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WORTH FIGHTING FOR
Health care, besides being a vital need, is something that Queens fights for. In recent years we have lost four hospitals, and some of the ones we have held on to are on shaky ground. Queens has united to rally for quality health care, a fair shake in comparison to our sister boroughs and equal treatment for all of its residents. From this breast cancer walk outside Borough Hall in October to the marches of the uninsured seeking equality, we want what is best, what is right and what is necessary for all. In these pages, we have outlined a substantial portion of all that Queens has to offer for its residents, parents, children, seniors, veterans and all its myriad people. Be sure to keep this guide handy – we hope you don’t need it, but we want to make sure it’s there if you do.
Table of Contents Adult Care Facilities ...............................................Page 4 Ambulance Services ..............................................Page 6 Assisted Living Programs.....................................Page 6 Free Clinics ................................................................Page 6 Health Indicators ....................................................Page 8 Help Lines............................................................... Page 10 Home Health Agencies..............................Pages 10-12 Hospices ................................................................. Page 12 HOSPITALS: Cohen Children’s Hospital ................................ Page 15 Elmhurst Hospital ................................................ Page 15 Flushing Hospital ................................................. Page 16 Forest Hills-LIJ ....................................................... Page 16 Jamaica Hospital .................................................. Page 18 LIJ Medical Center ............................................... Page 18 Mt. Sinai ................................................................... Page 21 NYHQ ....................................................................... Page 21 North Shore ........................................................... Page 23 Peninsula ................................................................ Page 23
Queens Hospital Center .................................... Page 25 St. John’s South Shore ........................................ Page 25 St. Albans Veterans Hospital ............................ Page 27 St. Mary’s Hospital for Children....................... Page 27 Long Term Home Health Care......................... Page 29 Managed Care Plans ........................................... Page 30 Mammography Facilities .................................. Page 34 Nursing Homes..................................................... Page 37 Public Health Insurance .................................... Page 38 Public Immunization programs...................... Page 38 Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities ......... Page 41 Not Just Numbers................................................ Page 62 This Week’s Tribune Queens Deadline ................................................. Page 43 Queens Today ....................................................... Page 44 Leisure ..................................................................... Page 48 Not For Publication ............................................. Page 50 Edit & Letters ......................................................... Page 52
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THE HEART HOSPITAL OF QUEENS
WHEN YOUR HEART IS IN QUEENS, YOU ARE IN EXCELLENT HANDS...
Today, there’s a Heart Hospital in Queens. This hospital is filled with expertise on the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac and vascular disease. From state-of-the-art technology, to the most sophisticated procedures and comprehensive rehabilitation and wellness programs, you can find a higher level of heart and vascular care, right here in the Heart Hospital of Queens.
Our physicians and surgeons are board certified specialists. And, many highly skilled doctors throughout the area treat and refer their patients here. Together with our talented nurses and technicians, they deliver a higher level of expertise you can trust. Whatever your heart needs — you will find it right here.
Ask your doctor, call us, or visit nyhq.org to learn more.
FOR MORE INFORMATION 718-670-2087 800-282-6684 (Find a Physician) 56-45 Main Street Flushing, NY 11355
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This means that you don’t have to leave Queens to find excellent heart care. And, with the opening of a new wing on the main campus of New York Hospital Queens, we have added more services to protect and restore heart health.
Adult Care Facilities
New York State, through the State Dept. of Health, licenses and supervises adult care facilities, which provide temporary or long-term, non-medical residential care services to adults who are substantially unable to live independently. Resident dependence may be the result of physical or other limitations associated with age, physical or mental disabilities or other factors. Residents of adult homes, enriched housing and assisted living programs are provided with personal care and services on a long-term basis; residences for adults provide longterm residential care with supervision but without personal care. Most residents of adult care facilities are in need of supervision and personal care services necessary to enable the resident to maintain good personal health and hygiene, to carry out the basic activities of daily living, and to participate in the ongoing activities of the facility. However, residents of adult care facilities must not require the continual medical or nursing services provided in acute care hospitals, in-patient psychiatric facilities, skilled nursing homes or health-related facilities, since adult care facilities are not licensed to provide any nursing or medical care.
Atria, Forest Hills 112-50 72nd Ave. Forest Hills, NY 11375 Phone: (718) 261-5300 Fax: (718) 261-5457 Operator: OLSL New York Operating Company LLC Number of beds: 90
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Atria, Great Neck 51 Great Neck Rd. Great Neck, NY 11021 Phone: (516) 829-4100 Fax: (516) 829-4989 Operator: Senior Quarters Operating Corp. Number of beds: 160 Belle Harbor Manor 209 Beach 125th St. Belle Harbor, NY 11694 Phone: (718) 945-6600 Fax: (718) 474-8540 Operator: Belle Harbor Home of the Sages, Inc. Number of beds: 162
Operator: Midway A.L., LLC Number of beds: 20 Castle Senior Living at Forest Hills 108-25 Horace Harding Expy. Forest Hills, NY 11368 Phone: (718) 592-3100 Fax: (718) 592-1808 Operator: Midway A.L., LLC Number of beds: 177 Central Assisted Living, LLC 1509 Central Ave. Far Rockaway, NY 11691 Phone: (718) 471-7700 Fax: (718) 471-7732 Operator: Central Assisted Living, LLC Number of beds: 186 Chai Home 125-02 Ocean Promenade Belle Harbor, NY 11694
Phone: (718) 634-6100 Fax: (718) 634-3983 Operator: Konig, Esther Number of beds: 71 ElmYork LLC 100-30 Ditmars Blvd. East Elmhurst, NY 11369 Phone: (718) 446-7900 Fax: (718) 446-7938 Operator: Elm York LLC Number of beds: 286 Long Island Hebrew Living Center 431 Beach 20th St. Far Rockaway, NY 11691 Phone: (718) 327-2700 Fax: (718) 327-2223 Operator: Shetrit, Amram Number of beds: 306 Madison York Assisted Living Community, LLC 112-14 Corona Ave. Flushing, NY 11368 Phone: (718) 699-4100 Fax: (718) 899-8126 Operator: Madison York Assisted Living Community, LLC Number of beds: 226 Madison York Rego Park LLC 61-80 Woodhaven Blvd. Rego Park, NY 11374 Phone: (718) 446-4300 Fax: (718) 899-8126 Operator: Madison York Rego Park LLC Number of beds: 202 New Gloria’s Manor Home for Adults 140 Beach 119th St. Rockaway Park, NY 11694 Phone: (718) 945-5700 Fax: (718) 945-6086 Operator: Gloria’s Manor LLC Number of beds: 172 New Haven Manor 1526 New Haven Ave. Far Rockaway, NY 11691 Phone: (718) 471-7200 Fax: (718) 471-7650 Operator: Edrich, David S. Number of beds: 123
Castle Senior Living at Forest Hills is a state-registered adult care facility. New Homestead Home for Adults, Inc. 82-45 Grenfell St. Kew Gardens, NY 11415 Phone: (718) 441-2000 Fax: (718) 849-3997 Operator: New Homestead Home for Adults, Inc. Number of beds: 163
River View Gardens NY Found. EHP #8 4-12 49th Ave. Long Island City, NY 11101 Phone: (718) 361-8442 Fax: (718) 361-8534 Operator: New York Foundation for Senior Citizens, Inc. Number of beds: 46
New York Armenian Home, Inc. 137-31 45th Ave. Flushing, NY 11355 Phone: (718) 461-1504 Fax: (718) 461-3079 Operator: Armenian Welfare As. Number of beds: 79
Rockaway Manor HFA 145 Beach 8th St. Far Rockaway, NY 11691 Phone: (718) 327-6300 Fax: (718) 327-3834 Operator: Foundation For Elderly Number of beds: 120
Park Inn Home 115-02 Ocean Promenade Rockaway Park, NY 11694 Phone: (718) 634-3400 Fax: (718) 634-3403 Operator: Konig, Samuel Number of beds: 181 Queens Adult Care Center 80-08 45th Ave. Elmhurst, NY 11373 Phone: (718) 639-1800 Fax: (718) 899-1917 Operator: Hofgur, LLC Number of beds: 361
Seaview Manor, LLC 210 Beach 47th St. Far Rockaway, NY 11691 Phone: (718) 471-1311 Fax: (718) 471-1352 Operator: Seaview Manor, LLC Number of beds: 124 Surfside Manor Home for Adults, LLC 95-02 Rockaway Beach Blvd. Rockaway Beach, NY 11693 Phone: (718) 945-5500 Fax: (718) 634-8925 Operator: Surfside Manor Home for Adults, LLC Number of beds: 200
Blvd. ALP 71 - 61 159th St. Flushing, NY 11365 Phone: (718) 969-8102 Fax: (718) 969-8128 Operator: Blvd. ALP Associates, LLC Number of beds: 200
Sutton Gardens, LLC 147-02 34th Ave. Flushing, NY 11354 Phone: (718) 461-1923 Fax: (718) 461-7617 Operator: Sutton Gardens, LLC Number of beds: 47
Brandywine Assisted Living at The Savoy 55-15 Little Neck Pkwy. Little Neck, NY 11362 Phone: (718) 423-7900 Fax: (718) 423-5050 Operator: Brandywine Assisted Living at The Savoy, LLC Number of beds: 148 Castle Senior Living at Forest Hills 108-25 Horace Harding Expy. Forest Hills, NY 11368 Phone: (718) 760-4600 Fax: (718) 592-1808
Sanford Home 140-40 Sanford Ave. Flushing, NY 11355 Phone: (718) 353-1400 Fax: (718) 353-1495 Operator: Elefant, Ignatius I. Number of beds: 200
Wavecrest Home for Adults 242 Beach 20th St. Far Rockaway, NY 11691 Phone: (718) 471-5500 Fax: (718) 471-0734 Operator: Wavecrest HFA, Inc. Number of beds: 120 The New York Armenian Home holds an educational symposium for some of its members.
Source: NYS Dept. of Health
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Services
A mix of paid, for-hire and volunteer EMS and ambulance services serve the people of Queens 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They provide response to emergencies, transportation for medical needs and a slew of services to patients in need. Bay Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps Building # 622 Fort Totten, Bayside Basic Life Support Bayside Community Ambulance Corps 214-23 42nd Ave., Bayside Basic Life Support Broad Channel Volunteers 15 Noel Rd., Broad Channel Basic Life Support College Point Community Ambulance Corps 123-06 18th Ave., College Point Basic Life Support Corona Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps 104-38 47th Ave., Corona Basic Life Support Flushing Community
Volunteer Ambulance Corps 43-14 162nd St., Flushing Basic Life Support Flushing Hospital Medical 45th Avenue at Parsons Boulevard, Flushing Paramedic Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps 92-29 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills Basic Life Support
Lindenwood Community Vol. Ambulance Corps 94-10 133rd Ave., Ozone Park Paramedic Little Neck-Douglaston Comm. Ambulance Corps 42-18 Marathon Pkwy., Little Neck Basic Life Support Long Island Jewish Medical 270-05 76th Ave., New Hyde Park Paramedic MediSys Ambulance Service 89-00 Van Wyck Expy., Jamaica Paramedic
The Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance Corps is one of more than 30 ambulance service providers in Queens. North Shore Ambulance and Oxygen Service 110-18 Corona Ave., Corona Paramedic NYC Police Relief Fund-EMS 38-13 Northern Blvd., Long Island City Basic Life Support Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Bldg 269 S. Service Rd., JFK Intl Airport, Jamaica Basic Life Support
Middle Village Volunteer Ambulance Corps 66-76 70th St., Middle Village Basic Life Support
Queens Village/Hollis/ Bellerose Vol. Ambulance 235-01 Braddock Ave., Queens Village Basic Life Support
Glendale Volunteer Ambulance Corps 61-14 Myrtle St., Ridgewood Basic Life Support
New York Hospital Medical of Queens 56-45 Main St., Flushing Paramedic
Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps 756 Seneca Ave., Ridgewood Basic Life Support
Jamaica Estates-Holliswood-
New York Racing Association Aqueduct Racetrack Rockaway Blvd., Jamaica Basic Life Support
Rockaway Point Vol. Fire Dept/Rescue/Ambulance Co. 204-26 Rockaway Point Blvd., Rockaway Point, Fort Tilden
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Lighthouse Inc. /d.b.a The Rock Volunteer Ambulance Service 14-20 McBride St., Far Rockaway Basic Life Support
Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance Corps 257-02 Union Tpke., Floral Park Basic Life Support
Assisted An Assisted Living facility is a certified adult home or enriched housing program that has additionally been approved by the DOH for licensure. An operator of an Assisted Living facility is required to provide or arrange for housing, 24-hour on-site monitoring, and personal care services and/or home care services in a home-like setting to five or more adult residents. Boulevard ALP 71-61 159th St. Flushing, NY 11365 (718) 969-8102
Center 431 Beach 20th St. Far Rockaway, NY 11691 (718) 327-2700
Castle Senior Living at Forest Hills 108-25 Horace Harding Expy. Forest Hills, NY 11368 (718) 592-3100
Madison York Assisted Living Community, LLC 112-14 Corona Ave. Flushing, NY 11368 (718) 699-4100
Central Assisted Living, LLC 1509 Central Ave. Far Rockaway, NY 11691 (718) 471-7700
Madison York Rego Park LLC 61-80 Woodhaven Blvd. Rego Park, NY 11374 (718) 446-4300
ElmYork LLC 100-30 Ditmars Blvd. East Elmhurst, NY 11369 (718) 446-7900
Queens Adult Care Center 80-08 45th Ave. Elmhurst, NY 11373 (718) 639-1800
Long Island Hebrew Living
Jamaica Hospital, Ambulance Department 89-00 Van Wyck Expy., Jamaica Paramedic
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Ambulance
South Bayside VAC 207-07 Union Tpke., Bayside Basic Life Support
Source: NYS Dept. of Health
Free Health Clinics
The Health Department provides free and confidential clinics that test for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Some clinics test for viral hepatitis. HIV Counseling and Rapid HIV Testing are offered at these clinics. You have the option to test confidentially or anonymously. The results of confidential testing are given to the patient in writing which would be necessary for follow-up medical care. Anonymous testing results are not linked to a person’s name but a patient does have the option of converting his or her results to a confidential status if desired. To further understand the benefits of each, speak with one of our staff or call the DOHMH Call Center at (800) 825-5448. Corona 34-33 Junction Blvd. (Roosevelt/ Northern) Jackson Heights, NY 11372 Travel Information: No. 7 train to Junction Blvd.; Q72 bus to 35th Avenue Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. STD Services Include: HIV Counseling and Rapid Testing only - no doctor services Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Services Available: STD Services Emergency Contraception, Hepatitis B vaccine, Hepatitis A vaccine for high risk patients, HIV Counseling and Rapid Testing Intake closes at noon every last Thursday of each month for mandatory staff meeting. Jamaica 90-37 Parsons Blvd. 1st Fl. (off Jamaica Avenue)
Basic Life Support Roxbury Volunteer Emergency Services 42 State Road, Rockaway Point Basic Life Support Superior Medical Transportation, LTD 1224 Burnside Ave., Far Rockaway Basic Life Support West Hamilton Beach Volunteers 102-33 Davenport Ct., Howard Beach Basic Life Support Whitestone Community Volunteer Ambulance Service 12-15 150 St., Whitestone Basic Life Support Woodhaven Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps 78-15 Jamaica Ave., Woodhaven Basic Life Support Source: NYS Dept. of Health
Jamaica, NY 11432 Travel Information: E, Z, J train to Parsons Blvd. Monday thru Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to noon Services Available: STD Services, Emergency Contraception, Hepatitis B vaccine, Hepatitis A vaccine for high risk patients, Hepatitis C screening for high risk patients, HIV Counseling and Rapid Testing Intake closes at noon every last Thursday of each month for mandatory staff meeting. Rockaway (Operated by Joseph P. Addabbo Health Center) 67-19 Rockaway Beach Blvd., Arverne, NY 11692 Travel Information: A train to Beach 67th. Monday thru Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Services Available: STD Services and Confidential HIV Counseling and Rapid Testing Please note: Addabbo Health Center is not a DOHMH site, and may charge for Emergency Contraception. For more information on AIDS/ HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Call 311. Source: NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene
LEGAL NOTICE
11103, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of formation of PEACHTREE 50 DAYCARE, LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on July 30, 2010. Office location: Queens. Secretary of State of New York has been designated for service of process. Secretary of State of New York shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to PEACHTREE 50 DAYCARE, LLC, at 12215 Sutphin Blvd, Jamaica, New York 11434. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of DAVIDA REALTY HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/10/10. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 82-40 217TH St., Hollis Hills, NY 11427. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Cyruli Shanks Hart & Zizmor LLP, 420 Lexington Ave., NY, NY 10170. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation PGE Metrony Realty LLC art. of org. filed Secy. of State NY (SSNY) 11/4/10. Off. loc. in Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 23-35 Steinway St, Astoria, NY 11105. Purpose: Any lawful purpose ________________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF MEETING: Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the members of FLUSHING CEMETERY ASSOCIATION will be held at the office of the Cemetery, 163-06 46 th Avenue, Flushing, Queens County, New York on Friday, March 18, 2011, at 11:30A.M. for the purpose of electing Trustees, approving the renewal of its policy of indemnification insurance for its Trustees, Officers and Employees and the transaction of other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. Dated: February 1, 2011 JOAN H. CORBISIERO, Secretary ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation MJ Optometry, PLLC art. of org. filed Secy. of State NY (SSNY) 11/29/10. Off. Loc. in Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Martin S. Kim, 79-04 37 th Ave., Jackson Hts, NY 11372. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of LOGIC DATA INFORMATION, LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization was filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/18/2011. 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 any process
LEGAL NOTICE against the LLC to: 84-15 124 th Street, Apt. 2, Kew Gardens, NY 11415. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation Wu Global Opportunities, LLC art. of org. filed Secy. of State NY (SSNY) 9/29/10. Off. Loc. in Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 41-50 Main St, Ste 209, Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of LI GAS STATION, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/18/11. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 3100 47th Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Ekmel Anda at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ________________________________________________________________ ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF Thai Rock LLC (Insert name of Limited Liability Company) Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law FIRST: The name of the limited liability company is; Thai Rock LLC SECOND: The county, within this state, in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is: Queens THIRD: The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: Robert M. Kaskel 101-02 Shore Front Parkway 1 st Floor Rockaway Park, NY 11694 USA (Scott Weddle, Mgr of EZonlineFiling (signature of organizer) Scott Weddle, Mgr of EzonlineFiling (print or type name of organizer) ________________________________________________________________ Name: 3-D KIDS, LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. Of State of NY 01/12/2011. Off. Loc.: Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to THE LLC, C/O Eric A. Lichtenstein, M.D., 192 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. ________________________________________________________________ ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF Kimmy Ma ArtStudio LLC Under Section 204 of the Limited Liability Company Law FIRST. The name of the limited liability company is Kimmy Ma ArtStudio LLC SECOND. The county within this state in which the limited liability company is to be located is Queens. THIRD. The secretary of state is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process accepted on behalf of the limited liabil-
LEGAL NOTICE ity company served upon him or her is: c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13 th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. FOURTH: The name and street address in this state of the registered agent upon whom and at which process against the limited liability company may be served is: United State Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13 th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. ________________________________________________________________ SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF QUEENS ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE INDEX NO.: 6700/10 PNC MORTGAGE, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO NATIONAL CITY MORTGAGE, A DIVISION OF NATIONAL CITY BANK Plaintiff, vs. ZHAOQIN JIANG, MIN HUA CHENG, ET, AL. Defendant(s). MORTGAGED PREMISES: 139-39 35TH AVENUE # 4H A/K/A 13939 35TH AVENUE # 4H FLUSHING, NY 11354 SBL #: BLOCK 4994 LOT 1422 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: 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) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Queens. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. Dated this 3rd day of February, 2011, TO: MIN HUA CHENG, Defendant(s) In this Action. The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. JAIME A. RIOS of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated the 24 th day of January, 2011 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Queens County Clerk, in the City of Jamaica. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by MIN HUA CHENG and ZHAOQIN JIANG dated the 3rd day of November, 2008, to secure the sum of $220,000.00, and recorded at Instrument No. 2008000462991 in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York, on the 3rd day of December, 2008; The property in question is described as follows: 139-39 35TH AVENUE # 4H A/K/A 13939 35TH AVENUE # 4H, FLUSHING, NY 11354 SEE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION Block 4994 and Lot 1422 ALL
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Unit known as Unit No. 4H (the “Unit”) in the premises known as and by State Manor Condominium and located at 139-39 35th Avenue, Flushing, New York, Queens County, City and State of New York, designated and described as Unit 4H in the Declaration establishing a plan for condominium ownership of the Buildings and the Land on which it is erected (hereinafter called the “Property”), made by State Ave. Realty, LLC under the Condominium Act of the State of New York (Article 9-B of the Real Property Law of the State of New York), dated July 14, 2008, recorded in the Office of the Register of the City of New York, Queens County on the 25 th day of September, 2008 in CRFN No. 2008000381828 (hereinafter called the “Declaration”), and designated as Tax Lot 1422 in Block 4994 of the Tax Map, County of Queens, City and State of New York. TOGETHER with an undivided 2.7748 percent interest in the common elements of the Property (hereinafter called the “common elements”). Premises known as 13939 35 th Avenue, Unit 4H, Flushing, New York HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The state encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work 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-BANK-NYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the department’s website at WWW.BANKING.STATE.NY.US. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay
them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. § 1303 NOTICE 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. DATED: February 3, 2011 Steven J. Baum, P.C., Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s), 220 Northpointe Parkway Suite G, Amherst, NY 14228 The law firm of Steven J. Baum, P.C. and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. ________________________________________________________________ The NYC Board of Standards and Appeals has scheduled a public hearing on Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 1:30 P.M. 40 Rector Street, Manhattan, 6 th floor, Hearing Room “E” for Calendar# 90-10 BZ. This variance (ZR 72-21) application is to permit a house of worship located at 58-06 Springfield Boulevard, Queens, in an R2A zoning district, contrary to the front (ZR 24-34), side( ZR 24-35) and rear yards (ZR 24-36). This notice is published by James Chin & Associates, LLC (applicant) in accordance with the Rules and Procedures of the NYC Board of Standard and Appeals. ____________________________________________________ NAME: INTERIORS BY FRANCESCA LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. Of State of NY 01/ 03/2011. Off. Loc.: Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to THE LLC, C/O Frances Herrera, 9945 67th Rd., #520, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of formation of SJ Capital LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on January 13, 2011. Office located in Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to 2130 2 7 3 rd A v e n u e A p t 2 C , Bayside NY, 11364. Purpose: any lawful purpose.
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NOTICE OF FORMATION, Book of Numbers LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 12/ 03/2010. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copies of any process served against the LLC to c/o: Book of Numbers LLC, 74-33 45 th Ave, Elmhurst, NY 11373. Purpose: any lawful activity. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of Casa Borghesi LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/10/10. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 183 Beach 141st St., Belic Harbor, NY 11694. Purpose: any lawful activities. ________________________________________________________________ ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF Eclipse Photography L.L.C. (Insert name of Limited Liability Company) Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law FIRST: The name of the limited liability company is: Eclipse Photography L.L.C SECOND: The county, within this state, in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is: Queens THIRD: The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: Eclipse Photography 162-10 Powells cove Blvd Unit 4B Beechhurst, NY 11357 USA Yury A. La Fontaine (signature of organizer) Yury A. La Fontaine (print or type name of organizer) ________________________________________________________________ Notice of formation of Therapeutic Nutrition, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY(SSNY) on 10/04/10. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of process served against LLC: 12-06 36 th Ave Apt 2B, Long Island City, NY 11106. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: PELAGOS LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/13/10. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o John Giovanis, 33-21 21 st Street, Long Island City, New York 11106. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________ 3076 43 STREET LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/10/2011. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 36-01 30th Ave., Astoria, NY
LEGAL NOTICE
Tracking Our Health
The New York State Department of Health compiles sets of data that are used to indicate strengths and weaknesses of health services across a wide range of factors to help determine needs. The New York State Community Health Data Set consists of a series of tables, maps and graphs containing health statistics organized by county of residence. Several data sets were used to develop this information including:
For mortality and natality rates, New York State birth, death and fetal death files were used. For information on morbidity, Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative Systems (SPARCS) files, which are based on hospital discharges, were used. For additional information on morbidity, the state used its own Department of Health disease registries, including cancer, AIDS/ HIV, communicable disease, rabies, tuberculosis and sexually
transmitted disease. Mortality- and hospitalizationbased indicators are presented as both crude and age-adjusted rates. The standard population used for adjustment was the 2000 United States population. Age adjustment allows for the comparison of rates between counties because they are less influenced by differences in county age distribution. This is the most current set of data used for Queens.
