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Queens DeaDline

By Luis GrondaStaff Writer

They took over a portion of Queens Boulevard to say “No!” to a homeless shelter.

Around 1,000 residents gathered out-side the Pan American Hotel Tuesday evening to protest the shelter the City created last week, much to the surprise of many residents and elected officials.

Droves of residents came out to the protest, chanting in both English and Chinese, demanding that the shelter leave their neighborhood. “Helter Skelter, we don’t want another shelter,” read one sign hoisted by a protestor. The part of Queens Boulevard in front of the hotel was even-tually closed off to pedestrians as more people gathered for the protest.

At the forefront of the rally was Councilman Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) and Roe Daraio, president of the

Communities of Maspeth and Elmhurst Together civic group who organized the protest.

Dromm said he is upset his office was

not notified in a timely fash-ion that the City would be placing homeless families in the hotel, despite previous statements that it was not suitable for a homeless shel-ter.

“We feel that we’ve been lied to,” the councilman said.

Lisa Black, the Dept. of Homeless Services’ assistant commissioner of government and human relations, said last month that the hotel was not considered an option for a homeless shelter because of the lack of facilities, including a kitchen, available at the ho-tel that would accommodate

the homeless. A few weeks later, Samaritan Village,

who is running that shelter, was granted an emergency decree to move some fami-

lies there because of a shortage of avail-able facilities.

A DHS spokesperson told the Tribune last week that it would look to relocate the families with children to another shelter as soon as possible and eventually only house families with no children at Pan Am.

Daraio said they organized the rally to provide an avenue of protest for the con-cerned residents in the area.

“If we don’t voice our concerns, we will become part of the problem and not part of the solution,” she said.

The next step is a town hall meeting focusing on this issue. Dromm said he is working with COMET and Community Board 4 to find an exact date for the meet-ing. He hopes to have the meeting within the next two weeks, Dromm said.

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

By JoE MarViLLiStaff Writer

A mistrial was announced this week in the corruption case against State Sen. Malcolm Smith (D-Hollis), pushing proceedings back until next year.

The motion came after the U.S. At-torney’s Office recently disclosed many untranslated Yiddish recordings, which now need to be sifted through. The process would push the trial until mid-July; an extension that the majority of the jury said it could not comply with. Therefore, Judge Kenneth Karas of U.S. District Court declared a mistrial for Smith and the Queens GOP’s former vice chairman, Vincent Tabone, with a new trial set for Jan. 5, 2015.

The recently revealed information held up the trial, due to the difficulty of translating the Yiddish conversations recorded by informant Moses Stern. Prosecutors said that the information is not relevant to the case; Smith’s law-yer, Gerald Shargel, said that decision is not for them to decide.

The defense lawyers for Smith and Tabone also argued that the conversa-tions might add to their case their cli-ents were victims of entrapment.

“The motion for mistrial was born of necessity given this late disclosure of information that we believe is valu-able to the defense,” Shargel said.

The mistrial has inadvertently given Smith what he was asking for earlier this year: a delay in his case until after this year’s election, where he is fac-ing a September primary from former councilman Leroy Comrie, attorney Clyde Vanel, attorney Munir Avery and Bernadette Semple.

Comrie said that the mistrial does

Mistrial Declared For Malcolm Smithnot change his opinion that Smith is no longer an effective official.

“I am running because Malcolm Smith can no longer function as a legislator. What we’ve learned over the last few weeks bolsters everything we’ve known all along about the race and the need for change,” he said.

Comrie added that the case has not been dismissed and Smith will eventual-ly have to face the charges against him.

“This election is too important to allow these legal proceedings to distract us,” he added. “Whether it is next week or in two months, one thing we all know is that Malcolm Smith will have to answer for his be-havior.”

Vanel stated that he does not know if the mistrial will affect the upcom-ing election but he is ready to take on Smith.

“I look forward to a spirited debate to make sure we have the best repre-sentation we can in New York State,” he said.

Former councilman Dan Halloran chose to continue his case immedi-ately, and he is due back in court next Wednesday.

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

DOE Opposes ‘Avonte’s Law’By JackiE strawBridGEStaff Writer

Avonte’s Law met resistance from the DOE in a City Council hearing last Friday.

This bill is named for Avonte Oqu-endo, the 14-year-old austistic student who was found dead after he went missing from PS 277 in Long Island City last winter. It would require the installation of alarms at the entrances and exits of all City special needs el-ementary schools.

Among the DOE’s main concerns stated at the public hearing were the effects of a loud alarm on autistic stu-dents within the building, the poten-tial need to frequently deactivate the alarm throughout the day and disrup-tion of principal autonomy.

“While a one size fits all solution may not ensure the safest environ-ment at each of our schools, we share the Council’s strong commitment to improving the safety of all our stu-dents at all our schools, including the potential need for more door alarms,” DOE spokesman Harry Hartfield said.

“We are reviewing the legislation

and working closely with the City Council,” Hartfield added.

Oquendo’s family filed a wrongful death suit against the City and nine school officials in late May. They seek $25 million in damages.

“I would probably agree with the concept that one size does not fit all,” said David Perecman, who represents Oquendo’s family in the lawsuit. “But the question is then who [gets the alarm systems]? And what are we go-ing to do? And are [the DOE] going to really take action, or are they going to talk, and talk, and talk, and talk, and banter around solutions, until every-body forgets about this and nothing gets done?”

Councilman Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), chair of the educa-tion committee and a former elemen-tary school teacher, said, “I support the use of alarms but I think the legislation needs to be expanded somewhat.”

Dromm delineated a number of additional measures that would strengthen the legislation, including stop signs on doors along with staff development. He added that he be-lieves the DOE’s concern for an indi-

vidual school’s right to choose its own protective measures is “legitimate.”

Lori McIlwain, executive director of the National Autism Association, said, “Our organization supports the need for alert mechanisms for a lot of the kids out there who cannot speak. This is a way of speaking for them when they are in trouble.”

Like Dromm, McIlwain believes the legislation should be expanded to include other measures. She similarly pointed to staff training, while noting specifically that educators “need to en-sure the appropriate amount of adult supervision [and] mostly they need to find what’s triggering the behaviors and address those reasons.”

McIlwain, however, said she be-lieves that alarms should be installed uniformly.

“I think it’s a necessary support,” she said. “It should be as important as a fire alarm.”

PS 277 could not be reached for comment as of press time.

Reach Jackie Strawbridge at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, [email protected] or @JNStraw-bridge.

Residents Protest Pan Am Hotel Shelter

Photo by Luis GrondaCouncilman Daniel Dromm (right) joined residents outside of the Pan american Ho-tel on Queens Boulevard, protesting the homeless shelter placed there by the City last week.


BY JOE MARVILLIStaff Writer

As the legislative session begins to wrap up and attention turns toward the summer campaign season, one of the biggest races in Queens is starting to escalate.

A war of words was exchanged last week between State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) and his expected primary opponent, former Comptroller John Liu, after the Working Families Party decided to endorse the latter in the battle for State Senate District 11.

The WFP endorsement was made official on June 12, giving him the backing of both the WFP and the Queens Democratic Party.

“The Working Families Party is proud to endorse John Liu for State Senate, and we look forward to wel-coming him as a key member of the Democrat-Working Families major-ity that will fight for a New York that works for all of us,” Bill Lipton, WFP State Director, said.

Accepting the endorsement, Liu said that the coalition in the State Senate between the Republican cau-cus and the Independent Democratic Conference, which Avella joined ear-lier this year, was not successful and change was needed.

“The Republicans and their allies in the Senate have had ample chances to

make New York a better place for work-ing women and men and they’ve failed,” Liu said. “Whether it’s passing the DREAM Act, pushing for reforms to our housing laws that create and preserve truly affordable housing, or fighting for a public campaign finance system that finally brings fair elections to New York, I will relentlessly pursue the policies and reforms that make this State a fair and equitable place to live and work.”

The same day that the WFP en-dorsed Liu, Avella’s campaign released

a statement taking a shot at both the party and the candidate. It brought up the continued probe into the WFP by a special prosecutor, in regards to the party’s role in a 2009 City Council race in Staten Island. The statement also takes Liu to task for the arrests of two campaign staffers in the run-up to his 2013 bid for Mayor.

“Just days after the Court of Ap-peals ruled that a special prosecutor was permitted to continue its criminal investigation into the Working Fami-

lies Party, they are now shamelessly backing a disgraced candidate for State Senate who comes with his own ethical lapses,” Avella spokeswoman Heather Sager said. “But this should come as no surprise as both the WFP and John Liu have their own cherished history of backroom deals, reduced-rate-in-kind contributions for City office and alleged campaign violations that bring utter disgust to our demo-cratic process.”

Avella also vowed to raise $100,000 for his re-election campaign, stating during a televised interview that he has commitments for that amount. He also criticized the Queens Democratic Party for turning against him after he joined the IDC.

“I think it’s unfortunate that the Dem-ocratic Party bosses are trying to disen-franchise the candidate this district has elected time and time again,” he said.

Since Liu threw his name into the race, he has picked up an assortment of endorsements from organizations including the Council of School Su-pervisors and Administrators, Com-munities for Change, Communica-tions Workers of America Local 1180, Tenants PAC, United Food and Com-mercial Workers Union Local 1500 and the Hotel Trades Council.


Avella/Liu State Senate Race Heats Up

Photo by JoRDAN GIbboNSState Sen. Tony Avella and his primary challenger John Liu both made an appearance at the Whitestone D-Day ceremony on June 6. A war of words broke out last week between the two when the Working Families Party endorsed Liu.

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BY JORDAN GIBBONSStaff Writer

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey released its new mini-mum wage policy on Friday for all 12,000 employees under non-trade labor service contracts at all Port Au-thority facilities and it will be imple-mented first at LaGuardia, JFK Inter-national and Newark Liberty airports.

As of July 31, wages for workers in covered services will be increased by $1 per hour for all workers earning $9 per hour or less. Effective Feb. 1, 2015, wages will be increased to $10.10 per hour. Beginning on Feb. 1, 2016, an-nual pay increases will be tied to the consumer prices index for urban wage earners.

The Port Authority voted in April to require the salary hikes but did not release a timeline for implementation at the time.

All contractors who fall under this policy must provide its employees a paid holiday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Port Authority is also form-ing a plan for the development of en-hanced wages and benefits, including health benefits for covered workers, and will release the plan no later than Sept. 30, 2014. The existing policy for wages and benefits for certain workers, which provides benchmarks for the inclusion of affordable health care, is

Port Authority Details Plans For Wage Hikesbeing looked at as a reference for the plan.

Hector Figueroa, president of 32BJ SEIU, the local union that represents airport workers, acknowledged the policy as a step in the right direction.

“The Port Authority’s move to cod-ify the pay increases proposed earlier this year is a significant step forward on the path that airport workers have been fighting for; those increases will have a real impact in their lives,” Figueroa said in a statement. “We will continue to push that the Port’s plan for en-hanced wages and benefits, including healthcare, put these workers on a path to parity with Port-contracted workers who do the same kind of work.”

The new guidelines have not come without a fight, as airport workers have rallied throughout the last year to push the Port Authority to make the changes and ensure that contractors comply with the policy.

In May, hundreds of workers from JFK and LaGuardia marched into the Kew Gardens headquarters of Avia-tion Safeguard, a contractor who hires airline workers, to deliver a letter de-manding better pay.

Before the Port Authority vote in April, hundreds of airport passenger service workers rallied from JFK to LaGuardia, a 10-mile walk, to protest for higher wages and work benefits. That was a few weeks after protestors

were arrested for civil disobedience on the 94th Street Bridge across from La-Guardia on Martin Luther King Day.

Reach Jordan Gibbons at (718)357-7400 Ext. 123, [email protected] or @jgibbons2.

Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows) and U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) presented awards to Townsend Harris High School award winners of C-SPAN’s annual student documen-tary contest. StudentCam asked students to submit a 5-7 minute video answering the question: “What is the most important issue that Congress should consider in 2014?” Aditya Samaroo, Jennifer Kim and Vinay Khemlani received Honorable Mention for their video entitled: “Limiting the NSA.” Nicholas Castro, Rebecca Lee and Afrida Kurshid received Honorable Mention for their video entitled: “College: It Starts Here.”

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Getting Youth Involved

To The Editor: I f any individual or group of individu-als wish to dip into their pockets to the tune of tens of millions of dollars for

a so-called rehabilitation of the rusting hulk remnant of the 1964 World’s Fair, the New York State Pavilion, which I believe should have been removed at the close of the Fair, that is their prerogative. In a city that requires huge amounts of money to maintain its infrastructure; roadways that still contain serious potholes; a lack of publicly-supported affordable housing, any public monies spent on the Pavilion fueled by misguided politicians and media press, is not in the public’s best interests and not warranted.

What has been ignored is the fact that a completion of the rehabilitation, which the Queens Tribune reports could cost in excess of $50,000,000 (Pavilion In 3D Scan To Aid

Bring Civic Virtue Back To Queens

A Rent Freeze Is Unpractical

Pavilion Not Worth The Money

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It may be a news item that is glossed over this week, but the City Council’s recent support of legislation lowering the age of Community Board members to allow 16 and 17 year olds could be the beginning of a great change within New York City government.

We have been very clear in our belief that there needs to be a change with how our elected officials choose to behave. Preparing a new generation for a life of civic engagement will no doubt open doors for many young people who may not have considered a life of public service. Serving on a Community Board will give teens an appreciation for how local government works in the Big Apple, which could teach them valuable skills for their future development.

Allowing these teens to serve also gives these boards the benefit of a new perspective that might otherwise be ignored. Decisions made at the Community Board level – not to mention at the City Council, State Legislature and above – frequently overlook the needs of teens. If City leaders are serious about wanting the next generation to stay here, raise a family, start new businesses and create new opportuni-ties, they need to see that their opinions matter. Continuing to ignore them runs the risk of sending them off to find a new hotbed for young entrepreneurs.

We look forward to seeing a new generation of Queens leaders get their feet wet in City government as members of their Community Boards, and we hope these groups welcome them with open arms.

To The Editor: An open letter to Queens Borough President Melinda Katz: Last week, I was in the audience at

Queens Community Board 9 and heard you speak about how the election of Bill de Blasio represented a “change” towards greater responsiveness to communities’ needs, which you said reverberated to all elected officials, including yourself. Imagine my surprise, then, when I read in the Queens Tribune that you are refus-ing to support the return of “Triumph of Civic Virtue” – the colossal public art statue – to Queens Boulevard, despite it having already been restored at taxpayer expense, and despite your constituents’ desire to have the statue returned. Instead, you support the re-purposing of the Queens Boulevard site – a plan hatched internally within Borough Hall by your predecessors with NO public input, and which the public has never said it wants.

Civic Virtue’s non-human female sea sirens, or drakaina (that adorned the statue’s bedrock platform base), were unfairly visited with false, arbitrary ascriptions of misogyny by former BP Helen Marshall and her predecessor Claire Shulman — and not representative of the evidence and facts that a majority rule of its citizens wholly supported in keeping the statue where it had always remained since 1941. No one ever ap-pointed any official to serve as public art censor. To allow a public work of art that was gifted to Queens by former Mayor

Fiorello LaGuardia intentionally fall into ruin and decay because of personal, false beliefs is tantamount to a dereliction of public duty, and at its worst, a sinfully negligent act of betrayal that underscores taxation without representation.

Now that you are Queens Borough President, it is time for democracy and freedom to be rightfully restored (like Civic Virtue itself), to the constituents that you purportedly serve. Its resto-ration already now paid at taxpayer expense, the free people of Queens have voiced a resounding ‘Yes’ to Civic Virtue’s return — and what a sight to behold, when the fountain upon which it will once again rest will also be repaired and working — just like the fountain I visited two days ago in front of Mayor de Blasio’s City Hall. Doesn’t Queens Borough Hall also deserve a working fountain of timeless art?

Members of my organization met with your staff members on April 8 to request your support for Civic Virtue’s return. In the nine weeks since, no one at Borough Hall has gotten back to us, or returned any messages left. If you are sincere in professing to be responsive to the community’s wishes, then please consider supporting our efforts, together with Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley and Senator Joseph Addabbo, Jr. (among others) – instead of an internal plan of Borough Hall that the public never said it wanted.

Richard Iritano, Civic Virtue Task Force

To The Editor: All signs are pointing to an un-precedented rent freeze when the Rent Guidelines Board

convenes this Monday to vote on the percentage increase building owners of one million rent-stabilized apartments in the five boroughs can charge tenants on one- and two-year lease renewals.

Mayor Bill de Blasio made “rent freeze” a campaign promise, and the RGB – including de Blasio’s five newly appointed members – last month took a preliminary vote calling for a 0 percent increase on one-year leases.

A rent freeze would hurt tenants and neighborhoods throughout Queens. It would also doom de Blasio’s recently unveiled 10-year housing plan, even before it gets off the ground.

A rent freeze, while politically ex-pedient, is not practical. How can the RGB justify a rent freeze when its own 2013 income and expense study shows the operating costs of building owners of rent-stabilized apartments was 5.7 percent?

A rent freeze would cripple small Queens building owners. That’s because a fair and reasonable rent increase is the sole source of income that enables small building owners to repair and maintain affordable housing.

Queens building owners also support other small businesses in the Borough. They hire local contractors, painters, plumbers, electricians and laborers. All of these companies provide jobs to local Queens residents who then spend at lo-cal restaurants and retail shops.

A rent freeze would create massive disinvestment in affordable housing. This would lead to disrepair, loss and eventual abandonment of the quality affordable housing stock in Queens and other boroughs.

There is much riding on a fair and reasonable rent increase – which is why common sense, and not the politics of a rent freeze, must prevail when the RGB takes its final vote this Monday.

Joseph Strasburg,President,

Rent Stabilization Association

Preservation Efforts - Queens Tribune June 12-18), would result in an open structure of minimal use. The so-called Tent of Tomor-row would only be able to be used a few short warm months and even at that for a concert or a gathering that could easily be held in one of the USTA stadiums in the park.

Flushing Meadows Corona Park has the dubious distinction of not only being the most used of any major municipal park in this City, mostly by the under privileged who do not have homes in the Hamptons or even back yards, but also under-funded and the recipient of a plethora of alien structures that do not belong in a park.

The removal of the Pavilion and the area grassed over, would be a step in the right direction in recognizing what urban parks are all about.

Benjamin M. Haber, Flushing

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SUPREME COURT – QUEENS COUNTY IN THE MAT-TER OF THE APPLICATION OF ROCHELLE NOVOTNY AND BRIAN DEMASTERS, CO-GUARDIANS OF THE PROPERTY OF JAMES JO-SEPH DE MASTERS A/K/A DEMASTERS, AN INCAPACI-TATED PERSON, TO SELL CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY BELONGING TO SAID IN-CAPACITATED PERSON. PURSUANT TO AN ORDER OF THIS COURT DATED 6/5/2014, BY HON. LEE A. MAYERSOHN, A JUSTICE OF THIS COURT, AN APPLI-CATION TO SELL PREMISES 73-24 52ND AVENUE, MAS-PETH, NEW YORK, BEING A PLOT 75 x 20.19 FEET WILL BE MADE ON THE 15TH DAY OF JULY, 2014 AT 9:30 A.M. AT I.A. PART 22G OF THE SUPREME COURT AT 88-11 SUTPHIN BOULEVARD, JAMAICA, N.Y. 11435. SAID PROPERTY IS PRESENTLY UNDER CONTRACT, SUB-JECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE COURT, FOR THE PRICE OF $530,000.00. CONTACT THERESA E. CROWLEY, ESQ. OF DOUGLASTON, NEW YORK, ATTORNEY FOR CO-GUARDIANS, AT ROSSI & CROWLEY, LLP 42-24 235TH STREET, DOUGLASTON, N.Y. 11363 (718) 428-9180.________________________SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK – COUNTY OF QUEENS IN-DEX # 21398/11 FILED: 03/04/2014 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Plaintiff designates QUEENS County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgage premise is situated. DB50 2007-1 TRUST, Plaintiff against Unknown heirs at law of Rosa Arboleda, and if they be dead, any and all persons unknown to the plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally de-scribed and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, de-scendants, executors, admin-istrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, commit-tees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, de-scendants, executors, admin-istrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, commit-tees, lienors, and assignees, all of them whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to the plaintiff; Opteum Financial Services, LLC, Mortgage Electronic

Registration Systems, Inc., City of New York Environmental Control Board, The People of the State of New York, and “JOHN DOE #1,” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises being foreclosed herein, Defendant(s) TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: NO-TICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLO-S U R E P R O C E E D I N G AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDG-MENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN AT-TORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOU CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUM-MONS AND PROTEC T YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORE-CLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERV-ING A COPY OF THE AN-SWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORT-GAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the com-plaint is not serviced with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plain-tiff’s attorney within 20 days after the service of this sum-mons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may appear within (60) days of service thereof and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF AC TION AND RELIEF SOUGHT: THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose on a mortgage to Mortgage Electronic Registra-tion Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Opteum Finan-cial Services, LLC,., which was recorded in the office of the Clerk of the County of QUEENS where the property is located on July 19, 2006, in

Liber/Reel/Book/Instrument/CRFN 2006000410665. Said mortgage was then assigned to GMAC Mortgage, LLC, on July 11, 2007 and the Assign-ment of Mortgage was re-corded in the office of the Clerk of the County of QUEENS where the property is located on August 22, 2007, in Liber/Reel/Book/Instru-m e n t / C R F N 2007000435930. Said mort-gage was further assigned to HIH No.1, LLC, on November 14, 2008, and recorded in the Queens County Clerk’s Office on November 25, 2008, in CRFN 2008000454460. Said mortgage was further as-signed to Plaintiff, on Decem-ber 2, 2010; and the Assign-ment of Mortgage was re-corded in the Clerk’s Office where the property is located on January 28, 2011 in CRFN 2011000033783, covering premises known as 167-01 116th Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11434 (Block: 12342 Lot: 147). The relief sought in the within action is a final judg-ment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt described above. To the above named Defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. Thomas D. Raffaele, a Justice of the Su-preme Court of the State of New York, dated February 4, 2014, and filed along with the supporting papers in the office of the Clerk of the County of Queens on March 4, 2014. This is an action to foreclose on a mortgage. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York. BLOCK: 12342 LOT: 147 said premises known as 167-01 116th Avenue, Ja-maica, NY 11434. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OB-TAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. By reason of the default in the payment of the monthly installment of principal and interest, among other things, as hereinafter set forth, Plaintiff, the holder and owner of the aforementioned note and mortgage, or their agents have elected and hereby accelerate the mort-gage and declare the entire mortgage indebtedness im-mediately due and payable. The following amounts are now due and owing on said mortgage, no part of any of which has been paid although duly demanded: Entire princi-pal Balance in the amount of $412,000.00 with interest from July 1, 2006 at the rate of 6.500%. UNLESS YOU DISPUTE THE VALIDITY OF THE DEBT, OR ANY POR-TION THEREOF, WITHIN

THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER YOUR RECEIPT HEREOF THAT THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, IS DIS-PUTED, THE DEBTOR JUDG-MENT AGAINST YOU AND A COPY OF SUCH VERIFICA-TION OR JUDGMENT WILL BE MAILED TO YOU BY THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR. IF APPLICABLE, UPON YOUR WRITTEN REQUEST, WITHIN SAID THIRTY (30) DAY PE-RIOD, THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED A DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT, YOU ARE NOT PERSONALLY LI-ABLE FOR THE UNDERLYING INDEBTEDNESS OWED TO PLAINTIFF/CREDITOR AND THIS NOTICE/DISCLOSURE IS FOR COMPLIANCE AND INFORMATIONAL PUR-POSES ONLY. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORE-CLOSURE New York State requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it care-fully. SUMMONS AND COM-PLAINT You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the summons and complaint in this foreclo-sure action, you may lose your home. Please read the sum-mons and complaint carefully. You should immediately con-tact an attorney or your local legal aid office to obtain ad-vice on how to protect your-self. SOURCES OF INFORMA-TION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to be-come informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid, there are government agen-cies, and non-profit organiza-tions that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline main-tained by New York state Banking Department at 1-877-Bank-NYS or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a con-tract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you

until they have completed all such promised services. Sec-tion 1303 NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving the copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you may lose your home. Speak to an at-torney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Send-ing a payment to your mort-gage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERV-ING A COPY OF THE AN-SWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF MORT-GAGE COMPANY) AND FILING AN ANSWER WITH THE COURT. SHELDON MAY & ASSOCIATES, Attor-neys at Law, 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570 Our File #22384________________________

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COM-PANY. NAME: 25-62 REALTY LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secre-tary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/24/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Konstantinos Vasilopoulos, 149-24 Cross Island Parkway, Whitestone, New York, 11357. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.________________________Notice of Formation of a Lim-ited Liability Company (LLC): Name: SHERWOOD TRADE LLC, Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/27/2014. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC: 136-14 Northern BLVD., Apt 2F, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: any lawful purpose.________________________Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on JUN 09 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000392-14/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Martha (Middle) Murray (Last) Irby My present name is (First) Martha (Last) Murray aka Female Murray,

aka Martha Irby My present address is 131-48 135 St., South Ozone Park, NY 11420 My place of birth is Brooklyn, NY My date of birth is April 29, 1946________________________

Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on JUN 04 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000319-14/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Erin (Middle) Youngeun (Last) Kim My present name is (First) Young (Middle) Eun (Last) Kim aka Youngeun Kim, aka Young, Eun Kim My present address is 4635 202nd St 2 Fl, Bayside, NY 11361 My place of birth is Korea My date of birth is November 16, 1982________________________

Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on MAR 24 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000072-14/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Damien (Middle) Ricardo (Last) Skye My present name is (First) Ricardo (Middle) Michael (Last) White aka Ricardo M White My present address is 253-04 147 Drive, Rosedale, NY 11422 My place of birth is Jamaica My date of birth is July 30, 1985________________________

Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on MAY 01 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000016-14/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Benjamin (Last) Kaziyev My present name is (First) Ronald (Last) Kaziyev (infant) My present address is 76-57 172nd Street, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is July 13, 2000________________________Notice of Formation: 8 Ave L & A Realty LLC, Art. Of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/28/2014. Office Loc.: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 42-28 Forley Street, Elmhurst, NY 11373 Purpose: Any law-ful activity.


QUEENS THIS wEEkPS/IS 127 Travels The GlobeBY JAckIE STRAWBRIDGEStaff Writer

Aerospace Science Magnet School in Elmhurst took a flight around the world Monday night during the first annual International Family Night.

The event, organized by teacher Ga-briel Cotto, showcased international music, dance, culture and cuisine to an audience of school family and friends.

The program kicked off with a rendi-tion of “America the Beautiful” in Span-ish and English. The event was entirely bilingual, with MCs Cotto and Stepha-nie Dixon announcing the performanc-es and bantering in both languages.

As the classes’ performances began, family members in the packed play-ground rushed for front row seats at the edge of the basketball court. They were treated to dances from the Do-minican Republic, Greece, Colombia and Afghanistan, among many others.

According to Dixon, International Family Night was conceived “in order to promote diversity amongst cultures in our community and most impor-tantly, in our school.”

“Teaching our students about the cultures that exist in the school is a way to bring unity and peace to the world we live in,” Dixon added.

The message that recognizing di-versity can create peace was echoed throughout the event.

“We all wish to live in peace,” Cotto said, as three classes rose to perform the song “One Day.”

José, a sixth-grader at IS 127, was in the audience watching his younger sister perform. He said his favorite part of the performance was “when [the stu-dents] were dancing, they thought they were birds – they pretended they were flying, dancing in the air.”

Use of these birds was no coinci-dence. As their dance wrapped up, Dixon turned to Cotto and asked a question that became the theme of the night: “where are we flying to now?”

Reach Jackie Strawbridge at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, [email protected] or @JNStrawbridge.

Michele Lloyd-Bey To Retire As D27 SuperintendentBY LuIS GRONDAStaff Writer

After 12 years as the head of School District 27 in Queens, Michele Lloyd-Bey is taking a step back.

Lloyd-Bey has announced that she will retire as Superintendent of D27 effective July 1, leaving the position as one of the primary avenues for parents to discuss their questions and concerns. District 27 encompasses schools from Rockaway to Woodhaven.

In an interview with the Queens

Tribune, Lloyd-Bey said she is retir-ing from the job for several reasons, but mainly to focus on doing things for herself and spending more time with her family.

“You’ve got to look at yourself and say ‘well maybe I’ll give some time to myself and my family’ because it’s kind of hard to do that while working. I put the job first,” she said. “I think it’s time to pull back just a little bit.”

The soon-to-be former superinten-dent said retirement will allow her to travel across the country and the world; Lloyd-Bey said she has family in South Carolina, Virginia and Pennsylvania that she hopes to visit.

Lloyd-Bey said she was able to ac-complish most of the goals she set out to achieve when she first took the position, including improving literacy standards among the students in D27. She said that many students struggled in that area in the past, but now that is not the case.

Math is still a struggle for D27 stu-dents, Lloyd-Bey said.

“That’s an area we need to continue to work on,” she said.

Training parents in instructional initiatives is another goal that Lloyd-Bey said she accomplished. More par-ents were given the opportunity to learn English as well as study the com-mon core standards that the kids have to meet, according to Lloyd-Bey.

She said she will miss several aspects of being superintendent, including the different people, whether it be parents, teachers, elected officials, she collabo-rated with on a daily basis to work on problems that affected the district. Wit-nessing the impact teachers can have on students is also something she will miss, Lloyd-Bey said.

“Watching teachers stand in front of a classroom and really take kids and engage them in such a profound way that makes you go ‘wow, these kids re-ally are getting it,’” she said.

As for who will be her successor, a Dept. of Education spokesperson, David Pena, said they are still in the process of interviewing candidates for the position and no one has been ap-pointed yet. The schools chancellor is

responsible for selecting a new super-intendent.

Lloyd-Bey was honored at her last Community Education Council meet-ing on June 16, with a standing ovation and several community members and parents saying their goodbyes to Lloyd-Bey.

Three principals in the district were also honored as they are also retiring at the end of this year. The retiring trio is Nina Auster from PS 64 in Ozone Park, Linda Spadaro from PS 207 in Howard Beach and Valarie Lewis from PS 124 in South Ozone Park.


St. John’s Students Mourn Loss Of Sly Fox

The Sly Fox Inn, a popular bar and restaurant on Union Turnpike in Fresh Meadows, will close next Friday. In business since 1977, it enjoyed a spot only two blocks east of St. John’s Uni-versity. It became a meeting place for St. John’s students and faculty alike.

“The Sly Fox has been a pillar of the local community for decades because of their friendly staff and family val-ues,” said Barney Carleton, a St. John’s graduate. “It served as the only bar and restaurant in the general vicinity of St. John’s University, serving athletics, alumni and the university. There have been many variables in the neighbor-hood over the years, but the Sly Fox has been a staple.”

A local feeling was part of the ap-peal.

“I liked the atmosphere. I enjoyed working with the people I worked with,” said Dallis Vargas, who started working as a waitress at the Sly Fox Inn in October. “The regular customers seemed like one giant family. It’s a nice neighborhood kind of place. It’s a bar near a college without being a college bar. It’s more laid back.”

Students enjoyed having an off-campus hangout.

“That’s the one cool place that teachers and students were allowed to be social outside of school,” said John Corbett, who graduated from St. John’s in May. “There were good vibes all around. It never felt like a ‘college kid’ bar, but more of an adult bar. That’s why I think that faculty and students could go there after class and grab a drink together, because it was a classy bar that they could both be at.”

Although students and faculty may be sorry to hear the news, it was not a complete shock.

Richards also noted that they may have been “pigeonholed into one age group.” Eddie Moore, owner of the Sly Fox Inn, declined to comment for the article.

The end of the Sly Fox Inn marks the end of an era.

Michele Lloyd-Bey is retiring as Superintendent at the end of the month.

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“What I liked about it was it seemed like a tradition. My dad used to bring the family there before each game when we were kids,” said Scott Saunders, whose father graduated from St. John’s.

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110th Precinct Wants A Scam-Free Summer BY JAckIE STRAWBRIDGEStaff Writer

Scam artists continue to work on all fronts in Queens.

At Monday’s 110th Precinct Com-munity Council meeting, Deputy In-spector Ronald Leyson spoke about the various scams that Queens residents should protect themselves against.

The bulk of the precinct’s work in combating scammers is an awareness campaign, so Leyson’s talk on Mon-day represented a final push before the Community Council’s summer break.

ATM skimmer devices have been distressing Queens for months. These devices – affixed to ATMs by scam artists – pull information from cards while a camera records customers as they type their PINs.

No such devices have been discov-ered in the 110th Precinct, although they have popped up in nearby Wood-side and Elmhurst.

To avoid losing information to these devices, Leyson advised covering the keypad when typing in a PIN, and avoiding cash machines in stores.

Resident Nilda Janacek was re-cently the victim of credit card dupli-cation. Early this month, she received a call from Citibank informing her that someone had used her credit card number at Target, but was unable to produce the card’s security code.

“I got nervous, I said, ‘how did this happen?’” Janacek recalled. “I was fran-tic.”

She said she is not sure how her card was duplicated, but guessed that it may have occurred when she was online shopping.

Ultimately, Janacek’s money was re-turned. Leyson said that the consequences for some are much worse. He has known victims of phone scams – in which a scam-mer dials up random numbers, claiming to call from the IRS and demanding pay-ment – to lose as much as $30,000.

Leyson also noted, “in the summer, [scam artists] will be walking around.”

Home improvement scams are the most common, Leyson said. In this instance, a scammer will pretend to be a contractor, claiming to have noticed some problems with a resident’s home, and ask for the resident’s signature to provide a quote.

“You didn’t solicit them, don’t talk to them,” Leyson said. “If it’s too good to be true, it is.”




