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Carriage ban bill to be introduced The gloves are off as activists on both sides prepare for vote early next year

by Tess McRae Associate Editor

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he epic battle between animal rights groups and Central Park horse carriage drivers has come to a head as Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) announced a bill that would ban the centuries-old practice from the city’s most iconic park.

“The morality of a nation can be judged by the way society treats its animals,” Dromm said in a prepared statement.

“Horses don’t belong on New York City’s congested streets amid cars and pollutions. There have been too many crashes and too many horse deaths and injuries to justify the continuation of this industry.”

The proposal to abolish the industry was one of the platforms Mayor de Blasio stood on while campaigning, though the specifics have shifted over the past months.

As it stands, the bill would ban the practice by May 31, 2016. To soften the blow to drivers — many of whom immigrated from Ireland — the city would provide job training and a medallion for green taxis.

“That’s never going to happen,” Paul McDaid, a Woodside resident and longtime carriage driver, said. “I ain’t driving no green cab, I’m already driving the greenest cab you can: a horse and carriage.”

But the decision now lies in the hands of the City Council, though it is not clear in which direction many will vote.

Twenty five officials, including, in Queens, Councilmembers Julissa Ferreras (D-East Elmhurst), Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton), Peter Koo (D-Flushing), Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) and Ruben Wills (D-Jamaica), have not committed either way.

There are 11 members here who have publicly come out

Horses around Central Park may soon be no more if a new City PHOTO COURTESY CARUBA / FLICKR Council bill is passed. against the legislation, including Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria), Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale), Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills), Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans), Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) and Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens).

Meanwhile 13 electeds stand by NYClass, Dromm and the

mayor, including Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside).

McDaid and the Teamsters union — which represents the carriage drivers — are, not surprisingly, passionately against the bill. The group has developed a larger and larger following over the past year as recent Quinnipiac polls indicate more than half of New Yorkers want the horses to stay in Central Park and big names, including actor Liam Neeson — a fellow Irishman — publicly condemn the mayor’s plan.

But while the drivers have garnered support, groups like NYClass, PETA and Friends of Animals — all of which pushed for such a bill to be introduced — have become more and more active.

“The mayor’s plan is excellent because it addresses the complaints of not just the horses, but the drivers as well,” Allie Feldman, executive director of NYClass, said. “They’re doing something that’s archaic and it’s time to transition.

When the carriage drivers make the switch, it’s going to be better for them and better for the horses in the long run.”

The fate of the horses differ, depending on which side of the argument one talks to.

According to NYClass, the horses will be taken from the drivers to “be placed in adoption homes and be provided with lifetime funding.”

Feldman “guaranteed” several times the horses would be cared and paid for, for their entire lives. The standard cost per month would be at least $1,000 per horse — there are 200 horses working in Central Park — which includes boarding, shoes, grooming materials and food. Medicinal treatments and regular visits from veterinary doctors could tack on additional costs.

McDaid said he’d take care of his three horses — Samson, Dream and John Henry — as long as he could. continued on page 27

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Ribbon-cutting ceremony officially celebrates opening of PS 316

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

The very first day of school for students at Queens Explorers Elementary School in Ozone Park may have been back in September, but school and elected officials gathered in the gymnasium on Monday to officially celebrate the opening of the borough’s newest public school.

“It is with great pride that I lead this school,” Melissa Compson, the principal and force behind the school’s innovative curriculum, said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

“For many years I have worked and dreamed to lead a school, and I could not have dreamt of a nicer building in a nicer community.”

Compson, joined by her staff and fellow administrators, told parents how she always yearned to build a school program and curriculum around three core values: trust, respect and responsibility.

“Ever y thing we do in this school is designed to align with those values,” she said.

Parents and elected officials were treated to a series of singing

Teachers and administrators of the Queens Explorers Elementary School, also known as PS 316, in Ozone Park following a ribbon-cutting celebration for the new school, which started classes in September. PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY and dancing performances by the you ng st udents at tending the school, dubbed PS 316, which serves 444 children from pre-kindergarten to fifth grade and offers special education classes.

The building at 90-07 101 Ave. sits at the former site of the St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr Catholic elementary school, which in 2008 merged with nearby Nativity

BVM School to form the Divine Mercy Catholic Academy.

T he Diocese of Brook ly n, which includes Queens parishes, sold the site to the city for $4.2 million in 2011, so that a public school might be built and a playground could be developed across the street from where the old convent used to be.

Cou ncilman Er ic Ulr ich

(R-Ozone Park), who grew up near the school as a child, called the $4.2 million price tag for the property “the best bargain we ever got since Peter Stuyvesant purchased the island of Manhattan for $22.”

“This building and this facility will be around for so many years that not only your children will be attending school here, but God willing their children and their

great-grandchildren will be coming here to learn in a beautiful, brand-new state of the art facility,” he said.

Assembly man Mi ke Miller (D-Woodhaven) said Tuesday was a “great day” because of the school’s celebration.

“You have a great opportunity to make sure our children get the best education possible and you did that by putting a phenomenal staff together,” he said.

“I’m happy to be a part of this celebration.”

“I want to thank all of those who have had a hand in developing this school and building this school and for those who continue to come in and support this school as the year progresses,” Compson said.

She also thanked the Ozone Park community for being open to the idea of a new public school.

“I want to thank all of the families for welcoming us into this community and into your lives as we partner to mold our young children into productive and happy Q human beings,” she said.

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Hamilton Beach gets road fix update City preparing to fix 104th Street after years of complaints by residents

by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

A stretch of 104th Street in Hamilton Beach has been in poor condition for years. Now, the city is preparing to take steps that might lead to the repair of the street by mid-2015, according PHOTO BY STEVE FISHER to a spokesman with the DOT.

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The city is preparing to fix a stretch of 104th Street in Hamilton Beach, the Queens Chronicle has learned.

After the Chronicle last week reported on the poor condition of the road and the residents’ long wait for answers from city officials on when it will be fixed, a Department of Transportation spokesman last Wednesday said in an email that the street was determined to have been damaged

by Superstorm Sandy in October 2011 by officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

“The city spent several months working with FEMA to determine the funding the city would receive and DOT informed elected officials and the Community Board that repairs were included in phase 2 work,” the spokesman added. “Currently, DDC is preparing the bid documents and its current schedule for contract registration is June 2015.”

A spokesman with the city Department of Design and Construction confirmed that it is preparing requests for proposals for a contractor to fix the road.

A spokesman for FEMA also confirmed it went out to survey the street following Sandy.

The estimated cost of repairing the stretch of road, which is about 2,000 feet long, is $132,595.69.

The road was just one of about 1,000 that the agency surveyed along with the city in the aftermath of the storm, which left thousands of properties in the borough in need of repairs.

Despite the news, New Hamilton Beach Civic Association

President Roger Gendron said he’s not ready to believe anything.

“I’m still not going to believe anything until I see shovels in the ground,” he said. “It’s not anything substantial. It doesn’t show me anything will be worked on. Until they answer to myself and our local elected officials directly and we have something in writing from them, I’m very hesitant to believe anything will happen.”

Gendron also refuted the claim that the road damage was caused by Superstorm Sandy.

“I couldn’t begin to understand why they said the damage was caused by Sandy,” he said. “This has been a constant headache we’ve had. It’s not like Superstorm Sandy caused the damage, it may have enhanced it.”

Gendron also said the six-month wait for the contract registration will only exasperate the problems that residents have with the street, including damage to cars.

Residents of Hamilton Beach are preparing to send Mayor de Blasio a petition to direct his DOT commissioner to fix the road, Gendron said last week.

Gendron last week outlined the history of the road and residents’ t roubles with com mu n icating with cit y officials.

The street has been in disrepair since 1997, after the city ripped up the road as part of a sewer upgrade project.

Several of the roads in the community were repaved and maintained since then, with the exception of 104th Street.

Gendron said residents have failed to get answers from Q the city as to when the road would be fixed.

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Waldbaum’s lot decried by residents Racers meet up at Howard Beach property, keep neighbors up at night

by Anthony O’Reilly

He also told the story of how one night he saw a female driver sleeping in her car, A group of streets in Howard Beach are with her foot on the brake.

Neal has called the cops on the group being overtaken by people meeting up in the Waldbaum’s parking lot on Cross Bay many times, but claims that someone must Boulevard and playing loud music, con- have a police scanner because the cars disducting lewd acts and racing along the perse before the authorities arrive.

“By the time the corridor. cops show up, which “ T h is ne e d s t o hey’re coming in with sometimes takes two stop,” one resident hou rs, t hey’re all who identified himthese sports cars and gone,” he said. self as Neal said.

A n off icer with Neal, who lives they’re urinating, they’re the 106th Precinct’s near the Waldbaum’s Community Affairs at 156-01 Cross Bay drinking and possibly division confirmed Blvd., said people smoking marijuana.” officers are aware of have been gathering the residents’ coninside the parking — Joe Thompson, president of the cerns and are worklot to prepare for Howard Beach Civilian Observation Patrol ing to alleviate the races dow n the problem. boulevard.

And while the police have not yet conHe said the group has overrun his quiet block, which consists primarily of senior fronted the group of rowdy racers, residents are receiving help from the Howard citizens.

“I never thought this would’ve happened Beach Civilian Observation Patrol.

Joe Thompson, president of the patrol on my block,” he said. “I would have never moved here if I thought this was going to group, said he has received calls from residents surrounding the supermarket about happen.”

Neal said the people who gather in the the activity going on in the parking lot.

“They’re coming in with these sports parking lot have also taken to littering the nearby streets with garbage, beer bottles cars and they’re urinating, they’re drinking continued on page 27 and drug paraphernalia.

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tate lawmakers are seeking a pay raise, and many of them should get one.

Now, before you throw this newspaper across the room in disgust, hear us out and take special note of the innovative pay structure we propose for our Assembly members and state senators.

Their base pay is $79,500, a figure that has not increased in 15 years. Their jobs technically are part-time, and while many lawmakers treat them as such and have other jobs, some do not. For example, South Queens’ lawmakers, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder and Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr., do not have any positions other than the ones they were elected to and therefore have no other earned income (we’re not talking about returns on any investments or other “unearned” income here).

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, on the other hand, reportedly makes at least $150,000 a year in his private capacity as an attorney, on top of his state salary, while Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver reportedly makes at least $650,000 a year on the outside.

Why should these two leaders, who must put a lot of hours into their other jobs, make the same as the Goldfeders

and Addabbos who don’t have other jobs?

We propose a two-tier pay system for the Legislature. Let those who work second jobs continue to make $79,500. But let those who dedicate themselves to their lawmaking careers get a raise. Their pay should be at least $112,500, which is the salary for members of the City Council. It can be argued that state legislators have more responsibility than Council members because they’re in a higher level of government and make laws for about twice as many people. It’s really unfair that they make so much less than city lawmakers do. And how many people go without a raise for 15 years straight?

Yes, of course some are corrupt. Raising their salaries is not meant to reward those who are; in fact it might reduce the incentives for stealing public money. And it would be easy enough to confirm who has outside earned income and who doesn’t through their tax returns.

Lawmakers could vote on a raise this month, before the legislative session ends, because they can only grant themselves raises that start in the next session. A two-tier pay structure seems like a fair way to reward those who deserve a raise while denying those who don’t, while being fair to the taxpayer above all.

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Pot’s effects ignored Dear Editor: I read your article about our politicians’ views on legalizing marijuana for recreational use (“What’s your rep’s take on the toke?” Nov. 27), and one thing really struck me. The only reason that legalizing it is being considered is because so many people are getting arrested for it and our government does not want them to have a criminal record. Thus, make it legal.

There is no mention about the fact that the drug does impair judgment. I don’t think anybody wants to see people driving high or going to school stoned. The argument here never brings up the pros and cons of pot versus alcohol. There is no rational discussion about whether it has any health issues, or whether it could be a gateway to other drug use. Nothing © Copyright 2014 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved.

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e understand the natural inclination of many animal lovers to want carriage horses removed from the streets of Manhattan but in the end cannot support them.

If there were concrete evidence the animals are abused, as some anti-carriage people claim, that would be one thing. But there isn’t. There’s no reason to believe their caretakers don’t treat them as well as they can. It’s in their best interests to do so.

Mayor de Blasio wants to ban the carriages, though he’s put off doing anything about it for some time. He owes a big debt to anti-carriage group NYClass, which spent a lot of money trashing his chief rival for mayor, Christine Quinn, last year.

Now he’s trying to pay it back — the supposed man of the people siding with rich donors against working-class carriage drivers. Trying. The divided City Council may not pass the bill he needs to do it.

Good. As long as the horses are well-cared for, there’s no compelling reason to end this romantic city tradition. Keep the carriages, and the jobs.

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about how legalizing it would indicate to people that it is not bad to use. No, we are just admitting that lots of people are breaking the law, and rather than try to stop them — just remove that law.

I am not saying if I am for or against making marijuana legal. Just that if we want to entertain that idea, we have to look at all the facts.

What’s next? If enough people start shoplifting, make that legal too?

Lee Rottenberg Middle Village

Bag-fee boondoggle Dear Editor: Re “No to shopping bag fees,” Editorial, Nov. 20: Councilmembers Brad Lander (D-Brooklyn) and Margaret Chin (D-Manhattan), in order to reduce the use of plastic bags, have suggested that charging 10 cents a bag would “incentivize” customers to become more environmentally conscious. Who asked them to

make me environmentally conscious?

Plastic bags, now considered an environmental problem, were introduced when other politicians called a halt to paper bags in order to save the trees.

If this bill passes, New Yorkers will not only be paying 10 cents for every plastic bag, they’ll be paying the nonprofit distributors of the reusable ones, once the New York City cow is available to be milked. There isn’t a nonprofit organization in New York that isn’t subsidized by city taxes. A new boondoggle will have been created.

Lander, Chin and Councilman Donovan Richards argue that the 10-cent fee on each bag makes sense. To whom? Remember all the sense Obamacare made? Why should small businesses keep the 10-cent fee? When did New Yorkers agree to subsidize small businessmen? They also say it’s been shown that consumers don’t shop less when fees are enacted. Why would they shop less? You still have to buy the same amount of food. And health officials say reusable bags need to be

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Dear Editor: As I have periodically written over 20 years, “Gridlock Central” (front-page headline, Nov. 27, Northern Queens edition) and the accompanying “Worsening traffic decried in Flushing,” by Liz Rhoades, did not have to be.

In the early 1960s Flushing Municipal Parking Lot 1 was thought of for construction of an intermodal bus terminal. This facility would take hundreds of buses off the surrounding streets. Since that time, generation after generation of public officials on a bipartisan basis for 50 years have failed to secure any funding necessary to support this badly needed transportation improvement.

Since the 1960s, there has been an explosion in the number of commuters riding buses to Flushing and transferring to the subway. This has been complemented by a huge growth of businesses accompanied by the demolition of homes to support construction of apartment houses and multifamily homes in the surrounding neighborhood. Just walk in any direction from the corner of

Oil boys and Indians Dear Editor: One of the most controversial issues to come before the GOP 114th Congress will be the Keystone XL Pipeline. Let me explain why Canada’s dirty-sand crude oil has to come all the way to Texas.