County Health Indicator Profiles (2004 - 2008)
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SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC1 Population Unemployment Percent in Poverty Median Household Income
2,293,007 54,344 4.9 27.85% 12.3 $55,599
2,270,338 48,351 4.4 27.33% 12.2 $52,944
2,255,175 48,895 4.5 27.48% 12.3 $51,024
2,241,600 56,271 5.2 26.78% 12.1 $47,486
2,237,216 67,482 6.3 33.55% 15 $39,649
PERINATAL HEALTH2 Pregnancies (All ages) - Age 10-14 - Age 15-19 Births Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) Infant Deaths Neonatal Deaths Postneonatal Deaths Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks)
52,061 92 4,517 31,063 2,569 20,188 141 94 47 231
107.5 1.4 65.1 13.5 8.3 68.3 4.5 3 1.5 7.4
52,343 80 4,605 31,594 2,637 20,904 154 104 50 193
107.2 1.2 66.3 13.9 8.3 68.1 4.9 3.3 1.6 6.1
51,298 107 4,688 30,315 2,538 19,932 164 119 45 205
106.4 1.6 68.4 13.4 8.4 67.8 5.4 3.9 1.5 6.7
50,007 97 4,656 30,012 2,493 19,465 158 102 56 222
103.8 1.5 73 13.4 8.3 67.1 5.3 3.4 1.9 7.3
51,962 116 4,617 30,375 2,621 19,540 175 115 60 212
106.4 1.7 76.3 13.6 8.6 66.2 5.8 3.8 2 6.9
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population) Total Deaths Lung Cancer (Total) Lung Cancer (Male) Lung Cancer (Female) Breast Cancer (Female) Cervical Cancer Cerebrovasular Disease Diseases of the Heart Homicides Suicides Unintentional Injury Motor Vehicle Non-Motor Vehicle AIDS Cirrhosis (Liver)
14,069 704 405 299 241 28 432 6,074 103 113 410 101 309 109 126
613.6 30.7 36.3 25.4 20.5 2.4 18.8 264.9 4.5 4.9 17.9 4.4 13.5 4.8 5.5
14,388 765 415 350 292 35 451 6,257 88 137 454 109 345 114 115
633.7 33.7 37.6 30 25 3 19.9 275.6 3.9 6 20 4.8 15.2 5 5.1
14,645 791 439 352 333 34 481 6,343 97 131 382 120 262 120 108
649.4 35.1 40.1 30.3 28.7 2.9 21.3 281.3 4.3 5.8 16.9 5.3 11.6 5.3 4.8
14,970 749 433 316 319 27 481 6,722 106 122 392 122 270 156 91
667.8 33.4 39.8 27.4 27.6 2.3 21.5 299.9 4.7 5.4 17.5 5.4 12 7 4.1
14,945 794 425 369 326 25 466 6,737 107 128 309 88 221 135 124
668 35.5 39.3 32 28.2 2.2 20.8 301.1 4.8 5.7 13.8 3.9 9.9 6 5.5
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population) Pediatric (0-4) - Asthma 1,035 Pediatric (0-4) - Gastroenteritis 440 Pediatric (0-4) - Otitis Media 52 Drug Related 4,132 1,828 Head Injury5
71.4 30.3 3.6 18 8
1,003 470 66 4,306 1,882
71.5 33.5 4.7 19 8.3
1,010 812 71 5,049 1,835
68.4 55 4.8 22.4 8.1
1,000 769 84 4,933 1,832
67.2 51.7 5.6 22 8.2
1,162 628 91 5,388 1,806
78.7 42.5 6.2 24.1 8.1
DISEASE MORBIDITY3 AIDS Cases4 Early Syphilis Chlamydia Incidence TB Incidence Ecoli Incidence Meningococcal Incidence Pertussis Incidence Lyme Disease Incidence
21.1 13.5 509.4 13 0.3 0.4 1 4.5
506 304 10,033 266 7 3 25 52
22.3 13.4 441.9 11.7 0.3 0.1 1.1 2.3
479 262 8,018 305 8 13 20 21
21.2 11.6 355.5 13.5 0.4 0.6 0.9 0.9
536 234 8,060 303 3 2 20 46
23.9 10.4 359.6 13.5 0.1 0.1 0.9 2.1
573 214 6,186 320 7 7 37 42
25.6 9.6 276.5 14.3 0.3 0.3 1.7 1.9
484 309 11,680 299 7 9 23 104
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Population estimates are from the National Center for Statistics bridged-race file. Unemployment data from U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics
Unemployment Rate is per 100 persons in the labor force. Percent of population in poverty and median household income are estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Total Pregnancy Rate is per 1,000 women 15-44; 10-14 and 15-19 rates are per 1,000 women in these
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age groups. The Birth Rate is live births per 1,000 population. The Low Birthweight and Early Prenatal Care Rates are per 100 births. Infant, Neonatal and Postneonatal Death Rates are per 1,000 births. Rates in this section are per 100,000 population. 4 AIDS cases are based on year of diagnosis and exclude prision inmates. 5 Head Injury Cases are presented by ICD-9 codes 800-801.9, 803-804.9, 850-854.1, 925. 3
Source: New York State Department of Health
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Help
Lines
The New York State Department of Health offers a toll-free help lines for a variety of issues that affect the lives of average Queens residents. Public Health Duty Officer Helpline (866) 881-2809 Adult Care and Assisted Living Complaints (866) 893-6772 AIDS General Information (800) 541-AIDS General Information, Spanish Language (800) 233-7432 AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) (800) 542-2437
AIDS Counseling & Testing (800) 462-6785 NYS After Hours Hotline (Monday-Friday 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) (800) 872-2777 Cancer Information (800) 462-1884 Environmental Health (800) 458-1158 Covering the Following Programs: Asbestos and Lead Removal Community Health Studies
Community Sanitation Issues Fish Advisories Food Protection, Recalls and Illnesses Hazardous Waste Sites Health Effects of Pesticides, Insect Repellents, and Chemicals Indoor Air Quality Oil or Chemical Spills Public Water Supplies Radon, Radiation, Radioactive Materials Regulated Facilities Such as Motels, Restaurants, Children’s Camps and Public Beaches Smoking and Tobacco Regulations Worker Safety Issues Food and Nutrition Programs Child and Adult Care Food Program (800) 942-3858 Growing Up Healthy Hotline (800) 522-5006 Covering the Following Programs: Early Intervention Program Food and Nutrition (FAN) Growing Up Healthy HIB Disease Immunization Infant Health Assessment PCAP (Prenatal Care Assistance
Program) Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Teen Pregnancy WIC
Managed Care Complaints: (800) 206-8125 Medicaid Managed Care Information: (800) 505-5678
Health Insurance Child Health Plus (800) 698-4KIDS Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage Program (EPIC) Fraud and Abuse Hotline (800) 542-0424 Participant Helpline (800) 332-3742 Provider Helpline (800) 634-1340 Family Health Plus (877) 9FHPLUS ((877) 934-7587) Medicaid Program - Important Phone Numbers Prenatal Care Assistance Program (PCAP) (800) 522-5006
Nursing Home Patient Care Complaints (888) 201-4563
Home Health Care Including Information about Certified Home Health Care Agencies (800) 628-5972
Smokers Quitline (866) NYQUITS ((866) 6978487)
Hospice Hospice Complaints: (800) 628-5972
West Nile Virus (800) 458-1158 Source: NYS Dept. of Health
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The agencies are listed by the New York State Dept. of Health as providing home health services in Queens. The total visits listed are for 2007, the most current year of compiled DOH data. Able Health Care Service Inc 76 North Broadway, Suite 4000 Hicksville, NY 11801 (516) 933-7000 www.ablehealthcare.com Operator: Able Health Care Service Inc. 1240 Broadcast Plaza Merrick, NY 11566 Branch Offices 91-31 Queens Blvd. Elmhurst, NY 11373 1747 Veterans Memorial Hwy. Islandia, NY 11749 44 Court St., Suite 308 Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 222-1200 Queens Total Visits (2007): 99,824 Americare Certified Special Services Inc 5923 Strickland Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11234 (718) 259-9300 americareny.com Operator: Americare Certified Special Services Inc. 171 Kings Hwy. Brooklyn, NY 11223 Branch Offices 100 Route 59 Suite 102 Suffern, NY 10901 (845) 357-3200 900 Merchants Concourse Suite Ll15
Westbury, NY 11590 (516) 228-0300 Queens Total Visits (2007): 471,121 Calvary Hospital 1740 Eastchester Rd. Bronx, NY 10461 (718) 430-9540 www.calvaryhospital.org Operator: Calvary Hospital Inc. 1740-70 Eastchester Rd. Bronx, NY 10461 Queens Total Visits (2007): 5,463 Empire State Home Care Services Inc. 15 Metrotech Center Brooklyn, NY 11201 (212) 358-4590 www.vnabklyn.org/ Operator: Empire State Home Care Services Inc. 15 Metrotech Center Brooklyn, NY 11201 Queens Total Visits (2007): 3,629 Excellent Home Care Services, LLC 91-93 South Third St. Brooklyn, NY 11211 (718) 387-1800 excellenthomecareny.com Operator: Excellent Home Care Services, LLC 535 Kent Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11211 Queens Total Visits (2007): 17,190
Extended Home Care 360 West 31st St, 3rd Fl. New York, NY 10001 (212) 563-9639 extendedhc.net/ Operator: Extended Nursing Personnel CHHA, LLC 333 East 34th St. New York, NY 10016 Branch Offices 900 South Ave., Suite 301 Staten Island, NY 10314 2617 East 16th St., 2nd Fl. Brooklyn, NY 11235 (718) 891-0808 Queens Total Visits (2007): 35,005 Family Care Certified Services of Brooklyn/Queens 405 91st St. Brooklyn, NY 11209 (718) 745-7508 www.familyhomecare.com Operator: Family Aides Certified Services of NYC, Inc. 504 91st St. Brooklyn, NY 11209 Branch Offices 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd., Suite 403 Kew Gardens, NY 11415 (718) 544-4160 Queens Total Visits (2007): 164,902 Franklin Hospital Medical Center 444 Merrick Rd. Lynbrook, NY 11563 (516) 881-7100 www.fhmc.org/homecare.html Operator: Franklin Hospital 900 Franklin Ave. Valley Stream, NY 11580 Queens Total Visits (2007): 11,235
NYS Partnership for Long-Term Care (888) NYS-PLTC Occupational Health Occupational Disease and Fatality Reporting (866) 807-2130 Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) Complaints and Inquiries (800) 663-6114 Organ & Tissue Donation Information (866) NYDONOR ((866) 6936667)
Gentiva Health Services 50 Court St., Suite 1202 Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 237-2389 www.gentiva.com Operator: New York Health Care Service, Inc. 1250 Sixth Ave., Mezzanine 25n Brooklyn, NY 11201 Queens Total Visits (2007): 4,833 Girling Health Care of New York, Inc. 118-A Battery Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11209 (718) 748-7447 www.girling.com/ Operator: Girling Health Care of New York, Inc. 118-A Battery Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11209 Branch Offices 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd., Suite 301 Kew Gardens, NY 11415 (718) 374-8110 Queens Total Visits (2007): 55,496 HHC Health and Home Care 160 Water St., 9th Fl. New York, NY 10038 (646) 458-6100 www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/html/ homecare/healthhomecare.shtml Operator: New York City Health and Hospital Corporation 125 Worth St. New York, NY 10013 Branch Offices 3424 Kossuth Ave. Bronx, NY 10467 79-01 Broadway Annex O, 3rd Fl. Corona-Elmhurst, NY 11373 Queens Total Visits (2007): 96,172 Long Island Jewish Medical Cen-
ter Home Care Department 1983 Marcus Ave. New Hyde Park, NY 11042 (516) 326-6500 www.nslij.com Operator: North Shore Long Island Jewish Health Care, Inc. 270-05 76 Ave. New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Queens Total Visits (2007): 119,412 Metropolitan Jewish Home Care, Inc. 440 Ninth Ave., 14th Fl. New York, NY 10001 (212) 356-5500 www.metropolitan.org Operator: Metropolitan Jewish Home Care, Inc. 440 Ninth Ave. New York, NY 10001 Branch Offices 1250 Waters Pl. Bronx, NY 10461 (718) 409-4000 6323 Seventh Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11220 Queens Total Visits (2007): 47,323 North Shore Home Care 972 Brush Hollow Rd. Westbury, NY 11590 (516) 876-5200 www.northshorelij.com/visit/ h_manhasset.htm Operator: North Shore University Hospital Inc. 300 Community Dr. Manhasset, NY 11030 Queens Total Visits (2007): 56,744 OLOM Home Care Inc/St Mary’s Metropolitan Home Care For Kids 1 Executive Blvd. (continued on page 12)
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Certified Home Health Agencies (continued from page 10) Yonkers, NY 10701 Telephone: 914-328-8822 www.metropolitan.org Operator: OLOM Home Care Inc. 63-23 Seventh Ave Brooklyn, NY 11220 Branch Offices 440 Ninth Ave., 14th Fl. New York, NY 10001 Queens Total Visits (2007): 1,512 Prime Home Health Services, LLC 3125 Emmons Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11235 (718) 646-1900 www.primehomehealth.com Operator: Prime Home Health Services, LLC 3125 Emmons Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11235 Queens Total Visits (2007): 119 Revival Home Health Care 5350 Kings Hwy. Brooklyn, NY 11203 (718) 629-1000 www.revivalhhc.org Operator: Gamzel NY, Inc. 5377 Kings Hwy. Brooklyn, NY 11203 Queens Total Visits (2007): 113,854
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Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Centers (SVCMC) Home Health Agency 95-25 Queens Blvd. Rego Park, NY 11374 (718) 830-4500
www.svcmc.org/home/ Operator: SVCMC Health Services, Inc. 153 West 11th St. New York, NY 10011 Branch Offices 450 West 33rd St., 12th Fl. New York, NY 10001 (212) 356-4400 447 86th St., 2nd Fl. Brooklyn, NY 11209 (718) 270-7000 1200 South Ave., 3rd Fl. Staten Island, NY 10314 (718) 494-0412 1707-32 Veterans Memorial Hwy. Central Islip, NY 11722 (631) 851-4500 Queens Total Visits (2007): 55,153 Selfhelp Special Family Home Care, Inc. 520 Eighth Ave. New York, NY 10018 (212) 971-5471 www.selfhelp.net Operator: Selfhelp Special Family Home Care, Inc. 440 Ninth Ave. New York, NY 10001 Queens Total Visits (2007): 3,317 VIP Health Services Inc. 116-06 Myrtle Ave. Richmond Hill, NY 11418 (718) 847-5100 viphealth.com Operator: VIP Health Services Inc. 110-20 Jamaica Ave. Richmond Hill
Queens, NY 11418 Queens Total Visits (2007): 17,983 Visiting Nurse Association of Long Island Inc. 100 Garden City Plaza, Suite 100 Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 739-1270 www.vnali.org Operator: Visiting Nurse Association of Long Island Inc. 225 Community Dr. Lake Success, NY 11021 Branch Offices 193 South St. Oyster Bay, NY 11771 Queens Total Visits (2007): 5,143 Visiting Nurse Service of New York Home Care 107 East 70th St. New York, NY 10021 (212) 794-9200
Hospices
At the end of life for terminal patients, sometimes the families choose to let nature take its course. Hospices offer pain-management care, not treating the fatal disease itself, but easing the situation for the patient and family by offering counseling, medications and peace of mind as a loved one’s life comes to an end. Calvary Home Health Agency and Hospice Care 1740 Eastchester Rd. Bronx, NY 10461 (718) 518-2465 Operator: Calvary Hospital Inc. 1740-70 Eastchester Rd. Bronx, NY 10461 Queens Patients Served In 2008: 204 Comprehensive Community Hospice of Parker Jewish Institute 1 Delaware Dr. Lake Success, NY 11042 (516) 586-1575 Operator: Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehabilitation 271-11 76th Ave. New Hyde Park, NY 11042 Queens Patients Served In 2008: 120
The Visiting Nurse Services of New York provided more than 1 million total Queens visits in 2007.
www.vnsny.org Operator: Visiting Nurse Service of New York Home Care II 107 East 70th St. New York, NY 10021 Branch Offices 1150 South Ave., Suite 302 Staten Island, NY 10314 (718) 477-4700 1200 Waters Pl. Bronx, NY 10461 375 North Broadway Jericho, NY 11753 86 01 Rockaway Beach Blvd. Rockaway Beach, NY 11693 1630 East 15th St. Brooklyn, NY 11229 (718) 787-3000 86-09 Rockaway Beach Blvd. Rockaway Beach, NY 11693 Bulova Corp. Ctr., 75-20 Astoria Blvd., Suite 220 Jackson Heights, NY 11370
Continuum Hospice Care/ Jacob Perlow Hospice/Harlem Comm Hospice 39 Broadway, Suite 200 New York, NY 10006 (212) 420-2844 Operator: Jacob Perlow Hospice Corp. First Avenue At 16th Street New York, NY 10003 Satellite Centers 475 Atlantic Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11217 (718) 422-2986 Hospice Residence Information: In addition to other services, this
hospice operates a standalone residential facility: The Atria At Riverdale 3718-3726 Henry Hudson Pkwy. Bronx, NY 10463 (718) 432-7400 Queens Patients Served In 2008: 37 Hospice Care of Long Island, Queens South Shore 99 Sunnyside Blvd. Woodbury, NY 11797 (516) 832-7100 Operator: Hospice Care Network 225 Community Drive Lake Success, NY 11021 Satellite Centers 59-07 175th Place Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 (718) 939-2273 14 Shore Lane Bay Shore, NY 11706 (631) 666-6863 Queens Patients Served In 2008: 791 Hospice of New York 45-18 Court Sq., Suite 500 Long Island City, NY 11101 (718) 472-1999 Operator: Hospice of New York, LLC 45-18 Court Sq., Suite 500 Long Island City, NY 11101 Queens Patients Served In 2008: 502 Metropolitan Jewish Hospice 6323 7th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11220 (718) 921-7900 Operator: Metropolitan Jewish
(718) 888-6600 1250 Broadway New York, NY 10001 Queens Total Visits 1,070,869
(2007):
Yai Home Health Services 460 West 34th St. New York, NY 10001 (212) 563-7474 www.yai.org/services.cfm Operator: Young Adult Institute, Inc. 460 West 34th St. 11th Fl. New York, NY 10001 Branch Offices 119 W 19th St. New York, NY 10011 555 Washington Ave., Suite 1 Brentwood, NY 11717 (631) 858-9856 Queens Total Visits (2007): 3,293 Source: NYS Dept. of Health Home Care, Inc. 6323 Seventh Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11220 Satellite Centers 447 Merrick Rd. Oceanside, NY 11572 (516) 239-2400 Queens Patients Served In 2008: 114 Staten Island University Hospital University Hospice 256 Mason Ave. Staten Island, NY 10305 (718) 226-6450 Operator: Staten Island University Hospital 256 Mason Ave. Staten Island, NY 10305 Queens Patients Served In 2008: 12 VNS of New York Hospice Care 1250 Broadway New York, NY 10001 (212) 609-1900 Operator: Visiting Nurse Service of New York Hospice Care 107 East 70th St. New York, NY 10021 Satellite Centers 1200 Waters Place Bronx, NY 10461 (718) 536-3185 225 West 34th St. New York, NY 10122 (212) 609-1920 75-20 Astoria Blvd. Jackson Heights, NY 11370 (718) 888-6960 1630 East 15th St. Brooklyn, NY 11229 (718) 787-3150 Hospice Residence Information: In addition to other services, this hospice operates a standalone residential facility: Carnegie East House 1844 Second Avenue, 16th Fl. New York, NY 10128 Queens Patients Served In 2008: 767 Source: NYS Dept. of Health
Rooted in the Community, Growing to Meet Your Needs ommitted to the needs of our patients, Flushing Hospital’s Wound Care Center, which treats chronic and non-healing wounds, is just one of the many services branching out to better meet your needs.
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Over the past 125 years, Flushing Hospital has been dedicated to providing the highest quality of care. Even with our recent growth, this is one thing we refuse to change
To find out more about Flushing Hospital’s Wound Care Center, please call 718-670-4542 or visit www.flushinghospital.org
The recently expanded, state-of-the-art Wound Care Center offers the following comprehensive services: • One-on-one doctor/patient assessment and ongoing care • Specialty dressings, such as MediHoney and Apligraf • V.A.C. therapy • Home care services • Evaluation for and referral to hyperbaric unit • Education materials and resources
Cohen Children's Medical Center
New Name, But Same Focus On Kids BY DOMENICK RAFTER
Dedicated to patients ranging from newborns through teenagers, Cohen Children’s Hospital is located on the campus of Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Floral Park. Opened in 1983 as Schneider ’s Children’s Hospital, it was renamed in March 2010 after Steven and Alexandra Cohen, benefactors of the hospital who donated $50 million. The facility has earned nationwide and worldwide attention. For three years straight, U.S. News & World Report had listed Schneider among the nation’s top 30 children’s hospitals. Last year, it was recognized in the survey for its excellence in the specialties of diabetes and endocrinology, digestive disorders, respiratory disorders and urology. Last summer, Cohen broke ground on its new $120 million, 100,000 square foot pavilion that will dramatically increase the size of the hospital. The new pavilion will include a new Pediatric Emergency Center – the region’s first dedicated, standalone pediatric emergency department; and a Pediatric Medical/Surgical Unit that will include 25 private rooms with personal bathrooms. Patient rooms will also have a designated sleeping area for family and will include family-centric amenities like show-
ers and wireless internet for families who stay with their children while they are patients. There will also be a 25-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit with a private hospital entrance from Cohen’s main campus and a Pediatric Surgery Center with dedicated, state-of-the-art pediatric operating rooms to serve a wide range of surgical needs. The center will also include child-friendly pre- and post-operating rooms. The expansion is expected to be completed in 2012. The hospital has recently teamed up with Kohl’s Department Store for a campaign aimed at promoting healthy eating habits and exercise among children and young adults to make a dent in the childhood obesity epidemic. The hospital will work with three school districts on the project, which will include a program called the Active Kids Program, a year-long fitness and nutrition program for children. The campaign will also offer outreach to parents and caregivers to educate families about healthier food choices and ways to stay fit; implement a “bring your parents to school day” in which parents are given counseling and will have the chance to exercise with their kids; and counsel school staff regarding healthy eating choices throughout the school day. Cohen also includes a very active men-
tal health component as well, which focuses on depression, hyperactivity and eating disorders in children, as well as child genital disorders. The goal of the mental health department is to catch issues such as depression at a young age and treat them before they become a full-blown problem once a child becomes an adult. Schneider is renowned for its pediatric dentistry division that deals with dentistry from the first teeth to adolescence. Dentistry procedures are performed from outpatient procedures to surgery under general anesthesia. Besides its New Hyde Park location, Cohen has satellite locations in Flushing, Bensonhurst and Williamsburg in Brooklyn, Hewlett in Nassau County and Commack in Suffolk County. Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125.
Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York 269-01 76th Ave. Keith Haring’s sculpture at the main enNew Hyde Park, NY 11040 trance to Cohen Children’s Medical Cen(718) 470-3000 northshorelij.com/ccmcny ter.
Elmhurst Hospital Center
City Run Center Serves Diverse Patients BY JESSICA ABLAMSKY
tion service, access to an exorbitant range of specialties and serves as the major tertiary care provider in the borough. First and foremost, Elmhurst Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center, which means 24 hours a day, seven days a week, it is equipped to provide the highest level of surgical care to any patients suffering from serious or life-threatening injuries. In addition to this distinction, the hospital also serves as an Emergency Heart Care Station and a 911 Receiving Hospital. Additionally, it is the premiere health care
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organization for key areas such as Surgery, Cardiology, Women’s Health, Pediatrics, Rehabilitation Medicine, Renal and Mental Health Services. Running Elmhurst are more than 4,100 employees who operate 545 beds. Of those 177 are psychiatric, with the rest divided unevenly between ICU, maternity, medical-surgical, neonatal, pediatric, and physical medicine and rehabilitation. In Fiscal Year 2009, EHC received 602,824 outpatient visits and 136,047 emergency room visits making it one of the busiest ERs in New York City. Also, in FY 2009, 4,012 babies were delivered at Elmhurst, which accounts for the most deliveries in the region. In addition to the hospital’s highly developed care management program, some other notable achievements Constantino mentioned were the fact that Elmhurst is only one of a few Magnet-designated public hospitals in the country, a distinction that means its nurses are highly qualified, and the hospital’s involvement with Interboro RHIO, a state system to share health records and information across a network of physicians. He also noted in terms of specialties, Elmhurst Hospital is especially proud of their highly-developed divisions of Women’s Health, Cancer Care and Cardiac Care. Constantino said Elmhurst is one of the few hospitals that have received grant money to expand its care management program, which in addition to coordinat-
ing care to keep patients out of the hospital also helps to end patient’s hospital visits as soon as possible. According to their Web site, Elmhurst Hospital Center’s obstetric service is the largest among the city’s Health and Hospitals Corp facilities. The hospital offers a full range of services, including genetic counseling, advanced ultrasonography, pre-natal care and management of pregnancy complications, from simple to complex. By 2012, the hospital plans to open a new Women’s Healthcare Services Pavilion. In terms of Cancer Care, last year the hospital opened the Hope Pavilion, which provides cancer detection and treatment services to patients. Lastly, the hospital’s Division of Cardiology offers state-of-the-art services including the ability to perform elective angioplasties. Elmhurst Hospital Center is affiliated with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and is a member of the New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation. Reach Reporter Jessica Ablamsky at jablamsky@queenstribuen.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 124. Elmhurst Hospital Center 79-01 Broadway Elmhurst, NY 11373 (718) 334-4000 nyc.gov/html/hhc/html/facilities/ elmhurst.shtml Number of beds: 545
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Centrally located amid the most ethnically diverse community in the world, Elmhurst Hospital Center is responsible for the care of more than 1 million Queens residents hailing from every ethnicity and cultural background imaginable. According to hospital Executive Director Chris Constantino, Elmhurst has counted more than 100 languages spoken in its patient population. With such an assorted patient base, this multicultural institution boasts an extensive interpreta-
Flushing Hospital
Institution, Grows, Adapts To Neighbors BY JOSEPH OROVIC Flushing Hospital’s roots go back to 1884, when a group of community minded women set up a room with one bed in a rented house. They began Queens’ first and obviously oldest hospital. That one bed grew into the 293-bed health care hub, and not-for-profit teaching hospital. The institution’s Emergency Department saw more than 43,000 patients in 2010, and performed nearly 10,000 surgeries. Flushing Hospital has a full service, recently expanded Emergency Department, consisting of separate adult and pediatric units. It is also a 911 receiving hospital and a state-designated stroke center. It has a host of specialized centers and services and is continuing to expand. Last fall, the hospital unveiled its new lobby and plans to renovate its cafeteria, as well as add another CT scanner. The Ambulatory Care Center has more than 40 general and specialty clinics, including Internal and Pediatric Medicine, Ophthalmology, Podiatry, OB/GYN, Dentistry and Mental Health, among others. With a comprehensive range of services and broad range of subspecialties, Flushing Hospital’s Department of Pediatrics provides care for acute and chronic illnesses in infants, children and young adults. The
department’s specialty areas and services include a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), as well as a newborn nursery, an infant apnea monitoring program for infants at risk for sudden infant death and an Early Intervention Program for infants with suspected or confirmed developmental delays. The hospital has taken measures to accommodate its patients’ demographics, which consists of a largely Asian community. To meet the needs of the Chinese community that it serves, the hospital opened a medical service in Sanford Towers. The center’s overriding philosophy combines traditional medicine of the East with the technology of Western medicine. The entire staff is culturally sensitive to the traditions and practices of their patients. All of the staff, including physicians, nurses and administrative personnel, are multi-lingual, many speaking both the Cantonese and Mandarin dialects of Chinese, as well as English. The center offers internal medicine,
Flushing Hospital obstetrics and gynecology, with five examination rooms, one procedure room and two-consultation rooms. In addition to multi-lingual staff, the center caters to patients by offering signage and medical forms in Chinese. The hospital also has a Chemical Dependency Unit, a medically managed detoxification unit offering safe withdrawal from alcohol and other drugs. Culturallysensitive treatment is provided by a staff
that consists of physicians, physicians’ assistants, specially trained nurses, credentialed alcoholism and substance abuse counselors, creative arts therapists, social workers and psychiatric consultants. The Case Management/Social Work Department helps patients with their hospital stay and discharge arrangements. The staff includes social workers and registered nurse case managers who monitor a patient’s hospital stay from admission to discharge. The case manager works closely with the attending physician to expedite tests or treatment to prevent unnecessary prolonged hospitalization. The social worker assists the patient with placement in a nursing home or rehabilitation facility, if necessary. Reach Deputy Editor Joseph Orovic at jorovic@queenstribune.com, or (718) 3577400, Ext. 127. Flushing Hospital Medical Center 45th Avenue & Parsons Blvd. Flushing, NY 11355 (718) 670-5000 flushinghospital.org Number of beds: 293
Forest Hills Hospital
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BY DOMENICK RAFTER Forest Hills-LIJ Hospital is located two blocks east of Queens Boulevard at 66th Road and 102nd Street. The 312-bed facility, formerly called LaGuardia Hospital, was acquired by LIJ in 1996. Since the closing of nearby Parkway Hospital in 2008 and St. John’s Hospital in 2009, Forest Hills has seen a rise of over 40 percent in emergency room admittances.
