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Queens leaders blast Amazon’s LIC plan Around 100 rally against HQ2 deal, which NY is heavily subsidizing

by Michael Shain Chronicle Contributor

A day after Amazon made it official — Long Island City will host half of the company’s second headquarters — area officials were busy trying to make it feel unwelcome.

Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) and state Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) staged a noontime rally a block from where Amazon plans to spend $2.5 billion building a new corporate campus on the East River.

Amazon’s decision to build a new home in western Queens promises 25,000 new jobs — not to mention thousands more, from food vendors to office supply stores, that are expected to spring up to support them — over the next decade.

But the nearly $3 billion in subsidies the giant online retailer was able to negotiate with New York has struck a sour chord with area elected officials.

“Take that welcome mat, roll it up and send it back to Seattle,” Gianaris told about 100 people — mostly members of retail and warehouse workers unions and civic groups — at the “No to Amazon HQ2” rally.

Gianaris waved his cell phone and declared he’d deleted the Amazon app that morning, vowing not to buy from the website again. “I encourage you to do the same,” he said.

In western Queens, the prospect of higher

Protesters hold signs at Wednesday’s rally against Amazon’s plan for a new corporate campus in PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN Long Island City. rents and even more competition for a seat on the subway kept area residents from being as excited as Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio were about landing Amazon.

“With an average salary of $150,000 per year for the tens of thousands of new jobs Amazon is creating in Queens, economic opportunity and investment will flourish for the entire region,” the governor said.

“The city and state are working closely together to make sure Amazon’s expansion is planned smartly, and to ensure this fastgrowing neighborhood has the transportation, schools and infrastructure it needs,” de Blasio said.

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Some — like Van Bramer — like the promise of new jobs but do not want to see state money going to the big retailer.

Others — like the LIC Coalition and the unions — don’t want Amazon to come in at all, fearing it will change the character of the neighborhood and force out all but the well-todo. Many have criticized the helipad included in the company’s plan.

“We’re going to do everything we can to stop the deal,” Van Bramer told the Chronicle.

“We’re going to throw everything at it and look at every possible avenue.”

City and state legislators from elsewhere in Queens — including Assemblymembers Ron Kim (D-Flushing) and Aravella Simotas (D-Astoria), Assemblywoman-elect Catalina Cruz, state Sen.-elect Jessica Ramos and Councilman Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria) — also spoke against the Amazon deal.

But once away from the microphones, officials concede it will be an uphill fight to block Amazon. The best they can hope for now, they say, is a chance to reopen the negotiations and seek a different deal.

“When you have deals like this — where the community stands against it, the electeds stand against it,” Cruz told the Chronicle, “there is always the possibility of going back Q to the table.”

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Gridlocked Cross Bay jamming diner Esquire is on the brink while 50-year resident corroborates SBS trouble

by Matt Waters Associate Editor

Jimmy Athanasopoulos is the owner of the Esquire Diner and Restaurant located at 105-45 Cross Bay Blvd.

But that job title is being threatened by what he says has been a recent decimation of his profits that he attributes to the bus lane cutting through the boulevard nearby his Ozone Park establishment.

“It took 10 percent of my business away,” Athanasopoulos said on the phone.

“It’s a disaster.”

Walk-up customers provide the lion’s share of his profit but Athanasopoulos noted that, “my delivery guy can’t make deliveries on Cross Bay,” due to the lane and Select Bus Service.

His issue with the bus lane has to do with accessibility. Before the bus lane, a left turn used to be easily available for customers one block away on Rockaway Boulevard in front of P.C. Richards. Now he says the lane is forcing his Howard Beach customers into an inconvenient decision. Either they take a circuitous route around Rockaway Boulevard back onto Cross Bay or drive farther down to Jamaica Avenue which is the first left available on a linear track away from Esquire Diner.

Whichever they choose, Athanasopoulos says that his customers’ having to make these decisions with increased traffic gridlock has represented too large an impediment to overcome. He says people now are simply staying away, especially those he called “the old-timers” to whom he had always tried to “give a break.”

Although most of his ire was directed toward the bus lane, Athanasopoulos echoed Angelo Gurino, the long-time former owner of Ragtime in Howard Beach in last week’s issue when he said the impending minimum wage raise would make profitability even more difficult to attain.

“They raised the minimum wage to get the government off their back,” Athanasopoulos said, outlining his perspective as a proprietor. “The solution is not to keep raising the prices. We’re being forced to raise prices to make ends meet.”

He also suggested that he simply can’t accept the idea of a $10 cheeseburger.

That is a major reason why he’s considering selling Esquire. He doesn’t want inflated prices on his menu. And he worries that he’ll soon have to reduce his staff in order to keep the doors open. The diner’s menu says the establishment is open 24/7. But as of right now, that is not the case.

“Five days a week I shut down at 11 to make money,” Athanasopoulos said. Staying open overnight has become too difficult with earnings down during the day and evening.

Sebastian Mossa is a retired lawyer feeling the pain of businesses that’ve seen profits plummet as traffic engulfs the area. He is speaking especially of smaller establishments. PHOTOS BY MATT WATERS “Everyone’s crying on the boulevard,” he concluded.

In that thought he echoed other voices who have spoken out about the bus lane.

In a Chronicle stor y from Nov. 2017, Rose, a manager at C Town, said a lack of parking was driving down business at the supermarket, while Roselle at A&J Stitching expressed concern over customers coming into the shop angry. Their parking had been inconvenienced by SBS and its dedicated lanes.

The Depar t ment of Transpor tation declined to comment for this story.

“At least I have a parking lot,” Athanasopoulos said. But that lost turn has burned him anyway.

Sebastian Mossa is a retired insurance lawyer still working on a couple cases at the firm he ran with his sons on Cross Bay. He reached out to discuss bus lanerelated congestion issues as a long-time resident weary with the lack of solutions being implemented by the city.

“The mayor stopped the business people from doing business around here from 7 to 10 in the mor ning and 4 to 7 at night,” he said.

Mossa said these establishments applying a tourniquet to the bus lane related bleed is simply impossible with the present regulations.

“You can’t do business between 10 o’clock in the morning and 4 o’clock.

You’ve got to do business all day long,” he said, adding, “and not only do you have to do business all day long, you can’t do business when customers can’t get to the store and park. We’ve had a parking problem in this neighborhood for years. I’ve been here in this area for 50.”

Mossa had empathy for business owners who were being forced into the exact

predictament that Athanasopoulos had described: Either raise prices, cut staff, or do both without any guarantee these decisions will stem the damage.

“Twelve to 14 hours-a-day they work their [butts] off,” Mossa said. “When you let people go the owner doesn’t let himself go, he lets his help go,” he continued. “I don’t know the exact percentages, but [ballpark] 80 percent or more of these places are owned by people who work every day. Seven-day-a-week operation.”

Mossa was asked whether it was the lane itself causing the issues, or the number of buses bei ng r u n th rough the boulevard.

“Yes,” he said, clarifying that both of these reasons were true. “What I want to know is how we get five pounds of s--t for a three pound bag? At 3:30 in the afternoon you have the regular buses, and you have the extended buses which is really agai nst com mon sense, because the extended buses really don’t help. It takes more passengers but causes more traffic problems. Always has.”

Mossa also said the logjam begins at 2:30 with the procession of yellow school buses trying to get through the boulevard.

These also share space with regular and Access-A-Ride buses. With all these large vehicles occupying the boulevard, along w it h st a nd a rd t r af f ic, t he bu s la ne becomes a conduit for gridlock.

“The increase of cars and decrease in lanes is not a good formula,” said state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) on the phone. “I’ve seen the machinations that Cross Bay has gone through over the years,” he continued, while adding that, Q “work with the DOT is ongoing.”

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ADA Quinn rips into Rikers plan at CB 9 Discussed risk of decreasing jail population; room was overcrowded

by Matt Waters Associate Editor

James Quinn, senior executive assistant district attorney at the Queens DA’s office, spoke at length during Tuesday’s night Community Board 9 meeting regarding the de Blasio adminstration’s plan to close and replace Rikers Island with four modern borough-based jails.

The jail in Queens would be located at 126-02 82 Ave. where the old house of detention sits.

Addressing an overflowing crowd in an upstairs room at Borough Hall, Quinn spoke for over 30 minutes to a crowd highly sympathetic to his dissenting sentiments. Often the tone of the evening resembled a protest more than a board meeting.

Quinn prefaced his comments by saying he’s been an ADA for 41 years.

“There are a lot of misconceptions out there about defendants who are held on Rikers Island. Frankly it drives us crazy when you hear it repeated over and over again as fact,” he said. “You hear that there are all these turnstile jumpers on Rikers Island, all these marijuana smokers on Rikers Island.”

Quinn was strong in his dismissal of such viewpoints. He said that nobody ends up in Rikers due to such petty offenses — they were just caught for jumping a turnstile with a warrant for a more serious crime. “The jails are not filled with nonviolent people. Believe me,” he said, in relation to the notion of the city releasing inmates in order to facilitate the borough jail plan.

“The city, in order to close Rikers, has to get the population down to 5,000, because those are the beds they are going

to build,” Quinn explained. “In order to get the population of Rikers down from 8,258 down to 5,000 you have to release every single one of these 2,975 people who are currently being held on bail.”

Of that number Quinn thought that there were 438 inmates with Queens-pending cases who were “bailable.”

Twenty-six of those had been charged with A felonies. One hundred and thirty seven of them are charged with B felonies, while 117 had been charged with C felonies. He then disputed the idea that D and E felons pose little threat to society.

Of those 438 only 30 had been charged with just an A misdemeanor.

Earlier in the night during the open forum many members of the community were actually outside because the meeting room was too crowded.

Al Brand, chairman of the Kew Gardens Civic Association, was one of the upset people still stranded outside Borough Hall as the meeting unfolded around 8:30 p.m., an hour into the meeting.

A few security guards were blocking the doors and reminding the crowd of about 15 people that they couldn’t block the entrance.

“It is outrageous that a public meeting of this consequence has been scheduled in such a small room that the interested public could not attend,” Brand said, though a few people outside were granted entrance as the night wore on, with special preference given to board members and media. “We’re trying to make our politicians understand that a 29-story building in the heart of Kew Gardens to house 1,500 prisonQ ers does not make any sense from any point of view.”

The reflection of Community Board 9 can be seen in the window behind ADA James Quinn as he spoke Tuesday night at Borough Hall. His opinions on borough prisons replacing Rikers were a PHOTO BY MATT WATERS mirror for the board’s.

‘Rock star’ Russo key to Lewis arrest Detective encountered suspect months before, recommended DNA

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Jurors in the second degree murder trial of Chanel Lewis heard testimonies from detectives involved with the case in addition to the suspect’s videotaped confession. During his confession Lewis contradicted some FILE PHOTO findings of Karina Vetrano’s autopsy.

