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Reps. Jeffries, Meeks endorse Rockaway rail plan

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City to put Sandy aid money City to put Sandy aid money toward home, business repairstoward home, business repairs PAGE 5PAGE 5

FUNDS FOR FUNDS FOR FIXINGFIXING

Mayor Bloomberg announced that he would allocate $1.77 billion in federal hurricane relief funds toward helping homeowners and business owners pay for rebuilding costs beyond what FEMA and insurance offered.

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by Joseph OrovicAssistant Managing/Online Editor

During contentious votes on the United States TennisAssociation’s proposed expansion in Flushing Mead-ows Corona Park, five out of six community boards

suggested the creation of a multimillion-dollar trust fund for thepark in their recommendations.

A fund of that size would generate some degree of growthand interest, which would be used to fund annual improvementsand upkeep in the park. Or so the thinking goes.

But that not-so-novel means of funding has been tried beforein the park in the form of an $8 million trust created with theUSTA’s first expansion. The result? Nearly $7 million in usableassets bled dry by a laser-like focus on one facility within thepark, rather than the entirety of Flushing Meadows as originallyintended 15 years ago.

Now some are worried they’ll see a repeat if a final agree-ment between the USTA and the city is structured similarly tothe first deal.

At its peak, the fund grew by over $700,000 annually. Diffi-cult financial markets and rock-bottom interest rates beganstymieing that growth in 2008. Toss in over $2 million spentannually on maintaining a new $66.3 million pool and ice rink,and the trust’s usable assets had dwindled to around $177,000by the end of 2012, from a peak of $6.8 million in 2008. (Aspart of the original deal, the principal $8 million cannot betouched for park expenditures.)

A nonprofit called the Flushing Meadows Corona ParkImprovement Fund was incorporated to manage the money. Itactually sat largely untouched for a decade, accumulating inter-est. The interest garnered from the $8 million then almostentirely disappeared in the course of four years. How?

Turns out the city’s most expensive facility within a park— the pool/rink — is expensive to maintain as well. It hasreceived $9.28 million in funding from the trust fund’s usable

monies since opening in February 2008.The fund was established in 1998 for “benefitting, improv-

ing and enhancing Flushing Meadows Corona Park and for theimprovement and development of the park.”

The directors of the fund, as stated by the certificate ofincorporation, are the Queens borough president, city ParksDepartment commissioner and city Comptroller. The principaloutlay funded by the USTA would remain untouched as part ofthe agreement.

Both the Borough President’s Office and Parks Departmentdid not respond to questions as of printing on who decideswhen to spend the money and how. The comptroller’s officesaid it essentially serves as an accountant.

“The comptroller’s role is limited to fiscal custodian andinvestment advisor,” said Scott Sieber, a spokesman for Comp-troller John Liu.

The fund took on a semi-mythical status during the mostrecent community board hearings regarding the USTA’splanned expansion. In some respects, it served as a model for

the boards, with Community Board 7 Vice Chairman ChuckApelian first introducing a stipulation for a $15 million fund forthe park, along with $300,000 in annual upkeep funding pro-vided by the USTA.

“You always look back and you say in retrospect it shouldhave been spent differently,” Apelian said of the original fund,adding he did not have suggestions for how any potential newfund would be set up.

The prospect of a similar deal appears in the offing, as theUSTA’s plan navigates the Uniform Land Use Review Proce-dure. Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D-East Elmhurst), whosedistrict includes the tennis center, has called for establishingsuch a fund as part of any deal.

Yet some are leery the fund could be mismanaged or mis-used or offer the city a reason to bypass funding the park itself.

Some explored the idea of using the $15 million entirely onimprovements, then using the annual payments by the USTA tomaintain those upgrades.

“To me the $15 million would be better spent now,” saidCommunity Board 3 member Donovan Finn, who is also withthe Fairness Coalition of Queens, which opposes a series ofprojects being slated for the park. “I’m not an accountant butspend it now. Spend it on projects we need today.”

Yet some see a sustained investment in the park as the key.New Yorkers for Parks has advocated a “public-private partner-ship,” pointing to Prospect Park and Central Park as models(the FMCP fund wasn’t named as ideal).

A fund overseen by a mix of public employees and local res-idents is ideal, said NY4P executive director Holly Leicht.

“It’s a system of checks and balances where you want tomake sure there’s public oversight,” she said.

Finn took a more practical stance.“The idealist in me says this all ought to be the city’s respon-

sibility,” he said. “The pragmatist in me says the city isn’t goingto do it. I hate making that tradeoff.” Q

Over $9 milllion of money meant for the whole park was spentsince 2008 on just maintaining the pool and ice skating rink.

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SOUTH UEENS NEWSQCity to invest aid in home reconstruction

$1.77B will go to rebuilding, but only to those who haven’t yet by Domenick Rafter

Associate EditorMayor Bloomberg announced last week his administra-

tion’s specific plans for some of the $1.77 billion in federalaid money for Hurricane Sandy.

The city released its proposal — Partial Action Plan A —aimed at helping homeowners and businesses recover beyondwhat was given to them as aid from the Federal EmergencyManagement Agency and homeowner insurance.

The plan for the $1.77 billion allo-cated from the federal government forHurricane Sandy relief includes $720million for housing recovery, $325 mil-lion for business recovery and $400million for infrastructure.

In Partial Action Plan A, the citywill use the federal money to redevelopdevastated communities along thecoast and assist renters needing assistance and some home-owners in the process of rebuilding with supplemental fundsbeyond what was already available to them through FEMA,insurance and personal savings.

“The idea is to make people whole again,” said Assembly-man Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park).

As part of Partial Action Plan A, the city will consideracquiring properties to develop a home or cluster of homesfor residents who have damaged houses, but do not want toleave. The city will use the money to purchase properties at

post-Sandy market values and redevelop the property. Thecity may assist homeowners who are temporarily relocated byredevelopment work in certain circumstances.

In some areas, the city will focus the money on redevelop-ment measures aimed at bringing homes or buildings up tocode after the storm.

In limited cases, the city will use some of the $720 milliondedicated to housing recovery to make up any differences incost homeowners have after insurance and FEMA money.

Bloomberg also announced that thecity was seeking to create a rental assis-tance program for renters who havebeen displaced by the hurricane. Underthe program, the city will help house-holds find affordable apartments. Theywill be responsible for renting costs upto 30 percent of income. For anythingmore, the city will use the funds to make

up the difference.Part of the action plan includes referring homeowners who

wish to take part in the state buyout plan to the appropriatestate agencies. Earlier this year, Gov. Cuomo announced thestate would seek to buy out properties near the coast if home-owners should choose to leave rather than rebuild. The landwill then be used to be developed into parkland or leave itundeveloped.

The action plan also includes help for businesses damagedin the storm. Three hundred twenty-five million of the $1.77

billion allocated will be put toward business recovery pro-jects, including loans, grants and programs aimed at help-ing businesses prepare for future disasters.

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by Domenick RafterAssociate Editor

When the city first proposed the mas-sive sewer replacement project for theCentreville section of Ozone Park, thecouncilman who currently represents theneighborhood wasn’t even born yet.

Now, Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and the Department ofDesign and Construction are saying thework will f inally begin one year fromnow.

The long-delayed project would replacesidewalks, streets, curbs, street lights, traf-fic signals and sewer and water mains in asection of Ozone Park bordered by LindenBoulevard to the north, Albert Road andNorth Conduit Avenue to the south, CrossBay Boulevard to the west and the A trainsubway line to the east. The work alsoincludes better draining systems in thearea, some of which is notorious forflooding during rainstorms. The project,known by its designation HWQ411B, wasfirst proposed in 1982, but never com-menced.

Now the DDC says the $45 millionproject is in the design phase, which isexpected to be f inished by June 2013.Work is slated to begin in March 2014 andtake three years.

But some are still skeptical.“Seeing is believing,” said Howard

Kamph, president of the Ozone Park CivicAssociation, who noted that the last timethe city announced the project was aboutto start, in 2009, the 2011 start date cameand went with no work commencing.

“As things went on, rules and lawshave changed. So it took them an extrathree years from the last time they saidthey’d start,” he explained.

The delay was due, in part, to lack offunds and the city’s need to use eminentdomain to take property in order to con-struct sidewalks, specifically along Bris-tol Avenue, a dead-end street adjacent tothe Ozone-Howard Little League fieldswhere new sidewalks and curbs arebeing proposed, and a number of sidestreets off Albert Road near North Con-duit Avenue. Q

DDC says work will commence in 2014

Centreville sewerwork starting soon?

Mayor Bloomberg, joined by Comptroller John Liu, CouncilSpeaker Christine Quinn, Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott andCouncilman Eric Ulrich at PS 207 in Howard Beach in November.Last week, Bloomberg announced the city’s plan for $1.77 billionin federal hurricane aid. FILE PHOTO

“The idea is to makepeople whole again.”

— Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park)

by Michael GannonEditor

The Department of Parks and Recreationhas suspended operations at a stable beingrun by the Federation of Black Cowboys inHoward Beach.

Cedar Lane Stables, located in TudorPark in Howard Beach, could be closed forsix months or longer as the city investigatesthe deaths of six horses at the site since lastsummer and works with the Federation ofBlack Cowboys to improve some of thephysical conditions at the stables.

In a statement issued by the ParksDepartment, spokesman Philip Abramsonsaid the federation has operated Cedar LaneStables under a license agreement with thecity since 1998.

The federation was permitted to leasespace out to horse owners under a so-called“rough-board” arrangement.

Under such an arrangement, individualhorse owners and not the federation wereresponsible for the care, feeding and main-tenance of their horses.

“Unfortunately, there have been an

alarming number of horse fatalities andhealth issues at this site, as well as problemswith the physical condition of the facilities,making it clear that a ‘rough board’arrangement can no longer work,” Abram-son said.

Neither the Federation of Black Cowboysnor the New York City off ice of theHumane Society returned calls seekingcomment on the matter.

Abramson added that Parks and the fed-eration have been working together to relo-cate horses that have been staying at CedarLane.

Owners have been given lists of otherstable operations in the region, and theyhave contacted rescue and adoption organi-zations that would be willing to take on ahorse that might be abandoned by its owner.

Abramson said that, if within six months,the federation can bring the stables to com-pliance with all laws, it could once againresume operations under a “full board”arrangement, under which the Black Cow-boys would assume responsibility for thehorses’ welfare. Q

Cites horse deaths, poor conditions

NYC Parks shuttersCedar Lane Stables

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Even as opponents of both projects keeptheir voices in the mix, proposals to reacti-vate the Rockaway Beach Long Island RailRoad line, or convert the right of way into apark similar to Manhattan’s High Line, areboth moving forward.

The plan to bring trains, or some form oftransit, back to the line, which was aban-doned in 1962, got support from two high-ranking officials last week.

Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn) andGregory Meeks (D-Jamaica), who both rep-resent portions of southern Queens, gavefirm endorsements to the rail plan and sent aletter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation RayLaHood asking that a portion of the $60 bil-lion in the relief bill for Hurricane Sandy beput toward studying rail reactivation alongthe right of way.

Why that money? Jeffries said some of itwas earmarked specifically toward studyinginfrastructure and transit development forcommunities affected by the storm, and sincethe rail line would serve Howard Beach,Broad Channel and the Rockaways — all hithard by Sandy’s storm surge — it wouldmeet the criteria.

“This falls squarely within that,” heexplained. “These communities are recovering

from the storm and this would be part of thatrecovery.”

Though a train is the most common ideaproposed for the line, Assemblyman PhilGoldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) noted thatthere were a number of options, includinglight rail and even bus service, similar to theTransitway system in Ottawa, Canada, wherebuses run along a dedicated route that con-

nects the downtown portion of the city toneighborhoods farther away.

“We have a number of options we couldlook at,” he said. “That’s why we need astudy done.”

Goldfeder said reactivating transit would notjust be a boon for the Rockaways and southernQueens, but for the entire borough because itwould better connect those areas to other parts,

such as Astoria, Flushing and Bayside, whichare typically more difficult to get to.

It would also take some cars off congest-ed Woodhaven Boulevard, supporters argue.

“We want to get out of our cars,” saidDolores Orr, chairwoman of CommunityBoard 14, which includes the Rockaways.“The mayor wants us to get out of our cars.But we need an alternative.”

Orr, who has lived in Rockaway all herlife, said she remembers when the LIRR ranalong the line.

“It took 40 minutes to get to Manhattan,”she said.

In the meantime, The Trust for PublicLand, the parks advocacy group given moneyfrom the state to study the potential for aHigh Line-like “Queensway” project, hasmoved ahead with those plans.

Marc Matsil, New York State director forTPL, said more than 40 firms responded to arequest for proposals to conduct a feasibilitystudy for the Queensway.

“We are looking for firms with ecologicalexpertise,” Matsil explained. “The goal ofthe study is to look at the structures in place,their stability and test ground water and soilsamples.”

TPL and the firms interested will be visit-ing the rail line for a tour this week.

Trains to the left, parks to the right Two competing projects for old Rockaway rail line move forward


Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder, left, with Reps. Gregory Meeks and Hakeem Jeffries in Ozone Parklast weekend where the two Congress members formally endorsed a plan to bring rail service backto the abandoned Rockaway Beach Long Island Rail Road line. PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER

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Let USTA expandDear Editor:

In preparation for the recent CommunityBoard 7 meeting about the U.S. Tennis Associa-tion expansion plans, I had read several newsarticles and opinion letters in local papers. Mostletters condemned the plan. There were horrorstories floating around about the United StatesTennis Association cutting down 400 trees, howkids who play there would suffer due to lostpark space and how the plan would set a badprecedent for future takeovers. I had been askedto join stop-the-expansion groups who promot-ed fear: Save our parks! Halt the giveaway!

After seeing the presentation given by theUSTA at the board meeting, I’m no longerafraid of any consequences to Flushing Mead-ows Park. The USTA plan calls for rebuildingand a new small stadium on a corner of theircurrently leased 42-acre property. They wantto move some tennis courts to accommodate alarger walkway area between stadiums.

The move would only involve a 20- to 30-foot strip of land, currently a pathway in disre-pair next to the Grand Central Parkway. Theysay only about 40 trees would be cut down,and 40 or more would be replanted. Render-ings show a much improved area.

Several of the speakers opposed were veryemotional about not giving one inch of park-land away. Some even drew lines in the sandas if the decision was equal to the life-or-deathbattle of the Alamo in Texas. Those in favor

spoke highly about tennis and how the com-munity benefits from the USTA.

It all made good theater. But the truth is theTennis Association is not asking for valuable“parkland” at all. The strip is nothing but apedestrian and bike path. It probably shouldhave been given to the USTA years ago.

We in Flushing have gained national recog-nition due to the annual US Open tennis tour-nament held here. When we travel and we tellothers we’re from Flushing, most say “Oh,that’s where the US Open is held.” CB 7 madethe correct decision by voting yes on the plan,and thus being able to put in some recommen-dations in hopes the USTA would listen, andprovide some money for the maintenance ofthe rest of the park, which is direly in need offunding and renovation.

I ask those who opposed this plan so vehe-mently to save their arguments for the pro-posed soccer stadium. That would involve thetaking of recreational parkland. It is then whenwe should have the fight about keeping pre-cious parkland in the hands of the parks.

Tyler CassellMember, Community 7

Flushing

Clean up Willets Pt.Dear Editor:

At a recent meeting of the Queens HousingCoalition, a major developer outlined a com-mitment to privately finance the cleanup of amassive 23-acre brownfield at Willets Point.Amazingly, there were some who questionedthe existence of contamination and the needfor remediation.

The hard truth is that Willets Point has beena toxic dumping ground for nearly 100 years.In addition to a lack of sewers, there is wide-spread petroleum contamination, with addi-tional potential contamination from paints,cleaning solvents and automotive fluids.

Some of the problems persist today, as exist-ing businesses operate with almost no regula-tion. Imagine people spray-painting cars with-out taking air quality precautions, or changingoil with no regard for safe disposal procedures!

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EDITORIAL AGEPHelp make Sandy aid plan fair

Imagine if you were one of those people struggling witha mortgage after the housing market collapse, but mak-ing your payments. Maybe you cut back heavily on

expenses. Maybe you took out an informal loan from afriend or relative. But you managed.

Meanwhile your neighbor down the street let his housego into foreclosure and just waited for the government toride to his rescue. You weren’t happy about that.

Something similar to that is about to happen in SouthQueens and other areas where people were hard hit byHurricane Sandy. The city just announced that it will pro-vide $720 million to rebuild housing and $325 million torebuild businesses damaged by the storm. The funds comefrom aid allocated by the U.S. government, and aredesigned to cover whatever insurance and grants from theFederal Emergency Management Agency do not.

But there’s a catch — one nobody was warned about.The money will only go to those home and business own-ers who have yet to rebuild. So if you already spent, say,$50,000 to repair your house, and FEMA covered maybe$30,000 — and you had already been dropped by yourinsurance company, as many people in the Sandy zone

were before the storm hit — you’re out of luck. But if theguy next door has somehow been living with the damageand the mold for the last five months, he’ll get the money.

