Queens Tribune Epaper Issue 012413

Vol. 43, No. 4 Jan. 24-30, 2013

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Borough President Helen Marshall delivered her final State of the Borough speech this week, looking forward to a year filled with projects. By Joe Marvilli … Page 12.

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Queens This Week

The Beacon Asks ToRemain Open

The Beacon after-school programhopes to once again avoid the choppingblock and it began its campaign to do solast week.

JHS 190 in Forest Hills is one of theschools listed for closure by the CityDept. of Youth and Community Devel-opment. After a series of public hearingsand rallies, several schools throughoutthe five boroughs, including the pro-gram based in Forest Hills, were able toavoid being shut down last year.

The programs were only renewed ona one-year lease, however, and would beshut down again if funding is not in-cluded in Mayor Michael Bloomberg’sbudget for next year.

The Forest Hills program held its firstrally for the latest cycle on Thursday,calling for the Mayor to put money to-wards after-school programs such as theBeacon.

Many children and adults who areapart of the program pleaded to keep itopen.

Irma Rodriguez, executive directorof the Queens Community House, whichhelps run the Beacon program and isalso based in Forest Hills, said that onereason that it should continue to be openis that it serves as the first employmentopportunity for young adults between14 and 21.

“They learn about what it means towork, to work with others as parts ofteams,” she said. “Many of our youngpeople work with younger people sothey learn how to work with childrenand to be good role models.”

Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) was a staunch supporter ofthe program last year and attended themeeting to say that she will be pushingthe Mayor not to cut the program againthis year.

“I’m here tonight to tell you that I amgoing to fight for you, as I did last year,”the Councilmember said, which pro-duced a loud applause from the crowd inattendance.

She added that Mayor Bloomberghas to give more attention to childrenand programs like the Beacon that many

of them go to everyyear . Kos lowi t zsaid that she canrelate to parentswho need to sendtheir kids to after-school programswhile they are stillat work. She was asingle parent withtwo chi ldren totake care of.

“Af te r - schoo lprograms savedme,” she said. “If itwasn’t for that, Iwould’ve had to goon welfare and foods t amps to s t a yhome with my chil-dren.”

Chi ldren andparents also voiced their opinion tokeep the Beacon open. Many of themspoke about how it has impacted theirlives and they uncertainty they wouldface without its existence.

Warren Fink, a Forest Hills residentwho has a daughter, named Miriam,attending the JHS 190 Beacon pro-gram, said that she loves attending theprogram and the people who work theretake good care of her.

“I wish he was as passionate aboutour children then he is about guncontrol,” Fink said, talking aboutMayor Bloomberg. “We’re not sup-posed to be here fighting for moneyfor children.”

Natalie Herrera, a fifth grade studentwho goes to the Beacon in Forest Hills,said that attending the program hasallowed her to get help with homework,make new friends and learn skills likevideo editing.

“If this program was to be cut, Iwould be very upset,” she said. “I wouldcome home every day with the struggleof trying to do my homework on myown.”

According to Cathleen Col l ins,deputy chief of staff at DYCD, al-though a l l 80 beacon programsthroughout the City are funded by theDYCD, seven of them had to be cutfrom that funding due to cuts from theMayor’s executive budget. Those sevenwere saved from closure for one yeardue to the discretionary funding fromthe City Council.

In addition to the one in Forest Hills,the other school in Queens that has itsBeacon program in danger is MS 158 inBayside.

Reach Reporter Luis Gronda at(718) 357-7400, Ext. 127 or [email protected].

-Luis Gronda

Principal WantsChange At MVB

Less than one week after the Dept. ofEducation proposed to phase out threeschools in Southeast Queens, MartinVan Buren High School principal SamSochet addressed Community Board 12

Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz speaks at a rally tokeep JHS 190’s Beacon program open.

and expressed the school’s need foracademic improvement.

Sochet, who is in his first year asprincipal, showed concern for his school,which has recently struggled. Accord-ing to the DOE’s website, in the 2009-10 school year, Martin Van Buren re-ceived a C letter grade, in 2010-11 theschool received a D grade and last yearit just barely earned a C.

“It’s a 340,000-square-foot facility,it’s got a beautiful athletic field and Ilooked at it and said, ‘Why is this placeconsidered an undesirable destinationfor families to send their children to?’”Sochet asked. “And everyday I keepasking myself that.”

Although the school did improvefrom a D to a C between 2011 and 2012,Sochet noted that it was a small improve-ment and that he is hoping for more.

In an effort to improve Martin VanBuren, Sochet shared strategies withCB12. His first idea was to change theattitude of the adults at the school byremoving the blame of poor perfor-mance away from the students.

“The adults create the culture of theschool, not the kids,” he said. “Theculture of the school has to shift fromblaming the kids to taking ownership ofwhat we need to do as adults that kidscan model. That’s how you change aschool.”

The principal also expressed a needfor better communication between theschool and the community.

Sochet admitted that in order for theschool to see better results in testing,MVB needs to bring in more qualifiedand flexible teachers. He did not specifywhether this plan meant that the schoolwas looking to let go of its employees.

“My observation of teaching at theschool, it’s not the teachers, it’s theirskill level,” he said. “Their skill level isnot there. It’s not serving the kids theway it needs to. Everything I’m talkingabout takes not just money, but exper-tise.”

Sochet’s last plan to make MVBmore appealing is to add four newprograms for the 2013-14 school year:a pre-medical program, a robotics en-gineering program, a forensics lawprogram and a computer technologyprogram. Each of these programs willbe affiliated with either a college or ahospital.

Reach Repor te r Nata l i aKozikowska at (718)357-7400 Ext. 123or [email protected].

-Natalia Kozikowska

Bus Line Returns ToGlen Oaks

Less than three years after the Q79was discontinued, Glen Oaks has beengiven a replacement bus line to traveldown Little Neck Parkway.

Due to the efforts of Eastern QueensUnited, the Metropolitan Transporta-tion Authority has replaced the defunctQ79 line by extending the Q36 route upLittle Neck Parkway, ending at the LongIsland Rail Road Little Neck station.

The change came after the local civ-

ics in the area came together under theumbrella of Eastern Queens United toget service restored to Glen Oaks. Whilethe neighborhood used to have access tothe Q79, that bus was discontinued inJune of 2010, due to a budget crisis.

The associations met more than ayear ago to decide what solutions wereavailable to replace the Q79 bus line.After researching the route and look-ing at nearby bus paths, they put to-gether a proposal to adjust the Q36 busline.

The bus, which runs along Hillsideand Jamaica Avenue, used to end acouple of blocks past the intersection ofJamaica Avenue and Little Neck Park-way. The EQU proposed instead thatevery other Q36 bus turn onto LittleNeck Parkway, moving up along thatroad through Glen Oaks and ending atthe LIRR Little Neck stop.

EQU put forward this proposal dur-ing a meeting with the MTA, Council-men James Vacca (D-Schuylerville) andMark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens) andAssemblyman Edward Braunstein (D-Bayside) on Aug. 11. The MTA agreedto adjust the bus’ route, putting up signsfor new Q36 stops on Little Neck duringthe last week of 2012.

“The extension of the Q36 pro-vides the only north-south service infar east Queens and will provide a newdirect connection to the subway aswell as the Long Island Rail Road inLitt le Neck,” said MTA spokesmanKevin Ortiz.

Reach Reporter Joe Marvilli at(718) 357-7400, Ext. 125, or [email protected].

-Joe Marvilli

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Queens Pride will celebrate its20th Winter Pride event Jan. 26 atAstoria World Manor in Astoria.

More than 350 people are expectedat the event, which supports theQueens P r i de Pa rade andMulticultural Festival. Winter Pridealso provides a venue to honor thosewho significantly contribute to thecauses and concerns of the LGBTQcommunity in Queens.

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flush-ing), Dr. Marjorie Hill, Gay Men’sHealth Crisis and Out Astoria will behonored for their efforts in advanc-ing the legislative, health and socialissues of the LGBTQ community.

The 21st annual Queens PrideParade and Multicultural Festival willtake place on June 2 in JacksonHeights.

Fo r i n fo rma t i on , ema i [email protected] orvisit www.queenspride.org.

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Queens Deadline

By MEGAN MONTALVODespite facing some community op-

position, Major League Soccer has an-nounced that more than 1,000 smallbusiness owners have signed letters ofsupport for their proposal to build a25,000-seat stadium in Flushing Mead-ows Corona Park.

On Jan. 18, Brett Lashbrook of MajorLeague Soccer was joined by local leadersand elected officials, including State Sen.Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) and As-semblyman Francisco Moya (D-JacksonHeights), to make the announcement at ElSabor Latino, an Elmhust-based restau-rant that has supported the proposal.

“One thing I want to reiterate todayis that Major League Soccer remains100 percent committed to this project,”Lashbrook said. “While we’re still veryearly in the process of gaining all thenecessary approval, today marks an-

MLS Touts Local Supportother tangible moment of the continua-tion of the relationship that MLS contin-ues to build right here in Corona, Flush-ing and the entire Queens community.”

As Lashbrook initiated his announce-ment inside the restaurant, a small groupof protestors from the Fairness Coali-tion of Queens rallied outside.

“We’re mostly here to let folks knowabout the concerns we have not justabout the soccer stadium, but about allthe proposals going on around thepark,” Coalition Member Hilary Kleinsaid. “We are concerned about the envi-ronmental impact these proposals canhave and we’d like to have an opendialogue with small business owners tomake ensure they will be beneficial toour community.”

Although Coalition members haddelivered more than 1,000 signatures ofopposition over the park proposals to

Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s office lastmonth, Klein stated that the Coalitionhas yet to receive a response from hisadministration.

“We still remain optimistic aboutscheduling an appointment with theMayor,” she said. “We want to makesure that each proposal is handled re-sponsibly, with our community in mind.”

As the MLS announcement contin-ued inside the restaurant, protestorsthat lined the restaurant entrance slowlybegan to dissipate.

Immediately following his speech,Lashbrook guided the media on an out-door tour of nearby small businesses thatdisplayed signs which read “Let’s BringPro Soccer to Queens.”

Storefronts containing the signs in-cluded El Sabor Latino, where the an-nouncement was made at 95-35 40thRoad, Vicky’s Unisex Hair Salon, lo-cated at 95-39 40th Road and Café2000, located at 40-08A Junction Blvd.

“We are very proud to have the sup-port of the local community,” Lashbrooksaid as he pointed to the sign at Café2000. “This is clear indicator that bring-ing a soccer stadium will only help fostereconomic growth for these businesses.”

Among individuals present at theannouncement who echoed the samesentiments were Jack Friedman, execu-tive director for the Queens Chamber of

MLS spokesman Brett Lashbrookspeaks to a coalition of small busi-nesses that support bringing a25,000-seat soccer s tadium toFlushing Meadows Corona Park.

By LUIS GRONDAIn an attempt to address many parents

and residents concerns about school safetyin the wake of the school shooting inNewtown, Connecticut, Community Edu-cation Council 24 (CEC 24) unanimouslypassed a resolution that would boost secu-rity at New York City Public Schools.

The resolution mandates that the Dept.of Education hire retired NYPD Policeofficers as “special patrolmen” to walkaround public schools. According to theresolution, these patrolmen would assistthe NYPD school safety agents, who areunarmed, and they would carry a con-cealed weapon. They would also not beinvolved in school disciplinary matters.

Two other parts of their recommen-dation call for panic buttons to be placedin classrooms. The button would be di-rectly linked to a NYPD dispatcher in thecase of an emergency. The third and finalpart of the resolution would see buzzerentry doors and video surveillance cam-eras installed at the main entrance ofevery school. This would allow schoolsafety officers to screen people that areattempting to enter the building.

CEC 24 stated that these measureswould improve security at public schools inNew York City and provide more assur-ance to parents that their kids are safe.

“It’s something that could work,”

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said CEC 24 President Nick Comaianni.“And it’s something, when my kids areat school, that I feel a lot better on.”

Comaianni added that the DOE wouldhire about 1,200 of these officers, whichwould be enough to put one patrol officer inevery school. He also estimated that it wouldcost about $16 to 20 million per year, which,he says, the DOE would be able to pay for.

“Which is really nothing with the $13billion budget we have for the schoolsystem,” Comaianni said. “We’re nottalking about a large amount of moneyto impact a school in New York City.”

But the DOE is not receptive to theresolution, saying that City schools aresafer now than they have ever been be-fore thanks to its collaboration with theNYPD and reforms to its discipline code.

“A safe learning environment for ourstudents is one of our top priorities. Asthe largest school district in the country,we know what works and putting anarmed guard in every school building isnot the answer,” said DOE spokes-woman Marge Feinberg. “We are notconsidering the CEC’s proposal.”

Calls to Mayor Mike Bloomberg’soffice asking to comment on the resolu-tion were not returned as of press time.


CEC 24 Calls ForSchool Security Boost

Commerce, John Ferriera of the Junc-tion Boulevard Merchants Associationand Mike Proano, manager of F.Ottomanelli’s Burgers and Belgian Fries.

“Supporting this stadium is a nobrainer for small business in Queens,”Friedman said. “More people in ourneighborhoods will bring more custom-ers to many of the shops and restaurantsaround the park, which will be a wel-come sight to business owners.”

Reach Reporter Megan Montalvoat (718) 357-7400 Ext. 128 [email protected].

By MEGAN MONTALVOAfter more than five decades of op-

erating as cultural center and place oflearning, the Langston Hughes Com-munity Library will formally be recog-nized as a literary landmark.

On Jan. 16, Queens Library officialsannounced that the United for LibrariesTrustees, a national network of librarysupporters, will honor the branch’snewly-announced status at the 28thAnnual Langston Hughes Celebrationon Feb. 9.

In a letter addressed to QueensLibrary’s President Thomas Galante,who was first to receive the news, Unitedfor Libraries’ Executive Director SallyReed said, “I am most pleased that you’veapplied for this designation for a manwho had such significant impact onAfrican-American literature and Ameri-can literature generally.”

In addition to Galante and QueensBorough President Helen Marshall, StateSen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhust), whouses the library’s auditorium for com-munity events and meetings several timesa year, also lauded the achievement.

“It’s a wonderful and fitting honorfor a magnificent community institu-tion,” Peralta said. “Langston HughesLibrary is an integral part of the commu-nity and is an invaluable resource thatprovides access to a board spectrum ofknowledge, information and entertain-ment, as well as assistance in everythingfrom learning a language to homeworkassignments.”

Throughout his lifetime, Hugheswrote more than 860 poems and washeralded as an author of short stories,plays, essays, anthologies and journalistfrom the 1920s until his death in 1967.

