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Andrew Baumann, the longtime president and CEO of New York Families for Autistic Children, located on Cross Bay Boulevard in Howard Beach, has been suspended as investigators probe the nonprofit agency’s books following an unspecified “allegation.”

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Social Security up 2.8 percent in ’19 Biggest hike in 7 years; Gillibrand calls it ‘inadequate,’ takes aim at GOP

by David Russell Associate Editor

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ocial Security will see its biggest increase in seven years and the adjustment will begin with benefits payable to more than 62 million beneficiaries in January 2019.

It’s the largest boost since a 3.6 percent hike in the cost-of-living adjustment in 2011.

“That’s the biggest increase in a number of years, so that’s a good thing,” said Barry Klitsberg, president of the Queens Interagency Council on the Aging. “I don’t know how much the Medicare premium is going to go up; it will go up a little bit but not as much as it has in the past.”

However, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), who is a member of the Special Committee on Aging, was not pleased.

“Today’s announcement from the Trump Administration of just a 2.8 percent cost of living adjustment for seniors on their Social Security is inadequate,” she said in a statement. “At a time when Congress is rewarding their corporate donors with tax breaks for investments overseas, they continue to shortchange our seniors. This cost of living adjustment is not enough in the face of rising costs for seniors who contributed their earnings into Social Security their whole working lives.”

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Gillibrand is an original co-sponsor of the Social Security Expansion Act, which would change COLA increases to reflect what seniors spend their money on, including healthcare and prescription drugs.

“By using a Consumer Price Index for elderly consumers, every year seniors would be able to receive increased benefits,” Gillibrand said in her statement. “The Social Security Expansion Act would also ensure that all Americans pay their fair share, and it would increase minimum benefits and extend the Social Security trust fund for more than six decades.”

Still, this is the highest increase since 2011 and the second highest since 2008.

The years 2009, 2010 and 2015 showed no increase at all, while 2016 showed a hike of 0.3 percent.

Klitsberg didn’t disagree with Gillibrand’s view, saying, “I think you can make that case.”

He added, “It’s more than it’s been but more is better.”

In her statement, Gillibrand said, “Our seniors should not be living one large expense away from poverty. Congress should listen to the American people and strengthen and expand Social Security, and one step we should immediately take is to make sure that benefits cover the expenses seniors Q face every day.”

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NYFAC undergoing audit of its books Longtime CEO Baumann suspended; law enforcement not a part of probe

by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

An investigation is underway at New York Families for Autistic Children, a Howard Beach nonprofit group, and an interim CEO has been appointed to lead the organization.

Services for the group’s clients continue, according to attorney Jerry Solomon, one of the lead investigators.

Longtime NYFAC President and CEO Andrew Baumann has been suspended from the job, his attorney, Joe Mure of Brooklyn, confirmed. So has Baumann’s wife, who also works at the agency. Baumann has returned the car he had been driving, which belongs to NYFAC, to the agency, Mure said.

Solomon, an attorney with the firm Barclay Damon, confirmed Monday that his group had been hired by NYFAC’s executive board to do the investigation but would not say what the subject or the targets are.

“There is an investigation,” Solomon said. “The board received an allegation and hired our firm to conduct that investigation regarding the allegations they received. I can’t comment on what the allegations are.”

Solomon, however, has 25 years’ experience prosecuting Medicaid fraud as a former regional director for the state Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.

“As Regional Director of MFCU’s nine-county Rochester Office, Jerry directed the investigation and prosecution of white-collar fraud involving the New York State Medicaid program and third-party insurers,” his profile on Barclay Damon’s website says.

Contrary to rumors heard in the community, which even made their way into one online news report, neither the Federal Bureau of Investigation nor any other law enforcement agency is involved in the probe, both Solomon and Mure said.

“There are rumors and then there are crazy rumors,” Solomon said. “As far as I know, we — the board are the only ones conducting an investigation.”

“The rumors about the FBI raiding Andrew’s home and the facility are incorrect,” Mure said.

He said Baumann is cooperating with the investigation and will continue to do so, and added that his client could be back in his job soon.

“Andrew has indicated that he has done nothing wrong,” Mure said.

Baumann is a friend, he added, and he has not served as his attorney in any other matter. “I don’t know if he’s needed representation before,” he said.

After being hired by the NYFAC board, Solomon’s law firm enlisted The Bonadio Group, an accounting firm, to audit the organization.

“They have a great deal of experience with the OPWDD, the oversight agency for this facility,” Solomon said, referring to the state Office for People with Developmental Disabiliites. “It’s a firm that OPWDD has used before and is well-respected by that agency.

“They are conducting an audit, and we’ve gone into this investigation with an open mind. We’re going to see where it takes us. We can’t really comment on what the allegations are or who the targets are because it would be a disservice to both the agency and also to any individual who may be the subject of the allegation.”

Founded in 1998, NYFAC provides clinical and support services and recreational activities to assist people with autism and their families.

“Providing support, education, recreational and socialization programs is just a small facet of what we do,” the organization says on its website. “Working together with

New York Families for Autistic Children continues to serve its clients while undergoing an audit, according to a lawyer from the firm investigating the group and the attorney representing its suspended CEO, Andrew Baumann.

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Steve Freeman has been named the agency’s interim CEO. “He is an individual, again, with a great deal of experience, down in the New York area,” Solomon, who works out of Barclay Damon’s Rochester, NY, office, said. “He’s headed agencies, upward of $20 million agencies — because we want to make sure that during the course of this investigation that the quality of service continues without disruption for the clients. They are the main concern of the board, the main concern of the agency, one of our main concerns. He was brought in not to do the investigation but to make sure that the facility r uns properly during the course of this investigation.”

Mure said the only NYFAC client whose services were interrupted was the Baumann’s son, who has autism. But he said he had spoken with the investigators Tuesday and that they were making arrangements for the younger Baumann to receive services again.

Freeman and Cheryl Lynn Marsh, the NYFAC executive board chairperson, could not immediately be reached for comment. Neither could Baumann.

Solomon would not comment on claims the Chronicle has heard, such as whether the locks on NYFAC’s building at 164-14 Crossbay Blvd. have been changed.

“We took whatever steps were necessary to protect both the quality of services and patient records,” he said.

He later added that steps were taken to ensure no one would have the ability to alter or remove records from the Q facility, but would not say what those steps were.

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Adams sentenced to five months in prison

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Pat Adams, the publisher of the Forum Newsgroup, was sentenced Oct. 11 to five months in prison. She was also given a $200 fine. Restitution to the victim in the case is to be determined.

Adams had been indicted in August 2017 on one count of obstruction of justice along with three counts of witness tampering. Adams had been recorded in a Starbucks attempting to coerce a father whose daughter had been sexually assaulted against pressing charges.

Robert Pisani, owner of the All-American Deli in Howard Beach and an associate of the

Bonnano crime family, was found guilty of the assault in June.

According to the original complaint, Adams “threatened, intimidated, harassed and corruptly attempted to persuade” the father to convince his daughter not to participate in a hearing that would revoke Pisani’s bail. She threatened to publish embarrassing stories about the victim if she would not cooperate.

Adams had faced up to 20 years in prison.

She took a plea deal in June in which she didn’t admit to personally meddling, only knowing “another person” trying to “harass and dissuade” testimony at the bail-revocation hearing.

She pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony, a

A sex crime victim menaced by a Mafia ally and my life. But yet she carries on with hers as if she is betThe following is the victim impact statement in the Pat thumb,” as she stated, of the same person who assaulted me.

I listened to 2 hours and 36 minutes of recorded audio my ter than everyone. Above everyone. To attempt to knock Adams witness intimidation case, read by the young woman’s father was sharp enough to capture while being berated by down another woman while standing up for herself after mother to the court before Adams was sentenced Oct. 11.

Good afternoon Judge Matsumoto and Members of the the defendant. I was haunted by it. The words and threats being so violated. Especially in today’s day and age of womechoed in my head. I was terrified already after what had en’s empowerment in which so many are coming out of the Court, I stand here today to tell you the truth that you may not happened to me. This made it even worse — to know who shadows to stand up against those who have violated them. know about the woman before us, Patricia Adams. Instead of these people were and what they were capable of. By no She could still try to squash me like a bug with her threats facing it at a trial, she has pled to save herself from it. To hide choice of my own I felt as if I was being written into a movie against my rights as not only a woman, but as an American. from the facts that have undoubtedly made the past year and a plot with me as the victim who would end up dead if I were She is a poor excuse for a human being let alone a woman.

It is my understanding under the terms of the plea agreehalf of my life horrifying to live. Over a year of fear, personal to seek justice for myself. I sank into a very dark place. I was anguish and financial hardship have taken a serious toll on fearful for myself and for the safety of my young child. I was ment that the government can only ask for 6 months jail time. That is hardly enough time my well-being and that of my family. I felt the urgent need, also fearful for my future and what for what she has done to me. I have despite the danger and possibility of retaliation, to come here would become of it. I was unable to lived in turmoil alone for more than today tell you my side of this. I did not want someone else to function in my daily responsibilities. double that time. Her actions will read unfamiliar words off a piece of paper but rather wanted I became severely paranoid, finding he stated that she would continue to have a lasting effect on you to see me and to hear my own words when I say them myself thinking in worst-case scenarios. I couldn’t strap my son into with every bit of emotion I have behind them. “ruin my life”; that I would me because of the small neighborhood in which we live. And they What the defendant admitted to, “Misprision of a Felony,” his car seat without thinking somebe hurt; and that I would have impacted me as I have stated is like salt in the wounds that I have not only received but that one could come up from behind me in this letter. She truly deserves a I have been forced to live with day after day. Ones that I will and hurt him or me. Or, if a car was never have a job in my lot more time. I would implore the live with for the rest of my life. For the defendant before us behind me for too long, I KNEW court to sentence her to three years’ was not only aware of the plot to silence me after I was sexu- they were following me and I would neighborhood again.” imprisonment, which is far less ally assaulted, she was the one who attempted to silence me. panic. I locked myself away, unable than what she would have faced She threatened me from her high horse to stand down in testi- to keep a job with my new found fying against a man who sexually assaulted me. The same paranoia and lack of trust in people. I was jumpy, irritable, under her original charges. In addition, I would like to man mind who was later tried and convicted by a jury of his distracted, and completely irrational when it came to believ- request a permanent stay away order to be a part of her sening everyone was out to get me. I mean, after all, it really tence. Just as one small piece of mind that may help me to crimes against me.

Patricia Adams used my disabled father to get to me. My was so easy for these people to get to me and my family. My start to put my life back together.

I am a true believer in Karma — what you put out into this father can barely walk unaided due to a work injury. In the worst fears of retaliation were realized just days after being past two years, he has had 10 major surgeries to help improve sexually assaulted with the approach of this woman, the world lovingly or hatefully cycles back to you. Anything that has happened thus far to lead the defendant to this point is the quality of his life. Surgeries that have helped him stay out defendant before us.

In time, for the sake of the love I have for myself and that because of her vicious actions. Though what she has done will of a wheel chair or paralyzed. However, she shamelessly approached him, just days after one of the most traumatic of my family, I sought and am still seeking help to cope. I am undoubtedly stay with me for a lifetime, I believe what she has trying my best to move forward. done to herself will condemn her throughout her own and the events of my life. Using deceit, lies However, due to the small town- next. If victims have to worry about the likes of Pat Adams and fabricated stories, she desperatenature of my neighborhood, there ruining their reputations in the community, in the press and ly attempted to sway my father’s idea “… the despicable actions have been occasions in which I elsewhere, how can the Court expect everyone to be strong of his little girl. Her intentions were this woman has shamelessly, have encountered this terrible enough to come forward? The Court should send a message to clear: “I do not want to harm your Each time, it sets back my other people thinking of doing what Pat Adams did to me that daughter, but the moment she coopintentionally and with free will woman. progress and makes me feel as if their actions will be met with serious penalties. How is anyerates with them (i.e. the federal govjustice is only a dream to achieve thing less than that fair to victims? What she did to me and to ernment),” she would be forced to committed—all to benefit an instead of a reality. On one such my family has made this whole nightmare that much worse. publish malicious information about It has been a very long year and a half, and I truly hope me in her paper “The Forum.” She associate of organized crime.” occasion, after the defendant pled guilty and was granted additional that today can be the beginning of a new tomorrow for me. meant to slander and blackmail me freedoms on pretrial release, she Thank you to all of you here today who have helped me to get using my own civil liberties against me. The supposed “unbiased” head of a well-known newspa- walked into the nail salon I occasionally treat myself to— justice. Thank you for taking the time out of your lives and per in my VERY small Neighborhood. She stated that she just 2 steps ahead of me! Wearing her ankle bracelet like a away from your families attempting to make right out of the would “ruin my life”; that I would be hurt; and that I would badge of honor in a pair of shorts. Ironically, I even backed despicable actions this woman has shamelessly, intentionally never have a job in my neighborhood again. Though fortunate- up for her without knowing because she almost hit my car and with free will committed — all to benefit an associate of ly for me that was never my life goal, nonetheless. Her own while parking! So close to home, quite literally, has been this organized crime. bad habits of gambling with mob money put her “under the entire situation. She does not care how this has affected me Thank you.

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crime that involves knowing someone else had committed a felony, failing to report it and acting to conceal it.

A person present at the sentencing said the judge praised the victim’s courage in coming forward to law enforcement. The source also said the victim was not present at the sentencing due to being in labor, but authored a statement that her mother read from a Kindle.

According to the source, Adams made an apology to the victim and delivered a lengthy statement to the judge. She will self-surrender to begin her sentence on Jan. 11. The facility is Q undetermined.

Peter C. Mastrosimone contributed to this story.

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P Bike lanes delay FDNY EDITORIAL

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t’s bad enough when mom-and-pop shops complain that bike lanes installed where parking spaces used to be are hurting business, and cycling advocates deny it and tout petitions with signatures of merchants who support the change. And it’s bad enough when community boards vote against street redesigns to preserve parking and the commerce it’s a part of and the city responds by speeding up bike lane installation.

Now we have the head of the Uniformed Firefighters Association telling us flat-out that not just at the corner of Skillman Avenue and 51st Street in Woodside but across the city, bike lanes are hampering operations and leading to higher response times.

In a story you can find in several of our editions this week or online at qchron.com, UFA President Gerard Fitzgerald says bike lanes are blocking firefighters’ access to necessary equipment and delaying their response to emergencies “by crucial minutes.”

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Fitzgerald says the union is committed to working with the city to find a solution that benefits everyone. And the Department of Transportation says it is working to address illegal parking at Skillman and 51st, which it contends is the real problem. Yes — illegal parking caused in large part by the bike lanes.

Maybe illegal parking at that one corner, which two fire companies have to pass through every time they leave the house, can be addressed — though it’s hard to see how anything could block civilian cars and trucks that wouldn’t also block fire rigs from where they need to go to make the turn.

But whatever happens there, the battle between cyclists and the DOT on one hand and other residents and businesses on the other is not one for which we can see a resolution. Bike lanes will keep growing and opponents will just have to adjust, even if it means shuttered storefronts. But could we at least not hamper the damn Fire Department?

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here they go again, Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza, determined to ruin quality in the name of equality.