That’s not fair. And it’s just like what the city did with itsRapid Repairs program. If you went out and bought a newboiler, for example, to replace the one in your floodedbasement, and Rapid Repairs knocked on your door thenext day, you were out of luck. But if they came by the daybefore you were going to buy it, boom — free furnace.

We understand that one concern the federal government,which set the rules, has is the potential for fraud. Yes, thereare people out there who might have gotten their roof donea couple years ago and will claim that they just did it afterthe storm. But that’s what requiring receipts is for — andnot everyone is so crooked that they’ll just create fake oneson their home printers to get the cash.

The good news is that we may be able to change therules. A public comment period on the proposal, “ActionPlan A,” is open until April 4. We urge all our readers to goto nyc.gov/html/cdbg/html/home/home.shtml and suggestalso giving grants for work that’s been done. That’s onlyfair to all our neighbors who’ve suffered enough already.

Judging by the dialogue at the Supreme Court onWednesday, it looks as if the justices are highly skep-tical of DOMA, the Defense of Marriage Act, the

misguided 1996 law that should be struck down in thename of equality.

DOMA wrongly defines marriage as only the union ofman and woman, denying loving same-sex couples of allthe benefits that come with being wed. The law is not justsymbolic, because those include financial benefits andprotections such as the right to not testify against one’sspouse in a criminal case.

The law was passed at a time when the drive for mar-riage equality was gaining steam but had yet to be accept-ed by most Americans. Since then the tide has turned, andmore and more states are allowing gay marriage, includ-ing New York. And the U.S. Constitution says each statemust recognize the “public acts” of other states, a phrasethat should include the recognition of marriages.

So for reasons of equality, fairness and the law, webelieve same-sex marriage should be allowed in all states,which requires that DOMA be struck down.

Marriage equality now

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more dangerous by the day.Brownfields are a serious impedi-

ment to redeveloping a property, making themthe target of a number of federal and state pro-grams. But their potential to endanger publichealth and contaminate groundwater, surfacewater and soils is a far greater concern. With-out action, Willets Point will in all likelihoodremain an unusable, contaminated publichealth hazard.

The time has come to transform WilletsPoint from a toxic wasteland into an environ-mentally conscious, 21st-century community.In an area clamoring for open space and recre-ational opportunities, the cleanup and redevel-opment means that the waterfront on FlushingCreek and Flushing Bay will finally becomesafe and accessible to the community.

This is also a great opportunity to redesignWillets Point in a smarter and more holisticmanner. It is close to the 7 train, so people canleave their cars at home more often. And it’s nearmajor highways, so people can get in and out ofthe neighborhood quickly without further strain-ing traffic in downtown Flushing. The develop-ment will also create approximately 12,000 con-struction jobs and 7,100 permanent jobs, as wellas lead to a $3 billion private investment.

This is clearly a redevelopment projectwhere the economic and environmental bene-fits work hand-in-hand to improve the health,well-being and vibrancy of the neighborhood— and the entire borough of Queens.

Marcia BystrynPresident

New York League of Conservation VotersManhattan

Willets no; Avella yesDear Editor:

At a forum held in Astoria on March 14, asthe Queens Chronicle reported in its March 21edition (“Schools, jobs top boro pres forum”),the six Democratic candidates for the office ofQueens borough president said small busi-nesses must be nurtured if they are to providethe jobs needed for the borough and the city.On the small business issue alone. the onlycredible candidate is state Sen. Tony Avella.The others, Councilman Leroy Comrie, for-mer Deputy Borough President Barry Gro-denchik, former Councilwoman MelindaKatz, state Sen. Jose Peralta and CouncilmanPeter Vallone Jr., not only lack credibility butexhibit hypocrisy that negates qualificationfor the office they seek. Only Avella has comeout against Mayor Bloomberg’s ill-advisedWillets Point proposal, the others all supportthe proposal, and therein lies the hypocrisy.

For decades the city collected sewer rentand real estate and other taxes from WilletsPoint owners notwithstanding there were nosewers and a failure to address the area’sinfrastructure needs. Ignoring its own culpa-bility, the city declared the area a blight thatmust go. The development will require mil-lions of dollars in cleanup and infrastructurecosts, most of which will be borne by taxpay-ers and not the developer chosen by the city.The city could of course do the cleanup forthe benefit of the current businesses in thearea, but that would not fit with Bloomberg’sromance with fat-cat real estate developers.

Implicit in the Willets Point proposal is the

destruction of 225 small businesses — that iscorrect, 225 small businesses — the loss ofjobs for 1,000 employees and the fallout ontheir thousands of dependents. The develop-ment will not include a mom-and-pop grocerystore or small manufacturing business. It maywell include a Gucci store and all kinds ofupscale establishments. It will also destroy thesmall businesses on Northern Boulevard, Roo-sevelt Avenue, 108th Street and the 20thAvenue and Rego Park malls.

To support redeveloping Willets Point doesnot make one interested in small businesses, buton the contrary a supporter of big business andan enemy of the small business owner. For mostof the above candidates, claims to care about theimportance of small business are empty words.There is a real choice, and if one cares aboutsmall businesses, the choice should be Avella.

Benjamin M. HaberFlushing

The truth about Pride HouseDear Editor:

We would like to address a number of inac-curacies in your March story “Why QueensPride House lacks city funding.”

The central issue of the news story was thequestion of why Queens Pride House currentlyreceives no discretionary funding from theCouncil members quoted in it, despite havingreceived discretionary funding from otherCity Council members from 2003 through2010. The reporter simply failed to explainthat discretionary funding is just that — pure-ly discretionary — instead leaving readerswith the misleading impression that the twoCouncil members quoted in her article reject-ed our funding requests based on objectivestandards of the sort that state and city agen-cies use to award contracts.

The reporter also asserts that one of the twoCouncil members who blocked funding forPride House through the Council’s LGBT Cau-cus in 2010 did not fund the Bronx Communi-ty Pride Center when in fact he did — throughthe Caucus — as clearly documented in publicrecords. She also failed to note that the sameCouncil member who funded BCPC was a dis-gruntled QPH board member who left ourboard in 1999 after losing the support of hisboard colleagues. Nonetheless, those Councilmembers are welcome to tour our site andmeet our staff and volunteers and see for them-selves what we are providing the community.

The article also prominently featured inaccu-rate assertions from a disgruntled formeremployee who worked for Queens Pride Houseuntil he was dismissed at the end of December2012, but the writer denied us an opportunity torespond before filing her story. In fact, QueensPride House provides various services includinghealth education, health promotion and diseaseprevention and mental health counseling, butyour reporter failed to mention our university-based mental health counseling program, adver-tised in the very same issue of the Chronicle.

Queens Pride House programs and servicesare funded by competitively won and renewedcontracts from the city and state of New Yorkand foundations, as well as from corporate andindividual donations. Those programs and ser-vices are required to be evidence-based and


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meet standards set by our funders. In failing todescribe the full range of programs and servicesthat we provide to the community — including4,900 individual client services a year — yourreporter helped create an inaccurate picture ofthe organization; unfortunately, her story doesnot measure up to the high standards of journal-ism the Chronicle is known for.

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Fight it out in AlbanyDear Editor:

“Mixed martial arts bill moving forward”(by Domenick Rafter, March 21, multiple edi-tions) is great news. Mixed martial arts is arapidly growing sport already legal in otherstates. It rivals both wrestling and boxing infans and attendance for Pay for View events.Why should we miss out on the jobs, eco-nomic growth and new tax revenues?

If Gov. Cuomo, state Senate Leader DeanSkelos, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silverand members of the state Legislature cannotwork out their differences on issues of theday, send them to the Octagon. They cansettle their disagreements on the mat! Thatwould be one sporting event voters wouldpay top dollar to see!

Larry PennerGreat Neck, LI

Another Sandy costDear Editor:

From everything I have read homeowners willhave to get an elevation certificate in order to seewhere they stand in regards to the new base floodelevations that will be adopted (which, accordingto FEMA, could take up to two years). This wouldmean having a survey made of your property at acost of between $350 to $500 just to find out ifand how high your home may have to be raised.

I think that with the FEMA money that boththe state and city have received ($1.7 billioneach), some should be used to provide eleva-tion certificates to every home that was dam-aged during the storm. I call on our localelected off icials to help us with this. Themoney that a survey would cost can go alongway to the rebuilding of our homes.

Roger GendronPresident

New Hamilton Beach Civic AssociationHamilton Beach

‘Play street’ a dopey ideaDear Editor:

Why was 78th Street between NorthernBoulevard and 34th Avenue in JacksonHeights closed to traffic? As I understand it, itwas closed and turned into a “play street.”

Who instituted this ridiculous move? I thinkthey are completely incorrect for introducingthis asinine policy, which they claim is a “sig-nificant victory.” It will, for one thing, lowerthe property values of the co-op apartments inthis area. I can imagine what people will think

when they come to view my co-op for sale.This will not help us sell it.

I remember last year that many times onSundays there was a very small number ofchildren using the “play street,” and some-times none at all. The only people there werestreet peddlers selling all kinds of junk.

There is a large park on 78th Street betweenNorthern Boulevard and 34th Avenue. Whyisn’t the park used for the purpose intended?It’s almost always empty. Why have a “playstreet” right next to a large park? And now I’veheard that a politician wants to make the parklarger and extend it to encompass the entirearea of 78th from Northern to 34th. For what?

Teenagers bring their boom boxes to the“play street” and no one tells them to turn themusic down. Who is going to patrol this area?Who is going to make sure it is used by neigh-borhood children and not gangs of unrulyteenagers, as has happened in the past?

This is just another city government wasteof power and money to disrupt the daily life ofcitizens and to seek kudos for doing some-thing supposedly worthwhile and positive forthe neighborhood. Many of the people wholive in this area have not been asked to givetheir comments about closing the street to traf-fic and parking, etc. Shouldn’t the people wholive here have a say?

I wonder how many of my neighbors have thesame concerns as I do about this ridiculous idea.

James SolomonJackson Heights

No bathroom, no wayDear Editor:

The Forest Park Carousel opened up for the2013 season on March 23. My daughterenjoyed riding it and it was inexpensive. Theoperators were very friendly. The only prob-lem was there were no public restrooms to use.

I had taken my daughter to Dry HarborPlayground on Myrtle Avenue earlier. Whenwe had to go to the bathroom both publicrestrooms located in the building that used tohouse the play school were locked, so wedecided to walk down to the part of Forest Parkwhere the carousel is located. I said to myself,the bathrooms have to be open since this isopening day for the carousel. Well, I waswrong; both the men’s and ladies’ rooms werelocked and so was the park ranger’s office.

After we rode the carousel, the operatorstold me the Parks Department knew they wereopening that day so he didn’t understand whythe restrooms were not open. Ed Wendell ofthe Woodhaven Residents’ Block Associationand others fought so hard to reopen thecarousel and urged people to bring their chil-dren there. Without open restrooms, I don’tknow many parents who would want to gothere. Small children and adults need to usethe bathroom when they are out for the day.

Not only were the park bathrooms locked, theGulf gas station on the corner of WoodhavenBoulevard and Myrtle Avenue has a sign on thedoor: No Restroom. My daughter and I could notfind one until we got to Five Guys Burgers onWoodhaven. Thank God both of us could wait.

This can’t be standard for all public parksbecause the restrooms are open all year roundin Flushing Meadows Park. If my daughterwants to ride a carousel I will take her there. Iwon’t be going back to Forest Park’s. What ashame after the fight to get it back in business.

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“Hearing some of my neighbors have hadtheir insurance policies dropped, anyone else?”

Within minutes, comments popped upresponding to the question.

“Heard it too, a shame.”“Yes, my parents were dropped.”“Not surprised.”Dozens, perhaps more, homeowners in

Howard Beach, have had their home insur-ance policies dropped since HurricaneSandy, leaving many concerned aboutwhether they will be able to get coveragenow that the neighborhood has been added toa flood zone.

Judy Close, a spokeswoman for state Sen.Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), said theissue even predated the storm.

“It has been a problem we’ve seen sinceIrene,” she said, noting that some homeown-ers had their policies dropped right beforeHurricane Sandy hit.

State Farm has dropped several of its cus-tomers in Howard Beach and sources say itwill no longer write policies in the neigh-borhood.

Arlene Lester, a spokeswoman for StateFarm, could not confirm if the company willstop writing policies in Howard Beach, butsaid it continually assesses the risk situationin coastal communities.

“Doing so helps keep the promises we’vemade to our customers and assists our efforts in

maintaining financial stability,” she explained.Insurance companies and Howard Beach

residents have had an acrimonious relation-ship since Sandy. At a town hall meeting inNovember at PS 146, residents berated insur-ance companies, allegeding that their carrierswithheld checks or found loopholes to avoidmaking payouts.

“I worked for an insurance company andI’ve never been more disappointed in theindustry,” said one Howard Beach resident atthat meeting.

One of the central arguments at the timewas whether the damage caused by Sandy’sstorm surge was from a flood, which is notcovered by homeowner’s insurance, or bywind, which is.

Though most of the damage was deemedto be flood-related, some structural issues,such as missing shingles and broken win-dows, were covered, and homeowners filedclaims for that damage.

Representatives from the Department ofFinancial Services, who were assisting home-owners in Howard Beach last week, said theyhad heard of homeowners being dropped byinsurance companies in other hard-hit areas,including in coastal Long Island communities.

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Howard Beach versusthe insurance cos.Homeowners say they’re havingpolicies dropped after hurricanes


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On Thursday, March 7th, at around 5:30p.m., three suspects entered the Verizonwireless store located at 107-12 Cross BayBlvd. and removed numerous cell phonesand laptops and an undetermined amountof cash. The burglars entered the locationthrough a rear window.

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A woman was killed after being hitby a motorcycle while crossing the BeltParkway between Ozone Park andHoward Beach just before noon onTuesday.

Police responded to calls of a pedes-trian struck on the Belt Parkway nearthe Nor th Conduit Avenue exit —between Cohancy Street and Cross BayBoulevard — at 11:54 a.m.

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A Bronx man has been charged withmore than 30 counts for allegedly beingthe ringleader in an OxyContin traffickingring that stretched from Richmond Hill toOrange County, state Attorney GeneralEric Schneiderman announced last week.

John Bland, 49, of the Bronx faces 25years to life in prison if convicted on 32counts including operating as a major traf-ficker; 16 counts of criminal possession ofa controlled substance in the third degree;nine counts of criminal possession of aforged instrument in the second degree;six counts of criminal possession of stolenproperty in the fifth degree and conspira-cy in the second degree.

Five others: Carl Canty, 49; Paul Perez,42; Mario Aragona, 49; Michelle Kaplan,42; and Kimberly Augustus, 31 — all of theBronx — were arrested and each chargedwith four counts of criminal possession of acontrolled substance in the third degree;two counts of criminal possession of aforged instrument in the second degree and

conspiracy in the fourth degree.According to the charges, the f ive

accomplices each allegedly used forgedprescriptions from Bland to purchaseOxyContin from drug stores across thestate that Bland later allegedly sold ille-gally. Among the businesses that weretargeted by Bland was Dale Pharmacyand Surgical on Jamaica Avenue in Rich-mond Hill, where he allegedly had Perezacquire OxyContin via a false prescrip-tion on March 22, 2011.

Schneiderman said a law passed bythe New York Legislature unanimouslylast summer — the Internet System forTracking Over-Prescribing Act, or I-STOP — could have prevented Blandfrom using fraudulent prescriptions toacquire the drugs.

The law requires doctors to reviewa patient’s prescription drug historyand update it through a real-time data-base when writing prescriptions forcer ta in control led substances , andeliminates most paper prescriptions byAugust, 2014. Q

Six charged with trafficking OxyContin

AG: Drug scam targetedRichmond Hill pharmacy

Three men were arrested Friday inwhat Queens and Port Authority officialsare calling a conspiracy to smugglecocaine into the United States from theDominican Republic with the aid of adrug “mule.”

In a statement issued by his off ice,Queens District Attorney Richard Brownsaid Jarrol De La Cruz, 20, PedroDeLeon, 34, and Edward Rivera, 30, all ofthe Grand Concourse in the Bronx, werefacing arraignment on charges includingfirst- and second-degree attempted crimi-nal possession of a controlled substance;second-degree conspiracy and fourth-degree criminal facilitation.

A fourth defendant, Sergio Feliz Feliz,19, of the Dominican Republic, has beenheld on $200,000 bail since his arraign-ment on Dec. 5 of last year. His next courtdate is April 9.

Feliz allegedly has admitted to authori-ties that he swallowed 80 pellets contain-ing cocaine. The pellets, which Feliz sub-sequently passed at a Queens hospital, arealleged to have contained about eight

ounces of the drug.If convicted on all charges each of the

four could face up to 10 years in prison.Brown said the arrests were the result of a

lengthy investigation by the Port AuthorityPolice Department, which has jurisdictionover Kennedy and LaGuardia airports. Theinvestigation included both physical andcourt-authorized electronic surveillance.

Authorities allege that Rivera had a con-versation with an unknown man on Nov. 26of last year indicating that a shipment ofdrugs was coming in through the airport.

Four days later they allegedly spokewith Feliz, instructing him where to goupon arriving in New York.