Although he lived in Harlem, the

Landmark Status ForLangston Hughes

library was named in Hughes’ honor in1969 when it was founded by residentsof the Corona-East Elmhurst commu-nity in 1969.

According to Queens Library, in1987, the responsibility of the branchwas shifted to Queens Library, but to thisday, the founding group still has respon-sibility for funding and operating theafter school Homework Assistance Pro-gram and the Cultural Arts Program.

For those interested in attending theplaque presentation, festivities will be-gin at 11:00 a.m. inside the library at100-01 Northern Blvd. All activities willbe free of charge and will include ascreening of a Hughes-inspired bio-graphical film, music performance anda presentation of six scholarships byMarshall in honor of African AmericanHeritage Month.

For more information, call QueensLibrary at (718) 990-0700 or visitwww.queenslibrary.org.

Reach Reporter Megan Montalvoat (718) 357-7400 Ext. 128 [email protected].

Langston Hughes Community Li-brary will be recognized as a liter-ary landmark during a ceremony onFeb. 9.


Shafran Announces Council RunBy JOE MARVILLI

A former member of Governor An-drew Cuomo’s administration has an-nounced his bid for City Council.

Austin Shafran, who recently servedas the Governor’s Vice President ofPublic Affairs for the State’s economicdevelopment agency, has thrown hisname into the ring for the City Councilseat of District 19. He will run as aDemocrat.

While his last few years have beenspent with the Cuomo administration,Shafran’s experience extends muchfurther back. Born and raised in Baysidewhere he still lives, the candidate be-

gan his career as the Community Liai-son to former Congressman GaryAckerman. This was followed by astint as the Director of Communica-tions for the then-City Council BudgetChair, Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Little Neck).

If elected to City Council, Shafransaid he hopes to bring his experiencein Cuomo’s office down to the Citylevel.

“I played a leading role in GovernorCuomo’s efforts to make the Statework better and cost less and producemore for taxpayers,” he said. “Now, Iwant to put that experience to work forour community.”

One of his platforms is stimulatingthe economy in Northeast Queens,particularly by helping middle classfamilies and small businesses. Duringhis time with the Governor, Shafranhelped administer over $1 billion insmall business assistance programs.He also worked on the Fair Share TaxReform, which restructured the Statetax code and gave a tax cut for morethan four million middle class taxpay-ers.

Through this and other reforms,Shafran said he helped reduce the taxrate for middle class families to itslowest amount in 60 years and gavefooting to thousands of new small busi-nesses.

“We’ve created more of a commu-nity-based, performance-driven ap-

Austin Shafran

proach to job creation andsmall business developmentthat recognizes smal l busi-nesses as the economic en-gines of prosperous communi-ties and strong economies,”he said. “That’s the kind ofcommon sense approach thatI’ve learned from working withthe Governor’s office that Ithink City government hasbeen sorely lacking.”

Although he has achievedmuch with Cuomo’s office,Shafran believes that the CityCouncil could be just as helpfulto the Queens communities ata local level by providing criti-cal services.

“ I f economic opportuni tyis a ladder for growth, theCity Counci l can certa in ly bethe rungs on that ladder help-ing both fami l ies and busi -nesses achieve new heights ,” hesa id.

As the son of two former NewYork City school teachers, educationis also one of the top platforms forShafran. He sees a link between inno-vation, entrepreneurship and an edu-cation-based economy and believesthat greater resources are needed tosupport students and teachers. Anincrease in parental involvement isalso a necessary factor in the class-room.

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“If economic oppor-tunity is a ladderfor growth, the CityCouncil can cer-tainly be the rungson that ladder help-ing both familiesand businessesachieve newheights.”

– Austin Shafran

“I understand the value of a qualityeducation,” he said. “It’s a moral obli-gation to train the next generation ofleaders.”

Running in the Democratic primaryfor District 19 as well is John Duane,Matthew Silverstein and Paul Vallone.Whoever wins the primary would goon to chal lenge Counci lman DanHalloran (R-Whitestone).


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BY NATALIA KOZIKOWSKACommunity Board chairs are furious

with the City’s recent decision to elimi-nate their parking placards – a pass thatallows them to park anywhere for freefor three hours.

The new rule, which will take effecton Feb. 1, will revoke passes for all 59New York chairs. It will not affect Com-munity Board district managers, whoare employed by the City.

“In terms of whoever made the deci-sion, it fails to recognize that commu-nity board chairs are serving the Citywithout pay,” said CB 10 Chair BettyBraton. “Often, we have to leave ourown jobs to attend meetings and there-fore time and convenience is an issue.”

Braton, like many others, expressedconcern that the new rule will make itdifficult for chairs to attend importantmeetings, especially in the Borough ofQueens, where using public transporta-tion may be difficult or inconvenient.

“In terms of Queens, many times thelocations we have to get to are not availableto us or easily accessible to us by publictransportation,” she said. “It will havesome impact. There are meeting that I maywant to be at, that I may not be able toattend. Community Board chair peoplehave to be available through their districts.Many of those are meetings that we haveto be at to keep ourselves informed.”

The district manager of CB 11, Su-san Seinfeld, who spoke on behalf ofChairman Jerry Iannece, shared similar

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sentiments as Braton and revealed thatIannece has written a letter to the City ofNew York to express his feelings.

“He is most certainly unhappy withthis,” Seinfeld said. “Jerry has written aletter to the Community Affairs UnitCommissioner, saying basically that theyare volunteers for the City and they goto various meetings on their own time.Out here, in Queens particularly, it couldtake two or three buses to get some-where using public transportation. Hispoint was that they are volunteeringtheir time for the betterment of thecommunity and without a pass, it hin-

ders their ability to go to a meeting.”Seinfeld also noted that eliminating

the parking perk will result in commu-nity board chairs incurring unfair fees.

“The out of pocket cost could run upif they have to pay for parking, whichconsidering they volunteer their time,it’s not fair,” she said. “Certainly thereare places in the City where parkingpermits are problem or they are notnecessary because there is easy accessbut when you are talking about otherplaces like that in Queens, and parts ofBrooklyn, chairs are upset.”

Other community board chairs, like

Betty Braton (far right) chairs an October meeting of Community Board10. Braton has expressed frustration with the City’s decision to takeaway Community Board chairs’ parking placards.

Joseph Hennessy of CB 6, said they areoutraged that the City only eliminatedthe parking perk for chairs that arevolunteers and not district managerswho are employed by the City.

“The most ridiculous thing is theygave it to the district managers, who areCity employees. If they were going totake it away from the chairs, they shouldhave taken in away from the DMs [dis-trict managers] because their time is onCity time,” Hennessy said. “My time ison my personal time. Realistically, a lotof district managers have meetings intheir office and if they have to travel,they can travel on City time.”

Hennessy also expressed concern thatthe new rule will take time away from hispaying job, which graciously allows himto leave to important meetings duringnormal work hours.

“I think it’s a cheap thing to do tovolunteers who have been volunteeringfor a number of years,” he said. “It’s alsoa situation where I personally have toleave my job to go to a meeting duringthe day and the time consumed usingpublic transportation – I can’t afford todo that. If I can’t drive to a meeting andpark and get back to my job at a reason-able time, I’ll be abusing the time mycompany is giving me.”

The City of New York has not re-turned calls as of press time.

Reach Repor te r Nata l i aKozikowska at (718)357-7400 Ext. 123or [email protected].

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On Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “IHave A Dream” speech to more than 200,000 civil rights supporterson the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. In thatspeech, King expressed a desire for freedom and equality betweenraces and called on this country to move past a culture of hatred.

As we approach the 50th anniversary King’s speech, the UnitedStates celebrated another milestone this weekend, appropriatelyheld on a day of observance of King’s legacy. Barack Obama, thecountry’s first Black President, was inaugurated into his secondterm of office on Monday.

King’s dream of acceptance and equality may not have com-pletely come to pass 50 years later, but the United States has comea long way from what it was 50 years ago. Queens has historicallyled the way when it comes to acceptance of race, religion or sexualorientation. Living in the most diverse county in the world affordsus all the opportunity to advance King’s mission of hope andcompassion on a daily basis.

As we continue to celebrate the anniversary of his speech, let usall honor his vision and continue to dream of a better tomorrow.

Is It Safe?To The Editor:

In response to your article and edito-rial in the Jan. 10-16 issue regarding theproposed MLS stadium in FMCP,where’s the incentive for Major LeagueSoccer to enter into a straight-forwardbusiness arrangement with the Metsorganization when seemingly they havebeen promised acres and acres of Flush-ing Meadows Corona Park land for free?

If someone in the City offers to giveaway Queens parkland to a private com-mercial developer, can offers for Cen-tral, Prospect or Van Cortlandt Parks befar off? Is any park land safe from devel-opment?

There are obvious alternate locationsfor a Queens soccer stadium in Willetsand College Point Industrial areas orAqueduct, but the catch is the landwill not be free.

Arne AbramowitzFMCP Administrator

1986-1993

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Regardless of “Tribune Under NewOwnership,” newspapers including theQueens Tribune have to deal with in-

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While daily papers concentrate oninternational, national, statewide, busi-ness and sports news, weekly newspa-pers such as Queens Tribune alongwith your sister publication, PRESS ofSoutheast Queens filll the void forcoverage of local community news.

This past year, I’m grateful that theQueens Tribune has afforded me theopportunity to express my views viayour letters to the editor section, alongwith others who may have differentopinions on the issues of the day. Thanksto you, an ordinary citizen like myselfhas the freedom to comment on theactions and legislation of various electedofficials at the city, state and federallevel. Public officials are powerful witheasy access to taxpayers dollars used ona regular basis to promote their views.This is done via mass mailings of news-letters, news releases, letters to the edi-tor and guest opinion page columns. Inmany cases, they are produced or ghostwritten by campaign or office stafferspaid for by taxpayers on public time.Ordinary citizens like myself only have

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Larry PennerGreat Neck

Smoke And AsbestosTo The Editor:

Asbestos is a deadly Class A carcino-gen, which is known to cause cancer inhumans. So it was no surprise to mewhen I read in the Queens Tribune(Asbestos Dumped in Elmhurst – Jan.17-23) that the NYPD, Dept. of Sanita-tion, the Environmental ProtectionAgency and an elected official’s officegot involved when multiple bags of as-bestos were improperly sealed anddumped in Elmhurst. Those responsiblefor dumping bags of asbestos withouttaking the proper prescribed precau-tions for removal risk exposing count-less individuals to this deadly substance.Kudos to those who saw something andsaid something to the authorities. Hope-fully, these bags were removed withoutany additional exposure to those in thearea.

This incident in Elmhurst remindsme of a news story that was the talk of thetown nearly two decades ago. In August1993, Mayor David Dinkins rightfullyordered all public school buildings inNew York City to be closed until eachschool was inspected for possible asbes-tos contamination based on a report thatindicated uncertainty on the status ofasbestos in all schools.

However, whenever I read or hearabout similar instances that cause greatpublic concern when exposure to asbes-tos, radon gas or benzene leakages oc-curs, I wonder why the same anxious-ness does not occur when individualsare exposed to secondhand smoke on adaily basis? To be clear to all who readthis, secondhand smoke is the same/identical Class A carcinogen known tocause cancer in humans as asbestos,radon, benzene and a number of othertoxic substances. We all should ask our-selves and our elected officials, why is

our reaction not the same for exposureto secondhand smoke as it is to asbestosexposure?

The primary reason this occurs isdue to a history of the tobacco industryspending billions of dollars annually tomarket their deadly products to the pointthat smoking remains a normalized ac-tivity in our society.

Concerned public health individualsand organizat ions are str iv ing todenormalize this addictive activity.

Ironically, in 1993, smoking was stillpermitted in school buildings. I urgedMayor Dinkins to explain to us whysmoking was still allowed in schools thenwhen secondhand smoke was alreadyknown to be an equivalent Class A car-cinogen as asbestos. I never received aresponse.

Phil KonigsbergBay Terrace

Bad Policy?To The Editor:

Those who rail against gun enthusi-asts might well redirect their ill-informedvenom against those who fo l lowthe precepts of Adolph Hitler and JosefS t a l i n - t he so - ca l l ed L i be ra l -Progressives.

Both dictators confiscated firearmswith the excuse that they were ensuringthe public safety.

Connecticut has stringent laws con-cerning guns, yet when that State wishedto strengthen those laws to include citi-zens with mental i l lness, l ike theNewtown mass murderer, it was theACLU that fought against expandingthose laws and won.

It should also be noted that those littleangels killed by that madman were mur-dered by his use of two automatic pis-tols, not an assault rifle, as widely andfalsely reported by the press.

Here in New York City, Stop andFrisk has been monumentally successfulin removing guns off the street, yet it hasbeen the ACLU and a compliant judgeand craven politicians who want an endto this practice. Who are they protect-ing, us or the criminals?

Gov. Cuomo’s demented screamduring his State of the State addressbrought us a gun law that makes illegalall pistols carried by the police if theirmagazines have more than seven rounds.A gunman will be carrying 13 or morerounds in his gun. Who is Cuomo pro-tecting, the cops or the crooks?

David Rivkin,Jamaica


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For what seems to have been alifetime – almost 35 years — it hasbeen my privilege to guide the QueensTribune. Serving as publisher and CEOof any newspaper isan awesome re-sponsibility requiringskill and integrity: toguide the chroniclingof a community, toserve as a mirror re-flecting a people’sway of life, and to ad-vocate for the bestinterests of the com-munity.

Inherit ing the task from GaryAckerman in 1979 – a much youngerGary Ackerman – meant that alongwith the high journalistic bar, came acommitment to community and jus-tice.

As a fellow child of Queens, aproduct of Queens College and as one,like Gary, who wears the “liberal” tagproudly, the challenge of running theTribune, was a challenge I relished.

And boy, did I enjoy it for whatseems to have been most of my life.

As a former NYC teacher andprincipal, the Tribune world openeddoors and offered oppor tunit ies Ihad never imagined and I am grate-

ful for each moment.As you have probably read or

heard, our company has sold the Tri-bune and its other papers, and now, a

new custodian assumesthat awesome respon-sibility of keeping theofficial voice of Queenshonest and true.

