where he sold the camera.

“I’m mad at God. I don’t like church no more,” Woznik told his arresting officers.

“I’m sick and tired about of hearing about religion. I don’t break into houses, only Q churches. I break in to get back at God.”

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by Democrats and Republicans alike, Browne said, “Generally, the more appeal you have, the more you’re able to reach a wider swath of voters,” but added in Queens, “there’s just a few pockets, geographically speaking, where that’s the case.”

The GOP chairwoman will also have to contend with President Trump’s unpopularity in Queens — the Jamaica Estates native has a low approval rating in the World’s Borough and elsewhere in the city. Asked if the party will embrace or push back against policies coming out of the White House, Ariola said “it depends,” and that she would call out the commander in chief on decisions she disagrees with.

She suppor ted Ohio Gov. Joh n Kasich during the 2016 Republican primary.

One of Browne’s hopes for Ariola’s reign is for her to “continue to build the infrastructure,” of the once-fractured party, something she addressed in her interview.

“We’re going to build up the clubs, we’re going to build up our social media presence,” she said.

She will also be looking to bring younger members into the party.

“I want to meet with some of the college Republicans,” Ariola said.

“There are a lot of young adults in college who are Republican, but might not be vocal about it. We want to get them active.”

One of her first goals will be to ensure the re-election of Ulrich, her councilman, who is seeking his third and final term.

He’s being challenged by Democrat Q Mike Scala.

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Compost bins set to expand in Qns. Community leaders react to DSNY’s new organic composting initiative

by Anthony Medina Chronicle Contributor

Queens residents in single-family homes across a handful of neighborhoods will receive “organics” composting bins by the end of October, according to the Department of Sanitation.

The program is being launched in community districts 6 and 7. Districts 2, 9, and 14 are then expected to receive their bins later in October.

The small brown bins used to recycle organic materials are placed in residential buildings with no mandator y participation.

The program covers homes not exceeding nine persons in Flushing, College Point, Whitestone, Jamaica Estates, Hollis Hills, Hillcrest, Fresh Meadows, Utopia and Pomonok.

Homeowners who fit the requirements will be eligible to receive a brown bin along with instructional packages.

Along with single-family homes, multiple-family dwellings and apartment complexes are eligible to receive composting bins as long as the building’s manager or landlord registers the building with Sanitation.

“Organic material – food scraps, food-soiled paper and yard waste – make up about a third of what we throw away, but it’s not trash,” said DSNY Commissioner Kathryn Garcia in a prepared statement. “Putting your food scraps and yard waste to good use decreases the amount of garbage going to landfills and helps create a greener and healthier New York City.”

Residents use two different bins when they compost. One smaller tan-colored bin goes in the kitchen and a larger brown bin is left outdoors. The indoor can uses smaller compostable bags, newspaper or brown paper bags for lining that can be found at hardware and grocery stores. The curb-side brown bins can only be lined with bags holding the BPIUSCC logo. DSNY suggests lining each container but it isn’t necessary.

Organic materials safe to dispose in the brown bins include plants, vegetables, fruits, flour, eggs, dairy products, fish, bones and nuts. Items not to be composted include grease, oil, paper towels, napkins, plastic materials, bathroom and medical waste and animal carcasses.

When it comes to composting large amounts of wood, Queens residents are asked to not do so, as it could attract

troublesome Asian long-horned beetles.

The critters are known to cause trees to become unstable, as they destroy the inside of them when they nest. This becomes a safety issue for residents with larger trees around their homes.

“The beetle presents a serious threat to the trees of New York City and has also infested parts of Long Island, Chicago, Ohio, Massachusetts, and New Jersey,” the Parks Department website reads.

Community Board 7 Chairman Gene Kelty believes the effort from the DSNY is admirable, but doesn’t find composting effective in multiple dwellings.

“I don’t see this moving forward,” said Kelty. “They never cared to tell us when they were going to put the bins out.

There are lots of high-rise buildings in my community and it just adds another burden to the janitors and landowners. I’d give it a try but it doesn’t seem possible.”

Kelty extended his concern over how the city manages the plastic and bottle recycling program. He suggested reusing recycled materials to manufacture other goods like cups, paper and bottles.

Informational packets detailing how to compost were mailed throughout multiple Queens communities, but they did not provide instructions for multiple-family homes. Tenants can receive a special brochure detailing composting procedures if their building is registered with DSNY. “The easy part of this is the yard waste and the leaves,” said Community Board 5 District Manager Gary Giordano, who utilizes composting bins at his home.

What brought concern to Giordano was not having enough open communications on the benefits of organic composting by the Sanitation Department.

“We’re talking about a two-minute job,” said Giordano.

“You’re really talking about a question of minutes to do a lot of good environmentally. We have an environmental responsibility as members of this society and we need to do the best we can to respect our environment.”

While community boards responded on behalf of their experiences and community reactions, Ridgewood Property Owners Civic Association President Paul Kerzner spoke on behalf of many residents living in multiple-family dwellings in an interview last week.

Kerzner participates in composting by using organic waste

Soon, many Queens residents will have their own composting bins PHOTO COURTESY NYC for collection on either garbage pickup date. materials in his own backyard. One of the issues he mentioned included residents not being able to see their composting work being utilized.

“The department really hasn’t gotten more than about 30 to 35 percent of people citywide actually recycling. It’s not much more than 40 percent citywide,” said Kerzner. “The reason why it’s not going to work in a multiple-family environment is that the tenants in a multiple-family complex are not going to see the results of their labors.”

What Kerzner wants to see is composting spread to all city residents in an effective manner, focusing on all variations of recycling efforts to single-family home owners. Making sure the standard recycling programs are enforced could potentially spread the motive to use alternative recycling like composting, he said.

DSNY plans on providing all city residents with organic Q composting bins by the end of 2018.

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Community Board 11 Transportation Committee Co-chairman Bernie Haber speaks at Monday’s meeting. The board passed a resolution in opposition to the Department of Transportation’s PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY installation of a bike lane on Northern Boulevard.

Community Board 11 passed a resolution opposing the Department of Transportation’s installation of the Northern Boulevard bike lane on Monday.

The advisory council passed the motion with 29 in favor, three opposed and one person who was present but did not vote. It will be sent to Mayor de Blasio, along with DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg and Queens Borough Commissioner Nicole Garcia.

The move is the latest in a saga between CB 11 and the DOT about the bike lane, which is being built on the north side of Northern Boulevard between Douglaston Parkway and 223rd Street. The city has said that the lane will make cycling to the Joe Michaels Mile safer.

In June, the board approved the city’s plan.

However, it rescinded that decision in Septem-

ber and voted to endorse a different proposal for bikes in the same area created by board Transportation Committee Co-chairman Bernie Haber.

At 7 p.m. on Monday, not long before the board voted, a man drove a car over the concrete median that isolates the bike lane from the rest of Northern, the NYPD said. Nobody was injured.

Haber, who briefly discussed the incident at the meeting, thinks similar ones will follow.

“It’s going to happen again, of course,” he told the Chronicle after the gathering. Haber added that the barrier “should be signed or lighted” with an impact attenuator at its front.

At Monday’s meeting, the Transportation Committee co-chairman also urged the board make his Northern plan an item in its capital and expense budget for the Q next fiscal year.

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More than a dozen women have come forward in recent weeks to accuse a former Maspeth priest of molesting them as children decades ago.

Prominent attorney Mitchell Garabedian told the Chronicle in a Tuesday interview that 15 women claim that former Holy Cross Church pastor the Rev. Adam Prochaski sexually abused them at some point between 1973 and 1994.

“Father Prochaski was sexually abusing in nocent child ren for more than t wo decades,” Garabedian said. “My clients are very courageous for coming forward.”

According to the Daily News, which broke the stor y, Prochask i was f irst assigned to Holy Cross in 1969. Garabedian said the abuse began four years later and occurred not just at the church, but at the parish’s now-defunct school and other locations.

“Sex abuse happened at school, in Holy Cross Church, in the rectory next door and in some of the children’s homes, as well as the father’s,” the attorney said. “In many cases, his abuse was open, notorious and in plain view.”

The ages of his alleged victims, many of them Polish immigrants, ranged from just 5 years old to 16, he added.

The allegations finally graduated from whispered rumors in 1990, when former Holy Cross teacher Linda Porcaro said seven of the priest’s alleged victims told her what had happened to them.

“So I immediately went to the principal at the time, but I was told that everyone knew about Father P. She laughed,” Porcaro said in a Tuesday interview. “I was supposed to forget about it because everyone knew.”

Porcaro left the school shortly afterwards, but kept in touch with the victims — who are now between 37 and 54 — over the years. In August, she said she saw an anonymous post on Facebook that advised anyone with with information about the priest’s past to call Garabedian.

The lawyer represented many of those

sexually abused by priests in Boston a decade ago.

That scandal was famously unearthed by a team of Boston Globe investigative reporters and portrayed in the 2015 Academy Award-winning film “Spotlight,” with popu l a r a c t o r S t a n l e y Tu c c i p l a y i n g Garabedian.

“I called him and told him everything I knew, who the girls were and what they told me,” Porcaro said. “I’ve been trying to make this right for 30 years. As this all came out, women have started to contact me, even some from 10 years before I taught there.”

Thinking back to the days spent with Prochaski at the school and church, Porcaro said she noticed him multiple times standing at the bottom of staircases, staring up girls’ skirts as they ascended the stairs.

“He was 6-feet, 4-inches tall and not thin.

He was intimidating to a little child,” she said. “He would also constantly take pictures. He had a hobby of photographing candidly anyone he could.”

The Diocese of Brooklyn told the Daily News that Prochaski left the priesthood in 1994, soon after the allegations were reported to the religious organization.

The NYPD and the District Attorney’s Office have launched investigations into the claims, and Garabedian said he is working on getting his clients enrolled in the diocese’s Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program — a fund for victims of sexual abuse committed by clergymembers.

