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Page 3THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016The Rockaway Times

Earth Day 46 – Started in 1970By Pat Morgan

Earth Day is one of those an-nual events on the calendar that

we sometimes forget the historybehind.

Why is it on April 22 and not thefirst day of spring? Well originally it

was. In 1969 at a UNESCO Confer-ence in San Francisco, peace ac-tivist John McConnell proposed aday to honor the Earth and the con-cept of peace, to first be celebratedon March 21, 1970, the first day ofspring in the northern hemisphere.

A month later, a separate EarthDay was founded by United StatesSenator Gaylord Nelson as a dayof education about environmen-tal issues on April 22, 1970. Nelson

was later awarded the PresidentialMedal of Freedom Award in rec-ognition of his work.

This event came on the heels ofother late ‘60s protests. The intent

was to create a mass environmentalmovement. It began as a “nationalteach-in on the environment” and

was held on April 22 to maximizethe number of students that couldbe reached on university campuses.By raising public awareness of air

and water pollution, Nelson hopedto bring environmental causes intothe national spotlight.

In the 1960s Americans were be-coming aware of the effects of pol-lution on the environment. Onlya small portion of the Americanpopulation was familiar with, letalone practiced recycling. Our ownnational symbol, the bald eagle,

was at risk due to pesticides weak-ening the shells of their eggs. Someof us will remember seeing ads ofchemical sludge flowing into riversand smokestacks spewing smokeupwards. Factories pumped pol-lutants into the air, lakes and riv-ers with few legal consequences.There was the famous Keep Amer-

ica Beautiful commercial with the“Crying Indian” in 1970.

This issue became part of the po-litical agenda. President Nixon cre-ated the United States Environmen-tal Protection Agency (or EPA) forthe purpose of protecting human

health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulationsbased on laws passed by Congress.

In 1990, Earth Day went global, with 200 million people in over 140nations participating. In 2000, EarthDay focused on clean energy andinvolved hundreds of millions ofpeople in 184 countries and 5,000environmental groups. Today, theEarth Day Network (EDN) collab-orates with more than 17,000 part-ners and organizations in 174 coun-tries. According to EDN, more thanone billion people are involved inEarth Day activities, making it “thelargest secular civic event in the

world.”There have been environmental

improvements since 1970. Ameri-cans emit less fumes and our appli-ances are more energy efficient. Weare using more “clean” energy thanever before. But when we think that

we have escaped the issues of the1960’s and 1970’s, you hear aboutthe water issues in Flint, MI whichreminds us that we still have a long

way to go.If you are looking to do some-

thing for Earth Day, here are a few

suggestions:Locally, you can support the Ja-

maica Bay Ecowatchers’ goal ofpreserving, protecting, enhancingand restoring the fragile ecosystemof Jamaica Bay. You can learn moreabout their mission at their website:http://jamaicabayecowatchers.org/

Go online and search for eventslike the Time Out NY website(http://www.timeout.com/newyo-rk/things-to-do/fun-things-to-do-for-earth-day-in-nyc).

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The Lazer Speaks STROLLING NYC HISTORY

By Lou PastinaI recently took a couple of

walks that really highlig htedthe history of New York City.

The first was a stroll in the West Village. Walking down West 13 th Street to HudsonStreet, I made a right on JaneStreet and headed toward theHudson. I got to experiencethe late afternoon sun reflect-ing off the Hudson between thesheltering Bradford Pear treesstretching to meet each other.Jane Street is lined with homesfrom as early as 1820, gorgeoustwo and three story red brickbuildings reminding one of adiff erent era of New York. Atthat time Tomas Jeff erson andJohn Adams were still alive!James Monroe was President ofthe United States. Te cobble-stoned streets give the wholearea an air of history. At the endof the walk is the Jane Hotel,built in the early 1900’s, thereis a restaurant on one side fac-

ing the river, and on the other isone of the coolest lounges in the

West Village. Soaring ceilings, wood beams, replace, a great

place to end an afternoon witha glass of the best red wine youcan nd.

Similar in nature, but onthe other side of the East Riv-er is Brooklyn Heights. Settledby the Dutch in the 1600’s thefarmlands were replaced bythe same two and three sto-ry red-faced buildings you seein the West Village, accompa-nied by the same cobblestone.Te feel here in late afternoonas the sun settles behind Man-hattan is magical. A stroll alongthe promenade provides beau-tiful views of Manhattan, butalso is a reminder that this isthe spot where Washington leftBrooklyn after deciding it wasbetter to ee than get crushedby the British. At the foot ofCourt Street, under the Brook-lyn Bridge, Robert Fulton op-

erated his steam engines acrossthe East River. And at the footof Montague and Court Streets,at the old Brooklyn Dodgerheadquarters, there is a plaquethat honors the signing of Jack-

ie Robinson by the BrooklynDodgers and Branch Rickey.

When it’s time to grab dinner,head to Montague Street toward

the promenade, to a brand newplace called Friend of the Farm-er. It is marvelously decorated,

with great food to boot. When you’ve nished there, strolldown Henry Street to Jorale-mom Street, turn right and headtoward the river. When you getto Willow Place make a left and

walk into a time warp.Te streetand the whole area are lled

with pre-civil war homes, somedating back to 1817. BrooklynHeights has the largest concen-tration of pre-civil war homes inthe country.

It’s easy to forget sometimesthat we live in this great citylled with so much history. Tebeach is a great place to live, but

we live in one of the greates tcities in the world. It’s all outthere just waiting to be expe-rienced. Go out and it see it!!

