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BACKGROUND CHECKS The Fair Chance for Housing Act, which was reintroduced in the City Council following its failure to make it to the floor in the last legislative session, will have its first public hearing next week. The bill seeks to prohibit housing discrimination on the basis of arrest record or criminal history but many fear potential public safety and other repercussions.

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A second chance for fair chance bill

Law could ban background checks on tenants but not all are on board

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fter a bill seeking to prevent housing discrimination on the basis of arrest or criminal history died in the City Council at the end of last year, it was reintroduced over the summer and awaits its first public hearing next week.

Under Intro. 632, landlords, owners, agents, employees and real estate brokers would be prohibited from obtaining criminal record information at any stage in the process, according to the bill’s text.

It would not apply to NYCHA housing, which falls under federal purview, two-family owner-occupied housing or rooms in owneroccupied housing.

It would also not prohibit inquiries into the state sex offender registry, but would require that the landlord, owner, agents and brokers provide the applicant written notice about the inquiry, and a reasonable amount of time, not more than three days, to withdraw an application.

The Fair Chance for Housing Act, reintroduced in August by Councilmember Keith Powers (D-Manhattan), the Council majority leader, has the support of 31 co-sponsors. The first hearing is scheduled for Dec. 8 at 10 a.m.

“Every human being deserves a roof over their head and a bed to sleep on,” said Council-

A public hearing in the City Council will be held next week to discuss a bill that could prohibit PEXELS.COM landlords from conducting background checks on tenants in many cases. member Shekar Krishnan (D-Jackson Heights) in a statement to the Chronicle.

He continued, “We won’t be able to solve our housing crisis by making it more difficult for people to find a home. People in homes equals safer communities.”

The bill outlines a process for applicants to dispute an adverse action based on arrest record or criminal history and would prohibit making any inquiry or statement related to an

arrest record or criminal history in connection with the prospective or continued purchase, rental or lease.

But the proposed legislation is not favored by all. Councilman Bob Holden (D-Maspeth) called it “Bizzaro World” in a statement on social media.

“This is another ill-advised policy from the New York City Council to further remove authority from property owners to rent THEIR

buildings to people without criminal backgrounds, including murder and other heinous crimes,” Holden wrote.

“Yet NYCHA complexes would be exempt as the city is federally mandated to do background checks on tenants. With evictions harder to do, and bills like this moving forward, rest assured you’ll see fewer available units as property owners decide it isn’t worth renting out their buildings. Talk about Bizzaro World.”

The sentiment that the bill could deter landlords from renting out units was echoed in a statement issued from the Asian Wave Alliance, an advocacy group focused on safety, schools, business and more.

“This bill totally ignores basic safety protections of communities, but also, if enacted, will greatly discourage small landlords’ willingness to rent units,” said Donghui Zang, a Forest Hills resident, president of New York City Residents Alliance and a member of the Asian Wave Alliance’s executive committee.

“Furthermore, the broader issue not being considered is how co-op and condo boards might begin refusing sublets altogether and/or tack on additional fees which would make renting even more expensive and exacerbate the already short supply of available affordable housing,” Zang continued.

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Council bill seeks QueensLink study Trails plus rail supporters persist, calling on an MTA feasibility study

by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

A new resolution in the City Council is officially calling upon the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to conduct an environmental impact study on the proposed QueensLink project, which would revive the Long Island Rail Road’s old Rockaway Beach Branch and bring some green space to the abandoned stretch.

“It’s well past time that a study is done to determine the feasibility of QueensLink,” said Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park), who sponsored the bill alongside Councilmembers Selvena Brooks-Powers (D-Laurelton) and Bob Holden (D-Maspeth).

“There’s no better time than now, as the MTA is preparing their capital budget asks, and the governor is funding the Interborough,” said Ariola, referring to a proposed public transit connection between Brooklyn and Queens.

Resolution 390, introduced early last week, calls for the MTA’s study on the feasibility of the project for reasons including limited subway access and transit deserts throughout the area.

It also cites a recent city comptroller’s report that linked the use of public transit to increased foot traffic and economic activity in and around travel hubs and destinations and improves the affordability of living in the city by reducing the need for personal vehicles.

Despite progress on a competing plan, supporters of the QueensLink, which would bring transit QUEENSLINK IMAGE and park space to southern and Central Queens, are persisting.

It states that the existence of the QueensLink proposal, being advanced by a nonprofit, aims to connect northern and southern Queens with a corridor has not been in use since 1962 and that the project, which would extend the M train from Rego Park to the Rockaways, could potentially serve 88,000 daily riders.

With a $3 billion investment from the MTA, the resolution states, 150,000 jobs could

be created and property values along the corridor could increase up to $75 billion.

The call for the EIS indicated a continued push for the rail plus park project, which faced a major setback in September when Mayor Adams announced a $35 million investment into an initial phase of the QueensWay project, a competing plan that would replace the old tracks with 47 acres of linear park, similar to

the High Line in Manhattan.

Ariola said the EIS would still include the whole transit corridor despite the announcement to begin the first phase of the park project.

“We’re just asking the governor to carve out some dollars for a study,” she said.

The resolution calling for a QueensLink study points out that the plan also includes green space elements with 33 acres of space for parks, trails or newly created farmers markets alongside and underneath the tracks.

It also sites a 2019 feasibility study that found restoring the line is possible despite the higher estimated cost, and estimated it could serve 47,000 daily riders.

The City Council resolution is the latest move to keep QueensLink on track.

In August, 17 city, state and federal officials signed on to a letter of support asking the governor and mayor to fund the study.

In October, they joined advocates on the boardwalk in Rockaway Beach for a rally to keep up the pressure.

“This is a fight and for those who think it’s over, it’s not,” said Mike Scala, attorney and legal counsel for QueensLink, at the October rally.

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, who attended the mayor’s QueensWay an nou ncement, t weeted last weekend, “Queens needs both options. Better transportation and open space is a must for all of us.” Q

Cleaning up streets and images in HB

Civic gets SVU and planter update; subway stop a ‘station of concern’

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Issues that require follow-up in Howard Beach include the infamous planters, which some have dubbed “bath tubs,” and the “Law and Order: Special Victim’s Unit” snub that sparked outrage throughout the community in recent weeks.

Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) announced at the Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic Association meeting Tuesday night that she has been in contact with the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment regarding the latter issue.

“We have to approve shows to come into our communities and until we hear back, we put the city on notice, we don’t want to hear anything about filming, which they do often enough in our community, before we get an apology,” she said.

The tubs on Cross Bay Boulevard, she said, are “only going to get better from here.” Some have an evergreen planted in them but are set to get beefed-up arrangements.

“They will make the center mall on Cross Bay Boulevard beautiful,” she added.

Cleanup efforts in commercial areas will continue as part of Mayor Adam’s “No Man’s Land” initiative to address neglected areas around the city like the Conduit and Belt Parkway, which will be cleaned more regularly, Ariola said.

She also cited Adams’ recent announcement directing

police and first responders to involuntarily take mentally ill people to hospitals, an issue of concern on Cross Bay. Capt. Jerome Bacchi, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, and Capt. Arsenio Camilo of NYPD Transit District 23 gave crime updates.

Bacchi reported that crime overall is down and Camilo said that police presence on mass transit will be increased throughout the holiday season, especially during rush hour.

The Howard Beach-JFK subway station was identified as a “station of concern” following the October incident in which a woman traveling to work was brutally attacked there.

State Sen. Roxanne Persaud (D-Brooklyn), who will represent much of the New Howard Beach area come January following redistricting earlier this year, was present and introduced her chief of staff, Tanequa Strong.

Carl Moore, constituent liaison for state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), announced that the senator, who lost Howard Beach and most of Lindenwood, will be moving his office.

Addabbo confirmed to the Chronicle on Wednesday that his new office will be at 84-16 Jamaica Ave. in Woodhaven.

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Fighting new prison care package ban Lawmakers, advocates rally against ‘heartless’ Corrections directive

by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

Lawmakers and advocates gathered outside the Queensboro Correctional Facility in Long Island City on Tuesday to condemn a directive from the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision that would limit the package delivery rights of inmates.

Under the new directive, families can no longer directly send care packages, homecooked meals, fresh fruits or some religious items to their incarcerated loved ones.

A s s e mbly me mb e r s D av id We p r i n (D-Fresh Meadows) and Zohran Mamdani (D-Astoria) joined state Sen. Julia Salazar (D-Brooklyn) and advocacy organizations, families, and formerly incarcerated persons for the press conference.

Weprin called the DOCC’s directive “heartless.”

“This past weekend, throughout the nation, families came together to eat a homecooked meal with their loved ones but many families were left incomplete,” said Weprin.

“In our great state of New York, DOCCS has erected a wall between incarcerated people and their families,” he said.

The agency, he said, claims it is dangerous for families to directly give their loved ones a home-cooked meal, a Jewish tallit prayer

Elected officials and advocates on Tuesday called for an end to a directive that would limit packPHOTO COURTESY NYS SENATE age delivery rights to incarcerated individuals in state prisons. shawl, a Qu’ran, laundry detergent or tampons, and that commissaries are filled with daily essentials, but his office has received “consistent complaints to the contrary.”

Weprin, chair of the Assembly’s Correction Committee, and Salazar, chair of the Senate Committee on Crime and Correction, are working on legislation with a coalition of families, advocates and formerly incarcerated people, to end package bans.

Directive 4911A aims to limit contraband and in turn decrease facility violence.

Mamdani said the measure “heightens the isolation of individuals who are incarcerated and we know that isolation is a precipitating factor for violence.”

Groups that were represented included including representatives from Release Aging People from Prisons, Center for a Community Alternative, Tzedek Association, Alliance of

Families for Justice, the #HALTSolitaryConfinement Campaign, Sing Sing Family Collective, New Hour, the Corrections Association of New York and Katal Center.

“Food packages are essential to the men and women inside because foods they receive from DOCCS are not nutritious,” said Theresa Grady, a representative from RAPP whose husband, 68, is incarcerated.

“Forever, the families have provided healthy food like fresh produce. We provide all the warm clothes for winter. Although it was always costly to us, at least we could shop at local stores and bring it ourselves on visits or send it through the mail. We do the best we can but with DOCCS’ new ban on care packages from home, it’s a lot more expensive to use these vendors and they don’t carry everything we need.”

She called the move punitive and said it was “an excuse to retaliate against incarcerated people.”

Assemblywoman Jessica González-Rojas (D-East Elmhurst) said the timing was especially cruel.

“Just a few short days after many celebrated Thanksgiving, and a few short weeks until many will celebrate the winter holidays, DOCCS continues to restrict delivery rights of people incarcerated at Queensboro CorrecQ tional Facility,” González-Rojas said.

FDNY diversity bills are signed into law Dept. to report ethnic breakdowns; officials say it won’t be a hindrance

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Mayor Adams on Monday signed five bills designed to bring greater ethnic diversity to the Fire Department, to make firehouses more accommodating to women and to prevent and track cases of discrimination and harassment in the ranks.