“While no amount of money can heal the scars of abuse, we hope the program can help with the healing process and provide some element of closure,” diocesan spokeswoman Carolyn Erstad told the Daily News.

“Our intention is to show solidarity with victims.”

Garabedian credited Porcaro with helping the victims work up the strength to report the abuse they suffered, calling her a “hero.”

But the former teacher said all she wants is justice for her former students.

“They’re my kids. They will always be my kids,” she said. “I’m not a hero. This isn’t heroic. I’m just doing what’s right.” Q

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) will host his annual job fair on Friday, Oct. 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Resorts World Casino.

“It is my pleasure to join forces with Resorts World, which is already such an important employer in our community, to help residents find meaningful jobs suitable to their talents and experience,” Addabbo said in a statement. “I have held many job fairs and other hiring events in the past, and will continue to do so in the future.”

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Mayor’s Office blasts the sting that hit sanctuary cities across the US

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs last Friday blasted the federal government for arresting hundreds of undocumented immigrants in sanctuary cities, including New York.

“New York City has the greatest number of immigrant residents we’ve had in a century, and are the safest we’ve been in modern history. We will continue to voluntarily cooperate on requests from federal immigrant enforcement within the parameters of our local laws,” Rosemar y Boeglin, a spokeswoman for the MOIA, said in a statement. “We are disappointed to yet again see over broad ICE enforcement, including nearly 200 arrests of residents nationwide with no criminal convictions whatsoever, according to today’s report.”

Throughout the operation, which took place during a three-day period ending Sept. 27, 498 immigrants from 42 countries were arrested for “federal immigration violations,” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.

The enforcement took place in sanctuary cities, places that offer safe harbor to undocumented immigrants who may face deportation.

“Sanctuar y jurisdictions that do not honor detainers or allow us access to jails

President Trump’s promise to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants continued last week when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement swept through sanctuary cities, including New FILE PHOTOS York. Mayor de Blasio’s office blasted the operation. and prisons are shielding criminal aliens from immigration enforcement and creating a magnet for illegal immigration,” ICE Acting Director Tom Homan said in a statement. “As a result, ICE is forced to dedicate more resources to conduct at-large arrests in these communities.”

In New York City, 45 people were arrested.

Other arrests took place in Boston, Baltimore, Los Angeles and Chicago.

An ICE spokeswoman told a Queens Chronicle reporter a Freedom of Information request had to be filed to find out how many were detained in Queens and what charges

they were facing — at press time, the request had not been granted nor denied.

Of the 498 arrested, 317 had prior criminal convictions — 10 were charged with sexually assaulting children — and 18 were gang members or affiliates.

“ICE’s goal is to build cooperative, respectful relationships with our law enforcement partners to help prevent dangerous criminal aliens from being released back onto the streets. Non-cooperation policies severely undermine that effort at the expense of public safety,” Homan said.

It’s not the first time sanctuary cities and the White House have been at odds — President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions earlier this year threatened to cut grant monies from the municipalities, but a federal court ruled the move unconstitutional. The administration is appealing the ruling.

Sessions, in April, said New York City has seen “gang murder after gang murder, the predictable consequence of the city’s ‘soft on crime’ stance.”

Mayor de Blasio and Police Commissioner Ja me s O’Nei l l ca l le d t he st at e me nt “outrageous.”

“Cops are killed in the line of duty. This is insulting to the memory of Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo, Randolph Holder, Brian Moore, Joe Liu, RafaQ el Ramos,” the police commissioner said.

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Lancman introduces juvenile lineup bill Would codify NYPD policy requiring parental consent for lineup ‘fillers’

by Michael Gannon Editor

Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) has, as promised, formally introduced a bill that would legally require the NYPD to get signed consent from a parent or guardian before a teen below the age of 18 can stand in as a filler for a police lineup.

The bill was in response to an incident in March when detectives from the 105th Precinct needed young men for a lineup that included a 17-year-old burglary suspect.

Approaching some high school students at a fast-food restaurant, officers, as per department protocols, got parental permission from two families. But another young man took part without consent.

“Parents should know and approve of any situation where a minor is being asked to be involved in a law enforcement operation,” said Lancman, chair of the council’s Committee on Courts and Legal Services, in a statement following a press conference at the Jamaica Branch of the NAACP. “We need to take action to ensure that what happened in Bellerose earlier this year does not happen again,” he added.

“My legislation will codify existing internal NYPD policy into law, and ensure that both law enforcement and community members understand the protocol that must

Leroy Gadsden, president of the Jamaica Branch of the NAACP at podium, backs a bill by Councilman Rory Lancman that requires signed parental consent if police need teens under 18 as fillers for identification lineups. Attendees at last Thursday’s press conference included Leroy Smith, left, Richard Gibbs, Wanda Best, Andrew Jenkins, Councilman Lancman, Kevin Livingston PHOTO COURTESY NYC COUNCIL and Jonathan Logan. be followed if a minor is to be used as a filler in a police lineup.”

NYPD policy currently has more restrictions on the use of minors than any state law or city code. Back in June at a meeting of

Community Board 13, 105th Precinct Commander Inspector Jeffrey Schiff assured angry parents that safeguards were in place to make sure it did not happen again.

Schiff also arranged a community meeting

in less than a week with a ranking staff member from the office of Queens District Attorney Richard Brown to explain the laws and protections in place — and the need, on rare occasions for teens to be included in lineups.

Lancman’s bill will, if passed and signed

by Mayor de Blasio, also require that the consent document includes a description of the lineup, where and when the lineup will be held, the name of the supervising officer, and notification if the teenager’s image will be used in any other identification procedures.

While those in attendance acknowledged the need for suspects such as the teen back in March to have a “fair lineup,” Leroy Gadsden, president of the Jamaica Branch of the NAACP, in a statement issued by Lancman’s office, said the bill is a necessary one.

“Until a child reaches adulthood, a parent is vested with the authority to make decisions in every aspect of the child’s life,” Gadsden said. “If parental consent is required in writing for something as routine as a school field trip then truly they should be granted the right to make a decision in something as precious and dear as their child’s freedom and liberty.”

A spokesman for the councilman said public hearings are the next required step in the process, but that none yet have been Q scheduled.

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Habitat takes flight

More than 200 workers from Delta Air Lines on Sept. 27 kicked off a two-week volunteer effort with Habitat for Humanity New York City, helping refurbish dilapidated houses in Queens for the benefit of low-income families.

Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, above center, last week stopped by a project at 115-46 98 St. in St. Albans, the 247th home

Delta employees have worked on in the airline’s decade-long relationship with Habitat for Humanity.

The organization turns refurbished houses over to first-time homeowners with low-interest mortgages, all of whom have put in “sweat equity” working at numerous Habitat projects throughout the borough.

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Drivers keep moving, with tolls billed to E-ZPasses and vehicles’ owners

by Michael Gannon Editor

The Whitestone and Throgs Neck bridges switched over to a cashless tolling system in the early morning hours of last Saturday.

Gov. Cuomo announced the switchover last Wednesday. Until 3 a.m. on Oct. 1 they were the last remaining bridges operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to drop cash tolls.

Cuomo said the benefits of the technology are already making it easier for New Yorkers to get where they need to go, with improved traffic flow, reduced congestion and decreased commute times.

“Open road, cashless tolling is critical to modernizing our roadways, easing congestion, and re-imagining our transportation system for the 21st century economy,” Cuomo said in a statement issued by his office.

“Transitioning MTA bridges and tunnels to cashless tolling not only improves the safety of motorists, it reduces carbon emissions and helps further our efforts to provide a greener and more modern New York for all,” he added.

The system now is in place at the Henry Hudson Bridge; the Hugh L. Carey and Queens Midtown tunnels; Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge; Cross Bay Veterans Bridges; VerrazanoNarrows Bridge and Robert F. Kennedy/Triborough Bridge.

Robert Sinclair Jr., spokesman for AAA New York, said the drivers advocacy group completely supports the measure.

“We’re very happy that it’s happening, “Sinclair said. “Cashless tolling allows traffic to keep moving.” He also pointed out environmental merits of not having cars stopped in lines.

“Moving cars give off less emissions, even ones that are moving slowly,” he said.

MTA Chairman Joseph Lhota also touted “a smoother, quicker, and more continuous commute across all of our crossings.”

As with all MTA bridges and tunnels, sensors and cameras suspended over the roadway on structures, known as “gantries,” will read E-ZPass tags and take license plate images, so vehicles no longer have to stop and pay tolls. Vehicles with E-ZPass tags are automatically charged. Vehicles without E-ZPass have their license plate recorded and a bill is mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle.

The MTA recommends that E-ZPass tags should be mounted inside the vehicle’s front windshield, though Sinclair said drivers might want to consider doing otherwise.

He, for example, holds his tag up when passing through cashless tolling sites as a security measure.

“If you have it on your windshield, it could prove to be a temptation for an unscrupulous person,” Sinclair said. “Say you have $200 in your account. That could cause you some harm.” He said even the velcro strips on a windshield might convince a potential thief that the pass is inside the car.

An MTA spokesman said the technology does not get tripped up and miss a toll or bill someone twice should they be changing lanes when passing by or beneath a scanning device.

To ensure that all drivers pay their fair share, a series of enforcement measures are in place to tackle toll payment evasion and chronic toll scofflaws, including regulations that allow for the suspension of the vehicle registration of motorists with three or more unpaid tolls.

Drivers who receive a bill can pay it online at the Tolls by Mail website, by mail, over the phone, or in person, and payment options include check, credit card, bank account or cash.

Customers who call **826 from most mobile devices will receive a text with a link to the Tolls by Mail website and information on how to set up a Pay Toll Now account that can be used by Q rental car customers.