The trial of Chanel Lewis saw a couple pivotal moments in the last week. Last Thursday jurors heard the testimony of a detective whose hunch led directly to the suspect’s arrest. And on Friday they watched the confession that was obtained from Lewis hours after he was questioned in connection with Vetrano’s death.

Det. Lt. John Russo’s testimony Thu rsday in Queens Supreme Court seemed to demonstrate how close the case may have been to still being unsolved, if not for him acting on his memories of investigating a suspicious individual seen where the detective lives in Howard Beach.

It had almost been exactly six months since Vetrano’s killing before Lewis was apprehended.

And according to a report in the Daily News that cited former Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce calling Russo a “rock star” following the suspect’s arrest in 2017, it was an educated guess from the detective opposed to hard evidence that initially led cops to Lewis.

According to the Daily News, Russo recalled a seemingly random moment from May 30, 2016 during his testimony. He was pulling up to his Howard Beach home when he noticed a man across the street.

Russo said that the man started walking away from him and was wearing his hood up with long sleeves.

The detective said he followed the man for 45 minutes. Russo was suspicious of his attire on a warm spring day, along with the man’s behavior.

He ultimately concluded that the man had either already committed a burglary or was planning one. So Russo dialed 911.

He lost track of the man, who he said turned out to be Lewis, that particular day. But there was another incident immediately afterward, on May 31.

A business owner called to report a suspicious man. The detective was off duty again but responded in his personal car and spotted Lewis on Cross Bay Boulevard.

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down before being released.

Eight months later, with the investigation into Vetrano’s Aug. 2, 2016 mu rder ongoi ng, Ru sso requested that detectives obtain a DNA sample from Lewis. The sample was acquired Jan. 31, 2017.

Det. Michael Greenidge followed on the stand and testified Lewis was very calm while consent i ng t o prov ide t he DNA sample.

T he sa mple matched those recovered from Vetrano’s body and cell phone.

On Friday jurors watched Lewis’ confession tape. According to a report in the New York Post Lewis said that he had murdered Vetrano because he was “mad at her.”

The suspect said he had dragged her by the hands into the grass behind a jogging path.

The Post reported that much of what Lewis said cont radicted autopsy findings. The autopsy said Vetrano died of strangulation while he said she drowned in a puddle of water near the crime scene.

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Ozone seniors near gas fix for home Neighbor raises $1,800 for repair on GoFundMe; Addabbo intervenes

by Matt Waters Associate Editor

The Ozone Park seniors who had their gas turned off by National Grid due to an illegal flex connection may be close to having heat back in their home in time for an impending cold front.

Eric Cellucci, a member of the popular Ozone Park Facebook group, organized a GoFundMe page after reading a story in the Chronicle regarding the plight of Vietnam veteran Edward Kennedy and his brother.

Cellucci believes the situation is close to having a positive resolution. And that is largely due to state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) communicating with a local business.

“Addabbo’s office was able to get Hi-Tech Plumbing and Heating to do the job for what we were able to raise so far,” Cellucci explained in a Facebook message last Friday afternoon.

The amount raised is now $1,800. Previously the price for fixing the flex connection had been $3,500.

But Addabbo steered Cellucci and Kennedy toward another option in Hi-Tech.

“At this moment they are working on getting the details with National Grid and will be visiting the home later today to assess the job,” Cellucci added in the message.

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by National Grid. Thanks to the efforts of state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. and concerned resident Eric PHOTO BY MATT WATERS Cellucci, the story is nearing a positive resolution for him and his brother.

He was contacted for an update Tuesday afternoon.

“Like I said I reached out to Addabbo’s office and the plumber agreed to lend his time,” Cellucci said on the phone, after mentioning that the original plumber never budged f rom h is i n it ial pr ice

assessment.

Cellucci was pleased that his fundraising efforts yielded dividends.

He believes that the connection being fixed represents a significant step in this process.

“I was glad I was able to help,” he said.

“It would n’t have happened w ithout Addabbo.”

Kennedy was recently hospitalized. Cellucci had said it was for anxiety. Kennedy himself could not be reached for comment but Cellucci mentioned that he had “come home on Monday.”

Cellucci mentioned that the matter was especially important to him given that Kennedy had served in Vietnam.

“I have family members that served, and they deserve the most respect that they can get based on what they have done for the country,” he said.

Addabbo was also able to provide an update based on his direct communications with National Grid and a city agency.

“The plumbing sit uation should be resolved,” the senator said on the phone, adding that the work would be done on Wednesday.

“I’ll be optimistic,” Addabbo said in his assesment of the situation overall, though he did express some concern about the scenario being properly expedited when, “we can get 30 degrees quickly.”

So although progress has been made, a sense of urgency is still palpable for those trying to resolve Kennedy’s quandary.

“Hopefully with a veteran they will move Q quickly,” Addabbo said.

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More housing needed Dear Editor: I’m writing in regards to your Nov. 8 editorial on Amazon’s possible HQ2 location in Long Island City, “Amazon’s Queens plan.”

Largely, I think your editorial gets at several important points, from its concern over the size of any tax breaks or other handouts to applauding Mayor de Blasio’s recent infrastructure announcement. But it misses an important part of the conversation: housing.

The addition of Amazon’s newest regional office is projected to add up to 25,000 jobs. A good portion of these will be high-paying, highly specialized positions, and the employees likely will come from outside the city and then look to live and play nearby. The answer to these newcomers can’t be only Long Island City.

Consider: Sunnyside Yards, the proposed mega-development that will deck over part of the large rail yard and build apartments, is projected to provide 24,000 units, and this was meant to alleviate our current crisis. Also consider: The building boom that’s changed the skyline of the neighborhood produced just over

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12,000 units, according to a survey that looked at developments between 2010 and 2016. Meanwhile, similar booms have occurred in Flushing and Jamaica, yet the boroughwide vacancy rate hovers below an unhealthy 4 percent. It’s clear that no one neighborhood can — or should — be the answer to the affordability crisis. That burden will have to be shared.

Some solutions that we should consider: Underdeveloped land within walking distance of subway stations should be upzoned. Accessory dwelling units (sometimes called granny flats or laneway housing) can be legalized in single-family zoning, as can small multifamily zoning that shares the footprints of the houses. We can open underused public spaces to create new neighborhoods.

As the largest of the five boroughs yet only third in number of units, we have the room to grow. These conversations will be difficult, and will open up questions about the soul and

nature of the borough. But if we want to look towards the future, these conversations need to happen.

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LIC: too much, too fast?

Dear Editor: As someone who has previously lived in Long Island City, I have seen it transform from a small post-industrial neighborhood (with only one building above five stories) into a miniManhattan full of high rises, and I have witnessed many fall victim to the effects of gentrification in the area.

While the development of higher-end residential buildings and waterfront renovations have allowed LIC to become a new hot spot for residents all across the city, urban developers have disregarded the issues that arise from a

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Shelter (away) from Amazon Dear Editor: There are, I see, a number of recently converted hotels and motels that are now homeless shelters in LIC. I seriously doubt these are going to remain.

Where are they going to relocate these families and individuals?

All other neighborhoods better watch their backs. The city will blindside neighborhoods as they did with the Comfort Inn and Days Inn right off Cross Bay Boulevard in Ozone Park.

Ray Hackinson Ozone Park

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Dear Editor: Re Kathleen Schatz’s Nov. 1 letter, “Election money wasted”: It sure was, especially taxpayer funds spent on the Board of Elections for its miserable performance on Nov. 6.

I’ve frequently complained to the Chronicle about the closure of my nearby poll site at PS 164 in Kew GarONLINE dens Hills. But now I’m glad that Miss an article or a I voted by absenletter cited by a writer? tee ballot and Want breaking news avoided a horror from all over Queens? s h o w. M e d i a Find the latest news, reports confirm past reports from all what New York over the borough and Daily News writmore at qchron.com. er Harry Siegel called a “Dumpster-fire democratic process” that included broken scanning machines, long lines and confusing ballots at many city polling sites. BOE really stands for “Broken Old Enterprise,” one that must be scrapped and totally rebuilt. Here are three suggestions: 1. Staff the BOE with qualified professionals, not political hacks chosen by borough presidents and approved by the City Council.

Incompetence starts at the top with BOE boss Michael Ryan, who said his troops weren’t prepared for a large voter turnout. Why not? On what planet does he work? Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Cuomo demand a fully professional BOE. Democrats will control Albany, so there’s no excuse for not doing it.

2. Throw out the electronic scanning devices, which are a digital disaster, and bring back the mechanical voting machines that I first used when I pulled the lever for JFK in 1960.

They don’t break down, can’t be hacked and provide total voter secrecy and privacy. The BOE uses scanning equipment dating back to 2010, notes Mr. Siegel. But even newer devices don’t work properly, as proven by the need for recounts in Florida and Georgia.

3. Simplify the election process via early voting, online registration and less confusing ballots. Put referendum proposals, like the one setting term limits for community board members, on a separate ballot, not on the other side of the ballot used for selecting candidates, as was done on Nov. 6. This created confusion and wasted time. Eliminate voting instructions in continued on next page

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Dear Editor: On many occasions, I’ve purchased some food items and the tax I’m paying is rounded up to the next nickel or dime in the store’s favor. I don’t make a big deal over a few pennies but I find it an annoying practice.

Recently I purchased a pint of soup (I won’t mention the name or type of takeout restaurant). For a $2.25 cent price on the menu, I was told the cost was $2.50, not the $2.40 it should have been. Our city sales tax still is under 10 percent and I did ask if the tax was correct, and was told the sales tax on $2.25 was 25 cents … which it is not.

Well, I went back to this same Queens takeout restaurant (albeit you can sit and eat at one

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of the tables if desired), a few days later and this time ordered two pints of soup at the same $2.25 menu price. I paid $5 this time and asked why so much. The counter person said $2.50 and $2.50 is $5. I asked how much tax was on $4.50, the $2.25 pint times two. The tax is 40 cents. The guy handed me back 10 cents after realizing I knew I was being overcharged.

Yeah, it’s only a nickel here or a dime but it belongs to me. In my opinion, this illegal practice of rounding up to benefit the store should result in a fine for those who do it to their customers on a continuous basis. Why can’t they do the right thing and charge the right tax?

Mark Lane Douglaston

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shifting population. LIC is among the fastest-growing neighborhoods in the entire city and with this increasing population, the neighborhood is unable to handle the demands of its residents.

Additionally, longtime residents have been forced to leave due to skyrocketing rents, with the cost of renting a one-bedroom apartment doubling in only the past two years.

After over a decade of nonstop high-rise construction, the city has just recently mandated the construction of more public schools and affordable housing in LIC. With the purported Amazon HQ2 and its 25,000 new employees, LIC is going to continue its growth without a foreseeable end.

Local urban developers seem to be at a loss when it comes to supplying the community with its bare essentials. Is LIC developing faster than it can handle?

