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LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
KIEVITS & ALVAREZ, LLC, a
domestic LLC, filed with the
SSNY on 7/31/14. Office
location: Queens County.
SSNY is designated as agent
upon whom process against
the LLC may be served.
SSNY shall mail process The
LLC, P.O. Box 150336, Kew
Gardens, NY 11415-0336.
General Purposes.
________________________
AVRA REALTY LLC Arts of
Org filed with Secy. of State
of NY (SSNY) on 7/14/14.
Office in Queens Co. SSNY
desig. agent of LLC upon
whom process against it
may be served & shall mail
process to 38-08 Bell Blvd Fl 2,
Bayside, NY 11361. Purpose:
General.
________________________
Roraima Realty LLC Arts of
Org filed with Secy. of State
of NY (SSNY) on 6/27/14.
Office in Queens Co. SSNY
desig. agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may
be served & shall mail process
to 1 Cross Island Plaza Ste
114, Rosedale, NY 11422.
Purpose: General.
________________________
S U P P L E M E N TA L S U M MONS Index No.: 1370-14
Date of Filing: August 29,
2014 SUPREME COURT OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNT Y OF QUEENS
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Plaintiff, -against- EFRAIN
RUIZ, if living, or if either
or all be dead, their wives,
husbands, heirs-at-law, next
of kin, distributees, executors,
administrators, assignees,
lienors and generally all
persons having or claiming
under, by or through said
EFRAIN RUIZ, by purchase,
inheritance, lien or otherwise,
of any right, title or interest in
and to the premises described
in the complaint herein, and
the respective husbands,
wives, widow or widowers
of them, if any, all of whose
names are unknown to plaintiff; WENDY RUIZ A/K/A
WENDY JACKSON RUIZ;
NEW YORK CITY PARKING
VIOL ATIONS BUREAU;
NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT
ADJUDICATION BUREAU;
CRIMINAL COURT OF
THE CITY OF NEW YORK;
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND
FINANCE; UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA-INTERNAL
REVENUE SERVICE; NEW
YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD;
STATE OF NEW YORK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;
“JOHN DOES” and “JANE
DOES”, said names being
fictitious, parties intended
being possible tenants or
occupants of premises, and
corporations, other entities
or persons who claim, or
may claim, a lien against the
premises, Defendants. TO
THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEN-
DANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY
SUMMONED to answer
the complaint in this action
and to serve a copy of your
answer, or, if the complaint
is not served with this summons, to serve a Notice of
Appearance on the Plaintiff’s
attorney(s) within twenty
(20) days after the service
of this summons, exclusive
of the day of service, where
service is made by delivery
upon you personally within
the State, or within thirty
(30) days after completion of
service where service is made
in any other manner, and in
case of your failure to appear
or answer, judgment will be
taken against you by default
for the relief demanded in
the complaint. NOTICE YOU
ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do
not respond to this summons
and complaint by serving a
copy of the answer on the
attorney for the mortgage
company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against
you and filing the answer with
the court, a default judgment
may be entered and you can
lose your home. Speak to an
attorney or go to the court
where your case is pending
for further information on
how to answer the summons
and protect your property.
Sending a payment to your
mortgage company will not
stop this foreclosure action.
YOU MUST RESPOND BY
SERVING A COPY OF THE
ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF
(MORTGAGE COMPANY)
AND FILING THE ANSWER
WITH THE COURT. YOU
ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A
DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE
USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED
DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served upon
you by publication pursuant
to an Order of the Honorable
Thomas D. Raffaele of the
Supreme Court of the State of
New York, signed on August
19, 2014, and filed with supporting papers in the Office
of the Clerk of the County of
Queens, State of New York.
The object of this action
is to foreclose a mortgage
upon the premises described
below, executed by EFRAIN
RUIZ WENDY RUIZ A/K/A
WENDY JACKSON RUIZ
to PROFESSIONAL MORTGAGE BANKERS CORP., its
successors and or assigns
in the principal amount of
$199,850.00, which mortgage was recorded in Queens
County, State of New York,
on March 1, 2000, in Liber/
Reel 5529 at page 1499.
Thereafter said mortgage
was assigned to CHASE
MANHATTAN MORTGAGE
CORPORATION, by assign-
ment of mortgage dated February 11, 2000 and recorded
in Reel 5529 at Page 1506
in the County of Queens on
March 1, 2000. JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION is the successor by merger to CHASE
MANHATTAN MORTGAGE
CORPORATION, and therefore Plaintiff is the real party
in interest. Said premises being known as and by 115-39
208TH STREET, CAMBRIA
HEIGHTS, NY 11411. Date:
August 5, 2014 Batavia, New
York Meredith Larsen, Esq.
ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys
for Plaintiff Batavia Office 26
Harvester Avenue Batavia,
NY 14020 585.815.0288
Help For Homeowners In
Foreclosure New York State
Law requires that we send
you this notice about the
foreclosure process. Please
read it carefully. Mortgage
foreclosure is a complex
process. Some people may
approach you about “saving” your home. You should
be extremely careful about
any such promises. The State
encourages you to become
informed about your options
in foreclosure. There are
government agencies, legal
aid entities and other nonprofit organizations that you
may contact for information
about foreclosure while you
are working with your lender
during this process. To locate
an entity near you, you may
call the toll-free helpline
maintained by the New York
State Banking Department at
1-877-BANKNYS (1-877-2265697) or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us. The State does
not guarantee the advice of
these agencies.
________________________
Notice of formation of
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
AND ENERGY PROJECTS
(GIEP) CONSULTING, LLC,
a limited liability company.
Articles of Organization filed
with the Secretary of the
State of New York (SSNY) on
07/20/2014. Office location:
Queens County. SSNY has
been designated as agent of
the LLC upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail a copy of
any process served against
the LLC to: 63-36 99th Street,
Apartment 6A, Rego Park, NY
11374. Purpose: any lawful
act or activity.
________________________
Notice of formation of KABIR
REALTY LLC Arts. of Org. filed
with the Sect’y of State of NY
(SSNY) on 8/26/2014. Office
location, County of Queens.
SSNY has been designated as
agent of the LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 86-19 Sutter
Ave., Ozone Park, NY 11417.
Purpose: any lawful act.
________________________
Notice of Formation of Heng
Tai LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of
State of New York (SSNY) on
09/18/2014. Office located
in Queens County. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail copy of process to:
Heng Tai LLC, 6800 West
Forest Preserve #2, Harwood
Heights, IL 60706. Purpose:
any lawful purpose.
________________________
248-30 LLC Arts of Org filed
with Secy. of State of NY
(SSNY) on 7/22/14. Office
in Queens Co. SSNY desig.
agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served
& shall mail process to Ilya
Koptiev, 102-10 Metropolitan
Avenue Suite 200, Forest
Hills, NY 11375. Purpose:
General.
________________________
EXPENDABLES PLUS NYC
LLC, a domestic LLC, filed
with the SSNY on 7/8/14.
Office location: Queens
County. SSNY is designated
as agent upon whom process against the LLC may
be served. SSNY shall mail
process to The LLC, 10-16
45th Rd., Long Island City, NY
11101. General Purposes.
________________________
in the complaint, and if any
of the aforesaid individual
captioned defendants, if
any, be dead, their respective heirs-at-law, next of kin,
executors, administrators,
trustees, devisees, legatees,
assignees, lienors, creditors,
and successors in interest,
and generally all persons
having or claiming under, by,
or through any of the aforesaid individual captioned
defendants, if any, if they be
dead, whether by purchase,
inheritance, lien or otherwise,
including any right, title or
interest in and to the real
property described in the
complaint herein, all of who
and whose names and places
of residence are unknown to
the plaintiffs, Defendants. TO
THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY
SUMMONED to answer the
complaint in this action, to
serve a copy of your answer,
or, if the complaint is not
served with the summons, to
serve notice of appearance,
on the plaintiffs’ attorney
within twenty (20) days after
the service of this summons,
exclusive of the date of service (or within thirty (30) days
after the service is complete if
this summons is not personally delivered to you within
the State of New York), and
in case of failure to appear
or answer, judgment will be
taken against you by default
for the relief demanded
in the complaint. Plaintiffs
designate Queens County as
the place of trial. The basis of
venue is the location of the
subject property. NOTICE
YOU ARE IN DANGER OF
LOSING YOUR HOME If
you do not respond to this
summons and complaint by
serving a copy of the answer
on the attorney for the tax lien
holder who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you
and filing the answer with
the court, a default judgment
may be entered and you
can lose your home. Speak
to an attorney or go to the
court where your case is
pending for further information on how to answer the
summons and protect your
property. Sending a payment
to the tax lien holder will not
stop this foreclosure action.
YOU MUST RESPOND BY
SERVING A COPY OF THE
ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF
(TAX LIEN HOLDER) AND
FILING THE ANSWER WITH
THE COURT. Dated: April 7,
2014 LEVY & LEVY Attorney
for Plaintiffs 12 Tulip Drive
Great Neck, NY 11021 (516)
487-6655 BY: JOSHUA LEVY,
ESQ. File No.: 397409 TO
THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing
Summons is served upon you
by publication pursuant to an
Order of the Hon Robert J.
McDonald, a Justice of the Su-
preme Court, Nassau County
dated Sept. 17, 2014 and filed
with the complaint and other
papers in the Queens County
Clerk’s Office, Jamaica, NY.
The object of the action is
to foreclose a tax lien and to
recover the amount of the
tax lien and all of the interest, penalties, additions and
expenses to real property k/a
Block 12043, Lot 93. Dated:
Oct. 8, 2014. LEVY & LEVY,
Attys. For Pltf. #84974 HELP
FOR HOMEOWNERS IN
FORECLOSURE New York
State Law requires that we
send you this notice about the
foreclosure process. Please
read it carefully. Summons
and Complaint You are in
danger of losing your home. If
you fail to respond to the summons and complaint in this
foreclosure action, you may
lose your home. Please read
the summons and complaint
carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney
or your local legal aid office
to obtain advice on how to
protect yourself. Sources of
Information and Assistance
The State encourages you
to become informed about
your options in foreclosure. In
addition to seeking assistance
from an attorney or legal aid
office, there are government
agencies, and non-profit
organizations that you may
contact for information about
possible options, including
trying to work with your
lender during this process. To
locate an entity near you, you
may call the toll-free helpline
maintained by the New York
State Department of Financial
Services at 1-800-269-0990
or visit the Department’s
website at www.dfs.ny.gov.
Foreclosure rescue scams
Be careful of people who
approach you with offers to
“save” you home. There are
individuals who watch for
notices of foreclosure actions
in order to unfairly profit from
a homeowner’s distress. You
should be extremely careful
about any such promises and
any suggestions that you pay
them a fee or sign over your
deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for
profit to enter into a contract
which fully describes the
services they will perform
and fees they will charge, and
which prohibits them from
taking any money from you
until they have completed all
such promised services.
________________________
East West Hotels Fund Management LLC Arts of Org
filed with Secy. of State of NY
(SSNY) on 8/26/14. Office
in Queens Co. SSNY desig.
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served & shall mail process
to 183-26 Booth Memorial
Ave Fl 2, Fresh Meadows, NY
11365. Purpose: General.
________________________
Notice of formation of TOMMIXOLOGY LLC. Articles
of Organization filed with
the Secretary of State of
New York SSNY on August
7th, 2014. Office located
in Queens. SSNY has been
designated for service of
process. SSNY shall mail copy
of any process served against
the LLC Tomer Shani 18-37
26th AVE 1st floor Astoria,
New York 11102 Purpose:
any lawful purpose.
________________________
SUPREME COURT OF THE
STATE OF NE W YORK
COUNTY OF QUEENS INDEX NO.: 5688-2014 DATE
FILED: 4-10-14 SUMMONS
NYCTL 2013-A TRUST AND
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
MELLON, AS COLLATERAL
AGENT AND CUSTODIAN
FOR NYCTL 2013-A TRUST,
Plaintiffs, -against- JOHN
W. CAUGHMAN; SARAH
C AUGHMAN; UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA; NEW
YORK STATE DEPARTMENT
OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
SUCCESSOR TO MIDWEST
FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK;
“JOHN DOES #1” through
“JOHN DOE # 100”, the last
100 names being fictitious
and unknown to plaintiffs, the
persons or parties intended
being the owners, tenants,
occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or
claiming an interest in or lien
upon the premises, described
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Queens DeaDline
Assemblyman Ron Kim Cruises To Victory
BY JOE MARVILLI
Staff Writer
other winners from Flush“This is a great night for
ing: U.S. Rep. Grace Meng
the Democratic Party here in
(D-Flushing) and State Sen.
Queens,” she said. “This elecWhile Democrats across the nation Toby Stavisky (D-Flushtion was not about the polistruggled on Election Day, Assembly- ing), who both did not face
tics, it was about the issues
man Ron Kim (D-Flushing) breezed to any General Election opand putting together a provictory, winning his re-election bid by ponents. All three Flushing
gressive agenda in Albany.”
officials shared the same
double-digits.
Joining Kim at his re-elecThe assemblyman handily defeated campaign office space.
tion party were district lead“Assembly member Kim
Republican Philip Gim to earn his second
ers, volunteers, community
term in office. Kim spent election night is someone who has, since
advocates, union representawith supporters outside of his campaign day one of being elected as
tives and neighboring elected
our assemblyman, worked
headquarters at 37-02 Main St.
officials. Councilman Peter
With 78 percent of District 40 report- so hard,” Meng said. “He hit
Koo (D-Flushing) commenting, Kim has an insurmountable lead of the ground running, servPhoto by Joe Marvilli ed on the widespread support
4,573 votes, nearly doubling the 2,358 ing constituents of the 40th assemblyman Ron Kim, surrounded by elected officials Kim received from all corners
Assembly district, serving and supporters, declared victory in downtown Flush- of his district.
votes Gim acquired.
“The common message all day was over tens of thousands of ing Tuesday night.
“This re-election proved
very clear: you’ve been working very hard constituents right here in
that Flushing is united, beRon, we want you back in Albany,” Kim Flushing.”
en’s Equality Agenda and the DREAM cause he won by a landslide,” Koo said.
Kim said that he plans to work with Act during next year’s State session.
said during his victory speech.
“We will work as a team to fight for
Joining the assemblyman were two his fellow Democrats to pass the Wom“In every election, we have an oppor- Flushing.”
Kim’s political career got its start when
tunity to revisit and redefine our values
and principles,” he said. “At the core, my he worked for a former Flushing official
colleagues here standing with me, in the who would go on to become ComptrolDemocratic Party and I share the same ler: John Liu.
“Ron is somebody who I always said,
belief that in this State, if you work passionately and are determined, you de- from the first day I met him, this is someWhen he spoke, Addabbo was serve an equal opportunity to succeed.”
BY LuIs GROndA
body who works very, very hard and unquick to mention that it was not a vicStaff Writer
Stavisky agreed with Kim, saying that derstands all the issues,” Liu said.
tory speech, but a “thank you speech” the Flushing team will focus on assemReach Joe Marvilli at (718) 357State Sen. Joe Addabbo (D-Howard because “the numbers are still coming bling a progressive policy in Albany in 7400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstriBeach) has fought off yet another Re- in” at the time he took center stage. He 2015.
bune.com, or @JoeMarvilli.
publican challenger and won re-elec- named off the numerous staff members and volunteers who worked on
tion for the next two years.
Addabbo defeated his challeng- his campaign.
“The celebration is tonight to an exer, Michael Conigliaro, by about 10
points, getting 55.1 percent of the tent. Tomorrow morning, my staff and I,
vote compared to 44.9 percent that his we roll up our sleeves and get to work,”
Addabbo said during the speech.
challenger received.
Other than State Sen. Joseph AddabIn an interview after the speech, BY TRIBunE sTAFF
The residents of Senate District 15
bo (see story on this page), no other
cast nearly 36,000 votes. Addabbo got Addabbo said among the local issues
Election Night was mostly bleak members of the Queens State Senate
19,770 votes and Conigliaro received he is focusing on now that he has won
re-election are fighting the City on for Democrats in New York State delegation faced challenges. The only
16,138 votes.
This is the third time Addabbo has placing a homeless shelter in Glen- and throughout the country, but New race to feature a new State Senator was
won re-election. He defeated Council- dale, attempting to bring back the York State’s top offices stayed firmly in District 10, where Leroy Comrie
man Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) in Rockaway Ferry service that was shut entrenched in the hands of its Demo- will replace State Sen. Malcolm Smith,
who lost the September Primary.
2012 and Conigliaro this year. He has down on Oct. 31 and discussing how cratic incumbents.
In the Assembly, only Ron Kim
Gov. Andrew Cuomo took 54 perheld the seat since defeating former to improve traffic flow on Woodhaven
cent of the vote to a second term, de- (see story on this page) and Catherine
Boulevard.
State Sen. Serphin Maltese in 2008.
Conigliaro posted on the campaign feating Republican Rob Astorino and Nolan faced challenges, but both were
The mood was jovial at Addabbo’s
election night party at the Woodhaven Facebook page acknowledging the defeat. Green Party candidate Howie Hawk- victorious. Nolan took almost 93 per“Tonight, I called Joe Addabbo and ins. Cuomo’s running mate, former cent of the vote against Libertarian
House in Rego Park. Several supporters cheered loudly when Addabbo ar- congratulated him on his re-election U.S. Rep. Kathy Hochul, will replace challenger John Wilson.
In Congressional elections, Queens
to the State Senate. It was a tough race Robert Duffy as Cuomo’s Lieutenant
rived at the party.
incumbents Joseph Crowley, Carolyn
but I am very proud of Governor.
The other two state-wide seats up for Maloney, Gregory Meeks, Nydia Vethe campaign we ran
and feel humbled by re-election Tuesday night, Comptrol- lazquez and Steve Israel all defeated
the strong support I ler and Attorney General, also saw the their challengers. U.S. Rep. Grace
received throughout incumbents defeat their challengers. Meng, who became the first Asian
the district. I am also Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Congressional representative on the
grateful for the love held off a challenge from Republican East Coast in 2012, ran unopposed.
New Yorkers also approved three
and support of my fam- John Cahill to take 55.5 percent of the
ily, friends and neigh- vote, while Comptroller Tom DiNapoli ballot initiatives on Tuesday. The first
bors, which sustained took 60 percent of the vote, defeating proposal, creating a change in the decennial redistricting process, passed
me during the past few Republican Robert Antonacci.
While the State Senate is now un- with 57 percent of the vote. A proposal
months. Thank you
der Republican control, the shift was to issue bonds up to $2 billion dollars
all!” he said.
Reach Luis Gronda not represented in Queens. Demo- for technology in school also passed,
Photo by luis Gronda at (718) 357-7400, ext.
cratic incumbents Mike Gianaris (D- with 61.7 percent of the vote. The final
state sen. Joe addabbo spoke to a crowd of 127, lgronda@queen- Astoria) and Tony Avella (D-Bayside) ballot measure, to publish legislative
supporters at the Woodhaven House after stribune.com or @luis- both took more than 90 percent of bills electronically, received an overthe polls closed on election Day.
the vote over third-party challenges. whelming 77 percent.
gronda.
State Sen. Joe Addabbo
Gets Another Term
Cuomo, Incumbents
Easily Win Reelection
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Flushing Hospital Unveils New Surgical Robot
BY JOE MARVILLI
Staff Writer
The da Vinci robotic surgical platform has come
to Flushing Hospital Medical Center. This piece of
technology does not paint though. Instead, it operates.
Flushing Hospital acquired the surgical robot in
August and has been using it ever since for delicate,
difficult operations that would take much longer
without it. The platform essentially miniaturizes
the surgeon’s movements and gestures, letting him
or her perform at a level that would be problematic
with hands and regularly-sized surgical tools.
The da Vinci robotic surgical platform is the most
technologically-advanced surgical system in the region, according to Flushing Hospital. Designed by
Intuitive Surgical, the single-site robotic platform
gives the hospital’s surgeons increased dexterity,
control and high-definition 3D vision found in traditional robotic surgery, alongside a less intrusive
procedure. Some operations are done through a
single incision.
It is also equipped with Fluorescence Imaging
Vision, nicknamed Firefly. It combines fluorescent
dye with a specialized camera, endoscope and laserbased illuminator, letting surgeons recognize blood
flowing through vessels and tissues in 3-D during
minimally invasive operations.
