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by Nicole LevyChronicle Contributor

In the last week, Queens parents have joined in a viralcampaign expressing outrage at the verdict in the CaseyAnthony murder trial. Now their indignation has sparked

a bill that would make it a felony for guardians to let the dis-appearances and deaths of children younger than 16 go unre-ported for 72 and 24 hours respectively.

Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) has just fin-ished a preliminary draft of the measure, under which thepenalty for violation would entail two to seven years inprison. She hopes to soothe the publicuproar that followed the sentencing ofCasey Anthony, 25, a negligent motherwho failed to report her now deceasedtwo-year-old daughter Caylee’s disap-pearance for 31 days.

Within hours of a Florida jury’s deci-sion to clear Anthony of murder,manslaughter and child abuse charges,and to convict her on four misdemeanorcounts of lying to missing child investi-gators, Oklahoman Michelle Crowder launched an onlinepetition to create Caylee’s Law. Crowder’s notion of justice isstricter than Meng’s: she proposes that caregivers report thedeath of a child within one hour, and the disappearance of achild within 24.

In only one day, the petition on Change.org had alreadygarnered 100,000 signatures. It now has over one million.

On the Anthony case, Meng said, “I don’t think she’sguilty … but I think not reporting a child missing is wrong.”As the mother of two young children, Meng said she takesthe issue personally: “If my kid went missing for five min-utes, I would be freaking out.”

She is hardly alone in her distress: the assemblywomanreported receiving about 120 emails concerning the Anthony

trial from Queens residents, including non-constituents, sincethe verdict was announced last Tuesday. Queens parentJoseph Farruggio, who first directed his concerns to Meng,and then the Chronicle, wrote, “Thirty days, or three hoursfor that matter is an unacceptable period of time to wait(again ... if you’re in your right mind), to report a child miss-ing, or not make an effort in finding that child.” He thinks“any right-minded parent” would promote Meng’s proposedbill as he does.

According to data from the Division of Criminal JusticeServices, 20,309 children were reported missing in New York

State in 2010. Police say the majorityof cases involve runaways, althoughthe next most common explanation fora missing child is abduction by thenon-custodial parent; abductions bystrangers are rare.

With those facts in mind, 26 biparti-san co-sponsors have signed up to sup-port the Caylee bill, and Meng is nowworking with state Sen. WilliamLarkin (R-Poughkeepsie) to introduce

companion legislation in the state Senate. She intends to con-tact state Sen. Andrew Lanza (R-Staten Island), who hasannounced plans to push a similar bill.

But is Caylee’s Law vital? Federal law obliges police toreport every case of a missing child to the National CrimeInformation Center. Police must file the cases of missingpersons under age 21 immediately, bypassing the waitingperiod for reporting cases of missing adults. However,“currently there is no law out there making [the failure toreport a missing child] a crime,” said Michael DeMartino,special assistant to the president of the New York DistrictAttorneys Association. “There are certain statutes relatedto child endangerment, but none of them would be on pointwith this issue. Because the issue is so unique, there should

be legislation to address it.” The Democratic leader of the 26th Assembly District

and former president of the city’s old Board of Education,Carol Gresser, spoke effusively of Meng’s proposal. “I amso impressed with Assemblywoman Meng for bringing this

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If a proposed law had existed when Caylee Anthony, above,went missing, her mother, Casey, would have been chargedwith more than misdemeanors for lying to investigators look-ing into her daughter’s disappearance. PHOTO COURTESY CHANGE.ORG

Caylee’s Law coming to NYS, via QueensLawmaker Meng drafts bill to hold parents accountable for missing kids

The measure would makeit a felony to not reporta child’s disappearancewithin 72 hours, ordeath within 24 hours.

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by Anna GustafsonEditor

Despite a deluge of speculation that AssemblymanDavid Weprin (D-Little Neck) is offering himself asa sacrificial lamb in the fire of politics by running

for the 9th Congressional district that many say is a primetarget for elimination, the legislator this week said hebelieves he’s in the federal game for the long haul.

New York has to lose two seats in the House of Repre-sentatives because its population grew more slowly thanother parts of the country, according to federal Censusnumbers that have been widely disputed among New Yorkofficials and residents. Some political analysts, as well aslegislators, have said the 9th Congressional District is topon the list to be axed, particularly after former U.S. Rep.Anthony Weiner vacated the seat last month after admittinghe sent lewd photos to women via social networking sites.

“When I discussed this with party leaders, they said theydidn’t want a caretaker congressman,” Weprin said in refer-ence to redistricting. “They wanted me to do the best jobthat I could, and I thought my background could add value.If I do this job for 18 months, or 18 years, I’ll do the bestjob I can and not worry about reapportionment.”

The Queens County Democrats tapped Weprin, 55, ofHolliswood, on Thursday to run for the seat that includesForest Hills, Fresh Meadows, Glendale, Hillcrest, HowardBeach, Jamaica Hills, Kew Gardens, Kew Gardens Hills,Maspeth, Middle Village, Ozone Park, Rego Park, Rich-mond Hill, Rockaway Park, Rockaway Point, Woodhavenand parts of Brooklyn.

Weprin lives a couple of blocks outside the district,which candidates are allowed to do, and said he doesn’t

expect his residency to be an issue. State Sen. Joe AddabboJr. (D-Howard Beach) agreed and said Weprin has namerecognition even in neighborhoods far from Weprin’s usualstomping grounds in the northern sections of the borough

— areas like Howard Beach and Ozone Park — in partbecause of his failed bid for the citywide position of comp-troller in 2009.

He is running against Bob Turner, a Republican whogarnered 40 percent of the vote when he ran against Weinerin 2010.

Weprin has yet to hold any campaign kickoff event andsaid everything from fundraising to constituent outreach isin its infancy, though a number of top Democrats havebeen quick to endorse Weprin, or at the very least issuekind words about the politician who spent eight years inthe City Council and served as the chairman of its FinanceCommittee before winning the Assembly seat previouslyheld by his brother, now Councilman Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens).

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Assembly Speak-er Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) have endorsed Weprin.Silver replaced David Weprin’s father, Saul Weprin, asAssembly speaker after the elder Weprin died in 1994.

“I have known David Weprin, and his family, for years,”Silver said in a statement. “We have worked together onmany issues important to New Yorkers in general, and theJewish community in particular. David Weprin has alwaysbelieved in the safety and security of the state of Israel.”

Gov. Cuomo has not officially endorsed him, though hedid say during a recent press conference that he would doanything asked of him to help Weprin in his campaign. Hehas received official stamps of approval from the WorkingFamilies and Independence parties.

“As the Washington Republicans threaten to default onour national debt and end Medicare as we know it for

SOUTH UEENS NEWSQDavid Weprin touts record in House bid

Says he is not worried about possible elimination of 9th Congressional seat

Queens County Democrats chose Assemblyman David Weprin torun for the 9th Congressional District, the seat formerly held byAnthony Weiner. FILE PHOTO


by Nicole LevyChronicle Contributor

Despite the sweltering heat on Mondaymorning, Republican candidate for New York’s9th Congressional District Bob Turner held hisfirst, brief campaign press conference at Sta-tion Square in Forest Hills.

Queens and Brooklyn County RepublicanParty Chairmen Phil Ragusa and Craig Eatonofficially nominated Turner as their party’sman last Friday in the Sept. 13 special electionfor the seat that former Rep. Anthony Weiner(D-Queens and Brooklyn) vacated. Turner, asemi-retired TV executive from RichmondHill, had run for the same seat last year againstthe incumbent Democrat, losing the electionwith 42 percent to Weiner’s 58.

“Apparently we have more believers thanwe thought,” said Turner at Monday’s confer-ence, pleased with the turnout in 90-degreeheat that showed no mercy to dark-suited sup-porters or reporters from Fox News, NY 1,and the Daily News.

Condemning politicians in Washington as“directionless” and “clueless,” Turner sympa-thized with his potential constituents in south-ern Brooklyn and south central Queens: “As Iwalk around this neighborhood and talk withfriends and acquaintances, I see the continuingproblem — the lack of hope that our directioncan be fixed and fixed easily,” he said.

In his concise speech, the candidate under-scored the city’s 9.5 percent unemploymentrate, promoted the U.S.-Canada oil pipeline as

a means to relieve the country’s energy crisisand advocated budget cutting that would pro-tect social programs.

Promising to bring his “business sense toWashington,” Turner urged voters to “tellthe nation they’re dissatisfied, they’re readyfor a change.”

His former opponent in the bid for theRepublican nomination, Juan Reyes, demon-strated his support as a party ally at the pressconference, recommending Turner as a “citi-zen candidate. He’s only doing this because hecares about his nation,” Reyes said.

A lifelong Forest Hills resident, Reyes aformer Giuliani administration official, andattorney who once worked in Washington forformer Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole,said he shares with Turner the common goalof working toward fiscal responsibility inWashington.

He declined to comment on his ambitionsfor the future, although Ragusa anticipates itwill be a bright one.

Of the process to select the right Republi-can candidate, Ragusa said the partyscreened 15 aspiring politicians, whittlingdown that number to three. Bay Ridge busi-nessman Timothy Cochran was the first tostep down. Then Reyes “graciously” with-drew his name, leaving Turner to claimunanimous support. “Bob’s been around thetrack once, and he deserved a second turn,”Ragusa said.

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spokesman Robert Hornak said he thinks “theperfect storm is coming together for us — theright candidate, the right circumstances, theright timing.” Hornak expressed confidencethat Turner’s campaign can overcome a 3:1ratio of registered Democrats to Republicans inonly nine weeks.

What gives Hornak hope, in part, is hiscontention that the political character of thedistrict has changed dramatically since 9/11,

in support of more conservative policies.The candidate’s brother and campaign

treasurer, Kevin Turner, who supports lim-ited government, lower taxes and less reg-ulation, speculated on the Republican’sodds: “We’re in a tough battle. The lasttime with a Democrat, maybe they learneda lesson,” Turner said, taking a jab atWeiner. “But I doubt it.”


Candidate promises to ‘turn things around’Republican Bob Turner kicks off his campaign for Weiner’s old seat

Republican candidate for New York’s 9th Congressional District Bob Turner, left, and Republicanparty supporter Juan Reyes, right, pose for the press at Turner’s first press conference in ForestHills on Monday. PHOTO BY NICOLE LEVY

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by Daniel ScarpatiChronicle Contributor

The Democratic and Republican candi-dates for the 23rd and 27th State Assemblydistricts are gearing up for some heatedelection campaigns.

On Monday, Democrats Phillip Goldfed-er and Michael Simanowitz stood outsideQueens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens toofficially announce the beginning of theircampaigns.

Alongside themstood Rep. JoeCrowley (D-Queens,Bronx), Assembly-man Mark Weprin(D-Oakland Gar-dens), the formerAssemblywomanNettie Mayersohn(D-Flushing), whoretired in the spring,and many other fol-lowers and supporters.

Goldfeder, an aide to Sen. ChuckSchumer (D-NY), was selected by theQueens Democrats to replace Audrey Phef-fer, now the county clerk, in the specialelection in September.

“I intend to fill the void left by AudreyPheffer,” Goldfeder said. “I’m backed by acombination of strong qualifications, commu-nity service and genuine accomplishment.”

Goldfeder concluded his speech by quot-ing Isaac Newton. “‘If I have seen further it

is only by standing on the shoulders ofgiants. Representative Crowley is my giant.”

Simanowitz, chief of staff to Mayersohnfor nearly 15 years, was selected to take theseat that was left open by Mayersohn whenshe retired on April 1.

“This district needs a strong replace-ment,” Simanowitz said. “I’ve learned a lotfrom Nettie, and I want to fight for whatshe’s fought for all these years. I look for-ward to being a voice for the community

and working hardtowards good jobs,lower taxes, betterschools and safestreets.”

Crowley statedthat although theseare historicallyDemocratic seats,nothing should betaken for granted.

“They are suitedto represent these communities well,”Crowley said about the candidates. “Wewill be engaged vigorously in campaigns;we will leave no stone unturned.”

As for Republicans, Marco Desena willrun against Simanowitz in the 27th Districtand Jane Deacy will oppose Goldfeder inthe 23rd District.

Both Republicans have not formallyannounced their campaigns yet, howeverthey intend to do so in the coming weeks.

“The party just finally endorsed me and

is f inalizing the announcement today,”Desena said Wednesday. “We’re definitelyramping up and expect to be official in thenext couple of weeks.”

Deacy is running on the Conservativeline as well as the Republican line. “I’m

looking forward to running with Marco ona city level and Bob Turner on a statelevel,” Deacy said. “I’ve been the Republi-can district leader for the last four yearsand I’m looking forward to serving every-one in the 23rd District.” Q

Rep. Joe Crowley, center, raises hands with Phillip Goldfeder, center left, and Michael Simanowitz,center right, outside Queens Borough Hall on Monday to support their candidacies for the Assembly.Other elected officials there for the two include Council members Karen Koslowitz, Mark Weprin,James Sanders Jr. and Jim Gennaro. Former Assemblywoman Nettie Mayersohn, right, also gaveher endorsement. PHOTO BY DANIEL SCARPATI

Special election set for Sept. 13Assembly hopefuls in 23rd and 27th districts are ready for leadership

“They are suited to represent these communities well.”—Rep. Joe Crowley on two Queens

Democratic candidates for the Assembly

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Tony the TigerDear Editor:

As a retired community activist in north-east Queens and a candidate for the CityCouncil in 2001 against now-state Sen.Tony Avella, I must say I am proud he is asenator today.

I really never liked Avella, yet thought hewas doing pretty well as my councilman. Iwasn’t happy when he beat Padavan, sincePadavan was always there when I neededhim, and he wasn’t even my senator. Today,I must admit I am not only happy, but proudAvella won. I also give kudos to RichardHellenbrecht, acting president of theBellerose Commonwealth Civic Association.

Mr. Hellenbrecht’s July 7 letter to theeditor, “Shady Creedmoor deals,” broughtback memories of when we fought to pre-vent dorms and housing development onFort Totten, fought the hacks who suppos-edly “represented the community” on theFort Totten redevelopment authority ... yetwere backing private interest developers ora university that had clout to build housingor 300 dorms on the fort. I was going tosuggest if the disrespect for his communitycontinues, that Mr. Hellenbrecht up theante and have rallies or stop traffic in frontof Creedmoor, if necessary.