Carlos Rosario Brooklyn The writer is a high school student at NEST+m, the New Explorations into Science, Technology + Math school in Manhattan. A number of students there sent in letters this week as part of an assignment. More may run in the future.

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Dear Editor: As a poll worker for two straight years, I have a good gauge on what works and doesn’t work in a typical polling site in New York City. Having worked in two different locations, in the past two years, under three different coordinators (the boss at a polling site), I have seen the style of leadership each coordinator has and what needs to be done to service the voter, our customer so to speak.

One thing is certain: This Election Day had a lot of problems associated with it. For me, it wasn’t just the weather or the failure of the machinery to work or the long lines of voters waiting to slip their ballots into the scanners. It was also a lack of training and contingency plans on the part of the coordinator I worked under. A polling site should be thought of like a retail store.

That is, to welcome the customers in, give them their ballots, have them mark them and be on their way quickly. That didn’t happen this Election Day, for numerous reasons. For one, the scanner machines couldn’t handle the volume of ballots sent into them. Think of a large tub and placing newspapers into it until it is full, then adding more newspapers.

It overflows, right?

As poll workers, we are given a manual to anticipate any problems we are faced with, but this contingency, of scanner failure on a grand scale, is only partially referred to in the manual, under “Emergency Ballots.” It only applies if all scanners are not working, according to the manual.

It is said that you should learn from your mistakes. In that vein, I have a recommendation. One is to have contingency plans if a majority of the scanners break down, such as moving to “Emergency Ballots.”

That is, to have the customer (the voter) place his or her ballot into a slot, in the scanner and for a bipartisan team to scan it in when the scanner is fixed, later on. My coordinator did not do that.

Having the voter wait a long time, simply to have a ballot scanned, is contrary to making the act of voting a good experience for everyone. Some voters, faced with the long lines, decided to not vote at all! That is a shame. Maybe we should. Concentrate on the voter like a customer, in a store.

SM Sobelsohn Kew Gardens

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care of their family. It’s like they have this on repeat every day.

Now, ICE would create some fake email or call about how the person who is receiving the message or call owes money or needs to go to court (scamming). That’s pretty low and, in a way, goes against human rights.

Many families are getting told this to scare them in order for them to bring them to ICE’s little trap. So many immigrants always have to be on their guard so they can live here without a problem. So much for being equal.

Axel Olivera Jackson Heights The writer is a high school student at NEST+m in Manhattan.

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Dear Editor: In the Nov. 10 edition of The New York Times, there was an article on the op-ed page with a headline “Democrats Must Impeach Trump.” The writer believes that since the Democrats now have a majority in the House, they won that by promising to hold the president accountable. I am not at all certain that is the case. I am a Democrat and believe Donald Trump is unfit to hold any public office, let alone that of president of the United States. I think history will judge him as one of the worst presidents. Having said that, however, I do not believe Democrats should seek his impeachment, but instead pursue important legislative needs and trounce him politically should he seek re-election.

I say this because an impeachment, if successful, will result in Vice President Mike Pence becoming president.

As bad as Trump is, Pence, if not similar, may well be worse. He is a religious zealot, who believes it was God’s will Trump be president and he vice president. He was not much better politically. He was a mediocre governor and congressman. He opposes abortion; does not believe in science and climate change; believes cigarette smoking does not cause cancer; and promoted a constitutional amendment to ban same sex marriage. He believes conservative evangelicals are the chosen people and eventually would be served by a leader whom God will enable to re-create the United States as a Christian nation.

George Will, the conservative columnist, once wrote, “Pence has dethroned Trump as America’s most repulsive public figure.”

Amen.

Benjamin M. Haber Flushing

Dear Editor: It is so inhumane how Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are attacking immigrants even though most of them are just living a normal life just like any American citizen. They work, go home and take

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by Larry Penner Ongoing record construction in Long Point Avenue or Island City has not been accompanied by Ve r n o n Bl vd .any significant increase in transit capaci- Jackson Ave. No. ty to accommodate 10,000 new residents. 7 subway stations.

The same is true for thousands more resi- The same is true dents and those who commute from other for those attemptneighborhoods to jobs in Long Island ing to board the E City over previous recent years. Now add and M at Court thousands of new Amazon employees to Square, N and W at Queensboro the mix.

Riders have had to endure too many Plaza, E, M and R at Queens Plaza or F at years of inconvenience as a result of the the 21st Street-Queensbridge Station.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Starting in April 2019, the Canarsie L subNew York City Transit investing $774 way line will be shut down for 14 months. million in Communication Based Train (Who knows if this work will really be Control on the Flushing No. 7 line. With completed by June 2020, given unforeseen or without CBTC, there are opportunities site conditions that could result in addito increase capacity and service by run- tional unanticipated work.) This is to supning trains more frequently midday, eve- port reconstruction of the tunnels damnings, overnight and weekends on the No. aged by Superstorm Sandy in 2012. As a 7 line. Until the 1980s, there was Manhat- result, thousands of displaced Canarsie L tan-bound express service till 12:30 p.m. line subway riders will travel north on the Flushing-bound express service began G line. They will attempt to join thousa nd s of ot her Long after 1 p.m. There has Island City residents by been no express service t ransfer r ing at Cou r t between 10 a.m. and 3 mazon’s move to Square for the No. 7, E or p.m. due to per iodic subway lines, creating ongoing track, power, sigLong Island City M e ve n m o r e c a p a c i t y nal and routine maintechallenges. na nce projects for requires more With or without CBTC decades, including work infrastructure (which may be funded and to support CBTC. come to the E, F, R and M Upon implementation improvements. lines on the Queens Bouof CBTC by December levard corridor, and later 2018 (which was supposed to have been completed in October the N and W lines and even the G line 2016), let’s hope midday express service under future 2020-24, 2025-29 or 2030-34 resumes. Will it be worth investing $774 MTA five year capital plans), there are million in CBTC when it may only result opportunities to increase capacity and serin increasing the number of rush hour vice by running trains more frequently trains by two or three, from 27 to 30, in midday, evenings, overnight and weekeach direction? After that, the MTA NYC ends. There is always equipment used priTransit no longer has any other opportuni- marily for rush-hour peak service that is ty for increasing rush hour capacity on the available to provide additional service during off-peak hours. It is a question of findNo. 7 line.

With three tracks merging into two ing millions of dollars more to cover opertracks between the 33rd Street and ating costs for additional service.

New ferry services will be able to Queensboro Plaza stations, there is no space to run any additional rush hour accommodate only so many riders. In trains. It could easily cost $5 billion to $10 many cases, a majority of new residents billion to construct a third track plus a will need the subway rather than the ferry new East River tunnel west of Queensboro to access employment, educational, mediPlaza. This is necessary to extend express cal and entertainment opportunities in Manhattan and other boroughs. The sucservice into Manhattan.

But the concept is clearly not feasible cess of Amazon coming to Long Island either technically or financially. The City is dependent upon not only additionexisting Corona subway yard is already al transportation capacity but capital operating at capacity. This facility is adja- improvements to sewer, water, electrical Q cent to wetlands and has little opportunity and utility assets as well.

Larry Penner is a transportation historifor expansion. Additional trains to provide service for the new Hudson Yards an who worked in the field for more than 30 Station have to be stored on lay-up tracks years, including as a U.S. DOT Federal Transit Administration regional office direcsouth of the station.

Rush-hour riders have been challenged tor, overseeing billions in transportation for years attempting to board at the Court grant approvals. He lives in Great Neck, LI.

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by Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. Once the Thanksgiving feast is over, S.3688, which aims consumers all throughout our communities to establish a small will be getting ready for Black Friday. business tax credit However, there is a more important day for the employment that can give people the big deals they of disabled people. want while helping to support local shops, This bill has passed both the Senate and and that day is Small Business Saturday.

Small Business Saturday, Nov. 24 this the Assembly, and is year, was created to encourage people to awaiting Gov. Cuoshop locally, especially after spending mo’s signature to money at big box stores on Black Friday, become law.

I have also sponsored bill S.4230, which and before hopping online to do some shopping at online vendors on Cyber would require the small business revolving loan fund in the Empire Monday.

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Initiatives like Small Business Saturday are ocal businesses to target and market to veteran-owned enterprises important because it is serve as the and service disabled veterparamount that we supan-owned enterprises. This port our local businesses, backbone of our will help veteran-owned because local businesses a nd d isabled vetera nare the backbone of our neighborhoods. owned businesses to apply communities. They create jobs in the communities they serve and for, and receive, better loan opportunities benefit the local economy, while providing to open their business.

I was the co-sponsor on bill S.3252, a service.

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Concern over 2020 Census discussed Boro Prez announces formation of Queens Complete Count Committee

by Mark Lord Chronicle Contributor

Make yourself count!

That was the overriding message on Tuesday evening at Borough President Melinda Katz’s Queens 2020 Census Town Hall, where concern over the proposed inclusion of a question on citizenship was also center stage.

Dozens of area residents, including representatives of elected officials and civic organizations, gathered at Borough Hall to learn how the Census will determine Queens’ representation in the U.S. House of Representatives and how much federal funding the borough will receive for the next 10 years, as well as how they, and anyone else, can participate in this outreach effort.

“Every voice that is heard, everyone who fills out that Census ... is more money for education, for our streets, for our senior centers, for housing, for everything ... it all comes from the United States Census. This transcends politics,” Katz said.

“I am committed to having an accurate count in the Borough of Queens,” she said. Toward that goal, she announced the formation of the Queens Complete Count Committee.

The committee will be an autonomous and bipartisan group of community leaders who together will identify the possible obstacles and their solutions in ensuring that their community

John Park, left, executive director of MinKwon Center for Community Action, Joseph Salvo, director of the Population Division at the city Department of Planning, Borough President Melinda Katz PHOTO BY MARK LORD and Jeff Behler, regional director of the U.S. Census Bureau, at Borough Hall. is accurately represented in the Census.

Members of the committee, drawn from businesses, community groups, government officials and other public-serving entities, will coordinate local organizations, communities and the Census Bureau, and help to develop and implement a locally based outreach and promotion effort.

“Messaging has to be key,” Katz told the crowd. “You need to bring the message back to the communities that you represent.”

According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, the mission of the Census is “to serve as the nation’s leading provider of quality data about its people and economy,” with its purpose being “to conduct a Census of population and

housing and disseminate the results to the President, the States, and the American People.”

Its slogan — and goal — is to “count everyone once, only once and in the right place.”

Jeff Behler, regional director of the New York Regional Office of the U.S. Census Bureau, noted that the Census is mandated by the U.S. Constitution.

According to U.S. Code Title 13, enacted in 1954, “Private information is never published, including names, addresses and telephone numbers.” The code further indicates that the Census Bureau collects information to produce statistics and that “personal information collected by the Census Bureau cannot be used against respondents by any government agency or court.”

