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Ballot questions for NY voters on Nov. 2 Results could drastically change the process for post-Census redistricting

by Michael Gannon Editor

Voters will have more than political offices on their ballots this Election Day. Turn them over and there will be five referendum questions.

Question 1 would radically change how the state redraws election districts every 10 years after the U.S. Census, and is drawing fire, mostly from Republicans. It also would cap the state Senate at its present 63 seats.

No. 2 if approved would amend the state constitution to include the right to clean air and water, and a healthy environment.

No. 3 would end the requirement that voters be registered at least 10 days before an election, while No. 4 would codify “no-excuse” voting, which end the requirement that those voting by absentee ballot prove they would be unable to get to the polls because they were ill or going to be out of the country.

Less controversial than Nos. 1, 3 and 4 is No. 5, which would lift the limit on claims handled by New York City Civil Courts from $25,000 to $50,000.

“It’s important to turn your ballot over,” said Brian Browne, executive director for university relations and assistant vice president for government relations at St. John’s University, who also teaches political science. “Too many people don’t know those questions are there.”

New York State voters have five questions on their ballots this year.

Browne and Michael Krasner, a retired political science professor at Queens College, both said Question 1 on redistricting is the hotbutton one as it would remove some protections in the redistricting process for the minority political party in the event that one party controls both the state Senate and Assembly — Democrats do now, and by comfortable margins.

And both say it has long-term implications across the country.

“Right now, the redistricting commission has two chairpersons, one Democratic and one Republican,” Browne said. “This could change that.”

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And while parties in power in each state have long gerrymandered to their own benefit following redistricting, both professors said this year seems different in New York State and nationally, even in states that have lines redrawn by independent commissions.

“It’s a lot more polarized than in the past,” Krasner said. “I have mixed feelings. On the one hand perfecting gerrymandering is a horrendous assault on the democratic system. It’s healthy to have nonpartisan commissions to draw the lines.

“On the other hand, there are plenty of red states where Republicans hold the legislatures

and governors’ offices where they are ruthlessly gerrymandering their states.”

As to the stakes, Krasner pointed to recent presidential elections in which Republican candidates have won the Electoral College while losing the popular vote.

He said while the Earl Warren Supreme Court intervened in gerrymandering cases in the 1960s, the present court has declined.

“In New York, if you care about things like climate change, our children’s and grandchildren’s future, the makeup of Congress is important,” Krasner said.

“In this case, it favors the Democrats, so I can see why Republicans would be against it,” Browne said.

He also believes the atmosphere is different than in the past, with the present-day political climate even causing people to question the integrity of independent commissions.

“I think in states that let the party in power draw the districts, they now are flexing those muscles, more so than in the past,” Browne said. “And you have to remember that for a long time in New York the Democrats controlled he Assembly and the Republicans usually controlled the Senate by a few seats. Democrats now have super-majorities in both houses and are using it. That’s why it’s important to vote. Elections have consequences. RedistrictQ ing lasts for 10 years.”

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D32 candidates on issues, ideologies

Ariola and Singh face off on crime, education and transportation

by Deirdre Bardolf

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Ariola opposed the plan, calling The discrepancies between the it unfair and inequitable and not District 32 City Council candidates right for the outer boroughs. She were as evident as ever during a discussed the need for alternative panel last Thursday in Woodhaven. ways of getting to Manhattan as Joann Ariola and Felicia Singh well as the financial burden.

“Everything they do at City Hall partook in a panel discussion hostputs an extra tax on us, whether ed by the Woodhaven Residents’ it’s a street camera that’s Block Associat ion just going off like a strobe weeks before Election light every time people Day. The two are vying are passing or wanting for the seat held by to do congestion pricCouncilman Eric ing,” she said. “What Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), they want to do is keep who is term-limited out ever yone out of this year and holds the Manhattan.” last elected Republican 2021 Transportation issues conposition in Queens.

Republican Ariola, a longtime tinued with a prompt on e-bikes, South Queens civic leader, assured dirt bikes and ATVs, where both attendees that being in the minority candidates noted the danger and would not hold her back, pointing bothersome noises they emit. Arioto the effectiveness of Ulrich and la tur ned to increased NYPD the importance of forming relation- enforcement as a solution and sugships with other councilmembers, gested a police unit dedicated to the referencing the formation of what issue. “We cannot live like this any she has called the “Common Sense longer,” she said, adding that it’s important that they get confiscated Caucus.”

“If you want more of the same, and “crushed.”

Singh took the opportunity to Eric, then go ahead and vote for my opponent,” said Singh, a teacher counter her opponent’s stance on from Ozone Park and the progres- traffic cameras and said she is a huge proponent of Vision Zero. sive Democrat in the race.

The forum, which ran for an “My opponent talks about senseless hour and a half, was moderated by cameras — those cameras actually save lives,” Steve Forte, she said. president of Then she t h e Wo o d pivoted the haven Resie have a couple of issue to prodents’ Block issues that everyone gramming Association. for you ng “We have seems to feel very p e o p l e . a couple of “When chilissues t h at strongly about.” dren and ever ybody — Steve Forte, Woodhaven Residents’ young people seems to feel Block Association president have somevery strongly thing to do in a b o u t ,” h e thei r ow n opened with.

The topics spanned transporta- neighborhood, or where they live, tion, sanitation, crime, unemploy- like afterschool programs, like ment, housing and education. The community development, like jobs candidates had drawn lots to deter- and job training, they’re less likely mine the order, resulting in Ariola to do these extreme thrills of riding answering all 11 questions first. ATV bikes around our communiThey were given three minutes to ties,” she said.

Then, it was the in-school prorespond, plus final remarks.

Congestion pricing was the first gramming that followed, specifitopic the candidates differed on. cally controversy over the Gifted Throughout her campaign, Singh and Talented program that Mayor has spoken of suppor ting the de Blasio said he is phasing out.

“I think the mayor is trying to do MTA’s plan but not wanting to charge cab drivers and others who everything he can to destroy whatdrive for a living. She spoke of ever is left of this city before Janureducing air pollution and having ary 1st. Thankfully, this will not go the revenue funneled back into through until the next mayor is in Associate Editor

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District 32 candidates Felicia Singh, left, and Joann Ariola discuss the most pressing issues in their neighborSCREENSHOT VIA YOUTUBE hoods. the next City Council but when I’m there, that’s a no vote for me,” said Ariola, who talked about raising three sons.

“We’re doing our children a disservice by telling them that we’re all the same, everybody learns the same and there’s no reason to strive harder. We should all be goal-oriented,” she said.

Singh, who taught English abroad for two and a half years as well as in Coney Island and on Long Island, said that a system testing 4- and 5-year-olds contributes to segregation in schools.

“That’s your chance in having a successful curriculum? Are you kidding me? No way,” said Singh.

Next on the agenda were housing issues: property tax reform and basement apartments. Both candidates agreed on the need for property tax reform but differed on how and to what extent.

“Is it going to be an easy fight?

No. But it’s a worthy fight. And it’s one that we can really move the needle on,” said Ariola, who owns a condo.

Singh differed, saying, “City Council has very few jurisdiction over property tax — anyone who tells you any different is not being authentic.”

“City Council can, however, reform the formula in which we use to decide how much tax people are imposed on,” she said. “That’s something we should definitely be fighting and pushing our mayor and our City Council to do in this next coming cohort.”

Singh supports legalizing basement apartments and safe and affordable renting options.

Ariola, however, left it at, “It is not an easy fix. It’s worth taking a look at but as it stands now, they’ve been proven to be unsafe for inhabitants.”

The candidates’ perspectives proved at odds again regarding unemployment.

“People have to want to go back to work. People have to be able to go back to work,” said Ariola, adding that they either do not want to go back because they made more from unemployment and federal funds or because of new vaccination mandates.

Singh said that argument “creates the stereotype that some folks are lazy and some folks are ready to work. ...They were able to get more from government assistance than their actual job.”

Ariola supports better wages, as does Singh, but also prioritizes aid for business owners so they can hire back the staff they had prepandemic. If elected, she said she would create a division within her office dedicated to helping small businesses “navigate the labyrinth” of paperwork and get grants and incentives.

The forum ended with impassioned takes on shootings, police and bail reform and homelessness.

Ariola said she supports judges having more discretion, keeping violent criminals behind bars and investing resources back into the police, including a better anti-

crime unit.

“If you want to add a social worker component that’s great but let’s have them be NYPD,” said Ariola. “Let’s make it a special unit.”

Singh proposed “alter native methods” in expanding public safety to accomapany traditional means like calling the police.

Both candidates brought up domestic violence, an issue Singh took credit for centering in the race.

“I’m so glad that all of my plans like equity, like domestic violence, like social workers, are now something all of my opponents are talking about,” she said.

The candidates acknowledged their differences in their final remarks.

Ariola said her platform “is not a 50 - p a ge pl ay b o ok f r o m t h e ultra-left.”

“She exudes what the movement wants,” she said.

“We want to be able to stay here,” she added. “We don’t want to have to flee, we don’t want to have to go to Florida. We don’t want to have to go to the Carolinas.”

Singh responded that her plan is long because it’s well-thought out.

“My opponent has been running for office since 1996 and has lost every election so it’s not about experience. It’s about desire, it’s about intent,” she said.

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A scary good time Ariola for City Council in Howard Beach

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eople in the 32nd City Council District, as well as in the overlapping state Assembly and Senate districts in South Queens and the Rockaways, have for decades voted for moderate representatives, of both parties.

Joe Addabbo Jr. Eric Ulrich. Phil Goldfeder. Audrey Pheffer. Stacey Pheffer Amato. Serf Maltese. Moderates all, and while largely Democratic, not completely — two are Republicans.

Now the district faces a major decision: whether to continue that tradition and send a centrist to City Hall or take a sudden leap leftward into dangerous, unaffordable territory. It is vital that the people of the district — residents of parts or all of Howard Beach, Ozone Park, South Ozone Park, Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, Broad Channel and western Rockaway — maintain their tradition of political moderation.

This year that means voting for Republican Joann Ariola.

Ariola has been fighting for the community in various roles for decades — as a member of Community Board 10, of her children’s school’s Parent Association and the 106th Precinct Community Council, and as president of both the Lindenwood Alliance and, after a merger, the present-day Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic Association.

A vote for Ariola is a vote for common sense, for moderate policies in support of safer streets and investment in schools, whether traditional public, charter or private, as well as parks and infrastructure.

“I was raised in this district, I raised my children in this district and now my grandchildren are being raised in this district,” Ariola told the Chronicle, pledging to support policies and programs that will help stem an “exodus” of people who have been leaving the area.

They’re leaving, she said, because public safety and quality of life are in decline. We do not believe that electing Ariola’s opponent, teacher and activist Felicia Singh, would reverse the trend.

Though she has noble goals, Singh’s policies are mostly the wrong ones. Primary among them: She’s fully on board with the incredibly misguided “Defund the Police” movement and wants to cut the NYPD’s budget by $1 billion. That’s absolute folly. It’s nothing but an emotional reaction to cases of police misconduct that will achieve nothing. To take just one example: You want bettertrained police who will react well to the situations they find themselves in? Guess what? Training costs money. “Defunding” would do nothing good for anyone, as radical jurisdictions where Singh’s beliefs hold sway, such as Minneapolis and Portland, Ore., have quickly learned.

We don’t need that here.

Other than the NYPD, of course, Singh is on board with jacking up spending to cover expanded social programs and the like. But the city is already facing a projected $4 billion deficit next fiscal year, and unlike the past two years, there will be no federal stimulus money to bail us out. After the recklessness of Mayor de Blasio’s approach — especially expanding the costly city workforce to unprecedented levels — we need every bit of prudence and moderation in the City Council that we can get.

This is, after all, a group that just got a statue of Thomas Jefferson removed from City Hall, because he was one of 12 presidents who owned slaves. That’s insane. Jefferson is among our greatests Founders, despite his flaws. And the incoming City Council will likely be even nuttier than the one that’s there now.

It’s telling that among all the sitting Democratic officials in the area — Addabbo, Pheffer Amato, Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar, even District Leader Frank Gulluscio — none has endorsed Singh. In fact, Goldfeder, Pheffer Amato’s predecessor in the Assembly, crossed party lines to endorse Ariola. If you’re a Democrat, do the same. We urge all to vote for Joann Ariola, whom we gladly endorse for City Council District 32.

Early voting locations The general election is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 2, but early voting starts on Oct. 23 and runs through Oct. 21.

Voters have the opportunity to cast their votes for mayor, comptroller, public advocate, City Council, Queens borough president, justices of the Supreme Court and judges of the civil court as

early as Oct. 23.

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The spooky and spectacular Halloween parade from the Kiwanis Club of Howard Beach is back for its 34th year, packed with fun for all ages.