Three of the five laws were authored by Queens councilmembers.

Intro. 516-A, sponsored by Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica), requires the FDNY, in consultation with the city Department of Citywide Administrative Services, to develop and implement a plan to recruit and retain individuals from underrepresented populations as firefighters.

Intro. 519-A, sponsored by Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park), requires the FDNY to survey each firehouse to determine the upgrades necessary to facilitate use by a mixed-gender workforce. Upon completion of the survey, the FDNY will then submit a report on the findings of the survey detailing the necessary upgrades, the feasibility of making them and any construction plans to make them.

Intro. 552-A, sponsored by Councilman Kevin Riley (D-Bronx), requires the FDNY to submit an annual report on the number of employees assigned to each firehouse or spe-

cial operations unit, broken down by gender demotions and terminations. and race or ethnicity, as well as the number of Top city officials and lawmakers lauded the individuals living within the service area of bills in prepared statements issued with the each fire company, also broken down by gen- announcement of their signing. der and race or ethnicity.

“Our FDNY frontline heroes keep our city Intro. 553-A, also sponsored by Riley, safe day in and day out, and today we take requires the FDNY, in consultation with another step to strengthen and support New DCAS, to develop and implement a plan for York City’s Bravest,” said Mayor Adams. providing ongoing training and education for “New York City’s diversity is our strength, and all employees regarding diversity and inclu- these five bills will help build a more inclusive sion, on the departFDNY that is reflecment’s anti-harasstive of the millions of ment and anti-disNew Yorke r s we ueens lawmakers take the crimination policies. serve. I’m grateful to The FDNY also will colleagues in the lead on a five-bill package. our be required to post City Council for their an annual report on partnership and comits website regarding efforts taken to imple- mitment to building a more diverse and inclument such training. sive Fire Department for generations to come.”

Intro. 560-A, sponsored by Councilwoman “New York City’s firefighters protect our Nantasha Williams (D-St. Albans), requires city and save lives every single day, yet it the FDNY to submit an annual report on com- remains clear that FDNY is not representative plaints filed with the department’s Equal of our city’s diversity,” Speaker Adams said.

Employment Opportunity office regarding “I’m proud these new laws passed by the counpotential violations of the city’s Equal cil and signed today help advance the departEmployment Opportunity policy. The report ment’s recruitment and retention of women will include the number of complaints that and people of color from all communities as resulted in corrective action, disaggregated by firefighters. This package of bills becoming the form of corrective action, including, but law marks a significant step forward to ensure not limited to, formal reprimands, fines, loss that New York’s Bravest are more equitably of pay or benefits, transfers, suspensions, composed of people from New York City’s

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entire gorgeous mosaic. I thank my colleagues in the council for working collaboratively to pass this important legislation and Mayor Adams for signing the bills into law.”

“I am proud to sponsor legislation that will lead to upgrades for our fire houses to have adequate areas for both men and women to tend to their personal needs,” Ariola said. “I will continue to fight for the members of the FDNY in every aspect of their job.”

The bills all passed 49-0 Nov. 3, with Councilwoman Vickie Paladino (R-Whitestone) absent and Councilwoman Julie Menin (D-Manhattan) listed as not voting for a medical reason.

Neither the union representing firefighters nor the one representing officers responded by press time to requests for comment and insight on the legislation.

The new required reporting will not add any work for fire companies or take away firefighters from vital duties, according to the Council press office.

Demographic information on firehouse coverage areas will be gathered from Census information, and the FDNY and DCAS already have data on all employees and are equipped to compile the required reporting on firehouse demographics.

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OLG pantry continues on “We’re here and we’re always going to be here.”

That was Kathy Pascarella’s response to the rumors that the food pantry at the Our Lady of Grace Church in Howard Beach had closed. Pascarella and Jeanie Ruvolo have been running the pantry for 22 years, she said, and they ended up serving nearly 160 families this Thanksgiving. They were expecting 120 but managed to accommodate the additional families.

But their resources were depleted in part because of a rumor that they were no longer open, which they learned about from a local business that called to see if it could still donate to the pantry.

At Tuesday night’s Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic Association meeting, Co-president Phyllis Inserillo called on the community to donate and help replenish the stock.

Pascarella said they are also collecting holiday gifts for 300 children. Gift cards are appreciated for that drive and average $25.

The pantry is open on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. but any donations can also be dropped off at the pastoral Q office.

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Woman fatally struck on 84th Street Tues.

by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

A 63-year-old woman was fatally struck by an SUV Tuesday morning while trying to cross 84th Street mid-block in Lindenwood, according to police.

Ana Cristina Acosta, of 153rd Avenue, was pronounced dead at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center after being hit by a 2018 Nissan Rogue around 6 a.m. and transported by EMS. Police from the 106th Precinct responded to the incident, which occurred near PS 232, and found Acosta lying in the road, unconscious and unresponsive, with head trauma, according to the collision report.

The driver was a 45-year-old woman headed northbound, who remained on the scene and was not injured.

The investigation remains ongoing by the NYPD’s Highway Collision Investigation Squad.

Capt. Jerome Bacchi, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, spoke at Tuesday night’s Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic meeting and did not say what the cause of the crash was but took the opportunity to remind drivers that, with

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“I drive down the street routinely — everybody knows where the speed cameras are and you see the brake lights go on,” said Bacchi.

“But as soon as they pass the speed camera, what happens is they speed up again,” he said.

A moment of silence was held for the woman, who lived in a nearby co-op, at Q the civic meeting.

Chamber’s big small-biz bash Seven key players in the borough’s economy will be honored at the Queens Chamber of Commerce’s Business Person of the Year Awards Gala on Dec. 6.

The event will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. at Terrace on the Park in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, and will include an open bar, dinner and dancing, as well as a toy drive for the less fortunate.

“This year, we again have honorees who exemplify business acumen, street smarts, hard work, success and doing well by doing good,” the chamber says online.

The honorees are Kevin O’Connor, CEO at Dime Community Bank; Serge Abergel, chief operating officer of Hydro-Quebec Energy Services; Rachelle Antoine, manager of external affairs and community outreach for the John F. Kennedy International Redevelopment Program; Loycent Gordon, owner of Neir’s Tavern; Peter Kapsalis, CEO of Cine Magic LIC Studios; Stacie NC Grant, community advisory council facilitator for the JFK Redevelopment Program; and Dr. Edwin Simpser, president and CEO of St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children.

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here are some people on the City Council who really do seem determined to drive businesses out of the city. Perhaps that shouldn’t be surprising when they bill themselves as Democratic Socialists, but it still is.

The latest move reportedly comes from western Queens Councilwoman Tiffany Cabán, said to be drafting a bill that would prevent just about anyone in the city from losing his or her job without “just cause or a legitimate economic reason.” That would mean employers could no longer hire and fire at will. Take on a worker who does the minimum to get by and you’ll never get to replace that person, even if someone who would do a fantastic job is just begging to come on board.

It may sound just — after all, isn’t this what unions are for? Well, yes, but unions aren’t always appropriate, as with smaller businesses, or with management employees, and too often they do serve to protect people who really shouldn’t be on the job any longer. Think rubber-room teachers or excessive-force cops. Some people should be fired.

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We have to say “reportedly” when it comes to Cabán’s bill because her office ignored us when we asked about it this week. What we do have is a report in the New York Post — highly detailed on the bill’s provisions — that we’re pretty sure is accurate because Cabán herself retweeted a link to it. She criticized the Post’s story, which includes quotes from her office, but disputed nothing in it.

The bill would expand on one that applies solely to the fast-food industry. It would micromanage a lot, forcing companies that are hiring to first take on anyone they let go for “economic reasons” and also imposing a 15-day wait between disciplining someone and then firing him or her, in most cases.

Think of the opportunities for sabotage that creates! And there’s more where that came from.

City businesses don’t need more restrictions.

They must be allowed to hire and fire whom they choose, within existing equal rights laws. This bill should be nixed and the free market better respected — especially by those who use the taxes it generates to write bills that would adversely affect it.

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But once someone is in jail or prison, he or she must be treated humanely. Many, it is hoped, will be rehabilitated — though many will not. None may face cruel or unusual punishments as per the Constitution.

The goal of a lockup mostly is to keep society safe from people who cannot act responsibly outside of it, not to shut out every last bit of light around them, driving them to shut out every last bit within them.

So we oppose the directive preventing people on Rikers and in other city jails from directly receiving care packages and things like books and cakes from their loved ones. We understand the concerns about contraband but believe there must be a better way to address that. So much in the system needs reform, but Directive 4911 simply goes too far.

Queens Assemblyman David Weprin, no criminal coddler, agrees, and is working on a bill to reverse the directive. We support that and, in this case, stand with groups we usually do not agree with, in backing a move to show a bit more kindness, even to those who themselves may not.

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For its October meeting, Community Board 12 extended an invitation that would allow for me to introduce myself, my background and vision for SQPA — which included highlighting its key function and connection to the community. It was not only to discuss SQPA’s efforts to renegotiate the license. Subsequently I was invited to and attended CB 12’s Parks and Recreation Committee meeting, held on Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. A substantial number of members present expressed that they were “rooting for” the organization’s vision. It was a spirited discussion, and I am grateful for the community board’s partnership.

Roy Wilkins Park now receives maintenance by the NYC Parks Department and is allocated $1.08 million on an annual basis for upkeep of the park (since 2020), whereas previously SQPA fundraised about $250,000 annually for upkeep. This is a substantial difference in resources, which is undoubtedly aligned to better outcomes. SQPA wants to continue to partner with NYC Parks on maintenance and

upkeep of the park.

However, there is a distinction between park upkeep and community-led decision-making and control of the park. SQPA believes that there should be community-led decision-making for the park, which has been precedent for the previous 46 years. Baseline funding does not preclude community-led decision-making of what happens in the park.

We believe that with the support of many civic groups, other organizations and community stakeholders, the overwhelming amount of support is in favor of Roy Wilkins continuing to be a community-led park.

Jermaine Sean Smith Executive Director South Queens Park Association St. Albans

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Dear Editor: Residents of Forest Hills and Kew Gardens who ride the Long Island Rail Road who are “Not all on board with LIRR’s planned schedule” (Michael Gannon, Nov. 24, multiple editions) are still far better off than their neighbors in Hunters Point, Long Island City, Sunnyside, Elmhurst and Woodhaven. They can only A thousand words dream about comparable LIRR service. ThouDear Editor: sands of potential new LIRR customers will My esteemed photojournalist Michael Gancontinue to be left stranded there. non, thank you very much for the photos in Both Hunters Point and LIC continue to “CB 5: Park entrance, JRP ramp unsafe,” (Nov. grow with thousands of new residents, busi17, multiple editions)! The color is so natural nesses and workers. The LIRR currently runs a and in the evening (or nighttime), the scenery is handful of trains in the a.m. rush hour westalmost spooky to me. The park bench in the bound from Jamaica to Hunters Point and LIC, warm sunlight is a sight in high-tech New returning eastbound in the p.m. rush hour.

