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Dromm says new bill is ‘unconstitutional’ He says city shouldn’t pay for security guards in private schools

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ot everyone was excited about the city’s expected agreement to fund private security guards at nonpublic schools, which was announced last Wednesday.

Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), chairman of the Council’s Education Committee, opposes the legislation, calling it “unconstitutional” because it diverts taxpayer money to benefit private educational institutions, some of which have religious affiliations.

“It’s robbing our public schools of $20 million,” Dromm said in an interview on Monday. “I think eventually someone will bring a lawsuit against it and it will be thrown out.”

The legislation Dromm referred to is a bill, expected to pass the Council later this month, introduced by Councilman David Greenfield (D-Brooklyn), that would have the city pay $19.8 million for private, statelicensed, security guards at nonpublic schools with 300 or more students.

Dromm, the only Queens Council member not supporting the bill, pointed out that the state Constitution prohibits public money or property to be used “in aid of ... any school or institution of learning wholly or in part under the control or direction of any religious denomination,” with the exception of funding

Some see security for children in nonpublic schools, others see an unconstitutional use of taxpayer dollars. Private guards could soon be placed at private educational institutions with 300 or more students. transportation to and from such a school.

Some of the institutions that would benefit from the bill are yeshivas and Catholic schools.

Greenf ield, in an interview with the Queens Chronicle, outright denied that his bill would violate state law.

“Well I think he’s 100 percent wrong,” Greenfield said of Dromm’s objections. “It’s like citing the Constitution directly without looking at 200 years of history.”

Greenfield pointed to two prior court rulings that stated public resources could be used in private learning institutions. Both cases

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“There are dozens of case laws on this decision,” he said.

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“We’re not paying for religious instruction in schools,” Greenfield said. “It really boggles my mind how anyone could be against making children safe.”

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Hindu community to hold rally near site where flags were torched

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

For some Queens Hindus, acts of hatred against their faith are nothing new — still, they expressed disappointment at the burning of 40 Jhandi f lags outside a Woodhaven home last Thursday.

“It’s sad to say, but it’s not unusual in New York City. But it hasn’t happened at such a magnitude, at least to my knowledge,” Aminta Kilawan, co-founder of Sadhana: Coalition of Progressive Hindus, said in an interview on Tuesday.

Early Thanksgiving morning, according to cops and surveillance footage, a man stepped into the front yard of a home at 80th Street and 89th Avenue at about 1:20 a.m. and torched dozens of Jhandi flags. In Hinduism, Jhandi flags are put outside a home after prayers have been said. They come in different colors and bear the image of deities and can be seen across South Queens, which has a heavy Hindu population.

“This would be similar in the Christian faith to having a statue of Mary or Jesus and having someone kicking that statue or putting graffiti on it,” Sadhana’s other co-founder, Rohan Narine, said.

Sadhana, in coordination with elected officials and other Hindu organizations, will be hosting a rally near the house to call for

The Hindu community is outraged after a man, barely visible in surveillance video, set fire to dozens of Hindu flags, such as the ones seen in the inset. The Indo-Caribbean community also spoke SCREENSHOT COURTESY NYPD / PHOTO BY MATT GREEN / FLICKR out against the act. peace and for the arson suspect to come forward. That rally will take place on Friday at 7 p.m. at the corner of 89th Avenue and 80th Street, near the victims’ house.

The suspect, who at press time had not been arrested, was last seen wearing a baseball cap and a three-quarter-length jacket and had a medium-sized travel bag.

Surveillance footage does not provide a clear shot of his face.

Narine echoed Kilawan’s remarks that hatred toward Hindus has been seen before, but not to the extent of last week’s act.

“When I was 10 or 11, I had heard that someone stepped on a flag,” he noted. “But to burn 40 flags is sending a message that

whoever did this is not in partnership, or that it’s a sign of ignorance.”

The leaders of the Hindu group surmised that a rise in Islamophobia — following the terrorist attacks carried out in Paris last month by members of the Islamic State — could be part of the reason why the suspect carried out the act.

“I think it’s unfortunate that anyone who is perceived to be a ‘terrorist’ can be susceptible to attacks,” Kilawan said, adding that members of the Sikh religion are also improperly perceived by many to be Muslims.

She and Narine are hoping Friday’s rally lets people unfamiliar with Hinduism know what it is about.

“Hinduism is a peaceful religion. We believe in nonviolence,” Narine said.

And it’s not just Hindus who are speaking out against the hateful act.

The Indo-Caribbean Alliance is partnering with Sadhana to put on Friday’s event.

“This is an Indo-Caribbean family that was targeted by this perpetrator,” the ICA’s Executive Director Kenrick Ross said.

Ross spoke strongly about the ties that those of Caribbean descent have with the Hindu community, even if they are not practitioners of the faith. continued on page 24

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Queens condemns hate act in W’haven

Lindenwood roads finally get facelift But more work still has to be done for the community, area officials say

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Workers with the Department of Transportation began resurfacing 155th and 153rd avenues in Lindenwood on Monday.

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Shore Parkway. “It’s completely dangerous.”

Regarding a certain traffic triangle in Lindenwood, both said fixes at that site may take a little more time.

“That’s going to be a much more exhaustive study,” Goldfeder noted.

There have been several accidents — the most recent high-profile one being a hit-and-run in late July — where 153rd and 155th avenues meet 88th Street, resulting in

community leaders to call on the agency to fix the traffic pattern there.

Ariola believes a total change may be in store for the triangle.

“I think they’re going to completely cut up the configuration of that triangle,” the civic president predicted.

Ariola and Goldfeder said completing those jobs will be made much easier with the help of Nicole Garcia, Queens borough commis-

sioner for the DOT. “Nicole has made herself available to us and we’re seeing the fruits of her labor,” the assemblyman said of the commissioner’s cooperation with the community.

Ariola said Garcia helped get 155th and 153rd avenues repaved after coming out to see the poor shape of them earlier this year.

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Lindenwood drivers are finally getting a smoother ride.

The Department of Transportation on Monday began resurfacing 155th and 153rd avenues, which residents have been calling for since June.

“I was happily surprised to see that they were repaving,” Joann Ariola, president of the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association, said in an interview on Monday. “It’s been high up on our priority list.”

An agency spokeswoman said in an email, “DOT is repairing a small portion of the roadways at these locations, which should be paved by the end of the week.”

For months, residents have been complaining about their cars being damaged while driving over the potholes and cracks on the roads and some have been injured while walking across the streets.

Earlier this year, the DOT carried out patch jobs along the parallel avenues and had said they were

looking into whether they warranted resurfacing.

The agency spokeswoman said the Lindenwood job “is part of a larger effort DOT is undertaking to repave more than 1,200 lane miles this fiscal year and 1,300 in the following fiscal year — the highest numbers the city has seen in the past 25 years.”

Ariola and Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) might have a few places in Lindenwood where the DOT can start on next year’s goal.

“Every time we finish a project, there’s another that needs to be done,” the assemblyman said.

But it’s more than just smoothing out a couple of roads, the two said, though there are sites where they’d like to see that done.

The civic president said the group will be polling residents along Shore Parkway to see if they’re interested in having speed bumps placed along that corridor to deter speeding motorists.

“It’s a speedway,” she said of

Katz says no to city’s People are looking to rezoning initiatives adopt manger baby Queens Borough President Melinda Katz on Tuesday announced her recommendation to the City Council to disapprove key parts of the city’s proposed Housing New York plan, citing issues with elimination in parking requirements and concerns it might undo contextual rezoning carried out in different parts of the borough.

“Everyone shares the goals and recognizes the need to aggressively expand affordable housing stock to meet the ever-growing demand. When we do, however, it must be done right,” Katz said in her statement. “The breadth of neighborhoods in a city like New York requires far more nuanced and strategically planned rezonings instead of a wholesale ‘one size fits all’ approach. I was proud to be a part of creating thousands of units of affordable housing in the City Council and look forward to continuing that goal.”

Katz, the former chairwoman of the Council’s Land Use Committee, issued her recommendation two weeks after the Borough Board — consisting of community board chairpersons and Council members — voted 12-2 against the proposals.

The first proposal, called Mandatory

Inclusionary Housing, would require a percentage of permanently affordable housing in all developments, enlargements and conversions of more than 10 units. The second plan, known as Zoning for Quality and Affordability, would relax or eliminate parking requirements for senior housing, the Department of City Planning’s argument being that many senior citizens don’t drive cars, while allowing for slightly higher buildings in areas zoned for multifamily dwellings.

While opposing the plans, part of the city’s initiative to create or preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing, Katz praised Mayor de Blasio for seeking to house lowincome families.

“For the first time in my 22 years in office, the entire city is talking simultaneously about affordable housing and it’s because this Mayor is willing to take on bold issues,” she said in her statement. “He deserves much credit for moving the citywide discourse on affordable housing toward real solutions.”

Part of her objections to the plan is a lack of commitment to pay union wages for work Q on new developments.

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Mother of child will not be charged

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

More than 2,000 years after a baby was born in a manger in Bethlehem, another infant found in a reminiscent situation is creating noise amongst Queens Catholics.

The baby boy, found in a Nativity scene inside Holy Child Jesus Church last Monday, has several potential parents lining up to adopt him, according to reports.

The Rev. Chris Heanue reportedly said there are a number of parishoners who want to adopt the child.

Heanue told the Queens Chronicle last week he knows of one couple in particular who has been looking to adopt.

“We’d like to keep him in the community,” the young priest said.

The infant was found wrapped in towels, reportedly only five hours after being born, by the church’s janitor, Jose Moran — the father-in-law of Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park).

The mother of the infant was found last Wednesday and was questioned by the office of Queens District Attorney Rich-

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Parents are allowed to leave children up to 30 days old at churches, firehouses, schools and police stations under the state’s Safe Haven Law, but are supposed to notify someone that they’re doing so.

According to published reports, the mother returned to the church the day after dropping her child off to make sure someone had discovered him.

A spokeswoman at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where the child was taken after being found, said the infant is in stable condition and is under the care of the city’s Administration for Children’s Services.

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Terrible SBS plan must be shelved

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he city Department of Transportation insists it is listening to Queens when it comes to everyone’s concerns about its reckless plan to ruin Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards, but if it really were, it would just drop the idea.

Of course it won’t, because officials are on a mission to make life more difficult for people who drive cars and get them to join everyone else packed like sardines in buses and trains, and to spend the federal grant money they’ll get to do it. So we’ll almost certainly end up with Select Bus Service within a couple years, meaning fewer lanes on this heavily trafficked thoroughfare and therefore more congestion and longer travel times — along with the extraodinary foolishness of people waiting for buses on the median and massive trucks, including 53-foot 18-wheelers, heading down narrow, residential side streets because they’ll no longer be able to go where they need to go directly. Only true believers — hat tip to Eric Hoffer — could possibly think these are good ideas.

If the government were really listening, it wouldn’t just delay the plan a little while so it can cook up some statistics meant to convince people that SBS will be an improvement, it would go back to the drawing board and work with the MTA to implement only those things that would mark genuine improvements: more

buses, countdown clocks, maybe preboard paying of fares. Isn’t the government supposed to serve the people? When you have a public meeting on an issue like SBS, and literally 99 out of 100 attendees oppose it, and you say you’re going ahead with it anyway, what’s the point of even having the meeting? Yet that’s exactly what happened Monday in Woodhaven, when the DOT’s top Queens official made her pitch for SBS. Knowledgeable opponents of the plan, such as Allan Rosen, a retired director of bus planning, keep asking the DOT the hard questions, and they keep getting stonewalled. He and his allies in the Queens Public Transit Committee presented the agency with 60 questions about SBS last spring, on top of the 10 they asked the year before. Still no answer. What does that tell you?

We see every day with our own eyes the negative impact installing bus-only lanes on just a short stretch of Woodhaven Boulevard has had the last several months. It’s where our office is. Congestion is worse than it was. One accident directly related to the bus lanes injured eight and damaged two apartments when a private coach went into a building. Bus riders are making faster trips, except when a driver stops because he’s gotten far ahead of schedule, but no one else is benefiting. They’re suffering.

The majority despises the SBS plan. Still listening, DOT?

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Buses cost money Dear Editor: As written in “There’s no free ride” (Editorial, Nov. 26), the proposal by the Riders Alliance to convert the Q70 LaGuardia Airport bus from a standard $2.75 fare to free is pure fantasy. Why stop there? If you follow the same logic, why not other bus routes as well?

The costs of labor for drivers, including salary and benefits, along with fueling, washing and maintenance of equipment, are major factors in determining the price of service. You also have to add depreciation over time for the life of the bus. The cost of providing service on any bus route, including the Q70, averages $100 or more per hour.

MTA services continue to be among the best bargains in town. Since the 1950s, the average cost of riding the bus, subway or commuter rail has gone up at a lower rate than inflation. The MetroCard affords a free transfer between bus and subway. A weekly or monthly pass further reduces the cost. Many employers offer transit checks, which pay even more of the cost.

An overwhelming majority of Q70 riders are using either a free transfer or unlimited MetroCard. Only a handful of riders actually pay a standalone $2.75 fare.

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lion 2015-19 capital plan. Ditto for how the City Council will find the $2.5 billion promised by Mayor de Blasio toward bridging the balance.

Most business-, middle- and upper middleclass people, or anyone with heavy luggage, are going to continue to drive to the airport or take a taxi, car service or Uber, regardless of the Q70 bus fare, even if free. You will never see them travel via the LIRR to Woodside, or the subway to 74th Street-Roosevelt Avenue, and transfer to the Q70 LaGuardia Airport bus. It is wishful thinking at best.

In the end, it all comes down to the availability of funding for additional transportation service in the outer boroughs. Operating subsidies are required to increase service and reduce wait times on existing routes. Same for adding more off-peak, late-night and weekend service.

TANSTAFL: There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch, or, in this case, bus ride.

Larry Penner Great Neck, LI The writer is a transportation historian and advocate who worked in the field for 31 years.