At about 6 p.m. on Dec. 1, Port Author-ity police allegedly stopped a burgundy-colored Chevrolet Impala on the VanWyck Expressway near the Federal Circleexit from Kennedy Airport in which DeLa Cruz, DeLeon, Rivera and Feliz wereriding.

Brown’s office said Monday that thecase against all three required furtherinvestigtion following Feliz’s arrest. Q

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Three nabbed in JFKdrug smuggling case

by Tess McRaeReporter

About a dozen trees were being choppeddown as patrons and passersby at The Shopsat Atlas Park mall in Glendale looked on, onTuesday morning.

The outdoor shopping center is redesign-ing its signature Center Green and taking intwo new clothing stores.

“This community is looking for a retail,dining and entertainment destination thatfeels modern, comfortable and family friend-ly,” said Lisa Diaz, property manager for theshopping center.

But what caught people’s eye this weekwere the trees in the center plaza being shavendown by chainsaws on Tuesday morning.

About three men sawed each tree downand proceeded to break apart the largerbranches and place them into bundles alongthe center plaza.

A large green fence surrounded the entirearea but holes throughout the boundaryallowed those walking by to catch a glimpseof the fallen trees.

“I don’t know what they’re doing but thewhole thing is kind of ridiculous,” one gen-tleman said. “I heard from the security guardthat these trees cost $3,000 a piece. What awaste of money.”

Macerich, the company that acquired thetroubled Atlas Park mall in 2011, could not

confirm the price of each tree but did saythat every tree would be replaced so shop-pers shouldn’t worry.

“New landscaping is part of the overallplan,” a Macerich spokeswoman said. “Thehealthy trees will be replanted.”

The design for the Center Green, whichcurrently is a cement plaza where occasionalevents are held in the summer, includes new,moveable glass kiosks for seasonal and spe-cialty merchandise and a 10,000-square-footarea designed to host community events and

live performances as well. A Forever 21 and Charlotte Russe, both

clothing retailers geared towards youngadults, will be opening their stores along theconcourse.

The Atlas Park mall website also mentionsthe addition of 100 upfront parking spaces toaccommodate shoppers.

“I really don’t know how I feel about cut-ting down trees for parking spaces,” ChelseaHiggins, who was shopping at the mall, said.“I hope they at least put some new ones upwhen they finish but it just looks kind of sadwith all of those trees lying on the ground.”

The Shops at Atlas Park mall currentlyfeatures more than 375,000 square feet ofretail and office space, a New York SportsClub and retailers and restaurants includingCalifornia Pizza Kitchen, Shiro of Japan,Chico’s, Gymboree, Chili’s Bar & Grill andStarbucks.

“Maybe adding new stores will be a goodthing,” one patron said. “I don’t really comehere because I don’t find the stores so great,so maybe new stores will make this a betterplace to come. It’s very beautiful in thespring and summer, it just needs some bettershopping.”

Macerich said construction will continuethrough the spring. Forever 21, CharlotteRusse and the new Center Green are slated toopen in the summer. Q

Trees get cut down for new mall plazaAtlas Park redesigning Center Green, announces two new clothing stores

Trees that have been cut down, lying on the Center Green at The Shops at Atlas Park Mall in Glen-dale. The company that owns the mall said each tree lost will be replaced in the redesign of thecenter plaza. PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE

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The $1.7 million renovation of LondonPlanetree Park in Ozone Park is ahead ofschedule and may open by the fall, theParks Department said last week.

The park, located at Atlantic Avenue and88th Street on the Ozone Park-Woodhavenborder, is getting a complete overhaul. The

site formerly had a large open asphalt sur-face. The renovations will include anextensive skate park, which the communi-ty requested because of the number ofyouths using the nearby parking lot at thePathmark shopping center for skateboard-ing and rollerblading.

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existing basketball courtswill be reconstructed. Treesand shrubs will also beplanted.

The project was original-ly due to last 18 months, butis currently a few monthsahead of schedule, ParksDepartment spokesmanZachary Feder said.

The project was fundedby Borough PresidentHelen Marshall, who allo-cated $1 million, and byCouncilman Eric Ulrich(R-Ozone Park), who allo-cated $723,000. Q

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The Panel for Educational Policy,the policy-making body of the cityDepartment of Education, approvedseven alterations to schools inQueens on March 20, in a meetingthat was far less contentious thanthe one earlier this month in whichtwo borough high schools wereclosed.

The seven changes that weremade included the placement of anew transfer high school in theAugust Martin High School build-ing in South Jamaica; new co-locat-ed middle schools at JHS 226 inSouth Ozone Park and JHS 8 inSouth Jamaica; the truncation of PS156 in Laurelton from a K-8 to a K-5 school and a new middle-schoolco-located there; the movement ofthe Academy of Careers in Televi-sion and Film High School from itsco-located site at JHS 204 in LongIsland City to its new Dutch Killshome, where it will share space witha new middle school, and a new co-located high school in the JHS 204building.

The seven changes were amongmore than two dozen made citywide

by the PEP at its meeting, held atBrooklyn Technical High School.

Representatives from the UnitedFederation of Teachers and othergroups opposed to MayorBloomberg’s education policiesattended the meeting to protest thechanges, but their chants were lessnumerous than at the meeting onMarch 11, during which protestersshouted down Schools ChancellorDennis Walcott and Deputy Chancel-lor Marc Sternberg while the offi-cials defended the city’s policy of co-locations and school closures.

Queens PEP representativeDmytro Fedkowskyj said heopposed most of the changes votedon last week, but supported the newtransfer high school co-located atAugust Martin.

“The transfer school collocatingin a building that is 50 percent uti-lized benefits the surrounding com-munities, not just the August Martinschool community,” he said. “Thisopportunity gives hundreds of stu-dents a second chance to earn a highschool diploma and move on to col-lege or the workforce.”

Fedkowskyj also supported thechanges at JHS 204, including the

relocation of ACTvF to its newbuilding and the co-location of a newsix-year high school there. He saidthe new school at JHS 204 will bene-fit the borough as a whole.

The March 20 meeting isn’t thelast time co-locations in Queenswill be discussed this year. Twoitems will be discussed at the PEP’sApril 17 meeting, including movinga portion of PS 143’s kindergarteninto PS 330, which is already co-located in the new PS 287 buildingon Northern Boulevard in Corona.The other Queens proposal beingconsidered would move grades 4and 5 from PS 176 in CambriaHeights into IS 59 in SpringfieldGardens while PS 176 is expandedto accommodate more students.

The recent votes are the f inalpolicy moves for the Bloombergadministration, which leaves officeat the end of the year because any-thing proposed later would not bevoted on until next year. Fed-kowskyj suggested there could bechanges in education policy thistime next year.

“It all depends on who is mayor,”he said. “But I think there will besome changes.”

Whether Fedkowskyj is there forthose depends on who the next bor-ough president is. He was appointedto the PEP by current BoroughPresident Helen Marshall and serveson the panel until he chooses toresign or is removed. A new bor-ough president could choose toreappoint him or select his or her

own appointee.Fedkowskyj said he has not had

any discussions with the boroughpresident candidates about educa-tion policy and he does not have afavorite in the race.

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DOE co-location proposals approvedMost plans OK’d with four boro PEP members voting against them

JHS 204 in Long Island City will host a new six-year high school, while theAcademy of Careers in Television and Film High School, which had beenco-located in the school, will move to a new building in Dutch Kills. FILE PHOTO

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This is a tale of two agencies, both ofthem suffering constant criticism from thosethey serve, both of them suffering constantmeddling by those who think they know howthey should be run. Both of their most recog-nizable employees wear blue, both do theirwork in all kinds of conditions, both have awell-known motto, both are absolutely cru-cial to civilization, both are being forced tomake do with less.

But there most comparisons must end.For while one of these agencies has shown itcan do more with less, racking up a moresuccessful record of late than it has sincereliable records were kept, the other seemsperennially on the verge of disaster.

The two agencies are, of course, the NewYork Police Department and the UnitedStates Postal Service.

The NYPD, you may have noticed, hasbrought violent crime to record lows. That’sits primary job. The murder rate has fallen80 percent — 80 percent! — in the last 20years. If you know of another societal mala-dy cut by 80 percent in a generation, hit meat [email protected]. I don’t.

The Police Department has done thiswhile taking on a whole new line of work,counterterrorism, where it’s also had greatsuccess, thwarting more than a dozen seriousattacks against the city since Sept. 11, 2001.

And it’s done all that with a force that’sbeen cut from 41,000 officers at its peak toabout 34,500 today.

Yet those who think they know how to runa police department better than Commis-sioner Ray Kelly, among them some would-be mayors and a federal judge, would cut thecops off at their proverbial knees.

Meanwhile the Postal Service, whileadhering to its creed vowing mail delivery inall weather, has been hemorrhaging cashyear after year. Its administrators periodical-ly release plans to save money by closingdown some postal stations, only to haveCongress — which makes the rules for theUSPS but doesn’t answer for it — kill themeasures. Apparently not a single substationcan be shut down, not here in Queens andnot in the most rural corner of the country.

So last year the Postal Service lost justunder $16 billion.

The agency’s latest plan to stay afloat is toend Saturday mail service. Can’t have thateither. Last Sunday postal workers, civicactivists, elected officials and regular old cit-izens held a big rally against the plan, set totake effect in August, outside the majesticJames A. Farley Post Office Building inManhattan. Among them were Queens Rep.Grace Meng (D-Flushing) and Public Advo-cate Bill de Blasio, who’s running for mayor.State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside), who’s

running for Queens borough president, hadwanted to be there but was stuck in Albany,his spokesman said.

“New Yorkers for 6 day” read the ralliers’grammatically incomplete signs, and “Don’tdismantle our Postal Service.”

That’s great, but what are the protesters’ideas for putting the USPS back in theblack? Certainly not layoffs; these are theunions. Not the closures of underutilized sta-tions. The only substantive idea critics ofpostal cutbacks ever offer is repealing the2006 law that forces the agency to fundretiree healthcare 75 years into the future.That’s probably worth doing, but would onlysave about $5.5 billion a year. What aboutthe other $10 billion the USPS lost last year?

Mail service is one of the few governmentfunctions actually mandated by the Constitu-tion, though in true Constitutional fashion,the wording is brief and open to interpreta-tion, only giving Congress the power “toestablish Post Offices and post Roads.”

What is now the Postal Service had beenthe U.S. Department of the Post Office until1971, when President Nixon — prompted inlarge part by a postal strike in New York City— created the quasi-independent USPS.Now there are calls to privatize the agency toeconomize, but those seem misguided, giventhe Constitutional mandate for Congress.

Maybe instead the answer is to resurrectthe old Department of the Post Office tomake clear who has authority over maildelivery and who should be held accountablefor financial failings. There’s no reason thatcould not be done simultaneously with mod-ernization and cutting of the bureaucracy, aswell as amendment of that 2006 law.

What doesn’t need amending is oversightof the NYPD, which answers to the mayorand is already subject to investigation by thecity’s five district attorneys, the CivilianComplaint Review Board and the CityCouncil. Yet some, such as mayoral candi-date and Council Speaker Christine Quinn,want to create a redundant inspector gener-al’s office to monitor the department.

That’s mostly due to complaints about theNYPD’s stop, question and frisk policy,which is a big part of why crime has fallenbut is the subject of federal lawsuits broughtbefore Judge Shira Scheindlin. Though shehas yet to rule, Scheindlin seems sympatheticto the argument that police step on the rightsof minorities because they’re the people mostoften frisked, and could order the practicestopped. But minorities are also the peoplewhose lives have been saved the most.

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Gov. Cuomo and legislative leadersare poised to complete a state budgetbefore the April 1 deadline, getting itdone on time for the third year in a rowafter years of failing to do so under pre-vious governors.

The roughly $135 billion budget willincrease the minimum wage, provide sub-sidies to employers to help pay for it, givea new tax rebates of $350 to familiesearning up to $300,000 a year and extenda “temporary” tax rate of 8.8 percent onindividuals making more than $2 milliona year, which had been set to drop to 6.85percent, the rate on those making$300,000 to $2 million, according to pub-lished reports.

The minimum wage would rise from$7.25 to $9 an hour in steps over the nextthree years. Companies employingteenagers at the new minimum will getreimbursed for $1.35 of the $1.75 perhour difference and only have to payanother 40 cents per hour themselves, theAssociated Press reports, but will not besubsidized for workers over 19.

The budget reportedly includes $300million in new state aid for city schools,following the city’s loss of $250 in statefunding earlier this year.

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The NYPD is searching for a teenag-er who has gone missing in Ozone Park.

Jamiel Savizon, 19, was last seenleaving his home at 101-25 104 St. onSaturday, March 23 at around 10:30 p.m.

He is described as being 5 feet, 8inches tall, weighing 170 pounds, withbrown eyes and black hair. He was lastseen wearing a black winter coat, a redand blue flannel shirt and blue jeans.

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At the request of the state government,the Federal Emergency ManagementAgency has extended its deadline to applyfor aid as well as its Transitional Shelter-ing Assistance program, which allows eli-gible survivors from Hurricane Sandywho cannot return to their homes to stayin participating hotels.

The new deadline to apply for help isApril 13 and the new checkout date forthose in the TSA program is April 14,extended from the previous deadline ofMarch 24.

FEMA announced the extension lastThursday and called applicants eligible forthe extension to notify them of the newcheckout date that day.

Debra Young, a spokeswoman forFEMA, said there are 426 households stillutilizing TSA help in New York; thatincludes people in New York City and LongIsland. At its peak in January, more than2,200 households took part in the program.

The extension was approved to help

those applicants still eligible for the pro-gram to remain in hotels as FEMA andits state and local partners work to iden-tify longer-term housing solutions. AllTSA applicants currently staying inhotels are evaluated for continued eligi-bility, the agency said in a press release.

Many of those people who are nolonger taking part have either moved backto their homes after repairing them orfound new homes or temporary housing ifthey are to be displaced long term.

Young said FEMA will continue tocoordinate with state, local and voluntaryagency partners to assist applicants throughoutreach and comprehensive casework toidentify and transition them to more suit-able temporary or long-term housing.

According to FEMA, meals, tele-phone calls and other incidental chargesare not covered by the TSA program,and applicants are responsible for anylodging costs above the authorizedallowance. The program also does notreimburse previously incurred hotelexpenses. Q

426 NY households remain in hotels

FEMA applicationdeadline extended

CorrectionThe March 21 article “Absent school

crossing guards worry parents” (3/21/13)slightly misstated when and where a crossingguard was absent. She was not at 84th Streetand 153rd Avenue on Thursday, March 14.We regret the error. Q

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ty at John Adams HS in SouthOzone Park, announced that inFebruary the New York UniversityCenter for Neural Science starteda 3-year program which intro-duces neuroscience to high schoolstudents.

The reason this program hascome to John Adams HS isbecause Martin Walsh, the assis-tant principal and data analyst,came to the school last fall withPrincipal Dan Scanlon, andbrought his contact with NYUwith him. He had been the assis-tant principal of science at Hill-crest HS.

Lestz explained that the pro-gram consists of a series of regu-larly scheduled visits by membersof NYU under the direction of

Professor Andre Fenton of theCenter for Neural Science, who iscurrently working on three relatedproblems: how brains store infor-mation in memory, how brainscoordinate knowledge to selective-ly activate relative informationand suppress irrelevant informa-tion and how to record electricalactivity from brain cells in freelymoving subjects.

The program at John AdamsHS is being taught on-site by Dr.Kally O’Reilly, a neuroscientisttrying to understand how the braindevelops structurally and func-tionally, and Dr. Jason Mikiel-Hunter, also a neuroscientist, whohas been studying how mammalsare able to locate and track soundsin their natural environment.Some presentations will be in per-son and some will be via Skype.

The program was launchedwith an on-site orientation to two

anatomy classes of John Adams’juniors, totaling about 45 students,on February 15th. There was anoverview of this outreach initia-tive, an explanation of what thestudents were expected to see andlearn, an explanation of the fieldof neuroscience, areas of currentresearch and ideas for classroom-based projects.

It is expected that the studentswill learn about the scientific dis-covery process, develop work-place skills, develop an under-standing of scientif ic concepts,become analytical thinkers andlearn about cutting-edge researchin the field of neuroscience.

There are plans for a groupvisit for the students to ProfessorFenton’s lab at NYU in the spring.Next year, Ms. Lestz plans toincorporate the NYU visiting neu-roscientist program into the sci-ence research course.

by Bob Harris

Teacher and Small Learning Community Director Ms. Lestz is allsmiles that a new and exciting neuroscience program, sponsored byNew York University, is in place at John Adams High School.

March 2nd is the birthday of one of the mostfamous and beloved children’s authors, Dr.Seuss. That day is also recognized as “NationalRead Across America Day.” To acknowledge andcelebrate both events, teachers at the John AdamsJumpstart Academy Annex in South Ozone Parkconducted various activities with their students.

After exploring some of the many quotes thathave come from some of the most popular Dr.Seuss stories, the kids were introduced to one ofhis books that contains an inspiring theme whichfits very appropriately with where the studentspresently are in their education careers, entitled,“Oh, the Places You’ll Go!”