The parade will take place on Saturday, Oct. 30, starting at 11:30 a.m. on Cross Bay Blvd. and 159th Avenue, stretching to 165th Avenue.

This year’s parade is in memory of Rocco Morabito.

The Kiwanis Club welcomes all to come and march in costume, led by marching bands.

There will be free food, soft drinks, rides, two bounce houses and more.

Seven different pizzerias from the neighborhood are donating pizzas and McDonald’s is donating food as well.

Educational coloring books will be given out, sponsored by Key Foods. Gift bags will be given out, too, all donated from local businesses and organizations.

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tors from the neighborhood will be this year’s grand marshals.

“It brings more prudence this year,” said Steve Sirgiovanni, since they had to cancel last year’s parade due to Covid. “It has been a long-standing tradition in Howard Beach,” said Sirgiovanni Infor mation can be found on the Kiwanis Club of Howard Beach’s Facebook page. Sponsorship opportunities are available. To advertise or support, please contact the Kiwanis Club of Howard Q Beach at howardbeachkiwanis.org

City workers must get the vax: mayor

by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

All city workers must get vaccinated against Covid-19, the mayor announced.

“We got to end the Covid era,” de Blasio said Wednesday morning on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “Our police officers, our EMTs, our firefighters, all our public employees, a lot of whom come in very close contact with their fellow New Yorkers, they need to be safe, their families need to be safe, but we also need to reassure all New Yorkers that if you’re working with a public employee, they’re vaccinated, everyone’s going to be safe.”

De Blasio said the deadline to adhere to the new mandate will come up fast: Oct. 29 at 5 p.m. Those who are not vaccinated as of Nov. 1 will be taken off payroll and placed on unpaid leave, he said.

There are 46,000 public employees who have not been vaccinated, he said.

The city Department of Education was the first agency to be mandated for the vaccine. The mayor said 96 percent of education employees complied with the new rule. Those who didn’t were not fired and still have the option to get the shot

and return to work, an ultimatum de Blasio called “compassionate.”

Other agencies that weren’t given mandates did not see similar inoculation rates.

Only 70 percent of the police force is vaccinated, though 460 officers succumbed to Covid-19 over the past two years, de Blasio said.

“Never let up the gas on Covid. Never think it’s easy to defeat this enemy,” de Blasio said. “We’ve got more work to do.

Our public employees have to be part of this solution. But what I think is on a very human level, we have lost a lot of our public employees. We’ve lost a lot of people who serve us.”

Now, the city will also be offering a $500 incentive for public employees who get vaccinated.

The city is still offering religious and medical accommodations, but de Blasio said reasons have “to be real.”

The mayor is encouraging other cities, states and private companies to adopt similar mandates to curb the pandemic.

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Advocates aiding in bay boat removal

Target areas being identified in junk cleanup, with help from Ecowatchers

by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

Target areas are being identified to remove old boats and debris from the Jamaica Bay area and advocates and local boaters hope the project can begin this fall.

A second round of funding has been dedicated to the efforts by Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), following a similar initiative last year.

“It’s not an easy thing to do, but we’re grateful for it again,” said Dan Mundy Jr., vice president of Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers.

“It’s certainly going to be a big benefit to the bay.”

Hawtree Basin has been identified as an immediate target site for this most recent allocation of funding, according to a spokesperson for the NYC Parks Department.

The project is a combined effort by the Parks Department and the Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers.

Mundy said it makes sense for his bay advocacy group to aid in the identification of potential targets because they are out and about on the bay regularly.

“We’ll identify a couple of targets for them just because they do move,” he said. “So we have a couple of ideas right now where some boats are, but we’ll nail it down.”

Boats are often abandoned when owners

A new round of funding has been dedicated to cleaning up derelict boats from Jamaica Bay. One local advocate says barges and cranes, like the above in Rockaway, contribute to the problem.

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can no longer afford the upkeep.

Having a program for turning in boats that can no longer be maintained would help, he said, the same way a car could be turned in.

In the meantime, boats and other debris break away from docks and drift into the bay.

“We call it marine debris because it’s docks, floats, sometimes fuel tanks, certainly

boats. But all that stuff that breaks loose and goes out there and it gets trapped in Jamaica Bay. Sometimes it comes from outside the bay, from the Hudson, but most of it originates in the bay,” Mundy said. Abandoned barges and cranes also litter waterways, especially near the Rockaway Peninsula.

In narrow waterways, like Hawtree Basin,

debris can obstruct sailors from navigating and getting through.

One commercial fisherman, a member of the Howard Beach Motor Boat Club who asked to remain anonymous, recalled not being able to get his 33-foot boat through the canal at one point.

“It’s my livelihood,” he said.

He said residents took matters into their own hands and got rid of three boats, pumping water out and floating them up to the surface.Like Mundy, they wish there was an easier way to turn in boats.

Mundy also supports the idea of adding a fee to the cost of registering a boat that would be dedicated to upkeep. Marine debris damages restored wetlands and can leak oil into the bay.

“Most boaters are very environmentally conscious,” he said.

He added he hopes the project starts soon, before winter.

The Parks Department spokesperson said the exact details, vessels and timeline are still being determined.

“We are thankful for the funding support provided by Councilman Ulrich that will facilitate the removal of derelict abandoned vessels in the Jamaica Bay area, and for the Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers’ continued advocaQ cy,” he said in a statement.

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P Vote Eric Adams for mayor of New York City

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here is little our two most recent mayors agree on — certainly not when it comes to major issues such as crime, education or their attitude toward the business community. But somehow they both believe Democrat Eric Adams is the right person to be our next leader.

That former Mayor Bloomberg and outgoing Mayor de Blasio agree is indicative of how Adams, the Brooklyn borough president, has run his campaign — part progressive, part conservative. Addressing de Blasio’s plan to eliminate Gifted and Talented education, for example, Adams put the brakes on it, indicating he will not only not eliminate the program, but expand it to more schools and increase opportunity for kids. He will also look to identify and expand programs for kids with dyslexia and other learning struggles.

And he backs charter schools, along with better traditional schools in minority communities, and the Specialized High School Admissions Test. All of that is vital today.

Addressing the increase in crime, Adams makes clear that he will defend and support the police force but not accept anything less than professionalism from all cops and will hold them accountable. He will go after petty crime, which is now overlooked by order of de Blasio, the City Council,

the state Legislature and the last governor. The results have been terrible. It only makes sense that Adams, a retired police captain who made reforming the department a priority while he was there, will tackle crime while finding the right balance with people’s fundamental human rights.

On economics, unlike de Blasio, who seems to have contempt for anyone who has achieved financial success, Adams has repeatedly pointed out 65,000 NYC residents pay 51 percent of the income taxes here. It should be fairly obvious to all that if a government wants to provide all the services that NYC does, we need to keep the high earners living here. The pandemic made it all too easy for people and companies to work remotely, whether from Florida or the Hamptons, and we need them to come back.

Once he becomes mayor, tough decisions will need to be made. We hope Adams is able to govern on the moderate path he ran on. The City Council will do everything in its power to move him left.

He told our Editorial Board he would hew to the center when he came in for an interview. And look, for example, at what the New York Post reported Sept. 20 (AOC, for the few who don’t know, is U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez):

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De Blasio the dunce Dear Editor: Re “Pols and parents slam mayor’s G&T plan in Bayside,” Oct. 18, qchron.com: De Blasio has been one of the worst mayors this city has elected. Only a dolt such as de Blasio would look to do away with the Gifted and Talented school program. I suppose he feels threatened by any child who is smarter than him.

Linda Sperling Forest Hills

The mayor’s racist insult Dear Editor: Re your Oct. 14 editorial: “Save Gifted and Talented courses” Mayor de Blasio is ending Gif ted and Talented prog rams because a large number of Asian and white students are enrolled, compared to a smaller Black and Hispanic enrollment. That is blatantly racist and unfair. He condemns kids (and parents) of two ethnic groups who succeed by following the rules and displaying intellectual ability and discipline. He wants to replace G&T with something called “Brilliant,” which is anything but. It puts students of different academic levels in the same classroom.

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“‘I’m a big believer that you know, I think, AOC and I believe we both want the same things, we just have different pathways to get there,’ he said on CNBC when asked about the controversial outfit she wore to last week’s star- studded Met Gala. ‘Her mother was a domestic worker, or did things on that level, [and] so was my mother.’ “‘But when you talk about just blanketly saying tax rich in this city, we may have 8 million people, but 65,000 pay 51% of our income taxes,’ Adams added in his response to the lefty lawmaker’s controversial getup. ‘And if you say to those 65,000 to leave, then we’re not going to have the firefighters, the teachers, all of those basic things.’

“Instead of impulsively advocating for raising taxes on rich Big Apple residents, Adams said, the city should first find ways to trim fat in the city budget and then assess if taxes should be hiked to bring in more municipal cash.”

Adams’ opponent, Republican Curtis Sliwa of Guardian Angels fame, is a colorful creature well-suited to his chief work as a talk radio host. Like Adams, he loves the city and has made a mostly positive contribution to it for decades.

But he’s not mayoral material; he’s never held any office.

We’re proud to endorse Eric Adams for mayor.

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Equality means equal opportunity for all; everyone is the same at the starting line.

Equity demands equal results; everyone must cross the finish line at the same time.

That defies reality unless it’s achieved by replacing merit with manipulation.

This is the DOE’s latest step to dumb down education, which has prompted many parents to pull their kids out of regular public schools and put them in charter, religious and private schools. Enrollment declined in all of the DOE’s 32 elementary and middle school districts, notes the New York Post.

Parents realize that “equity” results in failure for all public school students.

Our likely next major, Eric Adams, wants to extend, not end, Gifted and Talented programs. He displays a gift that de Blasio clearly lacks — common sense.

Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

Shops block bus stop Dear Editor: There are two auto shops on Merrick Boulevard and 107th Avenue. Cars are consistently parked in the bus stop. Seniors and other residents have to stand in the street on Merrick to board the bus. Some residents have fallen due to the bus not being able to pull to the curb.

Parking on the sidewalk is an accident waiting to happen for the public and seniors.

These auto shops are right across the street from Allen Cathedral Senior Residence and have put residents’ safety in jeopardy when they’re using public transit. The Department of Transportation and the local precinct are aware of the situation but the owners and their clients don’t care. Bringing this to the attention of the community is needed at this time. Thank you.

Jeanne Majors Jamaica

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Dear Editor: I’m a big believer that labels belong on soup cans, not people; so I have a suggestion. The next time someone running for office calls their opponent “a socialist” they agree to opt out of Social Security and literally put their money where their mouth is — if they are so against socialism.

Stew Frimer Forest Hills

Another Cuomo boondoggle Dear Editor: Gov. Hochul has effectively canceled former Gov. Cuomo’s $2.05 billion La Guardia Air Train project (“AirTrain defeated!,” Editorial, Oct. 14). Hochul should also cancel Cuomo’s Penn Station “Empire Station Complex” managed by the Empire State Development Corp. It faces many financial, legal and operational conflicts and issues. This $16 billion project and the Port Authority, $10 billion new 42nd Street Manhattan Bus Terminal are both counting on the sale of air rights as a source for billions to help defray construction costs. There is a glut of surplus office space in Hudson Yards and other Manhattan neighborhoods. The projects are located on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan only eight blocks apart. They will be competing against each other for tenants.

If the air rights sale generates less than anticipated revenue, the shortfall could be billions.

This deficit will have to be made up by ESDC, the project sponsor. It will look toward the states of New York and New Jersey, the MTA and NJ Transit for a bailout. This means higher MTA and Port Authority bridge tolls and fare increases for NJ Transit, LIRR and NYC Transit subway riders, along with other tax increases and user fees.

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

Deeply flawed Democrats

now”) forgot that Democrats, led by Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Jerry Nadler, etc. stood in the way of every proposal, bill, nominee and measure offered by former President Donald Trump. They never had any intention of cooperating with the president or working on a bipartisan level. When they couldn’t have their way, the word “impeachment” buzzed around like a fly at a picnic.

Now they refuse to compromise on the infrastructure bill, and ignore that it includes a measure to grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens. Their sole purpose is to give citizenship and voting rights to people they see as future voters for their party. They aren’t the least bit concerned about America or Americans, only retaining power. They seek to end the filibuster; eliminate the Electoral College; give 16-year-olds, criminals and illegal aliens the right to vote; and statehood to territories and the District of Columbia. Just as Mike Pence said to Kamala Harris at the vice-presidential debate, Democrats can’t win by the rules, so they have to change them.

Perhaps Mr. Haber will acknowledge that Democrats are just as guilty in the lack of leadership, propriety and bipartisan cooperation that a government needs to run effectively.