Me, I’m not walk-ing away. The word re-t irement uncomfor t-ably rolls off my lipsand nags at the spiritof this person, whohas loved being in the

center of the action. So I’m going tohang around a bit. I’ll be remaining onwith the new company as a consult-ant. I will be writing – hopefully fre-quently – about Queens, its spirit, itspeople, its politics and its challenges,all of which I’ve come to know wellover the past almost 35 years pub-lishing this newspaper. I hope to con-tinue to work with some people andcauses I enjoy and believe in. Yes, Imay travel more, I may relax and playmore, but how can I not come back tosample the ethnic food, the diversity,the most vibrant communities that canbe found anywhere or break breadwith some of the wonder ful people

Not Goodbye; Just A Slight Change Of Focuswho make Queens Queens.

Of course there will always be thepolit ics – it’s in my blood. Support-ing the right people, supporting theright causes, and sharing the analy-sis, all have given me hundreds of col-umns, several awards and years ofpleasure.

The conflicts, the triumphs andthe diversity of the most multiculturalcount y on ear th are an on-goingstory I plan to be par t of. Its list ofissue s and chal lenges present toomuch oppor tunity for me to leave

Queens, the Tribune and my friends.So, this is not good bye – just a slightchange of focus.

There are many phone calls thatI owe and many lunches I hope to eat. . . but of equal importance, there aremany columns I intend to write.

Keep in touch; let me know what’son your mind – you’ll be readingwhat’s on mine.

Michael Schenkler served as Pub-lisher and/or CEO of the Queens Tri-bune from 1979 to 2013 and can bereached at [email protected].

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By LUIS GRONDAAs a debate continues on the subject

of what to do with an abandoned rail line– build the QueensWay or reactivate anold Long Island Rail Road line – resi-dents of one Woodhaven neighborhoodare taking the status quo position on theissue.

People who live in a quiet residentialneighborhood on 98th Street betweenJamaica Avenue and Park Lane Southsay that bringing either project to Queenswould be a disturbance to their neigh-borhood, and they have started a groupto vocalize their opinion.

The group, which is called, No WayQueensWay, is not only against bring-ing the proposed bike path to Queensbut is also opposed to reviving the trainline that used to run along the now-dormant stretch of land.

Neil Giannelli and his partner SoniaLugo are the co-creators of the groupand the vacant tracks run just feet fromthe backyard of their home, which theyhave lived in since 2001. They said thatbringing either project to Queens bringsup many concerns about how it wouldaffect their neighborhood, includingcrime, noise and pollution.

“My kids play here, they bring friendsto play here and the privacy of my springand summer days are down the drain,”Lugo said.

Giannelli said that, as a resident of98th Street, they want to make sure thattheir voices are heard before any deal is

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made to go forward with either project.“We don’t have money for schools or

firehouses, but we have $467,000 toconduct this study,” he said, referring tothe money The Trust for Public Landreceived to do a feasibility study for theQueensway. “This seemed to me to beone of those done deals that New YorkState has become so famous for.”

The group already has the supportof some of the other residents on theirblock. Several residents said they

would be concerned about their pri-vacy if one of the projects were to bebuilt. They made themselves publiclyknown for the first t ime at last week’sWoodhaven Residents’ Block Associa-tion meeting to garner more supportfor their movement. The meetingserved as the perfect platform for thegroup as the WRBA has also come outagainst both projects.

Rose Spahn, a 24-year resident of98th Street, said that the elevated pedes-

Neil Giannelli stands in his backyard, directly adjacent to the abandonedrail line that has been proposed to either be reactivated or turned into apark.

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“I like the privacy, that’s why webought this house,” she said. “Theywould be right in our backyards. Whenthey’re on the hill, they can look rightinto our houses.”

Another 98th Street resident, SugiWidjaja, said that there is already suffi-cient parkland for people in the neigh-borhood to use and more is not needed.

“We already have a park big enoughto use for our neighbors,” Widjaja said,referring to Forest Park, which is withinwalking distance.

At Saturday’s meeting, the civic as-sociation took a straw poll of the thingsresidents of Woodhaven are most con-cerned about as 2013 started. Out of460 votes, the QueensWay/ Rail Linecategory drew the third most votes,receiving 36 in total. The issues thatfinished ahead of that were illegal con-versions and noise.

Giannelli said that they next hope tospeak with Community Board 9 abouttheir concerns for both projects. CB 9has come out in support of theQueensWay. They also intend on hold-ing a public meeting in the near futureto discuss the issue.

For information on the group, [email protected] or visitwww.nowayqueensway.org.


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104th PrecinctPEDESTRIAN STRUCK: At ap-

proximately 6:50 p.m. on Jan. 17, po-lice responded to a 911 call of a childstruck at Myrtle Avenue and MadisonStreet in Ridgewood. Upon arrival, po-lice determined that a 2002 Toyota SUVtraveling east on Myrtle Avenue struck a7-year-old male who was crossing Madi-son Street. The child was taken to WycoffHospital, where he was pronounceddead on arrival. The driver of the carremained at the scene and no criminalitywas suspected.

109th PrecinctBURGLARY PATTERN: The NYPD

is seeking the public’s assistance in as-certaining the identity of the followingindividual wantedin connection toone burglary andtwo larcenies.

The first inci-dent occurred at12:30 p.m. on Nov.4 inside of 40-06Main St., Flushing,where a male sus-pect entered the lo-cation and removedthree laptops.

The second in-cident occurred at12 :30 p .m . onNov. 20 inside of 40-06 Main St.,Flushing, where a male suspect en-tered the location by crawling under-neath a security gate and removed twocomputers.

The third incident occurred at 11a.m. on Jan. 10 inside of 42-47 Main St.,Flushing, where a male suspect enteredthe location and removed the victim’spurse.

The suspect is described as a Blackmale, between 35-45 years old, with athin build. The male is observed insurveillance photos to be well-dressed,wearing a black jacket and a dark-col-ored “Kango” hat.

Anyone with information in regardsto these incidents is asked to call CrimeStoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477). Thepublic can also submit their tips byvisiting www.nypdcrimestoppers.comor by texting their tips to CRIMES(274637) then enter TIP577.

113th PrecinctCRIMINAL POSSESSION: On

Jan. 15, members of the Queens Narcot-ics and the 73rd Precinct conducted asearch warrant inside 145-09 133rdAve., Jamaica. Five suspects were ar-rested and the following evidence wasrecovered: an AK-47 assault rifle, a 9mmsemi-auto pistol, a .357 revolver, 399rounds of ammunition for the above-mentioned weapons, a bulletproof vestand a quantity of marijuana. The follow-ing individuals were arrested in regardsto this incident:

Leroy Lyking, 62; Deborah Lyking,

57; Deja Taitt, 17; Dawn Taitt, 38; TroyTaitt, 38.

All five arrested individuals lived atthe above address. They were all chargedwith criminal possession of a machinegun, criminal possession of a loadedfirearm, criminal possession of three ormore firearms, criminal possession ofan assault rifle, criminal possession of an

ammo clip, criminaluse of drug para-phernalia and crimi-nal possession ofmarijuana.

114th PrecinctROBBERY: The

NYPD is seeking thepublic’s assistance ina s ce r t a i n i ng t hewhereabouts andidentity of the fol-lowing ind iv idua lwanted in connec-tion to a gun-point

commercial robbery.At 6 a.m. on Jan. 9 inside of Astoria

Cleaners, 23-17 31st St., Astoria, thesuspect entered the location, pointed ashotgun at a female employee, struckher on her head and body and removedcash. The suspect then fled on foot andgot into a black Volkswagon goingnorth on 31st Street. The victim wasnot hospitalized as a result of the inci-dent.

The suspect is described as a Blackmale, between 6-foot-1 and 6-foot-2, lastseen wearing a hooded sweatshirt.

Anyone with information in regardsto these incidents is asked to call CrimeStoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477). Thepublic can also submit their tips byvisiting www.nypdcrimestoppers.comor by texting their tips to CRIMES(274637) then enter TIP577.

The above items were confiscatedduring an arrest in Jamaica.

This suspect is wanted in connec-tion to a robbery.

This suspect is wanted in connec-tion to a robbery pattern in the109th Precinc t.

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Notice is hereby given thatan Order entered by theCiv i l Court , QueensCounty on 1/8/13, bear-ing Index Number NC-000945-12/QU, a copy ofwhich may be examined atthe Office of the Clerk,located at 89-17 SutphinBoulevard, Jamaica, NY11435, grants me the rightto: Assume the name of(First) Manuel (Last) AriasMy present name is (First)Juan (Last) Arias My presentaddress is 75-20 64th Pl.,Ridgewood, NY 11385 Myplace of birth is Domini-can Republic My date ofbirth is January 16, 1959___________________________________Notice is hereby giventhat an Order entered bythe Civil Court, QueensCounty on 12/14/12 ,bearing Index NumberNC-000877 -12/QU, acopy of which may beexamined at the Office ofthe Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Ja-maica, NY 11435, grantsme the right to: Assumethe name o f ( F i r s t )Nirmati (Last) HarrysinghMy present name is (First)Nirmati (Middle) Harry(Last) Singh aka NirmatiHarrysingh, aka Nirmati

Chan My present addressis 90-54 178th St., Jamaica,NY 11432 My place ofbirth is Trinidad & TobagoMy date of birth is Octo-ber 22, 1952___________________________________Notice is hereby given thatan Order entered by theCiv i l Court , QueensCounty on 11/26/12, bear-ing Index Number NC-000798-12/QU, a copy ofwhich may be examined atthe Office of the Clerk,located at 89-17 SutphinBoulevard, Jamaica, NY11435, grants me the rightto: Assume the name of(First) Adriana (Middle)Michelle (Last) Lopez Mypresent name is (First)Adriana (Middle) Michelle(Last ) Ruiz -Lopez akaAdriana Michelle Ruiz, akaAdriana M Ruiz-Lopez Mypresent address is 117-14Union Turnpike, Apt. FA1,Kew Gardens, NY 11415My place of b i r th i sQueens, NY My date ofbirth is August 28,1981___________________________________Notice is hereby giventhat an Order entered bythe Civil Court, QueensCounty on 1/8/13, bear-ing Index Number NC-000952-12/QU, a copy of

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By LUIS GRONDAA Rockaway bagel store put on its

back by Superstorm Sandy is set to getback on its feet later this month.

Seaside Bagels, located at 95-11Rockaway Beach Blvd., will open at theend of January after a long rebuildingprocess that required it to strip downand start over.

According to Scott Edwards, co-owner of the bagel and coffee shop, thestore took on more than four feet ofwater inside the establishment and muchof the cooking and prep equipment theyuse for its food had to be thrown out andreplaced. As was the case with manyhomes and businesses, the walls of thestore became engulfed in mold, so theyhad to tear them down and replace themas well.

Edwards said that they did not haveflood insurance, only typical businessinsurance that covered some of the dam-age from Sandy. They applied for fed-eral aid from FEMA, but he said that theyhave not yet received any assistance.

But to the rescue came Front Street,a Long Island-based facilities manage-ment company that specializes in re-building businesses like Seaside thathave been affected by a natural disasteror are in need of a boost. They poniedup the bill to renovate and replace what-ever equipment the store front needed.

“They came in right away and theyhad the dry wall people, electricians,plumbers, demolition people and it was

Rockaway Bagel Store Set To Reopen

just like one, two, three, done,” Edwardssaid. “We blinked and the place lookssimilar to what it was before the storm.”

They found out that Front Street wasinterested in helping a business in needafter the storm through an email thestore’s owners received. Edwards saidthat they replied back asking for assis-tance. This started a dialogue between

Seaside Bagels co-owner Scott Edwards reviews the repairs to the store, which werefinanced by Front Street, a Long Island company.

the two companies, which eventually ledto the management company helpingout Seaside with their rebuilding.

Marc Lash, director of New BusinessDevelopment at Front Street, said thatthey chose to help the bagel store be-cause they saw the extensive damage itreceived and the popularity of the place.On his visits to the store, residents who

thought that he was one ofthe owners would constantlyask him when it was going tobe open once again.

“It’s a wonderful feeling,”Lash said, describing thework that his company hasdone at the store. “Since wecame in, they’ve been soappreciative.”

He would not divulgehow much exactly it cost torebuild the store, only say-i ng i t was we l l ove r$500,000.

Edwards said that manyof the needed repairs andrenovations to the storefrontare complete and they ex-pect to reopen at the end ofJanuary. He added that theywill have mostly the samemenu when they are back inbusiness, but there will be asmall change to the way thestore does things. He de-clined to say what that was,saying that regulars of the

shop would know what he means.“That’s what’s great about a disaster

like this, people do step up and reallyhelp each other out,” He said. “Wewere just lucky enough to receive thathelp.”


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By JOE MARVILLIBorough President Helen

Marshall gave her State of the Bor-ough address on Tuesday, the finalone of her tenure.

Speaking at Queens College’sColden Auditor ium to a packedhouse of politicians, communityleaders and Queens residents,Marshall touched on everything thathappened over the course of the last12 months in the Borough, includ-ing construction projects, educationand Superstorm Sandy.

She was introduced to the stageby QC President Dr. JamesMuyskens and Council SpeakerChristine Quinn. Though most of theevent was made up by her speech,there were a few musical interludesfrom the Louis Armstrong MiddleSchool Senior Chorus and Band.

Given that it was Marshall’s finaladdress, much of her speech dis-cussed what her office had donesince 2002 to improve Queens. Shealso spent just as much time look-ing forward at upcoming projects andupgrades expected to be carried outin 2013.

Post-SandyMarshall began her State of the

Borough address by speaking atlength about Superstorm Sandy,both the devastation it wrought andthe recovery effort currently under-way.

Particularly, she dedicated theaddress to the memory and spirit ofDylan Smith, a Belle Harbor residentand surfer, who helped to rescue sixpeople using a homemade ropebridge and his surfboard during themassive fire that destroyed dozensof homes the night SuperstormSandy hit. Smith drowned in lateDecember off the coast of PuertoRico.

“He was the good neighbor we allwant in times of trouble, a lifeguardand angel of mercy,” she said.

The Borough President used thetribute to announce a $10,000 grantin Dylan Smith’s name to the SwimStrong Foundation, which promoteshealthy lifestyles for children on theRockaway Peninsula.

Her speech was followed by aphoto presentation of both the ca-tastrophe and the ongoing recovery.I t was fol lowed by the LouisArmstrong Chorus performing “Leanon Me” by Bill Withers.

Marshall also praised MichaelMcDonnell, a Belle Harbor resident,for his heroic effor ts dur ing thestorm. McDonnell used a makeshiftrope to help seven people outrun the

flooding and fire. He was invited tothe stage to say a few words.

