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Genting New York, the sole bidder to operate 4,500 video lottery terminals at Aqueduct Racetrack, presented its full plan to officials and the community last week. By Domenick Rafter
PROBATE CITATION File No.2007/5327/A SURROGATE’SCOURT – QUEENS COUNTYSUPPLEMENTAL CITATIONTHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OFNEW YORK By the Grace ofGod Free and Independent TO:ARTHUR CARMICHAEL, JR. Ifliving and if dead to his heirs atlaw, next of kin and distributeeswhose names and places ofresidence are unknown and ifhe died subsequent to theDecedent herein, to his execu-tors, administrators, legatees,devisees, assignees and suc-cessors in interest whose nameand place of residence are un-known and to all other heirs atlaw, next of kin and distributeesof ARTHUR CARMICHAEL,the Decedent herein, whosenames and places of residenceare unknown and cannot afterdiligent inquiry be ascertained.A petition having been dulyf i led by CREOLACARMICHAEL, who is domi-ciled at 160 Mickler Drive,Ladson, South Carolina 29456YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TOSHOW CAUSE before theSurrogate’s Court, QueensCounty, at 88-11 Sutphin Bou-levard, Jamaica, New York, onthe 5th day of August, 2010 at9:30 A.M. of that day, why adecree should not be made inthe estate of ARTHURCARMICHAEL lately domiciledat 161-39 118 Ave, Jamaica, NY11434 admitting to probate aWill dated August 6th, 2004, acopy of which is attached, asthe Wil l of ARTHURCARMICHAEL, deceased, re-lating to real and personal prop-erty, and directing that [xx]Letters Testamentary issue to:CREOLA CARMICHAEL (Stateany further relief requested)MAY 27 2010 (Seal) HON.ROBERT L. NAHMAN Surro-gate MARGARET M. GRIBBONActing Chief Clerk LAW OF-FICE OF JOEL HASHINSKY(718) 805-1271 Attorney forPetitioner 101-05 Lefferts Blvd.,Suite 201A, Richmond Hill,New York 11419 Address ofAttorney [Note: This citation isserved upon you as requiredby law. You are not required toappear. If you fail to appear itwill be assumed you do notobject to the relief requested.You have a right to have anattorney appear for you.]___________________________________________________________________CITATION SURROGATE’SCOURT, Queens COUNTYFile No. 2010-2588 THE PEOPLEOF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,By the Grace of God Free andIndependent TO: BARBARACAPOLONE if living, and ifdead to her heirs at law, next ofkin and distributes whosenames and places of residenceare unknown, and if she diedsubsequent to the decedentherein, to her executors, ad-ministrators, legatees, devi-sees, assignees and successorsin interest whose names andplaces of residence are un-known, and to all other heirs atlaw, next of kin and distributesof LILLIAN CAPOLONE, thedecedent herein, whosenames and places of residenceare unknown and cannot afterdiligent inquiry be ascertained.A petition having been dulyfiled by Berta Kropf and GloriaSinacore who is/are domiciledat 205 West End Avenue, Apt24V, New York, New York10023 and 65-09 16th Avenue,
Brooklyn, New York 11204YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TOSHOW CAUSE before theSurrogate’s Court, QueensCounty, at 88-11 Sutphin Bou-levard, Jamaica, New York, onAugust 19, 2010, at 9:30 o’clockin the fore noon of that day,why a decree should not bemade in the estate of LillianCapolone lately dominiciled at61-39 69th Lane, Middle Vil-lage, New York 11379, UnitedStates admitting to probate aWill dated June 27, 1995 (andCodicil(s), if any, dated a copyof which is attached, as the Willof Lillian Capolone deceased,relating to real and personalproperty, and directing thatLetters Testamentary Issue toBerta Kropf and Gloria SinaconiDated, Attested and Sealed,June 25, 2010 Seal HON. Rob-ert L. Nahman Surrogate MAR-GARET M. GRIBBON ChiefClerk Wil l iam J . SchauerSchauer & Schauer Firm (718)821-2800 Telephone 66-61 For-est Avenue, Ridgewood, NewYork 11385 Address NOTE: Thiscitation is served upon you asrequired by law. You are notrequired to appear. If you failto appear it will be assumedyou do not object to the reliefrequested. You have a right tohave an attorney appear foryou.___________________________________________________________________4319 Management LimitedLiability Company. Arts of Orgfiled with NY Sec of State (SSNY)on 10/15/09. Office: QueensCounty. SSNY designated asagent of LLC upon whom pro-cess may be served. SSNY shallmail copy of process to: ChaiShi Lu, Xiu Long Lu, Kun Lu,4319 69th St., Queens, NY11377. Purpose: Any lawfulactivity.___________________________________________________________________KING BROTHERS DEVELOP-MENT GROUP LLC a domesticLimited Liabil ity Company(LLC), filed with the Sec ofState of NY on 7/1/09. NYOff ice locat ion: QueensCounty. SSNY is designatedas agent upon whom processagainst the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of anyprocess against the LLC servedupon him/her to The LLC, 136-78 41st Ave., #2F, Flushing, NY11355. General Purposes.___________________________________________________________________Notice of Formation ofSpaladium LLC, a limited liabil-ity company. Articles of Orga-nization filed with the Secre-tary of State of New York (SSNY)on March 16, 2010. Officelocation: Queens County.SSNY has been designated forservice of process. SSNY shallmail a copy of any processserved against the LLC to:Spiegel & Utrera, P.A., P.C. at1 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, NewYork, New York 10038 Pur-pose: any lawful act or activity.___________________________________________________________________Queens Crossing Anesthesia,PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed withSecy. of State of NY (SSNY) on6/14/10. Ofc in Queens Cty.SSNY designated agent of PLLCupon whom Process against itmay be served. SSNY shall mailprocess to 136-20 38th Ave Ste5I, Flushing, NY 11354. Pur-pose: Medicine.___________________________________________________________________SECOND SUPPLEMENTALSUMMONS Index No.: 3881/10 D/O/F: July 12, 2010Borough: Block: 11240 Sec-
tion: 000 Lot: 0067 SUPREMECOURT OF THE STATE OFNEW YORK COUNTY OFQueens NYCTL 2009-A TRUSTAND THE BANK OF NEWYORK AS COLLATERALAGENT AND CUSTODIAN OFTHE NYCTL 2009-A TRUST,Plaintiffs, -against- STATIAHAUBRICK, , if living, or ifeither or all be dead, theirwives, husbands, heirs-at-law,next of kin, distributees, ex-ecutors, administrators, assign-ees, lienors and generally allpersons having or claiming un-der, by or through said STATIAHAUBRICK, , by purchase, in-heritance, lien or otherwise,of any right, title or interest inand to the premises describedin the complaint herein, andthe respective husbands, wives,widow or widowers of them, ifany, all of whose names areunknown to plaintiff; GEORGEW. HAUBRICK; CARLAWILKIE; NEW YORK STATEDEPARTMENT OF TAXATIONAND FINANCE; NEW YORKCITY TRANSIT ADJUDICA-TION BUREAU; United Statesof America; “JOHN DOE No.1” through “JOHN DOE No.100” inclusive, the name of thelast 100 defendants being ficti-tious, the true names of saiddefendants being unknown toplaintiff, it being intended todesignate fee owners, tenantsor occupants of the liened pre-mises and/or persons or par-ties having or claiming an in-terest in or a lien upon theliened premises, if the afore-said individual defendants areliving, and if any or all of saidindividual defendants be dead,their heirs at law, next of kin,distributees, executors, admin-istrators, trustees, committees,Devisees, legatees, and assign-ees, lienors, creditors and suc-cessors in interest of them andgenerally all persons having orclaiming under, by, through,or against the said defendantsnamed as a class, of any right,title, or interest in or lien uponthe premises described in thecomplaint herein, Defendants.TO THE ABOVE NAMED DE-FENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBYSUMMONED to answer theAmended Complaint in thisaction, and to serve a copy ofyour Answer, or , i f theAmended Complaint is notserved with this SupplementalSummons, to serve a Notice ofAppearance on the Plaintiffs’Attorneys within twenty (20)days after the service of thisSupplemental Summons, ex-clusive of the day of service,where service is made by deliv-ery upon you personally withinthe State, or within thirty (30)days after completion of ser-vice where service is made inany other manner, and in caseof your failure to appear oranswer, judgment will be takenagainst you by default for therel ief demanded in theAmended Complaint. YOUARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICETHAT WE ARE ATTEMPTINGTO COLLECT A DEBT, ANDANY INFORMATION OB-TAINED WILL BE USED FORTHE PURPOSE. TO THEABOVE-NAMED DEFEN-DANTS: The foregoing sum-mons is served upon you bypublication pursuant to an Or-der of the Honorable Robert J.McDonald of the SupremeCourt of the State of New York,
signed on June 14, 2010, andfiled with supporting papers inthe Office of the Clerk of theCounty of Queens, State ofNew York. The nature of thisaction is to foreclose a tax liencertificate recorded againstsaid premises. Said premisesbeing known as and by 221-33114 ROAD, QUEENS, NY11420. Dated: May 26,2010 Batavia, New YorkLaura Strauss, Esq., ROSICKI,ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C.Attorneys for Plaintiffs BataviaOffice 26 Harvester AvenueBatavia, NY 14020585.815.0288 585.815.0299Help For Homeowners In Fore-closure New York State Lawrequires that we send you thisnotice about the foreclosureprocess. Please read it care-fully. Mortgage foreclosure is acomplex process. Some peoplemay approach you about “sav-ing” your home. You should beextremely careful about anysuch promises. The State en-courages you to become in-formed about your options inforeclosure. There are govern-ment agencies, legal aid enti-ties and other non-profit orga-nizations that you may contactfor information about foreclo-sure while you are workingwith your lender during thisprocess. To locate an entitynear you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained bythe New York State BankingDepartment at 1-877-BANKNYS(1-877-226-5697) or visit theD e p a r t m e n t ’ swebsite atwww.banking.state.ny.us. TheState does not guarantee theadvice of these agencies.____________________________________________________________________SUMMONS AND NOTICE OFOBJECT OF ACTION STATEOF NEW YORK SUPREMECOURT: COUNTY OFQUEENS OCWEN LOAN SER-VICING LLC ACTION TO FORE-CLOSE A MORTGAGE INDEXNO.: 11128/09 Plaintiff, vs.NICHOLAS FERNANDEZDefendant(s). MORTGAGEDPREMISES: 104-18 94TH AV-ENUE OZONE PARK, NY 11416SBL #: BLOCK: 9835 LOT: 4TO THE ABOVE NAMED DE-FENDANT: You are herebysummoned to answer the Com-plaint in this action, and toserve a copy of your answer,or, if the Complaint is notserved with this Summons, toserve a notice of appearance,on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s)within twenty days after theservice of this Summons, ex-clusive of the day of service (orwithin 30 days after the serviceis complete if this Summons isnot personally delivered to youwithin the State of New York).In case of your failure to appearor answer, judgment will betaken against you by default forthe relief demanded in theComplaint. The Attorney forPlaintiff has an office for busi-ness in the County of Erie. Trialto be held in the County ofQueens. The basis of the venuedesignated above is the loca-tion of the Mortgaged Pre-mises. Dated this 12th day ofJuly, 2010, TO: NICHOLASFERNANDEZ, Defendant(s) Inthis Action. The foregoingSummons is served upon youby publication, pursuant to anorder of HON. BERNICE D.SIEGAL of the Supreme Courtof the State of New York, dated
the 23rd day of June, 2010 andfiled with the Complaint in theOffice of the Queens CountyClerk, in the City of Jamaica.The object of this action is toforeclose a mortgage upon thepremises described below,executed by NICHOLASFERNANDEZ dated the 25thday of July, 2007, to secure thesum of $381,600.00, and re-corded at Instrument No.2007000398531 in the Officeof the Clerk of the County ofQueens, on the 2nd day ofAugust, 2007; which mortgagewas duly assigned by assign-ment dated the 20th C1ay-ofApril, 2009, and sent for re-cording in the City Register ofthe New York City Departmentof Finance. The property inquestion is described as fol-lows: 104-18 94TH AVENUE,OZONE PARK, NY 11416 SEEFOLLOWING DESCRIPTIONBlock 9385 and Lot 4 ALL thatcertain plot, piece or parcel ofland, with the buildings andimprovements thereonerected, situate, lying and be-ing in the Fourth Ward, Bor-ough and County of Queens ,City and State of New York,being Lot No. 12, shown anddesignated on a certain mapentitled, “map of 39 Lot situ-ated at Woodhaven Junction,4th Ward, Borough of Queens,New York City” surveyed Sep-tember 2, 1903, by R.L. Will-iams, C.S., filed in the Office ofthe Clerk of Queens Countyon October 31, 1923, as mapNo. 638, bounded and de-scribed as follows: BEGINNINGat a point on the Southerly sideof South Street, now called94th Avenue, distant one hun-dred and fifty (150) feet East-erly from the comer formed bythe intersection of the South-erly side of 94th Avenue andthe Easterly side of WyckoffAvenue, later called OxfordAvenue, now called 104thStreet; RUNNING THENCESoutherly parallel with 104thStreet ninety-two and sixty-fourone-hundredths (92.64) feet;THENCE Easterly parallel with94th Avenue twenty (20) feet;THENCE Northerly and againparallel with 104th Streetninety-two and sixty-four one-hundredths (92.64) feet;THENCE Westerly along theSoutherly side of 94th Avenuetwenty (20) feet to the point orplace of BEGINNING. Premisesknown as 104-18 94th Avenue,Ozone Park, New York HELPFOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORE-CLOSURE NEW YORK STATELAW REQUIRES THAT WESEND YOU THIS NOTICEABOUT THE FORECLOSUREPROCESS. PLEASE READ ITCAREFULLY. SUMMONS ANDCOMPLAINT YOU ARE INDANGER OF LOSING YOURHOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RE-SPOND TO THE SUMMONSAND COMPLAINT IN THISFORECLOSURE ACTION,YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME.PLEASE READ THE SUMMONSAND COMPLAINT CARE-FULLY. YOU SHOULD IMME-DIATELY CONTACT AN AT-TORNEY OR YOUR LOCALLEGAL AID OFFICE TO OB-TAIN ADVICE ON HOW TOPROTECT YOURSELF.SOURCES OF INFORMATIONAND ASSISTANCE The stateencourages you to becomeinformed about your optionsin foreclosure. In addition to
seeking assistance from an at-torney or legal aid office, thereare government agencies andnon-profit organizations thatyou may contact for informa-tion about possible options,including trying to work withyour lender during this pro-cess. To locate an entity nearyou, you may call the toll-freehelpline maintained by the NewYork State Banking Departmentat 1-877-BANK-NYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the department’swebsite atWWW.BANKING.STATE.NY.US.FORECLOSURE RESCUESCAMS Be careful of peoplewho approach you with offersto “save” your home. Thereare individuals who watch fornotices of foreclosure actionsin order to unfairly profit froma homeowner’s distress. Youshould be extremely carefulabout any such promises andany suggestions that you paythem a fee or sign over yourdeed. State law requires any-one offering such services forprofit to enter into a contractwhich fully describes the ser-vices they will perform andfees they will charge, and whichprohibits them from taking anymoney from you until they havecompleted all such promisedservices. § 1303 NOTICE NO-TICE YOU ARE IN DANGEROF LOSING YOUR HOME Ifyou do not respond to thissummons and complaint byserving a copy of the answer onthe attorney for the mortgagecompany who filed this foreclo-sure proceeding against youand filing the answer with thecourt, a default judgment maybe entered and you can loseyour home. Speak to an attor-ney or go to the court whereyour case is pending for fur-ther information on how toanswer the summons and pro-tect your property. Sending apayment to your mortgagecompany will not stop this fore-closure action. YOU MUSTRESPOND BY SERVING ACOPY OF THE ANSWER ONTHE ATTORNEY FOR THEPLAINTIFF (MORTGAGECOMPANY) AND FILING THEANSWER WITH THE COURT.DATED: July 12, 2010 Steven J.Baum, P.C., Attorney(s) ForPlaintiff(s), 220 NorthpointeParkway Suite G, Amherst, NY14228 The law firm of StevenJ. Baum, P.C. and the attorneyswhom it employs are debt col-lectors who are attempting tocollect a debt. Any informationobtained by them will be usedfor that purpose.____________________________________________________________________
Corps and Associates LLC. Arts.of Org. filed with Secy. of Stateof NY (SSNY) on 5/7/10. Officein Queens County. SSNY des-ignated agent of LLC uponwhom process against it maybe served. SSNY shall mail pro-cess to Moohoon Choa AndHarry Park, 37-31 73rd St Apt6P, Jackson Heights, NY 11372.Purpose: General.
By STEFAN SINGHBarbecuing in the park with an NBA star
sounds like a major, life impacting event;however, Queensbridge’s own “Ron-Ron”Artest made it more like a family reunion.
Ron Artest is part of the 2010 NBA Cham-pion Los Angeles Lakers and he returnedhome on July 15 to celebrate with his family,friends and the people of Queensbridge, whoArtest said made him who he is.
Humble and appreciative, Artest arrivedin front of the Jacob Riis Settlement Houseat 10-25 41st Ave. in Long Island City todozens of fans chanting “MVP.” Quickly, hemade the crowd feel right at home by point-ing to and sharing hugs and handshakes withfriends and old neighbors with whom heplayed basketball as a youngster.
Bishop Mitchell Taylor, founder and presi-dent of the East River Development Alliance,introduced Artest, but not before expressingthe community’s gratitude for him. In hishand was a Community Recognition Awardwith Artest’s name on it.
“Ron is iconic of every young person thatlives in Queensbridge,” said Taylor. “Herose above the opposition and didn’t let hisdemographics dictate his future.”
Upon receiving the award, Artest said,“This is special because it came from you all.”However, receiving an award was not Artest’s
Queens’ Ron Artest Shares The Love
purpose in coming home. He wanted to showall of the youth in Queensbridge that grow-ing up in the projects is no excuse for settlingfor less than you want to be.
“It’s about the future,” said Artest. “Allyou kids out there who want to play ball, doart or even if you want to be an analyst – ittakes a team. If you have a goal and you feellike anything is taking you too far left of your
goal, you’ve got to stop and think, be a littleselfish and get back on track for you.”