In 2010, Forest Hills-LIJ Hospital won a Quality Award from the organization Improving Healthcare for the Common Good for Patient-Centric Care/Beneficiary Protection. Forest Hills-LIJ is best known for being a designated stroke center, one of only 118 statewide, and for its Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Program, which allows patients to receive quality care without blood
Forest Hills Hospital
transfusions and other products to ease religious concerns, alleviate fears of illnesses passed through blood transfusions, avoid complications that can arise from blood transfusions and shorten recovery time. As part of the program, surgeon may perform minimally invasive procedures using fiber optic technology with little blood loss. Also, doctors can use a procedure called cell salvage, which returns any blood shed during surgery to the body, or a process called hemodilution, when a calculated number of units of the patients’ blood is removed just prior to any anticipated significant surgical blood loss. A hormone called Erythropoietin (EPO) is often used to prevent or can help recovery from anemia that could result from hemodilution. Forest Hills-LIJ has a House Call program, a non-emergency program where doctors come to a patient’s home if the patient is suffering from an illness that makes it difficult for them to leave their homes. The house call staff works with a patient’s physician or, if the patient does not have one, Forest Hills will supply one. The gynecology, perinatal and labor/ delivery services at Forest Hills-LIJ Woman’s Health Center specializes in pre-natal care and newborn care. The New Life Center at Forest Hills Hospital is a state of the art center for women to give birth. The center is home to labor, delivery and recovery
(LDR) rooms, where labor, delivery and recovery can all occur in one room and eliminate the need for delivering mothers to be moved from room to room during the childbirth process. Forest Hills-LIJ is also known for specializing in weight-loss surgery. Candidates must have a body mass index (BMI) of over 40, or those who are 100 pounds overweight, or anyone with a BMI of 35-40 who suffers from potential life-threatening conditions like heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure or sleep apnea. Types of bariatric surgeries offered at Forest Hills-LIJ include an Open Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, in which a small pouch is created at the top of the stomach and connected to the small intestines via a bypass around the main portion of the stomach to limit the amount of food the body intakes, and the popular Lap Band surgery, which is less invasive, requires less recovery time, is adjustable and reversible, and does not require stapling or bypassing of the stomach or any other part of the digestive track. Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 125. Forest Hills Hospital 102-01 66th Road Forest Hills, NY 11375 (718) 830-4000 Number of beds: 312
Jamaica Hospital
Serving The Borough's Biggest Needs BY JOSEPH OROVIC Resting at the intersection of Jamaica Avenue and the Van Wyck Expressway, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center remains the predominant source of care for Southeast Queens, serving about 1.2 million residents of Queens and Southeast Brooklyn. With much of the borough’s healthcare system contracting, Jamaica has recently expanded, with a total of 384 beds. It also added a new Trump Pavilion, an adult nursing facility in 2009. The hospital saw more than 330,000 patients in its Ambulatory Care Centers, while Emergency Department saw 128,000 patients last year. The Level 1 Trauma Center and Stroke Center rank among the City’s busiest. And rightfully so. The hospital boasts a host of specialties and centers, geared at treating various illnesses. The Department of Orthopedic Surgery expanded to include a total joint replacement program. The hospital’s Radiology department has an MRI and 64-slice CT scanner, ultrasound and mammography, among other technologies. Jamaica is also one of Queens’ only hospitals offering mental health treatments. Inpatient and outpatient help is available, as well as a psychiatric Emergency Department. It provides professional counseling
and Rehabilitation contains “The Brady Institute,” which is nationally recognized for treating brain injury and assisting coma recoveries. There is also the Margaret T. Palomino Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, which specializes in physical disabilities. The department also offers out-patient rehabilitation services. The Palliative Care Consultation Program services patients facing life-threatening illnesses and their families. Jamaica added a four-bed hospice unit to care for unites with less than two weeks to live. The Cardiology Department has a cardiac catheterization laboratory and a non-invasive laboratory. Jamaica’s Department of AnJamaica Hospital Medical Center esthesia began a Pain Manageto adults, young children, adolescents, fos- ment Practice, which explores treatment ter-care children, among others, treating options for patients suffering from chronic anything from marital stress to depression. pain. Lastly, the hospital also provides dental The hospital’s Pediatrics Department provides a wide variety of care for kids from services at its recently added Department birth into teenage years. The department of Dentistry. The center features a 15-chair consists of a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit dental clinic as well as a separate, four(PICU), a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit chair faculty practice within its 11,000 square feet of space. (NICU), a nursery and a playroom. The hospital began a collaboration with The Department of Physical Medicine
StemSave to harvest stem cells from baby and wisdom teeth. The multidisciplinary staff includes obstetricians, gynecologists, surgeons, technicians, radiologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, registered and licensed practical nurses. The hospital has recently tidied up its records-keeping practices. The Department of Health Information Management maintains medical record facilities for every individual evaluated and treated at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. Cash-strapped patients have the services of the Medicaid eligibility unit at no cost to the patient. They will perform an initial income evaluation and, if you qualify, will assist you with providing a list of necessary documentation, setting up appointments, completing and filing a Medicaid application. Reach Deputy Reporter Joseph Orovic at jorovic@queenstribune.com, or (718) 3577400, Ext. 127. Jamaica Hospital Medical Center 89th Avenue & Van Wyck Expressway Jamaica, NY 11418 (718) 206-6000 jamaicahospital.org Number of beds: 384
Long Island Jewish
Still Growing, Expanding Its Services Page 18 Tribune Feb. 24 - March 2, 2011 • www.queenstribune.com
BY DOMENICK RAFTER The sprawling campus of Long Island Jewish Medical Center straddles the border of Queens and Nassau County just south of the Grand Central Parkway in New Hyde Park. Because of its unique location on the county border, the 880-bed hospital is an important medical facility for residents in both Queens and Nassau Counties, where 90 percent of its patients are from, but its patient populations reach even beyond to Brooklyn, Suffolk County and even New Jersey. It is also the academic campus of the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, which is affiliated with Yeshiva University and is the largest graduate medical education program in New York State. LIJ is well known for its extensive cardiac program. The hospital has received high praise for its angioplasty procedures and treatment of cardiac ailments. Earlier this month, LIJ was one of seven North Shore-LIJ hospitals to win Gold Plus awards from the American Heart Association for stroke treatment LIJ has been recognized in the field of cancer treatment. In April 2010, LIJ received the Commission on Cancer’s Outstanding Achievement Award, which recognizes cancer programs that strive for excellence in providing quality care to cancer patients. In Nov. 2010, LIJ introduced
the The TrueBeam system, a new state-ofthe-art treatment system for cancers that are treatable with radiotherapy. It uniquely integrates new imaging and motion management technologies within a sophisticated new architecture that makes it possible to deliver treatments more quickly while monitoring and compensating for tumor motion. With dose delivery rates that are potentially 40-to-140 percent higher than earlier generations of Linear Accelerator technology, the TrueBeam system can complete a treatment commensurately faster. This makes it possible to offer greater patient comfort by shortening treatments and improve precision by leaving less time for tumor motion during dose delivery. LIJ is also known for its dental medicine facility and surgical facility called the Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery Division. The division specializes in removal of impacted and erupted teeth, dental implant procedures, as well as reconstruction of jaw and bone grafting, treatment of injuries to jaw and facial bones, and surgical treatment of malocclusion, or misalignment or incorrect natural placement of teeth in the jaw, and discrepancies in jaw size. The Oral Pathology division specializes in diagnosis and treatments of oral hard and soft tissue diseases such as cysts, tumors and oral cancer, as well as radiation and chemotherapy
Long Island Jewish Medical Center treatments of cancers of the mouth and jaw. The Pathology division also offers evaluation and treatment of diseases of the soft tissue around the mouth, including the skin and lips, as well as diseases of the salivary glands, such as dry mouth. Laparoscopic Spine Surgery is also per-
formed at LIJ, allowing doctors to conduct minimally invasive surgeries of the spine, which allows for faster recovery time and minimal risk of infections and other serious complications. LIJ’s Department of Otolaryngology is a leading department in treatment of injuries and diseases having to do with the nose and sinuses or brain surgery using nasal passages. A unique facility within the Department of Otolaryngology is the Schein Voice and Laryngeal Center, which exists to diagnose and treat patients with voice problems. The center treats patients with voice disorders caused by benign growths such as nodules or polyps as well as those with vocal demands, cancerous growths that affect the voice box or respiratory or neurological impairments. Also a part of the center is the Geriatric Voice Program addresses the special problems related to voice in the aging. Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 125. Long Island Jewish Medical Center 270-05 76th Ave New Hyde Park, NY 11040 (718) 470-7000 northshorelij.com Number of beds: 880
Post-Acute Care/Sub-Acute Care • Short Term Rehabilitation Long Term Care/Skilled Nursing • Medical Model Adult Day Health Care Social Model Alzheimer’s Day Care • Long Term Home Health Care Community/Inpatient Hospice Residents and patients at Parker may also benefit from renal dialysis and transportation services provided by Queens-Long Island Renal Institute, Inc. and Lakeville Ambulette Transportation, LLC.
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Parker Jewish Institute for
Rooted in the Community, Growing to Meet Your Needs Flushing Hospital has been serving the community for over 125 years, and just as the neighborhood has grown, so has our commitment to it.
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Over the past few years, we’ve taken several steps to ensure that we’re providing the most advanced and comprehensive care. At Flushing, qualified doctors have been added, allowing new programs and services to bud and existing ones to branch out. Even with our recent growth, we want you to know that our interests are still firmly rooted in this community.
To find out more about the services offered at Flushing Hospital, please call 718-670-5000 or visit www.flushinghospital.org
• Emergency Services • Ambulatory Care • Pediatrics • Psychiatry and Addiction Services • Obstetric & Gynecology • Rehabilitative Services • Radiology • Dental • Department of Medicine • Surgery • Wound Care Center • Geriatric Medicine
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Standing Tall On Our Western Shore BY JESSICA ABLAMSKY In March 2010, Mt. Sinai Queens instituted their first ever Department of Orthopedics, complete with a Chief of Orthopedics, which has helped doctors focus in increasing quality of care for patients. “That was a pretty big deal in terms of being able to focus on the kids of surgeries that are done: knee replacements, hip replacements, hand surgery, all the joints,” said Mt. Sinai Spokeswoman Shelly Felder. “We are also known for our orthoscopic procedures, and what’s important and interesting about the way we treat patients is we have a lot of open forums.” A support group for former and potential patients, the Department hosts a monthly class where patients share their stories. Hospital staff are sending patients home faster and in better shape through update protocols that find patients receiving rehabilitation services twice a day, rather than the old standard of once a day. Mt. Sinai offers speech and physical therapy on in and outpatient basis. Outpatient rehabilitation is offered at Mt. Sinai Queens Physician Associates during newly expanded hours of 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mt. Sinai officials are proud to host the
Mt. Sinai Hospital is now practicing the three ‘P’s – potty, pain, and position – approach to patient care. Hospital nurses now make rounds every hour and check each patient to see if they need to use the bathroom, if they are in any pain, or if they need to change positions. Mt. Sinai of Queens is the Queens arm of Mt. Sinai of New York, which is based in Manhattan. Mt. Sinai of Queens has reMt. Sinai Hospital of Queens cently gone only stroke center in Queens certified by paperless with its emergency department the Joint Commission. records. The records are now tied to a com“We are noted for the vascular care, mon server, which makes them available how we treat patients once they are iden- to Mt. Sinai in Manhattan immediately. tified,” Felder said. “We are noted for the A CAT scan can now be done in Queens, high quality of care and the way that we and looked over by a doctor in real time in treat stroke victims, and the rehabilitation Manhattan. we offer once we have identified a victim Mt. Sinai Queens is a 235-bed commuis excellent. It makes a difference in re- nity hospital, located at 25-10 30th Ave. in covery.” Long Island City. They offer what they her-
ald as a full spectrum of sophisticated inpatient and outpatient services with a team of nearly 400 physicians representing 36 medical and surgical specialties and subspecialties. Those include cardiology, breast health, minimally invasive surgery, vascular care and an orthopedic center. It is also a New York State designated Stroke Center – meaning it is highly equipped to treat stroke victims. Founded as Daly’s Astoria Sanatorium in 1910, Mt. Sinai has been serving Queens residents for 100 years. The original stucco hospital building still stands behind the main hospital building. Located in the most diverse county in the country and perhaps the most diverse place in the world, the physicians and staff speak more than 50 languages. For more information about Mount Sinai of Queens visit mshq.org, or call (800) 968-7637. Reach Reporter Jessica Ablamsky at jablamsky@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 124. Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens 25-10 30th Avenue Long Island City, NY 11102 (718) 932-1000 mshq.org Number of beds: 235
New York Hospital Queens
Expansion Adds To Hospital’s Service BY JOSEPH OROVIC
borough received approval to provide cardiac surgical services at NYHQ. Since that time, the program has blossomed into a busy service with the ability to carry out the most sophisticated of procedures. The Center for Dental and Oral Medicine provides a full spectrum of dental services, from implantology to overcoming dental phobia. The hospital’s Emergency Department is staffed by physicians specializing in emergency medicine and certified in advanced cardiac life support, advanced trauma New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens life support and pediatric advanced life support. Physician assistants, nurse practitio- is triaged into one of four distinct care arners and registered nurses specially eas. Patients suffering from serious meditrained in emergency medicine and cal conditions that must be treated aggrestrauma are skilled in identifying urgent sively and patients with minor emergenmedical conditions that require immedi- cies are cared for in separate treatment ate intervention. areas. Each patient receives appropriate mediThe Department of Medicine is the largcal screening immediately upon arrival and est clinical department in the medical cen-
ter. The department is comprised of more than 600 academic faculty and voluntary attending physicians. The hospital’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology recently added a Da Vinci Robotic Surgery System, which performs robotic surgery for gynecological patients. The apparatus allows doctors to perform precise surgical maneuvers remotely, with a machine replicating their hands’ movements within the patient in intricate detail. The Department of Medicine includes medical subspecialties, each with its own director, which range from cardiology, endocrinology and geriatrics to HIV/AIDS specialty care and oncology/ hematology. The Division of Primary Care offers a staff of three full-time attending physicians and is housed in a modern ambulatory care facility located two miles from the hospital. Reach Deputy Editor Joseph Orovic at jorovic@queenstribune.com or call (718) 3577400, Ext. 127. New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens 56-45 Main Street Flushing, NY 11355 (718) 670-1231 nyhq.org Number of beds: 439
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With an extensive network spreading like a spider web around the borough, New York Hospital Queens spread itself broadly enough to admit more than 35,000 patients and treat 115,000 emergency room visitors in 2009. Stephen S. Mills, President and CEO of NYHQ, followed through on his 2010 agenda, creating an expansion in care, services and locations. In September, NYHQ opened its “West Wing,” an addition to its hospital. The seven-floor building has 190,000 square feet, and adds 80 beds to the hospital. The new wing earned the hospital a place in the Queens Chamber of Commerce’s Building Hall of Fame. The private not-for-profit’s 1,400-plus doctors constitute a wide range of specialties and services. NYHQ has created an expansive network of care centers around the borough. With specialties ranging from dentistry to breast health, the hospital strives to have a center located within the borough that specializes in nearly any ailment. For example, The Cancer Center at NYHQ provides a program of cancer services ranging from radiology to support groups. The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery was created in 1996, the year the
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North Shore University Hospital
Flagship Site For Area’s Largest Provider BY DOMENICK RAFTER Located just across the border from Queens in Manhasset, Nassau County, is the 812-bed North Shore University Hospital, one of the flagship hospitals of the North Shore-LIJ system. Located along Community Drive between the Long Island Expressway and Northern Boulevard, the hospital, which opened in 1953, serves patients from both Nassau County and Queens, and even some from Suffolk County, Brooklyn and The Bronx. It serves as the academic campus for the NYU School of Medicine and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, as well as the recently established Hofstra University School of Medicine, the only one on Long Island. North Shore performs more than 10,000 surgical procedures a year, ranging from minor outpatient procedures to serious life-threatening surgeries like open heart surgery. The cardiac department provides services such as a minimally invasive approach, which allows for a shorter recovery period and a smaller risk of post-operation infection and scarring. The department also specializes in endoscopic vein harvesting, which allows for a less invasive incision to be made in the leg or arm to harvest veins to use in bypass surgeries. North Shore is home to the largest HIV/ AIDS treatment facility on Long Island, treating more than 1,800 HIV/AIDS patients.
patients with cancers including inpatient and outpatient chemotherapy treatments, psychosocial counseling, nutritional consultation, pain management programs, support care programs and cancer genetic counseling. North Shore is home to a designated leukemia unit and a bone marrow transplant program for autologous, allogeneic and stem cell transplantation for patients from across the country. The hospital does extensive research in breast cancer, in addition to its North Shore University Hospital treatment of breast cancer patients. The In the center, each patient is assigned a Living with Breast Cancer program is deboard-certified infectious disease physi- signed to provide women with breast cancian, nurse case manager and social worker cer with the information, skills and supcase manager. The center also provides port needed to effectively manage their services to allow HIV-infected mothers to disease and treatment and thereby endeliver healthy, virus-free babies and of- hance their quality of life. fers surgical care and dental care as well. North Shore specializes in post-op reNorth Shore is also well known for its covery and rehabilitation. Its Intensive Care cancer research and treatment facility. The Units are specifically set aside for different campus offers a wide range of services to types of patients. These include a Medical
Intensive Care Unit, a Surgical ICU, as well as a Pediatric ICU for children and a Neonatal ICU for recovery of newborn babies. The Stern Family Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation, established in 1989, sits atop a hill on the campus of North Shore University Hospital. The 256-bed facility focuses on care for the aging as a nursing home as well as extended rehabilitation for patients of any age who may need further care beyond their stay at the hospital. The center is established to look more like a hotel or suburban housing development, with atrium courtyards, patios and gardens in an outdoor green space, and sunny-day rooms. The center also includes an automatic bank teller machine, a snack bar and a beauty salon. The facility's close proximity to the main hospital across the campus allows for quick response in the event of a medical emergency. This year, the Katz Women's Hospital will open on the campus, which will become home next year to 73 private rooms that can accommodate women and their families. Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 125. North Shore University Hospital 300 Community Drive Manhasset, NY 11030 (516) 562-0100 northshorelij.com Number of beds: 812
Peninsula Hospital Center
A Beacon On Borough’s South Shore BY JESSICA ABLAMSKY
provides early warning of stroke and heart attack. Users find out their Body Mass Index, blood pressure, pulse and a picture of their corroded artery and ankle brachial index. "It takes about a half an hour from walking into the hospital to walking out of the hospital," she said. "The results are shared with their primary care physician. If there is an issue, you are told on the spot. " Angio Screen is offered every Tuesday. To make an appointment, call (718) 7343119. Peninsula's specialized centers include a Family Health Center, radiation oncology treatment, inpatient hospice unit, Angels on the Bay Pediatric Unit, Traumatic Brain Injury/Acute Stroke Rehabilitation, Osteopathic Manipulation Therapy, Dental and Ophthalmology Centers, and an Advanced Comprehensive Radiology Department. Over the past several years the Department of Emergency Medicine underwent complete renovation in treatment areas, including an upgrade and expansion of its mammography suite. Also upgraded was the inpatient dialysis unit, radiation oncology, which was expanded, and surgical services. The Adult and Pediatric Diabetes Programs were also expanded. In 2009, the hospital had 4,877 emergency room visits. Roughly 10 percent of
the hospital's admittance is without insurance - 3.5 percent of their 5,595 total 2009 admissions. The majority of the physicians are volunteering attendees, who don't work directly for the hospital, but more directly for the patients who come through the hospital. The hospital boasts that its Osteopathic Hospitalist Fellowship Program is a first of its kind in the nation. Hospitalists are specialized doctors who practice almost exclusively in hospitals. Their addition to hospital staff is tied to improved patient outcomes, decreased cost of medical care and increased patient satisfaction. Peninsula Hospital Center instituted the program in 2006 for all-day medical supervision of patients who have no primary care physician, or whose private doctor has requested hospitalist care for their patient. Reach Reporter Jessica Ablamsky at jablamsky@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 124. Peninsula Hospital Center 51-15 Beach Channel Drive Far Rockaway, NY 11691 (718) 734-2000 peninsulahospital.org Number of beds: 173
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there," said Peninsula Spokeswoman Liz Sulik. "It's more homelike, and the care is very patient and family centered. It's really wonderful. We get so many people saying that's a great area of the hospital." Visiting hours are anytime of the day or night, and pets are welcome on prearranged visits. "It's not austere," she said. "The rooms are colored, there are drapes. We have a big family room with flat screen TV, a small kitchenette. Families can stay there 24/7." The hospice care unit is a service Peninsula provides in collaboration with the Metropolitan Jewish Hospice Visiting Nurse Service of New York and the Hospice Care Network. "Our staff and volunteers are all specially trained in hospice care," she said. Peninsula offers what might be the only free Angio Screen in the United States, a Peninsula Hospital Center vascular screening that
As part of the ongoing quest to improve services for patients, Peninsula Hospital Center boasts an expanded and relocated inpatient hospice unit. The 14-bed Butterflies by the Sea, Eisenstadt Hospice Care Unit has its own area of the hospital to call home. "We're very, very proud of our services
Winthrop-University Hospital
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Easily accessible from Queens via major parkways and the Long Island Railroad, Winthrop-University Hospital is a major regional healthcare resource that offers a full complement of inpatient and outpatient services delivered by an outstanding medical staff using the most sophisticated medical technology available. Named a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence for the third year in a row, according to HealthGrades, the nation’s most trusted source of healthcare provider information, this prestigious distinction places Winthrop among the top five percent of hospitals nationwide for superior clinical performance. What’s more, Winthrop is one of only eight recipients in New York State and the only recipient in Queens and Nassau to be named a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence™. HealthGrades Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence study, released January 26, 2011, objectively identifies those hospitals with the best overall clinical performance across all 26 medical diagnoses and procedures that the organization rates. These 268 top-performing hospitals represent only five percent of the nation’s hospitals and each is designated as a HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence™. “Winthrop-University Hospital can be proud of the contributions of its physicians, nurses and staff in achieving outstanding patient care,” said Dr. Rick May,
HealthGrades Vice President of Clinical Quality Services and Co-author of the Study. “Nassau County and Queens are fortunate to have access to some of the highest quality hospital care in the nation.” In achieving this level of distinction, Winthrop was also previously named a recipient of 10 Specialty Excellence Awards in 2011 by HealthGrades including Vascular Surgery, M aternity Care and Women’s Health (2010/2011) and Pulmonary Care. Winthrop was also ranked #1 in NY State for General Surgery and GI Surgery (2010 and 2011) as well as ranked in the top five percent in the nation for Overall Cardiac Services, Cardiology Services and Angioplasty/Stent Procedures (2010 and 2011). Winthrop also achieved 23 five-star ratings across multiple major service areas. “Winthrop-University Hospital is committed to a culture of quality and safety and is proud to be recognized with several notable honors by HealthGrades, including being named a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence for the third year in a row,” said John F. Collins, Winthrop’s President & CEO. “These impressive achievements are a testament to Winthrop’s commitment to clinical excellence and reflect the quality care that is delivered each day to our patients and their families by our outstanding team of physicians, nurses and clinical staff.” Unlike other hospital quality studies, HealthGrades evaluates hospitals solely on
clinical outcomes: risk-adjusted mortality and inhospital complications. HealthGrades’ analysis is based on approximately 40 million Medicare discharges for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009. Using these top-performing hospitals as a benchmark in this year’s HealthGrades study, HealthGrades quantifies the impact of differences in hospital quality in terms of lives lost and unexpected complications. The HealthGrades study found that: • Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence (top five percent in the nation) such as • Winthrop-University Hospital outperformed all other hospitals across all of the 17 mortality cohorts and six of nine complication cohorts studied from 2007 through 2009. • Specifically, Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence had a 29.82 percent lower risk-adjusted mortality rate among Medicare beneficiaries compared to all other hospitals. • In fact, if all hospitals performed at this level, 158,684 Medicare lives could potentially have been saved. As part of this study, HealthGrades rates each of the nation’s 5,000 nonfederal hospitals in 26 procedures and diagnoses, allowing individuals to compare their local hospitals online at www.healthgrades.com. HealthGrades’ hospital ratings are independently created; no hospital can opt-in or opt-out of being rated, and no hospital pays to be rated. Mortality and complication rates are risk adjusted, which takes into account differing levels of severity of patient illness at different hospitals and allows for hospitals to be compared equally. HealthGrades is the leading indepen-
dent health care ratings organization, providing quality ratings, profiles and cost information on the nation’s hospitals, physicians, and nursing homes. Millions of patien ts and many of the nation’s largest employers, health plans and hospitals rely on HealthGrades’ quality ratings, advisory services and decision-suppor t resources. The HealthGrades Network of Web sites, including HealthGrades.com and WrongDiagnosis.com, is a top 10 health property according to comScore and is the Internet’s leading destination for patients choosing providers. More information on how HealthGrades guides Americans to their best health can be found at www.healthgrades.com. Winthrop is a 591-bed teaching hospital located on Long Island in Mineola, NY. The hospital also features extensive medical education and research programs. Winthrop has earned many prestigious accreditations, including designations as a New York State (NYS) Stroke Center, NYS Regional Perinatal Center and Regional Trauma Center, and is known across New York State for its excellent outcomes in interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery. In addition to the Institute for Heart Care, Winthrop has highly specialized institutes dedicated to Cancer Care, Digestive Disorders, Family Care including Women’s and Children’s Health Services, Lung Care and Neurosciences, and is home to the New York Metro area’s first CyberKnife Radiosurgery Center. For additional information about Winthrop-University Hospital, or for a referral to a physician, please call 1-866WINTHROP.
