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VOL. 6, NO. 25 - THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2019

It’s Lit!

Little North Pole Lights Up for the Season With a New Surprise

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Little North Pole Debuts Surprise at Annual Lighting Mugsy kept crowds entertained between performances. Goumba Johnny and WCBS FM’s Joe Causi then took to the stage to introduce some of the bigger acts of the evening. Stephano Andreotti opened the show with a beautiful rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner, followed by some Christmas tunes

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The Little North Pole is back!

On Sunday, December 8, tradition continued as crowds filled Neponsit Avenue for the big show leading to the lighting of Rockaway’s most decked out holiday home—The Little North Pole.

Coming off last year’s win on ABC’s “The Great Christmas Light Fight,” this year’s lighting of Joe Mure’s Little North Pole was even more special. As the countdown began down from 10 and the home was illuminated at the end of the night, spectators were greeted by a new addition to the home. As Elvis’ “Here Comes Santa Claus” played, lights all over the home danced to the tune of the song, giving it that extra special touch and even more of a reason for all to be dazzled by the intricate display. The new feature was made possible with some help from local resident, John Reinhardt. Rainy weather since the lighting has caused some

delays, but passersby will soon be able to check out this feature each night at the home. The house will play the music, but

those cruising by in a car can tune in to 88.1 FM to hear the music, right from the comforts of their heated vehicle.

The lighting was bookended by a plethora of entertainment throughout the afternoon and into the evening. The event kicked off with a pre-show that featured song and dance performances by local groups including the P.S. 114 Glee Club, Fazio Dance Center, the Louise Benes Dance Company and more. DJ

later in the evening. Stephanie Iacono and then Seany B. also sang some holiday tunes. The Tap Life Company gave a firsttime Little North Pole performance, tapping to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Mr. and Mrs. Christmas, Vinny and Ma-

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LITTLE NORTH POLE Continued from Page 2 ria, sang some holiday tunes and original songs. Dani Dante and Domini Monroe, both upand-coming singers, dazzled on stage with their original music and Christmas tunes. Angelo Venuto sang some classics like “Blue Christmas.” After the house was lit, Lucas Prata gave a holiday rendition of his radio hit, “And She Said.” Topping off the evening was ‘80s disco duo, Lime, which got the crowd pumped before the biggest celebrity of all arrived—Santa Claus. Santa Claus capped the evening by providing toys to every child at the event.

Each year, Joe Mure holds The Little North Pole lighting to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

With donation boxes around the house, and people donating for bracelets to access free food from Whit’s End and other vendors, plus 50/50 raffles and more, the fundraising effort was made loud and clear. Steve Yaeger and Sharon Gabriel of the now-disbanded Rock-

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away Music and Arts Council made an appearance to make a generous donation of $2,050 of funds leftover from the organization to JDRF. JDRF President and CEO Aaron Kowalski was also on hand to talk more about how Mure’s contributions have helped the organization with its research. Donations will be accepted throughout the holiday season at the Little North Pole or online at www.LittleNorthPole.org Mure’s work is still not done.

On Wednesday, December 18, at 6:30 p.m., there will be another special lighting ceremony for those of St. Camillus’ Special Olympics program. Then they’ll do it again on Friday, December 20 for a group of special-needs children from local schools. On Monday, December 23, there will be another event for seniors. There may also be a Little North Pole appearance on ABC’s Tamron Hall show on Monday, December 16. The Little North Pole will stay lit each evening through January. The Little North Pole is located at 144-03 Neponsit Avenue.

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‘National Parks’ Art Exhibit Brings Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Center Stage

By Kami-Leigh Agard

This past Sunday, December 8, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge’s event space was packed with folks clamoring to see the unveiling of internationally-known NYC-based artist, Jayne Holsinger’s exhibit, “National Parks.” This exhibit was quite the undertaking for Holsinger as it spans her grandfather’s photo-documented travel to national parks throughout all 49 continental United States. Also, what made it even more special, was upon invitation to the Refuge by her friend, Elsie Maio, a Rockaway resident, Holsinger was so enraptured by the Refuge’s wild beauty that she took photographs and added her paintings of them to her “National Parks” series.

In one of her paintings, you feel the movement of the wind blowing, the cragginess of the

terrain, the loneliness, yet the quiet beauty of the bay’s edge at the Refuge. The colors are so profound that you can feel the dreariness of the day, but still can’t help being drawn in to the mysteries it holds.

Holsinger, a professor at Montclair State University in New Jersey and Borough Manhattan Community College, is originally from an Anabaptist community in Mishawaka, Indiana. She paints primarily in oils and gouache mediums and uses photographic references as a starting point. She is known

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for her painted compositions of photos characterized by their Midwest American content.

Holsinger is the recipient of numerous grants, fellowships and awards, including from the New York Foundation for the Arts and the Adolph and the Esther Gottlieb Foundation. Amongst numerous national and international exhibitions, her work has been shown in Zurich, Berlin, Istanbul, and various cities across the U.S. The prestigious artist’s work has even been reviewed and reproduced in The New York Times, Flash Art online (Milan), Harper’s Magazine, and Forbes.

However, despite her impressive CV and worldwide travels, Holsinger said coming to the Refuge truly inspired her work and connection with nature on another level.

“I was impressed by how Elsie described the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (JBWR) as her

go-to place of peace,” Holsinger said. “Plus the ferry ride from Manhattan to Rockaway was something I enjoyed immensely. So I decided to make it a point to go out and visit Elsie, and go with her to the Refuge.

And while I was there, I saw the exhibition space, and thought it was a wonderful way to share the ‘National Parks’ series. It was a very strong match, and I happened to get a very generous grant from BMCC that covered the framing, shipping and insuring the collectors’ pieces.

“It was a long-time running series, and I had never really brought it all together. So this has been fabulous for me because I got to bring all the work, and have it seen. I just adored the exhibit opening. There was amazing energy, not least of which were the people speaking about the water, which just Continued on page 7

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NATIONAL PARKS Continued from Page 6 overall made having the series at the Refuge even more purposeful because it really highlights our stewardship of nature.”

Maio and Holsinger have been close friends since 1985.

Maio said the Refuge is what drove her to move to Rockaway, and she was determined to get her friend to see it for herself.

“I discovered the Wildlife Refuge when I was attending an exhibit by an arts professor from Pratt University. He used wood blocks to make pamphlets in an original typeset about the community of Broad Channel, its challenges, its history and tenuous future.

These pamphlets were such a beautiful work of art. So, I said to myself, ‘This is my soul, my heart, my body, where I am so happy to be because the art is inspiring me, but I’m in the middle of the wilderness, which my heart was yearning for when I lived in the Upper West Side and Long Island City. So, once I discovered that

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2019 gem, I began exploring Rockaway, and moved here in 2017.

I never forget the day I was closing on an apartment here, I looked at the ocean, and saw two whales. It was like they were beckoning me to stay, and stay I did.

“So I told Jayne about the Refuge and said to her, 'You should have a show at the JBWR and exhibit your ‘National Parks’ series. Her paintings poignantly showed how her grandparents engaged with the wilderness. Art is access to our souls, just like the wilderness, and that’s what I love about the Refuge, and what excited me to bring Jayne’s work here.”

When asked what her experience was like, taking photos and doing paintings of the Refuge and the bay, Holsinger shared, “I went out to the bay on a wild, windy and rainy day.

I was the only person out there, and I took images. It was so cold that my camera kept turning off.

I was immersed in that experience so much that the paintings I did of the photographs are almost expressionist in

terms of the wind and the brush strokes. They feel very different from the other paintings in the series which were done from photographs my grandfather took from his travels to national parks across the country.”