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Inflation, a hidden tax Dear Editor: Twice a week I go with my mother to a diner to get a bite to eat. Being creatures of habit, we always order the same things. With tax and tip, the cost is always $32. That is until one recent Thursday, when the cost went up to $35. That’s an increase of almost 10 percent.

I spoke to Mike, the owner of the diner. He told me that costs have been going up the last year and he finally had to raise prices in order to keep up with the costs.

The economy is coming back from a pandemic and we have nothing quite like it in our history to tell us how the economy may look in the foreseeable future. One cause of the rise in inflation is definitely supply-chain issues as labor shortages are limiting supplies.

Another possibility is pent-up demand. After World War II, all the money that people were saving during the war was being used to buy new homes, cars and other items that were not available in wartime. We may be having the same issue today. For those people who did not lose their jobs last year, they were getting paid but were limited in what they could buy. Now, demand is going back up.

This leads me to the issue of the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending bill. If enacted, it would increase demand for goods and services to a point where the demand far outweighs the supply, causing inflation to skyrocket, and once that happens it is difficult to reverse. Those of us who were around in the late 1970s and early 1980s remember the last time it happened.

Inflation is a hidden tax on all of us, especially seniors on fixed income. Lawmakers should take a wait and see attitude with any new spending plans until we see how the economy will recover in the next year. If they don’t, it may be too late to reverse the damage.

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Dear Editor: In the issue of Oct. 7 were letters from two readers blaming Republicans for impeding democracy and thwarting the proposals of Democrats.

I’d like to inform Glenn Hayes (“You’re seeing democracy”) that a democracy allows all voices to be heard. Perhaps he has not been watching congressional hearings, where Democrats silence, block and attempt to derail nearly every proposal or argument Republicans make.

When unable to respond intelligently, their answer almost always seems to be “racism,” the magic bait word. One such example was voter identification. Many states require it. The Democrats seems to have no issue with ID when it comes to obtaining medical care, entering college, getting a marriage license, opening a bank account or picking up a package at the post office. But when required to vote, suddenly it’s “racist.”

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Whom to expect on your ballot in Queens Election includes races for boro prez, mayor, Council, and more

by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

Lander (D-Brooklyn) beat out a long list of Democratic hopefuls in June’s primary, including City Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan). He’ll appear on the ballot opposite Republican Daby Benjaminé Carreras, Conservative Paul Rodriguez and Libertarian John Tabacco Jr.

The New York City 2021 elections are just around the corner, and voters will cast their ballots for a number of offices.

Early voting begins this weekend, giving voters the chance to cast their ballots in the week leading up to the election. Queens has Public advocate 22 early voting sites open from Oct. Democrat Jumaane Williams 23 through Oct. 31. is hoping to retain his seat, Voters have an assigned which he has held since early voting site, which 2019, but faces a slew may differ from their of challengers: Repubregular polling place. lican Devi Elizabeth To find one’s assigned Nampiaparampil, Conlocation, use the locaservative and Indepentor at findmypollsite. dent Anthony Herbert vote.nyc.

2021 and Liber tar ian Devin Voters can also see a Balkind. sample ballot, which lists the candidates for their district, by Queens borough president visiting that page, but here’s a runJust two are running for the down on all the candidates who have thrown their hats in the ring head borough spot: incumbent Democrat Donovan Richards, who for Queens’ 21 races: won the seat in a special election last year, and Thomas Zmich, who Mayor The biggest contenders for the is running on Republican, Conserrole are Democrat Eric Adams and vative and Save Our City lines.

Republican Curtis Sliwa, but there City Council District 19 a number of others running on Democrat Tony Avella, who smaller lines: Conservative William Pepitone, Socialist and Liber- held the seat from 2002 to 2009, al Catherine Rojas and Libertarian will face Republican Vickie PalaStacey Prussman are running, as dino and Conservative John-Alexwell as Fernando Mateo on the ander Sakelos.

Save Our City line, Raja Michael City Council District 20 Flores on the Humanity United Only two candidates are in the line, Skiboky Stora for the Out Lawbreaker line and Quanda race to succeed term-limited Peter Koo (D-Flushing): Democrat SanFrancis on the Empowerment line. dra Ung and Republican and Conservative Yu-Ching Pai. Comptroller Cit y Cou ncil member Brad City Council District 21 Incumbent Francisco Moya (D-Corona) already won his reelection bid. He easily beat out his four challengers in the June primary, taking 51.8 percent of the vote. Moya is the only candidate appearing on the general election ballot.

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City Council District 22 Tiffany Cabán, a progressive Democrat, Edwin DeJesus from the Green Party and Republican Felicia Kalan are battling for the western Queens seat.

The Queens borough president race will be one of several contests to appear on the 2021 election ballot.

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City Council District 23 Incumbent Barry Grodenchik (D-Oakland Gardens) announced last year that he won’t be running for re-election. Democrat Linda Lee and Republican and Conser-

Early voting begins Saturday, and Queens voters will cast their ballots for a plethora of offices, including mayor and FILE PHOTO BY RADIO FREE EUROPE PHOTO / WIKIPEDIA City Council. vative James Reilly are looking to take it over.

City Council District 24 I ncu mbent Ja mes Gen na ro (D-Hillcrest) served in the role from 2002 to 2013 and won a special election last year after predecessor Rory Lancman left office.

He won the June primary, but will face challenges from Republican Timothy Rosen and Conservative Mujib Rahman, who had opposed Gennaro in the special election, next week.

City Council District 25 Four candidates are vying to replace Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights): Democrat Shekar Krishnan, Republican Shah Shahidul Haque, Libertarian Suraj Jaswal and Fatima Baryab on the Diversity line.

City Council District 26 Democrat Julie Won had to beat out 16 other candidates in the June primary, but Republican Marvin Jeffcoat has been the only GOP candidate since the beginning.

Now the race has boiled down to just those two.

City Council District 27 Democrat Natasha Williams already won the race. She emerged from the primary with a 72.9 percent victory and will face no competitors in the general election.

City Council District 28 Incumbent Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica) is running to defend her seat against Republican Ivan Mossop Jr.

City Council District 29 Democrat Lynn Shulman and Michael Conigliaro, a Republican, Conservative and Save Our City candidate, are battling for the central Queens position.

City Council District 30 Incu mbent Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) will not face any challengers in the general election. He won the June primary with a slim lead — just 6.5 percent — over Juan A rdila and was cross-endorsed by the Republican party, on whose line he won the seat four years ago.

City Council District 31 Incumbent Selvena BrooksPowers easily won the primary after garnering 71.4 percent of the vote. She has been serving in the role for just a few months; she won a March 2021 special election.

She’ll face Republican and Conservative Vanessa Simon.

City Council District 32 Joann Ariola is the Republican hoping to keep the district red after term-limited Eric Ulrich (D-Ozone Park) leaves office in January, but Democrat Felicia Singh and Community First candidate Kenichi Wilson are trying to sway the voters in their favor.

City Council District 34 The 34th District mostly covers Brooklyn, but includes some of Ridgewood. Democrat Jennifer Gutierrez dominated the race but faces t wo candidates: Lutchi Gayot from the Black Lives Matter line and Terrell Finner from the

Power to the People party.

State Supreme Court There’s only one election in Queens concerning state Supreme Court; six positions on the 11th Judicial District are open. Vying for the spots are Denis Butler, Deborah Axt, Kenneth Holder, Bob Cohen, Laurentina McKetney Butler, Dav id K i r sch ner, K a ren Gopee, John Spataro and Michele Titus.

Judges of the city Civil Court Three candidates are running in this Queenswide race: Democrats Soma Syed and Andrea Ogle, and Wi l l ia m Sh a n a h a n f rom t he Republican, Conser vative and Save Our City parties.

Civil Court 3rd District Ter m-limited City Councilmember Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) is facing Republicans Kathy Wu Parrino and Joseph Kasper for the 3rd District judgeship.

Civil Court 4th District Democrat Cassandra Johnson and Republican Conservative Daniel Kogan are vying for the 4th Municipal Court seat.

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Housing advocates want basement units

Say legalizing alternative spaces for affordable homes will help NYers

by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

A coalition of 60 housing advocates throughout New York signed a letter to legalize accessory dwelling units earlier this month.

Accessory Dwelling Units New York, an advocacy group for legalizing basements as housing units, believe that if the For the Accessory Homes Enabling Act (A4854/ S4547) gets support it will open up 100,000 affordable units of living space for New Yorkers struggling to pay rent.

The legislation, sponsored by Assemblyman Harvey Epstein (D-Manhattan), would provide regulations designed to make sure basement apartments are up to code; that the state can enforce the code; ensure that units are habitable spaces for independent living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation for renters; and that the homes are 800 square feet and 7 feet high, with 2 feet above curb level.

If enacted, the bill would request subletters to get permits for the basement dwellings and require municipalities to have an administrative appeal process for permits that are denied and instructions on how an individual may appeal such a denial. It also says that 180 days after the bill is potentially signed into law that low- and moderate-

Advocates for alternative homes want legislation that would regulate and legalize basement FILE PHOTO dwellings. income homeowners should have access to a financing program to create an accessory dwelling unit.

A s s e m bl y m a n K h a l e el A n d e r s o n (D-South Ozone Park) and 15 others have co-sponsored the bill in the Assembly. State Sens. Jessica Ramos (D-Jackson Heights), Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) and four oth-

ers support the bill in the state Senate, where it is being reviewed by the Judiciary Committee.

ADUNY believes that had basement apartments been regulated, there would not have been such horrific flooding in those dwellings in September when Tropical Storm Ida touch downed in New York.

Eight people died in Queens from the storm, and most were in basement apartments when they were killed, according to officials.

“A lot of undocumented immigrants rent basement apartments,” Jennifer Hernandez of Make the Road New York at 92-10 Roosevelt Ave. in Elmhurst, one of the 60 organizations that signed the letter, said.

“They are a big part of the population and this is their only affordable way to stay in the city.”

An estimated 866,000 undocumented people live in New York, according to data from the Migration Policy Institute.

“They do it to be near jobs and near transportation,” said Hernandez. “We know these are not the safest units for families and people in general. Lives were lost to Ida during the f looding in the basements in Queens. We really think the state needs to figure out ways to make these units safer.

New York struggles with real affordable housing.”

Legalizing basement dwellings and making sure they are up to code would prevent more tragedy, added Hernandez.

“There needs to be investment to improve these units in a way to make them affordable to the population that needs them,” she Q said.

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If mayor, Eric Adams to expand G&T Brooklyn borough president wants police reform and public safety

by Naeisha Rose

my police officers. I’m going to tell them you are going to do your jobs, Mayoral Democratic nominee you are going to respond to the calls and Brooklyn Borough President for services and you are going to Eric Adams held an Ethnic and deal with some of the crimes conCommunity Media Town Hall suming the city and we are going to Monday for the last leg of his cam- do it effectively.”

However, if officers don’t respect paign ahead of the Nov. 2 general themselves when wearing the election, which is in two weeks.

On the mind of many news out- badge, he will remove them from the department and won’t wait four lets was public safety.

As of Oct. 10, NYPD crime years to do so, he said in reference stats depicted an increase in crime to ex-NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo, who was fired in 2019 for compared to last year in these using a prohibited chokecategories: rape, other sex hold on Staten Islander crimes, felony assault, Eric Garner, who died grand larceny, grand from the banned larceny auto, housing, maneuver in 2014. petit larceny, misde“But if you wea r meanor assault, hate that uniform and you cr imes and shooting respect the nobility incidents.

2021 of don’t public protection, I’m A s d e b a t e r a ge s o n going to remove you from my between Republicans and Democrats, and moderates and Democrat- depar t ment in an expeditious ic Socialists, on whether there has fashion,” said Adams, who was been a negative impact on public raised in South Jamaica. “We are safety with recent police reform, going to make sure that communiAdams has reiterated his stance on ties participate in the selection the matter that the two aren’t mutu- process of their precinct commanders so that we can star t ally exclusive.

“Don’t let anyone tell you that we building and rebuilding trust.”

Adams wants to redefine the have to trade off on public safety for justice,” Adams said to the Queens term of public safety too.

“It is not just police, it is also criChronicle. “We can have the justice sis management teams, faith-based we deserve and the safety we need.”

A day after the general election, institutions, youth groups, educaAdams plans to start visiting all the tors — we need to look at public police precincts, according to the safety differently and have an intervention plan on what we need to do Democratic nominee.

“We are going to let our officers right now,” said Adams. “We need know we are going to hit these to put in place plainclothes anti-gun steps,” said Adams, a former mem- officers, but also a prevention plan ber of the NYPD for 22 years, who and long-term plans like dyslexia joined the force years after being screening so that we don’t have 30 beaten up by cops as a teen. “We percent of prisoners being dyslexic are going to have a new relation- because they didn’t get the services ship. I’m going to have the backs of they deserve. I know we can balAssociate Editor

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Borough President Donovan Richards, left, Councilwomen Adrienne Adams and Selvena Brooks-Powers and others endorse Brooklyn Borough President Eric FILE PHOTO Adams, second from left, for mayor.

ance it out. I’ve worn that uniform and I know what it is to police this city. I’m going to bring that experience of being an advocate and bring experience of being a law enforcement person.”

