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Mayor Mike Bloomberg joined Queens and City officials in Long Island City Wednesday to show off the new designs for the Long Island City waterfront, including more than 650 affordable housing units, parks, a school and shopping. By Domenick Rafter…Page 3

SUMMONS AND NOTICEOBJECT OF ACTION STATEOF NEW YORK SUPREMECOURT: COUNTY OFQUEENS ACTION TO FORE-CLOSE A MORTGAGE IN-DEX NO.: 52/10 MortgagedPremises : 89 -66 210THPLACE QUEENS VILLAGE, NY11427 SBL #: Block 10575Lot 73 WELLS FARGO BANK,N.A., Plaintiff, vs. ALFREDWILLIAMS, KAREN ANDER-SON, SHEILA WILLIAMS,ASSET ACCEPTANCE LLC,CLOVER COMMERCIALCORP., CRIMINAL COURTOF THE CITY OF NEW YORK,ITT SMALL BUSINESS F I -NANCE CORPORATION,LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDI-CAL CENTER , MIDLANDFUNDING, LLC, NEW YORKCITY ENVIRONMENTALCONTROL BOARD, NEWYORK CITY PARKING VIO-LATIONS BUREAU, NEWYORK CITY TRANSIT ADJU-DICATION BUREAU, NEWYORK STATE DEPARTMENTOF TAXATION AND F I -NANCE, THE BROOKLYNUNION GAS COMPANY,UNITED STATES OFAMERICA ACTINGTHROUGH THE IRS JOHNDOE (Said name being ficti-tious, it being the intentionof Plaintiff to designate anyand all occupants of premisesbeing foreclosed herein, andany parties, corporations orenti t ies, i f any having orclaiming an interest or lienupon the mortgaged prem,Defendant(s) TO THE ABOVENAMED DEFENDANT: Youare hereby summoned to an-swer the Complaint in thisaction, and to serve a copy ofyour answer, or, if the Com-plaint is not served with thisSummons, to serve a noticeo f appearance , on thePlaintiff(s) attorney(s) withintwenty (20) days after theservice of this Summons, ex-clusive of the day of service(or within 30 days after theservice is complete if thisSummons is not personallydelivered to you within theState of New York). In case ofyour failure to appear or toanswer, judgment wil l betaken against you by defaultfor the relief demanded inthe Complaint. The Attorneyfor Plaintiff has an office orbusiness in the County ofQueens. Trial to be held inthe County of Queens. Thebasis of the venue designatedabove is the Location of theMortgage Premises. Datedthe 18th day of January, 2011,P i l l a r Process ing , LLC,Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s),P.O. Box 1291 Buffalo, NY14240-1291 TO: ALFREDWILLIAMS, KAREN ANDER,Defendant(s) In this Action.The foregoing Summons isserved upon you by publica-tion, pursuant to an order of, a of the Supreme Court ofthe State of New York, dated12/23/2010 and filed with theComplaint in the Office of theQueens County Clerk, in Cityof Jamaica. The object of thisaction is to foreclose a mort-gage upon the premises de-scribed below, executed byALFRED WILLIAMS, KARENANDERSON, SHEILA WILL-IAMS, ASSET ACCEPTANCELLC, CLOVER COMMERCIALCORP., CRIMINAL COURT

LEGAL NOTICELEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE

OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK,ITT SMALL BUSINESS F I -NANCE CORPORATION,LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDI-CAL CENTER, MIDLANDFUNDING, LLC, NEW YORKCITY ENVIRONMENTALCONTROL BOARD, NEWYORK CITY PARKING VIO-LATIONS BUREAU, NEWYORK CITY TRANSIT ADJU-DICATION BUREAU, NEWYORK STATE DEPARTMENTOF TAXATION AND F I -NANCE, THE BROOKLYNUNION GAS COMPANY,UNITED STATES OFAMERICA ACTINGTHROUGH THE IRS JOHNDOE (Said name being ficti-tious, it being the intention ofPlaintiff to designate any andall occupants of premises be-ing foreclosed herein, andany parties, corporations orentities, if any having or claim-ing an interest or lien uponthe mortgaged prem dated tosecure the sum of$187,100.00 and recorded atThe property in question isdescribed as follows: 89-66210TH PLACE QUEENS VIL-LAGE, NY 11427 SEE AT-TACHED DESCRIPTIONDATED: the 18th day of Janu-ary, 2011. PILLAR PROCESS-ING, LLC Attorney(s) forPlaintiff(s), P.O. Box 1291 Buf-falo, NY 14240-1291 HELPFOR HOMEOWNERS INFORECLOSURENEW YORKSTATE LAW REQUIRES THATWE SEND YOU THIS NOTICEABOUT THE FORECLOSUREPROCESS. PLEASE READ ITCAREFULLY. MORTGAGEFORECLOSURE IS A COM-PLEX PROCESS. SOMEPEOPLE MAY APPROACHYOU ABOUT “SAVING”YOUR HOME. YOU SHOULDBE EXTREMELY CAREFULABOUT ANY SUCH PROM-ISES. THE STATE ENCOUR-AGES YOU TO BECOME IN-FORMED ABOUT YOUR OP-TIONS IN FORECLOSURE.THERE ARE GOVERNMENTAGENCIES, LEGAL AID ENTI-T IES AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONSTHAT YOU MAY CONTACTFOR INFORMATION ABOUTFORECLOSURE WHILE YOUARE WORKING WITH YOURLENDER DURING THIS PRO-CESS. TO LOCATE AN EN-TITY NEAR YOU, YOU MAYCALL THE TOLL -FREEHELPLINE MAINTAINED BYTHE NEW YORK STATE BANK-ING DEPARTMENT AT 1-877-BANK-NYS OR 1-877-226-5697 OR VIS IT THEDEPARTMENT’S WEB SITE ATWWW.BANKING.STATE.NY.US.THE STATE DOES NOTGUARANTEE THE ADVICEOF THESE AGENCIES.________________________________________________________________Notice of Formation of 3636MAIN LLC. Arts. of Org. wasfiled with SSNY on 12/3/10.Of f i ce loca t ion : QueensCounty. SSNY designated asagent of LLC whom processagainst may be served. SSNYshall mail process to: c/o TheLLC , 215 -06 49 th Ave ,Bayside, NY 11364. Purpose:all lawful activities.________________________________________________________________Notice of formation G.W.ACCOUNTING, LLC. Art ofOrg. filed with SSNY on 08/27/2008 Off. Loc.: QueensCounty. SSNY designated asagent of LLC upon whom pro-

cess may be served. SSNYshall mail copy of process tothe LLC 135-30 RooseveltAve., Ste 202, Flushing, NY11354. Purpose: any lawfulactivity.________________________________________________________________Name: M 309, LLC Art. OfOrg. Filed Sec. Of State ofNY 01/02/2003. Off. Loc.:Queens Co. SSNY designatedas agent upon whom processagainst it may be served.SSNY to mail copy of processto THE LLC, 20-74 SteinwayStreet, Astoria, NY 11105.Purpose: Any lawful act oractivity.________________________________________________________________NOTICE OF FORMATIONOF LIMITED LIABILITY COM-PANY. NAME: LCR 90 HOLD-INGS, LLC. Articles of Orga-nization were filed with theSecretary of State of NewYork (SSNY) on 10/18/10.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, c/o Catherine Romano,147 -19 8 th Avenue ,Whi tes tone , New York11357. Purpose: For any law-ful purpose.________________________________________________________________Notice of Formation of Expe-rienced Care Staffing, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NYDept. of State on 11/29/10. Of f i ce loca t ion : QueensCounty. Sec. of State desig-nated as agent of LLC uponwhom process against it maybe served and shall mail pro-cess to the principal businessaddr.: c/o Elaine Vinitsky, 71-37 147th St., Flushing, NY11367. Purpose: any lawfulactivity.________________________________________________________________Notice of Formation of SPAR-TAN GREEN LLC. Arts. ofOrg. filed with Secy. of Stateof NY (SSNY) on 12/07/10.Of f i ce loca t ion : QueensCounty. Princ. office of LLC:128-15 26th Ave., Flushing,NY 11354. SSNY designatedas agent of LLC upon whomprocess against it may beserved. SSNY shall mail pro-cess to Lowenstein SandlerPC, Attn: Daniel J. Barkin,Esq. , 65 L iv ingston Ave. ,Roseland, NJ 07068-1791.Purpose: Any lawful activity.________________________________________________________________Notice of Formation of BHSeven LLC, a limited liabilitycompany. Articles of Organi-zation was filed with Secre-tary of State of New York(SSNY) on 8/9/2010. Officelocation: Queens County.SSNY has been designatedas agent of the LLC uponwhom process against it maybe served. SSNY shall mail acopy of any process servedagainst the LLC to: 160-20 79Ave, Flushing, NY 11367. Pur-pose: any lawful act or activ-i ty.________________________________________________________________Not i ce o f Fo rmat ion o fSparklize U LLC, a limitedl i ab i l i t y company , d /b/aEMMIE’S. Articles of Organi-zation was filed with the Sec-retary of State of New York(SSNY) on 10/6/10. Officelocation: Queens County.SSNY has been designatedas agent of the LLC uponwhom process against it maybe served. SSNY shall mail a

copy of any process servedagainst the LLC to: 111-7442nd Ave., Corona, NY 11368.Purpose: any lawful act oractivity.________________________________________________________________NOTICE OF FORMATION,Book of Numbers LLC. Arts.of Org. filed with Secy. ofState of N.Y. (SSNY) on 12/03/2010. Off ice location:Queens County. SSNY des-ignated for service of pro-cess. SSNY shall mail copiesof any process served againstthe LLC to c/o: Book of Num-bers LLC, 74-33 45th Ave,Elmhurst, NY 11373. Pur-pose: any lawful activity.________________________________________________________________Notice of Formation of CasaBorghesi LLC, Art. of Org.filed Sec’y of State (SSNY)11/10/10. Office location:Queens County. SSNY des-ignated as agent of LLC uponwhom process against it maybe served. SSNY shall mailcopy of process to 183 Beach141st St., Belic Harbor, NY11694. Purpose: any lawfulactivities.________________________________________________________________ARTICLES OF ORGANIZA-TION OF Eclipse Photogra-phy L.L.C. (Insert name ofLimited Liability Company)Under Section 203 of the Lim-ited Liability Company LawFIRST: The name of the lim-i ted l iabi l i ty company is :Eclipse Photography L.L.CSECOND: The county, withinthis state, in which the officeof the limited liability com-pany is to be located is: QueensTHIRD: The Secretary of Stateis designated as agent of thelimited liability company uponwhom process against it maybe served. The address withinor without this state to whichthe Secretary of State shallmail a copy of any processagainst the limited liabilitycompany served upon him orher is: Eclipse Photography162-10 Powells cove Blvd Unit4B Beechhurst, NY 11357USA Yury A. La Fontaine (sig-nature of organizer) Yury A.La Fontaine (print or typename of organizer)________________________________________________________________Notice of formation of Thera-peutic Nutrition, LLC Articlesof Organization filed with theSec re ta ry o f S ta te o fNY(SSNY) on 10/04/10. Of-f i ce loca t ion : QueensCounty. SSNY has been des-ignated for service of pro-cess. SSNY shall mail copy ofprocess served against LLC:12-06 36th Ave Apt 2B, LongIsland City, NY 11106. Pur-pose: any lawful purpose.________________________________________________________________NOTICE OF FORMATIONOF LIMITED LIABILITY COM-PANY. NAME: PELAGOS LLC.Articles of Organization werefiled with the Secretary ofState of New York (SSNY) on12/13/10. Office location:Queens County. SSNY hasbeen designated as agent ofthe LLC upon whom processagainst it may be served.SSNY shall mail a copy ofprocess to the LLC, c/o JohnGiovanis, 33-21 21st Street,Long Island City, New York11106. Purpose: For any law-ful purpose.________________________________________________________________3076 43 STREET LLC Articlesof Org. filed NY Sec. of State(SSNY) 1/10/2011. Office in

Queens Co. SSNY des ig .agent of LLC upon whom pro-cess may be served. SSNYshall mail copy of process to36-01 30th Ave., Astoria, NY11103, which is also the prin-cipal business location. Pur-pose: Any lawful purpose.________________________________________________________________Not i ce o f fo rmat ion o fPEACHTREE 50 DAYCARE,LLC, a limited liability com-pany. Articles of Organiza-tion filed with the Secretaryof State of New York on July30, 2010. Office location:Queens. Secretary of Stateof New York has been desig-nated for service of process.Secretary of State of NewYork shall mail a copy of anyprocess served against theLLC to PEACHTREE 50DAYCARE, LLC, at 12215Sutphin Blvd, Jamaica, NewYork 11434. Purpose: any law-ful purpose.________________________________________________________________Notice of Formation of LIGAS STATION, LLC. Arts. ofOrg. filed with Secy. of Stateof NY (SSNY) on 01/18/11.Of f i ce loca t ion : QueensCounty. Princ. office of LLC:3100 47th Ave., Long IslandCity, NY 11101. SSNY desig-nated as agent of LLC uponwhom process against it maybe served. SSNY shall mailprocess to c/o Ekmel Anda atthe princ. office of the LLC.Purpose: Any lawful activity.________________________________________________________________Not i ce o f Fo rmat ion o fDAVIDA REALTY HOLDINGSLLC. Arts. of Org. filed withSecy. of State of NY (SSNY)on 12/10/10. Office location:Queens County. Princ. of-fice of LLC: 82-40 217TH St.,Hollis Hills, NY 11427. SSNYdesignated as agent of LLCupon whom process againstit may be served. SSNY shallmail process to c/o CyruliShanks Hart & Zizmor LLP,420 Lexington Ave., NY, NY10170. Purpose: Any lawfulactivity.________________________________________________________________Notice of Formation PGEMetrony Realty LLC art. oforg. filed Secy. of State NY(SSNY) 11/4/10. Off. loc. inQueens Co. SSNY designatedas agent of LLC upon whomprocess may be served. SSNYshall mail copy of process to:23-35 Steinway St, Astoria,NY 11105. Purpose: Any law-ful purpose________________________________________________________________Notice is hereby given that anOrder entered by the CivilCourt, Queens County on 1/20/11, bearing Index Num-ber NC-001328-10/QU, acopy of which may be exam-ined at the Office of the Clerk,located at 89-17 Sutphin Bou-levard, Jamaica, NY 11435,grants me the right to: As-sume the name of (First)Maayan (Last) Aviv My presentname is (First) Maayan (Last)Shavit aka Maayan Aviv Mypresent address is 6634 108St., Apt 5A, Forest Hills, NY11375 My place of birth isNew York, NY My date ofbirth is July 28, 1982________________________________________________________________Notice is hereby given thatan Order entered by the CivilCourt, Queens County on12/1/10 , bea r ing IndexNumber NC-001133-10/QU,a copy of which may be exam-ined at the Office of the Clerk,

located at 89-17 Sutphin Bou-levard, Jamaica, NY 11435,grants me the right to: As-sume the name of (First) Mala(Middle) Dia (Last) BethelliMy present name is (First)Mala (Middle) Dia (Last )Mekhuri aka Mala MekhuriMy present address is 146-17115th Avenue, South OzonePark, NY 11436 My place ofbirth is Guyana My date ofbirth is January 01, 1986________________________________________________________________Notice is hereby given thatan Order entered by the CivilCourt, Queens County on12/22/10 , bear ing IndexNumber NC-001261-10/QU,a copy of which may be exam-ined at the Office of the Clerk,located at 89-17 Sutphin Bou-levard, Jamaica, NY 11435,grants me the right to: As-sume the name of (First) Jes-sica (Middle) Jiaojiao (Last)Wu My present name is (First)Jiao (Middle) Jiao (Last) WuMy present address is 143-40Roosevelt Avenue, Apt 3K,Flushing, NY 11354 My placeof birth is China My date ofbirth is October 21, 1988________________________________________________________________Notice is hereby given thatan Order entered by the CivilCourt, Queens County on12/10/10 , bear ing IndexNumber NC-001182-10/QU,a copy of which may be exam-ined at the Office of the Clerk,located at 89-17 Sutphin Bou-levard, Jamaica, NY 11435,grants me the right to: As-sume the name of (First) Carol(Midd le ) Rebecka ( Las t )Harbajan My present nameis (First) Caroline (Middle)Rebecca (Last) Harbajan akaCaro l ine R Harba jan Mypresent address is 81-04 256th

Street, Glen Oaks, NY 11004My place of birth is New York,NY My date of birth is June01, 1989________________________________________________________________Notice is hereby given thatan Order entered by the CivilCourt, Queens County on01/24/2011, bearing IndexNumber NC-000007-11/QU,a copy of which may be exam-ined at the Office of the Clerk,located at 89-17 Sutphin Bou-levard, Jamaica, NY 11435,grants me the right to: As-sume the name of (First)Aa ron (Midd le ) S ( Las t )Nathans My present name is(First) Aaron (Middle) S (Last)Fuzaylov aka Aron Fuzaylovaka Aron Semenov ichFuzaylov My present addressis 105-15 62nd Drive, ForestHills, NY 11375 My place ofbirth is Khazakstan My dateof birth is January 11, 1989________________________________________________________________Notice is hereby given thatan Order entered by the CivilCourt, Queens County on 1/24/11, bearing Index Num-ber NC-000006-11/QU, acopy of which may be exam-ined at the Office of the Clerk,located at 89-17 Sutphin Bou-levard, Jamaica, NY 11435,grants me the right to: As-sume the name of (First)Mi lana (Midd le ) S (Las t )Nathans My present name is(First) Milana (Last) Fuzaylovaaka Mi l ana SemenovnaFuzaylova My present ad-dress is 105-15 62nd Drive,Forest Hills, NY 11375 Myplace of birth is KhazakstanMy date of birth is July 17,1992P

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By DOMENICK RAFTERMayor Mike Bloomberg was on hand

Wednesday to unveil the plan for the largestaffordable housing development in New YorkCity in more than 30 years – at Hunters PointSouth in Long Island City.

The first phase of the proposed develop-ment will include two mixed-used buildingscompromising more than 900 housing units– 75 percent of which will permanentlytarget low-, moderate- and middle-incomefamilies – and around 20,000 square feet ofnew retail space. The development will beconstructed along the now-vacant plot ofland adjacent to the Long Island City LIRRstation, north of Borden Avenue and southof the Queens West development. The plothas sweeping views of Midtown and LowerManhattan.

“At Hunters Point South, not only will webuild the largest new affordable housingcomplex in more than three decades, we’ll doit on long-vacant waterfront property thathas incredible views and sits adjacent to oneof New York City’s fastest growing neigh-borhoods,” said Mayor Bloomberg.

