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MOGOLLON LLC Art . ofOrg. Filed Sec. of State ofNY 08/24/2012. Off. Loc.:Queens Co. SSNY desig -nated as agent upon whomprocess against it may beserved. SSNY to mail copy ofprocess to THE LLC C/OJames Cobb, 5532 Fox Hol-low Dr i ve , Boca Ra ton ,Florida, 33486. Purpose: Anylawful act or activity.___________________________________Notice of Formation of PeralGeneral Contractor LLC, Art.of Org. filed Sec’y of State(SSNY) 3/9/11. Office loca-tion: Queens County. SSNYdesignated as agent of LLCupon whom process againstit may be served. SSNY shallmail copy of process to 31-01102nd St., Apt. 1B, Queens,NY 11369. Purpose: any law-ful activities.___________________________________SUPREME COURT OF THESTATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF QUEENS IndexNo.: 10127/2012 Plaintiffsdesignate Queens County asthe place of trial The addressof the real property is 24-29Beach Channel Drive, FarRockaway, New York (a/k/aBlock 15758, Lot 20) BCDFAR ROCKAWAY, LLC, Plain-tiff –against- MANUEL LOPEZ;RUDLEY DAVIS ANDMARLENE DAVIS; RAMONRODRIGUEZ ANDDEMETRIA RODRIGUEZ;MALSON GRUBB ANDPOTHINEL GRUBB; HANIFERALI ; JOSEPH HALL ANDYVONNE HALL; P IERSO’CONNOR, Defendants. Tothe above named DefendantHanifer Ali: YOU ARE HEREBYSUMMONED to answer thecomplaint in this action andto serve a copy of your an-swer, or, if the complaint isnot served with this summons,to serve a notice of appear-ance, on the Plaintiffs’ Attor-neys within 20 days after theservice of this summons, ex-clusive of the day of service(or within 30 days after theservice is complete if this sum-mons is not personally deliv-ered to you within the Stateof New York); and in case ofyour failure to appear or an-swer, judgment will be takenagainst you by default for therelief demanded in the com-plaint . Dated: Uniondale,New York May 9, 2012 SAHNWARD COSCHIGNANO &BAKER, PLLC Attorneys forPlaintiff By: /s/ Michael H.Sahn MICHAEL H. SAHN,ESDQ. The Omni 333 EarleOvington Bouelvard, Suite601 Uniondale, New York11530 (516) 228-1300. Theforegoing Summons is servedupon you by publication pur-suant to an Order of the Hon.Robert L. Nahman, QueensCounty Supreme Court Jus-

tice, State of New York, whichOrder was signed October11, 2012 and filed in theQueens County Clerk’s Of-fice. The object of this actionis for the extinguishment of arestrictive covenant imposedon a parcel of real propertyknown as Block 15758, Lot 20in the Borough of Queens,City of New York, State ofNew York.___________________________________File No.: 2012-1372/B CITA-T ION SURROGATE ’SCOURT, QUEENS COUNTYThe People of the State ofNew York By the Grace ofGod Free and IndependentTo: KERRY L. EVANS JOSEPHA. EVANS, JR. MICHAEL A.EVANS JOSEPH T. EVANSMARK A. EVANS SHARONC. EVANS SHEILA C. EVANSJOHN DAVIS EVANS, if liv-ing, and if dead, to his heirsa t l aw, nex t o f k in anddistributees whose namesand places of residence areunknown and if he died sub-sequent to the decedentherein, to his executors, ad-ministrators, legatees, devi-sees, assignees and succes-sors in interest whose nameand places of residence areunknown and to all otherheirs at law, next of kin anddistributees of ORETHA TAY-LOR, the decedent herein,whose names and places ofresidence are unknown andcannot after diligent inquirybe ascertained. A Petitionhaving been duly filed byVIREN CHAREN, who is do-miciled at 253-55 148th Av-enue, Rosedale, New York11422; YOU ARE HEREBYCITED TO SHOW CAUSEbe fo re the Su r roga te ’ sCourt, Queens County, at88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, 6th

Floor, Jamaica, in the Countyof Queens, New York, onDecember 6, 2012, at 9:30A.M., why a decree shouldnot be made in the Estate ofORETHA E. TAYLOR a/k/aORETHA TAYLOR, la te lydomiciled at 253-55 148th

Avenue, Rosedale, New York11422, admitting to probatea copy of the Lost Will datedDecember 13, 2005, a copyof which is attached, as theWill of ORETHA E. TAYLOR,deceased; relating to realand personal property, anddirecting that: X Letters Tes-tamentary issue to VIRENCHARAN X Further rel iefsought (if any): That the Courtissue an Order of Publica-tion to JOHN DAVIS EVANS,if living, and if dead, to hisheirs at law, next of kin anddistributees whose namesand places of residence areunknown and if he died sub-sequent to the decedentherein, to his executors, ad-ministrators, legatees, devi-

sees, assignees and succes-sors in interest whose nameand places of residence areunknown and to all otherheirs at law, next of kin anddistributees of ORETHA TAY-LOR, the decedent herein,whose names and places ofresidence are unknown andcannot after diligent inquirybe ascer ta ined . OCT 112012 Dated, Attested andSealed, (L.S.) HON. PETER J.KELLY Surrogate, QueensCounty Marga re t M.Gr ibbon MARGARET M.GRIBBON Chief Clerk of theSurrogate’s Court BRIAN R.HE ITNER , ESQ. Se l t ze rSussman Habermann &Heitner LLP Attorneys for Pe-titioner 100 Jericho Quad-rangle, Suite 226 Jericho,New York 11753 (516) 935-3600___________________________________TRISTAR 54 HOLDING LLC,Arts. of Org. filed with theSSNY on 09/26/2012. Officeloc: Queens County. SSNYhas been designated as agentupon whom process againstthe LLC may be served. SSNYshall mail process to: JoskoLucin, 437 Wading River Rd,Manorville, NY 11949. Pur-pose: Any Lawful Purpose.___________________________________SUPREME COURT OF THESTATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF QUEENS JOYH. MACK f/k/a JOY DINKO,Plaint i f f , -against - SUSANIGWEGBE , ONEWESTBANK, THE BANK OF NEWYORK, as Collateral Agentand Cus tod ian , DENISEWATERS, DOUGLAS WA-TERS , SEYNA DINKO,CATALINA FERNANDEZ andENVIRONMENTAL CON-TROL BOARD and JOHNDOE 1-10, the names of thelast defendants being ficti-tious, the true names beingunknown to plaintiff, the par-ties intended being tenantsor persons in possession ofthe premises, D e f e n -dants. Index No. 12993/12Date Purchased: 6/20/12Plaintiff designates QueensCounty as Place of trial Thebasis of venue is location ofThe Premises The Premisesi s loca ted a t 187 -09Br inke rho f f Avenue , J a -maica, NY 11433 SummonsTo the above named Defen-dants: YOU ARE HEREBYSUMMONED to answer thecomplaint in this action andto serve a copy of your an-swer, or, if the complaint isnot served with this sum-mons, to serve a notice ofappearance on the Plaintiff’sAttorney(s) within 20 daysafter the service of this sum-mons, exclusive of the day ofservice (or within 30 daysafter the service is completeif this summons is not per-

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sonal ly de l ivered to youwithin the State of NewYork); and in case of yourfailure to appear or answer,j udgment w i l l be t akenagainst you for the relief de-manded in the complaint.Dated: Freeport, NY June 19,2012 V. ROY CACCIATORE,P.C. V. ROY CACCIATORE,ESQ. Attorney for Plaintiff30 South Ocean Avenue,Suite 202 Freeport , NewYork 11520 (516) 868-1070___________________________________NOTICE OF FORMATIONOF LIMITED LIABILITY COM-PANY NAME: EL PIANO RES-TAURANT, LLC Articles ofOrganization were filed withthe Secretary of State of NewYork (SSNY) on 09/26/12.Off ice Locat ion: QueensCounty. SSNY has been des-ignated as agent of the LLCupon whom process againstit may be served. SSNY shallmail a copy of process to theLLC, 96-01 Jamaica Ave. Ja-maica, NY 11413 Purpose:For any lawful purpose.___________________________________NOTICE OF FORMATIONOF LIMITED LIABILITY COM-PANY 107-42 132nd STREETLLC. Articles of Org. filedNY Sec. of State (SSNY) 09/12/12. Office in Queens Co.SSNY design. agent of LLCupon whom process may beserved. SSNY shall mail copyof process to 153-02 BaisleyBlvd., Jamaica, NY 11434.Purpose: Any lawful purpose.______________________________________________________________________D.G. & P CONSTRUCTIONCOMPANY LLC, a domesticLLC, Arts. of Org. filed withthe SSNY on 6/4/12. Officelocation: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agentupon whom process againstthe LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to:Georgina V. Palmer, 7142163rd St., Ste. 3, Fresh Mead-ows, NY 11365. GeneralPurposes.___________________________________NOTICE OF FORMATIONOF LIMITED LIABILITY COM-PANY. NAME: FEMUR ES-TATES LLC. Articles of Orga-nization were filed with theSecretary of State of NewYork (SSNY) on 09/21/12.The latest date of dissolutionis 12/31/2080. Office loca-tion: Queens County. SSNYhas been designated as agentof the LLC upon whom pro-cess against it may be served.SSNY shall mail a copy ofprocess to the LLC, c/oMohammad Uddin, 169-01Gothic Drive, Jamaica Es-tates, New York 11432. Pur-pose: For any lawful purpose.___________________________________NOTICE OF FORMATION ofNAHOC REALTY, LLC. Ar-ticles of Organization werefiled with the Secretary of

State of New York (SSNY) on10/10/2012. Office location:Queens County. SSNY hasbeen designated as agent ofthe LLC upon whom processagainst it may be served.SSNY shall mail a copy of anyprocess to the LLC to c/oLLC, 95 Dutch Hill Road,Orangeburg, NY 10962. Pur-pose: For any lawful purpose.___________________________________SUPREME COURT OF THESTATE OF NEW YORK,COUNTY OF QUEENS ,Marco A. Guaman, Plaintiff–against- Deatrice DeneneMcCree, Defendant. IndexNo. 14808/2012. Date Sum-mons filed: July 17, 2012.Plaintiff designates QueensCounty as the place of thetrial. The basis of venue is:Plaintiff’s residence. SUM-MONS WITH NOTICE Plain-tiff resides at: 58-32 69th

Street, Apt. 1F, Maspeth, NY11378, County of Queens.ACTION FOR DIVORCE tothe above named Defen-dant : YOU ARE HEREBYSUMMONED to serve a no-tice of appearance on thePlaintiff’s Attorney(s) withintwenty (20) days after theservice of this summons,exclusive of the day of ser-vice (or within thirty (30)days after the service is com-plete if this summons is notpersonally delivered to youwithin the State of NewYork); and in case of yourfailure to appear, judgmentwill be taken against you bydefault for the rel ief de-manded in the notice setforth below. Dated: June 17,2010. Attorneys for Plaintiff:Yoon & Hong, Address: 75-21 Broadway , 2 nd F loor ,Elmhurst, NY 11373 PhoneNo.: (718) 533-1111. NO-TICE: the nature of this ac-tion is to dissolve the mar-riage between the partieson the following grounds:DRL 170 subd. 2 – Abandon-ment in accordance with DRL170(2). The relief sought is aJudgment of Absolute Di-vorce in favor of the Plaintiffdissolving the marriage be-tween the parties in this ac-tion. The nature of the ancil-lary relief or additional reliefrequested is: a) Granting tothe Defendant leave to re-sume use of her premaritalor former surname, to wit:“McCree”; b) I waive distri-bution of marital property;c) I am not requesting anyancillary relief; and any other

relief the court deems fit andproper.___________________________________SUPREME COURT OF THESTATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF QUEENS Index# 2820/12 SUMMONSHELEN LAU f/k/a HELENCHAN f /k /a YUK Y INGCHAN, Plaintiff, v. CHEUN-CHENG WU, if living, and allt he he i r s , nex t o f k in s ,distributees, devisees, grant-ees, trustees, lienors, credi-tors, assignees, and succes-sors in interest to any ofCHEUN-CHENG WU, and allt he i r he i r s , nex t -o f - k in ,distributees, trustee, devi-sees , lega tee(s ) , l i enors ,creditors, assignees, and suc-cessors in interest to theaforementioned class of per-sons having or claiming un-der , by or th rough sa idCHEUN-CHENG WU, whomay be deceased, by pur-chase, inheritance, lien, orotherwise any right, title orinterest in and to the pre-mises described in the Com-plaint herein, and their re-spective husbands, wives, orwidows, if any, all of whomand whose names and placesof residence are unknown toPlaintiff, except as maybestated herein, Defendant.TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DE-FENDANT: PLEASE TAKE NO-TICE THAT YOU ARE HEREBYSUMMONED and requiredto serve upon the plaintiff’sattorneys to answer to theverified complaint in this ac-tion within twenty (20) daysafter service of this sum-mons, exclusive of the day ofservice or within thirty (30)days after service of the sum-mons if not personally deliv-ered upon you in the State ofNew York. In case of yourfailure to answer timely, judg-ment will be taken againstyou by default for the reliefdemanded in the verif iedcomplaint. The basis of thevenue designated is the lo-cation of the real propertythat is the subject of thisaction, which is in the Bor-ough of Queens, City andState of New York. Dated:Flushing, New York January20, 2012 The Law Offices ofAlison Fung Attorneys forPlaintiff 136-20 38th Avenue,Suite 11-D Flushing, NewYork 11354 (718) 321-7000By: Stephen Fung, Esq. To:MR. CHEUN-CHENG WU43-29 39TH Place, Sunnyside,New York 11104

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Queens Officials Stand With IsraelBy ROSS BARKAN

“Enough is enough.”That message dominated a Nov.