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W’stone, Throgs Neck go to cashless tolling

Stopping to pay tolls on the Whitestone and Throgs Neck bridges went the way of the dinosaurs last Saturday. Scanners will deduct payments from E-ZPass holders, and record license plates to bill car owners without them.

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College Point has waited years for the dilapidated seawall at Hermon A. MacNeil Park to be rebuilt. And after not doing the project in 2015 as it had said it would three years ago, and then saying that work would start this fall, the Parks Department is now saying that construction is set to start next spring.

According to the agency, the project has the necessary funding with $3.9 million allocated to it. But the two top qualifying bidders for the seawall reconstruction revoked their offers after the project was rebid this year, and now Parks is now vetting a third bidder.

Activists in the neighborhood, like members of the Coastal Preservation Network and College Point Civic Association, are sick of waiting. The issue was discussed at a community meeting in the neighborhood last week.

Many people, like CPN Vice President Kathryn Cervino, have had enough with the Parks Department “What is really happening?” she told the Chronicle. “Is there any justification for any of this?”

Cervino would like to see the Department of Design and Construction put in charge of the project. That agency, she says, “is at least able to get a project done on time.

“The Parks Department certainly has proven that they are not equipped to handle capital construction projects,” she said.

CPN President James Cervino, husband of the group’s vice president, shares his wife’s feelings about the subject. “College Point is getting the short end of the stick again,” he said.

College Point Civic Association President Joe Femenia also said that he is frustrated. “This thing goes back into the 1980s,” he said. “Actually, the seawall was collapsing back then.”

Femenia added that some in the community have been annoyed because other parks in northeast Queens have seen improvements, but the seawall remains in disrepair. “They were supposed to take that money and they were expected to build this park,” he said.

State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside), who spoke at the meeting about the issue last week, agrees with Cervino’s claim that a different agency should be in charge of the project.

“It should be given to the DDC,” he said in an interview. “[The Parks Department] is just horrendous when it comes to doing anything with construction.”

Avella criticized how Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) — who was represented at the meeting last week by a staffer — has handled the seawall.

“Well, where is he on this issue?” the senator asked. “This is not a new issue. What has he been doing about this?”

Flushing activist Paul Graziano — who is

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“They’ve been in office for almost four years and this is not acceptable,” he said in an interview.

Vallone, who set up a meeting with Parks Department officials and the CPN at his office planned to take place this week, dismisses the criticism made by Avella and Graziano.

“They can be critical all they want but the truth is that College Point, in these last four years, is finally back on the map,” Vallone said.

He added that his term has seen serious city investment in the neighborhood, like the new middle school that it is set to receive next year along with funding for the College Point Sports Complex and the Poppenhusen Institute.

Vallone isn’t exactly thrilled about the seawall reconstruction’s delays, either. “We need to have some answers,” he said.

The lawmaker added that while it’s often a fight to get a project funded, “the second battle is seeing it completed. That definitely needs to be worked out better.”

The councilman, who recently cut the ribbon on a revamped playground in Bowne Park, remarked about how that project —also done by the Parks Department —was not done in a short time-span. “It took three and a half years to get that done,” he said.

In response to criticism of it about the longdelayed seawall reconstruction, the Parks Department defended itself.

“The delays incurred during the process of finalizing a contractor for the MacNeil Park seawall project are beyond the scope of Parks’ control,” agency spokeswoman Meghan Lalor said in an email. “We are just as eager as the community to see this project move forward.” Q

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Archbishop Molloy High School, 83-53 Manton St., Briarwood. (718) 441-2100, ext. 155. Open House: Sunday, Oct. 15, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Website: molloyhs.org.

Co-ed, challenging college preparatory program; honors and Advanced Placement Courses (including Computer Science); expansive college credit program offering numerous courses with SJU and Seton Hall University; advanced science research program and Science Olympiad Team; competitive athletic and intramural teams; wide range of unique extracurricular and service programs.

Cathedral High School, 350 East 56 St., NYC (212) 688-1545. Open House: Sunday, Oct. 22, 12-2:30 p.m.

Website: cathedralhs.org. Female, college preparatory school offering medical and law, Regents and honors, Advanced Placement.

Holy Cross High School, 26-20 Francis Lewis Blvd., Flushing. (718) 886-7250. Open House: Sunday, Oct. 22, 12-4 p.m. Website: holycrosshs.org. Co-ed, Advanced Placement courses; STREAM Program; 1:1 Google Chromebook program; SJU College Advantage program; Fr. Moreau Honors program; St. Andre Academic Success Program; science research program; television production; service learning program; co-curricular and athletic programs.

LaSalle Academy, 215 East 6 St., between 2nd Avenue and Bowery, N.Y. (212) 475-8940, ext. 240. Open House: Saturday, Oct. 21, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Website: lasalleacademy.org. Action-based learning program, internship program, partnerships with Cooper Union, NYU and Manhattan College, digital learning partnership with Microsoft Corp. Championship-winning sports programs. Ninety nine percent college acceptance rate.

Loyola School, 980 Park Ave., New York , (212) 288-3522. Open House: Thursday, Oct. 5 and Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 5:30 p.m. Website: loyolanyc.org. Loyola provides an education that is both Christian and humanistic. A college preparatory school. The curriculum emphasizes the development of skills and strengths necessary for success in the most demanding colleges; 13 AP courses; 43 extracurricular activities and athletic teams; honors courses; 8:1 student/teacher ratio.

Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School, 71-06 31 Ave., East Elmhurst. (718) 898-3800. Open House: Saturday, Oct. 7, 1-4 p.m. Website: msgrmcclancy.org. Co-ed, academic college preparatory; honors programs; AP Programs; college credit programs (36 credits available); STEM; performing arts and music program; service program; extensive extracurricular and athletics program.

St. Agnes Academic School, 13-20 124 St., College Point. (718) 353-6276. Open House: Sunday, Oct. 14, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Thu r s d ay, Ja nua r y 18 , 5 -7 p.m . information night. Website: stagneshs.org. Female, college preparatory; Advanced Placement; SJU College Advantage program; college credit courses; honors program; H.S. Scholars and DREAM Big W/ Molloy College; science research; STEM; performing arts program; Chromebook program; extracurricular activities and athletic programs.

St. Edmund Preparatory High School, 2474 Ocean Ave., Brooklyn. (718) 743-6100. Open House: Saturday, Oct. 14, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Tuesday, Oct. 24, 7 p.m. Website: stedmundprep.org. Co-ed college preparatory school with an international baccalaureate program; Advanced Placement; International World Scholars honors program and a SJU College Advantage program, robotics.

St. Francis Preparatory School, 6100 Francis Lewis Blvd., Fresh Meadows. (718) 423-8810, ext. 229. Open House: Saturday, Oct. 14, 12-4 p.m. Website: sfponline.org.

Co-ed, college preparatory; 16 A.P. courses; 32 college credit classes; honor courses in all four years; extensive visual arts, performing arts and music; three foreign languages; three-year science research program; over 70 extracurricular activities; over 30 athletic programs and service programs; 1:1 iPad program; academic support and 1:1 college counseling.

St. John’s Preparatory School, 21-21 Crescent St., Astoria. (718) 721-7200. Open House: Saturday, Oct. 14, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Website: stjohnsprepschool.org.

Co-ed, baccalaureate program with St. John’s University; College Advantage programs with SJU; Advanced Placement courses; honors courses; religious retreat program; college credit courses; performing arts program; extensive athletic and extracurricular programs.

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The Mary Louis Academy, 176-21 Wexford Terrace, Jamaica Estates. (718) 297-2120. Open House: Sunday, Oct. 15, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Website: tmla.org. Female, college preparatory; College Advantage program; Advanced Placement and honors courses in all disciplines including art and music; extensive extracurricular and sports programs.

The Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens supports high schools in those boroughs. They are open to students of all faiths. Catholic HS info courtesy TACHS except LaSalle and Loyola.

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New programs at The Mary Louis Academy include Pre-Med

The Mary Louis Academy is proud to announce the establishment of several new and exciting initiatives designed to provide young women with increased opportunities to achieve academic success, develop leadership skills, set career goals and form strategies to achieve those goals. Successful completion of a program, all of which begin September 2017, will be recognized at graduation with a special designation certificate.

PRE-MED/HEALTH PROGRAM Available to highly motivated students interested in pursuing study and career in medicine, dentistry, nursing, veterinary science, pharmacy, physical therapy and other health professions. Advanced study in Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Anatomy and Physiology and Math will be required. An additional requirement will be a course in Greek and Latin for Medical Terminology. Students will be required to take part in a summer internship offered by such hospitals as NY Hospital Weill Cornel Medical Center, Lenox Hill Hospital or Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. (Students may also make arrangements with other hospitals in other locations.) Scientific lectures and field trips will be required as is membership in the New York State Science Honor Society.

DUAL-LANGUAGE/INTERNATIONAL STUDIES PROGRAM In addition to a 3 or 4-year study of a Language Other Than English (French, Italian, Latin, Spanish) students will take one or two years of a third language. (Modern Greek may be available as a third language.) Students will also study both current and historical events pertaining to the area of language study and produce an independent project on a selected topic.

STEM An intensive study of the STEM areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math will include honors levels of Geometry, Chemistry, Algebra II and Physics. Senior electives include Computer Science, Robotics, Pre-Engineering, Greek and Latin for Scientific Study and Independent Science Research. Students will take part in local and national STEM competitions, attend science-based field trips and forums and serve as a STEM tutor.

ART Students who demonstrate talent and interest in Art may pursue a separate Art major program. Courses include Studio Art, Drawing, Painting, Graphic Arts and AP Studio Art. An internship in a museum such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art or a specific art gallery is also required.

MUSIC Students interested in the special designation program in music may choose a Music or Vocal program. A concentration in Music will take Music in Our Lives, History of Music Styles and Theory and AP Music Theory and register for the orchestra. Students who wish to follow a concentration in Vocal Performance must register for Vocal Techniques in Freshman Year, register for the Glee Club or Orchestra. Private lessons in Music will be available.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND WELLNESS The Physical Education program is designed to provide students with a strong foundation in personal health, fitness and lifetime activities. The special designation program will include certified training in CPR and as a referee.