Maio shared that Holsinger’s “National Parks” showing is even more special because of the collectors who agreed to loan the paintings to the exhibit.

“It’s amazing because some of the paintings are collectors’ pieces, who literally took them off their walls and loaned them

Page 7 to her, just for the exhibit. Jayne went through a lot of trouble to make this happen.

“This is also a great opportunity for schools to bring their students and learn about her technique of gouache painting, while appreciating our national parks. Like Jayne said, ‘With this exhibit, my goal was to bring urban dwellers into urban national parks so they too can connect as a community around conservation.’ So, I invite everyone to take her paintings and go for a walk. Let your soul be touched and let your whole body feel it.

Walk out there on that gravel path,” Maio said.

“National Parks” is running at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (175-10 Cross Bay Blvd, Broad Channel) until February 10, Wednesdays though Sundays, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For further info, visit: nps.gov/gate/ planyourvisit/index.htm or call 718-318-4340. And if you’re a school and would like to schedule a class visit to meet the artist, email Jayne Holsinger at email: jayneholsinger@nyct.net or visit: jayneholsinger.com

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by MONDAY (December 23 and December 30) for those weeks and must be in by NOON. ***** The Police Commissioner, the top guy, announced that it was an accident. We’re talking about the razor blade that fell into a cop’s sandwich at Bon Appetit, the deli on Beach 129th Street. Some people on Facebook weren’t convinced and maintained it was a malicious act. Come on, it was an accident. If this were a crime, it wouldn’t take a detective to figure out

who did it. But, ok, we won’t blame anyone for peeking inside a sandwich from now on. ***** Chuck Schumer is busy in Washington these days, but he gets back and forth to New York enough that he’s often reminded how planes have become cattle cars. He’s pushing the FAA to study whether to mandate airlines to provide more leg room and seat width for the flying public. Anybody who has flown recently wouldn’t argue with this. While you’re at it, Chuck, ask them why when you fly in the emergency row, they ask you if you will assist in an emergency and then charge you extra for the privilege? The FAA considers emergency rows a safety issue with various requirements but the airlines see these as premium seats. They get you anyway they can. ***** If you were wondering what all the mess was in Far Rockaway on Beach 19th Street and Seagirt Boulevard on

Tuesday, it was a water main break. Many residents and businesses had to deal with very low water pressure. If you were wondering why at least a half dozen cop cars were speeding along Beach Channel in Rockaway Park on Tuesday, they were rushing to a “shots fired” call on Beach 123rd Street, only to find out it was a car backfiring. ***** Many people have driven past Beach Channel and Beach 141st Street assuming that was park land in front of some homes that face Cronston Avenue. There’s now a green construction fence and that’s a likely sign that new houses will go up on the lot that is approximately 240 x 100. It’s zoned for one-family homes, so we think there’s just room for two. There is other property in the area that is owned by the National Park Service, but they’re not even aware (until we told them).

Parcels around Beach 146th

The Rockaway Times through Beach 149th along Beach Channel are listed on City tax maps as belonging to NPS. When we asked them about those lots, they claimed they don’t own property past Beach 149th.

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This Week in History DECEMBER 12 Sally Ann McVeigh was born.

DECEMBER 16 Elizabeth Hanna was born.

Stephen O’Sullivan was born.

2000 - The U.S. Supreme Court stopped the presidential election re- Kevin Conlon was born.

Kelly Santiago was born. count in Florida.

DECEMBER 13 Brother Robert Falcone was born.

Kalin Callaghan was born.

Allen Shaw was born.

1773 - The Boston Tea Party took place.

1944 - The Battle of the Bulge during World War II began in Belgium.

1913 - The Mona Lisa was recovered in DECEMBER 17 Florence after having been stolen two Dylan Watton was born. years earlier (August 1911) from the Matt Watton was born.

Louvre.

Gerard Pisano was born.

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DECEMBER 14 Denis Koufos was born.

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Jerry Scannell was born.

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Morgan Allen was born.

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Cindy Gold was born.

DECEMBER 15 Irene Rocha was born.

Kevin Cashen was born.

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1939 - The movie, Gone With the Wind, premiered in Atlanta, Georgia.

1944 - Band leader Glenn Miller disappeared in a plane crash over the English Channel.

1956 - Japan was admitted to the United Nations.

2000 - George W. Bush received 271 votes in the delayed Electoral College balloting.

Cuomo Could Dump on Jamaica Bay Governor Andrew Cuomo may make a surprising decision about a bill that pertains to dumping potential toxic material in Jamaica Bay. Assembly Bill A5767A/ Senate Bill S42165 presented by Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato and State Senator Joe Addabbo, had no problem passing both the Assembly and Senate, with unanimous support. However, the bill that pertains to the filling of borrow pits in Jamaica Bay, now on Governor Cuomo’s desk, may get shot down by Cuomo.

According to Dan Mundy of the Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers, the bill would concern dumping of materials such as sediment found around cruise terminals in New York Harbor, into deep pockets of Jamaica Bay, particularly around Far Rockaway.

These currently-protected areas have been flourishing with increased wildlife for several years, and experts fear dumping of toxic material could do severe harm.

The bill gained support from

the local community board and Cuomo’s office was flooded with calls of support, however Sen. Addabbo recently got word that the governor may veto the bill. According to Mundy, the governor’s office has taken issue with some of the language of the bill. Particularly, certain lines saying that the dumping of fill will only be permitted if the proposed materials are tested, comply with ocean dumping criteria and are found to contain no unacceptable toxicity levels.

As of now, CB14 has written a follow-up letter to Governor Cuomo to not veto the bill. The public can also urge Cuomo to sign the bill by contacting his office at 518-474-8390 or governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form If Cuomo does veto the bill, Mundy says, the fight isn’t over. They plan to reintroduce the bill next year, but time is of the essence as the temporary protections are set to expire next year.

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Community Board 14 December Meeting Recap

By Marina Cregan

As 2019 concludes, Community Board 14 (CB14) held its final meeting on Tuesday, December 10 at 7:15 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus on Beach 90th Street.

There was a strong turnout of concerned Rockaway residents, eager to hear news and updates regarding Education, Transportation, Parks and Public Safety, as well as other issues.

CB14 District Manager, Jonathan Gaska, started the meeting by reading his letter to Mayor de Blasio, requested by the Board in October, advocating for a Gifted and Talented School on the east end. Gaska said CB14 had conducted a review, having multiple conversations with parents.

It was concluded that although some progress has been made, much more needs to be done to improve academics. The Board requested a Magnet Middle High School to be built. Further, due to coming construction, they believe that two new schools need to be created to accommodate

CB14 held its last meeting of 2019.

over 1,000 students in the 11691 and 11692 zip codes. CB14 concluded that schools are already over capacity.

Before opening the floor to public speaking, CB14 Chair Dolores Orr, expressed her disappointment with the Parks Department. She said the Board had requested, but had no record of receiving, previous Requests for Proposals (RFPs) regarding boardwalk concessions before Parks issued a new one this fall. And the Board remains in the dark regarding 2020 plans.

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After the floor was closed to the public, board member Jose Velez discussed the results of the Nominating Committee, stating that all of the people currently serving on the Board wish to stay and there were no objections.

So, for the upcoming election,

which will be held in January 2020, CB14 will be keeping their current slate for the Board.

Harold Paez, of the Education Committee, gave updates regarding the Committee’s November 13 meeting. Paez applauded the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Far Rockaway High School’s new library, which expanded its facility with all new furniture and brand new computers. Yet again, another step in the right direction for the east end’s education system.