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Queens Hospital Center
Adjusting To A Heavier Patient Load BY JESSICA ABLAMSKY Queens Hospital Center ended 2010 with major changes that promise to positively impact the community it serves. Julius Wool, who served as the Queens Health Network Chief Financial Officer since 1998, was appointed Executive Director of Queens Hospital Center in December 2010. Wool made one of his first major public appearances as the new Executive Director at a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the completion of a new 40-inpatient-bed expansion. “Since 2008, when the Caritas Hospitals closed, we immediately began to feel increasing demand for our services and have since steadily experienced higher volumes in the emergency department, hospitalizations, primary care clinics, dental services and mental health services,” Wool said. The new beds have made a significant difference, said Deputy Executive Director Rob Rossdale. “We were averaging about 12 patients a day waiting for beds to open up before this unit, and now we’re down to just about nothing, no patients waiting,” he said. “That’s made a difference to us.” The 40 inpatient beds, which debuted in late December, are part of a $22 million, fourphase construction and renovation project funded by a $12 million New York State HEAL grant and $10 million in capital funds.
Another recently completed project is a brand new endoscopy suite, used for noninvasive procedures like colonoscopy. The endoscopy suite was moved out of the operating suite, which helps with capacity in both suites. “With the hospital closures in Queens, we’ve seen a tremendous growth in patients requiring medical services and looking for screenings,” he said. Between fiscal year 2007 and fiscal year 2010, demand for services at Queens Hospital Center increased as follows: Adult Emergency visits increased by 49.8 percent – from 39,979 to 59,746 Medical discharges increased by 9.5 percent – from 7,620 to 8,342 Hospital occupancy rate rose by 10 percent – from 89 percent to 99 percent capacity Medical primary care visits increased by 9.5 percent – from 57,493 to 62,967 Mental Health services increased by 14.3 percent – from 48,646 to 55,580. A member of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation and the Queens Health Network, Queens Hospital Center
Queens Hospital Center is a major healthcare provider in the borough of Queens. Its foremost mission is to provide quality, comprehensive care to all members of the public regardless of their ability to pay. The year 2010 marked its 75th anniversary of serving the communities of central and southeastern Queens, having first opened its doors as Queens General Hospital in 1935. Newly modernized - the result of a four-year, $149 million capital project – the hospital officially reopened its doors to the community in January 2002 with a sprawling state-of-the-art facility.
Encompassing 360,000 square feet, it is now comprised of 301 licensed beds, spacious ambulatory care suites featuring both primary and specialty services, and cutting-edge equipment. It also houses four Centers of Excellence in Cancer Care, Diabetes Management, Women’s Health and Behavioral Health. The Jamaica-based hospital, located at 82-70 164th St., serves a substantial portion of the communities of Central and Southeastern Queens. During Fiscal Year 2009, Queens Hospital Center had 18,284 discharges, 368,837 outpatient visits, 95,438 visits to the Emergency Department and was blessed with 2,165 births. Reach Reporter Jessica Ablamsky at jablamsky@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 124. Queens Hospital Center 82-68 164th Street Jamaica, NY 11432 (718) 883-3000 c i . nyc. n y. u s / ht m l / h h c / h t m l / queens.html Number of beds: 301
St. John’s Episcopal
New Leaders In Place At Rockaway Hospital BY JOSEPH OROVIC
We have great confidence that their many years of experience and broad knowledge will continue the progress we’ve made in delivering healthcare and will steer our health system to even higher levels of service and quality,” said the Right Reverend Lawrence C. Provenzano, President and Chairman of Episcopal Health Services, St. John’s parent organization. The hospital also announced its designation as a Stroke Center by the State Hos-
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital
pital Review and Planning Council of the New York State Department of Health last January. With that new designation, people living in the area who suffer an acute stroke can be treated with speed, increasing the chance of survival and improved outcomes. The criteria for stroke center designation was developed from the Brain Attack Coalition Guidelines and according to a release sent by the Hospital, are consistent with the American Stroke Association standards for acute stroke treatment. The Stroke Center Demonstration Project of 2003 demonstrated that stroke centers provide significant improvement in stroke assessment and response times. St. John’s is equipped with diagnostic equipment and medical expertise. Ambulances will now bring suspected stroke victims to St. John’s, if it is the nearest stroke center. The Hospital also offers CT scan, MRI technology and can provide followup care including physical therapy. The Hospital said it is committed to doing community outreach and education on the dangers of stroke. Stroke symptoms include sudden numbness of the face, arm or leg – particularly on only one side of the body – as well as sudden confusion, trouble seeing in one or two eyes, dizziness or trouble
walking, or a sudden severe headache. The Hospital asks that if these symptoms are detected, that individuals call 911. St. John’s is the only full service community hospital serving the Rockaway and the Five Towns area to provide general adult medical surgical services, obstetrics, pediatrics and psychiatric services. They also provide obstetric inpatient services and clinical pastoral education. Its mission is overseen by the Bishop of Long Island, and in-line with the dogma and traditions of the Episcopal Church. “An essential element of this ministry is pastoral care provided by a chaplaincy program sensitive to the faiths and traditions of those served,” reads their mission statement. St. John’s is located at 327 Beach 19th Street in Far Rockaway. They can be reached by phone at (718) 869-7000, or on the Web at ehs.org. Reach Deputy Editor Joseph Orovic at jorovic@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 127. St John’s Episcopal Hospital 327 Beach 19th Street Far Rockaway, NY 11691 (718) 869-7000 ehs.org Number of beds: 257
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St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway ended 2010 with big changes, as a new leadership team took the helm. Nelson E. Toebbe was named Chief Executive Officer, John P. Rinset the Chief Operating Officer and Will Moore now serves as Chief Financial Officer. “These are three seasoned healthcare executives and we are very pleased they will be leading Episcopal Health Services.
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“Notice is hereby given that License Number 1251677 for an On-Premises Retail Liquor License has been applied for by New Tandoori Hut, Inc. located at 119-08 94 th Avenue, S. Richmond Hill, NY 11419 for the sale of liquor at retail price.” ________________________________________________________________ PROBATE CITATION File No. 2009-1073/A SURROGATE’S COURT – QUEENS COUNTY CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: MARY F. DIORIO and CHARLES N. DIORIO if living and if dead, to her/his heirs at law, next of kin and distributees whose names and places of residence are unknown and if she/he died subsequent to the decedent herein, to her/ his executors, administrators, legatees, devisees, assignees and successors in interest whose name and places of residence are unknown and to all other heirs at law, next of kin and distributees of MARIE C. DIORIO, the decedent herein, whose names and places of residence are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained Christina Diorio A/K/A Christina Bates A petition having been duly filed by RAE C. MONTEVERDI who is domiciled at 32 – 27 166th Street, Flushing, Queens, NY YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County, at 88-11 Sutphin Bou-
levard, Jamaica, New York, on the 31st day of March, 2011 at 9:30 A.M. of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of MARIE C. DIORIO lately domiciled at 110 – 20 71st Road, Forest Hills, Queens, NY admitting to probate a Will dated November 15, 1997, a copy of which is attached, as the Will of MARIE C. DIORIO deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that Letters Testamentary issue to: RAE C. MONTEVERDI HON. PETER J. KELLY Surrogate MARGARET M. GRIBBON Chief Clerk FEB 07 2011 (Seal) JOHN J. CASLIN, JR. Attorney for Petitioner 212 - 681 – 0800 Telephone Number 99 Park Avenue, 3rd Fl. New York, NY 10016 Address of Attorney [Note: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.] ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of URI Total Care Management LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 11/13/ 07. Office location: Queens County. Princ. bus. addr.: 35-05 Farrington St., Flushing, NY 11354. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 1 Maiden Lane, 5th Fl., NY, NY 10038,
Attn: Spiegel & Utrera, P.A., P.C., regd. agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity. ________________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 1/ 20/11, bearing Index Number NC-001324-10/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Mani (Middle) Constantine (Last) Tafari My present name is (First) Howard (Middle) Constantine (Last) Beckford My present address is 110-20 73 rd Road, Forest Hills, NY 11375 My place of birth is Jamaica My date of birth is August 08, 1979 ________________________________________________________________ This is to certify that Elmhurst Care Center located at 10017 23 rd Avenue, East Elmhurst, NY 11369, admits and treats all patients without regard to race, color, creed, nationality, origin, disability, marital status, sex, sponsorship, sexual preference or source of payment. ________________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 9/ 10/10, bearing Index Number NC-000794-10/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: As-
sume the name of (First) Mary (Last) Situ My present name is (First) Mary (Middle) Situ (Last) Ng aka Mary Situ My present address is 61-11 185 th Street, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 My place of birth is Mayaguez, Puerto Rico My date of birth is July 16, 1991 ________________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 1/ 26/11, bearing Index Number NC-000033-11/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Huma (Last) Rehan My present name is (First) Huma (Middle) Ishaq (Last) Butt My present address is 141-72 85 th Rd, Apt 5A, Jamaica, NY 11435 My place of birth is Lahore, Pakistan My date of birth is November 04, 1983 ________________________________________________________________
address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: E-File With Ease 163-10 Northern Blvd Suite 310 Flushing, NY 11358 USA Cristian Stanescu (signature of organizer) ________________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: RIGHTEOUS CONVICTION MANAGEMENT, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/25/11. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Kate Chan, 8446 56 th Avenue, Elmhurst, New York 11373-4814. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 1/ 20/11, bearing Index Number NC-001314-10/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Sanja (Last) Pusonja My present name is (First) Sanja (Middle) Ahmet (Last) Pusonja aka Sanja Pusonja My present address is 100-26 67 th Rd, Forest Hills, NY 11375 My
place of birth is Bosnia & Herzegovina My date of birth is July 04, 1965 ________________________________________________________________ ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF Bottom Line Construction & Development LLC Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law FIRST. The name of the limited liability company is Bottom Line Construction & Development LLC SECOND. The county within this state in which the limited liability company is to be located is Queens. THIRD: The secretary of state is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process accepted on behalf of the limited liability company served upon him or her is: 255 West 148 th Street, #5B, New York, New York 10039. FOURTH: The name and address in this state of the registered agent upon whom and at which process against the limited liability company may be served is: Alexis McSween, 255 West 148 th Street, #5B, New York, New York 10039. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed these Articles of Organization on the date below. Date: November 22, 2010 LegalZoom.com, Inc., Organizer /s/ Imelda Vasquez By: Imelda Vasquez, Assistant Secretary 101 N. Brand Blvd., 10th Floor Glendale, CA 91203
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St. Albans VA
Giving Aid To Those Who Have Served BY JASON BANREY Veterans returning home from combat have found sanctuary in the St. Albans Community Living Center. Since 1947, the 179-bed facility has dedicated itself to providing men and women, who have served in armed combat, with quality health care services and rehabilitation programs. By providing inpatients with residential units, veterans are able to enjoy their own space which includes various amenities: a private wardrobe, individually controlled heat and air conditioning, TV and telephone outlets. The facility also has two specialized units. For residents who require the attentive services of skilled nurses or necessary medical oversight, a 15-bed sub-acute unit is available. A 35-bed dementia unit assists residents with Alzheimer’s disease and is also designed to provide attention to others suffering from related dementia diagnoses. Residents also have the opportunity to participate in a long list of recreational programming and special activities. By helping veterans stay active, the facility encourages and promotes quality-of-life standards for those living at the center. Carefully designed remedial activities meet residents’ physical and psychological conditions, and are aimed to enhance the overall well-being of each veteran. Overseen by the facility’s recreational
therapists, the center’s programs also motivate residents to participate, helping them sustain an active lifestyle. Some of the recreational programs and special activities include: active games, barbecues, Bingo, gardening, live entertainment, offsite trips to the movies and sporting events, reading and reminiscence groups and woodworking projects. St. Albans Community Living Center does not only provide services to inpatients but also to veterans looking for assistance after being discharged from a hospital or nursing home. Elderly or disabled veterans living at home who are looking for continuing medical, rehabilitative, or social services can qualify for the facility’s Adult Day Care Program. Part of the facility’s long-term care services, the Adult Day Care Program provides veterans continuing medical support outside of the facility. With individually tailored care provided by support staff and health professionals, participants and their caregivers are given the knowledge and skills that are essential to productively func-
St. Albans Community Living Center tion within their own homes. St. Albans Community Living Center also provides support services to family members, friends and loved ones who are caring for veterans. The Department of Veteran Affairs offers a National Caregiver Support Line for individuals seeking assistance in coping with the adjustment of caring for veterans who have returned home from serving and are now living with the effects of war, disability, chronic illness or aging. The Center also acknowledges the importance of catering to the desires and interests of returning veterans. Veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have
access to a variety of benefits that will assist in the readjustment process after returning home. The Veterans Readjustment Office located at the center can help veterans enroll and pay for school, enroll in the Veteran Affair’s health care system in which some veterans may be eligible for five years of costfree care, and 180 day dental benefits. Veterans looking to become employed can visit the Veterans Employment Coordination Service. With the help of regional coordinators, veterans can qualify for federal employment or search through the agency’s career database for a position that fits their specialty. Reach Intern Jason Banrey at jbanrey@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext.128. St. Albans Community Living Center 179-00 Linden Blvd. Jamaica, NY 11425 (718) 526-1000 stalbans.va.gov Number of beds: 179
St. Mary's Hospital
Providing Care For Our Children BY JASON BANREY
pediatric programs. Including both long- and short-term services, the institution programs are offered through a network of home and community programs and are provided through a vast range of services that include brain injury and coma recovery, pediatric AIDS home care, pediatric palliative care and an interdisciplinary pediatric feeding disorder program. These services intertwine a grouping of professional healthcare physicians, rehabilitaThis past December, Mayor Mike Bloomberg tive courses and life assistance visited the Children at St. Mary's to spread programs that are comprised of holiday cheer. medical and psychological care, nursing care medication manageThese approaches are undertaken in a ment, pain management, disease educavariety of settings. By providing children tion, pastoral care, equipment needs, home and their families with a comfortable sur- modifications and overall coordination of rounding, St. Mary’s acknowledges the di- care. verse effects and remedial benefits of treatWorking with families and school dising children with special healthcare needs tricts throughout the city, St. Mary’s cares in a comfortable environment. for about 4,000 children each day in an As an inpatient, children are looked af- effort to help patients and their loved ones ter by a team of therapists, medical and gain the independence necessary to be nursing professionals who deliver person- reintegrated back into their normal alized treatments tailored to the ailments lifestyles. of each individual. Last October, St. Mary’s Hospital for ChilFor more than 140 years, St. Mary’s has dren ceremoniously broke ground on the pioneered specialized, comprehensive expansion of its facility in Bayside. The $114
million project will provide the facility with family sites for overnight visitation, an enhanced indoor and outdoor rehabilitation wing, enhanced classrooms for St. Mary’s onsite public school PS 23, an exterior portico and 58 additional parking spaces. Although the project does not include additional patient beds, the 58-year-old facility will be modernized. The upgraded facility is intended to provide an atmosphere similar to the typical home, where inpatients and their family members will be able to receive necessary care and services in an inviting setting. “Our modernization project will transform the lives of the children we serve for generations to come,” said St. Mary’s President and CEO Jeffrey Frerichs at the groundbreaking. “We are thrilled that our dream of bringing a new state-of-the-art pavilion to our region’s most remarkable children will soon become a reality.” Reach Intern Jason Banrey at jbanrey@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 128. St. Mary’s Hospital for Children 29-01 216th St. Bayside, NY 11360 (718) 281-8800 stmaryskids.org Total Beds: 97
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Providing quality healthcare services for the children of New York City has been St. Mary’s Hospital for Children’s mission since its inception. Established in Manhattan in 1870, St. Mary’s was created with the goal of providing free care to sick and needy children. With only 15 beds and limited funding, the hospital became the first private medical institution in New York which dedicated its services to addressing the medical needs of acutely ill children. In 1951, St. Mary’s Hospital expanded to its flagship facility in Bayside. Occupying nine acres of land, the healthcare facility now operates a 97-bed inpatient center, offering post-acute care to children challenged with a broad range of medical conditions. Treating children from infancy to 18 years of age, the institution has pioneered various groundbreaking programs which have become the model for pediatric healthcare organizations throughout the country. Through intensive rehabilitation, specialized care and the provision of education for children and their families, the institution has established a multi-disciplinary approach towards addressing the needs of its young patients.
Flushing Hospital Wound Care Center Flushing Hospital’s out-patient Wound Care Center is making a big impact in the lives of patients suffering from chronic and non-healing wounds caused by diabetes, poor circulation, vascular disease, pressure ulcers, immobility, or trauma. With a 91% healing rate, which is above the national average, the center’s successful outcomes are attributed to the wide variety of advanced specialty dressings and wound treatments it uses, including MediHoney and Apligraf. Flushing Hospital’s Wound Care Center successfully introduced MediHoney to several of its patients a few years ago. The honey-based dressing has natural healing proprieties and is made from various honeys found in New Zealand and Australia, including manuka honey, which speeds healing and kills germs. “Honey dressing tends to work better and faster on deeper cavities than on superficial wounds,” explained Clinical Nurse Manager, Maritza Rao. Added Frances Pugliese, Director of Flushing Hospital’s Wound Care Center, patients with “weeping wounds” – pressure ulcers, open wounds, chronic infections, wounds as a result of radiation, and wound dehiscence are great candidates for MediHoney but warned that that the dressing should be avoided by patients who are allergic to bees.
Most recently, the Wound Care Center began treating patients with Apligraf therapy, the latest biotechnology in wound care. It is a ‘living’ skin patch that replicates the healing function of healthy human skin. Apligraf contains two types of cells—a protective layer of cells and an inner layer of cells, both important for healing. The thin circular piece of skin is primarily used for diabetic foot and venous leg ulcers. Studies have shown that Apligraf, combined with standard treatment, heals these types of ulcers faster than standard treatments alone. “Apligraf works really well because of its growth factors, cells, nutrients, and proteins,” explained Pugliese. “However, it cannot be used on infected wounds or on patients allergic to bovine collagen.” Apligraf is just the latest revolutionary wound healing option at Flushing Hospital’s Wound Care Center. Other services offered by the Wound Care Center include specialty dressings, V.A.C. therapy, evaluation for and referral to hyperbaric unit if needed, home care services, advanced therapies, educational materials, and one-on-one doctor/patient assessment. Flushing Hospital’s Wound Care Center aims to prevent potential problems of chronic and non-healing wounds, such as life-threatening infections, amputation, and
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Chapin Home For The Aging Founded in Manhattan in 1869 by Mrs. Edwin Chapin, wife of the celebrated orator and pastor, 20 other dedicated women joined in an enterprise – Chapin Home for the Aging – based on Dr. Chapin’s philosophy of “What is your need, not your creed.” Chapin has been serving the New York City/ Long Island community at its Jamaica location since 1912. Chapin has grown to a 220-bed Skilled Nursing Facility with a 50registrant Adult Day Health Care Center.
Chapin Home’s policy throughout its history has been to provide the aging men and women who have come to live here a true home, where they may find the serenity and security that have always been envisioned as essential and appropriate to the latter part of life. To learn more, visit us at 165-01 Chapin Parkway, Jamaica, NY 11432, call (718) 7392523, visit chapinhome.org or send an email to postmaster@chapinhome.org.
debilitating health conditions. The Center’s comprehensive approach to treatment has significantly benefited numerous patients and their families by improving disease management, integrating more convenient patient care, and reducing inpatient read-
mission. In addition, the Center has helped patients heal quicker, avoid amputation, and improve overall quality of life. For additional information about the Wound Care Center or to schedule an appointment, please contact (718) 670-4542.
Epilepsy Care & Sleep Medicine It’s probably not your mattress why you can’t sleep tonight and most nights! Obstructive sleep apnea can ruin your day and/or your night. This diagnosis, also known as sleep apnea or OSA, can affect not only the patient’s life. Many partners of those treated for sleep apnea complain of their own loss of sleep due to the symptoms experienced. These include, but are not limited to, snoring (especially loud snoring), momentary stops of breathing, daytime sleepiness, depression, cognitive (thinking ability) decline, etc. Disrupted sleep and daytime tiredness may reflect a serious medical problem, including obstructive sleep apnea and other disorders. Undiagnosed sleep disorders can have multiple consequences. They have been known to cause car accidents due to daytime sleepiness and being less alert. Other consequences include, but not limited to, the following: • Poor Job Performance and possible Job Loss • Migraine Headaches • Impotence (often untreatable by medications) • High Blood Pressure (also known as hypertension) • Diabetes, both type I and type II
Dr. Gershon Ney • Heart Attack • Fibromyalgia (severe unexplained pains, especially in the joints and other trigger points) Dr. Gershon Ney and the Ney Centers for Epilepsy Care and Sleep Medicine, paired with top notch clinical sleep diagnosis centers, can help you diagnose obstructive sleep apnea and other sleep disorders. He is a Diplomat of the Board of Sleep Medicine, keeping up on the most recent information regarding various sleep problems. We also specialize in the diagnosis of sleep disorders such as narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome, insomnia, and nocturnal seizures. To learn more, visit them at 45-18 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362, or call (718) 352-3370.
Cancer Services
“Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.” – 3 John 1:2 Free cancer screenings for Queens County men and women without health insurance: women ages 40 or older, men ages 50 or older. If you are 50 or older, regular cancer screenings are recommended. Are you up to date? Are the ones you love? ADVERTORIAL
Screening tests for breast, cervical and colon cancer are available at no cost to you at local clinics, hospitals & doctors’ offices. These services include: mammograms, pelvic exams, Pap tests, clinical breast exams, take-home colon cancer screenings (ages 50 or older), and follow up services as needed. Treatment coverage is available to eligible individuals. Call the Cancer Services Program of Eastern Queens today at (718) 670-1211.
Long-Term Home Health Care Programs
The agencies are listed by the New York State Dept. of Health as providing long-term home health care in Queens. The total visits listed are for 2007, the most current year of compiled DOH data. Beth Abraham Health Services Home Care 612 Allerton Ave. Bronx, NY 10467 (718) 944-4695 www.bethabe.org Operator: Beth Abraham Health Services 612 Allerton Ave. Bronx, NY 10467 Branch Offices 127 East 107th St. New York, NY 10029 375 Grand St. New York, NY 10002 668 Allerton Ave. Bronx, NY 10467 335 Old Tarrytown Rd. White Plains, NY 10603 2401 White Plains Rd. Bronx, NY 10467 (718) 515-8600 1519 Mermaid Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11224 205 Rockaway Pkwy. Brooklyn, NY 11212 (718) 688-7000 2331 Stillwell Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11223 216 East 99th St. New York, NY 10029 (646) 536-5500 183 Chrystie St. New York, NY 10002 (212) 432-2000
1920 Amsterdam Ave. (Dunwell Plaza) New York, NY 10032 (646) 548-3000 136-65 37th Ave. Flushing, NY 11354 (646) 825-4250 555 Albany Ave. Amityville, NY 11701 (631) 841-7300 11-40 Seneca Ave. Ridgewood, NY 11385 (718) 696-3200 1106 Bay St. Staten Island, NY 10305 (718) 688-0200 Queens Patient Capacity/Visits (2007): 300/21,341
Brooklyn, NY 11238 (718) 362-1450 www.cnrhealthcare.org Operator: Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation Inc. 520 Prospect Place Brooklyn, NY 11238 Branch Offices 665 Pelham Pkwy. North Bronx, NY 10467 (718) 405-3982 1815 Cornaga Ave. Far Rockaway, NY 11691 (718) 868-1270 Queens Patient Capacity/Visits (2007): 200/80,328 Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center LTHHCP 225 West 34th St. New York, NY 10122 (212) 239-6586 www.setonpediatric.org Operator: NY Foundling Hospital Ctr for Pediatric, Medical, & Rehabilitative Care 590 Sixth Ave. New York, NY 10011 Queens Patient Capacity/Visits (2007): 50/634
Cabrini Center for Nursing & Rehab LTHHCP 535-541 East 5th St. New York, NY 10009 (212) 358-6290 www.cabrininy.org Operator: Cabrini Center for Nursing & Rehab 542 East 5th St. New York, NY 10009 Queens Patient Capacity/Visits (2006): 10/3,492
Family Care Certified Services of Nassau 120 West John St., Suite G Hicksville, NY 11801 (516) 932-7799 www.familyhomecare.com Operator: Family Aides Certified Services of Nassau/Suffolk 76 Mamaroneck Ave. White Plains, NY 10601 Queens Patient Capacity/Visits (2007): 100/27,719
Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, Inc. 596 Prospect Pl.