For information about The Mary Louis Academy, call 718-297-2120 or visit www.tmla.org.

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St. John’s Prep prepares for tomorrow’s leaders

ST. FRANCIS PREPARATORY SCHOOL

OPEN HOUSE Saturday, October 14th, 2017 12 Noon - 4:00 PM

Transfers Welcome

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Private transportation available from Southern Queens.

“High School is four years; St. Francis Prep is Forever.”

ST. FRANCIS PREPARATORY SCHOOL 6100 Francis Lewis Blvd., Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 (718) 423-8810 www.sfponline.org STFR-072449

St. John’s Preparatory School in Astoria is dedicated to promoting acaSECTION demic excellence and to instilling the principles and values of the Catholic faith in a positive, nurturing environment. Inspired by its Vincentian tradition, St. John’s Prep, established in 1870, is built upon the profound respect for every individual.

An engaging academic curriculum, a welcoming spiritual program, meaningful service experiences, and extensive extracurricular opportunities establish a strong foundation for life.

Spiritual Development • Religious Studies Curriculum and 4 year Retreat Program; • extensive Leadership Program; • Comprehensive Christian Service Program; • school-wide liturgies throughout the year Academic Development • 100 percent college acceptance; • St. John’s Prep graduates awarded more than 40 million in college scholarships; • exclusive Baccalaureate Program in partnership with St. John’s University enables SJP students to complete high school and college in seven years; • Advanced Placement courses available in every academic discipline; • College Advantage Program in partnership with St. John’s University allows students to earn college credit in a wide variety of courses; • on-site college fair, college admissions interviews, and college scholarship offerings; • Honors Program; • a rigorous curriculum individualized to prepare students for success — taught by talented and certified teachers; RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS

• advanced classes in biology, chemistry and physics complement the science electives — such as forensic science, human health and disease, computer coding, 3-D printing; • advanced language offerings in French, Italian, Latin and Spanish; • full-time college counseling and guidance program; • Kaplan test prep SAT/ACT courses offered exclusively to SJP students; • specialized programs in partnership with St. John’s University, including SJU Writing Center, Science and a Research Workshops and Advanced Laboratory Programs; • Visual and Performing Arts Program.

Activities, Arts and Athletics • Over 50 exciting clubs, teams, activities and events that complement the educational experience; • Science Olympiad, Robotics, Math League, language clubs, Chess Club, Investors Club; • Competitive athletic teams and sports clubs; • Performing Arts Program; • Red Storm News — copy, writing, filming editing, producing — journalism Global Awareness • Students discover the world with the St. John’s Prep International Travel Program; • Students also gain valuable experiences through in service learning by working in charitable projects around the world; • students enriched with a global perspective; • International Students Program.

St. John’s Prep inspires every student to be a confident leader of tomorrow. Come join the St. John’s Prep community. Open house, Saturday, Oct. 14, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Q

Archbishop Molloy HS, promotes growth and faith Archbishop Molloy High School is a Catholic Marist school that promotes intellectual curiosity, creativity, personal growth and faith.

Students at Molloy are rooted in a tradition of high standards in academics, athletics and service to others. They are challenged to excel by our top-tier faculty, dedicated coaching staff and competitive curriculum.

Students feel part of a family, and with many afterschool activities and programs, there truly is something for everyone.

Molloy continually benchmarks its current academic offerings and use of technology with other higher-learning institutions in order to keep evolving as a dynamic school in a rapidly changing world.

Molloy’s six-acre campus is located at 83-53 Manton St. in Briarwood. The school is easily accessible via the F train, as the Briarwood subway station is next door to the school. There is also a Long Island Rail Road stop nearby.

Eighth-graders are encouraged to fill out a free Molloy online application under the Admissions tab on the school’s website.

Sixth- and seventh-graders can also fill out a free Molloy inquiry form online under the Admissions tab.

For more information visit molloyhs.org.

Archbishop Molloy’s annual Open House

Archbishop Molloy High School’s open house is scheduled for Oct. 15. Any and all middle FACEBOOK PHOTO school students are welcome! is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 15 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Come be part of the Molloy family!

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Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School is beginning its 61st year of service in Queens. It is a Catholic, co-educational, college preparatory school and part of an association of 11 schools in the U.S., England and the Philippines conducted in the educational tradition of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart. This tradition provides a quality education for young men and women from diverse academic, social, cultural and religious backgrounds, fully interweaving gospel values and Catholic teachings with the core curriculum.

T he s chool incor po rates a dynamic Campus Ministr y Program with a strong mission and service component. Students are offered a disciplined and nurturing environment, which promotes growth in scholarship, leadership and outreach. Opportunities are available for college credit and Advanced Placement, as well as challenging honors courses in all subject areas.

Our school offers students a disciplined and nurturing environment for their personal and professional development by promoting responsibility, respecting individual potential and encouraging

their growth in scholarship, leadership and outreach. McClancy offers courses in theology and religious values as well as liturgical and community-centered spiritual experiences that mark the major feasts of the Catholic Church.

Acceptance to McClancy is based on the results of the Catholic High School Entrance Exam (TACHS) as well as the student’s academic record.

T hose who qualif y may receive an academic scholarship to attend.

The school’s co-curricular activities offer students the opportunity for social, cultural and creative experiences. The athletic program is highly competitive, proven by its numerous city championship titles.

McClancy is permanently chartered by the State of New York and fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges. Each year 99 percent of McClancy graduates go on to higher education.

For more information, call Mr. Nicholas Melito, Office of Admissions (718) 898-3800 Ext. 1. McClancy High School is located at 71-06 31st Avenue, East Elmhurst, NY 11370.

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DISCOVER ST. JOHN’S PREP AT OUR OPEN HOUSE DISC Saturday, October 14, 11am-3pm St. John’s Prep is a college preparatory co-educational high school located in the heart of Astoria, Queens. St. John’s Prep is inspired by Vincentian values and dedicated to promoting academic excellence to enrich the spirit and experiences of its students. Students are not only prepared for college but for life. Faith, scholarship and service are the hallmarks of a St. John’s Prep education. Student character formation is nurtured through a rigorous academic curriculum, extensive extracurricular opportunities and enriching service experiences.

Explore SJP’s beautiful campus, engage with our community and discover why so many students choose St. John’s Prep as their foundation for success.

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• High standards of learning include an extensive AP Program, College Extension Classes, rigorous Honor’s Program and an exclusive Baccalaureate Degree Program with St. John’s University • Wide range of opportunities in the Visual and Performing Arts • Competitive and exciting co-ed Athletic and Extracurricular Program

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‘Brown Bin’ program The New York City Department of Sanitation is expanding its “brown bin” recycling program in Queens. It’s part of their NYC Organics program that takes food scraps, food-soiled paper and yard waste and turns it in to something useful, like compost for our gardens or renewable energy.

So how does the program work?

Eligible households automatically receive a starter kit which includes an indoor kitchen container, instructions and either their own outdoor brown bin or a larger one to share for their building. Residents place their food scraps and foodsoiled paper directly into their kitchen container and then transfer it to their outdoor bin whenever convenient. The brown bin then gets set out for DSNY collection. For easy cleanup, use a clear plastic liner with the outdoor bin. Yard waste can go directly in the outdoor bin, too.

After collection, some material is turned into renewable energy, and some is turned into compost and used in parks, community gardens, commercial landscaping and for street tree care. The Department also holds seasonal compost “give-back” opportunities for residents and community groups each year.

Placing your food scraps in the hardsided latching bin instead of open containers or bags on the curb also keeps it out of the mouths of critters looking for their next meal.

The Department is distributing brown bins to residents in Queens community boards 2, 9 and 14 this month. Those living in Woodside, Sunnyside, Long Island City, Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, the Rockaway peninsula from Far Rockaway to Neponsit, and Broad Channel are included in this latest expansion. Curbside collection will begin in those areas the week of October 30.

“Organic material – food scraps, foodsoiled paper and yard waste – make up about a third of what we throw away, but it’s not trash,” said Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia. “Putting your food scraps and yard waste to good use decreases the amount of garbage going to landfills and helps create a greener and healthier New York City. We thank all of the residents currently participating in organic waste collection, and look forward to welcoming the residents just getting started with the program.”

The city’s program is already the largest curbside collection program in the nation, and further expansion is on the way.

While the program is currently voluntary, the Department hopes all residents will give it a try. Once you separate the recyclables and food scraps from the trash, you’ll find there’s not much material left for landfills, and that’s good for a healthy, clean and green city and nation. For more Q information, visit nyc.gov/organics.

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WOODHAVEN EVELOPMENTS Another wonderful street festival

by Maria A. Thomson Executive Director GWDC

It was a warm, glorious, and wonderful day for the 2017 “Wonderful Woodhaven Street Festival.” The stores and businesses Jamaica Avenue WBID were taking care of “BIDness” with bargains galore.

There were vendors with all types of good food including sausages, the festival staple, and our restaurants served up, as always, their tasty specialties.

The many different kinds of music filled the air with the Mary Lamont Country Western Band taking center stage, along with The Solid State Band, Plastic Soul Band and Blu Sykee

Maria Thomson, executive director of the Greater Woodhaven Development Corp., left, stands with GWDC board member Paul Rudolph, Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. COURTESY PHOTO and 102nd Precinct Commanding Officer Deputy Inspector Deodat Urprasad.

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Band. Also the Imperial Dragon Hombu Dojo, an elite Karate group, performed and presented me with a beautiful statue in celebration of their 26th year appearance at the festival.

A big thank you to the 102nd Precinct for keeping us all safe that day and every day.