Students were asked to participate by wearingblack, white and red — colors worn by thebeloved character, “The Cat in the Hat.”

Ms. Wallace, a social studies teacher and,shared her idea for the lesson with fellowteachers, and they all taught the same lesson,which started off with each student writingdown either a short-term or long-term goal thatthey have. They viewed a video in which thestory, “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!,” was read tothem, and then they were instructed to inter-pret what the message of the story was. Thiswas followed by a collaborative group effort to reviewfacts concerning past global history topics, and the com-pletion of a writing piece.

At the conclusion of the class, students were given sixinspirational Dr. Seuss quotes, and they were asked tochoose the one quote they felt would most inspire them todo well.

As a parting gift, students were given a bookmark con-taining a Dr. Seuss quote, as well as books that they wereable to take home and read.

Following a vote, students chose the following quote toserve as the motto of the Jumpstart Academy: “You havebrains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You cansteer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on yourown. And you know what you know. And YOU are the onewho’ll decide where to go...”

“The celebration was a great success, and the studentswere really excited to learn and be inspired by such aninteresting story,” Ms. Wallace, director of the John AdamsJumpstart Academy Annex, stated.

Teachers, students celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday

Teachers at the John Adams Jumpstart Academy Annexin South Ozone Park, including Mr. Pearce (far right),Ms. Kroeger and Ms. Wallace (above), put their heartsand creative souls into a lesson that commemorated thebirthday of author Dr. Seuss.

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Since taking office, I have been workingwith the Department of Transportation toalleviate traffic congestion along Wood-haven Boulevard and have suggested a num-ber of measures which I believe would makea big difference. Here are just a few:

• I am committed to bringing the deploy-ment of Transit Signal Priority to this corri-dor. TSP will improvetravel time for all vehiclesby optimizing overall traf-f ic signal coordination,resulting in a 5 to 10 per-cent decrease in overalltravel time. This systemcan, for instance, hold thegreen light a little longerto allow buses and cars toproceed through an inter-section before the traffic signal turns red.TSP is already operating in Staten Island, theBronx and Manhattan. I am fighting to bringit to Queens.

• Implementing Select Bus Service alongthe 3.2-mile route would also have a signifi-cant impact. This is a bold initiative thatwould establish a dedicated bus lane forexpress and local buses only. It would speedup the average commute time for bus ridersby 15 to 20 percent and prevent the bottle-necking situation that occurs at almost everymajor intersection along the boulevard. SBSis more commonly referred to as Bus RapidTransit and already exists on NostrandAvenue in Brooklyn, Hylan Boulevard inStaten Island, First and Second avenues inManhattan and Fordham Road in the Bronx.

Woodhaven Boule-vard is ripe for thisproposal and I amlooking forward tothe day it comes toQueens.

• Site-specif icimprovements at cer-tain intersections arelong overdue. Thereare turning lanes thatneed to be widened or extended and othersthat need to be eliminated altogether. This isa delicate process that will require the adviceand consent of the community. Nevertheless,it is one that must be part of our overall strat-egy to make Woodhaven Boulevard safer for

drivers, mass transit usersand pedestrians alike.When done correctly,modif ications such asthese can reduce traffic-related injuries dramati-cally and help the overallflow of vehicles.

The DOT has alreadymade some progress byincorporating some of the

above-mentioned ideas into the CitywideCongested Corridor study. In fact, data hasbeen collected, traffic patterns and accidentprone locations have been analyzed and sev-eral public meetings have been held to dis-cuss possible solutions since the study firststarted in 2008. Some of these proposals arecommon sense and easy to implement whileothers are all but certain to raise controversy.

But the fact remains that people have beensitting in traffic for far too long, and Queensis entitled to what every other boroughalready has. If we’re serious about addressingthe traffic nightmare on Woodhaven Boule-vard once and for all, we must take the nec-essary steps to put this plan into action.

Eric Ulrich is New York City Councilmanfor the 32nd District, in South Queens.

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Efforts to legislate how muchsick leave most employers in thecity must provide to workers wererenewed over the last week as law-makers held a hearing on the billand two mayoral hopefuls blastedopponent Christine Quinn, the CityCouncil speaker, for blocking themeasure for the last three years.

The measure would requiresmaller companies to provideemployees with five paid sick daysa year and larger f irms to givethem nine. Violators would facef ines ranging from $1,000 to$5,000 and be liable to lawsuits for18 months after denying sick leave.

Though the bill was co-spon-sored by 37 of the Council’s 51members when introduced in 2010,Quinn (D-Manhattan) has used herpower as speaker to keep it fromcoming up for a vote, saying itwould impose too great a burdenon businesses at a time when theeconomy is weak. Other critics sayit would be an illegitimate govern-ment intrusion into private busi-ness in good times or bad.

Proponents say it is only fair torequire that workers be given timeoff when they or their family mem-bers are sick, and that forcing peo-

ple to come to work when they areill reduces productivity and spreadscontagions such as the flu. Advo-cates have periodically held ralliesfeaturing people who say they losttheir jobs due to illness, and citestudies of the impact of similarbills in other cities and states thatclaim they do not hurt businesses.

A hearing on the bill was heldlast Friday, and NY 1 reported onTuesday that a deadline to reach acompromise on an amended ver-sion has been set for this Friday.The new proposal reportedly

would raise the threshold for com-panies subject to the law fromthose with at least five employeesto those with at least 10.

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio,who along with Quinn, City Comp-troller John Liu and former Comp-troller Bill Thompson is a leadingDemocratic candidate for mayor,criticized raising the threshold to10 employees, saying that wouldleave out 164,000 workers coveredunder the original plan. Raising itto 50 would leave out 685,000.

“We don’t need ‘Paid Sick

Leave-Lite,’” de Blasio said in aprepared statement. “And we won’tallow hundreds of thousands ofhardworking people to be denied afundamental right because of polit-ical expediency.”

Thompson also blasted Quinn,saying last week she has blockedthe bill “with an iron fist,” accord-ing to The New York Times.

Among the bill’s opponents isCouncilman James Gennaro (D-Fresh Meadows), who penned anop-ed against it in the March 21New York Post. Gennaro said therevised bill would not provide anysupport to businesses bearingincreased costs and would be “a lit-igator’s dream.”

Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) “has serious doubtsabout the bill” due to the risk ofhurting businesses and killing jobs,according to his spokesman, KevinRyan. But Halloran did issue apress release noting that he was theonly Council member who stayedfor the entire hearing last Friday.“On this critical issue, shouldn’t weall listen to both sides before goingback to the same rhetoric?” heasked, saying that if someone goesto the trouble of testifying beforethe government, the governmentshould take the time to listen. Q

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City Councilman Dan Halloran, foreground, boasted that he was “the lastman standing” at last week’s hearing on the sick leave bill, criticizing hiscolleagues for leaving before it was over. PHOTO COURTESY NYC COUNCIL

CTK 50th yeargala April 19

This year marks 50 years sinceChrist the King Regional High School’scampus on Metropolitan Avenue in Mid-dle Village held its f irst classes, onlyeight months after the school f irstopened its doors. The school, which nowhas an enrollment of roughly 1,000 stu-dents, will hold its Golden Jubilee cele-bration next month.

The festivities will kick off with agala dinner dance at El Caribe, locatedat 5945 Strickland Ave. in Mill Basin,Brooklyn, on Friday, April 19 from 7 to11 p.m. The celebration will continuethroughout that weekend with musicalperformances and a celebratory Masson Sunday, April 21 at Christ theKing’s campus.

Tickets are on sale for $125 per per-son and include the dinner dance onApril 19, one ticket to any performanceof Christ The King’s musical theatergroup’s production of “Beauty and theBeast” and one ticket to the continentalbreakfast following the 11 a.m. Masson April 21 at the school’s cafe.

The reservation deadline is Friday,April 5. Tickets can be purchased atctkny.org or by calling the Christ theKing Alumni Office at (718) 366-7400ext. 272. Q

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Early signs in the Democratic pri-mary for borough president point to alove-fest. Not necessarily among thecandidates, but between the sixDemocrats and Queens itself.

Five of the six candidates vyingfor the seat attended last Thursday acandidates’ forum at the Hollis Hills

Jewish Cen-ter, co-host-ed by theSaul Weprinand EleanorR o o s e v e l t

Democratic clubs. Each touted expe-rience in at least one niche wheregovernment intersects with life,pointing to personal experience andpast work as part of his or her bonafides.

State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bay-side), former Deputy Borough Presi-dent and Assemblyman Barry Gro-denchik, former CouncilwomanMelinda Katz, state Sen. Jose Peralta(D-East Elmhurst) and City Council-man Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria)stopped by to deliver their stumpspeeches. Councilman Leroy Comrie(D-St. Albans) did not attend.

The race, still months away fromthe planned primary, has devolvedinto a contest over who will love the

borough harder. And the limitedscope of power emanating from Bor-ough Hall didn’t stop some frommaking veiled promises the jobwouldn’t allow them to keep.

Peralta’s stump speech includedpromises to “streamline rules and reg-ulations that govern small businesses.”

Grodenchik lamented the state ofthe borough’s healthcare system, say-ing, “We’re caught between twogoliaths of healthcare in Nassau andManhattan.”

Avella — as you may haveguessed — deplored developers’ abil-ity to run roughshod over the “char-acter of the borough.”

Katz promised to “knock heads”and “effectuate change at the citylevel.”

“Experience is going to matter inthis race,” she added.

Vallone, to his credit, fell short ofpromising to leap beyond the veryhigh walls set around borough presi-dents in the City Charter.

To be clear, the six Democrats areengaged in a race for a position thathas been largely neutered after theU.S. Supreme Court in 1989 declaredthe city’s Board of Estimate unconsti-tutional.

A revision to the City Charter in1990 reduced the position of boroughpresident to a largely ceremonial one

with a limited advisory role, thenominal ability to introduce legisla-tion and a bit of taxpayer lucre todole out.

The nominal allusion to legislativepower at the Council level — a legis-lature in which its own members can’tintroduce legislation with any ease —has not been practiced in any sort ofsubstantive way by Borough Hall’scurrent occupant, Helen Marshall.

And so five of the six candidatesfor borough president came beforetwo of northeast Queens’ Democraticclubs to essentially argue why they’remost suited to spend at least fouryears in Borough Hall holding a fig-urative megaphone and purse.

None spoke to specific budgetarypriorities or programs that would bene-fit from their election. They did, how-ever, give Queens a big verbal hug.

Peralta set the tone for the pro-ceedings, blowing the expected kiss-es to the borough.

“I want to make sure Queensbecomes a destination,” he said, lateradding “This is the greatest boroughin the world.”

The line was repeated ad nauseamby nearly all the candidates, alongwith the expected Queens bona fides.And for good reason.

The presence of departing Brook-lyn Borough President MartyMarkowitz loomed large over the dis-cussion. Mr. “Fugghedaboutit!” hasbecome the de facto model for thepost-charter revision borough presi-dent: brash, eloquent, omnipresent,loud and a total ham in front of newscameras.

Our borough, it seems, needs itsown Markowitz. Someone who will

stand on the Queensboro Bridgewith a megaphone and shout “Wel-come to Queens” during a blackout,as Markowitz did for Brooklyn in2003. (We assume our boroughpresident will still call it the“Queensboro” Bridge.)

One finds it hard to imagine anyof the candidates declaring Yan-kees fans in Queens “treasonous,”the way Markowitz ribbed Man-hattan Knicks supporters hailingfrom Brooklyn.

Some of the candidates saidQueens needs an advocate at the citylevel and beyond — presumably onewho shows emotion beyond thedopey grin on Mr. Met’s face. Thequintet in Hollis Hills tried.

There were moments when somereached for that level of outsized per-sonality.

Katz came closest. She supportsmayoral control of schools (not thatshe’d have an iota of a voice in thematter). Why? “I like having some-one to yell at.” Zing.

So if not a show of megawatt char-acter, what’s being offered to the peo-ple of Queens?

The candidates would do best tocheck the City Charter’s fourth chap-ter, labeled “Borough Presidents”and come back more versed in thejob they’re applying for. Q

BP forum: no lack of boro love and resumes

Candidates for the Democratic primary for borough president: state Sen. TonyAvella, left, former Deputy Borough President Barry Grodenchik, former Council-woman Melinda Katz, state Sen. Jose Peralta and Councilman Peter Vallone Jr.

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A 19-year-old man from SpringfieldGardens was sentenced to 25 years inprison last Wednesday for the March 2012shooting death of an 18-year-old youthnear the South Jamaica Houses.

Sean Barnhill, who has pleaded guiltyto f irst-degree manslaughter, also willserve a concurrent two-year sentence forassaulting a Corrections off icer at theQueens Criminal Courthouse last Junewhile in custody.

According to a statement issued by theoff ice of Queens District AttorneyRichard Brown, Barnhill and codefendantAlexander Burgess shot and killed DarylAdams at about 12:30 p.m. on March 2,2012.

Burgess was sentenced to a 16-yearterm in December after he too pleadedguilty to first-degree manslaughter.

Of Barnhill, Brown said “The defen-dant has proven himself a threat to societyeven behind bars. As such, the lengthyprison sentence imposed in this case ismore than warranted and punishes thedefendant for senselessly shooting an

unarmed teenager and injuring an on-dutycorrection officer.”

Brown said that in their pleas both menadmitted being armed with semiautomaticpistols on 107th Street between 159th and160th streets when they each fired oneshot at Adams, hitting him twice andkilling him.

The district attorney also said thatBarnhill, who has been held without bailsince his March 2012 arraignment, hasadmitted to punching a correction officerin an incident that took place at the court-house in Kew Gardens on June 13 of lastyear.

The officer sustained a laceration to hismouth, according to the District Attor-ney’s statement.

Barnhill was sentenced by ActingSupreme Court Justice Dorothy Chin-Brandt.

Under the terms of his plea agreement,Barnhill also will face three years of post-release supervision in connection with thefirst-degree assault charge upon comple-tion of his sentence. Q

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Classroom improvements, such as comput-ers and smartboards, are up against curb instal-lations, security cameras, park facilities,library upgrades and a new roof and windowsfor the Queens County Farm Museum.

Through Participatory Budgeting, residentsof City Council districts 19, 23 and 32 caneach vote to decide how to spend one milliondollars from the city budget. Each resident canselect five items from a pre-vetted list of pro-jects and the winners will be included in nextyear’s city budget.

“Participatory Budgeting gives the commu-nity an unprecedented opportunity to makedecisions on how city dollars get spent in ourcommunity,” said Councilman Mark Weprin(D-Oakland Gardens).

Weprin held a series of neighborhoodassemblies last fall, at which local residentsbrainstormed ways to spend the million dol-lars. Community members then volunteered toserve as budget delegates and worked in com-mittees for three months to turn the projectideas into full proposals that were vetted by the

relevant city agencies.This year eight districts are using Participa-

tory Budgeting.Voting will take place April 1-7 at multiple

locations in eastern Queens. Anyone who is atleast 16 years old can vote. Residents canobtain absentee ballots by contacting MarkWeprin or Councilman Dan Halloran’s (R-Whitestone) offices.

District 19 residents can vote at CommunityBoard 11, the College Point Volunteer Ambu-lance Corps, Maggie Moo’s on Bell Boulevard,the Community Church of Douglaston,Chabad of North East Queens and TempleBeth Shalom.

District 23 residents can vote at Weprin’sdistrict office, Community Board 13, the FreshMeadows Library, Community Board 8, theBellerose Library, the Cross Island Y, theSamuel Field Y, the Bayside Senior Center,and the SNAP Senior Center.

Voting locations for district 32 are to bedetermined.

— Laura ShepardQ

Residents to voteon city spendingParticipatory back for a secondyear in districts 19, 23 and 32

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In 2005, Mayor Bloomberg announced thatspecific areas of city land would be preservedfor industrial purposes solely and called Indus-trial Business Zones. To go along with the IBZ,the mayor also created the Office of Industrialand Manufacturing Businesses to support thecity’s ailing industrial sector.

But eight years later, the OIMB has been dis-mantled and slowly, more and more of the IBZsare losing manufacturing businesses, which arebeing replaced by residential buildings andsuperstores.

“Creating these zones was the correct strate-gy for the city,” Adam Friedman of the PrattCenter for Community Development said.“The mayor recognized that manufacturersneeded stability and said they would discour-age nonindustrial uses and even created anoffice and conducted studies on the infrastruc-ture of the industrial areas to better implementdiscouraging of nonindustrial uses. Thosegroups have gone steadily down and now havebeen eliminated.”

Since Bloomberg took office, the city haslost 1,800 acres of M-zoned industrial land.

In 2009, the New York Industrial RetentionNetwork, which has since been consolidated tothe Pratt Center, studied commercial uses invad-ing IBZs. The 10-page document lays out everycommercial superstore or chain hotel to move

into each of the eight zones over several years. Using files from the Department of Build-

ings, NYIRN determined that from January2005 to August 2007, there were 587 cases inIBZ and Ombudsman zones (areas adjacent toIBZs that receive services but do not guaranteeagainst residential development) where the plotchanged to nonindustrial use.