As a cop, Adams co-founded 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care to speak out against police brutality and misconduct in 1995.

As mayor, Adams would like to provide more resources for precision policing, which has law enforcement focusing on the small number of individuals who are thought to be primary drivers of violence.

“The prerequisite to prosperity is public safety,” said Adams. “We are going to zero in on gang crime through precision policing and coordinate our gang units throughout the city so that we can go after those who are committing real crime ... [through] gun violence.”

Adams believes that precision policing also includes precision resources to prevent crime in the first place and recidivism.

“Let’s go after people who are likely to commit a crime and let’s target them,” said Adams. “Mental health assistance, job placement, housing — let’s be precise in helping people who are on the pathway to criminal behavior so that we can turn around this public crisis we are experiencing.”

Covid-19 questions loomed large as hours before the town hall former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, 84, died from complications with the virus while battling cancer.

It is not known as to whether or not the former Hollis resident had a booster shot before his immunity waned or if his weakened state due to the latter disease resulted in his initial round of Covid shots not taking.

A July study found that only 45 percent of people with multiple myeloma, cancer of the plasma cells, which several outlets reported Powell had, had an “adequate response” to the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, as reported by The New York Times.

“Covid is a formidable opponent,” said Adams. “I’ve witnessed f irsthand being on the ground how it has destroyed the lives of people. With the Delta variant, South African variant and other variants, this is going to be around us for a long time.”

If representatives from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves a vaccine for elementary

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams held an Ethnic and Community Media Town Hall on Oct. 18 via Zoom to discuss public safety, Covid-19 and SCREENSHOT VIA ERIC ADAMS CAMPAIGN education. ented programs, but believes that will only work if segregation in schools is broken down.

“There are seats in certain ZIP codes in the city and that is unfair,” said Adams about the G&T program. “I’m going to make sure there is access to it for all our children.”

Instead of parents navigating the forms to get their children tested for the G&T program, Adams will have an opt-out system so that all kids will be tested to see if they qualify for it unless a parent doesn’t want their child to take the exam.

“We are going to automatically give it to all our children, not only at 4 years old, but throughout all their educational experience,” said Ad a m s. “I believe this is the wrong e need to be leaning into conversation that we are having ... Gifted and Talstudents who have barriers ented students are going to be all right. We need to be to learning ... If we don’t leaning into students who give them the support they have barriers to learning.

Those students with dysneed, they will never have a lexia, learning disabilities and [attention deficit disproductive life in our city.” order], these children can lear n as well, they just — Democratic nominee Eric Adams learn differently ... if we don’t give them the supagenda where we want to turn port they need, they will never around the inequality in education. have a productive life in our city.”

Adams was endorsed by Borough When I think of the number that 65 percent of Black and brown children President Donovan Richards, Coundon’t meet [math and English] profi- cil members Ad r ien ne Ad a ms ciency in this city every year, I’m (D-Jamaica), Selvena Brooks-Powers (D-Laurelton) and Peter Koo troubled by that.”

Adams wants to sit down with (D-Flushing), just to name a few stakeholders, parents and teachers to elected officials backing his mayorQ work on expanding Gifted and Tal- al campaign. and middle school kids and top officials of the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene recommend a vaccine mandate, Adams will require vaccines to keep kids in school similar to the measles, mumps and rubella vaccines.

Adams also plans to fight for mayoral control of schools for a block of years if elected and for the expansion, not elimination, of the Gifted and Talented program in schools.

“Mayoral control does sunset next year, but it can be renewed,” said Adams. “I’m hoping to get it for years because it is imperative that we move forward with an aggressive

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Sliwa carries GOP banner to Nov. 2

Guardian Angels founder one step away from heading the establishment

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Very few likely are surprised that the man who founded the Guardian Angels back in 1979 has made tackling escalating violent crime a centerpiece of his mayoral campaign in 2021.

Curtis Sliwa, the longtime law-and-order community activist and radio talk show host, is running on the Republican and Independent Party lines on Nov. 2.

Sliwa is running on restoring all budget cuts to the NYPD. He is calling for the reestablishment of anti-crime units that specialized in gun arrests. He also wants to increase police presence in the subways and in New York City Housing Authority complexes.

Specifically relating to safety in the subways, he advocates dedicating officers to deal with fare-beaters; and removing the homeless and mentally ill to appropriate facilities for assistance.

Like many, including former candidate Bill de Blasio, Sliwa is calling for property tax reform, including a 2 percent annual cap.

His campaign website states that reforms will tie into his housing plan for low- and middle-income residents. His housing plan calls on the city and state to revamp their zoning regulations to foster the development of more middle- and low-income housing.

expenses, money he said would be reallocatchoice for parents.

His plan for homelessness centers on ed from the Department of Education’s administration budget lines. housing with on-site support services. He He also wants to create a sales tax holiday says safety and security at shelters must be improved in order to make them a more for certain back-to-school supplies, clothing attractive option for those people living on and electronics that would be in place in August and early September. the streets.

Citing major storms in recent months, A noted animal lover, Sliwa also wants Sliwa is proposing a resiliency plan that to end “kill” shelters and provide funding would include expanding the capacity and to encourage spaying and neutering of pets. improving the maintenance of the Sliwa’s plans to reform NYCHA city’s drainage systems; offer conditions incude requiring superbuilding owners tax credits to intendents to live on the property build or retrofit structures to and maintenance workers to be ensure that they are flood- and on call for emergency repairs, stormproof; establish an early as they are in private apartment warning system to go into effect complexes. when the magnitude of a major His multipronged program for storm becomes clear; and invest in small businesses would streamline 2021 major infrastructure such as levees, the business permit and licensing probulkheads, seawalls and storm surge proteccess, including a 60-day deadline for issuing tion in floodprone areas. a determination on the applications. He also Sliwa also is proposing to reduce tax wants to set up a loan program offering exemptions for real estate owned by wealthy amounts between $300 and $45,000 to help entrepreneurs in lower- and middle-income private universities such as Columbia and neighborhoods get off the ground. He also New York University, which his campaign says could mean more than $480 million. wants to create an Entrepreneurs and Small Sliwa also believes the city, seeking to Business Council to advise him on policy. retain its place on the cutting edge of busiSliwa has promised a program that will provide working families with up to $2,000 ness and finance, should begin embracing Q for things such as childcare and tutoring cryptocurrency.

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Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa has overcome long odds before. Now he’s less than two weeks away from a contest with Democrat Eric Adams to serve as the city’s 110th mayor. FILE PHOTO BY BOB JAGENDORF / FLICKR On education Sliwa’s campaign calls for expanding gifted and talented opportunities. He also favors expanding vocational and technical education, increasing the number of charter schools and more school

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Dates for long-criticized test now set

by Emily Dattilo Chronicle Contributor

Amy Nicolas, an eighth-grader at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Academy, had been busy studying for a test without a date. Now, she finally has one.

That exam — the Specialized High School Admissions Test — is the decisive admissions factor for eight of the nine specialized high schools in New York City. Public schools opened Sept. 13, and the city Department of Education website was recently updated to include a registration deadline of Nov. 15 and a handful of December test dates including Dec. 2, 5, 11 and 12. It also offers a short list of downloadable practice tests and materials.

“I was actually really surprised that it was out because they’ve been stalling it,” Amy said, adding that she and her friends feel relieved to know the test is happening.

Back in August, the lack of information led her to create a change.org petition titled “Mandate the Mayor to Set the SHSAT Date,” which garnered just over 1,200 signatures. However, the SHSAT isn’t a typical exam, and there are different views concerning the test itself.

Danielle Cohen, author of “NYC School Segregation” — a detailed report analyzing education trends in New York City — and a then-senior policy analyst for The Civil Rights Project at UCLA, explains that some families

aren’t aware of the test. She considers it to be “a sorting mechanism.”

“These things often take years to study for and prep for and people are on it, you know, Asian, white students often have a lot of advantages in that regard,” Cohen said. “So it’s, I think, a very large piece of the inequity.”

Race has long been part of the conversation regarding educational opportunities in New York City, including the SHSAT. According to NYC Department of Education’s Info Hub, last school year’s demographic enrollment data for the specialized high schools includes figures like 0.7 percent Black students at Staten Island Technical High School, 3.8 percent Hispanic students at Stuyvesant High School and 1.3 percent multiracial students at Brooklyn Technical High School.

Those figures mirror a long-running trend seen in data on offers to the eight specialized high schools. In 2018, according to Info Hub, 51.7 percent of Asian students were given an offer, along with 26.5 percent of white students, 8.3 percent unknown, 6.3 percent Hispanic, 4.1 percent Black, 2.5 percent multiracial and 0.6 percent Native American.

Data from 2021 shows those numbers have fluctuated at most a few percentage points in either direction.

The disparity is something that Mayor de Blasio has worked to address for some time. He

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Students prep for the crucial SHSAT

Amy Nicolas, front and inset, and another student work at Kweller Prep in Forest Hills, which offers classes for the Specialized High School Admissions Test and other exams. PHOTO BY EMILY DATTILO has even gone so far as to push for the elimination of the test, though he was not successful in doing so, something that would require state legislative approval.

As such, for now, the exam will stay.

Some organizations, however, are helping students of diverse backgrounds advocate for their own academic success, and Kweller Prep — a for-profit business with locations in Forest Hills and Manhattan — is one such place. It offers classes for the ACT, SAT, AP exams and

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Pols, parents slam mayor’s G&T plan

Calling on next mayoral admin for expansion and parent engagement

by Deirdre Bardolf

program. When she heard the mayor’s announcement, she said she was shocked Parents and elected officials gathered out- and wished she had received more informaside of PS 203 in Bayside last Friday to fur- tion from the school administration about ther protest Mayor de Blasio’s elimination of the news.

“If they cut the G&T program, where is Gifted and Talented education, calling it “half-baked” and lazy and pushing for my little one going? ” asked Liu, who expansion and improvement of the program. planned on sending her preschool-aged “Meaningful parent engagement is vital,” daughter to the same school. “That’s the said Cathy Grodsky, president of the District problem for me,” she said.

She wishes the Gifted and Talented pro26 PTA Presidents’ Council. “Looking forward, parents must have an active say in the gram focused more on reading, she said, but nonetheless, she appreciated that its lessons future of accelerated education in the city.”

The press conference was hosted by City “go deeper” and provide en r ich ment Council Democratic nominees Sandra Ung, assignments.

Greg Comeau runs Greg’s Tutoring NYC candidate for District 20, and Linda Lee, and attended the event in Bayside with signs candidate for District 23.

“One-size-fits-all isn’t fair to students, that supported both the G&T and the Spenor will it do anything to improve educa- cialized High Schools Admissions Test .

“Gifted and Talented is partially random tional outcomes,” said Lee. They were joined by Congresswoman because there’s no G&T formal curriculum.

Grace Meng (D-Flushing), state Sens. John So it kind of gets torn between going faster Liu (D-Bayside) and Toby Ann Stavisky or going deeper,” he said. “But it’s better (D-Flushing), Assemblymembers Ed Braun- than general education.”

Christopher Wagner, an assistant professtein (D -Bayside) and David Wepr in (D-Fresh Meadows), a representative from sor of elementary and early childhood cduthe office of Assemblywoman Nily Rozic cation at Queens College who served on the Citywide Council on (D-Queens) and English Lang uage Councilmembers Learners, also Ba r r y G r o d e n ch i k believes t hat G &T (D-Oakland Gardens) his plan is going to be programs look differand Peter Koo killed, I can guarantee ent across schools and (D-Flushing). programs.

The elected off iyou that.”

“It is supposed to cials also criticized be a modified version t he lack of public — Councilman Barry Grodenchik of the existing curricengagement. u lu m t hat is more “Once again, the mayor made a major announcement on a advanced and that aims to work beyond Friday afternoon of a three-day weekend. grade-level standards or expectations. This While this mayor has one foot out the door, is very vague,” he said in an email.

He thinks this vagueness is why the mayit is a clearer signal than ever that this is a half-baked plan that should never be or’s new plan focuses on teacher training and professional development. served,” Stavisky said.

“I would guess that the DOE has recog“Mayor de Blasio would rather go it alone than do the hard work of including parents, nized this and realized that training and proteachers, elected officials and the communi- fessional development on differentiation is needed to support teachers on how to plan ty to create a more equitable system.”

Jie Liu, of Bayside, has a son in third and modify curriculum to meet the needs of grade at 30th Avenue School in Astoria, different students,” said Wagner.