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SOLD!METROPLEX IN FAR ROCKAWAY

SOLD FOR $27.6M

As reported by Te Real Deal a126-unit, vacant 15-story condo

building in Far Rockaway that wasin foreclosure was sold to a LongIsland developer for $27.6 million.Doron Pergament acquired the“Metroplex on the Atlantic” at abankruptcy auction, as indicatedby city records led this past Fri-day.Te condominium located at

120 Beach 26th Street has beenthe subject of lawsuits, tenant dis-putes and even a federal investi-gation. Metroplex and prior own-er, Elzbieta Mielczarek have beennamed in multiple lawsuits overthe last decade. In 2006, whileMetroplex was under construc-tion, neighbor Richard Georgesued Mielczarek, claiming theproject blocked public access tothe waterfront.

Mielczarek had previously putthe building on the market for$38 million in 2010, the year it

went into foreclosure. Sheled forChapter 11 bankruptcy last Mayand was forced to sell the property.

In 2012, the New York DailyNews reported that tenants, be-lieving that they had rent-to-pur-chase contracts, found out thebuilding had been in foreclosuresince 2010 and that their contracts

were voided.Te Rockaway Times had pre-

viously covered the auction of theMetroplex as a front page story inits January 21, 2016 edition.

WAVE Prep Back at it Again

Te Pre-K through 5th gradestudents of WAVE Preparatory El-ementary School in Far Rockawayspent the month of March col-lecting baby items for newbornsat St. John’s Episcopal Hospital.Te items were used to make giftbaskets for the new mothers atthe hospital. On Friday, April 1,a group of 2nd through 5th graders

went on a eld trip to St. John’sto hand deliver the items and totake a tour of the hospital. Tey

were even able to visit some of thenewborns.Te event was coordi-nated by WAVE Prep’s Communi-

ty Service Outreach member TaraBonilla and Mother Broderick,

Vice President of Mission Epis-copal Health Service at St John’sHospital

Each month, the WAVE Prepstudents hold a diff erent charita-ble collection to follow the schoolmotto established by PrincipalGemma Ferguson. Te motto,standing for WAVE says, “We are

Worldly! We are Accountable! Weare Virtuous! We are Excellent!”Trough these donations, the stu-dents practice being worldly and

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*****Happy Passover to those cele-

brating!

*****Flood insurance alert. In a

unanimous, bi-partisan vote,Te House Financial ServicesCommittee passed the Flood In-surance Market Parity and Mo-dernization Act which can now goto the full congress for a vote. Teact is expected to entice privateinsurers to off er ood insuranceand with more companies writingpolicies there should be morecompetitive pricing. Until now,lenders (banks and mortgagecompanies) have demandedhomeowners carry policies issuedby the National Flood InsuranceProgram, which is now $23 billionin the hole. It’s got support fromdiverse groups including TeNational Association of Realtors,environmental groups, taxpayeradvocates and insurancecompanies.

*****Dan Guarino, part of an award winning editorial team a couple years back, has been let go byTe Wave. He wrote the BroadChannel Bits and Pieces columnand was a presence at a millionevents. He posted the news of hisring on Facebook so that people who relied on him would know why he was no longer with thepaper. And he asked that peoplespread the word to those whodon’t use Facebook. Here’s hopingDannds this to be an opportunityrather than a setback.

*****Looks like he knows how to

upstage the old man. Congra-tulations to Phil Goldfeder andhis wife, Esther, on the birth oftheir son born April 14, a daybefore Phil’s birthday.

*****Te x must’ve been in. Some-

how Te Rockaway Times’ entryin the Chili Cook-off Contest at theKnights of Columbus last Friday didnot win. Katie McFadden, too busy winning awards at Te New YorkPress Better Newspaper contest,concocted our entry and came upempty. But she didn’t care. She

won the night’s 50/50 and donated$100 back. Te event was a hugesuccess. Congrats to organizers andchefs!

*****The deadline for the Rockaway

Times photo contest has now passed. We received hundreds of entries sothat’s a big WOW and thanks from

us. It’ll take a few weeks for judges topick winners. Stay tuned.

*****Te Wall Street Journal did a story

about the coming de velopment ofEdgemere.Te blocks of the Beach40’s, with so many vacant lots, areripe for an overhaul and the Cityallegedly is ready to pour big moneyinto the area. For people who livethere and hope for more shops,they’ve been told that development will require more “density.” Tat’scity talk for housing.

*****Crime Dog Dougie MacLeod, who gets to the scene sometimesbefore police, is soon to makeit legal with Michelle Comins.Congratulations to Dougie andMichelle on their engagement.

*****Tick….tick…tick…. Hello Natio-

nal Grid, are you really going to x

Beach Channel Drive by MemorialDay? You haven’t subcontractedto Skanska, have you? Te windisn’t slowing you down, we hope.

*****Reports say Mike Scala might

run for Councilman Eric Ulrich’sseat. Scala challenged GregoryMeeks for a congressional seat a

few years back.T

is time around,the Democrat and First VicePresident of the Queens PublicTransit Committee (the grouptrying to get the Queens Rail ontrack) is eyeing the City Councilespecially if Ulrich decides not torun (or runs for mayor) in 2017.

*****Te FDNY Bravest will battle

the New York Corrections De-partment Boldest in a footballgame at Aviator Sports in Brooklynon Saturday, April 23 at 7 p.m. It’s$10 for adults, free for kids, and

should be a good time for all.

*****Need a Mother’s Day gift? Next

Tursday, April 28, from 6-9 p.m.,there is a spring shopping nightat the Bungalow Bat. Check outavailable items from local vendorsand get a complimentary glass of wine while you shop.

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Book It:DESTINATION ROCKAWAY

By Pat Morgan

Got friends who need a place tostay? Start with Playland Motel andits refurbished rooms. Then askCommunity House if their roomsare ready. The restaurant that justopened last August is expected tohave a couple of rooms for rent bysummer.

