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Volume 15, Issue No. 46 • Nov. 14-20, 2014
GJDC
PRESIDENT
CARLISLE
TOWERY
ANNOUNCES
RETIREMENT
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PRESS Photo by Jordan Gibbons
SUPPORTING
QUEENS TEENS
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teen space.
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News Briefs
Local Orgs Win Grant To
Fight Dropout Rate
The path to graduation for Queens
students just got clearer.
In an effort to address low graduation rates among the Borough’s
high schoolers, AT&T has awarded
$800,000 in grants to three Queens
organizations supporting underserved students, through its Aspire
education initiative
The YMCA Y-Scholars program,
the Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation and the ASPIRA Association
joined 30 nationwide recipients that
will share almost $12.5 million from
the corporation.
Representatives from these organizations and AT&T joined elected
officials and local students in announcing the grant awards at Flushing High School, which benefits
from both ASPIRA and SASF programming.
Borough President Melinda Katz
said that the grant represents a leg-up
in the college admissions process for
Queens students.
“We are competing with kids from
all around the world when it comes
to college,” Katz said. “It is important that we get every single opportunity we need as students of the New
York City public school system.”
SASF and Y-Scholars were both
receiving AT&T Aspire grants for the
second time. SASF CEO Jim O’Neill
said he was glad for the renewal because the first grant was an “amazing” success.
According to O’Neill, more than
90 percent of freshman who participated in SASF at Flushing High
School moved on to the tenth grade,
compared to about 60 percent of students who did not participate.
College Point resident and high
school junior Priscilla Gilbert said her
father signed her up for SASF when
she was a freshman to improve her
grades, and that by the end of the year,
her average had jumped into the 80s.
“I was really happy,” Gilbert said.
“I also want to become a doctor
when I get older, so the fact that I’m
part of this program, it also helps me
progress.”
Vets Discount Program
Announced
A new program aims to give back
to Queens’ veterans not just on holidays, but all year-around.
The Queens Chamber of Commerce, Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz (D-Flushing) and veterans
met in front of the VFW Post in College Point to announce the Queens
Veterans Discount Program. Businesses throughout the Borough who
take part in the new initiative will offer
discounts to any veteran that has a free
discount card marking them as one.
“Veterans Day is nice but it’s one
day a year. Here’s a program that’s
going to last 365 days a year,” Jack
Friedman, executive director of the
Chamber, said.
Vendors will receive a decal displaying their participation once they sign
up. To do so is free and the discount is
determined by the business. About 50
businesses have signed up within the
last six weeks, when the program was
first advertised. Simanowitz hopes
many more will sign on in support of
those who served their country.
“This is sort of a way for us as
New Yorkers, as Queens residents to
say thank you to the brave men and
women who put on their uniforms
and go overseas or even serve locally
and protect the things that we hold
dear,” he said.
All veterans have to do to get a discount card is fill out a short form that
is available at Simanowitz’s office or
website. To get the card, vets need to
bring a copy of a DD-214 or a valid
military ID. To get a form, call (718)
969-1508 or visit assembly.state.ny.us/
mem/Michael-Simanowitz.
Businesses that wish to join the
program can call the Chamber of
Commerce at (718) 898-8500 to
learn more.
Nov. 14-20, 2014 PRESS of Southeast Queens Page 3
Presstime
Greater Jamaica President Announces Retirement
BY JORDAN GIBBONS
Carlisle Towery, the president of
the Greater Jamaica Development
Corporation, has been the organization’s guiding force since its formation in 1967. On Monday, Towery announced he would be stepping down
and retiring in 2015.
With Towery at the helm, Greater
Jamaica helped to facilitate the removal of the Jamaica Avenue elevated
train, relocate the York College campus, build new headquarters for the
Social Security Administration and
the Food and Drug Administration,
plan and develop the AirTrain service
to JFK International Airport and a variety of other projects that are in the
works or were completed recently in
Downtown Jamaica.
The Norman Towers, a 101-unit
mixed-income housing development
with office and retail space, had its
ribbon-cutting ceremony a couple
of weeks ago, while a 26-story hotel
opposite the AirTrain terminal, a
580-unit residential development, a
150,000-square-foot retail development with a 550-car garage are in the
development stages.
“I am very comfortable with the
way Jamaica is and can be, as well as
the new administration. It couldn’t be a
better time,” Towery said. “The future
does motivate me to replace myself with
somebody who can take it to the next
level. There are people better equipped
than me and the table is set.”
Towery said it is exciting working
with the current City governmental agencies and has high hopes for
the ongoing Jamaica Initiative that
is having its next meeting on Nov.
22 to identify the issues in Jamaica
that need to be converted into action
plans towards further Jamaica development.
The majority of these developments
would not have been possible without
the City’s 2007 rezoning of the downtown area around the transportation
hub that GJDC participated in.
Towery was also active in securing and expanding arts and cultural
institutions, such as the Jamaica Performing Arts Center and the Jamaica
Center for Arts and Learning.
The Chairman of the GJDC board
Peter Kulka credited Towery’s vision
for the progress Jamaica has seen over
the years and the promising possibili-
ties for the future of the community.
and associate professor in the gradu“The result is a far more vibrant ate school at Columbia, before servand forward-looking Jamaica, one ing as the chief urban designer at the
where investors see the neighborhood Regional Plan Association. He was
as a hotbed of economic opportunity chosen by local business and civic
that will benefit all of
leaders to head the
us who live, work and
nonprofit GJDC.
visit here,” Kulka said.
GJDC currently op“He is leaving big shoes
erates with a $12 milto fill.”
lion annual budget and
The GJDC board
50 employees.
has formed a search
Towery said he is
committee to select
proud to be actively
Towery’s successor and
involved in the revival
hired Machlowitz Conof Downtown Jamaica,
sultants, a Manhattanwhich struggled with
based executive recruitprivate investment for
ing firm, to coordinate
nearly two decades.
the search.
“It has been gratiTowery said that he
fying, both personally
will stay on as presiand professionally, to
Carlisle Towery
dent until his replacebe instrumental in a
ment is selected. He also said that he broadly-supported, energetic pubwill be around after he steps down to lic-private initiative of community
work on specific projects rather than leaders and government officials in
focusing on policy and operations.
revitalizing one of New York’s most
Towery was born in Alexander significant and promising downCity, Ala. and graduated from Auburn towns” Towery said.
University before earning his Master’s
Reach Reporter Jordan Gibbons at
degree in architecture at Columbia (718) 357-7400, Ext. 123, jgibbons@
University. He was also an instructor queenspress.com or @jgibbons2.
Errol Louis Talks Election Fallout At York
BY JORDAN GIBBONS
theoretical things in the academy but
then there’s the practical side. When
Last week’s mid-term election re- we look at elections, it’s very much
sults presented a resounding defeat about the practical side… how things
for Democrats across the nation, as will move forward in our society.”
well as across New York State.
Louis said that one of the interThe host of NY 1’s
esting aspects of the
“Inside City Hall,”
election in New York
Errol Louis, attended
was the easy victories
York College’s Execufor Democrats with
tive Leadership Breakmajor seats – Goverfast series on Nov. 7
nor, Comptroller and
to speak to students,
Attorney General –
elected officials and
while at least three
community
leaders
congressional seats
about the implications
flipped to Republican
for 2015 and beyond.
and three in the State
The biannual series
Senate.
features a variety of
He said that withcommentators who foout question, there
cus on current events
was a national wave
that are relevant to
towards Republicans,
students and the combut he does not unErrol Louis
munity.
derstand why that
Ron Daniels, a professor of politi- occurred. He noted the low prices
cal science at York, moderated the in gas, the rise of the stock market,
event and introduced the anchor of the millions of people who now have
the primetime show about govern- health insurance that did not before
ment and politics.
and unemployment falling under
“Another thing that is so impor- six percent, yet Americans still contant about these breakfasts is that it cluded that the state of the country
connects the academy with the com- is a disaster and the President is a
munity,” Daniels said. “We do a lot of failure.
“In some of these indicators, he’s
really outperforming Ronald Reagan,” Louis said. “I get a little mystified at this notion that the President
has been terrible.”
Louis elaborated on how it is not
unusual for a two-term President
in his sixth year to see all of Congress flip in the other direction. He
said that Reagan had a Democratic
House and Senate in 1986 and the
same thing happened to George W.
Bush.
“Maybe it’s because voters get a
little cranky,” he said. “Maybe it’s because people decide in their wisdom
that they want a split or divided government.”
Louis also went on to talk about
the divide between upstate Republicans and downstate Democrats, but
emphasized the need for them to
work together.
“It’s so hard to do that once you
do a slash and burn kind of campaign, accusing people of things that
are simply not true,” he said. “Our
downstate Democrats are not blameless in this. There were some very
provocative things that were said and
done.”
He said he did not want to demonize upstate Republicans because in
some cases, they do not get their fair
share of funding compared to the City.
He noted the $340 million Governor
Andrew Cuomo allotted for Universal
Pre-K throughout the State and how
$300 million went to the City.
Louis concluded that 2015 will be
an interesting year with a number of
festering issues that Albany will have
to address, including minimum wage,
the DREAM Act, women’s equality,
hydraulic fracturing and transportation.
He also said that it will be an
important year for the media since
there are no scheduled elections, so
journalists will be crucial in informing the public about the successes
and failures of Congress and the
Obama Administration.
“What we’re going to be doing is
trying to figure out how to piece all
of this stuff back together, to undo
some of the rhetoric and the damage and the division that came out of
this last campaign,” he said. “And try
and find ways to explain upstate to
downstate and talk about the issues
in a way that is free of the political
payback… and inaccuracy.”
Reach Reporter Jordan Gibbons at
(718) 357-7400, Ext. 123, jgibbons@
queenspress.com or @jgibbons2.
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EDC Provides Update On Reconstruction
Representatives from the Economic Development Corporation
said they are pushing to complete all
roadway construction along Springfield Boulevard by Thanksgiving at a
Springfield/Rosedale Community Action Association meeting on Nov. 6.
The reconstruction consists of
installing new water mains to carry
drinking water, repaving the roads to
allow for better drainage into the sewers, installing porous concrete medians and planting trees and shrubs to
soak up excess rain water.
Howard Harrington, community
liaison for the Springfield Gardens
Project, said that there are two focus areas the EDC is working on to
complete by Nov. 27. The first area
is on Springfield Boulevard, south
of 145th Road to 147th Avenue. This
also includes the side streets east
of Springfield, including 146th Avenue, 220th Street to 224th Street,
Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue.
A stretch of 147th Avenue west of
Springfield is also being worked on
up to 164th Street.
The second area being worked on
is Springfield Boulevard from South
Conduit Avenue to 145th Road.
The EDC is adding one water main
on either side of Springfield
Boulevard, the median is being
narrowed and covered with the
porous concrete to let water run
through it, into the streets and
flow into the sewers.
There will also be 10-footwide sidewalks on both sides
of the street with a 10-foot-wide
bike lane. On 147th Avenue,
there will also be a bike lane
between Springfield Boulevard
and 225th Street.
The EDC is planting trees
on the center median of Springfield Boulevard, along with
trees and shrubs on the sides
of the street that will be guaranteed for two years. After two Jawad Assaf, left, and Howard Harrington
years, the Parks Dept. will be residents on behalf of the EDC.
responsible for maintaining the
trees and shrubs.
tion, despite the EDC preparing for
Harrington said that they also the possible installation.
installed the infrastructure for cross“We are installing the infrastrucwalks, traffic signals and crossing sig- ture; the pipes, the wires,” he said.
nals at 145th Road and Springfield “In order for a traffic signal to go up,
Boulevard. The Dept. of Transporta- it has to meet certain criteria. DOT
tion will be installing the signals.
inspects the volume of traffic, inciBarbara Brown, president of the dences, accidents, so in order for you
SRCAA, asked Harrington about to get a signal there, that has to happlacing a pedestrian crossing at 146th pen.”