Flushing Manor Home LTHHCP 36-25 Parsons Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11354 (718) 461-9115 www.flushingmanors.com Operator: FMNH, LLC 35-15 Parsons Blvd Flushing, NY 11354 Queens Patient Capacity/Visits (2007): 75/28,948 Franklin Hospital Medical Center 444 Merrick Rd. Lynbrook, NY 11563 (516) 881-7100 www.northshorelij.com Operator: Franklin Hospital 900 Franklin Ave. Valley Stream, NY 11580 Queens Patient Capacity/Visits (2007): 170/62,837 Hillside Manor Nursing Center 188-11 Hillside Ave. Hollis, NY 11423 (718) 291-3500 www.hillsidehealthcare.com Operator: Stanley Dicker, Judith Dicker 182-15 Hillside Ave. Queens, NY 11432 Queens Patient Capacity/Visits (2007): 350/138,069 MJG Nursing Home Company LTHHCP 6405 Seventh Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11220 (718) 759-4333 www.metropolitan.org Operator: MJG Nursing Home Company Inc 4915 Tenth Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11219 Queens Patient Capacity/Visits (2007): 50/11,292
Nursing Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehabilitation
1 Delaware Dr., Suite 104 Lake Success, NY 11042 (516) 586-1500 www.parkerinstitute.org Operator: Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehabilitation 271-11 76th Ave. New Hyde Park, NY 11042 Queens Patient Capacity/Visits (2007): 732/195,807 Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Centers (SVCMC) Home Health Agency 95-25 Queens Blvd. Rego Park, NY 11374 (718) 830-4500 Operator: SVCMC Health Services, Inc. Bay Street & Vanderbilt Staten Island, NY 10304 Queens Patient Capacity/Visits (2007): 150/55,823 St. Mary’s Hospital for Children 5 Dakota Dr., Suite 200 New Hyde Park, NY 11042 (718) 281-6000 www.stmaryskids.org Operator: St. Mary’s Hospital for Children Inc. 29-01 216th St. Bayside, NY 11360 Branch Offices One Executive Blvd. Yonkers, NY 10701 510 Broad Hollow Rd. Melville, NY 11747 Queens Patient Capacity/Visits (2007): 205/59,760
Visiting Nurse Association of Long Island, Inc., LTHHCP 100 Garden City Plaza, Suite 100 Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 739-1270 www.vnali.org Operator: Visiting Nurse Association of Long Island Inc. 225 Community Dr. Lake Success, NY 11021 Queens Patient Capacity/Visits (2007): 25/2,388 Visiting Nurse Service of New York Home Care 107 East 70th St. New York, NY 10021 (212) 794-9200 www.vnsny.org Operator: Visiting Nurse Service of New York Home Care II 107 East 70th St. New York, NY 10021 Queens Patient Capacity/Visits (2007): 1,310/464,367 Dozens of agencies offer in-home health care services for the people of Queens.
Source: NYS Dept. of Health
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Visiting Nurse Association of Brooklyn Inc 15 Metrotech Center, 11th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 923-7100 www.vnabklyn.org Operator: Visiting Nurse Association of Brooklyn Inc 15 Metrotech Center, 11th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 Queens Patient Capacity/Visits (2007): 50/290
Managed Care
Plans
The Managed Care Organization Directory includes all Health Maintenance Organizations, Prepaid Health Services Plans, Special Needs Plans, and Primary Care Partial Capitation Providers certified by the NYS Dept. of Health. Included are plan contact information, though this list does not necessarily represent all health care insurance options that may be available. Additional NYS health insurers may be found at the State Insurance Department.
Health First New York 25 Broadway, 9th Fl. New York, NY 10004 (212) 801-1603
Neighborhood Health Providers, Inc. 521 Fifth Ave., 3rd Fl. New York, NY 10175 (212) 808-4775
Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York 55 Water St. New York, NY 10041 (646) 447-5000
New York State Catholic Health Plan 95-25 Queens Blvd. Rego Park, NY 11374 (718) 896-6500
Health Net of New York 150 East 42nd St., 26th Fl. New York, NY 10017 (212) 856-4500
New York-Presbyterian System Select Health 28 West 44th St., Suite 200 New York, NY 10036 (212) 404-3093
Health Plus Prepaid Health Services Plan, Inc. 335 Adams St., 26th Fl. Brooklyn, NY 11201 (866) 509-7999
Cigna Healthcare of New York, Inc. 140 East 45th St. New York, NY 10017 (646) 658-7000
HealthFirst PHSP, Inc. 25 Broadway New York, NY 10004 (212) 801-6000
Affinity Health Plan, Inc. (718) 794-7700
Elderplan, Inc. 745 64th St. Brooklyn, NY 11220 (718) 921-7990
Managed Health, Inc. 25 Broadway, 9th Fl. New York, NY 10004 (212) 801-1603
Empire HealthChoice HMO, Inc. 165 Broadway, 14th Fl. New York, NY 10006 (212) 476-1000
MetroPlus Health Plan, Inc. 160 Water St., 3rd Fl. New York, NY 10038 (212) 908-8600
Atlantis Health Plan, Inc. 45 Broadway, Suite 300 New York, NY 10006 (866) 747-8422
GHI HMO Select, Inc. 441 Ninth Ave., 8th Fl. New York, NY 10001
MetroPlus Health Plan, Inc. 160 Water Street, 3rd Fl. New York, NY 10038 (212) 908-8600
Oxford Health Plans One Penn Plaza, 8th Fl.
New York, NY 10119 (203) 459-6000 The New York-Presbyterian Community Health Plan 525 East 68th St., Box 182 New York, NY 10021 (212) 297-5514 United Healthcare Community Plan 77 Water St., 14th Fl. New York, NY 10005 (212) 898-8429 WellCare of New York, Inc. 110 Fifth Ave., 3rd Fl. New York, NY 10011 (212) 463-6100 Source: NYS Dept. of Health
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Aetna Health Inc. 333 Earle Ovington Blvd., Suite 104 Uniondale, NY 11553 (212) 457-0700
AMERIGROUP New York 360 West 31st St., 5th Fl. New York, NY 10001 (212) 563-5570
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Even the uninsured in Queens have health options at local fairs, like this one held by the Flushing YMCA.
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Mammography Facilities
The United States Food & Drug Administration maintains a list of licensed mammography locations. Mammography is a specific type of imaging that uses a low-dose X-ray system to examine breasts. A mammography exam, called a mammogram, is used to aid in the early detection and diagnosis of breast diseases in women.
Advanced Radiological Imaging 29-16 Astoria Blvd. Astoria, 11102 (718) 204-5800 x191 Fax: (718) 721-4572 Advanced Radiological Imaging Associates 89-60 56th Ave. Elmhurst, 11373 (718) 205-5988 Fax: (718) 205-5980 All County 161-05 Horace Harding Expwy. Flushing, 11365 (718) 359-8700 Fax: (718) 762-0067 AMI Diagnostics 27-47 Crescent St. Suite 107 Astoria, 11102 (718) 777-0300 Fax: (718) 777-0920 Central Radiology, PC Flushing Imaging Center 137-10 Northern Blvd. Flushing, 11354 (718) 888-9180 Fax: (718) 888-9260
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Cross Bay Open Imaging, MDs 156-36A Cross Bay Blvd Howard Beach, 11414 (718) 738-0700 Fax: (718) 738-4177 D.X.I. Jackson Heights 37-28 75th Street Jackson Heights, 11372 (718) 478-4141 Fax: (718) 478-1206
79-01 Broadway Radiology E1-18 Elmhurst, 11373 (718) 334-3318 Fax: (718) 334-5089 Flushing Hospital Medical Center 45th Ave. at Parsons Blvd. Flushing, 11355 (718) 670-5458 Fax: (718) 670-3039 Forest Hills Hospital - North Shore Health System 102-01 66th Rd. Forest Hills, 11375 (718) 830-1126 Fax: (718) 830-4349 Jamaica Hospital Medical Center 8900 Van Wyck Expwy. Jamaica, 11418 (718) 206-6000 #x6138 Fax: (718) 206-8992 Jamaica Hospital Medical Ctr Womens Health Ctr 133-03 Jamaica Ave. Richmond Hill, 11418 (718) 206-6138 Fax: (718) 206-6145 Jatinder Singh, M.D. 201-18 Hillside Ave. Hollis, 11423 (718) 776-0701 Fax: (718) 454-2416 Long Island Radiology Associates dba Empire Imaging
Nassau Radiologic Group PC dba Hillcrest Radiology Assoc. 80-15 164th St. Jamaica, 11432 (516) 222-2022 Fax: (516) 222-8475 New Millennium Medical Imaging Center 138-48 Elder Ave. Flushing, 11355 (718) 321-7100 Fax: (718) 321-7115
113-02 Queens Blvd. Forest Hills, 11375 (718) 544-3066 Fax: (516) 775-1972 Main Street Radiology At Bayside 44-01 Francis Lewis Blvd. Bayside, 11361 (718) 428-1500 Fax: (718) 352-0292 Main Street Radiology at Bayside III dba Radiology Assoc. 136-25 37th Ave., 2nd Flr. Flushing, 11354 (718) 661-1301 Fax: (718) 661-1305 Med. Dept. Joint Industry Board of the Electrical Industry 158-11 Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Ave. The Electrical Industry Flushing, 11365 (718) 591-2014 Fax: (718) 591-9528
New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens 56-45 Main St. Flushing, 11355 (718) 670-1050 Fax: (718) 670-1901 North Shore-LIJ Radiology Services 935 Northern Blvd., Suite 200 Great Neck, 11021 (516) 829-4414 #x2018 Fax: (516) 829-7754 NYU Langone Medical Columbus Medical 97-85 Queens Blvd., 1st Floor Rego Park, 11374 (718) 261-9100 #x247 Fax: (718) 897-2916 Peninsula Hospital Center 51-15 Beach Channel Dr. Far Rockaway, 11691 (718) 734-2610 Fax: (718) 734-2237
Middle Village Radiology 62-43 Woodhaven Blvd. Rego Park, 11374 (718) 507-4700 Fax: (718) 397-0422
Queens - Long Island Med Group at Jamaica Estates 180-05 Hillside Ave. Jamaica, 11432 (516) 954-1600 Fax: (516) 282-2488
Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens 25-10 30th Ave. Astoria, 11102 (718) 267-4249 Fax: (718) 906-6228
Queens - Long Island Medical Group at Cambria Heights 206-20 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights, 11411 (718) 479-6600 Fax: (516) 282-2488
Multi-Diagnostic Services MOBILE 139-16 91st Ave. Jamaica, 11435 (718) 454-8556 #x10 Fax: (718) 454-7950
Queens - Long Island Medical Group at Forest Hills 96-10 Metropolitan Ave. Forest Hills, 11375 (718) 459-0400 Fax: (516) 282-2488
Queens - Long Island Medical Group at Lake Success 1991 Marcus Ave. Lake Success, 11042 (516) 354-1600 Fax: (516) 282-2488 Queens Family Medical Office 37-11 Queens Blvd. Long Island City, 11101 (718) 361-5120 Fax: (718) 361-5169 Queens Hospital Center 82-68 164th St. Radiology Dept., Room G-52, Jamaica, 11432 (718) 883-4509 Fax: (718) 883-6198 Queens Medical Imaging 69-15 Austin St. Forest Hills, 11375 (718) 544-5100 Fax: (718) 575-1926 Richmond Hill Radiology 116-14 Myrtle Ave. Richmond Hill, 11418 (718) 846-0606 Fax: (718) 846-8684 Richmond Hill Radiology 41-25 Kissena Blvd., Suite 122 Flushing, 11355 (800) 315-1838 Fax: (347) 438-1600 Rockaway Imaging 114-04 Beach Channel Dr. Rockaway Beach, 11694 (718) 318-9729 Fax: (718) 318-6353 South Queens Imaging 131-18 Rockaway Blvd. South Ozone Park, 11420 (718) 659-7166 x211 Fax: (718) 322-7583 St. John‘s Episcopal Hospital 327 Beach 19th St. Far Rockaway, 11691 (718) 869-7780 Fax: (718) 869-8625 Wruble N D, M.D. 21-84 Steinway St. Astoria, 11105 (718) 726-9600 Fax: (718) 726-0808 Source: USDA
Doshi Diagnostic Imaging Services 43-55 147th St. Flushing, 11355 (718) 762-0900 Fax: (718) 886-5650 Doshi Diagnostic Imaging Services 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd. Kew Gardens, 11415 (718) 544-5151 Fax: (718) 520-1506 Doshi Diagnostic Imaging Services 37-17 76th St. Jackson Heights, 11372 (718) 424-1400 Fax: (718) 424-1490 Elmhurst Hospital Center
Multi-Diagnostic Services operates a mobile mammography lab that comes to senior centers and other sites throughout Queens.
New York Hospital
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Heart Disease February is Heart Month across the U.S. and the need for awareness and action is especially significant in Queens, where heart disease is our number one cause of death and death rates are higher than the national average. New York Hospital Queens, the Heart Hospital of Queens, is committed to changing those statistics. ‘We are committed to helping make Queens a ‘Heart Healthy’ community,” said Chong H. Park, M.D., director, Division of Cardiology, “and so our physicians, nurses and rehab specialists are out in the community to educate residents about risk factors and how to avoid heart disease.” For heart month, New York Hospital Queens is holding 19 free lectures, classes and screening to help area residents learn more about risk factors and the steps necessary to manage heart disease. New York Hospital Queens offers free programs throughout the year. For a complete schedule of free events, visit the hospital Web site at nyhq.org. This is a good time to discuss with your physician if you or members of your family are at high risk for heart disease. If you need a physician or heart specialist, call (800) 282-6684 or go to “Find a Doctor” on the NYHQ Web site. Clinical Studies Two research studies conducted by the NYHQ Cardiac Health Center demonstrate the value of the Center’s cardiac rehabilitation and weight management programs in promoting heart health. The studies were presented at a national American Heart Association conference in 2010. “These two studies validate our approach to helping patients with heart disease and heart disease risk factors,” said John Nicholson, M.D., director, Cardiac Health Center. “The first study shows that involving heart disease patients in a formal exercise program definitely improves their functional capability, and that elderly patients benefit as much or more than younger patients, which can translate into improved quality of life.” The second study, which compared the Center’s “Weigh to Go” weight management program to more traditional weight reduction programs, found that individuals enrolled in “Weigh to Go” with a more palatable diet and meal plan, had a more significant decrease in weight and were more likely to complete the full program. “Given that obesity is a major health epidemic in the U. S.,” Dr. Nicholson said, “and is a significant risk factor for the development of heart disease, finding better ways to help individuals reduce their weight and keep it down is extremely important.” Exercise Training The study, which measured the impact of exercise training as part of cardiac rehabilitation, focused on patients over age 65. Some 317 patients who were involved in the study were divided into two groups, age 55 and age 70 and older, and were given stress tests before and after being involved in exercise training as part of cardiac rehabilitation. The results confirmed that the exercise training had benefits for
The employees and medical staff of New York Hospital Queens dressed in red for National Wear Red Day, to raise heart health awareness during Heart Month. individuals in both the younger and older groups; there was more significant improvement in the elderly patients than in the younger ones. Diet Planning The second study focused on the effectiveness of different types of diets included in weight management programs in helping individuals to lose weight and stay with a program. Patients in the Center’s “Weigh to Go” program, which includes ongoing educational classes and integrated exer-
cise components, had a diet plan lower in carbohydrates than most traditional plans. Patients using the “Weigh to Go” diet had a more significant weight loss (an average of 10.6 pounds) than the patients on traditional diets (average loss of 7.3 pounds), and were more likely to complete the entire weight management program (83% completed, compared to 60% who were in the program using the traditional diet plan). The Cardiac Health Center is an education and training facility in Fresh Meadows,
Queens, developed by New York Hospital Queens. The Center’s program is recommended for people with a high-risk profile for heart disease, as well as those with known heart disease who want to improve their cardiovascular health. For more information on the Cardiac Health Center, call the Center at (718) 670-1695 or go to www.nyhq.org. New York Hospital Queens is a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System and affiliated Weill Medical College of Cornell University.
claustrophobic and those larger patients (up to 550 lbs). The system allows Main Street Radiology to have one of the widest ranges of imaging capabilities while being able to cater those services to patients in almost any situation. “With the installation of the Verio MRI’s Main Street Radiology provides one of the most cutting edge pieces of MRI equipment on the market today”, said Will-
iam Wolff, M.D. “With this system, we have a magnet that operates at the highest clinically used field strengths but that allows us to deliver one of the most comfortable imaging experiences to our patients. With the many work-flow- enhancing features on the system, we also anticipate that it will enable us to increase the number of patients who can take advantage of these valuable imaging services.
3T Open Bore MRI
Main Street Radiology announced that they recently completed installation of the Siemens 3T Magnetom Verio Open Bore MRI in two of their offices. The Verio is Siemens newest offering in MRI technology, it is the world’s first Open Bore 3T MRI. Main Street Radiology now offers one of the most advanced MR imaging services at their offices located at 32-25 Francis Lewis Blvd and 136-25 37th Ave. with a magnet that is designed for maximum patient comfort. The Magnetom Verio offers excellent image quality, superb diagnostic capabilities and advanced clinical applications. With the shortest gantry length of any 3.0 Tesla magnet, a large, patient friendly 70cm opening and shortened scan times most patients will find having an MRI a more pleasant experience. With one foot of spacious headroom patients won’t feel like they are nose to nose with the top of the magnet. This means the tight confines in older MRI’s are a thing of the past. At 3Tesla, the Verio boasts the strongest magnetic field strength used clinically today and gives Main Street Radiology radiologists’ access to advanced applications, in neurology, breast, orthopedic and cartilage assessment, and vascular imaging. The systems large 70cm bore is wide enough to accommodate a diverse array of patients including individuals who have been hard to image, such as the elderly, those who are
The Siemens 3T Magnetom Verio Open Bore MRI at Main Street Radiology.
ADVERTORIAL
Nursing Homes
Nursing homes are places to live where care is available for people who need 24-hour nursing care and supervision outside of a hospital. Although all nursing homes must provide certain basic services, some homes provide special care for certain types of clients. For example, some homes provide services for the head injured, some for those who are ventilator-dependent, some for people with AIDS and some specialize in the care of children. There are a wide range of alternatives to institutional care that allow individuals to remain in their home or receive care in other types of community-based settings. Homemaker services, Adult Day Healthcare, Housekeeping Services, Meals on Wheels, Personal Care Assistance, or Home Care services are examples of services that can be provided as an alternative to nursing home care. Bezalel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 29-38 Far Rockaway Blvd. Far Rockaway, NY 11691 Phone: (718) 471-2600 Beds: 120 Bishop Charles Waldo Maclean Episcopal Nursing Home 17-11 Brookhaven Ave. Far Rockaway, NY 11691 Phone: (718) 869-8000 Beds: 163 Bridge View Nursing Home 143-10 20th Ave. Whitestone, NY 11357 Phone: (718) 961-1212 Beds: 200 Brookhaven Rehabilitation & Health Care Center LLC 250 Beach 17th St. Far Rockaway, NY 11691 Phone: (718) 471-7500 Beds: 298 Chapin Home for the Aging 165-01 Chapin Pkwy. Jamaica, NY 11432 Phone: (718) 739-2523 Beds: 220
Dr William O Benenson Rehab Pavilion 36-17 Parsons Blvd. Flushing, NY 11354 Phone: (718) 961-4300 Beds: 302 Dry Harbor Nursing Home 61-35 Dry Harbor Rd. Middle Village, NY 11379 Phone: (718) 565-4200 Beds: 360 Elmhurst Care Center, Inc 100-17 23 Ave. East Elmhurst, NY 11369 Phone: (718) 205-8100 Beds: 240 Fairview Nursing Care Center Inc 69-70 Grand Central Pkwy.
Far Rockaway Nursing Home 13-11 Virgina St. Far Rockaway, NY 11691 Phone: (718) 327-2909 Beds: 100 Flushing Manor Care Center 139-62 35th Ave. Flushing, NY 11354 Phone: (718) 961-5300 Beds: 278 Flushing Manor Nursing Home 35-15 Parsons Blvd. Flushing, NY 11354 Phone: (718) 961-3500 Beds: 227 Forest Hills Care Center 71-44 Yellowstone Blvd. Forest Hills, NY 11375 Phone: (718) 544-4300 Beds: 100 Forest View Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing 71-20 110th St. Forest Hills, NY 11375 Phone: (718) 793-3200 Beds: 160 Franklin Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing 142-27 Franklin Ave. Flushing, NY 11355 Phone: (718) 670-3400 Beds: 320 Haven Manor Health Care Center, llc 1441 Gateway Blvd. Far Rockaway, NY 11691 Phone: (718) 471-1500 Beds: 240 Highland Care Center 91-31 175th St. Jamaica, NY 11432 Phone: (718) 657-6363 Beds: 320 Hillside Manor Rehab & Extended Care Center 182-15 Hillside Ave. Jamaica Estates, NY 11432 Phone: (718) 291-8200 Beds: 400
Holliswood Care Center Inc 195-44 Woodhull Ave. Hollis, NY 11423 Phone: (718) 740-3500 Beds: 314 Horizon Care Center 64-11 Beach Channel Dr. Arverne, NY 11692 Phone: (718) 945-0700 Beds: 280 Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home Co Inc 89-40 135th St. Jamaica, NY 11418 Phone: (718) 206-5000 Beds: 224 Lawrence Nursing Care Center, Inc. 350 Beach 54th St. Arverne, NY 11692 Phone: (718) 945-0400 Beds: 200 Little Neck Nursing Home 260-19 Nassau Blvd. Little Neck, NY 11362 Phone: (718) 423-6400 Beds: 120 Long Island Care Center Inc 144-61 38th Ave. Flushing, NY 11354 Phone: (718) 939-7500 Beds: 200 Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing Care Inc 164-11 Chapin Pkwy. Jamaica, NY 11432 Phone: (718) 298-7800 Beds: 200 Meadow Park Rehabilitation and Health Care Center LLC 78-10 164th St. Flushing, NY 11366 Phone: (718) 591-8300 Beds: 143 Midway Nursing Home 69-95 Queens Midtown Expy. Maspeth, NY 11378 Phone: (718) 429-2200 Beds: 200 New Glen Oaks Nursing Home, Inc 260-01 79th Ave. Glen Oaks, NY 11004 Phone: (718) 343-0770 Beds: 60 New Surfside Nursing Home, LLC 22-41 New Haven Ave. Far Rockaway, NY 11691 Phone: (718) 471-3400 Beds: 183 New York Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing 26-13 21st St. Astoria, NY 11102 Phone: (718) 626-4800 Beds: 280 Nys Veterans Home in Nyc 178-50 Linden Blvd. Jamaica, NY 11434
Phone: (718) 9900329 Beds: 250 Ocean Promenade Nursing Center 140 Beach 113th St. Rockaway Park, NY 11694 Phone: (718) 9456350 Beds: 120 Residents at the Parker Jewish InstiOceanview Nursing tute celebrate Independence Day. & Rehabilitation Center, LLC 315 Beach 9th St. Regal Heights Rehabilitation Far Rockaway, NY 11691 and Health Care Center Phone: (718) 471-6000 70-05 35th Ave. Beds: 102 Jackson Heights, NY 11372 Phone: (718) 662-5100 Ozanam Hall of Queens Beds: 280 Nursing Home Inc 42-41 201st St. Rego Park Nursing Home Bayside, NY 11361 111-26 Corona Ave. Phone: (718) 423-2000 Flushing, NY 11368 Beds: 432 Phone: (718) 592-6400 Beds: 200 Park Nursing Home 128 Beach 115th St. Resort Nursing Home Rockaway Park, NY 11694 430 Beach 68th St. Phone: (718) 474-6400 Arverne, NY 11692 Beds: 196 Phone: (718) 474-5200 Beds: 280 Park Terrace Care Center 59-20 Van Doren St. Rockaway Care Center Rego Park, NY 11368 353 Beach 48th St. Phone: (718) 592-9200 Edgemere, NY 11691 Beds: 200 Phone: (718) 471-5000 Beds: 228 Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehab Silvercrest 271-11 76th Ave. 144-45 87th Ave. New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Jamaica, NY 11435 Phone: (718) 289-2350 Phone: (718) 480-4026 Beds: 527 Beds: 320 Peninsula Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation 50-15 Beach Channel Dr. Far Rockaway, NY 11691 Phone: (718) 734-2000 Beds: 200 Promenade Rehabilitation and Health Care Center 140 Beach 114th St. Rockaway Park, NY 11694 Phone: (718) 945-4600 Beds: 240 Queen of Peace Residence 110-30 221st St. Queens Village, NY 11429 Phone: (718) 464-1800 Beds: 53 Queens Boulevard ECF, Inc 61-11 Queens Blvd. Woodside, NY 11377 Phone: (718) 205-0290 Beds: 280 Queens Center for Rehabilitation & Residential Health Care 157-15 19th Ave. Whitestone, NY 11357 Phone: (718) 746-0400 Beds: 179 Queens Nassau Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 520 Beach 19th St. Far Rockaway, NY 11691 Phone: (718) 471-7400 Beds: 200
St Marys Hospital for Children Inc 29-01 216 St. Bayside, NY 11360 Phone: (718) 281-8800 Beds: 95 Union Plaza Care Center 33-23 Union St. Flushing, NY 11354 Phone: (718) 670-0700 Beds: 280 Waterview Nursing Care Center 119-15 27th Ave. Flushing, NY 11354 Phone: (718) 461-5000 Beds: 200 West Lawrence Care Center, LLC 1410 Seagirt Blvd. Far Rockaway, NY 11691 Phone: (718) 471-7000 Beds: 215 Windsor Park Nursing Home 212-40 Hillside Ave. Queens Village, NY 11427 Phone: (718) 468-0800 Beds: 70 Woodcrest Rehabilitation & Residential Health Care Center., LLC 119-09 26th Ave. College Point, NY 11354 Phone: (718) 762-6100 Beds: 200 Source: NYS Dept. of Health
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Cliffside Rehabilitation & Residential Health Care Center 119-19 Graham Ct. Flushing, NY 11354 Phone: (718) 886-0700 Beds: 218
Forest Hills, NY 11375 Phone: (718) 263-4600 Beds: 200
Hollis Park Manor Nursing Home 191-06 Hillside Ave. Hollis, NY 11423 Phone: (718) 479-1010 Beds: 80
Public Health Insurance
Plan (also known as Medicare Buy-In); Medicaid Buy-In Program for Working People with Disabilities; and the Family Planning Benefit Program. To obtain further details about these programs and services, or to apply, please visit any one of the Medical Assistance Program Offices. Elmhurst Hospital Medicaid Office 79-01 Broadway (Room D4-17) (718) 476-5904 Jamaica Medicaid Office 165-08 88th Ave. (6th Fl.) (718) 523-5699 Rockaway Medicaid Office 219 Beach 59th St. (2nd Fl.) (718) 634-6910 NOTE: Offices are open from: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Source: NYS Dept. of Health
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New York State offers free and low-cost public health insurance programs for lowincome New Yorkers. These plans provide medical care through a fee-for-service or a managed care plan. HRA/DSS, through its Medical Assistance Program division (MAP), is responsible for the administration of public health insurance. MAP determines and maintains eligibility, based upon income and/or resource levels, for each of the available health insurance programs and their related services. Individuals and families can qualify for public health insurance even if they have income, own a house, own a car, have a bank account or receive private health insurance. Persons and families who are lowincome, or receiving SSI or cash assistance, are automatically eligible. Pregnant women, children, persons over 65 and people with disabilities are also eligible. Plans include: Medicaid; Child Health Plus; Family Health Plus; Medicare Savings
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Elmhurst Hospital is home to one of three Medical Assistance Programs in Queens.