Paul Rudolph, a Greater Woodhaven Development Corp. board member, presented me with a beautiful bouquet of flowers for another successful event.

May God bless our leaders, may God bless our Armed Forces, may God bless our disabled veterans, may God bless the NYPD and all of our police officers everywhere and may God Q bless America.

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ARTS, CULTURE & LIVING

Queens gets folksy Queens New gallery of the ‘self-taught genius’ opens in LIC

When is an artist not an artist?

Never.

The Museum of American Folk Art last week launched its new “Self-Taught Genius Gallery” in Long Island City with a sampling of the very best items from its permanent collection of more than 8,000 textiles, sculpture, furniture, fraternal art, pottery, books, photographs and works on paper.

All were made by the aforementioned geniuses, American artists from the 18th through the 21st centuries whose artistic training was earned through self-education rather than in formal schooling.

“This is the highlights of the highlights,” said

Kate Merlino, director of communications and marketing for the museum.

The contemporary American sculptor and fiber artist Janet Echelman — not quite considered a folk artist herself — has told the story of being rejected from all seven art schools to which she applied, some time after receiving her undergraduate degree from Harvard. She says that she simply thought, you can reject me from your art school, but you can’t tell me I’m not an artist.

That spirit is evident in works like “Folding Chair” by Hosea Hayden, who lived between 1820 and 1897. The wooden chair is ancestor to today’s sleek, utilitarian portable aluminum chairs available at your corner drugstore, which one can use as a cane or unfold for seating. But Hayden’s chair is a

work of dark wood and intricate carvings.

Exhibition co-curator Stacy C. Hollander, deputy director for curatorial affairs, chief curator and director of exhibitions, cites “Girl in Red Dress with Cat and Dog” by Ammi Phillips, 1788-1865, as an example of the how the work of self-taught artists holds every bit the worth of artists with formal training.

“It’s a great work of art. It’s a perfect painting,” with purity, perfect balance and the juxtaposition of elements, she said. Phillips had painted a series of children in red dresses, and “Girl in Red Dress” is the Museum of American Folk Art’s signature image. It’s considered to have been created at the acme of Phillips’ career, Hollander said. continued on page 45

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EXHIBITS

ally 12-4 p.m., Riis Landing, State and Heinzelman Roads, Breezy Point. $48; $43 seniors; $33 kids 5-12; free under 5. Info: (718) 474-0555, americanprincesscruises.com.

“Highlights from Self-Taught Genius,” with American folk art from the 18th to 21st centuries in various media, in a new gallery. Mon.-Thu., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., thru Jan., American Folk Art Museum Collection and Education Center, 47-29 32 Place, Long Island City. Free. Info: (212) 595-9533, folkartmuseum.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS Electric vehicle meet and greet, for EV owners and anyone who wishes to learn more about them firsthand. Sat., Oct. 7, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Free. Info/pre-registration (req’d): (718) 2294000, alleypond.com.

“First I Was Afraid,” with works in various media by 11 artists, addressing what living in an age of anxiety means and trying to make people feel less alone. Thru Sun., Nov. 19, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, 11-03 45 Ave., Long Island City. Free.

Info: (718) 937-6317, dorsky.org.

Photos of Astoria & NYC, with a rotating selection of pictures by Astoria photographer Brian Sills, available for sale. Thru Thu., Nov. 30. QED, 27-16 23 Road, Astoria. Free. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com.

“Nicola L.: Works, 1968 to the Present,” with multimedia works taking up notions of skin and surface, including functional items such as furniture that resemble human forms. Thru Mon., Dec. 18, SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., Long Island City. $5 suggested; $3 students. Info: (718) 3611750, sculpture-center.org.

“Bayside: The Actors’ Enclave,” with photos, posters, newspaper articles and ephemera from the early 20th century, when many stage, vaudeville and silent movie stars lived in the neighborhood. Thru Dec. at least, Thu.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat., 12-4 p.m., Bayside Historical Society, 208 Totten Ave., Fort Totten Park. $5. Info: (718) 352-1548, baysidehistorical.org.

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“Self-Interned, 1942: Noguchi in Poston War Relocation Center,” works by Isamu Noguchi focusing on his time voluntarily spent in a WWII camp for Japanese-Americans ordered there by the U.S. Thru Sun., Jan. 7, 2018, Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33 Road, Long Island City. $10; $5 seniors, students; NYC HS students, kids under 12 free.

Info: (718) 204-7088, noguchi.org.

The “First I Was Afraid...” art exhibit at Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs features everything from sculptures to statistics to videos, all reflecting upon life in an age of anxiety. See Exhibits.

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THEATRE “Divas de España” (“Divas of Spain”), a comical musical revue about what it means to be a diva, in tribute to those such as Charo and Sara Montiel, starring Inma Heredia. Each Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 4 p.m., thru Oct. 8, Thalia Hispanic Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside. $35. Info: (718) 7293880, thaliatheatre.org.

AUDITIONS Sacred Music Society, under Maestro David Close, to sing at weekly Sunday Mass at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church and annual Christmas Concert, for all ages and different levels of singing ability.

Rehearsals each Tue., 7:30 p.m., OLQM, 110-06 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills. Info: (718) 268-6251, ourladyqueenofmartyrs.org/music.

MUSIC

The Socrates Annual, new public sculptures by multiple artists in multiple media, addressing “the most urgent issues of today.” Formerly called The Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition. Thru Sun., March 11, 2018, Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 956-1819, socratessculpturepark.org.

TOURS/HIKES Fall Bird Walk for Beginners, with kids 8 and up accompanied by an adult seeking birds such as migrating warblers and more; and learning to use binoculars. Sat., Oct. 7, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Free. Info/pre-registration (req’d): (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com.

World’s Fair History Walking Tour, a volunteer-led walk where you can check out and learn about historic sites in Flushing Meadows Corona Park shown in the World’s Fair. Sun., Oct. 8, 11 a.m.-noon and 1-2 p.m., the Unisphere, Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

Free. Info: (718) 760-6565, tinyurl.com/ya3a3qvs.

Bird Walks with NYC Audubon, spotting and ID’ing birds and learning how the Queens Botanical Garden provides them with resources like food and shelter. Sat., Oct. 14; Sun., Oct. 29, 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free with admission: $6; $4 seniors; $4 students, $2 children over 3. Info/registration (req’d): (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org.

DANCE Queensboro Dance Festival, with 10 or more performances each day, to boost and unite Queens dance troupes. Thu.-Sat., Oct. 5-7, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 8, 5 p.m., The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $15 each night online; Sat. performance includes a talk-back session; $18 at door; $8 HS students. Info: (929) 282-0620, queensborodancefestival.com.

The Garifuna Collective featuring Umalali, music with roots in Belize, Guatemala and Honduras, paying tribute to the heritage of Garifuna women with traditional and electric instruments. Fri., Oct. 6, 8 p.m. (7 p.m. drum workshop), Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $16; $10 students. Info/RSVP: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

Lost Dog New Music Ensemble soloists, with pianist Jacob Rhodebeck and violinist Esther Roh of the Astoria-based group performing contemporary music from the UK, in first concert of 2017-18 Musica Reginae series. Sat., Oct. 14, 7:30 p.m., The Church-in-the-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. $20; $10 students 13-30; free kids under 13 with adult. Info: (718) 894-2178, musicareginae.org.

COURTESY PHOTOS

Birding by Ear, an introduction to the calls of backyard birds. Sun., Oct. 15, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Center, 175-10 Cross Bay Blvd.

Free. Info: (718) 318-4340.

Whale watching and dolphin adventure cruises, on a boat boasting a 90 percent sighting rate. Various dates, times, thru Nov.; usu-

Sunnyside Restaurant Week, with multiple eateries offering three-course dinners for $25; some with other specials too. Thru Sat., Oct. 7, various locations. Info: (718) 606-1800, sunnysideshines.org.

Harvest Festival, a celebration of fall featuring face painting, rides, crafts, games, apple cider making, an appearance from Nolick the Wizard and free pumpkins for the first 500 children. Sun., Oct. 8, 12-5 p.m., The Onderdonk House, 1820 Flushing Ave., Ridgewood. $5 for adults, free for children 12 and under. Info: (718) 456-1776

LECTURES/TALKS How to keep your money safe from scammers and how to prevent elder abuse, a one-time lecture led by Lori Woods from the Queens District Attorney’s Office. Tue., Oct. 17, 10:30 a.m., Howard Beach Senior Center, 155-55 Cross Bay Blvd. Free.

Info: (718) 738-1889.

Free adult civic education classes, sponsored by the organization It’s Who We Are and the Taft Institute at Queens College, a six-week series on topics including the U.S. Constitution and the law-making process in Washington. Each Thu., Oct. 5-Nov. 16, 6 p.m. Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71 Ave. Info: iwwaa.itswhoweare@gmail.com.

World War I: free reading & discussion program, six sessions on readings from three books on the conflict, “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “The Penguin Book of First World War Stories” and “Verdun,” led by Jo-Anne Raskin. Each Sat., Oct. 14-Nov. 18, 10-11:30 a.m., Maple Grove Cemetery Victorian Administration Building, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens.

Free. Info/registration (req’d): (347) 878-6614, friendsofmaplegrove.org.

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An ecclectic presentation of Nicola L. in LIC

by Neil Chiragdin qboro contributor

They hang, limp and lifeless, limbs dangling. Nothing behind their eyes — no animus to activate them — you become aware of their emptiness. Such are the wearable sculptures of Nicola L., now on display.

“Nicola L.: Works, 1968 to the Present” at SculptureCenter in Long Island City reviews multimedia artist Nicola L.’s work from 1968 to the present.

When the artist’s career began, she was splitting her time between Ibiza and Paris,, but by y the end of the 1970s she

‘Nicola L.: Works, 1968 to Present’ When: Thurs. - Mon. thru Dec. 18 Where: SculptureCenter, 44-190 Purves St., Long Island City Entry: $5, students $3.