Avenue and Springfield Boulevard,
“Accidents have to happen,”
but he said it is not in the DOT’s Brown replied.
plans to put signals at the intersecJawad Assaf, EDC vice-president
Photo by Jordan Gibbons
BY JORDAN GIBBONS
of capital programs, could
only respond by saying,
“Unfortunately.”
Assaf did say that the
volume of traffic will pick
up once the roadway is
completed, which could
prompt the DOT to do a
study.
“We shouldn’t have to
wait for accidents to happen to get a signal,” Brown
said. “We know people
cross there to get to the
park.”
Springfield Lane will
also become a dead end
where it meets 147th Avupdated enue with a permanent
barricade.
Harrington also added
that 220th and 221st streets are completed with new curbs and new sidewalks. They just need to place sod
between the curbs and plant street
trees to finish the work.
“One of the major motivations for
this project was to ensure that you
didn’t get flooding,” Harrington said.
“The streets that are completed now,
there’s absolutely no flooding.”
Reach Reporter Jordan Gibbons at
(718)357-7400 Ext. 123, jgibbons@
queenspress.com or @jgibbons2.
Nov. 14-20, 2014 PRESS of Southeast Queens Page 5
NYPD Marijuana Policy Changes Announced
BY JORDAN GIBBONS
Starting on Nov. 19, New Yorkers who are caught possessing small
amounts of marijuana in the City
will no longer end up with a trip to
the joint.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police
Commissioner Bill Bratton announced this week that the NYPD
will only issue summonses to people
possessing 25 grams or less of marijuana, rather than being arrested.
The summons to appear in court
will result in a $100 fine and a violation, which is not found on a person’s
permanent record. A subsequent
summons will result in a $250 fine.
Bratton did point out that there
are exceptions to the new policy.
“It should be made very clear,
that persons who are burning and/or
smoking marijuana in public will still
be subject to arrest,” he said.
Possessing a small amount of marijuana is a violation, but it becomes
a misdemeanor crime once it is in
plain view.
People will also still be subject
to arrest or a misdemeanor charge
if they have an active warrant or a
probable cause investigation card.
Bratton also said that if a person is
unable to produce an ID, they will
be transported to the station house
where they will be given an opportunity to have somebody bring
the proper identification.
The Mayor said this change
in policy will rely on training officers effectively and give officers
the ability to use their discretion
to focus on more serious criminals.
“This policy will allow officers,
in the case where they do find it
appropriate to give a summons,
to continue with their work and
to able to put, therefore, more
time and energy into fighting
more serious crime, rather than
get bogged down with the time
and energy necessary for an unproductive arrest,” he said.
If the person has more than 25
grams, it will be assumed that it is
for sale and they will be charged
appropriately.
One cause for the change Possessing small amounts of marijuana
in policy has been the uneven will no longer lead to an arrest, but smokamount of minority arrests for ing it in public will.
marijuana possession, despite
studies showing that just as many, if proportionately affected. There have
not more, white people smoke mari- been, in some cases, disastrous consejuana.
quences for individuals and families.”
“Too many New Yorkers without
A little over a week before the anany prior convictions have been ar- nouncement, a group of five young
rested for low-level marijuana pos- minority Councilmen sent a letter to
session,” de Blasio said. “Black and de Blasio and Bratton to ensure the
Latino communities have been dis- City addressed the racial disparities
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possession arrests.
Councilman Donovan Richards
(D-Laurelton) joined three Brooklyn
Democrats; Carlos Menchaca, Antonio Reynoso and Rafael Espinal and
one Bronx Democrat, Ritchie Torres,
in drafting the letter.
“The danger is halting these individuals from going out there and
getting a job or student loans,” Richards said. “We don’t believe that they
should lose their livelihood. We were
very happy to see [de Blasio] respond
the way he did.”
Richards said that he does not
support legalizing marijuana, but the
amount of arrests directed at minorities has an adverse effect in the community through rising unemployment
and fewer opportunities for higher
education.
The Council will still be looking
at other issues surrounding the new
policy, such as summonses lacking
race statistics.
“We’ll see as we move forward
where they’re at in terms of that particular transparency,” Richards said.
Richards also said that he will be
meeting with Bratton on Wednesday
to discuss the additional issues.
Reach Reporter Jordan Gibbons at
(718) 357-7400, Ext. 123, jgibbons@
queenspress.com or @jgibbons2.
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Editorial
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Letters
A Sensible
First Step
Voting Against Your
Interests
To The Editor:
Congratulations voters! Once again
you’ve voted against your best interests.
You’ve handed control of the New York
State Senate to Republicans. They are
members of a party that wants to diminish voting rights, women’s rights, clean air
and water acts, the minimum wage, social
safety nets, etc., while increasing the rights
of corporations and the wealthy.
You’ve re-elected Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a quasi-Democrat who created the
Women’s Equality Party to take votes away
from the Working Families Party, which
backed him when he afreed to support
a minimum wage increase. Cuomo also
established the Moreland Commission
in July 2013 to fight political corruption,
but abruptly disbanded it only 8 months
later. His top aide banned subpoenas to
organizations with ties to the governor,
claiming the commission was supposed
to investigate the legislature, not the
governor’s office.
Congratulations! You passed a proposal that was opposed by Common
Cause and the New York Public Interest
Research Group. It gave politicians the
right to reshape voting districts to get their
candidates elected. You also passed a $2
billion bond proposal to provide money for
school technology that will be obsolete in
a few years. This money could have been
used to rehire teachers and restore school
budget cuts instead.
Unfortunately, without researching
important issues, many people regularly
vote against their own interests. Those of
you who didn’t bother to vote should also
be congratulated – for your lack of interest in political affairs that will ultimately
affect every one of us.
Linda Imhauser,
Whitestone
Rhonda Leefoon
Lianne Procanyn
Karissa Tirbeni
The NYPD’s new police on marijuana
enforcement – only issuing summonses
to people possession 25 grams or less
instead of arresting them – is a small
step toward rectifying a policy that disproportionately affects people of color
in the City.
As many states have started a process
of decriminalizing the drug, New York
City still sees a high amount of arrests
for marijuana possession unevenly affecting minorities, despite the fact that
many studies have shown that marijuana
is smoked by just as many whites. Despite
being a fairly innocuous crime, having
an arrest for marijuana possession can
severely limit a person’s ability to serve
as a productive member of society.
New York State’s drug laws have historically been severe, and there has long
been a need for reform that could help
alleviate an overburdened criminal justice
system, overcrowded prisons and struggling communities. While the NYPD’s
new policy will not overturn these drug
laws, it is certainly a sign that Mayor Bill
de Blasio is looking at ways to change the
system for the better.
We hope that the Council members
who pushed for the new policy, including
Southeast Queens Councilman Donovan
Richards, continue to advocate for their
constituents and fight for a more just system when considering these drug laws.
Maureen Coppola
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A Personal Perspective
BY MARCIA MOXAM
COMRIE
A colleague recently complained to me about her five
year-old not getting into a
charter school and she was
dismayed that the child has
to attend public school.
I assured her that going to
public school is not the end
of the world, but if she felt defeated about it then she should
do something, even if it doesn’t
change the situation.
Since she believes her child
was cheated out of an earned
spot, I suggested she should
write to the Mayor with a
CC to First Lady Chirlane
McCray for good measure.
Say what you will about Ms.
McCray’s hands-on First Lady
role, but one thing that cannot be denied is that she now
wields a lot of power at City
Hall. McCray seems to be
taking her cues from a former
first lady – her husband’s old
boss Hillary Clinton.
When Bill Clinton was
campaigning for the presidency in 1992, he (half) jokingly
said he and Hillary would be
two for the price of one. And
indeed, Hillary Rodham-Clinton turned out to have been the
most publicly influential first
lady since Eleanor Roosevelt
in the 1930s and 1940s.
With her equal Ivy League
law degree to her husband’s,
Hillary was considered the
most highly-educated First
Lady ever. Now the Obamas
are similarly educated with
Ivy League law degrees too;
but Mrs. Obama has not
publicly involved herself in
public policy in her husband’s
administration the way Hillary had. Many will recall the
debacle Ms. Rodham-Clinton
endured with her crack at
bringing universal healthcare
Helping Kids Learn
To The Editor:
With its focus on protecting children
and expanding learning opportunities, the
city must rely on nonprofit organizations to
run successful after school programs that
ensure kids have a place to go for extracurricular academics and activities from the
time they leave school until their parent or
guardian comes home from work.
One such organization is Queensbased Row New York, which couples the
competitive sport of rowing with rigorous
academic support, and has grown since
its inception in 2002 to help 230 middle
schoolers and high schoolers in underserved communities.
What sets the good organizations apart
is their focus on outcomes. Row New
York, for example, isn’t satisfied with test
scores and graduation rates, in addition
to rowing-related improvements. They’ve
gone beyond that, hiring a college coach to
help their students complete college.
We need more-well managed nonprofits like Row New York.
Michael E. Clark,
Executive Director, Nonprofit
Coordinating Committee, which manages the New York Community Trust
Nonprofit Excellence Awards
into existence.
It is a slippery slope that
Michelle Obama has avoided.
I always say we don’t have to
always wait to learn from our
own mistakes. We can learn
from other people’s as well;
and Mrs. Obama seems to have
done just that from Hillary’s.
Chirlane McCray is showing that there is no aspect of
Mayor de Blasio’s mayoralty
where she doesn’t want to
have a say. She was part of
the hiring process for the
administration; and she now
attends high level meetings
and is very much a partner in
the universal Pre-K and other
early childhood education
debates. One thing she must
bear in mind, though, with
great power comes great expectations and responsibility
and a share of the criticism as
much as the praise.
The parent, who complained to me about her child
not getting a spot despite
starting at number four on
the waiting list, feels the process is flawed. I told her she
has the power of the pen (or
keyboard these days) and she
should notify the administration that despite their good
intentions, some of those
meant to receive the benefits
of this policy are perhaps being disenfranchised.
There may come a time
when Ms. McCray regrets
that she has taken this visible a role in her husband’s
job. Sometimes it is just as, if
not more effective, being the
quiet voice behind the scenes.
Politics can be vicious. But I
give thanks for those who are
willing to be seen and heard
loudly and proudly. They do
more good than harm and
deserve our support.
So more power to Chirlane
if she can help level the playing
field for our kids!
Nov. 14-20, 2014 PRESS of Southeast Queens Page 7
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Cambria Heights Library Celebrates New Teen Space
“One of the first things that came
along was that we needed something
After six years of planning and de- for teens,” he said. “Leroy Comrie
velopment, the Queens Library Cam- was instrumental in getting this done.
bria Heights branch recently opened It’s a dream come true, especially for
its new teen space, located on the the teens.”
lower floor of the facility.
Comrie, who was a Councilman
The space features a Cyber Cen- at the time, secured $1.5 million of
ter, lounge and gaming booth with a the $1.9 million-project, according
Wii and Xbox 360, a sound recording to Joanne King, spokesperson for the
booth, a meeting room and a casual Queens Library.
reading room.