During a robotic surgery, the physician sits at a
console, viewing a high-definition image of the patient’s anatomy. He or she uses controls below the
viewer to move the robot’s arms and camera.
“It’s cutting-edge technology. The instruments
rotate 360 degrees. It’s much easier to do an advance
operation,” Dr. Alejandro Alcaide said. “It’s mini-
mally invasive, in that most of the patients get released within 24 hours.”
Alcaide said da Vinci is used for gynecological
surgery, removing gall bladders, hernia repairs, doing hysterectomies, removing fibroids and similar
operations. Often, these complicated robot-assisted
surgeries can be completed with smaller incisions,
lessening blood loss and decreasing recovery time.
Many surgeons are certified to use the robotic
platform, with many more training on the simulator. A simulator was available last Thursday for the
public to try out. The Tribune got in the surgical seat
for a few minutes, using the robot to pick up and
move tiny rubber bands or jacks. While the bands
were too small for fingers to ever latch on to them,
the robot had no such problems.
“Usually by the time you’ve done 10 cases, you
feel pretty comfortable handling the robot,” Alcaide
added. “With advanced surgery, patients that have
had previous surgeries, patients that have chronic
infections, it’s much easier to operate robotically
because it will cut your time by a good 20 to 30 percent.”
Executive Vice President and COO Robert Levine
said the reception from doctors and patients has
been “very positive.”
“Patients are wanting to come to a hospital that
has robotic surgery,” he said. “It reduces the stay of
the patient in the hospital.”
More than 1.5 million da Vinci procedures have
been completed worldwide since 2000.
Flushing Hospital is located at 4500 Parsons
Blvd. To learn more about its services, call (718)
Photo by Joe Marvilli
670-5000.
Flushing Hospital recently acquired the da
Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125, Vinci robotic surgical platform for delicate
[email protected], or @JoeMarvilli.
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www.queenstribune.com • Nov. 6-12, 2014 Tribune Page 5
Mayor Unveils New Plan For Struggling Schools
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced
the School Renewal Program Monday
morning to turn around struggling
schools, but education advocates said
that the administration is not doing
enough.
The 94 schools participating in
the program will be transformed into
community schools that tie together
new services that support children’s
families, as well as their mental health
and physical well-being. There are 12
Queens schools participating in the
new program.
Each school will add an extra hour
each day of extended instruction and
could offer additional after-school,
weekend and summer learning opportunities as they are needed.
The Mayor said that the City needs
to change the old policy of closing
down struggling schools by lifting
them up instead.
“Getting there means moving beyond the old playbook and investing the time, energy and resources to
partner with communities and turn
struggling schools around,” de Blasio
said. “We’ll give them the tools, the
leadership, and the support they need
to succeed—and we’ll hold them accountable.”
While de Blasio’s plan may be a
step in the right direction, a recent
report raises some additional questions about the state of City education
and whether the Mayor’s plan goes far
enough.
In September, Families for Excellent Schools, a parent advocacy group
formed to organize parents around the
need for excellent schools across the
City, Massachusetts and Connecticut,
released a report titled “A Tale of Two
Schools.” The report highlights several
City neighborhoods, which serve students who come from minority and
low-income families, and have schools
with vastly different outcomes.
Jeremiah Kittredge, the CEO of
Families for Excellent Schools, released a statement in response to the
Mayor’s new program.
“The Mayor’s plan is too small, too
slow and too timid to help 143,000
students trapped in failing schools,”
Kittredge said. “Instead of empowering parents to choose better schools
today, the Mayor’s plan invests three
more years and far more money in a
broken system that is bound to fail.”
The report analyzed 923 schools
that meet three criteria: they are Title 1
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majority of students are minorities and
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the bottom 25 percent of City schools
in math and ELA state exam scores or
graduation rates and showed a limited
capacity for improvement with a rating on their recent quality review of
proficient of below.
According to the report, some
neighborhoods
have
successful
schools just a few blocks away from
failing schools.
In Queens, there are eight schools
in District 27, one in District 28, two in
District 29 and two in District 30 that
show a 10 percent or less efficiency.
But, there are seven schools that have
been closing the achievement gap; one
in District 24, one in District 25, two
in District 28, one in District 29 and
two in District 30.
Only four Queens schools that are
on the list of struggling schools are
participating in the Mayor’s new plan:
PS/MS 42 R. Vernam, MS 53 Brian
Piccolo and PS 197 The Ocean School,
all in the Rockaways, and PS 111 Jacob
Blackwell in Long Island City.
“There are excellent schools in New
York City that have student populations that are a majority minority and
low-income students,” Kahn Shoieb, a
spokesperson for Families for Excellent Schools, said. “The real question
is how do you expand access to those
quality schools?”
Reach Jordan Gibbons at (718)3577400 Ext. 123, jgibbons@queenspress.
com or @jgibbons2.
more than half of them meet rigorous
Common Core academic standards.
But 185 schools had an average
proficiency rate in English and math
that was 10 percent or below. Out of
the 257 elementary and middle schools
where no more than 10 percent of students met academic standards in 2013,
87 failed to improve by one percentage
point in 2014.
The new plan includes an investment
of $150 million to build each school’s
education capacity across the elements
of Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña’s
Capacity Framework, which is based
on rigorous instruction, supportive
environments, collaborative teachers,
effective school leadership, strong family-community ties and trust.
The Dept. of Education will develop implementation plans, closely
track every school’s progress and hold
schools accountable for meeting strict
goals during the next three years.
Schools that do not meet these goals
for each year will face leadership and
faculty changes and possible reorganization.
Fariña said that the City is committed to providing extra support to
schools and she expects that support
to improve student outcomes.
The schools in the program, including the 12 in Queens, were identified by the State for demonstrating
low academic achievement for the
past three years. They have ranked in
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EDIT PAGE
In Our OpInIOn
In YOur OpInIOn
Keep Working On Ed. Reforms
As he approaches the end of his first year in office, Mayor Bill de Blasio obviously
still has a number of challenges to face as he tries to improve the quality of life in
New York City. We are encouraged by his announcement this week of an initiative to
improve City schools, although we acknowledge that there is a lot more that needs
to be done.
The City’s Dept. of Education for too long presided over a slow descent into a
system that does little to prepare students for future educational opportunities.
Given how long it took for City schools to fall into disarray, it is unlikely that any
plan would turn schools around overnight. While some have said that the initiative
does not go far enough in its assistance, more sweeping reforms tend to cause even
more of a disruption. And at the very least, looking to assist ailing schools is a muchimproved strategy over the former administration’s focus on shutting down troubled
educational institutions.
As we move towards these reforms, we hope that the United Federation of Teachers,
a union that helped de Blasio get elected last year, will stand firm with the Mayor on
these changes – which include longer school days and summer instruction for those
who need it – and will continue to support the changes needed to improve schools,
and not oppose some of these measures for the sake of making a point.
Mayor de Blasio inherited a mess from the previous administration when it comes
to schools, and we are glad that he is finally addressing an issue that will certainly
take him through the end of his first term to try and improve.
Salute Our Veterans
N
To The Editor:
ov. 11 is the day to think
about our honored
veterans. For 238 years.
they have fought to defend
those freedoms we hold most
dear. I myself served in the
United States Navy during the
Vietnam era and was proud to
have done so. This part of my
life was one of the proudest of
my life. I felt I was serving the
greater good and preserving
democracy in the free world.
But these freedoms do not
without a price. They come with
great personal sacrifice from
those who leave family, friends,
and jobs to serve the greater
good. I hope this Veterans Day
there will be many flags flying in
support of our brave men and
women who are still serving
this great nation of ours. Re-
member the words of our first
commander-in-chief, George
Washington, who said, “The
willingness with which our
young people will fight in any
war, no matter how justified,
shall be directly proportional
as to how they perceive the
veterans of earlier wars were
treated and appreciated by their
country.”
That was true back then and
is so true today. I ask all who
read this letter to call a veteran
you might know and say thank
you for a job well done. May
God Bless America on this day
we call Veterans Day.
frederick R. Bedell Jr.,
Glen Oaks Village
Editor’s Note: For more
perspectives on Veterans Day,
see pages 8 and 10.
Op-ED
A Look At New Transportation Alternatives
By Jeff Rose and
Michael ToBMan
The genius of our political
economy is largely found in the
space it allows for innovation
and creativity. A product or service that didn’t exist moments
ago quickly becomes popular,
or a new method of manufacturing or marketing or delivery
becomes a new paradigm. All of
this becomes the basis for job
growth, wealth creation and increased trade. It happens all the
time. Excessive regulations can
smother creativity and obstruct
development. At the root of
this tension is the desire to balance innovation and economic
growth with consumer protection, safety, and fairness.
The legitimate role of government in regulating commerce
can require determining what a
thing is, how and what it impacts,
and how it’s to be treated. Safety
is paramount in these situations.
Airlines, restaurants, builders
and many other industries are
regulated for the purpose of
enhancing safety. But even then,
choices must be made. We could
probably save thousands of lives
if we lowered highway speed
limits to 45 miles per hour, but
at what cost?
Enter Uber, and its ride hail
emulators and competitors
such as Lyft and Sidecar. These
companies, often called TNCs,
or Transportation Network
Companies, work under slightly
varying models, but they all pose
headaches for regulators. Their
exciting new web based technology is touted as revolutionary,
disruptive (in a good way) and
market changing. But how to
treat TNCs? They contend that
they are only connecting those
looking for a ride with those
who provide a ride. Essentially,
they are cyber-travel agents
for chauffeured transportation
services. In fact, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick was quoted in the
Wall Street Journal saying “Are
we American Airlines or are we
Expedia? We are Expedia.”
Uber and its allies say that
big city regulators are thwarting
innovations that would better serve consumers. Current
industry stakeholders deny
that they are anti-competition,
but many believe regulators
often give these new players
preferential treatment, sparing
them the costly burdens that
established providers must bear
and skewing the competitive
playing field.
How shall Uber and its ilk
be classified? They claim that
they are merely connectors, but
a simple examination of their
business model overwhelmingly disputes this. They market
themselves to the public as a
provider. They determine the
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price that their customers pay
and the portion of that fee that
the drivers will collect. They exert great control over the actions
of their drivers. Uber has even
established official base groups
with the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission in order to
provide a veneer of compliance
with regulations.
But then they try to have it
both ways. In the most glaring example, Uber denies any
responsibility for the actions
of their “Driver/Partners,” to
use Uber’s terminology. Uber’s
terms and conditions state that
“In no event shall the company
and/or its licensors be liable to
anyone for any indirect, punitive, special, exemplary, incidental, consequential or other
damages of any type or kind.”
No Taxi and Limousine
commission should ever allow
a company to make or enforce
such a claim.
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What about ride share
operators such as Lyft? They
contend they operate on the
same model as Airbnb - merely
bringing the “share economy”
to chauffeured transportation, helping to utilize excess
capacity of private individuals
in return for sharing the cost.
When you return from dropping your wife at the airport,
why not bring someone home
to help share in the cost of gas
and tolls? If that is allowed, it
will be the beginning of the
end of all necessary and needed
chauffeured transportation
regulation. It would truly be
the Wild West, with the Sheriff
sidelined.
Jeff Rose is President of Attitude New York, a chauffeured
transportation company, and
President of the Limo Association
of New York. Michael Tobman
is a Brooklyn-based political
consultant.
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LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
ARCFE Group 6, LLC Arts of
Org filed with Secy. of State of
NY (SSNY) on 5/7/14. Office
in Queens Co. SSNY desig.
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served & shall mail process
to 136-18 39th Ave Ste 705,
Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose:
General.
________________________
Nuchas GSQ LLC Arts of Org
filed with Secy. of State of
NY (SSNY) on 8/5/13. Office
in Queens Co. SSNY desig.
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served & shall mail process
to 30-58 34th St # 4D, Astoria, NY 11103. Purpose:
General.
________________________
Ridgewood Dental Care,
PLLC Arts of Org filed with
NY Sec of State (SSNY) on
9/9/14. Office: Queens
County. SSNY designated
as agent of LLC upon whom
process may be served. SSNY
shall mail copy of process
to: 54-31 Myrtle Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385. Purpose:
Dentistry.
________________________
124-12 Metro Realty LLC
Arts of Org filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
8/26/14. Office in Queens
Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served & shall mail
process to C/O Hung Chiao
Kwok, 6429 65th Ln, Middle
Village, NY 11379. Purpose:
General.
________________________
Notice of Qualification of
12-15 BROADWAY ASTORIA
MANAGER, LLC Authority
filed with Secy. of State of NY
(SSNY) on 09/12/14. Office
location: Queens County.
LLC formed in Delaware
(DE) on 08/01/14. Princ.
office of LLC: 31-21 31st St.,
Astoria, NY 11106. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process to the LLC at
the princ. office of the LLC.
DE addr. of LLC: Corporation
Service Co., 2711 Centerville
Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE
19808. Arts. of Org. filed with
Secy. of State, 401 Federal St.,
Dover, DE 19901. Purpose:
Any lawful activity.
________________________
SUMMONS Index No.
703627/2014 D/O/F: May
23, 2014 Premises Address:
9742 77TH STREET, OZONE
PARK, NY 11416 SUPREME
COURT OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK COUNTY OF
QUEENS JAMES B. NUTTER
AND COMPANY, Plaintiff,
-against- FRANK CASILLO AS
HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF
KIN OF LEONORA CASILLO;
JOSEPHINE FERRARA AS
HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT
OF KIN OF LEONOR A
CASILLO; JOHN DOE 1
THROUGH 50; JANE DOE
1 THROUGH 50, INTEND-
ING TO BE THE UNKNOWN
HEIRS, DISTRIBUTES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, TRUSTEES,
LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND
ASSIGNEES OF THE ESTATE
OF LEONORA CASILLO
WHO WAS BORN ON
MARCH 17, 1930 AND DIED
ON MARCH 17, 2012, A
RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY
OF QUEENS, THEIR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST IF ANY
OF THE AFORESAID DEFENDANTS BE DECEASED,
THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS
AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN AND
SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE AFORESAID
CLASSES OF PERSON, IF
THEY OR ANY OF THEM
BE DEAD, AND THEIR RESPEC TIVE HUSBANDS,
WIVES OR WIDOWS, IF
ANY, ALL OF WHOM AND
WHOSE NAMES AND
PLACES OF RESIDENCE
ARE UNKNOWN TO THE
PLAINTIFF; NEW YORK CITY
PARKING VIOL ATIONS
BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY
TRANSIT ADJUDICATION
BUREAU; CAPITAL ONE
BANK; DISCOVER BANK;
MRC RECEIVABLES CORP;
NE W YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION
AND FINANCE; UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE;
NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
BOARD; UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA O/B/O SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT;
‘‘JOHN DOES’’ and ‘‘JANE
DOES’’, said names being
fictitious, parties intended
being possible tenants or
occupants of premises, and
corporations, other entities
or persons who claim, or
may claim, a lien against the
premises, Defendant(s), TO
THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY
SUMMONED to answer the
Complaint in this action,
and to serve a copy of your
Answer, or, if the Complaint
is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of
Appearance on the Plaintiff’s
Attorneys within twenty (20)
days after the service of this
Summons, exclusive of the
day of service, where service
is made by delivery upon you
personally within the State, or
within thirty (30) days after
completion of service where
service is made in any other
manner, and in case of your
failure to appear or answer,
judgment will be taken
against you by default for the
relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE
IN DANGER OF LOSING
YOUR HOME If you do not
respond to this summons and
complaint by serving a copy
of the answer on the attorney
for the mortgage company
who filed this foreclosure
proceeding against you and
filing the answer with the
court, a default judgment
may be entered and you can
lose your home. Speak to an
attorney or go to the court
where your case is pending
for further information on
how to answer the summons
and protect your property.
Sending a payment to your
mortgage company will not
stop this foreclosure action.
YOU MUST RESPOND BY
SERVING A COPY OF THE
ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF
(MORTGAGE COMPANY)
AND FILING THE ANSWER
WITH THE COURT. The following notice is intended only
for those defendants who
are owners of the premises
sought to be foreclosed or
who are liable upon the
debt for which the mortgage
stands as security. YOU ARE
HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE
THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT,
AND ANY INFORMATION
OBTAINED WILL BE USED
FOR THAT PURPOSE. The
present amount of the debt
as of the date of this summons: $518,586.91, consisting of principal balance of
$515,298.74, plus interest
of 1,023.47, escrow/impound shortages or credits
of $0.00, late charges of
$0.00; Mortgage Insurance
Premium charges of $204.70,
Servicing Fees of $35.00;
Broker`s Price Opinion, inspection and miscellaneous
charges of $0.00; attorney
fee $1,750.00 and title search
$275.00. Because of interest
and other charges that may
vary from day to day, the
amount due on the day you
pay may be greater. Hence,
if you pay the amount shown
above, an adjustment may be
necessary after we receive
the check, in which event we
will inform you. The name of
the creditor to whom the debt
is owed: JAMES B. NUTTER
AND COMPANY. Unless you
dispute the validity of the
debt, or any portion thereof,
within thirty (30) days after
receipt hereof, the debt will
be assumed to be valid by the
herein debt collector. If you
notify the herein debt collector in writing within thirty
(30) days after your receipt
hereof that the debt, or any
portion thereof, is disputed,
we will obtain verification
of the debt or a copy of any
judgment against you representing the debt and a copy
of such verification or judgment will be mailed to you
by the herein debt collector.
Upon your written request
within 30 days after receipt
of this notice, the herein
debt collector will provide
you with the name and address of the original creditor
if different from the current
creditor. Note: Your time to
respond to the summons and
complaint differs from your
time to dispute the validity
of the debt or to request the
name and address of the
original creditor. Although
you have as few as 20 days
to respond to the summons
and complaint, depending on
the manner of service, you
still have 30 days from receipt
of this summons to dispute
the validity of the debt and
to request the name and address of the original creditor.
TO THE DEFENDANTS: The
Plaintiff makes no personal
claim against you in this action. TO THE DEFENDANTS:
If you have obtained an
order of discharge from the
Bankruptcy court, which
includes this debt, and you
have not reaffirmed your liability for this debt, this law
firm is not alleging that you
have any personal liability for
this debt and does not seek
a money judgment against
you. Even if a discharge has
been obtained, this lawsuit
to foreclose the mortgage
will continue and we will
seek a judgment authorizing
the sale of the mortgaged
premises. Dated: May 23,
2014 Joshua P. Smolow,
Esq. ROSICKI, ROSICKI &
ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys
for Plaintiff Main Office: 51
E Bethpage Road Plainview,
NY 11803 516-741-2585
Help For Homeowners In
Foreclosure New York State
Law requires that we send
you this notice about the
foreclosure process. Please
read it carefully. Mortgage
foreclosure is a complex
process. Some people may
approach you about “saving” your home. You should
be extremely careful about
any such promises. The State
encourages you to become
informed about your options
in foreclosure. There are
government agencies, legal
aid entities and other nonprofit organizations that you
may contact for information
about foreclosure while you
are working with your lender
during this process. To locate
an entity near you, you may
call the toll-free helpline
maintained by the New York
State Banking Department at
1-877-BANKNYS (1-877-2265697) or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us. The State does
not guarantee the advice of
these agencies.
________________________
Notice of Formation of FAIR
WINDS & FOLLOWING
SEAS TRAINING & CONSULTING, LLC Arts. of Org.
filed with Secy. of State of NY
(SSNY) on 10/08/14. Office
location: Queens County.
SSNY designated as agent
of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to
Corporation Service Co., 80
State St., Albany, NY 12207,
regd. agent upon whom and
at which process may be
served. Purpose: Any lawful
activity.
________________________
14935 OWNERS LLC, a
domestic LLC, filed with the
SSNY on 6/27/14. Office
location: Queens County.
SSNY is designated as agent
upon whom process against
the LLC may be served. SSNY
shall mail process to Dennis
Riga, 160-16 90th St., Howard
Beach, NY 11414. General
Purposes.
________________________
Notice of Formation of
JANISSA LLC. Arts. of Org.
filed with NY Dept. of State:
8/12/14. Office location:
Queens County. Sec. of State
designated agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may
be served and shall mail process to: Corporate Creations
Network Inc., 15 N. Mill St.,
Nyack, NY 10960, regd.
agent upon whom process
may be served. Purpose: all
lawful purposes.
________________________
TMT NY, LLC, Arts of Org
filed with SSNY on 08/05/14.