And then there are other options.More than eight million people vis-ited Rockaway during the 2015 sum-mer season, according to the NYCParks Department. They expect tomeet and/or exceed that numberin 2016. The influx of visitors hasalso created new opportunities toaccommodate people in search of

lodging during the summer months.The peninsula had been famous

for bungalow rentals during its hey-day of the 1930s and 1940s to mostly

working class Jewish and Irish im-

migrant families. During that time,Rockaway rivaled Coney Island andas documented in the film “Bunga-lows of Rockaway.”

Times have changed. So has thetechnology and the people drawnto the Rockaway beaches. Localproperty owners are now taking ad-

vantage of the latest technology and websites that connect a prospectiverenter to a landlord.

Airbnb is one of them. It is an on-line marketplace for vacation rentalsthat matches “Hosts” with propertyto rent with “Guests” looking to rentthe space. Their website allows forpeople to list, find, and rent lodg-ing. To demonstrate how large thisnew marketplace is, Airbnb has over1,500,000 listings in 34,000 cities and190 countries. The business startedout as a low-cost alternative for peo-ple who couldn’t book rooms in anoversaturated hotel market. Airbnb

connects the hosts and the guests without owning any rooms itself.Both the Host and the Guest need tosign up and open an account. Theirmobile app (available on Apple App

Store and Google Play) makes it eas-ier for these transactions to happen.However, the host does have the op-tion to either accept or decline therequest, or ask the guest questionsabout their trip.

At the time of this article, Airbnbhad 113 listings on the Rockawaypeninsula ranging from $26 for asofa for a night to $175 per night foran entire house. On the website, aguest has three search options: En-tire home/apt (average price $154per night), Private Room (average$71 per night) and Shared Room (av-erage $58 per night).

In comparison, Southampton, NYhas over 300 listings on Airbnb withthe average of $671 per night for ahome and $206 per night for a pri-

vate room. Manasquan, NJ also hasover 300 listings on Airbnb with theaverage of $310 per night for a homeand $117 per night for a private room

Another website is Feel at Home Vacations, which is a locally basedenterprise that rents nine units onBeach 110th Street and five unitson Beach 90th Street. They providenightly, weekly and monthly rentalsThere are also other sites like beach.com getting in on this potentialgrowth market.

Besides the standard room orhouse rentals, there is something forthe adventurous. Airbnb has a rent-al for a Houseboat at the Beach 59thStreet Marina. It is a four-bedroom,one-bathroom floating houseboatfor rent on Jamaica Bay. The rentalis $850 per night plus a $1,000 secu-rity deposit plus an additional $200cleaning fee.

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Noisy Paint Box:

A Sensory Experience for the SoulBy Katie McFadden

When you see a photo of rawmeat, can you taste it? Can you

hear the crowds roar in a col-lage of a baseball stadium? Do

you smell sh when you see aresin sculpture of one? Tat’sthe aim of Noisy Paint Box, theRockaway Artist Alliance’s lat-est exhibit, which will make itsdebut on Saturday, April 23 atsTudio 7 in Fort Tilden.

Noisy Paint Box is designedto give guests a unique senso-ry experience with each piece.Te concept is inspired by

Wassily Kandinsky, one of the world’s rst abstract painters, who was believed to have syn-esthesia, causing his senses tocollide, allowing him to hearcolors and see sounds. Teexhibit name comes from thechildren’s book “Te NoisyPaint Box,” which follows thelife of a young Kandinsky ashe realizes how swirling colors

could sound like a symphony. When trying to establish a

theme for the RAA’s latest ex-hibit, co-curator GabrielleMangano said, “we wanted atheme that could be open todiff erent interpretations and

we came across synesthesia.”Co-curator Tracey Greene, apre-K teacher and one of the

gallery’s curators, had used“Te Noisy Paint Box” for alesson for her students. “Tebook is about how Kandinsky

learned about synesthesia andhow it aff ected his art and howhe used both music and art co-hesively to mold his career. Ithought it was very tting for

what we were looking for andgured if a 4-year-old couldunderstand this, the gener-al public would too,” Greenesaid. Greene, Gabrielle Man-gano, Gabrielle’s brother, Jere-my Mangano and James Dalid,all creative locals who work ascounselors for RAA’s kidsmARTprogram, have been workingtogether since October to bringthe Noisy Paint Box to life.Te ve-week show, which

begins with an opening re-ception at 6 p.m. on Saturday,

April 23, will feature the workof 35 artists and the exhibit willbe complemented by variousmusical performances at night.

Te mixed media exhibit, in-cludes basics like acrylic paint-ings and digital photography tomore complex things like col-

lage and sculptures. Te art-ists include locals and peoplefrom other boroughs and evenstates, who range from age 20to 60. Some of the pieces arebrand new, while some olderones owed with the theme.“We have a piece from 1974,but it ts and we have stuff thatpeople built just for this theme,so it’s really cool,” GabrielleMangano said.

Music will also play a big rolein the Noisy Paint Box as partof the theme. “It’s rare to goto a gallery that has live mu-sic because the serious vibedoesn’t allow it, but RAA ismore laid back. Tere’s art onthe wall, but you can have abeer and listen to some mu-sic and it’s okay. If you have aspace where you can hold music

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BC PotpourriMove over Tom Selleck! Much

ado was made about the recentlming of an episode of the CBStelevision drama Blue Bloods inthe Broad Channel and Rockawayarea but as we welcome aboardCaptain Janice Holmes as the newCommanding Offi cer of our local100th Precinct it appears that wenow have an honest to goodness

real live Blue Blood to call our own. A native of Queens, Captain Holm-es, grew up in Hollis along with hertwelve siblings of which four of hersisters, Selena, Estella, Bernice andJuanita are also members of theNew York’s Finest!Te Broad Channel Volunteer

Fire Department and Ambulance

Corps will conduct their Annu-al Open House and activities this

weekend Saturday and Sunday, April 23 and 24 between the hoursof 10 am and 5 pm. Tis year theevent is being hosted by the BroadChannel VFW Prince-Wynn Post#260 on Shad Creek Road. Makea day of it for yourself and your en-tire family and meet the men and

women who give so unselshlytheir time to ensure the safety ofour community. In addition toreghter drills and vehicle extri-cation drills there will be refresh-ments and a BBQ as well as on-going activities for young childrenfrom 10 am through 4 pm bothdays.