Not everyone is buying it.

The citizenship question, which would be included in the main Census for the first time in 70 years, is seen by some as discriminating against immigrants and minorities.

“No one knows what the effects of that question will be,” said Phillip Thompson, deputy mayor of Strategic Policy Initiatives, Office of the Mayor.

John Park, executive director of the MinKwon Center for Community Action and a board member of NY Counts 2020, said the question would have a “larger impact on our community than in most places.” continued on page 18

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Veterans honored at Borough Hall Trio given citations by Melinda Katz in celebration for those who served

by David Russell Associate Editor

In celebration of the men and women who have served their country, veterans were honored at Boroug h Hall la st Thursday.

“I’m from that generation of the draft and our older brothers and their friends’ brothers getting drafted and remembering the memories of people coming home and not being honored,” said Queens Boroug h P resident Meli nd a K at z. “I’m thankful that we honor, now, everyone that comes home and has fought for our country.”

Katz added, “I know that every single night I put my children to bed I am only able to do that because of the sacrifices that each and every one of you made for our country.”

In addition to veterans in the audience were students from PS 16 in Corona.

“We have young people here who are going to go back to their school and talk to their friends and they need to understand that whether you came here yesterday to live the American dream in this great country ... or whether you’re fourthgeneration Queens, the men and women in this room that fought for this country are the reason that we have a country to come to,” said Katz, whose mother was a singer who performed in the USO during World War II. Three veterans were honored with citations onstage during the celebration.

Sarah Bradwisch served for 12 years in the Navy, rising to lieutenant and was par t of Operations Deser t Shield and Desert Storm. She was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal, Unit Meritorious Award, Overseas Medal and National Defense Medal. Bradwisch was also the f irst woman to serve aboard the USS Chandler.

“In the words of Maya Angelou, it is so very important to honor both our heroes and our ‘sheroes,’” Bradwisch said, adding that women are the fastest growing population in the veterans community.

Bradwisch teaches at Kingsborough Community College.

“Brooklyn?” Katz joked. “Really?”

Steven Epps, a staff sergeant in the Air Force who served two tours in Vietnam, was also given a citation.

“To my fellow veterans, you should be here t oo,” Epps sa id . He h a s be en involved in a number of veterans posts after serving.

The final honoree was Luke Gasparre, private first class in the Army during World War II. He was a soldier in the 87th Infantry division serving in Europe and helped liberate the French city of Metz from Nazi control. Gasparre, who was wounded in action, was awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star.

Af ter ret u r ning home, he lived in A s t or ia . “ We g r ow t h e m t ou g h i n Queens,” Katz said.

Veterans honored at a celebration at Borough Hall for those who served their country included Lt. Sarah Bradwisch, second from left, Pfc. Luke Gasparre, Staff Sgt. Steven Epps, sitting with PHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. and Borough President Melinda Katz.

He worked for the Post Office for 34 years and recently retired from his job as usher at Mets games after 54 years.

“We must never forget all the veterans and their families and must support them providing the necessary services to repay them in some small way for their sacrifice,” Gasparre said. “Finally, we must keep them in our thoughts and prayers for protecting us from those who wish to harm us and endanger our way of life.”

Gasparre was enshrined in the Veterans Hall of Fame by the state Senate two years ago.

At the celebration on Thursday was state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Veterans, who said that the government has an obligation to help its veterans.

“How do we say thank you?” he asked the audience. “It’s nice enough that we say thank you to our veterans but how do we say thank you?”

He said that what has been done for veterans is “merely scratching the surface of what we can do for our veterans.”

Addabbo said there “is no room for politics when talking about help” when it comes to veterans.

Addabbo also wanted the students at the event to understand the significance.

“Why do they get to go to the school they want? Because of our veterans,” he said. “Why do they get to choose the career that they wish to pursue? Because of our veterans. Why did we have Election Day just the other day? Because of our veterans.”

A s s e m bl y wo m a n S t a c e y P h ef fe r Amato (D-Rockaway Park) is a member

of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and a friend of Bradwisch’s, a Rockaway Park resident. Pheffer Amato also noted the importance of educating the students about history.

“There’s nothing more important than the lessons we can give our children ... and we have to bring our young folks in to understand our country and where we came from,” Pheffer Amato said.

Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau) also spoke at the event.

“We are indeed the greatest country that this planet has ever seen and the reason we are that great country is because of the men and women that are in this audience and those that have given their lives so that we can live in this beautiful country,” he said.

His father ser ved in World War II. Meeks recalled how when his father was

2020 Census continued from page 16 Individuals will have four opportunities to complete their Census forms: online, by telephone, on paper or through a personal visit from a Census employee.

Behler indicated that internet selfresponse will be available in 12 non-English languages; 59 non-English language guides will be available on video and in print.

Census Day is April 1, 2020. Nonresponse follow-up begins in March of that year and continues through July. Apportionment counts are due to the president by Dec. 31, 2020. Redistricting counts to the states

dying several years ago, men he served with were calling and trying to get in touch with him despite not having seen him in years.

“They came to his bedside,” Meeks said.

The congressman recognized that the men and women in the audience risked it all for their country.

“When you think of giving your life for a belief in a country it shows who we are and the fabric of the men and women that served in our military,” Meeks said.

He added, “Making and willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for a nation is the greatest honor that there can be.”

This Veterans Day marked the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day, which brought an end to World War I. Armistice Day honored World War I veterans. In 1954, it was changed to Veterans Day to honor those who served in all wars.

Helen Day, vice president of both the Richmond Hill Historical Society and Friends of Maple Grove Cemetary, spoke about some of the young men from the area who died, with some even giving false ages in order to enlist. In the 19 months the United States fought in World War I, 71 men from Richmond Hill were killed in action.

Also participating in Thursday afternoon’s program was the Francis Lewis High School JROTC Color Guard which presented the colors for the event under the director of com mand Sgt. Major Charles Cabrera.

Bruce Cunningham, airman first class in the Air Force in the early 1960s, recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Niam h Hyland sang the national anthem and “America the Beautiful.” Rabbi Eli Blokh from the Chabad of Rego Park recited the invocation and benediction.

Flotilla Staff Officer Barbara Wighton of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Band played taps.

“Your service to this great nation is a bond we should never forget,” Meeks told Q the audience. are due by March 31, 2021.

Recruitment for area Census office staffing will begin in earnest in the spring of 2019, according to Behler. Various positions will be available, including managerial openings, recruiting assistants and Census field supervisor.

Joseph Salvo, director of the Population Division of the Department of City Planning, made it clear that “we have to do everything we can to get people to respond” to the Census. “The population of Queens is very dynamic. Capturing it in a Census is difficult.”

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Rights of service animals and owners Middle Village woman says she has faced discrimination in stores

by David Russell Associate Editor

What are the rights of people with disabilities and their service dogs when it comes to shopping in stores?

It’s a question that is more common than most people might realize.

“Disability discrimination complaints actually make up the largest category of the complaints that we receive at the commission,” said Alicia McCauley, deputy press secretary for the city Commission on Human Rights. She added that during the 2017 fiscal year, the commission investigated more than 500 claims.

According to McCauley, one in eight New Yorkers has a disability. Some of those living with disabilities use a service animal to help them perform tasks.

“I’ve been experiencing a lot of bad situations,” said Community Board 5 member Carmen Santana, who has used a service animal for seven years. “Ever since I got him, it’s been a lot of discrimination.”

She added, “It’s gotten to the point that it becomes harassment.”

CB 5 recently sent out an email to educate people about the law on service animals after receiving a complaint about some businesses giving disabled people a hard time.

McCauley said there are misbeliefs people have, including the fact service dogs don’t have

Carmen Santana says she has faced discrimination in stores with her service animal, Chance.

Alicia McCauley of the city Commission on Human Rights says there are a lot of misconceptions PHOTOS COURTESY CARMEN SANTANA regarding service animal laws. to be labrador retrievers like in movies and television.

“There’s a lot of misconceptions about the service animal law, specifically,” she said.

“Some people may think only blind people use service animals when in reality service animals can perform any number of tasks for people who may or may not present their disability outwardly.”

The situation might also be underreported. “I think another part of the issue is that disability discrimination is highly underreported so the awareness of one’s own rights is not always there,” McCauley said.

She said that there may also be misconceptions about how the staff in a business can approach a person with a service animal.

People don’t have to indicate their compan-

ions are service animals. A worker can’t say the person doesn’t look disabled. Workers can ask if the animal is needed because of a disability and which tasks the animal can perform.

As Santana puts it, “You don’t tell somebody coming in with a wheelchair or walker, where are the documents that you purchased this wheelchair or this walker?”

Under the city Human Rights Law, service animals must be permitted to accompany their owners into any area where the public is permitted and are not required to wear a vest, be specially licensed or otherwise visibly indicate their status as service animals.

Santana doesn’t believe many residents in the Middle Village community can afford a welltrained service animal because of the cost nearing $10,000.

“Now it’s become more protected for people with disabilities and their service animals but these people don’t understand that,” Santana said.

She also said “discrimination is rampant.”

Santana said she had a problem at Burger King on Myrtle Avenue. According to her, workers were disturbed when her dog, Chance, jumped on the counter to go for the bag, which is one of his duties.

Burger King manager Jasmine, who declined to give a last name, remembered the complaint continued on page 22

DSNY readies plan for trash collection zones City: better for traffic, environment, workers; businesses fear cost hikes

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The Department of Sanitation will host a public forum in Manhattan on Dec. 11 to solicit input on its plans to divide the city into 20 zones in which businesses would be limited in choice to between three and five sanitation carting companies selected through a bidding process.

And the battle lines could not be more clearly drawn.

DSNY Commissioner Kathryn Garcia says the change will bring needed transformation to the commercial carting industry by reining in the current system in which dozens of carters can have clients in various areas, all while sending their trucks on long, circuitous routes through the five boroughs.

“The commercial waste industry is in need of a full redesign,” a DSN Y spokeswoman told the Chronicle in an email. “We believe our Commercial Waste Zones plan is the only way to bring the much needed change to the entire industry.

Our comprehensive plan will provide businesses, haulers and residents with a safe, efficient system, with low-cost, high quality service.”

The DSNY said it has conducted more than 150 meetings with various stakeholders.

“Our plan will improve safety and working conditions and includes a non-exclusive system that will still allow for much improved efficiency in truck route mileage, while raising standards, and allowing customer choice,” the spokeswoman said.

“We believe this system will give the customers an opportunity to find the hauler that best meets their needs while bringing much needed improvements to the commercial waste hauling industry,” she continued. “With fewer trucks on the streets and shorter routes, zoned collection will also mean less unsafe driving behavior and worker fatigue, and improved traffic and air quality. The zone system will dramatically reduce truck traffic associated with this industry. Our Commercial Waste Zones plan will lead to a safer, fairer and more sustainable system than the one that reigns today.”