Notice of Formation of Gypsy a gogo, LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of organi-zation filed with the Secretary of the State of New York (SSNY) on 03/24/2014 office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to: 71-11 70th Street Glendale New York 11385. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.________________________

Notice of Formation of 175-11 Liberty Realty LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 4/21/2014. Office located in Queens County. SSNY has been des-ignated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: 175-11 Liberty Ave., Jamaica, NY 11433. Purpose: any lawful purpose._______________________

SUMMONS, NOTICE AND BRIEF STATEMENT OF NA-TURE OF ACTION CON-SUMER CREDIT TRANSAC-TION SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS INDEX NO. 7869/13 GEN-ERATION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, -against- SYLVAN DUNKLEY; SECRE-TARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF IVAN DUNKLEY, AND ANY OF HIS, HER OR ANY OF THEIR SUCCESSORS IN RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST; NYC DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE-PARKING VIOLATIONS BU-REAU; STEVEN DUNKLEY; “JOHN DOE #1- #50”and “MARY ROE #1- #50”, the last two names being ficti-tious, said parties intended being tenants or occupants, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon

which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publica-tion pursuant to an order of Honorable Robert J. McDon-ald, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed on the 13th day of May, 2014, in Long Island City, New York and to be duly entered in the Queens County Clerk’s Office, in Long Island, New York. The Nature of this action pertains to a note and mortgage held by Plaintiff on real property owned by the above named defendants as specified in the complaint filed in this action. The above named defendants have failed to comply with the terms and provisions of the said mortgage and said instruments secured by said mortgage, by failing and omitting to pay the balance due and owing and the Plaintiff has commenced a foreclosure action. Plaintiff is seeking a judgment foreclos-ing its mortgage against the real property and premises which situates in the City of New York, County of Queens

the premises described in the complaint, Defendants. TO THE DEFENDANT ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS, DE-VISEES AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF IVAN DUNKLEY AND ANY OF HIS, HER OR ANY OF THEIR SUCCESSORS IN RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to serve upon plaintiff’s attorneys an an-swer to the complaint in this action within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if the Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to answer, judgment will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. Trial is desired in the County of Queens. The basis of venue designated above is that the real property, which is the subject matter of this action, is located in the County of Queens, New York. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE COM-PANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEED-ING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE EN-TERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PRO-TECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COM-

PANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTOR-NEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Summon and Complaint You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the summons and complaint in this foreclosure action, you may lose your home. Please read the summons and com-plaint carefully. You should immediately contact an at-torney or local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself. Source of Information and Assistance The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at to 1-800-269-0990 visit the Department`s website at www.dfs.ny.gov. Foreclosure rescue scams Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires any-one offering such services for profit to enter into a contract

and State of New York and is commonly known as 120-18 230th Street, Cambria Heights, New York 11411 and all other relief as to the Court may seem just and equi-table. DATED: June 11, 2014 SCHILLER & KNAPP, LLP BY: WILLIAM B. SCHILLER, ESQ. Attorneys for Plaintiff 950 New Loudon Road Latham, New York 12110 Telephone: (518) 786-9069 13-1638________________________Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on JUN 04 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000357-14/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Melanie (Last) Nagibe My present name is (First) Melisha (Middle) Melany (Last) Nagibe aka Melishah Nagibe, aka Melishah M. Nagibe My present address is 23-07 123rd Street, College, Point, NY 11356-2639 My place of birth is Brazil My date of birth is May 13, 1989________________________

Notice of Formation of ZIMBA PROPERTIES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.

of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/15/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY des-ignated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Kelsy Zimba, 71-37 70th St., Apt. #B, Glendale, NY 11385. Purpose: Any lawful activity.________________________

Notice of Formation of UNIQUE BRACELET, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/05/14. Office location: Queens County. Princ. of-fice of LLC: 3100 47th Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Ekmel Anda, D.C. Group, Inc., d/b/a Unique Settings of New York at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any law-ful activity.NOTICE is hereby given that a license number (1279046) for beer and wine has been applied for by the under-signed to sell beer and wine at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Con-trol Law at 52-20 Flushing Avenue, Maspeth, NY 11378 for on premise consumption. SAL’S PIZZA INC.

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Parkway Hospital is back on the auction block.

The Forest Hills building that used to house the hospital will be up for sale again, in an auction scheduled for July 11, according to PropertyShark.com, a real estate database website.

Earlier this year, the company that was bidding on the property, listed as 70-35 113th Street Holdings LLC, bid $22 million on a foreclosure sale and paid a 10 percent down payment on the property.

However, the company failed to pay the rest of the money owed and the building is now available for bid-ding once again. The company missed deadlines to pay the rest of the money that was set by Joseph Risi, the referee assigned to the property sale.

At a recent Community Board 6 meeting, Councilwoman Karen Ko-slowitz (D-Forest Hills) said that she is “fed up” with the situation because of the delays in getting the property sold.

“The building looks disgusting and I would like to see it cleaned up at least,” she said.

The six-floor building has a R1-2A zoning code, according to the Dept. of City Planning, which is for one-family homes, but with the ability to house an institution.

Parkway Hospital Up For Sale AgainKoslowitz said she will try to make

sure that whatever ends up occupying that building benefits the area overall.

“We don’t want a homeless shelter or something that will be a blight to a community,” she said.

Koslowitz said her office has been trying to get in contact with the current owner of the building, Jasper Venture Group, but so far

they have gotten no response. When reached by phone, a repre-

sentative from Jasper declined to com-ment, only saying they have “nothing else to add to the story,” before hang-ing up on a reporter.

Risi also has not returned several phone calls seeking comment on the building’s situation.

Parkway was a privately-owned

By JoE MarViLLiStaff Writer

Last week, the City Council passed a resolution to support a bill in the State Legislature that would lower the age restriction for community board members.

On June 11, the Council approved a resolution calling for the State As-sembly and State Senate to pass and for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign into law a bill that would allow 16 and 17 year olds to be appointed to New York City Community Boards.

Several Queens councilmembers sponsored the resolution, including Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria), Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton) and Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights).

“Community boards deal with a

hospital until the New York State Commission on Healthcare Facilities mandated that it close down. The facil-ity fought in court to stay open, but it lost that battle in 2008, finally shutter-ing its doors. It has been vacant since that time and fallen into disrepair.


City Council Backs CB Age Dropwide range of concerns, offering a unique and practical experience in civic engagement both locally and statewide,” Richards said. “I ask that our legislators in Albany consider lowering the age requirements for our community boards, because the earlier we start teaching our youth about their communities and how they can make a difference, the bet-ter.”

The bill was originally created by Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Hillcrest), who introduced it into the Assembly in January 2013.

“It is really wonderful to have the support of the City Council and to show that there’s a citywide effort be-hind the legislation,” Rozic said.

The bill has 30 co-sponsors in the Assembly and was referred to the Rules Committee on June 3, according to its

website. In the Senate, where Andrew Lanza (R-Staten Island) is sponsoring it, the bill has four co-sponsors and has been sitting in the Investigations and Government Operations Com-mittee since January. According to Rozic, it should come up for a vote in the Assembly soon.

“I am quite hopeful that it will pass both the Assembly and the Senate be-fore the end of session,” she said. “We have bipartisan support for this legis-lation in both houses.”

Four of the City’s Borough Presi-dents signed on to a letter sent to Al-bany in support of the measure. When asked to comment, a spokesperson for Melinda Katz said she was in favor as well.


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By Jackie StrawBridgeStaff Writer

A Long Island City watch maker is putting time on the side of local teens.

Terry Irby, technical director at the watch retailer Tourneau, started a free, eight-week watch making internship for at-risk teens last March. Last Thurs-day, the program recognized its third graduating class during a ceremony at the Tourneau Long Island City facility.

Internship participants are all stu-dents at Manhattan Comprehensive Night and Day High School, and be-fore being accepted must complete two

rounds of interviews and a sample dexterity test. Irby pre-fers to keep the program small, with eight to 10 participants.

“I like to provide a lot of personal training and attention to the students,” Irby said.

Thursday’s graduating class of seven had three women, the most in its short history.

Above all, Irby seeks stu-dents who “show an interest and desire to participate in something new.”

Jamaica resident Ayushi Pant said she applied for the internship because

she likes “taking things apart and putting them back, how everything works with the machines.” Pant represent-ed Queens alongside Frank Kwarteng of Corona at the graduation ceremony.

While some graduates go on to work at Tourneau as interns or employees, Irby believes the real benefit of his internship extends outside of

the watch shop.“They’re learning how to put their

life in more of an order, how to stop and concentrate and focus on whatever

subject that they’re trying to accom-plish,” he said. “The watches can be ap-plied to a way of life.”

“I learned a lot from this class, not only about the watch but also how you need to be patient about doing the work,” Pant said.

“The tools that we use to build watches are really small, and if you lost one, then the whole watch is not working,” she add-ed. “It makes me realize that each and ev-ery part is important, and it is connected with life – how to solve problems.”


Students Learn The Art Of Watch Making

By JOe MarViLLiStaff Writer

A local branch of the Young Wom-en’s Christian Association has received a financial boost.

The YWCA of Queens, located in Flushing, was one of six recipients of an Economic Empowerment Grant. The $30,000 grant is going towards the organization’s Women to Work pro-gram and High School Equivalency Career Services program.

Economic Empowerment Grants are given to branches of the YWCA nationwide to bolster programs that

YWCA Of Queens Receives $30,000 Grantprovide employment services and fi-nancial security to underprivileged individuals.

Helen Kim, executive director for the YWCA of Queens, said that the grant supports the group’s gen-eral mission of empowering women, eliminating racism and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

“Unemployment is one of the greatest obstacles that immigrants and the youth face, especially in the harsh economic state,” she said. “The YWCA of Queens prides itself on adapting to the evolving community

needs and we strive to give all our community members access to eco-nomic independence through effec-tive programs.”

Women to Work was created in 2008 to combat against the effects the Great Recession had on the im-migrant community and many immigrant women, who had no employment options. Long-term un-employed immigrant women with language and cultural barriers are trained to become certified home health aides, in order to serve the growing immigrant senior popula-tion. The YWCA of Queens employs

about 350 home health aides.The High School Equivalency Ca-

reer Services at the YWCA targets at-risk, out-of-school and undocument-ed youth, supporting them through testing preparation, career workshops and counseling by an on-site job de-veloper.

The YWCA of Queens is located at 42-07 Parsons Blvd., Flushing. For more information about the organiza-tion, visit ywcaqueens.org or call (718) 353-4553.


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POLICE BLOTTER

112th Precinct

111th Precinct

113th Precinct

Collision- At approximately 12:48 p.m., officers responded to the vicinity of Roosevelt Avenue and 126th Street.

Upon arrival, officers determined that a 2000 Mercury Villager travel-ing westbound on Roosevelt Avenue struck an unidentified male bicyclist also traveling westbound on Roosevelt Avenue. EMS responded to the scene and pronounced the male dead. The driver remained at the scene and the NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad is investigating.

Fatal Collision- At approxi-mately 2:46 p.m. on June 13, police responded to a report of a vehicle col-lision that occurred at Francis Lewis Boulevard and 48th Avenue.

Upon arrival, officers discovered Ethel Zaremba, 91, unconscious and unresponsive. EMS responded to the scene and transported the woman to Booth Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

An investigation revealed that the woman was operating a grey 1990 Toyota Camry, heading southbound on Francis Lewis Boulevard, when the vehicle veered to the left, mounted the center median and struck a light pole after passing 48th Avenue. There were no other vehicles involved in this in-cident.

Burglary- The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a suspect wanted in connection with a burglary.

On June 5, the suspect entered an apartment located inside of 67-38 108th St. through an unlocked and open window and removed jewelry from within. The residents were not home during this incident.

The suspect is described as a 28 year-old male, wearing a multi-colored cap, shorts with reflective stripes and a red long sleeve shirt with a backpack.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-tips, visit www.nypd-crimestoppers.com or text tips to 274637(CRIMES), then enter TIP577. All calls are confidential.

roBBery- The NYPD is seek-ing the public’s assistance in locating a male suspect wanted in connection with a robbery.

At approximately 10:20 a.m. on June 6, a suspect entered a GameStop store located at 107-27 71st Ave. The suspect displayed a firearm and re-moved $250 from an opened safe that was located underneath the counter and fled in an unknown direction. No injuries were sustained as a result of this incident.


Burglary- The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating and identifying two individuals wanted in connection to two burglaries.

At approximately 2:52 a.m. on May 28, the two suspects entered the dental office located at 94-24 63rd Dr. and fled with no proceeds. At approximately 3:18 a.m., the two suspects then entered Petland Dis-counts, located at 94-18 63rd Dr., where they removed birds and bird cages, however, all items were later recovered. Both suspects fled to parts unknown.