With the addition of the teen
The 4,000-square-foot area is also space, it helped expand areas for
filled with books, magazines, refer- adults and children on the main
ences and school work resources level, enlarging the library area by
geared towards teens.
44 percent. The library also added
Phillipe Hogarth, president of 24/7 self-service capabilities for betFriends of Cambria Heights, which is ter customer service.
a volunteer group associated with the
The space was originally designed
library, said the group reached out to to be used as an option for commulocal officials to help get the project nity space, but the unfinished area
funded once they identified the stron- was only used as storage.
gest need for the community.
Jack Friedman, executive director
of the Queens Chamber of Commerce, attended the event on
Nov. 10 to announce
that the branch won
the first prize award
for Queens Building
of the Year.
Friedman
said
that the decision
was based on the
new interior design
and the usage of the
space.
One new aspect
of the area that has
been attracting teens
is the recording
booth. Curtis Perkins is the engineer
who teaches teens
with several proCurtis Perkins teaches teens beat-making, engineering grams such as beatand recording in the new recording booth.
making, engineering
Photos by Jordan Gibbons
BY JORDAN GIBBONS
Teens packed in to the new Cyber Center and study area to spend their time
productively after school.
and the art of recording. The classes
are everyday from 2 to 6 p.m.
“They can come in whenever they
want, all they need is a library card
and they can sign up for the program,” Perkins said.
Queens Library’s Interim-President Bridget Quinn-Carey said that it
was an exciting addition to the branch
and spoke highly of the new audio
and recording programs, but she did
have one request for the teens.
“When you’re superstars, you
have to come back,” she said.
Comrie attended the event, but
was very modest about his role in securing the funding for the library. After being asked to speak, he insisted
that Hogarth address the audience
first since he advocated for the teencentered addition.
“I was just the per son that said
yes,” he said.
The Cambria Heights branch is
located at 218-13 Linden Blvd.
Reach Reporter Jordan Gibbons at
(718) 357-7400, Ext. 123, jgibbons@
queenspress.com or @jgibbons2.
Trailers To Be Removed From Richmond Hill HS
BY LuIS GRONDA
The
much-maligned
trailers next to Richmond Hill High
School will soon be removed.
That is among the changes
coming to the school thanks to a
big chunk of cash the facility is
getting.
According to the DOE, the
school will get about $8.7 million
for renovations that will “help its
students thrive.”
“We will be removing trailers
from the campus, and also building state-of-the art facilities, including a science lab, dance room,
a fitness center, and refurbishing
the school yard to include a soccer
and softball field, as well as 1.5 basketball courts and bench seating. We
plan to remove trailers by summer
2015,” a department spokesperson
said in an email.
A press conference held last week
at the school touted the money that
the school would be getting.
Vishnu Mahadeo, a representative
from State Sen. James Sanders (DSouth Ozone Park) office, said the
money allocated to the school was a
result of community leaders, elected
officials and parents working together to benefit a learning facility.
“This partnership has yielded significant results and has impacted the
Richmond Hill High School in a very
positive way,” he said.
Mahadeo first announced the news
at a Community Board 9 meeting last
month.
Other leaders weighed in during
the event at the school’s auditorium.
Barbara Sherman, the Deputy Policy Director for Public Advocate Letitia James, said the Public Advocate
got involved in this issue after learning about “the terrible conditions of
Richmond Hill High School,” meaning the trailers that were set up outside the school.
“When James heard about this,
her first mission was to come tour
the trailers and what we saw was not
a good learning environment,” she
said.
The trailers were first set up in
2012 to address the school’s ongoing overcrowding. It was then
among several schools that was
slated to be closed last year, but
that was later averted.
The students that were taking classes in the trailers will be
moved back to the main building
in newly created classrooms that
are located within the building,
Mahadeo said.
According to the DOE spokesperson, removing the trailers and
creating the new outside space
is funded by the agency’s capital
plan.
Reach Reporter Luis Gronda at
(718) 357-7400, Ext. 127, lgronda@
queenstribune.com or @luisgronda.
Nov. 14-20, 2014 PRESS of Southeast Queens Page 9
How do Mayor de Blasio and
Speaker Mark-Viverito take care
of their “moral obligations?”
Central Park Five settlement:
$41 million
Benefits for injured police officers:
Nothing
Mayor de Blasio paid off his political debts by adding $26 million to the Central Park
Five settlement over City lawyers’ objections. But he and the Speaker think it’s just too
expensive to give recently-hired NYPD officers the same disability benefits as every
other police officer in New York State. Their priorities speak for themselves...
Support equal benefits
for injured police officers
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
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Police Blotter
105th Precinct
Murder Arrest
On Nov. 9, police announced the
arrest of Kevin Weekes, 20, of Hollis,
in regards to a collision that occurred
on Nov. 8 where several people were
struck and one individual was killed.
According to a police report, officers responded to a report of several
people having been struck by a vehicle at 225th Street and Merrick Boulevard. Upon arrival, police observed
one victim unconscious and unresponsive with head and torso trauma
and two other victims with assorted
injuries. EMS also responded and
declared the first victim, identified
as Kevin Lewis, 20, of Springfield
Gardens, dead at the scene. The other two victims were transported to
Jamaica Hospital, where they were
listed in critical condition.
An investigation revealed that
Weekes, allegedly operating a 2012
Nissan Altima heading northbound
106th Precinct
on 225th Street, mounted the curb
and struck all three victims. Lewis
was discovered pinned underneath
the vehicle. The operator of the vehicle fled the location on foot and was
apprehended a short time later.
Weekes was charged with murder,
three counts of assault and three
counts of reckless endangerment.
Robbery
Fatal Collision
At 5:18 p.m. on Nov. 8, police responded to a report of a pedestrian
struck at 257th Street and Hillside Avenue. Upon arrival, officers observed
a victim, identified as Edmund Chou,
79, of Glen Oaks, unconscious and
unresponsive with head and chest
injuries. EMS removed the victim to
a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
An investigation revealed that a
white 1999 Ford Econoline van was
traveling east on Hillside Avenue, approaching 257th Street, when Chou
These individuals are wanted in connection to a robbery within the confines of the 106th Precinct.
attempted to cross Hillside Avenue,
from the north side to the south, outside of the marked crosswalk, where
he was struck by the van. The operator of the vehicle remained on the
scene and the investigation is ongoing.
The NYPD is asking the public’s
assistance identifying the following
suspects wanted in connection to a
robbery.
At 9:43 a.m. on Nov. 7, the suspects, both armed with firearms,
entered Liberty Travel, located at
156-40 Cross Bay Blvd., and ordered
the six employees to the back of the
store. Once there, the suspects ziptied the employees and demanded to
know where the safe was. The suspects then removed an undetermined
amount of money from the safe, as
well as the employees’ phones and
money. There were no reported injuries.
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.
Borough Beat
Rockaway Beach Rail Line survey Completed
Nearly one year after announcing
its launch, a survey organized by Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Ozone
Park) and Queens College has been
completed.
Findings were announced along
with more support for reactivating
the Rockaway Beach Rail Line at a
press conference on Monday at the
University.
The study, which was conducted
by the Queens College Dept. of Urban Studies, surveyed 5,000 residents
and 800 businesses that are near the
vacant rail line to ask them about
the two much-discussed options for
the 3.5-mile stretch of land: reviving
the former train line that used to run
there or turn it into the QueensWay,
an elevated bike and pedestrian pathway similar to the High Line in Manhattan.
According to the fact sheet about
the survey, the study “was not to determine a best use or advocate for
any particular option, but rather to
contribute to a more complete understanding of the various options in
relation to community demand.”
The survey actually found that
residents, who responded from the
central Queens portion of the area
in question, including Forest Hills
and Rego Park, preferred the acti-
vation of the train line over
the train would decrease
the QueensWay. A total
real estate values of homes
of 39 percent of residents
living near the track.
from those areas preferred
“We were delighted by
the train as opposed to the
the results, but it was ungreen space.
fortunate results that there
Conversely, a little more
would be a real estate dethan 36 percent of respondcline for adjacent owners,
ers from the Rockaway pennot to mention quality of
insula said their choice for
life impairment from a train
the land is the QueensWay
in your backyard,” he said.
as opposed to reviving the
Matsil also mentioned
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder discusses the Queens Col- that the cost for reactivattrain line.
Dr. Scott Larson said lege rail line survey results, touting new support for re- ing the train line would
they tried to get as much activating the Rockaway Beach LiRR line during a press be much more than their
broad response from people conference on Monday.
estimates for building the
who support both projects
QueensWay.
Goldfeder
as much as possible, rather than get- other step towards understanding the said that the train line would cost
ting one side. He also said their sur- real needs of every Queens neighbor- about $700 million to fund, while
vey found that many people did not hood and I urge the MTA to include the TPL estimates that creating the
know of the two options for the land restoration of the Rockaway Beach QueensWay would cost about $120
at all.
Rail Line in their next capital plan,” million.
In addition to announcing the re- Goldfeder said, “Complete RestoRegarding the $700 million, Nasults of the survey, Goldfeder also ration of the rail line will increase dler said that price, taken into conused the announcement to tout more transit options for every resident in text, is “not that huge” considering
public support for reactivating the Queens and NYC.”
the amount of money that is spent on
rail line.
Marc Matsil, the head of the Trust infrastructure throughout the City
The Assemblyman announced for Public Land, the non-profit orga- and the MTA capital plan, which is
that U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D- nization that is leading the charge to $32 billion.
Manhattan/Brooklyn), Councilman build the QueensWay, also attended
For more information on the surYdanis Rodriguez (D-Manhattan) the press conference and spoke with vey, go to http://qcurban.org/officeand TWU Local 100 all backed the reporters after its conclusion.
of-community-studies/our-work or
train line option. Rodriguez is the
He said they are thrilled with the rockawaybeachrail.com.
head of the City Council’s Transpor- study because it confirms their prior
Reach Reporter Luis Gronda at
tation committee.
findings from studying the Queen- (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127, lgronda@
“This Queens College study is an- sWay, including the fact that reviving queenstribune.com or @luisgronda.
Photo by Luis Gronda
By Luis GRondA
Nov. 14-20, 2014 PRESS of Southeast Queens Page 11
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Queens Celebrates
Its Veterans
Opening Up The
Teen Space
Members of the Queens Chapter 32 of the Vietnam Veterans of America
marched down Metropolitan Avenue during the Veterans Day parade
on Nov. 9 in Middle Village.
Photo by Jordan Gibbons
Photo by Joe Marvilli
Officials gather at the opening of the Queens Library Cambria Heights
branch’s new teen space. Pictured (from left) are Assemblywoman
Barbara Clark, State Senator-elect Leroy Comrie, Interim President and
CEO of the Queens Library Bridget Quinn-Carey and Library Trustee
Earl Simon.
CTE Partner
Appreciation
Borough President Melinda Katz pays her respects as the colors are
retired at the end of the Veterans Day Observance Ceremony held on
Nov. 6. Veterans John Rowan, Dr. Fritz Fils-Aime and Rocco Moretto
all received honors from the BP during the event.
Rewarding High Achievers
Photo by Susan Keyock
Photo by Jose Cruz
Students from the new Benjamin Franklin High School for Finance &
technology in Cambria Heights are shown with City Schools Chancellor
Carmen Farina at the third annual Career & Technical Education Partner
Appreciation Celebration at the Tweed Courthouse in Manhattan. Four
students were invited to be greeters at the event. They were accompanied by teacher Susan Keyock. Shown (from left) are Abdelkarem
Bisharat, Farina and Hezekiah Harrigan. Not shown are students Maria
Urena and Pricilla Rosa.