The target, of course, is one of their broken-record favorites, the so-called Elite Eight high schools whose admissions are based solely upon applicants’ scores on one exam: the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test. This time it was Carranza’s turn to lament the exam’s alleged lack of fairness. He recently said the city on its own could “probably” change the enrollment criteria for five of the eight schools.

The problem, a real one that needs to be better addressed, is that black and Latino students don’t do nearly as well on the exam as white and Asian-American kids. So the number of black and Latino teens who make it into the schools is abysmal, while the number of whites isn’t far from their share of the population and the number of Asians is far higher than theirs. It was the same problem 47 years ago, when the test was enshrined in state law, except then it was Jewish kids who were overrepresented.

Efforts to diversify the schools by reducing entry standards are what prompted the bipartisan law cementing the test as the means of admission in the first place.

Back then there were only three specialized schools. Five more were established more recently. The law on the SHSAT says it applies to the original three “and such similar further special high schools which may be established.” De Blasio and Carranza should drop any idea they have of trying to make an end run around the law and instead redouble their efforts to improve elementary and intermediate schools in minority communities and better prepare all students for the exam. That’s only fair.

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Dear Editor: It was with great sadness that I read of the passing of former New York State Sen. Frank Padavan at age 83.

Padavan was elected to the state Senate for the 11th District in 1972, and served for 38 years. He fought hard for mental health patient rights. He also was involved in improving education and fairness in the criminal justice system, and he was an opponent of gambling. He served 30 years as a colonel in the Army Reserve. He served the people of Queens and New York State with honor and dedication.

Padavan was also on the board of directors of the Queens Village Republican Club, where I am also a member. I had worked on some of his campaigns and had posted signs and written to various newspapers in their letters to the editor sections in support of Frank. At one of his campaign meetings he read my letter of support. I

found Padavan to be a man of his word and a person you could trust to do the right thing for the residents of his district.

When I was first grand knight of the St. Anastasia Knights of Columbus in Douglaston, I had asked him to speak at our installations of officers, and he came to speak on issues that concern many of us in the church and in our community. Whenever I had a problem I would write to him for help and he would respond and try to do what he could for me. Frank truly has cared for the concerns of the middle class.

We in Queens and in this great State of New York have been truly blessed to have had Frank Padavan as our state senator. I would at this time like to offer my heartfelt prayers to his family, friends and all those he had helped in the past and grieve for the loss of a good man.

Frank Padavan, may you rest in peace for you’ve done good!

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Dear Editor: Dear Editor: The reality for most people is morality is With a great deal of admiration I commend what we hold others to, and when it comes to Michael F. Sturm for his letter appearing in the ourselves we find rationalizations for excep- Oct. 11 issue, “Dems got what they paid for.” I tions. Guilt is felt for others while we bathe in agree completely, particularly with his assessthe light of a higher standard. ment of Ted Kennedy, who got off with a horThe politics of today are shockingly rendous crime 49 years ago the rest of us removed from questions of morals, ethics or would still be doing prison time for. probity. What was an outrage in the past can be The hearing for the Supreme Court vacancy overlooked, excused and forgivwas not about truly Brett Kavaen. The old premise that Ameri- ONLINE naugh. It was, as Sen. Lindsey cans forgive past transgressions Graham bluntly stated, about a and that the sinner is permitted a party bitter over its loss in 2016, Miss an article or a fresh start truly applies only to letter cited by a writer? conf ir med by Sen. Charles allies and those who have power Want breaking news Schumer’s comments from the over us. from all over Queens? minute of nomination that he Then-Rep. Lindsey Graham, Find the latest news, would do everything possible to who prosecuted Bill Clinton in past reports from all derail the confirmation. Christhe House to win the votes needover the borough and tine Blasey Ford’s testimony ed for impeachment, is not the could not be confirmed even by more at qchron.com. same person as Sen. Graham. her best friend. Her recollection The Republican Party devotion of the event as to where, when to higher standards of moral conduct has disap- and who changed a number of times, and no peared under the sway of Trump’s ironclad grip one could solidly corroborate her charges. Supof the Republican base. posedly she has done work in medical Republicans are no longer enraged by Rus- research, a field that requires precise attention, sian aggression or fear of nukes from North memory and fastidious application of detail.

Korea that are no longer considered a threat as Instead, she spoke in a Valley Girl voice and a result of “love.” Accepting that America’s couldn’t defend her own claims of the alleged allies are simply money grubbers while hate- assault, fear to fly or why a screen door was filled groups are equal to those who oppose constructed on her property. their rhetoric redefines the Republicans as lackAccording to the law, one is innocent until ing any claim to the American legacy of excep- proven guilty. In this case, Brett Kavanaugh tionalism. was guilty until proven innocent. This was not Ed Horn a criminal case, so a thorough investigation Baldwin, LI wasn’t needed. The Democrats wanted an investigation and they got it. It did not yield the results they wanted. So instead of coming to a Donald J. Hitler decision based on facts, they used their own Dear Editor: facts to come to a decision.

While one of the strongest hurricanes was In my entire life, I never saw a more wastestriking Florida, President Trump was engaged ful, ridiculous, insane charade than the recent at one of his rigged rallies during which, with a circus and character assassination over confirsmile, he encouraged his supporters to shout mation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme “Lock her up, lock her up,” referring to Sen. Court.

Dianne Feinstein. He accused the Democrats of Edward Riecks “becoming too extreme”; they have become Howard Beach “too dangerous to govern and gone wacko;” they are “a radical Democratic mob.” In the Four thumbs up for Moore past he encouraged physical response to protestors who disrupted his campaign events and Dear Editor: said of a protestor “I’d like to punch him in the We find it very curious that in all of New face.” He does not believe in a free press.

York City, there are only three theaters showing Trump, as always, was totally confused. He “Fahrenheit 11/9.” This is a film by Michael failed to understand all the things he said about Moore that raises critical issues about the the Democrats did not apply to them, but to future if our country, issues that all citizens himself and Republicans who support him. His should engage in, regardless of political persuaoutrageous statements are consistent with his sion. We urge everyone to see this film before it belief autocracy should be the form of govern- is yanked. ment and not democracy. That explains his love Joel and Shirley Sacks affair with despots in Russia, Saudi Arabia, Forest Hills North Korea, Turkey and others, and rejections of the democracies that have been our allies for many years.

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FAITH TALK Pastor Stephen Roser Stephen Roser is the pastor of Howard Beach Assembly of God Church As surely as day follows night, and peace will unwavering faith will receive a find their way breakthrough. into your heart.

The Bible is like a lantern. “You will do well to pay attention to it as for a light shining in a dark place until the day dawns…” (2 Peter 1:19).

When you commit sin, and guilt darkens your mind throwing a shadow over everything, and you cannot sense that you are forgiven, just persist in believing that “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins” (1 John 1:19). Suddenly, hope will well up within, things will get brighter, and joy

When heavy depression settles upon you, know that “weeping may stay for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning” (Psalm 30:4). If suddenly a rift comes between you and your children, begin to pray for a healing of the relationship in the name of Jesus, believing that God can “…turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents…”

(Malachi 4:6).

When the dawn breaks, you’ll doubt your doubts and laugh when anyone suggests to you that it’s not real. And you will face your coming nights with faith and not with fear.

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Couple suing Birch has photos, videos Wlodys have been recording incidents at group home next door for 4 years

by Matt Waters Associate Editor

The Howard Beach couple suing Birch Family Services for $10 million alleging negligence and abuse occurring in the group home attached to their residence has over 6,000 pictures and videos related to the case – and that’s only on one phone.

Before the news broke last week, Jack and Corrine Wlody were known in their community for fitness training, charitable acts like volunteering their time Sunday afternoons at Seaside for Therapeutic Riding and recently publishing a children’s book called “The Dog Who Saved Pleasantville.” But now they have filed a highprofile suit both described as a last resort.

“It’s been a house of horrors,” Jack Wlody said, on having their 80th Street residence attached to the Birch facility. The nonprofit purchased its unit in 2013. He disputed the organization’s claim in a recent New York Post article that the suit was the first that it heard of the allegations.

“For Birch to say that they were never aware of this, well that’s a foolish thing,” Jack Wlody said, before his wife provided one instance, among many others documented through email and text messages, in which they communicated directly with the organization.

“I had written to [them] about cracked walls that started happening on February 6th,” Corrine Wlody said. That email was answered by Birch. She also particularly recalled a per plexing message from a director at the organization that said it was, “trying to try to change.”

The organization did not respond to a message left seeking comment.

Aside from web-and telephone-based communciation, Jack Wlody said Birch higher-ups had act ually visited their residence.

“We had a meeting about three years ago. We had four directors here, we had the COO here, and it was just a waste of time,” he said, later explaining that he demonstrated how the furniture and floor in their house shakes just from him leaping up and down. Wlody claims he demonstrated such

This photo from the Wlody’s stockpile shows an unattended resident sitting in their driveway. “It happens consistently,” Jack Wlody said, describing residents eloping from the facility. He and his wife Corrine work with autistic and developmentally disabled kids every week, and claim that PHOTO BY JACK WLODY Birch’s staff lacks safety protocols in their approach. a jump for the Birch executives, which impressed upon them the rocking and rattling ensuing when situations become chaotic in their facility next door. Those situations can involve screaming from the residents and shouting from the staff along with banging on the walls and floor. The worst incidents may involve all of these at the same time.

“We’re physically attached by one narrow wall. That’s basically it,” Jack Wlody said.

The Wlodys claim that a paramedic called the police on May 21 following a significant disturbance a resident created earlier in the day. According to the Wlodys the disurbance involved a screen window at the facility being punched out of its frame.

Despite the endless emails which Jack Wlody now describes as a “big paper trail,” the situation has not improved. In fact, he

and his wife said it has deteriorated further.

“When you have a staff that is working with vulnerable people and they call them retards and savages and threaten to call the police on them, when they tell them to go get their food out of the garbage, because [a resident] didn’t want some and they put in the garbage and they say they didn’t want it and [response from the staff is] ‘I don’t care, get it out of the garbage,’” Jack Wlody said, listing a few incidents among a litany that the couple alleges has taken place for over four years. “When they speed down the block with residents inside the vehicle and blow through stop signs, just blow ’em, ridiculous ... that’s a caretaker?”

The video involving the food in the garbage was taken Aug. 1, while the video with the offensive language was taken July 11, 2015. Meanwhile the incidents

involving alleged reckless driving were both recent. In one taken April 26 2018 a van cruises dangerously in reverse nearly the entire length of the Wlody’s block.

The van was also captured speeding on May 25, 2018.

The pictures and clips accumulated as the couple tried to figure out how to handle the situation beyond direct contact with the organization and political assistance which seemed plagued by inertia. “[It’s been] difficult to pick the timing of when we could say something. So that we have enough, so they can’t say, ‘No, that was a one-time thing, it’s not a big deal.’ Because this is a systemic problem,” Corrine Wlody explained.

There were early signs, even well before the residents arrived, that the process was not going to be as seamless as the assurances Birch made. “We tried very hard to be good neighbors. We shoveled their sidewalks when it was snowing,” she remembered. “I think we started to get concerned when one day there was polyurethane, something, we weren’t sure of the scent.

When I let [Birch] know, they said, ‘I’m not surprised you’re smelling polyurethane, Corrine,’” she commented, incredulous. “It was a lack of any kind of compassion for anything we were experiencing.”

Jack Wlody said they started to make the recordings because the staff was denying their claims to the directors. Although it did not lead to the results they preferred, the Wlodys ended up obtaining a stockpile of footage. “We were put in a position where we had to prove it. We had to go outside and tape it ... which caused a little bit of a confrontation [when it was done.]”

Despite both remarking that this was not the type of attention they wanted, Corrine Wlody made it clear that the couple was going forward with their suit.

“We’re not backing down from it. We are absolutely not. I don’t care what they say, what they try to say, how they want to spin it. We don’t care. Let them go for it.

We have the proof, we’re confident, we know what we’ve seen, what is happening, Q and we know who we are,” she said.

Feds accuse clinic of oxycodone scheme More than six million unnecessary oxycodone pills were allegedly prescribed to people who didn’t need them at a Queens medical clinic, authorities said.

Physician Dante Cubangbang, 50, of Franklin Square, LI, and nurse practitioner John Gargan, 62, of Manhattan are accused of prescribing the pills, according to U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman. They allegedly prescribed more than twice as many pills paid for by Medicare and Medicaid than the state’s next-highest prescriber.

The office visits that the prescriptions were given out at involved little to no physical examination and lasted no more than a few minutes, according to prosecutors.

Queens resident Michael Kellerman, 54, and Bronx resident

Loren Piquant, 37, worked at the same clinic and allegedly recruited patients for it. The two — who were also arrested — allegedly made more than $5 million with Cubangbang and Gargan from cash-only office visit fees from the scheme.

Each defendant involved with the clinic was indicted on a single count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, an offense with a maximum of 20 years in prison.

Gargan, Cubangbang and Kellerman were also charged with a count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, which carries a decade-long maximum sentence, and money laundering conspiracy, a crime with a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office acknowledged but did not return

a Chronicle inquiry seeking the clinic’s address prior to deadline. However, an online search shows that Cubangbang operated a clinic on Queens Boulevard in Woodside.

The physician and the others from his office who were arrested are just some of the 10 health professionals whom prosecutors announced charges against last week. Others that worked in the Bronx, Staten Island and Westchester are facing prison time for allegedly illegal prescription practices.

“These doctors and other health professionals should have been the first line of defense against opioid abuse, but as alleged in today’s charges, instead of caring for their patients, they were drug dealers in white coats,” Berman Q said in a prepared statement.

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Pheffer Amato talks issues before voting Assemblywoman speaks on Cross Bay Bridge, Sandy and shelter

by Matt Waters Associate Editor

A s s e m bly wo m a n S t a c e y P h ef fe r Amato (D-Rockaway Park) stopped by the offices of the Queens Chronicle for an interview last Thursday afternoon.

Among the topics discussed were her quest to eliminate the toll on the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge, the state of Rockaway six years after Hurricane Sandy and her thoughts on the homeless shelter being built at the site of the former Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church.

The assembly woman’s initial comments, however, pertained to the reasons she deserves re-election on Nov. 6.

“I’m a great voice for our community,” Pheffer Amato said. “I’m that person that’s going to stand up for them. I think I’ve built that up within the community.

And I think I represented the 23rd really well.”

Then the inter view went over the bridge. And fortunately there weren’t any tolls necessary. The same cannot be said for the current situation on the Cross Bay. “We have the only intraborough bridge in New York State,” the assemblywoman said. She went on to explain that generating traction on a bill to end the tolls, which was introduced on Jan. 10 and passed in the Assembly on Ju ne 14, required explaining how they impact people all over the borough, not just in Rockaway.

“Everyone looks at that as a Rockaway issue but it’s not. It’s actually for everyone north of the bridge, past Broad Channel. It’s for the people of Howard Beach, Ozone Park and Richmond Hill who want to come to the Rockaways and enjoy the Rockaways but they’re unfor tunately taxed.”

Pheffer Amato cited several examples of the tolls’ adverse effects rippling throughout Queens, especially for people trying to get into Rockaway.