Both suspects are described as white males, 17 to 20 years-old, approxi-mately 5’8 to 5’11 in height, wearing light colored t-shirts.


arrest- At approximately 11:18 p.m. on June 14, plain clothed offi-cers from the 113th Precinct were on patrol in the vicinity of Merrick Bou-levard and 119th Avenue when they observed a group engaged in a verbal dispute.

As officers drove pass the group, they observed a male remove a firearm from his waistband and discharge two rounds towards the group.

As the Sergeant and three police of-ficers exited their unmarked vehicle, the suspect fled the location and threw the gun to the ground in the vicin-ity of Merrick Boulevard and Victoria Road. Pursuing officers apprehended the suspect at Merrick and Baisley Boulevards, without incident. Officers recovered a loaded .25 caliber Raven Arms gun at the location.

The suspect, Michael Jones, 19, is charged with criminal possession of a weapon 2nd, reckless endangerment 1st, criminal possession of weapon 3rd, resisting arrest and obstructing government administration.

HomiCide- At 2:38 a.m. on June 14, inside of 125-22 Merrick Blvd., po-lice responded to a call of a male shot.

Upon arrival, police observed the victim, Timothy Tripp, 35, of Jamaica, unconscious and unresponsive with a gunshot wound to his head and torso. EMS responded and pronounced the victim dead at the scene. There are no arrests at this time. The investigation is ongoing.

110th Precinct


legislative updateSimotas Bill Would Bench Impaired Drivers

Last week, Assemblywoman Ara-vella Simotas (D-Astoria) joined forc-es with the Lewis Henry Morgan Insti-tute and advocates from STOP-DWI NY, to push to update New York’s drugged driving laws.

“We must keep our laws up-to-date with advancements in technology,” Sim-otas said. “We need to ensure that we ap-ply the same type of resources in the fight against drugged driving as are available in the fight against drunk driving to keep all impaired drivers off the road.”

Simotas’s bill, A8006, utilizes re-cent developments in the detection of drugs through the use of saliva swab tests to assist in holding impaired drivers responsible for serious mo-tor vehicle crashes. Non-intrusive sa-liva swab tests can be used to detect drugged driving in the same way that field breathalyzer tests are used to de-tect drunk driving.

“Ultimately, our goal is to keep our roads safe and free of drivers under the influence of any intoxicating sub-stance,” Simotas said. “Using advances in saliva swab technology and enhanced training for law enforcement officers in drug recognition is a common sense strategy that will save lives.”

Rozic’s Reform Bill On Solitary Confinement Passes Assembly

Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows) announced that the legislation she drafted to ban the use of solitary confinement for pregnant women (A9550) has passed the State Assembly with overwhelming biparti-san support.

Inmates in the Special Housing Unit, known as SHU, spend 23 hours a day isolated in a confined room where they often suffer from cases of anxiety and depression. Placement in SHU could also lead to harmful situations such as self-inflicted injury and suicide.

Bill A9550 was introduced in re-sponse to an interim settlement agree-ment reached by the New York Dept. of Corrections and Community Su-pervision (DOCCS) that would ban the placement of pregnant women in SHU, unless there are extraordinary circumstances. The bill would make the changes under the interim settle-ment agreement permanent in the event the DOCCS does not reach a fi-nal agreement.

“Restricted access to medical and mental health care is detrimental to a pregnant woman in solitary confine-ment. These women deserve the critical care, exercise and nutrition a healthy pregnancy requires,” Rozic said.

After passing the Assembly, the bill has been delivered to the State Senate where Rozic will continue to push for its successful passage.

Vallone’s Senior Task Force Legislation

Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) last week introduced a bill co-sponsored by Councilwoman Mar-garet Chin (D-Manhattan) that would call for the creation of a Senior Task Force. This task force would develop and recommend changes to the laws, rules, regulations and policies related to the Adult Protective Services (APS) program at the department of social services/human resources administra-tion, and specifically in regard to case management and legal services for the senior community in New York City.

The senior task force would be re-sponsible for issuing a report to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Coun-cil within six months of the formation of the senior task force, and every six months thereafter, detailing their ac-tivities and recommendations.

“I believe this Senior Task Force will play an important role in improv-ing the efficiency of the services pro-vided by Adult Protective Services,” Vallone, chair of the Subcommittee on Senior Centers, said. “By appoint-ing members who are experts in un-derstanding and providing critical services for the senior community, we can ensure that their feedback allows APS to provide improved services to our seniors so that they may continue to live dignified lives safely and in-dependently within their homes and communities.”

Braunstein’sCampus Safety Legislation Passage

Assemblyman Edward Braunstein (D-Bayside) and State Sen. Kathleen Marchione (R-Halfmoon) announced the unanimous passage of bipartisan legislation in the Assembly and Senate (A.2089/S.2753) that would mandate colleges and universities to notify the appropriate law enforcement agency no more than 24 hours after the report of a violent felony or missing person. This legislation passed the Assembly on May 5 and the Senate on June 11.

“The passage of the campus safety bill sends a strong message that New York State is taking the problem of cam-pus sexual assault seriously,” Braunstein said. “The persistent number of violent crimes reported on college campuses is disturbing and simply inexcusable. More can and should be done to pro-tect our students and ensure that college campuses are kept as safe as possible. It is the first of many steps we can take to cut down on campus assaults and give

parents peace of mind while their chil-dren are away at college.”

Enacted in 1999, the Campus Safety Act required colleges and universities to adopt and implement plans for the notification to local law enforcement of any violent felony offense or missing person occurring at or on the grounds of each such institution. The Campus Safety Act required that plans be cre-ated, and not that colleges and univer-sities must report violent felonies and missing persons to local law enforce-ment. The Campus Safety Act became law because of the tireless efforts of Doug and Mary Lyall, whose daughter, Suzanne Lyall, has been missing since disappearing from the University at Al-bany on March 2, 1998.

This legislation complies with the federal Campus Sexual Assault Vic-tims’ Bill of Rights, which gives the victim of a sexual offense the right whether or not to report such offense to local law enforcement agencies.

Richards Calls For Action To Protect Poor Areas

Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton), Chairman of the City Council’s Committee on Environmen-tal Protection, last week introduced a resolution calling on Gov. Cuomo and the State Legislature to restore fund-ing to the Brownfield Opportunity Ar-eas program. Richards is leading the charge in New York City to urge Al-bany to protect one of the State’s most important environmental/community revitalization programs.

Brownfields are properties contami-nated by toxic pollution - from old gas stations, illegal dumping, auto repair, old factories and other historic sources of poorly managed waste from New York’s industrial past. These sites are predominantly located in poor neigh-borhoods and communities of color. Environmental Justice communities in NYC had a strong hand in the creation of the BOA program, and since 2003, neighborhoods in all five boroughs have taken advantage of BOA resourc-es to amplify their voice and the needs of the residents – working to accelerate cleanups and making sure that redevel-opment reflects the needs and input of the local community.

“The BOA program is crucial be-cause it helps attract private resources to weak market areas that will remove dangerous contaminants from our neighborhoods and spur development,” Richards said. “I respectfully call on our Albany leaders to keep up their end of the partnership with our most im-pacted communities and immediately restore and strengthen the Brownfield Opportunity Areas program. Com-munity supported Brownfields recla-mation is a sound investment towards public health, public safety and eco-nomic development. All New Yorkers

– including poor NYC communities of color and upstate inner city areas that have been hard hit by the recession – deserve to live and work in a safe and healthy environment.”

Meng: SBA To Improve Service To Queens Small Businesses

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flush-ing) announced last week that the Small Business Administration will improve certain services in the wake of the recent Congressional field hearing in Queens, which probed the agency’s poor outreach to local small businesses.

The hearing, held at Queens College by the House Small Business Subcom-mittee on Contracting and Workforce this past March, examined why emerg-ing businesses, startups and minor-ity small-business owners in Queens struggle to use federal programs that they are entitled to utilize. Meng, who helped arrange the hearing, serves as the panel’s Ranking Member.

The changes that the SBA will be implementing are intended to expand access to SBA loans for underserved small-business owners. The difficulty of receiving such loans was among the complaints from witnesses who testi-fied at the hearing.

The SBA’s changes will also benefit local banks, since the improvements will make it easier for financial institu-tions to underwrite SBA loans. Meng plans to sponsor a presentation on the changes this summer so that area banks can write more loans for borough en-trepreneurs. The event, which is still in the planning stages, is expected to take place in Queens and include officials from local banks and the SBA.

Unfair Water Charges Bill Passes

The State Senate this week passed Senator Tony Avella’s (D-Bayside) leg-islation (S.6154) which would eliminate the minimum charge for the supply of water collected by the New York City Water Board. This bill ensures that homeowners are charged only for the amount of water used, without any ex-cess fees.

The bill will now have to be voted on by the State Assembly before be-ing delivered to the Governor for his signature.

“The State Senate took a vote against an unjust fee which has placed a burden on the most vulnerable resi-dents in the City of New York,” stated Avella. “This charge was never intend-ed to serve as a revenue generating measure that it is today. The premise, at the time, was to encourage people to conserve water and only pay for the amount that they use.”


Boosting Business Through

BY JORDAN GIBBONS • Staff Writer

BeautificationLast week, Borough

President Melinda Katz announced the

allocation of $1.1 million in capital funds to pay for streetscape improvements along commercial corridors in several neighborhoods.

The goal is to create more attractive commer-cial shopping districts to ensure the development of the surrounding neighbor-hoods. The improvements are intended to enhance and revitalize the districts to promote business de-velopment and encourage residents to shop at local establishments.

The funding of the sev-en projects totals $1,110, 950. Katz worked with local neighborhood organiza-tions to determine the best ways she could allocate the funding, which will be distributed through several City agencies.

“The commercial cor-ridors found in the di-verse neighborhoods throughout Queens are key assets and economic engines for our Borough,” Katz said. “The funds I am allocating to enhance these commercial cor-ridors will help maxi-mize their potential as retail centers and civic gathering places. These capital improve-ments will help our Borough’s small busi-nesses create jobs and offer quality goods and services for many years to come.”

Downtown Jamaica

The project in Down-town Jamaica consists of 102 pedestrian arms and luminaires that will be attached to the current light poles along Jamaica Avenue between 169th Street

and Sutphin Boulevard. The new arms will focus more light on the sidewalk to cre-ate a safer and more com-fortable area for shopping.

Felicia Tunnah, execu-tive director of the Jamaica Center Business Improve-ment District, said that the $229,000 grant will be al-located at the start of the fiscal year on July 1 and go directly to the Dept. of Transportation.

“We’re really excited that Melinda Katz recognizes the importance of having additional lighting in Down-town Jamaica to help busi-ness,” Tunnah said. “The idea is to create a safer feel. We hope it will lead more stores to stay open later and more shoppers to shop later.”

St. AlbansThe Farmers Boulevard

corridor will see the addi-tion of trees and plantings in the lot at 99th Avenue

and Farmers Boulevard and the creation of a green street at the intersection of Murdock Avenue and Farm-ers Boulevard.

Isa Abdur-Rahman, executive director of the Farmers Boulevard Com-munity Development Cor-poration, said the $100,000 will go primarily to the DOT for the construction, but it could get some assistance from the City Parks Dept.

“The visual improve-ments of the green space will make it more attrac-tive to pedestrians and en-hance traffic to the area,” he said. “We are open to and interested in getting ongoing feedback from the community. We encourage folks to reach out to us if they have any ideas on how to continue to improve the district.”

WoodhavenThere are going to be

two separate projects on Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven. At the Jamaica Avenue and Woodhaven Bou-levard intersection, a new green street with trees and plant-ings will be built with a $75,000 grant.