Office Location: Queens
County, SSNY designated
as agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail a
copy of process to: The LLC,
135-10 7th Ave., Flushing, NY
11354. Purpose: to engage in
any lawful act.
________________________
Notice of Formation of
Magardichian Properties,
LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y
of State (SSNY) 9/22/14.
Office location: Queens
County. SSNY designated
as agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail copy
of process to 98-25 64th
Rd., Apt. 5B, Rego Park, NY
11374. Purpose: any lawful
activities.
________________________
Notice of Qualification of
MW Fort Lee LLC. Authority
filed with NY Dept. of State
on 8/1/14. Office location:
Queens County. LLC formed
in NJ on 11/16/11. NY Sec.
of State designated agent
of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served and
shall mail process to: c/o
Werber Management Inc.,
40-52 75th St., Elmhurst, NY
11373, principal business address. NJ address of LLC: c/o
Winne, Banta, Hetherington,
Basralian & Kahn, P.C., Court
Plaza South, East Wing, 21
Main St., Ste. 101, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Cert. of Org.
filed with NJ State Treasurer,
225 W. State St., Trenton, NJ
08625. Purpose: all lawful
purposes.
________________________
SUPREME COURT –
COUNT Y OF QUEENS
C E N T R A L M O R TG AG E
COMPANY, Plaintiff against
MOHI U. KHANDAKER,et
al Defendant(s). Pursuant to
a Judgment of Foreclosure
and Sale entered on August
28, 2014. I, the undersigned
Referee will sell at public auction at the Queens County
General Courthouse, 88-11
Sutphin Boulevard, Court
Room # 25, Jamaica, N.Y. on
the 21st day of November,
2014 at 10:00 a.m. Said
premises known as 11817 152nd Street, Jamaica,
N.Y. 11434. Tax account
number: SBL #: 12206-12.
Approximate amount of lien
$497,158.96 plus interest
and costs. Premises will be
sold subject to provisions of
filed judgment and terms of
sale. Index No. 30879-10.
Peter M. Wolf, Esq., Referee.
McCabe Weisberg & Conway
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145
Huguenot Street - Suite 210
New Rochelle, New York
10801 (914) 636-8900
________________________
SALAM ENTERPRISE LLC
Arts of Org filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
5/27/14. Office in Queens
Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served & shall mail
process to Mohammed A
Salam, 10 Campbell Ave Fl 2,
Clifton, NJ 07013. Purpose:
General.
________________________
SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF QUEENS NYC TL
2012-A TRUST and THE
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON as Collateral Agent
and Custodian, Plaintiffs
against YVONNE ISHAK, et
al Defendant(s). Pursuant to
a Judgment of Foreclosure
and Sale dated September
17, 2014 and entered on
September 30, 2014, I, the
undersigned Referee will
sell at public auction at the
Queens County Supreme
Courthouse, 88-11 Sutphin
Blvd., in Courtroom #25,
Jamaica, NY on the 5th day
of December, 2014 at 10:00
AM premises situate, lying
and being in the Borough and
County of Queens, City and
State of New York, known
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The Queens
A Brief History Of Veterans Court
Veterans Day
Honoring Our Veterans:
By Queens DIsTRIC ATTORney
RIChARD BROwn
Veterans Day in the United States
dates back to the end of World War
I – “The Great War” – when an armistice between the Allied nations
and Germany went into effect at the
eleventh hour of the eleventh day of
the eleventh month.
While the first World War officially ended on June 28, 1919, with the
Treaty of Versailles, Nov. 11, 1918 is
regarded as the end of hostilities.
President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Nov. 11, 1919 as the inaugural commemoration of Armistice
Day, as a celebration to be observed
with parades and public meetings,
with a brief suspension of business
beginning at 11 a.m.
In 1938, Armistice Day was approved as a day dedicated to the
cause of world peace. The recognition of Armistice Day lasted until 1954, when an act of Congress
amended the recognition of the
day to acknowledge veterans. The
change to the recognition of Nov.
11 came in response to World War
II, which had required the largest
mobilization of military personnel
in the nation’s history, along with
increased aggression in Korea.
In October 1954, President
Dwight D. Eisenhower issued his
first Veterans Day Proclamation, in
which he stated, “In order to insure
proper and widespread observance
of this anniversary, all veterans, all
veterans’ organizations, and the entire citizenry will wish to join hands
in the common purpose.”
While the commemoration date
of Veterans Day was altered in 1971
to follow the Uniform Holiday Bill
of 1968, which shifted the observance to a Monday, the observance
was shifted back to its original date
by President Gerald Ford with a bill
signing in 1975. The annual observance was returned to Nov. 11 beginning 1978, regardless of which
day of the week the date fell.
Veterans Day continues to be
recognized as a celebration honoring America’s veterans for their
willingness to sacrifice for the common good.
Information provided by the U.S.
Dept. of Veterans Affairs.
The wounds of war are not always
visible. Many of our returning veterans witnessed horrific violence and
unimaginable devastation in war torn
areas. Some veterans returned with
serious emotional and psychological scars that can
result in their becoming
involved in the criminal
justice system. In 2010, to
assist our returning troops,
the Queens District Attorney’s office in collaboration
with the Unified Court System established the Queens
Veterans Court.
One of the first such courts in the
State, the Queens Veterans Court
was designed to provide an alternative to incarceration for returning
veterans charged with non-violent
crimes, whose criminal behavior may
have been motivated by substance
abuse or mental health issues related
to their military service. Modeled on
our very successful Treatment Court,
the Queens Veterans Court offers veterans an opportunity to get the help
they need – whether it is treatment for
drug or alcohol abuse, post-traumatic
stress disorder or brain injury – under
the supervision and monitoring of the
Court. If the individual successfully
completes the required one year treatment program, he or she will receive a
favorable disposition of their case.
In addition to treatment, a host of
supportive services are available to veterans who participate in the program.
These include the assistance
of a peer mentor who acts as
both a role model and an advocate, as well as vocational,
educational and housing assistance as needed.
Veterans 18 years of age
or older who have served in
any branch of the military
and have demonstrable clinical needs are eligible to participate in the
program. Nearly 60 veterans have been
aided by our Veterans Court and to date,
76 percent of these participants have
successfully completed the program.
These graduates have previously served
in Vietnam, the first Gulf War and conflicts in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
We are extremely proud of this
program, which along with our many
other alternative to incarceration programs, recognizes and addresses the
treatment needs of certain offenders
charged with non-violent offenses and
transforms these offenders into law
abiding and productive citizens.
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Every Day Is A Time To Honor Veterans
By State Sen.
JoSeph addaBBo
Every year, we honor our service
men and women on Veterans Day, this
year on Nov. 11. But it’s also important to recognize that the sacrifice and
dedication exhibited by these individuals should be honored, not merely on
one day of the calendar year, but every
day. Truly, Veterans Day is every day
of the year!
As the Ranking Member of the
Senate Committee on Veterans,
Homeland Security and Military Affairs, I always take veterans’ trials and
tribulations to heart and into consideration when I am speaking with my
colleagues in government.
Just a couple weeks ago, I met with
a young veteran who, after returning from Afghanistan, is suffering
from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and adjusting to life back
home. This is seemingly all too common among young veterans, and even
more troubling is the rising suicide
rate among this population, which is
about 22 vets a day nationally, according to a January 2014 study by the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs.
However, in response in part to
these numbers, a new Veteran Peerto-Peer support and counseling pilot
program, known as the Joseph Dwyer
Fund, is being funded through the State
Office of Mental Health. This will pair on some veterans also passed both
veterans with other former service men houses. For more information on
and women who may be more attuned these bills, feel free to contact my Albany office, (518) 455-2322
than civilians to the challengor District Office, (718) 738es facing their fellow armed
1111.
forces members. My next enDuring this year’s legisdeavor is to fight for this prolative session, Gov. Andrew
gram’s expansion. I want our
Cuomo hosted the first AnQueens veterans and others
nual Veterans Summit, out
to benefit from this type of
of which the Service-Dissupport system.
abled Veteran-Owned BusiAdditionally, a bill was
ness Act was approved, a
approved by the State Senate
new law that I co-sponsored
and Assembly that would
State Sen.
in the Senate, where busimake information about
PTSD, traumatic brain in- Joseph Addabbo nesses owned by servicedisabled veterans will have
jury and other brain-related
injuries more accessible for veterans additional opportunities to qualify for
state contracts.
and their families.
While the work will continue in AlLegislation approving tax incentives for businesses to hire veterans bany, I also work diligently to enhance
and another to reduce the tax burden the quality of life for our veterans in
Respect Queens’ Vets With These Events
By Joe MaRVILLI
Staff Writer
To honor the individuals who
served and defended their nation,
there are several events you can attend
within the next few days.
The Queens Veterans Day Parade
will take place on Sunday, Nov. 9,
starting at noon. This year’s Grand
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such as the Annual Veterans Barbeque
and Job Fairs to give hiring opportunities to veterans. As I attend local indigent veterans funerals, I commend
all the local posts who sponsor these
honorable memorials.
In the upcoming 2015 legislative
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will start at 80th Street alongside
Metropolitan Avenue. From there,
the marches will end up at Christ the
King High School for a commemorative ceremony. The school is located at
6803 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village. To learn more, call the parade’s
committee at (718) 894-5954.
Queensborough Community College will honor the country’s veterans
with a remembrance and reflection
ceremony on Nov. 10 at 9:30 a.m. It
will occur at the Charles F. Bova Veterans Memorial Grove, located inside
the Main Campus Gate on 56th Avenue. To find out more information
about attendance, call Edwin Gonzalez at (718) 281-5767.
Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, [email protected], or @JoeMarvilli.
This Veteran’s Day join me in honoring those who have
and who are currently serving our country.
Because we treasure peace and freedom,
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Photo by DaviD Russell
Ron Naclerio and Martin Luther king iii met and embraced each
other at Cardozo high School in Bayside.
King III, Cardozo
Coach Finally Meet
Growing up, neither Ron Naclerio
nor Martin Luther King III understood the impact of what happened
between their fathers. They were both
infants when Emil Naclerio, a surgeon
at Harlem Hospital, saved Martin
Luther King Jr. Despite being linked
through history, the sons did not meet
until two weeks ago, when King came
to Cardozo High School in Bayside.
“That was a moment that might be
the number one moment for me,” said
Ron Naclerio, the coach of the Cardozo Judges since 1981. “This beats winning a city championship or a Coach
of the Year award.”
On Sept. 20, 1958, King was stabbed
at a book signing in Harlem by a
woman with a seven-inch steel letter
opener. King was in danger of drowning in his own blood. If he sneezed or
coughed, the letter-opener would have
penetrated the aorta.
“My dad removed two ribs from
the side and got the letter-opener out,”
Naclerio said. “Over the next 10 years,
Dr. King and my father became close
friends. I met him once or twice, but I
was so small, I didn’t know anything.”
There was one close call between
the two sons, when Naclerio was in
Atlanta in 2002 for a coaching award.
“I brought some stuff with me. I
went to the King Pavilion and missed
him by 20 or 30 seconds,” he said.
A few weeks ago, King called looking to come to Cardozo.
“I ran it by my principal,” Naclerio
said. “We planned on him meeting the
team. My principal suggested we meet
a lot of kids from the school. The auditorium was packed. What the crowd
loved was the way we built it up.”
Finally, the two sons met.
“A shake became a natural embrace,” Naclerio said. “We hit it off.
We exchanged e-mails and phone
numbers.”
The coach thought about King’s accomplishments after being saved by
Emil Naclerio.
“What Martin got done in the last
10 years was incredible. Martin III
wasn’t even one-year-old when it happened. He thanked my dad because he
was able to get to know his dad for a
few years,” Naclerio said.
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Hungry? Take A
Food Tour Of Forest
Hills
By Luis GRonDa
Staff Writer
Do you have $55 to spare? If so,
you can get a little taste of what Forest Hills has to offer on a food tour of
establishments on Austin Street.
All The Tastes of New York, a food
website that hosts food tours throughout the City, is hosting its first food
crawl event in the neighborhood on
Nov. 12.
The tour will visit three restaurants
in Forest Hills, Station House, Banter
and Exo Café, offering three different meals. The appetizer course will
be served at Station House, the main
course at Banter and the dessert at
Exo.
The four options offered for the
appetizer are Short Rib Kimchi Empanadas, Skillet Meatballs, Flatbreads
and Pickled Pepper Wings. For lunch,
there will be seven meals to choose
from including Beef and Guinness Pie,
Pan Seared Chicken Breast and Pan
Roasted Salmon. There will also be
four options for the dessert portion of
the tour, which are Fried Cheesecake,
Mango Guava Cheesecake, Tiramisu
and Red Velvet Cake.
Heather Dolland, the founder of
All The Tastes of New York, and its
Director of Event Planning, said they
organize these tours, in conjunction
with the local chamber of commerce
or another organization, in order to
promote the cuisine that each specific
area has to offer. This tour was organized with the Forest Hills Chamber
of Commerce.
The three restaurants were chosen,
according to Dolland, because of their
close proximity to one another. All
three establishments are on the same
restaurant strip that is Austin Street.
Other areas they have profiled in the
past include Astoria, Harlem and the
Murray Hill section of Manhattan.
Space is very limited for the crawl,
Dollard said. There is enough room to
accommodate about 30 people in the
tour and tickets are going fast for the
event.
As for future food crawls, Dollard
said they are in the process of organizing another crawl in Astoria and
would like to explore offering another
Forest Hills food crawl if next week’s
event is successful.
To sign up for the tour, log onto
allthetastesofnewyork.com/foresthills.
The event will begin at 6:30 p.m.
and run until 9:30 p.m. For more information, send an email to heather@
allthetastesofnewyork.com.
Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, ext. 127, lgronda@queenstrbune.
com or @luisgronda
Suspects In Bank
Mugging Of Senior
At Large
By Jackie stRawBRiDGe
Staff Writer
Two thieves who assaulted and
robbed an 81-year-old, legally blind
Sunnyside man at an ATM late last
month are still out there.
Bill Eichhorn said he was visiting
the Chase ATM at 46th Street and
Queens Boulevard when two men followed him inside, punched him in the
face and stole $100 and his debit card.
“I only wanted $100 to carry me
over. So I came over here and I put
[my card] in the ATM, and then next
thing you know there was guys on either side and that was it,” Eichhorn
said.
“It’s always been very safe around
here,” he added. “I never expected
anything like this.”
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer
(D-Sunnyside) joined Eichhorn, Eichhorn’s family and friends and Captain
Brian Hennessy of the 108th Precinct
Tuesday morning to call for the arrest
of the two muggers.
“We are outraged that anybody in
the City, nevermind our neighborhood, would be so callous, so criminal, so violent towards a member of
our community, particularly a senior
citizen,” Van Bramer said.
“We want to make sure … anyone who has any information about
this calls the police right away and we
bring these folks to justice,” he added.
Another unidentified individual in
the incident stepped in as a good Samaritan.
According to Eichhorn’s daughter Mary Ann Gasparro, this person
heard Eichhorn’s cries for help, called
911, waited with him while the police
arrived and escorted him to the 108th
Precinct.
“My family is eternally grateful for
the care and concern that this person
took to make sure he was OK,” Gasparro said.
The suspects in the mugging are
believed to be two heavy set, Black
males in their 20s or 30s. One suspect
appeared to be wearing a leather jacket with dark colored pants and brown
boots and the other appeared to be
wearing a hooded sweatshirt with a
picture on the chest, according to police based on surveillance footage.
Anyone with details about this
crime is encouraged to call the Crime
Stoppers hotline at (800) 577-TIPS.
You may also log onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com, or text 274637(CRIMES),
then enter TIP577.
Reach Jackie Strawbridge at (718)
357-7400, Ext. 128, jstrawbridge@
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Bill Eichhorn, 81, was assaulted and robbed at a Chase AtM in
Sunnyside.
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who served our nation and express
our gratitude for all they’ve sacrificed
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PS 203 Welcomes Edu. Ambassadors From Chile
BY JOE MARVILLI
Staff Writer
A Blue Ribbon school in Queens
put on a presentation last week to welcome several visitors from the Republic of Chile.
The students and faculty of PS 203
Oakland Gardens displayed their talent for an assortment of superintendents, principals, school administrators and municipal assistants from
the South American country. PS
203’s Partnership Support Organization and the Center for Educational
Innovation – Public Education Asso-
ciation organized the visit.
The representatives, who were
from Vitacura, a suburban area with
a good school system, and Puente
Alto, which is working on strengthening its educational system, came
to PS 203 to learn about its teaching
style and administration that led to
its success.
“This is the only school that
they’re visiting. It’s extraordinary,”
PS 203 principal Carole Nussbaum
said. “Our children can really appreciate it.”
As the Chilean ambassadors looked
on, the students showed the full range
of their talents. There was a short play
on speaking Spanish, singing, musical interludes and a ribbon dance. The
school’s mascot, Oakley the Owl, appeared for a skit about his secret identity. The presentation wrapped up with
the students singing “Chile Lindo,” a
performance that left the visitors very
emotional.
Miguel Flores, president of the
Jaime Guzman Foundation, said he
and the other guests were very pleased
with the warm welcome they received
from PS 203.
“Everyone was very touched. Many
were very emotional and crying. We’re
very grateful,” he said. “There is a lot
of love in this school.”
Councilman Mark Weprin (DOakland Gardens) also praised the
amount of effort and talent that went
into the students’ show.
“I started to cry, watching you in
the front row. Tears were coming
down their faces,” he said. “I have
the pleasure of representing this
school and I’m always amazed at
the wonderful talents of these children.”
Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, [email protected], or @JoeMarvilli.
Queens Gets $900,000 for Domestic Violence Program
BY JOE MARVILLI
Staff Writer
A Queens initiative to combat domestic violence recently received a
nearly-million dollar grant.
On Oct. 28, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown and Borough
President Melinda Katz announced
that the United States Dept. of Justice’s Violence Against Women Office is giving a $900,000 grant for their
continued efforts to decrease domestic
violence. The funds will assist work by
both offices in prosecuting cases of domestic violence, lessening abuse and
helping victims.
Arriving at the end of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month,
the grant is a renewal of federal funding received since 1997. It will last
through September 2017.
The federal money has led to a
number of improvements in tackling
domestic violence situations in the
Borough. It helped to establish comprehensive services for victims at the
Queens Family Justice Center, a partnership between the Mayor’s Office,
BP’s Office and DA’s Office. The funds
have also assisted with early outreach to
and protection of victims, immigration
support and advocacy and outreach to
Queens’ multi-lingual population.
According to Brown, the DA’s Domestic Violence Bureau is a national
leader through its use of evidencebased prosecutions, which use medical evidence, 911 tapes, witness observations and more to convict abusers,
rather than relying on the victim’s trial
testimony.
“The results of those initiatives have
been real and dramatic,” Brown said.
“Under the grant, we will continue our
efforts to stop domestic violence, hold
offenders accountable, protect victims
and offer appropriate programs and
services to families in crisis.”
The BP’s task force on domestic
violence, sexual assault, child mal-
treatment and elder abuse works to
provide quality assistance to all those
that need it. Its staff includes service
providers, law enforcement and victim advocates.
“All of us who are a part of this
initiative are committed to making
Queens a place where no one has to
live in fear of being abused by anyone they have a domestic relationship
with,” Katz said. “This grant will go a
long way toward sustaining and furthering our initiative to combat domestic violence in Queens County.”
Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, [email protected], or @JoeMarvilli.
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QCC To Display Comfort Women Exhibit
By Luis Gronda
Staff Writer
The Kupferberg Holocaust Museum at Queensborough Community
College will soon have an exhibit detailing the plight of comfort women.
The new exhibit will further highlight the issue that the Center has already shed some light on, Dr. Arthur
Flug, the Center’s executive director,
said at a press conference announcing
the exhibit last week.
During World War II, the Japanese Imperial Army forced women
living in lands they occupied into sexual slavery, kidnapping women from
their homes and forcing them to live
in comfort stations. The women were
forced into the slavery in several Asian
countries including China, Korea and
the Philippines.
The Center has been running an internship program for students to learn
about what the comfort women were
forced to do during that time, and
even interview a woman that a student
is assigned via video chat at the end of
the course.
The exhibit, which will cost between
$50,000 and $80,000 to install, will feature images of the women as well as interviews the students did with them.
Flug said they were approached by
people from the Korean Community to
bring more attention to this issue and
the exhibit is just an extension of that.