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Parents, elected officials and candidates for office gathered to voice their support of the Gifted PHOTO BY DEIRDRE BARDOLF and Talented program outside of PS 203 in Bayside on Friday. sheets is not an example of effective differentiation, and is another example of the shortcomings of the current G&T model.”

The officials in attendance praised the program nonetheless and also called for improvements.

“Gifted and talented curriculums have provided students with crucial challenges that help them reach their full potential in the classroom,” said Meng. “Phasing out this program is a mistake.”

“Reforming the process would be the harder choice, and instead of making any adjustments, the City is taking the easier way out by implementing a mass elimination of the program,” said Meng.

Liu, chairperson of the Senate’s Committee on New York City Education and an alumnus of PS 203 himself, recalled accelerated learning programs existing even back then and called the mayor’s plan a “political statement, not anything resembling policy.”

De Blasio, whose term ends in January, says Gifted and Talented programming will be replaced with “Brilliant NYC,” an accel-

erated learning plan given in classes with students of all levels. Many at Friday’s event pointed to mayoral hopeful Eric Adams’ commitment to keeping the Gifted and Talented programs in schools.

“We need to expand,” Adams said in an interview on CNN last Friday. “The Gifted and Talented program was isolated to only certain communities. That created segregations in our classroom. And then we need to test our children throughout their educational experience, not only at age 4, age 6, age 10. Let’s continue to test them as well.”

Grodenchik said the program is popular in Eastern Queens for a reason. “I understand the need to modify the program to make it more equitable and accessible, but eliminating the program entirely is not reasonable,” he said. “It provides a suitable environment for extraordinary students,” he said. He called the mayor’s plan “dead on arrival,” assuring parents that it would not last. “This plan is going to be killed, I can Q guarantee you that,” he said.

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Outdoor dining spots at issue The questions surrounding outdoor dining these days go beyond whether you’d like pepper with that.

Mayor de Blasio on Monday said he will again direct the Department of Transportation to go to restaurant owners with outdoor dining setups that are not being used and “tell them they have a matter of days to get it right or the site should be pulled back and opened up again for parking.”

Speaking at his daily press briefing, the mayor noted that he is fully in favor of outdoor dining but “it’s only fair” that unused structures be taken down.

Restaurant owners, meanwhile, are still wondering if they will be allowed to use propane heaters at their outdoor sites during the winter, according to published reports.

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Preparing for the vital SHSAT continued from page 19 viding top-tier services from Kweller Prep at little to no cost,” according to its website.

“I wanted to make a positive difference,” Kweller said. “I am myself a first generation, I’m the daughter of immigrants. And I wanted to make a positive difference in the lives of youth. That was very important to me.”

As a Department of Education vendor, Kweller Prep also has partnerships with schools in the area — one such example was a joint effort with Richmond Hill High School that offered free SAT classes and materials.

And at the center itself, tutors at Kweller come from a variety of diverse backgrounds.

“I think a major part of the drive for academic improvement comes on behalf of the students themselves,” said Raj Mehta, a Kweller tutor and sophomore at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “Students have to take the initiative on asking clarifying questions or providing clear responses so they can learn how to speak their mind.”

Amy, who takes classes at Kweller, has been studying for the SHSAT for two years, but it was her older sister who found out about the test itself in the first place. After their father, Jean, heard about it, he signed his older daughter — who went on to attend Bronx Science and now Yale University — up for prep classes, at a different center.

Amy’s parents are from Haiti and Brazil, and her father places high importance on

Kweller Prep founder Frances Kweller and general manager Ben Davidov in their ForPHOTO BY EMILY DATTILO est Hills office. education, explaining that it allows one to be flexible and “you can take it anywhere in the world.”

“Where I come from, your kids are supposed to be better than you are,” Jean added.

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“Right now, my school is actively telling us to take this exam, but other schools, they might not be doing that,” Amy said. “And also other students, they might not see it as an actual opportunity. They might think that they can’t have these opportunities because they don’t feel like they’re educated enough, but anyone can take this exam.”

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Sardone has since retired and was not the A pair of cops from the NYPD’s 106th subject of the police report, though he is Precinct in Ozone Park were caught in a sting cited in it. Diorio submitted his paperwork operation for allegedly driving supposed for retirement in July but was high-end escorts around, accordcharged with three separate ing to recently released records. counts in an expedited trial.

Former Officers Thomas DioDiorio, who was on the job rio and Michael Sardone were for over 20 years, was found busted in an undercover operaguilty in a department investition conducted by the Internal gation of promoting prostituAffairs Bureau in April and tion, obtaining a benefit in May of 2021. According to the exchange for knowingly disciplinary records, the officers refraining from taking law transported several undercover enforcement action against officers, who were posing as prostitution and narcotics posprostitutes, to and from locations in exchange for thousands Former Officer Michael session and making false or of dollars on three separate Sardone FILE PHOTO misleading statements during an official interview, accordoccasions. ing to the police records.

One of the undercover officers testified Sardone was once named a Cop of the that the operation began with an unrelated investigation into Sardone in February Month and Diorio received several “excep2021. In her testimony, she alleged that Sar- tional” ratings over the years.

“Respondent’s actions were not based on done told her he had someone to do the spur-of-the-moment decisions made under work with him and put her in contact with high-pressure situations; rather, he had time Diorio.

She made it clear to them that it was “sex for deliberate reflection, and made the knowing and intentional choice to engage in for money.”

“It’s just picking us up, dropping us off,” criminal behavior,” wrote Jeff S. Adler, who was the assistant deputy commissioner she told them. at the time, of Diorio. “Respondent was The undercover officer first met with plainly motivated by personal gain,” his letSardone and Diorio at a Starbucks to finalter reads. It continues, he “betrayed the ize plans for the first transport and then they met with her and two other female public trust, and did damage to the Department’s mission, reputation, credibility, and undercovers at a diner parking lot in Queens to drive them to a hotel in relationship with the community.”

An NYPD spokesperson reiterated in an Manhattan.

In one instance, Diorio and Sardone were email that Sardone’s vested retirement involved in an argument with an apparent began in August 2021 and Diorio was disclient over not paying the women in full for missed that same month. She referred questions regarding criminal charges to the Distheir alleged services and on other occasions they were made aware of the posses- trict Attorney’s Office, which could not be Q reached by time of publication. sion of what appeared to be cocaine, and Associate Editor

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A three-day virtual job fair will be taking place from Tuesday, Oct. 26 through Thursday, Oct. 28.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) will again be hosting the event this year, co-sponsored by Resorts World Casino.

Jobseekers can log on from the comfort and safety of their homes any of the days and search through all the registered companies and groups, including the New York State Police, New York City Community Bank, Treasure Island Management, Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center and over 100 more.

Be prepared to register, create a profile and upload a photo and resume.

In an interactive hiring room, candidates can chat with company representatives so it is advised to dress sharp if the camera is going to be on.

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Italian heritage honored by boro president In honor of Italian Heritage Month, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, fourth from left, last Thursday celebrated the contributions of Italian Americans.

The event at the Helen Marshall Cultural Center honored George Russo, right, a longtime Queens attorney and small business owner, as well as a member of Community Board 10 and member of the Queens Library Board of Trustees.

Russo commended Richards for “acknowledging the significant contributions Americans of Italian descent have made to our City and diverse county,” and said, “As a proud Italian American, I’m honored to be here to recognize our many achievements to the cultural, social, and economic fabric of our communities that make up this amazing borough.”

The celebration also honored Vincent Arcuri Jr., not pictured, Frances Scarantino,

center right, Mark Boccia, next to Richards, Cesare Bieller, between the two, Dr. Florence Russo, third from left, and Joseph Sciame, second from left.

The event was co-sponsored by state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr., third from right, and City Councilmembers Eric Ulrich, left, Paul Vallone, second from right, and Jim Gennaro, not pictured, as well the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee-NY.

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Bloomberg’s Olympic pool is crumbling

$67M Flushing Meadows Corona Aquatic Center closed; roof was shedding concrete

by Christine Chung THE CITY

This article, with additional reporting by Clifford Michel, was originally published on October 14 at 6:13 p.m. EDT by THE CITY. A heralded Queens public pool central to New York City’s failed 2012 Olympic bid has been shuttered since before the pandemic — while as many as a dozen workers show up daily without swimmers to serve.

It’s one of six public indoor pools closed for maintenance even after the six others run by the city reopened last month following an 18-month Covid-spurred shutdown.

The Flushing Meadows Corona Park Aquatic Center was shuttered Jan. 13, 2020, for what the Department of Parks and Recreation described as “emergency repairs” after the roof started shedding concrete.

At the time, the department said in a press release, “the pool will be closed to the public for at least six weeks,” with “extensive ceiling netting” to be installed over the pool and a neighboring ice rink.

The pool’s public entrance on the eastern edge of the park is now padlocked, with handwritten signs reading “Pool is closed, sorry” pasted on the front doors.

That netting is now permanently in place over the drained 50-meter pool, according to workers at the facility, which first opened its doors in 2008. Chunks of concrete falling from the ceiling are to blame, the Parks Department says.

Conditions are so far gone that Parks says it is developing plans to reconstruct the roof.

The extended shutdown marks a deep plunge from the lofty ambitions of the $67 million rec center’s creators, who included former Mayors Rudy Giuliani and Mike Bloomberg, who championed bringing the Olympics to New York.

Bloomberg delivered his 2008 State of the City address from the Aquatic Center’s ice rink, which adjoins the pool.

Its architects delivered a distinctive wavelike roof held up by cables connected to a mast that slices into the sky, like a ship’s.

A steel industry magazine in 2007 touted the cable-stay roof as “highly efficient,” protecting the pool’s supporting structure from the corrosive effects of chlorine as well as allowing walls to expand to accommodate spectator

Stained floors mar the shuttered pool in FMCP.

seating.

“No one wants a white elephant, built for the Olympics but useless after that,” said a rep from the project’s Geiger Engineers at the time.

‘A waste of taxpayer dollars’ Today, when it rains the building leaks in the lobby and pool area, according to Joe Puleo, president of DC 37’s Local 983, the union representing some workers at the facility.

“Basically it’s a waste of taxpayer dollars,” Puleo said.

Images obtained by THE CITY show water stains spreading on the walls of the main pool room, also seeping into concrete floors around the bleachers. Lockers appear broken, while toilet fixtures are sealed with duct tape.

The concrete over the pool is “spalling” — flaking into pieces — potentially because of variations in humidity and temperature or improper placement of concrete, Parks Department officials acknowledge.

“This is major structural work that needs to be done, netting is like putting a Band-Aid on it,” Puleo said. “At this rate it looks like the building will be condemned.”

Meanwhile, the drained pool remains staffed with about a dozen security and recreational employees who show up to work daily at an empty, locked facility with no visitors to attend to, sources told THE CITY. Swimmers who relied on the facility feel the ripples. One staffer told THE CITY that the pool’s regulars still sometimes show, on the chance that it may have reopened — including a man in his nineties who used to swim daily and occasionally sits in the parking lot, waiting.

‘I miss it’ Augusto Behrens, who’s 60, lives in Flushing and swam in the aquatic center twice a week. He told THE CITY he’s been mulling the significance of the loss for the pool’s community, from little children learning to swim to seniors seeking low-impact exercise.

“I’m still having a lot of pain in my joints, things that the swimming pool was able to fix,” Behrens said. “I miss it.”

City Councilmember Peter Koo (D-Flushing), who represents the neighboring area and chairs the City Council’s Parks Committee, called the aquatic center “one of Queens’ most cherished swimming pools that has been sorely missed during the pandemic.”

He added: “Parks needs to expedite repairs and make sure it can reopen in a safe and timely manner so that the thousands of swimmers who enjoy this facility can get back in the pool.”

Assemblymember Catalina Cruz (D-Corona) said that the facility fix “should be a priority for the city to complete.”

“While the delay in construction has not been explained, our community awaits a much needed resource,” she added.

Meghan Lalor, a Parks spokesperson, detailed remaining work to THE CITY,

Newly installed netting blankets the ceiling above the drained Flushing Meadows Corona Aquatic PHOTOS OBTAINED BY THE CITY Center, which has been closed since January 2020. which includes replacing light bulbs and air duct supports, performing maintenance, and cleaning and refilling the pool. “This is work that can only be done while the pool is closed,” she said.

A facility staffer who spoke to THE CITY on condition of anonymity expressed skepticism on the construction timeline, saying: “There’s no work happening right now.”

The privately managed ice rink reopened in October 2020 with the netting above it, after its own contractors stepped in according to Parks.

On hold in Harlem Flushing is just one of six Parks-run pools closed for repairs — most since before all rec centers shut down in March 2020.