Artest admitted that when he was a kid heoften found himself in trouble and then hismom started sending him to a neighborhoodcounseling service. He credits that and theolder guys in the neighborhood for prepar-ing him mentally and physically for the NBA.
Following his press conference, Artest pickedup his daughter, dropped her onto his shouldersand invited the entire community to join him inQueensbridge Park at the Summerstage con-cert for a barbeque in the park.
Throughout his career Artest has neverbeen shy about giving back to the people andthe place that he said “made” him. Since hisrise to stardom, Artest has put many young-sters from Queens through private highschools and colleges. He has set up counsel-ing services like the one that was available tohim for kids who need someone to talk to.
One of the most recent recipients ofArtest’s charity has been Oshane Davis, whowent to Bishop Loughlin Memorial HighSchool on the ballplayer’s dime.
“There isn’t a word that has been inventedto express my gratitude for Ron,” said Davis.“He’s definitely a father figure in my life.”
As he did with Davis, Artest also extendedhis pockets to Jamel Hicks. Thanks to Artest’scoaching, Hicks was able to play basketball
at Liberty University; however, Hicks suf-fered an injury that forced him off the team.Hicks’ worries about Artest’s expectationswere quickly put to ease when Artest reachedout to him.
“Ron told me that he would continue topay my tuition because it wasn’t about bas-ketball – it was about getting an education,”Hicks said.
Bringing a championship home toQueensbridge is something that Artest hasstrived to accomplish for 10 years. “A cham-pionship means No. 1,” he said. And toArtest, Queensbridge is No. 1.
His love for his hometown was renownedthroughout his career, especially during thefinals – so much so that the first word out ofhis mouth after the win was “Queensbridge.”Even teen pop star Justin Bieber has beenshouting out “Queensbridge” and “Artest”on his Twitter account.
Artest’s championship shows many in thecommunity and around the world that hardwork, dedication and a little bit of advicealong the way can do wonders. While KobeBryant may have won the NBA Finals MVPaward, Ron Artest proved he is the MVP ofQueensbridge.
Reach In te rn S te fan S ingh a [email protected] or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128.
Queensbridge legend and NBA All-StarRon Artest (c.) came home last week tothank the community where he wasraised. He is joined by (l. to r.) RalphMcDaniels of Video Music Box and Hot97 and Randy Fisher of the Hip-HopSummit Youth Counci l , as wel l asCharles Fisher (r.), also of the Hip-HopSummit Youth Council.
By SASHA AUSTRIELocal education and elected officials have
been mum in the week since the news broke abouta meeting where the Family District Advocate ofSchool District 29 used the “N Word” whenreferring to unruly parents and encouraged mem-bers of a PTA executive Board to attempt toexclude “them” from school meetings.
Ron Barfield was recorded on May 27 ata parent association executive board meetingat PS 134 in Hollis, using the word “nigger”on a number of occasions. The meeting washeld to craft bylaws per Chancellor Joel Klein’sregulations.
Barfield has held his post since October2007 and he is one of 32 family districtadvocates throughout the City. A family dis-trict advocate’s responsibility is to assist par-ents if they still have questions after consultingwith their parent coordinators or principals.
While the executive board was discussing theimplementation of standing committees, Barfielddismissed the concept as a divisive measure.
Officials Mum On Advocate’s ‘N’ Bomb“We don’t want no community liaison, no
‘standing’ voting on your board; keep theniggers out,” the recording states. “All thoseniggers ain’t going to be voting and y’allgoing to debate and divide up the board.”
The Department of Education has initiatedan investigation into the matter. Calls thisweek to the District 29 CEC president, theSuperintendent for District 29 and Sen. ShirleyHuntley (D-Jamaica), a former School Boardpresident, all went unreturned. CouncilmanLeroy Comrie (D-St. Albans), who has been astaunch advocate of eliminating the “N Word”from the language, declined to comment.
Felicia Galy, former vice president of thePA and Frances Vicioso, former recordingsecretary, confirm that the voice on the tapeis Barfield.
“I actually was shocked when he said it,”said Galy. “He is a black man in a highposition. I was just shocked.”
Vicioso, who had not attended the meet-ing, said she was “dumbfounded” when she
heard the recording.Barfield makes numerous references to
“niggers” during the almost hour long recording.At one point, the board is discussing
when to host executive and general member-ship meetings. One board member said tocontinue the meetings on Wednesday, butBarfield suggests Friday.
“Hold it on Thursday or Friday,” Barfieldsaid. “Hold it on Fridays because niggersdon’t like to come out on Fridays. That’s thetruth, cause I ain’t coming out to nothing.”
After Barfield’s statement, a chuckle risesfrom some in the room.
Matthew Mittenthal, a DOE spokesman,said Barfield’s alleged statements could landhim on probation, transferred or demoted. Hesaid the most extreme would be termination.
“Hurtful, offensive language has no placein our schools,” Mittenthal said. “We arereferring these allegations to the SpecialCommissioner of Investigation.”
Ga l y s a i d she ha s no f a i t h i n t he
DOE’ s i n ve s t i g a t i on .“They basically cover for each other,” she
said. Galy said her previous complaints to theDOE about the PA’s dysfunction had fallenon deaf ears.
“What would be hopeful is that we don’t havethese types of people in our schools,” she said.
In the recording, after the overhaul of thebylaws, the executive board unanimouslyvotes to adopt the new amended version,without the vote of the general membership.
“Please make sure that I get a copy, youkeep a copy and let everybody else beg youfor a copy,” Barfield said.
Chancellor’s regulation requires the by-laws to be available at every meeting and tomembers upon reasonable request.
Just after the school bell rings signifyingthe end of a period, Barfield closes the meet-ing with “Keep the niggers out.”
By DOMENICK RAFTERA survey conducted and released by U.S.
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Kew Gardens) paintsa troubling picture for small businesses inQueens. Weiner, along with other local offi-cials, is proposing steps to fix the problem.
In a survey conducted by Weiner’s officeof 10 of the borough’s busiest shoppingstrips, an average vacancy rate of 12 percentexits. The slice of Jamaica Avenue betweenWoodhaven Boulevard in Woodhaven andLefferts Boulevard in Richmond Hill has avacancy rate of greater than 20 percent.
Joined by Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) and Assemblyman Mike Miller(D-Glendale), Weiner stood on an emptystretch of sidewalk in front of a vacant store-front at 101-11 Jamaica Ave. on theWoodhaven/Richmond Hill border to makehis point.
“It is an article of faith that shopping stripsare the lifeblood of urban neighborhoods,” hesaid, comparing them to shopping malls in the
suburbs. “If the economy is going to recoverhere, it’s going to start in a place like this.”
Weiner presented a five-point plan aimedat reducing vacancy rates, including offering$1,000 tax breaks for business that hire newemployees, and tax breaks for providinghealth insurance to employees. Already, $40billion was allocated for these tax credits inthe healthcare reform legislation passed byCongress and signed into law by PresidentBarack Obama in March.
He also endorsed the Small Business Jobsand Credit Act, which would loosen up $30billion in new lending for small- and medium-sized community banks, proposed a graceperiod of parking at meters and called on theCity to provide Mobile Permit and Adjudica-tion Vans so business owners can take careof City business on site and would not haveto close their shops for a day to deal withbureaucratic agencies in Manhattan or Bor-ough Hall.
Addabbo and Miller endorsed Weiner’s
plan and also pushed for lower energy costsfor businesses. In April, both legislatorsannounced a program by the State anduti l ity companies that would help smallbusinesses owners lower energy cost, in-cluding a free energy audit. (A story aboutCon Edison’s outreach for the plan can befound on Page 11.)
Above-average vacancy rates were foundalong Woodhaven Boulevard in Rego Parkbetween 60th Road and 64th Drive, at theBay Terrace Shopping Center, and on Beach116th Street in Rockaway Park betweenBeach Channel Drive and the Ocean Prom-enade. The lowest vacancy rates were justover 7 percent along Parsons and KissenaBoulevards between 75th Avenue and 71stAvenue in Pomonok, and on Austin Streetbetween Ascan Avenue and YellowstoneBoulevard in Forest Hills, which though be-low average, was still high, Weiner said.
“There are literally blocks of vacant store-fronts,” Weiner said, “even where the va-
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cancy rate is low. People are going to seevacant stores and shop elsewhere. We want tokeep New York money in New York.”
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By DOMENICK RAFTERNot much was known about Joseph
Pictrowicz. He was born on April 7, 1947.He died in Brooklyn. He was just shy of 63years old, and he was an honorably dis-charged veteran of the United States Army.
When he died March 30, he l ived atWar tburg Lutheran Home for the Agingin Brooklyn. Family andf r iends d idn’ t sur roundhis bedside and he had nomoney to pay for funeralexpenses. He would havebeen buried in a pot ter’sfield, had the City not dis-covered he was a veteranand contacted the QueensC o u n t y A m e r i c a n L e -gion.
Thanks to a programinit iated by Mayor MikeBloomberg, aimed at giv-ing indigent veterans thehonor of a hero’s burial,Pictrowicz did not end upin a mass grave and insteadgot a proper veteran’s burial at CalvertonNational Cemetery in Calver ton, Long Is-land on July 15.
“A fellow veteran is get ting the honor hedeserves,” said Paul Schot tenhamel, Adju-tant of the Queens County American Le-gion. “It’s great that the city provides thisservice to veterans.”
Pictrowitz’s funeral took place at GeorgeWerst Funeral Home in Glendale, where hisbody laid in a flag-draped coffin for a fu-
American Legion VetsBury Indigent Soldier
neral service before burial at Calver ton.Three members of the Queens CountyAmerican Legion watched as two service-men from the U.S. Army folded the Ameri-can flag that was draped over his coffin andpresented it to the Legion.
“We hold the flag until we find a next ofkin to give it to,” Schot tenhamel said.
“Some t imes we comeacross family members whohave lost contact with theveteran.”
The Queens CountyAmerican Legion is one ofthree organizations in theCity that arrange funeraland burial services for in-digent veterans. The othertwo are Rolling Thunder, abiker veterans group, andChapter 32 of VietnamVeterans of America. All ofthe funerals arranged bythe Queens County Ameri-can Legion have takenplace at Werst, which gets
$900 from the City for the funeral.“[Werst] funeral home deserves a lot of
credit for what they do,” Schottenhamel said.Pictrowitz, whose exact history in the
U.S. Army is unknown, is the latest of morethan a dozen indigent vets the Queens CountyAmerican Legion have buried with the City’shelp.
“A fellow veteran isgetting the honor hedeserves,” said PaulSchottenhamel,Adjutant of theQueens CountyAmerican Legion.“It’s great that thecity provides thisservice to veterans.”
By BRIAN M. RAFFERTYWith July 15 come and gone, the deadline
for filing party nominating petitions andfinancial information with the City and StateBoard of Elections has passed.
In the State Senate, five incumbents areseeking re-election in seven races, and a totalof 17 candidates have filed petitions, thoughthree – including one incumbent – haveoffered no financial data.
In the 14th District, where deposed Sen-ate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith is seekingre-election, he filed a “no activity” statement
while his intended challengers, DemocratEverly Brown and Republican Samuel Benoit,have not submitted any financial filings.
The highest posting for an incumbentSenator comes from Frank Padavan (R-Bellerose), who is facing a challenge by formerCity Councilman Tony Avella (D-Bayside).Padavan raised $104,705 since January andcurrently has $121,420 on hand to fight hisrace. Avella, who has raised $83,532 sincejoining the race, has $39,214 on hand.
This is expected to be a contentious racebecause Democrats are targeting Padavan’s
Political Races At The Starting Gateseat in an effort to retain control of theSenate, and it should be expected to seeAvella’s numbers pick up as the electiondraws nearer. The same can be said of thestate Republicans who want to regain controlof the Senate; Padavan’s last election wentinto overtime two years ago against chal-lenger Jim Gennaro,and the GOP wants tobe sure that the 11thSenate District remainsRepublican.
Another Senate raceof note is the challengeby Democra t LynnNunez against incum-bent Democrat ShirleyHuntley (D-Jamaica).Nunez nearly knocked incumbent Council-man Tom White (D-Jamaica) off the ballot lastyear, falling short by just six votes. Today, hehas $115,114 in is war chest against Huntley’s$45,927, though Huntley has alreadyoutspent him nearly 2-1 in the last few months.
In the Assembly races, 42 candidates aresteaming their way into races for 18 seats,though a handful have either not submitteddesignating petitions or not filed financialinformation.
The biggest fund-raiser in the last fewmonths was Jeremiah Frei-Pearson, who hadbeen seeking the seat being vacated by As-semblyman Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria), whois making a well-funded run for the seat heldby retiring State Sen. George Onorato (D-Astoria). However, after raising $141,341 inthe last six months and having more cash onhand than his Democratic opponent, AvarellaSimotas, he announced Monday that he wasdropping out of the race.
Another seat open this fall is that of As-semblywoman Ann-Margaret Carrozza, whois not seeking re-election. The money leaderin that race is Republican Vince Tabone, whohas $87,440 on hand compared to Demo-cratic money-leader Ed Braunstein’s $67,699.Braunstein raised $109,067 in the last period
compared to Tabone’s$80 ,186 , and ha soutspent him $41,367to $16,000.
T h o u g h l o s i n gcontrol of the Assem-bly is l ikely not a con-cern for the Demo-crats, this seat has be-longed to the GOP int h e p a s t , a nd t h e
strong push by Councilman Dan Halloran(R-Whitestone) for the overlapping Coun-cil seat last year have bolstered Republicanefforts in the district. Former DemocraticAssemblyman John Duane is still well in therace with $38,286 on hand, and two otherDems have less than $10,000 apiece. Twoothers in the race have not submitted finan-cial f i l ings.
The race is far from over. Petition chal-lenges are underway, and a handful of candi-dates who didn’t dot all their “i”s and crosstheir “t”s will get knocked out of the running.Following the challenges, ballots for the Sept.14 primary will be established, and after thatends, some races will be over while othersbetween contrasting parties will kick intohigh gear.
The race has just begun.Reach Editor Brian M. Rafferty at
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In Your Opinion:
CommissionConundrum
To The Editor:The preliminary staff report of
the Charter Revision Commissionshould raise serious concerns as towhether the Commission will bejudged as representing the legiti-mate interests of the public or will itbe known as the Bloomberg hatchetCommission.
As reported by The Queens Tri-bune in its July 15 edition (TermLimit Question May Make Nov.Ballot), the report seems to haveconcerns as to whether "more timeis needed before a concise analysiscan be made" as well as the objec-tion of current and former electedofficials, is akin to placing the wolfin charge of the hen house.
An apt description of those con-cerns would be best covered by afamiliar barn yard epithet. By set-ting up these phony concerns theCommission is playing a long stand-
ing political ploy to dispatch thematter to the distant future, all to theapplause of the far too many hackofficials whose self interest exceedsthat of the public.
That term limits, after much de-bate that was twice supported inpublic referendums makes it clearmore time is not needed. That theCommission ignores the cabal or-chestrated by Bloomberg and about21 term-limited City Council mem-bers to overrule the will of the pub-lic, is not only a disgrace but acogent reason to exclude from theissue the objection of all current andformer elected officials.
Furthermore, if term limits andas indicated herein below, eminentdomain, are not on the ballot,Bloomberg's charter revision is acruel charade.
If the Commission does not placeon the ballot a term limit proposal ina clear manner that would preventself interested officials from overruling it, as well as a proposal pre-
venting a mayor and city councilmembers beholden to fat cat realestate interests to exercise eminentdomain taking private property forthe benefit of private real estateinterests, or at the very minimumgiving the public the right to ap-prove or disapprove the taking,the current Charter Revision Com-mission under Chairperson Mat-thew Goldstein, will be judged byhistory whether it have served thebest interests of the public or thatof hack politics.
Benjamin M. Haber,Flushing
IllegalCollusion
To The Editor:Open Letter to Mr. Michael
Mulgrew, President, United Fed-eration of Teachers
This is in follow up to an e-mailed letter to you dated June 11,2010, with the subject line, "Justicefor Jamaica High School." Withthat letter, we forwarded a copy ofa letter to a student admitting thestudent to Francis Lewis HighSchool rather than to the student'schoice of Jamaica High School.
Today we write in response tothe agreement made yesterday be-tween the United Federation ofTeachers and the Department ofEducation. The plan submitted tothe Panel for Educational Policy inJanuary was for a phased closing ofJamaica High School combinedwith a phased opening and growthof three new small schools. Accom-panying it was a flawed EducationalImpact Statement.
This plan, approved by the Panelfor Educational Policy, was pre-sented as one integrated resolution.The Supreme Court of New YorkState, upheld by the Court of Ap-peals, has found the PEP votes forthe approval of that resolution nulland void and annulled the votes.
New York Education Law - Ar-ticle 52-A, § 2590 - clearly gives theprocedure for the co-location ofnew schools in an existing school.See also Chancellor's Regulation A-190, "Significant Changes in SchoolUtilization", which clearly outlinesthe procedure which begins with afiling six months before the start ofthe school year and calls for an EIS,hearings, and a vote of approval bythe Panel for Educational Policy.
The announcement of the UFTand the Department of Education'sagreement to allow the placement ofnew schools at Jamaica High Schoolin violation of New York State Lawis reprehensible. It sends a terribleexample to the students and staff.The action pairs the UFT with theDOE as co-collaborators to circum-vent the letter and the spirit of com-munity-based decision making.
I call upon you to reconsideryour decision and extricate your-self from a course of action that isa flagrant act of defiance of thenew Mayoral Control Law passedlast summer.
Kevin J. Forrestal,President, Hillcrest Estates
Civic Association
Don't EliminateLarger Schools
To The Editor:Your article, "Small Schools Mak-
ing A Difference" (July 15, 2010)misrepresents the facts regardingthe conversions of large high schoolsto small ones. It does so because itsimply repeats the results of a so-called "study" funded by the Bill andMelinda Gates Foundation.