The most recent nonmanufacturing organiza-tion to move into the Maspeth IBZ is the

Knockdown Center on Flushing Avenue. Theglass factory-turned-art gallery has hosted sev-eral events this year.

The art gallery is technically within its rightsto reside in the area. Anyone is allowed in mostcases without any special permission to build ahotel, a big box store, an office building andeven an art gallery in an IBZ.

The Pratt Center, an organization affliatedwith the Pratt Institute that works to advance a

sustainable city economy has accused cityoffices, including the Bloomberg administra-tion, of only committing to manufacturers as apublic statement.

Amanda Burden, the City Planning commis-sioner, has also been criticized for not standingup for manufacturers despite declaring the IBZsto be an “iron-clad” commitment to industrialbusinesses.

Technically, there are no legalities that wouldprevent the next mayoral administration fromturning existing IBZs into residential and com-mercial developments.

Those uncertainties have left IBZ advocatesuneasy.

“I don’t believe the city is doing everythingthe can to protect these companies,” Council-woman Diana Reyna (D-Maspeth) said. “In mytenure as a council member, I’ve always had aspecific interest in the industrial sector whichdates back to the fact that my mother was aseamstress when the textile industry was pre-dominately immigrants. She eventually had tochange careers because of the shrinking indus-try buildings.”

Reyna and others cite real estate prices asone of the key reasons that more and more build-ings are becoming residential. Building ownershave found that commercial and residential com-panies are more likely to pay higher prices thanmanufacturers. So when leases come up, the

Commercial uses invade industry zonesLocal politicians and advocates fight to protect threatened IBZs


The Knockdown Center is one of many nonindustrial groups using space in city-designated spacefor manufacturers called the Industrial Business Zone. PHOTO COURTESY KNOCKDOWN CENTER

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A 30-year-old South Jamaica man hasbeen charged with murdering his com-mon-law wife on March 19 and dumpingher body in the water at Idlewild Park inRosedale.

The NYPD and Queens District Attor-ney Richard Brown in press releases saidCarlos Evelyn of Foch Boulevard has beencharged with second-degree murder andtampering with physical evidence.

Kadie Ann Chambers, 27, was foundfloating in the water just after 10:30 a.m.that day. A statement issued by the NYPDsaid she was unconscious and unresponsivewhen found.

She was pronounced dead at the sceneby personnel from the FDNY’s Emer-gency Medical Services Unit.

Brown’s office said the medical exam-iner determined that she died as the resultof asphyxiation due to strangulation.

The district attorney said Evelyn isaccused of choking and strangling Cham-bers during an argument that becamephysical.

Brown’s press release refers to Chambers

as Evelyn’s common law wife.The investigation is being handled by

detectives in the 105th Precinct. Brownsaid Evelyn faces 25 years to life in prisonif convicted.

“His actions leave their young sonwithout a mother and a father who facesthe possibility of spending the rest of hislife in prison,” Brown said.

Authorities are alleging that Chamberswas killed in their home sometime thatTuesday morning when, during an alterca-tion, Chambers grabbed Evelyn’s shirt andhe responded by choking her with onehand and repeatedly punching her in theface with the other until she fell to thefloor unconscious.

Evelyn then allegedly transported herbody to the Idlewild Park Reserve, locatedin Rosedale, and put her in the water.

Law enforcement also is claiming thatEvelyn cleaned Chambers’ blood from acarpet in their bedroom and disposed ofthe clothes he was wearing both at thetime of her death and when he allegedlydumped her body. Q

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Common-law husbandcharged with murder


The last time he hosted a legislative break-fast for community leaders and the clergy,Congressman Gregory Meeks (Queens, Nas-sau) represented the 6th District, the Rock-aways had electricity and infrastructure, andthe term “sequester” was not on the eveningnews on a nightly basis.

“I wanted to have this a lot sooner, but alot of things have happened since the lasttime,” Meeks told a crowd of about 200 com-munity leaders at the Robert Ross JohnsonFamily Life Center in St. Albans.

“First we had Hurricane Sandy,” he said.“Then we had Sandy Hook. Now we have thebudget sequester.”

Meeks now represents the 5th District, withthe Rockaways and parts of Nassau County,because of redistricting as a result of the 2010U.S. Census.

And he spoke very frankly about the chal-lenges facing the district and the city in thecoming months and years.

He f irst castigated his Republican col-leagues in the House of Representatives fortheir delays on approving Hurricane Sandyrelief.

“It used to be that when we had a disaster,we approved the aid,” he said. “HurricaneSandy didn’t hit just Democrats or Republi-cans, and there are still people without

electricity. Why did it take three months?”He did single out GOP members Peter

King (R-Long Island) and Michael Grimm(R-Staten Island) as being part of a unitedfront in Congress to get the funding through.Meeks said he and Grimm are working on

legislation for a second bill.“We knew when Sen. [Charles] Schumer

asked for the $60 billion that it would not beenough,” Meeks said. “We’re going to needmore.”

In regard to the budget sequester, which

triggered nearly across-the-board spendingcuts this month when Congress and theWhite House could not agree on a deficitreduction plan, Meeks acknowledged that hevoted for the sequestration trigger.

“The idea behind the sequester is that itwould never happen. It would force peopleinto a room to talk so it wouldn’t go intoeffect. That’s how terrible it is.”

He said if it continues throughout the yearthe city and state stand to lose hundreds ofmillions of dollars for education, social pro-grams and law enforcement.

He is encouraged that the Senate, for thefirst time in four years, has floated a budgetproposal, one he supports and says is the polaropposite of the House GOP-approved budgetwritten largely by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis).

“Now both sides can come to the table,”he said.

While Meeks is pleased that the Senateseems set to vote on gun control legislationthat includes stricter background checks, heis disappointed that the Senate is unlikely tosupport an assault weapon ban in the wake ofDecember’s shooting at a Connecticut ele-mentary school that resulted in 20 childrenand six adults being killed.

The measure was not expected to getmuch more than 40 votes in a body whereDemocrats have 54 seats with Sen. BernieSanders (I-Vt) caucusing with them. Q

Mr. Meeks talks about WashingtonBreakfast chat touches on Sandy relief, gun control, budget sequester

Congressman Gregory Meeks brought residents up to date last Monday on the goings-on inWashington, DC, from gun control legislation to the budget sequester, and just how hard it couldhit New York City. PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON

A Maryland tow truck owner has beencharged with reckless endangerment andoperating a motor vehicle while under theinfluence of alcohol for allegedly drivingthe wrong way on the Van Wyck Express-way early Sunday morning and slamminghead on into a van filled with teenagerscoming from a party.

The driver of the van, 34-year-oldJose Chimbo of Baltimore, was allegedlydriving a 2004 Nissan Murano the wrongway on the Van Wyck Expressway nearNorthern Boulevard in Flushing shortlyafter 2 a.m. on Sunday, when his vehiclecollided head on with a 2007 FordEconoline van. In the van were the driverand thirteen teenagers being driven homefrom a party. When police arrived at thescene, Chimbo allegedly admitted to offi-cers that he had a few drinks.

Chimbo was taken to a local hospital,which Queens DA Richard Brown’soffice did not name, where a blood testwas administered to him. The results arepending. The defendant remains hospital-ized with a broken left leg, severe deep

wounds to his side and injuries to hisarm, shoulder and back.

The driver of the van and theteenagers were also taken to the samehospital, where they were all treated forminor injuries and later released.

“The defendant is accused of gettingbehind the wheel of his vehicle whileunder the influence of alcohol and dri-ving the wrong way on one of the city’smajor highways, endangering not onlyhis own life but that of other motorists –including a van filled with young peoplewhich he hit,” Brown said. “It is a mira-cle that no one was more seriouslyinjured or killed.”

Chimbo is presently awaiting arraign-ment on a criminal complaint charginghim with first-degree reckless endanger-ment, operating a motor vehicle whileunder the influence of alcohol and unlaw-fully driving his vehicle in a directionother than the one designated on the road-way.

Chimbo faces up to seven years inprison if convicted. Q

Driver hit van full of teens on Van Wyck

Maryland man arrestedin wrong way car crash

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Matsil dismissed talk of reactivating therailway, pointing to studies from the1990s, when the line was eyed for the JFKAirTrain, that argued transit was notfinancially feasible and would not be usedby residents in southern Queens.

But supporters of the rail said thosestudies are out of date and the situation isdifferent now, especially since the openingof Resorts World New York City Casinoand increased development in the Rock-aways, such as Arverne By The Sea. Meeksalso believes Sandy changed everything.

“The biggest difference now is Sandy,”he explained. “Restoring the rail linewould speed up the pace of recovery forresidents and local businesses and createhundreds of jobs while laying the founda-tion for a transportation network thataccommodates future growth.”

Opponents of the rail line noted the costof reactivating service would be astronom-ical and is part of the reason it isn’t feasi-ble. Meeks said the cost could not bedetermined yet.

“A study will tell us that,” he said. The right of way that runs through For-

est Park, adjacent to Victory Field, is actu-ally parkland, and any reactivation of tran-sit would require the city to alienate thatsection of the park, with state approval.Doing so will require the city go through aprocess similar to that currently being

undertaken by the United States TennisAssociation in its plan to expand its Flush-ing Meadows campus. That process hasled to a number of contentious debates oncommunity boards including CB 9, whichincludes a significant section of the Rock-away line.

Outgoing CB 9 Chairwoman AndreaCrawford, who supports the Queenswayconcept, noted her board would have totake a vote on alienating parkland for it.That, especially after the tough USTA votethe board took last month, would be a hardpush, she said.

But community board votes are onlyadvisory, supporters of the rail plan pointout.

In the meantime, opponents of bothideas are trying to keep their voices heardas both plans moved forward.

Neil Giannelli, a resident of 98th Streetin Woodhaven, which runs alongside theRockaway LIRR right of way, said most ofhis neighbors are opposed to any develop-ment along the line.

At a meeting of CB 9 earlier thismonth, Giannelli said 230 signatures werecollected from residents age 18 and olderalong the street between Park Lane Southand Atlantic Avenue. Of those, four peoplesupported the Queensway idea while 226were opposed to any development alongthe old Rockaway line.

Nobody wanted a train. Q

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Traffic on Cross Bay Boulevard was alittle rough southbound last Thursdaymorning — but for good reason.

City Department of Transportation crewswere installing a new traffic light at theintersection of Cross Bay and 159th Avenuein Howard Beach. DOT spokeswoman NicoleGarcia said the workers were out replacinga temporary traffic light that had beeninstalled at the corner, but did not say whythe light needed to be replaced.

Community Board 10 DistrictManager Karyn Petersen said the boardhas no record of any complaints aboutthe light.

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A new light

Arts org. callsAstoria home

The Queens Council on the Artshas settled into its new home.

The nonprof it, founded in 1966,left its old location in Forest Parkfor the 1 ,700-square-foot annexbuilding at Kaufman Astoria Studiosat 37-11 35 Ave. in Astoria.

The organization, which supportsQueens-based arts across all disci-pl ines through g rants and work-shops, moved because of an inacces-sibility to public transportation. Theold space was also owned by theParks Department, which gave thenonprof it little say over the build-ing’s use.

The new location was found aftera long process that included a failedattempt in 2008 to move into LongIsland City and a survey of Queensartists.

“[It’s] fabulous, scary, OMG, [and Ifeel] excited, thrilled, impatient, over caf-feinated, under-slept and so happy to bepart of the Astoria art scene in the Kauf-man Astoria creative community,” Exec-utive Director Hoong Yee Lee Krakauersaid in an email about the move.

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The American Cancer Society is launch-ing a borough-wide cancer prevention studyaimed at identifying the lifestyle factors thatcause the disease.

The group hosted a recruitment drive atQueens College last Friday, urging studentsand community leaders to promote cancerresearch by participating in the study, CancerPrevention Study-3.

Surveys will be available for completionat enrollment sites across the borough begin-ning May 21. The group is hoping to collectinformation from at least 500 residents whoare between the ages of 30 and 65 and whohave never been diagnosed with cancer.

“Queens is one of the most diverse regionsin the country and we’re hoping to get asmuch participation as possible from a diversepopulation,” said ACS Queens Regional VicePresident Cathleen Garry. “I hope that we areable to find out why some people get cancerand why some people don’t.”

The American Cancer Society teamed upwith New York Hospital Queens, the NorthShore-LIJ Health System and St. John’s Uni-versity to host CPS-3 in Queens, the mostethnically diverse county in the world, in aneffort to focus on the cultural, ethnic andlifestyle factors that are related to cancerdiagnosis.

According to the group, there are 196cases of cancer diagnosed each week inQueens, 64 of which end in death. The orga-nization also reports that Queens has one ofthe highest rates of cancer diversity — theappearance of different forms of the disease— in the country.

“Letting people know that this is going onand that we can’t do any research if peoplearen’t enrolled at sites is what is importantnow,” Garry said. “We’re hoping we’ll beable to narrow down where cancer is comingfrom in Queens.”

The state Department of Health and the

state Cancer Registry conducted a study oncancer incidence and mortality in Queensfrom 2005 to 2009 that reported over 3,000deaths annually. The report also showed thatmalignant tumors found in the lungs, colonand breasts were the most common forms ofcancer and that women encountered a higherrisk of dying from the disease: 1,688 deathsper year compared to 1,615 among men.

Myra Barginear, an oncologist at NorthShore-LIJ’s Monter Cancer Center, said shehelped organize the study because shebelieves it is an excellent way to receiveinformation on the root causes of cancer inthe area.

“This is an opportunity to find associa-tions between social behaviors and environ-mental exposures and how we can implementrecommendations to prevent cancer,” Bargin-ear said. “Our hospitals diagnose about16,000 new cases of cancer every year andabout a third of those are in Queens —that’sanother reason why the Queens communityshould support this study because it has anenormous impact.”

CPS-3 is the third cancer prevention studyorganized by the American Cancer Society.The last two studies were focused on thelifestyle choices that lead to lung cancer andobesity.

For more information on CPS-3, visitcps3ny.org/queens.html. Q

Cancer prevention study hits QueensResidents asked to participate in survey monitoring lifestyle choices

Representatives of the American Cancer Society and North Shore-LIJ Health System at a kickoffrecruitment event at Queens College on Friday, promoting a prevention study aimed at studyinglocal causes of cancer. PHOTO COURTESY NORTH SHORE-LIJ HEALTH SYSTEM

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Astoria Park lanes to get a tuneupby Josey Bartlett

EditorSharing isn’t always beneficial.Members of the Astoria Park Alliance

were dismayed in the fall to find that theshared bike and pedestrian lanes in AstoriaPark, which were constructed as part of the$3.4 million Queens East River and NorthShore Greenway that aims to connect theshoreline from Newtown Creek in LongIsland City all the way to the Flushing BayPromenade via a pedestrian-cyclist path,were a narrow 4 feet in width.

They told the Parks Department thatonce the weather warmed up the tightsqueeze could lead to collisions.

Residents have also complained thatexcessive signage has become an eyesore inthe neighborhood.

The Parks Department and the Depart-ment of Transportation then came backwith some f ixes, CB 1 Parks ChairmanRichard Khuzami said at a meeting onMarch 19.

“They said they would do these things,but it’s not that specif ic,” Khuzami said,noting the lack of exact locations for thealterations. “Once we see it we will makeour comments.”

The proposal includes:• subtracting redundant Greenway signs

in tight spaces while focusing on wherebike paths diverge from pedestrian areas;

• attaching metal reflectors to barrierfences where the path runs alongside road-ways used by cars such as between Green-way and Shore Boulevard; and

• removing some of the markings for

separate lanes for bikes and pedestrians andcreating a wider shared lane instead.

“If you have any problems with meetingsbetween bikes, pedestrians or with thesewith automobiles, or any visual pollution,you should call 311,” Khuzami said. “Cityagencies tend to make adjustments basedon the 311 complaints they get.”

Neither the DOT nor Parks has given atimeline for when these changes may bemade.

Last Friday not very many individualswere braving the cold, but one older manwho walks the paths daily said he wasambivalent about the changes.

“They f ixed it last year. It’s OK,” hesaid.

As for future upgrades he said, “Whynot?” Q

Departments propose to mitigate potentially dangerous, ugly spots

The Parks Department and the Department ofTransportation have suggested some alter-ations to the shared bike and pedestrian lanesthrough Astoria Park. PHOTO BY JOSEY BARTLETTF

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Three million dollars will be secured in the state budgetfor a freight locomotive engine upgrade to combat pollu-tion, area lawmakers say.

“This is the first win in what will be an ongoing fightto protect the health of countless families in Queens,Brooklyn, and Long Island,” Assemblyman AndrewHevesi (D-Forest Hills) said.

The $3 million, a $1.3 million increase from what wasoriginally proposed for this year by Assembly members,will go toward purchasing the first in a number of new,cleaner motors for antiquated high-emissions locomotivesowned and leased out by the Long Island Rail Road.

The freight trains are equipped with “Tier 0” 1970sengines. The Environmental Protection Agency applies aTier 0 label to locomotives originally manufactured after1973 that use no exhaust gas after-treatment. The enginesrun on diesel fuel, the exhaust of which, when inhaled byhumans, can cause an array of respiratory problems.