“The more we looked at it, we just
couldn’t find a reason to say no,” he
said. “What was happening to these
young women in Asia during World
War II was happening to people who
are Holocaust survivors today.”
The comfort women issue has been
a source of controversy between Japan and Korea in the years following
the war. The Japanese Government
issued an apology in 1993 for forcing
the women to participate as sex slaves
but others within that government say
there is not enough proof to defini-
tively state that as fact and said that the
women were not forced to participate.
Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) said they must continue to let
people know of the terrible events that
happened during that time.
“This is not to criticize certain governments, this is just to remind them
that we have to respect history,” he said.
Preliminary renderings of what the
exhibit will look like were on display
at the press conference, showing artist drawings of the women and telling
their stories.
Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.
com or @luisgronda.
SBS Announces Immigrant Biz Initiative
By Jackie strawBridGe
Staff Writer
According to Small Business Services, immigrant New Yorkers are
twice as likely to start their own businesses as native-born residents.
To support this diverse pool of
City entrepreneurs, SBS has launched
the Immigrant Business Initiative.
Through partnerships with local organizations, the initiative aims to identify and address the specific needs of
immigrant entrepreneurial communities throughout the City.
Organizations that will participate
in the IBI include the Business Outreach Center Network, Make the Road
NY and the Renaissance Economic
Development Corporation, which all
have offices in the Borough, SBS commissioner Maria Torres-Springer announced in October. The Brooklyn
Public Library/HABNET Chamber
of Commerce and Shorefront YMYWHA were also chosen.
For SBS deputy commissioner of
workforce development Gregg Bishop, launching an immigrant-tailored
initiative was “a no-brainer.”
The five community partners were
chosen based on their proposals for
community-specific small business
solutions. They will execute their
plans and provide free classes, individual counseling and multilingual
outreach.
Corona resident Flora Vizuete said
she came to the U.S. from Colombia
in the 1970s. She is in the process of
launching her small business, Flower’s
Cleaning Service, with help from SBS.
“I’m taking all these classes, which
help me to run the business and do it
in the proper way,” Vizuete said.
Before coming to SBS, Vizvek said
she had thought of hiring a lawyer to
help her through the process, but the
cost was prohibitive.
“So for me [SBS] was very, very
helpful. It was cheaper and it was very
helpful,” she said.
Entrepreneurs who are interested
in finding out more about the initiative should visit www.nyc.gov/immigrantbusinesses or call 311.
Reach Jackie Strawbridge at (718)
357-7400, Ext. 128, jstrawbridge@
queenstribune.com or @JNStrawbridge.
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POLICE BLOTTER
104th Precinct
Criminal Possession arrest – Officers from the 104th Precinct, who developed information that
illegal weapons were being stored at a
residence in Queens, descended upon
a house in Ridgewood. When they arrived, that’s exactly what they found in
a bedroom and the garage.
Officers received information that
Victor Rivera, 51, was storing rifles
and handguns in his garage and a second floor apartment located at 58-22
79th Ave. On Oct. 21, Sgt. Timothy
Hinteman, the 104th Precinct Field
Intelligence Officer, along with Police
Officers Mark Bublin and Matat Oleg,
searched the location and discovered
a cache of weapons and ammunition,
which included two shotguns, three
rifles, two assault rifles, a Tech-Nine, a
.45 caliber semi-automatic pistol and
two .22 caliber revolvers. Officers also
recovered more than 700 rounds of
ammunition.
Rivera, previously arrested for murder in Brooklyn in 1982, was charged
with three counts of criminal possession
of a loaded firearm, 20 counts of thirddegree criminal possession of a weapon,
three counts of fourth-degree criminal
possession of a weapon and criminal
possession of a controlled substance.
106th Precinct
HomiCide arrest – On Oct.
28, police arrested a suspect wanted
in connection to a homicide that occurred on Dec. 22, 2013, within the
confines of the 106th Precinct. According to police reports, David Haridat, 31, of Miami, Fla., was arrested
and charged with murder.
The arrest was in connection with
an incident where Haridat allegedly
shot a 23-year-old male six times in
the body after a dispute inside of the
Silver Line Lounge, on Liberty Avenue. The victim was transported to
a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
109th Precinct
Fatal Collision – At approximately 9:15 p.m. on Nov. 3, police responded to a call of a motor vehicle collision inside the BJ’s parking lot located
at 137-05 20th Ave., College Point.
Upon arrival, police determined
that a 1989 Mercury being driven by
an 87-year-old male was attempting to
leave the parking lot when he lost control, striking an unoccupied parked
grey minivan and then a light pole.
EMS responded and pronounced the
driver and his 89-year-old female passenger dead at the scene.
112th Precinct
ForCible touCHing – The
NYPD is asking the public’s assistance
identifying and locating the following
suspect wanted for a forcible touching
incident.
At 5:45 p.m. on Oct. 29, the suspect
entered an elevator with a 31-year-old
female victim in Forest Hills. Once inside, the suspect said “excuse me,” before grabbing the victim’s buttocks and
running out of the elevator and then
out of the building. The suspect fled the
location in an unknown direction.
The suspect is described as a Black
male, late teens, 5-foot-4 and weighing
approximately 170 lbs., with brown
eyes and short dark hair with blonde
coloring.
Anyone with information is asked
to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers
at (800) 577-tips, visit www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or text tips to
274637(CRIMES), then enter TIP577.
All calls are confidential.
114th Precinct
Collision investigation –
At 12:13 p.m. on Oct. 29, police responded to a 911 call of a pedestrian struck in
the vicinity of 34th Street and Northern
Boulevard in Long Island City.
Upon arrival, officers observed a
60-year-old male unconscious and unresponsive. EMS also responded and
removed the male to a nearby hospital,
where he was pronounced dead.
Preliminary investigation revealed
that a 2001 Mack cement truck, operated by a 29-year-old male, was traveling westbound on Northern Boulevard when it struck the pedestrian,
who was crossing southbound across
Northern Boulevard. The driver remained on the scene and the incident
was being investigated by the NYPD’s
Highway District Collision Investigation Squad.
115th Precinct
robbery – The NYPD is asking
the public’s assistance identifying the
following suspects wanted for robbery.
At 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 31, the victim, a 25-year-old male, entered his
apartment building on 89th Street in
Jackson Heights, where two of the four
suspects were waiting for him. One of
the two suspects, armed with a gun,
took the victim’s keys and went into his
apartment. Once inside, the two suspects searched the victim’s home and
removed an undetermined amount of
cash from the residence. The armed
suspect then pistol-whipped the victim and both suspects then fled the
location. The victim refused medical
attention at the scene.
Surveillance video recorded the two
suspects who went into the apartment,
as well as two additional suspects who
followed the victim to his residence to
act as look outs.
CALL CRIME STOPPERS
1-800-577-TIPS
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Mayor de Blasio, how much
are safe streets worth?
Mayor de Blasio has budgeted billions to fund his
“progressive” priorities, but set aside nothing to re-staff
police precincts or pay police officers a competitive salary.
Isn’t public safety progressive?
Shouldn’t it be
a priority?
Overworked. Understaffed.
Underpaid. Unappreciated.
Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association of the City of New York
125 Broad Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10004 • 212-233-5531
Patrick J. Lynch, President
www.nycpba.org
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Transforming Astoria Cove
By Jackie StrawBridge
Staff Writer
ties and community spaces
that the neighborhood lacks.
The goal, he continued, is
to transform “an area that is
now isolated, that is now cut
off and removed.”
That transformation and
the upgrades that come with
it, he said, will benefit not
only the new residents who
move to the proposed Astoria Cove apartments, but will
also give options for services
to the other housing developments near Astoria Cove,
including Astoria Houses.
The 22-building NYCHA
complex situated to the south
of Astoria Cove is home to
3,000 people.
Due to a dearth
of transportation and amenities in the area,
many struggle
to find the services they need.
Astoria
Cove
would change
that, the developer said.
Mavroudis added, “I think
our project, again, in a vacuum is a good project.”
Bumpy asphalt, chipped
brick and boarded windows
line the streets to the waterfront. Through a gated construction site, beyond piles
of metal on one side and a
school bus depot on the other, the East River laps the
shore and the Triborough
Bridge rears. NYCHA’s Astoria Houses lie a block south;
a planned residential and
commercial megaproject site
lies to the west at Hallets
Point.
This is Pot Cove, also
known as Astoria Cove, an industrial nook of
the Borough that
has become the
stage for New
York’s questions
and insecurities
about the future
of development
under a new, progressive
administration to play out.
This is where 2030 Astoria
Developers, with Alma Realty as lead investors, want
a zoning change to permit
construction of 1,700 apartments, a public esplanade,
900 parking spots and space
for a public school.
If approved, the development would bring in wealthy
tenants, restaurants, retail
and greenspace, transforming the neighborhood. Now,
the City is contemplating: for
better or worse?
renderings of developers’
plans for retail and green
space at astoria cove.
to give back?”
Build Up NYC has been
leading the charge for developers to guarantee union
jobs in the construction of
Astoria Cove, while also vocal in the call for increased
affordable housing and an
environmental impact study
at the site before shovels hit
the ground.
“[We’re trying to] establish the new normal,” Jessica
Ramos, Build Up NYC communications director, added.
This “new normal” would
be a city where a local,
unionized workforce in construction is taken for granted
and used as a springboard
to
sustainable
careers,
and therefore to the middle
class. The job training, onsite safety, pathways into
other jobs and even the
camaraderie of union work
would have long term implications for the area, accord-
Photo by Jackie Strawbridge
Bringing Amenities
In a conversation last
week at the Queens Tribune
offices, Alma Realty partner
John Mavroudis cited some
of the project’s features that
he believes will be overwhelmingly beneficial to the
neighborhood.
He noted that the proposed development would
open two new streets and
public access to the Astoria Cove waterfront, create
a co-operative supermarket
and bring upgrades to nearby Whitey Ford field.
Design plans for Astoria
Cove also include space for
a public elementary school,
while land has been earmarked for a ferry dock that
would service potential water transportation between
Western Queens, Roosevelt
Island and Manhattan.
Through
conversations
with local stakeholders,
Mavroudis said, developers have identified ameni-
‘A Symbol of
Development’
Of course, Astoria Cove
is not operating in a vacuum.
The development environment that 2030 Astoria Developers have entered with
this project is in fact busy
with various stakeholders,
and it has drawn towards
it like a magnet the diverse
desires and philosophies of
these parties.
“In terms of Alma and Astoria Cove, it is in some ways
becoming a symbol of development,” Lenore Friedlander, executive director of the
labor advocacy group Build
Up NYC, said. “Should development be just about the
profit of private developers,
or how much do [they] have
renderings courtesy of Studio V architecture
Two Sides Debate Merits of Proposed Development
Looking out from the waterfront at astoria cove.
ing to Friedlander.
“[Developers should] take
the high road, be responsible, help to get the economy
on track by creating good
jobs, and let’s try to spiral
up,” she said.
Ultimately, Build Up NYC
is pushing for an agreement
from the developers to hire
local and unionized workers
for the construction of Astoria Cove.
Although developers have
consistently stated their desire to create sustainable,
local jobs, no written guarantee yet exists. As noted
at an October City Council
public hearing, Alma has
sent letters of intent to the
trade unions, but no agreement has been signed. In his
interview with the Tribune,
Mavroudis noted that negotiations were still ongoing.
Both parties resisted
speaking in detail about
those discussions.
“There may be semantics
that are getting in the way,”
Mavroudis said.
However,
Friedlander
said that “those letters don’t
reflect a comprehensive
commitment to create good
jobs for all the classifications
of workers.”
In keeping with Alma’s
traditionally under-the-radar,
minimally conspicuous nature, Mavroudis consistently
resisted suggestions that
labor decisions at Astoria
Cove will set precedents in
the City.
“There are certainly deals in
Queens very close to us that
have deals already with those
unions, and there are other developers who have no deals.
So I don’t think it’s going to be
unique to us,” he said.
‘Political Issues At Play’
Since the project’s early
stages of its Uniform Land
Use Review Procedure application, affordable housing has
dominated debate. Community Board 1, Borough President Melinda Katz and Councilman Costa Constantinides
(D-Astoria) all issued their disapproval of the project based
largely on an insufficiency of
affordable housing.
The board specifically
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LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
S U P P L E M E N TA L S U M MONS Index No.:
705307/2014 Date of Filing
October 6, 2014 SUPREME
COURT OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS FEDERAL
NATIONAL MORTGAGE
ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE
MAE”), A CORPORATION
ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF
THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, Plaintiff, -againstMD AKKAS ALI, if living, or
if either or all be dead, their
wives, husbands, heirs-atlaw, next of kin, distributees,
executors, administrators,
assignees, lienors and generally all persons having or
claiming under, by or through
said MD AKKAS ALI, by
purchase, inheritance, lien or
otherwise, of any right, title or
interest in and to the premises
described in the complaint
herein, and the respective
husbands, wives, widow or
widowers of them, if any, all
of whose names are unknown
to plaintiff; NEW YORK CITY
TRANSIT ADJUDICATION
BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY
PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
BOARD; STATE OF NEW
YORK; UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA; “JOHN DOES”
and “JANE DOES”, said
names being fictitious, parties intended being possible
tenants or occupants of premises, and corporations, other
entities or persons who claim,
or may claim, a lien against
the premises, Defendants.
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED
DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE
HEREBY SUMMONED to
answer the complaint in this
action and to serve a copy of
your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this
summons, to serve a Notice
of Appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorney(s) within twenty
(20) days after the service
of this summons, exclusive
of the day of service, where
service is made by delivery
upon you personally within
the State, or within thirty
(30) days after completion of
service where service is made
in any other manner, and in
case of your failure to appear
or answer, judgment will be
taken against you by default
for the relief demanded in
the complaint. NOTICE YOU
ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do
not respond to this summons
and complaint by serving a
copy of the answer on the
attorney for the mortgage
company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against
you and filing the answer with
the court, a default judgment
may be entered and you can
lose your home. Speak to an
attorney or go to the court
where your case is pending
for further information on
how to answer the summons
and protect your property.
Sending a payment to your
mortgage company will not
stop this foreclosure action.
YOU MUST RESPOND BY
SERVING A COPY OF THE
ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF
(MORTGAGE COMPANY)
AND FILING THE ANSWER
WITH THE COURT. YOU
ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A
DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE
USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing
summons is served upon you
by publication pursuant to an
Order of the Honorable Timothy J. Dufficy of the Supreme
Court of the State of New
York, signed on September
24, 2014, and filed with supporting papers in the Office
of the Clerk of the County of
Queens, State of New York.
The object of this action is to
foreclose a mortgage upon
the premises described below, executed by MD AKKAS
ALI to JPMORGAN CHASE
BANK, N.A. bearing date
April 4, 2008 and recorded
in CRFN: 2008000161530
in the County of Queens on
April 22, 2008. Thereafter
said mortgage was assigned
to CHASE HOME FINANCE,
LLC by assignment of mortgage dated January 27, 2009
and recorded in the County
of Queens on May 27, 2009
in CRFN: 2009000156679.
Thereafter said mortgage was
further assigned to FEDERAL
NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION by assignment
of mortgage dated April 5,
2014. Said premises being
known as and by 321 ELDERT
LANE, WOODHAVEN, NY
11421. Date: September
10, 2014 Batavia, New York
Virginia C Grapensteter,
Esq. ROSICKI, ROSICKI &
ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys
for Plaintiff Batavia Office 26
Harvester Avenue Batavia,
NY 14020 585.815.0288
Help For Homeowners In
Foreclosure New York State
Law requires that we send
you this notice about the
foreclosure process. Please
read it carefully. Mortgage
foreclosure is a complex
process. Some people may
approach you about “saving” your home. You should
be extremely careful about
any such promises. The State
encourages you to become
informed about your options
in foreclosure. There are
government agencies, legal
aid entities and other nonprofit organizations that you
may contact for information
about foreclosure while you
are working with your lender
during this process. To locate
an entity near you, you may
call the toll-free helpline
maintained by the New York
State Banking Department at
1-877-BANKNYS (1-877-2265697) or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us. The State does
not guarantee the advice of
these agencies.
________________________
NOTICE OF FORMATION,
(Advanced Data Technologies LLC). Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of
State of New York (SSNY) on (
9/11/2014 ). Office location:
( Queens). SSNY designated
for service of process. SSNY
shall mail copies of any process served against the LLC
to: United States Corporation
Agents Inc, 7014 13th Ave,
Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.
Principal business address:
4651 159th St, Flushing, NY
11358 . Purpose: any lawful
purpose or activity.
________________________
S U P P L E M E N TA L S U M MONS INDEX NO.
17237/2012 SUPREME
COURT OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK COUNTY OF
QUEENS Plaintiff designates
Queens County as the place
of trial. Venue is based upon
the County in which the
mortgaged premises is situated. Wells Fargo Bank, NA,
Plaintiff, -against- Aleksandra
Yezerskaya if living and if any
be dead, any and all persons
who are spouses, widows,
grantees, mortgagees, lienor,
heirs, devisees, distributees,
or successors in interest of
such of the above as may
be dead, and their spouses,
heirs, devisees, distributees
and successors in interest, all
of whom and whose names
and places of residences are
unknown to Plaintiff, New
York Cit y Environmental
Control Board, New York
City Parking Violations Bureau, New York City Transit
Adjudication Bureau, United
States of America-Internal
Revenue Service, New York
State Department of Taxation
and Finance, Defendants.
TO THE ABOVE NAMED
DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE
HEREBY SUMMONED to
answer the Complaint in
this action and to serve a
copy of your Answer or, if
the Complaint is not served
with this Summons, to serve
a Notice of Appearance on
the attorneys for the plaintiff
within twenty (20) days after
service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service
(or within thirty (30) days
after service is complete if
this Summons is not personally delivered to you within
the State of New York). In
case of your failure to appear
or answer, judgment will be
taken against you by default
for the relief demanded in
the Complaint. NOTICE OF
NATURE OF ACTION AND
RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned
action is to foreclosure a
Consolidation, Extension,
and Modification Agreement
to secure $405,000.00 and
interest, recorded in the
Office of the City Register
of the City of New York on
November 18, 2008, in CRFN
2008000446172, covering
premises known as 335
Beach 73rd Street, Arverne,
NY 11692. The relief sought
in the within action is a final
judgment directing the sale of
the premises described above
to satisfy the debt secured
by the Mortgage described
above. NOTICE YOU ARE
IN DANGER OF LOSING
YOUR HOME If you do not
respond to this summons and
complaint by serving a copy
of the answer on the attorney
for the mortgage company
who filed this foreclosure
proceeding against you and
filing the answer with the
court, a default judgment
may be entered and you can
lose your home. Speak to an
attorney or go to the court
where your case is pending
for further information on how
to answer the summons and
protect your property. Sending
a payment to your mortgage
company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST
RESPOND BY SERVING A
COPY OF THE ANSWER
ON THE ATTORNEY FOR
THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE
COMPANY) AND FILING THE
ANSWER WITH THE COURT.
DATED: Williamsville, New
York, July 29, 2014 BY: Stephen
J. Wallace, Esq. FRENKEL,
LAMBERT, WEISS, WEISMAN
& GORDON, LLP Attorneys
for Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street
Bay Shore, New York 11706
(631) 969-3100 Our File No.:
01-056153-F00
________________________
PROBATE CITATION File
No. 2014-4090 SURROGATE’S COURT – QUEENS
COUNTY CITATION THE
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK By the Grace of
God Free and Independent
TO: Stanley Jaffe, Ira Jaffe,
Howard Jaffe, if living and if
dead, to his heirs at law, next
of kin and distributes whose
names and places of residence are unknown and to all
other heirs at law, next of kin
and distributes of KAREN S.
BERLIN, the decedent herein,
whose names and places of
residence are unknown and
cannot be ascertained after
due diligence. Public Administrator of Queens County
A petition having been duly
filed by Doris Cohen who is
domiciled at 221 Harrison Avenue, Island Park, NY 11598
YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO
SHOW CAUSE before the
Surrogate’s Court, Queens
County, at 88-11 Sutphin
Boulevard, Jamaica, New
York, on 18 day of December,
2014 at 9:30 A.M. of that day,
why a decree should not be
made in the estate of Karen
S. Berlin lately domiciled
at 252-11 Elkmont Avenue
Bellrose, NY 11420 admitting
to probate a Will dated June
2, 2014, a copy of which is
attached, as the Will of Karen
S. Berlin deceased, relating to
real and personal property,
and directing that x Letters of
Testamentary issue to: Doris
Cohen HON. PETER J. KELLY
Surrogate October 30, 2014
(Seal) Margaret M. Gribbon
Chief Clerk Sam Z. Shore
Attorney for Petitioner 516410-0801 315 Marbridge
Road Lawrence, N.Y. 11559
(Note: This citation is served
upon you as required by law.