However, after reading the article “Polsduke it out over Creedmoor” in the same edi-tion, I knew I didn’t have to advise him tobecome more radical with Avella on his side.Tony Avella knows how to organize and gethis point across. Yet, as a senator he doesn’treally have to. He exposed the hacks and theclosed-door deal they made for contributions.

I was asolutely in awe reading how hon-est and forthright Avella was. He is anexample of an advocate for the people,unlike Barbara Clark and the Weprin boys.Sen. Malcolm Smith’s involvement is rea-son enough to have the inspector generalinvestigate this done deal.

How many investigations can a senatorprompt? Ask Sen. Smith; he seems toattract them.

Sen. Avella, you have my vote, and Mr.Hellenbrecht, you have my respect, for ifpeople stayed quiet ... God knows what weour communities would be surrounded byfor some political hacks financial gain.

Joyce ShepardBayside

Cycles of danger IDear Editor:

It disturbs me to think that another asi-nine law will be passed allowing motorbikes free access to sidewalks (“Senate con-siders electric bike bill,” June 30, multipleeditions). It is bad enough that unmotorizedbikes are destroying our right to walk onsidewalks. Tell me, you addled-brainedpoliticians, where do we walk? In the street?

This is another example of fat-cat busi-ness people running our towns and cities,while coercing pols to pass these dumblaws. OK, so we own China trillions, butthat is no excuse. This is America!

Anne GilroyFlushing

Cycles of danger IIDear Editor:

I’m just wondering how long it’s goingto take before there is no bike riding onsidewalks. Or do we just wait until some-one is hurt?

And electric bikes may be faster, but tomy knowledge you have to have a licenseto drive a motor bike. No lights, no insur-ance, etc. — who pays for anyone injuredor anything hit?

Ray CordenRichmond Hill

‘Bikes’ get a free rideDear Editor:

We used to call them scooters. But nowthe difference between an electric “bike” anda scooter is the scooter generates income forthe city, state and insurance industry.

In Queens, every little business had bikesand scooters. The scooters had to havesomething on them that we called a licenseplate. They also required a license to drivethem. Both generated income for the state,which in turn meant income for the city.

But these electric bikes don’t pay thestate anything — no taxes, no fees, nada.

Place one of these electric bikes next toa bicycle. Which do you think it resem-bles, a bicycle or a scooter?

LETTERS TO THE DITORE

Quinn hits Queens where it hurtsBeware the wrath of Christine Quinn. The City Council

speaker is throwing a $600,000 temper tantrum that willcut directly into the quality of life of thousands of Queens

residents — all because Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. of Astoriastood up for our borough.

The speaker is miffed that Vallone vocally opposed therenaming of the iconic Queensboro Bridge in honor of formerMayor Ed Koch. The change was one of Mayor Bloomberg’spointless pet projects, you see, and in this matter as in many,Quinn is nothing but his legislative doppelganger.

Vallone, like 70 percent of Queens residents, and nearly thatmany citywide, thought the bridge already had enough names,and that changing it would be a slap to the borough. In the endit was christened the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge. OnlyVallone and three other Queens councilmen voted against therenaming, which we expect will take about as well as Robert F.Kennedy-Triborough Bridge has. Meaning not at all.

Now, because the retaliatory Quinn controls the purse stringson discretionary funding, groups like the Variety Boys and GirlsClub, area little leagues, senior centers and other nonprofitorganizations will lose out. The $600,000 that Vallone will nothave to spread around this year is about 42 percent of what he

had for the fiscal year that just ended.The speaker took a similar action against Middle Village

Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley last year, all because theQueens lawmaker beat her to the punch in announcing a com-promise that kept all the city’s fire companies open. She is asensitive one, the speaker.

But aren’t all council members suffering cutbacks this yearbecause of the city’s financial condition? No. Those who playthe game the way Quinn and Bloomberg like them to play itaren’t seeing anything like the hit Vallone, and therefore thepeople of his district, are taking.

As he told the Chronicle on Wednesday, unlike many coun-cil members, he hasn’t been handing out funds to groups thatemploy his former staffers. Around the city, many such organi-zations are little more than slush funds for the politically con-nected. But Vallone hasn’t been playing that game.

It’s time all of this nonsense came to an end. All councilmembers should receive equal discretionary funding. AndVallone, an independent conservative Democrat and man ofintegrity, should get your vote. He’s expected to run for districtattorney after this term in the council, his last under the law, ifRichard Brown retires. Seems like he’d make a fine successor.

Pity the clutch of mom-and-pop business-es on Liberty Avenue just west ofCrossbay Boulevard in Ozone Park.

First the Department of Transportation cutdeeply into their sales by remaking the blockin such a way that people find it much harderto get there or to park there. Now Sanitation isgoing after them, writing mass tickets forinfractions like having an empty soda can in atrash bin not dedicated to recyclables.

Yes, you must separate your refuse, forgood economic and environmental reasons.But are you supposed to follow every cus-tomer around and immediately pluck mis-placed garbage out of the cans inside yourstore? Of course not. You should just separateitems before they go to the curb.

Writing tickets for trash that’s mixed upoutside is legitimate. Doing it inside is harass-ment, and just one more anti-small businesspractice out of City Hall.

Overboard with tickets

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Maybe we should ask one ofthe teachers who’ll get laid off

because the state is running out of funds.William Johnson

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Welcome immigrantsDear Editor:

Recently, there were some disturbingcomments in the press from residents ofBellerose about whether South Asianimmigrants and individuals of South Asiandescent who are relative newcomers to theneighborhood are serving our country inthe armed forces (“Tensions high over ille-gal immigration,” June 16, and “Fight atCB 13 meet almost turns violent,” June30, multiple editions). There were alsosome disrespectful statements about howour country deals with immigration.

I believe it is time for all of the resi-dents of Queens to start showing appropri-ate respect for our new immigrants andneighbors.

Like my forebears and those of many ofmy neighbors, today’s immigrants come tothis country for freedom and economicopportunity. They come because theyknow that in the United States their suc-cess will depend on how hard they work,not on the color of their skin or their reli-gion. There are many South Asian Ameri-cans serving in our military and in theNew York City Police Department.

One, Corp. Gurpreet Singh of the FirstBattalion, Fifth Marine Regiment, FirstMarine Division, gave his life for ourcountry on June 22.

Negative comments about South Asianimmigrants dishonor the ultimate sacrificehe made. Instead, we should be thankinghis family and keeping his service at theforefront of our minds when we see newneighbors. These immigrants are payingtaxes and raising their children in thisgreat nation. They love this country too.

Mark S. WeprinNYC Councilman for the 23rd District

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Corporate crooks and polsDear Editor:

Highway robbers are back again!Today, they don’t cover their faces with

bandanas, step out from behind rocks orbushes, hold up the stagecoach and ride off,before the sheriff and posse arrive. No, nowthey operate in the open. They have officehours, wear tailored business suits and arecalled business executives. However,behind this facade of respectability, manystill are the same breed, the highway robber.

Each year they take millions of dollarswithout waving a menacing pistol. Readthe financial pages to keep up with theirlatest exploits. I’m describing those cor-porate leaders who receive large compen-sation packages from the companies theycontrol with the acquiescence of theirboard of directors. The average share-holder, like each citizen, has a right tovote on matters regarding company poli-cy and practices. When meetings andelections are held they are carefully con-trolled by the powers that be. Proposalsare carefully worded to favor manage-ment, while those benefiting shareholdersare discouraged and rarely enacted.Divide and conquer is the rule.

On the national and local political scene,the situation is similar. Once they’re inoffice, it gets harder to replace those elected

whose interests do not lie wholly with theirconstituents. Finding colleagues of the sameilk, they vote themselves handsome salaries,benefits and other perks not available to thepublic they are supposed to serve.

This democratic concept of the peopleelecting representitives to promote the gener-al interest has gone astray. Unfortunately, it isdifficult to get voters, a large diverse group,to realize this and act in concert for change.

It will take a major spark to set off amajor change.

Charlie Le TanJamaica

Deutsche Bank blameDear Editor:

Regardless of what Capt. Al Hogan, pres-ident of the Uniformed Fire Officers Asso-ciation, noted, the deaths of Robert Beddiaand Joseph Graffagnino in the DeutscheBank f ire are the blame of the FDNYinspectors whose job it was to inspect thatbuilding site before the fire started.

To say they didn’t notice the 42-foot sec-tion of a basement standpipe was missing isa weak argument for not doing their job.

These FDNY inspectors should be firedand lose their pensions, which is a smallprice to pay for their ignorance, incompe-tence or simply not doing their job, cost-ing the lives of two of their own.

The FDNY should quit trying to blamesomeone else and take responsibility forthe fire safety of this building site regard-less of what contractors do or don’t do.

Frank BlaineyBayside

Answer the DOE surveyDear Editor:

(An open letter to parents)The Department of Education is using a

Family Feedback Form to learn what infor-mation families want to know about theirchildren’s education and how they want toreceive it.

The Family Feedback Form represents anopportunity for the DOE to better under-stand constituents’ needs, and to providefamilies with the tools and information theyneed to promote student achievement.

To participate in this very valuable sur-vey, please go to familyfeedback.org ortext “FAMILY” to 877877 to share yourfeedback. The survey will be availablethrough July 25th.

I would also like to take this opportuni-ty to remind you that the f irst day ofschool is Thursday, Sept. 8.

Have a great summer!Daniel Dromm

NYC Councilman for the 25th DistrictJackson Heights

The writer is a former city school teacher.

Obama’s jet tax flipDear Editor:

President Obama recently came out infavor of ending a special tax break for cor-porations who purchased private jets. Yet,this same tax break was included in the2009 stimulus package that the Democratspassed with only three Republican votes.

If the tax break is so bad, why didObama include it in his must-pass stimu-lus bill? I just thought I would ask.

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Recently the Iraq and AfghanistanVeterans Of America released some verytroubling statistics. In May the unem-ployment rate for new Veterans returningfrom Iraq and Afghanistan has increasedfrom over 12 percent in May to over 13percent in June, while the nationalunemployment rate for everyone else isabout 9.2 percent. Unemploymentamong young veterans under the age of30 is nearly 20 percent. With these trou-bling statistics, something must be doneto correct this problem.

This past weekend U.S. Sen. KirstenGillibrand held a press conference inManhattan to introduce the HiringHeroes Act of 2011. This act wouldrequire all departing service men andwomen to receive training in job searchskills through the governments Transi-tion Assistance Program (TAP). I com-mend the senator for proposing thisbill, which is a step in the right direc-tion. However, TAP is broken and itdoes not do anything to help veteransfind jobs.

TAP is basically a seminar held overthe course of a few days before a servicemember is released from their service. Itis supposed to be a refresher course inhow to look for a job. I have spoken tomany veterans who went through thisprogram, and they all say it did not helpprepare them for getting a job. I do notthink we should be throwing more

money at a failed program. TAP needs tobe reworked first.

What is needed is increased funding tothe government’s employment programsfor veterans. Currently the U.S. Depart-ment of Labor has $28 million allocatedfor employment programs. This is a verysmall amount of funding which is onlyable to help a small amount of our nation’sveterans. Congress should considerincreasing DOL’s vets budget. After riskingtheir lives and defending our great nation,this country’s veterans deserve more fromus. No veterans should ever be left behind.

Matthew SilversteinDemocratic State Committeeman, 26th AD

Bayside

Murdoch’s bad newsDear Editor:

The crumbling of Rupert Murdoch’smedia empire is a huge boon tomankind worldwide. Imagine thatgodawful propaganda machine thatredefines bottom-feeding for conserva-tives and idiots (same thing) —silenced! All Fox, New York Post, WallStreet Journal, many others internation-ally — all gone! It couldn’t come fastenough: then balance, intelligence andjournalism will win.

“Fair and balanced”? If it’s fair tobalance truth and lies, smart and stupid,thoughtful and reactionary, extreme andcentrist ... Good riddance, Rupe! Butthen who’ll cover Sarah Palin andMichele Bachmann?

J. Andrew SmithBloomfield, NJ

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Queens residents have sent in a delugeof applications with the hopes of landing ajob in the incoming casino in Aqueduct inSouth Ozone Park.

A total of 10,654 people — about7,500 of whom are borough residents —have submitted applications to ResortsWorld Casino New York City, which willoversee the facility at the Aqueduct RaceTrack, the group announced this week.RWCNYC expects to f ill about 1,150positions at the city’s first casino — about50 percent more than the company hadanticipated.

“These latest applicant figures reflectthe genuine excitement in and aroundQueens about the opportunities that thenew facility will bring to the local com-munity,” RWCNYC President MichaelSpeller said in a prepared statement onMonday. “With last week’s poor jobsreport, we are continuing to evaluateopportunities for more job creation.”

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With the Sept. 13 special election to fillthe vacancies in one Congressional and twoAssembly districts in Queens just weeksaway, members of the Lindenwood Alliancehosted a candidates’ forum Mondayevening at the Rockwood Park Jewish Cen-ter in Howard Beach.

Republican Bob Turner and his Democ-ratic opponent, Assemblyman DavidWeprin (D-Little Neck), were at the forumto discuss their priorities for the 9th Con-gressional District, which covers ForestHills, Rego Park, Kew Gardens, Kew Gar-dens Hills, Fresh Meadows, Woodhaven,Glendale, Hillcrest, Jamaica Hills,Maspeth, Middle Village, Ozone Park,Richmond Hill, Howard Beach, and part ofthe Rockaways and Brooklyn.

U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner resigned fromhis seat representing the district last month.

Republican Jane Deacy, a district leaderwho is running for the 23rd Assembly Dis-trict, joined the Congressional candidatesat the forum.

The 23rd Assembly District, previouslyrepresented by Audrey Pheffer until she leftin mid-May to become the Queens County

clerk, spans the Rockaway peninsula,Broad Channel and Howard Beach.

Deacy’s Democratic opponent and anaide to U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY),Phil Goldfeder, could not attend the forumdue to a scheduling conflict.

The candidates took questions from theaudience and voiced how they stood onissues of concern to the community.

Turner, 70, a retired businessman, ranagainst Weiner in the 2010 general election,when he garnered about 40 percent of thevote in the strongly Democratic district.

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Turner criticized President Obama’sadministration. “You can be part of thesolution, which is the type (of) programthat I am offering, or part of the problem,which is continuing the current practices ofthis administration,” Turner said. “Thatchoice is yours.”