Bill Gates was very good at mak-ing money for the Microsoft Corpo-ration, but in education he is adilettante using our kid as his toys.Beginning in 2000 he has poured$2 billion into the conversion oflarge high schools into small ones,several in New York City. Then hefunds a "study" that says they'reworking well which is the subject ofyour article. But they are not, andhigh schools in Queens, notablyJamaica High School, may well beGates' newest experiment.
L. Haimson, an expert on localeducation recently wrote, "In recentyears the Gates initiative has turneddistricts upside-down, at first estab-lishing as many small schools aspossible, creating thousands of newadministrator jobs, eating up class-room space, and compelling theneediest kids who were excludedfrom the new small schools to travellong distances to attend even moreovercrowded large schools in worseconditions than before, relegatingthose schools to failure. The smallschools created in their place, withseveral schools sharing one build-ing, were forced to fight fiercelyover scarce space, losing sciencelabs, art rooms, libraries, and inter-vention spaces in the process."
A recent article in BusinessWeek, "Gates Bets Billions RevivingU.S. Schools to Mixed Results" (July15, 2010) reports that a WhartonBusiness School study has foundthat Gates' promotion of smallschools is based on a false premise.In fact, the Wharton study concludes,"big high schools, for all their prob-lems, outperform small ones. Scalelets them offer more advancedclasses, electives, and extracurricu-lar activities."
The Business Week article goeson to say, "In November 2008, BillGates publicly backtracked, acknowl-edging in a speech in Seattle that'simply breaking up existing schoolsinto smaller units often did not gen-erate the gains we were hoping for.'"
Later Gates wrote, "Many of the smallschools that we invested in did notimprove students' achievement inany significant way."
Yet Mayor Bloomberg and Chan-cellor Klein doggedly follow thatpath, and Jamaica High School andits students will likely be their nextvictims. So too will be neighboringschools that are always asked toabsorb the overflow resulting fromthese conversions.
Our large high schools shouldbe improved, not destroyed.
Melvyn Meer,Bayside, NY 11361
Home SharesTo The Editor:
Many Queens home owners haveopened their homes to a shared lifestyle.These people, just like you, are livingtogether with individuals, who arewilling to share household chores,help with errands and contribute aportion of the monthly expenses, fromapproximately $400 to $600.
Home shares allow qualified shareindividuals, a comfortable, spacioushome. The home owner, now has aplatonic companion and an addi-tional source to help them remainliving in their home.
Larry Stanley,Whitestone
HardnosedBuffoons
To The Editor:With the economy in such dire
straits, there is absolutely no rea-son why unemployment benefitsthat have expired for millions ofout of work Americans should notbe extended.
Americans are out of workthrough no fault of their own, andare relying on these benefits to helppay bills and put food on the table aswell as helping to pay rent and otherexpenses. The audacity of the Re-publicans who are blocking theextension of unemployment ben-efits is really sad. Perhaps if thesewindbag politicians were out ofwork, then they would fully under-s tand what mi l l i ons o f oncehardworking Americans are goingthrough.Those unemployment ben-efits are well deserved by all Ameri-cans who are out of work.
The American people will re-member these hardnosed buffoonsin November at the voting booth.
John Amato,Fresh Meadows
Where's The Outrage?The use of the "N Word" in public discourse is unaccept-
able. Yes, some claim that the word has been taken by ayounger generation and its hate-filled, hurtful past has beenwashed aside in exchange for a point of pride, of brother-hood and of unity among young black men.
But ask anybody who has struggled with inequality, wholived through the Civil Rights era, who listened to theignorant non-black population that uses the word to "becool," and they will tell you a very different story.
People have died over this word. Human beings havelived their lives free and clear of harm only to be assaultedby those who use this word in anger - sometimes as the lastword they ever hear another person utter.
The tragic tale that is woven around this word invokesimages of Klansmen, of the whip, of the greatest shame inour American history.
Clearly, as defenders of free speech, we find it hard tojump onto the bandwagon that says the word should bebanned. No idea, word or image should be banned - the mostegregious of them, though, should be shamed out of exist-ence from the marketplace of ideas. That is how truefreedom of speech works.
The recording of District 29 Family Advocate Ron Barfieldusing the "N Word" - not just in passing but to identify aspecific class of parents who may seek to provide input ontheir children's education - is reprehensible.
Almost equally startling is the lack of reaction from thoseinvolved in local education and those who are elected torepresent the population served by Mr. Barfield. Where isthe outrage? Where is the response? Why do attempts toreach out to officials who have posited the elimination ofthis word seem to fall on deaf ears?
If the battle is to be fought, fight it now. If people turn ablind eye to this injustice, that would only strengthen theresolve of those who see fit to use it and hurt the cause somany have championed.
Notice of Formation of BAGELNOSH LLC, a domestic LLC.Arts. of Org. filed with theSSNY on 05/21/2010. Officelocation: Queens County.SSNY has been designated asagent upon whom processagainst the LLC may be served.SSNY shall mail a copy of pro-cess to: The LLC, 32-07 Broad-way, Astoria, NY 11106. Pur-pose: Any Lawful Purpose.___________________________________________________________________ARTICLES OF ORGANIZA-TION OF Reverie EnterpriseLLC Under Section 203 of theLimited Liability Company LawFIRST. The name of the limitedliability company is ReverieEnterprise LLC SECOND. Thecounty within this state in whichthe limited liability company isto be located is Queens. THIRD:The secretary of state is desig-nated as agent of the limitedliability company upon whomprocess against it may beserved. The address within orwithout this state to which theSecretary of State shall mail acopy of any process acceptedon behalf of the limited liabilitycompany served upon him orher is: c/o United States Cor-poration Agents, Inc., 7014 13th
Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn,NY 11228. FOURTH: The nameand street address in this stateof the registered agent uponwhom and at which processagainst the limited liability com-pany may be served is: UnitedStates Corporation Agents,Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. INWITNESS WHEREOF, the un-dersigned has executed theseArticles of Organization on thedate below. Date: May 10, 2010LegalZoom.com,Inc., Orga-nizer /s/ Imelda Vasquez By:Imelda Vasquez, Assistant Sec-retary 7083 Hollywood Blvd.,suite 180 Los Angeles, CA90028___________________________________________________________________ARTICLES OF ORGANIZA-TION OF Healthreal, LLC (In-sert name of Limited LiabilityCompany) Under Section 203of the Limited Liability Com-pany Law FIRST: The name ofthe limited liability company is:Healthreal, LLC SECOND: Thecounty within this state in whichthe office of the limited liabilitycompany is to be located is:Queens THIRD: The Secretaryof State is designated as agentof the limited liability companyupon whom process against itmay be served. The addresswithin or without this state towhich the Secretary of Stateshall mail a copy of any processagainst the limited liability com-pany served upon him or heris: 21-55 34th Ave, #10B Asto-ria, NY 11106 Hao Xu (signa-ture of organizer) Hao Xu (printor type name of organizer)______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________HOMELAND LOGISTICS LLCa domestic Limited LiabilityCompany (LLC), filed with theSec of State of NY on 5/12/10.NY Office location: QueensCounty. SSNY is designatedas agent upon whom processagainst the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of anyprocess against the LLC servedupon him/her to WarrenHirsch, CPA, 65 RooseveltAve., Valley Stream, NY 11581.General Purposes.___________________________________________________________________Articles of Organization ofPrince Maestro LLC Under
Section 203 of the Limited Li-ability Company Law FIRST:The name of the limited liabil-ity company is: Prince MaestroLLC SECOND: The countywithin this state in which theoffice of the limited liabilitycompany is to be located is:Queens County THIRD: TheSecretary of State is designatedas agent of the limited liabilitycompany upon whom processagainst it may be served. Theaddress within or without thisstate to which the Secretary ofState shall mail a copy of anyprocess against the limited li-ability company served uponhim or her is: 50-28 31st Ave.,Apt. 3C, Woodside, NY 11377Peter Rogers___________________________________________________________________NOTICE OF FORMATION OFLIMITED LIABILITY COM-PANY. NAME: XIANG RUI LLC.Articles of Organization werefiled with the Secretary of Stateof New York (SSNY) on 04/19/07. Office location: QueensCounty. SSNY has been desig-nated as agent of the LLC uponwhom process against it maybe served. SSNY shall mail acopy of process to the LLC, c/o Jin Ming He, c/o Ying Lin 67-41 173rd Street, Flushing, NewYork 11365. Purpose: For anylawful purpose___________________________________________________________________SUMMONS AND NOTICE OFOBJECT OF ACTION ACTIONTO FORECLOSE A MORT-GAGE STATE OF NEW YORKSUPREME COURT: COUNTYOF QUEENS DEUTSCHE BANKNATIONAL TRUST COM-PANY, AS TRUSTEE FORMORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2006-HE8 Plaint i f f , vs . JORGEAGUIRRE, LUIS A. OCASIO,Defendant(s). TO THE ABOVENAMED DEFENDANT: INDEXNO.: 6841/10 MORTGAGEDPREMISES: 135-32 KEW GAR-DENS ROAD RICHMONDHILL, NY 11418 SBL #: BLOCK9285 LOT 77 You are herebysummoned to answer the Com-plaint in this action, and toserve a copy of your answer,or, if the Complaint is notserved with this Summons, toserve a notice of appearance,on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s)within twenty days after theservice of this Summons, ex-clusive of the day of service (orwithin 30 days after the serviceis complete if this Summons isnot personally delivered to youwithin the State of New York).In case of your failure to appearor answer, judgment will betaken against you by default forthe relief demanded in theComplaint. The Attorney forPlaintiff has an office for busi-ness in the County of Erie. Trialto be held in the County ofQueens. The basis of the venuedesignated above is the loca-tion of the Mortgaged Pre-mises. Dated this 15th day ofJune, 2010, TO: LUIS A.OCASIO, Defendant(s) In thisAction. The foregoing Sum-mons is served upon you bypublication, pursuant to an or-der of HON. ROBERT J .MCDONALD of the SupremeCourt of the State of New York,dated the 28th day of May,2010 and filed with the Com-plaint in the Office of theQueens County Clerk, in theCity of Jamaica. The object ofthis action is to foreclose amortgage upon the premises
described below, executed byJORGE AGUIRRE and LUIS A.OCASIO dated the 13th day ofJuly, 2006, to secure the sum of$544,000.00, and recorded atInstrument No.2006000425979 in the Officeof the Clerk of the County ofQueens, on the 27th day ofJuly, 2006; which mortgagewas duly assigned by assign-ment dated the 11th day ofMarch, 2010, and sent for re-cording in the Office of theClerk of Queens County; Theproperty in question is de-scribed as follows: 135-32 KEWGARDENS ROAD, RICH-MOND HILL, NY 11418 SEEFOLLOWING DESCRIPTIONALL THAT TRACT OR PARCELOF LAND situate in the Bor-ough and County of Queens,City and State of New York,bounded and described as fol-lows: BEGINNING at a point onthe southerly side of NewtownRoad, distant 486.96 feet west-erly from the corner formed bythe intersection of the south-erly side of Newtown Roadwith the northerly side of Met-ropolitan Avenue; runningthence southerly and at rightangles to the northerly side ofMetropolitan Avenue, 78.40feet; thence westerly and par-allel with the northerly side ofMetropolitan Avenue, 17.50feet; thence northerly and atright angles to the northerlyside of Metropolitan Avenueand part of the distance througha party wall, 82.18 feet to thesoutherly side of NewtownRoad; and thence easterly andalong the southerly side ofNewtown Road, 17.90 feet tothe point or place of begin-ning. Being the same premisesdesignated as Block 9285, Lot77 on the official Tax Maps ofthe Borough and County ofQueens, having a street ad-dress of 135-32 Kew GardensRoad. HELP FORHOMEOWNERS IN FORECLO-SURE NEW YORK STATE LAWREQUIRES THAT WE SENDYOU THIS NOTICE ABOUTTHE FORECLOSURE PRO-CESS. PLEASE READ IT CARE-FULLY. SUMMONS ANDCOMPLAINT YOU ARE INDANGER OF LOSING YOURHOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RE-SPOND TO THE SUMMONSAND COMPLAINT IN THISFORECLOSURE ACTION,YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME.PLEASE READ THE SUMMONSAND COMPLAINT CARE-FULLY. YOU SHOULD IMME-DIATELY CONTACT AN AT-TORNEY OR YOUR LOCALLEGAL AID OFFICE TO OB-TAIN ADVICE ON HOW TOPROTECT YOURSELF.SOURCES OF INFORMATIONAND ASSISTANCE The stateencourages you to becomeinformed about your optionsin foreclosure. In addition toseeking assistance from an at-torney or legal aid office, thereare government agencies andnon-profit organizations thatyou may contact for informa-tion about possible options,including trying to work withyour lender during this pro-cess. To locate an entity nearyou, you may call the toll-freehelpline maintained by the NewYork State Banking Departmentat 1-877-BANK-NYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the department’swebsite atWWW.BANKING.STATE.NY.US.
FORECLOSURE RESCUESCAMS Be careful of peoplewho approach you with offersto “save” your home. Thereare individuals who watch fornotices of foreclosure actionsin order to unfairly profit froma homeowner’s distress. Youshould be extremely carefulabout any such promises andany suggestions that you paythem a fee or sign over yourdeed. State law requires any-one offering such services forprofit to enter into a contractwhich fully describes the ser-vices they will perform andfees they will charge, and whichprohibits them from taking anymoney from you until they havecompleted all such promisedservices. § 1303 NOTICE NO-TICE YOU ARE IN DANGEROF LOSING YOUR HOME Ifyou do not respond to thissummons and complaint byserving a copy of the answer onthe attorney for the mortgagecompany who filed this foreclo-sure proceeding against youand filing the answer with thecourt, a default judgment maybe entered and you can loseyour home. Speak to an attor-ney or go to the court whereyour case is pending for fur-ther information on how toanswer the summons and pro-tect your property. Sending apayment to your mortgagecompany will not stop this fore-closure action. YOU MUST RE-SPOND BY SERVING A COPYOF THE ANSWER ON THE AT-TORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF(MORTGAGE COMPANY)AND FILING THE ANSWERWITH THE COURT. DATED:June 15, 2010 Steven J. Baum,P.C., Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s),220 Northpointe ParkwaySuite G, Amherst, NY 14228 The law firm of Steven J. Baum,P.C. and the attorneys whom itemploys are debt collectorswho are attempting to collect adebt. Any information ob-tained by them will be used forthat purpose.___________________________________________________________________NOTICE OF FORMATION ofG & F NY HOLDING, LLC. Arts.of Org. filed with NY Secy. OfState (SSNY) on 06/03/2010.Off ice locat ion: QueensCounty. SSNY is designated asagent of LLC upon whom pro-cess against it may be served.SSNY shall mail process to: 39-01 Main Street, Suite 203,Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose:any lawful act.___________________________________________________________________PROBATE CITATION File No.:2009-1194/A SURROGATE’SCOURT – QUEENS COUNTYCITATION THE PEOPLE OFTHE STATE OF NEW YORK Bythe Grace of God Free andIndependent TO: Public Ad-ministrator of Queens CountyPatr ic ia Torres* BrendanEnwright* *heirs of post de-ceased Patrick Enwright KERRYENWRIGHT, heir of post de-ceased PATRICK ENWRIGHT,if living and if dead, to her heirsat law, next of kin anddistributees whose names andplaces of residences are un-known and if she died subse-quent to the decedent herein,to her executors, administra-tors, legatees, devisees, assign-ees and successors in interestwhose name and places of resi-dence are unknown and to allother heirs at law, next of kinand distributees of MARY
SHANAHAN, the decedentherein, whose names andplaces of residence are un-known and cannot after duediligent inquiry be ascertained.A petition having been dulyfiled by Lorraine P. Falco, whois domiciled at 42-40 Bell Blvd.,Ste. 301, Bayside, NewYork11361 YOU ARE HEREBYCITED TO SHOW CAUSE be-fore the Surrogate’s Court,Queens County at 88-11Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NewYork, on August 5, 2010, at9:30 o’clock in the forenoon ofthat day, why a decree shouldnot be made in the estate ofMARY J. SHANAHAN a/k/aMARY SHANAHAN lately do-miciled at 28-01 Union Street,Apt. 3F, Flushing, New York11354 admitting to probate aWill dated February 8, 2002 acopy of which is attached, asthe Will of MARY SHANAHAN,deceased, relating to real prop-erty and personal property, anddirecting that Letters Testa-mentary issue to Lorraine P.Falco Dated, Attested andSealed JUNE 16 2010 (Seal)HON. Robert L. Nahman, Sur-rogate MARGARET M.GRIBBON Acting Chief ClerkLorraine P. Falco, Esq. Attor-ney for Petitioner (718) 353-9730 Telephone Number 42-40 Bell Boulevard, Suite 301,Bayside, New York 11361 Ad-dress of Attorney [Note: Thiscitation is served upon you asrequired by law. You are notrequired to appear. If you failto appear it will be assumedyou do not object to the reliefrequested. Youhave a right tohave an attorney appear foryou.}___________________________________________________________________Notice of formation of HiLightznyc LLC. Articles of Organiza-tion filed with the Secretary OfState of New York on 3/23/2010. Off ice located inQueens. SSNY has been desig-nated for service of process.SSNY shall mail copy of anyprocess served against the LLC136-38 Hook Creek blvd.Rosedale NY 11422. Purpose:any lawful purpose.___________________________________________________________________SUPREME COURT, STATE OFNY—COUNTY OF NY, IndexNo.: 21360/09 CHANDRAPERSAUD, Plaintiff, -against-JEROME MAYERS, Defendant.Summons with Notice in AC-TION FOR DIVORCE. Basis ofvenue: Plf’s res. To the abovenamed Def: You are herebySummoned to serve a notice ofappearance on the Plf within30 days after service is com-plete; and in case you fail toappear, judgment will be takenagainst you by default. Natureof this action: judgment of di-vorce and dissolving the mar-riage. Ancillary relief sought:Plf and Def waive equitabledistribution of marital property;the parties may or may not becovered by the other party’shealth insurance plan; PURSU-ANT TO DRL§236(b)(2), THEPARTIES ARE BOUND BY CER-TAIN AUTOMATIC ORDERSWHICH SHALL REMAIN INFULL FORCE AND EFFECTDURING THE PENDENCY OFTHE ACTION. FOR FURTHERDETAILS YOU SHOULD CON-TACT THE CLERK OF THE MAT-RIMONIAL PART, SUPREMECOURT, 88-11 SUTPHINBLVD, JAMAICA, NY 11435.TEL 718-298-1000; and such
other relief as the Court maydeem just and proper. Theabove is served upon you bypublication pursuant to an Or-der of Hon. Bernice D. Siegal,JSC dated June 10, 2010 andfiled in Queens Co Clk’s Of-fice.___________________________________________________________________ARTICLES OF ORGANIZA-TION OF FITNESS IN ASTO-RIA LLC Under Section 203 ofthe Limited Liability CompanyLaw FIRST: The name of thelimited liability company is FIT-NESS IN ASTORIA LLC SEC-OND: The county within thisstate in which the limited liabil-ity company is to be located, isQueens. THIRD: The secre-tary of state is designated asagent of the limited liabilitycompany upon whom processagainst it may be served. Theaddress within or without thisstate to which the Secretary ofState shall mail a copy of anyprocess accepted on behalf ofthe limited liability companyserved upon him or her is: c/oUnited States CorporationAgents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue,Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228FOURTH: The name and streetaddress in this state of theregistered agent upon whomand at which process againstthe limited liability companymay be served is: United StatesCorporation Agents, Inc., 701413th Avenue, Suite 202, Brook-lyn, NY 11228. IN WITNESSWHEREOF, the undersignedhas executed these Articles ofOrganization on the date be-low. LegalZoom.com, Inc., Or-ganizer Date: March 3, 2010 /s/ Imelda Vasquez By: ImeldaVasquez, Assistant Secretary7083 Hollywood Blvd., Suite180 Los Angeles, CA 90028___________________________________________________________________NOTICE OF FORMATION OFLIMITED LIABILITY COM-PANY. NAME: FERAZZOLIEQUITIES LLC. Articles of Or-ganization were filed with theSecretary of State of New York(SSNY) on 05/27/10. Officelocation: Queens County.SSNY has been designated asagent of the LLC upon whomprocess against it may beserved. SSNY shall mail a copyof process to the LLC, c/o Jo-seph & Terracciano, LLP, 2Roosevelt Avenue, Suite 200,Syosset, New York 11791. Pur-pose: For any lawful purpose.____________________________________________________________________GG 89th Street Properties, LLC.Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. OfState of NY (SSNY) on 5/20/10.Ofc in Queens Cty. SSNY des-ignated agent of LLC uponwhom process against it maybe served. SSNY shall mail pro-cess to 30-30 89th St., JacksonHeights, NY 11369. Purpose:General____________________________________________________________________SDE DOMINICAN, L.L.C. Ar-ticles of Org. filed NY Sec. ofState (SSNY) 12/20/01. Officein Queens Co. SSNY design.agent of LLC upon whom pro-cess may be served. SSNYshall mail copy of process toCitifield Attn: Gen Counsel,23-01 Roosevelt Ave., Flush-ing, New York, 11368. Pur-pose: Any lawful purpose.