Next up was Christopher Tedesco speaking on behalf of the Transportation Committee, which seemed to stir up the most discussion of the night. Tedesco gave a brief update on the creation of the Queens Link, which would give Rockaway residents more accessible ways to travel into Manhattan. Instead of connecting the Queens Link to LIRR, Tedesco stated that the committee thinks it’s best to connect the Link to NYC Transit, benefiting Continued on page 12

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Lew Simon greets Queens Rail advocate Rick Horan.

residents with the farthest commute. He also discussed the outcome of the pilot Mott Avenue Ferry Shuttle Bus that ran this past summer. On some days, no riders took the free shuttle service, and because it was just a pilot program, these results were just not enough to keep its funding. Regarding the A train, Tedesco revealed that with the installation of the new R179 subway cars, each car has exactly 24 seats less than older trains, leaving 196 less seats for residents. This bit of news outraged some, and community members motioned for CB14

The Rockaway Times to write a letter, pleading to increase the number of A trains, in hopes of making commuting somewhat easier for commuters.

Last on the agenda, Velez took the floor again, speaking on behalf of the Parks and Public Safety Committee. He discussed the progress on the Nameoke Park capital project on Beach 20th Street. "Oh, and what a great park it will be," Velez enthused. He said there will be 29 benches, play areas for children ages 2-5 and 5-12, climbing rock elements, adult fitness stations, and most importantly—a comfort station. Although a comfort station drastically increases the budget (raising the total budget to $10 million), Velez expressed how important the station is in keeping the park clean and child-friendly.

The next meeting of the Community Board will occur on Tuesday, January 14. For more information, contact the main office through email: cbrock14@ nyc.rr.com or by phone: 718-4717300.

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Officer Support Dear Officer Vinitsky: (Regarding Rockaway Times, 12-5-19) Today, I had the disconcerting experience reading of your attack by a prisoner and subsequent hospitalization for the past few years. As uncomfortable as it was to read, there was a brighter side to see the response of the NYPD officers and many others in supporting you during this most difficult time of your life. Most of all, it was uplifting to see how you are handling the situation with profound strength of character and a sense of great faith and hope. You are surely an extraordinary example to others and, perhaps, a help to some in similar circumstances to bear their physical burdens as well.

I just want to offer my support and assurance of my prayers and thank you for your outstanding, splendid service to the citizens of New York.

Also would like to thank Ms. Katie McFadden for her article on your plight and courage as published in THE ROCKAWAY TIMES. During this pre-Christmas season, may I offer one of my favorite prayers: May the Lord bless you and keep you. May he let His face shine upon you and be merciful to you. May the Lord look upon you kindly and give you peace. With great admiration.

Brother Robert Falcone, CSC Jumping the Gun Dear Editor: I am appalled by some of the immediate reactions online to the news of a cop finding a razor blade in his sandwich from Bon Appetit. Like myself, Rockaway is clearly a place that supports law enforcement. A place where in every other home, it seems

is a cop that lives there, protecting it. There’s no doubt that we love and respect law enforcement. But we’re also a neighborhood that usually supports local business and it’s that very ‘mom and pop’ characteristic of our local businesses that contributes to what makes Rockaway, Rockaway. So I was shocked when so many people, instead of waiting for the facts, jumped to conclusions and assumed that this was an attempted murder on a police officer.

Some brought out their torches and pitchforks and immediately called for Bon Appetit to be shut down, for the person that did this to face the ultimate punishment—death, and that someone should even burn the deli to the ground.

Fortunately, within 24 hours, it was later revealed by the NYPD Commissioner himself, that this whole thing was an accident and there was no intentional harm towards a cop. I hope this whole incident serves as a lesson to those to

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Sadly, this news of it being an accident came out and still, some are not convinced, with some continuing to call it bulls***. Why in the world would the commissioner of the NYPD come out and call this an accident, after their own people, the NYPD, reviewed footage and determined that this wasn’t intentional? If that is not enough for you to accept it as truth, I don’t know what will convince you.

I am glad that the officer will recover and hope that Bon Appetit will too. As we enter the slow season for all local businesses, this is going to be a tough blow, no doubt. I do hope that most people come to their senses and continue to support this neighborhood deli that has served this community, including our law enforcement, for decades... The last thing we want to see is it be replaced by yet another nail salon.

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Rockaway’s Craftiest: MEET ROOTS MAN WILLIAM FRANCIS OF WILLDERNESS YARD RT: What was your inspiration to get into the field of root medicine?

WF: My mother and her sisters were always into plants. That, and always having a sincere fascination with the natural world and the beauty of nature. I’ve always been drawn to it.

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“Where there’s a ‘Will,’ there’s a way,” and local William Francis truly embodies that old English proverb as he determinedly brought his love for the forest and its medicinal mysteries to not just his hometown Rockaway, but throughout NYC’s five boroughs. In the following

Q&A, Francis shares how his passion for nature and healing others led him to create holistic medicine brand, Willderness Yard.

RT: How long have you lived in Rockaway?

WF: My family moved here from Marine Park, Brooklyn in 1987, when I was about three years old. I attended St. Francis de Sales, and finished high school upstate in Ithaca, NY.

RT: So when did you get the idea to start making your own products out of medicinal plants for healing purposes?

WF: Fifteen years ago, I was diagnosed with Lyme disease, and around the same time, my sister was going through multiple sclerosis (MS), and on top of that, my father had kidney failure. So, it was a trifecta of all of us having serious diseases and sicknesses. I was working with a medicine man upstate, who taught me about the healing properties of mushrooms. So, I wanted to take what I learned from the forest and bring it

to the city to help family and friends.

RT: So you learned handson in the open, as opposed to a school room. Do you think that impacted your learning curve?

WF: Definitely. The medicine man was Native American, but also had descent to a tribe in Africa.

He would take me out and identify plants. I was privileged to have an authentic teacher-disciple type of learning. A lot of people go to school for this, but I learned out in nature, which is priceless because a book could only tell you so much.

RT: How many years have you been studying the medicinal qualities of plants?

WF: Specifically with chaga mushrooms, I’ve been studying for at least 10 years. Before I got into mushrooms, I was studying plants like herbs, roots and flowers, but I Continued on page 17

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ROCKAWAY’S CRAFTIEST Continued from Page 16 find mushrooms have a more direct healing, and are easier to work with people.

RT: What’s your own personal health routine in terms of how you use your products?

WF: Everyday religiously when I wake up, I have a strong cup of chaga mushroom tea with chaga tincture and extracted powder.

RT: What are the health benefits of chaga mushrooms?

WF: Chaga mushrooms reduce stress, boost the immune system and prevent chronic inflammation.

RT: Where do you find mushrooms?

WF: I go upstate, but note that each mushroom has its own place, time and nature, and is entirely unique to its habitat. So how you grow it, where to find it, how to harvest it, varies. Chaga mushrooms mainly grow in the bark of birch trees. However, mushrooms in

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WF: The reception was great. to the top of a tree.

People really liked the products, RT: What products do you make and the warm, cozy atmosphere and energy of the cafe. However, out of chaga?

WF: I make teas, tinctures (one at the end of the day, it was hard with alcohol and one without) and to pay bills. There wasn’t much a shea butter infused with chaga. foot traffic towards that end of the So that’s four products from just Boulevard, which I knew could happen, but I still took the chance one kind of mushroom. on having my own shop. Overall RT: Why did you make this your it was a good experience, and I’m life’s work as opposed to just a hob- glad that I did it. Even though it was not fruitful in terms of money, I by?

WF: Willderness Yard gives me was able to meet a lot of good peopurpose. It gives me strong reasons ple and expose them to the healing to get up in the morning because properties of herbs and plants. not only does it help me, but I see RT: So, where do you primarily how my products have helped other people. Also, it’s a great med- vend your products?