19 rally on the steps of BoroughHall, affirming the Queens politicalestablishment’s support of Israel inthe wake of an escalating conflictwith Hamas, the political party thatgoverns the Gaza Strip.

Headed by Borough PresidentHelen Marshall, the rally broughttogether elected officials, Jewishleaders and Israeli governmentrepresentatives to defend Israel’s“Operation Pil lar of Defense”whi le denounc ing Hamas forlaunching rockets into Israeli ci-vi l ian areas.

“I stand before you…to expressmy complete and lifelong solidaritywith our trusted friend and ally, theState of Israel,” said Marshall.“Peace will not come through ag-gression, but the attacks on Israelmust stop immediately.”

Along with local Council andAssembly Members, Israel Consu-late General Shahar Azani spokeforcefully at the rally, relating ananecdote of a suffering Israeli civil-ian. Behind him, signs were heldup reading “Israel’s citizens have aright to be safe.”

“Should I tell you Israel is al-lowed to defend itself? But it is clear

you understand that ,”Azani said. “So I chose toshare with you the words Ireceived today sent to mefrom a dear friend in Israelwho is now hiding in ashelter from incurring si-rens and alarms in the southof Israel.”

Hamas, classified as aterrorist organization bythe United States and Is-rael, has been tradingrocket fire with Israel formore than a week. An ad-vanced missile defense sys-tem has limited Israel’scasualties while Israel’spotent fire power has killedmore than 100 people,according to Palestinianhealth officials.

Sec re t a r y o f S ta t eHillary Clinton visited theMiddle East on Tuesday inan effort to defuse the vola-tile situation. She met with PrimeMinister Benjamin Netanyahu inIsrael, Palestinian leaders in the WestBank and Egyptian officials in Cairo.Ban Ki-moon, the United Nationssecretary general, also arrived inIsrael that day.

Israeli soldiers are massing for apossible ground invasion of the

dense Gaza Strip, an outcome thatthe U.S. government and interna-tional leaders are working to avoid.

In 2008, at least 1,400 peoplewere killed when Israeli troops in-vaded Gaza after a similar outbreakof rocket attacks.

Gaza itself has been under aneconomic embargo since Hamas

By Joe MarvilliAngry commuters last week

voiced their displeasure with pro-posals from the Metropolitan Trans-portation Authority to raise theprice of subway and bus fares.

Held on Nov. 15 at the SheratonLaGuardia East Hotel in Flushing,the fare hike meeting was one ofseveral held in the City on the MTA’sfare increase plans set for March2013. Although only 40 people at-tended, those that did were upsetabout the prospect of another costlycommuter increase.

The MTA has laid out four dif-ferent options for next year’s farehikes. Two of the proposals wouldincrease the base fare from $2.25 to$2.50. Under these plans, the ad-vance purchase bonus would re-main the same and only minimalincreases would be made to theunlimited weekly and monthlycards.

The two possibilities that keepthe base fare at $2.25 would in-crease the unlimited weekly andmonthly cards as well as shrink or

Riders Rage Against MTA Fare Hikescompletely cut the advance pur-chase bonus.

Jason Chin-Fatt, field organizerfor the Straphangers Campaign,believed the proposals were an ex-ample of “picking your poison.”The addition of a payroll tax andfare increases every other year wassupported by the StraphangersCampaign in 2009, but they turnedagainst it once the group realizedthe revenue was not going intotransit.

“The only reason we supportedthat plan in the past was the fact thatyou had folks that benefited fromtransit actually paying for the sys-tem,” Chin-Fatt said. “But that dealwas broken when they took themoney generated by the payrollmobility tax and rolled it into thegeneral fund.”

The group is behind the idea ofmaking transit a lockbox, to pre-vent funds from being diverted else-where.

There was a noticeable studentpresence in the audience, both fromindividuals and student societies.

“Queens College is a commuterschool and the students there whoI work with every day depend onbuses and subways , ” Enr i coPurita, a New York Public InterestResearch Group representativefrom Queens College, said. “Theycould not incur any sort of farehike.”

Mayuri Saxena, a student fromFlushing, thought the $1 fee fornew Metrocards was an unfair bur-den on commuters, given that theyget worn out regularly.

“The MTA needs to search for away to lift some of the burden fromriders,” Owen Costello, a memberof the Long Island Rail Road Com-muter Council said. “Find fundingthat doesn’t depend on fares, likestation area development and ad-vertising revenue.”

On hand as well was DaneekMiller, the President of Amalgam-ated Local 1056, who discussedfixing up the City’s bus stations andschedules to handle an increasingpopulation.

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Representatives from the MTA listened to concerns about a pro-posed fare hike at a meeting on Nov. 15.

modernized bus terminals to meetexisting ridership capacities as wellas the new Jamaica depot,” Millersaid.

“We are soliciting public opin-ion to help guide our board mem-bers as they consider the best

way to change our fare and tol lstructure,” MTA representat iveKevin Ortiz said about the meet-ings.

Reach Reporter Joe Marvilliat (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125, or atjmarvilli@queenstribune.com.

won control of the territory fromthe Fatah-led Palestinian Author-ity, which controls the West Bank,after a landslide 2007 election.

Queens’ large and religious Jew-ish population is highly engaged inIsraeli affairs, as evidenced whenschoolchildren from Ezra Academy,a Jewish school in Forest Hills,

poured on to BoroughHall’s steps with variousreligious leaders to cheeron a country thousands ofmiles away. Nearby ForestHills and Kew Gardens arehome to politically-activeOrthodox Jewish commu-nities.

Candidates in the re-cently concluded 6th Con-gressional District race, adistrict spanning a largeportion of Queens, treatedIsrael’s defense as a centralcampaign issue. Congress-woman-elect Grace Meng,the winner of that race, wasthe only elected official atthe rally that could havedirect input on America’sforeign policy.

“We stand 100 percentbehind the State of Israeland its right to defend it-self,” said Warren Hecht,

president of the Queens JewishCommunity Council. “Hamas is aterrorist organization which isbent on from its inception topresent day to destroy the State ofIsrael.”

Reach Reporter Ross Barkanat (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127 orrbarkan@queenstribune.com.

Israel Consulate General Shahar Azani speaks at a rally in support of Israel onthe steps of Queens Borough Hall on Nov. 19.

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By MEGAN MONTALVOAs the gas shortage following

Superstorm Sandy begins to sub-side, several gas stations through-out the State are beginning to facelegal prosecution bearing poten-tially staggering fines.

On Nov. 16, Attorney GeneralEric Schneiderman announced thathis office has notified 13 gas sta-tion operators – including three inQueens – of his intent to com-mence enforcement proceedingsagainst them for violations of theNew York State Price Gougingstatute.

The filing is the first in whatthe Attorney General’s office saidwould be a series of gas gougingcharges.

“Our office has zero tolerancefor price gouging and we are tak-ing action to send a message thatripping off New Yorkers is againstthe law,” Schneiderman said. “Wewill do everything we can to stopunscrupulous individuals from tak-ing advantage of New Yorkers try-ing to rebuild their lives.”

Out of the 13 stations notifiedin New York City, Long Island andWestchester, Queens and SuffolkCounties tied for the most viola-

Penalties Mount For Gas Gougers

tors with three stations each.In Queens, the stations were

listed as a Mobil at 40-40 Cres-cent St. in Long Island City, aShell at 70-18 Northern Blvd. inJackson Heights and a Delta at13-09 14th Ave. in College Point.

Cus tomer comp la i n t schronicled the charges at $4.89 atthe Mobil, $5.50 at the Shell and$5.00 at the Delta.

Despite having been notifiedby Schneiderman’s office of theviolations, an employee at theDelta in College Point is denyingthat gouging ever took place.

“I worked everyday during theg a s s h o r t a g e , ” s a i d A y d i nSerdlig, who has been an em-ployee at Delta for 10 years. “Idon’t know what they [the Attor-ney General’s office] think, but

we never gouged anyone.”During the crisis, Serdlig said

the station charged $4.49 - whichis $0.52 more than what they arecurrently charging at $3.97 – tomake up for the higher cost thestation had to pay suppliers.

In addition, Serdlig said thestation had to raise their routinestaff from one employee per shiftto six.

“Everything was crazy duringthe shortage,” he said. “But, Iknow that gouging is somethingwe would never do.”

Although calls made to Mobiland Shell were not returned as ofpress time, Schneiderman statedthat in the case of the Mobil sta-tion in Long Island City, the priceper gallon was posted at the road-side as $3.89.

At the time of the customercomplaint, the line for the stationwas three city blocks long. Whenthe customer got to the pump, theprice sign noted a cash price of$4.89 for regular gas and a creditcard price of $4.99.

Subsequently, the consumerpaid the $4.99 using his creditcard “because he was low on cashand needed the gas.”

“Clearly, the penalties that ex-ist are insufficient to protect thepublic in times of crisis,” saidCouncilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria), who is calling on Albanyto make price gouging a crimepunishable by up to one year inprison. “These gas stations in par-ticular apparently see fines as thecost of doing business. Anyonewho would try to profit from an-other person’s pain during anemergency deserves to face jailtime.”

If any of the 13 accused goug-ers provide justification for tem-porarily driving up the cost at thetime of the shortage, such as theneed to hire security or additionalstaff, it is possible that the goug-ing charges may be dropped,Schneiderman’s office said.

In the meantime, he is encour-aging people who believe they maybe a victim of price gouging to callthe Attorney General’s ConsumerHelpline at 800-771-7755 or finda comp la i n t f o rm on l i neat: www.ag.ny.gov.

Reach Repor te r MeganMontalvo at (718) 357-7400 Ext.128 o r mmonta l vo@queenstribune.com.

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Cars waited in long lines for gas in the wake of SuperstormSandy, even when some stations had allegedly raised prices be-yond what was reasonable. Three gas stations in Queens havebeen accused of price gouging by the State Attorney General’soffice.

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Queens This WeekCar On Fire:

A car overheated and caught fire on 156th Avenue and CrossBay Boulevard Tuesday morn ing in Howard Beach .Firefighters and police officers were dispatched to the scene.No one was injured.

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Koo CollectsBlankets ForSandy

Counc i lman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) headed down to HowardBeach on Monday to give out blan-kets donated by local businessesand organizations.

The councilman delivered about140 blankets to give to the victimsof Superstorm Sandy. The costs ofthe blankets bought were split be-tween six different organizations,in addition to the help offered byKoo's office. While the price wasaround $7,000, the companyowner gave them a 50 percent dis-count to assist with the relief ef-for t.

Koo delivered the blankets to theoffice of Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and the office of StateSen. Joe Addabbo (D-HowardBeach). James McClelland also saysthey met up with AssemblymanPhillip Goldfeder (D-Ozone Park).

"We had a terrible hurricaneabout three weeks ago and wewanted to do something for thecommunity," Koo said. "A lot offamilies got relocated so they needblankets."

The companies that purchasedthe blankets were the NationalWomen's League of the R.O. C.New York Chapter, the Henan As-sociation of America, the NewYork Shan Dong Association, theZhejiang Chamber of Commerce ofAmerica, Q-Bedding, Inc. andTWC Lighting.

"I want to thank CouncilmanKoo to allow me to have the chanceto do some service for the commu-nity," Tai Wang of TWC Light ingsaid. "I missed the whole storm be-cause I was overseas. But I see it'sa big disaster. I'm honored to bepart of this."

While Koo was thankful that hisdistrict avoided a majority of thedestruction from Sandy, he greatly

sympathized with those who werenot as lucky.

"The southern par t of Queenssuffered a lot. They had tremen-dous damage. So we bring themthese blankets to show our concernand our love. Thank you again toall our organizations for participat-ing in this event," Koo said.

Reach Reporter Joe Marvilliat (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125, orat jmarvilli@queenstribune.com.

-Joe Marvilli

Autism ProgramReceives $5,000

Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Little Neck) presented a check to theQueens Museum of Art that will gotowards their autism art program.

On Nov. 16, Weprin was onhand to give a $5,000 check to themuseum's ArtAccess program, de-signed specifically for individualswith special needs. The funds weredonated on behalf of the Illuminatethe Unisphere in Pink & Blue au-tism awareness project. They wereraised this past April at the firstannual Illuminate the Unisphere inPink & Blue event for Autism Aware-ness Month.

"Many people are affected byautism and require individualizedtherapy and intervention to meettheir unique needs," Weprin said."When we did our autism awarenessprogram, we had some funds left-over and we wanted to present themofficially to Michelle [Lopez, seniorcoordinator of the ArtAccess Li-brary Programs and Autism Initia-tives at the Queens Museum of Art]."

Lopez was on hand to accept thelarge novelty check representingthe funds donated.

"It's an important gesture to thefamilies who are struggling everyday. Autism affects the entire fam-ily," she said.

The small ceremony took placeon the second floor of the museum,

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Councilman Peter Koo and local business owners handed outblankets to victims of Superstorm Sandy.

with the Unisphere standing in thebackground.

State Sen. Toby Stavisky (D-Flushing) attended the proceedingand spoke about how the subject ofautism first became an issue for her.