swooped down onProspect Park lastweek, removing hun-dreds of Canada geeseand gassing them. TheU.S. Depar tment ofAgriculture said theculling was necessaryto protect air travelers.Others dispute that claim.
The Times initally describedthe position of the New York CityAudubon Society as, “cautiouslysuppor t ive of the masseuthanizing.” In a later statement,the Audubon Society took issuewith the Times’ description of “oncul l ing resident Canada geesewithin the five boroughs.” Theynow say:
“NYC Audubon believes thatlethal control should be the lastresort after all other methods formanaging bird populations havebeen exhausted. The blanket ap-proach of lethal control will notsignificantly reduce the risk birdspose to aviation safety. We main-tain that City officials should re-duce the amount of lush, green lawnspace available throughout the city,which attracts geese. Without suchmeasures, new geese will take upresidence here and populations willquickly rebound to current levels.The City may also limit growth ofthe resident geese populat ionthrough egg-addling or nest de-struction.
“NYC Audubon also takes is-sue with the target population sizeidentified by the Depar tment of
Agriculture, which calls forreducing the number ofCanada geese in the city by80 percent. This figure is notsupported by sound scien-tific research. The recent cullat Prospect Park includednearly 100 percent of thegeese in that area; essen-tially, this population was‘managed’ into extinction.
NYC Audubon strongly disagreeswith that decision.
“When one species becomesso abundant that it has a negativeimpact on the habitat and re-sources of other native bird spe-cies - as may be the case withCanada geese - NYC Audubon, likemost Audubon chapters, supportspopulation management. But theoption of lethal control should bea last resor t, under taken onlywhen bird populations threaten thehealth, safety, and welfare of otherwildlife and humans, and only af-ter a rigorous environmental im-pact assessment has been doneand full disclosure has been made.”
Our view of the problem is thatimportant issues have not beenanswered satisfactorily, and that welack confidence in the processemployed to reach specific deci-sions on the use of deadly forceon animal families.
In fact, Canada geese are of-ten a nuisance in many more waysthan causing airplanes to crash,which is very rare. Their droppingslit ter golf courses andmeadows. They eat shoots andsmall plants, depriving other spe-cies of nourishment. They are
highly territorial, and hiss and bitewhen they believe they are in-truded upon. Originally migratorybirds flying long distances in thespring and fall, many have evolvedinto permanent residents of localopen spaces. They hang aroundall year instead of flying south inthe winter. They can overwhelmducks, which are smaller water-fowl.
On the other hand, even un-pleasant creatures do not deservethe Federal gas chamber to whichthey have been consigned, in somecases w ith a degree ofarbitrariness. The government’sdeclarat ion that geese must bekilled if they are within seven milesof an airpor t, considering thatProspect Park is 6.5 miles fromboth LaGuardia and Kennedy, hasthe flavor of contrivance. Do theFeds mean to tell us that if the dis-tance had been 7.2 miles, say, thegeese and their goslings wouldhave been spared?
The January 2009 collisionwith Captain Sullenberger’s air-plane was said to have beencaused by migratory geese, nottheir cousins who amuseBrooklynites at Prospect Park. Wethink that in cases of capital pun-ishment, the burden of proof is onthe executioners. Of course, if hu-man life is actually threatened bythe geese, we side with our ownspecies. But we are aware thatgovernment programs, once underway, are difficult to limit or restrainunless there is a powerful lobbyrepresent ing the other side. Inthis case, there is no economic
interest in the survival of Canadageese, and there is nospokesgoose to represent them.
Another concern is the lack ofpublic discussion on this issue. Thesearchlight has cer tainly notreached this government program.We do not recall any opportunityfor local input, on either side. It isnecessary to protect air travel, butwhere is the evidence that the in-discriminate slaughter of non-mi-gratory geese is the best way toaccomplish that goal?
Part of this outcry is an in-creasing lack of confidence in theauthorities. One need not be a TeaPar ty ideologue to quest ion thebureaucracy. It would be reassuringto see the science behind the kill.
Four Hundred Geese Killed. Was It Necessary?We have heard that the InteriorDepartment originally declined todo the dirty work, so it was shiftedto Agriculture, which had noqualms about the work. Perhapsthere should be a Federal Bureauof Extermination to organize ac-tivities of this nature.
Another suggest ion that hasbeen made is that, if this programis to be continued, the geese shouldbe fed to the poor, rather thandumped in a landfill, as was thecase with the Prospect Park 400(or 368, as we have been told). Butthe policy of providing free or low-cost food might lead to increasingthe numbers of poor people, whichis not on the Federal agenda.StarQuest@ NYCivic.com
A Weekly Poem Till The Budget PassesNo budget passed, another week,Normal people would start to freak.But legislators seem not to care,Each of them must have a pair.One hundred twelve days, it is late,Without a budget, an endangered State.Spending more than we take in,In polite society would be a sin.The folks we elected have failed so bad,We’re out of balance, it’s very sad.Ol’ New York is out of money,When reality hits, it won’t be funny.The final budget poem I hope to write,May they pass a budget and do it right.
By MICHAEL SCHENKLERThe scuttlebutt from the New
York City Charter Revision Com-mission has them as expected ad-dressing term limits. A likely sce-nario the whispers are saying isoffering the voters the chance ofreinstating the limit of two termsfor Council members, BoroughPresidents and Citywide electeds– Mayor, Public Advocate andComptroller.
While the Commission has yetto decide the final form of the bal-lot proposition, several membershave been voicing support for re-turn to the two-term limit origi-nally passed by the people.
The two terms for all was justone of the proposals that the char-ter commission staff recommended.
While many current Council mem-bers are crying it would be unfair ifshortening the limits from 3 to 2terms affected them, many of themsaw fit to vote for the change toextend their own stay in office. Inspite of a commitment fromSpeaker Quinn that the currentCouncil would be immune from thechange, it would be ludicrous foran independent Commission togrant any consideration to theCouncil that violated the publictrust to serve themselves.
This is a chance for the com-mission to allow the voters to putback in place a law they twice be-fore approved. This is an oppor-tunity to include in the new propo-sition that the Council cannotchange its own term limits passedby a referendum of the people.
Char ter Commission Chair-man Matthew Goldstein, Chancel-lor of the City University of NewYork, is bright and savvy and leadsan able group.
This writer is betting that oneof the options that will be on theballot will in fact enable the peopleto return to a limit of two terms –including present Council mem-bers, with Council unable to extend
their own terms.And if it that’s on the ballot,
we’re betting the people will passit for a third and final time.
And in New York City, we willfinally have “government by thepeople.”
MONEY MATTERSGubernatorial heir apparent
Andrew Cuomo has some insur-ance in the bank. The Democraticcandidate has some $20 millionmore in his campaign warchestthan Rick Lazio, the Republicandesignee.
Cuomo reportedly raised over$9 million since January bringinghis total on hand to $23.6 million– a new record in New York State.According to reports, Rick Laziohas raised $1.4 million in the sameperiod and has cash on hand of$600,000.
Now polls show Cuomo willhandily win over his Republicanopponent and that is before hestarts to spend. But as we sit here– and yes we are part of the largemajority who prefers Cuomo - wealso shudder when we realize howimportant the almighty buck is inthe political game.
We are aware of what it takesto raise the money. We are awareof the special treatment big donorsreceive. We are aware when num-bers like $24 million are raised bya single candidate in a single state,the ability to mold opinions canbe for sale.
Somehow, we always picturedthe grand scheme of the Americanpolitical game was having the can-didates deliver their messages andallow the voters to choose. Whenone candidate has enough money
to define both his message and hisopponent’s, and the opponentcan’t fight back, the American po-litical game lacks the fair play wewere raised to believe in.
Even when it’s my candidate,I object.
This money disparity makesthe case for some sort of publicfinancing.
But welcome to New Yorkwhere we’ve got no money nor noway to pass [email protected]
ing for the public’s assistance in locating aman wanted in connection with an armedrobbery that occur red on Friday, July 9, atapproximately 2:20 p.m. at 104-21 JamaicaAve. in Richmond Hill.
The suspect entered the location, walkedaround the store, and left the location. Hethen re-entered, walked behind the counter,produced a gun, demanded money, receivedan unknown amount of cash, andfled the location on foot.
The suspect is described ablack man, 35-40 years old, 6-feet, 170 lbs, wearing a blueYankees baseball cap, a white T-shir t with writ ing on the frontand the word “Loyalty” on theback, and blue jeans.
Anyone with information isasked to call Crime Stoppersat (800) 577-TIPS (8477). Thepublic can also submit their tipsby logg ing on to the Cr imeS t o p p e r s W e b s i t e a tnypdcrimestoppers.com or bytexting their t ips to CRIMES( 2 7 4 6 3 7 ) , t h e n e n t e r i n gTIP577. All cal ls are strict lyconfidential.
MISSING WOMAN: TheNYPD is asking for the public’sassistance in locating the follow-ing missing woman from Rich-mond Hill.
Iris Villanueva, 19, of 86-1791st St., Richmond Hill, was last seen leav-ing her home on Sunday, July 11, at ap-proximately 11 p.m. She is described as be-ing 5-foot-2, 180 lbs., with brown eyes andblack hair. She is mentally handicapped.
Anyone with information is asked to callCrime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477).The public can also submit their tips by log-ging onto the Crime Stoppers Web site atnypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting theirtips to CRIMES (274637), then enteringTIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
110TH PRECINCTFLOATER FOUND: On Sunday, July
18, at approximately 4 p.m., in the vicinityof 125-00 Nor thern Blvd, pier 1 at theWorld’s Fair Marina in Flushing, police re-sponded to a call of a person floating in thewater. Upon ar rival, police discovered anunidentified Hispanic man wearing a blue
but ton down shirt, khaki pants and workboots, floating in the water. The NYPD Har-bor Unit responded and pulled him out ofthe water. EMS pronounced him dead at thescene. The medical examiner was to deter-mine cause of death.
113TH PRECINCTMISSING GIRL: The NYPD is asking
the public’s assistance in locating a teenagegirl repor ted missing in South Jamaica.
On Saturday, July 17, at ap-proximately 1 p.m., RoselinedaPierre, 16, was last seen at herhome, located at 155-04 LindenBlvd. She is described as 5-feet,100 lbs with brown eyes andblack hair.
Anyone with information isasked to cal l Crime Stoppersat (800) 577-TIPS (8477). Thepubl ic can also submit theirtips by logging onto the CrimeS t o p p e r s W e b s i t e a tnypdcrimestoppers.com or bytexting their t ips to CRIMES( 2 7 4 6 3 7 ) , t h e n e n t e r i n gTIP577. Al l cal ls are str ict lyconfidential.
115TH PRECINCTGUNPOINT ROBBERY:
The NYPD is asking for thepublic’s assistance and any in-format ion regard ing a gun-point robbery that occur red onSunday, Ju ly 7, at approxi -mately 3 a.m. in the vicinity of
72nd Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Jack-son Heights.
After arriving, police were informed bythe victim, a 20-year old Hispanic man, thata three black men – an 18-year-old, 5-foot-10, 140 lbs wearing black jeans and a t-shirt;a 20-year old, 135 lbs, wearing a yellow t-shirt; and a black teen, age unknown – whofollowed the victim from the train stationinto 35-38 75th St. and produced a blackhandgun. The suspects then pointed the fire-arm at the victim and physically removed acell phone and cash from him. The suspectsthen ran off in an unknown direction.
Anyone with information is asked to callCrime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477).The public can also submit their tips by log-ging onto the Crime Stoppers Web site atnypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting theirtips to CRIMES (274637), then enteringTIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
Police are lookinf forRoselineda Pierremissing since July 17.
By REBECCA SESNYWith the economic downturn hitting small
businesses hard and this summer shaping up tobe one for the record books, Con Edison ismaking energy savings a simple phone call away.
Launched in October 2009 as part of a stateinitiative to reduce carbon emissions, ConEd's Small Business Direct Installation Pro-gram is helping businesses lower their bills bysurveying energy costs for free and showingthem steps they can take to save more onlighting, cooling and water heating energy.
"Small businesses are the heart of NewYork, and we want them to be able to take
Con Ed Aims To Save Biz Big Bucksadvantage." said Estaban Vasquez, managerof the Con Ed Small Business Energy Effi-ciency program.
Con Ed's goal is to reach as many busi-nesses as possible. A small percentage havealready signed up for the program and takenadvantage of the savings. "There are about290,000 small business customers in the fiveboroughs and only about 4,000 are takingadvantage, right now," Vasquez said. "Wehope to reach at least 20,000 and extend theprogram well into 2012."
"This process is designed to be simple andeasy, and the benefits are great," he said.
DNA has been used to put murderersand rapists behind bars, but a car thief? Anew initiative funded by the federal gov-ernment and aimed at combating auto theftuses DNA to trace alleged thieves to thecars they are accused of stealing.
Thanks to a DNA “cold hit” matchingDNA evidence from a stolen automobileand a defendant, an Astoria man has beenarrested, charged and arraigned on July14 for stealing a car.
Gary Yerganian, 29, of 30-71 34th St.,Astoria, was charged with one count ofthird-degree grand larceny, one count ofthird-degree criminal possession of stolenproper ty and one count of third-degreeunauthorized use of a vehicle for allegedlystealing a car in Astoria in April. He wasordered held on $100,000 bail.
Accor d ing to t he cour t records ,Yerganian al legedly stole a 2004 Jeep Lib-erty on April 4 in front of 30-35 35th St. in
DNA Solves Car TheftAstoria at approximately 4 a.m. On April 21,he was arrested while allegedly breaking intoanother automobile. At the time of his ar-rest, police found the 2004 Jeep Libertyidling in front of the car Yerganian was al-legedly burglarizing.
The Queens Nor th Evidence Col lec-t ion Team was not ified when the car wasrecovered and processed it for DNA. Skincell DNA swabs were recovered from thesteering wheel, rear view mirror and gearshifter handle and submit ted for DNA test-ing. A criminalist within the Office of theChief Medical Examiner, Depar tment OfForensic Biology, determined that DNAtesting of the swabs revealed a singlesource male DNA profile. The DNA pro-fi le was then uploaded to the New YorkState DNA Index System whereupon itmatched a DNA sample submit ted byYerganian on Nov 8, 2006.
— Domenick Rafter
Con Ed will go to a business and take asurvey of its energy costs. Some recommen-dations are free, and the utility can installenergy efficient measures such as compactfluorescent lamps, low-flow aerators and awater heater thermostat setback.
As an added incentive, the utility will payup to 70 percent of the up-front costs toinstall high-efficiency lighting and new bal-lasts and fixtures; and to retro-commissionexisting heating, ventilation and cooling(HVAC) systems. Once installed, Con Ed willcharge the customer minimal monthly coststo recoup the outlay.
"Con Edison wants to help them saveenergy and money," said Vasquez, "The re-turn is quick with a tremendous impact.Every customer that has learned about thesavings wants to participate."
Businesses can qualify for this free surveyand possible energy upgrades if they have anaverage peak monthly electric demand under100kW. To contact Con Edison to get thefree survey and more information call (888)945-5326.
Reach In te rn Rebecca Sesny a [email protected] or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128.
Three Queens men were arrested earlierthis year for allegedly laundering money toIran through a system that circumvents thesanctions against what the U.S. governmentdeems a “rogue state.”