The original Request For Proposals calledfor 60 percent of units to be affordable. Thewinning bid, a development team, consistingof Phipps Houses, Related Companies andMonadnock Construction, decided to upthat number to 75 percent. The permanentlyaffordable units will be targeted to familieswith household incomes ranging from$32,000 to $130,000 per year for a family offour; 20 percent of the units will be availableto families earning between 40 percent and80 percent of Area Median Income (AMI),which as of 2010 was around $78,000; 20percent to families earning up to 130 percentAMI; and 35 percent to families earning upto 165 percent AMI.

“Today, we move forward on the roadthat leads to the creation of an entirely new

Mayor Unveils Hunters Point Design

Looking west from the new development offers a clear view of the U.N. and theChrysler Building.

Eminent DomainComes To Willets Pt.

By JOSEPH OROVICThe City took the first legal steps towards

acquiring land via eminent domain in WilletsPoint in an effort to kick start the controver-sial redevelopment.

The Economic Development Corp. hopesto acquire the full 20 acres of land needed tobegin Phase 1 of the project through nego-tiations with landowners, as it said it has upuntil now, according to spokeswoman JulieWood. It holds the prospect of eminent do-main as an effective Plan B it would rather notemploy.

It has already initiated the eminent do-main process.

“As we seek to reach agreements with thenine remaining businesses, we will also beginthe legal process that gives us the option tocondemn these properties if needed, so thatwe can continue to move forward,” she said.

The area of Phase 1 rests in the southwestcorner of the triangle resting farthest fromthe Van Wyck Expressway.

The EDC also hopes to put out a RequestFor Proposals for the project this spring. Thefirst phase will include infrastructure, afford-able housing, retail, a hotel and two acres ofopen space within 1.3 million square feet.

Opponents of the project – largely land-owners within the Iron Triangle – cried foul,claiming the EDC was backing out of anearlier agreement to withhold the use ofeminent domain until new ramps off the VanWyck Expressway were approved.

The plan’s leading opposition group,Willets Point United, successfully gummedup the redevelopment’s gears by calling intoquestion the EDC’s assessment of the pro-posed ramps’ environmental impact. TheCity twice promised to not bring about thespecter of eminent domain until its rampswere up to environmental par, most recentlyin 2009.

According to Wood, the EDC’s new phase-in plans divorce it from earlier promises,allowing it to move forward with eminentdomain despite not having final approval onthe ramps.

“What we said in 2009 was true in 2009,”she said. “Our plan has changed and ourcurrent plan doesn’t require the ramps.”

WPU sent a cease and desist letter to theEDC via its attorney, Mike Gerrard, stating“The City represented to the court, in asworn affidavit, that it would not take myclients’ property by eminent domain until theFHWA has approved the ramps.”

Gerrard promised to take legal actionagainst any eminent domain maneuvers untilthe ramps are approved.

“I believe [the EDC] are legally boundbecause they represented this to the court inthe course of a litigation,” he said.

The Willets Point Redevelopment Planwas approved in 2008, having navigated theULURP process with an eminent domainprovision intact. It calls for the rejuvenationof an area maligned by some with the cre-ation of a wholly new neighborhood, includ-ing some mandatory affordable housing anda school.

Reach Reporter Joseph Orovic atjorovic@queenstribune.com, or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127.

This map shows the area where the Cityis preparing to use eminent domain.

By JESSICA ABLAMSKYWhen City Council denied landmark sta-

tus for the nearly 100-year-old Grace Episco-pal Church Memorial Hall, it did not signal aneasing of preservation rules for local develop-ers, said Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone), a member of the LandmarksSubcommittee.

While the Memorial Hall landmark wasoverturned, the Jamaica Savings Bank Build-ing was landmarked over the objections of itsowner.

“In the same session, we voted to go withthe owner in one case and against the ownerin another,” Halloran said. “It shows that thecommittee is really looking at it case by case.”

Grace Church and its cemetery were pre-viously landmarked. Owners were opposedto landmark status for the Memorial Hall dueto the financial burden it would place on theparish, but Halloran said he has no doubt thatthe church will protect the edifice.

“This was such a unique set of circum-stances,” he said. “When you have the localelected official joining the parish to say‘no,’ you have to take that into consider-ation.”

City Council rarely overturns decisionsby the Landmarks Preservation Commis-sion, said commission spokeswoman Lisi deBourbon.

“It has happened only 20 times since thecommission was founded in 1965,” she said.

Landmark Decision,Though Rare, Not New

“Those 20 are a pretty small percentage ofbuildings, which is why we work so hard atthe outset of the process to educate theowners and help them understand the impli-cations of designation.”

There are 27,000 buildings in New YorkCity with landmark status. Many are locatedin historic districts, but 1,280 are individuallandmarks, such as Grace Episcopal Church.

Memorial Hall does not set a negativeprecedent, de Bourbon said. The Commis-sion enjoys a good relationship with CityCouncil, and its members are supportive oftheir mission.

“Council has to consider a different set ofcircumstances,” she said. “We respect thatand we respect the process.”

The Commission could revisit MemorialHall in the future. It took three separatevotes before the landmark designation ofJamaica Savings Bank “stuck.” The desig-nation was overturned twice, once in 1974by the Board of Estimate and in 1992 byCity Council.

“I’m not saying that’s going to happen,but there is that possibility for any buildingwhose designation is overturned,” de Bour-bon said. “We plan to identify and designatesites in Queens and around the City that areworthy of landmark designation.”

Reach Reporter Jessica Ablamsky atjablamsky@queenstribune.com or (718)357-7400, Ext. 124.

community on the East River waterfront,”said Borough President Helen Marshall, whojoined the mayor and other officials Wednes-day at the Waterfront Crab House in LongIsland City. “This community will enjoy thebenefits of much-needed affordable hous-ing, retail space and parkland, located in aunique setting. Major infrastructure andsurface improvements will complement theattractive housing and retail opportunitiesand help to make Hunters Point South asuccess story in this second decade of the21st Century.”

Hunter’s Point South is the largest afford-able housing development in the BloombergAdministration’s New Housing MarketplacePlan, and the largest in New York City inmore than three and a half decades since theStarrett City and Co-Op City developmentsin the early 1970s.

The first phase, to be completed in2014, also includes five acres of new water-front parkland, a new 1,100-seat interme-diate and high school, new retail space and

parking. Infrastructure work, including theinstal lation of sewers, water mains, road-ways, sidewalks and parking, wil l beginnext month and is expected to be com-pleted in the spring of 2013. Park con-

struction wil l begin this summer.The two residential buildings, which will

house the retail space, will begin construc-tion in 2012 and are expected to take up to24 months to complete. The new school,which will be built by the New York CitySchools Construction Authority, will openin the fall of 2013. The plan would alsocreate a vibrant retail corridor along 50thAvenue and Second Street. Last week, theNYC Economic Development Corp. an-nounced it would pour millions into ferryservice that would connect Hunters PointSouth to various parts of Manhattan andBrooklyn.

Hunters Point South was original lyplanned to be the third and fourth phases ofthe Queens West development in the 1990s,but those plans later fell through. The site wasto be part of the Olympic Village in New YorkCity’s bid to host the 2012 Summer Olym-pics.

Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter atdrafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125.

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By DOMENICK RAFTERWith an eye on opening its first store in

New York City, Wal-Mart has become thesubject of a heated political debate with manypoliticians and labor unions aiming to keepthe retailer, notorious for its perceived anti-labor practices, out of the city.

The City Council held a hearing on Wal-Mart, taking the corporate goliath to taskover its perceived negative influence on alocal economy.

Wal-Mart was absent from the hearing,informing the Council that it would not takepart as it has not officially confirmed a storewould be opening in the city. There has beendiscussion swirling about the possible loca-tion of a Wal-Mart at a new Gateway shoppingcenter, near the Brooklyn-Queens border.

"Since we have not announced a store forNew York City, I respectfully suggest thecommittee first conduct a thoughtful exami-nation of the existing impact of large grocersand retailers on small businesses in New YorkCity before embarking on a hypotheticalexercise," wrote Philip H. Serghini, a com-munity affairs liaison for Wal-Mart.

But that wasn't good enough for manymembers of the Council including SpeakerChristine Quinn

"Wal-Mart's absence and refusal to attendonly leads me to further skepticism aboutthem as a company," she said.

Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-For-est Hills) said Wal-Mart's reputation makesthem a special case.

"Wal-Mart is not your ordinary big boxretailer," she said. "It is in a category by itself."

Councilman Charles Barron (D-Brooklyn)who represents East New York, home to theGateway Mall, was blunt about his opposition.

Council Debates Wal-Marts In City"Don't even think about coming into East

New York," he said. "We're desperate forjobs, but we're not going to take 'anything.'We want jobs with dignity, jobs with integ-rity, jobs with self-respect. We will not beslave workers on your plantation."

Wal-Mart shot back, saying it has polledresidents of New York City and 70 percentof citizens they spoke with want to see Wal-Mart here, including large numbers overevery demographic. The retailer said theNew York metropolitan area is its No. 1market even without a store in New YorkCity, and many city residents already shopand work at Wal-Marts in New Jersey,Westchester County and Long Island. OneWal-Mart store, in Valley Stream in NassauCounty, is literally steps from the countyborder in Rosedale and is frequented bymany Southeast Queens shoppers.

Many Council members were concernedabout the possible effect Wal-Mart could haveon small businesses.

"The long term effects could devastateNew York and everything New York standsfor," Councilman Mark Weprin (D-OaklandGardens) said.

But Wal-Mart said its stores do not hurtsmall businesses. They said a store theyopened on the West Side of Chicago aboutfive years ago drew additional, new smallbusiness to the site to settle around the Wal-Mart anchor.

The company also promoted its new pro-gram with First Lady Michelle Obama aimedat selling healthy, affordable groceries at itsstores as another reason why it would begood for New York City, noting the rise inpopularity of farmers markets in the city.

Wal-Mart has the support of Mayor Mike

Bloomberg and did have some allies on thecouncil, including the three Queens Republi-cans, Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), Peter Koo(R-Flushing) and Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone).

"Wal-Mart wants to come here and pro-vide union construction jobs and permanentpositions that offer pay wages equal to orhigher than many of their competitors, andallow people to save substantially on their

grocery bills," Ulrich said. "Why should myconstituents - many of whom are on fixedincomes - pay more for a gallon of milk or aloaf of bread? It's not the job of politicians orspecial interests groups, especially in today'seconomy, to block economic development."

Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter atdrafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125.

By DOMENICK RAFTERA Jamaica-based security company has

been contracted to head security operationsat the Resorts World New York Casino con-struction site at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Cannady Security, a minority-ownedbusiness based in Downtown Jamaica, wona multi-million dollar contract to providesecurity at the site during its constructionphase.

"As the owner of a certified MinorityBusiness Enterprise from the community, Iam very appreciative of receiving this con-tract to provide around the clock securityduring construction at Resorts World," saidHenry Cannady, president. "It is encourag-ing to have such a prominent company in theQueens community to follow through on itsstated commitment to diversity."

Hiring among minority and women-owned local businesses was a promiseGenting, the parent company of Resorts

World, made to the communities aroundAqueduct Racetrack when it won the bid todevelop the casino at the track last summer.According to Resorts World, since construc-tion began in the fall, Tutor Perini, thegeneral contractor, has awarded $45.8 mil-lion - more than a third of its total bids - tominority and women-owned businesses fromthe area.

"Resorts World New York is fully commit-ted to providing meaningful and substantialcontractual opportunities for minority,women, and locally-owned business enter-prises in the construction of our new facilityat the historic Aqueduct Racetrack," saidMichael Speller, President of Resorts WorldNew York. "From the beginning, we havemade MWBE and local participation on thisproject a top priority."

Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter atdrafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125.

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Genuinely AffordableThe middle class of Queens has felt neglected for some

time. Too often, "affordable" housing that comes to ourborough is not. It is either low-income housing, rife with thebad element that such locations attract, or actually notaffordable at all. The latter is known as market rate.

The problem is that our market is set by the people on theother side of the East River. Yes, there is a bone thrown tous to mitigate for the difference in property costs, cost ofliving and actual income, but it too often seems that themiddle class of Queens is on the short end of any savings.

Queens West, and the Hunters Point South plan unveiledthis week, seems to be a great first step toward offering thehard-working people of our borough a leg up. To see thatquality housing, with short commutes to Manhattan, will bemade available to people below or at median income levelsis a welcome change from the distant shores of the Rockawayswhere similar housing has been created.

This is a great first step, and we look forward to seeingmore truly affordable housing develop as this project entersits future stages.

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OrwellianTo The Editor:

At a time when unemployment,in real terms, is 17 percent nation-wide, the idea that there are some,like unions and craven politicians,who are conspiring to prevent Wal-Mart from opening stores and creat-ing jobs in New York City is mind-boggling.

This commercial obstructionismmay in fact be unconstitutional.Nowhere in either the Constitutionof the United States or the State ofNew York, or for that matter in theCity Charter, does government havethe power to favor one big box storeover another. It would be like say-ing, in Orwellian terms, "All storesare equal but some stores are moreequal than others."

If the stores are successful, ev-erybody benefits. If they are not, thepeople have spoken. Let the marketplace decide.

David Rivkin,Jamaica

Potential LossTo The Editor:

This past June our express bus,the QM22, was discontinued by theMTA Bus Company. Although theQM22 had just two trips in eachdirection per weekday, its discon-tinuation shows the lack of thoughtput into the MTA's service cut pro-posals. The QM22 might have only62 riders daily, according to theMTA's statistics, but out of all the

routes that were discontinued, theQM22 had the most potential.

It has more potential than mostbus routes that the MTA operatesunder the MTA Bus Company, NewYork City Transit and Long IslandBus brands. Astoria and Long Is-land City has grown tremendouslyover the past decade and the currentpublic transportation resources can-not continue to satisfy existing orpotential demand, given that Q69buses are overcrowded, N and Qtrains are overcrowded, and thatthe Astoria Line (where the N and Qtrains run) cannot handle anymoretrains than it could now due to trackcapacity.

The QM22 would have had addi-tional ridership because realtorsadvertised the service to purchasersof coops and condos being built inthe area, renters in the area, as wellas home buyers. However the lim-ited schedule of two trips in eachdirection hindered any growth ofthe QM22 because it failed to attractany new ridership, despite theQM22 getting as much as 40 pas-sengers per trip shortly before therecession hit. Now, the QM22's dis-continuation has hurt property val-ues along its route; such is evi-denced by a realtor not being able tosell a $999,000 condo because therealtor could not advertise the op-tion of the QM22 to the buyer whowas interested in the condo.

The QM22 had many people whowere elderly and mostly consisted ofolder women who had to work, and

could not be able to climb subwaystairs. Many people only found outabout the QM22 out of curiosity orthrough word of mouth from exist-ing riders, given that not too manypeople even saw a QM22 on thestreets due to the limited nature ofthe service.

The MTA also failed to thinkcreatively on how to provide for thelong term transportation needs ofAstoria and Long Island City. ForMidtown service, they should nothave ran the QM22 as is; what Iwould have done is run the Q69into Midtown via the Queens-Mid-town Tunnel and 34th Street ratherthan having the Q69 run to andfrom Queens Plaza. There is alsopotential for the QM22 to run as anexpress bus between Astoria, LongIsland City and Jackson Heightsand Lower Manhattan operating viathe same routing in Queens and viathe QM7, QM8, QM11 and QM25routing in Manhattan which wouldbe via Water and Church Streets.Such an Express bus would be ben-eficial given that since the W train'sdiscontinuation, there is no one-seat access between Astoria andLong Island City and Lower Man-hattan.

The W train carried 5,600 ridersbetween Astoria and Long IslandCity and Lower Manhattan; if half ofthose riders elected to take theQM22, this would amount to 2,800riders, which would amount to moreridership than most Express routesaside from the BxM7 in the Bronx aswell as the X1, X10, X12 and X17in Staten Island. If a third of the Wriders elected to take the QM22, theridership of the QM22 would stillamount to more riders than theQM2 Express bus.

Any of these moves will not comeat any cost to the MTA Bus Com-pany because as part of the takeoveragreement with the MTA, the Cityof New York is responsible for fullysubsidizing the difference betweenthe operating costs and farebox rev-enue on all MTA Bus Companylines. The only reason why the QM22was discontinued was because theMTA had to show to the City of NewYork that they are saving moneyand so the public would not reallyknow about the subsidy agreement,given that the only routes that theMTA Bus Company cut was theQ89, QM22, as well as the QM23routes.

The QM23 only had one trip ineach direction and ran a similarroute to the QM15. The Q89 ranonce an hour during mid days.Therefore the MTA should reinstatethe QM22 Express bus in a formatthat would be much more successfulthan the two trips in each direction.

Ali Fadil,Queens

Armed CitizenryTo The Editor:

There was a study done in 1995titled "Armed Resistance to Crime"regarding the fact that law abidingcitizens use guns to defend them-selves against criminals as many as2.5 million times every year.

Firearms are used 60 times moreoften to protect the lives of honestcitizens than to shoot with criminalintent. Of these defensive shootings,more than 200,000 are by womendefending themselves against sexualabuse. Citizens shoot and kill morecriminals than police do every year.While the police have an error rateof 11 percent when it comes to theaccidental shooting of innocent ci-vilians, the armed citizens rate isonly 2 percent, making them fivetimes safer than the police.

These are interesting figures thatshow that law-abiding cit izensshould have the right to own guns asindicated in the Second Amend-ment to the U.S. Constitution.

Janet McCarthy,Flushing

TyrannicalTo The Editor:

The Little King has worn out hiswelcome and the masses can nowsee that he clearly has no clothes.And what an ugly sight it is.

Bloomberg does not even getour streets plowed properly becausehe spends all his time trying tofigure out how to do away withpublic school teachers. His oft-statedand long-term goal is to eliminatethe pensions of all public employ-ees. Let me remind him that theCivil Service system was created asa direct result of the favoritism,corruption, nepotism, foul play andtreachery of people like Boss Tweedand the outrageous political prac-tices of Tammany Hall. How fittingthat this out of control little despotmoved his education departmentand his mindless, gutless, rubberstamp "Panel for Educat ionalPolicy" into the building that is theultimate symbol of corruption.

Bloomberg arrogantly proposesthe layoffs of veteran teachers whoservice children, while he employshundreds of highly paid consultantswhose positions have nothing to dowith children whatsoever. He evenemploys a second chancellor so hecan keep his fellow, Upper EastSide millionaire and uncertifiedChancellor while no-bid contractsare signed off on with impunity inhis notorious Tweed Courthouse.