York, weather-beaten as if it had been there There is no service in both directions rush hour since the Revolution. along with hourly off-peak and evenings.

I hope I will find more such photos and stoThere are thousands of potential new LIRR ries during the busy holidays. customers who would take advantage of Margaret Boyer increased frequent bidirectional services to Rego Park both Hunters Point and LIC peak and off-peak.

Reopening the old Elmhurst station, closed in 1982, and Woodhaven station, closed in 1976, Grammar by magic could bring more.

Dear Editor: Also missing is a promise dating back to For decades, a problem has been floating 1998, as part of the proposed MTA LIRR Eastaround the NYC public school system, with side Access to Grand Central Terminal (now everyone just putting his or her head in the sand known as Grand Central Madison) project.

— until now. Grammar is one subject that pubThere was to be construction of a new station at lic schools just do not cover!

Sunnyside Yard.

It never really occurred to me how the Larry Penner Department of Education was completely lackGreat Neck, LI ing in teaching its students grammar. All the The writer is a transportation historian, advocate grammar I know is from my mom, and I conand writer who worked for 31 years for the U.S. sidered myself to be pretty well-versed com- Department of Transportation Federal Transit pared to the average student. Then, finally, it hit Administration Region 2 New York Office. me when I lost points on an assignment over a grammatical error that happened to be someDems’ bad karma thing my mom had never told me. But without my school teaching me since the elementary Dear Editor: level, how would I have known?

Democrats have long complained about This is not some minor problem; grammar is Republican gerrymandering in states the GOP extremely important! It is on so many exams controlled. Yet, they seem to have no problems that students take, whether it be the Specialized when they do it.

High School Admissions Test for specialized A few years ago, New York voters approved high schools or the SAT for colleges. The pub- having a nonpartisan commission draw conlic schools have not been teaching grammar for gressional boundaries. Gov. Hochul and the years, unlike parochial schools, yet they expect Democratic-controlled state Legislature tried to grammar to just pop out of thin air, that we will change the law so that they could draw the map magically learn simply by reading and writing. themselves. The result was such a partisan This is a preposterous idea! You learn grammar overreach that the state’s highest court ruled it from someone teaching it to you, just like math unconstitutional and ordered an independent or science. continued on next page

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The DOE wonders why some students don’t do as well on tests? Well, this is why! Teach grammar from the ground up, starting from elementary school.

Kristina Raevsky Forest Hills The writer is a seventh-grader at Stephen A. Halsey JHS 157 and the author of “A Sheep’s Tale: Young Patriot’s Guide to Saving America” and “Fly Me to the Moon and Other Stories.”

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tiple editions): As an Air Force veteran (1964-68), I’m glad NYC will open a new Veterans Resource Center in Queens. While I do not suffer any problems linked to military service, many veterans do.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says 17 veterans commit suicide daily and 300,000 are homeless nationwide, including over 1,900 in New York. Those who served our nation deserve housing priority ahead of “asylum seekers” who entered our country illegally.

Along with housing aid, the Resource Center can help veterans get medical treatment their service entitles them to, plus job training and placement assistance.

Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans face tough headwinds. But they did not encounter the hostile reception faced by Vietnam-era veterans who were spat at, jeered and called “baby killers” by people who never spent a day in uniform. Angry protesters blamed those warriors for a war that was caused by civilian leaders.

The Resource Center will help provide what all veterans deserve: a warm “Welcome Home.”

Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

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Mayor announces new plan for mentally ill New directive lets city agencies involuntarily remove the homeless

by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

Mayor Adams on Tuesday announced his new plan to combat homelessness throughout the city and provide those in need with necessary mental health services.

The initiative includes a directive from the mayor to numerous city agencies to involuntarily remove those deemed mentally unfit — even if they do not appear set to do harm to themselves or others — from streets and public transportation so they can be hospitalized. Among those included in the directive are the NYPD, the FDNY/EMS, the Department of Social Services, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene as well as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and its own police force.

Adams also introduced an 11-point legislative agenda for state lawmakers to take on the issue when session resumes in Albany come January. He is calling for state law to say explicitly that “a person requires care when their mental illness prevents them from meeting their own basic needs,” codifying that clinicians consider an array of factors when assessing whether a person needs to be admitted involuntarily, and to mandate that hospitals screen all psychiatric patients before discharge for their need to receive “assisted outpatient treatment,” as per Kend-

Mayor Adams announced a new initiative to combat the city’s homelessness and mental health PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON / FILE crises on Tuesday. ra’s Law, and more.

“It is not acceptable for us to see someone who clearly needs help and walk past,” Adams said Tuesday. “For too long there’s been a gray area where policy, law, and accountability have not been clear, and this has allowed people in need to slip through the cracks. This culture of uncertainty has led to untold suffering and deep frustration.

LETTERS TO THE continued from previous page special master to redraw the map. The result from a fair redistricting was that Democrats lost four congressional seats, thus turning over control of the House of Representatives to the Republicans.

I would like to thank the governor, the Legislature and all those who voted for them for their efforts that made this possible.

Bad karma!

Lenny Rodin Forest Hills

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No Republican unanswered Dear Editor: Edward Riecks says “As he rides the subways, walks the streets or shops in stores he hardly wor ries about abor tion being banned” (“GOP made key gains, Letters, Nov. 24). Typical statement from a Republican male who has absolutely no regard for women’s rights.

He then rejoices that since Republicans have taken control of the House of Representatives, all of President Biden’s proposals are dead on arrival. There you have it. Republicans don’t give a damn about anything that improves the lives of citizens. It’s all about team GOP “winning.”

In eighteen months, we’ve seen record job creation, record new business startups, record deficit cuts, the best GDP growth in

It cannot continue.”

This comes less than a year after the mayor and Gov. Hochul deployed a plan to have NYPD officers work to offer services to homeless or mentally ill patrons in the city’s subways and transit stations, which has received some criticism from housing and mental health advocates. In May, Politco reported that of 824 individuals one city

report said accepted services on the subways, only 201 of them ended up in shelters.

Adams’ newest plan has led some to question whether the city’s shelter system has the capacity to handle a large influx of people.

Asked about making more beds available, the mayor said at Tuesday’s press conference, “The governor has allocated 50 new beds.

“We are going to find a bed for everyone that needs and come into what we are doing.

We will meet that challenge head on. Same thing we said with asylum seekers that no one is going to sleep on the streets.”

When he addressed that issue less than two months ago, Adams said the shelter system was “nearing 100 percent capacity.”

Councilmember Tiffany Cabán (D-Astoria) was critical of the plan, calling it “deeply problematic.” “[Mental health first responders] consistently point out a couple of truths,” she wrote in a tweet. “Often the wrong responder & response is what creates a deadly situation, not the mental health crisis itself.”

Councilman Bob Holden (D-Maspeth), however, applauded the announcement.

“There are ticking time bombs — who are a threat to themselves or others — riding our subways and walking our streets,” he said in a statement. “Serious mental illness, if left Q untreated, will only get worse.”

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40 years, the lowest jobless claims in 50 years, a record-breaking year in the stock market, record low childhood poverty, record low childhood hunger, a historic infrastructure bill, a bill to help the U.S. begin production of microchips and a bill to let Medicare negotiate drug prices.

And now? Republicans will basically be throwing a wrench in the workings of progress, prosperity, innovation and decency.

As usual.

Riecks ends his letter by saying Republicans have been censored, reprimanded, defamed and impeached for the same behavior Democrats have escaped. Ridiculous.

Hey Ed, let me know when a Democrat tries to overthrow the government, incites an insurrection or sides with our enemies.

Robert LaRosa Sr. Whitestone

Can’t Trump Cleveland Dear Editor: The “Man from Florida” is going to try and be another Grover Cleveland! Grover was elected our 22nd president in 1884 and our 24th president in 1892.

Folks, Donald Trump is no Grover Cleveland. President Cleveland will be the only one to serve two nonconsecutive terms.

Anthony G. Pilla Forest Hills

Terminal 8 completion

by Sean Okula Associate Editor

The renovation of JFK Airport took its next step on Tuesday.

Gov. Hochul, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, American Airlines and British Airways announced the completion of JFK’s Terminal 8, which will serve as the hub for both airlines. British Airways had previously made its home at Terminal 7, which will be torn down to clear space for a new Terminal 6, to begin construction early next year.

American Airlines will continue to operate out of Terminal 8.

“The completion of Terminal 8 is the latest milestone in our historic efforts to build a whole new JFK worthy of New York,” Hochul said in a statement. “I congratulate American Airlines, British Airways and the Port Authority for the first of what will be many milestones to come.”

Local businesses were awarded nearly $33 million in contracts as part of the project, per a release from Hochul’s office.

The renovation cost $400 million and, as is the case with all of the terminal projects in the JFK Vision Plan announced in 2017,

was privately financed. The development of a new $9.5 billion Terminal One broke ground in September, and the $1.5 billion expansion of Terminal 4 is expected to be completed early next year.

The $4.2 billion reconstruction of Terminal 6 secured full private funding earlier this month and will begin construction in the next 90 days, per the Governor’s Office.

“The JFK Airport Terminal 8 expansion details the significance of international travel and infrastructure development in New Yor k ,” Re p. G r egor y Me ek s (D-Queens, Nassau) said in a statement.

“JFK Airport is our country’s door to the world. This project encourages global travel along with supporting New York’s changing economy by providing people with real career opportunities, while still investing in sustainable aviation practices.”

Terminal 8 will feature a concierge-style check-in area, two new lounges in addition to the space rebranded as the Greenwich Lounge, and an expanded and upgraded baggage handling system. New concession options will be added over the next 18 months, including locally inspired drinks Q and cuisines.

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After 6 months, Bland Houses get gas back

NYCHA makes repairs at Flushing complex a day before Thanksgiving

by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

“Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and I already know we are not going to have gas.”

That’s what Bland Houses Tenants Association President Br idget Marachlian said when, just shy of two months ago, residents of the Bland Houses, area elected officials and community members called on the New York City Housing Authority to restore gas service to one of the complex’s five buildings. The outage hit at the beginning of May, when gas was shut off due to a leak.

Albeit narrowly, NYCHA managed to avoid making Marachlian’s fears a reality: Gas was restored to all 82 units at 133-20 Roosevelt Ave. last Wednesday morning, the day before Thanksgiving.

The return of gas service was announced in a press release from NYCHA last Wednesday afternoon, in which the agency said it had done the same at 16 other developments, as well, in time for the holiday.

The more-than six-month-long outage comes less than two years after residents at two other Bland Houses buildings lost gas service, some for as long as five months.

Though many of the same lawmakers who criticized NYCHA at the beginning of October were glad to see the repairs made, they made their distaste for the prolonged outage very clear last Wednesday.