Canada seeks to become a global player in the petroleum market. The proven reserves in Alberta’s oil sands are second only to Saudi Arabia’s oil fields. A Canadian company wanted to build a $5.8 billion pipeline to transport oil 731 miles from Alberta to Kitimat, in the rainforest of British Columbia. Giant tankers would thread between a jigsaw of islands to and from Kitimat. At the port, they would load up on petrol from Alberta. A West Coast oil port would open the oil sands to Asian refiners.

Environmental groups have opposed the pipeline, especially Canada’s First Nations.

“This is one of the biggest environmental threats we’ve ever seen,” said Ian McAllister of Pacific Wild, a wilderness protection group.

Sixty-one Canadian First Nations announced they would not allow the oil pipeline to cross their traditional territory. Their legal authority was based on aboriginal rights.

As a result, Canada’s petro boys looked to their old oil cousins in America. Who came to the rescue? Why, GOP leaders Mitch McConnell and John Boehner. They will fight “tooth ’n’ nail” with Barack Obama for the pipeline. Like Canada’s First Nations, U.S. environmental groups are opposed to the pipeline crossing the Great Sioux reservation. They cite the Sioux Treaty of 1868, which guarantees the Lakota-Arapaho Nation ownership of their lands.

So the uproar, which started in Canada, has crossed the border to become our uproar.

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A stranger’s kindness Dear Editor: While I was shopping in Key Food recently and feeling a bit down, a gentleman suddenly appeared in my aisle. He asked me if I was all right, or if I needed anything. I told him, “No, thank you.” His reply was, “Are you sure?”

With that he put something in my hand and told me to go on and do my shopping. When I looked to see what he had given me, to my surprise it was a $20 bill.

I looked all over the store for him but he had disappeared. He will never know how much his help meant on that particular day. Because of his kindness, I was able to buy the things I really needed. I hope he will see this letter from a very grateful 81-year-old grandma, who will never forget that day.

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Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Downtown Flushing and see.

Constr uction of a climate-controlled intermodal bus terminal could assist in improving traffic and pedestrian circulation throughout Downtown Flushing. Tens of thousands of rush-hour riders would be protected from heat, cold, rain, snow and winds.

There would be a smoother transfer between bus and subway. Perhaps the project could be combined with plans to rehabilitate the LIRR station in Flushing. Opportunities would still be available for air rights above the bus terminal for parking and development of retail, office or residential units.

How disappointing that no elected official ever stepped forward to honor this commitment. Diogenes is still looking for an MTA or public official to add this project to the MTA’s proposed 2015-19 capital plan.

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washed if they’re not to incubate germs from leaking meat and other containers. Extra work, anyone?

Taxes and fees are becoming prohibitive in New York. Our councilmen should be seeking ways to lower, not to add to them.

In California, farmers are suffering from drought. The EPA cut off their water in order to save a snail on the edge of extinction. Unemployed people and farms no longer producing are OK, as long as the snail survives.

What we need is a law that requires politicians to give their ideas a trial run before inflicting them on the public, and then telling us how much sense they make.

Like Sen. Chuck Schumer, who pushed Obamacare on what Jonathan Gruber, the law’s chief architect, called “the stupidity of the American voters,” before anyone even read it, Lander, Chin and Richards should find something more worthy of their genius to occupy their minds.

Have they tried Tiddly Winks?

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A report by a special MTA commission stated last week that the transportation agency must add new transit options in its system to continue serving a growing population, an assessment that Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) sees as supportive of his proposal to reactivate the Rockaway Beach rail line.

“The @ReinventTranspo report agrees with @MTA, elected officials residents, the @NYDailyNews and so many more that we must restore @RBL1910,” Goldfeder said in a tweet shortly after the report was released.

The 90-page report, released on Nov. 25 by the MTA Transportation Reinvention Commission, stated in its executive summary that the agency, “must aggressively expand the capacity of the existing system both to alleviate constraints and to meet the needs of growing ridership, thereby providing greater redundancy and limiting service disruptions, which are key to resilient service.”

The commission was empaneled by Gov. Cuomo earlier this year to make suggestions for the MTA’s 2015-19 capital plan.

Included in its recommendations to the MTA, the commission said light rail transit could help alleviate congestion on the public transit system, but does not specify where it could be placed.

But Goldfeder believes the report can “not be taken any other way” than supporting the reactivation of unused right of ways.

In its report, the commission said the MTA must learn from “agencies that have leveraged existing rail lines and unused rights-of-way to add new rail services.”

“It basically makes the argument I’ve been making for the past three years,” Goldfeder said of the report.

Goldfeder said he testified in front of the commission months ago, advocating for the utilization of unused right of ways.

“The most expensive part of any transit infrastructure is their right-of-way,” he said.

“You keep the expansion affordable by keeping the right-of-ways that you already have.”

He acknowledged that the study does not specifically mention the dormant Rockaway Beach rail line, but added that “there aren’t that many” places to put a light rail train in New York City.

The estimated cost of reactivating the rail line is between $700 million and $900 million, according to Goldfeder.

Goldfeder has asked Cuomo to allocate a portion of the state’s $5 billion surplus, acquired through threatening legal action against financial companies in the wake of the 2008 recession, toward the reactivation of the rail line.

If the rail line is reactivated, it would cancel out a proposal by the Trust for Public Land to turn the roadbed into a 3.5-mile s t r e t c h of p a r k l a n d k n ow n a s t h e QueensWay. The commission’s report followed a survey completed by the Queens College Department of Urban Studies last month that determined 500,000 riders could benefit from the reactivation of the line.

The reactivation proposal has also received the support of state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and Rep. Jerrold Nadler Q (D-Manhattan).

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Queens Crosstown line Rail line articles do would be a boon for all little to educate public Midtown Manhatby Philip McManus The Queens Public Transit Committee tan by subway and is asking the people of Queens and the it’s getting worse.

We are killing region to support the restoration of the Queens Rockaway Beach Line, the new ourselves and our Queens Crosstown. This unused transit neig hbor s w it h corridor is only two to six blocks east and overcrowded, danparallel to Woodhaven Boulevard, the gerous and unrelimost congested and dangerous roadway in able roa dways, Queens. Formerly a branch of the Long buses and trains, Island Railroad, its right-of-way remains longer emergency largely intact and is owned by the City of response times, accident injuries and fatalities, pollution, disease, stress, fear, isolaNew York.

State Assemblyman Philip Goldfeder; tion, decreased property values, increased state Senator Tony Avella; U.S. Reps. taxes, unemployment, poverty, crime, sufGregory Meeks, Hakeem Jeffries and Jerr- fering and a lower quality of life.

The Queens Rockaway Beach Line, the old Nadler; City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, chairman of the Council Com- new Queens Crosstown, will save time mittee on Transportation; Assembly Dis- and money. Saving money creates more trict Leaders Lew Simon and Geraldine money and economic opportunities...More Chapey; John Samuelsen, president of jobs, higher incomes, higher property valTWU Local 100; New York Daily News; ues and more business opportunities, higher tax revenues The Wave; Queens without increasing Tr ibu ne ; Q ue e n s t a xe s. E c onom ic Courier; and Times Newsweekly have ravel time to Manhattan growth is good for our quality of life. all called for reactiwould be cut in half for T he t r ai n w ill vating the line. In bring more people addition, CommuniRockaway residents if and money together ty Boards 5, 10 and faster. You can travel 14 support the trains ran again. further and see more restoration. family, friends, and We need the new Queens Crosstown to alleviate our slow, neighbors. It’s cleaner, faster and more dangerous, overcrowded, and unreliable efficient to take a train especially during rush hour. Imagine saving one hour each transit system and roadways in Queens.

Our communities have been struggling day for 20 years. That’s a lot of time and in terms of economic opportunity, access money.

Our city is bigger and better because of to jobs and schools and in attracting local development, businesses and employment. our transportation system. We want our One of the key reasons is inferior city to have the greatest transit system in the world but we need to invest in faster transportation.

Traveling between north and south transportation so we can grow and Queens is almost impossible. It takes at prosper.

Ridership and congestion are increasing least two and a half hours to travel across the borough in some areas. People in the every day and we are at record levels. The Rockaways must travel either through new Queens Crosstown is inevitable ... we Manhattan or take several buses to reach must expand our transit system now.

Queens and the outer boroughs deserve destinations in their own borough. Via the old Rockaway Beach Line, it took 45 min- a faster and expanded transit system just utes or less to travel from our part of like Manhattan. It’s time for our city govQueens to Midtown Manhattan. It now ernment to treat us as equals.

The new Queens Crosstown (QRBL) takes 90 minutes door to door to get to will unite and bring more people together across Queens and the region while the QueensWay will continue to separate, divide and isolate people with a private, exclusive dead end park.

Please ask your family and friends and commuters to sign our petition Queens Rockaway Beach Line and support the Reactivation of the Queens Rockaway Beach Line, the New Queens Crosstown. Q Philip McManus is leader of the The author, right, calls for restored service Queens Public Transit Committee and a resident of Rockaway Park.

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by Stephen Lieber I read the November 20 South Queens park, with all of edition of the Chronicle with a great deal it s ex t e n sio n s , of interest. In particular I appreciate the r u ns f rom K iseffort that the editors are making in cov- s e n a P a r k t o ering the competing proposals to develop Alley Pond Park. the former LIRR Rockaway line. The It is a section of paper has repeatedly provided the read- the former Vaners with advocates for both proposals, for d e r b i l t M o t o r P a r k w ay. T h i s a park and for a rail line.

This particular edition had a story, r u n s t h r o u g h “Use surplus cash on rail line: Goldfed- parks and through quiet residential comer” by Anthony O’Reilly, reporting on munities, passing over many busy roads.

Assemblyman Goldfeder’s proposal for Many people do not know about this rail service. The other, an Opinion by park. It is not heavily used.

Comparing the Queensway with the Andrea Crawford, argues in favor of Manhattan High Line is a serious mispark space.

Unfortunately I believe that both arti- take. The current Queensway proposal is cles are a disservice to the readers. Both for a dead end that largely runs through are unrealistic in what they say. They fail an industrial area. Adjacent are repair to accurately present the costs and bene- shops, factories, warehouses and a slaughterhouse. Only a por tion is fits of these proposals.

In a letter to Governor Cuomo, Gold- through a residential neighborhood. The s ou t h e r n t e r m i nu s feder is quoted as statends abr uptly nea r ing this this would Liberty Avenue and cost “somewhere he general public does not lin k with b et we e n $ 60 0 a nd would benefit from another park. There is $900 million”. If this no real reason to think were the case then it more accurate info that this would serve would have been built Queens residents very years ago. Even if no on both proposals. well. additional stations are A rail line would opened, the project involves restoring and rebuilding miles greatly benefit many people, especially of track. Overpasses must be rehabilitat- those living in the Rockaways. It would ed. Much of it must be enclosed with also serve travelers to JFK and to Aquefencing. There must also be improve- duct. It might also help to spur further ments to the existing stations. It is diffi- development at Aqueduct. A convention cult to imagine the existing stations center is possible although this is far being re-used without adding elevators from certain. This project can have major and other changes. The only stations that economic benefits to Queens.

Absent from all proposals is the idea currently have elevators are Howard Beach and Mott Avenue. A new rail line of using the line for subway service. The requires that stations have handicapped 63rd Street tunnel, currently used only for the “F” train, is currently being access. This is very expensive.

It is a mistake to follow business as extended into the Sunnyside yard. Yes, usual, which is to provide a low quote this is through the same swampy area and then repeatedly ask for additional that LIRR failed to plan for. There is a revenue. Look at the East Side Access for right of way adjacent to the LIRR main the LIRR: After years of delays and cost line. There is already a tunnel that goes overruns the project once again had to under the LIRR and links with the Rockrequest additional funds. Why? This is away line. Construction on this connecbecause they never budgeted for tunnel- tion has been taking place for years and ing through a swampy section in Sunny- is nearing completion. What are the costs side. However, officials knew about that of using this for the rail project to the condition from the start. This did not Rockaways?

I believe that proper jour nalism serve the MTA, the city or the citizens requires that the readers be provided very well.

Crawford’s rebuttal is equally fantas- with better information. All of us would tic. She argues that this would provide be better served if we had realistic pro“new recreation opportunities for the jections of the costs and benefits of all of Q 322,000 people living within a mile.” these proposals.

Stephen Lieber is a field representaHowever, neither she nor any other Queensway advocates have mentioned tive for the New York State Insurance that Queens is home to the original Fund and a lifelong Queens resident who “High Line” park. This is Kissena Cor- lives in Howard Beach.

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City planning head touts rezoning idea Weisbrod seeks to bring affordable housing to Queens neighborhoods

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Carl Weisbrod, director of the Department of City Planning, was born and raised in Queens.

But he did not come to Monday’s Borough Board meeting to tell members about Queens’ past, but rather to tell them about what his department is doing to prepare the borough for its future.

“I have a very good sense of the borough,” Weisbrod said. “It’s honestly the borough that I feel has the greatest potential of any borough.”

Weisbrod spent a majority of his time telling borough board members about how his department is seeking to increase the number of affordable housing units throughout the city, saying officials needed to address the number of people who are without homes.

“We have to look no further than the 58,000 people who are sleeping in homeless shelters tonight, 25,000 of them children,” he said. “For a civilized society this is really unacceptable and we have to address this.”

One tool that Weisbrod said the city will use is requiring new developments in rezoned areas to include affordable housing, no longer making it an option for builders.

“It’s not going to be an incentive, but a

Joseph Conley, chairman of Community Board 2, questions Carl Weisbrod, director of the city Planning Department, on new plans to bring affordable housing units to the area. Weisbrod touted PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY the new initiatives, the details of which will be released early next year. requirement,” Weisbrod said of affordable housing.

The parameters of that program will be announced early next year, Weisbrod said.

Some borough board members asked Weisbrod if the requirement for affordable housing could also be placed on areas that have been rezoned in the past decade, to

which the official responded he would look into that possibility.

He added that where affordable housing units would be placed would be discussed among elected officials and community orga n i zat ions before a ny th i ng is implemented.

“We’re doing this through a consensus,”

he said. “I do not believe in planning from above.”

He also said the requirement for affordable housing would be contingent on an area’s space and population.

“It will probably differ in different types of markets,” he said. “It will not be one size fits all.”

The requirement for affordable housing in new developments loosely mirrors that of the Astoria Cove project, which last week was approved by the City Council after the developers promised 27 percent of its units would be affordable.

“I just think we got the most exquisite result on Astoria Cove,” he said, congratulating Councilman Costa Constantindes (D-Astoria) on negotiating the deal. “I think this is an example of the land use process working really well.”

Weisbrod, responding to a question from Councilwoman Liz Crowley (D-Glendale), also said the city would be open to looking into adding new transportation alternatives to its system.