Never forget: it was the workerswho built this great nation and itwas the Civil Service System thatenabled those workers to keep theirjobs without the fear of retribution

from politicians like the current ty-rant. Bloomberg claims new teach-ers are better only because they arecheaper. There are thousands ofsenior firefighters and police offic-ers who are probably not in suchsolid physical condition as recentgraduates of the Fire and PoliceAcademies, but their professionalknowledge and many years of expe-rience in the field more than makeup for the cost of their higher sala-ries.

Don't let Bloomberg fool youwith his talk of better teachers. It isa charade, as is his whole campaignto eliminate public schools throughcha r t e r s choo l expans ion .Bloomberg has no interest in any-one other than his fellow million-aires. He disguises his argument asa crusade for "Children First," yetneither he nor any of his uncertifiedchancellors has ever sent their chil-dren to a public school. His goal isto divide union workers. Do notallow Bloomberg, nor his allies inthe major media, to do away withthe Civil Service seniority rights ofteachers, or those of all other CivilServants will follow.

Remember: America's best daysfollowed the creation of the CivilService system and job protectionsfrom tyrannical politicians like ourcurrent third-term emperor.

Mario Scioscia,Richmond Hill

PCBs & SafetyTo The Editor:

With the recent news story re-garding the discovery of PCBS incertain public schools, the UFTneeds to issue a statement regard-ing this potentially serious healthhazard. Michael Mulgrew, the UFTpresident, must voice his concernspublicly. Teachers, students, admin-istrators and staff in these affectedschools must be relocated to otherschool sites and those affectedschools need to be decontaminatedand thorough ly c leaned. Ourschools need to be safe environ-ments for all who enter them; notpotential sites for serious illnesses.

Let us hope that this seriousproblem will be eradicated very ,verysoon.

John Amato,Fresh Meadows

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Some Chilling Thoughts For Our Time

Cuomo Takes on Dragons, Can He Win Submission?

By MICHAEL SCHENKLERThere’s no science or report-

ing here, just the observations ofa guy who has been experiencingQueens for more than half a cen-tury – and watching carefully.

There’s more big snow on theground for more days then I recall-- ever. The piles are higher, theparking more difficult, the intersec-tions less visible and the sidewalksless passable than any other ex-tended period in recent history.

The difficulty caused by thesnow seriously impacts small busi-ness. Retai l suffers when theirstores are not easily accessible bycar and foot. Small business suf-fers when delivery times increasegreatly. And the city and private

business are seeing their snow re-moval budgets busted.

I’m not complaining, but we’vehad more January lost work hoursat the Trib than any other monthsince I took over the paper in1979.

Hey the snow costs.No, I am not complaining

about the road clearing. On thecontrary, after the December “bliz-zard,” the Sanitation Departmenthas done a remarkably quick andefficient job. But if they don’t truckthe snow away, the problem can’tbe solved.

Everyone but the kids seemsto have had enough – more thanenough.

So what do the kids know ordo, that we don’t?

If the snow season is not over,I’m going to look for some muchyounger friends.

BANANA REPUBLIC ECONOMYWhy is there such a chill in

New York?The Gotham Gazette reported

that New York has the greatestdisparities in income of any majorU.S. city, with the top 1 percent

of the population earning 44 per-cent of the income in the city.

New York City has extremewealth and extreme pover ty, andlots of both, but the share of thewealthiest has increased by fourtimes over the past 30 years. Theproblem is national – not just lo-cal in scope – but New York hasthe largest share of those at thevery top of the wealth pyramid.

New York State is the mostpolarized among the 50 states, andNew York City is the most polar-ized among the 25 largest citiesin the United States.

The report explains that Fed-eral tax policy has contributedgreatly to the disparity.

“The moves to reduce top taxrates and capital gains tax rates— as Presidents Ronald Reagan(Sunday was the centenniel of hisbirth) and George W. Bush did —and to maintain glaring loopholeshave all had a major effect.”

Suggested policies that wouldboth stimulate robust economicgrowth and reverse excessive in-come polarization include: increas-ing the minimum wage, expand-ing living wage requirements, in-

creasing labor union membership,making investments in economicgrowth, helping small businessesgrow, provide real assistance onhome foreclosures, and investingin public higher education.

The most impor tant stepneeded to reverse economic polar-ization according to the repor twould be enacting progressive taxpolicies at all levels of government.In New York City for example,while the top one percent earns44 percent of city income, they ac-count for only one-third of totalNew York City tax revenue.

The defense of Wall St. bo-nuses and excessive corporatecompensation packages continueby those who are engineering theeconomy. But they fail to addressthe role/import of the worker, pro-fessional and small business people– the 99 percent of us who workhard and keep this country going?

In some “Banana Republic”countries, dispar it ie s l ike th iswould be the seeds of revolution.

But it’s cold here in New York.

THE COLDEST WIND OF ALLBut the coldest of al l winds

By HENRY STERNGovernor Cuomo

kept his word and pre-sented a state budget of$132.9 billion for Fis-cal Year 2011-12,which begins April 1.This figure, believe it ornot, is a sharp brake onspending. He also gavea fine speech, withgreatly improved visualaids, to make the state’s financialdistress evident to anyone willingto see, including the legislature.

For eight years, New YorkCivic has been preaching that statespending is irresponsibly high, anotion that has gradually gainedacceptance even though nothingis done about it.

On Sept. 22, 2002, we wrotean article headlined “Drifting fromErie Toward Ontario.” The geo-graphic reference to the two GreatLakes is intended to imply to read-ers just what happens to ships thattry to drift from Lake Erie to LakeOntario: they go over Niagara Falls,a natural wonder but a disaster forshipping. Vessels can use the mul-tiple locks of the Welland Canal,which forms the boundary betweenthe United States and Canada.

The point of our 2002 article,which was written when Gover-nor George Pataki was in his sec-ond (of three) terms, was that NewYork State was running out ofmoney. In the intervening eightyears, during the administrations ofPataki, Eliot Spitzer and DavidPaterson, disaster was postponed

by borrowing billions ofdollars in the name ofvarious public authori-t ies which are euphe-mistically referred to asoff-budget entities. Thatis an Enronian phrasethat should rank with‘collateralized debt ob-ligations’ in the vocabu-lary of fiscal irresponsi-bi lity.

In his remarks Tuesday, thenew governor also referencedEnron, once No. 7 in the S & P500, and now a synonym for fiscalflim-flam. Governor Cuomo said:“When you use reality-based bud-geting, as opposed to Albany-basedbudgeting, which is where Albanymeets Enron, in our opinion, theAlbany-based budgeting institu-t ionally assumes an exorbitantgrowth rate that is disconnectedfrom fiscal reality. And this hasbeen going on for many, manyyears.”

It is too early in the budgetseason, for us, anyway, to offerjudgments on the individual appro-priations that the governor pro-poses for agencies. But he is defi-nitely inclined in the rightdirection. It is ironic that his mes-sage has resonated most with Re-publicans and Conservatives, andleast with the Democratic left. Thatshows that the principal faultline in fiscal policy is not betweenthe two par t ie s, but betweenspenders and savers, with theDemocrats evenly divided.REMEMBERING THINGS PAST

It has been a generation sinceNew York had a governor of whomwe could be proud. A swallowdoes not make a summer, but thinkof where we were on GroundhogDay four years ago. The new gov-ernor had already described him-self as “a fucking steamroller,” waspreparing for the Troopergate waragainst Senate Major ity LeaderJoe Bruno, and was trying to im-pose his choice for State Comp-troller, Martha Stark, on the statelegis lature to f i l l the vacancycaused by the resignation of AlanHevesi following his first felonyconviction.

The legislature chose one ofit s own, Assemblyman TomDiNapoli, for the plumposition. DiNapoli was a bet terchoice than Spitzer’s candidate,who was subsequently compelledto resign as City Finance Commis-sioner because of sundry irregulari-ties whose details you can find withthe aid of Google. DiNapoli is notas bright as Hevesi, but there aremore important qualities, like de-cency and integrity, that high pub-lic office demands. The Comptrol-ler is a good man, highly affableand liked by his colleagues. Hisindustry and devotion are unques-tioned. Nonetheless, it is ridiculousthat he be the sole trustee of apension fund that exceeds $120billion. That should be corrected.

MORE THINGS PASTWhen I was Parks Commis-

sioner, February 2 was the day ofan annual ritual, consulting a

groundhog who would advise whatthe season would bring. If the daywere clear, and the groundhog sawhis shadow, that meant that win-ter would continue for six moreweeks. In 2011, winter is not over,no mat ter what the groundhogindicates.

The groundhog custom is mostclosely associated withPunxsutawney, Penn. Its spread toNew York zoos (Queens and StatenIsland) was f lagrantlyderivative. The Borough Presidentof Queens, Claire Shulman (parkname “Queen Bee”), a good friendof parks, came to the Queens Zooevery year to open the little doorbehind which the animals hovered,

awaiting their annual fifteen sec-onds of fame.

We had a difficult experienceone year with Claire’s predeces-sor, the late Borough President ofQueens, Donald Manes. On a simi-lar occasion, he saw a pair of ot-ters climbing out of a pond in thezoo, and he threw rocks at them,even when asked to stop. To me,that was as bad as all the moneyhe extor ted from parking meteroperators. You can Google him,too, for a sad chapter in New YorkCity history. Who ever heard of agreat big borough president ston-ing an innocent family of otters?

Reach Henry Stern at:StarQuest@NYCivic.org

Henry Stern

continues to blow through Albany.The frigid chill emanating in

the legislative halls of goverment,saps the energy and cultivates thediseases which have resulted in thewoeful decline of the once mightyNew York State.

The once large and powerfulEmpire State continues its declineand the members of the State Leg-islature have sowed the seeds,planted the weeds, and done thedeeds that have brought us to thisseminal moment.

On its knees and facing thetipping point with a new reform-ing hand on the controls the legis-lature faces the Governor. But An-drew Cuomo is neither perfect noromnipotent.

The legislative leadership hasdemonstrated in the past that theycan upset the best laid plans. . .

The members of the legisla-ture have demonstrated an inabil-ity to accept responsiblity for theimmobilizing dysfunction.

Sadly, if you’re waiting for aweather change in the New YorkState Legislature, you might haveto wait for hell to freeze over.MSchenkler@QueensTribune.com

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Remember Your Loved Ones

New expansion plans approved forThe Sanctuary at Mount Lebanona Jewish Community Mausoleum

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Queens This WeekTenants To Boro: MoveSnow Dam

The recent record snows left the boroughstruggling to navigate around giant hills ofthe white stuff. In some neighborhoods likeBroad Channel, where most residential streetsare dead-ends, the giant mounds of snowbecame more than just a nuisance - theyposed a great danger.

When the Dept. of Sanitation plowed thenarrow roads of the neighborhood alongCross Bay Boulevard, they pushed the snowto the end of the dead end streets. On West12th Road, the snow was cleared, but piled atthe end of the street into a 13-foot highmound; it could have been pushed slightlyfarther into Jamaica Bay, but that is notallowed.

It is illegal to dump snow in waterwayswithout an emergency permit from the NewYork State Dept. of Environmental Conser-vation, which Sanitation did not receive. Tosome residents in Broad Channel, that seemedridiculous.

"I guess [their] logic is that whateverpollutants may be present in this snow pilewill somehow disappear by the time it iswashed away by rain or melts in the spring,at which time it will all...wait for it....draininto Jamaica Bay," Peter Mahon, president ofthe West 12th Road Block Association, wroteon his organization's Web site last week.

A bigger problem existed for the residentsof West 12th Road: the pile blocked thestreet's ability to drain rainwater into Ja-maica Bay, and when the ice and rain beganto fall last Tuesday night, the mound of snowacted like an "ice dam," allowing the water topool into the middle of West 12th Road. Theresulting backup caused a flood engulfingthe residential street in the middle of an icestorm as temperatures threatened to dropbelow zero.

Broad Channel residents immediatelycalled local officials and 311, desperatelytrying to get the City to cut a passage in themound of snow to drain the water beforetemperatures dropped below freezing, turn-ing the street into Queens' largest ice skatingrink.

"We fully understand and appreciate thedifficulties faced by our terrific Sanitationworkers in addressing the extensive amountof snowfall we have recently experienced but,nevertheless, if snow is to be dumped at thebay end of West 12th Road, a cut out shouldbe provided to allow for sufficient run off toprevent this type of dangerous situation fromhappening," Mahon said.

Shortly after noon Wednesday, as the iceturned to rain, Sanitation arrived with snow-removal equipment and removed enough to

create a channel in the pile so the water coulddrain, just in time for the arctic cold to comethrough.

Conor Green, spokesman for Council-man Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), said flood-ing has been an ongoing problem along West12th Road and Borough President HelenMarshall has been working to allocate moneyto alleviate the problem.

"We are aware of the problem," saidMarshall's Spokesman Dan Andrews. "De-sign is underway on flood relief for West 12thand surrounding blocks."

Andrews said Marshall has prioritized theproject.

"Borough President Marshall feels thatresidents have already waited too long forrelief and will continue to do all that she cando to get the project done," Andrews said."She has already worked with the BloombergAdministration to move the project up fromits old scheduled start of 2015."

He added that a task force meeting will beheld at Borough Hall Feb. 16 on the project,which will begin on West 12th Road andincorporate surrounding streets based onseverity of flooding.

Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter atdrafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125.

—Domenick Rafter

Sanitation Snow JobOn Bell Blvd.

Anyone who has tried to run a quickerrand in downtown Bayside knows thatparking spots on Bell Boulevard and its crossstreets are at a premium.

With January bringing New York City themost snowfall in recorded history, the giantmounds consuming precious parking spotswere a problem that the Bayside BusinessImprovement District decided to handle -with disappointing results.

Working directly with the Dept. of Sani-tation, the lackluster job left the BID less thanimpressed, and the job half done.

A major unloading spot on Bell, the LongIsland Rail Road overpass was a snowed overmess that no agency took responsibility forclearing. After speaking with Gregg Sullivan,executive director of the Bayside BID, a verycooperative daytime Sanitation supervisorhelped bring plows to Bell Boulevard.

"I go, 'we've got to take care of this - thisis where the major focus of your efforts needto be, along with the Boulevard itself,'" Sullivansaid. "He worked with me and agreed that hewould get some of those major piles clearedup that were taking up some of our parkingspaces."

The hotspots were located at the heart of

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Sanitation crews worked at first to quickly remove now from Bell Boulevard, butlater slowed down.

Bell, from 38th to 40th Avenues, but Sanita-tion agreed to clear the Boulevard from 35thAvenue to Northern Boulevard.

A night crew cleared a block and a half,from the Long Island Rail Road to 40thAvenue. A promise to return the next nightwas fulfilled, with Sullivan keeping watchfrom 11 p.m. until 5 a.m.

"We had a problem with the Sanitationguys the following night," he said. "Right inthe middle of the evening when they werereally starting to work, they just stopped.They did not finish down to 35th Avenue likethey said they would."

Despite an army of machines and man-power, they barely finished clearing 38th and39th avenues, Sullivan said.

Sullivan wanted to see plowing completedwith a minimum of effort, but things came toa head when a worker drove off and peltedhim with salt.

"He didn't like that I was over there takingpictures of the way they were working," hesaid.

In preparation for the third night of plow-ing, the BID plastered the streets with 'noparking' signs, but Sanitation never returned.

"They didn't even do half the job," he said."They just walked off and never came back."

Left to suffer are local businesses, whichhurts the economy, Sullivan said.

"I've made several return phone calls tohave [Sanitation] come finish it, but theyseem to be ignoring us," he said.

Unplowed parking spots are definitelyaffecting business, said Councilman MarkWeprin (D-Oakland Gardens).

"I'm sure by May this problem will besolved, but I can't guarantee before that," hesaid. "Mother Nature has dealt us quite ahand this winter."

Sanitation never caught up with snowremoval after the failed response to the Christ-mas weekend blizzard, said Councilman DanHalloran (R-Whitestone).

"Part of this has to do with the fact that ineach of the snowstorms we hadn't caught upwith the storm before," he said. "It was adomino effect."

The restoration of alternate side of thestreet parking could help, because cars bur-ied since Christmas weekend will have to bemoved, Halloran said.

"Let's not downplay that this was the worstsnow that we got in many years," Weprinsaid. "I don't expect it to be this bad everyyear."

Considering the amount of snow that hasfallen on New York City, Community Board11 has not received many snow related com-plaints, said CB 11 District Manager SusanSeinfeld.

"I think there's a certain understandingthat this was unusual," she said.

Grievances have ranged from weeks over-due garbage pickup to plows blocking re-cently shoveled driveways. Most snow-re-lated callers report giant mounts of snow atintersections, or unshoveled intersections.

Reach Reporter Jessica Ablamsky at

jablamsky@queenstribune.com or (718)357-7400, Ext. 124.

—Jessica Ablamsky

Locals Mourn Loss OfSunny Kellerman

Area residents are mourning the loss of adedicated resident, community activist and avoice of the Forest Hills Chamber of Com-merce.

Sunny Kellerman, 84, died in Januaryafter dedicating the last decade of her life tothe community she actively served and withwhich was so closely involved.

Serving as the Chamber's office managerand outreach representative, Kellerman in-teracted with local businesses.

Known to some shopkeepers as "the ladywith the big sunglasses," Kellerman had herown style and a spirited attitude that helpedget the job done.

More than 15 years ago, Kellerman's feistycharacter helped rid Forest Hills of an exoticestablishment that had neighborhood resi-dents hot and bothered.

After spearheading a 2-1/2-month campaignto close the neighborhood's all-nude strip club,Runway 69, Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz(D-Forest Hills) recalls Kellerman standing byher side at many community protests.

"She was there no matter what," saidKoslowitz. "Rain or shine she was there pro-testing. She was very committed to the cause."

After noticing Kellerman's dedication tothe community, Koslowitz helped her get ajob at the Forest Hills Chamber of Commercein 1994 - where she stayed until her death.

"She will be sorely missed in the commu-nity," said Koslowitz. "We thank her for allthe work she's done throughout the years."

Leslie Brown, President of the Forest HillsChamber of Commerce, knew Kellerman formore than 15 years. Brown spent all of heryears at the Chamber working with Kellerman,addressing the needs of its members.

"Sunny was my right hand," said Brown."She was the day-to-day voice of the Cham-ber. When you called us, it was she whopointed you in the right direction."

Kellerman's vast knowledge of the com-munity, past and present, surpassed anysearch engine that contained informationabout Forest Hills, said Brown.

"She didn't use the computer much," saidBrown. "She had all the information aboutthe neighborhood in her head."

Kellerman's untimely death came as ashock to some community residents.

Frank Gulluscio, District Manager ofCommunity Board 6, admired the motiva-tion she emanated while serving under herpost at the Chamber.