The Centers for Disease Control recommends a long list of immunizations for all children.
Immunization Vaccines are among the 20th century’s most successful and cost-effective public health tools for preventing disease and death. Thanks to immunizations, diseases like polio that were once common, are now only distant memories for most Americans. Today, there are few visible reminders of the suffering, injuries and deaths caused by diseases that are now prevented with vaccines. At present, there are vaccines available to protect children and adults against at least fifteen (15) life-threatening or crippling diseases. Immunizations are for people of all ages. From newborns to senior citizens, timely immunizations are one of the most important ways for people to protect themselves and others from serious diseases. Adults need to make certain they have received all of their childhood vaccinations and stay up-to-date with the vaccinations that are recommended for adults. All college students attending school in New York State are required to be immunized against measles, mumps and rubella. It is also recommended that first year college students living in dormitories be immunized against meningitis. Travelers to foreign countries
may need additional vaccines where diseases exist that are not common in the U.S., such as typhoid fever and yellow fever. The New York State Department of Health Immunization Program’s goal is to prevent vaccine-preventable diseases by making sure children and adults receive the vaccines they need. The program assures: all children have access to vaccines; health care providers are aware of immunization standards of practice; the latest recommendations on new vaccines are available to providers; and Providers and the public have up-todate answers to vaccine questions. If you are inquiring about vaccinations received from a provider within the five boroughs/counties of New York City: Bronx (Bronx County), Brooklyn (Kings County), Manhattan (New York County), Queens (Queens County), and Staten Island (Richmond County), please call the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Immunization Hotline at (212) 676-2323. Source: NYS Dept. of Health
Suggested Immunization Schedule
*required by Dept. of Education before 1s Grade Source: Centers for Disease Control and NYC Dept. of Education.
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Parker Jewish Institute Through advances in medicine and therapy, many older adults can avoid institutionalization and minimize hospitalizations, If they have the right support services. The community health programs of the Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation help adults remain where they most want to be –in the comfort of their own homes. These programs include:
Private pay and long term care insurance plans are accepted. Subsidies may be available. Contracts with health care organizations and human services agencies are also available. For further information and admissions, call 718-289-2105 or 516-247-6500 ext. 2105.
Long Term Home Health Care Participants in this program receive individualized nursing, medical and rehabilitation services that allow them to maintain maximum independence. Services encompass: • comprehensive assessment by a Registered Nurse • individualized nursing care plans • physical and occupational therapy • speech therapy and audiology testing • social work counseling • home health aides • personal care workers • homemakers and housekeepers • nutritional planning • medical supplies and equipment • 24-hour telephone availability • personal emergency response systems (PERS)
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The Long Term Home Health Care Program is offered to qualified patients in Queens, Nassau and Brooklyn, and accepts Medicaid, Medicare and private pay. Advisors are available to answer your questions about insurance. For further information and admissions, call 718-2892700 or 516-586-1500. Adult Day Health Care Parker offers a unique medical model day care program for the frail elderly and disabled, located in the bright, modern setting of Parker’s Community Health Center. There is a separate program for those with memory loss, and a special Chinese cultural division. Parker’s Adult Day Health Care program is an opportunity for adult children to go to work and address other responsibilities, comforted by the knowledge that their frail elderly or disabled loved ones are enjoying a world of fun and excellent health care. Services are provided daily, 6 days a week, and include: • door-to-door transportation • an excellent hot meal • supervised activities, such as games, art, music, exercise, and live entertainment • nursing and medical care • physical and occupational therapy • eye care • podiatry • massage therapy • acupuncture • nutrition counseling • psychological services Medicaid and private pay are accepted. In some cases, long term care insurance may cover day care. Advisors are available to answer your questions about insurance and Medicaid eligibility. For further information and admissions, call 718289-2101 or 516-586-1623.
• an excellent hot meal • family guidance • support groups
A daughter works with her mother to help her along. Alzheimer Center The Alzheimer Center at Parker is a unique, flexible drop-in service that accepts participants at all stages of dementia. We customize schedules to meet the needs of family caregivers. The Center is open six days a week, Monday through Friday, 7am to 7pm, Saturdays and holidays, 9am to 5pm. A Saturday evening program, “Dinner and a Movie,” from 5pm to 11pm, is also available. Located on the lower level of
Parker’s main building, in New Hyde Park, the Center offers: • a beautiful, safe, homelike environment • door-to door transportation • programs that address memory loss and daily living skills • highly experienced professional staff • a broad range of supervised activities, including crafts, exercise, dancing, music, art, and gardening • bathing, grooming, and personal care
Oral hygiene is one of the most important aspects of good personal hygiene. When properly done and maintained, it boosts one’s self-esteem and self-confidence. Most of us are aware of bad breath. When it occurs to us we want to eliminate it immediately. When we smell it from someone else, we want to keep away. Bad breath is not contagious, but it can make one feel uncomfortable in social environments. What are the causes of bad breath? There are several causes of bad breath. Once certain foods are digested, some of the substances will go through the blood stream, ultimately through the lungs. And the result is garlic odor coming out of our breath. Some of the food particles will stay on the tongue and around the gums, result-
ing in a good environment for bacterial growth. This creates significant effects on the soft tissue resulting in inflammation and bleeding of the gums. Smoking or chewing tobacco products also causes bad breath and stained teeth. Gum diseases, dry mouth, plaque and poorly-fitting dental appliances or prostheses can cause bad breath by holding food debris and bacteria around them. Other causes of bad breath are linked to diseases such as poorly controlled diabetes, pneumonia, bronchitis, chronic post nasal drips, chronic sinus infections, acid reflux. How to keep a fresh mouth? Stop smoking, brush with a fluoride tooth paste and floss twice daily, Don’t forget to brush your tongue including the back of your tongue near your throat. If you wear a dental pros-
Community/Inpatient Hospice When medicine no longer offers a cure, Parker’s Community/Inpatient Hospice offers highly specialized care for terminally ill patients. Through pain control and symptom management, as well as emotional support, thoroughly experienced professional staff provides care in patients’ homes or nursing facilities, including Parker’s nursing home. We create personalized care plans that meet the individual needs of each patient, and foster a calm and loving environment that benefits patients and family members. Every patient has access to: • skilled nursing services • physician services • physical, occupational and speech therapy • spiritual counseling (multi-denominational) • nutrition counseling • home health aides • short term inpatient/respite care • ambulette transportation • medical equipment and medications • complementary care/alternative medicine program • bereavement counseling • social work services • 24-hour on-call services • trained volunteers Medicare, Medicaid and many private insurance plans are accepted. Advisors are available to answer your questions about insurance. For further information and admissions, call 718-289-2800 or 516-586-1575.
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thesis (a fixed or removable denture), clean under the fixed dental prosthesis (bridge) and don’t sleep with your dentures at night and clean them before you wear them in the morning. Drink lots of water daily and keep a log of all the foods you eat during the day and bring the log to your dentist including the list of medications you take daily. Finally, see your dentist regularly. You’d be surprised that some dentists can provide you with great care and provide you with additional help to eliminate your bad breath. You may call our office at (718) 476-3800 in order to get a free dental evaluation. Dr Frantz Backer, Advanced Dentistry of NY, 37-21 75th Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372, (718) 476-3800, www.advanceddentistryofny.net.
Substance Abuse Treatment
Facilities
One needed be poor, from a broken home or have other mental health problems in order to become a substance abuser. It is an affliction that touches all parts of society, and ranges from problem drinkers to people addicted to narcotics. Queens offers a wide range of facilities for people seeking to return to a normal life after years of abusing drugs and alcohol. 820 River St. Inc Alcoholism Supportive Living Facility 145-53 South Rd., Jamaica (718) 526-3803 www.pyhit.com Advanced Human Services Inc Chemical Dependence Outpatient Program 112-15 72nd Rd., Basement, Forest Hills (718) 261-3437 (718) 261-3577 Arms Acres Inc Chemical Dependency Outpatient Clinic 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd., Suite 704, Kew Gardens (718) 520-1513x17 (718) 520-1513 (800) 989-2676 www.armsacres.com Child Center of NY Asian Outreach Clinic Outpt Chemical Dependency Unit 87-08 Justice Ave., Suite C-7, Elmhurst (718) 899-9810x208 (718) 899-9810x200 www.childcenterny.org City Hospital Center at Elmhurst Elmhurst Community Residence 81-30 Baxter Ave., Elmhurst (718) 334-4660
Cornerstone of Medical Arts Center 159-05 Union Tpke., 5th Floor, Fresh Meadows (718) 906-6700x3008 (718) 906-6700x3096 (718) 906-6700x3060 www.cornerstoneny.com Counseling Service of EDNY 163-18 Jamaica Ave., Suite 502, Jamaica (718) 658-0010 (718) 658-0010x10 www.csedny.org Creedmoor Addiction Treatment Center Addiction Inpatient Rehab Program 80-45 Winchester Blvd., Building 19-D, Queens Village (718) 264-3740
Daytop Village Inc Far Rockaway Entry and Re-Entry Unit 316 Beach 65th St., Far Rockaway (718) 474-3800 (718) 474-8871 (718) 474-8857 www.daytop.org Elmcor Youth and Adult Activities Inc Residential 107-06 Northern Blvd., Corona (718) 651-0096x202 (718) 651-0096x212 www.Elmcor.org Elmhurst Hospital Center Alcoholism Outpatient Clinic 79-01 Broadway, Comm Medical Ctr H Bldg Room H3-135, Elmhurst (718) 334-3987 (718) 334-4601 Elmhurst Hospital Center Opiate Dependence Treatment Services 79-01 Broadway, Annex O 2nd Floor, Flushing (718) 334-3190 Faith Mission Crisis Center Inc 114-40 Van Wyck Expy., South Ozone Park (718) 322-3455x109 (718) 322-3455 www.fmacc.org Flushing Hospital and Medical Center Chemical Dependence Unit Parsons Blvd. and 45th Ave., Flushing (718) 670-5540 (718) 670-5693 www.flushinghospital.org Flushing Hospital and Medical Center Reflections Outpatient Program Parsons Blvd. and 45th Ave., 1982 Building Suite 306, Flushing (718) 670-5078 (718) 670-5079 www.flushinghospital.org Fortune Society Inc 29-76 Northern Blvd., Long
Island City (212) 691-7554 www.fortunesociety.org HANAC Inc HANAC 822 Chemical Dependency Program 31-14 30th Ave., Astoria (718) 204-1200 www.HANAC.org Interline Employee Assistance Prog Inc Alcoholism Substance Abuse Clinic 148-39 Hillside Ave., Jamaica (718) 206-1368 (631) 243-3062 Long Island Consultation Center Inc Chemical Dependency Clinic 97-29 64th Rd., Rego Park (718) 896-3400 www.longislandconsultationcenter.com Long Island Jewish Medical Center Chem Dependence Outpatient Rehab 16-00 Central Ave., Far Rockaway (718) 868-1400 (718) 868-1400x21 (718) 868-1400x17 www.healthyrockaway.org Long Island Jewish Medical Center Daehrs Outpatient Drug Free 75-59 263rd St., Littauer Building Zucher Hillside Hos, Glen Oaks (718) 470-8950 Long Island Jewish Medical Center DA Emergency Health and Referral Servs Littauer Building 1st Floor, 75-59 263rd St., Glen Oaks (718) 470-8950 Long Island Jewish Medical Center Methadone Maintenance Trt Program Littauer Building 1st Floor, 75-59 263rd St., Glen Oaks (718) 470-8940 MH Providers of Western Queens Inc Western Queens Recovery Services 62-07 Woodside Ave., Woodside (718) 898-5085 www.mhpwq.org Narco Freedom Inc Bridge Plaza
New Spirit II Inc Outpatient Chemical Dep Program 162-04 South Rd., Jamaica (718) 291-4844 (718) 526-1626 www.jcapprograms.org NYTC Inc Probation Ambulatory Program/ Queens 92-02 Guy Brewer Blvd., 2nd Floor, Jamaica (718) 857-3525 www.staynout.org Outreach Development Corporation Outreach House I 16-14 Weirfield St., Ridgewood (718) 456-7820 www.opiny.org Outreach Outpatient Services Medically Supervised Subst Abuse Prog 117-11 Myrtle Ave., Richmond Hill (718) 849-6300 www.opiny.org Phoenix House RTC/Long Island City/Queens 34-25 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City (718) 726-8484 (212) 831-1555 (718) 789-4616 www.phoenixhouse.org Phoenix Intensive Residential Program 34-25 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City (718) 726-8484 (212) 831-1555 www.phoenixhouse.org Reality House Inc Chemical Dependence OP Service 34-51 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City (212) 281-6004x304 www.realityhouseny.org Queens Center for Change LLP 37-20 74th St., 3rd Floor, Jackson Heights (718) 424-6191 QSA Inc /CD Outpatient Program The PAC Program of Queens 40-15 Warren St., Elmhurst (718) 729-8686 www.thepacprogram.com Saint Johns Episcopal Hospital South Shore Alcohol Detox Program 327 Beach 19th St., Far Rockaway (718) 869-7248 (718) 869-7246 www.ehs.org Queens Village Committee for Mental Health/JCAP
116-30 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica (718) 322-2500x618 (718) 322-2500 www.jcapdrugfree.com Queens Village Committee for Mental Health JCAP/Residential ReEntry Unit 177-33 Baisley Blvd., Jamaica (718) 712-7777x206 www.jcapprograms.org Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Ctrs Methadone Treatment Queens Clinic II 147-18 Archer St., Jamaica (718) 526-0101 Saint Vincents Hospital Queens Clinic I 147-20 Archer Ave., Jamaica (718) 291-1888 Saint Vincents Services Inc Outpatient Chemical Dependence Program 89-31 161st St., 6th Floor, Jamaica (718) 206-0218x31 (718) 206-0218 Samaritan Village Inc Admission and Assessment Unit 88-83 Van Wyck Expy., Jamaica (718) 657-6195 (800) 532-4357 www.samvill.org Samaritan Village Inc Drug Free Outpatient 144-10 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica (718) 206-1990 (718) 206-1990x0 www.samaritanvillage.org Samaritan Village Inc Residential Drug Free Program 88-83 Van Wyck Expy., Jamaica (718) 657-8010 (718) 657-6195 www.samvill.org Samaritan Village Inc Ed Thompson Veterans Center 130-15 89th Rd., Richmond Hill (718) 206-2000 (718) 657-6195 www.samaritanvillage.org Samaritan Village Inc MTA/Residential 130-20 89th Rd., Richmond Hill (718) 441-8913 (718) 657-6195x451 www.samaritanvillage.org Queens Village Comm for Mental Health JCAP Inc 177-33 Baisley Blvd., Saint Albans (718) 712-1344 (718) 322-2500 www.jcapprograms.org St Albans Primary/Extended Care Center 179-00 Linden Blvd. at 179th St., Saint Albans (718) 526-1000 www.stalbans.va.gov Source: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
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Child Center of New York Jamaica Family Ctr Subst Abuse Program 89-56 162nd St., 3rd Fl., Jamaica (718) 297-8000x256 www.childcenterny.org
(718) 264-3307 www.oasas.state.ny.us Daytop Village Inc Queens Outreach Center Adolescents 147-32 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica (718) 523-4242 (800) 880-3598 www.daytop.org
37-18 34th St., Long Island City (718) 786-3476 (718) 786-3474 (718) 786-3475 www.narcofreedom.com
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$708M Fix For School PCB Problem By JESSICA ABLAMSKY Schools Chancellor Cathie Black announced a $708 million capital plan to remove a toxin from City schools that can interrupt fetal development and lower IQ, trumping a rally organized by elected officials urging the City Dept. of Education to take immediate action. The DOE’s 10-year plan will commence this year with Requests for Proposals to replace all PCB containing lighting ballasts at 772 City school buildings and conduct a complete energy audit in each site. The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency has been in discussion with City officials for months and had strongly recommended systematic action. In addition to significant operational savings, the capital plan would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 200,000 metric tons per year, the equivalent of removing 40,000 cars from the road. A decade-long timeline may not be good enough for some local politicians. A bill in the State Assembly with 42 cosponsors would force the DOE to upgrade the lighting units within five years. Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, were
EDC Willets Pt. Plan Is Rife With Support
A vision for the future of Willets Point has widespread support, though the plan’s detrac tors are often considerably more vocal. Phase 1 businesses by the end of 2011, though actual relocation will not happen until half a year later. All tenants outside of the Phase 1 area have a three-year buffer to continue business as usual. Opponents have taken the EDC to task for past promises made by the City to keep eminent domain off the table until exit ramps off the Van Wyck Expressway were approved by the state’s Dept. of Transportation. The EDC maintains its new phased-in approach eliminates the necessity for the ramps’ approval, adding it anticipates their revised plan’s approval shortly. The first part of the redevelopment will include affordable housing, a hotel, infrastructure improvements, retail and two acres of open space. “That location is ripe for development,” said Seth Bornstein, president of the Queens Economic Development Corp, adding growth comes at a cost. “For the borough and city, change is difficult, but the city doesn’t grow if it doesn’t change,” he said. “Overall, this will bring more opportunity for more people.” The project’s opposition befuddles the Queens Chamber of Commerce’s Executive Vice President Jack Friedman, who sees nothing but benefits from the plan’s completion. “Whoever is opposed to this project, God bless them, but this area is not helping anyone,” he said. The plan’s convention center remains the lynchpin of the Chamber’s support, Friedman said, but the overall economic boon redevelopment will bring sustains the group’s position. “Right now, the current situation in Willets Point is not helping anybody,” he said. The EDC plans to release a Request for Proposals for Phase 1’s developer in April. Reach Deputy Reporter Joseph Orovic at jorovic@queenstribune.com, or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127.
Meng (D-Flushing). Elected officials who contacted Mayor Mike Bloomberg in anticipation of the rally never received a response. “We’re in the middle of the press conference and then someone from the mayor’s press office comes passing out a press release, basically announcing capital funding,” she said. “PCB lights are exposing kids to health risks across the city every day. Their replacement can happen in two years with no cash outlet by the city at all. There is no reason for kids to be exposed to PCBs for an extra eight years.” Private contractors known as energy service companies are prepared to front the City money for the energy efficient lighting units, with repayment based on energy savings. Other financial solutions could include a lowinterest loan from the New York Power Authority, which is already slowly replacing lighting ballasts, said Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal (D-Manhattan), the bill’s primary sponsor. “The City was talking about wild figures like a billion dollars a few weeks ago,” said Miranda Massie, director of litigation for New York Lawyers for the Public Interest. “It is clear that they can get this taken care of with no cash outlay and much more quickly.” A major unanswered question is source of funding, said Councilman Mark Weprin (DOakland Gardens). “In these fiscal times, we want to know where the money is coming from,” he said. “I’m nervous about how this will be done, if it will be done in a way that the children will be safe. There are a lot of questions that have to be answered, but it’s a good first step.” In a statement, the EPA agreed. “We are reviewing the City’s proposed plan and timeline and we will respond soon with our recommendations to the City,” the statement read. Reach Reporter Jessica Ablamsky at jablamsky@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 124.
City Seeks To Discern JFK Air Cargo Future By DOMENICK RAFTER New York City Economic Development Corp. is looking to explore ways to improve the air cargo system at JFK Airport. The EDC issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking a consultant to conduct an indepth study of the air cargo industry, focusing on ways to increase and expand the industry at JFK, the top international cargo airport in the region. “The air cargo industry, which employs thousands of New Yorkers and generates billions of dollars in economic activity, is an essential piece of the region’s economy,” said NYCEDC President Seth Pinsky. “With air cargo competition increasing across the country, this study will help identify opportunities to keep our region competitive and growing.” The airports in Queens are the No. 1 generator of jobs for the borough. The winning consultant will be responsible for researching other cargo gateways in the U.S., like Anchorage, Alaska or FedEx’s hub, Memphis, Tenn., the two busiest cargo airports in the country, and determine JFK’s competitiveness in the field. The consultant must also research market conditions and trends for air cargo, the specific costs and benefits of doing business at JFK, and opportunities for infrastructure and financing programs to encourage industry growth. The
findings of the study will address opportunities to retain and expand the industry. EDC spokesman Kyle Skerlov said RFP responses are due by March 22 and the EDC hopes to finish the study by the end of the year. The study would be focused mainly on JFK, which handles 57 percent of the total regional air cargo volume. JFK is the region’s leading international cargo gateway, processing 1.3 million tons of air freight in 2010 and directly supporting 49,000 jobs, more than half of the total jobs in the industry region-wide, but the cargo industry at New York’s main airport has been reeling recently. From 2006 to 2009, air cargo processed at JFK dropped from 1.63 million tons to 1.14 million tons. In 2009, JFK’s cargo volume dropped 21.2 percent from 2008 levels. As of the end of 2010, the numbers are still below 2008 levels. Nationwide, cargo numbers in every major cargo airport were down in 2009 except for Memphis, which recorded a slight uptick of less than a tenth of a percent, but no drop was a drastic as JFK’s. The study is being funded by the New York City Industrial Development Agency and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 125.
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By JOSEPH OROV IC As the redevelopment of Willets Point marches onward, opponents of the plan have often successfully kept themselves in the media spotlight, staging press conferences and reacting to the City’s every move. They have garnered a consistent trail of newspaper ink and TV time in the process. But less often heard are the plan’s supporters, who include elected officials and local business leaders. Each harbors specific reasons for supporting Iron Triangle’s redevelopment, which looks to transform the 62acre patch of industrial business and junk yards into a mix of housing, commerce and community space. “When this project is complete, it will create a brand new neighborhood with thousands of jobs, affordable housing options, and a vibrant retail sector, and it will remediate decades of environmental damage,” said New York City Economic Development Corp. spokeswoman Julie Wood. Both state legislators representing Willets Point have supported the project from the onset, with State Sen. Toby Stavisky (DFlushing) calling the project a win for the community on multiple levels. “I’m a yea-sayer,” said Stavisky. “When I look at the derelict, debris-ridden site, I cringe.” The area is in dire need of an economic rejuvenation, one that takes it away from its current state, according to Stavisky. “[The redevelopment] will improve the area but also make it a destination, not an area where you speed up on the highway so you don’t have to look at it,” she added. The EDC has said it owns more than 80 percent of the land in Willets Point through formal acquisitions mixed, in some cases, with helping businesses move. The project took its next step towards reality when the EDC announced the beginning of Phase 1, which would focus on a 20.2-acre area. The agency owns 90 percent of that property, with nine landowners refusing to sell. Opponents grew more vocal at the beginning of the month, when the EDC began formal proceedings that would eventually lead to the acquisition of the remaining land in Phase 1 through the use of eminent domain. The agency has maintained it will keep negotiations open and says the landowners will get fair market value for their property, should it be obtained through eminent domain. “As we seek to reach agreements with the nine remaining businesses, we will also begin the legal process that gives us the option to condemn these properties if needed, so that we can continue to move forward,” Wood said. The agency will explore relocation with
commonly used in the mid-to-late 20th century for a variety of purposes, most commonly as a cooling agent added to oil in power equipment. Due to their toxic effects, Congress banned the manufacture of PCBs in 1977, but many schools were constructed before the ban took effect. At least 740 school buildings in the City, including 130 in Queens, may contain aging lighting ballasts and caulk laden with PCBs. A known cancer-causing agent, PCBs can cause immune system dysfunction and increase the risk of chronic health problems later in life, such as high blood pressure and diabetes. In collaboration with the EPA, the City School Construction Authority conducted a still-ongoing pilot study of five schools in the city, one in each borough. Results from schools in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan showed elevated levels of PCBs in the air in various classrooms and common areas in all three schools. PS 183 in Queens will be tested later this year. As part of an agreement with the EPA, the City had been required to put into place a management plan, but the timeline was unclear. Since Jan. 8, the EPA has performed spot checks at six school buildings in the city, three in Brooklyn, and one each in the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island. Leaking lighting ballasts with elevated levels of PCBs were discovered at every building. If leaking lighting ballasts contain more than 50 parts per million PCBs, federal law requires immediate removal and disposal of the unit, and any PCB-contaminated material, at an EPA-approved facility. On Feb. 22, the EPA announced results from sampling at PS 45 in Brooklyn, where lighting ballasts were leaking at levels of up to 670,000 ppm. The capital plan came as a surprise to the bill’s supporters, said Assemblywoman Grace
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TALKS REVITALIZE QUEENS Tuesday, March 1 How to Revitalize queens in This Time of Economic Turmoil at 1:30 at the Kew Gardens Hills library. HUMAN DEV. IN CHINA Thursday, March 3 Human Development in China at the Rosenthal Library, room 230 at 7 at Queens College. Free. SELF ESTEEM Thursday, March 3 Build Your Self Esteem at 6 at the Corona library. BOOK TALK Thursday, March 3 at the East Elmhurst library at 6. MASPETH TALK Thursday, March 3 “Corrections” will be discussed at the Maspeth library at 6. FLUSHING BOOK Friday, March 4 “The Pa i n te d Ve i l ” w i l l b e d i s cussed at the Flushing library at 1. RELIGIOUS SITES Sunday, March 6 History of Religious Sites in Flushing lecture 2:30-4:30 at the Queens Historical Societ y. $8, $5 members. 939-0647.