“That’s a discussion worth having,” he said.

Both Weisbrod and Borough President Melinda Katz were late to Monday’s meeting, due to traffic.

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What took about three weeks to set up was illuminated in less than a second when the Falzetta family flipped the switch on their Christmas lights display in front of their house at 133-32 122 St. in South Ozone Park.

The house has lit up their quiet street and has been spreading Christmas cheer for years now.

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It’s been 10 years since the annual Santa Claus Parade was held in Bayside and Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) decided to revive it, in conjunction with the Bayside Village BID. Participants will line up at 4:30 p.m. in a parking lot on 36th Avenue and proceed a half hour later down Bell Boulevard to the Long Island Rail Road station on 41st Avenue.

That will be followed by a tree and menorah lighting and the switching o n of h o l i d a y l i g h t s o n B e l l Boulevard.

Vallone promises entertainment on a temporary stage by area youth and free refreshments for all.

The councilman wanted to revive the old tradition and believes it will be a boost for small businesses in the area.

The original parade was started around 1995 by the late Ben Fried, but was eliminated in 2004 because Q there was no one to organize it.

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Kiwanis donates to toy drive The Howard Beach Kiwanis Club on Monday donated a $500 check to the Queens Chronicle for the paper’s 20th annual Toy Drive to benefit needy children.

Club Vice President Bobby LoCascio, left, and Club President John Spagnuolo, right, presented the check to Queens Chronicle Publisher Mark Weidler.

The money will be used to purchase Christmas presents for homeless children living in shelters throughout the borough.

New, unwrapped present s can be dropped off at the Queens Chronicle office, located at 62-33 Woodhaven Blvd. in Rego Park, Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m through Dec. 22.

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They also specialize in helping you get out of a bad lease and into a new and better-priced automobile.

They will make your car-buying experience a pleasure. Their white-glove service includes a knowledgeable staff and free delivery of your new car to your home or business. Candela is not shy to reinforce Marquis Auto of Queens’ business model. “We pride ourselves on servicing our community. We don’t just sell cars, we build relationships.”

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Like many of us, the owners were hit hard by Sandy and understand that even though it has been two years since the storm, most are still in recovery mode. That’s why Marquis Auto of Queens continues to provide discounts to those who were affected by Sandy. Grace Candela, General Manager and Director of Sales, vows to stay committed to those still in recovery. “Most people lost multiple cars as a result of the storm and were forced to either lease or finance a car right away. Because of that, most signed bad leases or likely overpaid for their cars. We want to help. Tell us you were

affected by Sandy and we will further discount our already low prices. We want to help rebuild our community.”

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More Santa letters from homeless kids Children at the Family Residence write their wish lists — please help Managing Editor

This week, the Queens Chronicle is focusing on children living at the Metro Family Residence in Woodside, one of the recipients in our 20th annual holiday toy drive.

There are 134 youngsters staying at that city homeless shelter now, ranging in age from infant to 18 years old. They are away from home and their friends and many must attend a new school.

Uprooting children is even more difficult at holiday time, when mom and dad may not have enough money to buy special gifts.

That’s where you come in. We need your new, unwrapped gifts to make their dreams come true.

Here is a sampling of some of their letters to Santa Claus: “Santa, I can’t wait until Christmas time when I get to open my presents! Boy, oh boy, I am excited. Merry Christmas, Santa and don’t forget to bring presents to all the good kids all over the world.”

The letter was from Giovanni and he wants any Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toy, such as interactive dolls, and a subway train set.

Julian, 3, wants a Thomas the Tank toy, a Buzz Lightyear doll and books. Melody wants a Rainbow Dash doll from My Little Pony and Beanie Babies, while Kevin wants art supplies,

Grimlock with Optimus Prime from Transformers and Legos.

LaMani, 8, likes the Ever After High dolls and dolls from “Frozen.” “I help Mommy with my sister and I behave in school,” she wrote.

Autumn, 5, asks for Monster High dolls, especially the sea monster and the vampire.Nicholas, 4, wants a train set, a helicopter and a magnetic board with let ters and numbers.

Marcus loves to read and wants two Harry Potter books: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” and “Har ry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.”

Nae, 12, says she works hard in school. “I’m preparing myself for the specialized high school test. I want to get into a high school for the gifted and talented,” she said.

She would like gift cards to Barnes & Noble and P.S. Kids for some winter clothes.

The Chronicle is collecting gifts for children in four city homeless shelters in Queens and a safe house in Eastern Queens for victims of domestic violence.

The other three family shelters are the Boulevard Family Residence in Elmhurst, the Kings Inn in East Elmhurst and the Saratoga

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The other recipient is Dove House, an emergency shelter for battered women or men and their children.

New, unwrapped gifts can be dropped off at the Chronicle office at 62-33 Woodhaven Blvd., in Rego Park, Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. th If you can’t deliver gifts to the Chronicle during regular office hours, you can leave them at Barosa Brick Oven Pizza, next door at 62-37 Woodhaven Blvd.

Area elected officials also have drop-off boxes in their offices. They include: State Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr., 159-53 102 St., Howard B e a c h a n d 66-85 73 Place, Middle Village; Assemblyman Ed Braunstein, 213-33 39 Ave., suite 238, Bayside; Councilman Danny Dromm, 37-32 75 St., first f loor, Jackson Heights; Councilman Donovan Richards Jr., 234-26A Merrick Blvd., Laurelton; and Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, 47-01 Queens Blvd., Suite 205, Sunnyside.

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Tots drive ends in early December. However, it will continue to collect gifts for the Chronicle at the following locations: Jennifer Convertibles and K-Mart, both in the Metro Mall in Middle Village; Carlo’s Pizza and Astoria Federal Savings, both on Metropolitan Avenue in Middle Village; McDonald’s, 70-02 Cooper Ave. in Glendale; Trader Joe’s on Metropolitan Avenue in Forest Hills; VFW Post 885, 120-19 14 Road, College Point; American Legion Post 131, 10-20 Clintonville St., Whitestone; and Jayaram Medical, 65-17 Myrtle Ave., Glendale.

We would like to give a special shout-out to the Howard Beach Kiwanis Club, which donated $500 to the toy drive. Early birds who brought in toys include Marilyn Demina of Woodhaven; Vicki Soblick of Rego Park; Richard Weyhausen of Flushing; Robert and Caryn Perlman of Forest Hills; Ellen McRae of Queens Village; Sheila Troy of Long Island; Vincent Ciccia of Flushing, Connexion 1 Real Estate of Howard Beach and Rita and Jerry of Forest Hills.

The Chronicle toy and gift drive will end on Dec. 22, which is only 2 1/2 weeks away.The sooner we get your contributions, the quicker we can deliver them.

And don’t forget the teens, who like gifts such as perfume, jewelry, makeup, scarves and Q CDs. We look forward to seeing you.

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More community schools for Queens City launches program to target specific needs of struggling schools

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Forty-f ive struggling public schools throughout the city, including three in Queens, have been partnered with community-based organizations to focus on the individual needs of children, off icials announced on Monday.

“For our students to succeed they must be in school learning, and within the community school model, the whole needs of students are addressed,” said Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña in a written statement announcing the program.

“Not only can there be an eye clinic or additional guidance counselors to address the social and emotional needs of our students, but parent involvement and engagement happens every single day. When I visit schools and see parents volunteering in the classroom, sitting in a communal room having coffee and discussing how to support their kids, I know these schools will become anchors within their communities and our students are the winners.”

The $52 million, four-year program will identify the needs of students struggling in public schools, and seek to improve them during their time in the system.

“Every student comes to class with different challenges that can make it difficult to learn,” Mayor de Blasio said. “Communi-

Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña and Mayor de Blasio on Monday announced that forty-five public schools, including three in Queens, will be partnered with community organizations to PHOTO COURTESY NYC MAYOR target the specific needs of struggling students. ty Schools respond to families’ needs in innovative ways so that students become more likely to attend class, and better able to focus and succeed. We know that when this model is done right, it has a proven track record of strong academic results.”

Education union officials also praised the

program announced on Monday.

“The beauty of a Community School is that it is built on the idea that we are stronger together,” Karen Alford, vice president for Elementary Schools for the United Federation of Teachers, said in a written statement. “Schools are stronger when they are

paired with community partners.”

The Queens schools joining the program are PS 78, the Robert F. Wagner Jr. School located at 48-09 Center Blvd. in Long Island City; Rockaway Collegiate High School, located at 100-00 Beach Channel Dr.; and PS/MS 42, the R. Vernam School located at 488 Beach 66th St. in Arverne.

The organization teaming up with both PS 78 and Rockaway Collegiate High School will be Partnership with Children, a group focused on “Staff professional development and training, crisis and mental health counseling, mentoring, academic support and tutoring, family social services,” city officials said.

Family Health International 360 will team up with PS 42, focusing on “Social and emotional support for students, family support and social services, school team-building day, parent communication and engagement, peer leadership and mentoring, academic support,” officials said.

The three community schools will join 11 others throughout Queens that will receive “one extra hour of instruction per school day, the creation of afterschool programs, better engagement with parents and extra professional training for teachers,” as part of a $150 million plan announced by the mayor in early November. PS 42 was a part of that Q initiative as well.

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Tech devices missing from schools: Stringer More than 1,800 computers were unaccounted for or missing entirely and nearly 400 laptops and tablets were found unpacked and unused in ten Department of Education locations, raising concerns that millions in comput-

er equipment may be lost citywide, according to an audit of DOE inventory control over nearly $200 million in computer purchases released Tuesday by city Comptroller Scott Stringer.

In Queens, the audit found the following problems: • four devices unaccounted for and 120 unused at PS 152 in Woodside; • six computers unaccounted for and two iPads not listed on inventory at JHS 217 in Jamaica; • two iPads not listed on inventory at PS 165 in Flushing; and • 25 computers unaccounted for and five devices unused at Francis Lewis High School in Fresh Meadows.

“It is an insult to families who are desperate to access technology for their children to leave brand new computers and tablets unused in closets and storage facilities,” Stringer said in announcing the results. “If auditors can’t locate an average of 180 computers per DOE location, Q this may be just the tip of the iceberg.”

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Elected officials and community advocates voiced their anger Wednesday afternoon over a grand jury’s decision not to indict the police officer whose chokehold on scofflaw Eric Garner led to the Staten Island resident’s death.

Garner died July 17 as he was resisting arrest for allegedly selling loose cigarettes, something he had a long record of doing.

Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo put him in a chokehold, against official NYPD policy, to bring him to the ground, though some supporters claim the move was really just a headlock.

Garner complained he could not breathe, but Pantaleo and several other officers, as well as emergency service personnel who responded to the scene, stood idly by as he died. It was all captured on video.

The Medical Examiner’s office determined that the constriction of Garner’s airwaves was the primary cause of his death, though his health problems were a contributing factor.

Outraged activists planned to protest the grand jury’s decision not to charge Pantaleo with any crime at 5:30 p.m. today, Dec. 4, in Downtown Manhattan’s Foley Square.

Many elected officials, including several from Queens, share their anger over the case.

“Once again, our broken criminal justice system has failed to hold a police officer accountable for the unjustified killing of an unarmed African-American man,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn, Queens) said in a prepared statement. “The failure to indict is a stunning miscarriage of justice, and makes clear that equal protection under the law does not exist for all Americans.” Q

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Mayor introduces NYPD body cameras Pilot program begins this week; Jamaica precinct will participate

by Victoria Zunitch Chronicle Contributor

Fifty-four officers in six Police Department commands, including the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica, are poised to begin a pilot program testing two different types of body cameras, the mayor announced Wednesday in College Point.

The 103rd and two other precincts in other boroughs will begin testing one type of camera Friday and three more precincts will begin testing the other next week.

“This pilot program, I think, is a sign of great hope and possibility. Something that will not only give us some additional information but really give people greater confidence,” de Blasio said at a press conference held at the still-unopened Police Academy.

“When something happens, to have a video record of it from the police officer’s perspective is going to help in many, many ways and is going to improve the work of law enforcement,” de Blasio said.

The mayor and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton were on hand to demonstrate the equipment at the academy which won’t officially open until January.

The pilot project is part of the requirements under a 2013 ruling against the city

by Judge Shira Scheindlin in the Floyd, et al. v. City of New York case that challenged the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policies.

Mayor de Blasio, at lectern, next to Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and other officials at the new Police Academy in College Point, announces a pilot program to test body cameras for police PHOTO BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH on Wednesday.

Police Officer Efrain Morales and Police Officer Joshua Jones from Public Service Area 2, a New York City Housing Authority Patrol in Brooklyn participating in the pilot, demonstrated the camera in a dramatized traffic stop inside the academy’s street scene training area.

In a mock roadway area complete with a fire hydrant, a large artificial tree and a nearby cafe, they exited a patrol car, swiped their hands in a downward motion

to begin recording and conducted a traffic stop interview with an officer playing a civilia n, then sw iped agai n to stop recording.

Bratton said the experience of other police departments show that body cameras improve the behavior of police officers and civilians alike and usually vindicate officers in complaint situations.

De Blasio put the cameras in the perspective of his administration’s efforts to

improve police relationships with communities, including a reduction of stop-andfrisk, a reduction in low-level marijuana arrests, pending re-training of all police officers, a reinforced Civilian Complaint Review Board with an inspector general for the NYPD, and a $130 million investment in mental health programs to address the large number of police encounters with the mentally ill.

Bratton and de Blasio said the pilot project’s results will help determine how and when the use of body cameras will be expanded. Some of the questions that need to be answered include whether unintended consequences will emerge, how to balance privacy concerns with Freedom of Information law requirements and how to pay for video storage, the cost of which far exceeds the cost of cameras.

Scheindlin’s ruling requires the precincts with the most stop-and-frisk stops to participate in the pilot. In addition to the 103rd and PSA 2, they are the 40th Precinct in the Bronx; the 23rd Precinct in East Harlem; the 75th Precinct in East New York, Brooklyn; and the 120th Precinct on Staten Island, where Eric Garner died in July after being put in a police chokehold.

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Ex-library trustees’ lawsuit dismissed Six sued Queens BP Katz after she removed them due to Galante crisis

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trustees, and Mayor de Blasio, whose office takes turns with the borough president’s to A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit make board appointments, removed two othbrought against Borough President Melinda ers. Two more who were with the pro-Galante Katz by six former Queens Library trustees faction then resigned.

But the six trustees canned by Katz filed a who had sought to have their dismissals overfederal lawsuit against her and state Attorney turned by the court, Katz announced Sunday.

The six were members of a faction that had General Eric Schneiderman, claiming their dismissal was an illegal shielded now-suspended power grab and that the librar y President and new law was unconstituCEO Tom Galante from attempts by a minority of he Court’s decision tional because the library is a private institution. the board to put him on underscores just Although it gets more leave while investigations than 85 percent of its into alleged financial mishow specious their funding from the taxpaymanagement played out, er, the Queens Library and that had refused to claims were ...” system, like the two that provide city Comptroller serve the other four borScott Stringer with all the — Borough President Melinda Katz oughs, is a nonprof it documents he sought for organization that has a an audit of the system.