Info: (718) 361-1750 sculpture-center.org

had put down roots in New York City’s Chelsea Hotel, which she eventually went on to direct a documentary about in 2011 at a pivotal turning point in that building’s history. She seems to hold a special reverence for physicality, both of bodies and objects — the things they have in common, the shortcomings or special features of either.

Through her work, spanning the conceptual and functional, and borne out as collage, painting, installation, video, performance and, of course, sculpture, the line between the two becomes more and less blurred, depending on the piece.

The exhibition at SculptureCenter claims to be the artist’s “first institutional survey,” and offers glimpses at a huge collection of L.’s work.

One of her earliest works on display is also one of her most emblematic. “Little TV Woman: I Am the Last Woman Object” dates back to 1969, and blends the form of a woman with an entertainment center of sorts. Within the “belly” of the piece, a small television displays the same words that emanate from the sculpture’s mouth, which houses a speaker.

A selection of Nicola L.’s “penetrables,” wearable cloth artwork, is on display in her PHOTO BY NEIL CHIRGADON retrospective at Long Island City’s SculptureCenter.

“I am the last woman object. You can take my lips, touch my breasts, caress my stomach, my sex. But I repeat it, it is the last time,” declares the work.

The timing of the piece and its explicit message point to L.’s influences at the time, evidencing how a growing feminist move-

ment and larger countercultural movement trickled into her work.

“As a young female artist of the ’60s, it was all about breaking free,” wrote L. in an artist statement accompanying the show.

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C M SQ page 44 Y K SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS, Index No.: 707556/2017, Date of Filing: September 15, 2017 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS, U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff, -against- CASSANDRA WHITAKER AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF CLARENCE WHITAKER; CLARENCE WHITAKER AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF CLARENCE WHITAKER; JACQUELINE WHITAKER AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF CLARENCE WHITAKER; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; JOHN DOE 1 THROUGH 50; “JOHN DOE” AND “JANE DOE” 1 THROUGH 50, INTENDING TO BE THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DISTRIBUTEES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, TRUSTEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND ASSIGNEES OF THE ESTATE OF CLARENCE WHITAKER WHO WAS BORN IN 1943 AND DIED ON APRIL 12, 2003, A RESIDENT OF QUEENS COUNTY WHOSE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS WAS 114-72 225TH STREET, JAMAICA, NY 11411, THEIR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST IF ANY OF THE AFORESAID DEFENDANTS BE DECEASED, THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE AFORESAID CLASSES OF PERSON, IF THEY OR ANY OF THEM BE DEAD, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HUSBANDS, WIVES OR WIDOWS, IF ANY, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF; “JOHN DOES” and “JANE DOES,” said names being fictitious, parties intended being possible tenants or occupants of premises, and corporations, other entities or persons who claim, or may claim, a lien against the premises, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: – YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorney(s) within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the State, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE – YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME - If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE - TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Honorable Timothy J. Dufficy of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed on September 6, 2017, and filed with supporting papers in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens, State of New York. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by CLARENCE WHITAKER to NATIONRESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE BANKING CORPORATION bearing date June 27, 2001 and recorded in CRFN: 2004000226324 in the County of Queens on April 14, 2004. The aforesaid instruments were assigned to HOMESIDE LENDING, INC. by assignment of mortgage dated August 28, 2003 and recorded in the County of Queens on December 16, 2003 in CRFN 2003000510611.

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Another attendee, Matilda Diaz of Long Island City, suggested to Stephens, “I get the idea you’re compositing people,” believing it would be difficult to find so many positive characteristics in any single individual.

It’s a technique Diaz employs in her own writing which, at the moment, centers around a memoir based on her life as a New York City taxi cab driver.

She shared an excerpt, focusing on her first day on the job 10 years ago.

Her fellow writers were quick to offer praise: “I like your observational ability,” said Santillan, who works for a nonprofit young adult service.

Stephens, a teacher of English as a second language, added, “The description of Manhattan — you made the city come alive.”

Throughout, Culver offers encouragement and brief comments. One of the greatest benefits of such a group, he said, is that “when you read out loud something you’ve written, it sounds different from how you hear it” when you read it silently to yourself.

This year, the workshop also offers performers the chance to present short scenes, Q with similar feedback available.

Suffering from writer’s block? Or have your creative juices star ted flowing uncontrollably?

Either way, the Full Circle Actor/Writers Workshop could be just the thing you need.

Sponsored by the Queens Library and held every other Saturday at the Astoria branch, the group, moderated by local playwright, actor and director Johnny Culver, consists of writers of all genres and at all levels who assemble to read aloud their short works (five minutes is the general cutoff length) and provide feedback for each other.

The workshop held its first meeting of its third season on Sept. 23, with a small but enthusiastic number of writers in attendance.

Among them was Astoria resident Janet Stephens, who shared a poem entitled, “A Love Poem for Any Day,” a paean to self-worth.

“You. Are. Beautiful.

Just as you are.

No modesty necessary.

Today is a celebration of you.”

So it begins, ending with the line, “You. Are. Magnificent.”

“It’s very affirming,” suggested fellow Astorian Patricia Santillan. “It could be about anyone — even yourself.”

Stephens sees it as a love poem When: for all the women she knows, many of whom suffer from negative Where: self-image.

Entry: “I want to write something for the people in my life. I’ve shared it with them,” Stephens said.

Full Circle Actor/Writers Workshop Sat., Oct. 7, 12-1:30 p.m.; every other Sat. through June 2018 Astoria Library, 14-01 Astoria Blvd.

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Hollander’s co-curator was Valérie Rousseau, curator for art of the self-taught and art brut.

One of the most noticeable pieces in the gallery is a huge wooden carousel lion by Marcus Charles Ilions, 1865-1949.

Ilions was one of a group of European woodcarvers who settled in Coney Island and ultimately opened his own shop of Jewish woodcarvers. Ilions is the only one of the Coney Island carvers who has been proven to have also carved for synagogues. Their work was characterized by extravagant realism.

“You can practically see the saliva flying,” Hollander said of the lion.

A sculpture of a knife grinder, rendered with paint on tin, captures three dimensions in enough detail to educate the viewer about the vocation of knife grinding at the time it was made by an unknown artist, probably in New England around 1875.

A duo of paintings is presented in one work of 1983 art

by Sam Doyle, who lived from 1906 until 1985. “Rockin’ Mary/Mr. Fool,” painted on a sheet of corrugated roofing, depicts on one side an African-American woman in white skirt and baby blue shirt smoking a pipe while striding. On the flip side of the sheet, Mr. Fool appears to be falling headfirst, in a direct vertical drop with what appear to be coins coming out of his pockets and tumbling into his own hat, as it is held up by a female.

“Birds Gotta Have Somewhere to Roost” by Thornton

Among the items on display at the American Folk Art Museum’s new Long Island City gallery, left, are a late-19th century folding chair with rattan seat by Hosea Hayden and a 1910 carousel lion with glass eyes by Marcus Charles PHOTOS BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH Ilions. On the cover: a tin knife grinder.

Dial Sr. is made from wood, carpet scraps, corrugated tin, burlap, nails and enamel, all of which appear to be growing out of its flat wood canvas. Given the title, one can imagine a bird lover concatenating these various items onto a flat wall, perhaps in a neighborhood with few places for nature to take hold.

The gallery is open to the public for free, Mondays through Thursdays from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. The museum is developing a slate of public education programs to help acquaint art lovers with the new space, and it’s offering a free one-way MetroCard to every visitor for the first Q six months.

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C M SQ page 46 Y K STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF QUEENS Filed: 09/19/2017 Index No.: 711539/2015 SUMMONS AND NOTICE Mortgaged Premises: 171 15 Foch Boulvard, Jamaica, (City of New York) NY 11434 CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, vs. Any unknown heirs to the Estate of CLAUDINE NEWTON a/k/a CLAUDINE V. NEWTON, next of kin, devisees, legatees, distributees, grantees, assignees, creditors, lienors, trustees, executors, administrators or successors in interest, as well as the respective heirs at law, next of kin, devisees, legatees, distributees, grantees, assignees, lienors, trustees, executors, administrators or successors in interest of the aforesaid classes of persons, if they or any of them be dead, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff; JAWAM INC. D/B/A EMPIRE BAIL BONDS; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; ROGER NEWTON; JOANNE NEWTON-JONES JUDITH COLON; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICES; “JOHN DOE” and “MARY DOE,” (Said names being fictitious, it being the intention of plaintiff to designate any and all occupants, tenants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises being foreclosed herein), Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is for the foreclosure of: Mortgage bearing the date of November 13, 2004, executed by CLAUDINE NEWTON to CITICORP TRUST BANK, FSB to secure the sum of $86,163.19, and interest, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Queens County on January 24, 2005 in Instrument Number 2005000042746.

That CITIBANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST BY MERGER TO CITICORP TRUST BANK, FSB duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to CITIMORTGAGE, INC. by Assignment dated July 22, 2015 and recorded on August 5, 2015 in the Office of the Clerk of Queens County in Instrument Number 2015000270040. That CITIMORTGAGE, INC. duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, DBA CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR VENTURES TRUST 2013-I-H-R by Assignment dated February 18, 2016 and recorded on March 8, 2016 in the Office of the Clerk of Queens County in INSTRUMENT NO. 2016000079027. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the Mortgaged Premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the County in which the Mortgaged Premises is situated.Block: 12353 Lot: 388 DATED: 06/14/2017 Rochester, New York NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the Mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your Mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. SCHEDULE A LEGAL DESCRIPTION Block 12353 and Lot 338 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Jamaica, Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the Northerly side of Foch Boulevard, distant 120 feet Easterly from the corner formed by the intersection of the Northerly side of Foch Boulevard with the Easterly side of 171st Street; RUNNING THENCE Northerly parallel with 171st Street and part of the distance through a building and garage party wall, 100 feet; THENCE Easterly parallel with Foch Boulevard, 20 feet; THENCE Southerly parallel with 171st Street, 100 feet to the Northerly side of Foch Boulevard; THENCE Westerly along the said side of Foch Boulevard, 20 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. Premises known as 171-15 Foch Boulevard, Jamaica, New York

Notice of formation of MARQUEE GROUP USA, LLC Articles of Organization Filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 09/01/2017. Office located in Queens. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY Shell mail copy of any process served against the LLC 3709 Main ST STE 201A, Flushing NY 11354.