Weprin, who also reportedly has thebacking of the state's Independence Partyand has served in the City Council as chair-man of the Finance Committee, detailed hisbackground for the audience.

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Ike Albala was surprised by the seniors of Howard Beachand the center board of directors with a retirement partycomplete with dancing, four sheet cakes, speeches and com-mendations from politicians.

Albala’s wife, Rosalie, who works as a secretary in Brook-lyn at James Madison High School, said she’s looking for-ward to spending quality time with her husband and family.

“We’re planning on enjoying our children and grandchil-dren more than we already have been,” Rosalie Albala said.

“And maybe now he’ll cook me a dinner or two,” shejoked about her husband.

Ike and Rosalie Albala were accompaniedby their two sons and daughter, Jonathan,Mikey and Aimee, Jonathan’s wife, Rachel,and their five grandchildren: Malka, Meira,Avi, Sarah and Yisrael.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-HowardBeach) spoke about how Albala neverstopped working and always got the job done.“Ike is always pestering us elected officialsfor money,” Addabbo said with a smile. “Butthat’s his job; he was always doing his job anddoing it well.”

Addabbo said he’d prefer not to call this agoodbye. “I hate to say ‘goodbye;’ I hope it’sjust a see you later.”

The senator presented Albala with aproclamation from the state Senate andthanked him for the help he’s given to thou-sands of seniors over the past 15 years.

City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-OzonePark) remarked that it was a bittersweet day.“Ike has meant so much to us,” Ulrich said. “Not only doeshe go above and beyond, but he really cares.”

Ulrich gave Albala a citation on behalf of the City Coun-cil which showed his long list of accomplishments, fromacquiring his master’s degree in social work at Adelphi Uni-versity to his work at various Jewish community centers andhis previous position as an adjunct professor at the TouroCollege School of Social Work.

Albala announced that it had been a very mixed-emotionday. “I’ve enjoyed being here and relating to the members ofthis center. In a way it’s funny, because when people ask mewhat I do and I tell them I work at a senior center, they won-der why. Let me tell you, all you have to do is see the danc-ing here on Tuesdays and other things we’re involved in andyou’ll know we’re always on the go.”

Edna Dzigas, chairperson of the board, presented Albalawith an ESQ Swiss watch by Movado on behalf of theseniors and the center’s board of directors.

Martha Vinciguerra, one of the seniors in attendance,believed Albala had done a wonderful job. “He’s alwaysbeen very interested in each individual here,” Vinciguerrasaid.

Sandy Gussin, another senior who came to celebrate withAlbala, was impressed with all his work. “He’s taught thepeople under him how to do a good job,” Gussin said.

Tony Gugliucci and his wife, Mary, are both on the boardof directors at the center and are interested to see who willreplace Albala. “When you get a new person, that person hasto get used to the seniors, but I think it should turn out allright,” Tony Gugliucci said. Q

The Howard Beach senior center was full of life on Tuesday when a retirementparty was held for the director of the center. PHOTOS BY DANIEL SCARPATI

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Ike Albala, second from left, stood with his wife, daughter, twosons, daughter-in-law and five grandchildren and thanked Sen.Joseph Addabbo for his support.

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“I love it and it’s good exercise,” saidMary Nally, 78, of Howard Beach. “I havesciatica, so I want to give it a shot and see ifI can do it. I never give up. I want to keepgoing. I’ll try anything, except maybe jump-ing out of a plane.”

Mirella Bautista, 61, of Ozone Park moveswith great passion and rhythm. Amazingly, it

was only her second belly dancing lesson.Clad in a black blouse and pants with a brightred, gold spangled sarong, she strutted herstuff on the dance floor with about 10 others.

“I enjoy it a lot, and it’s very sexy,”Bautista said.

Also at home on the dance floor was RitaAroesty, 81, of Rockaway Beach, who alsoenjoys ballet. She said her favorite aspect ofbelly dancing is the music.

“Middle Eastern music has a lot ofrhythm,” she said.

The class begins with some stretchingexercises in order to get everyone limber,then Lombardo shows the women each step

of the belly dance piece by piece, from ashake of the hip, to the twist of an arm, to themovement of the feet. At the end of the ses-sion, they put it all together and then thewomen are allowed to freestyle, doing what-ever steps they want in any order they choose.

Sara Benitez, 79, of nearby CypressHills, Brooklyn has been a member of thesenior center for 15 years and said shewould encourage other older adults to trybelly dancing.

“Dancing, walking, swimming, whatever— just keep your body moving,” she said.

Lombardo is not a professional instructor,but teaches the class at the center because she

enjoys working with the seniors. She gotinterested in belly dancing by accident. About35 years ago, she accompanied a friend whowas taking a stenography class to her school.Since she already knew how to type, shefilled in the time with a belly dancing course.

“The music was just so beautiful and soinvigorating,” Lombardo said. “It was awhole new world.”

The belly dancing class at the HowardBeach Senior center is free and for womenover 60. It takes place on Fridays from1:15 to 2:15 p.m. The center is located at156-45 85 St. For more information, call(718) 738-8100. Q

Dance instructor Anita Lombardo, left, shows Mirella Bautista, Sara Benitez, Rita Aroesty and a handful of others how to belly dance at the Howard Beach Senior Center. PHOTOS BY ANNMARIE COSTELLA

Seniors strut their stuff at belly dancing class Older adults at the Howard Beach Senior Center say it’s great excercise

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Library to close for repairsBibliophiles in Howard Beach will have

to find their summer reads elsewhere whilethe library on 156th Avenue closes tem-porarily for renovations.

The Queens Library at Howard Beach,located at 92-06 156 Ave., will shut itsdoors on July 25 so workers can replace theroof, library officials announced this week.

Library officials thanked City Council-man Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) andMayor Bloomberg for securing city fund-ing to help pay for the needed repair work.

The institution is expected to reopen bythe end of August, though additional workwill continue after that date.

A book bus will provide limited service

to patrons of the Howard Beach establish-ment from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Mondays,Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays begin-ning the week of Aug. 1.

Howard Beach customers are welcometo use any other library in Queens.

There are several libraries close to theHoward Beach location, including one at16-26 Crossbay Blvd. in Broad Channeland another at 92-24 Rockaway Blvd. inOzone Park.

Residents may return books outside theBroad Channel facility 24 hours a day.

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by Nancy J. Brady, RN, Esq. and Linda F. Marshak, Esq.

Perhaps the most important, yet mostfrequently overlooked planning documentis the Health Care Proxy. Since 1991, thepassage of the Patient Self-DeterminationAct has enabled Americans to select aproxy, or individual to make medical deci-sions when the individual is unable toeither temporarily or permanently makethose decisions for himself/herself.

In New York State, the ÒHealth CareProxy” is the form in which one can desig-nate an agent, and an alternative agent tomake medical decisions (only if one isunable to speak for himself). Your agentwill advocate for your preferred treatmentand ensure that your wishes are carriedout at a point in time when you cannotspeak for yourself. Hospitals, doctors andother health care providers must followyour agent's decisions as if they wereyour own. You may give the person youselect as your health care agent as little oras much authority as you want. You mayallow your agent to make all health caredecisions or only certain ones. You mayalso give your agent instructions that he orshe has to follow.

Just ask any healthcare professional, orsomeone who has cared for a loved oneand had to make decisions, this documentis important for people for all ages to havein place, not just the frail and elderly pop-ulation. Studies have shown, however, thatless than one third of Americans have aHealth Care Proxy document in place.Without a completed Health Care Proxyform, your wishes may not be known, andyou may or may not receive the care asyou would have preferred.

Hospitals and health care facilities thatreceive federal funding (such as Medicare)are required to provide information regard-ing Advanced Care Directives and theHeath Care Proxy information to patients.

The New York State Senate considersthis issue to be so important that a recentbill was passed in the Senate that will

require the Department of Motor Vehicles(DMV) to begin, no later than 2013, tosend Health Care Proxy forms with driver'slicense and registration renewal forms.While this is a step in the right direction,this approach will unfortunately take aperiod of years to reach our seniors in thearea, who may or may not complete theforms, or may complete them incorrectly.

In addition to the Health Care Proxy, youmay choose to complete a Living Will. ALiving Will is a statement of instructionsmedical treatment desired (or not), suchas pain medication, cardiopulmonaryresuscitation, mechanical ventilation, arti-ficial nutrition or hydration. While this doc-ument is not necessary for your agent ona Health Care Proxy to make medical deci-sions, some individuals choose to have aLiving Will in place to provide these spe-cific guidelines for the Health Care Proxyagent to have in writing. The two docu-ments are frequent ly referred to as“Advance Directives”.

We at Brady & Marshak, LLP have spo-ken with Senator Joseph Addabbo andhave decided to make it our joint effort topromote and faci l i ta te complet ion ofHealth Care Proxy documents for theseniors in our community. We will be“kicking off” this effort to jump start themovement of educating seniors of theHealth Care Proxy's importance and willprovide the necessary information andforms to complete Health Care Proxy doc-uments. This first event will be held onThursday, July 28 at 6 p.m. at Sugar BunBake Shop on Crossbay Boulevard inHoward Beach. We plan on conducting aseries of these meetings to meet our goalfor every senior in the communities weserve to have this document in place. Wealso invite the seniors in the area who areunable to attend the meeting to call ouroffice to obtain and complete a HealthCare Proxy and for our upcoming seminarschedule. The attorneys can be reached at(718) 738-8500. We look forward to hear-ing from you! Q

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State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-HowardBeach) is happy to be home.

After a packed legislative session thatincluded a vote supporting gay marriage,which drew both cheers and ire from hisconstituents, to the Senate’s passage of anumber of his bills that, among otherthings, would further prevent sex offendersfrom being hired in positions working withchildren, Addabbo said he is ready for thesummer break.

“It’s about getting back to the local workthat I do,” Addabbo said.

Getting away from the time-consumingcommute between Queens and Albany, notto mention the long nights spent in negotia-tions on the budget — which was, in a rarelegislative feat, passed on time, also meansa chance to sit down and speak with resi-dents, some of whom aren’t pleased withhis support for the marriage equality bill.

“It’s important to me to explain how Igot to a certain position,” said Addabbo,whose district tends to lean more conserva-tively than others in the city. “There werepeople who were very upset with my voteand many who were sympathetic. When Iget a chance to speak with them, I tell themwhat we did affects members of the LGBTcommunity who will see 1,100 new rightsattached to the word marriage. These arefamily matters, f inancial matters, healthmatters. For the vast majority of my resi-dents, and those residents not happy with

the vote, this law won’t affect them.”The Assembly had passed numerous

bills making gay marriage legal, and themore conservative state Senate passed thelegislation at the end of June.

Addabbo had voted against a similar billin 2009, when gay marriage did not passthe Senate.

He said this time around he had receivedthousands of constituents contact him insupport of gay marriage, many moreso thanthose who told him they were opposed.

The Senate passed a series of bills spon-sored by Addabbo, though the Assemblystill has to pass accompanying versions.One bill, passed in March, would preventemployers from hiring convicted sexoffenders and child abusers for positions inwhich they have substantial contact withchildren. This bill is now in the Assembly’sLabor Committee and is being carried bystate Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Wood-haven).

Addabbo’s other legislation, all of whichthe Senate passed in June, would increasefinancial penalties for driving with a sus-pended or revoked license, prohibit the useof digital license plate frames that can pro-duce still or scrolling text or images, andupgrade penalties for individuals whofalsely misrepresent an organization andask for donations.

Besides the historic marriage equalitybill, Addabbo said the session’s highlightsincluded ethics reform, a property tax capand strengthened tenant protections.

“There’s been tremendous advancementthis legislative session, and a lot of that hasto do with Gov. Cuomo,” Addabbo said.“There were serious problems we dealtwith that are not specifically Democratic orRepublican problems. They’re people prob-lems.”

The ethics legislation passed by the Sen-ate and Assembly in June creates the JointCommission on Public Ethics, which willmonitor both the legislative and executivebranches of government.

It requires greater disclosure of legisla-tors’ outside incomes and expands disclo-sure requirements for registered lobbyists.Public officials will also have to forfeittheir pensions if they are convicted of afelony.

Addabbo praised the passage of theproperty tax cap, which limits the amountby which a government entity can increaseits annual tax levy to 2 percent — or therate of inflation, whichever is less.

At Cuomo’s urging, legislators extendedstate rent regulations for four years.

Addabbo said there is still much workleft to do, including redistricting.

New York has to lose two seats in theU.S. House of Representatives because itspopulation grew more slowly than otherparts of the country, according to federalCensus numbers that have been widely dis-puted among New York officials and civicleaders.

Some political analysts have said the 9thCongressional District, previously repre-

sented by Anthony Weiner, could be elimi-nated.

Addabbo said as long as New York mustlose two seats, with one of them inevitablybeing downstate, the 9th could be top onthe list because there is no high-rankinglegislator representing that seat anymore.

“We don’t have to lose our seniority inour Congressional delegation,” he said. Q

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. said he is pleasedwith the past legislative session.

Addabbo pleased with sessionHighlights gay marriage, ethics reform and tax cap


The New York Families forAutistic Children is expandingits operations and plans to opena series of programs for develop-mentally disabled adults andchildren in a new home onCrossbay Boulevard in HowardBeach.

NYFAC President AndrewBaumann said his nonprof itorganization, which has adminis-trative offices at 95-16 PitkinAve. in Ozone Park, will open anadult day program, an after-school program, and speech,occupational and physical thera-py at 164-14 Crossbay Blvd.,

where Danny’s Szechuan Gardenwas located until the end ofJune.

The nonprof it, which hasbeen in Ozone Park for morethan 13 years, has never beenable to offer these services dueto a lack of space.

“We’re very excited to do thisin our community,” Baumannsaid. “We’re really happy.”

Baumann, who is alsoNYFAC’s chief executive officer,said his group has been lookingfor space for these types of pro-grams for the past five years.

He expects the new facilitywill open in eight to 12 months,depending on how quickly the

renovation work can be finished.The CEO said Danny Chan,

who owned Danny’s SzechuanGarden and sold the building toNYFAC, was extremely helpfulin making his dream to expandbecome a reality.

“Danny and his family werevery, very supportive of our mis-sion and what we do,” Baumannsaid. “They worked with us for15 months to get this done.”

There will also be counseling,evaluations, support groups andprofessional development train-ing in NYFAC’s new home.

While the nonprofit does offerthese services now, they have toconduct them in various buildingsaround the community becausethere is no room for them in theiradministrative space.

