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Jamaica Bay restoration project completed PAGE 6 A ceremony last Friday celebrated the completion of the Living Shoreline Restoration Project at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Above, Jamaica-Bay Rockaway Parks Conservancy City Cleanup Corps fellows Zach Kanonik, right, and Paul Pianin, left, hold the ribbon for NYC DEP Commissioner Vincent Sapienza; state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr.; Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato; Chairman of the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy Tom Secunda; executive director of the JBRPC Alex Jablocki; Dan Mundy Sr., founder of the Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers; and Jennifer Nersesian, superintendent of Gateway National Recreation Area.

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Divide over zoned high school choice

Debate continues although future of geographic screens is uncertain

by Deirdre Bardolf

certainly heard it from parents in Queens, about wanting to know there are local options available.” ueens parents are divided in yet The Citywide Council on High Schools put another policy debate that comes after 11th-hour announcements from forward a “working draft” of a resolution last Thursday opposing the removal of priorities Mayor de Blasio. and also demanding “immediate” construcAlmost a year ago, officials announced tion of more high schools in Queens. that they would end all “geographic screens” The resolution stated that since Queens or priorities that give preference to students operates at 112 percent capacity, exceeds who live within a district or borough.

Now, the mayor is reconsidering the deci- enrollment by 8,849 seats and has over 12,000 sion following outcry, especially in Queens students who must commute to other boroughs, the council opposes the removal of where many parents say schools are already too overcrowded and their children have to priorities until new high schools are built to relieve overcrowding. commute too far.

The CCHS joins the Queens High School Granting priorities in the high school admissions process ensures communities Presidents’ Council and CEC 26 in their access to local schools. But those in favor of opposition to the move.

“It’s really unfair to the high school stueliminating geographic preferences argue that dents in Queens,” said Nancy Northrop, a they hinder diversity and integration.

“We’re not ready to give you the final parent leader here, in the CCHS Zoom meetanswer, but we will soon, because I under- ing last Thursday. “It’s too big a burden for them to bear.” stand parents are looking ahead to the next Debbie Kross added, “I am the parent of an school year in September,” the mayor said Monday on WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer eighth-grader and I’m losing it ... It’s simply not acceptable for all the parents in the city Show.”

“We’re trying to make sure that there’s an that are trying to plan.”

State Sen. John Liu (D-Bayside) joined opportunity for all. We’re trying to break the meeting and said, “I do think that there’s down some of the barriers of the past and have, you know, diverse, high-quality schools a great deal of Manhattan-centric thinking for everyone. But this is a valid concern. I’ve here, thinking that all these high school stu-

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dents are old enough to just hop on the bus or subway, and it’s a pretty quick commute to the school.”

He told the Chronicle that geographic priorities “need to remain indefinitely — especially in Queens.”

“Coupled with the problem of seat shortage is the transportation shortage,” Liu said.

Although most parents agreed with the need for new high schools to be built, some members and participants still have questions and issues with the resolution.

Jonathan Greenberg is the president of CEC 30 and father of a seventh-grader.

He disagrees with the way the resolution states that 12,000 high school students “must” commute out of the borough and said that the resolution seemed “emotional.”

“It’s just not how our high school process works,” he said. “We have more students traveling to other boroughs because we don’t have enough spots in our high schools but many students really do choose schools outside of Queens,” he said.

“A lot of them end up going to high school in other neighborhoods because they found a school that offers something they are interested in and meets their particular needs.”

Greenberg said that the data is exaggerated and does not give insight into how many students are reluctantly leaving the borough.

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But having a child in middle school is not really what drove him to partake in the meeting, he said.

“I’m interested and invested in making ou r schools integrated ... I’m also invested in having a public discourse that is transparent an d honest and this resolution did not feel totally transparent and honest.”

Shino Tanikawa is the elected public advocate for the CCHS and agrees that students’ choice also influences that data. Although she lives in District 2 in Manhattan, Queens overcrowding has always stood out to her.

She draws the distinction between schools giving district priority versus a guarantee as well as a borough-wide priority.

“This makes it so complicated in terms o f understanding what the impact of removing these geographic priorities and guarantees will do to students,” Tanikawa said.

She said the issue of equity is present when looking at which districts do not have zone d high schools, such as District 29, which covers Southeast Queens. District 26, however, has three of the 22 high schools citywide that still have geographic priorities: Cardozo, Bayside and Francis Lewis high schools.

“There are all sorts of related problems with overcrowded schools, and I am all fo r addressing that. But that is not directly relate d Q to geographic priorities,” she said.

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De Blasio proposes school year-round

Mayor outlines new plan and touts education achievements, tax hikes

by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

After months of sudden education policy announcements, Mayor de Blasio has proposed a new statewide policy that may be part of a run for governor.

Last Thursday, de Blasio proposed implementing year-round school statewide and touted his education record, including universal pre-K. “We can’t have a school day that doesn’t work for our families’ schedules,” he said in a campaign-style video released on Thursday. “We can’t have summers where parents are stressed and they don’t know what to do with their kid.”

“Every child deserves education throughout the summer, if that’s what works for them,” he said.

The same day, he appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “School for our kids all day, all year, all for free,” he said on the program. “Imagine this, that we can provide — in this state — education for kids that goes until the end of the afternoon, that goes all year round for kids and families that want it, that’s free for all. Talk about addressing all of the challenges and disparities in our society. This would be a first-in-the-nation approach.”

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Cop busted in steroid sting A probationary New York City police officer from Queens has been charged with allegedly selling steroids to an undercover cop on two occasions this fall.

Maurice Lemelin, 33, on the force for nearly two years, worked out of the 84th Precinct in Brooklyn. He was charged last week with fifth- and seventh-degree possession of a controlled substance and two counts of fifth-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, according to a press release issued by the Office of Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz.

“Alleged to have been selling steroids from the parking lot of a gym in Queens, this defendant has not only broken the law but smeared the integrity of his badge,” Katz said.

NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said there is no place in the department for criminal or unethical behavior.

“Our officers swear an oath to uphold the law and protect the public and should they fail in this sacred mission, they must be held accountable,” Shea said.

Katz’s office said the alleged sales took place on Oct. 8 and Nov. 2 outside of ColQ iseum Gym in Woodhaven.

He stopped short of announcing a run for governor. “I’m going to be in public service no matter what,” he said.

On his revamped political website, he detailed the plan. It includes universal 3-K and pre-K, extended programming for elementary, middle and high school students and universal Summer Rising enrichment opportunities.

But some Queens parents are hesitant.

“How about afterschool programs, period? Our school doesn’t have one because of construction and there are very limited private options,” said Jean Hahn, a Rego Park parent who heads the group Queens Parents United.

Yana Semiglazova lives in Forest Hills and her daughter attends PS 303. She feels that the plans are “well-intentioned” but implementation is mismanaged.

She tried to enroll her daughter in Summer Rising but PS 303 did not offer it and the locations that did changed three times over, she recalled.

She said her daughter had to repeat kindergarten and could benefit from enhanced opportunities but she thinks it sounds merely like childcare instead of schooling.

She said she would enroll her daughter in year-round school if it was “an actual good, well-managed rollout.” “It’s great in theory.”

“I’m just worried that this is more about h i s p ol it ic a l s el f- p r o m o t io n ,” s a id Semiglazova.

“First of all, how are you going to fund it?” she asked.

De Blasio said on Twitter: “Tax the wealthy. Revolutionize public education.

Mayor de Blasio unveiled a statewide education proposal that includes year-round schooling SCREENSHOT VIA YOUTUBE options funded with a wealth tax but questions remain.

Reduce Inequality.”

His website states that he would tax New Yorkers who make over $1 million annually.

State Sen. John Liu (D-Bayside), chairman of the New York City Education Committee, said the proposal is “interest-

ing” as an idea.

“It’s reasonable to make more use of school space all year round,” he said. But there are still many unanswered questions, he added. “I hope he doesn’t try to inject Q more confusion with this,” said Liu.

Toy drive, vax bus and more Addabbo, Pizza Dance Foundation holiday event

by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

Give back to the community and spread holiday cheer with an event this Sunday in Howard Beach that will have everything from a vaccine bus to classic cars to Santa pictures.

Prima Pasta & Cafe on Cross Bay Boulevard is organizing the drive with the Pizza Dance Foundation, co-sponsored by state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach).

The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 28 at 161-50B Cross Bay Blvd. and is free for the whole family.

Organizers ask that attendees bring a new, unwrapped toy for the drive or make a donation to the Pizza Dance

Foundation, which gives back to the community through entertainment programs that benefit the youth and elderly.

Founder Tony Modica, also the owner of Prima Pasta, will be performing along with special guests.

A portion of the proceeds will go to the nonprofit Perfect Piece of the Puzzle, which supports families of people with disabilities.