Already planning structural reforms to the contract with the city to provide its services.

The trustees’ argument failed twice, howlibrary, and faced with the bloc’s intransigence, which she and other officials consid- ever: once in August when the court rejected ered a slap in the face of the public, Katz their request for a temporary restraining spearheaded state legislation carried by state order and preliminary injunction against Sen. Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria) and Assem- their dismissal and then again last week, blyman Jeff Aubry (D-Corona) that allowed when their case, Arrington et al v. Katz et al, for the immediate removal of board members was dismissed.

Katz touted the legal victor y in an by the office that had appointed them.

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Nice try: Borough President Melinda Katz won a federal case launched over the controversy surrounding Queens Library finances and PHOTO BY PETER C. MASTROSIMONE management. removed Trustees at personal retaliation devoid of consideration for the public interest,” she said. “The Court’s action underscores just how specious their claims were, and I am gratified this has finally been dismissed from official course of business.

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Queens Library services deserve nothing less than a world-class library system,” Katz continued. “The new Board continues to do an excellent job of making sure the Library is governed in a transparent manner and according to the highest standards of fiscal accountability. The reforms, accountability and oversight measures implemented in recent months have successfully restored public faith and trust in the Library’s management and spending practices.”

Katz also pointed out a number of moves made by the library since the pro-Galante bloc was removed and she and the mayor’s office began replacing the dismissed members with new ones, a process that remains ongoing. She noted that the library and the board have: • turned over financial and personnel records that had been requested by Stringer (and rebuffed by the now-removed members of the Board) as part of his investigation into the library’s spending practices under Galante; • appointed Bridget Quinn-Carey as the system’s interim president and CEO; • re-hired 19 full-time union custodial employees who had been laid off under Galante and replaced with contract cleaners; • launched a program that allows mobile Wi-Fi hotspots to be lent to library customers, continued on page 41

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The department also gave the homeowner, identified in city records as Boonness A South Ozone Park house spontaneously Harrychand, two violations for doing work exploded on Thanksgiving Day, causing the on the house without a permit.

Information on what the violations were back side of the structure to collapse, for was not made available on the DOB’s according to officials.

At about 1:45 p.m., fire personnel were website before press time.

But it’s not the first time Harrychand has called to 107-55 108 St. in South Ozone Park, where the rear of the first floor of a been issued violations for illegal work.

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C M SQ page 27 Y K continued from page 2 “In the short term, we’ll look after them, put them on farms, but when we run out of money or contributions stop going to the rescues, eventually these horses will die,” he said. “I was brought up in Ireland and when things are good, everyone has horses, but when things get bad, the first thing to go are the horses. We have a saying in the business: A working horse is a lucky horse.”

Feldman couldn’t have disagreed more.

“Draft horses are bred to work, but not in Midtown,” she said. “If you really care about your horse, you wouldn’t parade them through Midtown Manhattan.”

The debate over whether driving horses

around Central Park is in fact cruelty will likely continue far after a decision has been made by the City Council. Both the carriage driver organizations and the animal rights groups have funded investigations to prove their own arguments. There have been a few independent studies that show no clear indication of mistreatment or abuse, though a more comprehensive study by Cornell University is underway, with results expected to be released sometime this month.

“If there was cruelty, I wouldn’t be doing this for as long as I have,” McDaid said.

“These people are professional rabble rousers who have a story that comes across well, but [the drivers] have beaten them on everything so far. Quinnipiac’s poll has gotten stronger and stronger.”

McDaid said he believes in the end, the

garage tycoons — were among the biggest of de Blasio’s campaign supporters. It is alleged by McDaid, other drivers and supporters of the carriages, that de Blasio is now returning the favor by banning the popular tourist attraction so that one of supposedly many bidders can buy up the land where the stables stand.

Even a federal investigation was launched to review the actions of a firm that worked with NYClass during the camapaign. No charges have been issued to any of de Blasio’s backers.

“The owners and drivers think of animals as private property and there have been 15 reported hit-and-runs by carriage drivers,” Feldman said. “The writing is on the wall, this is going to happen. It’s not a matter of Q if, but when.”

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Thompson said about 20 drivers had their cars inside the lot on Saturday, Nov. 29, playing loud music and t al k i ng ver y loud ly a mongst themselves.

“As soon as we showed up and f lashed our yellow lights, they left,” he said.

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“They leave every time we come, but they just keep coming back,” he said.

On all of the occasions that Thompson has had to disperse the group of racers, he and his patrol officers have not gotten out of their cars.

“We do it from our cars with the window rolled down,” he said. “We give them compassion and understanding and tell things like it is. I think we did the right thing.”

He said when he speaks to members of the group, they are courteous and do not confront him.

“They just shook their head, said thank you and left the lot,” Thompson said of one encounter.

He said officers with the 106th Precinct are aware of the troubles with the parking lot, which he called a “hangout area.”

“It’s close to Conduit, it’s close to the highway,” he said.

He said he will continue to monitor the area, and disperse the group whenever they reconvene in the lot.

But, according to Neal, more must be done to keep the peace for residents neighboring the supermarket.

“They need to block off the parking lot at night,” he said.

Several attempts to reach a manager for the Waldbaum’s were unsuccessful by press time.

Thompson said the issue of closing off the parking lot should be left to the Q business owner.

Council will vote down the bill.

“Most of them are ordinary New Yorkers, not elitists from Manhattan,” he said. “This is an immigrant community and not the most educated group. We work, we pay our bills, we don’t ask anyone for anything. People find a place in the world for them and this regime wants to change that. I just don’t think all of the Council members are going to let that happen.”

In addition to cruelty allegations, another controversial piece of the saga that is the Central Park horses is motivation.

NYClass endorsed de Blasio after he pledged opposition to the carriages, calling him an “animal hero.” The group also spent $1 million on ads attacking his main Democratic primary opponent Christine Quinn.

Some of the primar y donors behind NYClass — local real-estate and parking-

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Bramson ORT to stay open PHOTO COURTESY BOBBY LOCASCIO

Kiwanis help area charities The Kiwanis Club of Howard Beach last week donated $1,000 in Visa gift cards to area food pantries and charities to help the groups carry out their mission during the holiday season.

“They have a better idea of who is needy,” Club President John Spagnulo said to explain why the club gave out gift cards.

Club Vice President Bobby LoCascio, left, here presents a gift card to Howard Beach Senior Center Program Manager Judy Ascherman, along with Spagnulo and club member Dino Q Bono.

Meng says college was weeks away from closing Bramson ORT College students don’t have to worry about finding another school to attend anymore, according to Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing).

According to the Congresswoman’s office, the Forest Hills college, located at 69-30 Austin St., was “weeks away” from closing over a lack of funds.

A release from Meng’s office issued Monday said the U.S. Department of Education placed Bramson ORT under heightened cash monitoring, requiring the school to submit additional documentation before federal financial aid funds are made available to it.

After the college provided the necessary paperwork to get out from under the added pressure, the DOE was “unresponsive” and later declined to release any financial aid payments, according to the release.

After Bramson ORT officials contacted Meng, she was able to mediate a meeting between the two entities at her Flushing office and the release of financial aid payments was agreed upon.

The DOE made an additional disbursement of $175,000 and the school anticipates receiving the entire $980,000 balance in the near future.

Bramson ORT College, a two-year technical school located on Austin Street in Forest Hills, was mere weeks away from closing over a financial aid battle with the U.S. Department of Education. However, Rep. Grace Meng mediated a meeting between the two entities, who PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA were able to come to a compromise.

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Pentangelo said Dewan was arrested at 10:20 a.m. and that the items were confiscated by Port Authority police.

Dewan was scheduled to depart for Dubai at 10:40 a.m., authorities said.

He was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon for the stun gun, a misdemeanor, and released on a desk appearance ticket.

He allegedly told investigators he was taking the weapons to Dubai for a movie Q shoot, the PAPD said.

A plane that landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday had to be immediately evacuated because of a bog us bomb threat made by an anonymous caller, according to Port Authority officials.

A Port Authority spokesman said a plane that landed on the runway at 12:07 p.m. at John F. Kennedy International Airport, which originated from Barcelona, Spain, was towed to a remote location due to a bomb threat that was phoned into the Port Authority Police Department.

Passengers who got off the plane told reporters they were unaware of why authorities were greeting the plane at the runway.

Por t Authority and city police off icers scan ned the plane for a bomb to no avail, the spokesman said.

Passengers were interviewed by authorities and their luggage was scanned by K-9 units, again failing to find any bomb, the spokesman said.

The phone call that led to the evacuation is being investigated by the FBI, NYPD and PAPD, the Port Q Authority spokesman said.

Senior activities The Howard Beach Senior Center has a list of activities for seniors age 60 and over who wish to become members.

The center is holding a new exercise class at 1 p.m. on Friday that will consist of stretching, balance and aerobics for seniors age 60 and over. On Tuesday’s from 9:30 to 10 a.m., tap dancing lessons will be held, followed by an acting workshop from 10 to 11 a.m.

On Fridays, two kinds of bridge games are held: supervised bridge from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and duplicate bridge 12:45 to 2:45 p.m.

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Thank you When Margaret Finnerty walked into her last School District 27 Presidents’ Council meeting Monday night, she did not expect to be treated to cake and a goodbye party.

But that’s just what members of the Presidents’ Council did for Finnerty, who has been the family advocate for the district for close to 13 years and will be retiring at the end of the year.

Finnerty has worked for the Department of Education for about 25 years.

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Jamaica Rotary honors 106 Members of the 106 Precinct’s highway patrol team were honored as some of the top cops of the month last Wednesday at the monthly meeting of the Jamaica Rotary Club, because of their diligence in stopping motorists from speeding on major roads.

Receiving the award are Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, commanding officer;

Patrol Borough Queens South Assistant Chief David Barrere; officer Matthew Steiner; officer Thomas O’Brian; officer Charles Witcoski; Jamaica Rotary President Joe Iaboni; officer Luis Acvedo; Captain John T. Ganley, Precinct’s executive officer and Patrol Borough Queens South Deputy Chief Galen Frierson.

Work has finally begun on the sizable Maspeth sewer and water main project.

On Nov. 20, Department of Design and Construction crews began the process of installing water mains under 69th Street between Queens Boulevard and Calamus Avenue and beneath Calamus Avenue between 69th and 70th streets.

DDC spokesman Craig Chin said Monday that water main work will continue through early spring, with the installation of new sewer lines continuing until spring 2016.

Chin said some parking disruptions would be possible in the immediate area where work is ongoing.

The $25 million project involves the placement of new ductile iron water mains within the confines of the sewer work, replacing the 8- and 12-inch distribution water mains already there.

A 5-foot by 8-foot barrel sewer line will also be added alongside the existing 96-inch circular sewer lines currently serving 69th Street between Queens Boulevard and Calamus Avenue, and Calamus Avenue between Q 69th and 74th streets.

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Kathy Hesselgrave’s 90-year-old mother’s health declined to the point where she was no longer able to live in her home by herself. Because her mother needed help cooking and taking her medication, Hesselgrave found herself taking care of her mom, splitting the days and nights with her niece. Other family members pitched in to help, too, but it became too much.

“We didn’t have the money in the bank for her to move into assisted living,” says Hesselgrave, who lives in Sussex, Wis. “So we worked with a company that helps in this kind of situation and took a loan against her home to help pay for care until her house is sold.”

Hesselgrave’s situation is becoming common among the “sandwich generation” — middle-aged Americans who are caring for their parents and their children. This year, the youngest baby boomers turn 50 and according to the U.S. Census Bureau, people 65 and older are expected to represent 20 percent of the population by 2030, nearly a two-thirds increase in percentage from 2010. As America’s “silver tsunami” draws near, more seniors and their children are searching for options to pay for retirement living and quality care.

“When making plans for the future and looking for a senior living community that’s right for you or your loved one, it’s important to find a community that will work with you and care about your unique needs and abilities,” says Greg Richard, chief operating officer of Brookdale, a leading senior living company that operates more than 1,100 communities in 46 states. “Finding a community that will partner with you and help find solutions to financial, social and healthcare needs makes a transition easier and more enjoyable.”

Even with the best financial planning, seniors and their families are looking for a creative, smart and advantageous way to pay for retirement living and quality care in the future. Most don’t think they

can afford living in a retirement or assisted living community, until they find out that a wide variety of financial options is available to them.

For instance, for veterans who need assistance, the Department of Veterans Affairs offers benefits in addition to a monthly pension through the Veterans Aid and Attendance Program. This support allows veterans and their surviving spouses who require a caregiver to assist in various aspects of daily living — including eating, bathing, dressing and medication dosing — to receive money to help pay for long-term care in their own home, a skilled nursing community or an assisted living community.

The benefit is not dependent upon service-related injuries. A veteran married to a nonveteran is eligible for approximately $2,000 per month while a married couple who are both veterans is eligible for nearly $2,800 per month. Benefits are also available to veterans who are independent, but who have an ill spouse. Veterans can get monthly financial assistance not only for themselves if they need care, but also for a spouse who needs assistance.

Richard says that Brookdale partners with several companies that offer reverse mortgage loan options, life insurance solutions and home equity loans. Financial counselors are available to assist seniors and their families in determining the best financial option to help pay for home care, assisted living or retirement community needs. Many of these companies, like Elderlife Financial Services, can get families the money they need in less than 24 hours to help with funding gaps. Others, like Life Care Funding Group, can take an existing life insurance policy and set up a long-term care benefit plan.

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Helping seniors keep on top of bills

by Cristina Schreil Chronicle Contributor

One program has been helping seniors stay on top of their monthly bills. And, by changing over to the city Department for the Aging next year, it aims to aid even more.

In the Bill Payer Program, which the Council of Senior Centers and Services has been offering since 2007, trained volunteers help low-income seniors and those with disabilities pay bills on time.

Volunteers visit clients’ homes around four times a month, depending on need. Together, they open the mail and see what needs to be paid. The volunteer draws checks for the client to sign. They also go over any cash withdrawals and balance checkbooks. Afterward, the volunteer writes a report.

Charles Brady, who has been a volunteer bill payer for nearly six years, wanted to use skills from 37 years working in the city’s Office of Management and Budget to help others. He said he’s formed bonds with the four clients he’s aided.

Like many people the program assists, some of Brady’s clients were bedridden or had poor eyesight. One client, ill with cancer, stopped opening his mail and paying his bills and credit cards and was threatened with eviction. “We tried to straighten him out,� Brady said. “After a few months his health condition necessitat-

ed that the family members get involved. At that time we had already straightened out all of his bills.