And baby makes ve! Congrat-ulations are in order for our local

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder andhis wife Esther on the recent birthof their third child. Te Broad

Channel Memorial Day Paradenext month might take a tad longerthan usual to move up Cross BayBoulevard as the newly increasedGoldfeder clan will now comprisetheir own parade contingent asthey stroll up the boulevard!

On a more serious note, lastmonth Broad Channel (17th Road)

Park was the target of vandalism, which left the park trashed withbroken liquor bottles, beer cansand other assorted trash. Newtrees that had been planted to re-place those destroyed by SuperStorm Sandy were also damaged.Now reports are surfacing thatour 17th Road Park is also servingas a killing eld for the intentionalpoisoning of small animals at thehands of an unknown individualor individuals. Tese type inci-dents of community centered van-dalism accompanied by evidenceof underage abuse of alcohol andnow animal killings must not beignored as they are clear signs thatsomething may be seriously amissin our small town and worse, couldbe a precursor to more serious anddangerous behavior.Te key to ad-dressing this problem is educationand that tool should be immedi-

ately and vigorously embraced byall of us in Broad Channel - in ourschools, in our places of worship,in our civic association meetings,by our local businesses, in our dayto day interactions with our friendsand neighbors and, most impor-tantly, in each of our homes withour respective families.

Unfortunately, sometimes dis-missed as juvenile pranks, teen

vandalism and animal abuse areactually criminal off enses pun-ishable by jail time, a hefty neor both. It is our responsibility asparents to teach our children thatthere are consequences associated

with their actions and that violenceagainst property or another livingthing, whether human or animal,is something that is not only wrongbut is also behavior that cannotand will not be tolerated.

In closing I would be remiss if Idid not take the time to wish ourtwo beautiful “Irish Twins,” Victo-ria and Amy, a very happy birthdayas they respectively turn 20 and 21this Saturday and Sunday.

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Jeff rey Williams-Maisonet: Young Man on a MissionBy Katie McFadden

A young Arverne man is look-ing to change his community andthe reputation of local youth forthe better. Jeff rey Williams-Mai-sonet, 21, is a young man on a

mission. Not only is he goingto school and operating a newsblog, but he has big plans in the

works to start a community youthnonprot and produce a docu-mentary shedding light on thestruggles of local youth and fail-ing schools.

Williams-Maisonet says he’sbeen interested in communityaff airs since a young age. “Myparents were actively involved inthe community and they knewa lot about what was going on.Tey would take me to a lot ofmeetings when I was a baby andI thought it was cool, so as I gotolder, I wanted to get more in-

volved and make a change,” hesaid. In 2013, he joined the Rock-away Youth Task Force. “Rightafter Sandy, I saw how they weregoing door to door and helpingpeople and I thought if they had

more people, they could reachout to more people, so I wanted tobe a part of it,” he said.Te groupturned out not to be what he ex-pected. “After a while, I startedto not like what I was seeing.Teleader, Milan Taylor, became very

aggressive toward us, demand-ing more things and there wasno more having fun while doingthings for the community. It be-

came like a dictatorship and alot of us were afraid to speak up,”he explained. After leaving thegroup, Williams-Maisonet claimshe was harassed by Taylor in anincident that led him to le a po-lice report.

Afraid of the repercussions ofspeaking about his ordeal, Wil-liams-Maisonet remained silentuntil a year-and-a-half later. In

December 2015, he launchedhis news blog RockawayPrime-time.net “As I got older, I becamemore aware of what was going onin the community. I got fed up

with all of the nonsense, politicsand problems and I wanted to do

something about it. I created this website to tell stories that peopledon’t hear all the time,” he said.

Williams-Masionet began withhis own story, explaining his ex-perience with RYTF and MilanTaylor. His story spread acrosssocial media and gained a lot ofsupport. When he’s not attendingcollege at BMCC, Williams-Mai-sonet actively attends meetings,analyzes press releases, inter-

views politicians and communitymembers and continues to ac-tively report information on his

website.Rockaway Primetime is just the

start for Jeff rey. “Since that day Itold my story, something excit-ed me and made me want to domore. Te support showed thatpeople know there’s a problem

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Private and parochialschools in New York State donot have to follow all of therules mandated by the statefor public schools. The type

of curriculum and kind ofstandardized assessment testsare the two major examples. Rules for homeschooled stu-dents are even more flexible.

Non-public schools are notrequired to use the CommonCore curriculum establishedstatewide in 2013. And al-though private schools mustuse some kind of standard-ized testing to demonstratestudents’ progress from yearto year, they may choose froma number of nationally recog-nized tests instead of the Com-mon Core assessments publicschools have been mandatedto use the past three years inthe spring.

Parents who home schooltheir children do not needto administer standardizedtests each year at all. How-

ever, depending on the rulesof the school district in whichthe children reside, they mustdemonstrate a child’s achieve-ments in some way. One al-ternative method is a writtenreport by a certified teacher or

even a peer review panel. Whether public or private,

the means and methods ofeducating our children havebeen a part of the city andstate’s history since the firstsettlers arrived in New YorkHarbor. Churches and char-itable organizations beganearly schools. Private secularschools were for people whocould afford them. It was notuntil 1805 that New York Stateenacted laws to provide freepublic schools for every childand quite a few more years be-fore money was generated tofund those schools.