“People have called me a herothat night for what I had done. ButI’m no hero. Rather, I was just deter-mined and focused,” he said. “Thetruth is, lifelines have been made inBelle Harbor every day since thatstorm. Not from wires, extensioncords, twine, but from the generos-ity, kindness and concerns of others.Belle Harbor can and will be re-stored.”

Then and NowMuch of Marshall’s address dealt

with the continued growth and im-provement Queens has seen overthe last decade, along with plans tokeep the borough growing strong inthe future.

Rezoning has been one of thebiggest undertakings Marshall tookon during her reign. The zoning lay-out of 2002 jeopardized Queens’character and construction efforts.Together with the Department ofCity Planning Queens DirectorJohn Young and the City Council,more than 6,300 blocks in the Bor-ough have been rezoned sincethen.

Plans are underway for another1,000 blocks to be rezoned this year,including those in Bellerose, FloralPark and East Elmhurst. Once thiseffort is complete, almost half of theentire borough will have been re-zoned during Marshall’s run.

This rezoning has helped certainneighborhoods of Queens achieveimmense growth over the last sev-eral years, such as Long Island City.

JetBlue and the City Dept. of Healthboth now have headquarters in thearea. The CUNY Law School hasalso moved to LIC.

“This is happening when compa-nies like Google and Facebook areexpanding their footprints in our City,”the Borough President said.

To continue this tech boom intothe future, Marshall’s office will de-velop a plan to create a “Tech Zone”on the Queens side of the East River.The B.P. office was just awarded a$150,000 state grant to put togetherstrategies for waterfront revitaliza-tion that will support tech innovationin the Borough.

Jamaica is another neighborhoodwhere significant growth is under-way. Marshall’s office provided $3million to construct the Atlantic Av-enue Extension Gateway Park. A200-capacity sit-down restaurant willopen in the former Queens FamilyCourthouse found on Parsons Bou-levard and 89th Avenue. In addition,the completed Sutphin Underpass,which won a Queens Chamber ofCommerce Bui lding Award thismonth, will gain its first tenant, a Visi-tors’ Center for Resorts World Ca-sino at Aqueduct.

Moving on to education, Marshalllooked back at her time as an advo-cate for public schools. During hertenure, the borough presidentopened 60 new school buildings inQueens with more than 28,000 newseats. This September, another sixschools with 3,000 seats will openas well.

“I know that every child deservesa seat in a class where class sizematters,” she said.

Marshall also mentioned that theCity’s schools need to provide a linkto the growing economic sectors ofmath, science, technology and en-gineering. She announced that overthe next year, her office will earmark$2 million to purchase mobile sci-ence labs for every one of the 30Queens schools that do not currentlyhave them.

In terms of CUNY, more than $63million throughout the CUNY insti-tutes during Marshall’s tenure. Thismoney helped projects like the reno-vation of Colden Auditorium, newscience labs at Queens and YorkCollege, a new library at LaGuardiaCommunity College and support forthe Kupferberg Holocaust ResourceCenter and Archives atQueensborough Community Col-lege.

The Queens Library branchessaw major changes during the lastdecade as half of them have beencompletely remodeled or renovated.In terms of future projects, 2013 willsee the groundbreaking for a re-placement library on Central Avenuein Far Rockaway, an expansion of theEast Elmhurst Library and a newstate-of-the-art branch in Elmhurst.Construction will also begin this yearon a new Hunters Point library andan expanded Kew Gardens Hills Li-brary. A new library in Glen Oaks isscheduled to open this year.

The new year will also see moreplans in the Borough’s parks moveforward. A new Environmental Cen-ter in Idlewild Park in SoutheastQueens and a new facility for theAlley Pond Environmental Center inDouglaston are both set to beworked on.

While Marshall was looking for-ward to this year’s Major LeagueBaseball All-Star game at Citifield,she was more cautious about theexpansion of the United StatesTennis Association and the possi-bility of a Major League SoccerStadium at Flushing Meadows Co-rona Park.

“I will keep the message front andcenter that this park is one of themost heavily used open space in theCity,” she said. “This green space isa precious resource.”

In terms of housing, 2013 will seethe completion of affordable hous-ing facilities for families and seniors,which includes Macedonia Plazaand Calvary Grandparent Resi-dence, the latter of which is anintergenerat ional residence forgrandparents who have custody oftheir grandchildren.

To end her last State of the Bor-ough address, Marshall thanked herfamily and the people Queens fortheir support during her administra-tion and expressed her confidencein the Borough’s future.

“Let us all use this year of hopeto resolve that through sheer deter-mination and good old Queens gritthat we will build a better and saferfuture for our families and our com-munities,” she concluded.


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Borough President Helen Marshall delivered her final State of the Bor-ough address on Jan. 22.


GREEN VITAMINS, LLC,Arts. of Org. filed with theSSNY on 09/05/2012. Of-fice loc: Queens County.SSNY has been designatedas agent upon whom pro-cess against the LLC maybe served. SSNY shall mailprocess to: 176-03 127Avenue , Jamaica , NY11434. Purpose: Any Law-ful Purpose.___________________________________Not ice o f fo rmat ionof FUTURE PERFECTFILMS LLC. Art. Of Org.filed with the Sect’y ofState of NY (SSNY) on 11/14/12. Office in QueensCounty. SSNY has beendesignated as agent of theLLC upon whom processagainst it may be served.SSNY shall mail process tothe LLC, 19-19 24th Av-enue, #R314, Astoria, NY11102. Purpose: Any law-ful purpose.___________________________________31-18 28TH AVENUE, LLC,Arts. of Org. filed with theSSNY on 12/07/2012.Of f ice loc : QueensCounty. SSNY has beendesignated as agent uponwhom process against theLLC may be served. SSNYshall mail process to: PaulPappas, 30-42 71 Street,Jackson Heights , NY11370. Purpose: Any Law-ful Purpose.___________________________________

HOUSE CALLS MEDICALGROUP, PLLC, a Prof.LLC. Arts. of Org. filedwith the SSNY on 10/23/2012. Office loc: QueensCounty. SSNY has beendesignated as agent uponwhom process against itmay be served. SSNY shallmail process to: 420 Lex-ington Ave., Ste 1644, NY,NY 10170. Purpose: ToPractice The ProfessionOf Medicine.___________________________________B-DELL IUM GREATERWORKS PROD. , LLC,Arts. of Org. filed with theSSNY on 1/27/12. Officeloc: Queens County. SSNYhas been designated asagent upon whom processagainst the LLC may beserved. SSNY shall mail acopy of any process to theLLC to: c/o United StatesCorporation Agents, Inc.,7014 13th Avenue, Suite202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.Purpose: For any lawfulpurpose___________________________________NOTICE OF FORMATIONOF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: 122031ST DRIVE LLC. Articlesof Organization were filedwith the Secretary of Stateof New York (SSNY) on10/24/12. Office loca-t ion : Queens County .SSNY has been designatedas agent of the LLC upon

whom process against itmay be served. SSNY shallmail a copy of process tothe LLC, 18-50 SteinwayStreet, Astoria, New York11105. Purpose: For anylawful purpose.___________________________________H Mart Bayside, LLC Ar-ticles of Organization filedwith the Secretary of Stateof NY (SSNY) on 11/27/2012. Off ice locat ion:Queens County. SSNY hasbeen designated as agentupon whom processagainst it may be served.SSNY shall mail processto: Wooj in Choi , 300Chubb Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ07071. Purpose: Any Law-ful Purpose.______________________________Notice of Qualification ofHALL 4421 9TH STREET,LLC. Authority filed withSecy. Of State of NY(SSNY) on 12/14/12. Of-f ice locat ion: QueensCounty. LLC formed inTexas (TX) on 06/13/12.Princ. office of LLC andTX addr. is: 6801 GaylordPkwy., Ste. 100, Frisco,TX 75034. SSNY desig-nated as agent of LLC uponwhom process against itmay be served. SSNY shallmail process to c/o Corpo-rat ion Service Co., 80Sta te S t . , A lbany , NY12207-2543. Arts. of Org.filed with Secy. of State,P.O. Box 13697, Austin,TX 78711. Purpose: Anylawful activity.___________________________________NOTICE OF FORMATIONOF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: 33-0824 AVE REALTY LLC. Ar-t ic les of Organizat ionwere filed with the Secre-tary of State of New York(SSNY) on 12/13/12. Of-f ice locat ion: QueensCounty. SSNY has beendesignated as agent of theLLC upon whom processagainst it may be served.SSNY shall mail a copy ofprocess to the LLC, 33-1424th Avenue, Astoria, NewYork 11103. Purpose: Forany lawful purpose.___________________________________NOTICE OF FORMATIONOF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: ALINTOP CONSTRUCTIONLLC. Articles of Organiza-tion were filed with theSecretary of State of NewYork (SSNY) on 11/21/12.Office location: QueensCounty. SSNY has beendesignated as agent of theLLC upon whom processagainst it may be served.SSNY shall mail a copy ofprocess to the LLC, 43-31192 St., 2Fl, Flushing, NewYork 11358. Purpose: Forany lawful purpose.___________________________________Notice of formation ofKOKUM LLC. Arts. of Org.

filed with Sect’y of StateNY (SSNY) on 09/18/2012. Office in QueensCounty. SSNY designatedagent of LLC upon whomprocess against it may beserved. SSNY shall mailprocess to The LLC, 29-24Newtown Avenue ,Astoria, NY 11102. Pur-pose: Small Business Con-sulting___________________________________NOTICE OF FORMATIONOF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: 185-31 MERRICK BOULE-VARD LLC. Articles ofOrganization were filedwith the Secretary of Stateof New York (SSNY) on12/17/12. Office loca-t ion : Queens County .SSNY has been designatedas agent of the LLC uponwhom process against itmay be served. SSNY shallmail a copy of process tothe LLC, 139-21 Spring-field Boulevard, Spring-field Gardens, New York11413. Purpose: For anylawful purpose.___________________________________File No.: 2011-1164/C CI-TATION THE PEOPLE OFTHE STATE OF NEWYORK BY THE GRACE OFGOD, FREE AND INDE-PENDENT To: BarbaraHorko Robert Hughes,Execut ive Di rec tor ,Goldwater Special Hospi-tal and Nursing Facility LisaMora les Sara Gi l le t teMichae l R iv iezzo Lor iSaputo Attorney Generalof the State of New YorkThe unknowndis t r ibutees , legatees ,devisees, heirs at law andass ignees of GEORGERIVIEZZO AKA GEORGEM. RIVIEZZO, deceased,or their estates, if any therebe, whose names, placesof residence and post of-f ice addresses are un-known to the petitionerand cannot with due dili-gence be ascerta ined.Christine Riviezzo, if liv-ing and if dead, to herheirs at law, next of kinand distributees whosenames and places of resi-dence are unknown and ifshe died subsequent tothe decedent herein, tohis/her executors, admin-istrators, legatees, devi-sees, assignees and suc-cessors in interest whosenames and places of resi-dence are unknown andcannot be ascertained af-ter due diligence. Beingthe persons interested ascred i tors , legatees ,distributees or otherwisein the Estate of GEORGERIVIEZZO AKA GEORGEM. RIVIEZZO, deceased,who at the time of deathwas a resident of 14-21121 Street, College Point,NY 11356, in the County

of Queens, State of NewYork. SEND GREETING:Upon the petition of LOISM. ROSENBLATT, PublicAdministrator of QueensCounty, who maintainsher office at 88-11 SutphinBou levard , Jamaica ,Queens County , NewYork 11435, as TemporaryAdministrator of the Es-ta te o f GEORGERIVIEZZO AKA GEORGEM. RIVIEZZO, deceased,you and each of you arehereby c i ted to showcause before the Surro-gate at the Surrogate’sCourt of the County ofQueens, to be held at theQueens General Court-house, 6th Floor, 88-11Sutphin Boulevard, Ja -maica, City and State ofNew York, on the 28th dayof February, 2013 at 9:30o’clock in the forenoon,why the Account of Pro-ceedings of the PublicAdministrator of QueensCounty, as TemporaryAdministrator of the Es-tate of said deceased, acopy of which is attached,should not be judiciallysettled, and why the Sur-rogate should not fix andallow a reasonable amountof compensat ion toGERARD J . SWEENEY,ESQ., for legal servicesrendered to peti t ionerherein in the amount of$11,669.56 and that theCourt fix the fair and rea-sonable additional fee forany services to be ren-dered by GERARD J .SWEENEY, ESQ., hereaf-ter in connection with pro-ceed ings on k insh ip ,claims etc., prior to entryof a final Decree on thisaccounting in the amountof 6% of assets or incomecollected after the date ofthe within accounting; andwhy the Surrogate shouldnot fix and allow an amountequal to one percent onsaid Schedules of the totalassets on Schedules A, A1,and A2 plus any additionalmonies received subse-quent to the date of thisaccount, as the fair andreasonable amount pay-able to the Office of thePublic Administrator forthe expenses of said of-fice pursuant to S.C.P.A.§1106(4); and why the LastWill & Testament datedAugust 1, 2007 should notbe admitted to probate;and should no fiduciarybe appointed, to be de-posited with the Commis-sioner of Finance on herbehalf; and why the Tem-porary Letters of Adminis-tration issued to the Pub-lic Administrator on June7, 2011 should not be re-voked; and why Letters ofAdmin i s t ra t ion CTAshould not be issued to


the Public administrator;and why the net residuaryestate should not be paidto the guardian or fidu-ciary of Barbara Horko asper the decedent’s LastWill and Testament datedAugust 1, 2007, Dated,Attested and Sealed 3rd dayof January, 2013 HON.PETER J. KELLY Surrogate,Queens County MargaretM. Gribbon Clerk of theSur rogate ’ s Cour tGERARD J . SWEENEY,ESQ. (718) 459-9000 95-25 Queens Boulevard 11th