"She was always there and effervescent,"said Gulluscio. "This loss was a surprise to us.We can't believe it."

Reach In te rn Jason Banrey a tjbanrey@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128.

—Jason Banrey

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Aqueduct Flea Lives On At MerrickBy DOMENICK RAFTER

Some vendors from the now-defunct fleamarket at Aqueduct Racetrack have found anew home in Southeast Queens. TheMerrick Flea Market, an indoor site locatedin a former warehouse at 221-02 MerrickBlvd. in Laurelton, has had success attract-ing vendors who once hocked their wares atAqueduct.

Because of the construction of the Re-sorts World Casino at Aqueduct Racetrack,the flea market that occupied the northparking lot of the racetrack every weekendand Tuesdays from spring through Christ-mas was shut down permanently on Dec. 31after more than 30 years at the site alongRockaway Boulevard in South Ozone Park.

Efforts to relocate the flea market to siteslike Citi Field or Belmont Racetrack failed,leaving vendors with no place to sell theirmerchandise.

Until now.Merrick Flea Market's managers, BP Real

Estate Fund, a Philadelphia-based real estatecompany that manages a few flea markets inPennsylvania, brought on Brian Baxter, theformer manager of the Aqueduct Flea Mar-ket, to manage the new market. Baxter saidin the month he has been on the job atMerrick, the number of vendors at the siteincreased from 30 to about 80, half of whomwere formerly at Aqueduct, along with othernew vendors.

"Local vendors saw the influx of new

By DOMENICK RAFTERNew procedures announced by Mayor

Mike Bloomberg last week will make it easierto track down those committing mortgagefrauds.

The program, created by the city's Finan-cial Crime Task Force with help of the districtattorneys of all five boroughs, seeks to catchquestionable trends that could be signs offraud taking place.

The Financial Crime Task Force con-ducted an analysis of mortgage fraud inNew York City and nationwide to identifycommon traits of fraud and develop asearch methodology to f ind fraud in Citydata, cal led "digital f ingerprints." Withinput from experienced mortgage fraud

Property Task Force Protects Homeowners

vendors from Aqueduct and decided tocome," he said.

Baxter said the new site is fairly different,but vendors were adapting well. At Aque-duct, vendors were able to drive their trucksor cars up to their site and unload theirmerchandise. While they can't at Merrick,their sites are permanent because the build-ing is locked up at night.

"Vendors make each site like their ownstore," Baxter said.

Baxter anticipates Merrick will developwith the same sense of community Aqueductwas known for.

"I hope that we'll have the same commu-nity love and response that we had [at Aque-duct]," he said.

prosecutors from the f ive DA off ices, themethodology was improved and ref ined.The task force wil l apply its new tactics toACRIS, the City's public property recordsdatabase, and with information accessedfrom other City databases, compile "Un-usual Property Activi ty Reports" for dis-tr ibution to law enforcement agencies forfol low up.

Examples of what the task force consid-ered "strong indicators of fraud" include:homes or properties that changed ownersmultiple times in a short period of time atvarying sale prices; transfers of title at farbelow market prices; and properties sold atvalues just below thresholds for mandatoryreporting or tax filings.

Many of the vendors who worked at Aq-ueduct live in Southeast Queens. Anotherflea market opening March 4 in DowntownBrooklyn is also actively trying to recruitformer Aqueduct vendors.

Merrick, though smaller than the Aque-duct space, is open longer hours. The out-door flea market at Aqueduct was only openthree days a week for about eight months ayear, while the indoor Merrick Flea Market isopen Thursday through Sunday year-round.For more information on the Merrick FleaMarket, call (718) 341-FLEA or go tomerrickfleamarket.com

Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter atdrafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125.

"Mortgage fraud has quite l iterally sto-len the American Dream of owning a homefrom many New Yorkers, especial ly inSoutheast Queens which lies at the epicen-ter of what has become a national prob-lem," said Queens DA Richard Brown, whojoined the mayor and Staten Island DA DanDonovan last week to announced the newprogram. "While we have made some head-way in prosecuting these cases, the pro-grams which Mayor Bloomberg is unveil-ing today wil l be useful weapons to add toour arsenal in the fight against those whoprey upon unsuspecting homeowners andlending institutions."

Homeowners will be able to stay alert onpossible fraud as well. In order to help

homeowners detect possible mortgage fraudinvolving their own homes, the FinancialCrimes Task Force is teaming up with theDept. of Finance to institute a program thatwill allow homeowners to be alerted when anytransaction involving their property is en-tered into the City's database. Homeownerscan receive an email, text message, or letterby mail, any time certain property relateddocuments are fi led with the City, sohomeowners will immediately know if unau-thorized transactions are taking place.Homeowners can register at nyc.gov or bycalling 311.

Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter atdrafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125.

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Queens CLOSEUP

Musical RevueFSF Community Theatre Group, 41-60

Kissena Blvd., Flushing, is holding auditionsfor “The Magic of … A Musical Revue, Scenesand Songs from Broadway, Movies, TV andRadio.”

Auditions will be held Tuesday, Feb. 15(ages 10-19); and Tuesday, Feb. 22 andWednesday, Feb. 23 (Adults) beginning at7:30 p.m. for performances May 14, 21, 22.The show will be directed by Amanda Doriaand Mark Lord.

The group is looking for dancers andsingers ages 10 thru adult; stage crew ages 16and up. For more information call (516) 354-5210, go to spotlightonstage.com/fsfctg.htm,or e-mail fsfctg@yahoo.com.

Incredible AcrobatsKupferberg Center Performances is pleased

to welcome back The Incredible Acrobats ofChina on Saturday, March 6, at 3 p.m. witha spectacular production of circus art inColden Auditorium.

Founded in 1951 as the Shanghai Acro-batic Theatre, The New Shanghai Circus haswon more Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals indomestic and international circus competi-tions to date than any other Chinese acro-batic company. Regarded internationally asthe top troupe of acrobats in the People’sRepublic of China, these phenomenal per-formers have toured extensively throughoutEurope and North America.

Breathtaking and polished to perfection,the singular skills performed by The NewShanghai Circus have their roots in everydaylives of the village peasants, farmers andcraftsman of the Han Dynasty. Enhanced byhigh-tech lighting, fabulous choreography,exotic costumes and dramatic music, theseastounding contortionists, awesome acro-bats, masterful jugglers and clever comedians“reach literally breathtaking heights of skill.”(The New York Times)

Tickets for The Incredible Acrobats OfChina are still available at $18; $12 children12 and under. Orders may be charged onlineat KupferbergCenterArts.org, by phone at(718) 793-8080, or purchased at the ColdenAuditorium Box Office.

Korean ArtThe Voelker Orth Museum is exhibiting a

series of drawings by Seongmin Ahn, a Ko-rean-born artist based in New York. Thisexhibition offers an exquisite series of workson mulberry paper drawn from Korean folkart motifs and techniques.

Her previous gallery exhibitions in the USand abroad have focused on abstract andconceptual installations. This series of imagesare based in Minwha, popular Korean tradi-tional folk art. They are rendered in Koreanink and colored powders with rabbit skinglue on mulberry paper. Multiple thin layersof different tones were applied to create pro-found depth and saturation.

The Voelker Orth Museum is based in theformer home of an immigrant who pub-lished German newspapers to keep culturalconnections and the flow of news betweenémigrés and their hometowns. Ms. Ahn’scontemporary approach to working withcultural connections through writing andimages in the Korean press was particularlyinteresting to the museum as it resonatedwith the aspirations of the Voelcker familyone hundred years ago. The artist states thatshe came to a question of how to identifyherself as an immigrant Korean-American.This question compelled her to research hercultural heritage in relation to her life in NewYork.

“I began to write and draw about what Ilearned and felt by living in Brooklyn, New

York. I would love to reflect a little story ofmy life and identify as a mom, teacher andpainter in New York through my artworks”.

Ahn will teach a workshop at the VoelkerOrth Museum, introducing Minwha Folk Arton Saturday, Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. Workshopadmission is $4 and $3 for Museum mem-bers. Children participate free of charge.

Satchmo & RaceLouis Armstrong was one of the world’s

greatest entertainers. He was loved and re-vered internationally as the father of jazz. Hewas a genius trumpeter and singer, a good-will ambassador, charismatic movie star, andprolific writer. But he was rarely viewed assomeone who influenced race relations inthe United States and abroad.

On Saturdays, Feb. 12 and 26, at both 1and 3 p.m., the Louis Armstrong HouseMuseum (LAHM) will explore the subject ofLouis Armstrong and race, from themusician’s humble beginnings in segregatedNew Orleans, to his often quiet but powerfulprotests for civil rights throughout his re-markable 50-year career. Join the museum’s“Satchologist” Ricky Riccardi for a freshlook at one of America’s most influentialfigures. Riccardi will present this unexploredside of Armstrong through private tape re-cordings and rare footage, including a chill-ing version of his performance of “Black andBlue” from East Berlin. All presentations arefollowed by a guided tour of the museum.

Reservations are required as space islimited. To make a reservation, emailreservations@louisarmstronghouse.org orcall the museum at (718) 478-8274.

Fresh Air CampsJoin The Fresh Air Fund in its 135th

summer of providing free summer experi-ences to NYC children! The Fresh Air Fundis currently registering boys and girls, six to12 years old, in all five boroughs for two-week visits to volunteer host families in 13Northeastern states or at one of the five Fundcamps in upstate New York. On a Fresh AirFund experience, a child will see a worldoutside New York City, full of meadows,streams and lakes. Wherever children go,they may learn new skills like riding a bike,swimming or gardening. Children often makefriends that last forever.

In 2010, close to 5,000 children visitedvolunteer host families in suburbs and smalltown communities across 13 states fromVirginia to Maine and Canada through TheFund’s Friendly Town program. Addition-ally, 3,000 children attended five Fresh Aircamps on a 2,300-acre site in Fishkill, NewYork.

“Being outside the city is a lot different!I like the open spaces and breathing in thefresh air,” explains one Fresh Air child.

Since 1877, The Fresh Air Fund, anindependent, not-for-profit agency, has pro-vided free summer vacations to more than1.7 million New York City children fromlow-income neighborhoods. Communityagencies in all five boroughs register chil-dren for Fresh Air programs. For a referralto a participating agency, visit freshair.orgor call The Fresh Air Fund at (800) 367-0003.

Hall Of Science1001 Inventions, Through April 24:

Uncover 1,000 years of science & technol-ogy. The “dark ages” were a golden age!Discover a forgotten history of science andscholarship in this hands-on exhibition.The New York Hall of Science hosts theU.S. premiere of 1001 Inventions, whichopens December 4. Free with general ad-mission. 1001 Inventions is sponsored by

ALJ Community Initiatives.Design Squad Nation Family Day, Jan.

15, noon to 5 p.m.: Engage your creative andinventive side with tabletop design chal-lenges, just like the PBS Kids! show DesignSquad Nation! In addition to hands-on activ-ity challenges, you can view clips from up-coming episodes of Design Squad Nation,participate in trivia time with Design Squadhosts, get photos and autographs with theshow’s hosts, and cheer on a large scale,design challenge. Best for kids ages 7 – 14.Free with general NYSCI admission.

Digital’10: Planet Earth, Through Jan.30: The digital prints in this exhibition arethe result of the 12th annual juried, interna-tional competition organized by Art & Sci-ence Collaborations, Inc. The exhibition’spurpose is to demonstrate how digital tech-nology is enabling new aesthetic imagingpossibilities and conceptual statements. ForDigital’10, artists and scientists were invitedto submit original digital prints that reflecttheir perceptions of our planet. Free withgeneral NYSCI admission.

Nikon Small World PhotomicrographyCompetition, through Feb. 27: The oldestand most respected competition of its kind,Nikon Small World has become the topforum for showing the beauty and complex-ity of life as seen through the light micro-s cope . I t hono r s t h e wo r l d ’ s b e s tphotomicrographers who capture vibrantimages that represent the intersection ofscience and art. This year’s winner is JonasKing who took a photo of a mosquito heartmagnified 100 times, and using fluores-cence technology. King’s image, along withthe other winners, will be showcased atNYSCI. Free with general NYSCI admis-sion.

The New York Hall of Science, in Flush-ing Meadows Corona Park, is open Tue. -Thur. 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Fri. 9:30 a.m. to5 p.m.; Sat. & Sun. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Admission is $11, $8 for ages 2-17 & se-niors. To learn more go to nysci.org or call(718) 699-0005.

Arbor DayThe New York State Office of Parks,

Recreation and Historic Preservation an-nounced that the Long Island ArboriculturalAssociation will host its annual Arbor Dayevent at Planting Fields Arboretum StateHistoric Park in Oyster Bay. This event is acollaborative effort between New York StateParks, The Planting Fields Foundation, andLIAA.

The Arbor Day event will take place onSaturday, March 26, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.This one day volunteer effort includes prun-ing and general cleanup of the historic treesand shrubs at the Carshalton Gates, MainDrive, and Taxus Field located on the southwest side of the arboretum off Chicken ValleyRoad. The work also includes the removal ofhazardous trees in these areas culminatingwith the planting of a new tree.

For more information please contact Plant-ing Fields at (516) 922-8601 or LIAA at (631)415- 4535.

Financial CounselingIn partnership with the NYC Depart-

ment of Consumer Affairs Office of Finan-cial Empowerment, Queens Library wi l lhost free, confidential f inancial counsel-ing sessions at libraries in Jackson Heightsand Long Is land City. The counsel ing wil lbe conducted under the auspices of theNYC Financial Empowerment Center. I tis intended to help manage credit anddebt, and help famil ies re-establ ish sol idf inancial footing. Counsel ing is given inEngl ish and Spanish. Other languages

may be avai lable upon request.To make an appointment, please register

at (646) 810-4050, ext. 112.Appointments are available at:Queens Library at Jackson Heights, 35-

51 81st Street; Tuesdays and Fridays at 2-6pm through March; Queens Library at LongIsland City, 37-44 21st Street; Mondays andThursdays at 4-8 pm through March.

Second LanguageTarget Margin Theater (David Herskovits,

Artistic Director) continues its 20th Anni-versary Season with a new work, SecondLanguage, created by the company in col-laboration with the Performing Arts Centerat LaGuardia Community College. Directedby David Herskovits, and featuring TMTArtists Purva Bedi and Yehuda Hyman, andthe students from LaGuardia CommunityCollege: Ayhan Aktas, Therese Benoit, MarkCasino, Daniel Glass, Sharif Griggs, KatieHoffacker, Dana King, Lakia Lewis, Hoi LunLui, Bruce Pavia, Michelle Sanchez, StevenSowell, and Fernando Torres.

Performances begin Saturday, Feb. 17,for a limited three week engagement throughMarch 5 at The Chocolate Factory (5-49 49thAve. Long Island City, Queens).

The challenge of facing a world where wedo not speak the native tongue is universal:alienation and the struggle to communicateare our themes. How can people connect?How do we adapt to our failures to connect?How does the world respond to an alientongue? How can our whole culture growand adapt to difference? In a certain way, weall speak a second language.

Second Language will play Thu-Sat at 8p.m. Tickets are $15 and may be purchasedonl ine at chocolatefactorytheater.org,targetmargin.org, by calling TheaterManiaat (212) 352-3101.

Harlem On My MindQueens Library will host Xoregos Per-

forming Company’s “Harlem On My Mind”at multiple performances in honor of AfricanAmerican History Month. Admission is free.It is suggested for adults and children overage 8.

The show will be performed Saturday,Feb. 12, at 3 p.m., Queens Library at LongIsland City, 37-44 21st St.

The show is a 70-minute celebration ofthe Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and1930s, when so much of black music andliterature began to enrich American culture.It consists of four works that epitomize theliterary dynamism of the Harlem Renais-sance. These will be interspersed with earlysongs by Duke Ellington and Fats Waller andIrving Berlin’s “Harlem On My Mind,” whichwas written for Ethel Waters. Poems byLangston Hughes and other poets of the erawill also be featured.

SAT PrepTo help high school students prepare for

spring SAT exams (March 12, May 7 & June4) LaGuardia Community College’s TeenAcademy offers intensive SAT test prep.These Saturday courses prepare students forboth sections of the test: Critical Reading/Writing and Math. Intensives run throughMay. Free college planning workshops oncareers, choosing a major, financial aid andscholarships are included.

Classes will be held in the college’s mainbuilding at 31-10 Thomson Avenue, LongIsland City and take place from 9 a.m. to 1:30p.m. Registration is now taking place. Lim-ited family discounts are available. Thosewho are interested in attending may call(718) 482-5334 or register onl ine atpeopleware.net/ace.

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By JESSICA ABLAMSKYPay at tention, dog owners.Mayor Mike Bloomberg recently signed

into law two bills that will fundamentallyimprove the lives of animals in New YorkCity, and change the way outdoor dogs aretreated.

Legislation introduced by CouncilmanPeter Vallone, Jr. (D-Astoria) makes it il legalto restrain dogs outdoors for longer thanthree hours in a continuous 12-hour periodof time. Repeat violations within one yearcarry fines of up to $500 and three monthsin prison.

When the law takes effect on May 1,dogs restrained outdoors for less than threehours wil l need adequate food, water andshelter.

It wil l also be i l legal to restrain a dog

New Tether Law Will Protect Dogsfor any amount of time with a device thatis a choke or pinch collar; has weights at-tached or l inks that are more than one-quar ter inch th ick; is l ikely to becomeentangled; is long enough to allow move-ment off the owner’s proper t y; or couldallow the animal to move over an object oredge that could result in strangulation orinjury to the animal.

Chaining as a way of life is somethingthat exists for too many dogs, said Val lone,a lifelong animal rights activist.

“It’s a cruel way of treating an animal,”he said. “If you see something like this, wewill be able to do something about it beforethe animal is injured. It was never okay toinjure an animal, but we had to wait until achain grew into an animal’s neck. That un-fortunately happens.”

Enforcement will beprovided by the NYPDand ASPCA.

Dogs tethered as away of life can be moreaggressive due to theirconstant confinement,lack of interaction withhumans and inability toescape from perceivedthreats.

“The flight or fightresponse; you are elimi-nating the flight option,”sa i d M i che l l eVillagomez, a spokes-woman for the ASPCA.

To a dog, a tether candemarcate a ter r itor yline, of which the dogcan become very protec-tive. When somebody enters that area, thedog can react aggressively.

Tethering also exposes that animal to in-jury from other animals, the tether itself andNew York City’s extreme weather condi-tions.

Taking effect immediately is a law thatraises the licensing fee for unfixed dogs from$11.50 to $34. Every dog in New York Citymust be licensed annually.

The $25 surcharge goes into a specialaccount to fund the City’s Animal Care andControl program, which operates the mu-nicipal animal shelter system.