The event will have live music, magician Stephen Roberts, henna tattoos by Olivia Leon, cars on display from East Coast Car Association, pictures with Santa and free pizza from 12 to 2 p.m.

American Softball, a nonprofit league for people with autism and developmental disabilities based out of Howard

Beach, will be participating and handing out treats.

Addabbo is sponsoring a Covid vaccine bus, which will offer Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson shots, including first and second doses and boosters, for ages 12 and up.

“It is a great feeling to be part of such a large holiday event for the community,” Addabbo said in a prepared statement. “I was happy to help bring the NYC Health + Hospitals vaccine bus to this event for anyone who wants to get their first or second dose, or their booster shot. I look forward to this fun day and encourage everyone to bring a new, unwrapped toy for their toy drive Q for the kids.”

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Jamaica Bay site restored and reinforced

Completed project protects West Pond, trail and shoreline

by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

The West Pond Loop at Jamaica Bay is reopened to the public, boasting nine acres of restored habitat and 200,000 new native plants.

The trail was closed so the West Pond Living Shoreline Restoration Project could be completed and a ceremony on Friday marked the reopening.

“It’s been quite the journey to get here since Hurricane Sandy breached the pond just over nine years ago,” said Jennifer Nersesian, superintendent of Gateway National Recreation Area.

Superstorm Sandy caused a breach on the border of the manmade West Pond, allowing saltwater to flow in and contaminate the previously freshwater basin, killing wildlife and vegetation.

The National Park Ser vice repaired the land in 2017 but erosion continued.

The NPS, in partnership with the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy, a project of the Fund for t he Cit y of New Yor k , announced the project in June, with the goal of finishing after the hurricane season and with a price tag of just under $4 million.

Now, below the water’s surface lie natural materials and green infrastructure, reducing wave energy and reinforcing 2,400 feet of shoreline.

The project was designed by Dirtworks Landscape Architecture PC, Rippled Waters Engineering and Great Ecology.

Volunteers at Governor’s Island compiled 5,000 biodegradable bags of oyster shells, collected from New York City restaurants through the Billion Oyster Project, which act as a breakwater. A hundred

recycled Christmas trees were gathered from the residents of Rockaway to also stabilize the shoreline, and 15 coconut fiber coir logs prevent erosion.

Volunteers planted 6,000 native grasses and shrubs, contributing to the 200,000 that will border the West Pond Loop.

Turquoise hydroseed, a slurry of seed, fertilizer and mulch, was sprinkled along the trail and will bring more native grasses over time and help with erosion.

The “living shoreline” will serve as an important habitat for horseshoe crabs, diamondback terrapins and, of course, the birds.

“It’s an impor tant place for m ig r at i ng shorebi rd s on t he Atla nt ic Fly way,” sa id A lex Zablocki, executive director of the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy.

“They land here to feed and nest as they fly north and south.

This is a pond that we want to protect,” he said.

“Now, this freshwater pond is thriving once again.”

Having a freshwater source makes Jamaica Bay unique and beloved by birders because it attracts a wider variety of birds than the saltwater estuary would alone.

More birds should also be attracted to the freshwater pond because of a new outfall pipe buried below the site, which helps control water levels and create mudflats, deposits of mud and sediment that provide little beaches for the birds to land on when they are exposed from low tide. They are home to marine life and a breeding ground for fish, too.

They also help protect the land from erosion because they act as a barrier to waves. But they are in

The West Pond Restoration Project restored 2,400 linear feet of eroded shoreline and created nearly 9 acres of new PHOTOS BY DEIRDRE BARDOLF marsh habitat. The shoreline includes 51,000 cubic yards of repurposed sediment. danger due to coastal development and climate change.

Zablocki said the new outfall pipe should last much longer than the old one and will bring water levels lower than the old one could.

Nersesian said that the freshwater ecosystem adds value to the refuge as only 10 percent of its once-prevalent f reshwater remains today.

She said the project symbolizes even more than a comeback from Hurricane Sandy.

“It shows that rather than trying to fight nature, we are learning to embrace it, to build resilience by working within our natural systems, seeing the value that our salt marshes and shoreline habitats play in wave attenuation and flood absorption, and understanding that investments in natural systems for protection purposes are replete with so many other benefits to the environment, biodiversity, clean water and the richness that all of this brings to

our lives,” said Nersesian.

She added that human partnerships and “social resilience” were extraordinary too, thanking the volunteers and local elected officials as well as the city Department of Environmental Protection and state Department of Environmental Conservation.

The Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers were instrumental in advocating for the site, as were the American L i t t o r a l S o c i e t y a n d N YC Audubon.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) shared Nersesian’s sentiment.

“Erosion on any level is not good,” he said. “It’s also very good to protect against the erosion of having faith in government and working together with people,” he added, saying the way all the pieces of the puzzle came together to get the project completed is how the government should work.

But the future of the bay and the ecosystems within it are not

Alex Zablocki, executive director of the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy, left, and Jennifer Nersesian, superintendent of Gateway National Recreation Area, delivered remarks at the ceremony. The new outfall pipe is buried beneath the site, right, on the north side of West Pond.

guaranteed.

“W hat we need to do ... is recommit ourselves to always pres e r v i n g Ja m a ic a Bay,” s a id Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park).

She took the opportunity to plug her and Addabbo’s bill to increase the standard of materials put in borrow pits in the bay and prevent contaminated materials from being dumped in them.

Although the bill passed the Assembly and Senate, former Gov. Cuomo vetoed it three times. Now, it could have a chance with the new administration under Gov. Hochul.

Nersesian also noted further threats to the survival of the bay and said the voices of the community, partners and local elected officials are key to forestalling them.

“With that kind of support we were able to repair the breach — knowing that with climate change and sea level rise it might not last forever, but that for the millions of people it would serve in the interim, it was worth the investment,” she said.

Zablocki noted that the shoreline and breakwater structures survived Tropical Storm Henri and the remnants of Hurricane Ida. “This project has already survived, I think, two hurricanes so it already shows how resilient it is, so it’s working and we hope to see much more success out of the project through plant growth over the next two years,” he said.

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Redistricting event looks at ‘Unity Map’

Speakers focus on ethnic enclaves in redrawing of legislative borders

by Max Parrott

Social Justice at Medgar Evers College. deeper into Murray Hill and Auburndale than At the first meeting the IRC held in Queens the lines as they exist now or as the IRC drew them in its draft maps.

Queens got a second crack at weighing in in June, which came prior to the release of the Not everyone who was testifying to keep a on congressional and state legislative redis- draft maps, many advocates testified that the six Assembly districts intersecting the Richethnic community of interest intact, however, tricting at a hearing that lasted for around six mond Hill area have the effect of splintering was pushing the Unity Map. Mahtab Khan, a hours last Wednesday. the Guyanese and Punjabi communities that former candidate who unsuccessfully chalThe state’s Independent Redistricting Comlive there. lenged Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Fresh mission, a nonpartisan group ushered in by At the hearing last week, advocates Meadows) for Democratic male district leader voters back in 2014, organized the hearing at York College to collect feedback on two sets of remarked how the IRC’s proposed Democratic in Assembly District 24, drew his own map of legislative map, designated by the commission the long, thin Eastern Queens district repredraft maps — one Republican, one Democratic as the “Letters map,” addressed that issue. sented by Weprin to extend farther south in — that it released in September after the state However, leaders of the effort, such as South Fresh Meadows to incorporate more of the parties did not reach consensus.

Asian community South Asian diaspora Though the redistricting process is likely to that lives there. become contentious as New York’s members organizer Aminta KilHeather Beersof Congress from both parties work out how to awan-Narine, pushed ne group cites community for the commission to Dimitriadis, a memeliminate the House seat the state lost due to conform to the coaliber of the Central Census results, the majority of the testimony interests over ethnicity. tion’s Unity Map on Queens Redistricting during the Queens redistricting hearing conbehalf of other majority Asian and Latino Coalition, also avoided commenting on the sidered state-level representation.

Unity Map. That group made its argument for To complicate matters, residents not only communities and other communities of color.

Proponents of the Unity Map drew the com- keeping the neighborhoods of Kew Gardens, had the two versions of the IRC’s draft maps to consider, but also an alternative set that a racial mission’s attention to other ethnic enclaves of Forest Hills and Rego Park together based on a interest. Sandra Choi, an organizer with lowbroader sense of shared community interests justice coalition released early in November, which is aimed at keeping neighborhoods that income Asian advocacy group the MinKwon rather than making the case along ethnic lines.