“We have the worst engines possible and the oldest inthe fleet do the most damage,” Assemblyman Mike Miller(D-Woodhaven) said. “When we were trying to get sup-port from other elected officials, the ones on Long Islandweren’t really affected by the issue, but people in ourneighborhoods have trains driving by every day. The noiseand smoke is right in their backyards.”

“Our success would not have been possible but for thetireless efforts of the community activists in Civics Unitedfor Railroad Environmental Solutions,” Hevesi said. “Byshining and keeping a bright light on this problem,CURES has galvanized community support and made thissolution a reality.”

Bob Holden of the Juniper Park Civic Association, aCURES member group, said the funding is a step in theright direction in providing Queens residents quality airand living conditions.

“Anybody who walks by the park will hear these thingsrev up and not only are they noisy, they also spew toxicdiesel fuel into the air so anything we can do to modern-ize our trains is definitely welcome,” Holden said.

Though voting is not complete, Assemblywoman Mar-garet Markey (D-Maspeth) says residents can be comfort-able that the Senate and Assembly will adopt the recom-

mended budget.“The state budget we adopt this week formally

acknowledges the long-standing need to bring relief tothose who live along the railroad lines in Maspeth andMiddle Village,” Markey said. “As a senior member of theAssembly, chair of the Tourism-Parks Committee andmember of the joint Assembly-Senate Transportation Con-ference Committee, my colleagues and I work hard toensure that the funding for upgraded locomotives was partof the final budget for the LIRR.”

Miller said that the Assembly hopes to receive fundingeach year for additional engines, one for each year.

“The fleet should be completed in 10 years or so, weare hoping,” Miller said.

The trains that carry waste and cargo near residents’backyards, schools, parks and beaches will become thefirst state-owned locomotives with engines that meet U.S.EPA Tier 3 standards.

The first new locomotive engine should be in place bythe end of the year.

Benefits of this upgrade will be a reduction of nitrogenoxide emission, a known byproduct of diesel engineslinked to lung infections, by up to 76 percent over 10years. Q

Cleaner engines for freight trainsFunding from state set to begin locomotive upgrades in community

A locomotive running on an old diesel engine at the Fresh Pond Terminal. PHOTO BY RICK MAIMAN

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The iconic tennis stadium where the Beat-les, Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan once rockedmay soon have music in it’s halls again.

In an effort to raise funds to restore theWest Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, clubadministrators and neighborhood preservation-ists are hoping to bring concerts back to thestadium that once held the US Open.

“Basically, the West Side Tennis Club isclosely exploring the concept of reintroducingconcerts to the venue,” Michael Perlman, thechairman of the Rego-Forest PreservationCouncil, said.

Perlman, who has been meeting regularlywith tennis club President Roland Meier,said that the concerts will help fund a grad-ual restoration to the stadium, which wasdeclared by the Landmarks PreservationCommission as being too costly to return tolandmark status.

But local residents have complained thatreinventing the tennis club as an entertainmentvenue will lead to unwanted crowds, garbageand noise.

Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-ForestHills) has said in the past she would scrutinizeany plan that would mean loud crowds, park-ing concerns or excess garbage. Due toPassover, Koslowitz was unable to comment.

Perlman assured that the WSTC had the

neighborhood’s best interest at heart.“Meier said that perhaps the first year there

would only be one or two concerts and then itwould gradually go up from there,” Perlmansaid. “He was assuring me that it wouldn’t bedisruptive to the community and, for the firsttime in the history of the club, the board is

interested in reaching out to the neighboringcommunity.”

Perlman also said only musical acts that“abide with the integrity of the club and theneighborhood,” such as classical music, wouldbe invited to perform.

For years, the WSTC has been searching

through proposals to find a good fit for the oldstadium. In the past, offers have included turn-ing the venue into a condominium but BobIngersole, the tennis director at the WSTC,said remaining a tennis club is of the upmostimportance.

“We’d like to become a real force in the ten-nis community,” he said. “We need to makethe stadium a place that is much more viableand the concerts will be a very small part ofthe club. We are first and foremost a tennisclub.”

In the summer, to promote the WSTC’s100th year in Forest Hills, the venue will hostthe first NY Open, from July 4 to July 7. Theinvitational tournament will feature 16 maleand 16 female singles players and 18 men’sand 18 women’s doubles teams. Perlman andIngersole both say there are plans to make it anannual tradition.

In addition to the concerts and the NYOpen, Perlman said he hopes to fundraise withthe WSTC to speed up the process and get thestadium up and running as soon as possible.

“I’m feeling more optimistic as the weeksgo on,” Perlman said. “Engineering tests wererecently done and concluded that the structureis sound, despite claims that it wasn’t. And theprice for restoration was exaggerated duringthe 2010 and 2011 meetings. I feel confidentthough and I am very interested in helpingWSTC generate additional revenue.” Q

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West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills has been in need of restoration for years. Club officials arehoping to fund necessary construction by holding concerts and other events in the venue in thecoming years. PHOTO COURTESY MICHAEL PERLMAN

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by Denis DeckChronicle Contributor

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 firsthand, 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 selling 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 Service is located at98-30 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park. Hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 11 am to 7:00 pm and Saturday 10 am to 5 pm; Sunday– private appoinments are available. Call for more information (718) 830-0030. Q

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Another $400 million will go toward infra-structure repair, while $327 million will be puttoward “resiliency investments,” whichBloomberg said would be detailed in afuture action plan.

The plan will only go into effect after atwo-week public comment period thatbegan this week and ends on April 4. Thoseinterested in commenting on the plan orsuggesting ideas can read the entire proposaland submit their comments at nyc.gov/html/cdbg/html/home/home.shtml.

Bloomberg said he hopes to have thefunds dispersed starting in late May, earlyJune.

The funding will be allocated throughthe Community Development BlockGrant-Disaster Relief program and admin-istered by the U.S. Department of Housingand Urban Development. But if you’vealready paid for reconstruction work foryour home, you would not qualify for thegrants. HUD, the federal agency allocatingthe money, will not use any funds to reim-burse costs for rebuilding efforts that havealready been done.

Goldfeder said it is possible HUD coulddecide to use some of the money for reim-bursements, but the Bloomberg adminis-tration would have to pressure it to changethat rule.

“The city has to make the case to HUD,”he said, adding it was a request citizens can

make during the public comment period. The announcement came after

Bloomberg called an end to the city’sRapid Repair campaign, which began amonth after Sandy and sought to makeimportant fixes, such as installing heat andelectrical systems, in damaged homes soresidents can get to live in the house whilepermanent repairs are made.

“In the four months since it launched,Rapid Repairs has restored essential ser-vices to more than 20,000 residences,allowing nearly 54,000 New Yorkers toreturn to their homes where real recoverycan begin,” he said

Bloomberg heralded the program as “anew model for disaster recovery that weproved can work.”

But it was not without its problems.Early on, a number of homeowners whoscheduled work with Rapid Repairs com-plained of broken appointments anddelayed construction.

The program went through some reor-ganization in January. Among the prob-lems that were fixed was the fact that con-tractors would be assigned to jobs faraway from each other — such as one inStaten Island and another in Rockaway thesame day.

City records show Rapid Repairs did avast majority of its projects in January,going from 3,000 buildings repaired onJan. 1 to 9,000 at the end of the month. Q

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owners hike up rents so high that industrialcompanies cannot afford to remain in the area.

This year, the IBZ fund that grants indus-trial businesses tax incentives for remainingin the zones has been zeroed out.

In a letter sent to the mayor earlier thismonth, Friedman said zeroing out IBZ fund-ing could be detrimental.

“Unless funding for the local developmentorganizations is restored and the city movesforward with new IBZ zoning, the resourcesinvested by the city will be wasted and theconf idence of the business owners who

believed in the city’s commitment and madeinvestment decisions based on that commit-ment will be betrayed,” the letter read.

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Chabad of Rego Park brought a communityseder to Far Rockaway for residents in thearea, including families affected by the Super-storm Sandy.

“We want to give them something to cele-brate, give them more reasons to be a part ofsomething larger,” Rabbi Eli Blokh saidbefore the Passover dinner. “Bringing a sederhere will hopefully let people know, boy orgirl, whatever their age or wherever they are,that there are people who care for them.”

Blokh, who hosts four other sedersthroughout Queens, said he has been planningto bring a community seder to the Far Rock-away area for a few years now.

“I have always had my eye on Far Rock-away because many of us forget that this is infact part of Queens as well,” he said. “Whenthe storm happened, it gave me the push Ineeded to make this happen.”

The event was hosted in the Jewish Associ-ation Serving the Aging building at 155Beach 19th Street. JASA Director of Commu-nity Based Projects Elaine Rockoff said shewas more than thrilled to have the rabbi host aseder at the Far Rockaway facility.

“You know, this area was hit very hard,” shesaid. “There were many people with no power,no heat and there were many who struggledand continue to struggle. JASA was here for

them every step of the way and we are thrilledto serve the seniors and other communitymembers especially following the storm.”

As a request, JASA asked that Blokhallow for the seder to be read both in Eng-lish and Russian. Chabad of Rego Park,which works specifically with Russian Jew-ish Americans, normally recites readings in

traditional Russian.“JASA is about helping all seniors,” Rock-

off said. “Whether you’re Asian or Jewish orwhatever it may be, we want all of our seniorsto feel comfortable and cared for.”

The Passover seder is a Jewish ritual feastthat marks the beginning of one of the mostimportant Jewish holidays. It is a ritual per-

formed by a community or by multiple gener-ations of family, involving the retelling of thestory of the liberation of the Israelites fromslavery in ancient Egypt.

“This holiday is all about freedom from notjust physical oppression but from spiritualoppression, and for the people in this area,who have suffered so much, we need toremember the importance of being connectedto the community and celebrate in the bestway possible.”

Rockoff said that about 30 communitymembers had RSVP’d for the seder, many ofwhom have lost homes, cars and other posses-sions. As the dinner is considered a holyevent, reporters and photographers were askednot to attend.

“I just want to stress how important it isthat they know there are people who careand that they are able to have a good holi-day,” Blokh said. “All of the organizingdone by JASA, the Kings Bay Y and byChabad of Rego Park has just gone aboveand beyond and is hopefully going to givethem hope, give them strength and showthem that they matter.”

Blokh also said he hopes to continue tohold more celebrations at the JASA buildingin Far Rockaway.

“We certainly hope to come here again,” hesaid. “After all, we have nothing but manyholidays in the Jewish faith.” Q

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Rabbi Eli Blokh, right, and Elaine Rockoff, discuss seder plans with a JASA resident.PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE

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ance by the Easter Bunny and the musicalgroup Plastic Soul, top, in the neighborhood’s“town square” at Forest Parkway andJamaica Avenue.

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Although Saturday, March 23, at ourWoodhaven Business Improvement District-sponsored spring promotion was chilly andmore like the continuation of winter, ourWBID team persevered and many childrencould be spotted walking on Jamaica Avenuewith a bunny and other designs on their lit-tle faces holding brightly colored balloons.

Drivers were accepting free quarters forthe Muni-Meters and a flyer from the WBIDaides stating that the first 15 minutes of park-ing was courtesy of the WBID and thanks forshopping Woodhaven’s Jamaica Avenue.

Our handsome, white Easter bunny tookmany pictures with smiling children in theirwollen hats and scarfs. So, in spite of theweather, this WBID Easter promotion mademany children happy and saved our shoppersmany quarters. There were 110 free picturestaken with our fluffy bunny at our ForestParkway Plaza and 100 quarters distributedalong our Woodhaven’s Jamaica Avenue.

The WBID also had clowns painting facesand distributing balloons. The musical groupPlastic Soul warmed up our shoppers withtheir toe-tapping songs. It was a cold but afun day. The shopping on our Woodhaven’sJamaica Avenue, “The Everything Avenue,”had bargains and so many choices. The pricesare very reasonable, especially for New YorkCity with our high cost of living.

Did you know that Queens’ cost of livingis 54 percent higher than the national aver-age? We trail only Manhattan, Brooklyn,Honolulu and San Francisco in high costaccording to the Council for Communityand Economic Research. So spend yourmoney in your community and save moneywhen you buy your special clothing andshoes for Easter Sunday, which will be,hopefully, warm enough for Easter bonnets.

Now mark your calendars for our GreaterWoodhaven Development Corporation meet-ing on Tuesday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. at St.Thomas the Apostle 88th Street cafeteria.This meeting will be very informative andhave very interesting guests. A MetropolitanTransportation Authority representative willspeak in regard to our Jamaica Avenue ele-vated train and the progress of its painting,repair and our Woodhaven train stations.

There will also be a New York City transitofficer there to speak about security on ourJ train. A representative from the police willbe in attendance to record serial numbers foryour Ipads and Iphones.

Our “Happiness is Spring” dinner dancewill be held on Friday, June 7.

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May God bless our leaders, may Godbless our armed forces and coalition forcesand may God bless America. Q

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Scoop the poop — it’s the law.One PS 150 student will have his or her

poster, imploring dog owners to pick up aftertheir pooches, mass produced and hung instores and on public bulletin boards in LongIsland City, Sunnyside and Woodside via a new“Curb Your Dog” campaign ignited by Coun-cilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside).

He showed off the top five posters made byMatthew Sebastian, pre-kindergarten; AngelinaYegoryan, first grade; Sophia Aguirre, secondgrade; and Alex Cazan and Isabel Lourdes,both of the fourth grade last Friday, whittling

them down from 280 submissions by Sunny-side PS 150 students. Readers can vote for theirfavorite of the five finalists at Jimmyvan-bramer.com. Each poster references the currentlaw 13.10, reiterates the $250 fine associatedwith the law and says why the student artistwould like dog owners to curb their dogs.

“We have been battling dog poop on side-walks and streets for too long,” Van Bramersaid at the event, which was attended bydozens of proud students holding their contri-butions, dog owners and their furry friends andresidents of Sunnyside Gardens, one who saidhis or her area of the neighborhood hasbecome an unofficial dog run.

“Most dog owners are not guilty of leavingtheir pet’s poop behind,” Van Bramer said.“The irresponsible dog owners are really hardto catch and the law is hard to enforce. Theyhave to be caught in the act.”

The idea sprang from a parent email to PS150 Principal Carmen Parache decrying theamount of poop around the school.

Parache teamed with pre-kindergartenteacher Erin Gursynski, a Sunnyside residentas well, who wanted to expand the projectbeyond making posters for just the school, butalso to teach students a lesson in civics.

“I’m not the only one bothered by it,”Gursynski said, adding that with a call to thecouncilman the project became more.

Her pre-kindergarteners attend class in the

PS 150 annex down the block. The neighbor-hood’s dog poop problem poses a real healthissue to the little ones who sometimes don’tknow better, Gursynski said.

She called up the councilman, whoworked with the school and the SunnysideUnited Dog Society, a dedicated neighbor-hood group that hosts several events andleads an annual spring street cleanup, tolaunch the campaign.

“We have tried on our own to clean up theproblem, but we need help,” said SUDS mem-ber Jeannette Remak, whose dog, Shanghai,contracted E. coli from coming in contact withleftover dog feces last summer.

Wespaw Pets store also donated 5,000 dis-posable biodegradable dog poop bags. The freebags are available at Van Bramer’s districtoffice at 47-01 Queens Blvd., suite 205, inSunnyside. Q

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Two of the PS 150 students, Patricia Cataneda, 7, left, and Michelle Romero, 6, who participatedin the poster competition. PHOTOS BY JOSEY BARTLETT

Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer unveils the fivefinalist posters in the “Curb Your Dog” cam-paign.

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Sunnyside nonprofit travels to India with NYC teens, many who have never flown, to create a documentary

by Tess McRae

In 2010, 13 students were se-lected to leave their homes in New York City and spend two weeks at the base of the Himalayas in India. They lived in Dharamsala, a largely Tibeten-populated village in India with host families, abandoning the comforts that come with living in a developed neighborhood. “Across All Borders,” directed by Kier Mor-eano and Erika Houle, documents their journey.

The film opens with quick shots of graffiti, the Brooklyn Bridge and the subway. Deep, saturated colors pop off the screen showing off the city palette and are interwoven with tra-ditional Indian folk music playing in the background, no doubt preparing the audience for a tale of clashing cultures and global awareness.

We are introduced to three stu-dents: Peter Borges, Kristina Xie and Jazzminn Mack, and while there were 10 others chosen by local nonprofit Global Learning Across All Borders, these students were specifically cho-sen to propel the film forward.

“I went to the preliminary meet-ings and I interviewed the students who would be going on the trip one by one on camera in their homes,” Houle, the co-director and cinema-tographer, said of her selection pro-cess. “I would talk to Keir and we’d choose three that we thought would contrast each other well and show the range of students.”


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HOLIDAYThe First Presbyterian Church of Newton, corner ofQueens Boulevard and 54th Avenue, Elmhurst, isgiving a concert of sacred choral music on MaundyThursday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. Free.

The congregation of Emanuel United Church ofChrist at Woodhaven Boulevard and 91st Avenue,Woodhaven, hosts a Maundy Thursday Communionservice on March 28 at 7:30 p.m.; Good Friday ser-vice on March 29 at 1 p.m.; and Easter Sunday ser-vice on March 31 at 10:45 a.m..