WF: I do pop-ups like for examitation going out into the forest, working with the seasons, time ple at the Rockaway Makers Marand space, and just learning and ket at the Brewery, and markets all being in harmony with nature. I over NYC’s five boroughs. For the don't plan on getting rich, but it month of December, I will be dokeeps me healthy, my mind strong ing a few pop-ups at Zingara Vinand I get to meet a lot of beautiful tage, where I will be selling chaga mushroom goods, lions mane, people. sage bundles, and other plants, RT: At one point, Willderness herbs and teas.

Yard was its own brick-and-mortar RT: We are just a few weeks away shop and cafe on Rockaway Beach Blvd. What was that experience from 2020, what are your goals for

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WF: I’m starting a ginseng farm in the Catskills, upstate NY, where I am going to cultivate wild ginseng.

RT: Have your Rockaway roots influenced the individual you are today?

WF: For sure. the Native American name for Rockaway is Reckouwacky, which means “land of shining waters.” We are between Jamaica Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, and in my opinion, we are the final frontier of nature in NYC. Where else in the five boroughs can you find sandy beaches, and all this wildlife? Rockaway is a beautiful place for healing, and I’ve always taken advantage of the energy that’s always been here.

RT: What’s some advice you would give to aspiring entrepreneurs?

WF: Follow your heart and do what makes you happy.

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The cheddar wasn’t the only thing that was sharp in a cop’s sandwich. An extra topping of a razor blade was found to be a big oops.

On Thursday, December 5, at around 4:30 p.m., an NYPD police officer for the Critical Response Command bit into a philly cheesesteak sandwich and was surprised by a sharp pain in his mouth. That pain was caused by a razor blade found within the sandwich, which he had purchased from Bon Appetit on Beach 129th Street. According to the NYPD, the officer was on duty at the time, but was in plainclothes. The officer, who has 24 years on the job, was taken to Nassau Community Medical Center for minor cuts and was later released on Thursday.

Word quickly spread around social media, especially around law enforcement pages, and by Friday, December 6, the news broke among local and national news sources. In response, many took to social media and

Bon Appetit’s review sites like Google and Yelp to express their thoughts about how such an act must have had malicious intent.

However, within 24 hours, the NYPD found otherwise. The razor found in the officer’s sandwich landed there unintentionally.

“After a thorough investigation by @NYPDDetectives it’s been determined that the razor incident was indeed an accident-thankfully our officer or another customer wasn’t seriously injured. Appropriate agencies have been notified for follow up to ensure this never happens again,” NYPD Commissioner Dermot O’Shea wrote on Twitter on the morning of Saturday, December 7. The follow-up had a much different tone than O’Shea’s original accusatory response to the report on December 6. “The NYPD has ZERO tolerance for acts of violence against our police officers…A full investigation into this abhorrent act is underway,” he wrote.

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at Bon Appetit were surprised by the news. By the afternoon, they released a statement saying they were “deeply concerned” by the incident and were fully cooperating with police by letting them review surveillance footage from within the deli. That surveillance footage, along with interviews with the deli staff and the police officer involved, led NYPD to determine that this wasn’t an act of violence, but a mistake.

In a follow-up call to the NYPD, a spokesperson said they believe construction was taking place at the deli and razor blades were left behind. “We reviewed the video and saw that it was not anything intentional,” the spokesperson said.

In an earlier statement to NBC, Bon Appetit, which has never had any previously reported issues, had said, "We use a variety of tools to prepare our food, but none should ever be found in any food item meant for customer consumption."

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P 718.945.2411 Susan Lavin • Kate Patterson • Peggy Moore • Ciji Stewart • Bronagh Rayder

NEW EXCLUSIVE BEACH BLOCK BELLE HARBOR ONE FAMILY Charming 3 bed 2 bath, front and back porches, 0DVWHU %HGURRP 7HUUDFH (DW LQ .LWFKHQ New Stainless Steal Appliances, Living room, Dining room, )XOO ÀQLVKHG %DVHPHQW lovely yard, and long private drive.

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CALL GERI 917 751 8476 ....................................... $1.200,000

COMMERCIAL SPACE COMMERICAL SPACE BROOKLYN BAY RIDGE 86TH STREET PRIME LOCATION 1800 sq. Ft. and use of Basement, 1200 sq. Ft. 5 year term, Pay all utilities.

SHORT TERM FURNISHED RENTALS

EXCLUSIVE GRAND NEPONSIT BEACH HOME

120’s One bedroom, parking, use of yard, all utilities included. Call for details Call Susan 347 260 3891...............................$1800

166 BEACH 142 St. STEPS TO THE OCEAN

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APARTMENTS

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YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS SEEING THIS CLASSIC NEPONSIT BEACH HOME!

120 No pets, pay $100 for parking, all utilities included. Available December 15th......................$1500

OCEANFRONT LAND

101 Furnished available from nov to april.

CALL Kate 917 680-8051..................................$1100

BELLE HARBOR 72x100

Beach 90s Bright and Airy with Oceanviews

$2,300.00 CALL SUSAN 347 260 3891

BELLE HARBOR BEACH BLOCK ONE FAMILY

Be on vacation every day in this lovely home by the Sea. Spacious and welcoming, this home offers 3 Bedrooms and 2 Full Bathrooms. Large living room, dining room, EIK, new washer and dryer. Enjoy gorgeous sunsets and ocean views from the second level balcony.

Two level apt loft style w/ hardwood oors No parking No pets Rent $1550 pay all utilities Call Susan .................................. 347 260 3891 90s Ocean views, loft apt, Walk up, Hard oors, No pets No Parking Call Susan 347 260 3891.. $1600 pay all utilities

CALL KATE TO SCHEDULE APPT. 917 680ďšş8051 REDUCED PRICE $895,000

TWO BEDROOM 120’s Walk in unit, one block to beach. EIK, w/d hook up, 1 car summer parking, weekend only. Pay all utilities. Available Dec. 15th.

Call Kate 917 680 8051 .................................. $2200

PRICE REDUCED EXCLUSIVE BEST BEACH BLOCK 80 X 100

120’s Small two bed w/ terrace and summer Wknd parking. Heat included.

No smoking. No pets. Available December 15th.

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ONE BEDROOM 120’s Beach Block, out door space, small deck.

Furnished, No pets, $100 for parking, all utilities inclued.

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Call Susan 347 260 3891 ........................$2500

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140’s Grand and newly renovated to perfection. 2 bath, large rooms, huge living room, EIK, terrace, W/D hook up, share yard, parking .................$3900 $3500

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From imported mosaic tiled floors, Venetian plaster walls, Sergio Sogolof hand painted murals, gold and silver leaf domed ceilings, delicately gilded fireplace and antique chandeliers curated from all over the world, every room in this exquisite home is a study in European refinement and elegance, combined with contemporary comfort.

Call Lisa Jackson for more details. 917-623-8985 Available Condo and Co-op's For Sale

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This upgraded 2BR, 2BA oceanfront condo boasts breathtaking panoramic ocean views. High end finishings, balcony and deeded parking. $599,000

121-16 Ocean Promenade · 12-1:30 Three apartments (1H, 4K and 5J) to choose from in this oceanfront building! Pet friendly building with live in super and laundry on site.

Starting at $280,000

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124-16 Rockaway Beach Blvd · 12-1:30 Have a small business you are looking to expand? Take a look at this 1,600 square ft of Medical or Office Space in the Rockaways. Ground Floor and Wheelchair Accessible. $2,500/Month

OCEANFRONT BEAUTY!

Rockaway Park Immaculate 2BR oceanfront apartment located on the top floor, with massive upgrades including Hunter Douglas Plantation shutters, quartz counters HW floors, plus direct oceanfront terrace. $540,000

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Brand New To Market!