"I first became aware of the is-sues involving autistic children whenI was in graduate school at QueensCollege," Stavisky said. "It broughtto light the issue and I was particu-larly proud a year ago when the statelegislature passed the legislationproviding insurance coverage."

United New York Early Inter-vention Providers Founder andDirector Leslie Gruebler agreed withan earlier statement made by thestate senator when she said that artsprograms were particularly impor-tant to autistic children.

"Art like music, sensory integra-tion; they all play a very big role andthat role cannot be ignored," Grueblersaid. "We look to more of the excep-tional work that this program is doingfor these exceptional children."

Towards the end of the cer-emony, Weprin mentioned thatmembers of the State Assembly planto reintroduce a bill to have April 1be Autism Awareness Day in NewYork State.

Also on hand to celebrate thedonation were Annette Schroter,the creator of I l luminate theUnisphere and the parent of anautistic daughter, Community Af-fairs Associate Marissa Madonia,Local 3 and Executive Director ofQueens Museum Tom Finkelpearl.

Reach Reporter Joe Marvilliat (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125, or atjmarvilli@queenstribune.com.

-Joe Marvilli

Run For SandyVictims

Run, Phil, run!Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-

Howard Beach), like his constitu-ents in the Rockaways, lost many ofhis possessions when SuperstormSandy hammered Queens severalweeks ago. To raise money for thethousands of people whose liveshave been forever changed by thestorm, Goldfeder ran on Nov. 18 inthe "Strides for Sandy" 5K race atIcahn Stadium at Randall's IslandPark in Manhattan.

"Overnight, less than threeweeks ago, an eight-foot tidal surgeflooded the first floor of my home,displaced my wife and young chil-dren and destroyed my district of-fice decorated with memories frommy first year in elected office,"Goldfeder said. "During the storm,almost every neighborhood in mydistrict was either on fire or under-water. Our recovery has only justbegun."

Goldfeder joined the Randall'sIsland Park Alliance, USA Track &Field New York and the Parks Dept.to run for the victims of Sandy. Therace raised $5,000 for the Mayor'sFund to Advance NYC and the DailyNews Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund.

Reach Reporter Ross Barkan at(718) 357-7400, Ext. 127 orrbarkan@queenstribune.com.

-Ross Barkan

Lions ClubCelebratesBeginning

Launched in June, the RichmondHill-South Ozone Park Lions Clubhad its Charter Night on Nov. 19 tocelebrate its birth as a club.

Held at the elegant Villa RussoBanquet Hall in Richmond Hill, theCharter Night recognized the 79thChapter in the Lions District 20-K1,covering Brooklyn and Queens. TheCharter Night is considered the "com-ing out" event for the chapter, takingthe form of a dinner and dance.

Several senior members of Li-ons International in New YorkState, including current DistrictGovernor Clarence Higgins, andother prominent community activ-ists were present at the gathering.

The Lions Club will be led byRomeo Hitlall. Stanley Raj is the firstvice president and Carolina Soto isthe second vice president. NaidooVeerape is the secretary and MerilMoonsammy is the treasurer.

The Lions are an internationalnetwork of 1.3 million people in202 countries and geographic ar-eas who work together on variouscommunity service projects. Knownfor working to end preventableblindness, Lions participate in avariety of projects important to theircommunities. These projects rangefrom cleaning up local parks toproviding supplies to victims ofnatural disasters.

Began in 1917, the associationof Lions clubs has provided mil-

lions of people with the opportu-nity to give something back to theircommunities. Richmond Hill-SouthOzone Park is home to a largepercentage of Caribbean immi-grants who, according to the newclub, are familiar with the work ofthe Lions and they expect this chap-ter will grow and thrive in southernQueens.

Reach Reporter Ross Barkanat (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127 orrbarkan@queenstribune.com.

Bayside BID OffersRaffle For SaturdayShoppers

If you plan to shop this Satur-day in Bayside, you may have achance to win some money backthrough a gift card raffle.

The Bayside BID is holding a spe-cial deal on Small Business Saturdayin a partnership with American Ex-press. The credit card company hasgiven the BID 50 gift certificates,worth $25 each. The communitybusiness group was one of the first inthe City to receive such a package.

I f you shop on Nov. 24 i nBayside, you will get a card with aredemption code. Follow the card'sinstructions and enter your nameand e-mail online to be entered ina raffle to win one of the gift cards.This deal qualifies for shops on BellBlvd. between Northern Blvd. and35th Ave. and those on 41st Ave.between the Long Island Rail Roadstation and the municipal lot. Win-ners will be notified via email.

"Small businesses are the back-bone of Bayside. We appreciateAmerican Express' support for thisprogram," Executive Director LyleSinclair said. "We hope this pro-gram will actually bring shoppersback to Bayside Village to spendtheir money."

Reach Reporter Joe Marvilliat (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125, orat jmarvilli@queenstribune.com.

-Joe Marvilli

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Happy ThanksgivingWe’ve been through a lot in the past month. Many

Queens residents were left without power in the weeksafter Superstorm Sandy. The hardest hit of us were leftwithout homes. Schools have been shut down; businesseshave been shuttered and gas has been scarce in the wakeof what has been called the worst storm to ever hit NewYork.

For most of us, we are thankful that things are finallystarting to get back to normal after a chaotic month.However, too many of us are still feeling the effects of thestorm and have yet to fully recover from the losses we havesuffered.

Thanksgiving is a time to sit around the table with familyand show appreciation for all that we have. In this time ofneed, we should also be grateful for all that we can provide.When you sit to enjoy your Thanksgiving dinner this year,we ask that you keep in mind all those who have beenaffected by the events of the last month.

Co-Op Tax IssuesTo the Editor:

Recent news reports indicatingthat the New York State Legisla-ture may not reconvene this yearcould be bad news for Queens co-op and condo owners. At the end ofthe legislative session in June, lead-ers reached a deal to extend andenhance the co-op and condo realproperty tax abatement, which wasdue to expire. Unfortunately, theLegislature adjourned without en-acting the measure, instead plan-ning to take up the issue at the endof this year. If the Legislature doesnot meet before the year is out, co-ops and condos may face skyrock-eting tax bills in January 2013. Thiscannot be allowed to happen.

I n 1996 , a s a S t a t eAssemblymember, I sponsored theoriginal version of the co-op andcondo real property tax abatement,which partially addresses the realproperty tax code’s adverse impacton co-op and condo owners. TheLegislature has continually renewedthe benefit until this year, and the

agreement that was reached in Junewould allow the continuation of theabatement. While New York Statestill needs to conduct a top-to-bot-tom evaluation of the real propertytax system and reform it perma-nently in a way that is fair for allNew Yorkers, the abatement goes along way toward providing somerelief for beleaguered co-op andcondo taxpayers.

The bill would, for the first time,increase the value of the tax abate-ment for middle class owners whilelimiting the tax break for those whoown apartments that they do notuse as primary residences or thosewho own units valued above a cer-tain level. These measures wouldhelp local residents to deal with theoutrageous real property tax assess-ment increases that the New YorkCity Department of Finance hasimposed over the past few years. Ihave successfully fought alongsideco-op and condo leaders to limit theincreases, and the passage of theco-op condo tax abatement bill bythe State Legislature represents ourbest opportunity to stabilize the

situation in the short term. For most Queens co-ops and

condos, the tax abatement is vital,and its elimination would surelywreak havoc on the budgets of co-ops, condos, and the middle-classfamilies who make their homestherein. I urge Governor AndrewM. Cuomo to call the Legislatureinto session as soon as possible toaddress this matter, and MayorMichael R. Bloomberg to do every-thing in his power to avoid sendingout painfully high property tax billsto co-ops and condos next year.

Mark S. Weprin,Council Member

Give ThanksTo The Editor:

I think this Thanksgiving weneed to truly remember the truemeaning of Thanksgiving. The firstpart of the word which is thanksmeans to be thankful for all God hasgiven us, but the other part of theword which is giving and that meansgiving to others in need. This yearI believe we need to remember allour friends and neighbors that aretruly hurting from the aftermath ofHurricane Sandy. There are manythat have been left homeless andhungry and are in greater need thisyear. I understand many of us arehurting from this recession and arehurting ourselves. But I ask themany that can to give this holidayseason to your local food pantry,soup kitchen or houses of worshipthat distribute to the needy. I wouldalso like to point out that these peopleare not only hungry during the holi-days but 365 days of the year andmore so this year. Remember thistoo that there are many householdswhere children don’t have enoughto eat and some who may go to bedhungry. So give what you can foreven a little means a lot to those whohave lost everything.

Frederick R. Bedell Jr.,Glen Oaks Village

Don’t Believe TheLies

To The Editor:Don’t believe the lies about

teacher unions being selfish. Hun-dreds of UFT members have do-nated their time, energy and exper-tise around the clock for weeks tohelp victims of Hurricane Sandy’sdevastation. It’s a large operationwith big logistical challenges and itis being coordinated with the effi-ciency of a carefully-planned opera-tion. They’re doing manual laborin hazmat suits, ripping up floor-boards and ruined insulation andremoving debris. They’re deliver-ing desperately-needed supplies tohousebound victims. They helpedmanage evacuation centers andstaffed shelters. Recently they stuffed30,000 backpacks for students whohad lost everything and deliveredthem to schools citywide on Nov.10 and 17. UFT members, AFTmembers, and NYSUT membersfrom around the state came togetherin the affected areas to give outneeded supplies and help cleanupefforts.

The teachers union has no rea-son to apologize for pursuing thebest deal for their members throughcollective bargaining. Most peopleand some newspaper editors knowthat. But what deserves to be knownas well is that the union is definedby its social and humanitarian ef-forts also, and these achievementsdeserve equally to be commonknowledge.

Ron Isaac,Fresh Meadows

UnthinkableTo The Editor:

With the aftermath of Hurri-cane Sandy, Mayor Bloomberg ofNew York City as we all knowcancelled Halloween. This waytrick-or-treaters wouldn’t be me-andering around in darkness oravoiding fallen trees and otherhazardous conditions from thehurricane. While the safety of ourchildren and parade participantsis important and while most peoplesupported his decision, he has at-tracted the wrath of one devilishfellow, namely Satan. You don’tpiss off the devil… especially onHalloween. “How the Grinch StoleChristmas” is one thing. How themayor cancelled Halloween is quite

another story. Let’s hope Thanks-giving traditions continue here inthe city.

It seems the official residenceof our ghoulish mayor, GracieMansion, is now swarming withpoltergeists and Mayor Bloombergis afraid to sleep there. KitchenNightmares has become a realityfor our mayor. He’s called in agroup of experts including psy-chic mediums John Edward andSylvia Browne to rid his home ofthe ghostly entities in what he callsOpe ra t i on Appa r i t i on s . TheGhostbusters were unavailable asthey are powerless and strandedin Far Rockaway.

“No Halloween! This is un-thinkable,” said Shelly Weiss, thegreat granddaughter of magicianHarry Houdini. Is it any wonderthat malevolent spirits are raisinghavoc over at LIPA headquarters?Depar tmen t s to re s , cos tumeshops, small businesses that reliedon Halloween sales, and placeslike Party City were not in verygood spirits with Halloween be-i n g c ance l ed . F r anken s t e i n ,Dracula, the Wolfman, and Lind-say Lohan could not be reachedfor comment regarding Hallow-een. No one and nothing is happyover these tough decisions. Eventhe pumpkins were not putting ontheir happy grins.

“Just wait until the next WitchesSabbath,” American Tea Party fa-vorite Christine O’Donnell wasquoted. “You have no idea whattricks lie ahead for New York City.Beware.”

Mark Lane,Douglaston

Aid For UsTo The Editor:

Hey, I got an idea! Let’s post-pone all foreign aid indefinitely untilwe recover from this terrible storm.What on earth are we doing givingaway our tax money in a time ofcrisis anyway? If any politician dis-agrees, he ought to have his headexamined to see if there is any com-mon sense in it.

Frank StGeorge,East Rockaway

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Officials Hesitant To Blame Cuomo For LIPABy ROSS BARKAN

As residents, civic leaders andelected officials continue to con-demn the Long Island Power Au-thority and various City agen-c i e s f o r t he i r r e sponse t oSuperstorm Sandy, one electedofficial has skillfully avoided almostall criticism: Governor AndrewCuomo.

Still hobbling behind the rest ofQueens, most of the LIPA-servedRockaway Peninsula was withoutpower in the weeks following thebrutal storm. Along with residents,local elected officials took turnsblasting LIPA, a New York Stateauthority, for not quickly restoringpower to the area. Critics also la-mented that coordination betweenthe various City, State and Federalagencies assisting in the storm re-lief effort was lacking — one clergyleader begged for a relief “czar” —but these criticisms, easily stickingto Mayor Mike Bloomberg, did notreach Cuomo.

“I don’t think that Cuomo couldhave foreseen what LIPA’s prob-lems would be and their shortcom-ings,” said State Sen. Joe AddabboJr. (D-Howard Beach).

Local elected officials eagerlyattacked LIPA, a state-created pub-

lic authority governing power-sup-ply matters in Nassau County, Suf-folk County and the RockawayPeninsula. Cuomo appoints LIPA’strustees – there are five vacanciesout of 15 slots – and LIPA pickscontractors, now National Grid andsoon to be the Public Service En-terprise Group.

Cuomo recently created the

Moreland Commission to investi-gate how LIPA, Con Ed and otherpublic utilities responded to Sandyand Hurricane Irene. The commis-sion includes former Queens con-gressman Rev. Floyd Flake.