On Saturday, March 30 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., weath-er permitting, Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 MainSt., Flushing, hosts an egg hunt. $5 per child.

A barnyard Easter egg hunt will be held at theQueens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little NeckParkway, Floral Park, on Saturday, March 30 fromnoon to 4 p.m. $5 per person.

THEATERSTAR (Senior Theater Acting Repertory) will be pre-senting free drama/comedy series and musical num-bers at the Hollis Library, 202-05 Hillside Ave., Jamaicaon Wednesday, April 10 at 2 p.m. Call (718) 465-7355.

FILMThere will be a free screening of “Strangers on a Train”on Friday, March 29 at 7 p.m. at Cinemart Cinemas, 106-03 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills. Includes a slideshow ofForest Hills film cameos led by Nicholas Hirshon, author ofthe new book “Images of America: Forest Hills.” Visit Face-book.com/imagesofamericaforesthills.

“Spectacle: The Music Video” explores the art, historyand future of the art form at the Museum of the MovingImage, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria from April 3 through June16. For more information call (718) 777-6888 or visitmovingimage.us.

Floral Park Historical Society will show “The BraddockBoys” on Sunday, April 7 at 2 p.m. at Floral Park Centen-nial Hall at Tulip and Carnation avenues. Free. For moreinformation contact (516) 775-6849 or visit floralparkhistorical.org and thebraddockboys.weebly.com.

Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave.,Astoria, hosts a screening series, “The Life of Film,Celebrating a Decade of Reverse Shot,” fromApril 4-7. Tickets $20. Call (718) 777-6888.

LECTUREA talk by a Holocaust survivor presented by the HevesiJewish Heritage Library of the Central Queens YM &YWHA, 67-09 108 St., in Forest Hills on Monday, April 8 at1:30 p.m. Tickets are $6. For more information call (718)268-5011, ext. 151, or email [email protected].

MEETINGSFlushing Camera Club meets at 7:30 p.m. in FlushingHospital, 146-01 45 Ave.; enter at 45th Avenue andBurling Street, 5th floor, on the first, third and fifthWednesdays of the month. For more information call(718) 749-0643 or visit flushingcameraclub.org.

CLASSESWatercolor classes at the National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy., Douglaston. All techniques,beginners to advanced. Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. $25 per session. Call (718) 969-1128.

The JCC-Chabad of Long Island City/Astoria, 10-31Jackson Blvd., hosts Torah Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m.; TaamShabbat, Mommy and me, on Thursdays from 3:30 to4:30 p.m.; Carlbach Shabbat service and LeChaim onFridays at 6 p.m.; Shabbat morning service and kid-dush on Saturdays at 9:30 a.m..Call or visit (718) 609-0066 or jewishlic.com for more information.

Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd.,Elmhurst, hosts dance with instructions everyMonday and Friday from 7:15 to 8 p.m. and asocial dance from 8 to 11 p.m. Call (718) 478-3100. $10.

The Central Queens YM & YWHA 67-09 108 St., For-est Hills, announces the return of PERC, a club forretirees. Come meet and speak with others aboutwhat concerns you Tuesday mornings from 10-11:30a.m. Free for members of the CQY. Nonmembersfree for first session, then $2 per session. Call theAdult and Senior Department at (718) 268-5011 ext.160 or 622 for more information.

SPECIAL EVENTSFamily board game day at Bay Terrace Library, 18-36 Bell Blvd., on Friday, March 29 at 3:30 p.m. Call(718) 423-7004 for more information. Free.

The Latin American Cultural Center of Queens,Inc. invites you to the 27th Annual Celebration ofWomen’s History Month at the John F. Kennedy Jr.School, 57-12 94 St., Elmhurst, on Sunday, March 31at 3 p.m. For more information call (718) 261-7664or email [email protected].

Kick off party for the 6th Annual College Point RelayFor Life on Thursday, April 4 beginning at 7:30 p.m.to be held at the CP Ambulance Corps located on18th Avenue and 123rd Street. Lite snacks and refresh-ments will be served. All are welcome. For more infor-mation go to relayforlife.org/collegepointny.

Join the Queens County Chapter of the Interna-tional Association of Administrative Profession-als on Saturday, April 6 at noon at MarbellaRestaurant, 220-33 Northern Blvd., Bayside, for aluncheon and fashion show. $40. Call Irene at(516) 437-7038 (evening).

A Yom Hashoah/Holocaust Memorial Day pro-gram will be held on Sunday, April 7 at 10:30 a.m. atBriarwood Jewish Center, 139-06 86 Ave. Free. Call(917) 747-2922.

On Sunday, April 7 there will be a HolocaustMemorial service at 5 p.m. at Rockwood Park Jew-ish Center, 156-45 84 St., Howard Beach. For infor-mation call (718) 641-5822.

The Annual Maspeth Kiwanis Club auction will beheld Thursday, April 18 at 6 p.m. at the Moose Lodgeat 72-15 Grand Ave., Maspeth. A $20 admissionincludes a buffet dinner, beer, wine, dessert and cof-fee. Donations of auctionable items are wanted. CallMarie for tickets at (917) 623-6306.

Human Growth Foundation, a national nonprofit orga-nization whose mission is to help children and adultswith disorders of growth and growth hormone, willhost its first annual 4.8K Step Up and Walk on Sun-day, April 21 from 7 a.m. to noon at Flushing Mead-ows Corona Park, 113-01 Roosevelt Ave, Flushing. Indi-vidual and team registration is now open online athgfound.org/stepupandwalk_event_registration.html.

Afternoon Composting: Weekly Food WasteDrop-Off at the Broadway Library, 40-20 Broadwayin Long Island City on Saturdays at 1 p.m. Call(718) 721-2462.

The Samuel Field Y has two weekday programsfor preschool children ages 3-5 with develop-mental disabilities and their families. On Mon-days from 3 to 4:30 p.m. there is Monday Magic:Learn and Play at the Bay Terrace Center, 212-0023 Ave., Bayside. On Wednesdays from 3-4:30there is Gym and Creative Exploration at the LittleNeck Site, 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy. Contact Aman-da at (718) 225-6750 ext . 262 or emai [email protected] for more information.

SUPPORT GROUPSThe Lupus Alliance of Long Island and Queensmeets once a month on Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9p.m. in Flushing. To attend and for more informa-tion, Alliance members can register by callingPaula Goldstein at (516) 802-3142. Anyone withLupus and family members are invited to attendEducation Days on Saturdays, March 23 and June1 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration is requiredin advance. A fee of $10 per person for membersand $15 for nonmembers includes a light break-fast, handouts and lunch. Call (516)826-2058 formore information.

Emotions Anonymous, an emotional supportgroup, will be held on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. atVictoria Congregational Church, 148th Street and87th Avenue, Briarwood. Call (718) 938-8869 or(917) 312-7150.

Nar-Anon is a self-help support group for anyoneaffected by a loved one’s use/abuse of drugs. Thegroup meets every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in thebasement lounge at The-Church-In-The-Gardens,50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. For information, call1(800) 984-0066, or go to nar-anon.org.

Free caregiver support groups at Queens CommunityHouse, Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 KewGardens Road. Call (718) 226-5960 Ext. 226 for details.

Drug problem? Call Narcotics Anonymous Helplineat (718) 962-6244 or visit westernqueensna.com.Meetings are held seven days a week.

Al-anon meets every Sunday at noon at Resurrec-tion Ascension Pastoral Center basement, 85-18 61Rd., Rego Park.

Problem with cocaine or other mind-altering sub-stances? For local Cocaine Anonymous meetingscall: 1 (212) COCAINE (262-2463).

Co-Dependents Anonymous (women only) meet-ings are held every Friday from 10 to 11:45 a.m. atResurrection Ascension Pastoral Center, Fr. FreelyHall, 85-18 61 Rd., Rego Park.

SENIOR ACTIVITIESJamaica Service Program for Older Adults, 92-47165 St., details its safety program about rent, IT 214tax form, Medicaid and food stamps. Call for anappointment at (718) 657-6500. Free.

Activities at the Clearview Senior Center, 208-1126th Ave., Bayside, are held Monday-Friday. Formore information, call (718) 224-7888.

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To submit a theater, music, art or entertainment item to What’s Happening, email [email protected]

Ben Affleck and Rachel McAdams in Terrence Malick’s “To the Wonder,” screening April 5 at Museum of theMoving Image as part of the series “The Life of Film: Celebrating a Decade of Reverse Shot.”

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Julie Sriken and Jim Vasquez were tiredof watching school music programs get-ting cut for lack of funding.

Rather than complain, they createdJamaica Drum Jam in 2012, a nonprofitmusic education program aimed at bring-ing musical instruc-tion and perfor-mances to low- andmoderate-incomeneighborhoods inNew York City.

Sriken said sheand Vasquez, herhusband, alwayshave had strong tiesto music.

“We met when we were 12 years old inband class,” she said, adding they they areheartbroken at the economic toll that isbeing taken on the Department of Educa-tion’s music instruction.

They bring instruments, genuine andimprovised, to give people who attendtheir lessons hand-on experience.

And Sriken said their demonstrations

are more than just an afternoon of lessonsand entertainment.

“Children who learn music do bettersocially,” she said. “They benefit neuro-logically. It’s more than just fun.”

They have been able to bring in friendswho are talented and even professionalmusicians to work with children and adults

in settings such aslibraries to bring theirmission to more andmore people. Andthey are having aca rn i va l - themedfundraiser in LongIsland City on April27.

The dinner dancewill feature a buffet,

mini carnival games, with dance classesand performances by Cashel Campbell,Rodrigo Dance Studio and JunyversalDance Studio; and musical performancesby the the Jamaica Drum Jam Drum Corpsfeaturing Sriken and Vasquez with percus-sionists Mike Veny, Brendan Finnegan andGeraldo Flores.

Other musicians scheduled to appear

are Linda LaPorte, Nelson Jenkins, AlbertBenscome, Oliver Demetrius, MatthewMarcial and Robin Mitchell.

Sriken said the money raised will beused to strengthen the program.

Acquiring instruments, she said, is theprimary concern at the moment.

“We’ve been able to bring in ourfriends or sometimes borrow their instru-ments,” she said.

In some cases, things like old bucketsare turned into drums that students canpractice on before getting their hands on a

boroDrumming up support for young musicians

Mike Veny, left, Jamaica Drum Jam co-founder Jim Vasquez, Brendan Finnegan andGeraldo Flores with some of the tools of their trade. COURTESY PHOTO


Jamaica Drum JamWhen: April 27, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.Where: St. Patrick Church basement

39-28 29 St., LICTickets: $20 adults; $15 students;

age 12 and under free.jamaicadrumjam.org

CitizenshipFREEApplication AssistanceSaturday, April 6, 2013, 11am-2 pm

To RSVP, please call 212-568-4679 ONLY FIRST 150 WILL BE SERVED

You must meet the following requirements:• Reside in the United States as a permanent resident for five years

(three years if living with and married to the same U.S. citizen)

• Live in the United States for half of the five or three year period

• You are at least 18 years old

What to bring:• Green card and all passports since obtaining green card

• Home addresses for the last five or three years

• Children’s information (date of birth, A#, addresses)*

• School/Employment history for the last five or three years*

• Marital history/criminal history**(If applicable)

Applicants pay a $680 filing fee to USCIS.Please do not bring this fee to this event.To apply for fee waiver, bring as many of these items as applicable:• Copy of award letter from the state or federal agency granting the

benefit, e.g., SSI award letter and/or budget letter

• Copy of benefits cards

• Copy of IRS tax returns for the most recent tax year

DIRECTIONS: hopstop.com or call (718) 330-1234cuny.edu/citizenshipnow

invites you to attend

Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer

Experienced lawyers andimmigration professionals willassist you with your application.

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Alewife isn’t a misnomer. It is about the beer. The bar has28 drafts available; all craft, all specially chosen by ownerPatrick Donagher.

The attention to quality and unique offerings led the brewgeeks at RateBeer.com in January to dub Alewife the bestbeer bar in the entire city. It’s some-thing the staff takes pride in, and thebar itself places beer at the heart ofeverything it does.

The system, as explained by chefsGregorio Pedroza and Travis Yuen,goes something like this: They cookup a dish and pass along the flavorprofile to Donagher, who picks theappropriate beer to accompany it.

It causes something of a stir andadmitted challenge for Alewife’s CraftBeer Week, which featured six beer dinners.

“The belief is that beer has more complexity than winedoes,” Yuen said. “We try to cook with the beer in mind.”

To that end, the foods are designed to keep you sated butnot stuffed — and just thirsty enough to keep you drinking.

“We’re not a turn-and-burn,” Pedroza said. “We don’tserve you then kick you out.”

Still, the chefs said to leave your beer-snob tendencies atthe door. Pedroza said many of the connoisseurs keep to

themselves (though Yuen said a few amateur homebrewershave been known to glibly pipe up).

Things changed for Long Island City’s Alewife at the endof October. A cruel mistress named Sandy swept across theborough, leaving the Long Island City gastro pub’s first floorin ankle-deep waters.

It came at a time of flux for the neighborhood wateringhole, with a new menu brought on bya change in the kitchen, tossed intothe usual roving beer menu.

Mother Nature and the MTA hadother plans.

The joint, at 5-14 51 Ave., shutdown for a week and a half after Hur-ricane Sandy. A backup generator feda tiny pump cranking a 6-foot pool ofwater out of the basement. The woodfloor once lining the place was

scrapped. It reopened to little fanfare and a tough go.“We were limited to serving burgers and pizza,” Yuen

said.Then came the seemingly ritualistic shutdown of the No. 7

train on weekends.Then came RateBeer.com’s designation.It’s no surprise then, following the success of the recent

aPORKalypse, upcoming events such as the Green FlashTap Takeoever and a changing menu, that Yuen and

Pedroza have a positive outlook.“This neighborhood isn’t a bunch of dolts,” Pedroza said

in the blunt elegance one comes to expect from a restau-rant’s back-of-house staff.

It doesn’t hurt to be known for beer either.The duo expects the kitchen’s churn to truly kick up as the

months grow warmer and the 7 line returns to full service.But they know their bread and butter rests with the locals.

“Think back five to six years ago and you wouldn’t wantto live in this area,” Pedroza said.

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Mac and cheese was just one item on a roving menu thatevolves along with Alewife’s beer selection. COURTESY PHOTO

Green Flash TapTakeover at Alewife

When: Sunday, April 14, noon to 2 a.m.

Where: 5-14 51st Ave., LIC718-937-7494alewifequeens.com

A Blessed Easter & Joyous Passover.

Wishing You and Your Family

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These three students are heavily,if not exclusively, featured, allowingfor a tight overarching story. JoelvyNunez, who is from Queens, wenton the journey as well.

Houle and Moreano create alighthearted, and optimistic piece,with a familiar storyline in the veinof “Mad Hot Ballroom” and otherfilms that introduce inner-city youthto cultures they otherwise wouldnever be exposed to. Nevertheless,the film is quite satisfying.

Of course, there were kinks. Theloud colors highlighted in New YorkCity weren’t as prominent in theIndia footage and portions of theaudio could’ve been cleaned up abit. But with a tight budget consist-ing mostly of Kickstarter campaigndonations, the documentarians dowell with that they have.

One of the most beautifulmoments involved a dance party ofsorts where the teenagers and a fewnatives showed off their moves.

The dance moves from both cul-tures were surprisingly similar and

showed the message clearer thanany other scene in the 20-minutefilm. Moments like these, whichdemonstrate how similar teenagerscan be regardless of nationality, gavethe film some weight and would’veproven useful if used more often.

With time constraints taken intoconsideration, Houle and Moreanoput together a solid documentary.Filming in India, especially in an iso-lated village filled mostly withTibetan monks, can prove difficultwhen trying to put a film together.Houle even recalls finding a suitableelectrical outlet to be a challenge.

“There’s problems with power inthe area so charging batteries was aproblem,” Houle, who carriedequipment and filmed all of thefootage on her own, said. “The firstnight we were there, I plugged in apower strip and after a few minutesit sparked and we had a miniatureelectrical fire. There were certainsmall dangers like that that wouldhappen from time to time.”

Danger or not, Houle said theBuddist community was kind and

accepting and didn’t take noticeof the camera she toted aroundeveryday.

Houle filmed much of the pieceon a small Canon camera that sitscomfortably in one hand.

“Using a small camera helped inputting everyone at ease,” Houlesaid of her camera choice. “Youknow, nowadays, kids are usingcameras all of the time. They’realways taking images and videosof themselves so standing in frontof a camera is kind of natural forthem all.”

Global LAB, based in Sunnyside,was founded in 2006 by John East-man and Brad Choyt. Students arenominated by their school princi-pals based on evidence of leader-ship and grades.

As Global LAB requires selectedstudents to implement a leadershipproject in their school after returningfrom India, the program is onlyopen to high school sophomoresand juniors.