The statement did not address emailed questions from the Chronicle about implementing more oversight while allowing businesses to

choose their own haulers in the free market; or why the agency believes a less intrusive set of reforms backed

by Councilman Robert Cornegy (D-Brooklyn) is less attractive.

A copy of Cornegy’s bill, Intro.

996, on the City Council’s website includes Councilmen Barry Grodenchik (D-Oakland Gardens) and Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) as cosponsors from Queens.

Backers of the DSNY proposal include Councilwoman Adrien ne Adams (D-Jamaica) and Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton).

“The Department of Sanitation’s proposed Commercial Waste Zones plan will lead New York City on the path toward a safer, more efficient waste management system reducing the hazards and pollution that come with multiple carting companies operating randomly across the five boroughs,” Adams said in a DSNY press release.

“This is a significant step toward further improving the performance of the city’s waste sector.”

Environmental groups tout the projected reduction in truck miles traveled throughout the city and

The city is proposing a massive overhaul of the commercial carting industry to reduce traffic and provide other benefits. Some business groups say the costs PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON may be prohibitive. added recycling regulations.

Labor and traffic safety advocates point to a spate of deaths and injuries involving commercial sanitation trucks in recent years, and enforcement actions in recent weeks that industry critics say have found massive numbers of equipment and safety violations on the vehicles.

The city also has been critical of a number of carting companies they

suspect have overworked and undertrained workers and potentially thwarted unionization.

Not everyone is so enthused about the Garcia plan, however.

Several business organizations, in a statement to the Chronicle, said they fear the potential for massive cost increases — the city acknowledges that some might arise from continued on page 22

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Service dogs and disabilities continued from page 20 from a few months ago but said dogs are allowed. “Not a problem,” she said. “They can have them inside the store.”

Santana believes the Police Department does not have enough training.

Capt. Courtney Nilan, commanding officer of the 102nd Precinct, said there’s no summons or arrest police could make in such a situation and that the owner of a service animal can file a complaint with the Department of Health or the Department of Consumer Affairs.

“I have never dealt with a complaint in 15 years,” Nilan said. She added that she asked 10

other cops who all said they never had to deal with this hands-on on the job and when police are involved with service animals it’s often in transit.

Nilan said if police were called to a restaurant that wanted a dog removed, police could ask its owner if it is a service animal and what it does for him or her but the owner is under no obligation to answer.

“We can check to make sure the dog has its proper ID, tags and is registered because those are summonses we can issue,” she said.

Nilan said if she was to be called in a dispute she would try to mediate the situation.

Santana said she doesn’t want to see mediation, just enforcement of laws.

“There’s nothing to mediate when a person has a disability,” she said. “There’s nothing to mediate when a person has a wheelchair or a walker, a cane, a service animal or some sort of device, crutches — it is what it is. That’s the end of it.”

Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) said he has not received any complaints regarding service animals or discrimination against people who use them. In a statement he said, “Those who need a service animal to help them with their day-to-day lives deserve to be treated with respect and my office will be attentive to complaints of discrimination of any kind.”

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The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed by Congress in 1990 but McCauley says, “People are still super unaware of the law itself.”

She said the commission released legal guidelines several months ago and also held more than 3,000 workshops, most dealing with disabilities.

“It is discouraging to hear these kinds of stories about discrimination happening in our communities and we strongly encourage anyone who is experiencing discrimination to call the Commission,” McCauley said.

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continued from page 20 future regulations and market conditions.

The initial talk from the city last year was geared to one collector per zone, but the number was raised after critics repeatedly pointed to exclusive-carter zones that have proven troublesome in Los Angeles.

The business organizations contacting the Chronicle last week were backing Cornegy’s bill.

“Small business owners continue to oppose Mayor de Blasio’s zone plan because we believe the city can improve safety in commercial waste carting without pushing thousands of small businesses further to the brink of closure,” said Nelson Eusebio, board member of the National Supermarket Association. “City officials must explore alternatives to increasing industry safety and efficiency — and Intro 996 is an important first step in that necessary conversation.”

Ignacio Castillo, president of the Bodega Association of the United States, said higher carting prices under a zoned system “would very likely” force a number of small businesses to shut down.

“New Yorkers who support their local bodegas need to stand up and speak out against the mayor’s terrible plan for zoned waste collection,” Castillo said.

“It’s already difficult and costly to operate a quality restaurant in New York City — and Mayor de Blasio’s plan for commercial waste zones would make it harder than ever to stay in business,” said Kevin Dugan, government affairs director of the New York State Restaurant Association.

The Dec. 11 meeting is scheduled for 5:50 to 8:30 p.m. at 125 Worth St. in the second-floor auditorium. Comments can be emailed to cwzcomments@dsnycom; sent by fax to (212) 442-9090; or sent by mail or hand-delivery to Abas Braimah, New York City Department of Sanitation, Bureau of Legal Affairs, 125 Worth St., Room 708, New York, NY 10013. All comments will be reviewed and considered if received before close of business Dec. 21.

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Mailbox fishing has been on the rise in the borough with different police precincts recommending residents mail letters inside the post office. People are also encouraged not to leave letters in the mailbox overnight but to mail them as close to pickup time as possible.

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He’ll come back home as a doctor CityDoc Andrew Kahnauth studies in Grenada to practice in Queens

by Matt Waters Associate Editor

Andrew Kahnauth is a 23-year-old who describes himself as being from “sort of the heart of Ozone Park, 105th street.” But he is currently in his first term of medical school studies in Grenada.

Kahnauth received a Humanitarian Scholarship award from St. George’s University School of Medicine. He is a participant in the school’s CityDoctors Scholarship Program, which provides full scholarships to aspiring physicians with connections to New York.

These connections apply whether the student grew up in one of the five boroughs, attended school in the city or even has ties to an area hospital.

In exchange for their participation the doctorsto-be commit to serving in primary medical care centers in the NYC Health-Hospital system. In effect they train overseas to return to work in the same communities in which they were raised.

The aim of the program is to help remedy the shortage of primary care physicians in the city.

“I started in August,” Kahnauth said in a Facetime call.

He expects to return home as a doctor in May 2020.

“The idea of medicine was intriguing to me from an early age,” he explained, but it was in watching a family member fight breast cancer that he became fully committed to being a doctor.

“She passed away at a young age,” he said.

“Seeing the doctors do their best to help her, I took that to heart, that somebody would take comfort in their doctor [at such a difficult time].”

He is attracted to both emergency medicine and pediatrics as his specialty, though his connection to the latter seemed far more personal.

“I have a niece and a nephew who live next door to me,” he said. “The idea of looking into their health and easing the mind of their parents is really appealing to me. I want to do the same for parents in the community.”

As personal as his inspiration for practicing medicine may be, Kahnauth’s course as a doctor seems to be all about community.

“I want to be that person in the community that people come to,” he said. “I haven’t encountered a lot of Guyanese doctors. I want to be one of those people within the Guyanese community and Queens community who can be that role model.”

Kahnauth’s lengthy history of service must have stood out to evaluators at St. George’s University School of Medicine. He’s volunteered as a tutor and camp counselor for kids who have parents fighting cancer, and also compiled hours at the pediatric center at Stony Brook University Hospital during his tenure as a college student.

In addition to those accomplishments, he also helped at a soup kitchen as a high school student.

“I’m very excited,” he said about the future, after he graduates from St. George’s, before adding, “I can’t wait to return back to New York Q City.”

Andrew Kahnauth will fulfill his ambitions to serve the Queens community where he was raised when he completes his medical studies at St. George’s in Grenada.

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Food carts to soon get letter grades Koslowitz authored bill; advocates dislike new GPS tracking of vendors

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Starting next month, the city Health Department will implement its letter grade system for street food vendors.

The program is like the one used for restaurants, which launched in 2010, with the grades posted for the customers to see. Food carts and trucks will now be subject to points from inspectors for safety violations that result in grades of A, B or C. Food carts and trucks are very common in many parts of Queens, like Jackson Heights, Jamaica and Flushing. They are subject to the same food regulations as restaurants.

The city says it will take two years to grade all 5,500 food tr ucks and car ts licensed to do business in the five boroughs.

“Letter grades on food carts and trucks will help New Yorkers see how these businesses fared on their latest inspection, right when they want to place an order,” acting Health Department Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot said in a prepared statement. “Just as diners appreciate letter grading in restaurants, we expect this program to be popular among customers of food carts and trucks.”

In June of last year, Mayor de Blasio signed Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz’s (D-Forest Hills) bill to establish the letter grade system for the carts and trucks.

A street food vendor in Jamaica. Within about two years, all of the city’s food carts and trucks FILE PHOTO will have letter grades just like restaurants.

“I believe that the customers who buy food from a street vendor deserve to have the same ability to make an informed decision as do patrons of restaurants,” Koslowitz said in her own statement.

Folks who operate food carts or trucks will be given decals to display the letter grades.

They will also be able to go to food safety

education workshops courtesy of the city.

Aside from the new program, those who go will be able to learn how to safely handle and prepare food. Those who want to learn more should go to nyc.gov/health/foodservice.

To track each cart or truck when an inspection is due, the Health Department will use location-sharing devices for each vendor.

The Urban Justice Center’s Street Vendor Project supports the letter grading system.

But the advocacy group has come out strongly against the devices, pointing to how most of the cart and truck operators are immigrants and how aggressive U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has been under the Trump administration.

“There’s a risk of that information falling into the wrong hands,” Street Vendor Project Legal Director Matt Shapiro told the Chronicle.

According to Gothamist, the Health Department has said it can find vendors for inspections around 80 percent of the time without the devices.

Pointing to that statistic, Shapiro said the city should show what exactly its efforts to locate the other 20 percent or so have been.

“Have they called to see when and where they’re working?” he said. “That could be an easy thing.”

The Health Department says the data from GPS devices will not be divulged unless the city is ordered by a court to do so. It says that all location data from the machines will be protected during storage and transmission and deleted within 24 hours.

Additionally, the agency says that the locating device’s designation on any food truck or cart will be different from its Q license, permit and decal numbers.

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Amazon may get nearly $3B from NY

by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

PHOTO COURTESY JIM SEAMAN

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The Kiwanis Club of Howard Beach donated $300 to Detachment 240 of the Marine Corps during their most recent meeting at Lenny’s Clam Bar. Celebrating here are Ronnie West, left, past president of the Kiwanis; Pat Alesia, current president and retired general; and Jim Seaman, a member of the Marine Corps League.

According to the Facebook page of Detachment 240, its mission is to “join together in camraderie and fellowship for the purpose of preserving the traditions and promoting the interests of the United States Marine Corps.”

The funds will be used to buy gift cards that will be sent to servicemen and women serving overseas to buy supplies.