Center for Community Action, said that what However, unlike the Unity Map, which are majority people of color whole. falls under state Senate District 16, represented spans the entire city, the Central Queens coaliA large number of residents giving testimotion merely put forth a map of what it considny spoke in support of the coalition’s “Unity by Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing), splits Flushing’s Korean community in two. ers its constituent neighborhoods. David Map,” which was created by the Asian AmeriThe Unity Map, supported by Choi, calls for Imamura, chair of the IRC, suggested in can Legal Defense and Education Fund, LatinoJustice PRLDEF and the Center for Law and a Flushing state Senate district stretching response that the coalition submit a proposed Chronicle Contributor

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Sandra Choi of the MinKwon Center for Community Action speaks before the Independent Redistricting Commission. IRC SCREENSHOT / YOUTUBE map of the entire borough, to give a more comprehensive idea of how keeping central Queens unified would affect surrounding districts.

After taking testimony from Queens in addition to counties across the state, Imamura said, the IRC will draw a final version of the maps and submit it for review to the Legislature by Jan. 15, 2022. Lawmakers then will vote on those maps.

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s we gather in deep celebration this Thanksgiving, most of us find so much to be thankful for and send our best thoughts and, when we can, assistance to those who are sick or suffering, lonely or impoverished this holiday season. We also recognize there is much to be desired in society today, things for which we are not so thankful.

We are thankful so many people have protected themselves against severe illness, hospitalization and death from Covid, but not so thankful the coronavirus has been so resistant to being beaten into submission and appears that it will be with us for good, like the flu, maybe even taking its place; thankful Mayor de Blasio instituted his Pre-K and 3K For All programs because they’re great for parents and help kids get off to a good start academically and socially, but not so thankful he did so much damage to schooling beyond that, especially by denigrating and racializing excellence and so often changing the rules on parents and kids mid-game; thankful de Blasio’s two terms of service to the people are ending, but not so thankful he appears to be planning a run for governor because you just don’t know what strange turns of events could bump him into the top spot even against better candidates of greater wisdom, as happened in the 2013

mayoral race that put him into office; thankful the City Council takes the threat of climate change seriously and is working to make the city more resilient, but not so thankful it thinks it can slow the rate of temperature rise by banning natural gas in all new buildings and substantial renovations, allowing only for electrical heat; thankful our incoming mayor plans to allow restaurants to use propane heaters to keep their outdoor dining sheds warm over the winter like they did last year, but not so thankful the outgoing mayor left the owners in limbo by announcing a ban as his term nears its welcome end; thankful crime is nowhere near where it was 30 or 40 years ago, but not so thankful it’s jumped as much as it has, with murders increasing last year by 47 percent, the fastest rate recorded since reliable records have been kept, and holding steady this year; thankful there’s a growing awareness that the criminal justice “reforms” of the past few years have been an abject failure, but not so thankful that people like Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are still saying, in writing, this very week, that the problem is that prosecutors are still sending too many defendants to jail;

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I don’t mind occasionally paying a little more to help our local stores survive. The employees go out of their way to help find what I need. Customer service is their motto. As independent mom-and-pop stores, they don’t have the bulk buying purchasing power that Amazon or large national chain stores have.

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thankful that when anarchists attacked the peaceful people of Middle Village and their homes, our incoming mayor stood tall to denounce the mayhem, but not so thankful that we have dozens of people near our area who thought random destruction in a residential area was the right response to a court decision involving no one here in any manner; thankful that we now have a governor who seems to know how to get along with people including our next mayor, but not so thankful our last governor harassed women and lied about Covid deaths while getting started on a book touting his overrated leadership just three weeks into the crisis; thankful that whatever affronts to the conscience occur in the realm of public affairs, we have our families and friends to enjoy the holidays with, but not so thankful that so many people are so divided over the issues that policy rifts are splitting them apart personally; thankful the Mets have a new owner whose front office has plenty of time to plan for a solid 2022, but not so thankful the team’s offseason looks no better than usual; and thankful we live in the world’s greatest city, in the world’s greatest country ... and we’ll just leave it at that.

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long hours, pay taxes and keep as many employed as possible. Many maintain the tradition of offering job opportunities to students during the holidays and summer.

Customers also patronize other commercial establishments on the block. Foot traffic is essential for the survival of any neighborhood commercial district.

The owners of independent mom-and-pop stores are the backbone of our neighborhood commercial districts. Show your support by making a purchase. Stop by your favorite store and also drop off a box of candy or cookies as a show of appreciation. Something sweet for the holidays helps take the edge off the stress we all face.

Larry Penner Great Neck, LI

Politicians don’t work Dear Editor: Recently, I watched a Mae West movie where she meets an interested suitor:

Mae: So, what’s your game?

Male Suitor: I’m a politician.

Mae: I understand ... I don’t like to work either.

Many Americans today might agree with Mae’s long-ago comment.

Glenn Hayes Kew Gardens

Don’t pass the SALT Dear Editor: Re Naelsha Rose’s Nov. 11 report: “New SALT proposal raises cap to $80K”: I oppose efforts by Rep. Tom Suozzi and other congressional Democrats to raise the cap on state and local tax deductions for federal income taxes from $10,000 to $80,000. This is a windfall for the wealthy that will boost income inequality. Raising the cap will trigger $285 billion in tax cuts for the rich because “85 percent of SALT benefits flow to the top 5 percent of taxpayers,” says the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (New York

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Post, Nov. 20, 2021). Senate Budget Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) is furious that the House inserted the SALT giveaway in the Build Back Better bill it recently passed and “vows to gut it” in the bill’s Senate version (Post, Nov. 20). Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Bronx, Queens) says the SALT deduction is a “gift to billionaires” (Business Insider, April 15, ONLINE 2021).

Many of those Miss an article or a billionaires live letter cited by a writer? in Silicon Valley Want breaking news and are reprefrom all over Queens? sented in ConFind the latest news, gress by House past reports from all Speaker Nancy over the borough and Pelosi (D-Calif.), more at qchron.com. who wants to raise the cap because it will benefit them and her. She has a net worth of $120 million (yahoo.com, July 22, 2021). The standard federal income tax deduction for single return filers is $12,500 and $25,100 for those filing a joint return.

That’s sufficient for most taxpayers except for Speaker Pelosi and her wealthy pals. Congress must not pass a bill benefiting them while cheating the rest of us.

Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

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FEMA must pay more Dear Editor: (An open letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell) Thank you for leading the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s efforts in response to the effects of Tropical Depression Ida that struck New York on September 1.

FEMA’s disaster relief programs — specifically the Individuals and Households Program — are essential for New Yorkers in the wake

of the natural disaster that claimed dozens of lives and destroyed billions of dollars of property. Yet, we write with concern that FEMA’s IHP assistance has been painfully short of meeting our constituents’ needs as they rebuild their lives.

As you know, Tropical Depression Ida caused enormous economic damage, and some estimate the total cost could be as high as $95 billion for all states impacted; given the immense destruction the flooding caused, New York City’s share of this number is certain to be high. As our City continues to rebuild, it is crucial that New Yorkers have enough funding to repair their homes and restore their possessions.

Yet, this has not been the case as many of our constituents have reached out to us about receiving low payouts from FEMA. One constituent who applied for assistance received approximately $5,500, but their receipts and repair proposals of damages were in the range of at least $50,000. There are other stories like this and it is deeply concerning that families continue to struggle.

Low payouts have forced them to file more paperwork to appeal those decisions and to stretch a few thousand dollars to cover tens of thousands of dollars of damage. For Limited English Proficient communities, they have additional barriers to seeking relief. This is troubling and we seek answers to the following questions: 1. Without access to granular data on IHP registration, determination, and appeals, what programmatic policies and values are applied in determining awards? What level of damage provides larger awards or ranges of awards?

2. FEMA has 90 days to respond to an appeal. What is FEMA’s average response rate in this disaster and how does this compare with prior disasters?

3. FEMA responds to appeals in English and Spanish, but this leaves out other communities who speak languages like Mandarin or Korean. Hence, those individuals must find someone or service to help process their appeals application with FEMA. What can FEMA do to help reduce this barrier and simplify the process? Could FEMA hire someone with the appropriate language skills to help with the registration process?

As we approach the holiday season, it is imperative that we work together to fix the issue of low payouts. Thank you for your attention to this matter. We look forward to working with you to address this situation.

Grace Meng U.S. Representative for the 6th District Flushing Nicole Malliotakis U.S. Representative for the 11th District Staten Island

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Dear Editor: I am appalled and greatly saddened to read about a homeless man named Akeem Loney, 32, who was stabbed in the neck and killed while sleeping aboard a northbound 2 train near Penn Station, at about 12:15 a.m. Sunday.

It was reported he was a gifted one-time soccer player with a local community program.

He was trying to get his life together.

Transit crime is up in one week by 140 percent and something should be done to protect the riding public and the homeless.