“It really does have the potential to bringin a lot of revenue,” Villagomez said. “If wecould really increase compliance, we couldbring in millions of dol lars.”

In addit ion to l icensing being the law,

A dog’s life should not be spent chained up all day, ac-cording to the City Council.

benefits include admission to City dogruns, and the tag itself, which serves as atracking mechanism for lost pets via thetracking number.

After the tethering law takes effectMay 1, to repor t instances of i l legal teth-ering, cal l 311 or the ASPCA’s HumaneLaw Enforcement at (212) 876-7700, Ext.4450.

To license your dog, cal l 311 or go tonyc.org/health.

For more information about low costor f ree spay and neu te r ing f rom theASPCA, cal l (877) SPAY-NYC, or go totheir web site at aspca.org/aspca-nyc/mobilecl inic.

Reach Reporter Jessica Ablamsky atjablamsky@queenstribune.com or (718)357-7400, Ext. 124.

By DOMENICK RAFTERIf you were able to get a flight out of

LaGuardia Airport during or immediatelyafter last month’s snowstorms, you can thankmodern equipment, hard-working staff anda generous helping of luck.

During the Jan. 26-27 storm that dropped19 inches of snow on the borough, LaGuardiawas the only area airport to function, albeitwith some delays, throughout the storm.While JFK and Newark were forced to closefor a time, LaGuardia remained open.

Joe Pappalardo, chief maintenance of-ficer at LaGuardia, said his staff and updatedequipment should be given credit for keep-ing the airport open.

“We have exceptional staff,” he said. “Thatis one of the primary reasons we were open.They showed a lot of fortitude and didn’t stopsnow removal for the entire storm.”

Pappalardo said the airport, like JFK andNewark, has state-of-the-art equipment thatcame to the airport in 2004 and 2006 ca-pable of plowing, sweeping and blowingsnow from the runways. The runway istreated with “anti-icing” chemicals beforethe storm hits so snow and ice do notimmediately stick to the surface. Pappalardonoted that LaGuardia, unlike JFK and New-ark, only has two runways, which intersect,and it is imperative that both remain opera-tional.

“During most of the storm, the runwayswere clear. You were able to see blacktop,”he said.

The snow was then piled on unused parts

LaGuardia Kept OpenDespite Steady Snow

of the airport, such as the grass and concretebetween the taxiways and runways, unusedparts of the airport where the Port Authoritys tores equipment in the summer, orunderutilized parking lots. In the alleywaysand around the concourses in the terminals,snow is melted by contractors who use theairport’s 11 in-ground snow melters, whichcan melt 40 tons of snow per hour. Beyondthat, more private contractors can be hiredwho bring in portable melters capable ofmelting 600 tons per hour.

Pappalardo said planning for a stormusually begins days before one hits.

“Everything is forecasting,” he said. Forthis storm, airlines helped a great deal bygetting planes out of the airport before thestorm hit.

Between 1989 and 1994, three airplanesskidded off of LaGuardia’s runways, givingthe airport’s runways a bad reputation.Pappalardo said beyond the anti-icing agentsdeployed on the surface before the storm, theairport uses a mix of sand and what he termed“two environmentally-benign” chemicals tokeep the runways from icing up during sleetand freezing rain and cold nights.

LaGuardia is unique, Pappalardo said,because parts of its two runways sit elevatedover the East River.

“The runways ice up just like any bridgeor elevated roadway,” he said. “We’re alwaysmindful of that.”

Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter atdrafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125.

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105th PrecinctMISSING MAN: The NYPD

is seeking the public’s assistancein locating a man missing fromCreedmoor Psychiatric Centerin Belleorse.

Alexander Cousley, 26, whoresided at 80-45 WinchesterBlvd. in Bel lerose, part ofCreedmoor Psychiatric Center,went missing from the hospitalon Feb. 6.

He is described as being 6-foot-1, 215 lbs with brown eyesand black hair.

109th PrecinctSHOT IN HOTEL: On Saturday, Feb. 5

at 5:10 p.m., police responded to an aidedcase inside of the Flushing Motel located at 34-50 Linden Pl. in Downtown Flushing. Uponarrival, police found Juan Henao, 139-0934th Rd., Linden Hill, lying on the bed with agunshot wound to his head. EMS also re-sponded to the scene and pronounced himdead at the scene. There have been no arrestsmade and the investigation was ongoing.

SUICIDE CALL: On Sunday, Feb. 6 ataround 12:14 p.m., police responded to a callof a woman shot inside a security officer’sresidence at 14-42 160th St. in Whitestone.EMS arrived and declared the woman dead atthe scene. According to police reports, thewoman shot herself inside the residence.

113th PrecinctARREST IN MURDER: On Sunday, Feb.

6 at 4:22 a.m., police responded to a 911 callof a woman shot inside of 177-48 119th Rd.,in St. Albans. Upon arrival, police observedAvalisa Morris, 26, of 189-06 114th Dr., St.Albans, unconscious and unresponsive, witha gunshot wound to the head and abdomen.EMS responded to the location and pro-nounced Morris dead at the scene.

Police have arrested Mairs O’Neil, 23, of119-60 178th Pl. in St. Albans on charges ofmurder, criminal possession of a weapon andreckless endangerment

From the DAGETAWAY AMBULANCE: A South

Ozone Park man has been con-victed of three counts of first-degree robbery for robbing aHollis Hills nail salon and its sevenoccupants in December 2009.Kevin L. Cheeks, 44, of 115-36125th St., South Ozone Park,who was employed as an ambu-lance driver at the time of therobbery, used his assigned ambu-lance – which was equipped witha GPS – as his getaway vehicle

Cheeks was found guilty Feb.7 of three counts of first-degreerobbery following two hours of

jury deliberation.According to trial testimony, Cheeks en-

tered the Shinki Nail Salon, located at 212-08Union Tpke. in Hollis Hills at approximately1 p.m. on Dec. 12, 2009, and implied to thefour customers and three employees insidethat he had a gun. He then forced everyoneto the rear of the store, telling one customerwho was holding her cell phone that if she triedto make a phone call he would kill her.

He then relieved the store’s occupants oftheir valuables, as well as the money from thecash register.

As Cheeks was about to leave, he realizedthat he could not find his cell phone and ran tothe rear of the store to look for it. In themeantime, one of the employees ran out of thestore and into a nearby diner, where she alertedpeople that the nail salon had just been robbed.The employee identified Cheeks as he walkedpast the diner. Several witnesses from the dinerthen saw Cheeks get into an ambulette marked“Sigma Ambulette No. 16,” which he washired to drive two months earlier by SigmaTransportation, Inc. of West Hempstead, NY,and speed away before police arrived. He wasnot on duty at the time of the robbery.

A review of the vehicle’s GPS trackingrecords confirmed that the ambulette was inthe vicinity of the salon at the time of thecrime and thereafter had traveled to theBronx and then to Cheeks’ residence beforereturning to the Sigma base, where Cheekswas arrested.

Sentencing is set for March 23, at whichtime Cheeks faces a minimum of 20 years tolife in prison as a mandatory persistent vio-lent felon.

Police need helplocating AlexanderCousley.

The MTA announced two major projectsslated for Astoria in 2011 that will affectseveral weekend and some weekday sched-ules during off-peak hours.

The first project is track panel installationat 36th Avenue. This work is scheduled forFeb. 12-13, 19-20, 26-27, March 5-6, 12-13,Aug. 13-14, 20-21, 27-28, Sept. 3-4, 10-11,17-18 and 24-25. On these weekends, theManhattan-bound N train will operate as anexpress from Astoria Boulevard to QueensboroPlaza bypassing 30th Avenue, Broadway, 36thAvenue and 39th Avenue from 4 a.m. Satur-day to 10 p.m. Sunday. The work entails thereplacement of 39-foot sections of elevatedtrack including ties, running rails, third railand walkways - all part of NYCT's In-houseCapital Construction Program.

Work will also go on during the week onWednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10a.m. to 3 p.m. from Feb. 2 to March 18. Onthose weekdays, Manhattan-bound N trainswill run express from Astoria Boulevard toQueensboro Plaza and Q trains will termi-nate at 57th Street-7th Avenue. Manhattan-bound customers should plan for additional

Major Track Work Settravel time as these service changes may addup to 15 minutes to their trip. Customers atthe bypassed stations may backride to AstoriaBoulevard for Manhattan-bound service orconsider taking the R at Steinway or 36thStreets, the F at 21st Street-Queensbridge orwalking to Queensboro Plaza.

The second project is structure paintingfrom 40th Avenue to the 60th Street Tunnelportal west of 21st Street, which is plannedfor some weekends in May, June, July andone weekend in October to be announced ata later date. The work will run through theentire weekend from 12:01 a.m. Saturday to5 a.m. Monday.

Finally, during one minor project, on theweekend of March 19-21, there will be no Nservice between Queensboro Plaza and TimesSquare. Customers will have to use the 7 linefor service into and out of Manhattan. Thiswill be due to track maintenance work at 57thStreet and in the 60th Street tube.

Customers can visit mta.info to check forCurrent Service Status as well as to plan theirtrip with Trip Planner or call Travel Informa-tion at (718) 330-1234, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., daily.

By DOMENICK RAFTERAddisleigh Park, the historic section of

St. Albans known for its unique houses andformer home of notable 20thCentury black icons, receivedlandmark status this week.

The two-dozen block areawas given landmark statusby the Landmarks Preserva-tion Commission. It contains426 buildings and is bor-dered by Linden Boulevard,Merrick Boulevard, SayersAvenue, 112th Avenue andthe Long Island Rail Roadjust north of the St. AlbansLIRR station.

“Addis le igh Park andSandy Ground at t rac tedgene r a t i o n s o f A f r i c anAmericans who influenced the cultural andeconomic development and history not only

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The landmarked area of Addisleigh Park.

of New York City, but also the nation,”said LPC Chairman Robert Tierney. “Theircontributions were so significant that we

thought it was fitt ing tohonor them with thesevotes at the start of BlackHistory Month.”

Original ly bui l t as awhi te ne ighborhood inthe early 20th century,blacks were not al lowedto move into the commu-nity, barred from buyinghomes the re un t i l the1940s, when white neigh-bors sued homeownerswho had sold their homesto members of the blackcommunity. A 1947 courtrul ing al lowed the ban on

sales to blacks to continue. In 1948, theSupreme Court declared restr ict ions on

sel l ing homes to blacks un-constitutional.

The neighborhood is over90 percent black today andthe average household in-come is one of the highest inthe borough. In i ts proposalto landmark Addisleigh Park,the LPC noted its “remark-able history that i l luminatesAfrican-Americans’ strugglefor and achievement of thebasic civi l r ight of home own-ership. “Over the years, theneighborhood has been hometo icons l ike Count Basie,J o h n C o l t r a n e , W . E . B .DuBois El la Fitzgerald, LenaHorne, Joe Lou is , Jack ie

Addisleigh Park was given landmark status by theLandmarks Preservation Commission.

Robinson and Fats Wal ler.“It’s really significant that we begin Black

H i s t o r y Mon th b y b eg i nn i n g t h elandmarking process to make AddisleighPark an historic district,” Councilman LeroyComrie (D-St. Albans) said in a statement.“The Southeast Queens community takestremendous pride in the acknowledgementof this neighborhood and I am hopeful thatthe rich history and legacy of AddisleighPark will be used as a teaching tool inschools across the City.”

“It’s reallysignificant that webegin BlackHistory Month bybeginning thelandmarkingprocess to makeAddisleigh Park anhistoric district,”

— CouncilmanLeroy Comrie

Comrie added that he hoped some otherparts of Southeast Queens would also beprotected.

“I bel ieve i t is even more importantnow to preserve not only this community,but the areas surrounding Addisleigh Parknow so that overdevelopment doesn’t im-pact this historical neighborhood,” hesaid.

Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter atdrafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125.

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65 YEARS? THAT’S CALLED DEDICATIONBY JASON BANREY

After 65 years of service with the sameemployer, one Jamaica Estates residentshows no signs of ever retiring.

Celebrating a lifetime achievement thisweek, Elsie Cantor, 88, cannot see leavinga job that has helped give her a place to liveand a salary that permits her to pay fortrips around the world.

Cantor has spent nearly seven decadesworking for the same employer and hasseen three generations manage the familybusiness. In charge of the many adminis-trative duties at ADI Management in Ja-maica Estates, Cantor interviews poten-tial tenants, processes rental payments

and, most importantly, makes sure every-one gets paid.

“There’s always somethingthat needs to be done in thisoffice,” said Cantor, as sheitched to get back to herdesk and finish signing em-ployee checks. “How can Iretire now?”

Cantor was one of 19million women who filledvacant positions that be-came available after thedraft for World War II leftvacancies in factories and officesfrom coast to coast.

Assisting with cre-ating maps for the Al-lied Forces, Cantorrecalled having a handin making the maps ofNagasaki andHiroshima, the two cit-ies that suffered thewrath of two atomicbombs.

When the warended, she was laid offin an effort to makepositions available toservicemen returninghome from overseas.

It was hard to find ajob during those“changing times,” Can-tor said, but she washappy to find an officejob with the textile

A giant Flea Market will be held onSaturday, March 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.at Flushing House, 38-20 Bowne St., Flush-ing.

The Flea Market will be held in theLarge Game Room on the ground floor ofFlushing House. A huge variety of goodswill be on sale, including jewelry, arts andcrafts, collectibles, new and gently usedclothing, white elephant items, etc. Ad-mission is free.

For details about vendor openings,

call Katie at (347) 532-3012. A portion ofthe proceeds support the Flushing Houseactivities fund, which pays for many of theprograms enjoyed by the residents wholive there.

Built in 1974, Flushing House is oneof the first nonprofit retirement com-munities to offer “Independent Living”with supportive services right on thepremises.

To learn more go to flushinghouse.comor call (718) 762-3198.

GIANT FLEA AT FLUSHING

company that would later evolve into ADIManagement.

“This office isn’t like it was backin the 40s,” said Cantor about

how technology has changedher office’s productivitysince coming on board in1946. “I used to do every-thing by myself, by hand.Now there’s a machine foreverything.”

Cantor’s daughter,Mandy, was more excited by

the milestone. She remembersher mother’s routine getting ready

for work every single morning since shewas a little girl.

“I was always amazed by her loyaltyover the years,” said Cantor’s daughter.

“She’s hardworking and should be con-sidered an inspiration to everyone.”

Herb Donner, current owner of ADIManagement, was eight months old whenCantor started with the company.

Donner imagined what his fatherwould say if he were to walk into theoffice from the beyond to see Cantor atthe same desk she has occupied for thepast 65 years.

“He’d say, ‘Elsie, why aren’t you outenjoying yourself,’” said Donner with achuckle. “’And why are you still in thesame place I left you.’”

“A job’s a job,” Cantor replies with asmile. “I’m not going anywhere.”

Reach Intern Jason Banrey atjbanrey@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128.

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By SASHA AUSTRIEFor Kevin Gonzalez, Jamaica High

School is more than a series of intersect-ing hallways. It is his home away fromhome. It is a legacy that has spanned119 years and many supporters of theschool fear the end is near.

“The Department of Education istreating Jamaica High School studentsunequally,” said Gonzalez, 17.

On Feb. 3, the Panel for EducationalPolicy voted to phase out 12 schools,including Jamaica and Beach ChannelHigh School.

“We knew way before they voted,” saidJames Eterno, United Federation ofTeachers chapter leader. “Everybodyknew the votes were preordained.”

A Disgraceful Action?Before the PEP voted on the pro-

posed phase out, about half of the 2,000who attended the public hearing walkedout en masse.

“The students led the way,” Eternosaid. “Personally, I feel like I’m beingevicted from my second home.”

Jamaica’s supporters did not get theoutcome they fought for, but the battle isnot over. He vowed to fight for theschool’s survival until the decision is fi-nalized. Gonzalez was offended byMayor Mike Bloomberg’s remarks thatprotestors who attended the public hear-ings and staged a walkout on Thursdaywere an embarrassment to their city,state and nation.

“When we didn’t let Ms. Cathie Blackspeak it just represented how we felt,”said Gonzalez, a senior and member ofthe school leadership team. “Mr.Bloomberg had the audacity to say weare a disgrace to democracy.”

While members of the PEP did not lis-ten to their voices, Gonzalez hoped theyheard their actions.

“I just want them to hear us,” Gonzalezsaid. “If this is a democracy don’t havehearings because you have to. Havethem because you want to listen.”

Fond MemoriesWith the school’s future in limbo, cur-

rent students are at a loss and alumniare trying to cope with a paused legacy.

Faren Lalchan, a 2005 graduate,called the dismantling of Jamaica sadand ridiculous. She questioned the va-lidity of her high school diploma.

“It was the best four years you couldever have,” the former senior class presi-dent said. “It was a great school.”

Lalchan, 23, thought of the lost legacyshe would not be able to share with herfuture children. What of her 10-year highschool reunion? Could it still take placethough the school may cease to exist?

“There is no history anymore,” she said.Brenda Jackson-Mobley, a 1977

graduate of Jamaica, remembers hertenure at the school fondly.

“We had hands-on love,” she said.“The love that I was shown made me the

survivor I am today.”Kenneth Suzan, a 1989 graduate and

salutatorian, said though Jamaica HighSchool had a hard-lined reputation it wasa place to excel.

“I am saddened by the fact it willcease to exist,” he said. “It’s a part of myhistory…an important part of my up-bringing in Queens.”

Fait AccompliThursday was the second time the

PEP voted to phase out Jamaica.“Their minds were made up since

November 2009,” Gonzalez said. At thattime, the DOE unveiled plans to phaseout 19 schools, which included Jamaicaand Beach Channel high schools. A law-suit filed by the UFT and NAACP foiledthe proposal to phase out the schools.Joan Lobis, Manhattan Supreme CourtJudge, rendered “null and void.” the PEPvote to phase out the schools.

Neither the UFT nor the NAACP com-mitted to legal action this time around;both organizations said they were ex-ploring their options.

“We are going to take necessary ac-tions to ensure that the students get a

quality education,” said Leroy Gadsden,Jamaica Branch NAACP president. “TheDOE is neglecting their responsibility toeducate all children.”

James Vasquez, UFT Queens HighSchool representative, said the union is“looking at all options.” He said the DOE’sdecision is not based on studentachievement or instruction, but “aboutdoing what they wanted to do.”

He said the only solution DOE hasoffered is “closure.” For Vasquez the mosttroubling aspect of the proposal is whathappens to special education students.

“They have no answers on what isgoing to happen to these kids,” he said.

The question was put to ChancellorCathie Black at a town hall meeting forCommunity Education Council, District25 on Feb. 8 and Vasquez said her onlyanswer was, “we believe in choice.”