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here’s great news to celebrate in New York State that you might have missed when it was reported on Thanksgiving. For the first time since records have been kept, there were no babies born with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, in the entire state this year.

Credit for that goes to advances in medication and screenings, as the Daily News reported, but also to retired Assemblywoman Nettie Mayersohn of Flushing, whose landmark bill requiring HIV testing of all newborns and disclosure of the results to their mothers marked a sea change in how health officials approach AIDS. And it was a hardfought battle to get the bill passed.

The results speak for themselves. In 1990, nearly 1,900 mothers with HIV delivered babies, and about 700 of those were born with it. Now it’s zero, and Mayersohn deserves our thanks for her contribution to that.

Landmarking priorities Dear Editor: Re “Help for Horse Brook House,” Nov. 19, multiple editions: If the City’s Landmark Commission can give historical status to a gay bar, The Stonewall Inn, the Horse Brook House should be a slam-dunk, no-brainer for the same.

Joe Ametrano Astoria

Our forgotten library Dear Editor: Etta Badoe’s Nov. 26 report: “Awards season is here — for libraries”: Why not bestow an award to the Kew Gardens Hills branch for New York City’s Most Forgotten Library? This facility at Vleigh Place and 72nd Avenue remains totally ignored by Queens Public Library officials while they build a new branch in Far Rockaway and add weekend hours to all other branches. It’s been

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Welcome the refugees Dear Editor: (An open letter to Rep. Steve Israel) Congressman, I will not address you as representative because, given your position regarding acceptance of Syrian refugees, you do not represent me or any other person of conscience. The innocent souls I’m thinking about are guilty of nothing more than trying to escape the hell in which they find themselves.

It has been shown that, had the United States opened their borders to the Jews attempting to escape Hitler, more than two million of those who perished would have survived. Two million! Would you have turned them away? How can you possibly take a stand against saving oppressed people? Did we elect someone so shortsighted as to not understand that any member of ISIS who wants to do us harm can simply board an airplane and fly here as a tourist at any time from any number of countries and locations? They don’t need to enter as refugees.

Until you change your position on this matter, you have lost my vote and those of many, many other right-thinking people. During the many years that I worked in television news we knew that every letter we received represented one hundred thousand viewers. I don’t know how that translates to votes, but I am certain that, unless you change your stand, my letter represents quite enough votes to make a difference in the next congressional election. I strongly suggest you change your stance on this matter. Do it quickly and do it publicly.

Stuart Hersh Douglaston

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Dear Editor: The answer when fighting an ideology is freedom, freedom of religion, freedom to worship. The groups Aid to the Church in Need (Catholic) and Voice of the Martyrs (Protestant) and the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (secular) all document persecution of religions, especially Christianity.

Go Google and ask why our legislators, president and presidential wannabes say nothing. Where there is no freedom of religion, there is nothing but slavery to the state.

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A temporary storefront replacement on Main Street does not meet neighborhood needs, lacking an adequate number of books and computers for library users.

So far we’ve had no word on the permanent branch’s reopening date from Queens Public Library interim CEO Bridget Quinn-Carey, Borough President Melinda Katz, City Councilman Rory Lancman or state Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz. They all deserve a special award — pink slips.

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The baby in the manger Dear Editor: The story of the little newborn baby boy who was left in Holy Child Jesus Church in Richmond Hill last week touches the heart in every one of us.

Why was this baby left by his mother? Perhaps she could not afford to take care of him and felt that a couple in that parish would be able to adopt him, raise him as their own and give him the love he needs. But she should have reported leaving him to the church.

What is so amazing is that the baby was found on the floor of the Nativity manger that was set up inside the church. Perhaps this is a positive sign, since we are preparing to celebrate the Christmas season. Hopefully it is.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

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Dear Editor: With the advancement of technology, international problems can no longer be considered “over there.” Every nation feels the repercussions of military conflicts, terrorism, drug wars and a host of other dangers — as evidenced by the flood of people trying to escape these perils. An evolution from a national to a global perspective to resolve these issues might be needed, whether we like it or not. This transition is the next stage in the progression of humankind. Hopefully, for the good of humanity, international leaders will have the wisdom to manage this massive challenge by focusing on the factors that bind us rather than on those that keep us apart.

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Dear Editor: I have been reading the Queens Chronicle since I moved to Oakland Gardens from Brooklyn in 2005. I served in the U.S. Army from 1961-63, stateside, during the Vietnam era, and am active with the Queens Council of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America.

In reference to your Nov. 5 editorial, “Saluting the common soldier from Queens,” keep up the articles on all the veterans who served in all branches of the military. Keep on writing about veterans from Queens.

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There are several restaurants in the shopping center, and I’m sure no customers who want to eat out want to see this display and keep their appetite. By allowing this display, the shopping center management is hurting the other businesses there.

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We don’t have to wait to know that SBS is no good

by Maria Thomson In the Queens Chronicle two weeks ago, an op-ed was written by Joel Kuszai headlined “Let’s wait for the facts on the SBS proposal” in regard to the Select Bus Service proposed by the MTA for Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards.

It mentioned me by name many times, as well as the articles I have written in our local newspapers against the project.

This writer at the beginning states that I referred to SBS as a “threat to Woodhaven.” He goes on to question the importance of this threat, flippantly noting that it’s not “terrorism.”

He proceeds to state that he is a member of the Riders Alliance group and that he is in favor of the SBS proposal. Also he derogatorily spoke of car drivers and how this plan would shorten commute times for bus riders and improve traffic flow, etc.

He proceeds to write on and on about the virtues of SBS, and how in other communities it has worked.

Kuszai, being a member of Riders Alliance, stated his position and his many reasons for being in favor of SBS. Now, I will convey my response as a Woodhaven resident for 47 years, civically involved for 42 of those years, working for the betterment of Woodhaven.

I know that SBS will be detrimental to Woodhaven’s residents and store owners.

This is why I am against it. Also opposing the plan are a coalition of community organizations: the Woodhaven Business Improvement District, the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association, the Greater Woodhaven Development Corp. and the Task Force Committee for a Better Woodhaven, headed by Paul Capocasale and Joe Vasquez.

The reason for our opposition is that t h e r e i s n ot h i n g go o d i n it fo r Woodhaven.

This proposed change is structured to create a “transit-oriented boulevard” with buses traveling in designated lanes in the main roadway and customers paying the fare before boarding, which will be done on the median and is dangerous for bus riders.

It also will remove an entire lane of traffic and parking and put pedestrians in harm’s way of vehicular traffic while standing on the median.

Also, left turns will be widely banned.

This means no turns onto Woodhaven’s Jamaica Avenue, which will cut off vehicular traffic to the Woodhaven Business Improvement District and send all delivery vehicles off of Jamaica Avenue, sending them through residential streets and posing a risk to residents living there.

Accommodating this additional traffic, will require the loss of pa rk i ng spaces from our residential streets.

This is an over $200 million project, so let us be very careful that it is done the right way, without harming store owners or putting residents in harm’s way.

This is why the WBID collected petitions and signatures from every small business and store owners on Jamaica Avenue, in addition to 300 other signatures of people opposing the project.

The implementation of SBS would destroy the gains we have made on the avenue that have benefited and contributed to t he solid t a x ba se for ou r community.

You, Joel Kuszai, state that we assert “Woodhaven’s Exceptionalism,” but we do not assert, we state as a fact that Woodhaven is exceptional.

It is interesting how you have calmed and changed your attitude in print on this topic, for at the CB 9 meeting after so many spoke against SBS, including myself, you proceeded to embarrass yourself by your enraged abusive attitude while insulting a board member and accusing the CB 9 Transportation Committee chairman of being partial to our opposition.

You also speak of the needs of all our neighbors. We are cognizant of our neighbors’ needs and also of Woodhaven’s needs.

You also question the relevance and how real our concerns are.

The residents and business owners have proven that our concerns regarding SBS are relevant and real by forming this coalition and by organizing and advising our elected officials of our position, which state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. and Assemblyman Mike Miller support.

In regard to public transportation, we have always had good, well-utilized and accessible means of getting around on Woodhaven Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue, as well as car accessibility, which we do not want SBS to change by eliminating lef t t ur ns f rom Wood haven Boulevard.

Our coalition is in opposition to SBS because of how detrimental and deadly it would be to Woodhaven’s residents and Q Jamaica Avenue’s economy.

Maria Thomson is Executive Director of the Greater Woodhaven Development Corp.

The Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association wants to see buses running along this abandoned PHOTO COURTESY WRBA right-of-way.

WRBA asks DOT to consider ‘Busway’ Residents, officials speak in favor of the idea at SBS town hall meeting

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Six days after the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association voted to support putting buses along the abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line, the civic group last Friday asked the Department of Transportation to look into the feasibility of the proposal, an idea dubbed the “Busway” that it says should be implemented instead of Select Bus Service.

“The process that DOT used to come up with its SBS design concept was severely flawed, and if it were implemented, it would be extremely detrimental to our community,” said WRBA President Martin Colberg. “We believe the Busway would likely be much better for our community, and we hope that other neighborhoods join us in urging DOT to consider it.”

In a 12-page letter to Nicole Garcia, Queens borough commissioner for the DOT, the WRBA outlines why it believes putting the vehicles on the former rail line is a better idea than dedicating a lane in both directions on Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards for buses — along with banning left turns at certain intersections and having commuters wait on the median.

“With SBS, DOT has been pushing a zerosum proposition: a supposed improvement for bus riders at the expense of auto drivers, local businesses, and residents adversely affected by the altered traffic flows,” the letter states. “The Busway seems to be a different type of proposition: a win-win that has the potential to improve bus service without disadvantaging other vehicles.”

At a town hall meeting on the SBS plan [see separate story] WRBA Director Alex Blenkinsopp asked Garcia if she had reviewed the civic’s request.

She said she had not yet received the letter, prompting Blenkinsopp to hand deliver a copy of it to her.

Garcia called the proposal “an interesting discussion.

“There is certainly interest and discussion that has to be had,” she added. “We’re happy to be part of that conversation.”

The commissioner seemed to think part of the path is “parkland,” which it is not.

There is, however, a plan to turn the 3.5-mile stretch into the Queens version of the Highline, which hasn’t been finalized.

During that town hall, there were some who supported the “Busway” idea.

“We don’t think large anymore,” former WRBA President Vance Barbour said. “We have the opportunity to leave [Woodhaven Boulevard] for cars while possibly creating a situation where buses can travel with no traffic lights. We need to think big.”

Phil McManus, a Rockaway Park resident and president of the Queens Public Transit Committee, said his group — which seeks the restoration of train service along the right-ofway — would back the idea of having buses there.

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park), who also supports the train, last week voiced support for the bus idea, too.

“We believe that the Busway is a possibility,” McManus said.

Blenkinsopp noted that similar bus lines have been implemented in other major cities.

Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) said “it’s something that should be looked into.”

A spokesman for the MTA, which operates trains, said, “The property belongs to the city so we have not taken a position on any of the proQ posed uses for the rail line.”

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Woodhaven says SBS ‘makes no sense’ Queens DOT commissioner says residents’ concerns are being heard

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

I

t was South Queens vs. the Department of Transportation Monday night, as a standing-room-only crowd in Woodhaven told a high-ranking agency official why they don’t want to see dedicated bus lanes along the Woodhaven-Cross Bay boulevard corridor.

“I am a bus rider. I sit on that corridor every day and have been sitting on that corridor for 15 years. This makes no sense,” Vance Barbour, past president of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association, said. “It would benefit me greatly but I’m thinking of the bigger picture, which is that I’m a part of this community. It doesn’t make any sense.”

Barbour was one of more than 100 people who crowded Woodhaven’s American Legion Hall to express their opinions on the city’s plan to implement Select Bus Service along the corridor.

The crowd, all of whom except one — who only raised his hand to show he was in support of it — were opposed to the project, made their feelings known directly to Nicole Garcia, Queens borough commissioner for the DOT. Besides her assistant, Garcia was alone and was not joined by other city or MTA personnel.

Asked by a resident why the MTA, which operates buses and subways, did not show up to the meeting, Garcia said it did not work with the agency’s schedule.

“It’s not by design that they’re not here,” the borough commissioner said.

The town hall is one of many the DOT is planning to attend after it was announced last week that the SBS plan is being pushed back to 2017 to gather more public input.

At the one in Woodhaven, Garcia said residents may see full implementation of the plan in about two years.

“We’re aiming for a 2017 implementation but nothing is written in stone,” she told those there.

Unlike at past town halls on SBS, a plan for the project was not displayed. Instead, community leaders first spoke on the project, then gave Garcia a chance to state her position and then residents asked questions.

One of the questions, brought up by WRBA Director Alex Blenkinsopp, was if the town hall’s purpose was to gather information on how or whether to implement SBS. Garcia said it was the latter.

“We have a large population of bus riders who rely on this bus line,” she said of the Q52 and Q53 lines. “We see where we’ve implemented the eight lines in the past, we’ve seen that safety has improved and customer satisfaction has improved.”

That answer garnered shouts from the audience, which asked her where those SBS lanes where people are satisfied can be found. Garcia pointed to the service along First and Second avenues in Manhattan and added she could provide statistics proving the service was popular there.

“I’m happy to provide Marie with the safety data that I’m aware of,” she said, pointing to Greater Woodhaven Development Corp.’s Executive Director Maria Thomson, who co-hosted the town hall.

Thomson has been a staunch opponent of SBS for months, mostly due to the proposal to eliminate left turns onto Jamaica Avenue from Woodhaven Boulevard in both directions. One concern is that drivers will stop visiting the commercial corridor, leading the businesses there to die out.

“If Jamaica Avenue dies, that’s your biggest property and tax base in this area. They support the area and if we lose that, then we lose homeowners and then we are really going to lose our lives,” Thomson said.

Martin Colberg, president of WRBA, also warned the turn ban might hurt area businesses.

“Our business district is small mom-and-pop stores that depend on every dollar that comes in,” Colberg said. “No left turns would really turn people away from the community.”