O n Mo nd ay, A m a z on of f icia l ly announced that Long Island City will be getting one of its two HQ2 facilities, with the other going to Virginia. Each is expected to create more than 25,000 jobs. Hiring begins next year.

And for the Queens location, the massive corporation could get as much as nearly $3 billion in incentives from the state and city.

The state offered the e-commerce behemoth performance-based incentives worth $1.705 billion, Gov. Cuomo’s office said.

Most of that money is from the Excelsior Jobs Program, through which Amazon can get $1.2 billion in tax credits; the incentive is connected to the company’s commitment to invest $2.3 billion and create 25,000 jobs over 10 years.

For creating up to 40,000 jobs and investing $3.6 billion over 15 years, Albany will give Amazon a $505 million capital grant.

The company can also get $897 million under the city’s Relocation and Employment Assistance Program and $386 million through its Industrial and Commercial Abatement Program.

Many say the incentives amount to corporate welfare, though Cuomo has said Amazon’s project will provide New York with a more than nine-to-one return on investment.

Two hundred and thirty-eight cities from across North America competed to host HQ2, Amazon’s second headquarters.

The governor has also pointed out that some of them offered more in incentives than New York.

Construction for the project is one piece of its overall economic impact.

According to the Governor’s Office, Amazon will be building up to 4,000,000 square feet of office space on the Long Island City waterfront over the next decade.

The company will also be leasing around one million square feet of office space at One Court Square, the building used by Citigroup. Amazon will be utilizing it as a temporary space while the Long Island City campus is being designed and constructed.

On Monday, the financial services company revealed it will move around 1,100 employees from the 50-story tower in the first half of 2019 to accommodate Amazon.

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Whimsical works of Americana stand tall in

e d i s d a o ‘R Attraction’ exhibit exhibi it

You have this feeling they are a mother and two daughters. They wear bright rags and even though their faces appear to be wood you can almost taste the dust caked between their teeth, matting the whole of their gum lines like a Kansas prairie in 1933.

These are three distinct figures forming a whole by husband and wife artists Calvin and Ruby Black. The work is called “Possum Trot Figures: Helen, Blond Girl, and Genny.” These life-sized dolls used to sing and dance decades ago at the couple’s Mojave Desert

fantasy doll show.

The figures are the first things one will see upon entering the “Roadside Attraction” exhibit showing at the Self-Taught Genius Gallery in Long Island City.

The American Folk Art Museum’s gallery is on 32nd Place and is positioned across the street from a multilevel parking garage.

In a release from the gallery, the exhibit is billed as an exhibition of marvels, oddities and curiosities capturing the American fascination with the open road. Many of the pieces are trade signs, decorative art objects, miniatures

and gigantics. These works share the room with works illustrating the paranormal, fantastic and carnival-esque.

One of the most striking of those latter pieces would be “Workers’ Holiday — Coney Island,” which was painted by Ralph Fasanella in New York City in 1965. It is a piece that uses multiple colors to portray the sea, the shore and the Cyclone. The foreground shows a kaleidoscopic Brooklyn of skinny blue stained-glass churches and enormous toy police officers directing traffic. The water keeps the city at bay for resting workers, if only for a day. The work is one of the favorites of exhibit curator

Sarah Margolis-Pineo.

“Fasanella was a democratic painter,” she said on the phone, going on to explain how the work captured the cultural shift that transformed the beach and boardwalk from a refuge strictly for the wealthy to a middle-class getaway. Margolis-Pineo hoped that the spirit of “Worker’s Holiday” permeated through the “Roadside Attraction” exhibit as a whole.

“These artists didn’t really have access,” she said. “Most of them were immigrants and first generation Americans. I think it’s a powerful story.” continued on page 33

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EXHIBITS

“The Babylon Line,” a drama set in 1967 Levittown, LI, about a creative writing teacher who reverse commutes on the LIRR and his adult education students, by the Douglaston Community Theatre. Fri.-Sat., Nov. 16-17, 8 p.m.; Sat., Nov. 17, 2 p.m., Zion Episcopal Church, Church St. off Douglaston Pkwy., 243-01 Northern Blvd. $19; $17 seniors, students. Info: (718) 482-3332, dctonline.org.

“Elizabeth Atterbury: Night Comes In,” with sculptures that clasp at a rhythmic and repetitive nature, many made during the artist’s pregnancy with her second child, “marking a specific period of mental space during physical occupancy.” Sat., Nov. 17 (opening reception 6-9 p.m.)-Sat., Jan. 19, Mrs., 60-40 56 Drive, Maspeth. Free. Info: (347) 841-6149, mrsgallery.com.

“Frida Libre,” with the actress Flora Martinez presenting her vision of the life and works of influential Latin American artist Frida Kahlo. Thru Sun., Nov. 18, varying times (some shows in English, some in Spanish), Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $20-$42. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org.

“Gingerbread Lane 2018,” the new edition of the world’s largest gingerbread village, with every single element edible, created by Queens chef Jon Lovitch. Thru Mon., Jan. 21, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

“Sowing Memories & In your wildest dreams,” with sewn works inspired by traditional fabric handicrafts and surrealist paintings, available for sale. Thru Sun., Dec. 30, The Local NY, 13-02 44 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (917) 923-9902, hitomimatsui.com, kennethburris.com.

“Ugly,” the world premiere of a musical inspired by Oscar Wilde’s “The Birthday of the Infanta,” by The Bayswater Players. Sat., Nov. 17 and Dec. 1, 8 p.m.; Sun., Nov. 18 and Dec. 2, 7 p.m., Bayswater Theatre, 2355 Healy Ave., Far Rockaway. $25. Info: Michael, (718) 208-9687, thebayswaterplayers.org.

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“From the Desert to the City: The Journey of Late Ancient Textiles,” with decorative cloths from 3rd- to 7th-century Egypt, Coptic pieces and contemporary works inspired by them. Thru Thu., Dec. 13, Godwin-Ternbach Museum, at Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 997-4747, gtmuseum.org.

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

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“Soundless Landscapes,” with colorful nature paintings by Berges Alvarez, created with recycled manmade materials. Thru end of Dec., Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Center, 175-10 Cross Bay Blvd., Broad Channel. Free. Info: (718) 318-4340, charles_markis@nps.gov.

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

“Roadside Attraction,” with marvels and oddities including trade signs, decorative art objects and more that capture the American fascination with the open road, from the 18th thru late 19th centuries.

Thru Thu., Jan. 3., American Folk Art Museum’s SelfTaught Genius Gallery, 47-29 32 Place, Long Island City. Free. Info: (212) 595-9533, folkartmuseum.org.

Bruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts, with works in multiple media from watercolors to sound installations, tracing “withdrawal as an art form” and

compelling viewers to relinquish the safety of the familiar. Thru Feb. 2019, MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $10; $5 students, seniors. Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org.

with wine, moderated by Valerie Green. Sun., Nov. 18, 7 p.m. $17. Both part of monthly series at Green Space, 37-24 24 St., Long Island City. Info: (718) 956-3037, greenspacestudio.org.

MUSIC

Mystic India: A Bollywood D a n c e Spectacular, a series of performances mi x ing traditional Indian dance with modern routines, with elements of theater and special effects. Sun., Nov. 18, 3 p.m., Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. $35-$48. Info: (718) 631-6311, visitqpac.org.

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Killer Queen, the Queen tribute band performing hits like “We Will Rock You,” “Another One Bites the Dust” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Sat., Nov. 17, 8 p.m., Colden Auditorium, Queens College, 153-49 Reeves Ave., Flushing. $20-$39. Info: (718) 7930923, kupferbergcenter.org.

Amanda Monaco Quartet, with the saxophone, guitar, Hammond organ and drums ensemble blending 1960s hard bop/boogaloo with a modern harmonic sensibility, part of the Lioness concert series. Sun., Nov. 18, 2-4 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $5; free students, teens. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

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DANCE Take Root, with performances by the Catey Ott Dance Collective and David Appel. Fri.-Sat., Nov. 16-17, 8 p.m. $19 advance; $20 cash at door; $22 credit card. Fertile Ground, featuring multiple dance troupes and post-performance discussion

THEATRE “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” a comedic musical about middle school kids’ struggles and dreams, revealed during a spelling bee, by the Parkside Players. Sat., Nov. 17 and 24, Fri., Nov. 23 and 30, 8 p.m.; Sun., Nov. 18 and 25, 2 p.m., Grace Lutheran Church, corner of Union Tpke. and 71 Road, Forest Hills. $20; $18 seniors. Info: (718) 353-7388, parksideplayers.com.

“A Christmas Carol,” Dickens’ classic tale of a miserly businessman whose worldview is dramatically changed by three ghosts, by the North Country Center for the Arts’ National Touring Co. Fri., Nov. 23, 7:30 p.m., Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. $35-$40. Info: (718) 6316311, visitqpac.org.

“Lift Him Up” gospel concert and family jubilee series, with live DJ, guest speakers, dancing, singing, games, giveaways and more. Each Sat. thru end of Dec., 4:30-6 p.m., Jamaica Market, 90-40 160 St. Free. Info: (718) 291-0282.

Animal Tales: Getting Ready for Thanksgiving, with kids 2 to 4 and one parent enjoying a seasonal book, meeting live animals that are in the story, making a craft and taking a nature walk. Sat., Nov. 17, 10:30-11:45 a.m. (other classes for kids of different ages Sat.-Sun., Nov. 17-18, various times), Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. $18. Info/pre-registration (req’d): (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com.

SPECIAL EVENTS ¡Coronate!, a cultural celebration with live music, including by Los Cumpleaños, dance, art-making workshops, kids’ activities, crafts and more. Sat., Nov. 17, 11 a.m.-4:15 p.m. (certain events at certain times), Corona Plaza, 40-04 National St. Free. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org.

COURTESY PHOTO Pictures with Santa, with people bringing their own cameras, music by the NYC Brass Entourage and singing by the Opera on Tap Carolers, free candy canes and gifts while supplies last, hosted by the Myrtle Avenue BID. Sat., Nov. 24, 12-3 p.m. (music 12-2; singing on Myrtle Ave. 2-4), 71st Ave. Plaza (at junction with Myrtle Ave.), Ridgewood. Free. Info: (718) 366-3806, ridgewood-ny.com. continued on page 34

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Care to hear a rap as you munch on your wrap? Or maybe an improvised poem based on audience suggestions while you’re digging into your quinoa cranberry salad? Or perhaps some smooth jazz with your roasted marinated portobello mushroom sandwich?

Well, while the food offerings remain fairly consistent, you never know what will be on the entertainment menu at Red Pipe Organic Cafe in Forest Hills, which recently reopened after a break for renovations.

Return visitors will likely notice that the changes range from new stainless steel tables to an updated sound system, along with plenty of cosmetic improvements.