In Harlem, the pool at the Hansborough Recreation Center on West 134th Street has been shuttered since May 2019. The $10 million-plus project to “reconstruct the pool, entrance and interior spaces” remains in the design phase, according to Parks’ online construction tracker, which had projected the work to take one year starting March 2020.

Delinrance Pierrepaul, 58, took advantage of the free one-year membership Parks announced when it reopened centers last month — only to find that the pool was not available.

“I can’t believe that it’s still closed,” she told THE CITY before going inside Hansborough for a workout Wednesday. “It’s a shame because it’s a really nice facility. They told me I should go to the YMCA or to another rec center to use a pool, but I don’t want to travel further or pay the membership at the YMCA.” Indoor pools are also closed for repairs at the Constance Baker Motley Recreation Center in Midtown Manhattan, where Parks says it’s installing nets to protect against falling ceiling tiles, and Brownsville Recreation Center in Brooklyn, which awaits a filter plant fix.

The entire Tony Dapolito Recreation Center in the West Village shuttered this summer — due to “structural issues” found during an ongoing construction project on the center’s exterior, Parks officials said — after briefly reopening during outdoor swim season.

And St. Mary’s Recreation Center in Mott Haven, the Bronx, had to be shut down after its boiler got wrecked in the Sept. 1 deluge that followed Hurricane Ida, according to Parks.

Parks officials did not provide any timeline for reopening those pools.

“We know that indoor pool options are limited, and our low cost facilities provide — for many New Yorkers — their only reasonable access to swimming during the winter months,” Lalor said. “That’s why we never like to close facilities, however, these essential repairs must be done to ensure everyone’s safety.”

She noted that the pools aside from Flushing “all range between 70 and 110 years old.”

‘Aquatic desert’ Shawn Slevin, the founder of water education nonprofit Swim Strong, called the city an “aquatic desert” lacking enough pools for its 8.8 million residents.

She said the Flushing Meadows Corona Park pool is unique because of its “multifunction, multiuse” design that allows simultaneous activities in different sections.

The depth of one part on the pool’s shallow end could be adjusted, making it an ideal environment for those learning to swim, she noted.

“We are a city surrounded by water, water running through us, and yet we are not a city with high aquatic skills,” Slevin said. “More of our population doesn’t have them than has them.”

She added that when it comes to repairing pools, the Parks Department seems to move at a glacial pace.

“You can take a building, a skyscraper down in Manhattan and build a bigger one in its place faster than you can get some of these pools back online. Something’s wrong with that picture,” said Slevin, of Woodside. “Why is that? It’s not like we have loads of them so we can go elsewhere.”

Only one other indoor city pool is currently open in Queens, at Roy Wilkins Recreation Center in St. Albans. Traveling there from Corona could take more than an hour on public transportation, with multiple transfers.

“If this was another neighborhood it would have been an uproar already,” Puleo said.

“Who suffers from this? The people it was Q intended for.”

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Letter to Hochul, Albany leaders seeks possibility of remand in gun cases

by Michael Gannon Editor

A letter to Gov. Hochul and state legislative leaders dated Oct. 7 requested that they work to change sections of the state’s 2019 bail reform laws, specifically the ones barring judges from considering a defendant’s criminal history; and the one that transfers many gun violence cases involving teenage defendants to Family Court, resulting in almost automatic release.

It was signed by 23 members of the City Council, including 21 Democrats, many of whom fully supported the laws as written when they were passed.

The letter, also addressed to state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx), was written on the letterhead of Councilman Oswald Feliz (D-Bronx).

Queens Councilmembers signing the letter included Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica), Daneek Miller (D-Jamaica), Barry Grodenchik (D-Oakland Gardens), Francisco Moya (D-Corona), Paul Vallone (D-Bayside), Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), Selvena Brooks-Powers (D-Laurelton) and Bob Holden (D-Middle Village).

The letter said the changes are necessary to deal with the “almost unprecedented spike in gun violence” in the city.

“The violence has been a direct result of laws that have had the unintended effect of allowing people participating in gun violence to be released from custody within hours of arrest — sending a dangerous message to would-be perpetrators,” it reads.

A Hochul spokesperson told the New York Post that the governor “is committed to continuing to work with the legislature, elected officials at all levels of government, and community partners to find new solutions and improve upon programs that save lives and keep our communities safe throughout New York.”

Holden and Ulrich have been critical of the reforms since their passage.

In February of 2020, weeks after the laws took effect, Holden said he was concerned by what was then a spike in violent crime. “[B]ut many people have predicted that the permissive, radical progressive agenda in politics would cause this,” he told the Chronicle in its Feb. 6, 2020 edition.

But in that same story, Adams took a different view.

“While the spike in crime is concerning, it should not be used as a political tool to undermine new bail laws,” she said. Adams said while all should be open to examining any “meaningful data” that would substantiate the claim, “it is important that we not succumb to

fear-mongering.”

But in an email to the Chronicle on Monday, Adams was supporting the call for changes.

“The deeply troubling rise in gun violence across the City, including several recent shootings in my district, requires immediate action,” she said. “That’s why I joined my colleagues in the City Council in calling for urgent fixes that will stem the tide of violence.

We can’t ignore the pleas of young people and families who deserve safety in their communities.”

In response to a follow-up email, Adams’ office did not agree that the results would have been predictable.

Moya, in an email on Wednesday, told the Chronicle his constituents have been raising concerns over public safety for months.

They actually have been doing so since at least August of 2020, when numerous business owners demanded more and better police protection during a community meeting held at the Iglesia Adventista in Corona.

Numerous business owners asked for a stronger NYPD presence because of problems with crime and the homeless in their businesses, on the street and in nearby parks. Shortly before the meeting official policy removed the NYPD from homeless complaint calls.

But at the meeting, Moya repeatedly said

people should exercise “other options” to the NYPD. He said to rely more on city park police, then admitted in response to a question from the Chronicle that very few are assigned to Queens. He also said at the time that problems caused by the homeless should be addressed to the city’s underwhelming Department of Homeless Services rather than police.

In Wednesday’s email, Moya said his positions are not contradictory.

“What’s a fact is that gun violence has been on the rise across the city, and my district, unfortunately, has not been the exception,” he wrote. “We had a mass shooting. As we move forward, considering this moment in time and the issues communities are facing, which my constituents have expressed to me over the past few months, is that we need public safety.

“We also need to have the right resources in place to address issues that should not and do not fall under the police — for example, having the City’s agencies addressing their respective areas, whether that’s Parks, DHS or DCWP. So with regards to gun violence, it is up to the state to address and fix laws related to the carrying of unlawful arms, and the letter specifically asks that the state address these, which needs to be done balancing public safety and justice — these are not mutually Q exclusive.”

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Breast cancer: What you need to know There are things you should know to understand what breast cancer is, know your chances for getting it and how to find it early. Finding breast cancer early is critical because when it is found early, it is easier to treat. Read to learn more about the common symptoms of breast cancer and the best way Q many women find breast cancer early.

Breast cancer is the second-most common cancer among women, after skin cancer. It is a disease in which cells in the breast grow out of control.

Cancer cells can also spread, or metasQ tasize, to other parts of the body.

Some warning signs of breast cancer are: • new lump in the breast or underarm (armpit); • thickening or swelling of part of the breast; • irritation or dimpling of breast skin; • redness or flaky skin in the nipple area or the breast; • pulling in of the nipple or pain in the nipple area; • nipple discharge other than breast milk, including blood; • any change in the size or the shape of the breast; and • pain in the breast.

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One of the most important things you can do to lower your risk of breast cancer is to know your risk of breast cancer. Talk to your doctor about what that means for you.

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What can I do to find breast cancer early?

Breast cancer screening involves checking a woman’s breasts for cancer before there are signs or symptoms of the disease.

A mammogram is an X-ray picture of the breast. Doctors use a mammogram to look for early signs of breast cancer. The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends that most women who are at average risk and are 50 to 74 years old get one every 2 years. USPSTF recommendations state that women with a parent, sibling, or child with breast cancer are at a higher risk for breast cancer and may benefit from beginning screening in their 40s. Weighing the benefits and risks of screening is important when considering your screening options. If you’re 40 to 49 years old, talk to your healthcare provider about when to start Q. screening.

Risk Factors You Can Change Not being physically active. Women who are not physically active have a higher risk of getting breast cancer.

Being overweight or obese after menopause. Older women who are overweight or obese have a higher risk of getting breast cancer than those at a normal weight.

Taking hormones. Some forms of hormone replacement therapy (those that include both estrogen and progesterone) taken during menopause can raise the risk for breast cancer when taken for more than five years. Certain oral contraceptives (birth control pills) also

have been found to raise breast cancer risk.

Reproductive history. Having the first pregnancy after age 30, not breastfeeding, and never having a full-term pregnancy can raise breast cancer risk.

Drinking alcohol. Studies show that a woman’s risk for breast cancer increases with the more alcohol she drinks.

Research suggests that other factors such as smoking, being exposed to chemicals that can cause cancer, and changes in other hormones due to night shift working also may increase Q breast cancer risk.

Risk Factors You Cannot Change Getting older. The risk for breast cancer increases with age; most breast cancers are diagnosed after age 50.

Genetic mutations. Inherited changes (mutations) to certain genes, such as BRCA1 and BRCA2. Women who have inherited these genetic changes are at higher risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

Reproductive history. Early menstrual periods before age 12 and starting menopause after age 55 expose women to hormones longer, raising their risk of getting breast cancer.

Having dense breasts. Dense breasts have more connective tissue than fatty tissue, which can sometimes make it hard to see tumors on a mammogram. Women with dense breasts are more likely to get breast cancer.

Personal history of breast cancer or certain noncancerous breast diseases. Women who have had breast cancer are more likely to get breast cancer a second time. Some noncancerous breast diseases such as atypical

hyperplasia or lobular carcinoma in situ are associated with a higher risk of getting breast cancer.

Family history of breast or ovarian cancer. A woman’s risk for breast cancer is higher if she has a mother, sister or daughter (firstdegree relative) or multiple family members on either her mother’s or father’s side of the family who have had breast or ovarian cancer.

Having a first-degree male relative with breast cancer also raises a woman’s risk.

Previous treatment using radiation therapy. Women who had radiation therapy to the chest or breasts (for instance, treatment of Hodgkin’s lymphoma) before age 30 have a higher risk of getting breast cancer later in life.

Women who took the drug diethylstilbestrol (DES), which was given to some pregnant women in the United States between 1940 and 1971 to prevent miscarriage, have a higher risk. Women whose mothers took DES while Q pregnant with them are also at risk.

Are you concerned that you cannot afford to have a mammogram?

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• Your personal history of breast problems.

• Your family’s history of breast cancer.

• Your breast density (the amount of connective and fatty tissue in your breasts).

• Your age. Most breast cancers are found after age 50.

• Your menstrual and childbirth history.

• Your history of radiation treatment therapy to the chest or breasts.

• If you took the drug diethylstilbestrol (DES), which was given to some pregnant women in the United States between 1940 and 1971 to prevent miscarriage, you have a higher risk. Women whose mothers took DES while pregnant with them are also at higher risk.

• If you or close family members have known mutations (changes) in your breast cancer genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2). Women who have inherited these genetic changes are at higher risk of breast and ovarian cancer. You will only know if you have a mutation if you have had genetic testing. Even in the absence of having abnormal genes when tested, it is important to know your family history; we don’t know all the genes that cause breast cancer.

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Breast cancer event in St. Albans on Oct. 24

by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is doing its part to reach out to people all over Queens about the disease.

On Oct. 14, JHMC held a free breast cancer screening at its Women’s Health Center at 133-03 Jamaica Ave. in Richmond Hill, its members represented the hospital at a breast cancer awareness fair at The Door, a Jamaican restaurant in South Jamaica at 163-07 Baisley Blvd. on Oct. 16 and it participated in the Making Strides Breast Cancer Walk on Oct. 17 in Flushing.

“Throughout the month of October, we have events that are breast cancer-related and that raises funds for breast cancer research,” said Dr. Janice Krystal Ascencio, the medical director of JHMC’s Women’s Health Center. “On Oct. 24 we will be bringing greater awareness about the disease by speaking at a local church.”

The breast cancer talk will be held at New Jerusalem Apostolic Church of God in Christ at 130-08 Springfield Blvd. in St. Albans, on Sunday at 12 p.m.

“The patients can also walk through the door and get health and genetic screenings,” Ascencio said about the services at the Women’s Health Center.

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and Women’s Health Center staff conducted a free breast canPHOTO COURTESY JHMC cer screening last week in Richmond Hill.

Genetic screenings for breast cancer mutations include BRCA1 and BRCA2. There are additional cancers screened for, according to Ascencio. Patients are encouraged to have their annual gynecological, cervical (for those 21 and over), ovarian cancer examinations and are referred for colorectal (40-plus

for Black men, 45-plus for everyone else) screenings based on current guidelines at the Women’s Health Center.