Elected in 2010, Cuomo had theauthority to fill LIPA’s vacancies,like its Chief Executive Kevin Law,who retired that year.

Un l i k e t he t e rm- l im i t edBloomberg, Cuomo is halfwaythrough his first term and the ben-eficiary of extraordinarily high ap-proval ratings. The perceived dys-function of previous gubernatorialadministrations has created a starkcontrast for the scandal-free CuomoAdministration. Elected officials inthe state legislature may also beunwilling to compromise their rela-tionship with the governor.

“While I don’t think criticismand finger pointing helps our peopledirectly in the aftermath, I agreewith the Governor that we have toinvestigate LIPA,” Addabbo said.“There needs to be an investigationto find out what went wrong.”

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Howard Beach), representing muchof the Rockaways, agreed withAddabbo that Cuomo should notbe criticized for his handling of thestorm. In a press conference in earlyNovember, Goldfeder, like othere l e c t ed o f f i c i a l s , denouncedBloomberg.

“When there is a situation likeSandy that was completely un-equ i voca l l y m i shand l ed , t heMayor’s got to own up,” Goldfedersaid.

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same sort of blame, Goldfeder saidhe should not, pointing to “all thathe has accomplished in two years.”

“You know what they say, hind-sight is 20/20. There are 20 thingsI can point to that were operationalbefore the storm and now aren’t.”

Councilman James Sander Jr.(D-Laurelton), representing FarRockaway, is another vocal LIPAcritic who was reluctant to alsocr i t ique Cuomo. Sanders waselected to the State Senate and willbegin his term next year.

He said he would use the suc-cess of the Moreland Commissionto ultimately judge the Governor.

“I think Hurricane Irene was awarning sign to all of us,” Sanderssaid. “It certainly should havewoken everyone up and apparentlyit did not, especially when they[LIPA] did their own internal auditwhich showed glaring deficits.There’s a leadership problem thatneeds to be looked at.”

Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-OzonePark), State Sen. Malcolm Smith (D-Hollis) and U.S Rep. Greg Meeks (D-Jamaica) did not respond to requestsfor comment as of press time.

Reach Reporter Ross Barkanat (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127 orrbarkan@queenstribune.com.

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102nd PrecinctHOMICIDE: On Nov. 15 at 4:30 a.m.

inside of 86-01 Forest Park Drive West,Woodhaven – Forest Park Bandshell parkinglot – police responded to a 911 call of anunconscious person. Upon arrival, policeobserved an unidentified Black male, uncon-scious and unresponsive with stab wounds tohis body. EMS responded and pronouncedthe victim, identified as Thomas Dudley, 21,of Brooklyn, dead at the scene. The investi-gation is ongoing.

102nd and 106th PrecinctsROBBERY: The NYPD is seeking the

public’s assistance with the whereabouts andidentity of the following individuals wantedin connection to and for questioning inregards to a robbery pattern. In two separateincidents, the victims are approached by agroup of six Hispanics, male and female. Thefemale suspects spray the victims with maceand the male suspects punch the victims andtake their property.

The f irst incident occurred on Nov. 10at 10:45 p.m. in f ront of 84-15 SutterAve. The victim was an Asian 40-year-oldmale. The second inc ident occurred onNov. 11 at 1 a.m. in f ront of 97-28 81stSt . , and the v ict im was an Hispanic 20-year-old male.

The suspects are described as: Justin

Ortiz, 18, Black with black hair and browneyes; an Hispanic male, between the agesof 17-20; an Hispanic female, 16-17, wear-ing a red and black jacket, blue jeans andriding a bicycle and is a person of interest;an Hispanic female, 16-17 years old, wear-ing a black and grey jackey, blue jeans andtan or yellow boots, also a person of inter-est; an Hispanic female, 16-17 years old,b lond i sh co lored ha i r , wear ing greysweatpants and a black shirt; and an His-panic female, 16-17 years old, wearing ajean jacket.

Anyone with information is asked to callCrime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477).The public can also submit their tips bylogging onto Crime Stoppers’ website atnypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting theirt ips to CRIMES (274637), then enterTIPS577.

All calls are strictly confidential.112th Precinct

ROBBERY: The NYPD is seeking thepublic’s assistance in locating the followingsuspects who are wanted in connection witha robbery.

On Nov. 13 at 1:28 p.m., the suspectswent to the residence of the victim, a 90-year-old male, located in the vicinity of 63rd Driveand Queens Boulevard, stated they wereelectricians and needed to survey the loca-tion for any problems. Once inside, the sus-pects removed an unknown amount of cashand jewelry before punching the victim as heattempted to prevent them from fleeing thelocation. The victim received a black eye anddid not request any further medical atten-tion.

The suspects are described as being whiteor Hispanic males, 30-35 years old.

Anyone with information is asked to callCrime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477).The public can also submit their tips bylogging onto Crime Stoppers’ website atnypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting theirt ips to CRIMES (274637), then enterTIPS577.

All calls are strictly confidential.

BURGLARY: The NYPD is asking thepublic’s assistance in locating the followingsuspect wanted in connection with a burglaryat a convent in Forest Hills.

On Nov. 13 at 11 p.m., the suspectentered Our Lady Queen of Martyr Con-vent, located at 109-04 72nd Road, by break-ing a basement window. The suspect thenfled the location without removing any prop-erty.

The suspect is described as a white orHispanic male, approximately 20-22 yearsold, 5-foot-4 with a thin build. He was lastseen wearing a dark brown jacket.

Anyone with information is asked to callCrime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477).The public can also submit their tips bylogging onto Crime Stoppers’ website atnypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting theirt ips to CRIMES (274637), then enterTIPS577.

All calls are strictly confidential.

Justin Ortiz and five other individualsare wanted in connection with two rob-beries.

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By MEGAN MONTALVOWith reports of more than 15,000 downed

trees throughout the City as a result ofSuperstorm Sandy and Nor’Easter Athena,the aftermath has many lo-cal residents begging thequestion: when will wefully cleanup?

According to QueensParks Commissioner Dor-othy Lewandowski, the an-swer is “months” fromnow.

In a recent news re-port, Lewandowski said,“People might be frus-trated by the backlog butit really tells us what’s go-ing on out there. We cer-tainly have our challengesbefore us. It will take a fewmonths before we fullyclean up.”

Since making the state-ment, Parks Dept. officialshave revealed that 3,906of the 5,615 work orderscreated for downed treesin Queens have been com-pleted.

But, for the hundreds of neighbors in theheavily-affected areas of the Borough, workmay still not moving fast enough.To raiseconcerns about the time table, State Sen.Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) issued a letterto Lewandowski.

“I recognize that clearing streets and road-ways is a priority and that crews from outsideNew York City have been brought in to helpwith the removal of fallen trees,” Peraltawrote. “I am also aware that completing someof your work is contingent on Con Edisonclearing sites of electrical hazards. That fullycleaning up will take ‘months,’ however,strikes me as an inordinately long time frame.”

Although the Parks Dept. has yet to re-spond to Peralta, representatives have con-

Pol To Parks Dept.:Hurry Tree Removal

firmed that Queens has indeed suffered thebrunt of the damage from both storms.

“Queens suffered considerable tree dam-age and we’re workingswiftly to correct the prob-l ems , ” s a i d Ph i l i pAbramson, a spokesman forthe Parks Dept. “Parkscrews are working aroundthe clock to address thecons i de rab l e damagewrought by these stormsand will continue to do so.”

In addition to workingto minimize the total num-ber of downed trees, as ofNov. 15, the Parks Dept.completed 2,094 of the3,297 work orders createdfor tree l imbs down inQueens.

This number joins an-other 595 completed workorders for the 1,348 hang-ing limbs that were calledinto 311 post-Sandy andAthena.

Despite the repairs how-ever, Peralta said that given

the coming winter season, the biggest issuewith the months-long time frame is yet tocome.

“There are many sidewalks that were badlydamaged by uprooted trees in my district andthroughout Queens,” he said. “Until the treestump and roots are removed, they cannot berepaired. Come snowfall, this could poten-tially be disastrous. It’s an accident waiting tohappen.”

As he continues to await a precisetimeframe for completion, Peralta urged resi-dents with downed trees and other problemsto continue to call 311.

Reach Reporter Megan Montalvo at(718 ) 357 -7400 Ext . 128 o rmmontalvo@queenstribune.com.

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A group already well-organized with struc-tures in place to reach a vast number ofpeople, Occupy Sandy believes they havesucceeded where more established institu-tions have not, because they were nimble,hyper-networked and leveraged the righttechnology.

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Out of 15,432 downed treesreported in New York City,5,615 occurred in Queens.Throughout the Borough,chunks of sidewalks were lit-tered across City streets dueto the uprooted trees.

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They will be prompted to indicate theirlocation and need, which is entered into adatabase.

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By ROSS BARKANAssemblyman Rory Lancman (D-

Hillcrest) announced this week thathe is running for the City Councilin 2013, joining Democratic Dis-trict Leader Martha Taylor in a racefor the new 24th District.

Lancman, 43, lost a four-wayCongressional primary earlier thisyear to Assemblywoman GraceMeng (D-Flushing). Political insid-ers long believed Lancman wouldseek the 24th District seat, nowoccupied by term-limited Council-man James Gennaro (D-Fresh Mead-ows).

Lancman will be one of at leasttwo c and i d a t e s r unn i ng f o rGennaro’s seat, which includesneighborhoods like Fresh Mead-ows, Kew Gardens Hills, Hillcrestand Jamaica Estates, as well as thesprawling Pomonok Houses, apublic housing development. Thedecision to run, Lancman said,crystallized around late Septem-ber.

“This isn’t the course I hadplanned,” Lancman said. “When Ilost the Congressional race, I re-al ly explored different things Icould do in different phases of mylife. I thought about practicing

Lancman, Taylor Vying For Council Seat

law full-time and I looked at thingsin the nonprofit world. At the endof the day, this is the thing thatwas most interesting and excit-ing.”

An economic progressive witht ies to the more rel igiously con-servative Jewish residents of thedistr ict, Lancman was optimisticthat he would receive the back-ing of the Queens DemocraticParty. Labor groups and theWorking Families Party are l ikely

to throw their support behindLancman l ike they did in hisCongressional race.

During that race, he bucked theparty by challenging their chosencandidate, Meng. Lancman’s kick-off event has been advertised withU.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-JacksonHeights), the chairman of theQueens Democratic Party, as a spe-cial guest.

Lancman, if elected, said hewould like to focus on “bread-and-

butter” economic and educationissues in New York City. Thoughhe said he enjoyed aspects of theState Assembly, he praised the cam-paign finance laws and enforce-ment of term limits on the Citylevel, calling New York City “anational leader in terms of transpar-ency.”

“I want to focus my campaignon how expensive it is in New YorkCity and how hard it can be to getahead. Housing and transportationare taking a much bigger bite out ofpeople’s income over the last fewyears,” he said.

Lancman said he would focuson limiting class sizes in K-12 edu-cation and ensuring that more in-coming freshmen at the City’s col-leges are ready for college-levelwork.

Taylor, 72, echoed many ofLancman’s concerns, emphasiz-ing local issues l ike l imiting de-velopment that compromises the“character” of more suburbancommunities. In addition to be-ing an election lawyer, Taylor isthe second vice chair of Commu-nity Board 8, the same boardLancman was a member of for 16years.

“If elected, my priorit ies wi l lbe affordable and qual i ty educa-tion, improving the quality of l i fein Queens and ensuring there isresponsible development in resi-dent ia l communi t ies ,” Tay lorsaid.

Taylor worked for former Comp-troller Bill Thompson as the direc-tor of affirmative claims and is pas-sionate about Queens’ parkland,founding the park advocacy orga-nization Friends of CunninghamPark. Like Lancman, she sees edu-cation as a central issue and hassaid that she is particularly con-cerned about special education.One of her grandchildren is autis-tic.

Taylor said she has some mis-givings about the policy of placingdevelopmentally disabled childrenin classrooms with students with-out disabilities and teachers notnecessarily equipped to handle themixture.

“It’s a great idea, but I don’tthink they did enough research,”Taylor said. “They have to figureout the right way.”

Reach Reporter Ross Barkanat (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127 orrbarkan@queenstribune.com.

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Reading Challenge:

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Howard Beach) recentlypresented certificates to nearly 200 students who partici-pated and completed the New York State Assembly SummerReading Challenge at PS 232 in Lindenwood.

The Board of Trustees of theQueens County Dental Society hasunanimously approved the recom-mendation of the Honors Com-mittee in selecting Chad Gehani ,past president of QCDS, as therecipient of the Emil LentchnerDistinguished Service Award, to

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be presented at the Jan. 12, 2013,Officers Installation and dinnerdance.

Queens r e s i den t PaulaWiszowaty was recently inductedinto Mu Kappa Tau Honor Societyat Saint Joseph’s University inPhiladelphia.

Author Tamim Ansary, whowas born and raised in Afghani-stan, will speak at the CentralQueens Y, 67-09 108th St., For-est Hills, at 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 3.Ansary will discuss his new book,“Game Without Rules,” and thelong internal struggle within Af-ghanistan driving the conflict be-tween the Taliban and other forces.

For information, call (718) 268-5011, Ext. 151, or email PeggyKurtz at pkurtz@cqy.org.