“Many private high schools inNYC and across the country are able

to fund and staff Global CitizenshipInitiatives to make sure their stu-dents leave high school with strongglobal awareness and experience,”Eastman said. “Yet most of our pub-lic schools, and certainly thosestruggling with budget cuts and themany other challenges of inner-citylife, cannot offer their students any-thing comparable.

Eastman says that Global LABhopes to balance that inequality.

“I think there are two mainpoints we wanted to hit when wemade this film,” Houle said. “Mostobviously, it’s showing the positiveeffects of traveling with teenagerswho don’t usually get to travel. Giv-ing disadvantaged kids the opportu-nity to do something that, moreoften, advantaged kids get to do.”

The second point, Houle said,was to show students who typicallycome from lower-income families,be placed in a setting where thepoverty level is lower than any cityin the United States.

“Most of the kids walked awaythinking that they do in fact have a

lot compared to other countries,”Houle said. “Now they sort ofappreciate what it is they do have.”

That juxtaposition was mostprevalent when one student speaksabout a small Indian boy who livedin the home of her host family. Hewas purchased as a servant to clean,cook and serve the family.

Eastman said many of the stu-dents who participate in the pro-gram follow similar paths.

The film will premiere online onApril 2 and a private screening will beheld at Rubin Museum of HimalayanArt. It will also be available onYouTube. More information is avail-able at acrossallbordersfilm.com. Q

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Joelvy Nunez, a Queens resident,in a still from the documentary“Across All Borders.”

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SENIOR ACTIVITIESThe Peter Cardella Senior Citizen Center, 68-52Fresh Pond Rd., Ridgewood, hosts dancing to livemusic, bingo, blood pressure screening, chair yoga,monthly theme parties, oil painting, movies andmuch more. Lunch served daily at noon. Requesteddonation is $1.50. Meals on wheels is delivered forhomebound seniors. Call (718) 497-2908.

The Selfhelp Latimer Gardens Senior Center, 34-30137 St., Flushing, offers ballroom dancing, Mondays,Wednesdays through Fridays at 10:30 a.m. to noon;tai chi, Tuesdays at 10 a.m. to noon; English as asecond language, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridaysat 10 a.m. to noon; Ping Pong, exercise andmahjong, Mondays though Fridays. (718) 961-3660.

The Innovative SNAP of Eastern Queens SeniorCenter, 80-45 Winchester Blvd., Queens Village,offers a wide array of programs and services includ-ing: healthy lunches, current events, diabetes self-management classes, yoga and the ReminiscenceGroups. Receive information on benefits and entitle-ments or share your life story in a safe, private set-ting. For more information on classes and trans-portation call Kathleen at (718) 454-2100 or visitsnapqueens.org.

The Selfhelp Clearview Senior Center, 208-11 26Ave., Bayside, hosts: In the News, Mondays at 10a.m.; Qi Gong, Mondays at 10:45 a.m.; Wii time,Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:45 p.m.;Music with Dee, Mondays at 1 p.m.; dance aero-bics, Tuesdays at 9 a.m.; health education, Tues-days at 10 a.m.; aerobics, Tuesdays and Thurs-days at 11 a.m.; ballroom dancing, Tuesdays at12:45 p.m.; drawing/painting, Wednesdays at9:30 a.m.; yoga, Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.; bingo,Wednesdays at 12:45 p.m.; jewelry making,Wednesdays at 1 p.m.; tai chi, Wednesdays at 2p.m.; stay well exercises, Thursdays at 9:30 a.m.;reminiscing group, Thursdays at 10:45 a.m.;Scrabble, Thursdays at 12:45 p.m.; dance fitness,Fridays at 10:45 a.m.; “You Be the Judge,” Fridaysat 10:45 a.m.; and AARP chorus, Fridays at 1 p.m.Easy Choice Health plan speaker on Thursday,March 28 at 10:15 a.m. Call (718) 224-7888 forfurther information.

A leisure group meets every Wednesday at 11 a.m.at the Hillcrest Jewish Center, Prince Room, 183-02Union Turnpike, Flushing. Cost is $6 for lunch. Theprogram includes yoga instruction, discussiongroups, card games, bingo, birthday celebrations,guest speakers and holiday celebrations. For info.,call Dr. Roz Gold at (718) 229-7511.

The Ridgewood Older Adult Center, 59-14 70 Ave.,has a food pantry Tuesdays-Thursdays from 1-3 p.m.The MetroCard van is at the Center on the fourthThursday of every month. Movies are held everyMonday or Tuesday at 1:15 p.m. Art classes are heldevery Monday at 12:30 p.m. Call Karen at (718) 456-2000 for more information.

The Rockaway Boulevard Senior Center, 123-10143 St., South Ozone Park, offers service programsMonday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Lunch is at noon witha suggested donation of $1.50. Exercise programsinclude: tai chi stretch, dance groups, choral group,ceramics, camera class, computer classes, trips,birthday parties and more. For more information,call (718) 657-6752.

An exercise class for seniors. meets Saturdays at 9a.m. at the SNAP of Eastern Queens Senior Center,80-45 Winchester Blvd., Bldg. 4 on the CreedmoorCommunity Campus, Queens Village. For moreinformation call Kathleen at (718) 454-2100.

The Brooks Senior Center, 143-22 109 Ave.,Jamaica, hosts a healthy lunch from noon to 1 p.m.,activities such as Wii sports, bowling, bingo, laptopclasses, exercise, ceramics, cards and board games,blood pressure checks, trips, monthly nutrition pre-sentations and monthly birthday celebrations andtheme parties. Suggested contribution is $1.25. Formore information call (718) 291-3935.

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Tito Soto likes to see people working, especially in these difficult times. So when he decided it was time to do major renovations on his house — more than he could do himself, though he’s always working on some project or another — he was glad to hire the crew of con-struction workers that has been doing the job.

“They’re hardworking guys, very hardworking guys,” said Soto, who learned something about hard work during his 32 years as an electri-cian for the MTA. “I’m happy to be putting people to work with the way the economy is. I told them every day, ‘I’m glad to see you guys working.’”

Soto didn’t select the crew all on his own, however. The company was prescreened for him by the group that helped make the entire project — and the jobs it created — possible: Housing Rehabilitation Assistance.

HRA is the organization that’s helping homeowners all over the city and on Long Island do the home renovations of their dreams, by not just screening for the best contrac-tors but working with banks to get the loans for major projects, finding extra financial assistance for cli-ents who qualify, explaining the tax breaks that come with energy-effi-cient door and window treatments and new insulation — and ensuring that the job is always done right by holding contractors’ payments in escrow until clients certify that they’re absolutely satisfied.

“The services offered by the HRA extend beyond just financial assis-tance for home improvement proj-ects,” an administrator with the program explains. “We have imple-mented numerous processes to ensure that projects completed by

HRA-approved contractors are done to the homeowner’s satisfaction.”

Soto cer tainly is. “I’m quite pleased with the work and would def-initely recommend them to anybody interested in spending a little money to fix up their house,” he said.

Soto’s home, built in 1920 in a hilly section of the Bronx, provides a perfect example of how utiliz-ing HRA can help the homeowner. Though solid overall, it had a roof that leaked for years, a drafty foyer, some bad floor joists and a small kitchen that needed a modern makeover.

It wasn’t that Soto wanted to upgrade the home he’s lived in for 27 years just for himself. With his daughter and his grandchildren hav-ing moved out for a place in the suburbs a few years ago, he’s decid-ed it’s getting near time to sell. So he needed more curb appeal and a more inviting interior, one where the kitchen and foyer matched the qual-ity of other rooms he remodeled himself over the years.

He will miss his home, but Soto has been retired for nearly 23 years and says it’s time to move to an apartment where someone else can take care of the maintenance.

“I’m fixing it up for the next owner,” he said. “It’s cozy and I love it, and if it wasn’t for the snow and the grass and everything else, I’d stay here. But I don’t need a house. It’s just me; the kids are gone, and it’s time to move on.”

Unt i l he does sel l, Soto’s enjoying a new level of comfort and style provided by those HRA-approved workers he’s so glad to be employing.

The f irst thing they did was replace the roof, taking care of the leaks. On the inside, the kitchen was the first part of the project to

be finished. Formerly a bit drab, it now features new granite counter-tops and complementary floor tiles in soft, eye-pleasing earthtones, rich real-wood cabinets, a ceramic brick backsplash and wall treat-ment, a gleaming stainless steel stove, new lighting, energy-efficient windows and a new door.

“I love these cabinets; they still smell like wood,” Soto said as he made himself dinner one recent night. “These are not the cabinets you buy in your local Home Depot. And the ceramic brick is beautiful; it’s a beautiful selection.”

It’s not just the parts you see that have been upgraded, though. The HRA-approved crew removed and replaced all the walls, the floor, the joists below it and the ceiling. Because the home had settled over the years, when they replaced the rafters they also had to raise the floor. To make up for the difference, they then lifted the ceiling a little, allowing those new wood cabinets to fit as well as they do. Since the kitchen juts out of the rear of the house, and none of the second-floor rooms are above it, they were able to make the adjustments with-out causing any other issues.

That’s how it is with the con-tractors HRA suppor ts — they respond to whatever unique needs a client has.

The only thing Soto decided to change after the kitchen was done was the color of the door, so he was repainting that when he received a visitor recently. Soto just couldn’t resist getting in on the work some-how. “I love projects,” he said.

In the foyer, which looks out over the hilly street, the crew removed the old ceiling, walls and front win-dows. They replaced any beams that had rotted because of the

leak and put in a beautiful new bay window that gives the home’s curb appeal a major boost.

Since there’s nothing like a first impression, that window alone will have a big impact on prospective buyers.

“It’s a tremendous, tremendous difference,” he said. “Without a doubt, just seeing it adds value to the house.”

Like many HRA clients, Soto found out about the program through a card that came in the mail. Deciding it was worth check-ing out, he called and met with HRA representatives, who explained how the program works.

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he said. “They make you feel comfortable, because it is a big investment.”

He received financial assistance for the window treatments and help with getting the loan that cov-ered most of the project, and has remained in touch with his HRA rep-resentative as the work continues.

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To find out if you qualify for the Housing Rehabilitation Assistance program, just call HRA toll-free at 866-791-6302. Tell them you read about the great job they’re doing for Tito Soto, and they’ll be sure to give you the same level of excel-lent service.

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7237 67 STREET LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/19/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Peter Mohan, 7018 67 Pl., Glendale, NY 11385. General Purposes.

Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: Dutch Kills Studio LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/08/2013. 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 the LLC, 41-16A 47th St., Sunnyside, NY 11104. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

ERIC HELMS LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 3/1/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 5-20 47th Rd., Long Island City, NY 11101. General Purposes.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: PARTRIDGE EQUITY GROUP LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/06/13. The latest date of dissolution is 12/31/2099. 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, 23-08 Newtown Avenue, Astoria, New York 11102. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Name of LLC: AccTrove LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 2/22/13. Office loc.: Queens Co. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Business Filings Inc., 187 Wolf Rd., Ste. 101, Albany, NY 12205, regd. agt. upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful act.

560 Seneca Ave Qiu’s Realty LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/15/13. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Ji Min Qiu, 560 Seneca Ave., Ridgewood, NY 11385. Purpose: General.

AIDEA DESIGNS, LLC, a foreign LLC, filed with the SSNY on 1/23/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 2000 Broadway, Unit PH1C, NY, NY 10023. General Purposes.

Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: J. DANIEL CLUB LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/31/2012. 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 the LLC, 41-08 12 ST., APT. 1E, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101-6303. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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In 1934, after the sale of alcoholbecame legal again, Arthur J.O’Keefe, a widower, decided toturn his home at 59-28 Little NeckParkway into an inn. At that timethe only businesses for blocksaround were Joe’s Riding Acade-my, located at 54-47 and AlfredAllen’s Greenhouse at 54-40 LittleNeck Parkway.

O’Keefe was lucky that the zon-ing where he lived allowed him togo commercial. Years later, to adda touch of class, he changed thename from O’Keefe’s Inn to the Arthur J.O’Keefe Restaurant. He adorned the eaterywith photographs of his favorite movie starsand other entertainers, such as Kate Smith,Judy Garland, Joan Davis and Bing Crosby,to name a few. It’s unknown if any of themever came to the restaurant, but their photosadded a mystique.

Being a widower, O’Keefe had CyrilChurella, the waiter, and John Braun, hischef, who was born in Hungary, live with

him upstairs as lodgers. When he turned 65, O’Keefe sold the

business and it became La Vie En Rose, aFrench restaurant, for the next 31 years. Inthe 1980s the owner, a Mr. Monte, sold it,and it became Attilio’s Restaurant. Today thequaint house houses CAPE, the CommunityAdvisory Program for the Elderly, a serviceof the Samuel Field Y affiliated with theHarry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation,according to the signs on the door. Q

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The Arthur J. O’Keefe Restaurant at 59-28 Little NeckParkway in Little Neck, October 1949.

SPORTS EATBA painful spring training

by Lloyd CarrollChronicle Contributor

Baseball fans are far more concerned withthe health of the players on their favorite teamscoming out of spring training than they arewith their March win-loss records. Given thatcriterion, you can’t blame Yankees and Metsfans if they are not brimming with excitementabout the start of the 2013 season this Monday.

Comparisons of the 2013 Yankees with theinfamous 1965 Bronx Bombers team, whennearly all of the big names — such as MickeyMantle, Roger Maris, Elston Howard, BobbyRichardson and Tony Kubek — seemingly allgot old overnight together, started right afterDerek Jeter broke his ankle during the 2012playoffs. It picked up in intensity after AlexRodriguez underwent hip surgery last fall. Itnow appears that A-Rod will not play untilafter the All-Star Game at the earliest. Thenagain, many think he may never play again.

As much as Yankees fans like to vent theirfrustration at A-Rod, they’ll miss his bat inlight of the absence of both Curtis Grander-son (a broken hand) and Mark Texeira (a tornwrist tendon). Fans had better hope that thenewly acquired Kevin Youkilis and TravisHafner can find the Fountain of Youth, or atleast the short right and left field porches atYankee Stadium with regularity.

Mets fans are used to their heroes being on

the disabled list for long stretches. Johan San-tana probably won’t be in Flushing until Moth-er’s Day at the earliest, by which time the Metswill probably be eliminated for all intents andpurposes from the National League East race.Frank Francisco, the Mets nominal closer, hasbeen plagued by tendinitis in his throwing armthis spring and just started pitching in Florida.He’ll probably stay there through April.

As far as the Mets’ offense goes, a lot hasbeen written about David Wright’s rib cageinjury, but he should be ready to go on Mon-day. Surprisingly little has been writtenabout one of the Mets’ best hitters, DanielMurphy, who has missed all of spring train-ing with a mysterious mid-section muscleinjury. Under the best of circumstances, theMets’ hitters do not intimidate opposingpitchers. Without Murphy’s bat, their lineupis absolutely anemic.

Congratulations to Woodside’s MichaelRappaport and his three other colleaguesfrom the New York University Tisch Centerfor Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Manage-ment, for winning the Diamond DollarsUndergraduate Case Study Competitionsponsored by the Society of American Base-ball Research. The competition highlightedthe growing f ield of baseball analytics, aform of statistics that became famous in thebook, and later the film, “Moneyball.” Q

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HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARKMove-in Condition, Hi-Ranch, 4 BRs, 3 Full Baths, Maple wood

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Empire Style Hi-Ranch, 5 BRs and 3 Full Baths, Central Air, Pvt Dvwy

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3/4 BRs, All New Kitchen w/Stainless Steel, Appl, All New Brick,

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Fam SD on a large corner double lot. 3 BRs, 2½

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Exquisite wood moldings and wood bannister leading up to 3rd fl. 9 stained glass windows, glass doorknobs, pocket

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Just what you are looking for!40x100 Cape, 4 BRs, 1½ Baths,

Unfinished Basement. $449KJust Reduced $499K

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HOWARD BEACH4 Rms, 1 BR Hi-Rise Co-op, All redone, New Granite Kit,

New Bath, New Appl. PARKING AVAILABLE! Asking $110K

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New Bath, New Appl. PARKING AVAILABLE! Asking $110K

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Hi-Ranch, 46x100 lot, 3/4 BRs, 1st fl gutt needs sheetrock, Gar, New boiler

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OZONE PARKAll new granite kit, New fls, New bath, skylight, lots of closets, 5 Rm, 2 BR,

brick attached home with full fin bsmnt and gar, must see. Asking only $399K

HOWARD BEACHJust Listed! Flood damaged, Hi Ranch 40x100 brick, 8 Rms, 3 BRs, 2 car garage, Needs TLC. Asking $450K

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The Sons of Italy’s Fiorello LaGuardiaLodge #2867 held an election and installa-tion for officers earlier this month at the OldMill Yacht Club in Howard Beach.

The current leadership team of RosemaryCiulla-Frisone and Geoffrey Duldulao as pres-ident and vice president was re-elected and

reinstalled. They were visited and congratu-lated by New York State Supreme Courtjudge Augustus Agate.

Celebrating above are Duldulao, left,Justice Agate, Ciulla-Frisone and JosephRondanelli, vice president of the New YorkState Sons of Italy Grand Lodge.

PHOTO COURTESY ROSEMARY CIULLA-FRISONE

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