Floor Rego Park, New York11374 This c i tat ion isserved upon you as re-quired by law. You are notobliged to appear in per-son. If you fail to appear itwill be assumed that youdo not object to the reliefrequested unless you fileformal legal, verified ob-jections, you have a rightto have an attorney-at-lawappear for you. Account-ing Citation___________________________________ALPHA ARSENAL LLC, aforeign LLC, filed with theSSNY on 12/10/12. Of-f ice locat ion: QueensCounty. SSNY is desig-nated as agent upon whomprocess against the LLCmay be served. SSNY shallmail process to: The LLC,104-20 Queens Blvd., Ste.1B, Forest Hills, NY 11375.General Purposes.___________________________________ZAMBALA MANAGE-MENT LLC, a domesticLLC, Arts. of Org. filedwith the SSNY on 12/6/12 . Of f ice locat ion :Queens County. SSNY isdesignated as agent uponwhom process against theLLC may be served. SSNYshall mail process to: TheLLC, 132-35 41st Rd., Apt.6F, Flushing, NY 11355.General Purposes.___________________________________SUPREME COURT OFTHE STATE OF NEWYORK COUNTY OFQUEENS Index No. 5946/2012 Date Summons filed:3/20/12 Plaintiff desig-nates Queens County asthe place of trial The basisof venue is: Residence ofP la in t i f f SUMMONSWITH NOTICE Plaintiffres ides a t : 147 -48Roosevelt Ave. 3G Flush-ing, NY 11354 JAE HEONSONG, Plaintiff, -against-HYUNG JU OH DefendantACTION FOR A DIVORCETo the above named De-fendant : YOU AREHEREBY SUMMONED toserve a notice of appear-ance on the Plaintiff ORPla in t i f f ’ s At torney(s )within twenty (20) daysafter the service of thissummons, exclusive of theday of service (or withinthirty (30) days after the

service is complete if thissummons is not person-ally delivered to you withinthe State of New York);and in case of your failureto appear, judgment willbe taken against you bydefault for the relief de-manded in the notice setforth below. Dated: March6, 2012 Song Plaintiff –Jae Heon Song Address:147-48 Roosevelt Ave.,#3G Flushing, NY 11354(718) 704-8377 NOTICE:The nature of this action isto dissolve the marriagebetween the parties, onthe grounds: **DRL § 170subd. (2) – Abandonmentof Plaintiff by DefendantFor more than one yearThe relief sought is a judg-ment of absolute divorcein favor of the Plaintiff dis-solving the marriage be-tween the parties in thisaction. The nature of anyancillary or additional re-lief demanded is: That theFamily Court shall haveconcurrent Jurisdict ionwith the Supreme Courtwith respect to any futureissues of maintenanceand/or alimony. That theCourt grant such otherand further relief as theCourt may deem just andproper ** Inser t thegrounds for the divorce:DRL §170(2) abandon-ment___________________________________FIRST N.E.S. REALTY, LLCApp. for Auth. filed NYSec. of State (SSNY) 12/19/2012. LLC was orga-nized in DE on 4/19/2012.Office in QueensCo. SSNY desig. as agentof LLC upon whom pro-cess may be served. SSNYto mail copy of process toc/o Elizabeth Sadik, 103-19 68th Rd., Forest Hills,NY 11375. Required of-fice at 3500 S. DupontHwy., Dover, DE 19901.Cert. of Org. filed withSSDE, 401 Federal St. ,Dover, DE 19901. Pur-pose: Any lawful purpose.___________________________________Notice is hereby giventhat an Order entered bythe Civil Court, QueensCounty on 12/14/12,bearing Index NumberNC-000910-12/QU, acopy of which may beexamined at the Office ofthe Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Ja-maica, NY 11435, grantsme the right to: Assumethe name of (First) Tho-mas (Middle) S. (Last) ChoiMy present name is (First)Thomas (Last) Jeong (in-fant) My present addressis 243-12 72nd Ave, 1st

F loor, L i t t le Neck, NY11362 My place of birth isQueens, NY My date ofbirth is December 08,1999


Inauguration Day

pixQueens Events Edited By Harley Benson

New York’s new members of Congress - Grace Meng, Hakeem Jeffries and Sean Patrick Maloney - gathered in Washington D.C. before President Barack Obama’s second inauguration on Jan. 21.

The Fortune Society, based in Long Island City, recently honored the Hon. Judith S. Kaye (left) with the David Rothenberg Achievement Award for her accomplishments while serv-ing as the State’s Chief Judge. The award was presented by Mayor Mike Bloomberg at a private ceremony at City Hall.

Help In The City

Cast members of the CW’s “The Carrie Diaries,” which pre-miered earlier this month, visited the Rockaways to help resi-dents affected by Superstorm Sandy. The show, which films in New York City, is a prequel to HBO’s “Sex and the City.”

Judicial Achievement

Summer Reading Awards

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder presented certificates to dozens of students who participated and completed the New York Assembly Summer Reading Challenge at PS 63 in Ozone Park.

Happy 50th

Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. presented the Rev. Em-manuel Columbus with a City Council citation in honor of his 50th anniver-sary at the Cathedral of Saint Markella during the cathedral’s annual Saint Basil’s Luncheon, held at the Cultual Center of the Chian Foundation in As-toria.


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Cupcake Sale:

The fifth grade students at Sacred Heart School in Bayside celebratedHalloween with a traditional cupcake sale, though it was delayedbecause of Superstorm Sandy. The students raised $2,636 that will bedonated.

The New York Army National Guardrecently announced the re-enlistmentof members in recognition of theircontinuing commitment to serve com-munity, state and nation as part of theArmy National Guard.

Sergeant Justin Lee of Flushinghas re-enlisted to continue service withCompany A, 1-69th Infantry.

Staff Sergeant David You of Flush-ing has re-enlisted to continue servicewith the Headquarters and Headquar-ters Company, 27th Brigade SpecialTroops Battalion.

Local students received degreesduring December 2012 commence-ment ceremonies at SUNY Fredonia.They include:

Bayside: Edward Wei-Mao Hsu,Bachelor of Science in computer infor-mation systems.

F lush ing: Christopher Cel iz ,Bachelor of Music in music education.

Rachel Reed of Bayside was namedto the Dean’s List for the fall 2012semester at Chatham University inPittsburgh, Pa.

Lyndsey Creed and AndreaPalmer, both of Flushing were namedto the President’s List for the fall 2012semester at SUNY Potsdam.

Faraz Qureshi of Flushing, a sopho-more at Clarkson University, intered atNNYRA in Potsdam last summer.

Local students were named to theDean’s List for the fall 2012 semester

at SUNY Oswego. They include:Bayside: Jennifer Marchisello.College Point: Nicole Black.Whitestone: Danielle Decesare.

Christopher Rossi of Whitestonehas earned the distinction of FacultyHonors for fall 2012 semester at theGeorgia Institute of Technology.

Chelsea Loscalzo of Bayside wasnamed to the Dean’s List for the fall2012 semester at Caldwell College inNew Jersey.

Local students were named to theDean’s List for the fall 2012 semesterat Cornell University in Ithaca. Theyinclude:

Bayside: Ivy Chen, Ping HuaWang .

F l u sh ing : Paul Aposto losBakoyiannis, Sinclair Kim, JialiYu.

Whitestone: Michelle Lee.

Bennett Muraskin will speak onJewish Alternatives to Zionism: AnHistorical Perspective, 2 p.m. Feb 5 atUUCQ, Ash Avenue at the corner of149th Street, Flushing. For informa-tion, call (718) 380-5362.

Upcoming events at the Kew Gar-dens Community Center include:

“I Remember When,” a new group,Mondays at 1 p.m. starting on Jan. 28.Topics of mutual interest will be shared.

Comedy Workshop by Jody Oliver,Fridays at 10 a.m.

The Kew Gardens Community Cen-

ter is located at 80-02 Kew GardensRoad, Suite 202.

Ricole Beaubian of Queens Vil-lage and Tiffani Jackson of OzonePark were named to the Dean’s List forthe fa l l 2012 semester at SUNYPotsdam.

Timothy Chan of Douglaston andSebastian Howard of Queens Vil-lage were named to the President’sList for the fall 2012 semester at SUNYPotsam.

Hana Im of Fresh Meadows re-ceived a Master of Music degree I mu-sic therapy during December 2012commencement ceremonies at S2UNYFredonia.

Nadia Misir of South Ozone Parkwas named to the President’s List forthe fall 2012 semester at SUNY Os-wego.

Local students were named to theDean’s List for the fall 2012 semesterat SUNY Oswego. They include:

Belle Harbor: Hannah McHale.Bellerose: Tania Leyva, Alison

Sito.Far Rockaway: Tiffany Francis.Glen Oaks: Jesse Sahli.Little Neck: Gabrielle Prusak.

Oakland Gardens: Jenna Arcese.Ozone Park: Annibel Tejada.Queens Village: Maya Siegel.R i chmond H i l l : Esthefan ia

Rodriguez.

Samantha Marulli of Glen Oakswas named to the Dean’s List for thefall 2012 semester at Butler Universityin Indianapolis, Ind.

Local students were named to theDean’s List for the fall 2012 semesterat Cornell University in Ithaca. Theyinclude:

Fresh Meadows: Bin Bin Fan.Oakland Gardens: Allen Wang.Queens Village: Prithwijit Das.Forest Hills: Diwakar Raisingh.Rego Park: Min Hui Guan.

Joseph Dinas of Rego Park andLucas Tennenbaum of Forest Hillswere named to the Dean’s List for thefall 2012 semester at SUNY Potsdam.

Harry Huang of Rego Park re-ceived a Bachelor of Science in envi-ronmental engineering from the Geor-gia Institute of Technology.

Emily Massiello of Forest Hil lswas named to the Dean’s List for thefal l 2012 semester at SUNY Os-wego.

STATE OF NEW YORKSUPREME COURTQUEENS COUNTY SUM-MONS AND NOTICE In-dex No. 10466/12 NYCTL2011-A TRUST AND THEBANK OF NEW YORKMELLON, AS COLLATERALAGENT AND CUSTO-DIAN, Plaintiffs, vs. Theheirs-at-law, next of kin,distributees, executors, ad-ministrators, assignees,lienors, creditors, succes-sors-in-interest and gener-ally all persons having orc la iming under , by orthrough JOHN BEDOYA,by purchase, inheritance,lien or otherwise of anyright, title or interest inand to the premises de-scribed in the complaintherein, and all creditorsthereof, and the respec-tive wives, or widows ofhis, If any, all of whosenames and addresses areunknown to Plaintiffs; NEWYORK CITY TRANSIT AU-THORITY TRANSIT ADJU-DICATION BUREAU;CRIMINAL COURT OFTHE CITY OF NEW YORK;NEW YORK CITY PARK-ING VIOLATIONS BU-REAU; NEW YORK CITYENVIRONMENTAL CON-TROL BOARD; NEW YORK

STATE DEPARTMENT OFTAXATION AND FI -NANCE; UNITED STATESOF AMERICA AND “JOHNDOE #1” THROUGH“JOHN DOE #100”, De-fendants. TO THE ABOVENAMED DEFENDANTS:YOU ARE HEREBY SUM-MONED to answer thecomplaint in the above-entitled foreclosure action,and to serve a copy of youranswer on the plaintiffs at-torney within thirty (30)days after the service ofthis summons, exclusive ofthe day of service or withinth i r ty (30) days af tercomplet ion of serv icewhere service is made inany other manner than bypersonal service withinthe State. The UnitedStates of America, if desig-nated as a defendant inthis action, may answer orappear within sixty (60)days of service hereof. Incase of your failure to ap-pear or answer, judgmentwill be taken against youby default for the reliefdemanded in the com-plaint. Queens County isdesignated as the place oftrial. The basis of venue isthe location of the subjectpremises. Dated: October

15, 2012 TO THE ABOVENAMED DEFENDANTS:The foregoing summonsis served upon you by pub-lication, pursuant to anOrder o f Honorab leBernice D. Siegal, a Jus-tice of the Supreme Court,da ted December 18 ,2012, and filed with sup-por t ing papers in theQueens County Clerk’sOffice. This is an action toforeclose a tax lien cover-ing the property known as118-18 154th Street, Bor-ough of Queens, New Yorkand being a parcel of landdesignated as Block 12208and Lot 44. The reliefsought is the sale of thesubject property at publicauction in satisfaction ofthe tax lien. In case ofyour failure to appear,judgment may be takenagainst you in the sum of$5,052.94, together withinterest, costs, disburse-ments and attorneys feesof this action, and direct-ing the public sale of theproper ty . Anthony J .Iacchetta Phillips Lytle LLPOffice and Post OfficeAddress 1400 First Fed-eral Plaza Rochester, NewYork 14614 Tel. No. (585)238-2000

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Leisure

Comedy Benefit Features Queens CelebsBy JOE MARVILLI

This weekend, Madison Square Gar-den will be full of laughter for a goodcause.

The Theater at MSG will host theGarden of Laughs at 8 p.m. on Jan. 26.Net proceeds from the star-studdedevent are being donated to the Gardenof Dreams Foundation.

Presented by Chase, the show willinc lude sta nd-up per formance s byAdam Ferrara, Darrell Hammond, Rob-er t Klein, Brian Regan and WandaSykes. It will also feature Forest Hills-raised comedian Ray Romano and willbe hosted by Queens’ own Bob Costas.Garden of Laughs will be executive pro-duced by Rory Rosegar ten, who isknown for his two Emmy wins forRomano’s TV show “Everybody LovesRaymond.”

“In being around the Garden, I waswell aware of the amazing work theywere doing through the Garden ofDreams Foundation for children in thearea,” said Rosegar ten. “I am thr i l ledto be a par t of an event that I knowwill be a great night, and will help theGarden of Dreams Foundation con-

tinue to change the lives of thesekids.”

The Garden of Dreams Foun-dation is a nonprofit charity thatworks closely with the MadisonSquare Garden Company “tomake dreams come true for kidsfacing obstacles.” The organiza-tion has been in existence for sixyears, working with the New YorkKnicks, Rangers, Liber ty, MSGMedia, MSG Entertainment andFuse.

To achieve it s goal, Garden ofDreams par tners w ith a w ide ar-ray of children’s organizations tobring joy to those kids facing ill-ness, homelessness, poverty, foster careissues or tragedy.

Some past examples of what the char-ity put together included surprise playervisits to local children’s hospitals to de-liver toys, trips to community-basedorganizations to distribute coats do-nated during a drive by the Rangers,oppor tunit ies to meet players and ce-lebri t ies on Dream Suite Nights orat Rangers Skating Part ies and the op-por tunity to per form at Radio City

By MEGAN MONTALVOWhile it has often been said that ar t

imitates life, for Michael Capo of CapoAuction Fine Art and Ant iques, the useof ar t is helping to recover lives.

Last month, the third-generat ionantiques dealer held an auction at hisga l le r y, locat ed at 36-01 QueensB lvd . in Long I s l and C i ty , wh ichraised nearly $2,000 for the familymembers who were affected by theSa n dy Hook E l emen t a r y S choo lshooting.

“I’ve had a personal connection tothe town for a lifetime because the An-tiques and The Arts Weekly, whichis printed in Newtown, is the Bible forantique dealers,” Capo said. “Havingbeen a subscriber for a lifetime and thenan advert iser over the years, I thoughtit was appropriate to reach out to mycontacts there that might have been af-fected by the event.”