The family was very appreciative.�

He added that with rents and food costs increasing, more seniors stand on thin ice financially. “In all of these cases, these are people who have worked all their lives but they’re relying on social security and very little pensions, if they have pensions at all,� Brady said. “They’re just getting by on paying their bills and one slippage sort of evolves into more deficit.�

Allison Nickerson, the director of development at the council, said moving the program to the city will help bring the word to more seniors. “The biggest deal for us is getting this institutionalized and making sure people know they have resources,� Nickerson said. “There are services for a lot of stuff, but if people can’t manage their money, they’re risking their ability to stay in the community.�

Nickerson said that from 2010 until last July, the program served approximately 900 clients. About 15 percent of them live in Queens.

There are some eligibility requirements, such as having an annual income of $40,000 or less ($45,700 or less for a couple), being able to sign checks and being willing to designate a low-balance checking account for bill paying.

The council has helped make referrals in order to help clients meet criteria. She said the program isn’t for clients who are racking up credit card bills or are needlessly incurring more debt. “They need to be in control of their finances,�

Nickerson said. “We don’t supply any money. We don’t pay bills automatically. This is an in-person process where people sit down and pay every bill.

It’s in person, it’s using their money.�

They find volunteers through a variety of ways, such as fliers, or through church communities, website ads or the AARP. Those who wish to volunteer then undergo a vetting process; they have a background check and a credit screening. Nickerson said types of volunteers run the gamut — their oldest volunteer is over 90 and there are also bill payers in their 20s.

She added that many volunteers are people who have managed money for their own older family members and want to help others.

Volunteers are trained to check balances and report to ensure there’s no fraud such as unusual withdrawals, or expenses the client can’t remember. They also work with a social services case manager, who’s always corresponding with the bill payer and is on hand if the volunteer notices signs of poor health, neglect or abuse.

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“More than 5 million people are living with Alzheimer’s, and the disease particularly impacts caregivers and other loved ones during the holiday season,” says Kelly Scott of Brookdale, which operates more than 550 Alzheimer’s and dementia care communities. “Despite the stress and sadness Alzheimer’s can cause, it is possible to create comfort and happiness for everyone during the holidays.”

Scott offers some advice to help caregivers and families navigate the holidays: • Encourage visits, even if your loved one’s memory loss makes visitors uncomfortable. Socialization is important for people with Alzheimer’s or dementia — and for the people who take care of them. Prepare guests for the changes in your loved one, especially if the visitors have not seen him or her in a while.

• Encourage reminiscing and storytelling of favorite holiday memories and traditions. Often, long-term memories are the strength of individuals

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• Avoid situations that can cause confusion or frustration for people with memory loss, such as large crowds of people who will expect your loved one to remember them, loud conversations or loud music, unfamiliar surroundings and lighting that is too bright or too dark.

• Take care of yourself. Caring for someone with memory loss is time-consuming and stressful.

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“Caregivers provided more than 17.7 billion hours of unpaid care to people with Alzheimer’s or dementia in 2013,” Scott notes. “Their financial contribution is valued at $220 billion, but their contribution of love, patience and understanding is beyond measure. Everyone should be able to enjoy the holidays, both caregivers and their loved ones.”

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• Tear up or shred credit card receipts, bank statements, solicitations and financial records before disposing of them.

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Avoiding financial exploitation There’s good news for older Americans. While financial abuse and scams are believed to cost seniors an estimated $3 billion annually, you can help prevent them and protect yourself.

For example, here are some steps you can take: • Plan your financial future with trusted family members, friends and professionals. If managing your daily finances is difficult, consider engaging a money manager.

• Talk with a lawyer about creating a durable power of attorney for asset management, a revocable or living will, and trust and healthcare

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Desi Senior Center to open in Jamaica Facility to serve Halal food and cater to South Asian community

by Tess McRae Associate Editor

In the basement of the Jamaica Muslim Center, Cou ncil ma n Ror y La ncma n (D-Fresh Meadows) and various South Asian community leaders announced the opening of the Desi Senior Center on Monday.

The facility is the first to serve the Desi — South Asians — community three days a week at a single location.

“Providing accessible, culturally significant activities for all of our residents is of the utmost importance to me, and I hope this program only grows from here,” Lancman said.

According to some of the members of the Jamaica Muslim Center, many seniors have no place to go in between their five daily prayers and due to their restricted diets and oftentimes language gap, seniors cannot attend other facilities.

“We want our senior centers to be open to everyone, regardless of religion,” Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows) said. “We want seniors to feel comfortable and be able to safely eat all the food served here.”

The Desi Senior Center will provide halal meals — food specially prepared in accordance with Islam — but the space will be open to anyone 60 and up.

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Water main work moving The installation of trunk lines and water mains is continuing in Bayside with work on Springfield Boulevard expected to star t in early December.

Com mu nit y Board 11 Dist r ict Manager Susan Seinfeld said last week that residents should expect some disruptions due to the work on busy Springfield.

The two-year, $20 million project began in September in an area that includes Northern Boulevard and 216th Street from 39th to 54th avenues and 48th to 51st avenues and Luke Place f rom 214th Street to Springfield Boulevard, continuing from 56th Avenue to the Horace Harding Expressway.

The project is under the direction of the city’s departments of Design and Constr uction, Environmental Protection and Transportation.

Replacements of pipes are deemed necessary since the old ones date back 90 years and are smaller than the new ones. Residents will be notified of temporary water shutdowns.

Some bus stops along Springfield Boulevard will have to be moved Q temporarily due to the work.

Councilman Rory Lancman, center, with members of the new Desi Senior Center, the Jamaica Muslim Center and India Home during an unveiling of the new senior facility. PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE “Taking care of our elders is particularly commanded in the holy Qur’an,” Imam Shamsi Ali, director of the Jamaica Muslim Center, said. “This entire process has enabled the Jamaica Muslim Center to positively collaborate with other communities, particularly in the South Asian community,

w h i c h h a s b e e n e ye - o p e n i n g a n d productive.”

The senior center, which for the time being will be housed at the Jamaica Muslim Center, located at 85-37 168 St., was born out of a $100,000 grant from Lancman’s discretionary funds and a collaboration

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WOODHAVEN EVELOPMENTS Santa Claus is coming to Woodhaven

by Maria A. Thomson Executive Director GWDC

I hope that you had a blessed, warm Thanksgiving with your loving family and welcomed guests. It was a cold day, but the air was filled with happiness when we gave thanks for all we have.

Now we enter the Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year time of the year and the Woodhaven Business Improvement District sponsored Woodhaven’s Holiday weekend.

I hope that you are shopping locally, as on this past “Small Business Saturday” and I hope you rode our free Jamaica Avenue Trolley.

It is so important that you buy your gifts, gift certificates and party clothes in our Woodhaven stores and that you use our businesses all year long.

If it wasn’t for our small businesses on our Woodhaven’s “Everything Avenue” from Dexter Court to 100th Street, we would not have a strong tax base, employers for our residents and all of the amenities that our WBID offers us.

Now our WBID is completing the holiday lights on our Forest Parkway Plaza area, with many twinkling lights and on our beautiful artificial Christmas tree.

If you haven’t noticed, we have a newly planted Christmas tree. It is a blue spruce 8-foot tree. The holiday music fills the air along Woodhaven’s Everything Avenue.

Our WBID sponsored Holidays in Woodhaven Weekend will arrive this Friday, Dec. 5, at 6:30 p.m. with the Christmas Tree and Menorah Lighting Ceremony, at Forest Parkway Plaza area off Jamaica Avenue. And the next day on Saturday, December 6, 2014 the Welcome Santa to Woodhaven Parade kicks off at noon from 100th Street marching down Jamaica Avenue to Dexter Court (please join us in marching), where Santa and Mrs. Claus will greet the youngsters and those young at heart.

Also, after this weekend the WBID will take free pictures with Santa Claus and friends at our Forest Parkway Plaza area on Saturday, Dec. 13. On Sunday, Dec. 14, Sunday, we will have a free trolley ride traveling along our Avenue for your shopping convenience from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. and on Dec. 20 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. the WBID will again take free pictures with Santa and friends (weather permitting).

As for our WWII Wreath, the Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation is in the process of preparing a new wreath for our monument. Also the NYPD 102nd Precinct is hot on the heels of those that stole our wreath.

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with India Home — a group that creates recreational spaces for Desi seniors.

India Home operates in Sunnyside and Jackson Heights, but the Desi Senior Center is the first time the group has ventured into Southeast Queens.

“Starting this Desi Senior Center is India Home’s foray into serving the greater South Asian senior community, and we are thrilled to be able to provide culturally appropriate sevices like our new halal food service,” Vasundhara Kalasapudi, executive director and founder of India Home, said.

“There are so many members of the Desi community in this area, I’m surprised we didn’t come here sooner.”

In addition to food services, the Desi Senior Center will offer activities including lectures, arts and crafts and yoga.

What’s more, the Jamaica Muslim Center has its own mosque, meaning seniors can simply go upstairs to do their daily prayers.

While the Desi Senior Center has not opened yet, administrators report receiving more than 100 applications already from eager seniors looking to participate.

Though the program is intended for those ages 60 and up, representatives said exemptions can be made for those who are younger than 60 but older than 50.

After the announcement, guests were Q invited to sample some halal food.

Jamaica mom fatally beaten Margarita Rivera has been confirmed as the victim of a fatal assault outside her home on Watson Place in Jamaica on Monday afternoon.

Witnesses told media outlets that Rivera, the 31 year-old mother, was bludgeoned with a pipe and then stabbed repeatedly in the face and chest. She was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where she was pronounced DOA. Police responded to a 911 call at 2:30 p.m. Monday. DNAinfo said the police have responded to multiple domestic violence calls at Rivera’s home in the past.

As of Tuesday afternoon the police allegedly had a suspect in custody and were questioning him, though no charges had been filed, the reports said.

The suspect, possibly Rivera’s boyfriend who has reportedly threatened her life in the past, is believed to have been found unconscious but otherwise unharmed in a Richmond Hill D u mpst er t h ree hou r s af t er t he assault took place.

According to neighbors, Rivera had two young children and was discovered shortly after the stabbing by Toi Troy, Q who operates a nearby daycare.

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A passenger arriving from Guyana last week was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at John F. Kennedy International Airport after he was allegedly caught with liquid cocaine in rum bottles, according to Anthony Bucci, a CBP spokesman.

Bucci identified the suspect as Wilton Sinclair, a U.S. citizen.

Authorities said that when Sinclair arrived at JFK on Nov. 17 he presented one suitcase for check-in, one carry-on duffel bag and two duty-free bags for examination.

During the examination, CBP officers allegedly discovered four bottles, two in each of the duty-free bags, of what appeared to be rum.

CBP agents examining the bottles, Bucci said, noticed the liquid appeared to be thicker than usual.

Sinclair was then escorted to a private search room.

CBP officers opened the bottles of

rum, and allegedly detected an unusual chemical odor.

The liquid inside the bottles tested positive for traces of cocaine, Bucci said.

Sinclair was arrested for the importation of a controlled substance and was turned over to Homeland Security.

The total weight of liquid cocaine found in the two bottles was approximately 18 pounds and was worth an approximate street value of $310,000, CBP officials said.

“Cocaine is a dangerous narcotic, and CBP does its part in keeping these drugs off the streets,” Robert E. Perez, director of CBP’s New York field operations, said in a written statement announcing the charges.

“Our officers are determined to protect the American people from these illicit substances.”

Sinclair faces federal narcotics smuggling charges, Bucci said, and will be prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.

He was released on $75,000 bond, Q Bucci said.

Ex-library trustees lose case continued from page 24 so they can access the internet for free from their homes or schools; • started the long-delayed renovations on the Peninsula Branch in the Rockaways, which was severely damaged during Superstorm Sandy; • chartered two new Friends of the Li b r a r y g r o u p s , i n A r ve r n e a n d Briarwood; • became the first library, and the only New York City site open to the public, to provide the National External Diploma Program, an alternative path to a high school diploma that does not require a student to take the HSE (formerly GED) exam; and • received the NY Library Association Public Library Section’s award for Best Use of Technology to Promote Library Services, for its Google Tablet program and custom interface.

The new board, which now has 15 of its 19 seats filled, and Quinn-Carey, the interim library president, also issued statements, which were included in Katz’s announcement.

“The Queens Library Trustees are proud of the Library’s many recent achievements,” the board said. “We are committed to further improving the services provided by the Library to Queens residents in a transparent and inclusive manner.”

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The dismissed trustees could not be reached for comment on the court decision.

The controversy surrounding the library developed after a late January report by the Daily News on Galante’s salary, $392,000, and aspects of his contract, including its automatic renewal every day for another five years; as well as the cost of renovations recently done to his office.

That article and subsequent ones by the News and other outlets led to not only the new state law and Stringer’s audit but also a criminal probe by the city Department of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation; as well as a package of six other library reform bills now before the City Council. Those were introduced by Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), the majority leader and chairman of the main library oversight committee, who himself had been a high-ranking Queens Library official before winning Q elective office.

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For three days, she was treated at BluePearl Veterinary Partners, a 24-hour emergency center, in Forest Hills, before being transferred to the ASPCA Animal Hospital in Manhattan.

Dasher was put down at the facility because she wasn’t responding well to treatment and was suffering, according to a statement released by the agency.

“After thorough examinations by multiple veterinary specialists and round-theclock efforts to improve her delicate condition, Dasher was not responding to treatment,” the ASPCA said. “Due to several serious medical complications that were causing significant discomfort and leading to a poor quality of life, Dasher was humanely euthanized late last week to end her suffering.”

Dasher, seen sleeping at BluePearl Veterinary Partners two weeks ago, was euthanized FILE PHOTO late last week.

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The festivities begin Saturday with a free holiday concert from 2 to 4 p.m. on the center green at The Shops at Atlas Park in Glendale. The Christ Tabernacle Choir will be performing.

Parents can visit the Atlas Park website, shopatlaspark.com, for more event listings and to find out which times and dates Santa will be available at the mall to take photos with children.

On Sunday, the Onderdonk House will celebrate St. Nicholas Day with its annual candlelight tours. The house is the city’s oldest Colonial stone farmhouse and is located at 1820 Flushing Ave. in Ridgewood.

St. Nick will be in attendance from noon to 4 p.m. along with some homemade goodies and crafts. Children get in free, $3 for adults.

The candlelight tours run from 6 to 8 p.m. They’re also free for kids, but will cost adults $5.

The Glendale Chamber of Commerce will be holding a tree lighting Sunday night at 5:30 p.m. on 70th Street and Myrtle Avenue. They will be serving hot cocoa and Santa will distribute free gifts to every child in attendance, while supplies last. Joe Fuoco and friends will perform live music at the lighting.

Venditti Square in Ridgewood will host Silverteeth for live music on Sunday, and Dec. 14 at noon. Some other live music alternatives are the NYC Brass Entourage playing from noon to 4 p.m. and the Opera on Tap Carolers performing from 2 to 4 p.m. at the intersection of 71st Street and Myrtle Avenue.

Santa will make another visit to take photos with neighborhood children at the 71st Avenue Plaza off Forest Avenue in Ridgewood on Dec. 14. This will be the last chance for neighborhood children to make their Christmas wishes to jolly old Saint Nick. The event is free and features complimentary candy canes. The only thing parents need to bring along is a Q camera.