The Math, Science Research and Technology High School in the
Campus Magnet Complex in Cambria Heights has again rewarded
the school’s highest-achieving students with a meal at the local IHOP.
Principal Jose Cruz gives his high-performing students a tangible
reward of a meal to encourage them to keep working hard.
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2014 Louie Award Recipients Announced
BY JOE MARVILLI
It is that time of year
again.
The Louis Armstrong
House Museum announced
its 2014 Louie Award recipients last week, with three
members selected to take
home the prize this year.
Talk show host Dick Cavett,
Executive Director of Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center, Andrew P. Jackson, and author
Stephen Maitland-Lewis will
receive the award at the museum’s gala later this year.
The Louie Award honors
those who have worked to
preserve and promote the
cultural legacy of the legendary jazz musician. This is the
fourth iteration of the Louie
Awards with previous winners including Quincy Jones,
Jimmy Heath, CUNY Senior
Vice Chancellor Jay Hershenson, Stanley Crouch and
many more.
Cavett is best known as
the host of “The Dick Cavett
Show,” which ran from 1968
to 1986. Throughout his
lifetime, Cavett received 12
Emmy nominations with
three wins. He also wrote four
books and is now starring in
“Hellman v. McCarthy (Literary Legends Declare War!),”
an off-Broadway play.
Armstrong was a guest on
Cavett’s talk show three times
between 1970 and 1971. His
first appearance on the program came after two stretches
in intensive care. During his
final appearance on the show,
he promoted an upcoming
performance at the WaldorfAstoria, the final public concert of his career.
Similarly to how Armstrong was committed to
helping his Corona community during his life, Jackson
does the same today. With
Jackson’s vision and leadership, the Langston Hughes
Community Library transformed from a low-key structure in a former Woolworth’s
store into a state-of-the-art, essential branch of the Queens
Library system. Langston
Hughes Library includes the
Black Heritage Reference
Center, the City’s largest circulating collection of materials on Black culture.
Jackson has also been
a member of the Advisory
Board of the Louis Armstrong House Museum since
its beginning in 1995.
Maitland-Lewis’ novels,
“Hero on Three Continents”
and “Ambition,” have re-
Restaurant Review
Authentic, Amazing Greek Food
Kalamaki NYC
29-06 172nd St.,
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Hours: 11.am. to 11 p.m.
www.kalamakigr.com
Some restaurants go
above and beyond to make
sure you get the best meal
possible. Often, this extra effort separates the best from
the rest. Open since July of
this year, Kalamaki NYC already has the cuisine to make
it one of the best Greek eateries in the City.
For owner Ari Konstantinidis,
authenticity
is essential. This is not an
Americanized Greek restaurant. Instead, everything
is made like a home-cooked
meal in Greece would be.
All of the food, bought and
made fresh every day, is
cooked in proportions that
guarantee the best flavors,
while still giving you plenty
to eat.
To start, my girlfriend
and I tried Kalamaki’s
homemade hummus and a
plate of kolokithokeftedes,
which are fried squash balls
with tzatziki sauce. They
were sweet and delicious,
with a spicy kick. The hummus, accompanied by seasoned pita bread, comes in
several delectable flavors,
including tomato, onion and
red pepper.
For the main course, we
split an order of souvlaki pita
and a half rotisserie chicken
platter. My girlfriend and I
could not eat the souvlaki
fast enough. Each bite was
filled with flavor, with no
one ingredient overwhelming the others. It was the
best souvlaki dish I have ever
had, and I say that as someone who lives in Astoria.
The chicken was excellent too, juicy enough that I
did not need any additional
sauce, which is usually necessary for me.
To wrap up the meal, I
had a Greek yogurt with
apple, cinnamon, walnuts
and brown sugar, while my
girlfriend had the “Smores”
Greek yogurt. Like everything else we ate, it excelled,
with the mixed-in selections
creating fantastic flourishes
among the already top-ofthe-line yogurt.
For those who want a
bigger dinner, I also recommend the Chef’s Special, Giaourtlou “Politico,”
which is grilled ground
beef and lamb infused
with herbs and spices, sitting on a bed of pita bread
with strained Greek yogurt
and tomato sauce. Is your
mouth watering yet?
If you are looking for a
genuine Greek meal, with
food that tastes like it was
made in front of you at
home or from a Greek food
truck, then go to Kalamaki.
Whether you stop in for a
quick bite or for a full dinner, you will leave having
found a new favorite.
–Joe Marvilli
ceived multiple awards. Besides his work as an author,
he is a British attorney and
a former international investment banker. He also owns a
luxury hotel and a restaurant.
The museum’s gala will
take place on Dec. 8 at Capitale, located at 130 Bowery.
The cocktail hour begins at
6 p.m., followed by the dinner and award ceremony at 7
p.m. Jazz vocalist Catherine
Russell, whose father Luis
Russell played with Armstrong, will perform at the
gala. To find out more or to
buy tickets, contact Eve Wolf
at (718) 997-3581 or gala@
LouisArmstrongHouse.org.
Reach Reporter Joe Marvilli at (718) 357-7400, Ext.
125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.
com, or @JoeMarvilli.
Hodges Up For
Hall Of Fame Vote
The Golden Era Committee of the National Baseball
Hall of Fame will convene on
Dec. 8 to determine which
players from the sport’s
‘Golden Era’ (1947-72) will
be enshrined in Cooperstown
in 2015. New York baseball
legend Gil Hodges’ name
will be on the ballot. He was
one of the stars of the Dodgers of the 1950s and managed the 1969 World Series
champion Mets but hasn’t
been appreciated by Hall of
Fame voters.
“I never understood why
he was never voted into the
Hall of Fame,” said Gil’s
daughter Irene. “I believe he
holds a record for the most
votes without being in. He exemplifies everything a Hall of
Fame individual should be.”
When his playing career
ended in 1963, Hodges was
the all-time home run leader
for National League righthanders.
“Hodges is the perfect example of why voting should
be done right after they retire
instead of waiting five years,”
said Danny Peary, co-author
of “Gil Hodges: The Brooklyn Bums, the Miracle Mets,
and the Extraordinary Life
of a Baseball Legend.” “Why
wait? During his entire career,
he was considered a shoe-in
for the Hall of Fame. Baseball
history is being revised in a
bad way, that Hodges wasn’t
a great player.”
Hodges’ name first appeared on the ballot of baseball writers in 1969.
“Roy Campanella was
voted into the Hall of Fame
in 1969,” Peary said. “People
didn’t want to vote for two
Brooklyn Dodgers.”
In 1983, Hodges failed to
make it for the 15th straight
year, the limit to be voted in
by writers.
“Hodges never lobbied,”
said Mort Zachter, author
of “Gil Hodges: A Hall of
Fame Life,” available March
1, 2015. “He never bothered.
He was a manager at that
point and wasn’t interested.”
After Hodges succumbed
to a fatal heart attack in
1972, he may have been disregarded by voters.
“Hodges died and it was
out of sight, out of mind,”
Zachter said. “The voters
thought ‘let’s pick someone
else who is alive and can go
to Cooperstown.’”
There was still the Veterans’ Committee of the Hall
of Fame, which consisted of
players, managers and media
members and Hodges’ came
up in 1987. Unfortunately
for Hodges, Ted Williams
was an active member of the
committee.
“Ted Williams first year
on the Veterans Committee,
Bobby Doerr a former Boston teammate was picked,”
Zachter said. Hodges was
one vote short in 1993.
Part of the Hodges appeal
to his legions of fans is his
personality.
“Gil Hodges played in an
era where the players were
accessible,” Zachter said.
“They lived down the block,
they went to your church.
There was humility to him.”
- David Russell
Page 16 PRESS of Southeast Queens Nov. 14-20, 2014
Queens today
FRIDay 11/14
Christ, corner of 91st Avenue
and Woodhaven Boulevard.
The Ophelia Theatre
Group is kicking off its
11th Anniversary Season
with William Shakespeare’s classic comedy,
“As You Like It.” This is
the first production in the
newly renovated Ophelia
Theater at the Variety Boys
and Girls Club of Queens.
Directed by John Robert
Hoffman, the show runs
from 8 to 10 p.m. and tickets
are $20. For more information, visit www.opheliatheatre.com.
MOsCOw sTATE
sYMPHOnY OrCHEsTrA
‘As YOu LikE iT’
Featuring violin soloist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and
celebrated conductor Pavel
Kogan, the Moscow State
Symphony Orchestra
will perform at Queens
College’s Colden Auditorium, as part of Kupferberg
Presents. The orchestra
balances orchestral, operatic and choral classics with
equally significant music
of the 21st century, including many forgotten and
neglected pieces. The concert
starts at 8 p.m., with tickets
ranging from $25 to $45. To
learn more, call the box office at (718) 793-8080.
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK
sUNDay 11/16
THE VOCA PEOPLE
The VOCA People, an Israel-based
vocal performance ensemble, is
coming to the Queensborough
Performing Arts Center for a show
at 3 p.m.
Claiming to be from another
planet where their main method
of communication is music, these
“aliens” combine a capella and beat
box to create a musical experience
that’s truly out of this world.
Tickets are $35. For more
information, call (718) 631-6311.
winning tuba player Ben
Stapp. Flushing Town Hall
is located at 137-35 Northern
Blvd.
sUNDay 11/16
TOY run
nEA JAzz MAsTErs
The NEA Jazz Masters
will play some classic
Broadway tunes at Flushing Town Hall at 8 p.m. Join
Jimmy Heath, Barry Harris
and Jimmy Owens, with
Steve Davis on trombone,
David Wong on bass and
Tootie Heath on drums, for
an evening of blazing melodies and rhythmic vibes.
Tickets are $40 for general
admission, $32 for members and $20 for students.
Purchase tickets at www.
flushingtownhall.org.
‘YOu CAn’T sAY THAT’
“Keith and The Girl,” now
going on over nine years and
more than 2,000 episodes,
is a lively talk show where
Keith and Chemda talk about
current events, pop culture,
politics and even intimate
details of their lives. “You
Can’t Say That” is their
free live game show that
features a hilarious version of Taboo. Performers
play along with the audience
for fun and ridicule. The
event takes place at Q.E.D.
Astoria from 8 to 10 p.m. For
more information, visit QEDAstoria.com.
saTURDay 11/15
FALL FAir
Emanuel Church in
Woodhaven will host a
fall fair. Vendors galore,
books, nick-nacks, raffles
and prizes - all day long,
Emanuel United Church of
PAViLiOn PHOTOGrAPHY
wOrksHOP
People for the Pavilion
have partnered with artist Sol Aramendi to offer
a unique photography
program focused on the
New York State Pavilion,
at the Queens Museum.
Turning the camera’s eye
towards the community, Aramendi created Project Luz,
a nomadic space to share,
learn and experiment using
photography as a tool of
empowerment for immigrant
communities. This bilingual
workshop, taught in English
and Spanish, starts at 3 p.m.
The East Coast Car Association will hold their
annual Toy Run to St.
Mary’s Hospital. Almost a
hundred classic cars will begin lining up at 9 a.m. at the
Forest Park Bandshell. The
Toy Run will start around
12:30 p.m.
moNDay 11/17
DAViD GrEEnGLAss
Sam Roberts, a reporter at the New York
Times, will appear at
the Central Queens Y to
discuss the life of David
Greenglass, who was a spy
during the Cold War. Roberts
tracked down Greenglass after he was released from jail
and will discuss additions
to his book “Greenglass and
the Trial of the Century.”