“I go to senior centers and they say, ‘We want to come to Rockaway, but who wants to pay the toll? Wow, there’s so many great programs, I’d do that all the

Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato stopped by the Queens Chronicle to speak on a number of issues pertaining to District 23. She is up for re-election on Nov. 6 and is being challenged by PHOTO BY MATT WATERS Republican Matt Pecorino.

She thought given Governor Cuomo’s time, but if I did that four-days-a-week, think about how much money that is.’ stance on congestive pricing, it would be And that’s really where I flipped the con- contradictory for him to not support a versation to say it’s not just about Rocka- measure eliminating intraborough tollway, it’s about people who want to visit. ing. She referenced the idea of bridge equity argued for by traffic expert Sam It’s about your friends who want to Schwartz, and that it simply didn’t visit.” make sense for commuters to get Pheffer A mato went on to from Queens to Manhattan for explain that the issues extend to free while paying to go from circumstances that could be Howard Beach to Rockaway. considered less avoidable than State Sen. Joseph Addabbo a leisure expense.

Jr. (D-Howard Beach) is the “People from the mainland senate sponsor for the bill. are choosing Rockaway schools “Q ue e n s h a s got t o get a again. Our numbers are up at 2018 break,” the assemblywoman said.

Scholars’ Academy, Channel View It has been six years since Hurricane campus. So parents now, having to bring their kids to school if they choose Sandy. And Pheffer Amato’s thoughts on to, or for a parent meeting, or an activity the current circumstances encompassed at school with their child, they’re paying ever y thing from insurance iner tia to to go from Queens to Queens. So I really i m p r o v e d p r e p a r e d n e s s i n t h e worked my colleagues in the Assembly community.

“No, I don’t think we’ve fully recovand really educated them so you can’t ered,” Pheffer Amato said frankly. “First assume everyone understood that.”

Candidates’ forum Oct. 30 The Howard-Beach Lindenwood Civic Association is having it’s annual candidates forum on Oct. 30.

“This is an event we host every year,” said civic President and Queens Republican Party Chairwoman Joann Ariola Shanks.

“What we really want to do is showcase as many candidates as we can. We like to keep it fair, equitable, flowing, and exciting.”

Among the confirmed guests will be Democratic candidate for Supreme Court Justice Larry Love and Republican candidate Joseph Kasper. Also confirmed is candidate for New York State Assembly Mat-

thew Pecorino, candidate for governor Marc Molinaro and candidate for lieutenant governor Julie Killian, all Republicans, as well as state Sen. Joe Addabbo (D-Howard Beach) and Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park).

“This is a year of alternatives,” Ariola Shanks said.

Gov. Cuomo has been invited but is not confirmed, along with U.S. Sen. Kristin Gillibrand (D-NY). The event starts at 7:30 p.m. and the venue is St. Helen Catholic Academy, located at 83-09 157 Ave. in Q Howard Beach.

of all mentally I don’t know if anyone fully recovers. And it’s not just Rockaway, it’s Hamilton and Howard Beach, its Broad Channel. Anywhere that really took in water. There’s post-traumatic stress which comes with [the memory].

Like as soon as you hear Michael hit, you think to yourself, ‘Am I prepared? Is it going to hit here?’ But really, we’ve made great strides. So resiliency-wise as a community, there’s tree raising going on, there’s buildings now that are taking on moving their boilers up, we’re changing a lot of what happened with our condos and co-ops in the past. We’re having discussions about how things are being built.”

Insurance complications have plagued recover y effor ts since the immediate aftermath of the storm. “We choose to live by the water. There’s the perception on the federal level that flood insurance is for the rich, because you have a yacht, because you live on the water.” And while the assemblywoman addressed the realities of these red-tape entanglements, commenting on the “business model,” of insurance, she also sees signs for optimism on a national level.

“The situation is getting bigger. [Ted Cruz] had fought against the Hurricane Sandy bill. Then their state flooded.”

She went on to say contact had been made with organizations in Texas and New Orleans about the best methods for fighting for homeowners on a local level.

In terms of working with the city on addressing the homeless situation, Pheffer Amato seemed to think that a step backward too frequently follows a step forward. She agreed with the idea of lessening the reliance on hotels as temporary shelters and agreed that every borough should be expected to help out. But she found the idea of those concepts equating to the current plan for the planned shelter at former Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church akin to, “turning your back and getting it stuck down your throat.”

She went on to say the current model for the new shelter at 101st Avenue Q wouldn’t work.

CTK awarded $10,400 in suit The Brooklyn-Queens Diocese was ordered to pay $10,400 in legal fees to Christ the King Regional High School by the state Supreme Court Appellate Division. Serphin Maltese, chairman of the board at CTK, said he was very glad and surprised by the unanimous decision.

“Obviously, they feel that the diocese was ill-advised to proceed with the action in the first place,” Maltese said.

Five years ago, the diocese claimed in a lawsuit that CTK was the only one of six diocese-owned Catholic high schools that had not reaffirmed the right of the

diocese to regain the property if the school ever closed. It also said the school refused to give 40 percent of its revenue from renting space to the Middle Village Preparatory Charter School to the St. Elizabeth Ann Senton Trust.

Last year, CTK lost its case in trying to keep Middle Village Prep at the high school, but that ruling was overturned.

The diocese allowed CTK to operate independently while not being allowed to use the site for anything other than a Catholic High School or a similar purpose. Q — David Russell

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Addabbo speaks to the Chronicle board Senator discusses campaign for re-election, area and state issues

by David Russell

of New York City you don’t pit one borough against the other.”

The senator said that when he informed the mayor that a While campaigning for re-election, state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. proposed homeless shelter in Ozone Park is two blocks from (D-Howard Beach) would start his speeches the same way, open- PS 64, the mayor admitted he didn’t know. “The mayor has no ing with what he did in Albany and then getting to the local grasp of where the locations are and the size and the impact,” Addabbo said. happenings.

The senator looked at the situation in California, where home“You talk about Albany, I got 99 percent attendance, I passed 16 bills, most bills ever this session, 16 bills with help from my less people were given housing in trailers.

“It’s being creative, thinking out of the box but this adminisRepublican friends and I talk about these things, and five bills are on their way to the governor, one got signed into law and it’s tration hasn’t grasped that yet,” Addabbo said. “To be just like this glazed look,” Addabbo said during a meeting with innovative.”

He also lamented the fact that de Blasio and Gov. Andrew the Chronicle editorial board.

“But then you mention homeless shelter and you mention Cuomo have a frosty relationship, meaning that, for example, de [Select Bus Service], you mention flooding and it’s like they lean Blasio won’t ask if there might be a farm upstate that could be used for the homeless with a cheaper cost of living. in and I go, ‘OK, I get it.’ So now I lead in with my local “But this mayor can’t call this governor and therein stuff. People care about what you’re doing in their lies the problem,” Addabbo said. backyard.”

Addabbo has also called the mayor’s “Vision Zero” He has been in the Senate since 2009 and now plan to eliminate traffic deaths “Zero Vision,” saying takes on Republican challenger Tom Sullivan. Addthat it wouldn’t bother him if the administration said abbo doesn’t talk about his opponent, though he did it was about slowing cars down but instead they thank Sullivan for his service in the Army Reserve. made it about public transportation while cars have “I don’t talk about my opponent,” Addabbo said. still been slowed down.

“Ever. Never did. There’s no need.”

2018 The former city councilmember is still very active in He did say his own experience is a positive. the borough.

“You’re using that experience and the continuity of the “If I did just state work, I’d be bored,” Addabbo said. “And information I have working with these commissioners, working with the community leaders, seeing the projects through,” Add- that’s a fact. We do city work. We do federal work.”

The senator added, “I can’t shy away from something and go, abbo said. “To pick up a book in the middle and open it up and try to figure out where NY Rising is and the $60 million that’s ‘No, that’s a homeless issue, that’s city, I can’t, I’m sorry. Oh, it’s coming into our district with NY Rising on the heels of Sandy a pothole.’ No. People go to who they feel comfortable with, peoand all these projects going on, it’s hard to pick up a book in the ple go through who they know,” Addabbo said. “I never shy away middle. But when you’ve dealt with it from the beginning and from an issue.”

One major issue is transportation. Addabbo said that when he you have your contacts and the mayor and the governor and the commissioners and everything else, it usually keeps the projects joined the Council in 2002 and the Senate in 2009, financial problems had to be fixed from within. moving along.”

“You look yourself in the mirror first when you’ve got a fiscal While Addabbo didn’t discuss his opponent, he wasn’t shy in talking about Mayor de Blasio, including when the mayor said situation and then you say, ‘OK, what can we do internally? And I don’t truly believe the MTA did that yet,” Addabbo said. “That that the borough wasn’t taking in enough homeless people.

“I have a problem from the outset because that pits Queens they cut costs or they found a way for revenue.”

Addabbo said he would like to see the MTA become more against every other borough,” Addabbo said. “If you’re the mayor Associate Editor

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. speaks to the Chronicle editorial board about his campaign and area issues. PHOTO BY MATT WATERS innovative with the property they own and that the days of giving them blank checks are over.

“I keep telling them to do the adopt-a-station thing so you’re walking up the stairs of a station it says ‘Station improved by McDonald’s’ or Coca-Cola or whatever it is,” Addabbo said.

“Think of something other than the fare increases and looking for the state or looking for the city.”

There has a been slight increase in crime, which Addabbo addressed. “It’s not the murders and the rapes but it’s still crime, so we still have to pay attention,” he said. “And, let’s face it, my people don’t really care about statistics. They want to see, even if it’s a cop in a little smart car, they don’t care what the car looks like, just that there’s an officer presence.”

Small businesses have been impacted by SBS as well as a recent string of anonymous sign complaints leading to fines.

“They’re the backbone of many parts of my district, they provide jobs for local people and I don’t think we do enough, so that’s Q another incentive for me to get re-elected.”

Talk of a homeless shelter at PS 9

Maspeth school for special-needs students could be used for housing

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A homeless shelter could move into PS 9 on 57th Street in Maspeth. The school for special-needs students is located in an industrial area as opposed to a residential one, though Councilman Bob Holden said talk of the shelter is PHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL “premature.”

In the latest rumor of a homeless shelter in Maspeth, the talk is that a location may be at PS 9 on 57th Street.

C ou nci l m a n Bob Hold e n (D-Middle Village) says it’s too early in the process to have a complete talk about the idea, floated by the Mayor’s Office.

“That was so premat ure,” Holden said. “T he Mayor’s Office jumped the gun on that.”

According to Holden, the Mayor’s Office told other elected officials about it without notifying him. “I was angry with the Mayor’s Office for doing that,” he said.

Holden added, “It’s wrong to do that because you’re alarming people, most of them

unnecessarily.”

In his first year on the job, he’s finding out how blunders can happen.

“I’m new to government, I see how sometimes there’s miscommunication and screw-ups and this is one of them,” Holden said.

Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan (D-Long Island City) told the Chronicle she wasn’t pleased about hearing the idea.

“I just know I’m very unhappy,” Nolan said. “I feel like some of this was done behind my back. I’m furious about that.”

The councilman gave the city several options of locations that could potentially be used as a shelter. “I don’t know why they focused on [PS] 9,” Holden said.

The school, which serves students with special needs, opened

in 1905. It was not clear where they would go if the building became a shelter.

“Somehow, someway, someone wants to use that building as a homeless shelter,” Nolan said.

Holden has been working on helping the students at the school and has made eight visits during the year, as he’s bothered by the conditions there: the lack of bathrooms, having students with autism in cavernous rooms that hurt their ears and the lack of handicap accessibility.

“PS 9 right now in Maspeth as a school does not work,” Holden said.

The city has been planning for a shelter at 78-16 Cooper Ave. but Holden firmly says this is not a “swap” of any kind. continued on page 23

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New way of light on Jamaica Avenue World’s Fair posts, LED lights will make bright commercial corridor

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A press conference was held Friday morning on the sidewalk of Jamaica Avenue and 92nd Street to mark the installation of new pedestrian light treatments under the elevated J/Z tracks.

The first phase of the project is now considered complete, according to a statement from the office of Councilmember Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), with the Department of Transportation scheduled to complete installation in the coming months.

Commissioner Polly Trottenberg was present to articulate her viewpoint on the importance of the new light treatments, which will be LED-lit and are connected to poles first introduced to Queens during the 1965 World’s Fair.

“It’s been a long-standing challenge ... how to better illuminate commercial strips which are underneath elevated subway structures and highway structures,” the commissioner said at the sidewalk podium. “I want to thank my team, Josh Benson, Ghanshyam Batel, folks in our lighting division, for rolling up their sleeves and coming up with a solution that works for this structure.”

Trottenberg went on to discuss the intended impact of the LED treatment on the community.

Councilmember Eric Ulrich speaks at the event Friday celebrating the installation of new light treatments on Jamaica Avenue, with city Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg next to him. Ulrich praised Trottenberg as one of the best commissioners in the city and cited a collabPHOTO BY MATT WATERS orative process on the project.

“It’s going to be energy-efficient, and it’s going to make this commercial corridor feel safe, attractive and vibrant,” she said.

Ulrich also referenced the LED lighting in his comments.

“The goal was to have something distinc-

tive, something unique, something that was energy efficient, something that would provide better illumination, something that would really brighten up the el, and under the el, for the storeowners and the people who shop here,” he said, directly referencing

“the residents who walk to and from school every day.”

Ulrich also had praise for Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, who was represented by her office.

“If it were not for Melinda Katz, we would not be able to fund this,” Ulrich started, pausing to let a rumbling subway train overhead pass before finishing, “entirely.”

He had earlier joked about a demonstration – which was impossible being that the event was around 10 a.m.

“It’s a vibrant community, a dynamic community, so many new immigrant families moving in here,” the councilmember concluded. “We want to show them we’re investing in their future and their community.” When asked how much the project had cost, Ulrich replied that it had “cost 1.4 million,” and joked, “we don’t know where the other $100,000 came from.”

Woodhaven Residents Block Association President Steve Forte was present representing the neighborhood’s residents.

“There’s an old saying, the best things come to those who wait,” Forte said, referencing the installation. “And hopefully this will be the first of many things we’re doing to better this whole shopping strip ... It’s been around for a long time and will hopeQ fully be around for many more years.”

Decades-long test argument goes on The heated battle concerning the SHSAT nears half-century mark

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Mayor de Blasio has made no secret of his intentions to do away with the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test, the single admission exam for eight selective high schools.

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza recently said the Education Department could “probably” change the requirements for admission for five of the schools.

The major criticism the test has faced since being enshrined in law in the early 1970s is that it allegedly discriminates against black and Latino students.

The Asian-American community has been fighting to keep the SHSAT and has felt like a target as the most successful ethnic group in testing.

In a statement, state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) said, “Chancellor Carranza’s relentless efforts to destroy the SHSAT are disgraceful. We must not pit one ethnic group against another but instead lift up all students to improve education.”

In 2018, Asian-American students received 51.7 percent of offers, while white students were a distant second at 26.5 percent. Latino students received 6.3 percent of the offers and black students received 4.1 percent.

Multiracial students received 2.5 percent

and Native Americans received 0.6 percent.

A little more than 8 percent of the offers are unknown. More than four of five test takers do not receive offers.