United, Yet UnequalGadsden said the phase out process

ensures that the “cream of the crop” istaken care of and the rest of the studentsare displaced and disregarded. He lik-ened DOE’s tactics as another TuskegeeExperiment – for 40 years the U.S. Pub-lic Health Service conducted a study on399 black men on the effects syphilis hason the body.

“We are not going to accept segrega-tion,” he said. “The DOE is a co-conspira-tor of the failing school.”

State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) avocal proponent of Jamaica High School,dubbed the phase out process racist andunfair.

“I have never seen a more blatantexample of racism than what is happen-ing in Jamaica High School, and I amsure that this is indicative of otherschools facing closure throughout theCity,” Avella said. “Here you have threespecialized high schools within the cam-pus. I took a tour of two of those schools.The lowest class size was 14. They hadsmart boards, flat screen televisions and

As every good educator knows, astruggling student very often needs alittle extra focus, a little extra attention,and at times a somewhat different ap-proach. Our struggling schools are nodifferent.

The political game the Mayor is play-ing with our schools needs to bebrought out of the shadows into fullpublic view.

To look inside a school that has beenstepped away from by the Mayor, andthe Department of Education, is to seea shameful and immoral example of bla-tant educational neglect.

One such example (although thereare many) is Jamaica High School herein Queens. What is happening insidethose walls is an example of what hap-pens when our leaders turn their backon one of our struggling high schoolsand leave the children there to floun-der, robbing them of some of the mostvaluable years of their education.Housed in this building, once home toa single Jamaica High School, there arenow currently four different schools,each with its own principal, four fullystaffed main offices and support sys-tems, all of it paid for by the taxpayer.

Three of these schools exist in the21st century, while the largest, withtwelve hundred students, exists asthough left behind in the 19th century. Twelve hundred students, who like so

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computers. In Jamaica High School, theclass size was 34 and there were nocomputers, no smart boards and teach-ers are still writing on a blackboard.”

As of press time, DOE officials did notrespond to Avella’s comments.

Even though the schools were givena stay of execution, Gonzalez said Ja-maica High School has suffered. Since2009, the school has lost 24 teachersand more than 20 programs and classes.

“The total atmosphere of the schoolis different,” he said. “It feels like theDepartment of Education doesn’t givetwo craps about the students.”

The school has lost its music andengineering programs, AP Spanish andGovernment, Latin American Literature,Caribbean Studies, creative writing andpre-calculus courses.

“It’s as if Jamaica High School don’tdeserve it or don’t have the privilege,”Gonzalez said.

Throughout the phase-out processDOE officials have been adamant thatcurrent students would receive the re-sources necessary for a proficient edu-cation.

“We didn’t believe them last year,” saidVasquez. “We know that the DOE hasfailed the kids of Jamaica High Schooland the school community.”

Jack Zarin-Rosenfeld, DOE spokes-man, said a school’s total budget isbased on its population, which directlycorrelates to available programming andstaff. He dubbed Jamaica an “unpopu-lar” school with a steady declining popu-lation throughout the last 10 years.

Eterno dubbed the students of Ja-maica “casualties of school reform.”

“I am firmly convinced that if we hada 98 percent graduation rate and 50 per-cent of our kids were going to Harvardthey would still find [a way to phase outJamaica,]” he said.

Reach Reporter Sasha Austrie atsaustrie@queenstribune.com or (718)357-7400, Ext. 123.

many thousands throughout this city,have been abandoned, left behind in theclosed off shadows of their neglectedclassrooms, the unwitting pawns caughtup in this grandstanding game of Improv-ing Our Schools.

It is shameful and it is wrong. Theseschools share the same corridors. Whatthey do not share are the same re-sources.

In the three newest schools, each isgiven the resources to keep classroomsunder 24 students, which is conduciveto a solid learning environment. Eachhas the most modern of technology,laptops, smartboards, and in somecases plasma TV’s.

Each of these three new smallschools provide afterschool and commu-nity involvement programs.

Those enrichment programs are var-ied, and indeed impressive.

The teachers, school leaders andmost importantly, the students all feel asense of enthusiasm, which we all knowis contagious and should be applauded.

Jamaica High School, whose class-rooms sit side by side these other smallschools, are overcrowded, the smartboards none existent, as are the plasmaTV’s, the enrichment programs, and af-ter school tutoring.

There is a shortage of paper, scantronsheets, and all the other assorted sup-plies that are in abundance in the other

schools that share the same roof. In struggling schools such as Ja-

maica High School, there is a senseamong staff that they have been aban-doned by the city, and a sense amongthe students that they were all but for-gotten by those outside their class-rooms.

Jamaica High School, like all schoolsin this situation, has the look and feelof a school that has been all but starvedof the needed resources that would al-low the staff and school leader to turnaround what is so often pointed out asbeing a failing school.

Its educational air has been suckedout of its rooms.

The children in Jamaica High Schoolare learning lessons every day, but of-ten not the lessons they need to betaught.

They are being taught by the city thatthey are second and third class citizens.

This is not the lesson Department ofEducation, or our Mayor, should be al-lowed teach our children, not only inJamaica High school, but in any of ourstruggling schools where we see thisobvious neglect by the city. We are say-ing in a collective voice that there hasto be a better way of addressing ourschool needs.

Our children, their parents, ourteachers and this city deserve i0t.

Signed by the following Queens CityCouncil members: Leroy Comrie, Eliza-beth Crowley, Daniel Dromm, JulissaFerreras, Peter Koo, Karen Koslowitz,James Sanders, Jimmy Van Bramer,Mark Weprin and Ruben Wills.

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Pro football player Marco Battaglia, a local success story who attended and played at St.Francis Prep. then graduated Rutgers University, now has a son enrolled in Queens Falcons Youth Football League and volunteers his time there. Marco threw out the first ball of the season and Valerie Femenias sang the National Anthem.

Photo by Nick Beneduce

Winter Warriors

On Feb. 4, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer met with neighbors at the Madani Masjid in Woodside, taking part in a special prayer and addressing questions and con-cerns from members about local libraries and schools in the district.

Mosque Matters

Comptroller John Liu and Council Member Daniel Dromm (above) listen carefully to suggestions and complaints of-fered by community residents at Comptroller’s Town Hall Audit Community Meeting on Monday.Eduardo Geraldo (below), representing the Queens His-panic Chamber of Commerce, addressed issues impor-tant to the Latin and immigrant community in Queens.

Photos by Dan Miller

Comptroller In Town

State Sen. Jose Peralta’s annual coat drive yielded more than 250 winter coats, as well as scarves, hats and gloves, thanks to the help and generosity of Good Morn-ing America, Burlington Coat Factory and One Warm Coat. Pictured: Andre Clark (l.) of the AIDS Center of Queens County, accepting bags of winter clothing from Peralta.

Coats For AIDS

The Queens County Democrats celebrated the winter last week at their annual mid-winter fund-raiser at An-tun’s. Above: Peter Vallone Sr. (l. to r.), David Weprin, Gary Ackerman, Mark Weprin, Jimmy Van Bramer and Paul Vallone. Photos by Ira Cohen

Dems Celebrate

Festivities were held in Fluhsing to honor the Year of the Rabbit. At left, Comptroller John Liu and Councilman Pe-ter Koo join local officials outside Flushing Crossing to celebrate the Chinese New Year. At right, Koo and Liu take charge of percussion during the New Year celebration. Photos by Ira Cohen

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A Slice Of Queens In Grown-Up CD

In Love With Arturo

By JOSEPH OROVICFor a borough used to melancholy ar tis-

tic interpretations of its status as “one ofthose o the r bo roughs , ”s inge r/songwr i t e r MarkBac ino has managed toscrape together enoughpride to take Queens seri-ously.

The Glendale native’s lat-es t a lbum, “Queens En-glish,” uses our borough asthe backdrop for a sincereexploration of growing upand growing old – but notdisillusioned.

“This is somewhat of aver y personal record forme,” Bacino said. “It’s de-scribing the sor t of things Iwent through for the lastseven years , melded to-gether with the outer bor-ough life.”

Since the release of hislast record, 2003’s “MillionDollar Milkshake,” Bacinoswapped his Manhattan digsfor a Middle Village home,got hitched, started a fam-i l y a nd s t a r ted up h i s ow n l abe l ,DreamCrush.

“Queens English” follows Bacino’s jour-ney from the appropriately tongue-in-cheek

kiss offs to Manhat tan to an explorat ion oflove, marriage and fatherhood.

“It felt kind of natural to kind of be writ-ing about a theme or havea continuous narrative inthe new record,” Bacinosaid. “A couple of tunes in,I realized this is what therecord is supposed to be.”

The thematic narrativeof the album, as well as itsinherent heaviness, is anoted departure for Bacino.Before the album, he wasknown for lighthearted popof a bygone era when sodafountains and V8 engineswere common.

The record’s maturity,(Bacino balks at the term“concep t a l bum” ) ha sdriven away some of thefans expecting more teen-age love pleas and inno-cence.

Instead, “Queens En-gl ish” provides a tenderglimpse at life for the 42-year-old.

There is the man’s real-ization he is now an exhausted father in “CampElmo” and the sentiment of wearing usedthreads on your wedding day in “Blue Suit.”

The lyrics, at times more melancholy than

the music lets on, reveal a slydepth bordering on coy.

“Sometimes I wake upcrying, must be tears of joy Iweep/‘Cause I sit right upand count my blessings likesheep,” he sings in “Happy.”

“ I t h i nk l y r i c a l l y t h i srecord is probably the clos-est in sort of realizing thatcreative dream I’ve come,”Bacino said.

Thankful ly, that lyricalmaturity has a tendency to promote our bor-ough and downplay the other one… what’s itcalled again? Oh right, Manhat tan.

“Make Manhattan disappear/‘Cause noone’s really from here/So give ‘em all a Bronxcheer/Just for me…/‘Cause the but t of al ltheir jokes/Are the wheels and the spokes…ofthe city,” Bacino sings in “Bridge & Tunnel.”

The album’s cover ar t even features astoop, and the back is a Mr. Softee truck.

“I like turning the idea of ‘bridge andtunnel’ on its ear,” he said. “I sort of flip itover, and make it a point of pride. The hardwork, the living and the dying of New YorkCity happens here.”

The hardworking nature translates intoBacino’s music career as well. Session workand jingles help pay the bills.

Gone are the days of a vinyl LP or mixedtapes getting passed around. Now, musiciansand artists live and die online, full-t ime. AndBacino has been a hear ty adopter of the new

ARTURO’S RISTORANTE ITALIANOADDRESS: 246-04 Jer icho Tpke.,Floral Park(516) 352-7418CUISINE: ItalianHOURS: Mon-Thu, 12-3 p.m., 5-10p.m.; Fr iday 12-3 p.m., 5-11 p.m.;Saturday 5-11 p.m.; Sunday 3-9:30p.m.PARKING: LotRESERVATIONS: AcceptedCREDIT CARDS: All Major

Ar turo’s is meant for lovers. Withapologies to her boyfriend, I was half inlove with my own guest by theend of our meal. I blame the des-ser t.

A hidden gem across thestreet from our beloved bor-ough, the feel of old fashionedluxury comes complete with gi ltchandeliers, tuxedo clad waitersand formal paintings that line thewalls. Soft Italian music sets theatmosphere.

Quickly seated, we are of-fered a basket of warm, crunchybread and a plate of bruschet ta. Not nor-mally a tomato lover, I nonetheless lovedtheirs. Dripping with olive oil and tastingof basil, we requested seconds.

From the cold antipasto cart we chosethe Torta Primavera, layers of red pepper,spinach, mortadella, tomato, salami and pro-volone with a touch of mayo. Plated witheggplant, artichoke, roasted red pepper andzucchini, this appetizer is nearly a meal.

Delicious on its own, the eggplantcompl imented per fec t ly a fork fu l o fprimavera, with each bite highlighting adifferent flavor.

Ar turo’s features four different kindsof homemade pasta. We tried them all.

The h ighlight of our meal, Fet tuccini

Alfredo, should always be so good it makesyou moan. This did.

In the words of my guest, “I could fall inlove over this pasta.”

Pappardel le Bosco, shitake, por tabel laand porcini mushrooms in a cream sherrysauce, had a flavor I could not identify.Although uncer tain at first, by the thirdbite it had grown on me.

A match made in heaven, GnocchiBolognese brings homemade gnocchi and athick meat sauce together. One of their mostpopular dishes, the tart meat sauce grew onme. A few bites in, I was a believer.

Still, we could not stop talk-ing about the Alfredo.

“I may name my first childfet tuccini,” said my guest.

Well stuffed by this point, wepowered through the shr impscampi, the meaty flesh of whichwas perfectly cooked, and fal l-off-the-bone tender Veal Arturo, vealin a wine sauce, topped by pro-sciut to and melted fontina.

Informed that we were not toleave without trying the ever-

popular Zabaglione Per Due (For Two), hotmarsala custard served on vanilla ice creamwith strawberries, we placed our order—along with a slice of chocolate brownie cakethat sounded too good to resist.

A lit tle dish of pure happiness, thezabaglione is prepared tableside with theaid of a small hot plate. I dare anyone tonot relish this one. Fears that the browniecake would pale in comparison provedunfounded. To truly enjoy, this must beeaten slowly and savored.

After forcing my already full-to-brim-ming self with cake, I sat back and enjoyedthe glow that comes from a truly great meal.Under Ar turo’s spel l, I vow now to return.

—Jessica Ablamsky

norm, reaching fans via social networkingsites, blogs and any other means of technol-ogy available.

“There’s a whole bunch of other thingsnow to sor t of reach out to your fan base orpeople who might be interested in what youdo,” he said. “Even seven years ago, noneof the social media stuff was in play. Theinteract ion is amped up.”

The interaction, however, has not fea-tured much feedback from the Queens-itesthemselves.

“I hope that they identify with it, getsome feeling of local pride out of it,” Bacinosaid. “I think they’ll also get the idea that,“Hey, we all are going through the samesor t of th ings.”

You can check out more of Bacino’s albumat markbacino.com or dreamcrushmusic.com.

Reach Reporter Joseph Orovic atjorovic@queenstribune.com, or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127.

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The cover art to “Queens English” includes a pictureof an iconic brick stoop.

Glenda le na t i ve MarkBac ino’ s nex t a lbum“Queens Eng l i sh” i s in -spired by the borough hegrew up and now lives in.

A retrospective of more than 70 works,organized in conjunct ion with QueensCollege’s “Year of China,” reveals the inspi-ration for Mansheng Wang’s serene, con-templative creations in relation to centuries-old Chinese art, which Wang interprets in amodern idiom.

The exhibit, “Art and Artlessness,” onview at the Godwin Ternbach Museum Feb.15 to May 27, includes landscapes, botanicalstudies, iconic Buddhist imagery and callig-raphy, as well as Wang’s ink and color workson paper and canvas. It explores the ways inwhich Buddhism and Chinese tradition haveinfluenced Wang’s form and content, andshows how he transforms classical subjectsand conventions into personal interpretationsthat intersect with Western culture.

In Taiyuan, a city in north central China,Wang began studying Chinese calligraphyand painting on his own at the age of seven.Following graduation from the ClassicalCh i ne se L i te r a t u re Depa r tmen t o fShanghai’s Fudan University in 1985, heworked for over a decade as a director andproducer of documentary programs on Chi-nese and Tibetan ar t and culture at ChinaCentral Television in Beijing. He is also anessayist, and h is writ ings as wel l as his art-work can be seen in the catalogue accompa-nying this exhibition and on his website,manshengwang.com.

Wang recently held solo exhibitions atthe Today Ar t Museum – a museum of con-temporary art in Beijing – and at SarahLawrence College. His work has been fea-tured at many venues, including Wave HillHouse and Kaikodo Gallery in New Yorkand the University of Pit tsburgh Ar t Gal-lery, where he showed with celebrated Chi-nese avant-garde artists Gu Wenda, Xu Bing

and Zhang Hongtu.Wang’s style is informed by the ar t ist-

scholar tradit ion of self-cult ivat ion and artas a meditative practice. His recent worktouches upon environmental challenges, theneed for balance, and the loss of silence inmodern life. Wang quotes the Analects ofConfucius as a source for both his philoso-phy of art and the t itle of this exhibit ion:“Wildness results when nature overpowersadornment. Super f ic ia l i t y re sult s whenadornment overpowers nature. One can onlybecome a gentleman when adornment andnature are balanced.”

“In this,” Wang says, “Confucius was re-flecting on how to be a person, but I thinkthe statement applies equally to ar t. I enjoyreading the Analects because, although thesayings are short and simple, they are rich inmeaning. They make me think about how tobe a person and how to do my art, balancingadornment and nature, ar t and artlessness.”

Ch inese ob jec t s f rom the Godwin-Ternbach Museum’s collect ions, chosen byWang, wil l help to contextualize the art ist’ssources and inspirations, as will objects fromhis personal collection of material related toChina’s tradit ional arts.

Related public programs include an open-ing reception with a talk and exhibitionwalk-through with France Pepper, executivedirector of Shen Wei Dance Arts and formerdirector of arts and culture programs at theChina Institute; a talk and calligraphy dem-onstration by Mansheng Wang; and a filmseries on the “old” and “new” China.

For information about the exhibition andprograms, cal l (718) 997-4747 or visitqcpages.qc.cuny.edu/godwin_ternbach.Exhibit ion entry and public programs areFREE.