“This is very welcome news and while it’s a great Thanksgiving gift, it

James Proctor, center, was among many building residents and elected officials calling for gas service to be restored PHOTO BY SOPHIE KRICHEVSKY / FILE at 133-20 Roosevelt Ave. in early October. should not have taken this long for the gas to be restored,” Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) said in a statement. “It is outrageous and unacceptable that tenants were forced to live without essential gas service since May.” “It was unacceptable that these rent-paying NYCHA tenants were without gas for so long, but I am thankful that NYCHA and Con Edison were able to restore service in time for the holiday,” Councilmember Sandra Ung (D-Flushing) agreed in a statement. “Not only was it an inconvenience, the elderly and other residents had dietary needs that were

being unmet, adversely affecting their health.”

For the more than six months the building was without gas, residents relied on hot plates to cook any hot meals, which some said were unreliable and prone to breaking.

In October, electeds said NYCHA had attributed the delay in repairs to a prolonged search for a plumber to do the work. At the time, NYCHA did not return the Chronicle’s request for comment.

Asked whether that was still the case, a spokesperson for the agency told the Ch ronicle via email, “NYCHA currently has more than

120 plumbers and supervisor plumbers who are fully gas qualified and working on gas restoration and stove replacements; NYCHA also has a citywide contract for the sole purpose of gas service restoration.”

Asked about the length of the outage, the same spokesperson said, “NYCHA always tries to expedite the work, but ... gas service interruptions and restoration work are a matter of public safety and involve multiple partners and steps, including shutting off the gas service, making necessary repairs, inspections and coordinating with the service vendors, in order to safely restore service as quickly as

possible.

“This process is in place for all gas outages, and the length of the outage depends on the amount of work needed and how quickly inspections can be passed.”

Though that point was initially reiterated when the Chronicle asked why the fix took as long as it did and whether failed inspections may have extended the outage, the spokesperson later said the gas main did, in fact, fail a Nov. 3 inspection. It passed on Nov. 16.

Records from the Department of Buildings show that asbestos was found in some pipe insulation on the first floor of the building, among other locations on the same floor.

Work to remove the carcinogenic insulation material was completed in late August.

Though the NYCHA spokesperson confirmed that asbestos had, in fact, been found in some pipe insulation, the representative did not say to what extent that might have contributed to the delayed return of service, and said that asbestos abatement is one of many steps toward turning the gas back on.

In a statement, state Sen. John Liu (D-Bayside) spoke to what he considers the agency’s systemic shortcomings. “Good news for Bland Houses residents who can finally fire up their stoves in time for Thanksgiving, but NYCHA absolutely must put an end to this never-ending song and dance that sees its residents constantly needing repairs to their gas lines.” Q

Traffic stop leads to rescue of 8 dogs

Man charged with animal cruelty

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A routine traffic stop on Woodhaven Boulevard last weekend led to the rescue of a great Dane and her seven puppies, along with the arrest of a Philadelphia man on numerous animal cruelty charges.

Ravon Service, 27, was pulled over at about 4 p.m. on Nov. 27 in Rego Park for having an excessively loud exhaust system, according to the NYPD. Officers Kristen Candelaria and Kevin Sheehan then saw something far more disturbing.

“Upon further investigation, off icers observed an emaciated dog and several puppies in a container with no access to food, water or adequate space,” police said in response to an email from the Chronicle.

Service was charged with eight counts of torture, injury or failure to feed an animal; eight counts of neglect of an impounded animal and seven counts of carrying an animal in a cruel manner.

He also received a summons for unreasonable noise, the cause of the stop.

Praise for the officers came swiftly.

“Excellent work by your Neighborhood Coordination Officers Candelaria and Sheehan for rescuing a severely malnourished Great Dane & her 7 puppies during a traffic stop,” the 104th Precinct tweeted. “A man was arrested & the dogs were taken to an animal hospital for treatment.”

Multiple published reports state that Service was accused of attacking a Brooklyn landlord last year in the wake of previous animal cruelty charges that also resulted in dogs being seized. Q

Police officers from the 104th Precinct are being credited with rescuing a female great Dane, PHOTOS COURTESY NYPD left, and her seven puppies during a traffic stop in Rego Park.

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MS 72 PTA, admin oppose co-location Say school is already crowded with three schools, want a walkthrough

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tion were involved in the crafting of a letter written by the MS 72 PTA that went to the On Nov. 18, the city Department of Educa- Department of Education outlining concerns tion issued its proposals for new Success Acad- with the potential co-location of a Success Academy charter at the MS 72 complex. emy charter schools, serving children grades The PTA expressed concerns related to the kindergarten through 4, to open at two Southeast Queens locations for the 2023-24 school quality of education and safety for the existing students. Akil and Sandusky echoed those senyear: the Springfield Gardens High School complex and Q072 in Rochdale, home of MS 72 timents, but also added the influx of 300 to 350 students by the 2025-26 school year, as is outand two other schools. lined in the DOE building utilization plan for Included with the proposal are documents the potential expanoutlining how days at sion, would create a the proposed foure can’t have kids logistical nightmare in school MS 72 complex handling the students. would look, along with standing out in the The administrators building utilization say they voiced their figures and classroom cold that arrive to concerns during a joint space breakdowns School Leadership both before and after school early.”

Team meeting held the potential — Clevevon Akil, online Nov. 15, involvco-location. restorative justice coordinator at MS 72 ing representatives MS 72 Restorative from all three Q072 Justice Coordinator schools and the School District 28 community, Clevevon Akil and Principal Ativia Sandusky but that Department of Education officials cansay that while the numbers may fit together on paper, there’s one problem: There’s no way of not understand the full magnitude of their concerns unless they perform a walkthrough durknowing how they would work in practice. ing the school day.

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A spokesperson for Success said each school co-located in a DOE building has specific, designated classrooms and bathrooms. To Akil and Sandusky’s knowledge, there is no plan in place for where in the school the Success classrooms would be. The school day for MS 72 and the other middle school on the campus, Redwood Middle School, would run from 8 a.m. to 2:20 p.m., according to the building utilization plan.

The day for the District 75 school on the campus would run from 8 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. The Success Academy school day would go from 7:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

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“Through careful and intentional building configuration plans, as well as the designation of separate and contiguous spaces for elementary school students, the Office of Space Planning and building councils have collaboratively created safe and successful ES/HS and ES/MS co-locations and will do so here as well should these proposals be approved by the Panel for Education Policy,” the spokesperson said in a Q statement.

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Akil and Sandusky insist that despite those numbers, controlling and maintaining the building with its current population is a challenge.

They specifically pointed to morning arrival.

Students arrive as early as 7:10 a.m., with breakfast being served at 7:20 a.m. in the building’s lone cafeteria. In the building utilization plan, breakfast for the Success Academy students would start at 7 a.m. and run until 7:30 a.m.

“We can’t have kids standing out in the cold that arrive to school early,” Akil said. “That’s not fair to our children.”

Akil and Sandusky also expressed concerns about what they say are already problematic turnaround times in between lunch periods with the three schools.

“We’re going to be the ones affected and lose time on the back end because of the time it takes them to get their students out of the cafeteria and transition our students in,” Akil said.

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Chronicle readers spread holiday joy to families in Queens shelters

by Peter C. Mastrosimone

and mobiles help stimulate the senses. Toddlers love more complex play sets and imitations of The gifts are starting to arrive at the Queens the items big people use every day. SchoolchilChronicle offices, and if history is any guide, dren enjoy all kinds of toys, including those related to favorite movies and TV shows. Prewe know the stream will soon turn into a tide.

It’s the Chronicle’s 26th Annual Holiday Toy teens and teens may put a high priority on Drive to benefit children living in shelters in style, and be concerned with things that show the borough, and our readers always come they fit in while highlighting their individuality all at once. through.

Our readers let their own individuality, care We’ve gotten some great items already from our first contributors. Dolls, including a couple and compassion show when choosing what to contribute. that are quite tall. Hot Wheels monGifts may be brought to the ster trucks. Military-style ATVs h r o C nicl s Queens Chronicle offices at 71-19 with action-figure drivers. Cute e een u 80 St., Suite 8-201, at The Shops knit hats with mittens attached. at Atlas Park mall in Glendale Soft plush animals just waiting from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday for a toddler to love them. through Friday The drive benefits kids of all The office is above Home ages, from infants to teenagers Goods, at the southwestern corner on the cusp of adulthood. It’s not 2 6 th l of the mall complex, and one enters their fault their families have been Annu a the building where the sign says The left homeless — or have been forced Offices at Market Plaza. to flee abusive situations, as is the case Donations also can be dropped off at the diswith some — and we’re determined to make trict offices of the following elected officials their holiday as happy as we can.

That’s where you come in. We’re gladly during their regular office hours: • State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr., at 159-53 102 accepting your donations of new, unwrapped toys, articles of clothing, books and more St. in Howard Beach; • Assemblyman Ed Braunstein, at 213-33 39 through Monday, Dec. 19.

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These are just a few of the gifts that mark the beginning of the Queens Chronicle’s 26th Annual Holiday Toy Drive to benefit needy children in shelters in the borough. PHOTO BY PETER C. MASTROSIMONE St. in Maspeth; • Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar, at 83-91 Woodhaven Blvd. in Woodhaven: and • Councilwoman Joann Ariola, at 93-06 101

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Fire victim dies in cluttered apartment

by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

The FDNY is continuing to investigate the blaze that claimed the life of a 64-yearold woman in Forest Hills on Nov. 25.

Fire officials said in published and broadcast reports that the apartment where the fire broke out contained large amounts of clutter that hampered firefighting and rescue operations.

One other woman was hospitalized for unspecified injuries, according to an email from the FDNY. The 911 call summoned first responders to 110-56 71 Ave. at 8:18 a.m. The fire was on the fifth floor of a six-floor apartment building.

The FDNY dispatched 12 trucks and 60 firefighters to the scene. Police said the victim was found unconscious and unresponsive, and suffering from severe burns.

She was taken to Long Island Jewish Forest Hills/Northwell hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Her name was being withheld. The blaze was brought under control by 9:21 a.m. The Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause.

WPIX Channel 11 quoted Battalion

The apartment in the aftermath before it PHOTO BY ELIZABETH DOHERTY was boarded up.

Chief Michele Fitzsimmons as saying clutter forced firefighters to remove the apartment door from its hinges.

“That’s how heavy the clutter condition was,” Fitzsimmons said. “When we respond to a fire, and there’s a heavy clutter condition, it interferes with our ability to remove a victim, it interferes with our ability to get water on the fire and to conQ duct a search within the apartment.”

Tenant background checks continued from page 2 Alliance, said in a statement, “Our electeds continue to prioritize the lives of convicted criminals over the safety of hardworking New Yorkers.”

“This is a safety concern for all residents who share the same entrance, elevators and laundry rooms with neighbors who may have had a violent criminal history,” Chu continued.