Reza Safarha, 54, Nick Mohamey, 56, andMohammad Soroush Mahalaty, 48, were ar-rested in January and appeared before a federaljudge in Manhattan last week to answer chargesof conspiring to commit money laundering.
All three suspects reside in Queens.Safarha operated KP House of Carpets, acarpet store on Brookvllle Boulevard inRosedale. If convicted, each faces a maxi-mum sentence of 20 years in prison.
The investigation was a joint effort by theFBI, IRS and Joint Terrorism Task Force withassistance from the U.S. Treasury Department’sForeign Asset Control. According to the crimi-nal complaint, from 2007 to 2008 the suspectsengaged in the transfer of illicit funds to Iranthrough the use of a system called “hawala,”
Boro Trio Fed Iran $$which allows money to be sent into Iranthrough channels other than traditional bank-ing systems. In the system, funds are trans-ferred by customers to a hawala operator, or“hawaladar,” in the United States, and corre-sponding funds, less any fees, are disbursed torecipients in another country by “hawaladar”associates in that location.
The complaint says more than $300,000of what prosecutors believed to be the pro-ceeds of criminal activity were laundered toaccounts located outside of the United States,including in Iran. In fact, a confidential infor-mant working with law enforcement authori-ties provided the funds. The suspects tookcontrol of the funds in the United States andthen, through co-conspirators in Iran, dis-bursed an equivalent amount of rials, theIranian currency, in Iran, effectively launder-ing the money without directly transferringit outside the country.
Air Force Airman Jonathan H. Gopaulgraduated from basic military training atLackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed anintensive, eight-week pro-gram that included trainingin military discipline and stud-ies, Air Force core values,physical fitness, and basicwarfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete ba-sic training earn four creditstoward an associate in appliedscience degree through theCommunity College of the AirForce.
He is the son of BeygumGopaul of Penn Estate Drive,East Stroudsburg, Pa., andJerry Gopaul of Van WyckExpressway. Gopaul is a 2008graduate of St roudsburgHigh School, Penn.
Stonehill College recently named the fol-lowing local residents to its Dean’s List forthe Spring 2010 semester.
Rockaway Park resident Megan M.Boyle, a member of the class of 2011; BaysideHills resident Jennifer V. Errante, a mem-ber of the class of 2010; Flushing residentMargaux M. Fleuranges, a member of theclass of 2010; and Rockaway Point resident
Emily M. O’Kane, a member of the class of2010.
To qualify for the Dean’s List at Stonehill,students must have a semes-ter grade point average of3.50 or better and must havecompleted successfully allcourses for which they wereregistered.
B r i gad i e r Gene ra lPatrick A. Murphy , TheAdjutant General, announcesthe recent reenlistment ofmembers of the New YorkArmy National Guard in rec-ognition of their continuingcommitment to serve com-munity, state and nation aspart of the Army NationalGuard.
Sergeant BryanBastidas from Forest Hills, has reenlisted tocontinue service with the 145th MaintenanceCompany; Sergeant Robert Sparks fromJamaica, has reenlisted to continue servicewith the Battery A 1-258th Field Artillery;Private 1st Class Saul Soto from Woodhaven,has reenlisted to continue service with theCompany A 1-69th Infantry; Sergeant 1stClass Duncan Mackay from Woodside, hasreenlisted to continue service with the Com-pany A Recruiting & Retention; Sergeant
Oluwatoba Awolola from Arverne, hasreenlisted to continue service with the Com-pany B, 642d Support Battalion Rear; Spe-cialist Sebastien Coulanges from CambriaHeights, has reenlisted to continue servicewith the Detachment 2 Headqarters andHeadquarters Company, 42d Stb; and Spe-cialist Jamie Padilla from Richmond Hill,has reenlisted to continue service with theHeadquarters and Headquarters Battery 1-258th Field Artillery.
The following students were named to theDean’s List of Emory College, the under-graduate, liberal arts college of Emory Uni-versity in Atlanta, Ga., for the 2010 springsemester. Students must be in the top 20percent of Emory College or have approxi-mately a 3.853 grade point average or higherto be named to the Dean’s List.
Melanie Beatus of Roslyn Heights,daughter of Dr. Richard Scott Beatus ofFloral Park and Randi Linker of RoslynHeights; Christina Singh of Ozone Park,daughter of Roweena E. Bipat-Singh ofOzone Park and Tony N. Singh of OzonePark; and Soe Thein of Long Island City, sonof Thein Than and Pyone P. Sein.
SUNY Canton President Joseph L.Kennedy and the College’s deans recentlyrecognized almost 800 students who excelledacademically during the Spring 2010 semes-ter.
“At SUNY Canton, we are committed tostudent success,” Kennedy said. “Each ofthese students has demonstrated that they areequally committed to getting the most out oftheir career-driven education.”
To receive President’s List honors, full-time students must earn a semester grade
point average (GPA) of 3.75 or higher on a4.0 scale. For Dean’s List, full-time studentsmust receive a GPA of 3.25. Part-Time Hon-ors are awarded to students earning at leasta 3.25 GPA on six to 11 credit hours.
Among the students who earned honorsfor academics were:
Constantina DeLuca of Flushing, whois undeclared and is a 2009 graduate ofFrancis Lewis High School, made President’sList; Randolph C. White of Laurelton, whois majoring in individual studies and is a2007 graduate of Martin Luther High School,made Dean’s List; Martin Liu of Woodhaven,who is undeclared and is a 2009 graduate ofUrban Assembly School of Design, madePresident’s List; and Jabari Richards ofSouth Ozone Park, who is majoring in ac-counting and is a 2009 graduate of ThomasA. Edison Vocational and Technical HighSchool, made Dean’s List.
The following students who attend PaceUniversity in New York the Dean’s list in thespring of 2010:
Christine A Ramkishun from OzonePark was selected for Dean’s Second Hon-ors; Jamelah Rimawi from South Rich-mond Hill was selected for Dean’s SecondHonors; Stephanie Apanah from SouthRichmond Hill was selected for Dean’s ThirdHonors; Mariola Suchorzepka fromWoodhaven was selected for Dean’s List FirstHonors; Marianna Kostsyuh from Rich-mond Hill was selected for Dean’s SecondHonors; Heidi M Zwick from Breezy Pointwas selected for Dean’s Second Honors; RoyRamkhallawan from Ozone Park was se-lected for Dean’s Second Honors; and An-drew A Lokenauth from Richmond Hillwas selected for Dean’s Second Honors.
Jonathan H. Gopaul
Public WalksJack Eichenbaum, the borough’s histo-
rian, is running a series of walks titled“Changing Cultures of Queens: A WalkingAnthology”
The final of the series will be held Tues-day, July 27, and is titled “No. 7 JacksonHeights to Sunnyside.” The core of theethnic diversity along “The InternationalExpress” has visible commercial concentra-tions of Irish, Mexican, South Asian, SouthAmerican, Filipino and Thai cultures. Somedomestic gentrification has occurred at bothtermini. The train and the constantly evolv-ing eats are always in focus. The tour meetsat Manuel de Dios Unanue Triangle, 83rdStreet and Roosevelt Avenue.
Each walk begins at 6 p.m. at the desig-nated location, near a subway station, andends about two hours and two miles later ina neighborhood where you may eat (as youchoose) in a variety of interesting restau-rants. Tuition: $15 each walk. ($10 for peopleunder 30 years in age with ID) No reserva-tions required; just show up in time!
Pow-WowThe 32nd annual Thunderbird American
Indian Mid-Summer Pow-Wow will be held atThe Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50Little Neck Parkway in Floral Park on Friday,Saturday and Sunday, July 23, 24 and 25.Hours are Friday from 6-10 p.m., Saturdayfrom 10 a.m.-10 p.m., and Sunday from 10a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $9 for adults withan all weekend pass for $15, and $4 forchildren 12 and under with $5 for an all
weekend pass.The Pow Wow will feature three days of
intertribal Native American Dance Competi-tions. Over 40 Indian nations will be repre-sented. Chanting, drumming and brilliantlycolored, finely detailed regalia will providestimulating entertainment for people of allages. All dance competitions and perfor-mances will be narrated for your apprecia-tion of the rich tradition and culture that isbeing shared. American Indian art and craftvendors will offer a unique array of items forshoppers. American Indian food will featureitems such as fry bread and Navajo tacos.Visitors will be able to enjoy the beautifulgrounds of the Farm Museum, take hayridesfor $2 per person, tour the historica AdrianceFarmhouse and purchase fresh grown pro-duce. For travel directions and additionalevent information, go to queensfarm.org orcall (718) 347-3276.
Kids Fun DayTo get families ready for back-to-school,
the Catholic Charities Queens CommunityCenters are hosting Kids Fun Day, an excit-ing day for families to enjoy themselveswhile receiving important information onsafety and health. Activities include games,face painting, clown and balloon creations,arts and crafts, along with a special presen-tation by McGruff the Crime Dog, healthscreenings and much more. Participantswill receive free limited school supplies andother giveaways. This event is part of theCathol ic Charit ies “Pathways to Self-Sufficienty” series, and is co-sponsored byFidelis Care.
Kids Fun Day will take place on Wednes-day, Aug. 11 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at theQueens North Community Center on 23-40Astoria Blvd., and Thursday, Aug. 12 from10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Queens South Commu-nity Center at 90-39 189th St.
Extreme MakeoverStraight out of the idea behind the hit
show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,”shabby homeowners are encouraged to beextra nice to their friends: a compellingletter from one of them to Major Homesmight nominate a lucky family into over-hauled digs.
Major Homes President Mitchell Kerschsaid his charitable bona fides include $7,000in free siding to the family of a guitaristwho had lost three and a half f ingers andthe donation of a kitchen to a family withthree children suffering from cystic fibro-sis.
Kersch, the third of a four-generationfamily dynasty, said said there’s no catchand that the business is often charitablewith their services, though there is onecaveat.
The contest has no eligibility require-ments. It doesn’t even have an official name.“All they need to do is send a letter,” saidKersch. “There’s no cost. No obligation. It isnot a gimmick.” They won’t even enter infor-mation from entries into a sales database, hesaid.
To nominate someone for free windows,roofing or siding, write a letter explainingtheir circumstances. Include both your in-formation and your nominee’s informa-
tion, including: name, phone number, ad-dress, and email if you have one. Sendletters to Major Homes, 48-52 ClearviewExpy., Bayside, NY 11364, attention MitchKersch.
Camera ClubFlushing Camera Club will begin its sum-
mer digital photography program, gearedtowards the beginner in all of us. Participa-tion costs $5 per session - don’t forget tobring your camera and the manual.
The group meets at Flushing Hospital’sauditor ium, 146-01 45th Ave., everyWednesday at 7 p.m.
Swim ClassesRegistration is being held for swim classes
at Fort Totten Pool for session II, course 2.The class runs from July 27 through August11. Registration for session III, course 3begins on Aug. 12 at 9 a.m. The class runsfrom August 13-August 27. Fort Totten islocated on Totten Road off the Cross IslandParkway. For more information, call (718)224-4031.
Boy ScoutsA new Shomer Shabbat Boy Scout troop
for boys ages 11-18 is starting at the HillcrestJewish Center. Are you ready to have funwhile learning awesome skills like canoeing,leadership skills and rock climbing?
For more information, contact Hillcrestrepresentatives Harvey and Iris Schachter at(718) 969-1571. To find out more aboutscouting, go to beascout.org.
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Poet Laureate Sees Expanded RoleBy REBECCA SESNY
Small in stature but large on passion,award-winning poet, self-proclaimed nomad,and Sunnyside resident Paolo Javier has bigplans in the borough for the next three years.
After launching a search in March, QueensBorough President Helen Marshall an-nounced on June 18 that Javier would be thefifth Poet Laureate of Queens.
An unpaid appointment that focuses onservice to the borough through arts enhance-ment and community projects, candidates musthave lived in Queens for at least the past twoyears, had their work published, written poemsabout the borough and have a plan for serving.
Marshall described Javier as an up-and-coming poet and filmmaker who has a clearlyarticulated vision of how to promote a love ofpoetry among our diverse youth throughmultimedia programming. “We are very ex-cited to collaborate with him over the nextthree years,” she said.
After a lengthy interview process andweeks of waiting, Javier finally received thecall he had hoped to get.
“It’s the kind of title that understands thatthere is a responsibility to your communityrather than your own career,” he said. “Itrequires a lot of selfless work on your part. Iwas trying to think of a way I could give backto the community I was a part of. If I get thisit would be a fruitful and meaningful way togive back.”
At 35, Javier is the author of two full-length poetry books and four “chapbooks”(short books of poetry). He was born in thePhilippines and moved to Westchester withhis parents when he was 10. Growing up inthe Metropolitan area, he found himself vis-iting close relatives in the city often, includ-
ing his godmother inQueens.
“My experience of thecity has been foremost inQueens, I got to knowthis area when we wouldcome down on the week-ends,” he said.
Javier didn’t start outas a lover of poetry and apassionate pursuer in thisfield. “I have always beendrawn to reading, litera-ture,” he said, “I read anawful lot, but what I readwas comic books, read-ers digest, books on theoccult”.
It wasn’t until highschool when, havingbeen assigned a creativeproject and encouragedby his English teacher,he began to develop hislove.
“I started to write po-etry and it became anextension of my interest,” he said. “Up untilthen I never really considered the possibilityof pursuing poetry with the seriousness thatI have the last couple of years.”
He also discovered an artist who would bean inspiration and have a great influence onhis own writing. “I really love Carlos Will-iams, a New Jersey poet who opened up myappreciation for poetry as an art form,”Javier said. “I love how his poems look.”
Javier left New York for a time to attendthe University of British Columbia, where hestudied creative writing, and has since trav-
eled all over the world. His interests variedwhile in school as he made his foray intoplaywrighting, running a theater companyand studying English Literature, but he real-ized the pull of the poet’s heart was too great.
“My interests were so varied,” he said,“but through all of them, poetry was the one,it chose me as much as I chose it. I am firstand foremost a poet,”
Eventually he returned to the area, choos-ing Sunnyside as his home where he has livedfor the past decade. “I felt more comfortablein Queens seeing how diverse it was. It walks
the walk here,” Javier said. “So when Idecided to come back I wanted to live inQueens. I felt at home.”
Now a part of the fabric of the city, Javierbegan teaching at local universities, started aWeb site to publish poets he liked and ad-mired called 2ndavenuepoetry.com, and be-came active in the local Queens arts scene,including readings and arts projects at Gal-lery 37 in Jackson Heights. “It’s not surpris-ing that really fantastic artists emerge fromthis borough,” he said.
Marshall noted that the borough bard isexpected to nurture residents’ love of poetryand perform readings at various locales andannual events celebrated in the county. Javier,having outlined his plans for the committeeduring the application process, has severalideas of his own on bringing art and poetryto the public.
“I am striving for transparency among mygoals, in terms of achievability,” he said. “Idon’t want to be a parachute artist whocomes in to neighborhoods and then theneighborhood will never see or hear about itor me again.”
Javier has proposed multimedia perfor-mances doing a public arts project scatteredacross film, comic books, playwrighting, andreadings while working with residents acrossQueens communities, making this a collabo-ration. He intends to document his time aspoet laureate on film and include other Queensartists in the documentary.
“I want to put a focus on Queens as a vitalliterary center,” he said. “I am going to usethis as an opportunity to discover Queens.”
Reach in te rn Rebecca Sesny a [email protected] or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128.
New Queens Poet Laureate Paolo Javier discusses his plansfor the position.
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LIJ RN’s To Get Bachelor’s Degree
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As nursing assumes an increasinglyprominent role in the delivery of careduring this new era of healthcare reform,the North Shore-LIJ HealthSystem announced it willsoon require newly hirednurses to have a Bachelorof Nursing Science degreeor earn one within fiveyears. This new require-ment will take effect Sept.1.
All new nurses who do not have a BSNmust enroll in a bachelor’s degree pro-gram within 24 months of their hire dateand earn their degree within five years.For more than a decade, North Shore-LIJhas offered tuition assistance to employ-ees for BSN degrees as well as flexibleonsite nursing degree programs withseveral Long Island universities and col-leges.
Nurses on staff at North Shore-LIJwho have not earned their BSNs areexempt from the new policy, however,nurse executives and hospital leaders
are strongly encouraging employees tocontinue their education and take advan-tage of the health system’s tuition reim-
bursement program,which has helped thou-sands of nurses at the sys-tem keep up with currentand future demands.
The new requirementis based on research thatshows a significant rela-tionship between higher
levels of nursing education and improvedquality outcomes, lower mortality andfewer adverse events, according to NorthShore-LIJ President and EEO MichaelDowling.
“As patient care becomes more com-plex and high-tech, there is growing evi-dence that developing a more highlyeducated nursing workforce improvespatient safety and leads to higher-qual-ity, more cost-effective patient care,” hesaid.
In 2009, a bill was introduced in theNew York State Legislature to require
registered professional nurses to attain aBSN degree within 10 years of their initiallicensure. If passed, New York would bethe first state in the country to have a BSNas standardized entry into the nursingprofession. Attempts by nurses and otheradvocates to pass similar legislation inthe state date back to 1976.
“Nurses require a broad-based edu-cation that prepares them to meet in-creasingly complex patient health needsin constantly evolving practice environ-ments,” said Maureen White, RN, seniorvice president and chief nurse executiveof the 15-hospital North Shore-LIJ HealthSystem. “Nurses must be prepared towork with individuals, families and com-
New York Hospital Queens receiveda $515,000 Community Capital Assis-tance Program grant from the New YorkState Legislature. Funds were used topurchase a state-of-the-art endoscopyultrasound system, the Olympus a10 (Al-pha10). Assemblywoman Ann-MargaretCarrozza (D-Bayside) made the awardpossible by applying for capital fundingon NYHQ’s behalf.
In addition to gastrointestinal dis-
NYHQ’s Ultra Granteases, the Alpha10 is used to diagnosepancreatic, esophageal, rectal, gastricand lung cancers, and other benign tu-mors.
“The Alpha10 is used daily by spe-cialists at NYHQ to access lesions andtumors in the body without surgery,” saidRuth Hopkins, RN, Nurse Manager. “Thisimproves patient care, and facilitates di-agnosis and treatment for patients in theQueens Community.”
munities of diverse backgrounds in arange of settings as part of interdiscipli-nary teams. The bottom line is that ournurses have a deep and direct impact onevery single patient who enters our doors,more so than any other medical profes-sional.”