Community Board 9’s Transportation Committee Chairman Kenichi Wilson, with mic, expresses concerns that a dedicated bus lane could lead to a decrease in his quality of life. He was one of many who spoke on the topic at an SBS Town Hall. PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY Motorists would have to utilize residential streets to access the commercial corridor, another aspect of the plan that residents expressed opposition to.

Jose Vasquez — co-founder of the Task Force for an Informed, and Safer, Better Woodhaven, which also cohosted the event on Monday — presented Garcia and the audience with several videos and photos of what it looks like when tractor trailers drive down side streets in Woodhaven.

“You don’t have to imagine it anymore. This is what it’s going to look like,” Vasquez said, pointing to his pictures.

The visual showed trucks struggling to get out of the side streets, requiring some nearby residents to move their cars so the large vehicles could move safely, according to Vasquez.

Garcia said DOT personnel are aware of the community’s objections to the left turn bans, which are also being proposed at other intersections.

“That’s one of the things we’re trying to figure out. If that’s the right plan to implement for safety and also mobility,” she said, adding the agency would continue to “discuss” the proposal.

Another concern for residents is the city’s plan to have commuters wait for the bus on the median, where they would pay the fare before boarding.

“I would not want my junior high or high school kid standing in the middle of Woodhaven Boulevard,” Paul Capocasale, co-founder of Vaquez’s task force, said.

Many residents spoke out against that idea, saying there are too many erratic drivers who potentially could hit commuters waiting for the bus.

“We’ve seen a lot of ... anger management issues on Woodhaven Boulevard,” Colberg said.

Barbour warned that SBS would not stop those drivers.

“You’re not going to be able to dictate whether someone drives responsibly,” he told Garcia.

Many residents pointed to bus-only lanes in Forest Hills and Rego Park — not part of the SBS proposal — and said those areas are already seeing additional congestion and frustrated motorists.

“I’ve found a minimum of a 23-minute delay. It’s affecting me drastically,” Community Board 9’s Transportation Committee Chairman Kenichi Wilson said. “So I’m almost cringing thinking about a lane taken away the rest of the way down the corridor. It has to work for everybody.”

Wilson lives on Woodhaven Boulevard and said when traffic backs up, the smell of exhaust fumes and sound of honking horns becomes almost unbearable.

“If there was something out there that was going to create more congestion, I don’t know how much longer I’d be able to live on the boulevard. I don’t know how healthy it is to tell you the truth,” he said. “We have to work together.

There has to be something that works for everybody.”

Some people had a much more blunt message: Scrap the entire plan.

“SBS is not for us. We don’t need it,” Democratic Assembly District Leader and former City Council candidate Lew Simon said. “I ride that almost every day. It’s hell. I challenge you to ride that in the morning. I challenge you to drive that in the evening. To close off Jamaica Avenue is ridiculous.”

Rockaway Park resident Phil McManus, president of the Queens Public Transit Committee, echoed those remarks.

“The whole route doesn’t want this. From Woodside to the Rockaway. That’s the way it is,” he said. We need more frequency, not more bus lanes. We need more buses.”

Regarding more buses, Vasquez proposed having empty buses start at Rockaway Boulevard to accommodate more passengers — since many coming from the Rockaways are at capacity by the time they get to Woodhaven.

Another issue brought up was what some called a lack of transparency from the DOT. Several people mentioned an op-ed written by Allan Rosen, former director of bus planning for the MTA, that was published in the Queens Chronicle on Nov. 26 and argued the agency has not been forthcoming with the project’s data. At the town hall, Rosen asked Garcia for statistics that would prove SBS would improve traffic in South Queens. She responded that she will get those numbers to him.

Both he and McManus criticized the DOT for only showing parts of the plan at prior SBS town halls instead of the entire map.

“As if nobody travels outside the five blocks from where they live,” McManus said. “People need to understand what’s happening all over the corridor.”

Garcia said she would take everything mentioned at the meeting to Polly Trottenberg, commissioner of the DOT. “The feedback that we have received, the 300-plus signatures, the newspaper articles and quotes and talking to CB 9 Q leadership, that hasn’t been lost on us,” she said.

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Q44 SBS links Jamaica and Flushing to Bronx Elected officials mostly are in support mass transit by providing accessible service that aims to cut down travel time, eases the flow of traffic through the use of dedicated bus lanes and focuses on pedestrian safety,” Rozic said.

Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) has some reservations, particularly about when drivers are permitted to use the bus lanes.

Restrictions now exist from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in offset lanes, and during rush hour from 6 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. for curbside lanes. Koo said his office is getting complaints from drivers being ticketed during what he was informed would be a grace period. He wants more outreach from the NYPD. Elected officials including U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, Bronx) state Sen. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park) and Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) hailed the plan from points of convenience, traffic and safety.

The Riders Alliance, which worked for more than a year to get the route, also Q issued a statement of support.

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Group lauds Chronicle reporter Queens Chronicle Associate Editor Anthony O’Reilly was presented with a certificate of appreciation from a group of South Ozone Park activists opposing the placement of a juvenile detention center in their community, thanking the reporter for his coverage of their fight.

Here, O’Reilly, fourth from left, accepts the certificate from community activist Mike Duvalle outside the center at 133-23 127 St., where the city wants to place the

youth offenders instead of in upstate prison facilities. Members of the Committee to Stop the Prison South Ozone Park oppose the plan, and the group has been protesting outside the center every Saturday since February, saying it does not belong next door to people’s homes.

O’Reilly has covered many of the rallies, community meetings on the matter, a lawsuit and other developments surrounding the center, which is slated to open soon.

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A statement issued by the city’s Department of Transportation said the corridor serves 42,000 commuters per day. Mayor de Blasio gave credit for moving the issue to Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows) and state Sen. Marty Golden (R-Brooklyn) for securing money for bus lane enforcement cameras.

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One Hamilton Beach resident is reigniting his passion for holiday decorating — for a cause.

Michael Giglio has set up more than 8,000 lights outside his home at 102-24 Rau Court in the hopes that people will come to look at the display. While admiring his work, he’s hoping people will make a donation to the West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department.

He will have a box outside his house where people can Giglio’s house PHOTO COURTESY CHRIS GENDRON make their donations.

The display went up on Tuesday and can be seen by people of all ages collected money for area charities, as well as until the new year. It will be illuminated from larger ones.

The volunteer firehouse, which Giglio lives 6 to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 6 to 10 p.m. on near, is dependent on donations and grants the weekends, both weather permitting.

Giglio had a much more elaborate holiday from politicians.

He hopes the donations will allow the firesetup at his Richmond Hill house, but had to downsize when he moved to Hamilton due to house to purchase any necessary equipment members need to continue operations in flooding risks.

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go — including Russo’s On The Bay. The famous Howard Beach catering hall is getting into the holiday spirit with events for people of all ages later this month.

On Dec. 21, bring your children along and have their pictures taken with Santa Claus. Kris Kringle will be there from noon to 5 p.m. and all photos are free, but you must register for a time slot.

To reserve a spot with Jolly Ol’ St. Nick, visit Russospictureswithsanta. eventbrite.com.

The next night, Russo’s will be hosting a “Mix & Mingle” open house event from 7 to 11 p.m. For $75 per person, you can enjoy appetizers, an entree, a mini-Venetian table and open bar. The night will also be filled with dancing, music provided by DJ Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Russo’s will also be celebrating the new year on Dec. 31, when from 8:30 p.m. to 2 a.m., you can enjoy a cocktail

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Putting smiles on their faces again Readers are helping needy children

by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

They range in age from infant to teenager.

They may go to school nearby or they may be taking a long bus ride back to their old neighborhood every day, wherever that may be. They may have just entered the homeless shelter system or they may have been living where they are now for a while.

But they’re all children, and they all need your help to have a happy holiday season, as their families are down on their luck. That’s why we hope you’ll make your contribution to the Queens Chronicle’s 21st annual Holiday Toy Drive.

Of course it’s not just about toys: We gladly accept clothing, diapers, inexpensive jewelry and cologne for the older kids ... anything a baby, toddler, youngster or teen might want for Christmas.

This week’s new contributors to whom we give our heartfelt thanks are Vincent Ciccia of Flushing and, all from Howard Beach, the Rudnick, Arena and Steinberg families, and Johanna, no last name given.

The gifts will go to children in four city homeless shelters, the Kings Inn Family Center in East Elmhurst, the Boulevard Family Resi-

dence in Elmhurst, the Metro Family Residence in East Elmhurst and the Saratoga Family Inn in Springfield Gardens, as well as Dove House, an emergency shelter for battered women or men and their children in Eastern Queens.

New, unwrapped gifts can be dropped off at the Chronicle office, at 62-33 Woodhaven Blvd. in Rego Park, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you can’t deliver them during regular office hours, you can leave them at Barosa Brick Oven Pizza, next door at 62-37.

A number of elected officials also let their offices be used as drop-off points. They are: • Councilman Daniel Dromm, at 37-32 75 St., 1st floor, in Jackson Heights; • Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, at 47-01 Queens Blvd. in Sunnyside; • Councilman Donovan Richards, at 234-26A Merrick Blvd. in Laurelton; • Assemblyman Ed Braunstein (who collects for other drives as well as ours), at 21333 39 Ave., suite 238 in Bayside; • State Sen. Leroy Comrie, at 113-43 Farmers Blvd. in St. Albans, NY 11412; Assemblyman Mike Miller, at 83-91 Woodhaven Blvd. in Woodhaven; and • state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr., at both 159-53

Just a few of the children who received gifts from last year’s drive.

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continued from page 2 The city Police Department opposed an earlier version of the bill that would station cops at the nonpublic schools.

Police brass worried that putting their officers in private schools would exasperate the city’s staffing problems. Public schools, however, do have at least one NYPD safety officer stationed near the main entrance.

Some schools have more.

Dromm also criticized what he called the city’s prioritization of security over educational matters.

“I would really prefer that we have more guidance counselors,” he said.

One of Dromm’s borough colleagues said nonpublic schools are excited for the bill’s passing.

“People view it as a positive step,” Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) said, adding that officials at a yeshiva he visited shortly before his interview were excited about the idea of security at their institution. “They’re very excited that they are going to have this kind of support from the city.”

Right now, Lancman said, some yeshivas pay out of pocket for a security guard outside their facility to protect students from “external threats,” such as antiSemitic acts.

“This is about making sure that every child is able to learn in a safe, secure environment,” he said.

continued from page 5 “If you’re Guyanese, you have Hindu friends, you have Hindu neighbors,” he said. “ [The meaning of Jhandi flags] is something every Caribbean person would have familiarity with. I don’t have a Hindu background, but I know it by heart.”

Richard David, the ICA’s former executive director and a member of Community Board 9, noted that the area is home to a number of Hindus and other people of Caribbean and South Asian descent.

“The striking contrast in South Queens is probably more prominent than anywhere else,” David said of the different ethnicities that call the same part of the borough home. “And we may argue on things like zoning and other issues, but we come together on something like this.”

David and Ross said Indo-Caribbean people are often confused for an ethnicity or religion that they are not.

“From the airport to everywhere else, you get perceived as something you’re not,” the CB 9 member said.

Ross said attacks similar to this “are happening in immigrant communities and in brown communities on a fairly regular basis.”

He believes people unfamiliar with the differences in the diverse cultures should learn about them.

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He believes some yeshivas might keep those guards so there can be more security once the city-funded personnel arrive.

Some, in an effort to save money, might replace them with the new guard.

Lancman added “the biggest beneficiaries will be the K to 8 schools,” though the bill also applies to secondary schools, and echoed Greenfield’s remarks that the bill is about the safety of children.

“I think it’s a huge win for nonpublic school students who want to learn in a safe and secure environment,” he said.

Along with the mayor, 45 Council members, including Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito (D-Manhattan, Bronx), and Public Advocate Letitia James have supported the legislation.

But, just like Dromm, some view it as an illegitimate use of taxpayer dollars.

Donna Lieberman, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, posted on Twitter last Wednesday “Shame on @NYCCouncil 4 intro 65a siphoning tax $ needed 4 pub schools to security guards 4 religious schools.”

“At a time when our public schools continue to be woefully underfunded, this legislation is part of concerted effort, including the failed push to pass a voucher program disguised as a tax credit, to redirect public funding to pay for private education,” the Urban Youth Collaborative said Q in a statement.

talk about immigrants and people of color,” he said.

Both also want Friday’s event to be about the family, and to show them that people outside the Hindu faith are supporting them.

“They’re so shaken up. Their house could’ve been burnt down if the fire spread,” Ross said.

“We’re taking a firm stand against this,” David said.

Elected officials representing Woodhaven have condemned the arsonist’s act.

“The burning of these Hindu flags near someone’s home is an unacceptable act of hatred that our community will not tolerate.

Queens is one of the most diverse places in the world, and we as a borough should be extremely proud of that,” state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said in a statement. “My support is with the family whose culture and beliefs were targeted by this inexplicable crime and I thank the NYPD for not only naming this a hate crime, but for working diligently to ensure those responsible for this act are brought to justice.”

“Crimes which target religious expression are hate crimes, and should be treated as such,” Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) said in a statement issued on Tuesday.

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Ex-CB 9 chairman in jeopardy The former chairman of Community Board 9 may be voted off of the advisory panel at its meeting on Tuesday.

Ralph Gonzalez is one of two CB 9 members who may be kicked off due to excessive absences.

The former chairman, who served as the head of the panel from April 2014 to March 2015, missed his final meeting as CB 9’s top member in March and has not been to one since.

His absence was a topic of discussion at CB 9’s June meeting, when Secretary Ivan Mrakovic asked if anyone knew

where he was — at the time, he still had keys to the board’s Kew Gardens office, but he has since returned them.

Gonzalez led the board during its controversial district manager search, which was criticized by Borough President Melinda Katz. Raj Rampershad won a unanimous vote to replace him in March.

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Talk of the town: noise, air quality at airports Two civics pressing environmental issues at Kennedy and LaGuardia

by Michael Gannon Editor

The Queens Aviation Roundtable did not meet on Tuesday night.