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Notice is hereby given that a license, number “PENDING” for beer, liquor and wine, has been applied for by NYX Hookah Bar & Lounge, LLC to sell beer, liquor and wine at retail in a hookah bar and lounge, which is an other type of establishment under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 107-04 Rockaway Boulevard, Ozone Park, Queens County for on-premises consumption.

Applicant and trade name of business is NYX Hookah Bar & Lounge, LLC.

Notice is hereby given that a license number 1304904 for Restaurant Wine & Beer has been applied for by the SOKO GROUP, LLC. to sell wine & beer at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 67 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10003 for on premises consumption.

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Arts and crafts for school-age children, all welcome, no registration req’d. Each Fri. thru Oct. 27, 3:30-4:15 p.m., Briarwood Library, 85-12 Main St. Free. Info: (718) 658-1680, queenslibrary.org.

Chess, card and board games for teens, with Uno, poker, chess and more, every Mon.-Sat. e x c e p t major holidays, 2-6 p.m., Queensboro Hill Library, 60-05 Main St., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 3598332, queenslibrary.org.

PEXELS.COM LEGO Building Club, where children grades K through 6 have fun being creative with Legos.

Most Wednesdays, 4-5:30 p.m., Bellerose Library, 250-06 Hillside Ave. Free, no registration required.

Info: (718) 831-8644, queenslibrary.org/bellerose.

SOCIAL EVENTS Singles social and dance, with refreshments and DJ Andrew Foreman. Sun., Oct. 15, 2-6 p.m., Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd., Rego Park. $10. Info: (718) 459-1000.

Israeli folk dancing, with instruction for beginners, in a fun, welcoming atmosphere. Each Mon., 7:30 p.m. (beginners’ instruction); 8:3010 p.m. (intermediate dances), Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke, Fresh Meadows. $10. Info: (718) 380-4145, hillcrestjc.org.

MARKETS Outdoor flea market, with clothes, handbags, costume jewelry, toys, games, bric-a-brac and more; indoors if it rains. Sat., Oct. 7, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Incarnation Church, 89-43 Francis Lewis Blvd., Queens Village. Info: (718) 465-8534.

Street festival, hosted by the Queens Jewish Community Council. Attendees can enjoy kosher food and purchase items from more than 50 vendors, while children can enjoy a bouncy house and other games. Mon., Oct. 9, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 108 Street between 64th Avenue and 64th Road, Forest Hills. Info: (718) 544-9033.

CLUBS “Hooks & Needles” Crochet & Knit Club, with participants bringing projects, hooks, needles and yarn, or working on charity projects. Every Thu., 6:30-9 p.m., Big 6 Shopping Center, 60-10 Queens Blvd., Woodside (entrance inside shopping center, up one flight, down hall to left of 99-cent store). Info: Lorraine, (917) 817-4037.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES Queens AARP chorus, seeking retired people to sing at nursing homes and for AARP chapters. Meet each Fri., 1 p.m. Clearview SelfHelp Center, 208-11 26 Ave., Bayside. Info: joroosume@verizon.net.

Knitting and crocheting class, to learn a new skill or share an idea for a craft project, by Jamaica Senior Program for Older Adults. Each Thu., 10:30-11:30 a.m., T. Jackson Adult Center, 92-47 165 St. Info: (718) 657-6500, jspoa.org.

Howard Beach Senior Center, with exercise classes every weekday except Thu., varying times; dances with a DJ and hot lunch every Tue., 12-3 p.m.; art classes every Thu., 9:30-11:30 a.m., 12:30-2:30 p.m.; intro to sign language every Fri., 10-11:30 a.m.; karaoke every Wed., 1-3 p.m.; monthly book club; and more, 155-55 Crossbay Blvd. Info: (718) 738-8100.

Woodhaven/Richmond Hill Senior Center, open Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; with lunch at 12 p.m.; strength/stretching exercise class each Mon., 1 p.m.; yoga each Thu., 10 a.m.; Zumba each Fri., 10 a.m.; arts and crafts, knitting, coloring for adults and educational presentations other times. Info: (718) 847-9200.

Rego Park Senior Center, free benefits application assistance for older Queens adults, Lost Battalion Hall, 93-29 Queens Blvd. Tue., Nov. 17, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. LiveOn NY Specialists available to provide information and help with paperwork for SCRIE, SNAP, HEAP and more. Info: (347) 815-5930, benefits@liveon-ny.org.

Youth 101, Community Board 4 free youth fair, with children’s games, arts and craft, music and dancing, including a live performance by the Kupferberg Center for the Arts. Career services, health screenings and educational opportunities also. Sponsored by Borough President Melinda Katz, Councilman Danny Dromm and Queens Center mall. Sat., Oct. 7, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 58 Ave. between Hoffman Drive and Seabury St., Elmhurst. Info: (718) 760-3141.

Overeaters Anonymous, for people who want to lose weight or have any eating disorder. Every Tue., 7:30-9 p.m., Holy Child Jesus Outreach Center, 112-06 86 Ave., Richmond Hill; every Thu., 12:15-1:40 p.m., Rego Park Library, 91-41 63 Drive. Info: (718) 433-5876, (718) 564-7027 (Richmond Hill), (718) 459-5140 (Rego Park).

Richmond Hill, 117-09 Hillside Ave., every Sun., 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Largest flea market in Queens. Info: (347) 709-7661, richmondhillfleamarket.com.

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Also on display are a number of collages from different points throughout the artist’s career. The largest four feature Marilyn Monroe, Joan of Arc, Ulrike Meinhof and Billie Holiday and were created in the ’90s.

Besides depicting the figures they speak of, each frame offers a perspective from the woman in question. Further text examines the social and political circumstances that lead each of these women to face injustice, and in doing so, pointedly calls into question the modern world’s sociopolitical climate — which of these injustices still stand today? Q

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continued from page 43 visitors a look at old plans and scripts for performances or sculpture pieces whose components are on display throughout the show’s main floor.

In one room, a television plays a documentary compilation of L.’s “The Red Coat: The Same Skin for Everyone,” a performative sculpture first staged at a music festival in 1970, and here shown at happenings throughout the world.

The piece shows up to ten people at a time stepping into full-bodysuits that all connect to each other within the same piece of fabric. Literally cut from the same cloth, the wearers must stand and move as one, and can be seen frolicking through festival grounds, stepping down the street and wading into the water at the beach.

This type of wearable art piece is common within L.’s work, and she has even created her own term for them: a “penetrable.” The penetrables that hang in SculptureCenter are haunting at times, appearing, without wearers, to resemble molted human skins, hollow and unfeeling. The fabrics range from natural canvas, to silver vinyl to gauzy threadbare cotton.

Their sizes are occasionally overly large for any wearer, but those meant for human bodies seem to cry out to be filled.

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Notice of formation of BLOSSOM BEAUTY & AUXILIARY SERVICES, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/01/2017. Office in Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to, Unisex Blossom Beauty Salon, 121-07 Sutphin Blvd. 1st Floor, Jamaica, NY 11434. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 08-31-17, bearing Index Number NC-000507-17/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) LEON (Last) EXANTUS. My present name is (First) DAMAS (Middle) JOSEPH LEON (Last) EXANTUS AKA LEON EXANTUS. My present address is 146-19 231st Street, Rosedale, NY 11413-4427.

My place of birth is HAITI. My date of birth is December 11, 1952.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 09-27-17, bearing Index Number NC-000553-17/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY, 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) RICHARD (Middle) EFOSA (Last) OSAGIE. My present name is (First) EFOSA (Middle) RICHIE (Last) OSAGIE AKA EFOSA R. OSAGIE AKA RICHARD OSAGIE. My present address is 222-11 139th Avenue, Springfield Gardens, NY 11413-2700.

My place of birth is BRONX, NY. My date of birth is December 19, 1990.

Notice of formation of 7421 QUEENS BLVD. REALTY LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/21/17. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 133-47 Sanford Ave., Unit C1E, Flushing, NY 11355.

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SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 6406 Fleet St., Apt. 6B, Rego Park, NY 11374.

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Notice of Formation of Madison Holding Management LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/14/17.

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SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE–SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF QUEENS–NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, against LISA A. MCCORT, AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF LIANE MCCORT; UNKNOWN HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF LIANE MCCORT any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff, CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU PAYMENT AND ADJUDICATION CENTER OF QUEENS; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; and JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE #1 through #7, the last seven (7) names being fictitious and unknown to the Plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or parties, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the mortgaged premises described in the Complaint, Defendants-Index no. 707279/2017.

Original filed with Clerk May 26, 2017 Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. The Basis of Venue is that the subject action is situated in Queens County Premises: 4744 196th Place Flushing, NY 11358 TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); the United States of America may appear or answer within 60 days of service hereof; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

This Supplemental Summons is filed pursuant to Order of the court dated September 8, 2017. NOTICE – YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME – If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. We are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable Cheree Buggs dated September 8, 2017 and filed September 15, 2017. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 4744 196th Place, Flushing, NY 11358 located at Block 5615 Lot 56 Dated: September 21, 2017.

Pincus Law Group, PLLC, George J. Weissinger, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff, 425 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, NY 11556, 516-699-8902

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STATE OF NEW YORK, SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF QUEENS SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS, Index No. 714234/2016 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, v. LEONARD ROBERTS, JR., SHARON EDWARDS, NAYLOR ROBERTSON, CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES LLC, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA, CITY OF NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, CITY OF NEW YORK TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU, CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, and JOHN DOE, Defendants.