Open mic poetry When: Every Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Where: Red Pipe Organic Cafe, 71-60 Austin St., Forest Hills Entry: Free. (718) 224-8359, redpipecafe.com

But the cafe’s mission remains the same: to inspire people to choose a healthier, greener, more compassionate lifestyle through plant-based eating. And it prides itself on its support of the arts, which it sees as a societal cornerstone that brings people together and builds community.

Co-owner Rene Alkalay, a 40-year resident of Forest Hills and a naturopathic doctor and yoga therapist, had long wanted to create “an oasis for personal growth, a watering hole for healthy living.”

His concept, he said, was “to create a cafe like I remember cafes in Greenwich Village, the kind of cafe that’s a meeting place for artists,” a place people could go to for cultural stimulation.

And so his dream has come to fruition.

His business partner, Ofer Kertes, a native Israeli who now also lives in Forest Hills, has been a chef for 30 years and is chiefly responsible for the food items offered by the cafe. He is particularly proud of the new varieties of salads, vegan sandwiches and pastries that are available.

Kertes said that he and Alkalay “have the same state of mind.” He jokes that all of the customers fall into one age group.

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On the menu: food for both the body and mind

Poetry “is what keeps us truly alive,” says Anthony Malagon of the Queens Poetic PHOTO BY MARK LORD Alchemy Collective, here at the Red Pipe Organic Cafe’s open mic.

“Ever yone who comes here is ver y young,” he said. “It doesn’t matter how old they are.”

To this, Alkalay added, “Our philosophy is to send people out healthier than they came in.”

An ongoing attraction at the cafe is the

weekly open mic for poets, an event that draws a heterogeneous group of artists every Tuesday evening. Of course, there are the regulars, but each week tends to welcome newcomers, too.

Its success is due largely to Anthony continued on page 35

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“Frida Libre” (“Free Frida”), a musical monologue by and starring Flora Martinez as real-life Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, has returned to Queens Theatre, where it has four performances — two in English and two in Spanish — remaining in its run.

While the character of Frida is complex, this 75-minute work is quite simple in its execution, touching on the most significant moments of her short life.

Known primarily for her self-portraits, as well as for her involvement in politics and the complicated relationship she had with famous muralist Diego Rivera, Frida, as portrayed here, has an endearing vulnerability.

As staged (no director is billed, though Martinez and her husband, Jose Reinoso, who is the primary force behind the music, are credited with the artistic production), the entire piece has an ephemeral air to it, aided immeasurably by the waiflike actress who brings Frida to haunting life.

The work begins dramatically, as Martinez lies motionless on the floor. Flora Martinez runs the gamut of emotions as She soon rises and addresses a figure Frida Kahlo.

PHOTO BY DOMINICK TOTINO across the stage that she calls “La Pelona,” a skeletal presence who repre- that float into place and, after serving their purpose, become part of the scenic sents Death.

From beginning to end, the piece, a design.

Sadly, Frida’s talents were never fully co-production of Queens Theatre and Artistry in Motion, is as delicate as its acknowledged during her lifetime. Since subject, who died at the age of 47 after her death in 1954, she has been redisa life filled with mental and physical covered or, perhaps, discovered for the first time. maladies.

“I am my paintings,” Martinez says as Martinez runs the gamut of emotions, from the short-lived joy she feels over Frida. “I leave my paintings so they do impending motherhood, to memories of not forget me.”

As enjoyable as the play itself are two multiple gut-wrenching events in her past. These include Frida’s childhood post-curtain call events. Martinez sings, affliction with polio and, at the age of as herself, a couple of additional songs, 18, her involvement in a traffic accident and takes questions from the audience. Q that left her in everlasting pain.

Martinez also sings — in a voice barely above a whisper, and all the more effective for it — several songs When: Fri., Nov. 16, 8 p.m.; Sun., that, according to a program note, Nov. 18, 3 p.m. (in English); were among Frida’s personal favorites. and Sat., Nov. 17, 2 p.m.

Leonardo Murcia has lit the stage and 8 p.m. (in Spanish) beautifully, adding immeasurably to Where: Queens Theatre, the effectiveness of the performance.

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continued from page 29 Margolis-Pineo thought this story fit per fec tly in a Queens galler y. She explained that she was considering Queens residents as her primary audience for the exhibit, believing the gallery reflects the diversity of the borough. And she found that an especially important point during this political moment. She said these pieces are about the ways people make themselves exist in a world where they may be otherwise invisible.

“I’m compelled by their desire to create a space for themselves,” she said.

“In terms of layout,” Margolis-Pineo said, “I’m considering encounter. In general I just wanted to create these surprises.”

‘Roadside Attraction’ When: Through Thu., Feb. 7 Where: American Folk Art Museum Self-Taught Genius Gallery, 47-29 32 Place, Long Island City Entry: Free, (212) 265-0605, folkartmuseum.org

Many of the object-based works are positioned in the center of the gallery.

None of these are more immediately impressive than the “Bicycle Man” by Vollis Thompson, a larger-than-life wooden carving of a man on a unicycle.

But “Roadside Attraction” may be best considered in the mind’s eye — imagining one of these pieces emerging on some rural horizon through the thick window glass of a Cadillac V-16, like the large metallic teakettle hanging right outside the exhibit’s entrance.

“So much of our experiences are mediated,” Margolis-Pineo said, adding, “Our brains are the size of the internet. But everyone’s had the experience of the open road.”

The curator also mentioned being fascinated by the couples whose work is featured in the exhibit. These were people who worked together while living together, and in doing so, seemed to form an alternate reality around their work. Clarence and Grace Woolsey made a nuclear family composed mainly of thousands of bottle caps sometime after 1961. The work was discovered after the couple had

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“Workers’ Holiday — Coney Island” by Ralph Fasanella. On the cover: “Possum Trot Figures: Helen, PHOTOS BY MATT WATERS Blond Girl, and Genny” by husband and wife Calvin and Ruby Black. passed and initially sold only for $57 dollars.

Also worth ample attention are the psychedelic spaceships of Royal Robertson, who crafted his paintings after his wife left him. Another painter, Ken Grimes, drew

satellites accompanied by simple prose messages speculating about Martian conspiracies.

“These are individuals working from marginal spaces. They play with their own idenQ tity in the world,” said Margolis-Pineo.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS INDEX NO.: 703488/2018 DATE FILED: 3/7/2018 SUMMONS NYCTL 2017-A TRUST AND THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS COLLATERAL AGENT AND CUSTODIAN FOR NYCTL 2017-A TRUST, Plaintiffs, -against- AVI-LAM REALTY CORP.; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE; MIRIAM VALDEZ; LOURDES BURROWS; “JOHN DOE # 1” through “JOHN DOE # 100”, the last 100 names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiffs, the persons or parties intended being the owners, tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, and if any of the aforesaid individual captioned defendants, if any, be dead, their respective heirs-at-law, next of kin, executors. administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by, or through any of the aforesaid individual captioned defendants, if any, if they be dead, whether by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, including any right, title or interest in and to the real property described in the complaint herein, all of who and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiffs, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with the summons, to serve notice of appearance, on the plaintiffs’ attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the date of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York), and in case of failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Robert J. McDonald, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Queens County, entered Oct. 15, 2018 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Queens County Clerk’s Office. THE OBJECT OF THE ACTION is to foreclose Tax Lien filed under Tax Lien Certificate number 4A, which was duly recorded as CRFN 2017000303430 in the Office of the City Register of Queens County on Aug. 15, 2017 and that there is now due and owing to the plaintiffs the original amount of the Tax Lien, to wit: $29,855.83, along with interest, surcharges, penalties, additions, expenses, attorney’s fees, and the costs and disbursements of this action, less any payments made on account to premises known as Block 1478, Lot 39. Plaintiffs designate Queens County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject property. Dated: March 6, 2018 LEVY & LEVY, Attorneys for Plaintiffs, 12 Tulip Drive, Great Neck, NY 11021 BY: JOSHUA LEVY, ESQ., File No.: 901052 #95840

Jointwin Holdings LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 10/12/18. Off. Loc.: Queens County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 97-45 63rd Dr., Unit 6H, Rego Park, NY 11374. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

Notice of Qualification of Hi-Rise Elevator Inspections LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/25/18.

Office location: Queens County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/03/18.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 46-12 Queens Blvd., Sunnyside, NY 11104. Address to be maintained in DE: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE, New Castle County, 19801. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of the State of DE, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. N A M E : M U LT I P R L L L C. Articles of Organization (Dom. LLC ) were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/27/2018. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to The Limited Liability Company, 63-36 99 St., Apt. 5J, Rego Park, NY 11374.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of FRANKLIN LIRANZO PHOTOGRAPHY LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/23/2018.

Office location: Queens County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: LEGALINC CORPORATE SERVICES INC., 1967 WEHRLE DRIVE, SUITE 1-086, BUFFALO, NY 14221 Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

LAW OFFICES OF BENJAMIN SILVERMAN PLLC, a Prof. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/07/2018. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 8309 Talbot St., No. 5 N, Kew Gardens, NY 11415. Purpose: To Practice The Profession Of Law. Notice of Formation of MARK INTERNATIONAL LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/26/2018. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: MARK NTERNATIONAL LLC, 40-04 QUEENS BLVD., SUNNYSIDE, NY 11104 Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

MASPETH 57 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/26/2016. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 21205 32nd Avenue, Bayside, NY 11361. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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LECTURES/TALKS Workforce symposium for businesses, on finding and keeping qualified staff in a tight labor market, by the Queens Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Fri., Nov. 16, 8-11 a.m., United Nations Federal Credit Union, 24-01 44 Road, Long Island City. Free. Info/RSVP (req’d): (718) 898-8500, queenschamber.org.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS Wearable Art — Designing Totes, with participants led by designer Phyllis Ger decorating tote bags; suitable for adults, teens and tweens and all material provided. Sat., Nov. 17, 1-3:30 p.m., Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. $6. Info: (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org.

Zero-Waste Thanksgiving, with tips on wasteproofing the holiday and demos of eco-friendly recipes by Chef Denzell and JJ of the “All. Things.Cooked” experiment. Sat., Nov. 17, 1-3 p.m., Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. $6. Info/RSVP (req’d): (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org.

Free African-Based Dance Classes, in samba, belly dancing, Haitian, Zumba and more genres, with all levels welcome, no experience necessary.

Thru Fri., Nov. 30, various dates and times, Djoniba Dance Centre @ Rioult, 34-01 Steinway St., Long Island City. Info: (212) 470-5929, djoniba.com.

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

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

MARKETS Craft & Gift Fair, with Christmas ceramics, music boxes, wrapping material, giftware, toys, brica-brac and more. Sat., Nov. 17, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Notre Dame Parish, 45 Mayfair Road, New Hyde Park, LI. Info: (516) 352-7203.

Holiday Flea Market, with giftware, cosmetic bags, bric-a-brac, crocheted kitchen items, Christmas ceramics, toys, games and more.