Queens College’s Office ofGlobal Education Initiatives

and its Center for Jewish Stud-ies will offer alumni and friends“Wine Making: past and Present,”a tour in Israel Jan. 8-9, 2013.The tour will include a visit toRecanti Winery and Vineyards,Galil Mountain and other wineriesand vineyards.

Cost per person is $5,200 andincludes land package, airfare fromNew York City, hotel, transfers,some meals, bus and tour guides,entrance fees, tips and travel in-surance.

The Flushing Camera Clubmeets the first, third and fifthWednesday of the month at 7:30p.m. in the auditorium of FlushingHospital, 146-01 45th Ave., Flush-ing.

On Dec. 5, there will be a com-petition, with a judge to be an-nounced. On Dec. 12, the pro-gram will be “Photoshop to QuicklyProcess Snapshot Images,” alongwith a holiday party. For informa-tion, call (718) 749-0643 or visitwww.flushingcameraclub.org.

The Flushing Business Im-provement District and JessicaHoldings have announced a photocontest, seeking photos that cap-

ture the essence of Flushing. Firstprize will be $400, second prize is$300 and third prize is $200.

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VFW Post No. 4787 , locatedat 19-12 149th St., Whitestone,will hold its monthly meeting at 8p.m. on Dec. 10. All who servedin the military overseas are invitedto attend.

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While not as widely-scruti-nized as the State Senate andAssembly redistricting process,the City Council’s decennial re-drawing of district lines still at-tracted criticism from voters’rights groups and minority ad-vocacy organizations. The CityCouncil is likely to approve thenew district maps, released onNov. 16, creating a few opportu-nities for insurgent candidatesbut also ensuring that many in-cumbents will be poised to re-turn to office when their termsexpire next year.

The City Council must voteon the new maps by Dec. 10.

Chopped UpVarying in small but signifi-

cant ways from the Queens draftproposals unveiled last month,the finalized district lines drewpraise from former critics. Butsome civic and good govern-ment groups across the City la-mented that there would be nopublic hearings on the final CityCouncil map.

“There are certainly some im-provements where neighbor-hoods have been put back to-gether, but we’d like to see theCity Council hold additionalhearings on the maps beforethey take a vote,” said RachelFauss, pol icy and researchmanager with Citizens Union. “The public as of now doesn’thave the opportunity to formallyweigh in on the maps before thishappens. If the Council ap-proves them, they will becomethe official maps.”

Civic leaders from the pre-dominately South Asian Rich-mond Hill and South Ozone Parkwere incensed that current dis-trict lines carved up their com-munities among four City Coun-cil districts.

With the westward shift of the28th Council District’s LeffertsBoulevard boundary, RichmondHill falls more squarely into asingle district, represented byembattled Councilman RubenWills (D-Jamaica). Stripped of

his ability to make decisionsabout public money earlier thisyear, Wills is under investigationfor allegedly misappropriating$33,000 in member item funds.

Now 20 percent Asian, the28th District could produce sev-eral viable primary challengersfor Wills, who was elected in2010 after the previous council-man, Tom White Jr., died in of-fice. Though the district is still54 percent Black, ambitiousSouth Asian and Guyanese civicleaders from the Richmond Hillarea could provide a push tobecome the first individual oftheir ethnicity to serve in the CityCouncil.

“There is undeniableprogress in the map from thelast map,” said Ali Najmi, an or-ganizer with SEVA NY, a civicgroup based in Richmond Hill.“I can see they made an effortto put more of Richmond Hill to-gether. It’s not a perfect map andthere could still be more done.”

South Ozone Park, civicgroups also noted, is still notplaced into a single district.

Line in the SandThe subtle shifts in boundary

lines in the Richmond Hill areawere the result of an intense lob-bying effort by several organiza-tions. The Asian American Com-munity Coalition on Redistrictingand Democracy, a coalition of 14Asian-American advocacy orga-nizations, and the Asian Ameri-can Legal Defense and Educa-tion Fund were at the forefrontof a push to ensure that the newdistrict lines would increase thevoting power of the burgeoningAsian and Hispanic populationsin Queens and the rest of theCity.

Parts of Richmond Hill stillremain in neighboring districtsand Najmi insisted that Rich-mond Hill and South Ozone Parkshould have been placed intotheir own district. AALDEF cre-ated a “Unity Map,” a redistrict-ing proposal that was to someextent incorporated in the Dis-

trict Commission’s final version,to account for the rapid demo-graphic changes in the Borough.

The Asian populat ion ofQueens grew 300 times the rateof the rest of the Borough in thelast decade and ACCORD ad-vocated for districts to representthat growth. Once the final CityCouncil map was released, AC-CORD praised the new districtal ignments in southwestQueens, but disagreed with theshape of Counci lman DanHalloran’s (R-Whitestone) 19thDistrict, which does not includeOakland Gardens, a neighbor-hood with a growing Asian popu-lat ion that ACCORD hopedwould be joined with nearbyBayside.

“The Bayside area is a disas-ter right now,” ACCORD spokes-man James Hong said.

Unlike before, Briarwood,home to a growing South Asianpopulation, will now be dividedbetween the 29th and 24th Dis-tricts, another point of conten-t ion for advocacy groups.Briarwood was previously keptsolely in the 24th District.

The Woodhaven Residents’Block Association fumed thatWoodhaven was split between

Counci lman Er ic Ulr ich (R-Ozone Park) and CouncilwomanElizabeth Crowley’s (D-MiddleVillage) distr icts, despite re-maining only in one district in thedraft map proposal.

“The Woodhaven Res i -dents’ Block Associat ion iswr iting to our council mem-bers, Elizabeth Crowley andEr ic Ulrich,” said AlexanderBlenkinsopp, a spokesman forWRBA. “We hope and expectthem to oppose the lines asthey have been proposed.They need to know that a votefo r these l ines i s a vo teagainst Woodhaven.”

Crowley’s office, however, putout a statement praising her new30th District. Uniting the ideo-logically similar neighborhoodsof Maspeth and Middle Village,the district could be more Re-publican-leaning than its prede-cessor. Crowley defeated Re-publican Tom Ognibene, now amember of the Districting Com-mission, in 2009.

“Under the new lines drawnby the redistricting commission,Council Member Crowley’s dis-trict would continue to include adiverse group of hardworkingmiddle class families that she

Final District Lines Draw Praise, Criticism

COUNCIL REDISTRICTING

By ROSS BARKAN

A chaotic year of redistricting in New York City is about to

reach its end, as the 15-member Districting Commission

approved redrawn City Council districts last week.

The final proposal for new City Council district lines.

has successfully representedthe past four years,” Crowleyspokesman Eric Yun said in astatement.

The goal of bringing Maspethand Middle Village into a singlecouncil district has long been achallenge, said civic leader andformer Republican Assemblycandidate Tony Nunziato.

“I’m happy the communitiesstay together,” Nunziato said. “Idon’t like gerrymandering whereeven businesses don’t knowwhich council member to call.”

Incumbent VictoryThe lack of radical district

boundary shifts from the lastmap is not accidental. Protect-ing incumbent elected officialsis one of the many aims of thebipar t isan Distr ict Commis-sion.

Eight members of the com-mission are appointed by theCity Council party leaders andseven by the mayor. The com-mission must include at leastone member from each boroughand include racial and languageminority groups.

“Incumbency protection wasa dirty word 20 or 30 years ago,”said Carl Hum, executive direc-tor of the Districting Commis-sion. “When i t came todistricting, we equated that withsecret backroom deals. The evo-lution of case law in districtingcomes to embrace incumbencyprotection. Sometimes legisla-tors create relationships withconstituents. It’s a legitimateconcern and legitimate principleto consider in districting.”

Andrew Beveridge is not sosure. A redistricting consultantand sociology professor atQueens College, he lamentedthe lack of competitive electionson the City and State level.Beveridge said New York shouldlook to California for redistrict-ing guidance. The Golden Stateredrew their Congressional dis-trict lines with a more nonparti-san commission, creating ahighly competitive political en-vironment.

“The nonpartisan redistrict-ing had a cataclysmic effect onCal i fornia, for the good,”Beveridge said.

Reach Repor ter RossBarkan at (718) 357-7400, Ext.127 or rbarkan@queenstribune.com.P

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NOTICE OF FORMATIONOF LIMITED LIABILITY COM-PANY. NAME: COSMOS 123LLC. Articles of Organizationwere filed with the Secre-t a ry o f S ta te o f NewYork(SSNY) on 10/17/12.Of f i ce loca t ion : QueensCounty. SSNY has been des-ignated as agent of the LLCupon whom process againstit may be served. SSNY shallmail a copy of process to theLLC, 38-68 11th Street, LongIsland City, New York 11101.Purpose: For any lawful pur-pose.___________________________________William L. Buus (SBN 180059)SCHIFFER & BUUS, APC4675 MacArthur Court, Suite590 Newport Beach, Califor-n ia 92660 Telephone:(949)825-6140 Facs imi le :(949)825-6141 Emai l :wbuus@schifferbuus.com At-torneys for Plaintiff UNGARMINDED MUSIC, LLC IN THEUNITED STATES DISTRICTCOURT FOR THE CENTRALDISTRICT OF CALIFORNIASOUTHERN DIVISIONUNGAR MINDED MUSIC,LLC, a Delaware Corporation,Plaintiff, vs. ROC NATION,LLC, a Delaware Corporation;et al., Defendants. Case No.:SACV12-00579 JVS (MLGx)ORDER GRANTINGPLAINTIFF’S APPLICATIONTO SERVE DEFENDANTC H U L A C H A KCHAKRABONGSE BY PUBLI-CATION Plaint i f f UNGARMINDED MUSIC, LLC (here-inafter “Ungar”) moves for anorder for service of the Sum-mons and Complaint in theabove-captioned action uponDefendant CHULACHAKCHAKRABONGSE (hereinaf-ter “Chakrabongse”) by pub-lication. The motion was madeon the grounds that good causeexists for an order grantingservice by publication be-cause, after reasonable anddiligent efforts to locate andserve Chakrabongse, Ungarhas not been able to affectservice by other means avail-able. Having reviewed the Ap-plication and the Declarationsfiled in support, and goodcause showing, the CourtGRANTS the Appl icat ion.THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBYORDERED that service of theSummons on Chakrabongsebe accomplished by publica-tion of said Summons in anewspaper of general circu-lation within the City of NewYork, State of New York. Ac-cordingly, the Court directsUngar to publish its Sum-mons in such a newspaperonce a week for four succes-sive weeks, in compliancewith California GovernmentCode § 6064. IT IS FURTHERORDERED THAT Ungarserve a copy of the Sum-

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mons and Compla in t onChak rabongse by ma i l ,should his address be ascer-tained before expiration ofthe time for publication. Atthe expiration of time forpublication, Proof of Serviceof process by publication isto be filed with the Court. ITIS SO ORDERED. Dated: Oc-tober 23, 2012 Hon. JamesV. Se lna Uni ted Dis t r ic tCourt Judge Summons ToDefendan t CHULACHAKCHAKRABONGSE wi th in21 days after service of thissummons on you (not count-ing the day you receive it,you must serve on the Plain-tiff an answer to the Com-plaint or a motion under Rule12 of the Federal Rules ofCivil Procedure. The answeror motion must be served onthe Plaintiff’s attorney, Will-iam L. Buus whose address is3070 Bristol Street; Suite530; Costa Mesa, CA 92626. If you fail to respond, judg-ment by default will be en-tered against you for therelief demanded in the com-plaint. You must also file youranswer or motion with thecourt. Dated November XX,2012.___________________________________Notice is hereby given that al icense, number 1267086for On-Premises Liquor hasbeen applied for by the un-dersigned to sell beer, liquorand wine, at retail in a res-taurant under the AlcoholicBeverage Control Law at 20-01 Steinway Street, Astoria,NY 11105 for on-premisesconsumption. EGFS Inc. dbaEstia___________________________________

Notice is hereby given that alicense number 1266799 forbeer and wine, has been ap-plied for by De Mole II Corpto sell liquor at retail in arestaurant under the Alco-holic Beverage Control Lawat 42 20 30th St Astoria, NY11103 for on premises con-sumption.___________________________________MARE VOSTRUM LLC, a do-mestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filedwith the SSNY on 8/23/12.Of f i ce loca t ion : QueensCounty. SSNY is designatedas agent upon whom processaga ins t the LLC may beserved. SSNY shall mail pro-cess to: The LLC, 102-09 165th