Absolutley beautiful, spacious, comfortable and welcoming are words that come to mind. Delightful EIK with quartz counters, enormous outdoor patio, indoor parking and located in the PS114 SD. $325,000

130 Beach 121 St. (5A) · 12-1:30pm North facing studio co-op unit with Manhattan views and great closet space. The alcove gives this unit some privacy should you need it. $165,000

BRAND NEW TO MARKET!

Ocean Grande - 5 Star Amenities Spacious 2BR, 2BA condo with side sweeping ocean views, a 24' terrace, a chef’s galley kitchen with SS appliances and granite counters and a master bedroom suite with step in shower and a spectacular penthouse rooftop deck. $499,000

BRAND NEW TO MARKET!

Belle Harbor - Beautifully Finished!

1 BR apt. has custom cabinetry and built ins, deep crown moldings, granite counters and stainless appliances and hardwood floors. A bonus feature is the huge private deck that's perfect for hosting friends and family. $199,000

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Neponsit Beach Block Absolute Steal!

You'll love this 2 story 4/5 BR home located steps from the Beach! Desirable open floor plan with loads of updrades! In-ground salt water heated swimming pool, outdoor shower, brand new pavers, detached garage, 2 PRIVATE driveways, new windows, wood burning fireplace, 3 zone central air and heating plus an in-law suite with private entrance. PRICED BELOW MARKET VALUE - $1,975,000 Available Homes and Land For Sale

OCEANFRONT - LAND FOR SALE Belle Harbor - 72' x 100'

This dream beach home can become your reality! Build your 3,600 sq. ft. masterpiece. Call today and we will get you started! $2,500,000

UPPER BELLE HARBOR

Featured In Top5Queens.com Charming Tudor situated on a 6000 sq ft. corner lot which retains its original charm with 3BR's, 3 baths, fireplace, Fin. bsmt, CAC and lovely grounds. $1,299,000

ARVERNE BY THE SEA Legal 2 Family

T AC R T Located in the beautiful Dunes. This ON home has 5 E BR, R C 3.5 baths, private parking,Uyard N D and garage. Present all offers. $999,000

FAR ROCKAWAY

Move Right In! 4BR home with open floor plan, master BR suite with walk in closet and private tiled bath. Gated property, cozy backyard and private parking. $689,000 RENTALS

BELLE HARBOR

Beach Block - 40' x 100' Delightful 4BR, 3 bath home offers high ceilings throughout, terrace with ocean views, HW floors. Situated just 4 homes from the oceanfront with a long private driveway. $1,395,000

BELLE HARBOR

Legal 2 Family - 60' x 100' Owner enjoys 2 BR, 2 bath, full fin bsmt. decked yard with pool front porch and TWO private driveways. Two BR rental with private terrace. Perfect Mother/Daughter. Come take a look. $1,250,000

BELLE HARBOR

Desirable Corner - 50'x100' CT Legal two family home R A need TLC. T Over 2,000 Sq FtCO ofNliving space has R 3 BR, 2 bath and lovely grounds.

DE Private parking with attached garage!

UN $829,000

ROCKAWAY PARK

Fully Updated Bungalow C T living/ 2 BR, 1 full bath, eat-inTkitchen, RA N dining room, hugeCObackyard and more.

R access to NYC, ferry, Situated near all, E D train, buses.

U N Steps from the beach, play and shopping. Won't last! $425,000 RENTALS

79th: 2BR, 1BA condo unit with ocean views from private terrace (NC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,800

91st: 3BR, 2BA 2nd floor apt with SS appliances and W/D (CB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,300

ABTS: Spacious and freshly updated 2BR, 1BA walk-up apartment (NC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,800

100th: Spacious 3BR, 2BA apt with HW floors, shared backyard and parking (BF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,300

66th: Newly renovated 2BR, 1BA 3rd floor walk up apt with street parking (ZP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,850

92nd: Renovated 2BR, 1.5BA duplex condo with HW floors, basement and parking (NC) . . . . . . . $2,350

118th: 2BR, 1BA 2nd floor apt with summer parking. Heat, electric and wifi included (NC) . . . . . . $1,850

137th: Spacious 2BR, 1BA apt with HW floors, SS appliances and balcony (BF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,400

109th: Large renovated 2BR, 1BA legal bsmt. apt w/ private back entrance & shared yard (NC). . . $1,850

118th: Beach block 4BR, 1BA with SS appliances, HW floors and 1 car parking (ZP). . . . . . . . . . . . $2,400

116th: Renovated 3rd floor 3BR, 1BA apt with updated kitchen and terrace (ZP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900

44th: Single family 3BR, 1BA home totally renovated with modern finishes (NC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,450

110th: Beach block 2nd floor 2BR, 1BA apt with Eat in Kitchen (CB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900

124th: 1,600sq ft of medical or office space for rent, with waiting room/reception area (CB) . . . . . $2,500

97th: 2BR, 1BA apt with washer/dryer hookup and full basement for storage (ZP) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000

98th: Oceanfront 3BR, 2BA apt with huge covered deck and parking (BF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,800

127th: Belle Harbor ground floor 2BR, 1BA apt with HW floors, gas and heat included (CB). . . . . . $2,000

Upper East Side: Fully furnished 1BR, 1BA apt with fantastic 30th floor views (BF) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,975

80th: Spacious and updated 2BR, 1BA condo unit with laundry in building (NC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,100

137th: 3BR, 2BA home for rent with HW floors, available Sept-May (AD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,300

97th: Newly renovated 3BR, 1BA apartment in Rockaway Beach (ZP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,150

140th: Renovated 3BR, 2BA in 2 family home with shared yard and parking (AD). . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,900

ABTS: Updated 2BR, 1BA apt with private terrace and stackable W&D (CB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,200

141st: 3BD, 3BA fully furnished house rental with HW floors, large terrace and parking (LJ) . . . . . $4,000

120th: Beach block 2BR, 1BA renovated apt with all utilities included plus cable and wifi (CB). . . . $2,200

112th: Professional, medical or retail space available, 2,200 sq ft with 2 baths (LJ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500

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OPEN HOUSE Sunday, 12/15 1pm - 3pm 252 Beach 129th St. Apt. 4A

Absolutely MINT 1 bedroom CO-OP in the Belle Harbor section of the beautiful Rockaways. This unit is completely updated with fully restored wood floors, brand new kitchen with stainless steel appliances and new paint. Tons of closet space.

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BELLE HARBOR PROFESSIONAL BUILDING 114-08 to 115-14 Beach Channel Drive CARDIOLOGY & INTERNAL MEDICINE – NORTHWELL HEALTH 115-06 BCD, 2nd Fl. 718-318-6021 Dr. Yashodhara Kirtane, Dr. Georges Labazee, Dr. James O’Connor, Dr. Susan Quinn-Torpey, Dr. Sanjay Kirtane

A & L PHARMACY 115-14 BCD 718-318-5000 belleharbordrugs@gmail.com

GENERAL PRACTITIONER - DR. MAMTORA 114-12 BCD, Suite 3 718-318-3580 pkmamtora@gmail.com

NYC COUNCILMEMBER - ULRICH 114-12 BCD, Suite 1A 718-318-6411 eulrich@council.nyc.gov

ANIMAL HOSPITAL OF THE ROCKAWAYS 114-10 BCD 718-474-0500 animalhospitaloftherockaways@gmail.com

ORTHODONTIST - ROCKAWAY BEACH ORTHODONTICS & PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

ROCKAWAY BAGELS 114-08 BCD 718-474-1372

BAYVIEW URGENT CARE 115-06 BCD, Suite 101 718-474-7744 BayviewUrgentCare@yahoo.com