Although demographicshave changed and enroll-ment is not what it was evena few decades ago, Catho-lic parochial schools remainone of the largest groups of

non-public schools in New York. The education divisionof the Brooklyn Diocese haschosen to embrace CommonCore standards in curriculumas well as use of the state as-sessments. However, only

grades 4, 6 and 8 were testedin English Language Arts andMath this month, while pub-lic school students in grades 3through 8 took the tests.

All Catholic school childrenin grades 3 through 8 take theTerra Nova Common Core

Achievement Test in the fall.“The Terra Nova test is an

excellent diagnostic tool,” saidSheila Smith-Gonzalez, prin-cipal of St. Camillus Catholic

Academy in Rockaway Park.“We get the results by Decem-ber 1,” she explained, whichallows teachers to tailor in-struction according to eachchild’s needs.

State tests administeredin the spring assess a child’sachievement of Common Corestandards. “Terra Nova testreports provide our teachers

with the data they need to for-mulate instructional programsthat will help our studentsmeet New York State CommonCore Learning Standards,”noted an article on the dioce-san web site.

Smith-Gonzalez agrees andfeels the fall diagnostic test-ing and resulting education-al plans give her students anadvantage over public schoolchildren when taking the statetests in the spring. Althoughshe declined to make last

year’s St. Camillus state testresults public, the principal ofSt. Francis de Sales Catholic

Academy in Belle Harbor wasnot as reticent.

Christopher Scharbach,principal of St. Francis, pub-lished overall results of lastspring’s state assessments onthe school’s web site. Whileonly 31.3 percent on New YorkCity 4th graders met or exceed-ed NYS Common Core stand-ards in ELA, 61 percent of St.

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A few years back I had boardwalk envy, today I have boardwalk frustration, as many do. I was once envious of our neigh-bors to the east of us in LongBeach, LI. It killed me that they

were walking on their brandnew boardwalk, while we hereon the Rockaway peninsula

were still ghting with formerMayor Bloomberg to rebuildthe Rockaway boardwalk.

Fast forward to this past weekend as I rode my bikealong all the open sections ofPhases 1, 2 and 4a. I couldn’thelp but think about my neigh-bors who have just been dealta tough blow with news of adelay for the completion ofPhase 3, the section of theRockaway boardwalk betweenBeach 107th and Beach 126th.

A delay we are now told iscaused by the inability forcranes to operate in windsgreater than 30 miles per hour.

Sadly my frustration stems

from the inadequate commu-nications from EDC and Parks

with the communities aff ected.I’m sure those who actually livebetween Beach 108th and 126thand beyond, whose beach life-styles have been put on hold,are feeling more than frustra-tion. Maybe even downrightanger at a Mayoral administra-tion that cannot nd it in theirhearts to let the residents wholive in the connes of Phase3 know that there would be adelay, sooner than they have!

A delay that all the related cityagencies knew the possibility ofmonths ago!

I know I personally nd itquite odd that there is a delay inPhase 3 while sections, which

were supposed to complete inMay of 2017, are miraculouslyone full year ahead of schedule.

Hmmmmmmmm! Do the winds not go over 30 miles perhour east of Beach 107th? Ev-idently not! I don’t know, is it

me or is it me? Must be me!

If you eat a polar bear liver, you will die. Humans can’thandle that much vitamin A.

A mantis shrimp can swingits claw so fast it boils the

water around it and createsa ash of light.

James Madison was theshortest president, standingat just 5’4”.

Our solar system’s biggestmountain is on Mars.

Cleopatra lived closerin time to the rst Moonlanding than to the buildingof the Great Pyramid.

Butteries are cannibals.

A banana is actually a berry. A strawberry isn’t.

A pencil has the potential todraw a line 38 miles long.

Te largest air force in the world is the US Air Force.Te second largest air forcein the world is the US Navy.

If a man never cut his beard,by the time he dies it wouldbe 30 feet long.

Black HP printer ink costsroughly 1,400 times asmuch as crude oil, gallon for

gallon.

Te last president that wasn’ta Republican or Democrat

was Millard Fillmore in 1853.

About that complex:Napoleon was not unusuallyshort. Te French inch waslonger than the British inch,so while he was thought tobe 5’2” by most of the world,in reality he was closer to5’7”, an average height for aFrenchman.

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YMCA says, “She is the heartof the Rockaway member-ship base. Rose was dedicatedto celebrating Black HistoryMonth at the Rockaway YMCA.She even provided materials,pamphlets, and possible skitsfor youth as she tries to makeRockaway Y the gem of itscommunity. She has devotedover 40 years of service and is

a constant bright light in theRockaways.” Congrats, Rose!

APRIL 21Sharon Fein Feldman was born.JP Stathis was born.

1980 - Rosie Ruiz was the first woman to cross the finish line atthe Boston Marathon. She waslater disqualified for cheating.

1997 - The ashes of TimothyLeary, Gene Roddenberry, and 22others blasted into space for thefirst space funerals.

APRIL 22Michael Donohue was born.Richard Tirado was born.

1864 - Congress authorized theinscription “In Go d We Trust” oncoins minted as U.S. currency.1970 - The first Earth Day wasobserved.

APRIL 23Mike O’Neil was born

Vic tor ia Mahon was bor n.1954 - Hank Aaron hit the first ofhis 755 home runs.1985 - Coca-Cola announcedthat it was changing its formulaand introduced New Coke.

APRIL 24Dee Roberts was born. Amy Mahon was bor n.

1898 - Spain declared war on theU.S..