The event will start at 1:30
p.m. The Central Queens Y
is located at 67-09 108th St.
in Forest Hills.
Tin THrOAT EnsEMbLE
Tin Throat Ensemble
reaches into the reservoir
of folk and improvisational traditions, setting
them aflame and distilling
an intoxicating rhythm,
catchy melodies and outright
fury. Catch the band’s free
concert at Flushing Town
Hall at 2 p.m. The group is
composed of guitarist and
songwriter Alejandro Florez,
saxophonist Dan Blake,
world-class drummer Satoshi
Takeishi, virtuoso sound artist Andrew Drury and award-
TUEsDay 11/18
COnCErT
The following bands will be
playing a concert at Trans
Pecos in Ridgewood: Nels
Cline, Ava Mendoza, Cactus
Truck, Cloud Becomes Your
Hand. The venue is located
at 915 Wyckoff Ave.
FrEE FiLM sCrEEninG
Queensborough Community
College’s Holocaust Resource
Center will present a free
screening of “The Golden
Age of Second Avenue,”
starring Hesrschel Bernardi.
This film is a loving chronicle of Yiddish theater in
America, from its beginnings
at the turn of the century
through its various declines
and rebirths, to its present place in the folklore of
American – Jewish life. The
screening starts at 1 p.m.
WEDNEsDay 11/19
‘bEYOnD sACrED’
FAsHiOn
At 2:30 p.m. at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center’s
Little Theater, a lecture
and Q&A will be led by
anthropologist Lila AbuLughod will cover gender
and Islam. Following at
4 p.m., local models will
present modest fashion in
the “Beyond Sacred” fashion
event. For information, visit
laguardiaperformingarts.org.
THE DAGHLiAn
COLLECTiOn
The latest exhibit from
Queens College’s Godwin-Ternbach Museum
is “Highlights of The
Daghlian Collection of
Chinese Art.” Art lovers are
welcome to the opening reception at 6 p.m. The event
will feature a talk about collecting by William Daghlian.
For more information, email
[email protected].
rETrACinG THE
ExPAnDED FiELD
Sculpture Center hosts a
panel discussion on the
new publication “Retracing the Expanded Field:
Encounters between Art
and Architecture,” moderated by the book’s editors
Spyros Papapetros and Julian
Rose. The event begins at 7
p.m. For more information,
call (718) 361-1750.
sOunDs OF ArTs
FEsTiVAL
The Multicultural Sonic
Evolution (MuSE) presents
their annual arts festival at Long Island City’s
Secret Theatre with six
programs, eight shows
and more than 70 artists.
Dance, music and theater from
a wide range of genres will all
be performed. The festival runs
until Nov. 24. Tickets are $15
in advance, $20 at the door. For
information, visit musefriends.
org or email muse.reserve@
gmail.com.
THURsDay 11/20
A TAsTE OF HOnEY
Learn all about the
honey bee and beekeeping, then sample several local honeys, as beekeeper and
honey connoisseur Ruth Harrigan explains the uniqueness of each sample based on
where it was harvested, the
flower source, color, body,
scent, and taste. This event
takes place at the Bayside
Historical Society and costs
$15 for non-members. Reservations are required and
can be made by calling (718)
352-1548.
GOT EVEnTs?
send all information to
[email protected] or mail to:
150-50 14th Rd., Whitestone, Ny 11357
Nov. 14-20, 2014 PRESS of Southeast Queens Page 17
Queens today
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 aFitness 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.
Dance Party
Tuesdays @ Noon Howard
Beach Senior Center,
155-55 Crossbay Blvd.,
Howard Beach. 718-7388100.
oPen HouSe
Nov. 15 Free refreshments
and parking. Flushing
House, 38-20 Bowne St.,
Flushing. 888-987-6205 or
flushinghouse.com.
DeFenSe Driving
Nov. 17 @ 11 a.m. Offered
by A ARP. Queens Village
Library, 94-11 217th St.
718-776-6800.
cOmputERS............
Queens Library offers
a number of classes for
individuals. For information or to register, visit
jobmap.queenslibrary.org
or call 718-990-8625.
tEENS & KIDS......
BumP in tHe nigHt
Nov. 15 @ 10:30 a.m. For
ages 5-6 $21 Alley Pond
Environmental Center,
228-06 Northern Blvd.,
Douglaston. 718-2294000.
young DiScovererS
Nov. 15 @ 10:30 a.m. Microscopic Studies For ages
8-12 $24 Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06
Northern Blvd., Douglaston. 718-229-4000.
HanDS-on HiStory
Nov. 15 @ Noon. “Designing The Manor” King
Manor Museum, 150-3
Jamaica Ave., Jamaica.
www.kingmanor.org.
Storytime & craFt
Nov. 15 @ 2 p.m. Queens
Botanical Garden, 43-50
Main St., Flushing.
Star SaFari
Nov. 15 @ 7:30 p.m.
Astronomy Adventure
For ages 9 and up $16
Alley Pond Environmental
Center, 228-06 Northern
Blvd., Douglaston. 718229-4000.
vet tecH 101
Nov. 16 @ 10 a.m. For
ages 10-13 $23 Alley Pond
Environmental Center,
228-06 Northern Blvd.,
Douglaston. 718-2294000.
motHer gooSe time
Nov. 17 @ 11 a.m. For
ages 6-17 mos. Ridgewood
Library, 20-12 Madison St.
718-821-4770.
toDDler time
Nov. 17 @ 11:30 a.m. For
ages 18-36 mos. Ridgewood Library, 20-12 Madison St. 718-821-4770.
young cHeFS
Nov. 22 @ 10:30 a.m. For
ages 7-12 $29 Alley Pond
Environmental Center,
228-06 Northern Blvd.,
Douglaston. 718-229-4000.
animal taleS
Nov. 22 @ 1:30 p.m. A
Turkey Tale For ages 5-6.
$18 Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06
Northern Blvd., Douglaston. 718-229-4000.
ENtERtAINmENt..
air train Jazz
FeStival
Nov. 13 @ 6 p.m. The
Bartlett Jazz Ensemble.
Jamaica Air Train Station,
93-40 Sutphin Blvd., Concourse Level.
HarveSt FeStival
Nov. 15 @ 10 a.m. Church
on the Hill, 167-07 35th
Ave., Flushing. 718-3583671.
Domino cluB
Nov. 17 @ 1 p.m. Glen
Oaks Library, 256-04
Union Tpk. 718-831-8636.
Quilting cluB
Nov. 17 @ 1 p.m. Glen
Oaks Library, 256-04
Union Tpk. 718-831-8636.
loiS Bruno:
BroaDway BounD
Nov. 17 @ 3 p.m. Auburndale Library, 25-55 Francis
Lewis Blvd. 718-352-2027.
claSSic movie
monDayS
Nov. 17 @ 3 p.m. “North
by Northwest” Sunnyside
Library, 43-06 Greenpoint
Ave. 718-784-3033.
monDay movieS
Nov. 17 @ 3 p.m. Title
TBA Whitestone Library,
151-10 14th Road. 718767-8010.
PerFormance
Nov. 17 @ 2:30 p.m.
Bayside Jewish Center
Sisterhood presents Jaycee
Diesen. 203-05 32nd Ave.,
Bayside. 718-352-7900.
Salute to veteranS
Nov. 18 @ Noon Kew Gardens Community Center,
80-02 Kew Gardens Road,
Suite 202, Kew Gardens.
movie matinee
Nov. 18 @ 1 p.m. “The
Way We Were” Kew Gardens Community Center,
80-02 Kew Gardens Road,
Suite 202, Kew Gardens.
air train Jazz
FeStival
Nov. 20 @ 6 p.m. Michelle
Marie. 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.
HiStory
rounDtaBle
Nov. 15 @ 1 p.m. Sherman’s March to the Sea
Greater Astoria Historical
Society, 35-20 Broadway,
fourth floor, Long Island
City. 718-278-0700.
SaFe Boating
Nov. 16 @ 8:30 a.m.
8-hour coursetaught by
US Coast Guard Auxiliary
instructors at Fort Totten.
$65 347-336-5866.
aca inSurance
enrollment
Nov. 17 @ 9 a.m. In
English and Spanish.
Broadway Library, 40-20
Broadway. 718-721-2462.
Nov. 17 @ 9 a.m. Jackson
Heights Library, 35-51
81st St. 718-899-2500.
Nov. 17 @ 11 a.m. Woodside Library, 54-22 Skillman Ave., 718-429-4700.
engliSH converSation claSSeS
Nov. 17 @ Noon. Bellerose
Library, 250-06 Hillside
Ave. 718-831-8644.
Belly Dance 101
Nov. 18 @ 1 p.m. Bayside
Library, 214-20 Northern
Blvd. 718-229-1834.
iDentiFying your
work SkillS
Nov. 18 @ 1:30 p.m. Central Library, 89-11 Merrick
Blvd. 718-990-0778.
PerSonal BranDing
online
Nov. 18 @ 1:30 p.m.
Flushing Library, 41-17
Main St. 718-661-1200.
BuSineSS Forum
Nov. 21 @ 8 a.m. “How to
Think About the Economy and Understand the
Federal Reserve,” guest
speaker Michael McKee.
Queens College Student
Union Ballroom. RSVP by
Nov. 18. 718-997-5252 or
www.qc.cuny.edu/businessforumRSVP.
Book DiScuSSion
Nov. 22 @ 1 p.m. Walking
Tours of Queens Greater
Astoria Historical Society,
35-20 Broadway, fourth
floor, Long Island City.
718-278-0700.
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.
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. 13 Damian Family Care Center, 137-50
Jamaica Ave., Jamaica.
Nov. 14 Academy of the
City Charter School, 3129 60th St., Woodside.
Nov. 15 Korean Community Center, 35-56 159th
St., Flushing
Nov. 22 St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 13859 Lloyd Road, Jamaica.
Sponsored by the
American-Italian Cancer
Foundation. To schedule
an appointment, call 877628-9090.
low imPact zumBa
Nov. 14 @ 11:30 a.m.
EmblemHealth Neighborhood Room, 206-20
Linden Blvd., Cambria
Heights.
workout aStHma
Nov. 14 @ 1 p.m. EmblemHealth Neighborhood Room, 206-20
Linden Blvd., Cambria
Heights.
relaxing maSSage
Nov. 15 @ Noon Em-
blemHealth Neighborhood Room, 206-20
Linden Blvd., Cambria
Heights.
get Fit
Nov. 15 @ 2:30 p.m.
High impact Workout.
EmblemHealth Neighborhood Room, 206-20
Linden Blvd., Cambria
Heights.
BlooD Drive
Nov. 16 @ 8:45 a.m.
Father Smith Hall, St. Anastasia Parish, 45-12 245th
St. 718-347-0874.
low imPact zumBa
Nov. 17 @ 10:30 a.m.
EmblemHealth Neighborhood Room, 206-20
Linden Blvd., Cambria
Heights.
Sitting exerciSe
Nov. 17 @ Noon EmblemHealth Neighborhood Room, 206-20
Linden Blvd., Cambria
Heights.
meDitation
Nov. 17 @ 6:30 p.m.
“Improving Our Practice,
Experiencing the Love
Within” Flushing Library,
41-17 Main St. 718-6611200.
Flu SHotS
Nov. 18 @ 9:30 a.m.
Elmhurst Hospital and
Assemblywoman Margaret
Markey, 55-19 69th St.,
Maspeth. For information
or an appointment, call
718-651-3185.