About 60 percent of North Shore-LIJ’smore than 10,000 nurses already haveearned a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoraldegree. In addition, 465 nurses currentlyare working on their bachelor’s degree.
“So it’s clear,” she said, “that manyalready recognize the importance of ad-vancing their clinical knowledge skillsand enhancing patient care in their ownenvironment.”
Seniors Go Bowling:
A senior takes a practice frame in the Touchstone Health Wii bowling tourna-ment at Dellamonica Senior Center in Astoria. Seniors throughout Queens andthe city will be competing in a bowling tournament sponsored by the MedicareAdvantage company to promote exercise and health living. Queens seniorcenters participating are: Elmcor Senior Center, 98-19 Astoria Blvd, EastElmhurst; Friendship Senior Center, 92-33 170th St., Jamaica; DellamonicaSenior Center, 23-56 Broadway, Astoria; and Latimer Senior Center, 34-30137th St., Flushing.
By DOMENICK RAFTERIn front of a packed house in Aque-
duct Racetrack that included membersof Community Board 10, local politiciansand nearly 100 neighbors, Genting NewYork, the only surviving bid to developvideo lottery terminals at Aqueduct, pre-sented its plan to the public.
There was a noticeable whiff of skep-ticism in the room, but local elected offi-cials, many having been through thisprocess before, tried to inject some opti-mism into the crowd.
“I think we are almost there,” said As-semblywoman Audrey Pheffer (D-Rockaway Beach).
“I hope and expect that this is the lasttime we’re here,” said AssemblywomanMichele Titus (D-Far Rockaway).
What Is Genting?Genting New York, the last bid stand-
ing after the disqualification of SL Greenand Penn National, took the opportunityto introduce to the community the Ma-laysia-based company and the princi-pals involved in the bid, including JCJConstruction and Tutor-Perini contrac-tors, who worked on the AirTrain and therecent JFK runway rehabilitation project.Genting’s management team, includingMichael Speller, who is a former CEO ofFoxwoods and helped develop the Sen-eca Niagara Casino in Niagara Falls,also introduced themselves to the com-munity members.
“We’re always sensitive to communityissues,” Speller said. “I can assure youthat’s what we’ll do here.”
Speller, a native of Britain, told audi-ence members not to “be fooled” by hisBritish accent because he has workedon casinos in the Northeastern UnitedStates for more than three decades.
“This is no small project,” Speller said,rejecting the word “Racino” as a descrip-tion of the project. “We want to create adestination for a great day trip.”
Genting spokesman Jay Walker saidthe project, which includes nearly150,000 square feet of casino floorspace on two floors, at least two restau-
rants, a buffet and a sports bar, is aimedat customers who might otherwise travelto Atlantic City or Connecticut.
Bringing In CustomersWalker also laid out potential cus-
tomer bases for the casino, includingtravelers connecting through nearby JFKAirport with long layovers. He saidGenting plans to run shuttle buses fromAqueduct to Citi Field during Mets homegames so baseball fans who travel fromplaces like Brooklyn, Staten Island andthe south shore of Long Island can parkat Aqueduct, take a shuttle to the sta-dium, and patronize the casino and res-taurants before and after a game.
Gent ing hopes to ut i l ize theracetrack’s proximity to the A train tobring in tourists staying in Manhattan andBrooklyn, Walker added. The site wouldinclude a direct connection to the A train,which runs along the western edge ofthe property. This concerned Council-man Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), whosaid the A train couldn’t handle more traf-fic.
“In light of the recent MTA servicecuts, it is unclear whether or not Gentingwill be able to rely on an already over-burdened public transit infrastructure,”Ulrich said. “The A Train is already burst-ing at the seams and bus service iswholly inadequate. I’m concerned theMTA won’t be able to provide the levelof service the company is counting on.”
Walker said that Genting would dis-cuss the issue with the MTA, but alsonoted that more riders going to the ca-sino would mean more revenue for theMTA, which would allow the agency toincrease service on the A train.
Community ConcernsWalker assured that Genting would
spend its money within in the commu-nity, including buying from local suppli-ers and would donate 1 percent of itstotal annual income to the community touse however it sees fit.
The project would create 800 perma-nent jobs and 1,300 construction jobs,
Lone VLT Bidder Makes Its Pitch
To Boro Community, Local Leaders
Introducing Genting:
which Walker said members of the localcommunity would be given first crack at.If Genting wins the bid on Aug. 3, it plansto immediately open a storefront inOzone Park near Aqueduct where peoplecan apply for open positions.
Walker also noted that casinos oftencreate more jobs once in business
“When a casino gets cooking, thatbrings jobs – a lot of jobs,” he said.
There was a blizzard of concern overissues such as traffic, security, parkingand the future of the Aqueduct Flea Mar-ket. As far as traffic, Walker said Gentinghas nine years worth of State and Citytraffic analysis to look at that will allowthem to figure out the best ways to miti-gate concerns. He also noted that casi-nos have steady traffic flows, and nobursts of traffic like sports venues.
As far as security, Walker said that’san issue casino owners are profession-als at.
“When you run a casino, security isthe first thing you talk about,” he said.“No one does security better than casi-nos.”
Walker also responded to concernsabout the future of the Aqueduct FleaMarket, which currently uses Aqueduct’snorth parking lot. Though its future loca-tion is in question, Walker said Gentingwould work to find another place on sitefor it, since it was important to the com-munity.
One local resident expressed con-cern on how Aqueduct would be uti-lized as a coastal evacuation receiv-ing station during its construction if ahurricane hit Queens. Walker saidGenting hadn’t discussed the possibil-ity, but would look into it, and that oncethe development is completed, Aque-duct would continue to serve as a re-ceiving station, and would be betterequipped to house evacuees.
Genting’s Speller also assured thecommunity that Genting could completethe project quickly once chosen, point-ing out that Seneca Niagara Casino wasdeveloped in only a few months.
“I know this has been a long timecoming,” said Mike Speller.
1: Grand entrance with covered entry way, three-storyatrium and water show
2: 93,000-sq ft casino floor on 1st floor; 42,500-sq ftcasino floor on 2nd floor
3: Two-story casual dining promenade, up to 450 seats
The issue of a timeline was importantto State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-HowardBeach)
“We need to get this project startedtomorrow,” Addabbo said.
Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter [email protected] or (718)357-7400, Ext. 125.
4: 200-seat high-end signature restaurant5: 200-seat high-end Chinese restaurant6: Sports bar restaurant/lounge, 280-person capacity7: Enclosed skyway pedestrian bridge connecting
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• Oct 2001: The state legislature and Gover-nor George Pataki approve VLTs at Aqueduct.
• April 2003: The first bidding process endswith MGM Mirage being chosen by NYRA torun 4,500 VLTs.
• Aug 2003: a federal probe into NYRA leadsMG Mirage to drop their bid.
• 2006: Democratic gubernatorial candidateEliot Spitzer promises to begin a new biddingprocess for the VLTs.
• Oct 2008: Gov. David Paterson chooses Dela-ware North.
• March 2009: Delaware North pulls out of theproject. Paterson immediately restarts the bid-ding process.
• July 2009: Seven groups submit bids, in-cluding the eventual winning bid; the ill-fatedAqueduct Entertainment Group, whose inves-tors include former Jamaica Congressman andinfluential Democrat Rev. Floyd Flake.
• Jan 2010: After weeks of delaying, Patersonchooses AEG, not long after Flake hints hemay support Attorney General Andrew Cuomoover Paterson for Governor in 2010.
• Feb 2010: The state inspector general andthe feds begin probing the selection of AEG.
• March 9, 2010: Flake and Jay-Z leave AEG,leaving the deal nearly dead.
• March 11, 2010: State Lottery calls AEG“unlicensable,” kills the deal.
• May 11, 2010: Lottery seeks new bids. Pater-son says he will back whatever bid Lotterychooses.
• June 8, 2010: Six bidders appear at thebidder’s conference at Aqueduct Racetrack.
• June 29, 2010: Three bidders – SL Green,Penn National and Genting New York – submitbids.
• July 6, 2010: SL Green and Penn Nationalare disqualified by Lottery officials for failingto meet mandatory bid requirements.
• July 14, 2010: Judge orders halt on bid-ding process after AEG files suit over failedbid.
• July 15, 2010: Judge overturns his ownruling. Genting New York presents its plan toCB 10 and members of the surrounding neigh-borhoods.
• Aug 3, 2010: Winning bid to be announcedby State Lottery.
• Feb 2012: All 4,500 VLTs must be opera-tional at Aqueduct.
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Thanks to the hard work of Borough President Helen Marshall, the NYC Parks Dept., Unisphere Inc. and the Queens Tribune, a memorial garden was created in Flushing Meadows Corona Park to honor lifelong park advocate and former Queens Tribune editor David Oats. Though the proposal to create a lasting memorial to Oats in the park was championed by the Tribune beginning the week following his death, it was Marshall who kept on the Parks Department, who sought out funding and who engineered the event honoring Oats. Top left: Borough President Helen Marshall (l.) and Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowsky (r.) listen as Corrine Oats, the widow of the late park advo-cate, explains to the crowd that had gathered the signifi-cance the the park held in Oats’ life. Top center: Aside from the marker that shows off the site, a special plaque was dedicated in the garden in honor of David Oats, who died from infection complica-tions in February 2008.
Park Advocate, Late Tribune Editor David Oats Honored
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall was honored in the Veterans Memorial Garden outside Borough Hall July 13 by Queens Chapter 92 of Disabled American Vet-erans post located at Borough Hall. Commander Samuel Mantilla (r.) thanked Marshall for her support for all vet-erans.
Veteran Honor
Elmhurst Hospital Center Community Advisory Board Members Malini Lanz (l. to r.), Ann Soukeras, Peter Amato, former NYC Councilmember Helen Sears, EHC Executive Director Chris Constantino, Greenmarkets Ex-ecutive Director Michael Hurwitz, U.S. Rep. Joe Crow-ley, Councilman Danny Dromm, CB 4 District Manager Richard Italiano, EHC employee Priscilla Carrow, EHC employee Nancy Taylor, volunteer Doris Fogle at the opening of Elmhurst Hospital Center’s greenmarket.
Greenmarket Opens
The cardiac team at LIJ Medical Center celebrated the grand opening of their newest cardiac catheterization laboratory. Pictured l. to r.: Nicole Hoeffler, RN; Jana Fin-kel, RN; Katie Wilkes, RN; Janet Hyland, RN; Barry Ka-plan, MD, director of cardiac catheterization lab; Stacey Rosen, MD, associate chair of cardiology; Rajiv Jauhar, MD, director of interventional cardiology; Patricia M. Far-rell, RN, director of cardiac services; Christine Scott, RN; Theodora Trappizano, invasive cardiovascular technolo-gist; and Mary Hyland, RN.
Cath Lab Opens
On July 12, employees from the Dime Savings Bank located in various Queens branches participated to as-sist the NYC Parks Department in Cunningham Park to paint a bicycle storage container that was donated by the “Friends of Cunningham Park Association.” Pictured l. to r.; Dickson Tsang; Tarun Kumar, Bayside; Karen Rupert, Glen Oaks; Vindy Persaud, Hillcrest; Dina Foukas, Whit-estone; Charisma Vega, Glen Oaks; John Tochterman, Hillcrest; Chris Reide, Hillcrest; and Harsh Kumar, Hill-crest.
Dime Kicks In
The “Uncle” Vito F. Maranzano Playground at Central Avenue and 70th Street in Glendale is usually a very busy place. Now it will be even extra appealing to local residents. Some 55 volunteers – high school juniors and seniors from Iowa who are members of Lead222 – vol-unteered to come to Glendale at their own expense to participate in a playground clean-up sponsored by NYS Senator Joe Addabbo. The paint and brushes they used were supplied by the NYC Parks Department.
Playground LeadThe Queens Dominicana Baseball Team were champi-ons of the Little League Subway Series in the ages 13-15 bracket.
Baseball Champs
Top right: Corrine Oats’ eyes filled with tears as the sign for David’s Garden was unveiled. Here, she (r.) applauds the sign and the people who helped turn this dream into reality - Borough President Helen Marshall (l. to r.), Queens Parks Commissioner Dorthy Lewandowski and Flushing Meadows Corona Park Administrator Estelle Cooper, whose not-for-profit Unisphere Inc. ponied up the funds to make the garden a reality.
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Queens Arts Funding Deadline NearsBy REBECCA SESNY
Queens Council on the Ar ts (QCA) willcontinue its long history of supporting localar t ist s by distr ibut ing annual grants toQueens art ist s and ar t ist ic groups throughit's Queens Community Ar ts Fund.
The QCAF gives grants to those that of-fer distinctive ar ts and cultural programmingthat directly serve the citizens of Queens.
In t imes of economic hardship, art s andarts education programs are usually the firstto feel the effects of funding cuts. Queensart ist s are no exception to the rule. They,much like other non-profit groups, havestruggled to obtain what lit tle funds are setaside by government agencies. The applica-tion process can be daunting, and the largecompetitive pool in which they compete forthese grants can be intimidating.
QCA, an organization founded in 1966,supplies grants, and makes it easier fornon-profit ar t ist ic groups and indiv idualsto apply and receive money they need tosurvive by providing them with easier ac-cess to city and statewide grants set asidefor the borough.
The grants are available for a wide vari-ety of programs including visual and per for-mance ar t, individual and group artists, aswel l as for school arts educat ion programs,and young students who would like to pur-sue a field in the ar ts but need grants tocontinue their education.
In 2010, the QCAF awarded $224,000to 17 individual ar t ist s and 43 organiza-t ions for the creat ion of ar t s and culturalprogramming.
QCA has established free concerts in theparks and helped develop the Queens Mu-seum of Ar t. It has been al locat ing city andstate funding to local Queens art ist s since1977.
The grants are made available by the NewYork City Depar tment of Cultural Affairs'Greater New York Arts Development Fundand the New York State Council on the Ar tsDecentralization Program with the QCA aid-ing applicants in the grant proposal processand selecting the recipients. JPMorgan Chasealso sponsors a grant providing money forthe benefit of art ist ic groups, including Website development and equipment purchasing.
GREEK TAVERNA MEDITERRA-NEAN GRILL160-24 Willets Point Blvd.Whitestone, NY 11357(718) 281-4210CUISINE: GreekHOURS: Tue-Sun 11 a.m.-11 p.m.PARKING: StreetRESERVATIONS: AcceptedCREDIT CARDS: All Major
On a lazy Sunday afternoon, a guestand I wandered over to Greek TavernaMediterranean Gril l for an early dinner.Set in an unimpressive strip mall acrossthe street from a McDonald's, GreekTaverna is a hidden gem.
Quickly seated by the friendly andknowledgeable wait staff, we were offereda choice between standard menufare and the specials. Decidingin favor of variety, we chose totry a mix of their best appetizersand special entrees.
While we waited for our ap-pe t i z e r s , G r i l l e d Oc topus ,Saganaki and Zucchini Chips, Iadmired the view. Seated at atable overlooking the expansivefront windows, complete withhanging flowers and standingpots filled with the same, givesone the feel of being far away from theurban-suburban hubbub that is Queens.
Grilled Octopus is a treat that I wouldrecommend only for the more adventur-ous diner. Long, black charred tentaclesare plated with a mix of chopped veg-etables, and the signature house dressing.It took no lit tle bit of courage to dig in,but once we did, we were rewarded withtender, meaty octopus, wh ich is set offperfectly by the veggies.
The Saganaki, fr ied kefalogravieracheese with black sesame seeds and spicyhoney, is a treat for the eye as well as thepalate. The spicy honey and tangy yogur tsauce combine to form an addictive burstof f lavor.
Addictive was the word of the day atMediterranean Grill. The Zucchini Chips
To apply for a grant for the first t ime,ar tists or a group's representative must ei-ther at tend an applicat ion workshop, meetwith a member of the QCA one on one, orwatch the application tutorials on line.
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can be described by no other word. Thinrounds of zucch ini are bat tered andlightly fr ied - per fect for dipping into ei-ther the roasted garlic spread or yogur tsauce. The roasted garlic has a smoothtexture and subtle flavor that brings outthe sweetness of the zucchini. Not to beoutdone, the yogur t sauce brings out thesalty, fried goodness of the zucchini chips.Not a dish for the dedicated dieter; youcan't eat just one.
As a special treat for this falafel con-noisseur, instead of the usual sandwich,they brought a plate of falafel and yogur tsauce. Although my tastes are hard to sat-isfy, this did the trick. The falafel is lightlyfried with a flaky crust, understated flavor,and just a hint lemon and cumin.
While wait ing for the entrees, wemunched a Greek Salad, a tradi-tional mix of chopped greens,olives, onion and tomato, with agenerous helping of feta cheeseand their signature dressing.The feta showed all the appro-priate signs of freshness, and thehouse dressing was sweet andtangy without the usual bite of avinaigrette.
Our entrees, Tilapia Athe-nian and Chicken Portobel lo,looked as good as they tasted.
The Tilapia Athenian is gril led to per fec-tion and wrapped around a spinach, fetaand leek stuffing, with sautéed vegetableson the side.
The Chicken Por tobel lo is a hear tymeal for the true mushroom lover; achicken breast topped by spinach, slicedPortobellos and mozzarel la in a light mush-room gravy. The side, thick wedges oflemon potato, is a perfectly addictive pal-ate cleanser.
Prices range from a low of $3.50 forthe soup of the day to $45 for a combina-tion dinner plat ter for two of lamb, Roma-nian steak, chicken and pork. With plentyof choices that range in the $9-$18 range,Mediterranean Grill is a delightful choicefor lunch, or a night on the town.
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By JESSICA ABLAMSKYCalling all otaku. Tokyopop is hitt ing the
road in a nationwide search for the world’sgreatest manga superfan.
Tokyopop’s tr icked-out tour bus w il lstop at the Bayside Branch of the QueensLibrary on Monday, Aug. 2 at 3 p.m., aspar t of a documentar y that wi l l appear onHulu this fall.