You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it
will be assumed you do not
object to the relief requested.
You have a right to have an
attorney appear for you.)
________________________
BAY CRANE NORTHEAST,
LLC, Authority filed with the
SSNY on 09/04/2014. Office
loc: Queens County. LLC
formed in RI on 08/11/2010.
SSNY is designated as agent
upon whom process against
the LLC may be served. SSNY
shall mail process to: 11-02
43rd Ave , Long Island City,
NY 11101. Address required
to be maintained in RI: 275
George Washington Hwy,
Smithfield RI 02917. Cert
of Formation filed with RI
Sec. of State, Corp. Div., 148
W. River St., Providence, RI
02904. Purpose: Any Lawful
Purpose.
________________________
3806 LLC, Arts. of Org.
filed with the SSNY on
09/29/2014. Office loc:
Queens County. SSNY has
been designated as agent
upon whom process against
the LLC may be served. SSNY
shall mail process to: 15026 28th Ave, Flushing, NY
11354. Purpose: Any Lawful
Purpose.
________________________
County. SSNY designated
as agent of the LLC upon
whom process against is may
be served. SSNY shall mail
process to: Queens GTM,
LLC, 25-13 31 Avenue #8,
Astoria, NY 11106. Purpose:
any lawful activities.
________________________
Notice is hereby given that
an Order entered by the Civil
Court, Queens County on
SEP 30 2014 bearing Index
Number NC-000749-14/
QU, a copy of which may
be examined at the Office
of the Clerk, located at 89-17
Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,
NY 11435, grants me the
right to: Assume the name of
(First) Krista (Middle) Alexandra (Last) Sealey My present
name is (First) Helga (Last)
Sealey aka Helga Windt aka
Helga My present address is
11128 113 St, South Ozone
Park, NY 11420 My place of
birth is Romania My date of
birth is October 07, 1967
________________________
Notice is hereby given that
an Order entered by the Civil
Court, Queens County on
OCT 27 2014 bearing Index
Number NC-000929-14/
QU, a copy of which may
be examined at the Office
of the Clerk, located at 89-17
Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,
NY 11435, grants me the right
to: Assume the name of (First)
Amritpreet (Last) Sandhu
My present name is (First)
Amritpreet (Middle) Singh
(Last) Sandhu aka Amritpreet
Sandhu My present address is
83-22 241st Street, Apt. #2,
Bellerose, NY 11426-1312
My place of birth is India
My date of birth is October
15, 1995
________________________
Suerria’s LLC Articles of
Org. filed NY Sec. of State
(SSNY) 10/27/2014. Office
in Queens Co. SSNY Desig.
agent of LLC upon whom
process may be served. SSNY
shall mail process to 12011
Liberty Ave., Richmond Hill,
NY 11419. Purpose: Any
lawful purpose.
________________________
Notice of formation of M.A.S.
71-44 71 PL LLC Articles of
organization filed with the
Secretary of State of N.Y.
(SSNY) on 9/03/14. Office
location: Queens County.
SSNY has been designated
as agent of the LLC upon
whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail
process to the LLC, 7144
71st Place, Glendale, New
York 11385. Purpose: Any
lawful activity.
________________________
SCOTT BOOKSTEIN, PLLC,
a domestic PLLC, Arts. of
Org. filed with the SSNY on
10/9/14. Office location:
Queens County. SSNY is
designated as agent upon
whom process against the
PLLC may be served. SSNY
shall mail process to: The LLC,
125-10 Queens Blvd., #323,
Kew Gardens, NY 11415.
Purpose: Law.
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who come to the City hoping to benefit financially from a zoning change
are being asked to provide affordable housing in return.
Joe Chiappetti, an Astoria resident and lifetime union laborer who
participated in the Queens Tribune’s
conversation with Build Up NYC,
framed the issue in moral terms. If
developers get the opportunity to
build in the City, he said, they should
“just by decency” make their apartments affordable and offer good jobs
in the construction of them.
2030 Astoria Developers seem to
view their project from a couple of
different angles. On one hand, the
developers have for months touted
their decision to require affordable
housing in the zoning text – making
their project the first to participate in
mandatory inclusionary housing, the
crux of de Blasio’s
plan to add 200,000
units of affordable
housing in 10 years.
On the other hand,
Mavroudis
himself
denied that the project was built to usher
in a new era of affordable housing.
“I don’t think that
was our intention,”
Mavroudis said. “I
think it’s becoming
that way by default.”
He added, “I don’t
Construction materials on the waterfront site.
think it’s the devel-
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called for 35 as opposed to the proposed 20 percent of the project to
be set aside for affordable housing,
a decision that drew cheers and applause from a room packed wall to
wall with attendees, many from Build
Up NYC.
When asked whether he believes
Astoria Cove’s benefits are being
overshadowed by the push for more
affordable housing, Mavroudis said,
“I do and I think that’s unfortunate.”
“Obviously there are some political issues at play here in terms of the
affordable housing,” Mavroudis went
on.
For local elected officials, the Astoria Cove debate boils down to a
give-and-take. In conversations with
the Tribune, both Katz and Constantinides have said that developers
oper’s responsibility
[to create affordable
housing,]”
although
noting that he believes
there is a balance to
be achieved in building projects that benefit both the community
and the developers.
One of the ways
Mavroudis said they
achieve this balance
is by not requesting
public subsidies from
the City, which is typical for Alma Realty.
Shore Towers stands over Astoria Cove.
“It’s just not our
thing,” he said.
and in a responsible way, we will stand
Specific to Astoria Cove, he added, up and advocate for this project. We
“we tried to create a project here that are not at that point yet,” she added.
doesn’t increase burden on the City
The view from Astoria Cove’s clutbut rather, let us do our own thing, and tered shoreline is of bridges – the
we’ll create the best thing we can.”
Triborough Bridge stretching to ManHe did not rule out the possibil- hattan and the Bronx and the Hell
ity of turning to public subsidies, but Gate Bridge stepping to Wards Issaid negotiations have not reached land. A bridge to City history sits next
this point as of yet.
door; Shore Towers, a squat condominium, itself brought both controThe Vote Approaches
versy and optimism to the area when
Developers have only a few more it was built more than two decades
weeks of these negotiations left be- ago. The sense among development
fore the City Council will issue its stakeholders that Astoria Cove could
final vote in late November. Mav- build a new bridge to a transformed
roudis was cautious in predicting an neighborhood, even a transformed
outcome, saying he is “hopeful” that City, is overwhelming.
an agreement will be reached.
For now, Astoria watches and
“Really, this is a question of the waits.
developer and what the responsibility
Reach Jackie Strawbridge at
of the developer is,” Friedlander said. (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, jstraw“If the developer is willing to work [email protected] or @
with all the stakeholders in a fair way JNStrawbridge.
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Petition Underway To Save Barnes & Noble
BY JOE MARVILLI
Staff Writer
Although a Queens Barnes & Noble branch is due to close by the end
of the year, several fans of the location are not willing to let it disappear
without a fight.
The Barnes & Noble located at
176-60 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows is set to close by the end of December, after it could not negotiate a
new lease with the property owner,
Wharton Realty Group. However,
residents are hoping an online petition will help keep the bookseller in
the community, where it has been a
fixture for the last decade.
At www.ipetitions.com, 464 people have signed a petition to save the
Union Turnpike Barnes & Noble, as
of press time, with an overall goal of
500 names. Those signatures came
together within a week of the petition
going live.
“This store is an integral and
meaningful part of Fresh Meadows
and Kew Gardens Hills,” the petition
reads. “We, the undersigned booklovers of Queens, strongly urge the
Barnes & Noble management and
property owners to work out a lease
of this store, and preserve an integral element of our community.”
Several residents that signed on
to the petition expressed their hope
that a store that gave them much
enjoyment over the last decade
Photo by Joe Marvilli
The Barnes & Noble on Union Turnpike in Fresh Meadows is set to
close at the end of the year. Patrons of the store have started an online
petition to keep it open.
would remain in place.
“Please keep the Fresh Meadows
Barnes and Noble open! It is a great
resource to students of all levels and
a source of pleasure to the general
community,” Victoria DiMartino said
with her signature. “Don’t close this
neighborhood gem.”
As it stands, a T.J. Maxx clothing store will move into the spot for
2015. David Deason, vice president
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said that the company tried to negotiate a lease extension with Wharton, but discussions were unsuccessful. Its lease will expire on Jan.
31, 2015.
“We had discussions with the
property owner to try to structure a
lease extension, but were not able
to come to an agreement,” he said.
“We enjoyed serving our St. John’s
[University]/Fresh Meadows area
customers for the last 10 years and
look forward to continuing to serve
them at the nearby Bayside location.”
This is the second major business
on the same block of Union Turnpike
to close this year. On June 27, the
popular Sly Fox Inn shut down, after
37 years. The owner, Ed Moore, said
the rent became too expensive for
him to handle.
The Fresh Meadows Barnes &
Noble is one of three branches in
Queens, along with those in Bay
Terrace and Forest Hills. The Bay
Terrace store is located at 23-80 Bell
Blvd. The Forest Hills location is at
70-00 Austin St.
When asked to comment on the
loss of the nearby resource for students, St. John’s University said it
is against its policy to comment on
other businesses or organizations
that are not affiliated with the college.
While it may be closing soon,
Barnes & Noble Fresh Meadows has
its usual weekly storytime on Saturdays and children’s storytime on
Sunday on its calendar for the rest of
the year. The bookstore is also holding a book fair for PS 33 all day on
Nov. 6 and 7.
To sign the petition, go to www.ipetitions.com/petition/save-the-unionturnpike-barnes-noble.
Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, [email protected], or @JoeMarvilli.
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AN INVESTMENT THAT BENEFITS THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY
Transforming an isolated and underutilized portion of the Astoria
waterfront into a resilient and vibrant “live, work & play” environment
that enables connections to the existing community by creating:
u 2 acres of parks, playgrounds and
an expansive waterfront esplanade;
u 1,723 new apartments, 345 affordable;
u 110,000 SF of new street-level retail &
restaurants and the jobs they bring;
u Proposed on-site ferry stop;
u New roadways, pedestrian-only street and
new storm water outfalls;
u Nearly 1,000 construction & permanent jobs;
u A 30,000 SF cooperatively community
owned supermarket;
u New local K-5 grade school.
W H A T S U P P O R T E R S A R E S AY I N G :
“Astoria Cove has agreed with the de Blasio administration to set
aside 20% of the expected 1,700 units for lower-income residents
no matter what…The mayor's ambitious housing plan may
depend on what happens between now and then at Astoria Cove.”
— Crain’s New York Business, September 21, 2014
“Only an environment that expands both affordable and
market-rate rental construction beyond Manhattan’s gilded zones
can begin to put supply in line with demand… There’s no better
place to start than Astoria Cove, a massive planned project on the
East River… Solving the city’s housing crisis is every
neighborhood’s problem, and the only way to go is up.”
— NY Daily News, Sunday, August 17, 2014
“We’ve heard opinions coming from the Bronx, Brooklyn and
Manhattan—but take it from neighbors who live down the street in
the NYCHA Astoria Houses, one for the past 61 years and the other
for 60 years: This project can help move our community in the right
direction.”
— Claudia Coger, President
Renee Edwards, Vice President
NYCHA Astoria Houses Resident Association
NY Post, November 4, 2014
“The Queens Chamber of Commerce believes this project is and
will be a great addition for our borough and for Astoria. We wholeheartedly endorse and support the project and the many advantages
it will present for the local community for generations to come.”
— Jack Friedman, Executive Director
Queens Chamber of Commerce
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PIX
Cuomo Campaigning In The City
President’s Dinner At St. John’s
St. John’s University held its 17th annual President’s Dinner on Oct. 30, which raised
more than $2 million in scholarship funds. Pictured (from left) are Anthony Butler,
executive director, St. John’s Bread and Life; Kevin F. Reed, retired managing director, Citigroup Asset Management; and James P. Riley, Jr., retired partner and managing director, Goldman Sachs and Company, who were awarded the Spirit of Service
Award by St. John’s University President Conrado “Bobby” Gempesaw.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo made a campaign stop at Wyckoff Hospital on Nov. 1 to discuss
healthcare funding and a final push for votes in advance of Election Day. At left, he
was joined by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez
and Alejandro Garcia-Padilla, Gov. of Puerto Rico. Photo by Luis Gronda.
Chilean Representatives Come To Queens
Swearing In Student Leaders
Assemblywoman Nily Rozic installed Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy’s Student
Council and congratulated class officers and representatives for the 2014-2015 school
year.
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
(Above): Students from Blue Ribbon School PS 203 in Oakland Gardens sing “Chile
Lindo” to representatives from the Republic of Chile, who visited the school to learn
about its educational techniques. (Below): As part of the presentation, several students took part in a puppet parade, with music and performances, showing off the
school’s multiculturalism. Photos by Joe Marvilli.
Five Borough Health Challenge Kick-off
Maspeth High School’s Girls Varsity Soccer team doubled their goal and raised
$1,000 for the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. The
team joined staff members from Municipal Credit Union at the annual walk in Central Park on Oct. 19.
LaGuardia Terminal Grand Opening
The Food & Shops at MarketPlace Development, LaGuardia Airport marked the official opening of the first wave of stores in Terminal B with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony yesterday at the Queens-based airport. Located in the center of the terminal, the
new stores that debuted yesterday at the event were Tumi, Lacoste and Eddie Bauer.
Luis Marcial represented Queens in the Foot Locker Five-Borough Challenge New
York City Marathon Health and Fitness Expo kickoff on Saturday. Marcial, who was
diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2010, said he uses running as an “active medication.”
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Dining & Entertainment
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LEISURE
Documentary Looks Back At 1964-65 World’s Fair
BY JOE MARVILLI
Staff Writer
Growing up, Ryan Ritchey’s
favorite theme park was Epcot
Center at Walt Disney World in
Orlando, Fla. He later learned
that the concept of the park’s
melding of cultures and technologies was based on the
1964-65 World’s Fair. This led
Ritchey on a journey not only
to discuss the historical event
but also its impact on society
today.
“After the Fair” explores the
legacy of the 1964-65 World’s
Fair, detailing the new technology that would become part
of everyday life, as well as the
status of many of the relics
from the fair. The documentary combines archival footage,
modern-day appearances and
interviews to show how the
fair’s impact can still be felt 50
years later.
Ritchey said that the documentary’s catalyst formed
about five years ago, when
he and his wife were driving
through New York and saw the
New York State Pavilion. They
stopped by Flushing Meadows
“after the Fair,” by Ryan
Ritchey, is now available.
Corona Park and he took his
first step towards “After the
Fair.”
Initially, the project was
supposed to be a short film
focused on where the buildings from the fair wound up.
Ritchey mentioned that he
discovered half of the Wisconsin Pavilion is a kid’s camp
in Pennsylvania and the other
half is a radio station and gift
shop in its home state. The
Austria Pavilion became a ski
lodge in Western New York,
before burning down recently.
As the documentary moved
forward though, it evolved into
something more.
“I realized the legacy of the
fair goes far beyond the physical
structures that still exist. The
fair marked the start of a new
era of technology, and left a
permanent impression on those
who attended,” he said. “And it
is still with us in all of the pop
culture references to the fair.”
Navigating the legacy of
the World’s Fair created a large
challenge for Ritchey, as every
piece of information would
lead down its own rabbit hole.
With the size and scope of the
fair, hundreds of items and
50 years of history, it took the
filmmaker four years of onand-off shooting and research
to get everything he needed.
“Each interview would inevitably lead us to two more interviews, and so on, and so on,”
he said. “When you’re dealing
with a historical event, there’s
always a feeling that you’re going to miss something: that you
have to get every last morsel
about it that you can find.”
Ritchey added that with
A Perfect Cut Of Meat
Danny’s Steakhouse and
Oyster Bar in College Point
offers guests a variety of delectable choices from the sea
floor to select cuts of meat
that are aged to perfection.
The rustic dining room
immediately conveys a country atmosphere with a gigantic fireplace and woodframed windows. Owner
Danny Lye opened his new
steakhouse in July, retaining
the feel of a traditional German restaurant.
With a vast array of raw
oysters on the menu, about
15 during our visit, my guest
and I decided to let our host,
Edith, choose the optimal
selection of these saltwater
delicacies. We started with
the wild-caught Belon oyster
from Maine, which provided
a delicate and creamy start to
the tour. Next up was the Shigoku oyster from Washington,
which had a deceptively deep
shell and a clean and sweet
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and its creamy texture and
citrus notes were a delightful
mouthful that completed the
oyster adventure perfectly.
The standout appetizer was
the thick-cut bacon, which was
cooked with a crispy outside
and a juicy, salty center that
was sliced like two thin steaks
and could feed a small group
of guests while they await their
main course.
Speaking of the main
course, we were served the
36-ounce Porterhouse, which
was aged for 27 days before it
found its way onto our dinner table. The large steak for
two was cooked perfectly to
a medium rare temperature.
The strip portion was tender
and mouthwatering, while
the tenderloin was a luscious, tasty compliment to its
neighboring cut of meat. An
interesting side choice that
went well with the savory
steak was the wasabi mashed
potatoes that added a nice,
subtle kick to the classic side
dish.
For dessert, we went with
the classic New York cheesecake. The light and fluffy slice
resting on a bed of chocolate
syrup was the ideal way to
finish off an excellent meal.
Danny’s also offers a
three-course prix-fixe lunch
for $19.99. Guests can choose
an appetizer, soup or salad,
an entrée and a dessert. They
also have special Prime Rib
cuts from Thursday to Saturday.
- Jordan Gibbons
every passing day, another relic
or structure from the World’s
Fair could be lost, so he fought
to see every remaining piece
as fast as he could, before they
were destroyed.
In FMCP itself, little remains of the original World’s
Fair structures. Although the
Unisphere is the landmarked
heart of Queens, the New York
State Pavilion is in disrepair
and many of the other structures have been demolished.
While Ritchey said the loss of
so much World’s Fair history
was a shame, he did express enthusiasm for efforts to restore
the Pavilion.
“The first round of funding
from the City is a great start to
hopefully stabilize the site,” he
said. “There are tons of propos-
als, and just about any of them
are better than the condition of
the pavilion right now.”
Besides the World Fair’s impact on technology or culture,
it was a Queens event. Ritchey
said that the expo put the
Borough on the map for those
outside of the City. It also gave
the Borough an improved park
for all to enjoy.
“The fair left this amazingly
large park behind,” the filmmaker said. “Today, it is really
something that all of Queens
can be proud of.”
You can purchase “After the
Fair” at http://worldsfairmovie.
com.
Reach Joe Marvilli at (718)
357-7400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@
queenstribune.com, or @JoeMarvilli.
Queens’ Hoffman Delights
In ‘On The Town’ Musical
Queens-born actress Jackie
Hoffman makes her first appearance in the revival of
“On The Town” as the old
lady, chasing a trio of sailors
newly-arrived in New York
for vandalism. Much to the
audiences’ delight, Hoffman, a
very talented comedienne, reappears several times in small
hysterical roles.
The wonderful musical is
joyous and lighthearted as it
follow the exploits of Gabey
(Tony Yazbeck) and his two
shipmates, Chip (Jay Armstrong Johnson) and Ozzie
(Clyde Alves) on their 24-hour
leave in New York. With his
father’s outdated tour book of
New York in hand, Chip has
created an itinerary of the City.
However, when Gabey spots
the poster on the subway of
Miss Turnstiles Ivy Smith (Megan Fairchild), he falls in love
and decides that he must meet
her, an impossible task in a city
of millions of people, unless it’s
in a frothy, upbeat musical like
this one. The three sailors split
up to comb the City to find her.
Along the way, both Ozzie and
Chip meet women and bring
them along.