“We encourage anyone with a family history or personal history of cancer to get screened,” said Ascencio. “It’s a blood or saliva test.”

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“We have plans called compassionate care, which gives the patients reduced prices for screenings,” said Ascencio. “It’s very low. It’s minimal costs for patients who are uninsured or denied coverage for the test.”

The American Cancer Society recommends that women undergo regular mammography screenings for the early detection of breast cancer, noted Ascencio. The Women’s Health Center recom mends patients to start getting annual mammograms at age 40.

“Generally, for a patient with a firstdegree relative, like a mother who had breast cancer, you want to begin screening approximately 10 years younger from when that person in the family had cancer,” said the director. “For women who carry BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations, annual mammograms should begin at 25 years old.”

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Are there different types of breast cancer?

Breastcancer.org notes that IBC is rare, as data from the ACS indicates that only about 1 percent of all breast cancers in the United States are inf lammatory breast cancers.

Many breast cancers begin with the formation of a lump, but Breastcancer.org reports that IBC usually begins with reddening and swelling of the breast, and symptoms can worsen considerably within days or even hours. That underscores the importance of seeking prompt treatment should any symptoms present themselves.

Millions of women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year. According to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, more than 2.3 million women across the globe were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020.

The BCRF also notes that breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women in 140 of 184 countries worldwide.

Breast cancer statistics can give the impression that each of the millions of women diagnosed with the disease is fighting the same battle, but breast cancer is something of an umbrella term. In fact, there are various types of breast cancer, including ductal carcinoma in situ, invasive ductal carcinoma, inflammatory breast cancer and metastatic breast cancer. Learning about each type of breast cancer can help women and their families gain a greater understanding of this disease.

Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) DCIS is a noninvasive cancer that is diagnosed when abnormal cells have been found in the lining of the breast milk duct.

The National Breast Cancer Foundation notes that DCIS is a highly treatable cancer.

That’s because it hasn’t spread beyond the milk duct into any surrounding breast tissue. The American Cancer Society notes that roughly 20 percent of new breast cancer cases are instances of DCIS.

Women diagnosed with breast cancer may each face a different battle, as there are many different types of the disease.

Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) IDC is the most common type of breast cancer. The NBCF reports that between 70 and 80 percent of all breast cancer diagnoses are instances of IDC. An IDC diagnosis means that cancer began growing in the milk ducts but has since spread into other parts of the breast tissue. This is why IDC

is characterized as “invasive.” Though IDC can affect people, including men, of any age, the ACS notes that the majority of IDC cases are in women age 55 and older.

Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) The NBCF describes IBC as an “aggressive and fast-growing breast cancer.”

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The NBCF indicates that metastatic breast cancer usually spreads to the lungs, liver, bones or brain. Symptoms of metastatic breast cancer vary depending on where the cancer has spread. For example, if the cancer has spread to the lungs, women may experience a chronic cough or be unable to get a full breath.

These are not the only types of breast cancer. A more extensive breakdown of the various types of breast cancer can be found Q at breastcancer.org/symptoms/types.

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A strong support network can help breast cancer patients navigate their treatments and all of the uncertainty that can arise after a cancer diagnosis. Many women undergoing treatment for breast cancer lean on friends and family for everything from emotional support to help with household tasks and much more. Though family and friends are often invaluable to women during their battles with breast cancer, sometimes a little support from women going through the same ups and downs can be just what patients need to stay the course and overcome their disease.

According to the World Cancer Research Fund, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women across the globe. The WCR F est i mates t hat breast ca ncer accounts for roughly 25 percent of all cancers in women. The World Health Organization reports that 2.3 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020.

Those f igures are signif icant, but it’s important that women recognize that fiveyear survival rates have improved dramatically in recent decades. In fact, the American Cancer Society notes that the five-year survival rate for localized breast cancers is 99 percent, while the rate for breast cancers that has spread outside the breast to nearby structures or lymph nodes is 86 percent.

Rising survival rates for breast cancer

A strong support network can help breast cancer patients navigate their treatments and all of the uncertainty that can arise after a cancer diagnosis. FILE PHOTO COURTESY AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY mean that millions of women across the globe have already survived the disease, and many such women play vital roles in support groups that help women every day.

CancerCare® is a national organization in the United States that is dedicated to providing free, professional support services to anyone affected by cancer. All CancerCare® services are provided by oncology social workers and renow ned cancer

experts. The following are just a few of the support groups cancer patients can access through www.cancercare.org.

• Breast Cancer Patient Support Group: This free, 15-week online support group is for people diagnosed with breast cancer who are currently receiving treatment Access the group at cancercare.org/ support_groups/43-breast_cancer_patient_ support_group.

• African American Triple Negative Breast Cancer Patient Support Group: This group is for African Americans diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer who are currently receiving treatment.

The group is free and continues for 15 weeks.

Access the group at cancercare.org/ support_groups /197-african_american_ triple_negative_breast_cancer_patient_ support_group.

• Metastatic Breast Cancer Patient Support Group: This free, 15-week support group is for people diagnosed with stage IV metastatic breast cancer who are currently receiving treatment.

Access the group at cancercare.org/ support_groups/44-metastatic_breast_cancer_patient_support_group.

• Breast Cancer Post-Treatment Survivorship Support Group: Patients who have completed their breast cancer treatment within the past 18 months are eligible for this free, 15-week support group.

Access the group at cancercare.org/ support_groups/180-breast_cancer_posttreatment_survivorship_support_group.

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Treatment risk factors Treatment for breast cancer is often successful. For example, data from the American Society of Clinical Oncology indicates that the fiveyear survival rate for women diagnosed with nonmetastatic invasive breast cancer is 90 percent, while the average 10-year survival rate for such cancers is 84 percent. Those figures reflect advancements in treatment and the effectiveness of campaigns designed to encourage women to receive routine breast cancer screenings as part of their preventive health care regimens.

Once doctors have diagnosed breast cancer, they will consider a host of factors as they try to determine a course of treatment.

• Stage: The National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. notes that treatment options depend on the stage of the disease at the time of diagnosis. Stage is usually expressed in a numerical value between 0 and IV, with 0 being the least severe form of the disease and IV being the most advanced (i.e., metastatic).

• Tumor size and location: The Cleveland Clinic notes that the size and location of the tumor also affects how doctors will approach treatment. In general, the smaller the tumor, the more easy it is to treat the disease. Where in the breast the tumor is located also will affect the treatment plan. Doctors often employ a

combination of treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation and surgery to treat breast cancer, and such an approach may be more likely to be employed if the tumor is large.

• Pathology tests: Pathology is the science of causes and effects of diseases. When treating patients for breast cancer, doctors order pathology tests so they can better understand how the disease is affecting their patients’ bodies. For example, the Cleveland Clinic notes that pathology tests like hormone receptor tests and human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER2/neu) can indicate if hormones or growth factors are helping the cancer grow.

The results of these and other pathology tests can then help doctors determine an effective course of treatment.

• Personal characteristics: Doctors will consider women’s age, general health and family history when mapping a course of treatment. In addition, doctors discuss menopause with women when determining a course of treatment. Breastcancer.org notes that some breast cancer treatments can bring on menopause more abruptly than it would happen otherwise, so doctors will consider women’s history with menopause when Q determining treatment.

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continued from page 28 stimulating the breast cancer to grow. It inhibHospital. Previously, a its the influence of horperson with breast canmones on the breast tiscer would have more sue. Some breast canradical surgeries for cers are sensitive to masses that could be estrogen or progestermanaged with a less one. Some breast canaggressive approach. cers have a protein “We have moved receptor HER2 (human away from a more radiepidermal growth factor cal approach to one that receptor 2). All these has the central theme of factors influence how breast conservation,” A 3-D mammograph machine. said Fretwell. “Jamaica PHOTO COURTESY JHMC aggressive the therapy will need to be.

Hospital is committed “External radiation is still used in to using a multidisciplinary approach to more serious cases, but it is no longer a treating our patients with breast cancer.” ubiquitous approach,” said Fretwell.

Mastectomies are the surgical removal In June, the medical center began of the entire breast and lumpectomies are offering three-dimensional mammothe surgical removal of cancerous lumps grams, which are useful in detecting within the breast, according to Fretwell. breast cancer especially in women with Lumpectomies are performed in conjunction with using hormonal modula- denser breasts, according to Martha Chin, a radiology technologist at Jamaica tors, or hormonal therapies for candidates instead of jumping straight to cytotoxic Hospital.

“It is an imaging that combines multichemotherapy and radiation therapy, which sometimes kill healthy cells in cer- ple breast X-rays to create a three-dimensional picture of the breast,” said Chin. tain parts of the body, weakening the “It allows us see it better areas where immune system, according to Fretwell.

Tamoxifen, Arimidex and Femara are dense tissue would block and so we can just a few hormone modulators that are detect any areas of concern in the breast tissue. The call back rate and need for used to decrease the risk of cancers comrepeat imaging is less than for twoing back, according to Fretwell. Hormone Q modulators suppress hormones from dimensional mammography.”

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Ninety years ago, when talking pictures were still in their infancy, Bela Lugosi thrilled and horrified audiences with his portrayal of a Transylvanian vampire stalking Victorian London in Universal Pictures’ “Dracula.”

It is fitting, therefore, that the Museum of the Moving Image chose the movie to lead off its series “Gods and Monsters: Universal Horror’s 90th Anniversary” which kicks off on Oct. 22.

It ends on Oct. 31 — Halloween.

The series is part of MoMI’s monthly Disreputable Cinema, which caters to cult films.

“Our mantra is to resist the mainstream and celebrate the weird,” said Disreputable Cinema Curator Jesse Berberich. But he said Universal horror films still hold up — and still have audiences nearly 100 years later.

“I think the answer to that, especially in terms of the pre-code 1930 cycle that we’re showing, is that these are the foundations of the horror genre,” Berberich said. “Take ‘Frankenstein,’ for example. Dramatically, aesthetically and artistically, ‘Frankenstein’ is the foundation for every single horror movie that came out and still is coming out today. Take something like ‘Dracula’ — Bela Lugosi’s portrayal of Dracula is the blueprint for every horror villain, including the slashers like Freddy Krueger. I think that’s why they still resonate.”

He said the films have had an impact on pop culture ever since their release.

“They were huge money makers in the 1930s,” he said. “They were re-released in the 1950s to another big boom which led to the monster kids boom of the 1960s.

“They were always there. Every single boom in the horror genre, the Universal monsters are there. The Universal horror films are there.”

Six of them will be at MoMi on a rotating basis.

Berberich said “The Old Dark House,” while not as well-known as the others, has an interesting history that more than merits its inclusion with “the heavy hitters.”

“It’s interesting in that it falls in and out of cult favor with horror enthusiasts,” he said. “For a long time people thought it was lost. Then it was rescued in

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Joseph Reeves Bolton III was born in Flushing on Sept. 8, 1910 to Joseph Bolton II and Florence Youngling Bolton. They moved to Ft. Washington Avenue in Manhattan.

The elder Bolton was an advertising manager for Royal Typewriters and later in life the manager of the Empire State Building Observation Deck. Young Joseph left at age 17 and moved to Newark to become a announcer for WOR Radio. He married Dorothy Bondy Harrington in 1935. His only son, Joseph Reeves Bolton IV, was born in 1937. His career was on the upswing, as he was hired by CBS in NYC. However the marriage was not a happy one and Dorothy obtained a Dade Co., Fla., divorce in 1941.

Bolton moved in with his now-divorced mother at 82-15 35 Ave. in Jackson Heights and split his living space between her home and the Belmont Plaza Hotel in NYC. In May 1948 he started a job with Channel 11 WPIX, a new network, as an announcer and weatherman. In 1955 he was asked to host a children’s show called “The Clubhouse Gang” showing re-runs of “The

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Little Rascals” dressed as a clown. He agreed to do it only dressed as a police officer because it would be more respectful and a credible example for kids. He then became “Officer Joe” Bolton. In 1958 he switched to “The Three Stooges” re-runs. His show went off the air in May 1970, but is still beloved by millions of baby boomers. He remarried and had a daughter, Catherine. He passed away in 1986 in Santa Monica, Calif. at age 75. Q

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There are few experiences, be they funny or sad, quite like listening to Irish storytellers telling their tales in an Irish pub, something playwright Conor McPherson knew well when crafting his 1997 play “The Weir.”

But in their ongoing production of the play, the Queens-based City Gate Productions and director Thom Harmon go a step further — performing the show in an actual Irish tavern.

The play opened Oct. 15 at Yer Man’s Irish Pub on 88th Street in Glendale. The remaining shows this coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday have sold out since this interview took place.