As part of the adult day pro-gram, Baumann said they hopeto help adults with develop-mental disabilities, includingautism, to land jobs within thecommunity and “teach them tobecome independent on theirown.”

The nonprofit’s president saidthey will use a working kitchento teach their clients how to safe-ly prepare food for themselves.

“And we can teach daily liv-ing skills to kids with disabili-ties,” Baumann said.

He noted that the nonprofithas yet to formally announce allthe programs that will be avail-able at the site because they arestill writing proposals to getapproval from the state Office ofPeople with Developmental Dis-abilities.

“We’re still in the planningstages,” Baumann said. “As weget closer to the groundbreakingor ribbon cutting, we’ll put outmore information.”

Baumann purchased the sitefrom the Chan family after theyhad operated their Chinese andJapanese restaurant for morethan three decades in HowardBeach.

Danny Chan and his wife,Veronica, said they were pleasedto sell the building to a nonprofitwith a social conscience.

“We want to run a more mod-ern, smaller place,” VeronicaChan said. “It’s a good thingNYFAC will move in. It’s for agood cause.”

The Chans said they expect toopen another restaurant inHoward Beach in the near future.

NYFAC now works withabout 600 families. While thenonprofit specializes in autism,it will take in anyone with adevelopmental disability, Bau-mann said. Q

The Ozone Park-based New York Families for Autistic Children will open anumber of new programs at a building on Crossbay Boulevard in HowardBeach. RENDERING COURTESY NYFAC

NYFAC to expand in Howard BeachAutism group to offer day care, after-school programs

Born 100 years ago on July 8, HowardBeach native Lillian Merola has plenty tocelebrate.

Merola was married to August Merolaand lived in Howard Beach for more than30 years. While in Queens, she andAugust enjoyed wonderful years sur-rounded by friends and family.

She gave birth to three daughters,JoAnn, Marie and Rosa in Howard Beach.Merola now has 10 grandchildren, 24great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Throughout her life,Merola has been a devoted mother,grandmother and friend. Lillian nowresides in Boca Raton, Florida and looksforward to many visits from all of herfamily members.

Happy birthday Lillian!

Lillian Merolacelebrates 100th

PHOTO COURTESY JOYCE NICHOLAS

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Recently, a woman and her boyfriend went into an unassuming gold buying and cash loan shop on Queens Boulevard. She had a $35 offer on her ring from another area shop, but was looking to get a better deal. In what may be viewed as poor business acumen, she told her new prospective buyer what her previous offer was. Still, after examining her piece, he offered her $1,600. He did so, as he says, “...because that’s what it was worth.”

The plight of the worker who’s hard-up for cash in today’s economy is something that Arthur Elias and Edward Goldberg can relate to first-hand, having been laid off from their jobs in jewelry manufacturing. They understand that people get into situations where they just need a little cash fast to make the bills and Ice Jewelry Buying Service hopes to help out in the most honest way they can.

“For this, I like to think we’re doing the community a service,” Elias said. “We’re in the business of helping people who are in a tough spot. They can come to our store and know that we can educate them on what they have and we’ll give them what their items are worth. When that woman told me her previous offer, it made me wonder how many times this happens — how many people who really need that money get taken advantage of?”

Elias opened his Rego Park shop with Goldberg less than a year ago, and already they’re seeing a lot of repeat customers and referrals. This is a sign to them that they’re doing something right — the pawn business typically deals in one-time transactions but Elias is determined to break that mold, building a reputation on trust.

“Everyone around here is buying gold these days; you can go into the barber shop down the road and sell your jewelry. The problem with all these places is they treat everything

like it’s a one-shot deal and we don’t do that,” Elias said.

In addition to buying gold, silver, diamonds, watches and coins, Ice Jewelry Buying also offers instant cash loans for jewelry and eBay selling services.

Their cash loans program is straightforward and simple. “It’s a perfect solution for someone who has a bill due and a check on the way,” Goldberg said. “But we make sure they have a game plan to buy their jewelry back before the end of the term. Sometimes these are people’s heirlooms we’re talking about and we respect that.”

For those who are less Internet-savvy or just don’t have the time, Ice Jewelry Buying offers a convenient eBay sales service. If what a customer has isn’t an item that Ice Jewelry Buying would purchase, like a handbag or antique furniture, they can help find a buyer on their eBay store. Elias consults with the

customer to find a target price and let the internet auctioneers handle the rest.

For anyone who has ever dealt with the hassle of sel l ing and shipping an item on eBay — all the

forms involved in setting up a user and paypal account, the 10-15 percent fee that Ice Jewelry Buying charges to do all the work is really a bargain deal.

“At the end of the day, I just want people to feel comfortable doing business with us. People have this conception of gold buying stores as these slimy places with slimy people, and they’re typically right. But we want to be different. I don’t think it’s cool to see someone buy a ring for $200 and put it in their counter for $800. We don’t do that.”

Ice Jewelry Buying Services is located at 98-30 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park. Hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 11am to 7:00pm and Saturday 10am to 5pm; Sunday private appoinments are available. Call for more information (718) 830-0030. Q

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It should have read Leslie and BrianPowell of Bayside with their daughter,Reese, 6 months old. Mom likes theYankees, Dad roots for the Mets andwhen she grows up, Reese will decidethe majority.

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Rockwood Park Jewish Center Rabbi TzviBerkowitz, second from left, and members ofChesed Shel Emes honored Councilman EricUlrich, center with plaque, for his efforts toclean up the Bayside and Acacia Jewishcemeteries in Ozone Park.

Chesed Shel Emes is a national organiza-

tion that helps Jewish people with the costof burials and conducts clean up at crimescenes.

The group also recognized the efforts ofAuxiliary Lieutenants from the 106thPrecinct Robert Danor and MichaelHennessy, who helped with the cemeteries.

Ulrich, 106th cops honored

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In an effort to get residents the bestfoods and help them avoid health problemslike diabetes and cancer, the sixth annualHealth Bucks program is underway at par-ticipating farmers markets in the city.

What began as apilot program createdby the Department ofHealth and MentalHygiene and theHuman ResourcesAdministration in theBronx in 2005 has turned into a highly pop-ular citywide event.

Health Bucks are $2 coupons that can beredeemed for a plethora of fresh foods at anyof the 65 involved farmers markets across theboroughs.

There are a few ways to acquire HealthBucks. One is the use of Electronic BenefitTransfer cards, previously known as FoodStamp cards and now known as SupplementalNutrition Assistance Program cards, at greenmarkets. Every time customers spend $5, theyget a Health Buck.

Another method requires attending a StellarFarmers’ Market cooking class. Classes are

available at 18 of the city markets and they aremade up of a nutrition workshop and cookingdemonstration. Following each class, partici-pants receive a Health Buck and sample thefeatured recipe.

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There are three participating markets inQueens: the Corona Greenmarket at RooseveltAvenue and 103rd Street on Fridays from 8a.m. to 3 p.m., the Jackson Heights Greenmar-ket at 34th Avenue between 77th and 78thstreets on Sundays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., andthe Hall of Science Farmers’ Market at 111thStreet and 48th Avenue on Sundays from 10a.m. to 4 p.m.

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The Woodhaven Richmond Hill VolunteerAmbulance Corp. will be holding a crucialfundraiser at historic Neir’s Tavern, whichhas volunteered to host the event, onSunday, July 17 from 2 to 11 p.m. Neir’s islocated at 87-48 78 St. in Woodhaven.

The Woodhaven Richmond Hill VolunteerAmbulance Corp. is in desperate need ofnew defibrillators for the ambulance due tothe aging condition of the current ones.These defibrillators are needed for theambulance to operate and to save lives in

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singers, some from the local community, abarbecue with hamburgers and hot dogs fora nominal fee and raffle prizes — all to raisemoney to purchase the new defibrillators.

For more information, visit the WoodhavenRichmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corp. onFacebook. Anyone who cannot attend maysend a donation to the Woodhaven RichmondHill Volunteer Ambulance Corp., 78-15Jamaica Ave., Woodhaven, NY 11421.

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The MTA this week launched a compe-tition for technology developers to createsoftware applications that increase accessto transit information and help citizensnavigate the MTA’s systemof subways, buses, rail-roads, bridges and tunnels.

The MTA will award agrand prize of $5,000 andsmaller cash prizes to devel-opers of apps deemed mostuseful to the city’s 8.5 mil-lion daily transit users.

The competition, MTAApp Quest, is the latestcomponent of the agency’swide-ranging effort toimprove public access totransit network informa-tion, such as countdownclocks in subway stations, redesigned mapsand MTA apps already developed.

“Over the past two years, we’ve mademore and more information available toapp developers, and we’re thrilled thatthey’re taking this information and using itto benef it our customers,” said MTAChairman Jay Walder. “Now, through this

competition, we are taking the next step toengage with the app developer communityto encourage the creation of even moreuseful apps.”

The MTA is releasing to contestantsnew data sets including records on rider-

ship, on-time performance,and injury rates; the shapesof bus routes; and historicaltimes and locations of trainmovements.

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PHOTO BY PATRICK CASHIN / MTA Councilman Eric Ulrich honored OzonePark residents Julie Falcone, left, CarmelaMalizia and Cristina Carbonell for their par-ticipation in the NYPD Citizen’s PoliceAcademy Program.

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The program includes three hours ofinstruction and training for 14 weeks. Itoffers community members the chance toexperience similar training to that of policerecruits and covers topics like identity theft,domestic violence and terrorism.

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The United Presbyterian Church ofRidgewood, located at 62-54 60 Place, is inthe process of selling its building to St.Mary & St. Antonios Coptic OrthodoxChurch, located at 606 Woodward Ave.,which will use the site to expand its wor-ship services and hold other activities.

The United Presbyterian Church congre-gation will not be homeless, however,because it will be renting space at CovenantLutheran Church at 68-59 60 Lane. Thechurch’s gym, Rock Fitness, will also relo-cate, through a site for that has not beenfinalized yet.

“We’re not running away,” said the Rev.Henry Fury, the United Presbyterian pastor.“We have been here since 1863, longer than

ConEd and the telephone company.”Fury stressed that the heart of a church

exists within its congregation rather thanthe physical space where members come toworship, although he did praise the churchfor its beauty and historical significance.

The congregation began in 1863, the par-sonage was a farmhouse built in 1850, andthe church was built in 1908. Maintainingthe 103-year-old structure has become dif-ficult and a strain financially, according toFury, who noted that fuel costs for thechurch exceed $25,000 a year.

“People place too much importance onthe building, but that’s not what the gospelis about,” Fury said. “Too many peopleworship the church and not God.”

Fury was also quick to note the good workthat is conducted by the congregants, such as

in their prison outreach pro-gram, which ministers toinmates at Rikers Island, andits food pantry program,which has distributed 10,000grocery packages in the last18 months.

“We are more vibrant andactive today than we were 30years ago,” Fury said.

But the population of thechurch has declined. Askedwhy, Fury wondered, “Havepeople become turned off tohearing about God? Havepeople lost their faith inGod? I don’t know.” But he

noted that other main line churches haveexperienced similar declines in attendance.

Part of the problem could also be that theethnic makeup of the neighborhood haschanged over the years from a primarilyGerman immigrant population to a morediverse mix of cultures, he said.

Fury added that the reason the congrega-tion at St. Mary & St. Antonios CopticOrthodox Church is increasing is that manyof them are Egyptian refugees who havefled the persecution of their homeland.“That’s great,” Fury said. “We’re veryhappy for them.” Q

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No matter what time of day, every-body loves to eat, and there are some taste-bud tantalizing eateries where residents can enjoy great food.

Prima Pasta at 161-50B on Crossbay Blvd. hosts “Summer Mondays,” when patrons receive a complimentary glass of wine or coffee and mini cannoli with every entree or pasta dish during lunch or dinner. Kids ages 3 to 10 eat free from 3 to 7 p.m., and outdoor dining is available upon request.

Aqua House at 2227 Van Brunt Road in Broad Channel offers karaoke with a deejay every Friday and Saturday from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Customers can also purchase half-price drinks at The Deck Bar while dining on the waterfront.

The Bayview Restaurant at 2225 Van Brunt Road, near Aqua House, has live enter-tainment every Wednesday through Sunday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. There’s also a char-acter brunch every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with balloons, face painting, cotton candy and unlimited Bloody Mary’s, Mimo-sas and coffee.

After a hot summer day, you may want to cool off by picking up a ready-to-drink cocktail at By Right Liquor Busters at 106-20 Liberty Ave. You can take your pick of pina coladas, appletinis, strawberry margari-tas and many more tasty tropical beverage mixes. And when you’re picking up your drinks, bring the family to visit the tropical birds that reside there.

If you’re looking for some cool clean fun for your child, there are multiple summer camps in the area.

Kids ‘N Shape, at 162-26 Crossbay Blvd., has a summer camp for children ages 3 to 11. Every weekday until Aug. 19 from 9 a.m. to noon, participants can skip, roll, jump, climb and zip-line all over the air-conditioned facil-ity. Children in the summer camp can also have fun on the water slide, which is set up every Wednesday.

Kids ’N Shape also offers open play, which means anyone can stop by to use the

facility, every weekday from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. and every Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m.

The Sports and Arts in Schools Founda-tion holds summer camps at various pub-lic schools across the boroughs. The camps get children of all ages involved in arts and crafts projects and outdoor and indoor sports. PS 207 at 159-15 88 St. in Rockwood Park is home to one of the SASF summer camps. It runs every Monday to Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. until Aug. 9. Parents looking to reg-ister their child can either go to PS 207 and pick up the required registration and medical

forms or visit the online website, sasfny.org, and click on “Summer Programs.” There you will find a complete listing of schools with open registration for SASF summer camp. Select PS 207 to download the forms, and when complete, bring the forms and your child to the site director, Marisa Remy, in Rock-wood Park.

As for sum-mer events , fairs and out-ings, there’s plenty of them all over town.

From Aug. 3 to 7, there’s an Italian Ameri-can Families Festival outside the Ave Maria Catholic Acad-emy at 158-20 101st St. in Old Howard Beach. Entrance is free, and there will be rides, games, food, live entertainment, comedians, clowns and raffles, prizes and gifts.

This Saturday, the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, which is just one and a half miles down from the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge, formerly known as the North Chan-nel bridge, is hosting an urban wildlife safari for junior rangers, children ages 7 to 12. From 2 to 3:30 p.m., an adult can accompany a child on an expedition to learn about the creatures of New York and how they survive and thrive in our urban environment.