Fans of the Gene Kelly
movie are already familiar
with the music by Leonard
Bernstein and book and lyrics
by Betty Comden and Adolph
Green. The show begins with
the dulcet baritone of Phillip
Boykin singing “I Feel Like
I’m Not Out of Bed Yet.” Then
it goes right into the famous
anthem of the City, “New York,
New York,” setting the tone for
the evening. Movie aficionados
may notice some changes but
they will have little grounds for
complaints about this slightly
more modern, sexier version.
Yazbeck and Fairchild (principal dancer with New York City
Ballet, here in her Broadway
debut) perform an incredibly
sensual dream sequence ballet
in a boxing ring.
Each of the three men
has his own distinctive style,
suggestive of his personality.
Gabey, who has saved the other
two’s lives, is unassuming and
modest. So Yazbeck is athletic
while Ozzie is macho and the
tough know-it-all. Chip is a
limber and lithe innocent. They
combine to make a wonderful
trio.
The music is terrific and
the choreography by Joshua
Bergasse (TV’s “Smash”) is
outstanding. Directed by John
Rando, “On The Town” reminds one of a time of innocence and patriotism in
America. The three sailors
only have one day of leave, but
they make the most of it seeing
some of New York but, more
importantly, finding love.
With New York as a major
character, the musical delights the audience from beginning all the way until the end.
Through it all, in every small
role, Queens’ own Jackie Hoffman steals the scene. “On The
Town” is a “helluva” show.
- Elyse Trevers
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QUEENS TODAY
FRIDAY 11/7
bring his jazz quartet to
Flushing Town Hall for
a concert at 7:30 p.m. The
quartet features Peter Apfelbaum on tenor and soprano
sax, Manuel Valera on piano
and Johannes Weidenmueller on bass. Tickets cost $12
for members, $10 for students and $15 for everyone
else. Flushing Town Hall is
located at 137-35 Northern
Blvd.
‘THE COTTAGE’
Queens Museum presents
“The Cottage,” a play
by Sandy Rustin. This
mischievous farce is set in a
cozy “love nest” in the English countryside in the early
1920s. As the classy cast
exchange stinging barbs and
longing looks, a surprising
and delicious web of secrets
are unraveled. The play runs
every weekend until Nov.
16. It takes place on Fridays
at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2
and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3
p.m. Visit www.queenstheatre.org learn more.
JURI’S KUNS
Korean World music
group Juri’s Kuns will
perform at Flushing
Town Hall at 8 p.m.
Led by Haegeum (Korean
traditional string instrument) player Juri Kim, the
group comprises of acoustic
guitar, bass guitar, percussion and Janggu (Korean
Drum). Their music presents
a precise musical language
that stands on the border
between tradition and modernity. The event is free,
but you need to RSVP at
http://bit.ly/freeRSVP2014.
Call (718) 463-7700, Ext. 222
if you have any questions.
NEW YORK WORLD’S
FAIRS
As part of Queens Museum’s
celebration of the 50th
and 75th Anniversaries of
the World’s Fairs, it has
organized the exhibition
“Behind the Curtain:
Collecting the New York
Fairs,” which reveal a
little known artifacts
and souvenirs drawn
from national and regional private collections.
Several speakers will share
their own history of collecting, as well as focus on both
the history and potential
future of the iconic New York
State Pavilion. The event runs
from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Call
(718) 592-9700 to learn more.
DUTCH DAYS
The five Dutch days program and exhibit will
show at the Onderdonk
House in Ridgewood. It
costs $3 for adults and its
free for children. The program will run from 1 p.m.
until 4 p.m. The Onderdonk
House is located at 1820
Flushing Ave.
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK
FRIDAY 11/7
GLADYS KNIGHT
The Colden Auditorium at
Kupferberg Center for the Arts will
present an evening concert with the
“Empress of Soul,” Gladys Knight.
Listen to her perform hits like
“Best Thing to Ever Happen to Me,”
“Midnight Train to Georgia” and
“That’s What Friends are For.”
Tickets cost between $35 and
$109. The Queens College concert
starts at 8 p.m. To purchase tickets,
visit www.kupferbergcenter.org or
call (718) 793-8080.
the Hai-Tien Chorus of
New York will present
a joint concert of vocal
music in Flushing Library’s
lower level auditorium. The
concert starts at 1:30 p.m.
and runs until 3 p.m. The
library is located at 41-17
Main St. To learn more, call
(718) 661-1200.
SUNDAY 11/9
VANISHING DREAMS
The Dorsky Gallery
presents “Homeland
[IN]Security: Vanishing
Dreams,” curated by Margaret Mathews-Berenson.
Mathews-Berenson will lead
a tour starting at 3 p.m.
with participating artists
Ben Grasso, Stephanie Imbeau, Rob Stephenson, Brian
Tolle and Chris Verene, and
discuss the show’s themes
with the audience. To RSVP
or for more information,
call (718) 937-6317.
DISCO BALL
Disco Ball at Resorts World
Casino. First time ever in
NYC! Live performances
by Santa Esmeralda feat.
Leroy Gomez, Thelma
Houston, The Trammps
feat. Earl Young, Lime,
Teri Desario, Bonnie
Pointer, Steve Nervo of La
Flavour. Doors open at 8pm.
DAFNIS PRIETO
Two-time Grammy nominee Dafnis Prieto will
Violin trio, the Singing
Violins, will play opera
and operetta melodies
from the works of Mozart,
Bizet, Puccini, Lehar and
Strauss at Bayside Library.
The free concert, which
starts at 2:30 p.m. will also
feature a few showtunes. Bayside Library’s address is 21420 Northern Blvd. Call (718)
229-1834 for information.
CHINESE CHOIRS
ACROSS AMERICA
The Voice of Love Chorus of Los Angeles and
DOTTI ANITA TAYLOR DUO
Voelker Orth Museum
welcomes back flautist
Dotti Anita Taylor. She
will be performing with Lois
Tepfer on piano. Dotti is a
vivacious multifaceted artist
working in both jazz and
classical music, published
in several media. Tickets are
$12 for general admission
and $10 for members and
students.
VETERANS DAY PARADE
The fifth annual Queens
Veterans Day parade
starts at noon. The parade
route will begin on 80th
Street along Metropolitan
Avenue and end with a
ceremony at Christ The King
High School.
MONDAY 11/10
Similar to regular bingo,
winners will instead
walk away with bags of
groceries. If you have any
questions, call (718) 8473904.
TUESDAY 11/11
VETERANS
DAY
JEFFERY RENARD ALLEN
Jeffery Renard Allen, the
author of “Rails Under
My Back,” “Holding Pattern” and “Song of the
Shank,” will speak in the
music building of Queens
College at 7 p.m. The author
will be interviewed by
Leonard Lopate and will read
from his works. Tickets are
$20. Call (718) 997-4646 to
learn more.
BOOK TRIVIA NIGHT
THE SINGING VIOLINS
SATURDAY 11/8
project, CrossCurrent, at
Flushing Town Hall. Tickets
are $15 for the general audience and $10 for students
and members.
CROSSCURRENT
The Luxembourg International Composition
Prize Winning Composer
Huang Ruo and classical music superstar New
Asia Chamber Music Society will join the beautiful
and diverse dancers of the
internationally renowned
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company for a dance and music
exploration at 1 p.m. This
is the first of a series of
presentations for their new
Book lovers from across
the City are invited to test
their knowledge of the
written word at Book
Trivia Night, 7 p.m. at
Break Bar and Billiards in
Astoria. Funds raised at the
event will support Newtown
Literary, the nonprofit semiannual literary journal that
publishes Queens writers
and poets. Tickets are $8 in
advance and $10 at the door.
For more information, visit
newtownliterary.org/trivianight.
SUPERMARKET BINGO
There will be an evening
of Supermarket Bingo at
St. Thomas the Apostle on
Monday, starting at 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY 11/12
‘THE ROAD HOME’
The Queens Museum’s
senior film series continues
with “The Road Home,”
a 1999 Chinese romantic
drama movie. Directed by
Zhang Yimou, the film tells
the story of a city businessman who returns to his
home village in North China
and finds a way to honor his
father, the village teacher.
The free screening starts at
2 p.m.
GOT EVENTS?
Send all information to
[email protected] or mail to:
150-50 14th Rd., Whitestone, NY 11357
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SENIORS....................
Senior FitneSS
Mondays and Wednesdays @ 10 a.m. CityParks
Senior Fitness Tennis,
Astoria Park, 21st Street
and Hoyt Avenue South.
Mondays and Wednesdays @ 10 a.m. CityParks
Senior Fitness Tennis,
Flushing Meadows
Corona Park.
Tuesdays and Thursdays
@ 9 a.m. CityParks Senior
Fitness Tennis, Cunningham Park.
Tuesdays and Thursdays
@ 9 a.m. CityParks Senior
Fitness Yoga, Roy Wilkins
Park.
Tuesdays and Thursdays @
10 a.m. CityParks Senior
Fitness Yoga, Cunningham Park.
Tuesdays and Thursdays @
10 a.m. CityParks Senior
Fitness Tennis,
Roy Wilkins Park.
Driver SaFety
Nov. 7 @ 11 a.m. Offered
by A ARP. Glen Oaks Library, 256-04 Union Tpke.
718-831-8636.
DeFenSive Driving
Nov. 7 @ 11 a.m. Offered
by A ARP. McGoldrick
Library, 155-06 Roosevelt
Ave. 718-461-1616.
Senior theater
Nov. 7 @ 11 a.m. Queens
Village Library, 94-11
217th St. 718-776-6800.
cOmputERS............
BeginnerS WorD
Nov. 7 @ 10 a.m. Central
Library, 89-11 Merrick
Blvd. 718-990-0778.
BeginnerS Computer
Nov. 7 @ 11 a.m. Auburndale Library, 25-55 Francis
Lewis Blvd. 718-352-2027.
intro to ComputerS
Nov. 7 @ Noon. Poppenhusen Library, 121-23
14th Ave. 718-359-1102.
open LaB
Nov. 7 @ 1 p.m. Central
Library, 89-11 Merrick
Blvd. 718-990-0778.
tEENS & KIDS......
toDDLer time
Nov. 7 @ 11:15 a.m. For
ages 18-26 mos. McGoldrick Library, 155-06
Roosevelt Ave. 718-461-1616.
Nov. 7 @ 11:15 a.m. North
Hills Library, 57-04 Marathon Pky. 718-225-3550.
Nov. 7 @ 11:30 a.m. South
Ozone Park Library,
718-529-1660.
Nov. 7 @ 11:30 a.m. Whitestone Library, 151-10
14th Road. 718-767-8010.
Nov. 7 @ Noon. Auburdale
Library, 25-55 Francis
Lewis Blvd. 718-352-2027.
Nov. 7 @ 1:30 p.m. Douglaston/Little Neck Library,
249-01 Northern Blvd.
718-225-8414.
mommy anD me
Nov. 7 @ 11:15 a.m.
Woodhaven Library, 85-41
Forest Pky. 718-849-1010.
Toddler Learning center
Nov. 7 @ 11:30 a.m. For
ages 18-36 mos. Bellerose
Library, 250-06 Hillside
Ave. 718-831-8644.
mother gooSe time
Nov. 7 @ 11:30 a.m. For
up to 2 years. Poppenhusen Library, 121-23 14th
Ave. 718-359-1102.
Nov. 7 @ 1:15 p.m. Richmond Hill Library, 118-14
Hillside Ave. 718-849-7150.
homeWork Zone
Nov. 7 @ 3 p.m. For children 12 and under. Central Library, 89-11 Merrick
Blvd. 718-990-0778.
homeWork heLp
Nov. 7 @ 3 p.m. McGoldrick Library, 155-06
Roosevelt Ave. 718-461-1616.
Nov. 7 @ 3:30 p.m. Poppenhusen Library, 121-23
14th Ave. 718-359-1102.
Book BuDDieS
Nov. 7 @ 4 p.m. For ages
4-8. Bayside Library,
214-20 Northern Blvd.
718-229-1834.
BoarD game time
Nov. 7 @ 4 p.m. Bellerose
Library, 250-06 Hillside
Ave. 718-831-8644.
artS anD CraFtS
Nov. 7 @ 4 p.m. For ages
4 and older. East Flushing
Library, 196-36 Northern
Blvd. 718-357-6643.
atka the artiC WoLF
Nov. 8 @ 11 a.m. For ages
7 and up. $12 Alley Pond
Environmental Center,
228-06 Northern Blvd.
718-229-4000.
ENtERtAINmENt..
Bingo
Tuesdays @ 6 p.m. Rego
Park Jewish Center, 97-30
Queens Blvd., Rego Park.
718-459-1000.
DanCe party
Tuesdays @ Noon Howard
Beach Senior Center,
155-55 Crossbay Blvd.,
Howard Beach.
718-738-8100.
WiLDLiFe WeekenD
Weekends @ 11 a.m.
Through Nov. 9 $9
Queens County Farm
Museum, 73-50 Little
Neck Pkwy, Floral Park.
airtrain JaZZ
FeStivaL
Nov. 6 @ 6 p.m. The Bill
Jacobs Ensemble. Jamaica
Air Train Station, 93-40
Sutphin Blvd., Concourse
Level.
Sing aLong With riCh
Nov. 7 @ 10 a.m. Queens
Village Library, 94-11
217th St. 718-776-6800.
SCraBBLe
Nov. 7 @ Noon. Whitestone Library, 151-10 14th
road. 718-767-8010.
game FriDayS
Nov. 7 @ 5 p.m. Rosedale
Library, 144-20 243rd St.
718-528-8490.
Supermarket SWeepS
Nov. 7 @ 7 p.m. $10
includes 2 playing cards,
coffee/tea, cake and
door prizes. Sacred Heart
School, 84-05 78th Ave.,
Glendale. 347-248-6227 or
718-749-6075.
paSSage
Nov. 7 @ 8 p.m. Korean
World music group Juri’s
Kuns. Flushing Town Hall,
137-35 Northern Blvd.,
Flushing. www.flushingtownhall.org.
FiLm
Nov. 8 @ 1 p.m. “Mr.
Smith Goes to Washington.” Greater Astoria
Historical Society, 35-20
Broadway, fourth floor,
Long Island City. 718-2780700 www.astorialic.org.
ConCert
Nov. 8 @ 7:30 p.m. Dafnis
Prieto Si o Si Quartet.
$15/$12/$10 Flushing
Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing. www.
flushingtownhall.org.
CroSSCurrent
Nov. 9 @ 1 p.m. Nai-Ni
Chen Dance Company
with Huang Ruo and
New Asia Chamber Music
Society. $15/$10 Flushing
Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing. www.
flushingtownhall.org.
aFternoon
perFormanCe
Nov. 9 @ 2 p.m. Dotti
Anita Taylor Duo presents
From Bach to Bacharach.
$12/$10 Voelker Orth
Museum, 149-19 38th
Ave., Flushing. www.
vomuseum.org.
FooD, Fun &
FeLLoWShip
Nov. 9 @ 4:30 p.m. Roast
beef dinner. $18/$12 First
Presbyterian Church of
New Hyde Park, 16 S. 9th
St., New Hyde Park.
516-354-5013.
movie
Nov. 11 @ 1 p.m. “Words
and Pictures” Kew Gardens Community center,
80-02 Kew Gardens Road,
Suite 202, Kew Gardens.
air train JaZZ
FeStivaL
Nov. 13 @ 6 p.m. The
Bartlett Jazz Ensemble.
Jamaica Air Train Station,
93-40 Sutphin Blvd.,
Concourse Level.
EDucAtION..............
art CLaSSeS
Saturdays @ 10 a.m.
Sponsored by LACCQ.
ARROW Community
Center, 35-30 35th St.,
Astoria. 718-261-7664.
DanCe inStruCtion
Mondays and Fridays
@ 7:15 p.m. $10 Italian
Charities of America,
83-20 Queens Blvd.,
Elmhurst. 718-478-3100.
WaterCoLor CLaSSeS
Wednesdays@ 9:30 a.m.
National Art League,
44-21 Douglaston Pkwy.,
Douglaston. All techniques, beginner to
advanced with demonstration. 718-969-1128.
Cooking With
eveLyn
Nov. 6 @ 1:10 p.m. Master
chef Evelyn Banker.
Free/$3 Central Queens
Y, 67-09 108th St., Forest
Hills. RSVP at 718-2685011, Ext. 160 or email
[email protected].
honoring goD
Nov. 6 @ 7 p.m. Rabbi
Mark Nenner. Ben Kuyler
Outreach Group. Hillcrest
Jewish Center, 183-02
Union Tpke., Flushing.
718-454-4818.
author reaDingS
Nov. 6 @ 7:15 p.m. Dramatic presentation of “Inmate No. 1818” Queens
College Rosenthal 230.
Free and open to public.
netWorking
Nov. 7 @ 10 a.m. Central
Library, 89-11 Merrick
Blvd. 718-990-0778.
SeWing LaB
Nov. 7 @ 11 a.m. Central
Library, 89-11 Merrick
Blvd. 718-990-0778.
knitting CLuB
Nov. 7 @ 11 a.m. Fresh
Meadows Library, 193-20
Horace Harding Expy.
718-454-7272.
engLiSh
ConverSation
Nov. 7 @ 11 a.m. Windsor
Park Library, 79-50 Bell
Blvd. 718-468-8300.
Nov. 7 @ 1 p.m. Glen
Oaks Library, 256-04
Union Tpk. 718-831-8636.
Book DiSCuSSion
Nov. 7 @ 1 p.m. “The Lowland” by Jhumpa Lahiri.
Flushing Library, 41-17
Main St. 718-661-1200.
knit anD CroChet
CLuB
Nov. 7 @ 2 p.m. Queens
Village Library, 94-11
217th St. 718-776-6800.
CheSS CLuB
Nov. 7 @ 3:30 p.m.
Auburndale Library, 25-55
Francis Lewis Blvd.
718-352-2027.
uS CitiZenShip
Nov. 7 @ 5 p.m. Are You
Ready to Be A US Citizen/
Intro to US History. Jackson Heights Library, 35-51
81st St. 718-889-2500.
WaLking tour
Nov. 8 @ 11 a.m. Willets Point, with Dr. Jack
Eichenbaum. $20/$15
Queens Historical Society.
Email jaconet@ aol.com
for info.
LeCture
Nov. 9 @ 2 p.m. “The
Impact of Balkan Wars on
the Sephardic Nations,”
with Dr. Albert de Vidas.
$5 Sephardic Jewish Center of Forest Hills, 67-67
108th St., Forest Hills.
718-268-2100.
veteranS hiStory
WorkShop
Nov. 11 @ 1 p.m. Flushing
Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing. www.
flushingtownhall.org.
HEALtH......................
men’S exerCiSe
Tuesdays and Thursdays
@ 10:30 a.m. Beginning
Sept. 9. For men 60 and
older. Queens Community House, Pomonok
Senior Center, 67-09
Kissena Blvd., Flushing.
718-591-3377.
gentLe yoga
Tuesdays @ 9:30 a.m.
Beginning Sept. 9. $10
per class. Bay Terrace
Garden Jewish Center,
13-00 209th St., Bayside.
718-428-6363.
heaLth exerCiSeS
Saturdays @ 9:30 a.m.
Economics and Trade Association, including hand
craft salon and health
exercises. 41-60 Main St.,
Flushing. 347-585-2798 to
register.
Saturdays @ 11 a.m.
Economics and Trade
Association. Musical and
health exercises therapy.
Flushing Medical Center,
146-01 45th Ave., Flushing. 347-585-2798 to
register.
men’S exerCiSe
group
Tuesdays and Thursdays @
10:30 a.m. Queens Community House, Pomonok
Senior Center, 67-09
Kissena Blvd., Flushing.
exerCiSe CLaSSeS
Mondays @ 9:30 a.m. Tai
Chi w/ Elaine Fleischman.
Mondays @ 10:45 a.m.
Chair Aerobics w/ Charlie
Roemer.
Tuesdays @ 9:30 a.m.
Learn to Tap Dance w/
Lois.
Tuesdays @ 9:15 a.m.
Calypso-Cardio.
Wednesdays @ 10:15 a.m.
Project Staywell w/ Irma
Mains.
Thursdays @ 9:15 a.m.
Calypso-Cardio.
Fridays @ 10:30 a.m. Yoga
w/ Charlie Roemer.
Howard Beach Senior
Center, 155-55 Crossbay
Blvd., Howard Beach.
Fridays @ 1:15 p.m.
Stretching, Balancing &
Aerobics w/ Elissa Garcia.