After making a call to the NewtownBee , the publ ishing company thatprints Antiques and The Arts Weekly,Capo said that he discovered some hiscolleagues were personally tied to twoindividuals who were at the scene ofthe shooting – one of whom died andthe other survived.

“I was happy for the money weraised for the families of the victims,but I wish I could do more,” he said.

In an effor t to “do more,” CapoAuct ion Fine Ar t and Ant iques w il lonce again donate a port ion of theirearnings to the Newtown, ConnecticutRotary Club’s Sandy Hook School Fund

Art Dealer DonatesTo Sandy Hook

Queens’ Ray Romano and Bob Costasare featured performers at the Gardenof Laughs event on Jan. 26.

at their upcoming auction on Jan. 26.“While I’m very happy that we can

make a donation, we also wish that thesetypes of things do not happen,” Caposaid. “It’s tragic.”

For those who are interested in par-ticipating in Saturday’s auction, pre-views will be held on-site each day lead-ing up to the event. Bidding will beginat 11:00 a.m. and is available either in-pe r son o r on l i ne a twww.capoauction.com.

Reach Reporter Megan Montalvoat (718 ) 357 -7400 Ext . 128 [email protected].

Michael Capo

PleasurablePizza And More

Whitepoint Pizzeria & Restaurant132-13 14th Ave., College Point(718) 746-5555Whitepointpizzer ia.comMon.-Sat.: 11:30 a.m. to 9:30p.m.; Sun.: 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.CUISINE: Italian, PizzaCREDIT CARD: Yes, all major

While I was doing some shoppingat the Whitepoint Shopping Center, Istar ted to hear that growling noiseyour stomach makes whenit’s telling you that it needsfood. I knew that I had tofind somewhere to eat andfast.

There were a few differ-ent places to eat around 14thAvenue, but my girlfriendand I were in the mood forsome Italian food, so we de-c i ded to have l unch a tWhitepoint Pizzeria & Res-taurant.

In addition to the extensive palateof pizza slices offered, it also has pastadishes for those craving a bigger meal.

We star ted off with orders of fr iedca l amar i and ga r l i c b read . Thecalamari was breaded nicely with thefamiliar squid-like taste w ith everybite. They also provided plenty of lem-

ons for me to shower my calamari in,which I love to do. The garlic breadalso served as a nice touch for theappetizers. The loaf was pepperedwith garlic, olive oil and parmesancheese. It was crunchy, but just softenough that it was easy to bite intowithout gett ing bread crumbs al l overyour clothes.

We then moved on to the maincourse. We both got similar meals, shegot chicken cutlet parmigiana, while

I op ted fo r the sh r impparmigiana. The shr impparm was breaded and plas-tered in marinara sauce andmozzarella cheese. I got afu l l dose of shr imp andcheese with every bite andused the leftover bread todip into the sauce. My girl-friend enjoyed her meal aswell, repeatedly telling mehow good it was. I sampled

a piece of her chicken and it was well-cooked and tasted great.

Overall, we had a pleasant expe-rience dining at Whitepoint Pizze-ria & Restaurant and if you’re everin Col lege Point, a stop at th is placeis something that I highly recom-mend.

-Luis Gronda

RESTAURANT

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Music Hal l at the MSG Enter tainmentTalent Show.

To date, it has created lifetime memo-ries for more than 225,000 children.

“ I t ’ s go ing to be an incred ib lyfunny night, and I look forward tosharing the stage and a lot of laughswith my fellow comedians to help raisemoney for children who need a help-

ing hand,” said Romano.Tickets for Garden of Laughs are

priced between $50 and $125.Reach Reporter Joe Marvilli at

(718) 357-7400, Ext. 125, or [email protected].

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QUEENS LIBRARIESMany branches o f theQueensborough Libraryof fe r todd ler and pre -schoo l p rog rams andmore . Contac t loca lbranches.DR. KINGSaturday , January 19t r ibu te to Dr . Mar t inLuther King Jr. at 1 at theCentral library.FAMILY STORYSaturday , January 19Flushing library 11:30.CHESS CLUBSaturdays at the Flush-ing library at 2.MATH HELPSaturdays for grades 4-8 Flushing library at 10.SCIENCE LABSaturdays Cen t ra l l i -brary at 11.CHESS CLUBSaturdays F lushing l i -brary at 2.FAMILY STORYTIMEMonday , January 21preK -2 Auburnda le l i -brary at 4.CRAFT KIDSMondays F lushing l i -brary at 3.BEGIN CHESSMondays a t 3 :30Windsor Park library.KNIT & CROCHETMondays Douglaston li-brary at 4.CRAFTY TUESDAYSTuesday, Januar y 22Forest Hills library 3:30.YOGA FOR KIDSTuesdays, January 22, 29Corona library at 4.WRITING WORKSHOPTuesdays, January 22, 29Langston Hughes libraryat 4:30.CURRENT EVENTSTuesdays, January 22, 29McGoldrick library at 5.TEAM SCIENCETuesdays, January 22, 29Corona library at 6.BOOK BUDDIESTuesdays, January 22, 29those 3-5 are read to by12-15 year olds Hillcrestlibrary and Windsor Parklibrary at 4.KNIT & CROCHETTuesdays at 5 RochdaleVillage library.TIMELESS TALESWednesdays , January23, 30 Central library at10.PICTURE BOOKWednesdays , January23, 30 McGoldr ick l i -brary at 11:15.CIRCLE OF FRIENDSWednesdays , January23, 30 Glen Oaks libraryat 11:30.CRAFTIVITIESWednesdays , January23, 30 East Flushing li-brary. Register.ARTS & CRAFTSWednesday, January 23Auburndale library ages

5-12 at 4.DREAM BIGWednesday, January 23stor ies of courage andbravery ages 6 and upBriarwood library at 4.HEALTH & SCIENCEWednesday, January 23McGoldrick library at 5.READY READERSWednesday, January 23K -2 Corona l ib ra ry a t5:30.CHESSWednesdays a t 3 :30Queens Vi l lage l ibraryand 4:30 Poppenhusenlibrary.GAME DAYWednesdays HowardBeach library at 5.CRAFTERNOONSWednesdays a t theRidgewood library. Reg-ister.YOUNG LEADERSWednesdays and FridaysYoung Leaders Instituteo f Lau re l ton a t theLaurelton library at 3:30.STORY TIMEThursday, January 24 atthe East Elmhurst libraryat 11:30.PICTURE BOOKThursdays, January 24,31 at the Flushing libraryat 1:30 and the QueensVillage library.DRAMA POSSEThursdays, January 24,31 Hi l lcrest l ibrary at4:30.ZUMBA FITNESSThursday, January 24 atthe Hollis library. Regis-ter .MANGA CLUBThursdays, January 24,31 at the Corona libraryat 5.TEAM SCIENCEThursday, January 24 atthe Corona library at 6.OPTICAL ILLUSIONSThursday, January 24 atthe North Hil ls l ibrary.For those 5-12. Register.FAMILY STORYTIMEThursdays, January 24,31 preschoolers and tod-dlers Bay Terrace libraryat 11:30.PRE-SCHOOL STORYThursdays, January 24,31 , February 7 , 14Bellerose l ibrary. Regis-ter .DOT ARTThursday , January 24Richmond Hill library at4 .GAME ONThursdays at the Centrallibrary at 3:30.TIGER TOTSFriday, January 25 KungFu for children under 5at the Briarwood library.Register .VIDEO/BD GAMESFr iday , January 25Rochdale Village libraryat 4:30.

PRE-SCHOOL CRAFTFriday, January 25 at theSunnyside library. Regis-ter .BOOK BUDDIESFriday, January 25 at theFresh Meadows library at4 .ICY PALSFr iday , January 25Middle Vi l lage l ibrar y.Register .TALENT SHOWFriday, January 25 at theCorona library at 4:30.CHESS FOR KIDSFriday, January 25 at theWindsor Park library at 5.KIDS ACTIVITIESFr idays a t 3 :30Briarwood library.CRAFT TIMEFridays at 3 at the OzonePark library.GAME DAYFridays at 3:30 QueensVillage library.ARTS & CRAFTSFr idays B r ia rwood l i -brary at 4.East FlushingRegister. Ozone Park at3 .GAME DAYFridays Windsor Park at4 .CHESS CLUBFridays Auburndale l i -b ra ry a t 3 :30 andWindsor Pa rk l i b ra r y.Register .SCIENCE FAIRSaturday , January 26Don’t fear the ScienceFair at the Central libraryat 10.CRAFTS WORKSHOPSaturday , January 26Carved, Constructed andCas t Scu lp tu re a t theHoward Beach library at2 .

BUKHARIAN LOUNGECentral Queens Y in For-est Hills. 268-5011, ext.202.CHESS CLUBSaturdays F lush ing l i -brary at 2.FLOWER CREATIONMonday, January 28 att he Woods ide l i b rar y.Register .DRUM WORKSHOPMonday , January 28Douglaston library at 4.PILLOWCASEMonday , January 28make your own pi l low-case at the Queens Vil-lage library. Register.TEEN ZONEMonday , January 28Queens Village library at4 .EVENING CRAFTSMonday , January 28Fresh Meadows library at6 .LAPTOPSM o n d a y s - T h u r s d a y sHollis library at 3.BOOK BUDDIESTuesday, Januar y 29readers 12 -15 read tothose 3-5 at the Hillcrestlibrary at 4.KNIT & CROCHETTuesday, January 29 atthe Rochdale Vil lage li -brary at 5.AUTHOR VISITTuesday, Januar y 29Mar iah Freder icks d i s -cusses “The Girl in thePark” a t 4 :30 a t thePomonok library.LANDMARKSWednesday, January 30Explore Your Communityat the Central library at4 .TEEN ZONEWednesday, January 30Queens Village library at4 .RECYCLED CANSWednesday, January 30turn an ordinary emptysoda can into a winterwork of art at 4 at theFlushing library.CHESSWednesday, January 30Corona library at 6.CHESS CLUBWednesday, January 30at the Poppenhusen l i -brary at 4:30.MAGIC TRICKSWednesday, January 30Rosedale l ibrary. Regis-ter .GAME DAYWednesdays HowardBeach library at 4.CHESSWednesdays a t 3 :30Queens Village library.STORY TIMEThursday , January 31Elmhurst library at 11:30.ANIMEThursday, January 31 atthe Flushing library at 4.DRAMA POSSE

Thursday , January 31for those 11-14 at theHillcrest library at 4:30.MANGA CLUBThursday , January 31Corona library at 5.COOL GIRLSThursday , January 31girls 11-21 wil l explorecollege, and more at theRosedale library at 3:45.PRE-SCHOOL CRAFTSFr iday , February 1Sunnyside library. Regis-ter .YOUNG LEADERSFr iday , February 1Young Leaders Instituteat the Laurelton library at3:30.TEEN ZONEFr iday , February 1Queens Village library at4 .VALENTINE CRAFTSFr iday , February 1Whitestone library at 4.

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THEATER

OUR TOWNMarch 1-9 “Our Town”at Queensborough Com-mun i t y Co l l ege . 631 -6311.

PSYCHOLOGICAL CTRFamily and child therapy,pa ren t managementtraining and more. 570-0500 sliding scale.KIDS KORNERWeekdays Cen t ra lQueens YM-YWHA inForest Hills. For K-6. 268-5011, ext. 203.PARENT WORKSHOPMondays , January 28,February 4, 11, 25 at theLe f rak C i t y l i b rar y a t11:15.TALK TO KIDSMonday , January 28How to Talk to Kids WillListen and Listen So KidsWi l l Ta l k a t 6 a t theRidgewood library.ANIBICAssociat ion for Neuro-logically Impaired BrainIn ju red Ch i ld ren , Inc .sponsors programs forthose through adulthood.423-9550.

SOUTH ASIANAl te rna te Sa turdaysSe l fhe lp BR -PS Sen io rCenter in F lushing. In -d i an - s t y l e ac t i v i t i e s ,lunch. 886-5777.ALZHEIMERSAdult Day Care Monday-Thursday 9-4 in Flushing.358-3541.DEFENSIVE DRIVINGMonday , January 28Laure l ton l ib ra ry 528 -2822.MEN’S CLUBMondays 10-noon Men’sclub for those over 65 atthe Central Queens Y inForest Hills. 423-0732.BASIC COMPUTERSTuesday, Januar y 29class for seniors at 10South Ozone Pa rk l i -brary.CAREGIVERSTuesdays Ca reg i ve r sSupport group at 3:30-4:30 Selfhelp ClearviewSenior Center , 208 -1126 th Avenue , Bays ide .631-1886.ALZHEIMERSCareg ive r s Suppor tGroup for Alzheimer ’sca reg ive r s a t QueensCommunity House. 268-5960, ext. 226.DANCE PARTYWednesday, January 30Sweet Lor ra ine DanceParty at 2:15. Dinner fol-lows. Atria Forest Hills.RSVP 516-721-3909.STARSWednesdays Senior The-atre Acting Repertory atthe Ho l l i s l i b ra ry a t11 :15 . F r idays a t 11Queens Village library.TAX HELPFridays, February 1, 8,15, 22 Pomonok libraryat 11:30.

CHINESE ARTSaturday , January 26lectures on Chinese Artat 3 at the Flushing l i -brary.STEINWAYMonday , January 28“Unfamiliar Fishes” dis-cus sed a t 6 :30 a t theSteinway library.COMM. RESOURCESWednesday, January 30Queens Community Re-sources workshop a t11:30 at the Pomonok li-brary.

RELIGIOUS

TEMPLE BETHSaturday Friday, Janu-ary 25 Shabbat Servicesat 8. Saturday, January26 Shabbat Services andTorah Study at 10. Sun-day, Januar y 27 TuB’Shevat celebration at9 :30 . Temple Be t hSholom, 172nd Street andNorthern Blvd., Flushing.463-4143.REGO PARKSaturday, January 26 TuB ’Sheva t l uncheon a t12:30 following Shabbatservices. $18. Reserva-tions. Rego Park JewishCenter , 97 -30 QueensBlvd. 459-1000.

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THRIFT SHOPSaturdays 12-4 at theQueens Baptist Church,93 -23 217 th S t ree t ,Queens V i l l age . 465 -2504.

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IMMIGRATE SERVICESaturdays 10-1 at Coun-c i l Member Le royComrie’s district office.776 -3700 to schedu leappointment.REHEARSALSSaturdays, Sacred MusicChorale of Richmond Hillbegins rehearsals at St.John’s in Richmond Hill.www.richmondhillny.com/Art sSMC.FH VACThe Forest Hil ls Volun-teer Ambulance Corpsneeds volunteers . 793-2055.