Ryan Monell, vice president of government affairs for the Real Estate Board of New York, said in a statement provided to the Chronicle, “While REBNY agrees on advancing fair housing, any proposal must clearly address the need for building safety and security for existing tenants.”

Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) said that she would not vote in favor of the bill in its current form and that the upcoming hearing is a chance for people to make their voices heard.

“Then we, as lawmakers, can make certain modifications,” Ariola said.

As for people with prior records, she said there “needs to be more discussion on the actual details and discretion of landlords” and perhaps consideration of the “length of time the person has not gotten into trouble.”

At the Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic meeting on Tuesday night, Co-president Phyllis Inserillo, Ariola’s chief of staff, encouraged attendees to provide testimony,

either in person, via Zoom or written.

“It’s a very controversial bill,” she said, adding, “At the very least we’re asking everyone to send written testimony ... the more people that go against the bill, it will start to lose sponsors and we won’t have to be dealing with the consequences of it.

That’s why we need to open our mouth and say how we feel about things that are being voted on in the City Council.”

Information on testifying can be found at council.nyc.gov/testify.

A spokesperson from Mayor Adam’s office did not say whether he supports the bill but said: “No one should be denied housing because they were once engaged with the criminal justice system, plain and simple. We will work closely with our partners in the City Council to ensure this bill has maximum intended impact.”

Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica) could not be reached directly for comment but a City Council spokesperson replied that the Council will “consider testimony from city officials, advocates, stakeholders and other members of the public.”

Other Queens members co-sponsoring the bill are Councilmembers Nantasha Williams (D-St. Albans), Julie Won (D-Sunnyside) and Tiffany Cabán (D-Astoria). They could not be reached for comment in time for publication. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards also spoke in support of Q it when it was reintroduced.

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Inactive cables add up to make for a neighborhood-wide eyesore

by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

As far as eyesores go, College Point residents have, for years, been most concerned with those brought on by ongoing work in the area’s sewer system, let alone the flooding the neighborhood has continued to suffer. But recently, some have turned their attention to another one: utility poles that have been overrun with inactive wires.

Joanne Novarro, who grew up in College Point and visits her mother there frequently, posted a photo of one tangled utility pole on 123rd Street between 18th Avenue and 20th Avenue, among others, to the A Better College Point Civic Association Facebook group last week.

“I don’t know that I actually ever looked up that much,” she chuckled. “It just got to the point where ... there are hanging wires in the street.”

Her post quickly garnered nearly two dozen comments, and many more likes and reactions. Several people said they had seen similar issues throughout the neighborhood.

Indeed, utility poles throughout College Point are tangled with wires, some of which have cables hanging near the ground. Longtime resident and tradesman Brian Hyslop recently walked around the neighborhood to photograph countless poles in such a state.

Hyslop, who, in his work as a plumber, has worked extensively with utility company employees, said the excess cables can be explained in part by the fact that people move in and out of homes in the neighborhood somewhat frequently.

“When a new rental comes in, it used to be when somebody canceled cable, they’d have to come and snip the wire,” he told the Chronicle. “But now that it’s digital, they can do it

Cables strung on utility poles all over College Point, including one on 126th Street, left, and another on 123rd Street have PHOTOS COURTESY BRIAN HYSLOP, TOP, AND JOANNE NOVARRO become an eyesore. with a flick of a switch. So when new people come in, they run new wires, but they generally never take out the old ones.”

Plus, he added, because there are so many wires, removing a cable poses the risk of cutting off service to the wrong home, especially in multidwelling buildings. Adding a new one, he said, is simpler, and costs “pennies per foot.”

A spokesperson for Spectrum said it was difficult to comment on Novarro’s photo, as it showed multiple utilities using the pole. The representative did say, however, “Overall, regular maintenance activities are ongoing and as cables are replaced, the old cables are removed.”

Verizon had not returned the Chronicle’s comment request by press time.

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The fact that individual utility poles hold cables for numerous companies is also a factor.

“Individual wires on a pole are the responsibility of the company that installed and operates them,” a spokesperson for Con Edison told the Chronicle via email.

That, Novarro said, is part of why it’s difficult to fix. “311 refers you to the utility company,” she said. “You can’t get anyone on the phone.”

Though old hanging wires themselves may not be cause for concern, Hyslop noted that people may let their guards down. “God forbid, if a power line actually comes down, people are so accustomed to these wires hanging, if a power line was down and people assume it’s the same as the other Q crap,” he said. “That potentially could be dangerous.”

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You can buy the barge that almost sank de Blasio Water’s Edge in LIC, tied to bribery case, is up for auction on the city’s surplus website

by Greg B. Smith THE CITY

This article was originally published on Nov. 29 at 5:00 a.m. EDT by THE CITY It’s not the site of the old Hotel Metropole on West 43rd Street, where Herman “Beansie” Rosenthal was gunned down in 1912 by Leftie Louie and Gyp the Blood for squealing to the newspapers about a corrupt ring of city cops led by the most corrupt cop of all, Charles Becker.

It’s not the section of Van Cortlandt Park near the Mosholu Golf Course where Vivian Gordon was found fatally strangled in 1931 shortly after speaking to an anti-corruption commission about police misconduct in a probe that would ultimately end the brief but ostentatious career of Mayor Jimmy Walker.

But the two-story rustbucket barge currently floating in the East River at the desolate, far west end of 44th Drive in Long Island City ranks right up there in terms of key locales in New York City’s long and colorful history of political scandal.

And it can be yours for a mere $15,000.

The barge is owned by the City of New York, and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services is auctioning it off to the highest bidder.

It once housed the iconic Water’s Edge, a fancy restaurant where a key moment unfolded in the pay-to-play scandal that shadowed Mayor Bill de Blasio through most of his time at City Hall.

Four years after that scandal exploded into the headlines, Water’s Edge is now Auction #3130394, advertised on the website public surplus.com as “Vessel — Barge Free and Clear of Title.” DCAS posted that bids should start at $15,000, and it warned that the winner “must provide a plan to remove the barge safely within 15 days of purchase.”

As for its condition? “POOR” was all DCAS could say.

That’s an understatement.

On a visit last week, THE CITY found the barge pocked with rust at the waterline, its beige paint peeling bow to stern. Only two letters — G and E — remained of the Water’s Edge entry sign, and the navy blue canopy leading to the entrance was torn and frayed. A padlocked chain link fence surrounded the site where a sign still warned drivers: “Open Restaurant — No Standing.” Once-silver scalloped drapery still hanging inside floor-to-ceiling windows had faded to a flat shade of gunmetal gray.

That’s a far cry from the days when Water’s Edge promoted its breathtaking views of the Manhattan

The exterior of the former Water’s Edge restaurant, located on a derelict barge on the Long Island City waterfront, PHOTO BY HIRAM ALEJANDRO DURÁN / THE CITY Nov. 22, 2022. skyline, its top-of-the-line menu featuring grilled steak and herb-crusted lamb, and its high-class image as a go-to site for memorable events. It hosted hundreds of weddings, birthdays and going-away parties — and also political fundraisers.

That includes two money-raising events hosted by Water’s Edge’s thenowner, Harendra Singh, in honor of then-first-time Democratic candidate for mayor de Blasio.

Fundraising requests The events took place at Water’s Edge on March 2, 2011 when de Blasio was still public advocate, and on Oct. 10, 2013, shortly after he beat former city Comptroller Bill Thompson in a runoff and before he went on to win City Hall in the general election.

According to the invoices, the events were personally handled by “H” — Singh’s nickname — and featured a “limited top shelf” open bar (only Absolut vodka, no Grey Goose), an Italian food station featuring rigatoni with vodka or Alfredo sauce, their featured leg of lamb, and roast turkey with assorted Tuscan bread.

All the money was to be handled by “H.” All the donations were to be handled by “H.” The New Yorkers for de Blasio political committee paid not a dime for either of these events until 2015, when the city Campaign Finance Board began auditing the campaign.

The campaign then, for the first time, requested invoices and wrote a check for $2,613.01. Until that moment, the events were essentially an illegal free gift from Singh to de Blasio that the mayor’s campaign had failed to disclose to the public as required, and would likely never

have been revealed had the CFB not come sniffing around.

In the mayoral race and for other political causes de Blasio supported, Singh also gathered donations for de Blasio — collecting checks from multiple sources and handing them to the mayor’s campaign in a bundle to demonstrate the scope of his support for de Blasio.

In doing this, however, Singh claims he twice discussed making illegal donations with de Blasio — once when he was a candidate and once when he was mayor.

In the first case, de Blasio asked him to raise contributions for a political ally, U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-Brooklyn). In a second — when he was mayor — de Blasio asked him to gather as many maximum donations as he could for state Senate candidates favored by the mayor. At the time, de Blasio had launched a behind-thescenes effort to swing the Senate from GOP to Democratic control.

In both conversations, Singh later said, he explained to the mayor that he would need to personally reimburse supporters for these checks. Appearing to mistakenly invoke city campaign contribution limits, Singh said that if they were to be the maximum allowed ($4,950 per donor), he would have to turn them into illegal passthrough or “straw” donations to get around campaign contribution limits.

“He spoke to me regarding contributing towards the New York state senatorial campaign,” Singh said. “I inform him that it’s very hard to raise $4,950 from someone else. Only way I can do that — and I believe we had reached our limit — so only way I can do that is have somebody else, you know, write the check and I’ll have

refunded them.”

Singh made it clear de Blasio knew what he was talking about doing was illegal. The mayor did not reel back in horror, or exclaim about how illegal and wrong such an arrangement would be. According to Singh, “He said, ‘You know, do whatever you got to do, but I don’t want to know.’”

Bribing the mayor According to Singh, this financial support for the mayor was strictly about getting something in return. At the time, he was locked in a dispute over hundreds of thousands of dollars in back rent the mayor’s administration claimed he owed on the Water’s Edge barge lease.

DCAS was threatening to terminate the lease because Singh had failed to pay for renovations to the pier where the barge was docked, which the agency said were required by his lease. He explained that he felt the campaign donations and free fundraising were bribes to the mayor in “exchange for help, you know, at Water’s Edge, getting the lease extended and getting the pier issue resolved. If we had gotten this lease extended, this would have been a $20, $25 million value to our company.”

In fact, de Blasio did personally intervene in the Water’s Edge lease dispute, instructing one of his top aides, Emma Wolfe, to step in. Wolfe held multiple meetings between DCAS officials and Singh’s representatives, including one in which Singh personally met with Wolfe inside City Hall. But before the matter could be resolved, the U.S. Department of Justice showed up with subpoenas in hand.

Prosecutors in the Brooklyn U.S.

Attorney’s Office had been investigating allegations that Singh was bribing Long Island politicians to get public contracts. He was arrested in September 2015 on the Long Island bribery scheme, and soon after began cooperating with the federal government, informing investigators of his interactions with de Blasio.