HealtHy living
Nov. 18 @ 11 a.m. Cholesterol with Felice Ivy.
Kew Gardens Community
Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Suite 202, Kew
Gardens.
meDicare 101
Nov. 18 @ 5:30 p.m.
EmblemHealth Neighborhood Room, 206-20
Linden Blvd., Cambria
Heights.
DiaBeteS
management
Nov. 19 @ 10:30 a.m.
EmblemHealth Neighborhood Room, 206-20
Linden Blvd., Cambria
Heights.
meDitation
Nov. 19 @ 5 p.m. “A
Spiritual Solution to
Stress, Anger and Conflict” Glen Oaks Library,
256-04 Union Tpk. 718831-8636.
no-coSt
mammograPHy
Nov. 20 @ 9 a.m. Sponsored by State Sen. Joe
Addabbo. Maspeth
Federal Savings, 56-18
69th St. 718-738-1111.
HealtHy living
Nov. 20 @ 1:30 p.m.
“Coping With the Holiday
Blues” Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew
Gardens Road, Suite 202,
Kew Gardens.
meDicare 101
Nov. 20 @ 1:30 p.m.
EmblemHealth Neighborhood Room, 206-20
Linden Blvd., Cambria
Heights.
meDitation
Nov. 20 @ 2 p.m. Fresh
Meadows Library, 193-20
Horace Harding Expy.
718-454-7272.
caregiverS
emPowerment
Nov. 20 @ 3 p.m. EmblemHealth Neighborhood Room, 206-20
Linden Blvd., Cambria
Heights.
low imPact zumBa
Nov. 21 @ 11:30 a.m.
EmblemHealth Neighborhood Room, 206-20
Linden Blvd., Cambria
Heights.
workout aStHma
Nov. 21 @ 1 p.m. Zumba
style EmblemHealth
Neighborhood Room,
206-20 Linden Blvd.,
Cambria Heights.
meet tHe
PeDiatrician
Nov. 21 @ 3 p.m. EmblemHealth Neighborhood Room, 206-20
Linden Blvd., Cambria
Heights.
mEEtINGS................
Holly civic aSSoc.
Nov. 13 @ 7 p.m. General
membership meeting.
Flushing Hospital Auditorium, 146-01 45th Ave.,
fifth floor, Flushing. 917804-4625.
community council
Nov. 13 @ 7 p.m. 110th
Precinct. Flanders Field
VFW Post 150, 51-11
108th St., Corona.
Richmond Hill Quilters
Nov. 18 @ Noon Richmond Hill Library, 118-14
Hillside Ave. 718-8497150.
men’S grouP
Nov. 18 @ 1 p.m. Kew
Gardens Community
Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Suite 202, Kew
Gardens.
ozone Park civic
aSSociation
Nov. 18 @ 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Jeff Schiff, commanding officer of the
106th Precinct. Ozone
Howard Little League,
97-14 135th Drive, Ozone
Park. 646-298-7575.
FluSHing camera
cluB
Nov. 19 @ 7 p.m. Creating
Photo Art in Photoshop
Flushing Hospital Auditorium, 146-01 45th Ave.,
Flushing. flushingcameraclub.org.
SALES.........................
Flea market & Fair
Nov. 15 @ 10 a.m.
Emanuel Church, 93-12
91st Ave., Woodhaven.
Books, collectibles, baked
goods.
Flea market
Nov. 16 @ 9 a.m. Plus
Polish meat and bake sale.
St. Josaphat’s RC Church,
34-32 210th St., Bayside.
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Profile
Harbachan Singh To Be New President of QCC
BY LuIS GRoNDA
tiple roles including vice-chairman
of the United Nations AppointBeginning next month, the Queens ments and Promotion’s Committee.
Civic Congress will officially have a He also led some UN peace-keeping
missions, including one to Iraq and
new president.
Harbachan Singh, a member of another to East Timor.
When asked about becoming presthe Holliswood Civic Association
and executive Vice President of the ident of the QCC, Singh said he felt
group, was elected as the new presi- “humbled” when he was elected as
dent of the QCC and will begin serv- the new president.
“I feel that I will do my best and
ing in that role after a swearing-in
they [the QCC] are all
ceremony on Dec. 13.
very hard working and
Singh replaces Richard Hellenbrecht, who “I feel that I will do dedicated people and
that is an inspiration in
served in the role for my best and they
itself,” he said.
three years. Hellen- [the QCC] are all
Singh
said
that
brecht said that he chose very hard workamong the issues they
not to return as presiwill focus on when he
dent because his job as a ing and dedicated
takes over is airplane
consultant for Delta Air- people and that is
noise and the increaslines has taken up much an inspiration in
ing number of homeless
of his time, including
itself.”
shelters that are poptraveling to Los Angeles
–Harbachan Singh ping up in Queens.
and other places on a
Regarding airplane
weekly basis.
Singh has a storied history of com- noise, he said there must be a solumunity involvement in the Borough, tion found for this issue because it is
including being a member of Com- a widespread problem.
“It is not particularly applicable
munity Board 8, founder of the Sikh
American Friendship Foundation, to JFK or LaGuardia, it is a countrypresident of the The Harriet and Ken- wide issue,” he said.
Hellenbrecht said Singh was a
neth Kupferberg Holocaust Resource
Center & Archives and the Saul We- good right-hand man during his
time as president, being a constant
prin Regular Democratic Club.
He also worked for the United presence at meetings and to work
Nations for 35 years, serving in mul- on issues together.
Harbachan Singh will take over as the new Queens Civic Congress President
next month.
“He’s been a tremendous support
for me,” he said. “I’m very pleased
that he was selected.”
Hellenbrecht said he will remain
involved in the QCC, including staying on as vice president and attending as many meetings as possible.
Singh described Hellenbrecht
as a “great guy” and said he will be
missed as its president.
The QCC is an umbrella group
made up of the leaders of several civic associations throughout Queens.
The body works together to vocalize
on issues throughout the Borough.
Reach Reporter Luis Gronda at
(718) 357-7400, Ext. 127, lgronda@
queenstribune.com or @luisgronda.
People
The Great Neck Plaza Business
Improvement District (BID) is helping Great Neck Plaza, Long Island
and metropolitan-region shoppers
save this holiday season with its holiday savings coupon program from
Nov. 25 through Jan. 13, 2015. Back
by popular demand, the program is
offering money-saving discount coupons that can be used at participating merchants throughout the Village
of Great Neck Plaza.
Discount coupons include $5 off
a one-time purchase of $25 or more,
$10 off a one-time purchase of $50
or more and $20 off a one-time purchase of $100 or more. The coupon
includes Great Neck Plaza’s finest
shops, boutiques and restaurants.
Consumers interested in receiving the gift certificates can log on to
the BID’s website at www.shopgreatneck.com
Military veterans from Queens
have been invited for a special Amer-
ican Legion service session at Fort
Totten in Bayside. All wartime veterans are invited to learn more about
the American Legion and veteran
benefits.
Membership and veteran information staff will be available on Nov. 13
and Nov. 14 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
and Nov. 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
along with members of American
Legion Posts in Queens County to
kick off this community and veteran
service campaign.
The State Service Offic er will
also be available for all area veterans
with claims or other veteran-related
questions from Nov. 13 to15.
For information, call Frank Weldon at (718) 878-2196.
The Latin American Cultural Center of Queens and the Sunday to Remember program will host a Thanksgiving celebration from 2:30-5 p.m.
Nov. 30 at El Paraiso Tropical, 10211 42nd Ave., Corona.
Seating is limited. To reserve a
seat, call (718) 261-7664 or email
[email protected].
Alyssa Pannizzo of Rego Park has
been inducted into Order of Omega
Greek Life Honor Society, one of 10
SUNY Potsdam fraternity and sorority members inducted into the Chi
Psi chapter. Pannizzo is a sister of
Phi Kappa Pi.
Municipal Credit union (MCU)
announced that it will participate in
two charitable initiatives this holiday
season – City Harvest’s Daily News
Food Drive and the Salvation Army
Toys for Tots toy collection. These
goodwill partnerships are part of
MCU’s ongoing corporate commitment to give back to the communities in which it serves.
MCU branches will serve as dropoff and collection sites for both of
these programs. Collection sites include 90-15 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst
and 134-66 Springfield Blvd., Springfield Gardens.
A complete list of all MCU branches and drop-off site locations can be
found at www.nymcu.org/branches.
The Central Queens YM&YWHA
in Forest Hills will host a free NBA
local competition for area youth on
Dec. 14 at 5:30 p.m. Local youth
ages 7-12 will have the opportunity
to participate in an NBA-Fit Dribble,
Dish & Swish Competition. The program provides boys and girls, competing separately, a free opportunity
to showcase their excellence in core
basketball skills.
For information or to register, call
(718) 268-5011, Ext. 505.
Send notices of graduation, awards,
anniversaries, etc., to:
PRESS of Southeast Queens
150-50 14th Rd.,
Whitestone, NY 11357
Nov. 14-20, 2014 PRESS of Southeast Queens Page 19
Faith
Former St. Helen’s Pastor To Lead Catholic Charities
A former pastor at a Howard
Beach church has taken over as the
temporary head of a religious organization.
Msgr. Alfred LoPinto was named
the interim Chief Executive Officer
of Catholic Charities of Brooklyn
and Queens earlier this week. LoPinto was the head pastor at St Helen’s
Church in Howard Beach before leaving that position recently and he was
the Vicar for Human Services of the
Diocese of Brooklyn as well.
He replaces Robert Siebel, who
retired on Nov. 1.
According to a press release announcing the move, his appointment is part of the organization’s
strategic visioning process that they
have completed during the first part
of this year. That includes re-writing
its mission statement as well as “the
setting of strategic directions for the
Agency in the areas of sustainabil-
WORD
“Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in
dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes
with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”
- Deuteronomy 31:6
ity, presence and innovation.”
Among the experience LoPinto
has had includes leading in recovery
efforts for the Howard Beach area
during Superstorm Sandy in 2012,
as well as helping in seeing projects
from its start to finish, including the
opening of the Howard Beach Senior
Center last year.
“Monsignor LoPinto brings more
than 30 years of leadership experience to Catholic Charities Brooklyn
and Queens,” said T. Kevin Murtha,
President of Catholic Charities Board
of Trustees. “Monsignor LoPinto is
passionate about social justice, affordable housing, and providing solutions to serving New York City’s most
vulnerable population. During this
transition, we are confident that Monsignor LoPinto will support Catholic
Charities Brooklyn and Queens in a
thoughtful and seamless way.”
Msgr. Alfred LoPinto
According to the release, Siebel
will assist LoPinto in a “consultative
and supportive role” through the end
of this month as he transitions into
the new role.
Notebook
Hillcrest High School
Girls Who Code Helps End Tech Gender Gap
Preparing students for
of their education and
high-tech careers and colthese two young ladies are
lege programs is why Hillgreat examples of that.”
crest High School in JaHillcrest High School
maica has implemented a
features small learning
number of specialty procommunities, which give
grams, including software
students a choice to speengineering and computer
cialize in areas of interest
aided design/computer aidas if they were attending
ed manufacturing.
a small specialized high
Now, Hillcrest is helpschool. Principal David
ing address the imbalance
Morrison praised Kirstyn
in the number of women
and Natalia, saying that
pursuing these fields by enthey are examples of why
couraging female students
these SLCs work.
to participate in the Girls
“The learning they reWho Code program, which Hillcrest High School students Natalia Ramirez and Kirstyn ceived in the Girls Who
aims to eliminate the gen- Natavio took part in a Girls Who Code program over the Code program is already
der gap between women summer.
making an impact back at
and men in technology. At
the school,” he said, notHillcrest High School, two students science, but Hillcrest students came ing that the girls are updating the
made it through the highly-competi- in as more experienced programmers school’s website, hillcrestweb.com.
tive application process and into the due to the new computer engineering “All our SLC programs provide stuprogram. The program at Hillcrest dents with these kinds of educational
seven-week summer program.