APRIL 25Eugene Brennan was born. Ash ley Fer rio la was bor n.

1928 - The first seeing eye dog was p rese nte d to Mo rris S. F rank.1945 - Delegates met in SanFrancisco to organize the UnitedNations.

APRIL 261865 - John Wilkes Booth,Lincoln’s assassin, was sur-rounded by federal troops in abarn in Virginia. He was shotand killed, either by the soldiersor by his own hand.1986 - The worst nuclear power pla nt acc ide nt in his tor yoccurred at Chernobyl, nearKiev, U.S.S.R.

APRIL 27Michelle Comins was born.Nancy Gahles was born.

1956 - Rocky Marciano retired asundefeated world heavyweightboxing champion.1983 - Pitcher Nolan Ryansurpassed Walter Johnson’sstrikeout record—one that hadheld since 1927.

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FOLLOW YOUR GUT

By Paulette Mancuso

Energy ows in the bodythrough a series of “wheels” orchakras (Sanskrit for wheels).Te third chakra is at the placeabove the belly button – the so-lar plexus – and is thought to bethe “seat of our emotions.” Lo-cated in the body in the “gut”area, it is no surprise that “fol-low your gut” has come to meansomething like: when you arefaced with a decision or an op-portunity or a fork in the road ora crossroads, follow what yourcore, i.e., your gut, tells you.Not the intellectual mind or themind that makes excuses or anything that arises from thinking.

“Te third chakra is calledManipura, which means ‘lus-trous gem.’ …It is a source ofpersonal power and governsself-esteem, warrior energy,and the power of transforma-tion.Te Manipura chakra alsocontrols metabolism and di-gestion.” (From www.chopra.com - Te Chopra Center)

How do we get in tune withthis part of the body? Te rststep is to be in tune with thisphysical location in our bodies.Even though “follow your gut”has little to do with the physi-cal body parts and more withthe energy that is located there,it is very helpful rst to iso-late and call attention to what

we can touch and feel. Several years ago, I read a passage ina Donna Farhi book imaginingthe starsh and how it radi-ates outward from the center.If we stand in 5-pointed star –arms outstretched parallel to

the oor, feet about two feetapart, we can call attention tothe central core above the naveland engage the area imaginingby that engaging how the ener-gy emanates to the outer limbsand head.

Being present in that partof the body and cultivating ahealthy third chakra free fromany blockages, allows for thefree passage of “knowing” inthe gut when something is rightfor us or when something is notright for us.

I am amazed at how manytimes in the past when I haveexperienced this “knowing”,I have not followed my gut.

What is the reason for that?Tere can be many reasons,most succinctly, I think, is that

we “make” things right in ourminds because of whatever rea-

sons are present. We feel badlyfor someone. We need to makethe money. Someone told usthat it would be alright.Te one most important thing

to realize is that somewhere into whatever the experience is, I

would say, nine times out of 10,if we had the “knowing” feelingin our guts not to move forwardand we do anyway for whatev-er reason, it will turn out notright. Take a moment to thinkback on an occurrence where

you might have had a feelinginto the future that something

would not be alright. For somereason, you proceeded anyway.

What happened?It is vital for each of us to

continually seek to maintainbalance and wellness, because

when we are balanced and well, we can be present for oth-ers and propagate goodnessand well-being.

May you be happy. May yoube free. May you be grateful.May you let go of things that donot serve you. May you haveinner peace.

A Big Thank You from

In December Christine and James Gallinaro, Liz andQuinn Breslin, Ellen, Ellie and Colin Manley, alongwith many awesome Rockaway Beach kids, ran theRockaway Rocks Awareness fund raiser in The Blue

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Anonymous AngerDear Editor:

(Re: Boyleing Points) We allget you have nothing to write.Perhaps you can address theelephant in the room or are

you abov e t hat. The wat eringhole, known as Rockaway,needs a correction from theground (teenager to adults)up. Just walk the beach af-ter any weekend and see thelitter of beer cans and bot-tles from underage drink-ing. Have some courage and

write something meaningfulfor once. This is not a lawenforcement problem. Thisis a community problem.

Whe n will parents and localeditors get their heads out ofthe sand. When they need anattorney or will it be another

young l ife to Den is O’Connor

Funeral Home. Enclosed you will fin d some hel p for yournext and future editorials.Front page would be greatbut that would take some bigballs. Do you have them?Perhaps you suffer from fearof missing them. We all won-der.

Inspiring young adults to bebetter versions of themselves.

All the best,Coach K

(Editor’s note: The above isprinted printed as written inresponse to Boyleing Points.We’re not sure about the cour-age part because the letterwas unsigned other than“Coach K” and there was noreturn address on the en-velope. In any case, let’s bemindful of the message here.Drinking and particularlyunderage drinking is a prob-lem that we hope parents an dteachers and the communityas a whole take seriously.)

Boardwalk Delay

Dear Editor:How can you use wind

as a factor for not hav-ing the boardwalk done ontime???It’s always windy inRockaway!!! I’m a bike rider &I live in Neponsit I use Rock-away Beach Blvd (only bike

lane) to travel downtown, the worst part of the trip is from126th to 108th which is whenthe bike lane is shared withcars... This is beyond danger-ous!!! We need our Boardwalkdone!

Marie Fodera

Scam Alert

Dear Editor:Thank you. I read about com-

puter scam a couple of weeksago. But it was too late. So I amthe third victim. This “smartguy” came back with muchbigger appetite. He wanted$5000 and,believe me, he wasclose to his “great goal.” Final-ly my brain (or what is left ofit) switched on and I could see

what I was doing.He later called me again and

asked where was the $5000that I owed him. I want to goto the police. I think it willbe much better if all victimsof scam will do it together.