GARDENING CLUBSaturdays i n theSteinway l ibrary court -yard at 4.JEWISH VETSSunday, January 27 Jew-ish War Veterans of theUSA L ipsky/B lum Postmeet at the Kissena Jew-ish Center in F lushing.463-4742. Korean WarVet Socce r Team a l someets.NEW YORK CARESMonday, January 28 NYCare meet s to rec ru i tnew vo lunteers a t theForest Hills library at 3.ORATORIO SOCIETYMondays a t 7 :45 a tTemple Beth Sholom inFlushing. 279-3006. Audi-tions required.COMMUNITY SINGERSMondays Commun i t ySingers start rehearsalsfor their spring concertat 8 at Messiah Lutheranin Flushing. 658-1021.GLEE CLUBTuesdays Bayside Men’sGlee Club rehearses at7:30 at All Saints Episco-pal Church. 961-6852.MEN’S CLUB SOCCERTuesday evenings ForestHi l l s Jewish Center 8 -9:30. 263-7000.FM CAMERATuesdays Fresh MeadowsCamera Club. 917-612-3463.FH SYMPHONYWednesdays the ForestHills Symphony Orches-tra rehearses at the For-est Hills Jewish Center.516-785-2532.KNIT & CROCHET CLUBFridays, February 1, 8Fresh Meadows library at11.KNITTING CLUBFridays, February 1, 8,15 Maspeth library at 11.CHESS CLUBFridays, February 1, 8Woodside library at 4.WOMEN’S GROUPFridays Woman’s Group461-3193.

ENTERTAINMENT

WORLD CASINO110-00 Rockaway Blvd.,South Ozone Park. Freeadmission.WINTER PRIDESaturday , January 26Largest annual fundraiserfo r the Queens P r ideCommi t tee a t As to r i aWor ld Manor .www.queenspride.org fortickets.LANGSTON HUGHESSa tu rday , J anuary 26L a n g s t o n H u g h e s i nH a r l e m a t 3 a t t h eR o c h d a l e V i l l a g e l i -brar y.PIANO CONCERTSaturday , January 26p ian i s t Jean Pa rk pe r -forms at 3:30 at the For-est Hills library.NU URBAN CAFÉSaturdays live jazz, r&b,open mic 8 -m idn igh t .F ree . 188 -36 L indenBlvd. , S t . A lbans . 917-817-8653.TOTAL RECALLSunday , January 27movie shown at 2 at theCentral library.MUSICA REGINAESunday , January 27Tomorrow’s Artists Todayfeaturing “Face the Mu-sic” at 5:30 at Church inthe Gardens. 894-2178.TALKING DRUMMonday, January 28 Ni-gerian Music and Danceat 6 at the Flushing l i -brary.SALSAMondays Resorts WorldCas ino ho lds MondayNight Salsa events. Les-sons 7 :30 . 110 -00Rockaway Blvd. , SouthOzone a rk . 215 -2828 .Free.BOOK LAUNCHTuesday, Januar y 29book l aunch fo r “TheMan in 3B” at the Cen-tral library at 6.BINGOTuesdaysNe: 7:15 Ameri-can Mar t yrs Church inBayside. 464-4582. Tues-days 7:15 (doors open 6)Rego Park Jewish Cen-ter. 459-1000. $3 admis-sion includes 12 games.SCRABBLETuesdays Fresh Mead-ows library at 2.CHESSTuesdays 4 Rosedale li-brary.SINATRA TRIBUTEWednesday, January 30at the Hollis library at 2.LONG SHADOWWednesday, January 30“The Long Shadow o fIncarceration’s St igma”at 5 at the Central library.SOUTH ASIA ON FILMWednesdays th roughApril 25 at 4:30 at theGodwin -Te rnbach Mu -seum at Queens College.

997-4747 for t it les andother info.AFRO TANGOFridays through March17 Fridays through Sun-day Afro Tango at ThaliaSpan i sh Thea t re inSunnyside. 729-3880.FILM & TALKFriday, February 1 “An-gels and Demons.” Fri-day, March 1 “One FlewOver the Cuckoo’s Nest.”Fr iday , Apr i l 5 “TheOther Boleyn Girl.” Bookd i scuss ion and f i lmsc reen ing a t 1 a t theFlushing library.NU URBAN CAFÉFridays live jazz and r&b9-midnight. Free. 188-36Linden Blvd., St. Albans.917-817-8653.GAME DAYFr idays 4 :30Woodhaven library.GAME PLAYERS CLUBFridays 2 Hi l lc res t l i -brary.AFRICAN-AMER.Sa turday , February 2African-American Worksin MoMA’s Collection at2 at the Central library.

FOOD WASTE DROPOFFSaturdays 10:30-noon atthe Sunnys ide l i b ra ryand 1-3 at the Broadwaylibrary.GARDENING CLUBSaturdays help with ourvegetable and shade gar-den at the Steinway l i -brary at 4.COMPOSTINGMonday , January 28weekly food waste drop-off at 7 at the Steinwaylibrary.

EXHIBIT

NALFebruary 4 th roughMarch 2 Small and BigWorks exhibition at theNational Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Parkway.Free admission.SHANGAAFebruary through MayShangaa: Art of Tanzaniaat Queensborough CC.631-6396.DOLL MUSEUMWednesday , Thursdayand Fr iday 12:30-4:30the Maria Rose Doll Mu-seum in St. Albans. 276-3454. “”Love ConnectsUs All” and internationaldo l l co l l ec t ion . $2 .50youth, $3.50 seniors, $5a d u l t s .www.mariarose.biz. 917-817-8653.

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NOOK WORKSHOPSaturday , January 26Forest Hills library. Reg-ister.CRAFTS WORKSHOPSaturday , January 26Carved, Constructed andCast Sculpture HowardBeach library at 2.ENGLISH CONV.Monday, January 28 En-glish Conversation classDouglaston library. Reg-ister.METRIX LEARNINGMonday , January 28Cent ra l l ib rar y. 990 -8625.MAC MONDAYSMonday , January 28Cent ra l l ib rar y. 990 -8625.EVENING CRAFTMonday , January 28Fresh Meadows library at6 .FLOWER CREATIONSMonday , January 28Woodside library. Regis-ter .SMALL BUSINESSMonday , January 28Jackson Heights library at6 .CRAFT CLUBMonday , January 28Broadway l i b ra ry a t12:30.KNIT & CROCHETMonday , January 28Douglaston library at 4.BALLROOM DANCINGMonday , January 28Fores t H i l l s l i b ra ry a t6:30.BRIDGEMondays except hol i -days 12 -4 a t P r ide o fJudea in Douglaston. Les-son & play $10. Partnersarranged. 423-6200.ADULT CHESSMondays and ThursdaysQueens Village library at5:30.MICROSOFT ACCESSTuesday, January 29 LIClibrary. 752-3700.BEGINNERS EXCELTuesday, Januar y 29Flushing library at 10.DOWNLOAD E-BOOKSTuesday, Januar y 29Flushing library at 10.INTRO INTERNETTuesday, Januar y 29Cent ra l l ib rar y. 990 -0769.KNIT & CROCHETTuesdays Windsor Parklibrary at 2.SMALL BUSINESSTuesday, Januar y 29Cent ra l l ib rar y. 990 -8625.GET YOUR YARNS OUT!Tuesdays after eveningMinyan a t 8 , kn i t te r s ,c r o c h e t e r s ,needlepointers, and oth-ers meet at the ForestHills Jewish Center. 263-7000, ext. 200.WEST COAST SWING

Wednesday, January 30Flushing library at 6:30.INTRO INTERNETWednesday, January 30Cent ra l l ib rar y. 990 -0769.RESUMES/COVER LTRWednesday, January 30Cent ra l l ib rar y. 990 -8625.INTRO COMPUTERSWednesday, January 30Hollis library. 465-7355.COMPUTER CLASSWednesday, January 30Woods ide l i b ra ry a t5:45.ENGLISH FOR SPANISHWednesdays-Fridays En-glish for Spanish speak-ing people in Flushing.917-612-1431.KNIT & CROCHETWednesdays Sou thOzone Park library at 1.WATERCOLORWednesdays a l l tech -niques and subjects at theNational Art League.969-1128.MOCK INTERVIEWSThursday , January 31Cent ra l l ib rar y. 990 -8625.COMPUTER QUICK TIPThursday , January 31Cent ra l l ib rar y. 990 -8625.GOOGLE DOCSThursday , January 31Cent ra l l ib rar y. 990 -8625.PERSONAL BRANDThursday , January 31Deve lop ing Your Pe r -sonal Brand Flushing li -brary. Register.ART DECO DESIGNThursday , January 31Richmond Hi l l l ib ra r y.Register .BEGIN COMPUTERSFr iday , February 1Middle Vi l lage l ibrary.Register .METRIX LEARNINGFridays, February 1, 8,15, 22 Centra l l ibra ry.Register 990-8625. Sat-urday, February 2 LICl ib rar y. Reg i ste r 752 -2700.ART DEMOFr iday , February 1power of suggestion us-ing pen and ink at theNational Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Parkway.Free admission.CHESS CLUBFr iday , February 1Woodside library at 4.INTRO COMPUTERSFriday, February 1 Cen-tral library. Register.CROCHET & KNITFridays, February 1, 8,15, 22 Langston Hugheslibrary at 4:30.KNIT & CROCHETFridays Fresh Meadowslibrary at 11.ENGLISH CONVER.Fridays Windsor Park li-

brary at 11.CHESS CLUBFridays at 3:30 at theAuburndale library and 4at the Woodside library.

HEALTH

PSYCHOLOGICAL CTRI nd i v idua l and g roupcounsel ing, fami ly andcoup le the rapy andmore. 570-0500 sl idingscale.DIABETESSaturday , January 26Living With Diabetes: It’sMore Than Just Sugar at1 at the Langston Hugheslibrary.WAITANKUNGSundays 2-5. Total-bodyworkout. Flushing Hospi-tal/Medical Center. Free.Jimmy 7-10pm 347-2156.SCHIZOPHRENICSSundays in Rego Park.896-3400.FERTILITYMonday, January 28 atthe Flushing library at 5.MEDITATIONMondays , January 28,February 4, 11 Trans -fo rming the Hear tThrough Meditat ion atthe Flushing library at 6.GROUP NUTRITIONMondays at the CardiacHealth Center in FreshMeadows. 670-1695.TAI CHIMondays and Thursdays11 -12 a t the Card iacHealth Center in FreshMeadows. 670-1695. $5.RELAX/MEDITATIONTuesday, Januar y 29Relaxation and Medita-tion Time at 5:30 at theSeaside library.CAREGIVERS SUPPORTTuesdays We ste rnQueens Caregiver Net-work in Sunnyside. 5:15-6:30. 784-6173, ext. 409.Also, 3:30-4:30 SelfhelpClearv iew Senior Cen-ter, 208-11 26th Avenue,Bayside. 631-1886.NUTRITION TALKWednesdays , January30, February 6, 13, 20,27 at the Corona libraryat 5:30.GENTLE YOGAWednesdays, January 30Woodside library. Regis-ter .OAWednesdays HowardBeach library at 11.MASSAGE THERAPYWednesdays and Fridayshalf and one hour mas-sages a t the Card iacHealth Center in FreshMeadows. 670-1695.SHAPE UP NYCFridays, February 1, 8,15, 22 Dance Fitness forAdults at the RichmondHill library at 5.

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Confidentially, New York . . .

Modeling was a passion Lisa didn’t realize she had until she joined a fashion show on a whim.

“A friend of mine was in talks with a designer,” she said. “He needed a few extra models in his fashion show. I was painted like a tiger, but I really enjoyed it!”

Since that first show last August, the budding Ja-maica model, through her continued networking, has walked in fashions shows for charities and set up photo shoots for herself.

“After my first show, this was all I wanted to do. It’s something I’ve grown really passionate about,” Lisa said.

Her enthusiasm is more than apparent when talking about modeling full time.

“I love that I get to model during the work week,” she said. “I work on the weekends, but once Monday comes around, I continue to set up more shoots.”

Lisa works at Papa John’s during the day and is an aide to the mentally ill at night. In her free time, she loves to go to the movies, exercise and occasionally visit a night club.

“I live around Green Acres Mall [in Rosedale], so I can always do some-

thing different. That sums up Queens too; I’ve lived here for 15 years and I’m always surrounded by new opportunities.”

Lisa’s advice to modeling hopefuls lies in networking.

“It’s so important for others to know your name. Without a network of people to work with, you’ll get no-where,” she said. “But models should take their time and

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Lisa BrowneAge: 28Location: JamaicaHeight: 5’6”Weight: 135lbs.Stats: 34-28-38Photos by John Scandalios

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Two Superstorm Sandy documentaries are in the works chronicling the damage the Rockaways suffered from the storm and their long road to recovery.

The films are called “John Cori Warned You” and “Beach 119.”

The first movie explores if things could have been done to prevent the amount of dam-age the peninsula took on as a result of the storm and if

Sandy Storiessomething like that could ever happen again.

“Beach 119” concentrates on the residents that live in Beach 119th Street and how the storm has affected their lives.

A third documentary, “Beach 87th St/Surfing After Sandy,” was released on Jan. 1 and it focuses on the area’s surfing community and how they have been affected by the storm.

A Baby For Rosie Queens native Rosie

O’Donnell welcomed a new bundle-of-joy to the family last week.

According to published re-ports, O’Donnell announced that she and her wife, Mi-chelle Rounds, adopted the couple’s first daughter, Dakota.

O’Donnell announced the news by posting a photo of herself with her, Rounds and Dakota on Instagram.

“we r thrilled to announce the arrival of r daughter Da-kota - #withloveandthanks – AMEN,” She wrote along with the photo.

According to USA Today, the baby was born on Jan. 5, weighing in at 5 pounds and 5 ounces.

O’Donnell has four other children from a previous

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figure out what they really want to get into. Everything pays off in the end.”

Not even Superstorm Sandy could take down the bust of Jacob Riis, which sits in the

Rockaways.