The numbers are similar to 2017, when Asian-Americans and whites combined for a little more than 80 percent of the offers.

The problem for the mayor is that the specialized schools’ admissions rules are written into law. That came, ironically, when complaints of discrimination led to the passing of the Hecht-Calandra bill in 1971, making sure admission was based solely on a single test.

Stuyvesant High School, Bronx High School of Science and Brooklyn Technical High School were written into the law.

During Mike Bloomberg’s time as mayor, five more schools were designated: The Brooklyn Latin School, The High School for Math, Science & Engineering, Queens High School for the Sciences at York College and Staten Island Technical High School.

There is some debate as to whether the last five schools have the same protection as the original three.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), a member of the Senate Education Committee, wants to see the SHSAT stay.

“We don’t change testing of schools because we want to change the demographics. If you want to do that, help the demographics you

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza, left, and Mayor de Blasio have attempted to change the requirements to gain entry into one of New York’s eight specialized high schools. Since 1971, a FILE PHOTO single admission test has been the determining factor. want to help,” he said. “Give them the resources, give them the training, help them with the schoolwork before you start watering down standards.”

Supporters of the test may be encouraged

by Carranza’s other comments during his speech at the Hispanic Education Summit.

“As I’ve met with the principals of those eight schools, I’ve actually listened to the people doing the work. They said, ‘Don’t break us up. We’re a group. We have the same challenges, we have the same obstacles, don’t break us up ... I’m not going to break them up, [the] Q mayor’s not going to break them up.”

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COMMUNITY AND FAMILY NIGHT AT RHHS Hundreds of students and their families attended Community and Family Night at Richmond Hill High School in the school auditorium recently.

The Masters of Ceremony (center photo) were Nathan Seephaul, left, and Jahnelly Martinez, the president and manager of the Academy of Travel and Tourism, respectively, which is one of the five Pathways programs, which the school is divided into.

Principal Neil Ganesh, left photo, delivered a welcome/State of the School Address. Positive points he made were: the graduation and college readiness rates were higher last year than the year before; the community is invited to use school facilities. June 2018 graduates were offered scholarships totaling

$5.9 million; and the students had accepted $ 1.5 million of the money, mostly for specific schools.

Students, representing the various Pathway programs, made presentations from the Academy of Tourism and Hospitality, Computer Science and Robotics, Health Science, Forensics, and Design. After the auditorium program students and parents were invited to visit the student cafeteria for a department, Pathway and Community Organization Fair and they were invited to the boy’s gym where dinner was served by the Leadership Association, which is coordinated by Ms. Doobay, coordinator of Student Affairs and an alumna of RHHS. In the rear of the gym representatives of the various school clubs,

right, were available to explain their activities and sign up students for the school year.

Special thanks were given to community supporters of the event: Councilwoman Adrienne Adams, Assemblyman David Weprin, Jay Sobhraj and Nardeo Singh of ZARA Reality, Gene Hunter of the NYPD, members of Community Board 13, President of the 102nd Precinct Community Council Budhai Latchman, Seth Welins of Community Board 9, Rev. Jonnel Doris of the Full Gospel Assembly, Congressman Gregory Meeks, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and state Sen. James Sanders. It was a full and eventful evening.

Photos and story by Bob Harris

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Det. Mashfiq Iftekher, with family, receives the Cop of the Month award from Capt. Courtney Nilan. “He probably works between 10 to 20 hours a day. I don’t know when he sleeps, but he’s PHOTO BY MATT WATERS always at work, and he’s always at work working,” Nilan said.

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Mashfiq Iftekher was recognized as Cop of the Month during Tuesday night’s 102nd Precinct Community Council meeting at the Richmond Hill branch of the Queens Library.

“He’s a detective who will help out any other cop,” Capt. Courtney Nilan, commanding officer of the 102nd Precinct, said.

Through his persistence and attention to detail, Iftekher made a breakthrough on fake stolen vehicle claims.

“We had a huge problem in this command through the years, [even] when I worked here years ago, with stolen cars,” Nilan said.

“I’m not going to sugarcoat it. Someone would call and say they wanted to report their car stolen, we would take the report, and that would be that and it would be considered a major crime,” she explained, going on to say in half the cases the cars were not actually stolen. The owners had just been drunk and abandoned their crashed car, or had their vehicle repossessed, or even torched their car.

But If tek her was able to ma ke a difference.

“Every single person that wants to report their car stolen, he fully investigates,” Nilan said. “Not only does he speak with that individual, he speaks with the insurance company to see what story they told.

Because in many cases they are telling the insurance company a completely different story than what they told police.”

Nilan explained Ifteker’s calm disposition gets suspects to open up about their actions,

often in vivid detail. “We had one instance, one of my favorites, where a guy crashed his car on the Jackie Robinson, took an Uber on the Jackie Robinson, left the car crashed, went home, called the insurance company and reported it stolen. Then called us and reported it stolen.”

Iftekher was actually running late to his own ceremony because he was investigating an ongoing case.

“It is my honor to give him Cop of the Month,” she said. “It would be cop of 11 months in my eyes.”

In her report on crime statistics, Capt.

Nilan said that crime in the precinct is down 14 percent for the year to date, and 35 percent in the last month. Felony assault is the only category that has seen an increase, with three more occurring so far this year compared to last. She said that over 50 to 60 percent of these assaults are domestic violence-related and encouraged people to utilize the precinct’s domestic violence unit if necessary.

The new executive officer in the precinct, Capt. Ed Casaceli, provided an update on vehicle collisions.

“We’re up about 8 percent in total collisions, which is about 260 more collisions than last year. But we’re seeing some positive trends,” he said. “We’re down double digits in people being injured. It might have to do with increased congestion ... because they are lower-velocity collisions people aren’t being injured.”

Casaceli also reported that there were seven fewer pedestrians struck compared to Q this time last year.

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Seniors press politicians to act Record number of officials say they’ll fight on healthcare, transit and more

by Mark Lord Chronicle Contributor

At its 36th annual Legislative Forum on Oct. 12, the Queens Interagency Council on Aging presented its primary concerns for the upcoming year, with a record-setting number of elected officials and dozens of the borough’s seniors in attendance.

It also marked the first time in QICA’s history that a representative of any governor was sent to attend the event, according to the organization’s president, Barry Klitsberg.

Setting the tone for the meeting, Klitsberg suggested “Seniors are in crisis. They need our help and they need it now. All members of our community, especially seniors, must make their voices heard.”

He indicated that by 2030 in the United States “the number of persons 60-plus will almost double to 72 million people. Federal, state and local programs need to be modified to accommodate this rapid growth.”

He pinpointed four areas of particular concern: healthcare, affordable senior housing, nutrition and transportation.

“It is QICA’s expectation that the needs of seniors be a priority on the agendas of elected officials for fiscal year 2018-19,” QICA Executive Director Bruce Cunningham said in a written foreword.

Each of the elected officials on hand offered responses.

Assemblyman Michael Den Dek ker (D-Jackson Heights) indicated that many of the issues raised by QICA are fixable. “I don’t understand why they’re not being done.

They take decades and no one even addresses them,” he said.

One of the most enthusiastic rounds of applause came when he condemned one particular aspect of life in the borough.

“We have horrible bus service,” he said. “I can’t understand why we give [the MTA] more money and we get less service. I’m sick and tired of hearing about that great borough Manhattan. I’d like to see bus service in Queens.”

The comment prompted Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton) to offer what he called a “friendly amendment,” saying, “If the state-run MTA stopped asking the city for money, we would have more money to do other things.”

Den Dekker indicated that for anyone having difficulty filling out an application for SCRIE, the senior citizen rent increase exemption, his office offers one-on-one assistance.

“It makes it much easier,” he said.

“They’re very confusing applications.”

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) pointed to health-related bills that are in the works. One would make it easier to locate Alzheimer’s patients who go missing.

Another would help terminally ill patients on Medicaid remain in their own residences instead of being placed in nursing homes.

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(D-Jamaica), who said she was heading off to a groundbreaking ceremony for what she called brand-new affordable senior houses, told the crowd, “Seniors are definitely a priority of mine.”

She discussed the City Council’s “little back and forth” with the mayor over the latest budget, particularly in regard to seniors. In the end, she said, “We increased quite a bit. $500 million was allocated for affordable senior housing in New York City. We also allocated millions of dollars for food pantries and for home-delivered meals.”

She admitted, however, that she was “disappointed that critical investments to fund senior meals was still left out ... it wasn’t enough. We’re still working on that.”

Her fellow Council member Richards agreed that housing is the “most critical” Dozens of seniors attended last week’s Queens Interagency Council on Aging Legislative Forum, consideration regarding seniors.

PHOTOS BY MARK LORD and followed along during the reading of the organization’s position paper.

Richards, who chaired the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises, said it “pushed cy of the senior community that we’re able to the five boroughs [remains] affordable housthrough ... mandatory inclusionary housing. battle in many ways.” ing ... what could be more important than When developers ... want to build higher, and He alluded to one bill that passed for the that, having a roof over your head? they need a zoning change, they now are first time this year in both the Senate and “You have my commitment to deal with required to put affordable housing in.”

Assembly and will be going to the governor’s the food issue at senior centers and the homeAssemblyman Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside) desk shortly: a retrofit tax credit bill, which, delivered meals program. We could be doing expressed pride in the Assembly’s annual he explained, would allow people to deduct a better job of serving you better food and efforts to maintain “spousal refusal,” which up to $5,000 from their state income tax for that’s what we’re working on.” allows a healt hy In her welcoming remarks, Borough Presimaking ret rof it spouse to protect assets improvements to their dent Melinda Katz said, “We work hard from being spent on a homes for disabilities, every day to make sure that seniors are repree want to make sure sick spouse. T he which often come as sented. If you’re going to raise your grandAssembly has also children and children, you want to be able to people get older. that Queens seniors pushed for increased As the sixth anni- live in the community that you’re in.” funding for Naturally Nutrition in senior centers is of particular versary of Hurricane and anyone that Occurring Retirement Sandy approaches, Sta- importance, she said. “Council members and takes a bus in and Com munities, or cey Pheffer A mato Assembly members keep that funding every NORCs, a program (D-Rockaway Park), single year. We work together on a daily around Queens has that he said “facilitates who represents areas basis.” people staying in their She also called the federal government’s that were hardest hit, adequate, proper homes for a longer s a id , “ We’r e s t i l l new policy on granting a green card or cititransportation.” period of time.” recovering. A lot of zenship, which could now take into account A s s e mbly wo m a n our homeowners are whether or not an individual is receiving sub— Assemblywoman Alicia Hyndman Alicia Hy nd man not back in their homes sidized healthcare, an “immoral decision.”

(D-Springfield Garyet, not returned to With 60,000 children in the borough belongdens) spoke of the need to “address inequi- their communities. What we fight constantly ing to mixed-status families, she urged those ties” of the boroughs. “We want to make for is, ‘What if the next Sandy comes?’ We in attendance to take advantage of the 60-day sure that Manhattan does well,” she said, talk with our senior population,” asking if comment period, now in effect, to speak out Q “but we want to make sure that Queens they’re prepared. on the issue. seniors and anyone who takes a bus in and “Mother Nature has no boundaries. How arou nd Queens has adequate, proper can we protect our seniors? That’s what it’s transportation.” about,” she said.

With the mid-term elections right around The Queens regional representative for the corner, she reminded the audience, “We Gov. Cuomo, Jordan Beberman, said, “The know what the power of the vote is. If we governor remains committed to seniors,” don’t take care of our seniors, we have our- indicating he recently announced “the first in selves to blame.” the nation $8.4 million to combat elder abuse Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Fresh and financial exploitation statewide.”

Meadows) seconded the importance of votDonna Corrado, commissioner of the city ing, saying it “empowers the community” Department for the Aging, began with an and, in particular, groups like QICA. admission: “We do not always get it right.”

“We’ve been hit from Washington,” he She cited “the idea of putting a bike lane said, “sometimes almost on a daily basis. that leads right into the Cross Island [ParkWe’ve tried to combat it, whether it be on the way]. Who would think of that?” healthcare side or whether it be on the tax “That’s why,” she said, “it’s important that Bruce Cunningham, left, Manny Caughman side. We seem to be in a battlefront.” your voices are heard. and a fellow veteran Angelo Mendez lead the But, he added, “It’s because of the advoca“The number one issue for seniors across Pledge of Allegiance.

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continued from page 16 He has been trying to find the ideal location for a shelter and has worked on fixing PS 9 as two separate issues.

While it’s usually popular for politicians to come out against shelters, the fact that the school is in an industrial area could make things different.

“I did say this publicly, that I’d rather have it in an industrial area than a residential area,” Holden said. “And PS 9 was mentioned, but again, very early.”

The councilman added, “It’s hard for any politician to say, ‘Yeah, I want a

homeless shelter.’ You have to talk about, obviously, the population.”

He said when he walked in the surrouding area there were 18-wheelers outside the building and that he feels the school is somewhat hidden away in the community.

Nolan feels this is not the right solution for anybody involved, saying it would be “extremely detrimental to the homeless.”

The industrial section of Maspeth would seem to be a better fit than Cooper Avenue, at least according to state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach).

He did not, however, explicitly say whether he would support a shelter at PS 9.

“I think it’s still in the negotiation period but a homeless shelter of that size in Glendale was really unforgivable given the lack of transportation, the close proximity to schools and residential areas when you start talking about the mentally ill population,” he said.

Holden said he had one discussion with Steven Banks, com missioner of the Department of Social Services, and then nothing else was discussed. The councilman said he’d work with Banks but any selection has to be for com mu nit y residents.

“He knows I will not have an open shelter with people coming from all over or out of Rikers Island to come and stay

there,” Holden said. “I don’t want that. I said, ‘We’ll take care of our own.’ And this is for the community.”

Holden stressed the importance of taking care of area residents.

“I think I’d be unreasonable if I didn’t say that,” he said. “We should take care of our own. And if anybody’s against taking care of their own, then they’re obviously b ei ng u n r e a son able. A nd I’m not unreasonable.”

Nolan is concerned about the possibility that the city could try to sneak the shelter through quickly, though Holden said this could take years.

“It’s not like this is going to be next Q week,” Holden said.

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Richmond Hill singer to hit Manhattan Check out Horace Scott on Oct. 27

by Mark Lord Chronicle Contributor

Richmond Hill resident Horace Scott developed an interest in music at a very young age from hearing his dad and uncles sing around the kitchen table.

“It was special,” he said. And now, Scott, 51, who has been singing practically his entire life, is about to make his debut at Manhattan’s Triad Theater, a cozy nook whose stage has hosted everyone from Art Garfunkel and George Benson to Matthew Broderick and even Lady Gaga in her professional debut.

Backed by The Horace Scott Quartet (Antonio Jacobs on piano, Barry Stephenson on bass, Duane Eubanks on trumpet and Howard Franklin on drums), the concert will have a definite jazz bent, but Scott is sure to throw in some Broadway show tunes, a genre for which, not surprisingly, he has developed a particular affinity.

“I starting learning how to sing around the age of nine,” he said. The first song he learned was “Put on a Happy Face,” from the musical “Bye Bye Birdie.”