But two of its driving forces were leading complementary —and sobering — talks in Bay Terrace and Brookville during the evening.

Barbara Brown, chairwoman of the Eastern Queens Alliance, was updating about 30 residents who live near John F. Kennedy International Airport on air-monitoring studies that her group is conducting, with the help of two scientists in the field.

Up north, Warren Schreiber, president of the Bay Terrace Community Alliance, was addressing a like number about the desire of the Port Authority and the Federal Aviation Administration to increase the number of takeoffs and landings at LaGuardia.

Both said they were unaware that the other was having a meeting, but noise and air pollution are serious concerns of residents near both airports.

Schreiber said the PA and FAA now are permitted 81 combined landings and takeoffs per hour at JFK and 71 at LaGuardia between the hours of 6 a.m. and 11 p.m.

In that time, controllers keep takeoffs three minutes apart to avoid wake turbulence, a disruption in the air behind a plane that, along with co-pilot error, contributed to the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 in 2001. He said authorities now want to cut that three-minute gap.

“They’re saying new planes are safer,” Schreiber said. “But it also means more planes over our neighborhoods.”

Schreiber also is asking residents to raise

objections to the possible elimination of the “Perimeter Rule,” which for decades has limited flights into and out of LaGuardia to 1,500 miles.

It was originally done to promote JFK, and is not in effect on Saturdays and for flights to Denver.

“It wasn’t for safety — LaGuardia can handle bigger and heavier planes,” he said. ”Longer flights, flights to the West Coast, mean bigger planes or planes with more fuel that are heavier. That means they have to rev their engines more to climb, or they stay lower longer before they climb. Both mean more noise over our homes.”

Brown and the EQA were hosting Clifford Weisel of Rutgers University and Neelakshi Hudda, both of whom study air pollution that includes particulate matter emitted in jet exhaust. State Sen. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park) also was among those in attendance.

Brown said EQA’s initial results, from portable air monitors, are finding a correspondence between increased particulate matter and flight paths.

“And a study Dr. Hudda conducted in California found that trail can stretch for 10 miles from an airport,” Brown said.

Brown and EQA’s member civic association have long believed that proximity of the airport has exacerbated levels of heart and respiratory disease in the region.

And the PA this year relocated JFK’s runway 4 left-22 right more than 700 feet closer to the airport property line.

The next meeting of the Aviation Roundtable is scheduled for Jan. 20 at Borough Q Hall.

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Silver lining to Shelly rap? Calls for reform Queens considers the impact of the former speaker’s conviction on corruption charges

by Michael Gannon Editor

The response in Albany and Queens was probably predictable following former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s conviction Monday afternoon on federal corruption charges.

A handful of elected state officials, including Gov. Cuomo ,said justice has been served.

Assembly members from Queens, most of whom have served only a few terms, echoed Cuomo’s call for reform, while long-term veterans of the Assembly from Queens — many longtime allies of Silver — declined to respond to messages left with their staffs.

Each member of the Queens delegation was contacted with the exception of newly elected Alicia Hyndman (D-Jamaica), who never served under Silver’s leadership.

“This violation of public trust is a dark stain on the Assembly,” said Rep. Aravella Simotas (D-Astoria).

Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills), in a statement issued by his office, said he was disappointed with the tactic of Silver’s defense team to portray the ex-speaker’s conduct as “business as usual” in the capital.

Assemblyman Philip Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park), who is in his second full term, was the only member contacted who addressed the fact that every member of the Queens delegation except Hyndman, all being Democrats,

Former State Assembly Sheldon Silver was arguably the most powerful politician in New York State until his arrest on corruption charges. Officials from Queens are calling once again for FILE PHOTO reforms in Albany in the wake of Silver’s conviction on Monday. each has voted at least twice to back Silver as speaker.

A spokesman for the assemblyman said that members cast votes when they do with the best information they have.

A jury on Monday found Silver, a Manhattan Democrat, who was in the Assembly for 40 years and speaker for nearly 21, guilty of honest services fraud, extortion and money laundering.

“Today, Sheldon Silver got justice, and, at long last, so did the people of New York,” said

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The charges technically could bring Silver, 71, up to 130 years in prison, though published sources said he would likely receive nowhere near that amount.

Silver, who ruled the Assembly with an iron fist, was automatically expelled from the Legislature, where he remained as an active member even after stepping down from the speakership

earlier this year.

His office’s web page was removed from the internet within minutes of his conviction.

Hevesi, Simotas, Goldfeder and Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows), like Cuomo, called for changes.

“This is a critical moment for state government in needing to move forward on meaningful reform and systemic change,” Rozic said an a statement from her office.

But Brian Browne, assistant vice president for government affairs and a professor at St. John’s University, and Michael Krasner, a political science professor at Queens College, wonder if this is not just more of the same script broken out every time a state legislator gets caught.

“In general, it seems like the merry-go-round just keeps spinning in Albany,” Browne said.

“While now Sheldon Silver has fallen from grace, the real issue is what happens now. Is this the straw that breaks the camel’s back and leads to real reform, or will it continue to be business as usual?”

“It seems the only difference between this and other cases of such conflicts of interest was the mechanism of corruption,” Krasner said, referring to Silver’s reputation for skating just up to the legal line.

Browne pointed out that while 2016 is an continued on page 33

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On a Monday boat tour of the dredging site for media and Rep. Grace Meng ( D -F lu sh i ng) , C ol. D av id C a ldwel l described the federally mandated project as being beneficial both to area businesses that use the waterway to move goods and all city residents in general.

Prior to the start of dredging, portions of the creek were only 8 feet deep. But federal law mandates that navigation channels like Flushing Creek be at least 15 feet deep to safely allow vessels to pass through without being in danger of running aground.

According to Caldwell, a deeper creek means more cargo being placed on ships instead of in delivery trucks driving along area roadways and bridges.

“It maybe allows for another third of the amount of cargo that you can now place on a barge,” Caldwell said of the 15-foot rule.

“The beauty of a barge is that it can carry 100 to 150 truckloads, depending on how big it is. The most efficient way of delivering bulk product, which this waterway does, is by barge.”

The corps was awarded the contract by the federal government on Sept. 10, and as of Thanksgiving, the $250,000 project was 52 percent complete.

According to Caitlin Slattery, an Army Corps project engineer, 166,000 cubic yards between the Northern Boulevard Bridge and the mouth of the creek will be dredged

by the end of the project, which is expected to be completed by Dec. 26.

The soil being dug up to allow for the channel to meet federal depth guidelines is contaminated with petroleum particulates stemming from development around the waterway over the years, as well as sewage, sludge and substances such as oil and road salt that have run off Flushing and College Point streets and ended up at the creek floor.

After being dug up from the body of water, the contaminated sediment is then mixed with cement, which binds with the hazardous molecules and renders them harmless, Slattery said.

Once mixed, the concoction is then transported to New Jersey, where it is used to cap three brownfield locations.

“When it’s placed at the sites, those contaminants don’t leak back into the groundwater,” the project engineer said. “That’s why a job like this is so costly, because there’s so much extra work that goes into disposing of the material.”

When it comes to the two derelict barges sitting in Flushing Bay, one of which has come loose and begun to drift, Caldwell said they haven’t impacted the dredging project at all, and the corps has only had to move the unanchored one from the navigation channel.

But before the agency can remove the Styrofoam-leaking ships from the bay entirely, Caldwell noted an exhaustive process of discovering who owns the vessels must first be completed.

“It’s a very distinct process we have to go through,” he said. “We don’t want the federal government to pay the bill if there’s an Q owner responsible for it.”

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Browne said if Skelos is convicted it could establish a new low even by state Senate standards.

“That would make four of the last five Senate majority leaders — two Democrats and two Republicans,” he said.

Both professors said it will be interesting to see if Cuomo’s actions match his reform rhetoric.

“His real problem is he is a product of the state system,” Krasner said.

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Two men were wounded and a dog was killed by police gunfire after the dog allegedly charged officers who were attempting to break up a fight.

Published reports said officers from the NYPD’s 106th Precinct came across the fight, in which two men were attacking a third, at 128th Street and Rockaway Boulevard at about 10:15 a.m.

The Daily News reported that the attackers allegedly were carrying a hammer and a baseball bat. One of them also had two dogs with him. One was biting the victim when police pulled up, and the News reports that the owner allegedly refused the officers’ orders to pull the dog off. Police shot the first dog and wounded the second when it charged them.

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prompted Bharara to go after state government back in March 2014 when he seemingly out of nowhere pulled the plug on the Moreland Commission that he had empaneled to investigate public corruption.

Some critics at the time accused the Cuomo administration of interfering with the panel’s independence, in some cases when it appeared to be getting uncomfortably close to individuals and groups close to the governor.

Bharara’s office in April 2014 took possession of all Moreland Commission files.

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“How many incumbents win, even when they’re under indictment?” he asked.

Silver was convicted of taking in $4 million of ill-gotten income, much of it from the personal injury law firm Weitz & Luxenberg, where he annually reported income paid for serving “of counsel.”

The firm does a tremendous amount of asbestos-liability litigation. Prosecutors contended that Silver steered $500,000 in state money to fund the research of Dr. Robert Taub of Columbia University, who studies mesothelioma, a cancer linked to asbestos exposure.

Taub, who testified during the trial but was not prosecuted, then referred his patients to Weitz & Luxenberg to file legal claims. The firm, in turn, sent a portion of any money recovered from judgments or settlements to Silver.

Prosecutors also produced evidence that Silver gave favorable treatment to legislation benefiting a pair of major real estate developers — who used a law firm that gave Silver a portion of their fees.

The jury’s verdict can’t have been received well across the street, where former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-Nassau) and his son, Adam, are being prosecuted by Bharara’s office on corruption charges.

Silver and Skelos for years were two of the “three men in a room” who made all major decisions on state laws and government policies, along with the governor.

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of his grandstanding.

Critics and observers believe he harbors political ambitions of his own.

“That is a time-honored path for crusading prosecutors in New York,” Krasner said, referring to Thomas Dewey, the former mob-busting prosecutor and Manhattan district attorney who became governor of New York — much like former state Attorney General Cuomo.

Dewey also secured the Republican nomination for president against Franklin Roosevelt in 1944 and Harry Truman in 1948.

Former Mayor Rudolph Guiliani, a Republican who served two terms, also came to prominence prosecuting organized crime as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, though he proved far less successful than Dewey in pursuing his presidential ambitions. Q

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Round III: Willets West to be reheard State’s highest court will rehear arguments on mega development

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

If the legal battle between the developers of the proposed Willets West project and park advocates were a baseball game, it’d be going into the bottom of the ninth right now.

Four months after the state Appellate Division ruled the proposed development to be illegal, the Court of Appeals decided last week to hear arguments on the project.

Paul Graziano, an urban planner and one of the plaintiffs in the original 2013 lawsuit alleging the development to be an illegitimate use of parkland, said he was “shocked” the court decided to take up the case.

“I am surprised and I don’t get surprised too often,” Graziano said.

The state’s highest panel can decide not to hear a case and the Flushing resident said it typically does not if the appellate division hands down a unanimous decision on a case, as it did in July when the judges ruled the Queens Development Group cannot take land near Citi Field to build a 1.4 million-squarefoot mall without authorization from the state Legislature, since the site is technically part of Flushing Meadows Corona Park. That ruling reversed an August 2014 one in state Supreme Court that called the development legal.

State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside), also a plaintiff, expressed disappointment in the Court of Appeals’ decision.

The Court of Appeals will decide if this proposed mall, as seen in an artist’s rendering, next to Citi Field is legal. The state’s highest judicial panel has the ability to reverse a lower court’s rulFILE PHOTO ing that the planned project would illegally take away parkland.

“It is unfortunate that the Willets West developers have chosen to continue this legal battle,” the senator said last Wednesday. “I, along with the City Club of New York, Queens Civic Congress, NYC Park Advocates, members of Willets Point United, as well as nearby residents and business owners, know that we stand on strong legal ground,

and the Appellate Court agreed. The fact of the matter is that this is parkland — it belongs to the people — and my fellow petitioners and I are confident that the Court of Appeals will issue a fair ruling.”

The Queens Development Group, meanwhile, was pleased with the decision.

“We are extremely gratified by The New

York State Court of Appeal’s decision to hear our appeal, which brings us one step closer to completing this unprecedented, private $3 billion investment in Queens and reversing 100 years of pollution while creating thousands of good-paying jobs,” a spokesperson for the group said in a statement. “We are confident that when we make our case, the Court will approve the bold vision that has already won support from the City Council, the local community board and many other stakeholders.”

First proposed during the Bloomberg administration, the Willets West project is tied to the Willets Point redevelopment that would clean up the area by the Mets’ home field.

Avella and the activists in 2013 challenged a deal between the city and the development group — made up of the owners of the Mets and The Related Companies — that gave away 47 acres of parkland, with an estimated worth of $1 billion for $1, including the Citi Field parking lot where the mall would go, to the developers.

In August, Mayor de Blasio announced he would not join the developers in the appeal to the state’s highest court.

Geoffrey Croft, president of NYC Park Advocates and one of the plaintiffs, said he was not surprised the Court of Appeals took up the case but is hopeful it will rule in favor of keeping parkland.

“Hopefully they can put it to rest,” he said. Q

Black Friday shoppers slam Queens To some, turkey and football took a back seat to scoring hot deals

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Hundreds of eager shoppers from across the city descended on both the Rego Center and Queens Center malls on Thanksgiving and Black Friday, looking to score some great deals on the holiday season’s hottest items.

They may have waited in long lines, but at least they got some of their shopping out of the way. Q

This family left their Brooklyn home at 2 a.m. on Black Friday to shop at Macy’s. They said they waited an hour on line but found exactly what they wanted.

The line to enter the Queens Center mall in Elmhurst stretched a ways down the sidewalk on Thanksgiving, as people from all over came to get their holiday PHOTOS BY STEVE FISHER shopping out of the way early.