As to Akeem Loney, I can relate to his homelessness. I was homeless in 1975 after the Vietnam War and was a veteran who had served in the United States Navy. I was in a shelter called the Middle Earth in Hempstead and got help from them and people I knew and met. Many are not so lucky and that is why I offer my heartfelt prayers that go out to all the homeless who are suffering, mentally, physically, who are very depressed and the victim of assaults. I truly feel their pain because I was there.

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Patients sued during Covid-19 by hospitals One claims well-off patients dodge bills, impeding healthcare providers’ function

by Naeisha Rose

“In 2020 this program provided over cover care for those who can’t afford it, is $250 million in charity care at cost, over disturbing, but sadly, not surprising,” said 40,000 zero interest payment plans and The Coalition for Affordable Hospitals, a the Coalition in a statement. “The cost of helped over 20,000 uninsured patients group of labor unions that have banded together care at the most expensive private hospital qualify for insurance,” said Northwell. to denounce the exorbitant costs of medical ser- systems has significantly increased over The healthcare provider also emphavices, released an updated report from the the years, forcing patients into a horrifysized that it is no longer associated with, Community Service Society of New York on ing choice of risking financial hardship — never owned or performed patient billing Nov. 16, calling out nonprofit hospitals that even bankruptcy — or forgoing potentialor collection activities with Crouse Health secured liens against patients’ homes from ly life-saving treatments.”

Hospital, a clinical affiliate that was listed Within those seven months, 55 hospiMarch to November 2020 for unpaid medical in the CSS report. tals sued nearly 4,000 patients for medical bills.

The CSS report said that despite the Elisabeth Benjamin and Amanda Dunker of debt despite receiving over $442 million charitable status of the hospitals, some the Community Service Society, a nonprofit in state funds from the Indigent Care Pool, advocacy group that uses research to fight pov- a program that assists in the cost of care The Coalition for Affordable Hospitals is fighting to get the charged a commercial 9 percent interest erty, wrote the report, “Discharged into Debt: A for low-income individuals, according to HEAL bill passed to protect New Yorkers from losing their rate on outstanding medical debt, which is ny.gov.

Pandemic Update.” homes to hospital liens. IMAGE COURTESY COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY allowed under New York’s debt collection statutes.

One of the worst offenders, according The Coalition for Affordable Hospitals The CSS report says that 10 other states and believes the report could further bolster support to the Coalition, is Northwell Health, which has be misleading and inaccurate. for the Health Equity and Affordability Legisla- hospitals and medical centers throughout the “Northwell Health is committed to our mis- jurisdictions — Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Kantion, which would require insurance and health city and Long Island, including New Hyde sion of providing high-quality and affordable sas, Maryland, Oklahoma, South Dakota, maintenance organizations to make their con- Park, Forest Hills and Flushing. Northwell, the health care to the communities we serve,” a Texas, Puerto Rico and Washington, DC — tracts transparent and make the full scope of state’s largest hospital system, sued 2,500 spokesperson said in a statement to the Queens have homestead exemptions that protect all or a their provisions easily accessible for its custom- patients over unpaid medical bills at the height Chronicle via email. “We provide care to all portion of a debtor’s primary residence from ers. The purpose is to drive down hospital pric- of the coronavirus pandemic, including front- regardless of their ability to pay. When patients liens. Louisiana, West Virginia and Ohio proes by creating more competition among health line workers who contracted Covid-19. can afford to pay their medical bills but choose tect patients from creditors or foreclorsure if Northwell announced in January that it will not to, their actions endanger our ability to pro- they have a catastropic or terminal illness or providers, according to the bill.

“The revelation that hospitals across New stop the practice during the pandemic and vide high quality care to our community and injury.

The Empire State’s homestead exemption York filed thousands of liens on the homes of rescind all legal claims filed in 2020 after the threatens our promise to provide financial assislaw only protects a dollar value of $75,000 to patients who were behind on their medical bills lawsuits were revealed in a report by The New tance to those that cannot afford care.” even after receiving millions in state funds York Times Jan. 5.

One recent example includes an individual $150,000 depending on the region.

The median lawsuit was $1,900, according to The healthcare giant found the CSS report to who had a home valued at over $1 million and from the Indigent Care Pool, which is meant to an income of over $600,000 who refused to the report. Also, it said, few patients defended pay a $1,500 bill despite multiple requests for themselves in court because they didn’t even payment and offers of financial assistance, know they were sued and the few who did had no lawyer. Low-wage workers in the food, retail according to Northwell.

“To the average reader, the report conveys and healthcare industries were the most often the impression that hospitals are actively using sued.

When hospitals won their cases they often hospital liens to collect money from patients who are unable to pay. Northwell has never and asked for their attorneys’ and court fees to be will never force the sale of anyone’s property. In paid by the debtor along with the 9 percent on rare cases, we may refer patients with a strong top of the statutory judgment, leading to wage and clear ability to pay outstanding medical garnishments for the patients.

“This critical report shines a light on the Ransom pleaded guilty

by Deirdre Bardolf bills but are unresponsive to numerous attempts last month to the charges and Associate Editor to resolve their outstanding balance to a New struggles New Yorkers face with mounting a separate 2019 robbery.

A Brooklyn man was senYork State regulated debt collection process to medical debt, including liens on their homes and wage garnishment,” said state Sen. James In addition to 33 years, he tenced to 33 years in prison secure payment. also faces five years supervifor aggravated manslaughter The process may result in a court judgement Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park). “I am a sion post-release. and robbery following a 2019 which may include a lien on an individual’s strong co-sponsor of S.6522 ... a bill that would “My hope is that the famiincident that resulted in the property. The lien created by the judgment sits prohibit a lien being placed on a person’s primaly of Detective Brian Simondeath of NYPD 102nd Prepassively, with no action taken until the proper- ry residence and wage garnishment for medical sen may finally have some cinct Detective Brian Simonty is at some point sold and all creditors with debt judgments.”

State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (D-Bronx) is the closure with the sentencing sen, District Attorney Melinjudgments are paid.” of this defendant,” Katz said da Katz’s Office announced The health provider has a financial assis- main sponsor of the bill, which has support in a statement. last Wednesday. tance program, which provides discounted ser- from seven other senators. Assemblyman RichDet. Brian Simonsen “H is lawless, self ish On Feb. 12, 2019, Christovices — based on financial need — to those ard Gottfried (D-New York) is the lead sponsor FILE PHOTO behavior set the terrible pher Ransom, 30, and a cowho are uninsured, underinsured, ineligible for in the Assembly, where it has support from 13 defendant attempted to rob the AT&T store events of that day in motion. He committed government programs or other third-party cov- other assemblmembers including Catalina Cruz on the corner of 120th Street and Atlantic one of several robberies and terrified the erage, or otherwise unable to pay for emergency (D-Corona), Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills) Q and Edward Braunstein (D-Bayside).

Avenue. Ransom ordered the two employ- employees of that cell phone store before or other medically necessary care. ees inside a room and demanded they sur- drawing the fire of police. The heartbreakrender cash and merchandise, according to ing result was the loss of Detective Simonsen and the injury of Sergeant Matthew court records.

Police responded and when Ransom did Gorman.”

Resorts World New York City will host a pandemic, the Blood Center says, but the Simonsen, a 19-year veteran of the not drop what appeared to be a pistol, offiblood drive with the New York Blood Cen- need remains greater than it was before the cers opened fire from both sides of the NYPD, was survived by his wife and mothvirus came. ter in honor of Giving Tuesday on Nov. 30. store. Simonsen, who was 42 at the time, er. “Brian was my perfect man and your The drive will run from 1 to 7 p.m. at the Participants will get a Resorts World was accidentally and fatally shot in the reckless actions took him away,” his wife T-shirt and be entered into the NYBC’s Hol- casino at 110-00 Rockaway Blvd. in South chest by another officer. His partner, Sgt. said at the sentencing, according to reports. iday Shopping Spree Sweepstakes in appre- Ozone Park. For information on how to Matthew Gorman, was shot in the leg but “It is a Christian thing to forgive you. At ciation. The number of blood drives in the make an appointment, call 1 (800) 933-2566 Q this time I can’t forgive you.” recovered.

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The SLA will be charging Kloud Tequila Grill with multiple violations of the Alcoholic Five days after a double shooting took Beverage Control Law, including operating a disorderly premises, failure to supervise and place at Kloud Tequila Grill in Auburndale, for becoming a focal point for police attenthe State Liquor Authority suspended the owner’s liquor license, and will seek to per- tion. Those charges are in addition to 16 pending violations that the SLA issued Oct. 18. manently take it away, the panel announced.

The 192-08 Northern Blvd. lounge had “The SLA has zero tolerance for bars been a “nightmare” to the community in the where violence and disorder is a routine months before the double shooting. Hunoccurrence, threatening the safety of their dreds of 311 calls had been made regarding neighborhoods and straining police resourccustomers littering the surrounding area, es,” SLA Chairman Vincent Bradley said in publicly urinating and performing public sex a statement last week. “This emergency susacts on and around surrounding property, as pension should serve as a message that this well as the bar owners disrespecting noise agency will not hesitate to take immediate levels and using an illegal outdoor patio. action when a bar poses a threat to public Tsourapis, who formed the Auburndale health and safety.”