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EDUCATION/GAMES/CRAFTS

AWARENESSOne-on-one discussion onAwareness Bu i ld ing (GetBack to Work ASAP) with theC Network in Forest Hil ls.263-3501.CRAFT CLASSESSaturdays 11 -3 at Mar iaRose International Doll Mu-seum in S t . A lbans . 276 -3454.POETSSaturdays, February 12, 26the Fresh Meadows Poetsmeet to discuss and critiquetheir work at 10 at the For-est Hills library.INTERACT WITH ARTSaturdays, February 12, 19,26 Interact with Art: Cre-ate, Lecture, Trip at the Flush-ing library. Register.SIGN LANGUAGESaturday, February 12 atAl ley Pond EnvironmentalCenter for all ages. 229-4000to register.US CITIZENSHIPSaturday, February 12 Path-way to US Ci t izensh ip at2:30 at the Jackson Heightslibrary.SCRABBLE CLUBSaturdays at 10 at CountBasie Jr. HS, 132nd Street andGuy R. Brewer Blvd. 886-5236.PET OWNERSSundays (not on holidays)from 1-4 free workshops onpet behavior at CrocheronPark in Bays ide (weatherpermitting). 454-5800.KNIT & CROCHETMondays at the Douglaston/Little Neck library at 4.DRAWING CLASSMondays at the National ArtLeague in Douglaston. 361-0628.ADULT CHESSMondays and Thursdays atthe Queens Village library at5:30.BEGIN ENGLISHMondays and Wednesdaysf r ee Beg inner s Eng l i shC las ses 10 -11 :30 a t thePomonok Senior Center, 67-09 Kissena Blvd., Flushing.591-3377.BALLROOM DANCEMonday, February 14 Stan-dard Bal l room Dance andWaltz Class at the Flushinglibrary. Register.BALLROOM DANCEMondays, February 14, 28Ballroom Dancing with JingChen at the Forest Hills li -brary at 6:30.COMPUTER CLASSTuesdays, February 15, 22at the Arverne library at 10.WATERCOLOR 101Tuesday, February 15 at theHillcrest library. Register.POETRY WRITINGTuesdays , Februar y 15 ,March 15, April 19 PoetryWriting workshop at Barnes& Noble, 176-60 Union Turn-p i ke , F resh Meadows a t7:30.COMPUTER CLASSTuesdays at the Sunnysidelibrary. Register.KNIT & CROCHETTuesdays at the WindsorPark library at 2.SCRABBLE CLUBTuesdays at the East Flush-ing library at 3:30.GET YOUR YARNS OUT!Tuesdays after evening Min-yan at 8, knitters, crochet-

ers, needlepointers, and oth-ers meet at the Forest HillsJewish Center . 263-7000,ext. 200.DUPLICATE BRIDGEWednesdays 10:30-3:00 atthe Reform Temple of For-est Hi l l s . $12 sess ion, in -cludes light lunch. 261-2900.WATERCOLOR CLASSWednesdays at 9:30 at NAL.Tradit ional and contempo-rary, all levels. 969-1128.INDOOR SOCCER – DADSWednesday evenings at theForest Hills Jewish Center.263-7000.ZUMBAWednesday , February 16Latin Dance Fitness programfor adults at the Briarwoodlibrary. Register.QUILTING CLASSESThursdays 10-2 at the MariaRose Dol l Museum in S t .Albans. 276-3454 or 917-817-8653 to register.CHESS CLUBThursdays at the East Flush-ing library. Register.COMPUTER CLASSThursdays a t theQueensboro Hill library. Reg-ister.KNIT & CROCHETThursdays a t the F reshMeadows library at 6.KNITTING CLUBFridays at the Maspeth li-brary at 10.KNIT & CROCHETFridays at the Fresh Mead-ows library at 10:30.SCRABBLEFridays Bananagrams andScrabble at the Windsor Parklibrary at 2:30.PUBLIC SPEAKINGSaturday, February 19 learnto communicate effectivelyat Elmhurst Hospital . 646-436-7940.BOATING SAFELYSunday, February 20 theAbout Boating Safely classwill be taught by qualified USCoast Guard Auxi l iary in -structors from Flotilla 12-01at Fort Totten, Bayside. 917-952-7014 to register.

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ST. JOHN’S PREPSaturday, March 26 for theclasses of 1986, 1991, 1996,2001. 721-7200, ext. 686.

COUNTRY WESTERNSaturday, February 12 MaryLamont pe r fo rms a t theValentine’s Day Dance. Sat-u rday , March 12 S t .Pa t r i ck ’ s Dance . The NYMetropolitan Country MusicAssociation. $12. GlendaleMemor ia l Bu i ld ing , 72 -02Myrtle Avenue at 7:30. 763-4328.ISRAELI FOLKMondays 7:30 -10 :00 a tHillcrest Jewish Center, 182-02 Union Turnpike. $10 ses-sion. 380-4145.LINE DANCINGMondays 6 :30 -9 :30 a tKowal insk i Pos t 4 , 61 -57Maspeth Avenue. $7. Cakeand coffee. 565-2259.

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REFORM TEMPLEFriday, February 11 FatherJean-Pierre M. Ruiz in a dia-logue with Rabbi Perelmuterat the Reform Temple of For-est Hills, 71-11 112th Streetduring the Shabbat serviceat 8. 261-2900.WOMEN IN JUDAISMSunday , February 13Women in Judaism at theRego Park Jewish Center at12 :30 fea tu res Cyn th iaZalisky with a discussion onthe novel “The Red Tent.”$10. Reservations 459-1000.REGO PARKSaturday , February 19Parashat and Haftarat Club atthe Rego Park Jewish Cen-ter at 12:30. 97-30 QueensBlvd., Rego Park. 459-1000.CULTURAL JUDAISMSaturday, February 19 at 2the Queens communit y forCultural Judaism will presenta DVD of Rabb i SherwinWine at the Unitarian Con-gregation of Queens, 149th

S t ree t and Ash Avenue ,Flushing. $5 includes dessertand coffee. 380-5362.

FLEA MARKETS

THRIFT SHOPSSaturdays 11-4 at BargainBout ique Th r i f t Shop ,Queens Baptist Church, 93-23 217th Street, Queens Vil-lage.465-2504.

THEATER

INDEPENDENCEFridays and Saturdays, Feb-ruary 25, 26, March 4, 5 at8 and Sunday, February 27and Saturday, March 5 at2. The Douglaston Commu-ni t y Theatre presents thedrama “Independence” atthe Zion Episcopal Churchin Douglas ton . $15. 482 -3332 reservations.OTHELLOMarch 4 -12 a tQueensborough Commu-nity College. 631-6284. $10,seniors $5, faculty and stu-dents $3.IN ARABIAMay 6-13 “In Arabia We’dAl l Be Kings” by StephenAdly Guirgis at Queensbo-rough Community College.631-6284. $10, seniors $4,faculty and students $3.KILLING KOMPANYThe Ki l l ing Company per -forms mystery dinner shows.1-888-SHOOT-EM for infor-mation.P

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LIONS CLUBFriday, February 11 the Li-ons Club of Ravenswood willhost a free event from 7-9 atthe Variety Boys and GirlsClub of Queens, 21-12 30th

Road. Find out how the Li-ons benefit thousands andsee and hear f rom thosehelped locally. Door prizes,entertainment, light refresh-ments.OLDIES DANCE-ORLEANSSaturday, February 12 St.Francis Prep Fathers’ Guildpresents the 70s band Or-leans (“Still the One”) withcontests, dj, food and more.$35. 423-8810, ext. 324.LANGSTON HUGHESSaturday, February 12 an-nual Langston Hughes cel-ebration starting at 11 at theLangs ton Hughes l ib ra r y.11am – fi lm screenings of“Langston Hughes WorkingToward Salvation.” Noon au-thor talk with Sharifa Rhodes-P i t t s . 1pm “Langs ton ’ sSimple Stories.” 2:30pm lec-tu re “The Re levance o fLangston Hughes in the 21st

Century.” 3:30pm Music forthe Sou l fo r J ah Mak in ’Funky. 4 :30 Poe t r y o fLangston Hughes. 6:30pmJazzin’ in the Key of Langstonwi th Goussy Ce les t in En -semble.CHINESE NEW YEARSaturday, February 12 start-ing at noon at the Flushinglibrary.KRIK KRAKSaturday, February 12 atthe Cambria Heights libraryat 3.ASTRONOMYSaturday, February 12 atAl ley Pond EnvironmentalCenter. 229-4000 to regis-ter .CLASSICS FOR KIDSSunday, February 13 Clas-sic Hits for Kids: Percussionat LeFrak Concert Hall, 3pm.$12. 793-8080.MADELINESunday , February 13“Madeline and the Bad Hat”at Queens Theatre in thePark. 760-0064.OPEN MICSunday, February 13 at theCentral library at 2.FILM SCREENINGMonday, February 14 “TheDrummer” will be shown atthe Fresh Meadows libraryat 2.FAMILY GAME NIGHTMonday, February 14 at theSouth Jamaica library at 6.OPEN MIC POETRYMondays , February 14 ,March 14 at 7:30 at Barnes& Noble, 176-60 Union Turn-pike, Fresh Meadows.MOVIE & TALKMondays the F r iends o fPomonok present a movieand discussion. Bring lunch.1 at the Pomonok library.BINGOTuesdays at 7:15 at Ameri-can Martyrs Church, churchbasement , 216 -01 Un ionTurnp ike , Bays ide . 464 -4582. Tuesdays at 7:15(doors open 6) at the RegoPark Jewish Center, 97-30Queens Blvd. 459-1000.$3admis s ion inc ludes 12games.JONATHAN FRANZENTuesday, Februar y 16

Jonathan Franzen reads atthe Mus ic Bu i ld ing a tQueens College at 7. $20 atthe door.LIVE JAZZFridays through December13 at 180-25 Linden Blvd..,S t . A lbans . 347-262-1169ticket information.INKSPOTSSaturday, February 19 BillGodwin’s Ink Spots: A Con-cert of Hits That Span theDecades at the Central l i -brary at 2.TANGO BUENOS AIRESSunday , February 20 a tQueensborough Commu-nity College. 631-6311.OPEN MICThursday, February 24 atthe East Elmhurst library at6 .PHAT LITERATURESaturday, February 26 start-ing at 10 at the LangstonHughes library.CHARLES MOORESaturday , February 26Charles Moore Dance The-a te r : Ac ross the A f r i can

Diaspora at the Flushing li-brary at 2.SATCHMOSaturday, February 26 at 1and 3 Louis Armstrong &Race will be explored at theLouis Armstrong House. 478-8274 reservations.STAMP SHOWSundays , February 27 ,March 27 at the RamadaInn, 220-33 Northern Blvd.,Bayside. Free. 10-4:30.MOVIE BASED ON BOOKFr iday , March 4 “ThePainted Veil.” Friday, April1 “To Kill a Mockingbird.”Watch a movie based on abook at 2 at the Flushing li-brary.GERI ALLENSaturday, March 5 at YorkCollege at 7. $20, $10 stu-dents and seniors. 262-3750.INCREDIBLE ACROBATSSaturday, March 6 Incred-ible Acrobats of China per-form at the Kupferberg Cen-ter at Queens College. $18,$12 children 12 and under.793-8080.

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CAREGIVER SUPPORTQueens Communit y Houseat 268-5960, ext. 226. Coun-seling, support groups, edu-cation, respite services, re-ferral services, more.NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS7 days a week. 932-6244.WAITANKUNGSundays at 2. Waitankung isa great total-body workout.Join these ancient Chineseexercise classes in the Flush-ing Hospital/Medical Centerauditorium on 45th Avenuebe tween Pa r sons andBurling. Free. Jimmy 7-10pm347-2156 information.NICOTINE ANONYMOUSMondays 6:45-8:00 at theCenter for Tobacco Control,225 Commun i t y Dr i ve ,Great Neck. 516-510-7826.TAI CHIMondays and Thursdays at11 at the Card iac Heal thCenter in Fresh Meadows.670-1695. $5 a class.CAREGIVERS SUPPORTEver y Tuesday We ste rnQueens Caregiver Networkin Sunnys ide . 5 :30 -6 :30 .784-6173, ext. 431.CAREGIVERS SUPPORTEvery Tuesday 3:30-4:30 atthe Selfhelp Clearview Se-nior Center, 208-11 26th Av-enue, Bayside. 631-1886.ZUMBAWednesdays the Sisterhoodof Bay Terrace Jewish Cen-te r , 13 -00 209 th S t ree t ,bayside, will hold Zumba Fit-ness classes from 7:30-8:30.$8 members , $10 others .428-6363.YOGAWednesdays 5:30-6 :30 atthe Cardiac Health Centerin F resh Meadows . 670 -1695. $10 class.OAThursdays a t the HowardBeach library at 10:30.OAFridays 6:30-8:30 at UnityCenter of F lushing, 42-11155 th S t ree t . Saturdays10:30-noon at ResurrectionAscension, Feely Hall, 85-18

61st Road, Rego Park. Be-ginners meeting except thelast Friday of each month,which is a writing meeting.CO-DEPENDENTS ANON.Fridays 10-11:45 at Resur-rection Ascension PastoralCente r , 85 -18 61 st Road ,Rego Park. Women only.ALZHEIMERSTuesday, Februar y 22 ,Caregiver Support in ForestHills. 592-5757, ext. 237.

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WOMEN IN JUDAISMSunday , February 13Women in Judaism at theRego Park Jewish Center at12 :30 fea tu res Cyn th iaZalisky with a discussion onthe novel “The Red Tent.”$10. Reservations 459-1000.NOGUCHI MUSEUMSunday , February 13“Woodstock Artists’ Colony.”Sunday, March 13 “Ameri-can Muralists in Mexico inthe 1930s.” Sunday, April10 “INTERsections.” Sun-day , May 8 “Bes t o fFriends.” Noguchi Museum,32-37 Vernon Blvd., LIC. $10admission. 204-7088.LIC BOOK CLUBTuesday, Februar y 15“Piece of Cake” will be dis-cussed at 10 at the LIC li -brary.SASANIAN BABYLONIATuesday, February 15 Sasa-nian Babylonia: Backdrop tothe Talmud will be discussedat 1:30 at the Kew GardensHills library.GEORGE WASHINGTONSaturday , February 19“George Washington’s LongIsland Spy Ring” will be dis-cus sed a t 10 a t thePoppenhusen Ins t i tu te inCollege Point. 358-0067 toregister .PARANORMALSaturday, February 19 theParanormal/Mystery BookClub meets at the LIC libraryat 3:30.

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BEREAVEMENTNew bereavement g roupforming at the Forest HillsJewish Center . 263-7000,ext. 223 for information.BELLA ITALIA MIASundays , February 13 ,March 20, Apri l 10 Bel laI t a l i a Mia w i l l meet .457 -4816.CATHOLIC VETSMondays , February 14 ,March 14 American MartyrsCatholic War Veterans Post1772 meets in Bayside. 468-9351.VFW 4787Mondays, February 14, 28,March 14, 28 WhitestoneVFW Communi t y Pos tmeets. 746-0540.POMONOKMonday , February 14Friends of Pomonok meet at1 at the library.CATHOLIC VETSMondays , February 14 ,March 14, April 11 Ameri-can Mart yrs Cathol ic WarVeterans Post 1771 meets inBayside. 468-9351.AMERICAN LEGIONMondays , February 14 ,March 14, April 11 Ameri-can Legion Post 510 meetsat St . Robert Bel lamine inBayside Hills. 428-2895.FRESH MEADOW CAMERATuesdays the Fresh Mead-ows Camera C lub meets .917-612-3463.BEREAVEMENTTuesday, February 15 Be-reavement Support Group atHoly Family Catholic Church,175-20 174th Street, FreshMeadows t 7:30. 969-2448.AMERICAN LEGIONTuesdays , Februar y 15 ,March 1, 15 Edward McKeePos t 131 meet s inWhitestone. 767-4323.AUBURNDALETuesdays , Februar y 15 ,March 15 the AuburndaleImprovement Assoc ia t ionmeets at St. Kevin’s Church,45 -21 194 th S t ree t . En te rthrough parking lot . Meetneighbors and address com-munity concerns.FLUSHING CAMERAWednesdays, February 16,March 2, 16, 30 FlushingCamera Club meets at Flush-ing Hospital at 7:15. 479-0643.TOASTMASTERSWednesdays, February 16,March 2, 16 learn the art ofpublic speaking at the Voicesof Rochdale ToastmastersClub in Jamaica. 978-0732.KNIGHTS OF PYTHIASWednesdays, February 16,March 2, 16 QueensviewLodge 433 meet s i nWhitestone. 917-754-3093.WOMANSPACEWednesdays Womanspace,a discussion group devotedto i s sues concern ingwomen, meets 1 -3 at theGreat Neck Senior Center,80 Grace Avenue . Newmembers welcome.QUEENS CENTRAL ROTARYThursdays 6:30-8:30 Comelearn i f Rotary is for you.465-2914.WOMAN’S GROUPFridays the Woman’s Groupof Jamaica Estates meets atnoon. Call 461-3193 for in-formation.P-FLAG

Sundays , February 20 ,March 20 PFLAG, a supportgroup for parents, familiesand friends of lesbians andgays, meet in Forest Hil ls.271-6663.

FRIENDS OF RHThursday , February 24Friends of the Library meetat 6:15 at the Richmond Hilllibrary.LA LECHE LEAGUEThursday, February 24 atthe Forest Hi l l s l ibrary at5:30.ADVANCED TOASTMASTERThursdays , February 24 ,March 17, 31 learn the artand science of public speak-ing in Queens. 525-6830.

ST. ALBANS CIVICSundays , February 27 ,March 27 St. Albans CivicImprovement Assoc ia t ionmeets at St. Albans LutheranChurch , 200 th S t ree t and199 th Avenue in theundercroft at 1:30.JEWISH VETSSundays , February 27 ,March 27 Jewish War Veter-ans of the USA Lipsky/BlumPost meet a t the GardenJewish Center. 463-4742.JEWISH WOMENSunday, February 27 theNational Council of JewishWomen will meet at the Pal-ace Diner in Flushing. Freevouchers for a Queens Col-lege concert available. 343-9029.

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OPEN HOUSESunday , February 13Temple Tikvah’s Early Child-hood Education Program willhost an Open House from11-12:30 at 3315 Hi l ls ideAvenue, New Hyde Park.OPEN HOUSESTuesday, February 15 at 6and Tuesday, March 15 at9 at the Renaissance Char-ter School. 803-0060, ext.106

COMPUTER CLASSESThe Se l fhe lp Ben jaminRosenthal-Prince Street Se-nior Center in F lushing isoffering a series of computerclasses. 445-3864 for infor-mation.TAI CHI CLASSESMondays a t 9 a t thePomonok Senior Center, 67-09 Kissena Blvd, Flushing.591-3377.CLEARVIEWMonday, February 14 Mu-sic Appreciation at 12:45.Friday, February 18 Cur-rent Events at 12:45. Thurs-day, February 24 shoppingtrip to Trader Joe’s at 9:30and “Foods That Help YourDigestion” at 10:15. Friday,February 25 “Up in the Air”movie at 12:45. Monday,February 28 Music Appre-ciation at 12:45. ClearviewSenior Center, 208-11 26th

Avenue, Bayside. 224-7888.SENIOR SINGLESMonday, February 14 Se-nior Singles of the NationalCounci l of Jewish Womenwil l hold a current eventsdiscussion. 343-9029.CAREGIVERSEvery Tuesday CaregiversSupport group at 3:30-4:30at the Se l fhe lp Clearv iewSenior Center, 208-11 26th

Avenue, Bayside. 631-1886.STARSWednesdays, February 16,23 at 10:30 at the Hollis li-brary and Fridays, February18 , 25 a t 10 :30 a t theQueens Village library. Se-nior Theater Acting Reper-tory meets.STAY WELLWednesdays at 10:15 at theEast Elmhurst library for ex-ercise and other health re-lated programs.WOMANSPACEWednesdays Womanspace,a discussion group devotedto i s sues concern ingwomen, meets 1 -3 at theGreat Neck Senior Center,80 Grace Avenue . Newmembers welcome.AARP 4977Wednesdays, February 16,March 16 the Corona/E .Elmhurst AARP 4977 meetsat 1:30 at Corona Congre-gational Church hall, 102-1834th avenue. 458-7429.FREE LUNCHSaturdays , February 19 ,

SINGLES SOCIAL & DANCESundays, February 13, 27singles social and dance from2-6 . $10 . Over 45 . RegoPark Jewish Center, 97-30Queens Blvd. , Rego Park.459-1000.SINGLES 35+Tuesday, Februar y 15Havurat Yisrael Singles 35+wi l l ho ld Tequ i l a andMar iach i , Mex ican Food .Rabbi Algaze will speak on“Marr iage! Do We Real lyNeed It?” $20, $25 at thedoor. 261-5500.