On July 30 at the wildlife refuge, bird-lov-ers can participate in the birds of summer walk from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Visitors will

walk down the East and West Pond trails in the preserve while looking for shorebirds, songbirds and wading birds.

At the Joseph P. Addabbo MemorialBridge on Aug. 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., participants can paddle two and a half

mi les downPumpkin PatchChannel into the heart of Jamaica Bay.All equipmentis provided, although it’srecommended that one bring wa te r, sun -screen, mosqui-to repellent and a cap with a brim.To reservecall (718) 338-3799.

A l s o a t the Joseph P. Addabbo bridge, residents can explore the shore on August 4 from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. A national park ranger will depart from the west parking lot to walk the dunes and shoreline and use a net to showvisitors the marine life thriving in the bay’s waters.

On Saturday, July 16, at the Rockaway Freeway Dog Park near Rockaway Freeway and Beach Channel Drive, canines can havefun with their owners at an ice cream socialfor dogs. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., there will be music, games, giveaway bags for the first25 attendees and dog-friendly ice creamtreats. There will also be free to low-costspaying and neutering.

Have some fun without leaving townHave some fun without leaving townFun in the sun throughout Howard Beach, Broad Channel and Ozone Park

continued on page 2Prima Pasta and Cafe on Crossbay Boulevard in Howard Beach boasts fine family service that’s been in the neighborhood since 1992. PHOTO BY MARK WEIDLER

Events like the St. Joseph Feast at St. Helen Church in Howard Beach which took place two weeks ago, shown above, are found in all parts of town. In20 days, the Italian American Families Festival begins outside the Ave Maria Catholic Academy in Old Howard Beach. PHOTO BY NICK BENEDUCE


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its playground renovated last summer with all new equipment like jungle gyms, chil-dren’s swings, stationary motorcycles with lights and sounds, fitness stations and water showers. The spray showers are on from dawn to dusk during the summer season.

Broad Channel Park is right next door to the Broad Channel Library, 16-26 Cross Bay Blvd., where events take place weekly. On Fridays until Aug. 19 at 1 p.m., children

can play board games at the library, using the branch’s games or bringing their own. On Mondays until Aug. 8 at 1 p.m., visi-tors can have fun with lanyards by making bracelets and necklaces. Every Tuesday and Wednesday until August 10 at 3 p.m., chil-dren ages 3 to 5 can stop by with parents to make summer reading crafts. On Thursdays until Aug. 11 at 2 p.m., the summer read-ing crafts will be open to tweens and teens ages 11 and up. And on Aug. 17 at 3 p.m.,

children, tweens and teens can get together to celebrate the end of the summer reading program with certificates and prizes.

The Howard Beach Library also holds events for its visitors. Every Wednesday until July 27 at 4 p.m., teens and tweens can visit the branch’s community room to play some video games on the Nintendo Wii, as well as other board games. And on Aug. 24 and 31 and Sept. 7, adults can call the branch at (718) 641-7086 to register for

Zumba classes which begin at 11 a.m. When Labor Day rolls around, residents

can kick off the weekend on Friday, Sept. 2, with a beach campfire at Jacob Riis Park at the Rockaway Boardwalk and Beach 169 Street. Jamaica Bay Rangers and volunteers will talk about the natural and historic trea-sures found at the park, and an old-fash-ioned sing-along will follow. If you have your own musical instrument, you should bring it along with a blanket or a chair. Q

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Shellbank Basin, which runs parallel to Cross Bay Boulevard, is home to Captain Mike’s fishing boats and the fish that visitors catch. PHOTO BY MARK WEIDLER

Aqua House’s outdoor deck is perfect for bay dining in the summer. FILE PHOTO


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by Maria A. ThomsonExecutive Director GWDC

Last week, while I was on vacation, wasa very sad week in Woodhaven, for we losta very important pillar of the community,Vincent (Jimmy) LaBella, patriarch of theLaBella family and owners of the Walshand LaBella Funeral Home.

This loss was felt by every family thathas experienced the personal, professionaland compassionate care that Walsh andLaBella Funeral Home extended to them intheir time of bereavement. This same tradi-tion is being extended now by son Peter andgrandson James in their family-owned busi-ness. This fine gentleman and his family hassupported our local organizations and wasdedicated to our community and assisted usgreatly. Now with his passing, part of ourWoodhaven’s history has passed as well.

I am very thankful though, that his sonand grandson will continue his legacy in hisname in the LaBella tradition. The GreaterWoodhaven Development Corp. is veryproud that we had the privilege of honoringthe LaBella family as our Business Ownerof the Year 2010.

We will remember the happiness sharedthat evening by a smiling Vincent, with hiswife Joann and surrounded by their beauti-ful, loving family and applauded and hon-ored by the GWDC directors, myself,Woodhaven business owners, store ownersand residents in attendance. We will miss

you —as I address him respectfully — Mr.LaBella.

Prior to my vacation I attended in Man-hattan the City Council hearing on a billproposed by Councilman Eric Ulrichregarding residents’ noise complaints.

I testified as the president of the 102ndPrecinct Community Council to noisecomplaints being the number one qualityof life complaint at the 102nd Precinct —covering Woodhaven, Richmond Hill,Kew Gardens and Ozone Park. The loudmusic and crowds of individuals lead resi-dents to having many sleepless nights.

I also stated of a new phenomena —pay parties — where admission is chargedwith DJ’s equipped with professional clubspeakers and drinks are available at aprice. These parties are extremely loudand volatile. Everyone is in favor of thisnew legislation and more police officersare needed in our outer borough communi-ties such as the 102nd Precinct.

With this law and more police officerslarger fines will be administered and thepolice will be able to confiscate equip-ment. This is good legislation and we thankCouncilman Ulrich for proposing it andCouncilwoman Elizabeth Crowley for sup-porting it.

May God bless our leaders, may Godbless the men and women of our ArmedForces, may God bless our little Woodhavenand most of all may God bless America. Q

WOODHAVEN EVELOPMENTSDWoodhaven’s loss, Vincent ‘Jimmy’LaBella and noise complaints

takeover of the House of Representa-tives, he would make it a major priorityto bring jobs to his communities.

Weprin said that while he agrees thatfederal spending has to be broughtunder control, it should not be at theexpense of Social Security, Medicaidand senior citizens.

“My priority will be protectingseniors, protecting children and protect-ing the disabled,” he said.

In the question and answer portion ofthe program, Barbara Brumberg ofHoward Beach asked the candidateswhat their thoughts were on the HouseRepublican position that the proposedfederal budget should contain no taxes,including on millionaires.

Turner argued that history has shownthat imposing or raising taxes wouldcripple business growth and develop-ment. “We need, if anything, tax relief,”he said.

Weprin disagreed, stating that signifi-cant state revenue could be raised bytaxing corporate jets and yachts.

The assemblyman said that he alsosupported extending the state’s “million-aires tax,” which is set to expire on Dec.31 for another year or two. He said themove would bring close to $4 billioninto the state's coffers.

Regarding a resident’s question aboutproposed congressional cuts to SocialSecurity and Medicare benef its andincreases to premiums, Turner said thatMedicare is an entitlement benefit to the

seniors and “it would be an absoluteoutrage to change the rules now.”

Weprin also emphasized the impor-tance of Medicare. “I would like to seeno cuts at all to Social Security andMedicare,” he said.

The winner of the Sept. 13 specialelection would take office immediatelyand serve out the balance of Weiner’sterm.

Deacy, 58, of Breezy Point, is aretired city police officer and communi-ty activist and has worked in specialeducation at St. Camillus School in FarRockaway.

She is married to a former city policedetective and has three daughters andtwo grandchildren.

She advocated eliminating the tollson the Crossbay Bridge to Rockawayand said that although bills have beenintroduced in the state, legislators haverepeatedly not voted on them.

Deacy promised action on these billsor notif ication to her constituents ofwhy there was no movement.

The candidate said she would be will-ing to listen to her constituents andbring back to the community their fairshare of the budget dollars from Albany.

Running for Pheffer’s seat for theDemocrats is Far Rockaway residentGoldfeder, who is currently director ofintergovernmental affairs for U.S. Sena-tor Charles Schumer.

He previously worked as the Queensdirector of Mayor Bloomberg’s Commu-nity Assistance Unit. Q

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Scouts hold car wash for our troopsScouts from Boy Scout Troop and Pack 139 in Howard Beach are holding a car wash to

help raise funds for their upcoming trip to Washington, DC. The car wash will be held on Sun-day, July 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Howard Beach Jewish Center, 156-45 84 St.

Customer appreciation day set for July 15Rockaway Service Station, 100-07 Rockaway Blvd., Ozone Park, will be holding a Cus-

tomer Appreciation Day on Friday, July 15 from 8 a.m. to noon. There will be free give-aways, coffee, drinks and snacks. Fill up with $40 or greater and receive one raffle ticket towin a bicycle.

Glamour make up course offeredMidway Paris Beauty School, 54-40 Myrtle Ave., Ridgewood, will be offering a spe-

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The Social Security off ice on MyrtleAvenue in Glendale, a mainstay of the com-munity since the early 1970s, will shut itsdoors for good on Friday at noon, due tobudget cuts.

The Social Security Administration willmerge the office — including all employ-ees and workload — with its larger officeat 63-44 Austin St. in Rego Park over theweekend.

“The consolidation of these two officesand all their employees into existing leasedoffice space near public transportation willhave a projected cost savings of nearly $3million over the next 10 years,” John Shall-man, New York regional communicationsdirector for the SSA, wrote in a recentemail.

Congress cut the Obama administration’srequested 2011 budget for SSA by nearly$1 billion, forcing the agency to close hun-dreds of field offices nationwide.

In May, SSA representatives notif iedelected officials and community leaders —like Gary Giordano, district manager ofCommunity Board 5 — of their plan tomerge the two locations.

“It's very important to keep it openbecause for people who don’t have a car totravel from our neighborhoods, especiallyRidgewood, Glendale and Maspeth — evenfrom Middle Village — to that location [inRego Park] would be much more difficult,”Giordano said.

Former Congressman Anthony Weinerand local residents held a rally in May toprotest the closing. Weiner also sent a letterto the SSA New York regional commission-er Beatrice Disman urging her to keep thelocation open. But the efforts did not fore-stall closure.

For Krystal Ryan, 26, of Ridgewood, aregular at the office, which serves roughly

60 people daily, word of the closing broughta degree of shock and anger. “It’s unfair,”she said. “I have a disabled son. It’s only amatter of four or five blocks walking dis-tance.” Now she wonders how she’ll trans-port him to a new location for services.“Who is going to be liable if somethinghappens to him [in transit]?,” she asked.

Glendale resident Alfred Carmona, 65,

who comes to the SSA office regularly forbenefits, agreed that “it’s very inconvenient”for him to have to travel to Rego Park.

Gina Sierra, 43, of Ridgewood, whowalks slowly with a cane, also depends onthe office’s close proximity to home. “Itsucks, but what are you gonna do?” shesaid, adding, “It’s a pain” to have to go toanother location.

According to Hallman, SSA looks atseveral factors before making the “difficultdecision” to consolidate offices, includingthe proximity of other facilities — four ofwhich are within three miles of Glendale.

“For the destination office, we also lookat ... the accessibility to public transporta-tion, the availability of public parking andthe office’s ability to quickly absorb thetransferring employees,” Hallman wrote.

The SSA says many services provided atthe Glendale location can now be donethrough the mail, over the phone or via theInternet at socialsecurity.gov.

But for many clients, direct human con-tact is still more essential and easier thanother methods.

“For us it’s home,” said Ryan of theGlendale office, calling it a place filledwith “familiar faces.”

Taisheena Hazel, 26, interviewed outsidethe Jamaica SSA office, said she recentlywent to apply for a Social Security card forher baby daughter. “I could do it online butit’s more complicated. There’s a lot ofpaperwork, so it’s easier to just come in andtalk to someone,” Hazel said. Q

Area residents exit Glendale’s Social Security office on Myrtle Avenue likely for the last time. Theoffice will be shuttered on Friday due to SSA administrative budget cuts. PHOTO BY BUD TAYLOR

Social Security office closing in GlendaleFeds cite budget cuts as reason; area residents say it will hurt them

millions of seniors, the people of Brook-lyn and Queens can count on DavidWeprin to stand up for working fami-lies,” Dan Cantor, executive director ofthe WFP, said in a prepared statement.“Throughout his time in the City Coun-cil and the state Assembly, DavidWeprin has earned our respect andadmiration as a public leader. He’s a realmensch.”

Weprin, a father of five and grandfatherof one who lives with his wife, Ronni,said, if elected, he would fight cuts toMedicare, Medicaid and Social Security.

“I also feel very strong about security

for the state of Israel,” said Weprin, whocondemned U.S. President BarackObama’s speech in mid-May calling for anIsraeli-Palestinian peace deal that wouldbe based on Israel’s pre-1967 borders.

“I expect to be a strong advocate forthe state of Israel, even if it meansstanding up to the president,” Weprinsaid.

Weprin said he would use his back-ground as chairman of the Council’sFinance Committee, a lawyer, a finan-cial adviser and a senior banking offi-cial under former Gov. Mario Cuomo toincrease the number of jobs in the dis-trict, and throughout the country, whichhas a 9.2 percent unemployment rate.

“I’m going to be able to hit theground running,” Weprin said. Q

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Although Turner did not mention hisadversary by name during the conference,he will run against Democratic candidateand Queens Democratic AssemblymanDavid Weprin (D-Little Neck), whom Sen.Charles Schumer (D-NY) has announced heis backing. Whoever wins will serve outthe remainder of Weiner’s term in office.

Wearing a campaign T-shirt that read,“Let’s turn things around America!”Rockaway Republican President Mar-garet Wagner said she came out in theheat to back Turner in protest of the gov-ernment’s “overspending, the corruptionwith the not-for-prof its. I think it’s ascandal and someone needs to address itand Obamacare.”

From what she observed of Turner’s lastcampaign, Wagner considers the candidatea hard worker “who won’t let us down.”Although one could discredit Turner for hisinexperience, Wagner said, “I kind of likethat he’s a first-time politician … Careerpoliticians are no longer on the street withthe people.”

Wrapping up the conference, EdwardCox, chairman of the New York Republi-can State Committee, acknowledged thegaps in Turner’s resume, but endorsed himall the same: “He hasn’t been in officebefore, but he knows what to do,” Coxsaid.