This man obviously did a serious amount of shopping at Target

Do you think these people spent more time waiting in line at the mall or actually shopping on Black Friday?

Police Of ficers Abraham and Selock were posted near the entrance to the Queens Center mall on Thanksgiving, making sure no Blac k Fr iday shoppers lef t the neighborhood with black eyes.

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Parking at the park debated Grodenchik: criticism of Belmont commuter idea is premature

by Michael Gannon Editor

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority isn’t exactly on board with one of the major campaign issues of new Counc i l m a n Ba r r y G r o d e nch i k (D-Oakland Gardens).

But the councilman said any talk one way or another on his idea to set up a rush hour parkand-ride area at Belmont Park is a bit premature.

“I’ve been a councilman for one week,” he said Tuesday evening. “I haven’t even talked to everyone yet.”

Grodenchik believes Manhattan and public transportation in general would be far more accessible if residents from Eastern Queens — who are more dependent on their cars than those elsewhere in the borough — could park at Belmont for a nominal fee and board one of two rush-hour trains from the existing Long Island Rail Road station that services the racetrack on days the thoroughbreds are running in Nassau County.

Belmont Park’s parking lot near the entrance to the main paddock.

Councilman Barry Grodenchik sees the possibility of a small transit PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON hub.

Two trains would come back in the evening rush.

Any such proposal would have many moving parts, including approvals from the MTA, Nassau County and possibly the New York Racing Association.

But MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan said in an email to the

Chronicle that it would not be as simple as reassigning trains and crews.

“Belmont is configured as a special events station only,” Donovan said. “Conversion to a commuter rail station in order to increase com muter parking would be excessively costly,

essent ially creat i ng a new branch from an existing rail spur and requiring significant modificat ions to t r ack s, sig nals, switches and bridge spans and enhanced Main Line capacity.”

Donovan said that while Grodenchik’s idea “represents the creative out of the box thinking we need to improve access to LIRR services,” the high cost would be prohibitive.

A spokesma n for N Y R A declined to comment publicly.

But Grodenchik again said it is far too early for any kind of definitive declarations on the matter.

He said first, bringing up another of his campaign points, that he has not always been impressed with the MTA’s dedication to expand and improve service in Queens, but that some gets done.

“I’m optimistic by nature,” G ro d e nch i k s a id . “ Plu s , I worked for Nettie Mayerson and Claire Shulman for a lot of years. I’ve seen the impossible Q made possible.”

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Rockn Randy Rockn Randy had the Howard Beach Senior Center rocking just before Thanksgiving with his comedy routine.

Randy Novick, above, right, with state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) recently put on his act once again for the seniors at the center.

Novick, also the founder and CEO of American Softball — a league that gives adults who are developmentally challenged the chance to play softball — donates his time for the seniors.

The Howard Beach Senior Center is located at 155-55 Cross Bay Blvd. and hosts free events for the elderly in the community.

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Possible person-of-interest ruled out as investigators work the case

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

There’s an arsonist with an affinity for setting unoccupied homes ablaze on the loose in Forest Hills.

That’s according to police and fire officials who are hunting a male suspect they say has purposely torched at least three structures in the area over the last month.

The most recent case of arson occurred last Wednesday shortly after 11 p.m. at 108-47 67 Drive, where a two-story home was under construction.

Last week’s blaze was the sixth such suspicious inferno in the Cord Meyer neighborhood within Forest Hills since a fire broke out on Oct. 20 at the former Parkway Hospital, which has sat abandoned ever since it closed in 2008.

There have been an additional two or three cases of arson in the u p p e r m id d le - cl a s s , l a r gely Bukharian section of northern Forest Hills, depending on which agency you ask.

According to the NYPD, blazes at 68-60 112 St. on Nov. 8, 112-35 69 Road on Nov. 15 and 108-49 66 Ave. on Nov. 17, in addition to last Wednesday’s fire, were intentionally set.

But an FDNY official told the Chronicle in a Tuesday email that only the Parkway Hospital blaze, the Nov. 15 fire and a Nov. 10 inferno at 108-13 67 Road have been labeled arson so far.

Neither agency clarified their conflicting information when contacted separately by the Chronicle.

Regardless of which fires are labeled arson, Community Board 6 District Manager Frank Gulluscio said area residents have been on edge for weeks now.

“We are concerned, there’s no question about it,” Gulluscio said.

“We are concerned for the safety of the people that live in the Cord Meyer area.”

Most recently of concern to officials was a note made up of various letters and symbols supposedly left by the arsonist a block away from the site of last week’s fire.

When questioned by the Chronicle, an FDN Y spokesperson would not confirm the discovery or contents of such a note, but published reports have said part of the correspondence reads “Decode this message to find out the person who caused the fire.”

According to Deputy Inspector Judith Har rison, commanding off icer of the 112th Precinct, decoding the message gave police a person of interest in the case, but that resident was questioned by police and ruled out as a suspect.

“It’s really alarming,” Harrison said i n a Wed nesd ay phone interview.

A $ 2,50 0 rewa rd is bei ng offered for information leading to the arsonist’s arrest.

Surveillance footage from last week’s fire released by the police show the suspect walking around the property wearing dark clothing with the hood of his sweatshirt pulled over his head.

Gulluscio applauded the 112th Precinct on Tuesday for flooding the area with extra uniformed and plainclothes officers in recent weeks, saying he hopes an arrest is imminent.

“I’m satisfied they appear to be extremely diligent in catching this ninja guy,” he said. “I’m confident they’re close to nabbing their man.”

The community official added he thinks the arsonist may have gone into hiding, as there hasn’t

Investigators aren’t much closer to nabbing the suspected arsonist intentionally lighting homes under construction ablaze in Forest Hills over the last six weeks, as the only person of interest was recently cleared by police. FILE PHOTO been a suspicious fire in the neighborhood in a week.

“I think he’s gone underground because he’s read about the fires,” he said. “He’s heard all about the surveillance in the area.”

In a Wednesday phone interview with the Chronicle, Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) said she’s never seen anything like the arson spree in her 16 years of serving the area as an elected official.

“This is a very dangerous situation,” Koslowitz said. “It’s very troublesome.”

The councilwoman added that she met with residents of the impacted Forest Hills neighborhood last Sunday and they relayed feelings of intense fear and anxiety to her.

A second meeting, where representatives from the Mayor’s Office will be present, is tentatively

scheduled for either next week or the week after depending on if the arsonist is captured by then.

Like Gulluscio, the lawmaker was also relieved a suspicious fire had not been observed in a week, giving credence to the thought that both heightened police and media attention has sent the suspect into hiding.

“Maybe he’s starting to feel that they’re closing in on him,” she said.

Harrison added she was partially relieved to see a lack of fires in recent days, but she won’t be able to fully relax until her flooding of the area with marked and unmarked patrols results in the arrest of the suspect.

“Part of me hopes that it’s working and part of me hopes it’s not working,” she said. “Maybe we spooked this guy. But he’s not caught yet. And I really want to

catch this guy.

“I want people to know that we’re out there. I want people to know we’re taking this seriously.”

When asked what area residents have told her over the last few weeks, Harrison said those living on the impacted streets are certainly worried, something she takes personally.

“I would lose my mind,” she said, if someone were ever hurt or killed in an intentionally set fire.

“I don’t like when people don’t feel safe in a community I’m protecting.”

Harrison is also asking residents to remain extra vigilant and on high alert until the arsonist is brought to justice.

“If you see anybody suspicious, maybe walking around and casing a premise, call 911,” she said. “If you see something, say someQ thing.”

Fatally struck man in Jackson Heights examples of how deadly motor vehicles can be and the lethal consequences of climbing behind the wheel of an automobile after consuming alcohol or ignoring traffic regulations,” Brown said. “As I have often said, driving is a privilege, not a right, and extreme caution should — and must — be exercised at all times in order to prevent lives from being senselessly destroyed.”

Police found Fernando Dorado, 38, who had been struck and killed by the 2014 red Ford Focus driven by Mejia, at the

intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and 92nd Street on July 5, 2014 at approximately 4:30 a.m.

Mejia, who was standing at the rear of the rented car, had bloodshot and watery eyes, a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, and slurred speech, and seemed to be unsteady in his step, police observed.

The car was facing eastbound in the westbound lane, and looked to have mounted the curb after crossing the double yellow lines and striking another parked car.Dora-

do was 115 feet from the crosswalk and about 60 feet from Mejia’s vehicle.

Mejia refused a portable breath test on the scene and at the hospital. He was judged to have gone over the unposted 30 miles per hour based on street slide marks. Following a court order by telephone, Mejia’s blood alcohol content was found to be above the legal intoxication limit of .08 percent.

As a part of his sentence, Mejia had his license revoked for one year, and he will be required to install and use an ignition interlocking device on his vehicle for a three-year period following his Q prison release.

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Florida man gets up to 8 years in prison A Florida driver who drunkenly killed a man in Jackson Heights has been sentenced to up to eight years in prison, the Queens District Attorney announced last week.

Romulo Mejia, 43, of Bradenton, Fla. pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide and felony driving while intoxicated on Sept. 22, according to a release from District Attorney Richard Brown.

Mejia has been held in lieu of $200,000 bail following his July 2014 arrest.

Just a week before, an Astoria man was sentenced to up to four years in prison for fatally hitting a pedestrian, Brown noted.

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Forest Hills yeshiva looks ‘abandoned’ Religious school often gives off an unsightly appearance: resident

by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

On any given day, an unsightly Jewish school on 69th Avenue between Loubet and Manse streets in Forest Hills may have varying amounts of trash or old furniture sitting in its yard, serving as an eyesore in an otherwise neat neighborhood.

That’s according to one area resident, who declined to be named for fear of retribution, but said the property, also the target of multiple complaints filed with the city, has been an aesthetic detriment to the area for years.

“The windows are boarded up. It looks like a crack house,” the resident said. “It looks like an abandoned property.”

The Yeshiva Gedola Lubavitch — also listed as the Yeshiva Sharei Torah on the Queens Jewish Center’s website — at 92-15 69 Ave. sits across the street from PS 144 and houses adolescent boys between the ages of 7 and 13.

The children also take classes at the facility, but the area resident said she doesn’t see how people would allow their child to live at a facility with boarded-up windows and discarded furniture sometimes taking up the side yard.

“I’m pretty sure the conditions in there aren’t suitable for kids,” the resident said.

A promotional video found on the school’s

Old furniture sits strewn about the Yeshiva Gedola Lubavitch’s front yard in Forest Hills earlier this fall. The debris has since been cleaned, but one area resident says the structure has been CHRONICLE READER PHOTO an eyesore in the neighborhood for years. website shows clean classrooms, dorm units and recreation rooms at the facility, which is zoned in an R4B district.

According to a Department of Buildings spokesperson, students are legally allowed to

live at the site and there are no issues with the facility’s certificate of occupancy.

However, a number of complaints regarding improper upkeep of the property have been filed with the DOB over the years, and

there are seven active violations pertaining to missing boiler reports.

Additionally, an Environmental Control Board violation was levied against the school on Aug. 17 for failing to keep the property in proper shape.

The Class 2 violation specifically cited boarded-up windows, peeling paint, missing windows, siding and tiles and an overall failure to maintain the building’s walls.

An outstanding $530 fine has yet to be paid, according to city records.

There are also two active complaints, both filed within the last two months, regarding the degrading of the site’s appearance.

A number of complaints resolved just in the last month describe unsafe electrical equipment, roof fans improperly exposed to the elements, rusted and missing stairs, water damage, broken windows and illegal work done without permits, city records show.

When contacted by the Chronicle on Wednesday, the person who answered the phone at the school asked how the reporter found its phone number and said to email a yeshiva representative without giving an email address.

The Queens Jewish Center said it has no affiliation with the facility aside from listing it as one of the many religious schools in the Q borough.

Wanted: community center in Bayside Leaders discuss options for Jewish facility after school plan scrapped

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Following the city’s announcement last week that it would not put a high school at the site of the former Bayside Jewish Center, after months of community pushback, area civic leaders voiced support for the building to be turned into a community or senior center.

“I’ve been told by many people that they want a senior center there,” Chadney Spencer, president of the Northwest Bayside Civic Association, said. “I’m surrounded in this community by elderly people. If it’s a senior center that caters to all of the community, that’s great.”

Spencer’s group will be having a meeting at a yet-to-be announced date on what should be done with the building at 203-05 32 Ave. Its owners could not be reached for comment.

But those interviewed by the Queens Chronicle made it clear they want something that would service a majority of the community.

“I would hope that the provider is nonsectarian and offers a program that would serve every segment of our community,” Janet McEneaney, founder of the civic, said.

Spencer said there’s already concern that a Korean organization, that “targets Koreans,” is interested in buying the property.

“Therefore, they only serve Koreans,” he added, lamenting that such a group would not be of use to the rest of Bayside’s population.

Both also agreed that the people looking to populate the building need to come to the community first.

“We can’t have any top-down ideas,” McEneaney said.

In May, the School Construction Authority announced it would seek to use the former Jewish Center and almost immediately faced community backlash. State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) led several protests outside the site and Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Paul Vallone) came out against it after Community Board 11 voted it down at its Nov. 2 meeting.

Avella, who also voiced support for a senior or community center, agreed there must be community input on what is put there and is arranging a meeting with the Bayside Jewish Center’s leadership on that topic.

“We want to work with them. We understand the congregation has dwindled and is no longer there,” Avella said. “Let’s work together to see if we can come to some mutual decision.”

He, like Spencer, heard a rumor that a Korean organization is looking to purchase the site and believes those whispers may have started when a CB 11 member

What’s next for 203-05 32 Ave.? That’s what some Bayside civic leaders are trying to figure PHOTO BY RICK MAIMAN out. abstained from the panel’s vote because a Korean nonprofit organization she works for, which provides social services, had put a bid in to purchase the building.

Paul Graziano, a Flushing resident and urban planner, said there are many facili-

ties that could go in place of the center — but one in particular can’t go there: a homeless shelter.