For the uninitiated, manga are Japanesecomic books with an obsessive following offolks who cal l themselves fanboys andfangirls. Otaku (anime/manga fans) havesent books flying off the shelves faster thanBayside library staff can stock them.
“The whole tour is taking manga to thefans, to those places that we’re never beenable to go to,” said Tokoypop AssociatePublisher Marco Pavia. “It’s the first timewe’ve ever done anything this insane, sowe’re definitely learning a lot on this tour.”
Geek out with contests for art, trivia andcosplay (shor t for costume play, where par-ticipants represent their favorite character);get your hands on some free swag, meetmanga-ka (creators of manga) and even learna lit tle Japanese.
Making an appearance will be M. AliceLegrow, creator of the bestsel ling series
Bizenghast. For the musically inclined, meetStu Levy, founder of Tokoypop and co-cre-ator of the series Princess Ai , which wasbased loosely on the life of, and conceivedwith, infamous rocker Cour tney Love.
As a special treat, JPOP (Japanese pop)star Reni Mimura will perform. What she’l ldo is a mystery, even to Pavi.
“I don’t know what,” he said. “It’ll defi-nitely be at least singing, and maybe Q&A.”
Tokoypop staff urge videotaping andtweeting of all kinds.
“I want to encourage anyone who attendsto take photos, videos, to upload them tothe Internet,” Pavi said. “The fans definitelylove to see what they’re missing on the otherside of the country.”
Queens Library staff is excited about theevent.
“I’m sure it’s going to bring new users tothe library who are reading about it on fansites,” said Joanne King, spokeswoman forthe Queens Library. “I’m sure that it wi l lbring new users who are surprised that wehave that kind of material. And we’re gladof that.”
Reach Reporter Jessica Ablamsky [email protected] or (718)357-7400, Ext. 124.
Manga Fans To UniteAt Bayside’s Library
Application workshops will be held thefol lowing dates: Thursday, Aug. 19, 6p.m., Forest Hi l ls Library, 108-19 71 St.,Forest Hills; Wednesday, Aug. 25, 6 p.m.,Flushing Library, 41-17 Main St., Flush-ing; Tue sday, Sept. 7, 6 p.m., JamaicaCenter for Ar ts and Learning, 161-04 Ja-maica Ave., Jamaica; and Wednesday,Sept. 15, 6 p.m., LaGuardia CommunityCollege, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Room E-501, Long Island City.
Reach In te rn Rebecca Sesny a [email protected] or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128.
The Tokyopop Manga Tour Bus will arrive at the Bayside branch of the QueensLibrary Aug. 2.
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CAPOEIRASaturdays through Septem-ber 4 Brazilian martial artsf rom 12-1:30 at SocratesSculpture Park. 956-1819.YOGASaturdays through Septem-ber 4 Yoga a t Soc rate sSculpture Park from 9:30-10:30 or 11-12. 956-1819.PILATESSaturdays through Septem-ber 4 Pi lates at SocratesSculpture Park from 10-11.956-1819.SCRABBLE CLUBSaturdays at 10 at CountBasie Jr . HS, 132nd Streetand Guy R. Brewer B lvd.886-5236.BELLY DANCESaturday, July 24 at 2 atthe Glendale library. The Artof Belly Dance.XMAS GIFTSSaturday, July 24 Knit toMake Chr i s tmas G i f t s a t2:30 at the South OzonePark library.BOATING SAFETYSundays, July 25, August 22“About Boating Safety” classa t Fo r t To t ten . 917 -952 -7014.KNIT & CROCHETMondays a t 4 a t theDouglaston/Litt le Neck l i -brary, 249-01 Northern Blvd.INSTRUCTION & DANCEMondays and Fridays 7:15-8:00 dance lessons, dancefrom 8-11. Italian Charitiesof America, 83-20 QueensBlvd., Elmhurst. $10.ADULT CHESSMondays at 6 at the QueensVillage library.BALLROOM DANCINGMonday, July 26 at the For-est Hills library.ENTREPRENEURSHIPMonday and Thursday, July26, 28 EntrepreneurshipBootcamp in Jamaica. 311.INTRO INTERNETMonday, July 26 Introduc-tion to the Internet at theMaspeth library. Register.SHELL WREATHTuesday, July 27 Adult Sum-mer Reading Club creates ashell wreath craft at 3:30 atthe Fresh Meadows library.GET YOUR YARNS OUT!Tuesdays a f te r even ingMinyan at 8, knitters, cro-cheters, needlepointers, andothers meet at the ForestHi l l s Jewish Center . 263-7000, ext. 200.OPEN BRIDGETuesdays at 8 at the ForestHi l l s Jewish Center . Ca l l263-7000 for fees.SCRABBLETuesday, Ju ly 27 a t theFresh Meadows library at 1.Br ing your own Scrabblematerial.COMPUTER CLASSTuesday, Ju ly 27 a t theSouth Ozone Park l ibrary.Register .SUMMER CRAFTSWednesday, July 28 at 1 atthe Langston Hughes library.BOATING SAFETYWednesday, July 28 the USCoas t Guard Aux i l i a r y ’ sBoating Safety Class will betaught at the College PointYacht C lub . $100 adu l t s .917-952-7014.DUPLICATE BRIDGEWednesdays 10:30-3:00 atthe Reform Temple of For-
es t Hi l l s . $12 sess ion , in -cludes light lunch. 261-2900.WATERCOLOR CLASSWednesdays at 9:30 at NAL.Tradit ional and contempo-rary, all levels. 969-1128.INDOOR SOCCER – DADSWednesday evenings at theForest Hil ls Jewish Center.263-7000.NOOK NIGHTWednesday, July 28 bringyour NOOK to learn every-th ing you need to knowabout using the device at 7at Barnes & Noble, 176-60Union Turnpike, Fresh Mead-ows.WRITERS’ WORKSHOPThursday, July 29 a t theBayside library. Register.KNIT & CROCHETThursday, July 29 a t theBellerose library at 4. Bringyour own supp l i e s andproject.CHESS CLUBThursday, July 29 at 4 at theEast Flushing library.LEARN MANDARINThursday, July 29 learn Man-darin Chinese at the Flush-ing library. Register.SCRABBLE/CHESSThursdays at 4 at the WindsorPark library, 79-50 Bell Blvd.,Bayside.BASIC COMPUTERSThursday, July 29 at the EastElmhurst library. Register.KNIT/CROCHETThursdays at 6 and Fridaysat 10:30 at the Fresh Mead-ows library.COMPUTER CLASSESFriday, July 30 various com-puter classes at the OzonePark library. Register.INTERGEN. CHESSFr iday , Ju ly 30 a t theDouglaston/L i t t le Neck l i -brary. Register.PUBLIC SPEAKINGSaturday, July 31 learn tocommunicate effectively atElmhurst Hospital. 457-8390.CROCHET BEGINNERSSaturday, July 31 Crochet-i ng fo r Beg inner s a t theSunnyside library. Register.
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FRESHWATER FISHINGSaturday, July 24 at 3 at theParking lot of Baisley Blvd.and 155th Street. 846-2731.WORLD OF REPTILESSaturday , Ju ly 24 E r i k ’ sRep t i l e Edven tu re : Theworld of Reptiles and Am-phibians at Alley Pond Envi-ronmental Center. For thefamily. 229-4000 to register.WILDFLOWERSSaturday , Ju ly 31 Wi ldAbout Wildflowers at 1 atKissena Playground.WATER WALKSunday, August 1 AstoriaWater Walk at 1 at ShoreBlvd. between Astoria ParkSouth and Ditmars Blvd. 311.
FLEA MARKETS
OUTDOOR FLEASaturdays and Sundays un-til November 28 St. Nicho-las of Tolentine from 9-5 atthe intersection of ParsonsBlvd. and Union Turnpike,Jamaica.WEEKLY FLEASundays 9-4 at Our Lady ofthe Angelus Church, schoolfield, 98-05 63rd Drive, RegoPark.RUMMAGE SALESSaturday, July 24 10-4 at theSalvat ion Army, 69-23 Cy-p res s H i l l s S t ree t ,Ridgewood. Books, shoes,clothes, kitchen wares, bed-room items, games, stuffedtoys, more.SPRING RUMMAGETuesday, Ju ly 27 theBellerose Jewish Center willhold its Summer RummageSale from 9-5. 254-04 UnionTurnpike, Floral Park.FLEA MARKETSSaturdays, July 31, August14, 28 from 9-4 in the schoolyard at PS69, 77-02 37th Av-enue, Jackson Heights. Use78th Street entrance.
JEWISH VETSSundays, July 25, August 22Jewish War Veterans of theUSA Lipsky/Blum Post meetat the Garden Jewish Cen-ter. 463-4742.TOASTMASTERS CLUBMonday, July 26 learn theart and sc ience of publ icspeaking in Queens. 525-6830.VFW 4787Mondays, July 26, August 9,23 Whitestone VFW Com-munit y Post meets; ladiesauxiliary meets the 2nd Mon-day. 746-0540.FRESH MEADOW CAMERATuesdays the Fresh Mead-ows Camera C lub meets .917-612-3463.ADVANCED WRITERSTuesdays at 6:30 at the Ter-race Diner at Bay TerraceShopping Center and alsothe l a s t Tuesday o f t hemonth in the Communi t yRoom in Panera Bread at BayTerrace Shopping.CIVIL AIR PATROLFridays 6-10 at Vaughn Col-lege of Aeronautics, 86-0123rd Avenue, East Elmhurst.AcademyFH VACWednesday, July 28 ForestHills Volunteer AmbulanceCorp meets. 793-2055.BEREAVEMENTThursday , Ju ly 29 S t .Adalbert’s Bethany Generalbe reavement g roup inElmhurst. 429-2005.WOMAN’S GROUPFridays the Woman’s Groupof Jamaica Estates meets atnoon. Call 461-3193 for in-formation.
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FILM FESTIVALFriday, July 23 and Satur-day , Ju ly 24 33 r d As i an -American International FilmFest ival at the Flushing l i -brary.POW WOWFriday, Saturday and Sun-day , Ju ly 23 , 24 , 25 a tQueens Count y Farm Mu-seum. 347-FARM.BLOCK PARTYSaturday, July 24 at 110th
S t ree t be tween 101 st Av -enue and 103rd Avenue start-ing at 1. 311.14TH ROAD BLOCK PARTYSaturday, July 24 at 14th
Road between Cross BayBlvd. and Dead End startingat noon. 311.21ST ROAD BLOCK PARTYSaturday, July 24 at 21 st
Road be tween 166 th and169th Streets at noon. 311.BIKE TOURSaturday, July 24 at 11 atthe F ront Gate o f To t tenRoad and the Cross IslandParkway. Bike through thehistory of Fort Totten. Bringyour own bike and helmet.352-1769.FREDDIE HUBBARDSaturday, July 24 tribute toFreddie Hubbard with theHank Johnson Quartet at 3at the Elmhurst library.GOSPEL FESTSaturday, July 24 3 -8 atBaisley Pond Park, Rockawayand Sutphin Blvds. Join theNYC Depar t of Parks andRecreation and WLIB 1190fo r a fe s t i va l o f sou l fu lsounds. Bring a chair or blan-ket.MEDEASaturday, July 24 at 2:30 atthe Jackson Heights library.Saturday, July 31 at 2 at theB roadway l i b rar y. TheXoregos Performing Theaterpresents one of Euripides’classics of revenge, betrayaland insanity.SUMMERFESTSunday, July 25 114th Pre-cinct Summerfest at 11 atBroadway between Steinwayand 48th Streets. 311.POPPENHUSEN CONCERTSSunday , Ju ly 25 MaryCourtney and Morning Starperform Irish music. Sun-day, August 1 The Some-thing Special Band performsthe sound of the big bands.Sunday, August 29 Bill Poppand the Tapes perform origi-nal tunes, British hits and softrock songs . PoppenhusenInstitute, 114094 14th Road,College Point at 4.WALKING TOURSTuesday, July 27 #7 JacksonHeights to Sunnyside. Edu-cational walking tours start at6pm. Contac t Dr . J ackEichenbaum, urban geogra-pher, at [email protected] at 7:15 at Ameri-can Martyrs Church, churchbasement , 216 -01 Un ionTurnp ike , Bays ide . 464 -4582 . Tuesdays a t 7 :15(doors open 6) at the RegoPark Jewish Center, 97-30Queens Blvd. 459-1000.$3admis s ion inc ludes 12games.MET OPERATuesday, July 27 Metropoli-tan Opera: Summer RecitalSeries at 8 at Queensbridge
Park.COMEDYWednesday, July 28 JohnPizzi and Company performcomedy, i l lusions and ven-triloquism at 7 at Dry Har-bor Playground.OLU DARAWednesday, July 28 at 7 atQueensbridge Park.OUTDOOR FILMSWednesday, July 28 “Dai-s i e s ” (Czech Repub l i c ) .Socrates Sculpture Garden’sOutdoor C inema 2010 .Free.R&BThursday, July 29 John B.performs at Springfield Parkat 7.SALSA NIGHTThursday, July 29 at 7 at Ja-ma ica Avenue and E l tonS t ree t f ea tu r ing Cho loRivera y su Salsa Clasica.PEGGY LEE TRIBUTEThursday, July 29 at 2 at theMiddle Village library.TOTAL PRAISEFriday, July 30 Total Praisecho i r pe r fo rms a t 7 a tRochdale Park, JHS 72Q.MOVIE DAYSFriday, July 30 at 2 at theBaisley Park library. Films forthe entire family.UNNATURAL DISASTER
Saturday, July 31 China’sUnnatural Disaster: A f i lmscreen ing and d i scuss ionwith Ming Xia at 6 at theFlushing library.BLOCK PARTIESSaturday, July 31 112th RoadBlock Party at noon at 112th
Road be tween 225 th and219 th S t ree t s . 25 th Dr i veBlock Party at 4 at 25th Drivebe tween 160 th and 163 r d
S t reets . 99th S t reet B lockParty at 10 at 99th Street be-tween 159 th Avenue and160th Avenue.JAZZ CONCERTSaturday, July 31 jazz con-cert with Blur Division at 2at the Flushing library.FESTIVALSunday, August 1 JunctionBlvd. Festival at 11 at Junc-tion Blvd. between RooseveltAvenue and 35th Avenue.ROCK AND ROLLSunday, August 1 Rock andRoll with Squeaky Clean at6 :30 a t 76 th avenue andSpringfield Blvd. Music fromthe 50s-60s.PARADESunday, August 1 Ecuador-ian Civic Committee Paradeat noon at Northern Blvd.be tween 69 th and 89 th
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HEALTH
YOGA INSTRUCTIONSaturdays, July 24, 31 at theRosedale library. Register.FREE FITNESSSaturday, July 24 Yoga 9:15-11 :00 . Saturday , Ju ly 319:15-11:00 Pi lates stretch.August 14 S t re tch andDance 9:15-11:00. August20 A f r i can/Car ibbeanDance 7:30-9:00. August 21Tai Chi 9:15-11:00. August27 Drum Circle 7:30-9:00.Augus t 28 Ka ra te 9 :15 -11:00. Idlewild Cricket Fieldin Idewi ld Park Preserve ,223rd Street and 148th Av-enue, Springfield Gardens.866-4255.MAMMOGRAMSSunday , Ju ly 25 a t theBaisley Park library. 1-800-453-8378 for appointmentand qualifications.TAI CHIMondays and Thursdays at11 at the Card iac Heal thCenter in Fresh Meadows.670-1695. $5 a class.INTRO TO YOGAMonday, July 26 at the LIClibrary. Register.RECOVERY INC.Monday, July 26 at 3:30safe, free and confidentialplace to get help from anxi-ety, fear, obsessions, ForestHills library.FEMALE CANCERMondays, July 26, August 9,23 “Look Good, Feel Bet-t e r ” p rog ram fo r womenundergoing chemotherapyand rad ia t ion the rapy inFlushing. 1-800-ACS-2345.ALZHEIMERSTuesdays, July 27, August10, 24 Caregiver SupportGroup in Forest Hills. 592-5757, ext. 237.MS SELF-HELPTuesdays, July 27, August10, 24 Mult iple SclerosisSelf -help group to share a
common life experience forsupport, education and mu-tual aid 1-2:30 at the HowardBeach library.YOGA DANCETuesdays 4:30-5:30 at theCard iac Heal th Center inFresh Meadows. 670-1948.$10 class.CAREGIVERS SUPPORTEver y Tuesday We ste rnQueens Caregiver Networkin Sunnyside. 784-6173, ext.431.BRAIN INJURYWednesdays, July 28, Au-gust 25 Traumatic Brain In-jury Support Group at Pen-insula Hospital. 734-2432.OAThursdays a t the HowardBeach library at 10:30.MEMORY LOSSFridays Couples with onepar tne r exper ienc ingmemory loss meet a t theSamuel Field Y. 225-6750,ext. 236.OAFridays 6:30-8:30 at UnityCenter of F lushing, 42-11155 th S t ree t . Saturdays10:30-noon at ResurrectionAscension, Feely Hall, 85-1861st Road, Rego Park. Be-ginners meeting except thelast Friday of each month,which is a writing meeting.CO-DEPENDENTS ANON.Fridays 10-11:45 at Resur-rection Ascension PastoralCente r , 85 -18 61 st Road ,Rego Park. Women only.