Another $250,000 grant is going to-wards the installation of energy efficient LED street lights underneath the ele-vated subway along Jamaica Avenue.

“We’re really de-lighted with this money and we’re looking forward to a beautified and much better Jamaica,” Ma-ria Thomson, execu-tive director of the Greater Woodhaven Development Cor-poration, said. “The greenery will en-hance our commu-

nity of Woodhaven and the new lighting will improve our safety as well as posi-tively affect our quality of life. I really want to thank the Borough President be-cause we are so grateful.”

SunnysideThe commercial district

in Sunnyside will be get-ting a consistent tree line along Queens Boulevard between 38th and 50th Streets and on Greenpoint Avenue between 45th and 47th Streets.

The $56, 950 project, which will be done in the fall, is being handled by the Parks Dept. and will add 27 new trees and tree guards, as well as filling empty tree beds, according to Rachel Thieme, executive director of the Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District.

“We want more trees because it looks good and people want to walk along a street with more trees and we believe it will really benefit our businesses,” Thieme said. “We’re only able to do so much incre-mentally. This is a huge contribution that would’ve taken us years to fulfill.”

AstoriaThe $200,000 project on

Steinway Street will consist of building green space around the Steinway Clock between 30th and 31st Av-enues and in the municipal lot between Broadway and 31st Avenue.

“It has been a long-time vision of ours to green the surroundings of the land-marked Steinway Clock and add a green space in the municipal lot,” Marie Torniali, executive direc-tor of the Steinway Astoria Partnership, said. “We are most grateful to Borough President Katz for enabling us to bring the vision to fruition.”

Rockaway Beach The final $200,000

project is on Beach 116th Street where there is going to be improvements to the streetscape, including fenc-ing and directional guides from Beach Channel Drive to the ocean.

“Any money being put towards Beach 116th Street in Rockaway Park is a home run for the better-ment of that area,” Danny Ruscillo Jr., president of the 100th Precinct Com-munity Council, said.

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This Woodside resident has not let his disability get in the way of living life on his terms.

Matt Turner is a visually impaired man who has been living with the dis-ability for the majority of his life.

He became legally blind in his 20s after suffering two accidents that per-manently damaged his vision. Turner fell off a horse while horseback riding and then fell multiple times while ski-ing in the mountains.

Turner, now 49, said the two ac-cidents damaged blood vessels in his eyes that severely deteriorated his vi-sion. He already had vision problems before that and the accidents only made it worse.

Now Turner wears contact lenses to help him see better during the day-time. He said his vision is still blurry with the lenses, but it is good enough that he can travel without a cane in the daylight hours.

At night, he must use a cane to help him as he walks and to identify if there is anybody near him. Turner said he cannot read normal print and is unable to drive because of his vi-sion.

Still, Turner keeps an active life, in-cluding running.

He has participated in several races, including the New York City

Marathon, which he says he has ran about four times.

Turner is set to run in the 12th an-nual Achilles International Hope and Possibility Race on June 29 in Central Park.

Achilles International is a non-profit organization that, among other things, helps disabled athletes train for athletic competition.

Turner said running has become a hobby of his because it helps him stay active and fit and allows him to be out-doors.

He can run indoors on his own, but if he wants to go for a jog outside, he must have a guide running alongside him. Turner said the guide helps him avoid bumping into other people or things while he is running.

Turner said he remembers the first time he was training to run for a race. Although he could not recall which race it was exactly, he remembers feel-ing nervous about running.

“The first marathon was tough to wrap my head around,” he said. “You’re training for it and the next thing you know, you’re running it.”

He is now planning for another Achilles race, after competing last year.

Turner said he has no regrets for participating in the sports that led to his vision loss, saying he was simply living his life as a young man.

“I had no idea at the time it could’ve damaged my vision,” he said. “You

can’t live your life in a hesitant mat-ter.”

He also has advice for people that may be in a similar position that he is: follow through on your desires. Turner said that if you want to achieve a goal, you should not let whatever disability you may have hold you back.

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As people go into their golden years, loss of hearing is one of many problems that can develop.

According to the Hearing Loss As-sociation of America, a national orga-nization that provides assistance and resources for people that lose their hearing, about 20 percent of adults in the United States have reported a varying degree of hearing loss. At the age of 65 and older, one out of three people have hearing loss.

Dr. Avia Kagan, owner of the Jack-son Heights-based Hearing Technol-ogies and a practicing audiologist, said the loss of hearing occurs either naturally through old age or due to various ailments or diseases that af-fect hearing, including what they call conductive hearing loss.

Kagan said that conductive hear-ing loss happens when the muscles inside the ear do not work properly. According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, there are a number of causes of this type of hearing loss, including an ear infection, allergies or even a benign tumor.

That type of ailment can often be corrected through medicine or sur-gery, Kagan said. But at Hearing Tech-nologies, they mostly work with fit-

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ting their patients with hearing aids. Kagan said a hearing aid, besides

obviously improving a person’s hear-ing, can restore balance for a person, as hearing loss can make somebody unbalanced. That would force some-body to use a walker to help them travel on their feet, she said.

Another type of hearing loss is called tinnitus, which is constant ringing in the ears. Kagan said that it occurs due to long time exposure to loud noises, such as music concerts or construction sites. Kagan said the ringing can sometimes be an indica-tor of future hearing loss and there is no known cure for tinnitus.

She said wearing a hearing aid serves as a tinnitus masker and helps someone deal with the ailment.

When her company is prescribing hearing aids to its patients, it does get pushback from people all the time, Kagan said. The cosmetics of a hear-ing aid can be a problem for people, as well as the pricing. She said they try to work with everybody’s budget and needs to fit them with the hear-ing aid of their choice.

Hearing aids have also advanced im-mensely over the years, she said. Remi-niscing on how the device has evolved, she said hearing aids were not digital at all when they were first invented and now you can hook up your hearing aid to your iPhone or iPad.

“It’s like a very sophisticated com-puter on your ear,” Kagan said. “Hear-

ing aids went from something big to something very sleak.”

According to the Mayo Clinic, there are several different types of hearing aids, including one that goes completely in your ear canal and a half-shell, which is molded to fit the outer shell of your ear.

Kagan said many people do not know that you can pay for a hearing aid through your insurance company and she encourages any potential patients to do research with their company before scheduling an ap-pointment with them.


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Do those needs include just your-self or a spouse? What about provid-ing for grown children or a sibling for a family site? Single and companion sites are very popular today as fami-lies spread out all across the coun-try, however, family plots providing multiple burial sites are still offered to accommodate multi-generations. Young people today often do not

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As you age, transportation be-comes one of the biggest challenges, especially if you do not drive. How-ever, these restrictions do not mean you are out of luck.

In a city as bustling as New York, it is understandable that many se-niors would not want to stay home all day. Fortunately, there are many transportation options available to fit their needs, allowing them to ex-plore the Borough with ease.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the biggest operator of public transportation in New York City. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that it offers the most senior-ready services to help them get around.

According to MTA spokesman Kevin Ortiz, the agency is working to increase its number of fully ac-cessible subway stations from 82 to 100 by 2020. The focus will be on key stations, which are locations with high riderships or important transfer points. In early May, the MTA cut the ribbon on three elevators at one of these locations, the Forest Hills-71st Avenue stop.

While the subway is moving to-wards improved accessibility, ad-ditional changes are not needed

for the City’s bus fleet. “Every single one of our

buses is fully accessible,” Ortiz said.

The MTA also offers re-duced fare MetroCards, with a price that is half of the base fare. In this case, the reduced fare is $1.25 per ride. These cards are available for custom-ers who are 65 years of age or older or who have a qualifying disability. They are also per-sonalized, with your name and photograph engrained in the MetroCard. Reduced fare cards can be used at any time for the subway or local buses. The reduced fare does not apply to express buses, the Long Island Rail Road or the Met-ro-North Railroad during weekday rush hours.

Besides helping older citizens on the standard public transit, the MTA also has Access-A-Ride. This service provides transportation for people with disabilities who are unable to use the bus or subway for their trips. Access-A-Ride is a shared, door-to-door system, picking up qualifying residents 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week, including holidays. The fare does not cost any more than the full-cost for a mass transit trip. One paying guest per trip may also ac-company the customer.

While Access-A-Ride is not ex-clusively for seniors, a good portion of their ridership is older, as that is when mobility becomes an issue for some. Although this is a City service, Ortiz said that the Access-A-Ride will take customers outside of the five boroughs if required.

“If they need to go somewhere in Nassau, they would be accommodat-ed,” he said.

To apply for Access-A-Ride, visit www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/paratran/

guide.htm. To arrange a trip, call the Paratransit Command Center at (877) 337-2017 or (718) 393-4999.

Not every service available for se-niors comes directly from the City. The Hellenic American Neighborhood

City Offers Many Transportation Options For SeniorsAction Committee, a nonprofit social service organization, also has a senior transportation program in place.

The HANAC East West Connection Se-nior Transportation Program offers trans-portation for Queens’ older citizens through the Borough’s north-ern communities. As-toria, Long Island City, Sunnyside, Wood-side, Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, Corona, Col-

lege Point, Whitestone and Flushing are all qualifying neighborhoods.

The program’s VAN service pro-vides group transportation to senior centers, group shopping treks and day trips. Its CAR service is dedicated to private transportation to medical appointments for physically handi-capped or extremely frail seniors.

There are more than 1,000 regis-tered clients in the program, which is funded by the Dept. for the Ag-ing and the City Council. For more information about HANAC’s senior transportation program, call (718) 267-6910.


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Financial planning for retirement can be an overwhelming task, but with focus and research, seniors can keep their sanity during the process.

Rick Skutch, a Bayside C.P.A., has a number of insights into building a solid and realistic retirement plan.

One of the most important facets of retirement planning, according to Skutch, is a clear picture of retirement goals.

“I would have to ask them, ‘what is it that you want?’” Skutch said. Someone who wants to travel the States in an RV during their golden years, he noted, will draw up a very different retirement plan that someone who hopes to get an apartment in Manhattan.

Skutch also said that one of the most prevalent mistakes in retirement planning is waiting too long to start.

“The object isn’t so much to be ready to retire, and stop when you’re ready,” Sktuch said. “It’s to be pre-pared before you get there.”

Skutch advised that it is important for seniors to weigh their current fi-nancial status against their vision of retirement, noting that many incor-porate relocation or a part-time job into their retirement plan to accom-plish that vision.

“It’s hard in this day an age to just say, ‘I’m going to retire,’ and not have any money to fall back on,” Skutch added.

Rather, he said, people should mold their retirement plans around their resources.

“One of the things is to take a look and see what works for you in the country, if there’s a place somewhere else you could retire,” Skutch said, noting that many retirees consider moving to North Carolina and South Carolina, Florida and the Midwest.

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In such a case, real estate agents offer important support in the finan-cial planning process. Skutch said that investment brokers and financial advisers can also be valuable resourc-es, but warns against choosing the wrong help.

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Overall, Skutch said, it is most im-portant to decide what retirement means for you.

“Do you want to not work? Do you want to work a different kind of job? Do you want to stay in this area?” Sk-tuch said. “Show me what you have, and from what you have, then what you can start to do is start to build to where you want to be.”

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There are many factors to consid-er once the decision is made to move into a retirement residence.

Assisted living residences are cer-tified adult homes that have been approved and licensed by the Dept. of Health. There are three types of as-sisted living facilities: Basic ALR, En-hanced ALR and Special Needs ALR.

A Basic ALR takes care of medical-ly-stable residents who will need to have an annual physical exam and may need routine medical visits pro-vided by medical personnel on-site or in the community.

Enhanced ALRs offer additional care for residents who have age-re-lated difficulties beyond what a Basic ALR can provide. Residents may re-quire assistance to get out of a chair, to walk, climb stairs or use medical equipment.