His love of theater developed further during his years at August Martin High School in South Jamaica, not far from his home at the time in Cambria Heights. He starred in the school’s production of the musical “The Music Man,” and often sang lead in the music department concerts.

“Learning a lot of those songs was something I enjoyed,” he said, though he admits, “I didn’t tell my friends in Bed Stuy what I was doing.”

Among the performers he looks up to are Sammy Davis Jr. and Michael Jackson.

“You couldn’t help but be inf luenced by those singers,” he said.

Scott, the father of three, majored in

music at City College of New York. Right out of school he landed a year-long gig in the first national tour of “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story,” playing in cities across America and in Canada.

After “Buddy,” Scott “realized I needed to get a regular job.” He began working at WPIX-TV where, since 1999, he has served as technical director.

Along the way he accrued additional musical experience. He recorded three albums, as singer, composer and arranger, with The City Boys Allstars, whose music is all over YouTube, and he sang on a gospelflavored CD that was released in 2016.

It was in the 1990s that he landed on Billboard’s Top 100 Pop list for five weeks, with a cover of the classic, “Hooked on a Feeling.”

And a song he composed, “Girlfriend,” was part of a double-platinum album released by British pop singer Kenny Thomas.

His solo cabaret concert debut came two years ago, when he appeared at the nowshuttered Metropolitan Room, an internationally known jazz venue on 22nd Street in Manhattan. For Scott, it was a great experience, making him realize “I could do it.”

In his new show, he will be joined on stage by his wife, Susan, whom he met in their college’s chorus.

“She’s a wonderful soprano,” he said.

And also a doctor of internal medicine who, like Scott, happens to like to sing.

“I just enjoy it,” he said. “I’ve gotta sing.

Until I leave this earth I’m going to be writing and singing. I hope people will come out and enjoy it.”

Scott and his quartet will perform at The Triad Theater (158 W. 72 St. in Manhattan) on Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 plus a two-drink minimum. For reservations, call Q (212) 279-4200.

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City comptroller reveals transit plan for Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx

by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

City Comptroller Scott Stringer revealed a new plan to improve mass transit in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx at the Long Island Rail Road station in Murray Hill on Tuesday.

Joining Flushing leaders at his press conference, the fiscal watchdog spoke of a “two-tiered transit system” in which one set of commuters uses expensive but fast rail lines — the LIRR and Metro North — and another set uses the delay-ridden subway system or the slow bus one.

Stringer has a proposal to end the inequitable commuter status quo.

“We believe the MTA should charge the $2.75 MetroCard fare for all commuter rail trips within our city. Second: riders should be able to transfer across the [LIRR and the Metro North] to the subways and the bus system for free in-city trips,” he said. “And all commuter rail stations need to be made accessible for people with disabilities.”

The longer commute times faced by those who rely on buses or subways, Stringer pointed out, result in people being late to work and having to spend less time with their families.

He added that 84 percent of the city’s net employment growth and 73 percent of its

City Comptroller Scott Stringer, at mic, speaks about his new transportation plan for Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx at a press conference on Tuesday at the Long Island Rail Road station in PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY Murray Hill. residential growth from 2000 to 2017 has been in Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx.

Additionally, he brought up how the LIRR and Metro North trains often have extra seats on them while subway cars are packed with passengers.

The comptroller’s plan is detailed in a new report from his office called “Expand-

ing Access In One Swipe.”

The report notes how 18 of the city’s 38 Metro North or LIRR stations in the three boroughs are in neighborhoods that lack subway access. Eight-two percent of the people who live in those areas are people of color and 41 percent of them weren’t born in the United States, while the citywide

figures for each statistic are, respectively, 68 and 37 percent.

Stringer says that his plan would cost $50 million to implement — far less money than the $40 billion thought to be required to fix the subway system.

“We could open up 38 stations for the price tag of $50 million and allow people access to their jobs and to their families,” the city comptroller said.

At Tuesday’s press conference, Stringer was joined by a group that included state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing), Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows), City Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) and Bayside Hills Civic Association President Michael Feiner.

The electeds praised the comptroller’s plan.

Much of eastern Queens is considered a transit deser t. Rozic pointed out that Stringer’s plan would make a big difference in her district because it lacks a train station.

“In fact, all of my constituents wholly rely on slow bus service and direct transfers — either to a subway station far off or the LIRR,” the assemblywoman said.

“Commuters are packed like sardines on the 7 train but the more expensive and continued on page 26

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Byford touts NYC Transit funding plan Agency president says $37B rescue scheme needs public support to pass

by Isabella Bruni

“We’ve jumped now from 900,000 riders a day to 3 million riders a day,” Recalling the “Summer of Hell” and Byford explained.

Another pressing matter for the resiother transit nightmares, New York City Transit President Andy Byford discussed dents of Southeast Queens involves bus his Fast Forward plan to modernize city routes, with many community members transit in Jamaica on Oct. 10, including voicing their opinions about the unreliable how working with the com munity is service.

“We will over the next three years needed for the plan to succeed.

Four major topics of discussion includ- relook at and redesign every signal route,” ed transforming the subways, reimagining Byford said. There are 321 routes, the bigthe bus networks, accelerating accessibili- gest bus network in North America.

Byford stressed the need for the comt y a n d e n g a g i n g a n d e m p owe r i n g munity to help New York City Transit employees. “[The train equipment] is increasingly plan what works best for their needs in unreliable and should have been in a tran- this redesign.

He said with the sit museum 30 years bus route redesign it ago,” Byford said to is possible that ridthe large turnout at e r s m ay h ave t o t h e Ro b e r t Ro s s rain equipment] is walk farther to get J o h n s o n Fa m i l y increasingly unreliable to their stop, but in Life Center in St. lieu of that there A lba n s. “ T h at is and should have been will be fewer stops unheard of.” on the bus, which Byford began his in a transit museum means arrival to a present at ion w ith 30 years ago.” d e s t i n at ion mor e the points that quickly. There can a d d r e s s h ow t h e — NYC Transit President Andy Byford be si mple, d i rect most transformative routes versus the thing that can be complex, indirect done to the subways routes now, he said. revolves around the signaling system.

There is also a new idea of “traffic sig“We’re talk ing about f u ndamental reconstructions,” he said. “But without nal priority” which means that the bus question the most important thing to do, driver can request a light to stay green the thing that holds us back is sort out the longer or change it to red sooner. Byford aims to eliminate MetroCards for buses signaling system.”

Byford called those who work in the and instead move to smart cards, phones or credit cards. subways “miracle workers.”

Jawan James, a St. Albans resident, The subways currently run on traditional fixed block signaling but the goal is voiced her concern about bus routes and to reconstruct them to CBTC, communi- wait times. She is a rider of the Q83 and brought up how transferring buses can cations-based train control.

The L train, which runs from Manhat- have you waiting for up to 20 minutes.

“You’re waiting for a long time ... tan to Brooklyn, is already on CBTC, and the 7 train in Flushing is next on the list, There’s like about 50 people waiting to get to be completed by the end of this year. In on the bus. Do a study and see a resolution five years Byford plans to have the 4, 5, 6, for this please,” James said to Byford.

She also said so-called dollar vans are A, C, E, F, M, G, L and R trains on CBTC. Add on five more years to that and then often at the curb when buses come, affecting people with mobility issues. the 1, 2, 3, B, D, N, Q, W and S are next.

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In the early morning hours on the last day an Astoria bar and restaurant operated, a man stole artwork from it.

The NYPD wants the public’s help to nab the man who stole two paintings from the wall of William Hallett, a business at 36-10 30 Ave., around 4 a.m. on Sept. 16. That day was the last one the place operated.

Footage provided by the NYPD shows William Hallett was empty when the thief stole the art.

The perp is described as an Asian male in his late 20s to early 30s.

Anyone with information is asked to call

Chief Customer Officer Sarah Meyer and President Andy Byford of NYC Transit speak in St. Albans to make the case for Byford’s $37 billion plan to modernize New York City’s subways and PHOTO BY ISABELLA BRUNI bus system.

Byford reassured community input to make these routes more accessible as well as efficient.

On the topic of handicap accessibility, he said within five years he has plans to double the number of accessible stations and in 10 years make 130 more accessible — that is if the funding works out.

He urged “enduring” political support from community leaders to help him in that area of the plan.

“The longer we leave it the harder it gets, the more expensive it gets,” Byford said.

City Councilmembers Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton), Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica) and Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) and Assemblyman Clyde Vanel (D-Queens Village) spoke on their districts’ concerns, as well as their excitement and approval for Byford’s major plans for transit.

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MTA Chairman Joseph Lhota issued a statement in response to the comptroller’s proposal.

“We received Comptroller Stringer’s report late this morning and will review it, par ticularly the asser tions about excess capacity with which we disagree,” he said. “The MTA is not a financially self-sustaining organization and for the recommendations of the City Comptroller to be implemented, a subsi-

Adams said. “We here in Southeast Queens know that we have been on the receiving line of some horrendous treatment for a very long time.”

Byford and a member of his team, Chief Customer Officer Sarah Meyer, also had a lengthy question-and-answer session that discussed slow service, safety, homelessness on the subways and numerous other issues.

“Remember the longer we leave to take biting the bullet and upgrading the subway system and the rest of the things I’ve talked about tonight, the population of New York is continuing to grow,” Byford said. “The infrastructure is getting older by the minute and the pressure on that infrastructure will get even more intense.”

Without action it will just “get worse and worse and cost a load more,” Byford said in an August town hall meeting, asserting that a $37 billion investment is what is needed to get the job done for betQ ter New York City transit. dy is required. It is fiscally irresponsible to make a transit benefit recommendation without identifying a source of funding – especially given the MTA’s massive financial needs as outlined by Comptroller DiNapoli’s report.”

A spokesman for the transportation authority also said it is considering the issues mentioned in Stringer’s report “as part of our LIRR Atlantic Ticket field study, which reduces prices on LIRR between Brooklyn and Queens.”

The Atlantic Ticket, which is undergoing a year-long trial run, provides discounted LIRR tickets from six stations in Southeast Queens to the Atlantic AveQ nue stop in Brooklyn.

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Borough residents have a chance to do some good for Breast Cancer Awareness Month on the morning of Sunday, Oct. 21.

That’s when the American Cancer Society is holding the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Queens at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Check-in starts at 8 a.m. and the walk will start at 10 a.m. after the opening ceremony.

Folks can pre-register online at making strideswalk.org/queens or just do it at the event, but the former is encouraged. The starting point is at Universe Court and the Promenade of Industry. Parking will be reserved for participants at the Southfield lot at Citi Field.

The Flushing Meadows event is one of 300 ACS anti-breast cancer walks happening Sunday. The event is a national institut ion a nd t h i s ye a r m a r k s it s 25t h anniversary.

“It’s our tradition every year to celebrate the survivors in our community and give participants an opportunity to fight back against this disease,” said Robert Fox, senior manager of community development at ACS. Participants in the FMCP event, which is known as Making Strides of Queens, can march as individuals or in teams. Those

Queens’ Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, seen FILE PHOTO here in 2016, is set for Sunday, Oct. 21. wishing to start a team and lead it should go online to the Making Strides site.

Funds from the walk are used for ACS programs, scientific research on breast cancer, patient services, education efforts and community outreach.

Last year, the event raised $650,000 in

Queens, Fox said, adding that the goal is to reach $700,000 this year.

Fifteen thousand people were at the walk last year. “I expect more than that this year,” Fox added. “It’s always hard to know.”

Bayside resident Ashtin Reich, a sophomore at Benjamin Cardozo High School, is

one who has stepped up to the plate.

“I think this is a great cause,” said the teen, whose mother is battling breast cancer.

He’s leading a group from the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization chapter in Bayside, which he’s the president of.

“My chapter is going to do it and we have family and friends coming, too,” the Cardozo student said.

Reich is also a candidate in Real Men Wear Pink, an ACS campaign that raises money for and awareness of the organization’s work on breast cancer. He’s been selling pens and shirts for the initiative.

Courtesy of Stop & Shop, participants in the Flushing Meadows walk will get free water bottles. They’ll also be able to munch on some gratis protein bars thanks to RXBAR. Emceeing the event this year will be WKTU radio host Sean “Hollywood” Hamilton and Jennifer Cayetano of the ACS. The borough’s Making Strides walk used to go down Queens Boulevard, but years ago was moved to Flushing Meadows to accommodate increasing attendance.

If you can’t make it to the walk but still want to donate to fight breast cancer, make a check payable to the American Cancer Society and send it to 131-07 40 Road, suite Q E38, Flushing, NY 11354.

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Breast cancer survival rates soar A breast cancer diagnosis can be a devastating blow. Upon receiving such a diagnosis, people may begin to ask questions about treatment and the impact cancer may have on their personal lives. Many people who are diagnosed with cancer also begin to wonder about their mortality.

An estimated 266,120 new cases of invasive breast cancer and 63,960 new cases of noninvasive, or in situ, breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed among women in the United States this year, according to Breastcancer.org.

The good news is that breast cancer incidence rates began decreasing in 2000 after increasing for the previous two decades. In addition, death rates from breast cancer have been decreasingly steadily since 1989.

The National Cancer Institute says that the change in age-adjusted mortality rates are an indicator of the progress being made in the fight against breast cancer.

The most recent SEER Cancer Statistics Review released in April 2018 indicates c a nc e r d e at h r a t e s a m ong wo me n dec rea sed by 1.4 p ercent p er yea r between the years of 2006 and 2015. The A mer ican Cancer Societ y says that decreasing death rates among major cancer types, including prostate, colorectal, lung, and breast cancers, are driving the

Early detection and better treatment options are improving the chances of surviving breast cancer. overall shift in survival. The ACS says breast cancer death rates among women declined by 39 percent from 1989 to 2015.

That progress is attributed to improvements in early detection and treatment protocols. For anyone doing the math, over the last 25 years or so, 322,000 lives have been saved from breast cancer.

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While the vast majority of breast cancer diagnoses involve women, men are not immune to the disease.

According to the American Cancer Society, the lifetime risk of getting breast cancer is about one in 1,000 among men in the United States. By comparison, the risk for women in the United States is one in eight.

While a man’s risk for breast cancer is considerably lower than a woman’s, the ACS still estimates that roughly 480 men will die from breast cancer in 2018, when more than 2,500 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in men. In addition, the ACS notes that black men diagnosed with breast cancer tend to have a worse prognosis than white men.

Though breast cancer may be a disease widely associated with women, men should not hesitate to report any discomfort to their physicians, as the National Cancer Institute notes that men are often diagnosed with breast cancer at a later stage than women. The ACS suggests that men may be less likely to report symptoms, thereby leading to delays in diagnosis. The more advanced the cancer is at the time of diagnosis, the lower the patient’s survival rate.

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What do dense breasts mean for cancer risk?

Breast cancer risk is inf luenced by many things, including heredity, age and gender. Breast density is another factor that may affect cancer risk and the ability to detect breast cancer in its earliest stages, say some experts.

According to the report, “Mammographic density and the risk and detection of breast cancer,” published by The New England Journal of Medicine, as well as data from the National Cancer Institute, women with high breast density are four to five times more likely to get breast cancer. Only age and BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations increase risk more. However, at this time, healthcare providers do not routinely use a woman’s breast density to assess her breast cancer risk, according to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Density does not refer to the size or shape of the breast, and it may not be apparent by just looking at the breasts.