Thank you. I am a resident ofour beloved neighborhood.

Lyudmila Klavtsen

I Love New York

Dear Editor:(Re: Boyleing Points: New

York Yucks)Humor is what makes life

worth living. I was teaching analternative class in Brooklyn(don’t ask me what that means,because I don’t know), and oneof my kids says “sup” to me. Myresponse: sup? Sup? SUP??? Isay, I’ll tell you Sup. Our breakis over and now we are going todo some math. He turned to hisfriend and said “Who told her?”

Here is another NY story: longbefore most people reading this

were born, I saw a man hail acab and when the cab didn’t

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Don’t miss your chance to own a piece ofRockaway Beach with this swanky 2 BR,2 bath oceanfront. Parking included!

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Beautiful 2BR, 2 bath with laundry inunit and private indoor parking. 24hour concierge and so much more.

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• 80th: Summer rental! 3BR condo with open oor plan, W&D, private parking (BF) . $9,500

• 135th: 5BR home rental, CAC, private parking, private deck and terrace . . . (MC) $4,000

• 129th: Year round gated parking on Newport Ave! (LJ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500

• 101st: 3BR, 2.5BA duplex with SS appliances and rooftop terrace (MC) . . . . . . . . $3,000

• 137th: 3BR, 2BA 1st oor apt with HW oors, deck and private drive (BF) . . . . . . . $2,700

• 61st: Spacious 3BR, 2BA condo, SS appliances, private yard and parking. (BF) . . . $2,300

• 73rd: 3BR, 2BA home with HW oors, SS appliances, parking and yard. (AD) . . . . $2,300

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• 117th: Spacious 2BR, 2BA unit with gym, terrace and parking. (NC) . . . . . . . . . . $2,200

• 118th: Large 3BR, rst oor apt, with yard access, porch and parking. (MC) . . . . . $2,150

• 131st: Beach Block! Spacious 1BR, 1BA. Completely renovated! (BF) . . . . . . . . . . $2,100

• 100th: 3BR, 2BA apt with HW oors, private balcony and spacious layout. (MC) . . $2,000

• 98th: Spacious 3BR, 2 full baths apartment, heat included. (MC) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900

• 64th: 2BR, 1BA with CAC, W&D, dishwasher and parking pass. (NC) . . . . . . . . . . $1,875

• 129th: Spacious 2BR, 1BA second oor apartment for rent. (NC) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,850

• 69th: Spacious 2BR apt with CAC, W&D, dishwasher and parking (MC) . . . . . . . . $1,850

• 122nd: Large second oor apt with HW oors, private deck and parking (MC) . . . $1,800

• 62nd: New construction 1BR, 1BA unit with private terrace and parking. (NC) . . . $1,550

• 118th: Newly renovated 1BR apt, SS appliances,, dishwasher and W&D (MC) . . . . $1,475

• 118th: Ground oor 1BR apt with W&D, new kitchen and bath (CB) . . . . . . . . . . $1,400

• 119TH: Beach block studio with utilities included, parking negotiable. (NC) . . . . $1,100

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By Peter Galvin, MDSeafood is usually rec-

ommended as part of a well-rounded diet. But sea-food, because of decades ofriver and ocean dumping,may contain elevated levelsof mercury. This is especiallytrue for striped bass as theyspawn in the upper HudsonRiver into which factoriesdumped pollutants for many

years. Mercury is well knownto be a neurotoxin, in oth-er words it may damage thenervous system, which in-cludes the brain. But seafoodis also considered to be help-ful in fending off Alzheimer’sdementia. So is it good or

bad to consume seafood? A recently published study

by Rush University MedicalCenter in Chicago has an-swered this question. Thestudy, which ran from 2004 to2013, had participants fill outdietary habit questionnairesat sign-up. The participantsagreed to post-mortem brainpathology exams if they diedduring the study period.Then the participants tookannual neurologic examsdesigned to detect dementia.It turns out that higher brainmercury levels did correlate

with higher seafood con-sumption however the high-er mercury levels did not

cause any brain damage orpathology. In addition high-er mercury levels also corre-lated with lower pathologicbrain abnormalities usuallyassociated with Alzheimer’sdisease and lower incidenceof neurologic exam findingsconsistent with dementia

(while the participant wasalive). In other words thestudy found that higher sea-food consumption corre-lated with lower incidenceof Alzheimer’s dementia. Italso correlated with higherbrain levels of mercury butthese higher levels did notcause any brain abnormal-ities. So I guess fish really is“brain food!”

In the same journal was anarticle about the eighth edi-tion (2015-2020) of DietaryGuidelines for Americans,

which was released by theDepartments of Health andHuman Services and Agri-culture. Much of what theGuidelines contain is com-mon sense. For examplethey recommend followinga healthy eating pattern for

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variety of proteins includ-ing seafood, lean meats andpoultry, eggs, legumes, nuts,seeds and soy products andoils. The Guidelines alsocontain recommendationsto meet the Physical Activ-ity Guidelines for Ameri-cans. The Guidelines may befound at:

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events, why not utilize it?” Greenesaid. “If there’s a music fan thatdoesn’t know much about visualarts, they can come appreciatethat and vice versa. It’s a goodopportunity for all diff erent kindof artists to meet and network.”Tere will be a palette of diff erentsounds during the music events.

“Every genre you can imagineis gonna be here over the nextmonth,” Jeremy Mangano, whocurated the musical acts, said. Onopening night, starting at 6 p.m.,guests will get to enjoy beer, wine,snacks and live music from twoor three acts. “It’s going to be lowkey because opening night will beabout weaving through, seeingthe art and talking to the artists,”Gabrielle Mangano said.