Special Needs ALRs are certified to serve people who require special-ized services, such as residents suf-fering from Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia.

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There are several crucial factors to think about before making a final choice.

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One example of independent liv-ing is Flushing House, a nonprofit re-tirement community that offers resi-dents private apartments where they are free to come and go, entertain family and friends and make their own financial decisions.

The facility has housekeeping and linen services, 24-hour security, an activities program, computer learn-ing and fitness centers, weekly trips and Catholic, Jewish and Protestant religious services. Flushing Hospital Medical Center also operates a satel-lite geriatric clinic on the premises, with physicians and nurses that are available to the residents if they choose to receive care there.

“It’s like being on permanent va-cation for a lot of these folks,” Robert Salant, of Flushing House, said.

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Queens Borough President Melinda Katz administered the oath of office to 319 new and returning Queens Community Board members during a ceremony on Thursday, June 12, in the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

The Jewish Community Relations Council of NY recently announced the winners of the Toby Nussbaum Jewish Heritage-NY2014 contest, awarded to students who entered an essay contest with the theme “L’Dor Vador: Generation to Generation,” during a ceremony at City Hall. Pictured (from left) are Judith Shapiro, Michael Nussbaum, Bernard Nussbaum, Dale Nussbaum, Yuhan Michelle Zou, High School First Place winner; Ron Weiner, president of JCRC; Deputy Mayor Richard Buery and Rabbi Michael Miller, executive vice president of JCRC.

Queens-based New York Angels pitchers Christian Nunez (left) and George Psahos were instrumental in the team’s double header victory against the Pirates at Lindsay Park in Brooklyn earlier this month.

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This season of the Public Television music series “Front and Center” will feature one of Queens’ most successful singers.

Cyndi Lauper will take the stage on June 28 for the third season of “Front and Center,” a music performance series that features a variety of excellent mu-sicians in an intimate concert setting. For the Ozone Park native, that meant an appearance at Manhattan’s Highline Ballroom, where she performed her smash debut, “She’s So Unusual,” from start to finish.

“Cyndi Lauper is an incredibly talented musician who continues to reinvent herself with huge successes like her Grammy Award winning Broadway play ‘Kinky Boots,’” Don Maggi, the program’s executive producer, said. “We love having artists on the show that are versatile and can, or will, play a major role in the entertainment industry.”

Last year, Lauper embarked on the

Lauper On ‘Front and Center’ This Month

“She’s So Unusual: 30th Anniversary Tour,” honoring that album’s anniver-sary. With hit songs like “Girls Just Want To Have Fun,” “Time After Time” and “She Bop,” the record made Lauper a star. It won her the Grammy for Best New Artist and has gone 6x Platinum since its release.

During her tour last year, Lauper played at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College, telling stories to the audience about the recording process behind the album in between songs. Her performance at the Highline Ballroom for “Front and Center” took place on Dec. 9, after the tour wrapped up. The venue is a far smaller and more low-key space that Lauper usually plays, creating a rare opportunity for

the artist and the audience.“The Highline Ballroom is such a

great venue with a large stage, but still has a very intimate feel to it,” Maggi said. “Visually, the space just really

works for on-camera. Using it also al-lowed us to accommodate a larger audi-ence for the performance.”

Lauper is in good company for the third season of “Front and Center.” Other performers include The Avett Brothers, drummer Ginger Baker, Christina Perri, the Goo Goo Dolls, James Blunt and Grouplove.

“She’s an amazing performer…she just fits. The 30th Anniversary of ‘She’s So Unusual’ is an event we were fortune enough to be part of,” Maggi said. “As with all of our artists on Season 3, Cyndi brought something unique and all her own to the show.”

The episode featuring Lauper will air on Saturday, June 28, at 11:10 p.m. on WLIW. For more information and local listings, visit www.frontandcenter.com/events/307-cyndi-lauper.


Cyndi Lauper performs at the Highline Ball-room for Public Television’s “Front and Cen-ter,” which will air on June 28.

Photo by Kat Villacorta

BY LuIs GROndAStaff Writer

The summer lineup at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium continues to get stronger, with two more shows announced this week.

Two hip hop giants, Drake and Lil Wayne, will play the stadium on Aug. 19 as part of the nationwide tour the duo are going on. The Forest Hills show is the only New York date currently scheduled, according to the announced tour dates.

Punk rock band The Replacements are also coming to Queens, schedul-ing a date one month after the Drake/Lil Wayne show, on Sept. 19.

Drake, also known for his role as Jimmy Brooks in the hit TV series “Degrassi: The Next Generation,” is a Grammy-Award winning rapper who has had several hit singles over his short career. Among his most popular songs are “Started From The Bottom,” “Over” and “Best I Ever Had.” His second album, “Thank Me Later,” debuted at number one on the Billboard chart and was certified platinum.

His latest album, which he is tour-ing in support for, “Nothing Was The Same,” was released in 2013.

Lil Wayne is also a Grammy Award winner, picking up the honor in the Best Rap Album category. He won the award for his 2008 record,

Drake, Lil Wayne Announced For FH Concert

“Tha Carter III,” which is his most successful album to date. It sold more than one million copies in the first week of its release. Other successful albums he has released include 2004’s “Tha Carter” and 2010’s “Rebirth.”

While 1980s and early 90s punk rockers The Replacements may not have the commercial success that those hip hop superstars have achieved, they have established their own success in the rock scene, as they are considered one of the pioneers of alternative rock.

The band reunited in 2012 after disbanding in 1991. They released seven albums between 1981 and 1990, including “Let It Be” in 1984 and “Tim” in 1985, their first major label release.

The band has played at several well-known festivals since their re-union, including the Coachella Music Festival in California last year.

The Sept. 19 show will feature two opening bands, The Hold Steady and Deer Tick.

Tickets for the Replacements show will go on sale on Saturday, June 21 at 11 a.m. You can purchase your ticket at Ticketfly.com.

The Drake/Lil Wayne show is al-ready on sale at the same website.


It is not common for a team with three hits to win a championship game. It is also uncommon for Benja-min Cardozo High School’s baseball team to be on top of the PSAL.

Yet here were the Judges celebrating their first title since 1988, on the field at Yankee Stadium last Thursday, following a 3-1 victory over the Tottenville Pirates.

“We’re built on synergy,” said Judges coach Ron Gore-cki, who noted that the 1987 and 1988 Cardozo teams were in the stands. “We feed off one another. We’re a family. A family that stays united really goes far.”

Gorecki spent several days before the game comparing his team to Rocky Balboa, while Tottenville was cast as Apollo Creed.

“We’re a rag-tag bunch of guys,” Gorecki said.

Keith Rogers pitched six innings for the Bayside-based team, giving up one run on two hits. Then, batting with the bases loaded and one out in the seventh inning, Rogers broke a 1-1 tie by sin-gling in the go-ahead run.

“Rogers is a quiet leader. A silent, strong guy,” Gorecki said.

The Judges added an insurance run on an error later in the inning. Rogers was the winning pitcher and Jun Young Lim earned a save by striking out the side in the seventh.

Gorecki feels that Rogers has been underrated by scouts because of his body.

“People are overlooking him because he is 5’9, 5’10, 180 [pounds]. Today everybody wants a big 6’3, 6’5 pitcher,” Gorecki said. “They are overlooking

the Whitey Fords of the past, the Luis Aparicios.”

Cardozo took a first inning lead on an RBI double by Christopher Camp-bell. The score stayed 1-0 until the bot-tom of the sixth when Tottenville tied the game on an RBI single by James Wise. It was the first hit for either team since the first inning. Tottenville start-ing pitcher Thomas Musso was taken out after the first two batters reached base in the seventh. Mark Birkbeck was summoned from the bullpen and gave up two singles to the first three batters faced, including the clutch hit from Rogers.

The championship was a nice birth-day gift for Gorecki.

“I’m 66 today. They knew it was my birthday. They didn’t say anything until it was over but they wanted to win it for me,” Gorecki said.

It was the culmination of a man who has been coaching for 44 years and a team that worked, by Gorecki’s estima-tion, for 400 to 500 hours this season, six days a week.

“It’s the most wonderful feeling in the world,” Gorecki said.

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KENNY BRAWNERPianist, vocalist and actor Kenny Brawner will bring the music and story of Ray Charles to life at Flushing Town Hall. In “Kenny Brawner as Ray Charles,” Brawner will portray the legendary musi-cian, leading a 12-piece or-chestra and three vocalists. The songs are interwoven with tales from Charles’ life, including American social history, his battle with drugs and his triumphant return home to Georgia. The performance starts at 7 p.m. and costs $20. Tickets are $15 for members and $10 for students.

LGBTQ CONCERT LGBTQ Immigrant VoicesFlushing Town Hall and Terraza 7 Cafe co-present a LGBTQ-themed concert meant to celebrate Pride Month and showcase the strength of the immi-grant communities of Queens. Among the perfor-mances will be a headlining set by Mahina Movement, a trinity of women based in New York City. The concert kicks off at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for members and students, $15 for everyone else.

SUMMER SOLSTICE CELEBRATIONNew York Hall of Science will celebrate the start of summer with a family event

for young children with autism. Between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. in Rocket Park, autistic kids between the ages of 3 and 8 will explore classic summer activities with a science twist, create designs with sidewalk chalk paint, build a fort, plant a summer garden and much more. Tickets are $15 per family, including gen-eral admission and parking. For more information, call (718) 699-0005.

UNCLE YAO’S CHORUSThe Flushing Library will present a perfor-mance by Uncle Yao’s Chorus. Led by renowned Maestro Xue-Yan Yao and director Pei-ping Wang, this Queens-based choral group will offer the audi-ence breezy, refreshing vocal pieces, both famil-iar and unfamiliar, from feature fi lms from around the world. The free concert starts at 1:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Call (718) 661-1200 for more information.

BLOCK PARTYQueens Council on the Arts is opening up the newly designated Kauf-man Arts District for its block party this Saturday. From 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., QCA will showcase artists including Sol Aramendi, Make Music New York and Audrey Dimola. Tickets are $35 and include all day ac-cess to artist activities and local eateries, admission to the Best of Queens Film Festivals screening, a signa-ture festival cup and more. For more information, visit queenscouncilarts.org/qca-blockparty.

ART WORKSHOPFrom 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., channel your mystic energy and be creative in Solstice art-making workshops at Socrates Sculpture Park in partnership with Free Style Arts Associa-tion, Materials for the Arts, The Noguchi Museum and Queens Museum. The free workshop is offered in the

park’s education area on a drop-in basis. For more information, call (718) 956-1819.

CAR SHOW The Knockdown Center will host a car show starting at 10 a.m. The facility describes the event as a “full-spectrum look at the automobile as our na-tion’s long standing symbol of manifest destiny and su-perfl uous ingenuity.” It will feature high-end custom and collectable cars. The center is located at 52-19 Flushing Ave. in Maspeth.

ART FESTIVAL The Friends of Diversity Plaza / 37th Road Pedestrian Plaza will host Arts Festival 2014: Summer Solstice Cel-ebration from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the plaza, located be-tween 73rd Street and 74th Street in Jackson Heights. This event will feature free art workshops, music and outdoor art exhibitions to celebrate the Diversity Plaza, the local art scene and the arrival of summer.

SENSATIONAL SAND PLAYThe Little Makers program at the New York Hall of Sci-ence will hold a workshop on sand play. Mix simple household ingredients to make a batch of mold-able sand. The program runs from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and costs $8 per

family, with paid general admission. Visit nysci.org/little-makers for more infor-mation.

CROCHERON PARK CONCERTThe Bayside Historical Soci-ety will hold a free, outdoor concert at Crocheron Park, on the sledding hill, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The band, Something In Between, will play hits from the 1960s through today. Attendees are welcome to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and picnics.