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THEATER INDEPENDENCE Fridays and Saturdays, February 25, 26, March 4, 5 at 8 and Sunday, February 27 and Saturday, March 5 at 2. The Douglaston Commun i t y T h e a t re p re s e n t s t h e drama “Independence” at the Zion Episcopal Church in Douglaston. $15. 4823332 reservations. OTHELLO March 4-12 at Queensborough Communit y College. 631-6284. $10, seniors $5, facult y and students $3. SLOW DANCE March 18-27 new American musical Slow Dance will be performed at Queens Theatre in the Park. 760-0064. ALL SHOOK UP Sunday, March 27 features Elvis songs at Queensborough Communit y College. 631-6311. IN ARABIA May 6-13 “In Arabia We’d All Be Kings” by Stephen Adly Guirgis at Queensborough Communit y College. 631-6284. $10, seniors $4, facult y and students $3.
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TEENS PHAT LITERATURE Saturday, February 26 at the Langston Hughes library at 10. DANCE THEATER Saturday, February 26 Charles Moore Dance Theater: Across the African Diaspora at 2 at the Flushing library. CHESS CLUB Saturdays at the Flushing library at 2. TEEN TUTORING Saturdays, February 26, March 6 at the Bayside library at 10. TEEN TUTORING Monday, February 28 at the Bayside library at 3:30. TEEN CHESS CLUB Monday, February 28 at the Bayside library at 6. KNIT & CROCHET Mondays at the Douglaston/ Little Neck library at 4. BOOK BUDDIES Tuesday, March 1 at the Hillcrest library at 3:30. DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Tu e s d a y, M a r c h 1 a t t h e Baisley Park library. Register. LAPTOPS Tu e s d a y, We d n e s d ay a n d Thursday at the Hollis library at 4. GUITAR LESSONS Tuesday, March 1 at t he Woodhaven librar y. Register. CHESS Wednesdays at 3:30 at the Queens Village library. CHESS & CHECKERS Wednesday, March 2 at the Woodside library at 3. CROCHET Wednesday, March 2 at the Astoria library at 4. TEEN GAMES Wednesday, March 2 at the Central library at 4. NEWSPAPER POETRY Wednesday, March 2 Newspaper Blackout Poetry at 4 at the Steinway library. DRAMA POSSE Thursday, March 3 at the Hillcrest library at 3. COMIC BOOK Thursday and Friday, March 3, 4 create a comic book at 3 at the Far Rockaway library. SAT STRATEGY Thursday, March 3 ST free strategy session with the Princeton Review at the A r ve r n e l i b r a r y. 8 0 0 - 2 7 3 8439 to register. GIRL SCOUTS Thursday, March 3 at the Queens Village library at 4. YOGA FOR YOUTH Thursday, March 3 at the Ridgewood library. Register. GAME DAY Friday, March 4 at the Bay Terrace library at 2:30. GAME PLAYERS Fridays at the Hillcrest library at 2. GAME CHALLENGE Friday, March 4 at the East Elmhurst library at 3. CHESS CLUB Friday, March 4 at the Auburndale library at 3:30. ARTS & CRAFTS Friday, March 4 at the Briarwood library at 4. WII SPORTS Friday, March 4 at the Lefrak Cit y library at 4:30. HAPPY HOUR Friday, March 4 at the Flushing library at 3.
INTERPRET Friday, March 4 teen-created videos about the Noguchi Museum at the Museum. 204-7088. FUTURE WRITERS Saturday, March 5 book club at the LIC library at 11.
SINGLES SINGLES SOCIAL & DANCE Sundays, February 27, singles social and dance from 2-6. $10. Over 45. Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Q u een s B l v d . , R eg o P a r k . 459-1000.
SENIORS AARP CHORUS Like to sing? The AARP Queens Chorus holds practice rehearsals for performances at nursing homes, rehab and senior centers. 523-1330. FREE LUNCH Saturdays, February 26, March 26 at Church of the Resurrection in Kew Gardens. 847-2649 reservations. TAI CHI CLASSES Mondays at 9 at the Pomonok Senior Center, 6709 Kissena Blvd, Flushing. 591-3377. AARP 1405 Monday, February 28 at 1 at the Bowne Street Communit y Church, 143-11 Roosevelt Avenue., Flushing. CLEARVIEW Monday, February 28 Music Appreciation at 12:45. Clearview Senior Center, 208-11 26 th Avenue, Bayside. 224-7888. CAREGIVERS Ever y Tuesday Caregivers Support group at 3:30-4:30 at the Selfhelp Clearview Senior Center, 208-11 26 th Avenue, Bayside. 631-1886. AARP 3654 Tuesdays, March 1, April 5, May 3 AARP chapter 3654 meets in Bayside. 423-4237. AARP TAX HELP Tuesday, March 1 at t he Bayside library at 1 and at the Hollis library at 1.Wednesday, March 2 at the Broad Channel library at 1 and the Fresh Meadows library at 1. HORIZONS Thursday, March 3 see Meetings. DANCE LESSONS Fridays, March 4, April 1, May 6 free dance lessons – tango, pasodoble, cha cha, etc. – from 1-2:30 at the Pomonok Senior Center. 591-3377. STARS Friday, March 4 at 10:30 at the Queens Village library. Senior Theater Acting Repertory meets. STAY WELL Wednesdays at 10:15 at the East Elmhurst library for exercise and other health related programs. WOMANSPACE Wednesdays Womanspace, group devoted to issues concerning women, meets 1-3 at the Great Neck Senior Center, 80 Grace Avenue.
QUEENS LIBRARIES Many branches of the Queensborough Library offer toddler and pre-school programs. Contact your local branch for dates. KIDS’ THEATER Through Saturday, April 9 LaMicro Children’s Theater Workshop at the Sunnyside library. PHAT LITERATURE Saturday, February 26 at the Langston Hughes library starting at 10. TEEN TUTORING Saturdays, February 26, March 5 at the Bayside library at 10. YOUNG CHEFS Saturday, February 26 at Alley Pond Environmental Center. 229-4000 to register. MATH HELP Saturdays at the Flushing library at 10. SCIENCE LAB Saturdays, February 26, March 5 at the Central library at 11. CHESS CLUB Saturdays at the Flushing library at 2. S TORY TIMES Saturdays at 11 and Tuesdays at 10:30 weekly story times at 7 at Barnes & Noble, 1 7 6 - 6 0 Un i o n Tu r n p i k e , Fresh Meadows. MAD SCIENTISTS Sunday, February 27 at Alley Pond Environmental Center. 229-4000 to register. KNIT & CROCHET Mondays at 4 at the Douglaston/Little Neck lib ra r y. B r i n g n e e d l e s a n d yarn. HOMEWORK HELP Weekdays at the Lefrak Cit y library at 3. Call 592-7677 to confirm. TEEN TUTORING Monday, February 28 at the Bayside library at 3:30. PJ STORY TIME Monday, February 28 at the Pomonok library at 7. AFTERSCHOOL TIME Monday, February 28 at the Arverne library for those 7 and over. DR. SEUSS Tuesday, March 1 Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration story time at 10:30 at Barnes & Noble, 176-60 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows. GO GREEN Tuesday, March 1 at the East Elmhurst library at 4. CHESS CLUB Tuesday, March 1 at the LIC library at 4. BOOK BUDDIES Tuesday, March 1 at 3:30 at the Hillcrest library. DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Tuesday, March 1 at t he Baisley Park library. Register. ORIGAMI Tuesday, March 1 at t he Poppenhusen library at 4. Space limited. GUITAR LESSONS Tuesday, March 1 at t he Woodhaven librar y. Register. NUTRITION WORKSHOP Tuesday, March 1 at t he Ridgewood library. Register. BOOST READING CLUB Tuesday, March 1 at t he McGoldrick library at 5.
STORIES & CRAFTS Wednesday, March 2 at the Bay Terrace library at 10:30. TODDLER CRAFT Wednesday, March 2 at the Briarwood library at 10:30. DR. SEUSS DAY Wednesday, March 2 at 10:30 and again at 3 at the Pomonok library. FAMILY STORY TIME Wednesday, March 2 at the Queensboro Hill library at 11. CRAFTS Wednesday, March 2 at the Steinway library at 11. Space limited. CHESS Wednesdays at the Queens Village library at 3:30. COLORING & CRAFT Wednesday, March 2 at the Queensboro Hill library at 11:15. BABY CRAWL Wednesday, March 2 at the Forest Hills library at 1:30. HOMEWORK HELP Wednesday, March 2 at the LIC library at 3. READING CLUB Wednesday, March 2 at the Bay Terrace library at 3:30. TWEEN CROCHETING Wednesday, March 2 at the Bayside library. Register. STORY & CRAFT Wednesday, March 2 at the East Flushing library. Register. CHESS CLUB Wednesday, March 2 at the Poppenhusen library at 4. CHESS CLUB Wednesday, March 2 at the Ridgewood library at 4. MATH ACTIVITY Wednesday, March 2 at the McGoldrick library at 5. HOMEWORK HELP Thursday, March 3 at the LIC library at 3. MIND MATH Thursday, March 3 at the North Hills library. Register. ARTS & CRAFTS Thursday, March 3 at the Auburndale library at 4. GIRL SCOUTS Thursday, March 3 at the Queens Village library at 4. YOGA FOR YOUTH Thursday, March 3 at the Ridgewood library at 4:15. Limited space. DISCOVER SCIENCE Thursday, March 3 at the McGoldrick library at 5. CHESS CLUB Fridays at the Poppenhusen library at 3:30. GAME DAY Fridays at 3:30 at the Queens Village library. GAME PLAYERS CLUB Fridays at the Hillcrest library at 4. GAME TIME Fridays at the Windsor Park library at 4. CHESS CLUB Fridays at the Douglaston/ Little Neck library. Register. S TORY T I M E Friday, March 4 at the Seaside library at 11. PRESCHOOL CRAFTS Friday, March 4 at the Sunnyside library. Register. GAME DAY Friday, March 4 at the Bay Terrace library at 2:30. READ TO ME Friday, March 4 at the Briarwood library at 3.
HOMEWORK HELP Friday, March 4 at the LIC library at 3. ACTIVITY TIME Fridays at the Briarwood library at 3:30. ARTS & CRAFTS Friday, March 4 at the East Flushing library. Register. CRAFTERNOONS Friday, March 4 at the Ridgewood library. Register. GAME DAY Friday, March 4 at the McGoldrick library at 5. S TORY T I M E Saturday, March 5 at the Flushing library at 11. NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY Saturday, March 5 starts a two week workshop for those 6-11 at Alley Pond Environmental Center. 2294000 to register. S TORY T I M E Saturday, March 5 at the Ridgewood library at 11. THEATER WORKSHOP Saturday, March 5 at the Sunnyside library for 10 weeks. Register. ART FOR FAMIIES Saturdays, March 5, April 23 for families with children 5-11 at the Noguchi Museum. 204-7088 to register. FAMILY DANCE Sunday, March 6 Make a Family Dance at the Noguchi Museum. 204-7088.
PARENTS YOGA FOR PARENTS Thursday, March 3 at the Ridgewood library. Register. S TORY T I M E Saturday, March 5 at the Ridgewood library at 11. For kids 5 and under.
EXHIBIT AMER. CIVIL RIGHTS February through April “Bindu Masks from the Imperato Collection.” February through June “QCC Art Gallery: 20 Years of Collecting.” QCC Art Gallery. 6316396. SMALL WORKS Through February 26 at the National Art League, 33-21 Douglaston Parkway. Monday-Thursday and Saturday 14. Free. CULTURAL BLENDING Through March 31 “Culture Blending in Ceramic Arts” at F l u s h i n g To w n H a l l . 4 6 3 7700, ext. 222 ISAMU NOGUCHI Through April 24 “On Becoming An Artist: Isamu Noguchi and His Contemporaries: 1922-1960” at the Noguchi Museum, 32-37 Ve r n o n B l vd . , L I C . $ 1 0 adults, $5 seniors and students. 204-7088. MANSHENG WANG Through May 27 “Mansheng Wang: Art and Artlessness” a t t h e G o d w i n - Te r n b a c h Museum. 997-4747. NY REGIONAL AESTHETICS Through June 30 “Express: L o c a l / N ew Yo r k Re g i o n a l Aesthetics” at the Queens College Art Center. 9973770.
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GAM-ANON Tuesdays Free Synagogue of Flushing and Zion Episcopal Church. Wednesdays All Saints Episcopal Church in Bayside, First Presbyterian Church in Forest Hills, Church on the Hill in Flushing and United Methodist Church in Middle Village. Thursdays Free Synagogue of Flushing and Zion Episcopal Church. Call 1-877-6642469. WILLING HEARTS Free service links volunteers with caregivers of elderly individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease or Dementia. 2892100, ext. 4980. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS 7 days a week. 962-6244. WAITANKUNG Sundays at 2. Waitankung is a great total-body workout. Join these ancient Chinese exercise classes in the Flushing Hospital/Medical Center auditorium on 45 th Avenue between Parsons and Burling. Free. Jimmy 7-10pm 347-2156 information. NICOTINE ANONYMOUS Mondays 6:45-8:00 at the Center for Tobacco Control, 2 2 5 C o m m u n i t y D r i ve , Great Neck. 516-510-7826. TAI CHI Mondays and Thursdays at 11 at the Cardiac Health Center in Fresh Meadows. 670-1695. $5 a class. CHAIR YOGA Tuesday, March 1 at t he Woodhaven librar y. Register. CAREGIVERS SUPPORT E ve r y Tu e s d a y We ste r n Queens Caregiver Network in Sunnyside. 5:30-6:30. 784-6173, ext. 431. CAREGIVERS SUPPORT Every Tuesday 3:30-4:30 at the Selfhelp Clearview Senior Center, 208-11 26 th Avenue, Bayside. 631-1886. CAREGIVERS WORKSHOP Wednesday, March 2 at 10:30 at the Flushing library. SECOND HAND SMOKE Wednesday, March 2 at 4
ENVIRONMENT GLOBAL WARMING 101 Saturdays, February 26 at Alley Pond Environmental Center. 229-4000. Explore and understand the phenomenon of Global Warming.
DINNER DEMOCRATIC CLUB Saturday, March 12 the Democratic Club of Flushing will sponsor a Communit y Breakfast at the Palace Diner in Flushing. $25. 463-4480. SO. BOYS & GIRLS Monday, March 21 the Board of Directors of the South Queens Boys and Girls Club will hold their Eight Annual Global Cuisine at R u s s o ’ s o n t h e Ba y. 4 4 1 6050. $75. LUNCH & BRIDGE April 11 luncheon and bridge with the National Council of Jewish Women. 343-9029.
at the Briarwood library. ZUMBA Wednesdays the Sisterhood of Bay Terrace Jewish Cent e r , 1 3 - 0 0 2 0 9 th S t r e e t , bayside, will hold Zumba Fitness classes from 7:30-8:30. $8 members, $10 others. 428-6363. YOGA Wednesdays 5:30-6:30 at the Cardiac Health Center in Fresh Meadows. 6701695. $10 class. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Thursday, March 3 at the Sunnyside library at 2. HATHA YOGA Thursday, March 3 at the Queensboro Hill library at 6. OA Thursdays at the Howard Beach library at 10:30. CANCER ACTION Friday, March 4 J a c k s o n
Heights Cancer Action Council Meeting at 10:30 at the library. OA Fridays 6:30-8:30 at Unit y Center of Flushing, 42-11 1 5 5 th S t r e e t . S a t u r d a y s 10:30-noon at Resurrection Ascension, Feely Hall, 85-18 61 st Road, Rego Park. Beginners meeting except the last Friday of each month, which is a writing meeting. CO-DEPENDENTS ANON. Fridays 10-11:45 at Resurrection Ascension Pastoral C e n t e r , 8 5 - 1 8 6 1 st R o a d , Rego Park. Women only. ZUMBA Saturdays, March 5, 12, 19 at the Langston Hughes librar y. Register. ZUMBA Saturday, March 5 at the LIC library at 3:30.
ENTERTAINMENT PHAT LITERATURE Saturday, February 26 starting at 10 at the Langston Hughes library. CHARLES MOORE Saturday, February 26 Charles Moore Dance Theater: Across African Diaspora Flushing library at 2. SATCHMO Saturday, February 26 at 1 and 3 Louis Armstrong & Race will be explored at the Louis Armstrong House. 4788274 reservations. POSTCARD MOROCCO Saturday and Sunday, February 26, 27 “Postcard From Morocco” at the LeFrak Concert Hall at Queens College. 793-8080. YOUNG ARTISTS Sunday, February 27 Young Artists of Tomorrow at 5 at Church in the Gardens in Forest Hills. $20. 894-2178. BEAUTY OF BALLET Sunday, February 27 at 1 and 3 at Queens Theatre in the Park. 760-0064. STAMP SHOW Sundays, February 27, March 27 at the Ramada Inn, 220-33 Northern Blvd., Bayside. Free. 10-4:30. MOVIE & TALK Mondays the Friends of Pomonok present a movie and discussion. Bring lunch. 1 at the Pomonok library. BINGO Tuesdays at 7:15 at American Mart yrs Church, basement, 216-01 Union Turnpike, Bayside. 464-4582. Tuesdays at 7:15 (doors open 6) Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd. 459-1000.$3 admission includes 12 games. CHAMBER MUSIC Tuesday, March 1 Postcard from Morocco. LeFrak Concert Hall at Queens College at 10. Free parking. $95 series. 997-3802. IRISH FIDDLE Thursday, March 3 Cady Finlayson’s Spirited Irish Fiddle with a Global Twist at 2:30 at the Mitchell-Linden library. WOMEN IN SONG Thursday, March 3 at 6 at the Hollis library. Saturday, March 5 at 3 at the Fresh Meadows library. Changing
face of women in popular music from blues, Tin Pan Alley songs to rock and roll. ELLA FITZGERALD Thursday, March 3 tribute to Fitzgerald at 6 at the Pomonok library. POETRY READING Thursday, March 3 at 6 at the Sunnyside library. LIVE JAZZ Fridays through December 13 at 180-25 Linden Blvd.., St. Albans. 347-262-1169. NIGHT OF CHANCE Friday, March 4 at Mary Louis Academy in Jamaica Estates. $20 includes food, drink and dessert. Live auctions, silent auctions, raffles. 297-2120. PENNY AUCTION Friday, March 4 at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Flushing at 7. $5 includes 1 card of tickets. Coffee and cake. Door prizes, 50/50, raffles, more. 358-2744. MOVIE BASED ON BOOK Friday, March 4 “The Painted Veil.” Friday, April 1 “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Watch a movie based on a book at 2 Flushing library. FOUR HAND PIANO Saturday, March 5 at 2 at the Flushing library. CLASSIC BALLET Saturday, March 5 St. Petersburg Classic Ballet Theatre at Queens Theatre in the Park. 760-0064. TRIBUTE TO SINATRA… Saturday, March 5 tribute to Sinatra, Manilow, Sedaka and more at 3 at the Jackson Heights library. GERI ALLEN Saturday, March 5 at York College at 7. $20, $10 students and seniors. 262-3750. ISLE OF KLEZBOS Sunday, March 6 klezmer sextet performs at 3 at the Central library. ORGAN PLUS Sunday, March 6 at the C o m m u n i t y C h u rc h o f Douglaston. 229-2169. INCREDIBLE ACROBATS Saturday, March 6 Incredible Acrobats of China perform at the Kupferberg Center at Queens College. $18, $12 children 12 and under. 793-8080.
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BEREAVEMENT New bereavement group forming at the Forest Hills Jewish Center. 263-7000, ext. 223 for information. ST. ALBANS CIVIC Sundays, February 27, March 27 St. Albans Civic Improvement Association meets at St. Albans Lutheran C h u r c h , 2 0 0 th S t r e e t a n d 1 9 9 th A v e n u e in the undercroft at 1:30. JEWISH VETS Sundays, February 27, March 27 Jewish War Veterans of the USA Lipsky/Blum Post meet at the Garden Jewish Center. 463-4742. JEWISH WOMEN Sunday, February 27 the National Council of Jewish Women will meet at the Palace Diner in Flushing. Free vouchers for a Queens College concert available. 3439029. VFW 4787 Mondays, February 28, March 14, 28 Whitestone V F W C o m m u n i t y Po s t meets. 746-0540. ED. COUNCIL 27 Monday, February 28 open calendar meeting at MS226, 121-20 Rockaway Blvd., South Ozone Park at 7:30. AMERICAN LEGION Tuesdays, March 1, 15 Edward McKee Post 131 meets in Whitestone. 767-4323. HAM RADIO CLUB Tuesdays, March 1, April 5, May 3 the Emergency Communications Service meets in Briarwood. 357-6851. FRESH MEADOW CAMERA Tuesdays the Fresh Meadows Camera Club meets. 917-612-3463. WOMANSPACE Wednesdays Womanspace, a discussion group devoted to issues concerning women, meets 1-3 at the Great Neck Senior Center, 80 Grace Avenue. New members welcome. BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT Wednesday, March 2, Tuesday, March 15, Wednesday, April 6, Tuesday, April 19 Bereavement Support
MISCELLANEOUS FREE TAX PREP Saturdays, February 26, March 5 at the Langston Hughes library at 11. 6511100. ORATORIO SOCIETY Mondays through April the Oratorio Society of Queens rehearses at the North Presbyterian Church. 279-3006.
RELIGIOUS SPEAK UP FOR ISRAEL Sunday, February 27 with Yaakov Lappin at 9:30 at the Hillcrest Jewish Center. 3804145. SHABBAT AMERICA Friday, March 4 Shabbat Across America will be observed at the Reform Temple of Forest Hills with a dinner and service. 261-2900. Also, the Rego Park Jewish Center will hold a dinner and service. 459-1000.
Group at Holy Family, 17520 174 th Street, Fresh Meadows at 7:30 in the church basement. 969-2448. FLUSHING CAMERA Wednesdays, March 2, 16, 30 F l u s h i n g C a m e r a C l u b meets at Flushing Hospital at 7:15. 479-0643. TOASTMASTERS Wednesdays, March 2, 16 learn the art of public speaking at the Voices of Rochdale To a s t m a s t e r s C l u b i n J a maica. 978-0732. KNIGHTS OF PY THIAS Wednesdays, March 2, 16 Queensview Lodge 433 meets in Whitestone. 917754-3093. HORIZONS Thursday, March 3 Horizons, a club for those 55 and over, meets at the Reform Temple of Forest Hills, 71-11 1 1 2 th S t r e e t f o r a t a l k b y Stuart Kahan. $3 includes coffee and cake. Bring lunch. 261-2900. QUEENS CENTRAL ROTARY Thursdays 6:30-8:30 Come learn if Rotary is for you. 465-2914. WOMAN’S GROUP Fridays the Woman’s Group of Jamaica Estates meets at noon. Call 461-3193 for information.
FLEA MARKETS THRIFT SHOP Tuesday, March 1 from 9-2 at the Jewish Center of Kew Gardens Hills, 71-25 Main Street. THRIFT SALE Saturday, March 5 from 102 at St. Mark’s, 34 th Avenue a n d 8 2 nd S t r e e t , J a c k s o n Heights. THRIFT SHOPS Saturdays 11-4 at Bargain Boutique Thrift Shop, Queens Baptist Church, 9323 217 th Street, Queens Village.465-2504.
ALUMNI ST. JOHN’S PREP Saturday, March 26 for the classes of 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001. 721-7200, ext. 686. ST. AGNES Saturday, April 16 St. Agnes Academic HS in College point for all years, especially those ending in 1 or 6. 3536276.
DANCE COUNTRY WESTERN Saturday, March 12 St. Patrick’s Dance. The NY Metropolitan Country Music Association. $12. Glendale Memorial Building, 72-02 Myrtle Avenue at 7:30. 7634328. ISRAELI FOLK Mondays 7:30-10:00 at Hillcrest Jewish Center, 18202 Union Turnpike. $10 session. 380-4145. LINE DANCING Mondays 6:30-9:30 at Kowalinski Post 4, 61-57 Maspeth Avenue. $7. Cake and coffee. 565-2259.
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DEFENSIVE DRIVING Saturday, February 26 at the Knights of Columbus in Valley Stream. 341-0452. POETS Saturday, February 26 the Fresh Meadows Poets meet to discuss and critique their work at 10 at the Forest Hills library. JIC ORIENTATION Saturday, February 26 career resources, assistance with job searching and more at 1 at the Central library. INTERACT WITH ART Saturday, February 26 Interact with Art: Create, Lecture, Trip at the Flushing library. Register. BEGIN ENGLISH Mondays and Wednesdays free Beginners English Classes 10-11:30 at the Pomonok Senior Center, 6709 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. 591-3377. BALLROOM DANCE Monday, February 28 Ballroom Dancing with Jing Chen at the Forest Hills library at 6:30. CRAFT CLUB Monday, February 28 Craft Club at the LIC library at 6. BASIC COMPUTER Tuesday, March 1 at t he Astoria, LIC and Glendale libraries. Register. INTRO COMPUTERS Tuesday, March 1 at t he Maspeth and Central libraries at 1. LEARN TO DRAW Tuesday, March 1 at t he Hillcrest library. Register. GUITAR LESSONS Tuesday, March 1 at t he Woodhaven librar y. Register. INTRO WORD Tuesdays, March 1, 8 at the Central library. Register. ESL CLUB Wednesday, March 2 free English Class Conversation Club at 10:30 at the Lefrak Cit y library. BASIC COMPUTER Wednesday, March 2 at the Woodside library at 10:30. INTERMEDIATE COMP. Thursday, March 3 at the LIC library at 10. MICROSOFT EXCEL Thursday, March 3 at the Glen Oaks library at 10:15. CAREER POTENTIAL Thursday, March 3 at 2 at the Central library. Learn to choose a career based on interests and experience. ADVANCED COMPUTER Thursday, March 3 at the Steinway library. Register. SKETCHING Thursdays, March 3, 10, 17, 24 The Essentials of Sketch at the Flushing library at 7. QUILTERS Thursday, March 3 East Elmhurst Quilters meet at 12:30 at the library. ESL CLUB Friday, March 4 at the Lefrak Cit y library at 10:30. BASIC COMPUTERS Friday, March 4 at the Auburndale library. Register. GAME DAY Friday, March 4 chess, checkers, etc. at 2:30 at the Bay Terrace library. CHESS CLUB Friday, March 4 at the Auburndale library at 3:30.