“Technically, the city can ignore its own rules but the zoning is incorrect for that type of group home to be used,” Graziano said. “It’s also not near transit. It has to be near a subway station.”

Graziano also said the zoning allows for 15 single or two-family detached homes to be built on that plot of land — which is just a little larger than an acre.

T h at is somet h i ng Spencer wou ld support.

“Then it’s done,” he said. “We’re no longer going to be dealing with a commercial landlord or new tenants.”

McEneaney didn’t seem so enthusiastic about replacing the building.

“I’d like to see us keep that building,” she said. “It’s really contextual and has a beautiful landscape.”

Avella said homes are something “that might be on the table” and called that possibility better than placing a high school there.

He said if the site turns into anything other than housing, the building should stay as is.

McEneaney and Spencer both said they never had a problem with the Bayside Jewish Center — until its leaders tried to sell Q the building to the SCA.

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Congress should protect the 16.5 million Medicare beneficiaries — which includes new enrollees, people not collecting Social Security, and beneficiaries dually eligible for Medicaid — from the harmful effects of dramatically increasing premiums, due to there being no Social Security cost-of-living adjustment as well as protect all Medicare beneficiaries from the large increase in their deductible.

The Social Security Trustees announced Oct. 15 that there will be no Social Security COLA in 2016, due to unusually low energy prices. However, the impact of very low energy prices on Social Security recipients may be overstated in

the current cost of living formula, and as a result, the need for a COLA may be understated in the announcement.

The Social Security COLA is calculated on the basis of the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, which does not accurately represent the buying habits of seniors.

The CPI-W reflects the purchasing patterns of workers, many of whom are younger and healthier than most Social Security recipients.

Social Security recipients spend more of their monthly budget on health care, food and housing than do younger workers, and all three of those categories have experienced meaningful price increases over the past year. As a consequence, the CPI-W underestimates how Social Security beneficiaries experience inflation, and how much their benefits should in fact increase to maintain purchasing power.

The Social Security COLA would be even more inaccurate and benefits would be even less adequate if recent proposals to adopt a chained consumer price index had been enacted. AARP has opposed all attempts to enact a Chained CPI, and will continue to do so, because the Chained CPI would further underreport inflation experienced by

The Consumer Price Index used by the government to calculate Social Security increases does not reflect seniors’ spending habits.

Social Security beneficiaries, and further erode their standard of living, cutting an estimated $127 billion in Social Security benefits from current and near retirees in the next 10 years alone.

The COLA announcement not only fails to reflect the actual healthcare and other expenditures of Social Security beneficiaries, but will actually contribute to a large increase in out-of-pocket healthcare costs for millions of Medicare enrollees.

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If the COLA was based on a measure which more accurately reflected the living expenses of seniors, there would have been a COLA for 2016.

Thus, premiums would be $120.70 and the deductible would be about $169. These are still significant increases, but much more manageable increases for seniors.

AARP urges Congress to reduce and mitigate the impact of the sudden, sharp increases in the Part B premium and deductible as soon as possible. Ideally, all Medicare beneficiaries should be held harmless in the face of no Social Security P COLA adjustment.

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Routines help keep us focused, organized and even healthy. However, if your health routine doesn’t include preparing for Medicare’s Open Enrollment, now’s the time to kick-start a new healthy habit.

If you have a Medicare health or prescription drug plan, you should review and compare coverage options. The Open Enrollment runs through Dec. 7 and there is still time to make changes to your plan. Even if you’re happy with your current coverage, you might find a better fit for your budget or your health needs. If you miss an Open Enrollment deadline, you’ll most likely have to wait a full year before you can change your plan.

Here are five things every Medicare beneficiary can do to get in the Medicare Open Enrollment routine.

1. Review your plan notice. Be sure to read any notices from your Medicare plan about changes for next year, especially your “Annual Notice of Change” letter. Look at your plan’s information to make sure your drugs are still covered and your doctors are still in network.

2. Think about what matters most to you.

Medicare health and drug plans change each year and so can your health needs. Do you need a new primary care doctor? Does your network include the specialist you want for an upcoming surgery?

Does your current plan cover your new medications? Does another plan offer the same value at a lower cost? Take stock of your health status and determine if you need to make a change.

3. Find out if you qualify for help paying for your Medicare. Learn about programs in your state to help with the costs of Medicare premiums, your Medicare Part A (hospital insurance) and Medicare Part B (medical insurance) deductibles, coinsurance and co-payments, and

Medicare prescription drug coverage costs. Visit Medicare.gov or make an appointment with a local State Health Insurance Assistance Program counselor if you need help.

4. Shop for plans that meet your needs and fit your budget. You can use the Medicare Plan Finder tool to see what other plans are offered in your area. A new plan may: Cost less; cover your drugs’ costs; or let you use the providers you want, like your doctor or pharmacy.

If you find that your current coverage still meets your needs, then you don’t need to make any changes. Remember, during Medicare Open Enrollment, you can decide to stay in Original Medicare or join a Medicare Advantage Plan. If you’re already in a Medicare Advantage Plan, you can switch back to Original Medicare.

5. Check your plan’s star rating before you enroll. The Medicare Plan Finder includes Star Ratings for the 2016 Medicare health and prescription drug plans. Plans are rated for quality on a one- to five-star scale: one star represents poor performance and five stars represent excellent performance. Be sure to use the ratings to compare the quality of any health and drug plans you are considering.

These are a few easy ways to finalize your Medicare Open Enrollment. You can also visit a local SHIP counselor. SHIP counselors provide free, one-on-one, nonbiased Medicare assistance. Get free personalized health insurance counseling by calling your SHIP at the number listed on the Medicare contacts page or call 1 (800) MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) and say “Agent.” Help is available 24 hours a day, including weekends. If you need help in a language other than English or Spanish, let the customer P service representative know the language.

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Giving back to seniors in your community Men and women looking to give back to their communities can do so in various ways. Some might coach youth sports teams, while others might organize food and clothing drives for the less fortunate.

Giving back to seniors in your town or city is another way to strengthen your community. Many seniors maintain their independence long past retirement age, but some may need a helping hand as they get older. The following are a handful of ways you can improve the quality of life of seniors in your community.

• Deliver meals. Seniors who are confined to their homes typically need to have their meals delivered to them. Men and women looking to help seniors can volunteer to work with their local Meals on Wheels program. Meals on Wheels boasts a national network of more than 5,000 independently run programs, and these programs rely on more than two million volunteers to deliver nutritious meals to seniors with limited mobility.

The need for volunteers to help seniors is likely to grow in the coming decades, as Meals on Wheels America notes that the percentage of the population that qualifies as seniors will grow from 18 percent in 2010 to 26 percent by 2050.

• Help around the house. The work required to maintain a home is considerable no matter a person’s age, but that task is even more difficult

Inviting elderly relatives or neighbors over to dinner and social gatherings is a great way to make them feel like the valued members of your community they are. for seniors. Even the healthiest seniors may not have the mobility or physical strength required to keep up with household chores. Offering to help a seniors maintain their home is a great way to improve their quality of life. Visit elderly relatives or neighbors and offer to mow their lawn, take out

their garbage or perform another task they might find challenging. Performing a few chores around their house won’t take long, but such gestures can have a big impact on seniors’ lives.

• Invite seniors over for dinner. Many seniors suffer from feelings of isolation, which can

contribute to depression. Families are now more geographically diverse, and a senior’s children and grandchildren may not live nearby. In such cases, it’s easy for seniors to grow lonely and feel isolated from their communities. Inviting seniors over for a weekly dinner or to backyard social gatherings can help them maintain a connection to their communities and reduce their feelings of isolation.

Extending such invitations also provides a great way for parents to instill in their children a respect for and appreciation of the elderly.

• Arrange transportation for seniors who no longer drive. Many seniors stop driving when they realize their skills behind the wheel have diminished. But even though they may relinquish their driver’s licenses, seniors still need to keep their doctor’s appointments and get out of the house.

Speak with your neighbors who also want to help seniors to arrange transportation for those who can no longer get themselves around town. Explain to seniors’ physicians when you or your neighbors are most available to get seniors to their appointments.

In addition, offer to drive seniors to the grocery store when making your own shopping trips.

Many seniors made valuable contributions to the communities they call home. And those communities can give back by helping seniors overP come the demands of aging.

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Managing the costs of assisted living As individuals age, various circumstances have to be reassessed. A current living situation may not be meeting the needs of a senior who may be having difficulty caring properly for himself or herself. Families often consider senior residences to provide welcoming and safe environments for their loved ones during the golden years of their lives. These facilities may range from independent living homes with minimal care offered to nursing homes that provide more intensive care when needed. Somewhere in the middle lies assisted living homes, which blend the independence of personal residences with other amenities, such as housekeeping, medication reminders or meal services.

Assisted living can be a viable option when a person can no longer live alone, but such facilities come with a price. According to a Market Survey of Long-Term Care Costs conducted by MetLife, the national average for assisted living base rates was $3,550 per month in 2012. In the 2015 Cost of Care Survey conducted by Genworth Financial, the assisted living, national-median monthly rate was now $3,600 — and it’s only expected to grow. Affording these homes and apartments can be challenging for those with fixed incomes, but there are some strategies that can help.

Consider the different options available to help pay for assisted living services.

The payment method that serves you best will depend on your unique circumstances, but there are options available.

• Long-term care insurance: Long-term care insurance is specialized insurance that is paid into and may cover the cost of assisted living facilities and other medical care, depending on the policy. The American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance says that only roughly 3 percent of Americans have this type

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• Personal savings: Some people have the means to pay for assisted living with their own savings and retirement nest eggs. However, it’s easy for savings to become depleted when facing a $40,000+ per year bill.

• Life insurance: A financial advisor may advocate to pay for assisted living with a life insurance policy. Some companies enable you

to cash out for “accelerated” or “living” benefits, which usually is a buy-back of the policy for 50 to 75 percent of the face value. Other third parties may purchase the policy for a settlement of a lump sum, again roughly 50 to 75 percent of the policy’s face value, according to Caring.com, an online source for support and information about the needs of aging people.

• Location: Costs of assisted living facilities vary depending on location. It’s possible to get a lower monthly rate simply by choosing a facility in a different state.

• Negotiation : Not all prices are set in stone. Speak with a manager at the facility and see if there is any price flexibility or move-in incentives. You also may be able to get a lower rate by negotiating certain a-la-carte costs against all-inclusive pricing. Perhaps you do not need laundry or shopping services, and family members can fill in the gaps, reducing your bill.

• Veteran’s benefits: Many veterans are eligible for care benefits that can offset the cost of assisted living care.

• Rooms: Opting for a smaller room or sharing a space can keep costs down as well. See if shared rooms are a possibility.

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hear the stories, that’s part of the allure.”

Bulloch will be joined by Dickey Beer, the stuntman for the character; John Morton, who played Fett in a single scene during “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” and Daniel Logan, who played young Boba Fett in “Star Wars: Attack of the Clones.”

Keeping with the Star Wars theme, children ages 4 to 15 will have the opportunity to be trained in the art of wielding a lightsaber, the swordlike weapon of choice for Jedis and Siths.

This event takes place throughout Sunday, which is dubbed “Kids’ Day.” But perhaps you’re a fan of the other Star franchise ... Star Trek, that is.

On Sunday at 1 p.m., iconic actress Nichelle Nichols will be beamed up to Queens for an hour-long appearance.

Nichols portrayed Lt. Nyota Uhura and was one of the first black main characters on television. She almost quit “Star Trek” after her first season, but civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. convinced her to stay on because she served as a role model for young black children.

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Frank Patz was a young Padawan when he saw the original Star Wars movies decades ago.

Now, just two weeks from the premiere of the legendary sci-fi franchise’s seventh installment, Patz is bringing the Force to Ozone Park this weekend for the second annual WinterCon convention.

“Everybody’s excited. It’s probably going to be the biggest opening,” Patz, founder of the convention, said of the imminent debut of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

“We want to get people ready for this movie,” he added.

One of the more silent characters in the movies will be making a lot of noise at the two-day convention.

Jeremy Bulloch, who portrayed the bounty hunter Boba Fett, will appear at a 3 p.m. panel on Saturday to discuss what it was like to act as the iconic character.

“It’s an opportunity to meet someone that was actually involved in this,” Patz said of Bulloch’s role in the original “Star Wars” trilogy. “You want to

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W H AT ’ S H A P P E N I N G EXHIBITS “Untitled,” mural by artist Mickalene Thomas, who explores beauty and what it means to be a woman. Thru Jan. 17. “Catalyst,” new projects

by Meredith James, Kameelah Janan Rasheed and Casey Tang. Looks at how personal and cultural forces form narratives. Thru Feb. 28. Queens Museum, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $8 adults, $4 students, free under 12. Info: queensmuseum.org.

Poetry writing workshop group: Explore the craft of poetry writing, enrollment is free and open to all. Every Tues. 1:30-3 p.m., Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road.

Sponsored by Queens Community House. Info: (718) 268-5960, queenscommunityhouse.org.

“Altered Appearances,” images that are not always what they appear to be. Thru Jan. 4. Fisher Landau Center for Art, 38-27 30 St., Long Island City. Free.

(718) 937-0727, flcart.org.

“Walkers: Hollywood Afterlives in Art and Artifact,” art exhibit explores Hollywood movies as contemporary artwork. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $12 adults, $9 seniors and students, $3 kids 3-12. Info: movingimage.us.

MUSIC Winter choral concert, Community Singers of Queens, Sat., Dec. 5, 8 p.m. The Church on the Hill, 167-07 35 Ave., Flushing. $10. Info: (718) 658-1021.

5th annual Winter Music Festival, Sun., Dec. 6, 4 p.m. Grace Episcopal Church, 14-15 Clintonville St., Whitestone. $15; $10 kids 16 and under; kids 5 and under free. Refreshments served. Info: (718) 767-6305, gracechurchwhitestone.org.