Ave, Howard Beach, NY11414. General Purposes.___________________________________

Notice of Formation of Dia-mond Holidays LLC. Arts ofOrg. filed with NY Secy ofState (SSNY) on 10/16/12.Office loc: Queens. SSNY isdesignated as agent of LLCupon whom process againstit may be served. SSNY shall

mail process to 4834 VanDam St, 2nd Fl, LI City, NY11101. Purpose: any lawfulactivity.___________________________________Notice is hereby given thatan Order entered by theCivil Court, Queens Countyon 8/22/12, bearing IndexNumber NC-000471-12/QU,a copy of which may be ex-amined at the Office of theC le rk , loca ted a t 89 -17Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,NY 11435, grants me theright to: Assume the name of(First) Xo (Last) Wang Mypresent name is (First) Zhao(Last) Wang My present ad-dress is 122-15 25th Rd., Apt.305, Flushing, NY 11354 Myplace of birth is China Mydate of birth is May 17, 1991___________________________________Notice is hereby given thatan Order entered by theCivil Court, Queens Countyon 10/25/12, bearing IndexNumber NC-000704-12/QU,a copy of which may be ex-amined at the Office of theC le rk , loca ted a t 89 -17Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,NY 11435, grants me theright to: Assume the name of( F i r s t ) Harper (Midd le )Anastasia El izabeth (Last)Cuva My present name is(First) Harper (Middle) Eliza-beth Anastasia (Last) Cuva(infant) My present addressis 108-25 72nd Ave., Apt. 6M,Forest Hills, NY 11375 Myplace of birth is Manhattan,NY My date of birth is April18, 2012___________________________________Notice is hereby given thatan Order entered by theCivil Court, Queens Countyon 9/27/12, bearing IndexNumber NC-000604-12/QU,a copy of which may be ex-amined at the Office of theC le rk , loca ted a t 89 -17Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,NY 11435, grants me theright to: Assume the name of(First) Evelina (Last) Lind Mypresen t name i s ( F i r s t )Evelina (Last) Lind Santiagoaka Evelina Lind My presentaddress is 69-01 35th Avenue,Woodside, NY 11377-2337My place of birth is San Juan,Puerto Rico My date of birthis December 31, 1946___________________________________NOTICE OF FORMATIONOF LIMITED LIABILITY COM-PANY. NAME: ARVANITISFAMILY LLC. Articles of Or-ganization were filed withthe Secretary of State of NewYork (SSNY) on 11/01/12.Of f i ce loca t ion : QueensCounty. SSNY has been des-ignated as agent of the LLCupon whom process againstit may be served. SSNY shallmail a copy of process to theLLC, 32-20 Broadway, Room2B, As to r i a , New York

11106. Purpose: For any law-ful purpose.___________________________________CIRRITO HOLDINGS, LLC,Arts. of Org. filed with theSSNY on 09/19/2012. Officeloc: Queens County. SSNYhas been designated as agentupon whom process againstthe LLC may be served. SSNYshall mail process to: 475 48thAve Ph 3703, Long IslandCity, NY 11109.___________________________________Not i ce o f Fo rmat ion o fHyster ika l Enter ta inment ,LLC. Arts of Org. filed withNY Secy of State (SSNY) on9/6/12. Office loc: Queens.SSNY is designated as agentof LLC upon whom processagainst it may be served andshall mail process to 4129 41st St., #1F, Sunnyside, NY11104. Purpose: any lawful activity. ___________________________________Notice is hereby given thatan Order entered by theCivil Court, Queens Countyon 11/13/12, bearing IndexNumber NC-001044-12/QU,a copy of which may be ex-amined at the Office of theC le rk , loca ted a t 89 -17Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,NY 11435, grants me theright to: Assume the name of(F i rst ) Abdurrab (Middle)

Mohammad (Last) Molla Mypresen t name i s ( F i r s t )Mohammad (Midd le )Abdurrab (Last) Molla akaMohmmad Abdurrab Molla,aka Abdurrab M Molla Mypresent address is 115-17122 St., South Ozone Park,NY 11420 My place of birthis Bangladesh My date ofbirth is December 01, 1955___________________________________Notice of Formation of 58-2184th Place LLC. Arts. of Org.filed Secy. of State of NY(SSNY) on 10/24/12. Off.Loc.: Queens County. SSNYdesignated as agent of LLCupon whom process againstit may be served. SSNY shallmail process to: c/o The LLC,208-48 Cross Island Pkwy.,2nd Fl., Bayside, NY 11360.Purpose: any lawful activity.___________________________________9131 REALTY LLC Articles ofOrg. filed NY Sec. of State(SSNY) 9/27/12. Office inQueens Co. SSNY design.Agent of LLC upon whomprocess may be served. SSNYshall mail copy of process toRosenbaum & Associates,P.C. 4 Canaan Circle SouthSalem, NY 10590. Purpose:Any lawful activity.___________________________________TLVD, LLC Art. Of Org. filedNY Sec. of State (SSNY) 09/

28/2012. Office in QueensCo. SSNY design. Agent ofLLC upon whom process maybe served. SSNY shall mailprocess to PO Box 930328,Rockaway Beach, NY 11693.Purpose: Any lawful purpose.___________________________________

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pixpixQueens Borough President Helen Marshall talks with Haiti’s Consul General Charles Forbin, who was work-ing as a volunteer at Queens College gymnasium, where Marshall and Johnson & Johnson employees distributed relief supplies for hundreds of evacuees of Superstorm Sandy. Photo courtesy of the Borough President’s of-fice.

City Comptroller John Liu, State Sen. Toby Stavisky (D-Flushing) and religious and com-munity leaders held a press conference in front of Masjid Al-Saaliheen Mosque in Flush-ing on Nov. 20 to show their unity after a vicious stabbing took place. The victim, Bashir Ahmad, 57, was stabbed multiple times around 5 a.m. Nov. 18. The act is being looked into as a possible hate crime and the attacker is still at large. Photo by Joe Marvilli

Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) attended a congregational prayer to com-memorate Eid Ul Adha, or Festival of Sacrifice, organized by the Astoria Islamic Cen-ter.

The EmblemHealth Sandy Relief Effort collected non-perishable food, baby items and clothing from the com-munity to support Far Rockaway residents impacted by the storm.

Sean Harris and Kanai Harris of Cambria Heights receive an EmblemHealth Care Package from Crystal Harrison, a Health Solution Manager for EmblemHealth Neighbor-hood Care Cambria Heights, after making a donation during the EmblemHealth Sandy Relief Effort.

EmblemHealth employee volunteers sort non-perish-able food items donated by the community for the Em-blemHealth Sandy Relief Effort. The event was held on Nov. 17 at the EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care Cam-bria Heights location to support Far Rockaway residents impacted by the storm.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) worked with Feed The Children and Avon to arrange a food dis-tribution for 1,200 needy families in Queens, in collabo-ration with Elohim Community Development Center in Richmond Hill. P

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Luck Of The IrishSean Og’s Tavern60-02 Woodside Ave.,Woodside(718) 899-3499Hours: Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.to 4 a.m.Sun. – 12 p.m. to 4 a.m.Delivery: NoCredit Card: Yes, all major

I f you have traveled downRoosevelt Ave. or Woodside Ave.lately, you would be hardpressed to miss just howbooming the restaurantscene is in the neighbor-hood of Woodside. Oneof the premier eateriesin the area is Sean Og’sTavern, a venue thatmixes classic Irish mealswith all the pleasantriesof a modern pub.

Given that it is a tav-ern, my friends and Istar ted off w ith something todrink. By the time I got there, oneof my friends had got ten a cock-tail that she said I just had to try.Taking a sip, I was almost over-whelmed by the taste of vanillacake batter. The drink was prettysimple, a mix of Pinnacle cakevodka and ginger ale. The tasteand flavor was superb though. Iins tant ly bought one myse l f .While the drink isn’t a specialtyof Sean Og’s, it’s not every barthat has cake vodka in stock.

We left the bar and made ourway to the classy seating in theback. Above us, dozens of novelsf o rmed a l i ne above thedoorframes. It was a cool touchthat added to the homey feel ofthe restaurant.

Sean Og’s menu offers a mixof both British/Irish dishes likebangers and mash as well as typi-c a l Amer i can f a vo r i t e s l i k eburgers and chicken and waffles.

I went with the broiledpork chops; a choice Iknew was the right oneas soon as the food ar-rived. Both pork chopswere gigantic, nearlycove r i ng t he en t i r eplate. The meal wasjuicy and well-cooked,with minimal inter fer-ence from bones. Applesauce was on hand fordipping, adding a de-

lectable flavor that’s not usuallyassociated with pork chops. Aheaping pile of mashed potatoesrounded out the meal.

Whether you are looking fora drink, a quick lunch or a satis-fying Irish dinner, Sean Og’s hasgot you covered. I f you everwant to experience the best ofWoodside’s growing restaurantbusiness, head directly to thistaver n . You won’t be d i sap-pointed.

- Joe Marvilli

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By JOE MARVILLIWhile Neeley Bridges and Andy

Jobe may per form under the nameWalking for Pennies, th is pastweekend, they were Playing forSandy relief as well.

Walking for Pennies was one ofmany acts to perform at the Res-taurants United for Sandy HelpBenefit at the Sunnyside Commu-nity Services Center on Nov. 18.The event, which went from 4 to 8p.m., was packed to capacity, get-ting to the point where people hadto wait outside for others to leave.

The entrance fee was $10. Un-limited food and bar bracelets were$10 each. At tendees also had theoption of purchasing a combo un-limited food and bar bracelet for$15.

For Walking for Pennies, Sandyhit close to home, as their apart-ment lobby in Long Island City wasflooded with several feet of water.

Walking For Pennies: Playing For Sandy Relief“We lived with my parents for

nine days,” Jobe said.The audience greatly enjoyed

the band’s concert. Adults swayedalong to the four-song set in thebackground. A group of childrendanced wildly in front of the band,some of them even climbing thefence between the crowd and thesongwriters to get a bet ter view.The band took it al l in str ide,charmingly conversing with thekids in between songs.

“We got asked to do it throughthe connection that we do havewith kids,” Bridges said. “This wasour first oppor tunity to do some-thing like this.”

Both Bridges and Jobe sharevocal and guitar duties, with someadd i t iona l mando l in f rom theformer. Their music is a st y lethey’ve playfully described as Mo-grass, a mixture of Motown andbluegrass.

The bluegrass side comes fromBridges, who has been influencedby Bonnie Raitt and other coun-try-ish ar tist s. Jobe’s main sourceof creativeness came from listen-ing to James Taylor.

“I pret t y much took JamesTaylor’s greatest h its and learnedit,” Jobe said. “That was the be-ginning of me playing guitar.”

A cover of Taylor’s “The Fro-zen Man” closes out the band’sdebut album, “Forget About Won-derland,” which was released onOct. 2, 2012. It was recorded overa period of two years, with theband in te rmi t t i ng ly record ingwhen they could at Ears & Gearsstudio in Astoria.

“It was good because we wereable to make the choices that wewanted to make and we didn’t havetime as a constraint,” Jobe said.

Lyrically, the album is introspec-tive, discussing what it means tobe an ar t ist in today’s society. Italso goes over Bridges and Jobe’sprevious jobs as dog walkers, thuscreating the band’s name, Walk-ing for Pennies.

“It’s been a struggle to figureout how to keep your job flexibleenough and pay enough so that youcan actually make it work,” Bridgessaid.

For the rest of the year, thegroup plans to finish and put out abenefit single, t itled “Hurricane.”

By MEGAN MONTALVOAs the voice of WNYC’s “Spin-

ning on Air” radio show, Dav idGarland of Long Island City is nostranger to the word “eclect ic.”

For the last 25 years, he has fea-tured songs from ar tists that somemight cal l anything but ordinary,including Yoko Ono, Connie Con-verse and the Brooklyn indie rockband Grizzly Bear.

“I love featuring ar t ist s thatmany wou ld c l a s s i f y a sunc lass i f i ab le ,” Gar land sa id .“There is something so inspira-tional about finding these musi-cians and sharing them with therest of the world.”

To commemorate Garla nd’swork in radio, WNYC hosted acelebration in his honor on Nov.14 at the Jerome L. Greene Per-formance Space in Manhat tan.

At the event, Yoko Ono joinedher son Sean Lennon to perform“Higa Noboru,” a song featuringspoken word with piano and elec-tric guitar accompaniment.

Later in the evening, Ono alsowas joined by avant-garde com-poser and improviser John Zorn toperform a special duet for Garland.

“David Garland is the per fectradio host,” Zorn said. “He hasimpeccable taste, an open mind, afar reaching curiosity and a voice

that makes you want to listen closerand deeper than ever before.”

Though modesty curbs Garlandfrom classifying himself as an in-novator of sor ts, many in the mu-sic industry have praised him forproviding an alternative to main-stream radio.

One of whom is Diane Cluck,an American singer-songwriterwho describes her music as “intui-t ive folk.”

During the course of Garland’scelebration, Cluck said that if it

was not for his unusual taste inmusic, so many ar t ist s would lackexposure to a larger audience.

“I always strive to approachmusic from a different perspec-tive,” she said. “Being featured ona show like ‘Spinning on Air’ helpsothers do the same.”

In addition to single-handedlyproducing content for his ownweekly show, Garland is also anevening host on WNYC’s sister sta-tion, Classical WQXR, and the hostof a weekly program about filmscores, “Movies on the Radio.”

When not on the air, he alsoplays a 12-str ing guitar, write ssongs and occasionally performs atlive venues throughout the City.

“It’s all about the music,” Gar-land said. “There is something soexciting about being able to sharemy unusual tastes with my listen-ers. My music might be categorizedthe same way - hard to classify butfun to listen to.”

“Spinning on Air” airs everySunday at 8 p.m. on WNYC 93.9FM. To watch the ful l video ofGarland’s 25th anniversary party,v i s i t h i s webs i t e a twww.davidgarland.com.

Reach Repor te r MeganMontalvo at (718) 357-7400 Ext.128 o r mmonta l vo@queenstribune.com.

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Walking For Pennies performs at a benefit for the victims ofSuperstorm Sandy at the Sunnyside Community Services Cen-ter.

David Garland (right) watchesas Yoko Ono performs at a re-ception in Garland’s honor lastweek.

It will be released through theirwebsite, www.walkingforpennies.com. All the proceeds will go tothe Red Cross’ recover y effor t sfrom the superstorm.

Reach Reporter Joe Marvilliat (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125, orat jmarvilli@queenstribune.com.