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QC, Town Hall Unite In China Show Porcelain, for example, is so closely linked East meets West in a group show of 10 American ceramists inspired by the artisanal to China that the nation's name, lower-cased, techniques and traditions of China, the birth- is a synonym for dishes and other tableware. Outstanding examples of place of porcelain; a cothese items have been covpresentation of Queens eted in every era. SixthCollege and Flushing century merchants carried Town Hall. ceramic pieces by camel Since clay was first across the Silk Road, linkfired in ancient China, ceramic objects have been The exhibit is part of the Year of ing Central and Eastern t r a d e d a n d r e f i n e d China, sponsored by Queens Asia. Ceramic objects found in shipwrecks and throughout the world. College. museum collections attest "Culture Blending in Ceramic Art s: Contemporar y Ceramic Ar t- to the lively 18th-century trade between China work," on display at the Flushing Council and Europe. Today, computer technology, adon Culture and the Art s, brings the global vanced communications and modern transportation enable artists to incorporate the rich conversation into the 21st century. Curated by ceramist Sin-ying Ho, an art history of Chinese ceramics into their works. T he par t icipant s i n Culture Blending professor at Queens College, Culture Blending showcases 10 U.S. artists who are heavily embrace the cross-fer t ilization in ceramic influenced by Chinese ceramics. The exhibi- ar ts; all of the ar tists in this show explore tion is being presented in conjunction with new ways to express ideas from their diverse Queens College's Year of China - the first in backgrounds, social and political viewpoints, an annual series of events dedicated to the art, aesthetics, and technical research. Har ris Deller has been creating porcehistory and contributions of a single country.
'My Beloved' Italian mato flavor and the nut tine ss of the prosciut to and sweetne ss of the onion added layers of flavor that forbade me from putting my spoon down. As we paused briefly between courses, our server, with her booming voice, came out and called upon the whole restaurant to wish our dining neighbor Gina a happy bir thday, gett ing the whole place to join in song. That's typical of this place - they reIt is only fit t ing that leading up to ally make you feel like you're par t of the Valent ine's Day, we were tempted to go to family. Our at tention quickly tur ned to our a place named Cara Mia, which translates to "My Beloved." Truth be told, this is one entrees, which is where my daughter difof our more regular dining spots in Queens fers from many of her 10-year-old contem- hailing from the days when Nonna would poraries. Though kids' meals are on the menu, my 10-year-old dug into make the meatballs by hand well into her 90s, to the way that this RESTAURANT the Veal Cara Mia - thin slices of tender meat sautéed and layered Hillside Avenue mainstay has ofwith eggplant in a Marsala wine fered stellar cuisine throughout sauce with mushrooms and the years. It's always great to topped with mozzarella cheese. come back. The sweetness of the wine, the We entered on a bit terly cold ear th iness of the eggplant and Saturday night, hopeful to not mushrooms and the richness of wait too long without a reservathe veal combined for a killer tion. Showing up shor tly after 7 combination wor thy of donning p.m. we barely had a wait, though the restaurant's name. we were told 15-20 minutes. My wife, who likely imagined a smaller As we were seated, our server listed through the specials, which included veal dish, had ordered the Eggplant Parmesan cannelloni and a handful of other tempt- and received what appeared to be the pering dishes. We chose to stick with the fectly prepared contents of an entire eggmenu, and dove in to our order with great plant - breaded, sautéed, covered in mozhaste - with a 10-year-old in tow, we needed zarella and served with a fresh tomato sauce. to get food on the table immediately. For me, I'm a bit of a traditionalist, so I Again, we didn't have long to wait. After we got our drinks but before our went with the classic Veal Parmesan, served appetizers arrived, we were delivered a in a large, wide ramekin fresh from the basket with pieces of flatbread and a steam- oven, smothered in cheese and just as tening small loaf of crusty Italian bread. Sit- der as the Veal Cara Mia. Though my wife and daughter were ting and snacking, we chatted as the flurry of diners and servers hustled around us. content to take home huge portions of their And then the appetizers arrived - Mozza- meals, I could not face the idea of packing rella Sticks for the kids, a Caesar Salad for up a single morsel of this delicious dish, the Mrs. and a big bowl of Pasta e Fagioli and it was good to the last bite. From classic entrees to creative concocfor me. The sticks were gooey and served with tions, Cara Mia's menu is a delight; add to Cara Mia's knockout marinara, the salad that the ambiance of the location and the was very traditional - with a salty anchov y friendly staff, and you've got a great spot bite that my wife loved (and we all shared) for a romantic night out, a family meal or - and the soup was just the right thing to just some place great to eat when you don't help warm me up on a chilly evening. The feel like cooking. — By Br ian M. Rafferty beans were tender, the broth rich with to-
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lain vessels for more than 35 years; during his residency at Jingdezhen, China, in 2006, he had the opportunit y to collaborate w ith Chinese artisans. Barbara Diduk examines the elusive space between the familiar vessel and pure sculpture. "The Vase Project: Made in China - Landscape in Blue" comments on global transformations, changing iconographies and ar tist ic interpretation. David Furman mixes two cultures to continue his exploration into human emotions through the "lifeless" art mannequin, while embracing and acknowledging the profound history of ceramics in China and the important cultural evolution to which it gave rise. Garth Johnson creates hip-hop-infused luxury vessels that combine commercial containers with handles and spouts taken from silver coffee and teapots. The series he made in Jingdezhen, China, filters traditional Chinese symbols and decorations through his Western worldview. Matt Nolen was inspired, after a trip to China in 2005, by the Buddhist garden tradition: garden seats created that provide a place and point of reflection on self-image, man's impact on the environment and remaining mentally present to enjoy the moment. Richard Notkin considers himself a sculptor with a strong commitment to social commentar y. His Yixing Series of teapots closely imitates the scale, formats, colors and textures of the unglazed Yixing teapots in China.
Philip Read develops his painting style by fusing Eastern and Western techniques, drawing on his early study of the 19th-century Lingnan painting of Southern China and longtime investigation of ceramics material. Nancy Selvage tries to see more intensely, coalesce moments of clarity and discover new means of expression. Her "Global Porcelain" plat ters are constructed from juxtaposed porcelain (and imitation porcelain) shards from around the world. Robert Silverman is fascinated with the idiosyncratic nature of the ceramic medium. Formerly a potter, he redirected his career in 2001 after seeing the large-format tiles made in the imperial porcelain center of Jingdezhen, China. Suzanne Wolfe utilizes both vessel and sculptural forms in her ceramics; the surfaces often pair text and image to reference social or historical issues and events. She has a passionate interest in China, which she has visited 10 times since 1996. This exhibition is also supported by Global Education at Queens College, the Art Department of Queens College, Flushing Town Hall, the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Dominick and Rose Ciampa Family Foundation and Tai Pan Bakery Inc. For more information about the Year of China, visit qc.cuny.edu The gallery is open Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. For more information, call (718) 463-7700, Ext. 222.
Food Product Exhibit At LIC’s Homefront The Homefront Gallery is holding an exhibition by Hidemi Takagi. Known for her bright and saturated images of immigrant food products collected from different boroughs in New York City, Takagi transforms the gallery space into an absorbing environment of curious consumer items from home and abroad. Combining framed photographs of food packages with the actual products, her installation presents us with the cultural images and objects of consumption. For this exhibition, Takagi's photographs and collected items are displayed on the walls and on shelve s thus altering our everyday perception of these food products. An ice cream cart and ne wsstand featuring products will recreate the context of a store. Takagi's ar t ist ic practice is formulated as part of a larger project called "Blender," which draws upon the abundance and diversity of Ne w York City culture. The artist writes of her work: "The packaging of these products is a form of art that tells stories and helps remind people that their culture is alive." For viewers, the outmoded look of these food packages evokes nostalgia and brand recognition. Using the language of advertising, Takagi articulates the relationship between photography, symbol and memory. Born in Kyoto, Japan and currently living in New York City, Takagi has exhibited both nationally and internationally for several years. Recent exhibitions have been at: The Bronx Museum (Bronx), The Dollinger Ar t Project (Tel Aviv, Israel), The Fleare Galler y, (London, UK), Longwood Art galler y (Bronx), BAC galler y at Brooklyn Ar t s Counci l (Brooklyn), Chamber s Fine Ar t (N YC), Dumbo Ar t s Center (Brooklyn), White Columns (NYC). Takagi par ticipated in the AIM program at The Bronx Museum
One of Hidemi Takagi’s pieces from “Blender.” of the Ar ts in 2003 and Lower Manhat tan Cultural Council's Swing Space in 2010. Her work has been reviewed in Time Out Tel Aviv, Time Out New York, The NY Times and Village Voice. The "Blender" project was published in NYFA Cur rent, the New York Foundation for the Ar ts online publication of art ists' writings and projects. The Homefront Gallery aims to bring together art and design objects that address the concept of the "homefront." There is a focus on the home as a place where we design our daily lives. The Homefront Gallery is a space for artists who, in one way or another, find themselves living and working on the "homefront." Come visit and find something to take away with you-a work of art, an experience, an encounter with an art ist, a book or gift. For more information contact Cr ystal Kui at homefrontgaller y@gmail.com The Homefront Gallery is located at 2623 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. It is open Thursday through Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. and by appointment. Call (347) 8270553 for more information.
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New York, New York, It’s A Wonderful Town By MICHAEL SCHENKLER My current Facebook status: “Your car is German. Your vodka is Russian. Your pizza is Italian. Your kebab is Turkish. Your democracy is Greek. Your coffee is Brazilian. Your movies are American. Your tea is Tamil. Your shirt is Indian. Your oil is Norwegian. Your electronics are Chinese. Your numbers are Arabic & your letters Latin. Yet you complain your neighbor is an immigrant? Pull yourself together and stand with them all.” LULUS CORRUPT Manhattan State Senator Liz Krueger in the Daily News modifies the long reform wish list citizens of New York must have to make their legislature anything but pathetic. To independent redistricting, campaign finance, (and allow me to add member items, off the books deficits and on-time balanced budgets) Krueger proclaims: “But there’s one practice that’s
so routine it’s often overlooked on the reform wish list: the way rankand-file members appear to sell their power, i.e. their votes, to par t y leader ship. T his is done through ‘lulus,’ the pet name for the large stipends doled out to those who are given leadership positions. “The most common way to acquire a lulu? By securing a chairmanship or ranking position on a commit tee or a leadership t itle within your political conference. The se role s are distributed by party leaders to members of their own conference, both in the Senate and Assembly, with the highest positions and lulus going to majority members and lower ranking positions and lulus going to minority members. “At the end of the year, lulus cost the state $2.5 million, which is admittedly only a drop in the fiscal budget. But it’s fundamentally corrupting when a partisan leader
has direct control over thousands of dollars in your salary.” Krueger points out the practice exists on both side s of the aisle. But she highlights the outof-the-ordinary lulus given by Republican leadership to the four members of the breakaway Independent Democratic Conference. “What followed was not so surprising,” proclaims Krueger. “After accepting the lulus, these IDC members suddenly began voting in lockstep with the Republicans. The most egregious instance came with a vote that allowed the Republicans to change the rules of the Senate and circumvent the State Constitution to strip Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy, a Democrat, of h is abilit y to cast a tiebreaking vote in the event that the Senate is tied. Coincidence? I don’t believe it,” Krueger accuses. Krueger has always refused lulus and is now calling upon her colleagues in both the Senate and
Assembly to refuse theirs. Liz, this is Albany, don’t hold your breath. REDISTRICTING While we’re on the “upstanding,” “reform-minded” State Legislature – the most dysfunctional of all 50 states, there are a sufficient number of members of both houses signed on to enact independent redistricting – the true first step in real reform. I apologize for the cynicism, but in spite of the math being there – with members publically signed on and pledged — and some noble New York elders like Ed Koch and Henry Stern monitoring and driving the process, it ain’t gonna happen. Hair splitting, the two houses (intentionally) passing different final bills which they will be unable to reconcile, a last minute tweak of independently drawn lines by leadership or some supposed par-
liamentary or compromise provision will allow legislative leadership to make sure the lines favor their party, their favorites and insure that our state spends the next 10 years playing in the same muck and mire the State Legislature has provided for much of our lifetime. It will take an uncompromising, heroic, reform-minded Governor to veto anything less than real independent redistricting. I fear that such heroism exists only in fairy tales. But nonetheless, I hope. MSchenkler@QueensTribune.com
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Layoff of 4,666 Teachers Proposed After State & Fed Cuts By HENRY J. STERN The proposed cit y budget is $65.6 billion. That is a $300 million reduction from the current year, almost one half of one per cent of the total budget, and represents a serious effor t to control costs. Henry The most striking part of this year’s budget, covering FY 2012 (which begins July 1, 2011) is the projected reduction in the Department of Education staff by 6,166 teachers. Attrition will account for 1,500 vacancies, leaving 4,666 layoffs on the table. This is the opening gambit in what will be a four-month struggle. The city budget is adopted each year by the City Council and the Mayor in June, and a series of public hearings will be held this spring. It is highly unlikely that the final result of the process will be the dismissal of 4,666 teachers, but we believe it is cer tain that the teaching force in Sept. 2011 will be somewhat smaller than it is today. The scope of the proposed layoffs suggest that the mayor reduced the city’s education budget. In fact, he did not do that. He said that the city will spend $2.2 billion more on education next year than it has this year. He attributed the shortfall to a cut of $800 million in Federal funds and the loss of $1.1 billion in state aid. Governor Cuomo disputes the size of the cut, saying that part of the state reduction came a year ago, during the Paterson administration. But whenever the reduction came, the money is not in the school budget for FY 2012. There is speculation that the
issue of teacher layoffs is linked to the mayor’s attempt to change the LIFO (last in, first out) law in New York State. Under that law, seniorit y dictate s t hat t he newest, usually younger, teachers are the first to be laid off. The parties Stern involved all deny any linkage, but that is the way negotiations, if any, are conducted. Besides, it is probably true that there is no linkage now, but who knows what will happen down the road. The law that teachers must be laid off in reverse order of seniority is widely regarded as an impediment to quality education. President Obama and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan know this, as does anyone who is concerned with student outcomes rather than lifetime jobs for people, some of whom long ago lost their ability or willingness to communicate. On the other hand, LIFO protects teachers from arbitrary actions by political, corrupt or simply stupid supervisors. OBSERVATIONS OF A SMALL BOY I know from first-hand experience (as a kid) in New York City public schools that some teachers were wonderful - I still remember their names today - a handful were terrible, and most were all right. One of the best, Dr. Julius H. Hlavaty, first chairman of the math department at Bronx Science, was fired for not answering questions about his membership in the Communist Party. He was ordered reinstated with back pay by the courts. Mrs. Mildred Waltzer, who at the time taught at P.S. 152-M, on
Nagle Avenue, was a wonder ful woman who cared deeply about her students. She taught an ungraded class called O.A. (open air), which would now be considered special ed. She later became a principal in East Harlem. She wanted to adopt me, but fortunately my parents resisted her kind offer. One of the worst, A.A., taught in Junior High School 52-M, appropriately on Academy Street. She was perpetually annoyed, although we had no idea why. One day, another teacher in the school, a Mrs. Good, died. The next morning, A.A. told her class, 8B-R, which included me: “Do you know why Mrs. Good died? It was because she was too good. I won’t make that mistake.” I can’t say she frightened me (I was 11), but the fact that I remember what she said so many years later indicates that she did make a strong impression. There was an art teacher, G., who was so fat she couldn’t fit down the aisles between the children’s desks. When she tried, the bad kids tried to poke her with their rulers. I felt sorry for her. In a way, teacher quality didn’t mat ter t hat much because the smart kids knew the material anyway, but there were others who did rely on the teachers for information and instruction. Other teachers at 52, in math and history, were very good. One science teacher spent most of the class time fooling around with developed 13-year-old girls, who he brought to the front of the room to sit by him. At Bronx Science the teachers were generally better. Some of the science teachers had Ph.D. degrees, but they were unable to get jobs in science because of the Great
Depression and because they were Jews. Things were really different many years ago, which young people often have no idea of, although they do know a lot about computer s, v ideo game s, cel l phones and other devices. Each generation masters different skills. The purpose of this reminiscence is to make the point that teachers vary widely in ability, dedication and mental health. If thousands must be laid off, the City should be able to get rid of the worst ones, regardless of seniority. It is really bad for kids to be stuck with an incompetent or host ile teacher, e special ly if t he y rely on him or her to teach them English, or how to read. After a number of years, some teachers get sick and tired of other people’s children, while others don’t know how to control a classroom.
School can be a wonder ful place for instruction and socializat ion. It can also ut terly fail to achieve those goals. Empowering principals and teachers is important, and school officials should not be intimidated by hostile and belligerent parents. On the other hand, sometimes the parents are right, and principals should have the judgment to make decisions on the merits, not simply on the basis of politics or threats. I have serious doubts that public school children are being taught and supervised in the best possible way. The problem is that either we don’t know the best way, or the people who do know aren’t being listened to. Can the new Chancellor provide instruction or guidance in the most serious and compelling issue of public policy? StarQuest@NYCivic.org
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For The Children The news this week said that the City will spend nearly three quarters of a billion dollars to upgrade aging lighting systems in our schools comes as a welcome response to parents who have been concerned for their children's health. The aging fluorescent lighting ballasts in school buildings across Queens and the other boroughs have been cause for alarm, as every single building tested under a pilot program between the City and the Environmental Protection Agency has tested positive for high concentrations of the cancercausing compound. We applaud the City for - in the middle of talking about laying off teachers - finding the money to make a direct and immediate solution to what has quickly become a growing concern. We're still not sure where the funds are coming from, but we certainly are glad to see that the health and safety of our children is paramount in this decision. We are, however, waiting for the other shoe to drop.
In Your Opinion: Liberal Kelo To The Editor: The Feb. 10 issue noted that the city took the first legal steps to acquiring land via eminent domain in Willets Point. For those people who think it is wrong that people's private property could be taken from them for the benefit of politically connected developers, I would like to remind them that in the 5-4 Supreme Court case allowing such takeovers, it was the four conservative judges who voted in the minority. Democrats like to say that Republicans are for the rich. Yet it is their appointed judges who were actually trying to protect the little guys against powerful interests. I guess this is another case of the facts not matching the political rhetoric. Lenny Rodin, Forest Hills
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Cuomo Should Act To The Editor: An integral part of the Bloomberg administration's Willets Point misguided project is the use of ramps to and from the Van Wyck Expressway to handle the expected huge increase in vehicular traffic the project will cause. This is so, since even without the project the Van Wyck Expressway and Grand Central Parkway are often clogged. The traffic issue has not as yet been resolved nor approved by the Federal and State highway and transportation departments. Previously, Bloomberg offi-
cials have gone on record that no attempt to acquire Willets Point property through eminent domain will be made until the Van Wyck ramps have been approved. In the devious manner in which the Bloomberg administration has proceeded, notwithstanding the important ramp issue is still open and ignoring the city's current absurd claim ramps are not needed, the city is now beginning the eminent domain process that will destroy many small businesses and employees and families for the benefit of Bloomberg's fat cat real estate friends. The Willets Point small businesses were previously a target in 1960 with the then-upcoming New York City World's Fair, when an attempt was made to evict the Willets Point property owners so as to include the area in the Fair. The owners, through their attorney Mario Cuomo, who later became Governor of New York State, fought the issue in the courts, Cuomo argued the junkyards were taxpayers, honest businesses, performing a service, not necessarily a pretty one, and to take those immigrants and sons and daughters of immigrants off the tax rolls while there was already huge amounts of parkland next door was not only cruel but bad city planning. After a three-year battle, the New York State Court of Appeals agreed with Cuomo's arguments and the Willets Point property owners could stay. In the absence of the use of eminent domain, Bloomberg would be unable to seize Willets Point property. In a 5-4 decision, the United State Supreme Court in the case of
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Kelo v. City of New London rejected the time-honored concept that eminent domain could only be used for a public purpose e.g. a public building, a highway etc. and approved the use of eminent domain to take private property for a private commercial use. As a result of that decision, 43 states have enacted legislation that prohibits or curtails the use of eminent domain to seize private property for economic development purposes. Given the influence, financial and otherwise, of real estate developers, it is not surprising New York State was not one of them. Mario Cuomo was known to have been a very good baseball player. How fitting it would be for Mario's son Andrew Cuomo, our current Governor, to step up to the plate and hit a grand slam home run by pushing for legislation making New York State the 44th State to prohibit or curtail the taking of private property for commercial purposes, all to the roaring approval of the poor, the middle class and small businesses. Benjamin M. Haber. Flushing
concerned about other adverse systemic effects: enzyme inhibition, cumulative effects, and the individual differences among people variable consumption of water, variable ability to excrete fluoride (especially those with kidney disorders), variable reactions, sensitivities, etc. I find fluoridation an irresponsible method of attempting to reduce dental caries among children. At a time when there is so much concern about pollution, it certainly seems that the pollution of a community's water supply should be prohibited. I believe that the human body can combat only a certain amount of pollution. The hazards of the use of a powerful chemical, no matter how much it is diluted, far outweigh any benefits that may be derived from its use. I am hopeful that efforts to end fluoridation in New York City and elsewhere are successful and that decisive steps will be taken to make that happen. Stuart E. Chassen, Bayside
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To The Editor: In his Feb. 10 column, Henry Stern states that "the principle fault line in fiscal policy is… between spenders and savers." He then proceeds to get in a dig at "the Democratic Left" by accusing them of being among the former. In fact, everyone in politics is a spender, Republicans and Democrats alike. That is what governments do. The real fault line in fiscal policy is between those who think that our problems will be solved by slashing budgets and imposing all manner of austerity measures while continuing to borrow money against future generations, and those who know that a lasting solution can only come from a system of progressive taxation that forces the wealthy to step up in this time of crisis and do their part to keep the society afloat. Unfortunately neither Republicans nor Democrats are willing to have a meaningful conversation about the duty of those who have so much towards their fellow citizens who have so little. Until this situation changes we can expect no positive change for ordinary Americans. And lest someone dismiss my argument with those dreaded conversation-stopping labels of "socialism" or "communism," let me remind them that what I am describing is precisely what the U.S. government did in the 1930s and 40s, and it is precisely what got us out of the last economic crisis of this magnitude - the great depression. Where
To The Editor: In response to the two letters to the editor you published Feb. 16, one by dentist Marvin Schissel, "Fluoridation? Yes!," and the other by attorney Paul Beeber of the NYS Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, "Fluoridation? No!" I must come down on the side of NO fluoridation. I wish to add my voice, as a dentist, to those who have questioned the wisdom and practice of placing fluoride additives into public drinking water. We have been bombarded for decades with enormous amounts of literature describing the benefits of fluoridation. Opposing viewpoints would seldom appear in dental and medical journals, on which most dentists and physicians rely for information and guidance. I have been greatly disappointed with the lack of adequate and fair coverage of so vital an issue. I, too, am concerned about dental decay, but it is disheartening to observe the attention focused on fluoride chemicals as the answer, rather than the major factors leading to dental caries, such as lack of proper oral hygiene, excessive consumption of sweets, lack of concentrated attention to sound diet, etc. The dental community, proponents and opponents of fluoridation alike, are concerned about the increasing incidence of dental fluorosis (staining or mottling of teeth) due to fluoride. I am even more Marcia Moxam Comrie, Contributing Editor Reporters: Sasha Austrie, Harley Benson, Joseph Orovic, Domenick Rafter, Jessica Ablamsky
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Legalize It To The Editor: The NYPD making possession of marijuana No. 1 for arrests of more than 50,000 people in 2010 is nothing to be proud of. The crusade against marijuana along with tobacco, pornography, adult entertainment and unhealthy food - still continues by both government and those who believe they know best what is good for you is a waste of taxpayers' monies. Consumption of marijuana for both medical and recreational use has been part of mainstream America, transcending generations. Despite the best efforts of both government and the Moral Majority social police to outlaw marijuana consumption, just like alcohol prohibition in the 1920s, both have been total failures. Creative entrepreneurs will always meet the citizens' desire, regardless of government approval. Consumers have voted with their dollars, making marijuana consumption a multibillion-dollar enterprise today. Legalize it and add a sales tax. Revenues will more than cover the costs of any abuse. Our tax dollars would be better used if police and judges spend more time prosecuting those who commit real crimes against individuals or property than going after those who consume or distribute marijuana. Citizens have more to fear from murder, arson, rape, muggings, robberies, auto and identity theft or home break-ins along with ever increasing levels of confiscatory taxation and debt by government than individuals who get high in the privacy of their own home. Law enforcement authorities should be free to pursue those who commit real crimes against citizens and property. At 18, you are old enough to vote, be a parent, pay taxes, own a car, take out a bank loan, serve in the military and die for your country - but not consume marijuana. What consenting adults consume, inhale, perform, read or view in the privacy of their own home or private social club isn't the concern of government. Individual economic and civil liberties prosper best when government stays out of both the bedroom and marketplace. Let us hope that we have finally learned from the obvious failures of Prohibition. It is time to permit consenting adults to access any so-called illegal products or substances such as pot without fear from government harassment. Larry Penner, Great Neck Mitch Kronenfeld: Classified Manager Elizabeth Mance: Administrative Assistant Classified Ad Representatives: Nadia Hack, Peggie Henderson, Fran Gordon, Marty Lieberman, Chris Preasha, Lorraine Shaw, Sheila Scholder, Lillian Saar
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NOT JUST NUMBERS
Though this Official Guide To Queens Health may be a great resource of names, phone numbers, addresses and programs, the health system of our borough is so much more than just a string of offices and practitioners. We have world-class facilities, doctors and clinicians, but we also are representative of many nations; when another country feels pain we feel it as well. This borough has a heart that it wears on its sleeve, and when disaster strikes anywhere in the world, it touches the people of Queens – and we respond. Indeed, we bring new meaning to the phrase “health care.” We may be far from the epicenter of disaster, but we certainly care for the health of others. It is part of what makes our boroughs health system great.
Warehouse Specialist Jean Jourdan attaches a note to a palette of humanitarian supplies being sent to Haiti. The shipment, valued at over $250,000, was donated by the North Shore LIJ Health System and sent out just days after last year’s devastating earthquake. Photo courtesy of North Shore LIJ Studios/Lee S. Weissman