BreaSt CanCer
SCreeningS
Nov. 7 Addabbo Family
Health Center, 6200 Beach
Channel Drive, Arverne.
Nov. 8 Cityview Pharmacy, 23-07 Astoria Blvd.,
Astoria.
Nov. 9 Tabernacle Community CME Church,
115-62 Farmers Blvd.,
St. Albans.
Nov. 12 Firehouse Health
Center, 89-56 162nd St.,
Jamaica.
Nov. 13 Damian Family Care Center, 137-50
Jamaica Ave., Jamaica.
Sponsored by the
American-Italian Cancer
Foundation. To schedule
an appointment, call
877-628-9090.
nutrition LeCture
Nov. 7 @ 10:15 a.m. With
Molloy College School of
Nursing. Howard Beach
Senior Center, 155-55
Crossbay Blvd., Howard
Beach. 718-738-8100.
moving anD
grooving
Nov. 7 @ 11:30 a.m.
ShapeUp NYC with
Tenaria. Briarwood
Library, 85-12 Main St.
718-658-1680.
StretCh anD FLex
yoga
Nov. 7 @ 11:30 a.m.
Douglaston/Little Neck
Library, 249-01 Northern
Blvd. 718-225-8414.
FLu ShotS
Nov. 11 @ 10 a.m. Sponsored by Rite Aid and
State Sen. Joe Addabbo.
Rite Aid, 159-55 102nd St.,
Howard Beach.
DiaBeteS LeCture
Nov. 13 @ 10:30 a.m.
Howard Beach Senior
Center, 155-55 Crossbay
Blvd., Howard Beach.
718-738-8100.
mEEtINGS................
Community BoarD 10
Nov. 6 @ 7:45 p.m.
Knights of Columbus
Hall, 135-45 Lefferts
Blvd., South Ozone Park.
reCovery
internationaL
Nov. 7 @ 4:45 p.m. Forest
Hills Library, 108-19 71st
Ave. 718-268-7934.
Community BoarD 7
Nov. 10 @ 7 P.M. Union
Plaza Care Center, 33-23
Union St., Flushing.
Community BoarD 6
Nov. 12 @ 7:30 p.m. Kew
Gardens Community
Center, 80-02 Kew
Gardens Road, Suite 202,
Kew Gardens.
WhiteStone
Community
Nov. 12 @ 7:30 p.m. Open
to all members of Whitestone community. Holy
Cross Greek Orthodox
Church Hall, 150-05 12th
Ave., Whitestone.
hoLLy CiviC aSSoC.
Nov. 13 @ 7 p.m. General
membership meeting.
Flushing Hospital Auditorium, 146-01 45th Ave.,
fifth floor, Flushing.
917-804-4625.
Community CounCiL
Nov. 13 @ 7 p.m. 110th
Precinct. Flanders Field
VFW Post 150, 51-11
108th St., Corona.
SALES.........................
annuaL treaSure
SaLe
Nov. 8-9 @ 10 a.m. Old
and new items. Holy Family School, Utopia Pkwy
and 75th Ave.
EXHIBIt................
BoxeS: LoSt in
CirCuLation
Nov. 7-Nov. 16 @ Noon
$5 Flushing Town Hall,
137-35 Northern Blvd.,
Flushing. Opening reception Nov. 14 @ 6 p.m.
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QUEENS FOCUS
Dedication To The Community
During the AAMUS sixth anniversary gale, held at Woodhaven
Manor, the group honored State Sen. Joe Addabbo, State Sen. Jose
Peralta, Assemblyman Mike Miller and Councilwoman Eliabeth
Crowley for their dedication to the community.
Varsity Boys and Girls Club of
Queens will host its fifth annual Dancing with the Community Stars fundraiser from 7-11:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at its
headquarters, 21-12 30th Road, Long
Island City. Community stars will be
paired up with dance instructors to
learn a dance routine to be performed
in front of a live audience and a panel
of guest judges.
This year’s stars include: Dale
Jones, Lauren Jones Scholarship;
Vinny Renda, Varsity Boys and Girls
Club; Andres Quiceno, Long Island
City YMCA; Joann Rodeschin, United Federation of Teachers; and Lucha
Alforque, St. Teresa’s Youth Group.
For information or to purchase
tickets, visit fundraise.vbgcq.org and
click DWTCS14.
The New York Army National
Guard has announced the recent reenlistment of members in recognition of
their continuing commitment to serve
community, state and nation.
Sergeant Jesus Aquino of Woodside has reenlisted to continue service
with the Camp Smith Training Site.
Sergeant Carlos Cuellar of East
Elmhurst has reenlisted to continue
service with the Company F (Forward
Support Company Infantry), 427th
Brigade Support Battalion.
Sergeant Fernando Febus of
Woodside has reenlisted to continue
service with the Company A, 1-69th
Infantry.
Specialist Carlos Perez of Corona
has reenlisted to continue service with
the 442nd Military Police Company.
Local students have enrolled as
members of the Class of 2018 at Colgate University in Hamilton. They include:
Oakland Gardens: Ruby Chung,
Lydia Kim.
Queens
Village:
Chinyere
Okogeri.
Astoria: Zakaria Chakrani, Nader
Mohamed.
Corona: Brandon Gonzalez, Jonathan Morales.
Middle Village: Kasey Halsey.
Ridgewood: Leidina Dervishi.
Vladimir Vallejo of Jackson
Heights has successfully auditioned
for the Chorale, the premier concert
and repertoire choir at Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C.
Natalie Rivera of Elmhurst received a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations during September 2014 commencement ceremonies
at Boston University.
Local students from SUNY Potsdam completed summer internships.
They include:
Brabim Baral of Jackson Heights
interned with Adelhphic Mobile in
Waltham, Mass.
Krystal Quero of Corona interned
with the Hellenic-American Neighborhood Action Committee Community Services Center in Astoria.
Russell Steiner of Forest Hills received a Bachelor of Arts degree in
psychology and a Bachelor of Science
degree in communication during September 2014 commencement ceremonies at Boston University.
Belle’s Players is looking for new
members. The group meets 1 p.m.
Tuesdays at the Kew Gardens Community Center, Suite 202, 80-02 Kew
Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. For information, call (718) 268-5960.
New York Families For Autistic
Children has decided to help out families in need this holiday season. The
organization has donation boxes at the
following Raymour & Flanigan locations: 86-08 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst;
168-53 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica; 66-26
Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village.
For more information, call Tonia
Cimino, NYFAC’s director of development, at (347) 566-3122, Ext. 305.
Kevin Liang of Fresh Meadows
received a Bachelor of Arts degree in
history during September 2014 commencement ceremonies at Boston
University.
A Fordham University social work
graduate student is available to inform interested individuals on how
to secure protection against rent increases, receive assistance with home
energy and medicine costs and stretch
your food budget. She is available by
appointment Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays 9 a.m. to noon at the Kew
Gardens Community Center, 80-02
Kew Gardens Road, Suite 202, Kew
Gardens. For information, call (718)
268-5960.
Local students have enrolled at the
Pratt Institute in Brooklyn for the fall
2014 semester. They include:
Forest Hills: Guiran Li.
Woodhaven: Yanisel Ramirez.
Bayside: Dahye Kim, Elizabeth
Pagan.
Flushing: Samantha Kwok, Karyn
Lee, David Weekes, Joy Yang, Gloria
Yu Ma.
Fresh Meadows: Joo Hyun Oh.
Oakland Gardens: Julia Lin.
Whitestone: Arielle Budnick, Jie
Sun.
Daniel O’Reilly of Flushing has
been awarded a four-year full tuition
Presidential Scholarship at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania.
Timothy Chan of Douglaston, a
student at SUNY Potsdam, completed
a summer internship with Chamber
Music America in New York City.
Theatre By The Bay’s production
of “South Pacific” will be presented
on Saturdays, Nov. 1, 8 and 15 at 8
p.m. and Sundays, Nov. 2, 9 and 16 at
3 p.m. at the Bay Terrace Garden Jewish Center, 13-0 209th St., Bayside.
Tickets cost $22 for adults and
$20 for seniors age 62 and older and
children age 12 and younger. For information, call (718) 428-6363 or visit
www.theatrebythebayny.com.
Douglaston Community Theatre
will present “The Gingerbread Lady,”
a dramatic comedy by Neil Simon, for
two weekends starting Nov. 14. Friday
and Saturday shows will be at 8 p.m.
with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Performances will be at the Zion Episcopal Church parish Hall, Church Street
entrance, off Douglaston Parkway.
Cost is $17, or $15 for seniors and
students. For information or for tickets, call (718) 482-3332.
Our Lady of Fatima Church, located at 25-02 80th St., Jackson Heights,
will present a defensive driving course
for insurance and point reduction,
sponsored by the National Safety
Council from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov.
15. Cost is $45. For information and
registration, call (631) 360-9720.
The Gingerbread Players will
present the play “Three Sisters,” beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 8 at Saint
Luke’s Church, 85 Greenway South,
Forest Hills. Additional performances
will take place at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 9. 7:30
p.m. Nov. 15 and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16.
Suggested donation is $12. For information and ticket reservations, call
(718) 268-7772 or visit www.gingerbreadplayers.org.
Camping At Alpine
The scouts of Pack 390 Woodside recently experienced life without amenities at Alpine Scout Camp. Pictured include Theo Orecchio, Joshua Jiminez, Kazuki Russo, Manny Jeffcoat, Elias Pinto,
Noah Jacobson, Xavier Caba, Matthew Fernandez, Cillian Connelly, Henry Kaeser, Michael Tonns and Leo Bottero.
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CALL: 718-357-7400
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Plumbing Position requires
minimum 3 yrs. exp.
Requirements are jobbing
In & Out plus alterations.
Call Mathew
917-731-6208
718-649-0317
E-mail: [email protected]
SNOW REMOVAL OPERATORS & LABORERS
help wanted
help wanted
help wanted
TOP PAY for Snow/Heavy Equip Op’s/CDL Drivers.
Valid driver’s license & able to pass a background
check & drug test. Airports & locations throughout
metro NY/Queens/LI/NJ. Experience preferred.
Visit www.dejanaindustries.com
or call 516-944-3100. EOE.
INSTRUCTORS WANTED
TO TEACH ME
Spanish Language
and Computers
Your Office or Public Library
917-349-9388
Agency seeks experienced
care givers who have a heart
for the elderly.
F/T, P/T Live in. Drive with car a plus
HEALTH CARE AGENCY
NOW HIRING!!!
RN CASE MANAGERS & RN, SUPERVISORS,
RNs, LPNs, CNAs & PHLEBOTOMISTS
in NJ, NYC, BK, BX & QUEENS
SPECIAL NEED FOR IV CERTIFIED RNs and/or
RNs WITH 2+ YRS HOME CARE EXP (A MUST)
THOSE W/LTC EXP ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
FOR MORE INFO (INCLUDING PAY)
CALL: 718-834-1911 OR
EMAIL: [email protected]
We are a Christian owned organization serving all needs.
MOTOR & PUMP COMPANY
LOOKING FOR A MACHINIST
A MECHANIC AND A HELPER
Must Speak English
& Have Valid Driver’s License
Bronx Location
CALL 718-585-6500
DRIVERS WANTED
DELUX TRANSPORTATION
Need Experienced Drivers
• NYCTLC FHV DRIVERS LICENSED REQUIRED
• 95% OUT OF TOWN NO LOCAL CITY
• COMPETITIVE SALARY, TIME & ½
• KEEP GRATUITIES
• 401K
business/finance
business/finance
WEALTH BUILDING OPPORTUNITY
We are one of the fastest growing privately held
companies expanding in the NYC & NJ area. We are
looking for men & women interested in earning a full time
income on a part time basis. This is not a job this is a
business opportunity no exp. nec. we will train.
MEETINGS EVERY THURSDAY, 7 P.M.
CROWN PLAZA
138-10 135TH AVE (9 FLR.)
JAMAICA NY 11436
TEXT TO: PODERL ATINO @ 55469
FOR FURTHER INFO CALL: 347-672-0585
If you are 25 yrs. old w/a clean NYS Drivers License
w/excellent customer service skills
Call 516-861-2002
NEED EXTRA CASH
THIS WINTER???
PUT THE SNOW TO WORK FOR YOU
COME JOIN THE AIRPORT CREW
IF YOU CAN PLOW THE SNOW
WE CAN MAKE YOUR WALLET GROW
CLEAN BACKGROUND, CLEAN LICENSE
HIRING NOW FOR THIS SNOW SEASON
CALL FOR INFORMATION 516-239-2123
WWW.SNOWLIFT.COM
HHA, PCAs Live in/out
Work in your neighborhood
Start Immediately
Permanent Cases
Flexible & Long HRs Available
Bilingual a plus Span/Eng
2wk vac, sign on bonus
QUEENS, BKLYN, MANH, BX
& NASS. CTY
718-261-6400
Email: [email protected]
www.lynnhomecare.com
ELENA’S
EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
Lic# 1062455
519 8 Ave. bet. 35-26 St. Rm. 803
Llamar 212-967-9695
Cashier, Deli, Grill, Deliveries, y mas
Abierto de Lunes y Sabado
QUEENS
CATERING HALL
Seeking PT Doorman and
Male Bathroom Attendant
Call Eric Mon/Fri
718-641-3100
Real
Estate
comm. mortgage
COMMERCIAL
MORTGAGES
Conventional & Alternative
Any Property Type
Any Loan Amount
Call Robert Bass
631-920-6121
INBROOKCAPITAL.COM
CONTEMPORARY
FAMILY CARE
Provides Screened
• Nannies
• Kosher Housekeepers
• Travel Companions
Day & Weekend
Relief Staff
Sleep-in or out
718-949-9233
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
CAREERS IN REAL ESTATE
Advertising Sales • Short Sales
Mortgages • Foreclosures
Field Canvassing.
We are a Diversified
Company w/40 yrs exp.
This is High Income Potential
Call Ben at 718-266-9700
or 347-866-5619
Real
Estate
unfurnished apt.
FLUSHING 158TH ST.
Near Northern Blvd. &
LIRR. New 1 BR - $1,275
4th flr. walkup. No Pets. No
brokers. No Fee
718-358-3564
718-575-9600
Unfur nished Apts.
BRONX
ZLD Realty LLC
North E. Bronx/Pelham Pkwy
1 & 2 Bdrm Available
Call for more info:
718-654-1319
WHAT IS YOUR HOME WORTH?
houses wanted
houses wanted
Free, quick over the Net evaluation of your home.
Learn about homes that have been sold and are currently
listed in your neighborhood.
GET THE FACTS WITHOUT THE PRESSURE.
Based on this information, you will know what
your home is worth. This is a complete confidential market
analysis and is absolutely free!!
Visit: www.PriceMyHouse.us
or call 1-800-882-6030 Ext 607
24/7 FREE Community Service
houses sold
houses sold
Real Estate
HOUSES BOUGHT
ALL CASH
ANY CONDITION
houses wanted
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financial advice
financial advice
ESTATE SPECIALIST
718-217-2000
WE BUY HOUSES
& VACANT LAND
IN ANY LOCATION
ALL CASH!!! FINDERS
FEE WILL BE PAID
Call Broker
646-833-6892
houses sold
house for sale
house for sale
LONG BEACH N.Y.
Newly Built 6 BR, 4 BA Home. Recently Appraised!
Asking $795K. Built to perfection on a double lot w/all the
comforts and amenities to make life easier. A must see!
VIRTUAL TOUR & PROPERTY INFO at:
http://vimeo.com/68801837
Call Owner for app't 615-479-0877
FLUSHING
(Residential Area)
2 Family Newly Renovated
Finished B’smt.
Washer /Dryer
1 Car Garage
Near Shopping &
Transportation
1st Fl. 2 Bed/ 1 Bath
2nd Fl. (Sep Entrance)
3 Bed/ 1 Bath
$965K Neg./Best Offer
By Appt. Only
917-815-0335
houses sold
houses sold
financial advice
houses sold
Manor Heights, Staten Island, NY
Move in ready. Over-sized 20 foot
wide semi has hardwood floors,
formal living and dining rooms,
eat in kitchen with breakfast bar,
3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths,
family room, huge yard with pool
and shed. Close to schools,
transportation and stores. $359,900
CLAIRE PROPERTIES
Direct: 917-974-2238
Office: 718-524-4424
out of state
Country Home on 59.9 wooded
acres w/ 4 bedrms & cathedral
living room. Top of mountain
property bordering NYC recreational
lands near Cannonsville Res. Lake
for great fishing and canoeing.
Price: $240,000 #96561
ogdenrealestate.org
607-865-7000
WOODMERE N. One of a kind!
Lux, fully reno 4 lev Split,
65 x 100 lot, kit w/s/s appls,
floors w/radiant heat sys.
Split a/c sys & much more!
Good SD. Close to all.
Ask $559K. Call Akiva Teitz @
ASTOR BROKERAGE
718-664-4888
HOWARD BEACH
ROCKWOOD PARK
1st Floor, 2 Bedrooms, Parking
Spot Available. Use of Backyard.
Gas and Electric included.
No Pets/Smoking
Credit Report $1,700/mo.
By Landlord - Margaret -
917-620-2095
WHITESTONE:
Commercial space 500sq. ft. heat incl.
New 3BR/2BA 1st flr. H.I. Rare..... $2,200
Stunning 2BR First floor, new
kitchen/bath, Backyard priv., includes
basement with Washer Dryer....... $2,400
Gorgeous 2BR First Floor, Backyard priv.,
fresh paint, very large
Nice 3BR with back balcony EIK, LV, DR,
parking.......................................... $2,275
Fab 2BR/1BA, EIK, Large LR, DR. $1,800
FRESH MEADOWS: 3BR Duplex, 2BA,
EIK, LR/DR combo, newly renovated,
private entrance............................ $2,100
ASTORIA: Commercial Space, great area
1,600, 1,000 and 850 SF avail.
ADRIANNE REALTY
718-767-0080 • 917-821-9518
BAYSIDE
co-op for sale
Garden Apt. 2nd Fl.
1 bedroom Co-op
Beautiful Suburban Setting
Asking - $165K, Neg.
TMT Realty 646-321-6961
(Anthony)
LITTLE NECK CO-OP
Rare 2 BR, 2 Bath in
Luxurious Valerie Arms Co-op
Express Bus at Door
24Hr. Security, 6th Floor
$375 K
718-894-5000
investment prop.
WATERBURY, CT
For Sale - Bar/Pizza
Restaurant plus 4 Apts in
thirsty neighborhood.
Building remodeled to new
construction code 2005.
$285,000
Call (203) 206-7107
WOODBURY
house for sale
OPEN HOUSE: 26 LARK DR.
Sat. 10/25 & Sun. 10/26 1-3pm
3BR, 2.5 Bth, exp Ranch
fin bsmt, att gar.
Syosset Schools $545K
516-387-4320
OZONE PARK
Legal 2 Family, Semi-Detached,
6/5 rooms, 2 zone gas heating,
full basement, yard. Walk to school,
shops and transportation.
$505K - Low taxes
516-652-1069
By Appointment Only!
Principals Only!
POCONOS
3 br/1.5 bath brick ranch - one owner.
Privacy on 4.3 acres with 1/4 acre
stream-fed pond. Modern kitchen
w/granite counters. Autom. generator,
alarm system, deck, fenced-in yard,
2-car garage, central heating/AC,
wood stove, fireplace. Walk to 90-acre
lake to boat, fish, swim. $239K
570-977-6524
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Real Estate
out of state 4 sale
Lakefront new log home
on prvt. Elk lake, 3BR,
2.5 bth 3200 sq. ft
1½ car detach garage
In law suite, Full lake rights
Designer ready
$700,000 negot.
215-292-5856
ULSTER COUNTY
NEW YORK
Quiet Country Home 1½ Hrs North
N.Y.C Raised Ranch - Newly Renov.