Wagner believes that, unlike politicalhacks, Turner will not wear earplugs toblock the people’s voices out. Q

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The Howard Beach Kiwanis Club held itsannual blood drive at the Old Mill Yacht Clubin Howard Beach on Sunday.

About 20 members of the Kiwanis Clubparticipated, as well as 10 members of theBayside Key Club, an organization for highschool-age Kiwanians that the HowardBeach group helps to sponsor.

Other than the club members, about 30

people participated in the drive that collect-ed approximately 25 pints of blood.

The yacht club donated the use of itsfacilities.

At the top are Mike Smith, left, AntonioLui, Kiwanis President Steve Sirgiovanni,also above donating, Tommy Savoca, EddieGoshen, Paulie Chips, Dino Bono and amember of the Key Club.

Kiwanis hosts blood drive

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I HAVE OFTEN WALKED

Long before Aqueduct Race Trackearned its nickname of the Big A, horseracing was well-established in several spotsin Queens, mostly in the southern centralpart of the borough.

As noted in the book “Old Queens, N.Y.in Early Photographs,” the Union Course inWoodhaven was authorized by the stateLegislature in 1821. Four years later theEclipse racetrack was built in what is now

South Ozone Park. They operated fordecades but were, ahem, eclipsed by twolarger courses built later.

Those were the Metropolitan JockeyClub, later Jamaica Race Track, and theQueens County Jockey Club — whichbecame the Big A. Today the latter isexpanding into new forms of gambling.

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A chromolithograph in the Vincent F. Seyfried Collection shows Peytona, the nearer horse, beatingFashion at the Union Course on May 13, 1843. The purse was $20,000.

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Flushing man pleads guiltyA 26-year-old Flushing man has pleaded

guilty to first-degree assault of an on-dutypolice officer who he struck with a vehicleas the officer tried to arrest him following a“buy and bust” drug operation.

The defendant, Martin Garcia, 26, of35th Avenue, pleaded guilty last week. Heis expected to receive 10 years in prisonand five years’ post-release supervisionwhen sentenced on Sept. 7.

According to the criminal charges,police were conducting a buy and bustoperation at the corner of 147th Street andRoosevelt Avenue at approximately 5 p.m.,on Dec. 10, 2010 when an undercover offi-cer placed a phone call and engaged in anarcotics-related conversation with a

female who offered to sell the officer ninebags of marijuana for $100. The femalearranged for Garcia to conduct the sale.

Shortly thereafter, he arrived in an SUV.The undercover entered and Garcia offeredto sell him nine bags of marijuana for $100.The officer made the deal. Within a matterof seconds, police vehicle pulled in front ofGarcia’s car, blocking him in. Three officers,including Detective Cleland Francis, left andapproached Garcia’s car with their shieldsdisplayed and yelled “Police, stop.” He thenreversed his car before placing it in drive anddriving forward, running over Francis.

Francis was treated for two broken legsand a broken right ankle. He has sincereturned to work on limited duty. Q

bill forward,” Gresser said. “I wish shecould make it a federal law, actually.”

Before the state Legislature recon-venes in January, Meng said, she willrefine her bill with the District AttorneyAssociation’s aid. She sent the organi-zation the bill language on Tuesday forits review.

One aspect to consider is the time afterwhich a caretaker should be held account-able for reporting a child’s death or disap-pearance. Assemblyman William Scar-borough (D-Jamaica), who, as formerchairman of the Committee on Childrenand Families, agrees Meng’s bill would

appropriately supplement existing law,and believes the appropriate period wouldbe “between 48 to 72 hours, somethingalong those lines, certainly not 31 days.”

How does the assemblywoman viewher legislation’s prospects? “I don’t thinkit’s an easy bill to pass, but I think thepublic outcry has been so great, that somelaw needs to be passed so that this type ofsituation wouldn’t happen to any kids inthe future,” Meng said.

Gresser is more confident the billwill succeed: “I really think it has a fab-ulous chance of passing, because peo-ple are so outraged that someone whoshould have been punished,” like CaseyAnthony, “wasn’t.”

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Exhibit marks the RFK-Triborough’s 75 years as a bridge between boroughs

Divvying up cookies and cake decorated with the number 75, the Greater Astoria Historical Society, in collaboration with MTA Bridges and Tunnels, celebrated

the 75th anniversary of the Robert F. Kennedy-Tri-borough Bridge on Monday with the opening of a special photography exhibit that chronicles the span’s monumental construction.

Entitled “A Planners Dream, an Engineer’s Triumph, a Legacy to our City,” the exhibit on the fourth floor of the Quinn Building in Astoria

features photos rarely seen by the public, culled from roughly 100,000 archival images.

Mary Hedge, the project archivist with MTA Bridges and Tunnels, said she sought photos that best exemplified the five phases of the bridge’s construction, from the initial planning stage — in which some 2,000 designs were drawn over 30 months — to the building of anchorage and piers, erecting of 300-foot-tall steel towers, stringing of cables and finally the laying of roadways.

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Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Avenue at37th Street, Astoria, presents “Behind the Screen,”the core exhibition will be ongoing. “City Glow” willbe on view through July 17.

Socrates Sculpture Park, at Broadway and VernonBoulevard in Long Island City presents the exhibitVista, now through Aug. 7, during daylight hours.

“My Lovely Ladies: The Dried Floral Art of NatalieCarbone,” will be on view now through Aug. 21at the Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave.,Flushing. Gallery hours are Wednesday, Saturdayand Sunday from 1-4 p.m.

The Maria Rose International Doll Museum, 187-11 Linden Blvd., St. Albans, exhibits are openWednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from12:30-4:30 p.m. Cost is $5 for adults, $2.50 for chil-dren. June is bride month. The museum will featuredolls dressed in bridal gowns.

AUDITIONSSenior Theatre Acting Repertory holds actingrehearsals on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. at HollisPublic Library, 202-05 Hillside Ave. and on Fridays at10:30 a.m. at Queens Village Library, 94-11 217thSt. For information, call the director’s assistant at(718) 776-0529.

THEATREMaggie’s Little Theater at St. Margaret presents“The Sound of Music.” Performances will be heldSaturday, July 16 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, July 17 at 2:30p.m.; and Friday, July 15 at 8 p.m. at St. MargaretParish Hall, 66-05 79 Place, Middle Village. Ticketsare $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, $10 for children11 and under. For reservations, call (917) 579-5389or visit maggieslittletheater.org.

FILMSt. Joseph Catholic Church, 43-19 30 Ave., Asto-ria will hold weekly movie nights on Fridaysthrough Sept. 2. On July 15 see “Julie and Julia” inthe school yard. Bring chairs. Come at 7 p.m. for afree barbecue dinner. Movies follow at sundown.

Outdoor Cinema 2011: Celebrating the CulturalDiversity of Queens on Wednesdays, July 20 and27 and Aug. 3, 10 and 17 at 7 p.m. at SocratesSculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long IslandCity. This annual international film festival focuseson a different country or culture each Wednesdayevening. Now in its 13th year, this program invitesvisitors to sample regional cuisine from neighbor-hood restaurants, picnic on the grass, see musicaland dance performances, enjoy the cool water-front breeze as the sun sets over the Manhattanskyline and watch international films on an out-door screen.

MUSICDoo-Wop plus with the New York Exceptions will beperformed on Thursday, July 14, at 7 p.m. at JuniperValley Park, 80th Street and Juniper BoulevardNorth, Middle Village. Bring your own lawn chair.

A concert and art exhibit revolving around the300-year-old art of playing music on a carpen-ter’s handsaw will be held on Saturday, July 16at 2 p.m., at the Hellenic Cultural Center, 27-09Crescent St., Astoria. Admission: $10.

Twin Gold with Louise and Jane performing thefemale hits of the ’50s and ‘60s on Sunday, July17 at 3 p.m. at the garden of the PoppenhusenInstitute, 114-04 14 Road, College Point. It’sfree.

Dino Rosi, the voice of Napoli, will perform onWednesday, July 20 at 8 p.m. at Athens Park,30th Avenue and 30th Street in Astoria. It’s free.

Dance to the exot ic rhy thms of t radi t ionalColombian music and Cumbia with percus-sionist/composer Wolfgang Barros on Sunday,July 24 at 2 p.m. at Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 No r the rn B l vd . F r ee . F i r s t - come f i r s t -served. Dance lessons prior to the concert at1:15 p.m.

Queens Symphony Orchestra presents OperaUnder the Stars on Sunday, July 17 at 5 p.m.at George Seuffert Bandshell at Forest Park inWoodhaven, and on Wednesday, July 20 at 7p.m. at St . John’s Univers i ty ’s Great Lawn,Jamaica, featuring Martin Sola, tenor and Mar-cos Sola, baritone with members of the QSOconducted by Maestro Kitsopoulos. Free. Incase of inclement weather, the concerts willbe moved to an alternate locations.

LECTUREAnn-Margaret Carrozza, an estate planning andelder law attorney, is presenting a free elder lawand estate planning seminar on Thursday, July21, from 6:15-8:15 p.m. at QueensboroughCommunity College’s Office of ContinuingEducation at 222-05 56th Ave. in Bayside. Par-ticipants at this event will learn how to preservetheir assets while retaining maximum controlover their finances. Register by calling (718)631-6343

CLASSESEnjoy free yoga on the Idlewild Preserve CricketField, 223 Street and 148 Avenue, SpringfieldGardens on Saturday, July 16 from 9:15-10:30a.m. Bring your own mat.

Southeast Queens Camera Club presents “Intro-duction to Digital Photography,” free photogra-phy classes on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. at RoyWilkins Park, Administration Building, secondf loor, Bais ley Boulevard and Merr ick Road,Jamaica now through Aug. 23. Call (718) 723-6849 or (516) 328-3776.

An introductory workshop in the arts of dryingflowers and their use in decorative arts projectswill be held at the Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing, on Wednesday, July 20 from2-3:30 p.m. The registration fee is $12, $10 forVOM members, inclusive of materials. To register,call the museum at (718) 359-6227.

The US Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 12-01 atFort Totten in Bayside, suggests preparing for thesummer afloat by enrolling in one of their boat-ing classes on July 17 or Aug. 14 at Fort Totten inBayside. Pre-registration is required. Cost starts at$75. Contact Mike Kaff at (917) 952-7014 or e-mail [email protected].

Yoga classes are now being held at the HispanicChamber of Commerce, 76-11 37 Ave., Room204, Jackson Heights. All levels are welcomed.Classes are held Saturdays, from 10-11 a.m. andSundays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Classes held during theweek include, meditation, ayurvedic, yoga philos-ophy and Sanskrit language instruction. Minimumdonation is $5. For information, call Rashid at(646) 912-1885 or Shree at (646) 417-2252.

Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Turnpike,Flushing, offers Israeli folk dancing on Mondays

from 7:15-9:45 p.m. Cost is $10 for nonmembers,$9 for members.

FLEA MARKETSOn Friday, July 15, Temple Beth Sholom is run-ning a giant flea market from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.at 171-39 Northern Blvd., Flushing and there isplenty of free parking.

Faith Mission’s summer flea market will be heldevery Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.through Oct. 1 at 114-40 Van Wyck Expressway,South Ozone Park.

OUTDOORSExplore the 19th century Fort Totten fortress thathelped protect New York City’s harbor from pos-sible naval attack and learn about the history ofWillet’s Point on Sunday, July 17 at 10 a.m. atFort Totten Park in Bayside. Meet at Fort TottenVisitor Center, Building 502. Enter park at theentrance to the fort, north of the intersection of212 Street and Cross Island Parkway.

SPECIAL EVENTSA special visit by the POEMobile and perfor-mances of poetry and music will mark the 100thanniversary year of the birth of Greece’s NobelLaureate Odysseas Elytis on Friday, July 15 at 8p.m. at the Federation of Hellenic Societies ofGreater New York, 22-51 29 St., Astoria.

FOR KIDSThere will be special stories, crafts and other activitiesto celebrate historic fun and games on Saturday, July16 from noon to 3 p.m. at King Manor Museum,located in King Park, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica.

SeeWe African Dance will perform on Monday,July 18 at Rochdale Park, New York Boulevardand 134 Avenue at 10:30 a.m.

Thunderbird American Indian Dancers will per-form on Tuesday, July 19 at Rufus King Park,Jamaica Avenue between 150 Avenue and 153Street at 10:30 a.m.

All children ages 3+ are invited for a free artsand crafts session sponsored by Mustard SeedMinistry at New People’s Church, 46-04 162 St.,Flushing on Tuesday, July 19 from 10 a.m. tonoon. RSVP to [email protected] welcome.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIESThe Singles Center of the Samuel Field Y, 58-20 Little Neck Parkway, Litt le Neck presentsWednesday Nite Rap for singles 45 plus onWednesday, July 20 at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $8.

Dancing Under the Stars wi l l be he ld onWednesdays through July 27 from 7-8:30 p.m. atLittle Bay Park roller hockey rink, Bayside. Freeballroom dance lessons (first 45 minutes), danc-ing, music and fun.

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There are reasons why some showsbecome classics, and Rodgers and Ham-merstein’s “The Sound of Music,” thesummer attraction at Maggie’s Little The-ater in Middle Village, is a perfect example.

Though often dismissed for being overlysaccharine, the show has its heart — alarge one, at that — in the right place, andits score overflows with melodies that peo-ple of all ages can hum at will. With songslike “Do-Re-Mi,” “Climb Every Moun-tain,” “So Long, Farewell,” and the titletune, audiences enter the theater singing.

And, above all, the show’s tale is unfail-ingly compelling. Who would not betouched as the von Trapp family makes itsway over the Alps to escape the atrocitiesof the Nazis? Being based on a true story

gives the show extra meaning.Proof of the show’s enduring popularity

was the sell-out crowd on opening night.Fans of the film version will notice sever-

al differences, especially among the musicalnumbers. Over the years, stage revivalshave played around with the changes,sometimes melding the two incarnations.At Maggie’s, the show is presented basical-ly as it opened on Broadway in 1959.

Saturday night, which marked this pro-duction’s debut, went off with nary a hitch.

Heading the cast as Maria, the postulantintent on dedicating her life to a religious

order, only to be sidetracked as a governessfor the seven children of a widowed navalcaptain, is Jessica Petschauer, who has alovely singing voice and an easy manner inher interactions with the youngsters.