Kirstyn Natavio, 16, was assigned was developed and is run by a former opportunities that can be life-changto AppNexus, a $150 million startup electrical engineer and computer sci- ers for our students.”
company, working on groundbreak- entist, Gerry Pepenella, who spent
The seven-week program included
ing internet technology. Natalia Ra- more than 20 years in the high-tech guest speakers, field trips, hands-on
mierez, 15, was assigned to the team sector.
workshops and weekly mentorship.
“We are putting together programs The program provided an opportuniat Goldman Sachs. Both companies
here at Hillcrest that are both chal- ty for Kirstyn and Natalia to become
are headquartered in Manhattan.
Many of the students who at- lenging and that capture a student’s exposed to the insight of empowertended the program started out with interest,” Pepenella said. “We work ing women who fought their way
little or no knowledge of computer to have the students take ownership through a number of obstacles to
reach positions of influence within
their chosen field.
The summer work days were intense, starting with a lesson on a new
topic or programming language, followed by worksheets and projects,
which were to be completed each
day and sent to their team leader. At
the end of the program, the students
each built their own app.
Natalia’s team of five created a
game called Jumon, which is comprised of a story shaped by the choices made by the user. Kirstyn’s team
of four created an app called Chopper – a reference to Helicopter parents – which acts as a reminder for
teenagers to text their parents when
they have reached a certain place.
Natalia also participated in a summer “Hack-a-Thon,” where computer
enthusiasts gather to solve various
problems. Her team took first in
the day’s challenge, winning a $300
prize.
“Every day, for seven weeks
straight, I went there with a burst
of energy and more motivation to
learn,” Natalia said. “Although it felt
as though the weeks went by fast, we
learned a huge amount of coding and
it just has me wanting to learn and
understand more.”
–Bob Harris
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What’s Up
NOV. 14
Foreclosure Prevention
The New York State Department
of Financial Services Mortgage Assistance Unit will be in Southeast
Queens next week to assist residents
seeking guidance on protecting their
homes from falling into foreclosure.
From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the unit will
be at the Queens Library St. Albans
branch, located at 191-05 Linden
Blvd. The staff will be available to
help understand what happens when
a homeowner falls behind on mortgage payments, learn about the State
foreclosure process, understand homeowner rights, know the alternatives to foreclosure and file a complaint seeking resolution with your
bank or mortgage service. Bring all
relevant documents with you, such as
ID, records of mortgage payments,
correspondence from lenders and
foreclosure notices. If you are unable
to attend the meeting, you can file a
complaint by visiting www.dfs.ny.gov
or get help by calling (800) 3423736, Monday through Friday from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
NOV. 15
Hands-on History
Learn about the architecture of
King Manor, inside and out, and be
inspired to design your own house.
Hear stories about building and decorating houses using imagination and
creativity. The event is from noon to
3 p.m. King Manor is located at 15003 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. For more
information, call (718) 206-0545.
Fashion Show
The Once Upon A Time Kids
Fashion Show will take place at 4
p.m. at the Jamaica Center for Arts
and Learning located at 161-04, Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. The show is
locally produced by Marie Gentillon of Jamaica. The fashion show is
designed with a diverse group of 40
male and female youth models ranging in ages from 4 to 18. The fashion
show will provide local youth models
with a forum to showcase their talent in their own community and gain
valuable modeling training and exposure to modeling agencies, magazines and fashion designers.
This kid’s fashion show is different than your average fashion show
in the following manner. The show
will showcase up and coming new
faces looking to break into the modeling and fashion industry. The youth
models have received intensive training from professional models, fashion
designers and photographers. The
fashion show will also feature some
of Queens’ local designers and a spe-
cial kid’s fashion presentation by
Old Navy Department Store.
NOV. 16
Jazz Performance
market is held on 160th Street
just outside the entrance of the
Jamaica Market between Jamaica Avenue and 90th Street. Free
one hour parking is provided
for Farmers Market customers
only.
Jamaica native vibraharpist
Bill Jacobs, a veteran jazz musician, brings his ensemble to the
game Day
Jamaica Performing Arts Center.
The Queens Library Queens
He will perform swinging, beVillage branch invites children
bopping jazz classics and original
in grades 1 to 6 to join them
arrangements. The show starts at
3 p.m. Tickets cost $15 for adults, The AirTrain Jazz Festival will be performing every Friday afternoon to play
their favorite card and board
$12 for seniors and students and its last show on Nov. 20.
games from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
$10 for JCAL members. JPAC is
located at 161-04 Jamaica Ave.,
game Club/Movie Time
Jamaica. For more information, call
The Queens Library Laurelton
(718) 658-7400 or visit www.jcal. ONgOiNg
Participatory Budgeting
branch youth counselors play games
org.
Now that Councilman I. Daneek and watch educational movies with
Miller’s
Neighborhood Assemblies teens every Friday from 3:30 p.m. to
NOV. 18
are complete, his office is in need 6:30 p.m. Movie days are every secTheatre Sports
of facilitators and budget delegates,
This New York-based improvisa- so contact the office to get involved. ond and fourth Friday of the month.
tional troupe of classically trained District 27 has $1 million to spend Game days are the first and third
actors uses teamwork, ideas from the and your input is needed. Budget Friday of the month. The Laurelton
audience and audience volunteers to delegates are the worker bees who branch is located at 134-26 225th St.
create imaginative on-the-spot scenes. will be tasked with turning project
The high-energy program is designed ideas into full-fledged community in- Calypso Cardio
Every Friday, the Queens Library
and presented as a competitive sport. frastructure improvement proposals
Two teams of actors challenge each that will be voted on in the spring. Laurelton branch hosts ShapeUp
other to create scenes, songs, sto- For more information, contact Jes- NYC: Calypso Cardio from 6:30 to
ries and poems, based on audience sica Douglas at (718) 776-3700 or 7:45 p.m. Instructor Debra Brown
offers a total body workout that imsuggestions. The show is part of the [email protected].
proves muscle strength, endurance
Jamaica Performing Arts Center
and keeps the heart rate up to burn
assembly program for schools and
calories and strengthen the cardiofamilies. Shows start at 10 a.m. and Veterans Food Drive
Through Nov. 20, Councilman I. pulmonary system. Space is limited
11:30 a.m. General admission tickets
cost $7 and $5 for JCAL members. Daneek Miller’s office will be par- and participation is on a first-come,
To book a school day field trip, call ticipating in a Council-wide Veterans first served basis. The Laurelton
Food Drive. Bring nonperishable branch is located at 134-26 225th St.
(718) 658-7400 Ext. 153.
goods to the district office between
the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Mon- Health Walk
NOV. 20
day through Friday, to ensure our loJoin Councilman I. Daneek Miller
Anti-smoking Event
cal heroes are taken care of this sea- for the 14-week Walking for Health
Jamaica Hospital, in collabora- son. The district office is located at
Program starting at 7:30 a.m. every
tion with the American Cancer Soci- 172-12 Linden Blvd., St. Albans.
Saturday at St. Albans Park (173
ety, the American Lung Association
Street and Sayres Avenue). Be sure
and the Asthma Coalition of Queens AirTrain Jazz Festival
to wear comfortable shoes and clothwill be kicking off its smoking cesThe Sutphin Boulevard BID, A
sation initiative by celebrating The Better Jamaica, and the Jamaica Arts ing, and all participants will receive
Great American Smokeout, a nation- Council will present eight consecu- a water bottle and knapsack! Also,
al event promoted by the American tive Thursday evenings of jazz from BMI, blood pressure and height
Cancer Society. Smokers are encour- Oct. 2 to Nov. 20, between 6 and 8 check-up will be available. Please
aged to stop smoking for 24 hours on p.m. They will take place on the mez- RSVP by calling Ms. Denson at
Nov. 20, in hopes that this decision zanine level of the Jamaica AirTrain (718) 776-3700.
will last a lifetime. Jamaica Hospital Station to provide a cultural hello to
After School
has an educational and fun-filled day AirTrain travelers.
New York City Department of
planned for the community from 10
Youth and Community Developa.m. to 4:30 p.m. Guests will receive
ment has renamed the City’s Outtips, resources and giveaways to help Food Pantry
Greater Springfield Community of-School Time (OST) after-school
them quit. If a smoker is ready to
quit and is looking for a program Church distributes food every Satur- program COMPASS NYC (The
to help them achieve this goal, the day from 9 to 10 a.m., while supplies Comprehensive After School System
hospital is also offering the Freedom last at the church located at 177-06 of New York City) and the expanded
from Smoking program in conjunc- 129th Ave., Jamaica. For more infor- middle school initiative as SONYC
(School’s Out New York City).
tion with the American Lung Asso- mation, call (718) 527-0100.
For more information about prociation. Classes are forming now and
grams provided through SONYC
trained professional can be reached Jamaica Farmers’ Market
The Jamaica Farmers’ Market is beginning this fall, visit their webat (718) 206-8494 for assistance. Jamaica Hospital is located at 8900 open every Friday and Saturday from site here and stay tuned for updates
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Nov. 20. The throughout the school year.
Van Wyck Expy., Jamaica.
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LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME
COURT: QUEENS COUNTY.
NYCTL 2011-A TRUST AND
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
MELLON AS COLLATERAL
AGENT AND CUSTODIAN,
Pltf. vs. BMSL MANAGEMENT LLC, et al, Defts. Index
#14901/12. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale
entered Jan. 10, 2014, I will
sell at public auction at the
Queens County Supreme
Court, 88-11 Sutphin Blvd.,
Jamaica, NY in Courtroom
#25, on Friday, Dec. 12, 2014
at 10:00 a.m., prem. k/a 13109 Hillside Ave., Richmond
Hill, NY a/k/a Block 9252
and Lot 0028 on the Queens
County Tax Assessment Map.
Approx. amt. of judgment
is $89,477.90 plus costs
and interest. Sold subject
to terms and conditions of
filed judgment and terms
of sale. ZENITH TAYLOR,
Referee. SHAPIRO, DICARO
& BARAK, LLP, Attys. for Pltf.,
105 Maxess Rd., Ste. N109,
Melville, NY. – File No.12019607 - #85024
________________________
SUPREME COURT OF THE
STATE OF NE W YORK
COUNTY OF QUEENS Filed:
Index No. Plaintiff designates
QUEENS County as place
of trial Venue is based upon
County in which premises
are being situate SUMMONS
WITH NOTICE ACTION TO
FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE
AND TO DEEM A SENIOR
MORTGAGE SATISFIED MLB
SUB I, LLC, Plaintiff, -againstQUEENS RELIABLE MANAGEMENT CORP.; SANDRA
MORRISON; GREEN TREE
SERVICING LLC; NEW YORK
CIT Y PARKING VIOL ATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK
CIT Y ENVIRONMENTAL
CONTROL BOARD; NEW
YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU;
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND
FINANCE; NEW YORK CITY
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE;
BROOKHAVEN SERVICING
CORP.; CRIMINAL COURT
OF THE CIT Y OF NEW
YORK; QUEENS SUPREME
COURT; “JOHN DOE #1”
through “JOHN DOE #10”
inclusive the names of the
ten last name Defendants
being fictitious, real names
unknown to the Plaintiff,
the parties intended being
persons or corporations having an interest in, or tenants
or persons in possession of,
portions of the mortgaged
premises described in the
Complaint, 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 upon the Plaintiff’s
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. If you fail to so appear
or answer, judgment will be
taken against you by default
for the relief demanded
in the Complaint. DATED:
Elmsford, New York May
15, 2014 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
MLB SUB I, LLC AND FILING
THE ANSWER WITH THE
COURT. Richard F. Komosinski Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliott, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff
565 Taxter Road Suite 590
Elmsford, NY 10523 Phone:
(914) 345-3020 TO THE
ABOVE DEFENDANTS: The
foregoing Summons is served
upon you by publication
pursuant to order the Hon.