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Sports are like icebergs.

W hat a sailor sees sticking out of the water as he navigates is only a minute piece of a much larger mass, the vast majority of it rem ai n i ng unseen by human eyes scanning the surface.

The same is tr ue with any team, regardless of sport.

What we see on television, the game itself, is only a fraction of what actually happens during a team’s season.

We don’t get to watch practice or sit in the locker room before or after games.

There’s just so much we don’t see.

We can make an educated guess as to why a certain player is struggling or why a team played well that day, but it’s impossible to truly know.

And the St. John’s m e n’s b a s ke t b a l l team is no different.

The Red Storm, aside from blowing the doors off the New Jersey Institute of Tech nolog y i n their season opener la st mont h , h ave struggled to get past clearly infer ior teams such as Franklin Pierce and LIUBrooklyn. Whether t h at’s becau se of poor coaching or a lack of on-court execution, it’s hard to say. But then we get games like last We d ne sd ay’s a nd Friday’s.

First up for the Johnnies last week was the University of M i n n e s o t a , a squad many expect to be included in the 68-tea m NCA A Tou r nament come March, in the Red Storm’s first Madison Square Garden game of the year.

Surely they would struggle against an opponent leagues better than the ones they’ve had trouble with, right? Wrong.

Playing their best game of the season, the Red Storm surprisingly knocked off Minnesota 70-61, a victory that may look impressive to the NCAA Tournament selection committee come Selection Sunday, when the bracket is announced.

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Sophomore guard Rysheed Jordan’s 12 points kept New York’s College Team in it, but it was two plays in the second half that completely swung momentum in the Red Storm’s favor.

With St. John’s trailing 51-47 at the 13 - m i n u t e m a r k , s e n io r fo r w a r d Sir’Dominic Pointer, who’s been arguably the Johnnies’ best player this year, stole a pass from Minnesota’s Elliot Eliason and immediately threw down a vicious, posterizing dunk on top of him while drawing a foul.

Even though it ended up being the play of the night on SportsCenter, the game’s true highlight came with 2:23 left in the contest and St. John’s leading 61-59.

With the Red Storm on offense, star senior guard D’Angelo Harrison was able to save the ball from going out of bounds with a full extension dive into the school’s cheerleaders. He quickly got up, ran back onto the court and buried a three from the right corner while being knocked into the St. John’s bench by a Min nesota defender.

The Red Stor m sideline erupted and Har rison, with an almost demonic, wide-eyed look on his face, got up and screamed.

Minnesota scored only two more points the entire contest.

“Those kinds of plays are what St. John’s basketball is all about,” Harrison said after the tilt. “It brought energy to the game. It was a big play in the game but in the end it was a team win.”

The Red Stor m topped their Wednesday performance with a stellar ga me agai nst t he Gonzaga Bulldogs, holding the 10thranked team in the n a t io n 20 p oi nt s under their season average of 93 in a tough 73-66 loss.

The Bulldogs consistently maintained a four- to-six point lead for the majority of the game, but St. John’s was able to cut the deficit to three points going into the game’s final minute.

With 20 seconds left, Harrison was called for a highly questionable charge, and Gonzaga was able to pull out the win.

The Red Storm responded on Tuesday by beating Niagara University 70-57.

Another tough test is on tap for the Johnnies on Saturday, as they travel upstate to take on rival Syracuse.

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by Tess McRae cross the country this month, there have been numerous protests and demonstrations on a variety of topics.

Whether it’s a group of concerned citizens holdings signs that condemn President Obama’s recent immigration announcement or a group of young activists holding their hands up and blocking the entrance to the Queens Midtown Tunnel, thousands of Americans are exercising their rights.

The urge to speak out and demonstrate is nothing new, and among political leaders and activist groups, artists have played and continue to play a pivotal role in getting the word out.

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“Zero Tolerance,” an exhibit at MoMA PS1, chronicles the legacy of artists from around the world who address the tensions between freedom and control.

The show presents a number of examples, from the well-known “Punk Prayer” — in which members of the female group Pussy Riot take to the altar in one of Russia’s holiest of churches — to the lesser known “Silence of the Sheep,” Amal Kenawy’s commentary performance on public submissiveness in downtown Cairo in 2009.

Each example is different, and yet when boiled down, they represent the same thing: Freedom from oppression begins and ends with the people, not the government overseeing them.

While the message is hopeful, there are pieces that display anger and frustration.

One such work is “Wonderland” by Halil Altindere.

The music video follows a group of youths from the Sulukule neighborhood of Istanbul — a historic area home to Romani communities that has been increasingly demolished since 2006.

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boro EXHIBITS The Daghlian Collection of Chinese Art, highlights of the collection of over 1,600 objects spanning 5,000 years, Queens College, Klapper Hall, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, thru Jan. 10. Info: daghlian.qc.cuny.edu.

Italian for Beginners, every Tues., 7-9 p.m., 10-week course. $60 pp. Dance with Instruction, every Mon. and Fri., 7:15-8:15 p.m. $10.

Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Contact: (718) 478-3100.

THEATER

Free English classes for Spanish speakers every Sat., South Asian Center, 72-26 Roosevelt Ave., Jackson Heights. All levels available, must call (646) 727-7821 to register.

“The Foreigner,” Parkside Players, Grace Lutheran Church, 103-15 Union Tpke., Forest Hills, Fri.-Sat., Dec. 5, 6, at 8 p.m.$17 adults, $15 seniors. Info: (718) 353-7338, (516) 520-9474.

Watercolor classes, National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy., Douglaston, Wed., 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. All techniques, beginner to advanced with demonstration. Call: (718) 969-1128.

Queens Secret Improv Club, Queens’ only allimprov comedy theater, Indie teams: Wed. & Thurs.

7, 8 & 9 p.m., $5. House teams: Fri., 7:30, 8:30 & 9:30 p.m., $7 for the whole night. Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. Info: secrettheatre.com

Turkish Erbu/water marbling art classes, every second Sat., 7-9 p.m., Turkish Cultural Center, 43-49 45 St., Sunnyside. $35 pp, space limited. Contact: Anne (718) 482-8263, info@tccqueens.org.

MUSIC “Tableau Vivant,” music of Mozart, Bach and others, King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica, Fri., Dec. 5, 6 p.m. (wine & light refreshments), 6:30 p.m. concert. $25 in advance, $30 at door. Reservations/info: kingmanor.org/ events/concerts.php.

DANCE Colombia Musical Review, with Mestizo Dance Company and Harold Gutierrez & his Band, Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside, now thru Dec. 14. Enjoy the beauty and diversity of Colombian music and dance. Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 4 p.m. $40 adults, $37 seniors/students. Info/tickets: (718) 729-3880, thaliatheatre.org.

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“Made in Southeast Queens,” a new original musical, Black Spectrum Theatre, Roy Wilkins Park, 177 St. & Baisley Blvd., Jamaica, Tue., Dec. 16, 1-2:30 and 7-8:30 p.m. Seeking African-American male/female singers/actors of all ages, including a young boy and a senior white female. Prepare song of your choice (bring sheet music) and monologue, all singing styles. Info: (718) 275-6476.

CLASSES Hawkins-based modern technique dance with Valerie Green, every Tue., 6:30-8 p.m. $18 pp; $15 dancers/students. Green Space Studio, 37-24 24 St., #301, Long Island City. Contact: (718) 9563037, greenspacestudio.org/classes.html.

Spanish for beginners and face & hand reading according to Zohar, Bayside Jewish Center, 203-05 32 Ave., Free. Info: (347) 771-9132.

Astoria Center of Israel, 27-35 Crescent St.; Game Afternoon, Sun., Dec. 7, 3-5 p.m., $5 sug donation, free if you bring a game to share; “Stop at the Red Apple,” author event, with Elaine Freed Lindenblatt, Wed., Dec. 10, 7 p.m., free; Chanukah party, Sun., Dec. 21, 3-5 p.m., $10 adults, kids free. Info: (718) 278-2680, astoriacenter.org.

Wednesday Night Singles Group, SFY Adult Center, 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy., Little Neck, second and fourth Wed. of each month, 7-9 p.m. Fee: $7 members, $9 nonmembers.

Free lung cancer screenings, Forest Hills Hospital, Weds., 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 102-01 66 Road. Scan takes about five minutes and uses low-dose radiation.

App’t req’d. Info: (855) 375-5864.

Free immigration services, first and third Wed. of each month, City Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley’s district office, 71-19 80 St., Glendale.

Make appt. for help with naturalization and deferred action for childhood arrivals. All services are confidential and open to the public. Info: (718) 366-3900.

HOLIDAY EVENTS Free pictures with Santa, hosted by Ozone Park Civic Association, Ozone Howard Little League Hall, 97-14 135 Drive, use entrance on Centreville St. & 149th Ave., Sat., Dec. 6, 11-11:30 a.m.

Free gifts, bring your own camera. Info: (646) 298-7575.

Winter Concerts at Church on the Hill, 167-07 35 Ave., Flushing, Community Singers of Queens, Sat., Dec. 6, 8 p.m. Contact: csofq@aol.com; Bayside Glee Club, Sun., Dec. 14, 3 p.m.

Winter Solstice Celebration and Tree Lighting, Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing, Sun., Dec. 7, 1-5 p.m. Live music, botanical craft workshops, appearances by Santa and more.

Contact: (718) 886-3800, ext. 330, queensbotanical.org/programs/events.

Holiday Concert, Sacred Music Chorale of Richmond Hill featuring professional soloists and chamber orchestra at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 86-20 114 St., Sun., Dec. 7, 3.p.m. $15 pp, $12 seniors/ students/advance, children free. Reception to follow. Info: richmondhillny.com.

Katerina Jou, a student at Townsend Harris High School, is the violin soloist for the CYCNY Youth Orchestra, which will present its 17th annual Christmas Concert on Sunday, Dec. 14.

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Winter Fest at Citi Field, New York Mets and Metropolitan Hospitality team up for an afternoon of family fun, caroling, winter arts & crafts, meet and greet Santa and more, Sat., Dec. 13, 1-5 p.m. $10 adults, $7 children. Tickets: mets.com/winterfest.

“Lessons & Carols,” St. Andrew Avellino Church, 158 St. at Northern Blvd., Flushing, Sun., Dec. 14, 3:30 p.m., music by the combined adult and children’s choirs and on the classical Casavant organ, followed by lighting of parish Christmas tree on Northern Blvd.

COMMUNITY

Annual Christmas Tree Lighting, Glendale Chamber of Commerce, Sun., Dec. 7, 5:30 pm, 71st St. and Myrtle Ave. Rain or shine. Santa will be in attendance and give each child a gift (while supplies last). Joe Fuoco and friends will play favorite holiday songs.

Book extravaganza fundraiser and art antique valuation, Greater Astoria Historical Society, Sat., Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 35-20 Broadway, 4th fl., Long Island City. Reps from Capo Auction will review your treasures for a $5 donation; collectibles include jewelry, art, porcelain, furniture, toys and lots more. Info: (718) 278-0700, info@astorialic.org.

Christmas Concert, historic First Presbyterian Church of Newtown, Queens Blvd. at 54th Ave., Elmhurst, with the church’s Cancel Choir and The Harmonious Chorus, Fri., Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m. Free, but donations will be collected.

Walking tour, Flushing’s Chinatown vs. My Childhood in Flushing with Jack Eichenbaum of the Queens Historical Society, Sun., Dec. 7, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $15 pp. Contact: jaconet@aol.com.

17th Annual Christmas Concert, Chinese Youth Corps of New York, Youth Orchestra, Cardozo High School, 5700 223 St., Bayside, Sun., Dec. 14, 4 p.m. Free.

QJC blood drive, in memory of Ludmila Herz, Queens Jewish Center auditorium, 66-05 108 St., Forest Hills, Sun., Dec. 7, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Bring ID with signature/photo, min. weight 110 lbs., ages 16-75 only. Info/app’t: qjcblooddrive@myqjc.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS 18th annual Central Queens YM & YWHA, Author’s Cafe, trailblazer Gail Sheehy, featured speaker, Forest Hills Jewish Center, 106-06 Queens Blvd., Sun., Dec. 14, 4 p.m. Minimum donation in advance is $18 ($23 at door). Info/tickets: (718) 268-5011, ext. 151, cgy.org/tickets.

KIDS/TEENS “Katz ’N’ Dogs,” a new children’s musical, The Secret Theatre, 4402 23 St., Long Island City, Sat., Dec. 6, 20, 12 p.m. $10 kids, $15 adults, $40 family pass for four. Info: (718) 392-0722, secrettheatre.com.

Kids free art classes, by Latin American Cultural Center of Queens at Arrow Community Center, for ages 8-16, 35-30 35 St., Astoria, every Tue. & Thurs., 4:30-6 p.m. and Sat., 10-11:30 a.m. Info: (718) 2617664, laccq@aol.com.

HOLIDAY FLEA MARKETS American Legion Post 1404, Annual Craft Fair, 209 Cross Bay Blvd., Broad Channel, Fri., Dec. 5, 6-9 p.m.; Sat. Dec. 6, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. All proceeds benefit the Wounded Warriors Project.

Redeemer Lutheran Church, Christmas Fair, Sat., Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 36-01 Bell Blvd., Bayside.

Info: facebook.com/RedeemerLutheranBayside, (718) 229-5770.

Zion Episcopal Church, Holiday Bazaar, Sat., Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 243-01 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Use Church St. entrance. Free parking.

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raise enough money to finish Camarda’s film, which accompanies the exhibition.

The vast, echoing halls of the Queens Museum cur“You always see commercials with happy kids or sad puprently harbor a small, intimate exhibition that takes visi- pies, and I hate that,” Camarda said. “It’s quick, shallow, tors through invisible journeys of life with neurofibroma- emotional manipulation. Even though it’s quick, effective tosis type 2. and for good causes, I feel like it’s stereotyping; they never NF 2 is a genetic disorder in which tumors generate and show what it’s really like to actually live with a disorder, the perpetuate across the surface of skin, disease … ‘Unwavering Truth,’ the the nerves, brain and spinal cord. short and the exhibit, are trying to “Unwavering Truth: Archive of Our give people a more complete and Own” explores the rare, life-threatening complex picture.”

When: Wed.-Sun., 12 to 6 p.m. illness through the lives of artists, poets The various pieces are dimly lit in through Dec. 31 and ordinary people, as told by exhibition an intimate and personal Where: Queens Museum, coordinator Kristina Diaz and curator atmosphere.

Flushing Meadows Ryan Camarda.

One of the most impactful piecCorona Park “We want to show actual people es, “Untitled,” a listed poem by Tickets: $8; $4, seniors and kids; living with NF2, their art, their creLeanna Scaglione, is compiled from ativity, and their lives as real human queensmuseum.org experiences and emotions in accorbeings,” Camarda said. dance with her diagnosis and life The two collected more than 100 with NF2. photographs, journal entries, poems and pieces of art to Parallel to her piece was a wall of CT/MRI scans dismake the exhibit truly come alive. playing previous surgeries from 1996 to 1998 performed Diaz, diagnosed with NF 2 when she was 8 years old, on Diaz, as well as her and Camarda’s mannequin statue, dedicates her life to art therapy and is a major supporter “NF2 Brain Surgery Patient.” of the NF community.