Classical music concert. The Queensboro Symphony Orchestra presents Beethoven’s 7th Symphony, Sibelius’ Violin Concerto featuring soloist Yosub Kim and more. Sun., Dec. 6, 7 p.m. Mary’s Nativity Church, 46-02 Parsons Blvd., Flushing. Free-will offering. Info: facebook.com/queensborosymphonyorchestra.

“The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” Bayside Glee Club winter concert, Church on the Hill, 167-07 35 Ave., Sun., Dec. 13, 3 p.m. $10. Contact: baysidegleeclub.org.

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Defensive driving course, for insurance and point reduction, sponsored by the National Safety Council. Sat., Dec. 5, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. St. Mel’s Church, 26-15 154 St., Flushing, $45 pp. Info/ register: (631) 360-9720.

“The Pajama Game” by the Parkside Players, Fri.Sat., Dec. 4-5, 8 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, 103-15 Union Tpke., Forest Hills. Info/tickets: (718) 3537388 or (516) 520-9474, parksideplayers.com.

“The Merchant of Venice,” staged Shakespeare reading by Queens Library and Titan Theatre Company. Mon., Dec. 7, 5:30 p.m., Flushing Library, 41-17 Main St. Info: titantheatrecompany.com.

HOLIDAY EVENTS Holiday celebration, Fri., Dec. 4, 7 p.m. The Center at Maple Grove, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. Special dramatic presentation of “Jacob’s Gift,” the story of how Jacob Riis brought Christ-

Advanced ESL & U.S. citizenship courses, by Latin Cultural Center of Queens. Tues. and Thurs., 6-8 p.m.

Now thru Dec. 17. PS 13Q, 55-01 94 St., Elmhurst.

Free. Info: (718) 261-7664, laccq@aol.com.

The Queensboro Symphony Orchestra returns to Mary’s Nativity Church in Flushing on Dec. 6.

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mas caroling to America in 1911, with Victorian carolers. Free. Info/RSVP: (347) 878-6614.

Santa Bike Ride, Sun., Dec. 6, meet 9 a.m. at Travers Park, Jackson Heights. About 3 mile ride with Santa and police escort thru Jackson Heights/Corona to end at Queens Museum at about 11:15 a.m. for story/music time. Wear your favorite holiday outfit.

Info: (718) 581-4036, Claudia_Corcino@yahoo.com.

Wreath making, Sat.-Sun., Dec. 5-6, 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m. Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park. Workshop is $25 nonmembers, $20 members per wreath (bring own garden shear), registration required. Info/reg.: (718) 347-3276, ext. 301. queensfarm.org.

Winter solstice & tree lighting, Sun., Dec. 6, 1-5 p.m. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Live music by “The Rough Dozen,” photos with Santa (fee required), Garden tour, botanical crafts, tree-lighting ceremony with Santa at 5 p.m.

Dress for the weather. Free with Garden admission.

Info: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org.

KIDS/TEENS Gym and creative exploration for disabled preschool children (ages 3-5) and their families, every Mon. and Wed., 3-4:30 p.m. Samuel Field Y, 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy, Little Neck. $5 per family. Info: Amanda, (718) 423-6111 ext. 242, ASmith@sfy.org.

Free art classes, Latin American Cultural Center of Queens at ARROW Community Center, 35-30 35 St., Astoria. For ages 8-16, every Tues. and Thurs., 4:30-6 p.m. and Sat., 10-11:30 a.m. Info: (718) 261-7664, laccq@aol.com.

“Then and Now with The Bowne House, ” a children’s workshop for ages 4-10. Explore local history with an archaeological exhibit and experience Colonial winter with crafts and toy-making. Sun., Dec. 6, 1-2:30 p.m., Flushing Library, 41-17 Main St. Free. Contact: bownehouseeducation@gmail.com.

Arts for Kids, Sun., Dec. 6, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Handson art, kids ages 5-12 and adult companion. Info: queensmuseum.org.

Boy Scouts Troop 383 invites 11- to 17-year-old boys to join. Mondays, 6:30-9:30 p.m., St. Pancras’ Pfeiffer Hall, 68 St. and Myrtle Ave., Glendale. Info: Sal, stpancrastroop383@gmail.com.

Conservative Hebrew school, Howard Beach Judea Center, Sunday school for children 5-7 years; school twice weekly for children 8-13 to learn Hebrew and Jewish holidays. 162-05 90 St. Info: (718) 845-9443.

COMMUNITY Saturday night dance, Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, Sat., Dec 5, 8 p.m.-12 a.m. $8 members, $10 nonmembers. Call: (718) 478-3100.

Queens County Bird Club presents “Harbor Herons: Waterbirds of New York Harbor” with Audubon scientist Susan Elbin. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston, Wed., Dec. 16, 8 p.m. Free. Info: qcbirdclub.org.

Rego Park Jewish Center Bingo, every Tues. in Dec., 97-30 Queens Blvd. Early game, 7 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m., regular games at 7:15 p.m., $4 includes 12 games. Cash prizes, everyone 18 and over. Info: (718) 459-1000.

Richmond Hill Bingo. Every night (except Tues.), 6:30 p.m. Also every Wed., Thurs. and Sat., 11 a.m.

117-09 Hillside Ave. Great cash prizes daily. Must be 18 or over to play. Info: (718) 847-1418.

CLASSES Watercolor classes, National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy., Douglaston, Wed., 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. Call: (718) 969-1128.

HOLIDAY FLEA MARKETS 27th annual craft and Christmas gift sale, Broad Channel Crafters, Fri., Dec. 4, 6-9 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 5, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. American Legion Hall, 209 Cross Bay Blvd. Kitchen also open. All proceeds benefit the Wounded Warriors Project.

Our Lady of Hope, Sat., Dec. 5, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Indoors, Eliot Ave. at 71 St., Middle Village.

Redeemer Lutheran Church, Christmas fair and café, Sat., Dec. 5, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Parish hall, 36-01 Bell Blvd., Bayside. Info: Sue (718) 224-7197.

Jamaica Market, winter craft market, by Queens Night Market and Greater Jamaica Development Corp. Sat., Dec. 5, 12 and 19, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. 15915 Jamaica Ave. Gifts, foods, local performers and more. Info: queensnightmarket.com.

St. Raphael’s Church, Christmas boutique, Sat., Dec. 5, 4-6 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 6, 8 a.m.2 p.m. 35-20 Greenpoint Ave., rectory basement, Long Island City. Info: (718) 729-8957, straphaelrectory@yahoo.com.

St. Josaphat’s Church, Christmas craft sale and ethnic Polish bake sale, parish hall. Sat., Dec. 5, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 6, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sun., Dec. 13, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 35 Ave. and 210 St., Bayside.

Temple Beth Sholom of Flushing annual bazaar.

Sat., Dec. 5, 5:30-9:30 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 6, 11 a.m.7:30 p.m.; Mon. Dec. 7, 4:30-8 p.m. 171-39 Northern Blvd., Flushing.

American Martyrs Church, holiday fair, Sun., Dec. 6, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 79-43 Bell Blvd. at Union Tpke., Bayside. Parking available.

Holiday market at Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, Sun., Dec. 6, 13, 20, 12-6 p.m. 29-19 24 Ave., Astoria. Info: astoriamarket.com.

Flushing Town Hall, winter holiday festival and market, Sun., Dec. 6, 1-5 p.m. 137-35 Northern Blvd.

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Exhibit explores borders, physical and allegorical

by Victoria Zunitch

both the physical and metaphorical meanings of borders. It runs through Dec. 31, and We most commonly use the concept of is free, with museum-suggested admission. borders as stark dividing lines creating an Bordr, which now has an app, launches either-or situation: Are you in-country, or exhibitions and seeks to create understandout? A border tells us where something ing and curiosity across Europe, the U.S. begins and someand Southern Africa. thing ends.

The exhibition But as an abstract includes 16 photos, concept, we someeach of them 7 feet times need to draw a tall, of individual peoborder arbitrarily. We ple who have crossed When: Now through Dec. 31 may need to define some kind of border.

Where: Queens Museum, where one neighborThey are from Flushing Meadows h o o d b eg ins a n d Q ue ens, Swe den, Corona Park another ends in order Jordan, Malawi and to draw a map, but Mozambique.

Entry: Free; queensmuseum.org the life and heart of Each large photo is the Astoria neighboraccompanied by a hood flows freely smaller one that furover the “border” into Elmhurst with ther illustrates the border each person has impunity. crossed and a narrative card describing the As a part of an ongoing series, “What- experience.

Border Have You Crossed?” at the Queens One child offers a picture she deems Museum, the international nongovernmen- funny because it shows the border between tal organization Bordr, which grew out of a dancing and standing still. “Dancing-Stand2011 project with the museum, has mount- ing Still” shows one of the child’s friends ed an exhibit in which it seeks to explore clearly posing motionless while the other qboro contributor

‘What Border Have You Crossed?’

Chalkboard writings from visitors’ responses to questions are a part of the exhibit “What PHOTO BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH Border Have You Crossed?” at the Queens Museum. camp “stands” still in his 7-foot picture while an inset shows his temporary Saudi passport. He said he studied the Quran but couldn’t get a mosque job because he didn’t continued on page page 00 51

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Festival allows for interaction with authors

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The book is a biography of pioneering writer Richard Durham, creator of the qboro editor It’s not every day that a book’s pages radio series “Destination Freedom” that come to life, but this weekend, readers featured the lives of African-American will have the opportunity to connect with heroes, like Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman. He was also a reporter and several authors on their work.

For the 7th annual Langston Hughes editor for the African-American newspaLiterar y Ar ts Festival at the Queens pers Chicago Defender and Muhammed Library branch and cultural center of Speaks.

“His life and his accomplishments the same name, writers will present an a r r ay of wo r k s , f ro m ro ma n c e to were pretty phenomenal for the time,” Williams said. biographies.

She added that Andrew Jackson, Durham and Hughes executive director of were good friends, the Langston Hughes despite t heir age Communit y Librar y gap, Hughes serving and Cultural Center, as a mentor to him. said this year’s gathWhen: Dec. 5, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Author Mar y C. ering, which includes Where: Langston Hughes Bounds, an awarde ig ht aut hor s a nd Community Library, winning journalist, o n e m o d e r a t o r, 100-01 Northern Blvd., will present her book, focuses on forming Corona “A Light Shines in connections between Entry: Free, queenslibrary.org H a r l e m ,” w h i c h writers and the examines how many community. fo lk s, inc luding a “They know the book but to meet the author is a whole hero of the civil rights movement, educators and activists, joined to form New new experience,” Jackson said.

The library’s Black Heritage Reference York’s first charter school, Sisulu-Walker Center of Queens County houses the Charter School of Harlem.

She described the book as a “story state’s largest public circulating collection of material — approximately 45,000 titles about how people of different backgrounds really came together to create — on the black experience.

Author Sonja D. Williams, who is also a this school, set their differences aside ... radio producer and professor at Howard t o c r e a t e s o m e t h i ng l a rg e r t h a n University, will present her book, “Word themselves.”

Books will also be available for purWarrior: Richard Durham, Radio and FreeQ chase and signing at the event. dom,” about 15 years in the making.

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continued from page page 00 45 continued from Harrison of “Planet of the Apes” fame; While many of the scheduled guests Linda Ballantyne and Susan Roman, both are convention veterans, Wintercon voice actors in the “Sailor Moon” anime 2015 will host one actor who is making s er i e s ; St eve G ut t enb erg f ro m t h e his first such appearance.

“Police Academy” series; Johnny BrenTsugutoshi Komada, who played the good nan, who voices Mort in “Family Guy”; robot Jet Jaguar in and more. t h e 197 3 m ov i e The big guy him“Godzilla vs. Megself will also be alon,” has never done there: Santa Claus! such an event, During Kids’ Day, When: Dec. 5, 10:30 a.m. according to Patz, but children will be able to 8 p.m.; Dec. 6, on Saturday at 1 p.m. to take pictures with 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. will appear at a panel Kris Kringle.

Where: Resorts World Casino, alongside Haruo NakBut behind the 110-00 Rockaway Blvd. ajima, who has big, red outfit lies a Tickets: Various: $8-$85 played the legendary gift in and of itself: nywintercon.com monster Godzilla in Santa Claus will be several films. played by WWE legPatz said that talk end Mick Foley. has already garnered a lot of interest.

“He loves playing Santa Claus,” Patz “We weren’t expecting the popularity said. “It’s the most unique Santa photo we got when we put it on our Facebook you’ll ever take.” and social media pages,” he said.

Former W WE wrestlers King Kong The list of stars goes on and on: Aus- Bundy and Tito Santana are also slated tin St. John, who played the red power to be at WinterCon. r a nger in t h e ea r ly-’ 9 0 s T V s er i e s Comic book fanatics will also get their “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”; Linda chance to see some of the best artists.

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Awakening the Force, and more, at WinterCon

Children will have the opportunity to be trained in the art of lightsaber dueling, as seen here, at WinterCon 2015. On the cover: More young Jedis, with a Princess Leia cosplayer, PHOTOS COURTESY FRANK PATZ at a prior Con. Neal Adams, Batman and Superman artist, will appear alongside his artistic family who are also exper ienced in bringing superheroes to life. Adams appeared at last year’s Wintercon.

Dave Dorman, who illustrated many “Star Wars” comics, will also be there.

To find out how to be one with the Force and buy tickets to the convention, Q visit nywintercon.com.

Holiday Toy Drive The Queens Chronicle’s 21st Annual Holiday Toy Drive is on Now!

For more information please call Lisa at 718-205-8000 Ext. 110

during business hours: 9 am to 5 pm, Monday thru Friday to any of these participating locations:

QUEENS CHRONICLE OFFICE 62-33 Woodhaven Boulevard, Rego Park, NY 11374 After Hours and on Weekends: Toys can be dropped off next door at

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Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. 159-53 102nd Street Howard Beach and 66-85 73rd Place Middle Village

Councilman Donovan Richards Jr. 234-26A Merrick Blvd.

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Assemblyman Ed Braunstein 213-33 39th Ave., Suite 238 Bayside

Senator Leroy Comrie 113-43 Farmers Blvd.