As the captain, a rather thankless role,Peter Sullivan appeared self-conscious onopening night, particularly during hissongs, though the interplay between thetwo leads on the anthem-like “Edelweiss,”when the captain becomes too emotionalto continue, was touching, indeed.

Perhaps the most beautiful vocal rendi-tion of the evening was delivered by

Dolores Voyer as the Mother Abbess,effortlessly reaching the high notes as sheencourages Maria to seek her destiny.

Joe Paciullo, as Max, who launches thefamily on the road to stardom, and MonicaOrtiz, as the captain’s money-hungry loveinterest, Elsa, have fun with the roles.

Among the others with standout rolesare Annice Auriemma as the “SixteenGoing On Seventeen” girl, Liesl; AnthonyFaubion as Rolf, her boyfriend turned Nazi;and the six younger children, Brian Voyer,Amy Guarino, Brianna Sheridan (who ismost convincing in a gender-bending turnas Kurt), Lauren Cassidy, Chloe Sue Walshand Stephanie Verderber, all of whom puttheir songs over with aplomb.

Barbara Auriemma, who directed theproduction, is to be commended for keep-ing the audience’s interest despite familiari-ty with the material.

Musical Director Frank Auriemma leadsan impeccable band, which plays nearlycontinuously throughout.

The choreography by Trevor Downey issimple, though the spin on “So Long,Farewell” is a welcome change from thetraditional duplication of the film’s version.

At the opening, a certain highlight wasthe pre-show curtain speech by one of theproducers, Alan David Perkins, putting theaudience in a positive frame of mind. Q

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“The audience is part of this park, sobring them in,” director Handan Ozbilginsuggests to her leading lady, Bridgit Giuffri-da, the focus of an intimately staged,oftentimes disturbing new play now beinggiven its first fully-staged English-languageproduction at LaGuardia Performing ArtsCenter, the bridge between LaGuardiaCommunity College and the diverse com-munity base of Long Island City.

At a rehearsal last week, Ozbilgin andher cast of six (Giuffrida the only femaleamong them) were gathered on the mainstage of the huge auditorium, walkingthrough their paces for the first time inanticipation of opening night.

The play, entitled “For Rent,” is atranslation of acclaimed Turkish play-wright Ozen Yula’s exploration of thecriminal underworld of modern-dayIstanbul. Poor rural teens come to the bigcity in search of the proverbial fortune,but in the dark, dangerous parks wherethe play is set, they instead get lured intoa world of prostitution and violence.

Drawing the audience into the action,thereby creating an intimate experience forall, is uppermost on Ozbilgin’s mind, and,toward that goal, she plans to actuallyhave the audience join the actors on stage,creating a theater-in-the-round effect.

Ozbilgin, who is associate artisticdirector at LPAC and also teaches dramaat the college, said that the playwright, alongtime friend, helped with the transla-tion. The play is filledwith Turkish streetslang, making itextremely difficult totranslate, she said.

But she felt theplay was particularlyappropriate for col-lege-aged actors.

“I have studentswho will understandlife in the under-ground,” she said.

Despite deal ingwith heavy subjectsthat include maskedidentities and power struggles, and fea-turing a group of young people who are,for the most part, lost, the play hashumor that “comes out of the charac-ters’ feelings of not fitting in,” Ozbilginsaid. Overall, she calls it “bittersweet.”

Giuffrida, a recent LGCC graduate,plays Simay, who undergoes a rollercoast-er of emotions in the play. “I try to thinkhow I would feel in the situation. I try todraw from personal things,” she said.

Of his character, Ferhan, who is onlyinterested in making money and havingfun, Fernando Torres said, “There’s noshame to him. He’s very blunt. He’s

comedic, very expressive.”Playing his friend, Korhan, is Nelson

Patino, Jr. “He starts out shy and getsinto a world of sex and sin,” Patino said.To prepare for the part, and the uncon-ventional staging, Patino sat on a parkbench “to get the vibe of having a lot ofpeople around.”

He was pleased by the audienceinvolvement, saying, “The closer the bet-ter. It makes it much more comfortablefor me.”

Michael Munoz, another graduate ofthe college, has been working as a techni-cian in the theater department since 2007.

He plays Adnan, who grew up sur-rounded by gangs and prostitution,eventually getting involved because ofcircumstances.

“The easiest way for him was to sellhis body,” Munozsaid. “I don’t haveany experience as aprostitute, but I didask questions” ofthe playwright. “Hetaught me a lotabout the culture.”

The rookie in thecast is Brian Shaw, astudent in one ofOzbilgin’s classes.“She saw my pas-sion for acting andone day told me she

wanted me to be inher show. It’s been a real big learningprocess,” he said.

Rounding out the cast is Steven Hitt,LPAC’s managing director.

“I play the pimp for the youngerguys,” he said. “He protects them. Heloves them. But he is working them onthe streets.”

Ozbilgin said there are “lots of shockelements” in the play, the title of whichrefers to the idea that the world belongsto no one. “We’re just temporary ten-ants,” she explained. Because of its sub-ject matter and language, she recom-mends the play for mature audiences. Q

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The bridge, recently renamed theRobert F. Kennedy Bridge but still widelyreferred to by its original name, was oneof the Great Depression’s major publicworks projects.

Although groundbreaking began in1929, a lack of funds caused constructionto stall in 1932 with only some piers andanchorages built. The project was revivedin 1933 after the state secured a federalloan and Mayor Fiorello LaGuardiaappointed controversial urban plannerRobert Moses to the newly created Tri-borough Bridge Authority in 1934.

Moses employed Othmar Ammann,designer of the George WashingtonBridge, to redesign the span in Art Decostyle from the piers up.

“This bridge combines imaginativeengineering and striking architecture,”

said Bob Singleton, executive director ofthe society. “Even the humble utilitarianfeatures of a toll plaza are all hallmarks ofclassic American design.”

The Triborough actually comprises aviaduct, 14 miles of approach roads andthree distinct bridges: the suspensionspan over the East River at Hell’s Gateconnecting Manhattan and Queens; theHarlem River lift span in Manhattan;and the fixed truss bridge over theBronx Kills to the Bronx.

The bridge under Moses took two

years to build at a cost of $60 million.Since opening to traffic on July 11, 1936,it has united a city and transformed theborough of Queens.

Eleven million vehicles crossed thebridge the first year at a toll cost of 25cents each. Now over 60 million vehiclestravel across its expanse annually for$6.50 cash or $4.80 with E-ZPass.

The anniversary celebration also includ-ed an evening roundtable paneled by aRegional Plan Association fellow, a seniorMTA bridge engineer and historians from

Manhattan, Queens,and the Bronx.

Queens borough his-torian Jack Eichenbaumexplained how thebridge’s constructionchanged Queens froma subway-centric toauto-centric borough,and radically alteredneighborhoods such asAstoria, where destruc-tive clearing was doneto build the bridge’sapproaching roads, andEast Elmhurst.

When Moses decidedto connect the GrandCentral Parkway to the

Triborough via an extension along FlushingBay, he ruined the beachfront properties ofhigh-income whites living in East Elmhurst.The white residents moved, and from overthe bridge came middle-class blacks fromHarlem — including accomplished earlyjazz musicians — to fill the vacuum.

Not forgotten at the anniversary werethe bridge workers themselves, both pastand present. A thousand men labored onthe construction site on a typical day inthe 1930s, said Singleton.

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This photograph on display at the Historical Society shows Tully &DiNapoli construction workers on the Triborough Bridge in 1936.

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Modern day Triborough Bridge andTunnel maintainer Dennis Winthers atthe gallery on July 11.PHOTO BY BUD TAYLOR

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HEALTHA blood drive will be held on Sunday, July 17 from8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. at St. Nicholas of TolentineChurch in Tolentine Hall, 150-75 Goethals Ave.,Jamaica. Call the parish office, (718) 969-3226 topledge or to help.

Join the Walkers for Wellness Club at New HopeLutheran Church of Jamaica. Under the guidanceof a walking leader, you will walk two to threetimes each week at a comfortable pace. The club isopen to walkers of all ages and abilities. The walk-ing schedule is Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m.and Saturdays at 8 a.m. Weather permitting, meetat the church, located at 167-24 118 Ave.

MEETINGSA new hiking club and trail crew is being organizedfor adults at the Alley Pond EnvironmentalCenter, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston onMonday, July 18 at 7 p.m. Enter through the reardoor. Pre-register by calling (718) 229-4000.

National Alliance on Mental Illness Queens/Nassau will meet on Wednesday, July 20 at 7:30p.m. in the Sloman Auditorium of Zucker Hill-side Hospital, 76th Avenue and 266th Street,Glen Oaks. Euraina Barnes, program coordinatorand Dennis Feuerstein PROS intake coordinatorfor HALI Queens/Long Island will discuss thelatest happenings at Hand Across Long Island,which has not expanded into Queens. HALI isthe largest and most successful peer-run multi-service mental health agency in the state. A sup-port group for families meets at 6 p.m.

Join Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06Northern Blvd., Douglaston’s very own knitting cir-cle. Knitters, crocheters, or crafters of any kind wel-comed. This is a meeting for adults who know howto knit, not a class. Call Liz at (718) 229-4000, ext.200 or e-mail [email protected] toinquire about meeting times. They will meet a fewtimes a month, and there will be a fee of $3 formembers, $5 for nonmember per meeting.

You Gotta Believe, a community based older childadoption agency is looking for families who wouldbe willing to provide love and nurturing to a childin the foster care system. To learn more, join theagency every Sunday at 4 p.m. at Little FlowerChildren’s Services, 89-12 162 St., Jamaica.

TOURSMunicipal Art Society tour of Astoria will be heldon Sunday, July 17 at 10:30 a.m. Duration approxi-mately two hours. Meet at northwest corner ofBroadway and Steinway Street. Cost is: members$10, non-member $15. Pay at tour. For more infor-mation visit mas.org/tours.

SUPPORT GROUPSParents Bereavement Support Group will meeton Thursday, July 14 at 7:30 p.m. at St. AdalbertsChurch, 52-40 84 St., Elmhurst at 7:30 p.m.

Cross Community Baptist Church is holdingprivate marriage counseling sessions by a certi-fied counselor for only $15 per session for themonths of July and August. It’s on a first comefirst serve basis. To make an appointment call(212) 518-7202.

The Queens Counseling Services of the Founda-tion of Religion and Mental Health announces thata free summer bereavement group will run to Aug.

16 on Wednesdays from 6-7 p.m. at Grace EpiscopalChurch, 14-15 Clintonville St., Whitestone. For moreinformation or to sign up, call (718) 461-6393.

The Center for the Women of New Yorkannounces that it is now accepting registration fora new session of their Women’s Support Group. Itmeets at Queensborough Hall, 120-55 QueensBlvd., Room 325, Kew Gardens every Thursdayfrom 6-7:30 p.m. For information and an inter-view appointment, call (718) 793-0672.

Drug problem? Call Narcotics Anonymous Helplineat (718) 932-6244 or visit westernqueensna.com.Meetings are held seven days a week.SMART Recovery, a free self-help group dedicatedto assisting individuals in overcoming all types ofaddictive behavior problems, meets on Sunday,11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Long Island ConsultationCenter, 97-29 64th Road, Rego Park.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES The Rockaway Boulevard Senior Center, 123-10143 St., South Ozone Park, offers service programsMonday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Breakfast is at 9 a.m.with a suggested donation of 75 cents; lunch is atnoon with a suggested donation of $1.50. Exerciseprograms include: yoga, tai chi stretch, three dancegroups (African, interpretive and line), chair exercise,choral group, crochet/knit (Mondays and Tuesdays),ceramic, art and camera class, quilting/sewing, Wiigames, arts and crafts, conversational Spanish, booktalk club, movie afternoons, computer classes, trips,birthday parties and more. For more information, call(718) 657-6752.

The Middle Village Adult Center, 69-10 75th St.,is now offering a new six-week “Enter 21st Centu-ry Advanced Computer Course” which trainsseniors in five different computer programs,preparing them to enter the modern force or tojust enhance their computer skills. Beginner com-puter skills necessary. Call Dina at (718) 894-3441 or visit the center.

VOLUNTEERS The Wildlife Conservation Society’s QueensZoo, 53-51 111 St. in Flushing Meadows Park, isaccepting applications for volunteers. Programparticipants will have the opportunity to teachvisitors of all ages about animals through guidedtours, assisting with special programs and events,speaking at narrated feedings and leading artsand crafts activities. Deadline for applications isWednesday, Aug. 31. Candidates must be at least18 years of age and available for a multi-weektraining program. For more information visitqueenszoo.com or call (718) 271-1500.

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Society members expressed admirationfor present day MTA Bridges and Tunnelsworkers as well, a handful of whomattended the event.

“When you listen to the stories theyhave about lifting the whole bridge span,you really appreciate all the backgroundthat goes into the bridge,” said DebbieVanCura, a board member at the society.“I look at these guys and I say, they reallyare the bridge, you know what I’m say-ing? They make it happen.”

Dennis Winthers, a senior bridge andtunnel maintainer who has worked forTBTA for 28 years and raised his familywhile working on the Triborough Bridgeunder TBTA chief James Fortunato, hasfaith in the bridge.

“It’s gonna last another 75,” Wintherssaid with grinning certitude and a stanceas stalwart as the bridge itself.

Singleton also paid tribute to TBTAworkers.”I walked across the bridge today,hot,” he said. “You know I was like, wowmy goodness! Can you imagine if I had topaint the bridge for a couple of hourstoday? This is a different level of under-standing and appreciation and knowledgeand respect.”

Singleton said despite people’s com-plaints about the bridge, namely the tolls,“there are still some sublime things worthcelebrating.”

“This bridge is from a time when suchprojects — be it a Hoover Dam, EmpireState Building or, yes, the TriboroughBridge — forced all of us to be Ameri-cans of one temper and one spirit. Foreach and every one of us, when we seethese things, like this bridge, we all standup and are proud of what we can do asa nation.”

The society will host a walking tour onSaturday, Sept. 17 with separate groupsstarting in the Bronx and Manhattan thatwill meet at the bridge’s nexus on Ran-dalls Island and continue to the site of theoriginal groundbreaking in Astoria Park.