Usually women do not learn they have dense breasts until their first mammograms. Dense breasts have more glandular and fibrous tissue. Density may be hereditary, meaning mothers and daughters can share similar breast characteristics.

Dense breasts cannot easily be seen through on a mammogram, which can make detecting lumps and other abnormalities more difficult. This can lead to missed cancers or cancers that are discovered at later stages. Women with dense breasts may require additional screening methods, such as a breast ultrasound or an MRI, in addition to yearly mammogram screenings.

Education about breast density is gaining traction in some areas, thanks to i n f o r m e d wo m e n a n d a d vo c a c y g r o u p s l i k e AreYouDense.org. Some states in the United States are part of “inform” lists, i n wh ich r a d iolog ist s include information about breast density on mammogram reports so women and doctors can make decisions about extra testing.

Even if a woman does not live in a state where density is shared, she can request the information from the radiologist or doctor. Dense breasts show up with more pockets of white on mammograms than gray fatty tissue in less dense breasts.

Cancer also appears white, and, therefore, tumors can be hidden.

In addition to more in-depth screenings,

Dense breasts cannot easily be seen through on a mammogram, which can make detecting lumps and other abnormalities more difficult and may require additional screening methods. women with dense breasts can lower cancer risk by following these guidelines: • maintain a healthy weight; • eat nutritious food; • exercise regularly; • never smoke or quit immediately;

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3 potential side effects of breast cancer treatments Cancer is a painful, potentially life-threatening disease. Though discomfort might be the first warning sign that compels people to visit their physicians on the road to receiving a cancer diagnosis, cancer treatments can produce a host of side effects, including pain, as well.

According to the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, breast cancer treatments can create both long-term side effects and late side effects. Long-term side effects are those that begin during treatment and continue after all treatments have stopped, while late side effects are symptoms that can appear weeks, months or even years after treatments have ended.

The list of potential side effects of breast cancer treatments is lengthy, but may include the following conditions or issues: 1. Fatigue. The nonprofit organization Breastcancer.org notes that fatigue is the most common side effect of breast cancer treatments, with some estimates suggesting it affects as many as 90 percent of all patients.

Some breast cancer patients may experience fatigue after treatment and find it’s worsening because they are eating less and not getting enough nutrients. In such instances, the initial fatigue may make people too tired to cook, ultimately contributing to more fatigue when they are not eating or eating convenient yet potentially unhealthy foods. Cooking healthy foods in bulk when fatigue is not overwhelming and accepting others’ offers to cook are great ways for cancer patients to ensure their diets are helping them combat fatigue and not making fatigue worse.

2. Lymphedema. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

notes that, following breast cancer treatment, some patients may suffer from lymphedema, a condition characterized by the accumulation of lymphatic fluid in the tissues. Lymphedema most often occurs in the arms, but can contribute to swelling in other parts of the body as well. Why some people suffer from lymphedema after treatment and others don’t is a mystery, though surgeons at Johns Hopkins Breast Center have noticed a low occurrence of lymphedema in patients who have undergone sentinel node biopsies or axillary node dissection. Breast cancer patients are at risk of lymphedema for the rest of their lives after treatment, and while there’s no way to prevent it, patients should avoid getting needle sticks or blood pressure tests in arms where lymph nodes were removed. In addition, any injuries or cuts in arms where lymph nodes were removed should be treated with vigilance.

3. Infertility. Many women will stop menstruating while undergoing chemotherapy or after chemo treatments, and that cessation is often temporary. These irregularities may be traced to hormonal therapies that make the ovaries stop producing eggs. However, in some instances, even premenopausal women may have trouble getting pregnant after hormonal therapy. Breastcancer.org notes that women whose periods do not return after treatment may still be fertile, but also notes that women who are close to menopause when beginning chemo may become permanently infertile. Women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer who are concerned about post-treatment infertility should speak with their physicians immediately

Breast cancer treatments can be debilitating and produce a host of side effects. Patients should ask questions about potential short- and long-term effects. about their prospects of getting pregnant after treatment, including fertility treatments and the potential safety risks of getting pregnant after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

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The World Cancer Research Fund International says breast cancer is the second-most common cancer in women and men and is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women in 140 of 184 countries worldwide.

Despite that prevalence, the five-year relative survival rate for women diagnosed with localized breast cancer (cancer that has not spread to the lymph nodes or outside the breast) is 98.5 percent, says the American Cancer Society.

Survival odds increase as more is learned about breast cancer and more people take preventative measures, including routine screenings. Today, there are nearly three million breast cancer survivors living in the United States.

Breast cancer treatments may last anywhere from six months to a year. Adjusting after treatment may not come so easily at first. But adjustments are easier with time, and many cancer survivors continue to live life to the fullest in much the same way they did prior to their diagnosis.

When treatment ends, patients often still have fears about the cancer, wondering if all of the cancerous cells have been destroyed and worrying about recurrence. But focusing on the present and all of the things you now can do with health on your side is a

great way to put your fears behind you.

Many cancer survivors must still visit their doctors after treatments end. Doctors still want to monitor patients closely, so be sure to go to all follow-up appointments and discuss any symptoms or feelings you may be having. Side effects may continue long after radiation or chemotherapy has ended. Your doctor may have suggestions for coping with certain side effects or will be able to prescribe medications to offset these effects. Follow-up appointments should gradually decrease the longer you have been cancer-free.

It’s not uncommon to feel different after cancer treatment, as your body has been through quite a lot. Many women still experience fatigue and sleep or nor mal rest doesn’t seem to make it abate. Realize this is normal, and how long it will last differs from person to person. It can take months or years for you to experience your “new normal.” Things do not happen overnight. While your hair may grow back quickly, it may take some time for you to feel like yourself again. Exercise routines or other lifestyle changes may help you overcome fatigue or make it more manageable.

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It doesn’t d hurt to be a kid on Hallow H Halloween, but it’s not always necessa sary aary given the array of activities offered around the borough leadoffe o ing in up to this All Hallows Eve. October is practically Halloween month at the Queens County Farm Museum. It has a pumpkin patch from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 27.

Pumpkins are $4 to $ 50 d depending on size.

T The museum’s Haunted Hou House se attraction runs from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27. It is recommended for children 6 through recomm men n Tickets 12. Tick kets are $4.

And d it all comes to a crescendo from 11 aa.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 28 with h the C Children’s Fall Festival that incu incudes udes live l music, a hayride, a pet petting tting zoo, zo o the Haunted House and d more more. e Tickets are $20. The Que Queens eens Co County o Farm Museum is loca located ated on LLittle Neck Parkway at 74th A Avenue. Information is available at quee queensfarm.org/events.html. ensfarm.o o The office offfice of Councilman Co o Bob Holden den

(D-Middle Village) hosts a Halloween Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Juniper Valley Park, in Middle Village at Juniper Boulevard South and 74th Street.

There will be a children’s costume parade, a pumpkin patch, rides, games and arts and crafts. Further information is available by emailing aviacunas@council.nyc.gov.

The Queens Zoo has its annual Boo at the Zoo celebration, with activities between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Oct. 27 and 28. Both days see Halloween-themed education stations, arts and crafts and special feedings of treat-filled pumpkins to the farm pigs (1 p.m.) and Andean bears (2:30 p.m.). Tickets range from $6.95 to $9.95. Further information is available at queenszoo.com.

Friends of Maple Grove will celebrate the spirit of Halloween while accepting collections of canned food for area food pantries with Trunk or Treat from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oat. 27 at the Lefferts Boulevard/ Kew Gardens Road entrance to the cemetery. Those who register and bring food donations can enter a contest for the bestdecorated vehicle. Setup begins at 1 p.m.

Registration and additional information are available by email at info @ friends ofmaplegrove.org; at friendsofmaplegrove. org, or by phone at (347) 878-6614.

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DANCE

Bruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts, with works in multiple media from watercolors to sound installations, tracing “withdrawal as an art form” and compelling viewers to relinquish the safety of the familiar. Sun., Oct. 21 (free opening celebration with live music 12-6 p.m.) thru Feb. 2019, MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $10; $5 students, seniors; free under 16; free to all Oct. 21. Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org.

“Julie Mayo: Terrific Freight,” a dance of shifting occasions and countless impressions, in a realm of personal poetics. Wed.-Sat., Oct. 24-27, The Chocolate Factory Theater, 5-49 49 Ave., Long Island City. $20. Info: (718) 482-7069, chocolatefactorytheater.org.

“Winged Jewels of the Forest,” with impactful images of birds taken in Rockefeller State Park Preserve in Pleasantville, NY, by 10 photographers who are birders. Thru Sun., Oct. 28, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

I Want to Be a Vet, with kids 5-7 learning the basics of animal care and meeting some; and Animal Care Trainee, with kids 8-10 gaining hands-on experience in feeding, brushing and cleaning them.

Both Sat., Oct. 20, 9-11 a.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. $24 (Vet); $23 (Trainee). Info/pre-registration (req’d): (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com.

“From the Desert to the City: The Journey of Late Ancient Textiles,” with decorative cloths from 3rd- to 7th-century Egypt, Coptic pieces and contemporary works inspired by them. Thru Thu., Dec. 13, Godwin-Ternbach Museum, at Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 9974747, gtmuseum.org.

“Complicated Territory,” with works in various media by three artists taking a contemporary look at traditionally female subjects and forms such as interiors, domesticity, florals and handicraft. Thru Sun., Dec. 16, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, 11-03 45 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 937-6317, dorsky.org.

“A Whole Different Ball Game: Playing Through 60 Years of Sports Video Games,” with more than 30 playable games from 1958, when the first, Tennis for Two debuted, through today, with consideration of various elements of sports gaming. Thru Sun., March 10, 2019, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17; includes full museum admission. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

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“Domingo Carrasco: Themes & Variations,” with paintings and works on paper by the Queens native that celebrate line, color and classical forms, attempting to idealize the human spirit. Thru the end of Dec., QED, 27-16 23 Ave., Astoria. Free. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com.

KIDS/FAMILIES

Musical mashup returns to Flushing Town Hall on Friday, this time featuring South America, with the band Inkhay, performing the music of three nations, joining with Rio Mira, above, whose music is unified by the marimba, performing separately and then together in a show you’ll be dancing to. See Music.

COURTESY PHOTO together. Fri., Oct. 19, 7 p.m. dance lesson; 8 p.m. concert, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $16; $10 students; free teens. Info: (718) 4637700, flushingtownhall.org.

Classical (Mostly) Concert, with music by multiple performers including community musicians.

Sat., Oct. 20, 4-6 p.m., Center at Maple Grove Cemetery, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. Free with RSVP; $5 suggested for walk-ins.

Info: (347) 878-6614, friendsofmaplegrove.org.

New Music NYC, with pieces by New York composers, including opera and chamber music, inspired by Catherine Schmitt, James Joyce, Duke Ellington and Thelonius Monk, performed by Ensemble Pi, hosted by Musica Reginae. Sat., Oct. 20, 7 p.m., The Church-In-The-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. $20; $10 students (Musica Reginae season tickets $85; $40 students). Info: (718) 894-2178, musicareginae.org.

MUSIC

Alexa Tarantino Quartet, with the group playing original compositions and modern twists on classic standards, part of the Lioness series featuring women in jazz.

Sun., Oct. 21, 2-4 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $5; free students, teens. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

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South American Mashup: Inkhay and Rio Mira, with the indigenous music of Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru and music rooted in the Pacific coast of Ecuador and Colombia played separately and then

Shirathon, a concert of Jewish music featuring cantors from area synagogues. Sun., Oct. 28, 2 p.m., Flushing-Fresh Meadows Jewish Center, 19310 Peck Ave. Free. Info: (718) 357-5100.

“Roadside Attraction,” with marvels and oddities including trade signs, decorative art objects and more that capture the American fascination with the open road, from the 18th thru late 19th centuries. Thru Thu., Jan. 3., American Folk Art Museum’s Self-Taught Genius Gallery, 47-29 32 Place, Long Island City. Free.

Info: (212) 595-9533, folkartmuseum.org.

THEATRE FringeBYOV Festival, with three plays: “Joe Charnitski: An Actual Patriot,” “Crime of the Hour” and “If It Isn’t You”; all “Bring Your Own Venue” shows for the festival. Sat., Oct. 20-Wed., Oct. 31, various dates and times, The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $18 each show. Info: (718) 3920722, secrettheatre.com.

“Steel Magnolias,” a radio play-style production of the comedy-drama about the lives of six strong women in the deep bayous of Louisiana, by LA Theatre Works. Sat., Oct. 27, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 28, 3 p.m., Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $20-$42.

Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org.

“Leaving Brooklyn,” a drama about the relationships among members of a family in 1955, the year the Dodgers beat the Yankees in the World Series.

Sat., Oct. 20, Fri.-Sat., Oct. 19-20, 2 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 21, 3 p.m., Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $20. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org.

“Drag Queens Show,” a colorful LGBT musical with some of Queens’ leading “Latinx” trans artists, actors and female impersonators. Each Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m., each Sun., 4 p.m., thru Nov. 4, Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside. $45 advance; $42 seniors, students; $3 more at door; $40 each Fri. only; $37 seniors, students. Info: (718) 729-3880, thaliatheatre.org.

“Reunion in Bartersville,” a comedic mystery revolving around a 50-year high school reunion gone awry. Fri.-Sat., Oct. 19-20 and 26-27, 8 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 21 and 28, 4 p.m., Black Spectrum Theatre, Roy Wilkins Park, 177 St. and Baisley Blvd., Jamaica. $25.

Info: (718) 723-1800, blackspectrum.com.

“The Ugly Duckling,” a classic tale performed by actors wearing electroluminescent wires, blending puppetry, technology, music and dance, by Lightwire Theater; best for ages 5 to 10. Sun., Oct. 21, 1 and 3 p.m., Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $14; $12 seniors. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org.

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SPECIAL EVENTS Fall Festival, with games, corn husk doll making, butter churning, apple cider pressing and more.

Sat., Oct. 20, 12-4 p.m., King Manor Museum, 15003 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. Free. Info: (718) 2060545, kingmanor.org.

Raptorama Festival, a celebration of hawks, falcons, eagles and other birds of prey, with slide programs, presentation of live birds and visit to the hawk watch platform at Fort Tilden (participants must provide their own transportation).

Sun., Oct. 21, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Center, 175-10 Cross Bay Blvd., Broad Channel. Free. Info/reservations: (718) 474-0896, don@littoralsociety.org.

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Manipulation, fear and gore abound at a former warehouse in Long Island City this October, and it’s all a bunch of rollicking fun.

In “LIC Fear Returns” and “Manipulated Life,” Long Island City Artists at The Plaxall Gallery present two art exhibits with complementary themes: fright, timed for Halloween month, and the artistry of puppets.

Each evokes childhood experiences of art in action. In “Fear,” it’s the costumes of Halloween and the drama of mastering fear by playing with scary ideas. In the puppetry exhibit, it’s the multidisciplinary art of puppet theater.