Just past 2:15 a.m. on Nov. 13, a Kloud Northern Association because of the bar, said she and her family have spent the week Tequila Grill patron opened fire on two other men, according to police. The bar’s since the shooting sleeping peacefully for the first time since late April. manager received a graze wound to his “I feel a little bit of relief,” she told the head, and a 29-year-old man was shot severChronicle Nov. 22. “But I didn’t want it to get al times in his legs. They were both taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens hospital and to this point ... It’s sad to say we have to do this, but unfortunately [the owner] himself are in stable condition, police said.

A 19-year-old was arrested in Theodora and customers disrespected our privacy, our quality of life, our peace, our properties.”

Tsourapis’ backyard directly behind the bar.

Tsourapis said she still feels slightly nerThe police also found a gun lying in the vous that the bar, or something similar, will grass nearby. The man was arrested for trespassing, but is considered a person of inter- make a comeback to the residential area.

Her hope is that if the situation arises est in the shooting at this time.

Following an investigation, the NYPD again, city leaders will be more proactive in preventing it. found that the chaos stemmed from a “skir“I hope they wouldn’t take that much mish” when a group of patrons were denied time to do something about it,” said Tsouraentry during a private party taking place pis. “I believe when we have a complaint inside, the SLA announced. Video surveiland call 100 times to our officials, they have lance showed patrons fleeing for safety toward the bar’s kitchen, basement and to react faster, before things get to that point. They’re realizing now there was a through the rear emergency exit, which had Q serious problem going on.” been locked.

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Cars, buildings vandalized, traffic blocked after Rittenhouse verdict

by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village), seldom at a loss for disagreements with Mayor de Blasio, is accusing the outgoing chief executive of fanning the flames that led to a riot in Middle Village and Maspeth last Friday night that rested in vandalized cars and buildings and has resulted in five arrests.

Holden made his views unmistakably clear Saturday afternoon at a press conference with Mayor-elect Eric Adams at the intersection of 78th Street and Caldwell Avenue, where he said Mayor de Blasio’s remarks following last week’s acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse in murder charges in Wisconsin encouraged the group of a few dozen people who descended on Middle Village on Nov. 19.

“Last night, 40 to 50 anarchists dressed in black assembled at Crowley Park in Elmhurst and then entered Middle Village to vandalize and disturb the peace,” Holden said in a statement issued by his office. “These rioters vandalized property, tore down American flags, turned over garbage cans, jumped on and spray-

Rioters damaged a number of vehicles last Friday night following the verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Wisconsin. Five people have been arrested.

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painted cars, and blocked traffic.”

While no assault charges were filed, Holden, speaking on the radio show of former mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa, said some residents were accosted by members of the crowd. Adams, quoted by the New York Post, said the trouble was caused by outsiders.

“They were all male, white, many

of them are from outside the city or just recently moved here,” he said on Fox 5’s “Good Day New York. “I think there is an anarchist group in this city that’s attempted to create violence in cities and make it seem like it’s our neighbors doing it when it’s not.

“These are professionals that are coming into our city causing this

violence.”

Rittenhouse, who claimed selfdefense, was acquitted of killing two men and wounding another during a violent protest. De Blasio, in tweets after the verdict, called Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum victims in one of several statements.

“The only reason they’re not [alive] is because a violent, dangerous man chose to take a gun across state lines and start shooting people,” he said. “To call this a miscarriage of justice is an understatement.”

The mayor had to quickly correct himself upon learning that Rittenhouse did not carry the weapon cross state lines, adding it made no difference. “[T]wo people are dead and their killer is left unaccountable,” he said.

He said the verdict “is disgusting and sends a horrible message to the country.”

“The reckless comments of Mayor Bill de Blasio and many of our other elected officials put thousands of families in danger,” Holden said. He said he also sent de Blasio a text that read: “Thousands of families who mind their own business are in dan-

ger tonight because of your reckless reaction to the trial verdict.”

Adams, who ran on a law-andorder campaign, on Sunday condemned a protest that shut down the Kosciuszko Bridge, which links Brooklyn and Queens.

“Incidents like this damage our brand as a city, disrespect New Yorkers and endanger visitors and residents alike,” Adams said on Twitter.

“All those who participated in this reckless behavior must be found and held responsible to the full extent of the law. We will not be a city of chaos.” Holden praised the 104th and 110th precincts for their quick work to quell the mayhem.

“The police were on top of this,” said Tony Nunziato, a businessman and president of the Juniper Valley Civic Association.

Nunziato said his phone was going nonstop with people seeking and offering information during and after the incident.

He said one woman was nearly backed over by a car with five people in it, who cursed at her before throwing an unidentified liquid in her face. continued on page 22

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Ex-cop charged in rent scam A recently retired New York City police officer has been charged with scamming nearly a dozen people who sought to rent his basement apartment in Ozone Park.

Burbran Pierre, 42, was arrested in Minnesota and extradited to New York, according to a statement from the Office of Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz.

He has been charged with fourth-degree grand larceny and two counts of firstdegree scheme to defraud.

“This defendant was an active member of law enforcement when he allegedly conned 11 people, who were just looking

for a place to call home, out of an average of $2,200 each,” Katz said. “[T]he crimes this former officer is charged with represent a disgraceful violation of his oath of office and the public trust,” said NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea.

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DSNY sets leaf collection date City sanitation officials have set midDecember for its seasonal leaf collection in Queens. All leaves that are collected will be turned into compost.

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AAPI voters lean to GOP candidates

Multiple Dem policies make Asians feel forgotten: leaders

by Katherine Donlevy Editor

Two days after the 2021 general ele c t io n , R e p. G r a c e Me n g (D-Flushing) pointed out that communities heavily populated by Asian A mericans and Pacif ic Islanders voted in favor of Republican candidates.

“Our party better start giving more of a s**t about #aapi voters and communities. No other community turned out at a faster pace than AAPIs in 2020,” Meng wrote in a Nov. 4 tweet.

The election had not been certified by the city Board of Elections by press time, but unofficial results showed that five Assembly Districts in Queens voted for Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa over Democratic Mayor-elect Eric Adams.

Those Assembly Districts — 23, 25, 26, 30 and 40 — are all represented

by Democratic elected officials.

Four of those Assembly Districts — 30, 25, 26 and 40 — cover areas with a significant AAPI population. The latter three played a heavy hand in electing Republican Vickie Paladino to the City Counc i l a s t h e D i s t r ic t 19 representative.

Assembly District 40, represented by progressive Democrat Ron K i m (D -Flush i ng), also shares territory with City Council District 20. Although Democrat Sandra Ung won that race, Republican and Conservative candidate Yu-Ching Pai managed to take home 40.3 percent of the vote.

Meng told the Chronicle that losing AAPI voters to Republicans is something she has been working to prevent for the past four years, but has been escalated by some of Mayor de Blasio’s policies that directly go against what AAPI constituents want and need. Eliminating Gifted and Talented programming and protesting specialized high schools are examples of issues AAPIs have very strongly and vocally opposed, she pointed out, and they feel ignored.

“He’s a Democrat and some Democ r at s m ig ht h ave been unfairly blamed for that,” Meng said, referring to the election.

Education Phil Wong, of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Greater New York, said the shift star ted when de Blasio made moves in 2018 to eliminate the Specialized High School Admissions Test. The mayor’s mission

grew to also include eliminating G&T programs, as well as zoned schools, in an effort to increase diversity at public schools, especially in the more elite programs.

Wong, an Elmhurst resident and for mer Com mu nit y Education Council 25 president, agreed that testing may not be the ideal way to accept students into specialized programming, but meeting racial quotas is not a better alternative, he said. Instead, it’s denying students who studied hard for the opportunity because of their ethnicity.

“Growing up Asian, how you pick yourself out of poverty, stop people from discriminating, is you get a good education, get a good job. That’s how you get respect,” Wong said.

Expanding advanced educational opportunities, especially in Queens, is an idea Wong offered instead of eliminating them completely. Queens only has one specialized high school, he pointed out. Building just one more would greatly improve the needs of the borough’s students, he said.

Wong is a registered Democrat, but voted Republican this election because of his opposition on education, as well as other compounding issues.

The 2021 general election results showed considerable Republican strength in five Queens Assembly districts, four FILE PHOTO of which have a high Asian-American and Pacific Islander population.

may actually align with their interests long term.”

Choe believes many AAPI voters were attracted to Republican candidates’ promises of safety and security, which frequently came in the for m of increased N Y PD funding.