By then de Blasio was also under investigation by the Manhattan U.S. attorney and Manhattan district attorney for multiple allegations that the mayor was personally soliciting donations to his political causes from individuals who had pending matters before City Hall.

Ultimately the mayor faced no criminal charges, but the Manhattan U.S. attorney noted that his investigation had determined de Blasio had ordered his staff to intervene on behalf of certain donors, while the Manhattan district attorney found the mayor’s state Senate fundraising operation violated the spirit of campaign finance laws.

Additionally, the city Department of Investigation would later conclude that de Blasio had violated the city’s ethics code by directly soliciting contributions from individuals doing business with City Hall. Also, evidence emerged that detailed the mayor’s personal solicitation of donations from several real estate developers and their lobbyists.

In 2016, Singh pleaded guilty to several bribery counts, including to a scheme to provide campaign contributions “in exchange for official actions from an official in the City of New York for the benefit of Mr. Singh’s restaurant.”

The former mayor, however, consistently denied any personal error and was never charged with criminal wrongdoing regarding his interactions with Singh.

In 2019 Singh testified at length in the Long Island bribery trial, which is where he detailed de Blasio’s interactions for the first time. He was originally set to be sentenced in 2017, but the date was repeatedly postponed.

As of this week he has yet to be sentenced. Prosecutors in the Brooklyn U.S. Attorney’s Office declined to discuss the reason for the delay.

DCAS formally evicted Water’s Edge and retained possession of the barge in 2020, and on Nov. 3 put the beat-up craft on the auction block.

The final day to bid is Dec. 13.

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Late-night, early-morning crime spree targets grocery, convenience stores

by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

Police are looking for the men who have robbed 11 businesses at gunpoint, including eight throughout Queens, between Oct. 30 and Nov. 17. A 12th robbery was attempted in Flushing but was unseccessful.

A press release said the robberies all have involved teams of two or three men.

One or two guns are displayed each time.

The most recent incident, at a Whitestone gas station and convenience store on Nov. 17, was the only one in which victims required medical attention at the scene.

The first incident took place at 12:45 a.m. on Oct. 30 at the Fresh to Go grocery store at 76-10 Liberty Ave. in Ozone Park when two individuals, including one brandishing a handgun, went behind the counter and took about $1,000 from the cash resister. They fled on foot eastbound along Liberty Avenue.

The robbers then hit four stores on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

The first was at 12:48 a.m. at the Sunshine Deli and Grocery at 135-28 Rockaway Blvd. in South Ozone Park. Two men, again with a black handgun, demanded money from an employee and

got away with about $1,000.

That night the next three stores were hit by a team of three men in a span of less than 40 minutes, with the first at 10:53 p.m. at a deli and grocery store at 79-09 Rockaway Blvd. in Woodhaven.

The thieves took approximately $600 from the register.

Less than 20 minutes later they struck at a grocery store at 2983 Fulton Ave. in Brooklyn and got $1,800.

Fifteen minutes after that they robbed the Ocean Deli at 1803 Broadway, also in Brooklyn, of about $1,000.

Not done for the night, the three crossed back into Maspeth and robbed the Myrna Deli at 66-10 Grand Ave. at about 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 9. They took approximately $3,900.

The trio hit three stores in three hours the night of Nov. 9-10, starting in Brooklyn at the Flower Deli at 2101 Avenue U, taking $2,500 from the register.

Crossing back into Queens just after midnight they robbed the Queens Gourmet Deli at 87-74 168 St. in Jamaica, that time taking $1,000 in cash, cigarettes, lottery tickets and a gold chain.

Thirty-five minutes later they were in Ridgewood at the Wyckoff Deli, located at 793 Wyckoff Ave., taking $2,000, lot-

tery tickets, cigarettes and a Samsung phone. Two guns were displayed.

Two of the men were back in Ridgewood at 1:55 a.m. on Nov. 15, taking about $1,000, cigarettes and an i-Phone.

They branched out to nor ther n Queens the night of Nov. 16-17.

Two men entered a business at 44-33 Kissena Blvd. in Flushing at 11:53 p.m. on Nov. 16. While one man stood guard, the second approached an employee with a gun, but the intended victim was able to f lee to the safety of a back room.

Police said the robbers then fled without taking anything.

Less than an hour later, at 12:50 a.m. on the 17th, they were in Whitestone at the Gulf gas station and convenience store at 17-55 Francis Lewis Blvd. They took $2,400 in cash and MetroCards worth $800. Two employees required medical attention.

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Diabetes can impact the body in a number of ways, especially creating potentially serious complications for your feet.

“Foot care is a central component of overall diabetes care,” says Bryce Paschold, DPM, FACFAS, a board-certified foot-and-ankle surgeon and a fellow member of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. “Without precautions, even small foot problems can lead to amputation or be life-threatening.”

To help those living with diabetes understand potential complications and how to avoid them, ACFAS is sharing these important insights: Potential complications Nerve damage that affects arms, hands, legs and feet known as diabetic peripheral neuropathy not only makes you more likely to experience numbness, burning and loss of your protective sensation, but losing sensation in your feet can also make it easier to miss common minor skin pathologies and other foot issues while they’re still relatively easy to treat.

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The four-day baseball winter meetings get underway Sunday in San Diego. Back in the day, this was the time when exciting trades would be made. While trades still take place, they generally involve second-tier players and minor leaguers rather than marquee names. The real action these days is not among the various team general managers, but rather, between the GMs and the representatives of free-agent players. It is a safe bet legendary sports agent Scott Boras will hold court with the media in the lobby of the Manchester Grand Hyatt.

I was watching “Mets Hot Stove” on SNY last Wednesday and the discussion was naturally about both the winter meetings and which members of the 2022 Mets who are now free agents should be re-signed by the team. The panel included former Mets General Manager and Newtown High School alum Omar Minaya and ex-Daily News baseball columnist John Harper.

They discussed the two biggest Mets names now on the open market: starting pitcher Jacob deGrom and outfielder Brandon Nimmo.

When the topic turned to the bullpen, the pundits were all thrilled closer Edwin Diaz will be back in Flushing. They also felt veteran reliever and Brooklyn native Adam Ottavino, 37, who pitched decently last year, should be pursued by General Manager Billy Eppler. They

acknowledged Ottavino has a tendency to throw hanging sliders that are quickly knocked out of the ballpark. No one brought up longtime reliever Seth Lugo, who is also a free agent.

I am surprised at the collective shrug coming from Mets fans, the media who cover the team and apparently Mets management regarding the potential departure of a homegrown player who has proven to be fairly dependable during his tenure with the Mets. Lugo has also started games when they were shorthanded, and he generally acquitted himself well.

In an era when most baseball players go to great lengths to avoid speaking with reporters, Lugo has always been accessible. He never speaks in cliches or gives one-sentence replies.

In my opinion, that shows player leadership.

Frankly, that has been in short supply for the Mets for years. The “meh” attitude with respect to retaining Lugo is inexplicable and counterproductive. This may be a case of not missing the water until the well runs dry.

Pitcher Dave Hillman, who played for the Mets during their inaugural 1962 season, died last week at his home in Kingsport, Tenn. He was 95 and had been the oldest living former Met. Frank Thomas, a feared slugger during their two seasons at the Polo Grounds, is now the Q oldest living Mets alum at age 93.

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The Queens Chronicle’s 15th annual Holiday Photo Contest is underway!

Take pictures of anything that reflects the season — joyous children and families, lights, miniature villages, snowy landscapes, whatever it might be — and send them on in. You might be inspired by top-quality past entries such as this one by Steve Fisher.

Our main requirement is that the photos be taken in the borough this season. We also ask that you give us all the details you can, especially the location, the names of any people in a photo, when possible, and when it was taken (but don’t use time stamps!). Some entrants give us a whole backstory, and that’s

never a problem. Please tell us your correct name, where you live and whether you’re an amateur or professional photographer.

Our winners have always received passes to a family-friendly performance in or around the city, such as an off-Broadway show, in addition to seeing their photos published. Such passes are becoming available again, but slowly, so some recent winners have had to wait a little while to claim their prize. Keep that possibility in mind when entering.

Send your high-resolution digital photos to peterm@qchron.com, saying “contest” somewhere in the subject line, or mail prints to Queens Chronicle Photo Contest, 71-19 80 St., suite 8-201, Glendale, NY 11385. The deadline is Monday, Jan. 2. Good luck!

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Choral Society to sing Handel’s ‘Messiah’ at 82nd Winter Concert

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winter concert,” John told the th Chronicle.

Ch i l “This “Thi will ill be my fifth time conducting it at the college.”

The society first performed it the year of its founding in 1941. In the 1960s, John said, the Handel Society of America awarded the group a medal for its dedication to performances of the work.

The performance will include more than 120 singers, about 40 of whom are students at the school, with the rest from the community. All are required to audition. They will be accompanied by a professional 23-piece orchestra.

Four of the five planned solo performers are slated to be student singers.

The concert is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. and is expected to last about t wo h o u r s . T h e r e w ill b e a n intermission.

The piece, and its performance, are personal favorites of the director.

“It’s just one of the most uplifting, monumental works of all time,” John said. “That’s why people keep performing it.”

The performance will have Part I in

its entirety, and Parts II and III with some cuts.

Almost everyone knows of the work, particularly the “Hallelujah” chorus.

“It’s familiar in terms of everybody knows it, which makes it somewhat easier,” John said. “However some of the music is quite challenging. There are some passages with very quick notes that have to be sung and practiced. It takes a lot of vocal technique and practice to make that happen. continued on page 29

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George Frideric Handel was a Prussian-born, Italian-trained composer who h aspired i d to t introduce i t d the th classic operas operas, concertos and other music that he loved to England after moving to London in 1712.

On Dec. 10, the Queens College Choral Societ y will reintroduce Handel’s signature 1741 work, “Messiah,” at its 82nd annual Winter Concert at Colden Auditorium on the school’s campus. All are welcome.

James John, musical director for the QCCS and a professor of music at the college’s Aaron Copeland School of Music for 21 years, said the group has a long association with the piece.

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Raymond Heatherton was born in Jersey City on June 1, 1909, to John and Daisy Heatherton. He had an older sister, also named Daisy. Upon the death of his father in 1933 they all moved out to his grandmother’s house in Floral Park.

Ray was blessed with a smooth, vibrant, tenor voice and was hired as the lead singer for the famous Paul Whiteman Orchestra.

More success came when he starred in the hit 1937 Broadway play “Babes in Arms.”

He fell in love with a dancing showgirl,

Davenie Watson, who was living in an apartment with her mother on Layton Street in Elmhurst. They married on Nov. 25, 1941, and set up home in Carvel Hall at 94-05 222 St. in Queens Village. Later they moved to a home in Rockville Centre, LI. Heatherton was a star from 1950 to 1956 with his hit TV show, “The Merry Mailman.” He had other stints in TV and radio, and many remember him announcing the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. His daughter is the actress Joey Heatherton.