UNMAPPING THE WORLDThe Queens Museum invites families to partici-pate in this workshop led by Brazilian artist Clarissa Tossin. The “Unmapping The World” workshop is a physically dynamic and intellectually stimulating hands-on art making ex-perience that collectively makes a new world map by charting individual or shared territories on a giant ball “planet” made of room–size clumped paper. The event is free and runs from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. To RSVP, email [email protected].

ARTISAN MARKETAristan market in Ridge-wood will feature more than 40 local vendors, food, alcohol, brunch and much more. There will also be live music at Gottscheer Hall’s stage. On this day, The Three-eyed Horseman and Feral Foster will perform during the festival. The festival will run from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Queens Museum will air “World Fair,” a short documentary that explores memory and amateur fi lms through the 1939 New York World’s Fair.

The fi lm weaves together the memories of former fairgoers with vibrant archival footage and a textured original score, transporting viewers to the futuristic and hopeful realm of the fair.

The screening starts at 3 p.m.

Gottscheer Hall is located at 657 Fairview Ave. in Ridge-wood.

CALLING ALL PINBALL WIZARDSThis Sunday, Creek & Cave holds its fi rst annual pinball tournament. Games start at 12:30 p.m. and fi rst through fourth places win cash prizes. Tick-ets are $10 during pre-sale and $15 day-of. For more information, call (718) 706-8783.

FILM FOR ALL Tribeca Film Festival, AT&T and Rooftop Films will present “When Harry Met Sally” at 8:30 p.m. at So-crates Sculpture Garden as part of this year’s Film For All campaign. The mov-ie, selected by voters in the campaign, will be screened at outdoor locations in all fi ve boroughs.

PENNY SOCIALThe Woodhaven Cultural & Historical Society will hold their annual Penny Social Fundraiser at 1 p.m. at Emanuel United Church in Woodhaven. Peo-ple who attend buy a sheet of tickets and bid on items by placing the tickets in the container next to the items they like. The event aims to raise money for the cultural and historical society.

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Renowned speaker Rabbi Eli-yahu Bergstein discussed “The Greatness of the Shabbat” dur-ing a CHAZAQ lecture held at the Beth Gavriel Community Center in Forest Hills on June 1.

Greatness Of Shabbat

Queens Library locations will be serving free summer meals to children and teens ages 18 and younger every Monday through Friday, from June 27 to Aug. 29. Meals will be provided by the City Dept. of Education. Local sites serving meals include:

Arverne, 312 Beach 54th St., Arverne.

Far Rockaway, 1637 Central Ave., Far Rockaway.

Ozone Park, 92-24 Rockaway Blvd., Ozone Park.

Richmond Hill, 103-34 Lefferts Blvd., Richmond Hill.

Rockaway Park, 116-15 Rockaway Beach Blvd., Rockaway Park.

Woodhaven, 85-41 Forest Pkwy., Woodhaven.

Locations and schedules are subject to change. For information, visit www.queenslibrary.org.

The Angelo Graci Republican Club will host a luncheon to celebrate the club’s 30th anniversary at noon June 21 at the Parish Center of Christ Lutheran Church, on the corner of 101st Avenue and 86th Street in Ozone Park. A $35 donation is suggested. For information, call Dolores Williams at (718) 835-7175.

Local students were named to the President’s List at Farmingdale State College. They include:

Far Rockaway: Kwadwo Opoku-Duro.

Forest Hills: Jazmin Henriquez, Lobsang Sherpa.

Kew Gardens: Francisco Tejada. Rego Park: Shawn Breen.

Local students received degrees during spring 2014 commencement ceremonies at The University of Scran-ton in Pennsylvania. They include:

Far Rockaway: Andrew Thomas, Bachelor of Science degree in finance.

Rockaway Point: Thomas Woods, Bachelor of Science in finance.

Local residents were named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semes-ter at SUNY New Paltz. They include:

Belle Harbor: Cathryn Brown, Me-gan LaCognata.

Breezy Point: Chris Newman. Broad Channel: Alexa Jackowski,

Peter Willsen. Far Rockaway: Dakota Durant,

Francy Hernandez. Forest Hills: Kristen Loyer, Molly

Massiello, Sharon Morato, Sharanne Ng, Brett Wisner.

Kew Gardens: Kasper Garlicki, Al-exandria Griffiths, Dean Jones.

Ozone Park: Sandra Arellano, Sa-brina Bode, Rosalba Corrao, Aseah Khan.

Rego Park: Kevin Lovo. Rockaway Park: Michael Carnac-

chio, Katelyn Gill, Michael McCann, Nicole Tesoriero.

Woodhaven: Alexa Criollo, Mar-fry Hernandez, Paola Vargas.

Nathalie Antunes of Rego Park received a Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering during spring 2014 commencement ceremonies at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Ga.

Local students received degrees during spring 2014 commencement ceremonies at Clarkson University in Potsdam. They include:

Forest Hills: Jason Leung, Bach-elor of Science degree in computer science.

Woodhaven: Rebecca Burgos, Bachelor of Science degree in biology with a minor in cognitive neurosci-ence.

Local students were named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2014 semester at SUNY Potsdam. They include:

Arverne: Felicia Thompson. Ozone Park: Tiffani Jackson. Rego Park: Alyssa Pannizzo.

Maria Begum, daughter of Mo-hammed A. Khayer and Salena Kha-tun of Ozone Park, has been inducted into Rochester Institute of Technol-ogy’s Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society.

Local students were named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semes-ter at Hofstra University in Hemp-stead. They include:

Arverne: Malvin Pincay.Forest Hills: Aleksey Babad-

zhanov, Valeria Camargo, Lauren Krampen.

Ozone Park: Dana Gibbs, Tiffany Gunnes.

Rego Park: Amanda Paljevic, Ga-brielle Weinblatt, Jielin Zhang.

Richmond Hill: Harmandeep Dhillon, Nandita Misir, Manpreet Saini, Adrian Singh.

Dorian Weekes of Rego Park, a member of the Pomfret School class of 2015, performed with the Pomfret

Dance Company in “Finding Our-selves,” a group performance to which each student contributed his or her own section.

Angelina Isakbaev of Forest Hills received a Master of Education degree in communication disorders during spring 2014 commencement ceremo-nies at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Ga.

Charles Russell of Ozone Park was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester at Saint Michael’s Col-lege in Colchester, Vt.

Mehran Ali and Jacob Gordon, both of Forest Hills, were named to

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Noelle Charles of Rosedale and Desiree McPherson of Queens Village were named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester at the University of New Haven in Conencticut.

HonorsCouncilman Jimmy Van Bramer honored students of Bryant High School’s Annual Senior Awards Dinner at Astoria World Manor. The event honors the academic achievements and excellence of seniors of the Councilman’s alma mater, Bryant High School. In this photo, Van Bramer is joined by Bryant High School’s 2014 Valedictorian, Taranjit Singh, and Principal Namita Dwarka.

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Jessica Rowboat’s music, with her low-key acoustic work and beautifully gentle vocals, is the very definition of feather-light. That doesn’t mean she’s fragile though. Her songs feature strong melodies and conversational lyrics that make her easy to listen and relate to.

Rowboat, whose real name is Jessica Rozario-Ospino, has been surrounded by music since she was a toddler.

She grew up in Jackson Heights and Woodside, with parents and a brother who are classical musicians. Still, it took a few years for her to decide to pursue a career in music.

“My first time on stage was around the age of four, which left me sufficiently terrified for a few years. Though I've always been drawn to it, I didn't necessarily fall in love with a career in music at the time,” she said. “I attended LaGuardia High School, where I began to write and compose more seriously, but it wasn't until a few years into college that music really caught up to me.”

Although Rowboat has embraced her career, she still finds the songwriting process to be grueling, at least until she falls into a groove.

“I have a terrible time sit-ting down to write, but once I get going, it's difficult to do anything else,” she said. “If someone told me they could hole me up in a cave to write for the rest of my life, I wouldn't hesitate.”

Lyrically, Rowboat said she writes and sings about anything she cannot forget, with her material ranging from songs about God to

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grant community of Jackson Heights had an impact on her writing as well in that the neighborhood has heavily influenced her character and her writing. Plus, she said she just loves the area.

“I'll always have a heart for the immigrant experience,” Rowboat said. “Jackson Heights is known for having an eclectic immigrant feel and it’s fostered in me this incredible love and curiosity for different cultures. A neighborhood with Empanadas and Kulfi within walking distance? Brilliant.”

Rowboat put her songwrit-ing to use on 2013’s “Pears,” an album that she wrote, re-corded and produced herself. The record tells her story over the course of eight songs.

“It's definitely more per-sonal,” she said. “About falling in love, and decid-ing to spend your life with someone.”

Her latest release, “Camera Song,” only came out a month ago. The song is about her Canon 7D camera that was stolen about a year ago from her car on the Lower East Side.

“[It] left an irrevocable hollow in my heart,” Rowboat said. “But really, I just wrote it in hopes that the thief would someday hear it and know that I understand. That there are no hard feelings.”

For the second half of 2014, Rowboat will release “Seven Painters,” an album about the experiences of artists like Pi-casso and Vincent Van Gogh. She is also putting together a northeast U.S. tour for the fall. For her latest updates, visit jessicarowboat.bandcamp.com or www.facebook.com/jessicarowboat.

While Mets players typi-cally hustle around the field during a game, two players had to use their quick reflexes for a peculiar reason. According to reports, the team’s outfielder Matt den Dekker and relief pitcher Vic Black had to run away from a horse that got loose from its carriage. The duo was hanging out in Central Park last week on an off-day for the team when den Dekker saw the horse racing towards him. He noticed that the horse

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Earlier this week, the Queens Zoo enthusiastically sent out this picture of Bouba, a young Andean bear, enjoying the summer weather by going for a swim. We're sure that after his swim, Bouba was cleaner than a good number of elected officials in the Borough...

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As the bill to have yogurt the State snack churns towards Cuomo's desk, a bill spon-sored by Sen. John DeFran-cisco (R-Syracuse) proposes making the wood frog the official State amphibian. The idea leapt from a fourth grader named Lili Winkelman, who offered this eloquently ador-able argument in favor of the bill: “Number 1: Fast. Number 2: Awesome. Number Three: Frogtastic.” Nevertheless, some sena-tors were not convinced. Sen. John Bonacic (R-Hudson Valley) took issue with “em-powering a particular species [because it] dilutes property rights in the name of over-regulation.” Ultimately, the bill hopped easily through the Senate, passing 53-4, according to published reports. Still waiting to be passed by the Senate: raising the munici-pal minimum wage, a woman’s right to choose, the DREAM Act…

was coming at a fast speed and no one was driving the animal. Reports say the horse was detached from the carriage and ran towards the park. It is unclear how that happened or what scared the horse. The animal was caught on a taxi door, ripping it off the car. Black took a photo of the damage (pictured above) and tweeted it out to his followers. A group of horse carriage drivers were eventually able to catch the horse and stop it from causing more havoc.

Crime is not something that should be taken lightly in our city, but we here at QConf cannot help ourselves when the perpetrators make it this easy. Kareem Mohammed, 22, of Ozone Park robbed a clerk at gun point at the Sleep Inn Hotel on Liberty Avenue in Jamaica on May 23. Mohammed was arrested within hours because he had been a guest at the hotel for four days before the robbery and used his credit card to pay for the room, police said.

Mohammed returned to the hotel around 4 a.m. and was buzzed in by the clerk, who recognized him. Once inside, he pulled out a pistol and said to the clerk, “give me all the big bills.” He ran off with $635. The room cost approximately $100 per night, according to the hotel website. Mohammed, who had sev-eral prior arrests, allegedly told investigators, “I can’t believe I did this to myself.” Neither can we, Moham-med, neither can we.

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