PEDIATRICIAN - ISLAND PEDIATRICS 114-12 BCD, Suite 6 718-474-3375 Dr. Lashley - marclashley1@gmail.com

CONTRACTOR - MALBRO CONSTRUCTION 115-14 BCD, Rear 516-790-1441 malbroconstruction@gmail.com

CHIROPRACTOR - DR. KIERNAN 115-06 BCD, 3rd Fl. 718-945-0406 Dr.Kiernan@StressReliefMethod.com

PSYCHIATRIST - DR. CIRRINCIONE 114-12 BCD, Suite 2 347-733-5275 drdebcirrincione@hotmail.com

ELECTRICIAN - PEAK ELECTRIC 115-14 BCD, Rear 646-668-7113 peakelectricoffice@gmail.com

CHIROPRACTOR - DE SOUSA CHIROPRACTIC, PC 114-12 BCD, Suite 7, 929-254-2222 desousachiropractic@gmail.com

FINANCIAL PLANNER - EDWARD JONES 115-10 BCD 347-733-5275 jane.donnelly@edwardjones.com

ELECTRICIAN - WTG ELECTRIC 115-10 BCD 718-393-5580 info@wtgelectric.com, wtgelectric@aol.com

DENTIST - DR. ROGOFF 115-08 BCD 718-318-3384 rogoffsdentaloffice@gmail.com

INSURANCE - PAT HANNING 114-12 BCD, Suite 1B 718-945-0444 patrick.hanning@prudential.com

PROPERTY MANAGER’S OFFICE BEACH CHANNEL DRIVE REALTY

DERMATOLOGIST - DR. SAINI 114-12 BCD, Suite 5 917-915-5106 ritu.saini.md@gmail.com

REAL ESTATE - CAROLE SILVERSTEIN 114-12 BCD 718-474-1414 carolesilversteinrealestate@gmail.com

GASTROENTEROLOGIST - DR. MEHLMAN 114-12 BCD, Suite 10 718-318-0800 jkmehl@aol.com

REAL ESTATE - LAURICE KEATING 114-12 BCD, Suite 9 718-945-9267 lauricekeatingrealty.com

114-12 BCD, Suite 4 718-924-2091, office@rbopd.com

114-12 BCD, Suite 12 917-710-6298, walter@wtgpepc.com

And You! BRIGHT SPACIOUS OFFICE FOR RENT 675 SF IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY CALL WALTER AT 917-710-6298

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Ask the DOC

By Peter Galvin, MD

Diet Trends An unhealthy diet is a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases globally, including Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain types of cancer.

In the U.S, poor diet was estimated to be the leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability-adjusted life-years lost. As a result, evaluating the overall trends in diet is important to identifying challenges and opportunities for improving the diet of all U.S. adults.

The calorie needs of the human body are mainly supplied by three dietary macronutrients: carbohydrate, fat, and protein. Changes in the economy, nutrition-related policies, and food processing methods can affect the nutrient

composition and diet quality at the population level. Recently, the results of nine cycles of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), which examined trends in the U.S. diet from 1999 to 2016, were published.

The survey found that from 1999 to 2016, the macronutrient composition of the diet of U.S. adults improved. It found that previously observed trends in the U.S. diet from 1971 to 2000 were substantially reversed. If you are old enough to remember the years from 1971 to 2000, you might recall the emphasis on reducing dietary fat. Many products were marketed as “low-fat” or “no fat.”

If you decrease the level of one

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macronutrient, you must increase the level of another one. From 1971 to 2000, fat consumption was lowered while carbohydrate consumption (refined grains and sugars) increased.

That unhealthy trend was reversed from 2000 to 2016 as the survey found that the macronutrient composition in U.S. diets improved. It found declines in low-quality carbohydrates (mostly added sugars) and increases in high-quality carbohydrates (mostly whole grains), plant proteins (whole grains and nuts), and polyunsaturated fatty acids.

Unfortunately, the proportions of energy from low-quality carbohydrates remained higher than recommended as did the consumption of saturated fats. After 2000, shifts in scientific evidence and dietary recommendations promoted the benefits of healthy fats and plant sources of protein, and the harms of low-quality carbohydrates like added sugars and refined, or white, rice and flour. In addition, the growing popularity of specific diet patterns like Atkins, paleo, and vegan/vegetarian may have contributed to the observed positive dietary trends.

Dietary challenges remain, however. U.S. adults still consume too much low-quality carbohydrates (refined grains, fruit juices and sodas, and potatoes). Also, protein intake is still derived from animal foods such as unprocessed red meat and processed meats as opposed to heathier seafood and plant sources. Previous studies have shown that red meat and processed meat are associated with poorer health outcomes. Plus, the consumption of saturated fats remains above the recommended level of 10 percent of energy intake. Finally, U.S. adults with low income or low educational attainment did not show the overall improvement in diet that the survey found.

If you are looking for a healthy diet to follow, I recommend that you research the Mediterranean diet. It has all the positives that this survey found without the negatives. It is high in seafood, whole grains, nuts, seeds, veggies, olive oil, and legumes, and has low saturated fat and no red or processed meats.

Questions and comments may be sent to editor@rockawaytimes. com.

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HAPPINESS IS AN INSIDE JOB! I recently caught up with an old friend who received this (title of this column) gift of wisdom from a “medium” she consults from time to time.

We laughed about it and then discussed how we have each come to realize how very true it is. We clarified that we weren’t talking about the fleeting happiness moments such as eating a favorite flavor of ice cream or slipping on a new pair of shoes or playing with a

baby or anything that brings a smile to our faces, but rather the sustaining inner feeling of pure joy that is integral to life.

I have come to know that happiness is a feeling of being deeply satisfied or content.

Inner “satisfaction” comes from a calm mind and a compassionate heart, that is, a heart that softens to our own difficulties, a heart that feels another’s hardship, a heart that leaps to offer help in any

form. How do we cultivate this inner sense of happiness or satisfaction? In my journey, I have found that by finding my way of being compassionate and practicing loving-kindness to myself, an opening or expansion happened—a light of happiness that is always there, a satisfying feeling that is always there, despite what unpleasant life things happen.

It is almost like a pie crust: you can put whatever filling to create whatever life you want to live, but the base is what keeps it together. The base is what makes it whole. And the quality of that base flavors or colors what it is filled with, so if that base is pure sustainable joy cultivated by kindness and compassion, the filling— life—takes on these attributes. How do we make the pie crust? By going inside, contemplating, practicing compassion for yourself, for others, for all life forms. Seeing your world in a different way: not made up of things to get, people to connect with for person-

Page 29 al gain, everything out there, but rather, setting your sights inward to find the place of inner peace and happiness.

When you experience this for a period of time, you will notice that feeling of contentment that Helen was talking about in last week’s column. And when we feel contentment, accepting what is at this moment in time, whatever it may be, even in sickness or ill feelings, a path opens that may bring about a shift in perspective and/or change for the better. We are at this state at this moment for many reasons—many different things got us to this moment in time.

Being content in this moment, being accepting of this moment eases tensions and allows for movement. Compassion and contentment are accessories to “happiness is an inside job!”

May you be happy. May you be free. May you be grateful.

May you be compassionate.

May you let go of things that do not serve you. May you have inner peace.

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Life With Our “Artistic” Child

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While conducting an interview for the newspaper this week, local resident Elsie Maio, mentioned Japanese author Masaru Emoto, known for his claims that human consciousness has an effect on the molecular structure of water. After researching Emoto, I was intrigued.

He believed that water takes on the resonance of the energy in which is directed at it.

Through studies, he concluded that if water has positive

energy directed at it, it can form beautiful and intricate crystals, and conversely, if water has negative energy directed at it, the crystals come out broken, and discolored, their uniformness altered and tarnished. As Elsie and I were talking, my 11-year-old daughter with autism immediately came to mind.