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FLEA MARKETS

MEETINGS

OUTDOOR FLEASaturdays and Sundaysthrough November 25 9-4 :30 a t S t . N icho las o fTolentine, Parsons Blvd. andUnion Turnpike, Jamaica.FLEA MARKETSaturday, November 24 atGrace Ep i scopa l Church ,14th Avenue and ClintonvilleStreet, Whitestone. 25 centsadmission 10-5.JEWISH WOMENMonday, November 26 Na-t iona l Counc i l o f J ew i shWomen, Lakevi l le Sectionmeets at noon at Cl intonMartin Park, Marcus Avenuefor a White Elephant Sale.FLEA MARKETSaturday, December 1 9-4at Our Lady of Hope, EliotAvenue and 71st S t ree t ,Middle Village.CRAFT & BAKESaturday, December 1 10-4 and Sunday, December 29 -3 S t . Josapha t ’ s , 35 th

Avenu3 and 210th s t ree t ,Bayside.HOLLY BAZAARSaturday, December 1 AllSa in t s ’ Hol ly Bazaar 9 -4 .214 -35 40th Avenue ,Bayside.FLEA MARKETSunday, December 2 a tAmerican Mart yrs Church,Be l l and Union Turnpike ,Bayside 9-4.HANUKAH BOUTIQUESunday , December 2Chi ld ren ’ s Book Fa i r a tTemple Tikvah, 3315 Hil l -s i de Avenue , New HydePark 10-1. 516-746-1120.

PUBLIC SPEAKINGSaturday, November 24 l10-12 at Elmhurst Hospital. 646-748-8290.GARDENING CLUBSaturdays in the Steinwaylibrary courtyard at 4.JEWISH VETSSunday, November 25 Jew-ish War Veterans of the USALipsky/Blum Post meet at theGarden Jewish Center. 463-4742.ST. ALBANS CIVICSunday, November 25 St.Albans Civic ImprovementAssociation meets at 1:30 atSt. Albans Lutheran Church,200th Street and 119 th Av-

enue in the undercroft.TABLE TENNIS CLUBMonday, November 26 atthe Seaside library at 1:30.BONE DIGGERS CLUBMonday , November 26Oceanus Bone Diggers Cluba t the Seas ide l ib ra ry a t5:30.KNIT & CROCHETMonday, November 26 atthe Douglaston library at 4.VFW 4787Mondays , November 26 ,December 10, 24 VFW Post4787 meets at 19-12 149th

Street, Whitestone at 8. 746-0540.NY CARESMonday , November 26New York Cares will hold ameeting to recruit new vol-unteers at the Forest Hil lslibrary at 3.COME WRITE INTuesday, November 27 atthe Pomonok library at 5.GRACI REPUBLICANTuesday, November 27Angelo Grac i Republ icanClub meets at 8 in the Com-mun i t y cen te r o f Chr i s tLutheran Church, 101st Av-enue and 86th Street, OzonePark.KNIT & CROCHETTuesday, November 27Windsor Pa rk l i b ra ry a t1:30.WOODHAVEN CULT.Wednesday, November 28a t 1 a t Emanue l Un i tedChurch of Christ, 91st Av-enue and Woodhaven Blvd.Topic is Genealogy.SEASIDE WRITINGWednesday, November 28at the Seaside library at 1.TRAVEL CLUBWednesday, November 28at 3:15 at the Seaside library.KNIT & CROCHETWednesday, November 28So. Ozone Park library at 1.FH VACWednesday, November 28Forest Hills Volunteer Ambu-lance Corp. 793-2055.COMM. DIST ED 26Thursday , November 29Commun i t y D i st r i c t EdCouncil 26 meets at 7 for abusiness meeting and pub-l i c mee t ing to fo l low a tMS67, 51-60 Marathon Park-way, Little Neck.SCRIBBLER’S SALONThursday , November 29discuss the craft of narrativeat 6 at the Central library.PUBLIC SPEAKINGThursday, November 29 atthe B r i a rwood l ib ra ry a t5:45.CDEC 26Thursday, November 29 atMS67, 51-60 Marathon Park-way, Litt le Neck. Businessmeeting at 7, public meet-ing at 8. Room B44A.

HEALTH

SCHIZOPHRENICS ANON.Sundays in Rego Park. 896-3400.CHAIR YOGAMonday, November 26 in-troduction to chair yoga at

the Broadway library. Regis-ter .ZUMBA EXERCISEMonday, November 26 atthe LIC library. Register.CHAIR YOGAMonday , November 26Broadway library. Register.ZUMBA EXERCISEMonday, November 26 atthe LIC library. Register.NY CARESMonday , November 26New York Cares will hold ameeting to recruit new vol-unteers at 3 at the ForestHills library.ALZHEIMERSTuesday, November 27Caregiver Support Group inForest Hills. 592-5757, ext. 237.M STuesday, November 27 Na-tional Multiple Sclerosis So-ciety support group at 1 atthe Howard Beach library.RELAX/MEDITATION TIMETuesday, November 27 re-laxation and meditation timeat 5:30 at the Seaside library.CAREGIVERS SUPPORTTuesdays Western QueensCareg ive r Ne twork inSunnyside. 5:30-6:30. 784-6173, ext. 431. Also, 3:30-4:30 Selfhelp Clearview Se-n io r Cente r , 208 -11 26 th

Avenue, Bayside. 631-1886.Va r ious se r v i ces a t theQueens Communit y House,80-02 Kew Gardens Road.268-5960, ext. 226.CANCER AWARENESSWednesday, November 28at the Queens Village libraryat 1:30.MEDITATION CLUBThursday, November 29 atthe Bellerose library at 5:30.RECOVERY INT.Thursday , November 29Recovery In te rna t iona lmeets at the Forest Hills li-brary at 2:30.ZUMBA FITNESSFriday, November 30 at theWoodside library. Register.P

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INTRO INTERNETSaturday , November 24Central library. Register.JOB INTERVIEWSaturday, November 24 FarRockaway library. Register.INTRO EMAILSaturday , November 24Central library. Register.PUBLIC SPEAKINGSaturday , November 24public speaking and effec-t i ve commun ica t ion a tElmhurst Hospital. 646-748-8290 information.START UP!Sa turday , November 24business plan competition atthe Central library at 11.METRIXMonday, November 26 atthe Central l ibrary. Regis -t e r . F ree on l ine t r a in ingthrough Metrix.EVENING CRAFTSMonday , November 26Fresh Meadows library at 6.BALLROOM DANCINGMonday, November 26 at6:30 Forest Hills library.BEGINNERS FRENCHMonday, November 26 at 5at the Woodhaven library.BEGIN CROCHETMonday, November 26 atthe Arverne l ib ra ry a t 5 .Bring hook and yarn.ENGLISH CONVERSATIONMonday , November 26Douglaston library. Register.COMPUTERMonday , November 26Poppenhusen l i b ra ry t11:30.INTRO COMPUTERSMonday, November 26 atthe Central l ibrary. Regis -ter .JOB SEARCHMonday, November 26 atthe Arverne library at 5.INTRO COMPUTERSMonday, November 26 atthe Fresh Meadows libraryat 10:30.DRAWING CLASSMondays Nat iona l A r tLeague in Douglaston. 361-0628.KNIT & CROCHETTuesday, November 27 atthe Auburndale library at 2and the Windsor Park l i -brary at 2.JOB READINESSTuesday, November 27 atthe Woodside library at 6.BEGIN EXCELTuesday, November 27 atthe Flushing library at 10.DOWNLOAD EBOOKSTuesday, November 27 atthe Flushing library at 10.COMPUTER BASICSTuesday, November 27 atthe Queens Village library.Register .CONVERSATION CLUBWednesday, November 28a t the Seas ide l ib ra ry a t

5:30.OFFICE SUITEWednesday, November 28at the Far Rockaway libraryat 5.KNIT & CROCHETWednesday, November 28at the South Ozone Park li-brary at 1.BEADING 102Wednesday, November 28at the St. Albans library. Reg-ister.JOB SEARCHWednesday, November 28at the Central library at 10and the LIC library at 10:30.ANIMAT./POWERPOINTWednesday, November 28at the Arverne l ib ra ry a t4:30.ADOBE PHOTOSHOPWednesday, November 28at the Central library. Regis-ter .SMALL BUSINESSWednesday, November 28at the Central library. Regis-ter .INTRO COMPUTERSWednesday, November 28at the Pomonok library. Reg-ister.WATERCOLORWednesdays all techniquesand subjects at the NationalArt League.969-1128.ORIGAMI WORKSHOPThursday, November 29 atthe Seaside library at 5:30.COMPUTER QUICK TIPSThursday, November 29 atthe Central library at 12:15.MEDITATIONThursday, November 29 atthe Bellerose library at 5:30.FREE LEGAL MUSICThursday , November 29Central library. Register.MICROSOFT OFFICEThursday, November 29 atthe Arverne library at 10:30.COMPUTER TUTORINGThursday , November 29computer tutoring with NYCares at the Woodside l i -brary. Register.INTRO POWERPOINTThursday , November 29Central library. Register.PUBLIC SPEAKINGThursday , November 29Briarwood library at 6:15.ENGLISH CONVERSATIONFriday, November 30 at theWindsor Park library. Regis-ter .BEGIN COMPUTERSFriday, November 30 at theMiddle Village library. Reg-ister.EXCELFriday, November 30 at theCentral library. Register.JOB SEARCHFriday, November 30 at theAstoria library. Register.INTRO WORDFriday, November 30 at theHillcrest library. Register.

ENTERTAINMENT

CINEMAThrough December 16“Cinema and Its Doubles” atMuseum of the Moving Im-age in Astoria. 777-6800.COLOMBIA-BRAZILThrough December 9 cel-ebration of Carnival tradi-tions at Thalia Spanish The-atre in Sunnyside. 729-3880.WORLD CASINO110 -00 Rockaway B lvd . ,South Ozone Park. Free ad-mission.THE VAULTSaturday , November 24Wes Houston presents “TheVault.” Add a little groove toyour coffee in Queens Vil-lage. 468-9308.BEAUTY OF KUNQUSaturday, November 24 atthe Flushing library at 2.LIVE JAZZ & R&BSunday, November 25 livejazz and r&b 6-10 at Déjà vu,180 -25 L inden B lvd . , S t .Albans.MEZZO SOPRANOMonday , November 26Inbar Goldman performs at6 at the Forest Hills library.NUTCRACKER SELECTIONSMonday, November 26 atthe Flushing library at 7.SCRABBLETuesdays Fresh Meadowslibrary at 1 and East Flushinglibrary at 3:30.CHESSTuesdays 4:30 Rosedale li-brary and 4 at LIC library.SOUTH ASIA ON FILMWednesdays through April25 at 4:30 at the Godwin-Te rnbach Museum a tQueens College. 997-4747for titles and other info.GAME DAYFridays 4:30 Woodhavenlibrary.SOUL CONCERTSaturday, December 1 tobenefit the Howard BeachJudea Cente r Hur r i caneSandy Rel ief Ef fort at theHoward Beach Judea Cen-ter. $20. 845-9443.STEEL BANDSunday, December 2 at theCentral library at 3.TREE LIGHTINGSunday, December 2 an-nual tree lighting with theBowne Park Civic Associa-tion at the Park, 32nd Avenuebetween 156th and 157 th

St reets , F lush ing at 4 :30.347-200-1599.CAMPBELL BROS.Sunday, December 2 Afri-can American Gospel musicwith electric steel guitar andvocals at Flushing Town Hall.463-7700, ext. 222.MUSICA REGINAESunday, December 2 a tChurch in the Gardens inForest Hi l l s at 4:30. 894-2178 ticket information.

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YOUTH TEENS

QUEENS LIBRARIESMany b ranches o f theQueensborough Library of-fer toddler and pre-schoolprograms and more. Contactlocal branches.HOMEWORK HELPMcGoldrick library. Call forhours and days.STORY BOOK LADYSaturdays 12:30-1:30 read-ing enrichment program for6-9 year olds at Maria RoseInternational Doll Museumin St. Albans. $7.50. 276-3454.SCIENCE LABSaturdays Central library at11.CHESS CLUBSaturdays Flushing libraryat 2.FURRY FRIENDSSunday, December 2 at Al-l ey Pond Env i ronmenta lCenter. 229-4000.SHABBAT SCOUTSSundays Shomer ShabbatBoy Scout Troop 613 a tYoung I s rae l o f WindsorPark. 969-1571.LEARN TO CROCHETMonday, November 26 atthe Arverne library at 4.TUNEY TOTSMonday, November 26 atthe Douglaston library. Reg-ister.STORYBOOK EXPLORERSMonday, November 26 atthe Central l ibrar y. Regis -ter .FAMILY STORYTIMEMonday, November 26 atthe Auburndale library at 4.WORD OF THE WEEKMonday, November 26 atthe McGoldrick library at 5.CRAFT KIDSMondays at the Flushing li-brary at 3.OPTICAL ILLUSIONSTuesday, November 27 atthe Briarwood library. Reg-ister.COMMUNITY WORDTuesday, November 27 atthe Central library at 4:30.KIDS CLUBTuesday, November 27 atthe Hillcrest library at 4:30.MANGATuesday, November 27 atthe Baisley Park library at 4.READ TO A DOGTuesday, November 27 atthe North Hills library. Reg-ister.CIRCLE OF FRIENDSTuesday, November 27 at11:30 at the Glen Oaks li-brary.FUN WITH FABRICTuesday, November 27 atthe Douglaston library. Reg-ister.PRESCHOOL CRAFTWednesday, November 28at the Windsor Park library.Register .