At 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 24, visitors will get to experience theColor Cabaret: A Musical RevueInspired By the Primary Colors.“James and I belong to the Rock-away Teatre Company, so weconnected with the musical di-rector and six diff erent vocaliststo organize a special cabaret,”Gabrielle Mangano said. “Eachcolor is associated with a mood.Te rst songs are inspired by

blue, so they’re all bluesy, soul-ful, sad songs. Red will be angry,passionate, rock type songs. Yel-low will be joyful, uplifting, start-

your-day kind of songs.” Greeneadded, “Tere will be songs thateveryone will recognize, so it

will be a nice thing for people ofall ages. You’ll hear everythingfrom Rihanna to the Beatles toFrankie Valli to Ozzy Osbourne.”

Other music events includeDJs from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m on

April 30, Lorena Leigh & the Di-

nosaurs, as well as Te Skells,on May 6 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.,and Te Grayriders on May 7,from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. On Sat-urday, May 14, there will be aBattle of the Bands, in which vebands will play for 20 minutes,and the crowd will vote to deter-mine who gets to play a longerset and who takes home a cashprize, trophy and the opportuni-ty to play again at the closing fes-tival. Erin Willett fromTe Voice

will headline the closing music

festival, which will take placefrom 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on May21. Tickets for each music eventare $10 and can be purchased atthe door.

Noisy Paint Box will alsofeature two free non-musicevents. From 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.on May 1, the curators will

give kids a taste of the kids-mART program. “We’re go-ing to do synesthesia-themedcrafts, dances and games and

we’re going to read ‘The NoisyPaint Box’ book,” Greene said.On May 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,small businesses, artisans andcraftsmen will come togetherfor a shopping event called theMaker’s Marketplace.

“Tere will be something dif-ferent every weekend. You don’thave to leave to get a bit of cul-ture and music and art here.Tere’s always a lot of stuff go-ing on in Fort Tilden but this issomething that’s never beendone before. Everyone shouldcome check it out,” Greene said.Te Noisy Paint Box will be openSaturdays and Sunday from 12p.m. to 4 p.m. through May 22.

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Riis Park Beach Bizarre

You don’t see this everyday. On Monday, April 18at 3:06 p.m., an emotional-ly disturbed female drove a2010 Toyota Corolla onto thebeach at Riis Park Bay 3, ac-cording to the US Park Po-lice. The woman drove thecar to the foot of the water. Witnesses said that the wom-an, who was topless when

she got out of the car, put herclothes on before jumpinginto the ocean. According toUSPP, the 33-year-old Brook-lyn woman said, “That she was going to spontaneouslycombust and needed to getinto the water.”

FDNY EMS, NYPD andUSPP Officer Jones and Ser-geant Beck were on scene.

Sgt. Beck was able to talk the woman out of the water. She walked out of the water andinto an ambulance on herown. She was transported toSt. John’s Hospital for psychi-atric evaluation, as she said,“That she was on antidepres-sants and was having an epi-sode.” The woman’s family was noti fied. The woman

had a Yorkshire terrier insidethe vehicle. The dog is beingcared for until the woman’smother can pick it up. Bull-och’s towing service removedthe car from the beach. As we went to press, the woman was still under the care of St.John’s Hospital.

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Quick Tips for the Summer Ahead

By Artie Wallace

Tis week I am going to runthrough a couple of quick tips

to help you get through thesummer. If you would like meto cover any of these tips inmore detail, drop me an emailat [email protected] let me know what you

would like more details on.

The garden:Tired of always looking for

your pruners, planting shovelor gardening gloves? Try hang-ing a mailbox on a fence orsomewhere convenient to yourgarden. Mailboxes make greatoutdoor toolboxes and shieldthe hand tools from the weath-er.

Extra tables:Do you need a little extra

table space in the yard whenguests are over? If you havesome old (large) ower pots

with drain trays that you’renot using (or pick up a few atgarage sales), paint the owerpot and drain tray (if needed ordesired), then simply place thedrain tray on top of the pot in-stead of underneath. You’ll in-

stantly have a little table to putdrinks on.

Shade: Why spend lots of money on

awnings to shade small are-as? Anchor two eye hooks intothe house and two to trees (orpoles), run a coated steel cablefrom each hook on the houseto each hook on the pole. Buya few large, heavy-duty fab-ric curtains. Run the cablesthrough the curtains (top andbottom), then simply slide thecurtain across when you needshade and back when you wantmore sun.

Entertaining:If you like entertaining guests

outside but get tired of haul-ing everything in and out, thismight be the thing for you. If

you’re lucky enough to have(or be able to nd) one of thoseold steel tubs (like an oversizedbucket), then shop around andnd a table that you like thetop of (needs to be a little larg-er than the opening of the tub).Take the legs off the table andnish the top to withstand the

weather. Put the things you’dlike to store outside in thebucket and place the top on.Now you have an outdoor cof-fee table with storage.

Extra lighting:For those nights of enter-

taining where you need a littlemore lighting…Most hardware

stores and discount stores sellthe clamp on lights that usestandard bulbs. You can clipthem to a fence, tree branch,almost anywhere. When doneentertaining, they are quickand easy to take down andstore till you need them again.

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Women of the Peninsula:GERT HENDRY, DANCE TEACHER

Who runs the peninsula?Women. And they deserve rec-ognition. As part of an ongoingseries, each week, the Rockaway

Times pro les a di ff erent inspi-rational woman. Tis week isGert Hendry, a dance teacher inBreezy Point.

When Gert Hendry approach-es you, she comes with a hugand a huge dose of LOVE, thesame approach she takes whenit comes to her dance classes.Mrs. Hendry may be 93-years-old, but you wouldn’t know it

when you see her in action at theBreezy Point Clubhouse, sharingher love of dance with little ones90 years younger.

Mrs. Hendry and her late

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