This devotes itself as a juxtaposition of patient and Camarda became interested in the cause during a disorder, opposing one another though one cannot work “NF2 Brain Surgery Patient,” a statue by Kristina Diaz previous production attempt of a short film. without the other — a centerpiece of the exhibit. and Ryan Camarda at the Queens Museum.

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Santa Claus always comes early to Queens Center mall and here celebrated last year with the Elmhurst community and Councilman Danny Dromm, left.

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Now that millions of Americans have finally come out of their turkey comas, the holiday season has officially started.

While Queens residents decorate their homes with lights and holly, the big man himself will be making appearances all over the borough to listen to the wishes and dreams of children in every neighborhood.

So you better not pout, because Santa Claus is coming to Queens!

Queens Center mall, located at 90-15 Queens Blvd. in East Elmhurst, is one of the most popular spots in the borough to see the red elf. Santa arrived at the shopping center in November and will be available to meet and greet young ones from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. until Christmas Eve. This weekend, the mall will be hosting Breakfast with Santa in the food court from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

This weekend is chock-full of Santa events.

The Glendale Chamber of Commerce will host a special tree-lighting ceremony on Dec. 7 at 5:30 p.m. with special guest Santa and a free gift for every child.

The ceremony will take place at the intersection of 71st Street and Myrtle Avenue.

Tiny You, a children’s apparel store in Sunnyside and Long Island City, will have Santa visit this weekend as well. St. Nick

will be at the Long Island City store, located at 10-50 Jackson Ave., on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. On Sunday, he will pay a visit to the Sunnyside store, located at 46-21 Skillman Ave., at the same time.

Santa will also be at The Shops at SkyView Center, located at 40-24 College Point Blvd. in Flushing. Claus will be on Level D Monday through Sunday from 12 to 8 p.m. from now until Christmas Eve. — when he will be available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Photo package prices are available online at shopsskyviewcenter.com.

The Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District will offer pictures with Santa Claus on Dec. 14 in the 71st Avenue Plaza from 12 to 3 p.m.

If you’re looking for a little something different from Santa this year, there’s always Soul Santa.

Rochdale Village mall at 166-02 Baisley Blvd. in Jamaica will have the one and only Soul Santa on Friday, Dec. 12 and 19 from 4 to 9 p.m. and Dec. 13, 14, 20 and 21 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Since it’s a long day, Soul Santa will take a break from 3 to 4 p.m. to make sure everything is OK at the North Pole.

But even if you don’t have the time to drop by and pay St. Nick a visit, remember: He knows when you’re sleeping and he knows when you’re awake. So be good, for goodness’ sake and happy holidays! Q

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political significance. Dong is suggesting The rap video is strangely reminiscent that in a manmade and powerful setting of the Beastie Boys, as the young men such as Tiananmen Square, a single perwalk around their neighborhood taunting son can effect change — even if that police and showing off the bad conditions change is merely creating ice with his they live through day in and day out. breath — while in nature, change cannot A less heavy-handed piece is “Breath- be made by one person or a thousand. ing” by acclaimed Beijing ar tist Song In addition to the 20 ar tists showDong. cased, “Zero TolerOn a cold night in ance” ac t s almost 1996, Dong lay face a s i t s o w n f ig h t down in an empt y against oppression.

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Three Sulukule youths rap about life in the slums in Halil Altindere’s music video COURTESY PHOTO “Wonderland,” one of 20 videos on display at MoMA PS1. the hands of each NYPD officer. “‘Zero Tolerance’ brings together works by artists from across the globe that address tensions between freedom and control,” a press release for the exhibit reads.

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American Martyrs Church, 79-43 Bell Blvd. at Union Tpke., Bayside, Sun., Dec. 7, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

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National Council of Jewish Women/Lakeville Section, guest speaker Bud Livingston, historian, on why 1945 was the best year ever. Clinton Martin Park, Marcus Ave., east of New Hyde Park Road, Mon., Dec. 22, 12 p.m.

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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? Free support services. Contact: Ilana Wexler, LMSW, (718) 268-5960, ext. 226.

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Chapter 1405, Flushing, Bowne Street Community Church, 143-11 Roosevelt Ave., 1st and 3rd Mon. each month, 1 p.m. Chapter 2889, Maspeth, American Legion Hall, 66-28 Grand Ave., meets 1st and 3rd Wed. each month, 12 p.m.

Contact: (718) 672-9890. Chapter 4163, Ozone Park, Christ Lutheran Community Center, 85-15 101 Ave., meets last Tue. each month, 12 p.m.

North Shore Chapter of Hearing Loss Association of America, LIJ Hearing & Speech Center, 270-05 76 Ave., New Hyde Park, every third Wed. of month, 6:30 p.m.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES Free elder law lecture with Ronald Fatoullah, Esq., Tue., Dec. 23, 11 a.m., Kew Gardens Community Center, 8002 Kew Gardens Road, #202.

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Senior Theater Acting Repertory group, Queens Village Library, 94-11 217 St. Fridays, 11 a.m. Older adults invited to join STAR and perform theater at the library. Info: queenslibrary.org, (718) 776-0800.

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

Narcotics Anonymous Drug problem?

Call Helpline at (718) 962-6244 or visit westernqueensna.com. Meeting 7 days a week.

Women’s Support Group, Center for the Women of New York, Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens, Room 325. Thurs. (weekly) 6:30-8 p.m. Registration required. Free. Contact: CWNY (718) 793-0672, centerwny@yahoo.com.

Sibling Support Group, for individuals with a sibling who has a mental disorder, Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 48 Shelter Rock Rd., Manhasset. 2nd & 4th Wed. of every month, 7-8:30 p.m., call NAMI (718) 347-7284.

Job placement assistance, ANIBIC, 61-35 220 St., Bayside, a nonprofit organization serving children and young disabled adults in the community with job & apartment placement.

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Ice Jewelry: where the owners can relate to their clients

ACROSS 1 Use an old phone 5 Poorly lit 8 Atomizer output 12 “- Karenina” 13 Anger 14 Golden Rule word 15 Fleet from far away 16 Cistern 17 Gulf War missile 18 Dwarf plant 20 Self-defense martial art 22 Egos’ counterparts 23 Decks in the ring 24 Fashion 27 Listing alphabetically 32 Leave dumbstruck 33 Individual 34 Tic-tac-toe win 35 Couch potato’s place 38 Heal, as a broken bone 39 Charged particle 40 Midafternoon, on a sundial 42 Not celebrated, as a hero 45 Had a stogie 49 Reason for a tarp 50 - Baba 52 Mediocre 53 “It shouldn’t happen to -” 54 Ultramodernist 55 “Star Trek II” villain 56 Highway section 57 Martini ingredient 58 Pivot

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The gist of Diaz and Camarda’s project was to help those unaffected understand that these people were simply people.

“They are not their disease; this does not define them,” Camarda said of those who lost their battle to NF2. “To me, they are artists …”

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Ice Jewelry Buying Service is located on Queens Boulevard in Rego Park.

WE PROVIDE CASH LOANS FOR AUTOS AND MOTORCYCLES! they treat everything like it’s a one-shot deal and we don’t do that,” Elias said.

In addition to buying gold, silver, diamonds, watches Recently, a woman and her boyfriend went into and coins, Ice Jewelry Buying also offers instant cash an unassuming gold buying and cash loan shop on loans for jewelry and eBay selling services.

Queens Boulevard. She had a $35 offer on her ring Their cash loans program is straightforward and from another area shop, but was looking to get a simple. “It’s a perfect solution for someone who better deal. In what may be viewed as poor business has a bill due and a check on the way,” Goldberg acumen, she told her new prospective buyer what said. “But we make sure they have a game plan to her previous offer was. Still, after examining her buy their jewelry back before the end of the term. piece, he offered her $1,600. He did so, as he says, Sometimes these are people’s heirlooms we’re “...because that’s what it was worth.” talking about and we respect that.”

The plight of the worker who’s hard-up for cash For those who are less Internet-savvy or just don’t in today’s economy is something that Arthur Elias have the time, Ice Jewelry Buying offers a convenient and Edward Goldberg can relate to firsthand, eBay sales service. If what a customer has isn’t an having been laid off from their jobs in jewelry item that Ice Jewelry Buying would purchase, like manufacturing. They understand that people get a handbag or antique furniture, they can help find into situations where they just need a little cash fast a buyer on their eBay store. Elias consults with the to make the bills and Ice Jewelry Buying Service customer to find a target price and hopes to help out in the most STORE HOURS let the Internet auctioneers handle honest way they can. the rest.

“For this, I like to think we’re MON.-FRI. 11am - 7pm For anyone who has ever dealt doing the community a service,” SAT. 10am - 6pm SUN. by Appointment with the hassle of selling and Elias said. “We’re in the business of helping people who are in a tough icejewelrybuyingservice.com shipping an item on eBay — all the forms involved in setting up a user spot. They can come to our store and paypal account, the 10-15 percent fee that Ice and know that we can educate them on what they Jewelry Buying charges to do all the work is really a have and we’ll give them what their items are worth. bargain deal.

When that woman told me her previous offer, it made “At the end of the day, I just want people to feel me wonder how many times this happens — how comfortable doing business with us. People have many people who really need that money get taken this conception of gold buying stores as these slimy advantage of?” places with slimy people, and they’re typically right.

Elias opened his Rego Park shop with Goldberg But we want to be different. I don’t think it’s cool to in 2009, and already they’re seeing a lot of repeat see someone buy a ring for $200 and put it in their customers and referrals. This is a sign to them that counter for $800. We don’t do that.” they’re doing something right — the pawn business Ice Jewelr y Buying Ser vice is located at typically deals in one-time transactions but Elias is 98-30 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park. Hours of operation determined to break that mold, building a reputation are Monday-Friday from 11 am to 7:00 pm and on trust.

Saturday 10 am to 6 pm; Sunday – private “Everyone around here is buying gold these days; appoinments are available. Call for more information you can go into the barber shop down the road and Q (718) 830-0030. sell your jewelry. The problem with all these places is

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continued from page 00 continued 47 Four of the largest, and most prominent, pieces of the exhibit were photo collages of Diaz, Shannon Drummond, Nathalie Tr y tell and Keisha Petrus, accompanied by their work, journals and childhood photographs.

As the photographs transition from childhood to adolescence, significant d i f f e r e n c e s b e t we e n t h e c o l l a g e s emerge.

Drummond, who was diagnosed at 15, is revea l e d a s a wo ma n who remained strong and optimistic. She was shown in various situations — in a hospital after surgery, with family — trying to smile in each shot taken.

Trytell’s images moved from happy, young and carefree to trapped, uncomfortable and revealing imagery, accompanied with journal entr ies, which helped to tell her compelling story of pain and depression before her passing in 2011.

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STARSHIP BEARCAT, L.L.C., Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/10/2014. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 23-17 30th Drive, Astoria, NY 11106. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: TG TRENTINO, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/22/2014. 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, 68-37 78th Street, Middle Village, NY 11379. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of U1&C-1, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/05/14.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: X & H GROUP LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/9/14.

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FORMATION in New York Notice of formation of PRINCE TOWER HOLDING, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/7/14. Office location: Queens County.

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SPYYC, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/28/14. Off. Loc.: Queens Co. SSNY desig. as agt. upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Yenyu Chen, 64-68 Booth St # 5C, Rego Park, NY 11374.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: SUNKEN TOMB, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/14/2014. 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, 30-25 48th Street, Astoria, NY 11103. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

THE NEW YORK REAL PROPERTY GROUP LLC, a foreign LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/24/14. 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, c/o Joern Arne Volkers, 4739 40th St., Ste. 6A, Sunnyside, NY 11104. General Purposes.

URBAN SEWN, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/9/14. Office location: Queens County.

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Citation File No. 2014-2555 SURROGATE’S COURT, Queens County. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: Heirs at law, next of kin, and distributees of ANGELA LANGFORD, deceased, if living, and if any of them be dead to their heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, legatees, executors, administrators, assignees and successors in interest whose names are unkown and cannot be ascertained after due diligence MICHAEL CAMPANALE, NANCY GRILLONI, CAROL CAMPANALE, LYNNE CAMPANALE, MARIE CAMPANALE, ANNE BOURDENS, KATHY KRUMEICH. A petition having been duly filed by JAMES F. ROONEY and LYNDA PERETORE who are domiciled at 15 Columbia Avenue, East Rockaway, New York 11518 and 86-07 Jamaica Avenue, Woodhaven, New York 11421 YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County, at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, on January 22, 2015, at 9:30 o’clock in the fore noon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of ANGELA LANGFORD lately domiciled at 99-29 62nd Drive, Rego Park, New York 11374, United States admitting to probate a Will dated September 27, 2013, a copy of which is attached, as the Will of ANGELA LANGFORD deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that: Letters Testamentary issue to JAMES F. ROONEY and LYNDA PERETORE. Dated, Attested and Sealed, November 26, 2014.

HON. PETER J. KELLY, Surrogate, MARGARET M. GRIBBON, Chief Clerk, JOHN M. McFAUL, Attorney, Rivkin Radler LLP, 926 RXR Plaza, Floor 10 Uniondale, New York 11556.

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Notice of formation of Anns Adventures in Travel, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the SSNY on 11/06/2014. Office located in Queens. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to Ann Toback, 73-11 210th Street, Apt. 4N, Oakland Gardens, NY 11364.

Purpose: any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: BROOKLYN SYNDICATE LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/15/2014. 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 Jennifer Grady, 8800 Shorefront Parkway, Apt. 8L, Rockaway Beach, NY 11693.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of Edenic Home LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/29/2014.

Office location, County of Queens. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

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Articles of Organization Filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on April 17, 2014. NOTICE OF FORMATION Keisha’s Gemz LLC. Office location: Queens. SSNY shall mail copies of any process served against the LLC to SSNY designated for service of process. c/o: THE LLC, 114-52 Francis Lewis Blvd., Cambria Heights, NY 11411. Purpose: any lawful purpose or activity.

Balkan Sewer & Drain Cleaning LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/7/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 130-01 Jamaica Ave, Richmond Hill, NY 11418. Purpose: General.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: CHUN TIAN LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/22/2014.

Office location: Queens County.

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Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1280153 for beer, wine, and liquor, has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail in a restaurant/bar under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 46-19 48th Avenue, Woodside, NY 11377 for on-premises consumption.

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Notice is hereby given that an on-premises license, #1282631, has been applied for by LILY ALVARADO RESTAURANT, INC. for on-premises consumption of beer and wine under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 77-17 37th Ave., Jackson Heights, NY 11372.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: BRANDISON WOODSIDE, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/30/14. 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 Brandison Woodside, LLC, 20-34 37th Street, Astoria, NY 11105.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

DS TRADING COMPANY, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/09/2007. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 167-41 147 Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11434.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Harmony 808 LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/29/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to Shi Jie He, 808 Cross Bay Blvd., Broad Channel, NY 11693. Purpose: General.