Always happy to host an event, he passed Q away on Aug. 15, 1997 at age 88.

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They’re often overlooked. Their daily duties can go unnoticed. Some are viewed simply as conduits of knowledge who help people understand art, history and other subjects.

Finally, however, museum workers have their day in the sun.

The King Manor Museum in Jamaica is hosting “Museum Workers Create,” an exhibition highlighting the selected art of 13 professionals who work at well-known institutions throughout the tri-state area. Held in constitutional framer Rufus King’s former home (specifically, his bedroom and salon), the exhibit opened to the public on Nov. 11 and can be viewed until March 7, 2023.

“It’s an interesting mix of art and it’s great to see what museum workers have to offer,” says Hannah Winiker, a curatorial assistant at King Manor Museum who helped turn the idea of the exhibit into reality. Some of her own work is included.

Hanna Washburn, a curatorial administrative assistant at Storm King Art Center in New Windsor, NY, is featured as well. “It’s a really nice idea and extremely important to showcase the creativity of those behind the scenes,” she insists. “Any opportunity to show your work and also discover the work of other museum professionals is precious.”

The imagination and originality displayed at “Museum Workers Create” do not surprise either Winiker or Washburn. Both observe that many museum employees choose their careers because of their own inherent creativity. Furthermore, most of the items at the exhibit are inextricably tied to identity and personal experience.

King Manor Museum Curatorial Assistant Hannah Winiker stands with some of the works at the “Museum Workers PHOTO BY PETER KROPF Create” exhibit inside the manor.

Washburn has three sculptures showcased. To make them, she combined recycled fabric, clothing, furniture and other materials — some her own, others from family and friends. The results are strikingly unique, rooted in memory, childhood and domestic associations.

Danaleah Schoenfuss, program manager at SAORI Arts NYC in Manhattan, submitted handwoven fiber-art creations. The pieces are partly a reflection of her autism, which, according to her written artist’s statement, can make her feel “jittery.” Producing such work is a “tactile” process, helping her “expel excess energy.”

An intern at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Noelle Barr has two paintings featured. As she writes in her statement, she is exploring her “multifaceted identity” as a “transracial adoptee” from China. Her art is influenced by “the intersection between imagined and experienced realities — from attempting to trace my origins to embracing the environments in which I have been immersed.”

Winiker’s contribution, a collection of collages, stems from her passion for historical fashion and interiors.

In addition to the materials mentioned, other media, including ceramics and photography, were used.

Some of the museum employees whose work is in the exhibit are professionally trained artists, such as Alex Roediger, a painter who is also the senior information coordinator at The Museum of Modern Art. Others are hobbyists who use art as a creative release.

And not all the participating museum workers have traditional curatorial or management positions. There are those with practical, logistics-based jobs: gallery assistant, visitor service representative, shipping assistant or caretaker.

No matter one’s title, museum work can spark artistic expression — it’s a case of museum as muse.

“Museums are vibrant communities that offer cultural richness,” Washburn explains enthusiastically. “It’s an environment where you are surrounded by amazing people who have so much to say when it comes to art and other topics.

Not to mention the collections you see every day. The constant learning and exchange of ideas all feed into your artistic practice.”

To get even more meta, Winiker notes that “putting the Q exhibit together was itself a creative experience.”

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had a continuous performance tradition.

In other words, since Handel premiered the piece in 1742, there’s never been a year where it hasn’t been performed somewhere or other across the globe.

That’s very rare.”

Rehearsals began back in August — both the winter and spring concerts require one rehearsal a week for 12 or 13 weeks for preparation.

Much of the work with the singers, John said, is with the complete chorus functioning as a unit.

“But we do often spend half of some rehearsals in sectionals,” the professor said. “I have assistant conductors. I might take the basses. Another will take the sopranos, some take the altos, some take the tenors ... We do sections frequently.”

Colden Auditorium is located at the nor theast corner of the campus on Reeves Avenue near the corner of Kissena Boulevard and the Horace Harding Expressway.

Tickets are $20, or $5 with a valid Queens College student ID. They can be purchased at the box office or online at kupferbergcenter.org. The website also will

Singers and musicians with the Queens College Choral Society, above and on the cover, will perform Handel’s “Messiah” at their annual winter concert on Dec. 10 on the PHOTOS COURTESY QCCS Queens College campus. list any masking requirements that might be in place; right now they are optional.

John relishes performing “Messiah.”

“We do it often, but every time we do,

it’s just like something new,” he said.

And for those planning ahead, the spring concert, featuring Brahms’ “RequiQ em,” is set for 8 p.m. on May 13.

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continued from page 27 “I think one of the brilliant aspects of Handel’s writing is that he wrote the work in a way that it can be done by amateur singers very successfully,” John added. “His chorus was probably a small group of professionals, but somewhere in his psyche he probably knew that it would be performed by all sorts of people from around the world. It’s the only piece of music from 250 years ago that’s

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C M SQ page 32 Y K NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF QUEENS 1900 CAPITAL TRUST III, BY To Advertise Call 718-205-8000 To Advertise Call 718-205-8000 U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS CERTIFICATE EQUAL HOUSING. Federal, New Williamsburg, 971 Metropolitan 310312 STOCKHOLM STREET PUBLIC NOTICE LOST TITLE APPLICATION TRUSTEE, Plaintiff AGAINST York State and local laws pro- Ave, #1. 2 BR loft, $4,650/mo. 1 LLC fi led Arts. of Org. with Offi ce of the Minnesota SecNO.: 2372465 hibit discrimination because of MO FREE on 14 MO lease. Newly KAZIM MOHAMMED, et al., the Sect’y of State of retary of State Certifi cate of OFFICE OF TITLES race, color, sex, religion, age, renov, new kitchen w/SS & dishAssumed Name Minnesota Defendant(s) Pursuant to an NY (SSNY) on 10/25/2022.

NOTICE PURSUANT TO national origin, marital status, washer, double door grand Confi rming Refereefamilial status or disability in entrance, virtual CAC, 1,000 SF, Offi ce: Queens County. SSNY Statutes, Chapter 333. The fi l- Order SECTION 82 OF THE REGISTRATION OF TITLES has been designated as agent ing of an assumed name does report and Judgment of Foreclo- connection with the sale or W/D, new flrs, backyard, 13’ ceilrental of residential real estate. ings. Heat & hot water inc. Avail of the LLC upon whom not provide a user with exclusive sure and Sale duly entered AuACT (RTA) Queens Chronicle does not NOW. Call Stellina Napolitano, process against it may be right that name does not provide gust 29, 2022, I, the undersigned WHEREAS the applicant in knowingly accept advertising in 646-372-7145, Capri Jet Realty Referee will sell at public auction served and shall mail process a user with exclusive rights to violation of these laws. When the above stated application that name. The fi ling is required on the Courthouse steps of the to: The LLC, c/o Rosa Paneduro, you suspect housing discrimihas declared that the following 6262 Dry Harbor Rd., Middle for consumer protection in order Queens Supreme Court located nation call the Open Housing duplicate Certifi cate of Title Village, NY, 11379. Purpose: any to enable customers to be able at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Ja- Center (the Fair Housing Agency Howard Beach/Lindenwood, has been lost, I HEREBY GIVE to identify the true owner of a maica, New York. on December for the five boroughs of New Fairfield Arms, Hi-Rise, lg 1 BR, lawful act.

York) at 212-941-6101, or the 6th fl, updated thruout. Reduced NOTICE that I intend to cancel business. ASSUMED NAME: 23, 2022 at 11:30AM, premises New York City Commission of $189K. Connexion Real Estate, the said Certifi cate of Title 4705 LLC. Arts. of Org. fi led with DEVON GARTH GORDON. PRINknown as 138-01 107th Avenue, Human Rights Hotline at 718- 718-845-1136 the SSNY on 10/20/22. Offi ce: and issue a new one in CIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: Jamaica, N.Y. 11435 All that cer- 722-3131.

Queens County. SSNY desigduplicate fourteen days after The Queens Chronicle reserves Care of 229-19 Merrick Blvd, tain plot piece or parcel of land, nated as agent of the LLC upon the last publication of this Suite 430, Laurelton 00000 with the buildings and improve- the right to alter wording in ads to conform with Federal Fair Flushing, Sun 12/4, 12pm-3pm, whom process against it may be advertisement.

United States NAMEHOLDER(S) ments erected, situate, lying and Housing regulations. served. SSNY shall mail copy of 85-19 156 St. Lg det 1 fam on Gordon, Devon Garth, Devon Volume: 1484 being in the Borough and County 50x100 lot. Lots of potential. Zone process to the LLC, 4705 28th Folio: 615 Garth Gordon: Devon-Garth: of Queens, City and State of New R1-2A Duplex, 7 BRs, 3 full Avenue, Astoria, NY 11103. RegLot: 241 Gordon, Authorized Represen- York, Block 10039, Lot 20. Apbaths,1 half bath, full bsmnt, attic, Place: Part of Minard Pen istered agent address c/o NHP tative Address: Care of 229-19 proximate amount of judgment Greenpoint, 203 Engert Ave, #2. 1 lg wraparound porch, fenced-in Parish: St. Ann Business Management Services Merrick Blvd, Suite 430, Laurel- $749,480.92 plus interest and BR/1 bath w/office. $2,700/mo. yard. Quiet block. Reduced to Registered proprietor: Joy-Ann Mitchell Inc., 229 Jericho Turnpike, New ton 00000 United States Care costs. Premises will be sold sub- Avail NOW. Heat & hot water inc. $1.2M. Connexion Real Estate, L. Dunbar Hyde Park, NY 11040. Purpose: of 229-19 Merrick Blvd., Suite ject to provisions of fi led Judg- Office space, updated kit counter- 718-845-1136 Deputy Registrar of Titles Any lawful purpose.

430, Laurelton 00000 United ment Index #702791/2014. The tops, new flrs, queen-sized BR. Glendale, Sat 12/3, 2pm-3pm, Francesco Belviso, States Care of 229-19 Mer- aforementioned auction will be Call 78-34 65 St. Beautiful section of of Formation of Notice of Formation of Notice 718-570-4564. Capri Jet Realty.

Liberty Park. 1 fam, 3 BR, 1 full rick Blvd, Suite 430, Laurelton conducted in accordance with Andre Vilarinho LMFT LLC Articles 13419 NORTHERN BLVD LLC Ar00000 United States If you sub- the QUEENS County COVID-19 Howard Beach, 1 BR, all new, pvt bath. Updated kit, SS appli. 1 car ticles of Organization were fi led of Organization were fi led with the mit an attachment, it will be in- mitigation protocols and as entrance, kitchen w/dishwasher, gar. Pvt dvwy, high ceilings, lamiLR, DR, full bath. Credit ck a nate fls, beaut front bay window.

Secretary of State of New York with the Secretary of State of New corporated into this document.