“We like the shows to either accentuate

‘LIC Fear Returns’ and ‘Manipulated Life’ When: Through Sun., Nov. 4 Where: The Plaxall Gallery, 5-25 46 Ave., Long Island City Entry: Free. (347) 848-0030, licartists.org

each other or stand in contrast,” at Plaxall, said “Manipulated Life” curator Edjo Wheeler.

Where’s the fun in fear?

“I think it’s the adrenaline of it all,” said “Fear” co-creator Jason Artiga. Having grown up in the VHS era, he and his cocurator, Tessa Kennedy, find horror nostalgic.

The two remember the anticipation of renting a movie from the video store, taking it home and perhaps inviting friends over to enjoy together the roller-coaster ride of a scary movie.

“Fun, candy, horror,” Artiga said.

(They might have seen some together, just the two of them — they met and started dating, and only then found out they both are artists.)

In the “Manipulated Life,” you can see some happy fun, for example, in the display of a chicken made by Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets that live on Sesame Street.

“I’ve always had a love of puppets” since childhood, Wheeler said. A yarn puppet created by his maternal grandmother Viola Calabrese, “Puppet for Eddy,” provides a friendly grace note at the entrance to the exhibition.

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But you’ll find enough creepy puppets to make you wonder if you might be in the “Fear” room. Some are mounted like hunted game on metal armature forged by Wheeler, a metal sculptor and the exhibit’s “evil mastermind.” Wheeler wanted the mountings to

be in context, to evoke the motion and stories of the puppets’ real lives and the realms they inhabit.

Puppetry is one of the earliest arts we’re exposed to as children, Wheeler said, but continued on page 43

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Jamaica rapper tells his story in audiobook

by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

Kevin Taylor grew up quickly.

The Jamaica native, who raps under the name SC Boii Slim, remembers walking into a room seeing his mother — who ultimately died of HIV-related causes — and her friends inject themselves with drugs.

He remembers the city becoming the caretaker of him and his brother and the custody battles that would play out in court.

And as he was writing his soon-to-bereleased autobiographical audiobook, “Diary of an Unknown Hustler,” Taylor was thinking of other folks facing challenges like the ones he has.

“I want to give hope and inspiration to those people that might be going through the same thing, that might be battling depression or going through the same type of upbringing,” he told the Chronicle.

The rapper says the audiobook is the first ever to be released by an independent rap artist.

He used to go by the name “Slimchance,” which the “SC” moniker he now uses stands for. For Taylor, it has a

personal meaning.

“I was pretty much made to feel like I could never be successful, that I had a slim chance to be anything at all,” said the rapper, who now has a clothing company called SC Apparel.

But he worked hard to overcome the odds. And now, the happily married father of two looks back philosophically at many painful parts of his childhood.

“I truly believe that ever ything is meant to happen for a reason,” he says in the “God’s Plan” chapter of the audiobook. “That there is a plan that God has for every one of us and sometimes, we have to go through enough in order to tap into the channel where we end up acknowledging that we’re meant for so much more.”

“Diary of an Unknown Hustler” is about three hours and 20 minutes long. It comes with a new song by SC called “Grind Time.”

Each of the audiobook’s chapters tackles a different chunk of Taylor’s life or a theme, and each has its own understated background music track that complements the narration.

Jamaica rapper SC Boii Slim has gotten into the audiobook game. COURTESY PHOTO

“I selectively picked each instrumental for every chapter based on the nature of what that chapter was,” he said.

Taylor wrestled with whether to include the music, telling the Chronicle that he wanted to be “innovative” but was also thinking about how audiobooks are normally done. So, he sat his wife down in his in-house music studio to get a second opinion, playing her one of the chapters with a track in the background.

Though first skeptical of his plan, she was won over by it, saying that the music helps to “paint a picture.”

In the audiobook, Taylor discusses going to IS 192 in St. Albans and living near Daniel M. O’Connell Playground with his father, who’d often be working so much that the young SC would have to cook for and clean the house by himself.

The rapper, who is moving to Suffolk County in about a month, has an album coming out on Nov. 20, tentatively titled “Staying Focused New Grind.”

The book will be available on iTunes, Apple Music, Google Play and other online marketplaces by Saturday, Oct. 20 Q for $9.99.

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Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City will bring a Caribbean take to its Halloween Harvest, which runs from noon to 4 p.m. on Oct. 27. There will be a celebration of Fet Gede, the Haitian Festival of the Ancestors, at 3 p.m. It will be preceded by the Doggie Costume Contest at 2 p.m. Card readings, food offerings, face painting, pet blessings, costume making and more will be going on all day. Further information is available at socratessculpturepark.org.

The Plaxall Gallery in Long Island City will host its Carnival Macabre Halloween Ball beginning at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Revelers are invited to “unleash your inner creepy clown” and to bring the Ouija boards, top hats and big-topinspired clothes for a modern incarnation of the Danse Macabre, or Dance of Death, that dates back to the Middle Ages. Food, live entertainment, a costume contest and an open bar will be available.

Tickets range from $35 to $60. The gallery is located at 5-25 46 Ave. in LIC. Tickets and information are available at licartists.org.

A princess has a spooky encounter at the Queens Zoo’s annual Boo at the Zoo celebration, while an old-fashioned sack race is held at the Queens County Farm Museum.

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Glendale Playground on Central Avenue.

The Bowne House at 37-01 Bowne St. in Flushing will host “Secrets of the Bowne House” featuring tales and voices from the 1661 home from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday,

Oct. 27. The following day from 2 to 4 p.m., the Bowne House will offer a Halloween Children’s Puppet Show and Costume party. Information is at nycgovparks.org/ Q events/halloween.

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The city Department of Parks and Recreation also has a full slate of trickless treats.

Rangers at Fort Totten will host a lantern tour of the Civil War-era fort from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26 to 27. On Oct. 27, from noon to 3 p.m., it will feature a pumpkin patch, hay maze, costume contests and other activities. Both events are free.

Another free Halloween Festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at

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Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment Report Regarding Spring Creek South Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Coastal Storm Risk Management Project Howard Beach, Queens, New York FEMA-4085-DR-NY Notification is hereby given to the public of the intent of the Department of Homeland Security-Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS-FEMA) to provide Federal financial assistance to New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (NYSDHSES), as Recipient, and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), as Subrecipient, to restore Spring Creek South. The project would construct natural/nature-based features to provide coastal storm risk management (CSRM) benefits and enhanced coastal resiliency to the Howard Beach community. President Barack H. Obama declared the storm incident period a major disaster on October 30, 2012 (FEMA 4085-DR-NY). This declaration makes federal disaster assistance available to affected communities and certain nonprofit organizations in accordance with the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974 (Stafford Act; 42 U.S.C. 5172), as amended.

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The proposed action involves the: (1) establishment of an earthen berm extending from Belt Parkway on the western boundary of the site to the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge, also known as Cross Bay Boulevard, to the east; (2) restoration and creation of 40 acres of tidal marsh; (3) enhancement and/or creation of freshwater wetland forest, maritime shrub, forest, and grassland habitats; (4) removal of 188 acres of invasive plant species such as Phragmites; and (5) stabilization of the existing shoreline with the installation of a vegetated rip-rap revetment.

Additional components that would be implemented by the Subrecipient consist of perimeter site grading and edge treatment consisting of a split rail fence and low vegetation (grassland) along the perimeter to create a consistent boundary that improves aesthetics and visual permeability. Access would be improved through providing better emergency vehicle access, site security, and designated paths, including Americans with Disabilities Act compliant accessible paths that connect to existing bicycle paths adjacent to the site. Three formal entries to the park would be established, as well as a small parking lot.

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), an Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared to assess the potential impacts of the proposed action on the human environment. DHS-FEMA’s requirement of addressing floodplain management and wetlands protection in accordance with 44 CFR Part 9 is incorporated within the EA. The EA is available for public comment, and comments can be sent via email to FEMAR2COMMENT@ fema.dhs.gov. The EA will be available for download from the website of the NYSDEC: https://www.dec.ny.gov/about/104426.html and can be viewed in hard copy at the Queens Public Library, Howard Beach Branch, 92-06 156 Avenue, Howard Beach, NY 11414 or at the Queens Community Board 10, CB10 Office, 115-01 Lefferts Blvd, South Ozone Park, NY 11420. The EA is also available on FEMA’s website at https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/172286#.

The comment period will end 30 days after the date of this legal notice publication in Queens Chronicle newspaper. Written comments on the EA can be mailed or e-mailed to the contact below. If no substantive comments are received, the EA will become final and a Finding of No Significant Impact will be signed.

Substantive comments will be addressed as appropriate in the final documents.

Contact: DHS-FEMA Region II, Office of Environmental Planning & Historic Preservation, 26 Federal Plaza, Suite 1802, New York, NY 10278-0002 or via email at FEMAR2COMMENT@fema.dhs.gov.

boro continued from page 38 Reimagine End of Life Week, with various events from workshops on preparing for end-oflife care to documentary screenings to a blessing of the animals and last rites for pets who have died, and many more. Sat., Oct. 27-Sat., Nov. 3, various locations. Most but not all events free. Info: 1 (866) 247-7828; letsreimagine.org/ new-york/schedule; (most events; search for “queens”); bit.ly/2EsjVFs (pet event only).

The Amazing Maize Maze, a labyrinth of corn to make your way through while finding clues and solving puzzles too. Each Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.4:30 p.m., thru Sat., Oct. 27; special Maze by Moonlight Sat., Oct. 20, 4:30-9 p.m., Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park. $10; $5 kids 4-11; kids under 4 free (Maze by Moonlight $12; $7 kids 4-11; kids under 4 free). Info: (718) 347-3276, queensfarm.org.

Breast Cancer Awareness Day, with guest speakers, blood pressure check, cookie decorating, raffles and more, by the Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps and Youth Corps.

Sat., Oct. 20, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 92-29 Metropolitan Ave. Info: (718) 793-2055, Michelle Hettich, mhettich@fhvac.org; Ricky Nandkumar, rnandkumar@fhvac.org.

Halloween Masquerade Ball, with four-course dinner, unlimited beer, wine and soda, entertainment, dancing, prizes for best costumes and more, to benefit the Bobbi & the Strays animal rescue group. Thu., Oct. 25, 7 p.m.-12 a.m., Russo’s On The Bay, 162-45 Cross Bay Blvd., Howard Beach. $100. Info: (718) 845-0779, (917) 2139840, bobbiandthestrays.org.

LECTURES/TALKS Frank Sinatra biographer James Kaplan, with the bestselling author reading from his work and discussing his writing processes in fiction, journalism and more over four decades; first in the three-part Evening Readings series. Tue., Oct. 23, 7-8:30 p.m., LeFrak Concert Hall at Queens College, 153-49 Reeves Ave., Flushing. $20. Info: (718) 544-2996, kupferbergcenter.org.

TOURS/HIKES Bird Walks with NYC Audubon, spotting and ID’ing feathered friends and learning about what they need to survive. Sat., Oct. 20; Sun., Oct. 28, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Queens Botanical 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.

Tracks and Trails: Animal Signs Walk, with participants becoming “animal detectives” by discovering clues left behind when animals pass by; and Peak Foliage Leaf Peeping Walk, engaging all five senses to celebrate autumn in the Northeast. Sat., Oct. 20, 10-11:30 a.m. (Animal Signs); 2-3:30 p.m. (Leaf Peeping), Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Center, 175-10 Cross Bay Blvd., Broad Channel. Free. Info: (718) 318-4340, nps.gov/gate/planyourvisit.

Archtober: Behind the Scenes at King Manor Museum, a tour of the historic building from basement to attic, led by museum Executive Director Nadezhda Allen. Sun., Oct. 21, 4-6 p.m., 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. $25. Info: (718) 206-0545, kingmanor.org.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS Defensive driving, to improve skills and reduce insurance premiums, points on a license and the number of collisions. Sat., Oct. 27, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., St. Margaret RC Church, 66-05 79 Place, Middle Village. $45. Info: (718) 326-1911.

Writing From the Heart: an eight-week workshop in creative writing, for those who want to start or improve their writing in a supportive atmosphere, with author and longtime Queens College instructor Maxine Fisher. Participants may attend any or all remaining classes. Each Sat. thru Dec. 8, 12 p.m., Maspeth Library, 69-70 Grand Ave. Free. Info: (718) 639-5228, queenslibrary.org.

Public speaking sessions, sponsored by the Jade Toastmasters Club. Each first and third Wed. of the month, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Aloha Abacus Math, 41-25 Kissena Blvd., #103, Flushing (press “0” at elevator). Free. Info: Denise Zayas, (718) 888-9215, jadetoastmasters@gmail.com.

SOCIAL EVENTS Italian Night Dinner Dance, the annual event, with home-cooked Italian buffet, wine, dessert and dancing to classics, oldies, Top 40 songs and more with a live DJ. Sat., Oct. 20, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. $25. Info: (718) 478-3100.

Singles Social & Dance, with the music of DJ Andrew Forman and refreshments. Sun., Oct. 21, 2-6 p.m., Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd. $10. Info: (718) 459-1000, rpjc.org.

MARKETS Our Lady of Perpetual Help annual flea market, with old and new items and food. Sun., Oct. 21, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., OLPH auditorium, 111-10 115 St. (enter from 114 St.), South Ozone Park. Info: (718) 843-1212, olphchurch.net.

St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church outdoor flea market, with 160 vendors. Each Sat.-Sun., 9 a.m.-3 p.m., thru end of November, Union Tpke. and Parsons Blvd., Jamaica. Info: (718) 969-3226.

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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King Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1 Cleo’s slayer 4 -- de deux 7 Ornamental loop 12 Neither mate 13 Performance 14 Wahine’s greeting 15 Excessively 16 Intercom speaker 18 “-- Impossible” 19 African capital 20 At the home of (Fr.) 22 “-- be an honor” 23 Maja painter 27 Table scrap 29 Luxury stadium seating 31 Italian isle 34 Put one’s two cents in 35 Fridge 37 Insult (Sl.) 38 Ten (Pref.)

39 Anger 41 Vacillate 45 Foolish 47 Chaps 48 Chest for money 52 Type measures 53 Minimum 54 Corroded 55 “Gosh!”

56 “Whoopee!”

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11 Earner’s burden 17 Helps

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36 Intersection, on signs 37 Indicate 40 Moroccan city 42 Last letter 43 Mideastern land 44 Beginning 45 Division word 46 CEO, e.g.

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Fear and puppets continued from page 39 since it’s a performing art, the puppets themselves are underappreciated and underrepresented as art. Puppet artists responded to the call for entries enthusiastically, he said, as they rarely, if ever, get a chance to display their work in galleries. The puppets resonate with visitors, as well.

“The people come in and immediately take out their cameras,” Wheeler said.

A Pinocchio taller than a ranch house by Theodora Skipitares leans against a ladder that stretches to the enormously high ceiling, stick in hand.

“I thought his face was a little maniacal,” Wheeler said. “He’s inviting you. Go ahead.

Go on up.”

See what you get from that stick and ladder.

Hellenmae Fitzgerald’s life-size mannequin macabre, “The Night Carnival,” holds echoes of puppetry near the entrance to “Fear.” Artiga sees her as a “Miss Universe” from the beyond, decked out in a dismal gown adorned with skulls.