Also in the works is a TriboroughBridge oral history project. The societyinvites participants to send an email witha brief description of their memory [email protected], or call (646)252-7420. Q

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332 Starr Realty LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/11/07. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 66-02 79th St., Middle Village, NY 11379. Purpose: General.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: VALKO IMPEX LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/02/09. 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, 28-19 23rd Avenue, Suite 14, Astoria, New York 11105. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: ARDAGH REALTY LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/02/11. 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, 53-46 70th Street, Maspeth, New York 11378. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Conversion of SJS Associates, a partnership, to SJS Affiliates LLC. Certificate filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/4/11. Office location: Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 136-48 39th Ave., Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: for any lawful activities.

Fulton Development Group LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 04/27/11. Office Location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 33-14 212th St., Bayside, NY 11361. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 6/24/11, bearing Index Number NC-000492-11/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York, in Record Room 357, grants me the right to assume the name of Danny Jagdish Singh. My present name is Jagdish Biram Singh aka Jagdish B. Singh. My present address is 126-18 135th Ave., South Ozone Park, NY 11420. My place of birth is Guyana. My date of birth is April 17, 1969.

NOTICE OF FORMATION of NY EASTAR, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State (SSNY) on 6/21/2011. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against in may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Michael X. Tang, Esq., 39-01 Main Street, Suite 203, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: any lawful act.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 6/21/11, bearing Index Number NC-000479-11/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York, in Record Room 357, grants me the right to assume the name of Prima B.M. Garcia. My present name is Bernadette Marie Garcia aka Bernadette M. Garcia. My present address is 56-16 194th St., Fresh Meadows, NY 11365. My place of birth is Sacramento, California. My date of birth is December 11, 1978.

Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1255424, for LIQUOR has been applied for by the undersigned to sell LIQUOR at retail in a KARAOKE PLACE under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 133-48 37th Avenue, Flushing, Queens County, NY 11354 for on-premises consumption. CHINA BAR INC.

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company. Resilient Care Physical Therapy, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 5/6/2011. Office location is Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to C/O UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC., 7014 13TH AVENUE, SUITE 202, BROOKLYN, NY 11228. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Icorporate Consulting, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/18/11. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to C/O Maria Contreras, Esq., 7261 113th St., Ste. 7-O, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: General.

Notice of Formation of Frutas and Veggies, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 5/19/2011. Office located in Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of process served against the LLC to 108-51 37th Drive, Corona, NY 11368.Purpose: any lawful purpose.

GELEC LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 6/16/11. NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to Geptulio Hernandez, 7600 Shore Front Pwy, Apt. 8X, Arverne, NY 11692. General Purposes.

Notice of Formation of BEVERAGES TO-GO LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/16/11. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 136-20 Roosevelt Ave., Ste. #13, Flushing, NY 11354. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 420 Great Neck Rd., Great Neck, NY 11021. The regd. agent of the company upon whom and at which process against the company can be served is Spiegel & Utrera, P.A., P.C., 1 Maiden Ln., 5th Fl., NY, NY 10038. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice is hereby given that a License, Number 1254373, has been applied for by Alewife Queens, LLC, to sell liquor, wine, and beer at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at 5-14 51 Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101 for on-premises consumption.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: BONNIE LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/22/99. The latest date of dissolution is 02/01/2045. 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, 31-50 31st Street, Astoria, New York 11106. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Name: 3909 MAIN STREET, LLC. Art. of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 6/7/2011. 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, 57-08 39th Ave., Woodside, NY 11377. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

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PROBATE CITATION, FILE NO. 2011-496/C. SURROGATE’SCOURT - QUEENS COUNTY CITATION. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BY THE GRACE OF GOD FREE AND INDEPENDENTTO: THE HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, AND DISTRIBUTEES, OF LORRAINE ALEXANDER A/K/A LORRAINE M. ALEXANDER DECEASED, IF LIVING, AND IF ANY OF THEM BE DEAD TO THEIR HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, LEGATEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, ASSIGNEES AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST WHOSE NAMES ARE UNKNOWN AND CANNOT BE ASCERTAINED AFTER DUE DILIGENCE. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF QUEENS COUNTY ATTORNEY GENERAL. A PETITION HAVING BEEN DULY FILED BY LOUIS BARRICELLI, WHO IS DOMICILED AT 36 SKILLMAN AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11211.YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE BEFORE THE SURROGATE’S COURT, OF QUEENS COUNTY, AT 88-11 SUTPHIN BLVD., JAMAICA, NEW YORK 11435, COURTROOM 62, NEW YORK, ON JULY 21, 2011 AT 9:30 O’CLOCK IN THE FORENOON OF THAT DAY, WHY A DECREE SHOULD NOT BE MADE IN THE ESTATE OF LORRAINE ALEXANDER A/K/A LORRAINE M. ALEXANDER LATELY DOMICILED AT 98-34 63RD DRIVE, REGO PARK, NY 11374, ADMITTING TO PROBATE A WILL DATED DECEMBER 28, 2007, (A CODICIL DATED NONE), A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED, AS THE WILL OF DECEASED, RELATING TO REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND DIRECTING THAT[X] LETTERS TESTAMENTARY ISSUE TO: LOUIS BARRICELLI[ ] LETTERS OF TRUSTEESHIP ISSUE TO:[ ] LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION C.T.A ISSUE TO:(STATE ANY FURTHER RELIEF REQUESTED)DATED, ATTESTED AND SEALED JUNE 7, 2011HON. PETER J. KELLY, SURROGATEMARGARET M. GRIBBON, CHIEF CLERK, GUY R. VITACCO JR., ESQ., ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER, TELEPHONE: (718) 898-506087-10 QUEENS BOULEVARD, ELMHURST, NEW YORK 11373ADDRESS 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.)

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONSIndex No.: 17546/10 D/O/F: July 12, 2010 THE BASIS OF VENUE IS THAT THE PROPERTY IS SITUATED IN SAID COUNTY Address: 187-19 Linden Blvd., St. Albans, New York 11412 Block: 10380 Lot: 0025 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF QUEENSNYCTL 2009-A TRUST AND THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS COLLATERAL AGENT AND CUSTODIAN FOR THE NYCTL 2009-A TRUST, Plaintiffs, -against BUNDO ASSOCIATES, INC., FRANK DELGIUDICE, EMILY DELGIUDICE, ANNA GIAMBRA, COSTANZO REALTY, INC., GRAZE COMPANY, INC., NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, JOHN DOE AND/OR JANE DOE No. 1, JOHN DOE AND/OR JANE DOE No. 2, JOHN DOE AND/OR JANE DOE No. 3, and “JOHN DOE No. 4” through “JOHN DOE No. 100” inclusive, the names of the latter defendants being fi ctitious, the true names of said defendants being unknown to plaintiffs, it being intended to designate fee owners, tenants or occupants of the liened premises and/or persons or parties having or claiming an interest in or a lien upon the liened premises, if the aforesaid individual defendants are living, and if any or all of said individual defendants be dead, their heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, committees, devisees, legatees, and the assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest of them, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by, through, or against the said defendants named as a class, of any right, title, or interest in or lien upon the premises described in the complaint herein, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiffs’ Attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the State, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USE FOR THAT PURPOSE. The present amount of debt as of the date of the summons: $20,356.70 consisting of the tax lien principal balance of $13,953.77 plus interest of $6,402.93 though June 15, 2011, with additional attorney’s fees and costs. Because of interest and other charges that may vary from day to day, the amount due on the day you pay may be greater. Hence, if you pay the amount shown above an adjustment may be necessary after we receive the check, in which event we will inform you. The name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed NYCTL 2009-A TRUST AND THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS COLLATERAL AGENT AND CUSTODIAN FOR THE NYCTL 2009-A TRUST. Unless you dispute the validity of the debt, or any portion thereof, within thirty (30) days after receipt hereof, the debt will be assumed to be valid by the herein debt collector. If you notify the herein debt collector in writing within thirty (30) days after your receipt hereof that the debt, or any portion thereof, is disputed, we will obtain verifi cation of the debt or a copy of any judgment against you representing the debt and a copy of such verifi cation or judgment will be mailed to you by the herein debt collector. Upon your written request within 30 days after receipt of this notice, the herein debt collector will provide you with the name and address of the original creditor if different from the current creditor. Note: Your time to respond to the summons and complaint differs from your time to dispute the validity of the debt or to request the name and address of the original creditor. Although you have as few as 20 days to respond to the summons and complaint, depending on the manner of service, you still have 30 days from receipt of this summons to dispute the validity of the debt and to quest the name and address of the original creditor. TO THE DEFENDANTS: BUNDO ASSOCIATES, INC. and GRAZE COMPANY, INC.: If you have obtained an order of discharge from the Bankruptcy court, which includes this lien, and you have not reaffi rmed your liability for this lien, this law fi rm is not alleging that you have any personal liability for this lien and does not seek a money judgment against you. Even if a discharge has been obtained this lawsuit to foreclose the lien will continue and we will seek a judgment authorizing the sale of the premises.Dated: June 15, 2011 Pinchos N. Goldberg, Esq.SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORKCase No: 1:10-cv-03864 (NG)(CLP)

SUMMONS ON A THIRD-PARTY COMPLAINTHAROLD LEWIN, an incapacitated person by his legal guardian MARIS GORDON, Plaintiff - against - HSBC BANK USA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Defendant. HSBC BANK USA, N.A., Third-Party Plaintiff - against - ANTOINE ROSA, Third-Party Defendant.TO ANTOINE ROSA: This summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an Order of the Honorable Cheryl L. Pollak, United States Magistrate Judge of the District Court for the Eastern District of New York, dated June 22, 2011. The Order has been filed with the Third-Party Complaint in the office of the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York located at 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York. This is a third-party action brought by Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff, HSBC Bank USA, N.A (“HSBC”), against you as Third-Party Defendant. The third party complaint against you was filed in the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, on February 24, 2011. The relief sought is indemnification and contribution, and for all the costs and expenses incurred in HSBC’s defending the action filed by Plaintiff, Harold Lewin, an incapacitated person by his legal guardian Maris Gordon. In case of your failure to appear, judgment may be taken against you in the amount of any judgment which may be obtained herein by the Plaintiff against HSBC, plus all the costs, disbursements, attorney fees and expenses incurred in HSBC’s defending the action filed by Plaintiff, together with costs, disbursements, attorney fees and expenses of this action. Currently, Plaintiff is claiming in excess of $700,000.00 against HSBC. Service of this summons is complete the twenty-eighth day after the first publication of this summons. Within 21 days after service of this summons on you is complete, you must serve on the Defendant and on the Plaintiff an answer to the third-party complaint or a motion under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The answer or motion must be served on the Defendant or Defendant’s attorney, whose name and address are: Phillips Lytle LLP, Attn: Preston L. Zarlock, Esq., One HSBC Center, Suite 3400 Buffalo, New York 14203. It must also be served on the Plaintiff or Plaintiff’s attorney, whose name and address are: Gordon & Gordon, P.C. Attn: Peter S. Gordon, Esq., 108-18 Queens Blvd., 6th Floor, Forest Hills, New York 11375. If you fail to respond, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the third-party complaint. You also must file the answer or motion with the court and serve it on any other parties. Dated: New York, New York, June 23, 2011, PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP, By Preston L. Zarlock, Esq., Andrew J. Wells, Esq., Attorneys for Defendant, Suite 3400, One HSBC Center, Buffalo, New York 14203-2887, Telephone No. (716) 847-8400, [email protected], 437 Madison Avenue, 34th Floor, New York, New York 10022, Telephone No. (212) 759-4888

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2 Baths, 1100 sq ft, 10' Ceilings, New Kitchen/Bath ..... $189,999

• Mint 3 BRs, 2 Baths w/Terrace, Parking available .......... $248K

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Duplex with Terrace,Unique Building .......$325K

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by Lloyd CarrollChronicle Contributor

Spectators at baseball games have alwaysfaced the risk of being injured by a foul ball,and from time to time a flung bat. It’s evenwritten in fine print on the back of tickets thatthese are the risks assumed by fans at games.

Last Thursday’s horrific accident, in whichTexas Rangers fan Shannon Stone fell to hisdeath while trying to snag a ball thrown to himby outfielder Josh Hamilton, has been exten-sively covered this week. Stone lost his bal-ance while trying to catch the ball for his son,whose favorite player is Hamilton.

It must be stated that Hamilton should notbe held culpable at all for trying to make a fanhappy, nor should other major leaguers, whoare certain to be more cautious now, stop flip-ping souvenir balls to fans. As seen at Mon-day’s Home Run Derby, there’s also a risk intrying to get balls that were hit into the stands.

What should cease immediately, however,are those needless T-shirt launches to thestands that too many teams, including theMets, use to both energize the crowd and pro-vide yet another sponsorship opportunity (atCiti Field, it’s the Pepsi Party Patrol). Whilethere haven’t been fatalities to my knowledge,it’s safe to assume people have been hurt in thescramble to grab a shirt. I’ve also seen fansleaning over guard rails trying to catch them.

Former Mets and now Orioles TV voiceGary Thorne has often said these are lawsuitswaiting to happen, because unlike those fromfoul balls, these injuries would be deemed pre-ventable. Thorne, by the way, was a military

lawyer before becoming a sportscaster.Curt Flood was a fine outfielder for the St.

Louis Cardinals in the 1960s and a key reasonwhy they won two World Series and threeNational League pennants during that turbu-lent decade. What he’s most remembered for,however, is that while the Miracle Mets werein the midst of beating the Orioles in the 1969World Series, Flood refused to accept a tradeto the Philadelphia Phillies.

Back then the term “free agency” was asunheard of as the Internet. Players were con-tractually bound to their teams unless the teamwanted to get rid of them. Flood challengedbaseball’s reserve clause. Although theSupreme Court ruled against him in a splitdecision, his actions set the stage for the rightsmajor league athletes now enjoy. HBO Sports’newest documentary, “The Curious Case ofCurt Flood,” which debuted last night and willbe frequently re-shown, is worth watching.

The NFL lockout has already had a delete-rious effect on upstate New York tourism. Firstthe Jets said they will not hold training campin Cortland once the owners and players reachan accord. Then last week the Giants saidthey’ll skip summer training in Albany. Bothteams will instead work out in New Jersey.

If you’re seeking an inexpensive, fun way tobeat the heat, the Brooklyn Cyclones, whoplay at home right next to the Coney Islandboardwalk, have a game at noon on Monday.

It felt like it took Derek Jeter five years togo from hit number 2,994 to the magical3,000 milestone. But what a way to do it!Congratulations, Derek. Q

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