NEW FALLS INTERNATIONAL LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/6/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC, 136-18 39th Ave., Ste. 1104, Flushing, New York, 11354.

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SUMMONS Index No.: 705547-13 D/O/F: November 27, 2013 Premises Address: 188-02 DORMANS ROAD, SAINT ALBANS, NY 11412 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF QUEENS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff -against- PIERRE RICHARD MATHURIN AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF SOEURETTE LUBIN; JOHN DOE 1 THROUGH 50; JANE DOE 1 THROUGH 50, INTENDING TO BE THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF SOEURETTE LUBIN WHO WAS BORN ON OCTOBER 19, 1936 AND DIED ON MARCH 3, 2012, A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY OF QUEENS, THEIR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST IF ANY OF THE AFORESAID DEFENDANTS BE DECEASED, THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DISTRIBUTES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, TRUSTEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, ASSIGNEES AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE AFORESAID CLASSES OF PERSON, IF THEY OR ANY OF THEM BE DEAD, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HUSBANDS, WIVES OR WIDOWS, IF ANY, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICAINTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; ‘‘JOHN DOES’’ and ‘‘JANE DOES’’, said names being fictitious, parties intended being possible tenants or occupants of premises, and corporations, other entities or persons who claim, or may claim, a lien against the premises, Defendant(s), TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the State, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

NOTICE: YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The following notice is intended only for those defendants who are owners of the premises sought to be foreclosed or who are liable upon the debt for which the mortgage stands as security.

YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. The present amount of the debt as of the date of this summons: $ 275,236.06 consisting of principal balance of $235,550.00 plus unpaid accrued interest of $23,106.74, escrow/impound shortages or credits of $966.37, late charges of $0.00; MIP charges of $13,418.53; Broker`s Price Opinion/ Appraisal, Property Inspection and miscellaneous charges of $435.00; surrogate search of $21.73; attorney fee $1,200.00 and title search $537.69. Because of interest and other charges that may vary from day to day, the amount due on the day you pay may be greater. Hence, if you pay the amount shown above, an adjustment may be necessary after we receive the check, in which event we will inform you.

The name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed: Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company. Unless you dispute the validity of the debt, or any portion thereof, within thirty (30) days after receipt hereof, the debt will be assumed to be valid by the herein debt collector.

If you notify the herein debt collector in writing within thirty (30) days after your receipt hereof that the debt, or any portion thereof, is disputed, we will obtain verification of the debt or a copy of any judgment against you representing the debt and a copy of such verification or judgment will be mailed to you by the herein debt collector. Upon your written request within 30 days after receipt of this notice, the herein debt collector will provide you with the name and address of the original creditor if different from the current creditor.

Note: Your time to respond to the summons and complaint differs from your time to dispute the validity of the debt or to request the name and address of the original creditor. Although you have as few as 20 days to respond to the summons and complaint, depending on the manner of service, you still have 30 days from receipt of this summons to dispute the validity of the debt and to request the name and address of the original creditor.

TO THE DEFENDANTS: The Plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action.

TO THE DEFENDANTS: If you have obtained an order of discharge from the Bankruptcy court, which includes this debt, and you have not reaffirmed your liability for this debt, this law firm is not alleging that you have any personal liability for this debt and does not seek a money judgment against you. Even if a discharge has been obtained, this lawsuit to foreclose the mortgage will continue and we will seek a judgment authorizing the sale of the mortgaged premises. Dated: November 25, 2013 Susan A. West, Esq., ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., Attorneys for Plaintiff, Main Office 51 E. Bethpage Road, Plainview, NY 11803, 516-741-2585 Help For Homeowners In Foreclosure, New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully.

Mortgage foreclosure is a complex process. Some people may approach you about “saving” your home. You should be extremely careful about any such promises. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. There are government agencies, legal aid entities and other non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about foreclosure while you are working with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-BANKNYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us. The State does not guarantee the advice of these agencies.

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Meeting demand tough for city food pantries Mayor says he will implement new measures to alleviate the issue

by Khorri Atkinson Chronicle Contributor

One year after Congress and President Obama enacted nearly $14 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP, many food pantries and soup kitchens in New York City are struggling to meet the rising demand as lines are getting longer.

In its annual report released last week, the New York Coalition Against Hunger said 92.9 percent of the city’s food pantries and soup kitchens are being hurt by the federal cuts made last year November.

About 44 percent said the cuts have “significantly” increased the number of clients, while 37 percent reported that they have to turn people away or limit the amount of food distributed.

The food charities faced a seven percent increase in demand in 2014, on top of a 10 percent jump in 2013.

The report said an estimated average of over 1.4 million residents in New York City depend on food stamps to feed their families.

The report, titled “The Unkindest Cuts: Federal SNAP Cuts Overwhelm Feeding Charities As NYC Hunger Remains High Despite Wall Street Boom,” relied on statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau and a survey of the more than 1,110 soup kitchens and food pantries in the city, of which 237 responded.

“The situation is only worse in New York City, which is among the highest cost of living in the nation,” said Joel Berg, NYCCAH’s executive director. “The lines are longer, the need is greater and emergency food pantries are now forced to turn people away at alarming rate.”

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It found that one in four children and one in 10 seniors in New York City are food insecure. In Queens, the report said 9.3 percent of residents are unable to afford an adequate supply of food consistently throughout the year.

Additionally, 11.98 percent of children live in food insecure homes, while 8.02 percent of seniors live in such households.

The Bronx has the highest percentage of food insecure residents at 28.79, according to the report.

The food pantries and soup kitchens that are struggling to meet the rising demand from budget cuts were not named.

In an attempt to curtail the growing problem, which he called a “setback” for the city, Mayor de Blasio said his administration has been implementing measures to help alleviate the impact it has on New Yorkers, especially seniors and children.

“This is a persistent challenge we face in our city, and its striking proof of the inequality crises,” de Blasio said at a press conference last week. “We can’t wait for Washington to get it right. We’ve instituted many reforms to streamline the process that makes it easier for people to enroll or re-enroll. The fact is that amongst our hungriest New Yorkers are our seniors. Our goal is to reach 100,000 seniors who are eligible. We’ve reached 24,000 so far.”

Steve Banks, the commissioner of the city’s Human Resources Administration, added that his office is ensuring that “some of the bureaucratic barriers in the past to applying for assistance have been taken down.”

“We’ve conducted outreach to seniors who were receiving Medicaid but not federal food stamps to address the ability to connect them to those vital benefits,” Banks said. “And we’re implementing an outreach process for New York City Housing Authority tenants who have not been receiving food stamps to ensure that everyone who is eligible is receiving those benefits.”

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by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

The National Hockey League gave the New York Rangers good reason to give thanks last holiday weekend, scheduling away-and-home matinee games with the Philadelphia Flyers, who played like turkeys. The two wins were a needed boost for the Blueshirts, who so far this season have not played like the team that went to the Stanley Cup Final six months ago.

The Flyers were so awful at the Wells Fargo Center last Friday that the home crowd started booing early in the first period and never let up.

They were a pathetic 0 for 6 on the power play.

And the Rangers added insult to injury on the last one. Even with one less player on the ice due to Chad Kreider’s four-minute penalty for high sticking, the Rangers nailed a shorthanded third-period goal as Rick Nash scored on a three-on-one breakaway to put the puck past hapless Flyers goalie Steve Mason. Flyers fans exited in droves at that point. The final was 3-0.

If a professional athlete is going to play in sophisticated cities such as New York or Philadelphia, it’s imperative he be candid with the media. Flyers captain Claude Giroux was certainly that when he was asked about the incessant booing that cascaded through his home arena’s rafters. “We’re playing like crap and we deserved it,” Giroux answered forthrightly.

The mood was a lot more upbeat in the Rangers locker room. Future Hall of Famer

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“Absolutely. On the other hand, it is nice to have your evenings free for a change,” St. Louis said.

The Rangers won again Saturday, 5-2.

Veteran hockey scribes Adam Raider and Russ Cohen have teamed up for a new book titled “100 Things Rangers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die” (Triumph Books).

While it is obviously intended for the sizable Broadway Blues fan base, the authors’ breezy yet informative styles make it a fun read even if you are a marginal hockey aficionado at best.

They’re able to capture nearly everything worth mentioning in the Rangers’ almost 90-year history, including the models that players married; the fight between teammates Ron Stewart and Terry Sawchuk that resulted in the latter’s death; a detailed history of the Blueshirts’ battles with their various nearby rivals; past broadcasters including Queens natives Howie Rose and Sal Messina; and trivia that will challenge even the most ardent of fans.

In a nice touch, the Islanders are marking their last season in Nassau by having some of their great stars, such as Billy Smith and Denis Q Potvin, take curtain calls before games.

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A vision of Christmas past — looking much like one of Christmas present — is seen in this photograph of the shopping district on Greenpoint Avenue at the corner of 47th Street. Greepoint Avenue A Christmas scene at the corner of 47th Street and starts at Queens Boulevard and Greenpoint Avenue, Dec. 15, 1957. extends into Brooklyn over Newtown Creek, continuing all the way down Island City in 1870. Real estate developers were carving up the old farms into to the East River.

In Queens, much of it runs through building lots, but the area’s population Sunnyside, so named to honor Richard didn’t expand rapidly until after the openBragaw (1748-1818), whose farm was ing of the Queensboro Bridge in 1909 and called Sunnyside Hill. Bragaw was a true the elevated subway line in 1917, accordAmerican patriot who took up arms dur- ing to Claudia Gryvatz Copquin’s great ing the Revolutionary War while some “The Neighborhoods of Queens.”

More recently, a lot of new blood has loyalists, called Tories, fled to Canada.

Unlike many of his neighbors who were come into Sunnyside, much of it South either Dutch, German or English, Bragaw American, Middle Eastern and Korean, as Copquin points out. Many who cannot was a French Huguenot.

There also was a large Irish section in afford Manhattan love the area’s great Sunnyside, surrounding an athletic com- skyline views and the convenient, short pound called Celtic Park, a name that trip from home to work across the river.

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HOWARD BEACH Hamilton Beach D Detached CE DU 2 Family, E R 2 BRs per floor.

Home all redone, includes 25x80 attached lot. $359K

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Old Side All brick Colonial, 3 BRs, 2 full baths, full-fin. bsmnt w/radiaheat, kit. w/ HOWARD BEACH nt S.S. appl, comRockwood Park mercial stove, Mint large corner Brookfield (27x53) on 47x110 oversized lot. Brick/Stucco, fireplace, slid4/5BRs, 3 full baths, garage, large den, ing doors to rear deck, built-in with access to paved backyard. Outdoor BBQ, IGP, boat dock.

REDUCED $899K BBQ, IGP, PVC fencing.

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HOWARD BEACH Rockwood Park Mint Hi-Ranch, 3/4 BRs, new kit, 2 new full baths, crown molding, new roof, skylights, pvt dvwy, new cond. Simply Mint!

ASKING $719K

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BAY RIDGE Rockwood Park Brooklyn Charming 3 BR Colonial on great corner lot 100x40. 3 BR, 1.5 baths. AAA Mint Jr. 4 renovated co-op Large sideyard. 7 blocks to Crossbay in beautiful, pre-war building.

Courtyard/gym & storage.

Blvd. In-ground sprinklers.

ASKING $369K REDUCED ! $619K

RIDGEWOOD CONDO One-of-a-kind 1 Bedroom Condo Duplex with basement, hardwood floors, ceramic HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK tiled bath, low Mint All Brick Split-Level Colonial, 40x110 lot, 4 large taxes.

Bedrooms, 3 new full baths. Custom kit w/island, Formal A SKING $328K Dining Room. Totally redone 4 years ago.

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Rockwood Park Centreville Oversized 50x100 lot on amazing block.

OZONE PARK/CENTREVILLE HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK One Family S/D, 3 Bedrooms, Dormered Cape featuring 5 BRs, 3 full 1.5 baths, full basement, private baths, full unfinished basement.

Move in condition, open floor plan home. 3 Bedrooms, 2 Detached legal 2-Family, 2 Bedrooms, over 2 Bedrooms, driveway, garage. $350K full baths. $560K $468K $560K private driveway, garage, finished basemet.

ASKING $599K

• Mint L-Shaped Studio. ............... ....................IN CONTRACT $76K • L-Shaped Studio ................ $79K • Mint 1 BR Garden, 1st fl . $123K • 1 BR w/Terrace, 2nd fl ... $129K • Hi-Rise - Mint 1 BR w/Terrace, new kit & bath. .................Ask $139K • Largest 3 bedroom/2 bath co-op, 1st fl., HW flrs, pets OK. ............. .................. IN CONTRACT $175K • Mint 2 BR, w/terrace, granite kit, SS appl, wood cabinets. .................IN CONTRACT $179K • Mint AAA 3 BRs, 1 bath, Garden. ...................IN CONTRACT $219K • Hi-Rise 2 bedroom, 2 baths, mint, all renovated with terrace. .................IN CONTRACT $227K • Mint AAA Garden, 2BR, DR, 2nd fl. .........................................$249K • STORE FOR RENT. 1,365 sq. ft. Howard Beach/Crossbay.

Parking Available. ........................ ..............................$4,500 per mo.

HOWARD BEACH Lindenwood Condos • Greentree Condo (3rd floor), cathedral ceilings 3 BRs/2 baths, 2 terraces. ...... .................................... $320K • Greentree Condo. 2nd fl., mint 3 BRs/2 baths, 2 terraces. ....... . ......................................... .$319K OZONE PARK Centreville Condo • 4BR, 2bath, 2terrace,plus garage. .................IN CONTRACT $419K

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Lindenwood Large All Brick corner 2 Family with walk-in & fin bsmnt. 6 over 6. Pvt dvwyz & attached 1-car gar & additional legal parking on side of house.

ASKING $649K

Legal 2 Family, 3 BRs/2 Baths per floor. Full unfinished basement, High Ranch on 40x100 lot. 4 Bedrooms, 2 Full Baths. Mint One hardwood floors. Each floor has separate boiler/hot water heater. Bedroom walk-in, newly renovated first floor. Close to all! $509K A SKING $625K

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Rockwood Park. Hi-Ranch on 38x100, 3 BRs, 2 baths. Clean, large, on beautiful block. Move-in condition.

ASKING $625K

Open House • Sun, Dec 7 • Upper Glendale 12:00-2:00 PM • 88-46 79th AVENUE Charming detached corner Colonial, 4 BRs with 1 1/2 Baths, EIK, Large LR and DR. Oversized 2-car garage, walk-up attic room and full bsmnt.

Terra-Cotta roof, lots of closets. Close to all! ASKING $569K

Open House • Sat, Dec 6 • Howard Beach 2:30-4:30 PM • 163-32 90th Street

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