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LIFE WITH OUR “ARTISTIC” CHILD Continued from Page 30 tending to need to use the toilet, but coyly is devising a way to drink from the restroom’s faucet. Whether at school or at home, or even on a random excursion to a restaurant, the minute you get distracted, she’s running to the bathroom and is at the faucet. It drives us crazy, and not just because of hearing the tap running and the water just flowing: (Hello! Water bill!), but her determination to greedily drink from a well of NYC tap water. After scolding her, she just cheekily laughs and runs off. And that’s the routine, all afternoon when she comes home from school, and on the weekend. Even her school’s teachers have sent home notes about her strong craving to just drink from the tap.

However, the more we discourage her, the more she’s determined to poke her tiny mouth under the pipe, lap-

ping up the water like a camel in serious thirst.

However, after speaking to Elsie today and researching Emoto, I began to think.

Perhaps, our Soa is thirsting for something else. Positive hydration. Positive energy. Positive re-enforcement.

Positive relationships. Folks, we all crave these things, not just as parents, friends, family—but humans in the flesh.

Caregivers, we knock every door down to help our children. Sometimes the daily grind, trying to understand autism and cope, are hard.

However, the beautiful thing is like water, without our children, we couldn’t survive. We need to drink from their special well. My daughter is the reason I jump out of my bed every day. She is my water, my hydration. Like Elsie said, “The human body is mostly made up of water. We are like the Earth.” According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGA), about 71% of the Earth's surface is water-covered, and as for us humans,

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up to 60% of our bodies is water. And interesting enough, Soa’s reservoir of thirst is hydrating my body, my soul, my heart.

Whether Emoto was onto something or not, I believe water, just like our children, does have a mind of its own, and possesses an innate thirst to exhibit its beauty and purpose. Just think of the Atlantic Ocean and Jamaica Bay, our beautiful Rockaway peninsula and Broad Channel are blessed to be neighbors with. Yes, we’ve seen the confusion that water can hurl, however, there is a beauty in its depth that’s beyond our understanding.

Yet we cannot, help but be in awe, and gulp down its depth of the unknown, not unlike our children. So yes, my Soa keep drinking. Just please, keep in mind the water bill!

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past the Bridge Café, Buzzy O’Keefe’s barged restaurant under the Brooklyn Bridge, a place for special occasions. And right next to that is the NYC Ferry that links you to Wall Street, where you can transfer for free back to Rockaway. If you continue on, you will enter Brooklyn Bridge Park, which sits right War and the abolitionist Henry on the water and includes sev- Ward Beecher.

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I took the opportunity to walk over to the Dumbo section, which is just north of the Brooklyn Bridge and right on the water. This area has gone through a revival of late and is home to St. Ann's Warehouse, which in avant-garde theater. Right next door to the theater is Time-Out

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If you take the opportunity to walk up Atlantic Avenue, go to Hicks Street and make a left, and then another left at State Street ‘til you come to Willow Street, then go right. You will feel like you have entered another century, and not last century but two centuries ago. This area has the most pre-civil war homes around and will take your breath away. When you get to the dead end, make a right back to Hicks. You will walk past Grace Church, if it’s open, take a peek inside, it’s beautiful; in fact, on this walk, if you see any open church, go in, they are all worth the look. When you get to Joralemon Street, go left to Willow again then right and take Willow all the way. Most people will tell you to walk the promenade, which overlooks the bay and city, but I find the homes along Willow more interesting.

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lyn’s oldest and where you can find wooden houses built prior to 1820. You will also notice in this area that streets are named after fruits. Legend has it that the Middagh family didn’t like the original families the streets were named after, so they replaced the street signs with the fruit names. A battle of wills with the city ensued with the Middaghs finally getting their way!

No trip to Brooklyn Heights would be complete without a walk down Montague Street, and there you will find St. Ann’s Church, which again if it’s open—definitely go in, you will recognize it instantly from multiple movie and TV shows.

You will probably end up at Brooklyn Borough Hall. The courts are right here, and an elevated train once went from here over the bridge right into the Municipal Building on the NYC side.

And don’t forget Remsen Street, home to St. Francis College.

It’s a lot of walking but well worth it, and best done in late afternoon so you can savor the fantastic sunset over the harbor, through the misty streets of the heights, just as if it were 1817!

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CHROMATIC FAS LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 10/15/2019. Cty: QUEENS. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 6762 79TH ST., MIDDLE VILLAGE, NY 11379. General Purpose.

ALMA TOWER LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/02/09. Latest date to dissolve: 12/31/2079. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 3110 37th Avenue, Suite 500, Long Island City, NY 11101. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

SUNNYSIDE CONDO RELIANCE LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 10/10/2019. Cty: QUEENS. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 84-11 256TH ST., FLORAL PARK, NY 11001. General Purpose.

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Spotted: No Riddle At All

We believe Indiana Jones was searching for a Rockaway Times t-shirt, but that treasure was already being sported by Rockaway resident and writer, Ed Mallon. Ed looks positively dashing as he stands before the Sphinx in Egypt. And this gives us the chance to ask: What is the creature that walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon and three in the evening and looks best in a Rockaway Times tee?

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Units up for auction will be listed for public bidding on-line at www.StorageTreasures.com, under the guidance of Christopher Rosa (License 2001174-DCA) on behalf of the facilities’ management, beginning five days prior to the scheduled auction date and time. The terms of the sale will be by lot to the highest bidder for cash only. A 10% buyer’s premium will be charged per unit. All sales are final. Metro Self Storage LLC reserves the right to withdraw any or all units, partial or entire, from the sale at any time before the sale or to refuse any bids. The property to be sold is described as “general household items” unless otherwise noted. All contents must be removed completely from the property within 48 hours or sooner or are deemed abandoned by bidder/buyer. Sale rules and regulations are available at the time of sale.

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File No.: 2018-3136/A CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE AND INDEPENDENT To: Elsa Jean Silverman, Alice S. Levine, Michael R. Wenger, Victor J. Schwartzman, Edward Schwartzman, Sandra Stain, Ira Ofsink, Deanne Jacobi, David Sorin, Attorney General of the State of New York. The unknown distributees, legatees, devisees, heirs at law and assignees of Lewis Offsink, deceased, or their estates, if any there be, whose names, places of residence and post office addresses are unknown to the petitioner and cannot with due diligence be ascertained. Being the persons interested, a copy of this citation and account and all amendments to it, if any, shall be served on the Guardian ad Litem, Shelley Ann Quilty-Lake, Esq., as creditors, legatees, distributees or otherwise in the Estate of Lewis Offsink, deceased, who at the time of death was a resident of 8800 Shore Front Parkway, #11P, Rockaway Beach, NY 11693, in the County of Queens, State of New York. SEND GREETING: Upon the petition of LOIS M. ROSENBLATT, Public Administrator of Queens County, who maintains her office at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Queens County, New York 11435, as Administrator of the Estate of Lewis Offsink, deceased, you and each of you are hereby cited to show cause before the Surrogate at the Surrogate’s Court of the County of Queens, to be held at the Queens General Courthouse, 6th Floor, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, City and State of New York, on the 30th day of January, 2020 at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon, why the Account of Proceedings of the Public Administrator of Queens County, as Administrator of the Estate of said deceased, a copy of which is attached, should not be judicially settled, and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow a reasonable amount of compensation to GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., for legal services rendered to petitioner herein in the amount of $40,688.03 and that the Court fix the fair and reasonable additional fee for any services to be rendered by GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., hereafter in connection with proceedings on kinship, claims etc., prior to entry of a final Decree on this accounting in the amount of 6% of assets or income collected after the date of the within accounting; and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow an amount equal to one percent on said Schedules of the total assets on Schedules A, A1, and A2 plus any additional monies received subsequent to the date of this account, as the fair and reasonable amount payable to the Office of the Public Administrator for the expenses of said office pursuant to S.C.P.A. §1106(3); and why each of you claiming to be a distributee of the decedent should not establish proof of your kinship; and why the balance of said funds should not be paid to said alleged distributees upon proof of kinship, or deposited with the Commissioner of Finance of the City of New York should said alleged distributees default herein, or fail to establish proof of kinship, Dated, Attested and Sealed 26th day of November, 2019. HON. PETER J. KELLY Surrogate, Queens County James Lim Becker Clerk of the Surrogate’s Court GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ. (718) 459-9000 1981 Marcus Avenue, Suite 200 Lake Success, New York 11042 This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not obliged to appear in person. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested unless you file formal legal, verified objections. You have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you. Accounting Citation

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Far Rock High Schools Get Upgraded Library

Let the learning commence!