Artiga’s “Final Girl” used the term for the last victim in a 1980s horror flick, a woman being vanquished and ravished by male evil hands, he said. This being the year 2018, the hands don’t reach Artiga’s “victim.” Can’t touch this.

“I like the idea of a final girl not being touched,” Artiga said.

Kennedy’s “The Old Test” and “The New Test” allude to Bible quotes about the sin of failing to act. Lipstick words appear as if a hand wrote them from inside a mirror, backwards, in “The Old Test.” “The New Test” shows that hand emerging from a dark hole to write at you.

“It is sort of a psychological horror,” personally, Kennedy said. “If I fail to do it, it’s like a sin.”

“It” is creating art.

“To have some sort of gift and not do anything with it, that is frightening to me,” Q Kennedy said.

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BSA Calendar Number: 2017268-BZ Applicant: Sheldon Lobel, P.C., for World Chan Buddhist Association, owner.

Community Board No.: 7Q This application has been calendared for Public Hearing *Tuesday, October 30, 2018, 1:00 P.M. session, in Spector Hall, 22 Reade Street, Borough of Manhattan. Interested persons or associations may appear at the hearing to present testimony regarding this application. The referenced application may be reviewed by appointment at the BSA’s office, Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. To schedule an appointment or to obtain subsequent information regarding additional hearing dates, please call 212-3860009 and reference BSA Calendar Number.

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF QUEENS HSBC BANK, USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR WFHET 2006-2, Plaintiff AGAINST JASBIR BHATIA, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated July 17, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Queens County Courthouse in Courtroom # 25, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, on November 16, 2018 at 10:00AM, premises known as 94-29 109TH STREET, JAMAICA, NY 11419. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, BLOCK 9393, LOT 32. Approximate amount of judgment $691,633.86 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 27843/06. HELEN P. EICHLER, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC, Attorney for Plaintiff, 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100, Williamsville, NY 14221 57858

Notice of Qualification of 5155 47TH ST, LLC, Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/25/18. Office location: Queens County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/12/18. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 217 Karins Blvd., Townsend, DE 19734. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

GAVIN YARD DESIGN LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/20/18. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Gavin Yard Design LLC, 45-11 23rd Avenue, Astoria, NY 11105. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

70 Andros LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/02/2018. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 70 Andros LLC, P.O. Box 296, Queens Village, Queens, NY 11428. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of GJDC REALTY LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/14/2018. Office location, County of Queens.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Greater Jamaica Development Corporation, 90-04 161st St., 7th Flr., Jamaica, NY 11432. Purpose: any lawful act.

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AIM ACQUISITIONS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/21/18. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228, which also serves as the registered agent address. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

LABYRINTH TAXI LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/31/2018. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: John Giovanis, 33-21 21 Street, Astoria, NY 11106. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice is hereby given that a License, number 1313038 for an On-Premises Liquor License, has been applied for by the undersigned to sell alcoholic beverages at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 80-24 Northern Blvd., Jackson Heights, NY 11372 or On-Premises consumption. Alzate & Hoyos Corp. DBA El Patio

LAST EXIT TAXI LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/31/2018. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has Garage For Rent been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: John Houses For Sale Real Estate Misc.

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EVOLVE DESIGN GROUP, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/03/18. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 146 Beach 9th ST #8E Far Rockaway, NY 11691.

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LIC NN LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/26/2018. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O Nn Empire LLC, 1430 Broadway, 21st Fl., NY, NY 10018. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of formation of 181 B 129 LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/6/2018. Office location, County of Queens.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 136-03 Newport Ave., Belle Harbor, NY 11694. Purpose: any lawful act.

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1203 148th St., LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/06/18. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o Lenny Pereira, 106-17 153 Street, Jamaica, NY 11433. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF SALE

STATE OF NEW YORK, SUPREME COURT: QUEENS COUNTY – 21st Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff(s) vs.

Natasha Phang, et al, Defendant(s) Index No. 24026/10. In pursuance and by virtue of an amended judgment of foreclosure and sale in the amount of $544,639.59 plus interest and costs duly granted by this Court and entered in the Queens County Clerk’s Office on the 12th day of July, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee, duly appointed in this action for such purpose, will expose for sale and sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder therefor at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY, Queens County, Courtroom #25 on the 26th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2018 at 10:00 A.M., the real estate and mortgaged premises directed in and by said judgment to be sold and in said judgment described as follows: 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, known and designated as Block 10211 Lot 57. Said premises known as 16868 92nd Rd., Jamaica, NY 11433.

Premises sold subject to provisions of the filed judgment and terms of sale. SUBJECT TO restrictions, covenants, etc. of record, prior lien(s), if any, and an easement contained in Deed recorded June 12, 2008 in CRFN 2008000235440. JOSEPH F. DeFELICE, ESQ., Referee, Helfand & Helfand, Attorney(s) for Plaintiff, Office address, 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5330, New York, NY 10118.

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Soldiers in Afghanistan need supplies donated Army 1st Lt. Frank Lezamiz, son of Howard Beach doctor Joe Lezamiz and Debbie Lezamiz, is part of the 10th Mountain Division being deployed to Bagram, Afghanistan for nine months at the end of October.

The Army does not supply soldiers with hygiene or comfort products during deployment. On behalf of the first lieutenant, the office of Dr. Lezamiz, Limitless Fitness and the Queens Chronicle are accepting donations for the deployed soldiers through Wednesday, Oct. 31. Items needed include baby wipes, protein powder, single drink packets, beef jerky, socks, K cups, granola and Clif bars, candy, toothpaste, toothbrushes, disposable razors, shaving cream, other toiletries, tea bags, lights with oils and incense.

Items can be dropped off at the Howard Beach office of Dr. Lezamiz, 151-44 82 St., Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12; or Limitless Fitness, 157-05 Cross Bay Blvd. in Howard Beach during its business hours; or the Queens Chronicle, 71-19 80 St., suite 8-201 in Atlas Park in Glendale, Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5

FAA tests alternative N. Shore chopper route Tom Suozzi: This is a win for NE Queens

by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

Army 1st Lt. Frank Lezamiz.

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After concern had long been expressed about an unpopular helicopter route that goes over northeast Queens, the Federal Aviation Administration is giving a different path a chance.

On Monday, the agency kicked off a pilot program with an alternative route for Manhattan-bound helicopters and float planes that moves them away from Bayside and W hitestone, Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Suffolk, Nassau, Queens) announced.

“The alternative route will dramatically improve the quality of life for affected residents,” the congressman said in a prepared statement. “I want to thank the FAA for working with me to find solutions that will mitigate noise and provide relief to the residents of Queens.”

The new procedure will be evaluated and tested by the agency for 180 days, according to Suozzi’s office.

If the FAA determines the program is successful, it will become part of the Let-

ter of Agreement between the LaGuardia Airport Tower and the New York Terminal Radar Approach Control.

Suozzi is co-chairman of the Quiet Skies Caucus, a group of congressional representatives seeking to solve aircraft noise-related issues in their districts.

His announcement of the pilot program was followed by President Trump’s signing of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, which requires the agency to review and take public comment on the controversial North Shore route [see separate story in some editions or at qchron.com].

In a prepared statement, We Love Whitestone Civic Association Vice President George Mir tsopolous than ked Suozzi.

“Your leadership helped emphasize the quality of life issues, the frequency of air traffic and safety concerns along with the potential health hazards that the Whitestone community and northeast Queens has suffered due to the persistent bombardment of helicopter and seaplane Q noise,” he said.

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SPORTS

I HAVE OFTEN WALKED

Landmark Elks building welcomed the elite of Queens

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, or BPOE, was founded in 1868, largely made up of members of performing troupes with four cardinal virtues — charity, justice, brotherly love and fidelity.

Rules for membership included being white and male, at least 21 and an American citizen, and having a belief in God. In 1903 Queensborough Lodge Chapter 878 was formed. In 1922 a 223-by280-foot building was started on Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst by the Ballinger Company, an architectural engineering firm, at the unheard of cost of $750,000.

Completed in 1923 and expanded in 1930, it was ranked as the largest lodge in the eastern United States with its bowling alley, pool and 50-foot bar. It was built in the Italian Renaissance style, graced with a huge elk at the entrance door. The city landmarked the building in 2001.

At its height Chapter 878 had 6,600 members with a large list of VIPs from Queens County. In 1973 its constitution was changed to admit blacks and in 1995

The Elks Lodge 878 building, 82-10 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst shortly after it was built in the 1920s. was changed again to allow women.

But their days were numbered as membership dropped to only 550, and with $86,000 a year in taxes they sold the building to The New Life Fellowship, a Korean organization that had previously been a tenant. The church now rents out space to the remaining Elks.

Today the building is widely known for its Extreme Wresting matches that take Q place on site.

Yankees’ Boonedoggle

by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

The Yankees won 100 games under first-year manager Aaron Boone and ordinarily that would make their fans giddy. Of course, in the team’s culture, anything but winning a World Series is considered a disappointing season.

Most mature Yankees fans could accept the fact that their team was beaten by a better one even if it was the arch-rival Boston Red Sox. What bothered them, and apparently Yankees CEO Hank Steinbrenner as well, was that Boone kept his starting pitchers in Games 3 and 4, Luis Severino and CC Sabathia, respectively, in too long when it was clear they did not have anything close to resembling their best stuff.

Adding salt to the wound was the fact that Red Sox manager Alex Cora, a former Mets infielder, was also a rookie manager who came out ahead in their first-ever playoff series.

Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge was criticized by ESPN personality and former team first baseman Mark Teixeira on his network’s morning show, “Get Up,” for playing Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” loudly while walking past the Sox clubhouse in Fenway Park after Game 2. Even though the Red Sox won the next two games, I didn’t have a problem with Judge having a little fun after a win. You must be highly superstitious to think he angered the baseball gods and created needless bad karma.

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Didi was the guy who replaced Derek Jeter as shortstop after “The Captain” retired in 2015.

In spite of what had to have been incredible pressure, he has played extremely well both in the field and at the plate.

He has also quickly integrated into the social fabric of New York City. For example, dapper Didi has become one of the faces of Bloomingdale’s men’s fashion lines.

You don’t see a lot of alums from my alma mater, Columbia University, on pro sports teams so I took notice when the Knicks signed forward Jeff Coby to a contract to play for their Westchester Knicks G-League team. Coby, an art history major from the Class of 2017, played last year in Spain and admitted that he was surprised to hear from the Knicks.

In a nice move, the team let him suit up and sit on the bench for their last preseason game against the Nets last Friday. Jeff admitted that it bothered him that Columbia never got to play at Madison Square Garden when he was on the Q varsity squad.

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Colonial. Being sold "As Is." Renovated after Sandy, 3 BRs, 1 bath.

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Large Brookfield (26x52) on 40x100 lot. Total 5 BRs, 3 full baths. Top floor has 3 BRs, 2 full bths, large living room, formal dining room, EIK and walk-in large living room, 2 bedrooms, dining area, kit, full bth, updated windows, 4-year-old roof.

Asking $ 859K

HOWARD BEACH ROCKWOOD PARK

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MINT UNIQUE home in great location.

Large 4 level split home, featuring 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, large master bedroom with large dressing room and 2 walk-in closets. Beautiful kit & baths, finished basement, and many extras.

Reduced Asking $879K

Lovely Cape on 50x100, featuring 4 BRs, 2 full baths, basement, 2 driveways, garage & large yard.

Reduced $785K

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HOWARD BEACH

One-of-a-kind Janet Ann duplex condo, 2 BRs, 1 1/2 baths, renovated throughout, granite, S/S appliances, washer and dryer, terrace.

Asking $375K

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Mint extended Cape. Updated brick & stucco, 3/4 BRs, Andersen windows, Pella doors, 1st fl den, tile fls, full bth, kitchen, W/D, 2nd fl, lg LR, FDR. Lg master BR, 2 walk-in closets, HW fls, new EIK w/SS appl. (kit with radiant heat floors). Top floor 2 bed/deck off, DR w/ Trex decking, paved double driveway, 1 car garage. Heated in-ground pool.

Asking $829K

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Beautifully renovated, new kitchen wood cabinets, wood floors.

2 bedrooms on second floor with new bath. 1st floor family room, new full bath. 30x106.

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HOWARD BEACH LINDENWOOD Hi-Rise 1st floor Co-op, 2 BRs, 2 bths, hw floors.

Reduced $239K

• Hi-Rise 1st fl. Co-op, 2 BR, 2 baths, HW fls.Reduced $239K • Hi-Rise, 2BRs/2 baths, Co-op, mint condition, plus terrace. ......................... Asking $325K • Hi-Rise, 2BR, 1 bath & terrace, move-in cond., .Asking $229K IN CONTRACT • 2 BR/2 baths and terrace. .Asking $249K IN CONTRACT • Hi-Rise (move-in cond.), 2 BR / 2 baths and 17 ft. terrace. ..Asking $259K IN CONTRACT • Hard to find Hi-Rise, 3BR, 2 baths Co-op, totally redone .......................... IN CONTRACT • 2 BR/2 baths and large terrace, needs TLC. . Asking $272K IN CONTRACT

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All updated 4 BR home, wooden floors on 1st floor with radiant heat, huge EIK, DR combo with S/S appl., granite countertop, built-in microwave, new windows, new baths, roof 5 years old, can use 3/4 bedrooms or use 1 BR as office.

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HOWARD BEACH Co-op for Sale PRICE: $219,988

Contact Christopher Snyder for more information 347-698-6763

MIDDLE VILLAGE 1 Family Home for Sale PRICE: $765,000

Contact Christopher Snyder for more information 347-698-6763

HOWARD BEACH

JOHN DIBS Broker⁄owner

OZONE PARK

1 Family Home for Sale

Commercial Property for Rent

PRICE: $849,000 Contact Carolyn DeFalco for more information 917-208-9176

Contact Tom Dusi for more information 917-804-3106

BROOKLYN 2 Family Home for Sale PRICE: $374,999

BROOKLYN

JAMAICA

JAMAICA

2 Family Home for Sale PRICE: $669,000

Commercial Property for Sale PRICE: $4,900,000

1 Family Home for Sale PRICE: $549,000

Contact Anthony Fernandez for more information 718-848-4700

Contact Subhas Ramroop for more information 347-581-5596

Contact Subhas Ramroop for more information 347-581-5596

OZONE PARK

BROOKLYN

LINDENWOOD

2 Family Home for Sale PRICE: $729,900

Apartment for Rent PRICE: $2,500

Contact Subhas Ramroop for more information 347-581-5596

Contact Rayhan Ramzan for more information 917-200-5341

BROOKLYN

1 Family Home for Sale PRICE: $579,998

Commercial Property for Sale

Contact Carolyn DeFalco for more information 917-208-9176

Contact Rene Rose for more information 718-810-0293

OZONE PARK 2 Family Home for Sale PRICE: $700,000

OZONE PARK 1 Family Home Sale

Contact Rene Rose for more information 718-810-0293

REGO PARK Co-op for Sale

PRICE: $499,000 Contact Valerie Shalomoff for more information 646-533-8142

Contact Valerie Shalomoff for more information 646-533-8142

VALLEY STREAM 2 Family Home for Sale PRICE: $675,000

Contact Valerie Shalomoff for more information 646-533-8142

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