The entire play takes place in a small pub in rural Ireland run by Brendan. Two of his regulars are Jack, a garage owner, and Jim, an affable laborer. Semi-regular Finbar Mack left the town for the city years ago to seek and build his fortune.

The Weir of the title is a hydroelectric dam, depicted in photos behind the bar, that was built in the 1950s when Jack and Finbar were boys, bringing jobs and electricity, changing the rural village in some ways, but not all.

Finbar has been seen around town

recently with Valerie, a young woman in her 30s “down from Dublin.” He introduces her to the town — and to the pub. Like any good Irish bar, a visitor gets regaled with stories, with one leading to another, some going down unintended paths.

Even Valerie is drawn to talk about things one might not in a room full of strangers.

“Conor McPherson was looking to write five monologues without making them seem like monologues,” Harmon said prior to a recent dress rehearsal. “He uses a lot of mysticism and spiritualism.”

“Some might say Valerie is like the Weir,” said Erin Layton, who plays the stranger, one whose presence might perhaps change the bar in some ways, but not all.

James Patrick Curran plays Brendan, the pub owner. Jim Haines is Jack, while Mark Dunn plays a character named Jim Curran.

Rich Feldman portrays Finbar Mack.

Harmon said like most theater troupes in Queens, they had done some virtual work in the last 18 months or so. He came across “The Weir,” while looking for a play that could be done live within some of the challenges still remaining from the pandemic.

And he had the idea that he wanted to do it in an actual Irish pub.

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Stories from an Irish pub — in an Irish pub

Rich Feldman, left, tells a story that can’t be completely explained to Jim Haines, James Patrick Curran, Mark Dunn and Erin Layton in a City Gate Productions presentation of PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON “The Weir” in Glendale.

“I spoke to Jimmy O’Reilly,” Harmon said, referring to Yer Man’s owner. “He said ’Great!’”

And thus a backroom of a pub that already had booths, tables and chairs needed just some finishing touches to convert it into the intimate set of Brendan’s nevernamed tavern. Harmon said they actually did have to build a bar, and borrow some

appropriate lighting equipment.

As with any storage space, there was some clutter. But that, Layton said, shows that McPherson may not be the only one dabbling in a bit of mysticism and unexplained coincidences.

“If you look at the script and read the stage directions, it says the bar has some Q clutter,” she said.

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horror subgenre. “Bride” was released shortly after the Hays Code governing screen content went into effect. Actor Ernest Thesiger was in both pictures. In “Bride,” his conniving Dr. Pretorius is described by many sources as a “coded” homosexual. Berberich said Whale, openly gay himself, directed him much the same way in “The Old Dark House,” calling the movie an early example of the genre.

“The Black Cat” (1934) pits Lugosi against “Frankenstein’s” Boris Karloff Berberich said Lugosi’s performance in “Murders in the Rue Morgue” could be better than his work in Dracula “It was the perfect pre-code horror film. It had a lot going on that for the time was scandalous ... Torture, prostitution, frank discussions of evolution, which was a hot-button issue ... it is such a seedy experience.

“And it helps that it’s only about 69 minutes ... That’s one thing I love about Universal horror movies — you can get six in one day and haven’t wasted your whole day.”

Tomoko Kawamoto, director of public information for MoMI, said horror buffs are in for another treat.

“All of the films, with the exception of

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‘The Old Dark House’ will be shown on 35mm film, which I think is rarer and rarer to see,” she said.

“We’re very excited to be showing these in 35 mm,” Berberich said. “Were trying to get as close as the actual viewing experience in the 1930s as we possibly can.”

Admission for each film is $15 for adults, $11 for seniors and students, and $9 for children 3 to 17. For an additional $5 guests can also visit the museum’s galleries. MoMI is located at 36-01 35 Ave. in Astoria.

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continued from page 33 the 1970s, and became a fan favorite. It came back in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Now it’s back in favor.”

As with “Frankenstein” and “Bride of Frankenstein,” “The Old Dark House” was directed by James Whale. And while “Bride” was a logical pairing with its predecessor in terms of story line, Berberich said they were looking for something to pair with it as an example of the queer

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 10-05-2021, bearing Index Number NC-000637-21/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) FIRUZA (Last) YUNUSOVA. My present name is (First) SOFIA (Middle) FIRUZA (Last) YUNUSOVA FKA FIRUZA BURHONOVNA YUNUSOVA AKA FIRUZA B. YUNUSOVA. The city and state of my present address are Middle Village, NY. My place of birth is UZBEKISTAN. The month and year of my birth are July 1985.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 10-05-2021, bearing Index Number NC-000605-21/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) NAHIYAN (Last) ISLAM. My present name is (First) NAHIYAN (Middle) ISLAM (Last) NAHIYAN AKA NAHIYAN I. NAHIYAN AKA NAHIYAN NAHIYAN. The city and state of my present address are Woodside, NY. My place of birth is BANGLADESH. The month and year of my birth are February 2003.

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 10-05-2021, bearing Index Number NC-000572-21/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) ROSHINI (Middle) DEVI (Last) SHEVTSOVA. My present name is (First) ROSHINI (Middle) DEVI (Last) PRITIPAUL AKA ROSHINI PRITIPAUL The city and state of my present address are Elmhurst, NY. My place of birth is MANHATTAN, New York The month and year of my birth are November 1993.

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 10-13-2021, bearing Index Number NC-001129-19/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) ALEJANDRO (Last) FLORES. My present name is (First) ALEJANDRO (Middle) FLORES (Last) FLORES AKA ALEJANDRO FLORES MORAN (infant). The city and state of my present address are College Point, NY. My place of birth is MANHATTAN, NY. The month and year of my birth are May 2006.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 10-13-2021, bearing Index Number NC-000648-21/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) ILYA (Last) FLYAMER. My present name is (First) ILYA (Middle) M. (Last) FLYAMER AKA ILYA FLYAMER. The city and state of my present address are Middle Village, NY. My place of birth is RUSSIA. The month and year of my birth are April 1997.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 10-05-2021, bearing Index Number NC-000588-21/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) OLUWATOSIN (Middle) GRACE (Last) ADEYINKA. My present name is (First) OLUWATOSIN (Middle) GRACE (Last) ALUKO AKA OLUWATOSIN G. ALUKO AKA OLUWATOSIN ALUKO FKA OLUWATOSIN ADEJOKE ALI FKA OLUWATOSIN A. ALI FKA OLUWATOSIN ALI FKA ALI OLUWATOSIN. The city and state of my present address are Far Rockaway, NY. My place of birth is NIGERIA. The month and year of my birth are November 1985.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF QUEENS, INDEX NO. 714877/2019, SELENE FINANCE LP, Plaintiff, Plaintiff designates QUEENS as the place of trial situs of the real property vs.AMANTA ADONIS A/K/A AMANTA ADONISMAITLAND; DELROY MAITLAND if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SLOMIN’S INC.; SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOODS LLC; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU, THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS, Mortgaged Premises: 110-32 207TH STREET QUEENS VILLAGE, NY 11429, District: Section: Block: 10947 Lot: 48. To the above named Defendants: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $423,702.00 and interest, recorded on February 17, 2009, at Instrument number 2009000046221, of the Public Records of QUEENS County, New York, covering premises known as 110-32 207TH STREET, QUEENS VILLAGE, NY 11429. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

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Seeking LIRR discounts across boro Advocates say lower prices led to more revenue

by Max Parrott

MTA’s precarious financial status, it argues discounts generate more ridership and Transit advocates and elected officials are increase profits.

The Atlantic Ticket’s pilot program reduces calling on the MTA to expand an existing discount ticket program on the Long Island Rail a one-way LIRR ticket from $10.75 to $5 and a Road to every commuter rail station within combined weekly MetroCard and LIRR fare, New York City — an initiative that would have totaling $108, to $60. The reductions led to an overall 45 percent increase in revenue at eligia considerable impact on Queens.

The Permanent Citizens Advisory Commit- ble stations in 2019 from comparable 2016 tee rallied at the Woodside LIRR station on data, according to the report. From their implementation in June 2018 Wednesday morning to th rough Ju ne 2021, make that case to the MTA that lower ing pilot program that was more than 2 million Atlantic Tickets have fares does not mean an unheralded success. been sold, resulting in lower revenues. nearly $16 million in And it has the data to back that up. The PCAC’s push to expand the revenue for the LIRR, it said.

The expansion it proposes starts with Atlantic Ticket, the existing program that offers discounted fares to passengers riding increasing the accessibility of the Atlantic between Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn and Ticket as it exists.

The report argues that the pilot was a sucSoutheast Queens, coincided with the release of a new report, Freedom Ticket Phase II: cess despite a lack of promotion from the MTA, and suggests tweaks to the program like Now, More Than Ever.

“What this proves is that riders are smart. creating a bus and subway transfer option for They don’t want to be gouged and they want to the one-way fare, reprogramming the vending save some money. We can increase ridership machines at eligible stations to make the disby lowering prices,” state Sen. Leroy Comrie counted rate the default option and creating a marketing campaign that would attract riders (D-St. Albans) said at the press event.

The report points out that driving up reve- to the new program. “[The Atlantic Ticket] has been helping our nue for the LIRR may require a leap of faith.

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years with very little fanfare and hardly any attention, and very limited outreach and promotion by the MTA,” said Comrie.

The first phase of the “Freedom Ticket” expansion would apply to nearly all LIRR and Metro-North stations within the city limits, and include transfers to city subways and buses. In Queens, that would mean bringing discounted tickets to an additional 13 stations in the northern half of the borough from Long Island City to Little Neck. The only station that it leaves out would the Mets-Willets Point stop.

The report acknowledges that the pandemic has resulted in a wide-reaching increase in remote work that has dampened transit ridership overall, but points out that that is not the case for essential workers, who exist in greater numbers in Queens. It found that 35 percent of the workers who live in the areas that would be affected by the expansion are employed either in healthcare or the service industry, and are likely to depend on transit to get to work.

The convenience that cheaper commuter rail would afford to residents in northeastern Queens is considerable. The study found that the LIRR reduces average travel times from Bayside to Midtown Manhattan from a 82-minute commute using the Q13 to the 7 train to 28 minutes on the rail — nearly a half hour faster than it would take with a car.

“For most residents of Northeastern

State Sen. Leroy Comrie advocates for expanding a program offering discount Long SCREENSHOT VIA PCAC Island Rail Road tickets.

Queens, the Long Island Rail Road is not an option because of the pricing structure,” said Councilman Barry Grodenchik (D-Oakland Gardens) at the rally.

Beyond the immediate goal of bringing the Freedom Ticket to all stops within the city limits, PCAC also has proposed a second phase that would offer certain discounts for suburban LIRR and MNR riders.

“We don’t need the private sector here.

This is all about government. We’re going to have to subsidize it but we’re going to increase the quality of life and we’re going to make the environment that much better,” Q Grodenchik said.

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by Lloyd Carroll

focused on basketball.

Most Nets fans are hoping Irving will get The Brooklyn Nets finally acted decisively the vaccine so he can help the team in its quest with their star guard Kyrie Irving when they told to win an NBA championship. My guess is him if he does not get vaccinated against Covid- that even if he got the shots, he would find other reasons to miss games that would have 19 he is not going to be on the team.

Earlier, Nets head coach Steve Nash had fool- nothing to do with physical injury.

The New York Yankees appeared to be sendishly indicated Irving would play in arenas where unvaccinated players were allowed to play. ing a message to manager Aaron Boone by disRight now, New York and San Francisco are the missing both the team’s hitting coach, Marcus only cities that do not allow unvaccinated ath- Thames, and third base coach Phil Nevin, who letes to compete in indoor facilities, but Toronto may have sealed his fate when he instructed Aaron Judge to try to score from third base in is on the verge of joining them.

Irving’s reasons for not getting the Covid the American League Wild Card game. Judge vaccine remain cryptic, to say the least, but it was out by a mile and that was all she wrote is in keeping with his brand of always march- for the Yankees 2021 season.

The San Diego Padres, who are in the maring to his own drummer. Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins said he was ket for a manager, were interested in speaking concerned about the vaccine’s effect on his with Boone. On Tuesday, the Yankees future health, which is understandable, even to announced they signed Boone to a three-year those like me who see vaccinations as the only deal, figuring he would be snapped up if they way to eradicate this virus which has upended let him go. As Mets fans will tell you, finding our lives. For the last two years, Irving said a good manager isn’t easy.

Ironically, the Boston Red Sox may have something incomprehensible about standing up helped both Boone and his equally beleaguered for the voiceless.

Wiggins last week relented and got the boss, general manager Brian Cashman, by upsetvaccine. He admitted he did so because he ting the Tampa Bay Rays, who easily won the knew his NBA career was in jeopardy since 2021 AL East division title, in the American Q he is a marginal player at this point. Irving League Division Series.

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