During his lifetime, Jacob Riis was a muckraking jour-nalist who fought for reform for the City’s poorest citizens at the tail end of the 19th cen-tury and beginning of the 20th century. More than 100 years later, a bust of Jacob Riis in the Rockaways fought to survive the strong winds of Superstorm Sandy. Like the man himself, the statue came out on top. The bronze bust of Jacob Riis, located in Riis Park on the edge of the beach, was replaced two years ago by a group of students from Queens after they received $10,000 from the Aquinas Honor Soci-ety at Immaculate Conception School in Jamaica Estates. The original bust was stolen

Jacob Riis 1, Superstorm Sandy 0

back in 1964. While many of the Rock-aways landmarks suffered damage, it is good to see that a symbol for social reform made it through unscathed. It wasn’t even knocked off its pedestal.

marriage with her ex, Kelli Carpenter.

She married Rounds in June

of last year after proposing to her on the now-cancelled talk show “The Rosie Show.”



Notice is hereby given thatan Order entered by theCivi l Court , QueensCounty on 1/15/13, bear-ing Index Number NC-000998-12/QU, a copy ofwhich may be examined atthe Office of the Clerk, lo-cated at 89-17 Sutphin Bou-levard, Jamaica, NY 11435,grants me the right to: As-sume the name of (First)Eno (Middle) Nuo (Last)Cui-Luo My present nameis (First) Yinuo (Middle) Eno(Last) Cui ( infant) Mypresent address is 6622Fleet Street, apt. 6G, For-est Hills, NY 11375 My placeof birth is Queens, NY Mydate of birth is September13, 2010; Assume thename of (First) Roy (Middle)Yi (Last) Cui-Luo My presentname is (F irst ) Luoyi(Middle) Roy (Last) Cui (in-fant) My present address is6622 Fleet Street, apt. 6G,Forest Hills, NY 11375 Myplace of birth is Queens,NY My date of birth is April12, 2012___________________________________Notice is hereby given thatan Order entered by theCivi l Court , QueensCounty on 12/14/12, bear-ing Index Number NC-000903-12/QU, a copy ofwhich may be examined atthe Office of the Clerk, lo-cated at 89-17 Sutphin Bou-levard, Jamaica, NY 11435,grants me the right to: As-sume the name of (First)Joab (Middle) Ronald (Last)Jenkins My present nameis (First) Tyrone (Middle)Ronald (Last) Jenkins akaTyrone Jenkins, aka TyroneR Jenkins My present ad-dress is 118-65 Metropoli-tan Ave., Apt. 4HH, KewGardens, NY 11415 Myplace of birth is EastMeadow, NY My date ofbirth is August 18, 1966___________________________________Notice is hereby given thatan Order entered by theCivi l Court , QueensCounty on 1/15/13, bear-ing Index Number NC-000982-12/QU, a copy ofwhich may be examined atthe Office of the Clerk, lo-cated at 89-17 Sutphin Bou-levard, Jamaica, NY 11435,grants me the right to: As-sume the name of (First)Ankawa (Middle) Kate (Last)Jean-Louis My presentname is (First) Ankawa (Last)Jean-Louis aka Ankawa MJean-Louis, aka AnkawaMydge Jean Louis Mypresent address is 61-1768th Ave., Ridgewood, NY11385 My place of birth isHaiti My date of birth isSeptember 30, 1981___________________________________HASNY LLC, a domesticLLC, Arts. of Org. filed withthe SSNY on 12/11/12.Office location: QueensCounty. SSNY is desig-

nated as agent upon whomprocess against the LLCmay be served. SSNY shallmail process to: The LLC,69 Horatio St., Apt. 2F, NY,NY 10014. General Pur-poses.___________________________________NOTICE OF SALE SU-PREME COURT: QUEENSCOUNTY. ASTORIA FED-ERAL SAVINGS ANDLOAN, Pltf. vs. ABDULRAHIM GURMOHAMED,A/K/A ABDUL R.GURMOHAMED, et al,Defts. Index #7903/09. Pursuant to judgment offoreclosure and sale datedMay 23, 2011, I will sell atpublic auction in Courtroom#25 of the Queens CountySupreme Court, 88-11Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NYon Friday, Feb. 22, 2013 at10:00 a.m., prem. k/a 92-32213th St., Queens Village,NY. Said property locatedat a point on the westerlyside of 213th St. (formerlyHendrisksen Avenue) dis-tant 175 ft. northerly fromthe corner formed by theintersection of the westerlyside of 213th St. with thenortherly side of 93rd Ave.(formerly Vandergraw Av-enue); being a plot 100 ft. x25 ft.. Approx. amt. ofjudgment is $71,968.54plus costs and interest. Soldsubject to terms and condi-tions of filed judgment andterms of sale. JOSEPH J.RISI, Referee. DEUTSCH& SCHNEIDER, LLP, Attys.for Pltf., 79-37 Myrtle Ave.,Glendale, NY. File No. LC-154- #82218___________________________________Notice is hereby given thatan Order entered by theCivi l Court , QueensCounty on 1/11/13, bear-ing Index Number NC-000973-12/QU, a copy ofwhich may be examined atthe Office of the Clerk, lo-cated at 89-17 Sutphin Bou-levard, Jamaica, NY 11435,grants me the right to: As-sume the name of (First)Joey (Last) Kim My presentname is (First) Jihoon (Last)Kim aka Joey Kim Mypresent address is 231732nd St., Astoria, NY 11105My place of birth is KoreaMy date of birth is April 10,1976___________________________________At an IAS Term, Part 7 ofthe Supreme Court ,Queens County, held at theGeneral Courthouse, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Ja-maica, New York on the 8th

day of January 2013 IndexNo. 14170/2010 ORDERTO SHOW CAUSE IASJUDGE VALERIEBRATHWAITE NELSONPRESENT: HON. Justice,MARY BEHAR, Administra-tor of the Estate of CARMELBEHAR, CTA, Plaintiff, -against- DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL SERVICES of theCITY OF NEW YORK,ELMHURST HOSPITALCENTER, NEW YORK PRES-BYTERIAN HOSPITAL EMS,CHASE BANK USA NA,NORTH AMERICAN CAPI-TAL CORP., CAL-SPV INC,EMPIRE PORTFOLIOS,INC., SALLIE MAE, and allother Creditors of the Es-tate of CARMEL BEHAR,Defendants. UPON READ-ING AND FILING the an-nexed Aff i rmation ofMARVIN USDIN, datedDecember 17th 2012, andall the pleadings and pro-ceedings heretofore hadand filed herein, and theExhibits attached thereto,and the Certificate of thebalance of the funds cred-ited to this proceeding bythe New York City Dept. ofFinance, and the receipt ofthe deposit into theQueens County Clerk’soffice, totaling $61,301.93,NOW, on Motion ofMARVIN USDIN, ESQ.,attorney for plaintiff, thedefendants and all claim-ants against the Estate ofCARMEL BEHAR, showcause on or before the 19th

Day of March 2013 at 2:15PM CMP Courthouse 25located at 88-11 SutphinBlvd., Jamaica, NY, why anOrder should not begranted and enteredherein releasing the fundsheld by the Dept. of Fi-nance, City of New York, tothe credit of the withincaptioned proceeding, andfurther APPROVING theAccounting of MARVINUSDIN, ESQ., as containedin the moving Affirmationattached hereto, and theattorney’s fees requestedtherein of $5,000.00, andfurther, APPROVING thatthe balance remaining af-ter the payment of the dis-bursements and fees toMARVIN USDIN be paid tothe Dept. of Social Servicesof the City of New York,which has f i led withplaintiff’s attorney a Proofof Claim exceeding theamount of the balance re-maining in the Dept. ofFinance credited to thisproceeding, and furtherORDERING that a Judg-ment forever barring anyclaim to said funds from anycreditor of the Estate ofCARMEL BEHAR, be madeby this Order to ShowCause that shall be held toconstitute such Judgment,in the event that no credi-tor shall file herein a validobjection to this becominga final Judgment, and that acopy of this Order be pub-lished in a weekly periodi-cal printed and publishedin the County of Queens.SUFFICIENT CAUSE AP-PEARING THEREFOR, letservice of a copy of this

Order to Show Cause bepublished once in a weeklynewspaper in QueensCounty, Queens Tribune,on or before the 28th day ofFebruary, 2013, and that acopy of the Affidavit ofpublication be filed in CMPon the Return Date of thisOrder to Show Cause beDeemed Sufficient. ENTERJ.S.C. HON. VALERIEBRAITHWAITE NELSON___________________________________Notice is hereby given thatan Order entered by theCivi l Court , QueensCounty on 1/7/13, bear-ing Index Number NC-001191-12/QU, a copy ofwhich may be examined atthe Office of the Clerk, lo-cated at 89-17 Sutphin Bou-levard, Jamaica, NY 11435,grants me the right to: As-sume the name of (First)Sophia (Last) Choi Mypresent name is (First)Kyungsun (Last) Bark Mypresent address is 147-26Barclay Avenue, Apt. #2A,Flushing, NY 11355-1233My place of birth is SouthKorea My date of birth isJuly 26, 1977___________________________________Notice is hereby given thatan order entered by theCivi l Court QueensCounty, on the 30 Day ofNovember, 2012, bearingIndex No. 827/12, a copyof which may be examinedat the office of the clerk,located at 89-17 SutphinBoulevard, Jamaica, NY,grants me the right to: As-sume the name Shu Yun LIMy Present Address is 71-13 34th Ave Jackson Heights11372; my date of Birth is10/05/1962, my presentname is Lena Lee, alsoKnown as Shu Yun Li___________________________________SUPREME COURT OF THESTATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF QUEENSSUPPLEMENTAL SUM-MONS AND NOTICE In-dex No. 15549/2012 DateFiled: 01/10/2013 U.S.Bank National Association,as Trustee, successor in in-terest to Bank of America,National Association asTrustee as successor bymerger to Lasalle Bank,National Association asTrustee for WaMu Mort-gage Pass-Through Certifi-cates Series 2007-OA3Trust , Plaint i f f , againstNaipaul Ramlochan, if hebe living or if he be dead,his spouse, heirs devisees,distributees and successorsin interest, all of whom andwhose names and places ofresidence are unknown toPlaintiff; Washington Mu-tual Bank, State of NewYork; and “JOHN DOE”,said name being fictitious,it being the intention ofPlaintiff to designate anyand all occupants of pre-

mises being foreclosedherein, and any parties, cor-porations or entities, if any,having or claiming an inter-est or lien upon the mort-gaged premises,Defendant(s). PROPERTYADDRESS: 109-29 142ndStreet, Jamaica, NY 11435TO THE ABOVE NAMEDDEFENDANTS: YOU AREHEREBY SUMMONED toanswer the complaint in thisaction and to serve a copyof your answer, or a noticeof appearance on the attor-neys for the Plaintiff withinthirty (30) days after theservice of this summons,exclusive of the day of ser-vice. The United States ofAmerica, if designated as adefendant in this action,may appear within sixty (60)days of service hereof. Incase of your failure to ap-pear or answer, judgmentwill be taken against you bydefault for the relief de-manded in the complaint.NOTICE OF NATURE OFACTION AND RELIEFSOUGHT THE OBJECT ofthe above captioned actionis to foreclose a Mortgageto secure $356,160.00 notto exceed negative amorti-zation amount up to 110%of the original principalamount and interest, re-corded in the QUEENSCounty Office of the CityRegister on March 15, 2007in CRFN: 2007000139823covering premises knownas 109-29 142nd Street, Ja-maica, NY 11435. The re-lief sought in the withinaction is a final judgmentdirecting the sale of thepremises described aboveto satisfy the debt securedby the Mortgage describedabove. Plaintiff designatesQUEENS County as theplace of trial. Venue is basedupon the County in whichthe mortgaged premises issituated. NOTICE YOUARE IN DANGER OF LOS-ING YOUR HOME IF YOUDO NOT RESPOND TOTHIS SUMMONS ANDCOMPLAINT BY SERVINGA COPY OF THE ANSWERON THE ATTORNEY FORTHE MORTGAGE COM-PANY WHO FILED THISFORECLOSURE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOUAND FILING THE ANSWERWITH THE COURT, A DE-FAULT JUDGMENT MAYBE ENTERED AND YOUCAN LOSE YOUR HOME.SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEYOR GO TO THE COURTWHERE YOUR CASE ISPENDING FOR FURTHERINFORMATION ON HOWTO ANSWER THE SUM-MONS AND PROTECTYOUR PROPERTY. SEND-ING A PAYMENT TOYOUR MORTGAGE COM-PANY WILL NOT STOPTHIS FORECLOSURE AC-

TION. YOU MUST RE-SPOND BY SERVING ACOPY OF THE ANSWERON THE ATTORNEY FORTHE PLAINTIFF (MORT-GAGE COMPANY) ANDFILING THE ANSWERWITH THE COURT. Dated:October 23, 2012 John A.DiCaro, Esq. Shapiro,DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attor-neys for Plaintiff 250 MileCrossing Boulevard, SuiteOne, Rochester, NY 14624(585) 247-9000 Our FileNo. 11-009751 Premisesknown as 109-29 142ndStreet, Jamaica, NY 11435.All that certain property situ-ate, lying and being in theBorough and County ofQueens, City and State ofNew York. Block: 11928Lot: 41___________________________________Notice is hereby given thatan Order entered by theCivi l Court , QueensCounty on 12/10/12, bear-ing Index Number NC-000878-12/QU, a copy ofwhich may be examined atthe Office of the Clerk, lo-cated at 89-17 Sutphin Bou-levard, Jamaica, NY 11435,grants me the right to: As-sume the name of (First)Roza (Last) Takhalov Mypresent name is (First) Roza(Last) Takhalova aka RozaTakhalov My present ad-dress is 6225 84th St., Apt.C46, Middle Village, NY11379 My place of birth isUzbekistan My date of birthis March 31, 1952___________________________________Notice is hereby given thatan Order entered by theCivi l Court , QueensCounty on 1/9/13, bear-ing Index Number NC-000966-12/QU, a copy ofwhich may be examined atthe Office of the Clerk, lo-cated at 89-17 Sutphin Bou-levard, Jamaica, NY 11435,grants me the right to: As-sume the name of (First)Jul ie (Last) Wang Mypresent name is (First) Ju(Last) Wang aka Julie WangMy present address is 101-50 93 St., Ozone Park, NY11416 My place of birth isChina My date of birth isOctober 07, 1980___________________________________NOTICE OF FORMATIONOF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: 156-18 LLC. Articles of Organi-zation were filed with theSecretary of State of NewYork (SSNY) on 12/28/12.The latest date of dissolu-tion is 12/31/2018. Officelocation: Queens County.SSNY has been designatedas agent of the LLC uponwhom process against itmay be served. SSNY shallmail a copy of process tothe LLC, 156-18 CrossbayBoulevard, Howard Beach,New York 11414. Purpose:For any lawful purpose.

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