On Monday, December 9, Councilman Donovan Richards was joined by principals and students for a ribbon cutting of the new library for the four schools located in the Far Rockaway Educational Campus. Richards allocated $400,000 from his discretionary funding for

a $5.4 million expansion in total and the City Council Speaker’s office allocated $5 million in Fiscal Year 2016.

New amenities include furniture, lighting, technology upgrades and more.

“Wishing the students, staff and faculty all the best with this new library!” Richards exclaimed.

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FAR ROCK WATER MAIN BREAK CAUSES DISRUPTIONS

By Katie McFadden

A water main break on the morning of Tuesday, December 10 impacted homes, traffic, businesses, schools and St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, but the issue was resolved within a few hours.

Just before 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato alerted the community about the water main break on Beach 19th Street and Seagirt Blvd. that led to low to no water pressure in area businesses and even the hospital. The NYC Department of Environmental Protection was on the scene, trying to rectify the situation and determine a cause, while Amato, Senator James Sanders Jr. and Councilman Donovan Richards’ office kept up with the situation and provided updates. Some nearby schools, such as Challenge Prep, were impacted and even held an early dismissal as students could not utilize the bathrooms or sinks.

Meanwhile, St. John’s Hospital

quickly implemented an emergency plan. “We were well-prepared for a situation like this,” Tom Melillo, director of marketing and strategic planning for St. John’s said. The hospital quickly provided bottled water to its patients and were prepared to send patients to other nearby hospitals, but that action was not necessarily.

Before 2 p.m., the water main issue had been repaired and water pressure was back to normal by late afternoon.

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Hello Panda Festival Illuminates Citi Field

By Katie McFadden

Something big has come to Queens this holiday season. If you’re looking for a fun night out off the peninsula, head to Citi Field this winter. No, the Mets aren’t playing some winter ball, but from now until January 26, next to the stadium you’ll find the largest lantern festival in North America—the Hello Panda Festival.

Before the official opening on Friday, December 6, The Rockaway Times got a special sneak peak of this amazing event featuring more than 120 Instagram-worthy lantern displays, including interactive displays, live entertainment, a plethora of international food and beverage

options from 60 vendors curated

by The World’s Fare, art, markets and much more.

As you walk into the Hello Panda Festival, you’re immediately greeted by a massive, vibrantly colorful welcome sign, complete with a giant panda face, that will have you stopping to take a picture before even walking through the tunnel that will transport you to everything else in store. You’ll then immediately be greeted by a giant hamster figure in red armor, followed by a 60-foot Christmas tree and a Hanukkah display to welcome you to this special holiday light event.

We don’t want to give too much away, because you have to see it all for yourself, but there’s a little something for everyone with each display. From an entire under the sea theme complete with a large blue whale that might bring back memories of Rockaway’s Whalemina, a trip back in time to the prehistoric era with a display featuring lifelike dinosaurs, an adventure through an African safari, a magical castle fit

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for a queen, and even a play area featuring illuminated swings, see-saws, spin-bikes, and even a ball pit, this festival has fun for all ages. In between checking out the lights, you can also catch live entertainment, art galleries or stop in the food tent to grab a unique bite to eat.

"Hello Panda's mission is to not only give New Yorkers and visitors something they've never seen before, but also deliver

an experience they can't find anywhere else," said Winston Wang, General Manager of CPAA North America. "Our festival offers a variety of immersive and social media moments that introduce guests to the artistry of lantern-making while bringing different communities together through food and culture."

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PANDA FESTIVAL Continued from Page 40 this winter, the event is going on a little later in other areas. In Vernon, NJ, it runs until February 2 and at the World Vacation Hotel in the Catskills, it runs through

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The Hello Panda Fest is open seven days a week from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets are $22$28 depending on the night, not including tax and service fees. Kids under 3 are free.

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State Senator Joe Addabbo is pushing for New York state to allow mobile sports betting but also wants safeguards to address the issue of problematic gambling and raise awareness of the addiction.

“While mobile sports betting has a multitude of potential benefits for New York State— such as millions of dollars in revenue that can go towards educational funding and bridging the state’s budget shortfall—it can also bring negative connotations with it, like gambling addiction,” Addabbo said. He added that instead of nixing mobile sports betting altogether, it can actually provide new funding to address the issue of problematic gambling and raise awareness of the addiction.

Addabbo cited a new report by the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey has shown that the number

of people calling the gambling hot line and reporting a sports-betting problem has more than doubled since June 2018, when New Jersey legalized sports betting.

“Gambling addiction is a serious issue and must be included in any discussion regarding gaming in our state,” Addabbo, the chair of the Senate Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering, said.

“Instead of denying accessible sports betting to those who game responsibly, by continuing to not allow mobile wagering in New York, we need to be highlighting problem gambling and providing options for help for those that need it. The fact that the number of calls to the gambling hotline have increased goes to show that the program is working and those that need the help are actively seeking it out.”

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an experience you want to miss— everyone goes home with a belly happening at Thai Rock tonight! full of food and fun. Plus surprise giveaways and a free raffle with 375 Beach 92nd Street The most wonderful time of the gifts donated by local businesses, year is here again—and with Sanresidents and community supSaturday, December 14 ta sightings, holiday pop-ups, live porters. Plus Santa will add his Starting at 3 p.m.! music and more!—here’s where Looking for a happening spot touch to the special gathering. to add some Rockaway sparkle to to break out your ugliest sweater For more info, email ourartisticyour holiday season! or holiday-rrific costume? Well, child@outlook.com or join RockLIVE MUSIC: head to RBQ, and score a chance away Beach Autism Families on to win a prize for your outfit, and Facebook.

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Join the American Littoral Society’s Northeast Chapter 30th Annual Holiday Party at the American Legion Hall in Broad Channel. $75 admission includes all-you-can-eat buffet dinner, wine, beer and other drinks, appetizers, desserts, door prizes, and a live show by the famous Don Diego Flamenco Dance Company. Plus attendees, bring your ugliest, silliest, or weirdest item for the Littoral Society’s Ugly Auction! For info, call 718-4740896 or e-mail: don@littoralsociety.org 209 Cross Bay Blvd, Broad Channel Thursday, December 19 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

In the spirit of giving, RISE/ Rockaway Waterfront Alliance is hosting a festive Pajama/Coat Drive for children ages 4 to 12, topped off with an afternoon of fun with music and food. Registration required. Also, please note gender preference, size and age of child. Parent(s) and child must be present to attend the event. To register, visit: eventbrite.com and search: Pajama/Coat Drive.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2019

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GM EMPLOYEE PRICING FOR EVERYONE

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GM EMPLOYEE PRICING FOR EVERYONE On select models.

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