Howard G. Lane, a Justice of
the Supreme Court, Queens
County, dated Oct. 23, 2014
and filed with the complaint
and other papers in the
Queens County Clerk’s Office, Jamaica, NY. Prem. k/a
217-14 133rd Rd., Springfield
Gardens, NY a/k/a being in
Springfield, Long Island, N.Y.,
known and designated on a
certain map entitled, “Map
of Ryder Heights, 4th Ward,
Borough of Queens, N.Y.,
City of New York surveyed
February, 1906, by E.W.
Conklin, City Surveyor” as
part of Lots Nos. 17 and 18, in
Block No. 1, being 40 ft. wide
front and rear by 80 ft. deep
on both sides. THIS IS AN
ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A
DEBT. ANY INFORMATION
OBTAINED WILL BE USED
FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS: MLB
SUB I, LLC IS FORECLOSING
AGAINST THE OWNER OF
THIS PREMISES. IF YOU
LIVE HERE, THIS LAWSUIT
MAY RESULT IN YOUR
EVICTION. YOU MAY WISH
TO CONTACT A LAWYER
TO DISCUSS ANY RIGHTS
AND POSSIBLE DEFENSES
YOU MAY HAVE. NOTICE
OF OBJECT OF ACTION
AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE
OBJECT of the above-entitled
action is for the following: (a)
to foreclosure a mortgage
bearing date July 24, 2006
given by Sandra Morrison to
MERS as nominee for BNC
Mortgage, Inc. to secure
the sum of $374,000.00
and recorded as CRFN:
2006000501031 in the office of the County Clerk/
Cit y Register of Queens
County on September 5,
2006 and which mortgage
was ultimately assigned to
the Plaintiff herein as later
evidenced by written instrument dated April 7, 2014
which is to be recorded
with the County Clerk/City
Register of Queens County;
and cancellation/satisfaction
of the following: (b) a mortgage bearing date January 16,
1975 given by Dantes Fluery
LeBlanc to Nationwide Holding Corp. to secure the sum of
$24,500.00 and recorded as
Liber 812 at Page 1159 in the
office of the County Clerk/
Cit y Register of Queens
Count y on January 21,
1975 and which mortgage
was ultimately assigned to
Brookhaven Servicing Corp.
as later evidenced by written
instrument dated February
18, 1975 and recorded in
Liber 822 at Page 1855
with the County Clerk/City
Register of Queens County
on March 15, 1975 covering
the premises described as
follows: 217-14 133rd Road,
Springfield Gardens, New
York The relief sought in the
within action includes a final
judgment directing the sale of
the premises described above
to satisfy the debt secured
by the mortgage described
above. The Plaintiff makes
no personal claim against
any Defendants in this action
Sandra Morrison.- #85112
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Musicians OF QuEEns
Dead Waves
QConf is edited by:
With the City’s new 25 mph
speed limit in effect, QConf
took to Twitter to find out
what the Borough thinks of
the change.
Let’s just say people aren’t
speeding to the defense of the
new rule.
The following Tweets were
sent out from the Borough,
according to Twitter location
tags.
The acerbic @kimmyltd
wrote, “speed Limit in NYC
has now been reduced to 25
MPH. Lord my grandmother
crawls to her medicine faster
than that.”
@aniduuuhhh said, “25
MPH? i could walk to my
destination faster.”
@thisisrory wrote, “If you
think I’m doing 25mph on
Queens BLVD you are mistaken
Mr. Mayor.”
For the record, @thisisrory,
you might be interested to
learn that Queens Boulevard
will actually keep its 30 mph
limit, according to published
reports.
The new speed limit does
have some proponents within
the Borough, however:
@Julio50s wrote, “it's great
that the speed limit has change
to 25 MPH just hoping that
the driver's follows the law!!!!
[sic]”
@JKalifowitz said, “NYC's
speed limit has been reduced
to 25mph. A great day for city
life.”
Well, everyone’s entitled to
Tweet their opinion – just don’t
do it while driving!
Bring Back de Beard
Mayor Bill de Blasio now (at left) and early in his tenure as Public
Advocate (right). Is it time to bring back de beard?
While combing through file
photos, the QConf staff came
across a photo of Mayor Bill
de Blasio during his time as
Public Advocate when he was
sporting a fashionable beard.
We could not help getting
excited at the idea of a bearded
Mayor for this trendy City of
ours. The young, up and coming generation loves to wear
a variety of facial foliage and
we think this would be the opportune time for the leader of
our City to take a stand against
the anti-beard sentiments in
politics.
For the first hundred plus
years of our country’s existence, many presidents proudly wore some facial fur, but
ever since the razor became
safer to use, the practice has
gone out the window and has
in fact become a death sentence
for political campaigns.
In 2013, a political action
committee, the Bearded Entrepreneurs for the Advancement
of a Responsible Democracy,
sprouted up like a 5 o’clock
shadow to support politicians
with both “a full beard and a
savvy mind full of growth-oriented policy positions that will
move our great nation towards
a more lush and magnificient
future.”
We here at QConf wholeheartedly agree with Beard
PAC and would like de Blasio
to make a change the City has
not seen since 1913 with Mayor
William Gaynor.
And if you are all for the
Bristled de Blasio, join us in
tweeting out #BeardeddeBlasio2015.
Steven J. Ferrari
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Strawbridge.
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Good Work
He may be a rookie, but
this Mets pitcher certainly is
not green around the ears.
New York Mets righthander Jacob deGrom won the
National League
Rookie of the
Year Award this
week. In the voting done by the
Baseball Writers’
Association of
America, he took 26 of 30
first-place votes.
When you look at deGrom’s
numbers, it is clear to see why
he came out on top. The rookie
had stats that most pitchers
only dream about earning.
During the 2014 season, he
went 9-6 with a 2.69 ERA
and 144 Ks in 140 1/3 innings
pitched over 22 starts. He is the
fifth National League rookie to
post an ERA under 2.75 and at
least one strikeout per inning
pitched. Talk about Amazin!
While deGrom started in
the bullpen, a side-muscle
injury put Dillon Gee on the
disabled list, moving deGrom
to the starting rotation.
With deGrom in the rotation and Matt Harvey returning from Tommy John surgery,
long-suffering Mets fans may
finally have something to root
for next year.
Dead Waves is the sound of
an avalanche. The three-piece
creates sludgy, sinister noise
that seems to roar loud enough
to dissolve speakers. If you are
looking for heavy and powerful
songs to listen to, then Dead
Waves should be the next band
you check out.
The group consists of
Teddy and Nick Panopoulos,
from Whitestone, who play
bass and guitar, respectively,
with both members on vocals
as well. Drummer Jordan
Fogle is the third key component of the band’s punishing
instrumentation. While Dead
Waves excels at making an
uproarious clamor, these
three musicians are talented
enough to keep their songs
from falling apart.
“My brother and I have
always been involved in the
arts, but there was something
about music, it was the one
medium where we felt a certain
freedom that we couldn’t get
anywhere else,” Teddy said.
“We’ve been in other bands/
projects before but with the
Dead Waves, we just wanted
to go out there and make our
noise and try to break free from
the traditional genres.”
The band also looks to
break free from traditional
societal structures, influences and ideologies that
cause many people to become
disengaged and listless. The
name Dead Waves is about
this sense of disinterest that
threatens to wash over them
every day.
“When I would sit around
and catch myself falling for
my own biases or absorbing
someone else’s predisposed
views and mindless entertainment, I always used to feel that
I was becoming disconnected
and detached from any form
of self-enlightenment,” Teddy
said.
It is certainly impossible to
feel detached when listening
to Dead Waves, especially the
songs on the band’s second
EP, “Take Me Away,” and its
follow-up release, “Oracles of
the Grave/Promise.” Although
the group’s two EPs were selfrecorded, the double-sided
single was recorded by the
legendary Steve Albini. Albini
is best known as a member of
punk rock band Big Black and
for producing Nirvana’s third
album, “In Utero.”
Dead Waves worked on
the songs at Electrical Audio,
Albini’s studio located in
Chicago.
“It was a surreal experience, playing our music in the
studio and on the other side of
the room, having Steve there
recording and then mixing it,
bringing out the monster in
the tracks…just making the
songs sound so heavy and
big,” Teddy said. “He gets
noise and just knew how to
record our sound. It’s just that
much more validating when
you record with someone who
understands what you’re going for and helps you bring it
to fruition.”
Teddy added that the raw
nature of Dead Waves’ music
means that the band tries to
emulate their live sound in
the studio, with no filters or
audio trickery.
The trio shows no signs of
slowing down either, as they
are working on new material
for their first full-length album,
which they hope to record
and release in 2015. To learn
more about Dead Waves, visit
deadwaves.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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917-806-1243
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Construction
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Elmhurst Hospital
Queens Hospital Center
Metropolitan Hospital
79-01 Broadway
Queens
82-68 164th Street
Queens
1901 First Avenue
Manhattan
1st Floor, Auditorium A122
Monday, November 24
9:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.
N Building, 1st Floor, Auditorium
Thursday, November 20
2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
1st Floor, Room 1B35
Monday, November 24
12:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Metropolitan Hospital
Queens Hospital Center
Elmhurst Hospital
1901 First Avenue
Manhattan
82-68 164th Street
Queens
79-01 Broadway
Queens
1st Floor, Room 1B35
Monday, December 4
12:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
N Building, 1st Floor, Auditorium
Friday, November 28
2:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
1st Floor, Auditorium A122
Thursday, December 4
9:00AM - 11:30AM
Bellevue Hospital
Bellevue Hospital
Bellevue Hospital
462 First Avenue
Manhattan
462 First Avenue
Manhattan
462 First Avenue
Manhattan
Saul Farber Auditorium
Wednesday, November 19
9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Saul Farber Auditorium
Wednesday, November 26
9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Saul Farber Auditorium
Wednesday, December 3
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TTY number at 711, Monday – Saturday, 8 A.M. – 8 P.M. After 8 P.M., Sundays & Holidays: 24/7 Medical Answering Service:
1.800.442.2560. Esta información está disponible gratuitamente en otros idiomas. Por favor contacte a nuestro Servicio de
Atención al Cliente al 1.866.986.0356 o a nuestro número TTY 711, para personas con problemas auditivos, lunes – sábado,
8 A.M. – 8 P.M. Después de las 8 P.M., domingos y días festivos: Servicios de Recepción de Llamada para Asistencia Médica:
1.800.442.2560. MetroPlus (HMO, HMO SNP) is a Health Plan with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in MetroPlus Health Plan
depends on contract renewel. This event will include sales presentations about all MetroPlus Medicare Advantage Plans. A sales
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