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Councilman Daniel Dromm 37-32 75th Street, 1st Floor Jackson Heights

Assemblyman Mike Miller 83-91 Woodhaven Blvd.

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Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer 47-01 Queens Blvd., Suite 205 Sunnyside

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For Children in 5 Queens Homeless Shelters: Saratoga Family Inn Dove House Metro Family Residence Boulevard Family Residence The King’s Inn

Please bring NEW, UNWRAPPED and UNUSED TOYS for Children in Queens Homeless Shelters NOW through TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22nd

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SNAP of Eastern Queens Innovative Senior Center for adults 60+. 80-45 Winchester Blvd., Queens Village. Classes — Exercise every Mon.: advanced, 11 a.m.; beginners, 1 p.m. Every Tues.: magic and ABC computer class, 10 a.m. Every Wed.: armchair yoga, 9 a.m.; Zumba gold, 10 a.m.

Every Thurs.: creative writing, 11 a.m.; painting, 1 p.m. Every Fri.: fall prevention, 10 a.m.; women’s discussion group, 11 a.m.

Jamaica Service Program for Older Adults, 92-47 165 St., Jamaica, details its safety program about rent, Medicaid and food stamps. Call (718) 657-6500 for appointment. Free.

SUPPORT GROUPS Caregiver support groups, Queens Community House, 108-25 62 Drive, Forest Hills & Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road. Do you provide help to a family member, friend or neighbor? Could you use some help yourself? Forest Hills groups meet Mon. and Wed. evenings and Tues. afternoons twice per month.

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Forest Hills Russian-speaking group meets Tues. afternoons once per month. Contact: Larisa Raziyeva (718) 592-5757 ext. 247.

Overeaters Anonymous meets weekly for weight loss and other issues. Info: oa.org.

Long Island Consultation Center, 97-29 64 Road, Rego Park, Sun., 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Call: (718) 937-0163. Rego Park Library, 91-41 63 Drive, Thurs., 12:15-1:40 p.m. Call: (718) 459-5140. Holy Child Jesus Outreach Center, 112-06 86 Ave., Richmond Hill, Tues., 7:30-9 p.m. Call: (718) 564-7027.

Alcoholics Anonymous, daily meetings around Queens for those with a drinking problem. Info: (718) 520-5021, queensaa.org.

Al-anon, self-help group for anyone affected by another’s drinking: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 82 St. and 34 Ave., Parish house, 1st floor, Jackson Heights, every Tues. Contact: jacksonheightsalanonon@gmail.com. Resurrection Ascension Pastoral Center basement, 85-18 61 Road, Rego Park, every Sun. 12 p.m.

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GRASP (Grief Recovery After Substance Passing): Find peer-lead grief support for those who have lost a loved one to substance abuse. Meetings held once a month. Info on date, times and location: nycmetrograsp@gmail.com.

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ACROSS 1 Andy’s pal of old 5 Comic Margaret 8 Rue the run 12 Cougar 13 Explanation 14 “Animal House” group 15 Voters’ choice 17 -- accompli 18 Lair 19 Squid squirt 20 Striped animal 21 “CSI” evidence 22 Pen name?

23 Trip around the world?

26 With 6-Down, Peter Pan’s foe 30 Bellow 31 Pooch 32 Really enjoying 33 Three-part European union 35 Friars Club event 36 Dove’s comment 37 Junior 38 Ashen 41 Suitable 42 Hot tub 45 Wrinkly fruit 46 Ouster 48 “Scat!”

49 Fond du --, WI 50 Leer at 51 Oscar winner Goldie 52 “-- Doubtfire” 53 Melt

DOWN 1 Mimicked 2 Stubborn one 3 Portent 4 Pouch 5 Wedgwood product 6 See 26-Across 7 Possess 8 Fondness 9 Grouch 10 Tresses 11 “At Last” singer James 16 Coloration

20 Type of code 21 Way 22 Satchel 23 Scepter topper 24 Fish eggs 25 Prohibit 26 Courteney of “Friends” 27 Literary collection 28 Part of TGIF 29 “To be or -- ...”

31 Pair 34 Actress Myrna

35 Campus mil. program 37 Glasses, slangily 38 Shove 39 Old Turkish title 40 Unhurried 41 Open slightly 42 Unspoken “Alas!”

43 Silents star Negri 44 From the beginning 46 Shade provider 47 Youngster54 Trawler need

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have citizenship. His wife was able to teach but because women aren’t allowed to travel alone in Saudi Arabia, he had to accompany her to her job each day. They spent seven years in that situation, he said.

As one enters the exhibition, the photos are lined up to one’s left but you can also choose to interact at right. A large map of the world asks, “Where are your borders?”

Most people posted notes naming countries, but some mention experiences such as illnesses, concepts or life stages such as retirement or coming-of-age.

Three large chalkboards invite visitors to answer three sets of questions. First, “Where do you come from?” Almost all mention places, such as Trinidad, Pakistan, Hungary and so on. A rebel mentioned “Mars,” and someone said, “Blood.”

The next board asks, “Why? Where?

How? and Do you cross the border?” The answers here get more interesting. “I do not know.” “Dreams.” “Family Money.”

By the time the last chalkboard is reached, with its question,“Where are you going?,” very few mention place names — “Australia” or “Hell’s Kitchen.” Many say “home,” and quite a few make religious references: one to “paradise” and many to “heaven,” or “To God.”

Visitors can also participate in a digital interaction, entering where they started and where they ended up, and seeing their answers appear on the screen some time later.

All of these different ways of experiencing borders bring to mind the idea of border as process rather than place.

We may not always know when we are on the border. But as we move through our lives, the most dramatic changes and momentous movements eventually become defined as here where we are, there where we used to be, and the place in between, Q the border.

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2268 CRESCENT STREET, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/28/15. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 3 Creamery Drive, New Windsor, NY 12553. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

3071 35TH STREET LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12 /18 /14. Amended to 3282 37TH STREET LLC on 11/19 /15. Of fice : Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 25-56 31st Street, #302, Astoria, N Y 11102. Purpose : Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 11/12/2015, bearing Index Number NC-00075115/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) CHRISTINA (Last) QIU. My present name is (First) QING ( Last) QIU. My present address is 4210 Colden Street, Apt.# 622, Flushing, NY 113554806. My place of birth is CHINA. My date of birth is April 11, 1995.

Forever Paid Productions LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/22/15. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 147-17 Brookville Blvd, Rosedale, NY 11422. Registered Agent: Dennis R. Bembury, 35 Eileen Way, Edison, NY 08837. Purpose: General.

One&Only Data Systems, LLC, a domestic LLC, filled with SSNY on 07/01/2015. Office location: Queens County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Kenneth M. Rubin, 1865 211th Street, Suite 6C, Bayside, NY 11360.

General purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF WMXF, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/16/2015.

Office location: Queens County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process may be serviced and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: Michael X. Tang, Esq., 39-01 MAIN ST., STE 203, FLUSHING, NY 11354.

Principal business address: 136-17 39th Avenue, Suite 322, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: any lawful act.

2322 28th Street LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/3/15.

Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 147-24 8th Ave., Whitestone, NY 11357. General purpose.

3132 Partners LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/8/15. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 31-18a Broadway, Long Island City, NY 11106.

Purpose: General.

Notice of formation of Cosmic Web Systems LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/30/2015. Office located in Queens County.

SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: Princy Thayyil, 8438 Lefferts Blvd., 3, Kew Gardens, NY 11415.

Purpose: IT Consulting and Quality Assurance Services.

Iron Lion, LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/11/15.

Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to C/O United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: General.

Q & Y 168 LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/3/15.

Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 61-35 218th St, Bayside, NY 11364.

Purpose: General.

Notice of Formation of YELLOW COMPASS GROUP, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/11/15. Office location: Queens County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Edward Henderson, 30-56 Whitestone Expwy., Flushing, NY 11354, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 25-49/53 38th Street Astoria LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/19/15. Office location: Q u e e n s C o u n t y. S S N Y designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 27-20 Skillman Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101.

Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 395 Autumn Ave LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 10/20/15. Office location: Queens County.

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

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7234 47 Ave., Woodside, NY 11377.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

NOTICE OF FORMATION (DOM LLC) OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: DAVI TAX & ACCOUNTING, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/29/2015.

Office location: New York County.

Amended 11/16/15 to Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 2642 30TH STREET, ASTORIA, NY 11102. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of KAROMA USA, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/8/2015. Office location, County of Queens. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 12-44 Clintonville St., Ste. 2C, Whitestone, NY 11357.

Purpose: any lawful act.

Rehab World Physical Therapy PLLC, a domestic PLLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 7/13/15. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the PLLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The PLLC, 3815 Northern Blvd., Long Island City, NY 11101.

Purpose: Physical Therapy.

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Notice of Formation of 2605 GC OWNER, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/19/15. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: Douglaston Development, 42-09 235th St., 2nd Fl., Douglaston, NY 11363. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

41 Avenue Realty Group, LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 06/02/15. Office Location: Queens County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 132-48 41st Ave., Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

ENIGMATOYS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/13/2015. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O US Corp.

Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave, Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Reg Agent: US Corp. Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave, Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation: King Li LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on October 27, 2015. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copies of any process served against the LLC to King Li LLC, 24808 54th Ave, Little Neck, NY 11362. Purpose: Any lawful purpose or activity.

SHARPE HOLDINGS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/25/2014. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 2061 Steinway St., Astoria, NY 11105. Reg Agent: Tinesha Sharpe, 2061 Steinway St., Ste 1R Office, Astoria, NY 11105.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

3053 47TH STREET REALTY, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/28/2015. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Marino Ceko, 28-47 44th Street, Astoria, NY 11103. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Boysdancetoo LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/2/15. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to C/O Michael Colucci, 35-20 Broadway The Quinn Bldg 4R, Astoria, NY 11106.

Purpose: General.

Fenton Jagan LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/2/15. Office location: Queens County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 150-48 99th Pl., Ste. 2, Ozone Park, NY 11417. General purpose.

MJ Skincare LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 9/28/15.

Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 212-14 39th Ave., Bayside, NY 11361.

General purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Sona Thali LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/17/2015.

Office location: Queens County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC c/o SUTPHIN DRUGS INC, 143-03 HILLSIDE AVE., JAMAICA, NY 11435 Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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The philanthropy of the Phipps

Clash of the mediocre

by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

The Phipps Houses is the oldest and largest nonprofit developer, owner and manager of affordable housing in New York City: a philanthropic organization for workingAn artist’s rendering of the Phipps Garden Apartments in class families.

Henry Phipps Jr. (1839-1930) was Sunnyside, 1931. the son of a English immigrant shoemaker who joined with Andrew Carne- Stein, the son of a funeral cabinet maker, and gie to build up the Carnegie Steel Co. Phipps Henry Wright, a devout Quaker, both men dedicated to the new Garden City movement was the second-largest shareholder.

Carnegie and Phipps both decided to give of the 1920s. The landscaping was designed back and help others. In 1905 Phipps started by a woman abandoned by her parents at the his housing developments here. In the age of 12, landscape architect Marjorie Depression he built the Phipps Garden Sewell Cautley. The grounds featured Dutch, Apartments on 39th Avenue between 50th Italian and English gardens.

Phipps had two daughters and three sons, and 52nd streets in Sunnyside. Opening in September 1931, they offered apartment who continued their father’s philanthropic choices of one and a half rooms to five and a works. Upon his death, it was published that half rooms in six-story elevator and four-sto- he had given $7 million to charity.

Phipps is not a household name like Carnry non-elevator buildings. The interior park covers 60,000 square feet, three-quarters the egie mainly because they are a quiet family, dedicated to raising and racing horses. Great size of Gramercy Park.

The two architects Phipps hired and grandson Stuart Janney III sites on the Board Q assigned to complete this feat were Clarence of Trustees of the organization today.

CENTURY 21 AMIABLE II

Given that they share the New York NFL market and only meet during the regular season once every four years, there is always excitement when the Giants and Jets face each other, as they will this Sunday, irrespective of their won-loss records.

The Giants have been disappointing but even with a 5-6 record have to be considered favorites to win the pathetically weak NFC East. The Jets at 6-5 have, as per custom, no shot at dethroning the perennial AFC East champs, the New England Patriots, but like countless other teams, they have wild card aspirations.

As long as Tom Coughlin has been coaching the Giants, Big Blue has had the upper hand against Gang Green in these games. When the Super Bowl-bound Giants manhandled the Jets four years ago, it not only ended the Jets playoff hopes but in retrospect precipitated a decline that would culminate with Rex Ryan’s dismissal as Jets head coach at the end of last season.

Following the 38-20 whipping of the Miami Dolphins last Sunday I asked Jets QB Ryan Fitzpatrick about the hoopla that will come with his team playing the other NFL tenants of MetLife Stadium, and if it would be comparable to his college days when his Harvard Crimson played the Yale Bulldogs.

Fitzpatrick agreed that the analogy was

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appropriate and appeared happy to reminisce about his days in Cambridge, Mass. “I’m not sure how much you want to hear about Harvard, but yes, the Yale game was different,” he said.

“It wasn’t only because of the rivalry with Yale but because it was the last game of the season and it would be the last football game most of the seniors would ever play.”

The Jets paid tribute to their Queens heritage on Sunday when two of the best running backs in their history, Matt Snell and Emerson Boozer, who wreaked havoc against opposing defenses at Shea Stadium in the late 1960s and early 1970s, were inducted into the team’s Ring of Honor. Snell, who has had a running feud with the Jets ever since his retirement in 1972 for reasons that have never been made public, was a no-show.

The Jets and Giants won’t be the only rivals going at it. Tomorrow night our NBA teams, the Knicks and the Nets, will meet for the first time this season at Madison Square Garden.

The Nets have played hard under head coach Lionel Hollins, as exemplified by taking the NBA champion Warriors to overtime and giving LeBron James and the Cavaliers all that they could handle last month. As is generally the case with bad teams, however, they lost those close ones.

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