Sun., Nov. 18, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sacred Heart Catholic Academy, 84-05 78 Ave., Glendale.

Info: (917) 903-5177.

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

SOCIAL EVENTS Saturday night dance, with a live DJ playing classics, oldies, Italian and Spanish music, food and more. Sat., Nov. 17, 8 p.m.-12 a.m. (and every other Saturday all year), Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. $12 ($25 Oct. 20). Info: (718) 478-3100.

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

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

Della Monica-Steinway Senior Center. Serving adults 60 and over. 23-56 Broadway, Astoria.

Exercise classes daily, 10 a.m. Social dancing every Mon. and Thu., 1 p.m. Daily lunch served 11:45 a.m. Info: (718) 626-1500.

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

Ridgewood Older Adult Center, 59-14 70 Ave., Regular weekly hour-long classes: jewelry making, Mon. at 10:30 a.m.; Richard Simmons exercise, Mon. and Thurs. at 10:30; Eldercise, Tues. at 10:30 a.m.; massage therapy, Wed. at 10:30 a.m.; manicures, Thurs. at 12:30 p.m.; yoga, Fri. at 10:30 a.m. Movies every Mon., Tues. and Fri. at 1:15 p.m. MetroCard van, 4th Thurs. of month. Monthly buses to Yonkers.

Contact: Karen (718) 456-2000.

Queens AARP Chorus, which sings at nursing homes and AARP events, seeks retired people to join. Meets each Fri., 11 a.m. (new people asked to come 10 a.m.), Clearview Selfhelp Center, 208-11 26 Ave., Bayside. Info: joroosume@ verizon.net.

SUPPORT GROUPS Overeaters Anonymous, for anyone with an eating disorder or other problem with food or maintaining a healthy weight, in various neighborhoods. Each Tue., 7:30-9 p.m., Holy Child Jesus Outreach Center, 112-06 86 Ave., Richmond Hill. Info: (718) 564-7027 (leave message).

Each Thu., 12-1:30 p.m., Howard Beach Library, 92-06 156 Ave. Info: Julie, (718) 848-4338. Each Thu., 12:15-1:40 p.m., Rego Park Library, 91-41 63 Drive. Info: (347) 433-5876 (OA of Greater New York; leave message), (718) 459-5140 (library).

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As if that weren’t enough, Red Pipe also provides space for art exhibits, which rotate every three month. Currently, the venue features the work of local mixed media artist Robin Amy Bass.

“The Red Pipe is a gift,” she said. “I asked the universe to send me an organic cafe with vegan options [and] a place to hang my art. This little cafe has become an extension of my home,” the lifelong resiQ dent of Forest Hills added.

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continued from page 31 Malagon, founder of the Queens Poetic Alchemy Collective, an organization dedicated to permanently bringing spoken word poetry and the poetry slam experience to Queens, as well as creating a home for the borough’s artists in which they can grow in their crafts and as people.

Poetry, Malagon said, “is what keeps us truly alive. It creates community and brings people together that would otherwise never interact. It changes people.”

Attendees at the open mic events learn about “dif ferent peoples, cultures, thoughts, perspectives,” he said.

“A few of our earlier members have become published writers and decided to dedicate their lives to poetry,” he added.

Malagon and Red Pipe seem to be a good match. “The arts in general help us cope with some of the stresses and struggles of our lives,” he said.

While Red Pipe, which opened four and a half years ago, presents poetry every Tuesday, it dedicates Thursday evenings to music, with per formances by invited instrumentalists and vocalists. These events are under the auspices of the Genesis Society, a not-for-profit that supports musicians by providing local informal spaces in which to perform.

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Agent of PLLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Corporate Creations Network Inc 15 North Mill ST Nyack, NY 10960. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation: Sunnyside Golden Gate LLC, Art. Of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/10/2017. Office Loc.: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 45-43 40th Street, Sunnyside, NY 11104 Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of formation of USA SU REALTY LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/27/18. Office location: Queens County.

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 10-12-18, bearing Index Number NC-001102-18/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) DECHEN (Last) DECHEN. My present name is (First) DECHEN (Last) DECHEN AKA DECHEN. The city and state of my present address are Middle Village, NY. My place of birth is PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. The month and year of my birth are May 2000.

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Lhota bowing out as MTA’s chairman Praised for his hard work, forward-looking leadership at transit agency

by Michael Gannon Editor

Joe Lhota on Friday resigned from his second stint as chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

He had held the post since June 2017, and previously from January to December of 2012. A former deputy mayor under Rudy Giuliani, he was the Republican mayoral nominee in 2013, losing to Mayor de Blasio.

MTA Vice Chairman Fernando Ferrer, a former Bronx borough president and Democratic mayoral nominee, will serve as acting chairman.

Lhota thanked Cuomo for the second opportunity.

“In late spring 2017, following a well-documented period of rapid deterioration of transit services, I volunteered to become MTA chairman with the sole purpose of halting the decline of service and stabilizing the system for my fellow New Yorkers,” Lhota said in a statement issued by the Governor’s Office on Friday morning. “The Subway Action Plan was developed in my first month at the MTA and it has successfully arrested the subway’s decline.”

Cuomo had nothing but praise.

“Joe Lhota has dedicated decades of his life to public service culminating in two tours of duty at the helm of the MTA,” he

said. “He stabilized the subway system, appointed a new leadership structure to completely overhaul the MTA, and led with a steady hand during some of the agency’s most challenging moments. In short, Joe demonstrated time and again why he was the right person for the job. I am deeply grateful for his service to the State of New York.”

Lhota was never one to shy away from tough tasks. One of the challenging moments Cuomo may have been alluding to was the decision on Oct. 28, 2012 to shut down the city’s mass transit system with Hurricane Sandy charging up the Atlantic Coast; and the steady restoration of service that required dealing with flooded subway tunnels and massive damage to infrastructure such as the railroad bridge connecting Broad Channel and the Rockaways with “mainland” Queens.

More than a decade earlier Lhota also was universally praised for leading the city’s immediate and long-term response to the 9-11 attacks at the World Trade Center.

John Raskin, executive director of the Riders Alliance, praised Lhota, but challenged Cuomo.

“We thank Joe Lhota for his second tour of service to transit riders,” he wrote in an emailed statement. “The chairman’s job is important but the person who will really determine the future of public transit was

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Joe Lhota on Friday stepped down for the second time as chairman of the Metropolitan FILE PHOTO Transportation Authority.

“The Governor understands the over-arching importance of mass transit for the people and the economy of New York,” he said.

“His commitment and robust support to enhance and modernize the MTA into an integrated 21st century transportation system is unmatched and unwavering.”

In a letter sent Friday to MTA staff, Ferrer and agency management also praised the outgoing boss.

“We are extremely grateful for the steady leadership he provided during his tenure. Joe launched the Subway Action Plan, reinvigorated the MTA and set us on the path to success,” the letter said. “His focus on delivering better daily service for our customers and prioritizing cost containment and procurement reform initiatives and working to create long-term sustainable funding sources were the hallmarks of his time leading the board.”

Lhota ended his statement expressing his appreciation for the men and women of the MTA. “Every day, they enable 9+ million New Yorkers to safely get to work, go to school, meet dates, have doctor’s appointments and get home via anyone of the MTA’s assets. Next time you see a subway, bus, railroad or bridge/tunnel worker, please Q thank them for their service.”

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Brothers Thomas and William Callister were born in England in 1828 and 1831.

William arrived in America first in 1855 with the trade of blacksmith and Thomas in 1860 with the trade of carriage maker. They both settled in Queens Village.

Thomas saw the need for carriages and farm wagons for the large farming community of eastern Queens. In 1868 he established the Thos. Callister Carriage & Wagon Manufacturers factory at the southwest corner of Hempstead Turnpike and Jamaica Avenue. He married Ruth Golder, who was five years his senior, in 1875.

He had a commanding monopoly on the farm wagon marketplace. The nearest other manufacturers of the product were in Long Island City.

Thomas bought a house with Ruth and he invited his brother-in-law, John Golder, to live with them.

The English immigrant passed away in March 1914 at age 86. His brother, William, continued to run the business with his two sons, John and William Jr., until his own

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Thomas Callister’s carriage and wagon factory, Jamaica Avenue and Hempstead Turnpike, Queens Village, summer 1906. death in August 1922 at age 91.

As farmland started to dry up in Cambria Heights, Springfield Gardens and Queens Village, sons John and William Jr. switched to selling Federal and Brockway trucks. They also sold the short-lived Durant automobile. John, born in 1870, passed away first in 1946; William Jr., born in 1867, passed away in 1965 at age 98.

All members of the Callister clan are buried in Old Springfield Cemetery in Laurelton. Hempstead Turnpike, where they once built farm wagons, is still a heavQ ily trafficked road today.

by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

New Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen made his first imprint on the team by making changes to the coaching staff last week.

He gave walking papers to hitting coach Pat Roessler and bullpen coach Ricky Bones. He also reassigned bench coach Gary DiSarcina to become the Mets’ third base coach and moved first base coach Ruben Amaro, Jr. to the executive suite as he will become part of his staff.

Firing coaches is more a function of publicly acknowledging a deficiency in a team’s skills and sending a message to players that management is not satisfied with performance than it is a denigration of the abilities of those who have been dismissed. The Mets bullpen was a FEMA disaster area while the team had trouble scoring runs via anything but a home run.

Van Wagenen was wise to name Amaro, his fellow Stanford alum, as a special assistant.

Amaro had a good playing career and was the Phillies GM from 2008 to 2015 and had worked in their front office for a decade before being named general manager. Amaro told me in September that he was interested in the Mets GM vacancy but he was not granted an interview.

The Yankees are keeping the old gang together as they signed outfielder Brett Gardner and pitcher CC Sabathia to one-year contracts.

My guess is that the Yankees aren’t interested

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in free agent Bryce Harper since their outfield is already crowded while Sabathia is the beneficiary of the fact that GM Brian Cashman has gone public with his desire to deal Sonny Gray.

Texas Rangers’ general manager Jon Daniels, who grew up in Fresh Meadows, made a smart decision hiring former Mets infielder Chris Woodward to be his team’s new manager.

Woodward has been the Los Angeles Dodgers third base coach the last three years, a position which is one of baseball’s highest profile coaching jobs. He told me that the Yankees interviewed him for eight hours before deciding to go with Aaron Boone when they were looking for a successor to Joe Girardi last fall. The Yankees wouldn’t waste their time if they didn’t see something in Woodward and clearly other teams took notice.

The Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau held a culinary media event called Eat Up Tokyo in Manhattan last Thursday. One of the speakers was former Mets manager Bobby Valentine who both played and managed in Japan and is still incredibly popular there.

Former Mets first baseman Ike Davis announced his retirement from baseball last week. He had a productive couple of years for the Mets but he was never the same after conQ tracting valley fever in 2012.

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