The business leader pointed to a May 2021 report by the Asian American Federation, which found that the most heavily Asian ZIP codes — including Flushing, Fresh Meadows, South Ozone Park and Elmhurst — received less aid from the small-business Paycheck ProEconomics Downtown Flushing businesses tection Program than other parts suffered a dramatic drop in reve- of the city in 2020 and 2021. A nue in the weeks before the Covid- Bloomberg report also found that 19 n a t io n a l e me r ge ncy wa s the number of Asian Americans claiming state declared, and unemployment even before a benefits in the case was constate rose by firmed in the t’s the mentality of over 4,000 percity. In Februcent from May ary 2020, the fear and anger.”

2019 to May Flushing Chi— John Choe, Flushing Chamber 2020 — nearly nese Business of Commerce executive director three times the Association increase for the estimated that state overall. the neighbor“When you’re losing your busihood lost 40 percent of business, and many leaders attributed the ness and your workers are being a v o i d a n c e t o r a c i s m a n d fired, it has an impact on you emotionally,” Choe said. The economic scapegoating.

“There was a lot of finger-point- pressure, in addition to racism, ing and blaming that led to Asian white supremacy and xenophobia, Americans here in New York City exacerbate those emotions of fear being very afraid of their safety and anxiety, he said.

Choe theorizes that conservaand the safety of their family,” said John Choe, executive director of tive and traditional values of policthe Flushing Chamber of Com- ing and a strong economic focus merce and former Democratic pro- were more appealing to all ethnicigressive candidate for District 20. ties, not just AAPI voters.

“It’s not a party issue. It’s the “This election cycle, it became clear that many people were voting mentality of fear and anger,” Choe based on fears and anxieties and said. “It really spiked and was anger rather than policy issues that more intense in the Asian-Ameri-

“I

can community because we’re not just facing the pandemic, but a heightened level of intolerance and scapegoating.”

Public safety Scapegoating resulted in a substantial increase in hate crimes targeting AAPIs over the past two years. There were 125 reported hate crimes against AAPIs from January through September of 2021, a 443.4 percent increase from the same time frame in 2020, according to NYPD data. There was only one reported incident throughout 2019.

Yanling, the Asian outreach coordinator for Paladino’s campaign, said the rising hate has been a major campaign point she finds herself discussing on the ground with voters.

“Support for police is something Chinese feel very strongly about. Law and order,” said Yanling, who declined to have her last name published. “I found something in Vickie’s values that match Chinese values.”

Yanling had voted for Democrats until 9/11, when she started to favor Republican’s strict policing and anti-terrorist policies. She had never campaigned for a candidate until Paladino threw her hat in the ring, and Yanling was eager to lend her hand, even though she doesn’t live in the district.

Paladino campaigned on more funding for police and for putting more officers in subways, policies Yanling believes resonated with AAPIs who were in constant terror of being attacked.

Palad i no’s opponent, Tony Avella, is a moderate Democrat, but Yanling said that his position

may have hurt him: City Councilmember Paul Vallone (D-Bayside), the current District 19 representative, also calls himself a moderate, but voted to defund the police by $1 billion in 2020, a decision many constituents, especially AAPIs, were unhappy with.

“Democrats take Asian votes for granted and don’t do anything for them,” Yanling said. “That’s something that happens in the Democratic party. They think automatically they’ll get the votes, but when the Asian population is being attacked — the virus and financial damages — no one helped them.”

Inclusion Multilingual outreach, hiring AAPI staff and phone banking are just a few of the ideas Meng listed as a way to include more AAPI voters in politics.

“Not every elected official and candidate does that,” Meng said, adding that her frustration over the election and overall lack of attention spent on AAPIs prompted her to send her Nov. 4 tweet. “We have to be better listeners.”

Meng is hopeful that the trend will only be temporary. She shares a significant portion of her congressional district with the Assembly districts that voted in favor of Paladino, but said she’s not worried the results will impact her in the future.

She said she is more concerned with her party making room for its AAPI constituents.

“It’s just about the importance of listening to all communities ...

Making sure that Asian-American voices are at the table when policies are being shaped and when legislation is being put forth,” Q Meng said.

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Business heroes to be honored at Dec. 1 gala

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Not really. Probably just the opposite — expect a blast when the Queens Chamber of Commerce celebrates its first-ever Business Heroes of the Year Reception on Wednesday, Dec. 1.

“Join us as we celebrate the heroes of 2020 & 2021 who went above and beyond for their community to ensure that the needs of others were met,” the chamber says in a flier promoting the event, which is set for 6 to 11 p.m. at Terrace on the Park in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

The honorees, clockwise from top left, are: Nupur Arora, chef, Queens Curry Kitchen; Mark Boccia, longtime Bayside businessman with multiple restaurants, including Bourbon Street; Charles Boyce, founder and president of Boyce Technologies; Jonnel Doris, commissioner of the city Department of Small Business Services; Michael Peterson, chairman and chief executive officer

of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation; Frank Russo, owner, Russo’s On The Bay; Rachel Kellner and Mark Libertini, owners, Aigner Chocolates; Larr y Zogby, owner, RDS Same Day Delivery; Declan Morrison, owner, Stacked Sandwich Shop; Alex, David and Patrick Oropeza, owners, Bolivian Llama Party; and, in the center, Melva Miller, chief executive officer, Association for a Better New York.

Tickets are $150 for chamber members or $175 for nonmembers, with discounts for tables of eight. Attendees must show proof of Covid-19 vaccination. For more information, contact Joanne Persad at (718) 898-8500, ext. 123 or jpersad@ queenschamber.org.

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‘We have a great advocate in Senator Schumer,’ says Suozzi on bill passing

by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

President Biden’s $1.7 trillion Build Back Better package passed the House of Representatives on Nov. 19, and if it manages to secure enough votes in the Senate the Empire State could secure hundreds of billions in childhood education and climate programs and up to $70,000 in relief on state and local taxes.

The breakdown for some of Biden’s initiatives includes $400 billion for children and families, $555 billion for climate and a lift in the SALT deductions cap from $10,000 to $80,000.

Through Build Back Better, Biden would like to expand subsidies to childcare and early learning programs and to invest in facilities providing that service by approximately $100 billion over the course of six years. The first three years would be fully covered by state expenditures, but in year four 90 percent of childcare costs would be allocated, 75 percent in year five and 60 percent in year six, according to rules.house. gov. Families earning under 75 percent of the state median income would pay nothing toward childcare and there would be caps for childcare copayments to ensure that no family pays more than 7 percent of their income on childcare by creating a sliding scale fee system.

An additional $18 billion would go toward universal preschool programs, with rollout

starting in high-need communities first before expanding to the rest of a state. The federal government would cover 100 percent of the program for the first three years and similar to the childcare program it would cover 90 to 60 percent of costs in the subsequent years. Approximately, $2.5 billion would be reserved to improve compensation to the Head Start staff.

Head Start, a program from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides comprehensive childhood education, health and nutrition assistance to low-income families, according to the agency’s website.

Schools across the country will also receive $30 million to purchase equipment to offer student healthier meal options, improve food safety and increase scratch cooking, according to the Build Back Better Act. Scratch cooking is the practice of cooking with natural ingredients like raw proteins, whole grains and fresh fruits, according to simplyscratch.com, which provides recipes for unprocessed food.

Climate initiatives include $1 billion to build electric vehicle chargers; $2.9 billion to improve the electric grid to support wind and solar power; $12.5 billion in rebates for homeowners to install more energy-efficient appliances; $55 billion toward climate-friendly farming, forestry and research programs; $10 billion to help rural areas convert from coal to

U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi discusses the state and SCREENSHOT /ZOOM local tax cap in Biden bill. renewal energy; and $29 billion for a green bank to aid communities with financing to undertake renewable energy projects, according to the BBB Act. There are also changes in tax benefit programs.

Approximately 35 million parents would receive $300 in monthly payments for a child under 6 and/or $250 per child between 6 to 17 years of age under the Advanced Child Tax Credit for one year. The IRS held an informational session about the tax credit at the Queens Borough President’s Office in September. For more information, readers can reach IRS liaison Linda Henson at linda.henson@irs.gov.

Electric vehicle buyers would get a tax credit of $12,500 if a portion of a vehicle was made in

America and by union workers and up to $320 billion in tax incentives would be given to energy producers to transition away from oil, gas and coal and to wind, solar and nuclear power, according to the BBB Act. The cap on state and local tax deductions will rise from $10,000 to $80,000, helping the middle class in New York, according to U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Queens, Nassau, Suffolk).

“Middle class people in New York ... if you are in a household where you make $150,000 or $200,000 a year, you are not a rich person where we are,” said Suozzi in a Zoom call last week. “We don’t want to chase people out of New York ... there are people who left New York because the taxes are too high.”