3 BR 2 Full BA 2 Car Gar. Full Bsmt.
1 Acre Corner Lot. Low Taxes
Easy Commute to N.Y.C. $244.900
OWNER 845-750-5683
TOMS RIVER NJ
An Affordable & Active
Adult Community
“HOMESTEAD RUN”
NEW manufactured HOMES
For SALE starting at $54,900
CALL TODAY! 800-275-2911
www.homesteadrun.com
orange county
All 40min. to GWB-great schls-piece of
mind-Town House w/Hudson River
access, $485 fully furnished/rail trail
train 3bls. Colonial 4Bd-County 3mls
87/84 + shops. Southern Colonial
8mls train-87- 84 3300sq. Estate Sale6rms Country Cottage $130,
Residencial Home located on Rt. 9N
Commercial $189,000
[email protected]
914-213-2834
properties 4 sale
7 UNIT INVESTMENT
PROPERTY
In Ozone Park. Rental 120K
2 Family Custom Built
New House In
Wakefield $799K
Contact Raj
917-957-9969
HAVE PEACE OF MIND
GREAT SCHOOLS
1) INCOME 13 UNIT Brown Stone
Orange County
2) HUDSON RIVER-TWNHOUSE
Dutchess Cty. ¾ Bed full furn.
Yacht Cb-Eateries, 3blcks to
Metro North $449,000 reduced
Libolt Real Estate 914-213-2834
Many Others
prop. 4 sale/rent
Right Stop Real Estate Co.
Apts. for Rent 1, 2, 3 Bdrm
Some Luxury Buildings
Ready to Move In
House For Sale
Monticello
4.5 Bdrms, 1.5 Bth, Fireplace
Excellent location
Owner offers:
• Financing
• Home Programs
• Free Registration
Call Maria:
917-881-8217
r.e. seminar
*FREE
REAL ESTATE
SEMINAR
Call now to register and
get additional details.
Inviting all Buyers and
Sellers. Don’t miss out.
Complimentary snacks
and refreshments
will be served.
718-454-9000
MEDICAL OFFICE SPACE
medical off. 4 rent
For Rent
Howard Beach/Lindenwood
area. Up to 4,000 square feet
available. Terms neg.
Office can accomodate any
specialty and any hours.
718-738-5555
seek house 4 rent
Seeking House to Rent
Middle Village, Ridgewood
Fresh Meadows area preferred
(near cemetary Ok - secluded)
2BR, Spacious, extra rooms, gar./pk.
Will pay 2-3mths in advance
Father, Broker (40yrs in Middle Village)
Call Mike Carbo 201-892-1212
Health
Services
massage therapy
Treat Yourself
to a simply divine
Head to Toe
Massage
You won’t Be
Disappointed
Call Roxanna
Holiday Special
(718) 225-3107
7 Days 8am-9pm
Off Northern & Bell
body work
Pretty Asian Massage
Clean and Relaxed
Environment
Free Sauna •Table Shower
HOT SPA
Open 7 Days a week from
10 a.m. to 1 a.m.
$40/hr
body work
PLUS 30 MINUTES
FREE FOOT RUB
718-224-0648
200-12 44 AVE BAYSIDE
$35
90 Minutes
60 min. Body Work
30 min. Free Foot Massage
7 Days 10:30am - 9:30pm
718-631-5888
45-43 C Bell Blvd.
Bayside, NY 11361-3352
FREE Parking
Grand Opening
MASSAGE
ACUPUNCTURE
347-348-6584
Applehealingspa.com
41-28 71st St. Woodside
$35
90 Minutes
60 min. Body Work
30 min. Free Foot Massage
7 Days 10:00am - 9:30pm
718-357-8889
$35
192-04 Northern Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11358
FALL
PROMOTION
We treat many health issues
NYS Licensed
Call
6am-8pm
718-321-2235
140-14 Cherry Ave. Flushing NY 11355
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143-25 41 Ave Flushing NY 11355
Young Pretty Asian Girls
7 Days 9am-2am
11am-10pm • 1 hr. $40
$35 1 Hour
$25 ½ Hour
347-233-6667
36-18 Union St. Flushing 11354
NEW
GENESIS
SPA
23-27 Steinway St. (Bsmt) Astoria
Swedish, Shiatsu & Deep Tissue
Massage & Body Work
Small Steam Sauna
718-777-2434
BAMBOO SPA
$35 / 1 hr
BACK & FOOT MASSAGE
7 Days 10am-10pm
43-30 162nd St. Flushing
EZ Parking
718-717-9577
BEST BODY RUB
BY BEAUTIFUL
ASIAN GIRLS
$50/HR
347-233-7662
GRAND
OPENING
ACU SPA
347-986-9860
143-29 Roosevelt Ave.
Main Fl. Flushing NY
GRAND OPENING
Bodywork $40/hr.
Plus 20 min FREE
Foot Rub
Women & Couples Welcome
347-200-7200
87-18 Queens Blvd., 2nd Fl. Elmhurst
$35
90 Minutes
60 min. Body Work
30 min. Free Foot Massage
7 Days 10:00am - 10:00pm
718-888-1070
164-03 Northern Blvd. Fl. 1
Flushing, NY 11358
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Health Services
massage therapy
massage therapy
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Home Services
awnings
CLASSICAL CUSTOM
AWNINGS
contracting
contracting
contracting
COST RITE
CONTRACTING
chimney cleaning
ALUMINUM • LEXAN
RETRACTABLE
acupuncture
acupuncture
Medical
Medical Acupuncture
Acupuncture
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We treat the following problems and many more
•Neck, Back pain • Arthritis joint and spine pain
•Rotator cuff syndrome, shoulder bursitis
•Tendonitis, Fibromyalgia • Various headaches
•Allergies, Dry cough • Infertility, PMS
•Menopause Syndrome • Acne, and other skin problems
•Peripheral neuropathy, Post-chemo reactions • Weight loss
Most Insurance Accepted
(718) 961-9618
39-07 Prince Street, 4J, Flushing, NY 11354
(Tue, Thurs & Sat)
FREE ESTIMATES
SINCE 1980
CLASSICAL-IRON.COM
718-528-2401
LIC#1069538
carpentry
GARY GRAY
718-658-7264
•Kitchens •Bathrooms
•Custom Closets •Windows
•Doors •General Contracting
Lic #858480
Approved by NY Rising & EPA
for Sandy Repairs
•Quality Workmanship
construction
ELDER CARE SERVICES, INC.
elder care consult
elder care consult
MEDICAID PROFESSIONALS
• Over 18 years experience filing Medicaid
Home Care and Nursing Home applications
• Apply for pooled income trusts
• Protect your home, assets and income
• Advocate for additional Home Care hours
• Nursing Home placement of your choice
• Full service including challenge denials,
JACK LIPPMANN recertification representation & much more
floors
WOOD FLOORS
Sanding & Refinishing
89¢sq.ft.
718-926-4621
DECK RESTORATIONS
construction
flooring
Carpet Installer with over 24
years exp. Experienced
flooring installer offering
installation at competitive
prices. Specializing in carpet
laminates and hardwood.
I will measure the job and
give you an estimate.
Call Angel at: (917) 679-6738
construction
FREE Consultation
www.eldercareservicesny.com
108-18 Queens Blvd. Suite 801, Forest Hills, N.Y. 11375
(718) 575-5700
medical care
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Dermatology
Rapid, Effective Treatment,
Confidential. HIV test.
Dr. D. Park, MD, Specialist
40-44 82 St., Elmhurst, Queens
(1 blck frm Roosevelt Ave. #7 Train)
Accept Major Insrnce, Credit Cards
718-429-3800
Home
Services
bed bugs
WHO’S SLEEPING
WITHYOUTONIGHT!
Remove Bed Bugs,
REMOVE HEAD LICE
Environmentally Friendly
Lice & Mites!
Nontoxic Kleen Green Stops
pests dead, Safe for children
and pets. Fast Shipping!
Mention code FALL & get 10% off
www.KleenGreen.com
800-807-9350
exterminator
Full Service Exterminating
and Do It Yourself Center
Bed Bugs, Termites,
Roaches, Rodents,
Ants & Fleas Treated
718-206-0696
bugtechs.com
Your Friendly
handyman
HANDYMAN
Painting, Wallpapering, Tiling,
Clogged Tubs, Carpentry, Roofing.
No Job is too small for us!
We also alter clothes in your home
Call William (718-793-3531)
HANDYMAN JOE
Painting Specialist, Tile Work,
Bathrooms & all types
of Installation
Free Estimates
Reasonable Rates
718-907-0618 • 917-865-5033
Lic. & Insured
NEW HEIGHTS
CONSTRUCTION LLC
Siding • Windows • Roofing • Fences
Kitchens • Painting • Baths• Basements
Decks • Doors• Awnings • Patio Enclosures
Brick Pointing • Concrete Stucco
VISIT OUR ONLINE SHOWROOM
NYC License
#1191201
FALL SPECIAL DISCOUNTS
Call For FREE ESTIMATE
800-525-5102
718-767-0044
www.newheightsconstructionllc.com
FreeEstimates • Licensed&Insured
• Kitchens
• Tile Work
• Painting
• Doors
• Bathrooms
• Sheetrock
• Wood Floors
• Carpentry
• Windows
718-945-6612
917-676-0021
Ken LIC# 1210212
TOP DOWN
CHIMNEY CLEANERS INC.
Chimney Cleaning
Chimney Repair
Serving NYC For over 20 yrs.
Free Estimates • Excellent Service
Discount with this Ad
718-807-7007
Topdownchimneycleaners.com
QUEENSTRIBUNE.COM
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Home Services
bathrooms
bathrooms
construction
handyman
AHMED
CONSTRUCTION CO.
heating oil
heating oil
air conditioning
air conditioning
home improve
home improve
Brickwork, Sidewalks, Waterproofing,
Roofing, Painting, Silicone Coating,
Steam Cleaning, Pointing, Sheetrock
Tel. 718-740-2532
Cell 917-862-1632
Free est.
Lic # 1001349
floors
J&S FLOOR SERVICE
AVELLINO
CONSTRUCTION CORP
construction
construction
•Scraping •Polyurethane
•Staining
•Bleaching White Floors
•Waxing •Stripping
•Repairs & Installation
We also do Painting,
Wallpaper Removal,
Tiling & Dry Wall
Reasonable Prices • Free Estimates
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
917-459-2421
718-464-4535
LICENSED & INSURED
• Kitchens
• Painting
• Bathrooms
• Concrete
• Landscaping
• Basements
• Roofing
• Carpentry
• Extensions
• Sidewalk
• Point
917-804-0531
24/7
moving services
Super Van Man
Voted #1 in Timeout NY
Reliable, Friendly,
Low Rates
646-369-4305
718-384-8721
Lic#28584
SQUARE
QUEENSTRIBUNE.COM
moving services
CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN
EXTERIOR:
EXTERIOR: Roofing • Siding • Decks
Concrete • Brick
Driveways
Pavers • Stoops
We do it•all!
All household•needs!
INTERIOR:
INTERIOR: Remodelling • Kitchens • Bathrooms
Basements • Carpentry • Painting
• Sheetrock • Wood Floors
FREE ESTIMATES
Cell: 347-662-0651
Lic. #1470188 / Insured
Off: 718-659-0405
[email protected]
furniture repair
furniture repair
painting
painting
PAINTERS & TILES R US
HANDYMAN
I Will Beat Any Estimate
Interior & Exterior - Over 20 Years of Experience
BASEMENTS • KITCHENS • BATHROOMS
•
•
•
•
•
•
Painting/Skincoating
Waterproofing
Custom Tile Installation
Sheetrock & Taping
Flooring
Carpentry/Doors
•
•
•
•
•
•
Wallpaper Removal
Tile Repair
Water Damage Repairs
Wood Floors
Plasterwork & Moldings
Custom Decks
LOW
Call Anthony 347-226-0202 PRICES
15% OFF Fully Insured • Free Estimates
with this ad
ALL WORK GUARANTEED!
gutters
gutters
C.S.G.N. CONSTRUCTION
COMMERCIAL &
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
EPA/VIOLATION REMOVAL
& REMEDIATION
FIRE & SMOKE DAMAGE
RESTORATION
LIC# 1450638
718-487-4954
Mr. G’s Home
Improvements
Bathrooms • Carpentry • Kitchens Painting • Decks • Windows
Doors • Tiles • Wallpaper
• Free Estimates
No Job Too Small • Lic. 1035048
718-762-1442
WE KILL
MOLD
mold removal
mold removal
CLEAN, DISINFECT
& SANITIZE
631-236-2480
plumbing
heating
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Home Services
PROFESSIONAL PAINTING
& HANDYMAN
Interior/Exterior
All types of Home Repairs
Honest & Reliable
Lic. NYC 1421780 Ins.
Free Estimates
30 plus years Exp.
painting
handyman
516-523-2090
sewer & drain
telephone serv.
telephone serv.
718-457-8068
den-marcontracting.com
License # 0672990
CELL:
347-962-1194
tree service
Land Clearing
Cutback
Stump Grinding
Elevation
Trimming
Taping
Tree Removal
Pruning
Storm Damage
REASONABLE RATES • FREE ESTIMATES
NO JOB TOO BIG OR SMALL
516-903-0730 • 516-505-2216
Lic/Ins
Res/Com
Owner Operated Over 20 Years Experience
• Hazardous & Large Tree Removal
• 75 Foot Aerial Bucket
Licensed &
• City Permits Obtained
Insured
• Residential/Commercial
• Immediate Response to all inquires
• Available Year Round - Free Estimates
Cut & Split Seasoned FIREWOOD Delivered
Prompt Service
718-316-2300
CALL DEN-MAR:
15% Senior Discount - FREE ESTIMATES
All Work Guaranteed - Owner Operated Every Job
Tree Removal • Pruning • Trimming & Stump Removal
10%
OFF
w/Ad
Need Caulking
or rescreening?
Window & Door
Repairs & Replacements.
• Masonry
• Sheetrock
• Painting
• Power Washing
Allstate Tree & Shrub
STAY FRESH
CARPET
UPHOLSTERY
CLEANING
Windows
Falling Down?
We Start / We Finish
• Soffits
• Rip-Outs
• Waterproofing
• Carpentry
longislandtreeservices.com
upholst. cleaning
windows
• Roofing
• Shingles
• Rubber Roofs
• Skylights
Family Owned
25 Years Exp.
SPECIALIZING IN:
Professional
& Reliable
Quick-Dry Formula
Deep Stain Removal
Stain-Guard/Coating
stone & tile work
Insured Bonded
LONG ISLAND BEST
TREE SERVICE
646-715-8626
iron work
Lic.# 1301530
tree service
Water, Sewer, Gas, Boiler & Radiator
Shomer Shabbos
We’re available till Midnight
roofing
sewer & drain
P&H Time Corp.
Installation & Repair.
Commercial & Residential
ON TOP CONSTRUCTION
& ROOFING
roofing
painting
tree service
tree service
800-557-0026
painting
LOCAL
PAINTER/
HANDYMAN
No job too big or too small.
Free Estimate.
Senior Citizen Discount.
Work area cleaned daily.
Polite, professional service.
718-352-2181
roofing
DANUBE ROOFING
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SPECIALISTS
GUTTERS & LEADERS
SLATE ROOF
Call For FREE ESTIMATES
718-607-0797
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Queens' World Series Champ
A well-known St. John’s
alumni is now a World Series
champion.
Former St. John’s University
infielder Joe Panik now has a
championship ring as his team,
the San Francisco Giants, were
crowned World Series champions, defeating the Kansas City
Royals in a series that went the
distance.
Panik contributed to the
Giant’s triumph, making a
diving catch in Game 7 to rob
the Royals of a base hit. He
also had a nice Game 4 of the
series, going 2 for 4, driving in
two runs and scoring two runs
as well.
Panik was a first round
draft pick by the Giants, being
picked 29th overall in the 2011
Major League Baseball draft.
He made his major league
debut during the 2014 regular
season, pinch hitting for a
pitcher on June 21. The next
day, he made his first start at
second base and never looked
back.
Panik was a star during
his time at St John’s, winning
several awards including the
team’s MVP award. During his
junior year at the school, he hit
.398 with 10 home runs, 57 runs
batted in and 19 doubles.
Congratulations, Joe! Maybe you can visit your alma mater to show off that shiny jewelry
you just won (and please let us
know if you do)!
Looney Toons At Queens Zoo?
Q
CONFIDENTIAL
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otes range throughout North
America including New York.
Having these animals at the
Queens Zoo is an opportunity
for people to see coyotes up
close and to learn more about
these fascinating yet often
misunderstood animals.”
We here at QConf would
like to welcome our new neighbors and thank them for adding
to the continually expanding
diversity of the Borough.
Let’s just hope the new
coyotes don’t come across the
zoo's collection of Road Runners anytime soon.
Donut Doings
Promoting the launch of Dunkin Donuts new croissant donut, the
crew at the chain's Northern Boulevard, Bayside, location was
joined by Queens resident Suzan Fezzuoglio, who was randomly
chosen to participate in the launch, which saw 500 of the new
product given out for free. Now what, exactly, is a croissant donut?
Kat Quinn
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A pack of pups have a new
home at the Queens Zoo.
According to the Wildlife
Conservation Society, five
adorable orphaned coyotes
have been taken in by the
WCS’ Queens Zoo. They were
rescued in Massachusetts,
and will live in an expansive,
grassland habitat at their new
home.
“The Queens Zoo educates
visitors about animals from
North and South America,”
Dr. Scott Silver, director and
curator of the WCS Queens
Zoo said in a statement. “Coy-
Musicians OF QuEEns
Carnival
Corruption
Bronx-based carnival operator Tommy’s Midway Inc.
pleaded guilty last month to
bribing ex-State Senator Hiram Monserrate in exchange
for helping to secure permits
for a carnival in the 13th District in 2009.
Monserrate was able to
slip away due to a variety of
evidence that fell through,
including a cooperating witness who passed away.
Last month, the five-year
statute of limitations expired,
so Monserrate will only have to
face his guilt in his own house
of mirrors once he is released
from prison in February for a
separate conviction for misuse
of funds while he was a City
Councilman.
The game of chance did not
go in the favor of Tommy’s
Midway however, which had
to plead guilty to work out a
deal with prosecutors.
The company’s officers,
Thomas and Madeline Murray, were not charged for the
sideshow deal, but we here at
QConf are sure there will be
far less funnel cakes and corn
dogs enjoyed in the Murray
household from now on.
For some people, music is
a path they intentionally walk
down, chasing their muse and
working to build a career, as
you do in any job. However,
this medium is also one of the
only scenarios where you can
simply fall into songwriting
and discover how well it suits
you. This is how Kat Quinn got
her start.
“I was playing the guitar
one day when I was upset
and a song kind of just fell
out,” Quinn said. “It wasn't
something I had set out to do
or anything, but afterwards I
was like, ‘Hey, that was fun!’
And it sort of spiraled out of
control from there.”
Since that first outpouring
of emotion into music, Quinn
has moved from Massachusetts to Astoria and built up
a number of intimate songs
around her guitar and her
voice. Her first EP, “Kind of
Brave,” came out in December
of 2013 and she has steadily
released singles since then.
In fact, Quinn has so many
songs that she said the biggest
challenge of recording “Kind
of Brave” was deciding which
songs would make the cut on
the four-track EP.
“I wanted to really choose
the songs strategically. I
wanted to make sure that each
song brought a different element to the record, so there'd
be something on there for
different tastes and moods,”
she said.
Like most singer-songwriters, Quinn’s life has shaped
her playing and her lyrics.
One of those experiences that
left a big impact on her was a
songwriting trip to Ecuador.
She received a grant to travel
to the country and write songs
about children left behind by
parents, who went outside
of the country in search of
work.
“It was such an amazing
opportunity to not only meet
some truly incredibly people,
but also to write about other
peoples' stories,” Quinn said.
“I know for me, everywhere
I've lived and traveled, and the
people I've met along the way,
have really opened my eyes
to new experiences and have
made me a better writer.”
One of those places that
Quinn moved to, and still lives
in, is Astoria. The musician
said that the neighborhood
has an “amazing” artist community. Many of those artists
have become friends and collaborators.
In October, Quinn had a
chance to be part of a New
York music institution: the
CMJ Music Marathon. She
performed at the Astor Place
Starbucks, which she called an
excellent location for acoustic
music.
“It was great to be surrounded by incredible artists
all week,” she said. “I was
impressed by so many shows,
and it was so cool to be part
of such a great event!”
With her video for “Little
Rose” out now and a video
for “Phoenix” scheduled for
November, Quinn shows no
signs of slowing down. You
can catch her performance at
The Patch Café on Nov. 8, followed by a show at Rockwood
Music Hall on Dec. 7. You can
check out all her music and
news at www.katquinnmusic.
com.
- Joe Marvilli
For more information on this artist, including
an audio clip, check out the TribCast, our
new podcast, posted Fridays exclusively on
queenstribune.com.
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