THEATER
KILLING KOMPANYSaturday, October 2 “TheOktober fes t Murders !” a tRiccardo’s in Astoria. TheKi l l ing Company performsmystery dinner shows. 1-888-SHOOT-EM for information
QUEENS LIBRARIESMany b ranches o f theQueensborough Library of-fer toddler and pre-schoolprograms. Contact your localbranch for dates.CHEERLEADING CLINICMonday, August 9 throughFriday, August 13 St. AgnesAcademic HS in Co l l egePoint , Home of the 2010CHSAA Cheerleading Cham-pions, wil l host a SummerCheerleading Clinic for 7th
and 8th grade girls from 9-12.$75. 353-6276, ext. 12.SCIENCE LABSaturdays, July 24, 31 atnoon at the Central library.For those 6-11.CHESS CLUBSaturdays at the Flushinglibrary at 2.STORYTIMESSaturdays at 11 and Tues-days at 10:30 weekly storytimes at 7 at Barnes & Noble,176 -60 Un ion Turnp ike ,Fresh Meadows.RHYTHM OF POETRYSaturdays, July 24, 31 at1:30 at the Poppenhusen li-brary.SANDCASTLE CONTESTSunday, July 25 at noon atBeach 117 th S t ree t . 846 -2731.CORDUROY STORYTIMESunday, July 25 CorduroyStorytime and guest appear-ance at 2 at Barnes & Noble,176 -60 Un ion Turnp ike ,Fresh Meadows.COMIC JUGGLERMonday, July 26 at 4 at theHollis library.THADDEUX REXMonday, July 26 at 10:30 atRochda le Pa rk , JHS72Q.Rock concert for kids.KNIT & CROCHETMondays a t 4 a t theDouglaston/Li t t le Neck l i -b ra r y. B r ing need les andyarn.GAME & PUZZLE DAYSMonday, July 26 at 2 at theEast Flushing library.DUNGEONS & DRAGONSMonday , Ju ly 26 a t theBaisley Park library. Register.FAMILY MOVIE NIGHTMonday, July 26 at 4:30 atthe Arverne library.EARLY READERSMonday, July 26 at 2 at theForest Hills library.CHESS CLUBMonday, July 26 at 3:30 atthe North Hills library.GARDENING CLUBMonday, July 26 at 2 at theBaisley Park library for those9 and up.GAME TIMEMonday, July 26 at 4 at theBriarwood library.FAMILY READING ROOMMonday, July 26 at the For-est Hills library. Register.GOING GREEN CLUBMonday , Ju ly 26 a t theBroadway library. Register.ARTS & CRAFTSMonday , Ju ly 26 a t theNorth Hills library. Register.CHILL WITH CHESSMonday, July 26 at 2 at thePoppenhusen library.FAMILY FILM NIGHTSMonday, July 26 Family FilmNight a t the Pomonok l i -brary. Register.GRADES 1-5Monday, July 26 Summer
Reading Club with crafts andbook reports at 1 at the FreshMeadows library.GAME DAYTuesday, July 27 at 2 at theBaisley Park library.PRESCHOOL ARTS/CRAFTSTuesday, July 27 at the EastFlushing library. Register.MATH BINGOTuesday, July 27 at 2 and 4at the Central library. First-come, first-served.CHESSTuesday, July 27 for those10 and over at 3:30 at theBayside library.CRAFT PROJECTSTuesday, July 27 at 1:30 atthe Broad Channel l ibrary.For those 6-10.STORY TIMETuesday, July 27 at 4 at theForest Hills library.MAKE A SPLASHTuesday, Ju ly 27 a t theRosedale library at 2:30. Forgrades 4-6.READING PARTNERSTuesday, July 27 at 2 at thePoppenhusen library.MONEY CLUBTuesday, Ju ly 27 MoneyClub at the Pomonok library.Register .SUMMER READINGTuesday, Ju ly 27 a t theDouglaston/Li t t le Neck l i -brary. Those entering grades1-3 are invited to an hour ofstories and crafts. Register.BOOK BUDDIESTuesday, July 27 and Thurs-day, July 29 at 1:30 at theForest Hills library.READ ALOUD & GAMETuesday, Ju ly 27 a t theDouglaston/Li t t le Neck l i -brary. Register.GAME TIMETuesday, July 27 at 3:30 atthe North Hills library.READING CLUBTuesday, July 27 at 2 andWednesday , Ju ly 28 a t10:30 for those 6-9 at theLefferts library.SUMMER READINGTuesday, July 27 at 2 at theNorth Forest Park library.GRADES 1-3Tuesday, July 27 SummerReading Club with arts andcrafts at 2 at the Maspeth li-brary.ARTS & CRAFTSWednesday, July 28 at theNorth Hills library. Grades 3-6. Register.FILM FESTWednesday , Ju ly 28 a t10:30 at the Central library.Tickets required.CRAFT PROJECTSWednesday, July 28 at 1:30at the Broad Channel library.For those 3-5.READ TO MEWednesday , Ju ly 28 fo rthose 2-5 at 10:30 at theBriarwood library.STORIES/CRAFTSWednesday , Ju ly 28 a t10:30 at the Bay Terrace li-brary.ARTS & CRAFTSWednesday, July 28 at 2:30at the Rosedale library. Forgrades 1-3.GO FOR YOUWednesday, July 28 Wei Qi(Baduk) board game at 3:30at the Bay Terrace library.READ TO MEWednesday , Ju ly 28 a t
10:30 at the Baisley Park li-brary. Under 5.READ TO MEWednesday, July 28 at thePoppenhusen library. Regis-ter .SUMMER READINGWednesday, July 28 at theBaisley Park library. Register.BABIES READINGWednesday, July 28 at theSouth Ozone Park l ibrary.Register .CRAFTSWednesday, July 28 at theBroadway library. Register.CHESSWednesdays at the QueensVillage library at 3:30.READING CRAFT TIMEWednesday, July 28 at thePomonok library. Register.QV SUMMERWednesday, July 28 at theQueens Village library. Reg-ister. Grades 1-3.KOMPUTER KREATIONSWednesday, July 28 at theLIC library. Over 10.ARTS & CRAFTSWednesday, July 28 at 1 atthe Fresh Meadows library.For those in grades 4-6.READING CIRCLEThursday, July 29 at theNorth Hills library. Register.READING CLUBThursday, July 29 at thePomonok library. Register.GRADES 4-6Thursday, July 29 SummerReading Club with arts andcrafts at 2 at the Maspeth li-brary.TWILIGHT TALESThursday, July 29 at 6:30 atthe Douglaston/Little Necklibrary. For those 18 monthsto 5 years.SLEEPING BEAUTYThursday, July 29 SwedishCottage Marionette Theatrepresents Sleeping Beauty at10 at Queensbridge Park.SUMMER READINGThursday, July 29 at 3 at theQueensboro Hill library.GAME ON!Thursday, July 29 at 4 at theLIC library.SUMMER SPLASHThursday, July 29 at 2 at theEast Flushing library.SUMMER FUNThursday, July 29 at theSouth Ozone Park l ibrary.Register .GIRL SCOUTSThursday, July 29 at 4:30 atthe Hollis library.QV SUMMERThursday, July 29 at theQueens Village library. Reg-ister. For grades 4-6.BOOKS & FUNThursday, July 29 at 2 at thePoppenhusen library.ARTS & CRAFTSThursday, July 29 at 1 t theHillcrest library. For those 6-12.CHESS CLUBThursday, July 29 at 4 at theEast Flushing library.KNIT & CROCHETThursday, July 29 at 4 at theBellerose library. Bring yourown supplies and projects.STORY TELLINGThursday , Ju ly 29 OneMinute Storytelling at 3 atthe Bay Terrace library.
ARTS & CRAFTSFriday, July 30 at 3 at theQueensboro Hill library.FLASH FRIDAYFriday, July 30 at 3:30 forthose up to grade 7 at theOzone Park library.GIRL SCOUTSFr iday , Ju ly 30 a t thePomonok library. Register.GAME DAYFriday, July 30 at 1 at theArverne library.STORY TELLINGFriday, July 30 at 10 at theBroad Channel library.GAME DAYFr iday , Ju ly 30 a t theQueens Village library at 3.For those in grades 1-6.BOOK BUDDIESFriday, July 30 at 4 at theBayside library.READING CLUBFriday, July 30 at 4 at theForest Hills library,MOVIE DAYFriday, July 30 at 2 at theBaisley Park library.INTERGEN. CHESSFr iday , Ju ly 30 a t theDouglaston/Li t t le Neck l i -brary. Register.ARTS & CRAFTSFriday, July 30 at the EastFlushing library. Register.READING CLUBFr iday , Ju ly 30 a t bo th10:30 and 2 for those 2-5 atthe Lefferts library.GAME TIMEFriday, July 30 at 2 at thePoppenhusen l ib rar y.Through grade 6.WILDFLOWERSSaturday , Ju ly 31 Wi ldAbout Wildflowers at 1 atKissena Playground.
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RHYTHM OF POETRYSaturdays, July 24, 31 at thePoppenhusen library at 1:30.CHESS CLUBSaturdays at the Flushinglibrary at 2.DUNGEONS & DRAGONSMonday , Ju ly 26 a t theBaisley Park library. Register.KNIT & CROCHETMondays at the Douglaston/Little Neck library at 4.HOMEWORK HELPMonday-Friday at 3 at theBaisley Park library.SUMMER READINGMonday, July 26 crafts atSt. Albans library. Register.SUMMER CRAFTSMonday, July 26 at 1:30 atthe Broad Channel l ibrary.First-come, first-served.GARDENING CLUBMonday, July 26 at 2 at theBaisley Park library.CROCHET CLUBMonday and Tuesday, July26, 27 at 4 at the LIC library.POETRY SLAMTuesday, July 27 at 3 at theBaisley Park library.TEEN NIGHTTuesday, July 27 at 3 at theArverne library.GAME DAYTuesday, July 27 at 2 at theBaisley Park library.TEEN TIMETuesday, July 27 at 3 at theBay Terrace library.TEEN CHESSTuesday, July 27 at 3:30 at
the Bayside library.SUMMER MAGAZINETuesday, July 27 at 4 at theBe l l e rose l ib rar y. C rea teyour own magazine.BOOK BUDDIESTuesday, July 27 and Thurs-day, July 29 at 1:30 at theForest Hills library. Sign upon the day of the program.GAME ON!Tuesday, July 27 at the Glen-dale library at 2.TEENS’ SLAM TIMETuesday, July 27 at the EastElmhurst library. Register.SUMMER READINGTuesday, July 27 book talks,crafts and more at 2 at theSouth Ozone Park library.READING CLUBTuesday, July 27 at 1 at theHillcrest library.NO. HILLS GAZETTETuesday, Ju ly 27 a t theNorth Hills library. Register.CHESSWednesdays at 3:30 at theQueens Village library.GAME DAYWednesday, July 28 at 4 atthe Howard Beach library.KOMPUTER KREATIONSWednesday, July 28 at 4 atthe LIC library.PAPER LANTERNSWednesday, July 28 makelanterns using old postcardsfrom the library at 3 at theCentral library.POKERWednesday, July 28 pokercompet i t ion a t 4 a t theSteinway library.CRAFT STICKSThursday, July 29 at 6 at theOzone Park library.DOUBLE DUTCHThursday, July 29 SummerReading Club regis t rat ionrequired for Double DutchTournament at 1 at the Flush-ing library.KNIT & CROCHETThursday, July 29 at theBellerose library at 4. Bringyour own supp l i e s andproject.‘ZINE SCENEThursday, July 29 self-pro-duced mini magazine at 4 atthe Baisley Park library.CHESSThursday, July 29 at 4 at theEast Flushing library.MACRAMEThursday, July 29 crafts at 3at the Fresh Meadows l i -brary.B’NAI B’RITH YOUTHThursdays for high schools tuden t s a t Temp le Be thSholom, 172 nd S t reet andNorthern Blvd., Flushing at7:30.GAME ON!Thursday, July 29 at 4 at theLIC library.COOL SUMMER CRAFTSThursday, July 29 at 3:30 atthe Queens Village library.BOOKS & KARAOKEThursday, July 29 at 3 at theRosedale library.SUMMER READINGThursday, July 29 at 3 at theBaisley Park l ibrary. Craf tsand activities.CRAFT CLUBFriday, July 30 video gameday and tournaments at 3 atthe Fresh Meadows library.INTERGEN. CHESSFr iday , Ju ly 30 a t theDouglaston/Li t t le Neck l i -brary. Register.
ANIME CLUBFriday, July 30 at 4 at theLIC library.GUITAR HEROFriday, July 30 at 4 at theBellerose library.MOVIE DAYFriday, July 30 at 2 at theBaisley Park library.TEEN ZINEFriday, July 30 make a maga-zine at 1 at the Glen Oakslibrary.WII CLUBFr iday , Ju ly 30 SummerReading c lub reg is t ra t ionrequired for Wii Club at 1 atthe Flushing library.TIE-DYEFriday, July 30 bring a whitet-shirt or tank top at 4 at theElmhurst library.
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STAY WELLMondays at 10 at the Cen-tral library. Tuesdays at 2 atthe F lu sh ing l i b ra ry andWednesdays at 10 at theEast Elmhurst library. Specialexercises and relaxation tech-niques.SENIOR GAMESMonday, July 26 at 1 at theQueens Village library.CLEARVIEWMonday, July 26 Music ap-preciation at 12:30. Thurs-day, July 29 Safety and Se-curit y in Your Home talk at10. Friday, July 30 “Broth-ers” movie at 12:30. SelfhelpClearv iew Sen ior Center ,208 -11 26 th Avenue ,Bayside. 224-7888 register.STARSWednesday , Ju ly 28 a t10:30 at the Hollis library.Friday, July 30 at 10:30 atthe Queens Village library.Join STARS to perform the-atr ical works with a greatgroup of people.FREE LUNCHSaturday, July 31 at Churchof the Resurrection in KewGardens. 847-2649 reserva-tions.
BROOKLYN DODGERSSaturday, July 24 revisit thewonder fu l days at EbbetsField at 2:30 Maspeth library.PHILOSOPHY BOOKSaturday, July 24 “The Eth-ics of Ambiguity” discussedat 2 Forest Hills library.POMONOKMonday, July 26 “A Thou-sand Splendid Suns” will bed i scussed a t 2 a t thePomonok library.PUBLICATIONMonday, July 26 “Pen toIPad: An Author’s Journey toPublication” is a visual lec-ture recounting Steven JayGriffel’s path to publishinghis novel “Forty Years Later”as an e-book. 6:30 at the For-est Hills library.EAST FLUSHINGThursday, July 29 Book Dis-cussion Group at 10:30 atthe East Flushing library.QUEENSSaturday , Ju ly 31 J a sonAntos speaks about h i s“Queens Then and Now” at2 Fresh Meadows library.
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Familiar RingLet the buyer beware. Perhaps
real estate hotshot Larry Lipshutzshould have listened to that bit offolksy wisdom before offering hisbeloved, Park Avenue dentistNadia Kiderman, a $100,000 en-gagement ring.
It was only after the two mar-ried in that Lipshutz claims helearned she was still legally mar-ried to Queens pediatrician HowardNass. Now Lipshutz is suing to getthe seven-carat bauble back, ac-cording to the Daily News.
Kiderman said, “Womenshould run from him like fire.”
Bye-Bye BobHis voice was described as “the
Voice of God.” It broke throughthe loud chatter of Yankee Sta-dium smooth and easy.
For 56 years he called the Yan-kee roster to bat, and though in2007 he hung up his mic, BobSheppard’s voice was still heardaround the stadium. And thoughhe died last Sunday, his voice washeard at the All-Star game and itwas heard on Friday at the firstYankee game after the All-Starbreak.
As long as Captain Derek Jeetahdons pinstripe this will fill the sta-dium, “Now batting, numbah two,Derek Jeetah ...Numbah two.”
Robert Leo Sheppard, iconicvoice of the Yankees and NY Foot-ball Giants, a Richmond Hill na-tive, was laid to rest Thursday.
If you have more than 30 per-cent blockage around your heart,you should stop reading now.
An Astoria restaurant, theCrave Shack on Steinway Street,is serving up a dish not meant forthose who care about their health.
On the menu, a quarter-poundcheeseburger on a sugary dough-nut bun, complete with slices ofhalal turkey bacon. For $6.50, youcan enjoy this 1,500-plus caloriegreasy delight that is new to New
Heart Attack On A Plate
York, but not to other parts of thecountry.
The treat is modeled after the“Luther Burger,” a similar de-signed burger sold at a ballpark inMissouri named after its inventor,Luther Vandross, who died of aheart attack at 54.
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolu-tion apparently hasn’t made it toAstoria yet, but thank goodnessthat it’s “turkey” bacon.
Enjoy!
Try a quarter pound bacon cheeseburger on a sugary donut at the
Crave Shack in Astoria
Under construction for the bet-ter part of the last two years, thisnew office building on NorthernBoulevard and 72nd Street caughtthe eye of passers-by recentlywhen it filled its windows withSpanish-language ads forHeineken beer. Though the adswere illegal and came down, thebuilding still sits vacant. Perhapsthe owners should have a cold oneand think about what the future oftheir building holds. First off thelist – billboard.
BillboardBuilding
The new bilboard building at Northern Blvd and 72nd St.
Richmond Hill's Bob Sheppard
Models OfQueens
For Tiffany Santiago, the wholemodeling thing isn’t exactly herbag. She’s more of an animal per-son, and is studying to become aveterinary technician.
The Brooklyn native moved toWoodhaven several years ago,and has grown accustomed to lifein the borough.
Tiffany digs the hopping sceneon 71st Avenue in Forest Hills andchows down at Chili’s in AtlasPark. But she spends most of hertime in Manhattan doing “regular22-year-old stuff.” (Translation:Bouncers and bartenders can’tturn her down).
Tiffany SantiagoHome: WoodhavenAge: 22Height: 5' 3'’Weight: 140 lbsStats: 37-31-40NYPhoto by Nick
Modeling itself was never anaspiration for the 22-year-old. Afriend introduced her to a photog-rapher and the rest was history.
Tiffany admits modeling ismore of a “side thing” and a diver-sion from her true dream of becom-ing a veterinary technician.
She hopes to one day care forthe animals at the Bronx Zoo. Shehas a particular affinity for thegiraffes and tigers. Just keep heraway from one creature.
“Crickets, which you feed toeverything, but I won’t touchthem,” she said. “I’ll get someoneelse do to that for me.”
Tiffany: Giraffe & Tiger Girl
Mets third baseman DavidWright has it made. He’s the dar-ling of the team, the heart of theline up, and he gets to hit thatirritating dweeb from MTV’s Jer-sey Shore Mike “The Situation”with a baseball bat.
Wright is the star in an adcampaign for his sponsor Vita-min Water in which he does some“Situational Training” with the
The Wright SituationMTV [gulp] “star,” includingcrunches, wind sprints andbench presses. The best part?He uses the guido’s self-aggran-dized abs to practice his swing.It’s all meant to be a joke, butWright is missing an opportu-nity to spare us another seasonof idiocy.
Get a quicker bat David, you’renot doing enough damage.
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