Before a $10,000 cap was placed on SALT deductions, 361,840 people from Queens utilized them, according to Suozzi’s office. A family from the World’s Borough making $100,000 to $250,000 would be able to deduct up to $15,187 on average, which is more than the Bronx ($13,590) and Brooklyn ($14,688), but less than Manhattan ($16,441) and Staten Island ($16,160).

Suozzi has faith the bill will pass through the Senate with the lift in the SALT cap deduction.

“The bottom line is that we have a great advocate in Senator [Chuck] Schumer,” added Suozzi. “No one thought we would get this far Q and this is a major accomplishment.”

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The Queens Chronicle’s 14th annual Holiday Photo Contest again looks a little different than the usual event our readers have enjoyed since 2008. But you’re still invited!

As always, we ask that you take pictures of anything that reflects the season — lights, miniature villages, snowy landscapes, joyous children and families, whatever it might be — and send them on in. The challenge is different during the Covid-19 pandemic, but it’s one our readers will meet, just as they did a few months ago during our 13th annual Summer in the Borough Photo Contest. You might be inspired by these high-quality past entries, by Kimberly Graves, top, and Kayla Luongo.

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continued from page 15 He also was taken aback by media reports that the neighborhood was targeted for being “all-white.”

“Which is ridiculous,” he said. “We have everyone here.”

Kyrk Freeman, 22, was charged with riot, two counts of criminal mischief, making graffiti, resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration, reckless endangerment of property, two counts of possession of a graffiti instrument, unlawful assembly and walking in the roadway.

Jonathan Lefkowitz, 38, was charged

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with riot, obstructing governmental administration, two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, unlawful assembly and walking in the roadway.

Daniel Wattley, 28, and Alexander Davis, 33, were charged with riot, obstructing governmental administration, unlawful assembly and walking in the roadway.

Charles Edmonds, 37, of Freehold, NJ, was charged with riot, criminal mischief, resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration, reckless endangerment of property, unlawful assembly and walking in the roadway.

A spokesperson for Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said all are scheduled Q to appear on court on Dec. 9.

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When Elise Warner and Bob Bernard lost their furry baby, Jackie, in 1976, they were hysterical. The 16-year-old toy poodle was not just the couple’s pet; she was a family member.

Even 45 years after Jackie’s death, Warner is still mourning her beloved pup, but chooses to reflect on the happy memories. To immortalize Jackie, Warner wrote the story of how the family came to be. “Coast to Coast Canines” is just one short story of 101 included in Chicken Soup for the Soul’s newest book, “My Hilarious, Heroic, Human Dog” (Simon & Schuster).

“It’s like a memorial to her and the other dogs,” ,” Warner said. “When you ou write it, it’s a way of keepping something alive.”

The book commemo-rates the lives of four-legged family memberss and shares their unique stories: Rusty the golden retr iever ac ted a s a nanny to toddler Karen and stopped her from falling down a 5-foot drop op in the backyard; Maycee the goldendoodle taught four foster children to trust, love unconditionally and handle anger with care; and Daphne the Australian shepherd helped her owner overcome grief following the loss of her longtime best friend to cancer.

Warner decided to share her story amongst the others to celebrate Jackie, the elegant and freckled dog whose bouffant hairstyle reminded Warner and her husband of the former first lady of the United States.

The duo had been traveling cross country with their Broadway troupe in the early ’60s. Bernard was the show’s production stage manager and Warner was a singer in the ensemble and an understudy.

The company was performing “Fiorello!” and was stationed in Los Angeles for a 6-week run when the show’s leading lady decided she wanted a dog. Five others, including Warner and Bernard, accompanied her to the shelter, and the group returned with four pups — three more than anticipated. In the next few weeks, five other dogs joined the traveling show.

The group of furr y friends changed the atmosphere of the company, Warner said.

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Richard Shea at age 20 left Crettyard in Laois County, Ireland, in 1955 and came to New York. The next year he patriotically joined the U.S. Army Reserve and served for five years.

In 1960 he met and married a fellow Irish immigrant, Ellen Gallagher, who came from Sligo County, Ireland. They five children.

Ellen, was a stay-at-home mom. Richard was both a laborer and bartender. They were living in a one-bedroom apartment where everyone slept in one room on bunk beds and parents slept on the living room couch.

In 1977 things as changed as they moved into a large, two-bedroom apartment at 45-38 42 St. in Sunnyside, a four-story, 20-unit building. The fourth of the five children, Dermot, born May 24, 1969, was a bright Xavier High School and SUNY Oneonta College grad who decided to take the Police Department test with his brother, James. Both were appointed probationary patrolmen in 1991.

Dermot married Serena Bullett the next year. A great test taker and straight arrow, he

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aced all promotional exams and ascended the NYPD ladder. On the day after Christmas 1995, his father and mentor, Richard, passed away of cancer at age 60.

On Nov. 4, 2019 it was announced that Dermot Francis Shea (a Republican) would become the 44th NYPD commissioner on Dec. 1. With Mayor-elect Eric Adams coming in soon everyone is wondering if he will Q stay or be replaced in the job.

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The childhood home of the 44th Commissioner of the NYPD, Dermot Shea, at 45-38 42 St. in Sunnyside, as it looked around 1950, long before he moved in. INSET PHOTO COURTESY NYPD

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These programs are supported, in part, by the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Most observers were surprised when pitcher Noah Syndergaard spurned the Mets’ qualifying offer of $18.4 million and signed a $21 million, one-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels.

As the 2021 season was nearing its end, Syndergaard was professing his love for the Mets and practically begging them to offer him a deal.

It should be noted he has only pitched two innings over the last two years because of arm injuries. There has been speculation he may have incurred those injuries due to his off-season workout regimen, which consisted of strenuous weightlifting. He was trying to live up to the “Thor” nickname fans bestowed upon him.

Mets fans were always hoping Syndergaard would be their Randy Johnson. Both pitchers resembled basketball players and both threw heat to opposing hitters. While Syndergaard was instrumental in getting the Mets to the World Series in 2015 — he did earn the win in Game 3, which was the Mets’ only victory over the Kansas City Royals — he was not Randy Johnson.

Some fans were miffed Syndergaard left the Mets after begging them for an offer, and were even more incensed when Mets President Sandy Alderson said Syndergaard did not give his old team a chance to match the Angels’ pact.

My guess is Angels owner Arte Moreno told Syndergaard’s agents that his offer was take-it-

or-leave-it, and wanted an immediate answer. It’s hard to blame him for not wanting to be used as a pawn in getting Syndergaard a bigger payday.

You also can’t fault Syndergaard for taking a deal that is $2.6 million more than what the Mets were offering. There is a good chance his career is over if he doesn’t have a good 2022 season.

Aside from the Angels’ generosity, Syndergaard may have another reason to relocate to Southern California. Since he needs to both prove himself and stay injury-free, he may have feared what the traditionally cold and damp April weather in the Northeast could do to his throwing arm. He won’t have that concern in sunny, dry Anaheim.

His unexpected departure leaves the Mets very thin in the starting pitching department.

New general manager Billy Eppler (more about him next week) acknowledged that in his introductory press conference last week. Ace pitcher Jacob deGrom missed the entire second half of the season with arm issues. Carlos Carrasco and Taijuan Walker were piranha fodder for opposing hitters from the All-Star Game break through the end of September. The Mets’ most dependable pitcher in 2021, Marcus Stroman, is a free agent who must have been popping champagne bottles after learning of Syndergaard’s pact. Q See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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to a boil. Stir in the orzo. Reduce heat to medium so that the soup gently boils and cook for 8-10 minutes (until the orzo is tender). Add the turkey, spinach, and lemon juice, if using. Cook for 1 more minute or until spinach wilts. Season with more salt and black pepper and serve immediately.

by Peter C. Mastrosimone editor-in-chief

Thanksgiving is synonymous with leftovers, and if you’ve had a traditional meal, chances are pretty good that you’ll be enjoying at least one more installment of the same over the next couple days (for some even later that night!). But you also can mix it up a bit and turn your leftovers into something new, often just by adding a few other ingredients you may already have.

This holiday we present two recipes, the first from Kellie Kelley and written up by Lauren Miyashiro at thepioneerwoman.com, and the second via tasteofhome.com.

They’re sure to be tasty.

“Once your family tastes these mouthwatering roll-ups, they’ll never look at leftover turkey in the same way!” Elke Rose of Waukesha, Wis. says of the wraps at tasteofhome.com. “The cranberry salsa combines both sweet and spicy flavors.”

May your Thanksgiving do the same!

Turkey orzo soup • 2 tbsp. olive oil • 2 carrots, thinly sliced • 2 celery stalks, thinly sliced • 1 small onion, chopped • 1 cup green beans

Cranberry salsa turkey wraps

Turkey soup is one fine way to put your Thanksgiving leftovers to good use.

• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped • 3 tbsp. all-purpose flour • 8 cups chicken stock • 1 tbsp. chopped fresh rosemary • 2 tsp. kosher salt, plus more to taste • 1/2 tsp. dried thyme • 1/2 tsp. dried oregano • 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper • 3/4 cup uncooked orzo pasta • 3 cups chopped cooked turkey • 2 cups packed baby spinach leaves

• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice, optional • ground black pepper, to taste Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the carrots, celery, onion and green beans. Cook 7 minutes or until vegetables begin to soften. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute. Stir in the flour.

Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.

Slowly stir in the stock, rosemary, salt, thyme, oregano and black pepper and bring

• 2 cups fresh cranberries, coarsely chopped • 1/4 cup sugar • 1/4 cup sliced green onions • 1 tbsp. minced fresh cilantro • 1 tbsp. lime juice • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped • 1/4 tsp. grated fresh ginger root • 3/4 cup spreadable cream cheese • 6 flour tortillas (8 inches), room temperature • 3 cups shredded cooked turkey • 6 lettuce leaves

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After the big meal, from soup to nuts — it’s a wrap!

In a small bowl, combine the cranberries, sugar, onions, cilantro, lime juice, jalapeno and ginger. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Just before serving, spread 2 tablespoons of cream cheese over each tortilla. Top with 3-4 tablespoons cranberry salsa, 1/2 cup Q turkey and a lettuce leaf; roll up.

Jackie: Warner’s stage-frightened show dog

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had a permanent home in Elmhurst at the time, but spent much of the year seeing different parts of the world.

Despite growing up surrounded by actors and theater-lovers, Jackie had terrible stage fright, Warner recalled. The toy poodle was offered a role in a production of “Wonderful Town,” Warner writes, but Jackie was too shy for the spotlight. Instead, Jackie preferred to sing along with the piano player.

Theater was an integral part of the trio’s life, and Jackie passed on in the same way she was brought into the family: on the road rehearsing a show. Warner and Bernard were consoled by members of the company who had theater pets of their own.

“They were show-business gypsies with four paws and hearts full of love,” Warner writes, completing her story.

Jackie was Warner and Bernard’s only dog. They were heartbroken when she passed, and couldn’t imagine going through the experience another time: Jackie was one of a kind, Warner recalled.

Even after Jackie’s kennel-mates, adopted by the other “Fiorello!” members, moved on to doggie heaven, their owners remained exceptional friends for decades to come.

Elise Warner of Jackson Heights wrote a short story about the day she and her husband, Bob Bernard, adopted their beloved toy poodle, Jackie, for Chicken Soup for the Soul’s “My Hilarious, Heroic, Human Dog.” On the cover: Warner, Bernard and Jackie PHOTOS COURTESY ELISE WARNER AND, RIGHT, ZIKLER MEDIA enjoy their days together.

The furry friends helped cement exceptional relationships, Warner said.

“We all kept in touch for quite a while. It was a good company,” Warner said.

Warner is not as involved in theater these

days — she’s rediscovered an old passion for writing, especially stories that allow her to reflect on her time with Jackie. She is in the process of writing a novel from her Jackson Q Heights home, she said.

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continued from page 23 They encouraged play and laughter, especially Jackie, who became a professional at leaping from one side of the bus to the other.

“We had Christmas parties for them.

They’d chase each other up and down the corridor,” said Warner. “It was great fun.”

After the tour ended, Warner, Bernard and Jackie continued to travel with other national tours and industrial shows. They

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NOTICE FOR FORMATION of a limited liability company (LLC). The name of the limited liability company is DSM QUEENS REALTY LLC. The date of filing of the articles of organization with the Department of State was July 12, 2021. The County in New York in which the office of the company is located is Queens.

The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the company upon whom process may be served, and the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the company served upon him or her to Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP, Attn: Gregory J. Pond, Esq., 90 Merrick Ave, 9th Floor, East Meadow, NY 11554. The business purpose of the company is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under the laws of the State of New York.

Notice of Formation of 429 Property LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/16/21. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 133-14 39th Ave., Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Applicant: Jin Chao Niu. Business Name: Oceania Food & Beverage LLC Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1340542, for Restaurant Wine & Beer has been applied for by the TMBNY, Inc. dba TMB Grilled Chicken to sell wine & beer at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 212-03 48th Avenue, Bayside, NY 11364 for on premises consumption. TMBNY, Inc. dba TMB Grilled Chicken.

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Notice of Formation of DCRK1 Management LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/12/2021. 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: CHRIS CHUNG, 10447 41 AVENUE, CORONA, NY 11368.

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Notice of Formation of DEWAN PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT & RENOVATION SERVICE LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/04/2021. 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: DEWAN PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT & RENOVATION SERVICE LLC, 110-26A 172ND STREET, FLOOR 1, JAMAICA, NY 11433. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of DIG AND BE DUG PRODUCTIONS LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/04/2021.

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: GARRETT TURNER. 31-40 30TH ST., APT B1, ASTORIA, NY 11106.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Howard Beach/Rockwood Park, Sat 11/27, 2:30pm-4pm, 91-15 164 Ave. Mint AAA Hi-Ranch, totally renov electric home on 30x100 lot, 4 BR, 2 full baths. Must See! Asking $899K. Connexion Real Estate, 718-845-1136

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3047 29TH STREET LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/22/21. 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, 18-29 27th Avenue, Ground Floor, Astoria, NY 11102. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

86-23 111TH STREET, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/25/21. 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, 23-45 92nd Street, East Elmhurst, NY 11369.

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STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF QUEENS SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Index No. 719652/2019, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, v. NELSON BERMEO, WELLS FARGO BANK N.A., NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, CITY OF NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, ONE HUNDRED THREE REALTY CORP., and JOHN DOE, Defendants. To the above named Defendants: You are hereby summoned to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorneys within thirty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of Honorable Ulysses B. Leverett, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed the 23rd day of December, 2020 at Jamaica, New York. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage on the following property: Block: 1968 Lot: 152, ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the northerly side of Van Cleef Street, distant 125.31 feet Westerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the northerly side of Van Cleef Street and the westerly side of Saultell Avenue, 100 feet; RUNNING THENCE Northerly at right angles to the northerly side of Van Cleef Street and part of the distance through a party wall, 100 feet; THENCE Westerly parallel with the northerly side of Van Cleef Street, 20 feet; THENCE Southerly at right angles to the northerly side of Van Cleef Street and part of the distance through a party wall, 100 feet to the northerly side of Van Cleef Street; THENCE Easterly along the northerly side of Van Cleef Street, 20 feet to the point or place or BEGINNING. Subject to easements, covenants, and restriction of record. These premises are also known as 56-51 Van Cleef Street a/k/a 5651 Van Cleef Street, Corona, NY 11368. WOODS OVIATT GILMAN LLP, Attorney for Plaintiff, 500 Bausch & Lomb Place, Rochester, NY 14604

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WOODHAVEN DHAVEN Lovely fully detached Colonial in the heart of Woodhaven.

3 BRs, 1½ baths, custom closets, indoor porch, formal dining rm, pull down stairs to attic, new updated kitchen, party yard & Jacuzzi, partially fin. bsmnt with yard access & half bath, custom detailed railing to second flr., beautiful stained glass window, new boiler/hot water tank & deck.

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HOWARD BEACH/ HOWARD BEACH HOWARD BEACH/ LINDENWOOD LINDENWOOD

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• Lindenwood • Sunny 2 bedroom, 1 bath. co-op Custom kitchen nook. Needs TLC, renovated bath, plenty of closet space. Base Maint: $805.84, cable: $73.00, guard fee: $35.00, AC’s: $42.00= $955.84

Move right in to this amazing spacious 1 bedroom with nothing to do. Updated bath and completely updated kitchen.

New cabinets, new appliances and Corian countertops. Since co-op is on 1st floorno rugs are required. Wood floors thruout. Security in the evenings. All utilities included in Maint. Base: $754.01, AC’s: $42.00, Guard fee: $35.00, appliance fee: $8.00= $839.01. 210 shares, $32/share fl ip tax. Building wired for Fios or Spectrum.

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300 shares, $30/share fl ip tax.

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Welcome to a lovely 1 BR Co-op unit with terrace. Ample closet space, efficient kitchen, convenient to trans., QM15, Q21, Q41, Q53, subway station A line. Maint includes electric, heat, hot water, building taxes & gas. Laundry on premises (wait list).

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Beautiful Hi-Ranch home redone in 2011. Features include 3,375 square feet of living space. 6 bedrooms, 3 baths. Top floor has huge primary bedroom suite with full bath, large walk-in closets, full attic. In-ground pool. Remodeled interior on 1st and 2nd floor and exterior. Third floor addition.

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