March 19 a t A l l Sa in t sChurch in Richmond Hi l l .849-2352 reservations.FREE LUNCHSaturdays , February 26 ,March 26 at Church of theResurrect ion in Kew Gar -dens. 847-2649 reservations.AARP 3654Tuesdays, March 1, April 5,May 3 AARP chapter 3654meets in Bayside. 423-4237.AARP 4158Tuesdays, March 8, April 12AARP Chapter 4158 meetsat Church on the Hill, 167-07 35th Avenue, Flushing atnoon.AARP 29Thursday, March 10 AARPChapter 29 meets at GraceHouse, 155-02 90th Avenue,Jamaica at noon.

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QUEENS LIBRARIESMany b ranches o f theQueensborough Library of-fer toddler and pre-schoolprograms. Contact your lo-cal branch for dates.KIDS’ THEATERThrough Saturday, April 9LaMicro Children’s TheaterWorkshop at the Sunnysidelibrary. Register.LANGSTON HUGHES DAYSaturday, February 12 atthe Langston Hughes librarystarting at 11. See “Entertain-ment” for full listing.CHINESE NEW YEARSaturday, February 12 atthe Flushing library startingat noon.KRIK KRAKSaturday, February 12 atthe Cambria Heights libraryat 3.TEEN TUTORINGSaturdays, February 12, 19,26 at the Bayside library at10.ART FOR FAMIIESSaturdays , February 12 ,March 5, April 23 for fami-lies with children 5-11 at theNoguchi Museum. 204-7088to register.MATH HELPSaturdays at the Flushing li-brary at 10.SCIENCE LABSaturdays, February 12, 19,26 at the Central library at11.CHESS CLUBSaturdays at the Flushinglibrary at 2.STORY TIMESSaturdays at 11 and Tues-days at 10:30 weekly storytimes at 7 at Barnes & Noble,176 -60 Un ion Tu rnp ike ,Fresh Meadows.STORY OF MITTENSaturday, February 12 forthose 5-6 at Alley Pond Envi-ronmenta l Cen te r . 229 -4000.KNIT & CROCHETMondays a t 4 a t theDouglaston/Li t t le Neck l i -b ra r y. B r ing need les andyarn.TEEN TUTORINGMondays, February 14, 28at the Bayside library at 3:30.HOMEWORK HELPWeekdays at the Lefrak Citylibrary at 3. Call 592-7677 toconfirm.FAMILY GAME NIGHTMonday, February 14 at theSouth Jamaica library at 6.AFR. AMER. DANCETuesday, February 15 at theSouth Jamaica library at 4.BOOK BUDDIESTuesdays, February 15, 22at 3:30 at the Hillcrest library.DUNGEONS & DRAGONSTuesdays, February 15, 22at the Baisley Park l ibrary.Register .CHESSWednesdays at the QueensVillage library at 3:30.ORIGAMI FUNWednesday, February 16 atthe Windsor Park l ibrary.Register .AFR. AMER. DANCEThursday, February 17 atthe Rochdale Village libraryat 3:30.AFR. AMER. CRAFTSThursday, February 17 atthe Hillcrest library at 4:30.ARTS & CRAFTSThursdays, February 17, 24

at the Auburndale library.AFTERSCHOOL TIMEThursdays, February 17, 24at 3 at the Arverne library.NUTRITION WORKSHOPThursdays, February 17, 24at the Cambria Heights l i -brary. Register.CHESS CLUBFridays at the Poppenhusenlibrary at 3:30.GAME DAYFr idays a t 3 :30 a t theQueens Village library.GAME PLAYERS CLUBFridays at the Hillcrest libraryat 4.GAME TIMEFridays at the Windsor Parklibrary at 4.CHESS CLUBFridays at the Douglaston/Little Neck library. Register.BOOK BUDDIESFriday, February 18 at theBayside library at 4.ANIMAL CARE TRAINEESaturday, February 19 forthose 8-12 at Alley Pond En-v i ronmenta l Center . 229 -4000.ART FOR TOTSSaturdays , February 19 ,March 19, Apri l 16, Sun-days, February 27, March27, April 10 Art for Tots 2-4a t the Noguch i Museum.204-7088.ART FOR FAMILIESSundays , February 20 ,March 13, 20 for famil ieswi th ch i ldren 5 -11 at theNoguch i Museum. 204 -7088.RECESS – POPPENHUSEN

Monday and Tuesday, Feb-ruary 21, 22 “Let Your Fin-gers Do The Walking,” anint roduct ion to S ign Lan -guage through storytelling.Wednesday , February 23“Craft ing a Collage.” Fri -day, February 25 “FreedomQuilts by the LI Children’sMuseum.” Reg i s te r 358 -0067. Poppenhusen Institutein College Point.AFR. AMER. SONGSWednesday, February 23 atthe Central library at 2.ORIGAMI FUNWednesday, February 23 atthe East Flushing library. Reg-ister.AFR. AMER. DANCEWednesday, February 23 atthe Laurelton library at 4.ORIGAMI FUNThursday, February 24 atthe Steinway library. Regis-ter .BOOK TALKThursday, February 24 atthe Poppenhusen library at3:30.TALENT SHOWFriday, February 25 at theEast Elmhurst library. Regis-ter .PHAT LITERATURESaturday, February 26 atthe Langston Hughes librarystarting at 10.PJ STORY TIMEMonday, February 28 at thePomonok library at 7.AFTERSCHOOL TIMEMonday, February 28 at theArverne library for those 7and over.

CHESS CLUBSaturdays at the Flushinglibrary at 2.TEEN TUTORINGSaturdays, February 12, 19,26 at the Bayside library at10.LANGSTON HUGHESSaturday, February 12 an-nual Langston Hughes DayCelebration starting at 11 atthe Langston Hughes library.CHINESE NEW YEARSaturday, February 12 start-ing at noon at the Flushinglibrary.KRIK KRAKSaturday, February 12 atthe Cambria Heights libraryat 3.OPEN MICSunday, February 13 at 2 atthe Central library.KNIT & CROCHETMondays at the Douglaston/Little Neck library at 4.TEEN TUTORINGMondays, February 14, 28at the Bayside library at 3:30.FAMILY GAME NIGHTMonday, February 14 at theSouth Jamaica library at 6.LAPTOPSMonday, February 14 at theHollis library at 4:30.TEEN CHESS CLUBMondays, February 14, 28at the Bayside library at 6.BOOK BUDDIESTuesdays, February 15, 22at the Hi l lc res t l ibrary a t3:30.DUNGEONS & DRAGONSTuesdays, February 15, 22at the Baisley Park l ibrary.

Register .LAPTOPSTuesday, February 15 learnhow to use a laptop at 4:30at the Hollis library.LAPTOPSWednesday , February 16learn how to use a laptop at4:30 at the Hollis library.CHESSWednesdays at 3:30 at theQueens Village library.DRAMA POSSEThursdays, February 17, 24at the Hillcrest library at 3.LAPTOPSThursdays, February 17, 24learn how to use a laptop at4:30 at the Hollis library.HAPPY HOURFridays, February 18, 25 atthe Flushing library at 3.GAME PLAYERSFridays at the Hi l lcrest l i -brary at 2.BOOK BUDDIESFriday, February 18 at theBayside library at 4.TEEN TUESDAYTuesday, February 22 at theHillcrest library at 4.TALENT SHOWFriday, February 25 at theEast Elmhurst library. Regis-ter .PHAT LITERATURESaturday, February 26 atthe Langston Hughes libraryat 10.DANCE THEATERSaturday , February 26Charles Moore Dance The-a te r : Ac ross the A f r i canDiaspora at 2 at the Flushinglibrary.

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Queens FocusPEOPLE. . .PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE. . .PEOPLEPEOPLE. . .PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE. . .PEOPLEPEOPLE. . .PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE. . .PEOPLEPEOPLE. . .PEOPLE...PEOPLE..PEOPLE...

The Francis Lewis High School VarsityBoys’ Indoor Track Team won the Mayor’sCup Competition on Nov. 28 which was heldat The New Balance Armory Track & FieldCenter. This was the first indoor track meet ofthe 2010-1011 season. With more than 2,100boys and girls participating from all five bor-oughs from both private, parochial, and pub-lic schools, Lewis boys came in first place!

Chuck Enekwechi had an exceptionalperformance in the Shot Put Relay- throwingthe shot the farthest distance down the field.All were amazed when Chuck’s mark of 61’1 ¼” was announced. The throw was the 2ndbest in PSAL history falling two feet short ofthe record (63 Feet) set in 1960! His throwis nationally ranked. Mike Delligatti also dis-played his outstanding skills with a secondplace 1000 meter finish of 2:39.95. As aresult, Chuck now qualifies for both Stateand City Championships and Mike moves onto the City’s.

By day’s end the Francis Lewis squadwalked home with first place. Two thumbs upfor all the boys and Coach Montanaro for avictorious season opener.

Bridget Quinn-Carey will join QueensLibrary as Chief Operating Officer on April 4.She succeeds Maureen O’Connor who retiredin July 2010. Quinn-Carey has been Directorof Buffalo and Erie County Public Library

since 2008 and is chair of the New York StateRegents Advisory Council on Libraries.

In making the announcement, QueensLibrary CEO Thomas W. Galante said,“Queens Library is one of the premier librarysystems in the world, known for the qualityof its collections, innovative programs thatserve a diverse community, world-class facili-ties and cutting-edge technology. Quinn-Carey earned her Master’s Degree in LibraryScience right here in Queens at St. John’sUniversity. I am pleased to welcome herback. I know that leveraging her skills, wewill continue to enrich lives.”

“I am thrilled to be joining the QueensLibrary as COO,” said Quinn-Carey. “I lookforward to continuing the critical work ofdeveloping quality programming, collectionsand services for the Queens community andto working with such an esteemed group oflibrary professionals.”

At Buffalo and Erie County, Quinn-Careyhad oversight of 37 libraries. Prior to that,she was Director of the Essex (CT) LibraryAssociation. She has been a librarian andlibrary administrator since 1991 and hasbeen actively involved in many professionalassociations.

The New York Lottery announced thenames of area Lottery players who claimed awinning ticket from one of the Lottery’s

recent live drawings. The following winnerseach received a cash prize valued at $10,000or more.

Russell Dawber of Bayside who won$81,723 on the Take Five drawing of Dec.14. Dawber’s winning ticket was purchasedat the Tianyou Liquor at 47-31 Bell Blvd. inBayside.

Luis Garate of East Elmhurst who won$10,000 on the Mega Millions drawing ofJan. 7. Garate’s winning ticket was pur-chased at the Five Star Mart at 4015 104th St.in Corona.

Barry Myrick of Fort Totten who won$10,000 on the Mega Millions drawing ofJan. 4. Myrick’s winning ticket was pur-chased at the 7-Eleven at 208-22 Cross IslandPkwy. in Bayside.

John Munnelly of Flushing who won$10,000 on the Win 4 drawing of Sept. 7.Munnelly’s winning ticket was purchased atthe Optimo Candy & Grocery Store at 74-29Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village.

Asdrubal Monzon of Astoria who won$10,000 on the Mega Millions drawing ofJan. 11. Monzon’s winning ticket was pur-chased at the Andy Grocery at 42-20 34thAve. in Long Island City.

Sens. Chuck Schumer and KirstenGillibrand announced the names of the twostudents who have been selected as delegatesto the 49th annual United States SenateYouth Program (USSYP) that will be heldMarch 5-12 in Washington, D.C.

Ji Won (Jenny) Choi of Flushing andBenjamin Weiss of Lido Beach were chosenfrom across the state to be part of the groupof 104 student delegates who will attend theprogram’s 49th annual Washington Week.

The USSYP was created by Senate Reso-lution 324 in 1962 and has been sponsoredby the Senate and fully funded by The HearstFoundations since inception. Originally pro-posed by Senators Kuchel, Mansfield, Dirksenand Humphrey, the impetus for the programas stated in Senate testimony was “to in-crease young Americans’ understanding ofthe interrelationships of the three branchesof government, the caliber and responsibili-ties of federally elected and appointed offi-cials, and the vital importance of democraticdecision making not only for America but forpeople around the world.”

Ji Won “Jenny” Choi attends HunterCollege Campus High School where sheserves as chairperson of the Hunter CollegeHigh School Student Life Committee, sena-tor (2007-2010), and treasurer. In addition,Jenny is the features editor of her schoolnewspaper, a Mock Trial lawyer, and a Peerleader who builds consensus.

She won a first place in the U.S. Instituteof Peace National Essay Contest and wasselected to participate in a Summer Seminaron Gender & Politics. She was a JohnsHopkins CTY Talent Search MathematicsWinner and belongs to the Public SchoolsAthletic League. Jenny speaks, reads andwrites English, Korean and Spanish and hasserved as an intern with U.S. Sen. KirstenGillibrand.

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“Ever since I was a little girl my two sisters and Ialways loved the camera,” Stephanie said. “We werein beauty pageants.’

But Steph and her family moved to Tampa, themodeling was on hold and she was miserable.

“I love Queens; I live in Bayside, which gets kindaboring, but I would never trade Queens to go back toTampa.”

A senior at Bayside High School, Steph is thor-oughly enjoying being back in town, hanging out atCherry Valley in Whitestone and walking the FrannyLew drag in good weather.

And she’s taking a stab at modeling,“When I moved back to New York I signed up for

Model Mayhem and just started doing it,” Steph said.It might not be a career that I want to do forever – maybeuntil my mid 20s – but it’s really good experience.”

Steph sees herself as a medical technician ornurse some day, and is looking forward to going tocollege in the fall, which would be a first for her family.

“I find out about school in a week or two,” she said.“I might stay around for a while,” but she really hasher eye set on Penn State. “I really don’t think mymom wants me to leave yet.”

Say what you will about Steph, but for a girl who’sgot an idea of her future, she’s doing all right. Justdon’t mention tomatoes to her.

“They are my worst fear,” she said. “I hate them.”

Watchin' StephModels OfQueens

Face TimeScience Fiction and reality have been inching closer

to one another for years. After all, the communicator,phasers and cloaking technology that started as sci-ence fiction in “Star Trek” have all become reality.

Unfortunately, now we’re talking about reality TV,and instead of Science Fiction, its SyFy, the ScienceFiction channel.

In the network’s premiere reality show, “Face Off,”special effects artists – specifically those who deal withcreating alien faces – are… well… facing off against oneanother for a $100,000 prize and a chance to be loved by“Dr. Who” and “Battlestar Galactica” fans everywhere.

Anthony Pepe, a 35-year-old from Queens, is one ofthe dozen contestants and was able to make it past thefirst round.

Anthony Pepe works on a project for the SyFy

Channel’s “Face Off.”

Adrien Brody sings to his true love.

Sundays, as the commercialsthat provided the real entertain-ment between football plays werebeamed into the brains of millionsof beer-loving consumers, an off-brand put out by Anheuser-Buschmade a local star even more fa-mous.

Oscar winner Adrien Brody,who hails from Woodhaven, sangfor his supper in a commercial forStella Artois, taking on the lookand allure of a 1960s lounge singer.

The ladies swooned, but they werenot the object of his affection. Hewas more interested in the bubblyblonde named Stella.

“It pushed me past my owncomfort lines with singing, be-cause I’ve never done that be-fore,” Brody said. “That was veryexciting.”

Hey Brody, if you’re as into thebeer as you were into Halle Berrywhen you picked up your Oscar,we might give this brew a try.

Adrien Sings To Stella

Hey you, yes, you with thepen and summons pad in hand.Make sure that is a legitimateticket because if not, Assem-blyman Michael DenDekker (D-Jackson Heights) is hoping tomake the City pay.

DenDekker is working onlegislation that would fine allmunicipalities – including NYC– $100 for doling out an errone-ous parking ticket.

DenDekker got the idea af-ter his 74-year-old mother re-ceived a summons for violat-ing alternate-side of the streetparking. Allegedly, she re-ceived the ticket on a Thursday, even though the regulation is in effecton Friday. She sent the Department of Finance pictures of the sign anda copy of the ticket only to be told to send more pictures of the streetsign.

Though the legislation came out of his mother’s fight with the City,we here say thank you, Assemblyman.

Now what can we do about those broken meters?

That’s The Ticket!

Hey, you writing the ticket. You’d

better be right if Mike DenDekker

gets his way. Photo by Ira Cohen

Mike Tells AllMets great Mike Piazza will

address all of the mysteries andrumors that surrounded his base-ball career in a memoir.

The undoubtedly greatest of-fensive catcherof all time has re-portedly prom-ised to keep allsubjects on thetable – from histurbulent exitout of L.A. to hisstint at Shea Sta-dium – while alsofinally addressing the steroid ru-mors that quietly dogged his sta-tistics.

We’re hoping the 42-year-olddoesn’t forget three other veryimportant issues:

1) How hard is it to throw fromhome plate to second base?

2) How can one hit a career.300 average and 400 homerunswithout once stepping into hisswing?

3) How to stop a Roger Clemensfastball with your head?

I (Heart) New York’s CityStoreQuick, somebody buy a

Love Lotto ticket before theCity shuts down a firehouse!

To shore up empty cof-fers, CityStore, New YorkCity’s official store, is sellingValentine’s Day themedswag, featuring must haveitems like Sweetie and HubbyStats (never forget a bra sizeor anniversary again), To-gether Forever ToastingFlutes (the couple that im-bibes together thrives together?) and a Love Always Paperweight(because nothing says ‘I love you’ like desk accessories).

Husbands, beware of the “DoYou Know Your Wife” quiz book.What you don’t know may getyou in trouble.

Go: www.nyc.gov/citystore

Love Lotto tickets might get you a

romantic night at the $9.95 price tag but

don’t expect to win big money – it’s not

part of the New York Lottery.

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