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GRG Hoyt Ave Realty LLC, Could your of Org. fi led with the SSNY DDSL LLC Articles of Organiza- ment under oath. SIGNED BY: Arts of Org. fi led with Sec. kitchen use a tion were fi led with the Secre- Devon-Garth: Gordon., Authoon 01/24/22. Offi ce: Queens tary of State of New York (SSNY) of State of NY (SSNY) little magic? rized Representative MAILING County. SSNY designated as on 07/16/2022. Offi ce location: ADDRESS: EMAIL FOR OFFICAL 1/4/2019. Cty: Queens.

American Made agent of the LLC upon whom Queens County. SSNY has been NOTICES: None Provided GorFamily Owned SSNY desig. as agent upon designated as agent of the LLC dondevon731@gmail.com Work Award Winning process against it may be upon whom process against it may item 1350785000021 Original whom process against File Number 1350785000021. may be served & shall mail served. SSNY shall mail copy be served. SSNY shall mail a copy STATE OF MINNESOTA OFFICE process to 28-21 Astoria of process to the LLC, 144-20 of process to: DAVID MLINARICH, OF THE SECRETATRY OF STATE 87-40 259TH STREET, FLORAL 69th Ave, Flushing, NY 11367. PARK, NY 11001. Purpose: For FILED 11/22/2022 1:30 PM Blvd., Astoria, NY 11102.

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NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Defendant Joseph Justin is a defendant SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF in a commercial foreclosure lawsuit that seeks to foreclose on real To Advertise Call 718-205-8000 QUEENS – NYCTL 1998-2 TRUST AND THE BANK OF NEW property with an address of 119-44 155th Street, Jamaica, New YORK MELLON AS COLLATERAL AGENT AND CUSTODIAN York 11434. A description of the real property follows. ALL that FOR THE NYCTL 1998-2 TRUST, Plaintiffs, against BETTINA certain plot piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK CONTRACTING CORP., et. al., Defendants. Index No. 707298/18.

Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, being COUNTY OF QUEENS - Index No. 712957/2022 To the above-named Defendants –YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED more particularly bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING – filed June 21, 2022 SUMMONS WITH NOTICE at the corner formed by the intersection of the northerly side of PONCE BANK, Plaintiff, against ELMHURST TOWER LLC, to answer the complaint in this action within twenty days after 120th Avenue (Cooper Street), 60 feet wide plus 5 foot courtyards XIU QIN SHI, XIU LING CHEN, ZHONG JIE ZHENG, FEI LIN, the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service or on both sides for a total of 70 feet wide and the westerly side NAI LUI LI, SHENG AN CHEN, XUE FENG HUANG, WU LIN, NEW DA within thirty days after service is completed if the summons is of 155th Street (Lakeview Boulevard), 70 feet wide; RUNNING HUA INC, SUNBELT RENTALS – REGION 11, CITY OF NEW YORK not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. In THENCE westerly along the northerly side of 120th Avenue, 84 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, JOHN DOE “1” through JOHN case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken feet; THENCE northerly parallel with the westerly side of 155th DOE “10” both inclusive; Defendants JOHN DOE “1” through Street, 30.04 feet; THENCE easterly parallel with the northerly JOHN DOE “10” regardless of number being each a separate against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. side of 120th Avenue, 84 feet to the westerly side of 155th Street; Defendant and being fictitious and unknown to the Plaintiff, Plaintiffs designate Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is and THENCE southerly along the westerly side of 155th Street, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, based upon the county in which the property a lien upon which 30.04 feet to the corner, at the point or place of BEGINNING. persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in is being foreclosed is situated. The foregoing summons is served FOR INFORMATION ONLY: Said premises being more commonly or lien upon the premises described in the complaint; Defendants. known and designated by the street address 119-44 155th Street, TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS upon you by publication pursuant to the Order of the Hon. Robert Jamaica, New York; tax map designation Block 12214; Lot 31.

NAI HUI LI, WU LIN, SHENG AN CHEN AND J. McDonald, J.S.C., entered October 26, 2022. The object SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF XUE FENG HUANG, BEING SERVED PURSUANT of this action is to foreclose a New York City Tax Lien covering TO AN ORDER IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED ACTION the premises located at Block 13067 Lot 263 on the Tax Map of QUEENS AMENDED SUMMONS Index No. 700118/2021 Date Index No. Purchased: January 4, 2021 BANTAM FUNDING II, LLC,

BY HON. ROBERT J. MCDONALD, J.S.C., DATED Queens County and is also known as (No#) 223rd Street, Queens, Plaintiff, -against- 119-44 155 ST. INC.; RAVEENA S. RAMOTAR; OCTOBER 31, 2022, FILED NOVEMBER 2, 2022 JOSEPH JUSTIN; THE CITY OF NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon plaintiff’s New York. Dated: October 31, 2022. BRONSTER LLP, Attorney BOARD; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW attorneys an answer to the complaint in this action within twenty (20) for Plaintiffs, NYCTL 1998-2 TRUST AND THE BANK OF NEW days after the service of the summons, exclusive of the day of service YORK MELLON AS COLLATERAL AGENT AND CUSTODIAN FOR YORK; and JOHN DOE NO. I THROUGH JOHN DOE NO. XXX, inclusive, or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this summons is the last thirty names being fi ctitious and unknown to plaintiff, the THE NYCTL 1998-2 TRUST, By: Josef F. Abt, Esq. 156 West 56th not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. In case persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons of your failure to answer, judgment will be taken against you by Street, Suite 902, New York, NY 10019 (347) 246-4776 or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Plaintiff designates SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF the premises described in the complaint, Defendants. To the above Queens County as place of trial. The basis of venue is the real QUEENS Index No.711975/2022 Date fi led: 6/7/2022 SUMMONS named Defendant(s) (See Attached Service List) You are hereby property affected by this action, which is located in Queens County.

The nature of the action is a foreclosure of a first mortgage originated ACTION FOR QUIET TITLE TO PROPERTY SITUATED IN QUEENS 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 on October 22, 2019 in the original principal sum of $3,250,000.00 COUNTY SUSAN CLEMENT, Plaintiff, -against- All the heirs at law, made by Elmhurst Tower LLC, as Mortgagor in favor of Ponce next of kin, distributees, devisees, grantees, trustees, lienors, summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the Bank, as Mortgagee encumbering the following Real Property: creditors, assignees and successors in interest and the creditors, 84-75 57 Road, Queens, NY 11373; 84-77 57 Road, Queens, NY assignees and successors in interest thereof of the aforesaid day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if 11373: 85-08 57 Avenue, Queens, NY 11373; 85-10 57 Avenue, this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of classes of persons, if they or any of them be dead, all of whom Queens, NY 11373; 85-12 57 Avenue, Queens, NY 11373; 85-14 57 New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment Avenue, Queens, NY 11373; 85-16 57 Avenue, Queens, NY 11373; and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the and 85-20 57 Avenue, Queens, NY 11373 and designated on the plaintiff of BLANCHE VELEZ; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT complaint. The basis of venue is location of subject property, which New York City Tax Map, Queens County as Block: 2882; Lots: 1, OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, is Queens County, New York. Date: Kansas City, Missouri June 30, 20, 21, 22 and 101 whereby any and all rights, title and interest Defendant(s). TO THE ABOVE DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY 2022 Polsinelli PC By: /s/ Amy E. Hatch Attorneys for Plaintiff. 600 of all defendants, including but not limited to defendants “Nai Lui SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, and to Third Avenue, New York, New York 10016 (816) 753-1000 Service Li” and “Wu Lin” and “Sheng An Chen” and “Xue Feng Huang” serve a copy of your Answer, or if the Complaint is not served List 119-44 155 St. Inc. – 104-32 94th Avenue, Ozone Park, New shall be forever foreclosed of any and all rights, title and interest York 11416, Raveena S. Ramotar – 104-32 94th Avenue, Ozone Park, they have or may have in the foregoing Real Property, including with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the New York 11416, Joseph Justin – 119-44 155th Street, Jamaica, but not limited to all liens, encumbrances and Notices of Pendency Plaintiff’s attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of that have been filed against the Real Property by said defendants. the Summons exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) New York 11434, The City of New York Environmental Control Board Dated: New York, New York. November 7, 2022 days after completion of service where service is made in any – c/o Corporation Counsel, 100 Church Street, New York, New York FELDMAN & ASSOCIATES, PLLC other manner than by personal delivery within the State. In case of 10007, People of the State of New York – c/o Offi ce of the Attorney Attorneys for Plaintiff your failure to appear, or answer, judgment will be taken against General, 28 Liberty Street, 16th Floor, New York, New York 10005, 570 Grand Avenue, Englewood, New Jersey 07631 The City of New York – c/o Corporation Counsel, 100 Church Street, you by default for the relief demanded in this Complaint. Plaintiff edward@feldmanesqs.com New York, New York 10007 designates Queens County as the place for trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the premises is situated.

TO THE ABOVE Notice of Formation of Notice of Formation of Three Sons Express LLC, Notice of formation of Root Down Psychotherapy LCSW STEPHEN INDUSTRIES LLC Articles NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon SIM SWIMMS LLC. Art. Of Org. Arts of Org. fi led with Sec. PLLC Articles of Organization of Organization were fi led with the fi led with the Sect’y of State you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Phillip Horn, were fi led with the Secretary of of State of NY (SSNY) Secretary of State of New York of NY (SSNY) on 08/05/22. a Justice of the Supreme Court, Queens County, entered Nov. 17, State of New York (SSNY) on (SSNY) on 08/13/2021. Offi ce lo10/25/2022. Cty: Queens.

09/21/2022. Offi ce location: Offi ce in Queens County. SSNY 2022 and fi led with the complaint and other papers in the Queens cation: Queens County. SSNY has SSNY desig. as agent upon has been designated as agent County Clerk’s Offi ce. THE OBJECT OF THE ACTION is to quiet title Queens County. SSNY has been been designated as agent of the designated as agent of the LLC of the LLC upon whom process whom process against to premises known as 153-06 111th Road, Jamaica, NY 11433 LLC upon whom process against upon whom process against it against it may be served. SSNY it may be served.

SSNY shall mail may be served & shall mail may be served. SSNY shall mail shall mail process to the LLC, a/k/a Block 12167, Lot 28. Dated: June 1, 2022, Westbury, New a copy of process to: STEPHEN a copy of process to: THE PLLC, process to 89-47 204th St., York, Edward Wiener, Esq., Stein, Wiener & Roth, LLP Attorneys INDUSTRIES LLC, 147-16 110TH 24-37 24TH ST, ASTORIA, NY 11534 227TH ST, CAMBRIA for Plaintiff, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 315, Westbury, New HEIGHTS, NY, 11411. Purpose: AVE, APT#2F, JAMAICA, NY 11435. Hollis, NY 11423. General 11102. Purpose: For any lawful Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Purpose purpose.

Any lawful purpose York 11590 (516)-742-1212 File no. 78991 #99939

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