To the above named Defendants: You are hereby summoned to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorneys within thirty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of Honorable Cheree Buggs, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed the 11th day of August, 2017 at Jamaica, New York.

The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage on the following property: BLOCK: 9467: LOT 4 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the southerly side of 95th Avenue, formerly Chichester Avenue, distant 60 feet easterly from the southeasterly corner of 95th Avenue and 126th Street, formerly South Villa and Sherman Streets; RUNNING THENCE southerly parallel with 126th Street, 90 feet; THENCE easterly parallel with 95th Avenue, 20 feet; THENCE northerly parallel with 126th Street, and part of the distance through a party wall, 90 feet to the southerly side of 98th Avenue; THENCE westerly along the southerly side of 95th Avenue, 20 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. Subject to easements, covenants, and restriction of record.

These premises are also known as 12608 95th Avenue, Richmond Hill a/k/a South Richmond Hill, NY 11419.

WOODS OVIATT GILMAN LLP, Attorney for Plaintiff 700 Crossroads Building, 2 State Street, Rochester, NY 14614

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The ribbon-cutting ceremony was hosted on the Penthouse under the wedding pergola. From left, celebrating here are Terrace On The Park Controller Eleni Thermos, Dimitrios Kaloidis, George Makkos and General Manager Bruno Marques.

Terrace on the Park, which has received upgrades, offers beautiful views of Flushing Meadows PHOTOS BY NEGLAH SHARMA Corona Park.

Terrace On The Park unveils upgrades ‘Nearly every inch’ of iconic Queens venue renovated in five-year project

by Neglah Sharma Chronicle Contributor

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Terrace On The Park’s $9 million facelift — the largest in the upscale venue’s history, was unveiled last Wednesday at an intimate grand opening tour.

The ambiance and milieu radiated of gild, glitter and old-school glamour, as the first group of arrivers waited eagerly for the tour to commence in the confines of the Oak Room.

According to General Manager Bruno Marques, the five-year revitalization was undertaken to “preserve the heritage,” while making it “new again for New Yorkers.”

The official ribbon-cutting ceremony was hosted under the wedding pergola on the sunlit Penthouse, arguably the facility’s crown jewel due to its 360-degree panoramic views of Manhattan’s and Queens’ skylines.

Marques said that “Before the renovation, the place was still beautiful” but a technical and aesthetic overhaul was in order for the

cent r ally locat ed sit e g iven cu r rent technology.

“This project has involved improvements in nearly every inch of Terrace On The Park, from the front doors to our rooftop deck and gardens,” Marques said, adding that their crew had “a vision of the future that is just as big and breathtaking as our views.”

A sumptuous dining experience followed the ceremony with culinary creations served by a friendly and watchful staff, under the direction of Executive Chef Joseph Cerquiera, a native of Portugal and former contestant on “Iron Chef.”

The cuisine, as diverse as Queens borough itself, is a seemingly endless list of custom creations conceived by Cerquiera using only “the freshest and finest ingredients.”

“Chef Cerquiera is very diverse, and we do a lot of Mediterranean, American, South Asian, Portuguese, Caribbean, Italian, Greek cuisine, with glatt kosher fare available,” Marques said.

A self-proclaimed animal-lover, Cerquiera

explains that all meat is halal, or kosher.

“Halal and kosher — I don’t know if it can be interchangeable, but we get our kosher meat from Mauzone kosher catering.

They come in and prepare in a parallel kitchen, and the rabbi blesses the food.”

In response to Cerquiera’s statement, Arthur Klass of The Jewish Press, a Brooklyn-based weekly newspaper targeting the Orthodox explained the basics of kosher and halal meat preparation: “With kosher and halal, the ritual slaughterer must have a razor sharp knife, it’s usually 18 inches, and cut with one clean sweep so that the animal doesn’t feel pain.”

“The company spares no expense in the ingredients,” Cerquiera said.

Suspended by four pillars, and constructed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to serve as the heliport for the 1964 New York World’s Fair, the site now boasts ultra-fast fiber optic Wi-Fi service with integrated simulcast systems for multimedia presentations, advanced programmable

LED-lighting and custom-made carpets in contemporary hues.

Two additional spaces were conceived, including a new Promenade, a trio of private gardens, a downstairs Chapel, resulting in a total of five separate event space options.

“We have amazing events booked simultaneously throughout the day. We’re really excited,” sales director Jennifer Jolly said.

The Penthouse, giving a breathtaking vantage point of Queens and Manhattan, also received LED-lighting additions, handcrafted plaster panels and new height-enhancing coffered ceilings, with the reconfiguration of the adjoining rooftop featuring two-tone stonework and new landscaping.

The Grand Ballroom, The Crystal Ballroom and The Regency Ballroom along with their adjoining bridal suites underwent updates including zebra-wood panels, floor-to-ceiling windows, gilded accents, drapes and polished granite stonework, along with glittering new sconces and Q crystal chandeliers.

Bob Holden lands the GOP line in November

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

The Republican Party line in November’s City Council District 30 race is officially Bob Holden’s.

Queens County GOP officials voted last Wednesday night to grant Holden what’s known as a Wilson Pakula certificate, allowing the self-described moderate Democrat to run as a Republican in his second effort to defeat Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale).

Holden, the longtime president of the Juniper Park Civic Association, was

Democrat running on three other lines soundly defeated by Crowley in last month’s Democratic primary, losing by by more than 25 percentage points.

The prospect of Holden getting the GOP line had been rumored for about two weeks. Bob Turner, who served as county party chairman until last Wednesday when Joann Ariola was voted his successor [see separate story], told the Chronicle early last week that he hoped Holden would accept the nod.

“We will be working very hard to give

him that [Council] seat,” Ariola said in a Thursday interview. “Bob Holden is a lifelong leader in that district.”

The civic leader had told the paper last Tuesday that, if offered, he would be honored to accept the GOP’s help.

“I would be foolish not to take a major party’s line,” said Holden, who is also running on the Reform, Conservative and Dump de Blasio lines.

Until last Monday, the Republican Party had a candidate for the seat — which rep-

resents all or parts of Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village, Ridgewood, Woodside and Woodhaven — area attor ney Joseph Kasper. However, Kasper had no active campaign, was not registered with the city’s Campaign Finance Board, had not appeared at any events or debates and does not live in the district.

That was all rendered moot when the Queens GOP nominated him at its convention as a candidate for Queens Supreme Court, making Kasper, who has sought judgeships numerous times in the past, Q ineligible to run for the Council.

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Mets can Collins

by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

Nine days before the end of the dismal 2017 season, I asked Mets general manager Sandy Alderson if it was fair to judge field manager Terry Collins, given the inordinate number of man-games lost to injury.

“Well, we have to look at the underlying reasons for those injuries and other reasons why we’ve underachieved,” Alderson responded.

Clearly that was not a vote of confidence; it became obvious that Collins would not be back next year. He spent seven seasons as the team’s skipper and got them to the playoffs the previous two years. He knew, however, that he would pay the price for the horrible 2017 campaign.

In typical Mets ineptitude, rather than be up front about his pending dismissal and allow Terry to enjoy a victory lap during their last games at Citi Field, the team’s management refused to admit that he would be axed. Alderson was steadfast in insisting that he’d issue a statement only after the season concluded.

Dragging things out only created backbiting which could easily have been avoided.

Collins refused to play ball with the ownership’s wish that he announce his retirement in order to spare them from having to do the dirty job of a public firing.

Suddenly stories were leaked out that Collins ran his players into the ground, particularly

closer Jeurys Familia who missed most of this season with a shoulder injury, by not giving them proper rest. Some anonymous young players claimed that Collins favored veterans and did not communicate well with them. That kind of cowardice rightfully angered Mets captain David Wright who went public with his displeasure at their disloyalty.

While it’s unfair to blame Collins for the spate of injuries that have happened to the Mets this season, there may be some veracity to the complaint about how he handled Familia. I remember when the Mets were winning a rare blowout against the Dodgers late in the summer of 2016. I was shocked that he had Familia pitch the ninth inning with his team up 15-2.

On the other hand, I can’t understand how Mets players could have a serious beef with Collins. When a player struggled, Terry never threw him under the proverbial bus. He would always say, “We’ve got to find a way to get him going.” New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo could learn a thing or two from Collins.

As far as the charge of favoring veteran players, Collins was guilty as charged and so is nearly every other baseball manager in history.

Veterans tend to have the highest salaries and you can be sure that Mets’ ownership would have been enraged had he not played them. Q See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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An Astoria saloon that a German immigrant owned

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Frank L. Froelich was born in Germany in August 1862. Like many other Germans looking for a better life, he immigrated to the U.S. and landed in New York in 1878. A glove maker by trade, he quickly learned there was more money in selling beer.

He started selling beer at 102 Avenue C in Manhattan in 1890.

After getting married to Pauline Boss in 1891, he decided to open up his own saloon in Astoria at old 376 4 Ave. That road was Frank L. Froelich Saloon, 376 4 Ave., Astoria, circa later renamed 33rd Street.

He quickly had four children: 1910. Today, that road is known as 33rd Street.

Josephine, born in 1893; Frank Jr., born in 1896; Martha, born in 1897 employed as telephone operators. Frank and Frieda, born in 1899. All took part Jr. lived in Forest Hills and was in the garment business. He passed away in in the business in some capacity.

When Prohibition came along, the California at age 90 in 1986.

Today in Astoria they are selling beer building was sold. Frank Sr. and Pauline retired and bought a house in Bayside at again. However, they don’t call them 7 Jackson St., a road now known as saloons any more; they have been Q 212th Street. Josephine and Frieda were renamed “sports bars.”

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