EARTH STORIESWednesday, November 28at 4:30 at the Sunnyside li-brary.HEALTH & SCIENCEWednesday, November 28at the McGoldrick library at5 .ARTS & CRAFTSWednesday, November 28at the Auburndale library at4 .CRAFTIVITIESWednesday, November 28East Flushing library at 4.CHESSWednesdays at 3:30 at theQueens Village library.TIMELESS TALESWednesdays at 10 at theCentral library.STORY TIMEWednesdays Seaside libraryat 11.GAME DAYWednesdays at the HowardBeach library at 4.CRAFTERNOONSWednesdays a t theRidgewood l ibrary. Regis -ter .ORIGAMI WORKSHOPThursday, November 29 atthe Seaside library at 5:30.MAKE A BUTTERFLYThursday, November 29 atthe Flushing library at 3:30.SCIENCE LABThursday, November 29 atthe Central library at 4:30.VIDEO GAME ACADEMYThursday, November 29 atthe Pomonok library at 4:30.FUN WITH FABRICThursday, November 29 atthe Douglaston library. Reg-ister.FAMILY STORYTIMESThursday, November 29 atthe Bay Terrace l ibrar y at11:30.PING PONG…Every Thursday ping pong,board games and coloring atthe Seaside library at 4.ARTS & CRAFTS CLUBThursdays at the Seaside li-brary. Register.DUNGEONS & DRAGONSFriday, November 30 at theOzone Park library at 4.VIDEO/BOARD GAMESFriday, November 30 at theRochdale Village library at4:30.KIDS CAN COOKFriday, November 30 at theEast Elmhurst library. Regis-ter .SCRATCH LEVEL 2Friday, November 30 at theCentral library at 4.LEGO WORD BUILDERSFriday, November 30 at theGlendale library at 4.ORIGAMI POP UPFriday, November 30 at theBellerose library. Register.TIGER TOTSFriday, November 30 kung

fu Briarwood library. Regis-ter .READ TO MEFridays th is autumn forthose 3-7 Briarwood libraryat 3.KIDS ACTIVITIESFr idays a t 3 :30 a t theBriarwood library.GAME DAYFr idays a t 3 :30 a t theQueens Village library.ARTS & CRAFTSFridays Briarwood library at4 . Eas t F lu sh ing Reg i s te r .Ozone Park at 4.GAME DAYFridays Windsor Park at 4.CHESS CLUBFridays Auburndale libraryat 3:30 and at the WindsorPark library. Register.NATURE PHOTOSaturdays, December 1, 8at Alley Pond EnvironmentalCenter. 229-4000.

CHESS CLUBSaturdays Flushing library at2 .LAPTOPSMonday, November 26 atthe Hollis library at 3.SAT/ACTMonday, November 26 atthe Pomonok l ibrary. 800-273-8439.SKATEBOARD VIDEOMonday, November 26 atthe Peninsula library at 6.KNIT & CROCHETMondays Douglaston/LittleNeck library at 4.LAPTOPSTuesday, November 27 atthe Hollis library at 3 and theArverne library at 4.FUN WITH FABRICTuesday, November 27 atthe Douglaston library. Reg-ister.AUTHOR VISITTuesday, November 27Young adu l t au thor TaraAltebrando visits the Coronalibrary at 4.COLLEGE PREPTuesday, November 27 atthe Far Rockaway l ibrary.327-2549 to register.MANGATuesday, November 27 atthe Baisley Park l ibrary at4 .LIC CHESS CLUBTuesdays LIC library at 4.BOOK BUDDIESTuesdays Windsor Park li -brary at 4.A N I M A T I O N / P O W E RPOINTWednesday, November 28at the Arverne l ib ra ry a t5:45.RESUME HELPWednesdays a t 3 at theArverne library.GAME DAYWednesdays St. Albans li-brary at 4 and the HowardBeach library at 4.CHESSWednesdays a t 3 :30Queens Village library.ORIGAMI WORKSHOPThursday, November 29 atthe Seaside library at 5:30.RAP SESSIONThursday, November 29 atthe Laurelton library at 5.VIDEO GAME ACADEMYThursday, November 29 atthe Pomonok library at 4:30.LAPTOPSThursdays, November 29 atthe Hollis library at 3.FUN WITH FABRICThursdays, November 29 atthe Douglaston library. Reg-ister.TEEN THURSDAYSThursdays Bay Terrace l i -brary at 3.CHESS CLUBThur sdays i n t e rmed ia televel at the East F lushingl ibrary at 5. Sunnyside l i -

brary at 5.BOOK BUDDIESFriday, November 30 at theBayside and Fresh Meadowlibraries at 4.HAPPY HOURFriday, November 30 at theFlushing library at 4.WII GAME DAYSFriday, November 30 at thePoppenhusen library at 4.CHESS CLUB

Fridays Auburndale libraryat 3:30.ARTS & CRAFTSFridays Briarwood library at4 .WII FRIDAYSFridays at the Hollis libraryat 3:30.GAME DAYFridays Woodhaven libraryat 4 :30 and the WindsorPark library at 4.

TALKS

AUDIO BOOK CLUBMonday, November 26 atthe Seaside library at 11.STEINWAYMonday , November 26“Olive Kitteridge” discussedat 6:30 at the Steinway li -brary.LOCAL MATTERSTuesday, November 27 Thisis What Democracy ShouldLook Like at 6 at the Flush-ing library.POMONOKWednesday, November 28“No Time Like the Present”d i scussed a t 2 a t thePomonok library.E. FLUSHING BOOKThursday , November 29book discussion at 11 at theEast Flushing library.FRESH MEADOWSThursday , November 29“Kabul Beaut y School” dis-cussed at 2:30 at the FreshMeadows library.BAY TERRACEFr iday , November 30“Sandcastle Girls” discussedat 11:30 at the Bay Terracelibrary.ELDER LAWFriday, November 30 Estateand E lde r Law: P l ann ingDur ing Uncer ta in T imes :Hot to Weather the Storm10-12 at North Shore Tow-ers. 224-5863, ext. 201.POST HOLOCAUST DIS -PLACEDSunday, December 2 “Idi-ots, Imbeciles and the Loath-some Diseased” – The Hid-den History of Post -Holo-caust Displaced Persons at 1at the Kupferberg HolocaustCenter at QueensboroughCommunit y Col lege. 281-5770.

SENIORS

ZUMBA GOLDMonday, November 26 atthe East E lmhurs t l ibrary.Register .DEFENSIVE DRIVINGMonday, November 26 atthe Queens Village library.468-8300 to register.BASIC COMPUTERTuesday, November 27 atthe South Ozone Park l i -brary at 10.STARSWednesdays Senior TheatreAc t ing Reper to ry a t theHollis library at 11:15.DEFENSIVE DRIVINGThursday, November 29 atthe Windsor Park l ibrary.468-8300 to register. $17.HORIZONS CLUBThursday , November 29those 55 and over meet for“Belle Silverman, the Brook-lyn Diva” program aboutBever l y S i l l s a t Re fo rmTemple of Forest Hills, 71-11 112th street at 12:30. $3includes coffee and cake.KEW GARDENSThursdays re lax and im-prove your health 10-11. 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, suite202.ELDER LAWFriday, November 30 Estateand E lde r Law: P l ann ingDur ing Uncer ta in T imes :Hot to Weather the Storm10-12 at North Shore Tow-ers. 224-5863, ext. 201.DEFENSIVE DRIVINGFriday, November 30 at theLaurelton library. 479-8914to reg i s te r . A l so a t theCambr ia He igh t s l i b ra r y.276-6790 to register.STARSFridays Senior Theater Act-i ng Reper to ry a t theQueens Village library at 11.

PARENTS

OPEN HOUSEWednesday, November 28the magnet School of Multi-media, Communication Artsand Journalism in Queensand the Magnet School ofHealth and Wellness in LIC.759-4977. Al l grades canapply.

THEATER

I SAY TOMATONovember 30 through De-cember 9 “You Say Tomato,I Say Shut Up!” at QueensTheatre in the Park . 760-0064.WE TELL THE STORYDecember 7 through 15newly cra f ted evening oftheatre at QueensboroughCommunit y Col lege. 631-6311.

RELIGIOUS

TEMPLE BETHFriday, November 23 An-nual College HomecomingService and Rededicat ionof painting of f irst TempleB e t h S h o l o m , B o a r d o fTrus tees . Sa turday, No -vember 24 Shabbat Ser -v ices and Torah Study at10. Friday, November 30Shabbat Services at 7:30.Temple Beth Sholom, 171-39 Northern Blvd. , F lush-ing. 463-4143.LITTLE NECK JEWISHSunday , December 2“Maps, Peace and Securit y:A Look a t I s rae l and herNeighbors through Maps”at 10:30. Wednesday, De-cember 19 “ Israel Advo-cacy: What Does it Mean tobe P ro - I s rae l Today ? ” a t7 :30 . L i t t l e Neck J ew i shCenter , 49-10 Li t t le NeckParkway.

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High TideGiven the destruction from

Superstorm Sandy, many peopleare giving what they can to helpthe recovery effort. One Brooklynresident is showing his charity ina different, and not legal, way.

The anonymous man is usinghis position as a marijuana dealerto raise money for the Rockaways.His peddling has so far raised $700,which he said he will use to buyhot meals, baby supplies and blan-kets for storm victims.

“Look, there are probably somepeople down there who want somemarijuana — but that’s not goingto clothe and feed them,” he said.

While we here at QConf do notcondone drug dealing, but do com-mend this man’s contributions andhis ability to think outside the box.Or outside the bong.

After dealing with a week-longsexual accusation case, Kevin Clash,the famed Elmo puppeteer, can finallyreturn to Sesame Street.

Last week, reports of Clash’s al-leged gay sexual encounter with a minorput him under legal fire, forcing him totake a leave of absence from KaufmanAstoria Studios, where Sesame Street isfilmed, in order to deal with the accusa-tion.

The accuser, Sheldon Stephens,23, said he and Clash allegedly engagedin sexual acts when he was 16 and Clashwas 45 – a claim which was later re-tracted.

In response the Stephen’s retrac-tion, Clash released a statement that read: “I am relieved that this painfulallegation has been put to rest.”

Though Clash’s image might be slightly tarnished in light of theordeal, Elmo managed to walk away unscathed.

Remember the Elmo

Pitching to an incredible 20-6 recordin the 2012 season, Mets pitcher R.A.Dickey was named the 2012 NationalLeague Cy Young Award winner. Heis the first knuckleball pitcher in his-tory to win the Cy Young and the firstNew York Met to win the award sinceDoc Gooden in 1985. Tom Seaver whonabbed it in both '69 and '73 is the onlyother Met to win the coveted pitchingaward.

The 38-year-old received 27 of the32 first place votes and was second onthe other five ballots, earning the titleby a huge margin..

With an impressive 2.73 ERA,Dickey beat out the 2011 winner

Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers and Gio Gonzalez of the Nationals. Thestar pitcher also led the National League in innings pitched (233.2),shutouts (three) and complete games (five).

The Mets have at least one thing to smile about.

He’s No Knucklehead

Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey

The Mets have new road uni-forms and they are muchless hideous.

Though they aren’tlikely to improve their win-ning percentages, the newall blue jerseys are quite swanky.Much better than the black, whichhad no connection to the team’shistory. In a literal sense, a dark erain Mets history is coming to end.In a figurative sense, not so much.At least the Mets will be lookingfresh in 2013.

Let’s hope they start lookingharder for wins, too.

Are They Blue?

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Right after President Barack Obama won re-election, U.S. Sen.Chuck Schumer announced he would hold a lottery on Dec. 14, forresidents in New York to win a chance to go to the Jan. 20 PresidentialInauguration ceremony in Washington DC.

Enter by Dec. 13 at: www.schumer.senate.gov/Contact/inauguration.cfm. Two tickets will be given to each lottery winner,although Schumer’s office did not announce how many tickets wouldbe raffled off.

While Schumer’s office said they had gotten a large number ofrequests for tickets, chances of winning are probably still better thanplaying the New York State Lottery.

Hey, you never know.

Tune IntoMelissa

Models Of Queens

Melissa PersaudHome: Richmond HillAge: 18Height: 5’3Weight: 90 lbs.Stats: 32-26-34

She’s just starting out in themodeling world, but Melissa hopesthat her early successes turns intoa career. She got interested in mod-eling when she heard about the MissTeen New York competition and de-cided to enter. To her surprise, shewas selected to be a contestant.

Since her 2011 appearance inthe pageant, Melissa has studiedmodeling at the Barbizon NYC mod-eling school, which piqued her in-terest even more. While she hasplans for life without modeling,Melissa would be happy staying infront of the camera.

“If I can make it big, why not?”she said. “That would be a dream.”

Melissa said she already hassome offers from agencies, but hasn’tyet decided which to take.

In her spare time, Melissa lovesto read, having recently gotten intothe “Discovery of Witches” seriesby Deborah Harkness. She also loveswriting when she gets the chance.

“It’s a really good way to get yourfeelings out,” she said.

The writing may have helped tolead her into her “back-up” careerchoice: reporting. Enrolled at PaceUniversity, Melissa is studying com-munications in the hopes of one daybeing a TV news personality. Herdream job? Reporting on Fox News.

“It’s the news channel my familyand I grew up watching,” she said.“And someday I hope it’s the chan-nel people watch me on.”

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